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HOLY BIBLE

CONTAINING THE

OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS:

TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES; AND WITH THE FORME^
TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED;

WITH THE MARGINAL READINGS ADOPTF"
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THE NAMES AND ORDER

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BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT

WITH THE NUMBf:R OF THP:iR CHAPTERS

tBi)t 15ooh0 of t\)t MH tC^estamcnt

CUAPTEKS

Genksis 50

P2xouus . .

Leviticus .

Numbers . .

Deuteronomy

Joshua . .

Judges . .

Ruth . . .

I. Samuel .

n. Samuel .

I. Kings . .

11. Kings . .

I. Chronicles

CHAPTERS

H. Chronicles .... 36

Ezra 10

Nehemiah 13

Esther 10

Job 42

Psalms 150

Proverbs 31

Ecclesiastes ..... 12

The Song of Solomon . 8

Isaiah 66

Jeremiah ...... .52

Lamentations .... 5

Ezekiel 48

CHAPTERS

Daniel . . .

. ... 12

Hosea ....

. ... 14

Joel ....

•J
•>

Amos ....

. . . . 9

Obadiah . . .

. . . . 1

Jonah ....

. . . . 4

MiCAH ....

. . . . 7

Nahum . . .

. . . . 3

Habakkuk . .

. . . . 3

Zephaxiah . .

.... 3

Haggai . . .

Zechariah . .

. ... 14

Malachi . . .

. . . . 4

I. ESDRAS . . .

II. ESDRAS . . .

TOHIT

.Il I>ITH ....

The Rest ok Estiii

Cfje Books callelJ Spocrgp{)a

Wisdom 19

Ecclesiasticus .... 51
BarucHjWith the Epistle

ok Jeremiah .... 6
The Song of the Three

Children 1

The Story of Susanna . 1
The Idol Bel, and the

Dragon 1

The Prayer ok Maxasses 1

I. ^Iaccabees 16

II. Maccabees .... 15

Clje 13ooh0 of tl)c j^rU) Cfstamnu

Matthew 28

Mark 16

Luke 24

John 21

The Acts 28

'1'me Epistle tothk Romans Ki

I. Corinthians . . . . I'l

FI. Corinthians .... 13

(Jalatians ... . . 0

Ephesians . . .

To THE Hebrews

Phii.ippians . .

The Ei'Istle ok James

COLOSSIA.NS . . .

I. Peter . . .

I. THESSALONIANS

II. Peter . .

IF. TllESSALONlANS

I. .loIIN . . .

;)

I. Timothy . . .

11. J(.IIN . . .

H. Timothy . .

HI. John . .

Titus

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,IUI)E ....

Philemon . . .

Revelation

THE FIEST BOOK OF MOSES,

CALLED

GENESIS

CHAPTER 1.

1 T7ie creation <•/ heiireii and earth, 3 nfihe
light, 6 ofthejirmatiie.nt, 1) n/tke earth .sepa-
rated f rum the iiatera, iiatid mail efrnitfal.
U of the .Sim, moon, and utar^, "20 of'fi.sh and
f'ou-t, '^4 of beasts and cattle, '^6 of man in
the image of God. 29 Also the appoirdment
of food.

IN the beginning God created
the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without
form, and void ; anfl darkness hv/.s
upon the face of the deep. And
the Sijirit of God moved upon the
face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be
Hght : and there was hght.

4 And God saw the Hght, that if
wcm good : and God divided the
Hght from the darkness.

5 And God called the light Day,
anrl the darkness he called Night.
And ' the evening anrl the morning

were the first day.

6 11 And God said, Let there be
a firmament in the midst of the
waters, and let it divide the waters
from the waters.

7 And God made the firrnament,
and divided the waters which were
under the firmament from^ the
waters which loeiv above the firma-
ment : and it was so.

8 And God called the firniament
Heaven. And " the evening and
the morning were the second day.

iTTl And God said, ijct the waters
under the heaven be gathered to-
gether unto one place, and let the
dry land appear : and it was so.

10 And God callerl the dry Innd
Earth; and the gathering together
of the waters called he Seas : and
God saw that it max good.

1 1 And God said, J^et the earth
bring forth grass, the herl) yielding
seed, and the fruit tree yielding-
fruit after his kind, whose seed is
in itself, upon the earth : and it
was so.

12 And the earth brought forth
grass, avd herb yielding seed after
his kind, and the tree yielding
fruit, whose seed 7ras in itself,
after his kind : and God saw that
it tuas good.

13 And ^the evening and the
morning were the third day.

14: II And God said, Let there be
lights in the firmament of the
heaven to divide the day from the
night ; and let them be for signs,
and for seasons, and for days, and
years :

15 And let them be for lights in
the firmament of the heaven to
give light upon the earth : and it
was so.

16 And God made two great
lights ; the greater Hght to rule
the day, and the lesser light to
rule the night : he made the stars
also.

17 And God set them in the fir-
mament of the heaven to give light
upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and
over the night, anfl to divide the
light from the darkness : and God
saw that it was good.

19 And ^the evening and the

morning were the fourth day.

20 And God said, Let the waters
bring forth abundantly the moving
creature that hath life, and ^fowl
fl/at may fiy above the earth in the

open firmament of heaven.

21 And God created great
" whales, and every living creature
that moveth, which the waters
brought forth abundantly, after
their kinfl, and every winged fowl
after his kind : and God saw that
it ?/v<s good.

22 And rjod blessed them, say-
ing. Be fruitful, and multiply, and
fill the waters in the seas, and let
fowl multiply in the earth.

3 there was
eveiiinii aud
there was
morning, a
third day.

* there was
evening and
there was
morning, a
fourth day.
5 let fowl

fly

6 sea mon-
sters,

The creation of man.

GENESIS, 2.

The garden of Eden.

23 And ^ the evening aiul the

4 there wus
eveiiiiifj and
there was
inorniiif;, the
sixth day.

mornins" were the ht'th day.

24 1i And God said, Let the eai-th
bring forth the living creature
after his kind, cattle, and creeping
thing, and beast of the earth after
his kind : and it was so.

25 And God made the beast of
the earth after his kind, and cattle
after their kind, and everj^ thing
that creepeth uj)on the earth after
his kind : and God saw that it was
good.

26 U And God said. Let us make
man in our image, after our like-
ness : and let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over the
cattle, and over all the earth, and
over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his
oivn image, in the image of God
created he him ; male and female
created he them.

28 And God blessed them, and
God said unto them. Be fruitful,
and multiply, and replenish the
earth, and subdue it : and have
dominion over- the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and
over every living thing that moveth
upon the eai'th.

29 H And God said, Behold, I
have given you every herb bearing
seed, which is upon the face of all
the earth, and every tree, in the
which is the fruit of a tree yielding
seed ; to you it shall be for " meat.

30 And to every beast of the
earth, anfl to every io\v\ of the air,
and to every thing that creepeth
upon the earth, whei'cin there is
life, I have (jiven every green herb
for ^ meat : and it was so.

31 And God saw every thing
that he had made, and, behold, it
vHts very goofl. And ^ t lie evening
and till- morning wei'c tlie sixtli

nay.

CHAPTER 2.

Tlie Jirftt milihrtt/i. 4 T/ie iiidnner of tin-
cre<tUi)ii. S The pldiitiim iif the (liO'deii of
Kdeii, M),iii,Uli,' )ir,'rth<r,''„f. 17 Tin- tie,'
<ifk)iowletl<j<: onhj fiirhidiUii. 1!», 2(1 The
viimhi{l of III!' fi-r.dtiiri'x. '1\ 'I'hc niiihiim
iif iriiiiiiiii, It'll/ iiix/i/u/ion of iiiiirriime.

"^liUS the heavens and the eai'th

of them.

2 And on the seventh day (!od
ended his work which he had made ;
and he rested on the seventh day
from all his work which he had
made.

3 And God blesstul the seventh
day, and sanct ified it : because that
in it he had rested from all his
work wliich God created and made.

4 U These are the generations of
the heavens and of the earth when
they were created, in the day that
the Loitu God made the earth and
the heavens,

5 And "every plant of the field
before it was in the earth, and

every herb of the field before^it
grew : for the Lokd God had not

caused it to rain upon the earth,
and there -was not a man to till the
ground.

6 But there went up a mist from
the earth, and watered the whole
face of the ground.

7 And the Lotid God formed man
of the dust of the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the breath
of life ; and man became a living
soul.

8 H And the Loud God planted
a garden eastward in lulen ; and
there he put the man whom he had
formed.

9 And out of the ground made
the Loud God to grow every tree
that is pleasant to the sight, and
good for food ; the tree of life also
in tlie midst of the gtirden, and
the tree of knowledge of good and
evil.

10 And a river went out of Eden
to water the garden ; and from
thence it was parted, and became
into four heads.

1 1 The name of the first /s Pison :
that is it which comijasseth the
whole land of Havilah, w^here there
is gold ;

12 And the gold of that land is
good : there is bdellium and the
onyx stone.

13 And the name of the second
river is Gihon : the same is it that
compasseth the whole land of Etlii-
ojjia.

11 And the name of the third
river is Hiddekel : that is it wliieli
goeth " towarcl the east of Assyria.
And the fourth river is hvUphrates.

15 And the LoUD God took the
man, and i)iit him into the garden
of Eden to dr<'ss it and to kee]) it.

IG And th(^ Loud God com
maiidi'd the man, saying. Of every
tree of th(^ garden thou muyest
freely eat :

I 7 Hut of the ti'ee of the knowl-
edge of g(Htd and evil, thou slialt not
e;il of it, : for in the day that thou
eatcst- tliereof thou shalt surely die.

18 II And the Lokd God said, /t
is not good tliiit the man should be
aloiu^ ; 1 will make him an help
meet for him.

ID And out of the ground the
Loi;i» (lod formed every Ix-astof
tlie field, and every fowl of the air ;

s uo plant of
the field was
yet in the
earth, and
no herb of
the field had
yet sprung
lip :

Man and ivoman.

GENESIS, 3.

Their fall

and brouglit them unto ^ Adain to
see what he would call them : and
whatsoever ^ Adam called every liv-
ing creature, that was the name
thereof.

20 And ^ Adam gave names to all
cattle, and to the fowl uf the air,
and to every beast of the field ; but
for Ado.m there was not found an
help meet for him.

21 And the Lord God caused a
deep sleep to fall upon " Adam, and
he slept : and he took one of his
ribs, and closed up the flesh instead
thereof ;

22 And tlie rib, which the Lord
God had taken from -man, made
he a woman, and brought her unto
the man.

23 And ^Adam said. This is now
bone of my bones, and flesh of my
flesh : she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.

24 Therefore shall a man leave
liis father and his mother, and sliall
cleave unto his wife : and they
shall be one flesh.

25 And they were both naked,
the man and his wife, and wei'e not
ashamed.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The serpent deaeiiieth Eve. 6 MmVss
fthameful fall. 9 Ood amtlgneih them.
14 Tlia neipent is cursed. 15 The prom-
ised seed. It) The punishnieitt of man-
kind. 21 Their first clothiny. \L'l Their
casting out of paradise.

NOW tlie serpent was more sub-
til than any beast of the held
which the I^ord God had made.
And he said unto the woman, Yea,^
hath God said. Ye shall not eat of
every tree of the garden %

2 And the woman said unto the
serpent. We may eat of tlie fruit of
the trees of the garden :

3 Kut of the fruit of the tree
which is in the midst of the garden,
God hath said, A'e shall not eat of it,
neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4 And the serpent said unto the
woman. Ye shall not surely die :

5 For God doth know that in the
day ye eat thereof, then your eyes
shall be oi)ened, and ye shall be as
•■ gods, knowing good and evil.

G And when the woman saw that
the tree ?wfx good for food, and that
it wdx pleasant to the eyes, and a
tree to oe desired to make one wise,
she took of the fruit thereof, and
did eat, and gave also unto her hus-
band with her ; and he did e.at.

7 And the eyes of them both were
opened, and they knew thai, they
were naked ; and they s<^we<l fig-
leaves together, and made them-
selves aprons.

S And they heard the voice of
the Loud God walking in the gar-
den in the cool of the day : and
' Aflain and his wife hid themselves
from the presence of the Lord God
amongst the trees of the garden.

9 And the Lord God called unto
'" Adam, and said unto him, Where
a)'t thou 1

10 And he said, I heard thy voice
in the garden, and I was afraid,
because I was naked ; and I hid
myself.

11 And he said. Who told thee
that tliou wast naked 1 Hast thou
eaten of the tree, whereof I com-
manded thee thafi thou shouldest
not eat '?

1 2 And the man said. The woman
whom thou gavest to be with me,
she gave me of the tree, and I did
eat.

13 And the Lord God said unto
the woman. What is this that thou
hast done? And the woman said.
The serpent beguiled me, and I did
eat.

14 And the Lord God said unto
the serpent. Because thou hast done
this, tliou art cursed above all
cattle, and above evt;ry beast of the
held ; upon thy belly shalt thou go,
and dust shalt tliou eat all the days
of thy life :

15 And I will put enmity be-
tween thee and the woman, and
between thy seed and her seed ; it
shall bruise thy head, and thou
shalt bruise his heel.

16 Unto the woman he said, I
will greatljf multiply thy sorrow
and thy conception ; in sorrow thou
shalt bring forth children ; and thy
desire shall he to tliy husband, and.
he shall rule over thee.

17 And unto Adam he said. Be-
cause tliou hast hearkened unto the
voice of thy wife, and hast eaten
of the tree, of which I commandecl
thee, saying, TIkhi shalt not eat of
it : cursed is the ground for thy
sake ; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it
all the days of thy life ;

18 Thorns alsf) and thistles shall
it bring foi'th to thee; and thou
shalt eat the herl) of the field ;

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt
thou eat bread, till thou return
unto tlie ground; for out of it
wast thou taken : for dust thou art,
and unto dust shalt tliou return.

20 And ' Adam called his wife's
name *Eve ; because she was the
mother of all living.

21 Unto Adam also and to his
wife (Hd the Loud God make coats
of skins, and clothed them.

*He6. Havvah, that is, livuig.

1 the rnaij

-tlie man,

1 the man

Tlie 'imirder of Abel.

GENESIS, 4.

The curse of Cain.

22 U And the Loud God said,
liehold, the man is become as one
of us, to know good and evil : and
now, lest he put forth his hand, and
take also of the tree of life, and eat,
and live for ever :

23 Therefore the Loiii) God sent
him forth from tlie garden of Eden,
to till the ground from whence he
was taken.

24 So he drove out tlie man ; and
he placed at the east of the garden
of Eden ' ( 'lieruhinis, and a ilcxining
sword whicli turned ev(!r.v way, to
keep the way of the tree of life.

CHAPTER 4.

1 The bii'lh, irade, and relinlonof Cain- and
Abel. S rit.e murder of Abel. 11 The
cnrne of Cahi. 17 Enoeh the firnt city.
lit Ldniech, and hin tico wivex. 25 The
birth of S(;th, -H) and Jinan.

AND ^ Adam knew Eve his wife ;
and she conceived, and bare
Cain, and said, I have gotten a man
fi'om the Loud.

2 And she again bare his brother
Abel. And Abel was a keeper of
sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the
ground.

3 And in process of time it came
to pass, that Cain brought of the
fruit of the ground an ottering unto
the Loud.

4 And Abel, he also br'ought of
the firstlings of his flock and of the
fat thereof. Anil tlie Loud had
respect unto Abel and to his ofier-
ing :

5 But unto Cain and to his offer-
ing he had not rt>spect. And Cain
was very wi'oth, and his counte-
nance fell.

. 0 i\nd the Loud said unto Cain,
Why art thou wroth? and why is
thy countenance fall(>n ?

7 If thou docst well, sh;ilt thou
not be accepted i and if thou doest
not well, ''sin lieth at the door.
y\tid unto thee .'</ni// Ik' his desire.

M.rid thou slui.ll. rule over hiii

S And Cain talkeil wilh Abel his
brother: and it came to pass, when
tliey were in the field, that Cain
i'os(> up against Abel his brother,
and sh^w him.

0 II And the IjOUD said untoCain,
Where l» Abel thy Ijrother'! And
he said, I know not: Am 1 jny
l)i'otln!r's ktreper f

10 And h(^ said, Wlwit hast thou
done! the voice of thy bi'other's
blood (lieth unto me from the
gr-oiind.

1 I And nowcn'< thou cui'sed from
the <'ii.r'th, whi(Oi liath o|)ened her
mouth to receive thy brother's
blood fi-oin thy hand ;

1 2 When thou tillest the gi^ound,
it shall not henceforth yield unto
thee her sti'ength ; a fugitive and
a ^ vagabond shalt thou be in the
earth.

13 And Cain said unto the Loud,
^ly punishment h greater than I
can beai'.

14 Behold, thou hast driven me
out tliis day from tlie face of the
earth ; and from thy face shall I
be hid; and I shall be a fugitive
and a ' vagabond in the earth;
and it shall conu^ to pass, that
every one that tindeth me shall
slay me.

15 And the Loud said unto him.
Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain,
vengeance shall be taken on him
sevenfold. And the Loud set a,
mark upon Cain, lest any finding
him should kill him.

16 ^i And Cain went out from the
presence of the Loud, and dwelt in
the land of Nod, on the east of
Eden.

17 And Cain knew his wife ; and
she conceived, and bare Enoch:
and he builded a city, and called
the name of the city, after the
name of his son, Enoch.

18 And unto Enoch was born
Irad : and Irad begat Mi'hujael :
and Melinjael begat Methusael :
and Methusael begat Lameeh.

19 5f And Lameeh took unto him
two wives: the name of the one
ivaa Adah, and the name of the
other Zillah.

20 Aiifi Adah bare Jabal : he
was the father of such as dwell in
tents, and of puich (ts haoe cattle.

21 And his brother's name ii'(i.<<
.Tubal : lie was the fa,thei;of all such
as handle the liarp and "'organ.

22 And Zilla-h, she also hare Tu-
bal caiii, ''an iiist inctiii' of every
iirtificei' in brass and ii'oii : and the
sisLer of Tubal-cain ti>((K Naamali.

23 And Tjamech said unto his
wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my
voice ; ye wi\ cs of l^aniech, hearken
unto m.v speech : for "I lia\ c slain
a man '^J^ mj' wounding, and a
young man '^ to my hurt.

24 If ( 'ainsTilill I )e avenged seven
fold, truly Lameeh se\enly and
.scvenf(;ld.

25 II And Adam knew his wife
again; and she bar-e a s<)n, and
called his iiamt^ Setii: l''or ( lod,
sulil nhc, hath appointed me a not her
seed instead of .\l)el, whom Cain
sU^w.

20 And to Seth, to him also there
was boi'u a son ; and he called his
name h>nos : t hen began men to call
upon the name of the Loud.

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Genealogy of the potriarchs.

GENESIS, 5, 6.

Wiclmdness of the xcoiid.

CHAPTER 5.

\ The genealogy, age, and death of the pa-
triarchs from Adam unto Noah. 24 The
godliness and translation of Enoch.

THIS is the book of the genera-
tions of Adam. In the day
that God created man, in the hke-
ness of God made he him ;

'2 Male and female created lie
them ; and blessed them, and called
their name Adam, in the day when
they were created.

3 51 And Adam lived an hundred
and thirty years, and begat a son
in his own likeness, after his image ;
and called his name Seth :

4 And the days of Adam after he
had begotten Seth were eight hun-
dred years : and he liegat sons and
daughters :

5 And all the days that Adam
lived were nine hundred and thirty
years : and he died.

6 And Seth livefl an hundred and
five years, and begat Enos :

7 And Seth lived after he begat
Enos eight hundred and seven
years, and begat sons and daugh-
ters :

8 And all the days of Seth were
nine hundred and twelve years:
and he died.

9 51 And Enos lived ninety years,
and begat Cainan :

10 And Enos lived after he begat
Cainan eight hundred and fifteen
years, and begat sons anil daugh-
ters :

1 1 And all the days of Enos were
nine hundred and five years : and
he died.

1 2 51 And Cainan lived seventy
years, and begat ]Mahalaleel :

13 And Cainan lived after he
Ijegat JSIahalaleel eight hundred
and forty years, and begat sons
and daughters :

14 And all the days of Cainan
were nine hundred and ten years :
and he died.

1 5 If And Mahalaleel lived sixty
and five yeai-s, and begat .Tared :

16 And jMahalaleel lived after he
begat Jared eight hundred and
thirty years, and begat sons and
daughters :

1 7 And all the days of Mahalaleel
were eight hundred ninety and five
years : and he diefl.

18 51 And Jared lived an hundred
sixty and two years, and he begat
Enoch :

19 And Jared lived after he be-
gat I^noch eiglit hundi'ed years,
and begat sons and daughters :

20 And all the days of Jared
were nine hundred sixty and two
years : and he died.

21 51 And Enoch lived sixty

and five years, and begat Methuse-
lah :

22 And Enoch walked with God
after he begat Methuselah three
hundred years, and begat sons and
daughters :

23 And all the days of Enoch
were three hundred sixty and fi\'e
years :

24 And Enoch walked with God :
and he was not ; for God took
him.

25 And Methuselah lived an hun-
dred eighty and seven years, and
begat Lamech :

26 And jNlethuselah lived after
he begat Lamech seven hundred
eighty and two years, and begat
sons and daughters :

2 7 And all the days of Meth uselah
were nine hundred sixty and nine
years : and he died.

28 51 And Lamech lived an hun-
dred eighty and two years, and be-
gat a son :

29 And he called his name Noah,
saying. This same shall comfort us
concerning our work and toil of oui'
hands, because of the ground which
the Lord hath cursed.

30 And Lamech lived after he
begat Noah five hundred ninety
and five years, and begat sons and
daughters :

31 And all the days of Lamech
were seven hundred seventy and
seven years : and he died.

32 And Noah was five hundred
years old : and Noah begat Shem,
Ham, and Japheth.

CHAPTER 6.

I The iridcedncss of the icorld, ivhich pro-
■roked God's inraih, and caused the flood.
S Noah find et It grace. 14 Theorder,forin,
and, end of the ark.

AND it came to pass, when men
began to multiply on the face
of the earth, and daughters were
born unto them,

2 That tjie sons of God saw the
daughters of men that they rvere
fair ; and they took them wives of
all which they chose.

3 And the Lord said. My spirit
shall not always ' strive witli man,
~foi- that he tiJso /,s- flesh : yet his
days shall be an hundred and
twenty years.

4 '^ There were giants in the earth
in those days ; and also after that,
when the sons of God came in unto
the daughtei's of men, and they bare
chiJ(li-eii to them, the same Ixraiiic
mighty men which nrre of old, men
of renown.

5 51 And God saw that the
wickedness of man was great in
the earth, and tkat every imagina-

1 abide in
- in their go-
ing astray
they are
flesh :
3 The Ne-
philini were

The making of the ark.

GENESIS, 7.

Noah entereth the ark.

tion of the thoughts of his heart
loas only evil continually.

G And it i-epented the Lokd that
he had made man on th(! earth,
and it grieved him at his Jieart.

7 And the Lokd said, 1 will de-
stroy man whom I ha\e created
from tlie face of the eartli ; Ijoth
man, and beast, and the creeping
thing, and the fowls of the air ; for
it r(M)enteth me that 1 have made
them.

8 ]5ut Noah found grace in the
eyes of the Loud.

9 II TheMe are the generations of
Noah : Noah was a just man and
perfect in his generations, and
Noah walked with God.

10 AtkI Noali begat three sons,
Shein, Ham, and Japheth.

1 1 Tlie earth also was corrupt
before ( Ji»d, and the earth was filled
with violence.

12 Anfl God looked upon the
earth, and, behold, it was corrupt ;
for all flesh had corrupted his way
upon the earth.

13 And (Jod said unto Noah,
The end of all flesh is come before
me; for the earth is iilled with
violence tla-ough them ; and, be-
hold, 1 will destroy them with the
earth.

1 4 II Make thee an ark of gopher
wood ; i-ooms shalt thou make in
the ark, and shalt pilch it within
and witliout with pitch.

15 And this y'.s the fashion which
thou shalt make it (>f : The length
«»f the ark nhall l>e three hun-
dred cul)its, the breadth of it fifty
cubits, and tlie height of it thirty
cubits.

IG A window shalt thou make
to the ark, and in a cubit shalt
thou finisji it al)ove; and tluMloor
of the ark shalt thou set in the
sid(^ thereof; iiuih lowei', second,
;uid third xtoricx shalt thou make
it.

17 And, behold, 1, even 1, do
bring a flood of waters upon the
earth, to destro.v all Mesh, whei'ein
/.s lh»^ breath of life, from under
heaven ; and (ncry thing that /.s-
in the earth shall die.

IS lint with thee will 1 establish
my covenatit ; and thou sli;ilt come
into the ark, thou, and lliy sons,
and thy wife, and thy sons' wives
with tliee.

1!* And of every living thing of
.■dl flesh, two of every xort shalt
thou bring intf) the ark, to keep
///''/// alive with thee; they shall be
male and female.

20 ( )f f(.wls after their kind, and
of cattle ;ift<'r their kind, of every
creeping thing of the earth afti'i'

his kind, two of every mrt shall
come unto thee, to keep thenii\\\\ii.

21 And take thou unto thee of
all food that is eaten, and thou
shalt gather it to thee ; and it
shall be for food for thee, and for
them.

22 Thus did Noah ; according to
all that Cod commanded him, so
did he.

CHAPTER 7.

1 NiKih, icith }ii.s fdmili/, (tnd the living
crcdiiires, enter into the a>'h\ 17 The l>e-
//hnu'iiff, i7icrense, and continuance of the

AND the Lord said unto Noah,
C'ome thou and all thy house
into the ark ; for thee have I seen
righteous V)efore me in this genera-
tion.

2 Of e^•ery clean beast thou shalt
take to thee liy scnens, the male
antl his female : and of beasts that
are not clean by two, the male and
his female.

3 Of fowls also of the air by
sevens, the male and the female ;
to keep seed alive upon the face of
all the earth.

4 For yet seven days, and T will
cause it to rain upon tlu^ Ccirth
forty days and for'ty nights; and
every livijig ' sul)stnnce that 1 have
made will I destroy from ofT the
fa(-e of the eai'th.

5 And Noah did according unto
all that the Loud commanded him.

G And Noah 7/vrs" six hundred
years old when the flood of waters
was upon the earth.

7 II And Noah went in, and liis
sons, and his wife, and his sons'
wives with him, into the ai'k, be-
cause^ of the watei's of the flood.

(S Of clean beasts, and of beasts
that <ire not clean, and of fowls,
and of I'very thing that creepeth
ui)on the earth,

!) There went in two and tvv'o
unto Noah into the ;irk, tlu^ male
and th(^ female, as Cod ha-d I'om
nwiiided Noah.

10 And it c;inie to pass aftei'
seven days, that the waters of the
flood were upon the earth.

11 II In the six hundredth yeai-
of Noah's life, inthesectdid month,
th(! seventeenth dny of the month,
the same day wei'c all the fountains
of the gi'eat deep broken up, aiul
thevvindowsof heaven wereojiened.

12 And the I'ain was upon the
earth fort.y days and forty nights.

13 In the selfsame day entered
Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and
•lapheth, the sotis of Noah, and
Noah's wife, and the three wives of
his sons with them, into tlieai'k ;

II They, and ever.y beast after

1 tliiiii

GENESIS, 8.

The ivaters assivoge.

his kind, and all the cattle after
their kind, and every creeping
thing that creepeth upon the earth
after his kind, and every fowl after
his kind, every bird of every sort.

15 And they went in unto Noah
into the ark, two and two of all
flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

16 And they that went in, went
in male and female of all flesh, as
God had commanded him : and the
Lord shut him in.

1 7 And the flood was forty days
upon the earth ; and the waters
increased, and bare up the ark, and
it was lift up above the earth.

18 And the waters prevailed, and
were increased greatl.y upon the
earth ; and the ark went upon the
face of the waters.

1 9 And the waters prevailed ex-
ceedingly upon the earth ; and all
the high hills, that were under the
whole heaven, were covered.

20 Fifteen cubits upward did the
waters prevail ; and the mountains
were covered.

2 1 And all flesh died that moved
upon the earth, both of fowl, and
of cattle, and of beast, and of every
creeping thing that creepeth upon
the earth, and every man :

22 All in whose nostrils was the
breath of life, of all that ivas in the
dry /ami, died.

23 And every living ' substance
was destroyed which was upon the
face of the ground, both man, and
cattle, and the creeping things,
and the fowl of the heaven ; and
they were desti'oyed from the
earth : and Noah only remained
alive, and they that tvere with him
in the ark.

24 And the waters prevailed
upon the earth an hundred and
fifty days.

CHAPTER 8.

1 The VHtlers (if/nirage. 4 T/ie nrk- rfxfeth
on Ararat. 7 The niren and the, dove.
15 Noah, being commanded, IS goeth
forth of the ark. 20 Helnnldeth analtar,
and offer eth Kaorijiee, 21 irhich God ac-
cepteth, and. jiromiseth to curse the earth
no more.

AND God remembered Noah,
and every living thing, and
all the cattle that was witli him in
the ark : and God made a wind to
pass over the earth, and the waters
asswaged ;

2 The fountains also of the deep
and the windows of heaven were
stopped, and the rain from heaven
was restrained ;

3 And the waters returned from
off the earth continually : and after
the end of the hundrerl and fifty
days the waters were abated.

4 And the ark rested in the sev-
enth month, on the seventeenth
day of the month, upon the moun-
tains of Ai'arat.

5 And the waters decreased con-
tinually until the tenth month : in
the tenth month, on the first day
of the month, were the tops of the
mountains seen.

6 ^ And it came to pass at the
end of forty days, that Noah opened
the window of the ark which he
had made :

7 And he sent forth a raven,
which went forth to and fro, until
the waters were dried up from ofl'
the earth.

8 Also he sent forth a dove from
him, to see if the waters were
abated from off the face of the
ground ;

9 But the dove found no rest foi-
the sole of her foot, and she re-
turned unto him into the ark, for
the waters ireiv on the face of the
whole earth : then he put forth his
hand, and took her, and pulled her
in unto him into the ark.

1 0 And he stayed yet other seven
days ; and again he sent forth the
dove out of the ark ;

1 1 And tlie dove came in to him
in the evening ; and, lo, in her
mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off:
so Noah knew that the waters were
abated from off the earth.

1 2 And he stayed yet other seven
days; and sent forth the dove;
which returned not again unto him
any more.

1 3 H And it came to pass in the
six hundredth and first year, in
the first nionth, the first day of the
month, the waters were dried up
from off the earth : and Noah re-
moved the covering of the ark, and
lof»kefl, and, behold, the face of the
ground was '^ dry.

14 And in tliesecond month, on
the seven and twentieth day of the
month, was the earth " dried.

15 II And God spake unto Noah,
saying,

16 (Jo forth of the ark, thou, and
thy wife, and thy sons, and thy
sons' wives with thee.

17 luring foi'th with thee every
living thing that is with thee, of
all flesh, hoth of fowl, and of cattle,
and of every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth ; that they
may breed abundantly in the earth,
and be fruitful, and multiply upon
the earth.

18 And Noah \yent forth, and
his sons, and his wife, and his sons'
wives with him :

19 Every beast, every creeping
thing, and every fowl, aiid whatso-

2 dried.

3 dry.

God blesseth Noah.

GENESIS, 9.

Covenant of the rainbow.

ever creepeth upon the earth, after
theii' kinds, went forth out of the
ark.

20 51 And Noali builded an altar
unto the Lord ; aruJ took of every
clean beast, and of every clean
fowl, and offered burnt offerings
on the altar.

21 And the Lord smelled a sweet
savour ; and the Lord said in his
heart, I will not again curse the
ground any more for man's sake ;
' for the imagination of man's heart
/.s evil from his youth ; neither will
I again smite any more every thing
living, as I have done.

22 While the earth remaineth,
seedtime and harvest, and cold and
heat, and summer and winter, and
day and night shall not cease.

CHAPTER 9.

1 God li2esf<(lh Xonh. 4 Blood and munUr
are forbidden. 8 God^s corenanf, 13 xhj-
iiified by the rainbow. IS A'^oah repleii-
iy/u'/h the world, 20 jilanteth a riiiei/di'd,
21 i,s' drunken, and knocked of hin mm,
25 cursetfi Canaan, 26 bles-'iefh Sliem,
27 prayeth for Japheth, 29 aiul dieth.

AND God blessed Noah and his
sons, and said unto them, JJe
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish
the earth.

2 And the feai- of you and the
dread of you sliall be upon every
beast of the earth, an<] upon every
fowl of the air, upon all that
moveth upon the eartli, and upon
all the fishes of the sea ; into your
hand are they delivered.

3 Every moving thing that liveth
shall be "meat for you ; even as the
green herb have I given you all
things.

4 But flesh with the life tliereof,
ivhich in the bloo4 thereof, sliall ye
not eq-t.

5 And sui'ely '' your blood of youi-
lives will 1 require; at thi; liand of
every Ixiast will f recpiire it, and
at the hand of man ; at tli(* haiul
of evei'y m;),n's bi'othcr will 1 rv-
(juu'c the life of man.

(i Whoso slieildclh mans blood,
by ipan shall his blood Ix^ sIkmI :
for in the image of CJod made; he-
man.

7 And you, be y(^ fruitful, and
multiply; bring foi'th abundantly
in the earth, and multi|)ly thei-cin.

N II And Goil s|);d<(! unto Noah,
anrl to liis sons with him, saying,

9 And L behold, I (■sta.l)lish my
covenant with you, ;ind with youi-
seed iifter ,vou ;

10 And wit!) every li\ing eiT-a-
ture that /.v with you, of tlu^ fowl,
of the c:attle, and of (^very beast of
the earth with j'ou ; ^from all that

go out of the ark, "'to every beast
of the earth.

1 1 Anfl 1 will establish my cove-
nant with you; neither shall all
tiesh be cut off any more by the
watej's of a Hood ; neitlijer shall
there any more be a flood to de-
stroy the earth.

12 And God said. This i>< the
token of the covenants which I make
between me and you and every
living creature that is with you,
for perpetual generations :

13 1 "do_set my bow in the cloufi,
and it shall be for a token of a cove-
nant between me and the earth.

14: And it shall come to pass,
when I bring a cloud over the
earth, that the bow shall l>e seen
in the cloud :

15 And I will remember my cove-
nant, which /.s' between me and you
and every living creature of all
flesh ; and the watei'S shall no more
become a flood to destroy all flesh.

16 And the bow shall be in the
cloud ; and 1 will look upon it,
that I may remember the ever-
lasting covenant between God and
every living creature of all flesh
that i.f upon the earth.

17 And God said unto Noah,
This ?'.s' the token of the covenant,
which I have established between
me and all flesh that is upon the
earth.

18^ And the sons of Noah, that
went forth of the ark, were Shem,
and Ham, and Jajiheth : and Ham
is the fatliei' of C'a-naan.

1!) These arc, the three sons of
Noah : and of tlwnn was the winkle
(>arth overs) )read.

20 And Noali began to })e an hus-
bandman, and he planted a vine-
yan I :

21 And h(^ drank of the wine,
and was drunken ; and he was un-
covered within his tent.

22 And Ham, the father of
Ganaan, saw the nakedness (»f his
fatlicr, and told his two brethren
without.

23 And Shem and Japlieth look
a garment, mikI laid it uj)on lutlh
their sliouldci's, ;ind went tiacik-
ward, and covfu'od llu> nakedness
of their fatlicr; and their faces
ivcrc. backward, and they saw not
their father's nakedness.

21 And Noah awoken from his
wine, and knew what his young<'r
sonjiad done unto him.

25 And he said,_ Gursed he t!a
naaji ; a. sei-vant of si-rvants shall
he 1)1^ unto his brt-llu'en.

2(i And he said, I'.le.sscul he 'the
Loi:ii God of Sliem ; and Ganaan
sliall l)c his servant.

6 have

" tlio I^()i;i>
tlie God

The generations

GENESIS, 10, 11.

of Noah.

27 God shall enlarge Japheth,
and he shall dwell in the tents of
Shem ; and Canaan shall be his
servant.

28' 51 And Noah lived after the
flood three hundred and fifty years.

29 And all the days of Noah
were nine hundred and fifty years :
and he died.

CHAPTER 10.

1 The (/enerntions of Nodh. 2 The sons of
Jiipheth. i\ The sons of Until. S Mmrod
/he Jirs/ monarch. 21 The sons of Shem.

NOW these are the generations
of the sons of Noah, Shem,
Hani, and Japheth : and unto tliem
were sons born after the flood.

2 The sons of Japheth ; Gomer,
and j\Iagog, and Madai, and Javan,
and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

3 And the sons of Gomer ; Ash-
kenaz,and Riphath,and Togarniah,

4 And the sons of .favan ; Eli-
shah, and Tarshish, Ivittini, and
' Dodaiiiin.

5 By these were the '-'isles of the
' Gentiles divided in their lands ;
every one after his tongue, after
their families, in their nations.

6 1[ And the sons of Ham ; Cush,
and Mizraim, and ^Fhut, and
Canaan.

7 And the sons of Cush ; Seba,
and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raa-
mah, and Sabtechah : and the sons
of Raamah ; Shelm, and Dedan.

8 And Cush begat Nimrod : he
began to be a mighty one in the
earth.

9 He was a mighty hunter be-
fore the Loud : wherefore it is said.
Even as Ninn'od the mighty hunter
before the Loud.

10 And the beginning of his
kingdom was Babel, and Erech,
and Accad, and Calneh, in the land
of Shinar.

11 Out of that land Svent forth

Asshur. and builded Nineveh, and
the city Rehobf)th, and Calah,

12 And Resen between Nineveh
and Calah : the same is a great
city.

13 And Mizraim begat Ludim,
and Anamim, and Lehabim, and
Naphtuhim,

14 And Pathrusim, and Caslu-
him, (out of whom came "Phih'stim.)
and ('aphtorim.

15 II And Canaan begat Sidon
his firstborn, and Heth,

16 And the Jebusite, and the
Amorite, and the Girgasite,

17 And the Hivite, and the Ark-
ite, and the>>inite,

18 And the Arvadite, and the
Zemarite, and the Hamathite : and

afterward were the families of the
Canaanites spread abroad.

1 9 And tlie bt>rder of the Canaan-
ites was from Sidon, as thou comest
to Gerar, unto Gaza ; as thou goest,
unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and
Admah, and Zeboim, even unto
Lasha.

20 These are the sons of Ham,
after their families, after their
tongues, in their countries, and in
their nations.

21 H Unto Shem also, the father
of all the children of Eber, ''the
brother of Ja]>1ieth the elder, even
to him were c/iikhm born.

22 The children of Shem ; Elam,
and Asshur, and Arphaxad, ancl
Lud, and Aram.

23 And the children of Aram ;
L^z, and Hul, and Gether, and
iMash.

24 And Arphaxad begat Salah ;
andSalah begat Eber,

25 And unto Eber were born two
sons : the name of one vhis * Peleg ;
for in his days was the earth di-
vided ; and his brother's name was
Joktan.

26 And Joktan begat Almodad,
and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth,
and Jerah,

27 And Hadoram, and LTzal, and
Diklah,

28 And Obal, and Abimael, and
Sheba,

29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and
Jobab : all these were the sons of
Joktan.

30 And their dwelling was from
Alesha, as thou goest unto Sephar
a mount of the east.

31 These are the sons of Shem,
after their families, after their
tongues, in their lands, after their
nations.

32 These are the families of tlie
sons of Noah, after their genera-
tions, in their nations : and by
these were the nations divided in
the earth after the flood.

CHAPTER 11.

1 One hinffuaffe in the world. 8 The huild-
in(i of Bdhel. T> The con fusion of tongues.
Ill The i/etierafioiis of siiem, 27' The gen-
erations of Tcrnli the father of Ahram. 31
Terah <ioeth from Cr'to Ihiran.

AND the whole earth vvas of one
language, and of one speech.

2 And it came to pass, as they
journeyed * from the east, that they
found a jilain in the land of Shinar ;
and they dwelt there,

3 And thej^ said one to another,
^Go to. let us make bi-ick, jind burn
them throughly. And they had

* That is, Division.

*" the elder
brother of
Japheth,

' east,

'•• Conae,

Confusion oftongii.es.

GENESIS, 12.

God caJleth Abram.

brick for stone, and ^ slime had they
for morter.

4 And they said, -Go to. let us
build us a city and a tower, whose
top may reach unto heaven ; ana
let us make us a name, lest we be
scattered abroad upon the face oi
the whole earth.

5 And the Lord came down to
see the city and the tower, which
the children of men builded.

6 And the Lord said. Behold,
the people is one, and they have all
one language ; and this they begin
to do : and now nothing will be
restrained from them, which they
have imagined to do.

7 '-^Go to, let us go down, and
there confound their language, that
they may not understand one an-
other's speech.

8 So the Lord scattered them
abroad from thence upon the face
of all the earth : and they left oft
to build the city. .

9 Therefore is the name of it
called Babel ; because the Lord did
there confound the language of all
the earth : and from thence did the
Lord scatter them abroad upon
the face of all the earth.

10 U These are the generations
of Shem : Shem was an hundred
years old, and begat Arphaxad two
years after the flood :

1 1 And Shem lived after he be-
gat Arphaxad five hundred years,
and begat sons and daughters.

12 And iVrphaxad lived five and
thirty years, and begat Salah :

13 And Arphaxad lived after he
begat Salah four hundred and
three years, and begat sons and
daughters.

U And Salah lived thirty years,
and begat Klier :

1 T) And Salah lived after he begat
Kbei- four hundi-ed and thi-ee years,
atid begat sons and daughters.

1() And Eber lived four and
thii'ty years, and Ix^gat Beleg :

17 And Eber lived after he
l)egat i'eleg four hundred and
thirty years, and begat sons and
daugnters.

IS And I'eleg lived tliirty years,
and begat lieu :

19 And Peleg lived after he begat
Reu two hundred and nine years,
and begat sons and daughtei-s.

•JO And lieu lived two aiid tliirty
years, ami begat Srrug :

•Jl And Itcu lived after he; b<v
gat Sei'ug two hundred and seven
years, and begat sons and daugh-
ters.

22 And Serug lived thirty years,
and begat Nalior :

23 And Serug lived after he

begat Nahor two hundred years,
and begat sons and daughters.

24 And Nahor lived nine and
twenty years, and begat Terah :

25 And Nahor lived after he be-
gat Terah an hundred and nine-
teen years, and begat sons and
daughters.

26 And Terah lived se^-enty
years, and begat Abram, Nahor,
anfl Haran.

27 ^ Now these are the genera-
tions of Terah : Terah begat Abram,
Nahor, and Haran; and Haran
begat Lot.

28 And Haran died before his
father Terah in the land of his
nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

29 And Abram and Nahor took
them wives : the name of Abram's
wife was Sarai ; and the name of
Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter
of Haran, the father of Milcah, and
the father of Iscah.

30 But Sarai was barren ; she
had no child.

31 And Terah took Abram his
son, and Lot the son of Haran his
son's son, and Sarai his daiightei-
in law, his son Abram's wife ; and
they went forth with them from
Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the
land of Canaan ; and they came
unto Haran, and dwelt there.

32 And the days of Terah were
two hundred and five years: and
Terah died in Haran.

CHAPTER 12.

1 God calMh Abram, and hlesseih him irith a
promise of Christ. 4 lie departeth with
Let from ila ran. 6 lUjonrneyeth through
Ciiiiiiait-, 7 which is j>romised hint in a
riaion. 10 He is driven by a famine into
E(i>ipt. 11 Fear maketh h im fei(/n h is irife
Id' iic his sister. 14 Pharaoh, ha rinri fnA-cii
her from him, by p/a//nes is c.ompelleit to
restore her,

NOW the Lord had said unto
Abram, Get thee out of thy
country, and from thy kindred,
and fi-om thy father's house, unto
a land tliat I will shew thee :

2 And I will makc^of tli(M>agreat
nation, and I will bless thee, and
make thy name great; and thou
shalt be a ])lessing:

3 And I will bless them that
bless thee, and curse him that
curseth thee: and in tliee shall all
families of th(> eai'th be l)l(>ssed.

I So Abram (l(<pai'te(l, as the
LoKi) had spoken unto him ; and
Lot went with him : and Abram
ivas seventy and five y(>ars old
when he departcvl out of Haran.

f) And Ahram took Sarai his
wife, and Lot his brotUei-'s son, and
all their substance that they IkkI
gathered, and the souls that they

Abram in Egypt.

GENESIS, 13.

Abram and Lot.

had gotten in Haran ; and they
went forth to go into the hind of
Canaan ; and into the hmd of Ca-
naan they came.

6 ^ And Abram passed through
the land unto the place; of ' Sichem.
unto the -plain of Moreh. And
the Canaanite was then in the
land.

7 And the Lord appeared unto
Abram, and said, Unto thy seed
will I give this land : and there
builded he an altar unto the Lord,
who appeared unto him.

<S And he removed from thence
unto a mountain on the east of
Beth-el, and pitched his tent, hav-
ing Beth-el on the west, and ■' Hai
on tlie east: and there he builded
an altar unto the Lord, and called
upon the name of the Lord.

9 And Abram journeyed, going
on still toward the south.

10 1[ And there was a famine in
the land : and Abram went down
into Egypt to sojourn there ; for
the famine was grievous in the
land.

1 1 And it came to pass, when he
was come near to enter into Egyjjt,
that he said unt(j Sarai his wife.
Behold now, I know that thou art
a fair woman to k)ok upon :

12 Therefore it shall come to
pass, when the Egyptians shall see
thee, that they shall say. This is
his wife : and they will kill me,
but they will save thee alive.

13 Say, I pray thee, tliou art my
sister : that it may be well with me
f(jr thy sake ; and my scjul shall
live because of thee.

14 ^ And it came to pass, that,
wjien Abram was come into Egypt,
the Egyptians beheld the woman
that she was very fair.

15 The princes also of Pharaoh
saw her, and commended her be-
fore Pharaoh : and the woman was
taken into Phai-aoh's house.

1 C) And he entreated Abram well
for her sake : and he had sheep,
and oxen, and he asses, and men-
servants, and maidservants, and
she asses, and camels.

17 And the Lord plagued Pha-
raoh and his house with great
plagues because of Sarai Abram 's
wife.

1 8 And Pharaoh called Abram,
and said, What is this f/iat thou
hast done unto me ? why didst thou
not tell me that she was thy wife?

19 Why saidst thou, She is my
sister'? so 1 miglit have taken her
to me to wife : now therefore be-
hold thy wife, take her, and go thy
way.

20 And Pharaoh connnandeil his

men concerning him : and they
sent hiin away, and his wife, and
all that he had.

CHAPTER 1.3.

1 Ahvdm (md Ijit ffl urn did of Egypt. 7 By
disiiijr: I'liiiiit tiny part ammder. M Lai
(jdttli to iiii-kid Sodom. 14 God reneirelh
ihf pi-uiiii.s<- /(> Ahnini. 18 He remocelli to
Hebron, and there buildeth cui altar.

AND Abram went up out of
Egyi)t. he, and his wife, and
all that he had, and Lot with him,
into the ^ south.

2 And Aljram was^ very rich in
cattle, in silver, and in gold.

3 And he went on his journeys
from the "'south even to Beth-el,
unto the place where his tent had
been at the beginning, between
Beth-el and " Hai ;

4 Unto the place of the altar,
which he had made there at the
first : and there Abram called on
the name of the Lord.

5 If And Lot also, which went
with Abram, had fiocks, and herds,
and tents.

6 And the land was not able to
bear them, that they might dwell
together : for their substance was
great, so that they could not dwell
together.

7 And there was a strife between
the herdmen of Abram's cattle
and the herdmen of Lot's cattle :
and the Canaanite and the Periz-
zite dwelled then in the land.

8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let
there be no strife, I pray thee, be-
tween me and thee, and between
my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for
we he brethi-en.

9 Is not the whole land before
thee 1 separate thyself, I pray thee,
from me : if tliou nnit take tlie left
hand, then 1 will go to the right ;
or if tliou depart to the right hand,
then I will go to the left.

10 And Lot lifted up his eyes,
and beheld all the plain of Jordan,
that it teas well watered every
where, l^efore the Lord destroyed
Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the
garden of the Lord, like the land
of Egypt, as thou comest unto
Zoar.

11 Then Lot chose him all the
plain of Jordan ; and Lot jour-
neyed east : and they separated
themselves the one from the other.

12 Abram dwelled in the land of
Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the
cities of the plain, and pitched liis
tent towai'd Sodom.

13 ])ut th(; men of Sodom irere
wicked and siiniers before the
Lord exceedingly.

14^ And the Lord said unto

•» South.

' South

OAi;

Battle of the kings.

GENESIS, 14.

Melchizedek blesseth Abram.

1 by the oaks

2 are

3 Goiirn ;

^ Rephaiiii
6 Zuzitn
c Em i III
'' tli»! |)l:iiii of
Kiriutliiiiiu,

Abram, after that Lot was sepa-
rated from hiin, Lift up now thine
eyes, and look from the place whei-e
thou art northward, and south-
ward, and eastward, and west-
ward :

15 For all the land which thou
seest, to thee will I give it, and to
thy seed for ever.

16 And 1 will make thy seed as
the dust of the earth : so that if a
man can number the dust of the
earth, then shall thj'^ seed alscj be
numliered.

17 Arise, walk through the land
in the length of it and in the
breadth of it ; for 1 will give it
unto thee.

1<S Then Abram removed /</.s-tent,
and cam(^ and dwelt ' inthc^ i)lain of
Mamre, which - is in Heljron, and
built there an altar unto the Loud.

CHAPTER 14.

I T7ii> hiiflln of four kings lujaitiifi frc.
1'i Lot in taheth prinover. 14 Abrtim
fexcueth him. IS Melchizedek, hlemeth
Ahriiin. 20 Ahritm {/ireth him tithe. '22
The rent of the npoil, his pdrtiiers hariiKj
had their jiorlioiM, he re.atoreth to the kimj
of Sodom.

AND it came to pass in the days
of Anu-apliel king of Sliinar,
Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedor-
laomer king of Elam, and Tidal
king of •' nations ;

2 Th(tt th( xe made war with Bera
king of Sodom, and with Birsha
king of (}omori-ah, Shinab king of
Admah, and Sheme))ei' king of
Zeboiim, and the king of Bela,
which is Zoar.

'.\ All these wer(? joined together
in the vale of Siddim, which is the
salt sea.

4 Twelve years they served Ched-
orlaomer, and in the thirteenth
year they rel)ell(;d.

5 And in the foui'teenth year
("ime C'hcdoi'laomei', and tin; kings
that irerii witli him, and sniote tlie
^ l!('|iha.ims in Aslit(M'oth Karnaim,
and the '/u/ims in Ham, and the
'' l']iiiims ill 'Slia\ch Kiri;i,i haim.

0 iViid l-hc Horitcs in tlicu' imiuiil
Seii', unto Kl-paran, which is liy
tli(^ wilderness.

7 And they returned, and came
to Kii mishpat, which v'.s' Kadesh,
and smote all th(» counti'.v of the
.\malekites, and also the Amorites,
that dwelt in f laze/on-tamar.

<S And there went out the king
of Sodom, and the king of (iomor-
I'ah, and the king of Admah, and
the king of Zeboiim, and the king
of liela (tlie same is Zoai:) and
they joined liaitle with tlirni in
the vale of Siddim ;

9 With Chedorlaomer the king
of Elam, and with Tidal king of
^ nations, and Ann'aphel king of
Slnnar, and Arioch king of Ellasar ;
four kings with live.

10 And the vale of Siddim ivas
fall of "slimepits ; and the kings
of Sodom and Gomorrali tied, and
fell there ; and they that i-emained
Hed to the mountain.

11 And they took all the goods
of Sodom and (Jomori'ah, and all
their victuals, and went their way.

12 And they took Lot, Abrani's
brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom,
and his goods, and departed.

13 ^ And thei'c came one that
had escaped, ami told Abram the
Hebrew ; for he dwelt '" in the plain
of Mamre the Amoi'ite, biother of
l^^shcol, and brother of Aner : and
these uiere confederate with Abra-m.

14 And wlii^n Abram heard that
his brother was taken captive, he
armed his trained Kervduts born in
his own house, three hundred and
eighteen, and pursued them unto
Dan.

15 And he divided himself
against them, he and his servants,
by night, and smote them, and pur-
sued them unto Ho])ah, which is
on tlie left hand of Damascus.

16 And he brought back all the
goods, and also brouglit again his
brother Lot, and his goods, and the
women also, and the people.

17 II And the king of Sodom
went out to meet him after his re-
turn from tli(^ slaughter of Chedor-
laomer, and of the kings that ujcrc
with him, at the valley of Shaveh,
which /.s- the king's dale.

18 And Melchizedek king of
Salem brought forth bi'ead and
wine : and he icas the priest of the
most high (Jod.

1"J And he blessed him, and said,
Blessed In- Abram of the most liigh
(Jod, "possessor of heaven and
(!arth :

20 And blessed be the most higli
(lod, whi(4i hath delivered thin(>
enenn'es into thy hand. And he
gave him '-'tithes of all.

21 And till! king (»f Sodom said
unto Al)i"Uii, (Jive nu; the persons,
and take the goods to thyself.

22 And Abram said to tiie king
of Sodom, 1 have lift up mine hand
unto the Loi:i), the most high (Jod,
the " possessor of heaven and earth,

2.") That I \vill not fnkc from a
tliread e\t'n to a shoelatcliet, and
that I will not take anything that
is thine, lest thou sliouldest say, 1
have made Abi-ani rich :

2 4 Save only that which the

s Goiim,

^ bitumeu
pits ;

1" by the
oaks

" maker

1- a tenth

" maker

Ahram's vision.

GENESIS, 15, 16.

tSarai and Ilar/ar.

young men liave eaten, and the
portion of the men which went
with me, Aner, Eshcol, and
Mamre ; let them take their por-
tion.

CHAPTER 15.

I God encottniyeih Abratn. 2 Ahraiii eom-
jilainefh for want of aii, heir. 4 <i<id
promiseth him a Ron, ami a mvltipli/inij
of his seed. 6 Abrum in justified by faith.
i Canaan is promised again, and oun-
Jirvted by a sign, 12 and a cision.

AFTER these tilings the word
of the Loitn came unto Abram
in a vision, saying, Fear not,
Abram : I am thy shield, and thy
exceeding great reward.

2 And Abram said, Lord God,
what wilt thou give me, seeing I go
childless, and ^ the steward of my
house is this Eliezer of J^amascus ?

3 And Abram said. Behold, to
me thou hast given no seed : and,
lo, one born in my house is mine
heir.

4 And, behold, the word of the
Lord came unto hiin, saying. This
shall not be thine heir ;_but he that
shall come forth out of thine own
bowels shall be thine heir.

5 And he brought him forth
abroad, and said, Lf)ok nf)w toward
heaven, and tell the stars, if thou
be able to number them : and he
said unto him. So shall thy seed be.

6 And he believed in the Loud;
and he counted it to him for right-
eousness.

7 And he said unto him, I ani the
LoKD that brought thee out of Ur
of the Chaldees, to give thee this
land to inherit it.

8 And he said. Lord God, whereby
shall I know that I shall inhei'ititi

9 And he said unto him, Take
me an heifer of three years old,
and a she goat of three years old,
and a ram of tluve yeai-s old, and
a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

10 And he took unto him all
these, and divided them in the
midst, and laid each piece one
against another : but the birds
divided he not.

11 And when the '-^ fowls came
down upon the carcases, Abram
drove them away.

12 And when the sun was going
down, a deep sleep fell upon
Abram ; and, lo, an horror of great
darkness fell upon him.

13 And he said unto Abram,
Know of a surety that thy seerl
shall be a stranger in a land that ?'.s
not theirs, and shall serve them ;
and they shall afflict them four
hundred years ;

14 And also that nation, whom
they shall serve, will 1 judge : and

afterward shall they come out with
great substance.

15 And thou slialt go to thy
fathers in peace ; thou slialt be
buried in a good old age.

16 But in the fourth generation
they shall come hither a-gain : for
the iniquity of the Amorites is not
yet full.

17 And it came to pass, that,
when the siiii went dcnvn, and it
was dark, behold a smoking fur-
nace, and a burning lamp that
passed between those pieces.

18 In the same day the Loud
made a covenant with Abram, say-
ing. Unto thy seed have I given
this land, from the river of Egypt
unto the great river, the river
Euiihrates :

1 9 The Kenites, and the Keniz-
zites, and the Kadmonites,

20 And the Hittites, and the
Perizzites, and the ■' Rephaims.

21 And the Amorites, and the
Canaanites, and the Girgashites,
and the Jebusites.

CHAPTER 16.

1 Sarai, being barren, gireth Ifagar to
Ahriim. 4 Ilagar, being afflicted far de-
spising her niiKtresK, riiniulli mrai/. T An
angel sendeth h<-r baek 1,> suhmii lierself
11 and ielletli her of Iter cliild. 15 Isliniae.l
is born.

NOW Sarai Abram's wife bare
him no children : and she had
an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose
name was Hagar.

2 And Sarai said unto Abram,
Behold now, the L(1UD hath re-
strained me frt)m beai'ing : I pray
thee, go in unto my maid; it may
be that I may obtain children by
her. And Abram hearkened to the
voice of Sarai.

3 And Sarai Abram's wife took
Hagar her maid tlie Egyptian,
after Abram had dwelt ten years in
the land of Canaan, and gave her
to her husband Abram to be his
wife.

4 U And he went in unto Hagar,
and she conceived : and when she
saw that she had conceived, her
mistress was despised in her eyes.

5 And Sar;ii said unto Abram,
My wrong In' \\\)on thee: I have
given my maid into thy bosom ;
and when she saw that she had
conceived, 1 was despised in her
eyes : the LouD judge between me
and thee.

6 But Abram s;iid unto Sarai,
Behold, tliy maid is in thy hand ;
do to her as it ])]easeth thee. And
when Sai'ai dealt hardly with her,
she fled from her face.

7 H And the angel of the Loi:d
found her by a fountain of water

3 Rephaim,

Hagar^s flight.

GENESIS, 17.

Covenant of circumcision.

ill the wilderness, by the fountain
in the way to Shur.

8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's
maid, Avhence earnest thou 1 and
whither wilt thou go"? And she
said, I flee from the face of my
mistress Sarai.

9 And the angel of the Lord said
unto her, lleturn to thy mistress,
and submit thyself under her
hands.

10 And the angel of the Lord
said unto her, I will multiply thy
seed exceedingly, that it shall not
be numbered for multitude.

11 And the angel of the Lord
said unt(j her, Belu)ld, thou art with
child, and shalt bear a son, and
shalt call his name *Lshmael ; be-
cause the Lord hath heard thy
affliction.

1 2 And he ^ will be a wild man :
his hand vill f)e against every man,
and every man's hand against him ;
and he shall dwell in the presence
of all his brethren.

13 And she called the name of
the Lord that spake unto her,
-' Thou God seest me : for she said,
Have I also here looked after him
that seeth me %

14 Wherefore the well was called
t Beer-lahai-roi ; behold, it is be-
tween Kadesh and pjered.

15 ^ And Hagar bare Abiam a
son : and Abram called his sons
name, which Hagar bare, Lshmael.

16 And Abram was foui'score and
six years old, when Hagar bare lsh-
mael to Abram.

CHAPTER 17.

1 God reneireth fhe corenant. T) Ahntni hia
vrime in chdiis/ed in token, of a j/rcir/iv
f/leminff. 10 Circumcinion in inntitutfil .
\X^ Sarai her name is changed, (tml xln
hleHHfd. IT Isaac in promixeii. 2;! Al>r<t-
Imiii and Inliinael are circnmcined.

A XI) when Abram was ninety
years old and nine, the Lord
ap))ear('d to Abi'am, and said unto
hun, 1 (tin the Almighty (Jod ; walk
In'fore me, and be thou jx'rfect.

■J And 1 will make my covenant
between me and thet', and will
nndtij)ly thee exceedingly.

'•\ And Abram fell on his face:
and God talked with him, saying,

4 As for me, beliold, my cove-
nant is with thee, and thou shalt
be a fathei" of many nations.

T) Neithei- sliall thy name any
more l)e cmIUmI Al)r;iin, l)ut thy
nanie shall be Al)rali;iiii ; for a
father of many nations ha\e 1 made
thee.

* That is, (Icifl sli;ill lioar.
t T/iat is. Till! well d' tlu
who seeth lue.

hvmir OIK'

6 And 1 will make thee exceeding
fruitful, and 1 will make nations of
thee, and kings shall come out of
thee.

7 And 1 will establish my cove-
nant between me and thee and thy
seed after thee in their generations
for an everlasting covenant, to be
a God unto thee, and to thy seed
after thee.

8 And 1 will give unto thee, and
to thy seed after thee, the land
wherein thou art a stranger, all
the land of Canaan, for an ever-
lasting possession ; and 1 will be
their God.

9 ^ And God said unto Abra-
ham, Thou shalt k(>ep my covenant
therefore, thou, and thy seed after
thee in their generations.

10 This is my covenant, which
ye shall keep, between me and you
and thy seed after thee ; Every
man child among you shall be cir-
cumcised.

1 1 And ye shall circumcise the
flesh of your foreskin ; and it shall
be a token of the covenant betwixt
me and you.

12 And he that is eight days old
shall be circumcised among you,
every man child in your genera-
tions, he that is born in the house,
or bought with money of any
stranger, which is not of tliy seed.

13 He that is born in thy house,
and he that is bought with thy
money, must needs be circumcised:
and my co\enant shall be in your
flesh for an everlasting covenant.

11 And the uncnrcumcised man
child whose flesh of his foreskin is
not circumcised, that soul shall be
cut oft" from his people ; he hath
broken mv co\t'nant.

1.^) II And (iod said unto Abra-
ham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou
shalt not call her name Sarai, but
ISai'ah s//<i// her name /jc.

IG And 1 will bless her, and give
tliee a son also of her: yea, 1 will
bless her, and she shall be n mother
of nations; kings of •' ix'oplc shall
be of lier.

17 'I'hen Abraham fell upon his
face, and laugheil, and said in his
heart. Shall n child be l)orn unto
him that is an luuKh'ed yea,rs old i
and shall Sai'ah.that isiiinety ye;us
old, bear?

18 And Abrahaiii said untoCJod,
() that Ishmad might live before
thee !

19 And God said, Sarah thy wife
shall bear thee a son indeed ; and
thou shalt call his name §Lsaac:

} That is, Priiifess.
§ Fram the Hebrew tvord meaniiiij
laiiL'h.

licnples

A son promised

GENESIS, 18.

to Sarah.

and I will establish my covenant
with him for an everlasting cove-
nant, and with his seed after him.

20 And as for Ishmael, I have
heard thee : Behold, 1 have blessed
him, and will make him fruitful,
and will multiply him exceedingly ;
twelve princes shall he beget, and
I will make him a great nation.

21 But my covenant will I estab-
lish with Isaac, which Sarah shall
bear unto thee at this set time in
the next year.

22 And he left off talking with
him, and God went up from Abra-
ham.

23 ^ And Abraham took Ishmael
his son, and all that were born in
his house, and all that were bought
with his money, every male among
the men of Abraham's house ; and
circumcised the flesh of their fore-
skin in the selfsame day, as God
had said unto him.

24 And Abraham was ninety
years old and nine, when he was cir-
cupicised in the flesh of his fore-
skin.

25 And Ishmael his son ivas
thirteen years old, when he was
circumcised in the flesh of his fore-
skin.

26 In the selfsame day was Abra-
ham circumcised, and Ishmael his
son.

27 And all the men of his house,
born in the house, and bought with
money of the stranger, were cir-
cumcised with him.

CHAPTER 18.

1 Ahraham entei'laincth ihree anycU.
9 Snrah is reproved for laiighind <it the
strange proinise. IT The ileatriiclion of
Sodom is repealed to Abnilntm. T-i Ahni-
ham maketh intercestiioii for the men
thereof.

AND the Lord appeared unto
him ^ in the i^lains of JManire :
and he sat in the tent door in the
heat of the day ;

2 And he lift up his eyes and
looked, and, lo, three men stood by
him : and when he saw them, he ran
to meet them from the tent door,
and bowed himself toward the
ground,

3 And said. My Lord, if now I
have found favour in thy sight,
pass not away, I pray thee, from
thy servant :

4 Let a little water, I pray you,
be fetched, and wash your feet, and
rest yourselves under the tree :

5 And I will fetch a morsel of
bread, and comfort ye your hearts ;
after that ye shall pass on : for
therefore are ye come to your ser-
vant. And they said. So do, as
thou hast said.

6 And Abraham hastened into
the tent unto Sarah, and said.
Make ready quickly three measures
of hne meal, knead it, and make
cakes upon the hearth.

7 And Abraham ran unto the
herd, and fetcht a calf tender and
good, and gave it unto a young
man ; and he hasted to dress it.

8 And he took butter, and milk,
and the calf which he had dressed,
and set it before them ; and he
stood by them under the tree, and
they did eat.

9 H And they said unto him.
Where is Sarah thy wife "? And he
said. Behold, in the tent.

10 And he said, I will certainly
return unto thee -'according to the
time of life ; and, lo, tSarah thy
wife shall have a son. And Sarah
heard it in the tent door, which
was behind him.

11 Now Abraham and Sarah
tvere old and, well stricken in age ;
and it ceased to be with Sarah after
the manner of women.

12 Therefore Sarah laughed
within herself, saying, After I am
waxed old shall I have pleasure, my
lord being old also *?

1 3 And the Lord said unto Abra-
ham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh,
saying. Shall I of a surety bear a
child, which am old 1

14 Is any thing too hard for the
Lord"? At the time appointed I
will return unto thee, ^according
to the time of life, and Sarah shall

have a son.

15 Then 8arah denied, saying, I
laughed not ; for she was afraid.
And he said. Nay ; but thou didst
laugh.

16^ And the men rose up from
thence, and looked toward Sodom :
and Abraham went with them to
bring them on the way.

17 And the Lord said. Shall I
hide from Abraham that thing
which I do ;

18 Seeing that Abraham shall
surely become a great and mighty
nation, and all the nations of the
earth shall be blessed in him %

1 9 For ^ I know hini. that he will
command his children and RTs
household after him, and they shall
keep the way of the Lord, to do
justice and judgment ; that the
Lord may In-ing upon Abraham
that which he hath spoken of him.

20 And the Lord said. Because
the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is
great, and because their sin is very
grievous ;

211 will go down now, and see
whether they have done altogether

2 when the
season eom-
eth round ;

3 when the
season com-
eth round,

* I have
known him,
to the end
that he may

Abrah am^s intercession.

GENESIS, 19.

Lot in Sodom.

according to the cry of it, which is
come unto me ; and if not, I will
know.

22 And the men turned their
faces from thence, and went toward
Sodom : but Abraham stood yet
before the Loud.

23 If Ayd Abraham drew near,
and said. Wilt thou also destroy
the righteous with the wicked 1

24 Perad venture there be fifty
righteous within the city : wilt
thou also destroy and not spare
the place for the fifty righteous
that (ire therein 1

25 That be far from thee to do
after this manner, to slay the right-
eous with the wicked : and that the
righteous should be as the wicked^
that be far from thee : Shall not
the Judge of all the earth do right?

26 And the Lord said, If I find
in S(jdoili fifty righteous within the
city, then I will spare all the place
for their sakes.

27 And Abraham answered and
said. Behold' now, I have taken
upon me to speak unto the Lord,
which am Inif dust and' ashes :

28 Pei'adventure there shall' lack
five of the fifty righteous : wilt thou
destroy all the city for luck of five 1
And he said, If I find there forty
aild five, I will not destroy it.

29 And he sijake unto him yet
again, and said, Peradventure there
shall be forty found there. And he
said, r will not do it for forty's sake.

.'30 AikI he said unto him. Oh let
not the Lorfl be angry, and I will
speak: Peradventure there shall
thirty be f ( )UTid there. And he said,
I will n()tdov'^,if I find thirty there.

."51 And he said, Behold now, I
have taken upon me to sptvik unto
the Lord : IVrad venture tliere shall
be twenty found there;. And he
said, \ will not destroy it for
twenty's sake.

.'52 And he said, Oh let not the
Tjord l)e angry, and f will speak yet
but tliis_ once : Per'adventure ten
shall be fonrul thei-e. And he said,
1 will not destroy if for ten's sake.

33 And the [vORD went his way,
as soon >is he had left conmiuning
with ,'\i)rali;irn : ;uid Abraham re-
Lurned unto his {)lac('.

CHAriEK 19.

1 Lnt entertainethiwo (tvaetn. 4 TherAeioux
Sodnmi/en (tr« Klrieketi iriih hlindnemi.
Vi Ldf, in sent fur mifeli/ into the moun-
htitiH. Is //<■ (lUiiiin-lh Icitri' to yo in/,,
Zoiir. '2t Sodniii mid (limuirrah are de.-
Ktroyed . 2f> l.i>i'n iri/e, is a jiif/nr of xa/t.
MO Lot (hve//eth in a edne. HI The in-
ccufiioux iirif/hxi/ <if Modb inirl Amnion.

N I ) ' tlici-c c;inie two ;iiigcls t( )
Sodom at e\ en ; and Lot sat

in the gate of Sodom : and Lot see-
ing them rose up to meet them;
and he bowed himself with his face
towai'd the ground ;

2 And he said. Behold now, my
loids, tiirn in, I pray you, into your
servant's house, and tarry all night,
and wash your feet, and ye shall
rise up early, and go on your ways.
And they said. Nay ; but we will
abide in the sti'eet all night.

o And he pressed u]jon them
greatly; and they turned in unto
him, and entered into his house ;
and he made them a feast, and did
bake uideavened bread, and they
did eat.

4 *\ \l\\t before they lay down,
the men of tile city, even the men^
of Sodom, compassed the house
round, both oldiand young, all the
people from' every qufwter :

5' And they called unto Lot, and
said unto him, Where are the men
which came in to thee this night ?
bring them out unto us^ that we
may know them.

6 And Lot went out at the door
unto them, and shut the door after
him,

7 And said, I pray you, brethren,
do not so wickedly.

8 Behold now, I have two daugh-
ters which have not known man;
let me, I pray you, bring them out
unto you, and do ye to them as in
good in your eyes : only unto these
men do notliing ; '"^for therefore

came tliey under the shadow of my

roof.

9 And they said. Stand back.
And they said ar/ain, Th\so\\vf,'//oii'
came in to sojoua'n, and he will
ne(!ds hv a judge : now will we deal
woi'se with thee, than with them.
And they jjresscHl sore upon the
man, even Lot, and came near to
break the door.

10 But the men put fortli their
hand, and pulled Lot into the house
to them, and shut to the door.

1 1 And they smote the men tlia-t
were at the door of the house with
blindness, b»)th small and great:
so that tliey weaned tlu'inselves to
find the door.

12 ^ And the men said unto I >ot.
Hast tliou hei'c any besides? son
in law, arul thy sons, and thy
daughtei's, and whatsoever thou
hasi, in the city, bring them, out
of this phuv :

1 3 Foi' we will destroy tliis i>]ace,
because tlie ciy of tlieni is wa.xen
grejit bi'fore the face of tlie JjORD;
ajifl the LoKi) hath sent us to de-
stroy it.

14 And Lot went out, and spake
unto his sons in law, which married

^ t'oi'iisnmcli
as they arc
conie

The destrndioa of

GENESIS, 20.

Sodom and Gomorrah.

his daughters, and said, Up, get
yon out of this place ; for the Lord
will destroy this city. But he
seemed as one that mocked unto
his sons in law.

15 H And when the morning
arase, then the angels hastened Lot,
saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy
two daughters, which are here ; lest
thou be consumed in the iniquity

of the city.

16 And while he lingered.

the

inen laid hold upon his hand, and
upon the hand of his wife, and upon
the hand of his two daughters ; tlie
LoKD being merciful unto him : and
they brought him forth, and set
him without the city.

1 7 H And it came to pass, when
they had brought them forth
abroad, that he said. Escape foi-
tliy life; look not behind tli^e,
neither stay thou in all the plain ;
escape to the mountain, lest thou
be consumed.

18 And Lot said unto them, Oh,
not so, my Lord :

19 Behold now, thy servant hath
found grace in tliy sight, and thou
hast magnified thy mercy, which
thou hast shewed unto me in saving
my life ; and I cannot escape to the
mountain, lest ' some evil take me,
and 1 die :

20 Behold now, this city rs near
to liee unto, and it ix a little one :
Oh, let me escape thither, {is it
not a little one 1) and my soul shall
live.

21 And he said unto him, See, I
have accepted thee concerning this
thing also, that I will not overthrow
tiiis city, for the which thou hast
sjjoken.

22 Haste thee, escape thither;
for I cannot do any thing till thou
be come thither. Therefoie the
name of the city was called *Zoar.

23 H The sun was risen upon the
earth wdien Lot entered into Zoar.

24 Then the Lord rained u])on
Sodom and upon Gomorrah brim-
stone and fire from the Lord (jut
of heaven ;

25 And he overthrew those cities,
and all the plain, and all the in-
habitants of the cities, and that
which grew upon the ground.

26 51 l>ut his wife looked back
from Ijehind him, and she became
a pillar of salt.

27 51 And Abraham gat up early
in the morning to the place where
he stood liefore the Lord :

28 And he looked toward Sodom
and Gomoi'rah, and toward all the
land of the plain, and beheld, and.

* That (s. Little.

lo, the smoke of the country went
up as the smoke of a fujnace.

29 51 And it came to pass, when
God destroyed the cities of the
plain, that God remembered Abra-
ham, and sent Lot out of the midst
of the overthrow, when he ovei-
threw the cities in the which Lot
dwelt.

30 51 And Lot went up out of
Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain,
and his two daughters with him ;
for he feared to dwell in Zoar : and
he dwelt in a cave, he and his two
daughters.

31 And the firstborn said unto
the younger, Our father is old, and
there is not a man in the earth to
come in unto us after the manner
of all the earth :

32 Come, let us make our father
drink wine, and we will lie with
him, that we may preserve seed of
our father.

33 And they made their father
drink wine that night : and the
firstborn went in, and lav with her
father ; and he perceived not when
she lay down, nor when she arose.

34 And it came to imss on the
morrow, that the firstborn said
unto the younger, Behold, I lay
yesternight with my father: let
us make him drink wine this night
also ; and go thou in, and lie with
him, that we may preserve seed
of our father.

35 And they made their father
drink wine that night also : and
the younger aix)se, and lay with
him ; and he perceived not when
she lay down, nor when she arose.

36 Thus were both the daughters
of Lot with child by their father.

37 And the firstborn bare a son,
and called his name Moab : the
same is the father of the Moabites
unto this day.

38 And the younger, she also
bare a son, and called his name
Ben-ammi : the same v'.s- the father
of the children of Ainmon unto this
day.

CPIAPTER 20.

1 Abraham sqjoarueth <(t Gerar, 2 denieth
his wife, and luaeth her. 3 AbimeUch in
teproiied fof her in a dream. 0 tie re-
buketh Abraham, 14 renioreih Sarah, ifi
(;;/(/ reprnveth her. 17 lie is healed by
Ahrah.ain's prayer.

ND Aljrahain journeyed from
thence toward the south coun-
try, and dwelled between Kadesh
and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

2 And Abi-aham said of Sarah
his wife. She is my sister : and
Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and
took Sarah.

3 But God came to Abimelech in
a dream by night, and said to him,

Abraham at Gerai

GENESIS, 21.

The birth of Isaac.

Behold, thou art but a dead man,
for tlie woman which thou hast
taken ; for she is a man's wife.

4 But Abimelech had not come
near her : and he said, Lord, wilt
thou slay ^ also a righteous nation 1

5 Saifl he not unto me, She /*•
my sister? and she, even she her-
self said, He is my brother : in the
integrity of my heart and inno-
cency of my hands have I done this.

6 And God said unto liim in a
dream, Yea, I know that thou
didst this in the integrity of thy
heart ; for I also withheld thee from
sinning against me : therefore suf-
fered I thee not to touch her.

7 Now therefore restore the man
Ids wife ; for he is a prophet, and he
shall pray for thee, and thou shalt
live : and if thou restore her not,
know thou that thou shalt surely
die, thou, and all that arc thine.

8 Therefore Abimelech rose early
in the morning, and called all his
servants, and told all these things
in their ears : and the men were
sore afraid.

9 Then Abimelech called Abra-
ham, and said unto him. What hast
thou done unto us ? and what have
I offended thee, that thou hast
brought on me and on my kingdom
a great sin 1 thou hast done deeds
unto me that ought not to be done.

10 And Abimelech said unto
Abraham, What sawest thou, that
thou hast done this thing 1

1 1 And Abraham said. Because
I thought. Surely the fear of God
/.s- not in this place ; and they will
slay me for my wife's sake.

1 2 And yet indeed site is my sis-
ter ; she is the daughter ot my
father, but not the daughter of iny
mother ; and she became my wife.

l.'i And it came to pass, when
God caused me to wander from my
father's house, that 1 said unto h(>r,
This v'.s- thy kindness which tliou
shalt shew unto me; atevei-y place
whither we shall come, say of me,
He is my brother.

14 And Abimelech took sheep,
and oxen, and menservants, and
womenservants, and gave them unto
Al)raliain, and restored him Sarah
his wife.

15 And Abimelech said, I^>ehold,
my land is before thee: dwell
where it i)leas(»th thee.

Ifi And unto Sai'ah he said, IJe
hold, I have given thy brother a
thousand 7)?'eoe.'{ of silver : behold,
- h(> is to tliee a coveririg of the

eyes, unto all that <ir( willi llicc.
and with all olln'r : thus slic was

rein'oved

17 ^ So Abraham prayed unto
God : and God healed Abimelech,
and his wife, and his maidservants ;
and they bare children.

18 For the Lord had fast closed
u]} all the wombs of the house of
Abimelech, because of Sarah Abra-
ham's wife.

CHAPTER 21.

1 Inddc, ift born. 4 He is cifcumci^ed.
6 Sarah's joy. 9 Hagar and Ishniael are
cast forth.' 15 Hagar in diiiiress. 17 The
angel eomforie.th her. 22 Abimelech\s
covenant ivith Abraham at Beer-sheba.

AND the Lord visited Sarah as
he had said, and the Lord did
unto Sarah as he had spoken.

2 For Sarah conceived, and bare
Abraham a son in his old age, at
the set time of which God had
spoken to him.

3 And Abraham called the name
of his son that was born unto him,
whom Saiah bare to him, Isaac.

4 And Abraham circumcised his
son Isaac being eight days old, as
God had conunanded him.

5 And Abraham was an hundred
years old, when his son Isaac was
born unto him.

6 ^1 And Sarah said, God hath
made me to laugh, so that all that
hear will laugli with me.

7 And she said. Who would have
said unto Abraham, that Sarah
should have given children suckj
for I \u\xe borne him a son in his
old age.

8 And the child grew, and was
weaned : and Abraham made a
great feast the same day that Isaac
was weaned.

9 U And Sarah saw the son of
Hagar the Egyptian, which she
had born(> unto Abraham, mocking.

10 Wlierefoi'eshesaid unto Abra-
ham, Cast out tliis bondwoman anfl
tier son : for the son of this bond-
woman shall not be heir with my
son, eiH^ii with Isaac.

1 1 And the thing was very griev-
ous in Abraham's sight because of
his son.

12 11 And God said unto Aluva-
hani. Let it not- be grievous in thy
sight because of the lad, and be-
cause of thy bondwoman; in all
tliat Sarah hath said unto thee,
hearken unto hei' voice; foi- in
Isaac shall thy seed be calle(j.

l.'> And also of the scm of the
bondwoman will I make a nation,
because he is th.v seed.

14 And Abraham rose up eai-ly
in the morning, and took bread,
and a bottl(> of water, aiul gave it
unto Hagar, putting it (m her
shoulder, and the child, and sent
her away: and she departed, and

Expulsion of Hagav.

GENESIS, 22.

Trial of Abraham's faith.

wandered in the wilderness of
Beer-sheba.

15 And the water was spent in
the bottle, and she cast the child
under one of the shrubs.

16 And she went, and sat her
down over against him a good way
off, as it were a bowshot : for she
said. Let me not see the death of
the child. And she sat over against
him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

17 And God heard the voice of
the lad ; and the angel of God
called to Hagar out of heaven, and
said unto her. What aileth thee,
Hagar 1 fear not ; for God hath
heard the voice of the lad where
he is.

18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold
him in thine hand ; for I will make
him a great nation.

19 And God opened her eyes,
and she saw a well of water ; and
she went, and filled the bottle with
water, and gave the lad drink.

20 And God was with the lad ;
and he grew, anfl dwelt in the
wilderness, and became an archer.

21 And he dwelt in the wilder-
ness of Paran : and his mother took
him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

22 H And it came to pass at that
time, that Abimelech and Phichol
the chief captain of his host spake
unto Abraham, saying, God u' with
thee in all that thou doest :

23 Now therefore swear unto me
here by God that thou wilt not
deal falsely with me, nor with my
son, nor with my son's son : /nU
according to the kindness that I
have done unto thee, thou shalt
do unto me, and to the land wherein
thou hast sojourned.

24 And Abraham said, I will
swear.

25 And Abraham reproved
Abimelech because of a well of
water, which Abimelech's servants
had violently taken away.

26 And Abimelech said, I ^ wot
not who hath done this thing :
neither didst thou tell me, neither
yet heard I of if, but to day.

27 And Abraham took sheep and
oxen, and gave them unto Abime-
lech ; and both of them made a
covenant.

28 And Abraham set seven ewe
lambs of the flock by themselves.

29 And Abimelech said unto
Abraham, What nietn} these seven
ewe lambs which thou hast set by
themselves 1

30 And he said. For these seven
ewe lambs shalt thou take of my
hand, that they may be a witness
unto me, that I have digged this
well.

3 1 Wherefore he called that place
* Beer-sheba ; because there they
sware both of them.

32 Thus they made a covenant
at Beer-sheba : then Abimelech rose
up, and Phichol the chief captain
of his host, and they returned into
the land of the l^hilistines.

33 H And Ahraham planted a
" grove in Beer-sheba, and called
there on the name of the Loed, the
everlasting Gt)d.

34 And Abi'aham sojourned in
the Philistines' land many days.

CHAPTER 22.

1 Abraham i.i templed in offer Isaac. 3 He
givefh proof of his faith and obedience.
11 The angel stayeth him. 13 Isaac is
e^xchanged' with a ram. 14 The place
is called Jehoeah-jireh. 15 Abraham is
ble.'f.sed again. 20 The generation of Nahor
unto Rehekah.

ND it came to pass after these
things, that God did '^ tempt

Abraham, and said unto him, Abra
ham : and he said, Behold, here I am.

2 And he said. Take now thy
son, thine only son Isaac, whom
thou lovest, and get thee into the
land of Moriah ; and offer him
there foi- a burnt offering upon one
of the mountains which I will tell
thee of.

3 ^ And Abraham rose up early
in the morning, and saddled his
ass, and took two of his young men
with him, and Isaac his son, and
clave the wood for the burnt offer-
ing, and rose uj), and went unto
the place of which God had told
him.

4 Then on the third day Abi-a-
ham lifted up his eyes, and saw
the place afar off.

5 And Abraham said unto his
young men. Abide ye here with the
ass ; and I and the lad will go yon-
der and worship, and come again
to you.

6 And Abraham took the wood
of the burnt offering, and laid it
upon Isaac his son ; and he took
the fire in Ins hand, and a knife ;
and they went both of them to-
gether.

7 And Isaac spake unto Abra-
ham his father, and said. My
father : and he said. Here am I, my
son. And he said. Behold the fire
and the wood : but where is the
lamb for a burnt offei'ing ?

8 And Abraham said, My son,
God will iirovide himself a lamb
for a burnt offering : so they went
both of them together.

9 And they came to the place
which God had told him of ; and

* That is, The well of the oath.

2 tamarisk
tree

prove

Deliverance of Isaac.

GENESIS, 23.

Sarah^s death.

Abraham built an altar there, and
laid the wood in order, and bound
Isaac his son, and laid him on the
altar upon the wood.

10 And Abraham stretched forth
his hand, and took the knife to
slay his son.

11 And the angel of the Lord
called unto him out of heaven, and
said, Abraham, Abraham : and he
said. Here am I.

lli And he said. Lay not thine
hand upon the lad, neither do thou
any thing unto him : for now I know
that thou fearest God, seeing thou
hast not withheld thy son, thine
only i^on from me.

l.S And Abraham lifted up his
eyes, and looked, and behold be-
hind him a ram caught in a thicket
by his horns: and Abraham went
and took the ram, and offered him
up for a burnt offering in the stead
of his son.

1 4 And Abraliam called the name
of that place *Jehovah-jireh :, as it
is said to this day. In the mount of
the LoKU it shall be ' seen.

15 ^ And the angel of the Lord
called unto Abraham out of heaven
the second time,

16 And said. By myself have I
sw(jrn, saith the Lord, for because
tliou hast done this thing, and hast
not withheld thy son, thine only
son :

17 That in blessing I will bless
thee, and in nuiltiplying I will
multijjly thy seed as the stars of
the heaven, and as the sand which
/.s- upon the sea shore ; and thy seed
si Kill possess the gate of his ene-
mies ;

is And in thy seed shall all the
nations of the earth be blessed; be-
cause thou hast ob(\y(^d my voice.

11) So Abraham retui'ned unto
his young nuui, and they rose ui)
and went together to l>eei--slieba ;
and Al)raham dwelt at IJeer-sheba.

'JO II And it came to i)ass after
tliest! things, tliat it was told Abra-
liam, saying, lielioid, Milcali, slu;
luith also bornt! children unto thy
bi'uthei- Nalioi- ;

21 " I In/ his firstborn, and Hu/
his brother, and Kenuicil the father
of Aram,

•JJ And CJhesed, and Ila/o. ami
I'ildash, and Jidlai»li, and lietlniel.

23 And Betlniel Ixwit liebekah :
these eight Mil(;ali did bear to
Nahor, Abraham's brother.

24 And his concubine, whose
TiMiiic t"(iK Iteumah, she bare also
'rel)ah, and (iaiiam, and Thahash,
and iMaachah.

CHAPTER 23.

1 The a(/e. and death nf S<n<th. 8 The pur-
chase of MachpeUih, 19 aliere Sarah wti.\
buried.

AND Sarah was an hundred and
seven and twenty years old :
these were, the years of the life of
Sarah.

2 And Sarah died in -'Kirjath-
arlja ; the same is Hel)ron in the
land of Canaan : and Abraham
came to mourn for Sarah, and to
weep for her.

3 H And Abraham stood up from
before his dead, and spake unto the
sons of Heth, saying,

4 I am a stranger and a sojourner
with you : give me a possessiim of
a bur'yingplace with you, that I may
bury my dead out of my sight.

5 And the children of Heth an-
swered Abraham, saying unto him,

6 Hear us, my lord : thou art a
mighty prince among us : in the
choice of our sepulchres bury thy
dead ; none of us shall withhold
from thee his sepulchre, but that
thou mayest bury thy dead.

7 And Abraham stood up, and
bowed himself to the people of the
land, even to the children of Heth.

8 And lie communed \yith them,
saying. If it be your mind tliat I
should bury my dt^ad out of my
sight ; hear me, and intreat for me
to Ephron the son of Zohar,

9 That he may give me the cave
of Machpelah, which he hath, which
is in the end of his field ; for as
much money as it is worth he shall
give it me for a possession of a
buryingplace amongst you.

10 ^Aiid lM)hron dwelt among
the
the
tin

I * That is, The Lord will see or provide.

•liildren of Heth : and Kphron
Flittitc^ answered Al)raliam in
audience of the chilflren of
Heth, even of all that went in at
the gate of his city, saying,

11 Na.y, my lord, luvir me: the
field giv(; 1 tliei', and the cave that
is tliei-ein, 1 give it thee; in the
prtisence of the sons of my neople
give 1 it thee : bui-y thy dead.

12 And Abi'aham bowed down
himself before; the people of the
land.

'!.■'> Anil he spake unto Ei>liron in
lh»; audience of the peoplci of tlie
land, saying, lUit if thou ■' ivilt give
if, \ iiray thee, hear me : 1 willgixc
tTiee inoiu^y for the field ; take it
of me, and I will bury my dcjid
there.

1 \ And Mphfon answered Abia
ham, sa.N'ing unto him,

{.') My lord, hearken unto inr :
the land is irorth four hundred
siiekels of silver ; what is that be-

3 KiriHth-
arl)ii:

^Now

Kplu-oii was
sitting;- in tlio
midst ui

wilt,

Abraham'' s servant

GENESIS, 24.

sent on Ids journey.

twixt me and thee 1 bury therefoi-e
thy dead.

1 6 And Abraham hearkened unto
Ephron; and Abraham weighed to
Ephron the silver, which he had
named in the audience of the .sons
of Heth, four liundred shekels of
silver, current money with the mer-
chant.

17 !I And the field of Ephron,
which was in iMachpelah, which
was before Mami-e, the field, and
the cave which icas tlierein, and all
the trees that wert in the field, that
ivere in all the borders round about,
were made sure

18 Unto Abraham for a posses-
sion in the presence of the children
of Heth, before all that went in at
the gate of his city.

19 And after this, Abraham
buried Sarah his wife in the cave
of the field of Machpelah befoi-e
Mamre : the same is Hebron in the
land of Canaan.

20 And the field, and the cave
that is therein, were made sure unto
Abraham for a possession of a bury-
ingplace by the sons of Heth.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Abraham swearetfi, hi,<fiilJiUi'th
hissign, 22 feceiri'ih jcirel.H, •!:', xhcirrth her
Mildred, 25 a ml iiiolieth him haitie. 2G
The servant hlesseth God. 29 Lahmi, enter-
taineih him. 84 The servant .sheireth his
message. 50 Lahan and Beihwel appr-ore
it. 58 Rehekah, consenteth to go. C2 Isaac
meeieih her.

AND Abraham was old, and well
stricken in age : and the Lord
had blessed Abraham in all things.

2 And Abraham said unto ' his
eldest servant of his house, that
ruled over all that he had. Put, I
pray thee, thy hand under my
thigh :

3 And I will make thee swear by
the Lord, the Ood of heaven, and
the Cod of the earth, that thou
shalt not take a wife unto my son
of the daughters of the Canaanites,
among whom I dwell :

4 P>ut thou shalt go unto my
country, and to my kindred, and
take a wife unto my son Lsaac.

5 And the servant said unto him,
Peradventure the woman will not
be willing to folhnv me unto this
land : must I needs bring thy son
again unto the land from Avhence
thou camesf?

6 And Aliraliam said unto him.
Beware thou that thou bring not
my son thither again.

7 11 "The Loi:n Cod of heaven,
which took me from my father's
house, and from the land of my

kindred, and which spake unto
me, and that sware unto me, say-
ing. Unto "thy seed will I give this
land ; he shall send his angel before
thee, and thou shalt take a wife
unto my son from thence.

8 And if the woman will not be
willing to follow thee, then thou
shalt be clear from this my oath :
only bring not my son thithei'
again.

9 And the servant put his hand
under the thigh of Abraham his
master, and sware to him concern-
ing that matter.

10 II And the servant took ten
camels of the cainels of his master,
and "departed : foi- all the goods of
his master were in his liand : and
he arose, and went to Mesopotamia,
unto the city of Nahor.

1 1 And he made his camels to
kneel down without the city by a
well of water at the time of the
evening, even the time that women
go out to draw watei:

12 And he said, ^ O Lord God of
my master Abraham, 1 pi'ay thee,
send me g(X)d speed this day, and
shew kindness unto my master
Abraham.

13 Behold, I stand here by the
well of water; and the daughters
of the men of the city come out to
draw water :

14 And let it come to pass, that
the damsel to whom I shall say.
Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee,
that I may drink ; and she shall
say. Drink, and I will give thy
camels drink also : let the same be
she that thou hast appointed for
thy servant Isaac ; and thereby
shall I know that thou hast shewed
kindness vinto my master.

1 5 1] And it came to pass, before
he had done speaking, that, behold,
Ilebekah came out, who was born
to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife
of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with
her pitcher upon her shoulder.

IG And the damsel was very fair
to look upon, a virgin, neither had
any man known her : and she went
down to the well, and filled her
pitcher, and came up.

17 And the servant ran to meet
her, and said. Let me, I pray thee,
drink a little water of thy pitcher.

18 And she said. Drink, my lord :
and she hasted, and let down her
pitcher upon her hand, and gave
him drink.

19 And wlien she had done giv-
ing him drink, she said, 1 will draw
water for thy c^imels also, until they
have done driid-cing.

20 And she hastetl, ji.nd emptied
her pitcher into the ti-ough, and

3 departed,
having all
goodly
things of his
master's

4 O Lord,

the God

Abraham's servant

GENESIS, 24.

telleth his errand.

1 looked
steadfastly
on her, hold-
ing his
peace, to
know

2 ring

3 the Lord,
the God

^ as for me,
the Lord
hath led me
in the way

food

ran again unto the well to draw
water, and drew for all his camels.

21 And the man ^ wondering at
her held his peace, to wit whether
the LoKD had made his journey
prosperous or not.

22 And it came to pass, as the
camels had done drinking, that the
man took a golden '^earring of half a
shekel weight, and two bracelets
for her hands of ten shekels weight
of gold ;

23 And said, Whose daitghter art
thou 1 tell me, I pray tliee : is there
room in thy father's house for us
to lodge in "?

24 And she said unto him, I
am the daughtei- of Bethuel the
son of Milcah, which she bare unto
Nahor.

25 She said moreover unto him,
We have both straw and provender
enough, and room to lodge in.

26 And the man bowed down
his head, and worshipped the Lord.

27 And he said. Blessed />e "the
LoRT> Ciod of my master Abraham,
who hath not left destitute my
master of his mercy and his truth :
^I heinp in the way. the Lord led

me to the house of my master's
brethren.

28 And the damsel ran, and told
them of- her mother's house these
things.

29 1] AndRebekah liad abrotlier,
and his name wan Laban : and
Laban ran out unto the man, unto
the well.

30 And it came to pass, when
he saw the '^earring and bracelets
upon his sistei's hands, and when
lie lieaid the woids of Rcbekah liis
sister-, saying. Thus spake the man
unto me ; that he came unto the
man ; and, behold, he stood by tlie
camels at tlie well.

31 And lie said. Come in, thou
blessed of the J^ord ; wherefore
standest tliou witliout ? for I liave
prepai-ed the Jiouse, and room for
the camels.

32 II And the man came into tli(^
liouse : and lie ungii'ded his camels,
and gave straw and provender for
the caiiK'ls, and water to wash liis
feet, and the men's feet that n<cre
with him.

.■')3 And there was set ^' meat be-
fon^ him to (>at : but he said, I will
not eat, until I hav(^ told mine
errand. And he said. Sneak on.

34 And h(» said, I am Abraham's
servant.

35 And the r.(»Ri) hath l)l('sse(l
my master greatly; and he is Ixv
come great: and he hath given him
Hocks, and herds, and silver, ;uid

gold, and menservants, and maid-
servants, and camels, and asses.

36 And Sarah my master's wife
bare a son to my master when she
was old : and unto him hath he
given all that he hath.

37 And my master made me
swear, saying, Thou shalt not take
a wife to my son of the daughters
of the Canaanites, in whose land
I dwell :

38 But thou shalt go unto my
father's house, and to my kindred,
and take a wife unto my son.

39 And I said unto my master,
Peradventure the woman will not
follow me.

40 And he said unto me, The
Lord, befoi-e whom I walk, will
send his angel with thee, and
prosper thy way ; and thou shalt
take a wife for my son of my kin-
dred, and of my father's house :

41 Then shalt thou be clear fiom
this my oath, when thou comest
to my kindred; and if they give
not thee one, thou shalt be clear
from my oath.

42 And I came this day unto
the well; and said, " () Lord (iod of
my master Abraham, if now thou
do pi'osper my way which I go :

43 Behold, I stand by the well
of water ; and it shall come to pass,
that when the virgin cometh foi'th
to draw loater, and I saj^ to her,
(Jive me, I pray theje, a little water
of thy pitcher to drink ;

44 And she say to me, Pioth
drink thou, and 1 will also thaw
for thy camels : let the same i^e the
woman whom the Lord hath aji-
pointed out for my master's son.

45 And before 1 had done speak-
ing in mine heart, behold, lle-
bekah came forth with \wr pitcher
on her shoulder; and she went
down unto the well, and drew
wate)- : and I said unto her. Let me
drink, 1 i)ray thee.

46 And she made haste, and let
down her ])itcher from her Khoii/dyr,
and said. Drink, and 1 will gi\c
thy canu4s drink also : so 1 drank,
and she m;i(U' th»^ camelsdrink also.

47 And 1 asked hei', aii<l s;iid,
\Vhos(> daughter art thou'? Ajid
she said. The daughtci' of l>etliu<'l,
Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare
unto him : and 1 i)ut the "earring
upon hei' " face, and the bracelets
ui)on li(>r hands.

48 And 1 bowed down my head,
;i,nd woisliii)|)ed the JjOKD, and
blessed 'Mlie LoiM) ( iod of my mas-
ter Abr;di;i,m, which hud led me
in the right way to take my mas
ter'sbrother'sdaughteruntcdiisson.

Isaac meeteth Rebekah.

GENESIS, 25.

Abrahams death.

49 And now if ye will deal kindly
and truly with my master, tell me :
and if not. tell me ; that I may turn
to the right hand, or to the lett.

50 Then Laban and Bethuel an-
swered and said, The thing proceed-
eth from the Loud : we cannot
speak unto thee bad or good.

.51 Behold, Rebekah ?> before
thee, take her, and go, and let her
be thy master's son's wife, as the
Loud hath spoken.

52 And it came to pass, that,
when Abraham's servant heard
their words, he worshipi)ed the
Lord, hoicing himself to the earth.

5.3 And Ihe servant brought
forth jewels of silver, and jewels
of gold, and raiment, and gave
them to Rebekah : he gave also to
her brother and to her mother
precious things. , , • ,

54: And they did eat and drink,
he and the men that icere with him,
and tarried all night; and they
rose up in the morning, and he
said. Send me away unto my
master.

55 And her brother and her
mother said. Let the damsel abide
with us a few days, at the least
ten ; after that she shall go.

56 And he said unto them,
Hinder me not, seeing the Loud
hath prospered my way ; send me
away that I may go to my master.

57 And they said. We will call
the damsel, and enquire at her

mouth. , -r^ 1 1 1

58 And they called Rebekah,
and said unto her. Wilt thou go
with this man"? And she said, I
will go.

59 And they sent away Rebekah
their sister, and her nurse, and
Abraham's servant, and his men.

60 And they blessed Rebekah,
and said unto her, Thou ar^ our
sister, be thou the mother of thou-
sands of millions, and let thy seed
possess the gate of those which
hate them.

6 1 11 And Rebekah arose, and her
damsels, and they rode upon the
camels, and followed the man : and
the servant took Rebekah, and
went his way.

62 And Isaac came from the way
of the well Lahai-roi ; for he dwelt
in the south country.

63 And Isaac went out to medi-
tate in the Held at the eventide:
and he lifted up his eyes, and
saw, and, behold, the camels irere
coming.

64 And Rebekah lifted up her
eyes, and when slie saw Isaac, she
lighted off the camel.

65 For she had said unto the

servant. What man is this that
walketh in the held to meet: usi
And the servant had said, It is my
master : therefore she took a vail,
and covered herself.

66 And the servant told Isaac
all things that he had done. ,

67 And Isaac brought her into
his mother Sarah's tent, and took
Rebekah, and she became his wife ;
and he loved her : and Isaac was
comforted after his mother's death.

CHAPTER 25.

1 ThenonKof AJn^ahamhy KeUu-ah. b The
division of IiIk goodi. 1 lUs nge, and
death. 9 His hurial. 12 The genera-
tions of lishmael. IT His age, and death.
19 Isaac prai/eth for Rebekah, being
barren. 22 the children strive in her
vomb. 24 The birth of Esau and Jacob.
2T Their difference. 29 Esa^t, selleth his
birthright.

THEN" again Abraham took
a wife, and her name vms
Keturah.

2 And she bare him Zimran,
and .Jokshan, and Medan, and
Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

3 And .lokshan begat Sheba,
and Dedan. And the sons of
Dedan were Asshurim, and Letu-
shim, and Leummim.

4 And the sons of IMidian ;
Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch,
and Abidah, and Eldaah. All
these icere the children of Keturah.

5 II And Abraham gave all that
he had unto Isaac.

6 But unto the sons of the concu-
bines, which Abraham had, Abra-
ham gave gifts, and sent them away
from Isaac his son, while he yet
lived, eastward, unto the east coun-
try.

7 And these are the days of the
years of Abraham's life which he
lived, an hundred threescore and
fifteen years.

<S Then Abraham gave up the
ghost, and died in a good old i
an old man, and full of years
was gathered to his people.

9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael
buried him in the cave of ^Slachpe-
lah, in the field of Ephron the son
of Zohar the Hittite, which is be-
fore jSIamre ;

10 The field which Abraham pur-
chased of the sons of Heth : there
was Abraham buried, and Sarah
his wife.

1 1 II And it came to pass after
the d(>atli of Abraham, that God
blessed his son Isaac ; and Isaac
dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.

12 ^ Xow these (tre the genera-
tions of Ishmael Abraham's son.
whom H;igar the Egyptian, Sarah's
handmaid, bare unto Abraham :

13 And these are the names of

age,
and

Efi(ui and Jacob born.

GENESIS, 26.

Esai/s birthright.

the suns oi Lsliniael, by their names,
according to their generations : the
tirstborn of Ishmael, ^Nebajoth;

and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Aiib-
sam,

14 And Mishma, and Dumah,
and ^lassa,

15 Hadar, and Tenia, Jetur,
Naphish, and Kedemah :

16 Tliese are the sons of Ishmael,
and these (ire their names, by their
-towns, and l)y their ^castles;

twelve princes according to then-
nations.

1 7 And these are the years of the
life of Ishmael, an hundred and
thirty and seven years : and he
gave up the ghost and died ; and
was gathered unto his people.

18 And they dwelt from Havilah
unto Shur, that is before Egypt,
as thou goest toward Assyria : and
he •'diea in the presence of all his
Ijrethren.

1 y H And these are the^ gener-
ations of Isaac, Abraham's son :
Abraham begat Isaac :

20 And Isaac was forty years old
when he took llebekah to wife, the
flaughter of Bethuel the Syrian of
Padan-aram, the sister to Laban
the Syrian.

21 And Isaac intreated the Lord
for his wife, because she was bar-
ren : and the Lord was intreated
of him, and Rebekah his wife con-
ceived.

22 And the children struggled
together within her ; and she said.
If it he so, why atii I thus*? And
she went to enquire of the Lord.

23 And the Lord said unto her.
Two nations are in thy womb, and
two manner of peojile shall be sepa-
rated '"'from thy bowels; and the
one peopl(! shall be stnmger than
the other people ; and the elder shall
serve the younger.

24 ^ And when her days to bo
delivered were fulfilled, behold,
there loere twins in her womb.

2o And tlie first came out red,
all over liki; an hairy garment;
and they calh'd his name Lsau.

-i) And after that came his
brother out, and liis hand took
holfl on I'.sau's heel ; ajid his nam(^
was called Jacol): and Isaac ivnn
threescore years old when she bare
them.

27 And the boys grew : and Esau
was a cunning hunter, a man of the
fu'ld ; ;i,n(l .bi(;ob ivhh a "plain man,
dwelling in tents.

28 And Isaac loved Esau, be-
cause he did eat of //?'« venison :
but Reiiekah loved Jacob.

29 H And Jacob 'sod pottage:

and Esau came from the field, and
he was faint :

30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed
me, I pray thee, with that same red
pottaye; for I a/y^ faint : therefore
was his name called *Edom.

31 And Jacob said. Sell me this
day thy birthright.

32 And Esau said. Behold, I am
at the point to die : and whatpi'oht
shall this birthright do to me (

33 And Jacob said. Swear to me
this day ; and he sware unto him :
and he sold his birthright unto
Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread
and pottage of lentiles ; and he did
eat and drink, and rose up, and
went his way : thus Esau despised
his birthright.

CHAPTER 26.

1 iKdac heoauxfi of fitmine. went fo (rfrar.
2 Ood iiixtrucieth, and blexfieth him. 7 III'
in rtproved hi/ Ah'onelech. for dein/hm liin
uife. 12 lie \ivoireth rich. IS lie <li<i(i,th
Esek; Sitva/i, and liehohoth. 26 Ahiiiielecit
inakeih a covenant with him at Jieer-shebu .
3i Enau^ii wives.

AND there was a famine in the
land, beside the first famine
that was in the days of Abraham.
And Isaac went unto Abimelech
king of the Philistines unto Oerar.

2 And the Lord appeared unto
him, and said. Go not down into
Egypt ; dwell in the land which I
shall tell thee of :

3 Sojourn in this land, and T will
be with thee, and will bless thee ;
for unto thee, and unto thy seed, 1
will give all those countries, and
I will ])erform the oath which 1
sware unto Abraham thy fatlicM" ;

4 And I will make thy seed to
multiply as the stars ot heaven,
and will give unto thy seed ail
these countries; and in thy seed
shall all the nations of the earth be
blessed ;

5 Because that Abraham obeyefl
my voi(!e, and kept my chaige, my
connnandments, my statutes, and
my laws.

6 *i\ And Isaac dwelt in Gei'ar :

7 And the men of th(^ place
asked him of his wife; and he said,
She is my sister: for he fearefl to
say. She is niy wife; lest, sanl h<'.
the men of tlie place should kill me
for Rebekah ; l)ecause she >oas fair
to look u])on.

8 And it came to pass, wh(>n he
had been there a long time, that
Abimel(»ch king of the Philistines
looked out at a window, and saw,
and, behold, Isaac vhis sporting
with Rebekah his wife.

• That is, Red.

Th.e ivells diyged hy Isaac.

GENESIS, 27.

Covenant with Abhnelech.

9 Ami Abiinelech called Isaac,
and said, liehold, oi a surety she is
tliy wife : and how sajdst thou,
She is my sister'^ And Isaac said
unto him, Jiecause I said, Lest i die
for her.

10 And Aljimelech said, What ^s
this thou hast done unto us? one of
the people might lightly have lien
with thy wife, and thou shouldest
have brought guiltiness upon us.

11 And Abimelech charged all
his people, saying. He that toucli-
eth this man or his wife shall surely
be put to death.

12 Then Isaac sowed in that
land, and received in the same
year an hundredfold : and the Loud
blessed him.

13 And the man waxed great,
and went forward, and grew until
he became very great :

II For he hafl possession of
flocks, and possession of herds, and
great store of servants : and the
Philistines envied him.

15 For all the wells which his
father's servants had digged in the
days of Al)raham his father, the
Philistines had stoi)jjed them, and
filled them with earth.

16 And Abimelech said unto
Isaac, Go from us ; for thou art
much mightier than we.

17^ And Isaac depai'ted thence,
and pitched his tent in the valley
of Gerar, and dwelt there.

18 And Isaac digged again the
wells of water, which they had
digged in the days of Abraham his
father ; for the Philistines had
stopped them after the death of
Abraham : and he called their
names after the names by which
his father liad called them.

19 And Isaac's servants digged
in the valley, and found there a
well of springing water.

20 And the herdmen of Gerar
did strive with Isaac's herdmen,
saying. The water is ours : and he
called the name of the well *Esek ;
because they strove with him.

21 And they digged another
well, and strove for tliat also: and
he called the name of it t Sitnah.

22 And he removed fi-om thence,
and digged another well ; and for
that they strove not : and he called
the name of it t Kehoboth ; and he
said. For now the Loud hath made
ror)m for us, and we shall be fruit-
ful in the land.

23 And he went up from Ihence
to Beer-sheba.

24 And the Loud appeared unto

* Th<(t is, C()iit('iiti(tn. t Tluit ut, Ilutird.
:j: 'J'hal is, Ruoni.

him the same night, and said, I am
the God of Abraham tiiy father :
fear not, for I a/n, with thee, and
will bless thee, and multiply thy
seed for my servant Abraham's
sake.

25 And he builded an altar there,
and called upon the name of the
L<>]:i), and ])itched his tent there:
and there Isaac's servants digged
a well.

26 1] Then Abimelech went to
him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one
of his friends, and Phichol the
chief captain of his army.

27 And Jsaac said unto them.
Wherefore come ye to me, seeing
ye hate me, and have sent me
away from you 'I

28 And they said, We saw cer-
tainly that the Loi;i) was with
thee : and we said. Let there be
now an oath betwixt us, even be-
twixt us and thee, and let us make
a covenant with thee;

29 That thou wilt do us no hurt,
as we have not touched thee, and
as we have done unto thee nothing
but good, and have sent thee away
in ijeace : thou art now the blessed
of the Loi;i).

30 And he miide them a feast,
and they did eat and think.

31 And they rose up betimes in
the morning, and sware one to
another : and Isaac sent them
away, and they departed from him
in peace.

32 And it came to pa.ss the same
day, that Isaac's servants came,
and told him concerning the well
which they had digged, and said
unto him. We have found water.

33 And he called it § Shebah :
therefore the name of the city is
II Beer-sheba unto this day.

34 H And Esau was forty years
old when he took to wife Judith
the daughter of Beeri the Hittite,
and Ijashemath the daughter of
Elon the Hittite :

35 Which weie a grief of mind
unto Isaac and to llebekah.

CHAPTER 27.

1 /ntNiB /sfiideth Efdii for reninon. fi /?/■-
lehah inntnicfeth Jiicoli to ohtain ike liUxt,-
in<j. 15 Jitcoh mider the. jieriton of Exmi
olitaineth it. Hll Kmui litimjith vi>ni!.iii>.
"H Imrdi'treiithleth. 84 K-tdu I'ompltiinetli.
and hy imjinriutiitij ohtaiucih a fdexxlna.
41 He threaieneih' Jacoh. 4iJ Itdiakah
(lisappointeth it.

AND it came to i)ass. that when
- Isaac wiis old, and his eyes
were dim, so that lie could not see,
he called Esau his eldest son, and

§ That is, An oiith.

jl That is, The well ol the uatli.

Jacob ohtaineth

GENESIS, 27.

the blessing.

said unto him, My son : and he
said unto him, Behold, here mn I.

2 And lie said. Behold now, 1 am
old, 1 know not the day of my
death :

3 Now therefore take, I pray
thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and
thy bow, and go out to the field,
and take me mme venison ;

4 And make me savoury meat,
such as I love, and bring it to me,
that I may eat ; that my soul
may bless thee befoi'e I die.

5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac
spake to Esau his son. And Esau
went to the field to hunt for veni-
son, and to bring it.

6 H And Rebekah spake unto
Jacob her son, saying. Behold, I
heard thy father speak unto Esau
thy brother, saying,

7 Bring me venison, and make
me savoury meat, that I may eat,
and bless thee before the Lord
before my death.

8 Now therefore, my son, obey
my voice according to that which
I command thee.

9 Go now to the flock, and fetch
me from tlience two good kids oi
the goats ; and I will make them
savoury meat for thy father, such
as he loveth :

10 And thou shalt bring it to
thy father, that he may eat, and
that he may bless thee before his
death.

11 And .Jacob saifl to Rebekah
his mother, ]>ehold, Esau my
brother r.s a hairy man, and I cun a
smooth man :

12 My father peradventure will
feel me, and 1 shall seem to him
as a deceiver ; and I shall bring a
curse upon me, and not a blessing.

1.3 And his mother said unto
him. Upon me be thy ciu'se, my
son : only obey my voice, and go
fetch nu! them,.

14 And he went, and fetched,
and brought th.rm. to his mother:
and his inothci' made savoury meat,
such as liis father IovohI.

15 And Relx'kah took goodly
raimcTit of her elflest soi\ Msau,
which lucre with her in the house,
an<l put them upon Jacol) her
youiig(!r son :

IG And she i)ut the skins of the
kids of the goats upon his hands,
and upon the smooth of his n(u;k :

17 And sh(^ gave the savoui-y
meat and the bread, which sh(>
had prepjired, into the hand of
her son .bicol).

1<S 11 And he came unto his
father, and said, My father: and
he said. Here nm I ; who art thou.

my son 5

19 And Jacob said unto his
father, I am Esau thy fiistboi'n ;
I have done according as thou
badest me : arise, I pray thee, sit
and eat of my venison, that thy
soul may bless me.

20 And Isaac said vinto his son,
How JK it that thou hast found it
so quickly, my son? And \\v said.
Because the Loud thy God brought
it to me.

21 And Isaac said unto Jacob,
Come near, I pray thee, that I may
feel thee, my son, whether thou be
my very son Esau or not.

22 And Jacob went near unto
Isaac his father ; and he felt him,
and said. The voice ?.s Jacob's voice,
but the hands are the hands of
Esau.

23 And he discerned him not,
because his hands were hairy, as
his brother Esau's hands : so he
blessed him.

24 And he said. Art thou my
very son Esau 1 And he said, I am.

25 And he said. Bring it near to
me, and I will eat of my son's veni-
sf)n, that my soul may bless thee.
And he brought it near to him, and
he did eat : and he brought him
wine, and he drank.

26 And his father Isaac said
unto him. Come near now, and
kiss me, my son.

27 And he came near, and kissed
him : and he smelled the smell of
his raiment, and blessed him, and
said, See, the smell of my son /.s as
the smell of a field which the Lokd
hath blessed :

28 The)-efore God give thee of
the dew of heaven, and the fatness
of the earth, and plenty of 'corn
and wine :

29 Let '"peoi)le serve thee, and
nations bow down to thee : be lord
over thy bn^thren, and let tliy
mother's sons l)ow dowTi to thee:
cursed be every one that cui'seth
thee, and bloss(Ml be he that blesseth
thee.

30 11 And it came to i)iiss, as
soon as Isaac had made an end of
blessing .lacob. and .lacob was yet
scarce gone out from the i)reS'
ence of jsaac his father, that
Msau his Inother came in from his
hunting.

31 And he also had made sa-
voury meat, and brought it unto
his father, and said unto his fa,t_her.
Let my father ai'ise, and eat of his
son's venison, that thy soul may
bless me.

32 AtkI Isaac his father said
unto him, Who'//'/ thou'! And he
said, 1 am thy son, thy firstl)oi'n
I'iSau.

Esau hateth Jacob.

GENESIS, 28.

Jacob sent atvay.

33 And Isaac trembled very ex-
ceedingly, and said, Whoj where
?'.s he that hath taken venison, and
Ijrought it me, and I have eaten of
all before thou earnest, and have
blessed him 1 yea, and he shall be
blessed.

34 And when Esau heard the
words of his father, he cried with
a great and exceeding bitter cry,
and said unto his father. Bless me,
even me alst), O my father.

35 And he said. Thy brother
came with subtilty, and hath taken
away thy blessing.

36 And he said, Is not he
rightly named * Jacob? for he
hath supplanted me these two
times : he took away my birth-
right ; and, behold, now he hath
taken away my blessing. And he
said. Hast thou not reserved a
blessing foi- me 1-

37 And Isaac answered and said
unto Esau, Behold, [ have made
him thy lord, and all his brethi*eu
have I given to him for servants ;
and with ' corn and wine have I
sustained him : and what shall I
do now unto thee, my son 1

38 And Esau said unto his fa-
ther. Hast thou but one blessing,
my father 1 bless me, even me also,
O my father. And Esau lifted up
his voice, and wept.

39 And Isaac his father an-
swered and said unto him. Behold,
'•^ thy dwelling shall l^e the fatness

of the earth, and of tlie dew of
heaven from above ;

4U And l)y thy sword shalt thou
live, and shalt serve thy Ijrother ;
and it shall come to pass when thou
shalt ^have the dominion, that
thou shalt ^ break his yoke from off
thy neck.

41 U And Esau hated Jacob be-
cause of the blessing wherewith
his father blessed him : and Esau
said in his heart. The days of
mourning for my father are at
hand ; then will I slay my brother
Jacob.

42 And these words of Esau her
elder son were told to Bebekah :
and she sent and called -lacob her
younger son, and said unto him.
Behold, thy brother Esau, as touch-
ing thee, doth comfort himself, 2J?<r-
posiiiff to kill thee.

43 Now therefore, my son, obey
my voice ; and arise, flee thou to
Laban my brother to Haran ;

44 And tarry with him a few
days, until thy brother's fury turn
away ;

* That is, A supplanter.

45 Until thy brother's anger turn
away from thee, and he forget that
which thou hast done to him : then
I will send, and fetch thee from
thence : why should I be deprived
also of you both in one day 1

46 And Bebekah said to Isaac,
I am weary of my life because of
the daughters of Heth : if .Jacob
take a wife of the daughters of
Heth, siuJi as these tvldch are of
the daughters of the land, what
good shall my life do me?

CHAPTER 28.

1 Imiae Jdesseih Jacoh, (irid sendeih him to
P(iil(iii-(tr(im. 6 Enau marrietli, Mahalaih
iheihiiujliter of InhnuieL 10 The vinionof
Jacoh's liidd'er. 18 The stone of Beth-el.
20 Jacob's vow.

AND Isaac called Jacob, and
blessed him, and charged him,
and said unto him. Thou shalt not
take a wife of the daughters of
Canaan.

2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to
the house of Bethuel thy mother's
father ; and take thee a wife from
thence of the daughters of Laban
thy mother's brother.

3 And God Almighty bless thee,
and make thee fruitful, and multi-
ply thee, that thou mayest be a
^ mviltitude of people :

4 And give thee the blessing of
Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed
with thee ; that thou mayest in-
herit the land wherein thou art a
stranger, which God gave unto
Abraham.

5 And Isaac sent away Jacob :
and he went to Padan-aram unto
Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian,
the brother of Bebekah, Jacob's
and Esau's mother.

6 U When Esau saw that Isaac
had blessed Jacob, and sent him
away to Padan-aram, to take him
a wife fi'om thence ; and that as he
blessed him he gave him a charge,
saying. Thou shalt not take a wife
of the daughters of Canaan ;

7 And that Jacob obeyed his
father and his mother, and was
gone to Padan-aram ;

8 And Esau seeing that the
daughters of C'anaan pleased not
Isaac his father ;

9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael,
and took unto the wives which he
had Mahalath the daughter of Ish-
mael Abraham's son, the sister of
"Nebajoth, to be his wife.

10 II And .lacob went out from
Beer-sheba, and went toward
Haran.

1 1 And he lighted upon a cer-
tain place, and tarrierl there all
night, because the sun was set ;

5 company
of peoples ;

'' Nebaioth,

Jacoli's vision.

GENESIS, 29.

Jacob meeteth Rachel,

1 one of the
stones

2 it under his
head,

and he took ^of tlio .stonos of that
place, and \)\xt'^ then) for \\'\i^ ])illow:

arul lay down in tliat place to sleep.

12 And he dreamed, and iDchold
a ladder set up on the earth, and
the top of it reached to heaven :
and behold the angels of God as-
cending and descending on it.

13 And, behold, the LoitD stood
above it, and said, I am " the Lmn")

fiod of Abraham thy father, and
the God of Isaac : the land whereon
thou liest, to thee will I give it,
and to thy seed ;

14 And thy seed shall be as the
dust of the earth, and thou shalt
spread abroad to the west, and t( >
the east, and to the north, and t(j
the south : and in thee and in thy
seed shall all the families of the
earth be blessed.

15 And, behold, I am with thee,
and will keep thee in all places
whither thou goest, and will bring
thee again into this land ; for I will
not leave thee, until I have done
fhat which I have spoken to thee of.

_ 1 6 51 And Jacob awaked out of
his sleep, and he said. Surely the
Loud is in this place; and I knew
it not.

17 And he was afraid, and said.
How dreadful is this place ! this is
none other but the house of God,
and this is the gate of heaven.

18 And -lacob rose up early in
the morning, and took the stone
that he had put •*7'or his pillows.
and set it up for a pillar, and
poured oil upon the top of it.

1 9 And he calle.fl the name of that
place * Beth-el : but the name of
that city was railed Luz at the first.

20 And Jacob vowed a vow, say-
ing, If God will be with me, and
will keep nie in this way that I go,
and will give me bread to eat, and
I'aiment to put on,

21 So that I come again to my
father's house in peace; then shall
the Loud ])o, my God :

22 And this ston(>, which I have
set for a pillar, sliall lie fjod's
house: and of ;i,ll tliat thou sh;ilt
give me 1 will surely give tlie
tenth unto thee.

CHAPTI^]R 29.

I Jacob comeih 1o Ihe.vrll of llid'an. '.) Ih
tiikcth ar(iu(tintiliic,e if liiicJiel. VA ].(ih,ni
oiti'riaiiietk kirn. 18 .fiuuib coiwudiilelli
f'f liiU'lid. 2.3 lie ix (1 eve i ted irilk I.cih.
•-'s lie iiutrrieth (iIko Itav.hel .aitd nervetli for
hernerenyearHmora. .S2 Leuh.heinelh Heii-
hen, ;j.3 Shneon, 34 Levi, 35 (ind Jiuhih.

rpHKN Jatrob went on his Jour-
L ney, and cam(; into the "land
or the people of tlu; east.

That in, Tho house of God.

2 And he looked, and behold a
well in the field,^ and, lo, there
yere three flocks of sheep lying by
it ; for out of that well they wa-
tered the ilocks : and a great stone
ivas upon the well's mouth,

3 And thither were all the flocks
gathered : and they rolled the
stone from the well's mouth, and
watered the sheep, and put the
stone again upon the well's mouth
in his place.

4 And Jacob said unto them.
My brethren, whence he ye 1 And
they said, Oi Haran are we.

5 And he said unto them, Know
ye Laban the son of Nahor 1 And
they said. We know him.

6 And he said unto them, Is he
well 1 And they said. He is well :
and, behold, Rachel his daugliter
Cometh with the sheep.

7 And he said, Lo, it is yet high
day, neither is it time that the
cattle should bt^ gathered together :
water ye the slieep, and go and
feed them.

8 And they said, We cannot,
until all the flocks be gathered
together, and till they roll the
stone from the well's mouth ; then
we water the sheep.

9 ^ And while lie yet sjiake with
them, Rachel came with herfather's
sheep : for she kept them.

10 And it came to pass, when
Jacob saw Rachel the (laughter of
Laban his mother's brother, and
the sheep of Laban liis mother's
Ijrother, that Jacob went near, and
rolled the stone from the well's
mouth, and watered the flock of
Laban his mother's brother.

11 And Jacob kissed Rat^hel,
and lifted up his voice, and wept.

12 And Jacob told Rachel that
he was her father's In'other, and
that he ims Rebekah's son : and
she ran ;i-nd told hei- father.

13 And it cani(^. to i)ass, when
Ijaban heard the tidings of , Jacob
hissistei's son, tluit he ran tf) meet
him, and enihi-aced him, and kissed
him, and brought him to his house.
And he toifl Laban all these things.

14 And Laban said to him.
Surely thou art my bone and my
flesh. And h(^ abode with him the
space of a month.

15 11 And Laban said unto. Tacob,
liecause thou art my brother,
shouldest thou therefore sei'V(> me
for nought 1 tell me, what sh(dl
thy wages he ?

IG And jjaban had two diingh
lers : the n;ime of the elder
u<as Leah, and fli(> name of the
younger mas l\<M,che].

17 Leah loas tender eyed; but

Jacob marrieth

(GENESIS, 30.

Leah and Rachel.

Rachel was beautiful and well
favoured.

1 8 And Jacob loved Rachel ; and
said, I will serve thee seven years
for Rachel thy younger daughter.

19 And La ban said, It is better
that I give her to thee, than that
I should give her to another man :
abide with me.

20 And Jacob served seven years
for Rachel ; and they seemed unto
him hut a few days, for the love he
had to her.

21 *[\ And Jacob said unto Laban,
Give me my wife, for my days are
fulhlled, that I may go in unto lier.

22 And Laban gathered together
all the men of the place, and made
a feast.

23 And it came to pass in the
evening, that he t(jok Leah his
daughter, and l)i'Ought her to him ;
and he went in unto her.

24 And Laban gave unto his
daughter Leah Zilpah his maid /or
an handmaid.

25 And it came to pass, that in
the morning, behold, it ivaa Leah :
and he said to Laban, What in this
thou hast done unto me? did not
I serve with thee for Racliel '\
wherefore then hast thou beguiled
me 1

26 And Laban said. It must not
be so done in our country, to give
the younger before the firstVxjrn.

27 Fulfil her week, and wo will
give thee this also for the service
which thou shalt serve with me
yet seven other years.

28 And Jacob did so, and ful-
filled her week : and he gave him
Rachel his daughter to wife also.

29 And Lal)an gave to Rachel his
daughter Bilhah his handmaid to
be her maid.

30 And he went in also unto
Rach(^l, and he loved also Rachel
more than Leah, and served with
him yet sevt;n other years.

31 1[ And when the Lord saw
that Leah luas liated, he opened
her womb : but Rachel »'f(s barren.

32 And Leah conceived, and bare
a son, an<l she called his name
* Reuben : fen- she said, Surely tlie
LoitJ) hath looked upon my afflic-
tion; now therefore my husband
will love me.

33 And she conceived again,
and bare a son ; and said, Becaust^
the Loiii) hath heard that 1 xvas
hated, he hath thcn-efore given me
this son also : and she called his
name t Simeon.

34 And she conceived again, and
bare a son ; and said. Now this

* That is, See a son. t That is, Hearing

time will my husband be joined
unto me, because I have borne him
three sons : therefore was his name
called t Levi.

35 And she conceived again, and
bare a son : and she said, Now will
I praise the Loiin : therefore she
called his name §Judah; and left
bearing.

CHAPTER 30.

1 f'uchel, in grief for tier harrenneufi, (I'lnefh
Bilhali her 'iiiiiid unto Jiicoh. 5 She beur-
eth hull anil Naphtali. 9 Leah ijhveth
Zilpali lier imtid, wlm heiireth Oiul and
Ashei'. It llenheii Jinileth iiinnijrakoi,
ivitli which Leali, buijelli her Jmnbitml c;/
Rachel. 17 Leah heiirelh. Isnachiir, Zebu-
liiH, a lid Dinah. 'I'l Jiacli el beareih Jime.iili .
25 Jacob denireth to depart. '27 Luban
gtayeth him on a new corenant. 37 Jacob's
poiicii, whereby he became rich.

AND when Rachel saw that she
l^are .lacob no children, Rachel
envied her sister ; _ and said unto
Jacob, Give me children, or else I
die.

2 And Jacob's anger was kindled
against Rachel : and he said, Am 1
in God's stead, who hath withheld
from thee the fruit of the womb 1

3 And she said. Behold my maid
Bilhah, go in unt(^ her ; anrl she
shall bear upon my knees, that I
may also have children by her.

4 And she gave him Bilhah her
handmaid to wife : and Jacob went
in unto her.

5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare
Jacob a son.

6 And Rachel said, God hath
judged me, and hath also heard my
voice, and hath given' me a son :
therefore called she his name It Dan.

7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid con-
ceived again, and bare Jacob a sec-
ond son.

8 And Rachel said. With great
wrestlings have I wrestled with my
sister, and 1 have prevailed : and
she called his name **Naphtali.

9 When Leah saw that she had
left bearing, she took Zilpah her
maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare
Jacob a son.

1 1 And Leah said, ^ A troop Com-
eth : and she called his name 1 1 Gad.

12 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare
Jacob a second son.

13 And Leah said, Ha]>py am I,
for the daughters will call me
l)lessed : and she called his name
tlAsher.

14 1[ And Reuben went in the

I That is, Joined.
§ That i.v, Praise.

II That is, JiKliiini,^

** That is, My wrestling.
tt That is. Fortune.
It That is, llai>py.

1 Fortunate!

The birth of Joseph.

GENESIS, 30.

Lahan stayeth Jacob.

days of wheat harvest, and found
mandrakes in the field, and brought
them unto his mother Leah. Then
Rachel said to Leah, Give me, 1
pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

15 And she said unto her. Is it a
small matter that thou hast taken
my husband'? and wouldest thou
take away my son's mandrakes
also'? And Rachel said. Therefore
he shall lie with thee to night for
thy son's mandrakes.

16 And Jacob came out of the
field in the evening, and Leah went
out to meet him, and said. Thou
must come in unto me ; for surely
1 haA^e hii-ed thee with my son's
mandrakes. And he lay with her
that night.

17 And God hearkened unto
Leah, and she conceived, and bare
Jacob the fifth son.

18 And Leah said, God hath
given me my hire, because I have
given my maiden to my husband :
and she called his name * Issachar.

19 And Leah conceived again,
and bai-e Jacob the sixth son.

20 And Leah said, God hath en-
dued me unth a good dowry ; now
will my husband dwell with me,
because I have borne him six sons :
and she called his name t Zebulun.

21 And afterwards she bare a
daughter, and called her name
Dinah.

22 ^ And God remembered Ra-
chel, and God hearkened to her,
and opened her womb.

23 And she conceived, and bare
a son ; and said , God hath taken
away my reproach :

24 And she called his name
\ Jos(qjh ; and said. The Loitu
' shall add to me another son.

25 II And it came to pass, when
Rachel had borne Joseph, that
Jacob said unto Laban, Send ine
away, that I may go unto mine
own jJace, and to my country.

20 Give me my wives and my
chihhen, for whom 1 have served
thee, and let me go : for thou know-
est my service which I have done
thee.

27 And Laban said unto him, I
pray thee, if 1 have found favour
in thiru^ eyes, tarry: for 1 have
learned l)y (^xix'rience that the
IvOiM) hath blessed me for tliy sake.

2<S And he said, Appoint me thy
wages, and I will give it.

2'.) And h(^ said unto him. Thou
knovvest liow 1 have served thee,
and how thy cattle was with me.

30 For it was little which thou

* Thut in, An hire, t T/iat is, Dwelliii.;,'.
i Thut is, Adding;.

hadst before I came, and it is notv
increased unto a multitude ; and
the Lord hath blessed thee since
my coming : and now when shall I
provide for mine own house also '?

31 And he said. What shall I give
thee *? And Jacob said. Thou shalt
not give me any thing : if thou wilt
do tliis thing for me, I will again
feed and keep thy flock.

32 I will pass through all thy
flock to day, removing from thence
all the speckled and spotted cattle,
and all the brown cattle among
the sheep, and the spotted and
speckled among the goats : and of
such shall be my hire.

33 So shall my righteousness an-
swer for me in time to come, when
it shall come for my hire before thy
face : every one that is not speckled
and spotted among the goats, and
brown among the sheep, that shall
be counted stolen with me.

34 And Lal)an said. Behold, I
would it might be according to
thy word.

35 And he removed that day the
he goats that were ringstraked and
si)otted, and all the she goats that
were speckled and spotted, aiul
every one that had some white in
it, and all the brown among the
sheep, and gave them into the hand
of his sons.

36 And he set three days' .iourney
betwixt himself and Jacob : and
Jacob fed the rest of Laban 's flocks.

37 51 And Jacob took him rods
of green poplar, and of the hazel
and chestnut tree ; and ^T)illed
white strakes in them, and made

the white appear which ivas in the
rods.

3iS And he set the rods whicli he
had •' pilled befcn-e the flocks in the
gutters in the watering troughs
when the flocks canie to driidc, that
they should conceive when they
came to driidv.

39 And the flocks coiu'eivetl be-
fore the rods, and brought forth
cattle i'ingsti'ak<Hl, si^eckled, and
spotted.

40 And Jacob did sei)arate the
lambs, and set the faces of the
flocks towai'd the ringstraked, and
all thel)rown in the flock of Laban ;
ajid he put his own flocks by them-
selves, and put them not unto
Jjaban's ciittle.

41 And it came to ])ass, whenso-
ever the sti'ongei- ciittk^ did con-
ceive, that Jacol) laid tin; rods
befoi'i^ the eyes of the cattle in the
gutters, that tlu'y might conceive
among tlu! I'ods.

42 fJut when the cattle were fee-
ble, he put the lit not in : so the

- i)0(>led
w liite
.streaks

jH'eled

Jacob iipon cUspleamre

GENESIS, 31.

departetli secretly.

feebler were Laban's, and the
stronger Jacob's.

43 And the man increased ex-
ceedingly, and had much cattle,
and maidservants, and menser-
vants, and camels, and asses.

CHAPTER 31.

1 Jacob upon displeasure departeth secretly.
19 Rachel stealeth her father''s images.
'I'l Lahan piir,fueih after hi in, 2Ci and com-
plaineth of ih<; wroiKj. ;« JiarheV.s pnliey
to hide the ///((/(/f'.v. 'M'l ,lacob\s complaint
of Laban. 43 The coeenant of Laban and
Jacob at Galeed.

AND he heard the words of
Laban's sons, saying, Jacob
hath taken away all that unts our
father's ; and of tliat which was
our father's hath he gotten all this
glory.

2 And Jacob beheld the coun-
tenance of Laban, and, behold, it
ivas not toward him as before.

3 And the Loiid said unto Jacob,
Return unto the land of thy
fathers, and to thy kindred ; and
I will be with thee.

4 And Jacob sent and called
Raehel and Leah to the field mito
his flock,

5 And said unto them, I see
your father's countenance, that it
is not toward me as before ; but
the God of my father hath been
with me.

6 And ye know that with all my
power I have served your father.

7 And your father hath de-
ceived me, and changed iny wages
ten times ; but God sufiered him
not to hurt me.

8 If he said thus, The speckled
shall be thy wages ; then all the
cattle bare speckled : and if he
said thus, The ringstraked shall be
thy hire ; then bare all the cattle
ringstraked.

9 Thus God hath taken away tlie
cattle of your father, and given
fhein to me.

10 And it came to pass at the
time that the cattle conceived, that
I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a
dream, and, behold, the rams which
leaijed upon tlie cattle were ring-
straked, speckled, and grisled.

1 1 And the angel of God spake
unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob :
And I said. Here am I.

12 And he said, Lift up now
thine eyes, and see, all the rams
which leaji upon the cattle <ire
ringstraked, speckled, an(l grisled :
for I have seen all that Laban
doeth unto thee.

13 I am the. God of Beth -el,
where thou anointedst the pillar,
and where thou \o\vedst a vow
unto me : now arise, get thee out

from this land, and return unto
the land of thy kindred.

14 And Rachel and Leah an-
swered and said unto him. Is there
yet any portion or inheritance for
us in our father's house 1

15 Are we not counted of him
strangers'? for he hath sold us,
and hath quite devoured also our
money.

1 6 For all the riches which God
hath taken from our father, that
is ours, and our children's : now
then, whatsoever God hath said
unto thee, do.

17 ^ Then Jacob rose up, and
set his sons and his wives upon
camels ;

18 And he carried away all his
cattle, and all his goods which he
had gotten, the cattle of his getting,
whicli he had gotten in Padan-
aram, for to go to Isaac his father
in the land of Canaan.

19 And Laban went to sheai' his
sheep : and Rachel had stolen the
images that were her father's.

20 And Jacob stole away un-
awares to Laban the Syrian, in
that he told him not that he
fled.

21 So he fled with all that he
had ; and he rose up, and passed
over the river, and set his face
toward the mount 'Gilead.

22 And it was told Laban on the
third day that Jacob was fled.

23 And he took his brethren
with him, and pursued after
him seven days' journey ; and
they overtook him in the mount
^Gilead.

24 And Gf)d came to Laban the
Syrian in a dream by night, and
said unto him. Take heed tliat thou
speak not to Jacob either good or
bad.

25 II Then Laban overtook Jacob.
Now Jacob had pitched his tent in
the mount : and Laban with his
brethren pitched in the mount of
Gilead.

26 And Laban said to Jacob,
What hast thou done, that thou
hast stolen away unawares to nie,
and carried away my daughters,
as captives taken ^\\\\\ tlie sword?

27 Wherefore didst thou flee
away secretly, and steal away
from me ; and didst not tell me,
that I might have sent thee a^'ay
with mirth, and with songs, with
tabret, and witli har]) ?

28 And hast not suffered me to
kiss my sons and my daughters?
thou hast now done foolishly in so
doing.

29 It is in the powei- of my hand
to do you hurt : bt^t the God of

of Gilead.

The covenant beUveen

GEXESIS, 31.

Laban and Jacob.

your father spake unto me yester-
night, saying, Take thou heecJ that
thou speak not to Jacob either good
or bad.

30 And now, though thou woiild-
est needs be gone, because thou
sore longedst after thy father's
house, yet wherefore hast thou
stolen my godsl

31 And Jacob answered and said
to Lab-an, Because I was afraid :
for [ saift, Perad venture thou
woTfldest take by force thy daugh-
ters f i-om me.

32 With whomsoever thovi find-
est thy gods, let him_ not live :
before our brethren discern thou
what is tViine with me, and take it
to thee. For Jacob knew not that
Kachel had stolen them.

33 And Laban went into Jacob's
tent, and into Leah's tent, and into
the two maidservants' tents ; hut
he found the/a not. Then went he
out of Leah's tent, anil entered
into Rachel's tent.

34 Now Kachel had taken the
images, and put them in the
camel's furniture, and sat upon
them. And Laban searched all
the tent, but found them n(jt.

35 And she said to her father.
Let it not displease my lord that
I cannot rise up before thee ; for
the custom of women is upon me.
And he searched, but found not
the images.

36 If And Jacob was wroth, and
chode with Laban: and Jacob an-
swered and said to Laban, What
is my trespass? what v'.s' my sin,
that thou liast so hotly pursued
after me 'I

37 Whereas thou hast searched
all my stuff, what hast thou found
of all thy household stuff? set it
here Ijefore my l>retlii'en and thy
brethren, that they m;iy judges be-
twixt us both.

3iS This twenty yeai's have I been
with thee ; thy ewes anfl thy she
goats have not cast their young,
and the rams of tliy Hock have 1
not (!aten.

39 That which was torn of beasts
I brought not unto thee; 1 bare
the loss of it; of my hand didst
thou reiiuir(; it, whether stolen by
day, or stolen by night.

4-0 Thus V was ; in the day the
drought (Consumed me, and the
frost by night ; and my sleep de-
part(!d from mine eyes.

4 1 'I'hus have I been twenty
years m thy houst^ ; I serverl thee
fourteen years for thy two daugh-
ters, and six years for thy cattle:
and thou hast changed my wages
ten times. ,

42 Except the God of my father,
the God of Abraham, and the fear
of Isaac, had been with me, surely
thou hadst sent me away now
empty. God hath seen mine afflic-
tion and the labour of my hands,
and rebuked thee yesternight.

43 II And Laban answered anvl
said unto Jacob, These daughters
are my daughters, and thet<e child-
ren are my children, and these cat
tie are my cattle, and all that thou
seest is mine : and what can I do
this day unto these my daughters,
or unto their children which they
liave borne'?

44 Now therefoi'e come thou, let
us make a covenant, I antl thou;
and let it be for a witness between
me and thee.

45 And Jacob took a stime, and
set it up for a pillar.

46 And Jacob said unto his breth-
ren, Gather stones ; and they took
stones, and made an heap: and
they did eat there upon the heap.

47 And Laban called it * Jegar-
sahadutha : but Jacob called it
tGaleed.

48 And Laban said, This heap is
a witness between me and tliee
this day. Therefore was the name
of it called (Jaleed ;

49 And \ Mizpah ; for he said.
The Loud watch between me and
thee, when we are absent one from
another.

50 If thou shalt afflict my daugh-
ters, or if thou shalt take uther
wives beside my daughters, no
man is with us; see, (Jod is wit-
ness betwixt me and thee.

51 And Laban said to Jacob,
Behold this heap, and behold thiK
pillar, whi<^h I have east betwixt
me and Wwe ;

52 This luNij) Ac witness, and tJiis
pillar be witness, that 1 will not
pass over this heap to thee, and
that thou shalt not pass over this
heap and this i)illa,r unto me, for
harm.

53 The God of AbrahaiUj and
the God of Nahor, tlu^ ( Jod ot their
father, judge betwixt_ us. And
Jai-ob sware by the fear of his
fathei' Isaac.

54 Then Jacob off<M'ed sacrifice
uixm the mount, and callcMl his
brethrcji to eat l)rea(l : and they
did eat br'ead, and tarried ail night
in tlu^ mount.

55 And early in the morning
Laban rose up; and kissed liis sons

* Tlial /.s", The Ih'mimiP wilin'ss, /»( .(/vr-
miiic.

t Tliul is, The li(';ip of witness, in Hi-
brrw.

I Tluit in, WaU'lilouer.

Jacob's message and

GENESIS, 32.

present to Esau.

and his daughters, and blessed
them : and Laban departed, and
retin-ned unto his place.

CHAPTER 32.

1 Jacobs vision at Mahanaim. 8 IJiiK mes-
fi<i(je to Emu. C //e id afraid of Esdii's
coming. 9 H« praijfth for deliverance.
18 He sende/h a jirixeni to Exau. 24 lie
11're.iileih, loith an amjel at I'eniel, where he
i.s called Israel. 31 lie halteth.

AND Jacob went on his way, and
the angels of God met him.

2 And when Jacob saw them, he
said. This is Goil's host : and he
called the name of that place
* Mahanaim.

3 And Jacob sent messengers be-
fore him to Esau his l)rother unto
the land of Seir, the country of
Edom.

4 And he commanded them,
saying, Thus shall ye speak unto
my lord Esau ; Thy servant Jacob
saith thus, I have sojourned with
Lalian, and stayed there until now :

5 And I have oxen, and asses,
flocks, and menservants, and
womenservants : and I have sent
to tell my lord, that I may find
grace in thy sight.

6 ^ And the messengers returned
to Jacob, saying, We came to tliy
brother Esau, and also he cometh
to meet thee, and four hundred
men with him.

7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid
and distressed : and he divided the
people that loas with him, and the
llocks, and herds, and the camels,
into two bands ;

8 And said. If Esau come to the
one company, and smite it, then
the other company which is left
shall escape.

9 U And Jacob said, O God of
my father Abraham, and God of
my father Isaac, the Loud which
saidst unto me, Return unto thy
country, and to thy kindred, and 1
will deal well with thee :

10 1 am not worthy of the least of
all the mercies, and of all the truth,
which thou hast sliewed unto thy
servant ; for with my staff I passed
over this Jordan ; and now I am
become two bands.

1 1 Deliver me, I pray thee, from
tlie hand of my brotlier, from the
hand of Esau : for I fear him, lest
he will come and smite me, and the
mother with the children. _

1'2 And thou saidst, I will surely
do tliee good, and m;ike thy seed
as the sand of the sea, which can-
not be numbered for multitude.

13 51 And he lodged there that
same night ; and took of that which

* That is, Two hosts.

came to his hand a present for
Esau his brother ;

14 Two hundi-ed she goats, and
twenty he goats, two hundred
ewes, and twenty rams,

15 Thirty milch camels with
their colts, forty kine, and ten
bulls, twenty she asses, and ten
foals.

16 And he delivered them into
the hand of his servants, every
drove by themselves ; and said
unto his servants. Pass over before
me, and put a space tetwixt drove
and drove.

17 And he commanded the fore-
most, saying. When Esau my
brother meeteth thee, and asketh
thee, saying. Whose art thou '? and
whither goest thou 1 and whose are
these liefore thee 1

18 Then thou shalt say. They be
thy servant Jacob's ; it is a present
sent unto my lord Esau : and, be-
hold, also he is behind us.

19 And so commanded he the
second, and the third, and all that
followed the droves, saying. On
this manner sliall ye speak unto
Esau, when ye find him.

20 And say ye moreover. Behold,
thy servant Jacob is behind vis.
For he said, I will appease him
with the present that goeth before
me, and afterward I will see his
face ; perad venture he will accept
of me.

21 So went the present over be-
fore him : and himself lodged that
night in the company.

22 And he rose up that night,
and took his two wives, and his two
womenservants, and his eleven sons,
and passed over the ford ' Jabbok.

23 And he took them, and sent
them over the brook, and sent over
that he had.

24 11 And Jacob was left alone ;
and there wrestled a man with
him until the lireaking of the day.

25 And when he saw that he
prevailed not against him, he
touched the hollow of his thigh ;
and the hollow of Jacob's thigh
was -out of joint, as he wrestled
with him.

26 And he said. Let me go, for
the day breaketh. And he said, I
will not let thee go, except thou
bless me.

27 And he said unto him. What
is thy name? And he said, Jact)b.

28 And he said. Thy name shall
be called no more Jacob, but
t Israel : for ^ as a piince h;ist thou

(TTT

l)ower with liod anc
ami hast i)revailed

I with men,

t That is, He who striveth with Gcx.1.

1 of the
Jabbok.

strained,

a tliou liast
stli\eu

The meeting of

GENESIS, 33, 34.

Jacob and Esau.

29 And Jacob asked him, and
said. Tell me, I pi'ay thee, thy
name. And he said. Wherefore is
it that thou dost ask after my
name 1 And he blessed him there.

30 And Jacob called the name of
the place * Peniel : for 1 have seen
God face to face, and my life is
preserved.

3 1 And as he passed over Penuel
the sun rose upon him, and he
halted upon his thigh.

32 Therefore the children of
Israel eat not of the sinew ^ which
shi-ank. which is upon the hollow

oi the thigh, unto this day : because
he touched the hollow of Jacob's
thigh in the sinew ' that shrank.

CHAPTER 33.

1 The /i-ind?iei<s of Jiicoh and En<iii at iheir
meetiiKj. IT Jticoh nniuth to Succotli.
18 At Shalein he btn/elh <( ,tic!<l, and build-
eth an altar called Et-elohe-hrael.

AND Jacob lifted up his eyes,
and looked, and, behold, Esau
came, and with him four hundred
men. And he divided the children
unto Leah, and unto Hachel, and
unto the two handmaids.

2 And he put the handmaids and
their children foremost, and Leah
and her children after, and Rachel
and Joseph hindermost.

3 And he i)assed over before
them, and bowed himself to the
ground seven times, vmtil he came
near to his brother.

4 And Esau ran to meet him,
and embraced him, and fell on his
neck, and kissed him : and they
wept.

5 And he lifted un his eyes, and
saw the women and the cliildren ;
;uid said, Who (ire those with thee'l'
And he said, Th(^ children which
God luith graciously given thy
servant.

G Then the handmaidens came
near, tliey and their children, and
they l)owed tliemsehcs.

7 And Jjcali also with her cliil-
dren came near, and 1)owihI them-
selves : and aftei' came Joseph near
and Kachel, and they bowed them-
selves.

8 And he said. What meanest
thou by all this drove which I
met! And he said. These are to
find grace in the sight of my lorfl.

9 And Ksau said, I have enough,
my brother ; keep that thou liasl
unto thyself.

10 And Jacob said. Nay, T i)ray
thee, if now I have found grace in
thy sight, then receive my jjrcsent
at my hand: "foi' tlu'icfuiv i lwi\('

seen thy face, as though I had seen
the face of God, antl thou wast
pleased with me.

1 1 Take, I pray thee, my ■* bless-
ing that is brought to thee ; because
(iod hath dealt graciously with me,
and because I have enough. And
he urged him, and he took it.

12 And he said. Let us take our
journey, and let vis go, and I will
go befoi-e thee.

13 And he said unto him. My
lord knoweth that the children are
tender, and the flocks and herds
with young are with me: and if
men should o\erdrive them one
day, all the Hock will die.

14 Let my lord, 1 pray thee, pass
over before his servant: and I will
lead on softly, according as the
cattle that goeth before me and the
children be able to endure, until 1
come unto my lord unto Seir.

15 And Esau said. Let me now
leave with thee stmie of the folk
that are with me. And he said,
What needeth it? let me find grace
in the sight of my lord.

IG 1i So Esau returned that day
on his way unto Seir.

17 And Jacob journeyed to Sue
coth, and built him an house, and
made booths for his cattle: there-
fore the name of the place is called
t Succoth.

18 11 And Jacob '"'came to Shalem,
a city of Shecliem, wiiich is in the

* That is. The fiire of (^od.

land of Clanaan, when he came from
Padan-aram; and pitched his tent
before the city.

1 9 And he bought a parcel of a
field, where he had spi-ead his tent,
at the hand of the children of
llanioi', Shechem's father, for ;in
hundred nieces of money.

20 And he erected there an altai',
and called it t El-elohe-lsrael.

CHAPTER 34.

1 D/iKih h raiiKhed //I/ Sftefhem. 4 lie mieth
to iiKtrt-jl her. IM the koiix of daeoh ofl'er
the eonditioii of ei reuiiifixioii to the She-
cheoiites. 20 Jfdiiior and tiheehein per-
miade them to accejil it. 2t) Tlie noun of
.liifoli iijion that ad emitaye slay them,
'.'7 and njioil their eiti/. ;?(! ,lafot> rejiroreth
S/nieoii anil I.eri.

AND Dinah the daughter of
licah, which she bai'e unto
Jacob, wentout to see the daughters
of the land.

2 And when Shecli(>m the son of
Hiimor the Hivite, ])i'ince of the
(;ountry, saw liei', he took her, and
l.iy with her, ■■iiid dciih'd her.

3 And his soul clave unto Dinah
the dauglit(M' of Jacob, and he loved

■gift

=> fiimo in
peai'e to the
city of
Shw'hem,

t T/iat is, Hootlis.

I Th<a /.s, (iod, tlu' (!n.i .,f Isr;ii'l.

Shechem sueth

GENESIS, 35.

to marry Dinah.

the damsel, and spake kindly unto
the damsel.

4 And Shechem spake unto his
father Hamor, saying, Get me this
damsel to wife.

5 And .Jacob heard that he had
defiled Dinah his daughter: now
his sons were with his cattle in the
field: and Jacob held his peace
until they were come.

6 ^ And Hamor the father of
Shechem went out unto Jacob to
commune with him.

7 And the sons of Jacob carne
out of the field when they heard it:
and the men were grieved, and they
were very wroth, because he had
wrought folly in Israel in lying
with Jacob's daughter ; which thing
ought not to be done.

8 And Hamor communed with
them, saying. The soul of my son
Shechem longeth for your daughter:
I pray you give her him to wife.

9 And make ye marriages with
us, a7ul give your daughters unto
us, and take our daughters unto
you.

10 And ye shall dwell with us:
and the land shall be before you ;
dwell and trade ye therein, and get
you possessions therein.

1 1 And Shechem said unto her
father and unto her brethren. Let
me find grace in your eyes, and
what ye shall say vmto me 1 will
give.

12 Ask me never so much dowry
and gift, and 1 will give according
as ye shall say unto me: but give
me the damsel to wife.

13 And the sons of Jacob an-
swered Shechem and Hamor his
father deceitfully, and said, because
he had defiled Dinah their sister :

14 And they said unto them, We
cannot do this thing, to give our
sister to one that is uncircumcised ;
for that were a reproach unto us :

15 But in this will we consent
unto you : If ye will be as we />«,
that every male of you be circum-
cised ;

16 Then will we give our daugh-
ters unto you, and we will take
your daughters to us, and we will
dwell with you, and we will become
one people.

17 But if ye will not hearken
unto us, to be circumcised; then
will we take our daughter, and we
will be gone.

18 And their words pleased
Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

19 And the young man deferred
not to do the thing, because he had
delight in Jacob's daughter: and
he ims more honourable than all
the house of his father.

20 H And Hamor and Shechem
his son came unto the gate of their
city, and conununed with the men
of theii" city, saying,

21 These men are peaceable with
us ; therefore let them dwell in the
land, and trade therein; for the
land, behold, it is large enough foi-
them; let us take their daughters
to us for wives, and let us give them
our daughters.

22 Only herein will the men con-
sent unto us for to dwell with us,
to be one people, if every male
among us be circumcised, as they
are circumcised.

23 Shall not their cattle and their
substance and every beast of theirs
/je oursl only let us consent unto
them, and they will dwell with us.

24 And unto Hamor and unto
Shechem his son hearkened all that
went out of the gate of his city;
and every male was circumcised, all
that went out of the gate of his city.

25 51 And it came to pass on the
third day, when they were sore, that
two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and
Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each
nian his sword, and came upon the
city boldly, and slew all the males.

26 And they slew Hamor and
Shechem his son with the edge of
the sword, and took Dinah out of
Shechem 's house, and went out.

27 The sons of Jacob came upon
the slain, and spoiled the city, be-
cause they had defiled tlieir sister.

28 They took their sheep, and
their oxen, and their asses, and
that which tvas in the city, and that
which was in the field,

29 And all their wealth, and all
their little ones, and their wives
took they captive, and spoiled even
all that was in the house.

30 And Jacob said to Simeon and
Levi, Ye have troubled me to make
me to stink among the inhabitants
of the land, among the Canaanites
and the Perizzites : and I being few
in number, they shall gather them-
selves together against me, and slay
me; and I shall be destroyed, I and
my house.

31 And they said. Should he deal
with our sister as with an harlot?

CHAPTER 35.

1 God seiiileihjitcohto Beth-el. 2 lie pur^ieVi
kin hiiuxe of id<ilfi. *> He Iniildeih an alUtr
at Bethel. 8 Deho)<ih dieth at Allon-bach-
uth. 9 God blcsxeth Jacob at Beth-el.
16 Rachel iraraileth of Benjamin, and
dieth ill the wai/ to lular. 2'1 Reuben lieth
■with Bithah. '23 T'le sonn of Jacob. 27 Ja-
cob coinelh to Juaac at Ifebron. 28 Theai/e.
death, and burial of Juaac.

AND God said unto Jacob,
Arise, go up to Beth-el, and
dwell there: and make there an

Jo cob at Bethel.

GENESIS, 36.

The death of Isaac

1 a trreat ter-

altar unto God, that appeai-ed unto
thee when tliou tloddest from the
face of Esau thy brothei".

2 Then Jacob said unto his house-
hold, and to all that loere with him,
Put away the strange gods that are
among you, and be clean, and
change your garments:

3 And let us arise, and go up to
Ijeth-el ; and I will make there an
altar unto God, who answered me
in the day of my distress, and was
with me in the way which 1 went.

4 And they gave unto Jacob all
the strange gods which fvere in their
hand, and a/l their earrings which
?vere in their ears; anrl Jacob hid
them under the oak which ivas by
Shechem.

5 And they journeyed : and ^ the
terror of God was ui^on the cities

that icej-e round about them, and
they did not pursue after the sons
of Jacob.

6 51 So Jacob came to Luz, which
?'.<! in the land of Canaan, that is,
Beth-el, he and all the people that
were with him.

7 And he built there an altar,
and called the place *El-beth-el :
because there Gorl appeared unto
him, when he fled from the face of
his brother.

8 But Deborah Ri^bekah's niu'se
died, and she was buried beneath
Beth-el i;nder an oak : and the name
of it was called t Allon-bachuth.

9 ^ And God appeared unto Jacob
again, when he came out of Padan-
aram, and blessed him.

10 And God said untx) him. Thy
name is Jacob : thy nam(> shall not
be calledany more Jacob, but Israel
shall be thy name : and he called
his name Israel.

1 1 And God said unto him, I am
riod Almighty : be fruitful and
multiply ; a nation and a comiiany
of nations shall be of thee, and
kings shnll come out of thy loins;

I l' And the land which 1 gaAc
Abraham and Isaac, to thee 1 will
give it, and to thy s(>ed after thee
will 1 give the laiifl.

l."5 And (jod went, up from him
in the place where he talked witli
him.

II And Jacob set uj) a pillar in
the place where he talked with him.
r'7'c» ai)illai'of stone: and he poiircil
a drink oircring thercion, and he
poui'ed oil ther(>(m.

15 And Jacob calletl the name of
the j»laci^ where God si)ake with
him, Beth-el.

1 (5 H And they journeyed from

* That is, Tlic G.id of Hctlid.
t 'r/iat is, The oak ol' weepiiiji.

Beth-el ; and there was but a little
way to come to J^^phrath : and
Kachel travailed, and she had haid
labour,

1 7 And it came to pass, when she
was in hard labour, that the mid-
wife said unto her, Fear not ; thou
shalt have this son also.

1« An(i it came to pass, as her
soul was in departing, (for she died)
that she called his name t Ben-oni :
but his father called him § Benja-
min.

19 And Rachel died, and was
buried in the way to Ephiath,
which is Beth-lehem.

20 And Jacol) set a pillar upon
her grave : that is tlie pillar of
liachel's grave unto this day.

21 ^And Israel journeyed, and
spread his tent beyond the tower
of Edar.

22 And it came to pass, when
Israel dwelt in that land, that
Reuben went and lay with Billiah
his father's concubine : and Israel
heard it. Now the sons of Jacob
v/ere twelve :

23 The sons of Leah; Reuben,
Jacob's firstb(jrn, and Simeon, and
Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and
Zebulun :

24 The sons of Rachel ; Joseph,
and Benjamin :

25 And the sons of Bilhah, Ra-
chel's handmaid ; Dan, and Naph-
tali :

26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's
handmaid ; CJad, and Asher : these
are the sons of .bicob, which were
born to him in I'adan-arani.

27 11 And Jacob came unto Isaac
his father unto Maun-e, unto "the
city of Arl)a.h, which is Hebron,
where Abraham and Isaac so-
journed.

28 And the days of Isaac were
an huTulred and fourscore years.

29 And Isaac gave up the ghost,
and die<i, and was gathered unto
his people, hciiift old and full of
days : and his sons l^^sau and Jacob
buriinl him.

CHAPTER 3G.

1 Emui's three ■irin-K. d J/ /a rf)iwvii>(/ to
mount Scir. !) ///.v miii-s. I,') 7'/ie iIiiK-ck
ii/iir/i (U'wciided of liix .sous. '20 7'/ii' nons
(I ml il iilci's of Si ir. '24 Aiiah /imtith limits.
;il Tim kiinix of Edoiu. -40 The duhfn
that deuce iided of Emu.

NOW these are the generations
of Ivsau, who /.f i^Mom.
2 KsHU took his wives of the
daughters of Canaan ; Adah the
daugliter of Elon the Hittite, and

} Thut ix, Tlio son of my sorrow.
§ That /.v, 'I'lie son of the rifflit liam

Esau's ycneration s.

GENESIS, 36.

Tlie sons of Seir.

Aholibaniah the flaughter of Anah
the daughter of Zibeoii the Hivite;

3 And Basheniath Ishmaers
daughter, sister of ' Nebajoth.

4 And Adah bare to Esau EU-
phaz ; and Bashematli bare Iveuel ;

5 And AhoUl^ainah bare Jeush,
and Jaalam, and Korah : these are
the sons of Esau, which were born
unto him in the land of Canaan.

6 And Esau took his wives, and
his sons, and his daughters, and all
tlie persons of his house, and his
cattle, and all his beasts, and all
his substance, which he had got in
the land of Canaan ; and went into
" the country front the face of his
brother .Jacob.

7 For their riches were more
than that they might dwell to-
gether ; and the lan( I •' wherein
they were strangers could not bear

them because of their cattle,

8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount
Seir : Esau is Edom.

9 51 And these aj-e the genera-
tions of Esau the father of the
Edomites in mount Seir :

10 These are the names of Esau's
sons ; Eliphaz the son of Adah the
wife of Esau, Reuel the son of
Bashemath the wife of I]sau.

11 And the sons of Elii)haz were
Teman, Omar, Zepho, and (Jatam,
and Kenaz.

1'2 And Tinina was concubine
to Eliphaz Esau's son ; and she
bare to Eliphaz Amalek : these
were the sons of iVdah Esau's wife.

13 And these are the sons of
Reuel ; Nahath, and Zerah, Sham-
mah, and IMizzah : these were the
sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

14 1] And these were the sons of
Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah
the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's
wife : and she bar(^ to Ksau Jeush,
and Jaalam, and Korah.

15 51 These toere ■* dukes of the
sons of Esau : the sons of Eliphaz
the firstl)orn son of Esau ; ■'' duke
Teman, ^ duke Omar, ® duke Zepho,
"duke Kenaz,

IG "'Duke Korah, ''duke Gatam,
and "'fluke Amalek : these are the
^ dukes that caiue of Eliphaz in the
land of Edom ; these vjere the sons
of Adah.

17 H And these are the sons of
Beuel Esau's son; '^duke Nahath,
"'duke Zerah, "duke Shanunah,
■"'duke Mizzah

these are the

ukes tliat came of Jleuel in the
these are the sons

land of Edom

of Bashemath Esau's wife

18 H And these are the sons of

Aholibamah Esau's wife; "'duke
Jeush, ''duke Jaalam, ''duke Korah:
these ivere the ''dukes matrame of
Aholibamah the daughter of Anah,
Esau's wife.

19 These are the sons of Esau,
who is Edom, and these are their
"dukes.

:^U II These are the sons of Seir
the Horite, who inhabited th^ land ;
Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon,
and Anah,

21 And Uishon, and Ezer, and
Dishan : these are the ^ dukes of
the Horites, the children of Seir
in the land of Edom.

22 And the children of Lotan
were Hori and Hemam; and Lo-
tan's sister teas Tinma.

23 And the children of Shobal
2nere these ; Ah^an, and Manahath,
and Ebak Shepho, and Onam.

24 And these are the children of
Zibeon ; both Ajah, and Anah :
this icas f/iat Anah that found the
'' mules in the wilderness, as he fed
the asses of Zibeon his father.

25 And the children of Anah
irere these ; Uishon, and Aholiba-
mah the daughter of Anah.

26 And these are the children of
Dishon ; Hemdan,,and Eshban, and
Ithran, and Cheran.

27 The children of Ezer are these ;
Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.

28 The children of Dishan are
these ; Uz, and Aran.

29 These are the ^dukes that came
of the Horites ; Muke Lotan, Muke
Shobal, '' duke Zibeon, '' duke Anah,

30 -^Duke Dishon, 'duke Ezer,
' <^^^ke Dishan : these are the^dukes
that came of ^ Hori, among their
* dukes in the land of Seir.

31 1i And these are the kings
that reigned in the land of Edom,
before there reigned any king over
the children of Israel.

32 And Bela the son of Beor
reigned in Edom : and the name of
his city vas Dinhabah.

33 And Belah died, and Jobab
the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned
in his stead.

34 And Jobab died, and Husham
of the land of " Temaiii reigned in
his stead.

35 And Husham died, and Hadad
the son of Bedad, who smote Midian
in the field of Moab, reigned in his
stead : and the name of his city ifas
Avith.

3() And Hadad died, and Samlah
of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

37 And Samlah died, and Saul
of IJehoboth />>/ the "^ river reigned
in his stead.

' chief

■^ chiefs

6 chiefs.

hot siirings

8 the
Horites,

flfhe
Temanites

i« River

Joseph'' s dreams.

GENESIS, 37.

His brethren envy him.

38 And Saul died, and Baal-
hanan the son of Achbor reigned in
his stead.

39 And Baal-hanan the son of
Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in
his stead : and the name of his city
ivas Pau ; and his wife's name ivas
Mehetabel, the daughter of Ha-
tred, the daughter of Mezahab.

40 And these are the names of
the ' dukes that came of Esau, ac-
cording to their families, after their
places, by their names ; " duke Tim-
nah, ^duke Alvah, "duke Jetheth,

41 '"^Duke Aholibamah, " duke
Elah, "duke Pinon,

42 -Duke Kenaz, "duke Teman,
" duke Mibzar,

43 -^ Duke Magdiel, "duke Irani :
these he the ^ dukes of Edom, ac-
cording to their habitations in the
land of their possession : he is Esau
the father of the Edomites.

CHAPTER 37.

2 Joseph >,s hated of kin hrelhroii. .5 Ilis two
dreams. 13 Jacoh xemlclhliim to visit his
brethren. 18 His lirelhren conspire his
death. 21 Reuben sareth him. 26 They
sell him to the Jshiiiee/ites. 31 /f/s father,
deceived Inj the li/aodi/ coat, moiiriieth for
him.. 36 lleis sold to Potipliar in JCgypt.

AND Jacob dwelt in the land
wherein his father was a
stranger, in the land of Canaan.

2 These are the generations of
Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen
years old, was feeding the flock
with his brethren ; and the lad vhis
with the sons of Bilhah, and with
the sons of Zilpah, his father's
wives : and Joseph brought unto
his father their evil report.

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more
than all his children, because he
was the son of his old age : and he
made him a coat of vi'ini/ colours.

4 Aufl when his brethn^n saw
that their father loved him moi-e
than all his brethren, they hated
him, and could not speak peaceably
unto him.

5 II And Joseph dreamed a di'eam.
and ]\v. told if his l)rethren : aiifl
they liated him yet tlu^ moic.

6 And he said unto tliem. Hear,
I pray you, this dream which 1
have dreamed :

7 For, behold, we t/rere binding
sheaves in tlie field, aiid, 1o, my
sheaf ai'ose, and also stood upright ;
and, Ix'hold, your shtvives stood
rouiul about, and made obeisance;
to my sheaf.

8 And his ])rethren said to him,
Shalt thou ind(HHJ reign over us?
orshalt thou indeed Ikivc dominion
over us? And tliey hated liim yet

the more for his dreams, and for
his woitIs.

9 H And he dreamed yet another
dream, and told it his brethren,
and said, Behold, I have dreamed
a dream more ; and, behold, the
sun and the moon and the eleven
stars made obei.sance to me.

10 And he told it to his father,
and to his brethren : and his father
lebuked him, and said unto him.
What is this dream that tliou hast
dreamed? Shall •! and thy mother
and thy brethren indeed come to
bow down ourselves to thee to the
earth ?

1 1 And his brethren envied him ;
but his father ^ observed the saying.

12^ And his brethren went to
feed their father's flock in She-
chem.

13 And Israel said unto Joseph,
Do not thy brethren feed the fork
in Shechem 1 come, and I will send
thee unto them. And he said to
him. Here am I.

14 And he said to him, Go, I
pray thee, see whether it be well
with thy brethren, and well with
the flocks ; and bring me word
again. So he sent him out of the
vale of Hebron, and he came to
Shechem.

15 U And a certain man found
him, and, behold, he itxis wander-
ing in the fit^ld : and tlie man asked
him, saying. What seekest thou ?

16 And he said, I seek my breth-
ren : tell me, I pray thee, where
they feed their flocks.

17 And the man said. They are
departed hence ; for I heard them
say. Let us go to Dothan. And
Joseph went after his bretliren,
and found tliem in Dothan.

18 And when they saw him afar
off, even before he came near unto
them, they conspired against him
to slay him.

19 And they said one to aiiothei'.
Behold, this dreamer comet h.

20 Come now theicfore, and lei
us slay him, and cast him into
some pit, and we will say, Some
evil be;i,st hath devoured him : and
we shall see what will become of
his drovims.

21 And Iveuben heard it, and he
delivei'ed him out of their hands;
and said, Let us not kill him.

22 And Iveuben said unto them,
Shed no blood, t'lif east- him into
this pit that is in the wilderness,
and lay no liM-nd uixm liiin ; that ]\v
might I'id him out. of their hands,
to deliver him to his father again.

23 II And it came to ])ass, when
.Tosei)h was come unto his brethi'en,
that they strii)t Joseph out of his

Joseph sold into E<jijpt.

GENESIS, 38.

Tamar deceioeth Jitdah.

coat, his coat of many colours that
ivas on him ;

24 And they took hini, and cast
him into a pit : and the pit was
empty, there ivas no water in it.

25 And tliey sat down to eat
bread : and they lifted up their
eyes and looked, and, behold, a
company of Ishmeelites came from
Gilead with their camels bearing
spicery and balm and myrrh, going
to carry -it down to Egypt.

26 And Judah said unto his
brethren, What profit is it if we
slay our brother, and conceal his
blood 1

27 Come, and let us sell him to
the Ishmeelites, and let not our
hand be upon him ; for he is our
brother and our tlesh. And his
brethren were content.

28 Then there passed by Midian-
ites merchantmen ; and they drew
and lifted up Josepli out of the pit,
and sold Joseph to the Ishmeel-
ites for twenty jrieces of silver : and
they brought Joseph into Egypt.

29 H And Reuben returned unto
the pit; and, behold, Joseph was
not in the pit ; and he rent his
clothes.

30 And he returned unto his
brethren, and said. The child is
not ; and I, whither shall I go "?

31 And they took Joseph's coat,
and killed a ' kid of the goats, and
dipped the coat in the l)lood ;

32 And they sent the coat of
many colours, and they brought it
to their father ; and said, This have
we found : know now whether it
he thy son's coat or no.

33 And he knew it, and said.
It is my son's coat ; an evil beast
hath devoured him ; Joseph is with-
out doubt rent in pieces.

34 And Jacob rent his clothes,
and put sackcloth upon his loins,
and mourned for his son many days.

35 And all his sons and all his
daughters rose u]) to comfort him ;
but he refused to be comforted ;
and he said. For I will go down
into * the grave unto my son mourn-
ing. Thus his father wept for him.

36 And the Midianites sold him
into Egypt unto Potiphar, an offi-
cer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the
guard.

CHAPTER 38.

1 Judah hegeUelh Er, Oiia», and Shehth.
0 Er marrielh Tamar. H The. O-enjiaxx of
Oiiaii. 11 Tamar utatjefh far Shela'h.
18 She deceirelh Jndah. 27 She heare/h
/ipiiifi, /'hares (Did Zarah.

AND it came to ])ass at that
time, that Judah went down
from his brethren, and turned in

* Ileb. Sheol.

to a certain Adullamite, whose
name ivas Hirah.

2 And Judah saw there a daugh-
ter of a certain Canaanite, whose
name was Shuah ; and he took her,
and went in unto her.

3 And she conceived, and bare a
son ; and he called his name Er.

4 And she conceived again, and
bare a son ; and she called his name
Onan.

5 And she yet again conceived,
and bare a son ; and called his
name Siielah : and he was at
Chezib, when she bare him.

6 And Judah t(tok a wife for Er
his firstborn, whose name was
Tamar.

7 And Er, Judah 's firstborn, was
wicked in the sight of the Loud ;
and the Lord slew him.

8 And Judah said unto Onan,
Go in unto tliy brother's wife, and
marry her, and raise up seed to thy
brother.

9 And Onan knew that the seed
should not be his ; and it came to
pass, when he went in unto his
brother's wife, that he spilled it on
the ground, lest that he should give
seed to his brother.

10 And the thing which he did
displeased tlie Lord : wherefore he
slew him also.

11 Then said Judah to Tamar
his davighter in law, Remain a
widow at thy father's house, till
Shelah my son be grown: for he
said, Lest perad venture he die
also, as his brethren did. And
Tamar went and dwelt in her
father's house.

12 H And in process of time the
daughter of Shuah Judah's wife
died ; aiul Judah was comforted,
and went uj) unto his sheepshearers
to Timnath, he and his friend
Hirah the Adullamite.

13 And it was told Tamar, say-
ing, Behold thy father in law goeth
up to Timnath to shear his sheei).

14 And she put her widow's gar-
ments off from her, and covered
her with a vail, and wrapped her-
self, and sat in "an oi>en place.
which is by the way to Timnath ;
for she saw that Shelah was grown,
and she was not given unto him to
wife.

15 Wlien Judah saw her, he
thought her to he an harlot ; be-
cause she had covered her face.

16 And he turned unto her by
the way, and said, •' Co to, 1 pray
thee, let me come in unto thee ; (for
he knew not that she was his
daughter in law.) And she said.
What wilt thf)u give me, that thou
mayest come in unto me %

- the gate
Eiiaini,

3 Come,

Pltarez nnd Zarah born.

GENESIS, 39.

Joseph's advancement.

17 And he said, I will send thee
a kid from the flock. And she said,
Wilt thou give vie a pledge, till
thou send it ?

IS And he said, "What pledge
shall I give thee ? And she said,
Thy signet, and thy ' bracelets,
and thy staff that is in thine hand.
And he gave it her, and came in
unto her, and she conceived by
him.

1 9 And she arose, and went away,
and laid by her vail from her, and
put on the garments of her widow-
hood.

20 And Judah sent the kid by
the hand of his friend the Adul-
lamite, to receive his pledge from
the woman's hand : but he found
her not.

21 Then he asked the men of tliat
place, saying. Where is the harlot,
that was -openly by the way side"?
A nd they said, There was no harlot
in this i^/ace.

22 And he returned to Judah,
and said, I cannot find her; and
also the men of the place said, that
there was no harlot in this vlaee.

23 And Judah said, Let her take
it to her, lest we be shamed : be-
hold, I sent this kid, and thou hast
not found her.

24 U And it came to pass about
three months aftcn-, that it was told
Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter
in law hath played the harlot; and
also, behold, she ?'.s' with child by
wlioredom. And Judah s;iid, 1 >ring
her f(n"th, and let her be burnt.

25 Wlien she was brought forth,
she sent to her father in law, saying,
I5y the man, whose these are, am 1
with child: and she said. Discern,
1 i)ray thee, whose are these, the
signet, and •'])i'acelets, and staff.

26 And JudaJi acknowledged
them, and said, Sh(>, hath Ikhmi more
righteous than 1 ; be<!ause that J
gave her not to Shelah my son.
And he knew her agjiiji no moi-e.

27 II And it caine to pass in the
time of her tra\ail, that, behold,
twins loere in her womb.

2H And it came to i)ass, when
she travailed, that the one put out
hix hand: and the midwife took
and bound upon his hand a sca,i'l(!t
thread, saying. This ca.m(! out first.

29 7\ii(l it (;am(^ to pass, as he
di'ew back )iis liand, tliat, i)ehold,
his brother came out : and she said,
'lb)\\ liasi jlioii l)r(ikeii forl-h y ////.';

l)reacli hi' upon 1 liee : 1 lieretoii' his
name was called * I'liare/.
'M) And afterward came out his

* That is, A breach.

brother, that had the scarlet thread
upon his hand : and his name was
called '' Zai-ah.

CHAPTER 39.

1 Joscjih arlravced in. Pdtijthar's houne.
7 I/e reaiHteth hin niixtreKx\i temptniioii.
13 Ih> isfitlxely accuxed. 20 He ix cast in
prison. '21 Odd is with him there.

AND Joseph was brought down
to Egypt; and Potiphar, an
officer of Pharaoh, captain of the
guard, an Egyptian, bought him of
the hands of the Lshmeelites, which
had brought him down thither.

2 And the Lord was with Joseph,
and he was a prosperous man ; and
he was in the house of his master
the Egyptian.

3 And his master saw that the
Lord was with him, and that the
Lord made all that he did to pros-
per in his hand.

4 And Joseph found ^race in his
sight, and he servtnl him: and he
made him overseei' over his house,
and all that he had he put into his
hand.

5 And it came to pass from the
time that he had made him overseer
in his house, and over all that he
had, that the Lord blessed the
Egyptian's house ft>r Joseph's sake ;
and the blessing of the Lord was
upon all that he had in the house,
and in the field.

(5 And he left all that he had in
Joseph's hand; and he knew not
ought he had, sa^•e the bread which
he did eat. And Joseph v.as a
goodly ?)cr.svr», and well favoured.

7 1] And it came to i«iss after
these things, that his master's wife
cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she
said. Lie with me.

S Put he refused, and said unto
his master's wife, I'ehold, my mas^
ter " wotfeth not wha,t As with me
in tlie house, and hehathcounnitted
all that he hath to my hand;

9 7'here is none greater in this
house than I ; neither liath lu? kepi
back any thing from ine but thee,
becaust' tlioii nrf liis wife: how then
can i do this great wicke(hiess, and
sin against Ood'?

10 And it came to pass, as she
spak{! to Josepli day by day, that
lu; liearkened not unto hei-, to \\v
l)y her, or to be with her.

11 And it came to j)ass about
this tim(>, \]\iit,/< i.^teph went into the
house to do his business; an<l there
ii'KK none of the men of tlu^ house
there within.

12 And she caught him by liis
gai'ment. saying. Lie with me: and
he left his garment in her hand,
and tied, and got him out.

Joseph faheJt/ accused.

GENESIS, 40.

Joseph in the prison.

13 And it came to pass, wlien
she saw that he had left his garnient
in her hand, and was tied forth,

14 That slie called unto the men
of her house, and smke ujito them,
saying. See, lie hatn hrought in an
Hebrew unto us to mock us; he
came in unto me to lie with me, and
I cried with a loud voice :

15 And it came to pass, wlien he
heard that I lifted up my voice and
cried, that he left his garment with
me, and fled, and got him out.

16 And she laid up his garment
by her, until his lord came home.

17 And she spake unto him ac-
cording to these words, saying, Tlie
Hebrew servant, which thou hast
brought unto us, came in unto me
to mock me :

18 And it came to pass, as I lifted
up my voice and cried, that he left
his garment with me, and fled out.

19 And it came to pass, wlien his
master heard the words of his wife,
which she spake unto him, saying.
After tliis manner did thy servant
to me ; that his wrath was kindled.

20 And Joseph's master took
him, and put him into the prison,
a place where the king's pi-isoners
were bound: and he was there in
the prison.

21 II But the Lor.D was with
Joseph, and shewed him mercy,
and gave him favour in the siglit
of the keeper of the prison.

22 And the keeper of the prison
committed to Joseph's hand all the
prisoners that were in the prison;
and whatsoever they did there, he
was the doer of it.

23 The keeper of the prison
looked not to any thing that iraK
under his hand; because the Loi;i)
was with him, and that which lie
did, the Lord made it to prosper.

CHAPTER 40.

1 Thebutler and baker of Pharaoh in. prixon.
4 JoMph hath charge of them. 5 He iilter-
pretetk their dreams. 20 They come to
pu8H accoriluig to his interpretation.
'23 The ingratitude of the butler.

AND it came to pass after these
things, thdt the butler of the
king of Egypt and A/.s- baker had
oftended their lord tlie king of
Egypt.

2 And Pharaoh was wroth
against two of liis ofticers, against
the chief of the l)utlers, and against
the chief of the Ixikers.

3 And he put them in ward in
the house of the caijtain of the
guard, into the pi-ison, the place
where Joseijh mat bound.

4 And the captain of the guaid
charged Josepli with them, and lie

served them : and they continued a,
season in ward.

5 ^ And they dreamed a dream
l)oth of them, each nuyi his dream
in one night, (^uch man according
to the interpretation of his clream,
the butler and the baker of the
king of Egypt, which ivere bound
in the prison.

6 And Joseph came in unto them
in the morning, and looked upon
them, and, beliold, they vei-e sad.

7 And he asked l^haraoh's officers
that were with him in the ward of
his lord's house, saying, Wherefore
look ye .to sadly to day '(

8 And they said unto him. We
have dreamed a dream, and there ?'.s
no interpreter of it. And Joseph
said unto them. Do not interpreta-
tions Ijelong to God^ tell me tkein,
I ])ray you.

9 And the chief butler told his
dream to Josejjh, and said to him,
In my dream, behold, a vine ivas
before me';

10 And in the vine ivere three
branches : and it was as though it
budded, and her blossoms shot
forth ; and the clusters thereof
brought forth ripe grapes :

11 And Pharaoh's cup ivan in my
hand : and I took the grajies, and
pressed them into Pharaoh's cup,
and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's
hand.

12 And Joseph said unto him.
This in the interpretation of it : The
three branches are three days :

13 Yet Avithin three days shall
Pharaoh lift up thine head, and
restore thee unto thy place : and
thou shalt deliver Phar-aoh's cup
into his hand, after the former
mannei' when thou wast his butler.

14 Put think on me when it shall
be well with thee, and shew kincl-
ness, I pray thee, unto me, and
make niention of me unto Pharaoli,
and_ bring me out of this house :

15 F(jr indeed I was stolen away
out of the land of the Hebrews:
and here also ha\e I done nothing
that they should put nje into the
dungeon.

1 G When the chief baker saw that
the interpretation was good, he said
unto Josepli, I also wax in my
dream, and, behold, / had three
white baskets on my liead :

17 An<l in the uppei'most basket
there irx.f of all manner of bake-
meats for Pharaoh ; and the birds
did eat them out of the basket upon
my head.

18 AikI Joseph answered and
said. This ix the interpretation
thereof: The three baskets are
three days :

Pharaoh's

GENESIS, 41.

two dreams

19 Yet within three days shall
Pharaoh Hft up thy head from off
thee, and shall hang thee on a tree ;
and the biuds shall eat thy Hesh
from off thee.

20 U And it came to pass the
third day, which was Pharaoh's
birthday, that he made a feast
unto all his servants : and he
lifted up the head of the chief
butler and of the chief baker
among his servants.

21 And he restored tlie chief
butler unto his butlershiiJ again ;
and he gave the cup into Pha-
raoh's hand :

22 But he hanged the chief
baker : as Joseph had interpreted
to them.

23 Yet did not the chief butler
remember Joseph, but forgat him.

CHAPTER 41.

1 Pharaoh^ 8 two dreama. 25 Joiteph inler-
preteth them. 38 lie gU'eth I'lituanh cann-
fiel. 3S Joxeph ix adr<iiiced. U(\ He hegel-
teth MiliKiK.seli and EphraUn. 54 The
famine heglinieili.

AND it came to pass at the end
of two full years, that Pharaoh
dreamed : and, behold, he stood by
the river.

2 And, behold, there came up out
of the river seven well favoured
kine and fatfleshed ; and tliey fed
in ^ a meaflow.

3 And, beliold, seven other kine
came uj) after them out of the river,
ill fav<jured and leantieshed ; and
stood by the other kine upon the
brink of the river.

4 And the ill favoured and lean-
fleshed kine did eat up the seven
well favour(>d and fat kine. So
Pharaoh awoke.

5 And he slept and dreamed the
second time : and, behold, seven
ears of corn came up upon one
stalk, rank and good.

6 And, behold, seven thin ears
and blasted with the east wind
sprung uj) after them.

7 And th(^ seven thin ears de-
voured the s(;ven r.iwk and full
ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and,
behold, it witu a dream.

8 And itcame to pass in themorn-
ing that his si)irit was ti'oul)l(>d ;
and lie s(>nt and called for all the
-magicians of h'gy])t, ;i,n(l all tlie
wis(! men thereof: and Pharjioh
told thciu his (h'eani ; but there iras
)ion(! that could interi)ri't them
unto Pharaoh.

9 II 'i'hcn spake the chief butler
unto I'liar-Jioli, saying, F do i-emem-
ber my faults this day :

10 Fhaiaoh was wroth with his
servants, and put me in ward in

the captain of the guard's house,
U)th me antl the chiel baker :

11 And we dreamed a dream in
one night, I and he ; we dreamed
each nian according to the inter-
pretation of his dream.

1 2 And there icas there with us a
young man, an Hebrew, servant to
the captain of the guard ; and we
told him, and lie interpreted to us
our dreams ; to each man accord-
ing to his dream he did interpret.

13 And it came to pass, as lie in-
terpreted to us, so it was ; me he
restored unto mine olfice, and him
he hanged.

14 11 Then Phai-aoh sent and
called Joseph, and they brought
him hastily out of the dungeon :
and he shaved himself, and changed
his raiment, and came in unto
Pharaoh.

1 5 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,
I have dreamed a dream, and theiv
is none that can intei-pi-et it : and
I have heard say of thee, that, thou
canst understand a dream to inter-
pret it.

IG And Joseph answerefl Pha-
raoh, sfiying, It is not in me : God
shall give Pharaoh an answer of
peace,

1 7 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,
In my dream, behold, I stood upon
the bank of the river :

18 And, behold, there came up
out of the river seven kine, fat-
fleshed and well favoured ; and
they fed in "'a meadow :

19 And, behold, seven other kine
came up after them, poor and very
ill favoured and leantieshed, such
as I never saw in all tin; land of
Egypt for badness :

20 And the lean and the ill fa-
voured kine did eat up the first
seven fat kine :

21 And when they had eaten
them u]), it could not be known
that they had eaten them; but
they ioe.7-e still ill favoui'cd, as at
the beginning. So 1 awoke.

22 And 1 saw in my dream, and,
behold, seven <>ars came up in one
stalk, full and good :

23 And, behold, seven ears, witli-
erefl, thin, aiifl blasted with i\\o
east wind, si)rung up after them :

24 And the tliin ears devoured
the seven good ears: and i told
this unto the 'magicians ; but there
>ri(s noiu> thntcould declare it to m(\

2.'") *.] And .losepli said unto I'ha-
raoli, Thedicani of I'liarauli /xone':
God hath shewed I'liaiaoh what- he
is about to d(».

2() The seven good kine ^nv seven
yeai's ; and the sexen good ears ((re
seven years : the dream is one.

Joseph interpreteth them.

GENESIS, 41.

He is advanced.

27 And the seven thin and ill
favoured kine that came up after
them are seven yeais ; and the
seven empty ears blasted with the
east wind shall be seven years of
famine.

28 This is the thing which I have
spoken unto Pharaoh : What God
is about to do he sheweth unto
Pharaoh.

29 Behold, there come seven
years of great plenty throughout
all the land of Egypt :

30 And there shall arise after
them seven years of famine ; and
all the plenty shall be forgotten in
the land of Egypt ; and the famine
shall consume the land ;

31 And the plenty shall not be
known in the land by reason of
that famine following ; for it shall
be very grievous.

32 And for that the dream was
doubled unto Pharaoh twice ; it is
because the thing is established by
God, and God will shortly bring it
to pass.

33 Now therefore let Pharaoh
look out a man discreet and wise,
and set him over the land of Egyjjt.

34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let
him appoint officers over the land,
and take up the fifth part of the
land of Egypt in the seven plen-
teous years. ^

35 And let them gather all the
food of those good years that come,
and lay up corn under the hand of
Pharaoh, and let them keep food
in the cities.

36 And that food shall be for
store to the land against the seven
years of famine, which shall be in
the land of Egypt ; that the land
perish not through the famine.

37 IT And the thing was good in
the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the
eyes of all his servants.

. 38 And Pharaoh sTlid unto his
servants, Can we find sucit, a (me as
this is, a man in whom the Spirit
of God is ?

39 And Pharaoh said unto Jo-
seph, Forasmuch as God hath
shewed thee all this, thei'e is none
so discreet and wise as thou art :

40 Thou shalt be over my house,
and according unto thy word shall
all my people be ruled : only in the
throne will I be greater than thou.

41 And Pharaoh said unto Jo-
seph, See, I have set thee over all
the land of Egypt.

42 And Pharaoh took off" his ring
from his hand, anfl put it upon Jo-
seph's hand, and arrayed him in
vestures of fine linen, and put a
gold chain about his neck ;

43 And he made him to ride in

the second chariot which he had ;
and they cried before him, Kow the
knee : and he made him ruler over
all the land of Egypt.

44 And Pharaoh said unto Jo-
seph, I am Pharaoh, and without
thee shall no man lift up his hand
or foot in all the land of Egypt.

45 And Phai'aoh called Joseph's
name Zaphnath-paaneah ; and he
gave him to wife Asenath the
daughter of Poti-pherah priest of
On. And Joseph went out over
all the land of Egypt.

46 H And .1 oseph was thirty years
old when he stood before Pharaoh
king of Egypt. And Joseph went
out from the presence of Pharaoh,
and went throughout all the land
of Egypt.

47 And in the seven plenteous
years the earth brought forth by
handfuls.

48 And he gathered up all the
food of the seven years, which were
in the land of Egypt, and laid up
the food in the cities : the food of
the field, which was round about
every city, laid he up in the same.

49 And Joseph gathered ^ corn
as the sand of the sea, very much,
until he left numbering ; for it tvas
without number.

50 And unto Joseph were born
two sons before the years of famine
came, which Asenath the daughter
of Poti-pherah priest of On bare
unto him.

51 And Joseph called the name
of the firstborn * Manasseh : For
God, said he, hath made me forget
all my toil, and all my father's
house.

52 And the name of the second
called he t Ephraim : For God hath
caused me to be fruitful in the land
of my affliction.

53 H And the seven years of plen-
teousness, that was in the land of
Egypt, were ended.

54 And the seven years of dearth
began to come, according as Joseph
had said : and the dearth was in all
lands ; but in all the land of Egypt
there was bread.

55 And when all the land of
Egyjit was famished, the people
cried to Pharaoh for bread : and
Pharaoh said unto all the Egyp-
tians, Oo unto Joseph ; what he
saith to you, do.

56 And the famine M'^as over all
the face of the earth : And Joseph
opened all the storehouses, and
sold unto the Egyptians ; and the
famine waxed sore in the land of
Egypt.

* That is. Forgetting, t Ttiat is, Fruitful.

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Jacob sendeth his sons

GENESIS, 42.

to bill/ coni.

57 And all countries came into
Egypt to Joseph for to buy ' rofv ;
because that the famine was so
sore in all lands.

CHAPTER 42.

1 Jtieoh ttetufefh ?iis ten Honn U> htiy corn in
Egypt. 16 They tire irtvpriiioiie.il by Joxe pit
for Kpieii. 18 They are set iit liberty, uii
condition to bring Benjamin. 21 They
have remorse for Jonejih. 24 Simeon iv
kept for a pledge. 25 They return with
corn, and their moyiey. 29 Their relation
to Jacob. a6 Jacob refuseth to send Benja-
min.

NOW when Jacob saw that there
was -'corn in Egypt, Jacob said
unto his sons, Why do ye look one
upon another 1

2 And he said, Behold, I have
heard that there is " corn in Egypt :
get you down thither, and buy for
us from tlience ; that we may live,
and not die.

3 UAnd Josepli's ten brethren
went down to buy " corn in Egypt.

4 But Benjamin, Joseph's broth-
er, Jacob sent not with his breth-
ren; for he said, Lest peradventure
mischief befall him.

5 And the sons of Israel came to
buy •^ covn. among those that came :
for the famine was in the land of
Canaan.

6 And Joseph was the governor
over the land, and he it was that
sold to all the people of the land :
and Jost'ph's brethren came, and
bovvefl down themselves before him
loifh then- faces to the earth.

7 And Josej)!) saw his brethren,
and he knew them, but made him-
self strange unto them, aiul spake
roughly unto them; and lie said
unto them, Wlienct^ come ye? And
they said, I'rom the land of Canaan
to buy food.

8 And Joseph kne^y his brethren,
but they kncjw not him.

9 And J()S('|)li remi'iiibered the
dreams which he dreamed of them,
and said unto iliem, \'(> a/v; si)ies ;
to see the nakedness of tlie land ye
are come.

10 And they said unto him. Nay,
my lord, but to buy food are thy
servants c()In<^

1 1 We are all one man's sons ; we
are true men, thy servjints are no
spies.

12 And he said unto them. Nay,
but to see the nakedness of the
land ye are com(!.

13 And they said. Thy servants
ai'e twel\(' brethren, the sons of
one man in the land of Catwuin :
and, behold, the youngest is this
day with our fath<T, ;iii(l one /.v jiot.

14 And Joseph said unto them,

That is it that I spake unto you,
saying, Ye (tre spies :

1 5 Hereby ye shall l)e proved :
By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not
go forth hence, except your young-
est brother come hitlier.

16 Send one of you, and let him
fetch your lirother. and ye shall be
kept in prison, that your words
may be proved, whether there be
any truth in you : or else by the
life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

1 7 And he put them all together
into ward three days.

18 And Joseijh said unto them
the third tlay. This do, and live ;
for 1 fear God :

19 If ye be true men, let one of
your brethren be bound in the
house of your prison : go ye, carry
- corn for the famine of j'our houses :

20 But bring your youngest
brother unto me ; so shall your
words be verified, and ye shall not
die. And they did so.

21 51 And they said one to an-
other, We ai-e verily guilty C( )iicern-
ing our brother, in that we saw the
anguish of his soul, when he be-
sought us, and we would not hear ;
therefore is this distress come upon
us.

22 And Eeuben answered them,
saying, Spake I not unto you,
saying. Do not sin against the
child; and ye would not hear?
therefore, behold, also his blood is
required.

23 And they knew not that Jo-
seph understood them ; for he spake
unto them by an interpretei'.

24 And he turned himself ai)out
from them, and wept; and re-
turned to them again, and com-
muned with them, and took from
them Simeon, and bound him be-
fore tlieii- eyes.

2.5 UTlien Joseph commanded to
fill their sat^ks with •'(■orn. and to
restore every man's money into his
sack, and to give them provision
for the way : and thus did he unto
them.

2() And th(>y laded theii- asses
with the •'corn, and departed
thence.

27 And as one of them oi)ened
his sack to givii his ;i,ss pi-o\ ciidei'
in the 'inn, he espied his money ;
for, behold, it was in his sack's
mouth.

28 Ami he sjiid unto his breth-
ren. My money is restoicd ; and, lo,
it is even in my sack : and their
heart failed thrit>, ;iiid they were
afraid, sayingone toaiiothei'. What
Is this that ( Jod luitli done unto us?

2!* II And they came nnto Jiicol)
their father unto the land of

pliicu,

Their return, and

GENESIS, 43.

account to Jacob.

Canaan, and told him all that be-
fell unto them ; saying,

30 The man, who is the lord of
the land, spake roughly to us, and
took us for spies of the country.

31 And we said unto him, We
are true men ; we are no s[)ies :

32 We he twelve brethren, sons-
of our father; one is not, and the
youngest is this day with our father
in the land of Canaan.

33 And the man, the lord of the
country, said unto us. Hereby shall
I know that ye a)'e ti'ue me)! : leave
one of your brethren Iwre with me,
and take food for the famine of
your households, and be gone :

34 And bring your youngest
brother unto me : then shall 1 know
that ye are no spies, but that ye are
true men : so will 1 deliver you your
brother, and ye shall traffick in the
land.

35 ^ And it came to pass as they
emptied their sacks, that, behold,
every man's bundle of money was
in his sack : and when t/oth they
and their father saw the bundles
of money, tliey were afraid.

36 And Jacob their father said
unto them. Me have ye bereaved o/'
my children : Joseph is not, and
Simeon is not, and ye will take
Benjamin away: all tliese things
are against me.

37 And Reuben spake unto his
father, saying, Slay my two sons,
if I bring him not to thee : deliver
him into my hand, and I will bring
him to thee again.

38 And he said, JNty son sliall not
go down with you ; for his l^rothei'
is dead, and he is left alone : if mis-
chief befall him by the way in the
which ye go, then shall ye bi'ing
down my gray hairs with sorrow to
* the grave.

CHAPTER 43.

1 Jacob if! hardly pevisuaded to send Benja-
min. 1.5 Joseph entertaineth kin brethren.
31 He malceih them a feast.

AND the famine luas sore in the
land.
'2 And it came to pass, when they
had eaten up the ' ctu'n which they
had brought out of Egy})t, their
father said unto them, Co again,
buy us a little food.

3 And .ludah spake unto him,
saying, The man difl solemnly pro-
test unto us, saying, Ye shall not
see my face, excejit your brother be
with you.

4 If thou wilt send our brother
with us, we will go down and buy
thee food :

*IIeb. Sheol.

5 But if thou wilt not send him,
we will not go down : for the man
said unto us, Ye shall not see my
face, except your brother be with
you.

6 And Israel said. Wherefore
dealt ye s<j ill with me, as to tell
the man whether ye had yet a
brother (

7 And they said. The man asked
us straitly of our state, and of our
kindred, saying. Is your father yet
alive? have ye (mother brother?
and we told him according to the
tenor of these words : could we
"certainly know that he would say,
Bring your brother down %

8 And Judah said unto Israel his
father, Send the lad with me, and
we will arise and go ; that we may
live, and not die, both we, and
thou, and also our little ones.

9 I will be surety for him ; of niy
hand shalt thou require him: if I
bring him not unto thee, and set
him before thee, then let me bear
the blame for ever :

10 For except we had lingered,
surely now we had returned this
second time.

1 1 And their father Israel said
unto them. If it must be so now, do
this ; take of the best fruits in the
land in your vessels, and carry
down the man a present, a little
balm, and a little honey, spices, and
myrrh, nuts, and almonds :

12 And take double money in
your hand ; and the money that
was brought again in the mouth of
your sacks, carry it again in your
hand ; peradventure it was an over-
sight :

13 Take also your brother, and
arise, go again unto the man :

14 And Cod Almighty give you
mercy before the man, that he may
send away your other brother, and
Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my
children, 1 am bereaved.

15 HAnd th.e men took that
present, and. they took double
money in their hand, and Benja-
min; aiul rose up, and went down
to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

16 And when .loseijh saw Benja-
min with tliem, he said to the ruler
of his house. Bring these men home,
and slay, and make ready ; for these
men shall dine with me at noon.

17 Anfi the man did as Joseph
bade ; and the man biought the
men into Joseph's house.

18 And the mim were afraid, be-
cause they wei-e brought into Jo-
seph's house ; and they said. Because
of the money that was returned in
our sacks at the first time are we
brouglit in ; that he may seek occa-

111 any wise

Joseph feasteth

GENESIS, 44.

his brethren.

sion against us, and fall upon us,
and take us ior bondmen, and our
asses.

19 And they came near to the
steward of Joseph's house, and they
communed with him at the door of
the house,

20 And said, O sir, we came in-
deed down at the first time to buy
food :

2 1 And it ca,nie to pass, when we
came to the 'inn, that we opened
our sacks, and, behold, every man's
money was in the mouth of his
sack, our money in full weight :
and we have brought it again in
our hand.

22 And other money have we
brought down in our hands to buy
food : we cannot tell who put our
money in our sacks.

23 And he said. Peace be to you,
fear not : your God, and the God
of your father, hath given you
treasure in your sacks : I had your
money. And he brought Simeon
out unto them.

24 And the man brought the
men into Joseph's house, and gave
theni, water, and they washed their
feet ; and he gave their asses prov-
ender.

25 And they made ready the
present against Joseph came at
noon : for they heard that they
should eat bread there.

26 51 And when Joseph came
home, they brought him the present
which was in their hand into the
house, and bowed themselves to
him to the earth.

27 And he asked them of their
welfare, and said, Is your father
well, the old man of whom ye
spake 1 Is he yet alive "?

2H Anfl they answered, Thy ser-
vant our father is in good health,
he is yet alive. And they bowed
down their heads, and made obei-
sance.

29 And he lifted vip l)is eyes,
and saw his brother P>en,jann"n, his
mother's son, and said, Is this your
younger brother, of whom y(^ si)ake
unto ni(!? And he said, God be
gracif»us unto thee, my son.

.'{0 And Joseph made haste ; for
did yearn upon

■bo

his

l)rother : and he sought cohere to
weep ; and he entered into his
chamber, and wept there.

31 And he washed his face, and
went ()ut, and refrained himself,
and said, S<^t on bread.

32 And they set on for him by
himself, and for them by them-
selves, and for the Kgyiitians,
which did eat with him. by them-
selves : because the J^^gyptians

might not eat bread with the
Hebrews; for that is an abomina-
tion unto the Egyptians.

33 And they sat before him, the
firstborn according to his birth-
right, and the youngest according
to his youth : and the men mar-
velled one at another.

34 And he took and sent messes
unto them from before him : but
Benjamin's mess was five times
so much as any of theirs. And
they drank, and were merry with
him.

CHAPTER 44.

1 Jo.iep/i's policy to stay hix brethren. 14
Jiii/dh's humble supplication to Joseph.

AND he commanded the steward
of his house, saying. Fill the
men's sacks ivith food, as much as
they can carry, and put every
man's money in his sack's mouth.

2 And put my cup, the silver
cup, in the sack's mouth of the
youngest, and his •' corn money.
And he did according to the word
that Joseph had spoken.

3 As soon as the morning v/as
light, the men were sent away,
they and their asses.

4 And when they wei*e gone out
of the city, and not yet far off,
Joseph said unto liis steward, U]),
follow after the men ; and when
thou dost overtake them, say unto
them. Wherefore have ye rewarded
evil for good 1

5 Is not this it in which my lord
drinketh, and whereby indeed he
divineth? ye have done evil in so
doing.

6 11 And he overtook them, and
he sjiake unto them these same
words.

7 And they said unto him,
Wherefore saith my loi'd these
words? God forbid that thy ser-
vants should do according to this
thing :

(S liehold, the mfiney, which we
found in our sacks' mouths, we
brought again unto thee out of the
land of Canaan: how then should
we steal out of thy lor<rs house
silvei' or gold ?

9 With whomso(>ver of th.v sei--
vants it be found, both let him die,
and we also will be my lord's bond-
men.

10 And he said. Now also /cf it
he according UTito yoiii- woi-ds : he
with whom it is found shall be my
servant; and yesha-ll b(> blameless.

1 1 Then they s))eedily took down
every mnii his sack to the gi'ound,
aiul oi);'ned every man his sack.

1 2 And he searched, and began

' gram

Judalis supplication

GENESIS, 45.

to Joseph.

at the eldest, and left at the young-
est : and the cup was found in Ben-
jamin's sack.

13 Then they rent their clothes,
and laded every nian his ass, and
returned to the city.

14: H And Judah and his breth-
ren came to Joseph's house ; for he
ivas yet there : and they fell before
him on the ground.

15 And Joseph said unto them,
What deed is this that ye have
done l ^ wot ye not that such a man
as I can certainly divine '?

16 And Judah said. What shall
we say unto my lord ? what shall
we speak 1 or how shall we clear
ourselves ? God hath found out
the iniquity of thy servants : be-
liold, we are my lord's servants,
both we, and he also with whom
the cup is found.

17 And he said, God forbid that
I should do so : hut the man in
whose hand the cup is found, he
shall be my servant ; and as ft)r
you, get you up in peace unto
your father.

18 H Then Judah came near
unto him, and said. Oh my lord,
let thy servant, I pray thee, speak
a word in my lord's ears, and let
not thine aiiger burn against thy
servant : for thou art even as
Pharaoh.

19 My lord asked his servants,
saying. Have ye a father, or a
brother '?

20 And we said unto my lord.
We have a father, an old man, and
a child of his old age, a little one ;
and his brother is dead, and he
alone is left of his mother, and his
father loveth him.

21 And thou Sfiidst unto thy
servants. Bring him down unto
me, that I may set mine eyes upon
him.

22 And we said unto my lord,
The lad cannot leave his father :
for // he should leave his father,
his father would die.

23 And thou saidst unto thy
servants. Except your youngest
brother come down with you, ye
shall see my face no more.

24 And it came to pass when we
came up unto thy servant my
father, we told him the words of
my lord.

25 And our father said. Go again,
and buy us a little food.

26 And we said. We cannot go
d()wn : if our youngest brotlier be
with us, then will we go down :
for we may not see the man's face,
except our youngest brother be
with us.

27 And thy servant my father

said unto us. Ye know that my
wife bare me two sons:

28 And the one went out from
nie, and I said. Surely he is torn
in pieces ; and 1 saw him not since :

21) And if ye take this also from
me, and mischief befall him, ye
shall bring down my gray hairs
with sorrow to * the gi'ave.

30 Now therefore when I come
to thy servant my father, and the
lad he not with us ; seeing that his
life is bound up in the lad's life ;

31 It shall come to pass, when
he seeth that the lad is not with us,
that he will die : and thy servants
shall bring down the gray hairs of
thy servant our father with sorrow
to * the grave.

32 For thy servant became surety
for the lad unto my father, saying.
If I bring him not unto thee, then
I shall bear the blame to my father
for ever.

33 Now therefore, I pray thee,
let thy servant abide instead of
the lad a bondman to my lord ;
and let the lad go up with his
brethren.

34 For how shall I go up to my
father, and the lad tie not with me?
lest peradventure I see the evil
that shall come on my father.

CHAPTER 45.

1 Joseph mnkcih hhiiself knoini'to his breth-
ren. 5 //e eonif'orfef/i Iheiii in God's provi-
dence. !) He .^endeth for his father. Ifi
Phaiaoh confiriiieth it. 21 Joseph fur-
nisheth tliein for tin ir journey, (ind ea'hort-
elh them to concord. 25 Jiicoh is revived
with, the news.

THEN Joseph could not refrain
himself before all them that
stood by him ; and he cried, Cause
every man to go out from me. And
there stood no man with him,
while Joseph made himself known
unto his brethren.

2 And he wept aloud : and the
Egyptians and the house of Pha-
i-M)\\ heai'd.

3 And Josejjh said unto his breth-
ren, I am Joseph ; doth my father
yet live? And his brethren could
not answer him ; for they Avere
troubled at his presence.

4 And Joseph said unto his breth-
ren. Come near to me, I i)ray you.
And they came near. And he said,
I am Joseph yijur brother, whom
ye_sold into Egypt.

5 Now therefoi-e be not grieved,
nor angry with yourselves, that ye
sold me hither: foi' (Jod did send
me before you to preserve life.

6 For these two years hatJi. the
famine heen in the land : anrl yet

* Heb. Sheol.

Joseph maketh hkiiself known.

GENESIS, 46.

Jacob (joeth to Eg]ipt.

there arefive years, in the which tliere
iihall neither be ^ earing nor liarvest.

7 And Grocl sent nie before you
to preserve you a jjosterity in the
earth, and to saA^e your Hves by a
gi'eat deliverance.

8 So now it mu not you that
sent nie liither, but God : and he
liath made me a father to Pharaoli,
and lord of all his liouse, and a
i-uler throughout all the land of
Egypt.

9 Haste ye, and go up to my
father, and say unto him, Thus
saith thy son Joseph, God hath
made me lord of all Egypt : come
down unto me, tarry not :

10 And thou shalt dwell in the
land of Goshen, and thou shalt be
near unto me, thf)U, and thy chil-
dren, and thy children's children,
and thy flocks, and thy herds, and
all that tlK)U hast :

1 1 And there will I nourish thee ;
for yet there are five yeai's of fam-
ine ; lest thou, and thy household,
and all that thou hast, come to
poverty.

12 And, behold, your eyes see,
and the eyes of my brother Ben-
jamin, that it is my mouth that
speaketh unto you.

1 .S And yc shall tell my father of
all my glory in Egypt, and of all
that ye have seen ; and ye shall
haste and bring down my father
hither.

14 And befell upon his brother
Benjamin's neck, and wei)t; and
JJenjamin wept upon his ni^ck.

If) Moreover he kissed all his
l)rethren, and wept upon them :
and after that his orethren talked
with him.

16 II And the fame tlHn'(M)f was
heard in Pharaoh's hous(% saying,
Joseph's brethri^n are come : and it
pleasetl Pharaoh well, and his ser-
vants.

17 And Pharaoh said unto Jo-
seph, Say unto thy brethren, This
flo ye; lade your beasts, and go,
get you unto tlu^ land of Canaan ;

18 And tak(i your father and
your houscliolds, and come unto
iiK^ : and I will give you the good
of the land of Egypt, and ye shall
<'at tli(! fat of th(! land.

l*J Now tliou art commanded,
this do ye ; take you wagons out of
the land of i'vgypt ff»r your littU^
ones, and for your wives, and bring
youi- father, and come.

20 Also i-egjird not your stuff;
for the g(»o(l of idl the land of l*]gypt
in youi's.

21 And tlie cliildrcn of Israel
did so : and .losei)h gave them
wagons, according to the com-

mandment of Pharaoh, and gave
them provision foi- the way.

22 To all of them he gave each
man changes of raiment ; but to
Benjamin he gave three hundred
pieces of silver, and five changes
of raiment.

23 And to his father he sent
after this innnner : ten asses laden
with the good things of Egypt,
anrl ten she asses laden with "corn
and bread and "' meat for his father
by the way.

24 So he sent his brethren away,
and they departed : and he said
unto them, See that ye fall not out
by the way.

2-5 H And they went up out of
Egypt, and came into the land of
Canaan unto .lacob their father,

26 And told him, saying, Joseph
is yet alive, and he is governor over
all the land of p]gypt. And Jacob's
heart fainted, for he believed them
not.

27 And they told him all the
words of Joseph, which he had
said unto them : and when he saw
the wagons which Josejjh had sent
to carry him, the spirit of Jacob
their father revived :

28 And Israel said. It is enough ;
Joseph my son is yet alive: I will
go and see him before I die.

CHAPTER 46.

1 Jacnh ix comforiefl hi/ (lod n1 Beer-shelxi.
5 Tlieiief he'irilk lii.\ CiDiijidin/ ijoeih into
Kgi/pt. S 'J'hc iiiiiiiliir ii)' liift fitmih/ Hint
irc'ii/ into Eijijjit. 20 ,/,;«'/'/' iiieitilh '.htrnh.
31 //(' iiixtriicti'th his lirctliren Jiow in nn-
Kicer to I'lutiiiiih.

AND Israel took his journey with
all that he ha<l, and came to
Beer-sheba, and od'ered sacrifices
unto the God of his father Isaac.

2 And God spake luito Israel in
the visions of the night, and saifl,
Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Her(>
am I.

3 And he said, I am God, the
God of thy father- : fear not to go
down into ]*>gypt; for I will there
make of thee a great iiation :

4 I will go down with the(> into
Egypt; and 1 will also surely bring
the(^ up (iiiaiii : a,!id .loseph shall
})ut his hand upon tliine (-yes.

T) And Jacob rose ui» from P)e(>r
sheba : and the sons of lsra.el car-
i-ied Jacob their father, and their
little ones, and theii- wives, in th(>
wagons whi(;h Pharaoh had sent to
carry him.

6 And they took their cattle, and
their goods, wliich they Iwul gotten
in the land of Canaan, anij came
into Egypt, Jacob, and all his s(h>(I
with him :

7 His sons, and his sons' sons

■ grain

' provision

Jw-ob's jUniily.

GENESIS, 47.

Joseph meeteth his father.

with him, his daughters, and liis
sous' daughters, and all his seed
brought he with him into Egypt.

8 H And these are the names of
the children of Israel, which came
into Egypt, Jacfjb and his sons :
Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

9 And the sons of Keuben; Ha-
noch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and
Carmi.

10 H And the sons of Simeon;
Jemuel, and .lamin, and Ohad, and
Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the
son of a Canaanitish woman.

1 1 H And the sons of Levi ; Ger-
shon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 2 U And the sons of Judah ; Er,
and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez,
and ^ Za rail : but Er and Onan died
in the land of Canaan. And the
sons of Pharez were Hezron and
Hamul.

13^ And the sons of Issachar ;
Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and
Shimron.

14 U And the sons of Zebulun ;
Seized, and Elon, and Jahleel.

15 These f>e the sons <jf Leah,
which she bare unto Jacob in
l^adan-aram, with his daughter
Dinah: all the souls of his sons
and his daughters icere thirty and
three.

1 6 U And the sons of Gad ; Ziph-
ion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon,
Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

17 II And the sons of Asher ;
Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and
Beriah, and Serah their sister : and
the sons of Beriali ; Heber, and
Malchiel.

18 These are the sons of Zilpah,
whom Laban gave to Leah his
daughter, and these she bare unto
.Jacob, even, sixteen souls.

19 The sons of Pad lel Jacob's
wife ; Joseph, and Benjamin.

20 H And unto Joseph in the
land of Egypt were born Manasseh
and Ephraim, which Asenath the
daughtei" of P(.>ti-i)herah priest of
On bare unto him.

"21 ^ And the sons of Benjamin
were Belah, and P>echer,and Ashljcl,
Ciera, and Naaman, Elii, and Posh,
Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

22 These are the sons of Pachel,
which were born to Jacob : all the
souls mere fourteen.

2.3 II And the sons of Dan ;
Hushim.

24 51 And the sons of Naphtali ;
Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezcr, and
Shillem.

25 These are the sons of Bilhah,
which Laban gave unto Rachel his
daughter, and she bare these unto
Jacob : all the souls n>ere seven.

26 All the souls that camo with

Jacob into Egypt, which came out
of his loins, besides Jacob's sons'
wives, all the souls ivere threescore
and six;

27 And the sons of Joseph, which
were born him in Egypt, irere two
souls : all the souls of the house of
Jacob, which came into Egj^pt,
ivere threescore and ten.

28 51 And he sent Judah before
him unto Joseph, to direct his face
unto Goshen ; and they came into
the land of (Goshen.

29 And Joseph made ready his
chariot, and went up to meet Israel
his father, to Goshen, and pre-
sented himself unto him ; and he
fell on his neck, and wept on his
neck a good while.

30 And Israel said unto Joseph,
Now let me die, since I have seen
thy face, because thou art yet alive.

31 And Joseph said unto his
brethren, and unto his father's
house, I will go vip, and shew
Pharaoh, and say unto him, My
brethren, and my father's house,
which were in the land of Canaan,
are come unto me ;

32 And the men are shephei'ds,
for their trade hath been to feed
cattle ; and they have brought
their flocks, and their herds, and
all that they have.

33 And it shall come to pass,
when Pharaoh shall call you, and
shall say. What is your occupa-
tion 1

34 That ye shall say, Thy ser-
vants' trade hath been about cattle
from our youth even until now,
both we, andiiho our fathers: that
ye may dwell in the land of Goshen ;
for every shepherd /.s' an abomina-
tion unto the Egyptians.

CHAPTER 47.

1 Joseph prexenfc/fi ft're of It in brethren, 1 an/1
his father, before I'hurnoh. 11 He giveth
them heihilittioii (tnd nidi ii ten (nice. 1.3 //e
ijelteth III! the K'ji/ptiinix' mmieu, 1" their
[■little, is their lohdx to Pharaoh. 22 The
]irieKtsi' laiul wax not l)ou(/h(. 2-i He letteth
theldtid to them for a ffth.part. 28 Jacob's
aiie. 2!> He mceareth Jonep/t, to bury him
with his fathers.

THEN Joseph came and told
Pharaoh, and said. My father
and my brethren, and their flocks,
and their herds, and all that they
have, are come out of the land of
('anaan ; and, behold, they are in
the land of CJoshen.

2 And he took some of his breth-
ren, even five men, and presented
them unto Pharaoh.

3 And Pharaoh said unto his
brethren. What ix your occupation ?
And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy
servants are she})herds, both we,
a7id also our fathers.

Jacob presented to Pharaoh.

GENESIS, 47.

Joseph and the Egyptians.

4 They said moreoyei' unto Plaa-
raoh, For to sojourn in the land are
we come ; for thy servants have no
pasture for their flocks ; for the
famine is sore in the land of Ca-
naan : now therefore, we pray thee,
let thy servants glwell in the land
of Goshen.

5 And Pharaoh spake unto Jo-
seph, saying. Thy father and thy
lirethr-en are come unto thee :

6 The land of Egypt is before
tliee ; in the best of the land make
tliy father and brethren to dwell ;
in the land of Goshen let them
dwell : and if thou knowest anij
men of activity among them, then
make them rulers over my cattle.

7 And Joseph brought in Jacob
his father, and set him before Pha-
raoh : and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob,
How ' old <t)-t thou *?

9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh,
The days of the years of my pil-
grimage are an hundred and thirty
years : few and evil have the days
of the years of my life been, and
have not attained unto the days of
the years of the life of my fathers
in the days of their pilgrimage.

10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh,
and went out from before Pharaoh.

11 II And Joseph placed his
father and his JDrethren, and gave
them a possession in the land of
Egypt, in the best of the land, in
the land of Kameses, as Pharaoh
had commanded.

12 And .Josei)h nouinshed his fa-
ther, and his brethren, and all liis
father's household, with bread, ac-
cording to their families.

1 3 H And there vjas no bread in all
the land; for th(^ famine iixcsYevy
sore, so that the land of Egypt and
<i/l the land of C'anaan fainted by
reason of the famine.

14 And .losepli gathered up all
the money tliat was found in the
land of Egypt, and in the land of
Canaan, for the '"' corn which tliey
bouglit: and Jos('i)h l)rought the
iiKjney into I'haraohs house.

15 And wlien money failed in the
land of Egyi)t, and in the land of
('aiiaan, all tlui l*]gyi)tians came
unto Joseph, and said, Give us
l)rea(] : for why should w(! die in
thy presence'? for the moncjy fail-
eth.

16 And Jo.seph said, Give your
cattle ; and I will give you for your
cattle, if mf)ney fail.

17 And they brought their cattle
unto.loseph : and .Joseph gave them
l)read in e.rrhanr/e for horses, and
for the flo(;ks, and for the cattle of
the herds, and for the asses : and

he fed them with bread for all their
cattle for that .year.

18 When that year was ended,
they came unto him the second
year, and said unto him. We will
not hide it from my lord, how that
our money is spent ; my lord also
hath our herds of cattle ; there is
not ought left in the sight of my
lord, but our bodies, and our lands :

19 Wherefore shall we die before
thine eyes, both we and our land ?
buy us and our land for bi'ead, and
we and our land will be servants
unto Pharaoh: and give us seed,
that we may live, and not die, that
the land be not desolate.

20 And Joseph bought all the
land of Egypt for Pharaoh ; for the
Egyptians sold every man his field,
because the famine prevailed over
them : so the land became Pha-
raoh's.

21 And as for the people, he re-
moved them to cities from one end
of the borders of Egyi^t even to the
other end thereof.

22 Only the land of the priests
bought he not ; for the priests had
a portion ((ssiijiied them oi Pharaoh,
and did eat their portion which
Pharaoh gave them : wherefore
they sold not their lands.

23 Then Joseph said unto the
people, P>ehold, I have bought you
this day and your land for Pha-
raoh : lo, here ts seed for you, and
ye shall sow the land.

24 And it shall come to pass in
the increase, that ye shall giAC the
fifth 2>'i>'f unto Pharaoh, and four
parts shall be your own, for seed of
the field, and for youi' food, and for
them of your households, and for
food for your little ones.

25 And they said. Thou hast
saved our lives: let us find grace in
the sight of my lord, and we will
be Pharaoh's servants.

2G And Josei)h made it a law
over the land of Egyi)t unto this
d;i,y, fhdtl'hiiviioh sliould have the
fifth part; exce])t tlu^ laud of the
))riests only, vlnrh becanu^ not
Pharaoh's.

27 II And Israel dwelt in the
land of l*'-gypt, in the country of
(joshen; ;ind they had jxtssessions
therein, and grew, and multiplie<l
exceedingly.

28 AtkI Jacob liv(>d in the land
of Egypt seventeeiv yeai-s: so the
whf)le ag(^ of Jacob was an hundred
forty and se^'(>n years.

29 And the tim(> drew nigh that
Israel nnist die: and he called his
son Josei)h, and said unto him, If
now 1 have found grace in thy
sight, put, 1 pray thee, thy hand

Jacob blesseth

GENESIS, 48.

Joseph's sons.

under niy tliigh, and deal kindly
and truly Avitli me ; bury me not, I
pray thee, in Egypt :

30 But I will lie with my fathers,
and thou shalt carry me out of
Egypt, and bury me in their bury-
ingplace. And he said, I will do as
thou hast said.

31 And he said. Swear unto me.
And he sware unto him. And Is-
rael bowed himself upon the bed's
head.

CHAPTER 18.

1 Jo.seph with hifi noiix rix/'tc'/h his «/cX'
father. 2 Jiu-ol: .streii<ith,'ti,'th hiiiixi-if
'to ht ess them. H He rej,e,itetli the froini.se.
5 lie titketh f^phriiihi <iiiil Mdi/usseh iishis
own. 7 I/e teileth .loseph of his mother s
grave. 9 Kel/lessetli Ejihroini mul Mmias-
sell. 17 He j>refer) eth the yoi( luje}- lie/ore
the elder. 21 lie jirophesieth their return
to Cet lutein.

AND it came to pass after these
things, that o»e told .Joseph,
Behold, thy father /.s sick : and he
took with him liis two sons, Manas-
seh and Ephraim.

2 And o)te told -Jacob, and said.
Behold, thy son Joseph cometh
unto thee: and Israel strength-
ened himself, and sat upon the
bed.

3 And Jacob said unto Joseph,
God Almighty appeared unto me
at Luz in the land of Canaan, and
blessed me,

I And said unto me. Behold, I
\vill make thee fruitful, and mul-
tiply thee, and I will make of
thee a 'multitude of i)eo|)1e; and
will give this land to thy seed
after thee for an everlasting pos-
session.

5 H And now thy two sons,
Ephraim and i\Ianasseh, which
were born unto thee in the land of
Egypt before I came unto thee into
Egypt, are mine ; as Beuben and
Simeon, they shall be mine.

6 And thy issue, which thou be-
gettest after them, shall be thine,
(ind shall be called after the name
of their brethren in their inheri-
tance.

7 And as for me, when I came
from Padan, Rachel died by me in
the land of Canaan in the way,
when yet there was but a little way
to come unto Ephrath : and 1 buried
her there in the way of Ephrath ;
the same is licth-lehem.

8 And Israel beheld Joseph's
sons, and said, Who are these 1

9 And Joseph said unto his
father, They are my sons, whom
God hath given me in this place.
And he said. Bring them, I pray
thee, unto me, and I will bless
them.

10 Now the eyes of Israel were

dim for age, so fluit he could not
see. And he brought them near
unto him ; and he kissed them, and
embiaced them.

11 And Israel said unto Joseph,
I had not thought to see thy face :
and, lo, God hath shewed me also
thy seed.

12 And Joseph brought them out
from between his knees, and he
bowed himself with his face to the
earth.

13 And Joseph took them both,
Ephraim in his right hand toward
Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in
his left hand toward Israel's right
hand, and brought tlieiit near unto
him.

14 And Israel stretched out his
right hand, and laid It upon Ephra-
im's head, who >ras the younger,
and his left hand upon jNIanasseh's
head, guiding his hands wit-
tingly ; for Manasseh was the first-
born.

15^ And he blessed Joseph, and
said, God, before Avhom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac (hd walk, the
God which fed me all my life long
unto this day,

16 The Angel which redeemed
me from all evil, bless the lads ; and
let my name be named on them,
and the name of my fathers Abra-
ham and Isaac ; and let them grow
into a multitude in the midst of the
earth.

17 And when Joseph saw that
his father laid his right hand
upon the head of Ephraim, it dis-
pleased him: and he held up his
father's hand, to i-emove it from
Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's
head.

18 And Joseph said unto his
father. Not so, my father: for this
is the firstborn ; put thy right hand
upon his head.

19 And his father refused, and
said, I know it, my son, I know it:
he also shall become a people, and
he also shall be great: but truly his
younger brother shall be greater
than he, and his seed shall become
a multitude of nations.

20 And he blessed them that day,
saying. In thee shall Israel bless,
saying, God make thee as Ephraim
and as ]\lanasseh : and he set
Ephraim before Manasseh.

21 And Isi-ael said unto Joseph,
Behold, I die: but God shall be
with you, and bring you again unto
the land of your fathers.

22 Moreover I have given to thee
one portion above thy brethren,
which I took out of the hand of the
Amorite with my sword and with
my bow.

3V/.e last blessing

GENESIS, 49.

of Jacob.

1 latter

- tirstlruits

3 weapons of
violence are
their
swords.
* founcil ;

^ men,
6 houghed
oxeu.

** the ruler's

stair

'■» until li(!

come whiise

it is;

J" obedience

of the

peoples be.

lithe sherp.
lulds:
^■^ a restiiij;
place, that

it was "Odd

CHAPTER 49.

1 .TdcohcnlletJi hix>ion.stnhle>isthem. 3 Their
Idexxiiig ill piiriicuktr. 29 Ih, vhaiyeth
iheiii (ibout his burial. 33 lie dieih.

AND Jacob called unto his sons,
and said, (Jathef yourselves
together, that I may tell you that
which shall befall you in the ' last
days.

2 Gather yourselves together,
and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and
hearken unto Israel your father.

3 % Reuben, thou art my first-
born, my might, and the'-V>eginning
of my strength, the excellency of
dignity, and the excellency of
power :

4 Unstable as water, thou shalt
not excel ; because thou w^entest up
to thy father's bed ; then defiledst
thou it:^ he went u]) to my couch.

5 % Simeon and Levi arc breth-
ren; " instruments of cruelty arc In
their habitations.

6_() my soul, come not thou into
their •* secret ; unto their assembly,
)nine honour, l)e not thou united:
for in their anger they slew "a man,
and in their self will they " digged
down a wall.

7 Cursed he their anger, for it
ivas fierce; aiul their wrath, for it
was cruel: 1 will divide them in
Jacob, and scatter them in Jsrael.

^ 51 Judah, thou ((vt lie whom thy
brethren shall praise: thy hanil
i^ludi he in the lu'ck of tliine enemies ;
thy father's children shall bow
down before thee.

9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from
the |)iey, my son, thou art gone up :
he stooped down, he couched as a
li(Mi, and as ^at) old lion; who shall
rous(^ him ui)'(

10 'i'he sceptre shall not depart
from Judah, nor ''a laAvgiver from
b(!tween his feet, "until Sliiloh
come: and unto hiiii TTioTl tlie

'" gatiiering of the |)C()|)le he.

I 1 IJinding his foal unto tin; vine,
and his ass's colt unto Ww. choice;
vine; he washed his garments in
wine, and his clotlies in tlie blo(j(l
of grapes:

\1 His eyes iiliall he red with
wine, and his teeth white with
milk.

i;i II Zebulun shall dwell at the
haven of the; sea; and lie aJuiU he
for a!i haven of shijjs; and his l)or-
der .s7ic/// he unto Zidon.

I I II Issachar i.s a strong ass
couching down between " two bur
dens:

1') And he saw '-'that rest ?wf.s-
good, and tlie land that it max
l)leasant; and bowed his shoulder

to bear, and
'•' unto tribute.

became a servant

IG II Dan shall judge his people,
as one of the tribes of Israel.

1 7 Dan shall be a serpent by the
way, an adder in the path, that
biteth the lior.se heels, so that liis
rider shall fall backward.

18 1 have waited for thy salva-
tion, O Lord.

19 51 Gad, a troop shall overcome
him : but he shall overcome at the
last.

20 U Out of Asher his bread i^fiaU
he fat, and he shall yield royal
dainties.

21 *\\ Naphtali ?'.s" a hind let loose :
he giveth goodly worrls.

22 U Joseph is a fi'uitful bough,
even a fruitful bough by a well;
ivhcjse branches run over the wall :

23 The archers have sorely
grieved him, and shot at him, and
hated him :

24 Hut his bow abode in strengtli,
and the arms of his hands were
made strong by the luinds of the
mighty (rod of Jacob ; (from thence
is the shepherd, the stone of Israel :)

25 Even by the God of thy father,
who shall help thee; and by the
Almighty, who shall bless thee with
blessings of heaven above, blessings
of the deep that lieth under, bless-
ings of the oreasts, and of the womb :

26 The blessings of thy father
have prevailed above the blessings
of " my progenitors unto the ut-
most l)ouiid of the everlasting liills :

they sliall l)e on the h(vid of Joseph,
and on the crown of the head of
him that was '''separate from his
brethren.

27 II Benjamin shall ravin as a
wolf: in the mf)rning lu^ shall de-
vour the prey, and at night he shall
divide the spoil.

2S II All these are the twelve
triln's of Israel: and this is it that
their father sjjake unto them, and
blessed them; everyone according
to his blessing Ik; blessed them.

29 And he charged them, and
said unto them, I aiii to be gailuM'cd
unto my ))eo))ie: bury me with my
fathers in the cave that is in the
field of Kphr(.n the llittite,

30 I n the cave that is in the field
of Machpelah, which is before
Mamre, in the land of ('anaan,
which Al)ialiam l)ought with the
field of l']phr<)n the; Hittite foi' a
possession of a, buryingplace.

31 Tliere lli(\v buried Abraham
and Sa,rah his wife; there they
Iniried lsaa,cand Kclx'kah his wif(; ;
and there I bui'ie<l Leah.

13 under
taskwork.

* Or,

" * the

ancient

mountains,

the desirable

things

!•'' prince

among

JamVa death, and

GENESIS, 50.

hxirkd in Canaan

32 The purchase of the field and
of the cave that /•*( therein was from
the children of Heth.

33 And when Jacol) had made
an end of commandinff his sons, he
gathered up his feet into the bed,
and yielded up the ghost, and was
gathered unto his people.

CHAPTER 50.

1 The moiirning fur .lacnh. ^ Joseph geiieth
leave of Plunuoh fo go to }infy him,. 1 The
funeral. 15 Joseph comfurieili. his breth-
ren, who era red his iianlon. 'I'l His age.
2.S Hexeelh thethinl <ietn'rafiini of his so'ns.
24 He projilirsleih imtn liis hr.ihren (f their
return. '-'5 Hetaketh an oath of them for
his tiones. '2(1 He itieth. ami is chested.

AND Joseph fell upon his father's
face, and wept upon him, and
kissed him.

2 And .Joseph commanded his
servants the physicians to embalm
his father : and the physicians em-
balmed Israel.

3 And forty days were fulfilled
for him ; for so are fulfilled the
days of those which are embalmed :
and the Egyptians mourned for
him threescore and ten days.

4 And when the days of his
moui'ning were past, Joseph spake
unto the house of Pharaoh, saying,
If now I have found grace in your
eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears
of Pharaoh, saying,

5 My father made me swear, say-
ing, Lo, I die : in my grave which
I have digged for me in the land
of Canaan, there shalt thou bury
me. Now therefore let me go up,
I pray thee, and bury my father,
and I will come again.

G And Pharaoh said, Go up, and
bury thy father-, according as he
made thee swear.

7 51 And Joseph went up to bui'y
his father : and with him went up
all the servants of Pharaoh, the
elders of his house, and all the
elders of the land of Egypt,

8 And all the house of Joseph,
and his brethren, and his father's
house : only their little ones, and
their Hocks, and their herds, they
left in the land of Goshen.

9 And there went uj) with him
both chariots and hoi'semen : and
it was a very gi'eat comijany.

10 And they came to the thresh-
ingfioor of Atad, which is beyond
Jcirdan, and there they mourned
\vith a gr»>at and very sore lanienta-
ti(»n : and he made a mourning for
his father- seven days.

1 1 Aird when the inhabitants
of the lanfl, the Canaanites, saw
the mour'iiirrg in tin; fioor' of
Atad, they said. This 'is a griev-
ous mourrriirg to the Egyptians :

wherefoi'e the name of it was
called * Abel-mizraim, which is be-
yond Jordan.

12 And his sons did unto him
according as he commanded them :

1 3 For his sons carr-ied him into
the land of Canaan, and buried
him in the cave of the field of
Machpelah, which Abr'aham bought
with the field for a possession of a
buryingplace of Epnron the Hit-
tite, before Mamr-e.

14 ^And Joseph returned into
Egypt, he, and his Ijrethr-en, and all
that went up with him to l)ur'y his
father-, after he had buried his
father-.

15 ^ And when Joseph's br-eth-
ren saw that their father was dead,
they said, Joseph will per-adventrrre
hate us, and will certainly r-equite
us all the evil which we did uirto
him.

16 And they sent a messenger
unto Joseph, saying, Thy father
did connnand befoi-e he died, say-
ing,

17 So shall ye say unto Joseph,
Forgive, I pr-ay thee now, the tres-
pass of thy Ijrethr'en, and their sin;
for they did unto thee evil : ancl
now, we pr-ay thee, for-give the tres-
Ijass of the servants of the God of
thy father-. And Joseph wept when
they spake unto him.

18 And his br-ethren also went
and fell down before his face ; and
they said, Behold, we be thy ser-
vants.

^19 And Joseph said unto them,
Fear not : for am I in the iJace of
God ?

20 Rut as for you, ye thought
evil against me ; but God meant
it yrntij good, to bring to pass, as
It is this day, to save much people
alive.

21 Now therefore fear ye not: I
will nourish you, and your- little
ones. And he comfor-ted them, and
spake kindly unto them.

22 If And Joseph dwelt iir Egypt,
he, and his father's house : aird
Joseph lived air hundred and ten
years.

23 And .Tosc^ph saw Ei)hr-aim's
childr-en of the tliir-d (icneration : the
childrerr also of Machir the son of
Manasseh were brought up upon
Joseph's knees.

24 And Joseph said unto his
brethr-en, I die: and God will
surely visit you, and br-ing you
out of tills land unto the land
which he swai-e to Abi-aham, to
Isaac, and to Jacob.

* That /,s, The inouniiiii; of tin- Ei^y))-
tiaiis.

oppression of the

EXODUS, 1, 2.

children of Israel.

25 And Joseph took an oath of
the children of Israel, saying, God
will surely visit you, and ye shall
carry up my bones from hence.

26 So Joseph died, being an hun-
dred and ten years old : and they
embalmed him, and he was put in
a coffin in Egypt.

THE SECOl^D BOOK OF MOSES,

CALLED

EXODUS

CHAPTER 1.

1 The children of Is)(tt-t, iipcr,I(iKep]i\t death,
do multiply. 8 The n/ore the// (ire I'ji-
pre,^sed hy a ne.ir king, the mure Ihey iinil-
tiplij. 15 The fjddlinenH tif the /nid iri res,
in Kdviiiy the ineii ehitdreii alire. '2'2 I'lid-
I'iiitli coininiiniletli the 'male chitilreit tii be
cant !)it<i the rioer.

NOW these are the names of tlie
children of Israel, which came
into Egypt ; every man and liis
househokl came with Jacob.

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and
Judah,

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benja-
min,

4 Dan, and Naphtali, (7afl, anfl
Asher.

5 And all the souls that came
out of the loins of Jacob were
seventy souls : for Joseph was in
Egypt ulrcddy.

6 And .Joseph died, and all his
brethren, and all that generation.

7 l^f And the chilfh-en of Israel
were fi'uitful, and increased abun-
dantly, and multiplied, and waxed
exceeding niighty ; and the land
was filled with them.

8 Now there arose up a new king
over Egypt, which knew not Jo-
seph.

9 And ho said unto his people.
Behold, the ijeople of \\w. children
of IsraeL/r^'m'oi'ejind mightier than
we :

10 dome on, let us deal wisely
with theui ; lest they multiply, and
it come to i)ass, that, wheti there
falleth out any war, they join also
unto ouriuiemies, and fight against
us, and .so get them uj) out of the
land.

1 I Therefon^ they did set o^'er
them taskmastei's to ;i,lllict them
with their i)urdeiis. And tliey built
for I'haraoh 'treasure cities, i'itliom
ajid i!;iamses.

12 But the more they afllictcd
them, the more they multiplied and
grew. And tlicy were griexcd be-
cause of the ciiildreii of Israel.

\'-\ And tlic I'lgyptians ma(l<> the
children of Israel to serve with
rigoui- :

14 And they made their lives
bitter with hard bondage, in uior
ter, and in brick, and in all man
ner of service in the field : all their
service, wherein they made them
serve, ?wr,s with rigour.

15 5! And the king of Egypt
spake to the Hebrew mid wives, of
which the name of the one was
Shiphrah, and the name of the
other Puah :

16 And he said. When ye do the
office of a midwife to the Hebi-ew
women, and see thtm upon the
'■^ stools ; if it he a son, then ye shall
kill him : but if it he a daughter,
then she shall live.

1 7 But the midwives feared God,
and did not as the king of Egypt,
commanded them, but saved the
men childi'en alive.

18 And the king of Egypt called
for the midwives, and said unto
them. Why have ye done this thing,
and have saved the nu'ii children
alive %

19 And the midwives said unto
Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew
women are not as the Egyptian
women ; for they are lively, and
are deliver'ed ere the midwixes
come in unto them.

20 Therefore God dealt well with
the miflwives i and the i)eoi)le mul-
tii)lied, and waxed vei-y mighty.

21 And it caine to pass, because
the midwives feared God, that he
made them ■' houses.

22 7\nd I'haraoh charged all his
people, saying, l"]very son that is
l)()i'n ye shall cast into the ri\-er,
and (!very daughter ye shall sa\e
alive.

CHAPTKl!

1 Mi)nefi t/i born, a ami in an a rl
theHayn. 5 lie ix Ion nd, and li
Uil rharaidi'xdanijhter. 11 lie
h'l/i/jitian. V-\ lie i-ejirurilh ai
\U ' lie tlxth int„ .Vidian. '.'1 //.
7.i liimrah . 'J'J (lershoin in Inifn
ri'Kjneteth the Jxraeliten'' cry.

AND there went
1\ house of I
ii'ij'e a daughtei

ca.'<t inti,
-.anihl H,,
■.lai/eth an
il.'hreir.
niavrieth
'>•■', <;,hI

a man of the
evi. and took' li>
of Levi.

The birth of Moses.

EXODUS, 3.

Moses in Midian.

2 And the woman conceived,
and bare a son : and when slie saw
him that he ir(i>< <i goodly cJtild,
she hid him three months.

3 And when she could no longer
hide him, she took for him an ark
of bulrushes, and daubed it with
' slime and with pitch, and put the

child therein ; and she laid it in
the flags by the river's brink.

4 And his sister stood afar off,
to - wit what would be done to him.

5 II And the daughter of Pharaoh
came down to wash ho-nelf at the
river; and her maidens walked
along by the river's side ; and when
she saw the ark among the flags,
she sent her maid to fetch it.

6 And when she had opened it,
she saw the child : and, beliold, the
babe wept. And she liad compas-
sion on him, and said. This is one
of the Hebrews' children.

7 Then said his sister to Pha-
raoh's daughter, Shall I go and
call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew
women, that she may nurse the
child for thee %

8 And Pharaoh's daughter said
to her. Go. And the maid went
and called the child's mother.

y And Pharaoh's daughter said
unto her. Take this child away,
and niu'se it tV)r me, and 1 will give
thee thy wages. And the woman
took the child, and nursed it.

10 And the child grew, and she
brought him unto Pharaoh's daugh-
ter, and he became her son. And
she called his name * Moses : and
she said, Because I drew him out
of the water.

1 1 IT And it came to pass in those
days, when Moses was grown, that
he went out unto his brethren,
and looked on their burdens-: and
he spied an Egyptian smiting an
Hebrew, one of his brethren.

12 And he looked this way and
that way, and when he saw tliat
there icnti no man, he slew the
Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

13 And when he went out the
second day, behold, two men of
the Hebrews strove together : and
he said to him that did the wrong,
Wheref(ji-e smitest thou thy fellow ?

14 And he said. Who made thee a
prince and a judge over us ■? intend-
est thou t<) kill me, as thou killedst
the Egyptian % And Moses feared,
and said. Surely this thing is known.

15 Now wlien Pharaoh heard
this thing, he sought to slay Moses.
P)ut Moses fled from the face of
Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of
Midian : and he sat down by a well.

* That is, Drawn out.

16 Now the priest of Midian had
seven tiaughtei's : and they came
and drew vuiter, and fllled the
troughs to water their father's
flock.

1 7 And the shepherds came and
drove them away : but Moses stood
up and helped them, and watered
their flock.

18 And when they came to
Reuel their father, he said, How in
it that ye are ccjme so soon to day 1

19 And tliey said. An Egyptian
delivered us out of the hand of the
shepherds, and also drew water
enough for us, and watered tlie
Hock.

20 And he said unto his daugh-
ters. And where -is he'? why is it
that ye have left the man? call
him, that he may eat bread.

21 And ]\I()ses was content to
dwell with the man : and he gave
Moses Zipporah his daugliter.

22 And she bai-e him. a son, and
he called his name Gershom : for
he said, I have been a stranger in
a strange land.

23 ^ And it came to pass in
process of time, that the king of
Egypt died : and the children of
Israel sighed by I'eason of the
bondage, and they cried, and their
cry came up unto God by reason
of the l)ondage.

24 And God heard their gi'oan-
ing, and God remembered his cove-
nant witli Abraham, with Isaac,
and with Jacob.

25 And God looked upon the
children of Israel, and God had
respect unto them.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Mosen keepeth Jethro'x flock. 2 God ap-
pear eih to him in a burninff bunh. 9 JJe
nendeth him to deliver Israel. 14 The
name of God. 15 His message to Inrael.

NOW Moses kept the flock of
Jethro his father in law, the
priest of Midian : and he led the
flock to the •' backside of the desert.
and came to the mountain of God,
even to Horeb.

2 And the angel of the Lonn ap-
peared unto him in a flain(» of fire
out of the midst of a bush: and
he looked, and, behokl, the bush
burned with fii-e, and the bush was
not consumed.

3 And Moses said, I will now
turn aside, and see this great sight,
why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when the Loun saw that
he turned aside to see, God called
unto him out of the midst of the
l)ush, and said, Moses, Moses. And
he said. Here am I.

5 Atid he said. Draw not nigh

3 back of the
wilderuess,

Moses is sent

EXODUS, 4.

to deliver Israel.

hither : put off thy shoes from off
thy feet, for the place whereon
thou standest /.s holy ground.

6 j\Ioi-eover he said, I a»i the
God of thy father, the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and
the God of Jacob. And Moses hid
his face ; for he was afraid to look
upon God.

7 H And the L(»iii) said, I have
surely seen the affliction of my
people which are in Egypt, and
nave heard their cry by reason of
their taskmasters ; for I know
their sorrows ;

8 And I am come down to de-
liver them out of the hand of the
Egyptians, and to bring them up
out of that land unto a good land
and a large, unto a land flowing
with milk and honey; unto the
place of the Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the Amorites, and
the J^erizzites, and the Hivites,
and the Jebusites.

9 Now therefore, behold, the cry
of the children of Israel is come
unto me : and I have also seen the
oppression wherewith the Egyp-
tians f)ppress them.

10 CJome now therefore, and I
will send thee unto Phai'aoh, that
thou mayest l)ring forth my people
the children of Israel out of Egypt.

11 ^ And Moses said unto God,
Who (ii/i I, that I should go unto
Pharaoh, and that I should luring"
forth the children of Israel out of
Eg.ypt 1

12 And lie said, Certainly I will
be with thee ; and this i</udl he a
token unto thee, that I have s«>nt
thee: When thou hast brought
forth the people out of Egyi)t, ye
shall serve God upon this moun-
tain.

l.'{ And Moses said unto God,
liehold, ivkcii I come unto the chil-
dren of Israel, and shall say unto
thi-m, The God of your fathei's
liatli sent me unto you ; find they
shall siiy to m(\ What ix his nani<' ?
what shall I say unto them?

II And God said unto Moses, I
AM THAT I AM: and he said,
Thus shalt thou say unto the chil-
dn>n of Israel, I AM hath sent me
unto you.

IT) And God said moi'eover unto
Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto
the ciiildren of Israel, 'The LoiM)
God of your fathers, the ( lod of
Ahraham, the fjod of isaa,<\ and
tii<; (iod (»f Jacob, hath sent me
unto you : this /.s- my name for' e\t'r.
and this /s my iiieiiiorial unto all
g(Miera.ti(jiis.

IG Go, and gathci' the elders of
Israel together, and say unto them.

^The Lord God of your fathers,
the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and
of Jacob, appeared unto me, say-
ing, I have surely visited you, and
.srt'M that which is done to you in
Egypt :

17 And I liave said, I will bring
you up out of the atiiiction of Egypt
unto the land of the Canaanites,
and the Hittites, and the Amor-
ites, and the Perizzites, and the
Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto
a land flowing with milk and
honey.

IS And they sliall hearken to thy
voice : and thou shalt come, thou
and the elders of Israel, unto the
king of Egypt, and ye shall say
unt(j him, "The Loud God of the
Hebr-ews hatli met with us : and

now let us go, we beseech thee,
three days' journey into the wil-
derness, that we may sacriflce to
the Loud our God.

19 H And I am sure that the
king of Egypt will not let you go,
•'no. not by a.might.v hand.

20 And I will stretch out my
hand, and smite Egypt with all
my wonders which 1 will do in the
midst thereof : and after tluit he
will let you go.

21 And I will give this people
favour in the sight of the l^gyi»-
tians : and it shall come to ])ass,
that, when ye go, ye shall not go
em])ty :

22 i>ut every woman shall ' bor-
ro\v of her neighljour, and of her
that sojourneth in Ikm- house, jewels
of silver, anil jewels of gold, and
raiment : and ye shall put tliiii)
ui)on your sons, and uium your
daughters ; and ye shall spoil the
Egyptians.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Moxex' r<'(1 ix lurncil hifo (I Ke)-pet)t. (1 IHs
IkiikI Ik li'jiraiis. 10 //<' in lolh to hexciit.
14 Aiirnii in ilj)pohit(<l to (innixt him.
IH .)roH,'s ih-iKirtith from .Tethro. '21 f,'(«/V
mt'ssiiye. to J'lKinioii. 24 Zip/ioidh rirciim-
I'isclh Iwr noil. '.'7 Jiiroli, in ni-iit to nicil
.ffoncn. ;il Tlif j)eo}ile bc/icri't/i t/ii-m.

AND Moses answered and said,
liut, Ix^hold, they will not be
Wove me, nor hearken unto my
voice: for tlu^y will say. The Loud
haih not appeared unto thec^.

2 And the liOUi> said unto him.
What /n lh;it in thine hand? And
Ik' said, A rod.

;5 And li(! said. Cast it on tlie
ground. And he cast it on the
ground, and it l)ecame a .serpent ;
and Moses lied fiom before it.

4 And the boUDsaid unto Ab)se.s,
Put forth thine IuiimI, and take it
by the tail. And he put forth Jiis

Aaron appointed

EXODUS, 4.

to assist Moses.

liaiid, and caught it, and it became 17 And thou shalt take this rod

a rod in hi.s hanti :

5 That they may believe that
' tlie LoKD God of their fatliers,
the (-iod of Abi'aham, the CJod of
Isaac, and tlie God of Jacob, hath
appeared unto thee.

6 *\ And the Loud said further-
more unto him. Put now thine
liand into thy bosom. And he put
his hand into his bosom : and when
lie took it out, behold, his hand
iva^ leprous as f^now.

7 And he said, Put thine hand
into thy bosom again. And he put
his hand into his oosom again ; and
plucked it out of his bosom, and,
behold, it was turned again as his
other flesh.

8 And it shall come to pass, if
they will not believe thee, neither
hearken to the voice of the first
sign, that they will believe the
voice of the latter sign.

9 And it shall come to pass, if
they will not believe also these two
signs, neither hearken unto thy
voice, that thou shalt take of the
watei" of the river, and pour it
upon the dry laud : and the water
which thou takest out of the river
shall become blood upon the dry
land.

10 51 And Moses said unto the
Lord, O my Lord, I am not elo-
quent, neither heretofore, nor since
tliou hast spoken unto thy servant :
but I am slow of speech, and of a
slow tongue.

11 And the Lokd said unto liim.
Who hath made man's mouth 1 or
who maketh the duml), or deaf, or
the seeing, or the Ijlind % ha^e not
ItheLoR])'?

1 2 Now therefoi'e go, and I will
be with thy mouth, and teach thee
what thou shalt say.

1 3 And he said, O my Lord, send,
I pray thee, by the hand of him
whom thou wilt send.

14 And the anger of the Loi;n
was kindled against Moses, and he
said, Tx not Aaroii the Le^'ite thy
brother ? I know that he can speak
wcll. And also, l)ehold, he cometh
forth to meet thee: and when he
seeth thee, he will be glad in his
heart.

15 And thou shalt speak unto
him, and put words in his mouth :
and 1 will be with thy mouth, and
with his mouth, and will teach you
what ye shall do.

IG And he shall be thy spokes-
man unto the peojjk^ : and " he shall
be, even he shall be to tl i ee instead

ot a mouth, and tliou shalt be to
him "instead of God.

in thine hand, wherewith thou
shalt do signs.

18 ^ And Moses went and re-
turned to Jethro his father in law,
and said unto him. Let me go, 1
pray thee, find return ^ unto my
brethren which are in J^]gy])t, and
see whether they be yet alive.
And Jethro said to Moses, Go in
peace.

19 And the Lord said unto
Moses in j\Iidian, Go, return into
Egypt : for all the men are dead
which sought thy life.

20 And Moses took his wife and
his sons, and set them upon an ass,
and he returned to the land of
Egypt : and Moses took the rod of
God in his liand.

21 And the Lord said unto
Moses, When thou goest to re-
turn into Egypt, see that thou
do all those wonders before Pha-
raoh, which I have ]jut in thine
hand : but I will harden his heart,
that he shall not let the people
go.

22 And thou shalt say unto Pha-
raoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is
my son, even my firstborn :

23 And I say unto thee. Let my
son go, that he may serve me :
and if thou refuse to let him go,
l)ehold, I will slay thy son, even
thy firstborn.

24 1j And it came to pass by the
way in the '^ mm that the Lord met
him_, and sought to kill him.

25 Then Zipporah took a sharp
stone, and cut off the foreskin of
her son. and cast it at his feet, and
said, 8urely ^'n. bloody husband ai-t
thou to me.

26 So he let him go : then she
said, "A bloody husband thou art,
because of the circumcision.

27 ^ And the Lord said to Aaron,
Go into the wilderness to meet Mo-
ses. And he went, and met him
in the mount of God, and kissed
him.

28 And INIoses told Aaron all the
words of the Lord mIio had sent
him, and all the signs which he
had connnanded him.

29 *i\ And Moses and yXaron went
and gathered together all the elders
of the children of Israel :

30 And Aaron spake all the
words which the Lord had spoken
unto Moses, and did the signs in
the sight of the people.

31 And the peoi)le b('lie\('d : and
when they heard that the Lord had
visited the diildren of Israel, and
that he had looked upon theii- afflic-
tion, then they bowed thtsir heads
and worshipped.

place,

5 a brkle-
groom of
blood

6 A bride-
fivoom of
blood

Pharaoh increaseth

EXODUS, 5, 6.

the Israelites' task.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Pfiaraoh chideth Mones and Aaron for
their message. 5 I/e increamth the Isra-
elites' task. 15 I/e checketh their cow-
plaints. 20 They cry out upon Monen and
Aaron. 22 Moaes co'mplaiueth to God.

AND afterward Moses and Aaron
went in, and told Pharaoh,
Thu.s saith Hhe Lord God of Israel,
Let my people go, that they may
hold a feast unto me in the wilder-
ness.

2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the
Lord, that I should obey his voice
to let Israel go"? I know not the
Lord, neither will I let Israel go.

3 And they said, The God of the
Hebrews hath met with us : let us
go, we pray thee, tliree days' jour-
ney into trie desert, and sacrifice
unto the Lord our God ; lest he
fall upon us with pestilence, or
with the sword.

4 And the king of Egypt said
unto them. Wherefore do ye, Moses
and Aaron, let the ijeople from their
works % get you unto your burdens.

5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the
people of the land now are many,
and ye make them rest from their
burdens.

G And Pharaoh commanded the
same day the taskmasters of the
people, and their otticers, saying,

7 Ye shall no more give the people
straw to make brick, as heretofore :
let them go and gather straw for
themselves.

H And the tale of the bricks,
wlii(;h they did make hei'etofore,
ye shall lay upon them ; ye shall not
(Hiiiiiiish otKjht thereof: for they
he idle ; therefore the.y cry, saying,
Ijct us go <ni<l sacrifice to our (Jod.

9 Let therii iiioi'e work b(^ laid
upon the men, that they may labour
therinn ; and let them not regard
vain words.

10 1) And the taskmasters of the
jieoph; went out, and their officers,
and th(!y si)ak(^ to tlu; people, say-
ing, 'I'hus saith Pliaraoh, 1 will not
giv(^ you straw.

11 (io ye, g(!t you sti'aw whei'c
ye can find it-: yet not ought of
your work shall be diiiiinished.

\'l So the i)eopl(> \vei'(> scattiM'ed
abroad throughout all the land of
P^gypt to gather stubble instead of
straw.

1."} And the taskmasters hasted
thcni, saying, l''idfil your works,
yoitr daily tasks, as wlu^ii tluwe was
straw.

14 And the officers of the chil-
dren of Israel, which Plianioh's
taskmasters had set over ilieiii,
were beaten, (^rw/denianded, Where-
fore have ye not fulfilled your task

in making brick both yesterday
and to day, as heretofore '?

15 II Then the officers of the chil-
dren of Israel came and cried unto
Pharaoh, saying. Wherefore dealest
thou thus with thy servants '?

16 There is no straw given unto
thy servants, and they say to us.
Make brick: and, behold, thy ser-
vants are beaten ; but the fault u
in thine own people.

17 But he said. Ye are idle, ye are
idle: therefore ye. say. Let us go
and do sacrifice to the Lord.

18 Go therefore now, and work ;
for there shall no straw be given
you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of
bricks.

19 And the officers of the chil-
dren of Israel did see tliat they were
in evil ease, after it was said. Ye
shall not minish o«(7/i^ from your
l^'icks of your daily task.

20 1[ And they met Moses and
Aaron, who stood in the way, as
they came forth fioiii Pharaoh :

21 And they said unto them, The
Lord look upon you, and judge ;
])ecause ye have made our savour
to be abhorred in the eyes of Pha-
raoh, and in the eyes of his ser-
vants, to put a swoi'd in their hand
to slay us.

22 And jMoses returned unto the
Lord, and said. Lord, wherefore
hast thou so e\il entn^ated this
people? why is it that thou hast
sent me %

23 P"'or since I came to Pharaoh
to speak in thy name, he hath done
evil to this people; ntnther hast
thou delivered thy jieople at all.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Olid rfxeireth his promiae hy hin name
.IKIK) r.l //. 14 The ijeiied/oi/l/ "f lieHheii,
ir> of Siiiieiiti, It; (;/' Leri, of whom came
Mii^e-s and Aaron.

rpii h',N the Loi;d said unto ]Mos(;s,
J_ Now sbalt thou see what I will
do to l'li;i,raoh : for with a strong
liand shiill lie let them go, and with
a strong hand shall he drive them
out of his land.

2 And Go<l si)alse unto T\Ioses,
and saJd unto him, 1 am "Ihe Lol!D :

3 And I appeared unto Alu'ahain,
unto Isaac, and unto .fa(M)b, by the
name of (Jod Almighty, but by my
name .)l^]110VAH was 1 not known
to them.

4 And I have also established my
covenant with them, to give them
the lan(l of Caiwian, the land of
tlieiri)ilgrimage, wherein they weie
sti'angers.

5 And 1 have also heard the
groaning of the children of Israel,
whom the l^^gyptians keep in bond-

- .Ikiiovah

The covenant renewed.

EXODUS, 7.

Moses is encourayed.

age ; and 1 have remembered my
covenant.

6 Wherefore say unto the chil-
dren of Israel, I am the Lord, and
I will bring you out fi'oni under the
buixlens of the Egyptians, and I
will rid you out of their bondage,
and I will redeem you with a
stretched out arm, and with great
judgments :

7 And I will take you to me for
a people, and I will be to you a
(lod : and ye shall know that 1 atii,
the Lord your God, which bringeth
you out fnmi under the burdens of
the Egyptians.

(S And I will bring you in unto
the land, concerning the which I
difl swear to give it to Abi-aham, to
Isaac, and to Jacob ; and I will
give it you for an heritage: I a /it.
the Lord.

9 ^ And Mtjses spake so vinto the
children of Israel : but they heark-
ened not unto Moses for anguish of
spirit, and for cruel bondage.

10 And tlie Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

1 1 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh
king of Egypt, that he let the
children of Israel go out of his
land.

l!^ x\nd Moses spake before the
Lord, saying, Behold, tlie children
of Israel ha\e not hearkened unto
me ; how tlu^n shall Pharaoh heai-
me, who ((III. of uncircumcised lips'?

13 And the Lord spake unto
Moses and unto Aart)n, and gave
them a charge unto tlie children of
Israel, and unto Pharaoh king
of Egypt, to bring the children
of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

14 11 These /le the heads of their
fathers' houses : The sons of Peuben
the fii-stbf)rn of Isi'ael ; Hanoch,
and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi :
these be the families of Reuben.

1 5 And the sons of Simeon ; Je-
muel, and .lamin, and Ohad, and
Jachin, and Zohar, and tShaul the
son of a Ganaanitish woman : these
'ire the families of Simeon.

16 II And these are the names of
the sons of Levi according to their
generations ; Gershon, and Kohath,
and Merari : and the years of the
life of Levi vjei-e an hundred thirty
and seven years.

1 7 The sons of Gershon ; Libni,
and ' Shimi, according to their fami-
lies.

18 And the sons of Kohath; Am-
ram, and Izhar, and IIel)ron, and
Uzziel : and the years of the life of
Kohath vei-e an hundred thirty and
three years.

19 And the sons of Merari ; Ma-
hali and Mushi : these aiv the fami-

lies of Le^'i according to their gen-
erations. •

20 And Amrani took him Joche-
bed his father's sister to wife ; and
she bare him Aaron and Moses :
and the years of tlie life of Amram
were an hundred and thirty and
seven yeai's.

21* 1^1 And the sons of Izhar ; Ko-
rah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mi-
shael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

23 And Aaron took him Elisheba,
daughter of Amminadab, sister of
Naashon, to wife ; and she bare
him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar,
and Ithamar.

24 And the sons of Korah ; Assir,
and Elkanah, and Abiasaph : these
are the families of the Korhites.

25 And Eleazar Aaron's son took
him one of the daughters of Putiel
to wife ; and she bare him Phinehas:
these are the heads of the '"'fathers

of the Levites according to their
families.

26 These are that Aaron and
Moses, to whom the Lord said,
Bring out the children of Israel
from the land of Egypt according
to their -' armies.

27 These are they which spake
to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring
out the children of Israel from
Egypt : these are that Moses and
Aaron.

28 II And it came to ])ass on the
day w/ien the Lord spake unto
Moses in the land of Egypt,

29 That the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying, I am tlie Lord :
speak thou unto Pharaoh king of
Egypt all that I say unto thee.

30 And ]\Ioses said before the
Lord, Behold, I am of uncircum-
cised lips, and how shall Pliaraoh
hearken unto me ?

CHAPTER 7.

1 Monex ix euco%traged to go to Pharnnh. 1
HiK age. S Ilix rod in turned into u sev-
pent. 11 The Korcerers do the like. 13
Phiirfuih'n heart i.s hardened. 14 God^fi
iiiex.'i(i(ie to Phtiraoh. 19 The river ix
t/iriKit into blood.

ANl^ the Lord said unto INIoses,
See, I \vA\e made thee a god
to Pharaoh : aiifl Aaron thy brother
shall be thy prophet.

2 Thou shalt speak all that I
command thee : and Aaron thy
bi'other shall speak unto Pliaraoh,
that he send the children of Israel
out of his land.

3 And I will harden Pharaoh's
heart, and multiiily my signs and
my wf)nders in the land of Egypt.

4 But Pharaoh ^ shall nothearken
unto you, Hliiit F may lay my hand

houses

' liosts.

■* will

'' and I will

GocVs message

EXODUS, 8.

to Pharaoh.

upon Egypt, anfl bring forth ' mine
armies, rvid my people the chiiiiren
of Israel, out f)f the land of Egypt
by great judgments.

5 And the Egyptians shall know
that I am the Loud, when 1 stretch
forth mine hand upon Egypt, and
bring out the children of Israel
from amt)ng them.

6 And Moses and Aaron did as
the Lord commanded them, so did
they.

7 And Moses ims fourscore years
old, and Aaron fourscore and three
.years old, when they spake unto
Pharaoh.

8 HAnd the Lord spake unto
Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto
you, saying, tShew a miracle for
you : then thou shalt say unto
Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it
t)efoi'e Pharaoh, and it shall become
a serpent.

10^ And Moses and Aaron went
in unto Pharaoh, and they did so
as the Lord had conunandinl : and
Aaron cast down his rod before
Pharaoh, and before his servants,
and it became a serpent.

11 Then Pharaoh also called the
wise men and the sorcerers : now
the magicians of Egypt, the.y also
did in like manner with their en-
chantments.

\'l For they cast down every
man his rod, and they became ser-
pents : but Aaron's rod swallowed
up their rods.

13 And "h<; liardened Phiiraoh's
heart, that he hearkened not unto

them ; as the Lord had said.

14 II And the Lord said unto
Moses, Pharaoh's heart /.s 'Muird-

ened, he refuseth to let the people
go.

15 CJet thee unto Pharaoh in th(^
mf)rning ; lo, he goeth out unto the
wat(!r ; and thou siialt stand by
th(^ river's l)rink against he come ;
;ind the rod whicti was turjied to a
sei-pent shalt thou take in thine
Iwirid.

I <) And thou shalt sa.y unto him,
'The l.oHD Oofl of tho Hehr(>ws

h;i.th sent me unto thee, sjiyuig,
lict my people go, (luit. tiiey may
ser-v(r mi! in the wilderness: uikI,
l)ehold, hitherto thou wouldestnot
heal'.

17 Thus saith the liOiM), in this
thou siiaJt know IhaX I am tlie
Loud : behold, I will smite with
th(! lod tliat /.s' in mine liatid npon
the waters which an: in the ri\('r,
and they shall he turned to blood.

1<S And the tish that /.s in the
river shall die, and the river shall

stink ; and the Egyptians shall lothe
to drink of the water of the river.

19 II And the. Lord spake unto
Moses, iSa.y unto Aaron, Take thy
rod, and stretch out thine hand
upon the waters of Egypt, upon
their streams, upon their rivers,
and upon their ponds, and upon all
their pools of water, that they may
become blood ; and thut there ma.v
be blood throughout all the land of
Egypt, both in vexxels o/wood, and
in vessels of stone.

20 And Moses anfl Aaron did so,
as the Lord connnanded ; and he
lifted up the I'od, and smote the
waters that tcere in the river, in the
sight of Ph.'iraoh, and in the sight
of his servants ; and all the waters
that were in the river were turned
to blood.

21 And the fish that ^ras in the
river died ; and the I'iver stank,
and the Egyptians could not drink
of the water of the river ; antl there
was blo(xi throughout all the land
of Egypt.

22 And the magicians of Egypt
did ■■' so_ with their enchantments :
and Pharaoh's heart was hardened,
neither did he hearken unto them ;
as the Lord had said.

23 And Pharaoh turned and went
into his house, neither did he " set
his h(>ai-t to this also.

24 And ail the l^gyptians digged
round about the livcr for water to
drink ; for the.y could not drink of
the water of the river.

25 x\nd seven days were fulfilled,
after that the Lord had smitten
the river.

CHAPTER 8.

1 Froj/s nra neiU. S Pharitnh miMli to Mofiex,
Vi and MoKfK hi/ jinii/i'r reiimret/i /hem
(iinii/. Iti r/ic IhtKt is tiiriii'il inlii lii-i\
irliifh the miujichliis viitilil nut 'lo. W Tin'
siiiiriiisofttii-a. iTt I'lunddli iiicli iii'tli. to
III Ihc, jicoiile ijo^ :VJ, 1)1(1 yet in litirdiiied .

AN) ) the rjORi)si)ake unto Moses,
f lounto I'haraoh, and say unto
him. Thus saith the Lord, IjCt my
people go. that they ma.v serve me.

2 And if thou refuse to let tliein
go, behold, i will smite all thy bor-
flei's witli frf)gs :

."? y\n(l the I'iver shall "bring foi-th
fi'ogs abundantly', whicfi shall go
up and come into thine house, a,nd
into thy bedchainhei', and ui)on thy
l)ed, and into the house of thy sei'-
yants, and upon th.v p(M)ple, ajul
into thine ov(>ns, and into- thy
kneadingt roughs :

1 And the frogs shall coiiKi up
both on thee, and upon thy people,
and ui)on all thy servants.

5 11 And the Jjoiio spake unto
Moses, 8ay unto Aaron, Stretch

5 in like

IIUUIIICI'

° lay even
tliis to
heart.

' swarm
witli frogs,

Pharaoh sueth

EXODUS, 8.

1 iu like man-
ner

2 concerning
the frogs, as
he had ap-
pointed unto
Pharaoh.

•■ sand flies

* sand flies.

fortli thine hand with tliy rofl over
the streams, over tlie rivers, and
over the ponds, and cause frogs to
come up upon the land of Egypt.

6 And Aaron stretclied out his
hand over the waters of Egypt;
and the frogs came up, and covered
the land of Egypt.

7 And the magicians did ^ so with
their enchantments, and brought
up frogs upon tlie land of Egypt.

8 m Then Pliaraoh called for
Moses and Aar<jn, and said, Intreat
the Lord, that lie may take away
the frogs from me, and from my
people; and 1 will let the people
go, that they may do sacrifice unto
the Loiii).

9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh,
Glory over me: when shall I in-
treat for thee, and for thy ser-
vants, and for thy pecjple, to
destroy the frogs fi'om thee and
thy houses, t/iat they may remain
in the river only ?

10 And he said. To morrow.
And he said, Be it according to thy
word : that thou mayest know
that there is none like unto the
Loud our God.

1 1 And the frogs shall depart
from thee, and from thy houses,
and from thy servants, and from
thy people ; they shall remain in
the river only.

12 And Moses and Aaron went
out from riiaraoh : and Moses
cried unto the LoitD ^because of
the fi'ogs which he had brought
against I'haiuoh.

i;5 And the Lord did according
to the wokI <jf Moses ; and the frogs
died out of the houses, out of the
villages, and out of the fields.

14 And they gathered them to-
gether upon heaps : and the land
stank.

15 But when Pharaoh saw that
there was respite, he hardened his
heart, and hearkened not unto
them; as the Lord had said.

16 il And the Lord said unto
]\Ioses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch
out tliy I'od, and smite tlie dust of
the land, that it may become •'lice
throughout all the land of Egypt.

17 And they did so; for Aaion
stretched out his hand with his
rod, and smot(^ tlie dust of the
earth, and it became ''bee in man,
and in beast; all the dust of the
land liecame "bee throughout aU
the land of Egypt.

18 And the magicians did .so
witli their enchantments to bring
forth ^liee, liut they could not: so
there were " lice upon man, and
upon beast.

19 Then the magicians said unto
Pharaoli, This is the finger of God :
and Pharaoh's heart was hardened,
and he hearkened not unto them ;
as the Lord had said.

20 K And the Lord said unto
Moses, Jvise up early in the morn-
ing, and stand before Pharaoh ; lo,
he Cometh forth to the water; and
say unto him. Thus saith the Loj;d,
Let my people go, that they may
serve me.

21 Else, if thou wilt not let my
IK-ople go, behold, I will send
swarms of flics upon thee, and
upon thy servants, and upon thy
people, and into thy .houses : and
the houses of the Egyptians shall
be full of swarms of flies, and also
tlie ground whereon they are.

22 And I will .sever in that day
the land of Goshen, in which my
people dwell, that no swarms of
.flies shall be there ; to the end thou
niayest know that 1 am. the Lcjrd
in the midst of the earth.

23 And I will put a division be-
tween my people and thy peojile :
to mori'ow shall this sign be.

24 And the Lord did so ; and
thei'e came a grievous swarm of
flies into the house of Pharaoh, and
ititu his servants' houses, and into
all the land of Egj'pt : the land
was corrupted by reason of tlie
swarm of flies.

25 U And Pharaoh called for
Moses an(l for Aaron, and said, Go
ye, sacrifice to your God in the
land.

26 And Moses said. It is not
iiieet so to do ; for we _shall sacri-
fice the abomination of the Egyp-
tians to the Lor. D our God: lo,
shall we sacrifice the abcjmi nation
of the Egyptians before their eyes,
and will they not stone us 1

27 We will go three days' jour-
iiey into the wilderness, and sacri-
fice to the Lord our God, as he
shall command us.

28 And Pharaoh said, T will let
you go, that ye may sacrifice to
the Lord your God in the wilder-
ness ; only ye shall not go ^■ery far
away : intreat foi' me.

29 And Moses said. Behold, I
go out fi'om thee, and 1 will inti'eat
the Lord that the swarms of flies
may dejiart from Phai-aoli, from
his servants, and fi'om his people,
to morrovy : but let not Pnaraoh
deal deceitfully any more in not
letting the peo].)le go to saci'ifice to
the Lord.

30 And Moses went out from
I'liaraoh, and intreated the Lord.

31 And the Lord did according
to the wi>rd of Moses ; and he re-

rrain upon beasts.

EXODUS, 9.

T/ie pliujue of hail.

moved tl)(^ swarms of fJiex from
I'lijiraoh, tVoin his servants, ;iii(l
from his peophi ; th(!re remained
ncjt one.

32 And Pharaoli hardened his
heart at this time also, neither
woul<l lie let the people go.

CHAI'TKll 9.

I The vinrrdii} of heiiKtu. S T}ie pliKjne of
lioih und hliii'iiK. l;{ Hit tiii-NKiii/f tilioiit
Ihelmil. '."i The jiliKjiii' 'f It'liI- 'i1 I'lKi-
rdohxtii'/h to MonfK, :ib hut yet U lutnlenal.

rpKEN the Loud said unto Moses,
L (jo in unto I'hai'iioh, and tell
him. Thus saith ' the Loi:i> ( iod of
th(^ H(^brews', i^i^t my people go,
th;i,t they may sc^'ve me.

2 For if thou i-efuse to If^t fJiem
go, and wilt hold them still,

.'5 i't^liold, th(! hand of the; Loi:i)
is upon thy eattlt^ which /.s in
the, field, ui)on tlu; horses, upon {\w
asses, upon tlu; camels, ujjon the
oxen, and upon tlu^ sIkh^p : tlup-e
i^fuill lie a very grievous nuii'rain.

4 And the liOiM) shall sever he
tween tht^ (;attle of Israel iind the
(;attl(! of Mgypt : and ther(^ shall
nothing die of all fluit ik the chil
dren's of Isi'ael.

5 And th(^ Loud appointeil ;i, set
time, s;i,ying. To morrow tlu^ Loltl)
shall do this thing in the land.

() y\nd tli(^ Loi;i> did that thing
((11 th(^ morrow, and all tli(^ cattle,
of Mgypt dieil : hut of tlu^ cattle of
tli(^ childr<'n of Israel died not one.

7 And I'haraoh sent, and, he-
hold, there was not one of tlu! cattle
of tli(^ Israelite's dead. 7\nd the
heart of I'haraoh was "hardened,

iuid he di<l not let the people go.

K M AikI the IiOi;p said unto
Moses and unto y\ar(>n, T.-ike to
you hiiiidfuls of ashes of the fur-
iwK^e, and l(!t Moses sprinkle it
toward the heaven in th(! sight of
I'haraoh.

1) And it, shall hecoiiH- small dust
in all the land of hlgypt, and shall
he a hoi I 1 (leaking foil li //■//// Mains
upon man, and upon heast , through
out all the land of I'lgypt.

10 ;\iid they took ashes of the
furnace, and stood hefori^ I'haraoh ;
and Moses sprinkled it up toward
heav<'ii ; and it l»eca,ine a lioil
l)rea,king forth /''//// hiains upon
man, and upon heast.

I I And the magi(Maiis could not
staiwl before Moses he<'ause of the
boils; for the boil was upon the
magicians, and upon all the I'lgyp
tiaiis.

12 And the Loi;i> haiileiie(| the
heart of I'liaiaoli, and In- hcark
ened not unto them; as the boiM)
had spoken unto Mos<'s.

13 II And the Loiti) said unto
Moses, liise u|) early in the morn-
ing, and stand befort; Pharaoh,
and say unto him. Thus saith Hlie
LoiM) God of the Hebrews, Let my

people go, that they may serve me.

14 For 1 will at this time send
all my plagues upon thine heai't,
and upon thy servants, and upon
thy peopl(! ; that thou mayest
know that there is none like me in
all the earth.

15 For now ^ I will stretch out
my hand, that 1 may smite thee

d thy people with pestilence

and thou shalt he cut, oil' from th(!

earth

l(j ■' And in very (\o{h\ for this

mvw; liav'c I raised thee up. for to

shew /// tliee my power ; and thai

my name may he declared throiigh-
out all the earth.

17 As yet e.xaltest thou thyself
against my ])eople, that thou wilt
not let them go J

IcS liehold, to morrow about this
time 1 will cause it to rain a \(»ry
grievous hail, such as hath not-
been in Kgypt since the foundation
thereof e\ en until now.

11) Send therefore now, dtid
gather thy cattKs and all that
thou hast in the iield ; far inxni
every man and beast which sliall
be found in the field, and shall not
l;e brought home, the hail shall
come down upon them, and they
shall die.

20 lie that feared the word of
the LoitP aiuoiig the servants of
I'haraoh made his servants and his
cat t le flee into the houses :

21 And he that rega,rded not-
the word of the LoiMi left his ser-
vants and his ca,ttle in tht> field.

22 II And the Loup said unto
Moses, Stretch forth thine hand
toward heaven, that there may be
hail in all the land of Fgypt, upon
man, and \\\nm beast, and upon
every herb of t lu^ held, thr<»ughout
the laiiil of Fgypt.

23 y\nd Moses stretched forth
his rod toward hea,ven : and the
Loup sent thunder and hail, and
the fire ran •'along upon the
ground; and I fTe Loud rained
hail uiioii the land of Fgypt.

2 1 So I here was hall, and lire
'' min'-rled with tli(^ hail, very griev
ous, such as there was none like it
in all the land of Fgypt since if
liecaiue a, nation.

25 And the hail smote through

out all the land of Fgyjit all that

iiuix in the field, l)oth man and

I beast; and the hail smote evei-y

' the Lord,
the (iod

" I liad put
fortli my
liiiiid, ;iiid
siiiitti'ii lliee
iiiiil thy peo-
1)1(' with pes-
tilciK'c, and
tlioii had.st
been cut off
i'l'oiii tlie
(^iirlh :
'' Hut in very
deed for this
(rausc liave
I niaih' thee
to stand, for
to slunv tliee
my powcu",
and tiiat

down unto

'■' tlasliiiiK

(•ontiimally

amiilst

FharaoWtf heart is hardened.

EXODUS, 10.

The .plague of locustn.

herb of the field, ;iiul brake every
tree of the lielcl.

26 Only in the hind of (Joslien,
where tlie chikh-en of Israel toert,
was there no hail.

•27 11 And Pharaoh sent, and
called for Moses and Aai-on, and
said unto them, I have sinned this
time : the Lokd /.s righteous, and 1
and my people are wicked.

2.S Intreat the Lord (for it is
enout^h) that thel•(^ hi) no vK/re
iiiijihty thunderinf^s and hail ; and
I will let you f?o, and ye shall stay
no longer.

29 And Moses said unto him, As
soon as I am Kone out of the city, I
will si)i-ead abroad my hands unto
the Loud ; and the tluuider shall
cease, neither shall tluM'e be iiny
more hail ; that thou mayest know
how that the earth /.v the Lord's.

liO 15ut as foi' thee and thy ser-
vants, I know that yv. will not yet
fear the Lord (Jod.

.'51 And the tlax and the barley
was smitten : for the l)ai'ley win^
in the ear, and the Hax ivas ' boiled.

32 Hut the wheat ami the rie
were not smitten : for they were
not grown up.

33 And jMoses went out of the
city from I'hai'aoh, and spread
abroad his hands unto the Lord:
and the thuiulers and hail ceased,
and the rain was not poured upon
the earth.

34 Ajid when Pharaoli saw that
the rain and the hail and th(> thun-
dei's were ceased, lie sinned yet
more, and hardened his heart, he
and his servants.

3,5 And the heart of l^haraoh was
hai'dened, neither would he let the
children of Israel go; as tlie JjORD
had si)oken by Mos(>s.

CHAPTER 10.

I O'oil threaii'iit'lh 1„ ki'IkI hx'UKln. 1 Phit-
i-iKili, iiiori'(/ hif liix NC/'raii/x, i iiclhictli to
h-t the Isnii'liti's (/,;. VI Thi' iihigHe vf 1h,'
/oi'iik/s. U\ riKinioli mi.lh to Miis,',:. '•[ 'I'll,-
jit(Hiiif of i/iirA-iu'ss. 'ZA J'/iiirdoh KUetli
Kiitd MiiNffi, 27 hut yet in luD'deueil .

AND the Lord said mito ]\Toses,
( lo in untit Pharaoh : for I
hav(> hardened his heart, and the
heai't of his ser\anls, that I might
shew these my signs before him :

2 And that thou mayest t<>ll in
the ears of thy soti, and of thy
son's son, what things 1 have
wi-oughti in Kgypt, iind my signs
which I have done Jiinoiig them ;
that ye may know how thiit I am
the Lord.

3 And Mos(\s an<l Aaron came in
unto Phai'aoh. and siiid unto him.
Thus saith 'the Loim> (iod of the

I Hebrews, How longwilt thou refuse

to humble tliyself before me? let
my people go, that they may serve
me.

4 Else, if thou refuse to let my
people go, behold, to morrow will I
bring the locusts into thy ''coast :

5 And they shall cover tlie face
of the earth, that one cannot be
able to see the earth : and they
shall eat the I'esidue of that whicli
is escaped, which remaiiu'th unto
you from the hail, and shall eat
evei'y tree which groweth for you
out of the field :

G And they siiall fill thy houses,
and the houses of all thy servants,
and the houses ()f all the Egyj)-
tians ; whicli neither thy fathers,
nor thy fathei-s' f;ithei's have seen,
since the day that they were upon
the earth unto this day. And lie
turned himself, and went out from
Pharaoh.

7 And Pharaoh's servants said
unto him. How long shall this man
be a snare unto us? let the men
go, th;it they m.-iy serve the Lord
their Ood : knowest thou not yet
that l*^gyi)t is (k'stroyed 'I

8 And Moses and Aaron were
brought aga,in unto Phai'aoh : and
he said unto them, (io, serve the
L(»RD your (Jod: hut who avt^ they
that shall go?

9 And Moses said. We will go
with our young ;i,nd with our old,
with our sons aiid with our daugh-
ters, with our tlocks and with our
herds will we go ; for we must hold
a feast unto tlie JiORD.

10 And he said unto them,
'Let the Loim) be so with .you, as
I will let you go, and your little
ones : look to it ; for evil in before
you.

1 1 Not so : go now ye that are
men, and ser\(' the LoRl» ; for that
yt^ did d(>sire. And they were
driven out from Pharaoh's pres-
ence.

12 H And the Lord said unto
Mos(>s, Stretch out thine hand over
th(^ land of l*'.gypt for the locusts,
that they may come up u)f»)n the
land of l<]gypt, and e;it excry herb
of the land, evoi all that the hail
hath left.

I 3 And Moses stretched forth his
rod over the land of hlgypt, mihI the
LoRi> brought an east wind upon
the land all tluit da,y, a.n(l all that
night; '/;/'/ when it was morning,
the east wind l)i'ought the locusts.

II And the locusts went ui) ovei'
all the land of Kgypt, and I'csted
in all the •'^'coasts of Lgypt : very
gi'ievous ii<~ thill ; before them
there were lu) such locusts as they,
neithei' after them shall be such.

^ border :

So !)(' the
iOKi) witli
oil.

borders

The lylague of darkness.

EXODUS, 11, 12.

2Vie firstborn threatened.

1 hordor

2 and he d
uot

^ so tliat
men sluill
grope ill
ilarkuess.

1 5 For they covered the face of
the whole earth, so that the land
was darkened; and they did eat
every herb of the land, and all the
fruit of the trees which the hail
had left : and there remained not
any green thing in the trees, or in
the herbs of the field, through all
the land of Egypt.

IG ^ Then Pharaoh called for
Moses and Aaron in haste ; and he
said, I have sinned against the
L<)i;i) your God, and against you.

17 Now therefore forgive, I pi'ay
thee, my sin only tliis once, and
intreat the Loi;i) your God, that he
may take away from me this tieath
only.

18 And he went out from Pha-
raoh, and intreated the Lord.

19 And the Loud turned a mighty
strong west wind, which took away
the locusts, and cast them into the
lied sea ; there remained not one
locust in all the ^ coasts of Egypt.

20 P>ut the Lord hardened Pha-
raoh's heart, "so that he Avould not
let the children of Isi'ael go.

21 ^ And the Lord said unto
Moses, Stretch out thine hand
toward heaven, that thc^re may l)e
darkness over the land of Egypt,
"even flarkness wliicli may be felt.

22 And Moses stretched forth his
hand toward heaven ; and there
was a tliick darkness in all the
land of Egjq)t three days :

2.'} They saw not one another,
neither rose any from his place for
tliree days : but all the children
of Israel liad light in their dwell-
ings.

24 % And Pharaoh called unto
Moses, and said, (Jo ye, serve the
LoiiD; only let your flocks and
you I- herds be stayed : let your little
ones also go with you.

'2S^ And Moses said, Tliou must
givci us also sacrifices and l>ui'nt
oH'crings, that we may sacrifice
unto tli(^ Loud our God.

2G Our- cattk^ also shall go with
us; there shall not an hoof bci
]<'ft bciiind; for thereof must w(!
tak'i^ to serve th<; Lord our (Jod;
and we know not with wlint we
must serve the LouD, until we
come thither.

27 11 Jiut the Loud liardened
Pharaoh's heart, and he would not
hit them go.

2<S And I'haraoh said unto liim.
Get thee from m<% take he<'d to t hy-
sclf, sec my fact- no more; for in
tlxit (lay thou seest my face thou
shalt die.

29 And Moses said, Tliou hast
spoken well, I will sef^ tiiy face
again no mi^re.

CHAPTER IL

1 GixV-i message to the LiraeUtes to horroiv
jewels of theirneidhhourf: 4 Moaeslhreai-
eneih PJiaraoh with the death of the Ji vat-
born..

AND the Loud said unto jNloses,
Yet will I bring one plague
more upon Pharaoh, and upon
Egypt; afterwards he will let you
go hence: Avhen he shall leti/oti go,
he shall surely thrust you out hence
altogetlier.

2 Speak now in the ears of the
])eople, and let every man ^ borrow
of his neighbour, and every woman
of her neighbour, jewels of silver,
and jewels of gold.

3 And the Lord gave the peo]jle
favour in the sightof the Egyptians.
Moreover the man ]\Toses nuts very
great in the land of Egypt, in the
sight of T^haraoh's servants, and in
the sight of the people.

4 And Moses said. Thus saith the
LoitD, About midnight will 1 go out
into the midst of Egypt :

5 And all the fii-stborn in the
land of Egypt sliall die, from the
firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth
upon his tlirone, even unto the lirst-
boi'u of the maidsei'vant that v.s
behind the mill ; and all the first-
born of beasts.

G And there shall be a great ci-y
throughout all the land of l^^gyjjt,
such as there was none like it, nor
shall be like it any more.

7 Put against any of the childreji
of Israel shall not a dog movt^ his
tongue, against man or beast: tliat
ye may know how that the Loud
doth put a difference between the
Egyptians and Israel.

8 And all these thy servants shall
come down unto me, and bow down
tlicmscKcs unto me, saying, Get
thee out, an<l all tiie people that
follow thee: and after that 1 will
go out. And he went out from
Pharaoh in a gi-eat MTiger.

9 And the IjORD said unto Moses,
Phai'aoh "'shall not heai'ken unto
you ; that my wondei's may be nnil
tijilied in the land of l<]gyi)t.

10 And Moses and Aai'on did all
these wonders bcfoic i'liai'aoh: and
the JjORD haivlt'iicd I'liai'aoh's heart,
- so that he woidd not let the cliil
dren of Israel go out of his land.

CHAPTER 12.

1 Thehe(iiniiing (if the year in chaitgeil . :'< Tin
paHxorer in umtltiited. II '/'he rile of tin
/laxHorer. 15 Viiledveiietl breitil . iiil The
ftrsthorv are Hhiin. 31 The Jura el it en are
(Iriri'/i out if the, laml. MT The;/ cmiie to
Siiceoth. -1:1 The ordiiiaiife if the jiiissorer.

AN I ) the Loud spake unto Moses
and Aaron in the land of
l*>gypt, saying.

The rite of the jMSSover.

EXODUS, 12.

Unleavened bread.

2 This month sJiall he unto you
the beginning of months : it sluill
be the tirst month of the year to
you.

3 H Speak ye unto all the con-
gregation of Israel, saying. In the
tenth day of this month they .shall
take to them every man a laml),
according to the house of their
fathers, a lamb for an house :

4 And if the household be too
little for the lamb, let him and his
neighbour next unto his house take
it according to tlie iniml)er of the
souls; every man ac('or(hng to his
eating shall make your count for
the lamb.

5 Your lamb shall be without
blemish, a male of the first year:
ye shall take it out f I'om the sheep,
oi- from the goats :

6 And ye shall keep it up until
the fourteenth day of the same
month : and the whole assembly of
the congregation of Israel shall kill
it *in the evening.

7 And they shall take of the
blood, and strike it on the two side
posts and on the upi)er door post
of the houses, wherein they shall
eat it.

8 And they shall eat the flesh in
that night, roast with fire, and un-
leavened bread; and with bitter
herbs, they shall eat it.

9 Eat not of it I'aw, nor ' soflden
at all with water, but roast ii'iili
fire; his head with his legs, and
with the purtenance thereof.

10 And ye shall let nothing of it
remain until the morning ; and that
which remaineth of it until the
morning ye shall burn with fire.

11 51 And thus shall ye eat it;
until your loins girded, your shoes
on your feet, and your staff' in your
hand ; and ye shall eat it in haste :
it in the LouD's passover.

12 For I will pass through the
land of Egypt this night, and will
smite all the firstborn in the land
of Egypt, both man and beast ; and
against all the gods of Egyjjt I will
execute judgment: I am the Loud.

13 And the 1)1 ood shall be to you
for a token upon the houses where
ye are: and when I see the blood, I
will pass over you, aiifl tlie plague
shall not be upon you to destroy
you, when I smite the land of Egyjjt.

14 And this day shall be unto
you for a memorial ; and ye shall
keep it a feast to the LoiU) through-
out your generations; ye shall k(H>p
it a feast by an oi-dinance^ for evei-.

15 Seven days shall ye eat un-
leavened bread ; even the first day

* lleh. between tlie two eveniu^s.

ye shall put away leaven out of
your houses : for whosoever eateth
leavened bread from the first day
until the seventh day, that soul
shall be cut oif from Israel.

1 6 And in the first day there shall
be an holy convocation, and in the
seventh day there shall be an holy
convocation to you ; no manner of
work shall be done in them, save
tliat which every man must eat,
that only may be done of you.

17 And ye shall observe the feast
of unleavened bread; for in this
selfsame day have I Ijrought your
-^ armies out of the land of Egypt:
therefore shall ye observe this day
in your generations by an ordinance
for ever.

18 H In the first vmvfh, on the
fourteenth day of the month at
even, ye shall eat unleavened bread,
until the one and twentieth day of
the month at even.

19 Seven days shall there be no
leaven found in your houses: for
whosoever eateth that which is
leavened, even that soul shall be
cut off from the congregation of
Israel, whether he be a stranger, or
born in the land.

20 Ye shall e;it nothing leavened ;
in all your habitations shall ye eat
unleavened bread.

2 1 IT Then Moses called for all
the elders of Israel, and said unto
them, Draw out and take you a
lamb according to your families,
and kill the passovei'.

22 And ye shall take a bunch of
hyssoj), and dip it in the blood that
is in the bason, and strike the lintel
and the t^yo side posts with the
blood that is in the bason ; and none
of you shall go out at the door of
his house until the morning.

23 For the Lord will passthrough
to smite the Egyptians ; and when
he seeth the blood upon the lintel,
and on the two side posts, the Lokd
will pass over the door, and will
not sutter the desti'oyer to come in
unto your houses to smite //ok.

24 And ye shall observe this
thing for an ordinance; to thee and
to thy sons for ever.

25 And it shall come to ])ass,
when ye be come to the land which
the LoiM) will give you, according
as he hath ])romised, that ye shall
keep this service.

26 And it shall come to pass,
when your (ihildi'en sh;i,ll say unto
you. What mean y(; by this service'?

27 That ye shall say. It is the
sacrifice of the Lo(;it's passover,
who ])assed oxer the houses of the
children of Israel in Egypt, when
he smote thi; Egyptians, and deliv-

2 hosts

The firstborn are slain.

EXODUS, 13.

The Israelites depart.

ered our houses. And the people
bowed the head and worshipped.

28 And the children of Israel
went away, and did as the Lokd
had commanded Moses and Aaron,
so did they.

29 U And it came to pass, that at
midnight the Lord smote all the
firstborn in the land of Egypt, from
the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on
his throne unto the firstborn of the
captive that ivas in the dungeon;
and all the firstborn of cattle.

30 And Pharaoh rose up in the
night, he, and all his servants, and
all the Egyptians ; and there was a
great cry in Egypt; for there was
not a house where there was not one
dead.

31 U And he called for Moses and
Aaron by night, and said, llise up,
and get you forth from among my
people, both ye and the childi-en of
Israel; and go, serve the Lokd, as
ye have said.

32 Also take your flocks and
your hex'ds, as ye have said, and be
gone ; and bless me also.

33 And the Egyptians were ur-
gent upon the people, that they
might send them out of the land in
haste; for they said. We iie all dead
tnen.

34 And the people took theii-
dough before it was leavened, their
kneadingtroughs being bound up
in their clothes upon their shoul-
ders.

35 And the children of Israel did
according to the word of Moses;
and they ' borrowed of the Egyp-
tians jewels of silver, and jewels of
gold, and raiment:

36 And the Lord gave the people
favour in the sightof theEgyptians,
so that they '" lent unto them .vn-h
things a-f thei/ re(/uire//. And they
spoiled the Egyptians.

37 H And the childn^n of Israel
journeyed from Ilameses to Suc-
coth, about six luuulrcd thousand
on foot that ivere men, beside chil-
dicn.

3H And a mixed riuiltitude wont
up also with them; and (locks, and
hei'ds, enen. very miicli cattk^

39 And the.y baked unleavened
cakes of the dough whicli they
brought foith f»ut of l<]gyi)t, for it
was not leavened; because they
were thrust out of I'-gynt, Jiiid could
nottai-ry, neither lia-( I tlicy prepared
for themselves any \ictu;il.

40 11 Now the s(»journiiig of the
children of Israel, who dwelt in
Egypt, was four liundred and ttiirl y
years.

41 And it came to pass at the
end of the four hundred and thirty

years, even the selfsame day it
came to pass, that all the hosts of
the Loud went out from the land
of Egypt.

42 It is a night to be much ob-
served unto the Loud for bringing
them out from the land of Egypt:
this is that night of the Lord to be
observed of all the children of Israel
in their generations.

43 II And the Lord said unto
Moses and Aaron, This is the orfli-
nance of the passover : There shall
no stranger eat thereof :

44 But every man's servant that
is bought for money, when thou
hast circumcised him, then shall he
eat thereof.

45 A foreigner and an hired ser-
vant shall not eat thereof.

46 In one house shall it be eaten ;
thou shalt not carry forth ought of
the flesh abroad out of the house;
neither shall ye break a bone
thereof.

47 All the congregation of Israel
shall keep it.

48 And when a stranger shall
sojourn with thee, and will keep
the passover to the Loud, let all
his males be circumcised, and then
let him come near and keep it; and
he shall be as one that is born in
the land : foi- no uncircumcised
person shall eat thereof.

49 One law shall be to him that
is homeborn, and unto the stranger
that sojourneth among you.

50 Thus did all the children of
Israel ; as the Loud commanded
Moses and Aaron, so did they.

51 And it came to pass the self-
same day, that the Loud did bring
the children of Israel out of the
land of Egypt by their •' armies.

CHAPTER 13.

1 The firHlhorn are xanctifled Ut God. 3 The
weniorial of the. jxiUHOiier in commanded.
11 The Jfrxt/i lids of lieaxfn are net ii/nnf.
IT The '/xrae/itt'K(/iKiii/ of Kijiiid. and earn/
,/<ise/>h\s hoiiex irith them. ''20 Thei/ Coiiie
til Ktham. '21 (iod (I'lidetli. t' em bij a jiillnr
of a cloud, and a jiillar o, fire.

AN I ) the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,

2 Sanctify unto me all the fii'st-
boin, \vhatso(^ver oj)eneth thewonib
among tlu^ children of isi-ael, /lofh
of man and of beast: it is mine.

3 1l And Moses said unto the
people, lvem(Mnl)er this day, in
which ye canit' out from l*>gyi)1,
outof tlie linuscof bondage; for by
strengliiof liaiid the Loud bi'ouglit
you out from this p/are.- there shall
no lea\ (Mied bread be eatcui.

4 This (lay came ye out in the
month Abib.

5 H And it shall he when the

Memorial of the passover.

EXODUS, 14.

Pharaoh pursueth Israel.

Lord shall bring thee into the land
of the Canaanites, and the Hittites,
and the Amorites, and the Hivites,
and the Jebusites, which he sware
unto thy fathers to give thee, a
land flowing with milk and honey,
that thou shalt keep this service in
this month.

6 Seven days thou shalt eat un-
leavened bread, and in the seventh
day .s/ia/Z he a feast to the Lord.

7 Unleavened bread shall be
eaten seven days; and there shall
no leavened bread be seen with
thee, neither shall there be leaven
seen with thee in all thy quarters.

8 U And thou shalt shew thy son
in that day, saying, Thii< is done
because of that which the Lord did
unto me when I came forth out of
Egypt.

9 And it shall be for a sign unto
thee upon thine hand, and for a
memorial between thine eyes, that
the Lord's law may be in thy
mouth: for with a strong hand
hath the Lord brought thee out of
Egypt.

10 Thou shalt therefoi'e keep this
ordinance in ' his season from year
to year.

1 1 U And it shall be when the
Lord shall bring thee into the land .
of the Canaanites, as he sware unto
thee and to thy fathers, and shall
give it thee,

1 2 That thou shalt set apart unto
the Lord all that openeth the
•^ matrix, and every firstling that
Cometh of a beast which thou hast ;
the males shall be the LoitD's.

13 And every firstling of an ass
thou shalt recleem with a himb;
and if thou wilt not redeem it, then
thou shalt break his neck : and all
the firstborn of man among thy
^ children shalt thou redeem.

14 II And it shall be when thy
son asketh thee in time to come,
saying. What is this"? that thou
shalt say unto him, V>y strength of
hand the Lord brought us out fi"om
Egypt, from the house of bondage :

15 And it came to p^ss, when
Pharaoh would hardly lef us go,
that the Lord slew all the firstborn
in the land of Egypt, both the first-
born of man, and the firstborn of
beast: therefore I sacrifice to the
Lord all that oi)eneth the " matrix,
being males; but all the firstborn
of my "children 1 redeem.

16 And it shall be for a token
upon thine hand, and for frontlets
between thine eyes : for by strength
of hand the Lord brought us forth
out of Egypt.

17 H And it came to pass, when

Pharaoh had let the people go,
that God led them not through the
way of the land of the Philistines,
although that was near ; for God
said. Lest peradventure the peo-
ple repent when they see war, and
they return to Egypt :

18 But God led the people about,
through the way of the wilderness
of the Red sea : and the children
of Israel went up * harnessed out of
the land of Egyjjt.

19 And Moses took the bones of
Joseph with him : for he had
straitly sworn the children of Is-
rael, saying, God will surely visit
you; and ye shall carry up my
bones away hence with you.

20 U And they took their jour-
ney from Succoth, and encamped
in Etham, in the edge of the wil-
derness.

21 And the Lord went before
them by day in a pillar of a cloud,
to lead them the way ; and by night
in a pillar of fii-e, to give them
light ; to go by day and night :

22 He took not away the pillar
of the cloud V)y day, nor the pillar
of fire by night, from before the
people.

CHAPTER 14.

1 God inRirnclefh the JxriieliteK iv their ^our-
•)n'i/. 5 Pharaoh pii>'x/i('th offer i/iem. 10
The Israel Hex niiiriiiiir. 18 Monex coin-
furieth. Ihetii. 15 (i(,(l hixirueteth Monen.
19. The c/oiul reiiioreih hehiml the camp.
21 The Jxraelitex paxx throiKjh the Red
xea, 23 'which dromieth the J-Si/yptiaits.

AND the Lord spakeunto Moses,
saying,

2 Speak unto the children of
Israel, that they turn and encamp
before Pi-hahiroth, between JMigdol
and the sea, oyer against Baal-
zephon : before it shall ye encamp
by the sea.

3 For Pharaoh will say of the
children of Israel, They art; en-
tangled in the land, the wilderness
hath shut them in.

4 And I will harden Pharaoh's
heart, ''that he shall follow after
them ; and 1 will be honoured upon
Pharaoh, and upon all his host ;
that the Egyptians may know that
I am the LoRi). And they did so.

5 ^I And it was told the king of
Egypt that the people fled : and
the heart of Pharaoh and of his
servants was turned against the
people, and they said. Why have
we done this, that we have let Is-
i-ael go from s(>rving us ?

6 And he made ready his chariot,
and took his people with him :

7 And he took six hundi'ed
chosen chariots, and all the char-
iots of Egypt, and captains over
every one of them.

^ armed

5 and

Pharaoh (yoerthrmcn

EXODUS, 14.

in the Red sea.

8 And the Loud liardened the
heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt,
and he pursued after* the childien
of Israel : and the children of Is-
rael went out with an high hand.

9 But the Egyptians pursued
after them, all the horses and
chariots of Pharaoh, and his horse-
men, and his army, and overtook
them encamping by the sea, beside
Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zei>hon.

10 U And when Pharaoh drew
nigh, the children of Israel lifted
up their eyes, and, behold, the
Egyptians mai'ched after them ;
and they were sore afraid : and
the children of Israel cried out
unto the Loud.

11 And they said unto Moses,
Because there were no graves in
Egypt, hast thou taken us away
to die in the wilderness X wherefore
hast thou dealt thus with us, to
carry us forth out of Egypt?

12 Is not this the word that we
did tell thee in Egypt, saying,
Let us alone, that we may serve
the Egyptians'? For it Ita.d heen
better for us to serve the Egyp-
tians, than that we should die in
the wilderness.

13 II And Moses said unto the
people, Fear ye not, stand still,
and see the salvation of the Loud,
which he will shew to you to day :
for the Egyptians whom ye have
seen to day, ye shall see them again
no more for ever.

14 The Loud shall fight for you,
and ye shall hold .your peace.

15 ^ And the Loud said unto
Moses, Wherefore ci'icst thou unto
me? speak unto the chil(h-en of
Israel, that they go forward :

16 But lift thou u[) thy rod, and
stretch out thine hand ov(u' the
sea, and dividt^ it : and tin; chil-
dren of Isra(!l shall go on dry
ground through the midst of the
sea.

17 And T, behold, 1 will hardeii
the hearts oi the Egyptians, and
they .shall follow them : and I will
get me honour ui)on Pharnoh. and
upon all his host, Uf)on hischai-iols,
and upon his hoiscnien.

1>( Atid the Egypt ians shall know
that 1 aju the LoKD, when I have
gotten me honour ui)on i'h;iiMoh,
ui)on his chariots, and u[)on his
horsemen.

1!) ^1 And the angel of (lod,
which w('nt before th<* curii) of
Israel, removed and went behind
them ; :\nd the f)illar of th<^ cloud
went from licfoi-e th(;ir face, and
stood behind tlicrn :

20 And it (-itne In'tween the
camp of the Egy|)tians and the

camp of Israel ; and it was a cloud
and darkness to them., but it gave
light by night to these : so that the
one came not near the other all
the night.

21 And Moses stretched out his
hand over the sea; and the Loud
caused the sea to go l>ack by a
strong east wind all that night,
and made the sea dry lamf, and
the waters were divided.

22 And the childi-en of Israel
went into the midst of the sea
upon the dry yroinid : anfl the
waters loere a wall unto them on
their right hand, and on their left.

23 II And the Egyptians pur-
sued, and went in after them to
the midst of the .sea, even all Pha-
raoh's horses, his chariots, and
his horsemen.

21: And it canie to pass, that in
the morning watch the Loud looked
unto tlie hf»st of the Egyptians
through the pillar of fire and of
the cloud, and troubled the host
of the I^gyptians,

25 And took off" their chariot
wheels, that they drave them heav-
ily : so that the Egyptians said.
Let us fiee from the face of Israel ;
for the LoiH) fighteth for them
against the Egyptians.

26 ^ And the Loud said unto
Moses, Stretch out thine hand ov(n-
the sea, that the; watei's may come
again upon the Eg^'ptians, upon
their chariots, and upon their
horsemen.

27 And Moses stretched forth
his hand over the sea, and the sea
returned to ' his strength when the
morning appeared ; and the Kgyj)-
tians tied against it ; and the Loi;d
* overthnnv the Egyptians in the
midst of the .sea.

28 And the waters returned, and
covered the chariots, and th(> horse-
men, (Old all the host of Pharaoh
that came into tin- sea aftci" them ;
ther(^ i"ei?iained not so nmch as ont^
of them.

21) Hut the children of Israel
walk(>d u|)on di'y hihd in the midst
of the sea; and the waters ircre
a wall unto them on their right,
hand, und on tlicii" left.

.'')() Thus the liOUD saved Israel
that day out. of {\\v. h;i.nd of the
Kgyptia.ns ; and Isi'ael saw the
Kgyi)tians dcjul upon the sea shore.

31 And Israel saw that gi't-at
work which tlie Loi;i) did upon
the Egyptians: and the people
fejucd the Loi;i). and believed
-'the liOiM). .•mil his .servant Mos<'s.

* Heb. showk off.

The song of Moses.

EXODUS, 15.

The ivaters of Marah.

CHAPTER 15.

1 3fo.sefi' ttonff. 22 The people want water.
'2:i The waierx at Marah are hitter. 25 .1
tree nweetenetk litem. '27 At Klim are
ticelve welh, and seventy jiaim trees.

THEN sang Moses and the chil-
dren of Israel this song unto
the LoKD, and sijake, saying, I will
sing unto tlie Lord, for lie hath
triumphed gloriously : the horse
and hLs rider hath he thrown into
the sea.

2 The Lord ^'.s my strength and
song, and he is become my salva-
tion : he is my God, and I will
' prepare him an lial)itntion ; my
fathers God, and 1 will exalt
him.

3 The Lord u a man of war : the
Lord is his name.

4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host
hath he cast into the sea : his
chosen captains also are drow^ned
in the Red sea.

5 The depths have covered them :
they sank into the bottom as a
stone.

6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is be-
come glorious in power : thy right
hand, O Lord, hath dashed in
pieces the enemy.

7 And in the greatness of thine
excellency thou hast overthrown
them that rose up against thee :
thou sentest forth thy wrath, ^uhich
consumed them as stul)l)le.

<S And with the blast of thy
nostrils the waters were gath-
ered together, the tlo<Hls stood u])-
right as an heap, and the depths
were congealed in the heart of the
sea.

9 The enemy said, T will pursue,
I will overtake, I will divide the
spoil ; my lust shall be satisfied
upon them ; I will draw my sword,
my hand shall destroy them.

10 Thou didst blow with thy
wind, the sea covered them : they
sank as lead in the mighty waters.

1 1 Who is like unto thee, O Lord,
among the gods'? who is like thee,
glorious in holiness, fearful in
praises, doing wonders 1

1 '1 Thou stretchedst out thy right
hantl, the earth swallowed them.

1.3 Thou in thy mercy hast led
foi'th the people which thou hast
redeemed : thou hast guitled them
in thy strength unto thy holy habi-
tation.

14 The '^ people shall hear, and
be afraid: sorrow shall take hold
on the inlial)itants of ■' I'alcstinii..

15 Then the 'dukes ot" Kdoin
shall be amaztnl ; the mighty men
of Moab, trembling shall take hold
upon them ; all the inhabitants of
Canaan shall melt away.

1 G Fear and di-ead shall fall upon
them ; by tlie greatness of thine
arm they shall be as still as a stone ;
till thy peoi)le pass over, O Lord,
till the people pass over, which thou
hast purchased.

1 7 Thou shalt bring them in, and
plant them in the mountain of
thine inheritance, in the place, O
Lord, ivhich thou hast made for
thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary,
O. Lord, which tliy hands have
established.

18 The Lord shall reign for ever
and ever.

19 For the horse of Phaiaoh went
in with his chariots and with his
horsemen into the sea, and the
Lord brought again the waters of
the sea upon them ; but the chil-
dren of Israel went on dry laiul in
the midst of the sea.

20 U And Miriam the prophetess,
the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel
in her hand ; and all the women
went out after her with timbrels
and with dances.

21 And Miriam answered them.
Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath
triumphed gloriously ; the horse
and his rider hath he thrown into
the sea.

22 So Moses brought Israel from
the Red sea, and they went out into
the wilderness of Slmr ; and they
went three days in the wilderness,
and found no water.

23 H And when they came to
Marah, they could not drink of the
waters of Marah, for they were bit-
ter : therefoie the name of it was
called * Marah.

24 And the people murmured
against Moses, saying, What shall
we drink ?

25 And he cried unto the Lord ;
and the Lord shewed him a tree,
which when he had cast into the
waters, the waters were made
sweet : there he made for them a
statute and an ordinance, and there
he proved them,

26 And said. If thou wilt dili-
gently hearken to the voice of the
Lord thy Ciod, and wilt do that
which is riglit in his sight, and wilt
give ear to his conunan(hnents, and
keep all his statutes, I will put
none of these diseases upon thee,
which I have brought upon the
Egyptians : for I am the Lord that
healeth thee.

27 UAnd they came to Elim,
where ivo-e tw(,'lve wells of water,
and threescore and ten palm trees :
and they encamped there by the
waters.

* That is, Bitterness.

Murimirinrj for bread.

EXODUS, IG.

Manna is sent.

CHAPTER 16.

1 The iKraeliten come to Sin. 2 They mur-
iiiiir for wdut of bread. 4 God promiMih
them bread from heaven. 11 Quailti are
nent, 14 and^ manna. 16 TJie ordering of
manna. 25 It was not to be found on the
sabbath. 32 An omer of it is preserved.

AN D they took their journey from
Elim, and all the congregation
of the children of Israel came unto
the wilderness of 8in, which ix be-
tween Elim and Sinai, on the fif-
teenth day of the second month
after their departing out of the
land of Egypt.

2 And the whole congregation of
the childr-en of Israel murmured
against Moses and Aaron in the
wilderness :

3 And the children of Israel said
unto them, Would to Gf)d we had
died by the hand of the Lord in
the land of Egypt, when we sat by
the flesh pots, and when we did eat
bread to the full; for ye have
brought us forth into this wildei'-
ness, to kill this whole assembly
with hunger.

4 ^ Then said the Lonp unto
Moses, Behold, I will rain bread
from heaven for you ; and the
people shall go out and gather a
certain rate every day, that I may
prove them, whether they will
walk in my law, or no.

5 And it shall come to pass, that
on the sixth day they shall prejjare
t/irif which they bring in ; and it
shall be twice as much as they
gather daily.

6 And Moses and Aaron said
unto all the children of Israel, At
even, then ye shall know that the
Lord hath brought you out from
the land ()f ]^]gypt :

7 And in the morning, then ye
shall see the glory of the LoiM) ; for
that he heai'eth youi- mui-muriiigs
against the Lord : and what nrc we,
that ye mui'inui' Mgainst us?

H And Moses said, 77as .^ha/l he,
wlieti the IjOliD shall gi\'(^ you in
the evening Mesh to (>at, aiiil in Ihe
morning bread to the full ; for that
the LoRobeareth yovn- murniui'ings
wliicli y(^ murnnir against him:
and what arc. we? your nnirnnu'-
ings arc. not against us, but against
th(^ Ijouy).

!> II And Moses spake unto Aaron,
Say unto all the congregation of
th(; children of Israel, (-ome near
Ix^fore tin; LoRD : for he hath heard
youi- murmurings.

10 .'\nfl it came to i)ass, as Aaron
si)ake unto the whol(> congi-egntion
of the children of Isi'acI, ihiit they
looked towai'd the wildei'iiess, and,
behold, tli(> gloi-y of the LoRD aj)
peared in the cloud.

1 1 *[I And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

12 1 have heard the murmurings
of the children of Israel : speak
unto them, saying. At even ye
shall eat flesh, and in the morning
ye shall be filled with bread ; and
ye shall know that I am the Lord
your God.

13 And it came to pass, that at
even the quails came up, and cov-
ered the camp : and in the morning
the dew lay round about the host.

14 And when the dew that lay
was gone up, behold, upon the face
of the wilderness there lai/ a small
round thing, as small as the hoar
frost on the ground.

15 And \vlien the children of
Israel saw it, they said one to an-
other, ^ It JK manna : for they " wist
not what it vas. And Moses said
unto them. This is the bread which
the Lord hath given you to eat.

16 UThis is the thing which the
Lord hath commanded. Gather of
it every man according to his eat-
ing, an omer for every man, ac-
cordivg to the number of your
persons ; take ye every man for
them which are in his tents.

17 And the children of Israel did
so, and gathered, some more, some
less.

IH And when they did mete it
with an omer, he that gathered
much had nothing over, and he
that gathered little had no lack ;
they gathered every man accoi'ding
to his eating.

19 And Moses said, Let no man
leave of it till the moi-ning.

20 Notwithstanding they heark-
ened not unto Moses; but souKMtf
them left of it until the moi-ning,
and it bred worms, and stank : and
Moses was wroth with tliem.

21 And they gathered it evei'y
morning, (nci'y man according to
his eating : and when the sun
waxed iiot, it melted.

22 K And it came to itass, th(tt on
the sixth day they gathered twice
as much bi'ead, two oinei's for one
man : and all tht" rulei's of the con-
gregation caine and told Nbtses.

2.''> And he said inito them. This
is that which the [jOlM» hath said.
To morrow is •' the I'cst of t he holy
sab])a.th unto the IjOUD : bake (hat
which ye will liake to day and
seethe that .ve will seethe; and
tliat whicli riMnaineth over lay up
for you to be kept until the morn
ing.

24 And they laid it up till \\\v
moi'Tiing, as Moses bade: and itdid
not stink, neither was there any
worm therein.

Murmiiriiuj for ivater.

EXODUS, 17.

The rock is smitten.

25 And Moses said, Eat that to
day ; for to day is a sabbath unto
the LoKD : to day ye shall not tind
it in the field.

26 Six days ye shall gather it ;
but on the seventh day, which is
the sabbath, in it there shall be
none.

27 U And it came to pass, that
there went out some of tne people
on the seventh day for to gather,
and they found none.

28 And the Lord said unto
Moses, How long refuse ye to keep
my commandments and my laws 1

29 See, for that the Lord hath
given you the sabbath, therefore
he giveth you on the sixth day the
bread of two days ; abide ye every
man in his place, let no man go. out
of his place on the seventh day.

30 So the people rested on the
seventh day.

31 And the house of Israel called
the name thereof Manna : and it
was like coriander seed, white; and
the taste of it was like wafers made
with honey.

32 ^ And M(jses said. This is the
thing which the Lord commandeth.
Fill an omer of it to be keijt for
your generations ; that they may
see the bread wherewith I have
fed you in the wilderness, when I
brought you forth from the land of
Egypt.

33 And Moses said unto Aaron,
Take a pot, and put an omer full of
manna therein, and lay it up before
the Lord, to be kept for your gen-
erations.

34 As the Lord commanded
Moses, so Aaron laid it up before
the Testimony, to be kept.

35 And the children of Israel did
eat manna forty years, until they
came to a land inhabit(!d ; they did
eat manna, until they came unto
the borders of the land of Canaan.

36 Now an omer is the tenth pa7-t
of an ephah.

CHAPTER 17.

1 TTiepeoplernurmnrforii'<iter <it Rephidim.
b God send eth him for iralev tit tlic fafk in
Jloreb. 8 Arnalek in overconw hi/ the hutd-
iny up<if Mnsen^ handfi. 15 ifoxett Iniildeth
the altar Jehovah-nimi.

AND all the congregation of the
children of Israel journeyed
from the wilderness of Sin, after
their journeys, ac(;ording to the
commandment of the Lord, and
pitched in Rephidim : and there inas
no water for the people to drink.

2 Whereforethepeoi)le did 'chide
with Moses, and said, Cive us
water that we may drink. And
Moses said unto them, Wliy ' chide

ye with me 1 wherefore do ye tempt
the Lord 1-

3 And the people thirsted there
for water ; and the people mur-
mured against Moses, and said,
Wherefor-e is this that thou hast
brought us up out of Egypt, to kill
us and our children and our cattle
with thirst 1

4 And Moses cried unto the
Lord, saying, What shall I do unto
this peopled they be almost ready
to stone me.

5 And the Lord said unto Moses,
Go on before the people, and take
with thee of the elders of Israel ;
and thy rod, wherewith thou smot-
est the river, take in thine hand,
and go.

6 Behold, I will stand before thee
there upon the rock in Horeb ; and
thou shalt smite the roclc, and there
shall come water out of it, that the
people maj^ drink. And Moses did
so in the sight of the elders of Is-
rael.

7 And he called the ntcine of the
place *Massah, and tMeribah, be-
cause of the "chiding of the child-
ren of Isi-ael, and because they
tempted the Lord, saying. Is the
Lord among us, or not 1

8 II Then came Amalek, and
fought with Israel in Rephidim.

9 And Moses said unto Joshua,
Choose us out men, and go out,
fight with Amalek : to morrow 1
will stand on the top of the hill
with the rod of God in mine
hand.

10 So Joshua did as Moses had
said to him, and fought with Ama-
lek : and Moses, Aaron, and Hur
went up to the top of the hill.

1 1 And it came to pass, when
]\Ioses held up his hand, that Israel
prevailed : and when he let down
his hand, Amalek prevailed.

12 But Moses' hands ?;'e/'e heavy;
and they took a stone, and put it
under him, and he sat thereon ;
and Aaron and Hur stayed up his
hands, the one on the one side, and
the other on the other side ; and
his hands were steady until the go-
ing down of the sun.

13 And Joshua discomfited Ama-
lek and his people with the edge of
the sword.

1 4 And the Lord said untoM9ses,
Write this for a memorial in a
book, and rehearse it in the ears of
Joshua : ''for I will utterly put out
the remeiiTHi-ance of Amalek from
under heaven.

15 And Moses built an altar, and

* That is, Teinpt-ition.
t That is, Strife.

2 striving

3 tliat

Jethrd's visit.

EXODUS, 18.

His counsel.

called the name of it *Jehovah-
nissi :

1 6 For he said, Because the Lord
hath sworn that the Lord unll have
war with Amalek from generation
U) generation.

CHAPTER 18.

1 .htliro bringath to Jlonen hifi ivifcatul tivn
XI, U.S. 1 3Ioses entertaineth hhii. l.'-S ./<■-
throws aoutisel is accepte<f. 27 Jeth/'u de-
parteth.

WHEN Jethro, the priest of
Midian, Moses' fatlu'r in law,
heard of all that God iiad done for
Closes, and for Israel his people,
and that the Lord had brought Is-
rael out of Egy])t ;

2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in
law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife,
after he had sent her back,

3 And her two sons ; of which
the name of the one was t (jershom ;
for he said, I have been an alien in
a strange land :

4 And the name of the other was
\ Eliezer ;'for the God of my father,
said he, iras mine help, and deliv-
ered me from the sword of Pha-
raoh :

5 And Jethro, iNToses' father- in
law, came with his sons and his
wife unto Moses into the wilderness,
where he encamped at the mount
of ( Jod :

B And he said unto Moses, I thy
father in law Jethro am come unto
thee, and thy wife, and her two
sons with her.

7 II And Moses went out to meet
hisfather in law, and did obeisance,
and kissed him ; and they asked
each other of their welfare ; and
tlu^v (!ame into the tent.

S And MoK(w told his father in
liiw all that tlie Loud IkkI done unto
Piiarjioh and to tli<* Kgyptians foi'
Isiacl's sak(^'/»'/all the ti'avail (hat
liatl come uiK)n them by the way,
and hoi" the LoiiD d(^livei-(xd thcMU.

9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the
gorxlness which the IjOIM) had. done
to Israel, whom li<' had delivei-(Hl
out of th(^ hatid of the l*]gyptians.

10 And Jethro sa,i(l, IJleswd /h;
the liOiM), who hath dcli\-ei-c(l yon
out of the hand of the I'lgyptiaiis,
and out of the hand of I'haraoh,
who hath delivered the people
from under the hand of the l']g,yp-
tians.

1 1 Now T know that the TjOIid is
greater than all gods: foi' in the
thing wherein they dealt l>roudIy
he iras abo\ c them.

* Tliat is, The Lord my banner.
t 77i<it is, A str;uij;cr tlioro.
I Thai is, My God is an help.

12 And Jethro, ivh^ses' father in
law, took a buint offering and sa-
crificeH for Gi>d : and Aaron came,
and all the elders of Israel, to eat
bread witli Moses' father in law
before G<jd.

13^ And it came to pass on the
mori'ow, that Moses sat to judge
the people : and the people stood
by Moses from the morning unto
the evening.

14 And when Moses' father in
law saw all that he did to the peo-
ple, he said, What is this thing
that thou doest to the people'? why
sittest thou thyself alone, and all
the peoi)le stand by thee fi'om
morning unto even"?

1 5 And Moses said unto his father
in law, l^ecause the people come
unto me to enquire of God :

IG When they have a matter,
they come unto me ; and I judge
between one and another, and I do
make theia know the statutes of
God, and his laws.

17 And Moses' father in law said
unto him. The thing that thou
doest is not good.

18 Thou wilt surely wear away,
both thou, aiul this people that is
with tliee : for this thing yx too
heavy for thee; thou art not able
to ])erform it thyself alone.

19 Hearken now unto my voice,
I will give the(^ counsel, and God
shall be with thee : Be thou foi-
the people to God-ward, that thou
mayest oring the causes unto (Jod :

20 And thou shalt tea(-h tliem
ordinances and laws, and shalt
shew them the way when^in they
must walk, and the work that they
must do.

21 Moreover thou shalt provide
out of all tiie people able men, such
as fear God, men of truth, hating
' covetousnt-ss ; and i)lace svrh ovei-
them, f<i lie rulei-s of thousands, (tiul
i-ulei-s of hundi-eds, rulers of fifties,
and rulers of tens :

22 And let tliem judge the i)eo-
l)le at all s(»asons : and it shall be,
that (nHM-y great mattei- they shall
brijig unto the(\ but every small
matter they shall judg(!: so shall
it be easier for thyself, and they
shall bear ilie Inirdeii with the(\

23 If thou shalt do this thing,
and God coimnand thee so, (hen
thou shalt be al)le to endure, and
all this peoi)le shall also go to their
[)la(-(> in peac(\

21 So Mos(>s hearkened to llie
voice of hisfather in law, and did
all that he had said.

25 y\nd Moses chose able men
out of all Israel, antl made them
heads over the people, rulers of

' unjust
.i;ain ;

Tlie people at Sinai.

EXODUS, 19.

GocVs fearful presence.

thousands, rulers of hundreds,
rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

-?*j And they judj^ed the people
at all seasons : the hard causes
they brouj^ht unto ^Moses, but every
small matter they judged them-
selves.

27 U And ]\I()ses let his father in
law depait ; anfl he went his way
into his own land.

CHAPTER 19.

1 T7(e people come to Sinai. 3 GotJ^s mex-
saye by Mosfn imlo the people out of the
mount. S The jieopIe\H answer- ■fetarnett
ayaiii. 10 The people, are j>reparid
ar/diuat the third (lay. 13 Tlie inininlain
must not In' touched. 16 The J'eurful jiren-
ence of God npion, the iiwuid.

IN the third month, when the
children of Israel were gone
forth out of the land of Egypt, the
same day came they into the wil-
derness of Sinai.

2 For they were departed from
Rephidim, and were come to the
desert of Sinai, and had pitciied in
the wilderness ; and there Israel
camped befoi'e the mount.

3 And Moses went up unto God,
and the Lord called unto him out
of the mountain, saying. Thus shalt
thou say to the house of Jacob,
and tell the children of Israel ;

4 Ye have seen what I did unto
the Egyptians, and liow I bare you
on eagles' wings, and brought you
unto myself.

5 Now therefore, if ye will obey
my voice indeed, and keep my cove-
nant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto me above all ' peo]jle :
for all the earth v'.s mine :

6 And ye sh;dl be unto me a
kingdom of priests, and an holy
nation. These (ire the words which
thou shalt speak unto the children
of Israel.

7 51 And Moses came and called
for the elders of the people, and
laid before their faces all these
words which the Loud commanded
him.

8 And all the people answered
together, and said. All that the
Loud hath spoken we will do. And
Moses returned the words of the
people unto the Loud.

9 And the Loud said unto Moses,
Lo, I come unto thee in a thick
cloud, that the people may hear
^yhen I speak with thee, and be-
lieve thee for ever. And Moses
told the words of the people unto
the Loud.

10 *\ And the Loud said unto
Moses, (Jo unto the people, and
sanctify them to (hiy and to mor-
row, and let them wash their
clothes.

11 And be ready against the
third day : for the third day the
Loud will come down in the sight
of all the people upon mount Sinai.

12 And thou shalt set bounds
unto the people round about, say-
ing. Take heed to yourselves, tlmt
ye go not up into the mount, or
touch the border of it : whosoever
toucheth the mount shall be surely
put to death :

1 3 There shall not an hand touch
it, but he shall sui'ely be stoned, or
shot throvigh ; whether it he beast
or man, it shall not live : when the
trumpet soundeth long, they shall
come up to the mount.

14 ^ And Moses went down from
the mount unto the people, and
sanctified tlie people ; and they
washed their clothes.

15 And he said unto the people.
Be ready against the third day :
come not at your wives.

16 ^ And it came to pass on the
third day in the morning, that
there were thunders and light-
nings, and a thick cloud upon the
mount, and the voice of the trum-
pet exceeding loud ; so that all the
people that was in the camp ti'em-
bled.

17 And ]\Ioses brought fortli the
people out of the camp to meet
with God ; and they stood at the
nether part of the mount.

18 And mount Sinai was alto-
gether on a smoke, because the
Lord descended upon it in fire :
and the smoke thereof ascended
as the smoke of a furnace, and the
whole mount quaked greatly.

19 And when the voice of the
trumpet sounded long, and waxed
louder and louder, Moses sjjake,
and God answered him by a voice.

20 And the Loui> came down
upon mount Sinai, on the top of the
mount : and the Loud called Moses
np to the top of the mount ; and
Moses went up.

21 And the Loud said unto Moses,
Cio down, charge the people, lest
they break through iinto the Loud
to gaze, and many of them perish.

22 And let the priests also, which
come near to the Loud, sanctify
themselves, lest the Loud break
forth upon them.

23 And Closes said unto the
Loud, The i>eop]e cannot come up to
mount Sinai : for thou chargedst
us, saying, Set bounds about the
mount, and sanctify it.

24 And the Loud said unto him.
Away, get thee down, and thou
shalt come up, tliou, and Aaron
with thee : but let not the priests
and the people break through to

The ten commandments.

EXODUS, 20, 21.

Fi( rther injunctions.

come up unto the Lord, lest lie
break forth upon them.

25 So Moses went down unto the
people, and spake unto them.

CHAPTER 20.

1 The ten comrnandmenU. 18 The people
are afraid. 20 Moxea eomforteth them.
22 Idolatry is forbidden. 24 Of irhat .'^ort
the altar nhouid be.

AND God spake all these woi'ds,
saying,

2 I am the Lf)i;D thy C4od, which
have brought thee out of the land
of Egypt, out of the house of bond-
age.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods
before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto
thee any graven image, or any
likeness of any thing that is in
heaven above, or that is in the
earth beneath, or that is in the
water under the earth :

5 Thou shalt not bow down thy-
self to them, nor serve them : for
I the Lord thy God am. a jealous
God, visiting the iniquity of the
fathers upon the children unto the
third and fourth generation of them
that hate me ;

6 And shewing mercy unto thou-
sands of them that love me, and
keep my commandments.

7 Thou shalt not take the name
of the Lord thy God ' in vain ; for
the Lord will not liold iiim guilt-
less that taketh his name "in vain.

8 Remember the sabbath day,
to keep it holy.

9 Six days slialt thou labour,
and do all thy work :

10 Lot the seventh day is ^ the
sabbath of the Lord thy God : in
it thou shalt not do any work, thou,
nor thy son, nor tiiy (laughter, thy
manservant, nor thy maidsei-vant,
nor thy cattle, nor thy strangei-
that is witliin thy gates :

11 For in six days the Lori>
made heaven and earth, the sea,
and all that in them is, and rested
the seventh <lay : whercfoi'e the
Lord l)]essed tlu! sabbath day, and
hallowed it.

12 II Honour thy father and thy
mothei- : that thy days nwiy be
long unon the land wliich the
LniM) tliy God giveth thee.

i:i Tliou sbak,' not kill.

14 Thou shalt not commit adul
tery.

15 Thou shalt not steal.

16 Thou shalt not bear false wit-
ness agfiinst thy neigjiboui-.

17 'i'hoij shalt not covet thy
neighb<iur's house, thou shalt not
covet thy neighbom-'s wife, nor his
manservant, nor his maidservant,

nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any
thing that is thy neighbour's.

18 ^ And all the people saw the
thunderings, and the lightnings,
and the noise of the trumpet, and
the mountain smoking : and when
the people saw it, they removed,
and stood afar off.

19 And they said unto Moses,
Speak thou with us, and we will
hear : but let not God speak with
us, lest Ave die. •

20 And Moses said unto the peo-
ple. Fear not : for God is come to
prove you, and that his fear may
be before your faces, that ye sin
not.

2 1 And the people stood afar off,
and Moses drew near unto tlie
thick darkness where God n<as.

22 ^ And the Lord' said unto
Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto
the children of fsrael. Ye have
seen that I have talked with you
from heaven.

23 Ye shall not make ''with me

gods of silver, neither shall ye

make unto you gods of gold.

24 II An altar of earth thou shal t
make unto me, and shalt sacrifice
thereon thy burnt off(M'ings, and
thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and
thine oxen : in "all places where I
record my name I will come unto
thee, and I will bless th(^e.

25 And if thou wilt make me
an altar of stone, thou shalt not
build it of hewn stones : for if thou
lift u]) thy tool upon it, thou hast
polluted it.

26 Neitlier shalt thou go up by
steps unto mine altar, that thy
nakedness be not discoverea
thereon.

CHAPTER 21.

I La)i\ifor Mennerriiiitn. 5 For the Korrant
irhoxeear in borfd. 1 For tcome ii ne r ratit.\.
12 For iiuinnlauohter. 16 For Kfealer.^
of men. 17 For curneris of pareiitn. IS
For smiters. 22 For a hurt bi/ chance.
28 For anoxtha/ j/ori'th. ;W For him thut
ix an occasion of harnt.

NOW the.se are the judgments
which thou shalt set before
them.

2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant,
six years he shall serve : and in the
seventh he shall go out frcni foi-
nothing.

.") If he came in by himself, he
shall go out by himself: if he wert^
married, then his wife shall go out
with him.

4 If his maslei' iiave given him a
wife, and she have borne him sons
or daughters; the wife and her
children .shall be her master's, and
he shall go out by himself.

5 And if the servant shall plainly

•'' other gods
with me ;
8od.s of sil-
ver, or gods
of gold, ye
shall not
iniike unto
you.
<j every place

Divers latvs

EXODUS, 21.

and otdinances.

say, I love my master, mj^ wife,
and my children ; 1 -will not go
out free :

6 Then his master shall bring
him unto the judges ; he shall also
bring him to the door, or unto the
door post ; and his master shall
bore his ear through with an
aul ; and he shall serve him for
ever.

7 U And if a man sell his daugh-
ter to be a maidservant, she shall
not go out as the menservants do.

8 If she please not her master,
who hath ' betrothed her to him-
self, then shall he let her be re-
deemed : to sell her unto a strange
nation he shall have no power,
seeing he hath dealt deceitfully
with ner.

9 And if lie have ' betrothed her
unto his son, he shall deal with her
after the manner of daughters.

10 If he take him another ivife ;
her food, her raiment, and her
duty of marriage, shall he n(jt di-
minish.

1 1 And if he do not these three
unto her, then shall she go out free
without money.

12 *fl He that smiteth a man, so
that he die, shall be surely put to
death.

13 And if a man lie not in wait,
but God deliver hivi into his hand ;
then I will appoint thee a place
whither he shall flee.

1 4 But if a man come presumptu-
ously upon his neifjhbour, to slay
him with guile ; thou shalt take
him from mine altar, that he may
die.

15 H And he that smiteth his
father, or his mother, shall be
surely put to death.

1 6 IT And he that stealeth a man,
and selleth him, or if he be found
in his hand, he shall surely be put
to death.

17 H And he that curseth his
father, or his mother, shall surely
Vje put to death.

18^ And if men strive together,
and one smite another with a stone,
or with his fist, and he die not, but
keepeth his bed :

19 If he rise again, and walk
abroad upon his staff, then shall
he that smote Am be quit : only
he shall pay for the loss of his
time, and shall cause htni, to be
thoroughly healed.

20 H And if a man smite his
servant, oi; his maid, with a rod,
and he die under his hand ; he
shall be surely punished.

21 Notwithstanding, if lie con-
tinue a day or two, he shall not
l)e punished : for he is his money.

22 U If men strive, and hurt a
woman with child, so that her
fruit depart from her, and yet no
mischief follow : he shall be surely
" punished, according as the wom-
an's husband will lay upon him ;
and he shall pay as the judges
determine.

23 And if an;/ mischief follow,
then thou shalt give life for life,

24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth,
hand for hanfl, foot for foot,

25 Burning for burning, wound
for wound, strijje for stripe.

26 11 And if a man smite the
eye of his servant, or the eye
of his maid, that it perish ; he
shall let him go free for his eye's
sake.

27 And if lie smite out his man-
servant's tooth, or his maidser-
vant's tooth ; he shall let him go
free for his tootli's sake.

28 H If an ox gore a man or
a woman, that they die : then
the ox shall be surely stoned,
and his flesh shall not be eaten ;
but the owner of the ox shall be
quit.

29 But if the ox were wont to
push with his horn in time past,
and it hath been testified to his
owner, and he hath not kept him
in, but that he hath killed a man
or a woman ; the ox shall be stoned,
and his owner also shall be put to
death.

30 If there be laid on him a sum
of money, then he shall give for
the ransom of his life whatsoever
is laid upon him.

31 Whether he have gored a son,
or have gored a daughter, accord-
ing to this judgment shall it be
done unto him.

32 If the ox shall push a man-
servant or a maidservant ; he shall
give unto _ their master thirty
shekels of silver, and the ox shall
be stoned.

33 H And if a man shall open a
pit, or if a man shall dig a i)it, and
not cover it, and an ox or an ass
fall therein ;

31 The owner of the pit shall
make it good, (tnd give money unto
the owner of them ; and the dead
beast shall be his.

35 H And if one man's ox hurt
another's, that he die ; then they
shall sell the live ox, and divide the
money of it ; and the dead ox also
they shall divide.

36 Or if it be known that the
ox hath used to push in time past,
and his owner hath not kept him
in; he shall sui'ely pay ox for
ox ; and the dead shall be his

2 fined,

Dicers laws

EXODUS, 22.

and ordinances.

CHAPTER 22.

1 Of theft. 5 Of damage. 1 Of iresj^asses.
iX Of borrowing. \& Of fornication. IS Of
witchcraft. \<A Of lie>.'ti'(il!li/. 20 Of idola-
try. '21 of ■•</>-(i)i !/(■>■.'<. iridoirs. iiiiii fat/ier-
legg. 'ir> <>f iisiir';/. 'H\ Of iiltdijiti' '28 Of
reveroici^ to i/tiujixtratcx. 'I'J Of the firiit-
friiits.

IF a man shall steal an ox, or a
sheep, and kill it, or sell it ; he
sliall restore five oxen for an ox,
and four sheep for a sheep.

2 II If a thief be found breaking
^ up, and be smitten that he die,
f/iere ><hall ~ no blood he .'<Iie<J for him.

3 If the sun l>e risen upon him,
tliere sJuill he '' blood .^lied for him ;
/or he should make full restitu-
tion ; if he have nothing, then he
shall be sold for his theft.

4 If the theft be certainly found
in his hand alive, whether it be ox,
or ass, or sheep ; he shall restore
double.

5 ^ If a man shall cause a field or
vineyard to be eaten, and shall put
in his beast, and shall feed in
another man's field ; of the best of
liis own field, and of the best of his
own vineyard, shall he make resti-
tution.

6 ^ If fire break out, and catch
in thorns, so that the stacks of
corn, or the standing corn, or the
field, be consumed thereivith ; he
that kindled the fire shall surely
make restitution.

7 H If a man shall deliver unto
his neighbour money or stuff" to
keep, and it be stolen out of the
man's house ; if the thief ))e found,
let him pay double.

(S If the thief be not found, then
i\w mastei- of the liouse shall be
brought unto the judges, to nee
whethei- he have put his hand unto
his neighbour's goods.

'J For all manner of trespass,
irhetliei- it he for ox, for ass, for
sIkh^j). for raiment, or for any man-
nei- of lost thing, which anotkcr
challeiigeth to be his, th<^ cause of
both pai'ties shall (^oiiic bcfoi'i* the
judges ; diid whom the judges shall
condemn, he shall pay double unto
his neighbour.

10 If a man deliver unto his
neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a
slieep, or any beast, to keep; and
it die, or be hurt, f)r driven away,
no man seinng it :

11 T/ten sliall ail oath of the
Loud be between thcni both, that
he hath not put his hand unto his
neighboui-'s goods; and the owikm-
of it shall accept thereof, and he
shall not make it good.

12 And if it be stftlen from him,
he sliall make restitution unto the
owner thei-eof.

13 If it be torn in pieces, then
let him bring it for witness, and
he shall not make good that which
was torn.

14 ^ And if a man borrow ought
of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or
die, the owner thereof being not
with it, he shall surely make it
good.

15 /hit if the owner thereof he
with it, he shall not make it good :
if it he an hiretl thing, it came for
"* his hire.'

1 6 H And if a man entice a maid
that is not betrothed, and lie with
her, he shall surely '' endow her to
be his wife.

17 If her father utterly i-efuse
to give her unto him, he shall pay
nioney according to the dowry of
virgins.

18 U Thou shalt not suft'er a
® witch to live.

19 II Whosoever lieth with a
beast shall surely be put to death.

20 ^[ He that sacrificeth unto oni/
god, save unto the Lokd only, he
shall be utterly destroyed.

21 II Thou shalt neither vex a
stranger, nor oppress him : for ye
were strangers in the land of
Egypt.

2'J, II Ye shall not afflict any
widow, or fatherless child.

23 If thou afflict them in any
wise, and they cry at all unto me,
I will surely hear their cry ;

24 And my wrath shall wax hot,
and I will kill you with the sword ;
and your wives shall be widows, and
your children fatherless.

25 ^ If thou lend money to ani/
of my people th/it is jjoor by thee,
thou shalt not be to him as an
usurer, neither shalt thou lay ui)on
him ' usury.

2G If thou at all take thy neigh-
bour's raiment to ])ledge, thou shalt
deliver it unto him by that the sun
goeth down :

27 For that /n his " covering only.
it is his I'aiment tor Tiis skin :
wherein shall he sleep '( and it shall
come to pass, when ne crieth untt)
me, that I will liear ; for I oni
gracious.

28 II Thou shall lu.t revile the
"gods, nor curse the riilei' of thy
ljeo)»le.

2!) II Thou shalt not delay /" (fer
'" t lie lirst- of t li.\' ripe t'niits, and of
thy liipiors : the lirst horn of thy
sons shalt thou give unto me.

30 Likewise shalt thou do with
tliine oxen, ond with thy sheep :
seven days it shall be with his
dam ; on the eighth day thou shalt
gi\i' it me.

4 its

o pay a
dowry for
lier

' sorceress

interest.

■^ only eovor-

■' Jud.i^es,

''of the
alimiduiico
ot tliy
fruits.

Divers laws

EXODUS, 23.

and ordinances.

31 51 And ye shall be holy men
unto me : neither shall ye eat any
flesh tlutt IK torn of beasts in the
field ; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

CHAPTEK 23.

1 Of slander and fnhe'icitnexK. 3, G Of jus-
tice. 4 Of charitableness. 10 Of the year
ofreM. Vi- Of the sabhath. Vd Of idolatry.
14 Of the three feasts. IS Of the blood
and the fat of the sacrifice: 20 An An^el
is promised, with a blessing, if they obey
hint.

THOU shalt not raise a false re-
port : put not thine hand with
the wicked to be an unrighteous
witness.

2 ^ Thou shalt not follow a mul-
titude to do evil ; neither shalt thou
speak in a cause to 'decline after
many to wrest judyiiient :

3 II Neither shalt thou -counte-
nance a poor man in his cause.

4 II If thou meet thine enemy's
ox or his ass going astray, thou
slialt surely bring it back to him
again.

5 If thou see the ass of him that
hateth thee lying under his burden,
and wouldest forbear to help him,
thou shalt surely help with him.

6 Thou shalt not wrest the judg-
ment of thy poor in his cause.

7 Keep thee far from a false mat-
ter ; and the innocent and right-
eous slay thou not : for I will not
justify tlie wicked.

8 11 And tliou shalt take no ^gift:
for the ^ gift blindeth the wise, and
perverteth the words of the right-
eous.

9 U Also thovi slialt not oppress a
stranger : for ye know the heart of
a stranger, seeing ye were sti-angers
in the land of Egypt.

10 And six years thou shalt sow
thy land, and shalt gather in the
fruits thereof :

1 1 But the seventh year tliou
shalt let it rest and lie ° still : that
the poor of th.v i)eoi)le may eat :
and what they leave the beasts of
the field shall eat. In like manner
thou shalt deal with thy vineyard,
aiul with thy oliveyard.

12 Six days thou shalt do thy
work, and on the seventh day thou
shalt rest : that thine ox and thine
ass may rest, and the son of thy
handmaid, and the stranger, may
be refreshed.

13 And in all thivrja that T have
said unto you be circumspect : and
make no mention of the name of
othei' gods, neither let it be heard
out of thy mouth.

14 H Three times thou shalt keep
a feast unto me in the year.

15 Thou shalt keep the feast of

unleavened bread : (thou shalt eat
unleavened bread seven days, as I
commanded thee, in the time ap-
pointed of the month Abib ; for in
it thou earnest out from Egypt : and
none shall appear befoi'e me
empty :)

1 6 And the feast of harvest, the
firstfruits of thy labours, which
thou hast sown in the fiekl : and
the feast of ingathering, which ?.s in
the end of the year, when thou hast
gathered in thy labours out of the
field.

1 7 Three times in the year all thy
males shall appear before the Lord
God.

18 Thou shalt not offer the blood
of my sacrifice with leavened bread ;
neither shall the fat of my sacrifice
remain until the morning.

19 The first of the firstfruits of
thy land thou shalt bring into the
house of the Lord thy God. Thou
shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's
milk.

20 U Behold, I send an Angel be-
fore thee, to keep thee in the way,
and to bring thee into the place
whicli I have prepared.

21 '^ Beware of him, and obey his
voice, provoke him not; for he will
not pardon your transgressions :
for my name /.s in him.

22 But if tliou shalt indeed obey
his voice, and do all that I speak ;
then I will be an enemy untfj thine
enemies, and an adversary unto
thine adversarie.s.

23 For mine Angel shall go be-
fore thee, and bring thee in unto
the Amorites, and the Hittites, and
the Perizzites, and the Canaanites,
the Hivites, and the Jebusites : and
I will cut them off.

24 Thou shalt not bow down to
their gods, ntn- serve them, nor do
after their works : l)ut thou shalt
utterly overthrow them, and quite
break down their "images

25 And ye shall serve the Lord
.your God, and he shall bless thy
bread, anfl thy water ; and 1 will
take sickness away from the midst
of thee.

26 U There shall nothing cast
their young, nor be barren, in thy
land : the number of thy days I
will fulfil

27 I will .send my ^ fear befoi'e
thee, and will "destnw all the
people to whom tiiou shalt come,
and I will make all thine enemies
tui-n their Ijacks unto thee.

28 And I will send '"hornets be-
fore thee, which shall drive out the
Hivite, the Canaanite, and the
Hittite, from before thee.

6 Take ye
heed

pillars.

*' terror
'■' diseoinfit

1" the hornet

The covenant ratified.

EXODUS, 24, 25.

The glory of God appeareth

29 I will not drive them out from
before thee in one year ; lest the
land become desolate, and the beast
of the field multiply against thee.

30 By little and little I will drive
them out from before thee, until
thou be increased, and inherit the
land.

31 And I will set thy bounds
from the Red sea even unto the sea
of the Philistines, and from the
desert unto the ' river : for I will
deliver the inhabitants of the land
into your hand ; and thou shalt
drive them out before thee.

32 Thou shalt make no covenant
with them, nor with their gods.

33 They shall not dwell in thy
land, lest they make thee sin
against me : for if thou serve their
gods, it will surely be a snare unto
thee.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Moses is called tip into the mountain. 3
The people promise ohed ieiice. 4 Moses
luiildeih an altar, and tirelve pillars. 6
I/e Kprinkleth the blood of the covenant. 9
The glori/ of God appeareth. 14 Aaron
and Hur liare the charge of the people. 15
Mosex (joeth into the moutitain^iehere he
coiUinueth forty days and forty nights.

AND he said unto Moses, Come
up unto the Lord, thou, and
Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and sev-
enty of the elders of Israel ; and
worship ye afar off.

2 And Moses alone shall come
near the Lord : but they shall not
come nigh ; neither shall the people
go up with him.

3 1] And Moses came and told the
people all the words of the Lord,
and all the judgments : and all the
people answered with one voice,
and said. All the words which the
Lord hath said will we do.

4 And Moses wrote all the words
of the Lord, and rose uj) early in
the morning, and builded an altar
under the '"hill, and twelve pillars,
according to the twelve tribes of
Israel.

5 And he sent young men of the
children of Israel, which ofl'ered
l)urnt offerings, and saci'iticed i)eace
offerings of oxen unto the Lord.

() And Moses took half of the
blood, and put U in basons ; and
half of the blood he sprinkled on
the altar.

7 Anfl he took the book of the
covenant, and read in t\w audience
of the people : and they said. All
that th(^ LoHi) lial li said will we do,
and l)e olx'dient.

S And M()S(>s took the blood, .itid
spi'inkicd // on the people, ami said,
Behold the blood of the coxciiaiit,
wliich the Loud hath made with
you ■' coiicerniim: all these words.

9 UThen went up Moses, and
Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and sev-
enty of the elders of Israel :

lU And they saw the God of Is-
rael : and there n'as under his feet
as it were a paved work of a sap-
phire stone, and as it were the
■* body of heaven in /^j'.s clearness.

1 1 And upon the nobles of the
children of Israel he laid not his
hand : also they ^saw God, and did
eat and drink.

1 2 H And the Lord said unto
Moses, Come up to me into the
mount, and be there: and I will
give thee tables of stone, and a law,
and commandments which I have
written ; that thou mayest teach
them.

13 And Moses rose up, and his
minister Joshua : and Moses went
up into the mount of God.

14 And he said unto the elders.
Tarry ye here for us, until we come
again unto you : and, behold, Aaron
and Hur arc with you : if any man
have ^any matters to do, let him
come unto them.

15 And Moses went up into the
mount, and ^a cloud covered the
mount. ~

16 And the glory of the Lord
abode vipon mount tSinai, and the
cloud covered it six days : and the
seventh day he called vinto Moses
out of the midst of the cloud.

17 And the sight of the glory of
the Lord iras like devouring fire
on the top of the mount in the eyes
of the children of Israel.

18 And Moses went into the
inidst of the cloud, and gat liim up
into the mount : and Moses was in
the mount forty days and forty
nights.

CHAPTER 25.

1 Wliat the L-iraelites must offer for the mak-
ing of the tdhcrnacle. 10 The form of the
ark.' IT Tlie merry seat, rrith the cheru-
liinis. 23 The talile, uuth the furniture
thereof. 31 Tlie candlestick, irith the in-
struments thereof,

AND the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,

2 Speak unto the children of
Israel, that the.y bring me an olTer-
ing : of every man that giveth it
willingly with his heait ye shall
take my oilering.

3 And this /.s- the offering which
ye sliall take of them ; gold, and
silver, and brass,

4 And blue, mikI purple, and
scai'let, Mild fine linen, niid goats'
h(t ir,

5 And I'aius' skins dyed red, and
'^haduei's' skins, and "sliil t iin wood,

() ( )il For Tlie light, spices for
anointing oil, and foi- sweet incense.

"* very
heaven foi"
clearnes.s.

5 beheld

^ a cause.

the

** sealskins,
" acacia

The form of the ark.

EXODUS, 25.

The golden candlestick.

7 Onyx stones, and stones to be
set in the ephod, and in tlie breast-
plate.

8 And let them make me a sanc-
tuary ; that I may dwell among
them.

9 According to all that I shew
thee, after the pattern of the taber-
nacle, and the pattern of all the
' instruments thereof, even so shall
ye make it.

10 ^ And they shall make an ark
of "shittim wood : two cubits and a
half shatt lie the IcMigth thereof, and
a cubit and a half the breadth
thereof, and a cubit and a half the
height thereof.

1 1 And thou shalt overlay it with
pure gold, within and without shalt
thou overlay it, and shalt make
upon it a "crown of gold round
about.

12 And thou shalt cast four
rings of gold for it, and put them
in the four cornei's thereof ; and
two rings shall he in the one side
of it, and two rings in the other
side of it.

13 And thou shalt make staves
o/"shittim wood, and overlay them
with gold.

14 And thou shalt put the staves
into the rings by the sides of the
ark, that the ark may be borne
with them.

15 The staves shall be in the
rings of the ark : they shall not be
taken from it.

16 And thou shalt put into the
ark the testimony which I shall
give thee.

17 And thou shalt make a mercy
seat r*/pure gold : two cubits and a
half shall he the length thereof,
and a cubit and a half the breadth
thereof.

18 And thou shalt make two
^ cherubims of gold, o/ beaten work
shalt thou make them, in the two
ends of the mercy seat.

19 And make one cherub on the
one end, and the other cherub on
the other end : •'eren of the mercy

seat shall ye make the ^cheruljims
<.m the two ends thereof.

20 And the ^cheruVnms shall
stretch forth their wings on high,
covering the mercy seat with their
wings, and their faces shall look one
to another ; toward the mercy seat
shall the faces of the ■*clierubiins
be.

21 And thou shalt put the mercy
seat above ui)on the a)'k ; and in
the ark thou shalt put the testi-
mony that 1 shall give thee.

22 And there 1 will meet with
thee, and 1 will connnune with thee

from above the mercy seat, from
between the two ^ cherubims which
are upon the ark of the testi-
mony, of all things which I will
give thee in commandment unto
the children of Israel.

23 "^f Thou shalt also make a table
Q/""shittim wood : two cubits shall
he the length thereof, and a cubit
the breadth thereof, and a cubit
and a half the height thereof.

24 And thou shalt overlay it
with pure gold, and make thereto
a " crown of gold round about.

25 And thou shalt make unto it
a border of an handbreadth round
about, and thou shalt make a golden
■' crown to the border thereof round
about.

26 And thou shalt make for it
four rings of gold, and put the
rings in the four corners that are
f)n the four feet thereof.

27 •* Overagainst the border shall
the rings be for places of the staves
to bear the table.

28 And thou shalt make the
staves of " shittim wood, and over-
lay them with gold, that the table
may be borne witli them.

29 And thou shalt make the
dishes thereof, and spoons thereof,
and ^covers thereof, and bowls
thereof, to " cover withal : of pure
gold shalt thou make them.

30 And thou shalt set upon the
table shewbread before me alway.

31 H And thou shalt make a can-
dlestick of pure gold: of beaten
work shall the cancllestick be made :
his shaft, and his branches, his
bowls, his knoi)s, and liis flowers,
shall be "of the s;ime.

32 And SIX branches shall come
out of the sides of it ; three
branches of the candlestick out
of the one side, and three branches
of the candlestick out of the other
side :

33 Three bowls made like unto
^"almonds, loith a knop and a flower
in one l)ranch ; antl three bowls
made like ^'almonds in the other
branch, vith a knop and a flower:
so in the six branches that come
out of the candlestick.

34 And in the caiullestick shall
he four bowls made like unto
'"almonds, irith their knops and
their flowers.

35 And tlwre shall he a knop
under two branches ''•'of the snme,
and a knop under two l)ranches
'-of the same, anfl a knop under
two branches '-of the same, accord-
ing to the six bi-anches that pro-
ceed out of the candlestick.

* cherubim

6 Close by

^ flagons
8 pour out

^ of one piece
with it.

1" almond
blossoms,
11 almond
blossoms

12 of one
piece with
it,

Directions for

EXODUS, 20.

the tabernacle.

lof one piece
with it :

2 snuffers

3 cherubim

4 ill the ed.ne
of tilt; ciir-
taiii tluit is
oiitiudst ill
tli(! sectiiiil
set.

•'■' ill thi" si'c-

I sel : Ihc

loops shall

1 pposilc.

onn to ;ui-
ollicr.
" clasps
'' clasiis ;

** tor a tent
over

36 Their knops and their
branches shall he 'df the same:
all it s?iall be one beaten woi'k of
pure gold.

37 And thou shalt make the
seven lamps thereof : and they
shall light the lamps thereof, that
they may give light over against it.

38 And the '" tongs thereof, and
the snuffdishes thereof, shall he of
pure gold.

39 Of a, talent of pure gold shall
he make it, with all these vessels.

40 And look that thou make
them after their pattern, which was
shewed thee in the mount.

CHAPTER 26.

1 The ten ctirt<tin-s of the tahermtcle. 1 The
eleven curtains of goat'i' hair. 14 Thevor-
ering of ramn' fiki7ix. 15 The hotirdu of
the tabernacle, with their sockets ntiil bnr.s.
31 The vail for the ark. 36 The hanging
for the door.

MOREOVER thou shalt make
the tabernacle with ten cur-
tains o/fine twined linen, and blue,
and purple, and scarlet : iritk
•'cherubims of cunning work shalt
thou make them.

2 The length of one ciirtain shall
he eight and twenty cubits, and the
breadth of one curtain four cubits :
anfl every one of the curtains shall
have one measure.

3 The five curtains shall be
coupled together one to another;
and other five curtains shall he
coupled one to another.

4 And thou shalt make loops of
blue upon the edge of the one cur-
tain from the selveflge in the coup-
ling ; and likewise shalt thou make
^ in the uttermost edge of mndhi'r

clutain, in the coupling of tin

si^cond.

o i*'ifty loops shalt thou make in
the ()n(^ cuitain, and fifty loops
shalt thou make in the edg(^ of the
curtain that is " in tlie coiii'limr of

the second : that the loops may

take hold

it Mliol

6 .'\iid tiiou shall, iiuike fifty
'' tiiclirs of gold, and couph^ th<!
ciu'tains together with the "t;iches:

and it sliali b(i one tnheniaclc

7 II And thou shalt iii;ikecuit;iins
of goats' hair '*to he ;i, coNcriiig

uiion the taberriacTe! eleven cur-
tanis shalt thou make.

(S The length of one cui'tain sJiall
he thirty cubits, and tin; lireaxlth of
one curtain four cubits: and the
eleven curtains shall he all of one
measure.

9. And thou shalt couple five cur-
tains Viythemsehes, and six curtains
by themselves, and siialt dtjuble the

sixth curtain in the forefront of the
" tabernacle.

10 And thou slialt make fifty
loops on the edge of the one curtain
tibat is outmost in tlie '"coupling,
and fifty loops in the edge of the
curtain which ^^coujileth the second.

1 1 And thou shalt make fifty
^ taches of brass, and put the"taches

into the loops, and couple the tent
together, tliat it may be one.

1 2 And the ^'remnant that re-]
maineth of the curtains fif the tent,
the half cui'tain that remaineth,
shall hang over the '''backside of
the tabernacle.

13 And a cubit on the one side,
and a cubit on the other side of that
which remaineth in the length of
the curtains of the tent, it shall
hang over the sides of the taber-
nacle on this side and on that side,
to cover it.

14 And thou shalt make a cover-
ing for th.e tent o/i-anis' skins dyed
red, and a covering '^ above of
badgers' skins.

15 51 And thou shalt make boards
for the tabernacle of '■' shittim wood
standing up.

1 6 Ten cubits sliall he the length
of a board, and a cubit and a half
shall he the breadth of one board.

17 Two tenons .^liall there he in
one board, set in order one against
another: tihus shalt thou make for
all the boards of the tabernacle.

1<S And thou shalt make the
boards for the tabernacle, twenty
boards on the south side southwjii'd.

19 And thou shalt make forty
sockets of silver under the twenty
l)oards; two sockets under one
board for his two tenons, and two
sockets under another board for his
two tenons.

20 And for tlie second side of the
tabei'iiacle on the noi'th side there
shall he twenty boai'ds:

21 And their forty sockets o/sil
\'(M'; two sockets under one board,
and two sockets undei' anotliei-
board.

22 And for the '"sides of the
tabei'iiacle westwai'd thou shalt
make six boards.

23 And two boards shall ihou
make for the corners of the laher-
iiacle in the '"two sides.

21 And they sliall he c(iuple(| |o
gether beneath, and they shall lie
coupleil together al)o\'e the head of
it unto oiu^ ring: thus shall it be
for them both; they shall be for
the two corners.

25 And '"they shall be eight
lioards, anfl tlieir sockets of sih-er,
sixteen sockets ; two sockets under

"((//.

EXODUS, 27.

Tlie altar of burnt offering.

one lioaifl, and two sockets under
another bcjard.

2G 1( And tliou shalt make bai's
of ^shittim wood ; five for the boards
of the one side of the tabernacle,

27 And hve bars for the b<mrds
of the other side of the tabernacle,
and five bars for the boards of the
side of the tabernacle, for the ' two
sides westward.

2<s And tlie middle bar in the
midst of the boards shall reach
from end to end.

29 And thou shalt overlay the
boards with gold, and make their
rings of gold foi- places for the bars :
and thou shalt overlay the bars
with gold.

30 And thou shalt rear up the
tabernacle according to the fashion
thereof which was shewed thee in
the mount.

3 1 U And thou shalt make a vail
';/ bkie, and puri^le, and scarlet,
and fine twined linen of cunning
work : with ''cherubims shall it be
made :

32 And thou shalt hang it upon
four pillars of ^ shittim wood over-
laid with gold : their hooks shall he
of gold, ^ upon the four sockets of
silver.

33 ^ And thou shalt hang up tlie
vail under the "taches, that thou
mayest l)ring in thither within the

vaii the ai'k of the testimony : and
the vail shall di\'ide unto you be-
tween the holy "place and the most
holy.

34 And thou shalt j)ut the mercy
seat upon the ark of the testimony
in the most h(jly place.

35 And thou shalt set the table
without the vail, and the candle-
stick over against the table on the
side of the tabernacle toward the
south : and thou shalt put the table
on tlie north side.

3G And tliou shalt make an hang-
ing for the door of the tent, of blue,
and purple, and scarlet, and line
twined linen, wrought with needle-
work.

37 And thou slialt make for tlie
hanging five pillars of 'shittim
wood, and overlay them witli gtild,
and their hooks kIkiII he, of gold:
and thou shalt cast five sockets of
brass for them.

CHAPTER 27.

t The altar of hiiriit offerincj, villi, the rett-
sels thereof. 9 The court of the t<iherii<iele
inclosed with hini{;/n(/K diid lulliim.
IS The measure of the vonrt. liO The oil
for the lamp.

ND thou shalt make ''an altar
of '.shittim wood, five cubits

6 . 81

long, and five cubits broad ; the
altar shall be foursquare : and the
height thereof sh,<dl he. three cubits.
2 And thou shalt make the horns
of it upon tlie four coriiers thereof:
his horns shall be "of the same:

and thou shalt overlay it witli brass.

3 And thou shalt make his pans
to receive his ashes, and his shovels,
and his basons, and his fleshhooks,
and his firepans: all the vessels
thereof thou shalt make o/ brass.

4 And thou shalt make for it a
'^ grate of network of brass; and
upon the net shalt thou make four
brasen rings in the four corners
thereof.

5 And thou shalt put it under
the ^compass of the altar beneath,
that the net may '"be even to the
midst of the altar

*3 And thou shalt make staves
for the altar, staves of ^shittim
wood, and overlay them with brass.

7 And the staves shall be put
into the rings, and tlie staves shall
be upon the two sides of the altar,
to bear it.

8 H()llow with boards shalt thou
make it : as it Avas shewed thee in
the mount, so shall they make it.

9 ^ And thou shalt make the
court of the tabernacle: for the
south side southward there ,^/)all he
hangings for the court of fine
twined linen of an hundred cvibits
long for one side :

10 And the twenty pillars thei'e-
of and their twenty sockets s/mU he
of brass ; the hooks of the pillars
and their fillets sh(dl tje o/ silver.

11 And likewise for the north
side in length there ahall he hang-
ings of an hundred cahitu long, and
his twenty pillars and their twenty
sockets (if brass ; the hooks of the
pillars and their fillets o/ silver.

12 II And for the breadth of the
court on the west side .^hall he
hangings of fifty cubits: their pil-
lars ten, and their sockets ten.

13 And the l)readth of the court
on the east side eastward shall he
fifty cubits.

14 The hangings of one side of
the (jate shall he fifteen cubits : their
])illars three, and their sockets
three.

15 And on the other side shall he
hangings fifteen r^AyV.s- .- their pillars
three, and their st>ckets thi*ee.

16 ^ And for the gate of the
court sh(dl lie nn hanging of twent.v
cubits, of lilue, and purple, and
scai'let, and fine twined linen,
wrought with needlework : (tnd
their pillars sladl he four, and their
st>ckets four.

"of one
piece with
it:

^gratina;

9 ledge
round

WreaohluiH-
way up

1 acacia

The holy garments

EXODUS, 28.

for the priests.

17 M\ tlie i)illar.s round about
the court i^hall he tilleti-d with sil-
ver; their hooks »hall he of silver,
and their sockets of bi'ass.

18 H The length of tlie conrt shall
he an hundred cubits, and tlie
breadth fifty every where, and the
lieight five cubits of fine twined
linen, and their sockets o^' brass.

19 AH the vessels of the tabei--
nacle in all the service thereof, and
all the pins thereof, and all the
pins of tlie court, slinll he of brass.

20 U And thou shalt command
the children of Israel, that they
bring thee pure oil olive beaten
for the light, to cause the lamp to
burn always.

21 In the ^ tabernacle of the con-
gregation without the vail, which
is before the testimony, Aaron and
his sons shall order it from evening
to morning before the L<^i:u : it
shall he a statute for ever unto
their generations on the behalf of
the children of Israel.

CHAPTER 28.

1 Aaron and his sons are set apart for the
prieuVs office. 2 Holy (/annenis are ap-
poinied. ' (i T/ie ephod. 15 The hreast-
jilate with tii-t I r,- jn i-riniis stones. 30 Ttie
Uriiii and Th innmiiii . 81 The rot>e of the
ephod, with po//ici,/ra nates and bells. 36
The plate of the mitre. 39 The emhroid-
ered coat. 40 The garments for Aaron's
sons.

AND take thou unto thee
Aaron thy brother, and his
sons with him, from among the
children of Israel, that he may
minister unto me in the priest's
ortice, even Aaron, Nadao and
Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar,
Aaron's sons.

2 And thou shalt make holy gar-
ments for Aaron thy brother for
glory anfl f(»r beauty.

3 And thou sluilt speak unto all
that are yvi^c. heai-ted, whom I have
filled with the spirit of wisdom,
that they may mak(! Aai'on's gar-
ments to '-c<iiiseci-;i.tc him, that he
may minister unto me in the
priest's office.

4 And these are th(! gai'UKMits
which they shall make ; a breast-
plate, and an epiiod, and a robe,
and a liroidtMcd coat, a miti-e, anfl
a girrlle : and tliry shall mjikc holy
garments for Aai'on thy bi'othcr,
and his sons, that he niiiy minister
unto me in the priest's office.

5 And they shall take gold, and
blue, and puri)le, and scai'let, arid
fine linen.

6 II And they sliall make tlie
ephod o/gold, of ))lue, and nf ]nw-
ple, of .scai'let, and fine twined
hnen, with eunning woi'k.

7 It shall have the two shoulder-

pieces thereof joined at the two
edges thereof ; and so it shall be
joined together.

8 And the '' curious girdle of the
ephod, which is upon it, shall be
"* of the same, according to the work

thereof ; even of gold, of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined
linen.

9 And thou shalt take two onyx
stones, and gra\'e on them the
names of the children of Israel :

10 Six of their names on one
stone, and the other six names of
the rest on the other stone, accord-
ing to their birth.

11 With the work of an engraver
in stone, like the engravings of a
signet, shalt thou engrave the two
stones with the names of the chil-
dren of Israel : thou shalt make
them to be '' set in ouches of gold.

1 2 And thou shalt put the tw^o
stones upon the shoulders of the
ephod /or stones of memorial unto
the children of Israel : and Aaron
shall bear their names before the
Loiti) upon his two shoulders for a
meinorial.

13 II And thou shalt make
" ouches (>/'gold ;

1 4 And two chains o/'i)ure gold at
the ends ; of wreathen work shalt
thou make them, and fasten the
wreathen chains to the "ouches.

15 ^ And thou shalt make the
breastplate of judgment with cun-
ning work ; '* after the work of the
ephod thou shalt make it ; of gold,
o/blue, and "/■i)urple, and of scar
let, and of line twined linen, shalt
thou makt^ it.

16 Foursipiare it shall be heitig
doubled ; a span shall he the length
thereof, and a span shall he the
bi'eadth thereof.

17 And thou shalt set in it set-
tings of stones, ereii four rows of
stones: the/irsf row shall he a sar-
dius, a topaz, and a carbuncle:
this xliall he the first row.

18 And the second row t^hall he iu\
emerald, a sapplii re, and a, diamond.

19 And till' third row a "lii^iire.
an agate, and an amethyst.

20 And the fourth row a beryl,
ami an onyx, and a jasixM' : they
shall be '" set in Ljoid in their iii-
(■losinirs.

21 And the stones shall l)e with
the names of thechildr(Mi of Israel,
tw(>tve, according to th(>ir names,
like the engravings of a signet:
every one with his luviiK^ shall they
be according to the t welve tribes.

22 •[ .And thou shalt make upon
the breast |)late chains at the ends
o/ wi-(>athen work o/pure gold.

3 cunningly
woven
* of the .same
piece, like
the work

•5 inclosed in
settings

^ settings

^ settings.
Mike

jacinth,

'" iiicloseil in
gold in tlicir
settings.

The breastplate.

EXODUS, 29.

The mitre.

23 And thou shalt make upon
the breastplate two rings of gold,
and shalt put the two rings on the
two ends of the breastplate.

24 And thou shalt put the two
wreathen chains of gold in the two
rings ivhich are on the ends of the
breastplate.

25 And the other two ends of the
two wreathen chains thou shalt
fasten in the two ' ouches, and put
them on the shoulderpieces of the
ephod ■-' before it.

26 ^ And tliou shalt make two
rings of gold, and thou shalt put
them upon the two ends of the
breastplate in the border thereof,
which is in the side of the ephod
inward.

27 And two other I'ings of gold
thou shalt make, and shalt put
them on the two sides of the ephod
underneath, toward the forepart
thereof, ^ over against the other
coupling thereof, above the ^ curi-
ous girdle of the ephod.

28 And they shall bind the
breastplate by the rings thereof
unto the rings of the ephod with
a lace of blue, that it niay be above
the ■* curious girdle of the ephod,
and that the breastplate be not
loosed from the ephod.

29 And Aaron shall bear the
names of the children of Israel in
the breastplate of judgment upon
his heart, when he goeth in unto
the holy ^j/ac-e, for a memorial
before the Lord continually.

.30 ^ And thou shalt put in the
breastplate of judgment the Urim
and the Thummim ; and they shall
be upon Aaron's heart, when he
goeth in before the Lord : and
Aaron shall bear the judgment of
the children of Israel upon his
heart before the Lord continually.

31 ^ And thou shalt make the
robe of the ephod all o/blue.

32 And there shall be an hole
■"' in the top of it. in the midst
thereof : it shall have a binding
of woven work round about the
hole of it, as it were the hole of
'' an habergeon, that it be not rent.

33 II And Ix'neath upon the hem
of it thou shalt make pomegranates
o/"blue, and o/ purple, and of scar-
let, round about the hem thereof;
and bells of gold between them
round about :

34 A golden bell and a pome-
granate, a golden l)ell and a ))ome-
granate, upon the hem of the robe
rourifl about.

3-5 And it shall be upon Aart)n
to minister : and his souiid shall
be heard when he goeth in unto

the \\o\y place before the Lord, and
when he cometh out, that he die
not.

36 H And thou shalt make a
plate o/pure gold, and grave upon
it, like the engravings of a signet,
HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

37 And thou shalt put it on a
blue lace, that it may be upon the
mitre ; upon the forefront of the
mitre it shall be.

38 And it shall be upon Aaron's
forehead, that Aaron may bear the
iniquity of the holy things, which
the children of Israel shall hallow
in all their holy gifts ; and it shall
be alwaj^s upon his forehead, that
they may be accepted before the
Lord.

39 ^ And thou shalt embroider
the coat of fine linen, and thou
shalt make the mitre of fine linen,
and thou shalt make the girdle of
needlework.

40 Vi And for Aaron's sons thou
shalt make coats, and thou shalt
make for them girdles, and "bonnets

shalt thou make for them, for glory
and for lieauty.

4 1 And thou shalt put them upon
Aaron thy brother, and his sons
with him ; and shalt anoint theni,
and * consecrate them, and sanctify
them, that they may minister unto
me in the priest's office.

42 And thou shalt make them
linen breeches to cover their naked-
ness ; from the loins even unto the
thighs they shall reach :

43 And they shall be upon
Aaron, and upon his sons, when
they come in unto the '^tabernacle

of the congregation, or when tliey
come near unto the altar to minis-
ter in the holy place ; that they
bear not iniquity, and die: it shall
he a statute for ever unto him and
his seed after him.

CHAPTER 29.

1 The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrat-
ing the priests. 3S The oontinualhurnt flf-
fering. 45 Ood's promise to direll amoiKj
the children of Israel.

AND this is the thing that thou
shalt do unto them to liallow
them, to minister unto me in the
priest's office : Take one young
bullock,, and two rams without
blemish,

2 And unleavened bread, and
cakes unleavened tempered with
oil, and wafers uideavened anointed
witli oil : of "wli(\-iten Hour shalt
thou make them.

3 And thou shalt put them into
one basket, and bring them in the

headtires

8 tent of
meeting,

*IIeb. fill their hand.

9 fine

wheaten

rioui-

The consecration

EXODUS, 29.

of the 2^riests.

1 tent of
meeting,

2 cunningly
woven

3 bind
head tires

4 tent of
meetini' :

5 tent of
meeting.

pour out
iit the Icise

basket, with the bullock and the
two rams.

4 And Aaron and his sons thou
shalt bring unto the door of the
^ tabernacle of the congregation,

and shalt wash them with water.

5 And thou shalt take the gar-
ments, and put upon Aaron the
coat, and the robe of the ephod, and
the ephod, and the breastplate, and
gird him with the '■^curious girdle
of the ephod :

6 And thou shalt put the mitre
upon his head, and put the holy
crown upon the miti'e.

7 Then shalt thou take the
anointing oil, and pour it upon his
head, and anoint him.

8 And thou shalt bring his sons,
and put coats upon them.

9 And thou shalt gird them with
girdles, Aaron and his sons, and
•' i)ut the boniK'ts on them : and the
priest's office shall be theirs for a
perpetual statute: and thou shalt
consecrate Aaron and his sons.

10 And thou shalt cause a bul-
lock to be brought before the ^ tab-
ernaclt' of the congicgntion : and
Aaron and his sons shall put
their hands upon the head of the
bull(»ck.

1 1 And thou shalt kill the bul-
lock before the Lord, /jy the door of
the ''tabernacle of the coMgregn tion.

1'2 And tliou slialt take of tlu>
blood of th(! bullock, and put it
ui)on the horns of the altar Avith
thy finger, and "pour all the blood
" beside the bottom of the altar.

\'A And thou shalt take all the
fat that covereth th(! inwards, and
the caul that rx above tlu; liver, and
the two kidneys, and the fat tliat
ix upon them, and burn them upon
the altar.

14 But the flesh of the bullock,
and his skin, and his dung, shall
thou liurn with fir(! without the
caiiii) : it is ;i sill oll'ering.

lollTlioii shaJt also take one
ram ; and .\aroii ami his sons sjiall
l)ut their hands ui)ou the head of
the ram.

16 And thou shalt slay the ram,
and thou shalt take his ))lo()d, and
spi'inkle it round about upon the
altar.

1 7 And thou shalt cut the ram in
nieces, and wash the inwarrls of
him, and his logs, and ])ut thrin
unto his pieces, and unto jiis head.

18 And thou .shalt burn the
whole ram ujion the altar: it is a
V)urnt offering unto the L<»rt) : it?'.s
a sweet savour, an offering made
by fire unto the JiORP.

19 ^And thou shalt take the

other ram ; and Aa^ron and his sons
shall put their hands upon the
head of the ram.

20 Then shalt thou kill the ram,
and take of his blood, and put it
upon the tip of the right ear (^f
Aaron, and upon the tip of the
riglit ear of his sons, and upon the
thumb of their right hand, and
upon the great toe of their right
foot, and sprinkle the blood upon
the altar round about.

21 And tliou shalt take of the
blood that is upon the altar, and of
the anointing oil, and sprinkle it
upon Aaron, and upon his gar-
ments, and upon his sons, and upon
the garments of his sons with him :
and he shall be hallowed, and his
garments, and his sons, and his
sons' garments with him.

22 Also thou shalt take of the
ram the fat and the rump, and the
fat that covereth the inwards, and
the caul above the liver, and the
two kidneys, and the fat that is
upon them, and the right '^shoulder;
for it is a I'am of consecration :

23 And one loaf of bread, and
one cake of oiled brea<l, and one
wafer out of the basket of the un-
leavened bread that is before the
Lord :

24 And thou shalt put all in the
hands of Aaron, and in the hands
of his sons; and shalt wave them
for a wave offering before the
Lord.

25 And thou shalt receive them
of their hands, and burn theni\\\Hn\
the altar for a burnt offering, for a
sweet savour before the Lord : it is
an offering made by fire unto tlie
Lord.

26 Anrl thou shalt take the
breast of the i-am of Aaron's conse-
cration, and wa-\(^ it./br a wave of-
fering before the LoUD: and it shall
be Ihy part.

27 And thou shalt sanctify the
breast of the wa,\(> ofiering, and
the "shoiddcr of tlu; heave offering,
which is waved, and which is
liea\cd up, of the I'ani of the con-
secration, evor of thnf which is for
Aaron, and of th((t which is for his
sons :

28 And it shall l)e Aaron's and
his sons' by a statute for ever from
the chilflren of Israel: for it is an
heave f)fTering: and it shall lie an
hea\'e ofiering from the children of
Israel of the sacrifice of their jkvum'
offerings, even their heave ofiering
unto the Lord.

29 ^I y\nfl the holy garments of
Aaron shall 1)(> his sotis' after him,
to be anointed therein, anfl to be
consecrated in them.

8 thiuh ;

tl.igh

The daily burnt offering.

EXODUS, 30.

The altar of incense.

30 And that son that is priest in
his stead shall put them on seven
days, when he oometh into the
^ tabernacle of the congregation to
minister in the holy [dace.

31 11 And thou shalt take the
ram of the consecration, and seethe
his liesh in the holy place.

32 And Aaron and his sons shall
eat the flesh of the ram, and the
bread that /x in the basket, l>u the
door of the "taljei-nacle of the con-
gregation.

33 And they shall eat those
things wherewith the atonement
was made, to c(jnsecrate and to
sanctify them : but a stranger shall
not eat thereof, because they are
holy.

34 And if ought of the flesh of
the consecrations, or of the bread,
remain unto the morning, then
thou slialt burn the remainder with
fire : it shall not be eaten, because
it is holy.

35 And thus shalt thou do unto
Aaron, and to his sons, according
to all thinys which I have com-
manded thee : seven days shalt
thou consecrate them.

36 And thou shalt offer every
day a bullock for a sin offering for
atonement : and thou shalt cleanse
the altar, when thou liast made an
atonement for it, and thou shalt
anoint it, to sanctify it.

37 Seven days thou shalt make
an atonement for the altar, and
sanctify it ; and it shall be an altar
most holy: whatsoever toucheth
the altar shall be holy.

38 H Now this is that which thou
shalt offer upon the altar ; two
lamias of the first year day by day
continually.

39 The one lamb thou shalt offer
in the morning ; and the other
lamb thou shalt offer at e^'en :

40 And with the one lamb a
tenth ^ deal of flour mingled with
the fourth part of an hin of beaten
oil ; and the fourth part of an hin
of wine /or a drink offering.

41 And the other lamb thou shalt
offer at even, and slialt do thereto
according to the ^ineat offering of
the morning, and according to the
drink offering thereof, for a sweet
savour, an offering made by fire
unto the Lord.

42 Tliis shidl he a continual burnt
offering throughout your genera-
tions at the door of the ^ tabernacle
of the congi-egation before the
J^oRD : where 1 will meet you, to
speak there unto thee.

43 And thei'o 1 will meet with
the children of Israel, and ilie

■'"' tahernade shall be sanctified by
my glory.

44 And I will sanctify the ^ taber-
luicle of the congregation, and the
altar : i will sanctify also both
Aaron and his sons, to minister to
me in the priest's office.

45 If And I will dwell among the
children of Israel, and will be their
God.

46 And they shall know that I
am the Lord their God, that
brought them forth out of the land
of Egypt, that I may dwell among
them : 1 am the Lord their God.

CHAPTER 30.

I The <il1(tr of incense. 11 The ranxom of
■•«',ds. IT the hraxen later. 22 The hul'y
iliiiiiiitinij oil. 84 The coMpoKitioii of the
lierfiiiiie.

AND thou shalt make aii altar to
burn incense upon : of "shittim
wood shalt thou make it.

2 A cubit shall he the length
thereof, and a cubit the breadth
thereof ; foursquare shall it be :
and two cubits sliall he the height
thereof : the horns thereof sltall he
^ ()i the same.

3 And thou shalt overlay it with
pure gold, the top thereof, and the
sides thereof round about, and the
horns thereof ; and thou shalt make
unto it a "crown of gold round
about.

4 And two golden rings shalt
thou make to it under the "crown

of it, by the two corners thereof,
upon the two sides of it shalt thou
make ^" it : and they shall be for
places for the staves to bear it
withal.

5 And thou shalt make the staves
o/" shittim wood, and overlay them
with gold.

6 And thou shalt put it before
the vail that is by the ark of the
testimony, before the mercy seat
that is over the testimony, where I
will meet with thee.

7 And Aaron shall bm-n thei'eon
sweet incense every morning : when
he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn
incense upon it.

8 And when Aaron lighteth the
lami)sateven, he shall burn incense
upon it, a perpetual incense before
the Lord tnroughout your genera-
tions.

9 Ye shall offer no strange in-
cense thereon, nor "burnt sacrifice.
nor uifMt offering ; neither shall ye

pour (hink ottering thereon.

10 And Aaron shall make an
atonenKmt upon tlie horns of it
once in a year with the blood of
the sin offering of '-atonemejits :

5 Tent

6 tent of
meetinsr.

^ of one piece
with it.

1" them ;

11 burnt of-
fering, nor
meal ofifer-

12 atone-
ment:

The laver of brass.

EXODUS, 30.

The holy oil and incense.

once in the year shall he make
atonement upon it throughout your
generations : it is most holy unto
the Lord.

11 51 And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

12 When thou takest the sum of
the children of Israel after their
number, then shall they give every
man a ransom for his soul unto
the Lord, when thou numberest
them ; that there be no pla.gue
among them, when th<ju number-
est them.

13 This they shall give, every
one that passeth among them that
are numbered, half a shekel after
the shekel of the sanctuary : (a
shekel w twenty gerahs :) an half
shekel sJiall he the offering of the
Lord.

1 4 Every one that passeth among
them that are numbered, from
twenty years old and above, shall
give ' an_ offering unto the Lord.

15 The rich shall not give more,
and the poor shall not give less
than half a shekel, when they give
' an offering unto the Lord, to make
an atonement for your souls.

1 6 And thou shalt take the atone-
ment m(jney of the cliildren of
Israel, and shalt ai)point it for the
service of the " tabernacle of the
congregation ; that it may be a
memorial " unto the children of
Israel before ttie Lord, to make an
atonement for your souls.

17 ^And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

18 Thou shalt also make a laver
o/ brass, and •* his foot aho o/' brass,
to wash iiuflidl : aiid tliou shalt \)\\t
it bet\v(>('n tli(; "' tabernack^ of the
congregation and the altar, and

thou shalt i)ut water thej-ein.

19 For Aaron ;ind his sons sliidl
wash tluur hands and their feet
thei'(,'at :

20 When they go into the " taber-
naclf of the cormregaliou. they

shall wasTi witli water, that they
die not; or when they come rieai'
to the altar to miinster, to "biii-n
olf'cring made by fire unto the

bolM) :

2 1 So they shall wash their hands
and their feet, that they die not:
;i,iid it shall be a statiit>e foi' evei' to
them, en'-ii. to him and to his seed
throughout their generations.

22 1[ Moreover the Lord .spake
unto Moses, saying,

'!'■} Take thou also unto thee
^r>rin(ipal spices, i>i ])ur(! myrrh
five hundred Klicln-h, juid of sweet
cinnamon lialf so much, e»en two

hundred and fifty ahekelx, and of
sweet calamus two hundred and
fifty shekels,

24 And of cassia five hundred
she/eels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary, and of oil olive an
hin :

25 And thou shalt make it ^an
oil of holy ointment, an ointment

comi>ouTid after the art of the

apothecary : it shall be an iioly
anointing oil.

26 And thou shalt anoint the
^ tabernacle of the congregation

therewith, and the ark of tiie testi-
mony,

27 And the table and all his ves-
sels, and the candlestick and his
vessels, and the altar of incense,

28 And the altar of burnt offer-
ing with all his vessels, and the
laver and "' his foot.

29 And thou shalt sanctify them,
that they may be mcjst holy : what-
soever toucheth them shall be holy.

30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron
and his sons, and consecrate them,
that they may minister unto me in
the priest's office.

31 And thou shalt speak xmto
the children of Israel, saying. This
shall be an holy anointing oil
unto me throughout your genera-
tions.

32 Upon man's flesh shall it not
be poured, neither shall ye make
any other like it, after the composi-
tion of it : it is holy, and it shall be
holy unto you.

33 Whosoever compoundeth miy
like it, or whosoever x)utteth (n>y of
it upon a stranger, shall even be
cut off from his people.

34 tf And the Lord said unto
Moses, Take unto thee sweet s])ices,
stacte, and onycha, and galb;i,num ;
these sweet spices with ymrc fraidc-
incense : of each shall then; be a
like loe/'i/ht:

35 And thou slialt "make it a
perfume, ;i. coufcctioii after- 1 he ;irl

)f llic apothecary, tempered ~-

gel

ler, pure '///// holy
30 And thou shalt beat so/»>

of it

very small, and i)ut of it befoi-e tli«
testimony in the 'M;d)erii;ic]e of tli(
corigregiitioii

_ when!
Tt sh.all

1 wiJi meet
be unto you

'as for th(

Jii:

ume

with IIk'c
most holy.

37 And
which thou shalt make, ye sli.ill
not make '■'■ b_) yourselves accoi'ding
to the composition tlx'reof : it shall
be unto thee holy for the Loud.

38 Whosoevei' shall mak(> like
unto that, to smell thereto, slmll
even be cut off from his i>eople.

8 an holy
anointing
oil, a per-
lunie coni-
ponnded
after the art
of the per-
fumer :
5 tent of
meeting

1" the base
thereof.

I'niaki! of it
incense, a
perfume
alter tlie art
(if tlie per-
fumer, sea-
soned witli
salt,
'•■tent of
n ting,

I'-tlie incense
'•1 for

Bezaleel and Ahuliab.

EXODUS, 31,

Aaron maketh the calf.

CHAPTER 31.

I Beenleel and Aholuth are called and made
meet/or tJieuork of the. tabernacle. 12 The
observation of the sabbath is tigaiu com-
manded.. 18 Moses receiveth the two tables.

AND the Loud spake unto Moses,
saying,

2 8ee, I have called by name
Bezaleel the son of Ui'i, the son of
Hur, of the tribe of Jiidah :

3 And I have filled him with the
spirit of God, in wisdom, and in
understanding, and in knowledge,
and in all manner of workmanship,

4 To devise cunning works, to
work in gold, and in silver, ana in
brass,

5 And in ciitting of stones, to set
them, and in carving of 'timber, to
work in all mannerof workmanship.

6 And I, behold, I have given
with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisa-
mach, of the tribe of Dan : and in
theheartsof all thatare wise hearted
I have i)ut wisdom, that they may
make all that I have commanded
thee ;

7 The '" taber-nacle of the congre-

gation^ antl the ark of the testi-
mony, and the mercy seat that ('.s'
thereupon, and all the furniture of
the "' tahernac^le,

8 And the table and his furni-
ture, and the pure candlestick with
all his furniture, antl the altar of
incense,

9 And the altar of burnt offering
with all his furniture, and the laver
and ^his foot,

10 And the '' cloths of service, and
the holy garments for iVaron the
priest, and the gtirments of his
sons, to minister in the priest's
office,

11 And the anointing oil, and
sweet incense f(jr the holy place:
according to all that I have com-
manded thee shall tliey do.

12 H And the Lokij spake unto
Moses, saying,

1 3 Si:»eak thou also unto the chil-
dren of Israel, saying. Verily my
sabbaths ye shall keep : for it /s a
sign between me and you through-
out your generations; that ye may
know that I am the Lora) that doth
sanctify you.

14 Ye shall keep the sabbath
therefoi'e; for it ix holy unto you:
every one that ''defile -th it shall
surely be put to death : for wlioso-
ever doeth any work therein, that
soul shall be cut off from among his
people.

15 Six days may work be done;
but in the "seventh h the sabbath
of rest, holy to the LouD: whoso-
ever doeth any work in the sab-

bath day, he shall surely be put to
death.

16 Wherefore tlie children of
Israel shall keep the sabbath, to
observe the sabbath throughout
their generations, far a perpetual
covenant.

17 It v'.s a sign between me and
the children of Israel for ever: for
in six days the Loud made hea^'en
and earth, and on the seventh day
he I'ested, and was refreshed.

18 ^ And he gave unto Moses,
when he had made an end of com-
muning with him upon mount
Sinai, '*two tables of testimony.
tables of stone, written with the
finger of God.

CHAPTER 32.

1 The people, in the absence of Moses, cause
Aa/'ou to make a calf. 1 God is angeieil
therebi/. 11 AttheintrentyofMoses he is
apjieased. 15 3Ioses corueih down irith the
tables. 19 He breateth them. 20 I/e de-
slfdijfth the calf. 22 Aaron's excuse for
himself. 25 Moses canseth the idolaters to
be slain. 80 lie prayeth for the people.

AND when the people saw that
Moses delayed to come down
out of the mount, the people gath-
ered themselves together unto
Aaron, and said unto him. Up,
make us " gods, which shall go
before us ; for a.s- for this Moses, the
man that brought us up out of the
land of Egypt, we '"wot not what
is become of him.

2 And Aaron said unto them.
Break off the golden earrings,
which (ire in the ears of your wives,
of your sons, and of your daughters,
and bring tJiem vinto me.

3 And all the people brake off
the goklen earrings which were in
their ears, and brought them unto
Aai^on.

4 And he received them at their
hand, and fashioned it with a grav-
ing tool, "after he had made it a
molten calf: and they said, '"These
A^ thy gods, O Israel, which brought
thee up out of the land of Egypt.

5 And when Aaron saw it, he
liuilt an altar before it; and Aaron
made pioclamation, and said, To
morrow ix a feast to the Loud.

G And they rose up early on the
morrow, and offered IjuiMit offer-
ings, and brought peace offerings;
and the i)eoplc sat down to eat and
to diiiik, and lose up to play.

7 H And the Loud said unto
Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy
peo])le, which thou broughtest out
of the land of Egypt, have corrupted
then^>f<'tves :

8 They have turned aside quickly
out of the way which I commanded

^ the two
tables of the
testimony,

9 a god,

1" kuow

11 and made
1- This is thy
god,

%nger.

EXODUS, 32.

His intercession.

1 This is thy
sod,

them: they have made them a
molten calf, and have worshipped
it, and have sacrihced thereunto,
and said, ^ These ^'f' thy gods, O
Israel, wliicli " 1 1 ave _ I )rou girt thee
up out of the land of "Egypt!

9 And the Loud said unto Moses,
T have seen this people, and, be-
hold, it is a stiffnecked people:

10 Now therefore let me alone,
that my wrath may wax hot against
tiiem, and tliat I may consume
them: and I will make of tliee a
great nation.

1 1 And Moses besought the L«)i;i)
his God, and said. Loud, why doth
thy wrath wax hot against thy
people, whicli thou hast brought
forth out of the land of Egypt with
great power, and with a mighty
hand^

12 Wherefore should the Egyp-
tians speak, and say. For ''mischief
did he bring them out, to slay them
in the mouiitains, and to consume
them from the face of the earth?
Turn from thy fierce wrath, and re-
pent of this evil against thy people.

13 Kememl^er Abraham, Isaac,
and Israel, thy servants, to whom
thou swarest by thine own self,
and saidst unto them, I will mul-
tiply .your seed as the stars of
heaven, and all this land that I
have spoken of will 1 give unt^)
your seed, and they shall inherit it
for ever.

14 And the Loud repented of the
evil which he thought to do unto
his people.

15 11 And Moses turned, ;u)d went
down fi'om the mount, and the two
tal)les of the testimony ii'i^tr. in his
hand: tlie taljles tvefc written on
b(jth their sides; on the one side
and on the other ivere tlu^y written.

IG And the tables it'cre the woi-k
of Cod, and the wi-iting mas the
writing of Ood, graven npoii the
tables.

17 And when .loshua heard th(>
noise of tlie people as (hey shouted,
lu'. said unto Ahtses, 77/r;r /.s-a noise
of war in tiie camj).

1<S And he said, ff is not the
voice of fheni f/uif sliout for nuis-
tery, neither is it, the voice of f/n'm.
fhfit cry for being ovei'coiii(> : /hi/ the
noise of t/imi thai sing do I hear.

11) II And it c^iuu; to ))ass, as soon
as he came nigh unto the cami»,
that lie saw the calf, and the dan-
(iing: and Moses' aiig<'r waxed hot,
and lie cast tlu^ ta!)les out of his
hands, and l)rakethein bene;i.tli the
mount.

'JO And Ik- took the calf which
they had made, and hnrnt it in the
fire, and ground il to powdiT, and

strawed it upon the water, and
made the children of Israel drink
of it.

21 And Moses said unto Aaron,
What did this people unto thee,
that thou hast brought so great a
sin upon them?

22 And Aaron said. Let not the
anger of my lord M'ax hot: thou
knowest the people, that they are
set on ^ mischief.

23 Foi- they said unto me. Make
us "'gods, which shall go before us:
for as for this Moses, the man that
brought us up out of the land of
Egypt, we "wot not what is become
of him.

2-1 And I said unto them, Whoso-
ever hath any gold, let them l)ieak
it otf. So they gave it me: tlien I
cast it into the fire, and there came
out this calf.

25 1] And when Moses saw that
the people were naked ; (for Aaron
had made them naked unto their
shame among their enemies :)

20 Then Moses stood in the gate
of the camp, and sai<l, Who is on
the Loud's side? let him ro/y/r unto
me. And all the sons of J^'vi gath-
ered themselves t<igethei- unto him.

27 And he said inito them. Thus
saith '^the LoRt) Ood of Israel, Put
every man his sword l)y his side,
and go in and out from gate to
gate throughout the camj), and
slay every man his brother, and
every man hiscompanion,and every
man his neighbour.

28 And the children of Levi did
according to the woi'd of Moses :
and there fell of the people that
day al^out three thousand men.

29 For Moses had said, C'onse-
crateyoui'sebes today to the Loud,
even every man u]jon his son, and
U[)on his bi'othcr; tliat, he may i)e
stow upon you a blessing this day.

30 11 And it came to pass on the
moi'row, that Moses said mito the
p(>o])|{>, Ye have sinned a great sin :
and now I will go \\\) unto the
Loud; ))era(l\'entu]'e I shall make
an atonement for your sin.

31 And Moses returned unto the
Loud, and said. Oh, this i»e()jil<>
hav(i sinned a great sin, aiul haxc
ma,d(^ tluMii '^goils of gold.

32 Yet now, if Ihou wilt t'orgi\r
their sin — ; an<l if not, blot me, I
l)ray thee, out of thy book which
thou hast written.

33 And the l.,ouD said unto
Moses, Whoso(>v<'r hath sinned
against me, him will I blot out of
m.v book.

.31 TlK'i-efore now go, lead the
pe<»pl(^ unto the i>lare of which I

lice tabernacle removed.

EXODUS, 33.

lievelation to Moses.

have spoken unto thee : behold,
mine Angel shall go before thee :
nevertheless in the day when I visit
1 will visit their sin upon them.

35 And the Lord plagued the
people, because they made the calf,
which Aaron made.

CHAPTER. 33.

1 TJie Lord refiineth i<> <jn us he had pfomi.sed
irith the people. 4 The people uninnur
thereat. 7 The tabernacle is reDioied out
of the camp. 'J The Lord talketh fainil-
larly leith J/o.scx. 12 Mo.se/i de.sireth to see
the glory of God.

AND the Lord said unto Moses,
Depart, and go up hence, thou
and the people which thou hast
brought up out of the land of
Egypt, unto the land which I sware
unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Ja-
cob, saying. Unto thy seed will I
give it :

2 And I will seiul an angel be-
fore thee ; and I will drive out the
Canaanite, the Amorite, and the
Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hi-
vite, and the Jebusite :

3 Unto a land flowing with milk
and honey : for I will not go up in
the midst of tliee ; for thou (ti-t a
stiffnecked people : lest i consume
thee in the way.

4 ^[ Anfl when the people heard
these evil tidings, they mourned :
and no man did put on him his or-
naments.

.5 ^ For the Lord had said unto
Moses, Say unto the children of
Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked i)eople :
" I will come up intothemidstof thee
"in a moment, and consume thee :
therefore now put off thy orna-
ments from thee, that I may know
what to do unto thee.

6 And the children of Israel
stripped themselves of theii" orna-
ments ^ by the mount Hurel).

'And Moses took tlie tal)pr-

10 And all the i)eople saw the
cloudy pillar stand af the ^" taber-
nacle door: and all the people rose

If door of
the Tent :

coTigrcgation. And it came to pass,
that every one which sought the
Lord went out unto ^the talxM-na-
cle of the congregation, which »vf.s
without the camp.

H And it came to pass, when
Moses went out unto the '^ ta.bei'-
nac1e. that all the people rose up.

and stood every man at his tent
door, and looked after Mf)ses, until
he was gone into the ''t;i.b('rn;icl<'.

9 And it came to i)ass, as Moses
entered into the '^ tabernacle, tlie
cloudy pillar descended, and stood
at the door of the " tabernacle, and
i/u: Lord talked with Moses.

up and worshipped, every man in
his tent dooi'.

11 And the Lord spake unto
Moses face to face, as a man speak-
eth unto his friend. And he turned
again into the camp: but his ser-
vant Joshua, the son of Nun, a
young man, departed not out of
the ■' tabernacle.

12 II And Moses said unto the
Lord, 8ee, thou sayest unto me.
Bring ujj this people : and thou
hfist not let me know whom thou
wilt send with me. Yet thou hast
said, I know thee by name, and thou
hast also founfl grace in my sight.

1 3 Now therefore, I pray thee, if
I have found grace in thy sight,
shew me now thy " way, that I may
know thee, that I may find grace
in thy sight : and consider that this
nation is thy people.

14 And he said. My presence
shall go tvith thee, and I will give
thee rest.

15 And he said unto liim, If th.y
presence go not -with me, carry us
not up hence.

16 For '"wherein shall it be

known here that i and thy people
have found grace in thy sight 1 is it
not in that thou goest with US'? so
shall we be separated, I and thy
people, from all the people that are
upon the face of the earth.

17 And the Lord said unto
Moses, I will do this thing also that
thou hast s])oken : for thou hast
found grace in my sight, and 1
know thee by name.

18 And he said, I beseech thee,
shew me thy glory.

19 And he said, I will make all
my goodness pass before thee, and
I will proclaim the name of the
Loud befoie thee ; and will be gra-
cious to whom 1 will be gracious,
and will shew mei'cy on whom I
will shew mercy.

20 And he said. Thou canst not
see my face : for ^''thei'e shall no man
see me, and li^e.

21 And the Loijd said. Behold,
there is a place by me, and thou
shalt stand upon a rock :

22 And it shall come to pass,
while my glory passeth by that I
will put thee in a '■*cHft of the rock,
aTid will cover thee with my hand
while 1 pass by :

23 And I will take away mine
hand, and thou shalt see my '' back
imrts : but my face shall not be
seen.

s Tent.

11 ways.

12 wherein
now sliall it
be known

13 man shall
not

" eleft

15 l)auk :

The name of the Lord.

EXODUS, 34.

Tlie covenant renewed.

1 The Lord,
a God

nieiriful

CHAPTER 34.

1 The tables are reneued. 5 The name of
the Lord jn-oclahned. 8 Monex intreateth
God to go with them. 10 God malifh a
coi^e7iant icith them, repeating certain du-
ties of the Ji' rut taO/e. 28 Moses (tfter foftij
days in the mount oometh down toith the
tables. 29 JI is face shineth, and he cover-
eth it with a vail.

AND the Lord said unto Moses,
Hew thee two tables of stone
like unto the first : and I will write
upon the.'<e tables the words that
were in the first tables, which thou
brakest.

2 And be ready in the morning,
and come up in the morning unto
mount Sinai, and present thyself
there to me in the top of the
mount.

3 And no man shall come up
with thee, neither let any man be
seen throughout all the mount ;
neither let the flocks nor herds feed
before that mount.

4 IT And he hewed two tables of
stone like unto the first ; and Moses
rose up early in the morning, and
went up unto mount Sinai, as the
LoKD had commanded him, and
took in his hand the two tables of
stone.

5 And the Loud descended in the
cloud, and stood with him there,
and pi-oclainied the name of the
Loud.

6 And the Loud passed by before
liim, and proclaimed, The Lord,
' The TiOiiD (iod. mennful and gra-
cious, longsutt'eruig, and al^undant
in goodness and truth,

7 Keeping mercy for thousands,
forgivinginiquity and transgression
and sin, and that will by no means
c]eiirther/nilt!/; visitingthe iniquity
of the fathers ujKm the chihii-en,
and upcm th(^ children's childnni,
unto trie third and t(j tlu; fourtli
gev£7riti(>7i.

8 And Moses made hast<', and
bowed his h(!ad toward the eartli,
and worshipi)(>fl.

1) And lie said. If now I have
found gi-ace in thy sight, () Lord,
let my Lord, [ pniy thee, go among
us; foi- it is a stifFnecked in-opl*';
arul i)ardon oui-iiiiciuityaiid our sin,
;uid take us for thine inlicribancc.

10 11 And he said, JJchoId, I make
a covenant: b(>fore all thy pcopl(> I
will do marvels, such as haw not
been done in all the eartli, nor in
any nation: anfl all the p(>oi)l(>
among which thou (trt shall see tlu^
work of the Loi;i): foi- it /x a t(M'-
rible thing that I will do with thee.

11 Observe thou that wliieh 1
coimnand thee this day: behold, I
di-i\-e out Ix-fore th<'(' the .\niorit(>,
and the Canaanite, and the iiittit(>.

and the Perizzite, and the Hivite,
and the Jebusite.

1 2 Take heed to thyself, lest thou
make a covenant with the inhabit-
ants of the land whither thou goest,
lest it be for a snare in the midst
of thee :

13 But ye shall destroy their
altars, break their "' images, and cut
down their "groves:

14 For thou shalt worship no
other god: for the Loud, whose
name is Jealous, is a jealous God :

15 Lest thou make a covenant
with the inhabitants of the land,
and they ■* go a whoring after their
gods, and do sacrifice unto their
gods, and one call thee, and thou
eat of his sacrifice;

1 6 And thou take of their daugh-
ters unto thy sons, and tlu^r daugli-
ters ■• go a whoring after their gods,
and make thy sons * go a whoring
after their gods.

17 Thou shalt make thee no
molten gods.

18 II The feast of unleavened
bread shalt thou keep. Seven days
thou shalt eat unleavened bread,
as 1 commanded thee, in the time
of the month Abil) : for in the month
Abib thou camest out from Egypt.

1 9 All that openeth the '' nuitrix
is mine; and every firstling among
th.y cattle, whether ox or sheep, that
is niale.

20 But the firstling of an ass thou
shalt I'edeem with a lamb: and if
thou redeem him not, then shalt
thou break his neck. All the first-
l)orn of thy sons thou shalt redeem.
And none shall appear before me
emyity.

21 II Six days thou shalt work,
but on the seventh day thou shalt
rest : in "eai'ing time and in harvest
thou shalt rest.

22 II And thou shalt obsei've the
feast of weeks, of tlu^ lirstfiuits of
wheat harvest, and the feast of in-
gatlu'ring at the year's end.

23 II 'i'hi'ice in the year shall all
" yoiu' iiieiichihireii appear before
the Lord ( ion, the ( Jod of Israel.

21 For I will cast out the nations
befoi-e thee, and enlai'ge thy bor-
ders: neithei' shall any man desire
thy land, when thou shalt go up to
ai)i)ea,i' before the Loud thy (Jod
thi-ice in the year.

25 Thou shalt not offer the blood
of my sacrilii-e with leavcMi ; neither
shall th(^ sacrifu'eof the feast of the
I)assover })e left unto the morning.

2(5 The fii-st of the fiistfruits of

* rrolxibh/ the wooden symbols of a
t/'idiln.s.'i Asherah.

Ifoses' face shineth.

EXODUS, 35.

Gifts for the tdbernade.

thy land thou shalt bring unto tlie
house of the Loud thy (jod. Thou
shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's
milk.

2 7 And the Lord said unto Moses,
Write thou these words: for after
the tenor of these words I have
made a covenant with thee and
with Israel.

28 And he was there with the
Lord forty days and forty nights;
he did neither eat bread, nor drink
water. And he wrote upon the
tables the words of the covenant,
the ten * commandments.

29 H And it came to pass, when
Moses came down from mount Sinai
with the two tables of ' testimony
in Moses' hand, when he caineclown
from the mount, that Moses - wist
not that the skin of his face shone
while he talked with him.

30 And when Aaron and all the
children of Israel saw Moses, behold,
the skin of his face shone ; and they
wei'e afraid to come nigh him.

31 And Moses called unto them;
and Aaron and all the rulers of the
congregation returned unto him;
and Moses talked with them.

32 And afterward all thechildren
of Israel came nigh: and he gave
them in commandment all that the
Lord had spoken with him in
mount Sinai.

33 And ^ till Moses had done
speaking witK~them, he put a vail
on his face.

34 But when Moses went in
before the Lord to speak with him,
he took the vail off, until he came
out. And he came out, and spake
unto the children of Israel that
which he was commanded.

35 And the children of Israel saw
the face of Moses, that the skin of
Moses' face shone: and Moses put
the vail upon his face again, until
he went in to speak with him.

CHAPTER 35.

1 The sabbath. 4 The free gipK for the
tabernacle. 20 The readi nexN of the peoj/le
to offer. 30 Besaleel and Alwliab are called
to the work.

AND Moses gathered all the con-
gregation of the children of
Israel together, and said unto them,
These a?"e the words which the Lord
hath commanded, that ye should do
them.

2 Six days shall work be done,
but on the seventh day there shall
be to you an holy day, •* a sabbath of
rest to the Lord : whosoever doeth
work therein shall lie put to fleath.

3 Ye shall kindle no fire through-

* Hcb. words.

out your habitations upon the sab-
bath day.

4 ^ And Moses spake unto all the
congregation of the children of Is-
rael, saying. This /.*t the thing which
the Lord commanded, saying,

5 Take ye from among you an
offering unto the Lord ; whosoever
?'.s of a willing heart, let him bring
it, an offering of the Lord; gold,
and silver, and brass,

6 And blue, and purple, and scar-
let, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

7 And rams' skins dyed red, and
® badgers' skins, and "shittim wood,

8 And oil tor the light, and spices
for anointing oil, and for the sweet
incense,

9 And onyx stones, and stones to
be set for the ephod, and for the
breastplate.

10 And ^ every wise hearted
among you shall come, and make
all that the Lord hath commanded ;

1 1 The tabernacle, ^ his tent, and
*Jhis covering, ^ his taches, and * his
boards, *his bars, ''his pillars, and
"his sockets,

1 2 The ark, and the staves there-
of, with the mercy seat, and the
vail of the covering,

13 The table, and his staves, and
all his vessels, and the shewbread,

14 The candlestick also for the
light, and his furniture, and his
lamps, with the oil for the light,

15 And the incense altar, and his
staves, and the anointing oil, and
the sweet incense, and the hanging
for the door at the entering in of
the tabernacle,

16 The altar of burnt offering,
with his ^° braseii grate, his staves,
and all his vessels, the laver and
his " foot,

17 'I'he hangings of the court, his
pillars, and their sockets, and the
hanging for the door of the court,

18 The pins of the tabernacle,
and the pins of the court, and their
cords,

1 9 The ^'" cloths of ser\ice. to do
service in the holy 7*/ac(?, the holy
garments for Aai'oii the priest, and
the garments of his sons, to minis-
ter in the priest's office.

20 II And all the congregation of
the children of Israel departed from
the presence of Moses.

21 And they came, every one
whose heart stirred him up, and
every one whom his sjjirit made
willing, a7i(l they bi-ought the
Lord's offering '''to the work of the
tabernacle of the C(m!^regati(m. and
for all his sei-vice. and for the holy
garments.

5 sealskins,
'' acacia

'' let every

wise hearted

man among

you come,

Sits

9 its clasps,

1'' grating of
brass,
11 base.

1- finely

wrought

garments,

13 for the
work of tlu^
tent of
meeting, and
for all the
service
thereof,

The liberality of

EXODUS, 36.

the people restrained.

22 And they came, both men and
women, as many as were wiUing
hearted, and brought bracelets, and
eairings, and rings, and tablets, all
jewels of gold: 'and_ every man
that offered an offering of gold
unto the Lord.

2.3 And every man, with whom
was found blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and fine linen, and goats'
hair, and red skins of rams, and
^ baggers' skins, brought them.

24 Every one that did offer an
offering of silver and brass brought
the Lord's offering : and every man,
with whom was found ^ snittim

wood for any work of the service,
brought it.

25 And all the women that were
wise hearted did spin with their
hands, and brought that wliich they
hatl spun, hoth of blue, and of pur-
ple, niid of scarlet, and of fine linen.

26 And all the women whose
heart stirred them up in wisdom
spun goats' hair.

27 And the rulers brought onyx
stones, and stones to be set, for the
ephod, and for the breastplate;

28 And spice, and oil for the
light, and for the anointing oil, and
for the sweet incense.

29 The children of Lsi-ael brought
a ^ willing offering unto the Lord,
every man and woman, whose heart
made them willing to bring for all
manner of work, whicli the Lord
had commanded to be made by the
hand of Moses.

.30 11 And Moses said unto the
cliildr(!n of Israel, See, the Lord
hath called by name Be/aleel the
son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the
tribe of .ludah;

31 And he hath filled him with
the spirit of Gud, in wisdom, in
understanding, and in knowledge,
and in all manner of worknianslii]);

.32 And to (l(!vis(! cui-ious works
to work in gold, and in silver, anu
in bi'ass,

33 And in the cutting of ston(>s,
to st't thtiin, and in carving of wood,
to make any manner of cunning
work.

34 And he hath nut in In's heart
that he may teach, hoth he, and
Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of
the tribe of Dan.

3.'> Them hath he filled with wis-
dom of heart, to work all manner
of woi'k, of tli(M'ngr;i\('i-, ;uid of {\\v.
(Muiniiig workman, and of flic cm-
bi-oidercr, in blue, jind in pnr])l(\ in
.scarlet, and in finn linen, and of tlu^
weaver, ci'cn of them that do any
work, and ui those that devise cun-
ning work.

CHAPTER 36.

1 The offerings are delivered to the workmen.
5 The liheralUy of the people in retiiraine^il .
8 TJie cKftahindf fheruhiiiis. 14 The cur-
tains of ijodln' hair. 19 The covering of
skint). 20 The boards with their s<icke/f<.
31 The bars. 3.5 The vail. 37 The hang-
ing for tlie door.

'^rpHEN wrought Bezaleel and
J- Alioliab, and every wise
hearted man, in whom the L<)RD
" put wisdom and understanding
toKiiow how to work all manner
of work for the service of the sanc-
tuary, according to all that the
Lord " had commanded.

2 And Moses called Bezaleel and
Aholiab, and every wise hearted
man, in whose heart the Lord had
put wisdom, even every one whose
heart stirred him up to come unto
the work to do it :

3 And they received of Mones all
the offering, which the children of
Israel had brought for the work of
the service of the sanctuary, to
make it vrithal. And they brought
yet unto him free offerings every
morning.

4 And all the wise men, that
wrought all the work of the sanc-
tuai'y, came every man from his
work which they made ;

5 11 And they spake unto Moses,
saying. The people bring much
more than enough for the .service
of the work, which the Lord com-
manded to make.

6 And Moses gave command-
ment, and tliey caused it to Ix^ pro
claimed throughout the camp,
saying. Let neither man noi' woman
make any more work foi' tin; offer-
ing of the sanctuary. So the peo-
ple wer(; restrained from bringing.

7 For the stuff they had was svif-
ficient for all the work to make it,
and too much.

8 II And every wise hearted man
among them that wrought tlu^ work
of tlu! tal)ernacle made ten curtnins
o/'fine twined linen, an<l l)hie, and
l)ui'ple, and scarlet: with ''cliei'ii-
i)ims of cunning work made he

them.

D 'file length of onii curtain ii'<tx
twenty and eight cubits, and liie
l)readtli of one curtain^ four cubits:
the curtains werenW of one size.

10 And he coupled the five cur
tains oiu^ unto another: and flic
other five (uirtains he coupled one
unto antither.

I 1 And lie iiiad(^ loops of blue on
f,he edge of oiu^ curljiin from the
selv(>dge in the eouijling : hkewise
he made " in the nttermost side of
r///o///> r eiirl;iiii. in the coii|ihiig of
the second.

5 And Beza-
leel ami
Aholiab
shall work,

6 hath put

■' ill flii> cduc
oT tlic I'lir-
\-a\\\ lllMt
WHS OlltllKlSt

ill tliusccoiiil
set.

The curtains.

EXODUS, 37.

The vail.

12 Fifty loops made he in one
curtain, and fifty loops made he in
the edge of the curtain ' which vaif
in the coupling of the second : the
loops held one curtain to another.

13 And he made fifty '^ taches of
gold, and coupled the curtains one
unto another with the '' taches : so
it became one tabernacle.

14 II And he jnade curtains of
goats' hair for the tent oyer the
tabernacle : eleven curtains he
made them.

15 The length of one curtain v<(f.^
thir'ty cubits, and four cubits ira:^
the bi'eadth of one curtain: tiie
eleven curtains tvere of one size.

16 And he coupled five curtains
by them.selves, and six curtains by
themselves.

17 And he made fifty loops upon
■*the uttermost (^Ige of the curtain

in tlie coupHng, and fifty loops
made he upon tiie edge of the cur-
tain "'which coupleth the second.

18 And he made fifty "taches of
brass to couple the tent together,
that it might be one.

19 And he made a covering for
the tent of rams' skins dyed red,
and a covering of "badgers' skins
above tliat.

'10 H And he made boards for the
tabernacle of "shittim wood, stand-
ing up.

2 1 The length of a board tvan ten
cubits, and the breadth of a board
one cubit and a half.

22 One board had two tenons,
"^equally distant one from anotlier:

thus (Jid he make for all the boards
of the tabernacle.

23 And he made boards for the
tabernacle ; twenty boards for the
south side southward :

24 And forty sockets of silver lie
made under the twenty boards ; two
sockets under one board for "his
two tenons, and two sockets under
another board f(^r "his two tenons.

25 And for the other side of the
tal^ernacle, v}Jti(:h is '" toward the
nor til corner, he made twenty
boards,

_ 26 And their forty sockets of
silver ; two sockets under one
board, and two sockets under
another board.

27 And for the " sides of the
tabernacle westwai'd he made six
board.s.

28 And two lM)ards made he foi-
the corners of the tabernacle in the
'"two sides.

2".> And they were coui)led be-
neath, and coupled together at the
head thereof, to one ring : thus he

did to both of them in both the
corners.

30 And there were eight boards ;
and their sockets were sixteen sock-
ets of silver, under every board
two sockets.

31 51 And he made bars of '^shit-
tim wood ; five for the boai-ds of
the one side of the ta,bernacle,

32 And five bars foi- the boards
of the other side of the tabernacle,
and five bars for the boards of the
tabernacle for the " sides westward.

33 And he made the middle bar
to shoot through the boards from
the one end to the other.

34 And he overlaid the boards
with gold, and made their rings of
gold to he places for the bars, and
overlaid the bars with gold.

35 ^ And he made a vail o/blue,
and purple, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen : with '"cherubims
made he it of cunning work.

36 And h(^ made thereunto four
pillars of '^shittim wood, and over-
laid them with gold : their hooks
were of gold ; and he cast for them
four sockets of silver.

37 H And he made an hanging
for the '"* tabernacle door of blue,
and puri)le, and scarlet, and fine
twined linen, of needlework ;

38 And the five pillars of it with
their hooks : and he overlaid their
'" chai)iters and their fillets with
gold : but their five sockets were of
brass.

CHAPTER 37.

1 The arl'. 6 The mercy seat with chern-
hinifi. \0 Thetfihletoith'MnveiiKelii. Xl The
rinulleniick icWi hin himpx and in/itru-
menlK. '25 The nUnr of incense. 29 The
(iiiiiinting oil and Hweet incense.

ND Bezaleel made the ark of
"^ shittim wood : two cubits and
a half was the length of it, and a
cubit and a half the breadth of it,
and a cubit and a half the height
of it: . . . ■

2 And he overlaid it with i)ure
gold within and M'ithout, and made
a '"crown of gold to it round about.

3 And he cast for it four rings (jf
gold, to lie set hy the four corners
of it ; even two i-ings upon the one
side of it, and two I'ings upon the
other sifle of it.

4 And he mafle staves o/"" shittim

wood, and overlaid them with gold.

5 And he jnit the stav(>s into the
rings by the sides of the ark, to
bear the ark.

6 ^ And he made the mercy
seat of j)ure gold : two cubits and
a half ir((s the length thei-eof, and
one cubit and a luilf the bi-eitdth
thereof.

11 liinder
p;irt

13 fherubim

i< door of the
Tent

15 capitals

The mercy seat.

EXODUS, 38.

Tlie candlestick.

7 And lie made two ^ cherubinis

of gold, beaten out of one piece
made he them, on the two ends of
the mercy seat ;

8 One cherub on the end on this
side, and another cherub on the
other end on that side : "'out of the
mercy seat made he the ' cheru-

bims on the two ends thereof.

y And the ' cherubims spread out
their wings on high, and covered
with their wings over the mercy
seat, with their faces one to
another ; •' even to the mercy seat-
ward were the faces of the ^ cheru-
bims.

lU 1] And he made the table of
^shittim wood : two cubits n>as the
length thereof, and a cubit the
breadth thereof, and a cubit and
a half the height thereof :

1 1 And he overlaid it with pui"e
gold, and made thereunto a " crown
of gold round about.

12 Also he made thereunto a
border of an handbreadth round
about ; and made a ® crown of gold
for the border thereof round about.

13 And he cast for it four rings of
gold, and put the rings upon the
four corners that were in the four
feet thereof.

14" ( )ver against the border were
the rings, the places for the staves
to bear the table.

15 And he made the staves of
"shittim wood, and overlaid them
with gold, to bear the table.

1 6 And he made the vessels which
were upon the table, ''his dishes.
and his sjxkjus, ;uid his bowls, and

his c()\rrs tn cover withal, of pure
gold.

1 7 51 And he made the candle-
stick of pure gold : of beaten work
made h(> the candlestick ; his shaft,
and his braiich, his bowls, his
knops, and his ilowers, were "of
the s;im(> :

liS And six branc^hes going out
of the sides thereof ; three branches
of th(i caiKJlestick out of the one
side thereof, and threes bi-anch(>s of
the candlestick out of the other
side thei-eof :

li> Three bowls made ;i,fter the
fashion of "^ilnioiids in one l)ra,nch,
a kiiop and a Hower ; and three
bowls made like '"almonds in
another branch, a knop and a
flower : so throughout the six-
branches going out of the can-
dlestick.

■JO And in the candlestick were
four bowls mafle like "almon<ls. his
knops, ;iii(l his Ilowers :

21 And a knop under two
branches of the same, and a knop
under two branches of the same,
and a knop under two branches
of the same, according to the six
branches going out of it.

22 Their knops and their
branches were " of the same : all
of it vxis one beaten work of pure
gold.

23 And he made ^- his seven
lamps, and his snuffers, and his

snufldislies. o/pure gold.

2-1 C/ a talent of pure gold made
he it, and all the vessels thereof.

25 11 Anfl he made the incense
altar o/'^shittim wood : the length
of it mas a cubit, and the breadth
of it a cubit ; it was foursquare ;
and two cubits ioas the height of
it ; the horns thereof were "of the

same.

2(j And he overlaid it with pure
gold, f>oth the top of it, and the
sides thereof round about, and tlie
horns of it : also he made unto it a
" crown of gold round about.

27 And he made two rings of
gokl for it under the "crown thereof,
by the two corners of it, upon the
two sides thereof, to be places for
the staves to bear it withal.

28 And he made the staves of
^shittiiii wood, and overlaid them
with gold.

29 11 And he made the holy
anointing oil, and the pure incense
of sweet sjiices, according to the
'•* woi'k of the '"'apotheciifv.

CHAPTER 38.

1 T/ie iilt((r of burnt offevind. ^ The larer
<if hniKii. 9 The court. 21 The num of
that the peojile offered.

AND he made the altar of burnt
offering o/°sliittim wood : five
cubits ?/Yf.s' the length thereof, and
five cubits the breadth thereof;
it 7w/.sfours(juare ; and three cubits
i\w height tliereof.

2 And he made the horns tluM-eof
on th(^ foul" corners of it ; the horns
thereof were "of the same : and he
oviirlaid it with l)i"iss.

3 And he nuule all the vessels of
the altar, the ])ots, and the shovels,
and the basons, a)i(l the lleslihooks,
and the firejjans : all tlu! vessels
thereof made \w o/" brass.

1 And he made for tlie altar
"'a bra.sen grvite of network luidrr

the coiiiiiass llicicof bciical li unto
tin- midst of il~

5 yVnd he cast four rings for the
four ends of the '"gratis of brass, to
lie |)l;u;es for the staves.

<) And he made the staves of

9 of one
piece with
it:

12 the seven
lamps tliere-
of, and the
snnflfers
thereof, and
the snnft-
dishes there-
of.
5 acacia

13 of one
piece with it.

" art

15 perfumer.

'■'of one
|)icct' with
it :

"^ a .irratiiij^
of network
of l)rass, un-
der llic Ifdi^e
mnnd it
beneath,
I'eaehinj;
halfway up.
''' gratiny

EXODUS, 39.

Snyn of the offerings.

' shittim wood, and overlaid them
with brass.

7 And he put the staves into the
rings on the sides of the altar, to
bear it withal; he made the altar
hollow with boards.

8 ^ And he made the laver of
brass, and the "" foot of it of brass,
of the ^ lookingglasses of the ironien
assemhlingc, which asseml)led at the
door of the ^tabernacle of the con-
gregation.

9 II And he made the court: on
the south side southward the hang-
ings of the court were of fine twined
linen, an hundred cubits:

10 Their pillars vere twenty, and
their brasen sockets twenty; the
hooks of the pillars and their fillets
were of silver.

11 And for the north side the
hangings were an hundred cubits,
their pillars were twenty, and their
sockets of brass twenty ; the hooks
of the pillars and their fillets of
silver.

12 And for the west side tvere
hangings of fifty cubits, their pil-
lars ten, and their sockets ten ; the
hooks of the pillars and their fillets
of silver.

1 3 And for the east side eastward
fifty cubits.

1 4 The hangings of the one side of
the gate were fifteen cubits ; their pil-
lars three, and their sockets three.

1 5 And for the other side of the
court gate, on this hand and that
hand, ^vere hangings of fifteen
cubits ; their pillars three, and their
sockets three.

16 All the hangings of the court
round about were of fine twined
linen.

1 7 And the sockets for the pillars
ivere of brass ; the hooks of the pil-
lars and their fillets o/' silver; and
the overlaying of their ''cha])iters
o/ silver; and all the pillais of the
court were filleted with silver.

IH And the hanging for the gate
of the court iras needk^work, of
blue, and purple, aiifl scai-let, and
fine twined linen: and twenty
cubits wan the length, and the
height in the bi'eadth iras five
cubits, answerable to the hangings
of the court.

19 And their pillars were four,
and their sockets of bi'ass four;
their hooks o/ silver, and th(> over-
laying of their '^chapiters and their
fillets of silver.

20 And all the pins of the taber-
nacle, and of the court round about,
were of brass.

21 ilThis is the sum "of the

tabernacle, even of the tiibernacle

of ^ testimony, as it was counted,
according to the connnandment of
Moses, /wthe service of the Levites,
by the hand of Ithamar, son to
Aaron the priest.

22 And iiezaleel the son of Uri,
the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
made all that the Lord commanded
Moses.

23 And with him teas Aholiab,
son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of
Dan, an engraver, and a cunning
workman, and an embroiderer in
blue, and in i)urple, and in scarlet,
and fine linen.

24 All the gold that was '^occupied
for the work in all the work of the
holy i^Iace, even the gold of the
ottering, was twenty and nine tal-
ents, and seven hundred and thirty
shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary.

25 And the silver of them that
wei^e numbered of the congregation
icas an hundred talents, and a
thousand seven hundred and three-
score and fifteen shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary :

26 A bekah for every man, that
i.K, half a shekel, after the shekel of
the sanctuary, for every one that
went to be numbered, from twenty
years old and upward, for six hun-
di'ed thousand and three thousand
and five hundred and fifty vien.

27 And of the hundred talents of
silver were cast the sockets of the
sanctuary, and the .sockets of the
vail ; an hundred sockets of the hun-
dred talents, a talent for a socket.

28 And of the thousand seven
hundred seventy and five shekels he
made hooks for tlu^ pillars, and
overlaid their "cha,i)it(M's, and fil-
leted them.

29 And the brass of the offering
was seventy talents, and two thou-
sand and four hundi'ed shekels.

30 And therewith he made the
sockets to the door of the '" taber-
nacle of the congregation, and the

brasen altar, and the brasen " grate
for it, and all the vessels (>f the altar,
31 And the sockets of the court
round about, and the sockets of the
court gate, and all the pins of the
tabernacle, and all the pins of
the court round about.

CHAPTER 39.

I The clofh/t of serince and holy garnieiilK.
2 The ephoi'l. 8 The hreastpkUe. 22 The
rolie iifihe ephod. 21 The coitts, mitre, and
giiille of fhie linen. HO The ■plate of the
hdh/croirn. 32 Allintiiewed and approved
/>;/ Mosex.

AND of the blue, and purple,
and scarlet, they made '- cloths
of service, to do service in the holy

" the testi-
mony, as
they were

^ used

^ capitals,

1" tent of
meeting,

11 grating

1- finely
wrought
garments,

The holy garments

EXODUS, 39.

for the irriests.

place, and made the holy garments
for Aaron ; as the Lord commanded
Moses.

2 And he made the ephod o/ gold,
blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
fine twined linen.

3 And they did beat the gold into
thin plates, and cut it into wires,
to work it in the blue, and in the
purple, and in the scarlet, and in
the fine linen, it'i'tk cunning work.

4 They made shoulderi)ieces for
it, to couple it together : by the t^^ o
edges was it coui)led together.

5 And the ' cui-ious girdle of Ins
ephod, that H<a>f ujjon it, wa.'^ of the
same, according to the work there-
of; '^/ gold, blue, and purple, and
scarlet, and fine twined linen; as
the Lord commanded Moses.

6 ^ And they wrought onyx
stones inclosed in '" ouches of gold,
graven, as signets are graven, witli
the names of the children of Israel.

7 And he put them on the slioul-
ders of the ephod, that tliey shoii/d
be stones for a memorial to the chil-
dren of Israel; as the Lord com-
manded Moses.

8 V, And he made the breastplate
of cunning work, like the work of
the ephod ; ^v/gold, blue, and i»ur{)le,
and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9 It was foursquare; they made
the breastplate double: a span -wan
the length thereof, and a span the
breadth thereof, iKiny doubled.

10 And they set in it four rows
of stones : tlie first row inas a sardius,
a topaz, and a carbuncle; this ^cas
the first T'ow.

11 And the second row, an
emerald, a sapphir(% and a diamond.

12 And the third row, a "ligure,
an agate, and an aniethyst.

1.3 And the fourth row, a beryl,
an onyx, aufl a jasper: theij mor
inclosed in -ouches of gold in their
inclosings.

14 And the stones vwrr ac«;ording
to the names of the children of
Israel, twelve, according to their
names, f.i/,-e the engravings of a sig-
net, every one witli his name,
a(!coi'ding to the twelve tribes.

IT) And they m;i.de ui)on the
breastf)late chains ^ ;it tiic nids, of
wreathen work of ymvc gold.

H) 7\nd they made two "ouches
o/ g(»l(|, and two gold rings; and
put the two rings in the two ends
of t he breastplate.

17 And they putthetwo wreathen
chaJJis of gold in the two rings on
th(; ends of the l)r(';istl)la.tc.

l.S And the two ends oF the two
wreathen chains tlicy fastened in
the two ''ouches, and i)Ut them on

the shqulderpieces of the ephod,
before it.

19 And they made two rings of
gold, and put them on the two ends
of the breastplate, upon the border
of it, which ims on the side of the
ephod inward.

20 And they made two other
golden rings, and put them on the
two sides of the ephud undernc^ath,
t(jward the forepart of it, "over
against the other coupling thereof,
above the ^cui-ious girdle of the
ephod.

21 And they did bind the Ijreast-
plate by 'his rings unto th(> rings
of the ephod witli a lace of blue,
that it might be above the ' (Uii'ious
girflle of the ephod, and that the
breastplate might not Ix^ loosed
from the ephod ; as the Lord com-
manded Moses.

22 II And he made the robe of the
ephod c/ woven work, all o/'blue.

2-3 And the)-(' ivas an hole in the
midst of the robe, as the hole of ''an
haber'geon. ivitlt a band round about
the hole, that it should not rend.

24 And they made uijon the
" hems of the I'obe pomegranates of
blue, an(l purple, and scarlet, and
twined linen.

25 And they made bells of \mve
gold, and put the bells betwi'en
the pomegranates upon the '" hem
of the robe, round about between
the pomegranates ;

2G A 1x^11 and a pomegranate, a
bell and a pomegranate, round
about the '"lieui of the rol)e to
minister in ; as the Lord com-
manded Moses.

27 11 And they made coats o/ fine
linen o/ woven work for Aaron, and
for his sons,

2<S And a niiti'e o/'fine linen, and
goodly " bonnets of tine liiu'ii, and
linen breeches o/" line twiiied linen,

2!) And a, girdle of \\m\ twined
linen, and blue, and purple, and
scarlet, o/'needlewoi-k ; as tlie LoKD
commanded Moses.

•M) 1i And they made the plate of
tlu! hol.v ci'own <if |)ur(^ gold, and
wrot(^ upon it a writing, lih-c to the
engravings of a signet, HOLl N I'^SS
TO TIM': i.OJM).

.31 And th(\v tied unto it a kiee
of blue, t,o fasten it on high UF>on
the mitre; as the Lord c<imiii;ifided
Moses.

;?2 II Thus was '"all the work of
the tabernacle of the tent of the'

eon'-ri'<'i;at ion liiiisiied : and t fie
children of Israel did aceoi'ding to
all that tlie Loim) commanded
Moses, so did they.

The tabernacle

EXODUS, 40.

is reared.

33 U And they brought the tal)-
ernacle unto Aloses, ' the tent, and
all his fui'niture, liis taclies, - his
boarda, "his bars, and "his pillars,
and "his sockets,

34 And the covering of rams'
skins dyed red, and the covering of
■* badgei's' skins, and the vail of the
covering,

35 The ark of the testimony, and
the staves thereof, and the mercy
seat,

36 The table, and all the vessels
thereof, and the shewljread,

37 The pure candlestick, icith the
lamps thereof, even with the lamps
to be set in order, and all the ves-
sels thereof, and the oil for light,

38 And the golden altar, and the
anointing oil, and the sweet in-
cense, and the hanging for the
•* tabernacle door,

39 The brasen altar, and '^his
grate of brass, " his staves, and all
'" his vessels, the laver and " his
foot,

40 The hangings of the court,
- his_ pillars, and '-^ Ins sockets, and
the hanging for the court gate,
"his cords, and "his pins, and all
the vessels of the service of the
tabernacle, for the tent of ^ tlie
congregation,

41 The '^cloths of service to do
service in the holy jj/dce, and the
holy garments for Aaron the i)i'iest,
and his sons' garments, to minister
in the priest's office.

4 2 According to all that the Lord
commanded Moses, so the children
of Israel made all the work.

43 And Moses did look upon all
the work, and, behold, they had
done it as the Lord had com-
manded, even so liad they done it:
and Moses blessed them.

CHAPTER 40.

1 T/ii>. tfihetiTdole in enmnunulet? to he reared,
'.» (iiid ittiohtfed. VA Aiiroii and liln mmli
til h,f sinirtijied. 10 3lo.se>: petfonnefh all
tliiinis <tirordinuly. 34 A cloud covereth
tlie talieriiai'le.

AND the Lord spake unto Mo-
ses, saying,

2 On the hist day of the first
month shalt thou set up the taber-
nacle of the tent of " the congrega-
ti( )n ■ ~~

3 And thou shalt put therein the
ark of the testimony, and '"cover
the ark with the vail.

4 And thou shalt bring in the
table, and set in order the things
that are to be set in order upon it ;
and thou sha,lt bring in the candle-
stick, and light the lamps thereof.

5 And thou shalt set the altar of
gold for tlie incense before the ark
of the testimony, and put the hang-
ing of the door to the tabernacle.

6 And thou shalt set the altar of
the burnt offering before the door
of the tabernacle of the tent of
•'the congregation.

7 And thou shalt set the laver
between the tent of " the C(mgrega-

tion and the altai-, and shalt put
water therein.

8 And thou shalt set up the
court round alxnit, and hang up
the hanging at the coui't gate.

9 And thou shalt take the anoint-
ing oil, and anoint the tabernacle,
and all that is therein, and shalt
hallow it, and all the vessels there-
of : and it shall be holy.

10 And thou shalt anoint the
altar of the burnt offering, and all
"his vessels, and sanctify the altar :
and it shall be an altar most holy.

11 And thou shalt anoint the
laver and " his foot, and sanctify it.

12 And thou shalt bring Aaron
and his sons untt) the dotjr of the
'"tabernacle of the congregation.

^ meeting
1' meetiut

- its

0 its base,

12 tent of
meeting,

and wash them with water.

13 And thou shalt put upon
Aaron the holy garments, and
anoint him, and sanctify him ; that
he may minister unto me in the
priest's office.

14 And thou shalt bring his sons,
and clotlie them with coats :

15 And thou shalt anoint them,
as thou didst anoint their father,
that they may minister unto me in
the priest's otlice : foi- their ancjint-
ing shall surely be an everlasting
liriesthood throughout their gen-
erations.

16 Thus did Moses : according to
all that the Lord commanded him,
so did he.

17 51 And it came to pass in the
first month in the second year, on
the first day of the month, that the
tabernacle was reared up.

18 And Moses reared uj) tht
tabernacle, and fastenefl -bis sock- - its
ets, and set up the boards thtM'eof,
and put in the bars therec^f , and
reared up "his pillars.

19 And Tie" spread] abroad the
tent over the tal)ernacle, and jnit
the covering of the tent abo\e
upon it ; as the Lord commanded
Moses.

20 ^And he took and put the
testimony into the ark, aiul set
the staves on the ark, and i)ut the
mercy seat above upon the nvk :

^ 21 And he brought the ark into
the tabernacle, and set ujj tlie vail
of the covering, and '-'covered the | ^^ screened

Tlie law of

LEVITICUS, 1.

the burnt offering.

•iol'IVr it at.
the door of
the tent of
meetiiij^,
that he may
he aeceptcrl
Ij.'fore tlio

LOKD.

ark of the testimony ; as the Lord
commanded Moses.

22 ^ And he put the table in the
tent of ^ the congregation, upon the
side of the tabernacle northward,
without the vail.

23 And he set the bread in order
upon it before the Lord ; as the
Lord had commanded Moses.

24 H And he put the candlestick
in the tent of ' the congregation.

over against the table, on the side
of the tabernacle southward.

25 And he lighted tlie lamps be-
fore the Lord ; as the Lord com-
manded Moses.

26 ^ And he put the golden altar
in the tent of " the congregation
before the vail :

27 And he burnt sweet incense
thereon ; as the Lord commanded
Moses.,

28 ^ And he set up the hanging
at the door of the tabernacle.

29 And he put the altar of burnt
offering by the door of the taber-
nacle of the tent of ' the congrega-

tion, and offered upon it the burnt
offering and the -'meat offering ; as
the Lord commanded Moses.

30 ^And he set the laver be-
tween the tent of "the congrega-
tion and the altar, and put water
there, to wash ivltlud.

31 And Moses and Aaron and his
sons washed their hands and their
feet thereat :

32 When they went into the tent
of ' the congregation, and when
they came near unto the altar, they
washed ; as the Lord commanded
Moses.

33 And he reared up the court
round about the tabernacle and the
altar, and set up the hanging of
the court gate. So Moses finished
the wf)rk.

34 H Then "'a cloud covered the
tent of ^ the congregation, and the
glory of the Lord tilled the taber-
nacle.

35 x\nd Moses was not able to
enter into the tent of ' the congre-
gation, because the cloud alxxle
thereon, and the glory of the Lord
filled the tabernacle.

36 And when the cloud was
taken up from over the tabernacle,
the children of Israel went onward
in all their journeys :

37 But if the cloud were not
taken up, then they journeyed not
till the day that it was taken up.

38 For the cloud of the Lord vmas^
upon the tabernacle by day, and
fire was on it by night, in tlie sight
of all the house of Israel, through-
out all their journeys.

THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES,

CALLED

LEVITICUS

CHAPTER 1.

1 The Inn-iit iiffcKinux. 3 Of the herd, 1(1 of
the flocK-K, 14 <;/■ thefi>ir/x.

AN I ) the Lord called unto Moses,
an<l s|)ake unto him out of the
' talx'rnacic of ttie congregation.

saying,

2 Speak unto th(^ chilih'en of
Israel, and sa,y unto thciii. If any
man of you bring an ollcfiiig unto
the Lord, ye shall bring your offer
iiigof the cattle, even of tln^ herd,
and of tlie flock.

3 If his ofleriiig be a burnt sac^ii-
fice of the hei-d, let. Iiim oiler a male
without blemish : he shall "offer it

of his own \-oluntary

will at

tlx-

dooi' of tlie t;ibei'n;icle

of the

con-

<i-reir;it ion before the Lo|;|>.

4 And he shall put his hand upon
tlie head of tiu^ burnt ()ff(M;ing ;
and it shall be accepted for him to
make atonement for him.

5 And he shall kill the bullock
liefoi'e th(^ Lord: and tlu^ priests,
Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood,
and sprinkle tlu^ blood round about
u^ion tli(^ altai- that is by the door
(it tli(> •' tiiberiKicle of the congrega-
tion.

(i And he shall llay tln^ Iniriit
offering, and cut it into his pieces.

7 And the sons of Aaron the
jiriest shall put fire upon the altar,
and lay the wood in order upon the
fire:

(S And the pri«>sts, Aai'on's sons,
shall lay the iiarts, the head, and
the fat, in oi-der upon the wood

Tlie bttrnt offering.

LEVITICUS, 2.

The meal offering.

that is on the fire which /.s- upon
the altar :

9 But his inwards and his legs
shall he wash in water : and the
priest shall burn all on the altar^
to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering
made by fire, of a sweet savour
unto the Lord.

ion And if his offering he of the
flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of
the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he
shall bring it a male without blem-
ish.

1 1 And he shall kill it on the
side of the altar northward before
the Lord : and the priests, Aaron's
sons, shall sprinkle his blood round
about upon the altar.

12 And he shall cut it into his
pieces, with his head and his fat :
and the priest shall lay them in
order on the woofl that is. on the
fire which is upon the altar :

13 But he shall wash the inwards
and the legs ^yith water : and the
priest shall bring it all, and burn it
upon the altar : it is a burnt sacri-
fice, an offering made by fire, of a
sweet savour unto the Lord.

14 11 And if the burnt sacrifice
for his offering to the Lord he of
fowls, then he shall bring his offer-
ing of turtledoves, or of young-
pigeons.

15 And the priest shall bring it
unto the altar, and wring oft' his
head, and burn it on the altar; and
the blood thereof shall be wi'ung
out at the side of the altar :

16 And he shall pluck away liis
crop with ' his f(>athei-s. and cast it
beside the altar on the east part,
by the place of the ashes :

17 And he shall "cleave it with
the wings thereof, imt shall not di-
vide it asunder : and the priest shall
burn it upon the altar, upon the
wood that is upon the fire: it is a
burnt sacrifice, an offering made
by fire, of a sweet savour unto the
Lord.

CHAPTER 2.

I The meat offering of flour it^ith oil and in-
I'l'iine. 4 either haken in the oven, T> or on a
jild/e, 7 ()/■ in afri/ine/jxni, I'i or of theflrat-
frnit.s in the ear. IB The xd/t of the j/ieiit
ojeriny.

AND when any will offer a "meat-
offering imto the Lord, his of-
fering shall he of fine fiour; and
he shfill pour oil ui)on it, and put
frankincense thereon:

2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's
sons the priests: and he shall take
thereout his handful of the Hour
thereof, and of the oil thereof, with
all the frankincense thereof; and
the priest shall ^ V)uiii the nu-morial
of it upon the altar, to l)e an offer-

ing made by fire, of a sweet savour
unto the LoRD:

3 And the remnant of the ^ meat
offering shall he Aaron's and his
sons' : it is a thing most holy of the
offerings of the Lord made by fire.

4 U And if thou bring an oblation
of a ^meat offering baken in the
oven, it shall /ve unleavened cakes
of fine flour mingled with oil, or
unleavened wafers anointed with
oil.

5 U And if thy oblation he a ^meat
offering haken in a pan, it shall be
o/ fine flour unleavened, mingled
with oil.

6 Thou shalt pai't it in pieces,
and ]50ur oil thereon : it is a ^meat
offering.

7 n And if thy oblation he a ^ meat
offering haken in the fryingpan, it
shall be made o/'fine flour with oil.

8 And thou shalt bring the ^ meat
offering that is made of these
things unto the Lord : and when it
is presented unto the priest, he
shall bring it unto the altar.

9 And the priest shall take from
the ^meat offering a memorial
thereof, and shall l)urn it upon the
altar : it is an offering made by fire,
of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

10 And that which is left of the
^meat offering .fhall he Aaron's and
his sons': it is a thing most holy of
the offerings of the Lord made by
fire.

11 No *meat offering, which ye
shall bring unto tlie Lord, shall be
made with leaven: for ye shall
burn no leaven, nor any honey, in
any offering of the Lord made by
fire.

12 1l"As for the oblation of the
firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto
the Lord : but they shall not be
burnt on the altar for a sweet
savoui'.

13 And every oblation of thy
^ meat offering shalt thou season
with salt; neither shalt thou suffer
the salt of the covenant of thy God
to be lacking from thy "meat oftei--
ing: with all thine offeiings thou
shalt off'er salt.

14 And if thou offer a "'meat of-
fering of thy fii'stfruits unto the
Lord, thou shalt offer for the ^ meat
offering of thy firstfruits green ears
of corn di'ied by the fire, even corn
beaten out of full ears.

15 And thou shalt put oil upon
it, and lay frankincense thereon:
it is a •'•meat off'ei'ing.

16 And the priest shall burn the
memorial of it, part of the beaten
corn thereof, and yxtr^ of the oil

3 meal

5 As an

meal

The peace offering.

LEVITICUS, 3, 4.

The sin offering.

thereof, with all the frankincense
thereof: it is an ottering made by
fire unto the Lord.

CHAPTER 3.

I Tlie peace offering of the lienl, 0 of the
flock, 7 either a hnnO, 12 or a gout.

AND if his oblation he a sacrifice
of peace offering, if he offer it
uf the herd ; whether^ it he a male
or female, he shall offer it without
blemisli before the Lord.

2 And he shall lay his hand upon
the head of his offering, and kill it
at the door of the ^ taheniacle of
the congregation : and Aaron's sons
tlie priests shall sprinkle the blood
upon the altar round ab(jut.

3 And he shall offer of the sacri-
fice of the peace offering an offering
made by fire unto tlie Loud; the
fat that covereth the inwards, and
all the fat that is upon the in-
wards,

4 And the two kidneys, and the
fat that is on them, which is by the
flanks, and the caul above the liA'er,
with the kidneys, it shall he take
away.

5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it
on the altai; upon the burnt sacri-
fice, which is upon the wood that is
on the fire: it is an offering made
by fire, of a sweet savour unto the
Lord.

G H And if his offering for a sac-
I'ifice of peace offering unto the
Lord he of the flock ; male or fe-
male, he shall offer it without
blemish.

7 If he offer a lamb for his offer-
ing, then shall he oiler it before the
Lord.

H And he shall lay his hand upon
the head of his oft'ering, and kill it
l)efore the Habci'iiaclc nf the con-
gregation : and Aaron's sons shall
sprinklfi the blood thereof round
about uDon the altar.

9 Ann he shall offer of th(^ sacri-
fice of the peace ofleriiig an offer-
ing made by fin^ unto the; [jORD;
the fat thereof, avil the wholes
rumj), it shall h(i take f)fl' liard by
tli(i l);ickboii('; and the fat that
covei'cth the in\va,i-ds, n,nd all tin;
fat that is uiion the inwai'ds,

10 And th(! two kidneys, and the
f;it that is uj^xin them, which is by
the flanks, and the caul above thr
liver, with the kidneys, it sliall he
take away.

11 And the pri(\st shall burn it
upon the altar : it /x the food of the
offering made by fii'c unto the
Lord.

12 ^ And if his off -ring Ac a goat,
tlien he shall olTcr it before the
Lord.

13 And he shall lay his liand
upon the head of it, and kill it he-
fore the 'tabernacle of the congiv-

gation : and the sons of Aaron shall

sprinkle the blood thereof upon the
altar round about.

1 4 And he shall offer thereof his
offering, evtti an offering made by
fire unto the Lord; the fat that
covereth the inwards, and all the
fat that is upon the inwards,

15 And the two kidneys, and the
fat that y'.s' upon them, which is by
the flanks, and the caul above the
liver, with the kidneys, it shall he
take away.

16 Ancl the priest shall burn
tiiem upon the altar: it is the food
of the offering made by fire for a
sweet savour: all the fat is the
Lord's.

17 /^ shall he a perpetual statute
for your generations throughout
all your dwellings, that ye eat
neither fat nor blood.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Tlie nin. offering of -ignorance, 3 for the
priei^t, V< for the congregation., i2 for the
■ruler, 27 for any if the people.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,

2 Hpeak unto the children of
Israel, saying, If "a soul shall sin
through ignorance against any of
the commandments of the LoitD
conreritivg things which ought not
to be done, and shall do against
any of tiiem : _

3 If the priest that is anointed
do sin ''according to the sin of the
people ; then let him l)ring foi- his
sin, which h(^ hath sinned, a young
bullock without blemish unto tlu;
LolM) for a sin oU'ering.

4 And he shall bring the bullock
unto the door of th<' ^ tabernacle of
the eongreu'ation l)ef(»re the Lol!D;
and shall lay his hand u|)on the
bullock's head, and kill the bullock
before the JjOlM>.

T) And the priest that is anointed
shall take of the bullock's blood,
and bring it to tlu^ ' tabernacle of
the eoiigregat ion :

(i And the priest shall dip his
finger in th(^ blood, and s])rinl<le of
the blood seven times befoi'c the
Ijoko, befor«^ the vail of the saiu-
tuary.

7 And the ))riest shall iiut ■'^onw
of the blood upon the horns of the
altar of sweet incense before the
|yoi;|), which is in the '' tabei'nacle
of the congregation ; and shall
" pom- all t he Mood of tlu^ bulloek
at the " bol torn of the altai' of the
bni-nl ofl'ering, which is at the door
0(1

The kov of

LEVITICUS, 4.

the sin, off'erivg.

nf the ' tabernacle of tlie congrega-
tion.

(S And he shall take oft' from it all
the fat of the bullock for the sin
offering ; the fat that covereth the
inwards, and all tiie fat that is
upon the inwards,

U And the two kidneys, ancl the
fat that is upon them, which is by
the flanks, and the caul above the
liver, with the kidneys, it shall he
take away,

10 As it '^ was taken off from the
bullock of the sacrifice of peace
offerings : and the priest shall burn
them upon the altar of the burnt
offering.

1 1 And the skin of the bullock,
and all his flesh, witli his head, and
with his legs, and his inwards, and
his dung,

1 2 Even the whole bullock shall
he carry forth without the camp
unto a clean place, where the ashes
are poured out, and burn him on
the wood with fire : where the
ashes ai-e poured out shall he be
burnt.

1 3 U And if the whole congre-
gation.of Israel sin through igno-
rance, and the thing be hid from
the eyes of the assembly, and they
have done somewhat ar/tdiist any
of the commandments of the Lord
amcerning things which should not
be done, and are guilty ;

14 When the sin, •' which they

have sinned against it, is known,
then the congi'egatioii shall offer a
young bullock for ^the sin, and
bring him before the
of the congregation.

tabei

elf

15 And the eiders of the congre-
gation shall lay their hands upon
the head of the bullock before the
Lord: and the bullock shall be
killed before the Lord.

1 6 And the piiest that is anointed
shall bring of the bullock's blood to
tlie •'' tabernacle of the congregn-
tion :

17 And the priest shall dip his
finger in some of the blood, and
sprinkle it seven times before the
Lord, eve7i before the vail.

18 And he shall put so/iie of the
l)lood upon the horns of the altar
which is before the Loi;i), that is
in the "tabernacle of the congre-
gation, and shall pour out all the
bloocTat tlie " bottom of the altar
of the bui'iit oH'cring, which is at
the door of the ^ talK^i'iuicle of the
congregation.

19 And he shall take all his fat
from him, and burn it upon the
altar.

20 And he shall do with the bul-
lock as he did with the bullock for
a sin oft'ering, so shall lie do with
this : and the priest shall make an
atonement for them, and it shall
be forgiven them.

21 And he shall carry forth the
bullock without the cani]), and burn
him as he burnefl the first bullock :
it is a sin offering for the congrega-
tion.

22 U When a ruler hath sinned,
and done somewhat through igno-
rance against any of the com-
mandments of the Lord his God
concerning things which should not
be done, and is guilty ;

23 ^ Ov if his sin, whei'ein he hath
sinned, come to his knowledge; he
shall bring his ofl'ering, a "kid of
the goats, a male without blemish :

24 And he shall lay his hand
upon the head of the goat, and kill
it in the place where they kill the
burnt offering before the Lord : it
is a sin oft'ering.

25 And the priest shall take of
the blood of the sin oftering with
his finger, and put it upon the
horns of the altar of burnt offer-
ing, and shall ])our out his blood
at the '' bottom of the altar of burnt
offering.

26 And he shall burn all his fat
upon the altar, as the fat of the
sacrifice of peace offerings : and the
priest shall make an atonement for
him as concerning his sin, and it
shall be forgiven him.

27 11 And if any one of the com-
mon people sin through ignorance,
while he doeth snmewhat against
any of the commandments of the
Lord concerning things which ought
not to be done, and be guilty ;

28 ® Or if his sin, which he hath
sinned, conie to his knowledge : then
he shall bring his offering, a "kid of

the goats, a female without blemish,

for his sin which he hath sinned.

29 And he shall lay his hand
upon the head of the sin offering,
and slay the sin offering in the
place of the burnt oft'ering.

30 And the itriest shall take of
the blood thereof with his finger,
and put it upon the horns of the
altar of burjit offering, and shall
pour out all the blood thereof at
the ''bottom of the altar.

;U And he shall take away all
the fat thereof, as the fat is taken
away from off' the sacrifice of peace
oft'erings ; and the i)riest shall burn
it upon the altar for a sweet savour
unto the Lord ; and the priest shall
make an atonement for him, and it
sliall be forgiven him.

8 If

'J goat,

base

soat,

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The law of

LEVITICUS, 5.

the trespass offerimj.

32 And if he bring a Itiml) for
a sin offering, he shall bring it a
female without blemish.

33 And he shall lay his hand
upon the head of the sin offering,
and slay it for a sin offering in the
jilace where they kill the burnt
offering.

34 And the priest shall take of
the blood of the sin offering with his
finger, and put it upon the horns
of the altar of burnt offering, and
shall ])our out all the blood thereof
at the ' bottom of the altar :

35 And he shall take away all
the fat thereof, as the fat of the
lamb is taken away from the sacri-
fice of the peace offerings ; and the
priest shall burn them upon the
altar, ^according to the offerings
made b.y fire unto the Lord : and
the priest shall make an atonement
for his sin that he hath committed,
and it shall be forgiven him.

CHAPTER 5.

1 I/e that fiinneth in concealing his knowl-
edOfy 'i in iouchinfi an unclean thing, 4 or
in making an oath, fi Jlix freftjiaxn offer-
ing, of the,fl(ic\\ 7 of foxclx, 11 or of tiour.
14 The trenpati.s offering in sacrilege, 17
and ill tiins of ignorance.

ND if ^ a soul sin, and hear the
voice of swearing, and a.s a, wit-

ness. whether lie hath seen or
known of it ; if he do not utter it,
then he shall bear his iniquity.

2 Or if •*a soul touch any unclean
thing, whether it />e a carcase of
an unclean beast, or a carcase of
unclean cattle, or the carcase
of unclefin creeping things, and
//■ it be hidden from him ; he also
shall be unclean, and guilty.

3 Or if he touch the uncleanness
of man, whatsoever uncleanness if
he that a man shall be flefiled withal,
and it be hid from him ; when he
knoweth of It, then he shall be
guilty.

f Or if " a soul swear, pronounc-
ing with A/.s lips to do evil, or to do
good, wliatsoe\('r it ha that a man
shall '' nroiKiiincc with an oath, and
it be hid from him : when he know-
eth of it, then li(^ shall be guilty in
on(^ of " these.

5 And it shall be, when he sliall
be guilty in one of these thin(/s,
that he shall confess that he hath
sinned in that tliliKj:

() And Ih! sh;dl bring his trespass
offe_ring unto the Lord for his siti
which he hath sinned, a fiMiialc
from the Mock, a lamb or a "ki<l of
tin* goats, for a sin offering; and
the pruvst shall makean atonctni-nt
for him concei'iiing his sin.

7 And if he be not able to bring
a lamb, then he shall bring for his
trespass, which he hath committed,
two turtledoves, or two young
pigeons, unto the Lord ; one for a
sin offering, and the other for a
burnt offering.

8 And he shall bring them unto
the priest, who shall offer thtt
which is for the sin offering first,
and wring oft' his head from his
neck, but shall not divide it
asunder :

9 And he shall sprinkle of the
blood of the sin offering upon the
side of the altar ; and the rest of
the blood shall be wrung out at the
^ bottom_ of the altar: it is a sin
offering.

10 And he shall offer the second
for a burnt offering, according to
the "manner : and the priest shall
make an atonement for him for his
sin which he hath sinned, and it
shall be forgiven him.

11 H But if he be not able to
bring two turtledoves, or two young
pigeons, then he that sinned shall
bring for his offering the tenth part
of an ephah of fine flour for a sin
offering ; he shall put no oil upon
it, neither shall he put any frankin-
cense thereon : for it is a sin offering.

1 2 Then shall he bring it to the
priest, and the priest shall take his
handful of it, even a memorial
thereof, and burn it on the altar,
'•^according to the offerings made
by fire unto the Lord : it is a sin
offering.

1 3 And the pi'iest shall make an
atonement for him as touching his
sin that he hath sinned in '"one of

these, and it shall be forgiven him :
and thercnnKiDti^hiiW be the priest's,
as " a meat offering.

1 4 K And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

15 If ^a soul commit a trespass,
and sin through ignorance, in the
holy things of the FjOKD; then he
shall bring for his tresi)ass unto tlu>
Lord a ram without blemish out
of {\w, flocks, ^'-^ with thy estimation
by shekels of silver, aftxM' the shekel
)T the sanctuary, for a tresj)ass

o
offering :

10 And he shall make '•';
for the hai-m that he hat

lendf-

111 the lioly thing, and shall add
th(> iifth part therc'to, and gi\(' it
unto tli(^ priest: and the i)riest
shall make an atonenunit for him
with the I'aiii of the tresi)ass offer-
ing, and it sliall be forgiven him.

17 II And if 'a, soul sin, and
commit any of tliesi; things which

102

Further laws

LEVITICUS, 6.

concerning the offerings.

are forbidden to be done by tlie
commandments of the Lord ;
though he ' wist it not, yet is he
guilty, and shall Ijpar his iniquity.

18 And he shall bring a ram
without blemish out of the Hock,
'" with thy estimation, for a tres-
pass offering, unto the priest : and
the priest shall make an atonement
for him concerning his ignorance
wherein he erred and ' wist it not,
and it shall be forgiven bim.

1 9 It is a trespass offering : he
hath certainly trespassed against
the LoKD.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The trespass offering for sins done wit-
iingly. 8 The 'law of the, burnt offering,
\A: lUid of the meat offering. 19 The offer-
ing (it t/ie consecrdtldii <f a priest. 24 The
hiip if the sin (ffering.

ND the Lord spake unto Moses,

saying.
If ^a soul

sin, and commit a

trespass against the Lord, and •*lie
unto his neighbour in that which
was delivered him to keep, or in
•^fellowship, or in a thing taken
away by violence, or hath " de_-
ceived his neighbour ;

3 Or have found that which was
lost, and lietli concerning it, and
sweareth falsely ; in any of all those
that a man doeth, siiniing therein :

4 Then it shall be, because he
hath sinned, and is guilty, that he
shall restore that which he took
violently away, or the thing which
he hath '^ deceitfully gotten, or that
which was delivered him to keep,
or the lost thing which he found,

5 Or all that about which he
hath sworn falsely; he shall even
restore it in the principal, and shall
add the fifth part more thereto,
and give it unto him to whf)m it
appertaineth, in the day of his
trespass offering.

6 And he shall bring his tresi^ass
offering unto the Lord, a ram with-
out blemish out of the fiock, '"'with
thy estimation, for a trespass otter-
ing, unto the priest :

7 And the priest shall make an
atonement for him before the IjOBd :
and it shall be forgiven him for
any thing of all that he hath done
in trespassing therein.

8 H And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

9 Command Aaron and his sons,
saying. This is the law of the burnt
offering: ** It is the burnt offering,
because of the burning upon tlTe

altai- all night unttj tiie morinng,
and the fire of tlie altar shall be
burning in it.

10 And the priest shall put on
his linen garment, and his linen
breeches shall he put upon his
flesh, and take up the ashes which
the fire hath consumed with the
burnt offering on the altar, and he
shall i)ut them beside the altar.

1 1 And he shall put off his gar-
ments, and put on other garments,
and carry forth the ashes without
the camp unto a clean place.

1 2 And the fire upon the altar
shall be "burning in it ; it shall not
be put out : and the priest shall
burn wood on it every morning,
and lay the burnt offering in order
upon it ; and he shall burn thereon
the fat of the peace offerings.

13 The fire shall ever be Durning
upon the altar ; it shall never go
out.

14 ^ And this is the law of the
^° meat offering : the sons of Aaron
shall offer it before the Lord, before
the altar.

15 And he shall take of it his
handful, of the Hour of the "' meat
offering, and of the oil thereof, and
all the frankincense which is upon
the '" meat off'ering, and shall burn
it upon the altar for a sweet savour,
e}^en- the memorial of it, unto the
Lord.

16 And the remainder thereof
shall Aaron and his sons eat : " with
unleavened bread shaH it be eaten

in the holy place; ; in the court of
the ^'"tabernacle of the congregation

they shall eat it.

17 It shall not be baken with
leaven. I have given it unto them
for their portion of my offerings
made by fire ; it is most holy, as is
the sin offering, and as the trespass
offering.

18 All the males among the chil-
dren of Aaron shall eat of it. It
shall he a statute foi" ever in your
generations concerning the offer-
ings of the Lord made by fire :
every one that toucheth them shall
be holv.

19 Tl And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

20 This is the offering of Aaron
and of his sons, which they shall
offer unto the Lord in the day
when he is anointecl ; the tenth
part of an ephah of fine flour for a

'meat offering perpetual, half of it
in the morning, and half thereof
at night.

21 In a pan it shall be made with
oil ; anil \m.en it is baken, thou shalt
bring it in: and the baken pieces
of the '"meat offering shalt thou
offer for a sweet savour unto the
Lord.

9 kept burn-
inir thereon ;

1" meal

11 it shall be
eaten with-
out leaven
in a

12 tent of
meetinfT

103

The priests' portion

LEVITICUS, 7.

in the offerings.

22 And the priest of his sons
that is anointed in liis stead shall
offer it: it is a statute for ever
unto the Lord; it shall be wholly
buriit.

23 For every ^ meat offering for
the priest shall be wholly burnt: it
shall not be eaten.

24 II And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

25 Speak unto Aaron and to his
sons, saying. This is the law of the
sin offering : In the ])lace where the
l")urnt offering is killed shall the sin
offering bo killed before the Lord:
it is most holy.

26 The i)riest that offereth it
fi)r sin shall eat it: in " the holy
place shall it be eaten, in the court
of the •' t;il)ernacle of the congi-ega-
tiou.

27 Whatsoever shall touch the
ffesh thereof shall be holy:, and
when there is sprinkled of the blood
thereof upon any garment, tliou
shalt wash that whereon it was
sprinkled in '-^the holy place.

28 But the earthen vessel wherein
it is ^sodden shall be broken: and
if it be •* sodden in a brasen pot, it
shall be both scoured, and rinsed in
water.

29 All the males among the
priests shall eat thereof : it is most
holy.

30 And no sin offering, whereof
(irn/oi the blood is brought into
the ^ tabernacle of the congr(>gation
to reconcile wifiial in the holy
vl(ic!\ shall be eaten: it shall be
burnt in the fire.

CHAPTER 7.

1 The, Inii' of Ihc IreupdKH ofcvinri, 11 aii(^ of
till' J, care iij/,'rhir/.y, I'J ir/u//ie/-' if he for n
ikinikngiiiim. Hi orii roir, of a fiweiri/f. <>f-

ffring. 2'^ Thefdt, 2fi <nid the, hloo,?, <i're.

forliiflilen. 2« The j>riest/i' portion in the
jieiice offeringx.

)f the
most

they kill
they kill
the blood
le loiiiid

LIKEWISE this /.s- the law
trespass offering: it is
holy.

2 In the place; where
the burnt offering slwdl
the I respiiss ollrring: ;iii(
thei'e<)f shall he sju'lnl
about upon the altar.

3 And he shall oil'. w of it all tlu;
fatthcM-eof; tin; rumj), and the fat
that covereth the inwards,

4 And the two kidneys, and tlie
fat that is on tluMn, which ix by t he
llank-s, and tJie caul that is a!l)o\e
the li\'(>r, with the kidneys, it shall
he take away :

5 And tlie priest shall burn them
upon thealtai'/oraii offering made
by fire unto the JjOKP: il is a ti'cs-
pass offering.

104

G Every male among the priests
shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten
in •^the holy place: it is most holJ^

7 As the sin offering is, so is the
trespass offering: theye is one law
for them: the priest that maketh
atonement thei'ewith shall have it.

8 And the priest that offereth
any man's burnt offering, even the
priest shall have to himself the
skin of the burnt offering which he
hath offered.

y And all the ^ meat offering that
is baken in the oven, and all that is
dressed in the fryingpan, and in
the "pan, shall be the i^riest's that
offereth it.

10 And every ^ meat offering,
mingled wit:h oil, and dry, shall all
the sons of Aaron have, one as
inxich as another.

11 And this is the law of the
sacrifice of peace off'erings, which
he shall offer unto the Lord.

12 If he oifcr it for a thanksgiv-
ing, t^hen he shall offer with the
sacrifice of thanksgiving unleav-
ened cakes mingled with oil, and
unleavened wafers anointed with
oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of
fine flour, fried.

13 '^ Besides the cakes, he shall

offer /or his olfei'ing leaA'cned hi-cad
with the saci'ilice of thanksgiving

of his i)eace offerings.

14 And of it he shall offer one
out of the whole ol)lation for an
heave offering unto the LoiiD, and
it shall be the i^)riest's that spiink-
leth the blood of the pejice olfcrings.

l.lAnd th(,' flesh of the saci'ilice
of his peace offerings for thanks-
giving shall be eaten the same day
that it is offered ; \w shall not leave
any_of it until the morning.

IG liut if the sacrifice of his offer-
ing l)e a vow, or a ^ voluntary oiler-
ing, it shall l)e eaten tlie same day
tliat he ofier(;th In's sacrifice: and
on th(! morrow also the remainder
of it shall be eaten :

I 7 Hut the remainder of the flesh
of th(> sacrifice (in the third day
shall be burnt with fire.

bS \w\ if ^n///of the flesh of the
sacriflce of his ))eace oll'erings be
eaten at all on (he third day, it
shall not be accej)te<l, neither shall
it be imputed unto him that olfer
eth it: it shall Ik; an abomination,
and the soul that (;ateth of it shall
b(>ar his inifpiity.

1!) .And the flesh thai toucheth
a,iiy uncleati iliiti<i shall not be
eaten; it shall be burnt with fii'c:
and as for the flesh, all that be
clean shall eat thereof.

ilO Hut the soul that eateth of

The priests' portion.

LEVITICUS, 8.

Consecration of the priests.

the flesh of the sacrifice of peace
offerings, that jjeriam unto the
Lord, having his uncleanness upon
him, even that soul shall be cut off
from his people.

21 Moreover the soul that shall
touch any unclean tking, as the un-
cleanness of man, or any unclean
beast, or any abominable unclean
thing, and eat of the flesh of the
sacrince of peace offerings, which
jyertain unto the Lord, even that
soul shall be cut off from his
people.

22 ^And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

23 Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no man-
ner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of
goat.

24 And the fat of the lieast that
dieth of itself, and the fat of that
which is torn with beasts, may be
used in any other use : but ye shall
in no wise eat of it.

25 For whosoever eateth the fat
of the beast, of which men offer
an offering made by fire unto the
Lord, even the soul that eateth it
shall be cut off' from his people.

26 Moi-eover ye shall eat no man-
ner of blood, tnhether it be of fowl or
of beast, in any of your dwellings.

27 ' Whatsoever soul it he that
eateth any manner of blood, even
that soul shall be cut off" from his
people.

28 HAnd the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

29 Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying, He that offereth the
sacrifice of his peace offerings unto
the Lord shall bring his oblation
unto the Lord of the sacrifice of his
peace offerings.

30 His own hands shall bring
the offerings of the Lord made by
fire, the fat with the breast, it shall
he bring, that the breast may be
waved for a wave offering befoi'e
the Lord.

31 And the priest shall burn the
fat upon the altar: but the breast
shall oe Aaron's and his sons'.

32 And the right "shoulder shall
ye give unto the priest for an heave
offering of the sacrifices of your
peace offerings.

33 He among the sons of Aaron,
that offei'eth the blood of the peace
oflerings, and the fat, shall have
the right "shoulder for liia part.

34 For the wave bi'east and the
heave '" shoulder have I taken of the
childr(Mi^ of Israel from off the sac-
rifices of their jjeace oflerings, and
have given them unto Aaron the
priest and unto his sous by a sta-

tute for ever from among the child-
ren of Isi'ael.

35 1^1 This is tlie portion of the
anointing of Aaron, and of the
anointing of his sons, out of the of-
ferings of the Lord made by fire, in
the day ivlien he presented them to
minister unto the Lord in the
priest's office ;

36 Which the Lord commanded
to be given them of the children of
Israel, in the day that he anointed
them, by a statute for ever through-
out their genei'ati<jns.

37 This is the law of the burnt
offering, of the '' meat offering, and
of the sin offering, and of the ti'es-
pass offering, and oi the consecra-
tions, and of the sacrifice of the
peace offerings ;

38 Which the Lord commanded
Moses in mount Sinai, in the daj'
that he commanded the children
of Israel to offej- their oblations
unto the Lord, in the wilderness
of Sinai.

CHAPTER 8.

1 Mo&efi consecratfth Aaron tind his soim.
14 Their sin offering. 18 Their burnt
offeriv(j, 22 The ram of consecration.
31 The place and time of their con.tecra-
tion.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,

2 Take Aaron and his sons with
him, and the garments, and the
anointing oil, and a bullock for the
sin offering, and two rams, and a
basket of unleavened bread ;

3 And gather thou all the congre-
gation together unto the door of
the ''taljernacle < if the conaregation.

4 And Moses did as the Lord
commanded liim ; anfl the assembly
was gathered together unto the
door of the ^ tabei'iiacle of the con-
gregation.

5 And Moses said unto the con-
gregation. This is the thing which
the Lord commanded to be done.

6 And Moses brought Aaron and
his sons, and washed them with
water.

7 And he put ui)on him the coat,
and girded him with the girdle, and
clothed him witli tlie robe, and put
the ephod upon him, and he girded
him with the "'curious gii-dle of the
ephod, an<l bound it unto him
therewith.

8 And he ])ut the breastplate
uijon him : also he put in the
breastplate the Urim and the
Thummim.

9 Knd he put the mitre upon his
head; also upon the mitre, even
uptm "his forefront, did he put the
golden plate, the holy croM ii ; as
the Lord conmianded Moses.

3 meal

4 tent of
nieetiiii;-.

5 cuiiiiiiigly
woven

6 its

105

Moses consecrateth

LEVITICUS, 8.

Aaron and his sons.

1 its

2 its base,

ii bound
lieadtires

* poured out
5 base

10 And Moses took the anoint-
ing oil, and anointed the tabernacle
and all that was therein, and sanc-
tified them.

1 1 And he sprinkled thereof upon
the altar seven times, and anointed
the altar and all 'his vessels, both
the laver and - his foot, to sanctify
them.

12 And he poured of the anoint-
ing oil upon Aaron's head, and
anointed him, to sanctify him.

13 And Moses brought Aaron's
sons, and put coats ui)on them, and
girded them with girdles, and ''xrut
bonnets upon them ; as the Lord
commanded Moses.

14 And he In-ought the bullock
for the sin offering : and Aaron and
his sons laid their hands upon the
head of the bullock for the sin
offering.

15 And he slew if; and Moses
took the blood, and put if upon the
horns of the altar round aljout with
his finger, and purified the altar,
and •* poured the blood at the ° bot-
tom of the altar, and sanctified it,
to make reconciliation upon it.

16 And he took all the fat that
loas upon the inwards, and the caul
ahove the liver, and the two kid-
neys, and their fat, and Moses
burned it upon the altar.

17 But the Vjullock, and Ids hide,
his flesh, and his ilung, he burnt
with fire without the camp ; as the
Lord commanded Moses.

18 ^ And he brought the ram for
the burnt offering : and Aaron and
his sons laid their hands upon the
head of tln^ ram.

19 And he killed if; and Moses
sprinkled the blood upon the altar
round about.

20 And he cut the ram into
pieces; and Moses V)urnt the head,
and the pieces, and th(! fat.

21 And he washed tlie inwards
and the legs in wat(;r ; and Moses
burnt the whole i-ain upon tlie
altar : it v/v/.s a burnt sacriiice for a
sweet savour, and an oiferiug made
by fire unto tlie Lord; as the Lord
connnanded Moses.

22 II And he brouglit the otliei-
ram, the ram of conseci-ntion : and
Aaron and his s(ms laid tli(ni' hands
ui)i)n the head of the ram.

2.'i And he slew // ,• and Moses
took of the bl(»od of it, and put, /i

urKUi th(! til) of Aaron's right ear
upon the thumb of liis right

tJH^ great toe; of

md upon tlie
hand, and upon
his right foot.

24 And he brought Aai-on's sons,
and Moses put of the blood upon
the tip of their right ear, and upon

the thumbs of their right hands,
ami upon the great toes of their
right feet : and Moses sprinkled
the blood upon the altar round
about.

25 And he took the fat, and the
rump, and all the fat that was upon
the inwards, and the caul above the
liver, and the two kidneys, and
their fat, and tlie right "shoulder :

26 And out of the basket of un-
leavened bread, that ?«?.*! before the
Lord, lie took one uideavened cake,
and a cake of oiled bread, and one
wafer, and put fhe/non the fat, and
upon the right "shoulder :

27 And he put all upon Aaron's
hands, and upon his sons' hands,
and waved them /<»• a wave offer-
ing before the Lord.

28 And Moses took them from
off their hands, and burnt theiii. on
the altar upon the burnt offering :
they wc7-e consecrations for a sweet
s^avour : it is an offering made by
fire unto the Lord.

29 And Moses took the bi'east,
and waved it for a wave offering
before the Lord : for of the ram of
conseci'ation it was Moses' part ; as
the Lord connnanded Moses.

30 And Moses took of the anoint-
ing oil, and of tla^ blood which was
upon the altar, and sprinkled it
upon Aaron, and upon his gar-
ments, and upon his sons, and upon
liis sons' garments with him ; and
sanctified Aaron, and his garments,
and his sons, and his' sons' gar-
ments with him.

311] And Moses said unto Aai'on
and to his sons. Boil the flesh at the
dot)r of the ^tabernacle of the con-
gi'egation : and there eat it w ith the

biead that is in tlu^ basket of con-
secrations, as I connnanded, saying,
Aaron an(l his sons shall eat it.

32 An<l thiit, which remaineth of
the flesh and of the bread shall ye
burn with fir(^

33 And ye shall not go out of tlie
door of tlu! " taLernaele of the eon
gregat ion i)h st'ven <lays, until the
days of your consecration be at an
end : for seven days shall he conse-
ci'ate you.

34 As lie hath done this day, so
the Loud hath commanded to do,
to make an atonement for yon.

3.5 'l'li(!refor(^ shall ye abide af
the dooi- of the " t;i.bern;i,cle of t he
congreg;i,t/ion day and night seven
d;i,ys, and keep the charges of the
ljoi;h, that ye die not: foi' so I am
coiMnwinded.

."')() So Aaron ;ui(l his sons did all
things which the Loitn connnanded
by the hand of Moses.

e tbitrh :

'' tent of
nieetius :

8 tent of
nicetinij

100

Aaron'' s offerings for

LEVITICUS, 9, 10.

himself and the people.

CHAPTER 9.

1 The firat offeringn of Aaron, for himself
and the people. 8 The sin offering, Vi and
the burnt offering for himself. 15 The
offerings for the people. US Moses and
Aaron bless the people. 24 Fire cometh
from the Lord, upion the altar.

AND it came to pass on the
eighth day, that Moses called
Aaron and his sons, and the elders
of Israel ;

'2 And he said unto Aaron, Take
thee a young calf for a sin oftering,
and a ram for a burnt ottering,
without blemish, and otter them be-
fore the Lord.

3 And unto the children of Israel
thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye
a ' kid of the goats for a sin oilev-
ing ; and a calf and a lamb, /xdh of
the first s^ear, without blemish, for
a burnt offering ;

4 Also a bullock and a ram for
peace offerings, to sacritice before
the Lord; and a " meat offering
mingled with oil : for to day the
Lord will appear unto you.

5 11 And they brought that \yhich
Moses commanded before the '•' tab-
ei'nacle of the congregation : anc 1
all the congregation drew near and
stood before the Lord.

6 And Moses said. This i.f the
thing which the Lord commanded
that ye should do: and the glory
of the Lord shall appear unto you.

7 And Moses said unto Aaron,
Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin
offering, and thj^ burnt ottering,
and make an atonement for thyself,
and for the people: and offer the
otfei'ing of the people, and make an
atonement for them; as the Lord
commanded.

8 ^ Aaron therefore went unto
the altar, and slew the calf of the
sin offering, which ivus for himself.

9 And the sons of Aaron brought
the blood unto him : and he dipped
his finger in the bloofl, and put it
upon the horns of the altar, and
poured out the blood at the * bottom
of the altar:

10 But the fat, and the kidneys,
and the caul above the liver of the
sin offering, he burnt upon the
altar; as the Lord commanded
Moses.

1 1 And the flesh and the hide he
burnt with tire without the canui.

1-! And he slew the burnt otfer-
ing; and Aaron's sons presented
unto him the blood, which he
sprinkled round about ui)on the
altar.

13 And they ])resented the burnt
otfering unto him, '"^ wMtli tin* pieces
thei'eof, and the head : and he burnt

them upf)n the altar.

14 And he did wash the inwards
and the legs, and burnt the/n- upon
the burnt otfering on the altar.

15 II And he brought the people's
offering, and took the goat, which
?««.<? the sin offering for the people,
and slew it, and offered it for sin,
as the first.

16 And he brought the burnt
offering, and offered it according to
the "manner.

17 And he brought the ^ nieat
offering, and took an handful there-
of, and burnt it upon the altar,
beside the burnt sacrifice of the
morning.

18 He slew also the bullock and
the ram for a sacrifice of peace offer-
ings, which was for the people : and
Aaron's sons presented unto him
the blood, which he sprinkled upon
the altar round about,

1 9 And the fat of the bullock and
of the ram, the rump, and that
which covereth the inwards, and
the kidneys, and the caul afjove the
liver :

20 And they i)ut the fat upon
the breasts, and he burnt the fat
upon the altar:

21 And the breasts and the right
"^ shoulder Aaron waved for a wave
offering before the Lord ; as Moses
commanded.

22 And Aaron lifted up his hand
toward the peoi)le, and blessed
them, and came down from offering
of the sin offering, and the burnt
offering, and peace offerings.

23 And Moses and Aaron went
into the ** tabei'nacle of the congre-
gation , and came out, and blessed
the people: and the glory of the
Lord appeared unto all the people.

24 And there came a fire out
from before the Lord, and consumed
upon the altar the burnt offering
and the fat: ivltich when all the
people saw, they shouted, and fell
on their faces.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Nadah and Ahihti,for offering of strange
ffre, are burnt by fire. G Aaron and his
sons are forhidden. to mourn for them.
8 The priests are forbidden wine when
the;/ are to go into the tal/ernacle. 12 The
lair (f eating the holi/ things. 16 Aaron''s
e.eeuse for transgresxing thereof.

AND Nadah and Abihu, the sons
of Aaron, took either of thcni
his censer, and i)ut fire therein, and
put incense thereon, and offered
strange fire before the Lord, which
he commanded them not.

2 And there went out fire from
the Lord, and devoured them, and
they died before the Lord.

3 Then Moses said unto Aaron,

** oi'diiiance.
2 meal

tliigh

8 tent of
meetiug,

107

Nadab and Abihu

LEVITICUS, 11.

burnt for sacrilege.

This is it that the Lord spake, say-
ing, 1 will be sanctified in them
that come nigh me, and before all
the people I will be glorified. And
Aaron held his peace.

4 And Moses called Mishael and
Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the
uncle of Aaron, and said unto them,
Come near, carry your brethren
from before the sanctuary out of
the camp.

5 So they went near, and carried
them in their coats out of the camp ;
as ]\Ioses had said.

6 And Moses said unto Aaron,
and unto Eleazar and untolthamar,
his sons, ' Uncover not your heads.
neither rend your ciuthes; lest ye
die, and lest wrath come upon all
the people: but let your breth-
ren, the whole house of Israel, be-
wail the burning which the Lord
hath kindled.

7 And ye shall not go out from
the door of the - tabernacle of the
congregaticm, lest ye die: for the

anointing oil of tii(^ Lord /.s upon
you. And they did according to
the word <if Moses.

8 ^f And the Lord spake unto
Aaron, saying,

1) Do not (h'ink wine nor strong
drink, thou, nor tliy sons with thee,
when ye go into the -tabernacle of
the congregation, lest ye die: it
.t/id/l Ih'. a statute for ever through-
out your generations:

10 And that ye may put diflFer-
enee between holy and ''unlioly.
and between unclean and clean;

1 1 And that ye )nay teach the
cliildren of Israel all the statutes
which the J^oRD hath s))oken unto
them by the hand of Moses.

12 H And Mos(\s spake unto
Aaron, and unto Klea/.ar and unto
Ithamai', liis sons that were left,
Take tlie ^nic;it offering that re-
maineth of tTieoilrriiigs of the LoitD
made by lire, and eat it without
leaven beside; the altar: for it ix
most lioly :

13 And ,ye shall eat it in "'the
holy place, liecause it ix thy dui',
ami thy sons' due, of the saci-ifi<;es
of the Loud made; by fire: for so I
am connnanded.

II And th(; wave breast and
heave ''shoulder shall ye eat in a
• lean i)l;u:e; thou, and thy .sons,
and thy daughters with tliee: for
thill tjc thy due, and thy sons' due,
which are given out of the saci-ifices
of peace; otlerings of th(! children of
Israel.

15 The heave ''shoulder and the
wave breast shall they bring with
the offerings made by fire of the fat.

to wave it for a wave offering be-
fore the Lord ; and it shall be thine,
and thy sons' with thee, by a statute
for ever; as the Lord hath com-
manded.

16 II And Moses diligently sought
the goat of the sin offering, and,
behold, it was bvu'nt: and he was
angry with Eleazar and Ithamar,
the sons of Aaron u'hich were left
alive, sayingj

1 7 Wherefore have ye not eaten
the sin offering in the holy place,
seeing it is most holy, and (rod hath
given it you to bear the iniquitj^ of
the congregation, to make atone-
ment for them before the Lord?

18 Behold, the blood of it was
not brought in within the holy
place: ye should indeed have eaten
it in the holy ^^A/ce, as I com-
manded.

ID And Aaron said unto Moses,
Behold, this day have they offeretl
their sin offering and their burnt
offering before the Lord; and such
things have befallen me: and if I
had eaten the sin offering to day,
should it have been accepted in the
sight of the Lord?

20 And when Moses heard that,
he was content.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Wli(t1 heiiHtH m<n/, 4 (ind uinil iiiai/ not be
eiiUii. 9 W/iat fiy/ns. IH What fovl/t.
29 The creeping ifiimjn nhivh (ire ttticlean.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses
and to Aaron, saying unto
them,

2 Speak unto the ehildi-en of
Israel, saying, Th(\se are the beasts
which ye shall eat among all the
beasts that are on the earth.

3 Whatsoever pai'teth the hoof,
and is clovenfooted, ami cheweth
th(; cud, ainong the beasts, that
shall ye eat.

4 Nevertheless these shall ye not
eat of them that cIk^w the cud, or
of them that divide; tin; hoof : as the
camel, because he cheweth the cud,
but divideth not the hoof; he is
unclean unto you.

T) And the coiu\y, because he
cheweth the cud, but divideth not
the hoof; he is unclean unto .you.

(i i\nd the liai'e, because Ik; ch(;w
eth th(; cud, but divi(l(;t]i not the
h(»of ; lie is unclean unto you.

7 And the swine, though he
divide the lioof, a,nd Ix; cloven-
footed, yet he cheweth not the; (.-ud ;
he is uncleaTi to you.

8 Of their flesh shall ye not
eat, and their cai'case sliall ye not
foiu'h ; they trre unclean to you.

9 11 These shall y(^ eat of all that
(ire in 1 he waters : whatsoever hath

LEVITICUS, 11.

clean and unclean.

fins and scales in the waters, in the
seas, and in the rivers, them shall
ye eat.

10 And all that liave not fins
and scales in the seas, and in the
rivers, of all that move in the
waters, and of any living thing
which is in the waters, they sludl
he an abomination unto you :

1 1 They shall be even an abomi-
nation unto you ; ye shall not eat
of their fiesh, but ye shall have
their carcases in abomination.

12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor
scales in the waters, that shall be
an abomination unto you.

1 3 If And these are they ivhich ye
shall have in abomination among
the fowls ; they shall not be eaten,
they ore an abomination : the eagle,
and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

1 4 And the vulture, and the kite
after his kind ;

1 5 Every raven after his kind ;

16 And the ^owl, and the night
hawk, and the "cuckow, and the
hawk after his kind,

17 And the little owl, and the
cormorant, and the gi-eat owl,

18 And the ''swan, and the peli-
can, and the gier eagle,

19 And the stork, the heron after
her kind, and the lapwing, and the
bat.

20 All ''fowls that creep, going

upon all four, shall be an a b(jm illa-
tion unto you.

2 1 Yet these may ye eat of every
flying creeping thing that goeth
upon all four, which have legs
above their feet, to leap withal
upon the earth ;

22 Even these of tliem ye may
eat ; the locust after his kind, ami
the bald locust after his kind, and
the beetle after his kind, and the
grasshopper after his kind.

2-3 But all other flying ci'eeping
things, which have four feet, shdl
be an abomination unto you.

24 And for these ye shall be un-
clean : whosoever toucheth the car-
case of them shall be vinclean until
the even.

25 And whosoever beareth ought
of the carcase of them shall wash
his clothes, and be unclean until
the even.

26 7V<e carcases of every beast
which divideth the hoof, and is not
clovenfooted. nor cheweth the cikI,
are unclean unto you : every one
that toucheth them shall be un-
clean.

27 And whatsoever goeth upon
his paws, among all manner of
beasts that go on all four, those o^'c
unclean unto you : whoso toucheth

their carcase shall be unclean until
the even.

28 And he that beareth tlie car-
case of them shall wash his clothes,
and be unclean until the even : they
are unclean unto you.

29 .^ These also shall be unclean
unto you among the creeping
things that creep upon the earth ;
the weasel, fi-nd the mouse, and the
tortoise after his kind,

30 And the * ferret, and the
* chameleon, and the * lizard, and
the * snail, and the mole.

31 These are unclean to you
among all that creep : whosoever
doth touch them, when they be
dead, shall be unclean until the
even.

32 And upon whatsoever any of
them, when they are dead, doth
fall, it shall be unclean ; whether
it be any vessel of wood, or raiment,
or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel
it be, wherein any work is done, it
must be put into water, and it shall
be unclean until the even ; so it
shall bo cleansed.

33 And every earthen vessel,
whereinto any of them falleth,
whatsoever is in it shall be un-
clean ; and ye shall break it.

34 Of all ° meat which may be
eaten, titat on wiiich such water
Cometh shall be unclean : and all
drink that may be drunk in every
sucit vessel shall be unclean.

35 And every thing whereupon
any v«^'t of their carcase falleth
shall be unclean ; whether it be oven,
or ranges for pots, they shall be
broken down : for they are unclean,
and shall be unclean unto you.

36 Nevertheless a fountain or
pit, wherein, there is plenty of
water, shall be clean : but that
which toucheth their carcase shall
be unclean.

37 And if any %Kirt of their car-
case fall upon any sowing seed
which is to be sown, it mall he
clean.

38 But if any water be put upon
the seed, and any part of their car-
case fall thereon, it sltall be unclean
unto you.

39 And if any beast, i)i which ye
may eat, die ; he that toucheth the
carcase thereof shall be unclean
until the even.

40 And he that eateth of the
carcase of it shall wash his clothes,
and be unclean until the even : he
also that beareth the carcase of it
shall wash his clothes, and be un-
clean until the even.

* Words of luicertain meaning, but
prubablij denoting four kinds of lizards.

5 food

109

Tlie purification

LEVITICUS, 12, 13.

4 1 And every creei)ing thing that
creepeth upon the earth shall he an
abomination ; it shall not be eaten.

42 Whatsoever goeth upon the
belly, and whatsoever goeth upon
all four, or whatsoever hath more
' feet among all creeping tilings
that creep upon the earth, them
ye shall iiot eat ; for they are an
abomination.

43 Ye shall not make yourselves
abominable with any creeping
thing that creepeth, neither shall
ye make yourselves unclean with
them, that ye should be defiled
thereby.

44 For I am the Lord your God :
ye shall therefore sanctify your-
selves, and ye shall be holy ; for I
am holy : neither shall ye defile
yourselves with any manner of
creeping thing that creepeth upon
the earth.

45 For I am the Lord that bi-ing-
eth you up out of the land of Egypt,
to be your God : ye shall therefore
be holy, for I am holy.

46 This /.s the law of the beasts,
and of the fowl, and of every living
creature that moveth in the waters,
and of every creature that creepeth
upon the earth :

47 To make a difference between
the unclean and the clean, and be-
tween the beast that may be eaten
and the beast that may not be
eaten.

CHAPTER 12.

1 The purification of women after chilil-
birtk. 6 Her offerinfjn for lier imrifi/ing.

AND the Lord si)ake unto Moses,
saying,

2 Speak unto tlie childi-en of
Israel, saying. If a woman liaAC
conceived seed, and borne a man
child : then she shall be unclean
seven days ; accorfling to the days
of th(! senaration for her infiimity
shall she be unclean.

3 And in the eighth day the
flesh of his foreskiji shall be cir-
cumcised.

4 And shr shall then continue in
the blood of hei- purifying tln-ee
and thirty days; she sliail touch
no hallowed thing, nor come into
the sn,nctua,ry, until th(> days of
her purifying l)e fiillilicd.

5 But if she beai- a maid child,
then she shall be unclean two
weeks, as in Ihm- sejiaration: and
she shall continue in the blood of
her purifying threescore and six
days.

o And when the days of jicr i)uii
fying are fulfilled, for a son, or for
a, daughtei-, she sliall bi-ing a, lamb
of the first year for a burnt ofif'er-
ing, and a young ijigeon, or a tur-

tledove, for a sin ofl:ering, unto the
door of the "' tabernacle of the con-
gregation, unto the priest:

7 Who shall offer it before the
Lord, and make an atonement for
her; and she shall be cleansed from
the issue of her blood. This is the
law for her that hath borne a male
or a female.

<"> And if she be not able to bring
a lamb, then she shall bring two
"' turtles, or two young pigeons ; the
one for the burnt offering, and
the other for a sin offering: and
the priest shall make an atonement
for her, and she shall be clean.

CHAPTER 13.

1 The hues and tokens toheretiij the prient in
to be (piide.J in (litfcerniiiff the leproxy.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses
and Aaron, saying,

2 When a man shall have in the
skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or
bi'ight sp()t, and it be in the skin of
his flesh like the plague of leprosy;
then he shall be brought unto
Aaron the priest, or unto one of his
sons the priests :

3 And the priest shall look on the
plague in the skin of the flesh:
and ivlien the hair in the plague is
turned white, and the plague in
sight he deeper than the skin of his
flesh, it is a plague of leprosy : and
the priest shall look on him, and
pronounce him unclean.

4 Jf the bright spot he white in
the skin of his fl(>sh, and in sight he
not deeper than the skin, and the
hair thereof be not turned white;
then the priest shall shut up him
that hath the ])lague seven da.ys:

5 And the pi-iest shall look on
him the seventh day: and, behold,
//' the plague in his sight Ik' at a
sta.v, and the i)lague s|)rea(l not in
the skin; then the priest shall shut
him up seven da.vs more:

G And the ])i'iest shall look on
him again the seventh day: and,
behold, //'the i)lagu(^ he •'somewhat
dark, awl the i)lague si)read not in
the skin, the j)i;iest shall i)r(>nounce
him clean : it is hut ;\. scab : and he
sliall wash his clot lies, and be clean.

7 lint if the seal) s^)read nuich
abroa-d in the skin. aft<'r that he
hath been seen of th(> pi'iest for his
cleansing, he shall be seen of the
priest again :

S And //' the i)i-i(»st see that, be
hold, the scai)sprea(leth in t he skin,
tlien the pi'iestshall pronounce him
unclean : it is a lejiros.y.

;) If When tlu' |)lague of leprosy
is in a man, t hen he shall be brought
unto the priest;

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Laws and tokens

LEVITICUS, 13.

to discern leprosy.

10 And the priest shall see 1dm:
and, behold, if the rising he white
in the skin, and it have turned the
hair white, and there be quick raw
flesh in the rising ;

1 1 It is an old lei)rosy in the skin
of his flesh, and the priest shall
pronounce him unclean, and shall
not shut him up : for he is unclean.

12 And if a leprosy break out
abroad in the skin, and the leprosy
cover all the skin of him that liatk
the plague from his head even to
his foot, wheresoever the priest
looketh ;

1 3 Then the priest shall consider :
and, behold, if the leprosy have
covered all his flesh, he shall pro-
nounce him clean that hath the
plague : it is all turned white : he
IS clean.

1 4 But when raw flesh appeareth
in him, he shall be unclean.

1 5 And the priest shall see the
raw flesh, and pronounce him to be
unclean : for the raw flesh is un-
clean : it is a leprosy.

1 6 Or if the raw flesh turn again,
and be changed unto white, he
shall come vmto the priest ;

17 And the priest shall see him :
and, behold, //'the plague be tui-ned
into white ; then the priest shall
pronounce 1dm clean that hath the
plague : he is clean.

18 ^ The flesh also, in which, even
in the skin thereof, was a boil, and
is healed,

19 And in the place of the boil
there be a white rising, or a bright
spot, white, and somewhat I'eddish,
and it be shewed to the priest ;

20 And if, when the priest seeth
it, behold, it he in sight lower than
the skin, and the hair thereof be
turned white; the priest shall pro-
nounce him unclean : it is a plague
of leprosy broken out of the Doil.

21 Kut if the priest look on it,
and, behold, there he no white hairs
therein, and //'it l>e not lower than
the skin, but l>e ' somewhat dai'k :

then the priest shall shut him up
seven days :

22 And if it spread much abroad
in the skin, then tlie priest shall
pronounce him unclean : it is a
plague.

23 But if the bright spot sta,y in
his ijlace, and spread not, it is '"a
burning boil ; and the priest shall
pronounce him clean.

24 U Or if there be any flesh, in
the skin whereof there is a •* hot
burning, and the quick flesh that
liurneth have a white bright s])ot,
somewhat reddish, or white ;

25 Then the priest shall look

upon it: and, behold, //'the hair in
the bright si)ot be turned white,
and it Jje in sight deeper than the
skin ; it /** a leprosy broken out of
the burning : wherefore the pi'iest
shall pionounce him unclean : it is
the plague of leprosy.

26 But if the priest look on it,
and, behokl, there be no white hair
in the bright spot, and it /je no lower
than the other skin, but he ' some-
what dark ; then the priest shall

shut him up seven days .:

27 And tne priest shall look upon
him the seventh day : and if it be
spread much abroad in the skin,
then the priest shall pronounce
him unclean : it is the plague of
leprosy.

28 And if the bright spot stay
in his place, and spread not in the
skin, but it he ' somewhat dark ; it
is a rising of the burning, and the
priest shall pronounce him clean :
t(ir it is ^an inflammation of the
burning.

29 ^ If a man or woman have a
plague upon the head or the beard ;

30 Then the priest shall see the
plague : and, behold, if it he in
sight deeper than the skin ; and'
there he in it a yellow thin hair ;
then the priest shall pronounce
him unclean : it is a dry scall,
even a leprosy upon the head or
beard.

31 And if the priest look on the
plague of the scall, and. behold, it
l>e not in sight deeper than the
skin, and that there is no black hair
in it ; then the priest shall shut up
him that hath the plague of the scall
seven days :

32 And in the seventh day the
priest shall look on the plague :
and, behold,?/ the scall spread not,
and there be in it no yellow hair, and
the scall l>e not in sight deeper than
the skin ;

33 He shall be shaven, but the
scall shall he not shave ; and the
priest shall shut up hi)n that hath
the scall seven days more :

34 And in the seventh day the
priest shall look on the scall : and,
behold, y/'the scall be not spread in
the skin, nor he in sight deeper than
the skin ; then the priest shall pio-
nounce him clean : and he snail
wash his clothes, and be clean.

35 But if the scall spread much
in the skin after his cleansing ;

36 Then the priest shall look on
him : and, beliold, if the scall be
spread in the skin, the priest shall
not seek for yellow hair ; he is un-
clean.

37 But if the scall be in liis sight
at a stay, and that there is black

1 dim ;

* the scar

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the leper.

hair grown up therein ; the .scall is
healed, he is clean : and the priest
shall pronounce him clean.

38 ^ If a man also oi- a woman
have in the skin of their tlesh bright
spots, even white bright spots ;

39 Then tlie priest shall look :
and, behold, if the bi'ight spots in
the skin of their flesh be darkish
white ; it /s a freckled spot thnt
groweth in the skin ; he is clean.

40 And the man whose liair is
fallen off his head, he is bald ; yet
is he clean.

41 And he that hath his hair
fallen off from the part of his head
toward his face, he is forehead bald :
yet is he clean.

42 And if there be in the bald
head, or bald forehead, a white
reddish sore ; it is a leprosy sprung
u]) in his bald head, or liis bald fore-
head.

43 Then the priest shall look
upon it : and, behold, if the rising
of the sore he white reddish in his
bald head, or in his bald forehead,
as the leprosy appeareth in the
skin of the flesh ;

41 He is a leprous man, he is
unclean : the priest shall pro-
nounce him utterly unclean ; his
plague is in his head.

45 And the leper in whom the
plague is, his clothes shall be nnit,
and ' his head bare, and he shall
put a covering upon his upper lip,
and shall cry. Unclean, unclean.

4G All th(^ days wherein the
l)laKU(» sliull he in him he shall be
(jellied ; he is unclean : he shall
dwell alone; without the camp
skull his habitation he.

47 H The garment also that the
plague of leid'osy is in, tvketlter it
he a woollen garment, or a linen
garment;

4H Whether it he in the warp, or
woof; of linen, ov of woollen;
wh(!ther in a skin, or in any tiling
mad(! of skin ;

49 And if the ])lague })egi-eenish
or reddish in the garment, or in
the skin, eitliei- in the warp, oi-
ill the woof, or in any thing of
skin ; it is a plague of leprosy, and
sliall be shewed unto the jjriest :

50 And t.lM^ priest shall look
upon th(! niague, and shut up if
tliii.t lintli t\w, i)lague seven flays :

51 And he sliall look on the
pkigue on the seventh day: if the
pliigue b(^ spread in tli(^ gar'ment,
(Mthcr in the warp, or in tlie woof,
or in a skin, or in an.v work tliat is
made of skin ; the X)lague is a fret-
ting leprosy ; it is unclean.

52 He sliall therefore burn that
garment, whether warp or woof,

in woollen or in linen, or any thing
of skin, wherein the j)lague is : for
it is a fretting leprosy ; it shall be
burnt in the fire.

53 And if the priest shall look,
and, behold, the plague be not
sin-ead in the garment, either in
the warp, or in the woof, or in any
thing of skin ;

54 Then the priest shall com-
mand that they wash the thivcf
wherein the plague is, and he shall
shut it up seven days more:

55 And the priest shall look on
the plague, after that it is washed :
and, behold, if the plague have not
changed his colour, and the plague
be not spread ; it is unclean ; thou
shalt burn it in the fire ; it is fret
inward, whether it he bare within
or without.

56 And if the priest look, and,
liehold, the plague he ~ somewhat
dai'k after the washing of it ; then
he shall rend it out of the garmeTit,
or out of the skin, or out of the
warp, or out of the woof :

57 And if it appear still in the
garment, either in the warp, or in
the woof, or in any thing of skin ;
it ?'.s- a spreading 'plague : thou shalfi
burn that wherein the plague is
with fire.

58 And the garment, either warj),
or woof, or whatsoever thing of
skin it he, which thou shalt wash,
if the plague be departed from
them, then it shall be washed the
second time, and shall be clean.

59 This is the law of the jjlague of
leprosy in a gai-ment of woollen oi-
linen, either in the wai'j), or woof,
or anything of skins, to pronounce
it clean, or to pronounce it un-
clean.

CHAPTER 14.

1 The, rites aiuJ x(icri/ice,\ hi cJeiivfiinf/ of
Ihe leper. .33 T/ie xii/ns of lejirdKi/ hi ti
lunine. 43 The clcdnsitm of that limine.

AND the LoiM) spake unto Moses,
sayini;,

2 This shall be the law of the
leper in the day of his cleansing:
lie shall Ix' brought unto the
priest :

3 And tlu! ])riest shall go forth
out of tli(>. camp; and the pi'iest
shall look, a,nd, bi'hold, if the
pla,gu(! of leprosy Ix; healed in the
leper;

4 Then shall the priest com
mand to take; for him that is to
be cleansed two birds alive (VikI
clea,n, and cedai' wood, ajid scarlet,
and hysso)) :

5 And the pi'iest shall connnand
that one of tn(? birds be killed in
an earthen vessel over running
water :

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LEVITICUS, 14.

of the leper.

6 As for the living bird, lie shall
take it, and the cedar wood, and
the scarlet, and the hyssop, and
sliall dip them and the living bird
in the blood of the birfl that was
killed over the running water :

7 And he shall sprinkle upon
him that is to be cleansed from the
leprosy seven times, and shall pro-
nounce him clean, and shall let the
li^'ing bird loose into the open
field.

8 And he that is to be cleansed
shall wash his clothes, and shave
off all his hair, and wash himself
in water, that he may be clean :
and after that he shall come into
the camp, and shall tarry abroad
out of his tent seven days.

9 But it shall be on the seventh
day, that he shall shave all his hair
off his head and his beard and his
eyebrows, even all his hair he sliall
shave off: and he shall wash his
clothes, also he shall wash his flesh
in water, and he shall be clean.

10 And on the eiglitli day he shall
take two he lambs without blemish,
and one ewe lamb of the first year
without Ijlemish, and three tenth
' deals of fine Hour for a " meat
offering, mingled with oil, and one
log of oil.

11 And the priest that maketh
him, clean shall present the man
that is to be made clean, and those
things, before the Lord, at the
door of the '^'tabei'nacle of the con-
gregation :

1 2 And the priest shall take one
he lamb, and offer him for a tres-
pass offering, and the log of oil,
and wave them fo?' a wave offering
before the Lord :

1 3 And he shall slay the lamb in
the place where he shall kill the
sin offering and the l)urnt offering,
in the holy x^lace : for as the sin
offering is the iiriest's, so is the
trespass offering : it is most holy :

14 And the priest shall take
some of the blood of the tresjiass
offering, and the priest shall put it
ujion the tip of the right ear of
him that is to be cleansed, and
upon the thumb of his right hand,
and upon the great toe of his right
foot :

15 And the priest shall take
some of the log of oil, and pour if
into the palm of his own left hand ;

IQ And the priest shall dip his
right finger in the oil that is in his
left hand, and shall sprinkle of the
oil with his finger seven times
before the Lord :

17 And of the rest of the oil that

is in his hand shall the priest put

1 upon the tip of the right ear of

him that is to be cleansed, and ;
ui)on the thumb of his right hand,
and upon the great toe of his right
foot, upon the blood of the tres-
pass offering :

18 And the remnant of the oil
that is in the ])riest's hand he shall
pour upon the head of him that
is to be cleansed : and the priest
shall make an atonement for him
before the Lord.

1 9 And the priest shall offer the
sin offering, and make an atone-
ment for him that is to be cleansed
from his uncleanness ; and after-
ward he shall kill the burnt offer-
ing :

20 And the priest shall offer the
burnt offering and the " meat offer-
ing upon the altar : and the priest
shall make an atonement for him,
and he shall be clean.

21 And if he he poor, and cannot
get so much ; then he shall take
one lamb for a trespass offering to
be waved, to make an atonement
for him, and one tenth '' deal of fine
flour mingled with oil for a '^ meat
offering, and a kig of oil ;

22 And two turtledoves, or two
young pigeons, such as he is able
to get ; and the one shall be a sin
offering, and the other a burnt
offering.

23 And he shall bring them on
the eighth day for his cleansing
unto the priest, unto the door of
the °tabei-nacle of the congrega-

tion, before the Lord.

24 And the priest shall take the
lamb of the trespass offering, and
the log of oil, and the priest shall
wave them for a wave offering
before the L()R7> :

25 And he shall kill the lamb of
the trespass offering, and the priest
shall take some of the Ijlood of the
trespass offering, and put H upon
the tip of the right ear of him that
is to be cleansed, and ujjon the
thumb of his right hand, and upon
the great toe of his right foot :

26 And the priest shall pour of
the oil into the palm of his own
left hand :

27 And the priest shall sprinkle
with his right finger some of the
oil that is in his left hand seven
times before the Loi;d :

28 And the priest shall put of
the oil that is in his hanfl upon the
tip of the right ear of him that is
to be cleansed, and ui)on the thumb
of his right hand, ntid upon the
great toe of his right foot, upon
the placeof the blood of tlie tres-
pass offering :

29 And the rest of the oil that is

2 meal

4 part of an
ephah

^ tent of
meeting,

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LEVITICUS, 15.

Its cleansing.

in the priest's hand he shall put
upon the head of him that is to be
cleansed, to make an atonement
for him before the LoiU).

30 And he shall offer the one of
the turtledoves, or of the young
pigeons, such as he can get ;

31 Even such as he is able to get,
the one for a sin offering, and the
other /or a burnt offering, with the
^ meat offering : and the priest
shall make an atonement for him
that is to be cleansed before the
Lord.

.32 This is the law. of him in
whom is the plague of leprosy,
whose hand is not able to get that
which ijertaineth to his cleansing.

33 % And the Loui) spake unto
Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

34 When ye be come into the
land of Canaan, which I give to
you for a possession, and I put the
plague of leprosy in a liouse of the
land of your possession ;

35 And he that owneth the
house shall come and tell the
priest, saying. It seemeth to me
there is as it were a plague in the
house :

36 Then the priest shall com-
mand that they empty the house,
before the priest go into it to see
the plague, that all that is in the
house be not made unclean : and
afterward the pi'iest shall go in to
see the house :

37 And he shall look on the
plague, and, lu'liold, //" the plague
l>e in the walls of the house with
hollow - sti'akcs. greenish or red-
dish, which in sight are lower than
the wall ;

38 Then tiie priest shall go out
of the house to the door of the
house, and shut up the house seven
days :

39 And the priest shall come
again the seventh day, and shall
look : and, Ix^hold, // the plague
be spread in the walls of the
house ;

to Then the priest shall com-
mand that they take away tiie
stones in which tlu^ i)lague is, and
they shall cast tliein into an unclean
yA;w\\ without the city :

41 And he shall cause the house
to be s(;raped within round about,
and they shall ])our out tlu^ dust
that tliey scrap(! off without the
city into an unclean ])lace:

42 And they shall take otluM-
stones, and i)ut t}i(nn in the place
of those stones; and he shall take;
other morter, and shall plaister the
house.

43 And if the i)lague come again,
and break out in the house, aftei'

that he hath taken away the stones,
and af tei' he hath scraped the house,
anfl after it is plaistered ;

44 Then the priest shall come
and look, aiifl, behold, 7/ the plague
be spread in the house, it is a fret-
ting leprosy in the house: it is
unclean.

45 And he shall break down the
house, the stones of it, and the tim-
ber thereof, and all the morter of
the house; and he shall carry tJiem
forth out of the city into an unclean
place.

4(3 ^loreover he that goeth into
the house all the while that it is
shut up shall be unclean until the
even.

47 And he that lieth in the house
shall wash his clothes; and he that
eateth in the house shall wash his
clothes.

48 And if the priest shall come
in, and k)ok nnon it, and, behold,
the plague hath not spread in the
house, after the house was plais-
tered: then the priest shall pro-
nounce the house clean, because
the plague is healed.

49 And he shall take to cleanse
the house two birds, and cedar
wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:

50 And he shall kill the one of
the birds in an earthen vessel over
running water:

51 And ho shall take the cedar
wood, and the hyssop, and the scar-
let, and the living bird, and dip
them in the bloofi of the slain bint,
and in the I'unning water, and
sprinkle the house seven times:

52 And he shall cleanse the house
with the blood of the bird, and with
the I'umiing water, and with {\w
living bii'd, and with the cedar
wood, atid with the hyssop, and
with t.h<' scarlet:

53 liut he shall let go the living
bii'd out of tln^ city into the open
•'fields. Mild iiijike an atonement for
the house : ;iiid it slwill be clean.

51 This IS the law for all manner
of i)lague of lejirosy, and scall,

55 And foi' the leprosy of a gar-
ment, and of ;i, house,

5() And for n I'isiiig, and for a,
scab, ajul for a bright spot:

57 To teach when it is unclean,
and wluMi it is clean: this is the
law of leprosy.

CHAPTEU 15.

1 Tlif /nich'dtnii'Ks of wen in iheir isxiirs,
i:i Tlic clfdiiningd/fliem. 1!) The uncli'au-
iii'HH (if irinnen in their issiicn. 28 Their
c/idnsinn.

AN I ) the Lord sjiake unto Moses
;ind to Aai'on, saying,
2 Speak unto the chihh'en of Is-
rael, and say unto them. When any

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LEVITICUS, 15.

■ men. and women.

man hatl] a running issue out of
his flesh, because of his issue he is
unclean.

3 And this shall be his undean-
ness in his issue: whether his flesh
run Avith his issue, or his flesh be
stopped from his issue, it is his un-
deanness.

4 Every bed, whei'eon he lieth
that hath the issue, is unclean : and
every thing, whereon he sitteth,
shall be unclean.

5 And whosoever toucheth his
bed shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be un-
clean until the even.

6 And he that sitteth on any
thing whereon he sat that hath the
issue shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himself in water, and be un-
clean until the even.

7 And he that toucheth the flesh
of him that hath the issue shall
wash his clothes, and bathe himse/f
in water, and be unclean until the
even.

8 And if he that hath the issue
spit upon him that is clean; then
he shall wash his clothes, and bathe
himse/f in water, and be unclean
until the even.

9 And what saddle soever he
rideth upon that hath the issue
shall be unclean.

10 And whosoever toucheth any
thing that was under him shall be
unclean until the even : and he that
beareth any of those things shall
wash his clothes, anrl bathe himse/f
in water, and be unclean until the
even.

1 1 And whomsoever he toucheth
that hath the issue, and hath not
rinsed his hands in water, he shall
wash his clothes, and bathe hiinse/f
in water, and be unclean until the
even.

12 And the vessel of earth, that
he toucheth which hath the issue,
shall be broken : and every vessel
of wood shall be rinsed in water.

13 And when he that hath an
issue is cleansed of his issue; then
he shall number to himself seven
days for liis cleansing, and wash
his clothes, and bathe his flesh in
running water, and shall be dean.

14 And on the eighth day he
shall take to him two turtledoves,
or two young ]jigeons, and come
before the Lord unto the door of
the Habernacle of the congreigiition,
and give them unto the priest:

1 5 And the priest shall offer them ,
the one for a sin offering, and the
other for a burnt offering; and the
priest shall make an atonement for
him before the Lord for his issue.

1 6 And if any man's seed of copu-

lation go out from him, then he
shall wash all his flesh in water,
and be unclean until the even.

1 7 And every garment, and every
skin, whereon is the seed of copu-
lation, shall be washed with water,
and be unclean until the even.

18 The woman also with whom
man shall lie vifh seed of copula-
tioii, they shall />ot/i bathe them.se/ves
in water, and be unclean until the
even.

1 9 II And if a woman have an
issue, and her issue in her flesh be
blood, she shall be put apart seven
days: and whosoever toucheth her
shall be unclean until the even.

20 And every thing that she lieth
upon in her separation shall be un-
clean: every thing also that she
sitteth upon shall be unclean.

21 And whosoever toucheth her
bed shall wash his clothes, and
bathe himse/f in water, and be un-
clean until the even.

22 And whosoever toucheth any
thing that she sat upon shall wash
his clothes, and bathe himse/f in
water, and be unclean until the
even.

23 And if it /je on her bed, or
on any thing whereon she sitteth,
when he toucheth it, he sliall be
unclean until the even.

24 And if any man lie with her
at all, and her '' flowers be upon
him, he shall lie unclean seveii
days; and all the bed whereon he
Heth shall be unclean.

2.5 And if a woman have an issue
of her blood many days out of the
time of her separation, or if it run
beyond the time of her seixiration;
all the days of the issue of her un-
deanness shall be as the days of
her separation : she sha// l>e unclean.

26 Every bed whereon she lieth
all the days of her issue shall be
unto her as the bed of her separa-
tion : and whatsoever she sitteth
upon shall be unclean, as the un-
deanness of her separation.

27 And whosoever toucheth those
things shall be unclean, and shall
wash his clothes, and \rA\.\\i:' liimsdf
in water, and be unclean until the
even.

28 But if she be cleansed of her
issue, then she shall number to her-
self seven days, and after that she
shall be clean.

29 And on the eighth day she
shall take unto her two •' turtles, or
two young pigeons, and l)ring them
unto the priest, to the door of the
^tabernacle of the congi-egation.

30 Antl the in'iest shall ofler the
one for a sin offering, ajid the other
for a burnt offering ; and the priest

2 impurity

3 turtle-
doves,

4 tent of
meeting.

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LEVITICUS, ir>.

in the hohj place.

shall make an atonement for lier
before the Lord for the issue of her
uncleajuiess.

31 Thus shall ye separate the
children of Israel from their un-
cleanness ; that they die not in
their uncleanness, when they defile
my tabernacle that ?'.s' among: them.

32 This_ /s the law of liim that
hath an issue, and of him wliose
seed goeth from him, and is defiled
therewith ;

33 And of lier that is sick ' of her
flowei's, and of him that hath an

issue, of the man, and of the woman,
and of him that lieth with her that
is unclean.

CHAPTER 16.

1 IIinK the h iyh. prieni must enter into theholy
place. 11 'the xinofferlngforhimitelf. 15
The sin offering fur the qieoph.. %\ The
scapegoat. 29 The ij early feaat o_f the ev-
l)iiUions.

AND the Lord snake unto Closes
after the death of the two sons
of Aaron, when they offered before
the Lord, and died ;

'1 And the Lord said unto Moses,
Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that
he come not at all times into the
holy pliu-e within the vail before
tlie mercy seat, which ?'.s upon the
ark ; that he die not : for I will ap-
pear in the cloud upon the mercy
seat.

3 Thus shall Aaron come into the
holy yj^rtre; with a young bullock
for a sin offering, and a ram for a
burnt oH'ei'iiig.

•4 He shall put on the lioly linen
coat, arid he shall have the Hikmi
breeclu^s upon his llesh, and shall
be girded with a linen girdk;, and
with th(> linen mitre shall he be
attired: these (irc holy garments;
tlierefore shall he wash his flesh in
water, and no i)ut them on.

5 Aii<l he shall take of the con-
gregation of the children of Israel
two - kids of the ■fo.'ifs for a sin of-
fering, and one ram for a l>urnt of-
fering.

() And Aaj'on sh;dl offer his bul-
lock of tlu^ sin ollering, which /x for
himself, and make an atonement
foi' hiiiisclF. and for his house.

7 And he shall take I he two
goats, and present, them before the
LoiM) <tt the dooi' of IIk^ ■' (jibeni.-icle
of the «-on'j:i-eu^;itioii

<S And Aai'on slia.ll cast lots upon
th(! two goats ; oii(\ lot for the
LoKl), ;in(l the other lotfor*the
scapegoat.

y vVnd Aaron shall bring the goat
upon \yhl<'h the Loud's lot fell, and
oner \\\\\\ fuf a sin offering.

* lleb. Azazel.

10 But the goat, on wliich the lot
fell to be the scapegoat, shall be
presented alive before the Lord, to
make an atonement with him, and
to let him go for a scapegoat into
the wilderness.

11 And Aaron shall bring the
buUock of the sin offering, which
?'.s for himself, and shall make an
atonement for himself, and for his
house, and shall kill the bullock of
the sin offering which /,s for him-
self :

12 And he shall take a censer full
of bui'iiing coals of fire from off the
altar before the Lord, and his
hands full of sweet incense beaten
small, and bring it within the vail :

13 And he shall put the incense
upon the fire before the Lord, that
the cloud of the incense may cover
the mercy seat that is upon the
testimony, that he die not :

14 And he shall take of the blood
of the bullock, and sprinkle /;! with
his finger upon the mercy seat
* eastward : and before tlie mercy
seat shall he sprinkle of the blood
with his finger seven times.

15 lIThen shall he kill the goat
of thfi sin offering, that /.s- for the
people, and bring his blood within
the vail, and flo with that blood as
he did with the l)lood of the bul-
lock, and sprinkle it upon the
mercy seat, and before the mercy
seat: '

IG And he shall make an atone-
in(!nt for th(^ holy place, because of
the uncleanness of the children of
[srael, and because of theii- trans-
gressions in all theii- sins : and so
shall he do for i\w '"tabenwu^le of

the contri-egatioii that remaineth
among them in the midst of theii"
uncleanness.

17 And there shall be no man in
the " tabeinacle of the congregation
wluMi he goeth i)i to makean at.one-
ment in tlu^ holy place, until he
come out, and \va\v made an atone-
ment for himself, and for his house-
hold, and for all tiie congregation
of Israel.

1<S And he shall go out wnU) the
altai' that /.>< befoie the Loi;d, iind
make an atDnemeiit. for it ; and
shall tak(^ of the blood of the bul
lock, and of tlu; blood of the ;^oat,
and put //- u|)on tin; horns ot the
altnr round about.

1!) And he shall spi-inkle of the
blood upon it with his fhiger seven
times, anfl cleanse it, and hallow
it from the uncleanness of the chil-
dren of Israel.

20 II And when lie hath made an
end of reconciling the holy place.

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Tlie scMpegoat.

LEVITICUS, 17.

Eatiuij of blood forbidden.

and tlie ' tabernacle of the coii'^re-
ii;itioii, and tlie altar, he shall

bring the live goat :

:^1 And Aaron shall lay both his
hands upon the head oi the live
goat, and confess over him all the
iniquities of the children of Israel,
and all their transgressions in all
their sins, putting them upon the
head of the goat, and shall send
hini away by the hand of a " fit man
into the wilderness :

22 And the goat shall bear upon
him all their iniquities unto a land
not inhabited : and he shall let go
the goat in the wilderness.

23 And Aaron shall come into
the ' tabernacle of the congrega-
tion, anfl shall put off the linen

garments, which he put on when
he went into the holy place, and
shall leave them there:

24 And he shall wash his flesh
with water in ^ the holy place, and
^:)ut on his garments, and come
forth, and offer his burnt offering,
and the burnt offering of the peo-
ple, and make an atonement for
himself, and for the people.

25 And the fat of the sin offering
shall he burn upon the altar.

26 And he that let go the goat
for the scapegoat shall wash his
clothes, and bathe his flesh in
water, and afterward come into
the cami).

27 And the bullock for the sin
offering, and the goat for the sin
offering, whose blood was brought
in to make atonement in the holy
place, shall one cai'ry forth witliout
the camp ; and they shall burn in
the fire their skins, and their flesh,
and their dung.

28 And he that burneth them
shall wash his clothes, and bathe
his flesh in water, and afterward
he shall come into the camp.

29 ^ And this shall be a statute
for ever unto you : thai in the sev-
enth month, on the tenth day of
the month, ye sha,ll afflict your
souls, and do no woi'k a,t all, whether
it be one of your own country, or
a stranger tnat sojourneth among
you:

30 For on that day shall the
priest make an atonement for you,
to cleanse you, tJiai y(> may be
clean from all your sins before the
Lord.

3 1 It sliall be a sabbath f )f •* rest
unto you, and ye shall afflict your
souls, by a statute for ever.

32 And the priest, whom he shall
anoint, and whom lie shall consp
crate to minister in the priest's of-
fice in his father's stead, shall make

the atonement, and sliall put on
the linen clothes, even the holy gar-
ments :

33 And he shall make an atone-
ment for the holy sanctuary, and
he shall make an atonement for the
' tal:)ei-nacle of the congregation.

and tor the altar, and he shall make
an atonement for the priests, and
for all the people of the congrega-
tion.

34 And this shall be an everlast-
ing statute unto you, to make an
atonement for the children of Israel
for all their sins once a year. And
he did as the Lord commanded
Moses.

CHAPTER 17.

I The hlooil of all shiiti bedttfs iiiiiM be offered
to the Lord <it the iliior of tlie tuheriiuvle.
7 They unifit not ofertoileril.s. M All eat-
iiiQ of lilood i.s forlil/ldeii, IT) aud all that
dietli- alone, or ix tor>i.

AND the Lord spake unto Mo-
ses, saying,

2 8peak unto Aaron, and unto
his sons, and unto all tlu^ children
of Israel, and say unto tli(>m ; This
is the thing which the Loud hath
commanded, saying,

3 What man soever there be of
the house of Israel, that killeth an
ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp,
or that killeth it out of the canqi,

4 And bringeth it not unto the
door of the Habernacle of the con-

gregation, t(^ offer an offering uiit(j
the L(jRD before the tabernacle of
the Lord ; blood shall be imputed
unto that man ; he hath shed l)lood ;
and that nian shall be cut off" from
among his people :

5 To the end that the children
of Israel may bring their sacrifices,
which they offer in the open field,
even that they may bring them
unto the Lord, unto the door of
the ^ tabernacle of the congrega-
tion, unto tiie priest, and offer tliem
for peace offerings unto the Loud.

G And the priest shall sprinkle
the blood upon the altar of the
Lord at the door of the ' taber-
nacle of the congi'egatioii, am I
burn the fat for a sweet savour
unto the Lord.

7 And they sliall no more offer
their sacrifices unto devils, after
whom they ^ have gone a: whoring.
This shall be a statute for ever
unto them throughout their gen-
erations.

H ^ And thou shalt say unto
them, Whatsoever man there be of
the li(juse of Isi-ael. or of the stran-
gers which sojourn among you,
that off'ereth a burnt offering or
sacrifice,

1 tent of
meeting;.

s play the
liai'lot.

Unlmoful marriages.

LEVITICU8, 18.

Unlawful lusts.

9 And bringeth it not unto the
door of the ^ tabernacle of tlie eiin-

gregation, to otter it unto the Lokd ;

even that man shall be cut oft' from
among his people.

10 II And whatsoever man there
be of the house of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among you,
that eateth any manner of blood ;
1 will even set my face against
that soul that eateth blood, and
will cut him oft' from among his
people.

1 1 For the life of the flesh is in
the blood : and I have given it to
you upon the altar to make an
atonement for your souls : for it is
the blood that maketh an atone-
ment "for the soul.

12 Therefore 1 said unto the
chiklren of Israel, No soul of you
shall eat blood, neither shall any
stranger that sojourneth among
you eat blood.

13 And whatsoever man there he
of the children of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojoui'ii among you,
which hunteth and catcheth any
beast or fowl that may be eaten ;
he shall even i)our out the blood
thereof, and cover it with dust.

U For it Is the life of all flesh ;
the blood of it is ■'iw the life tliereof :
therefore I said unto the children
of Israel, Ve shall eat the bloo(l of
no manner of flesh : for the life of
all flesh is the blood thereof : who-
soever eateth it shall be cut oft".

15 And every soul that eateth
that which died of itself, or that
which was torn with //easts, whether
it he one of your own country, or
a stranger, he shall both wash his
clothes, and l)athe himself in water,
and be u nclean until the even : then
shall he be clean.

Hi Hut if he wash them not, nor
bathe his Hesh ; then he shall bear
his iniquity.

CHAPTER 18.

1 Unlaipful mnrridi/en. lit I'lilairful hixfx.

AND the Lord sjjake unto Mo
ses, saying,

2 Si)eak unto the children of fs
rael, and say unto them, I am tlie
LoKi> your (Jod.

3 After the floings of the kind of
Kgy|)t, wlun-ein ye dwelt, shall ye
not do : and aftei' the (k)iiigs of the
land of Canaan, whither I bring
you, shall y<' not do: neither shall
ye walk in their oi'din;inces.

4 Ve shall do my .judgnients,
and keep mine ordinances, to walk
therein : I am the Loi;i) your (iofl.

5 Ye shall therefore ' keep my
statutes.and my judgments: which

if a man do, he shall live in them :
I avi the Lord.

G ^ None of you shall approach
to any that is near of kin to him,
to uncover their nakedness : I am
the Lord.

7 The nakedness of thy father,
"■or the nakedness of thy mother,
shalt thou not uncover : she is thy
mother; thou shalt not uncover
her nakedness.

8 The nakedness of thy father's
wife shalt thou not uncover: it is
thy father's nakedness.

9 The nakedness of thy sister,
the daughter of thy father, or
daughter of thy mother, wliether
she he born at home, or born aliroad,
even their nakedness thou shalt not
uncover.

10 The nakedness of thy son's
daughter, or of thy daughter's
daughter, enen their nakedness
thou shalt not uncover: for theirs
is thine own nakedness.

11 The nakedness of thy father's
wife's daughter, begotten of thy fa-
ther, she is thy sister, thou shalt
not uncover hei- nakedness.

12 Thou shalt not uncover the
naked ness()f thy father's sister:
she is thy father's near kinswoman.

13 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy mother's sister:
for she is thy nujther's near kins-
woman.

14 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy fathei''s brother,
thou shalt not approach to his
wife: she /,s- thine aunt.

15 Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy daughter in law:
she is thy s(»n's wife; thou shalt
not uncover her nakedness.

I (■) Thou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of thy brother's wife:
it is tiiy bi'other's nakedness.

17 'i'hou shalt not uncover the
nakedness of a woman and her
daughter, neither shalt thou take
her son's daughter, or her daugh
ter's daughter, to uncover her na
kedness; for they ((re her near
kinswomen : it is wickedness.

IS Neither shalt thou take '"^a.
wife td lier sister, to vex her, to
uru'o\cr her nakedness, beside the
other in her life time.

19 Also thou shalt not a,i)i)i'oach
unto a, woma-n to uncover her na-
kedness, as long as she is put apart
foi- liei" unclea-iuiess.

20 Moreover thou shalt not lie
carnally with thy neighbour's wife,
t(j delile thyself with her.

21 And thou shalt not "let any
of thy seed " iwiss through the fire
to Molech, neither shalt thou pro-

^ even

"Kive

' to make

them j);iss

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A rejietition

LEVITICUS, 19.

of sundry laics.

fane the name of thy God : I am
the Lord.

22 Thou shalt not lie witli inan-
kind, as with womankind : it /*•
abomination.

23 Neither shalt thou lie with
any beast to defile thyself there-
with : neither shall any woman
stand before a beast to lie down
thereto : it is confusion.

24 Defile not ye yourselves in
any of these things: for in all these
the nations are defiled which 1 cast
out before you :

25 And the land is defiled : there-
fore I do visit the ini(iuity thereof
upon it, and the land itself vomit-
eth out her inhabitants.

26 Ye shall therefore keep my
statutes and my judgments, and
shall not connnit any of these
abominations ; neitlun- any of your
own nation, nor any stranger that
sojourneth among you :

27 (For all these abominations
have the men of the land done,
which ivere before you, and the
land is defiled ;)

28 That the land spue not you
out also, when ye defile it, as it
spued out the nations that tvere
before you.

29 For whosoever shall commit
any of these abominations, even
the souls that commit them shall
be cut oft" from among their people.

30 Therefore shall ye keep mine
oi-dinance. that ye connnit not any
one_ of these aboininable customs,
which were committed before you,
and tliat ye flefile not yourselves
thei'ein : I am the Lord your God.

CHAPTER 19.

A repetition of xunJry laws.

AND the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto all the congrega-
tion of the children of Israel, and
say unto them. Ye shall be holy :
for 1 the Lord your God am
holy.

3 II Ye shall fear every man his
mother, and his father, and keej)
my sabbaths : 1 am the Lord youi'
God.

4 H Turn ye not unto idols, nor
make to yourselves molten gods : 1
am the Lord your God.

5 *\ And if ye ofler a sacrifice of
peace offerings unto the Lord, ye
shall offer it ' at yowv own will.

6 It shall be eaten the same
day ye offer it, and on the mor-
row : and if ought remain until
the third day, it shall be burnt
in the fii-e.

7 And if it be eaten at all on the

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third day, it is abominable ; it shall
not be accepted.

8 Therefore every one that eateth
it shall bear his iniquity, because
he hath profaned the hallowed
thing of the Lord : and that soul
shall be cut off from among his
people.

9 U And when ye reap the har-
vest of your land, thou shalt not
wholly reap the corner's <»f thy field,
neither shalt thou gather the glean-
ings of thy harvest.

10 And thou shalt not glean thy
vineyard, neither shalt thou gather
every grape of thy vineyard ; thou
shalt leave them for the poor and
stranger : I am the Lord your God.

11 H Ye shall not steal, neither
deal falsely, neither lie one to an-
other.

12 ^ And ye shall not swear by
my name falsely, neither shalt thou
profane the name of thy God : I
am the Lord.

13 ^ Thou shalt not defraud thy
neighbour, neither rob Jiim, : the
wages of him that is hired shall
not abide with thee all night until
the morning.

14 U Thou shalt not curse the
deaf, nor put a stumblingblock
before the blind, but shalt fear
thy_God : 1 am the Lord.

15 H Ye shall do no unrighteous-
ness in judgment : thou shalt not
respect the person of the poor, nor
honour the pei-son of the mighty :
{>ut in righteousness shalt thou
judge thy neighbour.

16 ^ Thou shalt not go up and
down as a talebearer among thy
people : neither shalt thou stand
against the blood of thy neigh-
bour : I a/ii the Lord.

17 U Thou shalt not hate thy
brother in thine heart : thcni shalt
in any wise rebuke thy neighbour,
and not suffer sin upon him.

18 H Thou shalt not avenge, nor
bear any grudge against the child-
ren of thy people, but thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself : I
am the Lord.

19 51 Ye shall kee]) my statutes.
Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender
with a diverse kind : thou shalt not
sow thy field with mingled seed :
neither shall a garment mingled of
linen and woollen come uijon thee.

20 H Antl whosoever lieth car-
nally with a woman, that is a
bondmaid, lietiothed to an hus-
band, and not at all redeemed, nor
freedom given her; -she shall be
scourged : they shall not be put to
death, because she was not free.

21 And he shall bring his -tres-
pass offering unto the Lord, unto

2 tliey shall
be pun-
ished ;

Divers laivs

LEVITICUS, 20.

and ordhiances.

the door of the ' tabei-nacle of tlie

)iiKi'«'.i;ation, eve)i a i"am tor a tres-

p;iss otFeriug.

22 And tlie priest shall make an
atonement for him with the ram
of the trespass offei'inj^ before the
Lord for his sin which he hatli
done : and the sin wliich he liath
done shall be forgiven him.

23 H And when ye shall come
into the land, and shall have
Ijlatited all manner of trees for
food, then ye shall count the fruit
thereof as uncircumcised : tln-ee
years shall it be as uncircumcised
unto you : it shall not be eaten of.

24 But in the fourth year all the
fruit thereof shall be holy to praise
the Lord withaL

25 And in the fifth year shall ye
eat of the fruit thereof, that it may
yield unto you the increase thereof :
I a/u the Lord your God.

26 H Ye shall not eat anj/ thing
with the blood: neither shall ye
use enchantment, nor '-^ observe
times.

27 Ve shall not round the cor-
ners of your heads, neither shalt
thou mar tlie corners of thy beard.

28 Ye shall not make any cut-
tings in your flesh for the dead, nor
print any marks upon you: 1 am
the Lord.

29 ^ Do not =^ prostitute thy
daughter, to cause her to be a
^ whore; lest the land fall to whore-
dom, and the land become full of
wickedness.

;50 11 Ye shall keep my sabbaths,
and reverence my sanctuary : I ai/i
the Lord.

31 H •''' iJcLfard not them that liave
f;imiliar si)irits, neither seek after
wizards, to be deiiled by them: I
(t/ii the Lord your Hod.

32 11 Thou shalt rise uii before
the hoary head, and honour the
face of th(! old man, and fear thy
God : I (till, the Lord.

33 II And if a sti-anger sojourn
with tliee in your land, ye shall
Mot '' vex him.

31 Jiiif the stranger that dvvell-
eth with you shall l)e unto A''ou
as one born among you, and thou
shalt lov(! him as thyself; for ye
\v<'r(r strangers in the land of
Kgyi)t : I ii//i.\]\v. JiOitD yourdod.

3;") 1i Ye shall do no unrigliteous-
ness in .judgment, in meteyard, in
weight, or in measm-e.

30 .Just balances, just weights, a
just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye
have: 1 a//i the Lord your (!od.
whii.'h l)rought you out of th*; land
of Kgyot.

37 Therefore shall ye (jbservf; all

my statutes, and'all my judgments,
an(^l do them : I a7n the Lord.

CHAPTER 20.

1 Of/i im (hat tji reih ofh i.\ need to Molech. 4 Clf
him thatfacoureth utich an one. 6 Ofoinny
to irisardx. 1 Of .smic/ijicdtion. 9 (ff'/dni
IhnI cnrseth hin jKtrentx. 1(1 Of adnlieri/.
II, 14, IT, 19 Of iiicekt. 13 Of Sodomy, i.^)
Ofheslialiti/. is Ofii/ir/eaiinesn. 22 Obedi-
ence in reijii/red irit/i holiness. 27 Wisards
'„iii.sl he put to death.

AND the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

2 Again, thou shalt say to the
children of Israel, Whosoevei' he he
of the children of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn in Israel,
that givetli (tny of his seed unto
Molech ; he shall surely be jjut to
death : the i>eople of the land shall
stone him with stones.

3 And I will set my face against
that man, and will cut him off fi'om
among his people ; l>ecause he hath
given of his seed unto ]\Iolech, to
defile my sanctuary, and to profane
my holy name.

\ And if the peoi)le of the land
do any ways hide their eyes from
the man, when he giveth of his
seed unto Molech, and kill him
not :

5 Then I will set my face against
that man, and against his family,
and will cut him off, and all that
'^go a whoring after him, to "com-
mit whoi'cdoiii with Molech, from
among their i)eople.

() H And the soul that turneth
after such as have familiar spirits,
and after wizards, to "go ;i whoring

after them, I will even set my fu_c(
against that soul, and will cut him
off from among his people.

7 H Sanctify yourselves there-
fore, and l)e ye holy : for I am the
Lord your God.

<S And ye shall keep my statutes,
and do them : I am the Lord which
sanctify you.

1) II ¥w (!v(n-y one that curseth
his father or his mother shall Ix'
surely put todt';ilh : he hath cui-scmI
liis father or his mother; his blood
i^liall he ui)on him.

10 11 And the man that commit-
teth adultery with aiiofhi-r man's
wife, even he th;i,t (iomniitteth adul
tery with his neighbour's wife, the
adulterer and the ;idulteress shall
surely be put to dciith.

1 1 And Ihe man that lieth with
his father's wife hath uncoxci'cd
ills fath(M''s nakedness: both of
them shall surely bt; put to death ;
tlieir blood slutll he ui)on them.

12 And if a man li«^ with his
daughter in law, both of them
shall suri'ly be put to death: they

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iSins of undeanness.

LEVITICUS, 21.

The holiness of the j)riesis.

have wrought confusion ; their
blood Khali /xjupoJi them.

13 If a man also lie with man-
kind, as he lieth with a woman,
both of them have committed an
abomination: they shall surely l)e
put to death ; their blood shall be
upon them.

14 And if a man take a wife and
her mother, it m" wickedness : they
shall be burnt with fire, both he
and they ; that there be no wicked-
ness among you.

15 And if a man lie with a beast,
he shall surely be put to death:
and ye shall slay the beast.

16 And if a woman approach
unto any beast, and lie down
thereto, thou slialt kill the woman,
and the beast: they shall surely be
put to death; their blood shall be
upon them.

17 And if a man shall take his
sister, his father's daughter, or his
mother's daughter, and see her
nakedness, and she see his naked-
ness; it is a wicked thing; and
they shall be cut oil" in tlie sight of
their people : he hath uncovered his
sister's nakedness ; he shall bear liis
iniquity.

18 And if a man shall lie with a
woman having her sickness, and
shall uncover her nakedness; he
hath discovered her fountain, and
she hath uncovered the fountain of
her blood : and both of them shall
be cut oft' from among their people.

19 And thou shalt not uncover
the nakedness of thy mother's sis-
ter, nor of thy father's sister: for
he uncovereth his near kin: they
shall bear their iniquity.

20 And if a man shall lie with his
uncle's wife, he hath uncovei-ed his
uncle's nakedness : they shall bear
their sin; they shall die childless.

21 And if a man shall take his
brother's wife, it is an unclean
thing : he hath uncovered his broth-
er's nakedness ; they shall be child-
less.

22 If Ye shall therefore keep all
my statutes, and all my judgments,
and do them : that the land, whither
I bring you to dwell therein, spue
yctu not out.

23 And ye shall not walk in the
manners of the na,tion, whicli I
cast out before you : for they com-
mitted all these things, and there-
fore I abhoi-red them.

24 But 1 have said unto you, Ye
shall inherit tlu^ii- land, and 1 will
give it unto you to i)Ossess it, a lancl
that floweth with milk and honey :
I am the Lord your fiod, which
have separated you from ' other
people.

2r) ''ii'e shall therefore put differ-
ence between clean beasts and un-
clean, and between unclean fowls
and clean : and ye shall not make
your souls abomniable by beast, or
by fowl, or l)yany manner of li\ing
thing that creepeth on the ground,
whicli I have separated from you as
unclean.

26 And ye shall be holy unto me :
for I the Lord am holy, ancl have
severed you from '^ of her people,
that ye should be mine.

27 11 A man also or woman that
hath a familiar spirit, or that is a
wizard, shall surely be put to death :
they shall stone them with stones:
their blood sliall be upon them.

CHAPTER 21.

1 OfihepriestN'inourni/nf/. 6 Of their holi-
«('.s.v. ^ (if tlieir entimo'lion,. i,\S Of their
marriages. 17 The priextn that hare hleni-
inheti III list 7iot ini/iister in i/ie sariGtuary.

AND the Lord said unto ]\Ioses,
Speak unto the priests the
sons of Aaron, and say unto them,
There shall none be defiled for the
dead among his people :

2 But for his kin, tliat is near
unto him, that ?'.s\ for his mother,
and for his father, and for his son,
and for his daughter, and for his
hvothav,

3 And for his sister a virgin,
that is nigh unto him, which hath
had no husband; for her may he be
defiled.

4 '^ But he shall not defile him-
self, Ijeiny a chief man among his
people, to profane himself.

5 They shall not make baldness
upon their head, neither shall they
shave off the corner of their bearcl,
nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

6 They shall be holy unto their
God, and not profane the name of
their God : for the offerings of the
Lord made by fire, and the bread
of their God, they do offer: there-
fore they shall be holy.

7 They shall nf)t takt; a wife tliat
is a ' whore, or profane^: neither
shall they take a woman put away
from her husband : for he is holy
unto his God.

8 Thou shalt sanctif.v him there-
fore; for he off'ereth the bread of
thy God : \m shall be holy unto
thee: for I the Lord, which sanc-
tify you, am. holy.

9 IT And the daughter of any
priest, if she profane herself by
playing the "' whoi'e, she profaneth
lier father: she shall be burnt with
fire.

10 And he that is the high priest
among his brethren, upon whose
head the anointing oil was poured,

2 the
peoples,

3 He

^ liarlot, or
polluted ;

liarlot,

121

The holiness of the j^i'iests.

LEVITICUS, 22.

Of eating holy things.

and that is consecrated to put on
the garments, shall not ' uncover
his head, nor rend his clothes;

1 1 JN either shall he go in to any
dead body, nor defile himself for
his father, or for his mother ;

12 Neither shall he go out of the
sanctuary, nor profane the sanc-
tuary of his God ; for the crown of
the anointing oil of his God i.supon
him : I am the Lord.

13 And he shall take a wife in
her virginity.

14 A widow, or a divorced wom-
an, or '•^ profane, or an harlot, these
shall he not take: but he shall
take a virgin of his own people to
wife.

15 Neither shall he profane his
seed among liis people : for I the
Lord do sanctify him.

16 H And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

17 (Speak unto Aaron, saying,
Whosoever he he of thy seed in
their generations that hath any
Ijlemish, let him not approach to
ofter the bread of liis God.

1 8 For wliatsoever man he he tliat
hath a bleniish, he shall not ap-
proach : a blind man, or a lame, or
he that hath a flat nose, or any
thing superfluous,

19 Or a man that is broken-
footed, or brokenhanded,

20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or
that hath a blemish in his eye, or
be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his
stones broken ;

21 No man that hath a blemisli
of the seed of Aaron the ]ji-i(»st shall
come nigli to offer the offerings of
the Lord made by fire : he hath a
blemish; lie shall not come nigh to
offer the bread of his God.

22 He shall eat the bread of liis
God, hoth of the most holy, and of
the holy.

23 Only he shall not go in unto
the vail, nor com(> nigh unto the
altar, because he hath a blemisli ;
that li(^ profane not my sanctua-
lies : for 1 the Lord do sanctify
them.

24 And Moses told ?'< unto Aaron,
and to his sons, and unto all the
children of Israel.

CHAPTER 22.

1 TJif priestH in t/icir inicU'iirineufi muxt ah-
ntdin from the liulij tlihigK. (i Iloin tliiij
kIkM he elerinxed. 10 Who of the prieitVK
houxe mill/ lul n/'lJir huh/ Ih i)i{is. 17 The
mrn\fi'ri's'onis/ /„ ii nhinit. Iili-iii ish. 2C. The
(i(ie of the xiii-rijii-r. L".l Tlielmv of eating
the Kiii'.rijice if tliinih'urii ring.

NT) the Lord sr)ake unto Moses,
saying,
2 Speak unto Aaron and to his

sons, that they separate themselves
from the holy things of the children
of Israel, and that they profane not
my holy name in those things which
they hallow unto me : I am the
Lord.

3 Say unto them. Whosoever he
he of all your seed among your gen-
erations, that goeth unto the holy
things, which the children of Israel
hallow unto the Lord, having his
uncleanness upon him, that soul
shall be cut off' from my presence :
I am the L<jrd.

4 What man soever of the seed
of Aaron is a leper, or hath a run-
ning issue ; he shall not eat of the
holy things, until he be clean. And
whoso toucheth any thing that is
unclean hj/ tlie dead, <ir a man
whose seed goeth from him ;

5 Or whosoever toucheth any
creeping thing, wherel^y he may
be made unclean, or a man of whom
he may take uncleanness, whatso-
ever uncleanness he hath ;

6 The soul which hath touched
any such shall be unclean until
even, and shall not eat of the holy
tilings, unless he wash his flesh with
water.

7 And when the sun is down, he
shall be clean, and shall afterward
eat of the holy things ; because it
is his food.

8 That which dieth of itself, or
is torn ivith heaats, he shall not eat
to defile himself therewith : I am
the Lord.

9 They shall therefore keep mine
ordinance, lest they bear sin foj- it,
and die therefore, if they profane
it : I the Lord do sanctifs'^ them.

10 There shall no stranger eat of
the holy thing : a sojourner of the
priest's, or an hired servant, shall
not eat of i\\e holy thing.

11 I>ut if th(^ piiest buy f(H?/soul
with his money. h<' shall eat of it,
anfl he that is born in his house:
they shall eat of his ■'■ iiie;it.

12 1 f 1 li(^ itriest's daiiglitrei- alsobr
■nifirried unto a sli'aiigei-, sh(> iiuiy
not eat of ^;ni offering of the holy
things.

13 Piut if the i)riest's daughter
be a widow, or divoiced, and liave
no child, and is returned unto hei-
father's house, as in her youth,
she shall eat of her father's " meat :
but there shall no stranger eat
thereof.

1 4 II And if a man eat. o/the holy
thing unwittingly, then li(^ shall
put tlu^ fifth pai-t thereof unto it,
and shall give if unto the jiriesf,
with the holy thing.

15 And they shall not profane
the holy things of the children of

\'?o

/Sacrifices ivithout blemish.

LEVITICUS, 23.

The feasts of the Lord.

Israel, which they ofler unto the
Lord ;

1 6 Or suffer them to bear the in-
iquity of tresjjass, when they eat
their holy things : for I the Lord
do sanctify them.

17 1i Aufl the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

18 8peak unto Aar'on, and to his
sons, and unto all the children of
Israel, and say unto them, ^ VV^iat-
soever he he of the house of Israel,

or of the strangers in Israel, that
will offer his ol)lation for all his
vows, and for all his freewill offer-
ings, which they will t)ffer unto the
Lord for a burnt offering ;

19 ^ Ye ><Ii((ll offer iit your own will
a male without blemish, of tlie
beeves, of the sheep, or of the
goats.

20 But whatsoever hatli a blem-
ish, th((t shall ye not offer : for it
shall not be acceptable for you.

21 And whosoever offereth a
sacrifice of peace offerings unto the
Lord to accomplish /«.s vow, or a
freewill offering in beeves or sheep,
it shall be perfect to be accepted ;
there shall be no blemish therein.

22 Blind, or broken, or maimed,
or having a wen, or scurvy, or
scabbed, ye shall notoffer theseunto
the Lord, nor make an offering by
fire of them upon the altar unto the
Lord.

2.3 Either a bullock or a lamb
that hath any thing superfluous or
lacking in his parts, that mayest
thou offer for a freewill f)ffering ;
but for a vow it shall not be ac-
cepted.

24 Ye shall not offer unto the
Lord that which is bruised, or
crushed, or broken, oi- cut ; neither
shall ye make any offe)%ng thereof
in your land.

2.5 Neither fi'om a stranger's
hanfl shall ye f)ffer the bi-ead of
your 0(»d of any of these; because
their cori'uption r.s in them, ami
blemishes l>e in them : they shall
not be accepted for you.

26 H And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

27 When a bullock, or a sheep,
or a goat, is br'ought foi-th, then it
shall be sevtm days under the dam ;
and from the eighth day and thence-
forth it shall be accepted for an
offering made by fire unto the
Lord.

28 And wh.ether it he cow or ewe,
ye shall not kill it and her j^oung
both in one day.

29 And when ye will offer a sacri-
fice of thanksgiving unto the Lord,
offer it ''at yom- nwu will.

30 On the same day it sliall be
eaten up ; ye shall leave none of it
until the morrow : I am the Lord.

31 Therefore shall ye keep my
commandments, and do them : I
am the Lord.

32 Neither shall ye profane my
holy name ; but I will be hallowed
among the children of Israel : I am
the Lord which hallow you,

33 That brought you out of the
land of Egypt, to be your God: I
am the Lord.

CHAPTER 23.

1 Thcfed^taof the Lord. % The ^ahhalh. 4
The paxnorer. 9 The shenf of ttrsifrvUfi.
15 The fe<tKt of Peii/ecos/. 'tI (i'letitiingx to
he left Joi- th e poor. 23 The feaxt of trum-
pet:^. '21; The (la;/ of atonement. 33 The
feaxt oftalierncicles.

AND the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

2 Speak viiito the children of
Israel, and say unto them. Concern-
ing the feasts of the Lord, which
ye shall proclaim to he holy convo-
cations, even these are my feasts.

3 Six days shall work be done :
but the seventh day is the sabbath
of ^ rest, an holy ccmvocation ; ye
shall do no work therein : it is the
sabbath of the Lord in all your
dwellings.

4 11 These are the feasts of the
Lord, even holy convocations,
which ye shall proclaim in their
seasons.

5 In the fourteenth da/;/ of the
first month at even is the Lord's
passover.

6 And on the fifteenth day of the
same month is the feast of unleav-
ened bread unto the Lord : seven
days ye must eat unleavened bread.

7 In the first day ye shall have
an holy convocation : ye shall do
no servile work therein.

8 But ye shall offer an offering
made by fire unto tlie Lord seven
days: in the seventh day /.van holy
convocation : ye shall do no servile
work therein.

9 H And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

10 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them. When ye
be come into the land which I give
unto you, and shall reap the harvest
thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf
of the firstfruits of your harvest
unto the priest :

11 And he shall wave the sheaf
before the Lord, to be accepted for
you : on the morrow after the sab-
bath the priest shall wave it.

12 And ye shall offer that day
when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb
without blemish of the first year
for a burnt offering unto the Lord.

■^ solemn
rest,

123

Feasts of the Lord.

LEVITICUS, 23.

The day of atonement.

13 And the ' moat offering
thereof sha/l he two tenth " deals
of fine flour mingled with oil, an
offering made by fire unto the
Lord for a ,sweet savour : and the
drink offering thereof Khali he of
wine, the fourth part of an hin.

1 t And ye shall eat neither bread,
nor parched "' corn . nor green ears,
until the selfsame tlay that ye have
brought an offering unto your (Jod :
// .svV?// he Si statute for ever through-
out your generations in all your
dwellings.

15 ^ And ye shall count unto you
from the morrow after the sabbath,
from the day that ye brought the
sheaf of the wave offering; seven
sal)l>aths shall be comi)lete:

16 Even unto the morrow after
the seventh sabbath shall ye lunn-
ber fifty days; and ye shall offer a
new ' meat offering unto the Loud.

17 Ye shall bring out of your
habitations two wave loaves of two
tenth ■'deals: they shall be of fine
Hour; they shall be baken with
leaven ; they are the firstfruits unto
tlie Lord.

18 And ye shall offer with the
l)read seven lambs without blemish
of the first year, and one young
bullock, and two rams: they shall
be for a burnt offering unto the
IjORD, with their ' meat offering,
a.nd their drink offerings, even an
ottering made by fire, of sweet
savour untt) the Loud.

1!) Then ye shall sacrifice one
kid of tlie goats for a sin ofiering,
and two lambs of the lirst year for
a sacrifice of peace offerings.

20 And the priest shall wave
them with the bread of the iii-st-
fruits/o/' a wa,\e offering before th(;
JjoUD, with the two lambs: they
shall be holy to the Lord for the
pri(,'st.

U i And .ye shall proclaim on the
sfilfsame da.v, that it may l)e a.n
holy convocation unto you: ye shall
do no servile work therein: it s^hall
lie a statut(^ for cn'cr in all your
flwellings throughout your genera
tions.

22 11 AikI when .ye i-eap the har-
vest of your land, thou shalt not
make clean I'iddance of the corners
of th.v field wlien thou I'eapest,
neithershalt thou ga,thei-any glean-
ing of thy harvest: thou shalt leave
them until (he ])ooi-, and to the
stranger: I ^////. the LoiiD your (Jod.

23 11 And tli(! IjOUD spake unto
Mo.ses, saying,

24- Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying, in the sevcMitli
month, in tlu^ first r//f,y of the month.

shall ''.ye ha^ve a sabljath, a memorial
of blowing of trumpets, an holy
convocation.

25 Ye shall do no servile work
therein: but ye shall ofi'er an ofier-
ing made by fire unto the Lord.

2(5 51 And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

27 Also on the tenth day of this
seventh month there diall be a da.y
of atonement: it shall be an holy
convocation unto you ; and ye shall
afiiict your souls, and otter an offer-
ing made by fire unto the Loud.

28 And ye shall do no work in
that same day: for it i.s a day of
atonement, to make an atonement
for yf)u before the Loud your God.

29 Eor whatsoever soul it be that
shall not be afilicted in that same
day, he shall be cut off from among
his people.

30 And whatsoever soul it Ije tliat
doeth any work in that same day,
the same soul will 1 destroy from
among his people.

31 Ye shall do no manner of
work: it shnli l>e a statute for ever
throughout .your generations in all
your dwellings.

32 It sitall be unto you a sabbath
of "' I'est, and ye shall aflflict your
souls : in the ninth day of the month
at even, from even unto even, shall
ye celebrate your sabbath.

33 11 And the Loud spake unto
Moses, saying,

'•\\ Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying. The fifteenth day of
this seventh month i^liall lie the feast
of tabernacles for seven days unto
the Loud.

35 On the first day i^liall l>e an
holy convocation: ye shall do no
sei'vile work therein.

3() Seven days ye shall offer an
ofi'ci-ing made b.y fire unto the LoiiD:
on the eighth da.v shall be an holy
convocation unto you; and, ye shall
otter an ottering made b.y fire unli)
the Loud: it /.v a solemn assembly ;
and ye shall do no servile work
therein.

37 These a,re the feasts of th(>
Lord, which ye shall ])i'oclaim tolje
hol.V convocations, to offer an otter-
ing mad»^ l)y fii(^ unto the Loud, a
burnt ottering, and a ' meat ottering,
a sacrifice, and di-iiik ()tt'erings,
ever.v thing upon ''his da.v:

3S Besid(> the sabliaths of tlie
Lord, and beside .your gifts, and
beside all youi- vows, and beside a II
your freewill <»tt'erings, which .ye
give unto the Lord.

39 Also in the fiftee?ith day of
the seventh month, when ye have
gathered in the fruit of the land.

^ be a solemn
rest unto
you,

" solemn
rest,

meal

its

124

The shetvbread.

LEVITICUS, 24, 25.

The law of blHsphemy.

ye shall keep a fe-ast unto the Lord
seven clays: on the first day slutll
he a 'sabbath, and on the eighth
day shall he a "sabbath.

40 And ye shall take you on the
first day the boughs of goodly trees,
branches of pahn trees, and the
boughs of thick trees, and willows
of the brook; and ye shall rejoice
before the Lord your God seven
days.

41 And ye shall keep it a feast
unto the Lord seven days in the
year. It shall he a statute foi- ever
in your generations: ye shall cele-
brate it in the seventh month.

42 Ye shall dwell in Iwoths seven
days; all that ai-e Israelites born
shall dwell in booths:

43 That your generations may
know that I made the children of
Israel to dwell in booths, when 1
brought them out of the land of
Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

44 And Moses declai^ed unto the
children of Israel the feasts of the
Lord.

CHAPTER 24.

1 The oH for the lampH. 5 The Rhewhread.
10 HheloiiiiUrs s<,n. hlaKjjhemeth. 13 Tlw
law of bhixplu'iinj. 11 Of iiinrder. 19. Of
(Uiiiiage. 23 The hl:(in2>hemei' in stoiifid.

ND the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,

Com mand the childr-en of Israel ,
that they bring unto thee pure oil
olive beaten for the light, to cause
the lam])s to burn continually.

3 Without the vail of the testi-
mony, in the ''tabernacle of the
congregation, nhali j\.ar()n order it
from the evening unto the morning
before the Lord continually: it
shall he a statute for ever in your
generations.

4 He shall order the lamps upon
the pure candlestick before the
Lord continually.

5 51 And thou shalt take fineflour,
and l)ake twelve cakes thereof : two
tenth ' deals shall be in one cake.

6 And thou shalt set them in two
rows, six on a row, upon the pure
talile before the Lord.

7 And thou shalt put pure frank-
incense upon each i-ow, that it niay
be on the bread for a memorial,
eveii an offering made by fire unto
the Lord.

8 Every sabbath he shall s(^t it in
order before the Lord "(iontiiiuaJly.
heinq fa hen from the childi'eii of
Israel by an everlasting covenant.

9 And it shall be Aaron's and liis
sons'; and thej^ shall eat it in "tin*
holy place: for it is most holy unto
him of the offerings of the Lord
made by fire by a perpetual statute.

10 II And the son of an Israelitish
woman, whose father was an Egyp-
tian, went out among the children
of Israel: and this son of the Is-
raelitish ivonum and a man of Israel
strove together in the camp ;

1 1 And the Israelitish woman's
son blasphemed the name of the
Loni>, an;] cursed. And they
brought him untfj Moses: (and his
mother's name ?ra.s Shelomith, the
daughter of JJibri, of the tribe of
Dan:)

12 And they put him in ward,
that the miiul of the Lord might
be shewed them.

13 And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

14 Bring forth him that hath
cursed without the camp; and let
all that heard him lay their hands
upon his head, and let all the con-
gregation stone him.

15 And thou shalt speak unto
the children of Israel, saying, Who-
soever curseth his God shall bear
his sin.

1 6 And he that blasphemeth the
name of the Lord, he shall surely
be put to death, and all the con-
gregation shall certfdnly stone
him: as well the stranger, as he
that is boi'ii in the land, when
he blasphemeth the name of the
Loiii), shall be ])ut to death.

17 ^ And he that killeth any
man shall surely be put to death.

18 And he that killeth a beast
shall make it good ; beast for beast.

19 And if a man cause a blemish
in his neighbour ; as he hath done,
so shall it be done to him ;

20 Breach for breach, eye for
eye, tooth for tooth : as he hath
caused a blemish in a man, so shall
it be done to him again.

2 1 And he that killeth a beast, he
shall restore it : and he that killeth
a man, he shall be put to death.

22 Ye shall have one manner of
law, as well for the stranger, as
for one of your own country: for
I ayn the Lord your (lod.

23 ^ And Moses sjjake to the
children of Israel, " thatthey sliould
bring forth him that had cursed
out of the camp, and '^ stone him
with stcmes. An(,l the children of
Israel did as the Lord connuanded
Moses.

CHAPTER 25.

1 The Kiihlxi/h of the yerenlh year. 8 The
'/iihile. ill the jifUeth year. 14 Of opprex-
'.sioii. \>i A liU'iixhui (if obedience. Ti The
redeiiijitiiiii <-/' litnd. 20 Of hoimen. sr>
Coiii/iiiMioii of Ihe poor. 39 The Hxnffe of
hiniil men. 47 The redemidion of .s-errant-t.

Nl) the Lord spake unto Moses
in mount Sinai, saying.

'' and tliey
brought

8 stoned

12^

The year of j ah He.

LEVITICUS, 25.

The redemption of land.

2 Speak unto the cliildren of
Israel, and say unto them, W" hen ye
come into the land whicli I give
you, then shall the land keep a
sabbath unto the Lord.

3 Six years thou shalt sow thy
field, and six years thou shalt
prune thy vineyard, and gather in
the fruit thereof ;

4 But in the seventh year shall
be a sabbath of ' rest unto the land,
a sabbath for the Lord : thou shalt
neither sow thy field, nor prune thy
vineyard.

5 That which groweth of its own
accord of thy harvest thou shalt
not reap, neither gather the grapes
of - thy vine un(hvssed : for it is a
year of ^ rest untt) the land.

6 And the sabbath of the land
shall be ^ meat for you; for thee,
and for thy servant, and for thy
maid, and for thy liired servant,
and for thy stranger that sojourn-
eth with thee,

7 And for thy cattle, and for the
beast that are in thy land, shall all
the increase thereof be ^ meat.

8 fl And thou shalt number seven
sabbaths of years unto thee, seven
times seven years ; and the space
of the seven sabbaths of years shall
be unto thee forty and nine years.

9 Then shalt thou ''cause the

trumpet of the .jubile to sound on

the tenth dayoi theseventii moJith,
in the day of atonement shall ye
^ make the trumpet sound th rough -
out all your land.

10 And ye shall hallow the fif-
tieth year, and proclaim liberty
throughout all the laiul unto all
the inhabitants thereof : it shall be
a jubile unto you ; and ye shall re-
turn every man unt(j his possession,
and ye shall return evei-y man unto
his family.

11 A jubile shall that fiftieth
year be unto you : ye shall not sow,
neither reap that which groweth of
itself in it, nor gather the i/rapcH in
it of '^ thy vine uiiih-essed.

\'2 For it is t\w jubilee ; it sliall b(!
lioly unto you : ye shall eat the in-
crease thereof out of the field.

1 ."'» In th(^ year (»f this JubiU^ ye
shall i-eturn every man unto his
l)()ssession.

14 And if thou sell ought nnt*;
thy neighbour, or buyest oitiiht of
thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not
oppress in\{' another :

1.5 According to (h(^ number of
years after the jubile thou shalt
buy of thy neiglii)our, ami accoi'd
ing unto the muuber of years (jf
the ^ fi-uits he shall sell unto thee :

IG According to the multitude of
years thou shalt increase the price
thereof, and according to the few-
ness of years thou shalt diminish
the price of it : for '' accord i)if/ to
the number of the yearn of the

fruits doth he sell unto thee.

1 7 Ye shall not theref t)re oppress
one another ; but thou shalt fear
thy God : for I am the Lord your
God.

18 IT Wherefore ye shall do my
statutes, and keep my judgments,
and do thein ; and ye shall dwell
in the land in safety.

19 And the land shall yield her
fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and
dwell ther'ein in safety.

20 And if ye shall say. What
shall we eat the seventh year?
behold, we shall not sow, nor
gather in our increase :

21 Then I will command niy
blessing upon you in the sixth
year, and it shall bring forth fruit
for three years.

22 And ye shall sow the eighth
year, and eat yet of old fruit until
the ninth year ; until her fruits
come in ye shall eat of the old
utore.

2.S <^[ The land shall not be sold
^" for evei' : for the land is mine ; for
ye are strangers and sojourners
with me.

24 And in all the land of your
possession ye shall grant a redemp-
tion for the land.

25 11 If thy brother be waxen
poor, and hath sold away so)/i.e of
his possession, "and if any of his
kin come to redeem it, then shall he

redeem that whicli his brother soh

2G yVihI if th(^ man ha\e none to
redeem it, and himself be '•^able to
I'edeem it ;

27 Then let him connt the years
of the sale thereof, and restore the
ovei'plus nnto the man to whom he
sold it; that lu^ may retui'ii unto
his ])oss(>ssion.

2H Lilt if h(> be not able to
'-'r("st(>re // to him, then that which
is sold shall remain in^the hantl of
him that hath bought* it until the
year of jul)ile: aiul in the jubile
it' shall go out. and he shall return
TUito his possession.

29 And if a, ukui sell a, dwelling
house in a. walled city, tlicTi he may
redeem it within a vyhole year after
it is sold ; irithiii a full year may he
redeem it.

."50 And if it be not redeemed
within the space of a, full yen.i',
t hen the house t hat is in I he w ailed
city shall be establishe(| for evei- to
him that bought it throughout his

126

Compassion of the poor.

LEVITICUS, 26.

Redemption of servants.

generations : it shall not go out in
the jubile.

31 But the houses of the villages
which have no wall round about
them shall be counted as the fields
of the country: they may be re-
deemed, and they shall go out in
the jubile.

32 Notwithstanding the cities of
the Levites, and the houses of the
cities of their possession, may the
Levites redeem at any time.

33 And if * a man inn-chase of
the Levites, then the house that
was sold, and the city of his pos-
session, shall go out in tlie year of
jubile : for the houses of the cities
of the Levites are their possession
among the childi'en of Israel.

34 But the field of the suburbs
of their cities may not be sold; for
it is their perpetual possession.

35 ^ And if thy brother be waxen
poor, and fallen in decay with thee ;
then thou shalt relieve him : ' yea.
thoudh ]ie he a stranger, or a so-

journer ; that he may live with thee.

36 Take thou no usury of him,
or increase : but fear thy (jod ; that
thy brother may live with thee.

37 Thou shalt not give him thy
money upon " usury, nor lend him
thy victuals for increase.

38 I am the Lord your God,
which brought you forth out of
the land of Egypt, to give you
the land of Canaan, and to be your
God.

39 U And if thy brother that
dwelleth by thee be waxen poor,
and ^ be sold unto thee; thou shalt
not compel him to serve as a bond-
servant :

40 But as an hired servant, and
as a sojourner, he shall be with
thee, and shall serve thee unto the
year of juV)ile:

41 And then shall he depart from
thee, both he and his children with
hijn, and shall I'eturn unto his own
family, and unto the i)ossession of
his fathers shall he return.

42 For they are, my servants,
which I brought forth out of the
land of Egypt: they shall not be
sold as bondmen.

43 Thou shalt not rule over him
with rigour; but shalt fear thy
God.

44 Both thy bondmen, and thy
bondmaids, which thou shalt have,
shalt Ije of the heathen that are
round about you ; of them shall ye
buy bondmen and bondmaids.

45 Moreoverof the children of the
strangers that do sojourn among

*0r.

you, of them sliall ye buy, and of
their families that are with you,
which they begat in your land:
and they shall be your jjossession.

46 And ye shall take them as an
inheritance for your children after
you, to inherit them for a posses-
sion; they shall be your bondmen
for ever: but over your brethren
the childreft of Israel, ye shall not
rule one over another with rigour.

47 K And if a sojourner or stran-
ger wax rich by thee, and thy
brother that dtvelleth by him wax
poor, and sell himself unto the
stranger or sojourner by thee, or
to tlie stock of the stranger's
family :

48 After that he is sold he may
be redeemed again; one of his
brethren may redeem him:

49 Either his uncle, or his un-
cle's son, may redeem him, or any
that is nigh of kin unto hini of his
family may redeem him ; or if he be
able, he may redeem himself.

50 And he shall reckon with him
that bought him from the year that
he was sold to him unto the year
of jubile : and the price of his sale
shall be accoixling unto the num-
ber of year's, according to the tiine
of an hired servant shall it be with
him.

51 If there he yet many years he-
hind, according unto them he shall
give again the price of his redemp-
tion out of the money that he was
bought for.

52 And if there remain but few
years unto the year of jubile, then
he shall count with him, and ac-
cording unto his years shall he
give him again the price of his
redemption.

53 And as a yearly hired servant
shall he be with him : aiul the other
shall not rule with rigour over him
in thy sight.

54 And if he be not redeemed in
these years, then he shall go out in
the year of jubile, hoth he, and his
children with him.

55 For unto me the children of
Israel are servants; they <tre my
servants whom I brought forth out
of the land of Egypt: I am the
Lord your God.

CHAPTER 26.

1 Of idolaU-i/. 2 Reliriioutineits. H A hles-.'.-
ituj to thi'iii ihdl Ici-ej) tlie. cam nui nd m, itix.
14 A citrne to thoM- that linuiL II,, in. 4il
God proini.si-tk to ruiiwinhd- Ihiiii thot
repent.

YE shall make you no idols nor
gi'aven image, neither I'ear you
up a standing image, neither sliall
ye set up any ''imatJce of stone in

■> pillar,
^ tigured

127

blessing and

LEVITICUS, 2G.

a curse proposed.

your land, to bow down unto it:
for I am the Lord your God.

2 ^f Ye shall keep my sabbaths,
and reverence my sanctuary : 1 am
the Lord.

3 H If ye walk in my statutes,
and keep my commandments, and
do them ;

4 Then I will sive you rain in
due season, and the land shall yield
her increase, and the trees of the
field shall yield their fruit.

5 And your threshing shall reach
unto the vintaj^e, and the vintage
shall reach unto the sowing time:
and ye shall eat your bread to
the full, and dwell in your land
safely.

6 And I will give peace in the
land, and ye shall lie down, and
none shall make yon afraid : and I
will rid evil beasts out of the land,
neither shall the sword go through
your land.

7 And ye shall chase your ene-
mies, and they shall fall before you
by the sword.

8 And five of j^ou shall cha.se an
hundred, and an hundred of you
shall put ten thousand to flight:
and your enemies shall fall before
you by the sword.

9 For I will have respect unto
you, and make you fruitful, and
multiply you, and establish my
covenant with you.

10 And ye shall eat old store,
and bring forth the old because of
the new.

11 And I will set my tabernacle
among you : and my soul shall not
aljhor you.

1 2 And I will walk among you,
and will b(! your God, and ye shall
l)e my people.

1."^ I am the T^oiiD your God,
which bi-ought you forth out of the
land of Egypt, that ye should not
be their bondmen ; and I have
broken the bands of your .yoke,
and mad(^ you go upright.

14 51 Hut if ye will not liearken
unto me, and will n<»t <lo all these
commandments ;

15 And if ye shall ' despise my
statutes, or if your .soul abhor my
jndginents, so that ye will not do
all my commandments, hut that ye
l)i'e;ik my covenant:

IG 1 also will <lo thi.s unto you ;
1 will even ajjpoint over you ter-
ror, consumption, and the biiiti
ing ague, that shall coMsum<' the
eyes, and cause sorrow of heart:
and ye shall sow your seed in vain,
for your eT)eiMi<'s shnll e;i.t it.

17 And I will set my face against
you, and yt^ sliall he slain Ix'fore
your enemies: they that liate you

shall reign over you ; and ye shall
flee when none pui'sueth you.

18 And if ye will not yet for all
this hearken unto me, then I will
punish you seven times more for
your sins.

1 9 And I Avill break the pride of
your power; and 1 will make your
heaven as iron, and your earth as
brass :

20 And your strength shall be
spent in vain: for your land shall
not yield her incrt.'ase, neither shall
the trees of the land yield their
fruits.

21 U And if ye walk contrary
unto me, and will not hearken unto
me; I will bring seven times more
plagues upon you according to your
sins.

22 I will also send wild beasts
among you, which shall rob you of
your children, and destroy your
cattle, and make you few in num-
ber; and your Idyk ways shall be
desolate.

23 And if ye will not he reformed
by me by these things, but will
walk contrary unto me ;

24 Then will I also walk contrary
unto you, and will punish j^ou yet
seven times for your sins.

25 And I will bring a sword upon
you, that shall avenge the quar-
rel of hiy covenant: and when ye
are gathered together within your
cities, I will send the pestilence
among you ; and ye shall be deliv-
ered into the hand of the enemy.

26 And when I have broken the
staff of your bread, ten women shall
bake your bread in one oven, and
they shall deliver you your l)read
again by W(Mght: and ye shall eat,
and not be satisfied.

27 And if ye will not for all this
lu'arken unto me, but walk con-
trary vuito me;

28 Then I will walk contrary
unto you also in fury; and 1, even
1, will chastise you seven times for
yonr sins.

29 And ye shall eat the flesh of
your sons, and the flesh of your
daughters shall ye eat.

30 And 1 will destroy your high
places, and cut down your '' ima!-'-<-s.
and cast your carcases upon the
cai'cases of your idols, and my
soul shall jiblior .you.

31 And I will make your citiVs
wast<\ and bi'ing your sanctuaiies
unto desolation, anil 1 willnotsmell
tli<^ savour of your sweet odours.

;)2 And I will bring the land into
(leHoljiti<^»n : and yoin- enemies which
tlwell therein shall be nstonished at
it.

.■):') .And I will scatter you among

- SUIl-

iiii;ii;e.'

128

Mercy to the pe^iitent.

LEVITICUS, 27.

Of VOIDS.

the lieathen, and will draw out a
sword after you: and your land
shall be desolate, and your cities
waste.

34: Then shall the land enjoy her
sabbaths, as long as it lieth deso-
late, and ye he in j^our enemies'
land ; even then sliall the land rest,
and enjoy her sabbaths.

35 As long as it lieth desolate it
shall rest ; because it did not rest
in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt
upon it.

36 And upon them that fire left
alive of you I will send a faintness
into their hearts in the lands of
their enemies ; and the sound of a
sliaken leaf shall chase them ; and
they shall flee, as fleeing from a
sword ; and they shall fall when
none pursueth.

37 And they shall ^ f ajl one upon
another, as it were before a sword,
wlien none pui"sueth : and ye shall
have no power to stand before your
enemies.

3y And ye shall perish among the
heathen, and the land of your ene-
mies shall eat you up.

39 And they that are left of you
shall pine a\y'ay in their iniquity
in your enemies' lands; and also in
the iniquities of their fathers shall
they pine away with them.

40 If they shall confess their in-
iquity, and the iniquity of their
fathers, with their trespass which
they trespassed against me, and
that also they have walked con-
trary unto me ;

41 And tltat I also have walked
contrary unto them, and have
brought them into the land of their
eneiiiies ; if then their uncircum-
cised hearts be humbled, and thej^;
then accept of the punishment of
their iniquity :

42 Then will I remember my cov-
enant with -Jacob, and filso my cov-
enant with Isaac, and also my
covenant with Abraham will I re-
member ; and I will remember the
land.

43 The land also shall be left of
them, and shall enjijy her sabbaths,
while she lieth desolate without
them : and they shall accept of the
punishment of their iniquity : be-
cause, even because they "despised

my judgments, and because their
soul abhorred my statutes.

44 And yet for all that, when
they be in the land of their enemies,
1 will not '''cast them away, neither
will I abhor them, to destroy them
utterly, and to break my covenant
with them : for I am the Lord their
God.

45 But I will for their sakes re-

member the covenant of their an-
cestors, whom 1 brought forth out
of the land of Egypt in the sight of
the ■* heathen, that I might be their
God : i am the Lord.

46 These are the statutes and
judgments and laws, which the
Lord made between him and the
children of Israel in mount Sinai
by the hand of Moses.

CHAPTER 27.

1 ire that maketh a Kin(iiil(n- rov> i/nifti he the
J.onVti. 2 'llti'entiiiiiitioiKiflhepernon. 9
Of It iH'd.st giceii liij Tiiir. 'u Of a hutise.
Hi Of ti fii'hl, (111(1 the redeinption thereof.
'is No (Icroted tt(h((j maij he redeemed. 32
Tlie tithe may tioi he changed.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,

2 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them. When a
man shall make a "singular vow,
the persons sliall be for the Lord
by thy estimation.

3 And thy estimation shall be of
the male from twenty years' old
even unto sixty years old, even thy
estimation shall be fifty shekels of
silver, after the shekel of the sanc-
tuary.

4 And if it he a female, then thy
estimation shall be thirty shekels.

5 And if it he from five years old
even unto twentj^ years old, then
thy estimation shall be of the male
twenty shekels, and for the female
ten shekels.

6 And if it he from a month old
even unto five years old, then thy
estimation shall be of the male five
sliekels of silver, and for the female
thy estimation .sAa// he three shekels
of silver.

7 And if it he from sixty years old
and above ; if it he a male, then thy
estimation shall be fifteen shekels,
and for the female ten shekels.

8 But if he be poorer than thy
estimation, then he shall present
himself before the priest, and the
priest shall value him ; according
to his a))ility that vowed shall the
priest value him.

9 And \iit l>e a beast, whereof men
bring an offering uiito the Lord,
all that ani/ i/iav gi\i»th of such
unto the Lord shall be holy.

10 He shall not alter it, nor
change it, a good for a bad, or a bad
f(3r a good : and if he shall at all
change beast for beast, then it and
the exchange thereof shall be holy.

1 1 And if it he any vmelean beast,
of which they do not offer a sacri-
fice unto the Lord, then he shall
present the Ijeast before the ])riest :

12 An(l the piiest shall value it,
whether it be good or bad : as thou

■* uatious,

^ special

129

Of things devoted.

LEVITICUS, 27.

' tlie sowing
of an homer
of barley

valuest it, wlio art the priest, so
shall it be.

1 3 But if he will at all redeem it,
then he shall add a fifth part thereof
unto thy estimation.

14 H And when a man shall sanc-
tify his house to l>e holy unto the
Lord, then the priest shall estimate
it, whether it be good or bad : as
the priest shall estimate it, so shall
it stand.

15 And if he that sanctified it
will redeem his house, then lie shall
add the fifth j)(irt of the money of
thy estimation unto it, and it shall
be his.

16 x\nd if a man shall sanctify
unto tlie Lord some part of a field
of his possession, then thy estima-
tion shall be according to the seed
thei'eof : 'an homer of bai-ley seed

shall he valued at tifty shekels of
silver.

17 If he sanctify his field from
the year of jubile, according to thy
estimation it shall stand.

18 But if he sanctify his field af-
ter the jubile, then the priest shall
reckon unto him the money accord-
ing to the years that remain, even
unto the year of the jubile, and it
shall be abated from tliy estimation.

19 And if he that sanctified the
field will in any wise redeem it,
then he shall add the fifth part of
the money of thy estimation unto
it, and it shall be assured to liim.

20 And if he will not redeem the
field, or if he have sold tlie field to
another man, it shall not be re-
deemed any more.

21 But the field, when it goeth
out in the jubile, shall be holy unto
the Lord, as a field d(> voted ; the

thereof shall be the

possession
priest's.

22 And
the Lord

if a man sanctify unto
field whicli he hatl

bought, which is not of the fields of
his possessi(m ;

2."J Tlien tlie priest shall i'(H'kon
unto liim the woi-th of thy estima-
tion, ei'en unto the year of the
jubile : and he sliall give thine es-

tiniation in that day, as a holy
thing unto the Lord.

24 In the year of the jubile the
field shall return unto him of whom
it was bought, even to him to whom
the possession of the \a.i\ddid belong.

25 And all thy estimations shall
be according to the shekel of the
sanctuary : twenty gerahs shall be
the shekel.

26 U Only the firstling of the
beasts, which slK)uld lie the Lord's
firstling, no man shall sanctify it ;
whether it he ox, or sheep : it is the
Lord's.

27 And if it he of an unclean
beast, then he shall redeem it ac-
cording to thine estimation, and
shall add a fifth part of it thereto :
or if it be not redeemed, then it
shall be sold according to thy esti-
mation.

28 Notwithstanding no devoted
tiling, that a man shall devote unto
the Lord of all that he hath, both
of man and beast, and of the field
of his possession, shall be sold or
redeemed : every devoted thing is
most holy unto the Lord.

29 None devoted, which shall be
devoted of men, shall be redeemed ;
hut shall surely be put to death.

.30 And all the tithe of the land,
ii'hetlier of the seed of the land, or
of the fruit of the tree, is the
Lord's : it is holy unto the Lord.

31 And if a man will at all re-
deem owjht of his tithes, he shall
add thereto the fifth part thereof.

32 And concerning the tithe of
the herd, or of the fiock, even of
whatsoever passeth under the rod,
the tenth shall be holy unto the
Lord.

33 He shall not search whether
it be good or badj neith(>r shall he
change it : and it he change it at
all, th(^n both it and the change
thereof shall bo holy; it shall not
lie redeemed.

34 These rr>r the commandments,
which the Lord commanded Moses

for the children of
Sinai.

Isi'a-cl 111 mount

130

The numheriurf

NUMBERS, 1.

of the 2)eople.

THE FOUETH BOOK OF MOSES,

CALLED

NUMBERS

CHAPTER \.

1 Cod co»imiini/i'f/i J/oxex to number the
j>,,i/,/,'. :, Th,- i,riiice>>oflhe tribea. \1 The
II iiiKhrr (if ti-rri/ h-ibe. 47 The Levitesare
ejL-ifiiLljted for the service of the Lord.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses
in the wilderness of 8inai, in
the ' tabernacle of the congretfition,
on the tirst dai/ of the second month,
in the second year after they were
come out of the land of Egypt,
saying,

2 Take ye the sum of all the con-
gregation of the children of Israel,
after their families, by the house of
their fathers, with the number of
theiy names, every male by their
polls ;

3 From twenty years old and up-
\^ard, all that are aVjle to go forth
to war in Israel : thou anrl Aaron
shall number them by their '•'armies.

4 And with you there shall be a
man of every tribe; everyone head
of the house of his fathers.

5 ^ And these are the names of
the men that shall stand with you :
of the tribe of Reuben ; Elizur the
son of tShedeur.

6 Of Simeon ; Shelumiel the son
of Zurishaddai.

7 Of Judah ; Nahshon the son of
Amminadab.

8 Of Issachar ; Nethaneel the son
of Zuar.

9 Of Zebulun ; Eliab the son of
Helon.

10 Of the children of Joseph : of
Ephraim ; Elishamathe son of Am-
mihud : of Manasseh ; (Jamaliel the
son of Pedahzur.

1 1 Of Benjamin ; Abidan the son
of (jtideoni.

1'2 Of Dan ; Ahiezer the son of
Auunishaddai.

1 3 Of Asher ; Pagiel the son of
Ocran.

1 1 Of Gad ; Eliasaph the son of
* Deuel.

15 Of Naphtali ; Ahira the son of
Enan.

16 These ivere the I'enowned of
the congregation, ])rinces of the
tribes of their fathers, heads of
thousands in Israel.

17 11 And Moses and Aaron took

these men which are expressed by
their names :

18 And they assembled all the
congregation together on the first
day of the second month, and they
declai'ed their pedigrees aftei- their
families, by "the house of their
fathei's, according to the number of

the names, from twenty years old
and ui)ward, by their polls.

19 As the Lord commanded
jSIoses, so he numbered them in the
wilderness of Sinai.

20 And the children of Reuben,
Israel's eldest son, by their genera-
tions, after their families, by "the
house of their fathers, according to
the number of the names, by their
polls, every male from twenty years
old and upward, all that were able
to go forth to war ;

21 Those that were numbered of
them, eve7i of the tribe of Reuben,
irere forty and six thousand and
five hundred.

22 U Of the children of Simeon,
by their generations, after their
families, by "the house of their
fathers, those that were numbered
of them, according to the number
of the names, by their polls, every
male from twenty years old and
upward, all that were able to go
forth to war ;

23 Those that were numbered of
them, even of the tribe of Simeon.
were fifty and nine thousand and
three hundred.

24 ^ Of the children of Gad, by
their generations, after their fami-
lies, by " the houst- of their fathers.

* In ch.ii. 14, Reiiel.

according to tlie numl)er of the
names, from twenty years old and
upwarfi, all that wei'e able to go
forth to war ;

25 Those that were numbered of
them, ei'eu of the tribe of Gad,
ivere forty and five thousand six
hundred and fift.v.

26 ^ Of the children of Judah, by
their generations, after their fami-
lies, b.v ''the house of their fathers.
according to the luiiiiber oi the
names, from twenty .years old and
upwai-d, all that were able to go
foi'th to \\'ar ;

I 27 Those that were numbered of

;31

3 their

lathers'

houses,

The mtmber of

NUMBERS, 1.

men in each tribe.

them, even of the tribe of Judah,
ivere threescore and fourteen thou-
sand and six hundred.

28 51 Of the children of Issachar,
by their generations, after their
families, by ' the house of their
fathers, according to the number of

the names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to
go forth to war ;

29 Those that were numbered of
them, even of the tribe of Issachar,
were fifty and four thousand and
four hundred.

30 ^ Of the children of Zebulun,
by their generations, after their
families, by ' the house of their

fathers, according to the number of

the names, fi-om twenty .years old
and upwaitl, all that were able to
go forth to war ;

31 Those that were numbei'ed of
them, even of the tribe of Zebulun,
ivere fifty and seven thousand and
four hundred.

32 ^ Of the childi'en of Joseph,
namely, of the children of Ephraim,
by their generations, after their
families, by Hhe house of their
fathers, according to the number of
the names, from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to
go forth to war ;

33 Those that were numbered of
them, even of the tribe of Ephraim,
were forty thousand and five hun-
dred

34'^ Of the children of Manas-
seh, by their generations, after their
families, by 'the liousii of their

fathers, according to tlie number of

the names, from twenty years old
an(l upward, all that were able to
go forth to war ;

35 Those that w(;ro numbered of
them, even of the tribe of Manasseh,
were thirty and two thousand and
two hundred.

36 H Of the children of R.^ija-
min, by tlieir genei'ations, after
their families, b.y ' the house of
their fatliers, accorcUng ti» the iiuiu-
oer or the names, from twent.v
years old and upward, all that
were able to go forth to war ;

37 Those that were numbei'ed of
them, even of th(^ tril)e of Jienja-
min, were thirt.v and five thousand
and four liun(h't'd.

3« U Of the children of Dan, by
their generations, after their fami-
lies, by ' the house of llicir fiifliers.

accordirig to the iiiiiiiImt of the
names, from twenty years old and
u|)ward, all tliat wen; al)I(! to go
foith to war ;
39 Those that were nnnibei-ed of

them, even of the tribe of Dan,
were threescore and two thousand
and seven hundred.

40 H Of the children of Asher,
by their generations, after their
families, by ' the house of their
fathers, according to the number

of the names, from twenty years
old and upward, all that were able
to go forth to war ;

41 Those that were numbered of
them, even of the tribe of Asher,
were forty and one thousand and
five hundred.

42 ^ Of the children of Naphtali,
throughout their generations, after
their families, by ' the house of
their fathers, accortbng to the

numljer of the names, from twenty
years old and vipward, all ' that
were able to go forth to war ;

43 Those that were numbered of
them, even of the tribe of Naphtali,
loere fifty and three thousand and
four hundred.

44 These are those that were
numbered, which Moses and Aaron
numbered, and the princes of Israel,
Oeing twelve men: each one was
for the house of his fathers.

45 8o were all those that were
numbered of the children of Israel,
by ^ the house of their fathers.
from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to
war in Israel ;

46 Even all they that were num-
bered were six hundred thousand
and three thousand and five hun-
dred and fifty.

47 ^ But the Levites after the
tribe of their fathers were not
numbered among them.

48 For tlu! Loud had spoken
unto Moses, saying,

49 Only thou slialt not number
the tribe of Levi, neithei' take the
sum of them anK)ng the children of
Israeli :

50 I'ut thou shalt appoint the
Levites over the tabernacle of
- testimony, and ovei-all the vessels
tluMcof, and ovei' all tilings that
helonn to it: they shall bear the
tab(>i'nacle, and all the vessels
thereof ; and tliey shall ministi'i-
unto it, and shall encamp round
about the talierjiacle.

51 And when the tabernacle
s(;tteth forward, the Levites shall
take it down: and when the tab-
ernacle is to be pitched, the Le-
vites shall set it up: and tlu^
stranger that cometh nigh shall
be put to death.

52 And the chihh'en of Tsi-ael
shall i)itch their tents, (^very man
l).y his own camp, and every man

1 their

fathers'

houses,

2 the testi
luoiiy,

132

J7te ordei' of

NUMBERS, 2.

the tribes.

1).V liis own .sUmdanl, tlu'ouf^lioiit
tlieir hosts.

53 But the Levites shall pitch
round about the tal)evnacle of
' testimony, that there be no wrath
upon the congregation of the cliil-
dren of Israel: and the Levites
shall keep the charge of the taber-
nacle of " testimony.

5-i And the children of Israel
did according to all that the Loud
commanded Moses, so did they.

CHAPTER 2.

The order of the iribes in their tents.

ND the Loup spake unto Moses

and unto Aaron, sayin^,
2 Every man of tlie children of
Israel shall pitch by his own stand-
ard, with the ensign of their
father's house : " far off abou t the
■* tabernacle of the congregation

shall they '^ pitch.

3 And on the east side toward
the rising of the sun shall they of
the standard of the camp of J udah
pitcli " throughout their armies :

and Nahshon the son of Ammina-
dab shall be captain of the children
of Judah.

4 And his host, and those that
were numbered of them, were
threescore and fourteen thousand
and six hundred.

5 And those that do pitch next
unto him shall l>e the tribe of
Issachar : and Nethaneel the son of
Zuar shall he captain of the chil-
dren of Issachar.

6 And his host, and those that
were numbered thereof, were fifty
and four thousand and four liun-
dred.

7 Then the tribe of Zebulun : and
Eliab the son of Helon sJidll he cap-
tain of the children of Zebulun.

8 And his host, and those that
were numbered thereof, were fifty
and seven thousand and four hun-
dred.

9 All that were numbered in the
camp of Judah were an hundred
thousand and fourscore thousand
and six thousand and four hun-
dred, " throughout theii' ai'mies.

These shall first set fortli.

10 ^ On the south side shall he
the standard of the camp of Reuben
according to their "armies : and the
captain of the children of lieulxni
>^haU he Elizur the son of Sliedenr.

11 And his host, and tliose that
were numbered thereof, -imre forty
and six thousand and five hundred.

12 And those which pitch by
him shall he the trilje of Simeon :
and the captain of the children of

Simeon shall he Shelumiel the son
of Zurishaddai.

13 And his host, and those that
were numbered of them, were fifty
and nine thousand and three hun-
dred.

U Then the tribe of Gad : and
the captain of the sons of Gad
sli,all he Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

1-5 And his host, and those that
were numbered of tliem, were forty
and five thousand and six hundred
and fifty.

16 All that were numbered in
the camp of Reuben v>ere an hun-
dred thousand and fifty and one
thousand and four hundred and
fifty, '' throughout their armies.

And they shall set forth in the se-
cond rank.

17 IT Then the ^ tabernacle of the
conityi'egation shall set forward with
the camp o? the Levites in the
midst of the " caimi : as they en-
camp, so shall tliey set forward,
every man in his place by their
standards.

18 H On the west side sltall he
the standard of the camp of
Ephraim according to their " ar-
mies: and the captain of the sons
of Ephraim shall he Elishama the
son of Ammihud.

19 And his host, and those that
were numbered of them, were forty
thousand and five hundred.

20 And by him shall he the tribe
of J\Ianasseh : and the captain of
the children of Manasseh shall he
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

21 And his host, and those that
were numbered of them, were thirty
and two thousand and two hundred.

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin :
and the captain of the sons of Ben-
jamin shall he Abidan the son of
Gideoni.

23 And his host, and those that
were numbered of them, were
thirty and five thousand and four
hundred.

24 All that were numbered of
the camp of Ephraim were an hun-
dred thousand and eight thousand
and an hundred, ' thi'oughout their
armies. And they shall go forward
in the third rank.

25 ^ The standard of the camp
of Dan shall he on the north side
" by their armit^s : and tlu^ captain
of the children (jf Dan shall he
Ahiezer the son of Animishaddai.

26 And his host, and those tliat
were numbered of them,?<;e>e three-
score and two thousand and seven
hundred.

27 And those that encamp by

'' accordiuc
to their
hosts.

4 tent of
meeting

^ camps :

hosts :

" according
to their
hosts.

^ according
to tlieir
liosts :

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The sons of Aaron.

NUMBERS, 3.

Tlie Levites.

him shall he tlie tril)e of Aslier : and
the captain of the children of Asher
shdll he I'agiel the son of Ocnin.

28 And his host, and those that
were numbered of them, were forty
and one thousand and five hundred.

29 ^ Tlien the tribe of NaphtaU :
and the captain of the children of
Naphtali mall he Ahira the son of
Enan.

30 And his host, and those that
were numl)ered of them, ivere fifty
and tln-ee thousand and four hun-
dred.

3 1 All they that were numbered
in the camp of Dan n'cre an hun-
dred thousand and fifty and seven
thousand and six hundi'ed. They
shall go hindmost with their stand-
ards.

32 ^ These are those which were
numbered of the chihh'en of Israel
by ' the house of their fathers : all
those that were numbei-ed of the
camps '-throughout their hosts were
six hunih-ed thousand and tln-ee
thousand and live hundred and
fift.y.

33 Eut the Levites were notnum-
bered among the children of Israel ;
as the Lord commanded Moses.

34 And the childreii of Israel did
according to all that the Lord com-
manded Moses: so they pitched by
their standai'ds, and so they set for-
\vai"d, every one after their fainilies,
according to ■'the lious(> of their
fathers.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The nous of Aaron. 5 The Levites are
{liven to the priestH for the sernice of the
tdheriiacle, 11 instead of the firsthorn.
14 'Pic I.erilcs are n umbered In/ their fami-
lies. '.'I The faiiiilies, ii luiiher', (fial charge
if the Gershoiiites, t1 (f the Kohathites,
;58 of the, Merarites. .'iS The jilaee ami
charge of Moses and Aaro)i. 4() The first-
born are freed by the Levites. 44 Tlie
(iver/iliis are redeemed.

TH KSK also are the generations
of Aai'on and Moses in tin; day
that th(^ Lord spake with Moses in
mount Sinai.

2 And these are the names of the
sons of .\aron; Naflab the firstborn,
and Abihu, JCleazar, and Itliamai'.

3 These are the names of the
sons of Aaron, the priests which
were anointed, wliom he conse-
crated to minister in the priest's
of] ice.

4 And Nadab and Abihu died
before tlic LoKD. wIkmi tliey oUci'cd
strange lire In'fore the LoltD, in the
wildei'tiess of Sinai, and they had
no children: and J'-leazarajid Itha-
mar ministered in the i)riest's oflice
in the 'sitrlil, of Aaron their father.

5 II YVnd the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

6 Bring the tribe of Levi near,
and piesent them before Aaron
the priest, that they may minister
unto him.

7 Ami they shallkeep his charge,
and the charge of tlie whole con-
gregation before the '' tabernacle of
the congregation, to do the service

of the tabernacle.

8 And they shall keep all the in-
struments of the '' tabernacle of the
congregation, and the charge of the
children of Israel, to do the service
of the tabernacle.

y And thou shalt give the Levites
unto Aaron and to his sons : they
are wh.olly given unto him out of
the children of Israel.

10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron
and his sons, and they shall wait
on their priest's office : and the
stranger that cometh nigh shall be
put to death.

11 And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

12 And I, behold, I have taken
the Levites from among the child-
ren of Israel instead of all the
firstborn that openeth the " mati-ix
among the children of Israel : there-
fore the Levites shall be mine ;

13 Because all the firstborn are
mine ; for on the day that I smote
allthe firstborn in the land of Egypt
I hallowed unto me all the firstborn
in Israel, both man and beast : mine
shall they be : I am the Lord.

14 II And the Lord si)ake unto
Moses in the wilderness of Sinai,
saying,

15 Number the children of Levi
after ' the house of their fathers, by
their fainilies: i>very niah^ from a
month old and upward shalt thou
nunilxM' them.

1() And Moses numbered them
according to the word of the Lord,
as he w;is conmianded.

17 And these wei'e tlie sons of
Levi by tluMr nanu's ; (ierslion, and
Kohath, and .Merari.

18 And these are the names of
th(> sons of (Jershonliy their fam-
ilies; Libni, and Shimei.

19 And the sons of Kohath by
tludr families; Amram, and Izehar,
Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 And the sons of Merai-i l)y
their families; Mahli, and Mushi.
Tliestwo'c the families of tlH\ li(>vites
according to ''the house of tlieii'
fatli(>rs.

21 Of rjershon ?'v/.«? the famil.v
of the Libnites, anfl the family <)f
theShimites : these^re the families
()f the (Jershonites.

22 Thos(; that were iunnb(>red of
them, according to the number of

134

The number and service

NUMBERS, 3.

of the Levites.

all the males, from a mt)iitli old and
upward, enen those that were num-
bered of tliem tvere seven thousand
and five hundred.

23 The families of the Gershon-
ites shall pitch behind the taber-
nacle westward.

2-1: And the chief of the ' house

of the father of the Gershonites

.^/m// be i^lliasaph the son of Lael.

25 And the charge of the sons of
Gershon in the -tal)ernacle of the

congregation shall be the taber-
nacle, and the tent, the covering
thereof, and the hanging for the
door of the ■' tabei-naclc^ of th(^ ccm-
gregntion.

2(j And the hangings of the court,
and the curtain for the docn' of the
court, which is by the tabernacle,
and by the altar round about, and
the cords of it for all the service
thereof.

27 U And of Kohath was the fam-
ily of the Amramites, and the fam-
il.y of the Izeharites, and the family
of the Hebronites, and the family
t)f the Uzzielites : these are the
families of the Kohathites.

28 In the number of all the males,
from a month old and upward, vwre
eight thousand and six hundred,
keeping the charge of the sanc-
tuary.

29 The families of tlie sons of
Kohath shall pitch on the side of
the tabernacle southward.

30 And the chief of the ' house of
the father of the families of the

Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the
son of Uzziel.

3 1 And their charge shdl be the
ark, and the table, and the candle-
stick, and the altars, and the ves-
sels of the sanctuary wherewith
the.y minister, and the lianging,
and all the service thereof.

32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron
the iJi'iest shall be chief over the
chief of the Levites, and have
the oversight of them that keep
the charge of the sanctuary.

33 H Of Merari was the family of
tlie Mahlites, and the family of th(^
Mushites : these are the families of
Merari.

34 And those that were num-
bered of them, according to the
number of all the males, from a
month old and ui)ward, nun-e six
thousand and twf) hundi'CMJ.

35 And the chief of the Miouseof
the fathei- of the families of Merari
ii'ds Zuriel the son of Abihail :
these shall pitch on the side of the
tabernacle northward.

30 And under the custody and
charge of the sons of Merari shall

be the boards of the tabernacle, and
the bars tliereof, and the pillars
thereof, and the sockets thereof,
and all the vessels thereof, and all
that serveth thereto,

37 And the jjillars of the court
round about, and their sockets, and
their pins, and their cords.

38 11 But those that encamp be-
foie the tabernacle toward the east,
even before the '"' tabernacle of the
congregation eastwartl, shall be

Moses, ifnd Aaron and liis sons,
keeping the charge of the sanctu-
ary for the charge of the children
of Israel ; and the stranger that
Cometh nigh shall be put to death.

39 All that were numbered of the
Levites, which Moses and Aaron
numbered at the commandment of
the Lord, ■* throutjliout their fami-
lies, all the males from a month old
and upwai'd, were twenty and two
thousand.

10 ^ And the Lord said unto
IMoses, Number all the firstborn of
the males of the children of Israel
from a month old and upward, and
take the numbei' of their names.

41 And thou shalt take the Le-
vites from me ( I am the Lord) in-
stead of all the firstborn among the
children of Israel ; and the cattle
of the Levites instead of all the
firstlings among the cattle of the
children of Israel.

42 And Moses numbered, as the
Lord commanded liim, all the first-
born among the children of Israel.

43 And ail the firstborn males by
the number of names, from a month
old and upward, of those that were
numbered of them, were twenty
and two thousand two hundred
and threescore and thirteen.

44 51 And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

45 Take the Levites instead of
all the firstborn among the chil-
dren of Israel, and the cattle of
the Levites instead of their cattle;
and the Levites shall be mine : I
am the Lord.

46 And for those that are to be
redeemed of the two hundred and
threescore and thirteen of the first-
born of the children of Israel, which
are more than the Levites ;

47 Thou shalt even take five
shekels apiece by the poll, after the
shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou
take thein : (the shekel is twenty
gerahs:)

48 And thou shaltgive the money,
wherewith the odd rnnnber of them
is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and
to his sons.

49 And Moses took the redemp-
tion money of them that were over

2 tent of
meeting

135

'riic /hiuilicx

:NUiMr.Kiis, I.

of Uui Le cites.

and ;iJ)()V(' tliiMii tli.it wci-criMlcriiH'il
by the ljcvitt!s :

50 Of tlic iii'.slhorn of I lie cliild-
i'(!U of Isnu'l took he tln^ nioiicy ;
a tlioiisaud threes liiindnMl and
tln'('(iscof(^ and live .s'Ar/v/.s, after
tlie sliekel of the sanctuary :

51 And Moses KJ>v(i the money
of them that wei'e redeemed unto
Aaron and to liis sons, aceordhiK
to the; word of the JjolM), as tlie
lj)\il> eonnnanded Mos(%s.

CHAITEll 4. *

1 77ii' a(/e itiitl thne of the Levi/e.s' xerr/cc.

I Tlie C(iJ'ri(i(/i' of flic h'ohdlli ilcs, 'irhcii llic
pricxtn hit re tiik-cii <loirii,thi'. tiihcriiiicli',. Hi

The char [I i> of KU'.azdr. IT The oilu-c of the
prlents. 'l\ The envriaije of the (iei:sh<iii-
■ifen. 29 The ciiffhtge of the Meruriteti.
M Thetumiheroflhe. Kolid/h i/es, ;!s o/ /he

GernhonUes,'i>i itnd of the Mt'idriten.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses
and unto Aaron, sayinjj;,

'2 Take tlie sum of the sons of
Kohath from ainoiij^ the sons of
ijcvi, after their fainiHes, by ' the
lionse of tlieir falliers,

'A l^'roiu t hn'ty years old and U])-
ward (>ven until fifty yc^ars old, all
t hat entei' into tlu^ host, to do the
woi'k in the "ta.heriiaele of the con-
^M'ei::ation.

I 'iMiis .s'^ff// f/e the service of tlu"
sons of Kohaih in the •' tabernacle
of the eontfi'<'^ai ion, (thoiil the most

iioly tiini^s:

T) II And when th(^ cam[) settetli
forward, Aai'on shall eonii', and iiis
sons, and they shall taktidown {\w
coNci-iiiK vail, and coxcr the ark
of 'testiinoiiv with it:

(> And sliall i)ut thereon t.h(> cov-
(irin^ of '' l>ad;^'crs' skins, aiid shaJl
spread over il actlot h wholly of bine,
and shall i)ut in the sta.v(!S thereof.

7 And upon the table of sluiw-
brea-d they shall sprea-d a cloth of
blue, and put thereon the dishes,
a,nd th(^ spoons, and the bowls, and
(Mi\ crs tocover witJiaJ : and the con-
tiinial bread shall be thei'con:

8 And they shall si)rea(l ijpon
them a cloth of scarlet, a,nd cover
the sain(^ with a (U)verinK <>f '' bad-
gers' skins, and shall i)ut in th(^

staves t hei'cof.

9 And they shall take a cloth of
l)lue, and cover the candlestick of
the lijz;ht, and his lamps, and his
" t_o]n£s, and his snundishes, a.nd all
the oil v(^ssels thereof, whc^rewith
t hey ministei' unto it :

lU And they shall i)ut it and all
the vessels thereof within a (;ov-
erinf? of "badj^n-rs' skins, and sliall
put it upon a " bar.

11 And ujion the K<)lden altar
they shall spread a cloth of blue.

and cover it with a- coverin^jr of
■' badu'ers' skins, and shall put to
the staA'es thereof :

1:^ And they shall tak(> all tlu^
instruments of ministry, where-
with th<\v minister in the saiu^tu-
ary, and put llinii in a cloth of blu(>,
and covei' them with a coscriny of
'' ba.du'ers' skins, and shall jiiit fli<in
on a '^ bar :

I 3 AThT tlie.v shall take away t.he
ashes from the altar, and spread a
purple cloth thereon :

II And th(^y shall putui)on it all
the vessels tliei'cof, wh(M'(nvith they
minist,er about it, ri'cit the censers,
t'ln^ ileshhooks, and the shovels, and
tlu! basons, all tin; v(\ssels of the
altar; and they shall si)read ujion
it a C(JV(M'inK «>f " ba-dgers' skins.

and put to the staves of it.

15 And when Aaron and hisscms
have mad(i a.n end of coNcriiifi: tlie
sanctuary, and all the vessels of
the sanctuary, as the canij) is to
s((t forward ; after that, the sons of
Kohath shall come to bear i1 : but
th(\v shall not touch (iiiji holy tliiiiy;,
lest they die. 'rhes(! tliiiKjx air. the
burd(>n of the sons of Kohath in tlie
- tabernacle of tli(^ coiiKreffiition.

"!() II A"id to t,h(> oHiceof Kleazar
t he son of Aaron tlu^ jiriest pcftdiii-
cfli. the oil for tlu^ li^ht, and the
sweet incense, and the (laily "meat
oM'erinji', and the anointiiifj: oil, diid
the o\('rsi;.cht of all the tabernacle,
and of a,ll that therein vV, in the sanc-
tuary, and in tlu^ vessels thereof.

17 II And tlu^ Loni) spakc^ unto
Moses and unto Aaron, sa,yintj:,

1 8 ('ut .ye not oil" the tribe of the
familic^s of the Kohathites from
anionjj: the Levites :

1!) I hit thus do unto them, that
they may live, a,nd not die, when
they approach unto the most holy
thinji's : y\a,i-oii and his sons shall
Ko in, and appoint them every ojie
to his service^ and to his l)urden:

1*0 Ihit tli("y shall ni>t fj:oin to sec
'" when t he holy 1 liinus a re co\( -red.
lest they die.

'Jl II And tli<! Loun spake unto
Moses, sayiiiK,

'I'l Takc^ also the sum of the sons
of (Jershon, " tlii'ou'-rlioiit the houses
of tlirir fathers, by their faiiiilies;

■J-") I'Vom t hirty years (tid and up
w/ird until lifly years old shalt thou
numbi>r f hem ; all that enter in lo
piM'form the ser\ ice, to do tJii' work

Ml tlu

;ation

■ ta.bernaclc of tlic conurc

L* 1 This is theserviceof thefami
lies of tli(! (lershonites, to serve,
and foi' burdens :

The bur dan of

NUM1JE118, 4.

eadi family.

25 And they sPiull bear llx; cur-
tains of the taljei'nach;, and th(;
^ tabernacle of the conK'CKation.

\\m cove)'iri<j:, and the coverinj^ of
'■^the bacJyers' skins that /.s above
upon it, and the hanKiiiK for tlu;
door of the ' tal)ei-n;i'-l'' of ilie cori-
tfregation,

2<j And the hangings of the court,
and tlie lianging for the door of the
gate of the court, which ir, Ijy tlie
tabernacle and by tiie altar round
about, and their cords, and all the
instruments of their service;, and
all that is made for thc;m : so shall
tliey serve.

27 At the appfiintment of Aaron
and his sons shall b(! all the ser-
vice of the sons of the Oei'shon-
ites, in all their Vjuirlens, and in
all their service : anfl y(; shall ap-
point unto them in charge all their
burdens.

28 This in the service of the fami-
lies of the sons of Oershon in tlie

taVjernacle of the coTit^re'^ation :

and their charge .s7//(// ha under tlie
hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron
the pi'iest.

29 U As for the sons of Merari,
thou shalt number tliern after tlieir
f am i 1 i es, by * the house of their
fathers ;

30 From t]iirt.y yeai's old and
upward even unto fifty years old
shalt thou number them, every one
that entereth into the service, to
do the work of the ■'' tabernacle of
the congregation

M And this /.s- the charge of their
burden, according to all their ser-
vice in the "tabernacle of the;

congregation : the boa)'ds of the
tab(!rnacle, and the bai'S thereof,
and tlu! pillar's thereof, and sockets
thereof,

32 And the pillars of the court
round about, and their sockets, and
th(;ir pins, and their cords, with
all their instruments, and witli all
their service : anfl hy nam(! y(!
sliall reckon the instruments of
the charge of their burden.

33 This in the service of the fami-
lies of the s<ms of Aferaii, according
to all their service, in the ' taber-
nacle of tlie congregation, under
the hand of Ithamar tlie son of
Aaron the priest.

34 ^ And Moses and Aaron and
the chief of the congi-egation num-
bered the sons of the Kohathites
after their families, and after '' the
house of their fathers,

35 From thirty years old and
upwai'd even unto fifty y(;ars f)ld,
every one that entereth into the

service, for the work in the •' taber-
nacl<; of tlu; congr(;gation :

30 And those that were numlK'i-ed
of them l).y their families were two
thousand seven hundred anrl fifty.

37 These ipare they that were
numbered of the families of the
Kohathites, all that might do s(!r-
vice in tin; ' t;d)eriiJi<-le of the cf)n-

gregation, which .Moses and Aaron
(lid number accoi'ding to the com-
mandment of the LoitL> by the
hand oi .Mos(;s.

3H And those that were num-
bered of the sons of (Jershon.
" throughout their families, and
Ijy ' the house of tlieii- fjitliers,

30 from thirty years old and
upward even unto fifty .years old,
every one that entereth into the
service, foj- tlif; work in the ' taber-
nacle of tlie congregation,

40 J'jven those that were num-
hiercid of them, " throughout their
families, Vjy "' t}i<; house ot tlieir
fatliers, were two thousand and
six hundred and thirty.

41 These; are they that were num-
bered of the families of the sons of
(jershon, of all tiiat might do ser-
vice in the ' t;i.berii;i,c|e of th(; con-
gregation, whom .\l(jses and Aaron
did number according U) the com-
mandment of the JjOKP.

42 ^ And those that were num-
bered of the families of the sons of
Merari, ** throiighout their families,
by ^tlie housi- of \\~\r fathers.

43~From thirty years old and
upward even untio nft.y yeais old,
every one that entereth into the
service, for the work in the ' taber-
nacle of the crtngregittion,

44 Even those; that were num-
bered of them after their families,
were three thousand and two hun-
dn'd.

45 These he those that were num-
bered of the families of the sons
of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron
numbered according to tlie word
of the LoKD by the hand of Moses.

46 All those that were numbered
of the Levites, whom Moses and
Aaron and the chief of Israel num-
berefl, after their families, and after
'^ tlu; house of their fathers,

47 From thirty years old and
upward even unto fifty years old,
every one that came to do the "ser-
vice of the ministry. )itid the ^■ei'\iff

of the iiurderi in the tahernacle of

the coiigregatieTn^

48 Jwen those; that were num-

bere;d of the-m, were e;iglit thousanej
I anel five hundred and fourscore.
37

3 t(;nt of
iiieetiiig:

1 tent of
meeting,

" by
" their
fatliers'
hfjuses,

1 tent of
meeting,

« l.y
" their
fiittiers'
houses,

9 work of
service, ami
tlie work of
bearing bur-
dens in the
tent of
meeting.

Restitution in t)-es2xisses.

NUMBERS, 5.

The trial of jealousy.

49 According to the command-
ment of the Lord they were num-
bered by the hand of Moses, every
one according to his service, and
according to his burden : thus were
they numbered of him, as the Lord
commanded Moses.

CHAPTER 5.

1 The unclean arc, removed out of the camj).
5 Reiditution is to be made in trespasses.
11 The trial of jealousy.

AND the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

2 Command the children of
Israel, that they put out of the
camp every leper, and every one
that hath an issue, and whosoever
is defiled by the dead :

3 Both male and female shall ye
put out, without the camp shall ye
put them ; that they defile not
their camps, in the midst whereof
I dwell.

4 And the children of Israel did
so, and put them out without the
camp : as the Lord spake unto
Moses, so did the children of Is-
rael.

5 H And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

6 Speak unto the children of
Israel, When a man or woman
shall commit any sin that men
commit, to do a trespass against
the Lord, and that person be
guilty ;

7 Then they shall confess their
sin which they have done: and he
shall recompense his trespass with
the principal thereof, and add unto
it the fifth 2^art thereof, and give
it unto him against whom he hath
trespassed.

8 But if the man have no kins-
man to recompense the trespass
unto, let the trespass be recom-
pensed unto the Lord, e.van to the
priest; beside the I'am of the atone-
ment, whereby an atonement shall
be made for him.

9 And every ' oircriiig of all the
holy things of the children of
Israel, which they bring unto the
priest, shall he his.

10 And every man's hallowed
things shall be his : whatsoever
any man giveth the priest, it shall
be nis.

11 U And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

12 (Speak unto tlir cliildrcii of
Israel, and say unto tlicni. If any
man's wife go aside, and commit a
trespass against him, •

13 And a man lie with her car-
nally, and it be liid from the eyes
of her hus));ii)d, ;i,nd be kept close,
and she be defiled, and th(jre be no

witness against her, neither she be
taken " u'ith the manner ;

14 And the spirit of jealousy
come upon him, and he be jealous
of his wife, and she be defiled : or
if the spirit of jealousy come upon
him, and he be jealous of his wife,
and she be not defiled :

15 Then shall the man bring his
wife unto the priest, and he shall
bring her offering for her, the tenth
part of an ephali of barley meal ;
he shall pour no oil upon it, nor
put frankincense thereon ; for it is
an offering of jealousy, an offering
of memoi-ial, bringing iniquity to
remembrance.

1 6 And the priest shall bring her
near, and set her before the Lord :

17 And the priest shall take holy
water in an earthen vessel ; and of
the dust that is ''in the floor of the
tabernacle the priest shall take,
and put it into the water :

18 And the priest shall set the
woman before the Lord, and "* un-
cover the woman's head, and put
the offering of memorial in her
hands, which ix the jealousy offer-
ing : and the priest shall have in
his hand the ° bitter water that
causeth the curse :

19 And the priest shall charge
her by an oath, and say unto the
woman. If no man have lain with
thee, and if thou hast not gone
aside to uncleanness tvith another
instead of thy husband, be thou
free from this ''bitter water that
causeth the curse :

20 But if thou hast gone aside to
another instead of thy husband, and
if thou l)e defiled, and some man
have lain with thee beside thine
husband :

21 Then the priest shall chfirge
the woman with an oath of cursing,
and the pr-iest shall say unto the
woman. The Lord make the(? a
curse and an oath among thy peo-
ple, when the Lord doth make thy
thigh to " rot, and thy belly to
swell ;

22 And this water that causeth
the curse shall go into thy bowels,
to make thi/ belly to swell, and thii
thigh to ' rot : And the woman shall
say, AuKMi, amen.

23 And th(; i)i'iest
these {•urs(\s in a book

blot them out with

\v;i tcr :

24 And he shall cjuise the woman
to drink tlu; '^bittei' water that
causeth the curse : and the water
that causeth the curse shall entei'
into her, and lieconie, bittei".

25 Then the priest shall take

shall write
ind lie shall

the 'l)itt('r

138

The law of

NUMBERS, 6.

tlie Nazarites.

the jealousy offering out of the
woman's hand, and sliall wave the
offering before the Lord, and ' offer
it uijon the altar :

J(j And the priest shall take an
handful of the offering, even the
memorial thereof, and burn it upon
the altar, and af tei'ward shall cause
the woman to drink the water.

27 And when he hath made her
to drink the water, then it shall
come to pass, tluit, if she be defiled,
and have done trespass against her
husband, that the water that caus-
eth the curse shall enter into her,
and become bitter, and her belly
shall swell, and her thigh shall
■^ rot : and the woman shall be a
curse among her people.

28 And if the woman be not de-
filed, but be clean ; then she shall
be free, and shall conceive seed.

29 This is the law of jealousies,
when a wife goeth aside to another
instead of her husband, and is de-
filed ;

30 Or when the spirit of jealousy
Cometh upon him, and he be jealous
over his wife, and shall set the
woman before the Loud, and the
priest shall execute upon her all
this law.

3 1 Then shall the man be guilt-
less from iniquity, and this woman
shall bear her iniquity.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The law of the Nasaritef!. 22 The form of
h/eKniiig the people.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,
2 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them. When
either man or woman shall ■' sepa-
rate theinxe/ven to vow a vow of

a Nazarite, to separate themselves
unto the Lord :

3 He shall separate himself from
wine and strong drink, and shall
drink no vinegar of wine, or vine-
gar of strong drink, neither shall
he drink any liquor of grapes, nor
eat ■'moist grapes, or dried.

4 All the days of his separation
shall he eat nothing that is made
of the vine tree, from the kernels
even to the husk.

5 All the days of the vow of his
separation there shall no razor
come upon his hearl : ujitil the days
be fulfilled, in the which he sepa-
rateth himself unto the Lord, lie
shall be holy, and shall let the
locks of the hair of his head
grow.

6 All the days that lie separateth
himself unto the Lord he shall come
" at no dead body.

7 He shall not make himself
unclean for his father, or for his
mother, for his brother, or for his
sister, when they die : because the
consecration of his God is upon
his head.

8 AH the days of his separation
he is holy unto the Lord.

9 And if any man die very sud-
denly by him, and he hath defiled
the head of his consecration ; then
he shall shave his head in the day
of his cleansing, on the seventh
day shall he shave it.

10 And on the eighth day he
shall bring two "turtles, or two
young pigeons, to the priest, to
the door of the '^tabernacle of the
congregation

1 1 And the priest shall offer the
one for a sin ottering, and the other
for a burnt offering, and make an
atonement for him, for that he
sinned ^'by the dead, and shall hal-
low his heafl that same day.

12 And he shall consecrate unto
the Lord the days of his separa-
tion, and shall bring a lamb of
the first year for a trespass offer-
ing : but the days that were before
shall be lost, because his separation
was defiled.

1 3 U And this is the law of the
Nazarite, when the days of his
separation are fulfilled : he shall
be brought unto the door of the
^ tabernacle of the congregation :

14 And he shall offer his offering
unto the Lord, one he lamb of the
first year without blemish for a
burnt offering, and one ewe lamb
of the first year without blemish for
a sin offering, and one ram without
blemish for peace ofi'erings,

15 And a basket of unleavened
bread, cakes of fine flour mingled
with oil, and wafers of unleavened
bread anointefl with oil, and their
■'meat offering, and their drink
off'erings.

16 And the priest shall bi'ing
them before the Lord, and shall
offer his sin offering, and his burnt
offering :

17 And he sliall offer the ram
for a sacrifice of peace offerings
unto the Lord, with the basket of
unleavened bread : the priest shall
offer also ^"his meat ofl'ering, and
his drink offering.

18 And tlie Nazarite shall shave
the head of his separation at the
door of the " tabernacle of the con-
gregation, and shall take the hair
of the head f)f his separation, and
put it in the fire which is under the
sacrifice of the peace offerings.

•j turtle-
doves,

" tent of
meeting :

8 by reason
of'

'•' meal

1" the meal
offcriiif;
tliereuf, and
the drink
offering
thereof.
11 tent of
meeting,

139

Tlie form of hlessitu/.

NUMBERS, 7.

Offerings of the pfinces.

19 And the priest shall take the
' sodden shoulder of the ram, and
one unleavened cake out of the
basket, and one unleavened wafer,
and shall put the7)i upon the hands
of the Nazai'ite, after the hair of
his separation is shaven :

20 And the priest^ shall wave
them for a wave ottering before
the Lord: this is holy for the
priest, with the wave breast and
heave "shoulder : and after that
the Nazarite may drink wine.

21 This is the law of the Nazarite
who hath vowed, and of his offering
unto the Lord for his separation,
beside that ''that his luind shall
get : according to the vow which
he vowed, so he must do after the
law of his separation.

22 fl And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

23 Speak unto Aaron and unto
his sons, saying. On this wise ye
shall bless the children of Israel,
saying unto them,

24 The Lord bless thee, and keep
thee :

25 The Lord make his face shine
upon thee, and be gracious unto
thee :

2G The Lord lift up his counte-
nance upon thee, and give thee
peace.

27 And they shall put my name
upon the children of Israel ; and I
will bless them.

CHAPTER 7.

1 T/ie ofering of Ike jirincen at the. dedlca-
linii ,,f ihe> td'heriKu^le. 10 Their several
ii//<fi>ii/x <tt the dedication of the altar.
.s',i Oo(l sj)eiiA~eth to JUones from the mercy
xeilt.

AND it came to pass on the day
that M(jses had fully set up
the tabernacle, and had anointed
it, aiul sanctificid it, and all the
^ instruiuciits thereof, both the
altai' and all the vess(;ls tlun-tiof,
and had anointed them, and sanc-
tili<*d tlicm ;

2 That the princes of Israi^l,
heads of '' tlie liouse of their fathers,
who irnur, tlu^ i)i-inces of tlu^ tribes,
and wer<^ over them that w(!i-e num-
bered, oftei-ed :

3 And tliey biought their offer-
ing Ix'fon; the Ijoud, six covcthhI
wagons, and twelve oxen ; ji, wagoji
for two of the princes, and foi- each
one an ox : ;uid they brought them
before the ta])ei'nacle.

4 And the Lord spake unto
Mose.s, saying,

5 Tak(^ it of them, tliat they
may l)e to do the service of tlie
" tiil^ernarcle of flic c(mgi'cg;if ion ;
and Miou sh;ilt gixc thrni unto the

Levites, to every man according to
his service.

6 And Moses took the wagons
and the oxen, and gave them unto
the Levites.

7 Two wagons and four oxen he
gave unto the sons of Gershon, ac-
cording to their service :

8 And four wagons and eight
oxen he gave unto the sons of
Merari, according unto their ser-
vice, under the hand of Ithamar
the son of Aaron the priest.

9 But unto the sons of Kohath he
gave none : because the service of
the sanctuary belonging unto them
iras that they should bear upon
their shoulders.

10 ^ And the princes offered for
" dedicating of the altar in the day
that it was anointed, even the
princes ottered their ottering before
the altar.

11 And the Lord said unto
Moses, They shall offer their otter-
ing, each prince on his day, for
'^ the dedicnting of the altar.

1211 And he that offered his
offering the first day was Nahshon
the son of Amminadab, of the tribe
of Judah :

1 3 And his offering tvas one silver
^ charger, the weight thereof ^vas
an hundred and thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary ; both
of them 7ijere full of fine Hour
mingled witli oil for a " meat otter-
ing :

14 One spoon of ten shekels of
gold, full of incense:

15 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering :

16 One '"kid of the goats for a sin
ottering :

17 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five; rams, five
he goats, five lambs of the fir'st
yeai' : this maK the oifei'ing of Nah-
shon the soji of Amminadab.

IS II On the second day Ne-
thancel the son of Zuar, prince of
Issachar, did offer :

19 He offered for his offering one
silver '^charger, th(^ w<Mght whereof
vas an hundred and thirty .s//fViy7.s',
one silvei- bowl of seventy shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuai-y ;
both of them full of fine flour
mingle(l with oil foi-a"meat olfering:

20 One spoon of gold of t(!n
shekels, full of incens(! :

21 One young bullock, one ram,
one l;unb of the first year, for a
burnt offei'ing :

22 One '"kid of the go.-ifsfdr ;i sin
offering :

" the dedica-
tiou-gift

platter,

0 meal

in he sroat

Tlie offerings at the

NUMBERS, 7.

dedication of the altar.

23 And for a sacrifice of peace
oft'erings, two oxen, five rams, five
he goats, five lambs of the first
year : this was the offering of Ne-
thaneel the son of Zuar.

24 II On the third day p^liab tlie
son of Helon, ijrince of the children
of Zebulun, did oj/'er :

25 His offering was one silver
' charger, the weight whereof was
an hundred and thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of" the sanctuary ; both of
them full of fine fiour mingled with
oil for a " meat offering :

26 One golden spoon of ten
she/eels, full of incense :

27 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering :

28 One ^ kid of the goats for a sin
offering :

29 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five
he goats, five lambs of the first
year : this was the offering of Eliab
the son of Helon.

30 ^ On the fourth day Elizur
the son of Shedeur, prince of the
children of Reuben, didojf'er : _

31 His offering was one silver
''charger of the weight of an hun-
dred and thirty shekels, one silver
bowl of seventy shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary ; both of
them full of fine flour mingled with
oil for a - nieat offering :

32 One golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense :

33 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of ttie first year, for a
burnt offering :

34 One "' kid of the goats for a sin
offei'ing :

35 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five
he goats, five lambs of the first
year : this wa.s the offering of Elizur
the son of Shedeur.

36 H On the fifth day Slielumiel
tlie son of Zurishaddai, prince of
the children of Simeon, did offer :

37 His offering was one silver
' charger, the weight whereof tvas
an luuiflred and thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of s(^venty shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary ; both
of them full of fine flour mingled
with oil for a - meat offering :

38 One golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense :

39 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering :

40 One •' kirl of the goats for a sin
offering :

41 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five

he goats, five lambs of the first
year : this was the offering of Slielu-
miel the son of Zurisiiaddai.

42 11 On the sixth day l^^liasaph
the son of Deuel, prince of the chil-
dren of Gad, offered:

43 His offering was one silver
"* charger of the weight of an liun-
dred and thirty shekels, a silver
bowl of seventy shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary; b(»th of
them full of fine flour mingled witli
oil for a " meat offering :

44 One golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense :

45 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering :

46 One •' kid of the goats for a sin
offering : '

47 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five
he goats, five lambs of the first
year : this was the offering of
Eliasaph the son of Deuel,

48 11 On the seventh day Elisha-
ma the son of Ammihud, prince of
the children of P]pliraim, offered:

49 His offering was one silver
' charger, the weight whereof was
an hundred and thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the^ sanctuary ; both
of them full of fine flour mingled
with oil for a - meat offering ;

50 One golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense :

51 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering :

52 One •' kid of the goats for a sin
offering :

53 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five rams, iive
he goats, five lambs of the first
year : this was the offei'ing of
Elishama the son of Ammihud.

54 11 On the eighth^ day offered
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur,
prince of the children of Manas-
seh :

55 His offering was one silver
■* charger of the weight of an hun-
dred and thirty shekels, one silver
bowl of seventy shekels, after the
shekel of the san(;tuary ; both of
them full of fine flour mingled with
oil for a - meat offering :

56 One golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense :

57 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering :

58 _ One •' kid of the gonts for a sin
offering :

59 And for a .sacrifice of peace
offerings, tvyo oxen, five rams, five
he goats, five lambs of the first

•• platter

- meal

3 he goat

platter,

- meal

3 he goat

141

The offerings at the

NUMBERS, 8.

dedication of the altar.

year : this icas the offering of
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

60 H On the ninth day Abidan
the son of Gideoni, prince of the
children of Benjamin, offered :

61 His offering tms one silver
' charger, the weight whereof was
an hundred and thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary ; both
of them full of fine Houi" mingled
with oil for a -meat offering :

62 One golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense :

63 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering :

64 One '' kid of the goats for a sin
offering :

65 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five
he goats, five lambs^ of the first
year : this was the offering of Abi-
dan the son of Gideoni.

66 U On the tenth day Ahiezer
the son of Ammishaddai, prince of
the children of Dan, offered:

67 His offering was one silver
^ charger, the weight whereof was
an hundred and thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary ; both
of them full of fine flour mingled
with oil for a - meat offering :

68 One golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense :

69 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of the first year, for a
buriat offering :

70 One " kid of the goats for a
sin offering :

71 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five
he goats, five lambs of the first
year : this loas the offering of
Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

72 ^ On the eleventh day Pagiel
the son of Ocran, prince of the
childi'en of Asher, offered :

73 His offering iras one silver
' charger, the weight whereof iras
an hunch'ed and thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary; both
of them full of fine flour mingled
with oil for a - meat offering :

74 One golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incens(! :

75 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb f)f the first year, for a
burnt offei'ing :

76 One •'• kid of the goats for a
sin offering :

77 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five rams, {\\iy,
he goats, fi\e lambs of the first
year : this ivas the offering of Pagiel
the son of Ocran.

78 ^ On the twelfth day Ahira
the son of Enan, prince of the
children of Xaphtali, offered:

79 His offering teas one silver
^ charger, the weight whereof was
an hundred and thirty shekels, one
silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
the shekel of the sanctuary ; both
of them full of fine flour mingled
with oil for a " meat offering :

80 One golden spoon of ten
shekels, full of incense :

81 One young bullock, one ram,
one lamb of the first year, for a
burnt offering :

82 One " kid of the goats for a
sin offering :

83 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five
he goats, five lambs of the first
year : this ivas the offering of Ahira
the son of Enan.

84 This was the ^ dedication of
the altar, in the day when it was
anointed, by the princes of Israel :
twelve ° chargers of silver, twelve
silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold :

85 Each ''charger of silver weigh-
ing an hundred and thirty shekels,
each l^owl seventy : all the silver
vessels weiglied two thousand and
four hundred shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary :

86 The golden spoons «'ere twelve,
full of incense, weighing ten shekels
apiece, after the shekel of the sanc-
tuary : all tlie gold of the spoons
ivas an hundred and twenty shekels.

87 All the oxen for the burnt
offering ivere twelve bullocks, the
rams twelve, the lambs of the first
year twelve, with their 'meatoffer-
ing : and the '^ kids of the goats for
sin offering twelve.

88 And all the oxen for the
sacrifice of tlie peace offerings we7-e
twenty and four bullocks, the rams
sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs
of the first year sixty. This ims
the * dedication of the altar, after
that it was anointed.

89 And when Moses " was gone
into the ''talxM-nacle of tlie comnv-

gation to speak with hiin, then he
lieai'd the voice of one speaking
unto him from off' the mercy seat
that iras upon the ark of '"ti'sti-
monv. from between the two " cher-
ubin\s : and he spake unto him.

CHAPTER 8.

1 /fotc the, lampx arc, to lie. lighted. 5 Tlie
conxecraiioii of the Leriten. 23 The aije
and time of their service.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses,
sa.ving,
2 Speak unto Aaron, and say

platter,

'^ meal

■^ he goat

* dedication-
gift

5 platters
s platter

- meal
" he goats

■* ilcdioatioii-
gift

'^ went

'J tent of
meeting

1" the testi-
mony,
n cherubim:

142

The consecration

NUMBERS, 9.

of the Levites.

unto him, When thou Hghtest the
lamps, the seven lamps shall give
light '■ over against the candlestick.

3 And iVaron did so ; he lighted
the lamps thereof 'over against the
candlestick, as the LoRL> coai-
manded Moses.

4 And this work of the candle-
stick ivas of beaten gold, unto the
shaft thereof, unto the flowers
thereof, was beaten work : accord-
ing unto the pattern which the
Lord had shewed Moses, so he
made the candlestick.

5 ^ And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

6 Take the Levites from among
the children of Israel, and cleanse
them.

7 And thus shalt thou do unto
them, to cleanse them : vSprinkle
water of purifying upon them, and
let them shave all their tlesh, and
let them wash their clothes, and su
make themselves clean.

8 Then let them take a young
bullock with his "meat otTering,
ei;e?i fine flour mingled with oil, and
another young bullock shalt thou
take for a sin oiiering.

9 And thou shalt " bi'ing the
Levites before the •^tabernacle of
the cnnffresxation : and thou shalt

gatlier the whole assembly of the
children of Israel together :

10 And thou shalt ''bring the
Levites before the Lord : and the
children of Israel shall put their
hands upon the Levites :

11 And Aaron shall offer the
Levites before the Lord for "an
offering of the children of Israel,
that they may execute the service
of the Lord.

12 And the Levites shall lay
their hands upon the heads of the
bullocks : and thou shalt offer the
one for a sin offering, and the other
fur a burnt offering, unto the Lord,
to "make an atonement for the
Levites.

1 3 And thou shalt set th(> Levites
before Aaron, and before his sons,
and offer them for ^aii offering
unto the Lord.

14 Thus shalt thou separate the
Levites from among the children
of Isi'ael : and the Levites shall
be mine.

15 And after that shall the Le-
vites go in to do the service of the
^ tab(M'nacle of the congregation :
and thou shalt cleanse them, and
offer them for ^an offering.

1 6 For theya/"e wholly given unto
me from among the children of Is-
i'ael ; instead of such as open every

womb, even instead of the firstborn
of all the children of Israel, have I
taken them unto me.

17 For all the firstborn of the
children of Israel are mine, both man
and beast : on the day that I smote
every firstborn in the land of Egypt
I sanctified them for myself.

18 And I have taken the Levites
for all the firstborn of the children
of Israel.

19 And I have given the Levites
as a gift to Aaron and to his sons
from among the children of Israel,
to do the service of the children of
Israel in the " tabernacle oi the con-

gregation^ anff to " make an atone-
ment for the children of Israel:
that there be no plague among the
children of Israel, when the chil-
dren of Israel come nigh unto the
sanctuary.

20 And Moses, and Aaion, and
all the congregation of the chil-
dren of Israel, did to the Levites
according unto all that the Lord
commanded Moses concerning the
Levites, so did the children of Is-
rael unto them.

21 And the Levites wei'e puri-
fied, and they washed their clothes ;
and Aai'on offered them as "an offer-

ing before the Lord; and Aaron
made an atonement for them to
cleanse them.

22 And after that went the Le-
vites in to do their service in the
'" tabernacle < )f the c( mgregation be-
fore Aaron, and before his sons: as
the Lord had commanded Moses
concerning the Levites, so did they
unto them.

23 IT And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

24 This is it that helongeth unto
the Levites : from twenty and five
years old and upward they shall go
in to wait upon the service " of the
tabernacle of the congregation :

2o An( I from the age of fifty years
they shall cease waiting upon the
service thereof, and shall serve no
more:

26 But shall minister with their
brethren in the " tabernacle of the
congi-egation, to keep the charge,
and shall do no service. Thus shalt
thou do unto the Levites touching
their charge.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Tlif pnnnover ix commavdcil (igain. (i A
Ki'viiiiil puKsoeer allowed for Ihein thot irere
xiifhdu or absent. 15 Tlw cloud gnideth
ihe reiiiovings and encaiiipinijudf the Ik-
roeiiteK.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses
in the wilderness of Sinai, in
the first month of the second year

9 tent of
meeting,

6 make
atonement

' ii wave
offering

1'^ tent of
meeting

11 in the
work of the
tent of
meeting :

9 tent of
meeting,

143

The ordinance of the passover.

NUMBERS, 10.

The (juiding cloud.

1 statutes

2 ordinances

3 the

4 its

5 that I may

after they were come out of the
hiiid of Egypt, saying,

2 Let the children of Israel also
keep tlie passover at his appointed
season.

3 In the fourteenth day of this
month, at even, ye shall keep it in
his appointed season: according to
all the ' rites of it, and according
to all the ^ ceremonies thereof, shall
ye keep it.

4 And Moses spake unto the chil-
dren of Israel, that they should
keep the passover.

5 And they kept the passover
on the fourteenth day of the first
month at even in the wilderness
of Sinai : according to all that the
LoKi) commanded Moses, so did the
chihh'en of Israel.

6 11 And there were certain men,
who were defiled ])y the dead body
of a man, that they could not keep
the passover on that flay : and they
came before Moses and before Aaron
on that day :

7 And those men said unto him,
We are defiled by the dead body of
a man : \vheref<jre are we kept back,
that we may not offer ''an offering
of the Lord in ^his ap|)oiiited sea-
son among the children of Israel?

S And Moses said unto them,
Stand still, ^and I will hear what
the L(JUD will commatid concei'ning
you.

9 U And the Lord spake unto
iNIoses, saying,

10 Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying, If any man of you
or of your posterity shall be un-
clean i)y reason of a dcnid body, or
he in a journey afar off', yc^t he shfill
keeiJ the passover unto th(; Lord.

11 The fourteenth day of the se-
cond month at even they shall keep
it, c/wr/ cat it with unleavened bread
and bitter hcrhs.

1 2 Tlu>yshall leave noneof it unto
th(! morning, nor break ajiy l)one of
it: accorfhiig t<> all the unhiiances
of the [)ass()V('r tliey shall kcej) it.

13 Hut th(! man that ix clean, and
is not in a journey, and forbeareth
to keei) the passovei-, (ncn the same
soul shall be cut oil' from among his
l)eoi)le. : l)ccause he broiiglit not the
offeringof the litiiti) in his appointed
season, that man shall bear his sin.

14 And if a stranger shall sojourn
among .you, and will keep the pass-
over unto the Lord; according to
the orfjinancu' of the passover, and
according to the manner thereof , so
shall licilo: .yc^ shall ha\(! on(M)rdi-
nance, both for the stranger, and
for him that was born in the land.

15 II And on tlie day that th(!

tabernacle was reared up the cloud
covered the tabernacle, 7ia/ne(i/, the
tent of the testimony: and at even
there was upon the tabernacle as it
were the appearance of fire, until
the morning.

IG So it was alway: the cloud
covered it hy ddy, and the appear-
ance of fire by night.

1 7 And when the cloud was tiiken
up fi'om the " tabernacle, then after
that the children of Israel jour-
neyed : and in the place where the
cloud abode, there the children of
Israel pitched their tents.

18 At the commandment of the
Lord the children of Israel jour-
neyed, and at the commandment
of the LoRJj they ^ pitched : as long
as the cloud abode upon the taber-
nacle they rested in their tents.

19 And when the cloud tarried
long upon the tabernacle many
days, then the children of Israel
kept the charge of the Lord, and
journeyed not.

20 And so it was, when the cloud
was a few days upon the taber-
nacle ; according to the command-
ment of the Lord they .abode in
theii' tents, and according to the
commandment of the Lord they
journeyed.

21 And .sv> it was, when the cloud
abode from even unto the moi'iiing.
and thdt the cloud was taken up in
the morning, then they journeyed:
whether it wcu by day or by night
that the cloud was taken up, tliey
journeyed.

22 Or -whether it were two days,
or a mf)nth, or a year, that tJie
cloud tai'ried uj)on the tabernacle,
remaining thereon, the children of
Israel alx)de in their tents, and
journeyed not: but when it was
taken up, they journeyed.

23 At the connnandment of tlu^
Lord they rested in the tents, and
at the coniinandment of the JjOIM)
they journeyed: tliey kejit the
charge of the LolM), at the com-
mandment of (lie Loud by the hand
of Moses.

CHAlTi':U 10.

1 The line of the Hilrfr tninipeln. 11 Tin' Is
racliteK remove from iSinai. to I'linin. It
The order of their iiiiirvh. 2'.» Jlohtihis in-
ireaterl /ii/ j/osen iKif to /eore them. H'f The
!//ensiii(/ of hfoxes at the removing (tnd rett-
iiu; of the iirA-.

AN I ) the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,
2 j\Iake thee two trumpets of sil-
vei-; of "a whole piece shalt thou
make tliem: that thon niayest us(^
them for the calling of the assem-
l)ly, and for the journeying of the
camps.

144

The silver trumpets.

NUMBERS, 10.

Order of the march.

3 And when they shall blow with
them, all the assembly shall assem-
ble themselves to thee at the door
of the ' tabernacle of the con^re-
aation.

4 And if they blow f>nt with one
truDwet, then the princes, ivhirh are
heads of the thousands of Israel,
shall gather themselves unto thee.

5 When ye blow'an alarm, then
the camps that lie on the east parts
sliall go forward.

6 When ye blow an alarm the
second time, then the camps that
lie on the south side shall take their
journey : they shall blow an alarm
for their journeys.

7 But when the congregation is
to be gathered together, ye shall
blow, but ye shall not sound an
alarm.

8 And the sons of Aaron, the
priests, shall blow with t\w trum-
pets ; and they shall be to you for
an ordinance for ever thi'oughout
your generations.

9 And if ye go to war in your
land against the enemy that op-
in-essetla you, then ye shall blow an
alarm with the trumpets ; and ye
shall be remembered before the
Lord your God, and ye shall be
saved from your enemies.

10 Also in the day of your glad-
ness, and in your solenni days, and
in the beginnings oi your months,
ye shall blow with the trumpets
over your burnt offei'ings, and over
the sacrifices of youi- pea(;e offer-
ings ; that they may be to you for
a memorial before your God : I aui
the Lord your God.

11^ And it came to pass on the
twentieth dai/ of the second month,
in the second year, that the cloud
was taken up from oft' the taber-
nacle of the testimony.

12 And the children of Israel
took their journeys out of the
wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud
rested in the wilderness of Paran.

13 And they fii-st took theii- jour-
ney according to the commanflment
of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

14 H In the first jVare went the
standard of the camp of the chil-
dren of Judah according to their
'-^armies : and ov(;r his host ?«?«
INahshon the son of Amminadab.

1-5 And over the host of the tribe
of the childi'en of^ Issachar wiu Ne-
thaneel the son of Zuar.

16 And over the host of the tribe
of the children of Zebulun wa.'i
Eliab the son of Helon.

1 7 And the tabernacle was taken
down ; and the sons of Gershon
and the nonn of Merari set forward,
bearing the tabernacle.

18 II And the standard of the
camp of lieuben set forward ac-
cording to their "armies : and over
his host was Elizur tlie son of She-
deur.

1 9 And over the host of the tribe
of the children of Siineon iwt.s She-
lumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

20 And over the host of the tribe
of the children of Gad ivas Eliasaph
the son of Deuel.

21 And the Kohathites set for-
ward, bearing the sanctuary : and
the other did set up the tabernacle
against they came.

22 IT And the standard^ of tlie
camp of the children of Ephi'aim
set forward according to their
'' armies : and over his host iva.s
Elishama the son of Ammihud.

23 And over the host of the tribe
of the children of ]\Ianasseh was
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

24 And over the host of the tribe
of the children of Benjamin was
Abidan the son of Gideoni.

25 ^ And the standard of the
camp of the children of Dan set
forward, which wa.'; the ''rerewaid
of all the camps throughout then'
hosts : and over his host was Ahiezer
the son of Ammishaddai.

26 And over the host of the tribe
of the children of Asher ivas Pagiel
the son of Ocran.

27 And over the host of the tribe
of the children of Naphtali was
Ahira the son of Enan.

28 Thus were the journeyings of
the children of Israel according to
their ^ armies^ when they set for-
ward.

29 H And Moses said unto Ho-
bab, the son of '^Kaguel the Mid-
ianite, INIoses' father in law. We are
journeying unto the place of which
the Lord said, I will give it you :
come thou with us, and we will
do thee good : for the Lord hath
spoken good concerning Israel.

30 And he said unto him, I Avill
Tiot go ; but I will depart to mine
own land, and to my kindred.

31 And he said. Leave us not, I
pray thee ; forasmuch as thou
knowest how we are to encani]) in
the wilderness, and thou mayest be
to us instead of eyes.

32 And it shall be, if thou go
with us, yea, it shall be, that what
goodness the Lord shall do unto
us, the same will we do unto thee.

33 II And they departed from
the mount of the Lord three days'
journey : and the ark of the cove-
nant of the Lord went before them
in the three days' journey, to search
out a resting place for them.

- hosts :

3 rearward

■* hosts,

5 Reuel

145

Marmurinrj at the manna.

NUMBERS, 11.

The seventy elders.

34 And the cloud of the Lokd
wciK upon them by day, when they
went out of the camp.

35 And it came to jjass, when the
ark set forward, that Moses said,
Rise up. Lord, and let thine ene-
mies be scattered ; and let them
that hate thee flee before thee.

36 And when it rested, he said.
Return, O Lord, unto the many
thousands of Israel.

CHAPTER IL

1 The Mirninrj at Tdherah quenohed by
Moses'' pritj/er. 4 The. people liiat for
fii-sli^ II 11(1 lodtlie mdnna. Ill Moses com-
' pliihuth of his di(ir<je. 16 God divideth
his hiirden unto sereiiti/ elders. 81 Quails
life given in wrath at Kibroth-hattaavah.

AND tvhen the people ' com-
plained, it displeased the
Lord : and the Lord heard it ; and
his anger was kindled ; and the fire
of the Lord burnt among them,
and consumed them that were in the
vittermost parts of the camp.

2 And the people cried unto
]\Ioses ; and when Moses prayed
unto the Lord, the fii'e was
quenched.

3 And he called the name of the
place *Tal)erah : because tlie fire
of tlie Lord l)urnt among them.

4 ^ And tlie mixt multitude
that »'crs- among tliem fell a lust-
ing : and the children of Lsrael also
wept again, and said, Who shall
give us fiesh to eat?

5 We remember the fish, which
we did eat in Egypt freely ; the cu-
cumbers, and the melons, and the
leeks, and the onions, and the gar-
lick :

G But now our soul /.s- dried away :
there is nothing at all, beside this
manna, lie/ore our eyes.

7 And the manna iraa as corian-
der seed, and the colour thereof as
the coloui" of bilellium.

S And the pi>ople went about,
and gathered //, and ground it in
mills, or beat it in a morter, and
liaked it in pans, and madi; (;akes
of it : and the taste of it was as the
taste of fresh oil.

9 And when the dew fell ujjon
the camp in the nigiit, the manna
fell upon it.

10 ^1 Then Moses heard the peo-
ple weep tln'oughout tlieir families,
every man in the dooi' of his tent :
and till! angei- of the Lord was
kindled gr(>atly; Moses also was
displeased.

1 1 And Moses said untotheLoRD.
Wherefore hast thou -aflflicted thy
servant ! and whei'cfore have I not
found favour in thy sight, that thou

* That in, A burning.

layest the burden of all this peo-
ple upon me 1

1 2 Have I conceived all this peo-
ple 1 have I begotten them, that
thou shouldest say unto me, Carry
them in thy bosom, as a nui'sing
father beareth the sucking child,
unto the land which thou swarest
unto tlieir fathers "?

13 Whence should Ihave flesh to
give unto all this people? for they
weep unto me, saying, Give us
flesh, that we may eat.

14 1 am not able to bear all this
people alone, because it is too heavy
for me.

15 And if thou deal thus witli
me, kill me, I pray thee, out of
hand, if I have found favour in thy
sight ; and let me not see my
wretchedness.

16 U And the Lord said unto
Moses, fjlather unto me seventy
men of the elders of Isi-ael, whom
thou knowest to be the elders of the
peoi)le, and officers over them ;
and bring them unto the " taV>ei'-
nacle (^f the congregation, that

they may stand there with thee.

17 And 1 will come down and
talk with thee there : and 1 will
take of the spirit which is \\\)on
thee, and will ]jut // upon them;
and they shall bear the burden of
the people with thee, that thou
bear it not thyself alone.

18 And say thou unto the peo-
ple, Sanctify yourselves against to
morrow, and ye shall eat flesh : for
ye have wept in the ears of the
Lord, saying,^ Who shall give us
flesh to eat? for it was well with
us in Egypt: therefore the Lo];d
will give you flesh, and ye shall
eat.

19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor
two days, nor five days, neither
ten days, nor twenty days;

20 Bat (!ven a whole month,
until it come out at your nostrils,
and it be loathsome unto you:
liecause that ye have ' despised
the Lord which is among you, and
have wept before iiim, saying.
Why came we forth out of Egypt ?

21 And Moses said, The peoi)li>,
among whom I ani, rfvY;six hundred
thousMiid footmen ; and thou hast
said, 1 will givi^ tliem flesh, that
they mayeat a whole month.

22 Shall Mlie iL.cks ■•ind the

herds be slain for them, to sutlice
them? or shall all th(> fish of the sea
l)e gathered together for them, to
suftice them?

23 And th(^ Lord said unto
Moses, is the Lord's hand waxed
short? thou shalt see imw whether

3 tent of
meeting

^ rejected

licrds

146

Quails are sent.

NUMBERS, 12.

Miriam's sedition.

inj^ word shall come to pass unto
thee or not.

24 II And Moses went out, and
told the people the words of the
Lord, and gathered the seventy
men of the elders of the people,
and set them round about the
'- tahei'nacle.

25 And the Loud came down in
■-a_ cloud, and spake unto him, and
took of the spirit that was upon
him, and gave it unto the seventy
elders : and it came to pass, that,
when the spirit rested upon them,
they propnesied, ^ and did not

26 But there remained two of
the men in the camp, the name of
the one ims Eldad, and the name
of the other Medad : and the spirit
rested upon them ; and they mere
of them that wei'e written, but
went not out unto the ■* tabernacle :
and they propliesied in the camp.

27 And there ran a young man.
and told ]\Ioses, and said, Eldad
and Medad do prophesy in the
camp.

28 And Joshua the son of Nun,
the ^ servant of Most's. mie of his
young men, answered and said,
M.v lord Moses, forbid them.

29 And Moses said unto him,
•' Enviest thou for my sake 1 would
(iod that all the Lord's people
were prophets, (did that the Lord
would put his spirit upon them !

30 And Moses gat him into the
camp, he and the elders of Israel.

31 H And there went forth a
wind from the Lord, and brought
quails fi-om the sea, and let them
fall by tlae camp, as it were a day's
journey on this side, and as it were
a day's journey on the other side,
round about the camp, and as it
were two cubits high upon the face
of the earth.

32 And the people " stood up all
that day, and all th((t night, and
all the next day, and they gathered
tlie quails: he that gathered least
gathered ten homers: and they
spread them all abroad for them-
selves round about the camp.

33 And while the flesh iius yet
between their teeth, ere it was
chewed, the wratli of the Lord
was kindled against the people,
and the Lord smote the people
with a very great plague.

34 And * he called the name of
that place * Ivibroth-liattaavah :
because there they buried the peo-
ple that lusted.

35 And the people journeyed
from Kibroth-hattaavah unto Ha-
zeroth ; and abode at Hazeroth.

CHAPTER 12.

1 God rehuketk the, nedition of Miriani and
Aiirou. 10 Miriam' a lejtroxy is healed at
the prayer of Moses. 14 God coinmandeth
her to be shut out of the host.

AND Miriam and Aaron spake
against Moses because of the
^ Ethiopian woman whom he had
married : for he had married " an
Ethiopian woman.

2 And they said. Hath the Lord
indeed spoken only by Moses?
hath he not spoken also by us?
And the Lord heard it.

3 (Now the man JNloses -teas very
meek, above all the men which were
upon the face of the earth.)

4 And the Lord spake suddenly
unto Moses, and unto Aaron,
and unto Mir'iam, Come out ye
three unto the " tabernacle of

* That is, The graves of lust.

the congregation. And they three
came out.

5 And the Lord came down in
the pillar of the cloud, and stood
m the door of the ^'^ tabernacle,
and called Aaron and iMiriam:
and they both came forth.

6 And he said, Hear now my
words: If thei-e be a prophet
among :s'ou, / the Lord will inake
myself known unto him in a vision,
and will speak unto him in a dream.

7 My servant jNIoses is not so,
who is faithful in all mine house.

8 With him will I speak mouth
to mouth, even '•' apparently, and
not in dark speeches ; and the
similitude of the Lord shall he
behold : wherefore then were ye
not afraid to speak against my
servant Moses 1

9 And the anger of the Lord
was kindled against them ; and he
departed.

10 And the cloud departed from
off the " tabei'Tiacle : and, behold,
j\Iiriam fjecaiiie leprous, white as
snow : and Aaron looked upon
Miriam, and, behold, she was lep-
rous.

11 And Aaron said unto Moses,
Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay
not the sin upon us, wherein >ve
have done foolishly, and wherein
we have sinned.

12 Let her not be as one dead,
of whom the flesh is half con-
sumed when he cometh out of his
mother's womb.

13 And Moses cried unto the
Lord, saying. Heal her now, O
Ood, I beseech thee.

n Cushite
i« a Cushite

11 tent of
meeting.

1- Tent,

^•^ mani-
festly,

" Tent ;

147

NUMBERS, 13.

Their report.

14^ And the Lord said unto
Moses, If her father had but spit
in her face, should she not be
ashamed seven days'? let her be
shut out from the camp seven days,
and after that let her be received
in again.

15 And Miriam was shut out
from the camp seven days: and
tlie people journeyed not till Mi-
riam was brought in again.

16 And afterward the people
removed from Hazeroth, and
pitched in the wilderness of Paran.

CHAPTER 13.

1 The names of the men loho xoere sent to
search the land. 17 Their instructions.
21 Their acts. 26 Their relation.

AND the Lord spake unto Mo-
ses, saying,

2 8end thou men, that they may
' ''^^6'^^^'c^ the land of Canaan, which
1 give unto the children of Israel :
of every tribe of their fathers
shall ye send a man, every one a
ruler among them.

3 And Moses by the command-
ment of the Lord sent them from
the wilderness of Paran : all those
men tvere heads of the children of
Israel.

4 And these vere their names : of
the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the
son of Zaccur.

5 Of the tribe of 8imeon, Sha-
phat the sc^n of Hori.

6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb
the son of Jephunneh.

7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal
the son of Joseph.

S Of thetribeof Ephraim, '^ Oshea
the son of Nun.

9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti
the son of Raphu.

10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gad-
diel the son of Sodi.

1 1 ( Jf the tribe of Joseph, namely,
of the tilbe of Manasseh, Gaddi the
son of Susi.

12 Of the tribe of Dan, Annniel
the son of Gemalli.

13 Of the trib(! of Asher, Setluir
tlu; son of Michael.

14 Of the tri})e of Naphtali, Nah-
bi the son of Vophsi.

15 Of the tribe of Gad, Gcuel the
son of Machi.

1 (i These are the names of the
men which Moses sent to spy out
the land. And Moses called " ( )s]icm,
tlie son of Nun •'■le)ios]iii;i,.

17 IIAnd Moses sent them to si)y
out the land of (-anaan, and said
unto them, (iet you up this may
^soutliwai'd, and go up into the
■' monnt.'iin :

18 And see the land, what it is ;
and the people that dwelleth there-
in, whether they be strong or weak,
few or many ;

19 And what the land is that
they dwell in, ^\ liethei- it he good or
bad ; and \v'hat cities tliey be that
they dwell in, whether in tents, or
in strong holds ;

20 And what the land is, whether
it be fat or lean, whether there be
wood therein, or not. And be ye of
good courage, and bring of the fruit
of the land. ^ Now the time was the
time of the firstripe grapes.

21 ^ So they went up, and
"^searched the land from the wil-
derness of Zin unto Rehob, '^as men
come to Hamath.

22 ^\nd they '^ascended by the
south, and came unto Hebron ;
where Ahirnan, Sheshai, and Tal-
mai, the children of Anak, trere.
(Now Hebron was built seven years
before Zoan in Egypt. )

23 And they came unto the
-'brook of * Eshcol, and cut down
from thence a branch with one
cluster of grapes, and they bare it
between two upon a staff; and they
brovght of the pomegranates, and
of the figs.

24 The place Avas called the
^" brook Eshcol, because of the clus-
ter of grapes which the children of
Israel cut down from thence.

25 And th(;y returned from
" searching of the land after forty
days.

26 H And they went and came to
Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the
congregation of the children of Is-
rael, unto the wilderness of Paran.
to Kadesh ; and bi'ouglit back word
unto them, and unto all the con-
gregation, and shewed them the
fruit of the land.

27 And they told him, and said,
We came unto .the land whither
thou sentest us, and sui'cly it tlow-
eth with milk and honey ; and tiiis
is the fi-uit of it.

2iS Nevertheless the peo])le be
strong that dwell in the land, and
the cities are walled, and very
gi'eat : and moreover we saw the
cliildrcMi of Anak there.

29 The Amalekites dwell in the
larul of the '-south : and th(> Hit
tites, and the .Icbusites, and tli(>
Amoi'ites, dwell in the " niounlains :
and the (!anaa-n it.es dwell by the sea,
a!id '•' bv the coast of •b)rdan.

30 And Caleb stilled the people
before Moses, and said, Let us go

* ThiU is, A cluster of grapes.

148

TJie people murmur.

NUMBERS, 14.

Moses intercedeth.

up at once, and possess it ; for we
are well able to overcome it.

31 But the men that went up
with him said, We be not able to go
up against the people ; for they are
stronger than we.

32 And they brought up an evil
report of the land which they had
' searched unto the children of Is-
rael, saying, The land, through
which we have gone to -search it,
/.s a land that eatetli up the inhab-
itants thereof; and all the people
that we saw in it are men of a great
stature.

33 And there we saw the •^gia,nts.
the sons of Anak, ivldrlicome of the
•* giants : and we were in our own
sight as grasshoppers, and so we
were in their sight.

CHAPTER 14.

The people in II rmtcr at the news. 6 Joahiin
.ntiK'alehldlinurlii.stillthi),!. 11 GaiUhreat-
e,i,lhthem. 1:H Mo.ycx /nrKiiililefh <;oiI.ii)i(1
ithtitini-lh paiilon. 'Jli llu- iHurinurer^ are
(lejir/Vi'd I'f en/t'fiiiy info thehnul. 80 The
riii-n icho rai.-nil the ecil rcjidft die by a
pt(tr/iie. 40 The people that innUd inrnde
the land againut the will of Goil are nm itten.

ND all the congregation lifted
up their voice, and cried ; and
the people wept that night.

2 And all the children of Israel
murmured against Moses and
against Aaron : and the whole con-
gregation said unto them, Would
God that we had died in the land
of Egypt ! or would God we had
died in this wilderness !

3 And wherefore ^ hath the Loed

brought us unto this land, to fall
by the sword, that our wives and
our children should be a prey '{ \yere
it not better for us to return into
Egypt %

4 And they said one to another,
Let us make a captain, and let us
return into Egypt.

5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on
th<nr faces before all the assembly
of the congregation of the children
of Israel.

6 H And Joshua the s(m of Nun,
and Caleb the son of Jepliunneh,
wliich were of them that searched
the land, rent their clothes :

7 And they spake unto all the
company of the children of Israel,
saying, The land, which avc passed
through to - search it, i)^ an '"xceed-
ing good lan"H!

(S If the Lord delight in us, then
he will bring us into this land, and
give it us ; a land which lloweth
with milk and honey.

9 Only rebel not ye against the
Lord, neither fear ye the people of
the land ; for they are bread f<jr us :

their defence is departed from
them, and the Lord is with us : fear
them not.

10 Lut all the congregation bade
stone them with stones. And the
glory of the Lord appeared in the
"tabernacle of the congregation
before all the children of Israel.

1 1 H And the Lord said unto Mo-
ses, How long will this people 'pro-
voke me % and how long will it be
ere they believe me, for all the signs
which I have shewed among them %

12 I will smite them with the
pestilence, and disinherit them,
and will make of thee a greater
nation and mightier than they.

13 HAnd Moses said unto the
Lord, Then the Egyptians shall
hear if, (for thou broughtestup this
people in thy might from among
them ;)

14 And they will tell it to the
inhabitants of this land : for they
have heard that thou Lord art
* among this people, that thou Lord
art seen face to face, and thai thy
cloud standeth over them, and that
thou goest before them, by day time
in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar
of fire by night.

15 !lNow if tliou shalt kill all
this people as one man, then the
nations which have heard the fame
of thee will speak, saying,

16 Because the Lord was not
able to bring this people into the
land which he sware unto them,
therefore he hath slain them in the
wilderness.

17 And now, I beseech thee, let
the power of "my Lord be great,
according as thou hast spoken,
saying,

18 The Lord is longsufFering,
and of great mercy, forgiving iniq-
uity and transgression, and by iio
means clearing tlic uiiitfy, visiting
the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth
(jeneiutiiyn.

19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the
iniquity of this people according
unto the greatness of thy mercy,
and as thou hast forgiven this peo-
ple, from Egypt even until now.

20 And the Lord said, I have
pardf)ned according to thy word :

21 But as truly as I live, '"aU the
earth shall be filled with the glory
of the '^ Lord.

22 liccause all those men which
have seen my glory, and my mir-
acles, which 1 did in h^gypt and in
the wilderness, '-and havetemi)ted
me now these ten times, and have
not hearkened to my voice ;

23 Surely they shall not .see the

^ tent of
meeting

" despise

8 in the
midst of

'J the

1" and as all

11 Lord;

VI yet

149

The murmurers exchuled

NUMBERS, 15.

from entering the land.

land which I sware unto their
fathers, neither shall finy of them
that ^ provoked me see it :

24 But my servant Caleb, be-
cause he had another spirit with
him, and hath followed me fully,
him will I bring into the land
whereinto he went ; and his seed
shall possess it.

25 (Now the Amalekites and the
Canaanites dwelt in the valley.)
To morrow turn you, and get you
into the wilderness by the way "of
the Red sea.

26 H And the Lord spake unto
Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

27 How long sk(dl I bear vniJi
this evil congregation, wliich mur-
mur against me % I have heardthe
murmurings of the children of Is-
rael, which they murmur against me.

28 Say unto them. An truly as I
live, saith the Lord, as ye have
spoken in mine ears, so will I do to
you :

29 Your carcases shall fall in this
wilderness ; and all that were num-
bered <^)f you, according to your
whole number, from twenty years
old and upward, which liave mur-
mured against me,

30 •' Doubtless ye shall not come
into the land, concerning which I
sware to make you dwell therein,
save Caleb the son of Jephunneh,
and Joshua the son of Nun.

31 But your little ones, which ye
said should be a prey, them will I
bi'ing in, and they shall know the
land which ye have ^despised.

32 But c/.s for you, .your carcases,
they shall fall in this wilderness.

33 And your children shall wan-
der in the wilderness forty years,
and bear- your whoredoms, until
your carcjises be " wasted in the
wilderness.

34 After the numlxn' of the days
in which ye ''scnrclicd the land,
even forty days, viu:\\ day for a year,
shall y(^ bear your iniiiuities, even
forty years, and ye sliall know my
' l)i'each of i)i-oniisi-.

3;") I the liOiiD have said, T will
surely do it unto all this evil con-
gregation, tliat are gjithered to-
getlxM- against me: in this wildei'-
ness ihvy shall be consumed, and
there they shall die.

3f) And th(» m(>n, which Moses
sent to ** search the land, who re-
turned, and UKidc all the congre-
gation to niui'iinir against him, l)y
bringing up "a, shuidcr upon the
land,

.37 I'A'en those men that did bring
up the evil report '" upon the land,
died by tlu; plague before the IjOUP.

38 But Joshua the son of Nun,
and Caleb the son of Jephunneh,
u'hich v!ere of the men tliat went to
^ search the land, lived still.

3y And Moses told these sayings
unto all the children of Israel : and
the people mourned greatly.

40 11 And the.v rose up early in
the morning, and gat them up into
the top of the mountain, saying,
Lo, we he here, and will go up unto
the place which the Lord hath
promised : for we have sinned.

41 And Moses said. Wherefore
now do ye transgress tlie command-
ment of the Lord % but it shall not
prosper.

42 Go not up. for the Lord is not
among you ; that ye be not smitten
before your enemies.

43 For the Amalekites and the
Canaanites are there before you,
and ye shall fall by the sword : be-
cause ye are turned " away from the
Lord, therefore the Lord will not
be with you.

44 But they presumed to go up
unto the '"hill toj): nevertheless the
ark of the covenant of the Lord,
and Moses, depai'ted not out of
the camp.

45 Then the Amalekites caine
down, and the Canaanites which
dwelt in that'''hill, and smote them,
and discomfited them, even unto
Hormah.

CHAPTER 15.

1 The hnr ofihe meaf offer hxj ai)i7 the ih'hil:
(ffer-DKj. l;{, 'i',> The x/rinis/er in inu/er Die
iiithie hnr. 17 The /air nf the first nf the
(liiiiijli. for iin lieare offeriii(i. ^i'i The ndeii-

Jiee for Kin of i(/noriince. 30 'I'lie piixiiili'
mejit of }ireiiumplio7i. 82 //e that rio/atei/
the niif>/i(ith in stoned. 37 The /mo of

friiujen.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,

2 Si)ea,k unto the children of Is-
rael, and say unto th(>m. When ye
be come into the land of your habi-
tations, which I give unto you,

3 And will make an ortei'ing by
fire unto the Lord, aburnt oH'ering.
or a sacrifice in perfoi-ming a vow,
or in a freewill oll'ei-ing, or in your
solemn feasts, to make a sweet sa-
vour unto the Lord, of the herd, or
of the Hock:

4 Then shall he tha,t offereth his
oflering unto th<^ IjOKD bi-ing a,
" meat oH'ering of a, tenth '''deal of
flour mingled with the fourth part
of an hin of oil.

5 And the fourth '}mrt of an hin
of wine foi- a drink offering sha-lt
thou i)i'ei)a,i'e with the burnt oll'ei'
ing or sa('rilic<^, for one lamb.

() Or for a rain, thou shalt i)i"e-
)»are for a '^ meal, oflering two tenth

150

Sins of ignorance,

NUMBERS, 15.

and of x>resumption.

^ deals of flour mingled with the
third i^rtr^ of an hin of oil.

7 And for a drink offering thou
shalt offer the third ^jar^ of an hin
of wine, for a sweet savour unto the
Lord.

8 And when thou preparest a
bullock for a burnt offering, or for
a sacrifice in performing a vow, or
peace offerings unto the Lord :

9 Then shall he bring with a bul-
lock a •^ meat offering of three tenth
1 deals of flour mingled with half an
hin of oil.

10 And thou shalt bring for a
drink offering half an hin of wine,
for an offering made by fire, of a
sweet savour unto the Lord.

1 1 Thus shall it be done for one
bullock, or for one ram, or for a
lamb, or a kid.

1 2 According to the number that
ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to
every one according to their num-
ber.

13 All that are born of the
country shall do these things after
this manner, in offering an offering
made by fire, of a sweet savour
unto the Lord.

1 4 And if a stranger sojourn with
you, or whosoever he among you in
your generations, and will offer an
offering made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the Lord; as ye do,
so he shall do.

L5 One ordinance shall be both
for you of the congregation, and
also for the stranger that sojourn-
eth unth you, an ordinance for ever
in your generations: as ye are, so
shall the stranger be before the
Lord.

16 One law and one 'manner

shall be for you, and for the stran-
ger that sojourn eth with you.

17 U And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

18 Speak unto the children of Is-
rael, and say unto them, When ye
come into the land whitlier I bring
you,

19 Then it shall be, that, when
ye eat of the bread of the land, ye
shall offer up an heave offering unto
the Lord.

20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the
first of your dough for an heave of-
fering: i\,H ye do the heave ofiering
of the threshingfloor, so shall ye
heave it.

21 Of the first of your dough ye
shall give unto the Lord an heave
offering in your generations.

22 11 And ^if ye have erred, and
not f)bsei'ved all these conunand-

ments, which the Lord hath spoken
unto Moses,

23 Even all that the Lord hath
commanded you by the hand of
Moses, from the day that the Lord
commanded J/oses, and hencefor-
ward among your generations ;

2i Then it shall be, if ought be
committed by ignorance without
the knowledge of the congregation,
that all the congregation shall offer
one young bullock for a burnt offer-
ing, for a sweet savour unto the
Lord, with his - meat offering, and
his drink offering, according to the
hnanner, and one '' kid of the goats
for a sin offering.

25 And the priest shall make an
atonement for all the congregation
of the children of Israel, and it
shall be forgiven them ; for it ''is
ignorance : and they shall bring
their offering, a sacrifice made by
fire unto the Lord, and their sin
offering before the Lord, for their
ignorance :

26 And it shall be forgiven all
the congregation of the children of
Israel, and the stranger that so-
journeth among them ; seeing all
the people wei-e in ignorance.

27 H And if ^ any soul sinthrough
ignorance, then he shall bring a she
goat of the first year for a sin offer-
ing.

28 And the priest shall make an
atonement for the soul that sinneth
ignorantly, when he sinneth by
ignorance before the Lord, to make
an atonement for him ; and it shall
be forgiven him.

29 Ye shall have one law for him
that sinneth through ignorance,
both for him that is born among
the children of Israel, and for the
stranger that sojourneth among
them.

30 U But the soul that doeth
oiight ^ presumptuously, whether he
be born in the land, or a stranger,
the same ^" ret:)i'oacheth the Lord ;
and that soul shall be cut off from
among his people.

31 Because he hath despised the
word of the Lord, and hath broken
his commandment, that soul shall
utterly be cut off' ; his iniquity shall
be upon him.

32 II And while the children of
Israel were in the wilderness, they
found a man that gathered sticks
upon the sabbath day.

38 And they that found him
gathering sticks bi'ought him unto
Moses and Aaron, and unto all the
congregation.

34 And they put him in ward,
because it was not declared what
should be done to him.

35 And the Lord said unto Mo-

'^ meal

s ordinance,
6 he goat

8 one person

^ with an
high hand,

1" l)las-
phemeth

151

Rebellion of

NUMBERS, 16.

Korah, Datlian, and Abiram.

ses, The man shall be surely put
to death : all the congregation shall
stone him with stones without the
camp.

36 And all the congregation
brought him without the camp,
and stoned him with stones, and
he died ; as the Lord commanded
Moses.

37 ^ And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

38 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and bid them that they
make them fringes in the borders
of their garments thi-oughout their
generations, and that they put
upon the fringe of the borders a
' ribband of blue :

39 i\.nd it shall be unto you for
a fringe, that ye may look upon it,
and remember all the command-
ments of the Lord, and do them ;
and that ye seek not after your
own heart and your own eyes, af-
ter which ye use to -go a whoring:

•40 That ye may remember, and
do all my commandments, and be
holy unto your God.

41 I am the Lord your God,
which brought you out of the land
of Egypt, to be your God : I am the
Lord your God.

CHAPTER 16.

1 77i6 rehe.Uion of Korah, Diilhan, and Ahi-
rnm. 23 Moses fiepariifet/i t/if pfoj>lefroin
the rehe.lK^ tents. 31 The earth .siral'.oireih
up Korah, and n fire coii-siiiKiili others.
.3() The censers are re.\t rrcil l,i hnli/ use.
41 Koiirteen thousand ami -sere i> hundred
are slain l>y a plague .for murmuring
against Moses and Aaron. 46 Aaron by
incense stayeth the plague.

NO\N Korah, the son of Izhar,
the son of Kohath, the son of
Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the
sons of Eliab, and On, the son of
Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

2 And tlieyroseup before Moses,
with certain of the cJiildren of
Israel, two hundred and fifty
princes of the assembly, famous
in the congregation, men of re-
nown :

3 And they gatliered themselves
together against Moses mikI against
Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take
too mucli ui)on you, seeing all the
congregation are holy, every r)ii(> of
them, and the Lord /x among them :
wherefor(> then lift yt; u)) your-
si'lves above the congregation of
the LordI

4 And when Moses heard it, he
fell uv)(>n his face :

f) And he spake unto Korah and
unto all his c(>iiii)a,ny, saying, l*>ven
tomorrow th(^ liORD will slu'W who
are his, and ?/'/w in holy ; and will
cause him to come near unto him :

even Ivim whom he hath chosen will
he cause to come neai- unto him.

6 This do ; Take you censers, Ko-
rah, and all his company ;

7 And put fire therein, and put
incense in them before the Lord to
morrow : and it shall be that the
man whom the Lord doth choose,
he shall be holy : ye take too much
upon you, ye sons of Levi.

8 And Moses said unto Korah,
Hear, 1 pray you, ye sons of Levi :

9 fSeeiaeth it but a small thing
unto you, that the God of Israel
hath separated you from the con-
gregation of Israel, to bring j^ou
near to himself to do the service of
the tabernacle of the Lord, and to
stand before the congregation to
minister unto them 1

10 And he hath brought thee
near to him., and all thy brethren
the sons of Levi with thee : and
seek ye the priesthood also 1

11 For which cause both thou
and all thy company are gathered
together against the Lord : and
what is Aaron, that ye murmur
against liim ?

12^ And Moses sent to call Da-
than and Abiram, the sons of Eliab :
which said. We will not come up :

13 Is it a small thing that thou
hast brought us up out of a land
that floweth with milk and honey,
to kill lis in the wilderness, except
thou niake thyself altogether a
prince over us 1

14 Moreover thou hast not
brought us into a land that flow-
eth with milk and honey, or given
us inheritance of fields and vine-
yards : wilt thou put out the eyes
of these men 1 we will not come up.

15 And Moses was very wroth,
and said unto the Lord, Respect
not thou their offering : I have not
taken one ass from them, neither
have I hurt one of them.

16 And Moses said unto Korah,
Be thou and all thy company be-
fore the Tjoki), thou, and tney, and
Aaron, to morrow :

1 7 And take every man his cen-
ser, and put incense in them, and
bring ye before the Lord every
man his censer, two hundred and
fifty censei's ; thou also, and Aaron,
each of !/<ii( his censer.

18 And tlu'v took every man his
censi'r, and put- fire in them, and
laid incenst" thei'eon, and stood ''in
the door of the "* taberniu-lc of the
congrctrn.tion w i 1 1 1 Moses and Aaron.

ID And Korah gathered all the
cfnigregation against them unto
the door of the '' t;il)eniacl<' of the
coii<.MC!j;it ion : and the glory of the

Sat

* tout of

meeting

^ tent of
mectini; :

152

Tlieir pimishment.

NUMBEKS, 16.

Aaron intercedeth.

Lord appeai'ed unto all the con-
j^regation.

20 And the Lord spake unto Mo-
ses and unto Aaron, saying,

21 Separate yourselves from
among this congregation, that I
may consume them in a moment.

22 And they fell upon their
faces, and said, O Cod, the God
of the spirits of all flesh shall
one man sin, and wilt thou be
wroth with all the congregation'?

23 ^ And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

24 Speak unto the congregation,
saying. Get you up from about the
tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and
Abiram.

25 And Moses rose up and Avent
unto Dathan and Abiram ; and the
elders of Israel followed him

26 And he spake unto the con-
gregation, saying, Depart, I pray
you, from the tents of these wicked
men, and touch nothing of theirs,
lest ye be consumed in all their
sins.

27 So they gat up from the tab-
ernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abi-
ram, on every side : and Dathan
and Abiram came out, and stood in
the door of their tents, and then-
wives, and their sons, and their
little children.

28 And Moses said, Hereby ye
shall know that the Lord hath sent
me to do all these works ; for I have
not do7ie them of mine own mind.

29 If these men die the common
death of all men, or if they he vis-
ited after the visitation of all men ;
then the Lord hath not sent me.

30 But if the Lord make a new
thing, and the earth open her
mouth, and swallow them up, with
all that njrpertain unto them, and
they go down ^ quick into * the pit ;
then ye shall understand that these
men have ' provoke* 1 the Lord.

31 ^ And it came to pass, as he
had made an end of speaking all
th^se words, that the ground clave
asunder that ivas under them :

32 And the earth o]iened hei-
mouth, and swallowed them ujj,
and their houses, and all the men
that appertained unto Jvorah, and
all tlieir goods.

33 They, and all that appertained
to them, went down alive into *the
pit, and the earth closed upon tliem :
and they perished fi'om ainong the
congregation.

31 And all Israel that ^wrr? i-ound
about them fled at the cry of them :
for they said. Lest the earth swal-
low us up aim.

35 And there came out a fire from
the Lord, and consumed the two
hundred and fifty men that otfered
incense.

30 *fl And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of
Aaron the priest, that he take up
the censei's out of the burning, and
scatter thou the fire yonder ; for
they are hallowed.

38 The censers of these sinners
against their own '■'' souls, let them
make them '^ broad plates for a cov-
ering of the altar : for they offered
them before the Lord, therefore
they are hallowed : and they shall
be a sign unto the children of Israel.

39 And Eleazar the priest took
the brasen censers, wherewith they
that were burnt had oft'ered ; and
they ^' were made bro;vd p/ates for a
covering ot the altar :

40 To be a memorial unto the
children of Israel, that no stranger,
which is not of the seed of Aaron,
come near to ofi'er incense before
the Lord ; that he be not as Korah,
and as his company : as the Lord
said to him by the hand of Moses.

41 ^ But on the morrow all the
congregation of the children of Is-
rael murmu)-ed against Moses and
against Aaron, saying. Ye have
killed the people of the Lord.

42 And it came to pass, when the
congregation was gathered against
Moses and against Aaron, that they
looked toward the " tabernacle of
the congregati(m : and, behold, the

cloud covered it, and the glory of
the Lord appeared.

43 And Moses and Aaron came
^before the tabernacle of the con-

*Heb. Sbeol.

gregation.

44 11 And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

45 Get you up from among this
congregation, tliat I may consume
them as in a moment. And they
fell upon their faces.

46 II And ]\Ioses said unto Aaron,
Take ** a censer, and ]nit fire there-
in from off the altar, and put on
incense, and go quickly unto the
congregation, and make an atone-
ment for them : for there is wrath
gone out from the Lord ; the
plague is begun.

47 And Aaron took as Moses
conniianded, and i"an into the midst
of the congrega,tion ; and, l)ehol(l,
the ])lague was begun among the
peoi)le : and he put on incense, and
made an atonement foi' the people.

48 And he stood b(!tween the
dearl and the living ; and the
plague was stayed.

3 lives,
* beaten

5 beat them
out

6 tent of
meeting :

" to the front
of the tent
of meeting.

8 thy

153

Aaron's rod buddeth.

NUMBERS, 17, IS.

I'/ie chanje of

1 tent of
ineetiug :

- them rods,

one for each

fatliers'

house,

3 their

fathers'

houses,

■* tliere shall
be one rod
for each
head of their
fathers'
houses.
5 tent of
meeting
•5 meet

hud :

** tent of the
testimony .

9 tent of the
testimony ;

1" Put hack-
Aaron's rod

49 Now they that died in the
plague were fourteen thousand and
seven hundred, beside them that
died about the matter of Korah.

50 And Aaron returned unto Mo-
.se.s unto the door of the '^ taberna-
cle of the con^retration : and the

plague was stayed.

CHAPTER 17.

1 Aaron^s rod anioiKj <ill the rodn of the Ivihex
only flourinheth. 10 It is left for a inonu-
inent cif/amst the reheln.

AND the Lord spake unto jMoses,
saying,
2 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and take of '■^ every one of
them a rod acicoi'ding to the house

of their fatiiers. of all their princes
according^tcrHhe house of their

fathei-s twelve rods : write thou

every man's name upon, his rod.

3 And thou shalt write Aaron's

name upon the rod of Levi : for

^ one rod sthdll l>r for the head of

the hfnise of their fathers.

•i And tliou siialt lay them up in
the "tabernacle of the congregation

before the testimony, where i ''wdl
meet with you.

5 And it shall come to pass, that
the man's rod, whom I shall choose,
shall ' blossom : and I will make to
cease from me the murmurings of
the children of Israel, whereby they
murmur against you.

H ^And Moses spake unto the
children of Israel, and every one of
their princes gave him a rod apiece,
for each prince one, according to
their fathers' houses, even twelve
rods: and the rod of Aaron was
among their rods.

7 And Moses laid up the I'ods be-
fore the Lord in the ** tabernacle of
witness. ' '

BAnd it came to pass, that on
the morrow .Moses went into the
"tabei-iiMcle of witness; and, be-
ll o!7I7~tTie~Ton~7)r~Aan")n for the
houst; of Levi was budded, and
brought forth l)uds, and bloomed
l:)lossoms, and yielded aliiumds.

9 And Moses brought out all the
rods from before; the Loiti) unto all
the children of Israel : and they
looked, and took every man his rod.

10 II And the Loud said unto
Moses, '" Hring Aaron's rod
before the testimony, to Ix

Jigaiii

cei)t

foi- a token against tiu^ rebels; aiul
thou shalt (luite- take away their
murnnirings from me, that they
die not.

I 1 -And Moses did .w.-ns the LoiiD
commanded hint, so did he.

12 And the children of Isiael

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spake unto Moses, saying, Behold,
we die, we perisli, we all perish.

13 Whosoever Cometh any thing
near unto the tabernacle of the
Lord shall die: shall we "be con-
sumed with dyiiig t

CHAPTER 18.

1 The charge of the priestn and LevUeft.
9 The priesin' poi-tion. 21 The Levites''
portion. 'i5 The heatw. ofering to the
prU'nln oat of the Leviten^ portion.

AND the Lord said unto Aaron,
Thou and thy sons and thy
father's house with tliee shall bear
the iniquity of the sanctuary: and
thou and thy sons with thee sliali
bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

2 And thy brethren also of the
tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy fatlier,
bring thou with thee, that they
inay be joined unto thee, and min-
ister unto thee : but thou and thy
sons with thee «/<«// minwter before
the '"^ tabernacle of witness.

3 And they shall keep thycharge,
and the charge of all the ^-tab-
ernacle: only they shall not come

nigh the vessels of the sanctuary
and the altar, that neither they,
nor ye also, die.

4 And they shall be joined unto
thee, and keep the charge of the
'•Habernacle of tlie congregation.
for all the service of the ^"taberna-

cle_; and a stranger shall not come
nigh unto you.

5 And ye shall keep the charge
of the sanctuary, and the charge of
the altar : that ther(^ be no wrath
anymore upon thechildren of Israel.

6 And L behold, I have taken
your brethren the Levites from
among the cliildren of Israel : to
you tlity are given a% a gift for
the Lord, to do the service of the
'Hjibei-nacle of the congregalion.

/ Therefore thou and thy sons
witli thee shall keej) your jjriest's
oIKce foi- e\-ery thing of the altar,
and within Ihe vail; and ye slmll
serve: 1 '"liax-e gi\-en your priest's
office HKto yoii ((s a seiwice of gift:
and th(! stranger that cometh nigh
slijill be put to death.

(S II And tli(; \jOiiu spake unto
Aaron, Hehold, I also have given
thee the charg(M)f miiu; "'lie;iv>' of-
fei-in^sof all the hallowed things

of the cliildi-en of Israel ; unto thee
have I gi\('n them by re;i,son of the
anointing, and to th.v sons, by an
ordinance for evei*.

9 This shall be tliine of the most
holy things. niKervcd from the fire :
(;ver.v oblation of theirs, evei'.y
''iiieat oU'ei'irig of tluiirs, and every
sill olleringof theirs, and every tres-

"j lieave
olleriuf^s,

The portion of the

JSTUMBEIiS, 19.

pi'iests and Levites.

pass offering of theirs, which they
shall render unto me, shall be most
holy for thee and for thy sons.

10 ' In the most holy pldce shalt
thou eat it ; every male shall eat

it : it shall be holy unto thee.

1 1 And this is thine ; the heave
oftering of their gift, with all the
wave offerings of the children of
Israel : I have given them unto
thee, and to thy sons and to thy
daughters with thee, by a statute
for ever : every one that is clean in
thy house shall eat of it.

12 All the best of the oil, and all
the best of the wine, and of the
wheat, the firstf r-uits of them which
they shall offer unto the Lord, them
have I given thee.

13 And whatsoever is first ripe
in the land, which they shall bring
unto the Lord, shall be thine;
every one that is _ clean in thine
house shall eat of it.

14 Everything devoted in Israel
shall be thine.

15 Every thing that openeth the
-matrix in all flesh, which they
bring unto the Loed, whether it be
of men or beasts, shall be thine :
nevertheless the firstborn of man
shalt thou surely redeem, and the
firstling of unclean beasts shalt
thou redeem.

16 And those that are to be re-
deemed from a month old shalt
thou redeem, according to thine
estimation, for the money of five
shekels, after the shekel of the
sanctuary, which is twenty geralis.

17 But the firstling of a cow, or
the firstling of a sheep, or the first-
ling of a goat, thou shalt not rev
deem ; they are holy : thou shalt
sprinkle their blood upon the altai-,
and shalt burn their fat for an offer-
ing made by fire, for a sweet savour
unt(j the Lord.

18 And the flesh of them shall
be thine, as the wave breast and as
the right ^ shoulder are thine.

19 All the heave offerings of the
holy things, which the children of
Israel offer unto the Lord, have I
given thee, and thy sons and thy
daughters with thee, by a statute
for ever : it is a covenant of salt for
ever before the Lord unto thee and
to thy seed with thee.

20 ^ And the Loud spake unto
Aaron, Thou shalt have no inherit-
ance in their land, neither shalt
thou have any ^_mrt among them :
I am thy ^part and thine inherit-
ance among the childr-en of Israel.

21 And, behold, I have given the
children of Levi all the tenth in
Israel for an inheritance, for their

service which they serve, even the
service of the '' tabernacle of the
congregation.

Neither must the cliildren of
Israel henceforth come nigh the
"tabernacle of the cpiigregation,
lest they bear sin, and die.

23 But the Levites shall do the
service of the " tabernacle of the
congregation, and they shall bear

their iniquity : it shall be a statute
for ever throughout your genera-
tions, that among the children of
Israel they have no inheritance.

21 But the tithes of the children
of Israel, which they offer as an
heave offering unto the Lord, I
have given to the Levites to in-
herit : therefore I have said unto
them. Among the children of Israel
they shall have no inheritance.

25 11 And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

26 Thus speak unto the Levites,
and say unto them. When j^e take
of the children of Israel the tithes
which I h.ave given you from them
for your inheritance,^ then ye shall
offer up an heave oftering of it f(jr
the Lord, even a tenth jja?-^ of the
tithe.

27 And this your heave offering
shall be reckoned unto you, as
though it u'ere the 'corn of the
threshingfloor, and as the fulness
of the winepi'ess.

28 Thus ye also shall offer an
heave offering unto the Lord of all
your tithes, which ye receive of the
children of Israel ; and ye shall give
thereof the Lord's heave offering
to Aaron the priest.

29 Out of all your gifts ye shall
offer every heave offering of tlie
Lord, of all the best thereof, even
the hallowed part thereof out of it.

30 Therefore thou shalt say unto
them. When ye have heaved the
best thereof from it, then it shall
be counted unto the Levites as the
increase of the threshingfloor, and
as the increase of the winepress.

31 And ye shall eat it in every
place, ye and your households : for
it is your reward for your service in
the Haberrjacle of thecoiigi'etratioii.

32 And ye shall bear no sin by
reason of it, when ye have heaved
from it the best of it : neither shall
ye ** pollute the holy things of the
children of Israel, lest ye die.

CHAPTER 19.

1 Tlie ivtttcr ofKCjxiration iiiiiile of ihe asfies
of a red heifer. 11 The law for the une of
it ill iiiirificiUion of the luicleini.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses
and unto Aaron, saying,

5 tent of
meetiui;.

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The red heifer.

NUMBERS, 20.

The ivater oj separation.

2 This is the ordinance of the
law which the Loud hath com-
manded, saying, Speak unto the
children of Israel, that they bring
thee a red heifer without spot,
wherein is no blemish, and upon
which never came yoke :

3 And ye shall give her unto
Eleazar the priest, that he may
bring her forth without the camp,
and one shall slay her before his
face :

4 And Eleazar the pi'iest^ shall
take of her blood with his finger,
and sprinkle of her blood ^ directly
before the tabernacle of the con-

gregati(^n seven tmies :

5 And one shall burn the heifer
in his sight; her skin, and her flesh,
and her blood, with her dung, shall
he burn :

6 And the priest shall take cedar
wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and
cast it into the midst of the burn-
ing of the heifer.

7 Then the priest shall wash
his clothes, and he shall bathe his
flesh in water, and afterward he
shall come into the camp, and the
priest shall be unclean until the
even.

8 And he that burneth her shall
wash his clothes in watei-, and
bathe his flesh in water, and shall
be unclean until the even.

9 And a man tltat is clean shall
gather up the ashes of the heifer,
and lay thei/i, up without the camp
in a clean place, and it shall be
kept for the congregation of the
children of Israel for a water of
separation : it is a purification for
sin.

10 And he that gathereth the
ashes of the heifer shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the
even : and it shall Ix^ unto the chil-
dren of Israel, and unto the stranger
that sojourneth among them, for a
statute for ever.

1 1 11 He that toucheth the dead
l)ody of any man shall be unclean
s(!ven days.

12 He shall purify himself "with
rt on the tliird day, and cm tiie
seventh day he shall be clean : but
if he purify not himself the third
day, tnen the seventh day he shall
not be clean.

I 3 Whosoever toucheth the dead
l)()(ly of any man that is dc^ad, and
l)uriri(>tli not liiniscif, delilcili the
tabernacle of the LoKD ; and that
soul shall be cut off from Israel :
Ix^cause the water of separation
was not si)i'inklt'(l ujjon liiin, he
shall be unclean ; his uncleanness
is yet upon him.

14 This is the law, when a man
dieth in a tent : all that come into
the tent, and all that is in the tent,
shall be unclean seven days.

1 5 And every open vessel, which
hath no covering bound upon it, is
unclean.

16 And whosoever toucheth one
that is slain with a sword in the
open fields, or a dead body, or a
bone of a man, or a grave, shall be
unclean seven days.

17 And for an unclean 2)erson
they shall take of the ashes of the
burnt heifer of purification for sin,
and running water shall be put
thereto in a vessel :

18 And a clean person shall take
hyssop, and dip it m the water, and
sprinkle it uijon the tent, and upon
all the vessels, and upon the per-
sons that were there, and upon him
that touched a bone, or one slain,
or one dead, or a grave :

19 And the clean j^erson shall
sprinkle upon tlie unclean on the
third day, and on the seventh day :
and on the seventh day he shall
purify himself, and wash his clothes,
and bathe himself in water, and
shall be clean at even.

20 But the man that shall be un-
clean, and shall not purify himself,
that soul shall be cut off from
among the congregation, because
he hath defiled the sanctuary of
the Lord : the water of separation
hath not been sprinkled upon him ;
he is unclean.

21 And it shall be a perpetual
statute unto them, that he that
sprinkleth the water of separation
shall wash his clothes ; and he that
toucheth the water of separation
shall be unclean until even.

22 And whatsoever the unclean
person toucheth shall be unclean ;
and the soul that toucheth it shall
be unclean until even.

CHAPTER 20.

1 Tli6 children of Tnrnel cnmelo Zin, where
Miriam diet fi,. 2 They murmur for ic(t»t
of iviiier. t Mosen sini/iiij/ the. rock h/im/-
elk forth water at .)fi'r!l><ih. 14 Mos.'x at
Kiideah dexireth ]><tKKa{lt' Ihrouijh Kdno),
irliich is denied hint. 22 At mount Hor
All run reniffneth hit 2)laoe to Eleazar, and
diiih.

THEN came the children of
Israel, even the whole congre-
gation, into the ''desert, of Zin in
the first mo]ith : and the jjeoplc
abode in Kadcsli ; ;uid Miriam died
there, and was buried thei'e.

2 And there was no watia- foi- the
congregation: and they gatliered
themselves together against Mo.ses
and against Aaion.

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Watej' from the rock.

NUMBERS, 20.

Aaron dieth.

3 And the people ' chode witli
Moses, and spake, saying, \N'oukl
God that we had died when our
brethren died before the Lord I

4 And why have ye brought up
the congregation of the Lord into
this wilderness, that we and our
cattle should die there'?

5 And wherefore have ye made
us to come up out of Egypt, to
bring us in unto this evil place ? it
is no place of seed, or of figs, or of
vines, or of pomegranates ; neither
is there any water to drink.

6 And Moses and Aaron went
from the presence of the assembly
unto the door of the " tabeT'nacle
of the congregation, and they fell
upon their faces: and the glory of
the Lord appeared unto them.

7 51 And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

8 Take the rod, and gather thou
the assembly together, thou, and
Aaron thy brother, and speak ye
unto the rock before their •' eyes :
and it shall give forth ^ his water,
and thou shalt bi'ing forth to them
water out of the rock : so thou
shalt give the congregation and
their beasts drink.

9 And Moses took the rod from
before the Lord, as he commanded
him.

10 And Moses and Aaron ga-
thered the congregation together
before the rock, and he said vmto
them. Hear now, ye rebels ; ^ must
we fetch you water out of this rock?

1 1 And Moses lifted up his hand,
and with his rod he smote the rock
twice: and the water came out
abundantly, and the congregation
drank, and their beasts a/.w.

12 11 And the Lord spake unto
Moses and Aaron, Because ye be-
lieved me not, to sanctify me in
the eyes of the children of Israel,
therefore ye shall not bring this
congregation into the land which
I have given them.

1 3 This is the water of * ^leri-
bah; because the children of Israel
strove with the Lord, and he was
sanctified in them.

1 4 H And Moses sent messengers
from Kadesh unto the king of
Edom, Thus saith thy brother
Israel, Thou knowest all the
" travel that hath befallen us:

15 How our fathers went down
into Egypt, and we have dwelt
in Egypt a long time ; and the
Egyijtians '^ vexed us, and our
fathers :

16 And when we cried unto the

* r licit is. Strife.

Lord, lie heard our voic^, and sent
an angel, and hath l)rought us
forth out of Egypt : and, behold,
we uj-e in Kadesli, a city in the
uttermost of thy border :

17 Let us pass, I pray thee,
through thy country : we will not
pass through the fields, or through
the vineyards, neither will we
drink of the water of the wells :
we will go by the king's high way,
we will not turn to the right hand
nor to the left, until we have
passed thy borders.

18 And Edom said unto him.
Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I
come out against thee with the
sword.

19 And the children of Israel
said unto him. We will go by the
high way : and if I and my cattle
drink of thy water, then I will
pay for it : I will only, without
doing any thing else, go through
on my feet.

20 And he said. Thou shalt not
go through. And Edom came out
against him with much people, and
with a strong hand.

21 Thus Edom refused to give
Israel passage through his border:
wherefore Israel turned away from
him.

22 II And the children of Israel,
even the whole congregation, jour-
neyed from Kadesh, and came
unto mount Hor.

23 And the Lord spake unto
]\Joses and Aaron in mount Hor,
by the ** coast of the land of Edom,
saying,

24 Aaron shall be gathered unto
his people : for he shall not enter
into the land which 1 have given
vmto the children of Isi-ael, because
ye rebelled against my word at the
water of Meribah.

25 Take Aa^ron and Eleazar his
son, and bring them up unto
mount Hor :

26 And strip Aaron of his gar-
ments, and \)\\t them upon Eleazar
his son : and Aaron shall be ga-
thered unto his yeo'ple, and shall die
there.

27 And Moses did as tlie Lord
commanded : and they went up
into mount Hor in the sight of all
the congregation.

28 And lilosos stripped Aaron
of his garments, and jout them
ui)on Eleazar his son ; and Aaron
died there in the top of the
mount : and Moses and Eleazar
came down from the mount.

29 And when all the congrega-
tion saw that Aaron was dead,
they mourned for Aaron tliirty
days, even all the house of Israel.

8 border

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The hrasen serpent.

NUMBERS, 21.

Sihon is overcome.

1 the king of
Arad,

2 South,

3 Atharim ;

* the name
of the place
was called

5 vile

CHAPTER 21.

1 Israel with some loss destroy the Canaan-
ites at IIoTmah . 4 The people murm uriiig
are plagued with fiery iserpenis. 1 They
repenting are healed by a hrasen ser-
pent. 10 Sundry journeys of the Israelites.
21 Sihon is overcome, '6'd and Off.

ivhen ^ king Arad the

which dwelt in

heard tell tliat Israel

AND
-^^^ Canaanite,
the ' south

came by the way of ^ the spies :

then he fought against Israel, and
took some of them prisoners.

2 And Israel vowed a vow unto
the Lord, and said, If thou wilt
indeed deliver this people into my
hand, then I will * utterly destroy
their cities.

3 And the Lord hearkened to
the voice of Israel, and delivered
up the Canaanites ; and they tut-
terly destroyed them and their
cities: and ^ he called the name of

the place % Hormam

4 II .Vnd they journej^ed from
mount Hor by the way of the Red
sea, to compass the land of Edom :
and the soul of the people was much
discouraged because of the way.

5 And the people spake against
God, and against Moses, Where-
fore have ye brought us up out of
Egypt to die in the wilderness 1
for there is no bread, neither is
there any water ; and our soul
loatheth this ^ light bread.

6 And the Lord sent fiery ser-
pents among the people, and they
bit the people; and much ijeople
of Israel died.

7 H Therefore the people came
to Moses, and saiu, We have
sinned, for we have spoken against
the Lord, and against thee ; pray
unto the Lord, that he take away
tlie serpents from us. And Moses
|)i'ay(;d for the people.

8 And the Lord said unto Moses,
Make thee a hery serpent, and set it
uixtn a pole: and it sliall (-omc to
Ijass, tliat every one tliat is bitten,
when he looketh upon it, sliall live.

9 And Moses made a siM'pent of
brass, and put it upon a pole, and
it came to i)ass, that if a serptmt
had bitten any man, when ho be-
held tlu! sorixuit of brass, he liv(>d.

10 II And the children ()f Israel
set forward, and pitched in Oboth.

11 x\nd they journeyed from
()l)otli, and pitchefl at Ije-abarim,
in the wilderness which is lx;fore
Moab, toward th(; sunrising.

12 II From thence they removed,
and pitched in the valhiyof Zared.

* Ifih. devote. t ff<h. devot(!d.
X From (he same root as hereni, a
I devoted thing.

13 From thence they removed,
and pitched on the other side of
Arnon, which is in the wilderness
thatcomethoutof the '^ coasts of the
Amorites : for Arnon is the border
of Moab, between Moab and the
Amorites.

14 Wherefore it is said in the
book of the wars of the Lord,
' What he did in the Red sea. and

in the brooks of Arnon,

15 And at the stream of the

brooks that goeth down ** to the
dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the
border of ^loab.

16 And from thence they went to
Beer : that is the well whereof the
Lord spake unto Moses, Gather
the people together, and I will give
them water.

17 ^1 Then Israel sang this song,
Spring up, ( ) well ; sing ye unto it :

18 The princes digged the well,
the nobles c)f the people digged it,
" by the direcfion of the lawgiver.

with tiieir staves. And from tiie
wilderness they ii>ent to 3-Iattanah :

19 Anfl from iMattanah to Naha-
liel : and from Nahaliel to Bamoth :

20 And from Bamoth in the val-
ley, thatw in the ^"countryof MoaV),
to the top of Pisgah, which looketh
" towanl .Tesliimon.

21 II iVnd Israel sent messengers
unto Sihon king of the Amorites,
saying,

22 Let me ])ass through thy land :
we will not turn into the fields, or
into the vineyards; we will not
drink of the waters of the well :
hut wo will go along by the king's
high way, until we be past thy
borders.

23 And Sihon would not suiTer
Israel to pass through his bolder:
but Sihon gathei-ed all his peo|)le
together, and went out against Is-
rael into the wilderness : and he
came to Jahaz, and fought against
Israel.

24 And Israel smote him with
the edge of the sword, and pos-
sessed his land from ^-.\riion unto
.Tn,bl)ok. even unto the children of
Anunori : for the border of the cliil
dren of .Annnon ir/ts strong.

25 And Israel took all these
cities: and Israel dwelt in all the
cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon.
and in all tiie '■' vjjjages thereof.

20 For lleshbon //''/.s- the city of
Sihon the king of the Amoi'ifes,
who had fought against the former
king of Moab, and taken all his
land out of his hanfl, even unto
'^ Anion,

27 Wherefore they that speak in
58

Balak sendetli

NUMBEES, 22.

for Balaam.

proverbs saj^ Come into Heshbon,
let the city of Sihon be built cand
' prepared :

28 For there is a fire gone out of
Heshbon, a Haine from the city
of 8ihon : it hath consumed Ar of
Moab, and the lords of the high
places of "Ai'non.

29 Woe to thee, Moab ! thou art
undone, O people of Chemosh : he
hath given his sons -'that escaped,
and his daughters, into cai)tivity
unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

30 We have shot at them ; Plesh-
bon is perished even unto Dibon,
and we have laid tliem waste even
unto Nophah, which I'edcketh unto
Medeba.

31 ^ Thus Isnael dwelt in the
land of the Amorites.

32 And Moses sent to spy out
Jaazer, and they took the ■* viHages
thereof, and drove out the Auiorites
that iuere there.

33 H And they turned and went
up by the way of Bashan : and Og
the king of Bashan went out against
them, he, and all his people, to the
battle at Edrei.

34 And the LoKD said unto Moses,
Fear him not : for I have delivered
him into thy hand, anfl all his ]ieo-
ple, and his land ; and thou shalt
do to him as thou didst unto Sihon
king of the Amorites, which dwelt
at Heshbon.

35 So they smote him, and his
sons, and all his people, until there
was none left him alive : and they
possessed his land.

CHAPTER 22.

1 Bnlak^s firstt mesnage for Balaam in re-
fused. 15 Ifis second message ohtaineth
him. 22 An angel would ha^ie slain him,
if his ass liad not saved him. 30 Balak
eniertaineth him..

AND the children of Israel set
forward, and pitched in the
plains of Moab on this side Jordan
by Jei'icho.

2 ^ And Balak the son of Zippor
saw all that Israel had done to the
Amorites.

3 And Moab was sore afraid of
the people, because they vwre many :
and Moab was distressed because of
the children of Israel.

4 And Moab said unto the elders
of Midian, Now shall thiscom])any
lick up all tliat ((re I'ound about us,
as the ox licketh up the grass of the
field. And Balak the son of Zippor
loas king of the Moabites at that
time.

5 He sent messengers therefore
unto Balaam the son of fjeor to
Pethor, which in by '^the river of
the land of the children of his peo-

ple, to call him, saying. Behold,
there is a people come out fi'om
Egypt: behold, they cover the face
of the earth, and they abide over
against me :

6 Come now thei'efore, I pray
thee, curse me this people ; for thej^
are too mighty for me : peradven-
ture I shall prevail, tJuit we may
srnite them, and that I may drive
them out of the land: for I " wot
that he whom thou blessest is
blessed, and he whom thou cursest
is cursed.

7 And the elders of Moab and
the elders of Midian departed with
the rewards of divination in their
hand ; and they came unto Balaam,
and spake unto him the words of
Balak.

8 And he said unto them. Lodge
here this night, and I will bring
you word again, as the Lord shall
speak unto me : and the princes of
Moab abode with Balaam.

9 And God came unto Balaam,
and said, What men are these with
theel

10 And Balaam said unto God,
Balak the son of Zipfjor, king of
Moal), hath sent unto me, mying,

1 1 Behold, tJiere in a people come
out of Egypt, which covereth the
face of the earth : come now, curse
me them ; peradventure I shall be
able to overcome them, and drive
them out.

12 And God said .unto Balaam,
Thou shalt not go with them ; thou
shalt not curse the people : for they
are blessed.

13 And Balaam rose up in the
morning, and said unto the princes
of Balak, Get yoii into your land :
for the Lord refuseth to give me
leave to go with you.

14 And the princes of Moab rose
up, and they went unto Balak, and
said, Balaam refuseth to come with
us.

15 U And Balak sent yet again
princes, more, and more honour-
able than they.

16 And the.y came to Balaam,
and said to him. Thus saith Balak
the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I
pray thee, hinder thee from coming
unto me :

17 For I will promote thee iinto
very great honour, and I will do
whatsoever thou sayest unto me :
come therefore, I pray thee, curse
me this people,

18 And Balaam answered and
said unto the servants of Balak, If
Balak would give me his house full
of silver and gold, I cannot go be-
yond the word of the Lord my God,
to do less or more.

6 know

159

Balaam and the aiujel.

NUMBERS, 23.

BalaJvs sacrifice.

illed

life

19 Now therefore, I pray you,
tarry ye also here this night, that 1
may know what the Lord will say
unto me more.

20 And Grod came unto Balaam
at night, and said unto him. If the
men come to call thee, rise up, and
go with them ; but yet the word
which I shall say unto thee, that
shalt thou do.

21 And Balaam rose up in the
morning, and saddled his ass, and
went with the princes of Moab.

22 fl And God's anger was kin-
dled because he went : and the
angel of the Lord stood in tlie way
for an adversary against him. Now
he was riding upon his ass, and his
two servants were with him.

23 And the ass saw the angel of
the Lord standing in the way, and
his sword drawn in his hand : and
the ass turned aside out of the way,
and went into the field : and Balaam
smote the ass, to turn her into the
way.

24 'But the angel of the Lord
stood in a path of the vine.yard3, a
wall being on this side, and a wall
on that side.

25 And when the ass saw the
angel of the Lord, she thrust her-
self unto the wall, and crushed Ba-
laam's foot against the wall : and
he smote her again.

26 And the angel of the Lord
went further, and stood in a nar-
row place, where was no way to
turn either to the right hand or to
the left.

27 And when the ass saw the
angel of the Lord, she fell down
under lialaam : and Balaam's anger
was kindled, and he smote the ass
with a staff.

28 And the Lord opened the
mouth of the ass, and she said unto
lialaam. What have I done unto
thee, tliat thou hast smitten me
these three times'?

29 And Balaam said unto the
ass, Ijccause thou hast mocked me:
1 would thei'C were a sword in mine
liand, for now "would \ kill thee.

30 And the ass said unto iJalaiun,
Am not 1 thine ass, ui)on which
thou hast ridden "ev<'r since / u'dK

thine unto this day ( was i evei'
wont to d(j so unto thee"? And he
said. Nay.

3 1 Tlicn the Lord opened the eyes
of liabiiiin, and he saw the aTigel of
the LoltD standing in tin" way, and
his sword di'awn in his hand : and
li(» bowed down his head, and fell
Hat on liis face.

32 And the angel of the TiOliD
said unto him, Wherefon; hast thou

smitten thine ass these three times 1
behold, I went out to withstand
thee, because thy way is perverse
before me :

33 And the ass saw me, and
turned from me these three times :
unless she had turned from me,
sui'ely now also 1 had slain thee,
and saved her alive.

34 And Balaam said unto the
angel of the Lord, I have sinned ;
for 1 knew not that thou stoodest
in the way against me : now there-
fore, if it displease thee, 1 will get
me back again.

35 And the angel of the Lord
said un^o Balaam, Go with the
men : but only the woi'd that I
shall speak unto thee, that thou
shalt speak. So Balaam went with
the princes of Balak.

36 *[I And when Balak heard that
Balaam was come, he went out to
meet him unto a city of ]\Ioab,
which is in the border of 'Arnon.

which is in the utmost '' coast.

37 And Balak said unto Balaam,
Did I not earnestly send unto thee
to call thee 1 wherefore camest thou
not unto me? am I not able indeed
to promote thee to honour 'I

38 And Balaam said unto Balak,
Lo, I am come unto thee : have I
now any power at all to say any
thing! the word that God putteth
in my mouth, that shall 1 speak.

39 And Balaam went with Balak,
and they came untoKirjath-huzoth.

40 And Balak offered oxen and
sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to
the princes that were with him.

41 And it came to pass on the
moi'row, that lialak took IJalaam,
and brought him up into "the high

places of l>aal, that thence he inight
see the utmost pwrt of the i)eople.

CHAPTER 23.

1, 13, 28 Salalc'n Mcrifice. 7, 18 Bahiiini'H
parable.

AND Balaam said unto I')alak,
Build me here seven altars,
and itrepare me here seven ox(>n
and seven rnins.

2 And Balak did as I'alaam h;id
spoken ; a!id Jialak and B)alaani
oll'ered on eiwrij altar a bullock and
a r-am.

3 And Balaam said unto Baliik,
Stand by thy burnt oH'ering, Mnd I
will go: pei'adv(Miture tlie IjOKD
will come to meet me : and what-
soever he shewetii me I will tell
thee. And he went to "an high
l)l;ice.

I And God met Balaam: ;ind he
said unto him, I hnvc pn^pJired
"seven aJtai's, and 1 ha\(( ollci-ed

160

Ood speaketh to Balaam.

NUMBERS, 24.

Balaams parable.

upon every altar a bullock and a
ram.

5 And the Lokd put a word in
Balaam's mouth, and said, lleturn
unto Balak, and thus thou shalt
speak.

6 And he returned unto hun, and,
lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice,
he, and all the princes of Moab.

7 And he took up his parable,
and said, Balak the king of Moab
hath brought me from Aram, out of
the mountains of the east, saying.
Come, curse me Jacob, and come,
defy Israel.

8 How shall I curse, whom God
hath not cursed 1 or how shall I defy,
wham the Lord hath not defied 1

9 For from the top of the rocks I
see him, and from the hills I behokl
him : lo, ^ the people shall dwell
alone, and shall not be reckoned
among the nations.

10 Who can count the dust of
Jacob, and the number of the
fourth iKirt of Israel '? I^et me die
the death of the righteous, and let
my last end be like his !

1 1 And Balak said unto Balaam,
What hast thou done unto mej 1
took thee to curse mine enemies,
and, behold, thou hast blessed t/iei/i
altogether.

12 And he answered and said,
Must I not take heed to speak that
which the Lord hath put in my
mouth 1

13 And Balak said unto him.
Come, I pray thee, with me unto
another place, from whence thou
mayest see them : thou shalt see
but the utmost part of them, and
shalt not see them all : and curse
me them from thence.

14 IT And he brought him into
the field of Zophim, to the top of
I'isgah, and built seven altars, and
offered a bullock and a ram on
even/ altar.

1 5 And he said unto Balak, Stand
here by thy burnt offering, while 1
meet the Lonn yonder.

16 And the Lord met Balaam,
and put a word in his mouth, and
said. Go again unto Balak, and say
thus.

17 And when he came to him,
behold, he stood by his burnt offer-
ing, and the princes of Moab with
him. And Balak said unto him,
What hath the Lord spoken?

1<S And he took up his parable,
and said. Rise up, Balak, and hejir ;
hearken unto me, thou son of Zip-
por :

19 God ?'.s not a man, that he
should lie ; neither the son of man,
that he should re[)ent: hath he
said, and shall he not do it 1 or hath

he spoken, and shall he .not make

it good %

20 Behold, I have received com-
mandment to bless : and he hath
blessed ; and I cannot reverse it.

21 He hath not beheld iniquity
in. Jacob, neither hath he seen per-
verseness in Israel : the Lord his
God is with him, and the shout of
a king is among them.

22 God -brought them out of
Egypt; he hath as it were the
strength of ■'' an unicorn.

23 Surelj^ tliei-e is no enchani:-
ment ^ against Jacob, neither is
there any divination "* against Is-
rael : '^according to this time it
shall be said of -Jacolj and of Israel,
What hath God wrought !

24 Behold, the people shall rise
up as a great lion, and lift up him-
self as a young lion : he shall not
lie down until he eat of the prey,
and drink the l>lood of the slain.

25 ^ And Balak said unto Ba-
laam, Neither curse them at all,
nor bless them at all.

26 But Balaam answered and
said unto Balak, Told not I thee,
saying. All that the Lord speak-
eth, that I must do '?

27 ^ And Balak said unto Ba-
laam, Come, I pray thee, I will
bring thee unto another place ; per-
adventure it will please God that
thou mayest curse me them from
thence.

28 And Balak brought Balaam
unto the top of Peor, that looketh
"toward Jesnimon.

29 And Balaam said unto Balak,
Build me here seven altars, and pre-
pare me here seven bullocks and
seven rams.

30 And Balak did as Balaam had
said, and offered a bullock and a ram
on every altar.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Bilhuim. Iiarhuj (lirinations. pr-ojJie.iief/i
the h(tiijiiiit:sH of Inr<iel. 10 JiiiUik in niiijir
dixiiiixKelh hhn. 1.") IJe jirojilwnU'th nf the
Star of Jacob, and the deiitrKCtioii of t/ottie
)i (it ions.

AND when Balaam saw that it
pleased the Lord to bless Is-
rael, he went not, as at 'other times,
to ^seek for enchantments, but he
set his face toward the wilderness.

2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes,
and he saw Israel abiding in his
tents according to their tribes ; and
the spirit of God came upon him.

3 And he took up his parable,
and said. Balaam the son of Beor
^hath said, aiul the man whose eyes
'°ai(' open liiith said :

4 He "hath said, which heard the

■^ bringeth

3 the wild-
ox.

■* witli

6 down upon
the desert.

' the other
s meet with

» saith,
1" were
closed saith :
11 saith,
which
heareth

161

Balaam 2yi'ophesieth of

NUMBEES, 25.

Israel's happiness.

words of God, which ^ saw the vision
of the Ahiiighty, faUing into a
trance, but having his eyes open :

5 How goodly are thy tents, O
Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Is-
rael !

6 As the valleys are they spread
forth, as gardens by the river's
side, as the trees of lign aloes which
the Lord hath planted, and as ce-
dar trees beside the v/aters.

7 "He shall ]30ur the water ovit of
his buckets, and his seed ft/udl he in
many waters, and his king shall be
higher than Agag, and his kingdom
shall be exalted.

8 God •' brought him fortli out
of Egypt ; he hath as it were the
strengtli of * an unicorn : he shall
eat up the nations his enemies, and
shall break their bones, and pierce
them, through with his arrows.

9 He couched, he lay down as a
lion, and as a great lion : who shall
stir him up 1 Blessed ^'i^ he that
blesseth thee, and cursed ■' h he
that curseth thee.

10 ^ And Balak's anger was kin-
dled against Balaam, and he smote
his hands together : and Balak said
unto Balaam, I called thee to curse
mine enemies, and, behold, thou
hast altogether blessed tliem these
three times.

1 1 Therefore now flee thou to thy
place : I thought to promote thee
unto great honour ; but, lo, the
Lord hath kept thee back from
honour.

1 2 And Balaam said unto Balak,
Spake I not also to thy messengers
which thou sen test unto me, saying,

13 If Balak would give me his
house full of silver and gold, I can-
not go beyond the commandment
of the Lord, to do eitlier good or
bad of mine own mind ; hut what
the Lord saith, that will J speak ?

14 And now, behold, I go unto
my p(i()ple : come therefore, ati.d I
will advertise thee what this people
shall tlo to thy people in the latter
days.

10 ^ And he took up his pai'able,
and said, Balaam the son of Beoi-
'' hath said, and the man whose eyes
"arc open liath said :

H) lie "liath said, which ''heard

the words of (Jod, aiid "kiirw tlu^
knowledge of the most High, //■//irh
'saw the vision of the Aliniglity,
tailing into a. trance, but haviiig his
eyes open :

17 t "'slia,l1 see him, but not now :
I "shall hehold him, but not nigli :
thei-e shall come a Star out of .la-
cob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of

Israel, and shall smite the corners
of Moab, and destroy all the '"chil-
dren of Sheth.

18 And Edom shall be a posses-
sion, Seir also shall be a ^''possession
for his enemies ; and Israel shall do
valiantly.

19 Out of Jacob shall ^'*come he

that shall have dominion, and shall
destroy him that remaineth of the
city.

20 U And when he looked on
Amalek, he took up his parable,
and said, Amalek teas the hrst of
the nations ; but his latter end shall
he that he ^^ yjerish for ever.

21 And he looked on the Kenites,
and took up his parable, and said.
Strong is thy dwellingplace, and
thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall
be wasted, until Asshur shall carry
thee away captive.

23 And he took up his parable,
and said, Alas, who shall live when
God doeth this !

24 And ships shall come from the
coast of Chittim, and shall afllict
Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and
he also shall ^° perish for evei\

2.5 And Balaam rose up, and
went and returned to his ijlace :
and Balak also went his way.

CHAPTER 25.

1 Inrael (it Shitiim commit whoredom and
idolatry. C Phinehas killeth Zimri and
Coshi. 10 God therefore giveth Mm an
ererlafiting priestfiood. 16 The Midiaiiites
are to be vexed.

AND Israel abode in Shittim,
and the people began to com-
mit whoredom with the daughters
of Moab.

2 And they called the people
unto the sacrifices of their gods :
and the people did eat, and bowed
down to their gods.

3 And Israel joined himself unto
Baal-peor : and the anger of the
Lord was kindled against Israel.

4 And the Loud said unto !\Ios(>s,
Take all the '"heads of the people,
and hang them ui) l)efore the Loud
against the sun, that the fierce
angei- of the JjORD may be turned
away fi-om Israel.

5 And Moses said unto the judges
of Isra(!l, Slay ye ev(M'y one his men
that were joined unto liaal ))eor.

G II And, behold, one of the chil-
dren of Israeli came and brought
unto his brethren a Midianitish
woman in the sight of Moses, and
in the sight of all the congregation
of the children of Isi'ael, who n'cre
weeping he/ore the door of the '"tab-
(M'liaele of the congregation.

12 sons of
tumult.

^•5 posses-
sion, loho
IV ere

15 come to
destruction.

!'■■ chiefs

'" tent of
nieetinif.

1G2

Zimri and Cozbi slain.

NUMBERS, 26.

Su7)i of Israel.

7 And when Phinelias, tlie son of
Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest,
saw it, he rose up from among the
congregation, and took a javelin in
his hand ;

8 And he went after the man of
Israel into the tent, and thrust
both of them through, the man of
Israel, and the woman through her
belly. So the plague was stayed
from the children of Israel.

9 And those that died in the
plague were twenty and four thou-
sand.

10 U And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

1 1 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar,
the son of Aaron the ])riest, hath
turned my wrath away from the
children of Israel, while he was
zealous for my sake among them,
that I consumed not the children
of Israel in my jealousy.

1 2 Wherefore say, Behold, I give
unto him my covenant of peace :

13 And he shall have it, and his
seed after him, even the covenant
of an evei-lasting priesthood ; be-
cause he was zealous for his God,
and made an atonement for the
children of Israel.

14 Now the name of the Israelite
that was slain, even that was slain
with the Midianitish woman, n'((s
Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a
chief house among the Simeonites.

1 5 And the name of the jNIidian-
itish woman that was slain was
Cozbi, the daughter of Zur ; he was
head over a i)eople, and of a chief
liouse in Midian.

16 H And the Lord spake unto
]\Ioses, saying,

1 7 Vex the Midianites, and smite
them :

IS For they vex you with their
wiles, wherewith they have be-
guiled you in the matter of Peor,
and in the matter of Cozbi, the
daughter of a prince of Midian,
their sister, which was slain in the
day of' the plague ^ for Peor's sake.

CHAPTER 26.

1 The Kurft of all Ikiuii-I ix (<tken in the plahifi
of Moab. 52 Tlie, lair of (liniiling among
lln III the inheritance of the land. 57 The
Jit III Hies and nuinher of the Levites.
iV) Xone icere left of them irhicJi were num-
bered at Sinai, but Caleb and Joshua.

AND it came to pass after the
plague, that the Loud spake
unto Moses and unto Eleazar the
son of Aaron tlie priest, saying,

2 Take the sum of all the con-
gregation of the cliildi-en of Israel,
fi'om twenty years old and upward,
'" througliout tlieir fathei-s' house.

all that are able to go to war in
Isi-ael.

3 And ]\Ioses and Eleazar the
priest spake with them in the
plains of Moab by Jordan near-
Jericho, saying,

4 Take the su>n of the peox>le, from
twenty years old and upward ; as
the L()i;i) comnianded Moses and
the children of Israel, which went
forth out of the land of Egypt.

5 H Reulien, the eldest son of
Israel : the children of Reuben ;
Hanocli, of whom conieth the fa-
mily of the Hanochites : of Pallu,
the family of the Palluites :

6 Of Hezron, the family of the
Hezronites : of Carmi, the family
of the Carmites.

7 These are the families of the
Reubenites : and they that were
numbered of them were forty and
three thousand and seven hundred
and thirty.

8 And the sons of Pallu ; Eliab.

9 And the sons of Eliab ; Nemuel,
and Dathan, and Abiram. This is
that Dathan and Abiram, which
were famous in the congregation,
who strove against Moses and
against Aaron in the company of
Korah, when they strove against
the Lord :

10 And the earth opened her
mouth, and swjillowed them up
together with Korah, when that
company died, what time the fire
devoured two hundred and fifty
men : and they became a sign.

1 1 Notwithstanding the children
of Korah died not.

12 ^ The sons of Simeon after
their families : of Nemuel, the fa-
mily of the Nemuelites : of Jamin,
the family of the .Jaminites : of Ja-
chin, the family of the Jachinites :

13 Of Zerah, the family of the
Zarhites : of Shaul, the family of
the Shaulites.

14 These are the families of the
Simeonites, twenty and two thou-
sand and two hundred.

15 ^ The children of Gad after
their families : of Zephon, the fa-
mily of the Zephonites : of Haggi,
the family of the Haggites : of
Shuni, the family of the Shunites :

16 Of Ozni, the family of the
Oznites : of Eri, the family of the
Erites :

17 Of Arod, the family of the
Arodites : of Areli, the family of
the Arelites.

18 These are the farnilies of the
children of Gad according to those
that were numbered of them, forty
thousand and five hundred.

19 ^ The sons of Judah ivere Er
and OnaTi : and Er and Onan died
in the land of Canaan.

20 And the sons of Judah after

163

Sxm of Israel

NUiAIBEES, 2G.

in the 2)lnhis of 3foah.

their families were ; of Slielah, tlie
family of theShelanites : of Plianv.,
tlie family of the I'harzites : of Ze-
rah, the family of the Zarhites.

■J I And the sons of I'harez were ;
of llezrou, the family of the Hez-
rouites: of Hamul, the family of
the Hamulites.

22 These <ire the families of
Jiulah aeconlins to tln)se that wen>
numbered of them, three.seore and
sixteen thousand and live hundred.

23 11 0/ the sons of Issachar after
their families : of Tola, tlie family
of the Tolaites : of Pua, the family
of the Piinites :

21 Of .lashuh. the family of the
Jashubites : of Shimron, the family
of the tShimronites.

25 These are the families of Issa-
char according to those that were
numbtM'ed of tliem, threescore and
four thousand and three hundred.

2G IT Of the sons of Zebulun after
their families : of Sered, the family
of the Sard it es : of Elon, the fa-
mily of the Elonites : of Jahleel,
the familj' of the .Jahleelites.

27 These <nr the families of the
Zebulunites accordiiiL? to those that
were numbeivd of them, threescore
thousand and five hundred.

2S 11 The sons of Josepli after
their families ivere Manasseh and
Ephraim.

29 Of the sons of ^Manasseh : of
Machir, the family of the Alachir-
ites : and Machir beffat (lilead :
of (lilead come the family of the
Uileadites.

.SO These are the sons of Gilead :
of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezer-
ites : of Helek, the family of the
Helekites :

31 And o/ Asriel. the family of
the Asrielites : and o/Shechem, the
family of the SlicclKMuites :

32 .And of Sh(>mi(la. the family of
the Shemidaites : and of Hepher,
the family of the Hei)herites.

33 11 AtuI Zelojihehad the son of
llei)hei- had no sons, Init daufrh-
ters : and the names of tlu> daujj:h-
ters of Zelophehad /rrrr Mahlah.and
Noah. Ho-lah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

3 1 These are the families of
Manasseh, and those that were
nunil)ered of them, fifty aTid two
thousand and seven hundred.

3") 1[ These '?/r the sons of I<]phra-
im aftcM' their families: of Shiilhe-
lah. the family <_)f the Shuthalhites :
of l'.eeher, the family of the Haeh-
rites : of Tahan, the family of the
Tahanites.

3(i -And these are the sons of Shu-
thelah : of Eran, the family of the
I'lranites.

37 These are tlie families of th(>

sons of l*]])hrahn accoi-dinp: to those
that wei'e numbered of them, thirty
and two thousand and live hun-
d red . These are the sons of J oseph
after their families.

38 11 The sons of l?enjamiTi after
their faniilit^s : of Hela, the family
of the Helaites : of .Vshbel, the fa-
mily of the Ashbelites : of Ahiram,
the family of the Ahiramites :

39 Of Shupham, the familj^ of
the Sluiphamites : of Hupham, the
family of the Huphamites.

40 And the sons of IJela were Ard
and Naaman : of Ard, the family of
the Ardites : and of Naaman, the
family of the Naamites.

41 These are the sons of Benja-
min after their families : and they
that were numbered of them irerc
forty aTid live thousand and six
hundred.

42 U These cire the sons of Dan
after their families : of Shuham, the
family of tlu> iShuhamites. These
are the families of Dan after their
families.

43 All the families of the Slni-
hamites, accoi'ding to those that
were numbered of them, were three-
score and four thousand anil four
hundred.

44 U Of the children of AsIkm-
after their families : of .Timna, the
family of the .linniites; of Jesui,
the faniil.v of the -lesuites : of Be-
riah, the family of the Beriites.

45 Of the sons of P>eriah : of He-
ber, the family of the Heberites :
of Malchiel, the family of the Mal-
chielites.

46 And the name of the daugh-
ter of iVsher uhis Sarah.

47 These are the families of the
sons of Asher at-cording to those
that were numb(>ri'd of them ; leho
irere fifty and three thousand and
four hundreil.

4S 11 Of the sons of Naphtali
after theii'familit>s : of Jahzeei, the
family of the .lahzeelites : of Ouni,
the familv of the ( !unit(>s :

!'.» Of Jtv.er, the family of the
.lezerites : of Shillem, the family of
the Shillemites.

50 These <ire the families of
Naphtali according to their fami
lies : and they that wei'e iiumbei-ed
of tluMU irrre foi'ty and live thou-
sand and four hundred.

51 These ircrc th(> numbered of
the children of Isiael, six hundred
thousand and a thousand seven
hundred and thirty.

52 H And tlK> LoiM) sj^ake unto
Moses, sa.ving,

53 I'nto the.se the land shall b(>
divided for an iiiliei'itaiice accord-
ing to the number of names.

The laud lo be divided.

NUMBERS, 27.

21ie luiv of inheritance.

51 To many tliou sh;ilt give the
more iiiheritunce, and to few thou
sluilt give the less inluM-itance: to
every one shall liis inheritance be
given aceonhng to those tliat were
numbered of him.

.'}■') NotwithstancHng the land
shall be divided by lot: accoi'ding
to the names of the tribes of their
fathers they shall inherit.

56 According to the lot shall the
possession thei-eof be divided be-
tween many and few.

57 U And these are they that
were numbered of the Levites after
their families: of Oershon, the fa-
mily of the Gershonites : of Kohath,
the family of the Kohathites: of
Merari, the family of the Merarites.

58 These are the families of the
Levites : the family of the jjibnites,
the family of the Hebronites, the
family of the Mahlites, the family of
the Mushites, the family of the Ko-
rathites. And Kohath l^egatAmram.

59 And the name of Amram's
wife tvas Jochebed, the daughter of
Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi
in Egypt: and she bare unto Am-
ram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam
their sister.

GO And unto Aaron was born
Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and
Ithamar.

61 And Nadab and Abihu died,
when they offered strange fire be-
fore the Lord.

62 And those that were num-
bered of them v/ei-e twenty and
three thousand, all males from a
month old and ui)ward: for they
were not numliered among the
children of Israel, because there
was no inheritance given them
among the children of Israel.

63 51 These are they that were
numbered by Moses anrl Kleazar
the priest, who numbered the chil-
dren of Lsrael in the plains of Moab
by .Jordan near .Jericho.

6+ Jjut among these there was
not a man of theni whom Moses
and Aaron the priest numbered,
when they numbered the children
of Israel in the wilrlerness of Sinai.

65 For the Lord had said of them.
They shall surely die in the wilder-
ness. And there was nf)t left a
man of them, save Caleb the sf)n of
.Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of
Nun.

CHAPTER 27.

1 The tlauffhtern of Zelophehdil Hue for an
inheri/atice. 6 T/ic l<nr of inheritances.
12 Moxes, heinp told of his death, mieth for
a Kuccefmnr. 18 Joxhua in appointed to
sucoeeil him.

THEN came the daughters of Ze-
lophehad, the sou of Heifher,

the son of C ik^ad, the son of Machir,
the son of Manasseh, of the families
of Manasseh the son of .Joseph : and
these are the names of his daugh-
ters; Mahlah, Nofih, and Hoglah,
an(l Milcah, and Tirzah.

2 And th(^y st(Jod before Moses,
and before Eleazar the priest, and
before the princes and all the con-
gregation, f^!/ the door of the ^ taber-
nacle of the congi-egation, saying,

3 Uur father diefl in the wilder-
ness, and he was not in the company
of them that gathered themselves
together against the Lord in the
company ot Korah ; but died in his
own sin, and had no sons.

4 Why should the name of our
father be done away from among
his family, because he hath no son?
(irive unto us therefore a possession
among the brethren of our father.

5 And Moses brought their cause
before the Lord.

6 ^ And the Lord spake unto
jMoses, saying,

7 The daughters of Zelophehad
speak i-ight: thou shalt surely give
them a possession of an inheritance
among their father's brethren ; and
thou shalt cause the inheritance of
tlieir father to pass unto them.

cS And thou snalt s^ieak unto the
children of Israel, saying, If a man
die, and have no son, then ye shall
cause his inheritance to pass unto
his daughter.

9 And if he have no daughter,
then ye shall give his inheritance
unto his brethren.

10 And if he have no brethren,
then ye shall give his inheritance
unto his father's brethren.

11 And if his father have no
brethren, then ye shall give his in-
heritance unto his kinsman that is
next to him of his family, and lie
shall possess it : and it shall be
unto the children of Israel a statute
of judgment, as the Lord com-
manded Moses.

12 1] And the Lord said unto
Moses, Get thee up into this mount
Abarim, and see the land which I
have given unto the children of
Israel.

13 And when thou hast seen it,
thou also shalt be gathered unto
thy people, as Aaron thy brother
was gathered.

14 For ye rebelled against my
commandment in the "desert of Ziii,
in the strife of the congregation, to
sanctify me at the water before
their eyes: that ?.s the water of
Meribah in Kadesh in the wilder-
ness of Zin.

15 51 And Moses sjiake unto the
Lord, saj-ing,

1 lent of
meeting,

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Joshud to succeed Moses.

NUMBERS, 28.

The continual burnt offering.

16 Let the Lord, the God of the
spirits of all flesh, set a man over
the congregation,

17 Which may go out before
them, and which may go in before
them, aiifl which may lead them
out, and which may bring them in ;
that the congregation of the Lord
be not as sheep which have no
shepherd.

18 ^ And the Lord said unto
Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of
Nun, a man in whom is the spirit,
and lay thine hand upon him ;

19 And set him befoi'e Eleazar
the priest, and before all the con-
gregation; and give him a charge
in their sight.

20 And thou shalt put some of
thine honour upon him, that all the
congregation of the children of Is-
rael may be obedient,

21 And he shall stand before
Eleazar the priest, who shall ask
counsel for him ^ after the judgment
of Urim before the Lord : at his
word shall they go out, and at his
word they shall come in, both he,
and all the children of Israel with
him, even all the congregation.

22 And Moses did as the Lord
commanded him : and he took
Joshua, and set him before Eleazar
the priest, and before all the con-
gregation :

23 And he laid his hands upon
him, and gave him a charge, as the
Lord commanded by the hand of
Moses.

CHAPTER 28.

1 Offerin(iH are to he ohiterved. 3 The con-
tiniKil burnt offering. 9 The offering on
the Sdhhiitli. 11 on the new nioonx, 16 at the
jMnmirer, M in the day (ifffrntfruiix.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,

2 Command the children of Is-
rael, and say unto thc^iii, J\Iy offer-
ing, and my '"l)read for my sacrihces
ma(l(^ by fire, /or a sweet savoui-
unto me, shall ye observe to ofi'er
unto UK! in their flue season.

.■{ And thou shalt say unto them.
This /.s'.the ollcring iiiad(> by fire
which ye shall offer unlotlu! Lokd;
two lambs of the- first year witiiout
spot day by day, for a continual
bui-nt offering.

4 'J'h(! one lamb shalt thou offer
in th(! morning, and the other lamb
sliJilt thou offer at even ;

5 And a tenth p/trt of an ephah of
flour for a •'meat offering, mingled
with the fourth part of an bin of
beaten oil.

0 ff /.s a continual burnt offering,
which was ordained in mount Sinai
for a sweet savour, a sacrifice niadc
by fii-e unto the Lord.

7 And the drink offering thereof
shall he the fourth part of an bin
for the one lamb : in the holy place
shalt thou cause the strong wine to
be poured unto the Lord /w a
drink ofi'ering.

8 And the other lamb shalt thou
offei- at even : as the * meat offering
of the morning, and as the drink
offering thereof, thou shalt offer it,
a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet
savour unto the Lord.

9 H And on the sabbath day two
lambs of the first year without spot,
and two tenth ^ deals of flour for a
■'meat offering, mingled with oil,
and the drink offering thereof :

10 This is the burnt offering of
every sabbath, beside the continual
burnt offering, and his drink offer-
ing.

1 1 11 And in the beginnings of
your months ye shall offer a burnt
offering unto the Lord ; two young
bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs
of the first year without spot ;

12 And three tenth ■* deals of
flour for a ^ meat offering, mingled
with oil, for one bullock ; and two
tenth ^ deals of flour for a " meat
offering, mingled with oil, for one
ram ;

13 And a sevei^al tenth 'Vleal of
flour mingled with oil for a ^meat

offering unto one lamb; /w a burnt
offering of a sweet savour, a sacri-
fice made by fire unto the Lord.

1 4 And their drink offerings shall
be lialf an bin of wine unto a
bullock, and tlie third imrt of an
bin unto a ram, and a fourth }myt
of an bin unto a lamb : this is the
Inirnt offering of every month
throughout the months of the year.

15 And one "kid of the goats for
a sin offering unto the Lonnsiiall be
offered, beside the continual burnt
offering, and his drink offering.

Hi And in the fourteenth day of
the first month is the passover of
the Lf)RD.

17 And in the fifteenth day of
this month is the feast: seven days
shall unleavened brtiad be eaten.

18 In the first day shall he an
holy convocation ; ye shall do no
maiiner of sei'vile work therein :

19 Hut ye shall offer a sacrifice
made by fire for a burnt offering
unto the LoiiD; two young l)iillocks,
and one I'ani, and seven iambs of
the first year : they shall be unto
you without ))l(Mnish :

20 And their •' mea t offering shall
hi' of lloui' mingled with oil : thi'ee
ti'ntli "deals shall ye offei' for a bul-
lock, and two tenth 'deals for a ram;

3 meal

* parts of an
ephah

Piirt

•' ho sroat

parts

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The offerings at

NUMBEKS, 29.

the solemn feasts.

21 A several tenth ' deal shalt
thou offer for every lamb, through-
out the seven lambs :

22 And one goat for a sin offer-
ing, to make an atonement for you.

23 Ye shall offer these beside the
burnt offering in the morning,
which is for a continual burnt
offering.

24 After this manner ye shall
offer daily, throughout the seven
days, the " meat of the sacrifice
made by fire, of a sweet savour
unto the Lord: it shall be offered
beside the continual burnt offering,
and his drink offering.

25 And on the seventh day ye
shall have an holy convocation ; ye
shall do no servile work.

26 51 Also in the day of the first-
fruits, when ye bring a new ■' meat
offering unto the Lord, after your
weeks be out, ye shall have an holy
convocation ; ye shall do no servile
work :

27 But ye shall offer the burnt
offering for a sweet savour unto the
Lord ; two young bullocks, one
ram, seven lambs of the first year ;

28 And their ''meat offering of
flour mingled with oil, three tenth
'* deals unto one bullock, two tenth
■* deals unto one ram,

29 A several tenth ^ deal unto one
lamb, throughout the seven lambs ;

30 And one '' kid of the go;its. to
make an atonement for you.

31 Ye shall offer them beside the
continual burnt offering, and his
•'meat offering (they shall be unto
you without blemish) and their
drink offerings.

CHAPTER 29.

1 The offering at the feaM of trumpets, 7 at
the day of afflicting their souh, 13 and on
the eight ddi/s of the feast of tabernacles.

AND in the seventh month, on
the first day of the month, ye
shall have an holy convocation; ye
shall do no servile work: it is a day
of blowing the trumpets unto you.

2 And ye shall offer a burnt offer-
ing for a sweet savour unto the
Lord ; one young bullock, one ram,
and seven lambs of the first year
without blemish :

3 And their " meat offering shall
he of flour mingled with oil, three
tenth ■'deals for a bullock, and two
tenth ■* deals for a ram,

4 And one tenth ' deal for one
lamb, throughout the seven lambs :
' 5 And one *' kid of the goats for a
sin offering, to make an atonement
for you :

6 Beside the burnt offering of

the month, and his " meat offering,
and the daily burnt ottering, and
his ^ meat offering, and their drink
offerings, according unto their
■^ manner, for a sweet savour, a
sacrifice made by fire unto the
Lord.

7 H And ye shall have on the
tenth day of this seventh month an
holy convocation ; and ye shall
afflict your souls : ye shall not do
any work therein :

8 But ye shall offer a burnt offer-
ing unto the Lord for a sweet
savour ; one young bullock, one
ram, and seven lambs of the first
year ; they shall be unto you with-
out blemish :

9 And their -^ meat offering shall
he of flour mingled with oil, three
tenth ^ deals to a bullock, awl two
tenth •* deals to one ram,

10 A several tenth ' deal for one
lamb, throughout the seven lambs:

11 One "kid of the goats for a
sin offering ; beside the sin offering
of atonement, and the continual
burnt offering, and the "'meat offer-
ing of it, and their drink offerings.

1 2 H And on the fifteenth day of
the seventh month ye shall have an
holy convocation ; ye shall do no
servile work, and ye shall keep a
feast unto the Lord seven days :

13 And ye shall offer a burnt
offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of
a sweet savour unto the Lord ;
thirteen young bullocks, two rams,
and fourteen lambs of the first
year : they shall be without blem-
ish :

14 And their ^ meat offering shall
he of flour mingled with oil, three
tenth ^ deals unto every bullock of
the thirteen bullocks, two tenth
■* deals to each ram of the two rams,

15 And a several tenth ^ deal to
each lamb of the fourteen lambs :

1 6 And one " kid (^f the goats for
a sin offering; beside the continual
burnt offering, his •' meat offering,
and his drink offering.

17 H And on the second day ye
slvtll offer twelve young bullocks,
two rams, fourteen lambs of the
first year without spot :

18 And their -'moat offering and
their drink offerings for the bul-
locks, for the rams, and for the
lambs, shall he according to their
number, after the "manner :

1 9 And one " kid of the goats for
a sin offering; beside the contin-
ual burnt offering, and the •'meat-
offering thereof, and their
offerings.

Irink

3 meal

'' ordiuauce,

4 parts
1 part
6 he goat

8 ordinani'e:

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The feast of tabernacles.

NUMBERS, 30.

Concerning voivs.

20 ^ And on the third day eleven
bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs
of the first year without blemish ;

21 And their ' meat offering and
their drink offerings for the bul-
locks, for the rams, and for the
lambs, sUa/l he according to their
number, after the " manner :

22 And one goat for a sin offer-
ing ; beside the continual l)urnt
oliering, and his ' meat offering, and
his drink offering.

23 ^ And on the fourth day ten
bullocks, two rams, and fourteen
lam lis of the first year without
blemish :

24 Their ^ meat offering and their
drink offerings for the bullocks, for
the rams, and for the lambs, sliull
he according to their number, after
the "manner :

25 And one ^kid of the gonts for
a sin offering ; beside tlie con tniual
liurnt offering, his ' meat offering,
and his drink offering.

26 U And on the fifth day nine
bullocks, two rams, and fourteen
lambs of the first year without
spot :

27 And their ^ meat offering and
their drink offerings for the bul-
locks, for the rams, and for the
lambs, shall he according to their
number, after the "manner :

28 And one goat for a sin offer-
ing ; beside the continual l)urnt
offering, and his ' meat offering,
and his drink offering.

29 11 And on the sixth day eight
bullocks, two rams, and fourteen
lambs of the first year without
blemish :

.30 And their ^ meat offering and
their drink offcn-ings for tlie bul-
locks, for the rams, and for the
lambs, ahitU he according to their
number, after the "mniiner :

31 And one goat fn' a sin offi^r-
iiig; besides tin; continual burnt
oli'cring, liis 'meat offering, and
his driidv offernig.

32 U And on the seventh day
seven bullocks, two rams, crwZ four-
teen lambs of the first year with-
out blemish :

33 And their ^ meat offering and
their di'iid-c offeruigs for the bul-
locks, for th(! I'ams, and for tlie
lambs, Khali he according to their
muuber, after the "manner :

34 And one goat./'*;/' a sui offc'
ing ; IjCside th«! continual l)Ui'nt
offering, liis ' meat offering, and
his drink oll'ei'ing.

35 II On the eighth day ye sliall
have a solenui ass(>mbly : ye shall
do no .servile work therein .

3G But ye shall offer a burnt offer-
ing, a sacrifice made by tire, of a
sweet savour unto the l^oito : one
bullock, one ram, seven lambs of
the first year without blemish :

37 Their 'meat offering and their
drink offerings for the bullock, for
the ram, and for the lambs, shall
he according to their number, after
the '^ manner :

38 And one goat for a sin offer-
ing ; beside the continual burnt
offering, and his ' meat offering,
and his drink offering.

39 These things ye shall *do unto
the Lord in your set feasts,"nbeside
your vows, and your freewill offer-
ings, for your burnt offerings, and
for your ' meat offerings, and for
your drink offerings, and for your
peace offerings.

40 And Moses told the children
of Israel according to all that the
Lord commanded Moses.

CHAPTER 30.

1 Vo7c^ are not to be broken. 8 The excep-
tion of a maid's voio. 6 Of a wife' X. 9 Of
a ividow's, or her that is divorced.

AND Moses spake unto the
heads of the tribes ^ concern-
ing the children of Israel, saying.
This is the thing which the Lord
hatli commanded.

2 If a man vow a vow unto the
Lord, or swear an oath to bind his
soul with a bond ; he shall not
break his word, he shall do accord-
ing to all that proceedeth out of
his mouth.

3 If a woman also vow a vow
unto the Lord, and bind herself by
a bond, heing in her father's house
in her youth ;

4 And her father hear her vow,
and her bond wherewith she hath
bound her soul, and her father
shall hold his i)eace at her: then
all her vows sliall stand, and every
bond wherewith she hath bound
her soul shall stand.

5 P>ut if her father disallow her
in the day that hr. heareth ; not
Mny of her vows, or of her bonds
wherewith she hath l)ound her soul,
shall stand: and the JjORD sh;dl
forgive her, because her father
(lisallowtMl her.

G And "if she had ii.t all an hus-
l)and, when slie vowed, or uttei'ed

oiiglit out of her lips, w iierewitl
she bound lu^r soul ;

7 And her husband "heard //,
and '^held his peace at hei- in the
day that he "heard it : then her
vows shall stand, and her bonds
wherewith she bound her soul
shall stand.

108

The Midianites are spoiled,

NUMBERS, 31.

and Balaam slain.

8 ])ut if her husband ' (Hsullowed
her on the day that he -Jieard It ;
then he shall make her vo^v which
she vowed, and that which she
uttered with her lips, wherewith
she bound her soul, of none effect :
and the Lord shall forgive her.

9 But every vow of a widow, and
of her that is divorced, wherewith
they have bound their souls, shall
stand against her.

10 And if she vowed in her hus-
band's house, or bound her soul by
a bond with an oath ;

1 1 And her husband heard it,
and held his peace at her, and dis-
allowed her not : then all her vows
shall stand, and every bond where-
with she bound her soul shall stand.

12 But if her husband hath ut-
terly made them void on the day
he heard them : then whatsoever
proceeded out of her lips concern-
ing her vows, or concerning the
bond of her soul, shall not stand :
her husband hath made tliem void ;
and the Lord shall forgive her.

13 Every vow, and every binding
oath to afflict the soul, her Imsband
may establish it, or her husband
may make it void.

14 But if her husband altogether
hold his peace at her from day to
day ; then he establisheth all her
vows, or all her bonds, which are
upon her : he confirmeth them, be-
cause he held his peace at her in
the day that he heard them.

16 But if he shall a,ny ways make
them void after that he hatli heard
the7H ; then he shall bear her in-
iquity.

16 These are the statutes, which
tlie LoR]> commanded Moses, be-
tween a man and his wife, between
the father and his daughter, /^eing
yet in her youth in her father's
house.

CHAPTER 31.

1 T^e Mhliiinitex are spoiled, nnd Balaam
s/ain. 13 J/o.vcs- iswroih with the officers',
for fiarinri the iromen, alive. 1!) iJnw the
■soldiers, ivith their captives and spoil, are
to he purified. 2.5 The proportion wherehy
the prey is to be dirided. 48 The roluii-
tary ohlation unto the treasury of the
Lord.

AND the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying,

2 Avenge the children of Israel
of the Midianites: afterward shalt
thou be gathered unto thy people.

3 And Moses spake unto tlie peo-
ple, saying, Arm some of your-
selves unto the war, aiid let them
go against the Midianites, and
•'avenge the Lord f)f Midian.

\ Of evcT-y trib(> a tliousand,
tliroughout all the tribes of Lsrael,
shall ye send to the war.

5 So there were delivered out of
the tliousands of Israel, a thousand
of eveyii tribe, twelve thousand
armed for war.

6 And Moses sent them to the
war, a thousand of every tribe,
them and Phinehas the son of
Eleazar the priest, to the war,
with the lioly instruments, and
the trumpets '^to blow in his hand.

7 And they wai'red against the
Midianites, as the Lord command-
ed Moses ; and they slew all the
males.

8 And they slew the kings of
Midian, beside the rest of them
that were slain ; namely, Evi, and
Ilekem, and Zur, and Hur, and
Keba, five kings of Midian : Ba-
laam also the son of Beor they
slew with the sword.

9 And the children of Israel took
all the \yonien of Midian captives,
and their little ones, and took •'' the
s))oil of all their cattle, and all

tlieir flocks, and all their goods.

10 And they burnt all their ci-
ties \vherein they dwelt, and all
their " goodly castles, with fire.

11 And they took all the spoil,
and all the prey, hotli of men and
of beasts.

12 And they brought the cap-
tives, and the prey, and the spoil,
unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest,
and unto the congregation of the
children of Israel, unto the camp at
the plains of Moab, which are by
.Jordan near Jericho.

13 ^ And Moses, and Eleazar the
priest, and all the pi-inces of the
congregation, went foi-th to meet
them without the camp.

14 And Moses was wroth with
the officers of the host, with the
captains over thousands, and cap-
tains over hundreds, which came
from the battle.

15 And Moses said unto them.
Have ye saved all the women alive?

16 Behold, these caused the chil-
dren of Lsrael, through the counsel
of Balaam, to commit trespass
against the Lord in tlie matter of
Peor,and there was a plague among
the congregation of the Lord.

1 7 Now therefore kill every male
among the little ones, and kill every
woman tlmt hath known man by
lying with him.

18 But all the women children,
that have not known a man by
lying with him, keep alive for your-
selves.

19 And do ye abide; without the
cani]) se\('ii days: whosoever hath
killed any person, and whosoever
hath touched any slain, purify both

4 for the
alarm

5 for a prey

° encamp-
ments,

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The division

NUMBEES, 31.

of the prey.

yourselves and your captives on the
third day, and on the seventh day.

20 And purify all your raiment,
and all that is made of skins, and
all work of goats' ludr, and all
things made of wood.

21 H And Eleazai' the priest said
unto the men of war which went
to the battle, This is the ordinance
of the law which the Lord com-
manded ]\Ioses;

22 'Only the gold, and the sil-
ver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and
the lead,

2.3 Every thing that may abide
the fire, ye shall make it go through
the fire, and it sliall be clean :
nevertheless it shall be purified
with the water of separation : and
all that abideth not the fire ye shall
make go through the water.

24 And ye shall wash your
clothes on the seventh day, and
ye shall be clean, and afterward
ye shall come into the cam]).

25 ^ And the Loed spake unto
Moses, saying,

26 Take the sum of the prey that
was taken, hotli of man and of beast,
thou, and Eleazar tlie priest, and
the chief fathers of the congrega-
tion :

27 And divide the prey into two
parts ; between ^ them that took
the war upon them, who went out

to battle, and between all the con-
gregation :

28 And levy a tribute unto the
Lord of the men of war which went
out to battle: one soul of five hun-
dred, both of the persons, and of tlie
beeves, and of the asses, and of the
sheep :

29 Take it of their half, and give
it unto Eleazar the priest, fo)' an
heave offering of tlie Lord.

30 And of tlie cliildren of Israel's
half, thou shalt take one portion of
fifty, of the persons, of the beeves,
of the asses, and of the fiocks, of all
manner of beasts, and give thfMu
unto the Levites, whicli keop the
charg(M)f thetabernacl(M)f thcd^oRD.

31 And Moses and Eleazar the
priest did as the Lord commanded
Moses.

32 And the booty, ■'Ar'/wr/ th(M-est

(jf the prey whicli the men of war
had caught, was six luindi'cd thou-
sand and seventy tliousaiid and live
thousand sheei),

33 And tlu-eescore and twelve
tliousand beeves,

."U And threescore and one thou-
sand asses,

35 And thii'ty and two tliousand
persons in all, of women that liatl
not known man by lying with him.

36 And the half, which was the
portion of them that went out to
war, was in number three hundred
thousand and seven and thirty
thousand and five hundred sheep:

37 And the Lord's tribute of the
sheep was six hundred and three-
score and fifteen.

38 And the beeves were thirty
and six thousand ; of which the
Lord's tribute ivas threescore and
twelve.

39 And the asses ^vere thirty
thousand and five hundred ; of
which the Lord's tribute ivas three-
score and one.

40 And the persons were sixteen
thousand ; of which the Lord's tri-
bute tvas thirty and two persons.

41 And Moses gave the tribute,
ivhich teas the Lord's heave offer-
ing, unto Eleazar the priest, as the
Lord commanded Moses.

42 And of the children of Israel's
half, which Moses divided from the
men that warred,

43 (Now the hali that ijertained
nnto the congregation was three
hundred thousand and thirty thou-
sand and seven thousand and five
hundred sheep,

44 And thirty and six thousand
beeves,

45 And thirty thousand asses
and five hundred,

46 And sixteen thousand per-
sons ;)

47 Even of the children of Is-
rael's half, Moses took one portion
of fifty, fjoth of man and of beast,
and gave them unto the Levites,
which kept the charge of the tab-
ernacle of tlie Lord ; as the Lord
commanded JMoses.

48 H And the ofiicers which were
over thousands of the host, the cap-
tains of thousands, and captains of
hundreds, came near unto Moses:

49 And they said unto Moses,
Th.y servants have taken tlie sum
of the men of war which are under
our charge, and there lacketh not
on<^ man of us.

50 We have therefore brought an
ol)lation for the Lord, what every
man liatJi gotten, of jewels of gold,
chains, and bracelets, rings, (bar-
rings, a,nd •* ta.])lel s. to make an
atonement for our souls before the

LolM).

51 AihI Moses and h^leazar the
pi'iest took tlu! gold of tlieni, cerii
all wrought jew(4s.

52 And all the gold of the offer-
ing that they oilered up to the
Loud, of the captains of thousands,
and of the captains of hundreds,
was sixteen thousand se\t'n hun-
dred and (ifty shekels. I
0

■• iici'l\laces,

Petition of the

NUMBEliS,

lieubenites and Gadites.

53 (For the men of war had
taken spoil, every man for himself.)

54 And Moses and Eleazar the
priest took the yold of the captains
of thousands and of hundreds, and
brought it into the ' tabernacle of

the congregation, Jo)' a memorial
for the children of Israel before the

LOKD.

CHAPTER 32.

1 The Reuhenitesand Gadtiea sue for theit-
inheritance on that side Jordan. 0 Moses
reproveih them. Ki Thei/ offer him condi-
tions to his coiitent. 38 Moses assignetk
them the land. 8!l They conquer it.

NOW the children of Reuben
and the children of Gad had a
very great multitude of cattle : and
when they saw the land of Jazer,
and the land of Gilead, that, be-
lio]d,the place H'asa place for cattle;
'1 The children of Gad and the
children of Reuben came and si)ake
unto Moses, and to Eleazar the
Ijriest, and unto the princes of the
congregation, saying,

3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer,
and Nimrah, and Heshboii, and
Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo,
and Beon,

4 Even the country which the
Lord smote before the congrega-
tion of Israel, is a land for cattle,
and thy servants have cattle :

5 Wherefoi'e, said they, if we
have found grace in thy sight, let
this land be given unto thy ser-
vants for a possession, and bring
us not over Jordan.

6 ^! And Moses said unto the chil-
dren of Gad and to the children of
Reuben, Shall your brethren go to
war, and shall ye sit here %

7 And wherefore discourage ye
the heart of the children of Israel
from going over into the land which
tlie Lord hath given them %

8 Thus did your fathers, when I
sent them from Kadesh-barnea to
see the land.

9 For when they went up unto
the valley of Eshcol, and saw the
land, they discouraged the heart
of the children of Isi'ael, that they
should not go into the land which
the Lord had given them.

10 And the Lord's anger was
kindled the same time, and he
sware, saying,

11 Surely none of the men that
came u)) out of Egypt, fi-om twenty
years old and upward, shall see the
land which I sware unto Al)i'aliam,
unto Isaac, and unto Jacob ; because
they have not wholly followed me :

\'l SaveCjiJeb tht^son of Jepliun-
neh the "Kenezite, and Joshua the
son of Nun : for they have wholly
followed the Lord.

1 3 And the Lord's anger was kin-
dled against Israel, and he made
them wander in the wilderness
forty years, until all the generation,
that had done evil in the sight of
the Lord, was consumed.

14 And, behold, ye are risen up
in your fathers' stead, an increase
of sinful men, to augment yet the
fierce anger of the Lord toward Is-
rael.

1 5 For if ye turn away from after
him, he will yet again leave them
in the wilderness ; and ye shall de-
stroy all this people.

16 II And they came near unto
him, and said, We will build sheep-
folds hei;e for our cattle, and cities
for our little ones:

1 7 But we ou rselves will go ready
armed before the children of Israel,
until we have brought them unto
their place : and our little ones shall
dwell in the fenced cities })ecause
of the inhabitants of the land.

18 We will not return unto our
houses, until the children of Israel
have inherited every man his in-
heritance.

19 For we will not inherit with
them on yonder side Jordan, "ot for-
ward ; because our inheritance is
fallen to us on this side Jordan
eastward.

20 *I1 And Moses said unto them.
If ye will do this thing, if ye will
go armed before the Lord to war,

21 And will go all of you armed
over Jordan before the Lord, until
he hath driven out his enemies
from before him,

22 And the land be subdued be-
fore tlie Lord : then afterward ye
shall return, and be guiltless befor-e
the Lord, and before Israel ;. and
this land sh.all be your possession
before the Lord.

23 But if ye will not do so, be-
hold, ye have sinned against the
Lord : and be sure your sin will
find you out.

24 Build you cities for your little
ones, and folds for your sheep ; and
do that which hath proceeded out
of your mouth.

25 And the children of Gad and
the children of Reuben spake unto
Moses, saying, Thy servants will
do as my loi-d commandeth.

20 Our little ones, our wives, our
flocks, and all our cattle, shall be
there in the cities of Gilead :

27 i)ut thy servants will pass
over, every man armed for war, be-
fore the Lord to battle, as my lord
saith.

28 So concei'ning them Moses
commanded Eleazar the pilest, and
Joshua the son of Nun, and the

3 aud

171

Their inheritance assigned.

NUMBEPwS, 33.

Journeys of Israel.

^ chief fathers of the tribes of the
children of Israel :

29 And Moses said unto them, If
the children of Gad and the chil-
dren of lleuben will pass with you
over Jordan, every man armed to
battle, before the Lord, and the
land shall be subdued before you ;
then ye shall give them the land of
Gilead for a possession :

30 But if tliey will not pass over
with you armed, they shall have
possessions among you in the land
of Canaan.

3 1 And the children of Gad and
the children of Eeuben answered,
saying. As the Lord hath said unto
thy servants, so v/ill we do.

32 We will pass over armed be-
fore the Lord into the land of Ca-
naan, " that the possession of our
inheritance on this side Jordan
'^ mmi he ours.

33 And Moses gave unto them,
even to the children of Gad, and to
the children of Reuben, and unto
half the tribe of Manasseh the son
of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon
king of" the Amorites, and. the king-
dom of Og king of Bashan, tlie land,
with the cities thereof in the ^coasts,

even the cities of the country round
about.

34 !I And the children of Gad built
Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

35 And Atroth, Shophan, and
Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

36 And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-
haran, fenced cities : and folds for
sheep.

37 And the children of Reuben
built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and
Kirjathaim,

38 And Nebo, and Baal-meon,
(their names being changed,) and
Shibinah: and gave other names
unto the cities which they builded.

39 And the children of Machir
th(; son of Manasseh wont to Gilead,
and took it, and dispossessed the
Amoritc! which wns in it.

40 And Moses gave Gilead unto
Machir the son of ^lanasseh; and
he dwelt therein.

41 And Jair tlie son of Manasseh
went and took the small towns
thei'cof, and called them Havoth-
jair.

42 And Nobah went and took
Kenath, and the villages tlicreof,
and called it Nobah, after liis own
name.

CHAPTEM 33.

1 Tii()(iiiil foflii ;'io}tr)ieii\ of the IxraeliteH.
Tin Till- ('it)iniuiiten (ire to lie Uetitroyed .

rpilh^SE we the journeys of the
JL children of Israel, which went
forth out of the land of Egypt

^ with their ai'mies vinder the hand
of Moses and Aaron.

2 And Moses wrote their goings
out according to their journeys by
the connnandment of the Lord:
and these are their journeys accord-
ing to their goings out.

3 And they departed from Rame-
ses in the first month, on tlie fif-
teenth day of the first month ; on
the morrow after the passover the
children of Israel went out with an
high hand in the sight of all the
'' Egyptians.

4 For tlTe Egy]jtians Vjuried all
their firstborn, whicii tlie Lord had
smitten among them: upon their
gods also the Lord executed judg-
ments.

5 And the children of Israel re-
moved from Rameses, and pitched
in Succoth.

6 And they departed from Suc-
coth, and pitched in Etham, which
is in the edge of the wilderness.

7 And they removed from Etham,
and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth,
which IS before Baal-zephon : and
they pitched before Migdol.

8 And they departed fi'om before
Pi-hahiroth, and passed through
the midst oi^ the sea into the wilder-
ness, and went three days' journey
in the wilderness of Etham, and
pitched in ilarah.

9 And they removed from iNla-
)'ah, and came unto Elim : and in
Elim ?^'eretwelve fountains of water,
and threescoi-e and ten palm trees ;
and they pitched there.

10 And tliey removed from Elim,
and encamped by the Red sea.

11 And they removed from the
Red sea, and encamped in the wil-
derness of 8in.

12 And they took their journey
out of the wilderness of (Sin, and
encamped in Dophkah.

1 3 And tliey departed from Doph-
kah, and encamped in Alush.

14 And they removc^d fi'om
Alush, and encamped at Reiihi-
dim, wher(^ was no water for the
people to drink.

15 And they departed from Re-
phidim, and pitched in the wildei'-
ness of Sinai.

IG And they removed from tli(>
desertof Sinai, and pitched at Kih-
roth-hattaavah.

17 And they de})!i,rt(Hl from Kib-
roth-hattaavah, and encamped at
Ha/.erotli.

18 And they depai'ted from Ha-
zeroth. and i)itched in Rithmah.

19 And they departed from Rith
mall, and nitched at riiinmoii-i);ii'e7,.

20 And they departed from Rim-
mon-parez, and pitched in Libnah.
2

s by their
hosts

6 Egyptians,
while the
Egyptiiuis
were bury-

The Canaanites

NUMBERS, 34.

to be destroyed.

1 the king of
Arad ,

2 1 And they removed from Lib-
nah, and pitched at Rissah.

22 And they journeyed^ from
Rissah, and pitched in Kehela-
thah.

23 And they went from Kehela-
thah, and pitched in mount Sha-
pher.

24 And they removed from
mount Shapher, and encamped
in Haradah.

25 And they removed from
Haradah, and pitched in Makhe-
loth.

26 And they removed from Mak-
heloth, and encamped at Tahath.

27 And they departed from Ta-
hath, and pitchetl at Tarah.

28 And they removed from
Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.

29 And they went from Mithcah,
and pitched in Hashmonah.

30 And they departed from
Hashmonah, and encamped at
Moseroth.

31 And they departed from
Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-
jaakan.

32 And they removed from Bene-
jaakan, and encamped at Hor-
hagidgad.

33 And they went from Hor-
hagidgad, and pitched in Jot-
bathah.

34 And they removed from Jot-
bathah, and encamped at Ebro-
nah.

35 And they departed from Ebi'o-
nah, and encamped at Ezion-ga-
ber.

36 And they removed from
Ezion-gaber, and pitched in t-lie
wilderness of Zin, which is Ka-
desli.

37 And they removed from
Kadesh, and pitched in mount
Hor, in the edge of the land of
Edom.

3iS And Aaron the priest went
up into mount Hor at the com-
mandment of tlie Lord, and died
there, in the fortieth year after the
children of Israel were come out of
the land of Egypt, in the first day
of the fifth month.

39 And Aaron imx an hundred
and twenty and three years old
when he died in mount Hor.

40 And ' king Arad the C'anaan-
ite, which dwelt in tl>e south in
the land oi Canaan, heard of the
coming of the children of Israel.

41 And they departed from
mount Hor, and pitched in Zal-
monah.

42 And they departed from Zal-
monah, and pitched in Punon.

43 And they departed from
Punon, and pitched in Oboth.

44 And they departed froir
Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarini,
in the border of Moab.

45 And they departed from lim,
and pitched in Dibon-gad.

46 And they removed from Di-
bon-gad, and encamped in Almon-
diblathaim.

47 And they removed from Al-
mon-diblathaim, and pitched in
the mountains of Abarim, before
Nebo.

48 And they departed froni the
mountains of Abarim, and pitched
in the plains of Moab by Jordan
near Jericho.

49 And they pitched by Jordan,
from Betli-jesimoth even unto Abel-
shittim in the plains of jSIoab.

50 ^ And the Lord spake unto
Moses in the plains of ISIoab by
Jordan near Jericho, saying,

51 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them. When
ye are passed over Jordan into the
land of Canaan ;

52 Then ye shall drive out all
the inhabitants of the land from
before you, and destroy all their
•^ pictures, and destroy all their
molten images, and quite pluck
down all their high places :

53 And ye shall "dispossess the
inhahitanfs of tlie land, and dwell

therein : for I have given you the
land to possess it.

54 And ye shall divide the land
by lot for an inheritance among
your families : and. to the more ye
shall give the more inheritance,
and to the fewer ye shall give the
less inheritance: every man's ru-
heritance shall be in the place
where his lot falleth ; according to
the tribes of your fathers ye sliall
inherit.

55 But if ye will not drive out
the inhabitants of the land from
before you ; then it shall come to
pass, that those which ye let re-
main of them sliall be pricks in
your eyes, and thorns in your sides,
and shall vex you in the land
wherein ye dwell.

56 Moreover it shall come to
pass, that I shall do unto you, as I
thought to do unto them.

CHAPTER 34.

1 The borders of the land. 10 The names
of the men which shall divide the laud.

ND the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,
2 Command the children of
Israel, and say unto them, When
ye come into the land of Canaan ;
( this is the land that shall fall unto
you for an inheritance, even, the

^ figured
stones,

3 take pos-
session of
the laud,

173

Borders of the land.

NUMBERS, 35.

Cities of the Levites.

3 turn about

4 brook

land of Canaan ^ witli the coasts
thereof : )

3 Then your south quarter shall
be from the wilderness of Zin along
by the '^ coast of Edom, and your
south border shall be the outmost
coast of the salt sea eastward :

4 And your border "shall turn
from the south to the ascent of
Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin : and
the going forth thereof shall be
from the south to Kadesh-barnea,
and shall go on to Hazar-addar,
and pass on to Azmon :

5 And the border shall ^ fetch a
compass from Azmon unto the
■* river of Egypt, and the goings
out of it shall be at the sea.

6 And as for the western border,
ye shall even have the great sea
for a border : this shall be your
west border.

7 And this shall be your north
liorder : from the great sea ye shall
point out for you mount Hor :

8 From mount Hor ye shall point
out you)- border unto the entrance
of Hamath ; and the goings forth
of the border shall be to Zedad :

9 U And the border shall go on
to Ziphron, and the goings out of
it shall be at Hazar-enan : this
shall be your noi'th border.

10 And ye shall point out your
east border from Hazar-enan to
.Shepham :

1 1 And the ^ coast shall go down
from Shepham to Riblah, on the
east side of Ain; and the border
shall descend, and shall reach unto
the side of the sea of Chinnei'eth
ea.stward :

1 2 And the border shall go down
to Jordan, and the goings out of it
shall 1)0 at the salt sea : this shall
be your land ^ with the coasts

thereof round about.

13 And Moses commanded the
children of Israel, saying. This in
tlic laud whicli ye shall inhei'it by
lot, which the Loud commanded to
give unto the nine trilx^s, and to
the half tribe :

I 1 For the tribe of the children
of K('ul)(^n accoi'ding t< > '' thejiouse
of t heir fathers, and the triln; of
tli(i cliiUh'cn of rjud according to
'' till' house of tlicii- fathers, have

alf
the tribe of Manasseh lia\i" le-

aiKl
lia\i
ceiv(>d th(Mr inheritaiu-e :

15 The two tribes and the half
trib(^ have recei\('d their inheri-
tance on tliis sid(( .loi'dan near .Jeri-
cho eastward, toward thesuni'isiiig.

16 And the Jjord spake unto
Mos(>s, saying,

17. These aj'e the names of the

men which shall divide the land
unto you : Eleazar the priest, and
Joshua the son of Nun.

18 And ye shall take one prince
of every tribe, to divide the land
by inheritance.

19 And the names of the men
are these : Of the tribe of Judah,
Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

20 And of the ti'ibe of the chil-
dren of Simeon, Shemuel the son of
Ammihud.

21 Of the tribe of Benjamin,
Elidad the son of Chislon.

22 And '^ the prince of the tribe
of the children of JJan, Bukki the
son of Jogli.

23 ^ The prince of tlie children of
Joseph, for tiie tribe of tiie chil-

di'en of Manasseh, Hanniel the son
of Ephod.

24 And -'the ])rince of the tribe
of the chikhvn of Epliraim, ive-
muel the son of bhiphtan.

25 And ^" the i^rince of the tribe
of the children of Zehulun, Eliza-
phan the son of I'arnach.

26 And " the prince of the tribe
of the childi-en of issachar, raltiel

the son of jVzzan.

27 And ^'" the ])rince of the tribe
of the children of Asher, Ahihud

the son of ►Shelomi.

28 And ^•'' the prince of the tribe
of thecliildreiiof Nai)litali, Fedahel
the son of Ammihud.

29 These are </iey whom the Lord
commanded to divide the inheri-
tance unto the children of Israel in
the land of Canaan.

CHAPTER 35.

1 Eiriht and, forty citien for the, Levites with
their nuburlm, and weantre thereof. 6 Sia-
of them are to he cities of refxige. 0 Thi
tdirx of murder. 31 No satisfaction ./<;/■
murder.

AND the Lord sjiake unto Moses
in the plains of Moab by Jor-
dan nc'ir Jericho, saying,

2 Command the chihh'cn of Is-
rael, that th(>y give unto the Li'\ it-es
of the in]ieritanc(> of theii- i)osses-
si(m cities to dwell in ; and ye shall
givea/.w unto the Levites '^suhurhs

foi' the cities round about them.

3 And the citi(>s shall they hav<>
to dwell in ; and the " suburbs of
them shall b(> for their (-at t le, and
for their '^ goods, and foi' all their
beasts.

4 And the "sul)in'l)s of the cities,
wliich ye shall gi\e unto the JjC-
vites, i^linll rcnrli from the wall of
the cit.v and outward a thousiind
cubits round about.

174

Cities of refuge.

NUMBERS, 35.

Laws of murder.

5 And ye shall measure fi'om
without the city on the east side
two thousand cubits, and on the
south side two thousand cubits,
and on the west side two thousand
cubits, and on the north side two
thousand cubits ; and the city shall
he in the midst: this shall be to
them the ^ suburbs of the cities.

6 And among the cities which ye
shall "give unto the Levites there
shall be six cities for refuge, which
ye shall appoint for the manslayer,
that he may Hee thither : and to
them ye shall add forty and two
cities.

7 So all the cities which ye shall
give to the Levites shall he forty
and eight cities : them shall ye give
with their - suburbs.

8 And * the cities which ye shall
give shall he of the possession of the

children of Israel : from them tliat
have many ye shall give many; but
from them that have few ye shall
give few : every one shall give of
his cities unto the Levites accord-
ing to his inheritance which he in-
heriteth.

9 ^ And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,

10 Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them. When
ye be come over Jordan into the
land of Canaan ;

11 Then ye shall appoint you
cities to be cities of refuge for you ;
that the slayer may Hee thither,
which killeth any person at un-
awares.

12 And they shall be unto you
cities for refuge from the avenger ;
that the manslayer die not, until
he stand before the congregation
■^in judgment.

1 3 And of these cities which ye
shall give six cities shall ye have
for refuge.

14 Ye shall give three cities on
this side Jordan, and three cities
shall ye give in the land of Canaan,
which shall be cities of refuge.

15 These six cities shall be a
refuge, both for the children of
Israel, and for the stranger, and
for the sojourner among them :
that every one that killeth any per-
son unawares may flee thither.

1 6 And if he smite him with an
instrument of iron, so that he die,
he is a murderer : the murderer
shall surely be put to death.

17 And if he smite him with
throwing a stone, wherewith '^he
may die, and he die, he is a mur-
dei'er: the murderer shall surely be
put to cleath.

18 Or if he smite him with an

hand weapon of wood, wlierewith
^ he may die, and he die, he is a mur-
derer : the murderer shall surely be
put to death.

1 9 The I'evenger of blood himself
shall slay the murderer : when he
meeteth him, he shall slay him.

20 But if he thi-ust him of hatred,
or hurl at him by laying of wait,
that he die ; _

21 Or in enmity smite him with
his hand, that he die : he that smote
him shall surely be put to death ;
for he is a murderer : the revenger
of blood shall slay the murderer,
when he meeteth him.

22 But if he thrust him suddenly
without enmity, or have cast upon
him any thing without laying of
wait,

23 Or with any stone, wherewith
a man may die, seeing him not, and
cast it upon him, that he die, and
was not his enemy, neither sought
his hai'm :

24 Then the congregation shall
judge between the slayer and the
revenger of blood according to these
judgments :

25 And the congregation shall
deliver the slayer out of the hand
of the revenger of blood, and the
congregation shall restore him to
the city of his refuge, whither he
was fled : and he shall abide in it
unto the death of the high priest,
which was anointed with the holy
oil.

26 But if the slayer shall at any
time come without the border of
the city of his refuge, whither he
was fled ;

27 And the revenger of blood
find him without the borders of the
city of his refuge, and the revenger
of blood kill the slayer ; he shall not
be guilty of blood :

28 Because he should have re-
mained 'in the city of his refuge
until the death of the high priest :
but after the death of the high
priest the skiyer shall return into
the land of his possession.

29 So these tilings shall be for
a statute of judgment unto you
throughout your generations in all
your dwellings.

30 Whoso killeth any person, the
murderer shall be ]jut to death '' b^
the mouth of witnesses : but one
witness shall not testify against
any person to cause him to die.

31 Moreover ye shall take no sat-
isfaction for the life of a murderer,
which is guilty of death : but he
shall be surely put to death.

32 And ye shall take no "satis-
faction for him that is fled to the

Oat

175

The inheritance

NUMBERS, 36.

of daugJiters.

city of his refuge, that he should
come again to dwell in the land,
until the death of the priest.

33 So ye shall not pollute the
land wherein ye are : for blood it
defileth the land : and the land can-
not be cleansed of the blood that is
shed therein, but by the blood of
him that shed it.

34 Defile not therefore the land
which ye shall inhabit, ' wherein 1
dwell : for I the Lord dwell "^ among
the children of Israel.

CHAPTER 36.

I The inconvenienae of the inheritance of
daughters 5 in remedied by inarryiny in
their own tribes, 7 lest the inheritance
sJhouM be removed from the tribe. 10 The
daughters of Zelophehad marry their
father'' s brothers'' sons,

AND the chief fathers of the
families of the children of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son
(jf ^lanasseh, of the families of the
sons of Joseph, came near, and
spake before Moses, and before the
princes, the chief fathers of the
child i-en of Israel :

2 And they said, The Lord com-
manded my lord to give the land
for an inheritance by lot to the
children of Israel : and my lord
was commanded by the Lord to
give the inheritance of Zelophehad
our brother unto his daughters.

3 And if they be married to any
of the sons of the other tribes of the
children of Israel, then shall their
inheritance be taken from the in-
li(H-itance of our fathers, and shall
be, put to the inheritance of the
tribe whereunto they are received :
so shall it be taken from tlie lot of
our inheritance.

4 And when the jubih' (jf the
children of Israel shall 1k>, then
slwill their inlieritance b(> i)ut unto
the inheritance of the tribe; whei'e-
unto they are received : so shall
their inheritance be taken away

from the inheritance of the tribe
of our fathers.

5 And Moses commanded the
children of Israel according to the
wctrd of the Lord, saying. The ti'ibe
of the sons of Joseph hath said
well.

6 This is the thing which the
Lord doth command concerning
the daughters of Zelophehad, say-
ing, Let them marry to whom they
think best; only to the family of
the tribe of their fathers shall they
mairy.

7 So shall not the inheritance of
the children of Israel remove from
tribe to tribe : for every one of the
children of Israel shall keep him-
self to the inheritance of the tribe
of his fathers.

8 And every daughter, that pos-
sesseth an inheritance in any tribe
of the children of Israel, shall be
wife unto one of the family of tlie
tribe of her father, that the chil-
dren of Israel may enjoy every man
the inheritance of his fatliers.

9 '' Neither shall the inheritance
remove from (me tribe to another
tribe ; but every one of the tribes
of the cliildren of Israel shall keep
himself to his own inheritance,

10 Even as the Lord conmianded
]\Ioses, so did the daughtei's of Zelo-
phehad :

1 1 For :\Iahlah, Tirzah, and Hog-
lah, and Milcah, and Noah, the
daughters of Zelofjliehad, were mar-
ried unto their father's brothers'
sons :

\'l And they were married into
the families of the sons of Man;is-
seh the son of Josepli, and their in-
heritance remained in the tribe of
the family of their father.

1 3 These are the commandments
and the judgments, which the Lord
commanded by the hand of Moses
unto the children of Israel in the
plains of Moab by Jordan near Jeri-
cho.

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The story of

DEUTERONOMY, 1.

wfiat befell Inrael.

THE FIFTH J300K OF MOSES,

CALLED

DEUTERONOMY

CHAPTER 1.

1 Moses' speech in the end of the, fortieth
year, hriefl.y rehearsing the story (> of
GocVs promise, 13 of gieiny them (ifp'twrn,
1!) of sending the spies to search the land,
34 of God''s anger for their incredulity,
41 (Uid disobedience.

I'^HESE he the words which Moses
- spake unto all Israel on this
side Jordan in tlie wilderness, in
the plain over against ' tlie l>ed xeti.,
between Paran, and Topliel, and
Laban, and Hazeroth, and Diza-
hab.

2 (There are eleven days' journey
from Horeb by the way of mount
Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.)

3 And it came to jjass in the for-
tieth year, in the eleventh month,
on the first day of the month, tliat
Moses spake unto the children of
Israel, according unto all that the
Lord had given him in comn'iand-
ment unto them ;

4 After he had slain 8ihon the
king of the Amorites, which dwelt
in Heshbon, and Og the king of
Hashan, vkhich dwelt at Astaroth
in Edrei :

5 On this side Jordan, in the land
of Moab, began Moses to declare
this law, saying,

6 The Lord our God spake unto
us in Horeb, saying, \ e have dwelt
long enough in this mount :

7 Turn you, and take your jour-
ney, and go to the " mount of the
Amorites, and vinto ail the places
nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the
hills, and in the ^ vale, and in the
^ south, and by the sea side, to
the land of the Canaanites, and
unto Lebanon, ^unto the great
river, the river Euphrates.

8 Behold, I have set the land be-
fore you : go in and possess the
land which the Lord sware unto
your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, to give unto them and to
their seed after them.

9 51 And I spake unto you at that
time, saying, I am not able to bear
you m.yself alone :

10 The Lord your God hath mul-
tiplied you, and, behold, ye are this
day as the stars of heaven for mul-
titude.

11 ("The Lord God of your fathers
make you a thousand times so many
more as ye are, and bless you, as he
hath promised you !)

12 How can I myself alone bear
your cumbrance, and your burden,
and your strife '?

13 Take you wiwe men, and un-
derstanding, and known among
your tribes, and I will make them
rulers over you.

1 4 And ye answered me, and said.
The thing which thou hast spoken
is good for us to do.

15 So I took the chief of your
tribes, wise men, and known, and
made them heads over you, cap-
tains over thousands, and captains
over hundreds, and captains over
fifties, and captains over tens, and
officers among your tribes.

16 And I charged your judges at
that time, saying. Hear the causes
between your brethren, and judge
righteously between every man and
his brother, and the stranger that
is with him.

17 Ye shall not respect persons
in judgment ; Imt ye shall hear the
small as well as the great ; ye shall
not be afraid of the face of man ;
for the judgment -is God's : and the
cause that is too hard for you, bring
it unto me, and I will hear it.

18 And I commanded you at that
time all the things which ye should
do.

1 9 U And when we departed from
Horeb, we went through all that
great and terrible wilderness, which
ye saw by the way of the " moun-
tain f)f the Amorites, as the Lord
our God commanded us ; and we
came to Kadesh-barnea.

20 And I said unto you. Ye are
come unto the '•'mountain of the Am-
orites, which the Lord our God
doth give unto us.

21 Behold, the Lord thy God
hath set the land before thee : go
up avd possess it, as '' the Lord
God of thy fathers hath said unto
thee ; fear not, neither be discour-
aged.

22 H And ye came near unto me
every one of you, and said, We will

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The Israelites' journey

DEUTEROXOMY,

toward Canaan.

send men before us, and they sliall
search us out the lantl, and bring
us word again liy what way we
must go up, and into what cities
we shall come.

23 And the saying pleased me
well : and I took twelve men of
you, one of a tribe :

24 And they turned and went up
into the mountain, and came unto
the valley of Eshcol, and ' searched
it out.

25 And they took of the fruit of
the land in their hands, and
brought it down unto us, and
brought us word again, and said,
It is a good land which the Lord
our God doth give us.

26 Notwithstanding ye would
not go up, but rebelled against the
commandment of the Lord your
God :

27 And ye murmured in your
tents, and said. Because the Lord
hated us, he hath brought us forth
out of the land of Egypt, to deliver
us into the hand of the Amorites,
to destroy us.

28 Whither shall we go up 1
our brethren have discouraged our
heart, saying. The people ?'.s greater
and taller than we ; the cities are
great and walled up to heaven ;
and moreover we have seen the
sons of the " Anakims there.

29 Then I said unto you. Dread
not, neither be afraid of them.

."30 The Lord your God which
goeth before you, he shall fight for
you, according to all that he did
for you in Egypt before your eyes ;

31 And in the wilderness, where
thou hast seen how that the Lord
thy God bare thee, as a man doth
l)ear Ids son, in all the way that ye
went, until ye canuMnto this place.

32 Yet in this thing' ye did not
believe the Lord your (lod,

33 Who went in tlie way before
you, to search you out a place to
pitch your tents ?'/a, in fire by m'ght,
to shew you l)y what way ye should
go, and in a cloud by day.

34 And the jj()i;i> heard the voice
of yt)Ui' words, and was wroth, and
sware, saying,

35 Surely tliere sliall not one of
these men of this evil generation
see that good land, which 1 sware
to give unto your fathers,

.'j() Sa\c^ (Jaleb the son of Jephun-
neh ; he shall s(>e it, and to liim
will 1 giv(! th(\ laud that he hath
trodden upon, and to his cliildren,
because he hath wholly followed
the Lord.

37 Also the Lord was angry
with me for your sakes, saying.
Thou also shalt not go in thither.

38 But Joshua the son of Nun,
whicli standeth before thee^ he shall
go in thither : encourage him : for
he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

39 Moreover your little ones,
which ye said should be a prey,
and your children, wdiich in that
day had no knowledge between
good and evil, they shall go in
thither, and unto them will 1 give
it, and they shall possess it.

40 But as for you, turn you, and
take your journey into the wilder-
ness by the way of the lied sea.

41 Then ye answered and .said
unto me, We have sinned against
the Lord, we will go up and fight,
according to all that tlie Lord our
God commanded us. And when ye
had girded on every man liis wea-
pons of war, ye were ^ ready to go
up into the ^ hill.

42 And the Lord said unto me.
Say unto them. Go not up, neither
fight ; for I am not among you ;
lest ye be smitten before your ene-
mies.

43 So I spake unto you ; and ye
would not hear, but rebelled against
the commandment of the Lord, and
went presumptuously up into the
^hill.

44 And the Amorites, which dwelt
in that mountain, came out against
you, and chased you, as bees do,
and destroyed you in Seir, even
unto Hormah.

45 And ye returned and Avept
before the Lord ; but the Lord
would not hearken to your voice,
nor give ear unto you.

46 So ye abode in Kadesh many
days, according unto the days that
ye abode there.

CHAPTER 2.

1 T/ie xtoi'y is coiiiiniied, ihai Ihey irere
iiot to meddle, ivith the Kdomites, 9 nor
with the Moabiten, 17 nor with the, Amnion-
iten, 24 but Sihon the Amoi'ite was sub-
dued bij them.

THEN we turned, and took our
joui'ney into the wilderness by
the way of the lied sea, as the LoitD
spake unto me : and we compassed
mount Seir many days.

2 And the Lord si)ake unto me,
saying,

3 Ve have compassed tliis moun-
tain long enough : turn you north-
ward.

4 And command thou the peo-
ple, saying. Ye are to pass thi-ough
the •''coast of your brethren the
children of Ivsau, which dwell in
Seir ; and they shall be afraid of
you : tnke y(^ good heed unto your-
selves therefore :

5 Meddle not with them ; for I

3 forward
* moimtain.

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Their dealings ivith

DEUTERONOMY, 2.

Edom, Moab, and Amnion.

will not give you of their land, no,
not so much as a foot breadth ; be-
cause I have given mount ISeir unto
Esau for a possession.

6 Ye shall buy ^ meat of them for
money, that ye may eat; and ye
shall also buy water of them for
money, that ye may drink.

7 For the Lord thy God hath
blessed thee in all the works of thy
hand : he knoweth thy walking
through this greatwilderness: these
forty years the Lord thy God hatli
been with thee ; thou hast lacked
nothing.

8 And when we passed by fi-om
our brethren the children of Esau,
which dwelt in 8eir, " through the
way of tlie plain from Llath, and
from Ezion-gaber, we turned and
passed by the way of the wilder-
ness of Moab.

9 And the Lord said unto me,.
Distress not the Moabites, neither
contend with them in ba;ttle : for I
will not give thee of their land for
a possession ; because I have given
Ar unto the children of Lot for a
possession.

10 The •' Emims dwelt therein in
times past, a people great, and
many, and tall, as the * Anakims ;

11 Which also were accounted
•"' giants, as the ^ Anakims ; but the
Moabites call them " Emims.

Hoi'im:

12 The

also dwelt in

8eir beforetime ; but the children
of Esau succeeded them, when they
had desti'oyed them from before
them, and dwelt in their stead ; as
Israel did unto the land of his pos-
session, which the Lord gave unto
them.

13 Now rise up, aaid I, and get
you over the bro(jk Zered. And we
went over the brook Zered.

1-1 And the space in which we
came from Kadesh-barnea, until we
were come over the brook Zered,
KHts thirty and eight j^ears ; until
all the generation of the men of
war were wasted out from among
the host, as the Lord sware unto
them.

15 For indeed the hand of the
Lord was against them, to destroy
them from among the host, until
they were consumed.

1 6 U 8o it came to pass, when all
the men of war were consumed and
dead from among the i)(M)])le,

1 7 That the Lord spake unto me,
saying,

1 8 Thou ai't to pass over through
Ar, the ** coast of Moab, this day :

19 And when thou comest nigh
over against the children of Am-
nion, distress them not, nor meddle

with them : for I will not give thee
of the land of the children of Am-
nion any possession ; because I have
given it unto the children of Lot
for a possession.

20 (That also was accounted a
land of "giants : '"giants dwelt there-
in in old time ; and the Ammonites
call them " Zamzummims ;

2 1 A people great, and many, and
tall, as the ''Anakims ; but the
Lord destroyed them before them ;
and they succeeded them, and dwelt
in their stead :

22 As he did '"-^ to the children of
Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when
he destroyed the "' Horims from be-
fore them ; and they succeeded them,
and dwelt in their stead even unto
this day :

23 And the " Avims which dwelt
in " Hazerim, even unto ^"^Azzah,

the ^"Caphtorims, which came torth
out of Caphtor, destroyed them,
and dwelt in their stead. )

24 ^ Rise ye up, take your jour-
ney, and pass over the river Arnon :
behold, I have given into thine
hand Sihon the Amorite, king of
Heshbon, and his land : begin to
jX)ssess it, and contend with him
in battle.

25 This day wdll I begin to put
the dread of thee and the fear of
thee upon the nations that are
under tne whole heaven, who shall
hear report of thee, and shall ti"em-
ble,and be in anguish because of thee.

26 ^ And I sent messengers out
of the wilderness of Kedemoth
unto Sihon king of Heshbon with
words of peace, saying,

27 Let me pass through thy land :
I will go along by the high way, I
will neither turn unto the right
hand nor to the left.

28 Thou slialt sell me ^ meat for
money, that I may eat ; and give
me water for money, that I may
drink : only I will pass through on
my feet ;

29 (As the children of Esau
which dwell in Seir, and the Mo-
abites which dwell in Ar, did unto
me ;) until 1 shall i)ass over Jordan
into the land which the Lord our
God giveth us.

30 But Sihon king of Heshbon
would not let us pass by him : for
the Lord thy God hardened his
si)irit,and made his heart obstinate,
that he might deliver him into thy
hand, as appeatrth this day.

31 And the Lord said unto me,
Behold, I have begun to give Sihon
and his kiiul before thee : begin to
possess, that thou mayest inherit
his land.

Conquest of Sihon,

DEUTERONOMY, 3.

and of Og.

32 Then Sihon came out against
us, he and all his people, to fight at
Jahaz.

33 And the Lord our God deliv-
ered him before us ; and we smote
him, and his sons, and all his
people.

34 And we took all his cities at
that time, and * utterly destroyed
the men, and the women, and the
little ones, of every city, we left
none to remain :

35 Only the cattle we took for a
prey unto ourselves, and the spoil
of the cities which we took.

36 From Aroer, which is by the
brink of the river of Arnon, and
fro/ii the city that is Miy tlie rivei-.
even unto Gilead, there was not
one city too strong for us : the Lord
our God delivered all unto us :

37 Only unto the land of the
children of Amnion thou earnest
not, nor unto any place of the river
Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the
mcjuntains, nor unto whatsoever
the Lord our God forbad us.

CHAPTER 3.

1 T/ie Ktoriy of the coiit/iienf of Otj king of
Baxhan. 11 riiehhjn.-ss <,/hi>il,ed. VI The
diniriliution of ih.oKi la ihIk to the, two iril/cn
and hnlf. 23 Mosi-.s" iinnjcr to enter into
the hind. 2G lie is jtermitted to see it.

THEN we turned, and went up
the way to Bashan : and ( )g the
king of Bashan came out against
us, he and all his people, to battle
at Edrei.

2 And the Lord said unto me,
Fear him not : for I will deliver
him, and all his people, and his
land, into thy hand ; and thou shalt
do unto him as thou didst unto
8ihon king of the Amorites, which
dwelt at Heshbon.

3 So th(( Lord our God delivered
into our hands Og also, the king of
?5aslian, and all liis peojile : and we
smote liim until none was left to
him r(Miiaining.

4 And we took all his cities at
that tinu% there was not a city
which we took not from tliein,
threescore cities, all the region of
Argob, the kingdom of Og in i'a-
shan.

5 All these cities mere feMC(Hl
with high walls, gates, and bars; be-
side unwjilled towns a great many.

G And we * utterly destroyed
tliein, as we did unto Sihon king of
Heshbon, t utterly destroying the
rnen, women, and children, of every
city.

7 Rut all the cattle, and the spoil
of the cities, we took for a prey to
ourselves.

* Ileb. devoted. i Heb. devoting.

8 And we took at that time out
of the hand of the two kings of the
Amorites the land that uxts on this
side Jordan, from the river of
Arnon unto mount Hermon ;

9 ( Which Hermon the Sidonians
call Sirion ; and the Amorites call
it Shenir ; )

10 All the cities of the plain, and
all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto
Salchah and Edrei, cities of the
kingdom of Og in Bashan.

1 1 For only Og king of Bashan
remained of the remnant of '-^giants ;

behold, his bedstead mas a bedstead
of iron ; /.'; it not in Rabbath of the
children of Amnion ^ nine cubits
iras the length thereof, and four
cubits the breadth of it, after the
cubit of a man.

12 And this land, vihidt we pos-
sessed at that tiiiie, from Aroer,
which is by the river Ai'iion, and
half mount Gilead, and the cities
thereof, gave 1 unto the Reubenites
and to the Gadites.

13 And the rest of Gilead, and
all Bashan, beivy the kingdom of
Og, gave I unto the half tribe of
^lanasseh ; all the region of Argob,
with all Bashan, which was called
the land of ''giants.

14 Jair the son of Manasseh took
all the country of Argob unto the
■* coasts of Geshui'i aii(l Maachathi ;

and called them 'after liis own

name, Bashan-havoth jair, unto
this day.

15 And I gave Gilead unto
Machir.

16 And unto the Reubenites and
unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead
even unto the river Arnon half the
valley, and the border even unto
the river Jabbok, irhirh is the
border of the children of Ammon;

17 The jJain also, and Jordan,
and the " coast fhetrof, from Ghin-
nereth even unto the sea of the
plain, et'm the salt sea, undei'
' Aslidolli pisgidi eastwai'd.

1 S 11 And I commanded you at
th;it time, snying. The LoKD your
God hath given you this land to
possess it : ye shall pass over nrmed
nefore your brethren the cliildicn
of Isi-ael, all that nrr meet foi' the
war.

19 lint your ^vi^'es, and your
little ones, and your cattle, (/or T
know that .ve have much cattle,)
shall abide in your cities which 1
hiiAc given you ;

20 Until the Loi;d have given
rest unto yom- brethren, as w«^ll as
unto you, and inifi/ they also itos-
sess the land which tlie Lord your
God liath given them beyond Jor-

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Alt exhortation

DEUTERONOMY, 4.

to obedience.

dan : and then shall ye return every
man unto his possession, which I
have given you. , , t i

21 1[ And I commanded Joshua
at that time, saying, Thine eyes
have seen all th.at the Lord your
God hath doiie unto these two
kings : so shall the Lord do unto
all the kingdoms whither thou
passest.

22 Ye shall not fear them :_ tor
the Lord your Glod he shall light
for you.

23 And I besought the Lord at
that time, saying,

24: O Lord God, thou hast begun
to shew thy servant thy greatness,
and thy mighty hand : for what
God is there in heaven or in earth,
that can do according to thy works,
and according to thy might 1

25 I pray thee, let me go over,
and see the good land that ^s be-
yond Jordan, that goodly Mnoun-
tain, and Lebanon.

26 But the Lord was wroth with
me for your sakes, and would not
hear me : and the Lord said unto
me. Let it suffice thee; speak no
more unto me of this matter.

27 Get thee up into the top of
Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes west-
ward, and northward, and south-
ward, and eastward, and behold it
with thine eyes : for thou shalt not
go over this Jordan.

28 But charge Joshua,, and en-
courage him, and strengthen him :
for he shall go over before this peo-
ple, and he shall cause them to in-
herit the land which thou shalt see.

29 So we abode in the valley over
against Beth-peor.

CHAPTER 4.

1 An exhortation io obedience. 41 Mones ap-
pointetk the three aitiea of refmje on that
side Jordan.

nVTOW therefore hearken, O Israel,
ly unto the statutes and unto the
judgments, which I teach you, for
to do them, that ye may live, and
go in and possess the land which
-the Lord God of your fathers
giveth you.

2 Ye shall not add unto the word
which I command you, neither shall
ye diminish ought from it, that ye
may keep the commandments of
the' Lord your God which I com-
mand you.

3 Your eyes have seen what the
Lord did becaiise of l»aal-peor : for
all the men that followed P.aal-
peor, the Lord thy God hath de-
sti'oyed them from among you.

4 I)ut ye that did cleave unto the
Lord your God (ire alive every one
of you this day.

5 Behold, I have taught you sta-
tutes and judgments, even as the
Lord my God commanded me, that
ye should do so in the land whither
ye go to possess it.

6 Keejj therefore and do them ;
for this is your wisdoni and your
understanding in the sight of the
nations, which shall hear all these
statutes, and say, Surely this great
nation is a wise and understanding
people.

7 For what nation is there so
great, who hath ^ God so nigh unto
them, as the Lord our God is in all
thin<js that we call upon him /or.?

8 And what nation is there so
great, that hath statutes and judg-
ments so righteous as all this law,
which I set before you this day 1

9 Only take heed to thyself, and
keep thy soul diligently, lest thou
forget the things whicli thine eyes
have seen, and lest they depart
from thy heart all the days of thy
life : but teach them thy sons, and
thy sons' sons ;

10 S2iecially the day that thou
stoodest before the Lord thy God
in Horeb, when the Lord said unto
me. Gather me the people together,
and I will make them hear my
words, that they may learn to fear
me all the days that they shall live
upon the earth, and that they may
teach their childi-en.

11 And ye came near and stood
under the mountain ; and the moun-
tain burned with fire unto the
midst of heaven, with darkness,
clouds, and thick darkness.

1 2 And the Lord spake unto you
out of the midst of the fire: ye
heard the voice of the words, but
saw no '^similitude; only ye heard
a voice.

13 And he declared unto you
his covenant, which he commanded
you to perform, even ten command-
ments ; and he wrote them upon
two tables of stone.

14 ^ And the Lord commanded
me at that time to teach you sta-
tutes and judgments, that ye might
do them in the land whither ye go
over to possess it.

15 Take ye therefore good heed
unto yourselves ; for ye saw no
manner of "similitude on the day
that the Lokd spake unto you in
Horeb out of the midst of the hre :

16 Lest ye corrupt yovr selves,
and make you a graven image,
"the similitude of any figure, the
likeness of male or female,

17 The likeness of any beast that
is on the earth, the likt'iiess of any
winged fowl that Hieth in the air,

18 The likeness of any thing that

a god

4 form ;

form

« in the form

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GocVs tvarnings,

DEUTERONOMY, 4.

and promises.

creepeth on tho ground, the like-
ness of any fish that in in the waters
beneatli the eartli :

19 And lest thou lift up thine
eyes unto heaven, and when thou
seest the sun, and the moon, and
the stars, even all the host of heaven,
shouldest be ^driven to worship
them, and serve them, which tlie
Lord thy God laath divided unto
all nations under the whole heaven.

20 But tlie Lord hath taken you,
and brouj?ht you forth out of the
ii'on furnace, even out of Egypt, to
be unto him a pciople of inheritance,
as ye are this day.

21 Eurtliermore the Lord was
angry with me for your sakes, and
sware that I should not go over
Jordan, and that 1 should not go
in luito that good land, whicli tlie
Lord tliy Ood giveth thee for an
inlieritance :

22 But 1 must die in this land, I
nuist not go ov(U' .lordan: but ye
shall go over, and possess that g(Jod
land.

23 Take heed unto yourselves,
lest ye forget the coveiumt of the
Lord your (Jod, wliich he made
with you, and make you a graven
image, or the likeness of any ihiin/,
which the Lord thy Ood hath for-
bidden thee.

24- For the Lord thy God ?'.s a
consuming lire, cA^en a jealous God.

25 51 When thou shalt beget cliil-
dren, and chihh'cn's children, and
ye shall have I'cmained long in tlie
laiifl, and shall corrupt yourselirx,
and make a graven image, or the
likeness of any thiug, and shall do
evil in the sight of the Lord thy
God, to provoke him to anger :

2G L call heaven and eai'th to
witness against you this d;iy, that
ye shall soon uttei-ly perish from
ofi' ihc l;uid whei'eiinto ye go over
.lordan to ijossess it; ye shall not
prolong your days upon it, but
shall utt(M'ly be destroyed.

27 And the Lord shall scatter
you among the nations, and ye
shall b(! left f(*w in number among
the heathen, whither tho JjORD
sliall lead you.

2)S And there ye sliall serve gods,
the work of men's hands, wood and
stone, which neither see, nor hear,
nor eat, nor smell.

29 lUit if from thence thou sh;i,lt
seek the LoitD thy God, thou shnlt
find him, if thou seek him with all
thy h(';u-t and with idl thy soul.

.">() When thou art in tribulation,
and all these things ai-e come unon
thee, ei<(')t in th(> latter days, if tliou
tui'ii to tho Loi!D thy God, and
shalt be obedient unto his voice ;

31 (For the Lord thy God /.s- a
merciful God ;) he will not forsake
thee, neither destroy^ thee, nor for-
get the covenant of thy fathers
whicli he sware unto them.

32 For ask now of the days that
are past, which wtu'e before thee,
since tlie day that God created
man upon the earth, and aak from
the one sitle of heaven unto the
other, whether there hath been any
such thing as this great thing is,
or hath been heard like it!

33 Did tiver people hear the voice
of God speaking out of the midst
of the fire, as thou hast heard, and
live?

34 Or hath God assayed to go
and take him a nation from the
midst of another nation, by '"temn_
tilt ions, by signs, and by wondei-s,
and by war, and by a mighty hand,
and by a stretchetl out arm, ;ind
by great terrors, according to all
tluit the Lord your God did for
you in Egypt before your' eyes 1

35 Unto thee it was shewed, that
thou mightest know that the Lord
he is God ; there is none else beside
him.

3{) Out of heaven he made thee
to hear his voice, that he might
instruct thee : and upon earth he
shewed thee his great fire ; and
tliou heardest his words out of tlie
midst of the fire.

37 And because he loved thy fa-
thers, therefore he chose their seed
after them, and brought thee out
"ill his siulitwith his mighty ^ power
out of I'^gytJt ;

38 To drive out nations from be-
fore thee greater and mighti(>r than
thou a)i, to bring thee in, to give
thee their land for a,ii inluM-itance,
as it is this day.

39 Know tluMvfore this day, and
consider // in thine heart, thai the
Lord he 'is God in lieav(>n above,
and uiion the earth beneath : f/iere
is none else.

40 Thou shalt k(H'i) therefore his
statutes, and his commandments,
which 1 command thee this da..\-,
that it may go well ^vitll t lie(\ and
with thy childr(>n after thee, and
that thou mayest. prolong ///// days
ui)on tlu^ earth, wliich tin; Lord thy
(iod gi\'eth thei>, iov evei'.

41 ^I Then Moses severed three
cities on this side Jordan loward
the sun rising ;

•12 Thai, tli(> slayer might llee
thither, which should kill his neigh-
bour unawares, and hatcil him not
in times past ; and that ikving unto
one of thes«>, citi(vs he might live :

43 Naniely, l!e/ei' in the; wildei'-
iiess, in the iilain country, of the

- trials,

3 with lii.s
prt'seiK'i',
•• power,

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The covenant in Iloreh.

J)EUTERONOMY, 5.

Tlie leu. cotMnandments.

Jleubenites; and llamotli in Oilcad,
uf the Gaditos ; an(l (lolan in JJa-
slian, of the Mana.sjsites.

44 If And this /.s- tlie law which
Moses set before the cliihh'cn of
Israel :

45 These rtre the testimonies, and
the statutes, and the .iudgnients,
which Moses spake unto tlie chil-
dren of Israel, after they came forth
out of Egypt,

46 On this side Jordan, in the
valley over against 15eth -peoi', in
the land of Sihon king of the Amor-
ites, who dwelt at Hcshhon, whom
Moses and the children of Lsi'ael
sinoic, after they were come forth
out of Iigyi)t :

47 And they i)ossessed his land,
and the land of ()g king of Uashan,
two kings of tlu^ Amoi-ites, which
ivere on this side J(jrdan toward the
sun rising ;

48 From Aroer, which is by the
bank of the river Arnon, even unto
mount (Sion, which ix Hermon,

49 And all the plain on this side
Jordan eastward, even unto the seji.
of the plain, under the ' springs of
Fisgah.

CHAPTER 5.

1 The covenant in Iloreb. 6 The ten cnm-
inandmentK. 22 At the people^n requent
Mofies receiveth the law from God.

AND Moses calltHl all Israel, and
said unto them, Hear, O Is-
rael, the statutes and judgments
which 1 speak in your ears this day,
that ye may learn them, and keep,
and do them.

2 The LouT) oui- God made a co-
vetiant with us in Iloreb.

W The LoJM) made not this cove-
nant with our fathers, but with us,
even us, who are all of us here alive
this day.

4 The LoRT) talked witli you face
to face in the mount out of the
midst of the fire,

5 (1 stood l)etw(>en tlie Lord and
.yon at that time, to sli(;w you tlic
word of the LoiM): for ye were
afraid by reason of the fire, and
w(!nt not up into the mount;) say-
ing,

6^1 am the LolU) thy God,
which brought thee out of the land
of l']gyi)t, from the house of bond-
age.

7 Thou shalt liave mme other
gods before^ me.

8 Thou shalt not make thee anij
graven image;, or any likeness of
(unj thiiKj thiit /.s in lie;i,\'eii a.bove,
or that i'X ill tlu; earth beneath, or
that la in the waters beneath the;
earth :

9 Thou shalt not liow down thy-
self unto them, nor serve them: for

I the Lord thy God (tin, a jealous
(jod, visiting the iniquity of the fa-
thers upon the childreii unto the
third and fourth generation of them
that hatc! me,

10 And shewing merc.y unto
thousiinds of them that lov(^ me
and keep my conimandments.

1 1 Thou shalt not tak(! the name
of the Lord thy God "in vain : for
the Lord will not hold /«//< guiltless
that taketh his name "in vain.

12 ''Keep the sabbath day to
•\sanctify it, as the Lord thy God
hath commanded thee.

13 Six days thou shalt labour,
and do all thy work :

14 l!ut the seventh day in "the
sa,])baili of the L(^RD thy God : in tt

thou shait not do aTi.v work, thou,
nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor
thy manservant, nor thy maidscM--
vant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor
any of thy cattle, nor th.y stranger
that y'.s within thy gates ; that tliy
manservant and thy maidservant
may rest as well as thou.

15 Andreniember that thou wast
a servant in the land of i^gyiit,
and that the Lord thy C^od brought
thee out thence through a mighty
hand and by a stret(;hed out arm :
therefore the Lord thy (jlod com-
manded thee to keep the sabbath
day.

IG II Honour th,y father and thy
mother, as the Loj;i> thy («od hath
commanded thee ; that thy days
may be pi'olonged, and that it may
go well with thee, in the land which
the Lord thy (Jod givetli thee.

17 Thou shalt "not kill.

18 Neither shalt tiiou commit
adultery.

19 Neither shalt thou steal.

20 N(>ith(;r shalt thou bear false
witness against tliy neighbour.

21 NcMtiicr shalt thou desire thy
neighbour's wife, neit her shalt thou
covet thy neighbour's house, his
field, or his manservant, or his
maids(>rvant, his ox, or his ass, or
any thiiai that in thy neighbour's.

22 II These words the Lohd sjiake
unto all your assembly in the mount
out of the midst of the lir{% of the
cloud, and of the thick dai'kness,
with a great voice: and he added
no more. And he wrote them in two
tal)les of stoiu", and tlelivered them
unto me.

23 And it came to pass, when ye
heard the voice out of tlu^ midst of
the; darkness, (for the mountain did
burn with iirt;,) that .y(; came near
unto me, even, all the heads of your
tribes, and youi' elders;

24 And yesaiil, liehold, the Lord

2 for vanity :

(or, for

fiilsfilidod :)

■'J for viinily.

{<ir, for

falseliood.)

•• Observe

•'' keep it

lioly,

•> a salil)atli

unto

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Moses receioeth the law.

DEUTERONOMY, G.

Exhortation to obedience.

our God hath shewed us his glory
and his greatness, find we liave
heard his voice out of the midst of
the fii-e : we have seen this day that
God doth talk with man, and he
liveth.

25 Now therefore why should we
die"? for this great fire will consume
us : if we hear the voice of the Lord
our God any more, then we shall
die.

26 For Avho is there of all flesh,
that hath heard the voice of the
living God speaking out of the
midst of the nre, as we leave, and
lived?

27 Go thou near, and hear all
that the Lord our God shall say :
and speak thou unto us all that
the Lord our God shall speak unto
thee ; and we will hear it, and do it.

28 And the Lord heard the voice
of your words, when ye spake inito
me; and the Lord said unto me, I
have heard the voice of the words
of this people, which they have
spoken unto thee: they have well
said all that they have spoken.

29 O that there Avere such an
heart in them, that they would
fear me, and keep all my com-
mandments always, that it might
he well with them, and with their
children for ever !

30 Go say to them. Get you into
your tents again.

31 But as for thee, stand thou
here by me, and I will sj^eak unto
thee all the commandments, and
the statutes, and the judgments,
which thou shalt teach them, that
they may do them in the land
which I give them to possess it.

32 Ye shall observe to do there-
fore as the Lord youi- Gotl hath
coimnanded you : ye shiill not turn
aside to the right hand or to the
left.

33 Ye shall walk in all the 'ways
which the Lord your CJod hath
connnanded you, that ye may live,
and tlidt it inai/ lie well with you,
and that ye nia.v prolong ?a;m?' days
in the land which ye shall possess.

chapti<:ji g.

1 Tlie dill of Ihe. hiv) in iiliei/ience. 8 Aii
ci'liiii'ldlhiii Ihereto.

NOW these are the command-
ments, the statutes, and the
judgments, which the fjOiU) your
(hn\ commandefl to teach you, that
ye niight do them in the land
whitluM- ye '-'go to jjossess it :

2 'I'liat 11h»u miglitest frar the
TiOUD thy (;(k1, to kcc)) iill his sta-
tutes ;ind hiscoinni;in(lincn(s,wliich
I (•oininaiid t hcc, t hou, .•irid 1 hy son,
and (hy son's son, all the days of

thy life ; and that thy days may be
prolonged.

3 II Hear therefore, O Israel, and
observe to do it ; that it may be
well with thee, and that ye may
increase mightily, as ^ the Lord
God of thy fathers hath promised

thee, in the land that floweth with
milk and honey.

4 Hear, O Israel : The Lord our
God is one Lord :

5 And thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thine heart, and
with all thy soul, and with all thy
might.

6 And these words, which I com-
mand thee this day, shall be in
thine heart :

7 And thou shalt teach them
diligently unto thy children, and
shalt talk of them when thou sit-
test in thine house, and when th(ju
walkest by the way, and when thou
liest down, and when thou risest
up.

8 And thou shalt bind them for
a sign upon thine hand, and they
shall be as frontlets between tliine
eyes.

9 And thou shalt write them
upon the posts of thy house, and
on thy gates.

10 And it shall be, when the
Lord thy God shall have brought
thee into the land Avhich he sware
unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to
Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee
great and goodly cities, which
thou buildedst not.

11 And houses full of all good
things, which thou lilledst not, and
wells digged, which thou diggedst
not, vineyards and olive trees,
which thou plantedst not; wlien
thou shalt ha^e eaten and be full ;

12 Then beware lest thou forget
the Lord, wliich brought thee forth
out of the land of Egypt, from the
house of bondage.

13 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy
God, and serve him, and shalt sweai'
by his name.

14 Ye shall not go after other
gods, of the gods of the ''people
which are round a.bout .you ;

If) (For the LoiiD thy (iod is n
jealous (lod among you) l(^st llie
angei- of the Loifl) th.y God be
kindled agjiinst thee, and destroy
the(^ from oil the face of the earth.

16 !1 Ye shall not t(>mpt the Loiti)
your God, as yt; tempted him. in
IMassah.

17 Ye sliall diligently keep the
eommiindinents of the Loud your
God, and his tcsthiionies, and his
statutes, wliich he hath conunaiuleil
thee.

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All communion ivith

DEUTERONOMY, 7.

the nations forbidden.

18 And thou shalt do that which
?'.<! right and good in the sight of
the Lord : that it may be well
Avith thee, and that thou mayest
go in and possess the good land
which the Lord sware unto thy
fathers,

19 To cast out all thine enemies
from before thee, as the Lord liath
spoken.

20 And when thy son asketh
thee in time to come, _ saying.
What mean the testimonies, ancl
the_ statutes, and tlio judgments,
which the Lord our God hath
commandpfl you 1

21 Then thou shalt say unto thj'
son. We were Pharaoh's bondmen
in Egypt; and the Lord brought us
out of Egypt with a mighty hand :

22 And the Lord shewed signs
and wonders, great and sore, upon
l*]gyijt, upon Miaraoh, and upon all
his household, before our eyes :

2.3 And he brought us out from
thence, that he might bring us in,
to give us the land which he sware
unto our fathers.

24 And the Lord commanded us
to do all these statutes, to fear the
Lord our God, for our good alw^ays,
that he might preserve us alive, as
it w at this day.

25 And it shall be our righteous-
ness, if we observe to do all these
commandments before the Lord
our God, as he hath commanded
us.

CHAPTER 7.

1 All communinn with the ndtinnx ik forhid-
rfe?t, i for fear of idolaii>i,() far the holi-
neM of the peop/e, 9 fo)- ilie ixitnre of God
in his vieroy and, justice, lljor the aumired-
nexs of victory which God will give over
them.

WHEN the Lord thy God shall
bring thee into the land
whither thou goest to possess it,
and hath cast out many nations
before thee, the Uittites, and the
(irirgashites, and the Amoi-ites, and
the Canaanites, and the Perizzites,
and the Hivites, and the Jebusites,
seven nations greater and mightier
than thou •

2 And when the Lord thy (J!od
shall deliver them before thee ;
th<ni shalt smite them, and * ut-
terly destroy them ; thou shalt
make no covenant with them, nor
shew mercy unto them :

."} Neither shalt thou make mar-
riages with them ; thy daughter
thou shalt not give unto his son,
nor his f laughter shalt thou take
unto thy son.

4 For they will turn away thy
son from following me, that they

*Hcb. devote.

may serve other gods : so will the
anger of the Lord be kindlerl
against you, and destroy thee sud-
denly,

5 But thus shall ye deal with
them ; ye shall destroy their altars,
and break down their ' images, and
cut down their '-^ groves, and burn
their graven images with fire.

6 Eor thou art an holy ]3eople
unto the Lord thy God : the Lord
thy God hath chosen thee to be a
^special T:)eo])le unto himself, above
all ^peoijlethat are upon the face
of the earth.

7 The Lord did not set his love
upon you, nor choose you, because
ye were more in number than any
people ; for ye were the fewest of
all ^ people :

8 Lut because the Lord loved
you, and because he would keep
the oath which he had sworn
unto your fathers, hath the Lord
lirought you out with a mighty
hand, and redeemed you out of the
house of bondmen, from the hand
of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

9 Know therefore that the Lord
thy God, he is God, the faithful
God, which keepeth covenant and
mercy with them that love him and
keep his commandments to a thou-
sand generations ;

10 And repayeth them that hate
him to their face, to destroy them :
he will not be slack to him that
hateth him, he will repay him to
his face.

1 1 Thou shalt therefore keep the
commandments, and the statutes,
and the judgments, which I com-
mand thee this day, to do them,

12^ Wherefore it shall come to
pass, if ye hearken to these judg-
ments, and keer), and do them, that
the Lord thy God shall keep unto
thee the covenant and the mercy
which he sware unto thy fathers :

13 And he will love thee, and
bless thee, and midtiply thee : he
will also bless the fi-uit of thy
womb, and the fi'uit of thy land,
thy "corn, and thy wine, and thine
oil, the increase of thy kine, and
the flocks of thy sheep, in the land
which he sware unto thy fathers to
give thee.

14 Thou shalt be blest above all
■"' people: there shall not be male or
female barren among you, or among
your cattle.

15 And the Lord will take away
from thee all sickness, and will put
none of the evil diseases of Egypt,
which thou knowest, upon thee;
but will lay them upon all them
that hate thee.

1 pillars,

2 Aslierim,

3 people for
his own

possession,
■* peoples

5 peoples :

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God's dealt)!//

DEUTERONOMY, 8.

ivith Israel.

16 And thou shalt consume all
the ^peo|)lp which the Lord thy
God shall deHver thee; thine eye
shall have no pity upon them :
neither shalt thou serve their gods ;
for that ivill be a snare unto thee.

17 If thou shalt say in thine
heart, These nations (ire more than
I; how can I dispossess them?

18 Thou shalt not be afraid of
them: /mt shalt well remember
what the Lord thy God did unto
Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;

1 9 The great "temi^tations which
thine eyes saw, and the signs, and
the M'onders, and the mighty hand,
and the stretched out arm, whereby
the Lord thy God brought thee
out : so shall the Lord thy God do
unto all the ' people of whom thou
art afraid.

20 Moreover the Lord thy God
will send the hornet among them,
until they that are left, and hide
themselves from thee, be destroyed.

21 Thou shalt not be affrighted
at them : for the Lord thy God is
among you, a mighty God and ter-
rible.

22 And the Lord thy God will
put out those nations Before thee
by little and little: thou mayest
not consume them at once, lest the
beasts of the field increase upon
thee.

23 But the Lord thy God shall
deliver them unto thee, and shall
destroy them with a mighty de-
struction, until they be destroyed.

24 And he shall deliver their
kings into thine hand, and thou
shalt destroy their name from un-
d(M' heaven: there shall no man be
able to stand before thee, until thou
have destroyed them.

25 The graven images of their
gods shall ye burn with fire: thou
shalt not (I(;sire the silver or gold
that '/.s on them, nor take it unto
thee, lest thou be snared tlun-ein:
foi- it is an aboihination to the Lord
thy (Jod.

26 Neither shalt thou bring an
abomination into thiiK! house, lest
thou be a ''cursed thing hke it: but
thou shalt utterly detest it, and
thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is
a "cui'sed thing.

CHAPTER 8.

Ah exiiortd/itin to oheflience in regard of
(loiVx (li'dliriii with them.

ALL the commandments which I
command thee this day shall
ye oV)serve to do, that ye may ]iv(>,
and multii)ly, and go in and possess
tlu^ land wliic'h the Lord sware
unto your fathers.

2 And thou shalt remember all
the way which the Lord thy God
led thee these forty years in the
wilderness, to humble thee, and to
]3rove thee, to know what was in
thine heart, whether thou wouldest
keep his commandments, or no.

3 And he humbled thee, and suf-
fered thee to hunger, and fed thee
with manna, which thou knewest
not, neither did thy fathers know ;
that he might make thee know that
man doth not live by bread only,
but by every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of the Lord doth
man live.

4 Thy raiment waxed not old
upon tliee, neither did thy foot
swell, these forty years.

5 Thou shalt also consider in
thine heart, that, as a man chast-
eneth his son, so the Lord thy God
chasteneth thee.

6 Therefore thou shalt keep the
commandments of the Lord thy
God, to walk in his ways, and to
fear him.

7 For the Lord thy God bringeth
thee into a good land, a land of
brooks of water, of fountains and
depths that spring out of valleys
and hills ;

8 A land of wheat, and barley,
and vines, and fig trees, and pome-
granates ; a land of oil olive, and
honey ;

9 A land wherein thou shalt eat
bread without scarceness, thou
shalt not lack any thing in it; a
land whose stones are iron, and
out of whose hills thou mayest dig
brass.

10 When thou hast eaten and art
full, then thou shalt bless the Lord
thy God for the good land whicli
he hath given thee.

1 1 J](nvare that thou forget not
the Lord thy God, in not keeping
his commandments, and his .judg-
mcTits, and his statutes, which I
conmiand thec^ this day:

12 L(!st when thou liast eaten
and art full, and hast built goodly
houses, and dwelt therein,;

13 And irheii {\\y herds and thy
flocks multiply, and thy silver and
thy gold is iiiuHiplied, and all that
thou ha,st is multiplied;

14 Then thiniOieart be lifted up,
and thou forget llu^ Lord thy God,
which bi'ought thee forth out of tli(^
land of Kgypt, from the house; of
bondage; ;

15 Who led thee thi-ough that
gi'eatand ten-iblewildei'ness, lohere-
III mere fiery ser))eTjts, ;i.nd scoi"-
])ions, and drought, where there
iras nn water ; who bi-ougli{ thee
forth water out of the rock of tlint;

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The rebellions

DEUTERONOMY, 9.

of Israel.

16 Who fed thee in the wilder-
ness with manna, which thy fathers
knew not, that he might humble
thee, and that he misht prove thee,
to do thee good at thy latter end ;

17 And thou say in thine heart,
My power and the might of inine
hand hath gotten me this wealth.

18 But thou shalt remember the
Lord thy God : foi- it is he that
giveth thee power to get wealth,
that he may establish his covenant
which he sware unto thy fathers,
as it is this day.

1 9 And it shall be, if thou do at
all forget the Lord thy God, and
walk after other gods, and serve
them, and worship them, I testify
against you this day that ye shall
surely perish.

20 As the nations which the
Lord destroyeth before your face,
so shall ye perish ; because ye
would not be obedient unto the
voice of the Lord your God.

CHAPTER 9.

Moses dissuadeili them, from the opinion of
their own righteousneHS, hy rehearsing
their several rehellions.

HEAR, O Israel: Thou art to
pass over Jordan this day, to
go in to possess nations greater and
mightier than thyself, cities great
and fenced up to heaven,

2 A people great and tall, the
children of the ' Anakims, whom
thou knowest, and of ivfiom thou
hast heard srn/, Who can stand be-
fore the children of Anak !

3 Understand therefore this day,
that the Lord thy God is he which
goeth over before thee ; as a con-
suming fire he shall destroy them,
and he shall bring them down be-
fore thy face : so shalt thou drive
them out, and destroy them (juickly,
as the Lord hath said unto thee.

4 iSpeak not thou in thine heart,
after that the Lord thy God hath
cast them out from before thee, say-
ing, Eor my righteousness the Lord
liath bi'ought me in to i)ossess this
land : but for the wickedness of
these nations the Lord doth dri\'e
them out from before thee.

5 Not for thy righteousness, or
for the uprightness of tliine heart,
dost thou go to possess their land :
but for the wickedness of these
nations the Lord thy God doth
drive them out from before thee,
and that he may perforjn the word
which the Lord sware unto thy
fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

6 Understand therefore, that the
Lord thy God giveth thee not this
good land to possess it for tli.v
righteousness ; for thou art a stiff-
necked peoi)le.

7 ^ Remember, and forget not,
how thovi provokedst the Lord thy
God to wrath in the wilderness :
from the day that thou didst depart
out of the land of Egypt, until ye
came unto this i)lace, ye have been
rebellious against the Lord.

8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the
Lord to wi-ath, so that the LonD
was angry with you to have de-
stroyed you.

9 When I was gone up into the
mount to receive the tables of
stone, even the tables of the cove-
nant which the Lord made with
you, then I abode in the mount
forty days and forty nights, I
neither did eat bread nor drink
water :

10 And the Lord delivered unto
me two tables of stone written
with the finger of God; and on
them ivas v'ritten according to all
the words, which the Lord spake
with you in the mount out of the
midst of the fire in the day of the
assembly.

11 And it came to pass at the
end of forty days and forty nights,
that the Lord gave me the two
tables of stone, even the tables of
the covenant.

12 And the Lord said unto me,
Arise, get thee down quickly from
hence ; for thy people which thou
hast brought forth out of Egypt
have corrupted themselves; t\\eY^^'^
quickly turned aside out of the
way which I commanded them ;
they have made them a molten
image.

1 3 Furtherniore the Lord spake
unto me, saying, I have seen this
people, and, behold, it is a stiff-
necked people :

14 Let me alone, that I may
destroy them, and blot out their
name from under heaven: and I
will make of thee a nation mightier
and greater than they.

15 So I turned and came down
from the niount, and the mount
burned with fii'c : and the two
tables of the covenant were in .my
two hands.

16 And I looked, and, behold,
ye had sinned against the Lord
your God, anxl had made you a
molten calf: ye had turned aside
quickly out of the way which the
Lord had commanded you.

17 And I took the two tables,
and cast them out of my two
hands, and brake them before your
eyes.

18 And I fell down before the
Lord, as at the first, forty days and
forty nights : I did neither eat
bread, nor drink water, because of

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Moses' intercession.

DEUTERONOMY, 10.

The two tables restored.

all your siiis which ye sinned, in
doing wickedly in the sight of the
Lord, to provoke him to anger.

19 For I was afraid of the an-
ger and hot displeasure, wherewith
the Lord was wroth against you to
destroy you. But the Lord heark-
ened unto me at that time also.

20 And the Lord was very angry
with Aaron to have destroyed him :
and I prayed for Aaron also the
same time.

21 And I took your sin, the calf
which ye had made, and burnt it
with fire, and stamped it, and
ground it very small, even until it
was as small as dust : and I cast
the dust thereof into the brook
that descended out of the mount.

22 And at Taberah, and at Mas-
sah, and at Kiliroth-hattaavah, ye
provoked the Lord to wrath.

23 Likewise when the Lord sent
you from Kadesh-barnea, saying.
Go up and possess the land which
I have given you ; then ye rebelled
against the commandment of the
Lord your God, and ye believed him
not, nor hearkened to his voice.

24 Yehavebeenrebelliousagainst
the Lord from the day that I knew
you.

25 Thus I fell down before the
Lord forty days and forty nights,
as I fell down at the first ; because
the Lord had said he would de-
stroy you.

26 I prayed therefore unto the
Lord, and said, O Lord God, de-
stroy not thy people and thine
inheritance, which thou liast re-
deemed through thy greatness,
which thou hast bi-ought forth out
of Egypt with a mighty hand.

27 Kemembei- thy servants, Abi-a-
ham, Isaac, and Ja(;ol); htok not
unto the stubbornness of this peo-
ple, nor to tlieir wickedness, nor
to their sin :

28 Lest tlie land whence thou
liroUghtest us out say. Because, the
Lord was not able to l)ring them
into the land which he i)romised
them, and bin-ause he hated them,
he hath brought them out to slay
them in tin; wilderness.

29 Yet they are thy peojjle and
thine inheritance, which thou
Itroughtest out by thy mighty
power and by thy stretched out

CHAPTER 10.

1 (IoiVk mercy hi reslarind Vie tico Uihlen,
(J in eonliiiuhm Ihe in-iextliood, S •//), Hepii-
rutinij the liihe of Levi, 10 rii hearkennKj
unto .Vosen' suit for the pei>iile. 12 An e,e-
hortdliim. unto obedienco.

AT that time the Lord .said unto
me, Hew thee; two tables of
stone like unto the first, and

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come up unto me into the mount,
and make thee an ark of wood.

2 And 1 will write on the tables
the words that were in the first ta-
bles which thou bi-akest, and thou
shalt put them in the ark.

3 And i made an ark of ^ shit-
tim wood, and hewed two tables of
stone like unto the first, and went
up into the inount, having the two
tables in mine hand.

4 And he wi-ote on the tables,
according to the first writing, the
ten commandments, which the
Lord spake unto j^ou in the mount
out of the midst of the fire in
the day of the assembly : and the
Lord gaxe them unto me.

5 And I turned myself and came
down fi-om the mount, and put the
tables in the ark which I had
made; and there they be, as the
Lord commanded me.

6 H And the children of Israel
took their journey from Beeroth of
the children of Jaakan to JNIosera :
there Aaron died, and there he was
buried ; and Eleazar his son min-
istered in the priest's office in his
stead.

7 From thence they journeyed
unto Gudgodah ; and from Gudgo-
dah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of
waters.

8 If At that time the Lord sepa-
rated the tribe of Levi, to bear the
ark of the covenant of the Lord,
to stand before the Lord to mini-
ster unto liim, and to bless in his
name, unto this day.

9 Whei-efore Levi hath no part
nor inheritance with his brethren ;
the Lord v.s his inheritance, accord-
ing as the Lord thy God promised
him.

10 And I stayed in the mount,
according to the first time, foi'ty
days and forty nights; and th<"
LoRT) heai'kened unto me at that
time also, and tlie LoRD would not
desti'oy thee.

11 And the Lord said unto \m\
Arise, take tin/ journey before th<^
people, that they n)a,y go in and
possess th<^ land, whicli I sware
unto their fathers to give unto
them.

I 2 If And now, Israel, what doth
the Lord tliy (Jod recpiire of thee,
but to fear the JjOlM) thy (Jo(l, to
walk in all his ways, and to love
him, anfl to serve the Lokd thy
God with all thy luiartand with all
thy soul,

13 'J\) keep the commandments
of the LoKi), and his statutes,
which I command thee this day for
thy gfHKJ '>.

\\ Behold, the heaven and the

GoiVs blessings,

DEUTERONOMY, 11.

and threatenings.

heaven of heavens /.<; the Lord's
thy (J()(l, the earth a/so, with all
that therein is.

15 Only the Lokd had a delight
in thy fatliers to love them, and he
chose their seed after them, even
you above all ^ people, as it is this
day.

16 Circumcise therefore the fore-
skin of your heart, and be no more
stiffnecked.

1 7 For the Loud your God ig God
of gods, and Lord of lords, a great
God, a mighty, and a terrible, which
regardeth not persons, nor taketh
reward :

18 He doth execute the judgment
of the fatherless and widow, and
loveth the stranger, in giving him
food and raiment.

1 9 Love ye therefore the stranger :
for ye were strangers in the land of
Egypt.

20 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy
God ; him shalt thou serve, and to
him shalt thou cleave, and swear by
his name.

2 1 He is thy praise, and he is thy
God, that hath done for thee these
great and tei'rible things, which
thine eyes have seen.

22 Thy fathers went down into
Egypt with threescore and ten per-
sons ; and now the Lord thy God
hath made thee as the stars of
heaven for multitude.

CHAPTER 11.

l_An exhortation to obedience, 2 7>p their
own exj^erience of God's ffreat icotks, S by
promise of God''s great blessings, 16 and
bfi ihreatenings. IS A careful study is re-
quired in (rod's words. 2G The blessing
(Did ciLrse -is net hefore them.

THEREFORE thou shalt love
the Lord thy God, and keej)
his charge, and his statutes, and
his judgments, and his command-
ments, alway.

2 And know ye this day : for /
speak not with y(jur children which
have not known, and which have
not seen the " chastisement of the
Lord your God, liis greatness, his
mighty hand, and his stretched out
arm,

3 And his miracles, and his acts,
which he did in tlie midst of Egypt
unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt,
and unto all his land ;

4 And what he did unto the
ai'my of Egypt, unto their horses,
and to their cliariots ; how lie made
the water of the Red sea to over-
flow them as they pursued after
you, and hou.' the Lord hath de-
stroyed them unto this day ;

5 And what he did unto you in
the wilderness, until ye came into
this place ;

6 And what he did unto Dathan
and Al>iram, the sons of Eliab, the
son of Reuben : how the earth
opened her mouth, and swallowed
tliem up, and their households, and
their tents, and ''all the substance
that iras in theii' possession, in the

midst of all Israel :

7 But your eyes have seen all the
great acts of the L(MtD which he did.

8 Therefore shall ye keep all the
commandments which I command
you this day, that ye may be
strong, and go in and possess the
land, whither ye go to possess it ;

9 And that ye may prolong your
days in the land, which the Lord
sware unto your fathers to give
unto them and to their seed, aland
that floweth with milk and honey.

10 ^ For the land, whither thou
goest in to possess it, is not as the
land of Egypt, from whence ye
came out, where thou sowedst thy
seed, and wateredst it with thy
foot, as a garden of herbs :

1 1 But the land, whither ye go
to possess it, is_ a land of hills and
valleys, atid drinketh water of the
rain of heaven :

12 A land which the Lord thy
God careth for : the eyes of the
Lord thy God <ire always upon it,
from the Ijeginning of the year even
unto the end of tlie year.

13 ^ And it sliall come to pass,
if ye shall hearken diligently unto
my commandments which I com-
mand you tliis day, to love the
Lord your God, and to serve him
with all your heart and with all
your soul,

14 That I will give you the rain
of your land in his due season, the
first rain and the latter rain, that
thou mayest gather in thy "* corn,
and thy wine, and thine oil.

1.5 And I will send grass in thy
fields for thy cattle, that thou may-
est eat and be full.

16 Take heed to .yourselves, that
your heart be not deceived, and ye
turn aside, and serve other gods,
and worship them ;

1 7 And then the Lord's wrath be
kindled against you, and he shut
up the heaven, that there be no
rain, and that the land yield not
her fruit ; and lest ve perish quick-
ly from off the good land which the
Lord giveth you.

18 11 Therefore shall ye lay u]i
these my words in your ht>art and
in your soul, and bind them for a
sign upon your hand, that they
may be as frontlets between your
eyes.

19 And ye shall teach them youi-

3 every
living thing
that f ol-
hjwed them,

■• graiu,

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A blessing and a curse.

DEUTERONOMY, 12.

The place of God's service.

children, speaking of them when
thou sittest in thine house, and
when thou walkest by the way,
when thou hest down, and when
thou risest up.

20 And thou shalt write them
upon the door posts of thine house,
and upon thy gates :

21 That your days may be mul-
tiphed, and the days of your child-
ren, in the land which the Lord
sware unto your fathers to give
them, as the days of heaven upon
the earth.

22 IT For if ye shall diligently
keep all these connnandments
which I command you, to do them,
to love the Lord your God, to walk
in all his ways, and to cleave unto
him ;

23 Then will the Lord drive out
all these nations from before you,
and ye shall possess greater na-
tions and mightier than your-
selves.

24 Every place whereon the soles
of your feet shall tread shall be
yours : from the wilderness and
Lebanon, from the river, the river
Euphrates, even unto the * utter-
most sea shall your ^ coast l)e.

25 There shall no man be able
to stand before you : for the Lord
your God shall lay the fear of you
and the dread of you upon all the
land that ye shall tread upon, as
he hath said unto you.

26 H Behold, I set before you this
day a blessing and a curse ;

27 A blessing, if ye obey the
commandments of the Ijord your
God, which 1 command you this
day :

28 And a curse, if ye will not
obey the commandments of the
Lord your God, but turn aside out
of the way which 1 command you
this day, to go after other gods,
which ye have not known.

29 And it shall come to pass,
when the Lord thy GofI liath
l)rought thee in unto the land
whitiua' thou goest to jiossess it,
that thou shalt put tlu^ bk>ssing
ui)on mount (Jerizim, ;iiid the curse
upon mount i*>bal.

."}() Arc tluw not on tlie other side
Jordan, by the way where the sun
goeth down, in the land of tlu^ Ga-
naanit(^s, which dwell iti th(^ (*h;i,m-
paign over against (Jilgal, bcsidi;
the - pl.'i.iiis of Moi-eh '?

;')1 l''()r ye shall jtass over .lordjui
to go in to possess the land w liich
the Lt)RD your God giveth you, and
ye shall possess it, and dwell tliere-
in.

* That is, western.

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

CHAPTER 12.

1 Ilonumentu of idolatry are to be cleftroyed.
5 The place of GocVs ne/'vice i.t to lie kept.
15, 23 Bl<iod is forhidden. 1", '2tl, 20 IIuli/
t/ihif/x iiiunt he eaten in the holt/ place.
1"J 'J'he LeiHte is not to be fornaken. 29
Idolatry is not to he enguired after.

THESE are the statutes and judg-
ments, which ye shall observe
to do in the land, which ''the Lord
God of thy fathers giveth thee to
possess it, all the days that ye live
upon the earth.

2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the
places, wherein the nations which
ye shall possess served their gods,
upon the high mountains, and upon
the hills, and under every green
tree :

3 And ye shall overthrow their
altars, and break their pillars, and
burn their ^ gi-oves with fire ; and
ye shall hew down the graven
images of their gods, and destroy
the names of them out of that
Ijlace.

4 Ye shall not do so unto the
Lord your (jod.

5 Hut unto the place which the
Lord your (Jod shall choose out of
all your tribes to put his name
there, ei>en vinto his habitation shall
ye seek, and thither thou shalt
come :

6 And thither ye shall bring your
burnt offerings, and your sacrifices,
and your tithes, and heave offer-
ings of your hand, and your vows,
and your freewill offerings, and the
firstlings of your herds and of your
fiocks :

7 And there ye shall eat before
the Lord your God, aiid ye shall
rejoice in all that ye put your hand
unto, ye and your households,
wherein the Lord thy God hath
blest thee.

8 Ye shall not do aftei- all tlic
t}i.iv(i>( that we do here this da.v,
every man whatsoever v'.s' right in
his own eyes.

y For ye are not as .yet come tf)
the rest and to the inheritanc(>,
which the Lord your Ood giveth
yon.

10 Wxxtvhen ye go over Jordan,
and dwell in the land which tli(^
Lord your ( !od giveth you to in-
hei-it, and n'licii he giveth you r(\st
from all youi' <'neniies i-ound about,
so that ye dwell in safet.v ;

11 Then -'tliei-e shall be a, |)lace
which the Loi;i) your (lod shall
choose to cause, his name to ''dwell
there; thithei' shall ye bring all

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Blood is forbidden.

DEUTERONOMY, 13.

Idolatry to be avoided.

that I command you ; your burnt
otierings, and your sacrifices, your
tithes, and the heave offering of
your hand, and all your choice
vows which ye vow unto the Lord :

12 And ye shall rejoice before
the Lord your God, ye, and your
sons, and your daughters, and your
menservants, and youi' maidser-
vants, and the Levite that in within
your gates ; forasmuch as he hath
no part nor inheritance with you.

13 Take heed to thyself that
thou offer not thy burnt offerings
in every place that thou seest :

14 But in the place which the
Lord shall choose in one of thy
tribes, there thou shalt offer thy
burnt offerings, and there thovi
shalt do all that I command thee.

15 Notwithstanding thou may-
est kill and eat tiesh in all thy

ates, ^ whatsoever thy soul lusteth

after, according to the blessing of
the Lord thy God which he hath
giveft thee : the unclean ancl the
clean may eat thereof, <as of the
I'oebuck, and as of the hart.

16 Only ye shall not eat the
blood ; ye snail pour it upon the
earth as water.

1 7 11 Thou mayest not eat within
thy gates the tithe of thy " corn,
or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the
firstlings of thy herds or of thy
flock, nor any of thy vows which
thou vowest, nor thy freewill offer-
ings, or heave offering of thine
hand :

18 But thou must eat them be-
fore the Lord thy God in the place
which the Lord thy God shall
choose, thou, and thy son, and thy
daughter, and thy manservant,
and thy maidservant, and the
Levite that is within thy gates :
and thou shalt rejoice before the
Lord thy God in all that thou
puttest thine hands unto.

19 Take heed to thyself that
thou forsake not the Levite as long
as thou livest upon the earth.

20 H When the Lord thy God
shall enlarge thy border, as he
hath promised thee, and thou shalt
say, I will eat flesh, because thy
soul longeth to eat flesh ; thou
mayest eat flesh, ^whatsoever thy
soul lusteth after.

21 If the place which the Lord
thy God hath chosen to put his
name there be too far from thee,
then thou shalt kill of thy herd
and of thy flock, which the Lord
hath given thee, as I have com-
manded thee, and thou shalt eat in
thy gates '^whatsoever thy soul
lusteth after.

22 Even as the roebuck and the
hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat
them : the unclean and the clean
shall eat of them alike.

23 Only be sure that thou eat
not the blood : for the blood is the
life ; and thou mayest not eat the
life with the flesh.

24 Thou shalt not eat it ; thou
shalt pour it upon the earth as
water.

25 Thou shalt not eat it ; that it
may go well with thee, and with
thy children after thee, when thou
shalt do t/utt whick is right in the
sight of the Lord.

26 Only thy holy things which
thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt
take, and go unto the place which
the Lord shall choose :

27 And thou shalt offer thy
burnt offei-ings, the flesh and the
blood, upon the altar of the Lord
thy God : and the blood of thy
sacrifices shall be poured out upon
the altar of the Lord thy God, and
thou shalt eat the flesh.

28 Observe and hear all these
words which I command thee, that
it may go well with thee, and with
thy children after thee for ever,
when thou doest that which is good
and right in the sight of the Lord
thy God.

29 U When the Lord thy God
shall cut off the nations from be-
fore thee, whither thou goest to
possess them, and thou succeedest
them, and dwellest in their land;

30 Take heed to thyself that
thou be not snared '^bv following

them, after that they be destroyed
from _ before tliee ; and that thou
enquire not after their gods, say-
ing. How did these nations serve
their gods 1 even so will I do like-
wise.

31 Thou shalt not do so unto
the Lord thy God : for every
abomination to the Lord, which
he hateth, have they done unto
their gods ; for even their sons and
their daughters they have burnt in
the fire to their gods.

32 What thing soever I com-
mand you, observe to do it : thou
shalt not add thereto, nor diminish
from it.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Entieem to idolatri/, 6 how near so ever
■ifiito thee, 9 are to he, stoned to death. VI
Idolatrous cities are not to he spared.

IF there arise among you a
prophet, or a dreamer of
dreams, and giveth thee a sign or
a wonder,

2 And the sign or the wonder
come to pass, whereof he spake

* to follow

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Of enticers

DEUTERONOMY, 14.

2 Certain
base fellows

unto thee, saying, Let us go after
other gods, which thou hast not
known, and let us serve tliem ;

3 Thou shalt not hearken unto
the words of that prophet, or that
dreamer of dreams : for tlie Lord
your God proveth you, to know
whether ye love the Lord your
God with all your heart and with
all your soul.

4 Ye shall walk after the Lord
your God, and fear him, and keep
his commandments, and obey his
voice, and ye shall serve him, and
cleave unto him.

5 And that prophet, or that
dreamer of dreams, shall be put
to death ; because he hath spoken
to turn you away from the Lord
your God, wliich brought you out
of the land of Egypt,and redeemed
you out of the house of bondage, to
thrust thee out of the way Avhich
the Lord thy God commanded thee
to walk in. So slialt tlunx put
the evil away from the midst of
thee.

6 H If thy brother, the son of
thy mother, or thy son, or thy
daughter, or the wife of thy bosom,
or thy friend, which ^.s as thine
own soul, entice thee secretly,
saying. Let us go and serve other
gods, which thou liast not known,
thou, nor thy fathers ;

7 Namely, of the gods f)f the
' people which are round about you,
nigli unto thee, or far off from thee,
from the one end of the earth even
unto the other end of the earth ;

8 Thou shalt not consent unto
him, nor hearken unto him ; neither
shall thine eye pity him, neither
shalt thou spare, neither shalt
thou conceal liim :

9 l)ut thou shalt surely kill liim ;
thiiK^ liaiid shall be lirst upon him
to put him U) death, and after-
wards the hand of all the i)eople.

10 And thou shalt stone him
with stones, that \w. die; because
h(^ hath souglit to thrust tlx'e aw;iy
from the Lord thy (Jod, whic-h
brought thee out of tin! land of
Egypt, from the house of bondage.

11 And all Israel shall hear, and
fear, and shall do no )uore any such
wickedness as this is among you.

12 II If thou shalt hear Kay in
one of thy cities, whicli tlu^ Loud
thy God hath given thee to dw(>ll
ther(!, saying,

1 ;') ' Ccrtal It men, the children of

Lelial.aregoneout from ;iniong you,
and liave •' withdrawn the inhabi-
tants of their city, saying, l^et us
go and serve other gods, which ye
ave not known ;

14 Then shalt thou enquire, and
make search, and ask (liligently ;
and, behold, if it he truth, and the
thing certain, tliat such abomina-
tion is wrought among you ;

15 Thou shalt surely smite the
inhabitants of that city with the
edge of the sword, * destroying it
utterljr, and all that /s therein, and
the cattle thereof, with the edge of
the sword.

16 And thou shalt gather all the
spoil of it into the midst of the
street thei*eof, and shalt burn with
fire the city, and all the spoil
thereof every ^yhit, for the Lord
thy God :_ and it shall be an heap
for ever ; it shall not be built again.

17 And there shall cleave nought
of the •* cursed thing to thine hand :
that the Lord niay turn from the
liei'ceness of his anger, and shew
thee mercy, and have compassion
upon thee, and multiply tliee, as
he hath sworn unto thy fathers ;

18 When thou shalt hearken to
the voice of the Lord thy God, to
keep all his commandments which
I command thee this day, to do
tliat }nhirh fs right in the eyes of
the Lord thy God.

CHAPTER 14.

1 GoiVa chUdrcii lU'e not to disfi(/ure them-
Kcli-i-x ill tiKiiirii ini/. 8 What man. ""^
■irliitl iiiny nut lie eiiten, 4 of f/eaxts, 9 of
p. -ill ex. li of fowls. 21 rtiilt' which tlirih
of i/.^elf may not he eaten. '22 Tiihex of
iliriiie aerTiee. 23 Titlien and fii'stli ii(i.-i
of rejoicinff hifore the Lord. 2S The third
year's tiilie oj ulinx and ctiarity.

YE are the children of the Lord
your (jod : ye shall not cut
yourselves, nor make any baldness
between your eyes for the dead.

2 For thou art an holy peoiile
unto the Lord thy God, and the
Lord liath cliosen thee to be a '"' i)e-
culiar people unto himself, above
all the nations that arc ui)on the
earth.

3 II Thou shalt not eat any abomi-
nable^ thing.

4 These are the beasts wliich ye
shall eat: the o.\, the sheep, and
the goat,

5 The hart, and tlie roebuck, and
the fallow deer, and the wihl goat,
and the })ygarg, and the wild ox,
and the chamois.

G And every Ix^ast that ijai'tetli
the hoof, and "cleaveth the cleft
into two chiws. ^n/>/ cheweth the
cud among the beasts, that ye shall
eat.

7 Nevertheless these ye shall not
eat of them that chew tlu; cud, or
of them that divide the cloven

* Ilih. dcvolill}' it.

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Of meat ^ dean

DEUTERONOMY, 15.

and undecLn.

' grain ,

hoof ; as the camel, and the hare,
and the coney : for tliev chew the
cud, but divide not the hoof; there-
fm-e they are unclean unto you.

8 And the swine, because it
divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not
the cud, it is unclean unto you : ye
shall not eat of their flesh, nor
touch their dead carcase.

9 ^ These ye shall eat of all that
are in the waters: all that have
tins and scales shall ye eat :

10 And whatsoever hath not fins
and scales ye may not eat ; it is
unclean unto you.

11 H 0/ all clean birds ye shall

12 But these are they of which
ye shall not eat : the eagle, and the
ossifrage, and the ospray,

1 3 And the glede, and the kite,
and the vulture after his kind,

14 And every raven after his
kind,

15 And the ^owl, and the night
hawk, and the '^ cuckow, and the
hawk after his kin3^

16 The little owl, and the great
owl, and the "swan.

17 And the pelican, and the gier
eagle, and the cormorant,

18 And the stork, and the heron
after her kind, and the lapwing,
and the bat.

19 And every creeping thing
that ttieth is unclean unto you :
they shall not be eaten.

20 But of all clean fowls ye may
eat.

2 1 1 Ye shall not eat of any thing
that dieth of itself : thou shalt give
it unto the stranger that is in thy
gates, that he may eat it ; or thou
mayest sell it unto an alien : for
thou art an holy people unto the
Lord thy God. Thou shalt not
seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the
increase of thy seed, that the field
bringeth forth year by year.

23 And thou shalt eat before the
Lord thy God, in the place which
he shall choose to place his name
there, the tithe of thy * corn , of thy
wine, and of thine oil, and the first-
lings of thy herds and of thy
flocks ; that thou mayest learn to
fear the Lord thy God always.

24 And if the way be too long
for thee, so that thou art not able
to carry it; '"or if the place "be
too far from thee, which the Lord
thy God shall choose to .set his
name there, when the Lord thy
God hath blessed thee :

25 Then shalt thou turn it into
money, and bind up the money in
thine hand, and shalt go unto the

place which the Lord thy God
shall choose :

26 And thou shalt bestow that

money for whatsoever thy soul

Musteth after, for oxen, or for

ov for strong

sheep, or for wine, ,_ ___
drink, or for whatsoever thy soul
'^ desireth : and thou shalt eat there
before the Lord thy God, and thou
shalt rejoice, thou, and thine house-
hold,

27 And the Levite that n within
thy gates; thou shalt not forsake
him; for he hath no part nor in-
heritance with thee.

28 ^ At the end of three years
thou shalt bring forth all the tithe
of thine increase the same year,
and shalt lay it up within thy
gates :

29 And the Levite, (because he
hath no part nor inheritance with
thee,) and the stranger, and the
fatherless, and the widow, which
are within thy gates, shall conie,
and shall eat and be satisfied ; that
the Lord thy God may bless thee
in all the work of thine hand which
thou doest.

CHAPTER 15.

1 The seventh yetir a year of release for the
jioor. 1 It miist be no let of lendiny or giT-
in(j. 12 An Hehreto servant, 16 esecept he
will not depart, muii in the seventh year
go forth free and well furnished. 19 All
jimtii no males'of the cattle are to he sancii-
Jied unto the Lord.

AT the end of every seven years
thou shalt make a release.

2 And this is the manner of the
release : Every creditor that lend-
etli ought unto his neighbour shall
release it ; he should not exact it
of his neighbour, or of his brother ;
because "it is called the Lord's
release.

3 Of a foreigner thou mayest
exact it again: but that which is
thine with thy brother thine hand
shall release ;

4 Save when there shall be no
poor among you ; for the Lord
shall greatly bless thee in the land
which the Lord thy (Jod giveth
thee for an inheritance to possess

5 Only if thou carefully hearken
unto the voice of the Lord thy
God, to observe to do all these
commandments which I command
thee this day.

6 For the Lord thy God '"blesseth

desireth,

8 asketli of
thee :

thee, as he promised thee: and thou
shalt lend unto many nations, but
thou shalt not boi-row ; and thou
shalt reign over many naticms, but
they shall not reign over thee.
7 11 If there be among you a poor

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9 the Lord's
release hath
been pro-
claimed.

in will Ijless

The year of release.

DEUTERONOMY, IG.

The passover.

man of one of thy brethren within
any of thy gates in thy land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou
shalt not harden thine heart, nor
shut thine hand from thy poor
brother :

8 But thou shalt open thine hand
wide unto him, and shalt surely
lend him sufficient for his need, in
that which he wanteth.

9 Beware that there be not a
' thought in thy wicked heart, say-
ing. The seventh year, the year of
release, is at hand ; and thine eye
be evil against thy poor brother,
and thou givest him nought ; ana
he cry unto the Lord against thee,
and it be sin unto thee.

10 Thou shalt surely give him,
and thine heart shall not be grieved
when thou givest vinto him : be-
cause that for this thing the Lord
thy God shall bless thee in all thy
works, and in all that thou puttest
thine hand unto.

1 1 For the poor shall never cease
out of the land : therefore I com-
mand thee, saying, Thou shalt open
thine hand wide unto thy brother,
to thy poor, and to thy needy, in
thy land.

12 H And if thy brother, an He-
brew man, or an Hebrew woman, be
sold unto thee, and serve thee six
years ; then in the seventh year
thou shalt let him go free from tliee.

13 And when thou sendest him
out free from thee, thou shalt not
let him go away empty :

14 Thou shalt furnish him liber-
ally out of thy flock, and out of thy
floor, and out of thy winepress : of
that wherewith the Lord thy God
hath blessed thee thou shalt give
unto him.

1 5 And thou shalt remember that
thou wast a l)ondman in the land
of Egypt, and the Lord thy God
redeemed tlun; : therefore I com-
mand thee this thing to day.

1 6 And it shall be, if he say unto
thee, I will not go away from thee;
because he loveth thee and thine
house, because he is w(^ll with tluH';

17 Then thou shalt take an aul,
and thrust it through his ear unto
the door, and he shall l)e thy ser-
vant for ever. And also unto thy
maidservant thou shalt do Hkciwise.

18 It shall not seem tiai'd unto
thee, when thou sendest him away
free from thee; for lie hath been
worth a double liii-cd servant to
thee, in sei'ving thee six years : M,nd
the F.oHi) thy God shall bless thee
in all that tliou doest.

19 1i All the flrstling males that
come of thy herd ami of thy flock
th(ju shalt sanctify unto the Lord

thy God : thou shalt do no work
with the firstling of thy bullock,
nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.

20 Thou shalt eat it before the
Lord thy God year by year in the
place which the Lord shall choose,
thou and thy household.

21 And if there be any blemish
therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or
Aaye any ill blemish, thou shalt not
sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God.

22 Thou shalt eat it within thy
gates : the unclean and the clean
person shall eat it alike, as the roe-
buck, and as the hart.

23 Only thou shalt not eat the
blood thereof ; thou shalt pour it
upon the ground as water.

CHAPTER 16.

1 The feant of the j)a88over, 9 of weekn, 13
of tiihertuu-les. 16 Every male must offer,
(IN he in ahle, at these three feants. 18 Of
jiKliji'K II 11(1 justice. 21 Groves andimages
(ire farbidden.

OBSERVE the month of Abib,
and keep the passover unto the
Lord thy God : for in the month
of Abib the Lord thy God brought
thee forth out of Egypt by night.

2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice
the passover unto the Lord thy
God, t)f the flock and the herd, in
the place which the Lord shall
choose to place his name there.

3 Thou shalt eat no leavened
bread with it ; seven days shalt
thou eat unleavened breiad there-
with, even the bread of affliction ;
for thou camest forth out of the land
of Egypt in haste : that thou may-
est I'emembei' the day when thou
camest foi'th out of the land of
Egypt all the days of thy life.

4 And there shall be no leavened
bread seen with thee in all thy
"coast seven days; neither shall
there ahji thiiKj of the flesh, which
thou saci'iflcedst tlu; first day at
even, remain all night until the
morning.

5 Thou rnayest not sacrifice the
passover within any of thy gates,
which the Lord tliy (ilod giveth
thee :

G V>\\t at the place wliicli the
Lord thy God shall choose toi)la-ce
his nanu^ in, thei-e thou shalt sac-
rifice tlie i)assover at (>v('n, at tlu;
going down of the sun, at the sea-
son tliat thou camest forth out of
Egyi)t.

7 And thou shalt roast and eat
it in the i)lace which the LoiiD thy
God shall choose: and tliou shalt
tuiTi in the morning, and go unto
thy tents.

8 Six days thou shalt eat unleav-
ened bread : and on tlu^ seventh
day shall he a sokimn asst^mbly to

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The feast of iveeks,

DEUTERONOMY, 17.

ayul of tabernacles.

the Lord thy God : thou shalt do
no work therein.

9 If Seven weeks shalt thou num-
ber unto tliee : begin to number the
seven weeks from suck time as thou
beginnest to jnit the sickle to the
^ corn.

10 And thou shalt keep the feast
of weeks unto the Lord thy God
with a tribute of a freewill offering
of thine hand, which thou shalt
give unto the Lord thy God. ac-
cording as the Lord thy God hath
blessed thee :

1 1 And thou shalt rejoice before
the Lord thy God, thou, and thy
son, and thy daughter, and thy
manservant, and thy maidservant,
and the Levite that is within thy
gates, and the stranger, and the
fatherless, and the widow, that are
among you, in the place which the
Lord thy God hath chosen to place
his name thex"e.

1 2 And thovi shalt i-emember that
thou wast a bondman in Egypt :
and thou shalt observe and do
these statutes.

13^ Thou shalt observe the feast
of tabernacles seven days, after
that thou hast gathered in thy
-corn and thy wine :

14 And thou shalt rejoice in tliy
feast, thou, and thy son, and thy
daughter, and thy manservant, and
thy maidservant, and the Levite,
the sti'anger, and the fatherless,
and the widow, that are within thy
gates.

15 Seven days shalt thou keep a
solemn feast unto the Lord thy
God in the place which the Lord
shall choose : because the Lord thy
God shall bless thee in all thine in-
crease, and in all the works of thine
hands, therefore thou shalt surely
rejoice.

16^ Three times in a year shall
all thy males appear before the
Lord thy God in the place which
he shall choose ; in the feast of un-
leavened bread, and in the feast of
weeks, and in the feast of taber-
nacles : and they shall not appear
before the Lord empty :

1 7 Every man shall give as he is
able, according to the blessing of
the Lord thy God which he hath
given thee.

18 H .Judges and officers shalt
thou make thee in all thy gates,
which the Lord thy God giveth
thee, throughout thy tribes : and
they shall judge the people with
just judgment.

19 Thou shalt not wrest judg-
ment ; thou shalt not respect per-
sons, neither take a •' gift : for a

^gift doth blind the ej^es of the
wise, and pervert the words of the
righteous.

20 That which is altogether just
shalt thou follow, that thou maj'est
live, and inherit the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee.

21 H Thou shalt not plant thee
° a grove of any trees near unto
the altar of the Lord thy God,
which thou shalt make thee.

22 Neither shalt thou set thee
up any ^ image ; which the Lord
thy God hateth.

CHAPTER 17.

1 The tilings sactijiced mtitit be sound.
2 Idolaters must he sluiii. 8 Hard contro-
versies are to he deteniiiiwd htj the priests
and judges. 12 The ronteinner of that de-
termination- must die. \i The election,
IG and duti/ of a ling.

THOU shalt not sacrifice unto
the Lord thy God any bullock,
or sheep, wherein is blemish, or
any evilfavouredness : for that is
an abomination unto the Lord thy
God.

2 H If there be found among you,
within any of thy gates which the
Lord thy God giveth thee, man or
woman, that hath wrought wick-
edness in the sight of the Lord thy
God, in transgressing his covenant,

3 And hath gone and served
other gods, and worshipped them,_
either the sun, or moon, or any of
the host of heaven, which I have
not commanded ;

4 And it be told thee, and thou
hast heard of it, and enquired dili-
gently, and, behold, it be true,
and the thing certain, that such
abomination is wrought in Israel :

5 Then shalt thou bring forth
that man or that woman, which
have connnitted that wicked thing,
unto thy gates, even that man or
that woman, and shalt stone them
with stones, till they die.

6 At the mouth of two witnesses,
or three witnesses, shall he that
is woi'thy of death be put to death ;
hut at the mouth of one witness
he shall not be put to death.

7 The hands of the witnesses
shall be first upon him to put him
to death, and aftei'ward the hands
of all tlie people. So thou shalt put
the evil away from among you.

8 ^ If there arise a matter too
hard for thee in juflgment, between
blood and blood, between plea anil
plea, and between stroke and
stroke, />('/»// matters of controversy
within thy gates : then shalt thou
arise, and get thee up into the
place which the Lord thy God
shall choose ;

9 And thou shalt come unto tlic

4 bribe

5 an Ashe-
rah of any
kind of tree

'J pillar ;

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Tlie duty of a king.

DEUTERONOMY, 18.

T//e portion of the Levites.

priests the Levites, and unto tlie
judge that shall be in those days,
and enquire ; and they shall shew
thee the sentence of judgment:

10 And thou shalt do according
to the sentence, which they of that
place which the Loud shall choose
shall shew thee ; an(l thou shalt ob-
serve to do according to all that
tliey inform thee :

1 1 According to the sentence of
the law which they shall teach
thee, and accoiding to the judg-
ment which they shall tell thee,
thou shalt do: thou shalt not de-
cline fi'oni the sentence whicli they
shall shew thee, to the right hand,
nor to the left.

1 2 And the man that will do pre-
sumptuously, anrl will not hearken
unto the priest that standeth to
minister there befoi-e the Loun thy
(iod, or unto the judge, even tliat
man shall die : and thou shalt i)ut
away the evil from Israel.

l.'i And all the people shall hear,
and fear, and do no more presump-
tuously.

14 li When thou art come unto
the land which the Loiti) thyCJod
givetli thee, and shalt possess it,
and shah dwell therein, and shalt
say, I will set a king over me, like
as all the nations tliat are about
me ;

15 Thou shalt in any wise set
him king o\er thee, whom the
LoKi> thy (lod shall choose: one
fium among thy brethi-en slialt
thou set king over the(> : thou may-
est not set a stranger over thee,
which TK not thy brother.

10 But he shall not multiply
horses to himself, nor causes the
I)er.p|e to l-etnni to l']gypt, to the
I'nd that lie should nniltiply horses:
forasnmcli as the boi;i) hath said
unU) you, \'e shall hencc^forth re-
turn no more that way.

,17 Neither shall he multiF)ly
wives to himself, that his heart
turn not away: neither sh;ill he
greatly multiply to himself sihei-
and gohl.

|H And it shall br-, when he sit-
t<'tli unoii the throne of his king-
dom that he shall write hirii a copy
<»f this law in a book out of fhnf
//■///V/i ?■« Ixjfore the |)riestH the Le-
vitt's :

r.> Anfl if shall be with him, and
he shall read therein all the days
of his life : that he inay learn to
fear the IjOIM) hisfJod, t(» keep all
the words of this law and these
statutes, to do them :

20 That his h.-art Ix- not lifted
up abo\c his brethren, a)i<l that he
turn not aside fiom tlie counnand

ment, to the right hand, or to the
left: to the end tliat he may pro-
long his days in his kingdom, he,
and his children, in the midst of
Israel.

CHAPTER 18.

1 The Lord is the priestn' and Levites' in-
hei-Hance. 3 The prUntfi' due. 6 Tlie Le-
rite\<i ixn-Hon. D The iihcn/ih/<iti,nix (if the
iittlionH (ire to he uroided. 15 ('lii'i.si tlie
Vrophetia tohe, lieitrd. 2U The j'retiitiiipta-
oUH prophet in to die.

THE priests the Levites, and all
the tribe of Levi, shall have no
part nor inheritance with Israel :
they shall eat the offerings of the
LoKD made by fire, and his inheri-
tance.

2 Therefoi-e shall tliey have no
inheritance among their brethren :
the LoKi) /'.s their inheritance, as he
hath said unto them.

3 H Anil this shall be the priest's
due from the people, from them
that offer a sacrifice, whether it he
ox or sheej) ; and they shall give
unto the priest the shoulder, and
the two cheeks, and the maw.

4 The lirstfruit aim of thy ' corn,
of thy wine, and of thine oil, and
tlie iii-st of the fleece of thy sheep,
shalt thou give him.

5 For th(! LoHi) thv God hath
chosen him out of all tli.v tribes, to
stand to minister in the name of
the Loud, him and his sons for
ever.

G U And if a Levite come from
any of thy gates out of all Israel,
whei-e he sojourned, and come witlj
all the desiiv of his inind unto the
place which the LoJiHsliall choose ;

7 Then he shall minister in the
name of the LtJUD his God, as all
his l)i'ethren the Levites do, which
stand there before the Lord.

tS Tlie,y shall have like portions
to eat, beside that which cometh of
the sale()f his natrimony.

0 1i When tliou art come into
the land which the Lord thy God
givet^h thee, thou shalt not learn to
do ;ifter the al)ominations of those
nations.

10 Tli(>ie shall not be found
among you oin/ ovc that maketh
his son oi' his daughter tr) pass
through the fire, or that useth di
vination, (»• '-'an observei- of timi^s.

or an enchanter, or a w iteh,

11 Oi' a chariiier, or a consultci-
with fann'liai' s[)irits, or a wizard,
or a necromancer.

12 Koi- all that flo these things
arc. ■,\}\ attoiuination unto the Loi;d:
and because of these abominations
the Loi;d thy (!od doth drive them
out from befoi'e thee.

! ?) Thou slialt be perfect with the
Lord tliy God.

- one tliat
))i'acliscth
:iuj,niry,

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A itrophet like unto Moses.

DEUTERONOMY, 19.

The cities of refiiye.

14 For these nations, which thou
shalt possess, heai'kened unto ^ ol)-
servoi's of times, and unto diviners:

but as for thee, tlie Lord thy God
liath not suffered thee so to do.

15 II Tlie LoKDthy God will raise
up unto tliee a Prophet from the
midst of thee, of thy brethren,
like unto me ; unto him ye shall
hearken ;

16 According to all that thou
desiredst of the Lord thy God in
Horeb in the day of the assembly,
saying. Let me not hear again the
voice of the Lord my God, neither
let me see this great fire any more,
that 1 die not.

17 And the Lord said unto nie.
They Jiave well siiohen that which
they have spoken.

18 1 will raise them u]) a Prophet
from among their brethren, like
unto thee, and will put my words
in his mouth ; and lie shall speak
unto them all that I shall com-
mand him.

19 And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever will not heai-ken unto
my words which he shall speak in
my name, I will require ?i of him.

20 But the prophet, which shall
presume to speak a Avord in my
name, which 1 have not commanded
him to speak, or that shall speak in
the name of other gods, even that
proi)het shall die.

2 1 And if thou say in thine heart.
How shall we know the word which
the Lord hath not spoken 1

22 When a prophet speaketh in
the name of the Lord, if the thing
follow not, nor come to pass, that
/.t the thing which the Lord hath
not spoken, Imt the prophet hath
spoken it presuniptuously : thou
shalt not be afraid of him.

CHAPTER 19.

1 The, citieii of refurje. 4 The pririleye
thereof for the iiuinxUiyer. 14 The land-
mark is not to be renioved. . 15 Two vit-
iienften (it the lennt. 10 The piniinhinent of a
fd/xe witlienf:.

WHEN tlie Lord thy God hath
cut off the nations, whose
land the Lord thy God giveth thee,
and thou succeedest them, and
dwellest in their cities, and in their
houses;

2 Thou shalt separate three cities
for thee in the midst of thy land,
which the Lord thy God giveth
thee to iiossess it.

3 Thou shalt prei)are thee "a way,
and divide the "coasts of thy land,
which the Lord thy (Uxl giveth
thee to inherit, into three j)arts,
that every slayer may Hee thither.

4 II And this in the case of the

slayer, which shall flee thither, that
he may live : Whoso killeth his
neighboui- ignorantly, whom he
hated not in time past ;

5 As when a man goeth into the
wood with liis neighbour to liew
wood, and his hand fetcheth a
stroke with the axe to cut down
the tree, and the head slippeth
from the helve, and lighteth upon
his neighbour, that he die ; he shall
flee unto one of those cities,and live:

6 Lest the avenger of the blood
jiursue the slayer, while his heart
is hot, and overtake him, because
the way is long, and slay him ;
whereas he u>as not worthy of
death, inasmuch as he hated him
not in time past.

7 Wherefore 1 command thee,
saying. Thou shalt separate three
cities for thee.

8 And if the Lord thy God en-
large thy '* coast, as he hath sworn
unto thy fathers, and give thee all
the land which he promised to give
unto thy fathers ;

9 If thou shalt keep all these
commandments to do them, Avhich
1 command thee this day, to love
the Lord thy (Jod, and to walk
ever in his ways ; then shalt thou
add three cities more for thee, be-
side these three :

10 That innocent blood be not
shed in thy land, which the Lord
thy God giveth thee for an inheri-
tance, and .so blood be upon thee.

11 51 But if any man hate his
neighbour, and lie in wait for hini,
and rise up against him, and smite
him mortajly that he die, and fleeth
into one of these cities :

12 Then the elders of his city
shall send and fetch him thence,
and deliver him into the hand of
the avenger of blood, that he may
die.

1.3 Thine eye shall not pity hini,
but thou shalt put away the (milt
of innocent blood from Israel, that
iib may go well with thee.

14 If Thou shalt not remove thy
neighbour's landmark, which they
of old time have set in thine inheri-
tance, which thou shalt inherit in
tlie land that the Lord thy God
givetli thee to possess it.

15 H One witness shall not rise
up against a man for any iniquity,
oi- for any sin, in any sin that he
sinneth : at the mouth of two wit-
nesses, or at the mouth of three
witnesses, shall tlie matter be es-
tabhslied.

1 G 1] If ^ a false witness rise up
against any man to testify against
him that which is wrong ;

17 Then both the men, between

4 border.

o an un-
ri^iliteous

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Laws to be

DEUTERONOMY, 20.

observed in war.

whom tlie controversy is, shall
stand before the Loi;i), before the

Eriests and the judges, which shall
e in those days ;

1(S And the judges shall make
diligent inquisition: and, behold,
if the witness />e a false witness,
and hath testified falsely against
his biother ;

19 Then shall ye do unto him, as
lie had thought to have done unto
his brother : so shalt thou put the
evil away from among you.

20 And those which i-emain shall
hear, an<J fear, anfl shall henceforth
commit no more any such evil
among you.

21 And thine eye shall not pity ;
f>i(f life x/t(t// I/O for lif(\ eye for eye,
tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot
for foot.

CHAPTER 20.

1 The priexVn exJiorf<ttion to encourdge the
people to haille. U The offii'em' prochiiiui-
lion 'Who tire to he <l imn ixxeil from the ii-iir.
10 Iloir to iixe the ci'ii'x thot iiciupt <//■ re/iixe
the pi'oelaiiiiition oj' pence. Hi Whot cifii's
m It/ft be devoted. 1!) Tt'een of man's meat
must iwt lie dentroyed in the siege.

WHRX thou goest out to battle
against tliine enemies, and
secst horses, and chai'iots, (did a
p(;()l)Ie more than thou, be not
afraid of them : for tlu! Loud thy
(U)il is with thee, which brought
thee up out of the larui of Egypt.

2 And it shall be, when ye are
come nigh unto the battle, that the
pi'iest sliall approach and speak
unto the p(M)])l(',

3 Aiifi sliail say unto them. Hear,
() Israel, ye api)roach this day unto
battleagainst yourenemies: let not
your hearts faint, fear not, and do
tiot tremble neither be ye terrified
Ix'cause of them ;

i For Ihe Lord your Ood is he
that goetli with you, to fight for you
against youi- enemies, to save you

5 II And the ollicers shall speak
unto the people, saying, What man
IX f/irrr {\vii\\;it\\ built ;i new house,
andliath not dediejited it? let iiim
go and r-etiun to his house, lest he
die in the- battU-, and another man
dedicate it.

(5 And what man is he tliat hath
|)lant«'d a vineyard, and hath not
//'/ eaten of it? let him a/.><(> go and
return unto his luuise. lest he die
in the battle, and anotlier man eat
ofjt.

7 And what man is f/irre that
hatli betrothed a wife, and hath not
taken her '. let him go and return
unto his house, lest he die in tlie
battle, and another man take her

S And the ollicers shall s|)eak
fmther unto the peoj)le, and thev
shall .say, What man is there t/uit is

fearful and fainthearted 1 let him
go and return unto his house, lest
his brethren's heart faint as well as
his heart.

9 And it shall be, when the
officers have made an end of speak-
ing unto the people, that they shall
make captains of the ^ armies to
lead the people.

10 U \\'hen thou comest nigh
unto a city to fight against it,
then proclaim peace unto it.

1 1 And it shall be, if it make
thee answer of peace, and open
unto thee, then it shall be, that all
the people that is found therein
shall be tributaries unto thee, and
they shall sei;ve thee.

1 2 And if it \yill make no peace
with thee, but will make war against
thee, then thou shalt besiege it :

1*3 And when the Lono thy God
hath delivered it into thine liands,
thou shalt smite every male thereof
with the edge of the sword :

14 But the women, and the little
ones, and the cattle, and all that is
in the city, even all the spoil thereof,
shalt thou take unto thyself; and
thou shalt eat the spoil of thine
enemies, which the Loud thy God
hath given thee.

15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the
cities -ivhirh are very fai' off from
thee, which are not of the cities of
these nations.

16 But of tlie cities of these
-peonle, which the Loud th.v God
doth give tlu^e for an inheritanc-e,
thou shalt save alive nothing that
breatheth :

17 But thou shalt * utterly de-
stroy th(>m ; iianic/i/, the Jlittites,
and the Amorites, the Gaiiaanites,
and the IVrizzites, the Hivites, an(l
tlie .Jebusites; as the LoUD tliy
God hath commandetl thee:

1 iS 'J'hat th(\v teach you not to do
aftiM- all their abominations, which
they have (loiu! unto their gods ; so
should ye sin against the Jjoi:d
your God.

. 19 II When thou shalt besieg(> a
city a long time, in making war
against it to take it, thou shalt not
destroy the trees thereof by forcing
an axe against them : for thou may-
est eat of them, and thou shalt not
•''(•lit lliem down (for the Irei-of the
lieM IS man's ///r) |o emi'ioy f/irm

in t he sieije

20 Only the trees which thou
knowest that they /'c not trees for
* meat, thou shalt destroy and cut
them down ; and thou shalt build
bidwarks against the city tliat

* Heb. devote.

•' cut thcin
flown ; for is
the tree of
tlio iicld
mail, tliat it
slKinld lie
licsicj^ed of
tlice?
J food,

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Of an uncertain murder.

DEUTERONOMY, 21, 22.

Of a smhhorn son.

niaketh war with thee, until it be
subdued.

CHAPTER 21.

1 The expiation of an uncertain murder.
10 The usage of a captive taken to trife.
15 The Jirstboru is not to be disinherited
upon private affection. 18 A stubborn son
is to be stoned to death. 22 The malefactor
must not hang all night on a tree.

IF one be found slain in the land
which the Loud thy God giveth
thee to possess it, lying in the field,
ami it be not known wno hath slain
him :

2 Then thy elders and thy judges
shall come forth, and they shall
measure unto the cities which are
round about him that is slain :

3 And it shall be, that the city
rvhich is next unto the slain man,
even the elders of that city shall
take an heifer, which has not been
wrouglit with, and which hath not
drawn in the yoke ;

4 And the elders of that city shall
bring down the heifer unto a ^ rough
valley, which is neither " eared nor
.sown, and shall ^ strike oil the
heifer's neck there in the valley :

5 And the priests the sons of
Levi .shall come near ; for them the
LoiM) thy God hath chosen to min-
ister unto him, and to bless in the
name of the Lord ; and by their
word shall every controversy and
every stroke be tried:

6 And all the elders of that city,
that are next unto the slain man,
shall wash their hands over the
heifer'*thatis beheaded in the valley:

7 And they shall answer and say,
Our hands have not shed this blood,
neither have our eyes seen it.

8 Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy
people Israel, whom thou hast re-
deemed, and lay not innocent blood
unto thy people of Israel's charge.
And the Wood shall be forgiven them.

9 So shalt thou put away the
guilt of innocent blood from among
you, when thou shalt do that lohich
is right in the sight of the Lord.

10 ^ When thou goest forth to
war against thine enemies, and the
Lord thy God hath delivered them
into thine hands, and thou hast
taken them captive,

1 1 And .seest among the captives
a beautiful woman, and hast a de-
sire unto her, that thou wouldest
have h(u- to thy wife ;

12 Then thou shalt bring her
home to thine house ; and she shall
shave her head, and pare her nails;

1 3 And .she snail put the raiment
of her captivity from off her, and
shall remain in thine house, and
bewail her father and lier mother a
full month : and after that thou

shalt go in unto her, and be her hus-
band, and she shall be thy wife.

14 And it shall be, if thou have
no delight in her, then them shalt
let her go whither she will ; but
thou shalt not sell her at all for
money, thou shalt not make mer-
chandise of her, because thou hast
humbled her.

15 H If a man have two wives,
one beloved, and another hated,
and they have borne him children,
both the beloved and the hated ;
and if the firstborn son be hers
that was hated :

16 Then it shall be, when he
maketh his sons to inherit that
which he hath, that he may not
make the son of the beloved first-
boi*n before the son of the hated,
which is indeed the firstborn :

17 But he shall acknowledge the
son of the hated for the firstborn,
by giving him a double portion of
all that he hath : for he ?'.s' the be-
ginning of his strength; the right
of the firstborn is his.

18 ^ If a man have a stubborn
and rebellious son, which will not
obey the voice of his father, or
the voice of his mother, and that,
when they ha,ve chastened him,
will not hearken unto them:

1 9 Then shall his father and his
mother lay hold on him, and bring
him out unto the elders of his city,
and unto the gate of his place ;

20 And they shall say unto the
elders of his city. This our son is
stubborn and rebellious,^ he will
not obey our voice ; he is a ^ glutton,
and a drunkard.

21 And all the men of his city
shall stone him with stones, that
he die : so shalt thou put evil away
from among you ; and all Israel
shall hear, and fear.

22 ^ And if a man have com-
mitted a sin wox'thy of death, and
he be to be put to death, and thou
hang him on a tree :

23 His body shall not remain all
night upon the tree, but thou shalt
in any wise bury him that day :
( for he that is hanged is accursed
of God ; ) that thy land be not
defiled, which the Lord thy God
giveth thee for an inheritance.

CHAPTER 22.

1 Of humanity to'irard brethren. 5 The sew
i. be taken with lur young ones.
8 Thehouse must lun'6 battlements. 9 Con-
fusion is to be avoided. 12 Fringes upon
the vesture. 1.3 The punishment of him
that slandereih his wife. 20,22 Of adul-
tery, 2.5 of rape, 28 and of fornication.
30 Incest.'

THOU shalt not see thy brother's
ox or his sheep go astray,

5 riotous
liver,

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Of humanity.

DEUTEKONOMY, 22.

Of chastity.

and hide thyself from them : thou
shalt in any case bring them again
unto thy brother.

2 And if thy brother be not nigh
unto thee, or if thou know him
not, then thou shalt bring it unto
thine own house, and it shall be
with thee until thy brother seek
after it, and thou shalt restore it
to him again.

3 In like manner shalt thou do
with his ass ; and so shalt thou do
with his raiment ; and with all lost
thing of thy brothei''s, which he
hath lost, and thou hast found,
shalt thou do likewise : thou may-
est not hide thyself.

4 U Thou shalt not see thy
brother's ass or his ox fall down
by the way, and hide thyself from
them : thou shalt surely help him
to lift them up again.

5 •! The woman shall not wear
that which pertaineth unto a man,
neither shall a man put on a
woman's garment : for all that do
so are abomination unto the Lord
thy God.

6 II If a bird's nest chance to be
before thee in the way in any tree,
or on the ground, whether theii Ije
young ones, or eggs, and the dam
sitting upon the young, or upon
the eggs, thou shalt not take the
dam with the young :

7 But thou shalt in any wise let
the dam go, and take the young to
thee ; that it may be well with
thee, and that thou mayest prolong
thy days.

8 H When thou bulkiest a new
house, then thou shalt make a liat-
tlement for thy roof, that thou
br-ing not blood upon thine house,
if any niau fall from thence.

9 II Thou shalt not sow thy vine-
yai-d with divers seeds: lest the
fruit of thy swul which tluju hast
sown, and the fruit of thy vine-
yard, be ' delilcd.

10 II Thou shalt not plow with
an f)x and an ass together.

1 I 11 Thou shalt not wear a gar-
ment of divei-s sorts, as of woollen
and linen together.

12 II Tlioushaltmake thee fringes
upon the ffnir (piarters of tliy ves-
tur(\ wherewith thou coverest thy-
self.

13 H If any man take a wife,
and go in unto hei-, and hate her,

14 .And give occasions of speech
against her, and bring up an evil
name upon her, and say, I took this
woman, and when I came to her, I
found her. not a maid :

la Then shall the father of the
damsel, and her mother, take and
bring forth the tokenx of the dam-

sel's virginity unto the elders of
the city in the gate :

16 And the damsel's father shall
say unto the elders, I gave my
daughter unto this man to wife, and
he hateth her ;

17 And, lo, he hath given occa-
sions of speech against her, saying,
I found not thy daughter a maid ;
and yet these are the tokens of my
daughter's virginity. And they
shall spread the cloth before the
elders of the city.

18 And the elders of that city
shall take that man and chastise
him ;

19 And they shall amerce him
in an hundred shekels of silver, and
give them unto the father of the
damsel, because he hath brought
up an evil name upon a virgin of
Israel : and she shall be his wife ;
he may not put her away all his
days.

20 But if this thing be true, and
the tokens of virginity be not found
for the damsel :

21 Then they shall bring out the
damsel to the door of her father's
house, and the men of her city
shall stone her with stones that
she die : because she hath wrought
folly in Israel, to play the "" whore

in her father's house : so shalt thou
put evil away from among you.

22 H If a man be found lying
with a woman married to an hus-
band, then they shall both of them
die, both the man that lay with the
woman, and the woman : so shalt
thou put away evil from Israel.

23 II If a damsel that is a virgin
be betrothed unto an husband,
and a man find her in the city, and
lie with her ;

24 Then ye shall bring them
both out unto the gate of that city,
and ye shall stone them with stones
that they die ; the damsel, because
she cried not, being in the city ;
and the man, because he hath
hum])]ed his neighbour's wife: so
tliou shalt put away evil from
am(2ng you.

25 II Hut if a man find a be-
trothed damsel in the field, and
the man force her, anrl lie with her:
then the man only that lay with
her shall dii; :

2G iint unto the damsel thou
shalt do nothing ; there is in the
damsel no sin u'orthy of death : for
as when a man riseth against his
neighbour, and slayeth nim, even
so is this matter :

27 For lie found her in the field,
and the betrothed damsel criecl,
and there ivas none to save her.

28 H If a man find a damsel that

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Utivleanness to be

DEUTERONOMY, 23.

avoided in the camp.

is a virgin, which is not betrothed,
and lay hold on her, and lie with
her, and they be found ;

29 Then the man that lay with
her shall give unto the damsels
father fifty shekels of silver, and
she shall be his wife; because he
hath humbled her, he may not put
her away all his days.

30 U A man shall not take his
father's wife, nor discover his
father's skirt.

CHAPTER 23.

1 Who may or may not enter into the con-
nreuiition. 9 Unclean iies^ to he, avoided
ill t/ie hoKt. Ih (>fthe/n{iitii-e>ierva.nt. U
Of fiUhinens. IS Of abominable sacri-
ftees. 19 Of umiry. 21 Of wws. 24 Of
trenpaH^es.

HE that is wounded in the
stones, or hath his privy
member cut off, shall not enter
into the congregation of the Lord.

2 A bastard shall not enter into
the congregation of the Lord ;
even to his tenth fjeneration shall
he not enter into the congregation

of the Lord. , ,r i -i. i n

3 All Ammonite or Moabite shall
not enter into the congregation
of the Lord; even to their tenth
generation shall they not eiiter into
the congregation of the Lord tor

4 Because they met you not with
bread and with water in the way,
when ye came forth out of Egypt ;
and because they hired against
thee Balaam the son of Beov of
Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse

5 Nevertheless the Lord thy God
would not hearken unto Balaam ;
but the Lord thy God turned the
curse into a blessing unto thee,
because the Lord thy God loved
thee. , ,, .

6 Thou shalt not seek their peace
nor their prosperity all thy days
for ever. , ,

7 ^ Thou shalt not abhor an
p]domite; for he is thy brother:
thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian ;
because thou wast a stranger in
liis land. , _

8 The children that are begotten
of them shall enter into the con-
gregation of the Lord in then-
third j^encration. ^, ^ .1

9 H When the host goeth tortli
against thine enemies, then keep
thee fr<jm every ^ wicked thing.

10 H If there be among you any
man, that is not clean by reason ot
uncleanness that chanceth him by
night, then shjill he go abroad out
of the camp, he shall not come
within the

2 among thy
weapous ;

3 harlot

cometh on, he shall wash himself
with water : and when the sun is
down, he shall come into the camp
again. , ,

12 11 Thou shalt have a place
also without the camp, whither
thou shalt go forth abroad :

13 And thou shalt have a paddle
"upon thy weapon; and it shall
be when thou wilt ease thyself
abroad, thou shalt dig therewith,
and shalt turn l)ack and cover that
which cometh from thee :

14 For the Lord thy God walk-
eth in the midst of thy camp, to
deliver thee, and to give up thine
enemies before thee ; therefore shall
thy camp be holy : that he see no
unclean thing in thee, and tui-n
away from thee.

1.5 ^ Thou shalt not deliver unto
his master the servant which is es-
caped from his master unto thee :

16 He shall dwell with thee,
even- among you, in that place
which he shall choose in one ot thy
gates, where it liketh him best:
thou shalt not oppress him.

17 H There shall be no ^ whore
of the daughters of Israel, nor a so-
domite of the sons of Israel. ,

18 Thou shalt not bring the hire
of a ^ whore, or the price ot a dog, ■» harlot,
into the house of the Lord thy I
God for any vow : for even both
these are abomination unto the
Lord thy God.

19 ^ Thou shalt not lend upon
•'usury to thy brother; "'usury ot
money, '^ usury of victuals, ■' usury
of anything that is lent upon
''usury :

20 Unto a ^stranger thou may-
est lend upon ■ usury ; but unto
thy brother thou shalt not lend
upon "usury: that the Lord thy
God may bless thee in all_ that
thou settest thine hand to in the
land whither thou goest toiK)ssess it.

21 II When thou shalt vow a
vow unto the Lord thy Go(l, thou
shalt not slack to pay it : tor tlie
Lord thy God will surd.v require
it of thee ; and it would be sin m

^22' But if thou shalt forbear to
vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

23 That which is gone out ot tliy
lips thou shalt keep and pertorni ;
even a freewill ottering, according
as thou hast vowed unto the Jjord
thy God, which thou hast promised
with thy mouth. , • , ..1

24 Vi When thou comest into tliy
neighbour's vineyard, then thou
mavest eat grai)es thy hll at thine
own pleasure; but thou shalt not

5 interest

6 interest :
-■ foreigner
8 interest ;

Tl"BuUt shall be, when evening I put a)>u in thy vessel

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Of divorce.

DEUTERONOMY, 24, 25.

25 When thou comest into the
standing ' corn of thy neighbour,
tlien thou niayest phick the ears
with tliine hand ; but thou shalt
not m(jve a sickle unto thy neigh-
bour's standing -corn.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Of divorce. 5 A neii) married man yoeth
liot to war. (i, 10 Of [deddeH. 7 Of man-
Ktealers. 8 Of leproNij. 14 The hire in to
he gicen. 16 Of .juistice. I'J Of charity.

WHEN a man hath taken a
wife, and married her, and
it come to pass that she find no
favour in his eyes, because he hath
found some ^ uncleanness in her:
then let him write her a bill of
divorcement, and give it in her
hand, and send her out of his
house.

2 And when she is departed out
of his house, she may go and be
another man's ivife.

3 And if the latter husband hate
her, and write her a bill of divorce-
ment, and giveth it in her hand,
and sendeth her out of liis house ;
or if the latter husliand die, which
took her to he his wife ;

4 Her former husband, which
sent her away, may not take her
again to be his wife, after that she
is defiled ; for that y.s abomination
before the Lord : and thou .shalt
not caus(^ the land to sin, which
the Loiii) thy God giveth thee /o>'
an inheritance.

5 H When a man hath taken a
new wife, he shall not go out to war,
neither shall he be charged with
any business : hut he shall be free
at home one year, and shall cluHir
up his wife which he hath taken.

(j 11 No man shall take the nether
or the upper millstone to pK'dge :
for ht^ takctli d iiiiiii\ lif(? tt» pledge.

7 II If a man Ix; found stealing
any f)f his l)rethn^n of the c;!iildien
of Israel, and makcth merchandise
of him, or selleth him ; then that
thief shall die; and thou shalt put
evil away from among you.

H II Take heed in the plague of
le|)i'osy, that thou observe dili-
gently, and <lo according to all
that the i)i-iests the Levit,(vs shall
teach you : as I commanded them,
.so ye shall observe to do.

'.) bemember what the LolU) thy
(Jod did unto Miriam by the wa,y,
after- that y(! wer-*; come forth out
of I'^gypt.

10 II When thou dost lerrd thy
br'other any thing, thou shalt rrot
g(» into his house to fetch his
pledge.

I 1 Tlioir shalt stand aljioad, arrd
the mair to whom thou dost lend

shall bring out the pledge abroad
unto thee.

12 And if the man />e poor, thou
shalt not sleep with his pledge :

13 In any case thou shalt deliver
him the pledge again when the sun
goeth down, that he may sleep in
his own raiment, and bless thee :
and it shall be righteousness unto
thee before the Lord thy God.

14 II Thou shalt not oppress an
hired servant that is poor and
needy, v^httker lie be of thy breth-
ren, or- of thy str-angers that are in
thy land within thy gates :

15 At his day thou shalt give
him his hii-e, neither- shall the sun
go down upon it ; for- he is poor,
and settetli his heart u])on it : lest
he cry against thee unto the Lord,
and it be sin unto thee.

16 The fathers shall not be put
to death for the children, neither
shall the children be put to death
for the fathers : every man shall be
put to death for his own sin.

17 H Thou shalt not pervert the
judgment of the sti-anger-, nor of
the fathei-less ; nor take a widow's
raiment to pledge :

18 But thou shalt remember that
thou wast a bondman in Egypt,
and the Lord thy God i-edeemed
thee thence : thei;efoi-e I command
thee to do this thing.

19 II When thou cuttest down
thiire harvest in thy field, and hast
for-got a sheaf iri the field, thou
shalt not go again to fetch it : it
shall be for tht^ sti-anger-, for the
fatliei-less, and for- the widow : that
the Lord thy God may bless thee
in all the woi-k of thine hands.

20 When thou beatest thine olive
tree, thou shalt not go over- the
boughs agairr : it shall be for- the
str-anger-, for the fatherless and for-
tius widow.

21 Wherr thou gatlierest the
gr-apes of thy vineyar-d, thou
shalt not glean it after-war-d : it
shall be for- the str-arrgei-, for- the
father-less, and for the widow.

22 And thou shalt r-ernember- that
thou wast a bondrrran irr the larrdof
I'lgypt : thei-efor'e 1 commaird thee
to do this thing.

GKAITER 2.5.

1 tSfripes vtUHt not ctrceed fortij. 4 The ox
in not til tie niuzzled. Ti Of raining seed
u II to a hrother. 1 1 Of the immodent iiHniian .
i:t (tf unjiiHt ireightK. 17 The meiimri/ if
Aiiialik in to lie fi/olted out.

IV tlrer-e be a (-ontr-over-sy betwe<m
men, arrd they come urrto .judg-
merrt, that the jiiihjrs may .judge
them; then they shall .justify
the righteous, and corrdenrn the
wicked.

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Of raising seed unto a brother. DEUTERONOMY, 26.

Of the Jirstfru its.

2 And it shall bo, if the wicked
man he worthy to be beaten, that
the judge shall cause hini to lie
down, and to be beaten before his
face, according to his fault, by a
certain number.

3 Forty stripes he may give him.
and not exceed : lest, if he should
exceed, and beat him above these
with many stripes, then thy brother
should seem vile unto thee.

4 51 Thou shalt not muzzle the
ox when he treadeth out the ^ corn.

5 K If brethren dwell together,
and one of them die, and have no
child, the wife of the dead shall not
marry without unto a stranger :
her husband's brother shall go in
unto her, and take her to him to
wife, and perform the duty of an
husband's brother unto her.

6 And it shall be, that the first-
born which she beareth shall suc-
ceed in the name of his brother
ivhich is dead, that his name be not
put out of Israel.

7 And if the man like not to
take his brother's wife, then let his
brother's wife go up to the gate
unto the elders, and say. My hus-
band's brother refuseth to raise up
unto his brother a name in Isiuel,
he will not perform the duty of my
husband's brother.

8 Then the elders of his city shall
call him, and speak vinto him : and
if he stand to it, and say, I like
not to take her ;

9 Then shall his brother's wife
come unto him in the presence of
the elders, and loose his shoe from
off his foot, and spit in his face,
and shall answer and say. So shall
it be done unto that man that will
not build up his brother's house.

10 And his name shall be called
in Israel, The house of him that
hath his shoe loosed.

11 11 When men strive together
one with another, and the wife of
tlie one draweth neai- for to deliver
her husband out of the hand of
him that smiteth him, and putteth
forth her hand, and taketh him
by the secrets :

\2 Then thou shalt cut off her
hand, thine eye shall not pity ho:

13 51 Thou shalt not have in thy
t)ag divers weights, a great and a
small.

li Thou shalt not have in thine
house divers measures, a great and
a small.

15 lint thou shalt have a perfect
and just weight, a perfect and just
measure shalt thou have : that tliy
days may be lengthened in the
kind which the Lokd thy God
giveth thee.

16 For all that do such things,
((ml all that do unrighteously, are
an abomination unto the Lord thy
God.

17 H Remember what Amalek
did unto thee by the way, when ye
were come forth out of Egypt ;

18 How he met thee by the way,
and smote the hindmost of thee,
even all that ivere feeble behind
thee, when thou wast faint and
weary ; and he feared not God.

19 Therefore it shall be, when
the Lord thy God hath given thee
rest from all thine enemies round
about, in the land which the Lord
thy God giveth thee /o?' an inheri-
tance to possess it, that thou shalt
blot out the remembrance of Ama-
lek from under heaven ; thou shalt
not forget it.

CHAPTER 26.

1 The. coiifesfiion of him that offer eth the Jhih-
ket (if fir at fruits. 12 The prayer of him
thai ijireth hit third yeai'\'i tithes. 16 The
covenant between God and the people.

AND it shall be, when thou art
come in unto the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee ./or
an inheritance, and possessest it,
and dwellest therein ;

2 That thou shalt take of the
first of all the fruit of the earth,
which thou slialt bring of thy land
that the Lord thy God giveth thee,
and shalt put it in a basket, and
shalt go unto the place which the
Lord thy God shall choose to place
his name there.

3 And thou shalt go unto the
priest that shall be in those days,
and say unto him, I profess this
day unto the Lord thy God, that I
am come unto the country which
the Lord sware unto our fathers
for to give us.

4 And the priest shall take the
basket out of thine hand, and set
it down before the altar of the
Lord thy God.

5 And thou shalt speak and say
before the Lord thy God, A Syrian
ready to perish uhxs my father, and
he went down into Egypt, and so-
journed there with a few, and be-
camt; there a nation, great, mighty,
and i)opulous :

6 And the Egyptians evil en-
treated us, and atfli(;ted us, and
laid upon us hard bondage :

7 And when we cried unto - the
liOKD God of our fathers, the Lohd
heard our voice, and looked on our
afiliction, and our labour, and our
oppression :

8 And the Lord brouglit us forth
out of Fgypt with a mighty hand,
and with an outstretched arm, and

- tlie Lord,
the God

203

Tlie covenant between

DEUTERONOMY, 27.

God and the people.

with great terribleness, and with
signs, and with wonders :

9 And he hath brought us into
this place, and hath given us this
land, even a land that Howeth with
milk and honey.

10 And now, behold, I have
bi'ought tlie firstfruits of the
land, which thou, O Lord, hast
given me. And thou shalt set it
before the Lord thy God, and
worship before the Lord tliy God :

11 And thou shalt rejoice in
every good tkimj which the Lord
thy God hath given unto thee, and
unto thine house, thou, and the
Levite, and the stranger that is
among you.

\'l "II When tliou hast made an
end of tithing all the tithes of
thine increase the third year,
which is the year of tithing, and
hast given it unto the Levite, the
stranger, the fatherless, and the
widow, that they may eat within
thy gates, and be filled ;

13 Then thou shalt say befoi'e
the Lord thy God, I have brought
away the hallowed things out of
//line house, and also have given
them unto the Levite, and unto
the stranger, to the fatherless, and
to the widow, according to all
thy commandments which thou
hast commanded me : I have not
transgressed thy commandments,
neither have I forgotten the/n :

14 1 have not eaten thereof in
my mourning, neither have J taken
away ought thereof for a/y// unclean
use, nor given o/ifild thereof for the
dead : hut I have JK^ai'kened to the
voice of the JjORD my God, and
have done accoi-<Hng to all that
thou hast connnanded me.

].'") Look down from thy holy
hal)itatioii, from heaven, and bless
thy peo])le isi-ael, and the land
whi(;h thou h;i,st given us, as thou
swarest unto our fathers, a land
that Howctli with milk arul lK)ney.

I () 1i This day the Louo thy (Jod
hath coniniMiided thee to do these
statutes and jiidginents : tliou shalt
thfrefor*^ keep and do tlieni with
all thine heart, and with all thy
soul.

1 7 Thou hast avouched the LoTii)
this day to be thy God, and to
walk in his ways, and to keei) his
statutes, and his (•onunan(hnents,
and liis judgiiients, ;i,nd to hearken
unto liis \()ice :

15 And the Loud hath avou(;h(vl
tlu^e this day to be ' his peculiar
people as he hath promised thec'.

and that thou shouldest keep all
his connnaruhnents ;

19 And to make thoe high abov(>

all nations which he hath made, in
praise, and in name, and in honour ;
and that thou maj^est be an holy
people unto the Loi;d thy God, as
he hath spoken.

CHAPTER 27.

1 Tlie people ni'e eonnnaridK! In ivrile the
liiiv upon stonen, 5 tniil In hnilil mi allitr
of icliole !itoii6H. 11 The trihfs i/irii/ed on
(ieriziin. and Ehal. 14 Tlie cursen p/'o-
noiinced on onount Ehal.

AND Moses with the elders of
Israel commanded the people,
saying. Keep all the command-
ments which I command you this
day.

'1 And it shall be on the day when
ye shall pass over Jordan unto the
land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee, that thou shalt set
thee up great stones, and plaister
them with plaister:

3 And thou shalt write upon
them all the words of this law,
when thou art passed over, that
thou mayest go in unto the land
which the Lord thy God giveth
thee, a land that floweth with milk
and honey ; as 'the Loud God of
thy fathei's hath promised thee.

4 Therefore it shall be when ye
be gone over Jordan, tliat ye shall
set uj) these stones, which I com-
mand you this day, in mount Ebal,
and thou shalt plaister them with
plaister.

5 And there shalt thou build an
altar unto the Loud thy G(xl, an
altar of stones : thou shalt not lift
up any iron tool ui)on them.

G Thou shalt Iniild the altar of
the Lord thy God of whole stones :
and thou shalt ofi'er burnt offerings
ther(H)n unto the IjOUD thy (!od :

7 vVnd thou shalt oiler i)eac(^ of-
ferings, and shalt e;it th(>r(>, and
rejoice befoi'e the LoUD thy (lod.

(S And thou shalt write upon th(>
ston(!s all the words of this law
very plainly.

9 1[ And IMoses and the pri(\sts
the Levites spake unto all Israel,
saying, Take lieefl, and heai'kcMi, ()
Israel ; this day tliou ai't become
the jjeo])l(^ of the Ijoud thy God.

10 Thou shalt therefore obey the
voice of the JjoRD thy God, and
do his connnandments and his
statutes, which 1 command thee
this day.

I 1 II And Moses charged th(>
people the same day, saying,

\'l These shall stand ui)on mount
fi(>riziin to bless the ne()])]e. when
ye are come over Jordan ; Simeon,
and Levi, and Judali, and Issacliai',
and .ios(>i»li, and I'enjatnin :

1.") And thesis shall staiul upon

- tlie Lord,
the God of
thy fathers.

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Curses and

DEUTERONOMY, 28.

blessi)ig pronounced.

mount El)al to curse ; Reuben, Gad,
and Aslier, and Zebulun, Dan, and
Naphtali. . , ,, .

U ^1 And the Levites shall speak
and say unto a-U the men ot Israel
with a loud voice,

15 Cursed be the man that mak-
eth (ivy graven oi' niolten image, fin
abomination unto the Loud, the
work of the hands ot the cratts-
man, and putteth tt m a secret
place. And all the people shall
answer and say. Amen. , ,. , ^

1 6 Cursed he he that setteth light
by his father or his mother. And
all the people shall say. Amen.

17 Cursed be he that removeth
his neighbour's landmark. And all
the people shall say, Amen.

1 8 Cursed be he that maketh the
blind to wander out of the way.
And all the people shall say, Amen.

19C'ursed be he that perverteth
the judgment of the stranger,
fatherless, and widow. And all the
people shall say, Amen. '

•20 Cursed be he that lieth with
his father's wife; because he un-
covereth his father's skirt. And
all the ueople shall say. Amen.

21 Cursed be he that lieth with
any manner of beast. And all the
people shall say, Amen.

22 Cursed be he that lieth with
his sister, the daughter of his father,
or the daughter of his mother. And
all the people shall say. Amen.

23 Cursed be he that lieth with
his mother in law. And all the
Ijeople shall say. Amen.

2-4 Cursed be he that smiteth his
neighbour secretly. And all the
people shall say. Amen.

2-5 Cursed be he that taketh re-
ward to slay an innocent person.
And all the people shall say. Amen.

26 Cursed be he that confirmeth
not (dl the words of this law to
do them. And all the people shall
say, Amen.

4 Blessed sJuifl be the fruit of thy
body, and the fruit of thy ground,
and the fruit of thy cattle^ the
increase of thy kine, and the Hocks
of thy sheep.

5 Blessed shall be thy basket and
thy ^ store.

6 Blessed sha/t thou be when thou
comest in, and blessed shalt thou be
when thou goest out.

7 The LoKU shall cause thine
enemies that rise up against thee
to be smitten before thy face : they
shall come out against thee one
way, and flee before tliee seven
ways.

8 The Lord shall command the
blessing upon thee in thy '^ store-
houses, and in all that thou settest
thine hand unto ; and he shall bless
thee in the land which the Lord

1 kneading-
trough.

2 barns.

CHAPTER 28.

1 The.hleifnhig>< for obedience. 15 The curses
for (lisohedience.

AND it shall come to pass, if
thou shalt hearken diligently
unto the voice of the Lord thy
God, to observe ami to do all hi.s
commandments which I command
thee this day. that the Lord thy
God will set thee on high above all
nations of the earth :

2 And all these blessings shall
come on thee, and overtake thee,
if thou shalt hearken unto the
voice of the Lord thy God.

.3 Blessed shalf thou be in the
city, and blessed shalt thou be in
the field.

thy God giveth thee

9 The Lord shall establish thee
an holy people unto himself, as he
hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt
keep the commandments of the
Lord thy God, and walk in his
ways.

10 And all ^people of the earth
shall see that thou art called by the
name of the Lord; and they shall
be afraid of thee.

1 1 And the L()Ri> shall make thee
plenteous ^ in goods, in the fruit of
thy body, and in the fruit of thy
cattle, and in the fi'uit ()t thy
ground, in the land which the
L«niD sware unto thy fathers to
give thee.

1 2 The Lord shall open unto thee
his good treasure, the heaven to
give the rain unto thy land in ■^ Im
season, and to bless all the work of
thine hand : and thou shalt lend
unto many nations, and thou shalt
not borrow.

1 3 And the Lord shall make thee
the head, and not the tail ; and thou
shalt be above only, and thou shalt
not be beneath ; if that thou heark-
en unto the commandments ot the
Lord thy God, which 1 command
thee this day, to observe and to do
thevi :

14 And thou shalt not go aside
from any of the words which 1
command thee this day, to the right
hand, or to the left, to go after other
gods to serve them.
' 15 ^ But it shall come to ]iass,
if thou wilt not hearken unto the
voice of the Lord thy God, to ob-
serve to do all his commandment.s
and his statutes which 1 command
thee this day ; that all these curses
shall come upon thee, and overtake
thee : , , • . i

IG Cursed shalt thou be m the

'<i the peoples

* for good,

5 its

205

DEUTERONOMY, 28.

for disobedience.

city, and cursed shall thou be in
the field.

17 Cursed shall be thy basket
and thy ^ store.

18 Cursed shall be the fruit of
thy body, and the fruit of thy land,
the increase of thy kine, and the
ilocks of thy sheep.

19 Cursed shall thou be when
thou comest in, and cursed shall
thou be when thou goest out.

20 The Lord shall .send upon
thee cui'sing, vexation, and re-
buke, in all that thou settest thine
hand unto for to do, until thou be
destroyed, and until thou perish
quickly ; because of the wicked-
ness of thy doings, whereby thou
hast forsaken me.

21 The Lord shall make the
pestilence cleave unto thee, until
he have consumed thee from off the
land, whither thou goest to possess
it.

22 The Lord shall smite thee
with a consumption, and with a
fever, and with an inflammation,
and with an extreme burning, and
with '" the sword, and with blast-
ing, and with mildew ; and they
shall pursue thee until thou perish.

2."^ And thy heaven that is over
thy head shall be brass, and the
earth that is under thee shall be
iron.

24 The Lord shall make the rain
of thy land yjowder and dust : from
heaven shall it come down upon
thee, until thou be destroyed.

2-5 The Lord shall cause thee to
be smitten befoi-e thine enemies :
thou shalt go out one way against
them, and flee seven ways before
them : and shalt be removed into
all the kingdoms of the earth.

26 And thy carcase shall be meat
unto all fowls of the air, and unto
the beasts of tluu;arth, and no man
shall •' fray litem away.

27 The Lord will smite thee with
tlie •* botch of Kgyi)t, and with the
•"'cmci'ods, and with the ''scab, and
with the itch, whereof thou canst
not be healed.

2.S The Lord shall smite; the(>
with madness, and bliiulness, and
astonishment of heart:

21) .\nd thou shalt groix" at noon-
day, as the blind gi-opeili in dark-
ness, and thou shalt not prospei- in
thy ways: and thou shalt be only
oppressed and sjxjiled evermore,
and no man shall save I her.

30 Thou shalt Ix-troth a wife, and
anothei- man shall lie with li(>r :
thou shalt l)uil(l an Imusc, and thou
shalt not dwell therein : thou shalt

*0r,

plant a vineyard, and shalt not
gather the grapes thereof.

31 Thine ox shall be slain before
thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat
thereof : thine ass shall be violently
taken away from before thy face,
and shall not be restored to thee :
thy sheep shall be given unto thine
enemies, and thou shalt have none
to rescue lhe7n.

32 Thy sons and thy daughters
shall l>e given unto another people,
and thine eyes shall look, and fail
wilJi longing for them all the day
long: and there shall he no might in
thine hand.

33 The fruit of thy land, and all
thy laboui's, shall a nation which
thou knowest not eat up ; and thou
shalt be only oppressed and crushed
alway :

34 So that thou shalt be mad for
the sight of thine eyes which thou
shalt see.

35 The Lord shall smite thee in
the knees, and in the legs, with a
sore ^ botch that cannot be healed,
from the sole of thy foot unto the
top of thy head.

36 The Lord shall brijig thee,
and thy king which thou shalt set
over thee, unto a nation which
neither thou nor thy fathers have
known ; and there shalt thou serve
other gods, wood and stone.

37 And thou shalt become an as-
tonishment, a proverb, and a by-
word, among all nations whither
the Lord shall lead thee.

38 Thou shalt carry much seed
out into the field, and shalt gather
Init little in ; for the locust shall
consume it.

39 Thou shalt i)1ant vineyards,
and dress thetn, but shalt neither
drink of the wine, nor gather the
(/rapes; for the wc^rms shall eat
them.

40 Tliou shalt have olive trees
throughout all thy 'coasts, but
thou shalt not anoiiit I hi/self with
thv, oil ; for thine olive shall cast
his frit it.

41 Thou shalt beget sons and
daughters, but t thou shalt not en-
joy them; for they shall go into
cai)tivity.

42 All thy trees and fruit of thy
land shall the locust consume.

4.3 The stranger that is within
thee shall get up above thee very
high : and thou shalt come down
very low.

44 He shall liMid to thee, and
thoti shalt not lend t<> him : lir
shall l)e the head, and thou slialt
he the tail.

206

t Heb. they shall not be thine.

DEUTERONOMY, 28.

for disobedience.

45 Moreover all these curses shall
come upon thee, and shall pursue
thee, and overtake thee, till thou
be destroyed ; because thou heark-
enedst not unto the voice of the
Lord thy God, to keep his com-
mandraents and his statutes which
he commanded thee :

46 And they shall be upon thee
for a sign and for a wonder, and
upon thy seed for ever.

47 Because thou servedst not the
Lord thy God with joyfulness, and
with gladness of heart, for the
abundance of all things;

48 Therefore shalt thou serve
thine enemies which the Lord
shall send against thee, in hunger,
and in thirst, and m nakedness,
and in want of all things : and he
shall put a yoke of iron upon thy
neck, until he have destroyed thee.

49 The Lord shall bring a nation
against thee from far, from the end
of the earth, as swift as the eagle
flieth ; a nation whose tongue thou
shalt not understand ;

50 A nation of tierce countenance,
which shall not regard the person
of the old, nor shew favour to the
young :

51 And he shall eat the fruit of
thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land,
until thou be destroyed : which also
shall not leave thee either ^corn,
wine, or oil, or the increase of thy
kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until
he have destroyed thee.

52 And he shall besiege thee m
all thy gates, until thy high and
fenced walls come down, wherein
thou trustedst, throughout all thy
land : and he shall besiege thee in
all thy gates throughout all thy
land, which the Lord thy God hath
given thee. .

53 And thou sbalt eat the fruit
of thine own body, the flesh of thy
sons and of thy daughters, which
the Lord thy God hath given thee,
in the siege, and in the straitness,
wherewith thine enemies shall dis-
tr-ess thee :

54 So that the man ^Arr^w tender
among you, and very delicate, his
eye shall be evil toward his brother,
and toward the wife of his l)()som,
and toward the remnant of his chil-
dren which he shall leave :

55 8o that he will not give to any
of them of the flesh of his children
whom he shall eat : because he hath
nothing left him in the siege, and
in the straitness, wherewith thine
enemies shall distress thee in all
thy gates.

56 The tender and delicate wo-
man among you, which would not
adventure to set the sole of her

foot upon the ground for delicate-
ness and tenderness, her eye shall
be evil toward the husband of her
bosom, and toward her son, and
toward her daughter,

57 And toward her young one
that Cometh out from between her
feet, and toward her children which
she shall bear: for she shall eat
them for want of all things secretly
in the siege and straitness, where-
with thine enemy shall distress
thee in thy gates.

58 If thou wilt not observe to do
all the words of this law that are
written in this book, that thou
mayest fear this glorious and fear-
ful name, THE LORD THY GOD ;

59 Then the Lord will make thy
plagues wonderful, and the plagues
of thy seed, even great plagues, and
of long continuance, and sore sick-
nesses, and of long continuance.

60 Moreover he will bring upon
thee all the diseases of Egypt,
which thou wast afraid of ; and
they shall cleave unto thee.

6 1 Also every sickness, and every
plague, which is not written in the
txjok of this law, them will the
Lord bring upon thee, until thou
be destroyed.

62 And ye shall be left few in
number, whereas ye were as the
stars of heaven for multitude ; be-
cause thou wouldest not obey the
voice of the Lord thy God.

63 And it shall come to pass, that
as the Lord rejoiced over you to do
you good, and to multiply you ; so
the Lord will rejoice over you to
destroy you, and to bring you to
nought; and ye shall be plucked
from off the land whither thou go-
est to possess it.

64 And the Lord shall scatter
thee among all '^ people, from the
one end of the earth even unto the
other ; and there thou shalt serve
other gods, which neither thou nor
thy fathers have known, even wood
and stone.

65 And among these nations
shalt thou find no ease, neither
shall the sole of thy foot have rest :
but the Lord shall give thee there
a trembling heart, and failing of
eyes, and sorrow of mind :

66 And thy life shall hang in
doubt before thee ; and thou shalt
fear day and night, and shalt have
none assurance of thy life :

67 In the morning thou shalt say,
Would God it were even ! and at
even thou shalt say. Would God it
were morning ! for the fear of thine
heart wherewith thou shalt fear,
and for the sight of thine eyes
which thou shalt see.

■ peoples

207

Moses exhorteth

DEUTERONOMY, 29.

to obedience.

68 And the Lord shall bring: thee
into Egypt again with ships, by
the way wliereof I spake unto thee,
Thou shalt see it no more again :
and there ye shall be sold unto your
enemies for bondmen and bond-
women, and no man shall buy you.

CHAPTER 29.

1 Moses exhofUth them to obedience, hy the
memory of the, works they have neen.
10 All (ire presented before the Lord to
enter into his covenant. IS The great
7vrath on him that flattereth himself in his
icickedness. 29 Secret things belong unto
God.

THESE are the words of the co-
venant, which the Lord com-
manded Moses to make with the
children of Israel in the land of
Moab, l:>eside the covenant which
he made with them in Horeb.

2 H And Moses called unto all
Israel, and said unto them, Ye have
seen all thixt the Lord did before
your eyes in the land of Egypt
unto Pharaf)h, and unto all his
servants, and unto all his land ;

3 The great ^ temptations which
thine eyes have seen, the signs,
and those great mii-acles :

4 Yet the Lord hath not given
you an heart to perceive, and eyes
to see, and ears to hear, unto this
day.

5 And I have led you forty yeai's
in the wilderness : your clothes are
not waxen old upon you, and thy
shoe is not waxen old upon thy
foot.

6 Ye have not eaten bread, nei-
tlier have ye drunk wine or strong
drink : that ye might know that I
am the Lord your God.

7 And when ye came unto this
place. Sihon the king of Heshbon,
and Og the king of Lashan, came
out against us unto battle, and we
smote them :

H An(l we took their land, and
gave it foi- an inheritance unto the
Ueub(;nites,and to the (jadites, and
to the half tribe of Manasseh.

y Keep therefore the words of
this covenant, and do them, tliat
ye may prosper in all that ye do.

10 1[ Ve stand this day all of you
before tlie Lord your (iod ; your'
(■ai)tainsof your tribes, youreldei's,
and your officers, unth all the men
of Isj-ael,

11 Your little ones, your wives,
and thy stranger that /.v in thy
camp, from the hewer of thy wood
unto tlic dr'awei' of thy water :

12 Thattiiou shouldest (inter into
covenant with the liOiiD thy Ood,
and into his oath, which the Lord
thy Uod inaketh with thee this
day :

13 That he may establish thee
to day for a people unto himself,
and that he may be unto thee a
God, as he hath said unto thee, and
as he hath sworn unto thy fathers,
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

14 Neither with you only do I
make this covenant and this oath ;

15 But with him that standeth
here with us this day before the
Lord our God, and also with him
that is not here with us this day :

16 (For ye know how we have
dwelt in the land of Egypt ; and
hoAv we came through the nations
which ye passed by ;

17 And ye have seen their abo-
minations, and their idols, wood and
stone, silver and gold, which were
among them :)

18 Lest there should be among
you man, or woman, or family, or
tribe, whose heart turneth away
this day from the Lord our God, to
go and serve the gods of these na-
tions ; lest there should be among
you a root that beareth gall and
wormwood ;

1 9 And it come to pass, when he
heareth the words of this curse,
that he bless himself in his heart,
saying, I shall have peace, though I
walk in the "imagination of mine
heart, ^ to adddrunkenness to thirst:

20 The l^oRD will not sjjare Inm,
but then the anger of the Lord and
his jealousy shall smoke against
that man, and all the curses that
are written in this book shall lie
ui)on him, and the Lord shall blot
out his name from under heaven.

21 And the Lord shall separate
him unto evil out of all the tribes of
Israel, according to all the curses
of the covenant that are written in
this book of the law :

22 tSo that the generation to com(>
of your children tliat shall rise up
after you, and the stranger that
shall come from a far land, shall
say, when they see the plagues of
that land, and the sicknesses which
the Loud h;ith laid upon it;

23 And f/taf. the whole land
ther(>of y'.s- lirimstone, and salt, (tiid
burning, M-ri^, itisiiot sown, nor b(>ar-
eth, noi-any grass groweth tluM'ein,
like the overthrow of Sodom and
(jiomorrali, A(huah, and Zt^boiin,
which the LoiU) ov(!rthrew in his
anger, and in his w rath :

24 Even all nations shall say.
Wherefore hath the J^ord done thus
unto this land 1 what iiieancth the
heat of this great anger "?

25 Then men shall say. Because
the.v have forsaken the covenant
of ' the J^oiiP God of their fathers,
which he made with thcin when ho I

208

Mercy promised

DEUTERONOMY, 30.

to the penitent.

brought them forth out of the land
of Egypt: ^ A A

26 For they went and served
other gods, and worshipped them,
gods whom they knew not, and
wliom he had not given unto

them : „ , , t

27 And the anger of the Lord
was kindled against this land, to
bring upon it all the curses that
are written in this book :

28 And the Lord rooted them
out of their land in angei-, and ni
wrath, and in great indignation,
and cast them into another land,
as it is this day.

29 The secret things belong unto
the Lord our God : but those things
which are revealed helong unto us
and to our children for ever, that
we may do all the words of this law.

CHAPTER 30.

1 Greal mercies promised unto the reiJevt-
ant. 11 The commandment is mnnifeet.
15 Death and life are set before tkem.

AND it shall come to pass, when
all these things are come upon
thee, the blessing and the curse,
which I have set before thee, and
thou shalt call them to mind among
all tlie nations, whither the Lord
thy God hath driven thee,

2 And shalt return unto the Lord
thy God, and shalt obey his voice
according to all that 1 command
thee this day, thou and thy clul-
dren, with all thine heart, and with
all thy soul ; ^ ^ , , ^ ,

,3 That then the Lord thy God
will turn thy captivity, and have
compassion upon thee, and will I'e-
turn and gather thee from all the
nations, whither the Lord thy God
liatli scattered thee.

4 If awj of thine be driven out
unto the outmost imrts of heaven,
from thence will the Lord thy God
gather thee, and from thence will
he fetch thee :

5 And the Lord thy God will
bring thee into the land which thy
fathers possessed, and thou shalt
possess it; and lie will do thee
fjood, and multiply thee above thy
fathers. .

6 And the Lord thy God will cir-
cumcise thine heart, and the heart
of thy seed, to love the Lord thy
God with all thine heart, and with
all thy soul, that thou mayest
live.

7 And the Lord thy God will
put all these curses upon thine ene-
mies, and on them that hate thee,
Avhich persecuted thee.

H And thou shalt return and obey
the voice of the Lord, and do all

his commandments which I com-
mand thee this day.

9 And the Lord thy God will
make thee plenteous in every work
of thine hand, in the fruit of thy
bf)dy, and in the fruit of thy cattle,
and in the fruit of thy land, tor
good: for the Lord will again re-
joice over thee for good, as he re-
joiced over thy fathers :

10 If thou shalt hearken unto
the voice of the Lord thy God, to
keep his commandments and his
statutes which are written in this
book of the law, and if thou turn
unto the Lord thy God with all
thine heart, and with all thy

soul. - ,1-1

1 1 U For this commandment which
I command thee this day, it is not
^ hidden from thee, neither is it tar

12 It is not in heaven, that thou
shouldest say, Who shall go up for
us to heaven, and bring it unto us,
that we may hear it, and do itl

13 Neither is it beyond the sea
that thou shouldest say. Who shall
go over the sea for us, and bring it
unto us, that we may hear it, and
doiti , . . ,

14 But the word %s very nigh
unto thee, in thy mouth, and in
thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

15 ^ See, I have set before thee
this day life and good, and death
and evil ; , , , ^i •

16 In that I command thee this
day to love the Lord thy God, to
walk in his ways, and to keep his
commandments and his statutes
and his judgments, that thou may-
est live and multiply : and the Lord
thy God shall bless thee in the land
whither thou goest to possess it.

17 But if thine heart turn away,
so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt
be drawn away, and worship other
gods, and serve them ;

18 1 denounce unto you this day,
that ye shall surely perish and that
ye shall not prolong your days upon
the land, whither thou passest over
Jordan to go to possess it.

19 I call heaven and earth to
record this day against you thU I
have set before you lite and deatli,
2 blessing and cursing : therefore
choose life, that botli thou and thy
seed may live :

•^0 That thou mayest love the
Lord thy God, and that thou may-
est obey his voice, aiifl that thou
mayest 'cleave unto him: for '^he is
thy life, and the length of thy daTys :
that thou mayest dwell in the land
which the Lord sware unto thy
fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and
to Jacob, to give them.

1 too hard

for

2 the bless-
ing and the
curse :

3 that

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DEUTERONOMY, 31.

to Joshua.

CHAPTER 31.

1 3foxes encourageth the people. 1 He en-
coura(/eth Joshua. 9 He deliveretfi the law
unto the jiriestK to rva<1 it in the stcintli.
year to the people. 14 (iml ,/ie, tli a i-hanje
to Jonhiia. 1!» aial a .^oikj tn tixlifii aijahist
the peojile. '^4 J/cm x il,lir,retli the book
of the laiv to the /,, //V, .v fo keep. W lie
iiiaketh, a proteatittimi lo th, ehlers.

AND Moses went and spake these
words unto all Israel.

2 And he said unto them, I am
an hundred and twenty years old
this day ; I can no more go owt and
come in : also the Lord hath said
unto me. Thou shalt not go over
this Jordan.

3 The Lord thy God, he will go
over before thee, and he will de-
stroy these nations from before
thee, and thou shalt possess them :
and Joshua, he shall go over before
thee, as the Lord hath said.

■4 And the Lord shall do unto
them as he did to 8ihon and to Og,
kings of the Amorites, and unto
the land of them, whom he de-
stroyed.

5 And the Lord shall give them
up before your face, that ye may
do unto them according unto all
the commandments which I have
commanded you.

6 Be strong and of a good cour-
age, fear not, nor be afraid of
them: for the Lord tliy God, \\e it
is that doth go with thee ; he will
not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

7 ^ And Moses called unto Jo-
shua, and said unto him in the
sight of all Lsrael, Be strong and of
a g(jod courage : for thou must go
with -this people unto the land
which the Lord hath sworn unto
their fathers to give them ; and
thou shalt cause them to inherit
it.

8 And the Lord, he it in that
• loth go befoi'c^ thee; he will be
with thee, he will not fail thee,
neither forsake thee : fear not, nei-
ther be dismayed.

9 II And Moses wrote this law,
and delivered it unto the pricists
the sons of Levi, which bare the
ai'k of the co\'(Miant of tlu; Lord,
and unto all the elders of Israel.

10 And Moses commanded them,
saying. At the end of evcrii seven
years, in the ' solemnity of th(! year
of i-elease, in tli(! feast of taljer-
nacles,

1 1 When all Israel is couk; to
appeal- bcfoiv the LoitD thy (Jod in
the place which he siial! choose,
thou shalt read this law before all
Israel in tlieir hearing.

\'l Gather tli(> people together,
men, and women, and chiUli'en,
and thy stranger that is within

thy gates, that they may hear, and
that they may learn, and fear the
Lord your God, and observe to do
all the words of this law :

13 And that their children, which
have not known any thing, may
hear, and learn to fear the Lord
your God, as long as ye live in the
land whither ye go over Jordan to
possess it.

14 ^ And the Lord said unto Mo-
ses, Behold, thy days approach that
thou must die : call Joshua, and pre-
sent yourselves in the '^ tabernacle
of the congregation, that I may give
him a charge. And Moses and Jo-
shua \vent, and presented them-
selves in the ^ taDernacle of the

congregation.

1 5 And the Lord appeared in the
^ tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud :
and the pillar of the cloud stood
over the door of the ^ tabernacle.

16^ And the Lord said unto Mo-
ses. Behold, thou shalt sleep with
thy fathers ; and this people will
rise up, and '* goawhoi-ing after the
gods of the strangers of the land,
whither they go to be among them,
and will forsake me, and break my
covenant which I have made with
them.

1 7 Then my anger shall be kin-
dled against them in that day, and
I will forsake them, and I will hide
my face from them, and they shall
be devoured, and many evils and
troubles shall befall them ; so that
they will say in that day. Are not
these evils come upon us, because
our God is not among us 1

18 And I will surely liide my
face in that day for all the evils
which they shall have wrought, in
that they are tu rned unto other gods.

19 Now therefore write ye this
song for you, and teach it the chil-
dren of Israel : put it in their
mouths, that this song may l)e a
witness for me against the children
of Israel.

20 For when I shall hav(^ brought
them into the land which 1 sware
untt) their fathers, that tloweth
with milk and honey; and they
shall have eaten and tilled them
selves, and waxen fat ; then will
they turn unto other gods, and
serve them, and " i)i'ovoke me, and
br(*ak my covenant.

21 And it shall come to i)a,ss,
when many evils and troubles ar*'
befallen them, that, this song shall
testify ^against 1 hem as a witness ;
for it shall not, be forgotten out of
the mouths of their seed: for I
know their imagination which they
go about, even now, before I have

2 tent of
meeting,

3 tent of
meeting.

4 Tent
•5 Tent.

'■• play the
harlot

despise

he fore

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DEUTERONOMY, 32.

Tlie song of 3Ioses.

brought them into the land which
I sware.

22 1] Moses therefore wrote this
song the same day, and taught it
the children of Israel.

23 And he gave Joshua the son
of Nun a charge, and said, Be
strong and of a good courage : for
thou shalt l)ring the children of
Israel into the land which I sware
unto them: and I will be with
thee.

24 IT And it came to pass, when
Moses had made an end of writ-
ing the words of this law in a
book, until they were finished,

25 That Moses commanded the
Levites, which bare the ark of the
covenant of the Lord, saying,

26 Take this book of the law,
and put it in the side of the ark
of the covenant of the Lord your
God, that it may be there for a
witness against thee.

27 For 1 know thy I'ebellion, and
thy stiff neck : behold, while I am
yet alive with you this day, ye
have been rebellious against the
Lord ; and how much more after
my death 'I

28 11 C4ather unto me all the
elders of your tribes, and your
officers, that I may speak these
words in their ears, and call heaven
and earth to record against them.

29 For I know that after my
death ye will utterly corrupt your-
selves, and turn aside from the way
which I have commanded you ; and
evil will befall you in the latter
days ; because ye will do evil in the
sight of the Lord, to provoke him
to anger through the work of your
hands.

30 And ]\Ioses spake in the ears
of all the C()ngr(\u^ation of Israel
the words of this song, until they
were ended.

CHAPTER 32.

1 Moses'' so7ig, uiiich .settefh forth GocV-s
mercy and venyeance. 40 )/e eiehovteih
111 em to set their hearts upon it. 48 God
soii/eth hit}) itj) to mount Nebo, to see the
land, and die.

GIVE ear, O ye heavens, and I
will speak ; and hear, O earth,
the words of my mouth.

2 My doctrine shall drop as the
rain, njy speech shall distil as
the dew, as the small rain upon
the tender herb, and as the show-
ers upon the grass :

3 Because I will publish the
name of the Lord : ascribe ye
greatness unto our God.

4 I/e is the Rock, his work is
perfect : for all his ways are judg-
ment: a God of truth and without
iniquity, just and right is he.

5 ' They have corrui^ted tliem-
selves, then- spot ^s- not the spot of

his cliikh-en : thei/ are a perverse
and crooked generation.

6 Do ye thus requite the Lord,
O foolish people and unwise 1 is
not he thy father tluit hath bought
thee 1 hath he not made thee, and
established thee '\

7 II Remember the days of old,
consider the years of many genera-
tions : ask thy father, and he will
shew thee ; thy elders, and they
will tell thee.

8 When the Most High divided
to the nations their inheritance,
when he separated the sons of
Adam, he set the bounds of the
'" peojjle according to the number
of the children of Israel.

9 For the Lord's portion is his
people ; Jacob is the lot of his
inheritance.

10 He found him in a desert
land, and in the waste howling
wilderness ; he "led him about, he
^ instructed him, he kept him as
the apple of his eye.

11 As an eagle stirreth up her
nest, fiuttereth over her young,
spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh
them, beareth them on her wings :

12 *SV> the LoiiD alone did lead
him, and there was no strange god
with him.

13 He made him ride on the high
places of the earth, that he might
eat the increase of the fields ; and
he made him to suck honej^ out of
the rock, and oil out of the fiinty
rock ;

14 Butter of kine, and milk of
sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams
of the breed of Ijashan, and goats,
with the fat of kidneys of wheat ;
and •' thou didst drink the 7)ure
blood of the gra])e.

15 1i But Jeshurun waxed fat,
and kicked : thou art waxen fat,
thou art grown thick, thou art
covered with fatness; then he for-
sook God xvhich made him, and
lightly esteemed the Rock of his
salvation.

16 They provoked him to jeal-
ousy with strange iiods, with
abominations provoked they him
to anger.

1 7 They sacrificed unto "devils,
not to God : to gods whom they
knew not, to new gods that came
newly up, whom your fathers feared
not.

18 Of the Rock that begat thee
thou art unmindful, and hast for-
gotten God that formed thee.

19 And when the Lord saw it,

1 They have
dealt cor-
ruptly Mith
him, they
are not his
children,
that is their
blemish ;

2 peoples

"^ compassed
* cared for

5 of the
blood of the
grape thou
didst drink
wine.

s demons,
ivhich ivere
no God;

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The song

DEUTERONOMY, 32.

he abhorred them, because of the
provoking of his sons, and of his
daughters.

20 And he said, I will hide my
face from them, I will see what
their end x/mll he : for they are a
very ^ fro ward generation, cnildren
in whom is no " faith.

21 They have moved me to jeal-
ousy with tliat which is not God ;
they have provoked me to anger
with their vanities : and I will
move them to jealousy with tJLose
which are not a people ; I will ijro-
voke them to anger with a foolish
nation.

22 For a fire is kindled in mine
anger, and shall burn unto the
lowest "*hell, and shall consume
the earth with her increase, and
set on fire the foundations of the
mountains.

23 I will heap mischiefs upon
them ; I will spend mine arrows
upon them.

24 The}/ shall he '*burnt with hun-
ger, and devoured with l)urning
heat, and with bitter destruction :
I will also send the teeth of beasts
upon them, with the poison of ser-
pents of the dust.

25 The sword without, and ter-
ror within, shall destroy both the
young man and the virgin, the
suckling also with the man of gray
hairs.

26 I said, I would scatter them
into corners, I would make the re-
membrance of them to cease from
among men :

27 Were it not that I feared the
wrath of the enemy, lest their ad-
versaries should •"' behave theiii-

selves str-angelv, avd lest they

should say. Our hand is high, and
the Lord hath not tloneall this.

28 Eor th(;y are, a nation void of
counsel, neither is there any under-
standing in them.

29 O that they were wise, tha,t
they und(!rstood this, tJiat they
would consider their latter end !

.■')() How should one (^hase a thou-
s;uid, and two put ten thousand to
iliglit, except their Rock had sold
them, and tne Lord had shut them

UJ)'(

•31 For their rock is not as our
Rock, even our enemies themselves
beinu judges.

32 For tlieir vine is of the vine
of Sodom, and of the fields of Go-
morrah : their grapes are grapes of
gall, their clusters are Ijitter :

33 Their wine is the poison of
dragons, and the cruel venom of
asps.

*Heh. Sheol.

34 Is not this laid up in store
with me, and sealed up among my
treasures %

35 To me helongeth vengeance,
and recompence; their foot shall
slide in dtie time : for the day of
their calamity is at hand, and the
things that shall come upon them
make haste.

36 For the Lokd shall judge his
people, and repent himself for his
servants, when he seeth that their
power is gone, and there is " none
shut u]x or left.

37 And he shall say. Where are
their gods, their rock in whom they
trusted,

38 Which did eat the fat of their
sacrifices, and drank the wine of
their drink offerings? let them rise
up and help you, and be your pro-
tection.

39 (See now that I, even I, a?n he,
and there is no God with me: I kill,
and I make alive ; I wound, and 1
heal : neither is there aiiij that can
deliver out of my hand.

40 For I lift up my hand to
heaven, and say, I live for ever.

4 1 If I whet my glittering sword,
and mine hand take hold on judg-
ment ; I will render vengeance to
mine enemies, and will reward them
that hate me.

42 I will make mine arrows
drunk with blood, and my sword
shall devour flesh; and that with
the blood of the slain and of the
captives, fi-om the 'beginning of

revenges upon the enemy.

43 Rejoice, O ye nations, witJi
his people : for he will avenge the
blood of his servants, and will
render vengeance to his adversa-
ries, and will be merciful unto his
land, and to his ])eople.

44 II And Moses came and spake
all the words of this song in the
ears of the people, he, and " Hosliea
the son of Nun.

45 And Moses made an end of
speaking all these words to all Is-
rael :

46 And he said unto them, S(!t
your hearts unto all the words
which 1 testify among you this day,
which ye shall command your chil-
dren to observe t(j do, all the words
of this law.

47 For it is not a vain thing for
you; boc;uise it is your life: arid
through this thing ye shall i)i'olong
jioiir days in the land, M'hither ye
go ovei- .Jordiin to ])oss(>ss it.

48 And tlu^ Lokd spake unto Mo-
ses tluit selfsameday, saying,

49 Get theeup into thismountain

« Or,

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The blessings of

DEUTERONOMY,

the twelve tribes.

Abarim, 7iv to mount Nebo, which ?.<(
in the land of J\Joab, that is over
against Jei'icho; and behold the
land of Canaan, which I give unto
the children of Israel for a posses-
sion :

50 And die in the mount whither
thou goest up, and be gathered
unto thy people; as Aaron thy
brother died in mount Hor, and
was gathered unto his peoi)le :

51 Because ye trespassed against
me among the children of Israel at
the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in
the wilderness of Zin ; because ye
sanctified me not in the midst of
the children of Israel.

52 Yet thou shalt see the land
before thee ; but thou shalt not go
thither unto the land which I give
the children of Israel.

CHAPTER 33.

1 T/ienuijextt/o/God. G T/ie bleAsinr/ftoftJie
twelve iriben.' 26 7'he ea-ee.Ueney </ Israel.

AND this is the blessing, where-
with Moses the man of God
blessed the children of Israel before
his death.

2 And he said, The Lord came
from Sinai, and rose up from Seir
unto them; he shined forth from
mount Paran, and he came with
ten thousands of ' saints : from his
right hand went a fiery law for
them.

3 Yea, he loved the people; all
his saints are in thy hand : and
they sat down at thy feet; every
one shall receive of thy words.

4 Moses commanded us a law,
even '-^the inheritance of the congre-
gation of Jacob.

5 And he was king in .leshurun,
when the heads of the people (Uid
the tribes of Israel were gathered
togetlier.

6 11 Let Reuben live, and not
die ; ^and let not his men be few.

7 H And this ^.s- the Uesdngoi Ju-
dah: and he said, Hear, LoED, the
voice of Judah, aiid bring him unto
his people: let his hands be sufii-
cient for him ; and be thou an help
to hi in. from his enemies.

H H And of Levi he said. Let thy
Thummim and thy LIrijn l>e ^vith
thy holy one, whom thou didst
prove at Massah, and with whom
thou didst strive at the waters of
Meribah ;

9 Who said ^unto his father and
Ho his mother, I have not seen
liTTn; neither did he acknowledge
l\is brethren, nor knew his own
children : for they have observed
thy word, and k(>pt thy covenant.

10 They shall teach Jacob thy
judgments, and Israel thy law :
tliey shall put incense before thee,
and whole burnt sacrifice upon
thine altar.

11 Bless, LoKi), his substance,
and accept the work of his hands :
smite through the loins of them
that rise against him, and of them
that hate him, that they rise not
again.

12 U And of Benjamin he said.
The beloved of the Loud shall dwell
in safety by him ; and the Loud
shall cover him all the day long,
and he shall dwell between his
shoulders.

13 H And of Joseph he said,
Blessed of the Loud be his land,
for the precious things of heaven,
for the clew, and for tlie deep that
coucheth beneath,

14 And for the precious fruits
tjrouyht forth by the sun, and for'
the precious things put forth by
the moon,

1 5 And for the chief things of the
ancient mountains, and for the pre-
cious things of the lasting hills,

16 And for the precious things of
the earth and fulness thereof, and
for the good will of him that dwelt
in the bush : let the Ijlessing come
upon the head of Joseph, and upon
the top of the head of nim that was
^ seyjarated from his brethren.

17 His glory is like the firstling
of his bullock, and his horns are like
the horns of "unicorns: with them
he shall push the ' people together

* Or,

to the ends of the eaith : and they
are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
and they are the thousands of
Manasseh.

1<S ^ And of Zebulun he said.
Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out;
and, Issachar, in thy tents.

19 They shall call the '^people
unto the mountain ; there they
shall offer sacrifices of righteous-
ness : for they shall suck of the
abundance of the seas, and of trea-
sures hid in the sand.

20 11 And of Cad he said. Blessed
be he that enlargeth Gad : he dwell-
eth as a lion, and teareth the "arm
with the crown of the head.

21 And he provided the first
part for himself, because ^^ there, in
a poi'tion of the lawgiver, was h

seate( I ; smd lie came with the
heads of the people, he executed
the justice of the LoitD, and his
judgments with Israel.

22 H And of Dan he said, Dan is
a lion's whelp: he shall " leap from
Bashau.

"< pnnce
anion !<

0 the wild

ox:

" peoples

together,

even

^ peoples

arm, yea,

in there was
a ruler's
portion
reserved ;

11 leap forth

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Tlie death and

DEUTERONOMY, 34.

bnrial of Moses.

23 H And of Naphtali he said, O
Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and
fuU with the blessing of tlie Loitu :
possess thou the ^ west ^and the
south.

24 IT And of Asher he said, Let
Asher be blessed with children ; let
him be acceptable to his brethren,
and let him dip his foot in oil.

25 Thy "shoes shall be iron and
brass ; and as thy days, so shall thy
strength he.

26 H Tliere is none like unto the
God of Jeshurun, ivho rideth upon
the heaven ^in thy help, and in his
excellency on the sky.

27 The eternal God is thi/reh-[ge,
and underneath «>'e the everlasting
arms : and he shall thrust out the
enemy from before thee ; and shall
say. Destroy thetn.

28 Israel then shall dwell in
safety alone : the fountain of Jacob
shall he upon a land of ^ corn and
wine ; also his heavens shall drop
down dew.

29 Happy art thou, O Israel:
who is like unto thee, O people
saved by the Loud, the shield of
thy help, and who is the sword of
thy excellency ! and thine enemies
shall * be found liars unto thee ;
and thou shalt tread vipon their
high places.

CHAPTER 34.

1 Moxeit from mount Naho Tieweih the. I(in<l.
5 He dieth there. 6 Ilia huriul. 7 IIm
(ige. 8 Thirty days' ')nourning for him.
i» Joxhua micceedeih him. 10 The pmiM
of Moses.

AND Moses went up from the
plains of Moab unto the moun-
tain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah,
that ?.s' over against Jericho. And
the Lord shewed him all the land
of Gilead, unto Dan,

2 And all Naphtali, and the land
of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all

the land of Judah, unto the utmost
sea,

3 And the " south, and the plain
of the valley of Jericho, the city
of palm trees, unto Zoar.

4 And the Lord said unto him,
This is the land which I sware
unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and
unto Jacob, saying, I will give
it unto thy seed : I have caused
thee to see it with thine eyes, but
thou shalt not go over thither.

5 II So Moses the servant of the
Lord died there in the land of
Moab, according to the word of
the Lord.

G And ' he buried him in a valley
in the land of Moalj, over against
Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of
his sepulchre unto this day.

7 II And Moses was an hundred
and twenty years old when he
died : his eye was not dim, nor his
natural force abated.

8 51 And the children of Israel
wept for Moses in the plains of
Moab thirty days : so the days of
weeping and mourning for Moses
were ended.

9 ^ And Joshua the son of Nun
was full of the spirit of wisdom ;
for Moses had laid his hands upon
him : and the children of Israel
hearkened unto him, and did as
the Lord commanded Moses.

10 ^ And there arose not a pro-
phet since in Israel like unto
Moses, whom the Lord knew face
to face,

11 In all the signs and the won-
ders which the Lord sent him to
do in the land of Egypt to Pha-
raoh, and to all his servants, and
to all his land,

12 And in all that mighty hand,
and in Jill the great terror which
Moses shewed in the sight of all
ISiiael.

THE BOOK OF JOSHUA

CHAPTER 1.

1 The Lord, appointeih Joshua to succeed
Moses. 3 The borders of the promised
land. 5,9 t;,„i !,,■(•, „i>i,'tl, l<, assist Joshua.
8 He qivelh him iii.^lriirtioiis. Id fie pre-
pareth the pc.i.lr I,, j„, .■<.■< nrer Jordan. 12
Joshua piitteth the two tribes and half in
Mind, of their promise to Moses. IG They
promise him fi-altij,

NOW after the death of Moses
tlie servant of the Lord it
came to |)ass, tliat the I^ord spake
unto Joshua th<^ son of Nun, Closes'
minister, saying,

2 Moses my servant is dead ;

now tlun-efoi-e arise, go ov(>r this
Jordan, thou, and all this people,
unto the land whicii I tlo gi\-e to
them, even to the children of Israel.

3 Evei-y place that the sole of
youi" foot shall tivad upon, that
liave I given unto y<ni, as 1 said
unto Moses.

1 l''rom tlu^ wildei'ness and this
Lebanon e\'en unto tlu^ great I'iver,
the river Eui)hiates, all the laiul
of th(! Hittites, and unto the great
sea towai'd th(^ going down of the
sun, shall be your ''coast.

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Joshua succeedeth Moses.

JOSHUA, 2.

Rahah concealeth the spies.

1 will Rive

5 There shall not any man be
able to stand before thee all the
days of thy life: as 1 was with
Moses, so 1 will be with thee : I
will not fail thee, nor forsake
thee.

6 Be strong and of a good courage:
for unto this people shalt thou di-
vide for an inheritance the, land,
which I sware unto their fathers
to give them.

7 Only be thou strong and very
courageous, that thou mayest ob-
serve to do according to all the
law, which Moses my servant com-
mandecl thee : turn not from it to
the right hand or to the left, that
thou mayest prosper whitherso-
ever thou goest.

8 This book of the law shall not
depart out of thy mouth ; but thou
shalt meditate therein day and
night, that thou mayest observe
to do according to all that is writ-
ten therein : for then thou shalt
make thy way prosperous, and
then thou shalt have good success.

9 Have not I commanded thee*?
Be strong and of a good courage ; be
not afraid, neither be thou dis-
mayed : for the Lord thy God is
with thee whithersoever thou go-
est.

10 11 Then Joshua commanded
the officei's of the people, saying.

11 Pass through the host, and
command the people, stiying, Pie-
pare you victuals; for within three
days ye shall- pass over this Jor-
dan, to go in to possess the land,
which the Lord your God giveth
you to possess it.

12 ^ And to the Reubenites, and
to the Gadites, and to half the
tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua,
saying,

13 Remember the word which
Moses the servant of the Lord
commanded you, saying, The Lord
your God hath given you rest, and
' hath given you this land.

14 Vour wives, your little ones,
and your cattle, shall remain in
the land which Moses gave you on
this side Jordan ; but ye shall pass
before your brethren armed, all
the mighty men of valour, and
help them ;

15 Until the Lord hath given
your brethren i-est, as he hath niven
you, and bht>y also have possessed
the land which the Lord your- God
giveth them : then ye shall I'eturn
unto the land of your possession,
and enjoy it, which Moses the
Lord's servant gave you on tliis
side Jordan toward the sunrising.

16 11 And they answ(>red Joshua,
saying, All that thou commandest

us we will do, and whithersoever
thou sendest us, we will go.

17 According as we hearkened
unto Moses in all things, so will we
hearken unto thee : only the Lord
thy God be with thee, as he was
with Moses.

18 Whosoever Jte he that doth
rebel against thy commandment,
and will not hearken unto thy
words in all that thou commandest
him, he shall be put to death : only
be strong and of a good courage.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Jidhah receiveth and concealeiJi the tiro
spien sent from Shittiin. 8 The covenant
between her and them. 23. Their retur-n
and relation.

AND Joshua the son of Nun
sent out of Shittim two men
to spy secretly, saying. Go view
the land, even Jericho. And they
went, and came into an harlot's
house, named Rahab, and lodged
there.

2 And it was told the king of
Jericho, saying. Behold, there
came men in hither to night of
the children of Israel to search
out the country.

3 And the king of Jericho sent
unto Rahab, saying. Bring forth
the men that are come to thee,
which are entered into thine
house : for they Ije come to search
out all the country.

4 And the woman took the two
men, and hid them, and said thus,
There came men unto me, but I
- wist not whence they were :

5 And it came to pass about the
time of shutting of the gate, when
it was dark, that the men went
out : whither the men went I ^ wot
not : pursue after them quickly ;
for ye shall overtake them.

G But she had brought them iip
to the roof of the house, and hid
them with the stalks of flax, which
she had laid in order upon the roof.

7 And the men pursued after
them the way to Jordan unto the
fords : and as soon as they which
pursued after them were gone out,
they shut the gate.

8 II And before they were laid
down, she came up unto tiiem upon
the roof ;

9 And she said unto the men, I
know that the Lord hath given
you the land, and that your terror
is fallen uijon us, and that all the
inhabitants of tlie land faint be-
cause of you.

10 For we have heard how the
Lord (hied up the water of the
Red sea for you, when ye came out
of Egypt ; and what ye did unto

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Covenant with Rahah.

JOSHUA, 3.

Joshua at the Jordan.

the two kings of the Amorites, that
^vere on the other side Jordan, »Si-
hon and Og, whom ye * utterly
destroyed.

1 1 Arid as soon as we had heard
tJiese thiN,(/s, our hearts did melt,
neither did there remain any more
coui*age in any man, because of
you : for tlie Lord your God, he is
God in heaven above, and in earth
beneath.

12 Now therefore, I pray you,
swear unto me by the Lord, since 1
have shewed you kindness, that ye
will also shew kindness unto my
father's house, and give me a true
token :

13 And that ye will save alive
my father, and my motlier, and my
bretlu'en, and my sisters, and all
that they have, and deliver our
lives from death.

14 And the men answered her.
Our life for yours, if ye utter not
this our business. And it shall Vje,
when the Lord liath given us the
land, that we will deal kindly and
truly with thee.

15 Then she let them down by a
cord through the window : for her
house ?^'a.? upon the town wall, and
she dwelt upon the wall.

16 And she said unto them. Get
you to the mountain, lest the pur-
suers meet you ; and hide your-
selves there thi-ee days, until the
pursuers be returned : and after-
ward may ye go your way.

17 And the men said unto her.
We 7viM he blameless of this thine
oath which thou hast made us
swear.

18 Behold, rvhen we come into the
land, thou shalt bind this line of
scarlet thread in the window which
thou didst let us down by : and thou
shalt bring thy father, and thy
mother, and thy bi'ethren, and all
th.y father's household, home unto
thee.

19 And it shall be, that whoso-
ever shall go out of the doors of
thy house int(j the stret^t, liis blood
shiili he u|)oii his head, and we mill
he, guiltless : and whosoever shall
be with thee in the house, his blood
kIuiII he u\\ our head, if any hand be
u[)oii hini;

L'O And if thou uttci- this our
business, tlien we will bf^ quit of
thine oath which thou hast ni;i,de

us ti) SWiVll'.

21 And she said, A(;cording unto
your words, so he it. And she sent
them away, and they departed : aiul
she l)ound the scarlet line in the
winflow.

* Ileb. devoted.

22 And they went, and came unto
the mountain, and abode there
three days, until the pursuers were
returned : and the pursuers sought
tjieiii throughout all the way, but
found thdjii not.

23 ^ So the two men returned,
and descended from the mountain,
and passed over, and came to
Joshua the son of Nun,_ and told
him all thitKjs that befell them :

24 And they said unto Joshua,
Truly the Lord hath delivered into
our hands all the land ; for even all
the inhabitants of the country do
faint because of us.

CHAPTER 3.

1 JoKhna (■oiiu'//i to Jordan, 2 77ie officers
•insiruvtthe jif.ople for the pasxdiie. 1 The
Lord eiii'ounii/c'lh. Jvshutt.. 9 Jonhua en-
courayi'ih, the people. 14 The waters of
Jordan are divided.

AND Joshua rose eai'ly in the
morning ; and they removed
from Shittim, and came to Jordan,
he and all ithe children of Israel,
and lodged there bef or'e they passea
over.

2 And it came to pass after three
days, that the officers went through
the host ;

3 And they commanded the peo-
ple, saying. When ye see the ark
(jf the covenant of the Lord your
God, and the priests the Levites
bearing it, tlien ye shall remote
from your place, and go after it.

4 Yet there shall be a space be-
tween you and it, about two thou-
sand cubits by measure : come not
near unto it, that ye may know the
way by which ye must g<j : for ye
have not passed this way hereto-
fore.

5 And Joshua said unto the peo-
jjle, ScMictify yourselves : for to
morrow the Lord will do wonders
among you.

G And Joshua spake unto the
priests, saying. Take up the ark of
the covenant, a!id oass over before
the people. And they took ui) the
ark of the covenant, and wcsnt be-
foi-(! t\w people.

7 11 And the Lord said unto
Joshua,, This day will I begin to
magnify thec^ in the sight of all
Israel, that they may kncjw that,
as I was with closes, so I will be
with thee.

8 And thou shalt command the
))ii(>sts that bear the ark t)f the
eovenaiit, saying. When ye are
come to th(^ brink of the water
of .Joi'daii, y(; shall stand still in
Jordan.

'.) II And .b)shua said unto the
<-liil(lrcn of Israel, Come hither, and
{'>

'file waters are divided.

JOSHUA, 4.

The people pass over.

hear the words of the Lord your
God.

10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye
shall know that the living God is
among you, and that he will with-
out fail drive out from before you
the Canaan ites, and the Hittites,
and the Hivites, and the Perizzites,
and the Girgashites, and the Amor-
ites, and the Jebusites.

11 Behold, the ark of the cove-
nant of the Lord of all the earth
passeth over before you into Jor-
dan.

1 2 Now 'therefore take you twelve
men out of the tribes of Israel, out
of evei-y tribe a man.

13 And it shall come to pass, as
soon as the soles of the feet of the

Eriests that bear the ark of the
ORD, the Lord of all the earth,
shall rest in the waters of Jordan,
that the waters of Jordan shall be
'cut off from the waters that come
down from above ; and they shall
stand upon an heap.

14^ And it came to pass, when
the people removed fi'om their
tents, to pass over Jordan, and the
priests bearing the ark of the cove-
nant before the people ;

1 5 And as they that bare the ark
were come unto Jordan, and the
feet of the priests that bare the ark
were dipped in the brim of the
water, (for Jordan overfloweth all
his banks all the time of harvest, )

16 That the waters which came
down from above stood and rose up
upon an heap '•^very far from the
city Adam, that is beside Zaretan

and those that came down toward
the sea of the plain, even the salt
sea, failed, a7id were cut off: and
the people passed over right against
Jericho.

1 7 And the priests that bare the
ark of the covenant of the Lord
stood firm on dry ground in the
midst of Jordan, and all the Israel-
ites passed over on dry ground,
until all the people were passed
clean over Jordan.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Twelve men are ajipointed to take tii'elre
stones for a memorial out of Jordan.
9 Twelve other stones are set up in the
midst of Jordan. 10, 19 The people p(/.S'.v
over. i4 Ood magnijieth Joshua. 20 The
twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal.

AND it came to pass, when all
the people were clean passed
over Jordan, that the Lord spake
unto Joshua, saying,

2 Take you twelve men out of
the people, out of every tribe a
man,

3 And command ye them, saying.

Take you hence out of the midst of
Jordan, out of the place where the
priests' feet stooa firm, twelve
stones, and ye shall carry them
over with you, and ^ leave them in
the lodging place, where ye shall
lodge this night.

4 Then Joshua called the twelve
men, whom he had prepared of the
children of Israel, out oi every tribe
a man :

5 And Joshua said unto them.
Pass over before the ark of the
Lord your God into the midst of
Jordan, and take you up every man
of you a stone upon his shoulder,
according unto the number of the
tribes of the children of Israel :

6 That this may be a sign among
you, that when your children ask
their fathers in time to come, say-
ing. What mean ye by these stones'?

7 Then ye shall answer them,
That the waters of Jordan were cut
off before the ark of the covenant
of the Lord ; when it passed over
.Jordan, the waters of Jordan were
cut off: and these stones shall be
for a memorial unto the children
of Israel for ever.

8 And the children of Israel did
so as Joshua commanded, and took
up twelve stones out of the midst
of Jordan, as the Lord spake unto
Joshua, according to the number of
the tribes of the children of Israel,
and carried them over with them
unto the place where they lodged,
and laid them down there.

9 And Joshua set up twelve
stones in the midst of Jordan, in
the place where the feet of the
priests which bare the ark of the
covenant stood : and they are there
unto this day.

10 U For the priests which bare
the ark stood in the midst of Jor-
dan, until every thing was finished
that the Lord commanded Joshua
to speak unto the people, accord-
ing to all that Moses commanded
Joshua : and the people hasted and
passed over.

1 1 And it came to pass, when all
the people were clean passed over,
that the ark of the Lord passed over,
and the priests, in the presence of
the people.

12 And the children of Reuben,
and the children of Gad, and half
the tribe of Manasseh, passed over
armed before the children of Israel,
as Moses spake unto them :

13 About forty thousand pre-
pared for war passed over before
the Lord unto battle, to the plains
of Jei'icho.

14 H On that day the Lord mag-
nified Joshua in the sight of all

3 lay them
down

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The memorial stones.

JOSHUA, 5.

Circumcision is renewed.

Israel ; and they feared him, as
they feared Moses, all the days of
his life.

15 And the Lord spake unto
Joshua, saying,

16 Command the priests that
bear the ark of the testimony, that
they come up out of Jordan.

17 Joshua therefore commanded
the priests, saying, Come ye up out
of Jordan.

18 And it came to pass, when the
priests that bare the ark of the
covenant of the Lord were come
up out of the midst of Jordan, and
the soles of the priests' feet were
lifted up unto the dry land, that
the waters of Jordan returned unto
their place, and flowed over all his
banks, as the;/ did before.

19 11 And the people came up out
of Jordan on the tenth day of the
first month, and encamped in Gil-
gal, in the east border oi Jericho.

20 And those twelve stones,
which they took out of Jordan,
did Joshua ' pitch in Gilgal.

21 And he spake unto the chil-
dren of Israel, saying. When your
children shall ask their fathers in
time to come, saying, What mean
these stones 1

22 Then ye shall let your chil-
dren know, saying, Israel came
over this Jordan on dry land.

23 For the Lord your God dried
up the waters of Jordan from be-
fore you, until ye were passed over,
as the Lord your God did to the
Red sea, which he dried up from
before us, until we were gone over :

24 That all the '^ people of the
earth might know the hand of the
Lord, that it is mighty : that ■' ^
might fear the Lord your God for
ever.

CHAPTER 5.

1 The Cdndiiiiites are (i/rald. 'Z JoHliua re-
nev)clh circiiiiirixidii. 10 The pan80ver ix
kept III (, ihj'iL 1'2 .Wdvna eeaseth. 18 An
Aiiyil iijijKiiri f/i to ,/()nhua.

AND it came to pass, when all
the kings of the Amorites,
which rvere on tlie side of Jorflan
westward, and all the kings of the
Canaanites, which were by the sea,
heard that the Lord had dried up
the waters of Jordan from before
the children of Israel, until we wer(^
passed over, that their heart melted,
neither was there spirit in them
any more, because or the childi-en
of Israel.

2 U At that time the Lord said
unto Joshua, Make thee ^ sharp
kni\('S. and circumcise again the
children of Israel the second time.

* Or,

3 And Joshua made him ^ sharp
knives, and circumcised the chil-

dren of Israel at the hill of the
foreskins.

4 And this is the cause why
Joshua did circumcise : All the
people that came out of Egypt,
that tve7-e males, even all the men
of war, died in the wilderness by
the way, after they came out of
Egypt.

5 Now all the people that came
out were circumcised : but all the
people that were born in the wilder-
ness by the way as they came forth
out of Egypt, them they had not
circumcised.

6 For the children of Israel
walked forty years in the wilder-
ness, till all the people that were
men of war, which came out of
Egypt, were consumed, because
they obeyed not the voice of the
Lord : unto whom the Lord sware
that he would not shew them the
land, which the Lord sware unto
their fathers that he would give us,
a land that floweth with milk and
honey.

7 And their children, whom, he
raised up in their stead, them
Joshua circumcised : for they were
uncircumcised, because they had
not circunicised them by the way.

8 And it came to pass, when they
had done circumcising all the peo-
ple, that they abode in their places
in the camp, till they were whole.

9 And the Lord said unto Joshua,
This day have I rolled away the
reproach of Egypt from off you.
Wnerefore the name of the place is
called t Gilgal unto this day.

10 11 And the children of Israel
encamped in Gilgal, and kept the
passover on the fourteenth day of
the month at even in the plains of
Jei'icho.

1 1 And they did eat of the ^ old
corn of the land on the morrow af t(!r
the passover, unleavened cakes, and
parched ''corn, in the selfsame day.

1 2 If And the manna ceased on
the morrow after they had eaten of
the "ol<l corn of the land ; neither
had the children of Israel manna
;iny more; but they did tvit of the
fruit of the land of Canaan that
year.

13 IT Anfl it came to pass when
Joshua was by Jericho, that he
liftetl up his eyes and looked, and,
behold, there stood a man over
;i,g;i,inst him with his sword (li';iwn
in his hand : and .loshua went unt<j
him, and said unto him, Art thou
for us, or for our adversaries'?

t That is, Rolliug

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The Captaiti of the least.

JOSHUA, 6.

Jericho is taken.

14 And he said, Nay; but as
' captain of the host of the Lord
am i now come. And Joshua fell
on his face to the earth, and did
worship, and said unto him. What
saith my lord unto his servant %

1 5 And the ^ captain of the
Lord's host said unto Joshua,
Loose thy shoe from olf" thy foot ;
for the place whereon thou stand-
est is holy. And Joshua did so.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Jericho is fthut iip. 2 God instructeth
Jo.shna how to besiege it. 12 The city is
co»iji(/ssed. 17 It must he accursed. 20
The ic((//s faU down.. 22 Rahab is saved.
26 The builder of Jericho is cursed.

NOW Jericho was straitly shut
up because of the children of
Israel : none went out, and none
came in.

2 And the Lord said unto
Joshua, See, I have given into
thine hand Jericho, and the king
thereof, and the mighty men of
valour.

3 And ye shall compass the city,
all ye men of war, and go round
about the city once. Thus shalt
thou do six days.

4 And seven priests shall bear
before the ark seven trumpets of
rams' horns : and the seventh day
ye shall compass the city seven
times, and the priests shall blow
with the trumpets.

5 And it shall come to pass, that
when they make a long blast with
the ram's horn, and when ye hear
the sound of the trumpet, all the
people shall shout with a great
shout ; and the wall of the city
shall fall down flat, and the people
shall ascend up every man straight
befoi'e him.

6 U And .Joshua the son of Nun
called the priests, and said unto
them. Take up the ark of the cove-
nant, and let seven priests bear
seven trumpets of rams' horns be-
fore the ark of the Lord.

7 And he said unto the people,
Pass on, and compass the city, and
let him that is armed pass on before
the ark of the Lord.

8 ^ And it came to pass, when
Joshua had spoken vmto the people,
that the seven priests bearing the
seven trumpets of rams' horns

Eassed on before the Lord, and
lew with the trumpets : and the
ark of the covenant of the Lord
followed them.

9 H And the armed men went
before the priests that blew with
the trumpets, and the 2_rerewanl
came after the ark, the p)-ie.^ts going
on, and blowing with the trumpets.

10 And Joshua had commanded
the people, saying. Ye shall not
shout, nor make any noise with
your voice, neither shall any word
proceed out of your mouth, until
the day I bid you shout ; then
shall ye shout.

1 1 So the ark of the Lord com-
passed the city, going about it
once : and they came into the
camp, and lodged in the camp.

12 5] And Joshua rose early in
the morning, and the priests took
up the ark of the Lord.

13 And seven priests bearing
seven trumpets of rams' horns be-
fore the ark of the Lord went on
continually, and blew with the
trumpets : and the armed men went
before them ; but the " rereward
came after the ark of the Lord,
the 'priests going on, and blowing
with the trui\ipets.

14 And the second day they com-
passed the city once, and returned
into the camp : so they did six days.

15 And it came to pass on the
seventh day, that they rose early
about the dawning of the day, and
compassed the city after the same
manner seven times : only on that
day they compassed the city seven
times.

16 And it came to pass at the
seventh time, when the priests
blew with the trumpets, Joshua
said unto the people, Shout ; for
the Lord hath given you the city.

17 51 And the city shall be ^ ac-
cursed, even it, and all that are
therein, to the Lord: only Rahab
tlie harlot shall live, she and all
that are with her in the house, be-
cause she hid the messengers that
we sent.

1 8 And ye, in any wise keep your-
selves from the * accursed thing, lest
ye make yoiirselves accursed, when
ye take of the •* accursed thing,
and make the camp of Israel a
curse, and trouble it.

19 But all the silver, and gold,
and vessels of brass and iron, are
consecrated unto the Loi;d : they
shall come into the treasury of the
Lord.

20 So the people shouted when
the priests blew with the trumpets :
and it came to pass, when the
])eople heard the sound of the
trumpet, and the people shouted
with a great shout, that the wall
fell down flat, so that the people
went up into the city, every man
straight before him, and thej' took
the city.

21 And they* utterly destroyed

* Heh. devoted.

2 rearward

'^ devoted,

4 devoted

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Rahab is saved.

JOSHUA, 7.

Achcm's trespass.

all that was in the city, both man
and woman, young ami old, and ox,
and sheep, and ass, with the edge
ot* the swoi'd.

22 But Joshua had said unto
the two men that had spied out
the country, Go into the harlot's
house, and bring out thence the
woman, and all that she hath, as
ye sware unto her.

23 And the young men that were
spies went in, and brought out
Kahab, and her father, and her
mother, and her brethren, and all
that she had ; and they brought
out all hei- kindred, and left them
without the camp of Israel.

24 And they burnt the city with
fire, and all that ivas therein : only
the silver, and the gold, and the
vessels of brass and of iron, they
put into the treasury of the house
of the Lord.

25 And Joshua saved Rahab the
harlot alive, and her father's house-
hold, and all that she had ; and
she dwelleth in Israel even unto
this day ; because she hid the mes-
sengerSj which Joshua sent to spy
out Jericho.

26 II And Joshua adjured them
at that time, saying. Cursed he the
man before the Lord, that riseth
up and buildeth this city Jericho :
he shall lay the foundation thereof
' m his firstborn, and ' in his young-
est son shall he set upTlie gates of
it.

27 8o the Lord was with Joshua ;
and his fame was noised through-
out all the country.

CHAPTER 7.

1 The Israelites are smitten, nt Ai. 6 Jo-
sIiiKi^n coinpldinl. 10 (rod itixiructeth, liini
irlidi to do. 16 Achtin is tdken hi/ the lot.
19 JliHCon.fesHion. 'i'l lie, nnd nil he had
are destroyed in the valley of Achor.

I)lJTthe children of Israel com-
y mitted a trespass in the '" ac-
(;urs(!d thing: for Achan, the son
t)f Cariui, the son of Zabdi, the son
of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,
took of the '"^axxiursed thing: and
tlie anger of the LoitD was kindled
against the chil(lr(;n of Israel.

2 And Joshua sent men from
Jericho to Ai, which is beside Reth-
aven, on the east side of Reth-el,
and spake unto them, s;iying. Go
up and 'view the country. And
tlu! men went uj) and ''viewed Ai.

3 And they retui'ned to Joshua,
and said unto him. Let not all
the peoi)l(i g(j up ; Init let aliout
two oi' thret^ thousand men go up
and smite Ai ; and make not all
the ])eople to labour thither ; for
they are but few.

4 8o there went up thither of
the people about three thousand
men : and they lied before the men
of Ai.

5 And the men of Ai smote of
them about thirty and six men :
for they chased them from before
the gate eveii^ unto Shebarim, and
smote them in the going down :
wherefore the hearts of the people
melted, and became as water.

6 V[ And Joshua rent his clothes,
and fell to the earth upon his face
before the ark of the Lord until
the eventide, he and the elders of
Israel, and put dust upon their
heads.

7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord
God, wherefore hast thou at all
brought this people over Jordan, to
deliver us into the hand of the
Amorites, to destroy us % would
to God we had been content, and
dwelt on the other side Jordan !

8 O Lord, what shall I say, when
Israel turneth their backs before
their enemies !

9 For the Canaanites and all the
inhabitants of the land shall hear
of it, and shall ^environ us round,
and cut off our name from the
earth : and what wilt thou do
" unto thy great name?

10 U And the Lord said unto
Joshua, Get thee up ; wherefore
liest thou thus upon thy face*?

1 1 Israel hath sinned, and they
have also transgressed my cove-
nant which I commanded them :
for they have even taken of the
'^accursed thing, and have also
stolen, and dissembled also, and
they have put it even among their
own stuff.

12 Therefore the children of Is-
rael could not stand before their
enemies, hut turned tlieir backs
before their enemies,^ because they
were * accursed: neither will I be
with you any moi'e, except ye de-
stroy the '''accursed from among
you.

13 Uyj, sanctify the people, and
say, Sanctify yourselves against to
morrow : foi' thus saith "the Lord
(jod of Israel, There is "an ac-
cui'sed thing in the midst of thee,
() isriiel : thou canst not stand
befoi-e thine enemies, until ye take
away the "accursed thijig from
among you.

14 \n the morning thei'efore ye
shall be '" brought accoi'ding to
youi' tribes : and it shall be, fhafthc
trilu! which the Lord taketh shall
come accoi'ding to the families

* Ileb. devoted.

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Achaii's confession.

JOSHUA, 8.

His punishment.

thereof; and the family which the
Lokd" shall take shall come by
households; and the household
which the Lord shall take shall
come man by man.

15 And it shall be, that he that
is taken with the ^ accursed thnig
shall be burnt with tire, he and all
that he hath : because he hath
transgressed the covenant ot the
Lord, and because he hath wrought
folly in Israel.

IG H So Joshua rose up early m
the morning, and '^ brought Israel
by their tribes; and the tribe ot
Judah was taken :

17 And he brought the "family
of Judah ; and he took the tamily
of the Zarhites: and he brought
the family of the Zarhites man
by man ; and Zabdi was taken :

18 And he brought his household
man by man ; and Achan, the son
of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the
son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,
was taken.

19 And Joshua said unto Achan,
My son, give, I pray thee, glory to
^ tiie Lord God of Israel, and make
confession unto him ; and tell me
now what thou hast done ; hide it
not from me.

20 And Achan answered Joshua,
and said. Indeed I have sinned
against ^the Lord God of Israel,
and thus and thus have I done:

2 1 When I saw among the spoils
a goodly Babylonish garment, and
two hundred shekels of silver, and
a wedge of gold of fifty shekels
weight, then I coveted them, and
took them ; and, behold, they are
hid in the earth in the midst of my
tent, and the silver under it.

22 H So Joshua sent messengers,
and they ran unto the tent ; and,
behold, it loaa hid in his tent, and
the silver under it.

23 And they took them out of
the midst of the tent, and brought
them unto Joshua, and unto all
the children of Israel, and laid
them out before the Lord.

24 And Joshua, and all Israel
with him, took Achan the son of
Zerah, and the silver, and the gar-
ment, and the wedge of gold, and
his sons, and his daughters, and
his oxen, and his asses, and his
sheep, and his tent, and all that he
had : and they brf)Ught them unto
the valley of Achor.

25 And Joshua said. Why hast
thou troubled us '? the Lord shall
trouble thee this day. And all Is-
rael stoned him with stones, and

burned them with fire, after they
had stoned them with stones.

26 And they raised over him a
great heap of stones unto this day.
So the Lord turned from the fierce-
ness of his anger. Wherefore the
name of that place was called, The
valley of t Achor, unto this day.

CHAPTER 8.

1 God encourageth Jonhua. 3 The^ atrata-
yem ivhereby Ai was taken. 29 The king
thereof is hanged. 30 Juahua huil(/eihaii
altar, 32 tm'teth the law on utones, 33 pro-
poundeth bleasingnand cnrmngn.

AND the Lord said unto Joshua,
Fear not, neither be thou dis-
mayed : take all the people of war
with thee, and arise, go up to Ai :
see, I have given into thy hand the
king of Ai, and his people, and his
city, and his land :

2 And thou shalt do to Ai and
her king as thou didst unto Jeri-
cho and her king : only the spoil
thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall
ye take for a prey unto yourselves :
lay thee an ambush for the city be-
hind it.

3 II So Joshua arose, and all the
people of war, to go up against Ai :
and Joshua chose out thirty thou-
sand mighty men of valour, and
sent them away by night.

4 And he commanded them, say-
ing, Behold, ye shall lie in wait
against the city, even behind the
city : go not very far from the city,
but be ye all ready :

5 And I, and all the people that
are with me, will approach unto
the city : and it shall come to pass,
when they come out against us, as
at the first, that we will fiee before
them,

6 ( For they will come out after
us ) till we have drawn them from
the city ; for they will^ say. They
flee before us, as at the first : there-
fore we will tlee before them.

7 Then ye shall rise up from the
ambush, and seize upon the city :
for the Lord your God will deliver
it into your hand.

8 And it shall be, when ye have
taken the city, that ye shall set the
city on fire : according to the com-
mandment of the Lord shall ye do.
See, I have commanded you.

9 ^Joshua therefore sent them
forth : and they went to lie in am-
bush, and al)oae between Beth-el
and Ai, on the west side of _Ai :
but Joshua lodged that night
among tlu> people.

10 And Joshua rose un early in
the morning, and '"^ numbered the
people, and went up, he and the

*0r,

t That is, Trouble.

nuistered

221

Ai is taken.

JOSHUA, 8.

Tlte law is read.

elders of Israel, before the people
to Ai.

11 And all the people, even the
people of war, that ivere with him,
went up, and drew nigh, and came
be£<jre the city, tind pitched on the
north side of Ai : now there ivas a
valley between them and Ai.

1 2 And he took about five thou-
sand men, and set them to lie in
ambush between Beth-el and Ai,
on the west side of the city.

13 And when they had set the
people, even all the host that tvtts
on the north of the city, and" their
Hers in wait on the west of the
city, Joshua went that night into
the midst of the valley.

14 ^And it came to pass, wlien
the king of Ai saw it, that they
hasted and rose up early, and the;
men of the city went out against
Israel to battle, he and all his
people, ^ at a time appointed, be-
fore the plain ; but he " wist not
that tltere were liers in ambush
against him bf^hind the city.

15 And .Joshua and all Israel
made as if they were beaten before
them, and lied by the way of the
wilderness.

l(i And all the people that ivere
in Ai were called together to pur-
sue after them: and they pursued
after .Joshua, and were drawn
away from the city.

17 And there was not a man left
in Ai or lieth-el, that went not out
after Israel : and thi^y left i\w, city
open, and pursued after Israel.

IH And the Lord said unto
.Joshua, Stretch out the spear that
/.s in thy hand toward Ai ; for 1
will give it into tliine hand. And
.Joshua stretched out tlu^ spear that
he h(i(l in his liand toward the city.

1 9 And the ambush ai-os(^ quickly
out of their j)lace, and tiiey I'an as
soon as he had stretched out his
hand: ami they entcu-ed into the
city, and took it, and hasted and
.set the city on Jii-e.

20 And wlien tlunnenof Ai looked
behind tliem, th(;y saw, and, heliold,
the smoke of the city ascended up
to lieav(!n, and they liad no powei-
to flee this way or that way : and
the i)e()plc tliat tied to tli(^ "wilder-
nessturned hack upon the jjursuers.

21 And when .Toshiia and all Is-
rael saw thiitthrainhush iiad taken
the city and that tin; smoke of th(^
city ascended, then they tui-ned
again, and slew the men of Ai.

22 And the "other issued out of
the city, against ITiem ; .so they
were in the midst of Israel, .some
on this .side, and some on that side :

and they smote them, so that they
let none of them remain or escape.

23 And the king of Ai they took
alive, and brought him to Joshua.

24 And it came to pass, when Is-
rael had made an end of slaying Jill
the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in
the wilderness wherein they chased
them, and when they were all fallen
■* on the edge of the sword, until
they were consumed, that all the
Israelites returned unto Ai, and
smote it with the edge of the sword.

25 And no it was, that all that fell
that day, both of men and women,
ire're twelve thousand, even all the
men of Ai.

26 For Joshua drew not his hand
back, wherewith he stretched out
the spear, until he had * utterly de-
stroyed ail the inhabitantis of Ai.

27 Only the cattle and the spoil
of that city Israel took for a prey
unto themselves, according unto
the word of the Lord which he
commanded Joshua.

28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and
made it an heap for ever, even a
desolation unto this day.

29 And tlie king of Ai he hanged
on a tree until eventide : and as
soon as the svni was down, Joshua
commanded that they should take
his carcase down from the tree, and
cast it at the entering of the gate
of the city, and raise thereon a
great heap of stones, that remaineth
unto this day.

30 ^ Then Joshua built an altar
unto ^ the l^oRn God of Israel in
mount Kbal,

31 As Moses the servant of the
Lord commanded the children of
Israel, as it is wi'itten in the book
of the law of Moses, an altai- of
whole stones, over which no man
hath lift up ain/ ij'on : and they
oU'ercd thereon burnt ofl'erings un-
to tlu^ Lord, and sacrificed peace
olff'rings.

32 11 And he wrote there upon
the stones a coi)y of the law of Mo-
ses, which Ik; wrote in the pi-esence
of the children of Israel.

33 7\nd all Israel, and theii- eld
ers, and ollicers, and theii- judges,
stood on this side tin; ark and on
that side l)efoi-(^ the priests the Le-
vites, which hai'e the ark of tlie
covenant of i\w Lord, as well the
st I'anger, as li(> that was born among
them ; half of them o\'ei' against
mount ( leriziin, ajid half of them
over against mount Mbal ; as Moses
the servant of the LoKD had com-
manded before, that they .should
bless the i)eoijle of Israel.

* Jleh. devoted.

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The Giheonites

JOSHUA, 9.

obtain a league.

■■ patched

34 And afterward he read all the
words of the law, tlie blessings and
cursings, accoixling to all that is
written in the book of the law.

35 There was not a word of
all that Moses commanded, which
Joshua read not before all the con-
gregation of Israel, with the women,
and the little ones, and the stran-
gers that were conversant among
them.

CHAPTER 9.

1 The kings comhitte aijuinist Israel. 3 The
Oi/ieoiiitea by craft olii<iin a league. 10 Fur
which thei/ are condcinned 'to perpetual
bondage.

AND it came to pass, when all
the kings which vere on this
side Jordan, in the ^ hills, and in
the " valleys, and in all the coasts
of the great sea over against Leba-
non, the Hittite, and the Amorite,
the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the
Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard
thereof ;

2 That they gathered themselves
together, to fight with Joshua and
with Israel, with one accord.

3 ^ And when the inhabitants of
Gibeon heard what Joshua, had
done unto Jericho and to Ai,

4 The.ydid work wilily, and went
and made as if they liad been am-
bassadors, and took old sacks upon
their asses, and ^ wine bottles, old.

and rent, and bound up ;

5 And old shoes and •'clouted upon
their feet, and old garments upon
them ; and all the bread of their
provision was dry and mouldy.

6 And they went to Joshua unto
the camp at Gilgal, and said unto
him, and to the men of Israel, We
be come from a far country : now
therefore make ye a league ^vith us.

7 And the men of Israel said unto
the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell
among us ; and how shall we make
a league with you 1

8 And they said unto Joshua, We
are thy servants. And Joshua said
unto them. Who at-e ye 1 and from
whence come ye "?

9 And they said unto him. From
a very far country thy servants are
come because of the name of the
Lord thy God : for we have heard
the fame of him, and all tliat he
did in Egypt,

10 And all that he did to the two
kings of the Amorites, that ii'cjr
beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of
Heshbon, and to Og king of Ba-
shan, which was at Ashtaroth.

11 Wherefore our elders and all
the inhabitants of our country
spake to us, saying. Take victuals
with you for the journey, and go
to meet them, and say unto them.

We are your sei'vants : therefore
now make ye a league with us.

12 This our bread we took hot
fo)- our provision out of our houses
on the day we came foi'th to go
unto you ; but now, behold, it is
dry, and it is mouldy :

13 And these -'bottles of wine.
which we filled, tcere new ; and,
behold, they be rent : and these our
garments and our shoes are become
old by reason of the very long jour-
ney.

14 And the men took of their
victuals, and asked not counsel at
the mouth of the Lord.

15 And Joshua made peace with
them, and made a league with them,
to let them live : and the princes of
the congregation sware unto them.

16^ And it came to pass at the
end of three days after they had
made a league with them, that they
heard that they n<ere their neigh-
bours, and that they dwelt among
them.

17 And the children of Israel
journeyed, and came unto their
cities on the third day. Now their
cities -were Gibeon, and Chephirah,
and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.

18 And the children of Israel
smote them not, Ijecause the princes
of the congregation had sworn unto
them by ^ the Lord God of Israel.
And all the congregation murmured
against the princes.

1 9 But all the princes said unto
all the congregation. We have sworn
unto them by ^ the Lord God of Is-
rael : now therefore we may not
touch them.

20 This we will do to them ; we
will even let them live, lest wrath
be upon vis, because of the oath
which we sware unto them.

21 And the princes said unto
them. Let tliem live ; but let theni
be hewers of wood and drawers of
water unto all the congregation ;
as the princes had promised them.

22 ^ And Joshua called for them,
and he spake unto them, saying.
Wherefore have ye beguiled us,
saying. We are very far from you ;
when ye dwell among usl

23 Now thei-efore ye are cursed,
and there sliall "none of you be

being bonchnen, and
wood

3 wine-skins,

freed from

hewers of wood and drawers
water for the house of my God.

24 And th(;y answered Joshua,
and said. Because it was certainly
told thy servants, how that the
Lord thy God commanded his ser-
vant ISIosestogive you all the land,
and to destroy all the inhabitants
of the land from before you, there-

223

5 the Lord,
the God

6 never fail
to be of you

Joshva rescneth Gibeon.

JOSHUA, 10.

The snn and moon stand still.

fore we were sore afraid ^of our
lives because of you, and have done
this;^ thing.

25 And now_, behold, we are in
thine hand : as it seemeth good and
right unto thee to do unto us, do.

26 And so did he unto them, and
delivered them out of the hand of
the children of Israel, that they
slew them not.

27 And Joshua made them that
day hewers of wood and drawers of
water for the congregation, and for
the altar of the Lord, even unto
this day, in the place Avhich he
should choose.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Five khidK war against Gibeon. 6 Jo.ihua
remueth it. 10 God Jtc/hteth againHt them
with hailtitones. 12 The sun and moon
fitaiuJ litill at the word of Joshua. IG The
Jive kings are mured in a cave. 23 They
are brought forth, 24 scornfully used, 2C
and hanged. 28 Seven kings more are
conquered. AH Joshua returneth to Oilgul.

NOW it came to pass, when
Adoni-zedec king of Jerusalem
had heard how Joshua had taken
Ai and had * utterly destroyed it ;
as he had done to Jericho and her
king, so he had done to Ai and her
king ; and how the inhabitants of
Gibeon had made peace with Israel,
and were among them ;

2 That they feared greatly, be-
cause Gibeon wa.s a great city, as
one of the royal cities, and because
it vmH greater than Ai, and all the
men thereof vjere mighty.

3 Wherefore Adoni-zedec king of
Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king
of Hebron, and wnto Piram king of
Jarmuth, and unto Jar^hia king
of Lachish, and unto Debir king of
Eglon, saying,

4 Come up unto me, and help
me, that we may smite Gibeon :
for it h;i.th made peace witli Joshua
and with the children of Israel

5 Therefore the five kings of the
Amorites, the king of Jerusalem
th(! king of Hebron, the king of
Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the
king of Egloii, gathered themselves
together, and went up, they and all
their hosts, and encamped before
Gibeon, and made war against it.

6 ^ And tlie men of Gibeon sent
unto Joshua to the camj) to (Jilgal,
saying, Slack not thy hand from
thy servants; come up to us
(juickly, and save us, and help us :
for all thr kings of th(! Amorites
that flwcll in the mountains are
gathered lo<;ethei- ag;unst us.

7 So Joshua ascendefl from Gil-
gal, he, ;i,n(l all the people of war

*Heb. devoted.

with him, and all the mighty men
of valour.

8 ^ And the Lord said unto
Joshua, Fear them not : for I have
delivered them into thine hand ;
there shall not a man of them stand
before thee.

9 Joshua therefore came unto
them suddenly, '^ and went up from
Gilgal all night.

10 And the Lord discomfited
them before Israel, and slew them
with a great slaughter at Gibeon,
and chased them along the way
that goeth u]) to Beth-horon, and
smote them to Azekah, and unto
Makkedah.

1 1 And it came to pass, as they
fled from before Israel, and were in
the going down to Beth-horon, that
the Lord cast down great stones
from heaven upon them unto
Azekah, and they died : they luet-e
more which diecl with hailstones
than they whom the children of
Israel slew with the sword.

12 ^ Then spake Joshua to the
Lord in the day when the Lord
delivered up the Amorites before
the children of Israel, and he said
in the sight of Israel, Sun, t stand
thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou.
Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

13 And the sun stood still, and
the moon stayed, until the people
had avenged themselves upon their
enemies, /.s* not this written in the
book of Jasher "? So the sun stood
still in the midst of heaven, and
hasted not to go down about a
whole day.

14 And there was no day like
that before it or after it, that the
Lord hearkened unto the voice of a
man : for the Lord fought for Israel.

15 ^ And Joshua returned, and
all Israel with him, unto the camp
to Gilgal.

IG But these five kings fled, and
hid themselves in a cave at ^lak-
kedah.

17 And it was told Joshua, say-
ing. The five kings are found hid
in a cave at Makkedah.

18 And .Joshua said. Boll great
stones upon the mouth of the cave,
and set men by it for to keep them :

19 And stay ye not, tnit pursue
after your enemies, and smite the
hindmost of them ; suffer them not
to enter into th(Mr cities: for tlie
Lord your God liath delivered
them into your hand.

20 And it came to j)ass, when
Joshua and the cliihlrcn of Isi'ael
had made an end of slaying them
with a very great slaughter, till

t Heb. be silent.

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Tliejive kings slain.

JOSHUA, 10.

Others are conquered.

they were consumed, that the rest
which remained of them entered
into fenced cities.

21 And all the people returned to
the camp of Joshua at Makkedah
in peace : none moved his tongue
against any of the children of Is-
rael.

22 Then said Joshua, Open the
mouth of the cave, and bring out
those five kings unto me out of the
cave.

23 And they did so, and brought
forth those five kings unto him out
of the cave, the king of Jerusalem,
the king oi Hebron, the king of
Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and
the king of Eglon.

24 And it came to pass, when
they brought out those kings unto
.Joshua, that .Joshua called for all
the men of Israel, and said unto
the captains of the men of war
which went with him. Come near,
put your feet upon the necks of
these kings. And they came near,
and put their feet uijon the necks
of them.

25 And Joshua said unto them.
Fear not, nor be dismaj'ed, be
strong and of good courage : for
thus shall the Lord do to all your
enemies against whom ye fight.

26 And afterward Joshua smote
them, and slew them, and hanged
them on five trees : and they weie
hanging upon the trees until the
evening.

27 And it came to pass at the
time of the going down of the sun,
that Joshua commanded, and they
took them down off the trees, and
cast them into the cave wherein
they had been hid, and laid great
stones in the cave's mouth, which
remain until this very day.

28 51 And that day Joshua took
Makkedah, and smote it with the
edge of the sword, and the king
thereof he * utterly destroyed,
them, and all the souls that were
therein ; he let none remain : and
he did to the king of Makkedah as
he did unto the king of Jericho.

29 Then Joshua passed from
Makkedah, and all Israel with him,
unto Libnah, and fought against
Libnah :

.30 And the Lord delivered it
also, and the king thereof, into the
hand of Israel ; and he smote it
with the edge of the sword, and all
the souls that were therein ; he let
none remain in it; but did unto
the king thereof as he did unto the
king of .Jericho.

31 V[ And Joshua passed from
Libnah, and all Israel with him, un-

*Heb. devoted.

to Lachish, and encamped against
it, and fouglit against it :

32 And the Lord delivered La-
chish into the hand of Israel, which
took it on the second day, and
smote it with the edge of the sword,
and all the souls that locre therein,
according to all that he had done
to Libnah.

33 U Then Horam king of Gezer
came up to help Lachish ; and
.Joshua smote him and his jjeople,
until he had left him none remain-
ing.

34 IT And from Lachish Joshua
passed unto Eglon, and all Israel
with him ; and they encamped
against it, and fought against it :

35 And they took it on that day,
and smote it with the edge of the
sword, and all the souls that ivere
therein he f utterly destroyed that
day, according to all that he had
done to Lachish.

36 And Joshua went up from
Eglon, and all Israel witn him,
unto Hebron ; and they fought
against it :

37 And they took it, and smote
it with the edge of the sword, and
the king thereof, and all the cities
thereof, and all the souls that were
therein ; he left none remaining,
according to all that he had done
to Eglon ; but t destroyed it utterly,
and all the souls that were therein.

38 ^ And Joshua returned, and
all Israel with him, to Debir ; and
fought against it :

39 And he took it, and the king
thereof, and all the cities thereof ;
and they smote them with the edge
of the sword, and t utterly de-
stroyed all tiie souls that were
therein ; he left none remaining :
as he had done to Hebron, so he
did to Debir, and to the king there-
of ; as he had done also to Libnah,
and to her king.

40 ^ So Jos4iua smote all the
country of the hills, and of the
'south, and of the '^vale, and of
the springs, and all their kings : he
left none remaining, but t utterly
destroyed all that breathed, as ■'' the
Lord God of Israel commanded.

41 And Joshua smote them from
Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza,
and all the country of Goshen,
even unto Gibeon.

42 And all these kings and their
land did Joshua take at one time,
because "the Lord God of Israel

fought for Israel.

43 And Joshua returned, and all
Israel with him, unto the camp to
Gilgal.

^ Heh. devoted.

1 South,

2 lowland,

8 the Lord,
the God of
Israel ,

Hazor is taken.

JOSHUA, 11.

Hie Anakim ctit off.

1 north, in
the liill
country,
and in

2 lowland,

3 heights

•• liill (•(iiui-

ti-y,

CHAPTER 11.

1 Divers kings overcome at the waters of
Merom. 10 Hazof is taken and burnt. 10
All the country taken by Joshua. 21 The
Anakims cut off.

AND it came to pass, when Jabin
king of Hazor had heard those
tilings, that he sent to Jobab king
of Madon, and to the king of Shim-
ron, and to the king of Achshaph,

2 And to the kings that v^ere on
the ^ north of the mountains, and of

the plains south of (Jhinneroth, and
in the - valley, and in the ^ borders
of Dor on the west,

3 And to the Canaanite on the
east and on the west, and to the
Amorite, and the Hittite, and
the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in
the ^ mountains, and to the Hivite
under Hermon inthelandof Mizpeh.

4 And they went out, they and
all their hosts with them, much
people, even as the sand that ?.s
upontheseashorein multitude.with
horses and chariots very many.

.5 And when all these kings were
met together, they came and
pitched together at the waters of
Merom, to fight against Israel.

6 ^ And the Lord said unto
Joshua, Be not afraid because of
them : for to morrow about this
time will I delivei- them up all
slain before Israel : thou shalt
hough their horses, and burn their
chariots with fire.

7 8o Joshua came, .and all the
people of war with liim, against
them by the waters of Merom sud-
denly ; and they fell upon them.

8 And the Lord (kilivered them
into the hand of Israel, who smote

"them, and chased them unto great
Zid(m, and unto Misrei)h()th-iiiaini,
and unto the valhsy of Mizix'h (^ast-
wai'd ; and they smote thein, until
they k'ft them none remaining.

9 And Joshua did unto them as
the LoiiD bad(! him : he lioughed
tlieir horses, and burnt their chari-
ots with Hr(^

10 1[ And Joshua at that time
turned back, and tof)k Hazor, and
smote the king thereof ^yith the
sword : for Hazor Ixsforetime was
the head of all those kingdoms.

11 And they smote all the sduls
tliat nwrt tlH!rein with the edge
of the sword, *uttei'ly destroying
thttii: there was not any left to
breathe: and h(^ burnt Hazor with
fire.

12 And alt Ihe cities of tliose
kings, and all tlu^ kings of tlieui,
did .losluui take, and smote them
with the edge of the; swoi'd, iind he

t utterly destroyed them, as Moses
the servant of the Lord com-
manded.

1 3 But as for the cities that stood
^ stillintheirstrength, Israel burned
none of them, save Hazor only ; that
did .Joshua burn.

11 And all the spoil of these
cities, and the cattle, the children
of Israel took for a prey unto them-
selves ; but every man they smote
with the edge of the sword, until
they had destroyed them, neither
left they any to breathe.

1.5 H As the Lord commanded
Moses his servant, so did Moses
command Joshua, and so did
Joshua ; he left nothing undone of
all that the Lord commanded
J^Ioses.

1 6 So Joshua took all that land,
the hills, and all the south country,
and all the land of Goshen, and the
- valley, and the plain, and the
" mountain of Israel, and the '' valley
of the same ;

17 Even from the mount Halak,
that goeth up to Seir, even unto
Baal-gad in tlie valley of Lebanon
under mount Hermon : and all their
kings he took, and smote them, and
slew them.

18 Joshua ma;de war a long time
with all those kings.

19 There was not a city that
made peace with the children of
Israel, .save the Hivites the inha-
bitant's of Gibeon : all other they
took in battle.

20 Ft)r it was of the Lord to
harden their hearts, that they
should come against Israel in bat-
tle, that he might t destroy them
utterly, and that they might have
no favour, but that he might
destroy them, as the Lord com-
manded Moses.

21 If And at that time ca-me
Joshua, and cut off' the * Anakims
from the ''mountains, from He-
bron, from Dehir, from Anab, and
from all tlu; "mountains of Judah,
and fi'om all the ''m<"untains of
Fsiael : .loshua t destroyed them
uttiu-ly with their cities.

22 I'liei-e was none of the "Ana-
kims left in the land of the children
ot Isiael: only in (Jaza, in (iatii,
and in Ashdod, there remained.

2.3 So.loshua-t(tok the whokdand.
accorcHng to all that the J^ORD said
unto Moses; and .loshua gave it
foi' an iiihei'itance unto Isi-ael ac-
cording to their divisions by their
tribes. And the land rested from
war.

*Heb. devotiug.

t Ileb. devoted. fflleft. devote.

220

Thirty-one kings

JOSHUA, 12, 13.

smitten by Joshua.

CHAPTER 12.

1 The iH-okingH whose countrifx Moses tool-
((,1(1 ili.^-j'o.sed of. 1 The one and thh-tij
kings OH the other side Jordan which Joshua
smote.

NOW these are the kings of the
land, which the children of Is-
rael smote, and possessed their land
on the other side Jordan toward
the rising of the sun, from the river
Arnon unto mount Hermon, and
all the plain on the east :

2 Sihon king of the Amorites.
who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled
fi'om Aroer, which is upon the
^ bank of the river Arnon, and
from the middle of the '" river, and
from half Gilead, even unto the
river Jabbok, which is the border
of the children of Amnion ;

3 And from the plain to the sea
of Chinneroth on the east, and unto
the sea of the plain, even the salt
sea on the east, the way to Beth-
jeshimoth ; and from the south,
under ^ Ashdoth-])isgah :

4 %. And the H'oast of Og king of
Bashan, which was of the remnant
of the ^ giants, that dwelt at Ash-
taroth and at Edrei,

5 And reigned in mount Her-
mon, and in Salcah, and in all
Bashan, unto the border of the
Geshurites and the Maachathites,^
and half Gilead, the border of
Sihon king of Heshbon.

6 Them did Moses the servant of
the Lord and the children of Israel
smite : and Moses the servant of
the Lord gave it /or a possession
unto the Reubenites, and the Gad-
ites, and the half tribe of Manas-
seh.

7 H And these are the kings of
the country which Joshua anrl the
children of Israel smote on this
side Jordan on the west, from Baal-
gad in the valley of Lebanon even [
unto the mount Halak, that goeth
up to Seir ; which Joshua gave un-
to the tribes of Israel for a posses-
sion according to their divisions ;

8 In the "mountains, and in the
' valleys, and in the plains, and in
the ** springs, and in the wilder-
ness, and in the south country ; the
Hittites, the Amorites, and the Ca-
naanites, the Perizzites, the Hi-
vites, and the Jebusites :

9 *\ The king of Jericho, one ;
the king of Ai, which is beside
Beth-el, one ;

10 The king of Jerusalem, one;
the king of Hebron, one ;

1 1 The king of Jarmuth, one ;
the king of Lachish, one ;

12 The king of Eglon, one; the
king of Gezer, one ;

13 The king of Debir, one; the
king of Geder, one ;

14 The king of Hormah, one;
the king of Arad, one ;

15 The king of Libnah, one ; the
king of Adullam, one ;

16 The king of Makkedah, one ;
the king of Beth-el, one ;

17 The king of Tappuah, one;
the king of Hepher, one ;

18 The king of Aphek, one; the
king of Lasharon, one ;

19 The king of Madon, one ; the
king of Hazor, one ;

20 The king of Shimron-meron,
one ; the king of Achshaph, one ;

21 The king of Taanach, one;
the king of Megiddo, one ;

22 The king of Kedesh, one ; the
king of Jokneam of Carmel, one ;

23 The king of Dor in the " coast
of Dor, one ; the king of ^^ the na-
tions of Gilgal, one ;

24 The king of Tirzah, one : all
the kings thirty and one.

CHAPTER 13.

The bounds of the land not yet conquered.
S The inheritance of the two tribes and
half. 14, 33 The Lord and his sacrifices
are the inheritance of Levi. 15 The
bounds of the inheritance of lieuben. 22
Balaam slain. 24 The bounds tf the in-
heritance of Gad, 29 ««fZ of the half tribe
of Manasseh.

0\V Joshua was old and strick-

said unto him. Thou art old and
stricken in years, and there re-
maineth yet very much land to be
possessed.

2 This is the land that yet re-
maineth : all the borders of the
Philistines, and all " Geshuri,

3 From Sihor, which is before
Egypt, even unto the borders of
Ekron northward, which is counted
to the Canaanite : five lords of
the Philistines ; the Gazathites,
and the Ashdothites, the Eshka-
lonites, the Gittites, and the Ek-
ronites; also the ^'^ Avites :

4 From the south, all tlie land of
the Canaanites, and Mearah that
is beside the Sidonians^ unto Aphek,
to the borders of the Amorites :

5 And the land of the ^'' (Tiblites.

and all Lebanon, toward the sun-
rising, from Baal-gad under mount
Hermon unto the entering into
Hamath,

6 All the inhabitants of the hill
country from Lebanon unto Misre-
photh-niaim, and all the Sidonians,
them will I drive out from before
the children of Israel : only divide
thou it by lot unto the Israelites
for an inheritance, as I have com-
manded thee.

9 height

10 Goiim

11 the Gesh-
urites,

12 Avites, on
the south ;

13 Gebalites,

227

Bounds of the land.

JOSHUA, 14.

Balaam is slain.

1 edge of the
valley of the
Arnoii,
- niiildle of
the valley,

3 Rfphaiiii :

* the Lord,
the God of
Israel,

•'' border

1 edseof tli(
Vitlley (if I III
Arnoii,

2 middle of
the valley.

^ tlie sU>|)e.s
of Pisgah,

' ](riliees

7 Now therefore divide this land
fur an inheritance unto the nine
tribes, and the Imlf tribe of Manas-
seh,

8 With whom the Reubenites and
the Gadites have received their in-
heritance, which Moses gave them,
beyond Jordan eastward, even as
Moses the servant of the Lord
gave them ;

9 From Aroer, tliat is upon the
' ])ank of the river Arm >n, and the
city tliat IS in the "midst of the
river, and all the plain of Medeba
unto Dibon;

10 And all the cities of tSihon
king of the Amorites, which
reigned in Heshbon, unto the bor-
der of the children of Ammon;

1 1 And Gilead, and the border
of the Geshurites and Maacha-
thites, and all mount Hermon, and
all i>ashan unto Salcah ;

12 All the kingdom of Og in
Bashan, which reigned in Ashta-
roth and in Edrei, who remained
of the remnant of the '''giants : for
these did Moses smite, and cast
them out.

13 Nevertheless the children of
Israel expelled not the Geshurites,
tior the Maachathites : but the
(iJeshu rites and the Maachathites
dwell among the Israelites until
this day.

14 Only unto the tribe of Levi
he gave none inheritance ; the sac-
rifices of ■* the Lord God of Israel

made by fire are their inheritance,
as he said unto them.

15 ^ And INIoses gave unto the
tribe of the children of Reuben
inlji'i-iUince according to their fa-
milies.

16 And their ^ coast was from
Aroer, that is on the ' bank of the

I'iver AriioTi. and the city that is
in the - midst of t.he I'iver, and all
the ])]ain by Ab/dcba ;

17 Heshbon, aiid all hei' cities
that (ire in the ])lain ; ])ibon, and
iiamoth-baal, and l5eth-l)aal-meon,

IH And .lahaza, and Kedemoth,
and M(!phaath,

19 Aiwl Iviijathaim, and Sibmah,
and Zan^th-shahar in the mount of
tli(! valley,

20 And Beth-peor, and " Ash-
dotli-iiis'jali. and Beth-jesliimoth,

•J I And all tlie cities of the j)laiii,
and all llie kingdom of Sihon king
of tlui Am<»rites, which reigned in
Heshbon, whom Moses smote witli
the i)iiiices of Midiaii, K\i, and
Ijckfiii, and Zur, and Hui-, aiul
l!('ba, irliick ircrr ^ dukes of Sil
dwelling in ihc country.

lion,

22 U Balaam also the son of
Beor, the soothsayer, did the chil-
dren of Israel slay with the sword
among them that Avere slain by
them.

23 And the border of the chil-
dren of Reuben was Jordan, and
the border thereof. This was the
inheritance of the children of Reu-
ben after their families, the cities
and the villages thereof.

24 And Moses gave inheritance
unto the tribe of (iad, even unto
the children of Gad according to
their families.

25 And their ° coast was Jazer,
and all the cities of Gilead, and
half the land of the children of
Ammon, unto Aroer that is before
Rabbah ;

26 And from Heshbon unto Ra-
math-mizi^eh, and Betonim ; and
from Mahanaim unto the border of
Debir ;

27 And in the valley, Beth-aram,
and Beth-ninu'ah, and Succoth, and
Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of
Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan
and his border, even unto the edge
of the sea of Chinnereth on the
other side Jordan eastward.

2S This is the inheritance of the
children of Gad after their fami-
lies, the cities, and their villages.

29 5f And INIoses gave inheritance
unto the half tribe of Manasseh :
and tJiis was tJie 2}OSsession of tlu»
half tribe of the children of Ma-
nasseh by their families.

30 And their ^ coast was from
Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the
kingdom of Og king of Bashan,
and all tlu^ towns of Jaii', which
are in Bashan, tlu'eescore cities :

31 And half G'ilead, and Ash-
taroth, and Ildrei, cities of the
kingdom of Og in Bashan, iccrc
/icrfdininf/ unto the children of
Machir tlie son of jManass(>li, rroi
to the one half of th(^ children of
Machir by tlujir families.

32 These are the connfries A\]iicli
Moses did distribute for inlicri
tance in the plains of ]\loab, on the
other side Jordan, by Jericho, east-
ward.

33 But unto the tribe of Levi
Moses gave not anj/ inh(>ritaiice :
"the LoiM) God of lsra,cl //v>.s- their
inlieritaiice, as he said unto them.

CHAPTER 14.

1 T/if nine trihcs <n>i/ ii half are to hdrc
ihoir itiherHdiife liy lot. C i'aleh by [ivi li-
li'iic iibtainetk Uibroti..

AND these (tre the comi tries
which the children of Israel
inherited in the land of (■aiiaa-n,
which l<]leazar the priest, anil

228

The land lUoidcd by lot.

JOSHUA, 15.

The lot of Judah.

Joshua the son of Nun, and the
lieacis of the ^ fathers of the tribes
of the children of Israel, distri-
buted for inheritance to thevn.

2 By lot icdx their inheritance, as
the Lord connnanded l)y the hand
of Moses, for the nine tribes, and
for the half tribe.

3 For Moses had given the inheri-
tance of two tribes and an half
tribe on the other side Joi'dan : l)ut
unto the Levites he gave none in-
heritance among them.

4 For the children of Joseph
were two tribes, Manasseh and
Ephraim : - therefore they gave no
part unto the Levites in the land,
save cities to dwell in, with their
■'suburbs for their cattle and for
their substance.

5 As the Lord commanded jNIo-
ses, so the children of Israel did,
and they divided the land.

6 U Then the children of Judah
came unto Joshua in Gilgal : and
Caleb the son of Jephunneh the
^ Kenezite said unto him. Thou
knowest the thing that the Lord
said unto ]\Ioses the man of God
concerning me and thee in Kadesh-
barnea.

7 Forty years old was I wjien
Moses the servant of the Lord sent
me fi(jm Kadesh-barnea to espy out
the land ; and I brought him word
again as it was in mine heart.

8 Nevertheless my brethren that
went up with me made the heart
of the people melt : but I wliolly
followed the Lord my God.

9 And jMoses sware on that daj",
saj^ing, 8urely the land whereon
thy feet have trodden shall be
thine inh-eritance, and thy child-
ren's for ever, because thou hast
wholly followed the Lord my God.

10 And now, behold, the Lord
hath kept me alive, as he said, these
forty and five years, even since
the Lord spake tins word unto
Moses, while fh(' rJiildrcn. of Israel
■' waiidoi'cd in the wilderness: and
now, lo, I am this day fourscore and
five years old.

1 1 As yet I arn as strong this
day as / }ms in the day that Moses
sent me : as my strength was then,
even so is my strength now, for
war, both to go out, and to come in.

12 Now therefore give me this
mountain, whei-eof the Lord spake
in that day ; for thou heardest in
that day how the " Aiiakims were
there, and fhat the cities nvre great
and fenced : if so be the Lord iinU
he. with me, then I shall be able to
drive them out, as tlie Lord said.

13 And Joshua blessed him, and

gave unto Caleb the son of Jephun-
neh Hebi'on for an inheritance.

1 4 Hel)ron therefore became the
inheritance of Caleb the son of Je-
phunneh 'the ^ Kenezite unto this
day, because that he wholly fol-
lowed "' the Lord God of Israel.

15 And the name of Hebron be-
fore was Kirjath-arba ; which Arlxi
was a great man amoiig the ** Ana-
kims. And the land had rest from
war.

CHAPTER 15.

1 Thehorder>iof the lot of Judah. n Caleb's
portion, and congiie.st. 10 Othniel, for kin
raloni-, hath Achtiah, Caleb's daughter', to
•n-ife. Is She obtaiveth a blenxing of her
father. 21 The. cities of Judah. 63 The
Jebusites not conquered.

rplIIS then was tlie lot of the
-*- tribe of the children of Judah
by their families; enen to the bor-
(.ler of Ji^dom the wilderness of Zin
southward was the vittermost part
of '' the south coast.

2 And theu' south border was
from the shore of the salt sea, from
the bay that looketh southward :

3 And it went out to the south
side to " iNIaaleh-acpabbim, and
passed along to Zin, and ascended
up on the south side unto Kadesh-
barnea, and passed along to Hezron,
and went up to Adar, and '^ fetched
a comyjass to Karkaa :

4 From thence it passed toward
Azmon, and went out unto the
'- river of Egypt ; and the goings
out ot that ^''' coast were at the sea :
this shall be your south " coast.

5 And the east border was the
salt sea, even unto the end of Jor-
dan. And their border in the north
quarter was from the bay of the sea
at the uttermost part of Jordan :

6 And the border went up to
Beth-hogla, and passed along by the
north of Beth-arabah ; and the
border went up to the stone of
Bohan the son of Ileuben :

7 And the border went up to-
ward Debir from the valley of
Achor, and so northward, looking
toward Gilgal, that is before the
going up to Adummim, which is on
the south side of the river : and tlie
border passed toward the waters
of En-shemesh, and the goings out
thereof were at En-rogel :

8 And the border went up by the
valley of the son of Hinnqm unto
the south side of the Jebusite ; the
same is .Jerusalem : and the border
went uj) to the toj) of the mountain
that lieth before the Vrxlley of Hin-
nom westward, which is at the end
of tiie valley of '" the giants north-
waid :

■1 Kenizzite

'' tlio Lord,
the God

s Anakim.

^ the south.

1" tlie
ascent of
Akrabhim,

11 turned
about

1^ brook
13 border
i* border.

15 Repliaiin

229

Caleb's portion.

JOSHUA, 15.

The cities of Judah.

1 turned
about

2 border

3 Kiriath-
Arha, which
Arba was

■* set iiif in
the hind of
th(; Soutli ;

9 And tlie border was drawn
from the top of the hill unto the
fountain of tne water of Nephtoah,
and went out to the cities of mount
Ephron ; and the border was drawn
to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim :

10 And the border ' compassed

fi'om Baalah westward unto mount
Seir, and passed along unto the
side of mount Jearim, which is
Chesalon, on the north side, and
went down to Beth-shemesh, and
passed on to Timnah :

1 1 And the border went out unto
the side of Ekron northward : and
the border was drawn to iShicron,
and passed along to mount Baalah,
and went out unto Jabneel ; and
the goings out of the border were
at the sea.

12 And the west border was to
the great sea, and the coast thereof.
This is the ' coast of the children
of Judah rouTid about according to
their families.

13^ And unto Caleb the son of
Jephunneh he 'gave a part among
the children of Judah, according to
the commandment oi the Lord to
Joshua, even * the city of Arba the
father of Anak, which city is He-
bi-on.

14 And Caleb drove thence the
three sons of Anak, 8heshai, and
Ahiman, and Talmai, the children
of Anak.

15 And he went up thence to
the inhabitants of Debir : and the
name of Debir before uxts Kirjath-
seiJier.

16 H And Caleb said, He that
smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh
it, to him will I give Achsah my
daugliter to wife.

1 7 And Othniel the son of Kenaz,
the brother of Caleb, took it : and
he gave him Achsah his daughter
to wife.

18 And it came to pass, as she
came unto him, that she moved him
to ask of hei- father a field : and
she lighted off he?- ass ; and Calel)
said unto her, VVliat wouldiwt thou?

1 9 Who answered. Give mc a
blessing; for thou hast •* given me

a south land ; give me also springs
of water. And he gave her the up-
per springs, and the nether springs.

20 This is the inheritance of the
tribe of the children of Judah ac-
cording to their families.

21 And the uttermost cities of
the tribe of tin; children of Judah
toward the ~(.-(>ast of Kdom south-
wai-d were Kabzeel, and Eder, and
.lagur,

22 And Kinah, and Dimonah,
and Adadah,

23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and
Ithnaii,

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Be-
aloth,

25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Ke-
rioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,

26 Amam, and Shema, and Mo-
ladah,

27 And Hazar-gaddah, and Hesh-
mon, and Beth-palet,

28 And Hazar-shual, and Beer-
sheba, and Bizjothjah,

29 Baalah, and lim, and Azem.

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and
Hormah,

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah,
and Sansannah,

32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim,
and Ain, and Rimmon : all the
cities are twenty and nine, with
their villages :

33 Aiul in the ^ valley. Eshtaol,
and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

34 And Zanoah, and En-gannim,
Tappuah, and Enam,

35 Jarmuth,and Adullam, Socoh,
and Azekah,

36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim,
and Gederah, and Gederothaim ;
fourteen cities with their villages:

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and
Migdal-gad,

38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and
Joktheel,

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and
Eglon,

40 And Cabbon, and Lahman,
and Kithlish,

41 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon,
and Naamah, and Makkedah ; six-
teen cities with their villages :

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and
Nezib,

44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and
Mareshah ; nine cities with their
villages :

45 Ekron, with her towns and
her villages :

46 From Kkron even unto the sea,
all that /(ti/ near Ashdod, with their
villages :

47 Ashdod with hei- towns and
hei' villages, Gaza with her towns
and her villages, unto the "river of
I^'.gypt, and the great sea, and the
border thereof :^

48 II And in the '^mountains,
Shamir, and Jattii', and Socoh,

49 And Dainiah.and Kirjath-san-
nah, which is l)(>bir,

50 AndAnab,and l^]shtemoh,and
Anim,

51 And Goshen, and llolon, ajid
Giloh ; eleven cities with their \il
lages :

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Esh-
ean,

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Tlie border of Ephraim.

JOSHUA, 16, 17.

Tlie lot of Manasseh.

53 And Janum, and Beth-tap-
puah, and Aphekah, , ^-. . ,

54 And Humtah, and Kirjath-
arba, which is Hebron, and Zior ;
nine cities with their villages :

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and
Juttah, , T 1 1

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeara,
and Zanoah,

57 Cain, Gibeah, and Tniinah ;
ten cities with their villages :

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

59 AndMaarath,andBeth-anoth,
and Eltekon ; six cities with then-
villages : , . , . T^- • ,1

60 Kirjath-baal, which ;*■ Kirjath-
jeai'im, and Kabbah ; two (dties
with their villages :

61 In the wilderness, Beth-ara-
bah, Middin, and Secacah,

62 And Nibshan, and the city oi
Salt, and En-gedi ; six cities with
their villages.

63 ^ As for the Jebusites the in-
habitants of Jerusalem, the children
of Judah could not drive them out :
but the Jebusites dwell with the
children of Judah at Jerusalem
unto this day.

CHAPTER 16.

1 The general borders of the sons of Joseph.
5 The border oftheinheritance o/Ephraim.
10 The Canaanites not conquered.

AND the lot of the children of
Joseph 'fell from Jordan by
Jericho, unto the water of Jericho

on the east, to the wilderness that

goeth up from .lericho tln-oughout
mount Beth-el

2 And goeth out from Beth-el to
Luz, and passeth along unto the
borders of Archi to Ataroth,

.3 And goeth down westward to
the -coast of Japhleti, unto the
•^ coast of Beth-horon the nether,
ancTto Gezer : and the goings out
thereof are at the sea.

4 So the children of Joseph, Ma-
nasseh and Ephraim, took tlieir m-

5 H And the border of the chil-
dren of Ephraim according to their
families was thus : even the border
of their inheritance on the east side
was Ataroth-addar,unto Beth-horon
the upper ;

6 And the border went out ''to-
ward the sea to Michmethah on tlie
north side ; and the border went
about eastward unto Taanath-shi-
loh, and passed by it on the east to
Janohah ;

7 And it went down from Jano-
hah to Ataroth, and to Naarath,
and came to Jericho, and went out
at Jordan.

8 The border went out from Tap-

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puah westward unto the river Ka^
nah; and the goings out thereof
were at the sea. This is the inheri-
tance of the tribe of the children
of Ephraim by their families.

9 And the separate cities for the
children of Ephraim ivere among
the inheritance of the children of
Manasseh, all the cities with their
villages.

10 And they drave not out the
Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer:
but the Canaanites dwell among
the Ephrainiites unto this day, and
serve under ^ tribute.

CHAPTEB 17.

I The lot of Manasseh. 7 His coast. 12 The
Canaanites not driven out. 14 The chil-
dren of Joseph obtain another lot.

THERE was also a lot for the
tribe of Manasseh ; for he was
the firstborn of Joseph ; to wit, for
Machir the firstborn of Manasseh,
the father of Gilead : because he
was a man of war, therefore he had
Gilead and Bashan.

2 There was also a lot for the
rest of the children of Manasseh
by their families ; for the children
of Abiezer, and for the children
of Helek,- and for the children of
Asriel, and for the children of She^
chem, and for the children of
Hepher, and for the children of
Shemida : these were the male chil-
dren of Manasseh the son of Joseph
by their families.

3 H But Zelophehad, the son of
Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son
of Machir, the son of Manasseh,
had no sons, but daughters : and
these are the names of his daugh-
ters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah,
Milcah, and Tirzah.

4 And they came near before Ele-
azar the priest, and before Joshua
the son of Nun, and before the
princes, saying. The Lord com-
manded Moses to give us an inheri-
tance among our brethren. There-
fore according to the commandment
of the Lord he gave them an inhe-
ritance among the brethren of their

+ o \- n pv

5 And there fell ten portions to
Manasseh, beside the land of Gi-
lead and Bashan, which ivere on the
other side Jordan ;

6 Because the daughters of Ma-
nasseh had an inheritance among
his sons : and the rest of Manas-
seh's sons had the land ot Gilead.

7 H Anil the -'coast of Manasseh
was from Asher to Michmethah,
that lieth before Shechem; and the
border went along on the right
hand unto the inhabitants of En-
tappuah.

5 taskworfe.

3 border

Another lot for Joseph.

J08HUA, 18.

The tabernacle at Shiloh.

1 border

2 heisihts.

3 taskwork :

■• Rci)li;iiiii
•'■' tlic hill
I'omitry oi
'' hill
country

8 A^oio Manasseh had the land
of Tappuah : but Tappuah on the
border of Manasseli belonged to the
children of Ephraim ;

9 And the ^ coast descended unto
the river Kanah, southward of the
river : these cities of Ephraim inr
amonf? the cities of Manasseh : the
' coast of Manasseh also ?ms on the
north side of the river, and the out-
goings of it were at the sea :

10 Southward ?'^ ims Ephraim 's,
and northward it was Manasseh 's,
and the sea is his border ; and they
met together in Asher on the north,
and in Issachar on the east.

11 And Manasseh had in Issa-
char and in Asher Beth-shean and
her towns, and Ibleam and her
towns, and the inhabitants of Dor
and her towns, and the inhabitants
of En-dor and her towns, and the
inhabitants of Taanach and her
towns, and the inhabitants of Me-
giddo and her towns, even three
-^countries.

1 -! Vet the children of Manasseh
could not drive out the inhabitants
of those cities ; but the Canaanites
would dwell in that land.

1 3 Yet it came to pass, when the
children of Israel were waxen
strong, that they put the Canaan-
ites to •' trilnite ; but did not ut-
t(U'ly drive them out.

14 And the children of Joseph
s])ake unto Joshua, saying, Why
hast thou given me but one lot and
on(! portion to inhei'it, seeing I a/n
a great people, forasmuch as the
JjOHI) hath blessed me hitherto?

15 And .loshua answered them.
If tluju t'e a great people, then get
tluH^ uj) to the wood connfry, and
cut down for thyself there m the
land of the Perizzites and of the
' giants, if ■' mount Ephraim be too
iijirrow for tliee.

16 And the children of Josei)h
said. The '' hill is not enough for us :
and all the (!anaanit(^s that dwell in
the land of the valley have cha-
riots of iron, liofh, they who are of
IJeth-sheaii and her towns, and thei/
who are of the valley of Jezreel.

17 And Joshua spake unto the
house of Joseph, even to l^^phraim
and to Manasseh, saying. Thou art
a gi'eat people, and hast great
power : thou shalt not have one lot
oxlji :

\X l)Ut the "mountain shall be
thine; for it Is a wood, and thou
slialt cut it down : ;u]d the outgo-
ings of it shall be thine : for thou
shalt drive out tlie (Janaanites,
thougli they have iron (^huiiots,
and though they /ye strong.

CHAPTER 18.

1 The (abernaole is set top at ShUoh. 2 The
remainder of the land is described, and
divided into seven parts. 10 Joshua di-
rideth it by lot. 11 The lot and border of
Benjamin. 21 Their cities.

AND the whole congregation of
the children of Israel assem-
Ijled together at Shiloh, and set up
the "' tabernacle of the congregation
there^ And the land was subdued
before them.

2 And there remained among the
children of Israel seven tribes,
which had not yet received their
inheritance.

3 And Joshua said unto the chil-
dren of Israel, How long are ye
slack to go to possess the land,
which ''the Lonn Ood of your fa-
thers hath given you %

TTjive out from among you three
men for each tribe : and I will send
them, and they shall rise, and go
through the land, and describe it
according to the inheritance of
them ; and they shall come again
to me.

5 And they shall divide it into
seven parts : Judah shall abide in
their ^ coast on the south, and the
house of -J oseph shall abide in their
' coasts on the north.

G Ye shall therefore describe the
land into seven parts, and bring the
descrivtion hither to me, that I may
cast lots for you here before the
Lord our God.

7 But the Levites have no part
among you ; for the priesthood of
the Lord is their inlun'itance : and
Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe
of IManasseh, have r{>ceived tlu'ir
inheritance beyond Jordan on the
(^ast, which Moses the servant of
the Lord gave them.

8 51 And the men arose, and went
away: and Joshua charged them
that went to describe the land,
saying. Go and walk through the
land, and describe it, and come
again to me, that I may here cast
lots for you before the Lord in
Shiloh.

9 And the men went and j)ass(>d
through the land, and described it
l)y cities into seven parts in a
book, and cam(^ again to Joshua
to the host at Shiloh.

10 II And .b)sliua cast lots foi-
them in Sliiloli befor-e the Loi;i):
and there .loshua divided the land
unt.o the children of Isiuel accord-
ing to theii- divisions.

11 II And the. lot of the tribe of
the ('hildr(^n of iiciiijamin ('ame u])
according to their families : and
the 'coast of their lot cami; forth

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The lot of Benjamin.

JOSHUA, 19.

The lots of Simeon and Zehulun.

Ixirder.

between the children of Judah and
the children of Josejph.

1 2 And their bonier on the north
side was from Joi'dan ; and the bor-
der went up to the side of Jericho
on the north side, and went up
through the ^ mountains westward ;
and the goings out thereof were at
the wilderness of Beth-aven.

1 3 And the border went over
from thence toward Luz, to the
side of Luz which is Beth el, south-
ward ; and the border desceiuled
to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that
lieth on the south side of the nether
Beth-horon.

14 And the border was drawn
thence, and -compassed the corner
of the sea southward, from tlie lull

that littk before Beth-horon south-
ward ; and the goings out thereof
were at Kirjath-baal, which ?.s Kir-
jath-jearim, a city of the children
of Judah: this was the west quarter.

15 And the south quarter was
from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and
the border went out on the west,
and went out to the well of waters
of Nephtoah :

1 6 And the border came down to
the end of the mountain that hefh
before the valley of the son of
Hinnom, and which is in the valley
of Hlie giants on the north, and
descended to the valley of Plin-
noni, to the side of '^Jebusi on the
south, and descended to En-rogel,

17 And was drawn from the
north, and went forth to En-
shemesh, and went forth toward
Geliloth, which is over against the
going up of Adummim, and de-
scended to the stone of Bohan the
son of Reuben,

18 And passed along toward the
side over against °Arabah north-
wai'd,and went down unto "iVrabah :

1 9 And the border passed along
to the side of Beth-hoglah north-
ward : and the outgoings of the
border were at the north bay ot
the salt sea at the south end of
Jordan: this nus the south ^ coast.

20 And Jordan was the border
of it on the east side. This was the
inheritance of the children of Ben-
jamin, by the ** coasts thereof round
about, according to their families.

21 Now the cities of the tribe
of the children of Benjamin accord-
ing to their families were Jericho,
and Beth-hoglah, and the valley
of Keziz,

22 And Beth-arabah, and Zema-
raim, and Beth-el,

23 And Avim, and Parah, and
Opln-ah,

24 AndChephar-haammonai,and

Ophni, and Gaba ; twelve cities
with their villages :

25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Bee-
roth,

26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah,
and Mozah,

27 And Eekem, and Irpeel, and
Taralah,

28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Me-
busi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeatn,
and Kii^ath ; fourteen cities with
their villages. This is the inheri-
tance of the children of Benjamin
according to their families.

CHAPTER 19.

1 The lot of Simeon, 10 of Zehulun, 17 of /-<-
^aclutr, 'i4 of Aaher, 32 of Naphtali, 4(1 of
Dan. 49 The chihlren of Israel give an
inhei-iiance to Jonhua.

AND the second lot came forth
to Simeon, even for the tribe
of the children of Simeon accord-
ing to their families : and their
inheritance was within the inheri-
tance of the children of Judah.

2 And they had in their inheri-
tance Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and
Moladah, i -n i i

3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah,
and Azem,

4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and
Hormah,

5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marca-
both, and Hazar-susah,

6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharu-
hen ; thirteen cities and their vil-
lages :

7 Ain, Rcmmon, and Ether, and
Ashan ; four cities and their vil-
lages :

8 And all the villages that were
round about these cities to Baalath-
beer , i" I^amath of the south. This
/.s- the inheritance of the tribe of
the children of Simeon according
to their families.

9 Out of the portion of the chil-
dren of Judah was the inheritance
of the children of Simeon : for the
part of the children of Judah was
too much for them : therefore the
children of Simeon had their in-
heritance within the inheritance
of them.

3 the
Jebu.site,

10 51 And the third lot came up
for the children of Zebulun accord-
ing to their families : and the border
of their inheritance was unto Sarid:

11 And their border went up
" toward the sen, and Maralah, and
reached to Dabbasheth, and reached
to the river that is before Jokneam ;

12 And turned from Sarid east-
ward toward the sunrising unto
the border of Chisloth-tabor, and
then goeth out to Daberath, and
goeth up to Jav)hia,

13 And from thence passeth on

in Ramah of
the South.

11 westward,
even to
Maralah,

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The lots of Issachar, Asher,

JOSHUA, 19.

Naplitali, and Dan.

1 at Rimnion
which
stretcheth
unto

2 turned
about it

along on the east to Gittah-hepher,
to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out ^to
Remjiion methoar to Neah ;

l-t And the border "conipas.seth it
on the north side to Hannathon :
and the outgoings thereof are in
the valley of Jiphthah-el :

15 And Kattath, and Nahallal,
and Shimron, and Idalah, and
Beth-lehem: twelve cities with
their villages.

1 6 This is the inheritance of the
children of Zebulun according to
tlieir families, these cities with
their villages.

17 ^ And the fourth lot came
out to Issachar, for the children of
Issachar according to their families.

18 And their border was toward
Jezreel,andChesulloth,andShunem,

19 And Haphraim, and Shihon,
and Anaharath,

20 And Kabbith, and Kishion,
and Abez,

21 And Remeth, and En-gannim,
and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez ;

22 And the ^ coast reacheth to
Tabor, and Hhahazimah, and Beth-
shemesh ; and the outgoings of
their border were at Jordan : six-
teen cities with their villages.

23 This is the inheritance of the
tribe of the children of Issachar
according to their families, the
cities and their villages.

24 H And the fifth lot came out
for the tribe of the children of
Asher according to their families.

25 And their border was Helkath,
and Hali,and Beten, and Achshaph,

26 And Alammelech, and Amad,
and Misheal ; and reacheth to
Cai'mel westward, and to Shihor-
libnath ;

27 And turneth toward the sun-
rising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth
to Z(!bulun, and to the valley of
.Iiphthah-(;1 toward the north side
of Beth-ernck, and Neiel,and goeth
out to Cabul on th(! left hand,

28 And Hebron, and llehob, and
Hammon, and Kanah, even unto
gri!at Zidon ;

29 And then the ^coast turneth
to ]{amah, and to the strong city
Tyre ; and the ''coast turneth to
Hosah ; and the outgoings thereof
arc at the sea ■* from the coast to
Achzib :

'M) Ummali also, and Apliek, and
ivehob : twenty and two cities with
tlieir villages.

.'51 Tliis is \\u\ inheritance of the
tribe, of tln^ children of Asher ac-
cording to their families, these
cities with their villages.

.32 ^ Tli(^ sixth lot came out to
tlie children of Naphtali, even for

the children of Naphtali, accord-
ing to their families.

33 And their "'coast was from
Heleph, from "A lion to Zaanan-
nim, and Adami, ^\ekeb, and Jab-
neel, unto Lakum ; and the outgo-
ings thereof were at Jordan :

34 And then the ^ coast turneth
westwai-d to Aznoth-tabor, and
goeth out from thence to Hukkok,
and reacheth to Zebulun on the
south side, and reacheth to Asher
on the west side, and to Judah
upon Jordan toward the sunrising.

35 And the fenced cities are Zid-
dim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath,
and Chinnereth,

36 And Adamah, and Ramah,
and Hazor,

37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and
En-hazor,

38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Ho-
rem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-
shemesh ; nineteen cities with their
villages.

39 This is the inheritance of the
tribe of the children of Naphtali
according to their families, the
cities and their villages.

40 *^ And the seventh lot came
out for the tribe of the children of
Dan according to their families.

41 And the ''coast of their in-
heritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol,
and Irshemesh,

42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon,
and Jethlah,

43 And Elon, and Thimnathah,
and Ekron,

44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon,
and Baalath,

45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak,
and Gath-rimmon,

46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon,
with the border before " Japho.

47 And the ''coast of the chil-
dren of Dan went out too little iuv
them : therefor'e the chile h'en of
Dan went up to fight against Le-
shem, and took it, and smote it
with the edge of the swoi'd, and
possessed it, and dwelt therein,
and called Leshc^n, Dan, after the
name of 1 )an their father.

48 Tliis is the inheritance of the
tribe of the children of Dan ac-
cording to their families, these
cities with their villages.

49 51 When they had made an
end of dividing tlie land for inhei'i-
tance by their ^ roasts, the children
of Israel gave ;ui mheritiiiice to
Joshua the son of Nun among them:

50 Accoi'ding to the word of the
Lord they ga\(> hini the city whicli
he asked, eiu-n 'J'imnath serali in
" minint l']i)hraim : and lit! built the
city, and dwelt tluu'ein.

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The cities of refuge.

JOSHUA, 20, 21.

Cities of the Levites.

51 These are the inheritances,
which Eleazar the priest, and J oshua
the son of Nun, and the heatls of
the ^ fathers of the tribes of the
children of Israel, divided for an
inheritance by lot in Shiloh before
the Lord, at the door of the '^ ta-
bernacle of the congregation, bo
they made an end of dividing the
country.

CHAPTER 20.

1 Odd commandeih, T ami the children of
Israel appoint the xix cities of refuse.

THE Lord also spake unto
.Joshua, saying,

2 Speak to the children of Israel,
saying, Appoint out for you cities
of refuge, whereof I spake unto you
by the hand of Ak)ses :

'.] That the slayer that killeth
fi)i!/ pei'son unawares and unwit-
tingly may flee thither: and they
shall be* your refuge from the
avenger of blood.

4 And when he that doth flee
unto one of those cities shall stand
at the entering of the gate of the
city, and shall declare his cause
in the ears of the elders of that
city, they shall take him into the
city unto them, and give him a
place, that he may dwell among
them.

5 And if tlie avenger of blood
pursue after him, then they shall
not deliver the slayer up into his
hand ; because he smote his neigh-
bour unwittingly, and hated him
not beforetime.

6 And he shall dwell in that city,
until he stand before the congrega-
tion for judgment, and until the
death of the high priest that shall be
in those days : then shall the slayer
return, and come unto his own city,
and unto his own house, unto the
city from whence he fled.

7 II And they appointed Kedesh
in Galilefe in •' mount Naphtali, and
Shechem in ''mount Ephraim, and
K ir jath-ar ba, w Inch is Hebron, in
the •'mountain of Judah.

8 And on the other side Jordan
by Jericho eastward, they assigned
Jiezer in the wilderness upon the
plain out of the tribe of lleuben,
and Ramoth in Gilead out of the
tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan
out of the tribe of Manasseh.

9 These were the cities appointed
for all the children of Israel, and
for the stranger that sojourneth
among them, that whosoever kill-
eth any ])erson at unawares might
flee thither, and not die by the
hand of the avenger of blood, until
he stood befor/e the congregation.

CHAPTER 2L

I Eight and. forty cities given by lot, out of
the other trihen, unto the Levites. 43 God
gave the land, and rent unto the Inraelites,
according to his protnise.

THEN came near
the ^ fathers of

the heads of
the Levites

unto Eleazar tlie priest, and unto
.1 oshua the son of Nun, and unto
the heads of the ^ fathers of the
tribes of the children of Israel ;

2 And they spake unto them at
Shiloh in the land of Canaan,
saying. The Lord commanded by
the hand of Moses to give us cities
to dwell in, with the ■* suburbs
thereof for our cattle.

3 And the children of Israel
gave unto the Levites out of their
inheritance, at the commandment
of the Lord, these cities and their
•'^suburbs.

4 And the lot came out for the
families of the Kohathites : and
the children of Aaron the priest,
if'hich were of the Levites, had by
lot out of the tribe of Judah, and
out of the tribe of Simeon, and out
of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen
cities.

5 And the rest of tlie children of
Kohath had by lot out of the fami-
lies of the tribe of Ephraim, and
out of the tribe of- Dan, and out
of the half tribe of JManasseh, ten
cities.

6 And the children of Gershon
had by lot out of the families of
the tribe of Issachar, and out of
the tribe of Asher, and out of the
tribe of Naphtali, and out of the
half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan,
thirteen cities.

7 The children of INIerari by their
families had. out of the tribe of
Reuben, and out of the ti'ibe of
Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebu-
lun, twelve cities.

8 And the children of Israel gave
by lot unto the Levites these cities
with their *' suburbs, as the Lord
commanded l)y the hand of Moses.

9 ^ And they gave out of the
tribe of the children of Judah, and
out of the tribe of the childi'en of
Simeon, these cities whicli are here
mentioned by name,

10 Which the children of Aaron,
being oi the families of the Kohath-
ites, who were of the children of
Levi, had: for theirs was the first
lot.

11 And they gave them ^ the city
of Arba. the father of Anak, which

Hebron, in

c/tj/ IS Hehron, in the hill miintry
of Judah, with the'* suburbs thereof
round about it.

1 2 But the fields of the city, and

235

1 fathers'

houses

^ pasture
laiuls

5 pasture
lands.

s pasture
lauds,

" Kiriath-
arba, lohich
Arba was

■• pasture
lands

Cities of the Levites.

JOSHUA, 21.

The land subdued.

the vilLages thereof, gave they to
Caleb tlie son of Jephunneh for his
possession.

13^ Thus they gave to the chil-
dren of Aaron the priest Hebron
with her ^ suVnirbs, to he a city of
refuge for tlie slayer; and Libnah
with her -suburbs,

1 4 And J attu- with her " suburbs,

and Eshtemoa with her "suburbs.

15 And Holon with her - su b-

urbs, and Debir with her -suburbs,

1(3 And Ain with her -suburbs.

and Juttali with her - sul)urbs, aud
Beth-shemesh with her 'suburV)s ;
nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 And out of the tVibe of Benja-
min, Gibeon with her '-sul)urbs,
Geba with her -suburbs^

18 Anathoth with her -suburbs,
and Almon with her "suburbs; four
cities.

19 All the cities of the children
of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen
cities with their ^ suliurbs.

20 U And the fannlies of the
children of Kohath, the Levites
which remained of the children
of Kohath, even they had the
cities of their lot out of the tribe
of Ephraim.

21 For they gave them She-
chem with her' ^suburbs in mount
Ephraim. f<> he a city of refuge

for the slayer ; and Gezer with her
-suburbs,

22 And Kibzaim with her " sub-
urbs, and Beth-horon with her
' suburbs ; f(jur cities.

2;i And out of the tribe of Dan,
Eltekeh with her '•^suljurbs. Gibbe-
thon with her -suburl)s.

"suburbs,
suburbs ;

24 Aijalon with lier
Gath-riuunon Avitli her
four cities.

25 And out of the lialf tribe of
Manass(!h, ''TaiKich witii her - sub-
urbs, and (Jatli-rmimon with her
"subui-bs ; two cities.

2G All the cities were ten with
their "subui'bs foi' the families of
th(! children of Kohath that re-
mained.

27 II And unto the children of
Gershon, of the families of tlie
Levites, out of the other half tribe
of Manasseh thei/ (/ore (Jolaii in
Baslian with her ' su1)ui-bs. fo l,e a
city of refuge for the slayer; and
" I'leesli tiM-idi with her ''suburbs;
two citirs.

2M And out of the tribe of Tssa-
cliJM', Kishon with her '-'suburbs.
I)al)ai('h with her - suburbs.

29 Jarmuth with her -suburbs.
En-gannim with her ''suburbs ;
four cities.

30 And out of the tribe of Asher,
Mishal with her -suburbs, Abclon

with her - suburbs.

31 Helkath with her "subuil)s.

and liehob with her "'suburbs ; four
cities.

32 And out of the tribe of Naph-
tali, Kedesh in Galilee with her
^ suburbs, to tie a city of refuge for
tiie slayer ; and Hannnoth-doi' with
her -sul)ur])s, and Kartau with her
''suburbs ; three cities.

33 All the cities of the Gershon-
ites according to their families were
thirteen cities with their ^suburbs.

34 H Anfl vmto the families of
the children of Merari, the rest of
the Levites, out of the tribe of
Zebulun, Jokneam with her "sub-
urbs, and Kartah with her - su b-
urbs,

35 Dimnah with her -suburbs.
Nahalal with her ''' subui-bs ; four
cities.

36 And out of the tribe of Reu-
ben, Bezer with her ^ suburbs, and
Jahazah with her "sulnirbs,

37 Kedemoth with her -suburbs.
and Mephaath with her -'suburbs ;
four cities.

38 And out of the tribe of Ciiad,
Ramoth in Gilead with her ^ sub-^
ur1is. to tie a city of refuge for the
slayer ; and JMahanaim with hei'
-subnrl)s,

39 Heshbon with her "suliui'bs.

Jazer with her '"suburbs; four cities
in all.

40 So all the cities for the chil-
dren of iMei'ari by their families,
which w(H'e remaining of the fami-
lies of the Levites, were hij their
lot twelve (-ities.

41 AH the cities ()f the Levites
within the i)()ssession of th(^ chil-
dren of Israel irere forty and eight
cities with tlieir ''subui'bs.

42 These cities wvvv ev(M\v one
with their "suburl^s round about
them : thus u^ere all tlu'se cities.

43 II And the Lord gave unto
Israel all tlie land whi(!h he swai'e
to give unto tlu'ir fathers; and
tliey possessed it, and dwelt thei'c-
in.

44 And tlie Lord gave them i-est
round about, according to all tliat
he sware luito their fathers : and
ther(! stood not a man of all their
encMiiies liefore them; tlu^ Loi;i)
deliv(>red all their eneinies into
their hand.

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Tlie two tribes and

JOSHUA, 22.

half build cm altar.

45 There failed not ought of any
good thing which the Lokd had
spoken unto the house of Israel ;
all came to pass.

CHAPTER 22.

1 77(6 itco trihea muJ half ''<"''''■ '* Ue^sing are
f:ent home. 10 They bwlld the altar of testi-
II, DID/ in. their journey. 11 The Iiiraelite.s
an', offended, thereat. 21 They give them
good '.sat iff action.

rpHEN Joshua called the Keu-
L benites, and the Gadites, and
the half tribe of Manasseh,

2 And said unto them, Ye have
kept all that Moses the servant of
the Lord commanded you, and
have obeyed my voice in all that
I commanded you :

3 Ye have not left your brethren
these many days unto this day, but
have kept the charge of the com-
mandment of the Lord your God.

4 And now the Lord your God
hath given rest unto your breth-
ren, as he promised them : there-
fore now return ye, and get you
unto your tents, and unto the land
of your possession, which ]\Ioses the
servant of the Lord gave you on
the other side Jordan.

5 But take diligent heed to do
the commandment and the law,
which Moses the servant of the
Lord charged you, to love the Lord
your God, and to walk in all his
ways, and to keep his command-
ments, and to cleave unto him, and
to serve him with all your heart
and with all your soul.

6 So Joshua blessed them, and
sent them away : and they went
unto their tents.

7 H Now to the one half of the
tribe of Manasseh jMoses had given
2)OKi^ession in Bashan : but unto the
othe7- half thereof gave Joshua
among their brethren on this side
Jordan westward. And when Jo-
shua sent them away also unto
their tents, then he blessed them,

8 And he spake unto them, say-
ing, Beturn with nnich riches unto
your tents, and with very much
cattle, with silver, and with gold,
and with brass, and with iron,_ and
with very much raiment : divide
the spoil of your enemies with
your brethren.

9 ^1 And the children of Beuben
and the children of Gad and the
half tribe of Manasseh returned,^
and departed from the children of
Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the
land of Canaan, to go unto the
country of Gilead. to the land of
their possession, whereof they were
possessed, according to the word
of the Lord by the hand of
Moses.

ion And when they came imto
the ^ borders of Jordan, that '^ are
in the land of Canaan, the children
of Beiiben and the children of Gad
and the half tribe of Manasseh
built there an altar by Jordan, a
great altar to see to.

11 n And the children of Israel
heard say. Behold, the children of
Reuben and the children of Gad
and the half tribe of Manasseh
have built an altar over against
the land of Canaan, in the ^borders
of Jordan, at tlie passage of the
children of Israel.

1 region
about

12 And when the children of
Israel heard of it, the whole con-
gregation of the children of Israel
gathered themselves together at
Shiloh,, to go up to war against
them.

13 And the children of Israel
sent unto the children of Reuben,
and to the children of Gad, and to
the half tribe of Manasseh, into
the land of Gilead, Phinelias the
son of Eleazar the priest,

14 And with him ten princes, of
each chief house a prince through-
out all the tribes of Israel ; and
each one ipa.'i an head of the house
of their fathers among the thou-
sands of Israel.

1 .5 n And they came unto the
children of Reuben, and to the chil-
dren of Gad, and to the half tribe
of Manasseh, unto the land of
Gilead, and they spake with them,
saying,

16 Thus saith the whole congre-
gation of the Lord, What trespass
is this that ye have committed
against the God of Israel, to turn
away this day from following the
Lord, in that ye have builded
you an altar, that ye might I'ebel
this day against the Lord 1

17 Is the iniquity of Peor too
little for us, from which we are not
cleansed until this day, although
there was a plague in the congrega-
tion of the Lord,

18 But that ye must turn away
this day from following the Lord 1
and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day
against the Lord, that to morrow
he will be wroth with the whole
congregation of Israel.

19 Notwithstanding, if the land
of your possession be unclean, then
pass ye over unto the land of the
possession of the Lord, wherein
the Lord's tabernacle dwelleth, and
take possession among us : but i-ebel
not against the Lord, nor rebel
against us, in building you an altar
^beside the altar of the Lord our

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3 region
about
Jordan, on
tlie side that
pertainetli
to

4 besides

The tribes justify

JOSHUA, 23.

tlieir conduct.

20 Did not Achan the son of
Zerah connnit a trespass in the
' accursed thing, and wrath fell on
all the congregation of Israel % and
that man perished not alone in his
iniquity.

2 1 U Then the children of Reuben
and the children of Gad and the
half tribe of Manasseh answered,
and said unto the heads of the
thousands of Israel,

22 The "Lord God of gods, the
- Lord God of gods, he knoweth,
and Israel he shall know ; if it_ he
in rebellion, or if in transgression
against the Lord, (save us not this
day, )

23 That we have built us an altar
to turn from following the Lord, or
if to offer thereon burnt offering or
•'meat offering, or if to offer peace
offerings thereon, let the Lord him-
self require it ;

24 And if we have not rather done
it ■* for fear of th ist thing, saying. In
time to come your children might
speak unto our children, saying,
What have ye to do with Hhe Lord
God of Israel 1

2-5 For the Lord hath made .lor-
dan a border between us and you,
ye children of Reuben and childi-en
of Gad ; ye have no part in the
Loud : so shall your children make
our children cease from fearing the
Loup.

26 Therefore we said. Let us now
pi'epare to build us an altar, not for
liurnt offering, nor for sacrifice :

27 But that it may he a witness
between us, and you, and our
generations after us, that we might
do the service of the Lord before
him with our burnt offerings, and
with our saci'ifices, and with our
peace offerings ; that your children
may not say to our children in
time to come. Ye have no part in
the Loud.

2<S Therefore said we, that it shall
be, wh(!n they should m say to us or
to our genei'ations in time to come,
that we may say (xjain, Jiehold the
pattern of the altar of the Loud,
whicli our fathers made, not for
l)uirit offerings, nor for sacrifices ;
t)ut it in a witness between us and
you.

29 God forbid that Ave should
rebel against the LouD, and turn
this (lay from following the Loud,
tolniild an altar for burnt offerings,
for ■■■ meat offerings, or for sacrifices,
" beside the altar of the Loud our
God that is liefore his tabernacle.

.30 1[ Anrl wheii Phinehas the
priest, and the princes of the con-
gi-egation and heatis of the thou-

sands of Israel which were with
him, heard the words that the chil-
dren of Reuben and the children of
Gad and the children of Manasseh
spake, it pleased them.

31 And Phinehas the son of
Eleazar the priest said unto the
children of Reuben, and to the chil-
dren of Gad, and to the children of
Manasseh, This day we perceive
that the Loud is 'among us, be-
cause ye have not ct)mmitted this
trespass against the Loud : now ye
have delivered the children of Isi'ael
out of the hand of the Loud.

32 51 And Phinehas the son of
Eleazar the priest, and the princes,
returned from the children of Reu-
ben, and from the children of Gad,
out of the land of Gilead, unto the
land of Canaan, to the children of
Israel, and brought them word
again.

33 And the thing pleased the
children of Israel ; and the chil-
dren of Israel blessed God, and
'^did not intend to go up against
them in battle, to destroy the land
wherein the children of Reuben and
Gad dwelt.

34 And the children of Reuben
and the children of Gad called the
altar * Ed : for it shall he a witness
between us that the Lord is God.

CHAPTER 23.

1 Joshua's eo'hortalhin before hindedth. 3 by
former benejitu, .') bi/ jiro/ninen, 11 and by
ihredtenings.

AND it came to pass a long time
" af tei- that the Loud had given
rest unto Israel from all their ene-
mies round about, that Joshua
waxed old aiul stricken in age.

2 And Joshua called for all Israel,
and for their elders, and for their
heads, and for their judges, and
for their ofiicers, and said unto
them, I am old and stricken in
age :

3 And ye have seen all that the
Loud your God hath doije unto all
these nations because of you ; for
the Loud your God is he that hath
fouglit for you.

4 Jjehold, I have divided unto
you by lot these nations that re-
main, to be an inh(>ritance for youi'
tribes, from Jordan, with all the
nations that i have (-ut off, evi'ii
unto the great sea westwarrl.

f) And the LoliD your (lod, he
shall expel them fi'om before you,
and drive them from out of your
sight ; and ye shall possess their
land, as the Loud your (jod hath
l)romised unto you.

* That is, A witness.

238

Joshua's exhortation

JOSHUA, 24.

before his death.

6 Be ye therefore very coura-
geous to keep and to do all that is
written in the book of the law of
Moses, that ye turn not aside there-
from to the right hand or to the
left ;

7 That ye come not among these
nations, these that remain among
you ; neither make mention of the
name of their gods, nor cause to
swear by them, neither serve them,
nor bow yourselves unto them :

8 But cleave unto the Loud your
God, as ye have done unto this
day.

9 For the Lord hath driven out
from before you great nations and
strong : but as for you, no man
hath been able to stand before you
unto this day.

10 One man of you shall chase a
thousand : for the Lord your God,
he it is that fighteth for you, as he
hath promised; you.

1 1 Take good heed therefore unto
yourselves, that ye love the Lord
your God.

12 Else if ye do in any wise go
back, and cleave unto the remnant
of these nations, even these that
remain among you, and shall make
marriages with them, and go in
unto them, and they to you :

1 3 Know for a certainty that the
Lord your God will no more drive
out any of these nations from be-
fore you ; but they shall be snares
and traps unto you, and scourges
in your sides, and thorns in your
eyes, until ye perish from off this
good land which the Lord your
God hath given you.

14 And, behold, this day I am go-
ing the way of all the earth : and
ye know in all your- hearts and in
all your souls, that not one thing
hath failed of all the good things
which the Lord your God spake
concerning you ; all are come to
pass unto you, and not one thing
hath failed thereof.

15 Therefore it shall come to
pass, that as all good things are
come upon you, which the Lord
your God promised you ; so shall
the Lord bring upon you all evil
things, until he have destroyed you
from off this good land which the
Lord your God hath given you.

16 When ye have transgressed
the covenant of the Lord your God,
which he commanded you, and have
gone and served other gods, and
bowed yourselves to them; then
shall the anger of the Lord be
kindled against you, and ye shall
perish quickly from off the good
land which he hath given unto
you.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Joshua assembletk the tribes at Shecheni.
2 A brief history of God's benefits from
Terah. 'l4 lie reneweth the covenant be-
tween them and God. 26 A stone the wit-
ness of the covenant. 29 Joshua's age,
death,' and burial. 32 Joseph's bones are
buried. 33 Eleazar dieth.

ND Joshua gathered all the
tribes of Israel to Shechem,
and called for the elders of Israel,
and for their heads, and for their
judges, and for their officers ; and
they presented themselves befoi'e
God.

2 And Joshua said unto all the
people. Thus saith ' the Lord God
of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the
other side of the - flood in old time,
even Terah, the father of Abraham,
and the father of Nachor : and they
served other gods.

3 And I took your father Abra-
ham from the other side of the
^ flood, and led him throughout all
the land of Canaan, and multiplied
his seed, and gave him Isaac.

4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob
and Esau : and I gave unto Esau
mount Seir, to possess it ; but Jacob
and his children went down into
Egypt.

5 I sent Moses also and Aaron,
and I plagued Egypt, according to
that whic-li I did among them : and
afterward I brought you out.

6 And I brought your fathers out
of Egypt : and ye came unto the
sea ; and the Egyptians pursued
after your fathers with chariots
and horsemen unto the Red sea.

7 And when they cried unto the
Lord, he put darkness between you
and the Egyptians, and brought
the sea upon them, and covered
them ; and your eyes have seen
what I have done in Egypt : and
ye dwelt in the wilderness a long
season.

8 And I brought you into the
land of the Amorites, which dwelt
on the other side Jordan ; and they
fought with you : and I gave them
into your hand, that ye might pos-
sess their land ; and I destroyed
them from before you.

9 Then Balak, the son of Zippor.
king of Moab, arose and warred
against Israel, and sent and called
Balaam the son of Beor to curse
you :

10 But I would not hearken unto
Balaam ; therefore he blessed you
still : so I delivered you out of his
hand.

1 1 And ye went over Jordan, and
came unto Jericho : and the men
of Jericho fought against you, the
Amorites, and the Ferizzites, and
the Canaanites, and the Hittites,

1 the Lord,
the God

2 River

3 River,

239

The covenant renewed.

JOSHUA, 24.

Tlie death of Joshua.

and the rjirgasshites, the Hivites,
and the Jebusites ; and I delivered
them into your liand.

1 2 And I sent the hornet bf.;f ore
you, which drave them out from
before you, even the two kings of
the Amorites ; hnt not with thy
sword, nor with thy bow.

13 And I have given you a land
for which ye did not labour, and
cities which ye built not, and ye
dwell in them ; of the vineyards
and oliveyards which ye i>lanted
not do ye eat.

1 4 1[ Now therefore fear the Lord,
and serve him in sincerity and in
truth : and put away the gods which
your fathers served on the other
side of the ' flood, and in Egypt ;
and serve ye the Lord.

L5 And if it seem evil unto you
to serve the Lord, choose you this
day whom ye will serve ; whether
the gods which your fathers ser\'ed
that ?"ere on the other side of the
^ flood, or the gods of the Amorites,
in wh(.)se land ye dwell : but as for
me and my house, we will serve the
LoRi>.

16 And tli(> people answered and
said, God forbid that we should for-
sake the Loud, to serve other gods ;

17 For the. Loud our Ood, he it is
that brought us up and our fathers
out of the land oi Egypt, from the
house of bondage, and which did
those great signs in our sight, and
preserved us in all the way whei'e-
in we went, and among all the
- [)fop](> through whom we i)assed:

15 And till! Lord drave out from
before us all the •' ]jeopl(;. (n-en the
Amorites which dwelt in the land :
ihi'refoyc will we also sei've the
Lord ; for he is our God.

19 And Joshua said unto tlie
pi;oi)le,\(' cannot serve the Loud:
tor lie is an holy f!od ; he Is a jeal-
ous CJod ; he will not forgive your
transgi'cssions nor your sins.

20 If ye forsake the Lord, and
serve strange gods, then he will
turn and do .you hurt, and con-
sume you, after that he hath done
you good.

21 And the people said unto
Joshua, Nay ; but w(! will serve
th{^ f^oiM).

22 And Joshua said unto the

people. Ye are witnesses against
yourselves that ye hfive chosen you
the Loud, to serve him. And they
said. We we witnesses.

23 Now therefore put away, said
he, the strange gods which are
among you, and incline your heart
unto ^ the Lord God of Israel.

24 And tlie people said unto
Joshua, The Loup our God will we
serve, and his voice will we obey.

25 8o Joshua made a covenant
with the people that day, and set
them a statute and an ordinance
in iShechem.

26 1! And Joshua wrote these
words in the book of the law of
God, and took a great stone, and
set it up there under an oak, that
was by the sanctuary of the Loud.

27 And Joshua said unto all the
people. Behold, this stone shall he
a witness '^ unto us ; for it hath
heard all the words of the LiOud
which he sjjake unto us : it shall be
therefore a witness '' unto you, lest
ye deny your God.

28 So Joshua let the people de-
part, every man unto his inheri-
tance.

2*J U And it came to pass after
these things, that Joshua the son
of Nun, the servant of the Loud,
died, fjeing an hundred and ten
years old.

30 And they l)uried him in the
borfler of his inheritance in Tim-
nath-serah, which is in " mount

Ephraim, on the north side ot the
hill of (iaasli.

31 And Israel served the Loud
all the days of Joshua, and all the
days of the elders that overlivinl
Joshua, and_ which had known all
the works of the Lo::i), that he had
done for Lsi'ael.

32 51 And the bones of Josei)h,
which thechildrenof Israel brought
uj) out of Egypt, buried they in
Sh(;chem, in a parcel of ground
which Jacol) bought of the sons of
Hamor the father of Shechcm for
an hundi-ed pieces of silver : and it
became the inheritance of the chil-
dren of .loseph.

3.3 And l']lea/ar the son of Aaron
died ; and they buried him in a In'll
that pertained to l'hin(4i;is his son,
wliicli was given him in '' mount
Ephraim.

^ the Lord,
the God

5 aaaiiist

6 th(; hill
country of

240

The acts of

JUDGES, 1.

several tribes.

THE BOOK OF JUDGES

CHAPTER 1.

1 The. actK of JwUth anil Simeon. 4 Adoni-
heze.k pififii/ requited. S Jejrusalern taken.
1(» Ilelinni tnkt'U. 11 O/Aiiiel hiith Ach.'s<ih
fo irifo for Idkiiiu of Di'hif. Ki Tke Kc-
nitei dwell in Judak. IT Horimth, Gaza,
Axkcdon, and Ekrvn, taken. 21 The acU of
lit ii'iamin. 2'2 Of the houne of Jo.'ieph, ivho
take Beth-el. m'OfZebuUn.' 31 OfA^her.
m Of Naphtali. 34 Of Dan.

IVrOW after the death of Joshvia
XN it came to pass, that the chil-
dren of Israel asked the Lora),
saying, Who shall go up for us
against theCanaanites first, to fight
against them %

2 And the Loud said, Judali shall
go up: behold, I have delivered
the land into his hand.

3 And Judah said unto Simeon
his brother. Come up \yith me into
my lot, that we may fight against
the Canaanites ; and I likewise will
go with thee into thy lot. So Si-
meon went with him.

4 And Judah went up ; and the
Loud delivered the Canaanites and
the Perizzites into their hand : and
they slew of them in Bezek ten
thousand men.

5 And they found Adoni-bezek
in Bezek : and they fought against
him, and they ^ slew the Canaanites
and the Perizzites.

6 But Adoni-bezek fled ; and they
Ijursued after him, and caught him,
and cut oif his thumbs and his great
toes.

7 And Adoni-bezek said, Three-
score and ten kings, having their
thumbs and their great toes cut off,
gathered their riieat under my table:
as I have done, so God hath re-
quited me. And they brought him
to Jerusalem, and there he died.

8 Now the children of Judah
had fought against Jerusalem, and
had taken it, and smitten it with
the edge of the sword, and set the
city on fire.

9 II And afterward the childi'en
( )f Judah wentdown to fight against
the Canaanites, that dwelt in the
"mountain, and in the ''south, and
in the * valley.

10 And Judah Avent against the
Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron :
( now the name of Hebron l)efore
?/'a.s Kirjath-arba : ) and they slew
Slu^shai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

1 1 And from thence he went
against the inhabitants of Di^bir :
and the name of Debir before vfa.s-
Kirjath-sepher :

1 2 And Caleb said. He that smit-

eth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it,
to him will 1 give Achsah my daugh-
ter to wife.

13 And Othniel the son of Ke-
naz, Caleb's younger brother, took
it : and he gave him Achsah his
daughter to wife.

14 And it ctime to pass, when
she came to him, that she moved
him to ask of her father a field :
and she lighted from ofiVierass; and
Calebsaid unto her, What wilt thou'?

15 And she said unto him, Give
me a blessing: for thou hast ^ given
me a south land; give me also
springs of water. And Caleb gave
her the upper springs and the
nether springs.

16 ^ And the children of the Ke-
nite, JNIoses' " father in law, went up
out of the city of palm trees with
the children of Judah into the wil-
derness of Judah, which lieth in the
south of Arad ; and they went and
dwelt among the people.

17 And Judah went with Si-
meon his brother, arul they slew
the Canaanites that inhal)ited Ze-
phath, and * utterly destroyed it.
And the name of the city was called
Hormah.

1 8 Also Judah took Gaza with the
" coast thereof, and Askelon with
the ^ coast thereof, and Ekron with
the '^ coast thereof.

19 And the Lord was with Ju-
dah ; and he drave out the inhabi-
tants of the ^mountain ; but could
not drive out the iiiiiabitants of
the valley, because they had chari-
ots of iron.

20 And they gave Hebron unto
Caleb, as Moses said : and he ex-
pelled thence the three sons of
Anak.

21 And the children of Benjamin
did not drive out the Jebusites that
inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebu-
sites dwell with the children of Ben-
jamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

22 ^ And the house of Joseph,
they also went up against Beth-el :
and the Lord was with them.

23 And the house of Joseph sent
to descry Beth-el. (Now the name
of the city before was Luz.)

24 And the spies saw a man come
forth out of the city, and they said
unto him. Shew us, we pray thee,
the entrance into the city, and we
will shew thee mercy.

25 And when he shewed them

5 set me \\\
the land of
the South ;

6 brother

^ border

8 hill
country ;

* Hch. devoted.

241

The Canaanites remaining.

JUDGES, 2.

Hie angel at BocJiim.

1 taskwork,

2 subject to
taskwork.

•'" su!)je<'t to
taskw<trk

■' liill
country :

6 border

the entrance into the city, they
smote the city with the edge of the
sword ; but they let go the man and
all his family.

26 And the man went into the
land of the Hittites, and built a
city, and called the name thereof
Luz : which is the name thereof
unto this day.

27 51 Neither did Manasseh drive
out the inhabitants of Beth-shean
and her towns, nor Taanach and
her towns, nor the inhabitants of
Dor and her towns, nor the inhabi-
tants of Ibleam and her towns, nor
the inhabitants of Megiddo and her
towns : but the Canaanites would
dwell in that land.

28 And it came to pass, when Is-
rael was strong, that they put the
Canaanites to ^ tribute, and did not
utterly drive them out.

29 II Neither did Ephraim drive
out the Canaanites that dwelt in
Gezer ; but the Canaanites dwelt
in Gezer among them.

30 ^ Neither did Zebulun drive
out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor
the inhabitants of Nahalol ; but the
Canaanites dwelt among them, and
became ' tributaries.

31 ^ Neither did Asher drive out
the inhabitants of Accho, nor the
inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab,
nor of Achzib, nor of Heibah, nor
of Aphik, nor of Rehob :

32 ButtheAsheritesdweltamong
the Canaanites, the inhabitants of
the land : for they did not drive
them out.

33 ^ Neither d-d Naphtali drive
out the inhabitant.s of Beth-she-
mesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-
anath ; but he dwelt among the
Canaanites, the inhabitants of the
land : nevertheless the inhabitants
i)i Heth-shemesh and of Beth-anath
V)('came ^ tributai-ies unto them.

.34 And the Amorites forced the
chilflren of Dan into the ^mountain:

for they would not suffer them to
come down to the valley :

35 But the Amorites would dwell
in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in
Shaalbim : yet the lianfl of the
house of Joseph prevailed, so that
they became - trinutarics

36 And the ''cotist orTlie Amor-
ites ii'(ts fi-(tiii the going up to Ak-
rabbim,from the rock, and ujjward.

CHAPTER 2.

1 An nrtqel rehnketh the people (it Bochim. 6
The irir.kediieHH of the new generation itfter
JoHhuii. 14 flod'H anger and pitu towardn
them. 20 The Canaaniten are left t4> prove
Inrael.

AND an angel of the Lord came
up from Gilgal to l^>ochim, and

said, I made you to go up out of
Egypt, and have brought you unto
the land wdiich I sware unto your
fathers; and I said, I will never
break my covenant with you.

2 And ye shall make nc league
wdth the inhabitants of this land ;
ye shall throw down their altars :
but ye have not obeyed my voice :
why have ye done this?

3 Wherefore I also said, I will not
drive them out from before you ;
but they shall be as thorns in your
sides, and their gods shall be a snare
unto you.

4 And it came to pass, when the
angel of tJie Lord spake these words
unto all the children of Israel, that
the people lifted up their voice, and
wept.

5 And they called the name of
that place * Bochim : and they sa-
crificed there unto the Lord.

6 ^ And when Joshua had let the
people go, the children of Israel
Avent every man unto his inheri-
tance to possess the land.

7 And the people served the Lord
all the days of Joshua, and all the
days of the elders that outlived
Joshua, who had seen all the great
works of the Lord, that he did for
Israel.

8 And Joshua the son of Nun,
the servant of the Lord, died, being
an hundred and ten years old.

9 And they buried him in the
border of his inheritance in Tim-
nath heres, in the " inount of Ephra-
im, on the noj-th side of the hill
Gaash.

10 And also all that generation
were gathered unto their fathers :
and there ai'ose another generation
after them, which knew not the
Lord, nor yet the works which he
had done for Israel.

1 1 11 And the children of Israel
did evil in the sight of the Lord,
and served 'l^aalirn:

12 And they forsook '^the Lord
God of their fathers, which brought
tliem out of the huid of P'gypt, ancl
followed other gods, of the gods of
the "i>eoi)](^ that n'crr i-ound about
them, and bowed tlunnsehes unto
them, and provoked the Lord to
anger.

13 And they forsook the Lord,
and served I'.aal and '"Ashtaj'oth.

14 11 And th(' anger of the Lord
was hot against IsracO, and he de-
livered them into the hands of
siKjilers that spoiled them, and he
.sold them into the hands of their
enemies round al)()ut, so that they

* That is, Weepers.

242

GocVs anger and pity.

JUDGES, 3.

Othniel delivereth Israel.

could not any longer stand before
their enemies.

15 Whithersoever they went out,
the hand of the Lord was agaiiist
them for evil, as the Lord had said,
and as the Lord had sworn unto
them : and they were greatly dis-
ti'essed.

16 H Nevertheless the Lord raised
up judges, which delivered them out
01 the hand of those that spoiled
them.

1 7 And yet they would not heark-
en unto their judges, but they ^vent
a whoring after other gods, and
bowed themselves unto them : they
turned quickly out of the way
which their fathers walked in,
obeying the commandments of the
Lord ; but they did not so.

18 And when the Lord raised
them up judges, then the Lord was
with the judge, and delivered them
out of the hand of their enemies all
the days of the judge : for it re-
pented the Lord because of their
groanings by reason of them that
oppressed them and vexed them.

19 And it came to pass, when the
judge was dead, that they returned,
and corrupted themselves more than
their fathers, in following other
gods to serve them, and to bow
down unto them ; they ceased not
from their own doings, nor from
their stubborn way.

20 U And the anger of the Lord
was hot against Israel ; and he said,
Because that this people hath trans-
gressed my covenant which I com-
manded their fathers, and have not
hearkened unto my voice ;

21 I also will not henceforth
drive out any from before them of
the nations which Joshua left when
he died :

22 That through them I may
prove Israel, whether they will
keep the way of the Lord to walk
therein, as their fathers did keep
it, or not.

23 Therefore the Lord left those
nations, without driving them out
hastily ; neither delivered he them
into the hand of Joshua.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Tke nations which were left to prove Ixvael.
6 By communion with them theii eoimnii
idoidtry. 8 Othniel deli cereth lliem fiunii
Chunhan-rinhathaim. 12 Ehud from Egloti.
31 Shamgar from the PhiliKtines.

IVTOW these are the nations which
X 1 the Lord left, to prove Israel by
them, even as many of Israel as had
not known all the wars of Canaan*
2 Only that the generations of
the children of Israel might know,
to teach them war, at the least such
as before knew nothing thereof ;

3 Namely, five lords of the Philis-
tines, and all the Canaanites, and
the Sidonians, and the Hivites that
dwelt in mount Lebanon, from
mount Baal-hermon unto the enter-
ing in of Hamath.

4 And they were to prove Israel
by them, to know whether thej^
would hearken unto the command-
ments of the Lord, which he com-
manded tlieir fathers by the hand
of Moses.

5 H And the childi-en of Israel
dwelt among the Canaanites, Hit-
tites, and Amorites, and Perizzites,
and Hivites, and Jebusites :

6 And they took their daughters
to be their wives, and gave their
daughters to their sons, and served
their gods.

7 And the childi-en of Israel did
evil in the sight of the Lord, and
forgat the Lord their God, and
served ' Baalim and the groves.

8 H Therefore the anger of the
Lord was hot against Israel, and
he sold them into the hand of Chu-
shan-risiu'lhaim king of Mesopo-
tamia : and the children of Israel
served Chushan-rishathaim eight
years.

9 And when the children of Is-
rael cried unto the Lord, the Lord
raised up a deliverer to the chil-
dren of Israel, who delivered them,
even Othniel tlie son of Kenaz,
Caleb's younger brother.

10 And the Spirit of the Lord
came upon him, and he judged Is-
rael, and went out to war: and
the Lord delivered Chushan-risha-
thaim king of Mesopotamia into
his hand; and his hand prevailed
against Chushan-rishathaim.

11 And the land had rest foi-ty
years. And Othniel the son of Ke-
naz died.

12 H And the children of Israel
did evil again in the sight of the
Lord : and the Lord strengthened
Eglon the king of Moab against
Israel, because they had done evil
in the sight of the Lord.

13 And he gathered unto him
the children of Ammon and Ama-
lek, and went and smote Israel, and
possessed the city of palm trees.

14 So the children of Israel
served Eglon the king of Moab
eighteen years.

15 But when the children of Is-
rael cried unto the Lord, the Lord
raised them up a deliverer, Ehud
the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a
man lefthanded : and by him the
children of Israel sent a present
unto Eglon the king of Moab.

1 6 But Ehud made him a dagger
which had two edges, of a cuoit

2 tlie Baalim
and the
Asheroth.

243

E/md and Shamgar.

JUDGES, 4.

Deborah and Barak.

1 it came i
bcliiud.

2 1lill

coiiiitry

•' hill
cDiilit ry,

length; and he did gird it mider
hi.s raiment upon his right thigh.

17 And lie brought the present
unto Eglon king of Moab : and
Eglon leaf! a very fat man.

18 And when he had made an
end to offer the present, he sent
away the people that bare the
present.

19 But he himself turned again
from the quarries that were by Gil-
gal, and said, I have a secret errand
unto thee, O king : who said. Keep
silence. And all that stood by him
went out from him.

20 And Ehud came- unto him;
and he was sitting in a summer
parlour, which he had for himself
alone. And Ehud said, I have a
message from God unto thee. And
he arose out of hix seat.

21 And Ehud ]>ut forth his left
hand, and took the dagger from
his right thigh, and thrust it into
his belly :

22 And the haft also went in
after the blade ; anfl the fat closed
upon the blade, so that he could not
draw the dagger out (jf his belly ;
and ' the dirt (;ame out.

2 3 Then El UK 1 went for th th rou gl i
the poi'ch, and shut the doors of the
parlour upon him, and locked them.

24 When he was gone out, his
servants came ; and when they
saw that, behold, the doors of the
])arlour tvere locked, they said,
(Surely he covereth his feet in his
summer chamber.

25 And they tarried till they
were ashamed : and, behold, he
opened not the doors of the par-
lour ; therefor-e they took a key,
and opened them: and, behold, their
lord vMis fallen down dead on the
earth.

2G And Ehud escaped while they
tarried, and passed beyond the (juar-
ries, and escaped unto Seirath.

27 And it came to pass, when he
was C()me, that he blew a trumpet
in the '~' iiionntii.in of Ephraim, and
ihf ciiiNh'cn of Israel went down
with him from th(i '' mount, and he
before them.

2H And he said unto them, Fol-
low after me: for the LoiU) hatii
delivered your enemi(;s the Moab-
ites into .your liand. i\w\ they
went down after him, and took the
fords of .Jordan toward Moab, and
sutt'ered not a man to pass ovei'.

2!^ And they slew of ]\Ioab at
that time about ten tliousand men,
all lusty, and all men of valour;
and there es(;aped not a man.

30 So l\loab was subdued that
day under the hand of Isi-ael. And
th(! land had i-est fourscore years.

31 ^ And after him was Sham-
gar the son oi Anath, which slew
of the Philistines six hundred men
with an ox goad : and he also de-
livered Israel.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Dfhnrtih (tml Hiivak delicer ihem from
Jahin and Sinerii. l>i Jdel hilleth tilnei-a.

AND the children of Israel again
did evil in the sight of the
Loud, when Ehud was dead.

2 And tlie Loai) sold them into
the hand of Jabin king of Canaan,
that reigned in Hazor ; the captain
of whose host ?^'r/.s' Sisera, which
dwelt in Harosheth of the Gen-
tiles.

3 And the children of Israel cried
unto the LoKi) : for he had nine
hundred chariots of iron ; and
twenty years he mightily oppressed
the children of Israel.

4 H And Deborah, a prophetess,
the wife of Lapidoth, she judgecl
Israel at that time.

5 And she dwelt under the palm
tree of Deborah between Ramah
and Beth-el in ''mount Ephraim :
and the children of Israel came up
to her for judgment.

6 And she sent and called Barak
the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-
naphtali and said unto him, Hath
not ^ the Loud God of Israel com-
manded^i^'U/hnj, Go anrl draw
toward mount Tabor, and take
with thee ten thousand men of the
children of Naphtali and of the
children of Zebulunl

7 And I will draw unto tliee to
the river KisJion Sisera, the cap-
tain of Jabin's army, with his
chai'iots and his multitude ; and I
will deliver him into thine hand.

8 And Barak said unto her. If
thou wilt go with ine, then I ^vill
go: but if thou wilt not go with
me, tken- I will not go.

9 And she said, 1 will surely go
with thee : notwithstanding the
.journey that tiiou takest shall not
l)e for thine honoui' ; for the Lord
shall sell Sisera into the hand of a
woman. And Deborah arose, and
went with Har;ik to iuvlcsh.

10 51 And Barak called Zebulun
and Naphtali to Kedesh ; and he
went uj) with ten thousand men at
liis feet : and J^cborah went up
with him.

1 1 Now Heber"theKenite', v^hirji

iriix of the children of I lobnb the

fatlii'rin law of Mos('s\_n;i(l severed

himself fi-(>iii the Keiiitcs. and

pitched Ins lent iiiito the plain of
ZaMiiaiiii. which /-s' by Kedesh.
12 And they shewed Sisera that

244

Jael slayeth Sisera.

JUDGES, 5.

The song of Deborah.

Barak the son of Abinoam was
gone up to mount Tabor.

13 And Sisera gathered together
all his chariots, even nine hundred
chariots of iron, and all the people
that were with him, from Harosheth
of the Gentiles unto the river ^ of
Kishon.

14 And Deborah said unto Barak,
l^p ; for this is the day in which
the Lord liath dehvered Sisera into
thine hand : is not the Lord gone
out before thee 1 So Barak went
down fi-om mount Tabor, and ten
thousand men after him.

15 And the Lord discomfited
Sisera, and all his chariots, and all
his host, with the edge of the sword
before Barak ; so that Sisera lighted
down off his chariot, and fied away
on his feet.

16 But Barak pursued after the
chariots, and after the host, unto
Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all
the host of Sisera fell ^ upon the
edge of tlie sword ; and thei'e was
not a man left.

17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on
his feet to the tent of Jael the wife
of Heber the Kenite : for there was
peace between Jabin the king of
Hazor and the house of Heber the
Kenite.

18 ^ And Jael went out to meet
Sisera, and said unto him. Turn in,
my lord, turn in to me ; fear not.
And when he had turned in unto
her into the tent, she covered him
with a mantle.

19 And he said vmto her. Give
me, I ])ray thee, a little water to
drink; iov I am thirsty. And she
opened a bottle of milk, and gave
him drink, and covered him.

20 Again he said unto her. Stand
in the door of the tent, and it shall
be, when any man doth come and en-
quire of thee, and say. Is there any
man here '? that thou shalt say. No.

2 1 Then Jael Heber's wife took a
'■ nail of the tent, and took an ham-
mer in her hand, and went softly
unto him, and smote the •* nail into
his temples, and fastened it into
the ground : for he was fast "'asleep
and weary. So lie died.

22 And, behold, as Barak pur-
sued Sisera, Jael came out to meet
him, and said unto him, Come, and
I will shew thee the man whom
thou seekest. And when he came
into her tent, behold, Sisera lay
dead, and the " nail mas in his
temples.

2.'5 So God subdued on that day
Jabin the king of (^anaan before
the children of Israel.

24 And the hand ui the children

of Israel i)rospered, and prevailed
against Jabin the king of Canaan,
until they had destroyed Jabin
king of Canaan.

CHAPTER 5.

The noiirj of l)ehi»-ah, and Barak.

THEN sang Deborah and Barak
the son of Abinoam on that
day, saying,
2 Praise ye the Lord '' for the

avenging of Israel, when the peo-
ple willingly ottered themselves.

3 Hear, O ye kings ; give ear, O
ye princes ; I, even I, will sing unto
the Lord ; I will sing praise to ''the
Lord God of Israel.

4 Lord, when thou wentest out
of Seir, when thou marchedst out
of the field of Edom, the earth
trembled, and the heavens drovjped,
the clouds also dropped water.

5 The mountains "melted from
before the Lord, even '" that Sinai

fr-om before the Lord God of isi'ael.

6 In the days of vShamgar the
son of Anath, in the days of Jael,
the highways were unoccupied, and
tlie travellers walked through by-
ways.

7 " The inliahitants of the villages

ceased, they ceased in Israel, until
that I Deborah arose, that I arose a
mother in Israel.

8 They chose new gods; then was
war in the gates : was there a shield
or spear seen among forty thou-
sand in Israel 1_

9 J\Iy heart is toward the gov-
ernors of Israel, that offei-ed them-
selves willingly among the people.
Bless ye the Lord.

10 '"Speak, ye that ride on white
asses, ye that '"^sit in judgment, and
walk by the way.

11 " IViev that are (lelivered from
the noise of archers in the places of
drawing water, there shall they re-
hearse the righteous acts of the
Lord, even the I'ighteous acts '•'' to-
ward the 'ivhn h it a n ts of his villages

in Israel : then shall the people of
the Loud go down to the gates.

12 Awake, awake, Deborah :
awake, awake, utter a song: arise,
Barak, and lead thy captivity cajj-
tive, thou son of Abinoam.

13 '"Then he made him that I'e-
maineth have dominion over the

nobles among thepeo])le: the IjORD
mad(^ me have dominion over the

mighty.

14 Out of Ephraim "//'<•?.'? there a
i-()ot of them against Am;ilek; after
thee, lien jainiii,aniong thy "'iteople;

' for that the
leaden* tciok
the lead in
Israel, for
that

8 the Lord,
the God

9 quaked at
the presence
of

1" yon Sinai
at the
presence of
the Lord,
the God

11 The rulers

I'-i Tell of it,
13 sit (n\ rich
carpets, and
ye that
n Far from
the noise of
the archers,

1" of his rule

i*' Theu came
down a
remnant of
the nobles
and the
])eople ; the
Lord came
down for nie
against the
mighty.
'i-'cainedoirn
they whose
root is in
Anialek ;
1** peoples ;

245

The song of Deborah.

JUDGES, 6. Israel oppressed hy Midian.

2 as was
Issaehar,
so was
Barak ;
into the
valley they
rushed forth
at his feet.
By the
water-
courses

out of Machir came down gover-
nors, and out oi Zebulun they that
handle the ' pen of the writer.

15 And the princes of Issaehar
were with Deborah ; -even Issaehar,
and also Baivak : he was sent on f( )ot

into the valley. T'or the divisions
of Keuben there ivere great thoughts
of heart.

16 Why abodest tliou among the
sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of
the flocks ? ^ For the divisions of
Reuben there tvere great searclnngs
of heart.

1 7 C4ilead abode beyond Jordan :
and why did Dan remain in ships 'I
Asher continued on the sea shore,
and abode ^ in his breaches.

1<S Zebulun and Napiitali icere a
people that jeoparded their lives
vtnto the death in the high places
of the field.

19 The kings came and fought,
then fought the kings of Canaan
in Taanach by the wateivs of Isle-
giddo ; they took no gain of money.

20 They fought from lieaven ; the
stars in their courses fought against
Sisera.

2 1 The river '' of Kishon swept
them away, that ancient river, the
river Kishon. O my soul, " thou
hast trodden down strength.

22 Then were the horsehoofs
broken by the means of the prans-
ings, the pransings of their mighty
ones.

2.3 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel
of the. Loui), curse ye bitterly the
inhabitants thereof; because they
came not to the help of the Loi;i),
to the help of the Loud against the
mighty.

24 Blessed above women shall
.Tael the wife of Heber the Kc^nite
b(*, blessed shall she Ik; above
women in the tent.

2") I je asked water, a?/// she gave
hiin. milk ; she brought forth butter
in a loi'dly dish.

2C) She put her hand to the "^ nail.
and h(U' right hand to the work-
men's hammer; and with the liain-
nier she smote Sisera, she smote "^olF
liis head, " when she }i;id r'i<'rrcd
and slri(;kiMi through Ins IimuoIcs.

27 At iier feet he bowed, he fell,
he lay down : at her fet.'t he l)owed,
he fell : wlirre he bowed, there he
fcill down dc;i(l.

2.S The mother of Sisera looked
out at a wiiiflow, and cried through
the lattice, Why is his cliar-iot ko
long in coming 1 why tarry the
wheels of his chariots?

2!J Her wise ladies answered hei',
yea, she returned an.^wer to herself,

30 Have they not sped ? have
they not dividefl the prey ; to every
man a damsel or two ; to Sisera
a prey of divers colours, a prey
of divers colours of needlework, of
divers colours of needlework on
both sides, meet for the necks of
them that take the spoil 1

31 So let all thine enemies perish,

0 Lord : but let them that love
him he as the sun when he goeth
forth in his might. And the land
had rest forty years.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The Tsraeliteit for iheir »in are opprexf!ed
hy Alidian. 8 A prophet rehuketh them.
11 .I;; angel Hemieth Gideon for their de-
Urerance. 17 Gideon^n present ■is con-
fiHDied ipith fire. 2.'i Gideon dentroyeih
EiiuVs (dtar, and of'ereth. a xnni/ice >i/ion
the altar Jchonih'-shalom. 2S ,j(n(sh de-
fintlethliifi Koii, and. calleih him Jeridihaal.
oo Gideon^ ii arrny. fJli Gideoii'K isignn.

AND the children of Israel did
evil in the sight of the Lord :
and the Lord delivered them into
the hand of Midian seven years.

2 And the hand of Midian ])re-
vailed against Israel : and because
of the Midianites the children of
Israel made thein the dens which
are in the mountains, and caves,
and strong holds.

3 And so it was, when Israel had
sown, that the Midianites came up,
and the Amalekites, and the chil-
dren of tlie east, even they came
up against them ;

4 And they encamped against
them, and destroyed the increase
of the earth, till thou come unto
Gaza, and left no sustenance for Is-
rael, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

5 For they came up with their
cattle and tlnMr tents, and they
came as grasslio])p('rs for multi-
tude; for both tliey and their
camels were without number: and
they entered into the land to de-
stroy it.

G And Israel was grc^atly im-
poverished because of the Midian-
ites ; and thc^ childivn of Israel
cried unto tli(^ Loud.

7 II And it came to jjmss, when
the children of Isi-ael cried unto
the r.oKD because of thi; Alidian-
ites,

.S 'i'liat the Loud sent a pronht^t
unto the children of isr;iel, which
said unto thiMii, 'I'hus saith '"the
Loud (iod of Israel, I brought you
up from P^lgyuf, and brought you
forth out of the hoMS(> of boiid;ig(>;

'.J And I delivered you out of the
liand of the I^]gyitti;uis, and out of
the hand of all tluit ()i)])ress('(i you,
and drav(' them out from before
you, and gave you their land ;

1" tlic Loud,
the (Joil

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Gideon is sent

JUDGES, 6.

to deliver Israel.

10 And I said unto you, I am the
Lord your God ; fear not the gods
of the Amorites, in whose land ye
dwell : but ye have not obeyed my
voice.

1 1 51 And there came an angel oi
the Lord, and sat under an oak
which ivas in Ophrah, that per-
taitied unto Joash the Abi-ezrite :
and his son Gideon threshed wheat
' b^ the winepress, to hide it from
the Midianites.

12 And the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him, and said unto
him, The Lord is with thee, thou
mighty man of valour.

13 And Gideon said unto him.
Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with
us, why then is all this befallen usl
and where he all his miracles which
our fathers told us of, saying, Did
not the Lord bring us up from
Egypt "? but now the Lord hath
forsaken us, and delivered us into
the hands of the Midianites.

14 And the Lord looked upon
him, and said. Go in this thy might,
and thou shalt save Israel from the
hand of the Midianites : have not I
sent thee %

15 And he said unto him. Oh my
Lord, wherewith shall I save Is-
rael 1 behold, my family is poor in
Manasseh, and I am the least in
my father's house.

16 And the Lord said unto him.
Surely I will be with thee, and
thou shalt smite the Midianites as
one man.

17 And he said unto him, If now
I have found grace in thy sight,
then shew me a sign that thou
talkest with me.

1 8 Depart not hence, I pray thee,
until I come unto thee, and bring
forth my present, and set it before
thee. And he said, I will tarry un-
til thou come again.

19 H And Gideon went in, and
made ready a kid, and unleavened
cakes of an ephah of flour : the
flesh he pvit in a basket, and he put
the brotn in a pot, and brought it
out unto him under the oak, and
presented it.

20 And the angel of God said
unto him, Take the flesh and the
unleavened cakes, and lay them.
upon this rock, and pour out the
broth. And he did so.

21 ^ Then the angel of the Lord
put forth the end of the staff that
uHis in his hand, and touched the
flesh and the unleavened cakes ;
and there rose up fire out of the
rock, and consumed the flesh and
the unleavened cakes. Then the
angel of the Loud departed out of
his sight.

22 And when Gideon perceived
that he was an angel of tlie Lord,
Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God!
for because I have seen an angel of
the Lord face to face.

23 And the Lord said unto him.
Peace be unto thee ; fear not : thou
shalt not die.

24 Then Gideon built an altar
there unto the Lord, and called it
* Jehovah-shalom : unto this day it
is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

25 ^ And it came to pass the
same night, that the Lord said
unto him. Take thy father's young
bullock, even the second bullock of
seven years old, and throw down
the altar of Baal that thy father
hath, and cut down the '"'grove that
is by it :

26 And build an altar unto the
Lord thy God upon the top of this
rock, in the '^ordered place, and
take the second bullock, and offer
a burnt sacrifice with the wood of
the " grove which thou shalt cut

down.

27 Then Gideon took ten men ot
his servants, and did as the Lord
had said unto him : and so it was,
because he feared his father's house-
hold, and the men of the city, that
he could not do it by day, that he
did it by night.

28 H And when the men of the
city arose early in the morning, be-
hold,the altarof Baal was castdown,
and the -grove was cut down that
ims by it" and the second bullock
was offered upon the altar that was
built.

29 And they said one to another.
Who hath done this thing"? And
when they enquired and asked,
they said, Gideon the son of Joash
hath done this thing.

30 Then the men of the city said
unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that
he may die : because he hath cast
down the altar of Baal, and be-
cause he hath cut down the -grove
that ims by it.

31 And Joash said unto all that
stood against him. Will ye plead
for Baal"? will ye save him'? he that
will plead for him, let him be put
to death whilst it is yet morning :
if he he a god, let him plead for him-
self, because one hath cast down his
altar.

32 Therefore on that day he
called him tJerubbaal, saying. Let
Baal plead against him, because he
hath thrown down his altar.

33 H Then all the Midianites and

2 Asherali

3 orderly
maimer.

* That is, Jehovah is peace.
t That Is, Let Baal plead.

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Qideo)i^s signs.

JUDGES, 7.

Gideon's army.

1 threshiiu
rioor ;

the Amalekites and the children of
the east were gatliered together,
and went over, and pitched in the
valley of Jezreel.

34 But the Spirit of the Lord
came upon Gideon, and he blew
a trumpet ; and Abi-ezer was ga-
thered after him.

35 And he sent messengers
throughout all Manasseh ; who
also was gathered after him : and
he sent messengers unto Asher,
and unto Zelmlun, and unto Naph-
tali ; and they came up to meet
them.

36 ^ And Gideon said unto God,
If thou wilt save Israel by mine
hand, as thou hast said,

37 Ik4iold, I will put a fleece of
wool in the ^ floor; a7id if the dew
l)e on the fleece only, and it he dry
upon all the earth heside, then shall
I know that thou wilt save .Israel
by mine hand, as thou hast said.

38 And it was so : for he rose up
early on the morrow, and thrust
the fleece together, and wringed
the dew out of the fleece, a bowl
full of water.

39 And Gideon said unto God,
Let not thine anger be hot against
me, and I will speak but this once :
let me prove, I pray thee, but this
once with the fleece ; let it now be
dry only uijon the fleece, and upon
all the ground let there be dew.

40 And God did so that night:
for it was dry upon the fleece
only, and there was dew on all
the ground.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Gideon^ H army of two (iiid thirty thouaaml
is hroughl in thvM, hiiintred. i) He in en-
courai/cd by tliAtlrcdin. and ititerfiretatioii,
of the barley cake. 1(1 ///.* titratdffeni of
frumpetn and lampx in ■pitch i^rs. 24 The
KphraimiteH take Oreb and Zeeb.

rpflKN Jerubbaal, who r.s Gideon,
1 and all th(^ peoi)le that icere
with liim, rose up early, and
pitched beside the well of llai'od:
so that the host of the iVlidianites
were on the north side of them, by
the liill of Moreh, in the valley.

2 And the Lokd said unto Gi-
deon, The people that are witli tliee
ore too many for me to give the
Midianites into their hands, lest
Israel vaunt themselves against
m(!, saying, Mijie own hand hath
saved me.

3 Now therefore go to, i)roclaim
in the ears <)f the jjeopli;, saying,
Whosoever /« fearful and afraid, let
him return and dejjart early from
mount Gilejid. And there i-eturned
of the. peoi>le twenty and twotliou-
sand;and there; I'cmained ten thou-
sand.

4 And the Lord said unto Gi-
deon, The people are yet too many;
bring them down unto the water,
and I will try them for thee there :
and it shall be, that of whom I say
unto thee, This shall go with thee,
the same shall go with thee ; and
of whomsoever I say unto thee,
This shall not go with thee, the
same shall not go.

5 8o he brought down the people
unto the water : and the Lord said
unto Gideon, Every one that lap-
peth of the water with his tongue,
as a dog lapjjeth, him shalt thou
set by himself; likewise every one
that boweth down upon his knees
to drink.

6 And the number of them that
la])ped, 2mttiu(i their hand to their
mouth, were three hundred men :
but all the rest of the people bowed
down upon their knees to drink
water.

7 And the Lord said unto Gi-
deon, By the three hundred men
that lapped will I save you, and
deliver the Midianites into thine
hand: and let all the other people
go every man unto his place.

8 So the people took victuals in
their hand, and their . trumpets :
and he sent all t]ie rest of Isr-ael
every man unto his tent, and re-
tained those thi'ee hundred men :
and the ^host of Midian was be-
neath him in the valley.

9 U And it came. to pass the same
night, that the Lord saitl unto him.
Arise, get thee down unto the
^host ; for I have delivei'ed it into
thine hand.

10 But if thou fear to go down,
go thou with l^hurah thy sei'vant
down to the * host :

11 And thou shalt hear what
they say; and afterwards shall
thine hands be strengthened to
go down unto the 'host. Then
went he down with I'hurnh his
servant unto the outside of the
armed men that irere in the "host.

12 And tlie Midianites and tlu;
Amalekites and all the children of
the east lay along in the valley like
grasshojjpers foi' nuiltitudt; ; and
their (;ainels inefe without number,
as the sand by the sea side for nud-
titude.

1.") And when Gideon was come,
behold, there vxik a man tliat told
a dr(;am unto his fellow, and said,
]5c]iold, I dreame<l a dream, and, lo,
a cake (jf barley bread tumblecl
into the "host of Midiaii, and came
unto a tent, and smot(! it tlint. it
fell, and overturned it, that tlie
tent lay along.

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Gideoik^s victory.

JUDGES, 8.

Zehah and Zalinunna.

14 And his fellow answered and
said, This is nothing else save the
sword of (iideon the son of Joash,
a man of Israel : /or into his hand
hath God delivered Midian, and all
the host.

1 5 11 And it was so, when Gideon
heard the telling of the dream, and
the interpretation thereof, that he
worshipped, and returned into the
^ host of Israel, and said, Arise ; for
the Lord hath delivered into your
hand the host of Midian.

16 And he divided the three
hundred men info three companies,
and he put a trumpet in every
man's hand, with empt.y pitchers,
and "lamps within the pitchers.

17 And he said unto them, Look
on me, and do likewise : and, be-
hold, when I come to the outside
of the camp, it shall be that, as I
do, so shall ye do.

18 When I blow with a trumpet,
I and all that are w4th me, then
blow ye the trumpets also on every
side of all the camp, and say, ^ The
xir()}-d of the Lonn. and of Gideon,

19 II So Gideon, and the hundred
men that jvere with him, came unto
the outside of the camp in the be-
ginning of the middle watch ; and
they had but newly set the watch :
and they blew the trumpets, and
brake the pitchers that were in
their hands.

20 And the three companies blew
the trumpets, and brake the pitch-
ers, and held the " lamns in their
left hands and the truinpets in
their right hands to blow withal :
and they cried, Xlie sword of the
Loitn, and of Gideon,

21 And they stood every man in
his place round about the camp: and
all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

22 And the three hundred blew
the trumpets, and the Lord set
every man's sword against his fel-
low, even throughout all the host :
and the host Hed to Beth-shittah
■* in Zererath, and to the border of
AT7el-meholah, unto Tabbath.

23 And the men of Israel ga-
thered themselves together out of
Naphtali, and out of Asher, <ind
out of all INIanasseh, and pursuecl
after the Midianites.

24 ^ And Gideon sent messen-
gers throughout all '' mount Iili)hra-
im, saying, (.-ome down against
tlie i\Iidianites, and take befoi'e
them th(^ waters unto I'x'th-barali
and Jordan. Then all the men of
Ephraim gathered themselves to-
gether, and took the waters unto
Beth-barah and Jordan.

25 And they took two princes of

tlie ]\Iidianites, Oreb and Zeeb ;
and they slew Oreb upon the rock
Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the
winejn'ess of Zeeb, and pursued
Midian, and brought the heads of
Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the
other sitle Jordan.

CHAPTER 8.

1 dideon iKicifielh the KphraintUex. 4 Siic-
coth and I'tnitel refuse fa feliece (iii/eini's
(iriji//. 10 Zehdii dud Zdliii ini ii(t <ire tiikeii .
V.', Siieriilh <nid I'einiel dre dexlfoijed. IS
Cideon rereiiijelh kin Ijret/ireii'fi dedfh on
y.ehdh and '/.dlmuniid. 'I'l lie. refuneih
{Inreruiiient. 'J4 Hin ephod cauxe, uf idold-
try. '28 Midian subdued. 29 (iideenrn
children, and death. 83 The Jsraeliie.s''
idulatry and ingraWude.

AND the men of Ephraim said
unto him. Why hast thou
served us thus, that thou calledst
us not, when thou wentest to fight
with the Midianites? And they
did chide with him shari)ly.

2 And he said unto them. What
have I done now in comparison of
you'? Is not the gleaning of the
grapes of Ephraim better than the
vintage of Abi-ezer '\

3 God hath delivered into your
hands the princes of Midian, Oreb
and Zeeb : and what was I able
to do in comparison of you % Then
their anger was abated toward
him, when he had said that.

4 H And Gideon came to Jordan,
and passed over, he, and the three
hiinJred men that n^ere with him,
faint, yet pursuing the)ii.

5 And he said unto the men of
Succoth. Give, I pray you, loaves
of bread unto the people that fol-
low me ; for they he faint, and I
am pursuing after Zebah and Zal-
munna, kings of Midian.

6 11 And the princes of Succotli
said, Are the hands of Zebah and
Zalmunna now in thine hand, that
we should give bread unto thine
army 1

7 And Gideon said. Therefore
when the Lord hath delivered Ze-
bah and Zalmunna into mine hand,
then I will tear your llesh with the
thorns of the wilderness and with
briers.

8 11 And he went up thence to
Penuel, and spake unto them like-
wise : and the men of Penuel an-
swei'ed him as the men of Succoth
had answered him.

9 And he spake also unto the
men of Penuel, saying, When 1
come again in iK>ace, 1 will break
down this tower.

10 II Now Zeb;di and Zahnunna
were in Karkor, and their hosts
with them, about fifte(;n thousand
men, all that were left of all the
hosts of the children of the east :

2-49

Gideon refuseth to be king.

JUDGES, 9.

Gideon's death.

1 from the
ascent of
Heres,

2 * threshed

for there fell an hundred and twenty
thousand men that drew sword.

11 H And Gideon went u]j by the
way of them that dwelt in tents on
the east of Nobah and Jogbehah,
and smote the host : for the host
was secure.

12 And when Zebah and Zal-
munna tied, he pursued after them,
and took the two kings of Midian,
Zebah and Zalmunna, and discom-
fited all the host.

13^ And Gideon the son of Joash
returned from battle ^ before the

sun if>fif< 11V,

14 And caught a young man of
the men of Succoth, and enquired
of him : and he described unto him
the princes of Succoth, and the
elders thei-eof, even threescore and
seventeen men.

15 And he came unto the men of
Succoth, and said. Behold Zebah
and Zalmunna, with whom ye did
upbraid me, saying. Are the hands
or Zebah and Zalmunna now in
thine hand, that we should give
bread unto thy men tJiat are weary?

1 6 And he took the elders of tne
city, and thorns of the wilderness
and briers, and with them he
" taught the men of Huccoth.

1 7 And he beat down the tower of
Penuel,and slew the men of the city.

18 H Then said he unto Zebah
and Zalmunna, What manner of
men were they whom ye slew at
Tabor 1 And they answered, As
thou art, so were they ; each one
resembled the children of a king.

19 And he said, They ivere my
brethren, even the sons of my
mother : a.s the Lord liveth, if ye
liafl saved them alive, I would not
slay you.

20 And he said unto .Tether his
firstborn. Up, aw/ slay them. But
the youth di-ew not his sword : for he
fear(;d, because \\v iras yt-ta youth.

21 Then Zebah and Zahnunna
said, Rise thou, and fall upon us:
for as the man ?'.s, .so /.s- his strength.
And Gideon arose, and slew Zel)ah
and Zalmunna, and took away the
oriuunents that were on their cam-
els' necks.

22 II Then the men of Israel aaid
unto fJidcon, Rule thou over us,
l)otli thou, and thy son, and tliy
sons son also: toy thou hast de-
livered us from the hand of Midian.

23 And Gideon said unto them,
T will not rule over you, neither
sIimII m.v son rule over you : the
IjO|;1) shall r\il(' over .you.

24 ^1 And (Jidcon said unto them,
I would desire a reijuest of you,

*0r,

that ye would give me every man
the earrings of his prey. (For they
had golden earrings, because they
were Ishmaelites.)

25 And they answered. We will
willingly give them. And they
spread a garment, and did cast
tlierein every man the earrings of
his prey.

26 And the weight of the golden
earrings that he requested was a
thousand and seven hundred shekels
of gold ; beside ornaments, and col-
lars, and purple raiment that ruas
on the kings of Midian, and beside
the chains that tvere about their
camels' necks.

27 And Gideon made an ephod
thereof, and put it in his city, even
in Ophrah : and all Israel ''' went
thither a whoring after it: which
thing became a snare unto G ideon ,
and to his house.

28 H Thus was Midian subdued
before the children of Israel, so
that they lifted up their heads no
more. And the country was in
quietness forty years in the days
of Gideon.

29 H And Jerubbaal the son of Jo-
ash went and dwelt in his own house.

30 And Gideon had threescore
and ten sons of his body begotten :
for he had many wives.

31 And his concubine that tvas
in tShechem, she also bare him a
son, whose name he called Abime-
lech.

32 H And Gideon the son of
Joash died in a good old age, and
was buried in the sepulchre of
Joash his father, in Ophrah of the
Abi-ezrites.

33 And it came to pass, as soon
as Gideon was dead, tliat the chil-
dren of Israel turned again, and
•*went a whoi-iiig aftei' I'aaliin. and
made Baal-berith theii- (!od.

34 And the childi'cn of Israel i-e-
membered not the Lord their God,
who had delivenid them out of the
hands of all their enemies on every
side :

35 Neither shewed they kindness
to the house of Jerubbaal, miDiehj,
Gideon, accoiding to all the good-
ness which lie had shewed unto Is-

CHAPTER 9.

1 Ahiiiielt'ch hji fiiiiK)iifiicji irlfh the Shecheni-
i/i'M, (I III/ 111 iiri/ir ii/ /lis liret/iren, in iiiiu/e
k-iim. 7 .lot/iiiin In/ (I piirali/c, rrhukft/i
l/ieiii, mill fiiri'ti'lh't/i t/ii'ir ruin. 'J.'l diui/
i'<niHj)iri'f/i iiil/i t/ii' S/ii'i'/ii'iii itex ii(/iiiiisf
liiiii. '.W Zehiil rereiil,-t/i it. .St Al>ivii'l,;-/i
iirerciiiiift/i t/wiii, inn/ muret/i t/w viti/ irit/i.
Kil/I. 4(1 lie t,iirnet/i t/ie /iii/i/ ofl/ie n'm/ Jii-
ril/i. .^(l At T/iilii'Z he in Kliiiti In/ II piei'e of
II iiiil/xtoiie. M ,/iil/iiim'K I'll rue ix fii/ft'lleii.

Nl) yXbimelech the son of Je-
rubbaal went to Shechem unto

250

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JUDGES, 9.

of the trees.

his mother's brethren, and com-
muned with them, and with all the
family of the house of his mother's
father, saying,

2 8peak, I pray you, in the ears
of all the men of tShechem, Whether
is better for you, either that all the
sons of Jerubbaal, which are thi-ee-
score and ten persons, reign over
you, or that one reign over youl
remember also that I a?n your bone
and your flesh.

3 And his mother's brethren
spake of him in the ears of all the
men of Shechem all these words :
and their hearts inclined to follow
Abimelech ; for they said, He is our
brother.

4 And they gave him threescore
and ten pieces of silver oiit of the
house or Baal-berith, wherewith
Abimelech hired vain and light
persons, which followed him.

5 And he went unto his father's
house at Ophrah, and slew his
brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, be-
ing threescore and ten persons,
upon one stone : notwithstanding
yet Jotham the youngest son of Je-
rubbaal was left ; for he hid himself.

6 And all the men of Shechem
gathered together, and all the house
of Millo, and went, and made Abi-
melech king, by the ^ plain of the
pillar that was in Shechem.

7 H And when they told it to Jo-
tham, he went and stood in the top
of mount Gerizim, and lifted ujj
his voice, and cried, and said unto
them. Hearken unto me, ye men of
Shechem, that God may hearken
unto you.

8 The trees went forth on a time-
to anoint a king over them ; and
they said unto the olive tree. Reign
thou over us.

9 But the olive tree said unto
them. Should I leave my fatness,
wherewith by me they honour God
and man, and go to be promoted
over the trees?

10 And the trees said to the fig
tree. Come thou, and reign over us.

11 But the fig tree said unto
them, Should I forsake my sweet-
ness, and my good fruit, and go to
be promoted over the trees 1

12 Then said the trees unto the
vine. Come thou, and reign over us.

13 And the vine said unto them.
Should I leave my wine, which
cheereth God and man, and go to
be promoted over the trees'?

14 Then said all the trees unto
the bi^amble, Come thou, a7id reign
over us.

15 And the bramble said unto
the trees. If in truth ye anoint me
king over you, then come and put

your trust in my shadow : and if
not, let fire come out of the bramble,
and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

1 6 Now therefore, if ye have done
truly and sincerely, in that ye have
made Abimelech king, and if ye
have dealt well with Jerubbaal and
his house, and have done unto him
according to the deserving of his
hands ;

1 7 (For my father fought for you,
and adventured his lite far, and
delivered you out of the hand of
Midian :

18 And ye are risen up against
my father's house this day, and
have slain his sons, threescore
and ten persons, upon one stone,
and have made Abimelech, the son
of his maidservant, king over the
men of Shechem, because he is your
brother ;)

19 If ye then have dealt truly
aiifl sincerely with Jerubbaal and
with his house this day, Mev; rejoice
ye in Abimelech, and let him also
I'ejoice in you :

20 But if not, let fire come out
from Aliimelech, and devour the
men of Shechem, and the house of
Millo ; and let fire come out from
the men of Shechem, and from the
house of Millo, and devour Abime-
lech.

21 And Jotham ran away, and
fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt
there, for fear of Abimelech his
brother.

22 ^ When Abimelech had
reigned three years over Israel,

23 Then God sent an evil spirit
between Abimelech and the men of
Shechem ; and the men of Shechem
dealt treacherously with Abime-
lech :

24 That the cruelty done to the
threescore and ten sons of Jerub-
baal might come, and their blood be
laid upon Abimelech their brother,
which slew them ; and upon the
men of Shechem, which aided him
in the killing of his brethren.

25 And the men of Shechem set
liei'S in wait for him in the top of
the mountains, and they robbed all
that came along that way by them :
and it was told Abimelech.

26 And- Gaal the son of Ebed
came with his brethren, and went
over to Shechem : and the men of
Shechem put their confidence in
him.

27 And they went out into the
fields, and gathered their vine-
yards, and trode the g)-apes, and
made merry, and went into the
house of their god, and did eat and
drink, and cursed Abimelech.

28 And Gaal the son of Ebed

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The /Shechenutes remit.

JUDGES, 9.

AhimelecKs death.

said. Who h Abiinelecli, and who
is Shechem, that we should serve
him % is not he the son of Jerub-
baal I and Zeliul his officer ? serve
the men of Hamor the father of
Shechem: for why should we serve
him i

29 And would to God this people
were under my hand ! then would
I remove Abimelech. And he said
to Abimelech, Increase thine army,
and come out.

30 U And when Zebul the ruler
of the city heard the words of Gaal
the son of Ebed, his auger was
kindled.

31 And he sent messengers unto
Abimelech privily, saying, Beholrl,
Gaal the son of Ebed and his breth-
ren be come to Shechem ; and, be-
hold, they fortify the city against
thee.

32 Now therefore up by night,
thou anfl the people that is with
thee, and lie in wait in the field :

33 And it shall be, that in the
morning, as soon as the sun is up,
thou shalt rise early, and set upon
the city : and, behold, when, lie and
the people that is with him come
out against thee, then mayest thou
do to them as thou shalt find oc-
c;asion.

34 ^ And Abimelech rose up, and
all the peojjle that loere with him,
by night, aufi they laid wait against
(Shechem in four companies.

35 And (Jaal the son of Ebed
went out, an(] stood in the enter-
ing of th(! gate of the city : and
Abimelech rose up, and tlio people
that ivere with him, from lying in
wait.

36 And when Gaal saw the peo-
ple, he said to Zebul, Jiehold, there
come i)eople(l()wn from the top of
the mountains. And Zebul said
unto him, Thou sec^st the shadow of
thejMountains as if tlteii nw.re men.

37 And (Jaal spake again and
said, S(K^ tiu^re come peoi)le down
l)y the middle of the land, aiul
ariotiier comitany come along by
the 'plain of -Meonenim.

38 Then said Zelnd unto him,
\Vhi!r(! is now thy mouth, where-
with thou saidst, Who is Abime-
lech, tliat we should serv(! him'? is
not this the people that thou liast
• lespiscd ; go out, 1 pray now, and
figiit with them.

."'>!) And Gaal wejit out before tlie
men of Sliechem, and fought with
Abimehich.

40 Anfl Abimelech chased him,
and he Hed before him, and many
were overthrown and wounded,
even unto the entering of the gate.

41 And Abimelech dwelt at Aru-

mah : and Zebul thrust out Gaal
and his brethren, that they should
not dwell in Shechem.

42 And it came to pass on the
morrow, that the people went out
into the field ; and they told Abi-
melech.

43 And he took the people, and
divided them into three comjDanies,
and laid wait in the field, and
looked, and, behold, the people
were come forth out of the citj'^ ;
and he rose up against them, and
smote them.

44 And Abimelech, and the com-
Ijany that tuas with him, rushed
forward, and stood in the entering
of the gate of the city : and the
two otlier companies ran upon all
tlie i^eople that were in the fields,
and slew them.

45 And Abimelech foughtagainst
the city all that day ; and he took
the city, and slew the people that
tvas therein, and beat down the
city, and sowed it with salt.

40 II And when all the men of
the tower of Shechem heard that,
they entered into '"'an hold of the
house of the god Berith.

47 And it was told Abimelech,
that all the men of the tower of
Shechem were gathered together.

48 And Abimelech gat him up
to mount Zalmon, he and all the
people that were with him ; and
Abimelech took an axe in his hand,
and cut down a bough from the
trees, and took it, and laid it on
his shoulder, ancl said UTito the
people that were with him, What
ye have seen me do, make haste,
and do as I have do7ie.

49 And all the people likewise
cut down every man his bough,
and followed Abimelech, and ])ut
them, to the " hold, and set the
'hold on fire ujjon them ; so that
all the men of the tower of She-
chem died also, about a thousand
miMi and women.

50 11 Then went Al)imelech to
Thebez, and encami)ed against The-
be/,, and took it.

51 T)Ut there was a strong tower
within the city, and thither lied all_
the nu^n and women, and all Ihey of
the city, and shut it to them, and
gat thf-m U]) to the to)) of the towei".

52 And Abimelech came unto
the tower, and fought a,gainst. it,
and went hard unto the door of
the tower to burn it with fire.

53 And a certain womaii cast a
l)iec(> of a millstone iiixm AbiiiKv
lech's head, and '"'all to lii'al<c his
scull. ^^

51 Then he called hastily unto

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Tola and Jair.

JUDGES, 10, 11.

IsraeVs sin and imidsliment.

the young man his armourbearer,
and said untcj him, Draw thy
sword, and slay me, that men say
not of me, A woman slew hiin.
And his young niiin thrust liim
through, and he died.

55 And when the men of Israel
saw that Abimelech was dead, they
departed every man unto his place.

56 H Thus God ^rendered the
wickedness of Abimelech, which
he did unto his father, in slaying
his seventy brethren :

57 And all the evil of the men
of Sheehem did God '^ rendei- ujion
their heads : and upon them came
the curse of Jotham the son of
Jerubbaal.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Tola jtiflgeih Ixrael i^i Shainir. 8 J<th\
telione iliiity nutix had t/iirti/ cities. 6 T/w
I'hiHntines and AmmoniieH opprcs-t /*■-
roel. 10 In i/ieirMixer;/ (r'ud scntlelh t/win
fo their fa/Ke gods. 15 [^pon their repent-
ance hepitieth them.

AND after Abimelech there arose
to defend Israel Tola the son
of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man
of Issachar ; and he dwelt in tSha-
mir in ''mount Ephraim.

2 And he judged Israel twenty
and three years, and died, and was
bui-ied in Shamir.

.3 ^ And after him arose Jair, a
Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty
and two years.

4 And he had thirty sons that
rode on thirty ass colts, and they
had thirty cities, which are called
Havoth-jair unto this day, which
are in the lancl of Gilead.

5 And Jair died, and was buried
in Camon.

6 % And the children of Israel
did evil again in the sight of the
Lord, and served * Baalim. an<l
Ashtaroth.'and the gods of iSyria,

and the gods of Zidon, and the
gods of ]\l()aV), and the gods of the
children of Amnion, and the gods
of the Philistines, and forsook the
Lord, and served not him.

7 And the anger of the Lord
was hot against Israel, and he sold
them into the haiids of the Philis-
tines, and into the hands of the
children of Amnion.

8 And that yeai' they vexed and
oppressed the children of Israel:
eighteen years, all the children of
Israel that incye on the other side
Jordan ill the Ian<l of the Amorites,
which is in Gilead.

9 Moreover tlu^ childi-en of Am-
nion passed over .Tordan to fight
also against -ludali, and against
Benjamin, and against th(^ house
of Ephraim ; so tliat Israel was
sore distressed.

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10 H And the children of Israel
cried unto tlie Lord, saying, We
have sinned against thee, both be-
cause we have forsaken our God,
and also served •' B;ia,liiii.

1 1 And the Lord said unto the
children of Israel, Did not I deliver
you from the Egyptians, and from
the Amorites, from the children of
Amnion, and from the Philistines'?

12 The Zidonians also, and the
Amalekites, and the Maonites, did
ojipress you ; and ye cried to me,
and I delivered you out of their
hand.

1 3 Yet ye have forsaken nie, and
served otlier gods : wherefore 1
will deliver you no moie.

14 Go and cry unto the gods
which ye have chosen ; let them
deliver you in the time of your
tribulation.

15 ^ And the children of Is-
rael said unto the Lord, We have
sinned : do thou unto us whatso-
ever seemeth good mi to thee ; de-
liver us only, we pray thee, this
day.

16 Andtheyputaway the strange
gods from among them, and served
the Lord : and his soul was grieved
for the misery of Israel.

17 Then the children of Amnion
were gathered together, and en-
camped in Gilead. And the chil-
dren of Israel assembled themselves
together, and encamped in Mizpeli.

18 And the people and princes
of Gilead said one to another,
What man ?'.s lie that Avill begin to
fight against the children of Am-
nion'? he shall be head over all the
inhabitants of Gilead.

CHAPTER. 11.

1 The corenaiit tietveen .Tephthah and the
Gileadit^s, that he should be their head.
12 The treaty of peace hettveen him am!
the Ammonite.^ is in vaiti. 29 Jeptlithah''s
roir. 32- //('.'.■ conquest of the Aiiiiiio)iile.\.
H Ileperformeth his voiv on his daii(/iiter.

OW Jephthah the Gileadite was
a mighty man of valour, and
he was the son of an harlot : and
Gilead begat Jephthah.

2 And Gilead's wife bare him
sons ; and his wife's sons grew up,
and they thrust out Jephthah, and
said unto him. Thou slialt not
inherit in our father's house ;
for thou art the son of a strange
woman.

3 Then Jephthah fled from his
brethren, and dwelt in the land of
Tob : and there were gathered vain
men to Jephthah, and went out
with him.

4 U And it came to pass in pro-
cess of time, that the children of
Ainnion made war against Israel.

c the
Baalim.

Jejjhthah conquereth

JUDGES, 11.

the Ammonites,

1 the Anion
oven unto
the Jabbok,
and unto the
Jordan :

5 And it was so, that when the
children of Ammon made war
against Israel, the elders of Gilead
went to fetch Jeyhthah out of the
land of Tob :

6 And they said unto Jephthah,
Come, and be our captain, that we
may fight with the children of Am-
mon.

7 And Jephthah said unto the
elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me,
and expel me out of my father's
house % and why are ye come unto
me now when ye are in distress '?

8 And the elders of Gilead said
unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn
again to thee now, that thou mayest
go with us, and fight against the
children of Ammon, and be our
head over all the inhabitants of
Gilead.

9 And .Jephthah said unto the
elders of Gilead, If ye bring me
home again to fight against the
children of Ammon, and the Lord
deliver them before me, shall I be
your head %

10 And the elders of Gilead said
unto Jephthah, The Lord be wit-
ness between us, if we do not so
according to thy words.

1 1 Then Jephthah went with the
elders of Gilead, and the people
made him head and captain over
them: and Jephthah uttered all his
words before the Lord in JNIizpeh.

12^ And Jephthah sent messen-
gers unto the kijig of the children
of Ammon, saying. What hast thou
to do with me, that thou art come
against me to fight in my land 1

13 And the king of the children
of Ammon answered unto the mes-
sengers of Jephthah, Because Israel
took away my land, when they
came up out of Egypt, from 'Arnoii
even unto.Fabbok.aTid unto.Tordan

now theretoi'C! restore those lands
again peaceably.

14 And Jephthah sent messen-
gers agaiii unto the king of the
children of Ammon :

15 And said unto him. Thus saith
.li'phthah, lsra(!l took not away the
land of Moab, noi- the land of the
cliildrcn (^f Ammon :

IG But when Israel came up fi'oin
Kgy|)t, and walked thi'ough the
wilderiH'ss^ unto tlui IUhI sea, and
<;am(' to Kadesli ;

1 7 Then Isi'ael sent messengers
unto the king of l<^([(tm, sjiying,
l^et me, 1 liray ttiee, i)ass through
thy land : but tlu^ king of Edom
would not hearken f/iercto. And
iri lik(! iiwumcr they sent unto the
king of Moid) : but he would not
conat'iif : and Israel alxxlc in
Kadesh.

1 8 Then they went along through
the wilderness, and compassed the
land of Edom, and the land of
Moab, and came by the east side
of the land of Moab, and pitched
on the other side of '^ Arnon. but
came npt within the border of
Moab : for ^ Arnon ivas the border
of Moab.

19 And Israel sent messengers
unto 8ihon king of the Amorites,
the king of Heshbon ; and Israel
said unto him. Let us pass, we pray
thee, through thy land into my
place.

20 But Sihon trusted not Israel
to pass through his "* coast : but
8ihon gathered all his people to-
gether, and pitched in Jahaz, and
fought against Israel.

2 1 And ^ the Lord God of Israel
delivered Sihon and all his people
into the hand of Israel, and they
smote them : so Israel possessed all
the land of the Amorites, the in-
habitants of that country.

22 And they possessed all the
"coasts of the Amorites, from
'^Ai'non even unt(^ Jabbok, and
from tlie wilderness even unto
* Jordan.

23 So now ^the Lord God of Is-

rael hath dispossessed the Amorites
from before his people Israel, and
shouldest thou possess if?

24 Wilt not thou possess that
which Chemosh thy god giveth thee
to possess % So whomsoever the
Lord our God shall drive out from
before us, them will we possess.

25 And now art thou any thing
better than Balak the son of Zippor,
king of Moab 1 did he ever strive
against Israel, or did he ever fight
against them,

26 While Israel dwelt in Hesh-
bon and her towns, and in Aroer
and her towns, and in all the cities
that he along by the "coasts of Ar-
non , three hundriHl years % why
ther'efoi'e did ye not recover tliein
within that tinu^ '\

27 Whei-efore 1 have not siiuied
against thee, t)ut tiiou doest me
wrong to war against me : the
JjORI) tlu! Judge be judge this day
Ix^twecni th(^ children of Israel and
the children of Ammon.

28 llowbeit the king of the child-
n^n of Amnion licjiikcncd not unto
tlu! words of Jephthah which he
sent him.

29 U Tlum the Spirit of the Lord
came upon .lephtliah, and he passed
over fjilead, and .Manasseh, and
passed over Mizpeh of Gilead,
and from Mizpeh of (jlilead Ik;

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JephtliaWs vow.

JUDGES, 12.

The Ephraimites smitten.

passed over unto the children of
Ammon.

30 And Jephthah vowed a vow
unto the Lord, and said, If thou
shalt without fail deliver the
children of Ammon into mine
hands,

31 Then it shall be, that what-
soever Cometh forth of the doors of
my house to meet me, when I return
in peace from the children of Am-
mon, shall surely be the Lord's,
and I will offer it up for a burnt
offering.

32 U So Jephthah passed over
unto the children of Ammon to
fight against them ; and the Lord
delivered them into his hands.

33 And he smote them from
Aroer, even till thou come to Min-
nith, even twenty cities, and unto
the plain of the vineyards, with a
very great slaughter. Thus the
children of Ammon were subdued
before the children of Israel.

34 U And Jephthah came to Miz-

Eeh unto his house, and, behold,
is daughter came out to meet him
with timbrels and with dances : and
she tvas his only child ; beside her
he had neither son nor daughter.

35 And it came to pass, when he
saw her, tljat he rent his clothes,
and said, Alas, my daughter ! thou
hast brought me very low, and
thou art one of them that trouble
me : for I have opened my mouth
unto the Lord, and I cannot go
back.

36 And she said unto him, My fa-
ther, if thou hast opened thy mouth
unto the Lord, do to me according
to that which hath proceeded out
of thy mouth ; forasmuch as the
Lord hath taken vengeance for thee
of thine enemies, even of the child-
ren of Ammon.

37 And she said unto her father.
Let this thing be done for me : let
me alone two months, that I may
go up and down upon the moun-
tains, and bewail my virginity, I
and my fellows.

38 And he said. Go. And he sent
her away /w two months : and she
went with her companions, and be-
wailed her virginity upon the moun-
tains.

39 And it came to pass at the
end of two months, that she re-
turned unto her father, who did
with her according to his vow which
he had vowed : and she knew no
man. And it was a custom in Is-
rael,

40 Tlint the daughters of Israel
went yearly to lament the daughter
of Jephthah the Gileadite four days
in a year.

• CHAPTER 12.

1 The EphrithiiiteK, quairelUng uith Jeph-
tJxili, and disi-eriii'd hi/ tShihhohth, are
sldiii hi/ the <Ti/e<idites. 1 Jephthah dieih.
8 Ibzan, who had thirty sons and thirty
daughters, 11 and Eton, 13 and Ahdon,
who had forty sons and thirty nephews,
judged Israel.

AND the men of Ephraim ga-
thered themselves together,
and went northward, and said unto
Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou
over to fight against the children
of Ammon, and didst not call us to
go with thee"? we will burn thine
house upon thee with fire.

2 And Jephthah said unto them,
I and my people were at great
strife with the cnildren of Arnmon ;
and when I called you, ye delivered
me not out of their hands.

3 And when I saw that ye de-
livered me not, I put my life in my
hands, and passed over against the
children of Amnion, and the Lord
delivered them into my hand :
wherefore then are ye come up
unto me this day, to fight against
mel

4 Then Jephthah gathered to-
gether all the men of Gilead, and
fought with Ephraim : and the
men of Gilead smote Ephraim, be-
cause they said, Ye_ Gileadites are
fugitives of Ephraim among the
Ephraimites, and among the Ma-
nassites.

5 And the Gileadites took the
^ passages of Jordan before the
Ephraimites : and it was so, that
when those Ephraimites which
were escaped said. Let me go over ;
that the men of Gilead said unto
him. Art thou an Ephraimite'? If
he said, Nay ;

6 Then said they unto him. Say
now Shibboleth : and he said Sib-
boleth : for he could not frame to
pronounce it right. Then they
took him, and slew him at the
^ passages of Jordan : and there
fell at that time of the Ephraim-
ites forty and two thousand.

7 And Jephthah judged Israel
six years. Then died Jephthah
the Gileadite, and was buried in
one of the cities of Gilead.

8 IT And after him Ibzan.of Beth-
lehem judged Israel. '

9 And he had thirty sons, and
thirty daughters, whom, he sent
abroad, and took in thirty daugh-
ters from abroad for hi's sons. And
he judged Israel seven years.

10 Tlien died Ibzan, and was
buried at Beth-lehem.

11 ^ And after him Elon, a
Zebulonite, judged Israel ; and he
judged Israel ten years.

1 2 And Elon the Zebulonite died,

1 fords

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An angel appearetJt

JUDGES, 13.

to Manoah's wife.

and was buried in Aijalon'in the
country of Zebulun.

13 H And after him Abdon the
son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged
Israel.

14 And he had forty sons and
thirty ^ neuhews, that rode on
threescore and ten ass colts : and
he judged Israel eight years.

15 And Abdon the son of Hillel
the Pirathonite died, and was
buried in Pirathon in the land of
Ephraim, in the -^ mount of the
Amalekites.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Inrael ia iv the hand af Ihe Philiatines. 2
An angel tippearefh tn J/(ni(tak''s loife. S
The anyel ((piienreili 1<i Manonh. 15 Ma-
noah\s .saerijice, iihe.reby the angel is dig-
covered. 24 iSaiHHOii. is born.

AND the children of Israel did
evil again in the sight of the
LoED ; and the Lord delivered
them into the hand of the Philis-
tines forty years.

2 51 And there was a certain man
of Zorah, of the family of the Dan-
ites, whose name }nas Manoah ; and
his wife wds^ barren, and bare not.

3 And the angel of the Lord ap-
peared unto the woman, and said
unto her, Behold now, thou m't
barren, and bearest not : but thou
shalt conceive, and bear a son.

4 Now therefoi'e beware, I pray
thee, and drink not wine nor
strong drink, and eat not any un-
clean thing:

5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and
Ijear a son ; and no razor shall come
on his head : for the child shall
be a Nazarite unto God from the
wcmib : and he shall bc^gin to de-
liver Israel out of the hand of the
I'hilistines.

G II Then the woman came and
told her husband, saying, A man of
God cam(! unto me, and his coun-
tenance ?wf.s' like the countenance
of an angel of God, very terril)le :
l)ut I asked him not wlnmce he
VKiR, neither told he me his name:

7 Jiut he said unto me, Ijehold,
tlum .shalt coiu^eive, and Ixvir a
son ; and now drink no win*; noi"
strong drink, luuther eat any un-
clean thliKj: for the child shall Ix;
a Nazarite to Gofl fi'oin the womb
to tlu; day of his death.

H II Then JMan(.ali iiitreattvl the
Lord, and said. () my Lord, let the
manof (}(>(l which thou (Udstsend
come again unto us, and teach us
what we sliall do unto tlu; child
that sliall be born.

9 And (Jod hearken«Hl to the
voice of .Manoah ; and the ang<;l of
God came again unto the woman

as she sat in the field : but Manoah
her husband urns not with her.

10 And the woman made haste,
and ran, and shewed her husband,
and said unto him, Pehold, the man
hath appeared unto me, that came
unto me the other day.

1 1 And Manoah arose, and went
after his wife, and came to the
man, and said unto him. Art thou
the man that spakest unto the
woman "? And he said, I am.

12 And Manoah said. Now let
thy words come to pass. How shall
we order the child, and '■^hrno shall
we do unto him'?

13 And the angel of the Lord
said, unto Manoah, Of all that I
said unto the woman let her be-
ware.

14 She may not eat of any thing
that cometh of the vine, neither let
her drink wine or strong drink, nor
eat any unclean thing: all that I
commanded her let her observe.

15 ^ And Manoah said unto the
angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let
us detain thee, until we shall have
made ready a kid for thee.

16 And the angel of the Lord
said unto Manoah, Though thou
detain me, I will not eat of thy
bread : and if thou wilt offer a
burnt oU'ering, thou must offer it
unto the Lord. For Manoah knew
not that he tvas ''an angel of the
Lord.

17 And Manoah said unto the
angel of the LoitD, What is thy
name, that wlusn thy sayings come
to pass we may do thee. honour ?

1<S And the angel of the Loi:d
said unto him, VVhy askest thou
tluis after my name, seeing it /.s
'"' secret 1

19 So Manoah took a kid with a
"meat offering, and offered it upon
a rock unto the Loud: and the.
angel did wonderously ; and i\la-
noah and his wife looked on.

20 For it came to pass, when the
flame went up toward heaven from
oil the altar, that the angel of the
Ij01;d ascended in the llame of the
altar. And Miinoali and his wife
looked on it, and fell on their faces
to the ground.

21 Put tin; angel of the Lord
did no more app(vir to Manoah
and to his wife. Then Manoah
kiuiw that he n'ax 'an_ angel of the

22 And Manoah said unto his
wife, We shall sni-ely die, because
we hnve seen (iod.

23 But his wife said unto him,
If th(; Lord wen> ])leased to kill
us, he would not ha\e received a

3 wlutt slmll
he bis wurk ?

the

•'' wonderful';
'• meal

' the

25()

Samson is horn.

JUDGES, 14.

Samson's riddle.

burnt offering and a ' meat offering
at our hands, neither would he
have shewed us all these things,
nor would as at this time have told
us such things as tliese.

24 f[ And the woman bare a son,
and called his name Samson : and
the child grew, and the Lord
blessed him.

25 And the Spirit of the Lord
began to move him at times in
'the cami) of Dan between Zorah
and Eshtaol.

CHAPTER U.

1 Samson Oesireth a wife of the. Philistines.
5 //( his journey he kHleih a lion. 8 I?i, a
xeci/iid journey he Jini/e/h hone;/ in- the c<ir-
Ci/.vc. id Xkiiisoii^'k iiKirrhuje feo^.1. VI Ifi.s
riddle Jn/liix wife ix mitde k'noirn. lit lie
Kimileth thirty ' PhilL-itinex. 20 J/isinfe in
ntiirried to another.

AND Samson went down to Tini-
nath, anfl saw a woman in
Timnath of the daughters of the
Philistines.

2 And he came up, and told his
father and his mother, and said, I
have seen a woman in Tininath of
the daughters of the Philistines :
now therefore get her for nie to wife.

3 Then his father and his mother
said unto him, Is there 7iever a wo-
man among the daughters of thy
brethren, or among all my people,
that thou goest to take a wife of
the uncircumcised Philistines'? And
Samson said unto liis fathei', Clet
her for me ; for she pleaseth me
well.

4 But his father and his mother
knew not that it was of the Lord,
that he sought an occasion against
the Philistines : for at that time
the Philistines had dominion over
Israel.

5 ^ Then went Samson down,
and his father and his mother, to
Timnath, and came to the vine-
yards of Tinmath : and, behold, a
young lion roarerl against him.

0 And the Spirit of the Lord
came mightily upon him, and he
rent him as he would have rent a
kid, and he IkvI nothing in his
hand : but he told not his father
or his mother what he had done.

7 And he went down, and talked
with the woman ; and she pleased
Samson well.

8 V\ An<l after a time he returned
to take her, and he turned aside to
see the carcase of the lion : and, be-
hold, there was a swarm of bees and
honey in the carcase of the lion.

9 And he took thereof in his
hands, and went on eating, and
came to his fathei' and mother, and
he gave them, and they did eat :
Ijut he told not them that he had

taken the honey out of the carcase
of the lion.

10 II So his father went down
unto the woman : and Samson made
there a feast ; for so used the young
men to do.

1 1 And it came to pass, when
they saw him, that they brought
thirty companions to be with him.

12 U And Samson said unto them,
I will now put forth a riddle unto
you : if ye can certainly declare it
me within the seven days of the
feast, and find it out, then 1 will
give you thirty * sheets and thirty
^change oi garments:

1 3 f jut if ye cannot declare it me,
then shall ye give me thirty "sheets
and thirty '' cliange of garments.
And they said unto him. Put forth
thy riddle, that we may hear it.

14 And he said unto them. Out
of the eater came forth " meat, and
out of the strong came forth sweet-
ness. And they could not in three
days expound the riddle.

15 And it came to pass on the
seventh day, that they said unto
Samson's wife. Entice thy husband,
that he may declare unto us the rid-
dle, lest we burn thee and thy fath-
er's house with fire : have ye called
us to take that we have 'I ^ is it not so ?

16 And Samson's wife wept be-
fore him, and said. Thou dost but
hate me, and lovest me not : thou
hast put forth a riddle unto the
children of my people, and hast not
told it me. And he saitl unto her,
Behold, I have not told it my father
nor my mother, and sliall I tell it
thee 1

1 7 And she wept before liim the
seven days, while their feast lasted :
and it came to pass on the seventh
day, that he told hei-, because she
^lay sore upon him : and she told
the riddle to the children of her
people.

18 And the men of the city said
unto him on the seventh day be-
fore the sun went down. What is
sweeter than honey? and wliat is
stronger tlian a lion 'I And he said
unto them, If ye had not plowed
with my heifer, ye had not found
out my riddle.

19 11 And the Spirit of the Lord
came upon him, and he went down
to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men
of them, and took their sjioil, and
gave "change of garments unto
them which expounded the riddle.
And his anger was kindled, an(^l he
went up to his father's house.

20 But Samson's wife was given
to his companion, wliom he had
used as his friend.

3 linen
garments
* changes of
raiment :

5 changes of
raiment.

6 food.

' pressed
him sore :

« the

changes of
raiment

257

Savison is denied his ivife.

JUDGES, J 5, IG.

His feats of strength.

1 l)lameless
in regard of

grain
grain,

< cleft

CHAPTER 15.

1 Samxon i.s denied his trife. S I/e hurneih
the PliHistineK'' corn with foxes and Jire-
hraiids. 6 His irife and her father are
burnt hy th'! Pliilistines. 1 Samson smiteth
them flip anil tlinjh. 9 lie is liound liy the
men of Judah, and deli cered to the Philis-
tines, li lie killeth them vyith a jawbone.
18 God maketh the fountain En-hakkore
for him in Lehi.

BUT it came to pass within a
while after, in the time of
wheat harvest, that Samson visited
his wife with a kid ; and he said, I
will go in to my wife into the
chamber. But her father would
not suffer him to go in.

2 And her father said, I verily
thought that thou hadst utterly
hated her ; therefore I gave her to
thy companion : is not her younger
sister fairer than she ? take her, I
pray thee, instead of her.

3 ^ And Samson said concerning
them, Now shall I be ' more blame-
less than the Philistines, though I
do them a displeasure.

4 And Samson went and caught
three hundred foxes, and took fire-
brands, and turned tail to tail, and
put a firebrand in the midst be-
tween two tails.

5 And when he had set the brands
on fire, he let theiii go into the stand-
ing "com of the Philistines, and
burnt up both the shocks, and also
the standing "' corn, with the vine-
yards and olives.

6 ^ Then the Philistines said.
Who hath done thisi And they
answered, Samson, the son in law
of the Timnite, because he had
taken his wife, and given her to
his companion. And the Philis-
tines came uj), and burnt her and
her father with fire.

7 II And Samson said unto them.
Though ye have done this, yet will
I be avenged of you, and after that
I will cease.

H Ancl he smote them hip and
thigh with a gi-cat slaughter : ajid
he went down and dwelt in the ''top
of the rock Ktain.

9 1] Then the Philistines went up,
and pitched m Judah, and spread
themselves in I^ehi.

10 And the men of Judah said,
VVliy ar'e ye come up against us?
And they answered, To bind Sam-
son are we come up, to do to him
as he liath done to us.

1 I 'I'hen three thousand men of
Judah went to the ' tojj of the i-(K;k
Etam, and said to Samson, Know-
est thou not that tli(^ Philistines
(irr rulei's over us? what ix this fhiit
thou hast done unto us? And he
said unto them, As they did unto
me, so have I done unto them.

12 And they said unto him. We
are come down to bind thee, that
we may deliver thee into the hand
of the Philistines. And Samson
said unto them, Swear unto me,
that ye will not fall upon me your-
selves.

13 And they spake unto him,
saying. No ; but we will bind thee
fast, and deliver thee into their
hand : but surely we will not kill
thee. And they bound him with
two new cords, and brought him
up from the rock.

1 4 ViAnd when he came unto Lehi,
the Philistines shouted ''against him:

and the Spirit of the Lord came
mightily upon him, and the cords
that were upon his arms became as
flax that was burnt with fire, and
his bands loosed from off his hands.

15 And he found a new jawbone
of an ass, and put forth his hand,
and took it, and slew a thousand
men therewith.

16 And Samson said. With the
jawbone of an ass, heaps upon
heaps, with the jaw of an ass have
I slain a thousand men.

17 And it came to pass, when he
had made an end of speaking, that
he cast away the jawbone out of his
hand, and called that place * Ka-
math-lehi.

18 U And he was sore athirst,
and called on the Lord, and said.
Thou hast given this great deliver-
ance into the hand of thy servant :
and now shall I die for thirst, and
fall into the hand of the uncir-
cumcised 1

19 ]3ut God clave "an hollow
place that tvas in ''the jaw, and
there came water thereout ; aiul
when he had drunk, his spirit came
again, and he revived : wherefore
\w called the name thereof t En-
hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this
day.

20 And he judged Israel in the
days of the Philistines twenty
years.

CHAPTER 16.

1 Samson at (laza eseajietli, and carrieth
iur,iii1he nates, f tlie city. 4 Delilah, cor-
rn/ileil hi/ the Philistines, entieeth Samson.
(i Thrire she is deceiied. IT) At last she
,,1-ereinneth him. 21 The Philistines lake
him, and jiiit out his eyes. 22 I/is streii(/th
reneirini/, he jiiilleth doirn. the house ujion
the /'hilislines, and dieth.

THKN went Samson to Gaza, and
saw there an harlot, and went
in unto lier.

2 And it was told tlie Ga/ites, say-
ing, Samson is come hitlier. And
they compassed him in, and laid

■■ That is, The iiill of tlio jawljonc.
t T/iat is, The well of liini that called.

258

Samson is betrayed

JUDGES, 16.

hy Delilah.

wait foi* him all night in the gate
of the city, and were quiet all the
night, saying, In the morning, when
it is day, we shall kill him.

3 And Samson lay till midnight,
and arose at midnight, and took the
doors of the gate of the city, and
the two posts, and went away
with them, bar and all, and put
them upon his shoulders, and car-
ried them up to the top of an hill
that is before Hebron.

4 U And it came to pass after-
ward, that he loved a woman in the
valley of Sorek, whose name ivas
Delilah.

5 And the lords of the Philistines
came up unto her, and said imto
her, Entice him, and see wherein his
great strength lieth, and by what
means we may prevail against him,
that we may bind him to attiict
him : and we will give thee every
one of us eleven hundred pieces of
silver.

6 11 And Delilah said to Samson,
Tell me, I ]3ray thee, wherein thy
great strength iieth, and wherewith
thou mightest be bound to afflict
thee.

7 And Samson said unto her. If
they bind me with seven ^ ^reen

withs that were never dried, then
shall I be weak, and be as another
man.

8 Then the lords of the Philistines
brought up to her seven ' green
withs which had not been dried,
and she bound him with them.

9 Now there were men lying in
wait, abiding with her in the cham-
ber. And she said unto hiiii. The
Philistines he upon thee, Samson.
And he brake the ^ withs as a
thread of tow is broken when it
toucheth the lire. So his strength
was not known.

10 And Delilah said unto Sam-
son, Behold, thou hast mocked me,
and told me lies : now tell me, I
pray thee, wherewith thou might-
est be bound.

1 1 And he said unto her, If they
bind me fast with new ropes " that
never were occupiefl, then shall 1

be weak, and be as another man.

12 Delilah therefore took new
ropes, and bound him therewith,
and said unto him, The Philistines
he upon thee, Samson. And there
were liers in wait abiding in the
chamber. And he brake them from
oif his arms like a thread.

1.3 And Delilah said unto Sam-
son, Hitherto thou hast mocked me,
and told me lies : tell me wherewith

seven locks of my head with the
web.

14 And she fastened it with the
pin, and said unto him, The Philis-
tines be upon thee, Samson. And
he awaked out of his sleep, and
went away with the pin of the beam,
and with the web.

15 U And she said unto him. How
canst thou say, I love thee, when
thine heai-t is not with me*? thou
hast mocked me these three times,
and hast not told me wherein thy
great strength lieth.

16 And it came to pass, when she
pressed him daily with her words,
and urged him, so that his soul was
vexed unto death ;

1 7 That he told her all his heart,
and said unto her. There hath not
come a razor upon mine head ; for I
have been a Nazarite unto God from
my mother's womb: if I be shaven,
then my strength will go from me,
and I shall become weak, and be
like any other man.

18 And when Delilah saw that he
had told her all his heart,^ she sent
and called for the lords of the Phi-
listines, saying, Come up this once,
for he hath shewed me all his heart.
Then the lords of the Philistines
came up unto her, and brought
money in their hand.

19 And she made him sleep upon
her knees ; and she called for a man,
and she caused him to shave otf the
seven locks of his head ; and she be-
gan to afflict him, and his strength
went from him. *

20 And she said, The Philistines ^^<?
upon thee, Samson. And he awoke
out of his sleep, and said, I will go
out as at other times before, and
shake myself. And he '*wist not
that the Lord was departed from
him.

2 1 H But the Philistines took him,
and put out his eyes, and brought
him down to Gaza, and bound hini
with fetters of brass ; and he did
grind in the prison house.

22 Howbeit the hair of his head
began to grow again after he was
shaven.

23 Then the lords of the Philis-
tines gathered thein together for to
offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon
their god, and to rejoice : for they
said, Our god hath delivered Samson
our enemy into our hand.

24 And when the people saw him,
they pi'aised their god : for they
said. Our god hath delivered into
our hands our enemy, and the de-
stroyer of our country, which sIcav
many of us.

25 And it came to pass, when

* kuev/

thou mightest be bound. And he . . .

said unto her, If thou weavest the I their hearts were merry, that they I

259

Samso7i's death.

JUDGES, 17, 18.

Micah's Levite.

said, Call for Samson, that he may
make us sport. And they called
for Samson out of the prison house ;
and he made them sport : and they
set him between the pillars.

26 And Samson said unto the lad
that held him by the hand, Suffer
me that I may feel the pillars where-
upon the house standeth, that I may
lean upon them.

27 Now the house was full of men
and women; and all the k)r(ls of the
Philistines were there ; and their
ivere upon the roof about three thou-
sand men and women, that beheld
while Samson made sport.

28 And Samson called unto the
Lord, and said, O Lord God, re-
member me, I pray thee, and
strengthen me, I pray thee, only
this once, O God, that I may be at
once avenged of the Philistines for
my two eyes.

29 And Samson took hold of the
two middle pillars upon which the
house stood, and 'on which it was
borne up, f>f the one with his right
hand, and 'of tlie other with his
left.

30 And Samson said, Let me die
with the Philistines. And he bowed
himself with (ill his might; and the
house fell upon the lords, and upon
all the people that irere thei-ein. So
the dead wnich he slew at his death
were more than they which he slew
in his life.

'M Then his brethren and all the
house of his father came down, and
todk him, and brought hivi uj), and
buried liim between Zorahand Esh-
taol in the Ijuryingplace of Manoah
his father. And lie judged isi-ael
twenty years.

CHAPTER 17.

1 Of t/ifi, moneij Ihut Micah Jirst xtn/e. then
rent<ired, kin mother inaketh iiiKiyex^ 5 and
he ornamentH for them. 7 lie hireth a
LtrAte, to he hi» prienl.

NT) there was a man of •''nKunit

Kphraim, whose name irds
Micah.

2 And he said unto his mother,
The cleveTi huiuh'ed sheke/s of silver
that wei-e taken from thee, about
which thou •* cursedst, and spakest
of also in mine ears, Ix'liold, the
silver /x with me; I took it. And
liis mother said, lilessed />e thou oi
the L(ilM>, my son.

3 An<l when he had restored the
eleven liiin(he(l xhcMs of silver to
his nidtlicr, liis mother said, I liad
wholly dedicated the silver unto
the !>oi;i) from my hand for my
son, to make a gi-a\('ii image and a
molten image: now therefore 1 will
restore it unto thee.

4 Yet he restored the money unto
his mother ; and his mother took
two hundred shekels of silver, and
gave them to the founder, who
made thereof a graven image and
a molten image : and they were in
the house of Micah.

5 And the man ISIicah had an
house of gods, and made an ephod,
and teraphim, and consecrated one
of his sons, who became his priest.

6 In those days there was no king
in Israel, but every man did that
u'hich was right in his own eyes.

7 H And there was a young man
out of Beth-lehem-judah of the fa-
mily of Judah, who was a Levite,
and he sojourned there.

8 And the man departed out of
the city from Beth-lehem-judah to
sojourn where he could find a i^lace :
and he came to ^ mount Ephraim to
the house of Micah, as he jour-
neyed.

9 And Micah said unto liim,
Whence comest thou 1 And he said
unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-
lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn
where 1 may find a place.

10 And !Micah said unto him.
Dwell with me, and be unto me a
father and a priest, and I will give
thee ten shekels^ of silver by the
year, and a suit of apjiarel, and
thy victuals. So the Levite went
in.

11 And the Levite Avas content
to dwell with the man ; and the
young man was unto him as one of
his sons.

12 And Micah consecrated the
Levite ; and the young man be-
came his priest, and was in the
house of Micah.

l."3 Then said Micah, Now know
I that the Lord will do me good,
seeing 1 have a Levite to my i)riest.

CHAPTER 18.

1 Tlie Iiiinites xfrid _five me)t to Keek otif mi
hi/icri/iiiiri'. 3 At the liouxe of Mir<ih
tlii'i/ lunixiitt iiiih JoiKifhun, and are en-
ciiiinii/rd ill their ii'iiij. 7 Thcij nenrch
l.dixli. (iikI tiring lidck tieii^x if good hope.
11 Si.e hundred men are nent to xiir/irine
it. 14 j'n the way they roh Mieah of hi.s
jirient and hix conxecnite th intfx. '27 Thei/
ii-in Lirish, and vail it Dan. Jill They set
ii/i idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherited
the jiriexthood.

IN those days there was no king
in Israel: and in those (lays the
tribe of tlii' Danites sought them
an inheritance tod Weill in; foiunto
that day all thei)- inheritiince had
n<;t fallen unto them aiiioiig the
tribes of Israel.

2 .And thechildreii of Dan sent
of their family fi\(> men from their
■'coasts, men of \aloiir, from Zorah,
and from Eshtaol, to spy out the

^' \\ii(.l<'
muuber,

260

Danites seize

JUDGES, 18.

the Levite and images.

land, and to search it ; and they
said unto them, Go, search the
land : who when they came to
^ mount Ephraim, to the house of
Micah, they lodged there.

3 When they tcere by the house
of Micah, they knew the voice of
the young man the Levite : and
they turned in thither, and said un-
to him, Who brought thee hither?
and what ' makest tliou in this
2)1 ace ? and what hast thou here ?

4 And he said unto them. Thus
and thus dealeth Micali with me,
and hath hired me, and I am his
priest.

5 And they said unto him, Ask
counsel, we pray thee, of God, that
we may know whether our way
which we go shall be prosperous.

G And the priest said unto them,
Go in peace : before the Lord is
your way wherein ye go.

7 IT Then the five men departed,
and came to Laish, and saw the
people that v)er-e therein, how they
dwelt careless, after the manner of
the Zidonians, quiet and secure ;
and there tvas no magistrate in the
land, that might put them to shame
in any thing ; and they ivere far
froni the Zidonians, and had no
business with any man.

8 And they came unto their
brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol:
and their brethren said unto them,
What say ye 1

9 And they said, Arise, that we
may go up against them : for we
have seen the land, and, behold, it
is very good : and are ye still 'I be
not slothful to go, and to enter to
possess the land.

10 When ye go, ye shall come
unto a people secure, and to a
large land : for God hath given it
into your hands ; a place where
there rs no want of any thing that
is in the earth.

11 11 And there went from thence
of the family of the Danites, out
of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six
hundred men ■' ai)r)ointed with
weapons of war.

12 And they went up, and
pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Ju-
dah: wherefore they called that
place Mahaneh-dan unto this day:
behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim.

1 3 And they passed thence unto
' mount Ephraim, and came unto
the house of ]\Iicah.

14 H Then answei-ed the five men
that went to spy out the country
of Laish, and said unto their breth-
vi'.n. Do ye know that there is in
these houses an ej)h()d, and tei'a-
phim, and a graven image, and a

molten image'? now therefoi'e con-
sider what ye have to do.

1 5 And they turned thitherwaixl,
and came to the house of the young
man the Levite, even unto the house
of Micah, and saluted him.

16 And the six hundred men
•' appointed with their weapons of
war, which vere of the children of
Dan, stood by the entering of the
gate.

1 7 And the five men that went
to spy out the land went up, and
came in thither, and took the
graven image, and the ephod, and
the teraphim, and the molten im-
age : and the priest stood in the
entering of the gate with the six
hundred men tJiat were ^appointed
with weapons of war.

18 And these went into Micah's
house, and fetched the carved im-
age, the ephod, and the teraphim,
and the molten image. Then said
the priest unto them. What do ye ?

1 9 And they said unto him, Hold
thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy
mouth, and go with vis, and be to
us a father and a priest : is it bet-
ter for thee to be a priest unto the
house of oi\e man, or that thou be
a priest unto a tribe and a family
in Israel'?

20 And the priest's heart was
glad, and he took the ephod, and
the teraphim, and the graven im-
age, and went in the midst of the
people.

2 1 So they turned and departed,
and put the little ones and the cattle
and the * cai'i-iage before them.

22 U And wlien they were a good
way from the house of Micah, the
men -that were in the houses near
to Micah's house were gathered
together, and overtook the chil-
dren of Dan.

23 And they cried unto the chil-
dren of Dan. And they turned
their faces, and said unto jNIicah,
What aileth thee, that thou comest
with such a company '?

24 And he said. Ye have taken
away my gods which I made, and
the priest, and j'e are gone away :
and what have I more "? and what
is this that ye say unto me, What
aileth thee 1

25 And the children of Dan said
unto him, Let not thy voice be
heai'd among us, lest angry fellows
run u])on thee, and thou lose thy
life, with the lives of thy house-
hold.

2G And the children of Dan went
their way : aiid when Micah saw
that they inere too strong for him,
he turned and went l)ack unto his
house.

3 girded

^ goods

261

A Levite cometh

JUDGES, 19.

to lodge in Gibeah.

27 And they took the things
which Micah had made, and the
priest which he had, and came un-
to Laish, unto a people that were at
quiet and secure : and they smote
them with the edge of the sword,
and burnt the city with fire.

28 And there was no deliverer,
because it ivas far from Zidon, and
they had no business with any
man ; and it was in the valley that
lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built
a city, and dwelt therein.

29 And they called the name of
the city Dan, after the name of
Dan their father, who was born
unto Israel : howbeit the name of
the city tvas Laish at the first.

30 H And the children of Dan
set up the graven image : and Jona-
than, the son of Gershom, the son
of ' iNIanasseh, lie and his sons wei-e
priests to the tribe of 1 )an until the
day of the captivity of the land.

%\ And they set them up Micah's
graven image, which he made, all
the time that the house of God was
in tShiloh.

CHAPTER 19.

1 A Lerite goeth to Beth -I eh em to fetch, home,
hix in'fe. 16 An old riidti entertithiefh liiiii
<tt Gibmh. 22 The, GiheotiUex iihiixe ht.s
concubine to death. 29 J/e divideth her
into twelve pieces, to send them to the twelve
triben.

AND it came to pass in those
days, when there ivas no king
in Israel, that there was a certain
Levite sojouriiing on the side of
- mount Ephraim, who took to him
a concubine out of Beth-lehem-
judah.

2 And his concubine played the
^ whore against him, and went
away trom him unto her fathei-'s
house to ]>eth-lehem-ju(lah, and
was there four whole months.

3 And her husband arose, and
went after her, to speak friendly
unto her, and to l)ring her again,
having his servant with him, and a
<;ouple of asses : and she bi-ought
him into her father's h(»us(^: and
when the father of the (himsel saw
him, he rejoiced to meet him.

4 And his father in law, the dam-
sel's father, retained him ; and he
abode with him three days : so they
did eatand(hink, and lodged there.

5 f And it came to ])ass on the
fourth day, when they arose early
in the morning, tluit he rose up to
d<'p;ut : and the damsel's fathei-
said unto his son in law, C'omfort
thin<> heart with a morsel of l)read,
and afterward go youi' way.

6 And they sat down, and did

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262

eat and drink both of them to-
gether : for the damsel's father had
said unto the man. Be content, I
pray thee, and tarry all night, and
let thine heart be merry.

7 And when the man rose up to
depart, his father in law urged
him: therefore he lodged there
again.

8 And he arose early in the morn-
ing on the fifth day to depart: and
the damsel's father said, Comfort
thine heart, I pray thee. And they
tarried until afternoon, and they
did eat both of them.

9 And when the man rose up to
depart, he, and his concubine, and
his servant, his father in law, the
damsel's father, said unto him, Be-
hold, now the day draweth toward
evening, I pray you tarry all night :
behold, the day groweth to an end,
lodge here, that thine heart may
be merry ; and to morrow get you
early on your way, that thou may-
est go home.

10 But the man would not tarry
that night, but he rose up and de-

Earted, and came over against Je-
us, which is Jerusalem; and there
were with him two asses saddled,
his concubine also tvas with him.

11 And when they tvere by Je-
bus, the day was far spent ; and
the servant said unto his master,
Come, I pray thee, and let us turn
in into tnis city of the Jebusites,
and lodge in it.

12 And his master said unto him,
We will not turn aside hither into
the city of a stranger, that is not of
the children of Israel; we will pass
over to Gibeah.

1 3 And he said unto his servant.
Come, and let us draw near to one
of these places to lodge all night,
in Gibeah, or in Ilamah.

14 And they passed on and went
their way ; and the sun went down
upon them irheti they were by (»i-
beah, which Itelontjeth to Benjamin.

\^) And they turnedasidethitli(>i-,
to go in and to lodge in (Jiljcah :
and when he went in, he sat him
down in a street of the city: for
fjicre was no man that took them
into his house to lodging.

IG II y\))d, behold, there came an
old man from his work out of the
field at even, which vas also of
" mount l*]i)hraim ; and he sojourned
in Gilx'ah : but the m(m of the
place wen; IVnjamites.

17 And wlien he had lifted up
his (\yes, he saw a wayfaring ma,n
in the street of the city : and th(>
old man said. Whither goest thou ?
and when(!(^ comest thou ?

18 And he said unto him, We are

Outrage at Gibeali.

JUDGES, 20.

The Levite's complaint.

passing from Betli-lehem-judah to-
ward the side of ' mount Ephraim ;
from thence am 1 : and I went to
Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now
going to the house of the Lord ;
and there is no man that receiveth
me to house.

1 9 Yet there is both straw and
provender for our asses ; and there
is bread and wine also for me, and
for thy handmaid, and for the
young man which is with thy ser-
vants : thcye is no want of any
thing.

20 And the old man said, Peace
be with thee ; howsoever let all thy
wants lie upon me ; only lodge not
in the street.

21 So he brought him into his
house, and gave provender unto
the asses : and they washed their
feet, and did eat and drink.

22 U A'ow as they were making
their hearts merry, behold, the men
of the city, certain " sons of Belial,
beset the house round about, a)ul
beat at the door, and spake to the
master of the house, the old man,
saying. Bring forth the man that
came into thine house, that we
may know him.

23 And the man, the master of
the house, went out unto them,
and said unto them. Nay, my breth-
ren, 7iay, 1 pray you, do not so wick-
edly ; seeing that this man is come
into mine house, do not this folly.

24 Behold, here is my daughter
a maiden, and his concubine ; them
I will bring out now, and humble
ye them, and do with them what
seemeth good unto you : but unto
this man do not so vile a thing.

25 But the men would not
hearken to him : so the man took
his concubine, and brought her
forth unto them ; and they knew
her, and abusefl her all tlie night
until the morning : and when the
day began to spring, they let her
go.

26 Then came the woman in the
dawning of the day, and fell down
at the door of the man's house
where her lord was, till it was
light.

27 And her loi'd rose up in the
morning, and opened the doors of
the house, and went out to go his
way : and, behold, the woman his
concubine was fallen down at the
door of the house, and her hands
were upon the threshold.

28 And he said unto her. Up,
and let us be going. But none
answered. Then the man took her
U21 upon an ass, and the man rose
up, and gat him unto his place.

29 H And when he was come into

his house, he took a knife, and laid
hold on his concubine, and divided
her, " tojicthi^r witli her bones, into 3 ij^ij by-
twelve pieces, and s^nt her into all l'"ilJ.
the ^ coasts of 1 srael. * borders

30 And it was so, that all that
saw it said. There was no such deed
done nor seen from the day that
the children of Israel came up out
of the land of Egypt unto this
day: consider of it, take advice,
and speak your minds.

CHAPTER 20.

1 The Levite in a (leneral (ixxemhh/ (JecUireth
his wronff. 8 7 he decree «/ the us.teinlily.
12 The BenjumiteK, }>eing ci/cil, imtke head
(Ujdinsf the Israelitex. IS The linuieJiteK
in twohdttlexliisefortj/thouMtnd. '26 They
dentroij by a xfr<it<i{iein all the Benjamites,
ei'eept six huiidreil.

THEN all the children of Israel
went out, and the congrega-
tion was gathered together as one
man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba,
with the land of Gilead, unto the
Lord in Mizpeh.

2 And the chief of all the people,
even of all the tribes of Israel, pre-
sented themselves in the assembly
of the people of God, four hundred
thousand footmen that drew sword.

3 (Now the children of Benjamin
heard that the children of Israel
were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then
said the children of Israel, Tell us,
how was this wickedness 1

4 And the Levite, the husband
of the woman that was slain,
answered and said, I came into
Gibeah that Ulongeth to Benjamin,
I and my concubine, to lodge.

5 And the men of Gibeah rose
against me, and beset the house
round about upon me by night.
and thought to nave slain me : and
my concubine have they forced,
that she is dead.

6 And I took my concubine, and
cut her in pieces, and sent her
throughout all the country of the
inheritance of Israel : for they
have committed lewdness and folly
in Israel.

7 Behold, ye are all children of
Israel ; give here your advice and
counsel.

8 U And all the people arose as
one man, saying. We will not any
of us go to his tent, neither will we
any of us turn into his house.

9 But now this shall />(; the thing
which we will do to Gibeah ; we
will (JO up by lot against it;

10 And we will take ten men of
an hundred throughout all the
tribes of Israel, and an hundred of
a thousand, and a thousjind out of
ten thousand, to fetch victual for

I the people, that they may do, when

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The Israelites seek

JUDGES, 20.

vengeance on Gibeah.

they come to Gibeah of rienjamin,
according to all the folly that they
have wrought in Lsi"ael.

1 1 So all th<* men of Lsrael were
gathered against the city, knit to-
gether as one man.

12 51 And the tribes of Lsrael
sent men through all^ the tribe of
Benjamin, saying. What wicked-
ness is this that is done among
you?

1 .3 Now therefore deliver us the
men. the 'children of Belial, which
'()•€ in Gibeah, that we may put
them to death, and put away evil
from Israel. But the childi-en of
Benjamin would not hearken to
the voice of their brethren the
childi'en of Israel :

14 But the children of Benjamin
gtithered themselves together out
of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out
to battle against the children of
Isi'ael.

15 And the children of Benjamin
were numbered at that time out of
the cities twenty and six thousand
inen that drew sword, beside the
inhabitants of Gibeah, which were
numbered seven hundred chosen
jnen.

16 Among all this people there
were seven hundred chosen men
lefthanded ; every one could sling
stones at an hair breadth, and not
miss.

1 7 And the men of Israel, beside
Benjamin, were numbered four
hundred tluiusand men that drew
sword : all these ii'ere mtni of war.

18 51 And the children of Israel
arose, and went up to '-'the house of

God, and asked counsel (^f God, and
said. Which of us shall go uj) iirst
t() the battle against the clnldren
of Benjamin ( 7\nd the Lord said,
Judah sI/k// (JO iii> first.

1!) Ancl the children of Israel
rose up in the morning, and en-
camped against (iibeah.

20 And the men of Israel went
out to battle against Benjamin ;
and the men of Israel jnit them-
selves in ariay to fight against
them at (»ib(>ah.

21 And thechildien of Benjamin
came forth out of (Jibeah, and de-
stroyed down to the ground of tlie
Israelites that day twenty and two
thousand men.

22 Anfl tlie jwople the men of
Israel eiicouiaged themselves, and
set theii- battle again in array in
the place where they i)ut them-
selves in ai-ray the lii-st day.

23 (And the children of Israel
went uj) and wept before the J.,oitn
until even, and asked counsel of
tlu! Lord, saying. Shall 1 go wp

again to battle against the chil-
dren of Benjamin my brother?
And the Lord said. Go up against
him. )

2-i And the children of Israel
came near against the children of
Benjamin the second day.

2-5 And Benjamin went forth
against them out of Gibeah the
second day, and destroyed down to
the ground of the children of Israel
again eighteen thousand men ; all
these drew the sword.

26 5i Then all the children of Is-
rael, and all the people, went u]),
and came unto -'the liouse of God,
and wept, and sat there beftjre the
Lord, and fasted that day until
even, and off'ered burnt offerings
and peace offerings before the
Lord.

27 And the children of Israel en-
quired of the Lord, (for the ark of
the covenant of God was there in
those days,

28 And Phinehas, the son of Elea-
zai", the son of Aaron, stood before
it in those days,) saying. Shall I yet
again go out to battle against the
children of Benjamin my brother,
or shall I cease '] And the Lord
said. Go up; for to morrow 1 will
deliver them into thine hand.

29 And Isi'ael set Hers in wait
round about Gibeah.

30 And the children of Israel
went up against tin; children of
Benjamin on the tliird day, and
put themselves in ai-ray against
Gibeah, as at other times.

31 And the children of Benjamin
went out against the people, ami
were drawn away fi'om the city ;
an<l they began to smite of the ])eo-
ple, and kill, as at otluu- times, in
the highways, of which one goeth
u]) to -the house of (iod. and the
other to Gib(»ali in the iield, about
thirty men of Israel.

32 And the children of lienjaniin
said. They '■n'f? smitten down bct'oi-t"
us,as at the first. But th(^ chihhcn
of Israel said. Let us Ilee, and ch'aw
them from the city unto the high-
ways.

33 Anfl all the men of Isi-ael rose
up out of their i)lac(\and put them-
selves in array at l)aal-lamar: and
1:he Hers in wait of Isiael came
forth out f>f their i)laces, even out
of the meadows of (.ibeah.

31 And there came against (H-
beah ten tlK)Usand chosen men out
of all Israel, and the battle was
sore: but they knew not that evil
n)as near them.

3r) And the Loud smote Benja-
Uiin beff)re Israel : and the children
of Israel destroyed of the i3enja

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The Benjamites smitten.

JUDGES, 21.

Destruction of Jubesh-gilead.

mites that day twenty and five
thousand and an hundred men: all
these drew the sword.

36 80 the children of Benjamin
saw that they were smitten : for
the men of Israel gave place to the
Benjamites, because they trusted
unto the liers in wait which they
had set beside Gibeah.

37 And the liers in wait hasted,
and rushed up<jn Gibeah ; and the
liers in wait drew themaeives^ along,
and smote all the city with the
edge of the sword.

38 Now there was an appointed
sign between the nien of Israel and
the liers in wait, that they should
make a great tlaine with smoke rise
up out of the city.

3D And when the men of Israel
retired in tlie battle, Benjamin be-
gan to smite and kill of the men
of Israel about thirty persons : for
they said, Surely they are smitten
down before us, as in the first
battle.

40 But when the flame began to
arise up out of the city with a pil-
lar of smoke, the Benjamites looked
behind them, and, behold, the flame
of the city ascended up to heaven.

41 And when the men of Israel
turned again, the men of Benjamin
wei-e amazed : for they saw that
evil was come upon them.

42 Therefore they turned tlieir
iac/r-s before the men of Israel unto
the way of the wilderness ; but tlie
battle overtook them ; and them
which axme out of the cities they
destroyed in the niidst of them.

43 Thnt^ they inclosed the Ben-
jamites round about, (ind chased
them, and trode them down ^ with
ease ovei" against Gibeah toward
the sunrising.

44 And there fell of Benjamin
eighteen thousand men ; all these
were, men of valour.

45 And they turned and fled to-
ward the wilderness unto the rock
of llimmon : and the.y gleaned of
them in tlie highways five thou-
sand men ; and pursued hard after
them unto Gidom, and slew two
thousand men of them.

4G So that all which fell that day
of ]5enjamin were twenty and five
thousand men that di'ew the sword ;
all these were men of valour.

47 But six hundred men turned
and fled to the wilderness unto the
rock Rimmon, and abode in the
rock Rimmon four months.

48 And the men of Isi-ael turned
again ujjon the children of ]>enja-
min, and smote them witli the edge
of the sw{H'd, as well the men of
every city, as the - beast, and all

that came to hand : also they set on
fire all the cities that they came to.

CHAPTER 21.

! The people hewdil the desolation of Ben-
jaiiiin. S JBy the dent ruction of Jubesh-
yilead they jiroride tliein four hxmdred
wiven. Iti They iidriae them to nurprise
the chyiiiN that danced at Shiloh.

NOW the men of Israel had
sworn in Mizpeh, saying,
Thei'e shall not any of us give
his daughter unto Benjamin to
wife.

2 And the people came to ^ the
house of God, and al)ode there till

even before Ciod, and lifted up their
voices, and wept s(.)re ;

3 And said, O •^LoiiD God of Is-
rael, why is this come to pass in
Israel, that there sliould be to day
one tribe lacking in Israel?

4 And it came to pAss on the
morrow, that the people rose early,
and built there an altar, and offered
burnt ofi'erings and peace ott'erings.

5 And the children of Israel said.
Who iff there among all the tribes of
Israel that came not up with tlie
congregation unto the Lord % For
they had made a gi'eat oath con-
cerning him that came not up to
the Lord to Mizpeh, saying. He
shall surely be put to death.

6 And the children of Israel re-
pented them for Benjamin their
brother, and said. There is one
tribe cut ott' from Israel this day.

7 How shall we do for wives for
them that I'emain, seeing we have
sworn by the Lord that we will
not give them of our daughters to
wives ?

8 H And they said, What one is
there of the tribes of Israel that
came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord ?
And, beln)ld, there came none to
the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the
assembly.

9 For tlie people were numbered,
and, behold, there were none of the
inhabitants of Jal)esh gilead there.

10 And the congregation sent
thither twelve thousand men of the
valiantest, and conuuanded them,
saying, Go and smite the inhabi-
tants of Jabesh-gilead with the
edge of the sword, with the women
and the children.

11 And this is the tiling that ye
shall do. Ye shall * utterly destroy
every male, and every woman that
hath lain by man.

12 And they found among tlie
inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four
liundred young virgins, that had
known no man by lying with any

*IIeh. devote.

3 Beth-el,

■* Lord, the
God

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iSu7j)rise of Shiloh.

JUDGES, 21.

Maldon and Cliilion.

male: and they brought them unto
the camp to Shiloh, which is in the
land of Canaan.

13 And the whole congregation
sent some to speak to the cliildren
of Benjamin that loere in the rock
Rimmon, and to ^ call peaceably
unto them.

14 And Benjamin came again
at that time ; and they gave them
wives which they_ had saved alive
of the women of Jabesh-gilead :
and yet so they sufficed them not.

1 5 And the people repented them
for Benjamin, because that the
Lord had made a breach in the
tribes of Israel.

1 6 H Then the elders of the con-
gregation said. How shall we do
for wives for them that remain,
seeing the women are destroyed
out of Benjamin '\

17 And 'they said. There must
he an inheritance for them that
be escaped of Benjamin, that a
tribe be not destroyed out of Is-
rael.

18 Hqwbeit we may not give
them wives of our daughters : for
the children of Israel have sworn,
saying. Cursed he he that giveth a
wife to Benjamin.

19 Then they said. Behold, there
is a feajst of the Lord in Shiloh
yearly m a jjlace which is on the
north side of Beth-el, on the east
side of the highway that goeth up

from Beth-el to Sheehem, and on
the south of Lebonah.

20 Therefore they commanded
the children of Benjamin, saying.
Go and lie in wait in the vine-
yards ;

'1\ And see, and, behold, if the
daughters of Shiloh come out to
dance in dances, then come ye out
of the vineyards, and catch you
every man his wife of the daugh-
ters of Shiloh, and go to the land
of Benjamin.

22 And it shall be, when their
fathers or their brethren come unto
us to complain, that we will say
unto them. Be favourable unto them
for our sakes : because we reserved
not to each man his wife in the
war : for ye did not give unto them
at this time, that ye should be
guilty.

23 And the children of Benja-
min did so, and took tliem, wives,
according to their number, of them
that danced, whom they caught: and
they went and returned unto their
inheritance, and repaired the cities,
and dwelt in them.

24 And the children of Israel de-
parted thence at that time, every
man to his ti'ibe and to his family,
and they went out from thence
every man to his inheritance.

25 In those days there ivas no
king in Israel : every man did that
which was right in his own eyes.

THE BOOK OF RUTH

CHAPTER L

1 Eiimelech driven hy famine into Moab,
dieththere. 4 Jfa/Uon and Chllion, havinrj
rnarricil irire.t of 3f<i(ih, die a/no. 6 Naomi
return iiKj Innni'irard, 8 di.fxuadfth licr tiro
dau(,ilil,is in 1,1 II' from iloiiiij iritli her. U
Orpah teaietli her, but liiUh irith great
conHtancj/ accompanieth her. 19 The ij tiro
come to Beth-lehem, where they are i/lud/i/
received.

NOW it came to pass in the days
when the judges ruled, that
thei-e was a famint; in the I;uh1.
And a certain man of lictJi-lchcin-
judah_ went to sojourn in the coun-
try of Moab, he, and his w'xiv, and
his two sons.

2 And the name of the ma)i ira><
Elimejecli, and the njiine of his wife
Xaoriii, iind the name of his two
sons Mahlon and ChiHon, Hpluath-
itesof lieth-lehein-judah. And they
came into the country of .NIoah, and
continued there.

3 And FJimelech Naomi's hus-
band died ; and she was left, and
her two sons.

4 And they took them wives of
the women of Moab; the name of
the one was ()i'i)ah,and the na-mc
of the other Ruth: and they dwelled
there about ten years.

5 And i\hihlon and Chilion died
also both of them ; and the woman
was left of her two sons and her
husband.

6 ^f Then she arose with Ium-
daughters in law, tliat she might
return from the country of iMoah:
for she h;i(l heai'd in tlie country of
Moal) liowthat the JjOlM) IkuI visited
his i)(>o[)le in gi\ing them bread.

7 Whei'efori^ she went forth out
of the place where she was, and her
two daughtei's in law with her; nnd
they went on the way to return
unto the hind of .Tudab.

<S And Naomi said unto her two
daughters in l;i,w, (Jo, return e;u'h
to hei' mother's house: the Loito
deal kindly with you, as ye ha\('
dcjilt with the dead, and with m<^

9 The Lord grant you that ye

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Ruth's constancy to Naomi.

RUTH, 2.

Boaz sheweth her kindness.

may find rest, each of yoii- in the
house of her husband. Then she
kissed them ; and they Ufted up
their voice, and wept.

1 0 And they said unto her, Surely
we will return with thee unto thy
people.

1 1 And Naomi said, Turn again,
my daughters: why will ye go with
me 1 are there yet any more sons in
my womb, that they may be your
husbands %

12 Turn again, my daughters, go
your way ; for I am t<)o old to have
an husband. If I should sav, I
have hope, ifl should have an hus-
band also to night, and should also
bear sons ;

13 Would ye tarry for them till
they were grown 1 would ye stay
for them from having husbands ?
nay, my daughters ; for it grieveth
me much for your sakes that the
hand of the Lord is gone out against
me.

1 4 And they lifted up their voice,
and wept again: and Orpah kissed
her mother in law ; but Uuth clave
unto her.

15 And she said. Behold, thy sis-
ter in law is gone back unto her
people, and unto her gods : return
thou after thy sister in law.

16 And Ruth said, Intreat me
not to leave thee, or to return from
following after thee : for whither
thou goest, I will go ; and where
thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy peo-
ple Rhall he my people, and thy God
my God :

17 Where thou diest, will I die,
and there will I be buried : the
Lord do so to me, and more also,
if ought but death part thee and me.

18 When she saw that she was
stedfastly minded to go with her,
then she left speaking unto her.

19 II iSo they two went until they
came to Beth-lehem. And it came
to pass, when they were come to
Betli-lehem, that all the city was
moved about them, and they said,
/■s this Naomi 1

20 And she said unto them. Call
me not *Naomi, call me tMara: for
the Ahnighty hath dealt very bit-
terly with me.

211 went out full, and the Lord
hath brou gl 1 1 me home again empty :
why then call ye me Naomi, seeing
the Lord liath testified against me,
and the Alniiglity hath afflicted me?

22 So Naomi returned, and J'uth
the ]\[oal)itess, her daughter in lav\r,
with lier, which returned out of the
country of Moab : and they came
to Beth-lehem in the beginnhig of
barley harvest.

That is, Ploasaut. f T/iat is, Bittei'.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Rath gleanethiu the fields pf Boaz. 4 B<niz
inking kii.oivledije of her, 8 liheiccth her great
farour. 18 That which she got, shecarrieth
to Naomi.

AND Naomi had a kinsman of
her husband's, a mighty man
of wealth, of the family of Elime-
lech ; and his name ivan Boaz.

2 And Ruth the Moabitess said
unto Naomi, Let me now go to the
field, and glean ears of corn after
hini in whose sight I shall find
grace. And she said unto her. Go,
my daughter.

3 And she went, and came, and
gleaned in the field after the reap-
ers : and her hap was to light on a
part of the field helongingvintoViOai.?,,
who wasi of the kindred of Elime-
lech.

4 U And, behold, Boaz came from
Beth-lehem. and said unto the reap-
ers. The Lord J>e with you. And
they answei'ed him. The Lord bless
thee.

5 Then said Boaz unto his servant
that was set over the reapers, Whose
damsel is this %

6 And the servant that was set
over the reapers answered and said,
Itfs'the^Ioabitish damsel that came
back with Naomi out of the country
of Moab :

7 And she said, I pray you, let
me glean and gather after the reap-
ers among the sheaves : so she came,
and liath continued even from the
morning until now, ^that she tar-
ried a little in the house.

8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth,
Hearest thou not, my daughter?
Go not to glean in another field,
neither go from hence, but abide
hei-e fast by my maidens :

9 Let thine eyes be on the field
that they do reap, and go thou af-
ter them : have I not charged tlie
young men tliat thej^ shall not
touch thee ? and when thou art
athirst, go unto the vessels, and
drink of that which the young men
have drawn.

10 Then she fell f>n her face, and
bowed hei-self to the ground, and
said unto him, ^^'hy have I found
grace in thine eyes, that thou
shouldest take knowledge of me,
seeing I am a stranger?

1 1 And Boaz answered and said
unto her. It hath fully been shewed
me, all that thou hast done unto
thy mother in law since the death
of thine husband : and how thou
hast left thy father and thy mother,
and the land of thy nativity, and
art cf)me unto a peojjle which thou
knewest not heretofore.

12 The Lord recompense thy

1 save that

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Ruth daimeth Boaz

RUTH, 3.

for a kinsman.

work, and a full reward be given
thee of ' the Lord God of Israel,
under whose wings thou art come
to trust.

1 3 Then she said, Let me find fa-
vour in thy sight, my lord ; for that
thou hast comforted me, and for
that thou hast spoken friendly
unto thine handmaid, though I be
not like unto one of thine hand-
maidens.

14 And Boaz said unto her. At
mealtime come thou hither, and eat
of the bread, and dip thy morsel in
the vinegar. And she sat beside
the reapers : and he reached her
parched " corn, and she did eat, and
was sufficed, and " left.

15 And when she was risen up to
glean, Boaz commanded his young
men, saying, Let her glean even
among the sheaves, and reproach
her not :

16 And let fall also some of the
handfuls of purpose for her, and
leave the/n, that she may glean
them, and rebuke her not.

17 So she gleaned in the field
until even, and beat out that she
had gleaned : and it was about an
ephah of barley.

18 51 And she took it up, and
went into the city : and her mother
in law saw what she had gleaned :
and she brought forth, and gave to
her that she had reserved after she
was sufficed.

19 Anfl her mother in law said
unto her. Where hast thou gleaned
to day 1 and where wrough test thou?
blessed be he that did take know-
ledge of thee. And she shewed her
mother in law with whom she had
wrought, and saitl. The man's name
with whom I wrought to day is
Boaz.

20 And Naomi said unto her
daughter in law. Blessed /je he of
tl)e Lord, who hath not left ofi" his
kindness to the living and to the
dead. And Naomi said unto her.
The man is neai' of kin unto us,
one of our next kinsmen.

21 And llutli the Moabitess
said. He said unto me also, Thou
shalt ke(!p fast by my young men,
until they have ended all my
harvest.

22 And Naomi said unto lluth
her daughter in law, It is good, my
daughter, that thou go out with
his niaidens, that they meet thee
not in any othei- field.

23 So slie kept fast by the mai-
dens of I'oaz to glean unto the end
of bai'Icy harvest and of wlieat liar-
vest; and dwelt with hci- motlici- in
law.

CHAPTER 3.

1 -Bi/ Naomi'' s instruction, 5 Huth lieth at
Boas's feet. 8 Boas aoknowledgeth the
ri{iht of a kinmnan. 14 He sendeth her
aivai/ with six measwres of barley.

THEN Naomi her mother in law
said unto her, My daughter,
shall I not seek ^ rest for thee, that
it may be well with thee 1

2 And now is not Boaz of our
kindred, with whose maidens thou
wast 1 Behold, he winnoweth bar-
ley to night in the threshingfloor.

3 Wash thyself therefore, and
anoint thee, and put thy raiment
upon thee, and get thee down to
the floor : but make not thyself
known unto the man, until he shall
have done eating and drinking.

4 And it shall be, when he lieth
down, that thou shalt mark the
place where he shall lie, and thou
shalt go in, and uncover his feet,
and lay thee down ; and he will
tell thee what thou shalt do.

5 And she said unto her. All that
thou sayest unto me I will do.

6 ^ And she went down unto the
floor, and did according to all that
her mother in law bade her.

7 And when Boaz had eaten and
drunk, and his heart was merry, he
went to lie down at the end of the
heap of corn : and she came softly,
and uncovered his feet, and laid
her down.

8 ^ And it came to pass at mid-
night, that the man was ''afraid,
and turned himself: and, behold, a
woman lay at his feet.

9 And he said. Who art thou 1
And she answered, I aw; Ruth thine
handmaid : spread therefore thy
skirt over thine handmaid ; for
thou a)-t ^a neai- kinsman.

10 And he said, lilessed //e thou
of the Lord, my daughter : Jor thou
hast shewed more kindness in the
latter end tliaii at the beginning,
inasiiuu'h as thou followedst not
young men, whetlier poor or rich.

11 AikI now, my daughter, fear
not ; I will do to thee all thnt thou
requii-est: for all the cit.y of my
people doth know that thou a)-t a
vii'tuous woman.

12 And now it is true that I am
fhi/ m'lir kinsnia?) : howbeit there is
a kinsniaii JK'aicr' than 1.

13 Tiirry this iiight, and it shall
be in tlie morning, that if he will
pei'form unto thee the part of a
kinsman, well ; let him do the kins
man's j)art: but if he will not do
the ))art of a kinsman to tlie(\ then
will I do the part of a kinsman to
thee, <^s• the LoltD li\etii : lie dtjwn
until the morning.

14 11 And she lay at his feet until

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JVie next of kin.

RUTH, 4.

Boaz marricth Ruth.

the morning
fore one could

and she rose up be-
' know another. And

he said, Let it not be known that 'a
woman came into the floor.

15 Also he said, Bring the vail
that tlum kast upon thee, and hold
it. And when she held it, he mea-
sured six measures of barley, and
laid it on her : and she went into
the city.

16 And when she came to her
mother in law, she said, ''Who art
thou, my daughter ? And she told
her all that the man had done to her.

17 And she said, These six mea-
sures of barley gave he nie ; for lie
said to me. Go not empty unto thy
mother in law.

1<S Then said she. Sit still, my
daughter, until thou know how the
matter will fall : for the man will
not be in rest, until he liave fi-
nished the thing this day.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Boas c{tlleth itilo jiichjment the next kins-
man. 6 He vefnueth the red eruption ac-
cording to the manner in Israel. 9 Boas
hin/eih the inheritance. 11 //e mart ieth
A'lith. 13 i^/ie lieareik Oljed, the grinid-
fiillier of David. IS 7'he generation, of
'Phares.'

THEN went Boaz up to the gate,
and sat him down there : and,
behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz
spake came by ; unto whom he said.
Ho, such a one ! turn aside, sit down
hei'e. And he tvirned aside, and sat
down.

2 And he took ten men of the
elders of the city, and said. Sit ye
down here. And they sat down.

3 And he said unto the kinsman,
Naomi, that is come again out of
the country of Moab, selleth a yjar-
cel of land, which tvas our brother
Elimelech's :

4 And I thought to advertise
thee, saying, Buy it before the in-
habitants, and before the elders of
my people. If thou wilt redeem it,
redeem it : but if thou wilt not re-
deem it, then tell me, that I may
know : for there is none to redeem
it beside thee ; and I atn after thee.
And he said, I will redeem it.

5 Then said Boaz, What day thou
buyest the field of the hand of Na-
omi, thou must buy it also of Ruth
the Moabitess, the wife of tlie dead,
to raise up the name of the dead
upon his inheritance.

6 ^ And the kinsman said, T can-
not redeem it for myself, lest I mar
mine own inheritance : "* i-edeem

thou my riglit to thyself ; for I can-

not redeem tt.

7 Now this )r/(.'< the manner in
former time in Israel concerning
redeeming and concerning chang-

ing, for to confirm all things ; a
inan plucked oil' his shot^ and gave
it to his neighlx)ur: and this was a
testimony in Israel.

8 Therefore the kinsman said
unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he
drew oft' his shoe.

9 H And Boaz said unto the
elders, and mito nW the people, Ye
aj-e witnesses this day, that I have
bought all that va.^ Elimelech's,
and all that vjas Chilion's and
Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.

10 Moreoyer Buth the Moab-
itess, the wife of Mahlon, have I
purchased to be my wife, to raise
up the name of the dead upon his
inheritance, that the name of the
dead be not cut off' from among his
brethren, and from the gate of his
place : ye are witnesses this day.

1 1 And all the ijeople that i/:ere
in the gate, and the elders, said,
We are witnesses. The Lord make
the woman that is come into thine
house like Rachel and like Leah,
which two did build the house
of Israel : and do thou worthily in
Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-
lehem :

12 And let thy house be like the
house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare
unto Judah, of the seed which the
Loud shall give thee of this young
woman.

13 ^ So Boaz took Ruth, and she
was his wife: and when he went
in unto her, the Lord gave her
conception, and she bare a son.

14 And the women said unto
Naomi, Blessed i>e the Lord, which
hath not left thee this day with-
out a kinsman, ^ that his name may
be famous in Tsi-ael.

15 And he shall be unto thee a
restorer of thij life, and a nourisher
of thine old age: for thy daughter
in law, which loveth thee, which is
better to thee than seven sons, hath
borne him.

16 And Naomi took the cliild , and
laid it in her bosom, and became
nurse unto it.

17 And the women lier neigh-
bours gave it a name, saying. There
is a son born to Naomi ; and they
called his name Obed : he is the
father of Jesse, the; father of David.

18 ^ Now these are the genera-
tions of Pharez : Pharez begat Hez-
ron,

19 And Hezron begat Ram, and
Pvam begat Amminaflab,

20 And Amminadab begat Nah-
shon, and Nalishon begat Salmon,

21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and
Boaz begat Obed,

22 And Obed begat Jesse, and
Jesse begat David.

5 and let his
name

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Elkanah^s two loives.

I. SAMUEL, 1.

The birth of Samuel.

THE FIRST BOOK OF
SAMUEL,

OTHERWISE CALLED

THE FIEST BOOK OF THE KIl^GS

CHAPTER L

1 Elkannh a Lerite, hovhig tiro trh-ffs, iror-
ghippeili ytiirlii at Shiloh. 4 II, c/ni/s/it'th
I/(innah, t/ioii{//i txirren, and in-ornkul t>y
Peninnak. 9 llantuih in (jricj pi tujillt for
a child. 12 Eli fir at relnikiiui her, after-
tcards blesseth her. !',» Ilttiuioh haring
horve Samuel, stayeth (it liotne till he he
weaned. 24 She prcsenteth him, accord-
ing to her vow, to the Lord.

NOW there was a certain man of
Ramathaim-zophini, of ^ mount
Ephraim, and his name ivas Elka-
nah, the son of Jej'oham, tlie son
of EHliu, the son of Tohu, the son
of Zuph, an Ephrathite :

2 And he had two wives ; the
name of the one vjas Hannah, and
the name of the other Peninnah :
and Peninnah hafl cliildi'en, but
Hannah had no cliilch-en.

3 And this man went up out of
his city yearly to worsliip and to
sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in
Hhiloh. And the two sons of Eli,
Hophni and Phinehas, the priests
of the Lord, vxre there.

4 H And when the time was that
Elkanah offered, he gave to Penin-
nah his wife, and to all her sons
and her daughtei's, poi-tious : .

5 ]kit unto Hannah he j^ave a
- worthy portion ; forlie loved Han-
nali: but the l^oKD had shut \\\)
her wonil).

G And her ''adversary also pro-
voked her sor(!, tor to make her
fi-et, because the Lord had shut up
lu!r womb.

7 And a.s he did so year b.v year,
when she went up to the hous(! of
the IjORD, so she provoked her;
therefore sh<; wei)t, and did not eat.

)S Then said Elkanah Ikm' hus-
band to h(>r, Hannah, why weei)est
thousand why eatest thou not?
and why is thy lieai't Kr-ie\-ed ? (tin
not I Ix'ttcr to ihcc than ten sons'?

\) 11 So Hannah i-ose ui) after
tlie.v had eat(^n in Shiloh,and after
they ha,d di'unk. Now Kli the
priest sat upon a seat by ^ a post of
the t<Mnr)le of th(^ Lord.

10 And she vas in bitterness of
soul, and ])rayed unto the Lord,
and wept sore.

11 And she vowed a vow, and
said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt
indeed look on the affliction of
thine handmaid, and remember me,
and not forget thine handmaid,
but wilt give unto thine handmaid
a man child, then I will give him
unto the Lord all the days of his
life, and there shall no razor come
upon his head.

12 And it cfime to pass, as she
continued praying before the Lord,
that Eli marked hei' mouth.

13 Now Hannah, she spake in
her heart ; only her lips moved,
but her voice was not heard : there-
fore Eli thought she had been
drunken.

14 And Eli said unto her, How
long wilt thou be drunken 1 put
away thy wine from thee.

15 And Hannah answered and
said. No, my lord, I (tin a woman of
a sorrowful spirit : 1 have drunk
neither wine nor strong drink, but
have poured out my soul before
the Lord.

16 Count not thine handmaid
for a ° daughter of P>e1ial: for out
of the al)undaiice of my complaint
and grief have 1 spoken hitherto.

17 Then Eli answei'ed ;un\ said.
Go in peace : and the Ood of Israel
grant thee thy petition that thou
hast asked of him.

18 And sh(> said. Let thine hand-
maid find grace in thy sight. So
the woman went Iku- way, and did
eat, and her countenance was no
more kwI.

19 If And they rose up in the
morning early, a,nd worshipped be-
fore the LoiM), and r(>turned, and
came to their liouse, to ilainah :
and Elkan;ih knew liaimah his
wife; and the Lolto I'einenibered
her.

20 Wherefore it came to p;iss,
when the time was come about
after Hannah had conceixcd, thai.
she bare a son, and called his name
* Samuel, .'on/itn/, iiecause I have
asked him of the Lord.

* Tliat is, Asked of God.

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Hannah'' s thanksgiving.

I. SAMUEL, 2.

The sin of Eli" s sons.

21 And the man Elkanah, and
all his house, went up to offer unto
the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and
his vow.

22 But Hannah went not up ;
for she said unto her husband, /
will not go up until the child
be weaned, and then I will bring
him, that he may appear before
the Lord, and there abide for
ever.

23 And Elkanah her husband
said unto her, Do what seemeth
thee good ; tarry until thou have
weaned him ; only the Lord esta-
blish his word. So the woman
abode, and gave her son suck until
she weaned him.

24 51 And when she had w-eaned
him, she took him up with her,
with three bullocks, and one ephah
of flour, and a bottle of wine, and
brought him unto the house of the
Lord in Shiloh : and the child was
young.

25 And they slew a bullock, and
brought the child to Eli.

26 And she said. Oh my lord, as
thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the
woman that stood by thee here,
praying unto the Lord.

27 For this child 1 prayed ; and
the Lord hath given me my peti-
tion which 1 asked of him :

28 Therefore also I have ^ lent
him to the Lord ; as long as he
liveth he shall be ' lent to the Lord.
And he worshipped the Lord there.

CHAPTER 2.

] JTannah's song in ihaiikfiilnens. 12 The
sin of KU'x fttnix. IS Satrniern vtinintry.
2(1 By Eli'ft IileK.siiKj /idiiiidh is more fruit-
ful. 22 E/i rejiror'ef/i /lixxon.f. 27 Aj}ro-
pheci/ uyainat E/i's house.

AND Hannah prayed, and said,
My heart rejoiceth in the
Lord, mine horn is exalted in the
Lord : my mouth is enlarged over
mine enemies ; because I rejoice in
thy salvation.

2 There is none holy as the Lord :
for fAere?'« none beside thee : neither
is there any rock like our CJod.

3 Talk no more so exceeding
proudly; let not arrogancy come
out of your mouth : for the Lord
is a God of knowledge, and by him
actions are weighed.

-1 The bows of the mighty men
are broken, and they that stumbled
are girded with strength.

5 They that were full have hired
out themselves for bread ; and they
that were hungry - ceased : so that
the barren hath borne seven ; and
she that hath many children is
waxed feeble.

6 The Lord killcth, and maketh

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alive : he bringeth down to * the
grave, and bringeth up.

7 The Lord maketli poor, and
maketh rich : he bringeth low, and
lifteth up.

8 He raiseth up the poor out of
the dust, and lifteth up the beg-
gar from the dunghill, to set them
among princes, and to make them
inherit the throne of glory: for the
pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
and hehath set the world upon them.

9 He will keep the feet of his
saints, and the wicked shall be
silent in darkness ; for by strength
shall no man prevail.

10 The adversaries of the Lord
shall be broken to pieces ; out of
heaven shall he tliunder upon
them : the Lord shall judge the
ends of the earth ; and he sliall
give strength unto his king, and
exalt the horn of his anointed.

] 1 And Elkanah went to Ramah
to his house. And the child did
minister unto the Lord before Eli
the priest.

1 2 H Now the sons of Eli were
^sons of Belial ; they knew not the
Lord.

1 3 And the priest's custom with
the people was, that, when any
man offered sacrifice, the priest's
servant came, while the flesh was
in seething, with a fieshhook of
three teeth in his hand ;

14 And he struck it into the pan,
or kettle, or caldron, or pot ; all
that the fleshhook bi-ought up the
priest took for himself. So they did
in Shiloh unto all the Israelites
that came thither.

15 Also before they burnt the
fat, the priest's servant came,^ and
said to the man that sacrificed.
Give flesh to i-oast for the priest ;
for he will not have •* sodden flesh
of thee, but raw.

16 And // any man said unto
him, ^ Let them not fail to burn
the fat presently, and then, take as
much as thy soul desireth ; then he
would answer him, iVay; but thou
shalt give it me now : and if not, I
will take it by force.

17 Wherefore the sin of the
young men was very great before
the Lord : for men abhorred the
oiiering of the Lord.

18 H But Samuel ministered be-
fore the Lord, t>einf/ a child, girded
with a linen ephod.

19 jMoreover his mother made
him a little " coat, and brought it
to him from year to year, when she
came up with her husband to offer
the yearly sacrifice.

3 base meu :

*Heb. Sheol.

* boiled

5 They will
surely

robe.

Propliecjj against Elis house.

I. SAMUEL, 3.

God a diet h Samuel.

20 ^ And Eli blessed Elkanah
and his wife, and said. The Lord
give thee seed of this woman for
the loan which is lent to the Lord.
And they went unto their own home.

21 And the Lord visited Han-
nah, so that she conceived, and
bare three sons and two daugh-
ters. And the child Samuel grew
before the Lord.

22 51 Now Eli was very old, and
heard all that his sons did unto all
Israel ; and how they lay with the
women that ^ assembled at the door
of the "tabernacle of the congroga-
tii)n.

23 And he said unto them, Why
do ye such things'? for T hear of
your evil dealings by all this peo-
ple.

24 Nay, my sons ; for it U no
good report that I hear : ye make
the Lord's people to transgress.

25 If one man sin against an-
other, the judge shall judge him :
but if a man sin against the Lord,
who shall intreat for him'? Not-
withstanding they hearkened not
unto the voice of their father, be-
cause the Lord would slay them.

26 And the child Samuel grew
on, and was in favour both with
the Lord, and also with men.

27 II And there came a man of
God unto Eli, and said unto him,
Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly
appear unto the house of thy father,
when they were in Egypt in Pha-
raoh's house '?

21S And did I choose him out of
;i,ll the tribes of Israel to he my
priest, to offer upon mine altar, to
burn incense, to wear an ephod be-
fore me'? and did I give unto the
house of thy fatlu^r all the offerings
made by fh'e of the children of
Israel?

2 'J Wherefore kick ye at my sa-
crifice and at min(> offering, which 1
have commanded in. my habitation ;
and hoiKMirest thy sons abf)ve me,
to mak(! youi'selves fat with th(!
(;l)ief(!st of all the offerings of
Israel my 7ie'opl(> %

30 Whei-efore •• the Lord (iod of
Isi'Mcl saith. I said indeed tJmt thy
house, aiifl the house of thy fatluT,
should walk before me for ever:
but now tlie F.ord saith, He it far
from me. ; for them that honour )ne
[ will hoi>our, ;i,nd they that (le-
spise me shall Ix; lightly ('steemed.

31 liehold, the days come, that
I will cut off thine arm, and the
arm of thy father's house, thnt
there shall not be an old man in
thiiK! house.

32 And thou shalt see ^an enemy

in mi) habiteation, in all t}i.e v^ealtli
which God shall give Israel : and
ther-e shall not be an old man in
thine house for ever.

33 And the man of thine, tohom
I shall not cut off' from mine altar,
sh(dl he to consume thine eyes, and
to grieve thine heart : and all the
increase of thine house shall tlie in
the Hower of their age.

34 And this sJiaJl he a sign unto
thee, that shall come upon thy two
sons, on Hophni and Phinehas ; in
one day they shall die both of them.

35 And I will raise me up a
faithful priest, /A'j^ shall do accord-
ing to tliat which v'.s in mine heart
and in my mind : and I will build
him a sure house; and he shall
walk before mijie anointed for ever.

36 And it shall come to pass,
that every one that is left in thine
house shall come<M/r/ crouch to him
for a piece of silver and a morsel
of bread, and shall say, Put me, I
pray thee, into one of the priests'
oHices, that I may eat a piece of
bread.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Halt Hie iron] (if the Lard iran fi rut rei^ealed
1<i Saiiniel. w' Oo<l lelMh Samuel the de-
xiriielini) of KIVk hoime. 15 Samuel, thdiiiih
loth, tclleth Eli tkevision. 19 Samuel (/roic-
eth hi credit.

AND the child Samuel minis-
tered unto the Lord before
Eli. And the word of the Lord
was ■''preeious in those days; tkci'e
ivas no ''open vision.

2 And it came to pass at that
time, when Eli teas laid down in his
place, and his eyes began to wax
dim, that he could not see ;

3 And ere the lanii) of God went
out in the t(nni)le of the Lord,
where the ark of (iod i/'a.s, and
Samuel was laifl down to ii/ee/>:

4 That the Lord called Samuel :
and he answered. Here rf/M I.

5 And he ran unto Eli, anfl said,
iler(^ (till 1 ; for thou calledst me.
And he said, I called not ; lie down
ag;iin. And he went ami la.v down.

6 And tlu! boKDcalled yetagain,
Samuel. And Sanniel ;irose and
went to Eli, and said. Here am I ;
for thou didst call me. And he
answered, I called not, my .son:
lie down again.

7 Now Samuel did not yet know
the Lord, neither was the word of
the IjORI) yet revealed unto him.

)S And the Loitn cMlled Sa.muel
again the thii'd time. And he arose
anfl went to l<'li,Ji,nd said, Hevram
1 ; for thiju didst call nu;. And VA'\
|)erceived'that the Lord had cnlled
the child.
_ 9 Therefore Eli said unto Sa-

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6 frequent

Samuel a prophet.

I. SAMUEL, 4.

The Philistines defeat Israel.

muel, Go, lie down : and it shall be,
if lie call thee, that thou shalt say.
Speak, LoR]) ; for thy servant hear-
eth. So Samuel went and lay down
in his place.

10 And the Lord came, and
stood, and called as at other times,
Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel
answered, Speak ; for thy servant
heareth.

11 II And the Lord said to Sa-
muel, Behold, I will do a thing in
Israel, at which both the ears of
every one that heareth it shall
tingle.

12 In that day I will perform
against Eli all thivgs which I have
spoken concerning his house : when
I begin, I will also make an end.

13 For I have told him that I
will judge his house for ever for
the iniquity which he knoweth ;
because his sons made themselves
vile, and he restrained them not.

14 And therefore I have sworn
unto the house of Eli, that the ini-
quity of Eli's house shall not be
purged with sacrifice nor offering
tor ever.

15 ^ And Samuel lay until the.
morning, and opened tlie doors of
the house of the Lord. And Sa-
muel feared to shew Eli the vision.

16 Then Eli called Samuel, and
said, Samuel, my son. And he an-
swered, Here am I.

1 7 And he said. What is the thing
that tlte Loud hath said unto theel
I pray thee hide it not from me :
God do so to thee, and more also,
if thou hide ((vy thing from me of
all the thingsthat he said unto thee.

18 And Samuel told him every
whit, and hid nothing from him.
And he said, It is the Lord : let
him do what seemeth him good.

19 ^ And Samuel grew, and the
Lord was with him, and did let
none of his words fall to the
ground.

20 And all Israel from Dan even
to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel
was established to he a prophet of
the Lord.

2 1 And the Lord {yjpeared again
in Shiloh : for the Lord revealed
liimself to Samuel in Shiloh by the
word of the Lord.

CHAPTER 4.

1 The laraeliteH are orercomehy the Phifin-
tinen at Eben-eser. 3 They fetch the ark
unto the terror of the PhiliMi'nea. Kl Thi-ij
are smitten again. Vie ark taken. Uojilmi
and I'liitiehd.s are. x/ain.. 12 Mi at ttic
neicfi.falliiKj Iiackirard. hreakefh htuneck.
10 PIn'velKix' wife, diseairragi'il iti her 1ra-
vailivith I-cttahod, dietli.

ND the word of Samuel came
to all Israel. Now Israel went
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out against the Philistines to bat-
tle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer :
and the Philistines pitched in
Aphek.

2 And the Philistines put them-
selves in array against Israel : and
when they joined battle, Israel was
smitten before the Philistines : and
they slew of the army in the field
about four thousand men.

3 II And when the people were
come into the camp, the elders of
Israel said. Wherefore hath the
Lord smitten us to day before the
Philistines'? Let us fetch the ark
of the covenant of the Lord out
of Shiloh unto us, that, when it
cometh among us, it may save us
out of the hand of our enemies.

4 So the people sent to Shiloh,
that they might bring fi'om thence
the ark of the covenant of the
Lord of hosts, which dwelleth be-
tween the ^ cherubims : and the two
sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas,
^iK're there with the ark of the cove-
nant of God.

5 And when th"e ark of the cove-
nant of the Lord came into the
camp, all Israel shouted with a
great shout, so that the earth rang
again.

6 And when the Philistines heard
the noise of the shout, they said.
What tn^aneth the noise of this
great shout in the camp of the He-
brews? And they understood that
the ark of the Lord was come into
the camp.

7 And the Philistines were afraid,
for they said, God is come into the
camp. And they said. Woe unto
us ! for there hath not been such a
thing heretofore.

8 XVoe unto us! who shall deliver
us out of the hand of these mighty
Gods % these are the Gods that
smote the Egyptians with all the
plagues in the wilderness.

9 Be strong, and quit yourselves
like men, O ye Philistines, that ye
be not servants unto the Hebrews,
as they liaye been to you : quit
yourselves like men, and fight.

10 H And the Philistines fought,
and Israel was smitten, and th(>y
fled every man into his tent : and
there was a very great slaughter;
for there fell of Israel thirty thou-
sand footmen.

11 And the ark of God was
taken : and the two sons of Eli,
Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
• 12 ^ And there ran a man of
Benjamin out of the army, and
came to Shiloh the same day with
his clothes rent, and with earth
upon his head.

1 3 And when he came, lo, Eli sat

1 cherubim :

EWs death.

I. SAMUEL, o.

Tlie ark in Da(joiis temple.

upon a seat by the wayside watch-
ing : for his heart trembled for the
ark of God. And when the man
came into the city, and told it, all
the city cried out.

14 And when Eli heard the noise
of the crying, he said, What inean-
eth the noise of this tumult 1 And
the man came in hastily, and told
Eli.

1 5 Now Eli was ninety and eight
years old ; and his eyes were dim,
that he could not see.

16 And the man said unto Eli, I
am, he that came out of the army,
and I fled to day out of the army.
And he said. What is there done,
my son 1

1 7 And the messenger answered
and said, Israel is fled before the
Philistines, and there hath been
also a great slaughter among the
people, and thy two sons also,
Hophni and Phinehas, are dead,
and the ark of God is taken.

18 And it came to pass, when he
made mention of the ark of God,
that he fell from ofli" the seat back-
ward by the side of the gate, and
his neck brake, and he died : for he
was an old man, and heavy. And
he had judged Israel forty years.

19 *\ And his daughter in law,
Phinehas' wife, was with child, near
to be delivered : and when she
heard the tidings that the ark <jf
God was taken, and that her father
in law and her husband were dead,
she bowed herself and travailed ;
for her pains came upon her.

20 And about the time of her
death the women that stood by
her said unto her, Fear not ; for
thou hast borne a son. But she
answered not, neither did she re-
gard it.

21 And .she named the child
* I-chabod, saying. The glory is
departed from Israel : because the
ark of (jod was t;iken, and because
of her father in law and her hus-
band.

22 And she said. The glory is d(v
partcnl from Israel : for the ark of
God is taken.

CHAPTER 5.

1 The PhiliHtinenhavitm hi-(night theark into
Anhdod, net it in the house of Ihif/on. 8 />ii-
(ion inxmitten rioirn dtul cut in piecCH miil
theyof Asl,,](„l xmill.'n irith eni^rodx s So
<;o,l,l,„l.'lh ,rlll, thrni of doth, v-hen it wax
tiroiiaht lliitlie, : 111 iind so with tlieni of
Kkron, when it wan /iron(//it thit/ter.

AN I ) the Philistines took the ark
of God, and biought it from'
Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

2 When the I'hilistines took the
ark of God, they brought it into

the house of Dagon, and set it by
Dagon.

3 U And when they of Ashdod
arose early on the morrow, behold,
Dagon was fallen upon his face to
the earth before the ark of the
Lord. And they took Dagon, and
set him in his place again.

4 And when they arose early on
the morrow morning, behold, Da-
gon loas fallen upon his face to the
ground before the ark of the Lord ;
and the head of Dagon and both
the palms of his hands were cut off
upon the threshold ; only the stump
of Dagon was left to him.

5 Therefore neither the priests of
Dagon, nor any that come into Da-
gon's house, tread on the threshold
of Dagon in Ashdod unto this
day.

6 But the hand of the Lord was
heavy upon them of Ashdod, and
he destroyed them, and smote them
with ^emerods, even Ashdod and
the " coasts tiiereof.

7 And wlien the men of Ashdod
saw that it was so, they said, The
ark of the God of Israel shall not
abide with us : for his hand is sore
upon us, and upon Dagon our
God.

8 They sent therefore and ga-
thered all the lords of the i^hilis-
tines unto them, and said. What
shall we do with the ark of the (rod
of Israel? And they answered.
Let the ark of the (>o(\ of Israel be
carried about unto Gath. And
they carried the ark of the God
of Israel about thither.

9 And it was .so, that, after they
had carried it about, the hand of
the Lord was against the city with
a very great ''(lestruction : and he
smote the men of the city, Ixith
small and great, and ^ they ha(l
emerods in tlu-ii- secret parts.

* That i.i, There is no <^hn-y.

I < ) II I'herefore they sent the ark
of (Jod to Ekron. And it came to
pass, as the ark of (lod came to
Eki'cm, that tlu^ l^'kronites cried
out, saying. They lune brought
about the ai-k of the God of Israel
to us, to slay us and our peojilc.

1 1 So they sent and gathered to-
gether all the lords of the Philis-
tines, anfl said. Send away the ark
of the (iod ()f Israel, and let it go
again to "his own i)lace, that it slay
us not, and oui- i)eopl(>: for th(>re
was a d(>a(lly "drst i-iid ion througli
out all the city ; the hand of God
was very heavy there.

12 And the men that died not
w(>re smitten with the "cincrods :
and the cry of the city went up to
heaven.

1 tumours,

2 borders

^ (liscom-
titurc:
■* tumours
l)r;iki' out
upon them.

its

'"' (Uscnm-
titure

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Tlie ark sent hack

I. SAMUEL, 6.

to Beth-shemesh.

CHAPTER 6.

1 After neven mnnthx the PkiliMnes take
counsel hmv to send back the ark. 10 They
brin/j if on a new e.art iviih an offering
ujito'lieth-shemefih. 19 The people are siiiii-
te>i for lookinrj into the ark. 21 They send
to them of Kirjath-jearim to fetch it.

AND the ark of the Lord Wcas in
the country of the Philistines
seven months.

2 And the Phihstines called for
the priests and the diviners, saying,
What shall we do to the ark of the
Lord"? tell us wherewith we shall
send it to ^his place.

3 And they said, If ye send away
the ark of the God of Israel, send
it not empty ; but in any wise re-
turn him a trespass offering : then
ye shall be healed, and it shall be
known to you why his hand is not
removed from j^ou.

4 Then said they. What shall he
the trespass offering which we shall
return tohim'? They answered. Five
golden -emerods, and five golden
mice, according to the number of
the lords of the Philistines : for one
plague ivas on you all, and on your
lords.

5 Wherefore ye shall make images
of your - emerods, and images of
your mice that mar the land ; and
ye shall give glory unto the God
of Israel : perad venture he will
lighten his hand from off you, and
from off your gods, and from off
your land.

6 Wherefore then do ye harden
your hearts, as the Egyptians and
Pharaoh hardened their hearts'?
when he had wrought wonder-
fully among them, did tliey not
let the people go, and they de-
parted 1

7 Now therefore make a new cart,
and take two milch kine, on which
tliere hath come no yoke, and tie
tlie kine to the cart, and bring their
calves home from them :

8 And take the ark of the Lord,
and lay it upon the cart ; and put
the jewels of gold, which ye return
liim fo)' a trespass offering, in a cof-
fer by the side thereof ; and send
it away, that it may go.

9 And see, if it goeth up by the
way of ^ his own coast to Beth-she-
mesh, then he liatli done us this
great evil: but if not, then we shall
know that it ?'.s not his hand that
smote us : it ri'ds a chance that hap-
pened to us.

10 H And the men did so ; and
took two milch kine, and tied them
to the cart, and shut up their calves
at home :

11 And they laid the ark of the
Lord upon the cart, and the coffer

with the mice of gold and the im-
ages of their ^ emerods.

1 2 And the kine took the straight
way to the way of Beth-shemesh,
and went along the highway, low-
ing as thej'- went, and turned not
aside to the right hand or to the left ;
and the lords of the Philistines went
after them unto the border of Beth-
shemesh.

13 And they of Beth-shemesh
were reaping their wheat harvest
in the valley : and they lifted up
their eyes, and saw the ark, and i^e-
joiced to see it.

14 And the cart came into the
field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite,
and stood there, where there
was a great stone : and they
clave the wood of the cart, and
offered the kine a burnt offering
unto the Lord.

15 And the Levites took down
the ark of the Lord, and the coffer
that was with it, wherein the jew-
els of gold were, and put them on
the great stone : and the men of
Beth-shemesh offered burnt offer-
ings and sacrificed sacrifices the
same day unto the Lord.

16 And when the five lords of
the Philistines had seen it, they re-
turned to Ekron the same day.

17 And these are the golden
^emerods which the Philistines re-
turned for a trespass offering unto
the Lord ; for Ashdod one, for Gaza
one, for Askelon one, for Gath one,
for Ekron one ;

18 And the golden mice, accord-
ing to the number of all the cities
of the Philistines Jjelonging to the
five lords, both of fenced cities, and
of country villages, even unto the
great stone of A Del, whereon they
set down the ark of the Lord:
which ston£ remaineth unto this day
in the field of Joshua, the Beth-
shemite.

19 H And he smote the men of
Beth-shemesh, because they had
looked into the ark of the Lord,
even he smote of the people fifty
thousand and threescore and ten
men : and the people lamented,
because the Lord had smitten
many of the people with a great
slaughter.

20 And the men of Beth-shemesh
said, Wlio is al)le to stand before
''this holy ]>oRD God 1 and to whom
shall he go up from US'?

* tumours.

2 1 IT And they sent messengers to
the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim,
saying. The Philistines have
brought again the ark of the
Lord ; come ye down, and fetch
it up to you.
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5 tumours

c the Lord,
this holy
God?

The ark at Kirjatli-jeariui.

I. SAMUEL, 7, 8.

1 the
Aslitaroth

2 the Baalii
and the
Ashtaroth,

' a wholr>
burnt ofTer-

CHAPTER 7.

1 'rhei/ of Kirjath-jearim bring the ark into
the. houHe of Ahinadab, and sanctifij Ele-
azar hin son to keep it. 2 After iwentij
yedVH 3 the Israelites^ tiy Sniniie/'x means,
solemnly repent at Mispeh. 7 While Sa-
muel prayeth and saeri/ieeth, the Lord
discornjiteth the I'liilixtines hy thunder at
Ehen-ezer. 13 '/"Ac I'liili.-<lit,es are subdued.
15 Samuel peaceably and religiously fudij-
eth Israel.

AND the men of Kirjath-jearim
came, and fetched up the ark
of the Lord, and brought it into
the house of Ahinadab in the hill,
and sanctified Eleazar his son to
keep the ark of the Lord.

2 And it came to pass, while the
ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that
the time was long ; for it was twenty
years : and all the house of Israel
lamented after the Lord.

3 *\ And Samuel spake unto all
the house of Israel, saying, If 5'edo
return unto the Lord with all your
hearts, then put away the strange
gods and ^ Ashtarotli from among
you, and prepare your hearts unto
the Lord, and serve him only: and
he will deliver you out of the hand
of the Philistines.

4 Then the children of Israel did
put away '■^Paalini and Aslitaroth,
and served the Lord only.

5 And Samuel said, Gather all
Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray
for you unto the Lord.

6 And they gathered together to
Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured
it out l)efore tlie Lord, and fasted
on that day, and said there. We
have sinned against the Lord. And
Sanuiel judged tlie children of Is-
rael in Alizpeh.

7 And wlien the Philistines heai'd
that thn chi](h'(»n of Israel were
gatliered togetlier to Mizpeh, the
lords of the J'hihstines went uj)
against Israel. And when the
children of Israel heard it, they
were afraid of the Pliilistines.

8 And tlic children of Israel said
to Sauuiel, Cease not to cry unto
the Loiu) i)ur(jod foi' us, that he
will save us out of the hand of tlie
i'liilistincs.

'.J 11 y\n(l Samuel took a .sucking
hinil), and oH'ci-ed it for ""a burnt
ollrring wIk

unto the LoiM) :

ci-ied unto the Lord

leard

and SanuH'l

f()r Israeli ; and the Lord

him.

K) And as Samuel was offering
ii|j the burnt oiTcring, the Philis-
tines drew near tr) battle against
Israel : but the J^diiD thundered
with a, gre;it tlmndcr on that day
upon the Philistines, and disconl-
jitt;d them ; and tlujy were smitten
before Israel.

1 1 And the men of Israel went
out) of Mizpeh, and pursued the
Philistines, and smote them, until
tliei/ came under Beth-car.

12 Theri Samuel took a stone,
and set it between ^lizpeh and
Shen, and called the name of it
* Eben-ezer, saying. Hitherto hath
the Lord helped us.

13 H So the Philistines were sub-
dued, and they came no more into
the * coast of Israel : and the hand
of the Lord was against the Phi-
listines all the days of Samuel.

II And the cities which the Phi-
listines had taken from Israel were
restored to Israel, from Ekron even
unto Oath ; and the ^coasts thereof
did Israel deliver out of the hands
of the Philistines. And thei'e was
peace between Israel and the Amor-
ites.

15 And Samuel judged Israel all
the days of his life.

IG And he went from year to
year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gil-
gal, and ]\Iizpeh, and judged Israel
in all those places.

1 7 And his return ^vas to Bamah ;
for there was his house : and there
he judged Israel; and there lie
built an altar unto the Lord.

CHAPTER 8.

1 By occ(tsion of the ill government of Sa-
■iirueVs sons, the Israelites ask a /king.
G S(r>nuel praying in. grief, is con>forted
by (;od : 10 //*' lellcth tlie manner of a
king, r.l frod iriHi-tli Sanricel to yield unto
the iinjHiftunity of the people.

AND it came to pass, when Sa-
muel was old, that he made his
sons judges over Isi'ael.

2 Now the name} of his fii'stborn
was .Joel ; and the name of his se-
cond, Abiah : they ^vere judges in
Beer-slieba.

3 And his sons walked not in his
ways, but tui-jied aside after lucre,
and took bribes, and perverted
judgment.

4 Then all the elders of Israel
gathered tlieinselves together, and
came to Samuel unto Ixam.ih,

5 And said unto him, liehold,
thou art old, and thy sons walk
not in thy ways : now make us a
king to judge us like all the
nations.

^ G II P.ut th(> thing displeased
Samuel, when they said. Give us a
king to judge us. And Samuel
l)rayed unto the Loiii).

7 And the Lohd said unto Sa-
muel, Hearken unto the voice of the
l)eoi)le in all tliat they say unto
thee: for they have not rejected

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* 'rhut is. The stone of help.

The people ask a Jcing.

I. SAMUEL, 9.

Scml the son of Kish.

thee, but they have rejected me,
that I .should not reign over them.

8 According to all the works which
they have done since the day that
I brought them up out of Egypt
even unto this day, wherewith
they have forsaken me, and served
other gods, so do they also unto
thee.

9 Now therefore hearken unto
their voice : howbeit yet protest
solemnly unto them, and shew them
the manner of the king that shall
reign over them.

10 H And Samuel told all the
words of the Lord unto the people
that asked of him a king.

11 And he said, This will be the
manner of the king that shall reign
over you : He will take your sons,
and appoint them for himself, for
his chariots, and tu he his horse-
men ; and some shall run before his
chariots.

1 2 And he will appoint him cap-
tains over thousands, and captains
over fifties ; and ivill set them to
^ ear his ground, and to reap his
harvest, and to make his instru-
ments of war, and instruments of
his chariots.

13 And he will take your daugh-
ters to be '^ confectionaries, and to
be cooks, and to he bakers.

14 And he will take your fields,
and your vineyards, and your olive-
yards, even the best of them., and
give them, to his servants.

1 5 And he will take the tenth of
your seed, and of your vineyards,
and give to his officers, and to his
servants.

16 And he will take your men-
servants, and your maidservants,
and your goodliest young men, and
your asses, and put tlietii to his
work.

17 He will take the tenth of
your sheep: and ye shall be his
servants.

18 And ye shall cry out in that
day because of your king which ye
shall have chosen you ; and the
Lord will not hear you in that day.

19 1] Nevertheless the people re-
fused to obej^ the voice of Samuel ;
and they said. Nay; but we will
have a king over us ;

20 That we also may be like all
the nations ; and that our king
may judge us, and go out before
us, and fight our battles.

21 And Samuel heard all the
words of the people, and he re-
hearsed them in the ears of the
Lord.

22 And the Lord said to Samuel,
Hearken unto their voice, and
make them a king. And Samuel

said unto the men of Israel, Go ye
every man unto his city.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Sdul (lespdirhtg /a find his father^ 8 assen,
0 bi/ tin- cdini-st'/ of !i/n .servant, 11 and di-
rection ttf iioiuiij mil idiiiK, 15 according ta
(rod's It ff/o/ion , is Cometh to Samuel.
ly Samuel entertainetk Saul at the feast.
25 Samuel, after secret communication,
hringeth Saul on his icay.

NOW there was a man of Ben-
jamin, whose name icas Kish,
the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror,^
the son of Lechorath, the son of
Aphiah, a Eenjamite, a mighty
man of •' power.

2 And he had a son, whose name
iros Saul, a choice young man, and
a goodly : and thei-e was not among
the children of Israel a goodlier
person than he : from his shoulders
and upward he -teas higher than
any of the people.

3 And the asses of Kish Saul's
father were lost. And Kish said to
Saul his son. Take now one of the
servants with thee, and arise, go
seek the asses.

4 And he passed through ''mount
Ephraim, and passed through the
land of Shalisha, but they found
them not : then they passed through
the land of Shalim, and the7'e they
were not : and he passed through
the land of the Kenjamites, but
they found tlieni not.

5 And when they were come to
the land of Zuph, Saul said to his
servant that was with him, Come,
and let us return ; lest my father
leave caring for the asses, and take
thought for us.

6 And he said unto him. Behold
now, tJiere is in this city a man of
( lod, and he is ^ aw honou I'able man :
all that he saith cometh surely to
pass : now let us go thither ; per-
adventure he can shew us our way
that we should go.

7 Then said Saul to liis servant.
But, behold, y/'we go, what shall we
bring the man? for the bread is
spent in ovir vessels, and there is
not a present to bring to the man of
God : what have we %

8 And the servant answered Saul
again, and said, Behold, I have
here at hand the fourth part of a
shekel of silver : tlutt will 1 give
to the man of God, to tell us our
way.

9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a
man went to enquire of God, thus
he spake, Come, and let us go to
the seer : for he that is now railed
a Prophet was beforetime called a
Seer.)

10 Then said Saul to liis servant.
Well said ; come, let us go. So

3 substauce.

4 the hill
C'ouutry of

5 a man that
is held in
honour;

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Saul Cometh to SanineJ.

I. SAMUEL, 10.

Samuel anointeth him

'■ rev
unto

ealed
Samuel

IS all
(Icsir
Israi
3 for

wlioiii
that is
al)lo ill

they went unto the city where the
man of God 7i>as.

11 ^ And as they went up the
hill to the city, they found young
maidens going out to draw water,
and said unto them, Is the seer
here 1

12 And they answered them, and
said. He is ; behold, he ?'.s' before
you : make haste now, for he came
to day to the city ; for thej-e is a
sacrifice of the people to day in the
high place :

13 As soon as ye be come into the
city, ye shall straightway find him,
before he go up to the high place to
eat : for the people will not eat until
he come, because he doth bless the
sacrifice ; aiul afterwards they eat
that be bidden. Now therefore get
you up ; for about this time ye shall
finfl him.

14 And tliey went up into the
city : rvml when they were come
into the city, behold, 8anmel came
out against them, for to go up to
the high place.

15 H Now tlie Lord had ^ told
Samuel in his ear a day l>efore

Said came, saying,

16 To morrow about this time I
will send thee a man out of the
land of Benjamin, and thou shalt
anoint liim to he captain over ray
people Israel, that he may save
my people out of the hand of the
Philistines : for I have looked upon
my people, because their cry is
come unto me.

17 And when Samuel saw Saul,
the LouT) said unto him Behold the
man whom I spake to thee of ! this
same shall r(;ign over my people.

l!^ Then Saul drew near to Sa-
muel in the gate, and said. Tell
m(!, 1 j)ray thee, where the seer's
house ?.<?.

19 And Samuel answered Saul,
and said, I din, the seei- : go up be-
fore me unto the high place; foi'
ye shall eat with me to day, and to
iii(in-ow I will let thee go, an(i will
tell tlu-e all that /s- in thiiu^ heart.

20 And as for thine asses that
were lost three days ngo, set not
thy mind on them : for they ai'c
found. And ^on whom /■■; all the
desire of Isra.el / h it\\()\,-'i)nWw(%

ailTTiy father's house %

' Saul answered and said,

a Beiijamite, of the

the tribes of Israel [

least of all tin

the parlour;, and made them sit
in the chief est place among them
that were bidden, which wt^re about
thirty persons.

23 And Samuel said unto the
cook, Bring the portion which I
gave thee, of which I said unto
thee. Set it by thee.

2-1 And the cook took up the
^ shoulder, and that which wa?^ upon
it, and set it before Saul. And
Samuel said. Behold that which
^ ^^ ^'^t't ! set it before thee, and eat :
for unto this time hath it been
kept for thee since I said, I have
invited the people. So Saul did
eat with Samuel that day.

25 Vi And when they were come
down from the high place into the
city, Saimiel communed with Saul
upon the top of the house.

26 And they arose early: and it
came to pass about the spring of
the day, that Samuel "called Saul

A.
Aui not 1
smiillest of
and my faiiiily tli
familit;sof the tribe of ]5<-n.jamin V
wherefoi-t! then speakest thou so lo
me ?

22 And Samuel took Saul and
Jiis servant, and brought them into

278

to the top of the house, saying, L'p,
that I may send thee away. And
Saul arose, and they went out both
of them, he and Samuel, abi-oad.

27 Atidkis they were going down
to the end of the city, Samuel said
to Saul, Bid the servant pass on
before us, (and he passed on,) but
stand thou still a while, that I may
shew thee the word of God.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Sdniuel ariohtlelh Saul. 2 He covjirmeth
him hi/ predictian of three Kiynn. 9 SfdiPfi
h curt i.s eh ii >i ijeil . a vtl h e jirojih emelh . 1 4 /A'
cinireiiU'ih ihe matter of the hthxjiloiti froiii
hi.s ancle. IT S<ial is' ch <,.'.,■ ii at J/isjii-h hi/
hit. 20 The different affections o/ hix mih-

■1,'Ctn.

THEN Samuel took a vial of oil,
aiifl poured it upon his heatl,
and kis.sed him, and .said, I.< it iu)t
because the LoTU) hath anointed
thee to be captain over his inheri-
tn,nce 1

2 When thou ai't depai-ted from
me to day, then thou shalt find two
men by llachel's sepulchre in th<'
border of lienjamin at Zelzah ; and
they will say unto thee, The assess
which thou wentest to seek are
found : and, lo, thy fatlier hath Icift,
the cure of the asses, and sorrowet h
for yon, saying, \\'hat: shall 1 ilo for
m,v son '\

3 Then shalt thou go on forward
from thence, and thou shalt come
to the " iilaiii of Talnji-, and th(>i-e
shall meet thee tlwee men going
up to (Jod to l>etli-el, o\w cai-rying
three kids, and another carrying
three loaves of bread, and another
cai'rying a, bott.le of wine :

4 And tliey will salute thee, and
give thee two loaves of bread :

4 thigh,

Saul among the prophets.

I. SAMUEL, 11.

He is chosen king.

wliich thou shalt receive of their
hands.

5 After that thou slialt come to
tlie hill of God, where is the garri-
son of the Philistines : and it shall
come to pass, when thou art come
thither to the city, that thou shalt
meet a company of i)rophets com-
ing down from the high place with
a psaltery, and a tabret, and a
pipe, and a harp, before them ; and
they shall prophesy :

6 And the Spirit of the Lord
will come ujion thee, and thou shalt
prophesy with them, and shalt be
turned into another man.

7 And let it be, when these signs
are come unto thee, that thou do as
occasion serve tliee ; for God is with
thee.

8 And thou shalt go down before
me to Gilgal ; and, behold, I will
come down unto thee, to olier burnt
otferings, and to sacrifice sacrifices
of peace offerings : seven days shalt
thou tarry, till I come to thee, and
shew thee what thou shalt do.

9 11 And it was so, that when he
had tui-ned his back to go from
Samuel, God gave him another
heart : and all those signs came to
pass that day.

10 And when they came thither
to ' the hill, behold, a company of
prophets met him ; and the Si)ii"it
of God -^ came upon him, and he
pro])hesied among them.

1 1 And it came to pass, when all
that knew him beforetime saw that,
behold, he prophesied among the
prophets, then the people said one
to another. What is this that is
come unto the son of Kish 1 Is
Saul also cxmong the prophets 1

12 And one of the same place an-
swered and said, J>ut who is their
father ? Therefore it became a
Ijroverb, Is Saul also among the
prophets "?

1 3 And when he had made an end
of prophesying, he came to the high
place.

14 ^ And Saul's uncle said unto
him and to his servant. Whither
went ye 1 And he said. To seek the
asses : and when we saw that thei/
ivere no where, we came to Samuel.

1 5 And Saul's uncle said. Tell me,
1 pray thee, what Samuel said unto
you.

16 And Saul said unto his uncle.
He told us plainly that the asses
were found. But of the matter
of the kingdom, whereof Samuel
spake, he told him not.

17 il And Samuel called the peo-
ple together unto the Lord to
Mizi^eh ;

18 And said unto the children of

Israel, Thus saith ^the Lord God

of Israel, I brought up Israel out
of Egypt, iiiid delivered you out of
the hand of the Egyptians, and out
of the hand of all kingdoms, and of
them that oppressed you :

1 9 And ye have this day rejected
your God, who himself saved you
out of all your adversities and your
tribulations ; and ye have said unto
him, JVay, but set a king over us.
Now therefore present yourselves
before the Lord by your tribes, and
by your thousands.

20 And when Samuel had caused
all the tribes of Israel to come near,
the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

2 1 \Yhen he had caused the tribe
of Benjamin to come near by their
families, the family of ^ Matri was
taken, and Saul the son of Kish
was taken : and when they sought
him, he could not be found.

22 Thei'efore they enquired of
the Lord further, if the man should
yet come thither. And the Lord
answered. Behold, he hath hid him-
self among the " stuff.

23 And they ran and fetched him
thence : and when he stood among
the people, he was higher than any
of the people from his shoulders
anfl upward.

21 And Samuel said to all the
people. See ye him whom the Lord
hath chosen, that there is none like
him among all the peopled And all
the people shouted, and said, God
save the king.

25 Then Samuel told the people
the manner of the kingdom, and
wrote it in " a book, and laid it up
before the Lord. And Samuel sent
all the people away, every man to
his house.

26 ^ x\nd Saul also went home to
Gibeah; and there went with him
a band of men, whose hearts God
had touched.

27 But Uhe children of Belial
said. How shall tins man save us?
And thej'^ despised him, and brought
him no i)resents. But he held his
peace.

CHAPTER 11.

1 X(iha«h offi'relh ilieiii of Jiihexh-gllead a
ffju^ondiful coiiilitiiin. 4 They send men-
seiii/i'rs, (tnd are delivered hy Sttul. 12
S<iul iherehy in covfirmed, and hin king-
doin reiieired.

IMIEN Nahash the Ammonite
came up, and encami)ed against
Jabesh-gilcad : and all the men of
.hibesh said unto Nahash, Make a
covenant with us, and we will serve
thee.

2 And Nahash tlie Ammonite an-
swered them. On this conditio)} will
I make a covenant with you, that I

3 the Lord,
the God

4 the
Matrites

5 baggasfe.

6 the

" certain

worthless

fellows

279

Saul rescueth Jabesh-gilead.

I. SAMUEL, 12.

SamveVs speech.

may thrust out all your right eyes,
and lay it for a reproach upon all
Isi'ael.

3 And the elders of Jabesh said
unto him. Give us seven days' re-
spite, that we may send messengers
unto all the ^ coasts of Israel : and
then, if tliere be no man to save us,
we will come out to thee.

4 ^ Then came the messengers to
Gibeah of Saul, and told the tid-
ings in the ears of the i)eople : and
all the people lifted up their voices,
and wept.

5 And, behold. Saul came after
the herd out of the field ; and Saul
said, What ailttli the people that
they weep ? And they told him the
tidings of the men of Jabesh.

6 And the Spirit of God came
upon Saul when he heard those tid-
ings, and his anger was kindled
greatly.

7 And he took a yoke of oxen,
and hewed them in pieces, and sent
tlieiii throughout all the ^ coasts of
Israel by the hands of messengers,
saying. Whosoever cometh not forth
after Saul and after Samuel, so
shall it be done unto his oxen. And
the fear of the Loud fell on the peo-
ple, and they came out with one
consent.

8 And when he numbered them
in Bezek, the childi-en of Israel
were three hundrtd thousantl, and
the men of Judah thirty thousand.

9 And they said unto the nies-
sengers that came. Thus shall ye
say unto the men of Jal^esh-gilead,
To morrow, by tknt fl.inc, the sun be
hot, ye shall have help. And tlie
messengers came and shewed it to
tlie men of Jabesh ; and they were
glad.

10 TluM'cfore the men of Jabesh
said, To morrow we will come out
unto you, and ye sliall do with us
all that seemeth good unto you.

1 1 And it was >i(j on the moi-row,
that Saul ])ut tlie people in tln-ee
companies; arjd they came into the
midst of the " host in the morning
watch, and slew the Ammonites un-
til the heat of th(! day: and itcainc
to pass, that they which remained
were scattered, so that two of tluMn
were not left together.

12 H And the peoi)le said unto
Samuel, Who /.s- he that said, Shall
Saul reign over us? bring the men,
tliat wt' may i)ut them to deatli.

V.\ And S;iul said, There shall not
a man U- put to death this day: for
to (lay the Lord luitli wrought sal-
vation in Israel.

14 Then said Sanniel to the peo
pie. Come, and let us go to (iilgal,
and renew the kingdou) tliere.

15 And all the people went to
Gilgal ; and there they made Saul
king before the Lord in Gilgal ;
and there they sacriiiced sacrifices
of peace offerings before the Lord ;
and there Saul and all the men of
Israel rejoiced greatly.

CHAPTER 12.

1 Samuel testifieih his inii'oriti/. C Ife re-
prooeih the people of inyf<(tiia<le. 10 Ih
terrifieth them with thunder in hdrvext
time. 26 He comj'orteth them in GoO'n
mervy.

AND Samuel said unto all Israel,
Behold, I have hearkened unto
your voice in all that ye said unto
me, and have made a king over
you.

2 And now, Ijehold, th(> king walk-
eth before you: and 1 am old and
grayheaded ; and, behold, my sons
are with you : and I have walked
before you from my childhood unto
this day.

3 Behold, here I am: witness
against me before the Lord, and
before his anointed : whose ox have
I taken'? or whose ass have I taken?
or whom have I defrauded % whom
have I oppressed? or of whose hand
have I received ai}]i bribe to blind
mine eyes therewith 1 and I will re-
store it you.

4 Ancl they said. Thou hast not
defrauded us, nor oppressed us,
neither hast thou taken ought of
any man's hand.

5 And he said unto them. The
Lord is witness against .V(ju, and
his anointed is witness this day,
that ye have not found ought in
my hand. And they answered, lie
is witness.

6 If And Samuel said unto the peo-
ple, It is the Loud that "advancer!

Moses and Aaron, and tluiX brought
your fathers up out of the land of
Egypt.

7 Now therefore stand still, that
I may reason Avith you before the
Lord of all tlie righteous acts of
the; Loud, which he did to you, aiul
to your fathers.

(S When .lacol) was come into
h'gyjit, and your fathers cried unto
tlu^ Loud, then the Lord sent Moses
and v\aron, which brought forth
your fathers out of I'^gyjit, and
made them dwell in this place.

!) And when they forgat the JjORD
their (Jod.he sold them into the
hand of Siscra, captjiin of the host
of Ha/.or, and into tlie hand of the
I'hilistines, and into the hand of
the king of Moal), and they fought
against them.

10 And they cried unto the [vOi;d,
and said. We have sinned, lHH;ause
we have forsaken the Loud, and
<S0

" appoiiiteil

ifumuel reproveth the people.

I. SAMUEL, 13.

SauVs select band

have served ^ Baal im and Ashtarot h :

but now deliver us out of the hand
of our enemies, and we will serve
thee.

1 1 And the Lord .sent Jerubbaal,
and "Bedan, and Jephthah, and
Samuel, and delivered you out of
the hand of your enemies on every
side, and ye dwelled safe.

12 And when ye saw that Na-
hash the king of the chiklreii of
Amnion came against you, ye said
unto me, Nay; but a king shall
reign over us : when the Lord your
God was your king.

1 3 Now therefore behold the king
Avhom ye have chosen, and whom ye
have desired ! and, behold, the Lord
hath set a king over you.

14 If ye will fear the Lord, and
serve him, and obey his voice, and
not reliel against the command-
ment of the Lord, ''■ then shall both
ye and also the king that reigneth
over you continue following the
Lord your •'CJod :

1.5 But if ye will not obey the
voice of the Lord, but rebel against
the coumiandment of the Lord,
then shall the hand of the Lord be
against you, as it was against your
fathers.

16 ^ Now therefore stand and
see this great thing, which the
Lord will du before your eyes.

17 Is it not wheat harvest to
day'? I will call unto the Lord
and he shall send thunder and
rain; that ye may perceive and
see that your wickc(lness v'.s great,
which ye have done in the sight of
the Lord, in asking you a king.

18 So Samuel called unto the
Lord ; and the Lord sent thunder
and rain that day : and all the peo-
ple greatly feared the Lord and
Samuel.

19 And all the people said unto
Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto
the Lord thy God, that we die not:
for we have added unto all our sins
this evil, to ask us a king.

20 H And Samuel said unto the
l)eople. Fear not: ye have done all
this wickedness: yet turn not aside
from following the Lord, but serve
the Lord with all your heart ;

21 And turn ye not aside : for
then shoidil ye go after vain things,
which cannot profit nor deliver ;
for they are vain.

22 For the Lord will not forsake
his people for his great name's
sake : because it hatl} pleased the
Lord to make you his peo]ile.

23 Moreover as foi- me, CJod for-
bid that 1 should sin against the

Lord in ceasing to )3ray for you :
l)ut I will teach you the good and
the right, way :

24 Only fear the Lord, and serve
him in truth with all your heart :
for consider how great things he
hath done for you.

25 But if ye shall still do wick-
edly, ye shall be consumed, both
ye and your king.

CHAPTER 13.

1 AVr;(?'s .tdectcil hand. ^ lie calteth the He-
hreivii 1o Gilynl against the J'tiillfillnes,
■trhoae {/ar>-ix(iH Jonathan had umitten. 5
7'lie PhUitiiin,e.,s' great host. C J'he din-
tress of the Israelite.^. 8 Saul, weary of
staying for Samuel, Hacrifioeth. 11 Sa-
muel reproveth him. IT The. three spoiling
hands of the Philistines. 19 The policy of
.the Philistines, to suffer no smith in Israel.

SAUL reigned one year ; and
when he had reigned two i

years
over Israel,

2 Saul chose him three thousand
men of Israel ; whereof two thou-
,sand were with Saul in Michmash
and in "^ mount Beth-el, and a thou-
sand were with Jonathan in Gibeah
of Benjamin : andtherestof the peo-
ple he sent every man to his tent.

3 And Jonathan smote the garri-
son of the Philistines that was in
Geba, and the Philistines heard of
it. And Saul blew the trurnpet
throughout all the land, saying.
Let the Hebrews hear.

4 And all Israel heard say that
Saul had smitten a garrison of the
Philistines, and that Israel also was
had in abomination with the Philis-
tines. And the people were called
together after Saul to Gilgal.

5 *\ And the Philistines gathered
themselves together to fight with
Israel, thirty thousand chariots,
and six thousand horsemen, and
people as the sand which is on the
sea shore in multitude : and they
came up, and pitched in Michmash,
eastward from Beth-aven.

6 When the men of Israel saw
that they were in a strait, (for the
people were distressed,) then the
people difl hide themselves in caves,
and in thickets, and in rocks, and
in "high places, and in pits.

7 And some oythe Hebrews went
over Jordan to the land of Gad and
Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in
Gilgal, and all the people followed
him trembling.

8 ^ And he tarried seyen days,
according to the set time that
Samuel had ajipovnted: but Samuel
came not to Gilgal ; and tlu^ ])eople
were scattered from him.

9 And Saul said. Uring hither a
burnt offering to me, aiul peace of-

^ Or,

5 * Saul was
thirty years
old when lie
began to
reiiriij and

« the
mount of

* Or,

holds,

281

Saul sacrificeth. I. SAMUEL, 14

And he offered the bui'nt

Jonathan attacketh the Philistines,

ferings.
offering.

10 And it came to pass, that as
soon as he had made an end of of-
fering the burnt offering, behold,
Samuel ca,me ; and Saul went out
to meet him, that he might salute
him.

11^ And Samuel said, What hast
thou donel And Saul said, IJecause
I saw that the people were scat-
tered from me, and that thou camest
not within the days appointed, anrl
that the Philistines gathered them-
selves together at Michraash ;

12 Therefore said I, The Philis-
tines will come down now upon me
to Gilgal,and 1 have not made sup-
plicaticm unto the Lord : I forced
myself therefore, and offered a
burnt offering.

13 And Samuel said to Saul,
Thou hast done foolishly: thou
hast not kept the commandment
of the Lord thy God, which he
commanded thee : for now would
the Lord have estal:)lished thy
kingdom upon Israel for ever.

14 But now thy kingdom shall
not continue : the Lord hath sought
him a man after his own heart, and
the Lord hath commanded him to
he captain over his people, because
thou hast not kept that which the
Lord commanded thee.

15 And Samuel arose, and gat
him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of
P>enjamin. And Saul numbered
the people that ivere present with
him, about six hundred men.

16 And Saul, and Jonathan his
son, and the people that were pi-esent
with them, abode in (iribeah of
Benjamin : but the Philistines en-
camped in Michmash.

17 II And the spoilers came out
of th(! camp of the Pliilistines in
three companies: one comi)any
turned unto the way that leaiktli to
Oj}hrah, unto tin; land of Shual :

18 And another company turned
the way to Jieth-horon : and another
company turned to the way of the
bonier that looketh to ihv. valley
of Zel)()ini toward the wilderness.

19 II Now there was no smith
found throughf)ut all tlu; land of
Israel : for the Philistines said, Lest
the Hebrews make tliem swords or
speai-s :

20 P.ut all the Israelites went
down to tlie PliilistiiK's, to sharpen
every man his share and his coul-
ter, and his axe. ajid his lujittock.

21 Yet they had a \\\v. for the
mattocks, and for the coulters, and
for the forks, and for the axes, ami
to shari)en the goads.

22 So it came to pass in the day

of battle, that there was neither
sword nor spear found in the hand
of any of the people that were with
Saul and Jonathan : but with Saul
and with Jonathan his son was
there found.

23 And the garrison of the Philis-
tines went out to the 'passage of
Michmash.

CHAPTER 14.

1 Jonathdn, tnririttiiig in hix father, the
ji/'iesf, Of the people, qoeth diui iiiiriicn-
loiisti/ xinitetli the I'hiHstineK' (pirris<in. 1")
A (liriiie terror xidketh. theui tieitt thevi-
aelrefi. 17 /S«vl, not utiiz/iiit/ the prie.st\t
fi».\irei\ setteihon them, 'il 7'he eo/Ji nitei/
I/ehretrs, and the, hidden l.srtielites. join
(K.ldiiint them. 24 Scul'n uiiadpixed ae/jii-
rutioii hiiidereth the, victory. 32 //e re-
si1)-(iiiietli tlie people from, eating blood. 35
Jfe liuildeth an altar. 36 Jonathan, taken
III/ lot, is saeed hi/ the people. 47 Saul' is
■slreiK.ith It lid faiiiHy.

NOW it came to pass upon a day,
that Jonathan the son of Saul
said unto the young man that bare
his armour. Come, and let us go
over to the Philistines' garrison,
that is on the other side. But he
told not his father.

2 And Saul tarried in the utter-
most part of Gibeah under a i)ome-
granate tree which is in Migron :
and the people that -were with him
were about six hundred men ;

3 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub,
I-chabod's brother, the son of
Phinehas, the son of Eli, the
Lord's priest in Shiloh, wearing
an ephod. And the people knew
not that Jonathan was gone.

4 ^ And between the " passages,
by which Jonathan sought to go
over unto the Philistines' garrison,
there was a •' shan)_rock on the one
side, and a "sliar]) rock on the
other side: and i\w. name of the
one w(ts Bozez, and the name of
the other Seneh.

5 Tlie forefront of the onc^ umis
situate northwai'd over against
Michmash, and the other south-
ward over against CJibeah.

G And Jonathan said to the
young man that hai'e his ai'mour,
Come, and let us go o\er unio the
gairisonof tlies(! uncircumcMscd: it
may be that the JjOIID will work
for us: for therein no restraint to
the Lord to save by many or by
few.

7 And his armoui'bearer said
unto him. Do all that is in thine
hear't : turn thee; behold. 1 am
with thee accoi'ding to thy h(>ai-t.

8 Then said Jonathan, IJehold,
we will pass over unto tJiese m(>n,
and we will discover ourselves
unto them.

y If the.y say thus unto us, Tarry

pass

2 passes,

" rofky
crajr

282

The PJiilistines smitten.

I. SAMUEL, 14.

SanVs adjuration.

until we come to you ; then we will
stand still in our place, and will
not go up unto them.

10 But if they say thus, Come
up unto us ; then we will go up : for
the Lord hath delivered them into
our hand : and this shall be a sign
unto us.

1 1 And both of them discovered
themselves unto the garrison of
the Philistines : and the Philistines
said, Behold, the Hebrews come
forth out of the holes where they
had hid themselves.

1 2 And the men of the garrison
answered Jonathan and his armour-
bearer, and said. Come up to us,
and we will shew you a thing. And
Jonathan said unto his armour-
bearer, Come up after me : for the
Lord hath delivered them into the
hand of Israel.

13 And Jonathan climbed up
upon his hands and upon his feet,
and his armourbearer after him :
and they fell before Jonathan ; and
his armourbearer slew after him.

14 And that first slaughter,
which Jonathan and his armour-
bearer made, was about twenty
men, within as it were an half acre
of land, which a yoke of oxen might
ploio.

15 And there was trembling in
the ^ host, in the field, and among
all the people : the garrison, and the
spoilers, they also trembled, and

.the earth quaked : so it was a very
great trembling.

1 6 And the watchmen of Saul in
Gibeah of Benjamin looked ; and,
behold, the multitude melted awaJ^
and they - went on beating down
one another.

1 7 Then said Saul unto the people
that loere with him, Number now,
and see who is gone from us. And
when they had numbered, behold,
Jonathan and his armourbearer
wei'e not there.

18 And Saul said unto Ahiah,
Bring hither ^the ark of Cod. For
•^the ark of God" was at tliat time
with the children of Israel.

19^ And it came to pjiss, while
Saul talked unto the priest, tha't
the noise that ivas in the " host of
the Philistines went on and in-
creased: and Saul said unto the
priest. Withdraw thine hand.

20 And Saul and all the people
that rvere with him assembled
themselves, and they came to the
battle : and, behold, every man's
sword was against his fellow, and
there ^wt.s a very great discomfiture.

21 Moreover the Hebrews that
were with the Philistines before
that time, which went up with
tliem into the camp from the coiin-
try round about, even they also
tnriied to be with the Israelites
that ivere with Saul and Jonathan.

22 Likewise all the men of Israel
which had hid themselves in "mount

*0r,

Ephraim, ivhen they heard that tlie
Philistines fled, even they also fol-
lowed hard after them in the
battle.

23 So the Lord saved Israel that
day: and the battle passed over
unto Beth-aven.

24 II And the men of Israel were
distressed that day : for Saul had
adjured the people, saying. Cursed
lie the man tliat eateth any food
until evening, that I may be
avenged on mine enemies. So none
of the people tasted any food.

25 And all they of the land came
to a wood ; and there was honey
upon the ground.

26 And when the people were
come into the wood, oehold, '' the
honey dropped : but no man put
his hand to his mouth : for the
people feared the oath.

27 But Jonathan heard not when
his father charged the people with
the oath: wherefore he put forth
the end of the rod that was in his
hand, and dipped it in an honey-
comb, and put his hand to his
mouth ; and his eyes were enlight-
ened.

28 Then answered one of the
people, and said. Thy father
straitly charged the people with
an oath, saying. Cursed 6e the man
that eateth any food this da^. And
the people were faint.

29 Then said Jonathan, My fa-
ther hath troubled the land : see,
I pray you, how mine eyes have
been enlightened, because I tasted
a little of this honey.

30 How much more, if haply the
people had eaten freely to day of
the spoil of their enemies which
they found 1 for had there not been
now a much greater slaughter
among the Philistines'?

31 And they smote the Philis-
tines that day from Michmash to
Aijalon : and the people were very
faint.

32 And the people flew uDon the
spoil, and took sneep, and oxen,
and calves, and slew them, on the
ground : and the people did eat
them, with the blood.

33 H Then they told Saul,_ saying.
Behold, the people sin against tlie
Lord, in that they eat with the
blood. And he said, Ye have trans-

6 the hill
country of

' a stream
of honey ;

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Thejyeople rescue Jonathan.

I. SAMUEL, 15.

Amalelc to he destroyed.

grensed : roll a great stone unto
me this day.

34 And Saul said, Disperse your-
selves among the people, and say
unto them. Bring me liither every
man his ox, and evei-y man his
sheep, and slay them here, and eat ;
and sin not against the Lord in
eating with the blood. And all the
people brought every man his ox
with him that night, and slew them
there.

35 And Saul built an altar unto
the Lord : the same was the first
altar that he built unto the Lord.

36 II And Saul said, Let us go
down after the Philistines by
night, and spoil them until the
morning light, and let us not leave
a man of them. And they said,
Do whatsoever seemeth good unto
thee. Then said the priest. Let us
draw near hither unto God.

37 And Saul asked counsel of
God, Shall I go down after the
Philistines'? wilt thou deliver them
into the hand of IsraeU But he
answered him not that day.

38 And Saul said, Draw ye near
hither, all the chief of the people :
and know and see wherein this sin
hath been this day.

39 For, as the Lord liveth, which
saveth Israel, though it be in Jona-
than my son, he shall surely die.
But there was not a nian among all
the people that answered him.

40 Then said he unto all Israel,
Be ye on one side, a,nd I and Jona-
than my son will be on the other
side. And tlie people said unto
Saul, Do what seemeth good unto
thee.

41 Therefore Saul said unto Hhe
Lom> God of Israel, -Giv<; a perfect

lot. And Saul and Jonathan were
tak(!n : but the pe()i)le escape/l.

42 And Saul said, Gast lots be-
tween me and Jonathan my son.
And -Jitnatlian was taken.

l.'> 'I'hen SanI said to Jonathan,
Tell nic what thoii hastdone. And
Jonatlian told him, and said, 1 dicl
))ut taste a little honey with the end
of the rod that ims in mine hand,
and, lo, I must die.

44 And Saul answered, God do
so and more also : for thou shalt
sin-ely die, .Fonathan.

45 And tlu! pei)|)]e said unto
Sanl, Shall Jonathan die, who hath
wrought this great salvation in
Israel? God for])id : as the LoitD
liyeth, there shall not otio liair of
his licad fall to the ground ; foi- he
Jiath wroiiglit with God Ihis day.
So the people rescued .lonatliaJi,
that liH (He<l not.

40 Then Saul went up froiu fol-

lowing the Philistines : and the
Philistines went to tlieir own place.

47 11 So Saul took the kingdom
oyer Israel, and fought against all
his enemies on every side, against
Moab, and against the children of
Amrnoii, and against Edom, and
against the kings of Zobah, and
against the Philistines : and whi-
thersoever he turned himself, he
^ vexed them.

48 And he ^gathered an host, and
smote the Amalekites, and delivered
Israel out of the lianas of them that
spoiled them.

49 Now the sons of Saul were
Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-
shua : and the names of his two
daughters were these; the name of
the firstborn Merab, and the name
of the younger Michal :

50 And the name of Saul's wife
vas Ahinoam, tlie daughter of Ahi-
maaz : and the name of the captain
of his host ivas Abner, the son of
Ner, Saul's uncle.

51 And Kish was the father of
Saul ; and Ner the father of Abner
teas the son of Abiel.

52 And there was sore war
against the Philistines all the days
of Saul : and when Saul saw any
sti'ong ma,n, or any valiant man,
he took him unto him.

CHAPTER 15.

1 f>aninel nev'lclh Stiiilfo df^iroi/ AmnleJc. fi
Sdiil f.troiirilh He Kcii Ilex. 8 Jle t</itiret/i,
Aijiifi iinil llie 1,,'xl ,,/ th,- .■<poll. 10 .Samuel,
dt'iiiiiiiicef/i itiiU) Sitiil, coiiiiin DiJi ng dtul e.r-
riiK/»(/ /ihiiNf/f, GixTft rcjecliini of him fur
hin il ixitjied ii'ncf. 24 StiuPx humilhaioti.
S'l ^<i,/iiuel killeth Agm/. 84 Samuel and
tiaul part.

OAMUEL also said unto Saul,
O The Lord sent ine to anoint
thee to he king over his people, over
Israel: now therefore heai-ken thou
unto the voice of the wtjrds of the
Lord.

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I
remember that which Amalek did
to Israel, how he laid -wait for him
in the way, when he came up from
Egypt.

3 Now go and smite Amalek, and
* utterly nestroy all that they have,
and spare them not ; but slay both
man and woman, infant and suck-
ling, ox anfi sheep, camel and ass.

4 And Saiil gathered the ])<>opIe
together', and nuinl)ei'(^fl them in
Telaim, two hundrerl thousand
footmen, and ten thousand men of
Jndah.

5 And Saul came to a city of
AmaJek, and laid wait in the valley.

G II And Saul said unto the Ken-

* Ilcb, devote.

3 put them to
the worse.

4 did
valiantly,

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Saul is rejected

I. SAMUEL, 15.

for disobedience.

ites, Go, depart, get you down from
among the Amalekites, lest 1 de-
stroy you with them : for ye shewed
kindness to all the children of Is-
rael, when they came up out of
Egypt. 80 the Kenites departed
from among the Amalekites.

7 And Saul smote the Amalekites
from Havilah until thou comest to
Shur, that is over against Egypt.

8 And he took Agag the knig ot
the Amalekites alive, and * utterly
destroyed all the people with the
edge of the sword.

9 But Saul and the people spared
Agag, and the best of the sheep,
and of the oxen, and of the fatlings,
and the lambs, and all that was
good, and would not t utterly de-
stroy them : but everything that
teas vile and refuse, that they * de-
stroyed utterly.

10 H Then came the word of the
Lord unto Samuel, saying,

11 It repenteth me that I have
set up Saul to be king : for he is
turned back from following me,
and hath not performed my com-
mandments. And it grieved Sa-
muel ; and he cried unto the Lord
all night.

12 And when Samuel rose early
to meet Saul in the morning, it was
told Samuel, saying, Saul came to
Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a
' place, and is gone about, and passed
on, and gone down to Gilgal.

1 3 And Samuel came to Saul :
and Saul said unto him, Blessed be
thou of the Lord : I have performed
the commandment of the Lord.

14 And Samuel said. What 7Hm7i-
eth then this bleating of the sheep
in mine ears, and the lowing of the
oxen which I hear 1

15 And Saul said. They have
brought them from the Amalekites :
for tne people spared the best of
the sheep and of the oxeii, to sacri-
fice unto the Lord thy God ; and
the rest we have * utterly destroyed.

16 Then Samuel said unto Saul,
Stay, and I will tell thee what the
Lord hath said to me this night.
And he said unto him, Say on.

17 And Samuel said, When thou
wast little in thine own sight, wast
thou not ludfle the head of the tribes
of Israel, and the Lord anointed
thee king over Israel "?

18 And the Lord sent thee on a
journey, and said, (Jo and t utterly
destroy the siiuicrs the Amalekites,
and fight against them until they
be consumed.

1 9 Wherefore then didst thovi not
obey the voice of the Lord, but

didst fly upon the spoil, and didst
evil in the sight of the Lord 1

20 And Saul said unto Samuel,
Yea, I have obeyed tlie voice of the
Lord, and have gone the way which
the Lord sent me, and have brought
Agag the king of Amalek, and have
* utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

21 But the people took of the
spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of
the '" things which should have been

utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto

2 devoted
things,

the Lord thy God in Gilgal.

22 And Samuel said, Hath the
Lord as great delight in burnt of-
ferings and sacrifices, as in obeying
the voice of the LordI Behold, to
obey is better than sacrifice, a7id to
hearken than the fat of rams.

23 For rebellion is as the sin of
witchcraft, and stubbornness is as
iniquity and idolatry. Because
thou hast rejected the word of the
Lord, he hath also rejected thee
from being king.

24 51 And Saul said unto Samuel,
I have sinned : for I have trans-
gressed the commandment of the
Lord, and thy words : because I
feared the people, and obeyed their
voice.

25 Now therefore, I pray thee,
pardon my sin, and turn again with
me, that I may worship the Lord.

26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I
will not return with thee : for thou
hast rejected the word of the Lord,
and the Lord hath rejected thee
from being king over Israel.

27 And as Samuel turned about
to go away, he laid hold upon the
skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

28 And Samuel said unto him.
The Lord hath rent the kingdom
of Israel from thee this day, and
hath given it to a neighbour of
thine, that is better than thou.

29 And also the Strength of Is-
rael will not lie nor repent : for he
is not a man, that he should repent.

30 Then he said, I have sinned :
yet honour me now, I pray thee, be-
fore the elders of my people, and
before Israel, and turn again with
me, that I may worship the Lord
thy God. .

31 So Samuel tuvned again after
Saul ; and Saul worshipped the
Lord. .

32 If Then said Samuel, Bring ye
hither to me Agag the king of the
Amalekites. And Agag came unto
him ■'delicately. And Agag said.
Surely the bitterness of death is
past.

33 And Samuel said. As thy
sword hath made women childless,

■■ Heb. devoted, f Heb. devote.

* Heb. devoted.

3 cheerfully.

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Samuel anointeth David.

I. SAMUEL, IG.

Saul sendeth for David.

so shall thy mother be childless
among women. And Samuel hewed
Agag in pieces before the Lord in
Gilgal.

34 H Then Samuel went to Ra-
mah ; and Saul went up to his
house to Gibeah of Saul.

35 And Samuel came no more to
see Saul until the daj' of his death :
nevertheless Samuel mourned for
Saul : and the Lord repented that
he had made Saul king over Israel.

CHAPTER 16.

1 Samuel ftent by God, under ■pretence of
a sacrifice, conieth to Beih-lehein. 0 Ilia
human judgment is reproted. 11 He
anointeth David. 15 8aid aendeth for
David to quiet his eril .spirit.

AND the Lord said unto Samuel,
How long wilt thou mourn for
Saul, seeing I have rejected liim
from reigning over Lsi-ael] till thine
horn with oil, and go, I will send
thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite :
for I have provided me a king
among his sons.

2 And Samuel said. How can I
go 1 if Saul hear it, he will kill me.
And the Lord said, Take an heifer
with thee, and say, I am come to
sacrifice to the Lord.

3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice,
and I will shew thee what thou
shalt do : and thou slialt anoint
unto me kii/i whom I name unto
thee.

4 And Samuel did that which
the Lord spake, and came to Beth-
lehem. And the elders of the town
trembled at his coming, and said,
Coniest tliou peaceabl.y 1

5 And he said. Peaceably : I am
come to sacrifice unto the Lord :
sanctify yourselves, and come .with
me to the sacrifice. And he sanc-
tified Jiisse and his sons, and called
them to the sacrifice.

G 11 And it (-ame to pass, when
they w(!re come, that he looked on
Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's
anointed /'.s before^ liim.

7 But the LoKD said unto Sa-
muel, Look not on his countenance,
or on the height oi his stature; be-
cause I have I'efused him : for the
LoiiD metk not^as man seeth ; for
man locjketh on the outward aj)-
pearaiice, but the Lord looketh
on the heart.

8 Then Jesse called Abinadab,
and made him pass l^efon; Sanmel.
And he said. Neither hath the Lord
chosen this.

9 Then Jesse made Shammah to
pass by. And he said. Neither
hath the Lord chosen this.

10 Again, Jesse made seven of
his sons to pass before Samuel.

And Samuel said unto Jesse, The
Lord hath not chosen these.

1 1 And Samuel said unto Jesse,
Are here all thy cliildren 1 And
he said. There remaineth yet the
youngest, and, behold, he keepeth
the sheep. And Samuel said unto
Jesse, Send and fetch him : for
we will not sit down till he come
hither.

1 2 And he sent, and brought him
in. Now he ^^/as ruddy, and withal
of a beautiful countenance, and
goodly to look to. And the Lord
said. Arise, anoint him : for this is
he.

13 Then Samuel took the horn of
oil, and anointed him in the midst
of his brethi'en : and the Spii'it of
the Lord ^ came upon David from
that day forward. So Samuel rose
up, and went to Ramah.

14 ^ But the Spirit of the Lord
departed from Saul, and an evil
spirit from the Lord troubled liim.

15 And Saul's servants said unto
him. Behold now, an evil spirit from
God troubleth thee.

16 Let our lord now command
thy servants, which are before thee,
to seek out a man, who is a cunning
player on an harp : and it shall
come to pass, when the evil sini'it
from God is upon thee, that he shall
play with his hand, and thou slialt
be well.

17 And Saul said unto his ser-
vants. Provide me now a man that
can play well, and bring hivi to me.

18 Then answered one of the ser-
vants, and said. Behold, I have seen
a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite,
tliat is cunning in playing, and a
mighty valiant man, and a man of
war, and prudent in '"' matters, and
a comely person, and the Lord is
with him.

19 11 Wherefore Saul sent mes-
sengei's unto Jesse, and .said. Send
me David thy son, which is with
the sheep.

20 And .l(>ss(> tof)k an ass ladci)
witli l)re;i(l, and a bottle of wine,
and a kid, and sent them by David
his son unto Saul.

21 And David came to Saul, and
stood before him : and he loved
him greatly ; and he became his
armourbcarer.

22 .And SmuI s(>iit to Jesse, say-
ing. Let David, 1 jjray thee, stand
before me ; for he hath found favour
in my sight.

23 And it earner to pass, wh(m the
enil spii'it from God was upon SmuI,
that Dii.vid took an haiji, jiiid
played witli his hanfi : so Saul was
refreshe(_l, and was well, and the
evil spirit departed from him.

286

GoUatlt's challenge.

I. SAMUEL, 17.

David acceptetli it

javelin

CHAPTER 17.

1 The armies of the Inrdeiites and Philis-
tines heiiuireiutt/ to battle, 4 Goliath cometh
proud h/ forth f<)'cliii//en/;e <i cionbat. 12 Da-
rid, si'ii't III/ his father to risit his brethren,
takcth the rluilUiuie. '-'^ Elioli chideth him.
30 JJe is broKi/ht in .SV( ill. u'i //e .'<lieireth the
reason of li is cuiifidence. ;is Wit/iont, ar-
tnoiir, armed tnj faith, he slaijeth the giant,
bb Saul taketh notice of Dacld.

NOW the Philistines gathered
together their armes to bat-
tle, and were gathered. ti>gether at
Shochoh, which heloiigeth to Judah,
and pitched between Shochoh and
Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

2 And Saul and the men of Is-
rael were gathered together, and
pitched by the valley of Elah, and
set the battle in array against the
Philistines.

3 And the Philistines stood on a
mountain on the one side, and Is-
rael stood on a mountain on the
other side : and there was a valley
between them.

4 *\ And there went out a cham-
pion out of the camp of the Philis-
tines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose
height was six cubits and a span.

5 And he had an helmet of brass
upon his head, and he was armed
with a coat of mail; and the weight
of the coat ivas live thousand
shekels of brass. •

6 And he had greaves of brass
upon his legs, and a ^ target of
brass between his shoulders.

7 And the staff of his spear ivas
like a weaver's beam ; and his spear's
head weighed six hundred shekels of
iron : and one bearing a shield went
before him.

8 And he stood and cried unto
the armies of Israel, and said unto
them. Wh.y fire ye come out to set
your battle in array % am not I a
Philistine, and ye servants to Saul %
choose you a man for you, and let
him come down to me.

9 If he be able to fight with me,
and to kill me, then will we be your
servants : but if I prevail against
him, and kill him, tnen shall ye be
our servants, and serve us.

10 And the Philistine said, I def.y
the armies of Israel this day ; give
me a man, that we may fight to-
gether.

11 When Saul and all Israel
heard those words of the Philis-
tine, the.y were dismayed, and
greatly afi'aid.

12 11 Now David iraa the son of
that Ephrathite of J'eth-leheni-
iudah, wjiose name was .lesse ; and
he had eight sons : and the man
went among men /or an old man in
the days of Saul.

13 And the three eldest sons of
Jesse went anil followed Saul to
the battle : and the names of his
three sons that went to the battle
were Eliab the firstborn, and next
unto him Abinadab, and the third
Shammah.

14 And David was the youngest:
and the three eldest followed Saul.

15 But David went '^ and re-
turned from Saul to feed Kis
father's sheep at Beth-lehem.

16 And the Philistine drew near
morning and evening, and pre-
sented himself forty days.

17 And Jesse said unto David
his son, Take now for thy brethren
an ephah of this parched ^ corn, and
these ten loaves, and run to the
camp to thy brethren ;

18 And carry these ten cheeses
unto the captain of their thousand,
and look how thy brethren fare,
and take their pledge.

19 Now Saul, and they, and all
the men of Israel, were in the val-
ley of Elah, fighting with the
Philistines.

20 H And David rose vip early
in the morning, and left the sheep
with a keeper, and took, and went,
as Jesse had commanded him ; and
he came to the ^ trench, as the host
was going forth to the fight, and
shouted for the battle.

21 For Israel and the Philistines
had put the battle in array, army
against army.

22 And David left his '' carriage
in the hand of the keeper of the

2 to and fro

3 grain,

'^carriage, and ran into the army,
and came and saluted his l)rethren.

23 And as he talked with them,
behold, there came up the cham-
pion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath
tjy name, out of the armies of the
Philistines, and spake according to
the same words : and David heard
them.

24 And all the men of Israel,
when they saw the man, fled from
him, and were sore afraid.

25 And the men of Israel said,
Have ye seen this man tluit is
come upl surel.y to defy Israel is he
come up : and it shall be, that the
man who killeth him, the king will
enrich him with great riches, and
willgivehim hisdaughter, and make
his father's house free in Israel.

26 And David spake to the men
that stood by him, saying, What
shall be done to the man that kill-
eth this Philistine, and taketh
away the reproach from Israel ? for
who is this uncircumcised Philis-
tine, that he should defy the armies
of the living God %

^ place of
the wagons,

5 baggage

6 baggage,

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David, wUhout armoio;

I. SAMUEL, 17

mlayeth the giant.

1 Was it not
but a wo 111?

- when there

came a lion,

••* riook, I

went

■• shall he

27 And the people answered him
after this maimer, saying. So shall
it be done to the man that killeth
him.

28 1] And Eliab his eldest brother
heard when he spake unto the
men ; and Eliabs aiiiivr was kindled
against Daviil, and he said. Why
earnest thou down hither ? and
with whom hast thou left those
few sheep in the wilderness •? I
know thy pride, and the naughti-
ness of thine heart: for thou art
come down that tlitui mightest see
tlie battle.

29 And l^avid said. ^Vhat have I
now done 1 ' I» f/n)\ not a eanse ?

30 •! And he tuinetl from him to-
ward another, and spake after th(^
same nianner : and the people an-
swereil him again after the former
manner.

31 And when the words were
heard which Daxid spake, the.v re-
hearsed (/ii'in before Saul : and he
sent for him.

32 •! And David said to Saul,
Let no man's heart fail because of
him : thy servant will go and tight
with this Philistine.

33 And Saul said to David, Thou
art not able tt^ g(> against this Phi-
listine to tight with him : for thou
art I'Ht a youth, and he a man of
war from his youth.

34 And Havid said unto Saul.
Thy servant kept his father's sheep,
and - thei-e came a li(^n, and a bear,
and took a lamb out of the •' flock :

3r) And T went out aftor him,
and sniott' him. anil delivered it out
of his mouth : and when he arose
against me. 1 caught him by his
beard, and smote him. and slew him.

3G Thy servant slew both tlu>
lion and the liear: and this uncir-
cumcised Philistine shall be as one
of them, seeing he hath defied the
armies of the li\ ing ( iod.

37 i'avid siiid moreover. The
Loud that delivered me out of the
paw of the lion, and out of the
paw of the bear, he will deliver me
out of the hand of this Pliilistine.
And Saul said unto l)a\ ill, Uo, and
the LoKi) ^ be with thee.

38 i; AiurSaularmt^l David with
his armour, and he nut an helmet
of bnuss uiM>n his head; al.so he
arnuxl hin> with a coat of mail.

3i) And i)avid ginled his sword
upon his armour, and he a-ssaytnl to
go: for he h.ul not proved it. And
David saiil niito Saul, 1 cannot go
with the.se; tor 1 have not proved
tlifiii. And David put them off
him.

40 .\nd lu> took his staff in his

hand, and chose liim five smooth
stones out of the brook, and i)ut
them in a shepherd's bag which he
had, even in a scrip : and his sling
iciis in his hand : and he drew near
to the I'hilistine.

41 And the Philistine came on
and drew near unto David ; and
the man that bare the shield went
before him.

42 And M'hen the Philistine
lookeil about, and saw David, he
disdained him : for he was hut a
youth, and ruddy, and of a fair
countenance.

4."? And the Philistine .said unto
David. Am 1 a ilog. that thou
comest to me with staves? And
the Philistine cursed Davitl by his
gods.

44 And the Philistine s<iid to
David, Come to me. and 1 will give
thy tlesh unto the fowls of the air,
and to the Ixjast.s of the field.

45 Then said David to the Phi-
listine, Thou comest to me with a
sword, ai\d with a spear, and with
a ^ shield : but I come to thee in
the name of the Lokp of hosts,
the Goti of the armies of Israel,
whom thou hast defied.

46 This day will the Loi:i> de-
liver thee into mine hatid : and I
will smite thee, and take thine
head from thee: ami I will give
tb.e carcases of the host of the
Philistines this day unto the fowls
of the air. and to the wild l)easts
of the earth : that all the earth
may know that there is a God in
Israel.

47 And all this assembly shall
know that the Loi:n saveth m)t
with sword and spear : for the bat-
tle /x the Lt»Ku's, antl he will give
you into our hands.

48 And it came to pass, when
the Philistine arose, and came and
drew nigh to meet David, that Da-
vid hasted, and ran toward the
arm.v to meet the Philistine.

49 And David i)ut his hand in
his bag. and t»)ok thenei> a stone,
an<l slang /'.and smote the Philis-
tine in his forehead, that the stone
sunk into his forehead: and he fell
upon his face t<i the earth.

50 So David prevailwl over the
Pliilistine with a sliug and with a
stone, and smote the Philistine,
and slew him : but ///fjv //vr.\' no
sword in the hand of J)avid.

51 Therefore Davifl ran. and
st(K)d upon the i'hilistine. and took
his sword, and drew it out of th(^
.sheath theri'of. and slew him. and
cut off' his heail therewith. And
when the Philistines saw their
champion was tle^ul. they tied.

288

Jonathan loveth David.

I. SAMUEL, 18.

Sanl envieth Mm.

52 And the men of Israel and of
Judah arose, and shouted, and pur-
sued the PhiHstines, until tnou
come to the valley, and to the gates
of Ekron. And the wounded of
the riiilistines fell down by the
way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath,
and unto Ekron.

53 And the children of Israel
returned from chasing after the
Philistines, and they spoiled their
tents.

54 And David took the head of
the Philistine, and brouglit it to
Jerusalem ; but he put his armour
in his tent.

55 U And when Saul saw David
go forth against the Philistine, he
said unto Abner, the captain of
the host, Abner, whose son is this
youth "? And Abner said. As thy
soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

56 And the king said, Enquire
thou whose son the stripling is.

57 And as David returned from
the slaughter of the Philistine, Ab-
ner took him, and brought him
before Saul with the head of the
Philistine in his hand.

58 And Saul said to him. Whose
son art thou, thou young man? And
David answered, / am the son of
thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehem-
ite.

CHAPTER 18.

1 Jonathan loveth David. 5 Saul envieth htn
praise, 10 seeketh to kill him In hinfary, 12
feaveth hii7i for hta good aucceKH, \1 offercih
hint hi.s daughters for a siuire. 22 Dd.rt'd
pemiKided to be the ki7ig's son in la>c,
gieelh two hv/ndred forenkiiiH of Vie Philis-
Unej< for MicluiVs doicry. 28 SaiWti hatred,
and Pavid^e glory increafieth.

AND it came to pass, when he
had made an end of speaking
unto Saul, that the soul of Jona-
than was knit with the soul of
David, and Jonathan loved him as
his own soul.

2 And Saul took him that day,
and would let him go no more home
to his father's house.

3 Then Jonathan and David made
a covenant, because he loved him
as his own soul.

4 And Jonathan stripped himself
of the robe that vrns upon him, and
gave it to David, and his garments,
even to his sword, and to his bow,
and to his girdle.

5 ^ And David went out whither-
soever Saul sent him, and behaved
himself wisely : and Saul set him
over the men of war, and he was
accepted in the sight of all the peo-
ple, and also in the sight of Saul's
servants.

G And it came to pass as they
came, when David was returned
from the slaughter of the Philis-

tine, that the women came out of
all cities of Isiael, singing and
dancing, to meet king Saul, with
tabrets, with joy, and with instru-
ments of musick.

7 And the women answered ove
anothtv as they played, and said,
Saul hath slain his thousands, and
David his ten thousands.

8 And Saul was very wroth, and
the sa^'ing displeasetl him ; and he
said, ihey have a.scribed unto David
ten thousands, and to me they have
ascriVjed hut thousands:' and vtJcat
can he have more but tlie king-
dom %

9 And Saul eyed David from that
day and forward.

10 ^ And it came to pass on the
moirow, that the evil spirit from
(jod came upon Saul, and he pro-
phesied in the midst of the house :
and David played with his hand,
as at other times : and there ivas a
javelin in Saul's hand.

11 And Saul cast the javelin; for
he said, I will smite David even to
the wsiWwith it. And David avoided
out of his presence twice.

1 2 H And Saul was afraid of
David, because the Lord was with
him, and was departed from Saul.

13 Therefore Saul removed him
from him, and made him his cap-
tain over a thousand ; and he went
out and came in before the people.

14 And David behaved himself
wisely in all his ways ; and the Lord
1W/.S with him.

1 5 Wherefore when Saul saw that
he behaved himself very wisely, he
was afraid of him.

1 6 But all Israel and Judah loved
David, because he went out and
came in before them.

17 ^ And Saul said to David, Be-
hold my elder daughter Merab, her
will 1 give thee to wife : only be
thou valiant for me, and fight the
Lord's battles. For Saul sa,id. Let
not mine hand be upon him, Ijut
let the hand of the Philistines be
upon him.

18 And David said unto Saul,
Who am 1 1 and what is my life, or
my father's family in Israel, that I
should be son in law to the king"?

19 But it came to pass at the
time when Merab Saul's daughter
should have been given to David,
that she was given unto Adriel the
Meholathite to wife.

20 And ^lichal Saul's daughter
loved David: and they told Saul,
and the thing pleased him.

21 And Saul said, I will give him
her, that she may be a snare to him,
and that the hand of the Philistines
may be against him. Wherefore

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Michal given to David.

I. SAMUEL, 19.

David Jleeth from Saxd.

1 as often as

Saul said to David, Thou shalt tliis
day be my son in law in the one of
the twain.

22 ^ And Saul commanded his
servants, saying. Commune with
David secretly, and say. Behold,
the king hath delight in thee, and
all his servants love thee: now
therefore be the king's son in law.

23 And Saul's servants spake
those words in the ears of David.
And David said, Seemeth it to you
a light thing to be a king's son in
law, seeing that I am a poor man,
and lightly esteemed 1

24 And the servants of Saul told
him, saying, On this manner spake
David.

25 And Saul said. Thus shall ye
say to David, The king desireth not
any dowry, but an hundred fore-
skins of the Philistines, to be
avenged of the king's enemies. But
Saul thought to make David fall by
the hand of the Philistines.

26 And when his servants told
David these words, it pleased David
well to be the king's son in law :
and the days were not expired.

27 Wherefore David arose and
went, he and his men, and slew of
the Philistines two hundred men ;
and David brouglit their foreskins,
and they gave them in full tale to
the king, that he might be the
king's son in law. And Saul gave
him Michal his daughter to wife.

28 1j And Saul saw and knew that
the Lord ivan with David, and that
ALchal Saul's daughter loved him.

29 And Saul was yet the more
afraid of David ; and Saul became
David's enemy continually.

30 Then the princes of the Philis-
tines went forth : and it came to
pass, ^ after they went forth, that
David behaved hims(^lf more wisely
tiian all the; servants of Saul ; so
tliat his name was much set by.

CHAPTER 19.

1 Jonathan (liHclosefh /li.i futlwr^K jitiipoxe.ti)
kill David. 4 He iHrsii<(,l,'lli. Iiix f<il/ifr tn
reconciliation, k /ii/ rta-io/i <i/' Da rid' x
good swceHs in a neir irar, ,SV/«/',v iiia/i-
cioiiH rage, hreaketh out agaitmt him. VI
Michal deceiveth her father uith an image
in David's bed. 18 Da rid cometh to Sa-
muel in Naioth. 20 8auV>i meiisengers Kent
to take David, 22 and Saul himxelf, jiro-
j/heny.

AND Saul spake to Jonathan his
son, and to all his servants,
that they should kill David.

2 Hut .Joiiiithau S.-uil's son de-
lighted much in David: aTid .hm;i-
than told David, siiying, Saul niy
father seeketh to kill tliee: now
therefore, T pray thee, take lieed to
thyself until the morning, and abide
in a secret p/ ace, and hide tliyself :

3 And I will go out and stand
beside my father in the field where
thou art, and I will commune with
my father of thee ; and what I see,
that I will tell thee.

4 ^ And Jonathan spake good of
David unto Saul his father, and
said unto him, Let not the king sin
against his servant, against David ;
because he hath not sinned against
thee, and because his works have
been to thee-ward very good :

5 For he did put his life in his
hand, and slew the Philistine, and
the Lord wrouglit a great salvation
for all Israel : thou sawest it, and
didst rejoice : wherefore then wilt
thou sin against innocent blood, to
slay David without a cause %

6 And Saul hearkened unto the
voice of Jonathan : and Saul swai^e,
^.s the Lord liveth, he shall not be
slain.

7 And Jonathan called David,
and Jonathan shewed him all those
things. And Jonathan brought
David to Saul, and he was in his
presence, as in times past.

8 Vi And there was war again :
and David went out, and fought
with the Philistines, and slew them
with a great slaughter ; and they
fled from him.

9 And the evil spirit from the
Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in
his house with his javelin in his
hand : and David played with his
hand.

1 0 And Saul sought to smite
David even to the wall with the
javelin; but he slipped away out
of Saul's presence, and he smote
the javelin into the wall : and Da-
vid fled, and escaped that night.

1 1 Saul also sent messengers
unto David's house, to watch him,
and to slay him in the morning :
and Miclial David's w if (^ told him,
saying. If thou save not thy life
to night, to morrow thou shalt be
slain.

12 ^So Michal let David down
through a window : and he went,
and tied, and escaped.

13 And iMiclial took an image,
and laid It in the bed, ;ui(l put a
l)ill()w of goats' //'f/r for his bolster,
and covered it with a cloth.

14 And when Saul sent messen-
gers to take David, she said. He is
sick.

15 AtkI Saul sent tlie messengers
again to se(^ David, saying, Bring
him u]) to nie in the bed, that I
may slay him.

1() And when the messengers
were come in, bi'hold, there ica s iui
image in the bed, with a jjillow of
goats' hair for liis bolster.

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Tlie covenant between

I. SAMUEL, 20.

David and Jonathan

17 And Saul said unto Michal.
Why hast thou deceived me so, and
sent away mine enemy, that he is
escaped ? And Michal answered
Saul, He said vinto me. Let me go ;
why should I kill thee 1

18 ^ So David fled, and escaped,
and came to Samuel to Ramah,aiid
told him all that Saul had done to
him. And he and Samuel went and
dwelt in Naioth.

19 And it was told Sa,ul, sayingr,
Behold, David is at Naioth in Ea-
rn ah.

20 And Saul sent messengers to
take David : and when they saw
the company of the prophets pi'O-
phesying, and Samuel standing as
appointed over them, the Spirit of
God was upon the messengers of
Saul, and they also prophesied.

21 And when it was told Saul, he
sent other messengers, and they
propliesied likewise. And Saul sent
messengers again the third time,
and they prophesied also.

22 Then went he also to Ramah,
and came to a great well that is in
Sechu : and he asked and said.
Where are Samuel and David "?
And one said, Behold, they be at
Naioth in Ramah.

23 And he went thither to Nai-
oth in Ramah : and the Spirit of
God was upon him also, and he
went on, and prophesied, until he
came to Naioth in Ramah.

24 And he stripped off his clothes
also, and prophesied before Samuel
in like manner, and lay down na-
ked all that day and all that night.
Wherefore they say. Is Saul also
among the prophets %

CHAPTER 20.

1 David eonsulteth with Jonathan for his
safety. 11 Jonathan and David renew
tlieir core.iiant hy oath. 18 JonathaiVs to-
ken 1o ]>iiri(l. 24 Saul, mintdng D<trul,
neeketli to kill Jonathan. 35 Jonathan lov-
ingly iakcth his leave of David.

AND David fled from Naioth in
Ramah, and came and said
before Jonathan, What have I
done ? what ?s mine iniquity'? and
what is my sin before thy father,
that he seeketh my life 1

2 And he said unto him, God for-
bid ; thou shalt not die : behold,
ray father will do nothing either
great or small, but that he will
shew it me : and why should m.y
father hide this thing from me 1 it
is not so.

3 And David sware moreover,
and said. Thy father certainly
knoweth that I have found grace
in thine eyes: and he saith, Let
not Jonathan know this, lest he be
grieved: but truly as the Lord

liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there
is but a step between me and

death.

4 Then said Jonathan unto Da-
vid, Whatsoever thy soul desireth,
I will even do it for thee.

5 And David said unto Jona-
than, Behold, to morrow is the
new moon, and 1 should not fail to
sit with the king at meat : but let
me go, that I may hide myself in
the field unto the third day at even.

6 If thy father at all miss me,
then say, David earnestly asked
leave of me that he might run to
Beth-lehem his city: for there is a,
yearly sacrilice there for all the
family.

7 If he say thus. It is well ; thy
servant shall have peace : but if he
he very wroth, then be sure that
evil is determined by him.

8 Therefore thou shalt deal
kindly with thy servant ; for
thou hast brouglit thy servant
into a covenant of the Lord with
thee : notwithstanding, if there be
in me iniquity, slay me thyself ;
for why shouldest thou bring me to
thy father %

9 And Jonathan said, Far be it
from thee : for if I knew ^ certainly
that evil were determined bj^ my
father to come upon thee, then
would not I tell it thee"?

10 Then said David to Jonathan,
Who shall tell me % or what if thy
father answer thee roughly 1

1 1 U And Jonathan said unto
David, Come, and let us go out
into the field. _ And they went out
both of them into the field.

12 And Jonathan said unto Da-
vid, '^O Lord God of Israel, when
I have sounded my father about
to morrow any time, or the third
day, and, behold, if there he good
toward David, and I then send not
unto thee, and shew it thee ;

13 The Lord do so and much
more to Jonathan : but if it please
my father to do thee evil, then I
will shew it thee, and send thee
away, that thou mayest go in
peace : and the Lord be with thee,
as he hath been with my fatlier.

14 And thou shalt not only while
yet I live shew me the kindness of
the Lord, that I die not :

15 But also thou shalt not cut off
thy kindness from my house for
ever : no, not when the Lord hath
cut off the enemies of David every
one from the face of the earth.

16 So Jonathan made (7 roi(;e?iani?
with the house of \)A\id, saying.
Let the Lord even require it at the
hand of David's enemies.

17 And Jonathan caused David

1 at all

2 The Lord,

the God of
Israel, be

vjit7ic.'is ;

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Saul's anger against

I. SAMUEL, 21.

Jonathan and David.

to swear again, because he loved
him : for he loved him as he loved
his own soul.

18 Then Jonathan said to David,
To morrow is the new moon : and
tliou shalt be missed, because thy
seat will be empty.

19 And when thou hast stayed
three days, then thou, shalt go down
quickly, and come to the place
wliere thou didst hide thyself when
the business was i^i hand, and shalt
i-emain by the stone Ezel.

20 And I will shoot three arrows
on the side thereof, as though I shot
at a mark.

21 And, behold, I will send a lad,
mying. Go, find out the arrows. If
1 exj)ressly say unto the lad. Be-
hold, the arrows are on this side of
thee, take them ; then come thou :
ff)r titere is peace to thee, and no
luirt ; as the Lord liveth.

22 But if I say thus unto the
young man, Behold, the arrows a.re
beyond thee ; go thy way : for the
Lord hath sent thee away.

23 And as touching the matter
which thou and I have spoken of,
behold, the Lord be between thee
and me for ever.

24 II So David hid himself in the
field : and when the new moon was
come, the king sat him down to eat
meat.

25 And the king sat upon his
seat, as at other times, even upon
a seat by the wall : and Jonatlian
ai-ose, and Abner sat by Saul's side,
anrl David's place was emi)ty.

2G N(^vertheless Saul si)ake not
any thing that day : for he thought,
Sometliing hath befallen him, he is
not clean ; surely he is not clean.

27 And it (;ame to pass on the
morrow, mJiirh was the second day
of tilt' moiitli, that David's ])lace was
empty : and Saul said unto Jijna-
tlian his son, Wherefore! conieth
notth(!sonof Jesse to meat, neither
yesterday, nor to flay ]

28 And Jonathan answered Saul,
David eaiiiestly asked leave of me
to I/O to iJeth-leliem :

21) And he saicl. Let me go, I
pray thei; ; for our family hath a
saciificc in the city ; and my
l)r()ther. he hath connnanded me
tfi lie there: and now, if I liave
found favour in thiiKi eyes, let me
g«'t away, L nray tliets and see my
brethren. Theicf(»r(! he cometh
not unto the king's table.

'M) Then Saul's ajigei- was kindled
against .lonathan, and hc^said unt<j
him, Tliou son of the peiwerse
rebellious ivoinan, do not I know
that thou liast cliosen the son of
Jesse to thine own confusion, and

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unto the confusion of thy mother's
nakedness ?

_ 3 1 For as long as the son of Jesse
liveth upon the ground, thou shalt
not be established, nor thy king-
dom. Wherefore now send and
fetch him unto me, for he shall
sui-ely die.

32 And Jonathan answered Saul
his father, and said unto him,
VVhei-efore shall he be slain 1 what
hath he done 'i

33 And Saul cast a javelin at
him to smite him : whereby Jona-
than knew that it was determined
of his father to slay David.

34 So Jonathan arose from the
table in fierce anger, and did eat
no ' meat the second day of the
month : tor he was grieved for
David, because his father had done
him shame.

35 51 And it came to pass in the
niorning, that Jonathan went out
into the field at the time appointed
with David, and a little lad with
him.

36 And he said unto his lad. Run,
find out now the arrows which 1
shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot
an arrow beyond him.

37 And when the lad was come
to the place of the arrow which
Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried
after the lad, and said. Is not the
arrow beyond thee?

38 And Jonathan cried after the
lad. Make speed, haste, stay not.
And Jonathan's lad gathered up the
arrows, and came to his master.

39 But the lad knew not any
thing : only Jonathan and David
knew the matter.

40 And Jttnathan gave his -artil-
lery unto his lad, and said unto
him, (io, carry them to the city.

41 11 And as soon as the lad was
gone, David arose out of a jj/arr
towai-d the south, and fell on his
face to the ground, and bowed him-
self three t-imes : and they kissed
one another, and wejjt one with
another, until David exceeded.

42 And Jonathan said to David,
(U> in ))eace, forasmuch as we have
swoi-n both of us in th(! name of
the Lord, saying. The Lord \x\ be-
tween m(! and thee, and between
my seed and thy s(>(>d for ev('i'.
And li(>, aros(> and departed : and
Jonathan went into the city.

CHAPTER 21.

1 Ihirid lit Niib nJiliihielh of Ahimelerh liiil-
liiiii'il hrciiil. 7 J>(>t(i irdK priseiif. s />,/-
■rii/ /(lA-cl/i. (,'o/iiif/i:n sw(»(/. M\ /><ii:kl (tf
(Itith fe'iqtteth hiiiiNelf mad.

THEN came David to Nob to
Ahimelccli tlie pi'iest : and

Nob.

I. SAMUEL, 22.

The cave of Adullam.

Ahinielech was afraid at the meet-
ing of David, and .said unto him,
Why art thou alone, and no man
with thee (

2 And David said unto Ahi-
melech the px'iest, Tlie king hath
commanded me a business, and
hath said unto me. Let no man
know any thing of the business
whereabout I send thee, and what
I have commanded thee : and I
have appointed viy servants to
such and such a place.

3 Now therefore what is under
thine hand % give me five UxiveR of
bread in mine hand, or what there
is present.

\ And the priest answered. Da-
vid, and said, There in no common
bread under mine hand, but there is
hallowed bread ; if the j'oung men
have kept themselves at least from
women.

5 And David answered the priest,
and said unto him, Of a truth wo-
men have been kept from vis about
these three days, since I came out,
and the vessels of the young men
are holy, \and the bread ?".s' in a man-
ner common, yea, though it were

sanctihed this day in the vpssor

6 8o the priest gave him hal-
lowed bread: for there was no bread
tliere but the shewbread, that was
taken from before the Lord, to put
hot bi'ead in the day when it was
taken awaj'.

7 Now a certain man of the ser-
vants of Saul 7/'a.s' there that day,
detained before the Lord ; and his
name wa?. Doeg, an Edomite, the
chiefest of the herdmen that be-
longed to Saul.

8 % And David said unto Ahime-
lech. And is tliere not here under
thine hand spear or sword 1 for I
have neither brought my sword nor
my weapons with me, because the
king's business required haste.

9 And the priest said. The sword
of Goliath the Philistine, Avhom
thou slewest in the valley of Elah,
behold, it u here wrapped in a cloth
behind the ephod : if thou wilt
take that, take it : for there is no
other save that here. And David
said. There is none like that ; give
it me.

ion And David arose, and fled
that day for fear of Saul, and went
to Achish the king of (iath.

11 And the servants of Achish
sjiid unto him, /s not this David the
king of the land 1 did they not sing
one to another of him in dances,
saying, Saul hath slain his thou-
sands, and David his ten thousands'?

12 And David laid up these

words in his heart, and was sore
afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

13 And he changed his behaviour
before them, and feigned himself
mad in their hands, and "scrabbled
on the doors of the gate, and let
his spittle fall down upon his beard.

14 Then said Achish unto his ser-
vants, Lo, ye see the man is mad :
wherefore then have ye brought him
to me 1

1 5 Have I need of mad men, that
ye have brought this fe/loi" to play
the mad man in my presence"? shall
this fellorv come into my house 1

CHAPTER 22.

1 Companies renort unto Darid a f Adullam.
3 At Mizpeh he corn in end eth hifi 'parentx
■unto the, kind of Monti. 5 A(hnoni>shed liy
Gad, he cimietli, to Ihrreth. (i Saul goin(/io
jiursue him, com plaincth of htH sercant.s'
nnfaithfutnefl.t. 'J Doeg acciiseth Ahimelech.
11 Saul command etli, to kill the jtiieftx.
17 Tin' footmen refusing, Doeg executeth it.
20 Atjiathar escaping, bringeth Dariel the
news.

DAVID therefore departed
thence, and escaped to the
cave Adullam : and when his breth-
ren and all his father's house heard
it, they went down thither to him.

2 And every one that was in dis-
tress, and every one that was in
debt, and e^'el■y one that was dis-
contented, gathered themselves
unto him ; and he became a cap-
tain over them ; and there were
with him about four hundred men.

3 U And David went thence to
jMizpeh of Moab : and he said unto
the king of ]\Ioab, Let my father
and my mother, I pray thee, come
forth, anel be with you, till I know
what God will do for me.

4 And he brought them before
the king of ]\Ioab : and they dwelt
with him all the while that David
was in the "hold.

5 n And the prophet Gad said
unto David, Abide not in the "'holdj
depart, and get thee into the land
of Judah. Then David departed,
and came into the forest of Hareth.

6 n When Saul heard that David
was discovered, and the men that
were with him, (now Saul abode in
Gibeah under '"'a tre<i in Pamah,
having his siiear in his hand, and
all his servants were standing about
him ;)

7 Then Saul said unto his ser-
vants that stood about him, Hear
now, ye Benjamites ; will the son
of Jesse give every one of you fields
and vineyards, atid make you all
captains of thousands, and captains
of hundreds ;

8 That all of you have conspired
against me, and there is none that

- made
marks

3 stroiiu
hold.

•4 strong
hold ;

5 the tama-
risk tree on
the height,

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Doeg slayeth the priests.

I. SAMUEL, 23.

Treacherii of the Keilites.

sheweth me that my son hatli made
a league with the son of Jesse, and
there is none of you that is sorrj' for
me, or sheweth unto nie that my
son hath stirred up my servant
against me, to He in wait, as at this
day ?

9 ^ Then answered Doeg the
Edomite, which was set over the
servants of Saul, and said, I saw
the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to
Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

10 And he enquired of the Lord
for him, and gave him victuals, and
gave him the sword of Goliath the
Philistine.

11 Then the king sent to call
Ahimelech the priest, the son of
Ahitub. and all his father's liouse,
the priests that were in Xob : and
they came all of them to the king.

1 2 And Saul said. Hear now, thou
son of Ahitub. And he answered,
Here I am, my lord.

1 3 And Saul said unto him. Why
have ye consjjired against me, thou
and the son of Jesse, in that thou
hast given him bread, and a sword,
and hast enquired of God for him,
that he should rise against me, to
lie in wait, as at this day 1

l-i Then Ahimelech answered the
king, and said. And who is so faith-
ful amon^ all thy servants as Da-
vid, which is the king's son in law,
and goeth at thy bidding, and is
honourable in thine house 1

1 5 Did I then begin to enquire of
God for him ! be it far from me : let
not the king impute any thing unto
his servant, iwr to all the house of
my father : for thy servant knew
nothing of all this, less or more.

IG And the king said. Thou shalt
surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all
thy father's house.

1 7 51 And the king said unto the
footmen that stood about him.
Turn, and slay the priests of the
Lord; because their hand also is
with David, and because they knew
when he Hed, and did not show it to
me. But the servants of the king
would not put forth their hand to
fall upon the priests of the J^ord.

18 Anrl the king said to Doeg,
Turn thou, and fall upon the
priests. And Doeg the Edomite
turned, and he fell upon the priests,
anfl slew on that day fourscore aiul
five persons that did we-ar a linen
ephod.

19 And Nob, the city of the
priests, smote he witli the e(\ff.e of
the sword, l)oth men and women,
children and sucklings, and oxen,
and asses, and sheep, with the edge
of the sword.

20 ^ And one of the .sons of Ahi-

melech the son of Ahitub, named
Abiathar, escaped, and tied after
David.

21 And Abiathar shewed David
that Saul had slain the Lord's
priests.

22 And David said unto Abi-
athar, I knew it that day, when
Doeg the Edomite was there, that
he would surely tell Saul : I have
occasioned the death of all the per-
sons of thy father's house.

23 Abide thou with me, fear not:
iov hethat seeketh my life seeketh
thy life : but with me thou sJialt be
in safeguard.

CHAPTER 23.

1 Darid. engiiiring of the Lord hy Ahiaihnr,
resciieth KeiUi/i. 7 Ood xhewing him the
coming of Sdul. and the Ireiicherij of the
Keilites, he ewnjieth from Keihih. 14 I»
Ziph Joiiiithiui Cometh and comfortetli him.
19 The Ziphitea diworer him 'to Said. 2.5
At Maon he in i-e/tcned from Saul by the in-
rns-ion of the Phili-stinen. 29 Jle dicelleth
at Fn-gedi.

THEX they told David, saying.
Behold, the Philistines fight
against Keilah, and they rob the
threshingtloors.

2 Therefore David enquired of
the Lord, saying. Shall 1 go and
smite these Philistines 1 And the
Lord said unto David, Go, and
smite the Philistines, and save Kei-
lah.

3 And David's men said unto
him. Behold, we be afraid hei-e in
.ludah : how much moi-e then if we
come to Keilah against the armies
of the Philistines l

4 Then David enquired of the
Lord yet again. And the Lord
answered him and said. Arise, go
down to Keilah ; for 1 will deli\er
the Philistines into thine hand.

5 So David and his men went to
Keilah, and fought with the Philis-
tines, and brought away their cat-
tle, and smote them with a great
slaughter. So David .saved the in-
hal)itants of Keilah.

G And it came to pass, when Abi-
athai- the son of Ahiuielech tied to
David to Keilah, ^//(^^^ lie came down
irith an ephod in liis hand.

7 51 And it was told Saul that
David was come to Keilah. And
Saul said, God hath delivered him
into mine hand ; for he is shut in,
by (Mitering into a town that hath
gates and bars.

S And Saul called all the peoj)]e
together to war, to go down to Kei-
lah, to besiege David and his men.

9 51 And David knew that Saul
'secretly pnictisfil mischief against
him ; and he said to Abiathar tlie
priest. Bring hither the ei)li(id.

10 Then said David, O -'LoiuiGod

29i

Tite Ziphites betray David.

I. SAMUEL, 24.

Hejieeth to En-yedi,

of Israel, thy servant hath certainly
heard that Saul seeketh to come to
Keilah, to destroy the city for my
sake.

1 1 Will the raen of Keilah deliver
me up into his handl will Saul
come down, as thy servant hath
heard'? 0 ^ Lord God of Israel, I
beseech thee, tell thy servant. And
the Lord said, He will come down.

12 Then said David, Will the
men of Keilah deliver me and my
men into the hand of SauH And
the Lord said, They will deliver
thee up.

13 1l Then David and his men,
which were about six hundred, arose
and departed out of Keilah, and
went whithersoever they could go.
And it was told Saul that David
was escaped from Keilah ; and he
for bare to go foi'th.

14 And David abode in the wil-
derness in strong holds, and re-
mained in '■^a mountain in the
wilderness ol Ziph. And Saul
sought him every dav, but God de-
livered him not into his hand.

15 And David saw that Saul was
come out to seek his life : and David
ivas in the wilderness of Ziph in a
wood.

16 ^ And Jonathan Saul's son
ai'ose, and went to David into the
wood, and strengthened his hand
in God.

17 And he said unto him, Fear
not: for the hand of SavU my father
shall not find thee ; and thou shalt
be king over Israel, and I shall be
next unto thee ; and that also Saul
my father knoweth.

18 And they two made a covenant
before the Lord : and David abode
in the wood, and Jonathan went
to his house.

19 ^ Then came up the Ziphites
to Saul to Gibeah, saying. Doth
not David hide himself with us in
strong holds in the wood, in the
hill of Hachilah, which is on the
south of •' Jeshimon 1

20 Now therefoi'e, O king, come
down according to all the desire of
thy soul to come down; and our
part !i]tall he to deliver him into the
king's hand.

21 And Saul said. Blessed he ye
of the Lord ; for ye have compas-
sion on me.

22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet,
and know and see his place where
his haunt is, and who hath seen
him there : for it is told me tliat he
dealeth very subtilly.

23 See therefore, and take know-
ledge of all the lurking places
where he hideth himself, and come
ye again to me with the certainty.

and I will go with you : and it
shall come to pass, if he be in the
land, that I will search him out
throughout all the thousands of
Judah.

24 And they arose, and went to
Ziph before Saul : but David and
his men tvere in the wilderness of
Maon, in the plain on the south of
^ Jeshimon.

25 Saul also and his men went to
seek him. And they told David :
wherefore he came down into a
rock, and abode in the wilderness
of Maon. And when Saul heard
that, he pursued after David in the
wilderness of Maon.

26 And Saul went on this side
of the mountain, and David and his
men on that side of the mountain :
and David made haste to get away
for fear of Saul ; for Saul and his
men compassed David and his men
round about to take them.

27 H But there came a messenger
unto Saul, saying. Haste thee, and
come; for the Philistines have in-
vaded the land.

28 Wherefore Saul returned from
pursuing after David, and went
against the Philistines : therefore
they called that place * Sela-ham-
mahlekoth.

29 II And David went up from
thence, and dwelt in strong holds
at En-gedi.

CHAPTER 24.

1 David in a care at En-gedi, haitinff cut of
iSV(«r.v nkirt,Kjiateth hix life. 8 ITe sheir-
eth theretiy liin innocency. 16 Saul, nc-
knoirledging hits fault, taketh an oath o/'
David, and departeth.

AND it came to pass, when Saul
was returned from following
the Philistines, that it was told
him, saying, Behold, David is in
the wilderness of En-gedi.

2 Then Saul took three thousand
chosen men out of all Israel, and
went to seek David and his men
upon the rocks of the wild goats.

3 And he came to the sheepcotes
by the way, where vkxs a cave ; and
Saul went in to cover his feet: and
David and his men remained in
the ^ sides of the cave.

4 And the men of David said
unto him, Behold the day of which
the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I
will deliver thine enemy into thine
hand, that thou niayest do to him
as it shall seem good unto thee.
Then David arose, and cut off the
skirt of Saul's robe yirivily.

5 And it came to pass afterward,
that David's heart smote him, be-
cause he had cut off Saul's skirt.

6 And lie said unto his men. The

*That is, The rock of divisions.

4 the desert.

5 innermost
parts

295

David spareth SauVs life. I. SAMUEL, 25.

Death of Samuel

Lord forbid that I should do this
thing unto my nuister, the Lord's
anointed, to stretch forth mine
hand against him, seeing he is the
anointed of the Lord.

7 So David stayed his servants
with these words, and suffered
them not to rise against Saul. But
Saul rose up out of the cave, and
went on his way.

8 David also arose afterward,
and went out of the cave, and
cried after Saul, saying, My lord
the king. And when Saul looked
behind him, David stooped with
his face to the earth, and bowed
himself.

9 U And David said to Saul,
Wherefore hearest thou men's
words, saying. Behold, David seek-
eth thy hurt 'I

10 Behold, this day thine eyes
have seen how that the Lord had
delivered thee to day into mine
hand in the cave : and some bade
me kill thee : but mi tie eye spared
thee ; and I said, I will not put
forth mine hand against my lord ;
for he is the Lord's anointed.

1 1 Moreover, my father, see, yea,
see the skirt of thy robe in my
hand : for in that I cut off' the skirt
of thy robe, and killed thee not,
know thou and see that there is
neither evil nor transgression in
mine hand, and I have not sinned
against thee ; yet thou huntest my
soul to take it.

1 2 The Lord judge between me
and thee, and the Lord avenge me
of thee : but mine hand shall not
be upon thee.

13 As saith the proverb of the
ancients. Wickedness proceedeth
from the wicked : but mine hand
shall not be upon thee.

14 After whom is the king of
Israel come out? after whom dost
thou pursue ? after a dead dog,
after a flea.

15 The Lord therefore be judge,
and judge between me and thee,
and see, and plead my cause, and
deliver me out of thine hand.

16 H And it came to pass, when
David had made an end of speak-
ing these words unto Saul, tiiat
Saul said. Is this thy voice, my son
David "? And Saul lifted up his
voice, and wept.

17 And he said to David, Thou
art more righteous than I : for thou
hast rewarded me good, whei'cas
1 have rewarded thee evil.

18 And thou hast shewed this
day how that thou hast dealt well
with me : foiasiinuOi as when the
JjORD had delivered lue into tliine
hand, thou killedst me not.

1 9 For if a man find his enemy,
will he let him go well away?
wherefore the Lord reward thee
good for that thou hast done unto
me this day.

20 And now, behold, I know well
that thou shalt surely be king, and
that the kingdom of Israel shall be
estal)lished in thine hand.

21 Swear now therefore unto me
by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut
off my seed after me, and that thou
wilt not destroy my name out of my
father's house.

22 And David sware unto Saul.
And Saul went home ; but David
and his men gat them up unto the
^ hold.

CHAPTER 25.

1 Samuel (Jieth. 2 Darid in Paran sendt'th
to Nabal. 10 Praroked by Xalxd's chinl-
inhneKisJie miiuieih tadextroy him. 14 Aln-
(/(til underDtanding thereof, 18 taketh a
present, 28 and by her wisdom S2 pacijieth
Darid. 30 Nabal heating thereof dieth.
.39 Darid taketh Abigail and Ahinoain to
be his wives. 44 Michalis given to Phalti.

AND Samuel died ; and all the
•Israelites were gathered to-
gether, and lamented him, and
buried him in his house at Ramah.
And David arose, and went down
to the wilderness of Paran.

2 And there was a man in Maon,
whose possessions were in Carmel ;
and the man ims very great, and
he had three thousand sheep, and
a thousand goats : and he was
shearing his sheep in Carmel.

3 Now the name of the man v<as
Nabal ; and the name of his wife
Abigail : and she iras a woman of
good understanding, and of a beau-
tiful countenance : but the man 7i'as
churlish and evil in his doings ; and
he was of the house of Caleb.

■4 U And David heard in the wil-
derness that Nabal did shear his
sheep.

5 And David sent out ten young
men, and David said unto the
young men. Get you up to C'arinel,
and go to Nabal, and greet him in
my name :

(i And thus shall ye .say to him
that liveth in 2''>''>^V<^^'ity-, Peace he
both to thee, and peace he to thine
house, and peace he unto all that
thou hast.

7 And now T have heard that
thou iiast shearei's : now thy shep-
luM'ds which were with us, we hurt
tlieni not, neither was there ouglit
missing unto them, all the while
they were in Carmel.

8 Ask thy young men, and they
will shew thee. Wherefore let the
young men find favour in tliine
eyes : for we come in a good <lay :
give, I jiray thee, whatsoever coni-

29G

NabaVs cJmrlishness.

I. SAMUEL, 25.

Abigail's ivisdom.

eth to thine hand unto thy sei'-
vants, and to thy .son David.

9 And when David's young men
came, they spake to Nabal accord-
ing to all those words in the name
of David, and ceased.

10 ^ And Nabal answered Da,-
vid's servants, and said. Who in
David 1 and who is the son of Jesse?
there be many servants now a days
that break away everj'^ man from
his master.

11 Shall I then take my bread,
and my water, and my flesh that I
have killed for my shearers, and
give it unto men, whom I know not
whence they be ?

12 So David's young men turned
their way, and went again, and
came and told him all those say-
ings.

13 And David said unto his men.
Gird ye on every man his sword.
And they girded on every man his
sword ; and David also gii'ded on
his sword: and there went up after
David about four hundred men ;
and two hundred abode by the
' stuff.

l-t ^ But one of the young men
told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying.
Behold, David sent messengers out
of the wilderness to salute our mas-
ter ; and he railed on them.

15 But the men were very good
unto us, and we were not hurt,
neither missed we anj^ thing, as
long as we were conversant with
them, when we were in the fields :

16 They were a wall unto us both
by night and day, all the while we
were with them keeping the sheep.

_ 17 Now therefore know and con-
sider what thou wilt do ; for evil is
determined against our master, and
against all his household : fur he is
such a -'son of Belial, that a man
cannot speak to him.

18 II Then Abigail made haste,
and took two hundred loaves, ana
tw(.) bottles of wine, and five sheep
ready dressed, and five measures of
parched '^corn. and an hundred
clusters of raisins, and two hun-
di'ed cakes of figs, and laid them on
asses.

19 And she said unto her ser-
vants, Go on before me ; behold, I
come after you. But she told not
her husband Nabal.

20 And it was so, as she I'ode on
the ass, that she came down by the
covert of the hill, and, beliold, Da-
vidand his men camedown ^against
her ; and she met them.

21 Now David had said, Surely
in vain have 1 kept all that this
fellow hath in the wilderness, so

that nothing was missed of all that
pertained unto him : and he hath
requited me evil for good.

22 So and more also do God unto
the enemies of David, if I leave
of all that pertain to him by the
morning light "any that pisseth
against the wall.

23 And when Abigail saw David,
she hasted, and lighted off the ass,
and fell before David on her face,
and bowed herself to the ground,

24 And fell at his feet, and said,
Upon me, my lord, npon me let this
iniquity be : and let thine hand-
maid, I pray thee, speak in thine
audience, and hear the words of
thine handmaid.

25 Let not my lord, I pray thee,
regard this '-'man of Belial, even Na-
bal : for as his name is, so /.s* he ;
* Nabal is his name, and folly is
with him : but I thine handmaid
saw not the young men of my lord,
whom thou didst send.

26 Now therefore, my lord, as
the Lord liveth, and as thy soul
liveth, seeing the Lord hath with-
holden thee from coming to s/ied
blood, and from a\enging thyself
with thine own hand, now let thine
enemies, and tliey that seek evil to
mj^ lord, be as Nabal.

27 And now this " blessing which
thine handmaid hath brought unto
my lord, let it even be given unto
the young men that follow my
lord.

28 I pi-ay thee, forgive the tres-

Eass of thine handmaid : for the
(ORD will certainly make my lord
a sure house ; because my lord
fighteth the battles of the Lord, and
evil hath not been found in thee all
thy days.

29 Yet a man is risen to pursue
thee, and to seek thy soul : but the
soul of my lord shall be bound in
the bundle of life with the Lord
thy God ; and the souls of thine
enemies, them shall he sling out, as
out of the middle of a sling.

30 And it shall come to pass,
when the Lord shall have done to
my lord according to all the good
that he hath spoken concerning
thee, and shall have appointed thee
ruler over Israel ;

31 That this shall be no grief
unto thee, nor offence of heart unto
my lord, either- tliat thou hast shed
blood causeless, ()r that my lord
hath avenged himself : but when
the Lord shall have dealt well with
my lord, then remember thine
handmaid.

32 ^ And David said to Abigail,

That is. Fool.

5 so much as
one mau
child.

- base
fellow,

6 present

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David marrietli Abigail.

I. SAMUEL, 26.

lie again spareth /Saul.

3 SO much as
one mail
child.

Blessed />e ^ the Lord God of Israel,
which sent thee this day to meet me:

33 And blessed be thy advice, and
blessed be thou, which hast kept me
this day from coming to shed blood,
and from avenging myself with
mine own hand.

34 For in very deed, as ^ the Lord
God of Israel liveth, Avhich hath
kept me back from hurting thee,
except thou hadst hasted and come
to meet me, surely there had not
been left unto Nabal by the morn-
ing light ''any that pisseth against
the wall.

35 So David received of her hand
that which she had bi'ought him,
and said unto her. Go up in peace
to thine house ; see, I have heark-
ened to thy voice, and have ac-
cepted thy person.

36 51 And Abigail came to Nabal ;
and, behold, he held a feast in his
house, like the feast of a king; and
Nabal's heart was mei'ry within
him, for he was very drunken :
wherefore she told him nothing,
less or more, until the morning
light.

37 But it came to pass in the
morning, when the wine was gone
out of Nabal, and his wife had told
him these things, that his heart
died within him, and he became as
a stone.

38 And it came to pass about ten
days after, that the Lord smote Na-
bal, that he died.

39 11 And when David heard that
Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be
the Lord, that hath pleaded the
cause of my I'eproach from the
hand of Nabal, and hath kept his
servant from evil : fur the Lord
hath returned the wickedness of
Nabal upon his own head. And
David sent and '^comniinu'd with

Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

40 And when the servants of
David were come to Abigail to
Carmel, they sjiake unto her, say-
ing, David sent us unto thee, to
take thee to him to wife.

41 And she arose, and bowed her-
self on he)- face to the earth, and
said, Jiehold, let thine haiuhnaid be
a servant to wash the feet of the
servants of my loixl.

42 And Abigail hasted, and arose,
and i-ode ujion an ass, with five
damsels of hers that wt-nt ;i,fter
her ; and she went after the mes-
sengers of David, and became his
wife.

43 ])avifl also took Ahinoam of
Jezreel ; and they were also both
of them his wives.

44 H J5ut Saul had given Michal

his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti
the son of Laish, which was of Gal-
lim.

CHAPTER 26.

1 Sdul, hy the, Oixcovery of the. Ziphitex.
Cometh to J/dchi/oti agd/iinf Diivid. 5 I>(t-
fid co)iiin(l i)t1o the trench std i/eth Abishdi
from h'illhm Sdiil, but tdketh hitf upeur dntl
cruse. 13 David rep-roveth Abner, 18 and
exhoriethSaul. 21 Saul acknowledgeth his
sin.

AND the Ziphites came unto Saul
to Gibeah, saying, Doth not
David hide himself in the hill of
Hachilah, tvhich is before ^Jeshi-
mon 1

2 Then Saul arose, and went
down to the wilderness of Ziph,
having three thousand chosen men
of Israel with him, to seek David
in the wilderness of Ziph.

3 And Saul pitched in the hill of
Hachilah, which is before '^ Jeshi-
mon, by the way. But David abode
in the wilderness, and he saw that
Saul came after him into the wilder-
ness.

4 David therefore sent out spies,
and understood that Saul was come
in very deed.

5 II And David arose, and came to
the place where Saul had pitched :
and David beheld the place where
Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner,
the captain of his host : and Saul
lay in the ^ trench, and the people
pitched round about him.

6 Then answered David and said
to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to
Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother
to Joab, saying, Who will go down
with me to Saul to the camp 1 And
Abishai said, I will go down with
thee.

7 So David and Abishai came to
the people by night : and, behold,
Saul lay sleeping within the "trench.
and his spear stuck in the ground
at his ** bolster: but Al)ner and the
people lay round alxiut him.

8 Tlien said Abishai to David,
God hath delivered tliin(» enemy
into thiiK^ hand this day: now
therefore let me smite him, T pray
tliee, with the spear even to the
eai'th at once, and I will not ."finite
him the second time.

9 And David said to Abishai,
Destroy him not: for who can
stretch foi-th his hand against tlu^
Lord's anointed, and Ix^ guiltless?

10 David said furthermore, yl.s-
the Lord liveth, the Lord shall
smite him ; or his day shall come
to die; or he shall descend into
battle, and perish.

1 1 The Lord foi'bid that I shcHild
stretch foi-th mine hand against

298

Saul confesseth his fault.

I. SAMUEL, 27.

David with Achish.

the Lord's anointed : but, I pray
thee, take thou now the spear that
is at his ^ bolster, and the cruse of
water, and let us go.

1 2 ISo David took the spear ^ and
the cruse of water from Saul's - bol-
ster ; and they gat them away, and
no man saw it, nor knew it, neither
awaked : for they were all asleep ;
because a deep sleep from the Lord
was fallen upon them.

13 ^ Then David went over to
the other side, and stood on the
top of an hill afar off; a great space
beiiig between them :

1 4 And David cried to the people,
and to Abner the son of Ner, say-
ing, Answerest thou not, Abner ^
Then Abner answered and said.
Who ai't thou that criest to the
king 1

1 5 And David said to Abner, Art
not thou a valiant man 1 and who is
like to thee in Israel? wherefore
then hast thou not kept thy lord
the king'? for there came one of the
people in to destroy the king thy
lord.

16 This thing is not good that
thou hast done. As the Lord liveth,
ye are worthy to die, becavxse ye
have not kept your master, the
Lord's anointed. And now see
where the king's spear is, and the
cruse of water that toas at his ^ bol-
ster.

1 7 And Saul knew David's voice,
and said. Is this thy voice, my son
David 1 And David said, It is my
voice, my lord, O king.

18 And he said. Wherefore doth
my lord thus pursue after his ser-
vant? for what have I done'? or
what evil is in mine hand?

19 Now therefore, I pray thee,
let my lord the king hear the words
of his servant. If the Lord have
stirred thee up against me, let him
accept an offering : but if thet/ be
the children of men, cursed be they
before the Lord; for they have
driven me out this day from abid-
ing in the inheritance of the Lord,
saying. Go, serve other gods.

20 Now therefore, let not my
blood fall to the earth "* bef(^re the
face of the Lord : for the king of
Israel is come out to seek a flea, as
when one doth hunt a partridge in
the mountains.

21 ^ Then said Saul, I have
sinned: return, my son David: for
I will no more do thee harm, because
my soul was precious in thine eyes
this day : behold, I have played the
fool, and have erred exceedingly.

22 And David answered and said.
Behold the king's spear ! and let one

of the young men come over and
fetch it.

23 The Lord render to every man
his righteousness and his faithful-
ness : for the Lord delivered thee
into my hand to day, but I would
not stretch forth mine hand against
the Lord's anointed.

24 And, behold, as thy life was
much set by this day in mine eyes,
so let my life be much set by in the
eyes of the Lord, and let him de-
liver me out of all tribulation.

25 Then Saul said to David,
Blessed be thou, my son David :
thou shalt both do great things,
and also shalt ^ still prevail. So
David went on his way, and Saul
returned to his place.

CHAPTER 27.

1 Saul hearing David to be. in Gath seeketh
no more for him. 5 David heggeth 7/ikhig
of Aohifsh. S lie, invadi?i(/ other eoiin-
ttien, persuadefh Achish he foiiyhi ayainst
Judali.

AND David said in his heart, I
shall now perish one day by
the hand of Saul : there is nothing
better for me than that I should
speedily escape into the land of the
Philistines ; and Saul shall despair
of me, to seek me any more in ''any
coast of Israel : so shall I escape
out of his hand.

2 And David arose, and he passed
over with the six hundred men that
were with him unto Achish, the son
of Maoch, king of Gath.

3 And David dwelt with Achish
at Gath, he and his men, every man
with his household, e\)en David with
his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreel-
itess, and Abigail the Carmelitess,
Nabal's wife.

4 And it was told Saul that David
was fled to Gath : and he sought no
more again for him.

5 H And David said unto Achish,
If I have now found grace in thine
eyes, let them give me a place in
some town in the country, that I
may dwell there : for why should
thy servant dwell in the royal city
with thee"?

6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag
that day : wherefore Ziklag per-
taineth unto the kings of judah
unto this day.

7 And the time that David d^yelt
in the country of the Philistines
was a full year and four months.

8 U And David and his men went
up, and invaded the Geshu rites,
and the Gezrites, and the Amalek-
ites : for those vat ions were of old
the inhabitants of the land, as thou
goest to Shur, even unto the land
of Egypt.

5 surely

6 all the
borders

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pSaiil consuUeth a

I. SAMUEL, 28.

^vUch at Endor.

9 And David smote the land, and
left neither man nor woman alive,
and took away the sheep, and the
oxen, and the asses, and the camels,
and the apparel, and returned, and
came to Achish.

10 And Achish said. Whither haye
ye made a ' road to day '< And David
said. Against the south of Judah,
and against the south of the Jerah-
meelites, and against the south of
the Kenites.

1 1 And David saved neither man
nor woman alive, to bring tidings
to Gath, saying, Lest they should
tell on us, saying. So did David,
and so will he his manner all the
while he dwelleth in the country of
the Philistines.

12 And Achish believed David,
saying, He hath made his people
Israel utterly to abhor him ; there-
fore he shall be my servant for
ever.

CHAPTER 28.

1 Achinh j)uUeth confidence in David. 3
Suul, having destroyed tlie icitclieH, 4 and
now in, his fear fdi'Halcen of God, 1 seeketh
to a iri/c/i. 0 The witch,, enc(>ui<ifjed hi/
JSaul, i-iiisith II fi Samuel. 15 Saul, hearing
Jiis 'ruin, jii i iilrtli,. 21 The wutnaii witli
his serniiits rifresh him with lUeat.

AN D it came to pass in those days,
that the Philistines gathered
their armies together f(jr warfare,
to light with Israel. And Achish
said unto David, Know thou as-
suredly that thou shalt go out with
m(! to Ijattle, thou and tliy men.

2 And David said to Achish,
Surely thou shalt know what thy
servant can do. And Achish said
to David, Therefore will I make
thee keeper of mine head fon^ver.

.3 II Now Samuel was dead, and
all Israel had lamented him, and
buried him in llamah, (n'en in his
own city. And Saul had ))uta\vay
those that had familiar sjjirits, and
the wizards, out of the land.

4 And the Philistines gatluM'cd
themselves together, and camc^ and
f)itclied in Shunem : and Saul ga-
thered all Israel together, and they
pitched in (jili)oa.

0 And when Saul saw the host
of the Philistines, he was afi'jiid,
and his heai't greatly trembl<>d.

T) And wheji Saul enquired of the
Lord, th(! Lord answei-ed him not,
neither by dreams, nor by Urini,
nor l)y nroijhets.

7 11 Then said Saul unto his sei'-
vants. Seek me a woman that hath
a familial' si)irit, that I may go to
her, and en(|iiire of her. And his
servants said to him, Heboid, tfterv
in a woman that liath a familiar
spirit at En-dor\

8 And Saul disguised himself.

and ])ut on other raiment, and he
went, and two men with him, and
they came to the woman by night :
and he said, I jjray thee, divine
unto me by the familiar spirit, and
bring me liini up, whom I shall
name unto thee.

9 And the woman said unto him,
Behold, thou knowest what Saul
hath done, how he hath cut off
those that have familiar spirits,
and the wizards, out of the land :
wherefore then layest thou a snare
for my life, to cause me to die %

10 And Saul sware to her by the
Lord, saying, yl.s- the Lord liveth,
there shall no punishment happen
to thee for this thing.

1 1 Then said the woman, Whom
shall I bring up unto thee % And he
said. Bring me up Samuel.

12 And when the woman saw
Samuel, she cried with a loud
voice : and the woman spake to
Saul, saying. Why hast thou de-
ceived inel for thou art Saul.

13 And tlie king said unto her,
Be not afraid : for what sawest
thou? And the woman said unto
Saul, I saw '-^ gods ascending out of
the earth.

14 And he said unto her, What
form is lie of? And she said. An
old man cometh up ; and he is cov-
ered with a mantle. And Saul per-
ceived that it iiHis Samuel, and h(^
stooped withy/Z^'face to the ground,
and Dowed himself.

1.5 51 And Samuel said to Saul,
Why hast thou disquieted me, to
bring me upl And Saul answei'cd,
I am sore distressed ; for the I^hilis
tines mak(; war against me, and
God is departed from me, anfl an-
swereth me no moi'c, neither l)y
prophets, nor by dreams : therefore
1 have calle<l tlie(%that thou nwiyest
makeknownuntomewhat I shalldo.

1() Tlien said Samuel, Wherefore
then dcjst thou ask of me, seeing
the Lord is dejjarted from thee,
and is becom(> thine enemy?

17 And the Ijord hath •'doneto
him, as he spake by me: for the
iiOKD liJith I'ent the kingdom (tut
of lliiiH! hand, and given it to thy
ncighltour, r»v'/^ to David:

I <S liccause thou obeyedst not
tli(! voice of the Lord, nor exe-
(niteflst his fierce wrath upon Ama-
lek, ther'cfore h;itli the Jjojm) done
tin's thing unto Ihee tliis day.

19 .Moreover the l.oKD will also
(leli\-er isiviel with thee into the
liand of the I'hilistines: and to
morrow shall thou and th.v sons t>i'
with me: \\w IjORD also siiall de-
liver tluf host of Israel into tlie
hand of tlu; IMiilistines. ■

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The rhiUstines jealous of Daokl. I. SAMUEL, 29, oO.

Aehish disniisseth him.

20 Then Saul fell straightway all
along on the earth, and was sore
afraid, because of the words of
Samuel : and there was no strength
in him ; for he had eaten no bread
all the day, nor all the night.

21 ^ And tlie woman came unto
Saul, and saw that he was sore
troubled, and said unto him, IJe-
hold, thine handmaid hath obeyed
thy voice, and I have put my life
in my hand, and have hearkened
unto thy words which thou spakest
unto me.

22 Now therefore, I pray thee,
hearken thou also unto the voice
of thine handmaid, and let me set
a morsel of bread before thee ;
and eat, that thou mayest have
strength, when thou goest on thy
way.

23 But he refused, and said, I
will not eat. But his servants, to-
gether with the woman, compelled
him; and he hearkened unto their
voice. So he arose from the earth,
and sat upon the bed.

24 And the woman had a fat calf
in the house ; and she hasted, and
killed it, and took flour, and
kneaded it, and did bake un-
leavened bread thereof :

25 And she brought it before
Saul, and before his servants ; and
they did eat. Then they rose up,
and went away that night.

CHAPTER 29.

1 David marching irith tli.e. rjiillntinex^ 3 is
(liftnlloiced by their jiriiices. (i Achixh din-
mixxeth him, with commendations of liis
fiddify.

IVTOW the Philistines gathered
-Li together all their armies to
Aphek : and the Israelites pitched
by a fountain which ?'.s" in Jezreel.

2 And the lords of the Philistines
passed on by hundreds, and by
thousands : but David and his men
passed on in the ' rereward with
Aehish.

3 Then said the princes of the
Philistines, What r/o these Hebrews
hcrel And Aehish said unto the
princes of the Philistines, /.s not
tliis David, tlie servant of Saul the
king of Israel, which hath been
with me these days, or these years,
and T have founrl no fault in him
since he fell xinto me unto this day %

4 And the princes of the Phi-
listines were wroth with him; and
the princes of the Philistines said
unto him. Make this fellow retui-n,
that he may go again to his ])lace
which thou hast appointed him,
and let him not go down with us
to battle, lest in the battle lie be
an adversary to us : for wherewith

should he reconcile himself unto
his master % nhmiUl it not be with
the heads of these men '\

5 Is not this David, of whom
they sang one to another in dances,
saying, Saul slew his thousands,
and David his ten thousands 1

G 11 Then Aehish called David,
and said unto him. Surely, as the
LoKD liveth, thou hast been up-
right, and thy going out and thy
coming in with me in the host ts
good in ray sight : for 1 have not
found evil in thee since the day of
thy coming unto me unto this day:
nevertheless the lords favour thee
not.

7 Wherefore now return, and go
in peace, that thou displease not
the lords of the Philistines.

8 II And David said unto Aehish,
F^ut what have 1 done 1 and what
hast thou found in thy servant so
long as I have been with thee unto
this day, that I may not go fight
against the enemies of my lord the
king 1

9 And Aehish answered and said
to David, I know that thou art
good in my sight, as an angel of
( Jod : notwithstanding the princes
of the Philistines have said. He
shall not go up with us to the
battle.

10 Wherefore now rise up early
in the morning with thy master's
servants that are come with thee :
and as soon as ye be up early in the
morning, and have light, depart.

1 1 So David and his men rose up
early to depart in the morning, to
return into the land of the Phi-
listines. And the Philistines went
up to Jezreel.

CHAPTER 30.

1 Tlic AmaU'kite.n xpoil Zi/rlaff. 4 Da^id
iixhinij cniniKel is encniiragcd by God to
jjiirxiir till III. 11 By the m earns' of a re-
■rin-il hiji/jitian- he is brought to the ene-
mies, (did fe<'i)'vereth. all tlie, spoil. 'I'i
I'liriirs bnr to dieiil,' tlie sjhiH eqiuilh/ be-
tireeii them that fijht and tluoi that 'keeji
the stuff. 20 IJe seiideth presents to his
.friends.

AND it came to pass, when Da-
vid and his men were come to
Ziklag on the third day, that the
Amakelites had invaded the "south.

and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag,
and burned it with fire ;

2 And had taken the women
captives, that it'cre therein : they
slew not any, either great or small,
liut carried them away, and went
on their way.

3 II So David and his men came
to the city, and, belK)ld, it ivas
burnefl with fire ; and their wives,
and their sons, and their daugh-
ters, were taken captives.

2 South,

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David jiursuetli the Amalekites.

I. SAMUEL, 30.

Tlie spoil is divided.

4 Then David and the people
that were with him lifted ui) their
voice and wept, until they had no
more power to weep.

5 And David's two wives were
taken captives, Ahinoam the Jez-
reelitess, and Abigail the wife of
Nabal the Carmelite.

6 And David was greatly dis-
tressed ; for the people spake of
stoning him, because the soul of
all the people was grieved, every
man for his sons and for his daugh-
ters : but David encouraged him-
self in the Lord his God.

7 And David said to Abiathar
the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray
thee, bring me hither the ephod.
And Abiathar brovight thither the
ephod to David.

8 And David enquired at the
Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after
this troop "? shall I overtake them'?
And he answered him. Pursue : for
thou shalt surely overtake them,
and without fail recover all.

9 So David went, he and the
six hundred men that were with
him, and came to the brook Besor,
where those that were left behind
stayed.

10 But David pursued, he and
four hundred men : for two hun-
dred abode behind, which were so
faint that they could not go over
the brook Besor.

_ 11 U And they f ou nd an Egyptian
in the field, and brought him to
David, and gave him bread, and
he did eat; and they made him
drink water;

1 2 And they gave him a piece of
a cake of figs, and two clusters of
raisins : and when he had eaten,
his spirit came again to him : for
he had eaten no bread, nor drunk
any water, three days and three
nights.

13 And David said unto him. To
whom lieloviiext thou 1 and whence
art thou"? And he said, I am a
young man of Egypt, servant to
an Amalekite ; and my master left
me, because three days agone 1 fell
sick.

14 We made an invasion upon
the south of the ( 'hen^thites, and
upon ' the roast wliich lielongeth, to
•ludah, and upon the south of C'a-
leb ; and we ourned Ziklag with
fire.

15 And David said to him, Canst
thou Ijriiig me down to this
company ? And lie said, Swear
unto me by Cod, that thou wilt
neither kill me, nor deliver me into
the hands of my master, and 1 will
bring thee down to this comi)aiiy.

16 ^ And when he had brought

him down, behold, they were sjiread
abroad upon all the earth, eating
and drinking, and dancing, be-
cause of all the great spoil that
they had taken out of the land of
the Philistines, and out of the land
of Judah.

17 And David smote them from
the twilight even unto the evening
of the next day : and there escaped
not a man of them, save four hun-
dred young men, which rode upon
camels, and fled.

18 And David recovered all that
the Amalekites had carried away :
and David rescued his two wives.

19 And there was nothing lack-
ing to them, neither small nor
great, neither sons nor daughters,
neither spoil, nor any thing that
they had taken to them : David re-
covered all.

20 And David took all the flocks
and the herds, which they drave
before those other cattle, and said.
This is David's spoil.

21 U And David came to the two
hundred men, which were so faint
that they could not follow David,
whom they had made also to abide
at the brook Besor : and they went
foi'th to meet David, and to meet
the people that irere with him : and
when David came near to the peo-
ple, he saluted them.

22 Then answered all the wicked
men and -mcii of I'x'lial. of those
that went with JJavid, and said.
Because they went not with us,
we will not give them ought of
the spoil that we have recovered,
save to every man his wife and
his childi-en, that they may lead
them away, and depai't.

23 Then said David, Ye shall not
do _ so, my brethren, with tliat
which the Lord hath given us, who
hath preserved us, and delivered
the company tliat came against us
into our hand.

24 For who will hearken unto
you in this matter? but as his part
?'.s' that goeth down to the battle,
so Kh((ll his ])ai-t lie that tai'rieth by
the -'stuff: they shall ^ part, alike.

2-") AnTTit was.s-o fi-oni that<ia,yf()r-
wai'd, tluit he made it a statute and
anoi'dinaiKH'for isi'acluntothisday.

2G ^ And when David came to
Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto
the elders of Juda,h, riwii, to his
fi-iends, saying, IJehold a present
for you of the si)oil of the enemies
of th(» Lord ;

27 To them which iiH're in Betli-el,
and to them which irere in '' south
Bamoth. and to tlicm which ivere m
.lattir.

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The Philistines defeat Saul.

I. SAMUEL, 31.

His death.

28 And to them which ^vere in
Aroer, and to them which ivere in
Siphmoth, and to them which were
in Eshtemoa,

29 And to them which loere in
Rachal, and to them which wer^e
in the cities of the Jerahmeelites,
and to them which were in the cities
of the Kenites,

30 And to them which, were \\\
Hormah, and to them which were
in Chorashan, and to them which
^uere in Athach,

31 And to them which ivere ni
Hebron, and to all the places where
David himself and his men were
wont to haunt.

CHAPTER 31.

1 Saul having lost his army, ami Ins sons
slain, he and his armourhearer kill them-
selves. 7 The Philistines possess the for-
sa/i-eti toivns of the Israelites. 8 Theij
triumph orer the dead carcases. 11 Thcif
()/■' Jabesh-f/ilead, recovering the bodies hi/
night, burn them at Jabesh, and Mourn-
fully bury their bones.

NOW the Philistines fought
against Israel : and the men of
Israel fled from before the Philis-
tines, and fell down slain in mount
Gilboa.

2 And the Philistines followed
hard upon Saul and upon his sons;
and the Philistines slew Jonathan,
and Abinadab, and Melchi-shua,
Saul's sons.

3 And the battle went sore
against Saul, and the archers hit
him ; and he was sore wounded of
the archers.

4 Then said Saul unto his ar-
mourbearer. Draw thy sword, and
thrust me through therewith ; lest
these uncircumcised come and
thrust me through, and abuse me.

But his armourbearer would not;
for he was sore afraid. Therefore
Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

5 And when his armounjearer
saw that Saul was dead, he fell
likewise upon his sword, and died
with him.

6 So Saul died, and his three
sons, and his armoui-bearer, and all
his men, that same day together.

7 ^ And when the men of Israel
that were on the other side of
the valley, and they that were on
the other side Jordan, saw that the
men of Israel fled, and that Saul
and his sons were dead, they for-
sook the cities, and fled ; and the
Philistines came and dwelt in them.

8 And it came to pass on the
morrow, when the Philistines came
to strip the slain, that they found
Saul and liis three sons fallen in
mount Gilboa.

9 And they cut off his head, and
stripped off his armour, and sent
into the land of the Philistines
round about, to publish it in the
house of their idols, and among the
people.

10 And they put his armour
in the house of ^ Ashtaroth : and
they fastened his body to the wall
of Beth-shan.

Ill] And when the inhabitants of
Jabesh-gilead heard of that which
the Philistines had done to Saul ;

1 2 All the valiant men arose, and
went all night, and took the body
of Saul and the bodies of his sons
from the wall of Beth-shan, and
came to Jabesh, and burnt them
there.

13 And they took their bones,
and buried them under 'a tree at
Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

THE SECOND BOOK OF
SAMUEL.

OTHERWISE CALLED

THE SEOOISTD BOOK OF THE KI^GS

CHAPTER 1.

The Amalekite, who brought tidings of the
overthrow, and accused himself of SanPs
death, is slain. 17 David lamenteth Saul
and Jonathan xcith a song.

OW it came to pass after the
death of Saul, when David

was returned from the slaughter
of the Amalekites, and David had
abode two days in Ziklag ;

2 It came even to pass on the
third day, that, behold, a man
came out of the camp from Saul
with his clothes rent, and earth

1 the
Ashtaroth :

2 tlie tama-
risk tree

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David heareth of SauVs death.

II. SAMUEL, 2.

His lamentation.

upon his liead : and m it wa«, when
he came to David, that he fell to
the earth, and did obeisance.

3 And David said unto liim. From
whence comest thou 1 And he said
unto him. Out of the camp of Is-
rael am I escaped.

4 And David said unto him, How
went the matter ? I pray thee, tell
me. And he answered, That the
people are fled from the battle, and
many of the people also are fallen
and dead ; and Saul and Jonathan
his son are dead also.

5 And David said unto the young
man that told him. How knowest
thou that Saul and Jonathan his
son be dead '\

6 And the young man that told
him said. As I happened by chance
upon mount Gil boa, behold, Saul
leaned upon his spear ; and, lo, the
chariots and horsemen followed
hard after him.

7 And when he looked behind
him, he saw me, and called unto
me. And I answered. Here am I.

8 And he said unto me, Who art
thou ? And I answered him, I am
an Amalekite.

9 He said unto me again, Stand,
T pray thee, upon me, and slay me :
for anguish is come upon me, be-
cause my life is yet whole in me.

10 So I stood upon him, and slew
him, because I was sure tliat he
could not live after that he was
fallen : and I took the crown that
vaK upon his hearl, and the bracelet
that i(>ns on his arm, and have
brought them hither unto my lord.

11 Then David took hold on his
clothes, and I'ent them ; and like-
wise all the men that were with
him :

1 '1 And they mourned, and wept,
aiul fasted until even, for Saul, and
for Jonathan his son, and for the
people oi the Lord, and for the
house of Israel ; because they were
fallen by the swoi'd.

13 II And l)a\id said unto th(»
yi)ung man that told him, Whence
'fr^ thou 1 And lu; answered, I (iia
tiieson of a stranger, an Amalekite.

14 And David said unto hiin.
Flow wast thou not afraid to strfitch
forth thine hand to destroy the
Lord's anointed 'i

15 And David called one of the
young men, and said, Go near, and
fall upon him. And he smote him
that he cHed.

16 And David said unto him,
Thy blood he. unon thy head ; for
thy mouth hatli testified against
thee, saying, 1 have slain the
Lord's anointed.

17 ^ And David lamented with

this lamentation over Saul and
over Jonathan his son :

18 (Also he bade them teach
the children of Judah the ^ use of
the bow : behold, it is written in the
book of Jasher.)

19 The beauty of Israel is slain
upon thy high places : how are the
mighty fallen !

20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it
not in the streets of Askelon ; lest
the daughters of the Philistines re-
joice, lest the daughters of the un-
circumcised triuniph.

21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let
there he no dew, neither let there he
rain, upon you, nor fields of offer-
ings : tor there the shield of the
mighty is vilely cast away, the
shield of Saul, as though he had not
heen anointed with oil.

22 From the blood of the slain,
from tlie fat of the might.y, the bow
of Jonathan turned not back, and
the sword of Saul returned not
empty.

23 Saul and Jonathan vere lovely
and pleasant in their lives, and in
their death they were not nivided :
they were swifter than eagles, they
were stronger than lions.

24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep
over Saul, who clothed you in scar-
let, with other delights, who put on
ornaments of gold upon your ap-
parel.

25 How are the mighty fallen in
the midst of the battle ! O Jona-
than, thou vast slain in thine high
places.

26 I am distressed for thee, my
brother Jonathan : very pleasant
hast thou been unto me : thy love
to me was wonderful, passing the
love of women.

27 How are the mighty fallen,
and the weapons of war perished !

CHAPTER 2.

1 David, iy OotVn dirfclion, vith his coin-
ji<i)iy,goeth up to llfhroii^ivherehehmdile

ki)i(,i (if ,Iii<l<ih. U lit' ciiniriiendeth llieDi nf
,lii.hi'Kli-(iil((iil for ilicir l,'i)i(i liens to Smil.
H Miliar viiikeili Ish-hoslwlli k-iiir/ of Ixnu-I.
12 A mortiilKk-ifiiiisli hetu'coi tirelre of Ah-
Iter's (Hill tire/ f !•()/' ./(Ill //\t men. Is Aftn/n/
/.ix/tiiii.. 2.') .it .■i//iter\\iiiotiiiii ,lo(il> .sotiittt-
ci/i (I retf6(U. 'i'i And/ie/'x burial.

AND it came to pass after this,
that David (Muiuinnl of tlic
Lord, saying. Shall I go up into
;iny of tlie cities of .ludahf And
the Lord s;i,id unto him, (Jo up.
And David said. Whither shall i
goup] Andhesaid, Unto Hebron.

2 So David went ur) thither, and
his two wives also, Ahinoam the
Jezreelitess, and yXbigail Nabal's
wife the Carmelite.

3 And his men that nmre with

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JJiU'id is made king.

II. SAMUEL, 2.

Asahel is slain.

hiin did David bring up, every
man with his household : and they
dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

4 And the men of Judah came,
and there they anointed David
king over the house of Judah.
And they told David, saying, 'J'hat
the men of Jabesh-gilead ivere they
that buried Saul.

5 ^ And David sent messengers
unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and
said unto them. Blessed U ye of the
Lord, that ye have shewed this
kindness unto youi; lord, even unto
Saul, and have buried him.

6 And now the Lord shew kind-
ness and truth unto you : and I
also will requite you this kind-
ness, because ye have done this
thing.

7 Therefore now let your hands
be strengthened, and be ye val-
iant: for your master Saul is dead,
and also the house of Judah have
anointed me king over them.

8 51 But Abner the son of Ner,
captain of Saul's liost, took Ish-
bosheth the son of Saul, and brought
him over to ]\Iahanaim ;

9 And made him king over Gil ead,
and over the Ashurites, and over
Jezreel, and over Ephi'aim, and over
Benjamin, and over all Israel.

10 Ish-bosheth Saul's son wan
forty years old when lie began to
reign over Israel, and reigned two
years. But the house of Judah
followed David.

1 1 And the time that David was
king in Hebron over the house of
Judah was seven years and six
months.

1 2 H And Abner the son of Ner,
and the servants of Ish-bosheth the
son of Saul, went out from Maha-
naim to Gibeon.

13 And Joab the son /)f Zeruiah,
and the servants of David, went
out, and met together by the pool
of Gibeon : and they sat down, the
one on the one side of the pool, and
the other on the other side of the
Ijool.

14 And Abner said to Joab, Let
the young men now arise, and play
before us. And Joab said, Let
tliem arise.

15 Then there arose and went
over by number twelve of Benja-
min, which pertained to Ish-bosheth
the son of Saul, and twelve of the
servants of David.

16 And they caught every one
his fellow by the head, and_ thrust
his sword in his fellow's side ; so
they fell down together: wherefore
that place \va.s called * Helkath-
hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

That is, The field of stroii.n men.
20

17 And there was a very sore
battle that day ; and Abner was
beaten, and the men of Israel, be-
fore the servants of David.

18 11 And there were three sons
of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai,
and Asahel : and Asahel uxis as
light of foot as a Avild roe.

19 And Asahel pursued after
Abner; and in going he turned not
to the right hand nor to the left
from following Abner.

20 Then Abner looked behind
him, and said, Art thou Asahell
And he answered, I am.

21 And Abner said to him. Turn
thee aside to thy right hand or to
thy left, and lay thee hold on one
of the young men, and take thee
his armour. But Asahel would not
turn aside from following of him.

22 And Abner said again to Asa-
hel, Turn thee aside from follov/ing
me : wherefore should I smite thee
to the ground 1 how then should I
hold up my face to Joab thy brother'?

23 Howbeit he refused to turn
aside : wherefore Abner with the
hinder end of the spear smote him
under the tifth rih, that the spear
came out behind him ; and he fell
down there, and died in the same
place : and it came to pass, that as
many as came to the place where
Asahel fell down and died stood
still.

24 Joab also and Abishai pur-
sued after Abner : and the sun went
down when they were come to the
hill of Ammah, that lleth before
Giah by the way of the wilderness
of Gibeon.

25 H And the children of Benja-
min gathered themselves together
after Abner, and became one troop,
and stood on the top of an hill.

26 Then Abner called to Joab,
and said. Shall the sword devour
for evevl knowest thou not that it
will be bitterness in the latter end I
how long shall it be then, ere thou
bid the yieople return from follow-
ing their Ijrethreni

27 And Joab said. As God liveth,
unless thou hadst s])oken, surely
then in the morning the people had
gone up every one from following
his brother.

28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and
all the T)eople stood still, and pur-
sued after Isi-ael no more, neither
fought they any more.

29 And Abner and his men
walked all that night through the
plain, and passed ov(!r Jordan, and
went through all Bithron, and they
came to Mahanaim.

30 And Joab returned fi-om fol-
lowing Abner : and when he had

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Abner revolteth from

II. SAMUEL, 3.

Ish-bosheth to David.

gathered all the people together,
thei'e lacked of L)avid's servants
nineteen men and Asahel.

31 But the servants of David had
smitten of Benjamin, and of Ab-
ner's men, so that three hundred
and threescoi-e men died.

32 U And they took up Asahel,
and buried him in the sepvilchre of
his father, which >ms in Beth-lehem.
And Joab and his men went all
night, and they came to Hebron at
break of day.

CHAPTER 3.

1 During the war David still 'waxeth' stronger.
2 Six. sonn icere born to Mm in Hebron. C
Abner. rUf<]}leaf^erl ir/'/h Ixh-bo.'yhcfh, 12 re-
voltelh to f><iriil. V.'t Dnrid 7'C(/iiircth a
conditiou. to bring him hix irife Jfichdl. IT
Ab7ier, having communed iritli the Israel-
ites, is feasted b)/ David, and dismissed..
22 Jbah, returning from battle, is dis-
pleased with the king, and. killeth Abner.
28 David curseth Joab, 31 and mourneth
for Abner.

NOW there was long war between
the house of Saul and the house
of David : but David waxed stronger
and stronger, and the house of Saul
waxed weaker and weaker.

2 U And unto David were sons
born in Hebron : and his firstborn
was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jez-
reelitess ;

3 And his second, Chileab, of
Abigail the wife of Nabal the Car-
melite ; and the third, Absalom the
son of Maacah the daughter of
Talmai king of Goshur ;

4 And the fourth, Adonijah the
son of Hagj^ith ; and the fifth,
Shephatiah the son of Abital ;

5 And the sixth, Ithream, by
Eglah David's wife. These were
born to David in Hebron.

6 H And it came to pass, while
there was war between the house of
Saul and the house of David, that
Abner rnade himself strong for the
house of Saul.

7 And Saul had a cf)ncubine,
whose name v>a.<^ llizpah, tlie daugh-
ter of Aiah: and /.w,-/>o.s7/r///, sai(i to
Abner, Wherefoi-e hast thou gone
in unto my father's conculjinc ?

<S Then w;is Abner very wroth for
the words of Ish-hoshcth, and said.
Am I a dog's head, which against
Judah do shew kindness this (lay
unto the house of Saul thy father,
to his brethren, and to his friends,
and have not flelivered thee into
the hand of David, that tliou
chargest me to day with a fault
concerning tliis woman 1

9 So do (}od to Abner, and more
also, except, as the TjOrd hath sworn
to David, even so 1 fio to liiin ;

10 To translate the kingfloni from
the house of Saul, and to set uj) the

throne of David over Israel and
over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-
sheba.

1 1 And he could not answer Ab-
ner a woi'd again, because he feared
him.

12 H And Abner sent messengers
to David on his behalf, saying.
Whose is the land 1 saying also,
Make* thy league with me, and, be-
hold, my hand s/ia/l lie with thee,
to bring about all Israel unto
thee.

13 IT And he said. Well; I will
make a league with thee : but one
thing I require of thee, that is.
Thou shalt not see my face, except
thou first bi'ing jVIichal Saul's
daughter, when thou comest to see
my face.

14 And David sent messengers
to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying,
Deliver me my wife Michal, which
I espoused to me for an hundred
foreskins of the Philistines.

15 And Ish-bosheth sent, and
took her from her husband, even
from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

16 And her husband went with
her along weeping behind her to
Bahurim. Then said Abner unto
him. Go, return. And he returned.

17 If And Abner had communica-
tion with the elders of Israel, say-
ing. Ye sought for David in times
past to be king over you :

1 8 Now then do it ; for the Lord
hath spoken of David, saying. By
the hand of my servant David I
will save my i)eople Israel out of
the hand of the Philistines, and out
of the hand of all their enemies.

19 And Abner also spake in the
ears of Benjamin : and Abner went
also to speak in tlie ears of David
in Hebron all that seemed good to
Israel, and that seemed good to the
wholes ]i()us(^ of iSenjamin.

20 So Abner- came to David to
Hebi'on, and twenty men with him.
And 1 )avid mad(^ Abner and the
men that 'tt'ere with him a feast.

21 And Abner said unto David,
I will arise a-nd go, and will gather
all Israel unto )ny lord the king,
that they niay make a league with
thee, and that thou mayest reign
ovei' all that thine lieart desir(>th.
And I )avid sent Abner away ; and
lie went in i)eace.

22 11 And, behold, the servants
of David and .loab came fi'oni y^/r-
suiiH/ a troop, and l)rougIit in a
great si)oil with tliem : but Abner
imrs not with David in llebi-on; for
he had sent him away, aiifl he was
gone in peace.

23 When .Joab and all the host
that 'ioas with him were come, they

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Joab slayeth Abner.

II. SAMUEL, 4.

Ish-bosheth slain.

told Joab, saying, Abner the son of
Ner came to the king, and he hath
sent him away, and he is gone in
peace. , , .

24 Then Joab came to the knig,
and said, What hast thou donel be-
hold, Abner came unto thee ; why
is it t/mt thou hast sent him away,
and he is quite gone 1

25 Thou knowest Abner the son
of Ner, that he came to deceive
thee, and to know thy going out
and thy coming in, and to know all
that thou doest.

26 And when Joab was come out
from David, he sent messengers
after Abner, which brought him
again from the well of Sirah : but
David knew it not.

2 7 And when Abner was returned
to Hebron, Joab took him aside in
the gate to speak with him quietly,
and smote him there under tlie fifth
rib, that he died, for the blood of
Asahel his brother.

28 U And afterward when David
heard it, he said, I and my kingdom
are guiltless before the Lord for
ever from the blood of Abner the
son of Ner :

29 Let it rest on the head of Joab,
and on all his father's house ; and
let there not fail from the house of
Joab one that hath an issue, or that
is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff,
or that falleth ^on the sword, or
that lacketh bread.

30 So Joab and Abishai his
brother slew Abner, because he
had slain their brother Asahel at
Gibeon in the battle.

31 ^ And David said to Joab,
and to all the people that toere with
him. Rend your clothes, and gird
you with sackcloth, and mourn be-
fore Abner. And king David him-
self ioWo^ved the bier.

32 And they buried Abner in
Hebron : and the king lifted up his
voice, and wept at the grave of Ab-
ner ; and all the people wept.

33 And the king lamented over
Abner, and said, "Died Abner as a
fool dieth 1

34 Thy hands ivere not bound,
nor thy feet put into fetters : as
a man falleth before wicked men,
so fellest thou. And all the people
wept again over him.

35 And when all the people carne
to cause David to eat meat while it
was yet day, David sware, saying,
So do God to me, and more also, if
I taste bread, or ought else, till the
sun be down.

36 And all the people took notice
of it, and it pleased them : as what-
soever the king did pleased all the
people.

37 For all the people and all Is-
rael understood that day that it
was not of the king to slay Abner
the son of Ner.

38 And the king said unto his
servants, Know ye not that there
is a prince and a great man fallen
this day in Israel 'i

39 And I am this day weak,
though anointed king ; and these
men the sons of Zeruiah he too hard
for me : the Lokd shall reward the
doer of evil according to his wick-
edness.

CHAPTER 4.

1 The Israe!lt(fi being tronhleil <i1 the death
of Abner, 2 Baanah <ni(l Rechdb slay Jsh-
bosheth, and bring his head t<i Hebron. 9
Darid caiixeth them to be -slain, and Ish-
boxheth's head to be bnried.

AND when Saul's son heard that
Abner was dead in Hebron,
his hands were feeble, and all the
Israelites were troubled.

2 And Saul's son had two men
tliat v^ere captains of bands : the
name of the one vas Baanah, and
the name of the other Rechab, the
sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of
the children of Benjamin : (for
Beeroth also was reckoned to Ben-
jamin :

3 And the Beerothites fled to
Gittaim, and were sojourners there
until this day.)

4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had
a son that tvas lame of his feet. He
was five years old when the tidings
came of Saul and Jonathan out of
Jezreel, and his nurse took him up,
and fled : and it came to pass, as
she made haste to flee, that he fell,
and became lame. And his name
ivas Mephibosheth.

5 And the sons of Rimmon the
Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah,
went, and came about the heat of
the day to the house of Ish-bosheth,
who lay on a bed at noon.

6 And they came thither into the
midst of the house, as thougli they
would have fetched wheat; and
they smote him under the fifth
rib : and Rechab and Baanah his
brother escaped.

7 For when they came into the
house, he lay on his bed in his bed-
chamber, and they smote him, and
slew him, and beheaded him, and
took his head, and gat them away
through the plain all night.

8 And they brought the head of
Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron,
and said to the king. Behold the
head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul
thine enemy, which sought thy life ;
and the Lord hath avenged my lord
the king this day of Saul, and of
his seed.

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David king over all Israel.

II. SAMUEL, 5.

He taketh Jerusalem.

1 which was
the reward
I gave him

prince

9 IT And David answered Rechab
and Baanah his brother, the sons
of Ilinnnon the Beerothite, and said
unto them,u'l,s' the Loud liveth,who
hath redeemed my soul out of all
adversity,

10 When one told me, sajnng, Be-
hold, Saul is dead, thinking to have
brought good tidings, I took hold of
him, and slew him in Ziklag, ^ who
fhnuf/kf. that T would have given

8 And David said on that day,
-'' Whosoever getteth up to the gut-
ter, and smitctli the .lebusites. and
the lame and the bhnd, that are

hated of Davids soul, lie aUall be
duet' ami v(ii)iiii.)}. W lierefore tiiev

said, 'i'he blind and ttie lame shall

him a reward for his tirhngs

1 1 How mucli more, when wicked
men have slain a righteous person
in his own house upon his bed?
shall I not therefore now require
his blood of your hand, and take
you away from the earth'?

12 And David commanded his
young men, and they slew them,
and cut off tlieir hands and their
feet, and hanged them up over the
pool in Hebron. But they took the
head of Ish-lDosheth, and buried
■\t in the sepulchre of Abner in
Hebron.

CHAPTER 5.

1 The. trihes aotiie fo /Ul/ron to anoint David
owr Israel. 4: lMtrid\s age. & He talcing
yAon from the .Jebii.site.s dwelleth in it. 11
Hiram xendef/i. to David. 13 Eleren. nonx
arehi,)-)) to him in ././■iixii/,,,,. IT Dm-id
direi-ti'il Inj a,;!, .\iiiilrth t!ic I'liilisii ii,'.-i „)
Baal-iH in-.iiii, L'-J -///,/ ii<jain at the nial-
herry treex.

rpHEN came all the tribes of Is-
X rael to David unto Hebron, and
spake, saying. Behold, we are thy
bone and thj^ flesh.

2 Also in time past, Avhen Saul
was king over us, thou wast he that
leddest out and broughtest in Is-
rael : andtheLoKosaid to thee, Thou
shalt '•^ feed my people Israel, and
thou sliait be -'a captain over Israel.

3 So all the elders of Israel came
to tlie king to Hebron ; and king
David made a league witli them in
Hebron b(!f<)re the Loud: and they
anointed David king o\er Israel.

4 If David iwis thirty years old
when he Ijcgan to reign, and he
rciigned forty y(!ars.

5 hi Hcbi-oii h(^ ii'igned over Ju-
dah seven years and six months :
and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty
and three years over all Israel and
Judah.

G If And the king and his men
went to Jerusalem unto the Jebu-
site.s, the inhabitants of the land :
which spake unto Da\id, saying,
Kxcept thou takeaway the t)liiHi
and the lame, tliou sliall not eonie

not come into the house.

in hither

come m

7 Nevertheless ...
strong hold of Zion
the city of David

tiiiiikitig, l)a\id caiuiot
ther.

David took the
the same ix

y So David dwelt in the ^ fort.
and called it the city of DcOvicT
And David built round about from
^lillo and inward.

10 And David went on, and grew
great, and ' the Lord Qod of hosts
was with him. — — —

11 5f Anf 1 Hiram king of Tyre
sent messengers to David, and
cedar trees, and carpenters, ancl
masons : and they built David an
house.

12 And David perceived that the
Lord had established him king over
Israel, and that he had exalted his
kingdom for his people Israel's
sake.

13 U And David took him more
concubines and wives out of Jeru-
salem, after he was come from He-
bron : and there were yet sons and
daughters born to David,

1 1 And these he the names of
those that were born unto him in
Jerusalem ; Shammuah, and Sho-
bab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

1 5 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and
Nepheg, and Japhia,

16 And Elishama, and Eliada,
and Eliphalet.

17 1! But wlien the Philistines
heard that they had anointed Da-
vid king over Israel, all the Philis-
tines came up to seek David ; and
David heard of it, and went down
to the « hold.

18 Tli(^ I'liilistines also came and
spread themselves in the valley of
Rephaim.

1!) And David (niquired of the
Loud, saying. Shall 1 go up to the
Philistines ( wilt thou deliver them
into mine hand? And tin; Loi;d
said unto David, (Jo up : for I will
doubtless deliver tjie Philistines
into thine liand.

20 And David cariu; to P>aal-
peraziin, and David smote tlieiii
there, and said. The Lord hath
bi'oken fortii upon mine enemies
before me, as the breach of waters.
Therefore he called the name of
that place *Baal-peraziin.

21 And there tliey left their im-
ages, and David and his men
'burned them.

22 1j And th(^ I'hilistin(>s came up

^ WhnsoeA'er
smiteth the
Jebusites,
let him get
up to the
water-
course, and
f^mite the
lame and the
blind that
are hated
of David's
soul. Where-
fore they
say, There
are the
l)lind and
the lame ;
he cannot
come into
the house.
6 strong
hold,

' the Lord,
the God of
hosts,

^ strong
hold.

'■' took tliem
away.

* That is, The place of breakings forth,
308

II. SAMUEL, G.

brought to Zion.

yet again, and spread themselves
ill the valley of Rephaim.

23 And when David enquired of
the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not
go up ; hut ' fetch a coni]jass behind
them, and come upon them over
against the mulberry trees.

24 And let it be, when thou
hearest the sound of "■^a going in
the tops of the mulberry trees, tliat
then thou shalt bestir thyself : for
then shall the Lord go out before
thee, to smite the host of the
Philistines.

25 And David did so, as the Lord
had commanded him ; and smote
the Philistines from Geba until
thou come to " Gazer.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Daridfetcheth the avk from Kirjath-jearim
on a new cart. 0 Uz-<ih is smitten <tt I\:rez-
iiezah. 9 God b!ef(scth 0/>ed-edo»i for the
ark. 12 David hriiigina tlie. urk into Zimi
vUli xacri/ices, daiiceth before it, for nhii-h
Michat despiseth him. 17 He I'lmuth it in
a tahernai'le, vith great joy and f asti n//.
20 Michal reproving David for Ms relig-
ious joy in childlesfi to her death.

AGAIN, David gathered to-
gether all the chosen men of
Israel, thirty thousand.

2 And David arose, and went
with all the people that were with
him from Paale of Judah, to bring
up from thence the ark of God,
whose name is called by the name
of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth
between the ■* cherubims.

3 And they set the ark of God
upon a new cart, and brought it
out of 'the house of Abinadab that
VKis in '' Gibeah : and Uzzah and
Ahio, the sons ot Abinadab, drave
the new cart.

4 And they br<:)ught it out of the
house of Abinadab which ivas "at
Gibeah. accompanying tlie ark ot
God : and Ahio went before the
ark.

5 And David and all the house of
Israel played before the Lord on all
manner of instrntnents /iidde of hr
wood, even on harps, and on psal-
teries, and on timbrels, and on
cornets, and on cymbals.

6 ^ And when they came to Na-
(;hon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put
forth his havd to the ark of God,
and took hold of it ; for the oxen
"^ shook if.

7 And the anger of the Lord
was kindled against Uzzah ; and
God smote him there foi' his ** error ;
and there he died by the ark of
God.

8 And David was displeased, be-
cause the Lord had made a breach
upon Uzzah : and he called the

name of the place * Perez-uzzah to
this day.

y And David was afraid of the
Lord that day, and said, How shall
the ark of the Lord come to me %

10 So David would not remove
the ark of the Lord unto him into
the city of David : but David car-
ried it aside into the house of Obed-
edom the Gittite.

1 1 And the ark of the Lord con-
tinued in the house of Obed-edom
the Gittite three months : and the
Lord blessed Obed-edoin, and all
his household.

12^ And it was told king David,
saying. The Lord hath blessed the
house of Obed-cdcmi, and all that
pertainefli unto him, because of the
ark of Gofl. So David went and
brought up the ark of God from
the house of Obed-edom into the
city of David with gladness.

13 And it w^as so, that when they
that bare the ark of the Lord had
gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen
and fatlings.

14 And David danced before the
Lord Avith all his might ; and
David ivas girded with a linen
ephod.

15 So David and all the house of
Israel brought up the ark of the
Lord with shouting, and with the
sound of the trumpet.

16 And as the ark of the Lord
came into the city of David, Michal
Saul's daughter looked through a
window, and saw king David leap-
ing and dancing before the Lord ;
and she despised him in her
heai't.

17^ And they brought in the
ark of the Lord, and set it in " his
place, in the midst of the '" taber-

nacle that David had pitched for
it : and David offered burnt offer-
ings and peace offerings before the
Lord.

18 And as soon as David had
made an end of offering bui-nt of-
ferings and peace offerings, he
blessed the people in the name of
the Lord of hosts.

19 And he dealt among all the
people, even among the whole mul-
titude of Israel, as well to the
women as men, to every one a
cake of bi'ead, and a good piece
of flesh, and a '^ flagon of N'ine. So
all the people departed every one
to his house.

20 ^ Then David returned to
bless his household. And Michal
the diuigliter of Saul came out to
meet David, and said. How glorious
was the king of Israel to day, who

* That is, The breach of Uzzah.

oits
i« tent

11 cake of
raisins.

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GocVs jyromises

II. SAMUEL, 7.

uncovered himself to day in the
eyes of the handmaids of his ser-
vants, as one of the vain fellows
shamelessly uncovereth himself !

21 And I)avid said unto Michal,
It was before the Lord, which chose
me before thy fathei', and before all
his house, to appoint me ruler over
the people of the Lord, over Israel :
therefore will I play before the
Lord.

22 And I will yet be more vile
than thvis, and will be base in mine
own sight : and of the maidservants
which thou hast spoken of, of them
shall I be had in honour.

23 Therefore Michal the daugh-
ter of 8aul had no child unto the
day of her death.

CHAPTER 7.

1 NathdnJirKiaiiiirorinij the piwpone of Ba-
vidld huihi (iiul (III lionse, 4 after by the
word of <i(«1 J'lirhtihleth him. 'l2 lie iwo-
miseth him. benefits and btesnings in his
seed. 18 Bamd'n prayer and thanksgiv-
ing.

AND it came to pass, when the
king ' sat in his house, and the
Lord had given him rest round
about from all his enemies ;

2 That the king said unto Na-
than the prophet. See now, I
dwell in an house of cedar, but
the ark of God dwelleth within
curtains.

3 And Nathan said to the king.
Go, do all thfit is in thine heart ;
for the Lord is with thee.

4 H And it came to jjass that
night, that the word of the Lord
came unto Nathan, saying,

5 Go and tell my servant David,
Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou
build me an house for me to dwell
in?

G Whereas I have not dwelt in
(iny house since the time that I
brought up the children of Israel
out of Egyi)t, even to this day, but
liave walked in a tent and in a
tabeiTiacle.

7 In all tlie f>l((res\v\\Gve\n I liave
walked with all the children (jf
Israel spake I a word with any of
the '•^ tribes of Israel, whom 1 coin-
mandcd to ''feed my people Isi'ael,
saying. Why build ye not me an
house of ce(]ar 'i

8 Now therefore so shalt thou
say unto my sei'vant David, Thus
saith the LoiU) of hosts, I took
thee fi'oiii the sheepcote, from fol-
lowing the sheep, to be ruler over
my people, over Israel :

9 And I was with thee whithei--
.soover thou weiitest, and have cut
otf all thine enemies out of thy
sight, and have made thee a great

name, like unto the name of the
gi'eat men that are in the earth.

10 Moreover I will appoint a
place for my people Israel, and will
plant them, that they may dwell
in a place of their own, and move
no more ; neither shall the child-
ren of wickedness afflict them any
more, as beforetime,

1 1 And as since the time that I
commanded judges to be over my
people Israel, and have caused thee
to -rest from all thine enemies.
Also the Lord telleth thee that he
will make thee an house.

12 1] And when thy days be ful-
filled, and thou shalt sleep with
thy fathers, I will set up thy seed
after thee, which shall proceed out
of thy bowels, and I will establish
his kingdom.

13 He shall build an house for
my name, and I will stablish the
throne of his kingdom for ever.

14 1 will be his father, and he
shall 1)0 my son. If he commit
iniquity, I will chasten him with
the rod of men, and with the
stripes of the children of men :

15 But my mercy shall not de-
part away from him, as I took it
from Saul, whom I put away be-
fore thee.

16 And thine house and thy
kingdom shall be established for
ever before thee : thy throne shall
be established for ever.

17 According to all these words,
and according to all this vision, so
did Nathan speak unto David.

18 II Then went king David in,
and sat before the Lord, and he
said. Who am I, O Lord God? and
what is my house, that thou hast
brought me hitherto 'I

19 And this was yet a small
thing in thy sight, O Lord God ;
but thou hast spoken also of thy
servant's house ff)r a gi'eat while to
come. And is this the manner of
man, O Lord God 1

20 And what can David say more
unto tliee ? for thou. Lord God,
knowfvst thy servant.

21 Foi' thy word's sake, and ac-
coi'ding to thine own heart, hast
thou (lone all these great things, to
make thy servant know tlwm.

22 Wliei'efore thou art great, O
LoKD (!od : for tlicre is none like
thee, iKuther is there ain/ ( Jod be-
side thee, ac(M)rding to all that we
have lieai-d with oui" eai's.

23 And what one nation in the
earth is liki' thy peo|)le, even like
Israel, whom (iod went to redeem
for a people to himself, and to
make him a name, and to do for
you great things and tei'rible, for

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David's thanksgiving.

11. SAMUEL, 8, 9.

He sicbdueth his enemies.

thy land, before thy people, whicli
thou redeemedst to thee from
Egypt, from, the nations and their
gods 'I

24 For thou hast confirmed to
thyself thy people Israel to be a
people unto thee for ever : and
thou. Lord, art become their God.

25 And now, O Lord God, the
word that thou hast spoken con-
cerning thy servant, and concern-
ing his house, establish it for ever,
and do as thou hast said.

26 And let thy name be magni-
fied for ever, saying. The Lord of
hosts is the God over Israel : and let
the house of thy servant David be
established before thee.

27 For thou, O Lord of hosts,
God of Israel, hast revealed to thy
servant, saying, I will build thee
an house : therefore hath thy ser-
vant found in his heart to pray
this prayer unto thee.

28 And now, O Lord GoD, thou
art that God, and thy words be
true, and thou hast promised this
goodness unto thy servant :

29 Therefore now let it please
thee to bless the house of thy ser-
vant, that it may continue for ever
before thee : for thou, O Lord God,
hast spoken it: and with thy bless-
ing let the house of thy servant be
blessed for ever.

CHAPTER 8.

1 Diirid milxl iti'tli tlie PltilixthieK and the
Modhitex. y Ife .'^miti't/i IlniUuU'ser, ami
thf Si/riatiK. 9 T<ii Kfiidi'fh Joram zcith
prtxi'nt'i f<i hlcss hhii. 11 The jirenents aiid.
the sjHiil Diirid dedicdteth to God. 14 I/e
jiiiiteth. yanitiona ut, Edam. 16 DavkVs
officers.

AND after this it came to pass,
that David smote the Philis-
tines, and subdued them : and Da-
vid took Metheg-ammah out of the
hand of the Philistines.

2 And he smote Moab, and mea-
sured them with a line, ' casting
them down to the ground ; even

with tw(i lines measured he to put
to death, and with one full line
to keep alive. And .so the Moab-
ites becarne David's servants, and
brought gifts.

3 1^1 David smote also Hadadezer,
the son of Rehob, king of Zobah,
as he went to recover his border at
the river Euphrates.

4 And David took from him a
thousand chariots, and seven hun-
dred horsemen, and twenty thou-
sand footmen : and David houghed
all the chariot horses, but reserved
of them /b/- an humlred chariots.

f) Aiul when the Syrians of 1 )a-
mascus came to succour Hadadezer
king of Zobah, David slew of the

Syrians two and twenty thousand
men.

6 Then David put garrisons in
Syria of Damascus : and the Syr-
ians became servants to David, and
brought gifts. And the Lord '-^pre-
served David whithersoever he

went.

7 And David took the shields of
gold that were on the servants of
Hadadezer, and brought them to
Jerusalem.

8 And from Betah, and from
Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king
David took exceeding much brass.

9 ^ When Toi king of Hamath
heard that David had smitten all
the host of Hadadezer,

10 Then Toi sent Joram his son
unto king David, to salute him, and
to bless him, because he had fought
against Hadadezer, and smitten
him : for Hadadezer had wars with
Toi. And Joram brought with him
vessels of silver, and vessels of gold,
and vessels of brass :

11 Which also king David did
dedicate unto the Lord, with the
silver and gold that he had dedi-
cated of all nations which he sub-
dued ;

1 2 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of
the children of Ammon, and of the
Philistines, and of Amalek, and of
the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Re-
hob, king of Zobah.

13 And David gat him a name
when he returned from smiting of
the Syrians in the ^valley of salt,
being eighteen thousand men.

14 H And he put garrisons in
Edom ; throughout all Edom put
he garrisons, and all they of Eaom
became David's servants. And the
Lord '" preserved David whitherso-
ever he went.

15 And David reigned over all
Israel ; and David executed judg-
ment and justice unto all his
people.

16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah
vas over the host ; and Jehoshaphat
the son of Ahilud ^vas recorder ;

17 And Zadok the sonof Ahitub,
and Ahimelech the son of Abiathai-,
7i'ere the priests ; and Seraiah was
the scribe -,

1 8 And Benaiah the son of Jehoi-
ada was over both the Cherethites
and the Pelethites ; and David's
sons were chief rulers.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Ihirid by Zilni .\etide1hfor Mephihosheth. 1
For .l(iiiathan\s ndke he eittertiiineth h/ni
at hi.t tiihle. and t-enioreth- him all that iras
Saul's. 9 lie maketh Zihit. his fartuer.

AND David said. Is there yet
any that is left of the house of

■^ gave
victory to

3 Valley of
Salt,

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MephihosJieth sent for.

II. SAMUEL, 10.

DavkVs messeuyers to Hanun.

Saul, that I may shew him kindness
for Jonathan's sake 1

2 And the}-e was of the house of
Saul a servant whose name vkxs
Ziba. And when they had called
him unto David, the king said unto
him, Art thou Ziba ? And he said,
Thy servant is he.

3 And the king said, Is there not
yet any of the house of Saul, that I
may shew the kindness of God unto
liim 1 And Ziba said unto the king,
Jonathan hath yet a son, whicJi is
lame on his feet.

4 And the king said unto liim,
Where is he 1 And Ziba said unto
the king. Behold, he is in the house
of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in
Lo-debar.

5 H Then king David sent, and
fetched him out of the house of Ala-
chir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-
debar.

6 Now when Mephibosheth, the
son of Jonathan, the son of Saul,
was come vinto David, he fell on his
face, and did reverence. And David
said, Mephibosheth. And he an-
swered, Behold thy ser\'ant !

7 H And David said unto him,
Fear not : for I will surely shew
thee kindness for Jonathan thy
father's sake, and will restore tliee
all the land of Saul thy father ; and
thou shalt eat bread at my table
continually.

8 And he bowed himself, and said.
What is thy servant, that thou
shouldest look upon such a dead
dog as I am ?

^ 9 ^ Then the king called to Ziba,
Saul's servant, and said unto him,
I have given unto thy master's son
all that pertained to Saul and to all
his house.

I 0 Thou therefore, and thy sons,
and thy .servants, sliall till the land
for him, and thou shalt bring in the
fruits, that thy mastei-'s son may
have food to eat: but Mephibosheth
thy master's .son shall eat br(>a,d
always at my table. Now Ziba liad
fifteen sons and twenty servants.

I I Then said ZiVm unto the king,
According to all that my lord the
king hath commanded his servant,
so shall thy sei'vant do. As for
.\h'|)hibosiieth, said the kivfi, \w
shall eat at my table, as one (jf
the king's sons.

12 And Mephibosheth had a
young son, whose name v<<is Mi-
cha. AikI all that dwelt in the
house of Ziba mere servants unto
Mephibosh(>th.

L5 So Me))hiboshet]i dwe
•Icrusidem : for he did eat
tinually at the king's table
was lame on both iiis f(iet.

It HI
COll-

; and

CHAPTER 10.

1 David's mesKetigei'f:, f<ent to comfort ITanun
the tion of Xakaali, (ire fiUiunoiitili/ en-
treated. G Tlie Ar/n/io)i/tefi, uti-etujt'liened
hi/ the SyridHx, ore orercome litj Joah and
Aliinhai. 15 Sliotnich, mokiny a new stiji-
ply of the Hyrians at Ilelaia: is slain hit
Dai-id.

AND it came to jjass after this,
that the king of the children
of Ammon died, and Hanun his son
reigned in his stead.

2 Then said David, I will shew
kindness unto Hanun the son of
Nahash, as his father shewed kind-
ness unto me. And David sent to
comfort him by the liand of his ser-
vants for his father. And David's
servants cajme into the land of the
children of Annuon.

3 And the princes of the children
of Ammon said unto Hanun their
lord, Thinkest thou that David
doth honour thy father, that he
hath sent comforters unto thee?
hatli not David rather sent his ser-
vants unto thee, to search the city,
and to spy it out, and to overthrow

4 Wherefore Hanun took David's
servants, and shaved off" the one
half of their beards, and cut oil'
their garments in the middle, even
to their buttocks, and sent them
away.

5 When they told it unto David,
he sent to meet them, because the
men \\'ere greatly ashamed : and
the king said. Tarry at Jericho un-
til your beards be grown, and then
return.

G II And when the children of
Ammon saw that they' stank befoi

David, the children of Aunnon sent
and hired the Syrians of Beth-
rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba,
twenty thousand footmen, and of
•^ king Maacah a thousand men, and
of '•'• Jsh-tob twelve thousand men.

7 And when David heard of it,
he sent Joab, and all the host of
the mighty men.

H And the children of Anuuon
came out, anrl put the battle in
ai'ray at th(^ e.ntei'ing_ in of the
gate: and th(> Syrians of Zf)b;i, arid
of Behob, and ■* Isli tob. and Maa-
cah, were by themselves in the
held.

9 When Joab saw that the front
(_)f the battle was against hijii Ix'
fore and behind, he chose of all tlic^
choice men of Fsrael, and put iheiii
in ari'ay against tlie Syrians :

10 And the rtvst of the jjeople lie
ddivi-rcd into tlic^ hand of Al)isliai
his In-other, tluit- lie iiiighl put tliem
in array against the cliildrcn of
Ammon.

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1 were be-
(^oiue odious
to

2 the kiuj; of

3 the men
of Tob

■• tlic men
of Tob,

Tlie Ammonites defeated.

II. SAMUEL, 11.

David and Bath-skeba.

1 1 And he said, If tlie Syrians be
too strong for me, then thou shalt
help me: out if the children of Am-
mon be too strong for thee, then 1
will come and help thee.

12 Be of good courage, and let us
play the men for our people, and for
the cities of our God : and the Lord
do that which seemeth him good.

13 And Joab drew nigh, and the
people that were with him, unto the
battle against the Syrians : and
they fled before him.

14 And when the children of
Amnion saw that the Syrians were
fled, then fled they also before Abi-
shai, and entered into the city. So
Joab returned from the children of
Amnion, and came to Jerusalem.

1 5 H And when the Syrians saw
that they were smitten before
Israel, they gathered themselves
together.

16 And Hadarezer sent, and
brought out the Syrians that were
beyond the ^ ri v^er : and they came
to Helam ; and Shobach the cap-
tain of the host of Hadarezer went
before them.

17 And when it was told David,
he gathered all Isi'ael together, and
passed over Jorrlan, and came to
Helam. And the Syrians set them-
selves in ari-ay against Lavid, and
fought with him.

18 And the Syrians fled before
Israel ; and David slew the men of
seven hundred chariots of the Syr-
ians, and forty thousand horsemen,
and smote Shobach the captain of
their host, who died there.

19 And when all the kings that
loere servants to Hadarezer saw
that they were smitten before Is-
rael, they made peace with Israel,
and served them. So the Syrians
feared to help the children of Am-
mon any more.

CHAPTER 11.

1 While, ,To(ih beniei/i'd Riihith, Ddiiiil comniit-
teth ,i(lidifri/ iriili B,itii-sli^i'h,i . (i Vrhth, .■<ciif.
/<,)■ III/ Ihirid to rcnrfhe a,/ ii/tfri/, irau/il.
t>of go home iH'/'fhfrxohcr nor dfinikeii. 14
//(• i;n-ri<fli io .Iiuih the letter <ifhix death.
1^ .liiiiti xeiK/et/i the )ieir>i thereof t^o David.
?('i Diiriil tiiketii Jiath-Khel/a to icife.

AND it came to pass, after the
year was expired, at the time
when kings go forth to hattle, that
David sent Joab, and liis servants
with him, and all Israel ; and they
destroyed the children of Amnion,
and besieged llablmh. But David
tarried still at Jerusalem.

'2 IT And it came to pass in an
eveningtide, that I ){ivid ai-ose from
off his bed, and walked upon the
roof of the king's house : aiul from
the roof he saw a woman washing

herself ; and the woman icas very
beautiful to look upon.

3 And David sent and enquired
after the woman. And one said, /.s
not this Bath-sheba,the daughter of
Eliam, the wife of Uriah the flittite?

4 And David sent messengers,
and took her ; and she came in unto
him, and he lay with her ; for slie
was purified from her uncleanness :
and she returned unto her house.

5 And the woman conceived, and
sent and told David, and said, I am
with child.

6 II And David sent to Joab,
.saying. Send me LIriah the Hittite.
And .loab sent Uriah to David.

7 And when Uriah was conie
unto him, David demanded of him
how Joab did, and how the people
did, and how the war prospered.

8 And David said to Uriah, Go
down to thy house, and w^ash thy
feet. And Uriah departed out of
the king's house, and there followed
him a mess of meat from the king.

9 But Uriah slept at the door of
the king's house with all the ser-
vants of his lord, and went not
down to his house.

10 And when they had told Da-
vid, saying, Uriah went not down
unto his house, David said unto
Uriah, Camest thou not from th]/
journey'? why then didst thou not
go down unto thine house'?

11 And Uriah said unto David,
The ark, and Israel, and Judah,
abide in tents ; and my lord Joab,
and the servants of my lord, are
encamped in the open fields ; shall
I then go into mine house, to eat
and to drink, and to lie with my
wife? a.f thovi livest, and_ as thy
soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

12 And David said to Uriah,
Tarry here to day also, and to mor-
row I will let thee depart. So Uriah
abode in Jerusalem that day, and
the morrow.

13 And when David had called
him, he did eat and drink before
him ; and he made him drunk : and
at even he went out to lie on his
bed with the servants of his lord,
but went not down to his house.

14 ^ And it came to pass in the
morning, that David wrote a letter
to Joab, and sent it by the hand
of Uriah.

15 And he wrote in the letter,
saying. Set .ye Uriah in the fore-
front of the hottest battle, and re-
tire ye from him, that he may be
smitten, and die.

1 6 And it came to pass, when
Joali observed the city, that he
assigned Uriah unto a place where
he knew that valiant men ivere.

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Uriah is slain.

11. SAMUEL, 12.

Natlian^s parable.

1 7 And the men of the city went
out, and fought with Joab : and
there fell some of the people of the
servants of David ; and Uriah the
Hittite died also.

18 ^ Then Joab sent and told
David all the things concerning
the war ;

19 And charged the messenger,
saying, When thou hast made an
end of telling the matters of the
war unto the king,

20 And if so be that the king's
wrath arise, and he say unto thee.
Wherefore approached ye so nigh
unto the city when ye did light'?
knew ye not that they would shoot
from the wall 1

2 1 Who smote Abimelech the son
of Jerubbesheth % did not a woman
cast a piece of a millstone upon him
from the wall, that he died in The-
bez % why went j'e nigh the wall %
then say thou, Thy servant Uriah
the Hittite is dead also.

22 ^ So the messenger went, and
came and shewed David all that
Joab had sent him for.

2.3 And the messenger said unto
David, Surely the men prevailed
against us, and came out unto us
into the field, and we were upon
them even unto the entering of the
gate.

24 And the shooters shot from
off the wall upon thy servants • and
some of the king's servants be dead,
and thy servant Uriah the Hittite
is dead also.

25 Then David said unto the
messenger. Thus shalt thou say
unto .loab. Let not this thing dis-
please tliee, for the sword devoureth
one as well as another : make thy
battle more strong against the city,
and overthrow it : and encourage
thou him.

26 II And when the wife of Uriah
heard that Uriah her husband was
dead, she mourned for her husband.

27 And when the mourning was
past, David sent and fetched her
to his house, and she became his
wife, and bare him a son. ]jut the
thing that David had done dis-
pleased the Lord.

CHAPTER 12.

1 NciHian'n jifirdhle, of the fire Jiimh canfiefh
David to he hin own jinhje. 1 Darhl, >■(•-
proved hy Nathan, CdiiffXHcili hin nhi, and
is pardoned. 15 Darid monrnrlh and
pray eth for the child, ichU.e it lived. 24
Sokimon. it< horn, and, named Jedidiah. 2()
David iaketh liahhah, and tortureth the
people thereof.

AND the LoRp sent Nathan unto
David. vVnd he(;ameuntolii!n,
and said unto liiiii. There wer(! two
men in one city ; the one rich, and
the other poor.

2 The rich man liad exceeding
many flocks and herds :

3 But the poor man had nothing,
save one little ewe lamb, which he
had bought and nourished up : and
it grew up together with him, and
with his childi-en ; it did eat of his
own meat, and drank of his own
cup, and lay in his bosom, and was
unto him as a daughter.

4 And there came a traveller unto
the rich man, and he spared to take
of his own flock and of his own herd,
to dress for the wayfaring man that
was come unto him ; but took the
poor man's lamb, and dressed it for
the man that was come to him.

5 And David's anger was greatly
kindled against the man ; and he
said to Nathan, ^s the LoRDliveth,
the man that hath done this thing
shall surely die :

6 And ■ he shall restore the lamb
fourfold, because he did this thing,
and because he liad no pity.

7 H And Nathan said to David,
Thou art the man. Thus saith ' the
Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee

king over Israel, and I delivered
thee out of the hand of Saul ;

8 And I gave thee thy master's
house, and tliy master's wives into
thy bosom, and gave thee the house
of Israel and of Judah ; and if thai
had been too little, I would moreover
have given unto thee such and such
things.

9 Whei'efore hagt thou despised
the commandment of the Lord, to
do evil in his sight? thou hast killed
Uriah the Hittite with the sword,
and hast taken his wife to he thy
wife, and liast slain him with the
sword of the children of Ammon.

10 Now thei'efore the sword shall
never depart from thine house ; be-
cause thou liast despised me, and
hast taken the wife of Uriah the
Hittite to be thy wife.

11 Tlius saith the Lord, Behold,
I will raise uj) evil against thee out
of thine own house, and I will take
thy wives l)efore thine eyes, and
give tlu'iii unto thy neighbour, and
he shall lie with tliy wives in the
sight of this sun.

12 For thou didst yV secretly : but
I will do this thing before all Israel,
and befoi'(» the sun.

13 Ami David s;iid unto Nathan,
r hav(^ sinned against the Lord.
And Nath.'Mi said unto David, 'I'he
JjORi) also hath put away thy sin ;
thou shalt not die.

1 4 Howbeit, l)ecause by this deed
thou hast given great occasion to
the enemies of the Lord to blas-
l)h(^me, the child also that is born
unto thee sliall surely die.

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David's child dieth.

II. SAMUEL, 13.

Rahhali is taken.

15 H And Nathan departed unto
his house. And the Lord struck
the child that Uriah's wife bare
unto David, and it was very sick.

1 6 David therefore besought God
for the child ; and David fasted,
and went in, and lay all night upon
the earth.

17 And the elders of his house
arose, and went to him, to raise him
up from the earth : but he would
not, neither did lie eat bread with
them.

18 And it came to pass on the
seventh day, that the child died.
And the servants of David feared
to tell him that the child was dead :
for they said. Behold, while the
child was yet alive, we spake unto
him, and he would not hearken
unto our voice : how will he then
vex himself, if we tell him that the
child is dead 1

19 But when David saw that his
servants whispered, David per-
ceived that the child was dead:
therefore David said unto his ser-
vants, Is the child dead 1 And they
said. He is dead.

20 Then David arose from the
earth, and washed, and anointed
himself, and changed his apparel,
and came into the house of the
Lord, and worshipped : then he
came to his own house ; and when
he required, they set bread before
him, and he did eat.

21 Then said his servants unto
him, What thing ix this that thou
hast done'? thou didst fast and weep
for the child, while it was alive; but
when the child was dead, thou didst
rise and eat bread.

22 And he said. While the child
was yet alive, I fasted and wept :
for I said. Who can tell whether God
\^i\\ be gracious to me, that the
child may livel

23 But now he is dead, where-
fore should I fast"? can I bring him
back again 1 I shall go to him, but
he shall not return to me.

24 ^ And David comforted Bath-
sheba his wife, and went in unto
her, and lay with her: and she
bare a son, and he called his name
Solomon: and the Lord loved

him.

25 And he sent by the hand of
Nathan the prophet ; and he called
his name * Jedidiah, because of the
Lord.

26 H And Joab fought against
Rabbah of the children of Amnion,
and took the royal city.

27 And Joab sent messengers to
David, and said, I have fought

against Rabbah, and have taken
the city of waters.

28 Now therefore gather the rest
of the iieople together, and encamp
against the city, and take it : lest I
take the city, and it be called after
my name.

29 And David gathered all the
people together, and went to Rab-
bah, and fought against it, and
took it.

30 And he took their king's
crown from off his head, the weight
whereof was a talent of gold with
the precious stones : and it was set
on David's head. And he brought
forth the spoil of the city in great
abundance.

31 And he brought forth the peo-
ple that icere therein, and ])ut them
^ under saws, and ^ under harrows
of iron, and ^ under axes of iron,
and made them "pass through the
brickkiln : and thus did lie unto all
the cities of the children of Am-
nion. So David and all the people
returned unto Jerusalem.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Am7i(y)i Inving Ttimar
siel. feigni»\ (III,/ xIhiii
(tii'di/. HI Ahsdiiiiii I'lit
coiireit/e1/i,/ii.sj/iirj

hi/ JonadaVs coun-
X', /■(! ris/i/'th her. 15
,ii,f,!Ui/ 1in-i,,th her

'■tiliilelh her, (lilt/
:> ^U 11 xlieeji-sltein--

itig, uinong <iH the khig'x .wiix, he killeth
Amiioii. 30 Diirid grieving at. Ilie neirti ix
coirfeirted hij doiutiiiih. 37 Ahmlom flieih
to Tetbiun at Getihur.

AND it came to pass after this,
that Absalom the son of David
had a fair sister, whose name was
Tamar ; and Amnon the son of Da-
vid loved her.

2 And Amnon was so vexed, that
he fell sick for his sister Tamar;
for she was a virgin ; and Amnon
thought it hard for him to do any-
thing to her.

3 But Amnon had a friend, whose
name was Jonadab, the son of Shi-
nieah David's brother : and Jona-
dab vms a very subtil man.

4 And he said unto him. Why art
thou, being the king's son, lean from
day to day "? wilt thou not tell me'?
And Amnon said unto him, 1
love Tamar, my brother Absalom's
sister.

5 And Jonadab said unto him.
Lay thee down on thy bed, and
•'make thyself sick : and when thy
father cometh to see thee, say unto
him, I pray thee, let my sister
Tamar come, and give me * meat,
and dress the ^ meat in my sight,
that I may see it, and eat it at her
hand.

6 U So Amnon lay down, and

ito

- t labour at

That is, Beloved of the Lord.

tOr,

feign

•4 bread to
eat,

o food

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Amnon ravisheth Tamar.

II. SAMUEL, 13.

Amnon slain by Absalom.

1 feigned '■ made himself sick : and when the
king was come to see him, Amnon
said unto the king, I pray thee, let
Tamar my sister come, and make
me a couple of cakes in my sight,
that I may eat at her hand.

7 Then l)avid sent home to Ta-
mar, saying. Go now to thy brother
Amnon's house, and dress him
"meat.

8 .So Tamar went to her brother
Amnon's house ; and he was laid
down. And she took flour, and
kneaded if, and made cakes in his
sight, and did bake the cakes.

9 And she took a pan, and poured
them out before him ; but he re-
fused to eat. And Amnon said.
Have out all men from me. And
they went out every man from
him.

10 And Amnon said unto Tamar,
Bring the -'meat into the chaml)er,
tliat I may eat of thine liand. And
Tamar took the cakes which she had
made, and brought theiu into the
chamber to Amnon her brother.

11 And ^vllen she had brought
f//i'/ii unto hini to eat, he took hold
of her, and said unto her. Come lie
with me, my sister.

12 Anfl she answered him. Nay,
my brothel-, do not force me; for
no such thing ought to be done in
Israel : do not thou this folly.

13 And I, whither shall I cause
my shame to go 'I arid as for thee,
thou shalt be as one of the fools in
Isi-ael. Now therefore, I pray thee,
speak unto the king ; for he will
not withhold me from thee.

1 1 Ho wbeit he would not hearken
unto her v()ice : but, being stronger
than she, forced her, and lay with
her.

15 ^ Then Anmon hated her
exceedingly ; so that the hatred
wherewith he hated her inn.s gi-eater
than the love wherewith he had
loved her. And Amnon said unto
h(!r, Aris(?, l)e gone.

IG And she said unto him, 77/ere
is no cause; : ' this (^vil in scncHiig
me away in greater than tin; other
that thou (hdst unto me. But he
would tiot hearken unto her.

1 7 Then he called his servant
that ministered unto him, and said,
Put now this iroi/Hiri out from me,
and bolt the door after her.

IH And she had a garment of
divers colours upon her : for with
such robes were the king's (hiiigli
ters fh<if mere virgins a))par('ll(>(].
'I'hcii his s('i-v;uit l)rought her t)ut,
and i)oltefl the door after her.

r.) •[ And Tiimjir put ashes (tn
Ikm' head, and rent her garment of

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divei-s colours that was on her,
and laid her hand on her head, and
went on crying.

20 And Absalom her brother
said unto her. Hath Amnon thy
))rother been with thee ? but hold
now thy peace, my sister: he is thy
brother; regard not this thing.
So Tamar remained desolate in her
brother Absalom's house.

2 1 U But when king David heard
of all these things, he was very
wroth.

22 And Absalom spake unto his
brother Amnon neitlier good nor
bad : for Absalom hated Amnon,
because he had forced his sister
Tamar.

23 *\\ And it came to pass after
two full years, that Absalom had
sheepshearers in iJaal-hazor, which
is beside Ephraim : and Absalom
invited all the king's sons.

21 And Absalom came to the
king, and said. Behold now, thy
servant hath sheepshearers; let
the king, I beseech thee, and his
servants go with thy servant.

25 And the king said to Absa-
lom, Nay, my son, let us not all
now go, lest we be chargeable unto
thee. And he pressed him : how-
beit he would not go, but blessed
him.

2G Then said Absalom, If not, I
pray thee, let my brother Amnoti
go with us. And the king said
unto him, Why should he go with
thee 1

27 But Absalom pressed him,
that he let Amnon and all the
king's sons go with him.

2S 51 Now Absalom had com-
manded his servants, saying, Mai-k
ye now when Amnon's heart is
merry with wine, and when 1 say
unto you. Smite Amnon ; then kill
him, fear not: have not I com-
manded youl be courageous, and
be A'aliant.

29 And the servants of Absalom
did unto Amnon us Absalom had
commanded. Then all the kin^^'s
sons Jirose, and e\('ry man gat him
uf) upon his nnde, and lied.

30 II And it came to pass, while
they were in the way, tliat tidings
came to l)avid, saying, Absalom
hath shiin all the king's sons, and
thei'c is not one of them left.

31 Then the king arose, and tare
his gai'inents, and l;i-y on the earth;
and all his servants stood by with
their clothes rent.

•■>2 And .lonadab, the son of Shi-
meali David's brother, answered
and said. Let not my lord su})i)ose
/hiif they have slain all the young
iieii the king's sons; for Annum

Joab's artifice to

II. SAMUEL, 14.

bring Absalom home.

only is dead : for by the appoint-
ment of Absalom this hath been
deternlined from the day that he
forced his sister Taniar.

33 Now therefore let not my lord
the king take the thing to his
heart, to think that all the king's
sons are dead : for Amnon only is
dead.

34 But Absalom fled. And the
young man that kept the A'atch
lifted up his eyes, and looked, and,
behold, there came much people by
the way of the hill side behind him.

35 And Jonadab said unto the
king, Behold, the king's sons come:
as thy servant said, so it is.

36 And it came to pass, as soon
as he had made an end of speaking,
that, behold, the king's sons came,
and lifted up their voice and wept :
and the king also and all his ser-
vants wept very sore.

37 ^ But Absalom fled, and went
to Talmai, the son of Ammi-
hud, king of Geshur. And David
mourned for his son every day.

38 So Absalom fled, and went to
Geshur, and was there three years.

39 And the soul of king David
longed to go forth unto Absalom :
for he was comforted concerning
Amnon, seeing he was dead.

CHAPTER 14.

J<i<ih. ftiihofnhig a tridn
pdnilile to incline llie k:

of Tekodlu T><l "
i-sliKirl iof,trl,

home Ahsdiom. hriiiijelli liiin io .in-iisoh-ni .

2!) Abud/oui's bediii//, /i<iii\ and c/i i/i/nii.

28 After two yearn, Absalom by Joab /*■

hrowjht into the king's ■presence.

NOW Joab the son of Zeruiah
perceived that the king's heart
UHU toward Absalom.

2 And -Joab sent to Tekoah, and
fetched thence a wise woman, and
said unto her, I pray thee, feign
thyself to be a mourner, and put
on now mourning apparel, and
anoint not thyself with oil, but be
as a woman that had a long time
moin-ned for the dead :

3 And come to the king, and
speak on this manner unto him.
So Joab put the words in her
mouth.

4 II And when the woman of Te-
koah spake to the king, she fell (in
her face to the ground, and (lid
obeisance, and said. Help, O king.

5 And the king said unto her.
What aileth thee? And she an-
swered, I am indeed a widow
woman, and mine husband is
dead.

6 And thy handmaid had two
sons, and they two strove together
in the field, and tlwre ivas none to
part them, but the one smote the
other, and slew him.

7 And, behold, the whole family
is risen against thine handmaid,
and they said. Deliver him that
smote his bi'other, that we may
kill him, for the life of his brother
whom he slew ; and we will destroy
the heir also : and so they shall
quench my coal which is left, and
shall not leave to my husband
neither name nor remainder upon
the earth.

8 And the king said unto the
woman. Go to thine house, and I
will give charge concerning thee.

9 And the woman of Tekoah
said unto the king. My lord, O
king, the iniquity be on me, and
on my father's house : and the
king and his throne be guiltless.

10 And the king said. Whoso-
ever saith ought unto thee, bring
him to me, and he shall not touch
thee any more.

11 Then said she, I pray thee,
let the king remember the Lord
thy God, that thou wouldest not
suffer the revengers of blood to de-
stroy any more, lest they destroy
my son. And he said. As the Lord
liveth, there shall not one hair of
thy soi,i fall to the earth.

12 Then the woman said. Let
thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak
one word unto my lord the king.
And he said. Say on.

13 And the woman said. Where-
fore then hast thou thought such a
thing against the people of Godl
for the king doth speak this thing
as one which is faulty, in that the
king doth not fetch home again his
banished.

14 For we must needs die, and
are as water spilt on the ground,
which cannot be gathei'ed up
again ; neither doth God respect
any person : yet doth he devise
means, that his banished be not
^ expelled from him.

15 JNow therefore that I am
come to speak of this thing unto
my lord the king, it is because the
l)eople have made me afraid : and
thy handmaid said, I will now
speak unto the king ; it may be
that the king will perform the re-
quest of his handmaid.

16 For the king will hear, to de-
liver his handmaid out of the hand
of the man that tvould destroy me
and my son together out of the in-
heritance of God.

17 Then thine handmaid said,
The word of my lord the king shall
now be comfortable : for as an
angel of God, so is my lord the
king to discern good aiid bad :
therefore the Lord thy God will be
with thee.

1 ail outcast

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Absalom's beauty.

II. SAMUEL, 15.

He sechiceth the people.

1 change the
face of the
matter

18 Then the king answered and
said unto the woman, Hide not
from me, I pray thee, the tiling
that I shall ask thee. And the
woman said, Let my lord the king
now speak.

19 And the king said, Is not the
hand of Joab with thee in all this %
And the woman answered and said,
As thy soul liveth, my lord the king,
none can turn to the right hand or
to the left from ought that my lord
the king hath spoken : for thy ser-
vant Joab, he bade me, and he put
all these words in the mouth of
thine handmaid :

20 To ^ fetch about this foi'm of
speech hath thy servant Joab done
this thing: and my lord is v/ise, ac-
cording to the wisdom of an angel
of God, to know all things that ai^e
in the earth.

21 51 And the king said unto Joab,
Behold now, I have done this thing :
go therefore, bring the young man
Absalom again.

22 And Joab fell to the ground
on his face, and bowed himself, and
'^ thanked the king : and Joab said.
To day thy servant knoweth that I
have found grace in thy sight, my
lord, O king, in that the king hath
fulfilled the request of his servant.

23 .So Joab arose and went to
Geshur, and brought Absalom to
Jerusalem.

24 And the king said. Let him
turn to his own house, and let him
not see my face. So Absalom re-
turned to his own house, and saw
not the king's face.

25 IT But in all Israel there was
none to be so much praised as Ab-
salom for his beauty: from the sole
of his foot even to the crown of his
head there was no blemish in him.

26 And when he ''polled his head,
(for it was at every year's end that
he ■* poller! if : because the hair was
heavy on hi in, therefore he ^jjioUed
it :) he weighed (he hair of his head
at two liundred shekels after the
king's weight.

27 And unto Absalom there were
born three sons, and one (laughter,
whose name ims Tamar : she was a
woman of a fair countenance.

28 il So Absalom dwelt two full
years in Jerusalem, and saw not the
king's face.

2!) 'J'her(^fore Absalom sent for
Joab, to have sent him to the king:
but he would not come to liim : and
when he sent again the second time,
he would not come.

'M) TlKM-eforc he said unto his ser-
vants. See, .l()al)'s field is near mine,
and he hath barley tliere ; go and

set it on fire. And Absalom's ser-
vants set the field on fire.

31 Then Joab arose, and came to
Absalom unto his house, and said
unto him, Wlierefore have thy ser-
vants set my field on fire 1

32 And Absalom answei'ed Joab,
Behold, I sent unto thee, saying.
Come hither, that I may send thee
to the king, to say. Wherefore am I
come from Geshur"? it had been good
for me to have been there still : now
therefore let me see the king's face ;
and if there be any iniquity in me,
let him kill me.

33 So Joab came to the king, and
told him : and when he liad called
for Absalom, he came to the king,
and bowed himself on his face to
the ground before the king : and
the king kissed Absalom.

CHAPTER 15.

1 A7>salom, hy fair fijieeohes and courtesies,
stealeththelieartK of I\r<n>l. 1 Under pre-
tenoe of a voio he ohtidiulh leave to go to
Jlehron. 10 He mukcth there a great cov-
npiraoy. 13 David upon tlte neira iteeth
from Jeruitalem. 19 Ittai would vot' led re
him. 24 Zadok and Ahiathar are xeiit
hack with the a rl\ m Darid and !iis com-
pany go nj) mmiNt (ilh-.t ireepine/. .31 //e
ciirMih AhUhojiliirs ,;,,i nsel. 32 IlmJiai
is sent hack aiilt iimlriictioiis.

AND it came to pass after this,
that Absalom prepared him
chariots and horses, and fifty men
to run before him.

2 And Absalom rose up early,
and stood beside the way of the
gate : and it was -so, that when any
man that had a controversy came
to the king for judgment, then Ab-
salom called unto him, and said, Of
what city art thou'? And he said.
Thy servant is of one of the tribes
of Israel.

^ 3 And Absalom said unto him.
See, thy matters are good ana
right; but there is no man deputed
of the king to hear thee.

4 Absalom said moreover. Oh
that 1 were made judge in the
land, that every man which hath
any suit ov cause might come unto
me, and I would do him justice !

5 And it was .so, that when any
man came nigh to him, ti) do liiiii
obeisance, he put forth his han(l,
and took liim, and kissed him.

6 And on this manner did Absa-
lom to all Israel that (;ame to the
king for judgmcmt : so Absalom
stol(» the hearts of the men of Israel.

7 'I And it came to pass after
•'^ forty years, that Absalom said
unto the king, I pray thee, let me
go and iiay my vow, which I have
vowed unto the Loud, in Hebron.

8 For thy servant vowed a vow

Or,

318

Absalom's conspiracy.

II. SAMUEL, 15.

David's flight.

while I abode at Geshur in Syria,
saying. If the Lord shall bring me
again indeed to Jerusalem, then 1
will serve the Lord.

9 And the king said unto him,
Go in peace. So he arose, and went
to Hebron.

10 ^ But Absalom sent spies
throughout all the tribes of Israel,
saying. As soon as ye hear the sound
of the trumpet, then ye shall say,
Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

1 1 And with Absalom went two
hundred men out of Jerusalem, t/uU
were called ; and they went in their
simplicity, and they knew not any
thing.

1 2 And Absalom sent for Ahitho-
phel the Gilonite, David's counsel-
lor, from his city, even from Giloh,
while he offered sacrifices. And
the conspiracy was strong ; for the
people increased continually with
Absalom.

13 51 And there came a messen-
ger to David, saying. The hearts of
the men of Israel are after Absalom.

14 And David said unto all his
servants that were with him at
Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee ;
for we shall not else escape from
Absalom : make speed to depart,
lest he overtake us suddenly, and
bring evil upon us, and smite the
city with the edge of the sword.

15 And the king's servants said
unto the king, Behold, thy servants
are ready to do whatsoever my lord
the king shall appoint.

16 And the king went forth, and
all his household after him. And
the king left ten women, tvhich were
concubines, to keep the house.

1 7 And the king went forth, and
all the people after him, and tar-
ried in a ])lace that was far off.

18 And all his servants passed on
beside him ; and all the Cherethites,
and all the Felethites, and all the
Gittites, six hundred men which
came after him from Gath, passed
on before the king.

19 H Then said the king to Ittai
the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou
also with us 1 return to thy place,
and abide with the king : for thou
art a stranger, and also an exile.

20 Whereas thou camest hut yes-
terday, should I this day make thee
go up and down with us^ seeing I
go wnither I may, return thou, and
take back thy brethren : mercy and
truth he with thee.

21 And Ittai answered the king,
and said. Ax the Lord liveth, and
as my lord tlie king livetli, surely
in what place my lord the king
shall be, whether in death or life,
even there also will thy servant be.

22 And David said to Ittai, Go
and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite
passed over, and all his men, and all
the little ones that were with him.

23 And all the country wept with
a loud voice, and all the people
passed over : the king also himself
passed over the brook Kidron, and
all the people passed over, toward
the way of the wilderness.

24 H And lo Zadok also, and all
the Levites ivere with him, bearing
the ark of the covenant of God :
and they set down the ark of God ;
and Abiathar went up, until all the
people had done passing out of the
city.

25 And the king said unto Za-
dok, Carry back the ark of God
into the city : if I shall find favour
in the eyes of the Lord, he will
bring me again, and shew me both
it, and his habitation :

26 But if he thus say, I have no
delight in thee ; behold, here am I,
let him do to me as seemeth good
unto him.

27 The king said also unto Zadok
the priest, Art not thou a seer"?
return into the city in peace, and
your two sons with you, Ahimaaz
thy son, and Jonathan the son of
Abiathar.

28 See, I will tarry '^in the plain

of the wilderness, until there come
word from you to certify me.

29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar
carried the ark of God again to Je-
rusalem : and they tarried there.

30 U And David went up by the
ascent of 7nonnt Olivet, and wept
as he went up, and had his head
covered, and he went barefoot :
and all the people that ivas with
him covered every man his head,
and they went up, weeping as they
went up.

31 ^ And one told David, say-
ing, Ahithophel is among the
conspirators with Absalom. And
David said, O Lord, I pray thee,
turn the counsel of Ahithophel
into foolishness.

32 51 And it came to pass, that
ivhen David was come to the top
of the mount, where '''he wf>rs})ii)T)ed
God, behold, Hushai the Archite
came to meet him with his coat
rent, and earth upon his head :

33 Unto whom David said. If
thou passest on with me, then thou
shalt oe a Ijurden unto me :

34 But if thou return to the city,
and say unto Absalom, I will be
thy servant, O king ; <^(.s' I have been
thy father's servant hitherto, so
will I now also he thy servant :
then mayest tliou for me defeat
the counsel of Ahithophel.

2 at the
fords

s God was
worshipped,

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Zihci's falsehood.

II. SAMUEL, 16.

Shimei curseth David.

1 Ijcj^oue,
l)(;ji()iie,thou
iiiiin of
l>looil, an.l
tlioii busi'
lelluw :

35 And hast thou not there
with thee Zadok and Abiathar
the priests 1 therefore it shall be,
that what thing soever thou shalt
hear out of the king's house, thou
shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar
the priests.

36 Behold, t/iey have there with
them their two sons, Ahimaaz Za-
dok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's
son; and by them ye shall send
unto me every thing that ye can
hear.

37 So Hushai David's friend
came into the city, and Absalom
came into Jerusalem.

CHAPTER 16.

1 Zifia, ?>y prerienf.i (Did fdlnfl xu(jffe/,tlo».i,oh-
iaiiuih h/x diu.i/, r'.s iith.-rifdnce. 5 At Bn-
hnriiii S/u)ii,/ riirK,-//i I><tvid. 9 Dilild
with piitji'nrc nhsfiihu/Zi, and renfraiiieth
ot/iers, from rereiiye. 15 Hutihai iiiMnu-
ateth himself ixto Absalom's counsel. 20
A h ithojjli el's conn sel.

AND when David was a little
past the top of the hill, behold,
Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth
met him, with a couple of asses
saddled, and upon them two hun-
dred loaves of oread, and an hun-
dred bunches of raisins, and an
hundred of summer fruits, and a
bottle of wine.

2 And the king said unto Ziba,
What meanest thou by these 1
And Ziba said, The asses he for
the king's household to ride on ;
and the bread and summer fruit
for the young men to eat ; and the
wine, that such as be faint in the
wilderness may drink.

3 And the king said. And where
is thy master's son 1 And Ziba said
unto the king. Behold, he abideth
at Jerusalem : for he said. To day
shall the house of Israel i-estore
me the kingdom of my father.

4 Th(;n said the king to Ziba,
Bcihold, thine iira all that pertained
unto Mephiboslieth. And Ziba
said, I humbly beseech thee that
I may find grac(! in thy sight, my
lord, O king.

5 II And when king David came
to.Bahurim, behold, thence came
out a man of the family of thti
house of Saul, whose name v/Yfs-
Shiinei, the son of fjera : he came
forth, and cui'sed still as he came.

6 And he cast stones at David,
and at all the servants of king
David: and all the people and all
the mighty men n'ere on his right
haTul aiul on liis left.

7 And thus said IShimei when he
cursed, ' (^oiiie out ronw dul. llion
bloody mail, and tluui iii;i,ii of lie"

(S The Loiiij hath i-eturned upon

thee all the blood of the house
of Saul, in whose stead thou hast
reigned ; and the Lord hath de-
livered the kingdom into the hand
of Absalom thy son : and, behold,
thou art taken in thy mischief, be-
cause thou art a " bloody man.

9 11 Then said Abishai the son
of Zeruiah unto the king, Why
should this dead dog curse my lord
the king 'I let me go over, I pray
thee, and take .off his head.

10 And the king said, What have
I to do with you, ye sons of Zeru-
iah 1 so let him curse, because the
Lord hath said unto him. Curse Da-
vid. AVho shall then say, Where-
fore hast thou done so?

11 And David said to Abishai,
and to all his servants, Behold, my
son, which came forth of my bowels,
seeketh my life: how much more
now niay this Benjamite do it .? let
him alone, and let him curse ; for
the Lord hath bidden him.

1 2 It may be that the Lord will
look on mine attiiction, and that
the Lord will requite me good for
his cursing this day.

13 And as David and his men
went by the_ way, Shimei went
along on the hill's side over against
him, and cursed as he went, and
threw stones at him, and cast dust.

14 And the king, and all the
people that vere with him, came
weary, and refreshed themselves
there.

15 U And Absalom, and all the
people the men of Israel, came to
Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with
him.

1 6 And it came to pass, when
Hushai the Archite, David's friend,
was come unto Absalom, that Hu-
shai said unto Absalom, God save
the king, God save the king.

17 And Absalom said to Hushai,
Is this thy kindness to tliy friend '\
Why wentcst thou not with thy
friend 'i

1 <S And Hushai said unto Absa-
lom, Nay ; but whom the Lord,
and this people, aTid all the men
of Israel, choose, his will 1 be, and
with him will 1 abide.

19 And again, whom sliould I
serve' should I not serve in the
presence of liis son ? as 1 liave
served in thy father's presence, so
will 1 be in thy ])resence.

20 II Then said Absalom to Ahi-
thophel, Give counsel among you
what we shall do.

21 And Ahith()])hel said unto Ab-
salom. Go in unto thy tailier's (!on-
cul)ines, which he hath left to keej)
the house; and ;ill lsr;i.el shall lieai-
that thou art abhorred of thy fa-

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AhithoplieV s counsel

II. SAMUEL, 17.

defeated by Hushai's.

ther : then shall the hands of all
that are with thee be strong.

22 So they spread Absalom a
tent upon the top of the house ;
and Absalom went in unto his fa-
ther's concubines in the sight of
all Israel.

23 And the counsel of Ahitho-
phel, which he counselled in those
days, was as if a man had enquired
at the oracle of God : so teas all the
counsel of Ahithophel both with
David and with Absalom.

CHAPTER 17.

I A/iif/iophel's counsel is overi/i'rown hy
HunluiPx, according to God's appoint-
■iiieiit. IB Secret intellhii'-nce /s next initn
David. 'iA Ahitlioithfl. Iiitinieth himK,-lf. 25
Anmud in miidc captain. '27 Ihirid at
Malianaiiii i.sfuriiialifd uith procisloii.

MOREOVER Ahithophel said
unto Absalom, Let me now
choose out twelve thousand men,
and I will arise and pursue after
David this night :

2 And I will come upon him while
he *.s weary and weak handed, and
will make him afraid : and all the
people that are with him shall flee ;
and I will smite the king only :

3 And I will bring back all the
people unto thee : the man whom
thou seekest is as if all returned :
»o all the people shall be in peace.

4 And the saying pleased Absa-
lom well, and all the elders of
Israel.

5 Then said Absalom, Call now
Hushai the Archite also, and let
us hear likewise what he saith.

6 And when Hushai was come
to Absalom, Absalom spake unto
him, saying, Ahithophel hath
spoken after this manner : shall
we do after his saying % if not ;
speak thou.

7 And Hushai said unto Absa-
lom, The counsel that Ahithophel
hath given ^s not good at this time.

8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest
thy father and his men, that they
he mighty nien, and they be chafed
in their minds, as a bear robbed
of her whelps in the field : and thy
father is a man of war, and will
not lodge with the people.

9 Behold, he is hid now in some
pit, or in some other place : and it
will come to pass, when some of
them be overthrown at the first,
that whosoever heareth it will say.
There is a slaughter among the
people that follow Absalom.

10 And he also tltat is valiant,
whose heart is as the heart of a
lion, shall utterly melt: for all
Israel knoweth that thy father is
a mighty man, and tkeij which he
with him are valiant men.

11 Therefore I counsel that all
Israel be generally gathered unto
thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba,
as the sand that is by the sea for
multitude ; and that thou go to
battle in thine own person.

12 So shall we come upon him in
some place where he shall be found,
and we will light upon him as the
dew fallethon the ground : and of
him and of all the men that are
with him there shall not be left so
much as one.

1 3 Moreover, if he be gotten into
a city, then shall all Israel bring
ropes to that city, and we will draw
it into the river, until there be not
one small stone found there.

14 And Absalom and all the men
of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai
the Archite is better than the coun-
sel of Ahithophel. For the Lord
had appointed to defeat the good
counsel of Ahithophel, to the in-
tent that the Lord might bring evil
upon Absalom.

15 U Then said Hushai unto
Zadok and to Abiathar the priests.
Thus and thus did Ahitliophel
counsel Absalom and the eldei-s of
Israel ; and thus and thus have I
counselled.

16 Now therefore send quickly,
and tell Da^•id, saying. Lodge not
this night ' in the plains of the
wilderness, but speedily pass over ;
lest the king be swallowed up, and
all the people that are with him.

17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz
stayed by En-rogel ; for they might
not be seen to come into the city :
and a wench went and told them ;
and they went and told king David.

18 Nevertheless a lad saw them,
and told Absalom : but they went
both of them away quickly, and
came to a man's house in Bahurim,
which had a well in his court ;
whither they went down.

1 9 And the woman took and
spread a covering over the well's
mouth, and spread '•^gi'onnd corn
thereon ; and the thing was not
known.

20 And when Absalom's servants
came to the woman to the house,
they said. Where is Ahimaaz and
Jonathan'? And the woman said
unto them. They be gone over the
brook of water. And when they
had sought and could not find
tiu'iii, they I'eturned to Jerusalem.

21 And it came to pass, after
they wer{ulei)arted, that they came
up out ()f the well, and went and
told king David, and said unto
David, Arise, and pass quickly over
the water : for thus hath Ahitho-
l)hel counselled against you.

1 at the
fords

- bruised
sriiiii

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David at Mahanaim.

II. SAMUEL, 18.

Absalom is slain

22 Then David arose, and all the
people that tvere with him, and
they passed over Jordan : by the
morning light there lacked not one
of them that was not gone over
Jordan.

23 H And when Ahithophel saw
that his counsel was not followed,
he saddled his ass, and arose, and
gat him home to his house, to his
city, and put his household in
order, and hanged himself, and
died, and was buried in the sepul-
chre of his father.

24 Then David came to Ma-
hanaim. And Absalom passefl
over Jordan, he and all the men of
Isi'ael with him.

25 H And Absalom made Amasa
captain of tlu> host instead of
Joab : which Amasa imis a man's
son, whose name vxts Ithra an
Israelite, that vyent in to Abigail
the daughter of Nahash, sister to
Z(!ruiah Joab's mother.

26 So Israel and vVbsalom pitched
in the land of (Jilead.

27 II And it came to pass, when
i )avid was come to Mahanaim, that
Shobi the son of Nahash of Ivabbah
of the children of Anmion, and
Machir the son of Ammic^l of Lo-
debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite
of Rogelim,

28 Ijrought beds, and basons,
anfl earthen vessels, and wh(>at,
and barley, and Hour, and parched
' corn, and beans, and lentiles, and
parched pulse,

29 And honey, and butter, and
sheep, and cheese of kine, for
David, and for the peojjle that
Hjere with him, to eat: tor they
said. The people is hungry, and
weary, and thirsty, in the wilder-
ness.

CHAPTKR 18.-

1 Diirid rii'iiitKj Iho (tvii^icK in their mdfch
yimlh lliiiii '.■/utrge of Ahsii/oti,. C. '/'/if
Jurdeliti'n itri' Korf xtiiif/i'ii, in. the iihxxI nf
Ephraim. '.( Almiilotii, /iaii(/iii(/ in dii oii/r,
is slain I/;/ Joalt, diid cast into a pit.
IS Al)i«tl(iiii'n iiliiM. 19 AhiriKiaz iiiiil
Ciishi hrina tidiii^/x to Duvid. '.'M Dii liil
miiurneth for Almdlom.

AND David numbered the i)e()
pie that locri: with him, jmhI
set captains of thousMiids iind c;i,p-
tains of luiiidi'cds over tlicm.

2 And David sent forth a third
part of th(! i)('oi)l(> under the luiiid
(jf Joal), and a third p;u't under the
hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah,
Joab's brotluu', ;mil a tliird pai't
under the hand of Ittai the (!if,-
tite. AjuI tlie king s;i.id uiiti) (lie
people, 1 will surely gu forth with
you myself also.

3 But the lieople answered. Thou

shalt not go forth : for if we flee
away, they will not care for us ;
neither if half of us die, will they
care for us : but now tlum art worth
ten thousand of us : therefore now
it is better that thou succour us
out of the city.

4 And the king said unto them.
What seemeth you best I will do.
And the king stood by the gate
side, and all the people came out
l>y hundreds and by thousands.

5 And th(> king commanded Joab
and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal
gently for my sake with the young
man, even, witli Absalom. And all
the people* heard when the king
gave all the; captains charge con-
cerning Absalom.

G ^ So the people went out into
the field against Israel : and the bat-
tle was in the wood of Ephraim ;

7 Where the people of Israel were
slain b(*fore the servants of David,
and thert* was there a great slaugh-
ter that day of twenty thousand
men.

8 F'oi" the battle was there scat-
tered over the face of all the coun-
try : and the wood devoured more
])eopl(* that day than the sword
devoured.

9 11 And Absalom met the ser-
vants of David. And Al:)sal()m
rode upon a mule, and the mule
went under the thick boughs of a
great oak, and his head (taught
hold of the oak, and he was taken
up b(itween the heaven and the
earth ; and the mule that was
under him went away.

10 And a certain man saw ?7,
and told Joab, a,nd said, ISehold, I
saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

11 And Joab said unto the man
th-fit told him. And, behold, thou
sawest him, and why didst thou
not smite him there to the ground 1
and i would have given th(;e ten
she/,-els of silver, and a girdl(».

12 And the man said unto Joab,
Though 1 should I'eceive a thousand
sli('/:e/s of silver in mine hand, y<f
would 1 not i)ut foi'th mine hand
against the king's son : for in our
hea,ring the king charged thee and
yVbishai and ittai, saying, lieware
that noiH* toiicli the young man
Absalom.

l."{ Otherwise I should have
wi'oiight falsehood against mine
own life: for there is no matter
hid from the king, and thou thy-
self would(\st have set thyself
against me.

11 Then said Joab, I may not
tarry thus with thee. And he took
thre(> darts in his hand, atid_ thrust
them through tlu; lu^art of Absa-

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II. SAMUEL, 19.

for Absalom.

lorn, while he ivas yet alive in the
midst of the oak.

1 5 And ten young men that bare
Joab's armour compassed about
and smote Absalom, and slew him.

16 And Joab blew the trumpet,
and the people returned from pur-
suing after Israel : for Joab held
back the people.

17 And they took Absalom, and
cast him into a great pit in the
wood, and laid a very great heap
of stones upon him : and all Israel
fled every one to his tent.

18^ Now Absalom in his lifetime
had taken and reared up for him-
self a pillar, which is in the king's
dale : for he said, 1 have no son to
keei) my name in remembrance :
and he called the pillar after his
own name : and it is called unto
this day, Absalom's ' place.

19 ^ Then said Ahimaaz the son
of Zadok, Let me now run, and
bear the king tidings, how that the
Lord hath avenged him of his ene-
mies.

20 And Joab said unto him, Thou
shalt not bear tidings this day, but
thou shalt bear tidings another
day : but this day thou shalt bear
no tidings, because the king's son
is dead.

21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go
tell the king what thou hast seen.
And Cushi bowed himself unto
Joab, and ran.

22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of
Zadok yet again to Joab, Jjut how-
soever, let me, I pray thee, also
run after Cushi. And Joab said.
Wherefore wilt thou run, my son,
seeing that thou "hast no tidings
ready 1

23 But howsoever, mid he, let me
run. And he said unto him. Run.
Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of
the plain, and overran Cushi.

24 And David sat between the
two gates : and the watchman went
up to the roof over the gate unto
the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and
looked, and behold a man running
ahme.

25 And the watchman cried, and
told the king. And the king said.
If he he alone, there is tidings in his
mouth. And he came apace, and
drew neai'.

26 And the watchman saw
another man ruiniing: and the
watchman called unto the porter,
and said, Behold (iiiothrr man run-
ning alone. And the king said, He
also bringeth tidings.

27 And the watchman said, INle
thinketh tlie running of the fore-
most is like the running of Ahimaaz
the son of Zadok. And the king

said. He is a good man, and cometh
with good tidings.

28 And Ahimaaz called, and said
unto the king. All is well. And he
fell down to the earth upon his face
before the king, and said. Blessed
he the Lord thy God, which hath
delivered up the men that lifted up
theirhand against my lord the king.

29 And the king said, Is the
young man Absalom safe"? And
Ahimaaz answered. When Joab
sent the king's servant, and me thy
servant, I saw a great tumult, but
I knew not what it u<as.

30 And the king said unto him.
Turn aside, a7id stand here. And
he turned aside, and stood still.

31 And, behold, Cushi came ; and
Cushi said. Tidings, my lord the
king : for the Lord hath avenged
thee this day of all them that I'ose
up against thee.

32 And the king said unto Cushi,
Is the young man Absalom safel
And Cushi answered. The enemies
of my lord the king, and all that
rise against thee to do thee hurt, be
as that young man is.

33 ^ And the king was much
moved, and went up to the cham-
ber over the gate, and wept : and
as he went, thus he said, O my son
Absalom, my son, my son Absalom !
would God I had died for thee, O
Absalom, my son, my son !

CHAPTER 19.

1 ,Tocih cnvseih the king to cenae his mourn-
ing, y The Israelites are earnest to bring
the king hack. 11 Da rid sendefk to the
■jjriestx ill incite them of .JniliiJi. IS Sltiniei
is }>(iril(ined. 'li MejiliilKisluth excused,
o'i Jiarzillai dismissed . i'hini/iatn his son
is taken into t/ie king's fiiniity. 41 The
Israelites exjioxtiilate uitli dudah for
bringing home the king without them.

AND it was told Joab, Behold,
the king weepeth and mourn-
eth for Absalom.

2 And the victory that day was
turned into mourning unto all the
people : for the people heard say
that day how the king was grieved
for his son.

3 And the people gat them by
stealth that day into the city, as
people being ashamed steal away
when they flee in battle.

4 But the king covered his face,
and the king cri(^d with a loud
voice, O my s<jn Absalom, O Absa-
lom, my son, my son !

5 And Joab came into the house
to the king, and said, Thou hast
shamed this day the faces of all
thy servants, which this day liave
saved thy life, and the lives of thy
sons and of thy daughters, and the
li\ es of thy wives, and the lives of
tliy concubines ;

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Shimei pardoned.

II. SAMUEL, 19.

Mepli iboshelh restored.

1 the king.
Now Israel

6 In that thou Invest thine ene-
mies, and hatest thy friends. For
thou hast declared this day, that
thou regardest neither princes nor
servants : for this day I perceive,
that if Absalom had lived, and all
we had died this day, then it had
pleased thee well.

7 Now therefore arise, go forth,
and speak comfortably unto thy
servants : for I swear by the Lord,
if thou go not forth, there will not
tarry one with thee this night : and
that will be worse unto thee than
all the evil that befell thee from
thy youth until now.

8 Then the king arose, and sat
in the gate. And they told unto
all the people, saying. Behold, the
king doth sit in the gate. And all
the people came before ^ the king

for Israel had fled every man to his
tent.

9 *[1 And all the people were at
strife throughout all the tribes of
Israel, saying, The king saved us
out of the hand of our entimies, and
he delivered us out of the hand of
the Philistines ; and now he is fled
out of the land for Absalom.

10 And Absalom, whom we
anointed over us, is dead in battle.
Now therefore why speak ye not a
word of bringing the king back 1

11^ And king David sent to
Zadok and to Abiathar the i)riests,
saying. Speak unto the elders of
Judah, saying. Why are ye the last
to bring the king back to his house 'I
seeing the speech of all Israel is
come to the king, even to his house.

12 Ye are my bi'ethren, ye are
my bones and myilosli: wherefore
then are ye the last to bring back
the king'?

13 And say ye to Amasa, Art
tliou not of my bon(!, and of my
fl(!sh? God do so to )ne, and more
al.so, if thou be not ca])tain of the
host before me contiinially in the
i"i)oin of .]oab.

1 1 And he bowed the heart of all
tlu^ men of .ludali, even as tliclienrt
o/'orie man ; so that they sent ^A/.s-
vi(>rd unto tlu^ king, ileturn thou,
and_all thy sei'vants.

15 So the king returned, and
came to Jordan. And .ludah came
to (lilgal, to go to meet the king,
to conduct the king ovei' Jordan.

IG 11 And Shimei the son of
Oera, a ]>enjamite, which irax of
I'alnuirn, hasted and came down
with the men of Ju(hih to meet
king havid.

17 And tlicre were a thousand
men of l>cnj;imin with him, and
Ziba the servant of the house of
Saul, and his fifteen sons and his

twenty servants with him ; and
they went over Jordan before the
king.

18 And there went over a ferry
boat to carry over the king's house-
hold, and to do what he thought
^ood. And Shimei the son of Gera
tell down before the king, as he
was come oyer Jordan;

19 And said unto the king, Let
not my lord impute iniquity unto
me, neither do thou remember that
which thy servant did perversely
the day that my lord the king went
out of Jerusalem, tliat the king
should take it to his heart.

20 For thy servant doth know
that I have sinned : therefore, be-
hold, I am come the flrst this tlay
of all the house of Joseph to go
down to meet my lord the king.

21 But Abishai the son of Ze-
ruiah answered and said, Shall not
Shimei be put to death for this, be-
causehecursed the Lord's anointed'?

22 And David said. What have I
to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah,
that ye should this day be adversa-
ries unto me 1 shall there any man
be put to death this day in Israel ?
for do not I know that I am this
day king over Israel 1

2.3 Therefore the king said unto
Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And
the king sware unto him.

24^ If And Mephibosheth the son
of Saul came down to meet the
king, and had neither dressed his
feet, nor trinnned his beard, nor
washed his clothes, from the day
the king departed until the day he
came a(/(ii)i in peace.

25 And it came to pass, when he
was come to Jerusalem to meet the
king, that the king said unto him.
Wherefore wentest not thou with
me, Mepliibosheth 1

26 And he answered, My lord,
() king, my servant deceived me:
for thy servant said, I will saddle
me an ass, that I may I'ide thereon,
and go to the king ; because thy
servant /.« lame.

27 And he hath sl;uid(>red tliy
servant unto my lord tlu; king;
but my lord tlie king Ik as ;ui angel
of God: do WuHviovii fnhnt in good
in thint^ eyes.

28 For all of my fatlier's liouse
were l)ut dead men before my lord
the king: yet didst thou s(;t thy
sei'vant among them that did eat
at thine own table. VV'liat i-iglit
therefore have ] yet to cry any
mor(! unto the king?

2!t And the king said unto liim.
Why speakest thou any more of
thy infitters? I have sjiid, Tlioii
and Ziba divide the land.

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Barzillai rewarded.

II. SAMUEL, 20.

David's return

30 And Mephiboslieth said unto
the king, Yea, let liiui take all, for-
asmuch as my lord the king is come
again in peace unto his own house,

31 H And Barzillai the Gileadite
came down from Rogeliin, and went
over Jordan with the king, to con-
duct him over Jordan.

32 Now Barzillai was a very aged
man, even fourscore years ola : and
lie had provided the king of sus-
tenance while he lay at Mananaim ;
for he was a very great man.

33 And the king said unto Bar-
zillai, Come thou over with me, and
I will feed thee with me in Jerusa-
lem.

3-i And Barzillai said unto the
king, How long have I to live, that
I should go up with the king unto
Jerusalem 1

35 I am this day fourscore years
old: and can I fliscern between
good and evill can thy servant
taste what I cat or what I drink 'I
can I hear any more the voice of
singing men and singing women?
wherefore then should thy servant
be yet a burden unto my lord the
kingi

36 Thy servant will go a little
way over Jordan with the king :
and why should the king recom-
pense it me with such a reward ?

37 Let thy servant, I pray tliee,
turn back again, that I may die in
mine own city, a7i(l be Imried by
the grave of my father and of my
mother. But behold thy servrint
Uhimham; let him go over with
my lord the king; and do to
him what shall seem good unto
thee.

38 And the king answered, Chim-
ham shall go over with me, and I
will do to him that which shall seem
good unto thee: and whatsoever
thou shalt require of me, that will
1 flo for thee.

39 And all the people went over
Jordan. And when the king was
come over, the king kissed Barzil-
lai, and blessed him ; and he re-
turned unto his own place.

40 Then the king went on to Gil-
gal, and Chimham went on with
him: and all the people of Juflah
conducted the king, and also half
the people of Israel.

41 ^ And, behold, all the men of
Israel came to the king, and said
unto the king, Why have our breth-
ren the men of Judah stolen thee
away, and have brought the king,
and his household, and all David's
men with him, ovei- Joi'dan ']

42 And all the men of .Indah an-
swered the men of Israel, llecause
the king /s near of kin to us :

wherefore then be ye angry for this
matter l have we eaten at all of the
king's cvsti or hath he given us
any gift ?

43 And the men of Israel an-
swei'ed the men of J udah, and said,
We have ten parts in the king, and
we have also more rwht in David
than ye : why then did ye despise
us, that our advice should not be
first had in bringing back our king 1
And the words of the men of Judah
were fiercer than the words of the
men of Israel.

CHAPTER 20.

1 By occasion of the qvun-el, Sh^hii niukeiJt
a party in Israel. S I>ariil'.\ ten roncii-
hinei are shut up in ptvjittudl jirixon. 4
Amam, made cnji/ahi <irt:r JikIhIi, in ulaiti
hi/ Joah. 14 JniiU iiiirxiifih S/ifha vrilo
Abel. 16 A wise woiniin xarelli the city by
Sheha,''8 head. 23 Dav.id^n office fs.

AND there happened to be there
a ^ man of Belial, whose name
was. iSheba, the son of Bichri, a
Benjamite : and he blew a trumpet,
and said, We have no part in Da-
vid, neither have we inheritance in
the son of Jesse : every man to his
tents, O Israel.

2 8o every man of Israel went
up from after David, and followed
iSheba the son of Bichri : but the
men of Judah clave unto their
king, from Jordan even to Jerusa-
lem.

3 U And David came to his house
at Jerusalem ; and the king took
the ten women his concubines,
whom he had left to keep the
house, and put them in ward, and
fed them, but went not in unto
them. So they were shut up unto
the day of their death, living in
widowhood.

4 ^ Then said the king to Amasa,
Assemble me the men of Judah
within three days, and be thou
here present.

5 So Amasa went to assemble the
men of Judah : but he tarrierl longer
than the set time which he had ap-
pointed him.

G And David said to Abishai,
Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri
do us more harm than did Absa-
lom : take thou thy lord's servants,
and pui-sue after him, lest he get
him fenced cities, and escape us.

7 And there went out after him
Joab's men, and the Cherethites,
and the Pelethites, and all the
mighty men : and they went out of
Jerusalem, to ])ursue after Sheba
the son of Bichri.

8 When they were »X the great
stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa
- went Ix^fore them. And Joab's

1 base
fellow,

" came to
meet

Arnasa slain by Joah.

II. SAMUEL, 21.

Joah 2yuTsueth Sheba.

1 inoiuit

2 against the
rampart :

garment that he had put on was
girded unto him, and upon it a
girdle with a sword fastened upon
his loins in the sheath thereof ; and
as he went forth it fell out.

9 And Joab said to Amasa, Art
thou in health, my brother 1 And
Joab took Amasa by the beard with
the right hand to kiss him.

10 But Amasa took no heed to
the sword that was in Joab's hand :
so he smote him therewith in the
fifth rib, and shed out his bowels
to the ground, and struck him not
again ; and he died. So Joab and
Abishai his brother pursued after
Sheba the son of Bichri.

1 1 And one of J oab's men stood
by him, and said. He that favour-
eth Joab, and he that is for David,
let him go after Joab.

12 And Amasa wallowed in blood
in the midst of the highway. And
when the man saw that all the peo-
ple stood still, he removed Amasa
out of the highway into the field,
and cast a cloth upon him, when he
saw that every one that came by
him stood still.

1 3 When he was removed out of
the highway, all the people went
on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba
the son of Bichri.

14 ^ And he went through all
the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and
to Beth-maachah, and all the Be-
rites : and they were gathered to-
gether, and went also after him.

15 And they came and besieged
him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and
they cast up a ^ hank against the
city, and it stood "in the trench :
and all the people that vuire. with
.bjab battered the wall, to throw it
down.

1 G H Then cried' a wise woman
out of the city, Hear, hear ; say, I
pray you, unto Joab, Conu? near
liithei-, that I may speak with thee.

17 And when he was come near
unto her, the woman said,^!/-^ thou
Joab? And he answered, la/ithe.
Then she said unto him, Hear the
words of thiim handmaid. And he
answered, I do hear.

18 Then she spake, .saying, They
wen; wont to speak in old time,
saying. They shall surely ask caKii-
.se/ at Abel : and so they ended the
iiui tter.

19 1 am one of them that are peacc-
abk; and faithful in Israel : thou
.seekest to destroy a city and a
mother in Israel : why wilt thou
swallow up the inheritance of the
Lord'?

20 And .Toab ans\vei-ed and said.
Far be it, far he it from me, that 1
should swallow ui) or destroy.

21 The matter is riot so: but a
man of ^ mount Ephraim, Sheba the
son of Bichri by name, hath lifted
u]i his hand against the king, even
against David : deliver him only,
and I will depart from tlie city.
And the woman said unto Joab,
Behold, his head shall be thrown
to thee over the wall.

22 Then the woman went vmto
all the people in her wisdom. And
they cut on the head of Sheba the
son of Bichri, and cast it out to
Joab. And he blew a trumpet,
and they retired from the city,
every iiian to his tent. And Joab
returned to Jerusalem unto the
king.

23 ^ Now Joab vjas oyer all the
host of Israel : and Benaiah tlie son
of Jehoiada »'a.s over the Cherethites
and over the Pelethites :

24 And Adorain was over the
^ tribute : and Jehoshaphat the son
of Aliilud was recorder :

25 And Sheva?w.s scribe: and Za-
dok and Abiathar were the jjriests :

26 And Ira also the Jairite was
a chief ruler about David.

CHAPTER 2L

1 The, three yenrx^ fdminefor ih.e (Hheonites
ceiixeth, hii liii miiiiii .srmi af iShii/'k noiix.
10 JlizjHih's kiiiilii^'s.s mil,, 'the ,le,i<l. 12
David liiiri.th the l„,iii.t,,f Saul <ui(l Jona-
than in hiti father's sepulchre. 15 Four
battles ayaiust the Philistines, wherein
four valiants of Da rid slay four giants.

THEN there was a famine in the
days of I)avid three years, year
after year ; and David enquired of
the Loud. And the Lord answered.
It is for Saul, and for his l)loody
house, because he slew the Gibeon-
ites.

2 And the king called the Gibe-
onites, and said unto them ; (now
the Gibeonites were not of the child-
ren of Israel, but of the renmant
of the Amorites; and the cliildrcn
of Isi-ael had sworn unto lliein :
and Saul sought to slay them in
his zeal to the children of Israel
and .Indah.)

3 \Vlu'refor(^ D;ivid said unto the
Gil)(M»iiites,\Vhat shall 1 do for you ?
and wherciwith shall 1 make the
atonement, that ye inay bless the
inheritance of Ihe Lord'?

4 i\nd the (iibt>onites .said unto
him, We will ha\e no silver nor
gold of Saul, noi' of his house ; nei-
ther for us sjialt thou kill an.v man
in Israel. And h(> said. What ye
shall say, that will T do for you.

5 And they answered the king,
The man that consumed us, and
that devised against us that we
should Ix' destroyed from remain-
ing in any of the Voasts of Israel,

■''> borders

Seven of SauVs sons hanr/ed. .

II. SAMUEL, 22.

Battles ivith the Philistines.

6 Let seven men of his sons be
delivered unto us, and we will hang
them up unto the Lord in Gibeah
of Saul, whom the Lt)Ri) did choose.
And the king said, 1 will give tlie))i.

7 But the king spared Mephibo-
sheth, the son of Jonathan the son
of Saul, because of the Lord's oath
that was between them, between
David and Jonathan the son of
Saul.

8 But the king took the two sons
of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah,
whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni
and Mephibosheth ; and the five
sons of *Michal the daughter of
Saul, whom she ^ brought up for
Adriel the son of Barzillai the Me-
holathite :

9 And he delivered them into the
hands of the Gibeonites, and they
hanged them in the hill before the
Lord : and they fell all seven to-
gether, and were put to death in
the days of harvest, in the first
days, in the beginning of barley
harvest.

10 U And Rizpah the daughter
of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread
it for her upon the rock, from the
beginning of harvest until water
dropped upon them out of heaven,
and suffered neither the birds of
the air to rest on them by day, nor
the beasts of the field by night.

11 And it was told David what
Rizpah the daughter of Aiali, the
concubine of Saul, had done.

12 U And David went and took
the bones of Saul and the bones of
Jonathan his son from the men
of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen
them from the street of Beth-shan,
whei-e the Philistines had hanged
them, when the Philistines had
slain Saul in Gilboa :

13 And he brought up from
thence the bones of Saul and the
bones of Jonathan his son ; and
they gathered the bones of them
that were hanged.

14 And the bones of Saul and
Jonathan his son buried they in
the countr.v of IJenjamin in Zelah,
in the sepulchre of Kish his father:
and they performed all that the
king commanded. And after that
God was intreated for the land.

15 H Moreover the Philistines had
yet war again with Israel ; and Da-
vid went down, and his servants
with him, and fought against the
Philistines: and 1 )avid waxed faint.

16 And Ishbi-benol), which wasoi
the sons of the giant, the weight of
whose spear ineiulicd three hundred
shekels of brass in weight, he being

* In 1 8am. xvi'd. 10, Merab.

girded with a new sword, thought
to have slain David.

17 But Abishai the son of Ze-
ruiah succoured him, and smote
the Philistine, and killed him.
Then the men of David sware unto
him, saying. Thou shalt go no more
out with us to battle, that thou
quench not the light of Israel.

1 8 And it came to jjass after this,
that there was again a battle with
the Philistines at Gob : then Sib-
bechai the Hushathite slew Saph,
wliich was of the sons of the giant.

1 9 And thei-e was again a battle
in Gob with the Philistines, where
Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim,
a Beth-lehemite, slew the hruther of
Goliath the Gittite,thestaffof whose
spear icas like a weaver's beam.

20 And there was yet a battle in
Gath, where was a man of qreat sta-
ture, that had on every hand six
fingers, and on every foot six toes,
four and twenty in number; and he
also was born to the giant.

21 And when he defied Israel,
Jonathan the son of Shimeah the
brother of David slew him.

22 These four were born to the
giant in Gath, and fell by the hand
of David, and by the hand of his
servants.

CHAPTER 22.

A jL^alm of thaiilcuciivinri for GrxVx yiowi'V-
ful deliveranoe, and vutnifohl Jil<'SKi)i{is.

AND David spake unto the Lord
the words of this song in the
day that the Lord had delivered
him out of the hand of all his ene-
mies, and out of the hand of Saul :

2 And he said. The Lord is my
rock, and my fortress, and my de-
liverer ;

3 The God of my rock ; in him
will I trust : he is my shield, and
the horn of my salvation, my high
tower, and my refuge, my saviour ;
thou savest me from violence.

4 I will call on the Lord, irho is
worthy to be praised : so shall I be
saved from mine enemies.

5 When the waves of death com-
passed me, the fioods of ungodly
men made me afraitl ;

6 The '" soi-rows of t hell com-
passed me about ; the snares of
death ^ prevented me ;

7 In my distress I called upon
the Lord, and cried to m.v God : and
hedidhearmy voice out of his temple,
and my cry did enter into his ears.

8 Then the earth shook and trem-
bled ; the foundations of heaven
moved and shook, because he was
wroth.

9 There wentupasmoke outof his

2 cords

3 came upon

t lUh. Sheol.

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II. SAMUEL, 22.

of thanksf/iving.

1 gatherinj:
of

2 laid bare,

came upon

* l)orver.se
5 * f rowai'd.

nostrils, and fire out of his mouth
devoured: coals were kindled by it.

10 He bowed the heavens also,
and came down ; and darkness was
under his feet.

1 1 And he rode upon a cherub,
and did fly : and he was seen upon
the wings of the wind.

1 2 And he made darkness pavil-
ions round about him, ' dark waters,
and thick clouds of the skies.

13 Through the brightness be-
fore him were coals of fire kindled.

14 The Lord thundered from
heaven, and the most High uttered
his voice.

15 And he sent out arrows, and
scattered them ; lightning, and dis-
comfited them.

16 And the channels of the sea
appeared, the foundations of the
world were ■^ discovered, at the re-
buking of the Lord, at the blast of
the breath of his nostrils.

17 He sent from alxjve, he took
me; he drew me outof many waters ;

18 He delivered me from my
strong enemy, and from them that
hated me : for they were too strong
for me.

19 They ^ prevented me in the
day of my calamity: but the Lord
was my stay.

20 He brought me forth also into
a large place : he delivered me, be-
cause he delighted in me.

2 1 The Lord rewarded me ac-
cording to ray rightecjusness : ac-
cording to the cleanness of my
hands hath he recompcnised me.

22 P\jr I have kept the ways of
the Lord, and have not wickedly
departed from my Uod.

23 For all his judgments were
l)efore )ne : and ax for liis statutes,
1 did not depart from them.

24 I was also upriglit before him,
and have kept myself from mine
iniquity.

2") Therefore the Lord hath re-
compensed me according to my
righteousness ; according to my
cleanntiss in his eye sigltt.

26 With the merciful thou wilt
shew thyself merciful, aiid with
the uijright man thou wilt shew
thysc^lf upright.

27 ^yith the pure thou wilt shew
tliyself pure; and withth(>'*frowMi'd

thou wilt shew thyself " unsavoury.

28 And the alHicted people tlioii
wilt save : but thiiu; (!yes air upon
the hauglit.Y, ''''"''' '^''*"^ may(>st
bring tlieni down.

29 For thou art m.y lami), C) Loiio :
and the Lord will lighten my dai-k-
ness.

* Or,

30 For by thee I "^ have
through a troop : by my God ''
1 leaT)ed over a wall

run
have

31 As for God, his way zs per-
fect ; the word f )f the Lord is tried :
he is a buckler to all them that
trust in him.

32 For who ?.><God,save the LordI
and who is a rock, save our God 1

33 God ?.tmy strength and power :
and he ''maketh my way perfect.

34 He maketli my feet like hinds'
feet : and setteth me upon my high
places.

35 He teacheth my hands to war ;
so that a bow of steel is broken by
mine arms.

36 Thou hast also given me the
shield of thy salvation : and thy
" gentleness hath made me great.

37 Thou hast enlarged my steps
under me ; so that my feet did not
slip.

38 I have pursued mine enemies,
and desti'oyedthem; and turned not
again until I had consumed them.

39 And I have consumed them
and wounded them, that they could
not ai'ise : yea, they are fallen under
my feet.

40 For thou hast girded me with
strength to battle : them that rose
up against me hast thou subdued
under me.

41 Thou hast also '" given me the
necks of mine eneniies, that 1 might
destroj^ them tliat hate me.

42 They looked, but there was
none to save ; even unto the Lord,
but he answered them not.

43 Then did I beat them as small
as the dust of the earth, I did stamiJ
them as the mire of the sti'eet, (nul
did spread them abroad.

44 Thou also hast delivered me
from the strivings of my ijeople,
thou hast kept me to l>e head of the
heathen : a people which 1 knew not
shall serve me.

45 Strangers shall submit them-
selves unto me : as soon as they hear,
they shall be obedient unto me.

46 Strangei-s shall fade away,
and tliey shall " b(> afraid out of
their c1os(! places.

47 The Ijord liveth; and blessed
lie- my rock ; a-iifl exalted be the God
of the rock of my salvation.

4<S it is (Jod that avengeth me,
and tlwitbriiig(^tli down '"thf
under me,

49 And that biingeth me forth
from mine enemies: thou also ''hast
lifted me up on high above them
that '"'rose uj) against me: tiiou
'"hast deli\('r(Hl me from the vio-
lent man.

he]jeop

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DavicVs last ivords.

II. SAMUEL, 23.

DavicVs mighty men.

50 Therefore I will give thanks
unto thee, O Loud, among the hea-
then, and I will sing praises unto
thy name.

51 He is the tower of salvation
for his king : and sheweth ' mercy

to his anointed, unto David, and
to his seed for evermore.

CHAPTER 23.

1 David, in his lust icords, jit'ofexseth his
faith in God''f! pi'omises tu lie beyond senm
or experience. 6 The diferent state of the
wicked. 8 A catalogue of Daeid'n miylUij

Die II.

IVTOW these he the last words of
XM David. David the son of J esse
said, and the man wlio was raised
up on high, the anointed of the
God of JacoD, and the sweet psalm-
ist of Israel, said,

2 The vSpirit of the Lord spake
by me, and his word was in my
tongue.

3 The God of Israel said, the
Rock of Israel spake to me, He that
ruleth over men must be just, ruling
in the fear of God.

4 And he shall he as the light of
the morning, ivhen the sun riseth,
even a morning without clouds ; '^as
the tender grass -' spritimna out of
the earth by clear shining after
rain.

5 Although my house he not so
with God ; yet he hath made with
me an everlasting covenant, or-
dered in all things, ^ and sure : for
this is all my salvation, and all my
* desire although he make it not to

grow.

G H But the ^sonsoi Belial shall he
all of them as thorns thrust away,
because they cannot be taken with
" hands :

7 But the man that shall touch
them must be fenced with iron and
the staff of a spear ; and they sliall
be utterly burned wdth fire in '^the
same place.

8 U These he the names of the
mighty men whom David had : The
Tachmonite that sat in the seat,
chief among the captains ; the same
was Adino the Eznite : he lift up his
spear against eight hundred, whom
he slew at one time.

9 And after him nns Eleazar the
son of Dodo the Ahohite, one oi
the three mighty men with David,
when they defied the Philistines
that were there gathered together
to battle, and the men of Israel
were gone away :

10 He arose, and smote the Phi-
listines until his hand was weary,
and his hand clave vmto the swoitI :
and the Lord wrought a great vie

tory that day ; and the people re-
turned after him only to spoil.

11 And after him ivas Shammah
the son of Agee the Hararite. And
tlie Philistines were gathered to-
gether into a troop, where was a
liiece of ground full of lentiles :
and the people tied from the Philis-
tines.

12 But he stood in the midst of
the ground, and defended it, and
slew the Philistines : and the Lord
wrought a great victory.

13 And tlu-ee of the thirty chief
went down, and came to David in
the harvest time unto the cave of
Adullam : and the troop of the
Philistines pitched in the valley
of Rephaim.

14 And David was then in ^an
hold, and the garrison of the Philis-
tines was then in Beth-lehem.

15 And David longed, and said.
Oh that one woukl give me drink
of the water of the well of Beth-
lehem, which is by the gate !

16 And the three mighty men
brake through the host of the Phi-
listines, and drew water out of the
well of Beth-lehem, that was by the
gate, and took it, and brought it to
David : nevertheless he would not
drink thereof, but poured it out
unto the Lord.

17 And he said, Be it far from
me, O Lord, that I should do this :
is not this the blood of the inen that
went in jeopardy of their lives'?
therefore he would not drink it.
These things did these three mighty
men.

18 And Abishai, the brother of
Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief
among three. And he lifted up his
spear against three hundred, and
slew them, and had the name
among three.

19 Was he not most honourable
of three? therefore he was their
captain : howbeit he attained not
unto the Jirst three.

20 And Benaiah the son of Je-
hoiada, the son of a valiant man,
of Kabzeel, who had done many
acts, he slew two ^ li(^nlike men of
Moab : he went down also and slew
a lion in the midst of a pit in time
of snow :

21 And he slew an Egyptian, a
goodly man : and the Egyptian had
a speai- in his hand; but he went
(lown to him with a statt", and
plucked the spear out of the Egyp-
tian's hand, and slew him with his
own sTieai".

22 These things did Benaiah the
son of .lehoiadii, and had the name
nmong three mighty men.

23 He was more honourable than

8 the
stronghold,

■' sons of
Ariel

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DavidCs sin in

II. SAMUEL, 24.

nnmbering the peojjle.

the thirty, but lie attained not to
the first three. And David set him
over his guard.

24 Asahel the brother of Joab
toas one of the thirty ; Elhanan the
son of Dodo of I5eth4elieni,

25 Shammah the Harodite, EHka
the Harodite,

26 Helez tlie Paltite, Ira the son
of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Me-
bunnai the Hushathite,

28 Zahnon the Ahohite, Maharai
the Netophathite,

29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a
Netophathite, Ittai tlie son of Ribai
out of Gibeah of the children of
Benjamin,

30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hid-
dai of the brooks of Gaash,

31 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Az-
maveth the Barhumite,

32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of
the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,

.33 Shammalithe Hararite,Ahiam
the son of Sliarar the Hararite,

34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai.
the son of the Maachathite, Eham
the son of Aliithojjhel tlie Gilonite,

35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai
the Arbite,

36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zo-
bah, Bani the Gadite,

37 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari
the Beerothite, armourbearer to
Joab the son of Zeruiah,

38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an
Ithrite,

39 Uriah the Hittite : thirty and
seven in all.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Diivid, lempteil Jii/ Siitfni. forceth Joah la
iinmher the. jieojile. U T)ie r<t fiiii'DiH, in.
nine iiiDUtliK (lull tii-ciili/ i/iii/.i. hrhni Ihe
■iiinxter iif thirleen InnnI rr.l lliniixmnl 'ji ijhi-
imiiniii. HI Dii rill , Ini il ml three phiriueti
j,rOl„nliiileil 1,1/ I,-, I, I. r, i„ I'lleth, illiil r/lno.y-
eththe thrre iliii/.s' /,es/i/,'„re. If) After the
iJeilth nfthreesriireitiiil ten Ihnnsanil, Ihiriil
till reiientilnve /irerenteth the ,t extriietinn of
.iernMlleni. Is Dii riil . hij (iitiV !< ,1 i reetion ,
linrchuneth Ariinn(ih\ llirenirinijjliior ;
wli.i're hiiclng H<t.cri./ioe,<l, the plityiis utiiyeth.

AND again the anger of the
Lord was kindled against Is-
rael, and he movtnl J)avid against
them to say. Go, number Isra(>l
and Judah.

2 For the king said to .foal) the
captain of the host, which iiuix with
him. Go now througli all the tribes
of Israel, from Dan even to Pi(>er-
sheba, and number ye the ])eo])l(\
that I may know Um' ihimiIxt of
the peopl(^

3 And Joal) said unto the king,
Now tlir Ijoud thy (!o(l add utito
the peonle, liow m;my soever they
be, an nundredfold, Jiiid th.it the
eyes of my loi'd the king may see

it: but why doth my lord the king
delight in this thing?

4 Notwithstanding the king's
word pievailed against Joab, and
against the captains of the host.
And Joab and the captains of the
host went out from the presence of
the king, to number the people of
Israel.

5 *\] And they passed over Jor-
dan, and pitched in Aroer, on the
right side of the city that lieth in
the ' midst of the river of Gad, and
toward J azer :

6 Then they came to Gilead, and
to the land of Tahtim4iodshi ; and
they came to Dan-jaan, and about
to Zidon,

7 And came to the strong hold of
Tyre, and to all the cities of the
Hivites, and of the Canaanites :
and they went out to the south of
Judah, even to Beer-sheba.

8 So when they had gone through
all the land, they canie to Jeru-
salem at the end of nine months
and twenty days.

9 And Joab gave up the sum of
the number of the people unto the
king : and there were in Israel
eight hundred thousand valiant
men that drew the sword ; and the
men of Judah ivere five hundred
thousand men.

10 U And David's heart smote
him after that he had numl;)ered
the people. And David said unto
the Lord, I have sinned greatly in
that I have done : anfl now, I be-
seech thee, O Loud, take away the
iniquity of thy servan.t ; for I have
done very foolishly.

11 '■' For when David was up in
the morning, the word of the Lord
came unto the prophet Gad, Da-
vid's seer, saying,

12 (}o and say unto David, Thus
saith the LoRD, 1 oft'er thee thi'ee
fhiiKjs; chooser tlu>e one of them,
that 1 may ilo it unto thee.

13 So Giul cam(> to David, and
told him, and said unto liini, Shall
seven yenis of fainine come unto
thee in thy land ? or wilt thou ilee
tln'ce months before thine enemies,
while they i)ursu(^ thee? or that
thei'(^ be three days' p(>stilence in
thy land? now advise, and see what
answer 1 sliall return to him that
s(>nt m(;.

14 And David said unto Gad, I
am in a great strait : let us fall now
into the hand of the Lord; for his
mercies (^/yv great : and let me not
fall into the li.-i.nd of m;in.

15 II So the ivOKD sent a ])esti-
lenccMipon Israel from the moi'iiing
even to the time appointed : a.nd
there died of the peo[)h! from Dan

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The plague is stayed

II. SAMUEL, 24.

at DavkVs intercession.

even to Beer-sheba seventy thou-
sand men.

1 6 vVnd when the angel stretched
out his hand upon Jerusalem to
destroy it, the Lord repented him
of the evil, and said to the angel
that destroyed the people. It is
enough : stay now thine hand. And
the angel of the Lord was by the
threshingplace of Araunah the
Jebusite.

17 x\nd David spoke unto the
Lord when he saw the angel that
smote the people, and said, Lo, 1
have sinned, and I have done
wickedly : but these sheep, what
have they done 1 let thine hand, I
pray thee, be against me, and
against my father's house.

1 8 H And Gad came that day to
David, and said unto him. Go up,
rear an altar unto the Lord in the
threshingtloorof Araunah the Jebu-
site.

19 And David, according to the
saying of Gad, went up as the Lord
commanded.

20 And Araunah looked, and saw
the king and his servants coming
on toward him : and Araunah went
out, and bowed himself before the
king on his face upon the ground.

21 And Araunah said, Wherefore
is my lord the king come to his ser-
vant 1 And David said. To buy the
threshingtioor of thee, to build an
altar unto the Lord, that the
plague may be stayed from the
people.

22 And Araunah said unto Da-
vid, Let my Lord the king take
and offer up what seemeth good
unto him : behold, here be oxen for
burnt sacrifice, and threshing in-
struments and other instruments of
the oxen for wood.

23 'All these tlnnnK did Araunah,
as a king, give unto the king. And
Araunah said unto the king. The
Lord thy God accept thee.

24 And the king said unto Arau-
nah, Nay ; but I will surely buy it
of thee at a price : neither will I of-
fer burnt offerings unto the Lord
my God of that which doth cost
me nothing. tSo David bought the
threshingtioor and the oxen for
fifty shekels of silver.

25 And David built there an
altar unto the Lord, and offered
burnt offerings and peace offerings.
So the Lord was intreated for the
land, and the plague was stayed
from Israel.

THE FIRST BOOK OF
THE KINGS,

COMMONLY CALLED

THE THIED BOOK OF THE KII^GS

CHAPTER 1.

1 Ahishag cherixheth Damd in his extreme
age. 5 Adonijah, Darid'sdarlinu, -usarp-
eth the kingdom. 11 By the coiinxel af
Xdthiiii. 15 Buth-.shehit uini-eth tlie kiini.
'l-l <nid Sitthitn .'<eco)id,1h her. -i<. Ihirid
rnii'irrth lii.t oath to B,tth-.^heh<t. m Solo-
mon, tiji l><ir>(l'.s <ii)jioi)itiiient. being
(inointei) king Iti/ Zddok oni/ NoHkiii. the
jieoji/i' trinnip/i . 41 Jonotlimi liriiigingthene
iii'u:s, .\<l,,iii'i(ih\-<(ine.-<fs ti'l- ■"'!) Adinii/oh,
r/i/ino 111 III', horiix at the iilliir. iifon hi.s
'good' hihiirlimr is il isuii.-^ynl hi/ Sohiinini.

NOW king David was old and
stricken in years ; and they
covered him with clothes, but he
gat no heat.

2 Whei'efore his servants said
unto him, Let there he sought for
my lord the king a young virgin :
and let her stand before the king,
and let her cherish him, and let her
lie ill thy bosom, that my lord the
king may get heat.

3 So they sought for a fair damsel
throughout all the 'coasts of Israel,
and found Abishag a ►^hunammite,
and brought her to the king.

4 And the damsel vas very fair,
and cherished the king, and minis-
tered to him : but the king knew
her not.

5 IT Then Adonijah the son of
Haggith exalted himself, saying, I
will be king : and he i)repared him
chariots and horsemen, and fifty
men to run before him.

6 And his father had not dis-
pleased him at any time in saying.
Why hast thou done so'? and he
also mas (I very goodly man: and
'-his uiotherhnre him after Absalom.

7 And he conferred with .Toab
the son of Zeruiah, and with Abia-
thar the priest: and they following
Adonijah helped him.

1 All this, O
kiiii;-, doth
Araunah
eive

1 borders

2 ho was
liorii

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AdonijaJi's usurpation.

I. KINGS, 1.

Soloinon appointed king.

H But Zarlok the priest, and Be-
naiah the son of Jehoiada, and Na-
than the prophet, and Hhiniei, and
llei, and the mighty men which
Ix'loiiged to David, were not with
Adonijah.

9 And Adonijah slew sheep and
oxen and fat cattle by the stone of
Zoheleth, which t.s by En-rogel, and
called all his brethren the king's
sons, and all the men of Judah the
king's servants :

10 But Nathan the prophet, and
Benaiah, and the mighty men, and
Solomon his brother, he called not.

1 1 51 Wherefore N«,than spake
unto Bath-sheba the mother of
►Solomon, saying, Hast thou not
heard that Adonijah the son of
Haggith doth reign, and David our
lord knoweth it nof?

\2 Now therefore come, let me,
I pray thee, give thee counsel, that
thou mayest save thine own life,
and the life of thy son Solomon.

1 3 Go and get thee in unto king
David, and say unto him. Didst
not thou, my lord, O king, swear
unto thine handmaid, saying. As-
suredly Solomon thy son siiall
reign after me, and he shall sit
upon my throne 1 why then doth
Adonijah reign %

14 Behold, while thou yet talk-
est thei'e with the king, I also will
come in after thee, and confirm thy
words.

15 ^ And Bath-sheba went in
unto the king into the chamber :
and the king was very old ; and
Abishag the Shunammite minis-
tered unto the king.

IG And Bath-sheba bowed, and
did f)beisance unto the king. And
the king said. What wouldest thou?

17 And she said unto him, My
loi'd, thou swar(>st by tlie Lord thy
God unto thine handmaid, .svr///»f/.
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall
I'eign after me, and he shall sit
upon my thnme.

18 And now, b(!hold, Ad(mijah
reigneth ; and now, my lord the
king, thou knowest it not :

1 '.J And li(^ liath slain oxen and
fat cattle and sheep in abundance,
and hath called all the sons of the
king, and Abiatliar the jjriest, and
.Joal) the captain of tlu; host: but
Solomon thy servant hath he not
calhui.

'10 And thou, my lord, () king, the
eyes of all Israel are upon th(^e,
that thou shouldest t(;ll them who
shall .sit on the throne of my lord
the king after liim.

21 Otlierwise it sliall come to
pass, wIh'U my lorrl the king shall
sleep with his fathers, that I and

my son Solomon shall be counted
oii'enders.

2"J II And, lo, while she yet talked
with the king, Nathan the prophet
also came in.

23 And they told the king, say-
ing. Behold Nathan the prophet.
And when he was come in before the
king, he bowed himself before the
king with his face to the ground.

24 And Nathan said. My loi-d, G
king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall
reign aftei" me, and he shall sit
upon my throne'?

25 For he is gone down this day,
and hath slain oxen and fat cattle
and sheep in abundance, and hath
called all the king's sons, and the
captains of the host, and Abiathai-
the priest ; and, behold, they eat
and drink before him, and say,
God save king Adonijah.

26 But me, even me thy servant,
and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and thy ser-
vant Solomon, hath lie not called.

27 Is this thing done by my lord
the king, and thou liast not shewed
■it unto thy servant, who should sit
on the tlnone of my lord the king
after him'!

28 H Then king David answered
and said. Call me Bath-sheba. And
she came into the king's presence,
and stood before the king.

29 And the king sware, and said,
A» the Lord liveth, that hath re-
deemed my soul out of all distress,

30 Even as I sware unto thee by
^ the Lord God of Israel, saying,
Assuredly Solomon thy son shall
reign after me, and he sliall sit
upon my throne in my stead; even
so will 1 certainly do this day.

31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with
her face to the earth, and did i-eve-
rence to the king, and said, Let my
loi-d king David live for (n-er.

32 H And king David said. Gall
me Zadok the pi-i(!st, wnd Nathan
the iirophet, and I'enaiali the son
of Jehoiada. And they came before
the king.

33 The king also said unto them.
Take with you th(> servants of your
lord, and cause Solomon my son to
ride unon mine own mule, and
bring liim down to Gihon:

34 And let Zadok the pi;i(>st and
Nathan the pi'oi)het anoint him
tJK're king oxer Isi-ael : and blow
yc with the ti'umpct, and say, (?od
sav(^ king Solomon.

35 Then ye shall come uj) after
him, that he may come and sit \\\)(n\
my throne; for he shall he king in
my stead : atui ] have Mppointcd
him to I)erulero\er Israel and over
Judah.

Solomon auointed king.

I. KINGS, 2.

DavicVs last charge to him.

36 And Benaiah the son of Je-
hoiada answered the king, and said,
A men : ^ the LoR]) (iod of my lord
tlie iving say so too.

;5 / As the Lord hath been with
my lord the king, even so be he
with Solomon, and make his throne
greater than the throne of my lord
king David.

38 So Zadok the priest, and
Nathan the prophet, and laenaiah
the son of Jehoiada, and the Che-
rethites, and the Pelethites, went
down, and caused Solomon to ride
upon king David's mvde, and
brought him to Gihon.

39 And Zadok the priest took "an
horn of oil out of the ^ tabernacle.
and anointed Solomon. And they
blew the trumpet ; and all the peo-
ple said, God save king Solomon.

40 And all the people came u]i
after him, and the people piped
with pipes, and rejoiced with great
.ioy, so that the earth rent with the
sound of them.

41 U And Adonijah and all the
guests that ivere with him heard it
as they had made an end of eating.
And when Joab heard the sound of
the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is
this noise of the city being in an
uproar *?

42 And while he yet spake, be-
hold, Jonathan the son of Abia-
thar the priest came : and Adoni-
jah said untohim, Comein ; for thou
art a * valiant man, and bringest
good tidings.

43 And Jonathan answered and
said to Adonijah, Verily our lord
king David hath made Solomon
king.

44 And the king hath sent with
him Zadok the priest, and Nathan
the prophet, and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites,
and the Pelethites, and they have
caused him to ride upon the king's
mule :

45 And Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet have anointed
him king in Gihon : and they are
come up from thence I'cjoicing, so
that the city rang again. This is
the noise that ye have heard.

4G And also Solomon sitteth on
the throne of the kingdom.

47 And moreover the king's ser-
vants came to bless our lord king
David, saying, God make the name
of Solomon better than thy name,
and make his throne gi-eater than
thy throne. And the king bowed
himself ux)on the bed.

48 And also thus said the king,
Blessed Oe "the [.ord God (^f Israel,
which hath given one to sit on my

throne this day, mine eyes even
seeing it.

49 And all the guests that were
with Adonijah were afraid, and
rose up, and went every man his
way.

50 U And Adonijah feared be-
cause of Solomon, and arose, and
went, and caught hold on the horns
of the altar.

51 And it was told Solomon, say-
ing, Behold, Adonijah feareth king
Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught
hold on the horns of the altar, say-
ing, Let king Solomon swear unto
me to day that he will not slay his
servant with the sword.

52 And S<Jomon said, If he will
shew himself a worthy man, there
shall not an liair of him fall to the
earth: but if wickedness shall be
found in him, he shall die.

53 So king Solomon sent, and
they brought him down from the
altar. And he came and bowed
himself to king Solomon : and Solo-
mon said unto him, Go to thine
house.

CHAPTEE 2.

1 David, haiHiii/ (/ioeii a charge to Solomon,
3 of vfUgioutoieKH, 5 of Joah, 1 of Barsil-
hii, S of Shimei, 10 flii'th. 12 Solomon
KUticeedeth. Vi Adonijah, niovittg Baih-
Hheha to nue unto So/omon for Al/i-sluig, is
jnit to deatli. 2(> Alihilliar, having his life
given him, is ih'pri red (f the priesthood.
28 Joab fleeing to the hams of the altar in
there slain. 35 Benaiah in put in JoaVs
room, and ZadoJc in Ahiatluir'n. 36 Shimei,
confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of go-
ing thence to Gath, is put to death.

NOW the days of David drew
nigh that he should die; and
he charged Solomon his son, say-
ing,

2 I go the way of all the earth :
be thou strong therefore, and shew
thyself a man ;

3 And keep the charge of the
Lord thy God, to walk in his ways,
to keep his statutes, and his com-
mandments, and his judgments,
and his testimonies, as it is written
in the law of Moses, that thf)u maj'^-
est prosper in all that thou doest,
and whithersoever thou turnest
thyself:

4 That the Lord may continue
his wortl which he .si)ake concern-
ing me, saying, If thy children
take heefl to their way, to walk
before me in truth with all their
heart and with all their soul, there
shall not fail thee (said he) a man
on the throne of Israel.

5 INIoreover tliou knowest also
what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to
me, and what he did to the tAvo
captains of the hosts of Israel,
unto Abner tlie son of Ner, and
unto Amasa the son of Jether,

33^

David dieth.

I. KINGS, 2.

Adonijah put to dealh.

whom he slew, and shed tlie blood
of war in peace, and put the blood
of war upon his girdle that was
about his loins, and in his shoes
that ivere on his feet.

6 Do therefore according to thy
wisdom, and let not his hoar head
go down to * the grave in peace.

7 But shew kindness unto the
sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and
let them be of those that eat at
thy table : for so they came to me
when I fled because of Absalom thy
brother.

8 And, behold, thou hast with thee
Shimei the son of Gera, a Ben-
jamite of Bahurim, which cursed
me with a grievous curse in the
day when I went to Mahanaim :
but he came down to meet me at
Jordan, and I sware to him by the
Lord, saying, I will not put thee
to death with the sword.

9 Now therefore hold him not
guiltless : for thou art a wise man,
and k no west what thou oughtest
to do unto him ; but his hoar head
bring thou down to * the grave
with blood.

10 So David slept with his fa-
thers, and was buried in the city of
David.

11 And the days that David
reigned over Israel ivere forty
years : seven years reigned he in
Hebron, and thirty and three years
reigned he in Jerusalem.

1 2 H Then sat Solomon upon the
throne of David his father ; and his
kingdom was established greatly.

13 5! And Adonijah the son of
Haggith came to Bath-sheba the
mother of Solomon. And slie said,
Comest thou peaceably^ And he
said. Peaceably. .

14 He said moreover, I have
somewhat to say unto thee. And
she said. Say on.

15 And he said. Thou knowest
that the kingdom was mine, and
that all Israel set their faces on me,
that [ siiould reign : howbeit the
kingdom is turned about, and is
become my brothei''s : foi' it was
his from the Lord.

16 And now I ask one netitionof
the(!, deny me not. Ana she said
unto him, Say on.

17 And he said, Speak, I pray
thee, unto Solomon the king, (foi-
he will not say thee nay,) tliat he
give me Abishag tlie Shunaimnite
to wife.

18 And Bath-sheba said. Well ; I
will speak fur thee unto tlie king.

19 il Bath-slipha therefon^ went
unto king Solomon, to si)eak unto

*Heb. Sheol.

him for Adonijah. And the king
rose up to meet her, and bowed
himself unto her, and sat down on
his throne, and caused a "seat to be
set for the king's mother ; and she
sat on his right hand.

20 Then she said, I desire one
small petition of thee ; I pray thee,
say me not nay. And the king
said unto her. Ask on, my mother :
for I will not say thee nay.

21 And she said, Let Abishag
the Shunammite be given to Adoni-
jah thy brother to wife.

22 And king Solomon answered
and said unto his mother, And why
dost thou ask Abishag the Shu-
nammite for Adonijah^ ask for
him the kingdom also ; for he is
mine elder brother ; even for him,
and for Abiathar the priest, and
for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

2.3 Then king Solomon sware by
the Lord, saying, God do so to me,
and more also, if Adonijah have
not sjjoken this word against his
own life.

24 Now therefore, as the Lord
liveth, which hath established me,
and set me on the throne of 1 )avid
my father, and who hath made ine
an house, as he promised, Adonijah
shall be put to death this day.

25 And king Solomon, sent by
the hand of Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada ; and he fell upon him
that he died.

26 ^ And unto Abiathar the
priest said the king, Get tliee to
Anathoth, unto thine own fields ;
for thou art worthy of death : but
I will not at this time put thee to
death, liecause thou barest the ark
of the Loi'd God before David my
father, and ])ecause thou hast been
afflicted in all wherein my father
was afflicted.

27 So Solomon thrust out Abia-
thar from being priest unto the
Lord ; that he might fulfil the
word of the Lord, which he spake
concerning the house of Lli in
Shiloh.

28 11 Then 'tifliTigs came to Joab:
for Joab had turned after .Vdonijah,
though he turned not after Ai)sa-
lom. And Joab fled unto the
•'tMbornacleof the Lord, and caught
hold on t lie lionis of the altar.

29 And it w;is told king Solomon
that .loal) was tied unto the '' fahcr-

iiacli' of the Lord ; and, behold,
//« is by the altar. Then Solomon
sent l>('naiah th(> son of Jehoiada,
saying, (Jo, fall upon him.

'M) And Benaiah came to the
•' lalx'i'nacli' of the LoKD, aiul said
unto him, Thus saith the king,

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Joab and Shimei slain.

I. K1KG8, 3.

Solomon's marriage.

Come forth. And he said, Nay ;
but I will die here. And Benaiali
brought the king word again, say-
ing. Thus said Joab, and thus he
answered me.

31 And the king said unto him.
Do as he hath said, and fall upon
him, and bury him ; that thou
mayest take away the innocent
blood, which Joab shed, from me,
and from the house of my father.

32 And the Lord shall return
his blood upon his own head, who
fell upon two men more righteous
and better than he, and slew theni
with the sword, my father David
not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner
the son of Ner, captain of the host
of Israel, and Amasa the son of
Jether, captain of the hostof Judali.

33 Their blood shall therefore
return upon the head of Joab, and
upon the head of his seed for ever :
but upon David, and upon his seed,
and upon his house, and upon his
throne, shall there be peace for
ever from the Lord.

31 So Benaiah the son of Jehoi-
ada went up, and fell upon him,
and slew him: and he was buried
in his own house in the wilderness.

35 H And the king put Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada in his room
over the host : and Zadok the priest
did the king put in the room of
Abiathar.

36 ^ And the _ king sent and
called for Shimei, and said unto
him, l^)uild thee an house in Jerusa-
lem, and dwell there, and go not
forth thence any whither.

37 For it shall be, that on the day
thou goest out, and passest over
the lirook Kidron, ^ thou shalt know

for certain that thou shalt sui-ely
die : thy blood shall be upon thine
own head.

3y And Shimei said unto the
king. The saying is good : as my
lord the king hath said, so will
thy servant do. Anfl Shimei dwelt
in Jerusalem many days.

39 And it came to pass at the
end of three years, that two of the
servants of Shimei ran away unto
Achish son of Maachah king of
Gath. Anfl they told Shimei, say-
ing. Behold, thy servants /^e in Oath.

40 And Shimeiarose, and saddled
his ass, and went to Gath to Achish
to seek his servants: and Shimei
went, and brought his servants
from Gath.

41 And it Avas told Solomon that
Shimei had gone from Jerusalem
to Gath, aTid was come again.

42 And the king sent and called
for Shimei, and said unto him. Did
1 not make thee to swear by the

Lord, and protested unto thee,
saying. Know for a certain, on the
day tliou goest out, and walkest
abroad any whither, that thou
shalt surely die'? and thou saidst
unto me, The word that I have
heard is good.

43 Why then hast thou not kept
the oath of the Lord, and the
commandment that I have charged
thee with 1

44 The king said moreover to
Shimei, Thou knowest all the
wickedness which thine heart is
pi'ivy to, that thou didst to David
my father : tlierefore the Lord
shall return thy wickedness upon
thine own head ;

45 And king Solomon s/iall be
blessed, and the throne of David
shall be established before the
Lord for ever.

46 So the king commanded Bena-
iah the son of Jehoiada ; which
went out, and fell upon him, that
he died. And the kingflom was
established in the hand of Solomon.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Solomon morrii'th PharaoJt's daughter.
'J I/if/h jihirr.s hi' ill (I ill line, iSo/o»io>i sacri-
./?c'('M at (iilii'dii. .")' Solomon at Gih(on,in
'the clioicc. vliicfi (io(_I i/are him, preferring
iiiMioiii, ohtoiiietli, viKfloyn, riches, and
honour. 15 Solomon's f/itdgment hetv:eeii
the two harlots malceth him renoioned.

AND Solomon made affinity with
Pharaoh king of Egyj^t, and
took Pharaoh's daughter, and
brought her into the city of David,
until he had made an end of build-
ing his own house, and the house
of the Lord, and the wall of Jeru-
salem round about.

2 Only the people sacrificed in
high places, because there was no
house built unto the name of the
Lord, until those days.

3 And Solomon loved the Lord,
walking in the statutes of David
his father : only he sacrificed and
burnt incense in high places.

4 And the king went to Gibeon
to sacrifice there ; for that iras the
great high place : atliousand burnt
offerings did Solomon olier upon
that altar.

5 ^ In Gibeon the Lord ap-
peared to Solomon in a dream by
night : and God said. Ask what I
shall give thee.

6 And Solomon said. Thou hast
shewed unto thy servant David my
father gi'eat mercj^, according as
he walked before thee in tiiith,
and in righteousness, and in up-
rightness of heart with thee; and
thou hast kept for him tliis great
kindness, Ijhat thou hast given him

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Solomon asketh ivisdom.

I. KINGS, 4.

His judgment.

a son to sit on his throne, as it is
this day.

7 And now, O Lord my God,
thou hast made thy servant king
instead of David my father : and i
am but a little child : I know not
hoiv to go out or come in.

8 And thy servant is in the
midst of thy people which thou
hast chosen, a great people, that
cannot be numbered nor counted
for multitude.

9 Give therefore thy servant an
* understanding heart to judge thy
people, that I may discern between
good and bad : for who is able to
judge this thy so great a people '?

10 And the speech pleased the
Lord, that Solomon had asked this
thing.

1 1 And God said unto him. Be-
cause thou hast asked this thing,
and hast not asked for thyself long
life ; neither hast asked riches for
thyself, nor hast asked the life of
thine enemies ; but hast asked for
thyself understanding to discern
judgment ;

12 Behold, I have done accord-
ing to thy words : lo, I have given
thee a wise and an * understanding
heart ; so tliat there was none like
thee before thee, neither after thee
shall any arise like unto thee.

13 And 1 have also given thee
that ^vhich thou hast not asked,
both riches, and honour : so tliat
there shall not be any among the
kings like unto thee all thy days.

14 And if thou wilt walk in
my ways, to keep my statutes and
my comniandments, as thy father
David did walk, then I will lengthen
thy days.

15 And Solomon awoke; and,
behold, it was a dream. And he
came to Jei'usalcm, and stood be-
fore th(; ark of the covenant of tlie
LoiiD, and oil'ercHl up l)urnt ofi'ei'-
ings, atid oifered i)e;ic(^ oil'erings,
and made a feast to all hissei'vants.

IG 1^1 Then came there two wo-
men, that tocre harlots, unto the
king, and stood before him.

17 And the one woman said, O
in.v lord, I and this woman dwell
in one house; and I was deliv(>red
of a child with her in tlie house.

bS And it came to pass the third
day after that 1 was (Iclivei-ed, that
this woman was (U^livered also :
and we iimre together ; tlir.re was no
stranger with us in the house, sav(>
we two in tlie liouse.

19 And this woman's cliild died
in the night: l)ecauseslie()\('i'lai(l it.

20 And slu! arose at midniglit,
and took my son fi-om beside m(%

* Heb. hearing.*

while thine handmaid slept, and
laid it in her bosom, and laid her
dead child in my bosom.

21 And when I rose in the morn-
ing to give my child suck, behold,
it was dead : but when I had con-
sidered it in the morning, behold,
it was not my son, which I did
bear.

22 And the other woman said,
Nay ; but the living is my son, and
the dead is thy son. And this said.
No ; but the dead is thy son, and
the living is my son. Thus they
spake before the king.

23 Then said the king. The one
saith. This is my son that liveth,
and thy son ?'.s the dead: and the
other saith. Nay ; but thy son is
the dead, and my son is the living.

24 And the king said. Bring me
a sword. And they brought a
sword before the king.

25 And the king said. Divide the
living child in two, and give half
to the one, and half to the other.

26 Then spake the Avoman whose
the living child was unto the king,
for her ^ bowels yearned upon her
son, and she said, O my lord, give
her the living child, and in no wise
slay it. But the other said. Let
it be neither mine nor thine, but
divide it.

27 Then the king answered and
said. Give her the living child, and
in no wise slay it : she is the
mother thereof.

28 And all Israel heard of the
judgment which the king had
judged ; and they feared the king :
for they saw that the wisdom of
God tvas in him, to do judgment.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Solomov\'i princes. 7 ///.< firelre dtticcru
far jiroiu.iiiiii. '2(1, '24 The pence mn/ liirije-
in'sN of hin kitnid 1)111. 2'2 lli.\ tidili/ p'ra-
rt.sii)ii. 'Jli y//.v ntdh/eit. 5iy J/i.t vi.sfioiH.

omon was king over

C^O king Sol
K3 all Israel.

2 7\nd these tvere^ the pi'inces
wliich he had ; Azariah the son of
Zadok the priest,

3 l']lihorei)h and Ahiah, the sons
of Shi_sh;i, sci'ibes ; Jehoshaijhat the
son of Ahilud, the i'(>corder.

4 And i'x'na-iali the son of .Tehoi-
ada ii<as i>\n- the host: and Zadok
and Al)i;itli;ir trcfi' the priests :

5 And Azariah the son of N;ithan
was ovei' the ollicers : and Znbiid
thf^ son of Nathan tras ])rinci|)al
ofiicer, r/v/*/ th(i king's friend :

<) And Ahishai' tras over the
household : and y\donii-am the son
of Alxla H'aa o\('r tlie '" ti'ibute.

7 1i And Solomon had twelve
ollicers over all Israel, which pro-

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Solomon^ s iwinces.

I. KINGS, 5.

Ills greatness and wisdom.

vided victuals for the king and his
household : each man his month in
a year made provision.

8 And these are their names :
^ The son of Hur, in mount Ephra-
im :

9 - The son of Dekar, in Makaz,
and in iShaalbim, and Beth-she-
mesh, and Elon-beth-hanan :

10 ^The son of Hesed, in Aru-
both ; to him ■pertained Sochoh,
and all the land of Hepher :

1 1 ■* The son of Abinadah, in all
the ^ region of JJor ; which had
Taphath the daughter of Solomon
to wife :

1 2 Baana the son of Ahilud ; to
him pertained Taanach and Me-
giddo, and all Beth-shean, which
is by "Zartanah beneath Jezreel,
from Beth-slieaii to Abel-meholah,
even unto the place that is beyond
Jokneam :

13 'The son of Geber, in Ramoth-
gilead ; to him pertained *the towns
of Jair the son of Manasseh, which
are in Gilead ; to him also pertained
the region of Argob, which is in
Bashan, threescore great cities with
walls and brasen bars :

1 4 Ahinadab the son of Iddo Itad
JMahanaim :

15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali ; he
also took Basmath the daughter of
Solomon to wife :

1 6 Baanah the son of Hushai was
in Asher and "* in A1oth :

17 Jehoshaphat tlie son of Pa-
ruah, in Issachar :

18 Shimei the son of Elah, in
Benjamin :

19 Geber the son of Uri loas in
the country of Gilead, in the coun-
try of Sihon king_<)f the Amorites,
and of Og king of Jiashan ; and lie
ivas the only officer which tvas in
the land.

20 llJudah and Israel n'ere many,
as the sand which is by the sea in
multitude, eating and drinking,
and making merry.

2 1 And Solomon reigned over all
kingdoms from the -'^river unto the
land of the Philistines, and unto
the border of Egypt : they brought
presents, and served Solomon all
the days of his life.

22 11 And Solomon's provision for
one day was thirty measures of fine
Hour, and threescore measures of
meal,

23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen
out of the pastui'es, and an hundred
sheei), beside harts, and roebucks,
and fallowdeer, and fatt(;d fowl.

24 For he had dominion over all

* Jleb. Havvoth-jiiir.

the region on this side the ^" river,
from Tiphsah even to '^ Azzah, over
all the kings on this side the '"'river :
and he had peace on all sides round
about him.

25 And Judah and Israel dwelt
safely, every man under his vine
and under his fig tree, from Dan
even to Beer-sheba, all the days of
Solomon.

26 H And Solomon had t forty
tliousand stalls of hoi-ses for his
chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen.

27 And those officers provided
victual for king Solomon, and for
all that came unto king Solomon's
table, every man in his month :
they lacked nothing.

28 Barley also and straw for the
horses and '''dromedaries brought
they unto the place where the offi-
cers were, every man according to
his charge.

29 II And God gave Solomon wis-
dom and understanding exceeding
much, and largeness of heart, even
as the sand that is on the sea shore.

30 And Solomon's wisdom ex-
celled the wisdom of all the child-
ren of the east country, and all
the wisdom of Egypt.

31 For he was wiser than all
men ; than Ethan the Ezrahite,
and Heman, and Chalcol, and
Darda, the sons of Mahol : and his
fame was in all nations round
about.

32 And he spake thi-ee thousand
proverbs : and his songs were a
thousand and five.

33 And he spake of trees, from
the cedar tree that is in Lebanon
even unto the hyssop that spring-
eth out of the wall : he spake also
of beasts, and of fowl, ana of creep-
ing things, and of fishes.

34 And there came of all people
to hear the wisdom of Solomon,
from all kings of tlie earth, which
had heard of his wisdom.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Iliram, sending to coiifiratuliife, Solomon, in
certified of iiifi jnirpone to Jnii/d the temple,
and desired to furnis/i him irifh tii/dier
thereto. 7 Ilirom, blesKiug Cod for Solo-
mon, and requesting food for hik family,
furninheth him with treea. 13 The number
of Solomon'' H workmen and labourers.

AND Hii-am king of Tyre sent
his servants unto Solomon;
for he had heard that they had
anointed him king in the room of
his father: for Hiram was ever a
lover of David.

2 And Solomon sent to Hiram,
saying.

t In 2 Chr. ix. 25, four thousand.

10 River,

11 Gaza,

12 River :

13 swift
steeds

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Hiram giveth him timber.

I. KINGS, 6.

The building of \

3 Thou knowest how that David
ray father could not build an house
uiito the name of the Lord his God
for the wars which were about him
on every side, until the Lord put
them under the soles of his feet.

4 But now the Lord my God
hath given me rest on every side,
w that there is neither adversary
nor evil occurrent.

5 And, behold, I purpose to build
an house unto the name of the Lord
my God, as the Lord spake unto
David my father, saying. Thy son,
wliom I will set upon thy throne
in thy room, he shall build an
house unto my name.

6 Now therefore command thou
that they hew me cedar trees out
of Lebanon ; and my servants shall
be with thy servants : and unto
thee will I give hire for thy ser-
vants according to all that thou
shalt appoint : for thou knowest
that there is not among us any that
can skill to hew timber like unto
the Sidonians.

7 ^ And it came to pass, when
Hiram heard the words of Solomon,
that he rejoiced greatly, and said.
Blessed be the Lord this day, which
hath given unto David a wise son
over this great people.

8 And Hiram sent to Solomon,
saying, I have ^ considered i\\e

things which thou setitest to me

for : and i will do all thy desire
concerning timber of cedar, and
concerning timber of fir.

9 My servants shall bring the7n.
down from Lebanon unt(_) the sea :
and I will convey them by sea in
floats unto the place that thou shalt
apfjoint me, and will cause them to
ha discharged there, and thou shalt
receive them: and thou shalt ac-
complish my desire, in giving food
for my household.

10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar
trees and fir trees accordinu to all
his desire.

11 And Solomon gave Hiram
twenty thousand pleasures of
wheat for food t(j his household,
and twenty m(;asures of pure oil :
tl\iis gave; Solomon to Hiram year
by yeai'.

1 2 And the Lord gave Solomon
wisdom, as he promised him : and
th('r(! was peace between Hiram
and Solomon ; and they two made
a league tog(^ther.

13 ^ And king Solomon raised a
levy out of all Israel ; and the levy
was thirty tiiousand men.

II And lie sent tlicm to Lebanf)n,
ten tliousiind a mouth by (rom'scs:
a month they were in Lebanon, <(//'/

two months at home : and Adoni-
ram was over the levy.

15 And Solomon had thi'eescore
and ten thousand that bare bur-
dens, and fourscore thousand hew-
ers in the mountains ;

1 6 Beside the chief of Solomon's
officers which luere over the work,
three thousand and three hundred,
which ruled over the people that
wrought in the work.

17 And the king commanded,
and they ^brought great stones,
costly stones, '■'and, hewed stones, to
lay the foundation of the house,

18 And Solomons builders and
Hiram's builders did hew them,iind
the "^ stonesquarers : so they pre-
pared tnnber and stones to build
the house.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The hviJilhiri «f Sohimon'.^ temple. 5 The
chambers thereof. 11 GoiVs promine unto
it. 15 The cieUnfj anO eielorning of it. 2:5
The cheruJjhm. 31 The doom. 3G The
court. 37 The time of building it.

ND it came to pass in the four
hundred and eightieth year
after the children of Israel were
come out of the land of Egypt, in
the fourth year of Solomon's reign
over Israel, in the month Zif,
which is the second month, that
he began to build the house of the
Lord.

2 And the house which king Solo-
mon built for the Lord, the length
thereof toas threescore cubits, and
the breadth thereof twenty ri(hlt.^,
and the height thereof thirty cu-
bits.

3 And the porch before the t(;m-
ple of the house, twenty cubits iras
the length thereof, according to
the breadth of the house ; and tv^n
cubits vas the breadth thereof be-
fore the house.

4 And for the house he made
windows of ° nni-row lights

5 ^ And against the wall of the
house he built "chambers round
about, against tlie walls of the
house round about, botli of the
temple and of th(>. oracle : and he
made; '^chainbci's round about:

6 The nethermost "clianibcr teas
five cul)its broad, a,nd tlu'. middh^
iras six cubits broad, and tlie third
was seven cubits broad : for with-
out in the n'idl of th(> house \w,
made"iiari'owe(l rests round alK)ut,
that lite lieanis sliould not be fast-
ened in the walls of the liouse.

7 And the lioust', when it was in
building, w;is built of stone made
ready before it wasbrouglit thithei':
so that thei-e was neithei' hunnner
nor axe nor any tool of iron heard

338

Tlie ornaments

I. KINGS, 6.

of the temple.

the
with

in the house, while it was in build-
in*^.

8 The door for the middle ^ cham
her was in the right side of
house : and they went up
winding stairs into the middle
'"(^lamher, and out of the middle
into the third.

9 So he built the house, and
finished it ; and covered the house
with beams and boai-ds of cedar.

10 "And then he built chambers
against all the house, tive cubits
high : and they rested on the house
with timber of cedar.

11^ And the word of the Lord
came to Solomon, saying,

12 Conceryiinxi this house which
thou art in building, if thou wilt
walk in my statutes, and execute
my judgments, and keejD all my
commandments to walk in them ;
then will I * perform my word with
thee, which 1 spake unto David thy
father :

13 And I will dwell among the
children of Israel, and will not for-
sake my people Israel.

14 So Solomon built the house,
and finished it.

15 And he built the walls of the
house within Avith boards of cedar,
•' both the fioor f>f the house, aiid

the walls of the cieling : anil he
covered thevi on the inside with
wood, and covered the floor of the
house with planks of fir.

1 6 And he built twenty cubits on
the ® sides of the house, both the
floor and the walls with boards of

cedar : he even built them for it
within, even for the oracle, even for
the most holy ■place.

17 And the house, that h, the
temple "' before it, was forty cubits
long.

18 And the cedar of the house
within ivas carved with knops and
open flowers : all was cedar ; there
was no stone seen.

1 9 And the oracle he prepared in
the house within, to set there the
ark of the covenant of the Lord.

20 And ** the oracle in the fore-
part was twenty cubits in length.

all the house : also the whole altar
that ^"7/v/.s by the oracle he overlaid
with gold.

23 ^ And within the oracle he
7Tiade two ^^ cherubinis of olive tree,
each ten cubits high.

24 And five cubits was the one
wing of the cherub, and five cubits
the other wing of the cherub : from
the uttermost part of the one wing
unto the uttermost part of the other
■were ten cubits.

25 And the other cherub nias ten
cubits : both the " cherubims UKre
of one measure and one '" size.

26 The height of the one cherub
VKis ten cubits, and so was it of the
other cherub.

27 And he sat the " cherubims
within the inner house : and '•' they
stretched forth the wings of the

1" belonged
to

11 cherubim

and twenty cubits in breadth, and
twenty cubits in the height thereof :
and he overlaid it with pure gold ;
ancl so covered the altar u^kim was
of cedar.

21 So Solomon overlaid the house
within with pure gold : and he
^ made a partition by the chains of
gold before the pracle; and he over-
laid it with gold.

22 And the whole house he over-
laid with gold, until he had finished

339

cheruljuns. so that the wing of
the one touched the cxne wall, and
the wing of the other cherub
touched the other wall ; and their
wings touched one another in the
midst of the house.

28 And he overlaid the "cheru-
bims with gold.

29 And he carved all the walls of
the house round about with carved
figures of " cherubims and palm
trees and open flowers, within and
without.

30 And the floor of the house he
overlaid with gold, within and with-
out.

31 H And for the enteruig of the
oracle he made doors of olive tree :
the lintel anrl side posts were a fifth
part of the wall.

32 The two doors also %vere of
olive tree ; and he carved upon them
carvings of " cherubims and palm
trees and open flowers, and over-
laid them with gold, and spread gold
upon the "cherubims, and upon the
palm trees.

33 So also made he for the ^''door
of the temple posts of olive tree, a
fourth part of the wall.

34 And the two doors were of fir
tree : the two leaves of the one
door n<ere folding, and the two
leaves of the other door were
folding.

3 5 And he carved thereon ' ^ cheru-
bims and palm trees • and open
flowers : and covered theia with
gold fitted upon the '"carved work.

36 51 And he built the iiuier court
with three rows of hewed stone,
and a row of cedar beams.

37 H In the fourth year was the
foundation of the house of the
Lord laid, in the month Zif :

1^ form.

13 the
cherubim
stretched
forth their
wiugs,

I'* cherubim ,
15 entrance

16 graven

King /Solomon'' s

I. KINGS, 7.

other buildings.

1 made
■square with
beams :

2 the

3 a porcli
'» pillars
anil a
threshold

^ dwelt, the

other

•' was

" even of
hewn stone,
a<-cordinf;- to
mc-asure,

^ unto

" even h(;wn
stone, ae-
cordini; to
measure.

38 And in the eleventh year, in
the month Bui, which is the eighth
month, was the house finished
thfoughout all the parts thereof,
and according to all the fashion of
it. 8o was he seven years in build-
ing it.

CHAPTER 7.

1 'rhehuihJiny of S<ilomon'8 7i,oui<e. 2 Of the
hiin.se of Lehaiioit. C OftheporcJiofjiiiliirft.
1 Of the porch <f judgment. S Of the
h.oiixefor Plidraoh'ii (Utughter. 13 ////■(/ »* \'
ii'ork (f the tivo ■pillars. 23 Of the /nolten
xea. 27 Of the ten bases. 38 Of the ten
1(1 vers, 40 and all the vessels.

BUT Solomon was building his
own house thirteen years, and
he finished all his house.

2 ^ He built also the house of the
forest of Lebanon ; the length there-
of urns, an hundred cubits, and the
breadth thereof fifty cubits, and
the height thereof thirty cubits,
upon four rows of cedar pillars,
with cedar beams upon the pillars.

3 And it was covered with cedar
above upon the beams, that lai/ on
forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.

4 And there tvere windows in
three rows, and light ivas against
light in three ranks.

5 And all the doors and posts
ivere ' square, with the windows :
and light was against light in three
ranks.

6 51 And he made ^a_ porch of pil-
lars ; the length thereof u'as fifty
cubits, and the breadth thereof
thirty cubits : and •' the porch iva.'i
l)efore them : and ''the other pillars
and the thick beam were before
them.

7 H Then he made '^a porch for
the throne where he might judge,
even the porch of judgment : anfl
it was covered with cedar from one
side of the floor to the other.

H II And his house where he
•^dwelt hail another court within
tli(^ \H)w\i, '' /r///ch was of the like
work. Solomon made also an house
for Pharaoh's daugliter, whom he
had taken to wife, like unto this
porch.

9 All these ?/we o/ costly stones,
'riccordini,' to tli(>me;vsur('sof iicwcd

stones, sawed with saws, witliiriMiid
without, even from tlic foundation
unto the coping, and so on the out-
side " toward the great court.

10 And trie foundation v>as of
costly stones, even great stones,
stou(!s of ten cubits, and stones of
(ught (■ul)its.

1 I And a:l)ove were costly stones,
' after th>' iiK'asuresof hewed stoTies,

and cedars.

I'l And tlie great court round

about U'as witli three rows of
hewed stones, and a row of cedar
beams, both for tlie inner court of
the house of the Lord, and for the
porch of the house.

13 H And king Solomon sent and
fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

14 He -ivas a widow's son of the
tribe of Naphtali, and his father
was a man of Tyre, a worker in
brass : and he was lilled with wis-
dom, and understanding, and cun-
ning to work all works in brass.
And he came to king Solomon, and
wrought all his work.

15 For he cast two pillars of
bniss, of eighteen cubits high
apiece : and a line of twelve cubits
did compass either of them
about.

1 6 And he made two ^^ chapiters
of molten brass, to set upon the
tops of the pillars : the height of
the one " chapiter was five cubits,
and the height of the other " chai)i-
ter was five cubits :

17 And nets of checker work,
and wreaths of chain work, for the
^"chapiters which were\x\)on the top
of the pillars ; seven for the one
'" cha])iter, and seven for the other
'^cJiapiter.

18 And he made the pillars, and
two rows round about upon the
one network, to cover the "' chapi-
ters that ivere upon " the top, with
pomegranates : and so did he for
the other '"chapiter.

1 9 And the '" chapiters that were
upon the top of the pillars v<ere of
lily work in the porch, four cubits.

20 ""And the cliapiters upon the
two pillars liad iKiDii'dJ'auatex also

ai)ove, over against the belly which
was by the network : and the iiome-
granates rvere two hundrt^d in rows
round about upon the other '-'chaiji-
ter.

21 And he sot up the pillars in
th(^ porch of the temple : and he
set up tlu; right pillar, and called
the name thei'eof t .Jachin : and he
set up the left ^lilktr, and calkvl
the nam(^ th(»reot X Poaz.

22 And upon the to)) of the i)il-
lars iiHt.s lily work : so was the work
t)f the pillai's (hiished.

23 if And he made a molten sea,
ten cubits from the one brim to
the other: it was round all about,
and his height tras five cubits : and
a line of tliii'ty cubits did ccjmpass
it round about.

* Or,

t That is, He shall (\stal)lisli.

X That is, lu it Is struiif^th.

340

Hiram's work

I. KINGS, 7.

for the temple.

24 And under the brim of it
round about there luere knops com-
passing it, ten in a cubit, compass-
ing the sea round about : the knops
were cast in two rows, when it was
cast.

25 It stood upon twelve oxen,
three looking toward the north,
and three looking toward the
west, and three looking toward
the south, and three looking
toward the east : and the sea
iras set above upon them, and all
their hinder parts irere inward.

26 And it iras an hand breadth
thick, and the brim thereof was
wrought like the brim of a cup,
' with flowers of lilies: it contained
two thousand baths.

27 U And he made ten bases of
brass ; four cubits was the length
of one base, and four cubits the
breadth thereof, and three cubits
the height of it.

28 And the work of the bases
}r(is on this manner : they had
- boi-ders, and the ^_borders were
V)etween the ledges :

29 And on the ■' borders that
vere between the ledges wefi; lions,
oxen, and "* chei-ubim.s : and upon
the ledges there was a " base above :
and beneath the lions and oxen
were '^ certain additions made of
tliin work.

30 And every base _ had four
brasen wheels, and " i)lates of
brass : and the four corners thereof
had undersetters : under the laver
were undersetters molten, " at the
side of every addition.

31 And the mouth of it within
the ^ chapiter and above was a
cubit : but the mouth thereof was
round after the work of ^" the base,
a cubit and an half : and also upon
the mouth of it ivere " gravings

with theii' borders, foursquare, not
round.

32 And under the ^ borders ivere
'" four wheels ; and the axletrees of
the wheels were joined to the base :
and the height of a wheel ivas a
cubit and half a cubit.

33 And the work of the wlieels
/ras like the woi'k of a chariot
wheel : their axletrees, and their
naves, and their felloes, and their
spokes, we^'e all molten.

34 And the7'e ivere four under-
.setters to th(; four corners of '■' one
base : and the undersetters H'ere of
the very base itself.

35 And in the top of the base
>r((s there a round compass of half
a cubit high : ami on the t<Ji> of the

base the ledges thereof and the
•' borders thereof we7'e of the same.

36 " For on the plates of the
ledges tliereof, and on the '' borders
thereof, he graved '® cherubims.

lions, and palm trees, according to
the ^" proijortion of every one, and
additions round about.

37 After this 'manner he made
the ten bases : all of them had
one casting, one measure, and one
''' size.

38 ^ ^^ Then made he ten lavers
of brass : one laver contained forty
baths : and every laver was four
cubits : and upon every one of the
ten bases one laver.

39 And he put five bases on the
right side of the house, and five on
the left side of the house : and he
set the sea on the right side of the
house eastward "over against the
south.

40 H And Hiram made the lavers,
and the shovels, and the basons.
So Hiram made an end of doing all
the work that he made king Solo-
mon for the house or the Lord :

41 The two pillars, and the two
bowls of the -" chapiters that loere
on the top of the two pillars ; and
the two networks, to cover the two
bowls of the "" chapiters which tvere
upon the top of the pillars ;

42 And four hundred pomegran-
ates for the two networks, even two
rows of pomegranates for one net-
work, to cover the two bowls of the
-" chapiters that ivere upon the pil-
lars ;

43 And the ten bases, and ^^ ten
lavers on the bases ;

44 And -'-^ one sea, and ^'^ twelve
oxen under the sea ;

45 And the pots, and the shovels,
and the basons : and all these ves-
sels, which Hiram made to king
Solomon for the house of the Lord,
were of bright brass.

46 In the plain of Jordan did the
king cast them, in the clay ground
between Succoth and -'^Zarthan.

47 And Solomon left all the ves-
sels nnweighed, because they were
exceeding many : neither was the
weight of the brass found out.

48 And Solomon made all the
vessels that pertained, unto the
house of the Lord : the altar of
gold, and the tal)le of gold, where-
upon the shewbread i/'as,

49 And the candlesticks of pure
gold, five f>n tlie right i^idc, and five
on the left, Ix'foi'e the oracle, with
the flowers, and the lamiw, and the
UmgH o/goid.

3 panels
14 And

15 cheru-
bim,

i<j space of
eacli, with
wreaths

17 form.

18 And he
made

19 toward

'^^ capitals

■-1 the ten

2- the one
-3 the twelve

24Zarethan.

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The dedication

I. KINGS, 8.

of the temple.

1 firepaus,

- princes of
the fathers'
houses

3 tent of
raeethig,

4 Tent,

Sits

•• cherubim.
" cheriihim

** tlie staves
were so long

50 And the bowls, and the snuf-
fers, and the basons,and the spoons,
and the ^ censers of pure gold ; and
the hinges of gold, both for the doors
of the inner house, the most holy
2j/ace, and for the doors of the
house, to wit, of the temple.

51 8o was ended all the work
that king Solomon made for the
house of the Lord. And Solomon
brought in the things which IJavid
his father had dedicated ; even the
silver, and the gold, and the ves-
sels, did he put among the trea-
sures of the house of the Lord.

CHAPTER 8.

1 Thefenxt of the dedication of the temple.
12, 54 SoloinorVs bles.riiif/. '22 Solot)ioii\s
'prayer. 62 Hin sacrifice of peace offerincj^.

THEN Solomon assembled the
elders of Israel, and all the
heads of the tribes, the -chiefof

the fathers of the children of Israel,
unto king Solomon in Jerusalem,
that they might bring up the ark
of the covenant of the Lord out of
the city of David, which /.s Zion.

2 And all 'the men of Israel
assembled themselves unto king
Solomon at the feast in the month
Ethanim, which in the seventh
month.

3 And all the elders of Israel
came, and the priests took up the
ark.

4 And they brought up the ark
(»f the Lord, and the •'tabernacle
of the congregation, and all the

holy vessels that were in the ^ taber-
nacle, even those did the priests
and the Levites bring up.

5 And king Solomon, and all the
congregation of Israel, that were
assembl(>d unto him, were with him
before tlie ark, sacrificing sheep
and oxen, that could not be tokl
nor numbered f(jr multitude.

0 And the priests l)rouglit in
tlu^ ark of the covenant of the
I.ord unto "'his place, into the
oracle of the Touse, to the most
holy ?)A/re, even under the wings
of the "cherubims.

7 For the ^chei'iibims spread
forth ilu'ir two wings over the
I)]ace of the ark, and the 'chei-ii-
bims

and

the

covered the ark

stav(rs ther'eof above.

<^ And ^ they (h'cw out the stav(>s.
that the (jiids of \A\i\ staves wcrc^
seen out in the, holy 'phtre l)efoi-e
th(^ oracle, and they were not seini
without : and there they are unto
this day.

9 There vhu nothing in the ai-k
save the two tables of stone;, whicli

Moses put there at Horeb, when
the Lord made a covenant with the
children of Israel, when they came
out of the land of Egypt.

10 And it came to pass, when
the priests were come out of the
holy 2itace. that the cloud filled the
house of the Lord,

11 So that the priests could not
stand to minister because of the
cloud : for the glory of the Lord
had filled the house of the Lord.

12 ^ Then spake Solomon, The
Lord said that he would dwell in
the thick darkness.

13 I have surely built thee an
house to dwell in, a settled place
for thee to abide in for ever.

1 4 And the king turned his face
about, and blessed all the congre-
gation of Israel: (and all the con-
gregation of Israel stood ;)

15 And he said. Blessed t>e "the
Lord Cod of Israel, which spake
witli his mouth unto David my
father, and hath with his hand
fulfilled it, saying,

IG Since the day that I brought
forth my people Israel out of
Egypt, I chose no city out of
all the tribes of Israel to build
an house, that my name might be
therein ; but I chose David to be
over my people Israel.

17 ^"And it was in the. heart of
David my father to build an house
for the name of "the Lord God of
Israel.

18 And the Lord said unto
David my father. Whereas it was
in thine heart to build an house
unto niy ntuiie, thou didst well
that it was in thine heart.

19 Nevertheless thou shalt not
build the house ; but thy son that
shall come forth out of thy loins,
he shall build the house unto my
name.

20 And the Lord hath " per-
formed his word that he spake,
and I am risen up in the I'oom of
David my father, and sit on the
throne of Isi-ael, as the IjOitD pro-
misefl, and have built an housc^ for
the name of "the Lokd (!od of
Israel.

21 And T have set there a place
for the ark, wherein is th(> covcv
nant of tlu; Lord, which he made
with our fathers, when he brought
tliem out of the land of Kgyi)t.

22 ^1 And Solomon stood befor(>
the altar of the Loi;i) in the pre-
sence of all the congregation of Js-
lael, and spread forth his hands
toward heaven :

23 And he said, ''-'Loi;i> Tiod of
Israeli, there is no God like th(H!,

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Solomon's prayer

I. KINGS, 8.

of dedication.

in heaven above, or on earth l)e-
neath, who keepest covenant and
mercy with thy servants that walk
before thee with all their heart :

24 Who hast kept with thy ser-
vant David my father that thou
promisedst him : thou spakest also
with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled
it with thine hand, as it is this day.

25 Therefore now, ^ Lord God

of Israel, keep with thy servant
David my father that thou pro-
misedst him, saying. There shall
not fail thee a man in my sight to sit
on the throne of Israel; ' so that

thy children take hee(l to then'
way, that they walk before me as
thou hast walked before me.

26 And now, O God of Israel,
let thy word, I pray thee, be veri-
fied, which thou spakest unto thy
servant David my father.

27 But will God indeed dwell
on the earth 1 behold, the heaven
and heaven of heavens cannot
contain thee; how much less this
house that I have builded'?

28 Yet have thou respect unto
the prayer of thy servant, and to
his supplication, O Lord my God,
to hearken unto the cry and to
the prayer, which thy servant
prayeth before thee to day :

29 That thine eyes may be open
toward this house night and day,
even toward the place of which
thou hast said. My name shall be
there: that thou mayest hearken
unto the prayer which thy servant
shall make toward this place.

30 And hearken thou to the sup-
plication of thy servant, and of
thy people Israel, v/hen they shall
pray toward this place : and hear
thou in heaven thy dwelling place :
and when thou hearest, forgive.

31 ^ If any man trespass against
his neighbour, and aii oath be laid
upon him to cause him to swear,
and ^the oath come before thine
altar in this house :

32 Then hear thou in heaven,
and do, and judge thy servants,
condemning the wicked, to bring
his way upon his head ; and justi-
fying the righteous, to give him
according to his righteousness.

33 51 When thy people Israel be
smitten down before the enemy,
because they have sinned against
thee, and shall turn again to thee,
and confess thy name, and pray,
and make supplication unto thee
in this house :

34 Then h(>ar thou in heaven,
and forgive the sin of thy people
Israel, and In'ing them again unti)
the land which thou gavest unto
their fathers.

35 51 When heaven is shut up,
and there is no rain, because they
have sinned against thee ; if they
pray toward this place, and con-
fess thy name, and turn from their
sin, when thou afflictest them :

36 Then hear thou in heaven,
and forgive the sin of thy servants,
and of thy people Israel, that thou
teach them the good way wherein
they should walk, and give rain
upon thy land, which thou hast
given to thy people for an inheri-
tance.

37 51 If there be in the land
famine, if there be pestilence,
blasting, mildew, lo.cust. a?' if
there be caterpiller ; if their enemy
besiege them in the land of their
cities; whatsoever plague, what-
soever sickness there be ;

38 What prayer and supplica-
tion soever be viade by any man,
or by all thy peojile Israel, which
shall know every man the plague
of his own heart,- and spread forth
his hands toward this house :

39 Then hear thou in heaven thy
dwelling place, and forgive, and do,
and give to every man according to
his ways, whose heai'tthou knowest;
(for thou, even thou only, knowest
the hearts of all the children of
men ;)

40 That they may fear thee all
the days that they live in the land
which thou gavest unto our fathers.

41 Moreover concerning a sti'an-
ger, that is not of thy people Israel,
but cometh out of a far country for
thy name's sake ;

42 (For they shall hear of thy
great name, and of thy strong hand,
and of thy stretched out arm;)
when he shall come and pray to-
ward this house ;

43 Hear thou in heaven thy
dwelling place, and do according
to all that the stranger calleth to
thee for: that all * ))eople of the
earth may know thy name, to fear
thee, as do thy people Israel ; and
that they, may know that '' this
house, which T have builded, is
called by thy name.

44 II If thy people go out to battle
against their enemy, whithersoever
thou shalt send them, and shall
pray unto the Lord toward the
city which thou hast chosen, and
toii'drd the house tliat I have built
for thy name :

45 Then hear thou in heaven
their prayer and their supplica-
tion, and maintain their cause.

46 If they sin against thee, (for
there is no man that sinneth not,)
and thou be angry with them, and

peoples

5 thy name
is called
upon this
house,
whicli I have
builded.

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tiolomori's prayer.

I. KINGS, 9.

///

deliver them to the enemy, so that
they carry them away captives unto
the hmd of the enemy, far or near ;

47 Yet if they shall bethink them-
selves in the land whither they were
carried captives, and repent, and
make supplication unto thee in the
land of them that carried them cap-
tives, saying. We have sinned, and
have done perversely, we have com-
mitted wickedness ;

4(S And so return unto thee with
all their heart, and with all their
soul, in the land of their enemies,
which led them away captive, and
pray unto thee toward their land,
which thou gavest unto their fa-
thers, the city which thou hast
chosen, and the house which I have
built for thy name :

49 Then hear thou their prayer
and their supplication in heaven
thy dwelling place, and maintain
their cause,

50 And forgive thy people that
have sinned against thee, and all
their ti'ansgressions wherein they
have transgressed against thee, and
give them compassion before them
who carried them captive, that they
may have compassion on them :

51 For they be thy people, and
thine inheritance, which thou
bi'oughtest forth out of Egypt,
from the midst of the furnace of
iron :

52 That thine eyes may be open
unto the supplication of thy ser-
vant, and unto the sui)plication of
thy people Israel, to hearken unto
th(;m in all that they call for unto
thee.

53 For thou didst separate them
from among all the ' ])eoi)le of the
earth, to be thine iiihei-itance, as
thou spakest Ijy the hand of Moses
thy s(^rvant, when tliou broughtest
our fathers out of J^^lgypt, (J Lord
(ioD.

54 And it was.s'o, that when Solo-
mon had made an (^ud of pi'aying
all tliis i)rayer and suj)i)lic.ati(ju
unto the LoRO, he aiosc from be-
fore the altar of the; Lord, from
kneeling on his knees with liis
hands spread up to i)eaven.

55 And he stood, and blessed all
the congregation of Israel with a
loud voice, saying,

5G Blessed /vc:- the_ Lord, that hath
given rest unto his peojjle Israel,
according to all that he i)romised :
thei-e hath not failed one word of
all his goofl promise, which he;
proinis(>(i by the hand of Moses his
sei-v.'irit.

57 The Lord oui-rjod be with us,
as he was with our fafliers : let him
not leave us, nor foisake us :

5(S That he may incline our hearts
unto him, to walk in all his ways,
and to keep his commandments,
and his statutes, and his judg-
ments, which he commanded our
fathers.

59 And let these my words, where-
with I have made supplication be-
fore the Lord, be ni"-h unto the
Lord our (iod day and night, that
he maintain the cause of his ser-
vant, and the cause of his people
Israel at all times, as the matter
shall r'equire :

60 That all the ^ people of the
earth may know that the Lort) is
God, (iv(l that there is none else.

61 Let your heart therefore be
perfect with the Lord our God, to
walk in his statutes, and to keep
his connnandments, as at this day.

62 II And the king, and all Israel
with him, offered sacrifice before
the Lord.

63 And Solomon offered a sacri-
fice of peace offerings, which he
offered unto the Lord, two and
twenty thousand oxen, and an hun-
dred and twenty thousand sheep.
So the king and all the children of
Israel dedicated the house of the
Lord.

64 The same day did the king
hallow the middle of the court that
mas before the house of the Lord :
for there he offered burnt offerings,
and -^ meat offerings, and the fat
of the peace offerings : because
the brasen altar that if 'as before
the Lord i/'as too little to receive
the burnt offerings, and -meat offer-
ings, and the fat of the peace offer-
ings.

65 And at that time Solomon
held a feast, and all Israel with
him, a great congregation, from
the entering in of Hamath unto
the " river of Egypt, before the
Lord our God, seven flays and
sev(Mi da.ys, eve?! fcjurteen days.

66 On tlu' eighth day he st^nt the
I)eop]e away : and they blessi'd the
king, aiul w(>nt unto their tents
joyful and glad of heart for all the
jj;o(>dnes.s that the Lord had dont^
for l);ivid his servant, and foi- Is-
rael liis people.

CHAPTER 9.

1 OoiJ'n coreiiiiiit ill, a vixion 'irilli SuhiiiKHi.
Ill 't'lit' iiiiitudi prcHi-yitu of Snhniidii <niil
IHfiiiii. 15 III So/injinti'n irarlcs thi' (leii-
Hhs irere, liiH Ixtnthne.n, the iKraetitfn ho-
iiourahh' mrnnilH. '_'4 I'liKrimli'K il hci' /lou.ic. '2."i Sdhiiiiiiii'n ijeitrl ij
Kiiloiin Kdcri/icpK. 'H\ I!h iiitrij fi'lvht-lli
qalil fi'd-m, Ojiliir.

AND it came to pass, when Solo-
mon had finisjied the bin'Iding
of the house of tlie Lord, and the

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GocVs covenant with Solomon.

I. KINGS, 9.

Solomon's cities.

king's house, and all Solomon's tie-
sire which he was pleasetl to do,

2 That the Lord appeared to So-
lomon the second time, as he had
appeared unto him at Gibeon.

3 And the Lord said unto him, I
have heard thy prayer and thy
supplication, that thou hast made
before me : I have hallowed this
house, which thou hast built, to
put my name there for ever ; and
mine eyes and mine heart shall be
there perpetually.

4 And if thou wilt walk before
me, as David thy father walked, in
integrity of heart, and in upright-
ness, to do according to all that 1
have commanded thee, and wilt
keep my statutes and my judg-
ments :

5 Then I will establish the throne
of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever,
as I promised to David thy father,
saying. There shall not fail thee a
man upon the throne of Israel.

6 But if ye shall ^ at all turn from
follov/ing me, ye or your children,
and will not keep my command-
ments mid my statutes which I have
set before you, but go and serve
other gods, and worship them :

7 Then will I cut oft" Israel out of
the land which I have given them ;
and this house, which I have hal-
lowed for my name, will I cast out
of my sight ; and Israel shall be a
proverb and a byword among all
"people :

8 And at this house, rvhich is high,
everyone that passeth by it shall
be astonished, and shall hiss ; and
they shall say. Why hath the Lord
done thus unto this land, and to
this house 1

9 And they shall answer, Because
they forsook the LoKi) their God,
who brought forth their fathers
out of the land of Egypt, and have
taken hold upon other gods, and
have worship^jed them, and served
them : therefore hath the Lord
brought upon them all this evil.

ion And it came to pass at the
end of twenty years, when Solomon
had built the two houses, the house
of the Lord, and the king's house.

1 1 (Now Hiram the king of Tyre
had furnished Sohmion with cedar
trees and fir trees, and witli gold,
according to all his desire,) that
then king Solomon gave Hiram
twenty cities in the land of
Galilee.

12 And Hiram came out from
Tyre to see the cities which Solo-
mon had given him ; and they
I)leased him not.

13 And he said, What cities are
these which thou hast given me,

my brother "? And ^he called them

the land of *Cabul unto this day.

14 And Hiram sent to the king
six score talents of gold.

15 U And this «'.s the reason of the
levy which king Solomon raised ;
for to build the house of the Lord,
and his own house, and Millo, and
the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor,
and Megiddo, and Gezer.

16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt
had gone up, and taken Gezer, and
burnt it with fire, and slain the
Canaanites that dwelt in the city,
and given it for a jn-esent unto his
daughter, Solomon's wife.

1 7 And Solomon built Gezer, and
Beth-horon the nether,

18 And Baalath, and ^Tadmor in
the wilderness, in the land,

19 And all the cities of store that
Solomon had, and cities for his cha-
riots, and cities for his horsemen,
and that which Solomon desired
to build in Jerusalem, and in
Lebanon, and in all the land of
his dominion.

20 And all the people tluit were
left of the _ Amorites, Hittites,
Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,^
which were not of the children of
Israel,

21 Their children that were left
after them in the land, whom the
children of Israel also were not
able t utterly to destroy, upon
those did Solomon levy a tribute
of bondservice unto this day.

22 But of the children of Israel
did Solomon make no bondmen :
but they irere men of war, and his
servants, and his princes, and his
captains, and rulers of his cha-
riots, and his horsemen.

23 These vere the chief of the
officers that icei'e over Solomon's
work, five hundred and fifty,
which bare rule over the people
that wrought in the work.

24 n Biit Pharaoh's daughter
came up out of the city of David
unto her house which Solomon
had built for her : then did he
build ^lillo.

25 n And three times in a year
did Solomon offer burnt offerings
and peace offerings upon the altar
whicn he built unto the Lord, and
he burnt incense upon the altar
that vHt!^ before the Lord. So he
finished the house.

26 n And king Solomon made
a navy of ships in Ezion-geber,
which ?'.s beside Eloth, on the
shore of the Red sea, in the land
of Edom.

3 they were
called

^ t Tamar

* That ix. Disi)leasiiig.

t Ilel). to devote.

t Or,

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TJie queen of ShehcCs

I. KINGS, 10.

visit to Solomon.

27 And Hiram sent in the navy
his servants, shipnien that had
knowledge of the sea, with the
servants of Solomon.

28 And thej); came to Ophir,
and fetched from thence gold,
four hundred and twenty talents,
and brought it to king Solomon.

CHAPTER 10.

1 The queen of Sheha admlreth the icisdom
of Solomon. 14 Solomon^s tjold. 16 Ili»
targets. 18 The throtif of irory. 1\ Ills
vessels. 24 JJls jircsents. id His chariots
and horse. 28 ///.s- trihuti^.

AND when the queen of Sheba
heard of the fame of Solomon
concerning the name of the Lord,
she came to prove him with hard
questions.

2 And she came to Jerusalem
with a very great train, with
camels that bare spices, and very
much gold, and precious stones :
and when she was come to Solo-
mon, she communed with him of
all that was in her heart.

3 And Solomon told her all her
questions : there was not any thing
hid from the king, which he told
her not.

4 And when the queen of Sheba
had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and
the house that he had built.

5 And the ' meat of his table, and
the sitting of his serv;ints, and the
attendance of liis ministers, and
their apparel, and his cupbearers,
and his ascent by which he went
up unto the house of the Lord ;
there was no more spirit in her.

6 And she said to the king. It
was a true repoi-t tliat I heard in
mine own land of thy acts and of
thy wisdom.

7 Howbeit I believed not the
words, until 1 came, and mine
eyes had seen if : and, behold, the
half was iiot told me: thy wisdom
and piospeiity exceedeth the fame
which I heai-d.

8 Happy (ire thy men, hai)i)y are
these thy servants, which stand
continually before thee, and that
hear thy wisdom.

9 Jilessed be the Lord thy Cod,
which delighted in thee, to set thee
on the throne of Israel : bi'causc;
the Lord loved Lsi'ael foi- ever,
therefore! mafle lie thee king, to
do judgment and justice.

10 And she gave the king an
hundred and twenty talents of
gold, and of spices very great
store, and precious stones: there
came no inoic such Mbundance of
spices as these which the (pieen of
Sheba gave to king Solomon.

11 And the navy also of Hiram,

that brought gold from Ophir,
brought in from Ophir great
plenty of almug trees, and pre-
cious stones.

12 And the king made of the
almug trees pillars for the house
of the Lord, and for the king's
house, harps also and psalteries
for singers : there came no such
almug trees, nor were seen unto
this day.

1 3 And king Solomon gave unto
the queen of Sheba all her desire,
whatsoever she asked, beside that
which Solomon gave her of liis
royal bounty. So she turned and
went to her own country, she
and her servants.

14 II, Now the weight of gold
that came to Solomon in one
year was six hundred threescore
and six talents of gold,

15 Beside that he had of the
"merchantmen, and of the traf-
fick of tile "siiice meirhants, and
of all the kings of ^Arabia, and
of the governors of the country.

16 II And king Solomon made
two hundred *" targets of beaten
gold : six hundred shekels of gold
went to one " target.

17 And he made three hundred
shields o/ beaten gold; three pound
of gold went to one shield-: and the
king put them in the house of the
forest of Lebanon.

18 U Moreover the king made a
great throne oi ivory, and overlaid
it with the best gold.

19 The throne had six steps, and
the top of the throne mis round
behind : and the)-e were "^ stays on
either side on the place of the
seat, and two lions stood Ijeside
the '^ stays.

20 And twelve lions stood there
on the one side and on th(^ othei-
upon the six steps: tli(>i'(^ was iu>t
the like madi; in any kingdom.

21 II And all king Solomon's
drinking vessels toere of gold, and
all the vessels of the liouse of the
forest of Lebanon were of pure
gold ; none irere of silver : it was
nothing accounted of in the days
of Solomon.

22 Kor tlu! king had at sea a
navy of '"I'liiii'shish with the navy
of Hiram : once m tlu'ei; years
came tile navy of "'Tha,rsliisli,bring-
ing gold, and sihci-, ivory, and
ap(!S, and peacocks.

23 So king tSolomon exceeded all
till! kings of the earth for riches
and for wisdom.

24 ^\ And all tin; earth sought to
Solomon, t<t heal' his wisdom, which
(iod had put in his heart.

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Solomon seduced to idolatry.

I. KINGS, 11.

His adversaries.

25 And they brought every man
his present, vessels of silver, and
vessels of gold, and garments,
and armour, and spices, horses,
and mules, a rate year by year.

26 ^ And Solomon gathered to-
gether chariots and horsemen : and
he had a thousand and four hun-
dred chariots and twelve thousand
horsemen, whom he bestowed in
the cities for chariots, and with
the king at Jerusalem.

27 And the king made silver to
be in Jerusalem as stones, and
cedars made he to 6e as the syco-
more trees that are in the * vale,
for abundance.

28 H And Solomon had horses
brought out of "Egypt, and linen
yarn : the king's merchants r~

ceived the linen yarn at a price.
29 And a chariot came up and
went out of Egypt for six hundred
.shekels of silver, and an horse for
an hundred and fifty : and so for
all the kings of the Hittites, and
for the kings of Syria, did they
bring them out by their means.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Solomon's wives and concubines. 4 In
his old age they draw him to idolatry. !•
God til rente iifth him. 14 Sol(iiii(iii\s ad rer-
sariefi irere I/adad, who was eiilcrtni iwd
ill Egijpt, %'> liezon, who reignii/ hi I>ii-
■/iiasciis,'2& and. Jerohninii, tn irln-m Ahijiih
jirojihesied. 41 iShIiiiikhi' s nffs. n ii/n, and
death: Rehohoam Kiicnuililli him.

BUT king Solomon loved many
strange women, together with
the daughter of Pharaoh, women
of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edom-
ites, Zidonians, and Hittites ;

2 Of the nations concer^iinu
which the Lord said unto the chil-
dren of Israel, Ye shall not go in
to them, neither shall they come in
unto you : .for surely they will turn
away your heart after* their gods :
Solomon clave unto these in love.

3 And he had seven hundred
wives, princesses, and three hun-
dred concubines : and his wives
turned away his heart.

4 For it came to pass, when Solo-
mon was old, tJutt his wives turned
away his heart after* other gods :
and his hear't was not peiiect with
the Lord his God, as tvas the heart
of David his father.

5 For Solomon went after Ashto-
I'eth the goddess of the Zidonians,
and after Milcom the abomination
of the Ammonites.

6 And Solomon did evil in the
sight of the Lord, and went not
fully after the Lord, as did David
his father".

7 Then did Solomon build an
high place for Chemosh, the abomi-

nation of Moab, in the hill that is
before Jerusalem, and for Molech,
the abomination of the children of
Amnion.

8 And likewise did he for all his
strange wives, which burnt incense
and sacrificed unto their gods.

9 H And the Lord was angry
with Solomon, because his heart
was turned from '^ the Lord God of
Israel, which had appeared unto
him twice,

10 Arid had coniinancled him
concerning this thing, that he
should not go after other gods :
but he kept not that which the
Lord commanded.

1 1 Wherefore the Lord said unto
Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done
of thee, and thou hast not kept my
covenant and my statutes, which I
have commanded thee, I will surely
rend the kingdom from thee, and
will give it to thy servant.

12 Notwithstanding in thy days
I will not do it for David thy
father's sake : hut I will rend it out
of the hand of thy son.

13 Howbeit I will not rend away
all the kingdom ; but;w\\\ give one
tribe to thy son for David my ser-
vant's sake, and for Jerusalem's
sake which I have chosen.

14 U And the Lord stiri-ed up
an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad
the Edomite : he was of the king's
seed in Edom.

15 For it came to pass, when Da-
vid was in Edom, and Joab the
captain of the host was gone up to
bury the slain, after he had smit-
ten every male in Edom ;

16 (For six months did Joab re-
main there with all Isrjiel, until he
had cut off every male in Edom : )

17 That Hadad tied, he and cer-
tain Edomites of his father's ser-
vants with him, to go into Egypt ;
Hadad hei7ig yet a little child.

18 And they arose out of Midian,
and came to Paran : and they took
men with them out of Par'an, and
they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh
king of Egypt ; which gave him
an house, and appointed him vic-
tuals, and gave him land.

19 And Hadad found great fa-
vour in the sight of Phar-aoh, so
that he gave him to wife the sis-
ter of his own wife, the sister of
Tahpenes the queen.

20 And the sister of Tahpenes
bare him Genubath his son, whom
Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's
house : and Genubath was in Pha-
raoh's household among the sons
of Pharaoh.

21 And when Hadad hoaixl in
Egypt that David slept with his

3 the Lord,
the God

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Jeroboam the son of Nehat.

I. KINGS, 12.

Solomon dieth.

fathers, and that Joab the captain
of the host was dead, Hadad said
to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I
may go to mine own country.

22 Then Pharaoh said unto him.
But what hast thou lacked with
me, that, behold, thou seekest to
go to thine own country 1 And he
answered. Nothing : howbeit let
me go in any wise.

23 II And God stirred him up an-
other adversary, Rezon the son of
Eliadah, which fled from his lord
Hadadezer king of Zobah :

24 And he gathered men unto
him, and became captain over a
band, when David slew them of
Zohah : and they went to Damas-
cus, and dwelt therein, and reigned
in Damascus.

25 And he was an adversary to
Israel all the days of Solomon, be-
side the mischief that Hadad did:
and he abhorred Israel, and reigned
over Syria.

26 II And Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda,
Solomon's servant, whose mother's
name ivas Zeruah, a widow woman,
even he lifted up Jds hand against
the king.

27 And this was the cause that
he lifted up Jiis hand against the
king: Solomon built Millo, '«?'Z re-
l)aired the breaches of the city of
David his father.

2S And the man Jeroboam was a
mighty man of valour : and Solo-
mon seeing the young man that he
was industrious, he made him ruler
over all the ^ charge of the house
of Joseph.

29 And it came to jjass at that
time wlien Jeroboam went out of
Jerusalem, that the i)rophet Ahi-
jah the Shilonite found him in the
way ; and he had clad himstslf with
a new garment ; and they two
UK'ra alone, in the field :

30 And Ahijah caught the new
garment that loas on him, and rent
it in twelve picsces :

31 And he said to Jeroboam,
Take thee ten pieces : for thus saith
the Lord, the God of Israel, l>e-
hold, I will rend the kingdom out
of the hand of Solomon, and will
gi\ e ten trih(!S to thet^ :

32 ( P>ut he shall have one tribe
for my servant David's sake, and
for -Jerusalem's sake, the city wliich
I have chosen out of all the tribes
of Israel:)

33 Because that they have foi'-
saken me, and have woi'sliinped
Ashtoreth the goddess of the /ido
nians, Clieinosh the god of th(*
Moahites, and Milcoin tli(> god of
the children of Amnion, and have

not walked in my ways, to do that
which is right m mine eyes, and to
keep in y statutes and my judgments,
as did David his father.

31 Howbeit I will not take the
whole kingdom out of his hand :
but I will make him prince all the
days of his life for David my ser-
vant's sake, whom I chose, because
he kept my commandments and
my statutes :

35 But I will take the kingdom
out of his son's hand, and will give
it unto thee, even, ten tribes.

36 And unto his son will I give
one tribe, that David my servant
may have a '-^ light alway before me
in Jerusalem, the city which I have
chosen me to put my name there.

37 And I will take thee, and
thou shalt reign according to all
that thy soul desireth, and shalt be
king over Israel.

38 And it shall be, if thou wilt
hearken unto all that I command
thee, and wilt walk in my ways,
and do that is right in my sight, to
keep my statutes and my com-
mandments, as David my servant
did ; that I will be with thee, and
build thee a sure house, as 1 built
for David, and will give Israel unto
thee.

39 And I will for this afflict the
seed of David, but not for ever.

40 Solomon sought therefore to
kill Jerf)boam. And Jeroboam
arose, and fled into Egypt, unto
Shishji,k king of Egypt, and was in
Egypt until the death of Solomon.

41 H And the rest of the acts of
Solomon, and all that he did. and
his wisdom, (ire they not written
in the book of the acts of Solomon 'i

42 And the time that Solomon
reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel
teas forty years.

43 And Sokmion slept with his
fathers, and was l^uried in the city
of David his father : and Itehoboam
his son reigned in his stead.

CHAPTER 12.

1 The Jn-rfiellfas, fiHsenibled at Sheeliem to
crown UehtiliodiH, hy Jeroboiiin nut/re it
Kiiit of i'el<iJ'(i1ion until liitn. 0 nefioOodiii,
rcfiiiiiiiii llie old mcii'x coniiftel, hi/ the ml-
rice ofyoiiiig)iivii. tiiinirereiht./ie»i roughly.
Iti Ten tfihtm recoltiny, kill Adorav), itn<i
make, Ilehoboam to fiee. 21 Jieliohodin,
raisinfi tin army, in forfiirtdeii hy S/ieiiKi-
iah. 'ib Jerohoam xtrenqtheneth h.iiiiHilJ' liy
citieB, 26 and by the idolatry of the two
calven.

AND Behoboam went to She-
eliem : for all Israel were come
to Shechem to make liim king.

2 And it came to i)ass, when

Jcroboiini the son of Nebat, who

was yet in Kgyiit, heard of it, (for

lie was iled from the presence of

Rehohoam. folloiveth had counsel.

I. KINGS, 12.

Ten tribes revolt.

king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt
in Egypt ;)

3 That they sent and called him.
And Jeroboam and all the congre-
gation of Israel came, and spake
unto Rehoboam, saying,

4 Thy father made our yoke
grievous : now therefore make thou
the grievous service of thy father,
and his heavy yoke which he put
upon us, lighter, and we will serve
thee.

5 And he said unto them. Depart
yet for three days, then come again
to me. And the peoi)le departed.

6 H And king Rehoboam con-
sulted with the old men, that stood
before Solomon his father while he
yet lived, and said, How do ye ad-
vise that I may answer this people 1

7 And they spake unto him, say-
ing. If thou wilt be a servant unto
this people this day, and wilt serve
them, and answer them, and speak
good words to them, then they will
be thy servants for ever.

8 But he forsook the counsel of
the old men, which they had given
him, and consulted with the young
men that were grown up with him,
and which stood before him :

9 And he said unto them. What
counsel give ye that we may answer
this people, who have spoken to
me, saying. Make the yoke which
thy father did put upon us lighter %

10 And the young men that were
grown up with him spake unto
him, saying. Thus shalt thou speak
unto this people that spake unto
thee, saying, Thy father made our
yoke heavy, but make thou it
lighter unto us ; thus shalt thou
say unto them. My little finger shall
be thicker than my father's loins.

1 1 And now whereas my father
did lade you with a heavy yoke, 1
will add tt) your yoke : my father
hath chastised you with whips, but
1 will chastise you with sccjrpions.

12 H So Jeroboam and all tiie
people came to Rehoboam the
third day, as the king had ap-
pointed, saying. Come to me again
the third day.

13 And the king answered the
people roughly, and forsook the
old men's counsel that they gave
him ;

14 And spake to them after the
counsel of the young men, saying,
My father made your yoke heavy,
and 1 will add to youi" yoke : my
father also chastised you with
whips, but I will chastise you with
scorpions.

15 Wherefoi-e the king heark-
ened not unto the )^e()])le ; foi' ^ the
cause was from the Loud, tliat he

might perform his saying, which
the Lord spake by Ahijah the
Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son
of Nebat.

16 ^I So when all Israel saw that
the king hearkened not unto them,
the people answered the king,
saying. What portion have we in
David I neither have we inheritance
in the son of Jesse : to your tents,
O Israel : now see to thine own
house, David. So Isr-ael departed
unto their tents.

17 But af! for the children of
Israel which dwelt in the cities
of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over
them.

18 Then king Rehoboam sent
Adoram, who vaa over the - tribute :
and all Israel stoned him with
stones, that he died. Therefore
king Rehoboam made speed to get
him up to his chailot, to flee to
Jerusalem.

1 9 So Israel rebelled against the
house of David unto this day.

20 And it came to pass, when all
Israel heard that Jeroboam was
come again, that they sent and
called him unto the congregation,
and made him king over all Israel :
there was none that followed the
house of David, but the tribe of
Judah only.

21 H And when Rehoboam was
come to Jerusalem, he assembled
all the house of Judah, with the
tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and
fourscore thousand chosen nien,
which were warriors, to fight
against the house of Israel, to
bring the kingdom again to Reho-
boam the son of Solomon.

22 But the word of God came
unto Shemaiah the man of God,
saying,

23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the
son of Solomon, king of Judah,
and unto all the house of Judah
and Benjamin, and to the remnant
of the ])eople, saying,

24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall
not go up, nor fight against your
brethren the children of Israel :
retvirn every man to his house ; for
this thing is from me. They heark-
ened therefore to the word of the
Lord, and returned to depart, ac-
cording to the wonl of the Lord.

25 ^ Then Je!'ob<«im built She-
chem in -'mount I'phraim, and
dwelt therein; and went out from
thence, and built Penuel.

26 And Jeroboam said in his
heart. Now shall the kingdom re-
turn to the house of David :

27 If this peoi)le go up to do sa-
crifice in the house of the Ja)RD at
.Jerusalem, then shall the heart of

■^ men sub-
ject to task-
work :

3 the hill
country of

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Jeroboam'' s idolatry.

1. KINGS, 13.

The prophet at Bethel.

1 each of
them ,

2 houses

3 from
amons; all

4 went up to

" was
standhig

Gby

this people turn again unto their
lord, even unto Rehoboam king of
Judah.and they shall kill me, and go
again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

28 Whereupon the king took
counsel, and made two calves of
gold, and said unto them. It is too
much for you to go up to Jerusa-
lem : behold thy gods, O Israel,
which brought thee up out of the
land of Egypt.

29 And he set the one in Beth-el,
and the other put he in Dan.

30 And this thing became a sin :
for the people went to worshij) be-
fore ^ the one, even unto Dan.

31 And he made -an house of
high places, and made priests ^of
the lowest of the people, whicK

were not of the sons of Levi

32 And .leroboam ordained a
feast in the eighth month, on the
fifteenth day of the month, like
unto the feast that is in .ludah, and
he ^offered upon the altar. 8o did
he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the
calves that he had made : and he
placed in Beth-el the priests of the
nigh places which he had made.

33 So he ''offered ui^on the altar
which he hacl made in Beth-el
the fifteenth day of the eighth
month, even in the month whic-li he
had devised of his own heart ; and
ordained a feast unto the children
of Israel : and he * offtn-eKl upon the
altar, and burnt incense.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Jerohoam^H hand, that offered violence to
him thai projjhefded againut his altar at
Beth-el, withereth, 6 a7id at the prater uf
Vie prophet in rentore.d. 7 I'he jirophef,
refusing the A'ing's eiiferlaiiiinfiiit, de-
pa i-lcth from Beth -el. 11 .1// old prophet,
xediiviiKj hitii. hriiigeth him hdclr. 20 He
■in reproned hi/ (iod, 'l^■^ .sliiiii hi/ a lion, 20
buried by the old jtrophet, 'A\ who con-
Jirmeth hin prophecy. 33 jerohoam'a ob-
Htinacy.

AND, behold, there came a man
of (Jod out of Judah by the
word of the Lord unto Beth-el :
and Jert^boam ''stood by the altar
to burn incense.

2 And he cried against the altar
" in the word of the Loiin, and said,
() altai-, altiii-, thus saiih th(> LoltD;
liehold, a child shall be born unto
the housf^ of David, .b)siah by
name ; and upon thee shall hcoflri'
the priests of the liigh i)laces that
burn incense uijoii thee, and men's
bones shall be. burnt ui)on thee.

3 And h(! gave a sign the same
day, saying, 'i'his ix liic sign which
tlie Loud hath sj)ol<en ; liehold, the
altar shall l)e rent, and the ashes
that are upon it .shall be poured
out.

4 And it came to pass, when king
.Jeroboam heard the saying of the
man of God, which had cried against
the altan^ in Beth-el, that he put
forth his hand from the altar, say-
ing, Lay hold on him. And his
hand, which he put forth against
him, dried up, so that he could not
pull it in again to him.

.5 The altar also was rent, and the
ashes poured out from the altar, ac-
cording to the sign which the man
of God had given by the word of
the LoED.

6 And the king answered and
said unto the man of God, Intreat
now the '' face of the Lord thy God,
and pray for me, that my hand may
be restored me again. And the man
of God besought the Lord, and the
king's hand was restored him again,
and became as it was before.

7 And the king said unto the
man of God, Come home with me,
and refresh thyself, and I will give
thee a reward.

8 And the man of God said unto
the king. If thou wilt give ine half
thine house, I will not go in with
thee, neither will I eat bread nor
drink water in this place :

9 For so was it cliarged me by
the word of the Lord, saying. Eat
no bread, nor di'ink water, nor turn
again by the same way that thou
earnest.

10 So he went another way, and
returned not by the way that he
came to Beth-el.

11 ^ Now there dwelt an old
prophet in Beth-el ; and his sons
came and told him all the works
that the man of God had done that
day in Beth-el : the words which lie
had spoken unto the king, them
they told also to their father.

12 And their father said unto
them. What way w(>nt hel Foi- his
sons liad seen what way the man
of God went, which came from
.Judah.

13 And he said unto his sons,
Saddle me the ass. So they sad-
dled him the ass : and he rode
thei'eon,

14 And went after the man of
God, and found him sitting under
a,n oak : and he said unto him. Art
thou tlie man of (iod that earnest
from .ludah? And he said, I am.

1.5 Then he said unto him. Come
home with me, and eat bread.

Hi And he said, I may not return
with thee, noi- go in with thee:
neitlier will 1 eat bread nor drink
wa.ter with thee; in this i)lace:

17 For it was said to me by the
word of the IjORD, Thou shalt eat
no bread nor drink water there,

" favour

The disobedient prophet slain.

I. KINGS, 14.

Jeroboam sendeth to Ahijah.

nor turn again to go by the way
that thou earnest.

18 He said unto hs^m, I am a pro-
phet also as thou art ; and an angel
spake unto me by the word of the
LoKD, saying, Bring him V>ack with
thee into thine house, that he may
eat bread and drink water. But
he lied unto him.

19 80 he went back with him,
and did eat bread in his house, and
drank water.

20 ^ And it came to pass, as they
sat at the table, that the wt)rd of
the Lord came unto the prophet
that brought him back :

21 And he cried unto the man of
God that came from Judah, saying.
Thus saith the Lord, .Forasmuch as
thou hast disobeyed the mouth of
the Lord, and hast not kept the
commandment which the Lord thy
God commanded thee,

22 But earnest back, and hast
eaten bread and drunk water in the
place, of the which the Lord did
say to thee. Eat no bread, and drink
no water ; thy carcase shall not
come unto the sepulchre of thy
fathers.

23 ^ And it came to pass, after
he had eaten bread, and after he
had drunk, that he saddled for liim
the ass, to wit, ior the prophet whom
he had brought back.

24 And when he was gone, a lion
met him by the way, and slew him :
and his carcase was cast in the way,
and the ass stood by it, the lion also
stood by the carcase.

25 And, behold, men passed by,
and saw the carcase cast in the
way, and the lion standing by the
carcase : and they came and told it
in the city where the old prophet
dwelt.

26 And when the prophet that
brought him back from the way
heard thereof, he said. It is the man
of God, who was disobedient unto
the word of the Lord : therefore
the Lord hath delivered him
unto the lion, which hath torn
him, and slain him, according to
the word of the Lord, which he
spake unto him.

27 And he spake to his sons, say-
ing, Saddle me the ass. And they
saddled him.

28 And he went and found his
carcase cast in the way, and the ass
and the lion standing by the car-
case : the lion had not eaten the
carcase, nor torn the ass.

29 And the prophet took up the
carcase of the man of God, and laid
it upon the ass, and bi-ought it
back : and the old prf>phet came to
the city, to mourn and to bury him.

30 And he laid his carcase in his
own grave ; and they mourned over
him, .saying, Alas, my brother !

31 And it came to pass, after he
had buried him, that he spake to
his sons, saying, When I am dead,
then bury me in the sepulchre
wherein the man of God is buried ;
lay my bones beside his bones :

32 For the saying which he cried
by the word of the Lord against
the altar in Beth-el, and against all
the houses of tlie high places which
are in the cities of Samaria, shall
surely come to pass.

33 H After this thing Jeroboam
returned not from his evil way, but
made again ^of the lowest of the
people priests of the high places :
whosoever would, he consecrated
him, and he became one of the
priests of the high places.

34 And this thing became sin
unto the house of Jeroboam, even
to cut it off, and to destroy it irom
off the face of the earth.

CHAPTER 14.

1 Ahtjidi hi'iiKi sick, J('r<ih(i(tm xetuh'th his
wife. ,lis(juise,l, vif/i prcxeiits 1,i thf prophet
Aliijdh (it Shildh. fi Jliijdii, J'ln-cwitrned
hi/ (ioil, ih'iiounci'lJi God^s fudgnierit. 17
Aliijiili dictli, mill is hurled. 19 Nadali
micci'ei/et/i ,/er('ltoam. 21 Jie7ioho(im\s-
11-icked reign. 25 Shisliak spoileih t/eru-
Kd/em. 29 Ahijam siiceeedeth liehohoam.

AT that time Abijah the son of
Jeroboam fell sick.

2 And Jeroboam said to his wife,
Arise, I pray 'thee, and disguise thy-
self, that thou be not known to be
the wife of Jeroboam ; and get thee
to Shiloh : behold, there is Ahijah
the prophet, which told me that /
sJionld he king over this people.

3 And take with thee ten loaves,
and - cracknels, and a cruse of
honey, and go to him : he shall tell
thee what shall become of the child.

4 And Jeroboam's wife did so,
and arose, and went to Shiloh, and
came to the house of Ahijali. But
Ahijah could not see: for his eyes
were set by reason of his age.

5 U And the Lord said unto Ahi-
jah, Behold, tlie wife of Jeroboam
Cometh to -'ask a thing of thee for
her son; for he is sick: thus and
thus shalt thou say unto her: for
it shall l)e, wIumi she coineth in,
that she shall f(Mgn herself to be
another ii'oinaii.

6 And it was so, when Ahijah
heard the sound of her feet, as she
came in at the door, that he said.
Gome in, thou wife of .Jeroboam;
why feignest thou thyself to J>e
anothei'? for I aninQnt to thee with
heavy tidings.

7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith

1 from
amoiii; all

2 cakes,

3 enquire of
thee coii-
ceruiug

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Jeroboam denonvced.

I. KINGS, 14.

liehoboam' s reifjn.

1 the Lord
the God

■= every man
child, liiin
tliat is .shut
np and liim
that is left
at larfije
3 utterly
sweep away
■* sweepeth
away

'' lh(^ TjORD,
tlic (i((d of
Israel,

''' what even
now?

" River,
^ Aslurrini,

'■' wliich he
lialh sinned,
and wiiere-
willi ii(! liatii
made

' the TiORD Hod of Israel, Fora.s-
niucli as i exalted thee from among
the people, and made thee prince
over my people Israel,

8 And rent the kingdom away
from the house of David, and gave
it thee : and yet thou hast not Been
as my servant David, who kept my
commandments, and who followed
me with all his heart, to do that
onl.y wliich was right in mine eyes ;

D But hast done evil above all
that wer(^ before thee : for thou hast
gone and made thee other gods,
and molt^^n images, to provoke me
to anger, and hast cast me behind
thy back :

10 Therefore, tehold, I will bring
evil upon the house of Jeroboam,
and will cut off from Jeroboam
-him that pisseth against the wall.

inid iiim that is shut up and left lii
isracK and will "take away tlie

remnant of the house of Jeroboam,
as a man ^taketh away dung, till
it be all gone.

11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam
in the city shall the dogs eat ; and
him that dieth in the field shall the
fowls of the air eat: for the Lord
hath spoken if.

1 2 Arise thou therefore, get thee
to thine own house : (iiul when thy
feet enter into the city, the child
shall die.

13 And all Israel shall mourn for
him, and bury him: for he only of
Jeroboam shall come to the gi'ave,
becausi^ in him there is found some
good thing toward '' the Loitu (!od
of Isi'Mcl in the house of Jeroboam.

11 Aloreover the Lord shall I'aise
him up a king over Israel, who shall
cut oil th(^ house of Jerol)oam that
day: but " whatl even now.

15 For the Lord siiall smitti Is-
I'ael, as 'a i-eed is shaken in the
water, and he shall I'oot un Israel
out of tliis good land, wliich he
gave to tlunr fathers, an(l shall
scatter th(;m be.yond th(^ " I'iver,
because; the.y have made t lieir
'^groves, provoking the LoliD to
anger.

IG And ho shall give Israel up
b(H:aus(^ of the sins of Jeroboam,
'■' wlio (lid sin, iiiid whoTnndc Isfjicl
1o sill.

17 If And Jeroboam's wif(> arose,
n.nd dejiai'ted, and came to Tirzali :
ftnd wlicti slnM-anu^ to th(> threshold
of the door, the child died ;

IH And they buricfl liiiii ; and nil
Isi-ael mourned foi- him, aecording
to the word of the [jORD, wliich lie
spake by the hand of his servant:
Ahijah the iiroplu^t.

19 And the rest of the acts of
Jerol)oam, how he warred, and how
he reigned, bel^old, they are written
in the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Israel.

20 And the days which Jeroboam
reigned imfe two and twenty years :
and he slept with his fathers, and
Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

21 H And Kehoboam the son of
Solomon reigned in Judah. Keho-
boam u>((s forty and one years old
when he began to reign, and he
reigned seventeen years in Jeru-
salem, the city which the Lord did
choose out of all the tribes of Israel,
to put his name there. And his
mother's name vjas Naamah an
Annnonitess.

22 And Judah did evil in the
sight of the Lord, and they pro-
voked him to jealousy with their
sins which they had committed,
above all that their fathers had
done.

23 For they also built them high
places, and ^" images, and " groves.
on every high hill, and under every
green tree.

24 And there were also sodomites
in the land : and they did accord-
ing to all the abominations of the
nations which the LojtJ) cast out
before the children of Israel,

25 ^ And it came to pa.ss in the
fifth year of king Rehoooam, fk((t
Shishak king of Egypt came up
against Jerusalem :

26 And he took away the trea-
sures of the house of the Lord, and
the treasures of the king's house;
he even took away all : and he took
away all the shields of gold which
Solomon had made.

27 And king liehoboam made in
their stead bi'asen shields, nud com-
mitted f/ieiit, unto the haiids of the
chief of th(^ guard, whic^h kei)t the
door of the king's house.

2^) And it was so, when th<> king
went into the house of the JjORD
th;it tin; guard bai'c tlnMii, and
brought them back into the guard
chamber.

2!) ^\ Now the rest of the acts of
l!<'lioboaiii, and all that h(» did, are
they not written in the book of the
chi'otiicles of the kings of .ludah!

.30 And there was war between
Kehoboam and Jeroboam all f/in'r
days.

31 And liehoboam slept with his
fathers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David. And
his mother's name iras Na-aniah an
.Aiiiiiionitcss. And *Abi,jam his
son reigned in his stead.

* In 2 Chron. xH. 10, Abijah.

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Ahijam^s evil reign.

I. KINGS, 15.

AstCs good reign.

CHAPTER 15.

1 Ahijam''8 wicked reign. 1 Asa succeed ef/i
him. 9 Axa'n (/ood reign. 1(> The war
fieticeeii BtKiiiid (tnil him caiiiieth him lo
make a Uaqne with. Renhiuind . L'H Jelio-
xhiipliat^ueeeeiU'lli Ami. 'J.') Siidnli'n ti'ivki'd
reign. '27 Bimxhit eiim^jiiving <ig<iiii.\l him
ej-eciiieth Ahij(th\'< priijiheci/. ;'.l \(id(i/>\-<
iiet.sdiid death. :',•■', litut.shd'x nicked reign.

NOW in the eighteenth year of
king .Jeroboam the son of Ne-
bat reigned Abijam over Judah.

2 Three years reigned he in Jeru-
salem. And his mother's name vtu
Maachah, the daughter of Abi-
shalom.

3 And he walked in all the sins
of his father, which he had done
before him : and his heart was not
perfect with the Lord his (Jofl, as
the heart of David his father.

4 Nevertheless ff)r l)ayid's sake
did the Lord his God give him a
lamp in Jerusalem, to s(;t up his
son after him, and to establish
.Jerusalem:

5 Because David did that which
v'a.<f I'iglit in the eyes of the Lord,
and turned not aside from any
thing that he commanded liim all
the days of his life, save only in
the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

6 ^ And there was war between
llehoboam and Jeroboam all the
days of his life.

7 Now the rest of the acts of
Abijam, and all that he did, are
they not written in the bo(jk of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah 1
And there was war between Abijam
and Jeroboam.

8 And Abijam slept with his fa-
thers ; and they buried him in the
city of David : and Asa his son
reigned in his stead.

9 ^ And in the twentieth year
of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned
Asa oVer Judah.

10 And forty and one years
reigned he in Jerusalem. And his
mother's name zva.'< Maachah, the
daughter of Abishalom.

11 And Asa did thttt trhich teas
right in the eyes of the Lord, as
(hd David his father.

1 2 And he took away the sodom-
ites out of the land, and removed
all the idols that his fathers had
made.

13 And also Maachah his mother,
even her he removfuj fr-om heiva
queen, because she had made an
"idol in a gi-ove ; and Asa de-
sbroyed her "i(lol,"and burnt it by
the brook Kidron.

11 But the high places were not
removed : nevcn'tlicless Asa's heart
was perfect with the Lord all his
days.

15 And he brought in the things

which his father had dedicated, and
the things whicli himself had dedi-
cated, into the house of the Lord,
silver, and gold, and vessels.

IG 11 And there was war between
Asa and liaasha king of Israel all
their days.

17 And Baasha king of Israel
went up against Judah, and built
Bamah, tliat lie might not suffer
any to go out or come in to Asa
king of Judah.

l.S Tlien Asa took all the silver
and the gold that were left in the
treasures of the hoiwe of the Lord,
and the treasures of the king's
house, and delivered them into tlie
hand of his servants : and king
Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the
son of Tabrimon, the son of He-
zion, king of Hyria, that dwelt at
Damascus, saying,

1 9 There v'.s a league between me
and thee, (iml between my father
and thy father : behold, I have sent
unto thee a present of silver and
gold ; come and break thy league
with Baasha king of Israel, that
he may depart from me.

20 So lien-hadad hearkened unto
king Asa, and sent the captains of
the hosts which he had against the
cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and
Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and
all ^Cinneroth, with all the land of
Naphtali.

21 And it came to pass, when
P>aasha heard thereof, that he left
off building of Bamah, and dwelt
in Tirzali.

22 Then king Asa made a procla-
mation throughout all J udah ; none
ivas exempted : and they took away
the stones of Bamah, and the tim-
ber thereof, wherewith Baasha had
builded ; and king Asa built with
them Gebaof Benjamin, andM izpali.

23 The rest of all the acts of Asa,
and all his might, and all that he
did, and the cities which he built,
are they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Ju-
dah % ^ Nevertheless in the time of
his old age he was diseased in his
feet.

24 And Asa slept with his fa-
thers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David his
father : and .fehoshaphat his son
reigned in his stead.

25 51 And Nrtdab the son of Jero-
boam b(^gan to reigii over Israel
in tlie second j'ear of Asa king of
Judah, and reigned over Israel two
years.

26 And ho did evil in the sight
of the Lord, and walked in the way
of his fath(\r, and in his sin where-
with he mad(; Israel to sin.

■» Chinne-
roth,

But

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Baasha destroyeth Jeroboam's house. I. KINGS, 16.

Zimri destroyeth Baaslia.

laying siege

2 the Lord,
the God of
Israel,

8 utterly
sweep away
Baaslia and
his houst! ;

27 H And Baasha the son of Ahi-
jah, of the house of Issachar, con-
spired against him ; and Baasha
smote him at Gibbethon, which
belonged to the PhiUstines ; for Na-
dab and all Israel ^ laid siege to
Gibbethon.

28 Even in the third year of Asa
king of Judah did Baasha slay
him, and reigned in his stead.

29 And it came to pass, when he
reigned, that he smote all the house
of Jeroboam ; he left not to Jero-
boam any that breathed, until he
had destroyed him, according unto
the saying of the Lord, which he
spake by his servant Ahijah the
Snilonite :

30 Because of the sins of Jero-
boam which he sinned, and which
he made Israel sin, by his provo-
cation wherewith he provoked " the
Lord God of Israel to anger.

31 1i Mow the rest of the acts of
Nadab, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel 1

.32 And there was war between
Asa and Baasha king of Israel all
tlieir days.

33 In the third year of Asa king
of Judah began Baaslia the son of
Ahijah to reign over all Israel in
Tirzah, twenty and four years.

34 And he did evil in the sight
of the Lord and walked in the
way of Jeroboam, and in his sin
wherewith he made Israel to sin.

CHAPTER 16.

1, 7 Jehu^n prophecy ciffrtinst BaaKha. C
Elah Kucceedetlb liim. 8 Zimri conspiring
against Ehih snccct'ileth him. 11 Zimri
execali'tli .h-lin's pntphecy. 16 Onni, made
king hy tlic snUlifrs, forcflli Zimri (Icsjte-
rately Pi hum himself. ?l Tin- h-itigdom
being dirid<d, Omri luurnil, th ag<iinsf
Tibni. '£i Omri hnildctk ,Sam,tria. 25 His
wicked reign. 27 Almli sacci'i'dctli. lii'n.
29 AhaVn most imckeil reign. !J4 .l(>sJina''s
curse Hpon Iliel the builder of Jericho.

THEN the word of the Lord
came to .Tehu tlie son of Ha-
nani against Baasha, saying,

2 Forasmuch as T exalted thee
out of the dust, and made tlu^e
l)rince over my people Isiael ; and
thou hast walked in tin; way of
Jeroboam, and hast made my peo-
ple Israel to sin, to i)rovoke me to
anger with tlicir sins ;

3 Behold, 1 will •' take away the
posterity of I'aasha. and the ixis

tei'ity of his liousc : and will make
tliy iiouse like the; house of Jero-
boam tlie son of Ncbat.

4 Him that dieth of I'aaslia in
the city shall tlu^ dogs eat ; and
him that di<ith of his in the fields
shall th(i fowls of th(! air eat.

5 Now the rest of the acts of
Baasha, and what he did, and his
might, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings
of Israel %

6 So Baasha slept with his fa-
thers, and was buried in Tirzah : and
Elah his son reigned in his stead.

7 And also by the hand of the pro-
phet Jehu the son of Hanani came
the word of the Lord against Baa-
sha, and against his house, even
for all the evil that he did in the
sight of the Lord, in provoking
him to anger with the work of his
hands, in being like the house of Je-
roboam ; and because he killed him.

8 ^ In the twenty and sixth year
of Asa king of Judah began Elah
the son of Baasha to reign over
Isi'ael in Tirzah, two years.

9 And his servant Zimri, cap-
tain of half A?'.s chariots, conspired
against him, as he was in Tirzah,
drinking himself drunk in the
house of Arza steward of his house
in Tirzah.

10 And Zimri went in and smote
him, and killed him, in the twenty
and seventh year of Asa king of
Judah, and reigned in his stead.

11 U And it came to pass, when
he began to reign, as soon as he sat
on his throne, that he slew all the
house of Baasha : he left him not
•*one that pisseth against a wall.

neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his
friends.

12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the
house of Baasha, according to the
word of the Lord, which he spake
against Baasha by Jehu the pro-
phet,

13 For all the sins of Baasha,
and the sins of Elah his son, by
which they sinned, and by which
they mafic Israel to sin, in pro-
voking '" the Lord God of Israel to
anger with their vanities.

14 Now th(! r(\st of the acts of
Flail, and all that he did, are they
not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel?

IT) 51 In the twenty and seventh
year of Asa king of Judah did
Zimri ivign seven days in Tirzah.
And the peopU; uu-rc encaiiii)(>d
against Gibbc'thon, which belonged
to the Philistines.

16 And the peojile that were en-
camped luvu'd say, Zimri hath con-
spired,and hath also slain the king:
whei'efore all Isi'ael made Omri, the
captain of the host, king (jver Israel
that day in th(> camp.

17 y\nd ()inri w(>nt np fi'oiii Gib-
bethon,and all Israel with him, and
th(!y besieged 'I'irzali.

18 And it came to pass, wlien

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Tibni and Omri.

I. KINGS, 17.

Elijah at Zarephath.

Zimri saw that the city was taken,
that he went into the ' pahice of the
king's house, and burnt the king's
house over him with fire, and died,

19 For his sins which he sinned
in doing evil in the sight of the
Lord, in walking in the way of
Jeroboam, and in his sin which he
did, to make Israel to sin.

20 Now the i-est of the acts of
Zimri, and his treason that he
wrought, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Israeli

21 U Then were the people of Is-
rael divided into two parts : half of
the people followed Tibni the son
of Ginath, to make him king ; and
half followed Omri.

22 But the people that followed
Omri prevailed against the people
that followed Tibni the son of Gi;
nath : so Tibni died, and Omri
reigned.

23 H In the thirty and first year
of Asa king of J udah began Omri
to reign over Israel, twelve years :
six years reigned he in Tirzah.

24 And he bought the hill Sa-
maria of Shemer for two talents
of silver, and built on the hill, and
called the name of the city which
he built, after the name of Shemer,
owner of the hill, Samaria.

25 ^ But Omri wrought evil in
the eyes of the Lord, and did worse
than all that were before him.

26 For he walked in all the way
of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and
in his siii wherewith he made Israel
to sin, to provoke '^ the Lord God of

Israel to anger with their vanities

27 Now the rest of the acts of
Omri which he did, and his might
that he shewed, are they not writ-
ten in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Israeli

28 So Omri slept with his fathers,
and was buried in Samaria: and
Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

29 H And in the thirty and eighth
year of Asa king of Judah began
Ahab the son of C)mri to reign over
Israel : and Ahab the son of Omri
reigned over Israel in Samaria
twenty anfl two years.

30 And Ahab the son of Omri did
evil in the sight of the Lord above
all that li'ere before him.

31 And it came to i)ass, as if it
had been a light thing for him to
walk in the sins of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, that lie took to wife
Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal
king of the Zidonians, and went and
served Baal, and worshipped him.

32 And he reared up an altar for
Baal in the house of Baal, which he
had built in Samaria.

33 And Ahab made " a grove ;
and Ahab did more to provoke "the
Lord God of Israel to anger than
all the kings of Israel that were
before him.

34 IT In his days did Hiel the
Beth-elite build Jericho : he laid
the foundation thereof ^in Abiram
his firstborn, and set uiTTlie gates
thereof '*in his youngest son Se-
gub, according to the word of the
Lord, which he spake by Josh a
the son of Nun.

CHAPTER 17.

1 Elijah, Tiaving prophenhd againut Ahab,
in .sent to C'herith, where the ravens feed
him. 8 lie is sent to the tcidoiv of Zare-
phath. IT lie raiseth the widoto^s son. 24
The iroman helieveth him.

AND Elijah the Tishbite, who
was of the ''inhabitants of Gi-
lead, said unto Ahab, A» "the Lord
God of Israel liveth, before whom
I stand, there shall not be dew nor
rain these years, but according to
my word.

2 And the word of the Lord came
unto him, saying,

3 Get thee hence, and turn thee
eastward, and hide thyself by the
brook Cherith, that is before Jor-
dan.

4 And it shall be, th<it thou shalt
drink of the brook ; and I have
commanded the ravens to feed
thee there.

5 So he went and did according
unto the word of the Lord : for he
went and dwelt by the brook Che-
rith, that is before Jordan.

6 And the ravens brought him
bread and fiesh in the morning,
and bread and flesh in the evening;
and he dramk of the brook.

7 And it came to pass after a
while, that the brook dried up, be-
cause there had been no rain in the
land.

8 % And the word of the Lord
came unto him, saying,

9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath,
which helongeth to Zidon,and dwell
there : behold, I have commanded a
widow woman there to sustain thee.

10 So he arose and went to Zare-
phath. And when he came to the
gate of the city, behold, the widow
woman ^vas there gathering of
sticks : and he called to her, and
said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little
water in a vessel, that I may drink.

1 1 And as she was going to fetch
it, he called to her, and said, Bring
me, I pray thee, a morsel of biead
in thine hand.

12 And she said, Js the Lord thy
God liveth, I have not a cake, but
an handful of meal in a barrel, and

3the
Asherah ;
2 the Lord,
the God of
Israel,

* with the
loss of

o sojourners
2 the Lord,
the God
of Israel,

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The wklow^s son raised.

1. KINGS, 18.

Elijah meeteth Obadiah.

a little oil in a cruse : and, behold,
I am, gathering two sticks, that 1
may go in and dress it for me and
my son, that we may eat it. and die.

13 And Elijah said unto ner, Fear
not ; go a7id do as thou hast said :
but make me thereof a little cake
first, and bring it unto me, and af-
ter make for thee and for thy son.

14 For thus saith ^ the Lord God

of Israel, The barrel of meal sliall
not waste, neither shall the cruse
of oil fail, until the day that the
Lord sendeth i-ain upon the earth.

15 And she went and did accord-
ing to the saying of Elijah : and
she, and he, and her house, did eat
many days.

1 6 And the barrel of meal wasted
not, neither did the cruse of oil
fail, according to the word of the
Lord, which he spake by Elijah.

17 U And it came to pass after
these things, that the son of the
woman, the mistress of the house,
fell sick; andhissicknesswassosore,
that there was no breath left in him.

18 And she said unto Elijah,
What have I to do with thee, O
thou man of God 1 art thou come
unto me to call my sin to remem-
brance, and to slay my son?

19 And he said unto her. Give
me thy son. And he took him out
of her bosom, antl carried him up
int<j "a loft, where he abode, and
laid him upon his own bed.

20 And he cried unto the Lord,
and said, () Lord my God, hast
thou also brought evil upon the
widow with whom I sojourn, by
slaying her sonl

21 And he stretched himself upon
the child three tim(»s, and cried unto
the Lord, and said, O Lord my
God, 1 pray thee, let this child's
soul come into him again.

22 And the Lord heard the voice
of Klijah ; and the soul of tlie child
came into him again.juid he revived.

23 And Elijali took the child,
and brouglit him down out of the
chamV)er into the house, and de-
livered him unto his mothei- : and
Elijah said. See, thy son liveth.

24 ^ And the woman said to Eli-
jah, Now by this I know tliat tliou
art a man of God, and that the
woid of the Lord in thy mouth is
truth.

CHAPTER 18.

1 In the. cvfreuiHi/ "f finninr ICfijah, steiil In
Ahah, wcelelh <)n,Hl' OhiiiHiih. 'it Ohiiiliah
hi'hKj.lh MniU III Elijah. IT laijah, re-
jii'OTiini Ah<if/, III/ /ire from hen nil. coii-
fiineeth liitnfn jirophetk. 41 Mlijdh, hu
jii-ayer ohtitinitKj rdin, foltoweth Ahitli in
Jear^el.

Nl) it came to pass after many
days, that the word of the

Lord came to Elijah in the third
year, saying. Go, shew thyself
unto Ahab; and I will send rain
upon the earth.

2 And Elijah went to shew him-
self unto Ahab. And there was a
sore famine in Samaria.

3 And Ahab called Obadiah,
which was the governor ^ of his
house. (Now Obadiah feared the

Lord greatly :

4 For it was so, when Jezebel
cut off' the proT)hets of the Lord,
that Obadiali took an hundred
prophets, and hid them by fifty
in a cave, and fed them with bread
and water.)

5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah,
Go "* into the land, unto all foun-
tains of water, and unto all brooks :
peradventure we may find grass
to save the horses and mules alive,
that we lose not all the beasts.

6 So they divided the land l^e-
tween them to pass throughout it :
Ahab went one way by himself;
and Obadiah went another way
by himself.

7 U And as Obadiah was in the
way, behold, Elijah met liim : and
he knew him, and fell on his face,
and said, ^ Art thou that my lord
Elijah 1

8 And he answered him, " I am :

go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is
here.

9 Anfl he said, What have I
sinned, that thou wouldest deliver
thy servant into the hand 9i Ahab,
to slay me 1

10 As the Lord thy God liveth,
there is no nation or kingflom,
whither my lord hath not sent to
seek thee : and when they said,
lie is not tltere ; he t(X)k an oath
of the kingdom and nation, that
they found thi^e not.

tl And now thou sayest. Go,
tell thy lord, Txliold, Elijah is here.

12 And it shall come to pass, as
soon as I am gone from thee, tliat
tlie S[)irit of the Lord shall carry
thee whither I know not; and so
when I com(^ and tell Ahab, and
h(^ cainiot find thee, he .shall slay
m<! : but J thy servant fear tht'
L(.)RD from my youth.

13 Was it not told my lord what
r did when .lezebel slew the nro-
nlicts of the Lord, how 1 liid an
nuiidred men of the IjORd's pro-
phets l)y fifty in a cave, and fed
them with bread and water 1

14 And nf)w thou sayest. Go,
(ell thy lord, r)ehf>ld, Elijah is
here: and he shall slay me.

1.^) And Llij;di said. .I.s the LoRD
of hosts li\etii, before whom 1

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I. KINGS, 18.

the prophets of Baal.

•stand, I will surely shew myself
unto him to (lay.

16 So Obadiah went to meet
Ahab, and told him : and Ahab
went to meet Elijah.

17^ And it came to pass, when
Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said
unto him, '^ Art thou he that troub-

leth Israel ?

l!S And he answered, I have not
troubled Israel ; but thou, and thy
father's house, in that ye ha\e for-
saken the commandments of the
Lord, and thou hast followed
'" Baalim.

19 JN'ow therefore send, and
gather to me all Israel unto mount
Carmel, ancl the proi)hets of Baal
four hundred and fifty, and the
prophets of the ■' groves four hun-
dred, which eat at Jezebel's table.

20 So Ahab sent unto all the
children of Israel, and gathered the
prophets together unto mount Car-
mel.

21 And Elijah came unto all the
people, and said, How long halt
ye between two opinions 'I if the
Lord he God, follow him : but if
Baal, then follow him. And the
people answered him not a word.

22 Then said Elijah unto the
people, I, even I only, •* remain a
prophet of the Lord ; but Baal's
Ijrophets are four hundred and
fifty men.

23 Let them therefore give us
two bullocks ; and let them choose
one bullock for themselves, and
cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood,
and put no fire under : and I will
dress the other bullock, and lay
it on wood, and put no fire nnder:

24 And call ye on the name of
your gods, and I will call on the
name of the Lord : and the God
that answereth by fire, let him be
God. And all the people answered
and said. It is well spoken.

25 And Elijah said unto the
prophets of Baal, Choose you one
bullock for yoursehes, and dress
?> first ; for ye are; many; and call
on the name of j^our gods, but put
no fire under.

26 And they took the bullock
which was given them, and they
dressed it, and called on the name
of Baal from morning even until
noon, saying, O Baal, hear us.
But tliere 7vas no voice, nor any
that answered. And they leaped
■^ upon the altar which was maue.

27 And it came to pass at noon,
that Elijah mocked them, and said.
Cry aloud : for he ix a god : either
he is "talkiTig, or he is "pursuing.
or he is in a journej', or i)erad-

venture he sleepeth, and must be
awaked.

28 And they cried aloud, and
cut themselves after their manner
with kni\es and lancets, till the
blood gushed out upon them.

29 And it came to pass, when
midday was past, and they pro-
phesied until the time of the offer-
ing of the evening sacrifice, that
there tvas neither voice, nor any
to answer, nor any that regarded.

30 And Elijah said unto all the
people, Come near unto me. And
all the people came near unto him.
And he repaired the altar of the
Lord t/uit ivas broken down.

3 1 And Elijah took twelve stones,
according to the number of the
tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto
whom the word of the Lord
came, saying, Israel shall be thy
name :

32 And with the stones he built
an altar in the name of the Lord :
and he made a trench about the
altar, as great as would contain
two measures of seed.

33 And he put the wood in order,
and cut tlie bullock in pieces, and
laid him on the wood, and said,
Fill four barrels with water, and
pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and
on the wood.

34 And he said, Do it the second
time. And they did it the second
time. And he said. Do it the
third time. And they did it the
third time.

35 And the water ran round
about the altar ; and he filled the
trench also with water.

36 And it came to pass at the
time of the offering of the evening
sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet
came near, and said, ^ Lord God of
Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let
it be known this day that thou art
God in Israel, and that I am thy
servant, and th((t I have done all
these things at thy word.

37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me,
that this ijeople may know that
^ thou art the Lord God, and that
thou hast turned their heart back
again.

38 Then the fire of the Lord
fell, and consumed the burnt sacri-
fice, and the wood, and the stones,
and the dust, and licked up the
water that uMtn in the trench.

39 And when all th<^ people saw
it, they fell on their faces: and
they said, The Lord, he is the God ;
the Lord, he i.s the God.

40 And Elijah said unto them.
Take the proi)hets of Baal ; let not
one of them escape. And they
took them : and Elijah brought

8 O Lord,

the God

9 thou,
Lord, art
God,

Elijah obtaineth rain.

I. KINGS, 19.

His vision at Horeb

them down to the brook Kishon,
and slew them there.

41 U And EUjah said unto Ahab,
Get thee up, eat and drink ; for
there is a sound of abundance of
rain.

42 So Ahab went up to eat and
to drink. And Ehjah went up to
the top of Carmel ; and he cast
himself down upon the earth, and
put his face between his knees,

43 And said to his servant, Go
up now, look toward the sea. And
he went up, and looked, and said,
There is nothing. And he said, Go
again seven times.

44 And it came to pass at the
seventh time, that he said, Behold,
there ariseth a little cloud out of
the sea, like a (man's hand. And
he said. Go up, say unto Ahab,
Prepare thy chariot, and get thee
down, that the rain stop thee not.

45 And it came to pass in the
mean while, that the heaven was
black with clouds and wind, and
there was a great rain. And Ahab
rode, and went to Jezreel.

46 And the hand of the Lord
was on Elijah ; and he girded up
his loins, and ran before Ahab to
the entrance of Jezreel.

CHAPTER 19.

1 Elijah, threatened hy Jezeliel, Jfeeth to
Beer-sheha. 4 In the iHldenK-ss. hehii/
weary of his life, he is coniforted hy an
aiigei. 9 At Horeh God (ipjieareth unto
him, setuling him, to diioiid Ilazael, Jehu,
and Elixha. V.) Elisha, taking leave of
his friends, follou'etlb Elijalt.

AND Ahab told Jezebel all that
Elijah had done, and withal
how he had slain all the prophets
with the sword.

2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger
unto Elijah, saying. So let the gods
do to me, and moi-e also, if I make
not thy life as the life of one of
them by to morrow about this
time.

3 And when he saw that, he arose,
and went for his lif(% and came to
Jieer-sheba, which l>elon(ieth to Ju-
dah, and left his sei'vant there.

4 11 Ijut he himself went a day's
journey into the wilderness, and
came and satdown under a juniper
tree: and he requested foi- liiniself
that he might die ; and said. It is
enough ; now, O Lord, take away
my life ; for I am not better than
my fathers.

5 And as he lay and slejit under
a juniper tr(>e, 1k'1io1<I, then an
angel touched him, and said unto
him, Arise (iiid eat.

6 And he looked, and, lu^hold,
there nus a cake baken on the coals,
and a cruse of water at his head.

And he did eat and drink, and laid
him down again.

7 And the angel of the Lord
came again the second tinie, and
touched him, and said. Arise and
eat ; because the journey is too
great for thee.

8 And he arose, and did eat and
drink, and went in the strength of
that ^ meat forty days and forty
nights unto Horeb the mount of
God.

9 ^ And he came thither unto a
cave, and lodged there; and, behold,
the word of the Lord came to him,
and he said unto him, What doest
thou here, Elijah 1

10 And he said, I have been very
jealous for ^the Lord God of hosts:
for the children of Israel have for-
saken thy covenant, thrown down
thine altars, and slain thy prophets
with the sword; and I, even I only,
am left ; and they seek my life, to
take it away.

11 And he said. Go forth, and
stand upon the mount before the
Lord. And, behold, the Lord
passed by, and a great and strong
wind rent the mountains, and brake
in pieces the rocks before the Lord ;
but the Lord was not in the wind :
and after the wind an earthquake ;
bid the Lord was not jn the earth-
quake :

12 And after the earthquake a
fire ; but the Lord icas not in the
fire : and after the fire a still small
voice.

13 And it was so, when Elijah
heard it, that he wrapped his face
in his mantle, and went out, and
stood in the entering in of the
cave. And, behold, there came a
voice unto him, and said. What
doest thou here, Elijah"?

14 And he said, I have been very
jealous for '''the Lord God of hosts :
because the cliildren of Israel hnvv
forsaken thy covenant, thrown
down thine altai'S, and slain tliy
prophets with the sword ; and 1,
eveti, 1 only, am left; and they seek
my life, to take it away.

1.5 And the Lord said unto him.
Go, r(>turn on thy way to tlie wilder-
ness of Damascus: and when thou
coinest, anoint Hazael to be king
over Syria :

16 And -lehu the son of Nimshi
shalt thou Miioint to be king over
Israel : and l<]Iisha the son of Sha-
phat of AIh'I m(>holah shalt thou
aiKiiiil fo /^rpi'ophet in thy room.

1 7 And it sliall come to ])iiss, that
him tliat escaiu'th tlu^ swoi'd of
Hazael shall .lehu slay : and him
that escaiK'th fi'om the sword of
Jehu shall Elisha slay.

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Elislia is called.

I. KINGS, 20.

Samaria is besieged.

18 Yet ^ I have left me seven
thousand in Israel, all the knees
which have not bowed unto Eaal,
and every mouth which hath not
kissed him.

19 U So he departed thence, and
found Elisha the son of Shaphat,
who mrs plowing vitk twelve j'oke
of oxen before him, and he with
the twelfth : and Elijah passed " by
him, and cast his mantle upon
him.

20 And he left the oxen, and ran
after Elijah, and s^iid. Let me, I
pray thee, kiss my father and my
mother, and then 1 will follow thee.
And he said unto him, Go back
again : for what have I done to thee"!

21 And he returned back from
him, and took a yoke of oxen, and
slew them, and boiled their flesh
with the instruments of the oxen,
and gave unto the people, and they
did eat. Then he arose, and went
after Elijah, and ministered unto
him.

CHAPTER 20.

1 Beii-Iiadad, not content with AhiiVs lio-
mtige, hetsiegeth Sdnuiria. Vi By tloe direc-
tion of a prophet, the Syrians are slain.
22 As the prophet forewarned Ahab, the
Syi'innx, trusting in the valleys, come
(I'ifdhiKf. him in Aphelc. 28 By the word
of the prophet, and. God^t judgment, the
Si/ridiiii are xmitten again. 31 The S;/-
ria)i>< xuhmHtiiig thcnmelrt'.s, Aliah s-i'iide/h
Ben-hadad airay ui//i <i covenant. Mf) Tlie
prophet, vnder the paraldc of a jiri.toner,
nuiking Ahab to judge himneff, denounceth
(rtnV.'i judgment againut him.

AND Ben-hadad the king of
Syria gathered all his host
together : and there ivere thirty
and two kings with him, and
horses, and chariots : and he went
up and besieged Samaria, and
warred against it.

2 And he sent messengers to
Ahab king of Israel into the city,
and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-
hadad,

3 Thy silver and thy gold /.s mine ;
thy wives also and th.y children,
eve)i the goodliest, are mine.

4 And the king of Israel answered
and said. My loi-d, O king, accord-
ing to thy saying, I am thine, and
all that I have.

5 And the messengers came
again, and said. Thus speaketh
Ben-hadad, saying. Although I
have sent unto thee, saying, Thou
shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy
gold, and thy wives, and thy chil-
dren ;

6 Yet I will send my sei'vants
unto thee to morrow about this
time, and they shall search thine
house, and the housi^s of thy ser-
vants ; and it shall bi\ fh((t wliatso-
ever is pleasant in thine eyes, they

shall put it in their hand, and take
■it away.

7 Then the king of Israel called
all the elders of the land, and said,
Mark, I pray you, and see how this
man seeketh mischief : for he sent
unto me for my wives, and for my
children, and for my silver, and for
my gold ; and I denied him not.

8 And all the elders and all the
people said unto him. Hearken not
unto him, nor consent.

9 Wherefore he said unto the
messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my
lord the king. All that thou didst
send for to thy servant at the first
I will do : but this thing I may not
do. And the messengers departed,
and brought him word again.

10 And Ben-hadad sentuntohim,
and said, The gods do so unto me,
and more also, if the dust of Sa-
maria shall suffice for handfuls for
all the people that follow me.

1 1 And the king of Israel an-
swered and said. Tell him, het not
him that girdeth on his ■^ ham ens
boast himself as he that putteth
it off.

12 And it came to pass, when
Ben-hadad heard this message, as
he ^vas drinking, he and the kings
in the pavilions, that he said unto
his servants. Set yourselves in array.
And they set iliemselves in array
against the city.

13 ^ And, behold, there came a
prophet unto Ahab king of Israel,
saying. Thus saith the Lord, Hast
thou seen all this great multitude?
behold, I will deliver it into thine
hand this day ; and thou shalt
know that I am the Lord.

14 And Ahab said. By whom?
And he said, Thus saith the Lord,
Even by the young men of the
princes of the provinces. Then he
said, Who shall ^oi-der th.e battle?
And he answered. Thou.

1 5 Then he "numbered the young
men of the princes of the provinces,
and they were two hundred and
thirty two : and after them he
^ numbered all the people, even all
the children of Israel, being seven
thousand.

1 6 And they went out at noon.
But Ben-hadad ims drinking him-
self drunk in the pavilions, he and
the kings, the thirty and two kings
that hel])ed him.

17 And the young men of the
princes of the provinces went out
lirst ; and lien-hadjul sent out, and
they told him, saying, There are
men coihp out of Samaria.

18 And he said, Whether they
l)e come out for peace, take them

3 armour

4 begin

5 nuistereil

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Tlie Syrians are smitten.

I. KINGS, 20.

AhaVs lenity.

1 mustered

2 muster<'(l,

3 victualled,

4 encamped

alive ; or whether they be come
otit for war, take them alive.

19 So these young men of the
princes of the provinces came out
of the city, and the army which
followed them.

20 And they slew every one his
man : and the Syrians fled ; and
Israel pursued them : and Ben-
hadad the king of Syria escaped
on an horse with the horsemen.

21 And the king of Israel went
out, and smote the hoi'ses and
chariots, and slew the Syrians with
a great slaughter.

22 U And the prophet came to
the king of Israel, and said unto
him, Go, strengthen thyself, and
mark, and see what thou doest : for
at the return of the year the king
of Syria will come up against thee.

23 And the servants of the king
of Syria said unto him. Their gods
are gods of the hills ; therefore they
were stronger than we ; but let us
fight against them in the plain,
and surely we shall be stronger
than they.

24 And do this thing, Take the
kings away, every man out of his
place, and put captains in their
rooms :

25 And number thee an army,
like the army that thou hast lost,
horse for horse, and chariot for
chariot : and we will fight against
them in the plain, and surely we
shall be stronger than they. And
he hearkened unto their voice, and
did so.

26 And it came to pass at the
return of the year, that Ben-hadad
' numbered the Syrians, and went
up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

27 And the children of Israel
were - numbered, and were ■' all
prt^sent. and went against them :
and th(> children of Israel ^pitched
l)efoi'e them like two little Hocks
of kids ; but the Syrians filled the
country.

2H II And there came a rnan of
(Jod, and spake unto the king of
Israel, and said, '^Phus saith the
Lord, iiecause the Syrians have
said. The Lord /.s- Gocl of the
hills, but he in not (Jod of the val-
leys, therefore will T deliver all this
great multitude into thine hand,
and ye shall know that 1 am, the
Lord.

2!) And they '^ pitched on(! ov(>r
agfibist the oth(M' sev(Mi days. And
Ki> it w;is, that in the seventh day
the l)at,tle wns joined : and the
children of Isj-ael slew of the Syri-
ans Mti hnndr'cd thousand footmen
in one day.

30 But the rest fled to Aphek,
into the city ; and there a wall fell
upon twenty and seven thousand
of the men that were left. And
Ben-liadad fled, and came into the
city, into an inner chambei\

31 H And his servants said unto
him, Behold now, we have heard
that the kings of the house of
Israel are merciful kings : let us, I
pray thee, put sackcloth on our
loins, and ropes upon our heads,
and go out to the king of Israel :
perad venture he will save thy life.

32 So they girded sackcloth on
their loins, and 2)ut ropes on their
heads, and came to the king of
Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-
hadad saith, I pray thee, let me
live. And he said. Is he yet alive 1
he is my brother.

33 Now the men ' did diligently
observe whether any thing iroiild

come from him, and did hastily
catch it: and they said. Thy brother
Ben-hadad. Then he said. Go ye,
bring him. Then Ben-hadad came
forth to him ; and he caused him
to come up into the chariot.

34 And ^ew-Zirtf/atZ said unto him.
The cities, which my father took
from thy father, I will restore ;
and thou shalt make streets for
thee in Damascus, as my father
made in Samaria. Then saw/ ^ //,«/;,
I will send thee away with this
covenant. So he made a covenant
with him, and sent him away.

35 51 And a certain man of the
sons of the prophets said unto his
neighbour "in the word of the
Lord, Smite me, I pray thee. And
the man refusefl to smite him.

36 Then said he unto him, Be-
cause thou hast not obeyed the
voice of the Lord, behold, as soon
as thou art departed from me, a
lion shall slay thee. And as soon
as he was departed from him, a
lion found him, and slew him.

37 Then he found another man,
and said. Smite me, I pray thee.
And the man smote him, '^so that
in snnting Ik^ wouiideil Jiiin

3(S So tlie pi'DphcL departed, and
waitefl for the king by the way,
and disguised himself with ^ ashes
UT)on his face.

3!) And as the king passed by,
he cried unto the king: and he
said. Thy servant wejit out into
the midst of th(> l)attlc; and, be-
hold, a, man turned aside, and
brought a nifin tnito me, and said.
Keep this man : if by an.v means
he be missing, then shall thy lif(^
be foi- his lilV, fir else thoti shalt
pay a talent of silver.

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Jezebel procureth

I. KINGS, 21.

Naboth's death.

40 And as thy servant was busy
here and there, he was gone. And
the king of Israel said unto him,
Bo sAa// thy judgment Oe ; thyself
hast decided it.

41 And he hasted, and took the
■ ashes away from his "" face ; and
the king of Israel discerned him
that he was of the jjrophets.

42 And he said unto him, Thus
saith the Lord, Because thou hast
let go out of tUi/ hand a man whom
I ''appointed to utter destruction,

therefore thy life sliall go for his
life, and thy people for his pet)ple.
43 And the king of Israel went
to his house heavy and displeased,
and came to Samaria.

CHAPTER 21.

1 AhaJ) being denied NdhoWs rineyard ifi
griei'ed. 5 Jeaebel 7i'rifi)ig Iftterx di/ainsf
Xahotli, he is coiideiiniei/ of hldsplieniy.
15 Ahiih taketh poxsef^xion of the riiwi/nrd.
17 Elijah dent'Uiicefh jiidf/itic/its (igiiinut
Ahab iind Jezebel. '25 Wielced Ahab re-
jtentiiKj, God deferreth llie judgment.

AND it came to pass after these
things, that Naboth the Jez-
reelite had a vineyard, which vxu
in Jezreel, hard by the palace of
Ahab king of Samaria.

2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth,
saying. Give me thy vineyard, that
I may have it for a garden of herbs,
because it is near unto my house :
and I will give thee for it a better
vineyard than it ; or, if it seem
good to thee, I will give thee the
worth of it in money.

3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The
Lord forbid it me, that I should
give the inheritance of my fathers
unto thee.

4 And Ahab came into his house
heavy and displeased because of
the word which Naboth the Jez-
reelite had spoken to him : for he
had said, I will not give thee the
inheritance of my fathers. And he
laid him down upon his bed, and
turned aAvay his face, and would
eat no bread.

5 *\ But Jezebel his wife came to
him, and said unto him. Why is
thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest
no bread 1

6 And he said unto her. Because
I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite,
and said unto him. Give me thy
vineyard for money ; or else, if it
please thee, I will give thee avother
vineyard for it : and he answered,
I will not give thee my vineyard.

7 And Jezebel his wife said unto
him, Dost thou now govern the
kingdom of Israel "? ar-ise, and eat
bread, and let thine heart be
merry : I will giv(; th(;e the vine-
yard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's
name, and sealed them with his
seal, and sent the letters unto the
elders and to the nobles that were
in his city, dwellingwith Naboth.

9 And she wrote in the letters,
saying. Proclaim a fast, and set
Naboth on high among the people :

10 And set two men, ^ sons of
Belial, before him, to bear witness

against him, saying. Thou didst
" blasi)hcme God and the king.
And the)i carry him out, and stone
him, that he may die.

1 1 And the men of his city, even
the elders and the nobles who were
the inhabitants in his city, did as
Jezebel had sent unto them, and as
it VMS written in the letters which
she had sent unto them.

12 They proclaimed a fast, and
set Naboth on high among the
people.

1 3 And there came in two men,
^ children of Belial, and sat before
him : and the '' men of Belial wit-
nessed against him, even against
Naboth, in the presence of the peo-
ple, saying, Naboth did ■' blasyiheme
God and the king. Then they car-
ried him forth out of the city, and
stoned him with stones, that he
died.

14 Then they sent to Jezebel,
saying, Naboth is stoned, and is
dead.

15 ^ And it came to pass, when
Jezebel heard that Naboth was
stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel
said to Ahab, Arise, take possession
of the vineyard of Naboth the
Jezreelite, Avhich lie refused to
give thee for money : for Naboth
is not alive, but dead.

16 And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard that Naboth was dead,
that Ahab rose up to go down to
the vineyard of Naboth the Jez-
reelite, to take possession of it.

17 ^ And the word of the Lord
came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab
king of Israel, which is in Samaria :
behold, he is in the vineyard of
Naboth, whither he is gone down
to possess it.

19 And thou shalt speak unto
him, saying. Thus saith the Lord,
Hast thou killed, and also taken
possession'? And thou shalt speak
unto him, saying. Thus saith the
Lord, In the place where dogs
licked the blood of Naboth shall
dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast
thou found me, O mine enemy ?
And he answered, I have found
thee: because tliou hast sold thy-

* base fel-
lows,

* base fel-
lows,
6 base fel-
lows

5 curse

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Judy me ut on Ah ah.

I. KINGS, 22.

Ahah at Ramoth-gilead.

1 utterly
sweep thee
away,

2 every man
child, and
him that is
shut up and
him that is
left at large

self to work evil in the sight of the
Lord.

21 Behold, I will bring evil upon
thee, and will ^ take away thy ])os-
terity. and will cut off from Alial)
- him that pisseth against the wall

and him that is shut up and left
in Israel,

22 And will make thine house
like the house of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, and like the house of
Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the
provocation wherewith thovi hast
provoked me to anger, and made
Israel to sin.

23 And of Jezebel also spake the
Lord, saying. The dogs shall eat
Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

24 Him that dieth of Ahab in
the city the dogs shall eat ;. and
him that dieth in the field shall
the fowls of the air eat.

25 ^ But there was none like
unto Ahab, which did sell himself
to work wickedness in the sight of
the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife
stirred up.

26 And he did very abominably
in following idols, according to all
thmfjs as did the Amorites, whom
the Lord cast out before the child-
ren of Israel.

27 And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard those words, that he
rent his clothes, and put sackcloth
upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay
in sackcloth, and went softly.

28 And the word of the Lord
came to Elijah the Tishbite, say-
ing,

29 Seest thou how Ahab hum-
bleth himself before me'? because
he humbleth himself before me, I
will not bring the evil in liis days :
fmt in his son's days will I bring
the evil upon his house.

CHAPTER 22.

1 Afiah, /seduced byfalne pro}ilietn, arcordhig
to the roord of Mieaiah, in s/diii at Ititinotli-
gilead. 37 The dogs lick up kin blood, and
Ahaziah itucceedeth him. 41 JehoKhiiiihot^s
good reign. 45 His actx. 50 Jehoram mic-
ceedeth him. 51 Ahazidh^x evil reign.

AND they continu(!d three years
without war bcitween Syria
and Israel.

2 And it came to pass in the
thii'd year, that Jt^hoshaphat the
king of Judah came down to the
king of Israel.

;} And the king of Israel said
unto his servants. Know y(> that
Itamotli iii(Iii(^;id /.>; ouis, .-itid we
/>e still, rf//r/ take it not out. of the
hand of the king of Syria?

4 Aiul he said unto. IehoshM,i)]iat,
Wilt thou go with me to battle to
ilamoth-gilead ! And Jehoshai)hat

said to the king of Israel, I am as
tliou art, my people as thy people,
my horses as thy horses.

5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the
king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee,
at the word of the Lord to day.

6 Then the king of Israel ga-
thered the prophets together, about
four hundred men, and said unto
them, Shall I go against Ramoth-
gilead to battle, or shall I forbear %
And they said. Go up ; for the
Lord shall deliver it into the hand
of the king.

7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there
not here a prophet of the Lord be-
sides, that we might enquire of
him 1.

8 And the king of Israel said
unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one
man, Mieaiah the son of Imlah, by
whom we may enquire of the Lord :
but I hate him ; for he doth not
prophesy good concerning me, but
evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let
not the king say so.

9 Then the king of Israel called
an officer, and said. Hasten hither
Mieaiah the son of Imlah.

10 And the king of Israel and
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat
each on his throne, having put on
their robes, in ■' a void place in the
entrance of the gate of Samaria;
and all the prophets prophesied
before them.

1 1 And Zedekiah the son of Che-
naanah made liim horns of iron :
and he said, Thus saith the Lord,
With these shalt thou push the
Syrians, vuitil thou have consumed
them.

1 2 And all the prophets prophe-
sied so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-
gilead, and prosp(M- : for the Lord
shall deliver it into the king's
hand.

1 3 And the messenger that was
gone to call ISIicaiah si)ake unto
him. saying. Behold now, the words
of th(^ prophets declare good unto
tlu; king with one mouth : let th.v
word, I pi'ay thee, be like the woi'd
of one of thein, and speak th((l
ivh/irk is good.

14 And Mieaiah said, As the
Lord liveth, what the JjORD saith
unto me, that will I speak.

1.5 ^ So he cam(^ to tlie king.
And the king said unto him, Mi-
eaiah, shall w(> go against ilamoth-
gilead to l)attl(% or shall weforheai'1
And lieansw(Mr(l him, Go, and jjI'o.s-
per: for the IjoitD shall deliver it
into the liand of the king.

IG And th(^ king said unto him.
How many times shall I adjurt^thee
that thou t(^ll me, nothing but that

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Miccdah^s prophecy.

I. KINGS, 22.

Ahah is slain.

v>hich is true in the name of the
Lord 1

17 And he said, I saw all Israel
scattered upon the hills, as sheep
that have not a shepherd : and the
Lord said. These have no master :
let them return every man to his
house in peace.

18 And the king of Israel said
unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell
thee that he would prophesy no
good concerning me, but evil ?

19 And he said. Hear thou there-
fore the word of the Lord : I saw
the Lord sitting on his throne, and
all the host of heaven standing by
him on his right hand and on his
left.

20 And the Lord said, Who shall
' persuade Ahab, that he may go up
and fall at Ramoth-gilead '? And one
said on this manner, and another
said on that manner.

2 1 And there came forth a spirit,
and stood before the Lord, and said,
I will ^ persuade him.

22 And the Lord said unto him.
Wherewith 1 And he said, I will go
forth, and I will be a lying spii'it
in the mouth of all his prophets.
And he said, Thou shalt ^ persuade

him, and prevail also : go forth, and
do so.

23 Now therefore, behold, the
Lord hath put a lying sjjirit in the
mouth of all these thy prophets,
and the Lord hath spoken evil con-
cerning thee.

24 But Zedekiah the son of Che-
naanah went near, and smote Mi-
caiah on the cheek, and said. Which
way went the Spirit of the Lord
from me to speak unto theel

25 And Micaiah said. Behold,
thou shalt see in that day, when
thou shalt go into an inner cham-
ber to hide thyself.

26 And the king of Israel said,
Take Micaiah, and carry him back
unto Amon the governor of the
city, and to Joash the king's son ;

27 And say. Thus saitli the king.
Put this fellow in the jirison, and
feed him with bread of affliction
and with water of affliction, until
I come in peace.

28 And Micaiah said, If thou re-
turn at all in peace, the Lord hath
not spoken by me. And he said.
Hearken," O people. every one of you .

29 So the king of Israel and Je-
hoshaphat the king of Judah went
up to liamoth-gilead.

30 And the king of Israel said
unto JehoshaT)hat, 1 will disguise
myself, and entei- into the battle ;
but put thou on thy robes. And
the king of Israel chsguis(>d him-
self, and went into the l)attl*^

31 But tlie king of Syria com-
manded his thirty and two cap-
tains that had rule over his chariots,
saying, Fight neither with small nor
great, save only with the king of
Israel.

32 And it came to pass, when the
captains of the chariots saw Je-
hoshaphat, that they said, Surely
it is the king of Israel. And they
turned aside to fight against him :
and Jehoshaphat cried out.

33 And it came to pass, when the
captains of the chariots perceived
that it toas not the king of Israel,
that they turned back from pur-
suing him.

34 And a certain man drew a
bow at a venture, and smote the
king of Israel between the joints of
the ^ harness : wherefore he said
unto the driver of his chariot. Turn
thine hand, and carry me out of
the host ; for' I am wounded.

35 And the battle increased that
day : and the king was stayed up
in his chariot against the Syrians,
and died at even : and the blood
ran out of the wound into the
midst of the chariot.

36 And there went a proclama-
tion throughout the host about the
going down of the sun, saying.
Every man to his city, and every
man to his own country.

37 H So the king died, and was
brought to Samaria ; and they
buried the king in Samaria.

38 And one washed the chariot
in the pool of Samaria ; and the
dogs licked up his blood ; and they
washed his armour; according unto
the word of the Lord which he
spake.

39 Now the rest of the acts of
Ahab, and all that he did, and the
ivory house whicli he made, and all
the cities that he built, are they
not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel 1

40 So Ahab slept with his fathers ;
and Ahaziah his son reigned in his
stead.

41 U And Jehoshaphat the son of
Asa began to reign over Judah in
the fourth year of Ahab king of
Israel.

42 Jehoshaphat ivas thirty and
five years old when he began to
reign ; and he reigned twenty and
five years in Jerusalem. And his
mother's name itxts Azubah the
daughter of Shilhi.

43 And he walked in all the ways
of Asa his father- ; he turned not
aside from it, doing that which was
right in the eyes of the Lord:
ne\'ertheless the high places were
not taken away ; fur the people

3 armour :

3G3

Jehosliaphaf s reign.

I. ki:ngs, 22.

Ahaziah sendeth to Elijah.

offered and burnt incense yet in
the high places.

44 And Jehoshaphat made peace
with the king of Israel.

45 Now the rest of the acts of
Jehoshaphat, and his might that he
shewed, and how he warred, are
they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah 1

46 And the remnant of the sodom-
ites, which remained in the days of
his father Asa, he took out of the
land.

47 There ivas^ then no king in
Edom : a deputy ims king.

48 Jehoshaphat made ships of
^ Tharshisli to go to Ophir for gold :
but they went not; for the ships
were bi'oken at Ezion-geber.

49 Then said Ahaziah the son of
Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my
servants go with thy servants in

the ships. But Jehoshaphat would
not.

50 ^ And Jehoshaphat slept with
his fathei's, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David his
father : and J ehoram his son reigned
in his stead.

51 H Ahaziah the son of Ahab
began to reign over Isi-ael in Sa-
maria the seventeenth year of Je-
hoshaphat king of Judah, and
reigned two years over Israel.

^yl And he did evil in the sight
of the Lord, and walked in the
way of his father, and in the way
of his mother, and in the way of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who
made Israel to sin :

53 For he served Baal, and wor-
shipped him, and provoked to anger
■^ the LoKi) (xod of Israel, according
to all that his father had done.

THE SECOND BOOK OF
THE KINGS,

COMMONLY CALLED

THE FOUETH BOOK OF THE KIl^rGS

CHAPTER 1.

1 Moah rehMeth. 2 Ahaziah, aending <<)
SaaZ-zehuh, hath. hii> judgment hy Kli-jah.
5 Elijah twice bringeth yire from heaven
ujion them whom Ahaeiiih unit Iai ap/ire-
h end him. 13 Ife pitieth the third eajiiain,
<ind, encouraged hy an angel, telleth Die
king of his death. IT Jehoram aueceedeih
AhaeiaJi.

THEN Moab rebelled against Is-
I'ael after tlu^ dcatli of Ahab.

2 Anfl Ahaziah ioW down through
a lattice in his ui)i)er chainlxu- tliat
?('a.s in tSamaria, and was sick : and
he sent messengers, and said unto
them. Go, enquii'e of l!;ial-zehuh
the god of Ekron whether I shall
recover of this disease.

■i But the aTigel ()f the Loun said
to Elijah the 'J'ishhit(\ Arise, gouj)
to meet the messengers of the king
of 8amaria, and say unto them,
/.s if not because there ix not a ( Jod
in Israel, that ye go to entiuire of
Baal-zel)ub the god of J^'kron?

4 Now therefore thus sfiitli the
Lord, Thou shalt not come (l<n\n
from that IhhI on which thou ;irt
gojie up, l)ut shalt surel,y die. And
i'.lijaii departed.

5 II And wh(!n the messengers
turned back unto him, he said

unto them. Why are ye now turned
back 1

6 And they said unto him, There
came a man up to meet us, and
said unto us. Go, turn again unto
the king that sent you, and say
unto him, Thus saitn the Loud,
Is it not bec^ause there is not a God
in Israel, that thou sendest to en-
quire of J>aal-zebul) the god of
I^kron ? therefore thou shalt not
come down from that bed on which
thou art gone up, but shalt surely
die.

7 And ho said unto them, AVhat
manner of man iras he which camt'
ui) to meet .you, and told you these
woi'ds I

8 And the.v answered liim, I/e
t/'as ^ an hairy innii. a.nd girt with
a girdle of leather about his loins.
And he said, It is Elijah tlie Tisli-
bit(^.

i) Then the king sent unto him a,
captain of fifty with his fifty.
And ]\c. went uji to him : and, be-
liold, he sat on (he top of a,n hill.
And he spake unto him, Thou man
of (iod, the king hath said. Gome
down.

364

Elijah called fire from heaven.

II. KINGS, 2.

He iii translated.

10 And Elijah answered and
said to the captain of fifty, If I he
a man of 'God, then let lire come
flown from heaven, and consume
thee and tliy fifty. And there
came down lire froni heaven, and
consumed him and his hfty.

11 Again also he sent unto him
another captain of fifty with his
fifty. ' And he answered and said
unto him, O man of God, thus hath
the king said, Gome down quiclvly.

12 And Elijah answered and
said unto tliem. If I (^e a man of
God, let fire come down from
heaven, and consume thee and
thy fifty. And the fire of God
came down from heaven, and con-
sumed him and his fifty.

1 3 U And he sent again a captain
of the thii-d fifty with Ins fifty.
And the third captain of fifty went
up, and came and fell on his knees
before Elijah, and besought him,
and said unto him, O man of God,
I pray thee, let my life, and the
life of these fifty thy servants, be
precious in thy sight.

14 Behold, there came fire down
from heaven, and burnt up the
two captains of the former fifties
with their fifties : therefore let my
life now be precious in thy sight.

15 And the angel of the Lord
said unto Elijah, Go down with
him: be not afraid of him. And
he arose, and went down with him
unto the king.

IG And he said unto him. Thus
saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou
hast sent messengers to enquire of
Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it
not because there is no God in Is-
rael to enquire of his word 1 there-
fore thou shalt not come down off
that bed on which thou art gone
up, but shalt surely die.

17 H So he died according to the
word of the Lord which Elijah had
spoken. And Jehoram reigned in
his stead in the second year of Je-
horam the son of Jehoshaphat king
of Judah ; because he had no son.

18 Now the rest of the acts of
Ahaziah which he did, are they not
written in the book of the chroni-
cles of the kings of Israel?

CHAPTER 2.

1 Elijah. f.,i/.-hiii hin hiii-e of Klisha, with hix
rinnitlr (liridetli .Inrilaii. 'J uiid, (jrariliiKj
Eli.shd /li.s rcijiicd, in idkoi iiji Jnj <i. ficni
chtirint ii,ii< /it'iin'ii. VI E/i.s/i<(. >/i riJ i in/
,/,,,■</, III irith EIi)tiir>i iiiinitle, ix iickiioip-
hulged /lin xiiciusmir. ICi T/ie i/t'iiiii/ jirn-
phetfi, hardly nhtaiiiiiig have, in neek Eli-
jah, eotilil vol. p'lid him. 19 EHxha with
unit healeih the. iniirhalexome ivatfim. 2'^
Bears dentroij the children, ihnt mocked
Klisha.

jSTD it came to pass, when the
Lord would take up Elijah

into heaven by a whirlwind, that
Elijah went with Elisha from Gil-

2 And Elijah said unto Elisha,
Tarry here, I pray thee ; for the
Lord hath sent me to Beth-el.
And Elisha said unto him, As tlie
Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth,
I will not leave thee. So they went
down to Beth-el.

3 And the sons of the prophets
that loere at Betii-el came forth to
Elisha, and said unto him, Know-
est thou that the Lord will take
away thy master from thy head to
day 't. And he said, Yea, I know it ;
hold ye your peace.

4 And Elijah said vmto him,
Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee;
for the Lord hath sent me to Jeri-
cho. And he said. As the Lord
liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will
not leave thee. So they came to
Jericho.

5 And the sons of the prophets
that were at Jericho came to Elislia,
and said unto him, Knowest thou
that the Lord will take away thy
master from thy head to day"? And
he answered. Yea, I know it; hold
ye your peace.

6 And Elijah said unto him,
Tarry, I pray thee, here ; for the
Lord hath sent me to J ordan. And
he said. As the Lord liveth, and as
thy soul liveth, I will not leave
thee. And they two went on.

7 And fifty men of the sons of
the prophets went, and stood to
view afar off: and they two stood
by Jordan.

8 And Elijah took his mantle,
and wrapped it together, and
smote tlie waters, and they were
divided liither and thither, so that
they two went over on dry ground.

9 H And it came to pass, when
they were gone over, that Elijali
said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall
do for thee, befoi-e I he. taken away
from thee. And Elisha said, I
l)i'ay thee, let *a double portion of
thy spirit be upon me.

10 And he said. Thou hast asked
a hard thing : oievertheJess, if thou
see me ivlien I am taken froni thee,
it shall be so unto thee; but if not,
it shall not be so.

1 1 And it came to pass, as they
still went on, and talked, that, be-
hold, there appeared a chariot of
fii-e, and horses of fire, an;! parted
them both asundei' ; and Elijah went
up by a whirlwind into heaven.

1 2 fl And Elisha saw it, and he
cried. My father, my father, the

* That is, the portion of the firstborn.
See Deut. xxi. 17.

iG5

Elisha healeth the waters.

II. KINGS, 3.

Moab revolteth.

' chariot of Israel, and the horse-
men thereof. And he saw liim no
more : and he took hold of his own
clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

13 He took up also the mantle of
Elijah that fell from him, and went
back, and stood by the bank of
Jordan ;

II And he took the mantle of
Elijah that fell from him, and
smote the waters, and said. Where
is - the Lord God of Elijah 1 and
when he also had smitten the
waters, they parted hither and
thither : and Elisha went over.

1 5 And when the sons of the pro-
phets which -iPere to view at Jeri-
cho saw him, they said, The spirit
of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And
they came to meet him, and bowed
themselves to the ground before
him.

16 ^ And they said iinto him,
Behold now, there be with thy ser-
vants fifty strong men ; let them
go, we pray thee, and seek thy
master : lestperadventuretheSpirit
of the Lord hath taken him up,
and cast him upon some mountain,
or into some valley. And he said,
Ye shall not send.

17 And when they urged him till
he was ashamed, he said, >Send.
They sent therefore fifty men ; and
they sought three days, but found
him not.

1 8 And when they came again to
him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he
said unto them. Did I not say unto
you. Go not 1

19^ And the men of the city
said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray
thee, the situation of this city ?s
pleasant, as my lord seeth : but the
water is naught, and the ground
barren.

20 And he said. Bring me a new
cruse, and put salt therein. And
they brought it to him.

21 And he went forth unto the
spriiig of the waters, and cast the
salt in there, and said. Thus saith
the Lord, t have healed these
waters ; there shall not be from
thence any more death or barren
land.

22 8o the waters were healed
unto this day, according to the
saying of Elisha which he spake.

2.'} 1[ And he went up from tlumce
unto Heth-(!l: and as ik; was going
up by the way, there came forth
■' little chiklren out of th(! city, and
mocked him, anfl said unto him,
(io up, thou bald head ; go up,
thou bald head.

21 And he turned back, and
looked on them, and cursed them
in the name of the Lord. And

there came forth two she bears out
of the wood, and tare forty and
two "* children of them.-

25 And he went from thence to
mount Carmel, and from thence he
returned to (Samaria.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Jeliiiriiiii'n reign. 4 MckIki rehelleth. (i
J,h<ir<iiii, iritit JehiiKh<t]ili(i1, and thel^iiKj of
Ell mil, hiiiiij ilisfrtsM il fur iniiif nf ini'fei-,
hy EUsha nhtu i n, tli ira'Ur. n ml iiniiiiise <if
c'idory. '21 'rinM,HiliH,.s.,l,'c,h-,il hy Ike
colour (if till' initi'i-, I'lniiinij tii .spiiil, lire
overcu'ine. 26 The king of Muah, by sacri-

Jiciiiij tli.e king of EdoiiCa mil, raiseih the

'siege.

NOW Jehoram the son of Ahab
began to reign over Israel in
Samaria the eighteenth year of Je-
hoshaphat king of Judah, and
reigned twelve years.

2 And he wrought evil in the
sight of the Lord ; but not like his
father, and like his mother : for he
put away the ^ image of Baal that
his father had made.

3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto
the sins of Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, which made Israel to sin ;
he depai'ted not therefrom.

4 51 And Mesha king of Moab
was a sheepmaster, and rendered
unto the king of Israel "an hun-
dredtliousand lambs,- and an hun

drcd thousand rams, with tlu^ wool.

5 But it came to pass, when Ahab
was dead, that the king of Moab
rebelled against the king of Israel.

6 51 And king Jehoram went out
of Samaria the same time, and
•" numbered all Israel.

7 And he went and sent to Jeho-
shaphat the king of Judah, saving,
The king of Moab hath rebelled
against me : wilt thou go with me
against Moab to battle 1 And he
said, I will go up : I am as thou
art. my people as thy people, and
my horses as thy horses.

8 And he said, Which way shall
we go upl And he answered. The
way through the wilderness of
Edom.

9 So the king of Israel went, and
the king of Judah, and the king of
Edom : and they ^ fet(;hed a com-
pass of seven days' jf)urney :
there was no water for the

and
liost,
and for the cattle that followed
them.

10 And ihe king of Israel said,
Alas! that the J.oltD hatii called
these three kings together, to de-
liver th(^m into the hand of Moab I

1 1 l>ut Jehoshaphat said. Is there
not here a prophet of the LoiM),
that we may enquire of the Lord
by him? And one of the king of
Israel's servants answeied and said.

■» lads

pillar

6 the wool

of an

Iiuudred

thousand

lambs, and

of an

hundred

thousand

rams.

'' mustered

** niad(^ a
circuit

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Tlie Moabites are defeated.

II. KINGS, 4.

Tlte ividow''s oil multiplied.

Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat,
which poured water ou the hands
of EUjah.

12 And Jehoshaphat said, The
word of the Lord is with him. 80
the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat
and the king of Edom went down
to him.

13 And Elisha said unto the
king of Israel, What have I to do
with thee % get thee to the prophets
of thy father, and to the prophets
of thy mother. x\nd the king of
Israel said unto liim. Nay : for the
Lord hath called these three kings
together, to deliver them into the
hand of Moab.

14 And Elisha said. As the Lord
of hosts liveth, beiore whom I
stand, surely, were it not that I re-
gard the presence of Jehoshaphat
the king of Judah, I would not
look toward thee, nor see thee.

15 But now bring me a minstrel.
And it came to pass, when the
minstrel played, that the hand of
the Lord came upon him.

16 And he said, Thus saith the
Lord, Make this valley full of
ditches.

17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye
shall not see wind, neither shall ye
see rain ; yet that valley shall be
filled with water, that ye may
drink, both ye, and your cattle, and
your beasts.

1 8 And this is but a light thing
in the sight of the Lord : he will
deliver the Moabites also into your
hand.

19 And ye shall smite every
fenced city, and every choice city,
and shall fell every good tree, and
stop all wells of water, and mar
every good piece of land with
stones.

20 And it came to pass in the
morning, ^ when the meat oft'ering
was offered! that, behold, there

came water by the way^ of Edom,
and the country was filled with
water.

21 U And when all the Moabites
heard that the kings were come up
to fight against them, they ga-
thered all that were able to put on
armour, and upward, and stood in
the border.

22 And they I'ose up early in the
morning, and the sun shone upon
the water, and the Moabites saw
the water on the other side as red
as blood :

23 And they said, This is blood :
the kings are surely slain, and they
have smitten one another : now
therefore, Moab, to the spoil.

24 And when they came to the
camp of Israel, the Israelites rose

up and smote the Moabites, so that
they fled before them : but they
went forward smiting the JNIoab-
ites, even in their country.

25 And they beat do^yn the cities,
and on every good piece of land
cast every man his stone, and filled
it ; and they stopped all the wells
of water, and felled all the good
trees : only in Kir-haraseth left
they the stones thereof ; howbeit
the slingers went about it, and
smote it.

26 U And when the king of Moab
saw that the battle was too sore for
him, he took with him seven hun-
dred men that drew swords, to
break through even unto the king
of Edom :' but they could not.

27 Then he took his eldest son
that should have reigned in his
stead, and offei-ed him for a burnt
offering upon the wjill. And there
was great indignation against Is-
rael : and they departed from him,
and returned to their own land.

CHAPTER 4.

1 FJishd mniti plidh the 'irh1ow\soil. SBegiv-
eihd Koii l.tlh,' iionil Shunammite. 18 lie
raini't/t injii/ii /!!'/■ </<■(!(/ KiDi. 38 At Oilanl
he httilvth the, deitdhj jKittage. 42 lie mtis-
fleth an hundred men uiih tiventy loaces.

NOW there cried a certain woman
of the wives of the sons of the
prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy
servant my husband is dead ; and
thou knowest that thy servant did
fear the Lord : and the creditor is
come to take unto him my two sons
to be bondmen.

2 And Elisha said unto her. What
shall I do for thee 1 tell me, what
hast thou in the housed And she
said. Thine handmaid hath not any
thing in the house, save a pot of oil

3 Then he said. Go. borrow thee
vessels abroad of all thy neigh-
bours, even empty vessels ; borrow
not a few.

4 And when thou art come in,
thou shalt shut the door upon thee
and upon thy sons, and shalt pour
out into all those vessels, and thou
shalt set aside that which is full.

5 So she went from him, and
shut the door upon lier and upon
her sons, who brought the vessels to
her ; and she poured out.

6 And it came to jiass, when the
vessels were full, that she said unto
her son. Bring me yet a vessel.
And he said unto her. There is not
a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

7 Then she came and told the
man of God. And he said. Go, sell
the oil, and pay thy debt, and live
thou and thy children of the rest.

8 ^ And it fell on a day, that
Elisha passed to Shunem, where

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The IShiniammite' s sou

II. KINGS, 4.

is raised to life.

tvas a great woman ; and she con-
strained him to eat bread. And so
it was, that as oft as he passed by,
he turned in thither to eat bread.

9 And she said unto her hus-
band, Behold now, i perceive that
tliis /.s an holy man of (jiod, which
passeth by us continually.

10 Let us make a little chamber,
I pray thee, on the wall ; and let us
set for him there a bed, and a table,
and a stool, and a candlestick : and
it shall be, when he cometh to us,
that he shall turn in thither.

1 1 And it fell on a day, that he
came thither, and he turned into
the chamber, and lay there.

12 And he said to Gehazi his ser-
vant. Call this tShunammite. And
when he had called her, she stood
before him.

13 And he saifl unto him, 8ay
now unto her, Behold, thou hast
been cai-eful for us with all this
care ; what is to be done for thee ?
wouldest thou be spoken for to the
king, or to the captain of the host ?
Anrl she answered, I dwell among
mine own people.

14 And he said, What then is to
be done for her '? And Gehazi an-
swei-erl, Verily she hath no child,
and her husband is old.

15 And he said, (Jail her. And
when he had called her, she stood
in the door.

16 And he said, About this sea-
son, ' ac(;ording to the time of life.

thou shalt eml)race a son. And she
said. Nay, my lord, tlioa man of God,
do not lie unto thine handmaid.

17 And the Avoman conceived,
and bare a sou at that season -_that
Elisha had SM,id unto

nei', according

to the time of life.

18 1l And wlien the child was
grown, it fell onaday, that Ik; went
out to his father- to tlu^ reapei's.

19 And he said unto his father,
My head, my head. And he said
to ''a lad. Carry liim to liis mother.

20 And wlien lu; had taken him,
and bi-ought him to his mother, Ik;
satfm her knees till noon, and tkcii
(bed.

21 And she went up, and laid
him on the lied of the man of God,
and shut tkt door upon him, an<l
went (Hit.

22 And she called unto her hus-
band, and said, Send me, I pi-ay
thee, one of the; young men, and
one of the asses, tliat I may run to
th(^ man of God, and come ;i.gain.

2.'3 And he said. Wherefore wilt
thou go to him to day { it is neither
new moon, nor sabV)ath. And she
.said. It shall Ije well.

24 Then she saddled an ass, and
said to her servant. Drive, and go
forward ; slack not thy riding for
me, except I bid thee.

25 So she went and came unto
the man of God to mount Carmel.
And it came to pass, when the man
of God saw her afar off", that he
said to Gehazi his servant, Behold,
yonder is that Shunaminite :

2G Bun now, I pray thee, to meet
her, and say unto her. Is it well
with thee"? is it well with thy hus-
band'? is it well Avitli the child'?
And she answered, It is well.

27 And when she came to the
man of God to the hill, she caught
him by the feet : but Gehazi came
near to thrust lier away. And the
man of God said, Let her alone ;
for her soul is vexed within her :
and the Lord hath hid it from me,
and hath not told me.

28 Then she said. Did I desire a
son of my lord 1 did I not say, Do
not deceive me '?

29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird
up thy loins, and take my staff in
thine hand, and go thy way: if
thou meet any man, salute him
not ; and if any salute thee, answer
him not again : and lay my staff
upon the face of the child.

30 And the mother of the child
said, As the Lord liveth, and a.s'
thy soul liveth, I will not leave
thee. And he arose, and followed
her.

31 And Gehazi passed on before
them, and laid the staff upon the
face of th(! child ; V)ut there vxts nei-
ther voice, nor hearing. Wliere-
foi-e he went again to meet him,
and told him, saying, The child is
not awaked.

32 AthI wh(>n l^^lisha was come
into th(» house, behold, the child
was dead, <i)ul laid upon his bed.

3.3 He went in tnerefore, and
shut the door upon them twain,
and prayed unto the Lord.

34 And he went up, and lay
upon the child, and put his moulh
upon his mouth. an(l his eyes ujion
his ey(;s, and his hands u])on his
hands: and he stretched himself
upon the child ; and the tlesh of
the child wMxed warm.

35 Then he retur)ied,ajid walked
in the house ■* to and tVo : and wcuit
up, and stretcher I himself upon
him : and tiie child sneezed s(>ve7i
times, and tlu; child opened his
eyes.

'M\ Atul lie cjdled Ciehazi, and
said, ( ';ill this SIninninmite. So he
ealleil her. And when she was
come in unto him, he said. Take up
thy son.

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Tlce daadyj pottage healed.

II. KINGS, 5.

Naamau cared of leprosy.

37 Then she went in, and fell at
his feet, and bowed herself to the
ground, and took up her son, and
went out.

38 *\ And Elisha came again to
Oilgal : and thei-e ivaii a dearth in
the land; and the sons of the pro-
phets luere sitting before him : and
he said unto his servant, Set on the
great pot, and seethe pottage for
the sons of the prophets.

39 And one went out into the
field to gather herbs,, and found a
wild vine, and gathered there(jf
wild gourds his lap full, and came
and shred tJiem into the pot of pot-
tage: for they knew them not.

40 So they- poured out for the
men to eat. And it came to pass,
as they were eating of the pottage,
that they cried out, and said, O
thou man of God, there ii^ death in
the pot. And they could not eat
thereof.

41 ijut he said. Then bring meal.
And he cast it into the pot ; and he
said. Pour out for the people, that
they may eat. And there Avas no
harm in the pot.

42 II And there came a man from
Baal-shalisha, and brought the man
of God bread of the firstfruits,
twenty loaves of barley, and full
ears of ^ corn in the husk thereof.
And he said. Give unto the people,
that they may eat.

43 And his '-^servitor said, What,
should I set this before an hundred
men 1 He said again. Give the peo-
ple, that they may eat : for thus
saith the Lord, They shall eat, and
shall leave thereof.

44 So he set it befoi-e them, and
they did eat, and left thereof,
according to the word of the Lord.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Jfaaman, by the report of a captive maid,
in sent to Sania via to he cured of his lepfost/.
ft EIisIki, seii(thi(i him to .lordon, cui-itli.
him, 15 He refiixi)i(i N(t(tni(ii)'H (jijin ijriuit-
eth him some of the ettrtli.. '20 Gehaxi, iilius-
ing his indster^s iidine uutu Kaunidii; is
smitten with leprost/.

NOW Naaman, captain of the
host of the king of Syria, was
a great man with his master, and
honouraVjle, l)ecause by him the
Loud had given ''deliverance unto
Syria: he was also a mighty man
in valour, but lie iva^ a h^per.

2 And the Syrians had gone out
by compaiiies, and had l)rought
away captive out of the land of
Israel a little maid ; and she waited
on Naaman's wife.

3 And she said unto hei- mistress,
Woukl God my lord 7i<ere with the
pi'oi)het that in in Samaria ! for he
would recover him of his leprosJ^

4 And one went in, and told his
lord, saying. Thus and thus said
the maid that is of the land of
Israel.

5 And the king of Syria said,
* Go to, go. and I will send a letter
unto the king of Israel. And he
departed, and took with him ten
talents of silver, and six thousand
pieces of gold, and ten changes of
raiment.

6 And he brought the letter to
the king of Israel, saying. Now
when this letter is come unto thee,
behold, I have thereivitlt sent Naa-
man my servant to thee, that thou
mayest recover him of his leprosy.

7 And it came to pass, when the
king of Israel had read the letter,
that he rent his clothes, and said,
Am I God, to kill and to make
alive, that this man doth send vuito
me to lecover a man of his leprosy %
wherefoi'e consider, I pray you, and
see how he seeketh a quarrel
against me.

8 ^ And it was so, when Elisha
the man of God had heard that the
king of Israel had rent his clothes,
that he sent to the king, saying.
Wherefore hast thou rent thy
clothes 1 let him come now to me,
and he shall know that there is a
prophet in Israel.

9 So Naaman came with his
horses and with his chariot, and
stood at the door of the house of
Elisha.

10 And Elisha sent a messenger
unto him, saying. Go and wash in
Jordan seven times, and thy flesh
shall come again to thee, and thou
shalt be clean.

1 1 But Naaman was wroth, and
went away, and said, Behold, I
thought. He will surely come out
to me, and stand, and call on the
name of the Lord his God, and
'' strike his hand over the place,
and recover the leper.

12 Are not Abana and Pharpar,
rivers of Damascus, better than ^U
the waters of Israel 1 may I not
wash in them, and be clean 1 So
he turned and went away in a rage.

13 And his servants came near,
and spake unto him, and said. My
father, V/the proplu!t had l)id thee
do some great thing, wouldest thou
not have done it? how much i-ather
then, when he saith to thee. Wash,
and be clean 1

14 Then went he down, and
dipped himself s(>ven times in Jor-
dan, according to the saying of
the man of Gofl : and his flesh
came again like unto the flesh of a
little child, and he was clean.

1 5 II And he returned to the man

* Go now,

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Gehazi smitten with leprosy.

II. KINGS, 6.

Tlte iron made to swim.

of God, he and all his company, and
came, and stood before him : and
he said. Behold, now I know that
there is no God in all the earth,
but in Israel : now therefore, 1
pray thee, take a ^ blessing of
thy servant.

16 But he said. As the Lord
liveth, before whom I stand, I will
receive none. And he urged him
to take it : but he refused.

1 7 And Naanian said. Shall there
not then, I pray thee, be given to
thy servant two mules' burden of
earth 1 for thy servant will hence-
forth offer neither burnt oiiering
nor sacrifice unto other gods, but
unto the Lord.

18 In this thing the Lord pardon
thy servant, that when my master
goeth into the house of Rimmon to
worship there, and he leaneth on
my hand, and I bow myself in the
house of Ilimmon : when I bow
down myself in the house of Rim-
mon, the Lord pardon thy servant
in this thing.

19 And he said unto him, Go in
peace. So he departed from him a
little way.

20 H But Gehazi, the servant of
Elisha the man of God, said, Be-
hold, my master hath spared Naa-
nian this Syrian, in not receiving
at his hands that which he brought :
but, as the Lord liveth, I will run af-
ter him, and take somewhat of him.

21 So Gehazi followed after Naa-
man. And when Naaman saw him
running after him, he lighted down
from the chariot to meet him, and
said, Is all welH

22 And he said. All is well. My
master hath sent me, saying. Be-
hold, even now thei'e be come to me
from '•^ mount Ephraim two young
men of the sons of the prophets :
give them, I pray thee, a talent of
silver, and two changes of gar-
ments.

23 And Naaman said, Be con-
tejit, take two talents. And he
urged him, and bound two talents
of silver in two bags, with two
changes of garments, and laid fhei/i
upon two of liis servants ; and tliey
l)are them befonj him.

21 And when he came to the
tower, he took them from their
liand, and bestowed thetn in tlu;
house : and he let the men go, and
they d(^i)arted.

2-^ But he went in, and stood be-
fore his master. And l^lisha said
unto him, Whenc(\romest fhoii,, Ge-
hazi? And he said. Thy servant
went no whither.

26 And he said unto him, W(»nt
not mine heart with thee, wlien the

man turned again from his chariot
to meet thee 1 Is it a time to
receive money, and to receive gar-
ments, and oliveyards, and vine-
yards, and sheej), and oxen, and
menservants, and maidservants 1

27 The leprosy therefore of Naa-
man shall cleave unto thee, and
unto thy seed for ever. And he
went out from his presence a leper
as ivhite as snow.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Elisha, giiiing leave U> the young prophetx
to enlarge their divelUngs, causeth iron to
aroim. 8 He dincloKelh the h-ing of SiiriiCx
couiiHel. 18 The dri/n/, ir/i/ch ir((N sent to
Dothan to (ij>prehctii! Klisha, is sitiitten
with lilinilness. V.) Bcitin Inumijld into Sa-
iiKirirt. ttiiij <ire i/ismissa/ in jiedce. 24
lite fitinine in S(i»i<iri(t cd nsefh n'omen to
eat their own children. 30 The king send-
eth to slay Elisha.

AND the sons of the prophets
said unto Elisha, Behold now,
the place \yhere we dwell with thee
is too strait for us.

2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto
Jordan, and take thence every man
a beam, and let us make us a place
there, where we may dwell. And
he answered. Go ye.

3 And one said, Be content, I
pray thee, and go with thy ser-
vants. And he ans\yered, I will go.

4 So he went with them. And
when they came to Jordan, they
cut down wood.

5 But as one was felling a beam,
the axe head fell into the water :
and he cried, and said, Alas, master !
for it was borrowed.

6 And the man of God said , Where
fell it"? And he shewed him the
place. And he cut down a stick,
and cast it in "thither: and tlie
iron did swim.

7 Therefore said he. Take it up
to thee. And he put out his hand,
and took it.

8 ^ Then the king of Syria warred
against Isi-ael, and took counsel
with his servants, .saying, In such
and such a jilace shall he my camp.

9 And the man of God sent unto
the king of Israel, saying, Beware
that tliou pass not such a i)lace ;
for thither the Syrians are ''come
down.

10 And the king of Israel sent to
th(> plac(^ which th(^ man of God
told him and wariu'd him of, and
saved himself there, not once nor
twice.

1 1 Thei-efore the heai't of tlie
king of Syria was soi'c troubled for
this tiling; and he called his ser-
vants, and said unto theni, Will ye
not shew me which of us is foi- tlie
king of Israel '!

12 And one of his servants said,

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Tlie Syrians smitten ivith blindness. II. KINGS, 7.

Famine in Samiaria.

None, my lord, O king : but Elisha,
the prophet that is in Israel, telleth
the king of Israel the words that
thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

13 ^ And he said, Go and spy
where he is, that I may send and
fetch him. And it was told him,
saying. Behold, he is in Dothan.

14 Therefore sent he thither
horses, and chariots, and a great
host : and they came by night, and
compassed the city about.

1 5 And when the servant of the
man of God was risen early, and
gone forth, behold, an host com-
passed the city both with horses
and chariots. And his servant said
unto him, Alas, my master ! how
shall we do 1

16 And he answered. Fear not:
for they that be with us are more
than they that be with them.

17 And Elisha prayed, and said.
Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes,
that he may see. And the Lord
opened the eyes of the j^oung man ;
and he saw : and, behold, the moun-
tain teas full of horses and chariots
of fire round about Elisha.

18 And when they came down to
him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord,
and said. Smite this people, I pray
thee, with blindness. And he smote
them with blindness according to
the word of Elisha.

19 H And Elisha said unto them.
This is not the way, neither is this
the city : follow me, and I will
bring you to the man whom ye
seek. ^ But he led them to Sama-
ria.

20 And it came to pass, wlien
they were come into Samaria, that
Elisha said. Lord, open the eyes of
these men, that they may see. And
the Lord opened their eyes, and
they saw ; and, behold, they were
in the midst of Samaria.

21 And the king of Israel said
unto Elisha, when he saw them.
My father, shall I smite them ? shall
I smite them ?

22 And he answered. Thou shalt
not smite them : wouldest thou
smite those whom thou hast taken
captive with thy sword and with
thy bow % set bread and water be-
fore them, that they may eat and
drink, and go to their master.

23 And he prepared great pro-
vision for them : and when tJiey
had eaten and drunk, he sent them
away, and they went to their mas-
ter. So the bands of Syria came
no more into the land of Israel.

24 ^ And it came to pass after
this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria
gathered all his host, and went up,
and besieged Samaria.

25 And there was a great famine
in Samaria : tind, behold, they be-
sieged it, until an ass's head was
sold for fourscore pieces of silver,
and the fourth part of a cab of
dove's dung for five 'pieces of silver.

26 And as the king of Israel was
passing by upon the wall, there
cried a woman unto him, saying,
Help, my lord, O king.

27 And he said. If the Lord do
not help thee, whence shall I help
thee^ out of the barnfloor, or out
of the winepress'?

28 And the king said unto her.
What aileth thee ] And she an-
swered, This woman said unto me.
Give thy son, that we may eat him
to day, and we will eat my son to
morrow.

29 So we boiled my son, and did
eat him : and I .said unto her on
the next day. Give thy son, that
we may eat him : and she hath hid
her son.

30 H And it came to pass, when
the king heard the words of the
woman, that he rent his clothes ;
and he passed by upon the wall,
and the people looked, and, behold,
he had sackcloth within upon his
flesh.

31 Then he said, God do so and
more also to me, if the head of
Elisha the son of Shaphat shall
stand on him this day.

32 But Elisha sat in his house,
and the elders sat with him ; and
the king sent a man from before
him : but ere the messenger came
to him, he said to the elders. See
ye how this son of a murdei'er hath
sent to take away mine head % look,
when the messenger cometh, shut
the door, and hold him fast at the
door : is not the sound of his mas-
ter's feet behind him"?

33 And while he yet talked with
them, behold, the messenger came
down unto him : and he said. Be-
hold, this evil is of the Lord ; what
should I wait for the Lord any
longer 1

CHAPTER 7.

1 Elinha iwoxih ealeth incredible plenty in Sii-
niaria. 3 Faiir leperit, venturing on the
host of the Si/rii'<, hriii(/ tiilini/fi of their
flight. \i Tin- kiuij.Hndhiij tii/ xpie.t the
news to be true, -yxii/eth the teiitx of the Si/-
rlaiis. 17 7'he lord , u-lio ironld not be/ieve
the prophecy of jileutij, horing the charge
of the gate, ix trodden to death in theprens.

THEN Elisha said. Hear ye the
word of the Lord; thus saith
the Lord, To morrow about this
time shall a measure of fine flour
be sold for a shekel, and two mea-
sui'es of barley for a shekel, in the
gate of Samaria.

2 Then -a lord on whose hand

' the captain

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The Syrians' jU'jht.

II. KINGS, 8.

Elislta^s prophecy verified.

the king leaned answered the man
of G(xl, and said, Behold, if the
Lord would make windows in hea-
ven, might this thing be ? And he
said, Behold, thou shalt see it with
thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

3 ^ And there were four leprous
men at the entering in of the gate:
and they said one to another, Why
sit we here until we die 1

4 If we say, We will enter into
the city, then the famine is in the
city, and we shall die there : and if
we sit still here, we die also. Now
therefore come, and let us fall unto
the host of the Syrians : if they
save us alive, we shall live ; and if
they kill us, we shall but die.

5 And they rose up in the twi-
light, to go unto the camp of the
Syrians : and when they were come
to the uttermost part of the camp
of Syria, behold, tktre vxis no man
there.

6 For the Lord had made the
host of the Syrians to hear a noise
of chariots, and a noise of horses,
even the noise of a great host : and
they said one to another, Lo, the
king of Israel hath hired against
us the kings of the Hittites, and
the kings of the Egyptians, to come
upon ixs.

7 Wherefore they arose and fled
in the twilight, and left their tents,
and their horses, and their asses.
even the camp as it vjas, and flecl
for their life.

8 And when these lepers came to
the uttermost part of the camp,
they went into one tent, and did
eat and drink, and carried thence
silver, and gold, and raiment, and
went and hid it; and came again,
and entered into another tent, and
carried thence also, and went and
liid it.

9 Then they said one to another.
We do not well : this fhiy is a day
of good tidings, and we hold our
peace : if we tarry till the morning
light, some mischief will come upon
us: nowtluin^fure C(>inc,tiiatwemay
go and tell the king's housf^liold.

10 So they came and called unto
th(^ pf)rter of th«^ city : and they
told tlicMi, saying. We c;inic to the
camp uf the Syrians, and, Ix^hold,
f/irre irasnoman thci'i;, neither Noire
of man, but horses tied, and asses
tied, and the tents as tliey v.'er<i.

1 1 And he called the porters ;
and they told it to the king's house
within.

12 If And th(^ king arose in the
night, and said unto his s(U'vants,
r will now shew you what the
Syrians have done, to us. They
know that we Oe hungry ; there-

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fore are they gone out of the camp
to hide themselves in the field, say-
ing. When they come out of the
city, we shall catch them alive, and
get into the city.

13 And one of his servants an-
swered and said, Let some take, I
pray thee, five of the horses that
remain, wliich are left in the city,
(behold, they are as all the multi-
tude of Israel that are left in it :
behold, / saf/, they are even as all
tlie multitude of the Israelites that
are consumed:) and let us send
and see.

14 They took therefore two ^ cha-
riot horses ; and the king sent after
tlie host of the Syrians, saying. Go
and see.

15 And they went after them
unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way
was full of garments and vessels,
which the Syrians had cast away
in their haste. And the messen-
gers returned, and told the king.

16 And the people went out, and
spoiled the tents of the Syrians.
So a measure of fine flour was sold
for a shekel, and two measures of
barley for a shekel, according to
the word of the Lord.

17 51 And the king appointed the
^ lord on whose hand he leaned to
have the chnrge of the gate : and
the people trode upon him in the
gate, and he died, as the man of
Ciod had said, who spake when the
king came down to him.

18 And it came to pass as tlie
man of God had spoken to the
king, saying. Two measures of bar-
ley for a shekel, and a nieasui'e of
fine flour for a shekel, shall Ik; to
morrow about this time in the gate
of Samaria :

1 1) And that '~ loirl answered the
man of God, aiuT said, Now, be-
hold, //'the Lord should make win-
dows in heaven, might such a thing
be ^ And he said. Behold, thou
shalt se(^ it with thine eyes, but
shalt not eat thereof.

'20 And so it f(>ll out unto him :
for th(> people trode ui)on liim in
the gate, and he died.

CHAPTER 8.

1 T/ie ShundiiimiU,, hiivinfi left her rniin/r;/
.tiiwn, i/eiirx. ii> (I mid tin' Jure lid rtii'il fu-
ihiiie. fur Klinlia'x miriiclc snh,- liatli lii-r
Unid ri'tlorrd III/ till' king. 7 lUi^ncl. iieiim
nentipitli (I prenent liy ISinlituhtil tu Klixlin
at /finniiKcim. iij'/cr lie. Iiiul li.mril the jini-
j.liici/, kiiletli liix muster, mill Kiiceriihth
him. IT) .felidroni's irickeil reign in .liiiliih .
'20 Kiloiii mill Litrnitli. reroH. 2:) Alin:iiih
Kiirceeileth Jehoritui. 25 Aliiteiiali'n irickeil
reiff/i. 2S //e viniteth Jehoraiii wounded,
lit •fezrecl.

■'rniTEX spake Elisha unto the
J- woman, whose son he had re-

ElislaCs 2iroph€cy of Hazael.

II. KINGS, 8.

Jehoram's loicJced reign.

stored to life, saying, Arise, and
go thou and thine liousehold, and
sojourn wheresoever thou canst so-
journ : for the Lord hath called
for a famine; and it shall also
come upon the land seven years.

2 And the woman arose, and did
after the saying of the man of
God : and she went with her
household, and sojourned in the
land of the Philistines seven years.

3 And it came to pass at the
seven years' end, that tlie w(_)man
returned out of the land of the
Philistines : and she went forth to
cry unto the king for her house and
for her land.

4 And the king talked with Ge-
hazi the servant of the man of
God, saying. Tell me, I pray thee,
all the great things that Elisha
hath done.

5 And it came to pass, as he was
telling the king how he had re-
stored a dead body to life, that,
behold, the woman, whose son he
had restored to life, cried to the
king for lier house and for her
land. And Gehazi said, ]\Iy lord,
O king, this is the woman, and this
is her son, whom Elisha restored to
life.

6 And when the king asked the
woman, she told him. So the king
appointed unto her a certain officer,
saying, Restore all that vms hers,
and all the fruits of the field since
the day that she left the land, even
until now.

7 H And Elisha came to Damas-
cus ; and Ben-hadad the king of
Syria was sick ; and it was told
him, saying. The man of God is
come hither.

8 And the king said unto Hazael,
Take a present in thine liand, and
go, meet the man of God, and en-
quire of tlie Loud by liim, saying.
Shall I recover of this disease 1

9 So Hazael went to meet him,
and took a present with him, even
of every good thing of J )amascus,
forty camels' burden, and came
and stood before him, and said.
Thy son Jien-hadad king; of Syria
hath sent me to thee, saying, Snail
I recovei- of this disease j

10 And Elisha said unto him,
Go, say unto him, Tliou niayest
cei'tainly recover : liowbeit the
Loni) hath shewed me tliat he shall
surelj' die.

11 And he settled his counte-
nance ' stedfastly, until he was
ashamed: and the man of (Jod wei)t.

12 And Hazael said, Why weep-
eth my lord 1 And he ans\v(>re(l.
Because 1 know the evil tliat thou
wilt do unto the children of Israel :

their strong holds wilt thou set on
fire, and their young men vyilt thou
slay with the sword, and wilt ■^ dash
their children, and rip up their
women with child.

13 And Hazael said. But* what,
is thy servant a dog, that he should
do this great thing'? And Elisha
nnswerecl, The Lord hath shewed
me that thou shalt he king over
Syria.

14 So he departed from Elisha,
and came to his master ; who said
to him, What said i^^lisha to thee?
And he answered, He told me that
thou sh(nildest surely recover.

15 And it came to pass on the
morrow, that he took a thick cloth,
and dii)ped it in water, and spread
it on his face, so that he died : and
Hazael reigned in his stead.

16 IT And in the fifth year of
Joram the son of Ahab king of
Israel, Jehoshaphat heiny then king
of Judah, Jehoram the son of Je-
hoshaphat king of Judah began to
reign.

17 Thirty and two years old was
he when he began to reign ; and he
reigned eight j'ears in Jerusalem.

18 And he walked in the way of
the kings of Israel, as did the house
of Ahab : for the daughter of Ahab
was his wife : and he did evil in
the sight of the Lord.

19 Yet the Lord would not de-
stroy Judah for David his servant's
sake, as he promised him to give
him alway a ^ light, and to his
children.

20 U In his days Edora revolted
from under the hand of Judah,
and made a king over themselves.

21 So Joram went over to Zair,
and all the chariots with him : and
he rose by night, and smote the
I'.domites which compassed him
about, and the captains of the
chariots : and the people fled into
their tents.

22 Yet Edom revolted from un-
der the hand of Judah unto this
day. Then Libnah revolted at the
same time.

23 And the rest of the acts of
Joram, and all that \w did, are
they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of
Judah 'I

24 And Joram slept with his
fathei's, and was buried with his
fatliers in tlie city of David : and
Ahaziah his son reigned in his
stead.

25 Vi In the twelfth year_ of Jo-
ram the son of Ahab king of Israel
flid Ahaziah the son of Jehoi-am
king of .ludah begin to reign.

26 Two and twenty years old

2 dash in
pieces

3 what is tliy
servant,
wlio is but a
do-.

lamp,

Jelm anointed king.

II.

was Ahaziah when he began to
reign ; and he reigned one year in
Jerusalem. And his mother's name
ivas Athahah, the daughter of Omri
king of Israel.

27 And he walked in the way of
the house of Ahab, and did evil in
the sight of the Lord, as did the
house of Ahab : for he was the son
in law of the house of Ahab.

28 51 And he went with Joram
the son of Ahab to the war against
Hazael king of Syria in Eamoth-
gilead ; and the Syrians wounded
Joram.

29 And king Joram went back to
be healed in Jezreel of the wounds
which the Syrians had given him
at Ramah, when he fouglat against
Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah
the son of Jehoram king of Judah
went down to see Joram the son of
Ahab in Jezreel, because he was
sick.

CHAPTER 9.

KINGS, 9. He conspireth against Joram

1 Elisha sendeth a young prophet with in-
sPruetkms to inmhi/.Jehu at liitmoth-dilead.
4 Tfie projjlii't lutring done, liia mexmge,
fleeth. 11 Jfliii; being mode king In/ the
soldiers, killeth Joram in the field of
Nahoth. 27 Ahaziah is slain at Gur, and
buried at Jerusalem. 80 Proud Jeeehel is
thrown down out of a windoiv, and eaten
by dogs.

AND Elisha the prophet called
one of the ' children of the
pi'ophets, and said unto him, Gird
up thy loins, and take this - I20X of
oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-
gilead :

2 And when thou comest thither,
look out there Jehu the son of Je-
hoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and
go in, and make him arise up from
among his brethren, and carry him
to an inner chamber ;

3 Then take the -box of oil, and
pour it on his head, and say. Thus
saith the Lord, I have anointed
thee king over Israel. Then open
the door, atid flee, and tarry not.

4 II So the young man, even the
young man the prophet, went to
Ramoth-gilead.

5 And when he came, behold, the
captains of the host were sitting ;
and he said, 1 have an errand to
thee, O captain. And Jehu said,
Unto whicli of all us? And he
said. To thee, O captain.

6 And he arose, and went into
the house; and he poured the oil
on his head, and said unto him,
Thus saith •' the Lord God of Israel,
r have anointed tliee king over the
peoi)le of the Lord, ewwover Israeli.

7 And thou shalt smite th(; liousi;
of Ahab tliy master, that I may
avenge the blood of my servant's
the prophets, and the blood of all

the servants of the Lord, at the
hand of J ezebel.

<S For the whole house of Ahab
shall perish : and I will cut off from
Ahab •'him thai pisseth against the
wall, and him that is slmt up anri

left in Israel

9 And I will make the house of
Ahab like the house of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, and like the
house of Baasha the son of
Ahijah:

. 1 0 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel
m the portion of Jezreel, and there
shall be none to bui-y her. And he
opened the door, and fled.

11 51 Then Jehu came forth to
the servants of his lord : and one
said unto him. Is all v/ell ? where-
fore came this mad fellow to thee 1
And he said unto them. Ye know
the man, and his communication.

1 2 And they said. It is false ; tell
us now. And he said. Thus and
thus spake he to me, saying. Thus
saith the Lord, I have anointed
thee king over Israel.

13 Then they hasted, and took
every man his garment, and put it
under him on the top of the stairs,
and blew with trumpets, saying,
Jehu is king.

14 So Jehu the son of Jehosha-
phat the son of Nimshi conspired
against Joram. (Now Joram had
kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all
Israel, because of Hazael king of
Syria.

15 But king Joi-am was returned
to be healed in Jezreel of the
wounds _ which the Syrians had
given him, when he fought with
Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu
said. If it be your minds, then let
none go forth nor escape out of the
city to go to tell it in Jezreel.

16 So Jehu rode in a chariot,
and went to Jezreel ; for Joram lay
there. Anfl Ahaziah king of Judah
was come down to see Joram.

1 7 And there stood a watchman
on the tower in Jezreel, and he
spied the company of Jehu as he
came, and said, 1 see a company.
And Joram said. Take an horse-
man, and send to meet them, and
let him say, Is it peace'?

LS So there went one on horse-
back to meet him, and said. Thus
saith the king, Js it peace? And
.)(;hu said. What hast thou to do
with peace? turn thee behind me.
And the watchman told, sjiying,
The m(^ss('ng(>r came to them", but
Ik; conu'th not again.

I 9 Tlum he sent out a second on
li(»rscl);i(;k, which came; to tliem,
and said. Thus saith the; king. As- it
IH'acc!? And Jehu answered. What

Jezebel is slain.

II. KINGS, 10.

AhaVs sons beheaded.

hast thou to do with peace'? turn
thee behind me.

20 And the watchman told, say-
ing, He came even unto them, and
Cometh not again: and the (hiving
is Hke the driving of .Jehu tlie son
of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

21 And Jorani said, i\lake ready.
And his chariot was made ready.
And Joram king of Israel and Aha-
ziah king of Judah went out, each
in his chariot, and they went out
'against Jehu, and met him in the
portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.

22 And it came to pass, when
Joram saw J ehu, that he said, Is it
peace, Jehul And he answered,
VVhat peace, so long as the whore-
doms of thy mother Jezebel and
her witchcrafts are so many'?

2.3 And Joram turned his hands,
and fled, and said to Ahaziah, Inhere
is treachery, O Ahaziah.

24 And Jehu drew a bow with his
full strength, and smote " J eh o ram

between his ar-ms, and the ai-row
went out at his heart, and he sunk
down in his chariot.

25 Then said tTehu to Bidkar liis
captain. Take up, and cast him in
the portion of the field of Naboth
the Jezreelite : for remember how
that, when 1 and thou rode together
after Ahab his father, the Lord -'laid
this burden upon him :

26 Sui-ely 1 have seen yesterday
the blood of Naboth, and the blood
of his sons, saith the Lokd ; and I
will requite thee in this plat, saith
the Lord. Now therefore take and
cast him into the plat of ground,
according to the word of the Lord.

27 ^ But when Ahaziah the king
of Judah saw this, he fled by the
way of the garden house. And
Jehu followed after him, and said,
Smite him also in the chariot. And
they did .to at the going up to Gur,
which is by Ibleam. And he fled
to Megiddo, and died there.

28 And his servants carried him
in a chariot to Jerusalem, and
buried him in his sepulchre with
his fathers in the city of David.

29 And in the eleventh year of
Joram the son of Ahab began Aha-
ziah to reign over Judah.

30 ^ And when .Tehu was come
to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it ; and
she painted her face, and tired her
head, and looked out at a window.

31 And as Jehu entered in at the
gate, she said, l/ad Zimri peace,
who slew his master'?

32 And he lifted up his face to
the window, and said. Who is fni
my side ? who? And then; looked
out to him two or three ^euiuiclis.

33 And he said, Throw her down.
So they threw her down : and .to/ne
of her blood was sprinkled on the
wall, and on the horses : and he
trode her under foot.

34 And when he was come in, he
did eat and drink, and said, Go,
see now this cursed woman, and
bury her : for she is a king's daugh-
ter.

35 And they went to bury her :
but they found no more of her than
the scull, and the feet, and the palms
of her hands.

36 Wherefore they came again,
and told him. And he said. This
is the word of the Lord, which he
spake by hi.s servant Elijah tlie
Tishbite, saying. In the portion of
Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of
Jezebel :

37 And the carcase of Jezebel
shall be as dung upon the face of
the field in the portion of Jezreel ;
so that they shall not say, This is
Jezebel.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Jehu, hy hh letterfi, catiHeth seventy of
Ahnh\H chihl ren to he heheaded. 8 He ex-
(■iis(fh t/ie fiiet by the 'prophecy of Elijah.
Vi At the xhi'<n-hig hoiiKe, he shiyeth two and
forty of Ahdzidh's hrithren. 15 He takiUi
,UJiinuitl<iti into h/'x riniijKniy. Is By s/i!/-
filty he (lestroytt/i all tin' n'or.shijijicr.s if
Baal. 29 Jehu foUoweth Jerohoanrs sins,
'.yi Ilaznel oppr'esneth Israel. 34 Jehoahaz
suceeedeth Jehu.

AND Ahab had seventy sons in
Samaria. And Jehu wrote let-
ters, and sent to Samaria, unto the
rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and
to them that brought up Ahab's
children, saying,

2 Now as soon as this letter com-
eth to you, seeing your master's
sons are with you, and there are
with you chariots and horses, a
fenced city also, and armour ;

3 Look even out the best and
meetest of your master's sons, and
set him on his father's throne,
and fight for your master's house.

4 But they were exceedingly
afraid, and said, Behold, two kings
stood not before him: how then shall
we stand '?

5 And he that was over the
'^ house, anfl he that was over the
city, the elders also, and the bring-
ers up of the children, sent to ,)(>liu,
saying. We are, thy servants, and
will do all that tliou shalt bid us ; we
will not make ''any king : do thou
that -N'hich is good in thine eyes.

6 Then he wrote a letter the se-
cond time to them, saying. If ye he
mine, and if ye will hearken unto
my voice, take ye the heads of the
men your mastei-'s sons, and come
to me to Jezreel by to morrow this

5 household ,

•* any man

575

brethren slain.

II. KINGS, 10.

BaaVs worshippers destroyed.

time. Now tlie king's sons, being
seventy persons, were with the
great men of the city, which
brought them up.

7 And it cume to pass, when the
letter came to them, that they
took the king's sons, and ^ slew se-

venty persons, and put their heads

in baskets, and sent him them to
Jezreel.

8 If And there came a messenger,
and told him, saying, They have
brought the heads of the king's
sons. And he said, Lay ye them
in two heaps at the entering in of
the gate until the morning.

9 And it came to pass in .the
morning, that he went out, and
stood, and said to all the people.
Ye he righteous : behold, I con-
spired against my master, and
slew him : but who slew all these 1

10 Know now that there shall
fall unto the earth nothing of the
word of the Lord, wliich the Lord
si)ake concerning the house of
vUiab : for the Lord hath done
that which he spake by his servant
Elijah.

1 1 8o Jehu slew all that remained
of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and
all his great men, and his '-^kins-
folks, and his priests, until he left

hnii none remaimng.

12^ And he arose and departed,
and came to Samaria. A)id as he
^w/.'* at the shearing house in the way,^

1 3 Jehu met with the brethren of
Ahaziah king of Judah, and said.
Who a)'e ye? And they answered.
We are the brethren of Ahaziah ;
and we go down to salute the child-
ren of the king and the children
of the queen.

14 And he said, Take them alive.
And they took tlu>m aliv(%anfLslew
them at the ''rjit of the sheai'ing
house, even two and forty men ;
neither left he any of them.

If) II And when he was dej)arted
thence, he lighted on Jehonadal)
th(; son of Recliab romJiaj to meet
him : and he saluted him, and said
to him, Is tliine hc^art right, as iny
heart in with thy heai-f? And .)e-
hona<lab answen^d, it is. If it })e,
give vte thine hand. And he gave
him his liand ; and lie took him iij)
to him into the chai'iot.

IG And he said, Come with me,
and see my zeal for the jjoiii). So
they made him ride in his ehjiriot.

1/ And when he came to Saiiia
ria, he slew all that remained unto
Ahab in Samaria, till he had de-
stroyed him, ac-cording to the say-
ing of th(! Loud, wlii(;li he s|take to
Klijah.

18 U And Jehu gathered all the
people together, and said unto
them, Ahab served Baal a little ;
hilt Jehu ^ shall serve him much.

19 Now therefore call unto me
all the pi'ophets of liaal, all his
^ servants, and all his priests; let
none be wanting : for I have a
great sacrifice to do to Baal ; who-
soever shall be wanting, he shall
not live. But Jehu did it in sub-
tilty, to the intent that he might
destroy the worshi])i)ers of Baal.

20 And Jehu s^iid. Proclaim a
solemn assembly for Baal. And
they proclaimed it.

21 And Jehu sent through all
Isi'ael : and all tlie worshippers of
Baal came, so that there was not a
man left that came not. And they
came into the house of Baal ; and
the house of Baal was full from one
end to another.

22 And he said unto him that
was over the vestry. Bring forth
vestments f<jr all the woi-shippers
of Baal. And he brought them
forth vestments.

23 And Jehu went, and Jehona-
dab the son of Becliab, into the
house of Baal, and said unto the
worshippers of Baal, Search, and
look that there he here with j'ou
none of the servants of the Lord,
but the worshippers of Baal only.

24 And when they went in to
offer sacrifices and burnt offeriiigs,
Jehu appointed fourscore men with-
out, and said, If any of the men
whom I have Ijrougiit into your
hands escape, lie that Jctteth him go,
his life shall he for the life of him.

25 And it came to pass, as soon
as he had made an enfl of offering
the burnt ott'ei-ing, that .lehu said
to the guai'd and to th(^ caiitnins.
Go in, and sl;iy tJKun ; let none
come forth. And they smote them
with the edge of the sword ; iMid
the guairl and the cjiptains cast
them out, and went to the city of
tlu! hous(^ of l*)aal.

2G And they brouglit forth the
im;ig(>s out of the house of Baal,
and bui'iied th(>m.

27 And they brake down the
"imatre of I5aal, and l)iake down
the iiousc ()i \\i\:,\\, and made it a
drn,ught house unto thisda.y.

2S Thus ,]v\\\\ destn)yed Baal out
of Israel.

29 II Howbeit from, the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wlio
mad(^ Israel to sin, Jehu dei.)arted
not fi'om after th(Mii, to n'i(. the
golden calves that were in l>eth el,
and that irere in Dan.

30 And the TvORD said unto Jehu,
liecause thou hast done well in exe-

i will

5 worship-
pers,

*"■ pillar

Athalialis massacre.

II. KINGS, 11.

She is slain.

cuting that which ?'.s' right in mine
eyes, (ind hast done unto the hou.se
of Ahab according to all that_ ivax
in mine heart, thy children of the
fourth geiie)atiu)i shall sit on the
throne of Israel.

31 But Jehu took no heed to
walk in the law of ' the Lord God

of Israel with all his heart : for lie

departed not from the sins of Jero-
boam, which made Israel to sin.

32 ^ In those days the Lord be-
gan to cut Israel short : and Hazael
smote them in all the '^ coasts of
Israel ;

33 From Jordan eastward, all
the land of Gilead, the Gadites,
and the Reubenites, andthe Ma-
nassites, from Aroer, which ?'.s' by
the ^ river Arnon, even Gilead and
Eashan,

31 Now the I'est of the acts of
Jehu, and all that he did, and all
his might, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Israel 1

35 And Jehu slept with his
fathers : and they buried him in
Samaria._ And Jehoahaz his son
reigned in his stead.

36 And the time that Jehu
reigned over Israel in Samaria was
twenty and eight years.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Jehoanh, being saved hy Jehosheha Mk
aunt from AthaJiali'ti ina.sMio'e of the ■■<ee</
ror/af, i.i hid xi.f tjcarn hi the hoi'iKc of doil.
4 Jeholddit. (/iriiuj order to the fiijituhix,
in the .leveiith year anohiteth h'un king.
13 Athaliah is slain. 17 Jehoiada restor-
eth the icorMp of God.

AND when Athaliah the mother
of Ahaziah saw that her son
was dead, she arose and destroyed
all the seed royal.

2 But Jehosheba, the daughter
of king Jorain, sister of Ahaziah,
took Joash the son of Ahaziah, anfl
stole liiin from among the king's
sons ii'hich tvcre slain; and they
hid him, even him and his nurse,
in the bedchamber from Athaliah,
so that' he was not slain.

3 And he was with her hid in
the house of the Lord six years.
iYnd Athaliah did reign over the
land.

1 U And the seventh year .Tehoi-
ada sent and fetched the •*i-ulers
over hundreds, ^with the eaotains
and the gUMnl. and brought them
to hull into the 1k)US(^ of th(i Lord,
and made a (covenant with them,
and took an oath of them in the
house of the Lord, and shcnved
them the king's son.

5 And he commanded them, say-
ing, This is the thing that ye shall

do ; A third part of you that enter
in on the sabbath shall even be
keepers of the watch of the king's
liouse ;

6 And a third part shall he at
tlie gate of KSur ; and a third part
at the gate behind the guard : so
shall ye keep the watch of the
house, that it be nt)t broken down.

7 And two "ijarts of all you that
SO forth on the sabbatli, even they
shall keep the watch of the house
of the Lord about the king.

8 And ye shall compass the king
round about, every man with his
weapons in his hand : and he that
Cometh within the ' ranges, let him
be slain : and be ye with the king-
as he goeth out and as he cometh in.

9 And the captains over the hun-
drerls did according to all tilings
that Jehoiada the priest com-
manded : and tliey took every
man his men that were to come
in on the sabbath, with them that
should go out on the sabbath, and
came to Jehoiada the priest.

10 And to the captains over hun-
dreds did the priest give king
David's spears and shields, that
^ve7•e in the temple of the Lord.

11 And the guard stood, every
man with his weapons in his hand,
round about the king, from the
right corner of the temple to the
left corner of the temple, along by
the altar and the teinjile.

12 And he brought forth the
king's son, and put the crown upon
him, and gave }iii)i. the testimony ;
and they made him king, and
anointed him ; and they clapped
their hands, and said, God save
the king.

13 H And when Athaliah heard
the noise of the guard and of the
])eople, she came to the people into
the temple of the Lord.

II And when she looked, behold,
the king stood by '^a pillar, as the
manner vas, and the •* princes and
the trumpeters by the king, and
all the people of the land rejoice<l,
and blew witli trumiiets : an(l
Athaliah I'cnt her clothes, and
cried. Treason, Treason.

15 But Jehoiada the priest com-
manded the captains of the hun-
drefls, the officers of the liost, and
said unto them. Have her forth
'■'without the ranges : and him that
followctii licr kill with the sword.
For the priest had said. Let htM-
not be slain in tlu^ house of the
Lord.

1 6 '"And they laid li.ands on her ;

and she went by the way by the
which the horses came into the

w So they
made way
for her ;

Hie temple repaired

11. KINGS, 12.

by JcJioash and Jehoiada.

king's house: and there was she
slain.

17^ And Jehoiada made a cove-
nant between the Lord and the
king and the people, that they
should be the Lord's people ; be-
tween the king also and the people.

18 And all the people of the
land went into the house of Baal,
and brake it down ; his altars and
his images brake they in pieces
thoroughly, and slew Mattan the
priest of Baal before the altars.
And the priest appointed officers
over the house of the Lord.

19 And he took the ^ rulers over
hundreds, '-^and the captains, and
the guard, and all the people of
the land ; and they brought down
the king from tlie house of the
Lord, and came by the way of the
gate of the guard to the king's
house. And he sat on the throne
of the kings.

20 And all the people of the
land rejoiced, and the city was in
quiet : and they slew Athaliah
with the sword beside the king's
house.

21 Seven years old loas Jehoash
when he began to reign.

CHAPTER 12.

1 JeTioaxh reiijneth well (til the dayx of Je-
hoiiidii.. 4 He, gireth order for the rcjiair
if Ihe temple. 17 Ihiznel is iJirerted from
Jerundleni by a present of tlie lidlloired
treasures. 19 Jehodsh heing shiin by his
servants, Amaziah succeedeth, him.

IN the seventh year of Jehu
Jehoash began to reign ; and
forty years reigned he in Jeru-
salem. And his mother's name
iiHis Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

2 And Jehoash did that ii^liicli
was right in the sight of the Lord
all his days wherein Jehoiada the
priest instructed him.

3 But the high places were not
taken away : the people still sacri-
ficed and burnt incense in the high
places.

4 ^ And Jehoash said to the
priests, AH the moni^y of the (\vd\-
cated things that is In-ought into
the house of the Lord, '■'■cvoi the

money of every one tliat passcth

the acroiinf, the money that every
man is ^set nt, and all the money
that Cometh into any man's heart
to bi-ing into the house of the
Lord,

5 Let tlie priests take it to tliein,
every man of his actiuaintance :
and let them repair the breaches
of th(! house, wheresoever any
breacli shall b(^ founfl.

G But it was so, that in the llirt'c

and twentieth year of king Jeho-
ash the priests had not repaired
the breaches of the house.

7 Then king .Jehoash called for
Jehoiada the priest, and the (Aher
priests, and said unto them, Why
repair ye not the breaches of the
house"? now therefox'e receive no
more money of your acquaintance,
but deliver it for the breaches of
the house.

8 And the priests consented to
receive no mo7-e money of the peo-
ple, neither to i-epair the breaches
of the house. _

9 But Jehoiada the priest took a
chest, and bored a hole in the lid
of it, and set it beside the altar,
on the right side as one cometh
into the house of the Lord : and
the priests that kept the door put
therein all the money that ivas
brought into the house of the
Lord.

10 And it was so, when they
saw that \there ivas much money in
the chest, that the king's scribe
and the high priest came up, and
they put up in bags, and told the
money that was found in the house
of the Lord.

1 1 And they gave the money,
being ® told, into the hands of them
that did the work, that had the
oversight of the house of the Lord :
and they ^laid it out to the car-
penters and builders, that wrought
upon the house of the Lord,

12 And to masons, and hewers
of stone, and to buy timber and
hewed stone to repair the breaches
of the house of tlie Lord, and for
all that was laid out for the house
to repair it.

1 3 Howbeit there were not made
for the house of the Lord bowls of
silver, snuffers, basons, ti'umpets,
any vessels of gold, or vessels of
silver, of the money that was
brought into the house of the
Lord :

14 But they gave that to the
workmen, and repaired tlierewitli
the liouse of the Lord.

If) Moreover they reckoned not
with the men, into whose hand they
delivered the money to be bestowed
on wcjrkmen : for they dealt faith-
fully. ^

16 'The trespass money ;i,nd sin

money was not brought into ttie
house of the Lord: it was the
priests'.

17 K Then Hazael king of Syria
went up, and fought against (lath,
and took it : and Hazael set his
face to go up to J(>rusal(Mn.

]X And Jenoasli king of Judah
f(M»k all tlie hallowed things that'

5 weighed,
s paid

" Tlie money
for the
tresspass
oiTeriiij^s,
and llie
money for
tlie sin
oiTeriii.Ljs,

Hazael oppresseth Israel.

II. KINGS, 13.

The death of Elisha.

Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and
Ahaziah, his fathei'S, kings of Ju-
dah, had dedicated, and his own
hallowed things, and all the gold
that was found in the treasures of
the house of the Lord, and in the
king's house, and sent it to Hazael
king of Syria : and he went away
from Jerusalem.

19^ And the rest of the acts of
Joash, and all that he did, are they
not written in the book of the chi'o-
nicles of the king of Judah 1

20 And his servants arose, and
made a conspiracy, and slew Joash
in the house of Millo, which goeth
down to Silla.

21 For Jozachar the son of Shi-
meath, and Jehozabad the son of
Shomer, his servants, smote him,
and he died ; and they buried him
with his fathers in the city of Da-
vid : and Amaziah his son reigned
in his stead.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Jehoahaz^ s wicked reign. 3 Jehoahas, op-
pressed by Hazael, is relieved by prayer.
8 Joash succeedeth him. 10 Ills xcicked
reign. 12 Jeroboam succeed elh him.
14 Elisha dying prophesieth to Joas/i. t/iree
victories o rer the Syria n s. '2(» The Moahites
in nidi /I (/ 1h e la iid, Eli slid '.s- hones raise up a
deiiil iiKin. 22 Hazael dying, Joashgetteth
three victories over Ben-hadad.

IN the three and twentieth year
of Joash the son of Ahaziah
king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of
Jehu began to reign over Israel in
Samaria, and reigned seventeen
years.

2 And he did that which was evil
in the sight of the Lord, and fol-
lowed the sins of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, which made Israel to sin ;
he departed not therefrom.

3 ^ And the anger of the Lord
was kindled against Israel, and he
delivered them into the hand of
Hazael king of Syria, and into the
hand of Ben-hadad the son of Ha-
zael, all their days.

4 And Jehoahaz besought the
Lord, and the Lord hearkened
unto him : for he saw the oppres-
sion of Israel, because the king of
Syria oppressed them.-

5 (And the Lord gave Israel a
saviour, so that they went out from
under the hand of the Syrians : and
the children of Israel dwelt in their
tents, as beforetime.

6 Nevertheless they departed
not from the sins of the house of
Jeroboam, who made Israel sin,
(Oh ^walked therein: and there re-
mained the ^ grove also in Samaria. )

7 Neither did lie leave of the peo-
lile to .Jehoahaz but fifty liorsemen,
and ten chariots, and ten thousand

footmen ; for the king of Syria "had
destroyed them, and ^ had made

them like the dust by threshing.

8 51 Now the rest of the acts of
Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and
his might, are they not written in
the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Israel 1

9 And Jehoahaz slept with his
fathers ; and they buried him in
Samaria : and Joash his son I'eigned
in his stead.

10 H In the thirty and seventh
year of Joash king of Judah began
Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to
reign over Israel in Samaria, and
reigned sixteen years.

1 1 And he did that tuhich teas evil
in the sight of the Lord ; he de-
parted not from all the sins of Jero-
boam the son of Nebat, who made
Israel, sin : but he walked therein.

12 And the rest of the acts of
Joash, and all that he did, and his
might wherewith he fought against
Amaziah king of Judah, are they
not written in the book of the chro-
nicles of the kings of Israel 1

13 And Joash slept with his
fathers ; and Jeroboam sat upon
his throne : and Joash was buried
in Samaria with the kings of Is-
rael.

14 U Now Elisha was fallen sick of
his sickness whereof he died. And
Joash the king of Israel came down
unto him, and wept over his face,
and said, O my father, my father,
the ^chariot of Israel, and the horse-
men "tKereo?.

15 And Elisha said unto him,
Take bow and arrows. And he
took unto him bow and arrows.

16 And he said to the king of
Israel, Put thine hand upon the
bow. And he put his hand iijyon
it : and Elisha ''put Ixis hands upon
the king's hands.

1 7 And he said. Open the window
eastward. And he opened ?i. Then
Elisha said. Shoot. And he shf)t.
And he said. The arrow of the
Lord's deliverance, and the arrow
of deliverance from Syria : for thou
shalt smite the Syrians in Apliek,
till thou have consumed them.

18 And he said. Take the arrows.
And he took them. And he said
unto the king of Israel, Smite upon
the ground. And he smote thrice,
and stayed.

19 And the man of God was
wroth with him, and said, Thou
shouldest have smitten five or six
times ; then hadst thou smitten
Syria till thou hadst consumed if :
whereas now thou shalt smite Syria
Out thrice.

2 destroyed

3 made

4 chariots

5 laid

Amaziah's good reign.

II. KINGS, 14.

He is overcome by Jehoash.

20 H And Elisha died, and they
buried him. Anfl the bands uf the
Moabites in\'aded the land at tlie
coming in uf the year.

21 And it came to pass, as they
were burying a man, that, behold,
they spied a band ofiaen; and they
cast the man into the sepulchnj of
Elisha: and when ' the man w ;i,s
let down, and touched the bones or
Elisha, he revived, and stood up on
his feet.

22 U But Hazael king of Syria
oppressed Israel all the days of Je-
hoahaz.

23 And the Lord was gracious
unto them, and had compassion on
them, and had respect unto them,
because of his covenant with Abra-
ham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would
not destroy them, neither cast he
them fi-oni his presence as yet.

24 So Hazael king of Syria died;
and Ben hadad his son reigned in
his stead.

25 And Jehoash the son of Jeho-
ahaz took again out of the hand of
Ben hadad the son of Hazael the
cities, which he had taken out of
the hand of Jehoahaz his father by
war. Three times did Joash beat
him, and i-ecovered the cities of Is-
rael.

CHAPTER 14.

1 Amazi(ih''s tjooil rcif/ii. t> //ixjuxtu'e on the
7nurderera of hin father. 1 His victory
over Edam. S Amasi.ali, provoking Jeho-
(ifsh, is overeoiiie dud xpoiled. 15 Jero-
hi'iim Kuccei'i/eth Jehoanh. 17 Amazhih
shiiii hy a coiihiiiriicy. 21 Azaridh kiic-
ff iihtlh him. 'l'-^ Jcrobdum^s icicked rci(jn.
'28 Zacharldh succeedeth him.

IN the second year of Joash son of
Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned
Amaziah the son of Joash king of
Judah.

2 He was twenty and five years
old when he began to reign, and
reigned twenty and nine yeans in
J(!rusalcm. And his mother's name
irasi Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

3 And he did that irhich. ^/vfxi'iglit
in the sight of the Lord, yet not
lik(^ David ln"s father: he did ac-
(uii-ding to all things as Joash his
fathei- did.

4 Howbeit the high places wei-e
not takenaway : as yet the peojjle
did sjicrifice and burnt incense on
th(! high places.

5 1[ And it came to pass, as soon
as the kingdom was confirmed in
his hand, \\\;i\. he slew his serviuits
wlmth iiad slain the king his father.

<) l^>ut th(^ children of the )nui'-
der(^rs he slew not : according unto
that which is written in the l)ook
of tlie law of Moses, whei'ein the
li(»Rr) command<>d, saying. The fa-
thers shall not be put to death for

the children, nor the children be
put to death for the fathers ; but
eyery man shall be jjut to death for
his own sin.

7 He slew of Edom in the - valley
of salt ten thousand, and took ^Selah

by war, and called the name ot it
Joktheel unto this day.

8 II Then Anuiziah sent messen-
gers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz
son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying.
Come, let us look one another in
the face.

9 And Jehoash the king of Israel
sent to Amaziah king of Judah,
saying. The thistle that vnt^ in Le-
banon sent to the cedar that vkik in
Lel)anon, saying, Givethy daughter
to my son to wife: and there passed
by a wikl beast that ii'nn, in Le-
banon, and trode down the thistle.

10 Thou hast indeed smitten
Edom, and thine heart hath lifted
thee up : glory of this, and tarry at
home : for why shouldest thou med-
dle to t/u/ hurt, that thou shouklest
fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

11 But Amaziah would not hear.
Therefore Jehoash king of Israel
went up; and he'and Amaziah king
of Judah looked one another in the
face at Beth-shemesh, which be-
lomjetJt to Judah.

12 And Judah was put to the
worse before Israel ; and they fled
evei-y man to their tents.

13 And Jehoash king of Israel
took Amaziah king of Judah, the
son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah,
at Beth-shemesh, and came to J(v
rusalem, and bi'ake down the wall
of Jerusalem from the gate of
Ephraim unto tlie corner gate,
four hundre(l cul)its.

14 And he took all the gold and
silver, and all the vessels tliat were
found in the house of the Lord,
and in the treasures of the king's
house, and hostages, and returned
to Samai'ia.

1.') II Now the i-est of the acts of
Jehoash which he did, and his
might, and how lu^ fought with
Amaziah king of .ludah, ((re th(>y
not wi-itten in the book of the
chroniclers of the kings of Israel?

16 And Jehoash slept witli his
fathei's, and was burie(l in Samaria
with the kings of Isr;M>l ; and Jero-
boam his son i-eigned in his stead.

17 II And Amaziah the son of
Joash king of .ludah lived after
the death of J(>hoash son of Je-
hoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.

18 And the rest of the acts of
Amaziah, ajr they not wiitten in
the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Judah ?

11) Now t\\vy madi! a conspira(;y

2 Valley of
Salt

3Sela

;!80

Azariah's good reign.

II. KINGS, 15.

Zacliariah, ShaUvrn, Menahevi.

against him in Jerusalem : and he
fled to Lachisli ; but they sent after
him to Lachish, and slew him there.

20 And they brought him on
horses : and he was buried at Jeru-
salem with his fathers in the city
of David.

21 H And all the people of Judah
took Azariah, which was sixteen
years old, and made him king in-
stead of his father Amaziah.

22 He built Elath, and restored
it to Judah, after that the king
slept with his fathers.

23 II In the hfteenth year of
Amaziah the son of Joash king of
Judah Jeroboam the son of Joasli
king of Israel began to leign in tSa-
maria, ami reigned forty and one
years.

24 And he did that which was
evil in the sight of the Lord : he
departed not from all the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who
made Israel to sin.

25 He restored the ' coast of Is-
rael from the - entering of Hamath
unto the sea of the plain, accoi-ding
to the word of -^ the Loro (lod of
Israel, which he spake by the hand
of his servant Jonah, the son of
Amittai, the prophet, which was
of Gath-hepher.

_ 26 For the Lord saw the afflic-
tion of Israel, that it iras very
bitter : for there ivas ''not any shut
up. nor any left, nor any helper

for Israel.

27 And the Lord said not that
he would blot out the name of Is-
rael from under heaven : but he
saved them by the hand of Jero-
boam the son of Joash.

28 ^ Now the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, and all that he did, and
his might, how he warred, and how
he recovered Damascus, and Ha-
nvAt\\, K'Jiirh lieloviH'd to Judah, for
Israel, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings
of Israel -?

29 And Jeroboam slept with his
fathers, even with the kings of Is-
rael ; and Zachariah his son reigned
in his stead.

CHAPTER 15.

1 Asariah'i good rei(/n. 5 /le (lyittg a lej^e.r.
Jotham suceeedeih. 8 Zdfhti'riith, fhe hut
of Je,hu''n generalion, twigiihig ill, in xlniii
by Shallum. 18 S/i<i!/)iiii,' r^-ir/niiig n
inonih, in sfain hi/ JlfeiKi/ifDi. i6 ^fi'im-
liem fifrengtheiieth himnelf hi/ Pnl. '21 Pf-
!.,ihinh .u/rr,;, /,'//!. Iiiiiii '2:3 I'ckahidli ix
ulaiii III/ J'lkdh. 21 rekah in ojijirpnxed
f>!J Tii/hiUi-irileser, mid xl,nii In/ nonlicd.
',ii Jothdm'n goiid ffir/n. ;!f! 'Aliiir^ siir-
cci'd,'//, him.

N the twenty and fn'\ontli year
of Jeroboam king of IsracJ be-

gan Azariah son of Amaziah king
of Judah to reign.

2 Sixteen years old was he when
he began to leign, and he reigned
two and fifty years in Jerusalem.
And his mother's name ivas Jecho-
liah of Jerusalem.

3 And he did that which was right
in the sight of the Lord, according
to all that his father Amaziah had
done ;

4 Save that the high places were
not removed : the jjeople sacrificed
and burnt incense still on the high
places.

5 H And the Lord smote the king,
so that lie was a leper unto the day
of his death, and dwelt in a " several
house. And Jotham the king's son
was over the "house, judging the
people of the land.

6 And the rest of the acts of Aza-
riah, and all that he did, are they
not ^yritten in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah 1-

7 So Azariah slept with his fa-
thers ; and they buried him with
his fathers in the city of David :
and Jotham his son reigned in his
stead.

8 5! In the thirty and eighth year
of Azariah king of Judah did Za-
chariah the son of Jeroboam reign
over Isi'ael in Samaria six months.

9 And he did that which was evil
in the sight of the Lord, as his
fathers had done : he departed not
from the sins of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

10 And Shallum the son of Ja-
besh conspired against him, and
smote him before the people, and
slew him, and reigned in his stead.

11 And the rest of the acts of
Zachariah, behold, they are written
in the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Israel.

12 This ?rr?.tthe word of the Lord
which he spake unto Jehu, saying.
Thy sons shall sit on the throne of
Israel unto the fourth generation.
And so it came to pass.

13 ^ Shallum the s<m of Jal^esh
began ' to reign in the nine aiul
thirtieth year of Uzziali king of
Judah ; and he reigned a full month
in Samaria.

14 For Menahem the son of Gadi
went u]i from Tirzah, and came to
Samaria, and smote Shallum the
son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew
him, and reigne<l in his stead.

15 And the I'cst of the acts_ of
Shallum, and his conspira,cy which
he made, behold, they are written
in the b(K)k of the chx'onicles of the
kings of Israel.

IG ^I Then Menahem smote Tiph-
sah, and all that were therein, and

5 separate
^ household,

381

Pekahiah, Pekah, HosJiea.

II. KINGS, 16.

Jotham^s good reign.

the ^ coasts thereof from Tirzah :
because they opened not to hiiii,
therefore he smote it; and all the
women therein that were with child
he ripped up.

1 7 In the nine and thirtieth year
of Azariah king of Judah began
Menahem the son of Gadi to reign
over Israel, and reigned ten years
in Samaria.

18 And he did that which nus
evil in the sight of the Lord : he
departed not all his days from the
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
who made Israel to sin.

19 And^ Pul the king of Assyria
came against the land : and Mena-
hem gave Pul a thousand talents
of silver, that his hand might be
with him to confirm the kingdom
in his hand.

20 And Menahem exacted the
money of Israel, eve?i of all the
mighty men of wealth, of each
man fifty shekels of silver, to give
to the king of Assyria. So the
king of Assyria turned back, and
stayed not there in the land.

21 U And the rest of the. acts of
Menahem, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel 1

22 And Menahem slept with his
fathers ; and Pekahian his son
reigned in his stead.

23 ^ In the fiftieth year of Aza-
riah king of Judah Pekahiah the
son of Menahem began to reign
over Israel in Samaria, a7id reigned
two years.

24 And he did that tvhich was
evil in the sight of the Lord : he
departed not from tlie sins of .Jero-
boam the son of Nebat, who made
Israel to sin.

25 But Pekah the son of Rema-
liah, a captain of his, conspired
against him, and smote him in
Samaria, in the palace of the
king's house, with Argob and
Ari(;h, and with him fifty men of
the Gilearlites : and he killed him,
and reigned in his I'oom.

2G And the nsst of the acts of
Pekahiah, and all that he did, be-
hold, theyr/rc written in th(^ book of
the chroniclesof the kiiigsof Isi-u;!.

27 51 In the two and fifti<'th year
of vVzariah king of .ludah I'ckaii the
s(jn of llemaliah began to reign
over Israel in Samaria, and reigned
twenty years.

28 And lie did that ivliich mii^
evil in the sight of tli(! Lord : he
departefl not from the sins of Jero-
boam the son of Nebat, who made
Israel to sin.

29 In the days of Pekah king of
Israel came Tiglath-jjileser king of

Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-
beth-maachah, and Janoah, and
Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead,
and Galilee, all the land of Naph-
tali, and carried them captive to
Assyria.

30 And Hoshea the son of Elah
made a conspiracy against Pekah
the son of llemaliah, and smote
him, and slew him, and reigned in
his stead, in the twentieth year of
Jotham the son of Uzziah.

31 And the rest of the acts of Pe-
kah, and all that he did, behold,
they are written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel.

32 11 In the second year of Pe-
kah the son of Remaliah king of
Israel began Jotham the son of
Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

33 Five and twenty years old
was he when he began to reign,
and he reigned sixteen years in
Jerusalem. And his mother's
name vas Jerusha, the daughter
of Zadok.

34 And he did that which was
right in the sight of the Lord : he
did according to all that his father
Uzziah had aone.

35 ^ Howbeit the high places
were not removed : the people sa-
crificed and burned incense still
in the high places. He built the
'•^higher gate of the house of the
Lord.

36 H Now the rest of the acts of
Jotham, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah 1

37 In those days the Lord began
to send against Judah Rezin the
king of Syr-ia, and Pekah the son
of llemaliah.

38 And Jotham slept with his
fathers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David his fa-
ther : and Ahaz his son reigned in
his stead.

CHAPTER 16.

1 Ahaz'x wicked reign. 5 Ahaz, ciHfiailed by
Kezin and Pekah, hireth Tighith-pitexer
a>/(iiiiKt f/ie»i, 10 A/i(iz, neiidiit(/ a jiii/feiii
(i/ (III illttir from. JhiiiidKCiix la Vrijiili.
(I i rerti'tU. Ilie liniKen altnv to hixmrn ilvro-
Hon. 17 Ife xpoUelh the temple. 19 //.?<■-
kiah, micceedeth. him.

TN the scn-enteenth year of IVkah
the son of lIciiKiliali Aha/, the
son of .lotham king of Judah began
to r(Mgn.

2 IVt^nty years old iras Ahaz
wluMi he began to reign, and
reigned sixteen years in Jerusa-
lem, and did not that ivJiich i/Mts
riglit in tiie sight of the Lord his
(iod, lil<e ])a\ id his father.

3 iUit li(^ walked in the way of
the kings of Isiael, yea, and made

^ upper

382

Tlie tcicked reign of Ahaz.

II. KINGS, 17.

He hriheth Tiglath-pileser.

his son to pass through the fire,
according to the abominations of the
heathen, whom the Lord cast out
from before the children of Israel.

4 And he sacrificed and burnt in-
cense in the high places, and on the
hills, and under every green tree.

5 II Then Rezin king of Syria
and Pekah son of Remaliah king
of Israel came up to Jerusalem to
war : and they besieged Ahaz, but
could not overcome him.

6 At that time Rezin king of
Syria recovered Elath to Syria,
anddravethe JewsfromElath : and
the Syrians came to Elath, and
dwelt there unto this day.

7 So Ahaz sent messengers to
Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria,
saying, I am thy servant and thy
son : come up, and save me out of
the hand of the king of Syria, and
out of the hand of the king of
Israel, which rise up against me.

8 And Ahaz took the silver and
gold that was found in the house
of the Lord, and in the treasures
of the king's house, and sent it for
a present to the king of Assyria.

9 And the king of Assyria heark-
ened unto him : for the king of
Assyria went up against Damascus,
and took it, and carried the 'people
of it captive to Kir,and sle\r Rezin.

10 H And king Ahaz went to
Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser
king of Assyria, and saw an altar
that was at Damascus : and king
Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest
the fashion of the altar, and the
pattern of it, according to all the
workmanship thereof.

1 1 And Uriiah the priest built
an altar according to all that king
Ahaz had sent from Damascus : so
Urijah the priest made it against
king Ahaz came from Damascus.

12 And when the king was come
from Damascus, the king saw the
altar : and the king approached to
the altar, and offered thereon.

13 And he burnt his burnt offer-
ing and his ' meat offering, and
poured his drink off"ering, and
sprinkled the blood of his peace
offerings, upon the altar.

14 And he brought also the brasen
altar, which ^ra.s before the Lord,
from the forefront of the house,
from between "the altar and the
house of the Lord, and put it on
the north side of '" tlu- altar.

15 And king Ahaz commanded
Urijah the pi'iest, saying. Upon
the great altar burn the morning
burnt offering, and the evening
'meat offering, and the king's
burnt sacrifice, and his 'meat of-

fering, with the burnt offering of
all the people of the land, and their
' meat offering, and their drink of-
ferings ; and sprinkleupon it all the
blood of the. burnt offering, and all
the blood of the sacrifice : and the
brasen altar shall be for me to en-
quire by.

16 Thus did Urijah the priest,
according to all that king Ahaz
commanded. >

1 7 U And king Ahaz cut off" the
^borders of the bases, and removed
the laver from off' them ; and took
down the sea from off' the brasen
oxen that tcere under it, and put it
upon a pavement of stones.

18 And the '^ covert for the sab-
bath that they had built in the
house, and the king's entry with-
out, turned he from the house of
the Lord ^ for the king of Assyria.

19^ Now the rest of the acts of
Ahaz which he did, are they not
written in the book of the chroni-
cles of the kings of Judah %

20 And Ahaz slept with his fa-
thers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David : and
Hezekiah his son reigned in his
stead.

CHAPTER 17.

1 Hoihea'a wicked reign. 3 Being mihdued
by Shalnuineser, he conxjAreth agtcinst him
with So king of Egi/jd. 5 Hariiarid for
their sins is ciiptirdted. 24 7'he strange
nations, irhich icere transplanted in Sa-
inaria, being plagued icith lions, make a
mixture of religions.

IN the twelfth year of Ahaz king
of Judah began Hoshea the son
of Elah to reign in Samaria over
Israel nine years.

2 And he did that which xvas evil
in the sight of the- Lord, but not
as the kings of Israel that were be-
fore him.

3 IT Against him canie up Shal-
maneser king of Assyria ; and Ho-
shea became his servant, and gave
him *' presents.

4 And the king of Assyria found
conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had
sent messengers to So king of
Egypt, and brought no '' present to
the king of Assyria, as lie had done
year by year : therefore the king
of Assyria shut him up, and bound
him in prison.

5 ^I Then the king of Assyria
came up throughout all the land,
and went up to Samaria, and be-
sieged it three years.

6 H In the ninth year of Hoshea
the king of Assyria took Samaria,
and carried Israel away into Assy-
ria, and placed them in Halah and
''in Ha])or In/ th(^ I'iver of Gozan.
and in tlie cities of tlie Medes.

1 meal

8 pauels

■* covered
way

5 because of

8 tribute.

tribute

i' on tbe
Habor, the
river of
Gozau,

383

Israel carried captive

II. KINGS, 17.

into Assyria.

7 For so it was, that the children
of Israel had sinned against the
Lord their God, which had brought
them up out of the land of Egypt,
from under the hand of Pharaoh
king of Egypt, and had feared
other gods,

8 And walked in the statutes of
the heathen, whom the Lord cast
out from before the children of Is-
rael, and of the kings of Israel,
which they had made.

9 And the children of Israel did
secretly those things that irere not
right against the Lord their God,
and they built them high places in
all their cities, from the tower of
the watchmen to the fenced city.

10 And they set them up ' images
and '^ groves in every high hill, and
under every green tree :

1 1 And there they burnt incense
in all the high places, as did the
heathen whom the Lord carried
away before them ; and wrought
wicked things to provoke the Lord
to anger :

1 '2 For they served idols, whereof
the Lord had said unto them, Ye
shall not do this thing.

1 3 Yet the Lord testified "^against
Israel, and ^ against Judah, by all
the prophets, and />// all the seers,
saying, Turn ye from your evil
ways, and keep my commandments
andmy statutes, according to all the
law which I commanded your fa-
thers, and which I sent to you by
my servants the prophets.

1 4 Notwithstanding they would
not hear, but hardened their necks,
like to the neck of their fathers,
that did not believe in the Lord
their God.

15 And they rejected his sta-
tutt^s, and his covenant that he
made with their fathers, and his
testimonies which he testified
•'against thetn ; and they followed
vanity, aiifl became; vain, and went
after the heathen that tnere round
alxmt them, concerning whf)m the
Lord had charged them, that they
should not flo like them.

IG And tliey left all the com-
mandments of the Lord their (Jod,
and made them molten images,
even two calves, and made "'a grove.
and worshipped all the host ui
heaven, and serverl Maal.

17 And they caused their sons
.'Uid their (laughters to pjiss through
the fire, and used (n\ in;il ion jukI
cnchantinents, and sold tlieniselves
to do evil iji tlie sight of the l^ORD,
to provoke him to anger.

18 Therefore the JjORd was very
angry with Israel, and removed

them out of his sight : there was
none left but the tribe of Judah
only.

19 Also Judah kept not the com-
mandments of the Lord their God,
but walked in the statutes of Is-
rael which they made.

20 And the Lord rejected all the
seed of Israel, and afflicted them,
and delivered them into the hand
of spoilers, until he had cast them
out of his sight.

21 For he rent Israel from the
house of 1 )avid ; and they made
Jeroboam the son of Nebat king :
and Jeroboam drave Israel from
following the Lord, and made them
sin a great sin.

22 For the children of Israel
walked in all the sins of Jeroboam
which he did; they departed not
from them ;

23 Until the Lord removed Israel
out of his sight, as he had said by
all his servants the prophets. 8o
was Israel carried away out of their
own land to Assyria unto this day.

21 H And the king of Assyria
brought men from Babylon, and
from C'uthah, and from Ava, and
from Hamath, and from Sephar-
vaim, and placed them in the cities
of Samaria instead of the children
of Israel : and they possessed Sa-
maria, and dwelt in the cities
thereof.

25 And so it was at the begin-
ning of their dwelling there, that
they feared not the Lord ; there-
fore the Lord sent lions among
tliem, which slew some of thcMu.

26 Wlierefore they spake to the
king of Assyria, saying, The na-
tions which thou hast removed,
and placed in the cities of Samaria,
know nf>t the maimer of the God
of the land: therefore he hath st-nt
lions among them, and, U'liold,
they slay them, Ix^cause tht^y know
not the manner of the God of the
land.

27 Then the king of Assyria
commanded, saying. Carry thitht^r
onc! of the ))riests wlioin ye brought
from thence; and let them go and
dwell thei'C, and let him teach
them tin; manner of the God of
the land.

28 Then on(> of the priests whom
they had carried away from Sa-
maria canie and dwelt in I'cth el,
a,n(l taught them how they sIioui(l
fea,f (lie Lord.

2!) flowbeit every nation made
gods of their' own, and T'ut tlirni in
the houses of the high i)!aces which
the Sa 11 Kiri tails had m/ide, every
na,tion in their cities wherein they
dwelt.

384

The Samaritans' mixed imrship.

II. KINGS, 18.

Hezekiah's good reign.

30 And the men of Babylon
made Succoth-benoth, and the men
of Cuth made Nergal, and the men
of Haniath made Ashima,

31 And the Avites made Nibhaz
and Tartak, and the Sepharvites
burnt their children in fire to
Adrammelech and Anammelech,
the gods of Sepharvaim.

32 So they feared the Lord, and
made ^ unto themselves of the low-

est of them priests of tlie high
jjlaces, which sacrificed for them
in the houses of the high places.
33 They feared the Lor]>, and
served their own gods, after tlie
manner of the nations -^ whom they

carried away from thence.

34 Unto this day tliey do after
the former manners : they fear not
the Lord, neither do they after
their statutes, or after their ordi-
nances, or after the law and
commandment wliich the Lord
commanded the children of Jacob,
whom he named Israel;

35 With whom the Lord had
made a covenant, and charged
them, saying. Ye shall not fear
other gods, nor lx)W yourselves to
them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice
to them :

36 But the Lord, who brought
you up out of the land of Egypt
with great power and a stretched
out arm, him shall ye fear, and him
shall ye worship, and to nim shall
ye do sacrifice.

37 And the statutes, and the
ordinances, and the law, and the
commandment, which he wrote for
you, ye shall observe to do for ever-
more ; and ye shall not fear other
gods.

38 And the covenant that I have
made with you ye shall not forget ;
neither shall ye fear other gods.

39 But the Lord your God ye
shall fear ; and he shall deliver you
out of the hand of all your enemies.

40 Howbeit they did not
hearken, but they did after their
former manner.

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

CHAPTER 18.

1 nezeMnh''ti qoocl reign. 4 lie deMroijeth
idolniry, anil proxpereth. 9 fkurmria in
c<t7-riert atjitire /<»■ their ninn. ^^' Sen-
)i(ichi'riii inniilltiij Jiiildh Is jincitiii! hi/ <i
triliute. IT liith-sliiiki'li, scut },;/ S,.iiti,irli,'i-ih
ni/<iiii, revjleth I/ezekitih, diid hi/ lAiis-p/w-
moiix perauasiona aoHciteth the people to
revolt.

NOW it came to pass in the third
year of Hoshea son of Elah

king of Israel, that Hezekiah the
son of Ahaz king of Judah began
to reign.

2 Twenty and five years old was
he when he began to reign ; and he
reigned twenty and nine years in
Jerusalem. His mother's name
also -was Abi, the daughter of
Zachariah.

3 And he did that which was
right in the sight of the Lord,
according to all that David his
father did.

4 ^ He removed the high places,
and brake the ^ images, and cut
down the * groves, and brake in
pieces the brasen serpent that
Moses had made : for unto those
days the children of Israel did
burn incense to it : and he called
it * Nehushtan.

5 He trusted in ° the Lord God
of Israel ; so that after him was
none like him among all the kings
of Judah, nor any that were before
him.

6 For he clave to the Lord,
and departed not from following
him, but kept his command-
ments, which the Lord com-
manded Moses.

7 And tlie Lord was with him ;
and he prospered whithersoever
he went forth: and he rebelled
against the king of Assyria, and
served him not.

8 He smote the Philistines, even
unto Gaza, and the borders thereof,
from the tovver of the watchmen to
the fenced city.

9 ^ And it came to pass in the
fourth year of king Hezekiah,
which leas the seventh year of
Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel,
that Shalmaneser king of Assyria
came up against Samaria, and be-
sieged it.

10 And at the end of three years
the.v took it : even in the sixth year
of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year
of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria
was taken.

1 1 And the king of Assyria did
carry away Israel unto Assyria,
and put them in Halah and " in
Habor hi/ the river of Gozan, aii3
in the cities of the Medes :

12 Because they obeyed not the
voice of the Lord their God, but
transgressed his covenant, and all
that Moses the servant of the Lord
commanded, and would not hear
f/i<'>ii. nor do them.

13 U Now in the fourteenth year
of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib
king of Assyria come up against

* That is, A piece of brass.

8 pillars,
"* Asherah,

5 tlie Lord,
the God

** on the
Habor,

385

Assyy'ia mvadeth jndah.

II. KIKGS, 18.

Hab-sh akeJi's blasphemy.

all the fenced cities of Judah, and
took them.

1 -4 And Hezekiah king of Judah
sent to the king of Assyria to
Lachish, saying, I have ofi'ended ;
return from me : that which thou
puttest on me will I bear. And
the king of Assyria appointed unto
Hezekiah king of .Judah tln-ee hun-
dred talents of silver and thirty
talents of gold.

15 And Hezekiah gave him all
the silver that was found in the
house of the Lord, and in the
treasures of the king's house.

16 At that time did Hezekiah
cut off tlie gold from the doors of
the temple of the Lord, and /V-6>»;
the pillars which Hezekiah king of
Judah had overlaid, and gave it to
the king of Assyria.

17 II And the king of Assyria
sent * Tartan and * Rabsaris and
* Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king
Hezekiah with a great host against
Jerusalem. And they went up and
came to Jerusalem, ilnd when they
wei"e come up, they came and stood
by the conduit of the upper pool,
which v'.s" in the highway of the
fuller's field.

1 (S And when they had called to
the king, there came f)ut to them
Eliakim tlie son of Hilkiah, which
was over the household, and Shebna
the scribe, and Joah the son of
Asaph the recorder.

19 And Rab-shakeh said unto
them, (Speak ye now to Hezekiah,
Thus saith the great king, the king
of Assyria, What confidence is this
wherein thou trustesf?

20 Thou sayest, (but theij are hut
vain words,) / ha\m counsel and
strength for the war. Now on
whom dost thou t)'ust, that thou
rebellest against me %

21 Now, behold, tliou trustest
upon the staff of this bi'uised reed,
evtn upon Egyi^t, on which if a
man lean, it will go into his hand,
and i)ierce it : so ^'.s' Pharaoh king of
Egypt unto all that trust on him.

22 Rut if .ye say unto me. We
trust in the Lord our God : is not
that he, whose liigh j)lac(>s and
whose altars Hezekiali luitli taken
away, and liath said to .Indah and
Jerusalem, Ye shall worship bcfon;
this altar in Jerusalem %

2."{ Now ther(>f(»r-e, F pray th(>e,
give i)le(lges to my loi-d \\w. king
of Assyria, and I will delivci- thee
two thousand horses, if thou be
able on tliy part to set riders upon
them.

24- How then wilt thou turn
away the face of one captain of

* The titles of Assyrian officers.

the least of my master's servants,
and put tliy trust on Egypt for
chariots and for horsemen 1

25 Am I now come up without
the Lord against this place to
destroy it? The Lord said to
me. Go yip against this land, and
destroy it.

2G Then said Eliakim the son of
Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah,
unto Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray
thee, to thy servants in the
^ Syrian language ; for we under-
stand if : and talk not with us in
the Jews' language in the ears of
the people that are on the wall.

27 But Rab-shakeh said unto
them. Hath my master sent me to
thy master, and to thee, to speak
these woi'ds? hath he not sent iiie to
the men which sit on the wall, that
they may eat their own dung, and
drink their own " piss with you?

28 Then Rab-shakeh stood and
erietl with a loud voice in the Jews'
language, and spake, saying. Hear
the word of the great king, the
king of Assyria :

29 Thus saith the king. Let not
Hezekiah deceive you : for he shall
not be able to deliver you out of
his hand :

30 Neither let Hezekiah make
you trust in the Lord, saying. The
Lord will surely deliver us, and
this city shall not be delivered into
the hand of the king of Assyria.

31 Hearken not to Hezekiah:
for thus saith the king()f Assyria,
Make ^(ii> (Kn'ecinrvt with me by a
present, and come out to me, and
then eat ye every man of his own
vine, and every one of his fig tree,
and drink ye every one the waters
of his cistern :

32 Until I come and take you
away to a land like your owii land,
a land of ^ corn and wine, a land of
bread and vineyards, a land of oil
olive and of honey, that ye may
live, and not die : and hearken not
unto Hezekiali, when he jK'rsuad-
eth you, saying. The Lord will
deliver us.

33 Hath any of the gods of the
nations '' di'lixcrcd ;it all his land
out of the hand of tiie king of
Assyi'ia ?

31 Where are the gods of Ha-
niatli, and of Arpad? where cdt
the g(»dsof S(>pharvaini, Hena, and
I vmIi ? have they delivered Samaria
out of miiu! hand ?

35 Who (tre they among all the
gods of th(^ countries, thai- hav(?
delivered their country out of mine
hand, that the Lord should deliver
Jerusalem out of mine hand?

386

Isaiah comfortetli Ilezekiali.

IL KINGS, 19.

HezeMaWs prayer.

36 But the people held their
peace, and answered him not a
word : for the king's commandment
was, saying. Answer him not.

37 Then came Eliakim the son of
Hilkiah, which was over the house-
hold, and Shebna the scribe, and
-Joali the son of Asaph the recorder,
to Hezekiah with their clothes rent,
and told him the words of Rab-
shakeh.

CHAPTER 19.

1 IleeeJciah niovrni?i{; nendeth 1o Ixniah to
jirdy/nr them. 6 Isaiah comftntetli, them.
H Sennacherib, going to eucoti liter Tir-
hii/,iih, seiuleth a blaspher/iaiis tetter to
Ilesekiah. 14 Ilezekiah's prayer. 20
iKdiiih'ii propheci/ of the pride and destruc-
tion of Sennacheril), and the good of Zion.
35 An angel s!ai/eth the Assyrians. 30
Sennacherib is slain at Nineveh by his own
sons.

AND it came to pass, when
king Hezekiah heard it, that
he rent his clothes, and covered
himself with sackcloth, and went
into the house of the Lord.

2 And he sent Eliakim, which
ivas over the household, and
Sliebna the scribe, and the elders
of the priests, covered with sack-
cloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son
of AmOz.

3 And they said unto him. Thus
saith Hezekiah, This day is a day
of trouble, and of rebuke, and
' blaspliemy : for the children are
come to the birth, and there is not
strength to bring forth.

4 It may be the Lord thy God
will hear all the words of Rab-
sliakeh, whom the king of Assyria
his master hath sent to reproach
the living God ; and will '•^ reprove
the words which the Lord thy God
hath heard : wherefore lift up tJuj
prayer for the remnant that are
left. ^

5 So the servants of king Heze-
kiah came to Isaiah.

6 II And Isaiah said unto them,
Thus shall ye say to your master.
Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid
of the words which thou hast heard,
with which the servants of the king
of Assyria have blasphemed me.

7 Behold, I will ^send a blast

upon him, and he sluill hear a

rumour, and shall return to his own
land ; and I will cause liim to fall
by the sword in his own land.

8 11 So Rab-shakeh returned, and
found the king of Assyria warring
against Libnah : foi- he had lieard
that lie was departed from Lacliish.

9 And when he heard say of Tir-
hakah king of Ethiopia, Iiehold,
he is come out to fight against thee :
he sent messengers again unto
Hezekiah, saying,

10 Thus shall ye speak to Heze-
kiah king of .ludah, saying. Let
not thy God in whom thou trustest
deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem
shall not be delivered into the hand
of the king of Assyria.

1 1 Behold, thou hast heard what
the kings of Assyria have done to
all lands, by * destroying them
utterly : and shalt thou be deliv-
ered 1

12 Have the gods of the nations
delivered them which my fathers
have destroyed ; as Gozan, and
Haran, and Rezeph, and the child-
ren of Eden which were in The-
lasar 1

1 3 Where is the king of Hamath,
and the king of Arpad, and the
king of the city of Sepharvaim, of
Hena, and Ivah"?

14 11 And Hezekiah received the
letter of the hand of the messen-
gers, and read it : and Hezekiah
went up •*into the house of the
Lord, and spread it before the
Lord.

15 And Hezekiah prayed before
the Lord, and said, ^ O Lord God
of Israel, which dwellest between the
^ cherubims, thou art the God, even
thou alone, of all the kingdoms of
the earth ; thou hast made heaven
and earth.

16 Lord, bow down thine ear,
and hear : open, Lord, thine eyes,
and see : and hear the words of
Sennacherib, which hath sent him
to reproach the living God.

17 Of a truth. Lord, the kings
of Assyria have destroyed the
nations and their lands,

18 And have cast their gods into
the fire : for they were no gods, but
the work of men's hands, wood and
stone : therefore they have de-
stroyed them.

19 Now therefore, O Lord our
God, I beseech thee, save thou us
out of his liand, that all the king-
doms of the earth may know that
thou "^ art the Lord God, even thou
only.

20 H Then Isaiah the son of
Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying,
Thus saith "^ tlie Lord God of Israel,
T]iat which tliou hast piaj^ed tome
against Sennacherib king of Assy-
ria I have heard.

21 This is the word that the
Lord hatli s])okeri concerning him ;
The vii'gin tiie daughter of Zion
hath despised thee, and laughed
thee to scorn ; the daughter of
Jerusalem hath shaken her head at
thee.

* Heb. devoting them.

* unto

5 O Lord,

the God

6 cherubim,

'' O Lord,
art God,

8 the Lord,
the God

The Assyrian army destroyed.

II. KINGS, 20.

HezekiaWs life lengthened.

1 innermost
l^arts

2 his farthest
lodging
place,

3 fruitful
field.

4 will I dry
up all the
rivers of
Egypt.

' gram

•^ thine arro-
gancy

^ cast up

22 Whom hast thou reproached
and blasphemed'? and against whom
hast thou exalted thy voice, and
lifted up thine eyes on high 1 even
against the Holy One of Israel.

23 By thy messengers thou hast
reproached the Lord, and hast said,
With the multitude of my chariots
I am come up to the height of the
mountains, to the ' sides of Le-
banon, and will cut down the tall
cedar trees thereof, and the choice
fir trees thereof: and I will enter
into ~ the lodgings of liis borders,
and into the forest of his ^ Carmel.

24 I have digged and drunk
strange waters, and with the sole
of my feet ■* have T dried up all the
rivers of besieged places.

25 Hast thou not lieard long ago
hovj I have done it, and of ancient
times that I have formed if? now
have I brought it to pass, that thou
shouldest be to lay waste fenced
cities into ruinous heaps.

26 Therefore their inhabitants
were of small power, they were dis-
mayed and confounded ; they were
as the grass of the field, and as the
green herb, as the grass on the
house tops, and as ^corn blasted
before it be grown up.

27 But I know thy abode, and
thy going out, and thy coming in,
and thy rage against me.

28 Because tliy rage against me
and ^ thy tumult is come up into
mine ears, therefore I will put my
hook in thy nose, and my bridle in
thy lips, and J will turn thee back
by the way by which thou earnest.

29 And this sludl he a sign unto
thee, Ye shall eat this year such
things as grow of themselves, and
in the second year that which
spriugeth of the same ; and in the
third year sow ye, and reap, and
plant vineyards, and eat the fruits
thereof.

30 And the remnant that is
escaped of the house of Judah shall
yet again take root downward, anrl
bear fruit uijward.

31 Ftjr out of Jerusal(^m shall go
forth a remnant, and they that
escape out of mount Zioii : trie zeal
of the Lord of hosts sliall do this.

32 Therefore thus saith the Lord
concei-ning the king of Assyria, He
shall not come into tliis city, nor
shoot an ari'ow there, nor come
befoi'o it with shield, nor '^ CMst. a
bank against it.

33 l')y the way that he came, by
the same sliall he return, and shall
not come into this city, saith the
Lord.

34 For I will defend this city, to

save it, for mine own sake, and for
my servant David's sake.

35 ^ And it came to pass that
night, that the angel of the Lord
went out, and smote in the camp
of the Assyrians an hundred four-
score and five thousand : and when
^ they arose early in the morning,
behold, they vere all dead corpses.

36 So Sennacherib king of As-
syria departed, and went and re-
turned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

37 And it came to pass, iis he
wtis worshipping in the house of
Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech
and Sharezer his sons smote him
with the sword : and tliey escaped
into the land of Armenia. And
Esarhaddon his son reigned in his
stead.

CHAPTER 20.

1 nezeJciali^ hnving receired a meHmge of
death, hy pi-ayer halli, hin life Icngtherifd.
8 The nun rjafth ten degr'ee.s Imckirdril
for a nign of tluit promise. Y> Bcfoddeh-
l}<iJ<id(nt'Sending to vi.rit Hc^eki<ih. hevdUHC
of the ivonder. htttli imtice of hin treo-suren.
U /.tiiidh u>i(tef^t<indnig tltereo/ foretell eth
the But)yloiiian capticity. 20 Munasneh,
xiicveed eth Ilezekiuh.

IN those days was Hezekiah sick
unto death. And the lorophet
Isaiah the son of Amoz came to
him, and said unto him, Thus saith
the Lord, Set thine house in order ;
for thou shalt die, and not live.

2 Then he turned his face to the
wall, and prayed unto the Lord,
saying,

3 I beseech thee, O Lord, re-
member now how I have walked
before thee in truth and with a
perfect heart, and have done that
which is good in thy sight. And
Hezekiah wept sore.

4 And it came to pass, afore
Isaiah was gone out into the mid-
dle court, that the word of the
Lord came to him, saying,

5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah
the captain of my people. Thus
saith tiK^ LoiiD, the CJod of David
thy father, I have heard thy nrayc^r,
I liave seen thy tears : Ix'iiold, I
will heal thee: on the third day
thou shalt go up tnito the house of
the Lord.

6 And I will add unto tliy days
fifteen years; and 1 will deIiv(M'
tliee and this city out of the liand
of the king of Assyria; and I will
defend this city for )iiine own sake,
and for my servant David's sake.

7 And fsaiah said. Take a Inni])
of figs. And they took and laid it
on the boil, and he recovered.

8 ^f And Hezekiah said unto
Isaiah, What sha// he the sign th;i.t
the LoiM) will heal me, and that I

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The Babylonian captivity foretold. II. KINGS, 21.

Manasseh's idolatry.

shall go up ^ into the house of the
Lord the third day'?

9 And Isaiah said, This sign
shalt thou have of the Lord, that
the Lord will do the thing that he
hath spoken : shall the shadow go
forward ten degrees, or go back
ten degrees'?

10 And Hezekiah answered, It
is a light thing for the shadow to
go down ten degrees : nay, but let
the shadow return backward ten
degrees.

1 1 And Isaiah the prophet cried
unto the Lord : and he brought
the shadow ten degrees backward,
by which it had gone down '" in the
dial of Ahaz.

12 !1 At that time *Berodach-
baladan, the son of Baladan, king
of Babylon, sent letters and a pre-
sent unto Hezekiah : for he had
heard that Hezekiah had been
sick.

1 3 And Hezekiah hearkened unto
them, and shewed them all the
house of his precious things, the
silver, and the gold, and the spices,
and the precious ointment?, and all
the house of his armour, and all
that was found in his ti'easures :
there was nothing in his house, nor
in all his dominion, that Hezekiah
shewed them not.

14 ^ Then came Isaiah the
prophet unto king Hezekiah, and
said unto him. What said these
men ^ and from whence came they
unto thee'? And Hezekiah said.
They are come from a far country,
even from Babylon.

15 And he said. What have they
seen in thine house 1 And Hezekiah
answered. All t/ie things that are in
mine house have they seen : there
is nothing among my treasures that
I have not shewed them.

16 And Isaiah said unto Heze-
kiah, Hear the word of the Lord.

17 Behold, the days come, that
all that is in thine house, and that
which thy fathers have laid up in
store unto this day, shall be car-
ried into Babylon : nothing shall
be left, saith the Lord.

18 And of thy sons that shall
issue from thee, which thou shalt
})eget, shall they take away ; and
they shall be eunuchs in the palace
of the king of Babylon.

19 Then said Hezekiah unto
Isaiah, Good is the word of the
Lord which thou hast spoken.
And he said. Is it _ not good, if
peace and truth be in my daysl

20 ^ And the rest of the acts of
Hezekiah, and all his might, and

* In Is. zxxix. 1, Merodach-baladan.

how he made ''a pool, and ^a con-
duit, and brought water into the
city, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings
of Judah '?

21 And Hezekiah slept with his
fathers : and Manasseh his son
reigned in his stead.

CHAPTER 21.

1 Mananselh' 8 reign. 3 His great idolatry.
10 //m tnctednesa cnuxeth projiheviex
against Judah. 17 Avion succeedetfi him.
19 Adkiii's nicked reign, 23 I/e lieiiig
sJain hy his .lerrinits, and tliose murderers
slain hy the people, Josiah is made king.

MANASSEH was twelve years
old when he began to reign,
and reigned fifty and five years in
.lerusalem. And his mother's name
ivas Hephzi-bah.

2 And he did that tvhich was evil
in the sight of the Lord, aftei- the
abominations of the heathen, whom
the Lord cast out before the child-
ren of Israel.

3 For he built up again the high
places which Hezekiah his father
had destroyed ; and he x'eared up
altars for Baal, and made ** a, grove,
as did Ahab king of Israel ; and
worshipped all the host of heaven,
and served them.

4 And he built altars in the house
of the Lord, of which the Lord said.
In Jerusalem will I put my name.

5 And he built altars for all the
host of heaven in the two courts
of the house of the Lord.

6 And he made his son pass
through the fire, and ° observed
times, and used enchantments, and
dealt wdth "familiar spirits and
wizards : he wrought much wicked-

ness in the sight of the Lord, to
provoke him to anger.

7 And he set ^a graven image of
^ the grove that he had made in the
house, of which the Lord said to
David, and to Solomon his son, In
this house, and in .Jerusalem, which
I have chosen out of all tribes of
Israel, will I put my name for e-\'er :

8 Neither will I make the feet of
Israel move any mor'e out of the
land which I gave their fathers ;
only if they will observe to do ac-
cording to all that I have com-
manded them, and according to all
the law that my servant Moses
commanded them.

9 But they hearkened not : and
Manasseh seduced them to do more
evil than did the nations whom the
Lord destroyed before the children
of Israel.

10 ^ And the Lord spake by his
servants the prophets, saying,

1 1 Because Manasseh king of Ju-

3 tlie

* an Ashe-
rah,

fi practised
augury,

6 them that

had familiar

spirits and

with

wizards :

3 the

' Asherah

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Anion's loicked reign.

II. KINGS, 22.

JosiaWs good reign.

dah hath clone these abominations,
and hath done wickedly above all
that the Amorites did, which were
before him, and hath made Judah
also to sin with his idols:

1 2 Therefore thus saith ^ the
Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am
bringing such evil upon Jerusalem
and Judah, that whosoever heareth
of it, both his ears shall tingle.

1 3 And I will stretch over Jeru-
salem the line of Hamaria, and the
Ijlummet of the house of Ahab : and
I will wipe Jerusalem as a man
wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turn-
ing it upside down.

1 4 And I will " forsake the rem-
nant of mine inheritance, and de-
liver them into the hand of their
enemies ; and they shall become a
prey and a spoil to all their ene-
mies ;

15 Because they have done that
which was evil in my sight, and
have provoked' me to anger, since
the day their fathers came forth
out of Egypt, even unto this day.

1 6 Moreover Manasseh shed inno-
cent blood very much, till he had
filled Jerusalem from one end to
another ; beside his sin wherewith
he made Judah to sin, in doing
that which was evil in the sight of
the Lord.

17 ^ Now the rest of the acts
of Manasseh, and all that he did,
and his sin that he sinned, are they
not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah"?

18 And Manasseh slept with his
fathers, and was buried in the gar-
den of his own house, in the garden
of Uzza : and Anion his son reigned
in his stead.

1 9 H Amon nnis twenty and two
years old when he l)egan to reign,
and he reigned two years in Jerusa-
lem. And his mother's name was
Meshullemeth, the daughter of
Haruz of Jotbah.

20 And he did that which ivas evil
in the sight of the Lord, as his
father Manasseh flid.

21 And he walked in all the way
that his father walked in, ajid
served the idols that his father

worsnippcfi tn(
3 for'sook ' the

them

TvOKO

served, an(

22 And ne
Gofl of his fathers, and walked not
in the way of the Lord.

2.3 ^ And the sei-vants of Amon
conspired against him, and slew
the king in his own house.

24 And th(^ ix'oijle of the land
slew all them that had conspired
against king Amon ; and tlie peo-
ple of the land madi^ Josiah his
son king in his stead.

25 Now the rest of the acts of
Amon which he did, are they not
written in the book of the chroni-
cles of the kings of Judah 1

26 And he was buried in his
sepulchre in the garden of Uzza :
and Josiah his son reigned in his
stead.

CHAPTER 22.

1 JoKuih'.'^ good reiyn. 3 Tie lakffh care for-
the ti'iHtii' of ihc temple. 8 Ililkinh horhxj

. fiDtnd (I book of the law, ,/oskih .siiidelli to
Iluldnh to enquire of the Lord. 15 Ilulduh
'prophesieth the destruction of Jerusalem,
but respite thereof in Josiah^ s time.

JOSIAH was eight years old
when he began to reign, and
he reigned thirty and one years in
Jerusalem. And his mother's name
was Jedidah, the daughter of Ada-
iah of Boscath.

2 And he did that which was
right in the sight of the Lord, and
walked in all the way of David his
father, and turned not aside to
the right hand or to the left.

3 ^ And it came to pass in the
eighteenth year of king Josiah,
that the king sent Shaphan the
son of Azaliah, the son of Meshul-
1am, the scribe, to the house of the
Lord, saying,

4 Go up to Hilkiah the high
priest, that he may sum the silver
which is brought into the house of
the Lord, which the keepers of the
door have gathered of the jjeople :

5 And let them deliver it into
the hand of the doers of the work,
that have the oversight of the house
of the Lord : and let them give it
to the doers of the work which is
in the house of the Lord, to repair
the breaches of the house,

6 Unto carpenters, and builders,
and masons, and to buy timber
and hewn stone to repair the house.

7 Howbeit there was no reckon-
ing made with them of the money
that was delivered into their hand,
because they dealt faithfully.

8 H And Hilkiah the high priest
said unto Shai:)han the scril)e, I
have found the book of the law in
the houses of the Lord. And Hil-
kiah gave the book to Shaphan,
and he read it.

9 And Shaphan the scribe came
to the king, and bi;ought the king
woi-d again, and said, Thy servants
have gathcri^d tlu; money that was
found in the house, and have d(v
Hvered it into th(^ hand of them
that do the woi-k, that have the
oversight of the house of the Lord.

10 And Shai)han the scribe
shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah
the priest hath deliveivd meal)ook.
And Shaphan read it before the
king.

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Booh of the law found.

II. KINGS, 23.

The covenant reneived.

11 And it came to pass, when
the king had heai'd the words of
the book of the law, that he rent
his clothes.

12 And the king commanded
Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam
the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the
son of Michaiah, and Shaphan
the sci'ibe, and Asahiah a servant
of the king's, saying,

13 Go ye, enquire of the Lord
for me, and for the people, and for
all -Judah, concerning the words
of this book that is found : for
great is the wrath of the Lord that
is kindled against us, because our
fathers have not hearkened unto
the words of this book, to do ac-
cording unto all that which is
written concerning us.

14 So Hilkiah the priest, and
Ahikam, and Achbor, and Sha-
phan, and Asahiah, went unto Hul-
dah the prophetess, the wife of
Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son
of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe ;
(now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the
^college :) and they communed with
her.

15 ^ And she said unto them.
Thus saith "the Lord God of Is-
rael, Tell the man that sent you
to me,

16 Thus saith the Lord, Behold,
I will bring evil upon this place,
and upon the inhabitants thereof,
even all the words of the book
which the king of Judah hath read :

17 Because they have forsaken
me, and have burned incense unto
other gods, that they might pro-
voke me to anger with all the
works of their hands ; therefore
my wrath shall be kindled against
this place, and shall not be
quenched.

18 But to the king of Judah
which sent you to enquire of the
Lord, thus shall ye say to him.
Thus saith - the Lord God of Israel,
As touching the words which thou
hast heard ;

1 9 Because thine heart was ten-
der, and thou hast humbled thy-
self before the Lord, when thou
heardest what I spake against this
place, and against the inhabitants
thereof, that they should become
a desolation and a curse, and hast
rent thy clothes, and wept befoi-e
me ; I also have heard thee, saith
the Lord.

20 Behold therefore, I will gather
thee unto thy fathers, ancl thou
shalt be gathered into thy grave
in peace ; and thine eyes shall not
see all the evil which I will bring
upon this place. And they brought
the king word again.

CHAPTER 23.

1 Joaiaft caunetli the hook to he read in a
solemn ansemhh/. 3 He reneweth the cove-
nant of the Lord. 4 Hedestroi/etii iilnUtlni.
15 lie hurnt dead, meti's hoin-x iijitui t'lic
alta)' of Beth-el, as was forejiroiihexieil .
21 He kept a most sohnni. passocer. 24 He
put away iri/r/i, ■< <uiil all <ihomination.
26 God's Jiual iir>ifli aijohist Judah. 29
Josiuh. prorokiiKj riitiraolt-nechoh, is
s/aiii (it Me<ji(hlo. 31 .fehnahaz, succeed-
h({/ h /III. is iiiijirisiiiied hi/ 7'liaraoh-nechoh,
who made Jehoiakhn king. 36 Jehoia-
ki-ni's wicked reign.

AND the king sent, and they
gathered unto him all the
elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
2 And the king went up •' into
tlie house of the Lord, and all the
men of Judah and all the inhabi-
tants of Jerusalem with him, and
the priests, and the prophets, and
all the people, both small and great :
and he read in their ears all the
words of the book of the covenant
which was found in the house of
the Lord.

' 3 ^ And the king stood by ■*a
pillar, and made a covenant before
the Lord, to walk after the Lord,
and to keep his commandments
arid his testinionies and his statutes
with all their heart and all their
soul, to ^ pei'form the words of this
covenant that were written in this
book. And all the people stood
to the covenant.

4 And the king commanded Hil-
kiah the high priest, and the priests
of the second order, and the keepers
of the door, to bring forth out of
the temple of the Lord all the ves-
sels that were made for Baal, and
for the ^ grove, and for all the host
of heaven : and he burned them
without Jerusalem in the fields of
Kidron, and carried the ashes of
them unto Beth-el.

5 And he put down the idolatrous
priests, whom the kings of Judah
had ordained to burn incense in the
high places in the cities of Judah,
and in the places round about Jeru-
salem ; them also that burned in-
cense unto Baal, to the sun, and to
the moon, and to the '^iilanets, and
to all the host of heaven.

6 And he brought out the ^ grove
from the house of the Lord, with-
out Jerusalem, unto the brook
Kidron, and burned it at the brook
Kidron, and stamped it small to
powdei', and cast the powder thereof
upon the graves of the ^children of
the ijcople.

V And he brake down the houses
of the sodomites, that ivere by the
house of the Lord, where the wo-
men wove hangings for the '"grove.

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8 And he brought all the priests

3 to

4 the

5 confirm

6 Asherah,

' con-
stellations,

^ Asherah

y common
people.

1" Asherah,

Josiah destroy eth idolatry.

II. KINGS, 23.

A solemn passover kept.

out of the cities of Judah, and de-
filed the high places where the
priests had burned incense, from
Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake
down the high places of the gates
that ivere in the entering in of the
gate of .Joshua the governor of the
city, which were on a man's left
hand at the gate of the city.

9 Nevertheless the priests of the
liigh places came not up to the altar
of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they
(Ud eat of the unleavened bread
among their brethren.

10 And he defiled Topheth, which
/.s in the valley of the children of
Hinnom, that no man might make
his son or his daughter to pass
through the fire to Molech.

1 1 And he took away the horses
that the kings of Judali had given
to the sun, at the entering in of the
house of the Lord, by the chamber
of Nathan-melech the chamberlain,
which w((!< in the ^ suburbs, and
burned the chariots of the sun
with fire.

12 And the altars that vere on
the '^ top of the upper chamber of
Ahaz, which the kings of Judah
had made, and the altars which
Manasseh had made in the two
courts of the house of the Lord,
did the king beat down, and brake
them down from thence, and cast
the dust of them into the brook
Kidron.

1 3 And the high places that loere
before Jerusalem, which ivere on the
right hand of the mount of corrup-
tion, which Solomon^ the king of
Israel had builded for Ashtoreth
tlie abomination of the Zidonians,
and for (Jhemosh the abomination
of the Moabites, and for Milcom the
abomination of the children of Am-
nion, did the king d(!file.

14 And he brake in pieces the
•' images, and cut down the •* groves,
and filled tlieir places with the
l)ones of men.

1 5 51 Moi'(H)ver the altar that was
at Heth-el, and the high place; wjiich
Jeroboam tlie son of Nel)at, who
mad(; Israel to sin, had made, both
that altar and the high place he
brake down, and burned the high
place, (ivd stami)ed it small to
powder, and l)urned tlu; '^ grove.

H) And as Josiah turned lumsclf,
he spied the se])ulrhi'es that irrre
tlierc; in the mount, and s(>nt, aiifl
took the l)ones out of the sepul-
chres, and bnrnefl them upon the
altai-, and i)olhit<'d it, accor<hng to
the word of the Lord which the
man of (Jod pioclaimed, wlio i)ro-
claimed these words.

17 Then he said. What « title 7'.s
that that I see? And the men of
the city told him, It is the sepulchre
of the man of God, which came from
Judah, and proclaimed these things
that thou hast done against the
altar of Beth-el.

18 And he said. Let him alone;
let no man move his bones. So tiles'^
let his bones alone, with the bones
of the prophet that came out of
Samaria.

19 And all the houses also of the
high ])laces tliat were in the cities
of Samaria, which the kings of Is-
rael had made to provoke tlie Loan
to anger, Josiah took away, and did
to them according to all the acts
that he had done in Betli-el.

20 And he slew all the priests of
the high places that vere there
upon the altars, and burned men's
bones upon them, and returned to
Jerusalem.

21 H And the king commanded
all the people, saying, Keep the
passover unto tlie Lord your God,
as it is written in the book of this
covenant.

22 Surely there was not holden
such a passover fi-om the days of
the judges that judged Israel, nor
in all the days of the kings of Is-
rael, nor of the kings of Judah;

23 But in the eighteenth year of
king Josiah, wherein this passover
was holden to the Lord in Jerusa-
lem .

24 H Moreover the worl-ers with
familiar spirits, and the wizards,
and the images, and the idols, and
all the abominations that wei-e
spied in the land of Judah and in
Jerusalem, did Josiah put away,
that he might perform the words
of the law whicli were wi-itten in
the book tliat Hilkiah tlie priest
found in the house of the Lord.

25 And like unto him was there
no king before liim, that turned to
the LoitD with all his heart, and
with all his soul, and with all his
might, acc()r(ling to all tiie law of
Moses ; neither after him arose
there <i)iy like him.

26 II NotNvitlistanding tlie Lord
turned not from the fierceness of
his great vvi'ath, wherewitli his
anger was kindled against Judah,
because of all the provocations
that Manasseh had provoked liim
withal.

27 Aiul the Lord said, i will ic
move Judah also out of my sight,
as 1 have removed Israel, and will
cast off this city Jerusalem which
I have chosen, and the house of
which I said. My name shall be
there.

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Josiah slain at Megiddo.

II. KINGS, 24. Nebuchadnezzar besiegeth Jerusalem.

28 Now the rest of the acts of
.Josiah, and all that he did, are they
not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah 1

29 ^ In his days Pharaoh-nechoh
king of Egypt went up against the
king of Assyria to the river Eu-
phrates : and king Josiah went
against him ; and he slew him at
^Nlegiddo, when he had seen hini.

30 And his servants cari'ied him
in a chariot dead from Megiddo,
and broiight him to Jerusalem, and
buried him in his own sepulchre.
And the people of the land took
-Tehoahaz the son of Josiah, and
anointed him, and made him king
in his father's stead.

31 ^ Jehoahaz tvas twenty and
three years old when he began to
reign ; and he reigned three months
in Jerusalem. And his mother's
name was Hamutal, the daughter
of Jeremiah of Libnah.

32 And he did that which was evil
in the sight of the Lord, according
to all that his fathers had done.

33 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him
in bands at Riblah in the land of
Hamath, that he might not reign
in Jerusalem ; and i)ut the land to
a tribute of an hundred talents of
silver, and a talent of gold.

34 And Pharaoh-nechoh made
Eliakim the son of Josiah king in
the room of -Josiah his father, and
turned his name to Jehoiakim, and
took .Jelioahaz away : and he came
to Egypt, and died there.

35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver
and the gold to Pharaoh ; but he
taxed the land to give the money
according to the commandment of
Pharaoh : he exacted the silver and
tlje gold of the people of the land,
of every one according to his taxa-
tion, to give it unto Pharaoh-
nechoh.

36 U -Jehoiakim ?ra.s twenty and
five years old when he began to
reign ; and he reigned eleven years
in Jerusalem. And his mother's
name was Zebudah, the daughter
of Pedaiah of Rumah.

37 And he did that which icas evil
in the sight of the Loitn, according
to all that his fathers had done.

CHAPTER 21.

1 Jehoiakim, firM KiihdiK'il hij .Vehuc/iilchii't-
e<ir, then rcOel/inff <i(iaitint him, prdcitrctli
hiH ov)}i ruin. 5 jehiiidciiiii nuccf.eili'th
him. 1 Tlie kiii(i of Egi/jit i.s Tdiiqvixlii'il
III/ the king of Bithijlori. 8 Jehoneh.iii^nerit
reiyn. 10 Jcrusalei/i- i.f faki-ii mid curried
ciij/tiveiiifo L'(i/)i//o)i. IT Zedekiiili ismiidc
king, find reir/neth ill ii/ifo the iitler (/('-
utruetioii. of Judith.

TN his days Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon cnme ni),;ind .Tchoia-
kiiu became his servant three years :

then he turned and rebelled against
him.

2 And the Lord sent against him
bands of the Chaldees, and bands of
the Syrians, and bands of the Mo-
abites, and bands of the children
of Ammon, and sent them against
Judah to destroy it, according to
the word of the Lord, which he
spake by his servants the pro-
line ts.

3 Surely at the commandment of
the Lord came this upon -Judah, to
remove them out of his sight, for
the sins of JVlanasseh, according to
all that he did ;

4 And also for the innocent blood
that he shed : for he filled Jerusalem
with innocent blood ; winch the
Lord would not pardon.

-5 ^ Now the rest of the acts of
Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the
chronicles oi the kings of -ludah '\

6 So Jehoiakim sleijit with his
fathers : and Jehoiachin his son
reigned in his stead.

7 And the king of Egypt came
not again any more out of his land :
foi- the king of 15abylon had taken
from the ' river of Egypt unto the
v'lxev Euphrates all that pertained
to the king of Egypt.

8 H Jehoiachin was eighteen years
old when he began to reign, and he
I'eigned in Jerusalem three months.
Anfl his mother's name was Ne-
hushta, the daughter of El-nathan
of .Jerusalem.

9 And he did that which was evil
in the siglit of the Loud, according
to all that his father had done.

10 H At that time the servants
of Nebuchadnezzar king of P>aby-
lon came up against Jerusalem, and
the city was besieged.

1 1 And Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon came against the city, and
his servants did besiege it.

12 And -Jehoiachin the king of
Judah went out to the king of l^a-
bylon, he, and his mother, and his
servants, and his princes, and his
officers: and the king of Babylon
took him in the eightli year of his
reign.

1 3 And he carried out thence all
the treasures of the house of the
Lord, and the ti'casures of the
king's house, and cut in pieces all
the vessels of gold which Solomon
king of Israel had made in the tem-
ple of the Lord, as the Lord had
said.

II And he carried away all Jeru-
salem, and all the princes, and all
the mighty ukmi of valour, ei'f')i. ten
thousand cai)tives, anrl all the
craftsmen and smiths : none re-

1 Ijrook

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Zedekiah is taken.

II. KINGS, 25.

The temjile is spoiled.

mained, save the poorest sort of
the people of the land.

15 And he carried away Jehoia-
chin to Babylon, and the king's
mother, and the king's wives, and
his officers, and the ^ mighty of the
land, those carried he into captivity
from .Jerusalem to Babylon.

16 And all the men of might, e?;e?i
seven thousand, and craftsmen and
smiths a thousanfl, all that tvere
strong and apt for war, even them
the king of Babylon brought cap-
tive to Babylon.

17 U And the king of Babylon
made Mattaniah his father's bro-
ther king in his stead, and changed
his name to Zedekiah.

18 Zedekiah was twenty and one
years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned eleven years in Je-
rusalem. And his mother's name
was Hamutal, the daughter of Je-
remiah of Libnah.

1 9 And he did that which ivas evil
in the sight of the Lord, according
to all that Jehoiakim had done.

20 For through the anger of the
Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem
and Judah, until he had cast them
out from his presence, that Zede-
kiah rebelled against the king of
Babylon.

CHAPTER 25.

1 Jerusalem ix hesiPdoil. 4 Zedekiah taken,
hia 8071S slain, his ri/es put out. 8 Nelni-
zar-adan dr/afitli ilie city, carrieth the
remnant, e.rct jil a j( ir iianr lahourers, into
captiriti/, 18 nj/ai/ff/t and {■arriid/i. atrai/
llie treasures, is Tlie ikiI/Ick iii'e slain at
Jiiblah. i'A Gedaliah, -ii'/td was set ocer
them that remained, beinn slain, the i-est
flee into Egi/pt. 27 Einl-merodach ad-
vanceth Jehoiachin in his coxhrt.

AND it came to pass in the
ninth year of his reign, in the
tenth month, in the tenth day of
the month, that Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon came, he, and all
his host, against Jerusak^m, and
'"pit(Jied against it; and they built
forts against it I'ound about.

2 And the city was besieged unto
the eleventh year of king Zcdckiali.

3 And on the m'ntli ilau of the
fourth month the famine iirevailed
in the city, and thei-e was no liread
for the people of the land.

4 1["And the city w;is broken up.
and all tlie men of wnv Jlcd by night
by tli(! way of the gate betwcsen ' t \V( >
walls, wliich is l)y the king's g;ir-
den : (now the (Jhaldccs //t/v against
tlie city round about :) and the hitaj
went the way toward the plain.

5 And the army of the (Ihaldces
pursued after tlu; king, and over-
took him in the plains of Jericlio:
and all his ai'uiy were scatt(!i"ed
from him.

6 So they took the king, and
brought him up to the king of Ba-
bylon to Kil)lah ; and they gave
judgment upon him.

7 And they slew the sons of Ze-
dekiah l)efore his eyes, and put out
the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound
him with fetters of brass, and car-
ried him to Babylon.

8 U And in the fifth month, on the
seventh day of the month, which is
the nineteenth year of king Nebu-
chadnezzar king of Babylon, came
Nebuzar-adan, captain of theguard,
a servant of the king of Babylon,
unto Jerusalem :

9 And he burnt the house of the
Lord, and the king's house, and all
the houses of Jerusalem, and every
great man's house burnt he with
fire.

10 And all the army of the Chal-
dees, that -^pcre with the captain of
the guard, brake down the walls of
Jerusalem i-ound about.

11 Now the i-est of the people
tJiat were left in the city, and the
fugitives that fell away to the king
of Babylon, with the remnant of
the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan
the captain of the guard carry
away.

1 2 But the captain of the guard
left of the poor of . the land to be
vinedressers and husbandmen.

1 3 And the pillars of brass that
were in the house of the Lord, and
the bases, and the brasen sea that
was in the house of the Lord, did
the Chaldees break in pieces, and
carried the brass of them to Baby-
lon.

1 4 And the pots, and the shovels,
and the snuffers, and the spoons,
and all the vessels of brass where-
with they ministered, took they
away.

15 And the firepans, and the
bowls, (Viid such things as icere of
gold, in gold, and (jf silver, in sil-
ver, the captain of the guard took
away.

16 The two pillars, "one sea, and
the bases which Solomon had made
for the house of the Lord; the
brass of all these vessels was with-
out weight.

17 The height of the one pillar
ivas eighteen cubits, and the ''cha-
piter u])on it iras brass : and the
height of the "ch;M>iter three cu-
bits; and the wreathen woi-k, aiid
pomegranates ui)on the ''eliM,))itcr
round about, all of brass : and like
unto these had the second ])il]ar
with wreathen woik.

18 II And th(U'a,i)tain of theguard
took Seraiah the chief priest, and

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Jadah in captivity.

II. KINGS, 25.

Some Jlee into Egypt.

Zephaniah the second priest, and
the three keepers of the door :

19 And out of the city he took
an officer that was set over the men
of war, and five men of them that
were in the king's presence, which
were found in the city, and tlie
principal scribe of the liost, wliich
mustered the people of the land,
and threescore men of the people
of the land that were found in the
city:

20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of
the guard took these, and brought
them to the king of Babylon to
Riblah :

21 And the king of Babylon
smote them, and slew them at Bib-
lah in the land of Hamath. 8o
Judah was carried away out of
their land.

22 ^ And as for the people that
remained in the land of Judah,
whom iSTebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon had left, even over them
he made Gedaliah the son of Ahi-
kam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.

23 And when all the captains of
the ' armies, they and their men,
heard that the king of Babylon
had made Gedaliah governor, there
came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and
Johanan the son of "Garealr, and
Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the
Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the
son of a ]\Iaachathite, they and
their men.

24 And Gedaliah sware to them,

and to their men, and said unto
them, Fear not •' to be the servants
of the Chaldees : dwell in the land,
and serve the king of Babylon ; and
it shall be well with you.

25 But it came to pass in the
seventh month, that Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah, the son of Eli-
shama, of the seed royal, came, and
ten men with him, and smote Geda-
liah, that he died, and the Jews and
the Chaldees that were with him at
Mizpah.

26 And all the people, both small
and great, and the captains of the
' ^''"li^'s, arose, and came to Egypt :
for they were afraid of the Chal-
dees.

27 H And it came to pass in the
seven and thirtieth year of the cap-
tivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah,
in the twelfth month, on the seven
and twentieth day of the month,
^Aa^ Evil-merodach king of Baby-
lon in the year that he began to
reign did lift up the head of Jehoia-
chin king of Judah out of prison ;

28 And he spake kindly to him,
and set his throne above the throne
of the kings that were with him in
Babylon ;

29 And changed his prison gar-
ments: and he did eat oread con-
tinually before him all the days of
his life.

30 And his allowance was a con-
tinual allowance given him of the
king, a daily rate for every day, all
the days of his life.

THE FIEST BOOK OF THE

CHRONICLES

CHAPTER 1.

1 Ail(im''s line to Noah. 5 The sonfi of Ja-
ji/ii'th. 8 The sons of I/am. 17 7'he sons
of Shem. 24 She.m''s line to Abraham.
'JH hhmaeV s sons. 32 The, sonsof Keturah.
.'14 The posterity of Abrahani hy Esau.
4:i The kings of Edom. 51 The dukes of
Edom.

A DAM, ' 8heth, Enosh,
■^2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

3 -Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

4 Noah, tShem, Ham, and Ja-
pheth.

5 U The sons of Japheth ; Gomer,
and Magog, and Madai, and Javan,
and Tubal, and Meshech,and Tiras.

6 And the sons of Gomer ; Ash-
chenaz, and Riphath, and Togar-
mah.

7 And the sons of Javan ; Eli-
shah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and
■' 1 )()(lanim.

8 ^ The sons of Ham ; Cush, and
Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

9 And the sons of Cush ; Seba,
and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raa-
mah, and 8abtecha. And the sons
of Raamah ; Sheba, and Dedan.

10 And Cush begat Nimrod : he
began to be mighty upon the earth.

1 1 And Mizraim Ijegat Ludim,
and Anainim, and Lehabim, and
Naphtuhim,

12 And Pathrusim, and Caslu-
him, (''of whom came the Philis-
tines,) and Caphthorim.

13 And Canaan begat Zidon his
firstborn, and Heth,

14 The Jebusite also, and the
Amorite, and tlie Girgashite,

15 And the Hivite, and the Ark-
ite, and the Sinite,

16 And the Arvadite, and the
Zemarite, and the Ilamathite.

3 because of

1 forces,

* from
wlience

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The sons of Shem.

I. CHRONICLES, 2.

The chiefs of Edom.

17^ The sons of Shem ; Elam,
and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and
Lud, and Aram, and Qz, and Hul,
and Gether, and Meshech.

18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah,
and Shelah begat Eber.

19 And unto Eber were born
two sons : the name of the one
was Peleg ; because in his days
the earth was divided : and his
brother's name was Joktan.

20 And Joktan begat Ahuodad,
and Sheleph, and Hazarmavetii,
and Jerah,

21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and
Diklah,

22 And Ebal, and Abimael, and
Sheba,

23 And Ophir, and Havilah, and
Jobab. All these were the sons of
Joktan.

24 U Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Serug, Nahor, Tei^ah,

27 Abram ; the same is Abra-
ham.

28 The sons of Abraham ; Isaac,
and Ishmael.

29 *\ These are their generations:
The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth ;
then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mib-
sam,

30 Mishma, and Duinah, Massa,
Hadad, and Tema.

31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kede-
mah. These are the sons of Ish-
mael.

32 ^ Now the sons of Keturah,
Abraham's concubine : she bare
Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan,
andMidian, and Ishbak, andShuah.
And the sons of Jokshan ; Sheba,
and Dedan.

33 And the sons of Midian ;
Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch,
and Abida, and Eldaah. All these
are the sons of Keturah.

34 And Abraham begat Isaac.
The sons of Isaac ; Esau and Israel.

35 ^ The sons of Esau ; EUphaz,
Pieuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and
Korah.

36 The sons of Elipliaz ; Teinan,
and Omar, Zephi, and (ilMtMni,
Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalck.

37 The sons of Ueu(!l ; Nahath,
Zerah, Shammah, and iMizzah.

38 And the sons of Seir; Lotan,
and Sh(>bal,and Zibeon,iin(l Anah,
and Dishon, and lilzar, and l)islian.

39 And the sons of Lotan ;
Koii, and Homam : and Tinnia
liuiK Lotan's sister.

40 The sons of Shobal ; Alian,
and Manahath, and I^bal, Shoplii,
and Onam. And the sons of
Zibc()n ; Aiah, and Anah.

41 The sons of Anali ; Dislion.
And the sons of Dishon ; Ann-am,

and Eshban, and Ithran, and
Cheran.

42 The sons of Ezer ; Bilhan,
and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons
of Dishan ; Uz, and Aran.

43 ^f Now these are the kings
that I'eigned in the land of Edom
before any king reigned over the
children of Israel ; Bela the son
of Beor : and the name of his city
■was Dinhabah.

44 And when Bela was dead,
Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah
reigned in his stead.

45 And when Jobab was dead,
Husham of the land of the Teman-
ites reigned in his stead.

46 And when Husham was dead,
Hadad the son of Bedad, which
sniote Midian in the field of Moab,
I'eigned in his stead : and the name
of his city was Avith.

47 And when Hadad was dead,
Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his
stead.

48 And when Samlah was dead,
Shaul of Rehoboth by the ' river
reigned in his stead.

49 And when Shaul was dead,
Baal-hanan the son of Achbor
reigned in his stead.

50 And when Baal-hanan M^as
dead, Hadad reigned in his stead :
and the name of liis city was Pai ;
and his wife's name was Meheta-
bel, the daughter of Hatred, the
daughter of Mezahab.

51^ Hadad died also. And the
"dukes of Edom were ; ^ duke Tim-
nah, •' duke Aliah, ^duke Jetheth,

52 '^ Duke Aholibamah, ^duke
Elah, ^duke Pinon,

53 ^ Duke Kenaz, ^ duke Teman,
^ duke Mibzar,

54 •' Duke Magdiel, '^ duke Iram.
These are the 'dukes of Edom.

CHAPTER 2.

1 77te fionii of Israel. 3 T7i6 posteriUj of
Judith In/ Taniav. 13 The children of
Jesxe. IS The poxterity of Cah'h the non
if Hezroii. '21 fhsruirn ■jioxteriti/ hi/ the
ihnujhli'f if jSfdchif. 'iU ,/('riih)iieeV« pon-
li'fiti/. ;U ShcKlitin.'a jio.stcritij. 4'2 Another
hnn'irh of Cileh'n jiosteriti/. 50 The pos-
terit;/ if CiiU'h (he xoii if j/iir.

THESE are the sons of Israel ;
lleuben, Simeon, Levi, and
Judali, Issachar, and Zebulun,

2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin,
Naphtali, Cad, and Asher.

3 ^ The sons of Judah ; Er, and
Onan, and Shelah : whi<^h thi'(>('
were boi'ii unto him of the daugh-
ter of Shua the Ca.na;initrss. And
Er, the firstborn of -ludah, was «!vil
in the_ sight of the Loud ; and he
slew him.

4 And Taniar his daugliter in

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Tlte X)Osterily of Judah.

I. CPmONICLES, 2.

Tlie sons of Caleb.

law bare him Pliarez and Zerah.
All the sons of Judah ivere five.

5 The sons of Pharez ; Hezi'on,
and Hamul.

6 And the sons of Zerah ; *Zimri,
and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol,
and ^ Dara : five of them in all.

7 And the sons of Car mi ; '•^Achar.
the troubler of Israel, who trans-
gressed in the ^ thing accursed.

_ 8 And the sons of Ethan ; Aza-
riah.

9 The sons also of Hezron, that
were born unto him ; Jerahmeel,
and Ram, and Chelubai.

1 0 And Ram begat Ainminadab ;
and Amminadab begat Nahshon,
prince of the children of Judah ;

11 And Nahshon begat Salma,
and Salma begat Boaz,

12 And Boaz begat Obed, and
Obed begat Jesse,

13 ^ And Jesse begat his first-
born Eliab, and Abinadab the
second, and Shimma the third,

1 -1 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai
the fifth,

15 Ozem the sixth, David the
seventh :

16 Whose sisters vjere Zeruiah,
and Abigail. And the sons of
Zeruiah ; Abishai, and Joab, and
Asahel, three.

1 7 And Abigail bare Amasa : and
the father of Amasa was Jether the
Ishmeelite.

18 IT And Caleb the son of Hez-
ron begat children of Azubah his
wife, and of Jerioth : her sons are
these; Jesher, and Shobab, and
Ardon.

1 9 And when Azubah was dead,
Caleb took unto him Ephrath,
which bare him Hur.

20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri
begat Bezaleel.

_ 21 ^ And afterward Hezron went
in to the daughter of Machir the
father of Gilead, whom he married
when he was threescore years old ;
and she bare him Segub.

22 And tSegub begat Jair, who
had three and twenty cities in tlie
land of Gilead.

23 And •'he took Geshur, and
Aram, with t the towns of Jair.
from them, with Kenath, and the
towns thereof, even threescore
cities. All these belonged to the
sons of IMachir the father of
Gilead.

24 And after that Hezron was
dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah
Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the
father of Tekoa.

25 U And the sons of Jerahmeel

* In Josh. vii. 1, Zabdi.

t Ueb. Havvoth-jair.

t Or,

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the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram
the firstborn, and Bunah, and
Oren, and Ozem. and Ahijah.

26 Jerahmeel had also another
wife, whose name toas Atarah ; she
ivas the mother of Onam.

27 And the sons of Ram the first-
born of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and
Jamin, and Eker.

28 And the sons of Onam were,
Shammai, and Jada. And the sons
of Shammai ; Nadab, and Abishur.

29 And the name of the wife of
Abishur was Abihail, and she bare
him Ahban, and Molid.

30 And the sons of Nadab ;
Seled, and Appaim : but Seled
died without children.

31 And the sons of Appaim ;
Ishi. And the sons of Ishi ; She-
shan. And the children of She-
shan ; Ahlai.

32 And the sons of Jada the
brother of Shammai ; Jether, and
Jonathan : and Jether died with-
out children.

33 And the sons of Jonathan ;
Peleth, and Zaza. These were the
sons of Jerahmeel.

34 V[ Now Sheshan had no sons,
but daughters. And Sheshan had
a servant, an Egyptian, whose
name -was Jarha.

35 And Sheshan gave his daugh-
ter to Jarha his servant to wife ;
and she bare him Attai.

36 And Attai begat Nathan, and
Nathan begat Zabad,

37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and
Ephlal begat Obed,

38 And Obed begat Jehu, and
Jehu begat Azariah,

39 And Azariah begat Helez,
and Helez begat Eleasah,

40 And Eleasah began Sisamai*
and Sisamai begat Shallum,

41 And Shallum begat Jeka-
miah, and Jekamiah begat Eli-
shama.

42 H Now the sons of Caleb the
brother of Jerahmeel we7'e, Mesha
his firstborn, which was the father
of Ziph ; and the sons of Mareshah
the father of Hebron.

43 And the sons of Hebron ; Ko-
rah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and
Shema.

44 And Shema begat Raham, the
father of Jorkoam : and Rekem
begat Shammai.

45 And the son of Shammai was
Maon : and Maon ivas the father of
Beth-zur.

46 And Ephah, Caleb's concu-
bine, bare Haran, and Moza, and
Gazez : and Haran begat Gazez.

47 And the sons of Jahdai ;
Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham,
and Relet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

TJie sons of David.

I. CHRONICLES, 3, 4.

His line to Zedekiah.

48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine,
bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.

49 She bare al.so Shaaph the
father of Madmannah, Sheva the
father of Machbenah, and the father
of Gibea : and the daughter of Caleb
was Achsa.

50 ^ These were the sons of
Caleb the son of Hur, the first-
born of Ephratah ; Shobal the
father of Kirjath-jearim,

51 Salma the father of Beth-le-
hem, Hareph the father of Beth-
gader.

52 And Shobal the father of
Kirjath-jearim had sons ; Haroeh,
and half of the Manahethites.

53 And the families of Kirjath-
jearim ; the Ithrites, and the Puh-
ites, and the Shumathites, and
the Mishraites ; of them came the
Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

54 The sons of Salma; Beth-
lehem, and the Netophathites,
^ Ataroth, the house of Joab, and
half of the Manahethites, the Zor-
ites.

55 And the families of the scribes
which dwelt at Jabez ; the Tirath-
ites, the Shimeathites, a;nd Su-
chathites. These are the Kenites
that came of Hemath, the father
of the house of Rechab.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The sons of David. 10 I/is line to Zede-
kiah. 17 The succensors of Jeconiah.

NOW these were the sons of
David, which were born unto
him in Hebron ; the firstboi'n Am-
non, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess ;
the second Daniel, of Abigail the
Carmelitess :

2 The third, Absalom the son of
Maachah the daughter of Talmai
king of Geshur : the fourth, Adoni-
jah the son of Haggith :

3 The fifth, Shephatiah of ^Abi-
tal : the sixth, Ithream by Eglah
his wife.

4 7'Aese six were born unto him
in Hebron ; and there he reigned
seven years and six months : and
in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and
three years.

5 And these were; born unto liim
in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Sliuhab,
and Nathan, and Solomon, foui', of
Jnith-shuathedaughtci'of Ammicl :

G rbhar also, and J'llishama, and
Eliphelet,

7 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and
Jajjhia,

S And I'^lishama, and P^liada, and
Eliphelet, nine.

9 These were all the sons of
David, beside the sons of the con-
cubines, and Tain;ir their sister.

10 ^ And Solomon's son tvas Re-

hoboam, - Abia his son, Asa his son,
Jehoshaphat his son,

11 J Oram his son, Ahaziah his
son, Joash his son,

12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his
son, Jotham his son,

13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his
son, Manasseh his son,

14 Anion his son, Josiah his son.

15 And the sons of Josiah were,
the firstborn Johanan, the second
Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the
fourth Shallum.

1 6 And the sons .of Jehoiakim :
* Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his
son.

17^ And the sons of ^ Jeconiah :
Assir, Salathiel his son,

18 Malchiram also, and Pedaiah,
and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama,
and Nedabiah.

19 And the sons of Pedaiah ivere,
Zerubbabel, and Shiniei : and the
sons of Zerubbabel ; Meshullam,
and Hananiah, and Shelomith their
sister :

20 And Hashubali, and Ohel,
and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Ju-
shab-hesed, five.

21 And the sons of Hananiah;
Pelatiah, and Jesaiah : the sons of
Rephaiali, the sons of Arnan, the
sons of Obadiah, the sons of She-
chaniah.

22 And the sons of Shechaniah ;
Shemaiah : and the sons of Slie-
maiali ; Hattush, and Igeal, and
Bariah, and Neariah, and Slia-
pliat, six.

23 And the sons of Neariah;
Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azri-
kam, three.

24 And the sons of Elioenai ??'ere,
Hodaiah, and Eliashih, and Pe-
laiah, and Akkub, and Johanan,
and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.

CHAPTER 4.

1, 11 The posteriUj of ,T\id(ih }>y Calehtlie nan
of Ilnr. 5 Of Ashiir the iKintlniinous son
of llczron. 9 Of Jain:;, diid his prai/ef.
'il The. poster it)/ of She/oh. '24 The pos-
teritj/diiit cities of Siiiivoti. 311 Their con-
quest (f (iedor, and of the Anialek-ites in
nto/iiit Seij'.

rnilp] sons of Judah; Pharez,
X Hezion, and Carmi, and Hur,
and Shobal.

2 And {{(viiah the son of Shobal
l)egat Jahath ; and Jaliath Ix^gat
Ahumai, and Lahad. These are
the families of the Zoi-athites.

3 Anfl tliese were of the fatlier of
Etam ; Jezre(>l, and Ishma,, and Id-
bash : and the name of their sister
ii'ti-f 14a/,('lt'lp(ini :

4 And iVnuel the father of Ge-
dor, and K/.i^v the father of Hu-

* Jeboiachin, 2 Kings xxiv. 6.

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The sons of Jtidah.

I. CHRONICLES, 4.

TJie sons of Simeon.

shah. These are the sons of Huv,
the firstborn of Ephratah, tlie
father of Beth-lehem.

5 ^ And Ashur the father of Te-
koa had two wives, Helah and
Naarah.

6 And Naarali bare him Ahu-
zam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and
Haahashtari. These ivere the sons
of Naarah.

7 And the sons of Helah were,
Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

8 And Coz begat Anub, and
Zobebah, and the fauuhes of Ahar-
hel the son of Harum.

9 51 And Jabez was more honour-
able than his brethren : and liis
mother called his name Jabez, sail-
ing, Because I bare him with sor-
row.

1 0 And Jabez called on the God of
Israel, saying, Oh that thou would-
est bless me indeed, and enlarge my
^ coast, and that thine hand might
be with me, and that thou wouldest
keep me from evil, that it may not
grieve me ! And God granted him
that which he requested.

11 H And C'helub the_ brother of
.Shuah begat ]\Iehir, which was the
father of Eshton.

12 And Eshton begat Beth-
rapha, and' Paseah, and Tehinnah
the father of Ir-nahash. These
are the men of Rechah.

1 3 And the sons of Kenaz ; 0th-
niel, and Sei'aiah : and the sons of
Othniel ; Hathath.

1 4 And Meonothai begat Ophrah :
and Seraiah begat Joab, the father
of the valley of * Charashim ; for
they were craftsmen.

15 And the sons of Caleb the
son of Jephunneh ; Iru, Elah, and
Naam : and the sons of " Elnh, even
Kenaz.

16 And the sons of Jehaleleel ;
Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asa-
reel.

17 And the sons of Ezra ivere,
Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and
Jalon : and she bare Miriam, and
Shanmiai, and Ishbah the father of
Eshtemoa.

18 And his wife ' Jehudijah bare
Jered the father of Ciedor, and
Heber the father of vSocho, and Je-
kuthiel the father of Zanoah. And
these are the sons of Bithiah the
daughter of Pharoah, which Mered
took.

1 9 And the sons of ■* M.t wife
Hndiah the sister of Naham, the
father of Keilah the (iarmite, and
Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

20 And the sons of Shimon }i'ere,
Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan,

* That is, Craftsmen.

and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi
/vere, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.

2 1 51 The sons of Shelah the son
of Judah were, Er the father of Le-
cah, and Laadah the father of Ma-
reshah, and the families of the
house of them that wrought fine
linen, of the house of Ashbea,

22 And Jokim, and the men of
Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph,
who had the dominion in Moab,
and Jashubi-lehem. And these are
ancient things.

23 These were the potters, and
those that dwelt among plants
and hedges : there they dwelt with
the king for his work.

24 ^ The sons of Simeon were,
Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah,
and Shaul :

25 Shallum his sonj Mibsam his
son, ]\Iishma his son.

26 And the sons of Mishma ; Ha-
muel his son, Zacchur his son,
Shiniei his son.

27 And Shimei had sixteen sons
and six daughters; but his breth-
ren had not many children, neither
did all their family multiply, like
to the children of Judah.

28 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba,
and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,

29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem,
and at Tolad,

30 And at Bethuel, and at Hor-
mah, and at Ziklag,

31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and
Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and
at Shaaraim. These were their
cities unto the reign of David.

32 And their villages trere, Etam,
and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen,
and Ashan, five cities :

33 And all their villages that
irere round about the same cities,
unto Baal. These ivere their habi-
tations, and their genealogy.

34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech,
and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

35 And Joel, and Jehu the son
of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the
son of Asiel,

36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah,
and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and
Adiel, and Jesin)iel, and Benaiah,

37 And Ziza the son of Shiphi,
the son of Allon, the son of Je-
daiah, the son of Shimri, the son
of Shemaiah;

38 These mentioned by their
names i/'e7'e princes in their fami-
lies : and '' the house of their fathers
increased greatly.

39 ^ And they went to the en-
trance of Gedor, even unto the east
side of the valley, to seek pasture
for tlieir flocks.

40 And they found fat pasture
and good, and the land was wide,

399

The line of Reuben.

I. CHKONICLES, 5.

Tlie sons of Gad.

and quiet,- and peaceable ; for they
of Ham had dwelt there of old.

41 And these written by name
came in the days of Hezekiah king
of Judah, and smote their tents,
and the ^ habitations that were
found there, and * destroyed them
utterly unto this day, and dwelt in
their - rooms : because there was
pasture there for their flocks.

42 And some of them, evcnoi the
sons of Simeon, live hundred men,
went to mount .Seir, having- for
their captains Pelatiah, and Nea-
riah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel,
the sons of Ishi.

43 And they smote the rest of
the Amalekites that were escaped,
and dwelt there unto this day.

CHAPTER 5.

1 The line, of Reuhcn ( ii-ho lout hi.i hiHht'i(lM)
untoth«cit}itiritij. 1) Tlwir luthitdtioii itnd
conquest of Ihe 'fiKjorite^. 11 The chief
men and' hithilatioiiK of Ond. IS Tlie
number and rainjui'st <f lieubcn. Gad, and
the half of J/<n/,;.v.vt'//. ' t^ The hahitalion.-:
and, chief men of thathalf tribe. 25 Their
captivity for their sin.

NOW the sons of Reuben the
firstborn of Israel, ( for he ^vas
the firstbf)rn ; but, forasmuch as
he defiled his father's bed, his birth-;
right was given unto the sons of
Joseph the son of Israel : and the
genealogy is not to be reckoned
after the birthright.^

2 For Judah Tirevailed above his
brethren, and of \\\m.rame the chief
ruler ; but the birthright was Jo-
seph's :)

.3 The sons, I saii, of Reuben the
firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch,
and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4 The sons of Joel ; Shemaiali
his son, Gog his son, Shiinei his
son,

5 Micah his son, Rcaia his son,
Baal his son,

6 Beerah his son,_ whom t Til-
gath-pilneser king of Assyria car-
ried away cnptive : h(^ hun princes of
the Reubenites.

7 And liis brethren by their fami-
lies, when the genealogy of tluMr
g(merations was ^reckoned, ircrf
the chief. Jeiel, and Zecliariah,

M And ilela the son of Azaz, tlu;
son of Shema, the son of Joel, who
dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo
and Baal-meon :

9 And eastwju'd he inhabited
unto the entering in of the wil-
derness from the river J']ui)h rates :
because th(nr cattle were multi-
plied in the land of Gilead.

* Heb. devoted them.
i In2 Kings xv. 20 ; xvi. 7, TigliUli-
pileser.

10 And in the days of Saul they
made war with the llagarites, who
fell by tb.eir hand : and they dwelt
in their tents throughout all the
•*east la.)i)l of Gilead.

11 II And the ''children of Gad
dwelt over against them, in the
land of Bashan unto Salcab :

1 2 Joel the chief, and Shapham
the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat
in Bashan.

13 And their brethren of the
house of their fathers were, Michael,
and Meshullam, and Sheba, and
Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and
Heber, seven.

14 These are the ''children of
Abihail the son of Huri, the son
of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the
son of Michael, the son of Jeshi-
shai, the son of Jahdo, the son of
Buz;

15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son
of Guni, chief of the house of their
fathers.

1 6 And they dwelt in Gilead in
Bashan, and in her towns, and in
all the "suburbs of Sharon, upon
their borders.

17 All these were reckoned by
genealogies in the days of Jothain
king of Judah, and in -the days of
Jeroboam king of Israel.

18 ^[ The sons of Reuben, and
the Gadites, and half the tribe of
Manasseh, of valiant men, men able
to bear buckler and sw;ord, and to
shoot with bow, and skilful in war,
ivere four and forty thousand seven
hundred and threescore, that went
out to the war.

19 And they made war with
the Hagarites, with J titur, and Ne-
phish, and Nodab.

20 And they wei-e helped against
them, and the Hag;ir-ites were de-
livered into th(;ir hand, and all
that iirre with them : for they
cried to God in the l)attle, and he
was ititreated of them ; because
they put their trust in him.

21 And they took away their
cattle; of tlieir camels fifty thou-
sand, and of sheep two hundi-ed
and fifty thousand, and of asses
two thousand, and of men an hun-
(h'ed thousand.

22 For ther(> fell down niaiiy
slain, because the war ^ws of ( iod.
And th(\v dwelt in their steads un-
til tli(^ cai)tivity.

23 U And tlu' children of tlie
half tribe of Manasseh flwelt in
the land : tliey increa.sc(l from Ba-
shan unto Baal luu'mon and Senir,
and unto mount Hermon.

24 And these iren' the heads of
"the house of theii' fathers, even

400

The sons of Levi.

I. CHRONICLES, 6.

The line of the j^riests.

Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and
Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hoda-
viah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of
valour, famous men, and heads of
^ the liouse of tlieir fathers.

25 II And they transgressed
against the God of their fathers,
and '-^ went a whoring after the
gods of tlie ■' ))e(>]ile of the land,
whom God destroyed before them.

26 And the God of Israel stirred
up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria,
and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser
king of Assyria, and he carried
them away, even the lleuhenites,
and the Gadites, and the half tribe
of Manasseh, and brought them
unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara,
and to the ^ river Gozan, unto this
day.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The sons of Levi. 4 Theliiicdf theprienU
unto the. clip/iiHti/. 16 Thefinnilie.fi of Ger-
shom, Kohalh. and Meniri. 4!i T/ie office
of Aaron, and A/.v /ine nnfo Aliiinaaz. 54
Tke cities of the jiriests and Lcvites.

THE sons of Levi ; Gershon, Ko-
hath, and ]\lerari.

2 And the sons of Kohath ;
Amrara, Izhar, and Hebron, and
Uzziel.

3 And the children of Amram ;
Aaron, and IMoses, and Miriam.
The sons also of Aaron; Nadab,
and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 1( Eleazar begat • Phinehas,
Phinehas begat Abishua,

5 And Abishua begat Bukki, and
Bukki begat Uzzi,

6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and
Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and
Amariah begat Ahitub,

8 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and
Zadok begat Ahirnaaz,

9 And Ahirnaaz begat Azariah,
and Azariah begat Johanan,

10 And Johanan begat Azariah,
(he it is that executed the priest's
office in the temple that Solomon
built in Jerusalem :)

11 And Azariah begat Amariah,
and Amariah l^egat Ahitub,

12 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and
Zadok begat Sliallum,

13 And Shallum begfit Hilkiah,
and Hilkiah begat Azariali,

II And Azariah begat Seraiah,
and tSeraiah begat Jehozadak,

15 And Jeho/.adak went I'vfo cap-
tivity, when the Lord cari'ied away
Judah and Jerusalem by the hand
of Nebucliadnezzar.

16^ The sons of Levi; *Ger-
shom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 And these he the names of the

sons of Gershom ; Libiii, and 8hi-
mei.

18 And the sons of Kohath ivere,
Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron,
and Uzziel.

19 The sons of Merari; Mahli,
and Mushi. And these are the
families of the Levites according
to their fathers.

20 Of Gershom; Libni his son,
Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

21 Joah his son, Iddo his son,
Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.

22 The sons of Kohath ; Ammina-
dab his son, Korah his son, Assir
his son,

23 Elkanah his son, and Ebia-
saph his son, and Assir his son,

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

25 And the sons of Elkanah ;
Amasai, and Ahimoth.

26 As for Elkanah : the sons of
Elkanah ; Zophai his son, and Na-
hath his son,

27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his
son, Elkanah his son.

28 And the sons of Samuel ; the
firstborn '^Vashni, and Abiah.

29 The sons of Merari ; Mahli,
Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza
his son,

30 tShimea his son, Haggiah his
son, Asaiah his son.

31 And these are they whom Da-
vid set over the service of song in
the house of the Lord, after that
the ark had rest.

32 And they ministered before
the dwelling place of the " taberna-

*In ver, 1, Gerslion.

cle of the congregation with sin
ing, until Solomon had built the
house of the Lord in Jerusalem :
and tJuui they waited on their office
according to their order.

33 And these are they that
waited with their children. Of the
sons of the Kohathites : Heman 'a
singer, the son of Joel, the son of
"* Shemuel,

34 Tlie son of Elkanah, the son
of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the
son of Toah,

35 The son of Zuph, the son of
Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the
son of Amasai,

36 The son of Elkanah, the son
of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son
of Zephaniah,

37 The son of Tahath, the son of
Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son
of Korah,

38 The son of Izhar, the son of
Kohath, the son of Levi, the son
of Israel.

39 And his brother Asaph, who
stood on his right hand, even Asaph

5 1 Joel, .and
the second

6 tent of
meeting

the

** Samuel,

t Or,

401

The sons of Aaron.

I. CHRONICLES, 6.

Cities of the priests.

the son of Berachiali, the son of
Shimea,

-to Tlie son of Michael, the son
of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,

41 The son of Ethni, the son of
Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

42 The son of Ethan, the son of
Zimnmh, the son of 8himei,

43 The son of Jahath, the son of
Gershom, the son of Levi.

44 And their brethren the sons
of Merari stood on the left hand:
JEtlian the son of Kishi, the son of
Abdi, the son of Malluch,

45 The son of Hashabiah, the
son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

46 The son of Amzi, the son of
Bani, the son of Shamer,

47 The son of Mahli, the son of
Mushi, the son of Merari, the son
of Levi.

48 Their brethren also the Le-
vites ivere appointed unto all man-
ner of service of the tabernacle of
the house of God.

49 ^ But Aaron and his sons
offered upon the altar of the burnt
oft'ering, and on the altar of in-
cense, anil were ajypointed for all the
work of the p^'^'f^^ most holy, and
to make an atonement for Israel,
according to all that Moses the ser-
vant of God had commanded.

50 And these are the sons of
Aaron ; Eleazar his son, Phinehas
his son, Abishua his son,

51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son,
Zerahiah liis son,

52 Meraioth his son, Amariah
his son, Ahitub his son,

53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his
son.

54 ^ Now these are their dwell-
ing places 'throughout their cas-
tles in tlieir coMsts. of the sons of

Aaron, of tlie families of the Ko-
hatliites : for theirs was the lot.

55 And they gave them Hebi'on
in the land of .Judah, and the
'•'subni'))s tliereof round about it.

5G But the fields of the city, and
the villages thereof, they gave to
Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

57 And to the sons of Aaron they
gave the cities of Judah, naiiu-hi,
iielji'on, tlie cif>/ui refuge, and liib-
nah with her •' suburbs. ;ind -lattir,
and Kshtemoa, with tlien-''subui'bs.

5(S And Hilen with hei' •'subui'hs.
Deljir with her •''sul)urbs.
59 And Ashan witii liei'^'suburlis.

and Beth-shemcsh with iier ^sul)-
urbs :

(iO And out of the tril)e of Ben-
jamin ; Geba with lier ''suburbs,
and Alemeth with her •'suburl)"
and Anathoth with her ''subui-hs.

All their cities throughout their
families were thirteen cities.

G 1 And unto the sons of Kohath,
which were left of the family of that
tribe, were cities given out of the
half tribe, namely, out of the half
triOe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

62 And to the sons of Gershom
throughout their families out of
the tribe of Issachar, and out of
the tribe of Asher, and out of the
tribe of Naphtali, and out of the
tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thir-
teen cities.

63 Unto the sons of Merari tvei-e
given by lot, throughout their fa-
milies, out of the tribe of Beuben,
and out of the tribe of Gad, and out
of thetril)eof Zebulun, twelve cities.

64 And the children of Israel
gave to the Levites these cities with
their ® suburbs.

65 And they gave by lot out of
the tribe of the children of Judah,
and out of the tribe of the children
of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
the children of Benjamin, these
cities, which are ''calhxl by their
names.

66 And the residue of the families
of the sons of Kohath had cities of
their '^coasts out of the tribe of
Ephraim.

67 And they gave unto them, of
the cities of refuge, 8hechem in
** mount Ephraim with her "sub-
urbs : theij gave also Gezer with her
^suburbs.

68 And Jokmeam with her ^sub-
urbs, and Beth-horon with her
•'suburbs,

69 And Aijalon with her ''sul)-
urbs, and Gath-rimmon with her
^ suburbs :

7U And out of the half tribe of
Manasseh ; Aner with her ■' suburbs.

toi'

the

and Bileam with her •''suburbs.
'"the family of th(^ remnant ot
sons of Kohatli.

.71 Unto the sons of Glershom
n<ere given out of the family of tlu^
half tribe of Manasseli, Golan in
Bashan with lier ''suburbs, and
Ashtaroth with luu' 'subui'l>s :

72 And out of the tribe of Issa-
char; Kedesh with her ''suljui-bs.
Dabei'ath with her ''sul)urbs.

73 And Bamotli witli her "'sub
url)s, and Anem with her 'sub-

74 And out of the tribe of Asher ;
Mashal with her ''subui'bs. and
sul)url).~

lei' ''sul)-

Abdon witli her

75 And Hukok with
urbs, and Ilehob with lier^subu

5 pasture
lauds.

6 mentioned
by name.

borders

8 the hill
country of

9 pasture
lands ;

3 pasture
lauds,

■1 pasture
lands :

in the rest of
the family

402

The sons of Issachar.

I. CHRONICLES,

Benjamin, Naphtali, etc.

76 And out of the tribe of Naph-
tali ; Kedesh in GaHlee with her
^suburbs, and Hammon witii her
' suburbs, and Kirjathaim with

her "suburbs.

77 Unto tlie rest of the ''children
of Merari were given out of the tribe
of Zebulun, Rimnion with her ^sub-
urbs, Tabor with her ^suburbs :

78 And on the other side Jordan
by Jericho, on the east side of J or-
dan, ivere given fheui out of the
tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wil-
derness with her ' sidnu-bs, and
Jahzah with her ^suburl)s.

79 Kedemoth also vvith her ' sub-
urbs, and Mephaath with her ^sub-
urbs :

80 And out of the tribe of Gad ;
Ramoth in Gilead with her ' sub-
urbs, and Mahanaim with her
^suburbs,

8 1 And Heshbon with her ' su b-
urbs, and Jazer with her "suburbs.

CHAPTER 7.

1 The so7(.s of IssdcJiar, 0 of Benjamin, 13 of
Kaphtiili, 14 of Muihimc/i. 20, 24 and of
Ephraim. 21 The cahiniily of Ephraim
hy the men of Oath. 23 Beriah is horn.
2S Ephraim,'' 8 habitations. 30 The sons of
Asher.

NOW the sons of Issachar ivere.
Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and
Shimron, four.

2 And the sons of Tola ; Uzzi,
and Rephaiah, and J eriel, and Jah-
mai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel,
heads of their "father's house, to
vnt, of Tola : they were valiant men
of might in their generations;
whose number ivas in the days of
David two and twenty thousand
and six hundred.

3 And the sons of Uzzi; Izra-
hiah : and the sons of Izrahiah ;
Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel,
Ishiah, five : all of them chief men.

4 And with them, by their gene-
rations, after "the house of their

fathers, were bands of soldiers for
war, six and thirty thousand mev:
for they had many wives and sons.

5 And their brethren among all
the families of Issachar were va-
liant men of might, reckoned in all
by their genealogies fourscore and
seven thousand.

6 U llie SOUK of Benjamin ; Bela,
and Becher, and Jediael, three.

7 And the sons of Bela ; Ezbon,
and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jeri-
moth, and Iri, five ; heads of ^ the
house of tJieir fathers, mighty men
of valour; and were reckoned by
their genealogies twenty and two
thousand and thirty and four.

8 And the sons of Becher ; Ze-
mira, and Joash, and EUezer, and
Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth,
and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Ala-
meth. All these are the sons of
Becher.

9 And the number of them, after
their genealogy by their genera-
tions, heads of " the house of their
fathers, mighty men of valour, was
twenty thousand and two hun-
dred.

10 The sons also of Jediael; Bil-
han : and the sons of Bilhan ; Jeush,
and Benjamin, and Ehud, and C'he-
naanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish,
and Ahishahar.

11 All these the sons of Jediael,
" by the heads of their fathers.

mighty men of valour, we)'e seven-
teen thousand and two hundred
sohJiers, fit to go out for war and
battle.

12 Shuppim also, and Huppim,
the children of Ir, and Hushim, the
sons of Aher.

13^ The sons of Naphtali ; Jah-
ziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shal-
lum, the sons of Bilhah.

_ 14 U The sons of Manasseh ; Ash-
riel, whom she bare : {hut his concu-
bine the Aramitess bare Machir the
father of Gilead :

15 And Machir took to wife the
sister of Huppim and Shuppim,
whose sister's name was Maachah;)
and the name of the second was
Zelophehad : and Zelophehad had
daughters.

1 6 And IMaachah the wife of Ma-
chir bare a son, and she called his
name Peresh ; and the name of his
brother was Sheresh ; and his sons
were Ulam and Rakem.

1 7 And the sons of Ularn ; Bedan.
These were the sons of Gilead, the
son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

18 And his sister Hammoleketh
bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Ma-
hal ah.

19 And the sons of Shemidah
were, Ahian, and Shechem, and
Likhi, and Aniam.

20 11 And the sons of Ephraim ;
Shuthelah, and Bered liis son, and
Tahath his son, and Eladah his son,
and Tahath his son,

2 1 U And Zabad his son, and Shu-
thelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead,
whom the men of Gath that v^ere
born in that land slew, because they
came down totakeaway their cattle.

22 And Ephraim their father
mourned many days, and his breth-
ren came to comfort him.

23 IT And when he went in to his
wife, she conceived, and bare a son,
and he called his name Beriah, be-
cause it went evil with his house.

403

The sons of Ephraim and Asher, I. CHEONICLES, 8.

IVte sons of Benjamin.

24 (And his daughter (wjsSherah,
who built Beth-horon the nether,
and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.)

25 And llephah v>as his son, also
Resheph, and Telah his son, and
Tahan his son,

26 Laadan his son, Amiiiihud his
son. Elishania his son,

27 ^ Non his son, " Jehoshuah his
son.

28 H And their possessions and
habitations were, Beth-el and the
towns thereof, and eastward Naa-
ran, and westward Gezer, Avith the
towns thereof ; Shechem also and
the towns thereof, unto Gaza and
the towns thereof :

29 And by the borders of the
childi-en of Manasseh, Beth-shean
and her towns, Taanaoh and her
towns, Megiddo and her towns. Dor
and her towns. In these dwelt the
children of Joseph the son of Israel.

30 H The sons of Asher ; Imnah,
and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah,
anfl »S(M'ah their sister.

31 And the sons of Beriah ;
Heber, and Malchiel, who is the
father of Birzavith.

32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and
Shqnier, and Hotham, and 8hua
their sister.

33 And the sons of Japhlet ; Pa-
sach, and Binihal, and Ashvath.
These mx the children of Japhlet.

3-4 And the sons of Shamer ; Ahi,
and llohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

35 And the sons of his brother
Helem ; Zophah, and Imna, and
•Shelesh, and Amal.

36 The sons of Zopliah ; 8uah,
and Harnepher, and tSliual, and
Beri, and Imrah,

37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shannna.
and Shilshah, and Ithran, and
Beera.

38 And the sons -of Jether ; Je-
phunneh, and Bisi)ah, and Ara.

39 And the sons of UUa; Arab,
and Haniiil, and Ilezia.

40 All these; ivere the children of
Ashen", headsof tlieir "father's liousc.

choice (tiid mighty men of valoui',
cliief of tlie princ(;s. And thenum-
bei- tlu'oughout tlie genealogy of
th<!ni that were apt to tlie war <iiiaI
to battle loiu twenty and six thou-
sand men.

CHAPTER 8.

1 The, nons and chief men of Be-vjumin. i!8
The, uliittk. of Sdul and Joiiuthdii.

NOW Benjamin begat Bela his
lirstl)i)i-n, Aslibel the second,
and Ahai'ah the third,

2 Noliah tlui fourth, and Rapha
the fifth.

3 And tlie sons f)f Bela were,
Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

4 And Abishua, and Naaman,
and Ahoah,

5 And Gera, and Shephuphan,
and Huram.

6 And these are the sons of Ehud :
these are the heads of ^ the fathers

of the inhabitants of Geba, and
they removed them to Manahath :

7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and
Gera, he removed them, and begat
Uzza, and Ahihud.

8 And Sliaharaim begat children
in the country of Moab, after he
had sent them away ; Hushim and
Baara tcere his wives.

9 And he begat of Hodesh his
wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha,
and Malcham,

10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, and
]\Iirma. These ivere his sons, heads
of ° the fathers.

11 And of Hushim he begat Abi-
tub, and Elpaal.

1 2 The sons of Elpaal ; Eber, and
Misham, and Shamed, who built
Ono, and Lod, with tlie towns
thereof : _

13 Beriah also, and Shenia, who
were heads of '^ the fathers of the in-
habitants of Aijalon, who di'ove
away the inhaliitants of Gath :

14 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jere-
moth,

15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and
Ader,

16 And Michael, and Ispah, and
Joha, the sons of Beriah ;

1 7 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam,
and Hezeki, and Heber,

18 Ishmei'ai also, and Jezliah,
and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal ;

19 And Jakim, and Zichri, and
Zabdi,

20 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and
Eliel,

21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and
Shimrath, the sons of " Shinihi :

22 And Ishpan, and Heber, and
Eliel,

23 And Abdoii, and Zichri, and
Hanan,

24 And Hananiah, and Elam,aiid
Antothijah,

25 And Iphedtnah, and Peiiuel,
the sons of Sliashak ;

26 And Shamslierai, antl She-
hariali, and Athaliah,

27 And Jaresiah, and l^^liah, and
Zichri, the sons of Jei'oham.

28 Th(!se tvere heads of '^ the
fathers, by their generations, chief
men. Phcse flwe^lt in Jerusalem.

29 Ancl at fiibeon dwelt the
fatlier of Gibeon ; whose wife's
nam(^ man Maachah :

30 And his firstliorn son Abdon,

* In ver. 13, Shema.

4 fathers'
houses

5 fathers'
houses.

6 * Shimci ;

' fathers*
houses,

404

The sons of Saul.

I. CHEONICLES, 9.

The inhabitants of Jerusalem.

and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and
Nadab,

31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and
Zacher.

32 And Mikloth begat Shimeali.
And these also dwelt with their
brethren in Jerusalem, over against
them.

33 H And Ner begat Kish, and
Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat
Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and
Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

34 And tlie son of Jonathan tras
iVIerib-baal ; and Merib-baal begat
Micah.

35 And the sons of Micah v>ere,
Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and
Ahaz.

36 And Ahaz begat Jehoadali ;
and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and
Azmaveth, and Zimri ; and Zimri
begat ^loza,

37 And Moza begat Binea : Ba-
pha tvas his son, Eleasah his son,
Azel his son :

38 And Azel had six sons, whose
names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru,
and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and
Obadiah, and Hanan. All these
were the sons of Azel.

39 And the sons of Eshek his
brother icere, Ulam his th-stborn,
Jehush the second, and Eliphelet
the third.

40 And the sons of Ulam were
mighty men of valour, archers, and
liad many sons, and sons' sons, an
liundred and fifty. _ All these are
of the sons of Benjamin.

CHAPTER 9.

1 The oi'igiwil of Ixraera innl Jiahth'si gene-
alogies. 2 The Inruelit.K. lo f/,,- p/'le.i/x,
14 and the Levitex, with X, Ihi u i mx, irhi<th
dwelt in Jerusalem. i1 The rhanje of cer-
tain Levites. 35 The stock (f Saul and
Jonathan.

SO all Israel were reckoned by
genealogies ; and, behold, they
were written in the book of tlie
kings of ^ Isi'ael and Judah, mhn
were carried away to Babylon for
tlieir transgressi(m.

2 H Now_ the first inhabitants
that dwelt in their possessions in
tlieir cities were, the Israelites, the
pi'iests, Levites, and the " Netlii-
nims.

3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the
children of Judah, and of tlie child-
ren of Benjamin, and of the child-
ren of Ephraim, and Manasseh ;

4 TIthai the son of Ammihud.
the son of Omri, the son of Iiiiri,
the son of Bani, of the children of
Pharez the son of Judah.

5 And of the Shilonites ; Asaiah
the firstborn, and his s(ms.

G And of the sons of Zeiali ;

Jeuel, and their brethren, six hun-
dred and ninety.

7 And of the sons of Benjamin ;
Sallu the soil of Meshullam, the son
of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,

8 And Ibneiah the son of Jero-
ham, and Elali the son of Uzzi, the
son of Michri, and j\leshullaiii the
son of Shephathiah, the son of
Reuel, the son of Ibnijah ;

9 And their brethren, according
to their generations, nine hundred
and fifty and six. All these men
were chief of the fathers in " the
house of their fathers.

10 II And of tlie priests ; Jedaiah,
and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,

11 And Azariah the son of Hil-
kiah, the son of Meshullam, the
son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth,
the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the
house of God ;

12 And Adaiah the son of Jero-
ham, the son of Pashur, the son of
]\Ialchijah, and j\laasiai the son of
Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son
of Meshullam, the son of Meshille-
mith, the son of Immer ;

13 And their brethren, heads of
^ the house of their fathers, a thou-
saiid and seven hundred and three-
score ; very able men for the work
of the service of the house of God.

1 4 And of the Levites ; Shemaiah
the son of Hasshub, the son of Azri-
kam, the son of Hashabiah, of the
sons of Merari ;

15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and
Galal, and Mattaniah the son of
Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of
Asaph ;

16 And Obadiah the son of She-
maiah, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son
of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that
dwelt in the villages of the Ne-
tophathites.

17 And the porters irere, Shal-
lum, and Akkub, and Talmon, anrl
Ahiman, and their brethren : Shal-
lum toaii the cliief ;

18 Who hitherto ivaited in the
king's gate eastward: they were
porters in the companies of the
children of Levi.

19 And Sliallum the son of Kore,
the son of P^biasaiih, the son of Ko-
rah, and his brethren, of the house
of his father, the Korahites, were
over the work of the service, keep-
ers of the gates of the '' ttibernacle :
and tlieir fathers, being over the
"host of the Lord, tvere keepers of
the entry.

20 And Phinehas tlie son of
Eleazar was the ruler over them
in time past, and the Lord wan
with liim.

3 tlieir

fathers'

houses.

4 their

fathers'

houses,

5 Tent:
<< camp

405

Charge of the Levites.

I. CHRONICLES, 10.

The death of Saul.

21 And Zecliariah the son of Me-
shelemiah was porter of the door
of the ^ tabernacle of the congrega-
tion.

22 All these which iver-e chosen to
be porters in the gates tvere two
hundred and twelve. These were
reckoned by their genealogy in
their villages, whom David and
Samuel the seer did ordain in
their set office.

23 So they and their children
had the oversight of the gates of
the house of the Lokd, name/i/, the
house of the " tabern;ic]e, by wards.

24 In four quarters were the por-
ters, toward the east, west, north,
and south.

2-5 And their brethren, which
were in their villages, icere to come
after seven days from time to time
with them.

26 For these Levites, the four
chief porters, were in their set
office, and were over the ^ chambers
and treasuries of the house of God.

27 11 And they lodged round
about the house of God, because
the charge vhis upon them, and the
opening thereof every morning per-
tained to them. _

28 And certain of them had the
charge of the ministering vessels,
tliat they should bring them in
and out by tale.

29 Some of them also rvere ap-
pointed to oversee the vessels, and
all the instruments of the sanctu-
ary, aiid the line Hour, and the
wine, and the oil, and the frankin-
cense, and the spices.

30 And some of the sons of tlie
priests made the ointment of the
spices.

31 And ]\Iattithiah, one of the
Levites, who vwf.s the fiT'stborn of
Shallum the Koi-ahite, had the set
office over the things that were
made in the pans.

32 And other of their brethren,
of the sons of the Kohathites, were
over the slunvbrcad, to prepare it
every sabbath.

33 And these a^-e the singers,
cliief of the fathers of the Levites,
mho remaininfj in the chambers
were free : foi' they were emijloyed
ill th'tt work dny and niglit.

:'.l '^Hicsc cliicf fatlicrs of the
I i( ' \ i 1 ( 's iiurc cliicf t hrdiiirhdul. t licii'

iciici'at inns : llicst; dwelt at .leru-

salem.

3.5 H And in Gibeon dwelt the
father of Gibeon, .leliiel, whose
wif(;'s name n'nx Mjuicliah :

3G And his iirstboi'ii sou Alxloii,
then Zur, and Kish, and JJaal, and
Ner, and Nadab,

37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and
Zechariah, and Miklotli.

38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam.
And they also dwelt with their
brethren at Jerusalem, over
against their brethren.

39 And Ner begat Kish ; and
Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat
.Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and
Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

40 And the son of .Tonatlian vms
Merib-baal : and Merib-baal begat
Micah.

41 And the sons of Micah were,
Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea,
and Aliaz.

42 And Ahaz begat Jarah ; and
Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azma-
veth, and Zimri ; and Zimri begat
Moza ;

43 And Moza begat Binea ; and
Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son,
Azel his son.

44 And Azel had six sons, whose
names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru,
and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and
Obadiah, and Hanan : these were
the sons of Azel.

CHAPTER 10.

1 SduPx <irfrfhniin and death. 8 The Phi-
//•.v/;»,'.s triiiiiiiih over Saul. 11 The l-iiid-
'iic.s.s itf •hihesli-ijilend iowardfi Saul and
his soiif. 18 Saiil'ti fii!t,fi>r ifhich the kintj-
dom was'transhited from him to Dairid.

NOW the Philistines fought
against Isi'ael ; and the men
of Israel fled from before the Phi-
listines, and fell down slain in
mount Gilboa.

2 And the Philistines followed
hard after SauJ, and after his sons ;
and the Philistines slew Jonathan,
and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua,
the sons of Saul.

3 And the battle went sore
against Saul, and the archers hit
him, and he was wounded of the
archers.

4 Then said Saul to his ai-mour-
bearer. Draw thy sword, and tlirust
ine through therewith ; lest these
uncircumcisefl come and abuse me.
Ikit his armourbearer w'ould not;
for he was sore afraid. So Saul
took a sword, and fell ujion it.

5 And when his aiinourbearer
saw that Saul was dead, he fell
likewise on the sword, and (lied.

G So Saul died, and his three
sons, and all his house died to-
gether.

7 And when all the men of Tsiviel
that trere in the \aHey saw that
tliey tied, and that Satil and his
sons wei-e dead, tlu'ii tli(\v forsook
theii' cities, and lied : aiid the I'hi-
iistin(>s came and dwelt in them.

i^ II And it came to i)ass on tlie
morrow, when the Pliilistines came

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David made king at Hebron.

I. CHRONICLES, 11.

His mighty men.

to strip the slain, that they found
Saul and his sons fallen in mount
Gil boa.

9 And when they had stripped
him, they took his head, and his
armoui-, and sent into the land of
the Philistines round about, to
carry tidings unto their idols, and
to the people.

10 And they put his armour in
the house of their gods, and fast-
ened his head in the temple of
Dagon.

1 1 U And when all Jabesh-gilead
heard all that the Philistines had
done to Saul,

12 They arose, all the valiant
men, and took away the body of
Saul, and the bodies of his sons,
and brought them to Jabesh, and
buried their bones under the oak
in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

13 ^ So Saul died for his trans-
gression which he committed
against the Lord, even against the
word of the Lord, which he kept
not, and also for asking counsel of
one that had a fajniliar spirit, to
enquire of it;

1 1 And enquired not of the Lord :
therefore he slew him, and turned
the kingdom unto David the son
of Jesse.

CHAPTER IL

1 David l)y a general consent is inade king
at Hehi'on. 4 He vyinneth the, castle of
Zion from the Jehusites hy JoaV s valour.
10 A catalogue of Jjarid's might y men.

THEN all Israel gathered them-
selves to David unto Hebron,
saying, Behold, we are thy bone
and thy flesh.

2 And moreover in time past,
even when Saul was king, thou
uxist he that leddest out and
broughtest in Israel : and the Lord
thy God said unto thee. Thou shalt
' feg'*! iiiy people Israel, and thou
shalt be ruler over my people Israel.

3 Therefore came all the elders
of Israel to the king to Hebron;
and David made a covenant with
them in Hebron before the Lord ;
and they anointed David king over
Israel, according to the word of the
Lord by Samuel.

4 51 And David and all Israel
went to Jerusalem, which in Jebus ;
where the Jebusites loere, the in-
habitants of the land.

5 And the inhabitants of .Tebus
said to David, Thou shalt not coiiio
hither. Nevei-thcless David took
tlie "castle of Zion, wliich is tlie
city of David.

6 And David said, Whosoevei-
smiteth the Jel)usites first shall Ix'
chief and captain. So Joab the son

of Zeruiah went first up, and was
chief.
7 And David dwelt in the "castle;

therefore they called it the city of
David.

8 And he built the city round
about, even from Millo round
about : and Joab repaired the rest
of the city.

9 So David waxed greater and
greater : for the Lord of hosts ^vas
with him.

10 II These also are the chief of
the mighty men whom David had,
who '^strengthened themselves with
him in his kingdom, and with all
Israel, to make him king, according
to the word of the Lord concerning
Israel.

11 And this is the number of the
mighty men whom David had ; Ja-
shobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief
of the ° captains : he lifted up his
spear against three hundred slain
hy him. at one time.

1 2 And after him v>as Eleazar the
son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who ivas
one of the three '' mighties.

13 He was with David at t Pas-
dammim, and there the Philistines
were gathered together to battle,
where was a parcel of ground full
of barley ; and the people fled from
before the Philistines.

11 And they set themselves in the
midst of that jjarcel, and delivered
it, and slew the Philistines ; and
the Lord saved them by a great
deliverance.

15 ^ Now three of the thirty
'^captains went down to the rock
to David, into tlie cave of Adul-
1am ; and the host of the Philistines
encamped in the valley of Iiei)haim.

16 And David y("c<.s" then in the
'^hold, and the Philistines' garrison
was then at P)eth-leliem.

17 And David longed, and said,
Oh that one would give me drink
of the water of the well of Beth-
lehem, that is at the gate !

18 And the three brake through
the host of the Philistines, and
drew water out of the well of Beth-
lehem, that ioas by the gate, and
took it, and brought it to David :
but David would not drink of it,
but poured it out to the Lord,

19 And said. My (Jod forliid it
me, that T sliould do this thing:
shall I drink th(^ blood of these
men that have put tlieir lives in
,i(N)pardy 1 for with the jcoixtrdu of
tlieir lives they brought it. There-
fore he would not (h'ink it. These
things did these three '' miglitiest.

Or,

40?

t In 1 Sam. xvii. 1, Ephes-dammim.

3 stroni
hold ;

4 held

strongly

thirty :

« mighty
men.

chiefs

'^ stront;
hold,

s mighty
men.

David'' s mighty men.

1. CHRONICLES, 12.

His followers at Ziklag.

20 ^ And Abishai the brother of
Joab, he was chief of tlie three : for
lifting up his spear against three
hundred, he slew them, and had a
name among the three.

21 Of the three, he was more
honourable than the two ; for he
was their captain : how belt he at-
tained not to the first three.

22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
the son of a valiant man of Kab-
zeel, who had done many acts ; he
slew two ' lionlike men of Moab :
also he ^yent tlown and slew a lion
in a pit in -^ a snowy day.

23 And he slew an Egyptian, a
man of (jreat stature, five cubits
high; and in the Egyptian's hand
ivas a spear like a weaver's beam ;
and he went down to him with a
staff, and plucked the spear out of
the Egyptian's hand, and slew him
with his own spear.

24 T^heiie tliings did Benaiah the
son of Jehoiada, and had ^ the name
among the three ■* mighties.

25 Behold, he was honourable
among the thirty, but attained not
to the first three : and David set
him over his guard.

26 H Also the valiant men of the
armies were, Asahel the brother of
Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of
Beth-lehem,

27 tShammoth the Harorite, He-
lez the Pelonite,

28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the
Tekoite, MA-ez/av the Antothite,

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai
the Ahohite,

30 ^laharai the Netophathite,
Heled the son of Baanah the Ne-
toijhathite,

3 1 Ithai the son of Bibai of Gi-
Ijeali, tJiat pertai ned to the children
of Benjamin, Benaiah the i'ira-
thonit(%

32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash,
Abiel the Arbathit(!,

33 Azmaveth the Baharumite,
Eliahba tin; Shaalbonite,

31 The sons of Hashem the
Oizonite, Jonathan the son of
tShage the llararite,

.3.5 Ahiaiii the son of Sacar the
Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

30 Heph(»r tlu; Mecherathite,
Ahijah the I'elonite,

37 Hezio the Carmelite, Naarai
the sf)n of J^zbai,

38 .Joel the brother of Nathan,
Mibhar the son of Haggeri,

3!) Zelek the Anmionite. Naharai
the Herotliite, the arinourbearer of
Joab the son of Zcruiah,

40 Ira the Ithrite,(!arel) the Tth-
rite,

41 TTriah the llittite, Zabad Ihe
sou of Ahlai,

42 Aclina the son of 8hiza the
Reubenite, a captain of the Reu-
benites, and thirty with him,

43 Hanan the son of Maachah,
and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,8hama
and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the
Aroerite,

4.5 Jediael the son of Shimri, and
Joha his brother, the Tizite,

46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeri-
bai, and JoshaA'iali, the sons of
Elnaam, and Ithmah the ^Vloabite,

47 Eliel, and Obed, and J asiel the
Mesobaite.

CHAPTER 12.

1 The companies that came to David at
Zi/chig. 23 The aritiieii that came to him

(it Hi'bron.

IVTOW these are they that came
±\ to David to Ziklag, while he
yet kept himself close because of
Saul the son of Kish : and they ivere
among the mighty men, '' helpers
of the war.

2 They were armed with bows,
and could use both the right hand
and the left in hur/i)i.(/ stones and
shooting arrows out of a bow, even
of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

3 The chief ivas Ahiezer. then
.Joash, the sons of Shemaah the
Gibeathite ; and Jeziel, and Pelet,
the sons of Azmaveth ; and Bera-
chah, and Jehu the Antothite,

4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite,
a mighty man among the thirty,
and over the thirty; and Jeremiah,
and .Jahaziel, and .fohanan, and
-Josabad the Gederathit(\

5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bea-
liah, and Shemariah, and Shepha-
tiah the Haruphite,

6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Aza-
reel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam,
the Korhites,

7 And .Joelali, and Ze])adiah, the
sons of .leroham of Gedor.

8 And of tlie (Jadites there se-
pai'atcd themselves unto David
into the! " hold to the wildernc'ss
men of might, din/ men of war.///
for tli(! battJe, that could handle
shield and " buckler whose faces
mere like the faces of lions, and irere
as swift as the roes upon tlie moun-
tains ;

9 l<>.er^the first, pi)afliah the
second, Kliab tlu^ third.

I 0 MishuKMinah the fourth, .lere
miah the fifth,

1 1 Altai th(> sixth. I'.Iiel the
sev(>nth,

12 -lohanan the eiglith, Elzabad
the ninth,

13 .leremiah the tentli, Machba-
nai the eleven tli.

14 Tlie.se loerr of the sons of

5 his helpei\s
iu war.

'' siroiiq
liolil ill

spt'iir,

408

The men of war that

1. CHRONICLES, 12.

came to David.

Gad, captains of the host : one of
the least ftMis over an liun(h'ed, and
tlie greatest over a thousand..

1 5 These are they that went over
Jordan in the first month, when it
had overflown all his banks ; and
they put to Might all fheui of the
valleys, /joth toward the east, and
toward the west.

16 And there came of the child-
ren of Benjamin and Judah to the
'hold unto David.

1 7 And David went out to meet
them, and answered and said unto
them, If ye be come peaceably unto
me to help me, mine heart shall be
knit unto you : but if ye pe come to
betray me to mine enemies, seeing
there is no wrong in mine hands,
the God of our fathers look thereon,
and rebuke it.

IS Then the spirit came upon
Amasai, who was chief of the
-captains, ami he said, Thine a7-e
we, David, and on thy side, thou
son of Jesse : peace, peace he unto
thee, and peace Oe to thine helpers ;
for thy God helpeth thee. Then
David received them, and made
them captains of the band.

1 9 And there fell some of Manas-
seh to David, when he came with
the Philistines against Saul to
battle : but they helped them not :
for the lords of the Philistines
upon advisement sent him away,
saying. He will fall to his master
Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

20 As he went to Ziklag, there
fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah,
and Jozabad, and Jediael, and
Michael, and Jozabad, and Eliliu,
and Zilthai, captains of the thou-
sands that loere of Manasseh.

21 And they helped David
against the band of the rovers : for
they were all mighty men of valour,
and were captains in the host.

22 For at that time day by day
there came to David to help him,
until it was a great host, like the
host of God.

23 H And these are the numbers
of tlie bands that were ready armed
to the war, and came to David to
Hebron, to turn the kingdom of
Saul to him, according to the word
of the LoKD.

24 The children of Judah that
bare shield and spear were six thou-
sand and eight hundred, ready
armed to the war.

2-5 Of the childi'en of Simeon,
mighty men of valour for the war-,
seven thousand and (me hundred.

26 Of the childien of Levi four
thousand and six hundi-ed.

27 And Jehoiada was the leader
of the Aaronites, and with him
v<ere three thousand and seven
hundred ;

28 And Zadok, a young man
mighty of valour, and of his father's
house twenty and two captains.

29 And the children of Benjamin,
the kindred of Saul, three thou-
sand : for hitherto the greatest
part of them had kept the ward of
the house of Saul.

30 And of the children of
Ephraim twenty thousand and
eight hundred, mighty men of va-
lour, famous throughout "the house
of their fathers.

* Or,

31 And of the half tribe of Ma-
nasseh eighteen thousand, which
were expressed by name, to come
and make David king.

32 And of the children of Issa-
char, irhich were men that had
understanding of the times, to
know what Israel ought to do ; the
heads of them were two hundred ;
and all their brethren ^vere at their
commandment.

33 Of Zebulun, such as went
forth to battle, expert in war, with
all instruments of war, fifty thou-
sand, which could keep rank : they
■were not of double heart.

34 And of Naphtali a thousand
captains, and witn them with shield
and spear thirty and seven thou-
sand.

35 And of the Danites expert in
war twenty and eight thousand
and six hundred.

36 And of Asher, such as went
forth to battle, expert in war, forty
thousand.

37 And on the other side of Jor-
dan, of the Reubenites, and the
Gadites, and of the half tribe of
Manasseh, with all manner of in-
struments of war for the battle, an
hundred and twenty thousand.

38 All these men of war, that
could keep rank, came with a per-
fect heart to Hebron, to make
Davifl king over all Israel : and all
the rest also of Israel were of one
heart to make David king.

39 And there they were with
David three days, eating and drink-
ing : ioY their brethren had pre-
pared for them.

40 Moreover they that were nigh
them, ei'en unto Issachar and Zel)u-
lun and Naphtali, bi'ought bread
on asses, and on camels, and on
mules, and on oxen, ^and. meat-
meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of
raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen,
and sheep abundantly : for there
was joy in Israel.

3 their

iathers'

bouses.

■i victual of
meal,

409

Uzza is smitten.

I. CHRONICLES, 14. David vanquisheth the Philistines.

CHAPTER 13.

1 David fetcheth the ark with great solem-
nity from Kirjath-jearim. 9 Usza heinij
umitten, the ark is left at the house xf Ohed-
eilom.

AND David consulted with the
captains of thousands and
hundreds, and with every leader.

2 And David said unto all the
congregation of Israel, If it seem
good unto you, and that it he of the
Lord our God, let us send abroad
unto our brethren every where, that
are left in all the land of Israel, and
with them also to the priests and
Levites which are in their cities and
' suburbs, that they may gather
themselves unto us :

3 And let us bring again the ark
of our God to us : for we enquired
not at it in the days of Saul.

4 And all the congregation said
that they would do so : for the
tiling was right in the eyes of all
the people.

5 So David gathered all Israel
together, from - Shihor of Egypt
even unto the ^ entering of Hemath,
to bring the ark of God from Kir-
jath-jearim.

6 And David went up, and all Is-
rael, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-
jearim, which belonged to Judab, to
bring up thence the ark of God the
Lord, that dwelleth between the
^cherubims, whose name is called
on it.

7 And they carried the ark of
God in a new cart out of the bouse
of Al)inadab : and Uzza and Ahio
drave the cart.

8 And David and all Israel
played before God with all their
might, and with singing, and with
harps, and with psalterieSjand with
timbrels, and with cymbals, and
with trumpets.

9 % And wben they came unto
the tbi-eshingfloor of * C'hidon,
Uzza put forth his hand to hold tbe
ark ; tor the oxen stuml)lefl.

10 And the anger of the Lord
was kindled against Uzza, and \\v.
smote him, because he put his band
to tlie ark : and there he died before
God.

1 1 And David was displeaserl, be-
cause the Lord bad mad(> a brcacli
upon Uzza: wherefore tliat ))lac(^
is called t Perez-uzza to tliis day.

1-i And David was afraid of God
tbat day, saying. How sball I l>ring
the ark of God lioine to me?

13 So I )avi(l brouglit not the ark
home to bimsclf to tbe city of I )avid,
but cai'ri(Hl it aside into the bouse
of Obed-edom tbe Gittite.

* Called Nufhon, 2 Saw. vi. li.
t That is, Tbe breach of Uzza.

14 And the ark of God remained
with the family of Obed-edom in
his house three months. And the
Lord blessed the house of Obed-
edom, and all that he had.

CHAPTER 14.

1 Ifiraiii's kindness to David. 2 David's
felicity in people, wives, and children. 8
Ilis two victories against the Philistines.

IVrOW Hiram king of Tyre sent
-Ll messengers to David, and tim-
ber of cedars, with masons and car-
penters, to build him an house.

2 And David perceived that the
Lord had confirmed him king over
Israel, for his kingdom was lifted
up on high, because of his people
Israel.

3 51 And David took more wives
at Jerusalem : and David begat
more sons and daughters.

4 Now these are the names of
his children which he had in Jeru-
salem; Shammua, and Shobab,
Nathan, and Solomon,

5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and
Elpalet,

6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and
Japhia,

7 And Elishama, and Beeliada,
and Eliphalet.

8 51 And when the Philistines
heard that David was anointed
king over all Israel, all the Philis-
tines went up to seek David. And
David heard of it, and went out
against them.

9 And the Philistines came and
spread themselves in the valley
of Rephaim.

10 And David enquired of God,
saying. Shall 1 go up against the
Philistines 1 and wilt thou deliver
them into mine hand ? And the
Lord said unto him. Go up ; for 1
will deliver them into tliine hand.

1 1 So they came up to Paal-pera-
zim ; and David smote them tliere.
Then David said, (tckI hath brokc^n
in u])on mine enemies l)y mine
band like the breaking forth of
waters: tberefoi'e they called tlie
name of tbat i)lac(^ } ijaal-pcrazini.

12 And when they had left their
gods tber'e, David gave a command-
ment, and they were burned with
lire.

13 And the Philistines yet again
spread themselves abroad in the
valley.

14 I'herefore David enfniired
again of (Jod ; and (Jod said unto
him, Go not w\) after them ; turn
away from them, and come ui)<)ii
them over against the mulberry
trees.

15 And it shall be, when thou

X That is, Tbe place of breakiugs fortb.

410

The ark brought from

I. CHRONICLES, 15.

the house of Obed-edom.

shalt hear a sound of ^ going in
the tops of the mulberry trees,
that then thou shalt go out to
battle : for God is gone forth be-
fore thee to smite the liost of the
Philistines.

16 David therefore did as God
commanded him : and they smote
the host of the Philistines from
* Gibeon even to '^ Gazer.

1 7 And the fame of J )avid went
out into all lands ; and the Lord
brought the fear of him upon all
nations.

CHAPTER 15.

1 Darid, /idviiiy prepared a phice far the
(irk, orderelh, the priests and Lei'ites to
bring it frimi (ihed-eduin. 25 He perforiii-
elh the, so/eiiniiti/ thereof icith great joy.
29 3Iichal denpifieth hiin.

AND David made him houses in
the city of David, and pre-
pared a i)lace for tlie ark of God,
and pitched for it a tent.

2 Then David said, None ought
to carry the ark of God but the
Levites : for them hath the Lord
chosen to carry the ark of God,
and to minister unto him for ever.

3 And David gathered all Israel
together to Jerusalem, to bring up
the ark of the Lord unto his place,
which he had prepared for it.

4 And David assembled the child-
ren of Aaron, and the Levites :

5 Of the sons of Kohath ; Uriel
the chief, and his brethren an hun-
dred and twenty :

6 Of the sons of Merari ; Asaiah
the chief, and his brethren two
hundred and twenty :

7 Of the sons of Gershom ; Joel
the chief, and his brethren an hun-
dred and thirty :

8 Of the sons of Elizaphan ; She-
maiah the chief, and his brethren
two hundred :

9 Of the sons of Hebron ; Eliel
the chief, and his brethren four-
score :

10 Of the sons of Uzziel; Am-
minadab the chief, and his brethren
an hundi'ed and twelve.

1 1 And David called for Zadok
and Abiathar the priests, and for
the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and
Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Am-
minadab,

12 And said unto them, Ye are
the chief of the fathers of the Le-
vites : sanctif.v yourselves, both ye
and your brethren, that ye may
bi'ing up the ark of ■' the Lord God
of Israel unto the 2'>hiir that 1 have
preparecl for it.

13 For because ye did it not at
the first, the Lord our God made

* III 2 Sam. V. 25, Geba.

a breach upon us, for that we
sought him not after the flue order.
II So the priests and the Levites
sanctified themselves to bring up
the ark of ^ the Lord God of Israel.

15 And the children of the Le-
vites bare the ark of God upon
their shoulders with the staves
thereon, as ^Nloses commanded ac-
coi'ding to the word of the Lord.

1 6 And David spake to the chief
of the Levites to appoint their
brethi-en to tje the singers with in-
struments of musick, psalteries
and harps and cymbals, ''sounding,
by lifting \i\) the voice witli joy.

17 So the Levites appointed
Heman the son of Joel ; and of
his brethren, Asaph the son of
Berechiah ; and of the sons of Me-
rari^ their brethren, Ethan the son
of Kushaiah ;

18 And with them their brethren
of the second degree, Zechariah,
Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemira-
moth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab,
and Benaiah, and Maaseiali, and
Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and
Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and
Jeiel, the ® porters.

1 9 So the singers, Heman, Asaph,
and Ethan, were ajJiminted to sound
with cymbals of brass ;

20 And Zechariah, and Aziel,
and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and
Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah,
and Benaiah, with psalteries ^on
Alamoth ;

2 1 And Mattithiah, and Eliphe-
leh, and jVIikneiah, and Obed-edom,
and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps
''on the Sheminith to * excel.

22 And Chenaniah, chief of the
Levites, ^iran for song : he in-
structed about the ^^ song, because
he tvas skilful.

23 And Berechiah and Elkanah
■ivere doorkeepers for the ark.

21 And Shebaniah, and Jehosha-
phat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai,
and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and
Eliezer, the priests, did blow with
the trumpets before the ark of
God : and Obed-edom and Jehiah
were doorkeepers for the ark.

25 ^ So David, and the elders of
Israel, and the captains over tliou-
sands, went to bring up the ark of
the covenant of the Lord <)ut of
the house of Obed-edom with joy.

26 And it came to jiass, when
God helped the Levites that bare
the ark of the covenant of the
Lord, that they oflered seven bul-
locks and seven rams.

27 And l)avid ?w/s clothed with
a robe of fine linen, and all tlie
Levites that bare the ark, and the

* the Lord,
the (iod

•'■' sounding
aloud and
lifting up

^ door-
keepers.

set to

8 lead.
^ for carry-
ing of the
ark:

If* carrying
of the ark,

411

The arJc at Zion.

I. CHRONICLES, 16.

David's thanksgiving.

singers, and Chenaniali the master
of the ^ song with the singers:
David also /uul upon him an ephod
of Hnen.

28 Thus all Israel brought up
the ark of the covenant of the
Lord with shouting, and with
sound of the cornet, and with
trumpets, and with cymbals, mak-
ing a noise with psalteries and
harps.

29 fl And it came to pass, as the
ark of the covenant of the Lord
came to the city of David, that
Michal the daughter of Saul look-
ing out at a window saw king
David dancing and playing : and
she despised him in -ner heart.

CHAPTER 16.

1 D<ttii(l''sfiidivals(ic)'ifiti6. 4 lleorderetha
choir 1i> i^iiKj 1Ji(tnksgivi»fi. 7 TJie, p.Hdlin
of t/i(ni/,.sij/' rhiy. <i1 He uppoinielh ■min-
isters^ jiiohrK, priests, and musiciaiiH,
to attend continuai.li/ on tlie nrk.

SO they '^brought the ark of
God, and set it in the midst of
the tent that David had pitched
for it : and they offered burnt
sacrifices and peace offerings before
God.

2 And when David had made an
end of offering the burnt offerings
and the peace offerings, he blessed
the people in the name of the Lord.

3 And he dealt to every one of
Israel, Vjoth man and woman, to
every one a loaf of bread, and a
good piece of llesh, and a ^ flagon
of mine.

I II And he appointed certain of
the Levites to minister befoi'e the
ark of the Lord, and to record, and
to thank and praise ^ the r^oni) (iod
of Israel :

5 Asaph the chief, and next to
him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemira-
moth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah,
and Kliali, and Benaiah, and Obed-
edom : and .Jeiel with i)salteries
and with hai-i)s ; but Asaph made
a sound with cymbals ;

G I'enaiah also and .lahaxiel the
i)ri(vsts with trumix'ts continually
t)efore the ark of the covenant of
(;()d.

7 If Then on that day David de-
li ver(!d first thin 2iKa/m to thank the
Ijori) into the hand of Asaph and
his brethren.

8 Give thanks unto the Lord,
call upon his name, make known
his deeds among the "'people^

9 Sing unto him, snig psalms
unto him, talk ye of all liis won-
(li'oiis woi'ks.

10 (ilory ye in his holy name:
let the h(!art of them I'ejoice that
seek the Lord.

1 1 Seek the Lord and his
strength, seek his face continually.

12 Remember his marvellous
works that he hath done, his won-
ders, and the judgments of his
mouth ;

1 3 O ye seed of Israel his servant,
ye children of Jacob, his chosen
ones.

14 He is the Lord our God ; his
judgments are in all the earth.

15 Be ye mindful always of his
covenant ; the word tvhich he com-
manded to a thousand generations ;

1 6 Even of the covenant which he
made with Abraham, and of his
oath unto Isaac ;

17 And hath confirmed the same
to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for
an everlasting covenant,

18 Saying, Unto thee will I give
the land of Canaan, the lot of your
inheritance ;

19 When ye were but few, even
a few, and strangers in it.

20 And u'lien they ® went from
nation to nation, and from one
kingdom to another people ;

2 1 He suffered no man to do them
wrong : yea, he reproved kings for
their sakes,

22 Saying, Touch not mine '' an-
ointed, and do my prophets no

harm.

23 Sing unto the Lord, all the
earth ; shew forth from day to day
his salvation.

24 Declare his glory among the
heathen ; his marvellous works
among all nations.

25 For great is^ the Lord, and
greatly to be praised : he also is
to be feared above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the '^people
are "idols : but the Lord made the
heavens.

27 Glory and honour are in his
presence; strength and gladness
are in his place.

28 Give unto the Lord, ye kin-
dreds of the "'people, give unto
the Lord glory and strength.

29 rjive unto the Lord the glory
diw. unto his name : bring an offer-
ing, and come before him: worshii)
theLouJ) in "the beauty of holiness.

30 Fear before him, all the earth:
the world also '-sluill Ix^ stal)]e. that
it '•' be not moved.

31 Ijct the heavens be glad, and
let the earth i'ejoice: and let inen
say among the nations, The JjORD
reigiu^th.

'•Vl Let th(> sea I'oar, and the ful-
ness thereof: let. the fields rejoice,
and all that is therein.

:5.3 Then shall the trees of the
wood sing out at the presence of

•' went about

" anointed
ones,

'^ peoples
0 things of
niuigiit:

peoples,

11 holy
array.

12 is"

established,
i'* cannot be

412

The ministers of the sanctuary. I. CHRONICLES, 17.

God^s promises to David.

the Lord, because he cometh to
judge the earth.

34 O give thanks unto the Lord ;
foi- he is good; for his mercy endur-
eth for ever.

35 And say ye, Save us, O God
of our salvation, and gather us
together, and deliver us fi-om the
heathen, that we may give thanks
to thy holy name, and glory in thy
praise.

36 Blessed he ^ the Lord God of
Israel for ever and ever. And all
the people said. Amen, and praised
the Lord.

37 H So he left there before the
ark of the covenant of the Lord
Asaph and his brethren, to minis-
ter before the ark continually, as
every day's work required :

38 And 01:)ed-edom with their
brethren, threescore and eight;
Obed-edom also the son of Jedu-
thun and Hosah to be ~ porters :

39 And Zadok the priest, and
his brethren the priests, before the
tabernacle of the Lord in the high
place that ivas at Gibeon,

40 To offer burnt offerings unto
the IjORD upon the altar of the
burnt offering continually morn-
ing and evening, and to do accord-
ing to all that is written in the law
of the Lord, which he commanded
Israel ;

41 And with them Heman and
Jeduthun, and the rest that were
chosen, who were expressed by
name, to give thanks to the Lord,
because his mercy endureth for ever ;

42 And with them Heman and
Jeduthun with trumpets and cym-
bals for those that should make a
sound, and with ^musical instru-
ments of God. And the sons of
Jeduthun icere ^ porters.

43 And all the people departed
every man to his house : and David
returned to bless his house.

CHAPTER 17.

NOW it came to pass, as David
'' sat in his house, that David
said to Nathan the pi'ophet, Lo, I
dwell in an house of " cedars, but
the ark of the covenant of the
Lord i-miaiv/'th under curtains.

2 Then Nathan said unto David,
Do all that is in thine heart ; foi'
God is with thee.

3 H And it came to pass the same
night, that the word of Gofl came
to Nathan, saying.

4 Go and tell David my servant,
Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt
not build me an house to dwell in :

5 For I have not dwelt in an
house since the day that I brought
vip Israel unto this day ; but have
gone from tent to tent, and from
one tabernacle to another.

6 Wheresoever I have walked
with all Israel, spake I a word to
any of the judges of Israel, whom
I commanded to ^feed_ my people,
saying, Why have ye not built me
an house of " cedars 1

7 Now therefore thus shalt thou
say unto my servant David, Thus
saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee
from the sheepcote, even from fol-
lowing the sheep, that thou should-
est be ruler over my people Israel :

8 And I have been with thee
whithersoever thou hast walked,
and have cut off all thine enemies
from before thee, and have made
thee a name like the name of the
great men that are in the earth.

9 Also I will ordain a place for
my people Israel, and will plant
them, and they shall dwell in their
place, and shall be moved no more ;
neither shall the children of wick-
edness waste them any more, as at
the beginning,

10 And since the time that I
commanded judges to he over my
people Israel. Moreover I will
subdue all thine enemies. Fur-
thermore I tell thee that the Lord
will build thee an house.

11 ^ And it shall come to pass,
when thy days be expired that thou
must go to lie with thy fathers, tliat
I will raise up thy seed after thee,
which shall be of thy sons ; and I
will establish his kingdom.

12 He shall build me an house,
and I will stablish his throne for
ever.

13 I will be his father, and he
shall be my son : and I will not
take my mercy away from him,
as I took it from him that was be-
fore thee :

14 But I will settle him in mine
house and in my kingdom for ever:
and his throne shall be established
for evermore.

1 5 According to all these words,
and according to all this vision, so
did Nathan speak unto David.

10 II And David the king came
and sat before the Lord, and said,
Who am I, O J^ori) God, and what
is mine house, that thou hast
l)rought me hitherto t

17 And yet this was a small thing
in tliineeyes, O God ; for thou hast
<tjs(> spoken of tliy servant's house
for a great while to come, and hast

•be
shepherd of

8 cedar ?

413

DavkVs prayer.

I. CHKONICLES, 18.

He suhduetli his enemies.

regarded me according to the estate
of a man of high degree, O Lord
God.

1 8 What can David s2oeak more to
thee for the honour 'of thy servant ?
for thou knowest thy servant.

19 O Lord, for thy servant's
sake, and according to thine own
heart, hast thou done all this great-
ness, in making known all these
great things.

20 O Lord, there is none like thee,
neither is there any God beside thee,
according to all that we have heard
with our ears.

21 And what one nation in the
earth is like thy people Israel, whom
God went to redeem to be his own
people, to make thee a name "-^of
greatness and terriljleness, by driv-

ing out nations from before thy
people, whom thou hast redeemed
out of Egypt 1

22 For thy people Israel didst
thou make thine own people for
ever ; and thou. Lord, becamest
their God.

23 Therefore now. Lord, let the
thing that thou hast spoken con-
cerning thy servant and concerning
his house be established for ever,
and do as thou hast said.

24 Let it even be established,
that thy name may be magnified
for ever, saying. The Lord of hosts
is the God of Israel, even a God to Is-
rael : and let the house of David thy
servant be established before thee.

2.5 For thovi, O m.v God, hast told
thy servant that thou wilt build
him an house : therefore thy ser-
vant hath found in his heart to
l^ray before thee.

26 And now, Lord, thou art
God, and hast promised this good-
ness unto thy servant :

27 Now therefore "let it I'lease
thee to bless the house of thy ser-
vant, that it may be before thee
for ever : for thou ''blesscst. O Lord,
and it shall be blessed for ever.

CHAPTER 18.

1 David gubdueth the Phillxtinefi and the
Moabites. 3 llexmlteth Ilatlarezer avdthe
Syriana. 9 Tmi si-ndeth llndtirain irith.
jtremntft to hleKn Darid. 11 The prexeiifK
and the spoil Darid dediraicth to dud.
13 He pntteih gar/iaonn in Edom. 14 ]>a-
fid's officers.

NOW after this it came to pass,
that David siiiot*- the 1 'hills-
tines, and subdued them, and took
Gath and her towns out of the hand
of the Philistines.

2 And he smote Moab ; and the
Moabites became David's servants,
and brought gifts.

3 II And David smote Hadarezer

king of Zobah ■' unto Hamath, as
he went to stablish his dominion
by the river Euphrates.

4 And David took from him a
thousand chariots, and seven thou-
sand horsemen, and twenty thou-
sand footmen : David also houghed
all the chariot hoises, but reserved
of them "an hundred chariots.

5 And when the ►Syrians of Da-
mascus came to help Hadarezer
king of Zobah, David slew of the
Syrians two and twenty thousand
men.

6 Then David put garrisons^ in
' Syria-damascus ; and the Syr-
ians became David's servants, and
brought gifts. Thus the Lord "pre-
served David whithersoever he

went.

7 And David took the shields of
gold that were on the servants of
Hadarezer, and brought them to
•lerusalem.

8 Likewise from Tibhath, and
from Chun, cities of Hadarezer,
brought David very much brass,
wherewith Solomon made the bra-
sen sea, and the pillars, and the
vessels of brass.

9 ^ Now when Tou king of Ha-
math heard how David had smitten
all the host of Hadarezer king of
Zobah ;

10 He sent Hadoram his son to
king David, to enquire of his wel-
fare, and to congratulate him,
because he had fought against
Hadarezer, and smitten him ; (for
Hadarezer had war with Tou ;) and
with him all manner of vessels of
gold and silver and brass.

1 1 11 Them also king David dedi-
cated unto the Lord, with the sil-
ver and the gold that he brought
from all these nations ; from Edom,
and from Moab, and from the
children of Amnion, and from
the Philistines, and from Amalek.

12 Moreover Abishai the son of
Zeruiah slew of the Kdoniites in the
'•' A-allcy ()f salt eighteen thousand.

13 II And he put garrisons in
Edom ; and all the Edomites be-
came David's servants. Thus the
Lord ** pi'eservcd David whitherso-
ever he went.

14 H So David i'eign(>d over all
Israel, and execute(l judgment and
justice among all his pcoph'.

IT) And .Toab the son of Zeruiah
iras over the host ; and .Jehosha-
phat the son of Aliilud, recorder.

10 And Zadok 11h^ son of Ahitul),
and Al)inielech the son of Abiathar,
H'e)r the priests ; and Shavsha was
scril)(> ;

17 And Benaiah the son of Je-

6 for an
hundred

" Syria of
Damascus ;

'^ gave
victory to

9 Valley of
Salt

414

The Ammonites' outrage.

I. CHRONICLES, 19, 20.

Their overthrow.

hoiada was over the Cherethites
and the Pelethites ; and the sons
of David tvere chief about the king.

CHAPTER 19.

1 DaviiVti menfieiigefN, f<e)it to fonifoyt ILtiiuti
the t<iin<ifNah(tK'li,a) e ri//inion.sli/ enlrentid .
0 Tlie Aininonites, .■ilreniithnncd hi/ i/ie Si/-
■/■i(i>i.'<. lU-c orercciiii' hij Joah and Abis/i<ii.
n; S!i,,ji/i(ir/i, iiKikiKg a new supply of the
Si/riiUhs, /.s .slidii bij David.

NOW it came to pass after this,
that Nahash the king of the
chikh-en of Amnion died, and his
son reigned in his steacL

2 And David said, I will shew
kindness unto Hanun the son of
Nahash, because his father shewed
kindness to me. And David sent
messengers to comfort him con-
cerning his father. So the ser-
vants of David came into the land
of the children of Ammon to Ha-
nun, to comfort him.

3 But the princes of the children
of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest
thou that David doth honour thy
father, that he hath sent comforters
unto thee? ai-e not his servants
come unto thee for to search, and
to overthrow, and to spy out the
land -?

4 Wherefore Hanun took David's
servants, and shaved them, and
cut off their garments in the midst
hard l)y their buttocks, and sent
them away.

5 Then there went certain, and
told David how the men were
served. And he sent to meet them :
for the men were greatly ashamed.
And the king said. Tarry at Jericho
until your beards be grown, and
then return.

6 II And when the children of
Ammon saw that they had made
themselves odious to David, Hanun
and the children of Ammon sent a
thousand talents of silver to hire
them chariots and horsemen out of
Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-
maachah, and out of Zobah.

7 So they hired thirty and two
thousand chariots, and the king
of Maachah and his people ; who
came and pitched before Medeba.
And the children of Ammon ga-
thered themselves together from
their cities, and came to battle.

8 And when David heard of it.
he sent Joab, and all the host of
the mighty men.

9 And the children of Ammon
came out, and put the battle in
array before the gate of the city :
and the kings that were come were
by themselves in the field.

10 Now when Joab saw that the
battle was set against him before
and behind, he chose out of all the

choice of Israel, and put them in
array against the Syrians.

1 1 And the rest of the people he
delivered unto the hand of Abishai
his brother, anfl they set themselves
in array against the children of
Ammon.

1 2 And he said. If the Syrians be
too strong for me, then thou shalt
help me : but if the children of Am-
nion be too strong for thee, then I
will help thee.

13 Be of good courage, and let
us behave oui-selves valiantly for
our people, and for the cities of our
God : and let the Lord do that
which is good in his sight.

14 So Joab and the people that
were with him drew nigh before the
Syrians unto the battle; and they
iled before him.

1 5 And when the children of Am-
mon saw that the Syrians were
fled, they likewise fled before Abi-
shai his brother, and entered into
the city. Then Joab came to Jeru-
salem.

1 6 51 And when the Syrians saw
that they were put to the worse
before Israel, they sent messengers,
and drew forth the Syrians that
were beyond the ^ river : and Sho-
phach the captain of the host of
Hadarezer went before them.

17 And it was told David; and
he gathered all Israel, and passed
over Jordan, and came upon them,
and set tJie battle in ai'ray against
them. So when David had put the
battle in array against the Syrians,
they fought with him.

18 But the Syrians fled before Is-
rael ; and David slew of the Syrians
seven tliousand men whicJifmigJit in
chariots, and forty thousand foot-
men, and killed Shophach the cap-
tain of the host.

19 And when the servants of
Hadarezer saw that they were put
to the worse before Israel, they
made peace with David, and be-
came his servants : neither would
the Syrians help the children of
Ammon any more.

CHAPTER 20.

1 Rahhah is he.ne(/ed hy Joah, spoiled iy
David, and the people thereof tortured. 4
Three giants are slain in three several
orerthrotes of the Philistines.

AND it came to pass, that after
the year was exi^ired, at the
time that kings go out to l/attle,
Joal) led forth the power of tlie
army, and wasted the country of
the children of Amnion, and came
and besieged Kabbah. But David
tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab
smote Rabbali, and destroyed it.

1 River :

415

Rahhah is spoiled.

I. CHRONICLES, 21.

David nnmbereth the people.

2 And David took the crown of
their king from off his head, and
found it to weigh a talent of gold,
and thei'e were precious stones in
it ; and it was set upon David's
head : and he brought also exceed-
ing much spoil out of the city.

3 And he brought out the people
that ivere in it, and cut tlieiu with
saws, and with harrows of iron, and
with axes. Even so dealt David
with all the cities of the children
of Ammon. And David and all the
people returned to Jerusalem.

4 U And it came to pass after
this, that there arose war at Gezer
with the Philistines ; at which time
Sibbechai the Hushathite slew 8ip-
pai, that ivas of the children of the
giant : and they were subdued.

5 And there was war again with
the Philistines ; and Elhanan the
son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother
of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear
staff }vas like a weaver's beam.

D And yet again there was war
at Gath, where was a man of great
stature, whose fingers and toes ivere
four and twenty, six nn each hand,
and six on each foot / and he also
was the son of the giant.

7 But when he defied Israel, Jo-
nathan the son of Shimea David's
brother slew him.

8 These were born unto the giant
in Gath ; and they fell by the hand
of David, and by the hand of his
servants.

CHAPTER 21.

1 David, ternpted hij Satan, forceth Joah to
number the, peojile. 5 The tiiiiiiher of t/ie
people heinn brouffht, David repenieth of
it. 9 David having three phiijiies pi-o-
jjounded by Gad chooseth the pi's/i/ciiee.
14 After tilt', ileath of nei)ev/if t/ioiismid,
David ini rcpnil.nir'e prcri't'ili'ih the ile-
Htructiini (if .IvriiMih-in. Is l>,i,i<l. !ii/ (iad's
direction, jiiwchd.sct/t- Oman's th reshing-
floor: where having built an altar, (iod
gi/Keth a sign of his faixmr by fire, and
stuyeth the plague. 28 David sacrificeth
there, being restrained from Gibeon by
fear of the angel.

AND Satan stood up against Is-
rael, and ' ))r()V()ked David to
number Isi-ael.

. 2 And David said to Joab and to
the rulers of the people, Go, number
Israel from Beer-sheoaeven to J )an ;
and bring the number of them to
me, that I may know ?>.

3 And J(jal) answered, Tlie LoPxD
make his people an huiuh'cnl times so
many mor(; as they //r;.- but, my loi'd
the king, a)-e they not all my lord's
servants'? why tnen doth my loi-d
require this tiling f why will Iw be
a cause of - tresptiss to Israel 1

4 Nevertheless the king's word
pi-evailed against Joab. Wherefoi'e
Joab departed, and went thiongh-

out all Israel, and came to Jeru-
salem.

5 H And Joab gave the sum of
the number of the people unto Da-
vid. And all thei/ of Israel were a
thousand thousand and an hundred
thousand men that drew sword :
and Judah was four hundred three-
score and ten thousand men that
drew sword.

6 But Levi and Benjamin counted
he not among them : for the king's
word was abominable to Joab.

7 And God was displeased with
this thing ; therefore he smote
Israel.

y And David said unto God, 1
have sinned greatly, because I have
done this thing : but now, I beseech
thee, do away the iniquity of thy
servant ; for I have done very
foolishly.

9 51 And the Lord spake unto
Gad, David's seer, saying,

10 Go and tell David, saying,
Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee
three thimja: choose thee one of
them, that I may do it unto thee.

1 1 So Gad came to David, and
said unto him. Thus saith the Lord,
Choose thee

1 2 Either three years' famine ;
or three months to be destroyed
before thy foes, while that the
sword of thine enemies overtaketh
tliee ; or else three days the sword
of the Lord, even the pestilence, in
the land, and the angel of the Lord
destroying throughoutall the coasts
of Israel. Now therefore advise
thyself what word I shall bring
again to him that sent me.

13 And David said unto Gad, I
am in a great strait : let me fall
now into the hand of the Lord ;
for very great /??■« his mercies : but
let me not fall into the hand of man.

14 1[ So the Lord sent pestilence
upon Israel : and there fell of Israel
seventy thousand men.

15 And God sent an angel unto
Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he
was destroying, the Lord beheltl,
and he repented him of the evil,
and said to the angtil that de-
stroyed. It is enough, stay now
thine hand. 7\jid the angel of the
JjORD stood by the threshinglloor
of *Ornan the Jebusite.

IG And David lifted up his eyes,
and saw the angel of the Loud
stand Ix'tween the earth and the
heaven, having a drawn sword in
liis hand stretched out over Jeiu
saleni. 'i'hen I )a\'id and the eldcM's
of hraci, ii'ho irrrc clothed in sack-
cloth, fell upon their faces.

* In S Sam. vxiv. 16, &c., Araunali.

41C

The plague and its staying.

I. CHRONICLES, 22.

Preparation for the temple

1 7 And David said unto God, Is
it not I that commanded the people
to be numbered 1 even I it is that
have sinned and done evil indeed ;
but as for these sheep, what have
they donel let thine hand, I pray
thee, O Lord my God, be on me,
and on my father's house ; but not
on thy people, that they should be
plagued.

18 U Then the angel of the Lord
commanded Gad to say to David,
that David should go up, and set
up an altar unto the Lord in the
threshingfloor of Oman the Jebu-
site.

19 And David went up at the
saying of Gad, which he spake in
the name of the Lord.

20 And Oman turned back, and
saw the angel ; and his four sons
with him hid themselves. Now
Oman was threshing wheat.

2 1 And as David came to Oman.
Oman looked and saw David, and
went out of the threshingfloor, and
bowed himself to David with his
face to the ground.

22 Then David said to Oman,
Grant me the place of this thresh-
ingfloor, that I may build an altar
therein unto the Lord : thou shalt
grant it me for the full price : that
the plague may be stayed from the
people.

23 And Oman said unto David,
Take it to thee, and let my lord the
king do tJtat which is good in his
eyes : lo, I give thee the oxen also
for burnt offerings, and the thresh-
ing instruments for wood, and the
wheat for the ^ meat offering ; 1
give it all.

24 And king David said to Or-
nan. Nay ; but I will verily buy it
for the full ])rice : for I will not
take that which is thine for _ the
Lord, nor offer burnt offerings
without cost.

25 So David gave to Oman for
the place six hundred shekels of
gold by weight.

26 And David built there an
altar unto the Lord, and offered
burnt offerings and peace offerings,
and called upon the Lord ; and he
answered him from heaven by fire
upon the altar of burnt offering.

27 And the Lord commanded
the angel ; and he put up his sword
again into the sheath thereof.

28 H At that time when David
saw that the Lord had answered
him in the threshingfloor of ()rnan
the Jebusite, then he sacrificed
there.

29 For the tabernacle of the
Lord, which Moses made in the wil-
derness, and the altar of the burnt

offering, were at that season in the
high place at Gibeon.

30 iJut David could not go be-
fore it to enquire of God : for he
was afraid because of the sword of
the angel of the Lord.

CHAPTER 22.

1 David , f(irekiioniit(j the place of ill e tem-
ple, pi'upariith, ahuHiliHice ./<</■ the huikHn(/
of it. 0 //« inntrucietli Solornun in Ood'n
jirn/iiises, and Mk duty in building the
temple. 17 lie chargetk the princes to

UHliitsl hlH Hon.

THEN David said, This is the
house of the Lord God, and
this is the altar of the burnt offer-
ing for Israel.

2 And David commanded to
gather together the strangers that
we7-e in the land of Israel ; and he
set masons to hew wrought stones
to build the house of God.

3 And David prepared iron in
abundance for the nails for the
doors of the gates, and for the
joinings ; and brass in abundance
without weight ;

4 Also cedar trees in abundance :
for the Zidonians and they of
Tyre brought much cedar wood to
David.

5 And David said, Solomon my
son is j'oving and tender, and the
house that is to be builded for the
Lord must be exceeding magnifical,
of fame and of glory throughout
all countries : I will therefore now
make preparation for it. So Da-
vid prepared abundantly before
his deatli.

6 ^ Then he called for Solomon
his son, and charged him to build
an house for - the Lord God of Is-
rael.

7 And David said to Solomon,
My son, as for me, it was in my
mind to build an house unto the
name of the Lord my God :

8 But the word of the Lord came
to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood
abundantly, and hast niade great
wars : thou shalt not build an house
unto myi name, because thou hast
shed much blood upon the earth in
my sight.

9 Behold, a son shall be born to
thee, who shall be a man of rest ;
and I will give him rest from
all his enemies round about : for
his name shall be * Solomon, and I
will give peace and quietness unto
Israel in his days.

10 He shall build an house for
my name; and he shall be my son.
and I irlU J>e his father ; and I will
establish the throne of his king-
dom over Israel for ever.

* That is, Peaceful.

2 the Lord,

the God

417

David's charge to Solomon.

I. CHRONICLES, 23.

Distribution of the Levites.

11 Now, my son, the Lord be
with thee ; and prosper thou, and
build the house of tne Lord thy
God, as he hath said of thee.

1 2 Only the Lord give thee wis-
dom and understanding, and give
thee charge concerning Israel, that
thou mayest keep the law of the
Lord thy God.

13 Then shalt thou prosper, if
thou takest heed to fulfil the sta-
tutes and judgments which the
Lord charged Moses with concern-
ing Israel : be strong, and of good
courage; dread not, nor bedismayed.

14 Now, behold, in my trouble I
have prepared for the house of the
Lord an hundred thousand talents
of gold, and a thousand thousand
talents of silver ; and of brass and
iron without weight ; for it is in
abundance : timber also and stone
have I prepared ; and thou mayest
add thereto.

15 Moreover there are workmen
with thee in abundance, hewers and
workers of stone and timber, and
all manner of cunning men for
every manner of work.

16 Of the gold, the silver, and
the brass, and the iron, there is no
number. Arise therefore, and be
doing, and the Lord be with thee.

17 II David also commanded all
the princes of Israel to help Solo-
mon his son, saying,

18 Is not the Lord your God
with you 1 and hath he not given
you rest on every side? for he hath
given the inhabitants of the land
into mine hand ; and the land is
subdued before the Lord, and be-
fore his people.

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

CHAPTER 23.

1 Darid tnhUold (i(/e indketh Sohiwon king.
2 The 7iuniher<tnd diftrihtUion of the Le-
vitCK. 7 The fdmilieK of the (ierKhonUeK.
\i The Honn of Kohuth. 21 The kohh of
Mernri. 24 The office of the Lerites.

SO when David was ohl and full
of days, he made Soloiiion his
son king over Isi-ael.

2 II And he gathered togetlier all
the princes of Israel, with the
priests and the Levites.

3 Now the L(;vites w(>re num-
bei'ed from tlu; ag(> of tliirty y(>ars
and upwai-d : and their nunibci' by
their polls, man by man, was thirty
and eight thousand.

4 Of wliich, twenty and four

thousand ivere to ^ set forward the
work of the house of the Lord ;
and six thousand tvei-e officers and
judges :

5 Moreover four thousand ^vere
"portersj and four thousand praised
the Lord with the instruments
which I made, said David, to praise
therewith.

6 And David divided them into
courses among the sons of Levi,
namely, Gershon, Kohathi and Me-
rari.

7 H Of the Gershonites rvere Laa-
dan, and Shimei.

8 The sons of Laadan ; the chief
was Jehiel, and Zethan, and Joel,
three.

9 The sons of Shimei; Shelo-
mith, and Haziel, and Haran, three.
These were the ^ chief of the fathers
of Laadan.

10 And the sons of Shimei ivere,
Jaliath, Zina, and Jeush, and Be-
riah. These four xvere the sons of
Shimei.

11 AndJahath wasthe chief, and
Zizah the second : but Jeush and
Beriah had not many sons ; there-
fore they were in one reckoning,
according to their ^ father's house.

12 ^ The sons of Kohath ; Am-
ram , Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

13 The sons of Amram ; Aaron
and Moses : and Aaron was sepa-
rated, that he should sanctify the
most holy things, he and his sons
for ever, to burn incense before the
Lord, to minister unto him, and to
bless in his name for ever.

14 Now concerning Moses the
man of God, his sons were named
of the tribe of Levi.

15 The sons of Moses xvere, Ger-
shom, and Eliezer.

1 6 Of the sons of Gershom, She-
buel was the chief.

1 7 And the sons of Eliezer were,
Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer
had none other sons ; but the sons
of Rehabiah were very many.

18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelo-
mith the chief.

1 9 Of the sons of Hebron ; Jeriah
the first, Amariah the second, Jalia-
ziel the third, ahd Jekameam the
fourth.

20 Of the sons of Uzziel ; Micah
the first, and .lesiah the second.

21 II The sons of Merari ; Mahli,
and Muslii. The sons of Mahli ;
Eleazar, and Kish.

22 And I'^lcazai' died, and had
no sons, but daughtci's : and their
'' bi'ctlu'en tlu; sons of Kish ''took
thcin

23 The sons of ]\Inslii ; Mahli,
and l^^der, and Jeremoth, three.

418

Office of the Levites.

I. CHEONICLES, 24

Divisions of the j^riests.

24 51 These n>ere the sons of Levi
after ' the house of their fathers ;
even the chief of the fathers,as

they were counted by number ot
names by then- polls, that did the
work for the service of the house
of the Lord, from the age of
twenty years and upward.

25 For David said, -The_LoRD
God of Israel hath given rest vinto
his people. -' that thev may dwell
in Jerusalem for ever :

26 And also unto the Levites ;
they shall no moye carry the taber-
nacle, nor any vessels of it for the
service thereof.

27 For •*by the last words of Da-
vid the Levites were numbered from
twenty years old and above :

28 Because their office 7ms to
wait on the sons of Aaron for the
service of the house of the Lord,
in the courts, and in the chambers,
and in the purifying of all holy
things, and the work of the service
of the house of God ;

29 Both for the shewbread, and
for the fine flour for ^ meat offering,
and for the unleavened cakes, and
for that v'hich is baked in the
pan, and for that which is fried,
and for all manner of measure and
size ;

30 And to stand every morning
to thank and praise the Lord, and
likewise at even ;

31 And to offer all burnt sacri-
fices unto the Lord in the sab-
baths, in the new moons, and on
the set feasts, by number, accord-
ing to the order commanded unto
them, continually before the Lord :

32 And that they should keep_
the charge of the '^tabernacle of
the congregation, and the charge
of the holy place, and the charge
of the sons or Aaron their brethren,
in the service of the house of the
Lord.

CHAPTER 24.

1 The divU-ions of the sons of Aaron by lot
into four <ind twenty orderx. 20 The Ko-
hdthltes, 27 aiid the Merarites divided by

lot.

NOW these are the '^divisions of
the sons of Aaron. The sons
of Aaron ; Nadab, and Abihu, Elea-
zar, anfl Ithamar.

2 But Nadab and Abihu died be-
fore their father, and had no child-
ren : therefore Eleazar and Itha-
mar executed the priest's office.

3 And David distributed them,
'^both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar,
and Ahimelech of the sons of Itha-
mar, according to their offices in
their service.

4 And there were more chief men
found of the sons of Eleazar than
of the sons of Ithamar ; and thus
were they divided. Among the
sons of Eleazar tJiere ivere sixteen
^ chief men of the house of their

fatheis, and eight among the sons
of Ithamar according to '" the house
of their fathers.

5 Thus were they divided by lot,
one sort with another ; for the
governors of the sanctuary and
governors of the hcnise of God, were
of the sons of Eleazar, and of the
sons of Ithamar. *

6 And Shemaiah the son of Ne-
thaneel the scribe, one of the
Levites, wrote them before the
king, and the princes, and Zadok
the priest, and Ahimelech the son
of Abiathar, and before the chief of
the fathers of the priests and Le-
vites : one "principal household
being taken for Eleazar, and one
taken for Ithamar.

7 Now the first lot came forth to
Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

8 The third to Harim, the fourth
to Seorim,

9 The fifth to Malchijah, the
sixth to Mijamin,

10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the
eighth to Abijah,

11 The ninth to Jeshuah, the
tenth to Shecaniah,

1 2 The eleventh to Eliashib, the
twelfth to Jakim,

13 The thirteenth to Huppah,
the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the
sixteenth to Immer,

1 5 The seventeenth to Hezir, the
eighteenth to Aphses,

16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah,
the twentieth to Jehezekel,

1 7 The one and twentieth to Ja-
chin, the two and twentieth to
Gamul,

18 The three and twentieth to
Delaiah, the four and twentieth
to IMaaziah.

19 These were the orderings of
them in their service to come into
the house of the Lord, according to
their ^'"maimer, under Aaron their
father, as '•' the Lord God of Israel

had commandetl him.

20 ^ And the rest of the sons of
Levi mere these : Gf the sons of Am-
ram ; Shubael : of the sons of Shu-
bael ; Jehdeiah.

21 Concerning Rehabiah : of the
sons of Rehabiah, the first wag Is-
shiah.

22 Of the Izharites ; Shelomoth :
of the sons of Shelomoth ; Jahath.

23 And the sons of Jlebron : Je-
riah the first, Amariah the second,

9 heads of
fathers'
houses,

10 their
fathers'
houses.

11 fathers'
house

12 ordinance,

13 the Lord,
the God of
Israel,

419

The divisions of

I. CHRONICLES, 25.

the singers.

1 Micali :

2 Micah ;

3 Micah

4 their

fathers'

houses.

0 the
l)riiicipal
fathers even
as

^ certain of

Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the
fourth.

24: Of the sons of Uzziel ; ^Mi-
cliah : of the sons of '■^ Michah ;

Shamir.

25 The brother of ^Michah ?«i.s
Isshiah : of the sons of isshiah ;
Zechariah.

26 The sons of Merari loere Mahli
and Mushi : the sons of Jaaziah ;
Beno.

27 ^ The sons of Merari by Jaa-
ziah ; Beno, and Shoham, and Zac-
tair, and Ibri.

28 Of jNIahy came Eleazar, who
had no sons.

29 Concerning Kish : the son of
Kish icas JerahmeeL

30 The sons also of Mushi ;
Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth.
Tliese were the sons of the Levites
after ^ the house of their fathers.

.3 1 These likewise cast lots " over
against their brethren the sons of
Aaron in the presence of David
the king, and Zadok, and Ahime-
lech, anfl the chief of the fathers
of the priests and Levites, ^ even
the princi))al fathers over against
their younger brethren.

CHAPTER 25.

1 The number and offices of the singers.
8 Their division hy lot into four and
twenty orders.

MOREOVER David and the
captains of the host sepa-
rated to the service '^of the sons
of Asaph, and of Heman, and of
Jeduthuu, who should prophesy
with harps, with psalteries, and
with cymbals : and the number of
the workmen according to their
service was :

2 Of the sons of Asaph ; Zaccur,
and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and
Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under
the hands of Asaph, which prophe-
sied according to the order of the
king.

3 Of Jeduthun : the sons of Je-
duthuu ; (iedaliah, and Zei'i, and
.leshaiah, Hashabiah, and Matti-
iliiah, six, under the hands of their
fatlier .)(!(luthun, who proiihesied
with a harp, to give thanks and to
praise the Loud.

1 Of Heinan : the sons of He-
man ; Jhikkiah, Mattaniali, Uzziel,
Shcl)U(!l, and Jerimoth, Hananiah,
Haiiaui, I'^liathah. Oiddalti, and
Hoinamti-ezer, Joslibekashah, Mal-
lothi. Ilotliir, and Mahazioth :

T) vMl these /rc/v the sons of He-
man th«^ king's seer in tlu; words of
(Jod, to Hft up the horn. And Cod
gave to Heman fourteen sons and
three daughters.

6 All these were under the hands
of their father for song in the house
of the Lord, with cymbals, jjstilter-
ies, and harps, for the service of
the house of God, according to the
king's "order to Asaph, Jeduthun,
and Heman.

7 So the number of them, with
theii' brethren that were instructed
in the songs of the Lord, eveii all
that were "cunning, was two hun-
dred fourscore and eight.

8 ^ And they cast ^^lots. ward

against tcard, as well the small as

the great, the teacher as the scholar.

9 Now the first lot came forth
for Asaph to Joseph : the second to
Gedaliah, who with his brethren
and sons were twelve :

10 The third to Zaccur, he, his
sons, and his brethren, were twelve :

1 1 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons,
and his brethren, were twelve :

1 2 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his
sons, and his brethren, ivere twelve :

13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his
sons, and his brethren, were twelve :

14 The seventh to Jesharelah,
he, his sons, and his brethren, 7oere
twelve :

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his
sons, and his brethi'en, were twelve :

16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he,
his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve :

17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his
sons, and his brethren, tvere twelve :

18 The eleventh to Azareel, he,
liis sons, and his brethren, ivere
twelve :

19. The twelfth, to Hashabiah,
he, his sons, and his brethren, ivere
twelve :

.20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he,
his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve :

21 The fourteenth toMattitliiali,
he, his sons, and his brethren, ttwe
twelve :

22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he,
his sons, and his brethren, icerc
twelve :

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah,
he, his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve :

24 The seventeenth to Joshbeka-
shah, he, his sons, and his breth-
i"en, were twelve :

25 The (nghteenth to Hanani, he,
his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve :

26 'Die nineteenth to lyfallothi,
he, liis s(ms, and his brethren, ti<ere
twelve :

27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he,
his sons, and his brethren, were
twelve :

28 Tiie one and twentieth to

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Tlie porters.

I. CHRONICLES, 26.

The charge of the treasures.

Hothir, he, his sons, and his breth-
ren, toere twelve :

29 The two and twentieth to
Giddalti, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve :

30 The three and twentieth to
Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his
brethren, ii'ere twelve :

31 The four and twentieth to
Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his
brethren, were twelve.

CHAPTER 26.

1 T7i.6 divisions of the porterx- 13 The gntefi
ansigned hy lot. 20 The Leviiea that had
chdvye of the treasures. 29 Officers and
judges.

pONCERNING the ' divisions of
^ the portei-s : Of the Korhites
wag Mesheleniiah the son of Kore,
of the sons of Asaph.

2 And the sons of Meshelemiah
%vere, Zechariah the tirstborn, Jedi-
ael the second, Zebadiah the third,
Jathniel the fourth,

3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the
sixfli, Elioenai the seventh.

4 Moreover the sons of Obed-
edom were, .Shemaiah the firstborn,
Jehozabad the second, Joah the
third, and Sacar the fourth, and
Nethaneel the fifth,

6 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the
seventh, Peulthai the eighth : for
God blessed him.

6 Also unto Shemaiah his son
were sons born, that ruled through-
out the house of their father : for
they were mighty men of valour.

7 The sons of Shemaiah ;^ Othni,
and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad,
whose brethren were strong men,
Elihu, and Semaehiah.

8 All these of the sons of Obed-
edom : they and their sons and
their bi-ethren, able men for
strength for the service, were
threescore and two of Obed-edoni.

9 And Meshelemiah had sons and
brethren, strong men, eighteen,

10 Also Hosah, of the childi'en
of Merari, had sons ; Simri the
chief, (for thomjh he was not the
firstborn, yet his father made him
the chief ;)

1 1 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah
the third, Zechariah the fourtli :
all the sons and brethren of Hosah
were thirteen.

12 Among these were the "divi-
sions of the porters, even among

the chief men, hnv'uKj ^ wards one
agajnst another, to minister in tlie
house of the Lord.

13 H And they cast lots, as well
the small as the great, according
to the ^ house of their fathers, for
every gate.

14 And the lot eastward fell to
Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah
his son, a wise counsellor, they cast
lots ; and his lot came out north-
ward.

1 5 To Obed-edom southward ;
and to his sons the "^ house of
Asuppim.

16 To Shuppim and Hosah the
lot came forth westward, with the
gate Shallecheth, by the causeway
of the going up, "ward against
ward.

17 Eastward were six Levites,
northward four a day, southward
four a day, and ^ toward Asuppim
two and two.

18 '^At Parbar westward, four at
the causeway, and two at ® Pai-bar.

19 These a?'e the "divisions of

the porters among the sons of

Kore, and among the sons of
Merari.

20 H And of the Levites, Ahi-
jah wa!<, over the treasures of the
house of God, and over the trea-
sui-es of the dedicated things.

21 As concerning the sons of Laa-
dan ; the sons of the Gershonite
Laadan, "chief fathers, even of Laa-
dan the Gershonite, tvere Jehieli.

22 The sons of Jehieli ; Zetham,
and Joel his brother, which were
over the treasures of the house of
the Lord.

23 Of the Amramites, and the
Izharites, the Hebronites, and the
Uzzielites :

24 And Shebuel the son of Ger-
shom, the son of Moses, was ruler
of the treasures.

25 And his brethren by Eliezer ;
Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his
son, and Joram his son, and Zichri
his son, and Shelomith his son.

26 Which Shelomith and his
brethren ivere over all the trea-
sures of the dedicated things, which
David the king, and " the chief
fathers, the captains over thou-
sands and hundreds, and the cap-
tains of the host, had dedicated.

27 Out of the si)oils won in bat-
tles did they dedicate to maintain
the house of the Lord.

28 And all that Samuel the seer,
and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner
the son of Ner, and Joab the son of
Zeruiah, had dedicated ; and wlioso-
ever had dedicatt^d any thing, if was
under the hand of Shelomith, and
of his brethren.

29 H Of the Izharites, Chenaniah
and his sons irere for the outward
business over Israel, for officers and
judges.

30 ^Iw^of the Hebronites, Hasha-

5 storehouse.

6 watch
against
watch.

" for the
storehouse
8 For the
precinct
0 the
precinct.
1" courses
of the door-
keepers

11 the heads
of the
fathers'
/louses,

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The captains

I. CHRONICLES, 27.

for every month.

biah and liis brethren, men of va-
lour, a thousand and seven hundred,
■ive7'e officers among them of Israel
on this side Jordan westward in
all the business of the Lord, and
in the service of the king.

31 Among the Hebronites was
Jerijah the chief, even among the
Hebronites, according to the gene-
rations of his fathers. In the forti-
eth year of the reign of David they
were sought for, and thei-e were
found among them mighty men of
valour at Jazer of Gilead.

32 And his brethren, men of
valour, were two thousand and
seven ^ hundred chief fathers,
whom king David made rulers over
the Ileubenites, the Gadites, and
the half tribe of Manasseh, for
every matter pertaining to God,
and affairs of the king.

CHAPTER 27.

1 The iioelve captairiH for every several
inonth. 16 The princef, of the twelve tribes.
23 The nuvihering of the people is hin-
dered. 25 David'n several officers.

NOW the children of Israel after
their number, to wit, the ^ chief
fathers and captains of thousands
and hundreds, and their officers
that served the king in any matter
of the courses, which came in and
went out month by month through-
out all the months of the year, of
every course were twenty and four
thousand.

2 Over the first course for the
first month was .Jashobeam the son
of Zabdiel : and in his course were
twenty and four thousand.

3 Of the children of Perez '-^jms
the chief of all the captains of the
host for the first month.

4 And over the course of the
second month was Dodai an Aho-
hite, and of his course vjas Mikloth
also the ruler : in his course like-
wise were twenty and four thou-
sand.

5 The third captain of tlie host
for the third month was Penaiah
the son of '*J<'hoia(la, a chief priest :
and in his course were tvventy and
four thousand.

6 This is that Benaiah, n'ho was
mighty amonr/ the thirty, anfl
above the thirty : and in his
course was Ammizabad his son.

7 The foui'th caj>tam iov the
fourth month ivas Asahel the
brother of .Joab, and Zebadiah his
son after him : anrl in liis coui'se
were twenty and four thousand.

8 The fifth captain for th(^ fifth
month was Shainhuth the Tzraliite :
and in liis course ivere twenty and
four thousand.

9 The sixth captain for the sixth
month ivas Ira the son of Ikkesh
the Tekoite : and in his course
we-j-e twenty and four thousand.

10 The seventh cajitain for the
seventh month ivas Helez the Pe-
lonite, of the children of Ephraim :
and in his course icey^e twenty and
four thousand.

11 The eighth cajitain for the
eighth month v^as Sibbecai the
Hushathite, of the Zarhites : and
in his course were twenty and four
thousand.

12 The ninth captain for the
ninth month was Abiezer the
Anetothite, of the Benjamites :
and in his course loere twenty and
four thousand.

13 The tenth captain for the
tenth month was Maharai the Ne-
tophathite, of the Zarhites : and
in his course ivere twenty and four
thousand.

14 The eleventh captain for the
eleventh month was Benaiah the
Pirathonite, of the children of
Ephraim : and in his course ivere
twenty and four thousand.

1.5 The twelfth captain _ for the
twelfth month vas Heldai the Ne-
tophathite, of Othniel : and in his
course ivere twenty and four thou-
sand.

16^ Furthermore over the tribes
of Israel : the ruler of the Eeuben-
ites was Eliezer the son of Zichri :
of the tSimeonites, Shephatiah the
son of Maachah :

17 Of the Levites, Hashabiah
the son of Kemuel : of the Aaron-
ites, Zadok :

18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the
brethren of David : of Issachar,
Omri the son of Michael :

19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son
of Obadiah : of Naphtali, Jerimoth
the son of Azi-iel :

20 Of the chiklren of Ephraim,
Hoshea the son of Azaziah : of the
half tril)e of Manasseh, Joel the
son of Pedaiah :

21 Of the half tribe of Manasseh
in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zecha-
riah : of I>(!n,jamin, Jaasiel the son
of Abner :

22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of
.Jeroham. These were the princes
of the tribes of Israel.

23 11 But David took not the
numl)er of them from twenty
ye/us old ;iiid under: b(>cause the
Loni) had said he would increas(!
Isi-ael like to the stars of the
lieavens.

24 Joab tlie son of Zoruiah began
to numlx'i', but lie finislied not, hi'
cause then; f(4] wrath for it against
Israel ; neither was tlie number ])ut I

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David's officers.

I. CHRONICLES, 28.

David'' s exhortat ion.

in the account of the chronicles of
king David.

25 ^ And over the king's trea-
sures was Azmaveth the son of
Adiel : and over the storehouses in
the fields, in the cities, and in the
villages, and in the castles, was
Jehonathan the son of Uzziah :

26 And over them that did the
work of the field for tillage of the
ground ivas Ezri the son of Chelub :

27 And over the vineyards was
Shimei the Ramathite : over the
increase of the vineyards for the
wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiph-
mite :

28 And over the olive trees and
the sycoraore trees that ivere in
the ^ low v)lains was Baal-hanan the
Gederite : and over tlie cellars of
oil was Joash :

29 And over the herds that fed
in Sharon ivas Shitrai the Sharon-
ite : and over the herds that were
in the valleys was Shaphat the son
of Adlai :

30 Over the camels also ^vas Obil
the Ishmaelite : and over the asses
ivas Jehdeiah the Meronothite :

31 And over the flocks was Jaziz
the Hagerite. All these ivere the
rulers of the substance which was
king David's.

32 Also Jonathan David's uncle
was a counsellor, a wise man, and
a scribe : and Jehiel the son of
Hachmoni ivas with the king's
sons :

33 And Ahithophel was the
king's counsellor : and Hushai the
Archite was the king's companion :

34 And after Ahithophel ivas Je-
hoiada the son of Benaiah, and
Abiathar : and the general of the
king's army tvas Joab.

CHAPTER 28.

1 David in a solemn aaseinbly having de-
clared God's faiinw' to him. and, promixe
to his son, S(>loino)i, exhotiefh llu-iii to fear
God. 9, 20 lie envournfjcth. Solomon to
build the temyle. 11 lie gircth him pat-
terns/or the form, and gold and silver for
the matei'ials.

AND David assembled all the
princes of Israel, the princes
of the tribes, and the captains of
the companies that ministered to
the king by course, and the cap-
tains over the thousands, and cap-
tains over the hundreds, and the
stewards over all the substance
and possession of the king, and of
his sons, with the ofiicers, and with
the mighty men, and with all the
valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

2 Then David the king stood up
upon his feet, and said. Hear me,
my brethren, and my people : As
for me, lluidiu. mine heart to build

an house of rest for the ark of the
covenant of the Lord, and for the
footstool of our God, and had made
ready for the building :

3 But God said unto me. Thou
shalt not build an house lor my
name, because thou Itast been a man
of war, and hast shed blood.

4 Howbeit "-^the Lori) God of
Israel chose me before a.11 the house
of my father to be king over Israel
for ever : for he hath chosen Judah
to he the ruler ; and of the house of
Judah, the house of my father ; and
among the sons of my father he
liked me to make me king over all
Israel :

5 And of all my sons, (for the
Lord hath given me many sons,)
he hath chosen Solomon my son to
sit upon the throne of the kingdom
of the Lord over Israel.

6 And he said unto me, Solomon
thy son, he shall build my house
and my courts : for I have chosen
him to be my son, and I will be his
father.

7 INIoreover I will establish his
kingdom for ever, if he be constant
to do my commandments and my
judgments, as at this day.

8 Now therefore in the sight of
all Israel the congregation of the
Lord, and in the audience of our
God, keep and seek for all the com-
mandments of the Lord your God :
that ye may possess this good land,
and leave tt for an inheritance for
your children after you for ever.

9 U And thou, Solomon my son,
know thou the God of thy father,
and serve him with a perfect heart
and with a willing mind : for the
Lord searcheth all hearts, and un-
derstandeth all the imaginations of
the thoughts : if thou seek him, he
will be found of thee ; but if thou
forsake him, he will cast thee off'
for ever.

10 Take heed now ; for the Lord
hath chosen thee to Ijuild an liouse
for the sanctuary : be strong, and
do it.

11^ Then David gave to Solomon
his son the ijattern of the porch,
and of the houses thereof, and of
the treasuries thereof, and of the
upper chambers thereof, and of
the inner parlours thereof, and of
the place of the mercy seat,

12 And the ])attern of all that
he had by the spirit, of the courts
of the house of the Lord, and of
all the cliambers round about, of
the treasuries of the house of God,
and of tlie treasuries of the dedi-
cated things:

13 Also for the courses of the
priests and the Levites, and for all

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Preparation and offerings

I. CHRONICLES, 29.

for the temple.

the work of the service of the
house of the Lord, and for all the
vessels of service in the house of
the Lord.

\\ He gave of gold by weight for
things of gold, for all instruments
of all manner of service ; silver
also for all instruments of silver
by weight, for all instruments of
every kindj^of service :

L5 Even the weight for the can-
dlesticks of gold, and for their
lamps of gold, by weight for every
candlestick, and for the lamps
thereof : and for the candlesticks
of silver by weight, both for the
candlestick, and also for the lamps
thereof, according to the use of
every candlestick.

16 And by weight he gave gold
for the tables of shewbread, for
every table ; and likeivise silver for
the tables of silver :

17 Also pure gold for the flesh-
hooks, and the bowls, and the cups :
and for the golden basons Ite gave
gold by weight for every bason ;
and likeivise silver by weight for
every bason of silver :

18 And for the altar of incense
refined gold by weight ; and gold
for the pattern of ^ the chariot of
the cherubims, that spread out
their w/.ngs, and covered the ark
of the covenant of the Lord.

19 All this, said David, the Lord
made me understand in writing by
his hand upon me, even all the
works of this pattern.

20 And David said to Solomon
his son, Be strong and of good cou-
rage, and do it : fear not, nor be dis-
mayed : for the Lord God, even my
God, will be with thee ; he will not
fail thee, nor forsake thee, until
thou hast finished all the work for
the service of the house of the
Lord.

21 And, behold, the courses of
the priests and the Leyites, even.
they shall be ivith, thee for all the
service of the house of God : and
there shall be with thee foi- all man-
ner of workmansliip every willing
skilful ma)i, f(jr any manner of
service : also the princes anrl all
the people will be wholly at thy
commandment.

CHAPTER 29.

1 David, hy his eaample and infreafi/,
(i vdUHeth the princ.e.H and. jicoplc to tiffer
iril/iii(/h/. 10 Durid^s ih<tn/,-K(/irhi(/ 'and
prayer. 20 Thf people, hiivhir/ h/('n.s((/
Odd , iiiid Kdo.rlftced , nuike SuIoukdi hiiig.
V!<'i DiirhTH reign and death.

I7^1IUT1IKUM0RE David the
J^ king said unto all the congre-
gation, Solomon my soji, wliom
alone God hath cliosen, is yet young

and tender, and the work is great :
for the palace is not for man, but
for the Lord God.

2 Now I have prepared with all
my might for the house of my God
the gold for tilings to be made of
gold, and the silver for things of
silver, and the brass for things
of brass, the iron for things of iron,
and wood for tilings of wo(xl ; onyx
stones, and stones to be set, glister-
ing stones, and of divers colours,
and all manner of precious stones,
and marble stones in abundance.

3 Moreover, because I have set
my affection to the house of my
God, "^ I have of mine own proper
good, of gold and silver, •' winch 1

have given to the house of my God,
over and above all that I have pre-
pared for the holy house,

4 Even th)'ee thousand talents of
gold, of the gold of Ophir, and
seven thousand talents of refined
silver, to overlay the walls of the
houses tvithal :

5 The gold for things of gold, and
the silver for things of silver, and
for all manner of work to be made
by the hands of artificers. And
who then ''is willing to consecrate
his service this day unto the Lord %

6 H Then the chief of the fathers
and princes of the tribes of Israel,
and the captains of thousands and
of hundreds, with the rulers of the
king's work, offered willingly,

7 And gave for the service of the
house of God of gold five thousand
talents and ten thousand ''drams,
and of silver ten thousand talents,
and of brass eighteen thousand
talents, and one hundred thousand
talents of iron.

8 And they with whoiii jirecious
stones were found gave tJiem to the
treasure of the house of the Lord,
Ijy the hand of Jehiel the Ger-
shonite.

9 Then the people rejoiced, for
that they offered willingly, because
with perfect heart tliey offered
willingly to the Lord : and David
the king also rejoiced with great

joy.

10 ^ Wherefore David blessed the
Lord before all tlie congregation :
and David said, IJlcssed be thou,
"Loud ( iod of Israel our father, for
ever n.m\ ever.

11 Thine, O Lord, is the great-
ness, ajid the power, anfl the glory,
and th(^ victoi'y, and the majesty :
fo]' all fliat in in the heaven and in
the earth is thine: thine is \\\v.
kingdom, () TjOI;i>, aiid thou art
ex;ilte<l ;is jieiui abo\e all.

12 Loth riches and honour come

2 seeing that
I have a
treasure of
mine own

3 I give it

4 offereth
willingly

^ darics,

*! O Lord,
the God

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DwvitVs prayer.

I. CHRONICLES, 29.

Solomon succeedeth David.

of theo, and thou reignest over all ;
and in thine hand is power and
might ; and in thine hanti if is to
make great, and to give strength
unto all.

13 Now therefore, our God, we
thank thee, and praise thy glorious
name.

14 But who am I, and what is
my people, that we should be able
to otter so willingly after this sortl
for all things come of thee, and of
thine own have we given thee.

1.5 For we are strangers before
thee, and sojourners, as tvere all
our lathers : our days on the earth
are as a shadow, and there is none
abiding.

16 O Lord our God, all this
store that we have prepared to
build thee an house for thine holy
name cometk of thine hand, and is
all thine own.

17 I know also, my God, that
thou triest the heart, and hast plea-
sure in uprightness. As for me, in
the uprightness of mine heart 1
have willingly offered all these
things : and now have I seen with
joy thy people, which are present
here, to offer willingly unto thee.

18 ' O Lord God of Abraham,
Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers,
keep this for ever in the imagina-
tion of the thoughts of the heart
of thy people, and '" prepare their
heart unto thee :

19 And give unto Solomon my
son a perfect heart, to keep thy
commandments, thy testimonies,
and thy statutes, and to do all these
things, and to build the palace, for
the which I have made provision.

20 TI And David said to all the
congregation, Now bless the Lord
your God. And all the congrega-
tion blessed '' the Lord God of their
fathers, and bowed down their
heads, and worshipped the Lord,
and the king.

21 And they sacrificed sacrifices
unto the Lord, and offered burnt
offerings unto the Lord, on the
morrow after that day, even a thou-
sand bullocks, a thousand rams,a/i'/
a thousand lambs, with their drink
offerings, and sacrifices in abun-
dance for all Israel :

22 And did eat and drink before
the Lord on that day with great
gladness. And they made Solomon
the son of David king the second
time, and anointed him unto the
Lord to he the chief governor, and
Zadok to he priest.

23 Then Solomon sat on the
throne of the Lord as king instead
of David his father, and pi'ospered ;
and all Israel obeyed him.

24 And all the princes, and the
mighty men, and all the sons
hkewise of king David, sub-
mitted themselves unto Solomon
the king.

2.5 And the Lord magnified Solo-
mon exceedingly in the sight of all
Israel, and bestowed upon him such
royal majesty as had not been on
any king before him in Israel.

26 H Thus David the son of Jesse
reigned over all Israel.

27 And the time that he reigned
over Israel vas forty years ; seven
years reigned he in Hebron, and
thirty and three years reigned he
in Jerusalem.

28 And he died in a good old age,
full of days, riches, and honour :
and Solomon his son reigned in his
stead.

29 Now the acts of David the
king, first and last, behold, they are
written in the book of Samuel the
seer, and in the book of Nathan the
prophet, and in the book of Gad
the seer,

30 With all his reign and his
might, and the times that went
over him, and over Israel, and over
all the kingdoms of the countries.

THE SECOND BOOK OF THE

CHRONICLES

CHAPTER 1.

1 The Holemn offering of Holomon at Gibeon.

1 Solomoii'ii choice of ivisclom in hles,ied by
God. 13 Solomon's ntrength and wealth.

AND Solomon the son of David
was strengthened in his king-
dom, and the Lord hisGod^'y/.? with
him, and magnified himexceedingly.

2 Then Solomon spake unto all
Israel, to the captains of thousands

and of hundreds, and to the judges,
and to every goveinor in all Israel,
the chief of the fathers.

3 So Solomon, and all the con-
gregation with him, went to the
high place that was at Gibeon ; for
there was the ^ tabernacle of the

congregation of God, whicli Moses
tlie servtint of the IjORD had made
in the wilderness.

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II. CHRONICLES, 2.

His message to Hiram.

4 But the ark of God had David
brought up from Kirjath-jearim to
the ■place I'diich David had prepared
for it : for he had pitched a tent
for it at Jerusalem.

5 Moreover the brasen altar, that
Bezaleel the son of U ri, the son of H ur,
had made, ^he put before the taber-
nacle of the Lord: and Solomon and
the congregation sought unto it.

6 And Solomon went up thither
to the brasen altar before tlie Lord,
which was at the ^ tabei'nacle of the
congresation. and ottered a thou-

sand burnt oifei'ings upon it.

7 U In that night did God ap-

Eear unto Solomon, and said unto
im. Ask what I shall give thee.

8 And Solomon said unto God,
Thou hast shewed great mercy unto
David my father, and hast made
me to reign in his stead.

9 Now, O Lord God, let thy pro-
mise unto David my father be esta-
blished : for thou hast made me
king over a peojjle like the dust of
the earth in multitude.

10 Give me no w wisdom and know-
ledge, that I may go out and come
in before this people : for who can
judge this thy people, that is so gresit'l

1 1 And God said to Solomon,
Because this was in thine heart,
and thou hast not asked riches,
wealth, or honour, nor the life of
thine enemies, neither yet hast
asked long life ; but hast asked
wisdom and knowledge for thyself,
that thou mayest judge my people,
over whom I have made thee king :

12 Wisdom and knowledge is
granted unto thee ; and I will give
thee riches, and wealth, and honour,
such as none of the kings have had
that have been before thee, neither
sluill there any after thee have the
like.

\ 3 ^ Then Solomon came from
his journey to the high place that
rvas at Gibeon to Jerusauim, from
before the '-^ tabcM'nacle of the con-
ation, and reigned oNcr Israel.

rrei

I reigned nwv

14 And Soloiiioii gafliered

ots and hoi-semen : and he

thousand and four hundnHl

(ii;u'i-
liad a
chari-
ots,and twelve thousand horsemen,
which he placed in the chai-iot ci-
ties, and with the kiiigat.Iei-usalein.
15 And the king made silver and
gold at Jerusalem as ploitrons as
stones, and cedar trees made he as
the sycomore ti-ees that are in tlu;
■' vale for abundance.

I'i And Solomon had hoi'ses
brought out of ' l']ijv?)t. and linen
yai'n : the kiTig'siiiercliantsi-eceiv(!d

'^the linen yarn at a pi'ice.

Or,

17 And they fetched up, and
brought forth out of Egypt a cha-
riot for six hundred shekels of silver,
and an horse for an hundi-ed ana
fifty : and so brought they out
horses for all the kings of the Hit-
tites, and for the kings of Syria, by
their means.

CHAPTER 2.

1, 17 SolomoirH luhotiro'x for the hnihlhuj of
the, lemjile. 3 Ilin i'inh(i.ss<i(/e to Ifia-ai/i for
■worJcmenandprorisioit ofHiuff. 11 Iluram
tiendetk him a kind answer.

AND Solomon determined to
build an house for the name
of the Lord, and an house for his
kingdom.

2 And Solomon told out three-
score and ten thousand men to bear
burdens, and fourscore thousand to
hew in the mountain, and three
thousand and six hundred to over-
see them.

3 51 And Solomon sent to t Huram
the king of Tyre, saying, As thou
didst deal with David my father,
and didst send him cedars to build
him an house to dwell therein, even
so deal vnth me.

4 Behold, I build an house to the
name of the Loiii) my God, to dedi-
cate it to him, and to burn before
him sweet incense, and for the con-
tinual shewbread,and for the burnt
offerings morning and evening, on
thesabbaths, and on the new moons,
and on the solemn feasts of the
Lord our God. This is an ordi-
nance for ever to Isiuel.

5 And the house which I build is
great : for great is our God above
all gods.

6 But who is able to build him
an house, seeing the lieaven and
heaven or heavens cannot contain
him'? who am I then, that I should
bviild him an house, save only to
burn "saci'itice before him"?

7 Send me now therefore a man
cunning to woi'k in gold, and in sil-
ver, and in biass, and in iron, and
in purple, and ci'liuson, and blue,
and that can skill to grave with the
cunning men that are with me in
Judali and in Jei'usalem, whom Da-
vid my father did provide.

<S Send me also cedar ti'ees, fii-
trees, and alguiii ti-e(>s, out of Leb;i,-
non : for I know that thy servants
can skill to cut timbei- in Lebanon;
and, behold, my sei'vants shall l>e
with thy s(>rvants,

9 l*'ven to prei)ai(> me tiinbei- in
al)undance: for tli(> liouse which i
am al)out to l)uild sliall he wonder-
ful gr<'a-t.

10 And, behold, I will give to thy

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■\ In 1 Kings v. 1, Hiram.

TJie building

II. CHRONICLES, 3.

of the temple.

servants, the hewers that cut tim-
ber, twenty thousand measures of
beaten wheat, and twenty thousand
measures of barley, and twenty
thousand baths of wine, and twenty
thousand baths of oil.

11 H Then *Huram the king of
Tyre answered in writing, which he
sent to Solomon, Because the Loud
hath loved his people, he hath made
thee king over them.

1 2 * Huram said moreover, Blessed
be ^ the LoiM) God of Israel, that
made heaven and earth, who hath
given to David the king a wise son,
endued with prudence and under-
standing, that might build an house
for the LoED, and an house for his
kingdom.

13 And now I have sent a cun-
ning man, endued with understand-
ing, '^ of Hui'am my father's,

14 The son of a woman of the
daughters of Dan, and his father
was a man of Tyre, skilful to work
in gold, and in silver, in brass, in
iron, in stone, and in timber, in
purple, in blue, and in fine linen,
and in crimson ; also to grave any
manner of graving, and to ^ find
out every device which shall be put

father, in the place that David had
prepared in the threshingfloor of
t Oman the Jebusite.

2 And he began to build in the
second dai/ of the second month,
in the fourth year of his reign.

3 H Now these are " the things
wherein Solomon was instructed

to him, with thy cunning men, and
with the cunning men of my lord
David thy father.

15 Now therefore the wheat, and
the barley, the oil, and the wine,
which my lord hath spoken of, let
him send unto his servants :

16 And we will cut wood out of
Lebanon, as much as thou shalt
need : and we will bring it to thee
in •* riotes by sea to Joppa ; and thou
shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.

17^ And Solomon numbered all
the strangers that were in the land
of Israel, after the numbering
wherewith David his father had
numliered them ; and they were
found an hundred and fifty thou-
sand and three thousand and six
hundred.

18 And he set threescore and ten
thousand of them to fje bearers of
burdens, and fourscore thousand to
be hewers in the mountain, and
three thousand and six: hundred
overseers to set the iieople ®a_work.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The place, and time of huilding the temple.
3 The inedHiire and ornamentu ofthehtume.
11 The cheruhimn. 14 The r/iil and pUlavx.

THEN Solomon began to build
the house of the Lord at -le-
rusalem in mount Mori;i,h, \yhere
the Lord appeared unto David his

for the building of the house of
God. The length by cubits after
the first measure toas threescore
cubits, and the breadth twenty
cubits.

4 And the porch that was in the
front of the house, the length of it
was according to the breadth of
the house, twenty cubits, and the
height was an hundred and twenty :
and he overlaid it within with pure
gold.

5 And the greater house he cieled
with fir tree, which he overlaid
with fine gold, and set thereon
palm trees and chains.

6 And he garnished the house
with precious stones for beauty :
and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

7 He overlaid also the house, the
beams, the posts, and the walls
thereof, and the doors thereof,
with gold ; and graved '^cherubims
on the walls.

8 And he made the most holy
house, the length whereof was ac-
cording to the breadth of the house,
twenty cubits, and the breadth
thereof twenty cubits : and he
overlaid it with fine gold, amount-
ing to six hundred talents.

9 And the weight of the nails
vjas fifty shekels of gold. And he
overlaid the upper chambers with
gold.

10 And in the most holy house
he made two " cherubims of image
work, and overlaid them with gold.

11 IT And the wings of the '^cheru-

*In 1 Kings v. 1, Hiram.

bims were twenty cubits long : one
wing of the one cherub was five cu-
bits, r'eaching to the wall of the
house : and the other wing was like-
wise five cubits, reaching to the
wing of the other cherub.

12 And one wing of the other
cherub i«as five cubits, reaching to
the wall of the house : and the
other wing was five cubits also,
joining to the wing of the other
cherub.

13 The wings of tho^se "' cheru-
bims spread themselves forth
twenty cubits : and they stood
on their feet, and their faces ivere
inward.

14 ^ And he made the vail of
blue, and purple, and crimson, and

6 the

foundations
wliicli Solo-
mon laid

f/u 2 Sam. xxiv. 16, Araunah.

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The ornaments

II. CHRONICLES, 4.

of tlie temple.

fine linen, and wrought ^cherubims
thereon.

1 5 Also he made before the house
two pillars of thirty and five cubits
high, and the "chapiter that was
on the top of each of tliem ivas five
cubits.

16 And he made chains, as in the
oracle, and put them on the heads
of the pillai's ; and made an hun-
dred pomegranates, and put them
on the chains.

17 And he reared up the pillars
before the temple, one on the right
hand, and the other on the left ; and
called the name of that on the right
hand * Jachin, and the name of that
on the left t Boaz.

CHAPTEE 4.

1 The altar of lircLsH. 2 TJie molten sea upon
ttrelve. oxen. 6 The ten. /avers, candle-
xfir/cf:, and tables. 9 The courts, and the
hi.^trumenis of brass. 19 The inetritments

<;/■ gold.

MOREOVER he made an altar
of brass, twenty cubits the
length thereof, and twenty cubits
the breadth thereof, and ten cubits
the height thereof.

2 ^ Also he made a molten sea of
ten cubits from brini to brim, round
in compass, and five cubits the
height thereof ; and a line of thirty
cubits did compass it round about.

3 And under it tms the simili-
tude of ^ oxen, which did compass
it round about : ten in a cubit,
compassing the sea round about.
Two rows of * oxen loere cast, when
it was cast.

4 It stood upon twelve oxen,
three looking toward the north,
and three looking toward tlie
west, and three looking toward
the south, and three looking to-
ward the east : and the sea ii<a!< set
above upon them, and all their
hinder parts vjere inward.

5 And the thickness of it tras an
hand))readth, and the bi'iiii of it
like the work of the brim of a cup,
"with llowcrs of blies: and it I'e-
ceived and lield tln'ee tliousanil
l)aths.

G Vi He made also ten lavers, and
IHit five on the right liand, and
live on the left, to wash in them :
such tilings as they ollered foi- tlie
IxH'nt ollcriiig they washed in
them ; but tlie sea wax for the
priests to wash in.

7 And he made ten candlestick.s
of gold ac(;ording to their form,
and set fhcm in the temyile, five on
the j-ight hand, and five on the left.

* TJua is, Ho shall PHtiiblish.
t T/ial c'.s', 111 it is streiif^t.ii.
1 Or,

8 He made also ten tables, and
placed them in the temple, five on
the right side, and five on the left.
And he made an hundred basons of
gold,

9 U Furthermore he made the
court of the priests, and the great
court, and doors for the court, and
overlaid the doors of them with
brass.

10 And he set the sea on the
right side of the east end, '^ over
against the south.

1 1 And Hui'am made the pots,
and the shovels, and the basons.
And Huram finished the work that
he was to make for king Solomon
for the house of God ;

12 To wit, the two pillai"s, and
the ^ pommels, and the ^chapiters
v'hich were on the top of the two
pillars, and the two '■* wreaths to
cover the two " pommels of the
chapiters which tvere on the top

of the pillars ;

13 And four hundred pomegra-
nates on the two ^^ wreaths : two
rows of pomegranates on each
^^ wreath, to cover the two ^^ Trom-
mels of the char)iters which were
upon tlie pillars.

14 He made also bases, and la-
vers made he upon the bases ;

15 One sea, and twelve oxen un-
der it.

1 6 The ]wts also, and the shovels,
and the fieshhooks, and all their
instruments, did Huram his father
make to king Solomon for the house
of the Lord of bright bi-ass.

17 In the ]jlain of Joidandid the
king cast them, in the clay ground
between Succ<jth and ^''Zereda-
thah.

18 Thus Solomon made all these
vessels in gi-eat abundance : for the
weight of the bi'ass could not be
found out.

1 9 II And Solomon made all tlu^
vess(^ls that ^irere for the house of
f»od, the golden altar al.so, and the
tallies whei'eon the shewbread wax
xet ;

pO Moreover tlie candlesticks
with their lam])s, that they should
burn after tlu; '^ iiniimcr before the
oi'acle, of purt> gold ;

21 And th(^ ilowers, and the
lamps, and the tongs, //lai/e he of
g()l(i, (tii't that jierfect gold:

22 And the snuU'ers, and tlie ba-
sons, and the spoons, and the
'•' c(Misers. of pure gold : and '" the
entry of the house, the inn(>r doors
thereof for the most holy p/ace, and
till! dooi's of tlie house of the tem-
l)le, were of gold.

c toward

'bowls,
^ capitals
9 uetworks
w bowls of
the capitals

11 networks ;
1- network.

i-'Zeredah.

1' ordiiiaiiee

i''fir('j)aiis,
"■as for the
entry

The ark brought

II. CHRONICLES, 5, 6.

into the oracle.

CHAPTER 5.

1 The dedicated treasures. 2 The wlem n. in-
dueMon of the ark into the oracle. 11 God
heiny praised giveth a visible sign of his
facour.

THUS all the work that Solomon
made for the house of the Lord
was finished : and Solomon brought
in all the things that David his
father had dedicated ; and the sil-
ver, and the gold, and all the instru-
ments, put he ainong the treasures
of the house of God.

2 II Then Solomon assembled the
elders of Israel, and all the heads
of the tribes, the chief of the fathers
of the children of Israel, unto Jeru-
salem, to bring up the ai'k of tlie
covenant of the Lord out of the
city of David, which is Zion.

3 Wherefore all the men of Israel
assembled themselves unto the king
in the feast which was in the seventh
month.

4 And all the elders of Israel
came ; and the Levites took up the
ark.

.5 And they brought up the ark,
and the ' tabernacle of the congre-
gation, and all the holy vessels that

ivere in the '^ tabernacle, these did
the priests and the Levites bring
up.

6 Also king Solomon, and all the
congregation of Israel that were
assembled unto him before the ark,
sacrificed sheep and oxen, wliich
could not be t(nd nor numbered for
multitude.

7 And the priests brought in the
ark of the covenant of the Lord
unto "' his place, to the oracle of the
house, into the most holy ])lace,
even under the wings of the ^ cheru-
bims :

^ For the ^ cherubims spread forth
their wings over the place of the
ark, and the ''cherubims covered
the ark and the staves thereof
above.

9 And " they drew out the staves
of the ark, that the ends of the

staves were seen from the ark be-
fore the oracle ; but they were not
seen without. And there it is unto
this day.

10 There was nothing in the ark
save the two tables which Moses
put therein at Horeb, when the
Lord marie a covenant with the
children of Israel, when they came
out of Egyi)t.

11^ And it came to pass, when
the priests were come out of the
holy 2^lace : (for all the priests tliat
mere present were sanctified, and
did not then wait by course :

12 Also the Levites ivhich vere

the singers, all of them of Asaph,
of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their
sons and their brethren, being ar-
rayed in white linen, having cym-
bals and psalteries and harps, stood
at the east end of the altar, and
with them an hundred and twenty
Ijriests sounding with trumpets :)

1 3 It came even to pass, as the
trumpeters and singers were as one,
to make one sound to be heard in
praising and thanking the LoRD ;
and when they lifted up their voice
with the trumpets and cymbals and
instruments of musick, and praised
the Lord, saying. For he is good ;
for his mercy endureth for ever :
that then the house was filled with
a cloud, even the house of the Lord ;

II So that the priests could not
stand to minister by reason of the
cloud : for the glory of the Lord
had filled the house of God.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Solomon', hairing ble/i!<ed thepeojile, blesscfh
God. 12 Solomon^s prayer in the conse-
cration of the temple, upon the hrasen
scaffold.

THEN said Solomon, The Lord
hath said that he would dwell
in the thick darkness.

2 But I have built an house of
habitation for thee, and a place for
thy dwelling for ever.

3 And the king turned his face,
and blessed the whole congregation
of Israel : and all the congregation
of Israel stood.

4 And he said, Blessed he '' the
Lord God of Israel, who hath with
his hands fulfilled that wliich he
spake with his mouth to my father
David, saying,

5 Since the day that I brought
forth my people out of the land of
Egypt I chose no city among 'all
the tribes of Israel to build an
house in, that my name might be
there ; neitlier chose I any man to
be a ruler over my people Israel :

6 But I have chosen Jerusalem,
that my name might be there ; and
have chosen David to be over my
people Israel.

7 Now it was in the heart of
David my father to build an house
for the name of " the Lord (jod of
Israel.

8 But the Lord said to David
my father, Foi'asmuch as it was in
thine heart to build an house for
my name, thou didst well in that
it was in thine heart :

9 Notwithstanding thou shalt
not build the house; but thy son
which shall come forth out of thj'
loins, he shall build the house for
mj'^ name.

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Solomon'' s prayer at the

II. CHRONICLES, 6.

consecration of the temple.

1 0 The Lord therefore hath per-
formed his word that he hath
spoken : for I am risen up in the
room of David my father, and am
set on the throne of Israel, as the
Lord promised, and have built the
house for the name of ^ the Lord
God of Israel.

1 1 And in it have I put the ark,
wherein is the covenant of the
Lord, that he made with the child-
ren of Israel.

12 U And he stood before the
altar of the Lord in the presence
of all the congregation of Israel,
and spread forth his hands :

13 For Solomon had made a
brasen scaffold, of five cubits long,
and five cubits broad, and three
cubits high, and had set it in the
midst of the court : and upon it he
stood, and kneeled down upon his
knees before all the congregation
of Israel, and spread forth his
hands toward heaven,

14 And said, - 0 Lord God of Is-
rael, there is no God like thee in the
heaven, nor in the earth ; which
keepest covenant, and shewest
mercy unto thy servants, that walk
before thee with all their hearts :

15 Thou which hast kept with
thy servant David my father that
which thou hast promised him ;
and spakest with thy mouth, and
hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as
it is this day.

1 6 Now therefore, ^ O Lord God
of Israel, keep with thy servant
David my father that which thou
hast promised him, saying, Ther-e
shall not fail thee a man in my
sight to sit upon the throne of Is-
rael ; ^ yet so tnat thy children take
heed to their way to walk in my
law, as thou hast walked before
me.

17 Now then, ■'0 Lord God of
Israel, let thy word be verified,
which thou hast spoken unto thy
servant David.

18 But will God in very deed
dwell with men on the earth 1 be-
hold, heaven and the heaven of
heavens cannot contain thee ; how
nnich less this house which I have
built!

19 Have respect therefore to the
prayer of thy servant, and to his
supplication, O Lord my God, to
hearken unto the cry and tlie
pray(!r which thy servant prayeth
before tliee :

20 That thine eyes may be open
upon this house day and night,
upon the place wlier-eof thou liast
said that thou wouldest put thy
name there ; to hearken unto the

prayer which thy servant prayeth
toward this place.

21 Hearken therefore unto the
supplications of thy servant, and
of thy i^eople Israel, which they
shall make toward this place : hear
thou from thy dwelling place, even
from heaven ; and when thou hear-
est, forgive.

22 11 If a man sin against his
neighbour, and an oath be laid
upon him to make him swear, and
^ the oath come before thine altar
in this house ;

23 Then hear thou fi'om heaven,
and do, and judge thy servants, by
requiting the wicked, by recom-
pensing his way upon his own
head ; and by justifying the right-
eous, by giving him according to
his righteousness.

24 51 And if thy jieople Israel be
put to the worse before the enemy,
because they have sinned against
thee ; and shall return and confess
thy name, and pray and make sup-
plication before thee in this house ;

2.5 Then hear thou from the hea-
vens, and forgive the sin of thy peo-
ple Israel, and bring them again
unto the land which thou gavest to
them and to their fathers.

26 H When the heaven is shut
up, and there is no rain, because
they have sinned against thee ; yet
if they pray toward this place, and
confess thy name, and turn from
their sin, when thou dost afflict
them ;

27 Then hear thou from heaven,
and forgive the sin of thy servants,
and of tiiy people Israel, when thou
hast taught tnem the good way,
wherein they should walk ; an(l
send rain upon thy land, which
thou hast given unto thy people
for an inheritance.

28 ^ If there be dearth in the
land, if there be pestilence, if there
be lilasting, or mildew, locusts, or
caterpillers ; if their enemies be-
siege them in the cities of their
land ; whatsoever '' sore or whatso-
ever sickness there he :

29 Then what prayer or what
supi)lication soever shall be made
of any man, or of all thy i)eopl(^ Is-
ra(;l, when every one shMll know his
own " sore and his own gi'ief, and
shall si)rea<l forth his hands " in
this house :

30 Then h(>ar thou from heaven
thy dwelling i)lace, Jind forgive,
and rendei' unto e\'ery man accord-
ing unto all his ways, whose heart
thou knowest ; (for thou only know-
est the hearts of the children of
men :)

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Solomon's prayer.

II. CHRONICLES, 7.

GocVs glory filletli the temple.

31 That they may fear thee, to
walk in thy ways, so long as they
live in the land which thou gavest
unto our fathers.

32 H Moreover concerning the
stranger, which is not of thy people
Israel, but is come from a far coun-
try for thy great name's sake, and
thy mighty hand, and thy stretched
out arm ; if they come and pray
^ in this house ;

33 Then hear thou frorn the hea-
vens, even from thy dwelling place,
and do according to all that the
stranger calleth to thee for ; that
all - people of the earth may know
thy name, and fear thee, as doth
thy people Israel, and may know
that this house which I have built
is called by thy name.

34 If thy people go out to war
against their enemies by the way
that thou shalt send them, and they
pray unto thee toward this city
which thou hast chosen, and the
house which I have built for thy
name ;

35 Then hear thou frorn the hea-
vens their prayer and their suppli-
cation, and maintain their cause.

36 If they sin against thee, (for
there is no man which sinneth not,)
and thou be angry with them, and
deliver them over before their ene-
mies, and they carry them away
captives unto a land fai- off or near ;

37 Yet if they bethink them-
selves in the land whither they ai-e
carried captive, and turn and pray
unto thee in the land of their cap-
tivity, saying. We have sinned, we
have done ^ amiss, and have dealt
wickedly ;

38 If they return to thee with all
their heart and with all their soul
in the land of their captivity,
whither they have carried them
captives, and pray toward their
land, which thou gavest unto their
fathers, and touHird the city which
thou hast chosen, and toward the
house which I have built for thy
name :

39 Then hear thou from tlie hea-
vens, even from thy dwelling place,
their prayer and their supplica-
tions, and maintain their cause,
and forgive thy people which have
sinned against thee.

40 Now, my God, let, I beseech
thee, thine eyes be open, and let
thine ears he atten t unto the prayer
that is made in this place.

41 Now therefore arise, O Lord
God, into thy resting place, thou,
and the ark of thy strength : let
thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed
witli sahation, and let thj^ saints
rejoice in goodness.

42 O Lord God, turn not away
the face of thine anointed : re-
member the mercies of David thy
servant.

CHAPTER 7.

1 God having given testimony to Sulomon^s
prayer hy fire from heaven, and glory in
the tempi I', the people irorahip h im. 4 Solo-
mon's xole urn !<(ierifi'ce. S Solomon having
kept the ri^t or' tdberiKU'les. (iiid /he feant
of the de,l!,-(iiin,i of the altar, ,1 i.sinisseth
the jwojitr. VI (iiid a jiii,-<rriii<j In Solomon
givetk him piroiiiisea upon cnitdidon.

NOW when Solomon had made
an end of praying, the fire
came down from heaven, and con-
sumed the burnt offering and the
sacrifices ; and the glory of the
Lord filled the house.

2 And the priests could not
enter into the house of the Lord,
because the glory of the Lord had
filled the Lord's house.

3 And when all the children of
Israel saw how the fire came down,
and the glory of the Lord upon
the house, they bowed themselves
with their faces to the ground upon
the pavement, and worshipped, and
Ijraised tlie Lord, saying. For he is
good ; for his mercy endureth for
ever.

4 U Then the king and all the
people offered sacrifices before the
Lord.

5 And king Solomon offered a
sacrifice of twenty and two thou-
sand oxen, and an hundred and
twenty thousand sheep : so the
king and all the people dedicated
the house of God.

6 And the priests waited on their
offices : the Levites also with instru-
ments ^of musick of the Lord,
which David the king had made to
praise the Lord, because his meixy
endureth for ever, when David
praised by their ministry ; and the
priests sounded trumpets before
them, and all Israel stood.

7 Moreover Solomon hallowed
the middle of the court that was
before the house of the Lord : for
there he offered burnt offerings, and
the fat of the peace offerings. l)e-
cause the brasen altar wliich Solo-
mon had made was not able to
receive the burnt offtM-ings, and
the ^ meat offei-ings, and the fat.

8 51 Also at the same time Solo-
mon kept the feast seven days,
and all Israel with him, a very
great congregation, from the enter-
ing in of Hamath unto the ^ river
of Egypt.

9 And in the eighth day they
made a solemn assembly : for they
kept the dedication of the altar
seven days, and the feast seven days.

4 for the
song

5 meal

8 brook

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Ood ap2)ea7'eth to Solomon.

II. CHRONICLES, 8.

Solomon'' s other buildings.

10 And oil the three and twen-
tieth day of the seventh month he
•sent the people away into their
tents, glad and meri-y in heart for
the goodness that the Lord had
shewed unto David, and to Solo-
mon, and to Israel liis_ people.

11 Thus Solomon finished the
house of the Lord, and the king's
house : and all that canie into Solo-
mon's heart to make in the house
of the Lord, and in his own house,
he prosperously effected.

1 2 U And the Lord appeared to
Solomon by night, and said unto
hira, I have heard thy prayer, and
have chosen this place to myself
for an house of sacrifice.

13 If I shut up heaven that there
be no rain, or if I command the
locusts to devour the land, or if I
send pestilence among my people ;

14 If my people, which are
called by my name, shall humble
themselves, and pray, and seek
my face, and turn from their
wicked ways; then will I hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin,
and will heal theii- land.

15 Now mine eyes shall be open,
and mine ears attent unto the
prayer that is made in this place.

16 For now have I chosen and
sanctified this house, that my najne
may be there for ever : and mine
eyes and mine heart shall be there
perpetually.

1 7 And as for thee, if thou wilt
walk before me. as David thy father
walked, and do according to all
that 1 have commanded thee, and
shalt observe my statutes and my
judgments ;

1 8 Then will I stablish the throne
of thy kingdom, according as 1 have
covenanted with David thy father,
saying. There shall not fail thee a
man to he ruler in Israel.

19 But if ye tui-n away, and for-
sake my statutes and iny comiuiuid-
ments, which I have set before you,
and shall go and serve other gods,
and \voi-shi|) them ;

20 Then will 1 jjluck them ui) by
the roots out of my land which 1
have given them ; and this house,
which Ihavesaiictif'u^dforniy name,
will I cast out of my sight, and will
make it to he a pi'overb and a by-
word among all nations.

21 And this house, which is high,
shall be an astonishment to ev(>ry
one that ijasseth by it ; so that he
shall say. Why hath the Lord done
thus unto this land, and unto this
house %

22 And it shall be answered. Re-
cause they forsook ' the Loud VxkA
of theirfathers, which brought tliem

forth out of the land of Egypt, and
laid hold on other gods, and wor-
shipped them, and served them :
therefore hath he bi'ought all this
evil upon them.

CHAPTER 8.

1 Solomon^shuilJi.ngs. 1 The, (icritilenii-Moh
irere left Solomon made trihuidrien ; htit the
/Krde/ites ru/erfi. 11 J'fiii/(io/i\t iJanghter
ftnnirtth 1o hir house . \'i Soloiiion\\yeiirly
.snirniii siirririce.t. U //e ,i iqiouiteth the
jiii.stt oikI. Le.iutex to thei)' pluceii. 17 The
navy fetohetk gold from Ophir.

AND it came to i^ass at the end
of twenty years, wherein Solo-
mon had built the house of the
Lord, and his own house,

2 I hat the cities which Huram
had restored to Solomon, Solomon
built them, and caused the children
of Israel to dwell thei'e.

3 And Solomon went to Hamath-
zobah, and prevailed against it.

4 And he built Tadmor in the
Avilderness, and all the store cities,
which he built in Haniath.

5 Also he built Beth-horon the
upper, and Beth-horon the nether.
fenced cities, with walls, gates, and
bars ;

6 And Baalath, and all the store
cities that Solomon had, and all the
chariot cities, anfl the cities of the
horsemen, and all that Solomon de-
sired to build in Jerusalem, and
in Lebanon, and throughout all
the land of his dominion.

7 H yl.s fo7' all the people that
were left of the Hittites, and the
Amorites, and the Perizzites, and
the Hivites, and the Jebusites,
Avhich ?/'e?T not of Israel,

8 JJut of their children, who were
left after them in the land, whom
the children of Israel consumed
not, '"^ them did Solomoii make to
pay ti'ihute until this day

_y But of the children of Israel
did Solomon make no servants for
his woi'k ■, ])utU\cy-i/H;r(' men of wiir,
and chief of his captains, and cap-
tains of his chai'iots and noi-semen.

10 And thes(> i/rtr the chief of
king Solomon's^ oflicers, cvm two
hundrefl and lifty, that bare rule
over the people.

11^ And Solomon brought uj)
the daughter of Pliai'aoh out of th(>
city of I )avid unfo the house that
he had built for her : foi- h(! said,
My wife shall not dwell in the
house f)f David king of Israel, be-
("luse the)>hirr.K nrc holy, whereunto
the ark of the Lord hath come.

1 2 II Then Sf)lomon offered burnt
offerings unto the Loud on the
altar of the LolM), wlwch he had
built l)efore the porc^li,

13 Even after a certain rate

- of them
(lid Solomon
raise a levy
of bond-
servants

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The queen of ShehtCs

11. CHRONICLES, 9.

visit to iSolomon.

every day, offering according to
the commandment of Moses, on
the sabbaths, and on the new
moons, and on the solemn feasts,
three times in the year, even in the
feast of unleavened bread, and in
the feast of weeks, and in the feast
of tabernacles.

14 51 And he appointed^ accord-
ing to the order of David his father,
the courses of the priests to their
service, and the Levites to their
charges, to praise and minister
before the priests, as the duty of
every day required : the porters
also by their courses at every gate :
for so had David the man of God
commanded.

15 And they departed not from
the commandment of the king unto
the priests and Levites concerning
any matter, or concerning the
treasures.

16 Now all the work of Solomon
was prepai'ed unto the day of the
foundation of the house of the
Lord, and until it was finished.
So the house of the Lord was pei--
fected.

17 If Then went Solomon to
Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the
sea side in the land of Edom.

IH And Huram sent him by the
hands of his servants ships, and
servants that had knowledge of
the sea ; and they went with the
servants of Solomon to Ophir, and
took thence four hundred and fifty
talents of gold, and brought them
to king Solomon.

CHAPTER 9.

1 The queen of 8heha admireth the unsdnm
of Solomon. 13 Solomun'K ijold. 15 His
t(ir(jeis. 17 The throne of irori/. 20 Ilix
ren.se/s. 23 /fis prenentx. 25 Uh chariot.t
iinil horne, 26 //?'« tributes. 29 His
reign and death.

AND when the queen of Sheba
heard of the fame of Solomon,
she came to prove Solomon with
hard questions at Jerusalem, with
a very great company, and camels
that bare spices, and gold in abun-
dance, and precious stones : and
when she was come to Solomon,
she communed with him of all that
was in her heart.

2 And Solomon told her all her
questions : and there was nothing
hid from Solomon which he told
her not.

3 And when the queen of Sheba
had seen the wisdom of Solomon,
and the house that he had built,

4 And the 'meat of his table,
and the sitting of his servants,
and the attendance of his minis-
ters, and their apparel ; his cup-
bearers also, and their apparel ;

and his ascent by which he went
up into the hou.se of the Lord ;
there was no more spirit in her.

5 And she said to the king. It
tvas a true report which 1 heard in
mine own land of thine acts, and
of thy wisdom :

6 Howbeit I believed not their
words, until I came, and mine eyes
had seen it: and, behold, the one
half of the greatness of thy wisdom
was not told me : for thou exceed-
est the fame that 1 heard.

7 Happy are thy men, and happy
are these thy servants, which stand
continually before thee, and hear
thy wisdom,

8 Blessed be the Lord thy God,
which delighted in thee to set thee
on his throne, to he king for the
Lord thy God : because thy God
loved Israel, to establish them for
ever, therefore made he thee king
over them, to do judgment and
justice.

9 And she gave the king an hun-
dred and twenty talents of gold,
and of spices great abundance, and
precious stones : neither was there
any such spice as the queen of
Sheba gave king Solomon.

10 And the servants also of Hu-
ram, and the servants of Solomon,
which brought gold from Ophir,
brought alguin trees and precious
stones.

11 And the king made of the
alguni trees terraces to the house
of the Lord, and to the king's
palace, and harps and psalteries
for singers : and there were none
such seen before in the land of
Judah.

12 And king Solomon gave to
the queen of Sheba all her desire,
whatsoever she asked, beside that
which she had brought unto the
king. So she turned, and went
away to her own land, she and her
servants.

13 51 Now the weight of gold
that came to Solomon in one year
was six hundred and threescore
and six talents of gold ;

14 Beside that which '^ chnnmen
and merchants brought. And all
the kings of Arabia and governors
of the country brought gold and
silver to Solomon.

15 11 And king Solomon made
two hundred •' targets of beaten
gold : six hundred ifhekeh of beaten
gold went to one ■* targ(>t.

16 And three hundred shields
made he of beaten gold : three hun-
dred slu'keh of gold went to one
shield. And the king put them in
the house of the forest (jf Lebanon.

17 Moreover the king made a

2 the traders

3 bucklers
•* buckler.

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Solomon^s greatiiess.

II. CHRONICLES, 10. Rehoboam foUoiveth evil counsel.

great throne of ivory, and overlaid
it with pure gold.

18 And there were six steps to
the throne, with a footstool of
gold, which were fastened to the
throne, and ^ stays on each side
of the sitting place, and two lions
standing by the "stays :

19 And twelve lions stood there
on the one side and on the other
upon the six steps. There was not
the like made in any kingdom.

20 ^ And all the drinking ves-
sels of king Solomon iwre of gold,^
and all the vessels of the house of
the forest of Lebanon were of pure
gold : none were of silver ; it was
not any thing accounted of in the
days of Solomon.

21 For the king's ships went to
Tarshish with the servants of Hu-
ram : every three years once came
the ships of Tarshish bringing gold,
and silver, ivory, and apes, and
peacocks.

22 And king Solomon passed all
the kings of the earth in riches
and wisdom.

23 ^ And all the kings of the
earth sought the presence of Solo-
mon, to hear his wisdom, that God
had put in his heart.

24 And they brought every man
his present, vessels of silver, and
vessels of gold, and raiment, har-
ness, and spices, horses, and mules,
a rate year by year.

25 If And Solomon had four
thousand stalls for horses and
chariots, and twelve thousajid
horsemen ; whom he bestowed in
the chariot cities, and with the
king at Jerusalem.

26 ^ And he reigned over all
the kings from the " river even
unto the land of the Philistines,
and to the border of Egypt.

27 And the king made silver in
Jerusalem as stones, and cedar
tr(;es made he as the sycomoi'e
trees that are in the ■* low plains in
abundance.

2(S And they brouglit unto Solo-
mon h()rs(;s out of Egypt, and out
of all lands.

^ 29 ^I Now the rest of tlie acts of
Solomon, first and last, <ire they
not written in the book of Natluiji
the nroijhet, and in the proi)h(H;y
of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the
visions of Iddo th(! seer against
Jeroboam tin; scm of Nebat?

30 And Solomon i-eign(;d in Je-
rusalein overall Israel forty yeai-s.

31 And Solomon slejjt with his
fathers, and lie was buried in the
city of David his father : and
Rehoboam his son reigned in his
stead.

CHAPTER 10.

1 The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to
croir/i TieJiohoii/ii, In/ Jeroboam 'innke a
suit ,'f r<tii.i-iitiiiii niUiihim. (i Rehohoiim.
refiisiiiii tli,^ .,1,1 1,1, ,1-s ,;,ini.<:el, hy the ml-
rice i;/' 1/1"/ III/ nun a nsirereth them rnufjhlj/.
It) Ten tribes recoUlng kill Iladoram, and
make Rehoboam to flee.

AND Rehoboam went to She-
chem : for to Shechem were
all Israel come to make him king.

2 And it came to pass, when
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who
was in Egypt, whither he had fled
from the presence of Solomon the
king, heard it, that Jeroboam re-
turned out of Egypt.

3 And they sent and called him.
So Jeroboam and all Israel came
and spake to Rehoboam, saying,

4 Thy father made our yoke
grievous : now therefore ease thou
somewhat the grievous servitude
of thy father, and his heavy yoke
that lie put upon us, and we will
serve thee.

5 And he said unto them. Come
again unto me after three days.
And the people departed.

6 H And king Rehoboam took
counsel with the old men that had
stood before Solomon his father
while he yet lived, saying. What
counsel give ye me to return an-
swer to this people 1

7 And they spake unto him, say-
ing. If thou be kind to this people,
and please them, and speak good
words to them, they will be thy
servants for ever.

8 But he forsook the counsel
which the old men gave him, and
took counsel with the young men
that were brought up with him,
that stood before him.

9 And he said unto them. What
advice give ye that we may return
answer- to this people, which have
spoken to me, saying. Ease some-
what the yoke that thy father did
put upon usi

10 And the young men that were
l)rouglit up with him sjiake unto
him, saying, Thus slialt thou an-
swer the people that spake unto
thee, saying. Thy father made our
yoke heavy, nut make thou it some-
what lighter foi'us; thus shalt thou
say unto them, My little .//».V''/" shall
be thicker than my fatliei' s loins.

11 For whereas my father nut a
heavy yoke upon .vou, I will nut
more to your yokt; : my father
chastised you with whips, but I
ii'ill rha.fti.'^e yoii with scori)ions.

12 So Jeroboam and all tlie peo-
ple cam(> to iielioboani on the thii'd
flay, as the king l)a(le,sa,ying, (Jome
again to me on the third day.

13 And the king answered them

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Te7i tribes revolt

II. CHEONICLES, 11.

from Rehoboam.

roughly ; and king Rehoboam for-
sook the counsel of the old men,

14 And answered them after the
advice of the young men, saying.
My father made your yoke heavy,
but I will add thereto : my father
chastised you with whips, but I
will chastise you with scorpions.

15 So the king hearkened not
unto the people : for ' the cause
was of God, that the Lord might
perform his word, which he spake
by the hand of Anijah the Shilon-
ite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

1 6 *I And when all Israel saio that
the king would not hearken unto
them, the people answered the king,
saying. What portion have we in
David 1 and vje have none inheri-
tance in the son of Jesse : every man
to your tents, O Israel : and now,
David, see to thine own house. So
all Israel went to their tents.

17 But as /or the children of Is-
rael that dwelt in the cities of Ju-
dali, Rehoboam reigned over them.

1 8 Then king Rehoboam sent Ha-
doram that tvas over the " tribute ;
and the children of Israel stoned
him with stones, that he died. But
king Rehoboam made speed to get
him up to his chariot, to flee to Je-
rusalem.

19 And Israel rebelled against
the house of David unto this day.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Rehoboam rnixi 11(1 (in armii to xnhdue /s-
rael, is furhiddeii bij SIicuki ialt. 5 lie
strengtheneth liis kiiKjdciii irith for/s and
promnion. 13 The jir/esf.s and Lerilex,
and such as feared (rod, fiirn(iJ,-en hij Je-
roboam, strengthen the kinijdmn nf diidah.
18 The wives and children of Rehoboam.

AND when Rehoboam was come
to Jerusalem, he gathered of
the house of .Judah and Benjamin
an hundred and fourscore thousand
chosen men, which were warriors,
to fight against Israel, that he
might bring the kingdom again to
Rehoboam.

2 But the word of the Lord came to
Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son
of Solomon, king of Juflah, and to
all Isi^ael in Judah and Benjamin,
saying,

4 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall
not go up, nor fight against your
brethren : return every man to his
house: for this thing is done of me.
And they obeyed the words of the
Lord, and returned from going
against Jeroboam.

5 H And Rehoboam dwelt in Je-
rusalem, and built cities for defence
in Judah.

6 He built even Beth-lehem, and
Etam, and Tekoa,

7 And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and
Adullam,

8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and
Ziph,

9 And Adoraim, and Lachisli,
and Azekah,

10 And Zorah, and Aijalon, and
Hebron, which are in Judah and in
Benjamin fenced cities.

11 And he fortified the strong
holds, and put caj^tains in them,
and store or victual, and of oil and
wine.

12 And in every several city he
put shields and spears, and made
them exceeding strong, having Ju-
dah and Benjamin on his side.

1 3 51 And the priests and the Le-
vites that were in all Israel resorted
to him out of all their ^ coasts.

14 For the Levites left their
suburljs and their possession, and
came to Judah and Jerusalem : for
Jeroboam and his sons had cast
them off from executing the priest's
ofiice unto the Lord :

15 And he ordained him priests
for the high places, and for the de-
vils, and for the calves which he
had made.

1 6 And after them out of all the
tribes of Israel such as set their
hearts to seek '*the Loito God of

Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacri-
fice unto ^the Lorp God of their
fathers.

17 So they strengthened the
kingdom of Judali, and made Re-
hoboam the son of Solomon strong,
three years : for three years they
walked in the way of David and
Solomon.

18 ^ And Rehoboam took him
Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth
the son of David to wife, and Abi-
hail the daughter of Eliab the son
of Jesse ;

19 Which bare him children; Je-
ush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.

20 And after hei" he took ]\Iaa-
chah the daughter of Absalom ;
which bare him Abijah, and Attai,
and Ziza, and Shelomith.

21 And Rehoboam loved i\Iaa-
chah the daughter of Absalom
above all his wives and his concu-
bines : (for he took eighteen wives,
and tlireescore concubines ; aiuj
begat twenty and eight sons, and
threescore daughters.)

22 And lichoboam made Abijah
the son of Maachah the chief, to l>e
ruler among his brethren : for he
thought to make him king.

23 And he dealt wisely, and dis-
persed of all his children through-
out all the countries of Judah and
Benjamin, unto every fenced city :

» border.

^ the Lord,
the God of
Israel,
5 the Lord,
the God

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Shishak's invasion.

11. CHRONICLES, 12, 13.

Rehohoam'' s death.

and he gave them victual in abun-
dance. And he ^ desii-ed many
wives.

CHAPTER 12.

1 Rehohoam.forsakimi the Lorrl.ix j^uniftherl
by S/iiehak. 5 //e iiml tlie.prhifen, i-epent-
iny at the preacliitm of Shemaiali, <i?-e
(tf/irered from destruction, hut not from
spoil. 13 The reign and death of Jieho-
liouiii.

AND it came to pass, when Re-
hoboam had estabhshed the
kingdom, and had strengthened
himself, he forsook the law of the
Lord, and all Israel with him.

2 And it came to pass, t/int in the
fifth year of king Rehoboam 8hi-
shak king of Egypt came up against
Jerusalem, because they had trans-
gi'essed against the Lord,

3 With twelve hundred chariots,
and threescore thousand horsemen :
and the people wer'e without num-
ber that came with him out of
Egypt; the "Lubims, the ^Sukki-

ims, and the Ethiopians.

4 And he took the fenced cities
which per'^rtiWr^ to Judali, and
came to Jerusalem.

5 H Then came Shemaiah the
prophet to Rehoboam, and to the
princes of Judah, that were ga-
thered together to Jerusalem be-
cause of Shishak, and said unto
them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye
have forsaken me, and therefore
have I also left you in the hand of
Shishak.

6 Whereupon the princes of Is-
rael and the king humbled them-
selves ; and they said, The Lord is
righteous.

7 And when the Lord saw that
the.y humbled themselves, the word
of the Lord came to 8hemaiah,
saying. They have humbled them-
selves ; therefore I will not destroy
them, but I will grant them some
deliverance ; and my wrath shall
not be poured out upon Jerusalem
by the hand of .Shishak.

H Nevertheless they shall be his
ser\'ants ; that they may know my
service,_and the service of the king-
doms of th(! countries. _

9 So Shishak king of Kgypt came
up against Jerusalem, and took
away the treasures of tin; house of
the Lord, and the treasur-es of the
king's liouse; lu^ took all: he carried
away also the shields of gold which
Solomon had inade.

10 Instead f)f which king Reho-
boam made shields of brass, and
committed ffietii to the hands of the
chief of the guard, that kept the
entrance of the king's house.

11 And when the king entei-ed
into the house of the Lord, the

guard came and fetched them, and
brought them again into the guard
chamber.

12 And when he humbled him-
self, the wrath of the Lord turned
from him, that he Avould not de-
stroy him altogether : and also in
Judah ^things went well.

13 II So king Rehoboam strength-
ened himself in Jerusalem, and
reigned : for Rehoboam was one
and forty years old when he began
to reign, and he reigned seventeen
years in Jerusalem, the city which
the Lord had chosen out of all the
tribes of Israel, to put his name
there. And his mother's name was
Naamah an Ammonitess.

14 And he did evil, because he
® pre])ared not his heart to seek the
Lord.

15 Now the acts of Rehoboam,
first and last, are they not written
in the book of Shemaiah the pro-
phet, and of Iddo the seer concern-
ing genealogies'? And there were
wars between Rehoboam and Jero-
boam continually.

16 And Rehoboam slept with his
fathers, and was buried in the city
of David : and Abijah his son
reigned in his stead.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Ahijah miccceding waketh tear aqaivRt
Jui-ohodiii. 4 lie dechireth the right of hix
ciiiixe. 13 Trttstiug in (fod he orercometh
Ji-rohotnn. '21 The 'icires and children of
Ahijdh.

"VTOW in the eighteenth year of
Xi king Jeroboam began Abijah
to reign over Judah.

2 He reigned three years in Jeru-
salem. His mother's name also wan
Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of
Gibeah. And there was war be-
tween Abijah and Jeroboam.

3 And Abijah set the battle in
array with an army of valiant nu^n
of war, even four hundred thou-
sand chosen men : Jeroboam also
set the battle in array against
him with eight hundred thousand
chosen men, Iteing mighty men of
valour.

4 II And Abijah stood up upon
mount Zemaraim, which /n in "mount
Ephraiii), and said, Ibvir me, thou
Jerol)oam, and all Isi'jwl ;

f) Ought y(> not to know that
^ the Loi;i) < iod of Isi'iicj gave tlu^
kingdom over Isi'ael to David for
ever, even to him and to his sons
by a covenant of saltl

6 Yet Jei'oljoam the son of Nebat,
the servant of Solomon the son or
David, is risen \\\\ and hath re-
belled against, his loi'd.

7 And there are gathered unto

■* there were
good things.

5 set

6 Ihr hill
couiilry of

■ tlio Lord,
th(! God of
Israel,

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Ahijah defeateth Jeroboam.

II. CHRONICLES, 14.

Asa destroyeth idolatry.

him vain men, ^ the children of Re-
lial, and have strengthened tliem-

selves against Rehoboam the son of
Solomon, when Rehoboam was
young and tenderhearted, and
could not withstand them.

8 And now ye think to withstand
the kingdom of the Lord in the
hand of the sons of David ; and ye
be a great multitude, and there are
with you golden calves, which
Jei'oboam made you for gods.

9 Have ye not cast out the priests
of tlie Lord, the sons of Aaron, and
the Levites, and have made you
priests after the manner of the na-
tions of other lands 1 so that whoso-
ever cometh to consecrate himself
with a young bullock and seven
rams, the same may be a priest of
them that are no gods.

10 But as for us, the Lord is our
God, and we have not _ forsaken
him ; and the priests, which minis-
ter unto the Lord, are the sons of
Aaron, and the Levites vait upon
their business :

1 1 And thej' burn unto the Lord
every morning and every evening
burnt sacrifices and sweet incense :
the shewbread also set they in order
upon the pure table; and the can-
dlestick of gold with the lamps
thereof, to burn every evening :
for we keep the charge of the Lord
our God ; but ye have forsaken him.

12 And, behold, God himself is
with us for our captain, and his
priests with sovmding trumpets to
cry alarm against you. O children
of Israel, fight ye not against '' the
Lord God of your fathers ; for ye
shall not prosper.

1.3 ^f But Jeroboam caused an
ambushment to come about behind
them : so they were before Judali,
and the ambushment was behind
them.

14 And when Judah looked back,
behold, the battle loas before and
behind : and they cried unto the
Lord, and the priests sounded with
the trumpets.

15 Then the men of Judah gave
a shout : and as the men of Judah
shouted, it came to pass, that God
smote Jeroboam and all Israel be-
fore Abijah and Judah.

16 And the children of Israel
fled before Judah : and God de-
livered them into their hand.

17 And Abijah and his peoi)le
slew theni with a great slaughter :
so there fell down slain of Israel
five hundred thousand chosen
men.

18 Thus the children of Israel
were brought under at that time,

and the children of Judah pre-
vailed, because they i-elied upon
'■^the Lord God of tneir fathers.

ly And Abijah pursued after
Jeroboam, and took cities from
him, Beth-el with the towns thereof,
and Jeshanah with the towns
thereof, and Ephrain with the
towns thereof.

20 Neither did Jeroboam recover
strength again in the days of Abi-
jah : and the Lord struck him, and
he died.

21 ^ But Abijah waxed mighty,
and married fourteen wives, and
begat twenty and two sons, and
sixteen daughters.

22 And the rest of the acts of
Abijah, and his ways, and his say-
ings, a)-e written in the story of
the prophet Iddo.

CHAPTER 14.

1 A.^d succeed t II (/ des(roi/e/h iilolittri/. 6
//(/ ring pence, he utrenijlhenefh h i.s khigelrnii
with Jhrta (iiiil iiriii ien. It Ciilli iiij <ni (ind,
he orerilo'dweth Zerah, and upoileth the
Ethieipiaiis.

SO Abijah slept with his fathers,
and they buried him in the city
of David : and Asa his son reigned
in his stead. In his days the land
was quiet ten years.

2 And Asa did that tohich tvas
good and right in the eyes of the
Lord his God :

3 For he took away the altars of
the strange gods, and the high
places, and brake down the ^images,
and cut down the * groves :

4 And commanded J udah to seek
"the LoiM) God of their fathers, and
to do the law and the command-
ment.

5 Also he took away out of all
the cities of Judah the high places
and the ^images: and the kingdom
was quiet betore him.

6 ^ And he built fenced cities in
-ludah : for the land had rest, and
he had no war in those yefirs ; be-
cause the Lord had given him rest.

7 Therefore he said unto Judah,
Let us build these cities, and make
about them walls, and towers, gates,
and ^ bars irhde the land is yet be-
fo)-e us : because we have sc>ught
the Lord our '^God, we have sought
Mill, and he hath given us i-est on
every side. So they built and
prospered.

8 And Asa had an army of -men
that bai'e ** targets and spears, out
of Judah three hundred thousand;
and out of Benjamin, that bare
shields and drew bows, two hun-
dred and fourscore thousand : all
these were mighty men of valour.

437

Asa^s solemn covenant

11. CHRONICLES, 15.

icitli God.

9 ^ And there came out against
them Zei'ah the Ethiopian with an
host of a thousand thousand, and
three hundred chariots ; and came
unto Mareshah.

10 Then Asa went out against
him, and they set the battle in
array in the valley of Zephathah
at Mareshah.

1 1 And Asa cried unto the Lord
his God, and said, Lord, ' it jk no-
thing with thee to help, whetlier

with many, or with them that liave

no power : help us, O Lord our
God; for we rest on thee, and in
thy name we go against this mvilti-
tude. O Lord, thou art our God ;
let not man prevail against thee.

12 So the LoitD smote the Ethio-
pians before Asa, and before Ju-
dah ; and the Ethiopians fled.

13 And Asa and the people that
ivere with him pursued them unto
Gerar : and the Ethiopians were
overthrown, that they could not
recover themselves ; for they wei-e
destroyed before the Lord, and be-
fore his host ; and they carried
away very much spoil.

14 And they smote all the cities
round about Gerar ; for the fear of
the Lord came upon them : and
they spoiled all the cities ; for there
was exceeding much spoil in them.

1 5 They smote also the tents of
cattle, and carried away sheep and
camels in abundance, and returned
to Jerusalem.

CHAPTER 15.

1 A,sii icith ,/>i(/(ih mill inani/ of Tfiroel, moved
hi/ the iimiilirri/ i,f Aziiri.ih III,' «.// ,if Odeil,
liiiiki' II .s,, I. 1,111 ,;,, -,'11,1,11 „ill, i;,„l. 16 He
pulli-tli il.'ii II Mii,i,-li,ih 1,1s iii,,lli,'r for her
idolatrif. Is lie hrinfjeth. dedicate things
into the house of God,, and enjoy eth a long
peace.

AND the Spirit of God came
upon Azai-iah the son of Oded :

2 And he went out to meet Asa,
and said unto him. Hear ye me,
Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin ;
The Loud in with you, while ye
be with him ; and if ye seek him,
he will b(! found of you; but if ye
forsake him, he will forsake you.

3 Now for a long seasf)n Israel
-hdfli Item without the true God,
and without a teaching priest, and
without law.

4 15ut when they in tlu>ir ti-oiible
did tui'ii unto •' the Lqim) (iod of
Fsi'ael, anrl sought him, he was
found of them.

5 And in those times tlicre vxta
no peac(> to him that went out, nor
to him that came in, but great v(>xa-
tifnis mere uixm all the inhabitants
of the counti'ies.

6 '^ And nation was destroyed of

nation, and city of city : for God
did vex them with all adversity.

7 Be ye strong therefore, and let
not your hands be ® weak : for your
work shall be rewarded.

8 And when Asa heard these
words, and the prophecy of Oded
the prophet, he took courage, and
put away the abominable idols out
of all the land of Judah and Benja-
min, and out of the cities which he
had taken from "mount Ephraim,
and renewed the altar of the Lord,
that tvas before the porch of the
Lord.

9 And he gathered all Judah and
Benjamin, and the strangers with
them out of Ephraim and Manas-
seh, and out or Simeon : for they
fell to him out of Israel in abun-
dance, when they saw that the
Lord his God ivas with him.

10 So they gathered themselves
together at Jerusalem in the third
month, in the fifteenth year of the
reign of Asa.

1 1 And they offered unto the
Lord the same time, of the spoil
which they had brought, seven hun-
dred oxen and seven thousand
sheep.

1 2 And they entered into a cove-
nant to seek '^the Lord God of their
fathers with all tlieir heart and

with all their soul ;

13 That whosoever would not
seek ^ the Lord God of Israel should
be ])ut to tieath, whether small or
great, whether man or woman.

14 And they sware unto theLoRD
with a loud voice, and with shout-
ing, and with trumpets, and with
cornets.

15 And all Judah rejoiced at the
oath : for they had sworn with all
their heart, and sought him with
their whole desire ; and he was
found of them: and the Lord gave
them rest round about.

16 II And also concerning Maa-
chah the mother of Asa the king,
he removed her from heivn (lueen,
because slu; had made an ''i<l()l in a

gro\c : and Asa cut down her idcti,
and stamped It, and burned it at
the brook Kidnm.

17 B>ut the high places were not
taken away out of Tsi'ael : never-
theless the heart of Asa was per-
fect all his days.

IH U And h(^ brought into the
house of rjod the things that his
father hiid dcdicMlcd. ami that he
himself had dedicated, silver, and
gold, and vessels.

19 And there was no more war

4 And they
were broken
iu pieces,
nation
against
nation, and
city against
city:

5 slack :

6 the hill
country of

' the Lord,
the God of
their
fathers,

8 the Lord,
the God of
Israel.

'■'aboniinal)
imago for :i
Asherah :

438

Asa reproved by Hanani. II. CHRONICLES, 16, 17.

His death.

unto the five and thirtieth year of
the reign of Asa.

CHAPTER 16.

1 ,l.s'(/, hi/ the aid of the Si/riiom
Btiiinhiifrom hiiililiinj nf RdiiiKh

dinerteth
7 Being

('(/ therecfhij Ikituniiju' imttith h

repiu --

in jirixdii. 11 Anion!/ In ^

diKeiine he seekeHi not to G<

th,
I. but h.

siaians. 13 Ilin death and burial.

h i.s

■ phi/-

IN the sixth and thirtieth year of
the reign of Asa Baasha king
of Israel came up against Judah,
and built Ramah, to the intent
that he might let none go out or
come in to Asa king of Judah.

2 Then Asa brought out silver
and gold out of the treasures of
the house of the Lord and of the
king's house, and sent to Ben-ha-
dad king of Syria, that dwelt at
Damascus, saying,

3 There is a league between me
and thee, as there was between my
father and thy father : behold, I
have sent thee silver and gold ; go,
break thy league with Baasha king
of Israel, that he may depart from
me.

4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto
king Asa, and sent the captains of
his armies against the cities of Is-
rael ; and they smote lion, and
Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the
store cities of Naphtali.

5 And it came to pass, when
Baasha heard it, that he left off
building of Ramah, and let his
work cease.

6 Then Asa the king took all Ju-
dah ; and they carried away the
stones of Ramah, and the timber
tliereof, wherewith Baasha w^^
l)uilding ; and he built therewith
Cieba and Mizpah.

7 ^ And at that time Hanani the
seer came to Asa king of Judah,
and said unto him. Because thou
hast relied on the king of Syria,
and not relied on the Lord thy
God, therefore is the host of the
king of Syria escaped out of thine
hand.

8 Were not the Ethiopians and
the ^ Lubims a huge host, with very
many cliariots and horsemen 1 yet,
because thou didst rely on the
Lord, he delivered them into thine
hand.

9 For the eyes of the Lord run
to and fro throughout the whole
earth, to shew himself strong in
the behalf of them whose heart is
perfect toward him. Herein thou
hast done foolishly : therefore from
henceforth thou shalt have wars.

10 Then Asa was wroth with
the seer, and put him in a prison —
house ; for he was in a rage with I and

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him because of this thing. And
Asa oppressed some of the people
the same time.

11 H And, behold, the acts of
Asa, first and last, lo. they are
written in the book of the kings of
Judah and Israel.

12 And Asa in the thirty and
ninth year of his reign was diseased
in his feet, until his disease was ex-
ceeding great: yet in his disease
he sought not to the Lord, but to
the physicians.

13 ^ And Asa slept with his
fathers, and died in the one and
fortieth year of his reign.

14 And they buried him in his
own sepulchres, which he had made
for himself in the city of David,
and laid him in the bed which was
filled with sweet odours and divers
kinds of spices prepared by the
'" apothex:-aries' art : and they made
a very great burning for him.

CHAPTER 17.

perfumers'

1 JeJtoshaphat, succeeding Am, reigneth
well, and prospereth. 7 He seiidetk Le-
'inte.1 with the princes to teach Judah.
10 His enemies being terrified by God,
s<»ne. of them bring him presents and
tribute. 12 His greatness, captains, and
armies.

AND Jehoshaphat his son
reigned in his stead, and
strengthened himself against Is-
I'ael.

2 And he placed forces in all the
fenced cities of Judah, and set
garrisons in the land of Judah,
and in the cities of Ephraim,
which Asa his father had taken.

3 And the Lord was with .Je-
hoshaphat, because he walked in
the first ways of his father David,
and sought not unto ■' Baalim ;

4 But sought to the LoA'D God
of his father, and walked in his
commandments, and not after the
doings of Israel.

5 Therefore the Lord stablished
the kingdom in his hand ; and all
Judah brought to Jehoshaphat
presents ; and he had riches antl
honour in abundance.

6 And his heart was lifted up in
the ways of the Lord : moreover
he took away the high places and
•* groves out of Judah.

7 II Also in the third year of his
reign he sent to his princes, even to
Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to
Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and
to Michaiah, to teach in the cities
of Judah.

<S And with them he sent Le-

vites, ei^ew Shemaiali, and Netlia-

niah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel,

Shemiramoth, and Jehona-

3 the
Baalim ;

nhe
Asherim

Jehoshaphat and Ahab

II. CHRONICLES, 18.

at Ramotli-gilead.

than, and Adonijah, and Tobijah,
and Tob-adonijah, Levites ; and
with them Elishama and Jeho-
ram, priests.

9 And they taught in Judah,
and liad tlae book of the law of
the Lord witli them, and went
about throughout all the cities of
Judah, and taught the people.

10 U And the fear of the Lord
fell upon all the kingdoms of the
lands that loere round about Judah,
so that they made no war against
Jehoshaphat.

11 Also Rome of the Philistines
brouglit Jehoshaphat presents, and
tribute silver ; and the Arabians
brought him flocks, seven thousand
and seven hundred rams, and seven
thousand and seven hundred he
goats.

12 H And Jehoshapliat waxed
great exceedingly ; and he built
in Judah castles, and cities of
stoi-e.

1 3 And he had ^ much business
in the cities of Judah : and the
men of war, mighty men of valour,
ivere in Jerusalem.

14 And these are the numbers of
them according to "the house of
their fathers : Of Judaii, the cap-
tains of tliousands ; Adnah the
chief, and with him mighty men
of valour three hundred thousand.

15 And next to him was Jeho-
hanan the captain, and with him
two liundred and fourscore thou-
sand.

16 And next him v}as Amasiah
the son of Zichi'i, who willingly
offered himself unto the Lord ; and
with him two hundred thousand
mighty men of valour.

1 7 And of Lenjamin ; Eliada a
mighty man of valour, and with
him armed men with bow and
shield two luiiidred thousand.

IH And next liim iras .Jchozabad,
and with him ;iii hundred ;i,nd four-
score thousand ready prepai/ed for
the war.

_ 19 These waited on the king, bo-
side thoKe, whom the king put in the
fenced cities tln'oughout all Judah.

CHAPTER 18.

1 JehoKhaphdt, joined in nffi,iiil.i/ irilh Ahdh,
is iierxiittiled to (jo with him (KjainHt lt<i-
miith-dilead. 4 Ahrib, Kediivtd lif/ /'ii/.s,-
pro/ihi'/.i, (ivcofdinfi to Hie ivard'cf Mi-
Cdiiih, is nl(ti)i. there,

NOW Jehosliaphat had ri(-lies
and honour in al)undancc, and
joined allinity with Ahab.

2 And aft^'r rcrfain yc^ars he wont
down to Ahab to Sfiuiaria. And
Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him
in abundance, and for the people

that he had w ith him, and persuaded
him to go up with him to Ramoth-
gilead.

3 And Ahab king of Israel said
unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah,
Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-
gilead ? And he answered him, I
am as thou art, and my people as
thy people ; and we ivill he with
thee in the war.

4 ^ And Jehoshaphat said unto
the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray
thee, at the word of the Lord to day.

5 Therefore the king of Israel
gathered togetlier of prophets four
hvindred men, and said unto them.
Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to
battle, or shall I forbear 1 And
they said. Go up ; for God will de-
liver it into the king's hand.

6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there
not here a prophet of the Lord be-
sides, that we might enquire of
him ^

7 And the king of Israel said
unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one
man, by whom we may entiuire of
the Lord : but I hate him; tor he
never prophesied good unto me,
but always evil : the same is
^Lcaiah the son of Imla. And
Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king
say so.

8 And the king of Israel called
for one of his officers, and said.
Fetch quickly Micaiah the sou of
Imla.

9 And the king of Israel and Je-
hoshaphat king of Judah sat either
of them on his throne, clothed in
their robes, and they sat in ^ a void

place at the entering in of the gate
of Samaria- and all the prophets
prophesied before them.

10 And Zedekiah the son of Che-
naanah had made him horns of
iron, and said. Thus saith the
Lord, With these thou shalt i)ush
Syr'ia until they be consumed.

1 1 And all the prophets pi'(>i)he-
sied so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-
gilead. and pr(>sper : for the JjORD
shall deliver it into the hand of the
king.

1 2 And the messenger that went
to call Micaiah spake to him, say-
ing, IJehold. the words of the
lu'ophets declare good to the king
with one asscMit ; let thy woi-d there-
fore, 1 pray thee, be like one of
theirs, aiid speak thou good.

13 y\n(l Micaiah said, As the
Lord liveth, even what my God
saith, that will I speak.

14 And when he was come to the
king, the king said unto him, Mi-
caiah. shall wt^go to JJanioth-gilead
to battle, or shall 1 forb(>ar '? And
he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and I

440

Micaiah^s irropliecy.

II. CHRONICLES, 19.

Ahab is slain.

they shall be delivered into j^our
hand.

1.5 And the king said to mm,
How many times shall I adjure
thee that tiiou say nothing but the
truth to me in the name of the
Lord "?

16 Then he said, I did see all
Israel scattered upon the moun-
tains, as sheep that have no shep-
herd : and the Lord said. These
have no master ; let them return
therefore every man to his house in
peace.

1 7 And the king of Israel said to
.lehoshaphat, Did 1 not tell thee
that he would not prophesy good
mito me, but evil 1

18 Again he said, Therefore hear
the word of the Lord ; I saw the
Lord sitting upon his throne, and
all the host of heaven standing on
his right hand and on his left.

19 And the Lord said. Who shall
entice Ahab king of Israel, that he
may go up and fall at liamoth-
gilead'? And one spake saying
after this manner, and another
saying after that manner.

20 Then there came out a spirit,
and stood before the Lord, and
said, I will entice him. And the
Lord said unto him. Wherewith'?

21 And he said, I will go out,
and be a lying spirit in the mouth
of all his prophets. And the Loud
said, Thou shalt entice him, and
thou shalt also lirevail : go out, and
do even so.

22 Now therefore, behold, the
Lord hath put a lying spirit in the
mouth of these thy prophets, and
the Lord hath spoken evil against
thee.

23 Then Zedekiah the son of
Chenaanah came near, and smcite
Micaiah upon the cheek, and said.
Which way went the (Spirit of the
Lord from me to speak unto thee %

24 And Micaiah said, Behold,
thou shalt see on that day when
thou shalt go into an inner cham-
ber to hide thyself.

25 Then theking of Israel said.
Take ye Micaiah, and carry him
back to Amon the governor of the
city, and to Joash the king's son ;

26 And say. Thus saith the king,
Put this fellow in the prison, and
feed him with bread of affliction
and with water of affliction, until
I return in peace.

27 And Micaiali said, If thou
^certainlyreturn in peace, tltenhixth
not the Lord spoken by me. And
he said, Hearken, all ye '^ people.

28 So the king of Israel and
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah
went up to llamoth-gilead.

29 And the king of Israel said
unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise
myself, and will go to the bjittle ;
but put thou on thy robes. So the
king of Israel disguised himself ;
and they went to the battle.

30 Now the king of Syria had
conunanded the captains _ of the
chariots that were with him, say-
ing. Fight ye not with small or
great, save only with the king of
Israel.

31 And it came to pass, when
the caijtains of the chariots saw
Jehoshaphat, that they sfiid. It ts
the king of Israel. Therefore they
'compassed about him to fight:

but Jehoshaphat crie(i out, and the
Lord helped him ; and God moved
them to depart from him.

32 For it came to pass, that,
when the captains of the chariots
perceived that it was not the king
of Israel, they turned back again
from pursuing • him.

33 And a certain man drew a
bow at a venture, and smote the
king of Israel between the joints
of the •^harness : therefore he said
to his chariot man, Turn thine
hand, that thou mayest carry me
out of the host ; for 1 am wounded.

34 And the battle increased that
day : howbeit the king of Israel
stayed himself up in his chariot
against the Syrians until the even :
and about the time of the sun go-
ing down he died.

CHAPTER 19.

1 Jehoslutphat, reproved hy Jehu, visiteth hh
kingd^om. 5 Ilisinsiructioiistothejndgea,
8 to the, prienta and Leviiea.

AND Jehoshaphat the king of
Judah returned to his house
in peace to Jerusalem.

2 And Jehu the son of Hanani
the seer went out to meet him, and
said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest
thou helj) the ungodly, and love
them that hate the Lord"? there-
fore is wrath upon thee from be-
fore the Lord.

3 Nevertheless there are good
things found in thee, in that thou
hast taken away the '' groves out
of the land, and hast "i)re])ared
thine heart to seek God.

4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt a,t
Jerusalem : and he went out again
through the people froni Beer-
sheba to "mount Ephraim, and
brought them back unto '^the Lord
God of their fathers.

5 *\ And he set judges in the
land throughout all the fenced
cities of Juclah, city by city,

6 And saitl to the judges, Take

3 turned
about to
fight
against
him:

^ armour :

5 Asheroth

6 set

" the hill
country of
8 the Loud,
the God

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Jelioshaphafs instruct ions.

II. CHRONICLES, 20.

1 giving
judgment.

2 controver-
sies. And

8 whenso-
ever any
controversy

4 be

''*some of
tlie Meunim,

heed what ye do : for ye judge not
for man, but for the Lord, who is
with you in ^ the judgment.

7 M^herefore now let tlie fear of
the Lord be upon you ; take heed
and do it : for there is no iniquity
with the Lord our God, nor respect
of per.son.s, nor taking of gifts.

8 U Moreover in .Jerusalem did
Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and
of the priests, and of the chief of
the fathers of Israel, for the judg-
ment of the Lord, and for "contro-
versies, when they returned to Je-

rusalem.

9 And he charged them, saying.
Thus shall ye do in the fear of the
Lord, faithfully, and with a per-
fect heart.

10 And ^ what cause soever shall
come to you of your bretln-en that
dwell in their cities, between blood
and blood, between law and com-
mandment, statutes and judg-
ments, ye shall even warn them
that they trespass not against the
Lord, and so wrath come upon
you, and upon your brethren : this
do, and ye shall not trespass.

11 And, behold, Amariah the
chief priest is over you in all mat-
ters of the Lord ; and Zebadiah
the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the
house of Judah, for all the king's
matters : also the Levites shall he
otEcers before you. Deal coura-
geously, and the Lord •* shall be
with the good.

CHAPTER 20.

1 Jehoshaphatin his fear prool aim eth afant.
5 His prayer. 14 The prophecy of jaha-
siel. 20 Ji'hnxhaphiif exhnrfeth'the peopjle,
and Mtteth .sltiqi'i-n In /n-nlse ihe Lord. 22
The great m, rihron ,>j th.- ,„,•»,/<'.?. 26 The
people^ having blen-sed God at Berachah,
return in triumph. ,31 JehonhaphaVn
reign. .35 IHh convoy of tihip.<t, lohich he
made with Ahaziah, according to the pro-
phecy of Eliezer, unhappily jierished.

IT came to pass after this also,
that the children of Moal), and
the children of Ammon, and with
them ^ other besid(> the Ammonites.
came against J ehosiiapluit to bat-
tle. ^

2 Then there came some that
told Jehoshaphat, saying. There
Cometh a gnvit multitude against
thee froin beyo)id tin; sea on this
side Syria ; and, behold, they be
in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-
gedi.

3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and
set himself to seek the Loud, and
proclaimed a fast throughout all
Judah.

4 And Judah gathered them-
selves together, to ask help of the

* Or,

Lord : even out of all the cities of
Judah they came to seek the Lord.

5 If And Jehoshaphat stood in
the congregation of Judah and Je-
rusalem, in the house of the Lord,
before the new court,

6 And said, "^ O Lord God of our
fathers, art not thou God in hea-
ven 1 and rulest not thou over all
the kingdoms of the heathen 'I and
in thine hand is there not power
and might, so that none is able to
withstand thee 1

7 Art not thou our God, who
didst drive out the inhabitants of
this land before thy people Israel,
and gavest it to the seed of Abra-
ham thy friend for ever 1

8 And they dwelt therein, and
have built thee a sanctuary therein
for thy name, saying,

9 If, ivhen evil cometh upon us,
as the sword, judgment, or pesti-
lence, or famine, we stand before
this house, and in thy presence,
(for thy name is in this house,) and
cry unto thee in our affliction, then
thou wilt hear and help.

10 And now, behold, the child-
ren of Ammon and Moab and
mount Seir, whom thou wouldest
not let Israel invade, when they
came out of the land of Egypt, but
they • turned from them, and de-
stroyed them not ;

1 1 Behold, / say, hotv they re-
ward us, to come to cast us out of
thy possession, which thou hast
given us to inherit.

_ 12 O our God, wilt thou not
judge them? for we have no might
against this great company that
cometh against us; neither know
we what to do : but our eyes are
upon thee.

13 And all Judah stood before
the Lord, with their little ones,
their wives, and their children.

14 n Then upon Jahaziel the son
of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah,
the son of Jeiel, the son of JNIatta-
niah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph,
came the Sjnrit of the Lord in the
midst of the congregation;

l.^j And he said, Hearken ye, all
•Juflah, and ye inhabitants of Jeru-
saleni, and thou king Jehosha])hat,
Thus .saith the Lord unto you. Be
not afi'aid nf)r dismayed by reason
of this great multitude; for the
batth^ is not yours, l)ut God's.

1 (5 To morrow go ye down against
them : behold, they come up l)y tlie
cliff of Ziz ; arul ye shall find them
at the end of the " brook, before the
wilderness of Jei-uTT

17 Ye sliall not need to fight in
this hattle: set yourselves, stand ye
ftill, and see the salvation of tlie

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Victory over his enemies.

II. CHRONICLES, 21.

Jehoshajjhat'' s death.

LoKD with you, O Judah and Jeru-
salem : fear not, nor be dismayed ;
to morrow go out against them : for
the Lord ivill be with you.

18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his
head with Ms face to the grouncJ :
and all Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem fell before tlie Lord,
worshipping the Lord.

1 9 And the^ Levites, of the child-
ren of the Kohathites, and of the
children of the \Korhites, stood up
to praise ^ the Lord ({od of Israel
with a loud voice on high.

20 II And they rose early in the
morning, and went forth into the
wilderness of Tekoa : and as they
went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and
said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye in-
habitants of Jerusalem ; Believe in
the Lord your God, so shall ye be
established ; believe his prophets,
so shall ye prosper.

21 And when he had consulted
\vith the people, he appointed
singers unto the Lord, and ^ that
should praise the beauty of holi

ness, as they went out before the
army, and to say. Praise the Lord;
for his mercy endureth for ever.
■ 22 ^ And when they began to
sing and to praise, the Lord set
ambushments against the children
of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir,
which were come against Judah ;
and they were smitten.

23 For the children of Ammon
and Moab stood up against the in-
habitants of mount 8eir, utterly to
slay and destroy them : and when
they had made an end of the in-
habitants of Seir, every one helped
to destroy another.

24 And when Judah came toward
the watch tower in the wilderness,
they looked unto the multitude,
and, behold, they were dead bodies
fallen to the earth, and none es-
caped.

25 And when Jehoshaphat and
his people came to take away the
spoil of them, they found among
them in abundaiice both riches
with the dead bodies, and precious
jewels, which they stripijed off for
themselves, more than they could
carry away : and they were three
days in gathering of the spoil, it
was so much.

26 51 And on the fourth day they
assembled themselves in the val-
ley of * Berachah ; for there they
blessed the Lord : therefore the
name of the same place was called.
The valley of Berachah, unto this
day.

27 Then they returned, every

* That is, Blessing.

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man of Judah and Jerusalem, and
Jehoshaphat in the forefront of
them, to go again to Jerusalem
with joy ; for the Lord had made
them to rejoice over their enemies.

28 And they came to Jerusalem
with psalteries and harps and trum-
pets unto the house of the Lord.

29 And the fear of God was on
all the kingdoms of * those countries,
when they had heard that the Lord
fought against the enemies of Is-
rael.

30 8q the realm of Jehoshaphat
was quiet : for his God gave him
rest round about.

31 ^ And Jehoshaphat reigned
over Judah : he was thirty and
five years old when he began to
reign, and he reigned twenty and
five years in Jerusalem. And his
mother's name was Azubah the
daughter of Shilhi.

32 And he walked in the way of
Asa his father, and departed not
from it, doing that tvhich ivas right
in the sight of the Lord.

33 Howbeit the high placqswere
not taken away : for as yet the peo-
ple had not ^ prepared their hearts
unto the God of their fathers.

34 Now the rest of the acts of
Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold,
they are written in the book of
Jehu the son of Hanani, who is
mentioned in the book of the kings
of Israel.

35 ^ And after this did Jehosha-
phat king of Judah join himself
with Ahaziah king of Israel, who
did very wickedly :

36 And he joined himself with
him to make ships to go to Tar-
shish : and they made the ships
in Ezion-gaber.

37 Then Eliezer the son of Doda-
vahof Mareshah jirophesied against
Jehoshaphat, saying. Because thou
hast joined thyself with Ahaziah,
the Lord hath broken thy works.
And the ships were broken, that
they were not able to go to Tar-
shish.

CHAPTER 2L

1 Jehoram, succeedirxj Jehoshaphat, slayeth
hif<ft?-ethren. h Ilinincked reign. % Edom
■ and Libnah recolt. VI The prophecy of
Elijah aijaiiist him in tcriiing. 16 Tlie
Pliilixtiiiefi (Did Araliian.1 ojipress him.
18 Ifis incvrable disease, infamous death,
and burial.

NOW Jehoshaphat slept with his
fathers, and was buried with
his fathers in the city of David.
And Jehoram his son reigned in his
stead.

2 And he had brethren the sons
of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Je-
hiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah,
and Michael, and Shephatiah : all

4 the

5 set

Jehoram^s tvicked reign.

II. CHRONICLES, 22.

Elijah denounceth him.

these were the sons of Jehoshaphat
king of Israel.

3 And their father gave them
great gifts of silver, and of gold,
and of precious things, with fenced
cities in Judah : but the kingdom
gave he to Jehoram ; because he
was the firstborn.

4 Now when .Jehoram was risen
up to the kingdom of his fatlier,
he strengthened himself, and slew
all his brethren with the sword,
and divers also of the princes of
Israel.

5 H Jehoram ivas thirty and two
years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned eight years in .Jeru-
salem.

6 And he walked in the way of
the kings of Israel, like as did the
house of Ahab : for lie had the
daughter of Ahab to wife : and he
wrought that ichich was evil in the
eyes of the Lord.

7 Howbeit the Lord would not
destroy the house of David, be-
cause of the covenant that he
had made with David, and as he
promised to give a ' light to him
and to his sons for ever.

8 51 In his days the Edomites re-
volted from under the dominion of
Judah, and made themselves a
king.

9 Then Jehoram went forth with
his princes, and all his chariots
with him : and he rose up by night,
and smote the l^Momites which com-
l)assed liim in, and the captains of
the chariots.

10 So the Edomites revolted from
under the hand of Judah unto this
day. The same time also did Jjib-
nah revolt from under his liand ;
because he had forsaken '•'the JjORD
God of liis fathers.

1 Moreover he made high places
in the mountains of -Judah, and
caused the inhabitants of Jerusa-
lem to '' coiiiiiiit fornication, and
compelled Judah thereto.

12 II And there (;ame a writing
to him from Kliiah the projjhct,
saying. Thus saitn ^ the Loi;i) (icxj
of David thy father, l>ecaus(; thou
hast not walked in the ways of .Je-
hoshaphat thy father, nor in the
ways of Asa Iving of Judah,

1 3 I»ut hast walked in the way of
tlH> kings of Israel, and hast inad(>
.ludah and tlx; iiilial)itaiits of .b'.ru-
salcin to ' go ;i. whoriiig, liki- to the
wliorrdoins of the house of AliaJ).

and also hast slaui lli^' l>ret.liren of
thy father's }i(ju.se, ivhich were better
than thyself :

1-1 liehold, with a gr(>at plague
will the Loiji) smite thy people, and

thy children, and thy wives, and all
thy goods :

15 And thou .s/ia^^/iai'e great sick-
ness by disease of thy bowels, until
thy bowels fall out by reason of the
sickness ^ day by day.

16 ^Moreover the Lord stirred
up against Jehoi-am the spirit of the
Philistines, and of the Arabians,
that " v>ere near the Ethiopians :

17 And they came up into Ju-
dah, and brake into it, and carried
away all the substance that was
found in the king's house, and his
sons also, and his wives ; so that
there was never a son left him,
save *Jehoahaz, the youngest of
his sons.

18^ And after all this the Lord
smote him in liis bowels with an
incurable disease.

1 9 And it came to pass, that in
process of time, after the end of
two years, his bowels fell out by
reason of his sickness : so he died
of sore diseases. And his people
made no burning for him, like the
burning of his fathers.

20 Thirty and two years old was
he when he began to reign, and he
reigned in Jerusalem eight years,
and departed _ without being de-
.sired. Howbeit they buried him
in the city of David, but not in
the sepulchres of the kings.

CHAPTER 22.

1 Ahasiah .iiiereedin(f 't'eirjneth loickedly. 5 Tn
h ix coiifedet'acy triih Joravi the son ofAhah,
lie is shihi h,/ Jehu.. 10 Athalhth, <lcstrt»,i-
ii'ij iill till' need royal, save Jonnh. irham
,1, hiisJiiihi'tith his aunt hid, iisiirpeth the
kuiiiddiii .

AND the inhabitants of Jerusa-
lem made Ahaziah his young-
est son king in his stead : for the
band of mt'n that came with the
Arabians to the camii had slain all
tlu^ eldest. So Ahaziah th<> son of
Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

2 ''' Forty and two years old inas
Ahaziah when he b(>gan to reign,
and he reigned one year in Jerusa-
I(un. His motluM''s name; also ivas
iVthaliah the ^da.Uj'diter of Onu'i.

.3 He also_ walked in the ways of
the house of Aliab : for his mother
was hi.s counsellor to do wickedly.

4 Whei'cfoi-e he did evil in the
sight of the Loud like i\w house of
Ahab : for they were his counsel-
loi's after the dcvith of his father
to his destruction.

T) 11 He walked also after their
counsel, and went with^ .lehoram
the son of i\Iia,b king of Israel t(»
wai' against Hazael king of Syiia

* hi ch. xxii. 1, Ahaziah.

t Or,

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Ahaziah slain by Jehu.

II. CHRONICLES, 23. Jehoiada maJceth Joash king.

at Ramoth-gilead : and the Syrians
.smote J Oram.

6 And he returned to be healed
in Jezreel because of the wounds
which were given him at llamah,
when he fought with Hazael king
of Syria. And *Azariah tlie son
of Jehoram king of Judah went
down to see Jehoram the son of
Ahab at Jezreel, because he was
sick.

7 And the destruction of Aha-
ziah was of God by coming to
Joram : for when he was come, he
went out with Jehoram against
Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the
Lord had anointed to cut oft" the
house of Ahab.

8 And it came to pass, that, when
Jehu was executing judgment upon
the house of Ahab, and found the
princes of Judah, and the sons of
the brethren of Ahaziah, that min-
istered to Ahaziah, he slew them.

9 And he sought Ahaziah ; and
they caught him, (for he was hid
in Samaria,) and brought him to
Jehu : and when they had slain
him, they buried him : Because,
said they, he is the son of Jehosha-
phat, who sought the Lord Avith
all his heart. So the house of Aha-
ziah had no power to ^keep still
the kingdom.

10 II But when Athaliah the
mother of Ahaziah saw that her
son was dead, she arose and de-
stroyed all the seed royal of the
house of Judah.

1 1 But Jehoshabeath, the daugh-
ter of the king, took Joash the son
of Ahaziah, and stole him from
among the king's sons that were
slain, and put him and his nurse
in a bedchamber. So J ehoshabeath,
the daughter of king Jehoram, the
wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she
was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid
him from Athaliah, so that she
slew him not.

1 2 And he was with them hid in
the house of God six yeai's : and
Athaliah reigned over the land.

CHAPTER 23.

1 JeJtoiada, hdring fiei i/n'n(/ft in orifer, mal'-
etli Joit>)h king. 12 Athdliah ix n/diii. 10
Jehuiadii lestoreih ihe ■w(>}-fihip of (rod.

AN 1 ) in the seventh year Jehoi-
afla strengthened himself, and
took the captains of hundreds, Aza-
riah the son of Jeroham, and Lsh-
mael the son of Jeliohanan, and
Azariah the s(m of Obed, and Maa-
seiah the son of Aflaiah, and Eli-
shaphat the son of Zichri, into
covenant with him.

■In ver. j Ahaziali

2 And they went about in Judah,
and gathered the Levites out of all
the cities of Judah, and the chief of
the fathers of Israel, and they came
to Jerusalem.

3 And all the congregation made
a covenant with the king in the
house of God. And he said unto
them. Behold, the king's son shall
reign, as the Lord hath said of the
sons of David.

4 This is the thing that ye shall
do ; A third part of you entering
on the sabbath, of tlie priests and
of the Levites, shall be porters of
the doors ;

5 And a third part shall he at the
king's house ; and a third part at
the gate of the foundation: and
all the people shall he in the courts
of the house of the Lord.

6 But let none come into the
house of the Lord, .save the priests,
and they that mini.ster of the Le-
vites ; they shall go in, for they are
holy : but all the people shall keep
the watch of the Lord.

7 And the Levites shall compass
the king round about, every man
with his weapons in his hand ;
and whosoever else cometh into
the house, he shall be put to
death : but be ye with the king
when he cometh in, and when he
goeth out.

8 So the Levites and all Judah
did according to all things that Je-
hoiada the priest had commanded,
and took every man his men that
were to come in on the sabbath,
with them that were to go out
on the sabbath : for Jehoiada the
priest dismissed not the courses.

9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest
delivered to the captains of hun-
dreds spears, and bucklers, and
shields, that had Jteen king Da-
vid's, which %ve7'e in the house of
God.

10 And he .set all the people,
every man having his weapon in
his hand, from the right side of
the temple to the left side of the
temple, along liy the altar and the
temple, by the king round aljout.

1 1 Then they brought out the
king's son, and put upon him the
crown, and oave him the testimony,
and made him king. Anfl Jehoi-
ada and his sons anointed him, and
said, (Jod save the king.

12 II Now when Athaliah heard
the noise of thepeoj)le running and
1 (raising the king, she came to the
people into the house of the Lord :

13 And she looked, and, behold,
tlie king stood at his pillar at the
entering in, and the -'princes and
tlie trumpets by the king : and all

- captains

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AthaUah is slain.

II. CHRONICLES, 24.

Joash rejMireth the temple.

the people of the land rejoiced, and
sounded with trumpets, also the
singers with instruments of musick,
andf such as taught to sing praise.
Then Athaliah rent her clothes,
and said, Treason, Treason.

14 Then Jehoiada the priest
brought out the captains of hun-
dreds that were set over the host,
and said unto them. Have her forth
' of the ranges : and whoso follow-
eth her, let hun be slain with the
sword. For the priest said. Slay
her not in the house of the Lord.

15 So they '^laid hands on her:
and when she was come to the en-
tering of the horse gate by the
king's house, they slew her there.

16 H And Jehoiada made a cove-
nant between him, and between all
the people, and between the king,
that they should be the Lord's
people.

17 Then all the people went to
the house of Baal, and brake it
down, and brake his altars and his
images in pieces, and slew Mattan
the priest of Baal before the altars.

18 Also Jehoiada appointed the
offices of the house of the Lord by
the hand of the priests the Levites,
whom David had distributed in the
house of the Lord, to offer the burnt
offering of the Lord, as it is written
in the law of Moses, with rejoicing
and with singing, as it was ordained
by David.

1 9 And he set the porters at the
gates of the house of the Lord, that
none whichrvas unclean in any thing
should enter in.

20 And he took the captains of
hundreds, and the nobles, and the
governors of the people, and all
the people of the land, and brought
down the king from the house of
the Loud : and they came tln-ough
the ''hiuh gate into the king'shouse,
and set the king upon the throne
of the kingdom.

21 And all the people of the land
rejoiced : and the city was (piiet,
after that they had slain Athahah
vv^itli the sword.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Joanh reigneth well all the, ilays of Jehoi-
ada. 4 Jfe i/iveth order for the. repair of
ike temple. IT) Jehoiada" k death ami ho-
nourable burial. 17 Joaxh. falliiitj In
idolatry, ftlaijeth Zeohariah the hoii. of .If-
hoiada. 2\\ .Toaxh ix x/, oiled by the Syrl-
aiiH, and xlain by Zabad and Jehosabad .
27 Aiiiasiah mic.ceiileth him.

rO.VSH toa.i seven years old wlien
he began to reign, and lui
n'igncd forty years in Jerusalem.
His mother's name also was Zibiah
of Beer-sheba.

2 And Joasli did that ivhirh was

right in the sight of the Lord all
the days of Jehoiada the priest.

3 And Jehoiada took tor him
two wives ; and he begat sons and
daughters.

4 H And it came to pass after
this, that Joash was minded to re-
pair the house of the Lord.

5 And he gathered together the
priests and the Levites, and said to
them. Go out unto the cities of Ju-
dah, and gather of all Israel money
to repair the house of your God
from year to year, and see that ye
hasten the matter. Howbeit the
Levites hastened it not.

6 And the king called for Jehoi-
ada the chief, and said unto him.
Why hast thou not required of the
Levites to bring in out of Judah
and out of Jerusalem the collection,
according to the commandment of
Moses the servant of the Lord, and
of the congregation of Israel, for
the •*ta]')ernacle of witness*?

7 For the sons of Athaliah, that
wicked woman, had broken up the
house of God ; and also all the de-
dicated tilings of the house of the
Lord did they bestow upon ° Baa-
lim.

8 And at the king's command-
ment they made a chest, and set it
without at the gate of the house of
the Lord.

9 And tliey made a proclamation
through Judah and Jerusalem, to
bring in to the Lord the collection
tJiat Moses the servant of God laid
upon Israel in the wilderness.

10 And all the princes and all
the people rejoice^d, and brought
in, and cast into the chest, until
they had made an end.

1 1 Now it came to pass, that at
what time tlie chest was brought
unto the king's office by the liaiid
oi the Levites, and when they saw
that there was much money, the
king's scribe and the Iiigh ))riest's
officer came and emptied the chest,
and took it, and carried it to ''his
place again. Thus they did day
r)y day, and gathered money in
abundance.

12 And the king and Jehoiada
gave it to such as did the work of
the service of the liouse of the
Lord, and hired masons and car-
penters to repair the house of the
LoiM), and also such as wrought
ii'on and lirass to mend the house
of th(^ Lord.

1 ."') So the workmen wrought, and
the woi'k was perfected by them,
and they s(^t the house of God in
'"' his state, and strengthened it.

11 And when they had finished

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Joash slayeth Zechariah.

II. CHRONICLES, 25.

His end.

it, they brought the rest of the
money before the king and Jehoi-
ada, whereof were made vessels for
the house of the Lord, even vessels
to minister, and to offer ivithal, and
spoons, and vessels of gold and sil-
ver. And they offered burnt offer-
ings in the house of the Lord
continually all the days of Je-
hoiada.

L5 II But Jehoiada waxed old,
and was full of days when he died ;
an hundred and tMrty years old
2vas he when he died.

16 And they buried him in the
city of David among the kings, be-
cause he had done good in Israel,
both toward God, and toward his
house.

17 Now after the death of Je-
hoiada came the princes of Judah,
and made obeisance to the king.
Then the king hearkened unto
them.

18 And they left the house of
Hhe Lord God of their fathers,
and served " groves and idols : and
wrath came upon Judah and Jeru-
salem for this their trespass.

19 Yet he sent prophets to them,
to bring them again unto the Lord ;
and they testified against them :
but they would not give ear.

20 And the Spirit of God came
upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada
the priest, which stood above the
people, and said unto them. Thus
saith God, Why transgress ye the
commandments of the Lord, that
ye cannot prosper 1 because ye have
forsaken the Lord, he hath also
forsaken you.

21 And they conspired against
him, and stoned him with stones
at the commandment of the king
in the court of the house of the
Lord.

22 Thus Joash the king remem-
bered not the kindness which Je-
hoiada his father had done to him,
but slew his son. And when he
died, he said. The Lord look upon
it, and require it.

23 H And it came to pass at the
end of the year, t/uit the host of
Syria came up against him : and
they came to Judah and Jeru-
salem, and destroyed all the princes
of the people from among the peo-
ple, and sent all the spoil of them
unto the king of Damascus.

24 For the army of the Syrians
came with a small company of men,
and tlie Lord delivered a very great
host into their hanfl, because they
had forsaken ' theLc^RpGod of their
fathers. So they executerl judg-
ment against Joash.

25 And when they were departed

from him, (for they left him in great
diseases,) his own servants con-
spired against him for the blood of
the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and
slew him on his bed, and he died :
and they buried him in the city of
David, but they buried him not in
the sepulchres of the kings.

26 And these are they that con-
spired against him ; Zabad the son
of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and
Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a
Moabitess.

27 H Now concerning his sons,
and the greatness of the burdens
^ laid upon him, and the repairing
of the house of God, behold, they
are written in the story of the
book of the kings. And Amaziah
his son reigned in his stead.

CHAPTER 25.

1 Amaziah heginneth to reign well. 3 He
execiiieth justice on the traitors. 5 Having
hired an army of Jst'aelites against the
Edomites, at the word of a prophet he
loseththe hundred talents, and dismisseth
them. U He orerthrinri'tli tin' R7<imites.
10, 18 The. IxnKlHi's, ,1 isronteiitnl icith
their diaiinssioti, ■■<jioi/. rrs- M. // iu-/itrii home.
U A/nazid/i, jiroiut ,f Itin rlrtunj, x^-rreth
the gilds of Kdom, and i/i'spisr/h the ad-
monitions of theprophi't. IT He jiinroketh
Joash to his overthrow. 25 His reign. 27
He is slain by consjnraoy.

AMAZIAH was twenty and five
years old when he began to
reign, and he i-eigned twenty and
nine years in Jerusalem. And his
mother's name ivas Jehoaddan of
Jerusalem.

2 And he did that which was right
in the sight of the Lord, but not
with a perfect heart.

3 Vi Now it came to pass, when
the kingdom was established to
him, that he slew his servants that
had killed the king his father.

4 But he slew not their children,
but did as it is written in the law
in the book of Moses, where the
Lord commanded, saying. The fa-
thers shall not die for the children,
neither shall the cliildren die for
the fathers, but every man shall
die for his own sin.

5 H Moreover Amaziah gathered
Judah together, and made them
captains over thousands, and cap-
tains over hundreds, according to
the houses of their fathei-s, through-
out all Judah and Benjamin : and he
numbered them from twenty years
old and above, and found them
three hundred thousand choice //;e/t,
ahle to go forth to war, that could
handle spear and shield.

6 He hired also an hundred thou-
sand mighty men of valour out of
Israel for an hundred talents of
silver.

3 littered
against

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Amazi'ah smiteth the Edomites. II. CHEONICLES, 25.

He is overthrown by Joash.

7 But tliere came a man of God
to him, saying, O king, let not the
army of Israel go with thee ; for
the LoRij is not with Israel, to wit,
with all the children of Ephraim.

8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be
strong for the battle : God shall
make thee fall before the enemy :
for God hath power to help,' and to
cast down.

9 And Amaziah said to the man
of God, But what shall we do for
the hundred talents which I have
given to the army of Israel 1 And
the man of God answered, The
Lord is able to give thee much
more than this.

10 Then Amaziah separated
them, to wit, the army that was
come to him out of Ephraim, to go
home again : wherefore their anger
was greatly kindled against .Judah,
and they returned home in great
anger.

11 H And Amaziah strengthened
himself, and led forth his people,
and went to the ^ valley of salt, and
smote of the children of Seir ten
thousand.

12 And other ten thousand left
alive did the children of Judah
carry away captive, and brought
them unto the top of '^ the rock.
and cast them d()wn from tlie top
of 'Hhe rock, that they all were
broken in pieces.

13 ^ But the soldiers of the army
which Amaziah sent back, that they
should not go with him to battle,
fell upon the cities of -Judah, from
Hamaria even unto Beth-horon, and
smote three thousand of them, and
took much sjooil.

14 U Novy it came to pass, after
that Amaziah was come from the
slaughter of the Edomites, that he
brought the gods of the children of
iSeir, and set them u]) to />e his
gods, and bowed down himself be-
fore them, and burned incense unto
them.

15 Wherefore the ang(n' of the
Loud was kindled against Amaziah,
an(l he sent unto liim a prophet,
which said unto him, VVny hast
thou souglit after the gods of the
people, which could not deliver
their own people out of thine
liand?

1 6 And it came to pass, as he
talked with him, that the king
said unto him, Ai't thou made of
the king's counsell forbear; wliy
shouldest tliou be smitten 1 Then
the i)i-op]i(!t forbare, and said, I
know that (Jod hath determinefl
to destroy the(s l>ecause thou liast
done this, and hast not htjarkened
unto my counsel.

17 11 Then Amaziah king of
Judah took advice, and sent to
Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son
of Jehu, king of Israel, saying.
Come, let us see one another in the
face.

18 And Joash king of Israel
sent to Amaziah king of Judah,
saying. The thistle that vms in Leb-
anon sent to the cedar that -was
in Lebanon, saying. Give thy
daughter to my son to wife : and
there passed by a wild beast that
was in Lebanon, and trode down
the thistle.

19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast
smitten the Edomites; and thine
heart lifteth thee up to boast:
abide now at home ; why shouldest
thou meddle to thina hurt, that
thou shouldest fall, even thou,
and Judah with thee 1

20 But Amaziah would not hear ;
for it came of God, that he might
deliver them into the hand of their
enemies, because they sought after
the gods of Edom.

21 (So Joash the king of Israel
went up ; and they saw one
another in the face, both he
and Amaziah king of Judah, at
Beth-shemesh, which belonyeth to
Judah.

22 And Judah was put to the
worse before Israel, and they fled
every man to his tent.

23 And .Joash the king of Israel
took Amaziah king of Judah, the
son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz,
at Beth-shemesh, and brought him
to Jerusalem, and brake down the
wall of Jerusalem from the gate of
Ephraim to the coiner gate, four
hundred cubits.

2-4 And he tool- all the gold and
the silver, and all the vessels that
were found in the house of God
with Ol)ed-edom, and the treasures
of the king's house, the hostages
also, and returned to Samaria.

25 II And Amaziah the son of
.Joash king of Judah lived after
tlie deatli of .Joash son of Jehoahaz
king of Israel fifteen years.

26 Now the rest of the acts of
Amaziah, first and last, beliold,
are they not writt(Mi in tlie book
of the kings of Judah and Is-
rael ]

27 II Now after the time that
Amaziah did turn away from fol-
lowing the Loi;i) they made a con
spii'acy against him in .JerusaU^m;
and he fled to Ijachish : but they
sent to Lachish after him, and
slew him tluM'e.

28 And they brought him ui)on
horses, and buried him wiLli his
fathers in the city of Judah.

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Uzziah^s reign.

CHAPTER 26.

II. CHRONICLES, 26. He invadeth the priest's office.

1 Uzeiah nucceeding, and reigning well in
the days of Zeahariah, prospereth. IG
Waxi7ig proud, he, invadeth the jiriesfs
office, and in smitten with leprosy. 22 He
dieth, and Jotham nucceedeth him.

THEN all the people of Judah
took * Uzzian, who vas six-
teen years old, and made him king
in the room of his father Amaziah.

2 He built Eloth, and restored it
to Judah, after that the king slept
with his fathers.

3 Sixteen years old ivas Uzziah
when he began to reign, and he
reigned fifty and two years in
Jerusalem. His mother's name
also H'ai< Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

4 And he did thdt vhich was
right in the sight of the Lord,
according to all that his father
Amaziah did.

5 And he sought God in the days
of Zechariah, who had understand-
ing in the ^ visions of God : and as
long as he sought the Lord, God
made him to prosjier.

6 And he went forth and warred
against the Philistines, and bi-ake
down the wall of Gath, and the
wall of Jabneh, and the wall of
Ashdod, and built cities about
Ashdod, and among the Philis-
tines.

7 And God helped him against
the Philistines, and against the
Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal,
and the '" Mehunims.

8 And the Annnqnites gave gifts
to Uzziah : and his name spread
abi'oad even to the entering in of
Egyjjt ; for he strengthened him-
self exceedingly.

9 Aloreover Uzziah built towers
in Jerusalem at the coi-ner gate,
and at the valley gate, and at
the turning of the wall, and forti-
fied them.

10 Also he built towers in the
desert, and digged many wells : for
he had much cattle, both in the
^low counti'y. and in the '^plains :
husbandmen al.'^n, and vine dressers
in the mountains, and in '"' Carmel :
for he loved husbandry.

11 Moreover Uzziah had an host
of fighting men, that went out to
war by bands, according to the
number of their account by the
hand of Jeiel the scr-ibe and ]\Iaa-
seiah the ruler, under the hand
of Hananiah, one of the king's
captains.

12 The whole number of the
"chief of the fathei's of the mighty
men of \al()ur irere two thousand

and six hundred .

In -' Kings xiv. 21, Azariab.
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t Or,

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13 And under their hand ivas an
army, three hundred thousand and
seven thousand and five hundred,
that made war with mighty power,
to help the king against the enemy.

14 And Uzziah prepared for
them throughout all the host
shields, and spears, and helmets,
and ^habergeons, and bows, and
slings to cast stones.

15 And he made in Jerusalem
engines, invented by cunning men,
to be on the towers and upon the
bulwarks, to shoot arrows and
great stones withal. And his name
spread far abroad ; for he was mar-
vellously helped, till he was strong.

16 H But when he was strong,
his heart was lifted up to his
destruction : for he transgressed
against the Lord his God and
went into the temple or the
Lord to burn incense upon the
altar of incense.

17 And Azariah the priest went
in after him, and with him four-
score priests of the Lord, that
were valiant men :

18 And they withstood Uzziah
the king, and said unto him, It
appertainetli not unto thee, Uzziah,
to burn incense unto the Lord, but
to the priests the sons of Aaron,
that are consecrated to burn in-
cense : go out of the sanctuary ;
for thou hast trespassed ; neither
shall it be for thine honour from
the Lord God.

19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and
had a censer in his hand to burn
incense : and while he was wroth
with the priests, the leprosy even
rose up in his forehead before the
priests in the house of the Lord,
from beside the incense altar.

20 And Azariah the chief priest,
and all the priests, looked upon
him, and, behold, he was leprous
in his forehead, and they tnrust
him out from thence ; yea, him-
self hasted also to go out, because
the Lord had smitten him.

21 And Uzziah the king was a
leper unto the day of his death,
and dwelt in a several house,
heing a leper ; for lui was cut off
from the house of the Lord : an(l
Jotham his son ivas over the king's
house, judging the people of the
land.

22 ^ Now the rest of the acts of
Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah
the prophet, tlie son of Amoz,
write.

23 So Uzziah slept with his
fathers, and they buried him
with his fathers in the field of
■'the burial which hdunged to the
kings ; tor they said, He is a leper :

Jotham's reicjn.

II. CHRONICLES, 27, 28.

Ahaz reignetli toicJcecUy.

and Jotham his son reigned in his
stead.

CHAPTER 27.

1 Jotham reigning well prospereth. 5 He
subdueth the Ammonites. 1 IHs reign.
9 Ahaz succeedeih him.

JOTHAM was twenty and five
years old when he began to
reign, and he reigned sixteen
years in Jerusalem. His mother's
name also was Jerushah, the
daughter of Zadok.

2 And he did that which was
right in the sight of the Lord,
according to all that his father
Uzziah did : howbeit he entered
not into the temple of the Lord.
And the people did yet corruptly.

3 He built the ^ high gate of the
house of the Lord, and on the wall
of Ophel he built much.

4 Moreover he built cities in the
-mountains of Judah, and in the
forests he built castles and towers.

5 H He fought also with the
king of the Ammonites, and pre-
vailed against them. And the
children of Ammon gave him the
same year an hundred talents of
silver, and ten thousand measures
of wheat, and ten thousand of
barley. So much did the children
of Ammon pay unto hini, both the
second year, and the third.

6 So Jotham became mightj% be-
cause he prepai-ed his ways before
the Lord his God.

7 U Now the rest of the acts of
Jotham, and all his wars, and his
ways, lo, they a)-e written in the
book of the kings of Israel and
Judah.

8 He was five and twenty years
old when he began to reign, and
reigned sixteen year's in .Jerusalem.

9 ^ And Jotham sl('i)t with his
fathers, and they buried liim in the
city of David : and Ahaz liis son
reigned in his stead.

CHAPTER 28.

■t'ri/ 'irickedhj in greatUj
(i Jiiilah heing

1 Ahnz reigning
afflicted III/ the Si/ritni
daptiniteii liij the IsraeliteH in xent horn,
hy the ronnxefoj Oiled the jiriiphet. IG Ahaz
Hending for aid to Ami/ria is not helped
thereby. 22 rnhindiHtrenxhegrowethtnore
idolatrous. 26 IJe dying, Ilezekiah snc-
ceedeth him. .

AHAZ imis twenty years old
when he began to reign, and
he reigned sixteen yeai's in Jeru-
salem : but h(i (Hd not thftt vjhicJi
ivas I'ight iti the siglit of the LoRD,
like David his fatlier :

2 For he walked in tlu* ways of
the kings of Israel, and made also
molten images for •'P);i;ilim.

3 Moreover he burnt incense in

the valley of the son of Hinnom,
and burnt his children in the fire,
after the abominations of the
heathen whom the Lord had cast
out before the children of Israel.

4 He sacrificed also and burnt
incense in the high places, and on
the hills, and under every green
tree.

,5 Wherefore the Lord his God
delivered him into the hand of the
king of Syria ; and they smote him,
and carried away a great multi-
tude of them captives, and brought
them to Damascus. And he was
also delivered into the hand of the
king of Israel, who smote him with
a great slaughter.

6 ^ For Pekah the son of Rema-
liah slew in Judah an hundred and
twenty thousand in one day, zvhich
were all valiant men ; because they
had forsaken ^the Lord God of
their fathers.

7 And Zichri, a mighty man of
Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's
son, and Azrikam the governor of
the house, and Elkanah that tvas
next to the king.

8 And the children of Israel car-
ried away ca])tive of their brethren
two hundred thousand, women,
sons, and daughters, and took also
away much spoil from them, and
brought the spoil to Samaria.

9 But a prophet of the Lord was
there, whose name was Oded : and
he went out ^ before the host that
came to Samaria, and said unto
them. Behold, because "the Lord
God of your fathers was wroth
with .Judali, lie hath delivered
them into your hand, and ye have
sLain them in a I'age that reacheth
up unto heaven.

10 And now ye purpose to keep
under the children ot Judah and
Jerusalem for bondmen and bond-
women unto you : /jiit are tliere not
with you, even with you, sins
against the TjORD your God 1

11 Now hear me therefore, and
deliver tlie captives again, which
ye have taken captive of your
brethren : for the fierce wrath of
the Lord is uiion you.

12 Then cei-tain of the heads of
tlie children of Kplii'aini, Azariah
th(^ son of .lolianaii, i'xTcchiah the
son of M('sliill(MHolli,an(l .lehizkiah
the son of Shallum, and Amasa the
son of lladlai, stood ui) against
th(!m that cani(> from tin* wai',

1.3 And said unto them, \i\ shall
not bring in the; cajitives hither:
for whereas we have offended
against tin; Lord already, ye in-
tend to add more to our sins ami
to our trespass : for our trespass is

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Ahaz seeketh aid of Assyria.

II. CHRONICLES, 29.

Hezekiah restoreili religion.

great, and tJiere is fierce wrath
against Israel.

14 80 the armed men left the
captives and the spoil before the
princes and all the congregation.

15 And the men which ^ were ex-
pressed by name rose up, and took
the captives, and with the spoil
clothed all that were naked among
them, and arrayed them, and shod
them, and gave them to eat and to
drink, and anointed them, and car-
ried all the feeble of them upon
asses, and brought them to Jericho,
the city of palm trees, to their breth-
ren : then tney returned to Samaria.

16 U At that time did king
Ahaz send unto the kings of As-
syria to help him.

17 For again the Edomites had
come and smitten Judah, and car-
ried away captives.

18 The Philistines also had in-
vaded the cities of the "low country,
and of the south of Judah, and had
taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon,
and Gederoth, and Shocho with
the villages thereof, and Timnah
with the villages thereof, Gimzo
also and the villages thereof : and
they dwelt there.

19 For the Lord brought Judah
low because of Ahaz king of Israel ;
for he "made Judah naked, and
transgressed sore against the Lord.

20 And Tilgath-pilneser king of
Assyria came unto him, and dis-
tressed him, but strengthened him
not.

21 For Ahaz took away a por-
tion out of the house of the Lord,
and out of the house of the king,
and of the princes, and gave it
unto the king of Assyria : but he
helped him not.

22 H And in the time of his dis-
tress did he trespass yet more
against the Lord : this is that king
Ahaz.

23 For he sacrificed unto the
gods of Damascus, which smote
him : and he said, Because the
gods of the kings of Syria help
them, there/ore will I sacrifice to
them, that they may help me.
But they were the ruin of him, and
of all Israel.

24 And Ahaz gathered together
the vessels of the house of God,
and cut in pieces the vessels of the
house of God, and shut up the
doors of the house of the Lord,
and he made him altars in every
corner of Jerusalem.

2.5 And in every several city of
Judah he made high places to burn
incense unto other gods, and pro-
voked to anger '^the Lord Gocl of
his fathers.

26 ^ Now the rest of his acts and
of all his ways, first and last, be-
hold, they ai'e written in the book
of the kings of Judah and Israel.

27 And Ahaz slept with his
fathers, and they buried him in the
city, even in Jerusalem : but they
brought him not into the sepul-
chres of the kings of Israel : and
Hezekiah his son reigned in his
stead.

CHAPTER 29.

1 Hezekiah'' H good r^iyn. 3 He restoreth re-
ligion, b Ileeixhorleth ike Leviteg. Vi Tliey
Kdnctify thernxi'lrex, aitd cleanse the houne
of God. 20 llczekidh, offereth solemn sa-
crijic.es, wherein the Levite.'i were more
for-ward than the priests.

HEZEKIAH began to reign ivhen
he was five and twenty years
old, and he reigned nine and twenty
years in Jerusalem. And his mo-
ther's name ivas Abijah, the daugh-
ter of Zechariah.

2 And he did tiiat ivhich was right
in the sight of the Lord, according
to all that David his father had
done.

3 ^ He in the first year of his
reign, in the first month, opened
the doors of the house of the Lord,
and repaired them.

4 And he brought in the priests
and the Levites, and gathered them
together into the ^ east street,

5 And said vinto them. Hear me,
ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves,
and sanctify the house of ^the Lord
God of your fathers, and carry forth
the filthiness out of the holy place.

6 For our fathers have tres-
passed, and done that ivhich tvas
evil in the eyes of the Lord our
God, and have forsaken him, and
have turned away their faces from
the habitation of the Lord, and
turned their backs.

7 Also they have shut up the
doors of the porch, and put out the
lamps, and have not bui'ned incense
nor offered burnt offerings in the
holy place unto the God of Israel.

8 Wherefore the wrath of the Lord
was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and
he hath delivered them to trouble,
to astonishment, and to hissing, as
ye see with your eyes.

9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen
by the sword, and our sons and our
daughters and our wives are in cap-
tivity for this.

10 Now it is in mine lieart to
make a covenant with * the Lord

God of Israel, that his fierce wrath
may turn away from us.

1 1 My sons, be not now negli-
gent : for the Lord hath chosen you
to stand before him, to nerve him.

0 broad
j>lace ou the
east,

* the Lord,
the God

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Hezekiah offereth

II. CHRONICLES, 29.

solemn sacrifices.

and that ye should minister unto
him, and burn incense.

1 2 II TJien the Levites arose, Ma-
hath the son of Amasai, and Joel
the son of Azariah, of the sons of
the Kohathites : and of the sons of
Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and
Azariah the son of Jehalelel : and
of the Gershonites ; Joah the son
of Zimmah, and Eden the son of
Joah :

13 And of the sons of Elizaphan ;
tShimri, and Jeiel : and of the sons
of Asaph ; Zechariah, and Matta-
niah :

1 4 And of the sons of Heman ;
Jehiel, and Shimei : and of the sons
of Jeduthun ; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.

15 And they gathered their
brethren, and sanctified them-
selves, and came, according to the
commandment of the king, by the
words of the Lord, to cleanse the
house of the Lord.

16 And the priests went into the
inner part of the house of the Lord,
to cleanse it, and brought out all
the uncleanness that they found in
the temple of the Lord into the
court of the house of the Lord.
And the Levites took it, to carry it
out abroad into the brook Kidron.

17 Now they began on the first
<lay of the first month to sanctify,
and on the eighth day of the month
came they to the poich of the Lord :
so they sanctified the house of the
Lord in eight days ; and in the
sixteenth day of the first month
they made an end.

18 Then they went in to Hezekiah
the king, and said. We have cleansed
all the house of the Lord, and the
altar of burnt offering, with all the
vessels thei'eof, and the shewbread
table, with all the vessels thereof.

19 Moi'eover all the vessels,
which king Ahaz in his reign did
cast away in his transgression, have
we prepared and sanctified, and,
behold, they are before the altar of
the Lord.

20 H Then Hezekiah the king
rose early, and gathered the rulers
of the city, and went up to the
house of the Loud.

21 And tiiey brought seven bul-
locks, and seven rams, and seven
lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin
f)fForing for the kingdom, and for
the sanctuary, and for Judah. And
h(^ conimarided tlu^ i)riests th(^ sons
of Aaron to offer them on the altai'
of the Loiii).

22 So they killed the bull<)cks,
and the i)riests received the blood,
and sprinkled if on the altar : like-
wise, when tlicy liii,d killed tiie
lams, they sprinkled the blood

upon the altar : they killed also
the lambs, and they sprinkled the
blood upon the altar.

28 And they brought forth the
he goats for the sin offering before
the king and the congregation ;
and *they laid their hands upon
them :

24 And the priests killed them,
and they made reconciliation with
their blood upon the altar, to make
an atonement for all Israel: for the
king commanded that the burnt
offering and the sin offering should
be ituule for all Israt^l.

25 And he set the Levites in the
house of the Lord with cymbals,
with psalteries, and with harps, ac-
cording to the commandment of
David, and of Gad the king's seer,
and Nathan the prophet : for so was
the commandment of the Lord by
his prophets.

26 And the Levites .stood with
the instruments of David, and the
priests with the trumpets.

27 And Hezekiah commanded to
offer the burnt ofifering upon the
altar. And when the burnt offer-
ing began, the song of the Lord
began also with the trumpets, and
with the instruments ordained by
David king of Israel.

28 And all the congregation wor-
shipped, and the singer's sang, and
the trumpeters sounded : and, all
this continued until the burnt ofliei'-
ing was finished.

29 And when they had made an
end of offering, the king and all
that were present with him bowed
themselves, and worshipped.

30 Moreover Hezekiah the king
and the princes conimanded the
Levites to sing praise unto the
Lord with the words of David, and
of Asaph the seer. And they sang
praises with gladness, and they
bowed their heads and worshipped.

31 Then Ht^zekiah answered and
said. Now ye have conseci'ated
yourselves unto the Loud, come
near and biing sacrifices and thank
offerings into the houseof the LoiU).
And the congregation brought in
saciifices and thank offerings ; and
as many as were of a ' free, heart
burnt offerings.

32 And the number of the burnt
offerings, whicli the congregation
brought, was thi'cescore and ten
bid locks, an Inindn'd rams, ami
two hundred kimbs : all these loert
for a burnt oilci-ing t^o the Loiji).

33 And the consecrated things
?'Y'yr six hundred oxen and three
thousand sheep.

* Lev it. iv. IS.

452

IlezekkiJi prodaimeth

II. CHRONICLES, 30.

a solemn j^ussover.

34 But the priests were too few,
so that they could not tlay all the
burnt offerings : wherefore their
brethren the Levites did help them,
till the work was ended, and until
the otfter priests had sanctified
themselves : for the Levites were
more upright in heart to sanctify
themselves than the priests.

35 And also the burnt offerings
irere in abundance, with the fat of
the peace offerings, and the drink
offerings for every burnt offering.
8o the service of the house of the
Lord was set in order.

36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and
all the people, that God had pre-
pared tne people : for the thing
was done suddenly.

CHAPTER 30.

1 Hezekiah prochiimeih a solemn pa><sover
on the tseeoHil iDoniltfor JwUtli. and Jurael.
13 The aitseiahjy, hariiig desiroi/ed (he al-
tars of idolatry, keep the feant fourteen
days. Ti The prieatn and Levites bless the
people.

AND Hezekiah sent to all Israel
J-A- and Judah, and wrote letters
also to Ephraim and Manasseh,
that they should come to the hquse
of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep
tlie passover unto ' the Lord God
of Israel.

2 For the king had taken coun-
sel, and his princes, and all the
congregation in Jerusalem, to keep
the passover in the second month.

3 For they could not keep it
at that time, because the priests
had not sanctified themselves
'•^sufficiently, neither had the people
gathered themselves together to
Jerusalem.

4 And the thing pleased the king
and all the congregation.

5 8o they established a decree to
make proclamation throughout all
Israel, from Beer-sheba even to
Dan, that they should come to keep
the passover unto ^the Lort> God
of Israel at Jerusalem : for they
had not done it of a long time in
such sort as it was written.

6 So the posts went with the let-
ters from the king and his princes
throughout all Israel and Judah,
and according to the commandment
of the king, saying. Ye children of
Israel, turn again unto Hhe Lord

God of Abraham, Isaac, and Isiael,
and he will return to the remnant
of you, that are escaped out of the
hand of the kings of Assyria.

7 And be not ye like yourfathers,
and like your brethren, which tres-
passed against ' the Lord Ciod of
their fathers, who therefore gave
them up to desolation, as ye see.

8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as
your fathers were, hut yield your-
selves unto the Lord, and enter
into his sanctuary, which he hath
sanctified for ever : and serve the
Lord your God, that the fierceness
of his wrath may turn away from
you.

9 For if ye turn again unto the
Lord, your brethren and your child-
ren sludl find compassion before
them that lead them captive, so
that they shall come again into this
land : for the Lord your God is
gracious and merciful, and will not
turn away his face from you, if ye
I'eturn unto him.

10 So the posts passed from city
to city through the country of
Ephraim and ilanasseh even unto
Zebulun : but they laughed them
to scorn, and mocked them.

11 Nevertheless divers of Asher
and Manasseh and of Zebulun hum-
bled themselves, and came to Jeru-
salem.

12 Also in Judah * the hand of

God was to give thein one heart to
do the commandment of the king
and of the princes, by the word of
the Lord.

13 ^ And there assembled at
Jerusalem much people to keep the
feast of unleavened bread in the
second month, a very great con-
gregation.

1 4 And they arose and took away
the altars that were in Jerusalem,
and all the altars for incense took
they away, and cast them into the
brook Kidron.

15 Then they killed the passover
on the fourteenth day of the second
month : and the priests and the Le-
vites were ashamed, and sanctified
themselves, and brought in the
burnt offerings into the house of
the Lord.

16 And they stood in their place
after their ^manner, according to
the law of Moses the man of God :
the priests sprinkled the blood,
which they received of the hand of
the Levites.

17 For there were many in the
congregation that were not sancti-
fied : therefore the Levites had the
charge of the killing of the pass-
overs for every one that w<ts not
clean, to sanctify them unto the
Lord.

1 8 For a multitude of the people,
ej'en many of Ephraim, and Manas-
seh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not
cleansed themselves, yet did they
eat the passover otherwise than it
was written. But Hezekiah prayed
for them, saying, The good Lord
pardon every one

* was the
baud of God

order,

453

Hezeldali' s passover.

II. CHEONICLES, 31.

Courses of the priests.

19 That ^ prepareth his heart to
seek God, " the Lord God of his
fathei's, thougli he be not cleansed
according to the purification of the
sanctuary.

20 And the Lord hearkened to
Hezekiah, and healed the people.

21 And the children of Israel
that were present at Jerusalem
kept the feast of unleavened bread
seven days with great gladness :
and the Levites and the priests
praised the Lord day by day, sing-
^ng with loud instruments unto the
Lord.

22 And Hezekiah spake com-
fortably unto all the Levites that
^ taught the good knowledge of the
Lord : and they did eat throughout
the feast seven days, olfering peace
offerings, and '^ making confession
to the Lord God of their fathers.

23 And tlie whole assembly took
counsel to keep other seven days :
and they kept other seven days with
gladness.

24 For Hezekiah king of Judah
did give to the congregation a
thousand bullocks and seven thou-
sand sheep ; and the princes gave
to the congregation a thousand
bullocks and ten thousand sheep :
and a great number of priests sanc-
tified themselves.

25 And all the congregation of
Judah, with the priests and the
Levites, and all the congregation
that came out of Israel, and the
strangers that came out of the land
of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah,
rejoiced.

26 So there was great joy in
Jerusalem : for since the time of
Solomon the son of David king of
Israel there was not the like in
Jerusalem.

27 H Then the priests the Levites
arose and blessed the people : and
their voice was heard, and their
prayer came up to his holy dwell-
ing place, even unto heaven.

CHAPTER 31.

1 The people isfor^iard in dentroyinq idoUi,-
try. 2 Hezekiah ordereth the eournen of
the priests and Leriies, and ■promdeth for
their work and unthileiuDin'. 5 Tlif jieo-
pW s forwardn exK in offiriiKjx dud litlwu.
11 Hezekiah apjioinlvih (iilic'erx to disiidse
of thetitlies. 20 The sincerity <f Ifczi'kiah.

NOW when all this was finislied,
all Israel that were present went
out to tlie cities of Judah, and brake
the "images in pieces, and cut down
the '' grovf's, and threw down the
liigh places and the altars out of all
.Judah and Benjamin, in l<]i)liraini
also and Manassoh, until tliey had
utterly destroyed tliem all. Then

all the children of Israel returned,
every man to his possession, into
their own cities.

2 H And Hezekiah appointed the
courses of the priests and the Le-
vites after their courses, every man
according to his service, the priests
and Levites for burnt offerings and
for peace offerings, to minister, and
to give thanks, and to praise in the
gates of the '^ tents of the Lord.

3 He appointed also the king's
portion of his substance for the
burnt offerings, to wit, for the morn-
ing and evening burnt offerings,
and the burnt offerings for the sab-
baths, and for the new moons, and
for the set feasts, as it is written in
the law of the Lord.

4 Moreover he commanded the
people that dwelt in Jerusalem to
give the portion of the priests and
the Levites, that they might be
encouraged in the law of the Lord.

5 II And as soon as the command-
ment came abroad, the children of
Israel brought in abundance the
firstfruits of ^ corn, wine, and oil,
and honey, and of all the increase
of j^he field ; and the tithe of all
things brought they in abundantly.

6 And concerning the children of
Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the
cities of Judah, they also brought
in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and
the tithe of holy things which were
consecrated unto the Lord their
God, and laid tltem, by heaps.

7 In the third month they began
to lay the foundation of the heaps,
and finished them in the seventh
month.

8 And wlien Hezekiah and the
princes came and saw the heaps,
they blessed the Lord, and his peo-
ple Israel.

9 Then Hezekiah questioned with
the priests and the Levites con-
cerning the heaps.

10 And Azariiih the chicif priest
of the house of Zadok answered
him, and said, Since the people be-
gan to bi-iiig the ofterings into the
house of tlu! Lord, we have had
enough to eat, and have left plenty :
for the Lord hath blessed his peo-
ple ; and that which is left is this
great store.

1 1 U Then Hezekiah commanded
to prepare "(chambers in the house of
the LoF!D ; and tlicy prepared fhetii,

12 And brought in the offerings
and the tithes and the dedicated
things faithfully : over which Ctmo-
niah tlu^ T^evite ivas ruler, and
Shimei his brother n'as the next.

13 And .lehiel, and Azaziah, and
Naliath, and Asa,hel, and Jeriuioth,
and .Jozal)ad, and I'^liel, and Isma

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Officers over the tithes.

II. CHRONICLES, 32.

SemiacheriVs invasion.

1 at the east
gate,

2 them that
■were

reckoned by
genealogy

chiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah,
■were overseers under the hand of
Cononiah and tShiniei his brother,
at the commandment of Hezekiah
the king, and Azariah the ruler of
the house of God.

14 And Kore the son of Imnah
the Levite, the porter ^ toward the
east, wa.^ over the freewill olt'erin^s
of God, to distribute the ol)lations of
the Lord, and the most holy things.

15 And next him wei-e Eden, and
Miniamin, and Jeshua, and !She-
maiah, Amariah, and 8hecaniah,
in the cities of the priests, in their
set office, to give to their br-ethren
by courses, as well to the great as
to the small :

16 Beside ^ their genealogy of
males, from three years old and up-
ward, et>en unto every one that en-
tereth into the house of the Lord,
his daily portion for their service
in their charges according to their
courses ;

1 7 Both to '" the genealogy of the
priests by ^tlie liuuse of their fa-
thers, and the l^evites from twenty
years old and upward, in their
charges by their courses ;

1 8 And to '" the genealogy of all
their little ones, their wives, and
their sons, and their daughters,
through all the_ congregation : for
in their set office tliey sanctified
themselves in holiness :

1 9 Also of the sons of Aaron the
priests, which were in the fields of
the suburbs of their cities, in every
several city, the men that were ex-
pressed by name, to give portions
to all the males among the priests,
and to all that were reckoned by
genealogies among the Levites.

20 ^ And thus did Hezekiah
throughout all.] udah, and wrought
that whirJi wan good and right and
truth before the Lonn his God.

21 And in every work that he
began in the service of the house
of God, and in the law, and in the
commandments, to seek his God,
he did it with all his heart, and
prospered.

CHAPTER 32.

1 Sennachevil) inntding .Fnddh,. Hezekiah
fortifieth himnelf. anil innni ra (jith his peo-
ple. 9 Aaainni the b/dK/Jniniis af' Senna-
cherib, by mennage ami /,//,, w. Ihzekiah
and Ltaiah prity. 21 An angel destroyelfi
the hoxt of the Ansyrianx, to the glury of
Hezekiah. 24 Hezekiah praying in hi.^
sickne/is, God giveth him a sign of re-
covery. 25 He waging proud i» humbled by
God. 27 Hi!) icealth and works. 31 ///v
error in the nmlniKxage of liahylon. 82 /A?
dying, Miinas\eli siicreedeth him.

AFTER these things, and the
establishment thereof, tSenna-
cherib king of Assyria came, and

entered into Judah, and encamped
against the fenced cities, and
thought to win them for himself.

2 And w;hen Hezekiah saw that
Sennacherib was come, and that
he was purposed to fight against
Jerusalem,

3 He took counsel with his
princes and his mighty men to
stop the waters of the fountains
which were without the city : and
they did help him.

4 So there was gathered much
people together, who stopped all
the fountains, and the brook that
ran through the midst of the land,
saying, Wliy should the kings of
Assyria come, and find much wa-
ter 'I

5 Also he strengthened himself,
and built up all the wall that was
broken, and raised it up to the
towers, and another wall without,
and repaired ]\Iillo in the city of
David, and made darts and shields
in abundance.

6 And he set captains of war over
the people, and gathered them to-
gether to him in the street of the
gate of the city, and spake com-
fortably to them, saying,

7 Be strong and courageous, be
not afraid nor dismayed for the
king of Assyria, nor for all the
multitude that is with him : for
there l>e moi'e with us than with
him :

8 With him is an arm of flesh ;
but with us is the Lord our God to
help us, and to fight our battles.
And the people rested themselves
upon the words of Hezekiah king
of Judah.

9 U After this did Sennacherib
king of Assyria send his servants
to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid
siege against Lachish, and all his
Ijower with him,) unto Hezekiah
king of Judah, and unto all Judah
that were at Jerusalem, saying,

10 Thus saith Sennacherib king
of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust,
that ye abide in the siege in Jeru-
salem 1

11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade
you to give over yourselves to die
by famine and by thirst, saying.
The Lord our (Jod shall deliver us
out of the hand of the king of As-
syria ]

12 Hath not the same Hezekiah
taken away his high places and his
altars, and commanded Judah and
Jerusalein, saying, \q shall wor-
ship before one altar, and burn
incense upon it 1

13 Know ye not what I and my
fathers have done unto all the
•'people of other lands? wei-e tlie

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The Assyrian army cut off.

II. CHRONICLES, 33.

Hezekiah's death.

gods of the nations of those lands
any ways able to deliver their lands
out of mine hand 1

14 Who was there among all the
gods of those nations that my
fathers utterly destroyed, that
could deliver his people out of
mine hand, that your God should
be able to deliver you out of mine
handl

1.5 Now therefore let not Heze-
kiah deceive you, nor persuade you
on this manner, neither yet believe
him : for no god of any nation or
kingdom was able to deliver his
people out of mine hand, and out
of the hand of my fathers : how
much less shall your God deliver
you out of naine hand 1

1 6 And his servants spake yet
more against the Lord God, and
against his servant Hezekiah.

17 He wrote also letters to rail
on ^ the Lord Gorl of Isi-ael, and to
speak against hnn, saying. As the
gods of the nations of other lands
have not delivered their people out
of mine hand, so shall not the God
of Hezekiah deliver his people out
of mine hand.

18 Then they cried with a loud
voice in the .Jews' speech unto the
people of Jerusalem that were on
the wall, to affright them, and to
trouble them ; that they might
take the city.

19 And they siiake against the
God of Jerusalem, as against the
gods of the ""peoT)le of the earth,
lohich were the woi-k of the hands
of man.

20 And for this cause Hezekiah
the king, and the proi)het Isaiah
the son of Amoz, prayed and cried
to heaven.

21 ^ And the Lord sent an angel,
which cut off all the mighty men of
valour, and the learlev's and cap-
tains in the camp of tlie king of
Assyria. So he returned with shame
of face to his own land. Anrl when
he was come into tlie house of his
god, they that came foi-th of liis
own bowels slew him there with
the sword.

22 Thus the Lord saved H(>ze-
kiah aiul the inlial)itaiits of .leru-
salem from the hand of Sennacherili
the king of Assyria, and from the
hand of all other, and guidttd them
on every side.

23 yVnd many brought gifts unto
the Loi'j) to Jenis;i](>m, and |)re-
seiits to Hezekiah king of -hidah:
so that lie was magin'fied in the
sight of all nations from thence-
forth.

24 ^ In those days Hezekiali was
sick to the death, and i)raye(l unto

the Lord : and he spake unto him,
and he gave him a sign.

25 But Hezekiah rendered not
again according to the benefit rZo?;e
unto him ; for his heart was lifted
up : therefore there was wrath
upon him, and upon Judah and
Jerusalem.

26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah
humbled himself for the pride
of his heart, l>oth he and the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that
the wrath of the Lord came not
upon them in the days of Heze-
kiah.

27 ^ And Hezekiah had exceed-
ing much riches and honour : and
he made himself treasuries for sil-
ver, and for gold, and for precious
stones, and for spices, and for
shields, and for all manner of
^pleasant jewels;

28 iStoreliouses also for the in-
crease of ^ corn, and wine, and oil ;
and stalls for all manner of beasts,
and ^ cotes for flocks.

29 Moreover he provided him
cities, and possessions of flocks
and herds in abundance :' for God
had given him substance very
much.

30 This same Hezekiah also
stopped the upper watercourse of
Gihon, and Vjrought it straight
down to the west side of the city
of David. And Hezekiah pros-
pered in all his works.

31 ^ Howbeit in the business of
the ambassarlors of the princes of
Babylon, who sent unto him to en-
quire of the wonder that was doue
in the land, God left him, to try
him, thai: he might know all that
was in his heart.

32 U Now the rest of the acts of
Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold,
they are written in the vision of
Isaiah the i)rophet, tlie son of
Amoz, (Did in the book of the kings
of .Judah and Israel.

33 And Mezekiah slept with his
fathers, and they buried him in
the "chicfcst of the sepulclu'es of
the sons of David: and all .ludah
and the inhabitants of .JcM-usalcm
did him honour at his death. And
.Manasseh his son reigned in his
stead.

CHAPTEB 33.

I MtiiKisscirx irifki'il riiipi. S Ife ncHiIlt np
Ithiliilri/. (111(1 ii-diild not he it(h)ioiiiKl(('(l .
II III' ix fdrriid into Ildhi/lou. 12 I'ikiii
liix prai/cr to (lad lie is rclcdscd , and piif-
icih ddin, idoldfry. IS Ilix dctx. 2(l He
diluKj, Anion Niifceedetli him. '21 Anion
retiming n'ic.k-edhj is s/din lii/ /lis scrraiits.
'lU The murderers hcinij slain., dosiiih siic-
rcedeth him.

A NT A SSL H was twelve years
old when he began to reign,

3 goodly
vessels ;

* grain,
5 folds

•> iiHc.cnt

4o6

ManasseJi's wicJcecl reign.

II. CHRONICLES, 33.

His repentance.

and lie reigned fifty and five years
in Jerusalem :

2 But did that which was evil in
the sight of the L()KI), like unto
the abominations of the heathen,
whom the Lord had cast out be-
fore the children of Israel.

3 ^ For he built again the high
places which Hezekiah his father
had broken down, and he reared up
altars for ^ I'aalim. and made
'•^ groves, and winvsliipped all the
host of heaven, and served them.

4 Also he built altars in the
house of the Lord, whereof the
Loud had said. In Jerusalem shall
my name be for ever.

5 And he built altars for all the
host of heaven in the two courts of
the house of tlie Lord.

6 And he caused his children to
pass through the fire in the valley
of the son of Hinnom : also he
* observed times, and used enchant-
ments, and used witchcraft, and
dealt with * a familiar spirit, and
with wizards : he wrought much
evil in the sight of the Lokd, to
provoke him to anger.

7 And he set a ® cai-ved image,
the idol which he had made, in the
house of God, of which God had
said to David and to Solomon his
son, In this house, and in Jeru-
salem, which I have chosen before
all the tribes of Israel, will I put
my name for ever :

8 Neither will I any more re-
move the foot of Israel from out of
the land which I have appointed
for your fathers ; so that they will
take heed to do all that I have com-
manded them, according to the
whole law and the statutes and
the ordinances by the hand of
Moses.

9 So IManasseh made Judah and
the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err,
and to do worse than the heathen,
whom the Lord had destroyed be-
fore the children of Israel.

10 And the Lord spake to Ma-
nasseh, and to his people : but they
would not hearken.

11 U Wherefore the Lord brought
upon them the captains of the host
of the king of Assyria, which took
jManasseh " among the thorns, and
bound him with fetters, and carried
him to Babylon.

1 2 And when he was in affliction,
he besought the Loud his God, and
humbled himself greatly before the
God of his fathei's,

13 And prayed unto him : and he
was intreated of him, and ht>ard
his supplication, and brought him
again to Jerusalem into his king-

dom. Then IManasseh knew that
the Lord he was God.

14 Now after this he built a
wall without the city of David, on
the west side of Gihon, in the val-
ley, even to the entering in at the
fish gate, and compassed about
Ophel, and raised it up a very
great height, and put captains of
war in all the fenced cities of
Judah.

1 5 And he took away the stx'ange
gods, and the idol out of the house
of the Lord, and all the altars that
he had liuilt in the mount of the
house of the Lord, and in Jeru-
salem, and cast them out of the
city.

16 And he repaired the altar of
the Lord, and sacrificed thereon
peace ofierings and thank offer-
ings, and commanded Judah to
serve ' the LoRa> God of Israel.

17 Nevertheless the people did
sacrifice still in the high places,
yet unto the Lord their God only.

18 H Now the rest of the acts of
Manasseh, and his prayer unto his
God, and the words of the seers
that spake to him in the name of
'^the Lord God of Israel, behold,
they ar-e written in the book of the
kings of Israel.

19 His prayer also, and how God
was intreated of him, and all his
sins, antl his trespass, and the
places wherein he built high places,
and set up '^groves and gi'aven

images, before he was humbled :
beliold, they are written among the
sayings of the seers.

20 H So Manasseh slept with his
fathers, and they buried him in
his own house : and Amon his son
reigned in his stead.

21 U Amon was two and twenty
years old when he began to reign,
and reigned two years in Jeru-
salem.

22 But he did that which ivas evil
in the sight of the Lord, as did
Manasseh his father : for Amon
sacrificed unto all the "carAed

images which Manasseh his father
had made, and si'rved them <

23 And humbled not himself
before the Lord, as Manasseh his
father had humbled himself ;
but Amon trespassed more and
more.

24 And his servants conspired
against him, and slew him in his
own house.

25 ^ But the i)eople of the land
slew all them thjit liad conspired
against king Amon ; and tlie ])eople
of the land made Josiah his son
king in his stead.

"the Lord,
the God

8 the
Ashei'im
and the
graven

^ graven

457

Josiah destrot/eth idulatnj.

II. CHRONICLES, 34.

Book of the law found.

1 the

Asherim,
and the
graven

2 the Baalim

3 sun-images

■* ill tlieir
ruins

'' Ash(;rim,
*'sun-iinanres

^ * Benja-
min, anil of
the inliahi-
tants of
Jerusalem.

CHAPTER 34.

1 Josiah' 8 good reign. 3 Ife ilestroyelh iclohi-
try. 8 He tnketh onierjor (lie lupair of the
temple. 14 llillciali hating found a'hook
of the law, Junidh xendeth to IhUdah to en-
quire of the Lord. 23 Huldah prophenieih
the destruction of Jerii,salerii, hut re.'<j>ife
thereof in Jo6iah\i time. 29 Joniah, cau.s-
ing it to be read in a nolemn abHemhly, re-
neweth the covenant icith God.

JOSIAH was eight years old
when he began to reign, and
he reigned in Jerusalem one and
thirty years.

2 And he did that which was
right in the sight of the Lord, and
walked in the ways of David his
father, and declined neither to the
right hand, nor to the left.

3 II For in the eighth year of his
reign, while he was yet young, lie
began to seek after the G(xl of
David his father: and in the
twelfth year he began to purge
•Judah and Jerusalem from the
high places, and ^ the groves, and
the carved images, and the molten
images.

4 And they brake down the al-
tars of " Baalim in his presence ;
and the ^ images, that were on high
above them, he cut down ; and ^ the
groves, and the carved images, and
tiie molten images, he brake in
pieces, and made dust of them, and
strowed it upon the graves of them
that had sacrificed unto them.

5 And he burnt the bones of
the priests upon their altars, and
cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

6 And so did he in the cities of
Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Si-
meon, even unto Naphtali, ■* with
their mattocks round about.

7 And wiien he had liroken down
the altars and the ^groves, and liad
beaten the graven images into pow-
der, and cut down all the '"idols
throughout all the land of Israel,
he returned to .Jerusalem.

8 If Novv in the eighteenth year
of his nngn, when h(^ had purged
tlie land, and the house, he sent
Sliaphan the son of Azaliah, and
Maascnah the governor of th(> city,
and .loah the son of Joahaz the I'e-
(^ordei',' to repair the house of the
Ijoiti) his God.

9 And when they came to Hil-
kiah the high priest, they delivered
the money that was brought into
the h<»us(M)f God, which the i^evites
that kept the doors had gathered
of the hand of Manasseh and
lM)liraim, and of all the I'emnatit
of Israel, and of all .ludali and
' r>eii ianiiii : and they i-etiirned to
.lenisalem.

» Or,

10 And they put it in the hand
of the workmen that had the over-
sight of the house of the Lord, and
they gave it to the workmen that
wrought in the house of the Lord,
to repair and amend the house :

11 Even to the ai'tificers and
builders gave they it, to buy hewn
stone, and timber for couplings,
and to floor the houses which the
kings of Judah had destroyed.

12 And the men did the work
faithfully : and the overseers of
them were Jahath and Obadiah,
the Levites, of the sons of Merari ;
and Zechariah and ^leshullam, of
the sons of the Kohathites, to set it
forward ; and other of the Levites,
all that could skill of instruments
of musick.

1 3 Also they were over the bearers
of burdens, and wei'e overseers of
all that wi-ought the work in any
manner of service : and of the
Levites there were scribes, and pi-
ficers, and porters.

14 H And when they brought
out the money that was brought
into the house of the Lord, Hilkiah
the priest found **a book of the
law of the Lord given by Moses.

1-5 And Hilkiah answered and
said to Shaphan the scribe, I have
found the book of the law in the
house of the Lord. And Hilkiah
delivered the book to Shaphan.

16 And Shaphan carried the
book to the king, and brought the
king woixl back again, saying. All
that was committed to thy ser-
vants, they do it.

17 And they have gathei*ed to-
gether the money that was found
in the house of the Lord, and have
delivered it into tlie hand of the
ovei-seers, and to the hand of the
woikmen.

1<S Then Shaphan tlie scribe told
the king, saying, Hilkiah the niiest
hatli given me a book. And Sha-
phan read it before the king.

ID And it came to pass, when
th(; king liad heard tlie woi'ds of
the law, that he rent his cloth(>s.

20 And the king commanded
Hilkiah, aiirl Ahikam tlie son of
Shaphan, and Abdon the son of
Micah, and Sliaphan the scribe,
and Asaiah a servant of the king's,
saying,

21 (!o, en(|uir(^ of the L(>i;d foi-
me, and for them that ai'e left in
Israel and in .ludah, conc(>rning
the words of the liook that is found :
fi>r gi'cat is the wi'ath of the l^oKD
that is poured out uiion us, because
our father's have not kejit the word
of the; LoitD, to do aftei' all that is
written in this book.

458

Huldali's lyi'ophecy.

11. CHRONICLES, 35.

Josiali's passover.

22 And Hilkiah, and they that
tlie king had appointed, went to
Huldah the prophetess, the wife of
iSliallum the son of Tikvath, the
soil of Hasrah, keeper of the ward-
robe ; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem
in the 'college :) and they spake to
her to that effect.

23 U And she answered them,
Thus saith - the Loud God of Israel,
Tell ye the man that sent you to me,

24 Thus saith the Loud, Behold,
I will bring evil upon this place,
and upon the inhabitants thereof,
even all the curses that are written
in the book which they have read
before the king of Judah :

25 Because they have forsaken
me, and have burned incense unto
other gods, that they might pro-
voke me to anger with all the works
of their hands ; therefore my wrath
shall be poured out upon this place,
and shall not be quenched.

26 And as for the king of Judah,
who sent you to enquire of the
Lord, so shall ye say unto him.
Thus saith "the Lord God of Israel
concerning the words which thou
hast heard ;

27 Because thine heart was ten-
der, and thou didst humble thyself
before God, w^i^'^ thou heardest
his words against this place, and
against the inhabitants thereof,
and humbledst thyself before me,
and didst rend thy clothes, and
weep before me ; I have even heard
thee also, saith the Lord.

28 Behold, I will gather thee to
thy fathers, and thou shalt be ga-
thered to thy grave in peace, nei-
ther shall thine eyes see all the evil
that I will bring upon this place,
and upon the inhabitants of the
same. So they brought the king
word again.

29 ^ Then the king sent and
gathered together all the elders
of Judah and Jerusalem.

30 And the king went up into the
house of the Lord, and all the men
of Judah, and the inhal)itants of
Jerusalem, and the priests, and the
Levites, and all the people, great
and small : and he read in their
ears all the worrls of the book of
the covenant that was found in the
house of the Lord.

31 And the king stood in his
Ijlace, and made a covenant before
the Lord, to walk after the Lord,
and to keep his commandments,
and his _ testimonies, and his sta-
tutes, with all his lieaTt, and with
all his soul, to ix-rform the woi'ds
of the covenant which are written
in this book.

32 And he caused all that were

present in Jerusalem and Benjamin
to stand to it. And the inhabitants
of Jerusalem did according to the
covenant of God, the God of their
fathers.

33 And Josiah took away all the
abominations out of all the coun-
tries that pertained, to the children
of Israel, and made all that were
present in Israel to serve, even to
serve the Lord their God. And. all
his days they departed not from
following the Lord, the God of
their fathers.

CHAPTER 35.

1 Jb.'iUih Jceepeth a most solemn passover.
'20 He. provoking Pharaoh-necho, is slain
<tt Megiddo. 25 Lamentations fov Josiah.

MOREOVER Josiah kept a pass-
over unto the Lord in Jeru-
salem : and they killed the passover
on the fourteenth day of the first
month.

2 And he set the priests in their
charges, and encouraged them to
the service of the house of the
Lord,

3 And said vinto the Levites that
taught all Israel, which were holy
unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in
the house which Solomon the son
of David king of Israel did build ;
it shall not be a burden upon your
shoulders : serve now the Lord
your God, and his people Israel,

4 And prepare yourselves by the
houses of your fathers, after your
courses, according to the writing of
David king of Israel, and according
to the writing of Solomon his son.

5 And stand in the \\o\y place
accoi'ding to the divisions of the
families of the fathers of your
brethren the people, and after the
division of the families of the
Levites.

6 So kill the passover, and sanc-
tify yourselves, and ■* prepare your
brethren, that they may do accord-
ing to the word of the Lord by the
hand of Moses.

7 And Josiah gave to the people,
of the flock, lambs and kids, all for
the passover offerings, for all that
were present, to the number of
thirty thousand, and three thou-
sand bullocks : these were of the
king's substance.

8 And his princes gave willingly
unto the people, to the priests, and
to the Levites : Hilkiah and Zecha-
riah and Jehiel, rulers of the house
of God, gave unto the priests foi-
the passovei" offerings two thousand
and six huiidi-cd small cattle, and
three hundred oxen.

9 CV)naniah also, and Shemaiah
and Nethaneel, his brethren, and

* prepare for

459

Josiah is slain

II. CHRONICLES, 36.

at Megiddo.

Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad,
chief of the Levites, gave unto the
Levites for passover offerings five
thousand small cattle, and five hun-
dred oxen.

10 So the service was prepared,
and the priests stood in their place,
and the Levites in their courses,
according to the king's command-
ment.

1 1 And they killed the passover,
and the priests sprinkled the blood
from their hands, and the Levites
Hayed them.

12 And they removed the burnt
offer-ings, that they might give ac-
cording to the divisions of the fami-
lies of the people, to offer unto the
Lord, as it is written in the book of
Moses. And so did tliey with the
oxen.

13 And they roasted the pass-
over with lire according to the
ordinance : but the otlter holy of-
ferings ^sod they in pots, and in
caldrons, and in pans, and divided
them speedily among all the people.

14 And afterward they made
ready for themselves, and for the
priests : because the priests the
sons of Aaron ivere busied in offer-
ing of burnt offerings and the fat
until night ; therefore the Levites
prepared for themselves, and for
the priests the sons of Aaron.

1.5 And the singers the sons of
Asaph ivere in their place, accord-
ing to the commandment of Da-
vid, and Asaph, and Heman, and
.leduthun the king's seer ; and the
porters waited at every gate ; they
might not depart from their ser-
vice ; for their brethren the Levites
prepared for them.

1 6 So all the service of the Lord
was preijared the same day, to keep
the passover, and to offer burnt of-
ferings upon the altar of the Lord,
according to the commandment of
king .Tosiah.

1 7 And the children of Israel
that wc^re iiresent kept the ]_)ass-
over at that time, and the feast
of unleavened bread seven days.

IH And there was no passover
]ik(! to that kept in Israel from
the days of Samuel the prophet ;
neitlier did all th(; kings of Isi-ael
keep such a passover as Josiah
kept, and the priests, and the
Levites, and all .Judah and Israel
that w(Te i)reseiit, and the inliabi-
tants of Jerusalem.

19 In the eighteenth year of the
reign of Josiah was this passover
keT)t.

■JO 11 After all this, when Josiah
had prepared the temi)]e, Neclio
king of Egypt came up to fight

against ^Charchemish by Euphra-
tes : and J osiah went out against
him.

21 But he sent ambassadors to
him, saying. What have I to do
with thee, thou king of Judah 1
I come not against thee this day,
but against the house wherewith 1
have war : for God commanded me
to make haste : forbear thee from
meddling with God, who is with me,
that he destroy thee not.

22 Nevertheless Josiah would
not turn his face from him, but
disguised himself, that he might
fight with him, and hearkened not
unto the words of Necho from the
mouth of God, and came to fight in
the valley of Megiddo.

23 And the archers shot at king
Josiah ; and the king said to his
servants. Have me away ; for I am
sore wounded.

24 His servants therefore took
him out of that chariot, and put
him in the second chariot that he
had ; and they brought him to
Jerusalem, and he died, and was
buried in one of the sepulchres of
his fathers. And all Judah and
Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

25 IT And Jeremiah lamented for
Josiah : and all the singing men and
the singing women spake of Josiah
in their lamentations to this day,
and made them an ordinance in
Israel : and, behold, they are writ-
ten in the lamentations.

26 Now the rest of the acts of
Josiah, and his goodness, accord-
ing to that whi.clt was written in
the law of the LoRD,^

27 And his deeds, first and last,
behold, tliey are written in the
book of the kings of Israel and
Judah.

CHAPTER 36.

1 JeJioahnz KUPceeclinr; is depoxed hy Phu-
raoh, and carried into Egi/pi. 5 Jeluda-
1,-iii) ri'igyiing ill »■•< carried hound into
luthi/liin. y ,le!i(iiacliin xucceediiig reign-
i'th 'ill, and in hronght into liahylon. 11
ZedcK-iali Kucci'i'iling nigiielh ill, and di-
Kjtisefli Ihc pr<i/dirf.s. ami relnlleth againtst
Ni'Inicliadnezsar. )4 tleranalein, for the . tins
(if the pricHtK and people, in wholly de-
filroi/i'd. 22 The proclamation of VyruH.

rilHEN the i)(>ople of the land
X took Jehoahaz tin; son of .lo
siali, and mad(! him king in his
father's stead in Jerusalem.

2 Jehoahaz (rrf.s- twenty and three
years old wlien Ik; began to reign,
and he reigned three months in Je-
rusalem.

3 And the king of Egypt "put
him down ;i,t Jerusalem, and con-
demiied tlie land in an hundred
talents of siKcr and a talent of
gold.

4C0

Jerusalem is destroyed

II. CHKONICLES, 36.

by Nebuchadnezzar.

" the Lord,
the God

4 And the king of Egypt made
Eliakim his brother king over Ju-
dah and Jerusalem, and turned his
name to Jehoiakim. And Necho
took Jehoaliaz his brother, and car-
ried him to Egypt.

5 H Jehoiakim was twenty and
five years old when he began to
reign, and he reigned eleven years
in Jerusalem : and he did that
ivhich was evil in the sight of the
Lord his God.

6 Against him came up Nebu-
chadnezzar king of Babylon, and
bound him in fetters, to carry him
to Babylon.

7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of
the vessels of the house of the Lord
to Babylon, and put them in his
temple at Babylon.

8 Now the rest of the _ acts of
Jehoiakim, and his abominations
which he did, and that which was
found in him, behold, they are
written in the book of the kings
of Israel and Judah : and Jehoia-
chin his son reigned in his stead.

9 H * Jehoiachin vjas 'eight years
old when he began to reign, and
he reigned three months and ten
days in Jerusalem : and he did that
which was evil in the sight of the
Loud.

10 And when the year was ex-
pired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent,
and brought him to Babylon, with
the goodly vessels of the house of
the Lord, and made Zedekiah his
brother king over Judah and Jeru-
salem.

11 ^ Zedekiah irasoneand twenty
years old when he began to reign,
and reigned eleven years in Jeru-
salem.

12 And he did that which vms
evil in the sight of the Lord his
God, a7id humbled not himself be-
fore Jeremiah the prophet speaking
from the mouth of the Lord.

13 And he also rebelled against
king Nebuchadnezzar, who had
made him swear by God : but he
stiffened his neck, and hardened
his heart from turning unto - the
Lord God of Israel.

1+ II Moreover all the chief of the
priests, and the people.transgressed
very much after all the abomina-

tions of the heathen ; and polluted
the house of the Lord which he
had hallowed in Jerusalem.

15 And Hhe Lord God of their

* In 1 Chr. in. 16, Jeconiah.
xxii. 24, Coniah.
tOr,

In Jer.

fathers sent to them by his messen-
gers, rising up betimes, and send-
ing ; because he had compassion
on his people, and on his dwelling
place :

1 6 But they mocked the messen-
gers of God, and despised his words,
and * misused his prophets, until
the wrath of the Lord arose against
his people, till there ?/'«.? no remedy.

17 Therefoie he brought upon
them the king of the Chaldees, who
slew their young men with the
sword in the house of their sanc-
tuary, and had no compassion upon
young man or maiden, old man, or
him that stooped for age : he gave
the7n all into his hand.

18 And all the vessels of the
house of God, great and small, and
the treasures of the house of the
Lord, and the treasures of the
king, and of his princes ; all these
he brought to Babylon.

1 9 And they burnt the house of
God, and brake down the wall of Je-
rusalem, and burnt all the palaces
thereof with fire, and destroyed all
the goodly vessels thereof.

20 And them that had escaped
from the sword carried he away to
Babylon ; where they were ser-
vants to him and his sons until the
reign of the kingdom of Persia :

21 To fulfil the word of the Lord
by the mouth of Jeremiah, until
the land had enjoyed her sabbaths :
for as long as she lay desolate she
kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore
and ten years.

22 ^ Now in the first year of
Cyrus king of Persia, that the word
of the Lord sjjoken by the mouth
of Jerennah mightbe accomplished,
the Lord stirred up the spirit of
Cyrus king of Persia, that he made
a proclamation throughout all his
kingdom, and put it also in writing,
saying,

23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Per-
sia, All the kingdoms of the earth
hath ^ the Loi;d G(>d of heaven
given ine ; anti lie hath charged
me to build him an house in Jeru-
salem, which is in Judah. Who is
there among you of all his people 1
The Lord his God be with him, and
let him go up.

3 the Lord,

the God of

their

fathers,

* scoffed at

461

The proclamation

EZRA, 1, 2.

of Cyrus.

EZRA

CHAPTER 1.

1 The proclamation of Ci/rus for the huild-
ing of the temple. 5 The people provide
for the return. 1 Cyrus re.storeth the ves-
sels of the temple to ibheshbazzar.

NOW in the first year of Cyrus
king of Persia, tnat the word
of the Lord by the mouth of Jere-
miah might be fyilfilled, the Lord
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king
of Persia, that he made a proclama-
tion throughovit all his kingdom,
and 2^ut it also in writing, saying,

2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Per-
sia, ^ The Lord God of heaven hath
given me all the kingdoms of the
earth ; and he hath charged me to
build him an house at Jerusalem,
which is in Judah.

3 Who is there among you of all
his peoplej his God be with him,
and let him go up to Jerusalem,
which is in Judah, and build the
house of ^ the Lord God of Israel,
(he is the God,) which is in Jeru-
salem.

4 And whosoever " remaineth in
any place where he sojourneth, let
the men of his place help him with
silver, and with gold, and with
goods, and with beasts, beside the
Freewill offering for the house of
God that is in Jerusalem.

5 ^ Then rose up the chief of the
fathers of Judah and Benjamin,
and the priests, and the Levites,

with all them whose spirit God

had raised, t(j go up to build the
house of the Lord which is in Jeru-
salem.

6 And all they that niere about
them strengthened their hands
with vessels of silver, with gold,
with goods, and with beasts, and
with precious thinj^s, beside all
that was willingly ofFered.

7 51 Also Cyrus the king brought
forth the vessels of the hous(^ of
the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar
had brought forth out of Jerusa-
lem, and had put tliem in the house
of his gods ;

8 Even those did Cyrus king of
Persia bring ff)i-th by the hand of
Mithredath the treasurer, and
iunnl)(H-ed them unto Sheshbazzar,
the prince of Judah.

9 And this^ is tlic number of
them: thirty "' chivrgci's of gold, a
thousand '''chai'^^ci's of silver, nine
and twenty knives,

10 Thirty basons of gold, silver

basons of a second sort four hun-
dred and ten, and other vessels a
thousand.

1 1 All the vessels of gold and of
silver ivere five thousand and four
hundred. All these i\u\ Sheshbazzar
bring up with tlieni of the captivity
that were brought up from Baby-
lon unto Jerusalem.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Tlie nnmber that return, of the people, 36 of
the pi'iests, 40 of the Lemt'es, iZofthe Nethi-
■nims, biS of Solomon's servants, 62 of the
prie.^/s trhicli could not shetr their pedigree.
04 The ichole nnmher of them, with their
suhstance. 6S Tluir ohlution.s.

NOW these are the children of
the province that went up out
of the captivity, of those which had
been carried away, whom Nebu-
chadnezzar the king of Babylon
had carried away unto Babylon,
and came again unto Jerusalem
and Judah, every one unto his
city ;

2 Which came with Zerubbabel :
Jeshua, Neheniiali, Seraiah, Reela-
iah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar,
Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The
number of the men of the people
of Israel :

3 The children of Parosli, two
thousand an hundred seventy and
two.

4 The children of Shephatiah,
three hundred seventy and two.

5 The children of Arab, seven
hundred sevent.y and five.

6 The children of Pahath-moab,
of the children of Jeshua and Joab,
two thousand eight hundred and
twelve.

7 The children of Elam, a tliou-
sand two hundred fift.y and four.

8 The chil(h"en of Zattu, nine
hundred foi't.y and five.

9 The childi'en of Zaccai, seven
hundred ;iiid thi'eescoi'e.

10 The cliihh-en of IJani, six hun-
dred forty and two.

11 The children of Bebai, six
hundred twenty and thi-ee.

12 Th(> children of Azgad, a
thousand two hundred twenty and
two.

13 The children of Adonikam,
six hundred sixty and six.

11 The children of ISigvai, two
thousajid fifty and six.

If) 'I'iic children of Adin, four
hundred fifty and foiu'.

1 G The children of ".Ate r of Heze-
kiah, ninety and eight.

Atcr, of

462

The. numher of the people

EZRA, 2.

lolio rehirned from Babylon.

17 The children of Bezai, three
hundred twenty and three.

18 The children of Jorah, an
hundred and twelve.

19 The children of Hashum, two
hundred twenty and three.

20 The children of Gibbar,
ninety and five.

21 The children of Beth-lehem,
an hundred twenty and three.

22 The men of Netophah, fifty
and six.

23 The men of Anathoth, an
hundred twenty and eight.

24 The children of Azmaveth,
forty and two.

25 The children of *Kirjath-
arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth,
seven hundred and forty and thi-ee.

26 The children of Ramah and
' Gaba, six hundred twenty and
one.

27 The men of Michmas, an hun-
dred twenty and two.

28 The men of Beth-el and Ai,
two hundred twenty and three.

29 The children of Nebo, fifty
and two.

30 The children of Magbish, an
hundred fifty and six.

31 The children of the other
Elam, a thousand two hundred
fifty and four.

32 The children of Harim, three
hundred and twenty.

33 The children of Lod, Hadid,
and Ono, seven hundred twenty
and five.

34 The children of Jericho, three
hundred forty and five.

35 The children of Senaah, three
thousand and six hundred and
thirty.

36 U The priests : the children
of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua,
nine hundred seventy and three.

37 The children of Immer, a
thousand fifty and two.

38 The children of Pashur, a
thousand two hundred forty and
seven.

39 The children of Harim, a
thousand and seventeen.

40 H The Levites : the children
of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the
children of Hodaviah, seventy and
f ou r.

41^ The singers : the children
of Asaph, an hundred twenty and
eight.

42 II The children of the porters :
the children of Shalluni, 'the child-
ren of Ater, the children of Tal-
mon, the children of Akkub, the
children of Hatita, the children of
Shobai, in all an hundred thirty
and nine.

In Neh. vii. 29, Kirjath-jearim.

43 IT The - Nethininis : the child-
ren of Ziha, tlie children of Hasu-
pha, the children of Tabbaoth,

44 The children of Keros, the
children of Siaha, the children of
Padon,

45 The children of Lebanah, the
children of Hagabah, the children
of Akkub,

46 The children of Hagab, the
children of Shalmai, the children
of Hanan,

47 The children of Giddel, the
children of Gahar, the children of
Reaiah,

48^ The children of Rezin, the
children of Nekoda, the children
of Gazzam,

49 The children of Uzza, the
children of Paseah, the children of
Besai,

50 The children of Asnah, the
children of ■' Mehunim, the children
of ^Nephusini,

51 The children of Bakbuk, the
children of Hakupha, the children
of Harhur,

52 The children of Bazluth, the
children of Mehida, the children of
Harsha,

53 The children of Barkos, the
children of Sisera, the children of
Thamah,

54 The children of Neziah, the
children of Hatipha.

55 U The children of Solomon's
servants : the children of Sotai, the
children of Sophereth, the children
of Peruda,

56 The children of Jaalah, the
children of Darkon, the children
of Giddel,

57 The children of Shephatiah,
the children of Hattil, the children
of ^ Pochei-eth of Zebaim, the child-
ren of Ami.

58 All the "Nethinims, and the
children of Solomon's servants,
were three hundred ninety and
two.

59 And these ?wre they which
went vip from Tel-nielah, Tel-harsa,
Cherub, Addan. and Immer: but
they could not shew their " father's
house, and their seed, whether they
vjere of Israel :

60 The children of Delaiah, the
children of Tobiah, the children of
Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

61 H And of the children of the
priests : the children of Habaiah,
the children of ^ Koz. the children
of Barzillai ; which took a wife of
the daughters of Bai'zillai the Gi-
leadite, and was called after their
name :

62 These sought their register
among those that were reckoned

2 Nethiuim :

^ Meunim,
^ Nephisim,

5 Pochereth-
haz-zebaim,

6 Nethiuim,

' fathers'
houses,

8 Hakkoz,

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TJie altar is set \ip.

EZRA, 3.

Foundations of the temple laid.

by genealogy, but they were not
found : therefore were they, as pol-
luted, put from the priesthood.

63 And the ^ Tirshatha said unto
them, that they should not eat of
the most holy things, till there
stood up a priest with Urim and
with Thummim.

6-i 51 The whole congregation to-
gether was forty and two thousand
three hundred and threescore,

65 Beside their servants and
their maids, of whom tho'e vjere
seven thousand three hundred
thirty and seven : and there were
among them two hundred singing
men and singing women.

66 Their horses were seven hun-
dred thirty and six ; their mules,
two hundred forty and five ;

67 Their camels, four hundred
thirty and five ; their asses, six
thousand seven hundred and
twenty.

68 And some of the chief of the
fathers, when they came to the
house of the Lord which is at
Jerusalenij offered freely for the
house of God to set it up in '^ his
place :

69 They gave after their ability
unto the treasure of the work three-
score and one thousand •' drams of
gold, and five thousand pound of
silver, and one hundred i)riests'
garments.

70 8o the priests, and the Levites,
and some of the people, and the
singers, and the porters, and the
^ Nethinims, dwelt in their cities,
and ail Israel in their cities.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The altar in Ketup. 4 Offeringiifreqaenled.
7 Workmen prepared. 8 The foundations
of the temple are laid in great joy and

'inoHriiing.

AND when the seventh month
was come, and the children of
Israel v^ere in the cities, the peoi)le
gathered themselves together as
one man to Jerusalem.

2 Thou stood up Jeshua the son
of Jozadak, and liis l)rethr(!n the
priests, and Z(!rubbab('l tlie son of
Shealtiel, and liis brcthi'CMi, and
liiiilded the altar of the (iod of
Israel, to offer burnt offerings
thereon, as it is written in the law
of Moses the man of God.

3 And they set the altar upon
his Vmses ; for ie-AV vas ni)on them
because of the people of those coun-
tries : anri tliey oilei'cd burnt ofTer-
ings thereon unto the Lord, even
burnt offerings morning and even-
ing.

4 They kept also the feast of tab-
ernacles, as it is written, and offered

the daily burnt offerings by num-
ber, according to the "custom, as
the duty of every day required ;

5 And afterward offered the con-
tinual burnt offering, both of the
new moons, and of all the set feasts
of the Lord that were consecrated,
and of every one that willingly of-
fered a freewill offering unto the
Lord.

6 From the first day of the se-
venth month began they to offer
burnt offerings unto the Lord. But
the foundation of the temple of
the Lord was not yet laid.

7 They gave money also unto the
masons, and to the carpenters ;
and " meat, and drink, and oil, unto
them of Zidon, and to them of
Tyre, to bring cedar ti-ees from
Lebanon to the ''sea of Joppa, ac-
cording to the grant that they had
of Cyrus king of Persia.

8 U Now in the second year of
their coming unto the house of God
at Jerusalem, in the second month,
began Zerubbabel the son of She-
altiel, and Jeshua the son of Joza-
dak, and the r-emnant of their
brethren the priests and the Le-
vites, and all tney that were come
out of the captivity unto Jerusa-
lem ; and appointed the Levites,
from twenty years old and upward,
to set forward the work of the
house of the Lord.

9 Then stood Jeshua itnth his
sons and his brethren, Kadmiel
and his sons, the sons of '^ Judah,
together, to set forward the work-
men in the house of God : the sons
of Henadad, vnth their sons and
their brethren the Levites.

10 And when the builders laid
the foundation of the temple of the
Lord, they set the priests in their
apparel with trumpets, and the
Levites the sops of Asaph with
cymbals, to praise the Lord, after
the "oi'diiiniicc of J3avid king of
Israel.

1 1 And they sang ^" together by
course in i)raising and gi\ing
thanks unto the Lord; ''because
he is good, for liis mercy endiireth
for ever tow ai'd Isr;iel. And all the
l)eople shouted with a great sliout,
when they i)raised the Lord, be-
cause tlu^ foundation of the house
of the Loud was laid.

12 But many of the priests and
Levites and chic^f of the fathers,
^- iiho n<e)'('. iincicnt nicii. that had
si'on tTie lirst house, wnen th(>
foundation f)f tliis house was laid
before their eyes, wept with a loud

*0r,

t/n ch. ii. 40.

5 ordinance.

6 food.

'' sea, unto

s * t Hoda-
viali.

■' order

1" one to
another

1' saying.
For ■

12 the old
men tliat

464

The adversaries seek

EZRA, 4.

to liuider the building.

voice ; and many shouted aloud f or
joy :

13 So that the people could not
discern the noise of the shout of
joy from the noise of tlie weeping
of the people : for the people
shouted with a loud shout, and the
noise was heard afar off.

CHAPTER 4.

1 The adversarief), being not (tccejited in Ihe
building of the temple ivith. the JewK, en-
dearou?' to hi7ider it. 1 Their tetter to
Artitxerxen. 17 The decree of Artaxerves.
23 The building is hindered.

NOW when the adversaries of
Judah and Benjamin heard
that the children of the captivity
Ibuilded the temple unto ' the Lord
fiod of Israel ;

'A Then they came to Zerubba-
bel, and to the chief of the fathers,
and said unto them, Let us build
with you : for we seek your God,
as ye do ; and we do sacrifice unto
him since the days of Esar-haddon
king of '•^ Assur, which brought us
up hither.

3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua,
and the rest of the chief of the
fathers of Israel, said unto them,
Ye have nothing to do with us to
bviild an house unto our God ; but
we ourselves together will build
unto ^ the Lord God of Israel, as
king Cyrus the king of Persia hath
commanded us.

4 Then the people of the land
weakened the hands of the people
of Judah, and troubled them in
building,

5 And hired counsellors against
them, to frustrate their purpose,
all the days of Cyrus king of
Persia, even until the reign of
Darius king of Persia.

6 And in the reign of *Aha-
suerus, in the beginning of his
reign, wrote they tinto him an ac-
cusation against the inhabitants
of Judah and Jerusalem.

7 H And in the days of Arta-
xerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath,
Tabeel, and the rest of their com-
panions, unto Artaxerxes king of
Persia ; and the writing of the
letter ^vas written in the ^ Syrian
t(^ngue. and ^ interpreted in the
Syrian tongue.

iS Keiuim the chancellor and
Shimshai the scribe wrote a
letter against Jerusalem to Arta-
xerxes the king in this sort :

9 Then irrote Rehum the chancel-
lor, and Shimshai the scribe, and
the rest of their comT)anions ; the
Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the

* Xerxes: Heb, Ahasbverosh.
30

Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Ar-
chevites, the Babylonians, the Su-
sanchites, the Dehavites, and the
Elamites,

10 And the rest of the nations
whom the great and noble Asnap-
per brought over, and set in the
cities of Samaria, and the rest
that are on this side the ° river,
and at such a time.

1 1 II I'his ts the copy of the
letter that they sent unto him,
even unto Artaxerxes the king ;
Thy servants the men on this
side the '^ river, and at sucli a

time.

1:^ Be it known unto the king,
that the Jews which came up from
thee to us are come unto Jerusalem,
building the rebellious and the bad
city, and have set up the walls
thereof, and ''joined the founda-
tions.

13 Be it known now unto the
king, that, if this city be builded,
and the walls set up again, then
will they not pay toll, tribute,
and custom, and ^ .so thou shalt
endamage the revenue of tlie

kings.

14: Now because we have mainte-
nance from the ki.nys palace, and
it was not meet for us to see the
king's dishonour, therefore have
we sent and certified the king ;

15 That search may be made in
the book of the records of thy
fathei'S : so shalt thou find in the
book of the records, and know that
this city ^s a rebellious city, and
hurtful unto kings and provinces,
and that they have moved sedi-
tion within the same of old tirne :
for which cause was this city
desti'oyed.

16 We certify the king that, if
this city be builded again, and
the walls thereof set up, by this
means tliou shalt have no portion
on this side the ^ river.

17 ^ Then sent the king an an-
swer unto Rehum the chancellor,
and to Shimshai the scribe, and
to the rest of their companions
that dwell in Samai-ia, and " nnto
the rest beyond the '" river. Peace,
and "at such a time.

1 8 Tlie letter which ye sent unto
us hath been plainly read before
me.

19 And I commanded, and
search hath been made, and it
is found that this city of old
time hath made insurrection
against kings, and that rebellion
and sedition have been made
therein.

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Tlie building reueived.

EZRA, 5.

Letter to Darius.

6 gave you ;i
decree

" should
(;onie to
Darius, and
then answer
should he
returned

20 There have been mighty kings
also over Jerusalem, which have
ruled over all countries beyond
the ' river ; and toll, tribute, and
custom, was paid unto them.

21 Give ye now - commandment
to cause these men to cease, and
that this city be not buildefl,
until another ^ commandment shall
be given from me.

22 Take heed now that ye fail
not to do this : why should damage
grow to the hurt of the kings 'I

23 ^ Now when the copy of king
Artaxerxes' letter vas read before
Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe,
and their companions, they went
up in haste to Jerusalem unto the
Jews, and made them to cease by
force and power.

24 Then ceased the work of tlie
house of God which is at Jerusa-
lem. So it ceased unto the second
year of the reign of Darius king of
Persia.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Zerubbabel and Jenhua, incited hy ITaggai
and Zeehariah, net forward, the builditig
of the temple. 3 Tatnai and Shethar-hoz-
nai couUl not hinder the Jeios. 6 Their
letter to Darlux against the Jews.

rilHEN the prophets, Haggai the
JL prophet, and Zeehariah the son
of lado, prophesied unto the Jews
tliat were in Judah and Jerusalem
in the name of the God of Israel,
even unto them.

2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the
son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the
son of Jozadak, and began to build
the house of God which is at Je-
rusalem : and with them were the
prophets of God helping them.

3 H At the same time came to
them Tatnai, governor on this side
the ■'river, and Shethar-boznai,
and their companions, and said
thus unto tliem. Who "'hath coni-

manded you to build this house,
and to make up this wall ?

4 Th(!n said "we unto them after
this mannei-, Wliat are the nanu^s
of the men that make this building ?

5 But the eye of their God was
upon the elders of the Jews, that
they c<mld not cause them to cease,
till the matter "cmiiic to Dai-ius:

and then tliry rctuiiicil iniswcr by

lettei- concerning t liis nmlli'r.

6 1[ The copy of the letter that
Tatnai, governoi' on this side the
^ river, and Sluithar-bcjznai, and
Ins c()mi)anions the Anharsachites,
which were on this side the •* river.
sent unto Daiius the king :

7 They sent a letter unto liim,

Or,

wherein was written thus ; Unto
Darius the king, all peace.

8 Be it known unto the king,
that we went into the province of
Judea, to the house of the great
God, which is builded with great
stones, and timber is laid in
the walls, and this work goeth
fast on, and pi'ospereth in their
hands.

9 Then asked we those elders,
and said unto them thus. Who
^ commanded you to build this
house, and to niake up these
walls %

10 We asked their names also,
to certify thee, that we might
write the names of the men that
were the chief of them.

11 And thus they returned us
answer, saying. We are the ser-
vants of the God of heaven and
earth, and build the house that
was builded these many years ago,
which a great king of Israel builded
and set up.

1 2 But after that our fathers had
provoked the God of heaven unto
wrath, he gave them into the hand
of Nebuchadnezzar the king of
Babylon, the Chaldean, who de-
stroyed this house, and carried the
people away into Babylon.

13 But in the first year of Cyrus
the king of Babylon the same king
Cyrus made a decree to build this
house of God.

14 And the vessels also of gold
and silver of the house of God,
which Nebuchadnezzar took out
of the temple that was in Jerusa-
lem, and brought them into the
temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus
the king take out of the temple
of Babylon, and they were de-
livered unto one, whose name ivas
Sheshbazzar, whom he had made
governor ;

15 And said unto him. Take
these vessels, go, carry them into
the temple that is in Jerusalem,
and let the house of God be builded
in '■' his |)lace.

IG Then came the same Sliesli-
bazzar, and laid the foundation
of the house of God which is in
Jei'usalem : and since that time
even until now hath it been in
building, and ijet it is not finished.

17 Now therefore, if it seem
good to the kiTig. let there be
search made in the king's treasure
house, which is tliei'e at Babylon,
whether it be so, tliat a d(?cree was
made of Cyrus the king to build
this hfiuse of God at Jerusalem,
and let the king send his pleasure
to us concerning this matter.

466

The decree of Darius.

EZRA, 6.

The temple dedicated.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Dar'mn, Undincj the decree of Cyrus, mak-
eth a new decree for the adcancevient of
the huUding. 13 By the help of the ene-
mies, and the directions of the projihets,
the temple is finished. 1<> The feast <f
the dedication is kept, 19 andthepassover.

THEN Darius the king made a
decree, and search was made
in the house of the rolls, where the
treasures were laid up in Babylon.

2 And there was found at * Ach-
metha, in the palace that is in the
province of the Medes, a roll, and
therein was a record thus written :

3 In the first year of Cyrus the
king the same Cyrus the king made
a decree concerning the hovise of
God at Jerusalem, Let the house
be builded, the place where they
offered sacrifices, and let the foun-
dations thereof be strongly laid ;
the height thereof threescore cu-
bits, ' and the breadth thereof
threescore cubits ;

4 With three rows of great
stones, and a row of new timber:
and let the expences be given out
of the king's house :

5 And also let the golden and
silver vessels of the house of God,
which Nebuchadnezzar took forth
out of the temple which is at Jeru-
salem, and brought unto Babylon,
be restored, and brought again
unto the temple which is at Jeru-
salem, every one to his place, and
place them in the house of God.

6 Now therefore, Tatnai, gover-
nor beyond the ^ river, Shethar-
boznai, and your companions the
Apharsachites, which are beyond
the ^ river, be ye far from thence :

7 Let the work of this house of
God alone ; let the governor of the
Jews and the elders of the Jews
build this house of God in ^his
place.

8 Moreover I make a decree
what ye shall do to the elders of
these Jews for the building of this
house of God : that of the king's
goods, even of the tribute beyond
the ' river, forthwith expences be
given unto these men, that they
be. not hindered.

9 And that which they have need
of, both young bullocks, and rams,
and lambs, for the burnt offerings
of the God of heaven, wheat, salt,
wine, and oil, according' to the
appointment of the priests which
are at Jerusalem, let it be given
them day by day without fail :

10 That they may offer sacrifices
of sweet savours unto the God of
heaven, and pray for the life of
the king, and of his sons.

11 Also I have made a decree,
that whosoever shall alter this
word, let timber be pulled down
from his house, and being set up,
let him be hanged thereon ; and
let his house be made a dunghill
for this.

1 2 And the God that hath caused
his name to dwell there destroy all
kings and people, that shall put
to their hand to alter '^and to
destroy this house of God

Jerusalem. I Darius

diich

have

let it be done with

That is, Ecbataua.

IS at

made a decree

speed.

13 51 Then Tatnai, governor on
this side the ^ river, Shethar-boznai,
and their companions, according
to that which Darius the king had
sent, so they did speedily.

14 And the elders of the Jews
builded, and they prospered
through the prophesying of Hag-
gai the prophet and Zechariah the
son of Idclo. And they builded,
and finished it, according to the
commandment of the God of Israel,
and according to the ■* command-
ment of Cyrus, and Darius, and
Artaxerxes king of Persia.

15 And this house was finished
on the third day of the month
Adar, which was in the sixth year
of the reign of Darius the king.

16 H And the children of Israel,
the priests, and the Levites, and
the rest of the children of the cap-
tivity, kept the dedication of this
house of God with joy,

1 7 And offered at the dedication
of this house of God an hundred
bullocks, two hundred rams, four
hundred lambs ; and for . a sin
offering for all Israel, twelve he
goats, according to the number
of the tribes of Israel.

18 And they set the priests in
their divisions, and the Levites in
their courses, for the service of
God, which is at Jerusalem ; as it
is written in the book of Moses.

19 And the children of the cap-
tivity kept the passover upon the
fourteenth day of the first month.

20 For the priests and the Le-
vites were purified together, all of
them v'ere pure, and killed the
passover for all the children of
the captivity, and for their breth-
ren the priests, and for themselves.

21 And the children of Israel,
which were come again out of cap-
tivity, and all such as had sepa-
rated themselves unto them from
the filthiness of the heathen of the
land, to seek ^ the Lord God of
Israel, did eat,

22 And kept the feast of un-

3 the same,
to destroy

1 River,

4 decree

5 the Lord,
the God

467

Ezra goeth to Jerusalem.

EZRA, 7.

Artaxerxes^ commission.

leavened bread seven days with
joy : foi' the Lord had made them
joyful, and turned the heart of the
king of Assyria unto them, to
strengthen their hands in the
work of the house of God, the God
of Israel.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Ezra goeih up to Jerusalem. 11 The gra-
cious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra.
27 Ezra hles.'ieth God for his favour.

NO^N after these things, in the
reign of Artaxerxes king of
Persia, Ezra the son of Heraiah,
the son of Azariah, the son of
Hilkiah,

2 The son of Shallum, the son of
Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

3 The son of Amariah, the son
of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

4 The son of Zerahiah, the son
of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,

5 The son of Abishua, the son
of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar,
the son of Aaron the chief priest:

6 This Ezra went up from Baby-
lon ; and he vxis a ready scribe in
the law of Moses, which ^ the Lord
God of Tsi-ael had given : and the

king granted him all his request,
according to the hand of the Lord
his God upon him.

7 And there went up s^ome of
the children of Israel, and of the
priests, and the Levites, and the
singerSj and the porters, and
the "^ Nethinims. unto Jerusalem,
in the seventh year of Artaxerxes
the king.

8 And he came to Jerusalem in
the fifth month, which was in the
seventh year of the king.

9 For upon the first clay of tlie
first mbntn began he to go up from
Babylon, and on the first day of
the fifth month came he to Jeru-
salem, according to the good hand
of his God upon him.

10 For Ezra had ^ prepared his
heart to seek the law ot the \a)\i\\
anrl to do it, and to teach in Jsracil
statut(!S and judgments.

11 II Now this is the copy of the
letter that the king Artaxerxes
gave unto Ezra the pi-iest, the
scribe, even a scribe of the words
of the commandments of the Loud,
and of his statutes to Israel.

12 Artaxei'xes, king of kings,
unto Ezra the priest, a scribes of
the law of the God of heaven, ^T)er-
fect neitcc, jind at such a time.

l.S 1 make a decree, that all they
of th(^ peoi)le of Israel, and ''of his
priests and Levites, in my realm,
which are minded of their own
frecnvill to go up to Jerusalem, go
with thee.

14 Forasmuch as thou art sent
of the king, and of his seven coun-
sellors, to enquire concerning .Ju-
dah and Jerusalem, according to
the law of thy God which is in
thine hand ;

15 And to carry the silver and
gold, which the king and his ct)un-
sellors have freely offered unto the
God of Israel, whose habitation is
in Jerusalem,

16 And all the silver and gold
that thou canst find in all the pro-
vince of Babylon, with the freewill
offering of the people, and of the

Eriests, offering willingly for the
ouse of their God which is in Je-
rusalem :

17 That thou mayest buy speed-
ily with this money bullocks, rams,
lambs, with their "meat offerings
and their drink offerings, and offer
them upon the altar of the house
of your God which is in Jerusalem.

18 And whatsoever shall seem
good to thee, and to thy brethren,
to do with the rest of the silver and
the gold, that do after the will of
your God.

1 9 The vessels also that are given
thee for the service of the house of
thy God, those deliver thou before
the God of Jerusalem.

20 And whatsoever more shall be
needful for the house of thy God,
which thou shalt have occasion to
bestow, bestow it out of the king's
treasure house.

21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the
king, do make a decree to all
the treasurers which are beyond the
^ river, that whatsoever Ezra the
priest, the scribe of the law of
the God of heaven, shall require
of you, it be done speedily,

22 Unto an hundred talents of
silver, aiul to an hundred measures
of wheat, and to an hundred baths
of wine, and to an hundred baths of
oil, and salt without pi'escribing
lioii^ mui'li..

23 Whatsoever is commanded by
the God of heaven, let it be dili-
gently done for the house of th<;
(Jod of heaven : for why should
there be wi-ath against the realm
of the king and his sons'?

24 Also we certify you, that
touching any of tht; in'iests^ and
Levites, siugei's, ])ort('rs, '^ Nf^tlii-
iiiiiis, or ** iiiiiiish'rs of this nouse
of God, it sliall not be lawful to
impose toll, tribute, or custom,
ui)on them.

25 And thou, Ezra, after the
wisdom of thy God, that is\n thine
hand, set magistrates and judges,
which may judge all the people

6 meal

River,

" Ncthiiiim,
** sorvaiits

468

EzrcCs covqxinions.

EZRA, 8.

He jyrodaimeth a fast.

that are beyond the ^ river, all such
as know the laws of tliy God ; and
teach ye them that know them not.

26 And whosoever will not do
the law of thy God, and the law of
the king, let judgment be executed
speedily upon him, whether it be
unto death, or to banishment, or
to confiscation of goods, or to im-
prisonment. _, ,

27 ^1 Blessed he Hhe Lokd God
of our fathers, which hath put such
a thing as this in the king's heart,
to beautify the house of the Lord
which is in Jerusalem :

28 And hath extended mercy
unto me before the king, and his
counsellors, and before all the
king's mighty princes. And I was
strengthened as the hand of the
Lord my God was upon me, and
I gathered together out of Israel
chief men to go up with me.

CHAPTER 8.

1 The companions of Ezra, icho returned
from Babylon. 15 IJe sendeth to Iddo for
miniktera for the temple. 21 lie keepeth a
faxt. 24 lie committeth the treanures ti> the
euHtody of the prieMs. 31 From Aluira
they come to Jerumlem. 33 The treasure
is weighed in the temple. 36 The commis-
iiion is delivered.

THESE are now the ''chief of
their fathers, and tliis is the
genealogy of them that went up
with me from I'abylon, in the reign
of Artaxerxes the king.

2 Of the sons of Phinehas ; Ger-
shom : of the sons of Ithamar ;
l3aniel : of the sons of David ;
Hattush.

3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of
the sons of Pharosh ; Zechariah :
and with him were reckoned by
genealogy of the males an hun-
dred and fifty.

4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab ;
Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and
with him two hundred males.

5 Of the sons of Shechaniah ; the
son of Jahaziel, and with him three
hundred males.

6 Of the sons also of Adin ; Ebed
the son of Jonathan, and with him
fifty males.

7 And of the sons of Elam ; Je-
shaiah the son of Athaliah, and
with him seventy males.

8 And of the sons of Shephatiah ;
Zebadiah the son of Michael, and
with him fourscoi'e males.

9 Of the sons of Joab ; Obadiah
the son of Jehiel.and with him two
hundred and eighteen males.

10 And of the sons of Shelomitli ;
the son of Josiphiah, and with him
an hundred and threescore males.

1 1 And of the sons of Bebai ; Ze

chariah the son of Bebai, and with
him twenty and eight males.

1 2 And of the sons of Azgad ; Jo-
hanan the son of Hakkatan, and
with him an hundred and ten
males.

13 And of the last sons of Ado-
nikam whose names are these, Eli-
phelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and
with them threescore males.

14 Of the sons also of Bigvai ;
Uthai, and ^ Zal^bud, and with
them seventy males.

15 ^ And I gathered them toge-
ther to the river that runneth to
Ahava ; and there abode we in
tents three days : and 1 viewed
the people, and the priests, and
found there none of the sons of
Levi.

16 Then sent I for Eliezer,^ for
Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elna-
than, and for Jaril), and for Elna-
than, and for Nathan, and for
Zechariah, and for Meshullam,
chief men ; also for Joiarib, and
for Elnathan, men of understand-
ing,

17 And I sent them with com-
mandment unto Iddo the chief at
the place C'asiphia, and I told
them what they should say unto
Iddo, and to his brethren the '^Ne-
thinims. at the place Casiphia,

4 * Zaccur,

that they should bring unto us mi-
nisters for the house of our God.

18 And by the good hand of our
God upon us they brought us a
man of understanding, of the sons
of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son
of Israel ; and Sherebiah, with his
sons and his brethren, eighteen ;

19 And Hashabiah, and with him
Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his
brethren and their sons, twenty ;

20 Also of the ^ Nethinims.whom
David and the princes had ap-
pointed for the service of the Le-
vites two hundred and twenty
" Nethinims : all of them were ex-
pressed by name.

21 U Then I proclaimed a fast
there, at the river of Ahava, that
we might ''afflict ourselves before
our God, to seek of him a ^ right
way for us, and for our little ones,
and for all our substance.

22 For I was ashamed to require
of the king a band of soldiers and
horsemen to help us against tlie
enemy in the way: because we liad
spoken unto the king, saying, Tlie
hand of our God is upon all them
for good that seek him ; but his
power and his wrath is against all
them that forsake him.

» Or,

• humble
8 straislit

469

The Ireasiire is iveighed.

EZRA, 9.

The strange marriages.

23 So we fasted and besought
our God for this : and he was in-
treated of us.

24 IT Then I separated twelve of
the chief of the priests, Sherebiah,
Hashabiah, and ten of their breth-
ren with them,

25 And weighed unto them the
silver, and the gold, and the ves-
sels, even the offering of the house
of our God, which the king, and
his counsellors, and his lords,
and all Israel there present, had
offered :

26 I even weighed unto their
hand six hundred and fifty talents
of silver, and silver vessels an hun-
dred talents, and of gold an hundred
talents ;

27 Also twenty basons of gold,
of a thousand ^ drams ; and two
vessels of fine copper, precious as
gold.

28 And I said unto them, Ye are
holy unto the Lord ; the vessels are
holy also ; aiid the silver and the
gold are a freewill offering unto
" the Lord God of your fathers.

29 Watch ye, and keep them, un-
til ye weigh them before the chief of
the priests and the Levites, and
chief of the fathers of Israel, at
Jerusalem, in the chambers of the
house of the Lord.

30 So took the priests and the
Levites the weight of the silver,
and the gold, and the vessels, to
bring tJiem to Jerusalem unto the
house of our God.

31^ Then we departed from the
river of Ahava on the twelfth day
of the first month, to go unto Jeru-
salem : and the hand of our God
was upon us, and he delivered us
from tlie hand of the enemy, and
of such as lay in wait by the way.

32 And we came to Jerusalem,
and abode there three days.

33 ^ Now on the foui'thday was
the silver and the gold and the
vessels weighed in the house of our
God by the hand of Meremoth the
son of Ui'iah the priest ; and \vith
him wan Eleazar tlie son of Fhine-
has ; and with them wax Jozabad
the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah
the son of l^innui, Levites ;

34 l>y number and by weight of
every one : and all the weight was
written at that time.

35 Also the children of those
that had been carried away, which
were come out f>f the cajjtivity,
oilered l)urnt off'ci'ings unto tlie
(Jod of Israel, twelve bullocks for
all Israel, ninety and six rams,
seventy and seven lanibs, twelve
h(.' goats ,/o/' a sin olFering: all M/.s-
was a burnt offering unto the Lord.

3G U And they delivered the
king's commissions unto the king's
" lieutenants, and to the governors
on this side the ^ river : and they
furthered the people, and the house
of God.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Esra mournetk/or the affinity of the people
with strangers. 5 He prayeth unto God
with confession of sins.

NOW when these things were
done, the princes came to me,
saying. The people of Israel, and
the priests, and the Levites, have
not separated themselves from the
people of the lands, doing accord-
ing to their abominations, even of
the Canaanites, the Hittites, the
Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Am-
rnonites, the Moabites, the Egyp-
tians, and the Amorites.

2 For they have taken of their
daughters for themselves, and for
their sons : so that the holy seed
have mingled themselves with the
people of tliose lands : yea, the
hand of the princes and rulers
hath been chief in this trespass.

3 And when I hear'd this thing, I
rent my garment and my mantle,
and plucked off the hair of my
head and of my beard, and sat
down astonied.

4 Then were assembled unto me
every one that trembled at the
words of the God of Israel, because
of the transgression of those that
had been carried away ; and I sat
astonied until the evening sacri-
fice.

5 ^ And at the evening sacrifice
I arose up fi'om my heaviness ; and
having rent my gai'ment and my
mantle, I fell upon my knees, and
spread out my hands unto the
Lord my God,

6 And said, O my God, I am
ashamed and blush to lift up my
face to thee, my God : for our ini-
quities are increased over onr head,
and our ^ trt'spass is grown up unto
the heavens.

7 Since the days of our fathers
Jiave we been in •'a great trespass

unto this day ; mthI for our iniqui
ties have we, our kings, and our
pi'iests, been (leli\('red into the
hand of the kings of the lands, to
the sword, to captivity, and to a
spoil, and to confusion of face, as it
/.s this day.

<S And now for a little space grace
hath been xlivu'i'd from th<' Lord
our God, to leave us a remnant to
escape, and to give us a nail in his
holy i)lace, that our God may
lighten our eyes, and give us a
little reviving in our bontlage.
70

Ezra's prayer and confession.

EZRA, 10.

He reformetli the evil.

9 For we were bondmen ; yet our
God hath not forsaken us in our
bondage, but hath extended mercy
unto us in the sight of the kings
of Persia, to give us a reviving, to
set up the house of our God, and
to repair the desolations thereof,
and to give us a wall in Judah
and in Jerusalem.

10 And now, O our God, what
shall we say after this ? for we have
forsaken thy commandments,

1 1 Which thou hast commanded
by thy servants the prophets, say-
ing. The land, unto which ye go to
possess it, is an unclean land with
the filthiness of the ^ peo])le of the
lands, with their abominations,
which have filled it from one end
to another with their uncleanness.

12 Now therefore give not your
daughters unto their sons, neither
take their daughters unto your
sons, nor seek their peace or their
" wealth for ever : that ye may be
strong, and eat the good of the
land, and leave it for an inheri-
tance to your children for ever.

13 And after all that is come
upon us for our evil deeds, and for
our great •' trespass, seeing that
thou our Gull hast punished us
less than our iniquities deserve, and
hast given us sudi deliverance as
this;

14 Should we again break thy
conmiandments, and join in affinity
with the * people of these abomina-
tions % wouldest not thou be angry
with us till thou hadst consumed
us, so that there should be no rem-
nant nor escaping 1

15 ^ O Lord God of Israel, thou
art righteous : for we ''remain yet
escaped, as it is this day : behold,
we are before thee in our '^ tres-
passes : for we cannot stand before
thee because of this.

CHAPTER 10.

1 SJiechdiuah encouraffeih Ezra fo reform
thf strdhgC' marrUtges. 6 Ezra iiidiiriii ik/
iixscnbUlh ihepi-ople. 9 The p^nph', ,it the
efhortiitioH of Ezra, repent, and prot/ii.ie
amendment. 15 T7ie care to perform it.
18 The names of them which had married
strange 'wives.

OW ** when Ezra had prayed.

anfl when he had confessed.

and have taken strange wives of
the ' people of the land : yet now
there is hope ® in Israel concerning
this thing.

3 Now therefore let us make a
covenant with our God to put away
all the wives, and such as are born
of them, according to the counsel
of my lord, and of those that trem-
ble at the commandment of our
God ; and let it be done according
to the law.

4 Arise ; for this matter belongeth
unto thee : we also will be with
thee : be of good courage, and do
it.

5 Then arose Ezra, and made the
^° chief priests, the Levites, and all
Isi'ael, to swear that they should
do according to this word. And
they sware.

6 U Then Ezra i-ose up from be-
fore the house of God, and went
into the chamber of Johanan the
son of Eliashib : and tvhen he came
thither, he did eat no bread, nor
drink water : for he mourned be-
cause of the transgression of them
" that had been carried away.

7 And they made proclamation
throughout Judah and Jerusalem
unto all the children of the captiv-
ity, that they should gather them-
selves together unto Jerusalem ;

8 And that whosoever would not
come within three days, according
to the counsel of the princes and
the elders, all his substance should
be forfeited, and himself separated
from the congregation of '-those
that had been carried away.

weeping and casting liimself down
before the house of God, there as-
sembled unto him out of Israel a
very great congregation of men
and women and children : foi- the
people wept very sore.

'2 And Shechaniah tlie son of
Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam,
answered and said unto Ezra, We
have trespassed against our God,

9 II Then all the men of Judah
and Benjamin gathered themselves
together unto Jerusalem within
three days. It was the ninth
month, on the twentieth day of the
month ; and all the people sat in
the "street of the house of God,
trembling because of this matter,
and for the great rain.

10 And Ezra the priest stood up,
and said unto them, Ye have trans-
gressed, and have taken strange
wives, to increase the " trespass of
Israel.

11 Now therefore make confes-
sion unto 'Hlie Lord Ciod of your
fathers, and do his jjleasure : and
separate yovu'selves from the peo-
ple of the land, and from the
strange wives.

1 '2 Then all the congregation an-
swered and said with a loud voice.
As thou hast said, so must we do.

13 P>ut the people (ov, many, and
it is a time of much rain, and we
are not able to stand without,
neither is this a work of one day

1 peoples
'■> for

w chiefs of
the priests.

11 of the
captivity.

12 the
captivity.

13 broad
place before

H guilt

15 the Lord,
the God

The names of those who

EZRA, 10.

had taken strange wives

or two : for we are many that have
transgre.ssed in this thing.

14 Let now our rulers of all the
congregation stand, and let all
them which have taken strange
wives in our cities come at ap-
pointed times, and with them the
elders of every city, and the judges
thereof, until the fierce wrath of
our God for this matter be turned
from us.

1.5 ^ Only Jonathan the son of
Asahel and -Jahaziah the son of
Tikvah ^ were employed about this
matter: and Mesiiullam and >Shab-
bethai the Levite helped them.

16 And the children of the cap-
tiyity did so. And Ezra the priest,
with certain chief of the fathers,
after "the house of their fathers.
and all of them by their names,
were separated, and sat down in
the fii'st day of the tenth month to
examine the matter.

17 Aiid they made an end with
all the men that had taken strange
wives by the first day of the first
month.

18 U And among the sons of the
pi'iests there were found that had
taken strange wives : namely, of
the sons of Jeshua the son of Joza-
dak, and his brethren ; Maaseiah,
and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Geda-
liah.

19 And they gave their hands
that they would put away their
wives ; and tieing guilty, they offered
a ram of the flock for their trespass.

20 And of the sons of Immer ;
Planani, and Zebadiah.

21 And of the sons of Hai'im ;
Maaseiah, and Elijah, and She-
maiah, and Jehiel, and XTzziah.

22 And of the sons of Pashur ;
Elioenai, Maaseiah, Islimael, Ne-
thaneel, .Tozabad, and J*]lasah.

23 Also of the Levites ; .lozabad,
and tShimei, and Kelaiah, (the same
i.s Kelita,) i'ethahiah, Judah, and
Eliezer.

24 Of the singers also ; Eliashib :

and of the porters ; 8hallum, and
Telem, and Uri.

25 iSIoreover of Israel : of the
sons of Parosh ; Kamiah, and Je-
ziah, and IMalchiah, and Miamin,
and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and
Benaiah.

26 And of the sons of Elam ; Mat-
taniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and
Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elian.

27 And of the sons of Zattu ;
Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and
Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

28 Of tne sons also of Bebai ; Je-
hohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and
Athlai.

29 And of the sons of Bani ;
Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah,
Jashub, and Sheal, and Ilamoth.

30 And of the sons of Pahath-
moab ; Adna, and Clielal, Benaiah,
Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and
Binnui, and Manasseh.

31 And of the sons of Harim ;
Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, She-
maiah, Shimeon,

32 Benjamin, Malluch, and She-
mariah.

33 Of the sons of Hashum ; ]\Iat-
tenai, Mattathah, Zabad, P^liphe-
let, Jereraai, Manasseh, a/i(i Shimei.

34 Of the sons of Bani ; Maadai,
Amram, and Uel,

35 Benaiah, Ikdeiah, Chelluh,

36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and
Jaasau,

.38 And Bani, and Binnui, Shi-
mei,

39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan,
and Adaiah,

40 Machnadebai,Shashai,Sharai,

41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, She-
mariah,

42 Shallum, Amariah, and Jo-
seph.

43 Of the sons of Nebo ; Jeiel,
Mattithiah, Zabad, Zcibina, .ladau,
and Joel, Benaiah.

44 All tliesc had taken strange
wives : and Ko/iietti them had \viv(\s
by whom they had chihh'en.

THE

BOOK OF NEHEMIAII

CHAPTER 1.

1 Neheviiah, iinr/erxfit)ii/iii(i hy Ilnnani the
iitiHeri/ of JeruHiihiii, iiiourneth, fiiHtel/i,
(1/1(1 jirai/eZ/i. 5 His jtraijcf.

fj^HK words of Nehemiah the son
_L of Hachaliah. And it came to
pass in the month Ohisleu, in the
twentieth year, as 1 was in Shu-
shan the palac(%

2 Tliat Hanani, one of my bretli-
ren, came, he and eertain. men 'of
Judah ; and J asked tiiein concern-
ing the^ Jews tliat had escaped,
whicli were left of the cai)tivity.
and concerning -lerusalem.

3 And they said unto me, Tlie
remnant that are left of the cap-
tivity there in tlie province are in

472

NehemiaK s mourning.

NEHEMIAH, 2. Artaxerxes sendeth him to Jerusalem.

great affliction and reproach : the
wall of Jerusalem also is broken
down, and the gates thereof are
burned with fire.

4 ^ And it came to pass, when I
heard these words, that I sat down
and wept, and mourned certain
days, and fasted, and prayed be-
fore the God of heaven,

5 And said, I beseech thee, ' O
Lord God of heaven, the great aiicl

terrible God, that keepeth cove-
nant and mercy for them that
love him and observe his com-
mandments :

6 Let thine ear now be attentive,
and thine eyes open, that thou
mayest hear tlie prayer of thy ser-
vant, which I pray before thee
now, day and night, for the child-
ren of Israel thy servants, and
confess the sins of the children
of Israel, which we have sinned
against thee : both I and my
father's house have sinned.

7 We have dealt very corruptly
against thee, and have not kept the
commandments, nor the statutes,
nor the judgments, which thou
commandedst thy servant Moses.

8 Remember, I beseech thee,
the word that thou commandedst
thy servant Moses, saying, //' ye
transgress, I will scatter you abroad
among the nations :

9 But if ye '" turn unto me, and
keep my commandments, and do
them ; though there were of you
cast out unto the uttermost part
of the heaven, yet will I gather
them from thence, and will bring
them unto the place that I have
chosen to set my name there.

10 Now these a)-e thy servants
and thy people, whom thou hast
redeemed by thy great power, and
by thy strong hand.

11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let
now thine ear be attentive to the
pra.yer- of thy servant, and to the
prayer of thy sei'vants, who •' desire
to fear thy name : and prosper, I
pray thee, thy servant tins day,
and grant him mercy in the sight
of this man. For I was the king's
cupbearer.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Arinxerxefi ujiiJefsfaiif/iiiff the caune of
Nehemidh'n MidnesK fieiideih him icith let-
ters! and comininni(in to Jerusdlem. 9 Nehe-
midh, to the g7-ief of the enemies, cometli in
Jeruxiilem. 12 Jle rieireth aecretlii tlie
ruinfi of the tcallK. 17 Heivfitethtliii Jtwa
to liuild in dexpite of tlie enemies.

AND it came to pass in the
month Nisan, in the twentieth
year of Artaxerxes the king, f)/af
wine loas before him : and I took
up the wine, and gave it unto the

king. Now I had not been before-
time sad in his presence.

2 Wherefore the king said unto
me. Why is thy countenance sad,
seeing thou art not sick? this is
nothing else but sorrow of heart.
Then 1 was very sore afraid,

3 And said unto the king, Let
the king live for ever : why should
not my countenance be sad, when
the city, the place of my fathers'
sepulchres, lieth waste, and the
gates thereof are consumed with
fire "J

4 Then the king said unto me,
For what dost thou make request 1
So I prayed to the God of heaven.

5 And I said unto the king, If it
please the king, and if thy servant
have found favour in thy sight, that
thou wouklest send me unto Judah,
unto the city of my fathers' sepul-
chres, that I may build it.

6 And the king said unto me,
(the queen also sitting by him,)
For how long shall thy journey be?
and when wilt thou return '? So it
pleased the king to send me ; and
I set him a time.

7 Moreover I said unto the king,
If it please the king, let letters be
given me to the governors beyond
the •^ river, that they may convey
me over till I come into Judah ;

8 And a letter unto Asaph the
keeper of the king's fftrest, that he
may give me timber to make beams
for the gates of the ^ palace which
appertained to the house, and for
the wall of the city, and for the
house that I shall enter into. And
the king granted me, according to
the good hand of my God upon me.

9 ^ Then I came to the governors
bes^ond the •* river, and gave them
the king's letters. Now the king
had sent, captains of the army and
horsemen with me.

10 When Sanballatthe Horonite,
and Tobiah the servant, the Am-
monite, heai'd of it, it grieved them
exceedingly that there was come a
man to seek the welfare of the cliild-
ren of Israel.

11 So I came to Jerusalem, and
was there three days.

12 IT And I arose in the night, I
and some few men with me : neither
told I atii/ man what my God had
put in my heai't to do at Jerusalem :
neither ivas there any beast with
me, save the beast that I rode
upon.

13 And I went out by night by
the ^ gate of the valley, even before
thc(h-ag()n well, and to the dung
" ])()rt. and viewed the walls of Jeru-
salem, which were broken down,

■* River,

^ castle

'■' valley Lca I ('
even towan
tlie jackal's
^gate,

The names of them

NEHEMIAH, 3.

that huilded the wall.

and the gates thereof were con-
sumed with fire.

1 4 Then 1 went on to the gate of
the fountain, and to the king's
pool : liut /-Acre tvas no place for the
beast fhaf was under me to pass.

15 Then went I up in the night
by the brook, and viewed the wall,
and turned l^ack, and entered by
the ' gate of the valley, and so re-
turned.

16 And the rulers knew not
whither I went, or what I did ;
neither had I as yet told it to the
Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the
nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to
the rest that did the work.

17 ^ Then said I unto them. Ye
see the distress that we are in, how
Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates
thereof aie burned with tire : come,
and let us build up the wall of
Jerusalem, that we be no more a
reproach.

18 Then I told them of the hand
of my God which was good upon
me ; as also the king's words that
he had spoken unto me. And they
saifl. Let us rise up and build. 8o
they strengthened their hands for
this good work.

19 But when Sanballat the Ho-
ronite, and Tobiah the servant, the
Ammonite, and Geshem the Ara-
bian, heard it, they lauglied us to
scorn, and despised us, and said.
What is this thing that ye do 1 will
ye rebel against the king 1

20 Then answered I them, and
said unto them. The God of heaven,
he will prosper us ; tlierefore we
his servants will arise and build :
but ye liave no portion, nor right,
nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

CHAPTER 3.

TTie vdmcH <nul arder of them that Iniildi'd
the n-iill.

rilHKN Kliashib the high priest
X r()S(! up witli his bretlu'on the
priests, and theybuilded the sheep
gate; they sanctihed it, and set uj)
the doors of it; even unto the
tower of Meah tliey sanctified it,
unto the tower of Hananeel.

2 And next unto him builded the
men of Jei'icho. And Tiext to tliem
builderl Zaccur the son of Imri.

.'i J^>ut th(^ fish gate did the sons of
Hassen!i,ah l)ui]d, who (tUo laid the
lieanis thereof, and set uj) the doors
thereof, the - locks thereof, and the
bars thereof.

4 And next unto them renaired
Meremoth the son of Urijan, tli(^
son of •' Ko/. And next unto them
repairerl Aleshullam the son of
JBerechiah, the son of Meshezabeel.

And next unto them rei)aired Za-
dok the son of Baana.

5 And next unto them the Teko-
ites repaired; but their nobles put
not their necks to the work of their
^Lord.

6 Moreover the old gate repaired
Jehoiada the son of Pasejih, and
Meshullam the son of Ik'sodeiah ;
they laid tlie beams thereof, and set
up the doors thereof, and the "locks
thereof, and the bars thereof.

7 And next unto them repaired
Melatiah the Gibeonite, and .ladon
the Meroiiothite, the men of Gibeon,
and of Mizpah, unto the throne of
the governor on this side the
^ river.

8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel
tlie son of Harhaiah, of the gold-
smiths. Next uiito him also re-
paired Hananiah ^ tlie son of one of

the apothecai-ies. and they fortified

Jerusalem unto the broad wall.

9 And next unto them repaired
Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler
of the half part of Jerusalem.

10 And next unto them repaired
Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even
over against his house. And next
unto him repaired Hattush the son
of Hashabniah.

1 1 Malchijah the son of Harim,
and Hasliub the son of Paliath-
moab, repaired the other piece, and
the tower of the furnaces.

12 And next unto him repaired
Shallum tlie son of Halohesli, the
ruler of the half part of Jerusalem,
he and liis daughters.

13 Tlie valley gate repaired Ha-
nun,an<l the inhabitantsof Zanoah ;
they built it, and set uj) the doors
thereof, the - locks thereof, and the
bars thereof, aini a thousand cul)its
on the wall unto the dung gate.

14 l^)Ut the dung gate renaired
Malcliiah the son of llechan, the
ruler of " pai'tof Beth-hacctM'em ; he
built it, and set up the doors
tiier(!of, the -'locks thereof, and the
bars thereof.

15 lUit the gate of the fountain
repaired Shallun the son of ('ol-
hozeh, the ruler of "part of Miz-
pah ; he built it, anucm crfvl it,
and set up the doors thereof, the
'■^ loeks tliereof, and the bars thereof,
and the wall of the pool of Siloah
by tlie king's garden, and unto the
stairs tliat go down from the city
of 1 )avid.

in After him repaired Neheiniiih
theson of A/.i)nk, tli(^ ruler of the
half part of I'.eth-zur, unto thr
place over against the sr|)ulchres of
David, and to the pool that was

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Building of the ivalL

NEHEMIAH, 4.

The enemies scoff]

made, and unto the house of the
' mighty.

17 After him repaired the Le-
vites, Rehum the son of Bani.
Next unto him repaired Hasha-
biah, the ruler of the half part of
Keilah, "in his part.

18 After him repaired their
brethren, Bavai the son of Hena-
dad, the ruler of the half part of
Keilah.

19 And next to him repaired
Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler
of Mizpah, another piece over
against the going up to the armoury
at the turning of me wall.

20 After him Baruch the son of
Zabbai earnestly repaired the other
piece, from the turning of the wall
unto the door of the house of Elia-
shib the high priest.

21 After him repaired Meremoth
the son of Urijah the son of ^ Koz
another piece, from the door of the
house of Eliashib even to the end
of the house of Eliashib.

22 And after him repaired the
priests, the men of the plain.

23 After him repaired Benjamin
and Hashub over against their
house. After him repaired Aza-
riah the son of Maaseiah the son of
Ananiah by his house.

24 After him repaired Binnui
the son of Henadad another piece,
from the house of Azariah unto the
turning of the wall, even unto the
corner.

25 Palal the son of Uzai, over
against the turning of the wall, and
the tower which lieth out from the
king's •'high house, that ivas by the
court of the prison. After him Pe-
daiah the son of Parosh.

26 Moreover the ^Nethinims
dwelt in Ophel, unto the place
over against the water gate toward
the east, and the tower that lieth
out. .

27 After them the Tekoites re-
paired another piece, over against
the great tower that lieth out, even
unto the wall of Ophel.

28 From above the horse gate re-
paired the priests, every one over
against his house.

29 After them repaired Zadok
the son of Immer over against his
house. After him repaired also
Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah,
the keeper of the east gate.

30 After him rei)aired Hananiah
the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun
the sixth son of Zalai)h, another
l)iece. After him repaired Meshul-
1am the son of Berechiah over
against his cliamber.

31 After him repaired Malchiah

^ the goldsmith's son unto the place
of the ' Methinims. and of the mer-
chants, over against the gate Miph-
kad, and to the going up of the
corner.

32 And between the going up of
the corner unto the sheep gate
repaired the goldsmiths and the
merchants.

CHAPTER 4.

1 V'Tiile t/ie enemies scoff, Nehemiah prayeih
and ccntinuetJi the work. 1 Uiiderstand-
ing the wrath and secrets of the enemij, he
seiieth a iratch. 18 He armeth the labour-
ers, 19 and giveth military precejits.

BUT it came to pass, that when
8anballat heard that we builded
the wall, he was wroth, and took
great indignation, and mocked the
Jews.

2 And he spake before his breth-
ren and the army of Samaria, and
said. What do these feeble Jews '\
will they fortify themselves"? will
they sacrificed will they make an
end in a day % will they revive the
stones out of the heaps of the rub-
bish which are burned 1

3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was
by him, and he said. Even that
which they build, if a fox go up,
he shall even break down their
stone wall.

4 Hear, O our God ; for we are
despised : and turn their reproach
upon their own head, and give
them for a prey in the land of
captivity :

5 And cover not their iniquity,
and let not their sin be blotted out
from before thee : for they have

Erovoked tliee to anger before the
uilders.

6 So built we the wall ; and all
the wall was joined together unto
** the half thereof : for the jieople
had a mind to work.

7 ^ But it came to pass, that
when Sanballat, and Tooiah, and
the Ai-abians, and the Ammonites,
and the Ashdodites, heard ^ that
the walls of Jerusalem were made

up, and that tlie breaches began to
Ee" stopped, then they were very
wroth,

8 And conspired all of them to-
gether to come and. to fight against
Jerusalem, and to '"hinder it.

9 Nevertheless we made our
prayer unto our God, and set a
watch against them day and night,
because of them.

10 And Judah said. The strength
of the bearers of burdens is de-
cayed, and tlirre in much rubbish ;
so that we are not able to build the
wall.

s one of the
goldsmiths
" Nethmim,

Shall III'
hf'ujht

9 that the
repuiroi' the
walls of
Jerusaloin
went for-
ward.

1" eause
eon fusion
therein.

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The labourers armed.

NEHEMIAH, 5.

Usury rebuked.

1 ten times
from all
places, Ye
must return
unto us.

1 1 And our adversaries said,
They shall not know, neither see,
till we come in the midst among
them, and slay them, and cause
the work to cease.

12 And it came to pass, that
when the Jews which dwelt by
them came, they said unto us ^ ten
times. From all places whence ye
shall return unto ns f/n'!/ mill he

places behind 'the wall, mid on tl
^ higher places, I even set the pe^

upon yoii.

\'6 ^\ Therefore set I in the lower

the
peo-
ple after their families with their
swords, their spears, and their
bows.

14 And I looked, and rose up,
and said unto the nobles, and to
the rulers, and to the rest of the
people, Be not ye afraid of them :
remember the Lord, wliich. is great
and terrible, and fight for your
brethren, your sons, and your
daughters, your wives, and your
houses.

15 And it came to pass, when
our enemies heard that it was
known unto us, and God had
brought their counsel to nought,
that we returned all of us to the
wall, every one unto his work.

1 6 And it came to pass from that
time forth, that the half of my ser-
vants wrought in the work, and the
other half of them held both the
spears, the shields, and the bows,
and the ^habergeons : and the rulers
were behind all the house of Judah.

17 They which builded on the
wall, and they that bare burdens,
with those that laded, every one
with one of his hands wrought in
the work, and with the other hand
held a weapon.

18 Foi- the builders, every one
had his sword girded by his side,
and so builded. And he that
sounded the trumpet was by me.

19 11 And I said unto the nobles,
and to the rulers, and to the rest of
the -jjeople, The work is great and
large, and we are separated upon
the wall, one far from another.

20 In what places therefore ye
hear the sound of the trumpet,
resort ye thither unto us : our God
shall fight for us.

21 So we laboured in the work :
and h.'ilf of them held the spears
from the rising of the inoiTiing till
the stars app(^ared.

22 Likewise at the same time
said 1 unto the people, Let every
on<^ with his sei-vaiit lodge within
Jerusalem, that in the night they
may be a guard to u.s, and labour
'<)i\ the day.

23 So neither I, nor my brethren,
nor my servants, nor the men of
the guar<l which followed me, none
of us put off our clothes, saving
that every one put them off" for
washing.

CHAPTER 5.

1 TTie Jews com pla in of their debt, 7nort(iaffe,
and honchige. 6 Nelieniiah rehxtketh the
iisnrerx. (ind cdnsetk them to make a coue-
nii/it of ffntitution. 14 Jle forbeareth his
own ailoirance, and keepeih hospitality.

AND there was a great cry of
the people and of their wives
against their brethren the Jews.

2 For there were that said. We,
our sons, and our daughters, are
many : ^ therefore we take up corn
for them, tliat we may eat, and live.

3 So)iie also there were that said.
We have mortgaged our lands,
vineyards, and houses, that we
might buy "corn, because of tlie
dearth.

■4 There were also that said. We
have borrowed money for the king's
tribute, and that upon our lands
and vineyards.

5 Yet now our flesh is as the
flesh of our brethren, our children
as their children : and, lo, we bring
into bondage our sons and our
daughters to be servants, and some
of our daughters are brought unto
bondage already : neither is it in
our power to redeem them ; for other
men have our lands and vineyards.

6 ^ And I was very angry when
I heard their cry and these words.

7 Then I consulted with myself,
and I " rebuked the nobles, and the
rulers, and said unto them, Ye ex-
act usui-y, every one of his brother.
And I "set a great assembly against
them.

<S And I said unto them. We after
our ability have redeemed our br(>th-
ren the Jews, which were sold unto
the In^athen ; and will ye even sell
youi- brethren^ or shall they be sold
unto us? Then held tlu^y tlu;ir
peace, and found Xiothiu'^foavs/rcr.

9 Also 1 said, It i.s not good that
ye do : ought yv not to walk in the
fear of oui' God because of the r(>-
proach of the heathen our enemies ?

10 1 likewise, a)hd my brethren,
and my servants, might exact of
them money and " cor-n : 1 pray
you, let us leave off this usury.

11 llestore, 1 piay you. to them,
even this day, tlH;ir lands, their
vineyards, tlu^ir oliveyards, and
their houses, also tin; huii<lr(ulth
part of the nioney, and of the
"corn, the wine, and tin; oil, that
ye exact of tliem.

476

Nehemiah's generosity.

NEHEMIAH, 6.

Sanhallafs evil practices.

1 Remember
uuto me, O
my God, lor
good, all

12 Then said they. We will le-
stxjre tkein, and will require nothing
of them ; so will we do as thou
sayest. Then I called the priests,
and took an oath of them, that
they should do according to this
promise.

13 Also I shook my lap, and
said, So God shake out every man
from his house, and from his labour,
that performeth not this promise,
even thus be he shaken out, and
emptied. And all the congregation
said. Amen, and praised the Lokd.
And the people did according to
this promise.

14 ^ Moreover from the time
that I was appointed to be their
governor in the land of Judah,
from the twentieth year even unto
the two and thirtieth year of Arta-
xerxes the king, timt is, twelve
years, I and my brethren have not
eaten the bread of the governor.

15 But the former governors that
had been before me were chargeable
unto the people, and had taken of
them bread and wine, beside forty
shekels of silver ; yea, even their
servants bare rule over the people :
but so did not I, because of the
fear of God.

16 Yea, also I continued in the
work of this wall, neither bought
we any land : and all my servants
were gathered thither unto the
work.

17 Moreover there were at my
table an hundred and fifty of the
Jews and rulers, beside those that
came unto us from among the
heathen that are about us.

18 Now that which was prepared
for me daily was one ox and six
choice sheep; also fowls were pre-
pared for me, and once in ten days
store of all .sorts of wine : yet for
all this required not I the bread of
the governor, because the bondage
was lieavy upon this people.

19 ' Think u?mn me. my God, for
good, arcordnuj to all that 1 have
done for this people.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Sfinhallatprnclisitli hi/ croft, by rximonrx,
hy hired pnijihrci,-.s. to ferrify Neheiniah.
15 The. work is ftiixhed 1o the terror of
theenemien. 17 Secret iuteUigeiiee pa aneth
between the enemies and the noblen of
Judah.

NOW it came to pass, when Ran-
ballat, and Tobiah, and Ge-
shem the Arabian, and the rest of
our enemies, heard that I had
builded the wall, and tJtat thei-e
was no breach left therein ; (though
at that time I liad not set up the
doors ui)on the gates ;)

2 That Sanballat and Geshem
sent unto me, saying. Gome, let us
meet together in mine one of the vil-
lages in the plain of Ono. But they
thought to do me mischief.

3 And 1 sent messengers unto
them, saying, I am doing a great
work, so that 1 cannot come down :
why should the work cease, whilst
I leave it, and come down to you?

4 Yet they sent unto me four
times after this sort; and I an
swered them after the same man-
ner.

5 Then sent Sanballat liis ser-
vant unto me in like manner the
fifth time with an open letter in his
hand ;

6 Wherein was written. It is re-
ported among the heathen, and
* Gashmu saith it, that thou and
the Jews think to rebel : for whieh
cause thou buildest the wall, that
thou mayest be their king, accord-
ing to these words.

7 And thou hast also appointed
prophets to preach of thee at Jeru-
salem, saying. There is a king in
Judah : and now shall it be reported
to the king according to these
words. Come now therefore, and
let us take counsel together.

8 Then I sent unto him, saying.
There are no such things done as
thou sayest, but thou feignest them
out of thine own heart.

9 For the.v all -made us afraid,
saying. Their hands shall be weak-
ened from the work, that it be
not done. Now therefore, 0 God,
strengthen my hands.

10 Afterward I came unto the
house of Shemaiah the son of I)e-
laiah the son of Mehetabeel, who
toas shut up ; and he said. Let us
meet together in the house of God,
within the temple, and let us shut
the doors of the temple : for- they
will come to slay thee ; yea, in the
night wdll they come to sla.v thee.

1 1 And I said, Should such a man
as I flee 1 and who is there, that, U'-
ing as I am, would go into the tem-
ple to save his life ? I will not go in.

12 And, lo, I perceived that God
had not sent him ; but tliat he pro-
nounced this i)rophecy against me :
for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired
him.

13 Therefore rmT! he hired, that
I should be afraid, and do so, and
sin, and th<tt they might have tn(tt-
ter foi- an evil report, that they
might rei)roach me.

14 My God, think thou upon To-
biah and Sanballat according to
these their works, and on the

* In ver. 1 and elsewhere, Geshem.

■' would

have

made

477

The wall is finished.

NEHEMIAH, 7.

' governor
of the castle,

2 on guard,

prophetess Noadiah, and the rest
of the prophets, that would have
put me in fear.

15 U So the wall was finished in
the twenty and fifth day of the
month Elul, in fifty and two days.

16 And it came to pass, that
when all our enemies heard thereof,
and all the heathen that were about
us saw theae things, they were much
cast down in their own eyes : for
they perceived that this work was
wrought of our God.

17 ^ Moreover in those days the
nobles of Judah sent many letters
unto Tobiah, and the letters of To-
biah came unto them.

18 For there were many in Judah
sworn unto him, because he was the
son in law of Shechaniah the son
of Arab ; and his son Johanan had
taken the daughter of Meshullam
the son of Berechiah.

19 Also they reijorted his good
deeds before me, and uttered my
words to him. And Tobiah sent
lettei\s to put me in fear.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Neherniah comnuttet/i Hie eharcje of Jeru-
salemto Ilnniini itiid Iliiiiiiiii<ili . 5 A re-
ginter of the (jendihiiiij ifllifm irhirlt ninie
at the fi7-8t out if liiilji/loii, it of tin- /(,»/;/<-,
39 of the priextx, 48 of' the Leiu/en, 46 if the
Neihinims,^! of Solomon'' d servants, 68 and
of the jnHexts 'which could not find their
pedigree. 66 The whole nwmher of them,
itith their nul/nianee. 70 Their ohlutions.

NOW it came to pass, when the
wall was built, and I had set
up the doors, and the porters and
the singers and the Levites were
appointed,

2 That I gave my brother Hana-
ni, and Hananiah the ' ruler of the
palace, charge over Jerusalem : for
he ims a faithful man, and feared
God above many.

3 And I said unto them. Let not
the gates of .lerusalem be opened
until the sun be hot; and wliile
they stand -by, let them shut the
doors, and bar them: and appoint
watches of tlu; inhabitants or Jeru-
salem, every one in his watch, and
(wery one to l)e over against his
house.

4 Now the city vhis large and
gi-eat : but the people were few
therein, and the houses were not
builded.

5 ^ And my God put into mine
heart to gathei- together the nobles,
and tlic rulers, and the ix'oj)]*', that
they iniglit l)e i-cckoncd l)y gene;i,l-
ogy. And 1 found a registei- of the
genealogy of tlieni which came uj)
at th(^ fiist, and found written
therein,

6 These are the children of the

province, that went up out of the
captivity, of those that had been
carried away, whom Nebuchadnez-
zar the king of Babylon had carried
away, and came again to Jerusalem
and to Judah, every one unto his
city;

7 Who came with Zerubbabel,
Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raa-
miah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bil-
shan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum,
Baanah. The number, / say, of the
men of the people of Israel was this ;

8 The children of Parosh, two
thousand an hundred seventj'^ and
two.

9 The children of Shephatiah,
three hundred seventy and two.

10 The childi-en of Arab, six hun-
dred fifty and two.

1 1 The children of Pahath-moab,
of the children of Jeshua and Joab.
two thousand and eight hundred
and eighteen.

12 The children of Elam, a thou-
sand two hundred fifty and four.

13 The children of Zattu, eight
hundred forty and five.

14 The children of Zaccai, seven
hundred and threescore.

15 The children of Binnui, six
hundred forty and eight.

16 The children of Bebai, six
hundred twenty and eight.

17 The children of Azgad, two
thousand three hundred twenty
and two.

1 8 The children of Adonikam, six
hundred threescore and seven.

19 The children of Bigvai, two
thousand threescore and seven.

20 The children of Adin, six hun-
dred fifty and five.

21 The children of ''Aterof He-
zekiah, ninety and eigirt!

22 The children of Hashum,
three hundred twenty and eight.

23 'I'he childi/en of Bezai, three
hundred twenty and four.

24 The chiklren of Haiiph, an
hundr(;d and twelve.

25 The children of Gibcon,
ninety and five.

26 The men of l>eth-lehem and
Netophah, an hundred fourscore
and eight.

27 'Vhi' men of Anathoth, an
liundred tw(;nty and eight.

28 Tlie men of Beth-azmavetli,
forty and two.

29 The men of Kirjath-jearim,
( 'hepliiiah, and lieeioth, seven
hun(h'ed forty ;i,nd three.

30 The men of Itaniah and ^GmIkk
six hundred twenty ;uid one.

31 'I'lie men of Miclunas, an hun-
(h'cd and tweiity ;ind two.

32 T1h> men of I>eth-(>1 ;uid Ai,
an hundred twent.y and three.

478

KEHEMIAH, 7.

Offerinys of the people.

Nebo,

33 The men of the other
fifty and two.

34 The children of the other
Elam, a thousand two hundred
fifty and four.

35 The children of Harim, three
hundred and twenty.

36 The children of Jericho, three
hundred forty and five.

37 The children of Lod, Hadid,
and Ono, seven hundred twenty
and one.

38 The children of Senaah, tliree
thousand nine hundred and thirty.

39 11 Tlie priests : the children
of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua,
nine hundred seventy and three.

40 The children of Immer, a
thousand fifty and two.

41 The children of Pashur, a
thousand two hundred forty and
seven.

42 The children of Harim, a
thousand and seventeen.

43 H The Levites : the children
of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, ^ and of the
children of Hodevah, seventy and
four.

44 U The singers : the children
of Asaph, an hundred forty and
eight.

45 H The porters : the children
of Shallum, the children of Ater,
the children of Talmon, the child-
ren of Akkub, the children of
Hatita, the children of Sliobai, an
hundred thirty and eight.

46 H The - Nethinims : the child-
ren of Ziha, the children of Ha-
shupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

47 The children of Keros, the
children of Sia, the children of
Padon,

48 The children of Lebana, the
children of Hagaba, the children
of tShalmai,

49 The children of Hanan, the
children of Giddel, the children of
Gahar,

50 The children of Reaiah, the
children of Rezin, the children of
Nekoda,

51 The children of Gazzam, the
children of Uzza, the children of
Phaseah,

52 The children of Besai, the
children of Meunim, the children
of Nephishesim,

53 The children of P>akbuk, the
children of Hakupha, the children
of Harhur,

54 The children of P.azlith, the
children of Mehida, the children
of Hai'slia,

55 The children of Barkos, the
children of Sisera, the children of
Tainah,

56 The children of Neziah, the
children of Hatipha.

57 H The children of Solomon's
servants : the children of Sotai, the
children of tSophereth, the children
of Perida,

58 The children of Jaala, the
children of Darkon, the children
of Giddel,

59 The children of Shephatiah,
the children of Hattil, the children
of •' Pochereth of Zebaim, the child-
ren of Anion.

60 All the * Nethinims, and the
children of Solomon's servants,
toere three hundred ninety and two.

61 And these vere they which
went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-
haresha. Cherub, Addon, and Im-
mer : but they could not shew
their father's house, nor their seed,
whether they were of Israel.

62 The child r-en of Delaiah, the
children of Tobiah, the children of
Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

63 II And of the priests : the
children of Habaiah, the children
of '^Koz. the children of Barzillai,
which took one of the daughters of
Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and
was called after their name.

64 These sought their register
among those that were reckoned
by genealogy, but it was not found :
therefore were they, as polluted,
put from the priesthood.

65 And the " Tirshatha said unto
them, that they should not eat of
the most holy things, till there
stood up a priest with Urim and
Thummim.

66 ^ The whole congregation to-
gether was forty and two thousand
three hundred and threescore,

67 Beside their manservants and
their maidservants, of whom tJiere
were seven thousand three hundred
thirty and seven: and they had
two hundred forty and five singing
men and singing women.

68 Their liorses, seven hundred
thirty and six : their mules, two
hundred forty and five :

69 Tlieir camels, four hundred
thirty and five : six thousand seven
hundred and twenty asses.

70 51 And some of the chief of
the fathers gave unto the work.
The " Tirshatha gave to the trea-
sure a thousand ' di-ams of gold,
fifty basons, five hundred and
thirty priests' gai-ments.

71 And so)ne of the chief of the
fathers gave to the treasure of the
work twenty thousand ''drams of
gold, and two thousand and two
hundred pound of silver.

72 And tliat which the rest of
the people gave was twenty thou-
sand ''drams of gold, and two thou-

Pochereth-
az-zebaim,

4 Nethiuim,

5 Hakkoz,

'^ governor

governor
claries

479

The laio expounded.

NEHEMIAH, S.

Feast of tabernacles kept.

sand pound of silver, and threescore
and seven priests' garments.

73 So the priests, and the Le-
vites, and the porters, and the sing-
ers, and some of the people, and the
^ Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt
in their cities ; and when the se-
venth month came, the children of
Israel were in their cities.

CHAPTER 8.

1 The religiouH manner of readhif/ and
hearing the /aw. 9 They eoinfai-i the jico-
ple. 13 The forward nexN of ihem to hear
and be iiiHtructed. Ki Tliey keep the feat>t
of tabernaclea.

AND all the peoiile gathered
themselves together as one
man into the - street that ivaa be-
fore the water gate ; and they
spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring
the book of the law of Moses,
which the Loed had commanded to
Israel.

2 And Ezra the priest brought
the law before the congregation
both of men and women, and all
that could hear with understand-
ing, upon the first day of the se-
venth month.

3 And he read therein before
the " street that toas before the
water gate from the morning until
midday, before the men and the
women, and those that could
understand ; and the ears of all
the people were attentive unto the
book of the law.

4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon
a pulpit of wood, which they liacl
made for the ijurpose ; and beside
him stocxl Mattithiah, and Shenia,
and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hil-
kiah, and Maaseiah, on his right
hand ; and on his left hand, Pedaiah.
and Alishael, and Malchiah, ana
Hashum, and Hashbadana, Ze-
chariah, diul MeshuUam.

5 And Ezra opened the book in
the sight of all tne people ; (for he
was al)ove all the people ;) and
when he opened it, all the people
stood up :

6 And Ezra blessed the Loi;n,
the great (iod. And all the p(!ople
answered. Amen, Amen, with lift-
ing up theii' hands : and they
b(»wed their heads, and worshii)p(Ml
the Loud with their faces to the
ground.

7 Also JeshuJi, and liani, and
Sher(>])iah, .lamin, Akkub, Shabbe-
thai, ilodi.jah, Maaseiah, Kelita,
Azariah, .]yy/.;\\v,u\, Hanan, Pelaiah,
and the Lev ites, caused the i)eople
to undcrsland the law: and the
peoph' Ktixnl in their place.

8 iSo they read in the book in tlu-
law of God distinctly, and gave

the sense, and caused them to
understand the reading.

9 H And Nehemiah, which is the
•' Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the
scribe, and the Levites that taught
the people, said unto all the peo-
ple. This day is holy unto the Lord
your (jrod ; mourn not, nor weep.
For all the people wept, when they
heard the words of the law.

10 Then he said unto them, Go
your way, eat the fat, and drink
the sweet, and send ijoi-tions unto
them for whom nothing is pre-
pared : for this day is holy unto
our Lord : neither' be ye sorry ; for
the joy of the Lord is your strength.

1 1 So the Levites stilled all the
people, saying, Hold your peace,
tor the day is holy ; neither be ye
grieved.

1 2 And all the people went their
way to eat, and to drink, and to
send portions, and to make great
mirth, because they had under-
stood the words that were de-
clared unto them.

1 3 H And on the second day were
gathered together the chief of the
fathers of all the people, the priests,
and the Levites, unto Ezra the
scribe, even to understand the
words of the law.

14 And they found written in
the law which the Lord had com-
manded by Moses, that the chikl-
ren of Israel should dwell in booths
in the feast of the seventh month :

15 And that they should i)ublish
and proclaim in all their cities, and
in Jerusalem, saying. Go forth unto
the mount, and fetch olive branches,
and pine branches, and myrtle
brancnes, and palm branches, and
branches of thick _ trees, to make
booths, as it is written.

IG H So the people went forth,
and brought them, and made them-
selves booths, every one upon the
rf)of of his house, and in thcni-
courts, and in the courts of the
house of God, and in the -street

of the water gate,an(l in the '•'street
of the gate of Ephraim.

17 And all the congregation of
them that weic come again out of
{\w captivit.v made booths, and
^sat under tlu^ booths : for since
th(^ days of .leshua the son of Nun
unto tiiatday had not tlie children
of Israel done so. And there was
very great gladness.

IH Also day by day, from the
first day unto the last day. lit! read
in the book of the law of (Jod. And
the.v kept th(! feast seven da.ys ;
and on the eighth da,y irns a so-
lemn assembl.v, according unto the
" manner.

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solemn fast.

NEHEMIAH, 9.

The Levites' confession.

CHAPTER 9.

1 A solemn /ciKt, (ind rfjuntaiici' of the ■pen-
pie. 4 The LecU,:s ,„,i/:r ii r^-l hjloi'^ con-
fession of God's ijooi/iiiss, mil/ their icicA'-
edness.

NOW in the twenty and fourth
day of this month the child-
ren of Isi'ael were assembled with
fasting, and with ^ sackclothes, and
earth upon them.

2 And the seed of Israel sepa-
rated themselves from all strangers,
and stood and confessed their sins,
and the iniquities of their fathers.

3 And they stood up in their
place, and read in the book of the
law of the Lord their God one
fourth part of the day ; and another
fourth part they confessed, and
worshipped the Lord their God.

4 H Then stood up upon the
stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and
Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni,
Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and
cried with a loud voice unto the
Lord their God.

5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and
Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Shere-
biah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and
Pethahiah, said, Stan(l up and bless
the Lord your God for ever and
ever : and Jblessed be thy glorious
name, which is exalted above all
blessing and praise.

6 Thou, even thou, art Lord
alone ; thou hast made heaven, the
heaven of heavens, with all their
host, the earth, and all thlngi<, that
are therein, the seas, and all that in
therein, and thou preservest them
all; and the host of heaven wor-
shippeth thee.

7 Thou art the LoitD the God,
who didst choose Abram, and
broughtest him forth out of Ur of
the Chaldees, and gavest him the
name of Abraham ;

8 And foundest his heart faithful
before thee, and madest a covenant
with him to give the land of the
Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amor-
ites, and the Perizzites, and the
Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to
give it, I sai/, to liis seed, and hast
performed thy words ; for thou art
righteous :

9 And didst see the affliction of
our fathers in Egypt, and heardest
their cry by the Red sea ;

10 And shewedst signs and won-
ders upon Pliaraoh, and on all his
servants, and on all the i^eople of
his land : for thou k newest that
they dealt proudly against them.
So didst thou get thee a name, as
it is this day.

11 And thou didst divide the
sea before them, so that they went
through the midst of the sea on the

dry land ; and their persecutors
thou threwest into the deeps, as a
stone into the mighty waters.

12 Moreover thou leddest them
in the day by a cloudy pillar ; and
in the night by a pillar of fire, to
give them light in tne way wherein
they should go.

13 Thou earnest down also upon
mount Sinai, and spakest with
them from heaven, and gavest
them right judgments, and true
laws, good statutes and command-
ments :

14 And madest known unto them
thy holy sabbath,andcommandedst
them precepts, statutes, and laws,
by the hand of Moses thy sez'vant :

1 5 And gavest them bread from
heaven for their hunger, and
broughtest forth water for them out
of the rock for their thirst, and
promisedst them that they should
go in to possess the land which
thou hadst sworn to give them.

1 6 But they and our fathers dealt
proudly, and hardened their necks,
and hearkened iiot to thy com-
mandments,

17 And refused to obey, neither
were mindful of thy wonders that
thou didst among them ; but hard-
ened their necks, and in their re-
bellion appointed a captain to
return tf) their bondage : but thou
art a God ready to i)ardon, gra-
cious and merciful, slow to anger,
and of great kindness, and for-
sookest them not.

18 Yea, when they had made
them a molten calf, and said. This
is thy God that brought thee up
out of Egypt, and had wrought
great provocations ;

1 9 Yet thou in thy manifold
mercies forsookest them not in the
wilderness : the pillar of the cloud
departed not from them by day, to
lead them in the way ; neither the
pillar of fire by night, to shew them
light, and the way wherein they
should go.

20 Thou gavest also thy good
spirit to instruct them, and with-
heldest not thy manna from their
mouth, and gavest them water for
their thirst.

21 Yea, forty years didst thou
sustain them in the wilderness, .so
that they lacked nothing ; their
clothes waxed not old, and their
feet swelled not.

22 Moreover thou gavest them
kingdoms and nations, and didst
- divifle theiii into corners : no they
posse^ssed the land of Sihon, and
the land of the king of Heshbon,
and the land of Og king of P>ashan.

23 Their children als<j multi-

2distiil)iite
them into

ei'pri/
coiner :

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God's goodness, and

NEHEMIAH, 10.

the sins of the j^eojile.

pliedst thou as the stars of hea-
ven, and broughtest them into the
land, concerning which thou hadst
promised to their fathers, that they
should go in to possess it.

24 So the children went in and
possessed the land, and thou sub-
duedst before them the inhabitants
of the land, the Canaanites, and
gavest them into their hands, with
their kings, and the people of the
land, that they might do with them
as they would.

25 And they took ^ strong cities,
and a fat land, and possessed houses
full of all "goods, wells digged, vine-
yards, and oliveyards, and fruit
trees in abundance : so thej^ did
eat, and were filled, and became
fat, and delighted themselves in
thy great goodness.

26 Nevertheless they were dis-
obedient, and rebelled against thee,
and cast thy law behind their backs,
and slew thy prophets which testi-
fied against them to turn them to
thee, and they wrought great pro-
vocations.

27 Therefore thou deliveredst
them into the hand of their ene-
mies, who vexed them : and in the
time of their trouble, when they
cried unto thee, thou heardest them
from heaven; and according to thy
manifold mercies thou gavest them
saviours, who saved them out of
the hand of their enemies.

28 But after they had rest, they
did evil again before thee : there-
fore leftest thou them in the hand
of their enemies, so that they had
the dominion over them : yet when
they returned, and cried unto thee,
thou heardest the/ii from heaven ;
and many times didst thou deliver
them according to thy mercies ;

29 And testifiedst against them,
that thou mightest bring them
again unto thy law : yet they dealt
proudly, and hearkened not unto
thy conunandments, l)ut sinned
against thy judgments, (which if a
man do, lu; shall live in them;) and
withdrew the shoulder, and hard-
(!ned tlieir neck, and would not
hear.

30 Yet many years didst thou
forbear them, and testifiedst
against tliem by thy spii-it •'in thy
jjrophets : yet would they not give
eai- : therefore gavest thou them
into the hand of the ^ peonlc of the
lands.

'M Nevertheless for thy gi-eat
mercies' sake thou didst not ut-
terly consume them, nor forsake
them ; for thou uj-t a gracious and
merciful God.

32 Now therefore, our God, the
great, the mighty, and the terrible
God, who keepest covenant and
merc5^ let not all the ti'ouble seem
little before thee, that hath come
upon us, on our kings, on our prin-
ces, and on our priests, and on our
prophets, and on our fathers, and
on all thy people, since the time of
the kings of Assyria unto this day.

33 Howbeit thou art just in all
that is brought upon us ; for thou
hast ^ done right, but we have done
wickedly :

34 Neither have our kings, our
princes, our priests, nor our fathers,
kept thy law, nor hearkened unto
thy commandments and thy testi-
monies, wherewith thou didst tes-
tify against them.

35 For they have not served thee
in their kingdom, and in thy great
goodness that thou gavest them,
and in the large and fat land which
thou gavest before them, neither
turned they from their wicked
works.

36 Behold, we are servants this
day, and for the land that thou
gavest unto our fathers to eat the
fruit thereof and the good thereof,
behold, we are servants in it :

37 And it yiekleth much increase
unto the kings whom thou hast set
over us because of our sins : also they
have dominion over our bodies, and
over our cattle, at their pleasure,
and we are in great distress.

38 And because of all this we
make a sure covenant, and write
it; and our princes, Levites, and
priests, seal unto it

CHAPTER 10.

1 The vamen of them that sealed the cove-
nant. 29 The inrints of the covenant.

NOW those that sealed were, Ne-
hemiah, the ''Tirshatha, the son
of Hachaliah, and '^Zidkijah,

2 Seraiah, Azariah, J ereniiah,

3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,

4 Hattush Shebaniah, Malluch,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, J'aruch,

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijaniin,

8 Maaziah, J>ilgai, iShemaiah :
these were the priests.

9 And th(^ Jjcvites: both .Teshua
tlu> sou of AzaTiiali, ]>innui of tlu;
sons of Henadad, Kadmiel ;

10 Ajid tlieii' brethren, Shcba
niah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah,
Flanan,

1 1 Micha, Rehob, Hasliabiah,
1 2 Zaccnr.Shei'ebiah, Shebaniah,

13 HodijjiJi, l»;iiii, Mcninii.

14 The chief of the people; Pa-
re )sh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu,
Hani,

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The names of them that

NEHEMIAH, 11.

sealed the covenant.

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater, ' Hizkijah, Azzur,

18 Hodijah, Hashuni, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

24 Hallohesh, Tileha, Shobek,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maase-
iah,

26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

28 ^ And the rest of the people,
the priests, the Levites, the porters,
the singers, the '^ Nethinims, and all
they that had separated themselves
from the ^ people of the lands unto
the law of God, their wives, their
sons, and their daughtei's, every
one having knowledge, and having
understanding ;

29 They clave to their brethren,
their nobles, and entered into a
curse, and into an oath, to walk in
God's law, which was given by
Moses the servant of God, and to
observe and do all the command-
rnents of the Lord our Lord, and
his judgments and his statutes ;

30 And that we would not give
our daughters unto the people of
the land, nor take their daughters
for our sons :

3 1 And if the people of the land
bring ware or any victuals on the
sabbath day to sell, that we would
not buy it of them on the sabbath,
or on the holy day : and that we
would ""leave the seventh yeai", and
the exaction of every debt.

32 Also we made ordinances for
us, to charge ourselves yearly with
the third part of a shekel for the
service of the house of our God ;

33 For the shewbread, and for
the continual ° meat offering, and
for the continual burnt offering, of
the sabbaths, of the new moons, for
the set feasts, and for the holy
thiiKjn, and for the sin offerings to
make an atonement for Israel, and
for all the work of the house of our
God.

34 And we cast the lots among
the priests, the Levites, and the
people, for the wood offering, to
bring it into the house of our God,
after the houses of our fathers, at
times appointed year by year, to
burn upon the altar of the Lord
our God, as it is written in the
law :

35 And to bring the firstfruits of
our ground, and the firstfruits of
all fruit of all trees, year by year,
unto the house of the Lord :

36 Also the firstborn of our sons,
and of our cattle, as it is written in
the law, and the firstlings of our
herds and of our flocks, to bring to
the house of our God, unto the
priests that minister in the house of
our God :

37 And that we should bring the
firstfruits of our dough, and our
" offerings, and the fruit of all man-
ner of trees, of wine and of oil,
unto the priests, to the chambers
of the house of our God ; and the
tithes of our ground unto the Le-
vites, that the same Levites might
have the tithes in all the cities of
our tillage.

38 And the priest the son of
Aaron shall be with the Levites,
when the Levites take tithes : and
the Levites shall bring up the tithe
of the tithes unto the house of our
God, to the chambers, into the
treasure house.

39 For the children of Israel and
the children of Levi shall bring the
'^offering of the corn, of the new
wine, and the oil, unto the cham-
bers, where ai'e the vessels of the
sanctuary, and the priests that
minister, and the porters, and the
singers : and we will not forsake
the house of our God.

CHAPTER 11.

1 T/ie rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth
man chosen hy lot, dwell at Jerusalem. 3
A catalogue of their natnes. 20 The residue
dwell in other cities.

AND the rulers of the people
dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest
of the people also cast lots, to bring
one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the
holy city, and nine parts to dwell
in other cities.

2 And the people blessed all the
men, that willingly offered them-
selves to dwell at Jerusalem.

3 ^ Now these are the chief of
the province that dwelt in Jeru-
salem : but in the cities of Judah
dwelt every one in his possession
in their cities, to wit, Israel, the
priests, and the Levites, and the
-Nethinims, and the children of
Solomon's servants.

4 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain
of the children of Judah, and of the
children of Benjamin. Of the child-
ren of Judah ; Athaiah the son of
Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the
son of Amariah, the son of Shepha-
tiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the
children of Perez;

5 And Maaseiah the son of Ba-
I'lich, the son of Col-hozeh, the son
of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the
son of .1 oiarib, the son of Zechariah,
the ''son of tShiloni. * i

^ heave
offerings,

' heave
offerhig of
the grain,

Nethiuim,

8 Shilonite.

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Those who dioelt at Jerusalem, NEHEMIAH, 12.

and in other cities.

6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt
at Jerusalem were four hundred
threescore and eight valiant men.

7 And these are the sons of Ben-
jamin ; Sallu the son of Meshullam,
the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiali,
the son of Kolaijih, the son of ^laa-
seiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of
Jesaiah. •

8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai,
nine hundred twenty and eight.

9 And Joel the son of Zichri was
their overseer : and Judah the son
of 8enuah was second over the city.

10 Of the priests : Jedaiah the
son of Joiarib, Jachin.

11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah,
the son of Meshullam, the son of Za-
dok, the son of Meraioth, the son of
Ahitub, was the ruler of the h(juse
of God.

12 And their brethren that did
the work of the house were eight
hundred twenty and two : and
Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the
son of Pelaliah, tlie son of Amzi,
the son of Zechariah, the son of
Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

13 And his brethren, 'chief of

the fathfn\s. two hundred forty and
two : and Amashai the son of Aza-
reel, the son of Ahasai, the son of
Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

11 And their brethren, mighty
men of valour, an hundred twenty
and eight : and their overseer ivas
Zabdiel, the son of one of the great
men.

1 5 Also of the Levites : Shemaiah
the son of Hashub, the son of Azri-
kam, the son of Hashabiah, the son
of Bunni ;

1 6 And Shabbethai and Jozabad,
of the chief of the Levites, hnd the
ovei'siglit of the outward ))usiness
of the liouse of God.

17 And .Mattaiiiah the son of
Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of
Asaph, VHis the principal to begin
the thanksgiving in prayer: a,iid
Bakhukiah tlie second among his
brethien, and Abda the son of
Shaimnua, the son of Galal, the son
of J(!duthun.

IH All th(^ Levites in the holy
city ivere two hundred fourscore
and four.

1 !) Moreover the porters, Akkul),
Talmon, and their brethi'eu tliat
kept the gates, %vere an hundred
seventy and two.

UO 11 And the residue of Israel,
of the pi-iests, a.n'l the Levites,
were. \n ;i11 tlie cities of Judah, every
one in his inheritance.

lM But tlu! -' Nethinims dwelt in
Oi)hel : Jind Ziha and Gispa UHrc,
over the " Nethinims.

'I'l The overseer also of the Le-

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vites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son
of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the
son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha.
Of the sons of Asaph, the singers
vere over the business of the house
of God.

23 For it was the king's com-
mandment concerning them, that
a certain portion should be for the
singers, due for every day.

24 And Pethahiah the son of
Meshezabeel, of the children of Ze-
rah the son of Judah, was at the
king's hand in all matters concern-
ing the people.

25 And for the villages, with
their fields, so^ne of the children
of Judah dwelt at Kirjatli-arba,
and in the villages thereof, and
at Dibon, and in the villages
thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in
the villages thereof,

26 And at .Jeshua, and at Mola-
dah, and at Beth-phelet,

27 And at Hazar-shual, and at
Beer-sheba, and m the villages
thereof,

28 And at Ziklag, and at Meko-
nah, and in the villages thereof,

29 And at En-rimmon, and at
Zareah, and at Jarmuth,

_ 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their
villages, at Lachish, and the fields
thereof, at Azekah, and in the vil-
lages thereof. And they dwelt
from Beer-sheba unto the valley of
Hinnom.

31 The children also of Benjamin
from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and
Aija, and Beth-el, and in their vil-
lages,

32 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ana-
niah,

33 Razor, Ramali, Gittaim,

34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of
craftsmen.

30 And of the Levites were divi-
sions in Judah, and in Benjamin.

CHAPTER 12.

1 The prienlit, 8 and the Lerite.H, vhich came
vp ivith Zeruhhahet. 10 The xueccsxion of
h/'f/h pricstK. 22 OHahi t'hh'f Leriten. 27
Tho, Mtli'iniiiti/ I'f ilie (loiicnlion of the
■irii/!s. 44 The offices if prie/itu (Did Lei itee:
ii/)/'<i!»/ed ill the teinph'.

NOW these are the priests and
the L(^\ites tlmt went up with
Zei'ubhabej the son of Shcnltid.aiid
Jeshua: Si'raiah, .lercmiah, l']/r;i,

2 Amari;ih, Mallucli, ilattush,

3 Shechamali, l{(>hum. Mere-
moth,

4 Iddo, Ginnctlio, Abijah,

5 Miamin, Maadiah, IJilgah,

G Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Je
daiah,

7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkinh, Jedaiah.
These ivere the chief of the prit'sts

Succession of high priests.

NEHEMIAH, 12.

Dedication of the wall.

and of their brethren in the days
ot'Jeshua.

8 Moreover the Levites : Jeshua,
Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah,
mid Mattaniah, which was over the
thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni,
their brethren, were over against
them in the watches.

ion And Jeshua begat Joiakini,
Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and
Eliashib begat Joiada,

11 And Joiada begat Jonathan,
and Jonathan begat Jaddua.

12 And in the days of Joiakim
were priests, ' the chief of the fa-
thei's : of Seraiah, Meraiah ; of Je-

remiah, Hananiah ;

1:3 Of Ezra, Meshullam ; of Ama-
riah, Jehohanan ;

14 Of Melicu, Jonathan ; of She-
baniah, Joseph ;

15 Of Harim, Adna; of Merai-
oth, Helkai ;

16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Gin-
nethon, Meshullam ;

17 Of Abiiah, Zichri ; of Minia-
min, of Moadiali, Piltai ;

18 Of Bilgah, Shammua ; of tShe-
maiah, Jehonathan ;

11) And of Joiarib, Mattenai ; of
Jedaiah, Uzzi ;

20 Of Sallai, Kallai ; of Amok,
Eber ;

21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah ; of
Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

22 *[I The Levites in the days of
Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and
Jaddua, ivere recorded ' chief of the
fathers : also the priests, to the

reign of Darius the Persian.

23 The sons of Levi, "the chief
of the fathers, vjere written in the
book of the chronicles, even until
the days of Johanan the son of
EHashib.

24 And the chief of the Levites :
Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Je-
shua the son of Kadmiel, with their
brethren over- against them, to
praise (nid to give thanks, acv-ord-
ing to the commandment of David
the man of God, •' ward over against
^ ward.

25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah,
Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Ak-
kub, were porters keeping the ward
at the '' thresholds of the gates.

26 These ivcre in the days of Joi-
akim the son of Jeshua, the son of
Jozadak, and in the days of Nehe-
miah the governor, and of i'^zra the
priest, the scribe.

27 11 And at the dedication of the
wall of Jerusalem they sought the
Levites out of all theii- places, to
V)ring them to Jerusal<Mn, to keep
the dedication with gladness, both

with thanksgivings, and with sing-
ing, with cymbals, psalteries, and
with harps.

28 And the sons of the singers
gathered themselves together, both
out of the plain country round
about Jerusalem, and from the vil-
lages f)f " Netophathi ;

29 Also from ' the house of Gilgal.
and out of the fields of Geba and
Azmaveth : for the singers liafi
builded them villages round about
Jerusalem.

30 And the priests and the Le-
vites purified themselves, and puri-
fied the people, and the gates, and
the wall.

31 Then I brought up the princes
of Judah upon the wall, and ap-
pointed two great companies of
them that '^ gave thanks, whereof one
went on the right hand upon the
wall toward the dung gate :

32 And after them went Ho-
shaiah, and half of the princes of
Judah,

33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Me-
sh viUam,

34 Judah, and Benjamin, and
Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

35 And certain of the priests'
sons with trumpets ; namely, Ze-
chariah the son of Jonathan,the son
of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah,
the son of JMichaiah, the son of
Zaccur, the son of Asaph :

36 And his brethren, Shemaiah,
and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai,
Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani,
with the musical instruments of
David the man of God, and Ezra
the scribe before them.

37 And at the fountain gate,
which was over against them, they
went up by the stairs of the city of
David, at the going up of the wall,
above the house of David, even
unto the water gate eastward.

38 And the other company of
them that c/ave thanks went ^over
against them, and I after them, and
the half of the people upon the
wall, from beyond the tower of the
furnaces even unto the broad wall ;

39 And from above the gate of
Ephraim, and above the old gate,
and above the fish gate, and tlie
tower of Hananeel, and the tower
of Meah, even unto the sheep gate :
and they stood still in the "^i)rison
gate.

40 So stood the two compavie-t of
them that (fare thanks in the house
of God, aiid 1. and the half of the
rulers with me :

41 And the priests; Eliakim,
Maaseiah, JSliniamin, Michaiah,

6 the Neto-
phathites ;
:■ Beth-
gilgal,

8 gave
thanks and
went in
procession ;

•' to meet

I'l.oateof the
"iiard.

485

Neheviiah reformeth

NEHEMIAH, 13.

various abuses.

1 heave
offerings,

2 appointed
by tlie law

3 And they
kept the
charge of
their God,
and the
charge of
their

purification,
and so did
the singers
and the
porters,

^ set apart

6 set apart
that which
was for

Elioenai, Zechariah, a7id Hana-
niah, with trumpets ;

42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah,
and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehoha-
nan, and Malchijah, and Elam,
and Ezer. And the singers sang
loud, with Jezrahiah their over fieev.

43 Also that day they offered
great sacrifices, and rejoiced : for
God had made them rejoice with
great joy : the wives also and the
children rejoiced : so that the joy of
Jerusalem was heard even afar off".

44 _^ And at that time were some
appointed over the chambers for
the treasures, for the ' offerings,
for the firstfruits, and for the
tithes, to gather into them out of
the fields of the cities the portions
^ of the law for the priests and Le-
vites : for Judah rejoiced for the
priests and for the Levites that
waited.

45 ^ And both the singers and the

porters kept the ward of tlieii- (lod,

and the ward of the purification,
according to the commandment of
David, and of Solomon his son.

46 For in the days of David and
Asaph of old there were chief of the
singers, and songs of praise and
thanksgiving unto God.

47 And all Israel in the days of
Zerubbabel, and in the days of Ne-
hemiah, gave the portions of the
singers and the porters, every day
his portion : and they ■* sanctified
holy things unto the Levites ; and
the Levites 'sanctified them unto

the children of Aaron.
CHAPTER 13.

1 Upo7i the reading of the hno .leparation is
■made from the mi. fi<t imtllil ndi'. 4 ,AV//«-
miah at hiHretniti ciinxclli tlw clHiniherK to
he cleansed. 10 //<■ ri\f<irnn th llie. offici's
in the house of God. \t) The, malation of
the sahhath, 23 and the marriages with
strange wives.

ON that day they read in tlie book
of Moses in the audience of
the people ; and therein was found
written, that the Ammonite aiifl
the iM()aV)ite should not come into
the congregation of f Jod for ever ;

2 ]>ecause they met not th(! child-
ren of Israel with bread and witli
water, but hired ]^>alaam against
them, that he should curse them :
howbeit our God turned the curse
into a blessing.

3 Now it came to pass, when they
had heaid the law, that they sepa-
rated from Israel all the mixed
multitude.

4 H And before this, Eliashib
the priest, having the oversight of
the chamber of the house of oui'
God, was allied unto Tobiah :

5 And he had prepared for him
a great chamber, where aforetime
they laid the " meat off'erings, the
frankincense, and the vessels, and
the tithes of the ''corn, the new
wine, and the oil, which was com-
manded to be given to the Levites,
and the singers, and the porters ;
and the '^offerings of the priests.

6 But in all th\& time was not I
at Jerusalem : for in the two and
thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king
of Babylon came I unto the king,
and after certain days obtained I
leave of the king :

7 And I came to Jerusalem, and
understood of the evil that Eliashib
did for Tobiah, in preparing him a
chamber in the courts of the house
of God.

8 And it grieved me sore : there-
fore I cast forth all the household
stuff" of Tobiah out of the chaml^er.

9 Then I commanded, and they
cleansed the chambers: and thither
brought I again the vessels of the
house of God, with the ^ meat offer-
ing and the frankincense.

10 H And I perceived that the
portions of the Levites had not
been given them: ^for the Levites
and the singers, that did the work,
were fled every one to his field.

11 Then contended I with the
rulers, and said. Why is the house
of God forsaken 1 And I gathered
them together, and set them in
their place.

1 2 Then brought all Judah the
tithe of the ^" corn and the new wine
and the oil unto the treasuries.

1 3 And I made treasurers over the
treasuries, Shelemiahthepriest, and
Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites,
Pedaiah : and next to them icas Ha-
nan the son of Zaccur, the son of
Mattaniah : for they were counted
faithful, and their ofi5ce ivas to dis-
tribute unto their brethren.

14 Pemember me, () my God,
concerning this, and wipe not out
my good deeds that I have done
for the house of my God, and foi-
the ollices thereof.

IT) 1[ In those days saw I in
Judah some ti'eading winepivsses
on the sabbath, and bringing in
sheaves, and lading asses ; as also
wine, grai)e.s, and figs, and all m(in-
7i('r q/" burdens, which they brought
into .lei'usaleni on the salibath day:
and 1 testified agaiii.'<t fhein. in the
day wherein they sold victuals.

1 6 Ther(^ dwelt men of Tyre also
therein, which brought fish, and all
manner of ware, and sold on tlu^
sabbath unto the children of .In-
dali, and iu Jerusalem.

48G

Violation of the sabbath.

NEHEMIAH, 13.

Mixed marriaypf!.

17 Then I contended with the
nobles of Judah, and said unto
them, What evil thing ix this that
ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

18 Did not j'oiir fathers thus,
and did not our God bring all this
evil upon us, and upon this city^
yet ye biing more wrath upon Is-
rael by profaning the sabbath.

19 And it came to pass, that
when the gates of Jerusalem began
to be dark before the sabbath, I
commanded that the gates should V^e
shut, and cliarged that they should
not be opened till after the sab-
bath : and Ko/ne of my servants set
I at the gates, that th(>re should no
burden be brought in on the sab-
bath day.

20 So the merchants and sellers
of all kind of wai'e lodged without
Jerusalem once or twice.

21 Then 1 testified against them,
and said unto them, Why lodge yc^
about the wall 1 if ye do so again, I
will lay hands on you. From that
time foi'th came they no ?nore on
the sabbath.

22 And I commanded the Le-
vites that they should cleanse
themselves, and that they should
come aiid keep the gates, to sanc-
tify the sabbath day. liemember
me, O my God, amcerniny this also,
and spare me according to the
greatness of thy mercy.

23 ^ In those days also saw T
Jews that had married wives of
Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab :

24 And their children spake half
in the speech of Ashdod, and could

not speak in the Jews' language,
but according to the language of
each people.

2.5 And I contended with them,
and cursed then), and smote certain
of them, and plucked oli' their hair,
and made them swear by (jod, .?rt.v-
ing. Ye shall not give your daugh-
ters unto their sons, nor take their
daughters unto your sons, or for
j'ourselves.

26 Did not Solomon king of Is-
I'ael sin by these things? yet among
many nations was there no king
like him, who was beloved of his
God, and God made him king over
all Israel : nevertheless even him
did ^ oiitlandisli women cause to
sin.

27 Shall we then heai'kcn unto
you to do all this great evil, to
transgress against our God in
marrying strange wives'?

28 And one of the sons of Joiada,
the son of Eliashib the high i)riest,
was now in law to Sanballatthe Ho-
ronite : therefore 1 chased him from
me.

29 Ptemember them, O my God,
because they have defiled the
priesthood, and the covenant of
the priesthood, and of the Levites.

30 Thus cleansed I them from all
strangers, and appointed the wards
of the priests and the Levites, every
one in his business ;

31 And for the wood^ offering, at
times appointed, and for the first-
fruits. Remember me, O my God,
for good.

THE BOOK OF ESTHER

CHAPTER 1.

1 AhatmfriixnKikfthroyalfeasfn. 10 Vanhii,
seiit/t»\ iiJ'iiKith to come. 18 A/iantteriix,
/>;/ t/ie ciiini.se/ i>/ Mennienn, maketh Ike
decree of meiCa norei'eigniy.

NOW it came to pass in the days
of * Ahasuerus, (this is Alia-
suerus which reigned, from India
even unto Ethiopia, over an hun-
dred and seven and twenty pro-
vinces :)

2 That in those days, when the
king Ahasuerus sat on the_ throne
of his kingdom, which 'iras in Shu-
slian the palace,

3 In the third year f)f his reign,
he made a feast unto all his princes
and his servants ; the power of
Persia and i\Iedia, the nobles and

* Xerxes: Heh. Alui.shvercisli.

princes of the provinces, heino be-
fore him :

4 W^ien he shewed the i-iches
of his glorious kingdom and the
honour of his excellent majesty
many days, even an hundri'd and
fourscore days.

5 And when these days were
expired, the king made a feast
vmto all the p(>oi)le tliat were
present in Shushan the palace,
both unto great and small, seven
days, in the court of the garden
of the king's palace ;

6 Where xvere ^ white, green, and
blue. Iianriinas. fastened with cords

of fine linen and purple to silver
rings and pillars of marble : the
' beds ioere o/gold and silver, upon
a iiavement of red, and blue, and
white, and black, marble.

487

Vashti .refuseth the king's message. ESTHER, 2,

A neiv queen to be chosen.

7 And they gave them drink in
vessels of gold, (the vessels being
diverse one from another,) and
royal wine in abundance, accord-
ing to the ' state of the king.

8 And the chunking was accord-
ing to the law ; none did compel :
for so the king had appointed to
all the officers of his house, that
they should do according to every
man's pleasure.

9 Also Vashti the queen made a
feast for the women in the I'oyal
house which belonged to king Aha-
suerus.

10 ^ On the seventh day, when
the heart of the king was merry
with wine, he commanded Mehu-
man, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and
Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the
seven chamberlains that served in
the presence of Ahasuerus the
king,

1 1 To bring Vashti the queen be-
fore the king with the crown royal,
to shew the people and the princes
her beauty: for she was fair to
look on.

12 But the queen Vashti refused
to come at the king's command-
ment by his chamberlains : there-
fore was the king very wroth, and
his anger burned in him.

13 H Then the king said to the
wise men, which knew the times,
(for so was the king's mannei-
toward all that knew law and
judgment :

14 And the next unto him was
Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tar-
shish, Meres, Marsena, and Memu-
can, the seven princes of Persia
and Media, which saw the king's
face, and which sat the first in the
kingdom ; )

15 What shall we do unto the
queen Vashti according to law,
because she hath not performed
the commandment of the king
Ahasuerus by the chamberlains'?

16 And ]\Iemucan answered be-
fore the king and the princes,
Vashti the queen hath not done
wrong to the king only, but also
to all the princes, and to all the
- people that are in all tlie pro-
vinces of the king Ahasuerus.

17 For this (Iced of the queen
shall come abroad unto all women,
so that they shall des])ise their hus-
bands in their eyes, when it shall
be reported, The king Ahasuei'us
commanded Vashti the queen to
be brought in before him, but she
came not.

18 Likewise sliall the ^Indies of
Persia and Media say this Hay
unto all th(^ king's i)i'inces, which
have heard of the deed of the

queen. Thus shall there arise too
much contempt and wrath.

19 If it please the king, let there
go a royal commandment from
him, and let it be written among
the laws of the Persians and the
Medes, that it be not altered, That
Vashti come no more before king
Ahasuerus ; and let the king give
her royal estate unto another that
is better than she.

20 And when the king's decree
which he shall make shall be pub-
lished throughout all his empire,
(for it is great,) all the wives shall
give to their husbands honour, both
to great and small.

21 And the saying pleased the
king and the princes ; and the
king did according to the word of
Memucan :

22 For he sent letters into all
the king's provinces, into every
province according to the writing
thereof, and to every people after
their language, that every man
should bear rule in his own house,
and that it should be ijublished
according to the language of every
people.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Out of the chdice of Tifi/inufi queen «.9 to
be chosen. 5 Munliciti tlw niirximt fiither
ofEf^ther. S H.stlnrixpr.f.rrr,! hiillei/ui
before the res/. IL' 77/, mo inier of jmrifi-
cdiion, iind ijohuj in to ilie kiiKj. 15 Esther
Ixsi jileiiniiKj the kimj ix intide qtieen. '21
Mordeco! //ixcorerhuj ti treoxon ix recorded
in the chronicles.

AFTER these things, when the
wrath of king Ahasuerus was
appeased, he remembered Vashti,
and what she had done, and what
was decreed against her-.

2 Then said the king's servants
that ministered unto him. Let
there be fair young virgins sought
for the king :

3 And let the king appoint
officers in all the provinces of his
kingdom, that they may gather
together all the fair young virgins
unto Shushan the palace, to the
house of the W(mien, unto the cus-
tody of •* He ire the kiiig's chamber-
lain, keejK'r of the women ; and let
their things for i)urilication be
given them:

4 And let the maichm which
pleaseth tli(> king be (jueen insteiid
of Vashti. And the thing pleased
the king ; and he did so.

5 U No\n in Shushan the palace
there was a certain Jew, whose
name iims Morrhx-ai, the son of
Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of
Kish, a pK'Tijaiuite ;

G Wlio h;id been carried away
fi-oin .Ici'usaleni with the captix it y
which had been cari-ied away with

488

Esther is ^weferred.

ESTHER, 3.

Mordecai's service.

Jeconiah king of Judah, whom
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Baby-
lon had cai'iied away.

7 And he l>rought up Hadassali,
that is, Esther, his uncle's daugh-
ter : for she had neither father nor
mother, and the maid was fair and
beautiful; whom Mordecai, when
her father and mother were dead,
took for his own daugliter.

8^ H So it came to pass, when tlie
king's commandment and his de-
cree was heard, antl when many
maidens were gathered together
unto Shushan tlie palace, to the
custody of Hegai, that Esther was
brought also vinto the king's house,
to the custody of Hegai, keeper of
the women.

9 And the maiden pleased him,
and she obtained kindness of him ;
and he speedily gave her her things
for purification, with such things
as belonged to her, and seven
maidens, which were meet to be
given her, out of the king's house :
and he preferred her and her maids
unto the heat place of the house of
the women.

10 Esther had not shewed her
people nor her kindred : for ]\Ior-
decai had charged her that she
should not shew it. _

1 1 And IVIordecai walked every
day before the court of the women's
house, to know how Esther did,
and what should become of her.

12 H Now when every maid's
turn was come to go in to king
Ahasuerus, after that she had been
twelve months, accoi'ding to the
^ manner of the women, (for so
were the days of their purifications
accomplished, to wit, six months
with oil of myrrh, and six months
with sweet odours, and with other
things for the purifying of the
women ; )

13 Then thus came eve?"?/ maiden
unto the king; whatsoever she de-
sired was given lier to go with her
out of the house of the women unto
the king's house.

14 In the evening she went, and
on the morrow she returned into
the second house of the women, to
the custody tjf Shaashgaz, the
king's chamberlain, which kept
the concubines : she came in unto
the king no more, except the king
delighted in her, and that she were
called by name.

15 H Now when the turn of Es-
ther, the daughter of Abihail the
uncle of jSIordecai, who had taken
her for his daughter, was come to
go in unto the king, she required
nothingliut what Hegai the king's
chamberlain, the keei>er of the wo-

men, appointed. And Esther ob-
tained favour in the sight of all
them that looked upon her.

16 So Esther was taken unto
king Ahasuerus into his house
royal in the tenth month, which
is the month Tebeth, in the se-
venth year of his reign.

17 And the king loved Esther
above all the women, and she ob-
tained grace and favour in his sight
more than all the virgins ; so that
he set the royal crown upon her
head, and made her queen instead
of Vashti.

18 Then the king made a great
feast unto all his princes and his
servants, even Esther's feast ; and
he made a release to the provinces,
and gave gifts, according to the
" state of the king.

ly And when the virgins Avei'e
gathered together the second time,
then Mordecai sat in the king's
gate.

20 Esther had not yet shewed
her kindred nor her people ; as
Mordecai had charged her : for. Es-
ther did the commandment of Mor-
decai, like as when she was brought
up with him.

21 H In those days, while Morde-
cai sat in the king's gate, two of
the king's chamberlains, Bigthan
arid Teresh, of those which kept
the door, were wi'oth, and sought
to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

22 And the thing was known to
Mordecai, who told it unto Esther
the queen ; and Esther certified
the king thereof in Mordecai's
name.

23 And when inquisition w^as
made of the matter, it was found
out ; therefore they were both
hanged on a tree : and it was writ-
ten in the book of the chronicles
before the king.

CHAPTER 3.

1 I/<i»i/ni, adi'diiced hij the king, and <](■
Kjiisi'd III/ Mordecdi; seeJceth i'eve>i(/e ujxiti
<(ll flu- Jcir.y. T //e Cdnteth lota. 8 //f oh-
tdhieih hi/ cdluiiiniation <i decree of the
ki)i{i Ui put the, Jews to death.

AFTER these things did king
Ahasuerus promote Haman
the son of Hammedatha the Aga-
gite, and advanced him, and set
his seat above all the princes that
were with him.

2 And all the king's servants,
that it>ere in the king's gate, bowed,
and reverenced Haman ; for tlie
king had so commanded concern-
ing him. But Mordecai bowed not,
nor did him reverence.

3 Then the king's servants, whicli
H<ere in the king's gate, said unto

2 bounty

489

Haman seeketli revenge on the Jeios. ESTHER, 4.

Tlieir motirning.

Moi-decai, Why transgressest thou
the king's commandment 1

4 Now it came to pass, when
they spake daily unto liim, and he
hearkened not unto them, that
they told Haman, to see whether
Mordecai's matters would stand :
for he had told tliem that he was
a Jew.

5 And when Haman saw that
Mordecai bowed not, nor did him
reverence, then was Haman full of
wrath.

6 And he thought scorn to lay
hands on Mordecai alone ; for they
had shewed him the people of Mor-
decai : wherefore Haman sought
to destroy all the Jews that tvere
throughout the whole kingdom of
Ahasuerus, even the people of Mor-
decai.

7 U In the first month, that is,
the month Nisan, in the twelfth
year of king Ahasuerus, they cast
Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman
from day to day, and from month
to month, to the twelfth month,
that is, the month Adar.

8 IT And Haman said unto king
Aliasuerus, There is a certain peo-
ple scattered abroad and dispersed
among the ^ people in all the pro-
vinces of thy kingdom ; and their
laws are diverse from "all i^ei^i^le :
neither keep they the king's laws :
therefore it is not for the king's
profit to suffer them.

9 If it please the king, let it
be written that they may be de-
stroyed : and I will pay ten thou-
sand talents of silver to the hands
of those that have the charge of
the business, to bring it into the
king's treasuries.

10 And the king took his ring
from his hand, and gave it unto
Haman the son of Hammedatha
the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

11 And the king said unto Ha-
man, The silver is given to thee,
the people also, to do with them
as it seemeth good to thee.

12 Then were the king's scribes
called on the thirteenth day of the
lii-st month, and there was written
according to all that Haman had
commanded unto the king's •'lieu-
tenants, and to the governors that
nwre over every pi'ovince, and to
the rulers of ever.v pe<)i)le of evei'y
province according to the writing
thereof, and to every r)(M)])le after
tlieir language ; in the Jiame of
king Ahasuerus was it writttin, and
sealed with the king's ring.

13 And tlie letters were sent by
posts into Jill th«' king's provinces,
to destroy, to kill, and to cause to

perish, all Jews, both young and
old, little children and women, in
one day, even upon the thirteenth
day of the twelfth month, which is
the month Adar, and to take the
spoil of them for a prey.

14 The copy of the writing '*for
a commandment to be given in

every province was published unto
all ^people, that they should be
ready against that day.

15 The posts went out, being
hastened by the king's cornmand-
ment, and the decree was given in
Shushan the palace. And the king
and Haman sat down to drink ;
but the city Shushan was per-
plexed.

CHAPTER 4.

1 The great moiiriihu/ of Mordecai and the
Jeirn. 4 EKilief, loiilcrstitiidrtui it, sendelh
to Jfordecii/.ir/io x/iiun/h Itie ciiiixe. oiid ud-
rheth her to ,nid>-rt<ikr the suit. 10 She
excufiiiifj he/'ae/f ix tltrtutened hy Mordecai.
15 She appointing a fust undertaketh the
suit.

WHEN Mordecai perceived all
that was done, Mordecai
rent his clothes, and put on sack-
cloth with ashes, and went out into
the midst of the city, and cried
with a loud and a bitter cry ;

2 And came even before the
king's gate : for none might enter
into the king's gate clothed with
sackcloth.

3 And in every province, whither-
soever the kings commandment
and his decree came, there was
great mourning among the Jews,
and fasting, and weeping, and wail-
ing; and many lay in sackcloth
and ashes.

4 ^ So Esther's maids and her
chamberlains came and told it her.
Then was the queen exceedingly
grieved ; and she sent raiment to
clothe Mordecai, and to take away
his sackcloth from him : but he
received it not.

5 Then called Esther for Ha tach,
one of the king's chamberlains,
whom he had appointed to attend
upon her, and gave him a com-
mandment to Mordecai, to know
what it iras, and why it ivas.

G So Hatach weiit forth to Moi"-
decai unto the street of the city,
which washeJiove the king's gate.

7 And Morde(-ai told him of all
that had happened unto him, and of
tlu^ sum of tlie nione.v that H.iman
liad lu'omised to t)ay to tlu^ king's
tre;isui-i(^s for the Jews, to destroy
them.

8 Also h(^ gave him the copy of
tlie writing of the decree that was
given at Shushan to destroy them,
to shew it unto Esther, and to de-

4 that the
decree
should be
given out

5 the
peoples,

490

MordecaVs chanje to Esther.

ESTHER, 5.

She entertaineth the king.

clare it unto her, and to charge
her that she should go in unto the
king, to make suppUcation unto
him, and to make request before
him for hei- people.

9 And Hatacn came and told
Esther the words of JNIordecai.

10 ^ Again Esther spake unto
Hatach, and gave him command-
ment unto Mordecai ;

1 1 All the king's servants, and
the people of the king's provinces,
do know, that whosoever, whether
man or woman, shall come unto
the king into the inner court, who
is not called, the7-e is one law ^ of his
to put hivi to death, except such
to whom the king shall hold out
the golden sceptre, that he may
live : but I have not been called to
come in unto the king these thirty
days.

12 And they told to Mordecai
Esther's words.

13 Then Mordecai commanded
to answer Esther, Think not with
thyself that thou shalt escape in
the king's house, more than all the
Jews.

14; For if thou altogether holdest
thy peace at this time, then shall
there '^ enlargement and deliver-
ance arise to the Jews from another
place ; but thou and thy father's
house shall be destroyed : and who
knoweth whether thou art come to
the kingdom for .^^uch a time as thisl

15 H Then Esther bade them re-
turn Mordecai this answer,

16 Go, gather together all the
Jews_ that are present in Shushan,
and fast ye for me, and neither eat
nor drink tln-ee days, night or day :
I also and my maidens will fast like-
wise; and so will I go in unto the
king, which is not according to the
law : and if I perish, 1 perish.

17 So Mordecai went his way,
and did according to all that
Esther had commanded him.

CHAPTER 5.

1 EMier, adveiituri.)i(i on Ihe kin y^ 8 favour,
ohtuineih the (jvace, of the, (johJen. xeeptre,
(111(1 inviteth the king and Ihunan to d
txuiqnet. (5 She. heing oicoiifoged tiij the
kiiKj in hei' unit, inviteth them to diiother
li(in(juet the nea't dot/. 9 IfaiiKtn. pro»d
of hin adroncenient, rej)i)ieth nt the con-
teinjit (f Mordecai. 14 Ry ihe counxel of
Zereiih/ie bui/det/i for him a jxiir if f/dl-

l0W8.

NOW it came to pass on the third
day, that Esther put on her
royal ajtpdre/, and stood in the
inner court of the king's house,
over Jigainst tlie king's house : and
the king sat upon his royal thi'one
in the royal house, over against the
gate of the house.

2 And it was so, when the king

s&w Esther the queen standing in
the court, that she obtained favour
in his sight : and the king held out
to Esther the golden sceptre that
was in his hand. So Estner drew
near, and touched the top of the
sceptre.

3 Then said the king unto her.
What wilt thou, queen Esther 1
and what is thy request*^ it shall
be even given thee to the half of
the kingdom.

4 And Esther answered. If it
seem good unto the king, let the
king and Haman come this day
unto the banquet that I have pre-
pared for him.

5 Then the king said. Cause Ha-
man to make haste, that he may do
as Esther hath said. So the king
and Haman came to the banquet
that Esther had prepared.

6 U And the king said unto
Esther at the banquet of wine,
What is thy petition 1 and it shall
be granted thee : and what is thy
request *? even to the half of the
kingdom it shall be performed.

7 Then answered Esther, and
said, My petition and my request
is ;

8 If I have found favour in the
sight of the king, and if it please
the king to grant my petition, and
to perform my request, let the king
and Haman come to the banquet
that I shfdl prepare for them, and
I will do to morrow as the king
hath said.

9 11 Then went Haman forth that
day joyful and with a glad heart :
but when Haman saw Mordecai in
the king's gate, that he stood not
up, nor moved for him, he was full
of indignation against Mordecai.

10 Nevertheless Haman re-
frained himself : and when he came
home, he sent and called for his
friends, and Zeresh his wife.

1 1 And Hanian told them of the
glory of his I'iches, and the multi-
tude of his children, and all tlie
thivijs wherein the king had pro-
moted him, and how he had ad-
vanced him above the princes and
servants of the king.

12 Haman said moreover. Yea,
Esther the queeji did let no man
come in with the king unto the
banquet that she had prepared but
myself ; and to morrow am I in-
vited unto her also with the king.

13 Yet all this availeth me no-
thing, so long as I see Mordecai the
Jew sitting at the king's gate.

1 4 U Then said Zeresh his wife
and all his friends unto him. Let a
* gallows be made of fifty cubits

* Heb. tree.

491

Mordecai receiveth honorcrs.

ESTHER, 6, 7. Esther intercedeth for her ji^ople.

high, and to morrow speak thou
unto the king that jMordecai may
be hanged thereon : then go thou
in merrily with the king unto the
banquet. And the thing pleased
Haman ; and he caused the gallows
to be made.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Ahafinerus, reaOing in the chrnnielen of
the flood tto'vice (/one hy Mm'iUrid, tnkcth
cure for liix reiidrd. 4 Ilaman .cornlnij to
sue that JIor(/('ciii mi(jht be ho/ii/ci/. nii-
(iii'orfu ijircth (■(iniixel Ihot he I'liiijht (hi
hhii lioiKXir. Vi ('oiiti>l(tiiii)i(j of hi.s ixi.s-
J'ort'Die, liis friendu tell lilm (f Iiis Jiiiul
de-fti/ii/.

OX that night could not the king
sleep, and he commanded to
bring the book of records of the
chronicles ; and they were read
before the king.

2 And it was found written, that
Mordecai had told of Bigthana and
Teresh, two of the king's chamber-
lains, the keepers of the doctr, wlio
sought to lay hand on the king
Ahasuerus.

3 And the king said, What ho-
nour and dignity hath been done to
Mordecai for this 1 Then said the
king's servants that ministered
unto him, There is nothing done
for him.

4 11 And the king said. Who u in
the court ■? Now Haman was come
into the outward court of the king's
house, to speak unto the king to
hang Mordecai on the gallows that
he had prepared for him.

5 And the king's servants said
unto him, Ik^hold, Haman standeth
in the court. And the king said,
Let him come in.

6 So Haman came in. And the
king said unto him. What shall be
done unto the man whom the king
delighteth to honour 1 Now Haman
thought in his heart. To whom
would th(» king delight to do ho-
nour more than to myself?

7 AjkI Haman answered the
king, Koi- the man whom the king
delight(;th to honour,

H j^et the royal apparel be
brought which the king vKcfh to
wear, and the horse that the king
I'ideth upon, and ' the crown i'ovmI
vvhifh is set untui his head :

\) And let tliis apparel and hors(^
be delivered to the hand of one of
the king's most noble pi-inees, that
tliey may airay the man irifhal
whom the king delighteth lo lio-
iioui', and bring him on horseback
through tlie sti-eet of the city, nud
proclaim before him. Thus sjiall it
be done to the man whom the king
delighteth to hoiioiu'.

10 TiuMi till' king said to Haman,

Make haste, and take the apparel
and the horse, as thou hast said,
and do even so to Mordecai the
Jew, that sitteth at the king's
gate : let nothing fail of all that
thou hast spoken.

1 1 Then took Haman the apparel
and the horse, and arrayed JMorde-
cai, and brought him on horseback
through the street of the city, and
proclaimed before him. Thus shall
it be d(jne unto the man whom the
king delighteth to honour.

l!2 11 And Mordecai came again
to the king's gate. But Haman
hasted to his house mourning, and
having his head covered.

13 And Haman told Zeresh his
wife and all his friends every t/iiny
that had befallen him. Then said
his wise meii and Zei-esh his wife
unto him, If JMordecai /'e of the
seed of the Jews, before whom thou
hast begun to fall, thou shalt not
prevail against him, but shalt
surely fall bcifore him.

14 And while they were yet talk-
ing with him, came the king's
chamberlains, and hasted to bring
Haman unto the banquet that
Esther had prepared.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Etitlier, ctitirtiii 11/11(1 tlie I'hig (tvd Ifairxin,
maketh suit for hr'r oirn life diid her j/co-
ple's. t< S/ujir<n.y,f/i I/(/7n(iii. T The king
ill /lifi (iiii/er, iiiid erstiinding of the gaf/oiCK
irhich Ildiiuni liiid indde for Mordecdi,
cdtixeth h/'iii to be hdixjed thereon.

SO the king and Haman came to
banquet with Esther the queen.

2 Ana the king said again unto
Esther on the second day at the
banquet of M'ine, What /'■'< thy peti-
tion, queen Esther'? and it shall be
granted thee: and what is thy re-
quest? aiul it shall be pei-formed,
ei.'eti to the half of the kingdom.

3 Then Esther the queen an-
swered and said. If I have found
favour in thy sight, () king, and if
it ])lease the; king, let my life b(^
given m(> at my i)etition, and my
pe()i)le at my I'equest :

4 For we are sold, I and my p(>o-
))le, to be destroyed, to l)e slain,
and to perisli. I'ut if w(> had lieen
sold foi' bondmen and bondwonu'ii,
I had held my tongue, alfhougli
the enemy could not '•'countervail
the king's damage.

5 II '|*hen tin"! king Ahasueius
answered and said unto Esther the
queen. Who is he, and where is he,
that (hirst presume in his heart to
do so?

(> Antl l">sther said. The adver-
sary aTul enemy /'>■ this wickcnl
Haman. Then Haman was afraid
before the king and the queen.

- liiive coiii-
pciisatcd for

492

Human is hanged.

ESTHER, 8.

Mordecai is advanced.

7 ^ And the kins arising from
the banquet of wine in his wrath
ivent into the palace garden : and
Haman stood ujj to make request
for his Hfe to Esther the queen ;
for he saw that there was evil de-
termined against him by the king.

8 Then the king returned out of
the palace garden into the place of
the banquet of wine ; and Haman
was fallen upon the ' bed whereon
Esther was. Then said the king,
Will he force the queen also before
me in the house 1 As the word went
out of the king's mouth, they
covered Haman's face.

9 And Harbonah, one of the
chamberlains, said before the king,
Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits
high, which Haman had made for
Mordecai, who had spoken good
for the king, standeth in the house
of Haman. Then the king said,
Hang him thereon.

10 So they hanged Haman on
the gallows that he had prepared
for Mordecai. Then was the king's
wrath pacified.

CHAPTER 8.

1 3Iordeaai ix (i<! nnn','d . 3 E-ither maketh
suit to rercrs,' //</ nnni'.'i letleis. 7 A/ki-
mi^ruiyranliDi hi ihc Jeivx in defend Ihem-
gelves. 15 Moi'decuVn honour, and the Jews'

joy-

ON that day did the king Ahasue-
rus give the house of Haman
the Jews' enemy unto Esther the
queen. And Mordecai came before
the king ; for Esther had told what
he was unto her.

2 And the king took off his ring,
which he had taken from Haman,
and gave it unto j\lordecai. And
Esther set Mordecai over the house
of Haman.

3 ^ And Esther spake yet again
before the king, and fell down at
his feet, and besought him with
tears to put away the mischief of
Haman the Agagite, and his device
that he had devised against the
Jews.

4 Then the king held out the
golden sceptre toward Esther. So
Esther arose, and stood before the
king,

5 And said, If it please the king,
and if I have found favour in his
sight, and the thing mem right
before the king, and I he pleasing
in his eyes, let it be written to re-
verse the letters devised by Haman
the son of Hammedatha the Aga-
gite, which he wrote to destroy the
Jews which are in all the king's
provinces :

6 For how can I endure to see
the evil that shall come unto my

people? or how can I endure to see
the destruction of my kindred %

7 II Then the king Ahasuerus
said unto Esther the que<'n and to
Mordecai the Jew, Behold, i have
given Esther the house of Haman,
and him they have hanged upon
the gallows, because he laid his
hand upon the Jews.

8 Write ye also for the Jews, as
it liketh you, in the king's name,
and seal it with the king's ring :
for the writing which is written in
the king's name, and sealed with
the king s ring, may no man reverse.

9 Then were the king's scribes
called at that time in the third
month, that is, the month Sivan,
on the three and twentieth day
thereof ; and it was written accord-
ing to all that ]\Iordecai commfinded
unto the Jews, and to the "lieute

nants, and the deputies and rulers
of the provinces which are from
India unto Ethiopia, an hundred
twenty and seven provinces, unto
every province according to the
writing thereof, and unto every
peoijle after their language, and to
the Jews according to their writ-
ing, and according to their lan-
guage.

10 And he wrote in the king
Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it
with the king's ring, and sent let-
ters by posts on hoj'seback, and
riders on mules, camels, and young
dromedaries :

1 1 Wherein the king granted the
Jews which tvere in every city to
gather themselves together, and
to stand for their life, to destroy, to
slay, and to cause to perish, all the
power of the people and province
that would assault them, hoth little
ones and women, and to take the
spoil of them for a prey,

12 Upon one day in all the in'O-
vinces of king Ahasuerus, luimclij,
upon the thirteenth dan of the
twelfth month, which is the n)onth
Adar.

13 The copy of the writing •'' for a
commaTidment to b(> gi\en in every
province n'as JTurnisneu unto all
^people, and that the Jews should
be ready against that flay to avenge
themselves on their enemies.

14 So the posts that rode upon
mules avd cnmels went out, being
liastened and pressed on b.v the
king's commandment. And the
decree was given at Shushan the
palace.

15 II And Mordecai went out
from the presence of the king in
royal apparel oi blue and white,
and with a great crown of gold,

2 satraps,

3 tliat the
decree
slmiild lie
given out

4 the
peoples,

493

The Jews slay their enemies.

ESTHER, 9.

Hamau'S sons hanged.

and with a ' garment of fine linen
and purple : and the city of Shu-
shan rejoiced and was glad.

1 6 The Jews had light, and glad-
ness, and joy, and honoui-.

17 And in every province, and
in every city, whithersoever the
king's commandment and his de-
cree came, the Jews had joy and
gladness, a feast and a good daJ^
And many of the people of the land
became Jews ; for the fear of the
Jews fell upon them.

CHAPTER 9.

1 The Jews {the ruler», for fear of Mordecai,
helpiiiQ them) slay their enemies, with the
ten sons of Haman. 12 Ahasuerus, at the
request of Esther, granteth another day of
slaughter , and Hanian^s sons to be hanged.
20 The two days of Purim are made fes-
tival.

NOW in the twelfth month, that
is, the month Adar, on the
thirteenth day of the same, when
the king's commandment and his
decree drew near to be put in exe-
cution, in the day that the enemies
of the Jews hoped to have power
over them, (though it was turned to
the contrary, that the Jews had
rule over them that hated them ;)

2 The Jews gathered themselves
together in their cities throughout
all the provinces of the king Aha-
suerus, to lay hand on such as
sought their hurt : and no man
could withstand them ; for the fear
of them fell upon all '^ people.

3 And all the rulers of the pro-
vinces, and the •' lieutenants, and
the deputies, and officers of the
king, helped the Jews ; because the
fear of JNlordecai fell upon them.

4 For Mordecai n'dn great in the
king's house, anfl his fame went out
throughout all the; provinces : for
this man Mordecai waxed greater
and greater.

5 Thus the Jews smote all their
enemies with the sti'oke of the
sword, and slaughter, and de-
struction, and did what they
would unto those that hated
them.

fi And in Shushaii the palace the
Jews slew and destroyed live hun-
dred men.

7 And Parshandatha, and Dal-
phon, and Aspatha,

8 Anfl Foratlia, and Adalia, and
Aridatlia,

i> And I^armashta, and Arisai,
and Aridui, and Vajczatha,

10 Tlic ten sons of Ilaman the
son of Haninicdatlia, tlic enemy of
the Jews, slew they ; but on the
spoil laid they not their hand.

11 On that day the iunnl)er of
those that were slain in Shushan

the palace was brought before the
king.

1 2 51 And the king said unto Es-
ther the queen, The Jews have slain
and destroyed five hundred men in
Shushan the palace, and the ten
sons of Haman ; what have they
done in the rest of the king's pro-
vinces ? now what is thy petition"?
and it shall be granted thee : or
what is thy request further? and
it shall be done.

13 Then said Esther, If it please
the king, let it be granted to the
Jews which are in Shushan to do
to morrow also according unto this
day's decree, and let Haman's ten
sons be hanged upon the gallows.

14 And the king commanded it
so to be done : and the decree
was given at Shushan ; and they
hanged Haman's ten sons.

15 For the Jews tliat were in
Shushan gathered themselves to-
gether on the fourteenth day also
of the month Adar, and slew three
hundred men at Shushan ; but on
the ■* prey they laid not their hand.

16 iiut the other Jews that were
in the king's provinces gathered
themselves together, and stood for
their lives, and had rest from their
enemies, and slew of their foes
seventy and five thousand, but
they laid not their hands on the
^ prey,

1 7 On the thirteenth day of the
month Adar; and on the foui-
teenth day of the same rested
they, and made it a day of feast-
ing and gladness.

18 But the Jews that ivere at
Shushan assembled together on
the thirteenth day thereof, and
on the fourteenth thereof ; and
on the fifteenth daij of the same
they rested, and made it a day of
feasting and gladness.

19 Therefore the Jews of the
villages, that dwelt in the un-
walled towns, made the four-
teenth day of the month Adar a
(lay of gladness and feasting, and
a good day, and of sending por-
tions one to another.

20 11 And Mordecai wrote these
things, and sent letters unto all
the Jews tliat were in all the pro-
vinces of the king Ahasuerus, hoth
nigh and far,

21 'l\) sta.l)lisli ^///x among them,
that tliey slionid keep the four-
tei'nth day of tlie nionlh Adar,
and tlie fifteenth day of the same,
yearly,

22 As tlie flays whei'ein the J(^ws
rested from their enemies, and the
month which was turned unto
them from sorrow to joy, and

spoil

s spoil,

494

lite feast of Purim.

ESTHER, 10.

Ahasuerus' s greatness.

from mourning into a good (lay :
that they should make them days
of feasting and joy, and of sending
portions one to another, and gifts
to the poor.

23 And the Jews undertook to
do as they had begun, and as
Mordecai had written unto them ;

24: Because Haman the son of
Hammedatha, the Agagite, the
enemy of all the Jews, had de-
vised against the Jews to destroy
them, and had cast Pur, that is,
the lot, to consume them, and to
destroy them ;

25 But when ^ Esther came be-
fore the king, he commanded by
letters that his wicked device,
which he devised against the
Jews, should return upon his
own head, and that he and his
sons should be hanged on the
gallows.

26 Wherefore they called these
days Purim after the name of Pur.
Therefore for all the words of this
letter, and o/ that which they had
seen concerning this matter, and
which had come unto them,

27 The Jews ordained, and took
upon them, and upon their seed,
and upon all such as joined them-
selves unto them, so as it should
not fail, that they would keep
these two days according to their
writing, and according to their
apjwinted time every year ;

28 And that these days should
be remembered and kept through-
out every generation, every family,
every province, and every city ;
and that these days of Pui'im
should not fail from among the

Jews, nor the memorial of them
perish from their seed.

29 Then Esther the queen, the
daughter of Abihail, and Alordecai
the Jew, wrote with all authority,
to confirm this second letter of
Purim.

30 And he sent the letters unto
all the Jews, to the hundred
twenty and seven provinces of
the kingdom of Ahasuerus, ivith
words of peace and truth,

31 To confirm these days of
Purim in their times aiipointed,
according as Mordecai the Jew
and Esther the queen had en-
joined them, and as they had
decreed for themselves and for
their seed, the matters of the
fastings and their cry.

32 And the deci'ee of Esther con-
firmed these matters of Purim ;
and it was written in the book.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Ahasuerus'n greatnens. 3 MordecaVs ad-
'vancenieni.

AND the king Ahasuerus laid
a tribute upon the land, and
^vpon the isles of the sea.

2 And all the acts of his power
and of his might, and the declara-
tion of the greatness of Mordecai,
whereunto the king advanced him,
are they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Media
and Persia "?

3 For Mordecai the Jew was
next unto king Ahasuerus, and
gi-eat among the Jews, and ac-
cepted of the multitude of his
brethren, seeking the " wealth of
his people, and speaking peace to
all His seed.

THE BOOK OF JOB

CHAPTER 1.

1 The hoUnenfi. richen and- religinvx oars of
dob for hi^ children, fi S(it<ni, (ippeiiriiig
Jiefore God, by calniiiiiitifinii ulitaiiu-th
leave to tempt Job. 13 I'lithrstniidi ng <f
the loxH of hin qood.'i and vhiUhvn, ii'i. liin
moiirniny he blenneth God.

THERE was a man in the land
of Uz, whose name was Job ;
and that man was perfect and up-
right, and one that feared God,
and ' eschewed evil.

2 And there were born unto him
seven sons and three daughters.

3 His substance also was seven
thousand sheep, and three thou-
sand camels, and five hundred yoke
of oxen, and five hundred she asses,
and a very great household ; so that

this man was the greatest of all the
men of the east.

4 And his sons went anrl feasted
in'their houses, every one his day ;
and sent and called for their three
sisters to eat and to drink with
them.

5 And it was so, when the days
of their feasting were gone about,
that Job sent and sanctified them,
and rose up early in the morning,
and offered burnt offerings acrord-
ivg to the numliei- of them all : foi'
Job said. It may be that my sons
have sinned, and "cursed Clod in
their hearts. Thus did Job con-
tinually.

6 H Now there was a day when

2 good

2 renounced

495

Satan j^eymifted to test Job.

JOB, 2.

Job's great affliction.

the sons of God came to present
themselves before the Lord, and
* Satan came also among them.

7 And the Lord said unto 8atan,
Whence comest thou 1 Then Satan
answered the Lord, and said. From
going to and fro in the earth, and
from walking up and down in it.

8 And the Lord said unto Satan,
Hast thou considered my servant
Job, that there is none like him in
the earth, a perfect and an upright
man, one that feareth God, and
' escheweth evil 1

9 Then Satan answered the
Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God
for nought 1

10 Hast not thou made an hedge
about him, and about his house,
and about all that he hath on every
side? thou hast blessed the work of
his hands, and his substance is in-
creased in the land.

1 1 But put forth thine hand
now, and touch all that he hath,
and he will -^ curse thee to thy
face.

1 2 And the Lord said unto Sa-
tan, Behold, all that he hath is in
thy power ; only upon himself put
not forth thine hand. So Satan
went forth from the presence of
the Lord.

13 H And there was a day when
his sons and hi.s daughters were
eating and drinking wnie in their
eldest brother's house :

14 And there came a messenger
unto Job, and said. The oxen were
plowing, and the asses feeding be-
sifle them :

15 And the Sabeans fell ujwn
them, and tof)k them away ; yea,
they have slain the servants with
the edge of tlie sword ; and I only
am escaped alone to tell thee.

16 While he v/v/.s- yet s{)eaking,
there came also another, and said,
The fire of (Jod is fallen from
heaven, and hath burned up the
sheep, and tlie stu-vants, and con-
sumed them ; and I only am es-
caped alone to tell tliee.

17 While he ivas. yet speaking,
there came also anothei', and said,
^riie Chaldeans made out thi'oe
l)ands, a)i(l fell upon the camels,
and have carried them away, yea,
and slain the servants with tlu;
(!dge of the sword ; and I only am
escaped alone to tell thee.

18 While lie was yet speaking,
there came also anotiier, and said,
Thy sons and tliy daughters loere
eating and drinking wine in their
eldest broth(M''s house :

19 And, behold, there came a

* Heh. the Adversary.

great wind from the wilderness,
and smote the four corners of the
house, and it fell upon the young
men, and they are dead ; and I only
am escaped alone to tell thee.

20 Then Job arose, and rent his
mantle, and shaved his head, and
fell down upon the ground, and
worshipped,

21 And said, Naked came I out
of my mother's womb, and naked
shall I return thither : the Lord
gave, and the Lord hath taken
away ; blessed be the name of the
Lord.

22 In all this Job sinned not, nor
"'charged God foolishly.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Sutun appearing again before Ood ob-
tain eth further leave to tempt Job. 1 He
Kinitdli liiin iiith sore hoih. 9 Job reprov-
etli liix II i/i\ iiiiiriiiij liim to curse God. 11
///.v lliri'i frii iiils coiulole tcith him in si-
leiive.

AGAIN there was a day when
the sons of God came to pre-
sent themselves before the Lord,
and Satan came also among them
to present himself before the
Lord.

2 And the Lord said unto Satan.
From whence comest thou '\ And
Satan answered the Lord, and
said, From going to and fro in the
earth, and from walking up and
down in it.

3 And the Lord said unto Satan,
Hast thou considered my servant
Job, that there is none like hiin in
the earth, a perfect and an upright
man, one that feareth (iod, and
^ eschew^eth evil 'I and still he hold-
eth fast Ills integrity, although
thou movedst me against him, to
destroy him without cause.

4 And Satan answered the Lord,
and said, Skin for skin, yea, all
that a man hath will he give for
liis life.

5 l)ut put forth thine hand now,
and touoh his bone and his iiesh,
and lie will -curse thee to thy face.

G And the JjOKD said unto Satan,
liejiold, he is in thine hand; M)ut
save his life.

7 11 So went Satan forth from
the presence of the Lord, and
smote .)oh with sore boils fnmi the
sole of his foot unto his crown.

(S And he took him a potsherd to
scrape liiniself withal ; and he sat
down among tlu^ aslies.

9 II Then said liis wife unto him.
Dost thou still ''retain thine inte-
grity? '^ curse God, and die.

10 P)Ut he said unto her, Thou
sj)eak(\stas on(> of the foolisli wo-
men speaketh. What ? shall we re-

3 attributed
folly to God.

1 turiieth
away from

only

'' hold fast

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His friends visit him.

JOB,

Job bewaih his birth.

ceive good at the liand of God, and
shall we not i-eceiye evil? In all
this did not Job sin with his lips.

11 U Now when Job's three
friends heard of all this evil that
was come upon him, they came
every one from his own place ; Eli-
phaz the Temanite, and Bildad the
iShuhite, and Zophar the Naama-
thite : for they had made an ap-
pointment together to come to
mourn with him and to comfort
him.

1 2 And when they lifted up their
eyes afar off, and knew him not,
they lifted up their voice, and
wept ; and they rent every one his
mantle, and sprinkled dust upon
their heads toward heaven.

13 8o they sat down with him
upon the ground seven days and
seven nights, and none spake a
word unto him : for they saw that
his grief was very great.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Job cuneM the day and 8ermce,t of Mx birth.
13 The eaite of death. 20 He complaitieth
of life, because of his anguish.

AFTER this opened Job his
mouth, and cursed his day.

2 And Job spake, and said,

3 Let the day perish wherein I
was born, and the night in which it
was said. There is a man child
conceived.

4 Let that day be darkness ; let
not God regard it from above, nei-
ther let the light shine upon it.

5 Let darkness and the shadow
of death ' stain it ; let a cloud dwell
upon it ; let the blackness of the
day terrify it.

G As for that night, let darkness
seize upon it ; let it not be joined
unto the days of the year, let it
not come into the number of the
months.

7 Lo, let that night be solitary,
let no joyful voice come therein.

8 Let them curse it that curse
the day, who are ready to raise up
their mourning.

9 Let the stars of the twilight
thereof be dark ; let it look for
light, but have none; neither let it
see * the dawning of the day :

10 Because it shut not up the
doors of my inofher's womb, nor
hid sorrow from mine eyes.

11 Why died I not from
womb? ivhy did I not give u
ghost when I came out
belly?

12 Why did the knees "prevent
me? or why the breasts that 1
should suck ?

the
the
the

* Heb. the eyelids of the morning.
32

13 For now should I have lain
still and been quiet, I should have
slept : then had 1 been at rest,

14 With kings and counsellors
of the earth, which built '' desolate
{)laces for themselves ;

1 5 Oi- with princes that had gold,
who tilled tiieir hcjuses with sih^er :

16 Or as an hidden untimely
birth 1 had not been ; as infants
which never saw light.

17 There the wicked cease from
troubling ; and there the weary be
at rest.

18 There the prisoners rest to-
gether ; they hear not the voice of
the "* oppi'essor.

1 9 The small and great are there ;
and the servant is free from his
master.

20 Wherefore is light given to
him that is in misery, and life unto
the bitter in soul ;

2 1 Which long for death, but it
cometh not ; and dig for it more
than for hid treasures ;

22 Which rejoice exceedingly.
and. are glad, when they can fincl
the grave ?

23 Why is light given to a man
whose way is hid, and whom God
hath hedged in?

24 For mysighing cometh 'before
1 eat, and my roarings are poured
out like the waters.

25 For the thing which 1 greatly
feared is come upon me, and that
which I was afraid of is come unto
me.

26 I was not " in safety, neither
had I rest, neither was 1 quiet ; yet
trouble came.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Elii>ha3 reproeeth Job for want of religion.
7 //(' teachith Gud'K judgments to be not
for the riijhtti,ii.s. Im't for the tncked. 12
His fearful iukIou, to kninble the excellency
of creatures before Hod.

I'lHEN Eliphaz the Temanite an-
_ swered and said,

2 //' we assay to commune with
thee, wilt thou be grieved ? but who
can withhold himself from speak-
ing?

3 Behold, thou hast instructed
many, and thou hast strengthened
the weak hands.

4 Thy words have upholden him
that was falling, and thou hast
strengthened the feeble knees.

5 But now it is come upon thee,
and thou faintest ; ittoucheth thee,
and thou art troubled.

6 "' Is not this thy fear, thy con-
fidence, thy hope, and tiie upright-

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ness of thy waysT

7 Remember, 1 pray thee, who

Eliphaz reprooeth him.

JOB,

The end of the ivicked is misery.

whisper

2 breath
passed over

3 just before

^ pure be-
fore

Mike

*Is not their
tent-cord
plucked up
witliin
them ?
' and that

8 holy ones
8 vexation
1" indigna-
tion

^1 snare
gapeth for

ever perished, being innocent *? or
where were the righteous cut oif "?

8 Even as I have seen, they that
plow iniquity, and sow wickedness,
reap the same.

9 By the blast of God they perish,
and by the breath of his nostrils
are they consumed.

10 The roaring of the lion, and
the voice of the fierce lion, and the
teeth of the young lions, are broken.

1 1 The old lion perisheth for lack
of prej', and the stout lion's whelps
are scattered abroad.

12 Now a thing was secretly
brought to me, and mine ear re-
ceived a ' little thereof.

1 3 In thoughts from the visions
of the night, when deep sleep fall-
eth on men,

1 4 Fear came upon me, and trem-
bling, which made all my bones to
shake.

15 Then a - spirit passed before
my face ; the hair of my tlesh stood
up :

16 It stood still, but I could not
discern the forni thereof : an image
u>as before mine eyes, there was
silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

17 shall mortal man be ^ more
just than God 1 shall a man be

^ more pure than his maker 1

18 Beh(jld, he put no trust in
his servants ; and his angels he
charged with folly :

19 How much less in them that
dwell in houses of clay, whose
foundation is in the dust, which
are crushed *' before the moth 1

20 They are destroyed from morn-
ing to evening : they perish forever
without any regarding it.

21 " Doth not their excellency
ii'liirh IS in them go away? the.y

die, ' even without wisdom.
CHAPTER 5.

1 The harm of incoiiHuJeration. 3 The end
of the itnckecl in mineri/. 6 God is to lie re-
(larded in affliction. 17 The happy end of
(lod'K correction.

CiALL now, if there be any that
J will answer thee ; and to which
of the -saints wilt thou turn 'i

2 For "wrath killeth the foolish
man, and '"envy slayeth the silly
one.

3 I have seen the foolish taking
root : but suddenly I cursed his ha-
bitation.

4 Hischildren are far from safety,
and they are crushed in the gate,
nejthor is there any to deliver them.

o Whose harvest the hungry eat-
eth up, and taketh it even out of
the thorns, and the " robber swal-
loweth up their substance.

6 ^" Although affliction cometh
not forth of the dust, neither doth
trouble spring out of the ground ;

7 ^^ Yet man is born unto trouble,
as the sparks fly upward.

8 I would seek unto God, and
unto God would I commit my
cause :

9 Which doeth great things and
unsearchable ; marvellous things
without number :

10 Who giveth rain upon the
earth, and sendeth waters upon the
fields :

1 1 To set up on high those that
be low ; that those which mourn
may be exalted to safety.

1 2 He disappointeth the devices
of the crafty, so that their hands
cannot perform their enterprise.

13 He taketh the wise in their
own craftiness : and the counsel of
the froward is carried headlong.

14 They meet with darkness in
the daytime, and grope in the noon-
day as in the night.

15 But he saveth the poor from
the sword, from their mouth, and
from the hand of the mighty.

16 So the poor hath hope, and
iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

17 Behold, happy is the man
whom God correcteth : therefore
despise not thou the chastening
of the Almighty :

18 For he maketh sore, and bind-
eth up : he woundeth, and his hands
make whole.

19 He shall deliver thee in six
troubles : yea, in seven there shall
no evil touch thee.

20 In famine he shall redeem thee
from death : and in war from the
power of the sword.

21 Thou shalt be hid from the
scourge of the tongue : neither
shalt thou be afraid of destruction
when it cometh.

22 At destructi(m and famine
thou shalt laugh : neither shalt
thou be afraid of the beasts of
the earth.

23 For thou shalt be in league
with the stones of the field : and
the beasts of the field shall be at
peace with thee.

24 And thou shalt know that thy
'^ tabernacle sha/l l>e in peace ; and
thou shalt visit thy '" habitation.
and shalt '"not sin.

25 Thou shalt know also that
thy seefl shall Ih> gr-eat, and thine
oflfepring as the gi'ass of the earth.

26 ^rho\i shalt come to ^//// grave
in a full age, like as a shock of
corn cometh in in his season.

27 Lo this, we lia\e searched if:,
so it is; hear it, and know thou it
for thy good.

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Job defendeth himself.

JOB, 6, 7.

He ivisheth for death

CHAPTER 6.

1 Job sheweih that his complaints are not
causeless. 8 I/e ivisheth for death, where.m
he is assured of comfort. 14 Hereproveth
his friends of unkindness.

BUT Job answered and said,
2 Oh that my ^ erief were

' gnet
and my
balances

ca-

to-

6 be patient?

7 Is it not
that I have
no help in
me, and
that wisdom
is driven
quite from
me?*

8 even to
him that
forsaketli
'■) that

1" The cara-
vans thai
travel 1)y
tlie way of
them
11 up into
the waste,
1'^ caravans

throughly weighed,
lamity laid in the
gether ! . , , , ,

3 For now it would be heavier
than the sand of the sea : therefore
my words " are swallowed up.

4 For the arrows of the Almighty
are within me, the poison whereof
drinketh up my spirit : the terrors
of God do set themselves in array
against me.

5 Doth the wild ass bray when he
hath grass 1 or loweth the ox over
his fodder 1

6 Can that which is unsavoury
be eaten without salf? or is there
any taste in the white of an egg 1

7 The things that my soul refused
to touch are as ^my sorrowful meat.

8 Oh that I might have my re-
quest ; and that God would grant
me the thing that I long for !

9 Even that it would please God
to destroy me ; that he would let
loose his hand, and cut me oil !

10 Then should I yet have com-
fort ; yea, I would •* harden myself
in sorrow : let him not spare : for
1 have not " concealed the words of
the Holy One.

1 1 What is my strength, that 1
should hope 1 and what is mine
end, that I should '^prolong my
life'?

12 Is my strength the strength
of stones 1 or is my flesh of brass 1

13 ''Is not my help in me 1 and

21 For now ye are ^^ nothing ; ye
see my casting down, and are afraid.

22 Did I say. Bring unto me '! or.
Give a reward for me of your sub-

23 Or, Deliver me from the
enemy's hand 1 or. Redeem me
from the hand of the mighty 1

24 Teach me, and I will hold my
tongue : and cause me to under-
stand wherein I have erred.

25 How forcible are right words !
but what doth your arguing re-
prove 1

26 Do ye imagine to reprove
words, and the speeches of one that
is desperate, which are as wind e

27 Yea, ye " overwhelm the fa-
therless, and ye ^"dig a ?n^'for your

friend. ^ ^ ,

28 Now therefore be content,
look upon me; for it is evident
unto you if I lie. , ^ir., ,

29 Return, I pray you, let it not
be iniquity ; yea, return again, my

13 like to
them ;

is wisdom driven quite from me <

14 To him that is atiiicted pity
should he shewed from his friend ;
** but he forsaketh the fear of the
Almighty.

\5 My brethren have dealt de-
ceitfully as a brook, and as the
stream of brooks ^ they pass away ;

16 Which are blackish by reason
of the ice, and wherein the snow is
hid :

17 What time they wax warm,
they vanish : when it is hot, they
are consumed out of their place.

18 '" The paths of their way are
turned aside: they go " to nothing.
and perish.

19 The ^Hroopsof Tenia looked,
the companies of 8heba waited for
them.

20 They were confounded be-
cause they had hoped ; they came
thither, and were ashamed.

'■' righteousness is in it.

30 is there iniquity in my
tongue "? cannot my taste discern
perverse things'?

CHAPTER 7.

1 Job excuseth his desire of death. 12 i7e
complaineth of his own restlessness, 17 and
God's u-atchfulness.

TS there not '^ an appointed time
^ to man upon earth? are not his
days also like the days of an hire-
ling 1

2 As a servant earnestly desireth
the shadow, and as an hireling
looketh for the reward of his work :

3 So am I made to possess months
of vanity, and wearisome nights
are appointed to me.

4 When I lie down, I sav, When
shall I arise, and the night be gone %
and I am full of tossings to and fro
unto the dawning of the day.

5 My flesh is clothed with worms
and clods of dust; my skin i" is
broken, and become loathsome.

6 My days are swifter than a
weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope. ,.i. ■

7 O remember that my life is
2" wind : mine eye shall no more see

good. , , ,,

8 The eye of him that hath seen
me shall see me no more: thine
eyes are upon me, and I am not.

9 As the cloud is consumed and
vanisheth away : so he that goeth
down to * the grave shall come up
no more. .

10 He shall return no more to his
house, neither shall his place know
him any more.

1* would
cast lots
upon

15 make
merchan-
dise of

16 there
be no
injustice ;
IT cause is
righteous.

18 a time of
service

i^closethup,
and break-
eth out
afresh.

2" a breath :

* Sheol.

499

Job remonstrates with God.

JOB, 8, 9.

Bildacl affirmeth God^s justice.

i sea-
monster,

2 these my
bones. I
loathe my

life ;

2 thy miud

* look away

5 If I have
sinned,
what can I
do unto
thee, O thou
watcher of
men?

8 diligently,

' hath de-
livered tliem
into the
hand of
their trans-
gression ;

11 Therefore I will not refrain
my mouth ; i will speak in the
anguish of my spirit ; 1 will com-
plain in the bitterness of my soul.

12 Am 1 a sea, or a ' whale, that
thou settest a watch over me 'i

13 When I say, My bed shall
comfort me, my couch shall ease
my complaint;

14 Then thou scarest me with
dreams, and territiest me through
visions :

15 So that my soul chooseth
strangling, caid death rather than
'''my life.

16 1 loathe I't ; I would not live
alway : let me alone ; for my days
(D'e vanity.

17 What is man, that thou
shouldest magnify him "? and that
thou shouldest set ^ thine heart
upon him 1

18 And that thou shouldest visit
him every morning, and try him
every moment 1

19 How long wilt thou not '^de-
part from me, nor let me alone till
i swallow down my spittle"?

20 ■'' I have sinned : what shull 1

do unto thee. O thou pi-eservcr of

nu^ii ' why hast thou set me as a
mark against thee, so that I am
a burden to myself^

21 And why dost thou not par-
don my transgression, and take
away mine iniquity 1 for now shall
I sleep in the dust ; and thou shalt
seek me " in the morning, but 1
shall not be.

CHAPTER 8.

1 Bildad nheweth Go(Vk fjuKtice in dealino
with men according to 'their uorkn. 8 He
allefjeth aiiliiiiiity to prove the certain de-
struction i,f the hypocrite. 20 He applieth
Ood''K jiifit deatinfj to Job.

rriHKN answered Bildad the Shu-
JL hite, and said,

2 How long wilt thou speak
these thiiKjs ? and hotv lovu !<haJl
tlu; words of thy mouth be like a
strong wind"?

3 Doth God pervert judgment?
or doth the Almighty pervert jus-
tice?

4 If thy children have sinned
against him, and he "hav(> r-ast

tlifm ivwav for their trjuisirrfssion :

o it tliDU wouldcst seek unto
God betimes, and make thy suppli-
cation to the Almighty ;

6 if thou vert pure and upright ;
surely now he woukl aAvake for
thee, and make the habitation of
thy rightef>usness prosperous.

7 Though thy beginning was
small, yet thy latter end should
greatly increase.

8 For enquire, I pray thee, of
the former age, and '^ prepare thy-
self to the search of tneir fathers :

'.J (i''(jr we are bat of yesterday,
and know nothing, because our
days upon earth are a shadow : )

10 Snail not they teach thee, and
tell thee, and utter words out of
their heart 1

1 1 Can the rush grow up without
mire 1 can the flag grow without
water %

1 2 Whilst it is yet in his green-
ness, and not cut down, it wi-
thereth before any other herb.

13 So are the paths of all that
forget God ; and the ^ hyi)ocrite's
hope shall perish :

1 4 Whose hope shall be cut off,
and whose trust shall be a spider's
web.

15 He shall lean upon his house,
but it shall not stand : he shall
hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

16 He is green before the sun,
and his branch shooteth forth in
his garden.

1 7 His roots are wrapped about
the heap, and seeth the place of
stones.

18 If he ^"destroy him from his
place, then it shall deny him, saij-
tng, I have not seen thee.

19 Behold, this is the joy of his
way, and out of the earth shall
others grow.

20 Behold, God will not cast
away a perfect man, neither will
he help the evil doers :

21 ^^Till he fill thy mouth with
laughing, and thy lips with rejoic-
ing.

22 They that hate thee shall be
clothed with shame ; anrl the dwell-
ing place of the wicked shall come
to nought.

CHAPTEB 9.

1 r/'o7>, ackixiirledgiiirj (?od\i justice, xfieirt'th
there ix no contendiim irith him, ^I'i .Won's
iunoceiicy ix not to lie condemned tiy tifflic
ti,»is.

n^HEN Job ans\vered and said.
_L 2 I know it is so of a truth :
but how should man be just with
God?

;} If he will contend with him, he
cannot answer him (me of a thou-
sand.

4 He is wise in heart, and mighty
in strength: who hath hardeiu'd
/«/»i«^// against him, and hath pros-
pered ?

5 Which removeth the moun-
tains, and they know not : wliich
overtui-ucth thcni in his anger.

6 Which shaketh the eai'th out
of her place, and the pillars thereof
tremble.

8 apply
thyself to
that which
their fathers
have
searched
out:

f godless
man's

10 he
destroyed

11 He will

yet

600

Job sheiceth there is no

JOB, 10.

contending ivith God.

1 the Bear,

2 mine
adversary.

3 ThoiiKli I
be right-
eous,

4 though I be
perfect,

5 I regard
not myself;
I despise my
life.

6 It is all
one ; there-
fore I say,

'' if it bp. not
he, who then
is it?

7 Which commandeth the sun,
and it riseth not ; and sealeth up
the stars.

8 Which alone spreadeth out the
heavens, and treadeth upon the
waves of the sea.

y Which maketh ^ Arcturus,
Orion, and Pleiades, and the cham-
bers of the south.

10 Which doeth great things
past finding out ; yea, and wondei-s
without number.

1 1 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see
him not : he passeth on also, but I
perceive him not.

12 Behold, he taketh away, who
can hinder himl who will say unto
him, What doest thou 1

I'd If God will not withdraw his
anger, the proud helpers do stoop
under him.

14 How much less shall I answer
liim, and choose out my words to
reason with him "?

15 Whom, though I were right-
eous, yet would 1 not answer, A(f<
1 would make supplication to - my
judge.

16 If I had called, and he had
answered me ; yet would I not be-
Ueve that he had hearkened unto
my voice.

17 For he breaketh me with
a tempest, and multiplieth my
wounds without cause.

18 He will not suffer me to take
my breath, but filleth me with bit-
terness.

19 If / S2}eah of strength, lo, he
is strong : and if of judgment, who
shall set me a time to pfead ?

20 ^ If 1 justify myself, mine own
mouth shall condemn me : ■* if I say.

I avi perfect, it shall also prove me

perverse.

21 Though I were perfect, ^ >/et
would I not know mv soul : I would

despise my hfe.

' ""lis is one thih'i, therefore

I s;tid~r>^. lie destroyetli the per-

fect and the wicked.

23 If the scourge slay suddenly,
he will laugh at the trial of the
innocent.

24 The earth is given into the
hand of the wicked : he covereth
the faces of the judges thereof; '_i|
not, where, and who is he ?

25 Now my days are swifter than
a post : they flee away, they see
no good.

20 They are passed away as the
swift ships : as the eagle that hast-
eth to the prey.

27 If I say, I will forget my coni-
plaint, I will leave off my heavi-
ness, and ct)mfort inyst'lf :

28 I am afraid of all my sorrows,
I know that thou wilt not hold me
innocent.

29 ^ //' I be wicked, why then
labour' i in vain f

30 If I wash myself with snow
water, and make my hands never
so clean ;

31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in
the ditch, and mine own clothes
shall abhor me.

32 For he is not a man, as I am,
that I should answer him. and we
should come together in judgment.

33 Neither is there any " f lays-
man betwixt us, that might lay
his hand upon vis both.

34 Let him take his rod away
from me, and let not his fear terrify
me :

35 Then would \ .speak, and not
fear him ; but it is not so with me.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Joh. tiiking -Uheriy of complaint, expostu-
hiteth with God (iltoiit hix (iffiictions. 18
I/e complaineth of life, and cravtih a little
eaue before death.

MY soul is weary of my life ; I
will ^"leave my conn)laintupon
myself : I will speak in the bitter-
ness of my soul.

2 I will say unto God, Do not
condemn me ; shew me wherefore
thou contendest with me.

3 Is it good unto thee that thou
shouldest oppress, that thou should-
est despise the wor-k of thine blinds,
and shine upon the counsel of the
wicked 1

4 Hast thou eyes of flesh'? or
seest thou as man seeth 1

5 Are thy days as the days of
man 1 are thy years as man's days,

6 That thou enquirest after mine
iniquity, and searchest after my
sini

7 Thou knowest that I am not
wicked ; and there is none that can
deliver out of thine hand.

8 Thine hands have made me
and fashioned me together round
about ; yet thou dost destroy me.

9 Ilemeniber, I beseech thee,
that thou hast made me as the
clay ; and wilt thou bring me into
dust again?

10 Hast thou not poured me out
as milk, and curdled me like cheese 'i

1 1 Thou hast clothed me with
skin and flesh, and hast fenced me
with bones and sinews.

1 2 Thou hast granted me life and
favour, and thy " visitation hath
preserved my s])irit.

13 And these things hast thou
hid in thine heart : 1 know that
this is with thee.

s I shall be
condemned ;

umpire

1" give free
course to
my com-
plaint ;

11 care

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Zophar accuseth Job

JOB, 11, 12.

of impiety and hypocrisy.

14 If I sin, then thou markest
me, and thou wilt not acquit me
from mine iniquity.

15 If I be wicked, woe unto me;
and if I be righteous, yet will I not
lift up my head. / am full of con-
fusion ; therefore see thou mine
affliction ;

16 Foritincreaseth. Thou hunt-
est me as a fierce lion : and again
thou shewest thyself marvellous
upon me.

17 Thou renewest thy witnesses
against me, and inci'easest thine
indignation upon me ; ^ changes
and war are against me.

TS Wherefore then hast thou
brought me forth out of the womb ?
Oh that I had given up the ghost,
and no eye had seen me !

19 1 should have been as though
I had not been ; I should have
been carried from the womb to the
grave.

20 Are not my days few? cease
tJien, and let me alone, that I may
take comfort a little,

2 1 Before I go whence I shall not
return, even to the land of darkness
and the shadow of death ;

22 A land of darkness, as dark-
ness itself ; and of the shadow of
death, without any order, and
where the light is as darkness.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Zophar reprorHh Joh for yuKlifyivr/ him-
Helf. 5 GocVh windoiii in nmii'iirchiib/c. 18
Y'hf tiKfiured hlenning of repeiiUtnce.

niHEN answered Zophar the
_L Naamathite, and said,

2 iShould not the multitude of
words l)e answered '[ and should a
man full of talk be justified?

3 Should thy "lies make men
hold their jjeace? and when thou
mockest, shall no man make thee
ashamed"?

4 For thou hast said, My doc-
trine y'.s pure, and I am clean in
thin(Veyes.

5 Hut oh tliat Ood would speak,
and oix'i) his lios against thee ;

G And that he would shew thee
the secrets of wisdom, •'thatMrv/
are double to that which is ! Know
tiierefort! tiiat ( Jod exacteth of thee
less than thine iniquity deserveth.

7 ( -anst thou ^ by seai-ching find
out ( !od ? canst thou find out the

Almighty unto peifection "?

<S It Is as high as heaven ; what
canst thou do ? deeper than *hell ;
what canst thou know 'i

\) The measure tliereof is longer
than the earth, and broader than
the sea.

Sheol.

10 If he ^cut off, and shut up,
^ or gather together, then who can
hinder him ?

1 1 For he knoweth vain men :
he seeth wickedness also ; ' will he
not then consider it ?

1 2 !For vain man would be wise,
though man be born like a wild
ass's Colt.

1 3 If thou ^ prepare thine heart,
and stretch out thine hands toward
him ;

14 If iniquity he in thine hand,
put it far away, and let not wicked-
ness dwell in thy " tabernacles.

15 For then' shalt tliou lift up
thy face without spot ; yea, thou
shalt be stedfast, and shalt not
fear :

16 Because thou shalt forget thy
misery, and remember it as waters
that pass away :

1 7 And ^'^ thine age shall be clearer
than the noondaj^ ; thou shalt shine
forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

18 And thou shalt be secure, be-
cause there is hope ; yea, thou shalt
" dig about thee, ami thou shalt
take thy rest in safety.

19 Also thou shalt lie down, and
none shall make thee afraid ; yea,
many shall make suit unto thee.

20 But the eyes of the wicked
shall fail, and they shall not escape,
and their hope sliall be as ^" the giv-
ing up of the ghost.

CHAPTER 12.

1 ,J(ih uKiiiildiiictli hiiiisi'lf<m<ihixlhisfr!(>)ii7K
tiKll rriuuirr him. 1 I'h' itckiKurtiufilrih tin-
<j,-iii'r,tl <l<„triiif <f (iod'x oiiiiiijioteiiri/.

AND Job answered and said,
2 No doubt but ye are the
people, and wisdom shall die with
you.

3 But I liave understanding as
well as you ; I a)ii not inferior to
you : yea, who knoweth not such
things as these 1

4 1 am as one mocked of liis
neighbour, '•' whocalleth upon Cod,
and he answereth him : the just
ur>riglit mail is laughed to scoi-n.

5 '^ lie that is ready to slii) with
Jiis feet is as ;i lanni despised in the

thouuiit of him that is at eas(

6 The '•"' tal>ernaeles >)f nil ) be r s
pi-osper, anH they tTiat pr-ovoke
Ood ar(^ secui'e ; into whose hand
Ood l)ringeth abtiridioitly.

7 l>ut ask now tin; beasts, and
they shall teacli thee ; and the
fowls of the air, and they shall
tell thee :

8 Or speak to the (>artli, and it_
shall teach thee: and the fishes of
the sea shall declare unto thee.

" pass
through,
s and call
luito judg-
ment,
" even
though he
consider it
not.

^ set aris^ht

9 tents.

10 thy life

11 search

1- a puff of
breath.

1'^ I who call

n In tli(^
tlion-lit of
liini that is
at ease tlicrc
is cotitcmiit
for misfor-
tune; it is
ready for
tliem wliose
foot

slip|)('tli.
^■' tents

502

Job chargeth his friends

JOB, 13.

^vith a false defence of God.

1 life

2 aged men

* looseth the
girdle of the
strousi:.

9 Who knoweth not in all these
that the hand of the Lord hath
wrought this '?

10 In whose hand is the ^ soul of
every living thing, and the breath
of all mankind.

1 1 Doth not the ear try words ?
and the mouth taste his meat 1

1 2 With - the ancient is wisdom ;
and in length of days understand-
ing.

13 *With him is wisdom and
strength, he hath counsel and
understanding.

14 Behold, he breaketh down,
and it cannot be built again : he
shutteth up a man, and there can
be no opening.

15 Behold, he withholdeth the
waters, and they dry up : also he
sendeth them out, and they over-
turn the earth.

1 6 With him is strength and wis-
dom : the deceived and the deceiver
a7-e his.

17 He leadeth counsellors away
spoiled, and maketh the judges
fools.

18 He looseth the bond of kings,
and girdeth their loins with a
girdle.

19 He leadeth princes away
spoiled, and overthroweth the
mighty.

20 He removeth away the speech
of the trusty, and taketh away the
understanding of the aged.

21 He poureth contempt upon
princes, and * weakeneth the

strength of the mighty.

22 He discoveretii deep things
out of darkness, and bringeth out
to light the shadow of death.

2.3 He increaseth the nations, and
flestroyeth them : he enlargeth the
nations, and straiteneth them
again.

24 He taketh away the heart of
the chief of the people of the earth,
and causeth them to wander in a
wilderness lohere there is no way.

25 They grope in the dark with-
out light, and he maketh them to
stagger like a drunken man.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Job reproveth hio friends ofpariialitrj. 14
He professeth his confidence in God : 2(1
<i7td intreateth to kno-w Iris own sins, and
God's purpose in ajflicting him.

LO, mine eye hath seen all this,
mine ear luith heard and under-
stood it.

2 What ye know, tlte same do I
know also : I am not inferior unto
you.

3 Surely I would speak to the

* That is, With God.

Almighty, and I desire to reason
with God.

4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye
are all physicians of no value.

5 O that ye would altogether
hold your peace ! and it should be
your wisdom.

6 Hear now my reasoning, and
hearken to the pleadings of my
lips.

7 Will ye speak wickedly for
Godl and talk deceitfully for him'?

8 Will ye ^accept his person?
will ye contend for God '!

9 Is it good that he should search
you out? or as one man mocketh
another, do ye so mock him 1

10 He will surely reprove you, if
ye do secretly * accept persons.

11 Shall not his excellency make
you afraid 1 and his dread fall upon
you %

12 ^ Your remembrances are like
unto ashes, your bodies to bodies

of clay.

13 Hold your peace, let me alone,
that I may speak, and let come on
me what will.

14 Wherefore "^ do I take my flesh
in my teeth, and put my life in
mine ** hand 1

15 "Tliougli he slay me. yet will
I trust in him : but 1 will maintain
mine own ways before him.

16 ^"He also shall he my " salva-
tion : for an hypocrite shall not
come before him.

17 Hear diligently my speech,
and my declaration with your ears.

18 Behold now, I have ordered
my cause ; I know that I shall be
justified.

19 Who is he that will plead with
me "? ''^ for now, if I hold my tongue,
^" T shall give up the ghost.

20 Only do not two tilings unto
me: then will I not hide myself
from thee.

21 Withdraw thine hand far
from me : and let not thy dread
make me afraid.

22 Then call thou, and I will an-
swer : or let me speak, and answer
thou me.

23 How many are mine iniquities
and sins? make me to know my
transgression and my sin.

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy
face, and boldest me for thine
enemy?

25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven
to and fro? and wilt thou pursue
the dry stubble?

2G Foi' thou writest bitter things

t Or,

■* shew par-
tiality to
him ?

5 shew
partiality.

s Your mem-
orable say-
ings are
proverbs of
ashes, your
defences are
defences of
clay.
' I will
'' hand .

9 t Behold,
he will slay
me, I have
no hope :
nevertheless

10 This

11 salvation,
that a god-
less man

i'-^ for then
would I
13 and

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The shortness of manh life.

JOB, 14, 15.

EUphaz's second speech.

1 bound to

2 Though I
am as a
rotten thing
that con-
sunieth,

against me, and makest me to pos-
sess the iniquities of my yovitli.

27 Thou puttest my feet also in
the stocks, and lookest narrowly
unto all my paths ; thou settest a
' print upon the heels of my feet.

28 '" And lie, as a rotten thin^-.

consumeth, as a garment that is
moth eaten.

CHAPTER 14.

1 Job intreateth God for favour, hythe short-
ness of life, and certainty of deatlt. 1
Though life once lost he irrecoverable, yet
he ■waiieth for his change. 16 By sin the
creature is stibject to cor?'Uption.

MAN that is born of a woman
is of few days, and full of
trouble.

2 He cometh forth like a flower,
and is cut down : he fleeth also as
a shadow, and continueth not.

3 And dost thou open thine eyes
upon such an one, and l^ringest me
into judgment with thee?

4 Who can bring a clean thiny
out of an unclean 1 not one.

5 Seeing his daycare determined,
the number of his months are with
thee, thou hast appointed his
bounds that he cannot pass ;

6 Turn from him, that he may
rest, till he shall accomplish, as an
hireling, his day.

7 For there is hope of a tree, if
it be cut down, that it will sprout
again, and that the tender branch
thereof will not cease.

8 Though the root thereof wax
old in the eartli, and the stock
thereof die in the grcjund ;

9 Yet through the scent of water
it will bud, and bring forth boughs
like a plant.

10 But man dieth, and wasteth
away: yea, man giveth up the
ghost, and where is ]w. 1

11 As the waters fail from the
sea, and the flood decaycth and
di-ieth up :

12 So man lieth down, and I'iseth
not: till the heavens f>e no more,
they shall not awake, nor be raised
out of their sleep.

13 0 that thou wouldcst hide me
in * the grave, tliat thou wouldcst
keep me secret, until thy wrath Ix^
past, that thou wouldest appoint
me a set time, and reuKMubei' nie !

14 If a man die, shall he live
again? all the days of my a])-
pointed time •' will 1 wait, till my
' change come.

1.5 '-Thou shalt call, and I will

answer thee: thou wilt, liaxc a de-
sire to tiie work oi tliinc- hands.
IG For now thou numl)erest my

Sheol.

steps : dost thou not watch over
my sin"?

1 7 My transgression is sealed up
in a bag, and thou sewest up mine
iniquity.

18 And surely the mountain fall-
ing cometh to nought, and the rock
is removed out of his place.

1 9 The waters wear the stones :
thou washest away the things
which grow out of the dust of the
earth ; and thou destroyest the
hope of man.

20 Thou prevailest for ever
against him, and he passeth : thou
changest his countenance, and send-
est him away.

21 His sons come to honour, and
he knoweth it not ; and they are
brought low, but he perceiveth it
not of them.

22 But his flesh upon him shall
have pain, and his soul within him
shall mourn.

CHAPTER 15.

1 Eliphas reproreth Job of impiety in justify-
ing himsflf. 17 He proreth by tradition
ilie uutj II ietii ess of wicked inen.

THEN answered Eliphaz the Te-
manite, and said,

2 Should a wise man utter vain
knowledge, and fill his belly with
the east wind"?

3 Should he reason with unprofit-
able talk? or with speeches where-
with he can do no g(X)d 'I

4 Yea, thou ° castest off* fear, and
restrainest prayer before Cod.

5 ''For thy mouth uttereth thine
iniquity, and thou choosest the

tongueof the crafty.

6 Thine own mouth condemneth
thee, and not I : yea, thine own
lips testify against thee.

7 ArtXhow tlu! first man i'/ta^ was
borni or wast thou made before the
hills'?

8 Hast thou heard the secret of
God"? and dost thou '^restrain wis-
dom to thyself?

9 What knowest thou, that we
know not? ivhat understandest
thou, which is not in us"?

10 With us are both the gray-
headed and very aged men, much
elder than thy father.

11 Are the consolations of God
"small with the(>'? is th(n-e any sc-

ript tiling with t lice 't

12 Why doth thine heart can-y
tluv away? and '" what do thy eyes
\^•ink at.

l;> That thou turnest thy spirit
a,gainst ( !o(l,aiid li'ttest sacli words
go out of thy mouth ?

14 What /N man, that he .should
be clean ? and he which is born of a

6 doest
away with
'' Thine
iniquity
teachfth
tliy mouth,

8 limit

9 too small
for thet%
and the
woi'<l t/ldt
(Jcalcth
gently Willi
thee?
If* why do
thine eyes
dash,

504

Job should not justify himself.

JOB, 16.

Job reproucheth his friends.

o'y oues;

2 years that
are num-
bered are
laid up for

3 behaveth

liiinself

proudly

'» with a stiff
ueck, with

5 his

possessions
be extended
on the earth.

G God's

woman, that he should be right-
ecus'?

15 Behold, he putteth no trust
in his ^ saints ; yea, the heavens
are not clean in his sight.

16 How much moi'e abominable
and filthy is man, which drinketh
iniquity like water?

17 1 will shew thee, hear me ;
and that which I have seen I will
declare ;

18 which wise men have told
from their fathers, and have not
hid it:

19 Unto whom alone the earth
was given, and no stranger passed
among them.

20 The wicked man travaileth
with pain all his days, and '^ the
number of years is hidden to the

oppressor.

'21 A dreadful sound is in his
ears : in prosperity the destroyer
shall come upon him.

22 He belie veth not that he shall
return out of darkness, and he is
waited for of the sword.

23 He wandereth abroad for
bread, sai/iug. Where -is it ? he
knoweth that the day of darkness
is ready at his hand.

24 Trouble and anguish shall
make him afraid ; they shall pre-
vail against him, as a king ready
to the battle.

25 For he stretcheth out his
hand against God, and ^sti'ength-
pneth himself against the Al-

mighty.

26 He runneth upon him, •* even
on /lis neck, upon the thick bosses

of his bucklers :

27 Because he covereth his face
with his fatness, and maketh col-
lops of fat on his Hanks.

_ 28 And he dwelleth in desolate
cities, and in houses which no
man inhabiteth, which are ready
to become heaps.

29 He shall not be rich, neither
shall his substance continue, nei-
tlier shall '' he ])roloiiiT the perfec-
tion thereof upon the earth.

30 He shall not depart out of
darkness ; the flame shall dry up
his branches, and by the breath of
"his mouth shall he go away.

31 Let not him that is deceived
trust in vanity : for vanity shall be
his recompence.

32 It shall be accomplished be-
fore his time, and his branch shall
not be green.

33 He shall shake off his unripe
grape as the vine, and shall cast off
liis flower as the oliv(^

34 For the congregation of ''hy-
pocrites shall be desolate, and fire
shall consume the " tabernacles of
briber5^

35 They conceive mischief, and
bring forth vanity, and their belly
prepareth deceit.

CHAPTER 16.

1 Job reproveth his friends of uninerciful-
itess. 7 //e sheweth the pitifulness of his
ease. 17 I/e maintaineth his iitnoceney.

THEN Job answered and said,
2 I have heard many such
things : miserable comforters are
ye all.

3 Shall vain words have an end %
or what emboldeneth thee that
thou answerest'?

4 I also could speak as ye do: if
your soul were in my soul's stead,
I could heap up words against you,
and shake mine head at you.

5 But I would strengthen you
with my mouth, and the "moving
of my lipsshould asswage your grief.

6 Though 1 speak, my grief is
not asswaged : and though I for-
bear, what am I eased?

7 But now he hath made me
weary : thou hast made desolate
all my company.

8 And thou hast '"filled me with

wrinkles, which is a witness against
Vie: and my leanness rising up in
me beareth witness to my face.

9 He teareth me in his wrath,
" who hateth me : lie gnasheth upon
me with his teeth ; mine '" enemy
sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

10 They have gajied upon me
with their mouth ; they have
smitten me upon the cheek re-
proachfully ; they have gathered
themselves together against me.

1 1 God hath delivered me to the
ungodly, and turned me over into
the hands of the wicked.

12 1 was at ease, but he hath bro-
ken me asunder : he hath also taken
me by my neck, and shaken me to
pieces, and set me up for his mark.

13 His '•'archers compass me
round about, he cleaveth my reins
asunder, and doth not spare ; he
poureth out my gall upon the
grounfl.

14 He breaketh me with breach
upon breach, he runneth upon me
like a giant.

15 I have sewed sackcloth upon
my skin, and tlefiled my horn in
the dust.

16 My face is "foul with weep-
ing, and on my eyelids is the sha-
dow of death ;

17 Not for any injustice in mine
liands : also my prayer is pure.

505

Job appealeth from man. to God. JOB, 17, 18. Bildad shetveth the calamities of the ivicked.

1 re-'iting
place.

2 he that
voucheth
for me

3 O that he
would
maintain
the right of
a man with
God, and of
a son of
man with
his
neighbour!

* spirit is
spent,

5 Give now
a pledge, ))e
surety for
me with
thyself ;

^denouncetli
his friends
for a prey,

" they spit
in my face.

" godless,
y Yet shall
the
righteous

1" the light,
saij til oil, \<
near unto
darkness.

18 O earth, cover not thou my
blood, and let my cry have no
^ place.

19 Also now, behold, my witness
is in heaven, and ' my record is on
high.

20 My friends scorn me : butraine.
eye poureth out tears unto God.

21 ^ O that one might plead for
a man with ( jod, as a man ■pleadetk
tor his neighbour !

22 When a few years are come,
then I shall go the way whence I
shall not return.

CHAPTER 17.

1 .Toh ,i,,iH',ihU, fr«!ii iii.'u to GiHT. fi Tlu-
ii,it,ii'r,-lf,ilil,',ilh,,i"f 111,11 irith the atftU-tril
/Hill/ iisfnin\/i, I, lit not itisroiiriiiii: thi' riijlit-
idii'x. 11 nUliope in nut in life, but in ileiiih.

MY ^ breath is corruT)t. my days
are extinct, the graves are
retuly for me.

2 Are there not mockers with me?
and doth not mine eye continue in
their provocation %

3 ^Lay down now, put me in a
surety with thee ; who v.s he that

"It

will strike hands with me?

4 For tliou hast_ hid their heart
from understanding : therefore
shalt thou not exalt them.

.5 He that "^sijeaketli flattery to
his friends, even the eyes of his
children shall fail.

G He hath made me also a by-
word of the people ; and ^aforetime
I was as a tabret.

7 Mine eye also is dim by reason
of sori'ow, and all my members are
as a .shadow.

8 Upright men shall be astonied
at tliis, and the innocent shall stir
vip himself against the "^ liyr)0('rite.

9 "The i'iglit<'ouK also sliaJI liohl
on his way, and he that hath clean
hands shall be stronger and
stronger.

10 Ijiit as for you all, do ye re-
tui-n, and come now : for I cannot
(ind oite wis(; viati among you.

11 My days are pa,st, my pur-
poses ar(! broken off", even the
ilioughtsof my heart.

12 They change the tn'glit into
day: '"the bglit is shi>rt hcc.'iiise
of darkness.

1 ;> If 1 wait, * the grave *s mine
iioiise : I have made my bed in the
darkness.

1 4- 1 have said to corruption,
Thou art my father: to the worm,
T}i.i>H. art my mother, anrl my sister.

15 And where is now my hope?
as for my hope, who shall see it ?

IG " Tliey shall go down to the

* .Slieol.

bars of * the pit, when our rest to-
gether is in the dust.

CHAPTER 18.

1 Bildad reproveth .Job of jiresumpiion and
impatience. 5 The. calamities of the
wicked.

THEN answered Bildad the Shu-
hite, and said,

2 How long ^" }vill it tie ere ye
make an end of words ? mark, and
afterwards we will speak.

3 Wherefore are we counted as
beasts, and reputed vile in your
sight?

4 ^^ He teareth himself in his an-

ger : shall the earth be forsaken
for thee ? and shall the I'ock be re-
moved out of his place?

5 Yea, the light of the wickecl
shall be put out, and the spark of
his fire shall not shine.

6 The light shall be dark in his
" tal)ernacle, and his '''candle shall
be ]nit out '" with him.

7 The steps of his strength shall
be straitened, and his own counsel
shall cast him down.

8 For he is cast into a net by his
own feet, and he walketh upon a
snare.

9 The gin shall take him by the
heel, and, the " I'obber shall pi'eva.il
against him.

10 The snare is laid for him in
the ground, and a trap for him in
the way.

11 Terrors shall make him afraid
on every side, and shall ''^ drive him
to his feet.

12 His strength shall be hunger-
bitten, and destruction shall be
ready at his side.

13 It shall devour the strength
of his skin : even the firstboi'u of
death shall devour his strength.

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lis :

iriiiisloiic shall Ije scattei'cd upon
his habitation.

16 His roots shall be dried nn
beneath, and above shall his brancli
be (;ut oil'.

17 His remembrance shall perish
from the (>aj-th, and he shall have
no name in the street.

liS He shall l)e driven from light
into darkness, and chased out of
the world.

lil He shall neither have son nor
"' nephew among his p(;ople, nor
any iemaining iji his dwellings.

« Sheol.

12 will ye
hunt for

13 Thou that
tearest thy-
self in thine
auger,

" tent,

15 lamp

16 beside

J' snare
shall lay
hold on him.

1** chase him
at his heels.

i^'lTc shall
\n\ rooted
out of his
tent wliereiii
he trusteth ;
and he shall
!)(' l)rought
■i'» Tliere
shall dwell!
in liis tent
Miat wliicli
is none of
this:

son s son

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Job is confident of

JOB, 19, 20.

vindication at the last.

20 They that come after him
shall be astonied at his day, as they
that went before were affrighted.

21 Sui-ely such are the dwellings
of the wicked, and this is the place
of him that knoweth not God.

CHAPTER 19.

1 Job, complaining of his friends' cruelty,
sheweth there is 'misery enough in him to
feed their cruelty. 21, 28 He craveth pity.
23 He belie veth the resurrection .

THEN Job answered and said,
2 How long will ye vex my
soul, and break me in pieces with
words '?

3 These ten times have ye re-
proached me : ye are not ashamed
that ye ' make yourselves strange
to me.

I And be it indeed that I have
erred, mine error remaineth with
myself.

5 If indeed ye will magnify yow-
selves against me, and plead against
me uiy reproach :

6 Know now that God hath over-
thrown me, and hath compassed me
with his net.

7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but"
I am not heard : I cry aloud, but
there is no judgment.

8 He hath fenced up my way
that 1 carinot pass, and he hath set
darkness in my paths.

9 He hath stripped me of my
glory, and taken the crown fro?ii
my head.

10 He hath destroyed me on
every side, and 1 am gone : and
mine hope hath he removed like a
tree.

II He hath also kindled his
wrath against me, and he counteth
me unto him as one of his enemies.

1 2 His troops come together, and
- raise up their way against me, and
encamp round about my •' taber-
nacle.

13 He hath put my brethren far
from nie, and mine acquaintance
are verily estranged from me.

14 My kinsfolk have failed, and
my familiar friends have forgotten
me.

1.5 They that dwell in mine
house, and my maids, count me for
a stranger : 1 am an alien in their
sight.

16 I called my servant, and he
gave 'me no answer ; 1 intreated
him with my mouth.

17 My breath is strange to my
wife, ■* though T intreated for the
children's sake of mine own body

liS Yea, young cliildren desi)ised
me ; I arose, and they spake against
me. •

19 All my inward friends ab-
horred me : and they whom I loved
are turned against me.

20 iNIy bone cleaveth to my skin
and to ray flesh, and I am escaped
with the skin of my teeth.

21 Have pity upon me, have
pity upon me, O ye my friends ;
for the hand of God hath touched
me.

22 Why do ye persecute me as
God, and are not satisfied with my
flesh 1

23 Oh that my words were now
written ! oh that they were
^ printed in a book !

21 That they were graven with
an iron pen and lead m the rock
for ever !

25 For 1 know that my ® redeemer
liveth, and that he shall stand 'at
the latter day upon the earth :

26 ^Anfl thonc/h after my skin
i<>o)-/ii-< destroy tins />ody, yet in my

27 Whom 1 shall see ^for myself,
and mine eyes shall behold, and
not "another; thovcih my reins be
consumed within me.

28 " But ye should say. Why per-
secute we him, seeing the root of
the matter is found in '" me?

29 Be ye afraid of the sword : for
wrath bringeth the punishments of
the sword, that ye may know there
is a judgment.

CHAPTER 20.

Zojjhar sheweth the state and portion of the
wicked.

THEN answered Zophar the
Naamathite, and said,

2 Therefore do my thoughts
cause me to answer, and for this I
make haste.

3 I have heard the " check of my

reproach, and the spirit of my un-
derstanding causeth me to answer.

4 Knowest thou not this of old,
since man was phiced upon earth,

5 That the triumphing of the
wicked is short, and the joy of the
" hypocrite bnt for a moment 1

6 Though his excellency mount
up to the heavens, and his head
reach unto the clouds ;

7 Yet he shall perish for ever
like his own dung : they which
have seen him shall say. Where is
hel

8 He shall fly away as a dream,
and shall not be found : yea, he
shall be chased away as a vision of
the night.

9 The eye also which saw him
shall see him no more ; neither shall
his place any more behold him.

5 inscribed

•> vindicator
<■ up at the
last

8 And after
my skin,
pven this
bodij, is
destroyed,
then without
my flesh
shall I see
God :

9 on my side,
1" as a
sti-anger.
My reins are

11 If ye say,
How we will
persecute
him !

12 me;

13 reproof
which
putteth me
to shame,

14 godless

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Zophar sheweth the portion of the ivicked. JOB, 21.

Job complaineth :

1 The poor
shall

oppress his
children,

2 will not
let it go;

3 greed,

4 There was
nothing left
that ho
devoured
not;

therefore his
prosperity
shall not
endure.

5 the hand
of every one
that is in
misery

" is laid up
for his
treasures :

" tent.

10 'His children shall
plea.se the poor, and his

seek to

hands

shall restore their goods.

1 1 His bones are full of the sin of
his youth, which shall lie down
with him in the dust.

12 Though wickedness be sweet
in his mouth, though he hide it un-
der his tongue ;

1 3 Thougli he spare it, and '■'' for-
sake it not ; but keep it still within

his mouth

1-1 Yet his meat in his bowels is
turned, it is the gall of asps within
him.

15 He hath swallowed down
riches, and he shall vomit them up
again : God shall cast them out of
his belly.

16 He shall suck the poison of
asps : the viper's tongue shall slay
him.

17 He shall not see the rivers,
the floods, the brooks of honey and
butter.

18 That which he laboured for
shall he restore, and shall not swal-
low it down : according to his sub-
stance shotl the i-estitution tje, and
he shall not rejoice therein.

19 Because he hath oppressed
and hath forsaken the poor ; be-
cause he hath violently taken away
an house which he builded not ;

20 Surely he shall not feel quiet-
ness in his ^ belly, he shall not save
of that which he desired.

21 •* There shall none of his meat
be left ; therefore siiali no man

look for his gocITTs'

22 In the fulness of his sufH-
ciency he shall be in straits:
"'every hand of the wicked shall
come upon him.

2.3 When he is about to fill his
l)elly, (rot/ shall cast the fury of
his wrath upon him, and sliall rain
it upon him whih; he is eating.

24 He shall flee from the iron
weapf)ii, aii'l the bow of steel shall
strike him through.

2-5 It is drawn, and cometh out
of the l)ody ; yea, the glittering
sword comc^th out of his gall : ter-
rors a/v; upon him.

26 All darkness ".t/i//// <0^ hid in
his seci'et phtres : a Are not blown
shall consume him ; it sIimH go ill
with iiim that is left in )iis "tiiber-
nacle.

2( I he heaven shall reveal his
ini(|uity; luul (he caith shall I'ise
U]) against him.

2S The increase of his hou.seshall
depart, ((ml, his t/oi>ts shall flow
away in the day of liis wratli.

29 This is the portion of a wicked

man from God, and the heritage ap-
pointed unto him by God.

CHAPTER 21.

1 JoT) Hheireih that cren in the judgment of
iiHin hi' hiith )'('iin(in to In' itrier'ed. 1 Som'e-
tiiiies til, iiich-i-,1 ill, xo j,ri,.y,c,; iik theij de-
K/)im> (IikI. Id Sotiictiiiu's theif di'sinietlon.
/.v mil II I lent. •!•>. The hitppy and unhappy
are alike in death, -ll The judgment of
the wicked in in another world.

BUT Job answered and said,
2 Hear diligently my speech,
and let this be your consolations.

3 Suffer me that I may speak ;
and after that I have spoken, mock
on.

4 As for me, is my complaint * to
man 1 and if it were so, why shouO
not my spirit be " troubled?

5 ]\Iark me, and be astonished,
and lay your hand upon your
mouth.

6 Even when I remember I am
afraid, and trembling taketh hold
on my flesh.

7 Wherefore do the wicked live,
become old, yea, are mighty in
power?

8 Their seed is established in
their sight with them, and their
offspring before their eyes.

9 Their houses are safe from fear,
neither is the rod of God upon
them.

10 Their bull gendereth, and
faileth not ; their cow calvetli,
and casteth not her calf.

1 1 They .send forth their little
ones like a flock, and their children
dance.

12 They take the timbrel and
harp, and rejoice at the sound of
the '"organ.

13 They spend their days in
" wealth, and in a moment go down
to * the grave.

14 Therefore they say unto God,
Dei)art from us ; for we desire not
the knowledge of thy ways.

15 What is the Almighty, that
we should serve him 1 and what
f)rolit .should we liave, if we pray
unto him?

IG Lo, their '^ good ?".snot in their
hand : the counsel of the wicked
is far from me.

17 '-'How oft is th(M-andleof the
wicked put out! .-111(1 /mn' nl't a^n-

etli their destnict ion »ii>o" the"
(roit (list fihntcth sorrows in his

Thov are ;\s stubble bcfori

the wind, ;ui(
stoi'Mi cMi-riclh ;t,w;iv.

th;it the

*Sheol.

508

The wicked often j^rosper.

JOB, 22.

EUpliaz exhortelh to rej^entance.

19 ^ God layeth up his iniquity
for his chikh-en : he rewarfleth him.

and he sliail know //.

'20 ■" His eyes shall see his de-
struction, and "he sliall drink of
the wrath of the Almighty.

21 For what pleasure hath he in
his house after him, when the num-
ber of his months is cut off in the
midst "?

22 Shall ai)!/ teach God know-
ledge 1 seeing he judgeth those that
are high.

23 One diethin his full strength,
being wholly at ease and quiet.

24 His breasts are full of milk,
and his bones are moistened with
marrow.

25 And another dieth in the bit-
terness of his soul, and never eat-
eth with pleasure.

26 They shall lie down alike in
the dust, and the worms shall cover
them.

27 Behold,! know your thoughts,
and the devices which ye wrong-
fully imagine against me.

28 For ye say. Where is the house
of the prince '( and where are the
dwelling places of the wicked '?

29 Have ye not asked then^ tliat
go by the wnyl and do ye not know
their tokens,

30 That the wicked is ''reserved

to the day of destruction'? they
shall be '^brought forth to the day
of wrath.

31 Who shall declare his way to
his face 'I and who shall repay him
ivhat he hath done 1

32 "^ Yet shall he be brought to
the grave, and '' shall remain in
the tomb.

33 The clods of the valley shall
be sweet unto him, and every man
shall draw after him, as there ^ are
innumerable before him.

34 How then comfort ye me in
vain, seeing in your answers there
remaineth falsehood ?

CHAPTER 22.

1 Eliphazsheireth that maii'x ffondne.sx pro-
jfiieth not God. 5 //« iicciixi'th Job <>f di-
iier^i MHJi. 21 //<' eirbartcth liim to fejient-
itiire. irtf/i jirohiinrx of viert'ij.

THEN Eliphaz the Temanite an-
swered and said,

2 Can a man be profitable unto
God, as he that is wise may be pro-
fitable unto himself ']

3 Is it any ))leasure to the Al-
mighty, that thou art I'ighteous?
or is it gain to him, that thou
makest thy ways perfect 1

4 " Will lie reprove the(^ for feai'
of theel will netTiTer with thee

5 Is not thy ^vickedness great *?
and thine iniquities infinite^

6 For thou hast taken a pledge
from thy brother for nought, and
stripped the naked of their clo-
thing.

7 Thou hast not given water to
the weary to drink, and thou hast
withholden bread from the hun-
gry.

8 But as for the mighty man, he
had the earth ; and the honourable
man dwelt in it.

9 Thou hast sent widows away
empty, and the ai/ms of the father-
less have been broken.

10 Therefoi'e snares are round
about thee, and sudden fear trou-
bleth thee ;

1 1 Or darkness, that thou canst
not see ; and abundance of waters
cover thee.

12 Is not God in the height of
heaven ? and behold the height of
the stars, how high thej'- are !

13 And thou sayest. How doth
God know? can he judge through
the dark cloud 1

14 Thick clouds are a covering
to him, that he seeth not ; and he
walketh in the circuit of heaven.

15 "^ Hast thou marked the old
way which wicked men liave trod-
den ?

1 6 Which were cut down out of
time, whose foundation was over-
flown with a flood :

17 Which said unto God, Depart
from us : and what can the Al-
mighty do "for them 1

18 Yet he filled their houses with
good thinys : but the counsel of the
wicked is far from me.

19 The righteous see it, and are
glad : and the innocent laugh them
to '" scorn.

20 Whereas our substance is not
cut down, but the remnant of them

the tire consumeth.

21 Acquaint now thyself * with
him, and be at peace : thereby good
shall come unto thee.

22 Receive, J pray thee,^'' the law
from his mouth, and lay up his
words in thine heart.

23 If thou return to the Al-
mighty, thou shalt be built up,
thou shalt yjut away iniquity far
from thy '^ Inbcrn.-u-les.

24 ^■' Then sluilt tfiou lay up gold

as dust, and the f/o/i/ of ()])hir as

the stones of the brooks!

'5 ^'' Vea. tlu^ Almighty shall be

thy defence, and thou shalt have

into iu<luiiieiil !

plenty of silv(>i-.

2() For then shalt thou have thy

10 Wilt thou
keep

* That is, with God.

11 to us ?

1- scorn :
Sdyiiifj,
Surely, they
that (lid rise
up against
us are cut
off, and
their

abundance
13 instruc-
tion
1-1 tents.
15 Then lay
thou till/
treasure in
the dust,
and t/ir i/o/d
of Ophlv
anions; the
stones of
the brooks;
i« And the
Ahnifihty
shall be 'thy
treasure,
and j)recious
silver unto
thee.

509

Job lonyeth to cqqiear before God.

JOB, 23, 24.

delight in the Almighty, and shalt
lift up thy face unto God.

27 Thou shalt make thy prayer
unto him, and he shall hear thee,
and thou shalt pay thy vows.

28 Thou shalt also decree a thing,
and it shall be established unto
thee : and the light shall shine
upon thy ways.

29 When men ^ are cast down.

then thou shalt say, Tkere is lifting
up ; and he shall save the humble
person.

30 He shall deliver ^the island
of the innocent : and it is delivered

by the pureness of thine hands.
CHAPTER 23.

1 Job longeth to appear before God, 6 ?h
confidence of his mercy. 8 God, who is
invisihle, obser-deih our ways. 11 Job's
innoceucy. 13 God''s decree is immutable.

THEN Job answered and said,
2 Even to day is my com-
plaint ■' bitter : ■* my stroke is hea-

vier than my groaning.

3 Oh that I knew where I might
find him ! that I might come even
to his seat !

4 I would order my cause before
him, and fill my mouth with argu-
ments.

5 I would know the words ivhich
he would answer me, and under-
stand what he would say unto me.

6 Will he plead against me with
his great power 1 No; but he would
'' put strev(jth\\\ me.

7 There the righteous might
" dispute, with him ; so should 1 be
delivered for ever from my judge.

8 Behold, I go forward, but he y'.s-
not there ; and backward, but I
cannot perceive him :

9 On the left hand, wherehe doth
woi-k, l)ut J cannot behold him : he
hideth himself on tlie right hand,
that 1 cannot see him :

10 But he knoweth the way that
I take : vjhen he hath tried me, I
shall come forth as gold.

11 My foot hath lield his steps,
liis way have I kept, and not tle-
cHned.

12 Neither have T gone back
from the commandment of his lips ;
1 have esteemed the words of liis
mouth more than my necessary
food .

13 But '\n\ is in one iiiivd. and
who call turn him >. ;uid irhaf his
soul (h^sireth, even that he doeth.

1 4 For he pcifoniicth ihc thlmj
that is aj)|)ointed forme : and many
such thiiKjs (ire with him.

15 Thei-efoie am I troubled at

He jjrotesteth Ms integrity.
I consider, I

his presence : when
am afraid of him.

16 For God maketh my heart
** soft and the Almighty troubleth
me :

17 " Because T was not cut ofFbe-

ithi

fore the darkiu'ss,

covered the darkness from my face.

lath

CHAPTER 24.

1 Wickedness yoeth often vnpunished. 17
There is a secret judgment for the wicked.

^"AXTHY, Seeing times are not hid-

' ' den from the Almighty, do

they that know him not see his

days '<

*0r,

2 Sojiie remove the landmarks ;
they violently take away flocks,
and feed " thereof.

3 They drive away the ass of the
fatherless, they take the widow's
ox for a pledge.

4 They turn the needy out of the
way : the poor of the earth hide
themselves together.

5 Behold, as wild asses in the
desert, go they forth to their work ;
^~ rising betimes for a prey: the

wilderness yjeldeth food foi- tliem

a)i(t ior their children.

0 They reap every 07ie his '^ corn
in the field : and they ^'^ gather the
vintage of the wicked.

7 ''They cause the naked to lodge

without clothing, that they have no
covering in the cold.

8 They are wet with the showers
of the mountains, and embrace the
rock for want of a shelter.

9 "' Thev pluck the fatherless
from the bi'east, and take a pledge
of the ^'^ poor.

10 They cause hi)n to go naked
without clothing, and they take

away tlu^ sheaf t'ro/ii the luingry:

n Which make oil within '"their
walls, (iinl tread their winepresses,
and suder thirst.

12 Men groan from out of the
city, and the soul of tli(> wounded
crieth out : yet God '"layetli not
folly to the))}.

1-'^ '-"'I'hey ai'e of those that I'ebel
against the light ; they know not
the ways ther<>of, nor abide in the
paths th(>reof.

] 1 The murderer rising with ih(^
light killeth the jxx)!' and needy,
and ill the night is as a thief.

15 Tin; eye also of the adulterer
waiteth for the twilight, saying,
No eye shall see me : and disguiseth
liis face.

10 In the dark they dig through

8 faint,

9 For I am
not dis-
mayed be-
cause of the
darkness,
nor because
thick
darkness
coveretli my
face.

10 Why are
times not
laid up

by the
Almighty?
and why do
not they
which know
him see his
days?

11 tliem.

12 seeking
diligently
for food ;
the

wilderness
yleldetli
them food
for their
children.

13 provender

14 glean

15 They lie
all night
naked
without
clothing,
and have

i** There are

that

1" poor; So

that tli(\v go

about naked

without

clothing,

and Ix'iiig an

luingcrcd

they carry

the sheaves ;

i» th(^ walls

of thcs(!

men,

19 regardeth

not the

folly.

'-" 'J'liese

510

Bildad urgeth man's infenority. JOB, 25, 26, 27. Job acknowledgeth God's greatness.

houses, ^ irJiich tliey had marked
for themselves in the daytime :
they know nut the light.

17 For the morning in to them
even as the shadow of death : -_it'
())ie know them, fJiey are in the ter-

rors of the shadow of death.

18 ^ He ?'.« swift as the waters;

their portion is cursed in the e;uth :
he beholdeth not the way of the
vineyards.

19 Drought and heat consume
the snow waters : so doth * the
grave those whicli have sinned.

20 The womb shall forget him ;
the worm shall feed sweetly on
him; he shall be no more remem-
bered ; and wickedness shall be
broken ''as a tree.

2 1 He evil entreateth the barren
that beareth not : and doeth not
good to the widow.

22 ^ He draweth also the mighty
with his power : he riseth up. and

no )na}i is sure of life.

23 " Thouffh it be given him to he
in safety, whereon he resteth : yet

his eyes are upon theii- ways.

24 ~' They are e.xalted for a little
while, out are gone and brought

low : they are taken out of the wa.v
as all other, and cut oil' as the tops

of the ears of ^ corn.

25 And if it he not so now, who
will make me a liar, and make my
speech nothing worth 1

CHAPTER 25.

Bihhtil xheireth that man cannot he jimt/Jied
hffore God.

THEN answered Bildad the Shu-
hite, and said,

2 Dominion and fear are with
him, he maketh peace in his high
places.

3 Is there any number of his
armies'? and upon whom doth not
his light arise "?

4 How then can man be®. iu stifled

with God 1 or how can he be clean
that ift born of a woman 1

5 Behold even to the moon, and
it shineth not ; yea, the stars are
not pure in his sight.

G How much less man, that is a
worm 1 and the son of man, which is
a worm ?

CHAPTER 26.

1 fToh, reproving the imchaHtalde Hpirit of
Bildad, 5 acknowledgeth the power of God
to be infinite and unsearchable.

BUT Job answered and said,
2 How hast thou helped him

* Sheol.

tliat is without power 1 how savest
thou the arm that hath no strength 1

3 How hast thou counselled hi)n
that hath no wisdom"? and lioiv hast
thou plentifully declared '"the thing
as it is 1

4 To whom hast thou uttered
words 1 and whose spirit came from
thee'?

5 '' Dead things are formed from
under the waters, and the inhabi-

tants thereof

6 * Hell /.s naked before him, and
t destruction hath no covering.

7 He stretched out the north
over the empty place, and hangeth
the earth upon nothing.

8 He bindeth up the waters in
his thick clouds ; and the cloud is
not rent under them.

9 He '^ holdeth back the face of
his throne, and spreadeth his cloud
upon it.

10 '^ He hath compassed the
waters with bi^unds, until the clay

and night come to an end.

1 1 The pilhirs of heaven tremble
and are astonished at his i-eproof.

1 2 He " divideth the sea with his
power, and by his understanding
he smiteth through the proud.

1 3 By his spirit hehath garnished
the heavens ; his hand hath formed
the crooked serpent.

14 Lo, these are '^ parts of his
ways : "' but how little a portion is
heard of him ? but the thunder of
his power who can understand "?

CHAPTER 27.

1 Jul, protrsf.th hi.<< .sinverifij. 8 The hi/po-
€/■!/,' is ivitlunil h„i„'. 11 The ble>i!iinijx
'ichicli till' iricked. hiire are turned into
ciir.ies.

MOREOVER Job continued his
parable, and said,

2 ^s Godliveth, loho hath taken
away my ''^.judgment ; and the Al-
mighty, ivho hath vexed my soul ;

3 All the while my '* breath is in
me, and the '" spirit of God is in my
nosti'ils :

4 My lips shall not speak wick-
edness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

5 God forbid that I should jus-
tify you : till I die I will not re-
move mine integrity from me.

6 My righteousness I hold fast,
and will not let it go : my heart
shall not reproach nie so long as I
live.

7 Let mine enemy be as the
wicked, and he that riseth up
against me as the unrighteous.

8 For wliat is the hope of the

* Sheol.

t Abaddon.

^" sound
knowledge ?

11 They
that are
deceased
tremble
beneath

12 close th in

13 He hath
described a
boundary
upon the
face of the
waters, unto
the confines
of lij^ht and
darkness.
" stilleth

15 but the
outskirts
It* and how
small a
whisijer

1' right;

18 life
1'-' l)reath
whicli God
save

511

Mail's skill injinding treasures.

JOB, 28.

Wisdom is the gift of God.

godless,

coDcerniuE

^ * he shall
do so 110
more :

* which they
refine.
5 copper
c Man.
' to tlio
fiirth(!St
))0iuid the
stones
** He hreak-
eth ojien a
shaft away
from wliere
men

sojourn ;
they are
forgotten of
the foot tluU
)>ass('/h hij ;
tlK^y lianj^
alar from
men, tlu^y
swinjij to
and fro.

' hypocrite, though he hath gained,
when Gotl taketh away his soul '?

9 Will God hear his cry when
trouble cometh upon him 1

10 Will he delight himself in the
Almighty 'I will he always call upon
Godi

111 will teach you 'by the hand
of God : that which is with the Al-
mighty will I not conceal.

1 2 Behold, all ye yourselves have
seen it ; why then are ye thus alto-
gether vain 1

1 3 This ^.s the portion of a wicked
man with God, and the heritage of
oyjpressoi's, which they shall receive
of tlie Almighty.

14 If his children be multiplied,
it is for the sword :^ and his offspring
shall not be satisfied with bread.

1 5 Those that remain of him shall
be buried in death : and his widows
shall not weep.

16 Though he heap up silver as
the dust, and prepare raiment as
the clay ;

17 He may prepare it, but the
just sliall put it on, and the inno-
cent shall divide the silver.

18 He buildeth his house as a
moth, and as a booth that the
keener maketh.

19 The rich man shall lie down,
but •' he sliall not be gathered : he
openeth his eyes, and he is not.

20 Terrors take hold on him as
waters, a tempest stealeth him
away in the night.

21 The east wind carrieth him
away, and he departeth : and as
a storm hurleth him out of his
place.

22 For (rod shall cast upon him,
and riot snare : he would fain Hee
out of his nand.

23 jl/eii shall clap their hands at
him, and shall hiss him out of his
l)lace.

CHAPTER 28.

1 There la a knowletlf/e of nutnrdl thuKjs.
12 But wifidoia is an exce/lent 'ji/iof (lad.

a ITRELY there is a vein for the
ij silver, and a place for gold
' ii.'licrc tliey hue it.

2 Iron is taken out (jf the earth,
and •"' brass is molten (yat of the
stone.

3 " Hc! setteth an end to darkness,
and searcheth out '^a.U pi'rfcctioii :
th<' stones of darkness, and tlie
shadow (it death.

t ^ The Hood ])reaketli out from
the inh;il)itaiit : t'lwv tlic )riitrn< t'l

gottiMi ot llic foot : tlicv .•ire (h'ied
U|>. tlicy ;ii'c izoiir ;nv;i,v fi'oin men

5 As fur the earth, out of it

*0r.

cometh bread : and " under it is
turned up as it were '" fire.

6 The stones of it are the place of
sapphires : and it hath dust of gold.

7 " There is a path which no fowl
knoweth, and which the vulture's

eye hath not seen :

8 The lion's whelps have not trod-
den it, nor the fierce lion passed by
it.

9 He putteth forth his hand upon
the rock ; he overturneth the moun-
tains by the roots.

1 0 He cutteth out ^^ rivers among
the rocks ; and his eye seeth every
precious thing.

1 1 He bindeth the '''floods from
overflowing ; and the thing that is
hid bringeth he forth to light.

12 But where shall wisdom be
found'? and where is the place of
understanding 1

13 Man knoweth not the price
thereof ; neither is it found in the
land of the living.

14 The depth saith. It is not in
me : and the sea saith. It is not
with me.

15 It cannot be gotten for gold,
neither shall silver be weighed fur
the price thereof.

IG It cannot be valued with the
gold of Ophir, with the precious
onyx, or the sapphii'e.

1 7 The gold and the crystal can-
not equal it : and the exchange of
it shall not he fur jewels of fine gold.

18 No mention shall be made of
coral, or of pearls : for the price of
wisdom is above rubies.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall
not equal it, neither shall it be
valued with pure gold.

20 Whence then cometh wisdom 1
and whei'e is the place of under-
standing'?

21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes
of all living, and kept close from
the fowls of t\\v ail'.

22 t Destruction and deatli say.
We have lu>artl the fame thereijf
with our ears.

23 God understandeth the way
th(M-eof, and he knoweth the place
thereof.

24 For he looketh to the ends of
the earth, and seeth under the
wiiol(^ lieaven ;

2;") To nifike the weight for the
winds; and he weigheth the waters
l)y measure.

2G When lie made a decree for the
rain, ;ind a way foi' the liglitning
of the thundei- :

27 Then did he see it, and de-
clare it ; he " pi'cpnred it, yea, and
searched it out.

t Ileb. Abaddon.

512

JoVs former honour

JOB, 29, 30.

turned into contempt.

28 And unto man he said, Be-
hold, the fear of the Lord, that is
wisdom ; and to depart from evil
is understanding.

CHAPTER 29.

Job hemoaneth himself of his former profi-
petit y and honour.

MOREOVER Job continued his
parable, and said,

2 Oh that I were as in months
past, as hi the days when God pre-
served me ;

3 When his ^ candle shined upon
my head, <ind when. IJy his light I
walked through darkness ;

4 As I was in the '■^days of my
youth, when the ^ secret of God was
upon my ^ tabernacle ;

5 When the Almighty was yet
with me, when my children were
about me ;

6 When I washed my steps with
butter, and the rock poured me out
rivers of oil ;

7 When I went out to the gate
through the city, when I prepared
my seat in the ^ street !

8 The young men saw me, and
hid themselves : and the aged arose,
and stood uj).

9 The princes refrained talk-
ing, and laid their hand on their
mouth.

10 The nobles held their peace,
and their tongue cleaved to the
roof of their mouth.

1 1 When the ear "heard me, then
it blessed me ; and when the eye
sii,w me, it gave witness to me :

12 Because I deliveied the poor
that cried, and the fatherless,
and him that had none to help
him.

1 3 The blessing of him that was
ready to perish came upon me: jxnd
I caused the widow's heart to sing
for joy.

14 1 put on righteousness,*and it
clothed me : my ^judgment -ivas as
a robe and a diadem.

15 I was eyes to the blind, and
feet was I to the lame.

16 I ivas a father to the poor:
and the cause ichich I knew not I
searched out.

17 And I brake the jaws of the
wicked, and plucked the sijoil out
of his teetli.

18 Then 1 said, I shall die in my
nest, and 1 shall multiply my days
as the sand.

19 My root was spread out by
the waters, and the dew lay all
night upon my branch.

20 My glory was fresh in me,
and my bow was renewed in my
hand.

21 Unto me men gave ear, and
waited, and kept silence at my
counsel.

22 After my words they spake
not again ; and my speech dropped
upon them.

23 And they waited for me as
for the rain ; and they opened their
mouth wide as for the latter rain.

24 ''If 1 laughed on them, they
believed it not ; and tlie light of
my countenance they cast not
down.

25 I chose out their way, and sat
chief, and dwelt as a king in the
army, as one that comforteth the
mourners.

CHAPTER 30.

1 Job's honour is turned into extreme con-
tempt. 15 Ills proHperity into calamity.

BUT now tliey that are younger
than I have me in derision,
whose fathers 1 would have dis-
dained to have set with the dogs
of my flock.

2 Yea, whereto might the strength
of their hands profit me, in whom
'^old age was perished.

3 '■* ¥ov want and famine they
" were solitary : fleeing into the
wilderness in former time desolate
and waste.

4 Who cut up mallows by the
bushes, and juniper roots for their
meat.

5 They were driven forth from
among men, (they cried after them
as after a thief ; )

6 To dwell in the cliffs of the val-
leys, in caves of the earth, and in
the rocks.

7 Among the bushes they -brayed ;
under the nettles they were ga-
thered together.

8 They were children of fools,
yea, children of base men : they
were " viler than the earth.

9 And now am 1 their song, yea,
I am their byword.

10 They abhor me, they flee far
from me, and spare not to spit in
my face.

1 1 P>ecause he hath loosed my
cord, and afflicted me, tliey have
also let lf)ose the bridle before me.

12 Upon my right hand risethe
^'-' youth : they push away my feet,
and they raise up against me the
ways of their destruction.

13 They mar my path, they set
forwai'd my calamity, " they nave
no helijcr.

14 They came upon me as a wide
breaking in of wateis : in the desola-
tion they rolled themselves Hjxin me.

15 Tej'i'ors are turned upon me :
they"pui'sue my soul as the wind :

' I smiled ou
them when
they had no
cuufideuce ;

^ vigour

9 With

10 are gaunt;

11 outcasts
from the
land.

1- rabhle ;

J3 pren men
that have no

!■* cliase
mine honour

513

Joh bewaileth his luretcJieihiess.

JOB, 31.

27ie integrity of Jiis life.

1 within

2 the pains
that guaw
me

3 me in the
storm.

4 Howbeit
doth not one
stretch out
the hand in
his fall ? or
in his
calamity
therefore
cry for
help?

5 are come
upon

6 black-
ened, but
not by the
sun:

'^ jackals,
** ostriches.

pipe

1" is the
jJortioM from
(iod above?
11 the inheri-
tance
from the
Almii^hty on
hiKh?

and my welfare passeth away as a
cloud.

16 And now my soul is poured
out ^ upon me ; the days of afflic-
tion have taken hold upon me.

1 7 My bones are pierced in me in
the night season : and '-^ my sinews
take no rest.

18 By_ the great force of my
disease is my garment changed :
it bindeth me about as the collar
of my coat.

1 9 He hath cast me into the mire,
and I am become like dust and
ashes.

20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost
not hear me : I stand up, and thou
regardest me oiot.

2 1 Thou art become cruel to me :
with thy strong hand thou opposest
thyself against me.

22 Thou liftest me up to the
wind ; thou causest me to ride nj^un
it, and dissolvest ^ my substance.

23 For I know t/uit thou wilt
bring me to death, and to the house
appointed for all living.

24 "* Howbeit he will not stretch

out his hand to the grave, though

they cry in his destruction.

2.5 Did not 1 weep for him that
was in trouble 1 was 7iot my soul
grieved for the poor 1

26 When I looked for good, then
evil came unto me : and when I
waited for light, there came dark-
ness.

27 My bowels boiled, and rested
not : the days of affliction ^ pre-
vented me.

28 i went " mourninf; without the

sun : I stood up, and i cried in the
congregation.

29 1 am a brother to ^ dragons,
and a companion to ** owls.

.30 My skin is black upon me, and
my bones are bui-ned with heat.

31 i\Iy harp also is turned to
mourning, and my ''ora'an into the
voice; of them that weep.

CHAPTER 31.

./ii/i iiiiikt'th 11 Noleniii proie^Uttion of hix hi-
Iciiriti/ 111 Kt'i-t'i'iil dill leu.

IMADI^ a covenant with mine
eyes ; why then should I think
ui)on a maid?

2 For what '"portion of (iod ix
thcrr from nbove ^ and n'hal " iii-

licritiiiicf of tlic Aliiii^hty from on

'^ Js not destruction to the
wicked '? and a strange punisliment
to the woi'kei's of inicjuityl

\ Doth not he sscc my ways, and
count all my steps?

5 If I have walked with vanity,
or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

6 * Let me be weighed in an even
balance, that God may know mine
integrity.

7 if my step hath turned out of
the way, and mine heart walked
after mine eyes, and if any blot
hath cleaved to mine hands ;

8 Then let me sow, and let another
eat ; yea, let ''my offspring be rooted
out.

9 If mine heart have been de-
ceived by a woman, or if I have
laid wait at my neighbour's door ;

10 Then let my wife grind unto
another, and let others bow down
upon her.

1 1 For this is an heinous crime ;
yea, it is an iniquity to he liunished
by the judges.

12 For it is a fire that consumeth
to t destruction, and would root
out all mine increase.

13 If I did despi.se the cause of
my manservant or of my maid.ser-
vant, when they contended with
me ;

14 What then shall I do when
God riseth up % and when he visit-
eth. what shall I answer him?

1.5 Did not he that made me in
the womb make him? and did not
one fashion us in the womb?

16 If I have withheld the poor
fi-om their desire, or have caused
the eyes of the widow to fail ;

17 Or have eaten my morsel my-
self alone, and the fatherless hath
not eaten thereof ;

18 (For from my youth he was
brought up with me, as with a
father, and I have guided her from
my mother's womb ;)

19 If I have seen any perisli for
want of clothing, or any poor with-
out covering ;

20 If his loins have not blessed
me, and // he were not warmed
with tlie neece of my sheep ;

21 If I have lifted up my liand
against the fatherless, when 1 saw
my help in tlie gate :

22 Then let mine arm fall from
my shoulder Ijlade, and mine arm
be broken from the bone.

23 For destruction /Vo/y^ God hhis^
a terror to me, and by reason of
liis '•'highness 1 could not endure.

24 If I liav(^ made gold my liope,
or have said to the hue gold, 'rhmi
art my confidence ;

2.5 If I i-ejoiced because my
wi'altli ii'as great, and because
m\\u\ hand liad gotten nuich ;

26 If I beheld the fsun when it

*ve.r. f> is prol)ahly parenthetical.
t Ikb. Abaddon.

514

Elihu reproveth both

JOB, 32, 33.

Job and his friends.

1 tent

2 Who can
find one that
hath not
been
satisfied
with his
meat ?

3 after the
manner of
men,

* (Lo, here is
my signa-
ture, let the
Almiiihty
answer rae ;)
and that I
had tlie
iudi(?tnient
which mine
adversary
hatli
written !

" noisome
weeds

shined, or the moon walking in
brightness ;

'27 And my heart hath been se-
cretly enticed, or- my mouth hath
kissed my hand :

28 This also ivere an iniquity to
be ininished by the judge : for 1
shpuld have denied the God that
is above.

29 If I rejoiced at the destruction
of him that hated me, or lifted tip
myself when evil found him :

30 Neither have I suffered my
mouth to sin by wishing a curse
to his soul.

3 1 If the men of my ^ tabernacle
said not, '■^Oh that we had of liis
flesh ! we cannot be satisfied.

32 The stranger did not lodge in
the street : but I opened my doors
to the traveller.

33 If I covered my transgres-
sions '^as Adam, by hiding mine
iniquity in my bosom :

31 Did I fear a great multitude,
or did the contempt of families ter-
rify me, that I kept silence, and
went not out of the door '2

35 Oh that one would hear me !
^ behold, my desire is, that the Al -

mighty would answer me. and that

mine adversary had written a book.

36 8urely I would take it upon
my shoulder, a7id bind it as a ci^own
to me.

37 I would declare unto him the
number of my steps ; as a prince
would I go near unto him.

38 If my land cry against me, or
that the furi'ows likewise thereof
complain ;

39 If I have eaten the fruits
thereof without money, or have
caused the owners thereof to lose
their life :

40 Let thistles grow instead of
wheat, and ■' cockle instead of bar-
ley. The words of Job are ended.

CHAPTER 32.

1 Elihu is anqry ivith Job and his three
friends. 6 Because 'wisdom eometh ■iiot
from aye, he evtiuseth the boldness of his
youth. 11 He reproveth them for not satis-
fying of Job. Ilis zeal to speitk.

SO these three men ceased to
answer Job, because he was
righteous in his own eyes.

2 Then was kindled the wrath
of Elihu the son of Harachel the
Buzite, of the kindred of Ham :
against Job was his wi-ath kindled,
because he justified himself rather
than God.

3 Also against his thi-ee friends
was his wrath kindled, because
they had found no answer, arifl
yet had condemned Job.

4 Now Elihu had waited till Job

had spoken, because they were elder
than he.

5 When Elihu saw that there tvas
no answer in the mouth of these
three men, then his wrath was
kindled.

6 And Elihu the son of Barachel
the Buzite answered and said, I am
young, and ye are very old ; where-
fore I was afraid, and durst not
shew you mine opinion.

7 I said. Days should speak, and
multitude of years should teach
wisdom.

8 But there is a spirit in man :
and the inspiration of the Almighty
giveth them understanding.

9 Great men are not always wise :
neither do the aged understand
judgment.

10 Therefore I said. Hearken to
me ; I also will shew mine opinion.

1 1 Behold, I waited for your
words ; I gave ear to your reasons,
whilst ye searched out what to say.

12 Yea, I attended unto you,
and, behold, the7-e was none of you
that convinced Job, or that an-
swered his words :

13** Lest ye should say. We have
'^ found out wisdom : God '^ tlirusteth
him down, not man.

51i

14 Now he hath not directed his
words against me : neither will I
answer him with your speeches.

15 They were amazed, they an-
swered no more : they left off speak-
ing.

16 When I had waited, (for they
spake not, but stood still, and an-
swered no more ;)

17 I said, I will answer also my
part, I also will shew mine opinion.

18 For I am full of "matter, the
spirit within me constraineth me.

1 9 Behold, my ^° belly is as wine
which hath no vent ; it is ready to
burst like new ^- bottles.

20 I will speak, that I may ^'•^be
refreshed : I will open my lips anH
answer.

21 Let me not, I pray you, accept
any man's person, neither let me
give flattering titles unto man.

22 For I know not to gi^e flat-
tering titles ; in so doing my maker
would soon take me away.

CHAPTER 33.

] Elihu ofereth himself instead of God, icith

.\ii)fi'ri1i/ and meekiH'sn, to mixoti with. Job.
^ III- c.rciixith (iixl from ijii iiuf iiuin ax ac-
ciiinif of /!/.•< tnii/s, hi/tiis ',/,;afiiess. 14 trO'l
calltth mail to 'npc'iita iic'i- !>i/ ri.sioiis, 10 ////
<ilt!irtions.'>.?, and In/ his ministry. 31 lie
inciteth didi to attention.

WHEREFORE, Job, I pray
thee, hear my speeches, and
liearken to all my words.

s Beware
lest ye say,
■^ found
^ may van-
quish him,

'■> words,
1" breast

11 wine-

.skins.

1'^ find relief:

Man ynust not charge

JOB, 34.

Ood imtli injustice.

2 Behold, now I have opened my
mouth, my tongue hath spoken in
my mouth.

3 My words shall he of the up-
rightness of my lieart: and my
Hps shall utter knowledge clearly.

4 The Spirit of God hath made
me, and the breath of the Almighty
hath given me life.

5 If thou canst answer me, set
thy wofds in order before me, stand
up.

6 Behold, I a?)i ' according to thy
wish in God's stead : i also am

formed out of the clay.

7 Behold, my terror shall not
make thee afraid, neither shall my
hand be heavy upon thee.

8 Surely thou hast spoken in
mine hearing, and 1 have heard the
voice of thy words, saying,

9 I am clean without transgres-
sion, I am innocent ; neither is
there iniquity in me.

10 Behold, he findeth occasions
against me, he counteth me for his
enemy,

1 1 He putteth my feet in the
stocks, he raarketh all my paths.

12 Behold, m this thou art not
just : I will answer thee, that God
is greater than man.

13 Why dost thou strive against
him 1 for he giveth not account of
any of his matters.

14 For God speaketh once, yea
twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

15 h\ a dream, in a vision of the
night, when deep sleep falleth upon
men, in slumberings upon the bed;

16 Then he openeth the ears of
men, and sealeth their instruction,

17 That he may withdraw man
from his purpose, and hide pride;
from man.

18 He keepeth back his soul from
the pit, and nis life from perishing
by the sword.

19 He is chastened also with
pain uijon his bed, and the multi-
tude of his bones with strong ^min :

20 So that his life abhorreth
breafl, and his soul dainty meat.

21 His flesh is consumed away,
that it cannot be seen ; and liis
liones that were not seen stick
out.

22 Yea, his soul draweth near
unto the grave, and his life to the
destroyers.

23 If there be '•'a messenger with
him, an interj)reter, one among a
thousand, to shew unto man -' liis
upnghtni'ss :

2 t 'I'iicii he is gracious unto hini,
and saitli, l)eli\er him from going
down to the pit : 1 liave found a
ransom.

2.5 His flesh shall be fresher than
a child's : he shall return to the
days of his youth :

26 He shall pray unto God, and
he will be favourable unto him :
and he shall see his face with joy :
for he * will render unto man his
righteousness. /

27 ^ He looketh u]3on men, and
if any ssiy, 1 have sinned and per-
verted that tvhich ivas I'ight, and it
" Ijrofited me not ;

28 ^ He will deliver his soul from
going into the pit, and " his life
shall see the light.

29 Lo, all these things worketh
God oftentimes with man,

30 To bring back his soul from
the pit, to be enlightened with the
light of the living.

31 Mark well, O Job, hearken
unto me : hold thy peace, and I
will speak.

32 If thou hast any thing to say,
answer me : speak, for I desire to
justify thee.

33 If not, hearken unto me :
hold thy peace, and I shall teach
thee wisdom.

CHAPTER 34.

1 EHhu (leeiiseih Job for charging God with
injiiHlive. 10 Ood oitDiipoletit vannot he
uiijui^t. 31 Mail muxt Jmnilih' Itiinself uii/o
God. 34 Elihu reproveili Job.

FURTHEBMORE Elihu an-
swered and said,

2 Hear my words, O ye wise men ;
and give ear unto me, ye that have
knowledge.

3 For the ear ti'ieth words, as
the mouth taste th meat.

4 Let us choose to us "judgment :
let us know among ourselves what
is good.

5 For Job hath said, I am light-
eous : and God hath taken away
my '" iudgnient.

6 Should I lie against my riglit?
my wound is " iricur;i.ble without
transgi-ession.

7 Wliat man is lilce Job, jclio
di'inketli uj) scoi'ning like; water t

S Which goeth in company with
tlu; workei-s of iniquity, and walk-
eth with wicked men.

9 For he hath said, It ])rofiteth a
man nothing that he should delight
liimself with (jod.

10 1'h(M'efore hearken unto me,
ye men of underst;i rifling: far be; it
from God, tliat lie shoiihl do wicked-
ness ; and //Y>/// the Almighty, that
he shovlil commit iniquity.

11 For tlie work ()f a man shall
he render unto him, and cause
every man to find according to his
ways.

•4 restoretli

^ He singeth
before men,
and saitli,

c was not
requited
unto me ;
■ He hath
delivered
my soul
8 my

■' that which
is riaht:

1" right.

" incurable,
tliouylt I tail
without

01G

Man should humble

JOB, 35.

himself before God.

12 Yea, sui-ely God will not do
wickedly, neither will the Almighty
pervert judgment.

1 3 Who hath given him a charge
over the earth '( or who hath dis-
posed the whole world I

1 4 If he set his heart upon ^ man,
?/he gather unto himself his spirit
and his breath ;

1 5 All tlesh shall perish together,
and man shall turn again unto
dust.

16 If now thou Jutat understand-
ing, hear this : hearken to the
voice of my words.

17 Shall even he that hateth
right govern ? and wilt thou con-
demn him that is most just %

18 7.S it fit to say to a king, Tliou
art wicked % and to princes, Ye are
ungodly "?

19 How much less to hrm that ac-
cepteth not the persons of princes,
nor regardeth the rich more than
the p<^)or 1 for they all are the woi'k
of his hands.

20 In a moment shall they die,
and the people shall be troubled at
midnight, and pass away : and the
mighty shall be taken away with-
out hand.

21 For his eyes are upon the
ways of man, and he seetri all his
goings.

22 There is no darkness, nor
shadow of death, where the work-
ers of iniquity may hide them-
selves.

23 For he will not lay upon man
more than right ; that he should
enter into judgment with God.

24 He shall break in pieces
mighty men '-^ without number, and
set others in their stead.

25 Therefore he knoweth their
works, and he overturneth them in
the night, so that they are de-
stroyed.

26 He striketh them as wicked
men in the open sight of others ;

27 I'ecause they turned back
from him, and would not consider
any of his ways :

28 S(j that they cause the cry of
the poor to come unto him, and he
heareth the cry of the afflicted.

29 When he giveth quietness,
who then can ^mnke trouble? and
when he hideth his face, who then
can behold hini? whether it be done
against a nation, or against a man
only:

30 That the ''hypocrite reign
not, lest the people l)e ensnared.

31 •'' Surely it is meet to be stiid
unto God, I have borne chasfise-
vient, "I will not offend a in/ more :

32 lliat whidi 1 see not teach

thou me : if I have done iniquity,
I will '' do no more.

33 ^Should it Ije accoixling to
thy mind! he will recompense it,

wliether thou refuse, or wlietlier
thou choose; and not 1 : theretore
speak what thou knowest.

34 Let men of understanding tell
me, and let a wise man hearken
unto me.

35 Job hath spoken without
knowledge, and his words u'ere
without wisdom.

36 My desire is that Job may be
tried unto the end because of his
^ answers for wicked men.

37 For lie addeth rebellion unto
his sin, he clappeth Jiis hands
among us, and multiplieth his
words against God.

CHAPTER 35.

1 ('o-inpa/'ison itt not 1o be iiiii<7e villi God.
hi'caiixe. our (jooO ov eril cmiiiof i',rU)nl
■iiiiUi Iiitii. y JIa III/ <■!■;/ in Iheir (iJfUctionn,
hut tire not heard foi' wtiiii of faith.

ELIHU spake moreover, and
said,

2 Thinkest thou this to be right,
that thou saidst, My righteousness
is more than God's?

3 For thou saidst. What advan-
tage will it be unto thee % and,
What profit shall I have, ^"yV 7 be
cleansed from my sin 1

4 1 will answer thee, and thy
companions with thee.

5 Look unto the heavens, and
see ; and behold the clouds which
are higher than thou.

6 If thou sinnest, what doest
thou against him ? or if thy trans-
gressions be multiplied, what doest
thou unto liim?

7 If thou be righteous, what
givest thou him? or what receiveth
he of thine hand ?

8 Thy wickedness may hurt a
man as thou art ; and thy right-
eousness may profit the son of
man.

9 By reason of the multitude of
oppressions they make the oppressed
to cry : they ci-y out by reason of
the arm of the mighty.

10 But none saith. Where is God
my maker, who giveth songs in the
night ;

1 1 Who teacheth us more than
the beasts of the earth, and maketh
us wiser than the fowls of heaven ?

12 There they cry, but none giv-
eth answer, because of the pride of
evil men.

13 Surely God will not hear
vanity, neither will the Almighty
regard it.

' do it no
more ?
« Shall his
recompense
be as thou
wilt, that
thou rel'us-
est it ? lor
thou must
choose, and
not I :

^ answering
like

1" more than
if I had
sinned?

517

JOB, 3G, 37.

in all his imys.

14 Although thou sayest thou
^ i^halt not see liiiii. i/ef judgment
ix before hiui ; tlieretore trust tliou
in him.

15 But now, "because it i.<< not
.so, he hath visited in his anger:

yet he knoweth if not in great
extremity :

It) Therefore doth Job open his
mouth in vain ; lie multiplieth
words without knowledge.

CHAPTER 36.

1 Klilni sheivelh hoir (iod ix jaxf hi ?ii.s ways.
10 //(lie ./oh'.-: .s//(.\ IdiKler (iiid\-< ble.'iiiimjs.
'li Gvd'n icorkii are to be magnified.

ELIHU also proceeded, and said,
2 Suffer me a little, and I will
'^ shew thee that / lia}>e yet to speak

on God's behalf.

3 i will fetch my knowledge
from afar, and will ascribe right-
eousness to my Maker.

4 For truly my words diall not he
false : he that is perfect in know-
ledge is with thee.

5 Behold, God is mighty, and de-
spiseth not any : he is mighty in
strength and wisdom.

6 He preserveth not the life of
the wicked : but giveth right to
the poor".

7 He withdraweth not his eyes
from the righteous : but with kings
are they on the throne ; yea, he
doth establish them for ever, and
they are exalted.

8 And if tltey lie bound in fetters,
and be holden in cords of afflic-
tion ;

9 Then he sheweth them their
work, and their transgi-essions that
they have ■* exceeded.

10 He opciictli also their ear to
discipline, and coinmandeth that
they return from ini(iuity.

1 1 If they obey and serve A////,,
they shall spend their days in
prosperity, and their years in
pleasures.

12 lUit: if they obey not, tli(\v
shall perish l)y the sword, and they
siiall die without knowledge.

13 Ijut the •'' hypocrites in heai't
heap up wrath : tliey ''cryTiot when
he bindeth them.

14 They flie in youth, and their
life ''is among tlu^ um^lean.

1.5 Tie delivereth the noor in his
affliction, and openeth tlieirearsin
oppression.

16 Even so would he have re-
moved thee out of the strait into a
broad place, where there is no strait-
ness ; and that which should In-
set on thy table should l>i' full of
fatness.

17 But thou " hast fulfilled the
judgnient of the wicked : judgment
and justice take hold on tliee.

18 ^Because tliere is wrath, t)e-

\mre lest he take thee away with

his stroke: tlien a great ransom

cannot deliver- thee

19 '" Will he esteem thy riches?
no, not gold, nor all the forces of

strength.

20 Desire not the night, when
^^ people are cut off in their place.

21 Take heed, regard not ini-
quity : for this hast thou chosen
rather than affliction.

22 Behold, God ^- exalteth by his
power : who teacheth like him %

23 Who hath enjoined him
his way? or who can say. Thou
hast wrought iniquity %

24 Remember that thou magnify
his work, ^^ wliich men behold.

25 Every man may see it ; man
may behold it afar ofi".

26 Behold, God is great, and we
know Imn not, neither can the num-
ber of his years be searched out.

27 For he maketh small the
drops of water : they pour down
rain according to the vapour
thereof*:

28 Which the clouds do drop a»(/
distil upon man abundantly.

29 Also can any understand the
spreadings of the clouds, or the

noise of his tabernacle?

30 Ijehokl, he si)rea(leth his light
upon it, and covereth the bottom
of the sea.

31 For by them judgeth he the
^'' people ; he giveth ^® meat in abun-
dance.

32 '^ With clouds he covereth the

light : and coininandctli it not in

shine by ihc cIoikI that coineth b

twixt.

33 The noise there'of sheweth
concerning "^it, the cattle also con-
cerning the ^"^ipour.

CHAPTER 37.

1 <l<id in Id lie feared l/eeaiin
inirhs. IT) Jlin iriNilnin in III

itf liix great
<earc/ia/iie in

AT this also my heart trembleth,
and is moved out of his i)lace.

2 Hear att(uiti\ely the noise of
his voice, and the sound that goeth
out of his mouth.

.") He directeth it under the whole
heaven, and his lightning unto the
ends of the earth.

4 After it a voice roareth : he
thuudei'eth with the voice of his
<'\cell('ncy : and he will not stay
them when his voice is heairl.

art full of

9 For let not
wrath stir
thee up
against
chastise-
ments ;
neither let
the great-
ness of the
ransom turn
thee aside.
w Will thy
cry avail,
til at thou be
not in

distress, or
all the forces
of thy
strength ?

11 peoples

12 doeth
loftily in
18 whereof
men have
suns.

14 thunder-
ings of his
pavilion ?

1^ peoples ;
16 food
1^ He cover-
eth his hands
with the
lii;htning,
and gi\eth
it a charge
against the
assailant.
1^ him,

15* storm \\u\t
conieth up.

618

God^s infinite icisdoni.

JOB, 38.

The Lord answereth Job.

5 God thundereth marvellously
with his voice ; great things doeth
he, which we cannot comprehend.

6 For he saith to the snow, }5e
tlu)U on the earth ; likewise to the
' small rain, and to the great rain
of his strength.

7 He sealeth up the hand of
every man ; that all men may know
his work.

8 Then the beasts go into dens,
and remain in their places.

9 Out of the south cometh the
whirlwind : and cold out of the
north.

10 By the breath of God frost is
given : and the breadth of the
waters is ''^ straitened.

11 ^ Also by watering he Aveari-
eth the thick cloud : lie seattereth

Ins oright climd

1:^ And it is turned round about
by his counsels : that they may do
whatsoever he connnandeth them
upon the face of the '^ world in the
earth.

lo He causeth it to come,
whether for correction, or for liis
land, or for mercy.

14 Hearken unto this, O Job:
stand still, and consider the won-
drous works of God.

15 Dost thou know ^ when God
disposed them, and caused the
light of his cloud to shine %

16 Dost thou know the balanc-
ings of the clouds, the wondrous
works of him which is perfect in
knowledge %

17 How thy garments are warm,
when he quieteth the earth by the
south rviivl 1

1(S Hast thou with him spread
out the sky, v^hich is strong, and as
a molten looking glass 1

19 Teach us what we shall say
unto him ; for we cannot order our
speech by reason of darkness.

20 .Shall it be told him that I
"speak? if a man speak, surely he
shall be swallowed up.

1^1 And now men 'see_not the
bright light which is in the "clouds :

but the wind passeth, and cleanseth
them.

1^2 "Fiiii- Aveather cometh out of
the noith : with God is terrible
majesty.

23 Ti>]ichiini the Almighty, we
cannot find him out : //e is excel-
lent in power, and '" in .iud^rment,
anfl in plenty of justice: lie will
jiot afflict.

CHAPTER 38.

1 (UhI riKilleriijcth Joh to atimcei: i God, by
hix tiiujht;/ vorkx, coiirhiceth Job of iffiio-
raitci\'iil and of iinbecility.

THEN the LoKD answered Job
out of the whirlwind, and said,

2 Who is this that darkeneth
counsel by Avords without knoAV-
ledge 1

3 Gird up noAv thy loins like a
man ; for I Avill demand of thee,
and answer thou me.

4 AVhere wast tliou Avhen I laid
the foundations of the earth "? de-
clare, if thou hast undeistanding.

5 Who hath laid the measures
thereof, if thou knowesf? or who
hath stretched the line upon it 'I

G Whereupon are the founda-
tions thereof fastened 1 or Avho laid
the corner stone thereof ;

7 When the morning stars sang
together, and all the sons of God
shoutetl for joy ?

8 Or vjho shut up the sea Avith
doors, when it brake forth, as if it
had issued out of the womb?

9 When I made the cloud the
garment thereof, and thick dark-
ness a swaddlingband for it,

1 0 And '"-^bi-ake up for it my ^^ de-
creed yJaee, and set bars and doors,

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou
come, but no further : and here
shall thy proud Avaves be stayed?

12 Hast thou commanded the
morning since thy days ; and
caused the dayspring to knoAV his
place ;

1 3 That it might take hold of the
ends of the earth, that the wicked
might be shaken out of it?

U It is "turned as clay ^"Vo
the seal ; and ^"they
gai-ment.

24 Men do therefore fear him :
he " respecteth not any that are
wise of heart.

stand as a

15 And from the Avicked their
light is Avithholden, and the high
arm shall be broken.

16 Hast thou entered into the
springs of the sea ? or hast _ thou
Avalked in the '"search of the
depth ?

1 7 Have the gates of death been
opened unto tliee? or hast thou
seen the doors of the shadoAv of
death ?

18 Hast thou perceived the
breadth of the earth? declare if
thou knoAvest it all.

19 Where is the Avay where light
dwelleth ? and as for darkness,
Avliere is the place thereof,

20 That thou shouldest take it
to the bound tliereof, and that
thou shouldest knoAv the paths to
tli(> house thereof?

21 K no west tl lou it, because thou

12 prescribed
^3 boundary,

14 changed

15 under

16 all thhn/s
.stand forth
as in a
garment.

^19

God dedareth his works,

JOB, 39.

and man's ignorance thereof.

wast then Ixirn? or because the
number of thy clays is great "?

22 Hast thou entered into the
^ ti'easures of the snow 1 or hast
thou seen the ^ treasures of the
hail,

23 Which I have reserved against
the time of trouble, against the day
of battle and war %

24 By what way is the light
parted, ii:hich ^scattereth the en.st
wind upon the eartii ''-.

25 Who hath divided a water-
course for the overflowing of wa-
ters, or a way for the lightning of
thunder ;

26 To cause it to rain on the
earth, where no man is ; on the
wilderness, wherein there is no
man ;

27 To satisfy the desolate and
waste ground; and to cause the
bud of the tender herb to spring
forth 1

28 Hath the rain a father ? or
who hath begotten the drops of
dew 1

29 Out of whose womb came the
ice ? and the hoary frost of heaven,
who hath gendered it 1

30 The waters are •' hid as ivith a
stone, and tJ'ie face of the deep is
frozen.

31 Canst thou bind the ''swept
hifluences of Pleiades, or loose the
bands of Orion ?

32 Canst thou bring forth Mazza-
roth in ''his season"? or canst thou
guide '' Arcturus with his sons'?

33 Knowest thou tlie ordinances
of heaven 1 canst thou set the do-
minion thereof in the earth 1

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice
to the clouds, that aliundance of
waters may cover thee ?

35 C'anst thou send lightnings,
that they may go, and say unto
thee. Here we are ?

36 Who hath put wisdom in the
inward parts "? or who hath given
uiidei'staTiding to the ' hoart_?

37 Who can number the; clouds
in \visd(Mn '? or who can "stav the
bottles of heaven,

3cS When the dust growetli irito
hardness, and the clods cleave fast
together ?

39 Wilt thou hunt tlie i)rey for
the lion '! or till the appetite of the
young lions,

40 When they couch in their deny.,
and abide in the covert to lie in
waif?

41 Who i)rovid('th foi' the raven
his food ? when his young ones ci-y
unto (iod, "they wander for lack of
meat.

CHAPTER 39.

1 Q/' the i()7(f (loatH and hivdn. 5 Of the wild
ass. 9 The unicorn. Vi Thepeacock, stork,
and ostrich. 19 Thehorse. 26 The hunk.
11 The eagle.

KNOWEST thou the time when
the wild goats of the rock
bring forth % or canst thou mark
when the hinds do calve "?

2 Canst thou number the months
that they fulfil % or knowest thou
the time when they bring forth ?

3 They bow themselves, they
bring forth their young ones, they
cast out their sorrows.

4 Their young ones are in good
liking, they grow up " with corn :
they go forth, and return nt)t unto
them.

5 Who hath sent out the wild ass
free"? or who hath loosed the bands
of the wild ass %

6 Whose house I have made the
wilderness, and *the barren land
his dwellings.

7 He scorneth the multitude of
the city, neither regardeth he the
crying of the driver.

8 The range of the mountains is
his pasture, and he searcheth after
every green thing.

9 Will the " unicorn be willing to
serve thee, or abide by thy crib "?

10 Canst thou bind the '' unicorn

with his band in the furrow ? or
will he harrow the valleysaf ter thee %

1 1 Wilt thou trust him, because
his strength is great % or wilt thou
leave thy labour to him 1

12 Wilt thou believe him, that
he will bring lionu> thy seed, and
gather it into thy l)arn ?

13 ^-(iavc^it thiiii the go(xl]y wings

unto tli(^ |H';ici>cks J or wings and
featliers unto tlie ostricii ?

14 '-'Which lca\-etli hereggs in the
eartii, and wanncth them in dust,

15 And forgetteth that the fciot
may crush them, or that the wild
beast may break them.

16 iShe is hardened against li(>i'
young ones, as though fhi'j/ n.'crc
not liers : " her biboin- is in vain
without fcjii' ;

17 Because (Jod hath (l(^i)rived
lier of wisdom, neither liath he
imijarted to lu>r understanding.

18 What time she lifteth up her-
self on high, sh(! scoi-neth the horse
and his I'ider'.

19 Hast thou gi\('ii the horse
strenglli? h;ist llioii clothed his
neck with '"'tli

20 ^'' Canst thou make hiin;ifraid
as a gi'asslioDiier i 1 lie glory of his
nostrils is teri'ible.

* Ileb. .salt places.

1" in the
( )peii field ;

11 wiltl-ox

1- Tlie win^s
of t\w.

(istrich wave
proudly :
but are they
the wiiitts
aiifl leathers
of love?
13 For she

1' tli()iij;hlu'r
labour be in
vain, .s7((^ is
without
fi^ar ;

•■''Mheqiiiver-
int; mane?
"■'Hast thou
iiiailc him to
leap as a
loeust 7

Job hmnbleth himself to Ood. JOB, 40, 41. The hippopotamus iUustrateth God" s power.

21 He pawetli in the valley, and
rejoiceth in Ids strength : he goeth
on to meet the armed nien.

22 He mocketh at fear, and is
not aftVighted ; neither turneth he
back from the sword.

23 The quiver rattleth against
him, the glittering spear and the
' shield.

24 He swalloweth theground with
fierceness and rage : neither - l2e_
lieveth he that it is the sound of

tlie trumpet.

25 He saith among the trumpets,
Ha, ha ; and he smelleth the battle
afar off, the thunder of the cap-
tains, and the shouting.

2G Doth the hawk Hy by thy wis-
dom, and stretch her wings toward
the south '?

27 Doth the eagle mount up at
thy command, and make her nest
on high "?

28 She dwelleth and abideth on
the rock, ujion the crag of the rock,
and the strong place.

29 From thence she •' seeketh the
prey, and her eyes behold afar off".

30 Her young ones also suck up
blood : and where the slain are,
there is she.

CHAPTER 40.

1 Johlnnnhleth hhiixeJf t,i (iinl . fi Gnd xtir-
futh hint up to xhew Jiix rit/Zifeoiinnex",
power, and iciadot/i. 15 (ff the be/ieiiwth.

MOREOVER the Lord answered
.Job, and said,

2 Shall he that contendeth with
the Almighty instruct him? he that
^reproveth God, let him answer it.

3 II Then Job answered the Lord,
and said,

4 Behold, I am ^ vile: what shall
I answer thee 1 1 will lay mine
hand upon my mouth.

5 Once have 1 spokeir, but I will
not answer: yea, twice; but I will
proceed no further.

6 ^ Then answered the Lord
unto Job out of the whirlwind,
and said,

7 Gird up thy loins now like a
man : I will demand of thee, and
declare thou unto me.

8 Wilt thou also disainiul my
judgment? wilt thou c.<>ndenni me,
that thou mayest be righteous 1

9 Hast thou an arm like God ^ or
canst thou thunder with a voice
like him ?

10 Deck thyself now with ma-
jesty and excellency ; and array
thj^self with glory and beauty.

11 Cast abroad the rage of thy
wrath : aiifl behold every one that ts
proud, and abase him.

12 Look on every one that is

proud, and bi-ing him low ; and
tread down the wicked in their
place.

13 Hide them in the dust to-
gether ; a7id bind their faces in
secret.

14 Then will I also confess unto
thee that thine own right hand can
save thee.

15 ^ Behold now " behemoth,
which I made " with thee : he eat-
eth grass as an ox.

16 Lo now, his strength is in his
loins, and his force is in the " navel
of his belly.

17 He movetli his tail like a
cedar : the sinews of liis -' stones are
^" wrappecl together.

IN His bones (tre as strong pieces
of brass ; his " bones are like bars
of iron.

19 He is the chief, of the ways of
God : he that made him ''^can make
his sword to appr(^ach vntn hmi.

20 Surely tlie mountains bring
him forth food, where all the beasts
of the field play.

21 He lieth under the ^* shady

trees, in the covert of the reed, and
fens.

22 The '•'• shady trees cover him
ivitli their shadow ; the willows of
the brook compass about him.

23 "Behold, he drinketh up a

river, «»'/ liasteth not : he trusteth

that he can draw up Joi-dan into
his moutli.

24 '-'He taketh it with his eyes

his nose ])ierccth thi-ougli snai'es.

CHAPTER 41.

Of God\'i great poirer in the levkitliKJi.

riANST thou draw out '"leviathan
^ with an hook? or his tongue
with a cord which thou lettest
down '?

2 Canst thou put an hook into
his nose 1 or bore his jaw through
with a thorn 1

3 Will he make many supplica-
tions unto thee '. will he speak soft
tvords unto thee?

4 Will he make a covenant with
thee? wilt thou take him for a ser-
vant for ever ?

5 Wilt thou play with him as
with a bird ? or wilt thou bind him
for thy maidens ?

G Shall the '"coun)a,nions make a

banquet of liim f sliall they part
him among the merchants ?

7 Canst thou fill his skin with
barbed irons? or his head with fish
spears 1

8 Lay thine liand upon him, re-
member the battle, 'Vlo no more.

6 the hippo-
potamus,
' as well as

'' muscles

9 thighs

10 knit

11 limbs

1- hath fur-
nished hiiii
vith his
sword.

13 lotus

w Behold, if
a river over-
flow, he
trembleth
not ; he is
eonfideuf,
though
Jordan swell
even to his
mouth.

15 Shall anj'
take him
when he is
ou the
watch, or
pierce
through his
nose with a
sua re?

16 tlie
croco<lile

1' ))ands of
Jishermen
make tratiic

1* do SO

621

The crocodile illnstrateth GoiVs power. JOB, 41

Job snbmitteth, and is restored.

9 Behold, the hope of him is in
vain : shall not one be cast down
even at the sight of him 1

\0 None is so fierce that dare stir
him up : who then is able to stand
before me 1

11 Who hath ^ pi-evented me,
that I should repay hini / wkatso-
ever is under the whole heaven is
mine.

12 1 will not conceal his parts,
nor his power, nor his " comely
proportion.

13 Who can discover the face of
his garment? or who can come to
him with his double bridle %

14 Who can open the doors of
his face 1 his teeth are terrible
round about.

1 5 His scales are his pride, shut
up together as ivith a close seal.

16 One is so near to another,
that no air can come between them.

17 They are joined one to an-
otlier, they stick together, that
they cannot be sundered.

1 8 By his ■' neesings a light doth
shine, and his eyes are like the eye-
lids of the morning.

19 Out of his mouth go burning
lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

20 Out of his nostrils goeth
smoke, as out of a seething pot or
caldron.

21 His breath kindleth coals,
and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

22 In his neck remaineth
strength, and ■* sorrow is tui'ned
into joy before him.

23 Tiie flakes of his flesh ai'e
joined together: they are firm in
themselves ; they cannot be moved.

24 His hear't is as firm as a stone ;
yea, as hard as a piece of the nether
■millstone.

25 When he raiseth up himself,
the mighty are afraid: by reason
of ^ Ijreakimjs they " purify them-
selves.

2G The sword of him that layeth
at him cannot "" hold : the spear,
the dart, Tior the '"' liaherfrcon.

27 He este(!meth iron as straw,
<tn(l brass as I'otten wood.

28 The ariow cannot make him
flee: sliugstoues are turned witli
him into stuhl)le.

29 " Dails ai-e counted as stub-
l)le : lu! laugheth at the shaking of
a sjjcar.

30 '" Sharp stones nrr under him :
he spreadctli "sharn noinlcd I Innus
upon the mire.

31 He mak(!th the deep to boil
like a pot: Ix' niakelh the sea Uke
a pot of ointment.

32 He inaketli a path to shine

after him ; one would think the
deep to he hoary.

33 Upon earth there is not his
like, who is made without fear.

34 He beholdeth all high things :
he is a king over all the children of
pride.

CHAPTER 42.

1 Jo7> Kiibm/ftefh liimxelf nnto God. 7 God,
jircfcrri III/ .lnh's ciiNsc, )iiiikfili hiri ffienils
mihiiiit ilie)i,.s,'lr,'.i. itiiil aeiu'iitetli fiiiii. 10
J/e iiutanrticih iind bh-sfieih Job. lU JoVx
(tije (Did death.

THEN" Job answered the Lord,
and said,
2 I know that thou canst do
every thing, and that ^'~ no thought
can be withholden from thee.

3 VV ho IS he that hideth counsel
without knowledge'? therefore have
I uttered that 1 understood not ;
things too wonderful for me, which
I knew not.

4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will
speak : I will demand of thee, and
declare thou unto me.

5 I have heard of thee by the
hearing of the ear : but now mine
eye seeth thee.

6 Wherefore I ^^ abhor myself, and
repent in dust and ashes.

7 51 And it was so, that after the
Lord had spoken these words unto
Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the
Temanite, My wrath is kindled
against thee, and against thy two
friends : for ye have not spoken of
me the thing that is right, as my
servant Job hath.

8 Therefore take unto you now
seven bullocks and seven rams, and
go to my servant Job, and offer up
for yourselves a burnt offering;
and my servant Job shall pray for
you: for him will I accei)t: lest 1
deal witli you after ijoiir folly, in
that ye have not spoken of me the
thing which is right, like my ser-
vant Job.

9 So Lliphaz the Temanite and
Bildad file Shuhite ((inl Zopliar the
Naaniathitt' went, and did accord-
ing as flu^ Loiii) connnanded them :
the IjOiiT) also accepted Job.

10 And the LoiM) turned the cap-
tivity of Job, when he i)rayed for
his fricTids: also th(! LoiM) gave .lob
twice as much as he had before.

1 1 Then came there unto liim
all his brethren, and all his sistei's,
and all tliey that had been of his
a,c(|uainta-nce before, and did eat
bread with him in his house: and
they bemoanefl him, and comforted
him <)\'er all the evil that the JjolJl)
had brouglit ui)oti him : every man
also gave him a piec(' of nioney,and
e\'ery one an earring of gold.

12 So the Loi;i) l)l(;ssed the lat-

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The lia2)j)iness of the godly.

JOB, 42. The kingdom of the Lord's anointed.

terend of Job more than liis begin-
ning: for he had fourteen thousand
sheep, and six thousand camels,
and a thousand yoke of oxen, and
a thousand she asses.

Hi He had also seven sons and
three daughters.

1-4 And he called tlie name of the
first, Jemima ; and the name of the
second, Kezia ; and the name of
the third, Keren-happuch.

15 And in all the land were no
women found so fair as the daugh-
ters of Job : and their father gave
them inheritance among their
bi-ethren.

16 After this lived Job an hun-
di'ed and forty years, and saw his
sons, and his sons' sons, even four
generations.

1 7 So Job died, being old and full
of days.

THE BOOK OF PSALMS

PSALM 1.

1 Tfie happinenii of the godly. 4 The unhap-

pUienii of the ungodly.

LESSED is the man that walk-
eth not in the counsel of the
ungodly, nor standeth in the way
of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of
the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of
the Lord ; and in his law doth lie
meditate day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree
planted by the rivers of water,
that bringeth forth his fruit in
his season ; his leaf also shall not
wither ; and whatsoever he doeth
shall prosper.

4 Tlie ungodly are not so : but
are like the chaff which the wind
driveth away.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall
not stand in the judgment, nor
sinners in the congregation of the
righteous.

6 For the Lord knoweth the
way of the righteous : but the way
of the ungodly shall perish.

PSALM 2.

1 The Mngdom of Christ. 10 Kingft are ex-
horted to accejit it.

HY do the heathen " rage, and

the "people imagine a vain

thing 'I

2 The kings of the earth set
themselves, and the riders take
counsel together, against the Lord,
and against his an(jinted, .raying,

3 Let us break their bands
asunder, and cast away their cords
from us.

4 He that sitteth in the heavens
shall laugh : the Lord shall have
them in dei-ision.

5 Theji shall he speak unto them
in his wrath, and vex them in his
sore (lispleasure.

G ^"et have L set my king upon
my holy hill of Zion.

7 I will declare the deci'ee : the
Lord hath, said unto me. Thou art

my Son ; this day have I begotten
thee.

8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee
the heathen for thine inheritance
and the uttermost parts of the
earth for thy possession.

9 Thou shalt break them with a
rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them
in pieces like a potter's vessel.

10 Be wise now therefore, O ye
kings : be instructed, ye judges of
the earth.

1 1 Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.

1 2 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry,
and ye perish from the way, •* when
his wrath is kindled l)ut a little.
Blessed are all they that put their
trust in him.

psal:\i 3.

The security of God\i protection.

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom
his son.

LORD, how are they increased
that trouble me ! many are
they that rise up against me.

2 j\Iany there lie which say of my
soul. There is no help for him in
God. Selah.

3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield
for me ; my glory, and the lifter up
of mine head.

4 1" cried unto the LoRD with
my voice, and he * heard me out of
his holy hill. Selah.

5 I laid me down and slept ; I
awaked ; for the Lord sustained
me.

6 I will not be afraid of ten thou-
sands of peojjle, that have set the)n-
selves against me round about.

7 Arise, O Lord ; save me, O my
God : for thou hast smitten all
mine enemies iijnm the cheek b(me ;
thou hast broken the teeth of the
ungodly.

8 Salvation helongctJt unto the
Lord : thy blessing is uj)on thy
people. Selah.

4 for his
wrath will
.soon be
kiodled.

»cry

^ answereth

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A 2)Ttiy€r of trust.

PSALMS 4-

For mercy in trouble.

PSALM 4.

1 Dnrkl prayeth for avcUence. 2 ITe re-
proreth and exhoi'teth kin e/iemies, 6 Man'x
liappinenK is iH Ood^s/dronr.

1 To the chief Musician on 'Ne^anotli. A Psahii
of David.

HEAR me when I call, O God of
my righteousness : thou hast
•' enlarged me ivhen I was in dis-
ti'ess; have mercy upon me, and
hear my prayer.

2 O ye sons of men, how long
will ye turn my glory into shame <
hoin long will ye love vanity, and
seek after ^ leasing ? Selah.

3 But know that the Lord liath
set apart him that is godly for
himself : tlie Lord will hear when
I call unto him.

4 Stand in awe, and sin not :
commune with your own heart
upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

5 Offer the sacrifices of right-
eousness, and put your trust in
the Lord.

6 There he many that say. Who
will shew us any good 1 Lord, lift
thtju up the light of thy counte-
nance upon us.

7 Thou hast put gladness in my
heart, niore than in the time that
their ° corn and their wine in-
crtiased.

8 I will both lay me down in
peace, and sleep : for thou. Lord,
only makest me dwell in safety.

PSALM 5.

1 Ddiiil pfdi/eth, (ind profeHHi'lh li!n xtmh/ in
pvayer. 4 (rod fornnri'flt not the. wicAu'd.
7 Dariil .jiidj, s.^iiiij his fnitli, pra/yeth unto
God to (jiiidi liiiii. W til destroy hlHenemi^H,
11 and to i)ri'scrn; the. godly.

' To the chief Musician upon * Neliiloth. A Psalm
of David.

GIVE ear to my words, O Lord,
consider my meditation.

2 Hearken unto the voice of my
cry, my King, and my Uod : for
unto thee will I pray.

3 Aly voice shalt thou hear in the
morning, () Lord; in the morning
will 1 direct my jirayer unto thee,
and will look up.

4 For thou art not a fJod that
hath ijjeasure in wickedness: nei-
ther shall evil dwell with thee.

T) The '^foolisli slndl not stand in
thy sight : thou hatest all workers
of iniquity.

0 Thou shalt destroy tliem that
speak leasing : th(; liOitD will ab-
hor the " bloody and deceitful man.

7 ]»ut as for me, I will come info
thy house in the multitudes of thy
mercy : ami in thy fear will I woi--
shij) toward thy holy teninle.

8 Lead me, () Lord, in tliy right-
eousness because of m'uw enemies :

make thy way straight before my
face.

9 For there is no faithfulness in
their mouth ; their inward part is
"- very wickedness : tlieir throat is
an open sepulclire ; they flatter
with theii- tongue.

10 " Destroy thou them. O God ;
let them fall by theii- own counsels •
cast them out in the multitude or
their transgressions ; for they have
rebelled against thee.

11 But let all those that put
their trust in thee rejoice: let them
ever shout for joy, because thou
defendest them : let them also that
love thy narne be joyful in thee.

12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless
the righteous ; with favour wilt
thou compass him as iinth a shield.

PSALM 6.

1 David's complaint in ?nfi nioknesK. 8 By
faith he triuvijiheih over hix eiiemien.

■ To tlie chief Musician on '^ Noginoth uiion
Slieiiiinith, A Psalm of David.

OLORD, rebuke me not in thine
anger, neither chasten me in
thy hot displeasure.

2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord ;
for I am weak : O Lord, heal me ;
for my bones are '^ vexed.

3 My soul is also sore '^ vexed :

but thou, O Lord, how long (

4 Return, O LoRD,delivermysoul:
oh save me for thy mercies' sake.

5 For in death there is no remem-
brance of thee : in * the grave who
shall give thee thanks'?

6 I am weary with my groaning;
'"all the niaht make 1 i^iy bed to
swim ; i water my couch with my
tears.

7 Mine eye is consumed because
of grief ; it waxeth old because of
all mine enemies.

<S Depart from me, all ye woi'k-
ers of iniquity ; foi' the IjOIid liath
heard the voice of my weeping.

9 The Lord hath heard my su])-
plication ; the Lord will receive;
my pi'ayei'.

10 '" Let all mine encMnies be
ashamed an<l sore '' vexed : let tluMu

return and be ashamed suddenly.
PSALM 7.

1 Ddiiil pra>ieth (igaiimt the malice of his
I'liriidis, jir(fessiini h in iiiiiocencj/. HI Hy
faith he seeih iiix defence, and Ui'a dentriic-
iion <)/' his eiteiiiifH.

Shiffpaion of David, which lie tang unto tlic
l.oiii), concerninR- the words of (lusli tlic
Ucnjainltp.

LORD my God, in tliee do 1
'"^ put uiy fnist : save me fi-om

all tliein that persecute me, and

deliver me :

*Sheol.

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For Itelp iujainst enemies.

PSALMS 8, 9.

The dignity of man.

2 Lest he tear my soul like a
lion, rending it in pieces, while
there is none to deliver.

3 O Lord my ' God, if I have
done this ; if there be iniquity in
my hands ;

4 if 1 have rewarded evil unto
him that was at peace with me;
( yea, I have delivered him that
without cause is mine enemy :)

5 Let the enemy ' i)ersecute my
soul, and '^ take it: yea, let him tread
down my life upon the earth, and
lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

6 Arise, O Lord, in thine anger,
lift up thyself because of the rage
of mine enemies : and awake for
me to the judgment tfiat thou hast
commanded.

7 \So shall the congregation of
the "• people compass thee about :
'^foi- their sakes therefore return
th(Hi on high.

8 The Lord shall judge the "^ i^co-
l)le : jadge me, O Lord, according
to my righteousness, and according
to mine integrity that is in me.

9 Oh let the wickedness of the
wicked come to an end ; but es-
tablish the just: for the righteous
God trieth the hearts and reins.

10 My defence is oi God, which
saveth the upright in heart.

1 1 God ■^ judgcth the righteous,
and God is angi-y vnth the uncked

every day.

12 If ^ he turn not, he will whet
his sword ; he hath bent his bow,
and made it ready.

13 He hath also prepared for
him the instruments of death ; he
" ordaineth his arrows against the

2 Out of the mouth
and sucklings hast thou

of babes
' ordained

])ersecutoi's.

1-i Behold, he travaileth with
iniqvxity, and hath conceived mis-
chief, and brought forth falsehood.

15 He made a pit, and digged it,
and is fallen into the ditch tohich
he made.

16 His mischief shall return
upon his own liead, and his violent
dealing shall come down upon his
own pate.

17 I will '"praise the Lord ac-
cording to liis righteousness : and
will sing praise to the name of the
Lord most high.

PSALM '8.

God's glory in magnifed hy hix works, and
Ity fits love to man.

"To tho chief Miisinaii upon GittiUi, A Psalm
of David.

OLORl) our Lord, how excel-
lent is thy name in all the
(;arth ! wIkj hast set thy glory
'"above the heavens.

strength because of thine enemies,
that thou mightest still the enemy
and the avenger.

3 When I consider thy heavens,
the work of thy fingers, the moon
and the stars, which thou hast or-
dained ;

4 What is man, that thou art
mindful of him 1 and the son of
man, that thou visitest himl

5 For thou hast made him a
little lower than the angels, and
hast crowned him with glory and
honour.

6 Thou madest him to have do-
minion over the works of thy
hands ; thou hast put all things
under his feet :

7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and
the beasts of the field ;

8 The fowl of the air, and the
fish of tlie sea, and whatsoever pass-
eth through the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord our Lord, how excel-
lent is thy name in all the earth !

PSALM 9.

1 David praiseth God for executing ofjudg-

mevt. 11 He inciteth others to praise him.

V?, He prayeth that he may have cause to

praise him.
" To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben,

A J'salin of David.

I WILL ^" praise ^Aee,0 Lord, with
my whole heart; I will shew
forth all thy marvelhjus works.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in
thee : I will sing prai.se to thy
name, O thou most High.

3 When mine enemies are turned
back, they " sliall fall and perish at
thy presence.

4. For thou hast -maintained my
right and my cause ; thou satest in
the throne judging right.

5 Thou hast rebuked theheathen,
thou hast destroyed the wicked,
thou hast put out their name for
ever and ever.

6 '^O thou enemy, destructions

are come to a |)ci-i)ctual end : and
tliou hast destroye(-l"'citics: their
memorial is perisherl with them.

7 But the Lord ''shall endure for
ever : he hath prepare* I his throne
for judgment.

8 And he shall judge the world in
righteousness, ha shall minister
judgment to the •'people in up-
rightness.

9 The Lord also will bo a refuge
for the oppressed, a refuge in times
of trouble.

1 0 And they that know thy name
will put their trust in thee : for
thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them
that seek thee.

13 esta-
blished

1" gjve
thanks unto

14 stumble

15 The enemy
are come to
an end, they
are desolate
for ever :
•6 their
cities;
1" sitteth as
king

peoples

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A thanksgiving for GorVs justice. PSALMS 10, 11.

The Lord is our refuge.

11 Sing praises to the Lord.
whicli dwelleth in Zion : declare
among the ^ people his doings.

12 - When he maketh inquisition
for blood, he remembereth them :
he forgetteth not the cry of the
humble.

13 Have mercy upon me, O
Lord ; consider my trouble which^
I mft'er of them that hate me, thou
that liftest me up from the gates
of death :

1 4 That I may shew forth all thy
praise in the gates of the davxghter
of Zion : I will rejoice in thy salva-
tion.

15 The heathen are sunk down
in the pit that they made: in the
net which they hid is their own
foot taken.

16 The Lord ^is known t)y the
judgment which he execiiteth : the
wicked is snared m the work of his
own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

17 The wicked shall be turned
into *hell, and all the nations that
forget God.

18 For the needy shall not al way
be forgotten : the expectation of
the poor shall not perish for ever.

19 Arise, O Lord; let not man
prevail : let the heathen be judged
in thy sight.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord :
^ that the nations may know them-
selves to Ije Ijut men. Selah.

PSALM 10.

1 Ddritl comjifiihiet/i to Goil of the outrdfie
(if Ihe irickctl. 12 lie, i>rtiii('1h for veinedij.
1() III' proffsseth his coxp'dcnce. ■

WHY standest thou afar off, O
Lord*? why hidest thou thy-
se/f in times of trouble *?

2 Tlie wicked in //,?'.s pride doth
persecute the poor : let them be
taken in the devices that they have
imagined.

3 For the wicked boasteth of his
heart's desire, and •"' hlcsseth the
covetous, whom the Ldrd ablior-

icth.

\ Th(>. wicked, " through the
I)ride of his countenance, ^ will not
seek a/'fcr (rod ,- God /n 7iot in all

his tliou^jlits.

") 11 IS ways are " alwaysgiMcvous:
thy judgments are far ahoxc out of
his sight: an for all his enemies, he
l)uffi'th at them.

6 He hath said in his heart, 1
shall not Ije mf)ved : for / i^ha/f
never t/e in adversity.

7 His month is full of cursing and
deceitand "tV;iiul : uiuler his tongue
?'.s mischief and vanity.

» Sheol.

8 He sitteth in the lurking places
of the villages : in the secret places
doth he murder the innocent : his
eyes are privily set against the
poor.

9 He lieth in wait secretly as a
lion in his den : he lieth in wait to
catch the poor : he doth catch the
poor, when he draweth him into his
net.

10 He croucheth, and humbleth
himself, that the poor may fall by
his strong ones.

1 1 He hath said in his heart, God
hath forgotten : he hideth his face ;
he will never see it.

1 2 Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up
thine hand : for-get not the humble.

13 Wherefore doth the wicked
contemn God 1 he hath said in his
heart. Thou wilt not require it.

11 Thou hast seen it; for thou
beholdest mischief and spite, to re-
(luite it with thy hand : the poor
committeth himself unto thee; thou
art the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break thou the arm of the
wicked and the evil man : seek out
his wickedness till thou find none.

1 6 The Lord is King for evei- and
ever : the heathen are perished out
of his land.

1 7 Lord, thou hast heard the de-
sire of the humble : thou wilt pre-
pare their heart, thou wilt cause
thine ear to hear :

18 To judge the fatherless and
the oppressed, that ^° the man of the
earth may no more " oppi-css.

PSALM 11.

1 D<irid enconragelli hhiiKiIf in God (i(i<ihi.\l
h/K ciu'inies. 4 Tlif jtrorideiwe and jiix
ticf of God.
'-To the chief MusiciiiM, .1 Pxabn of Daviil.

IN the Lord put I my trust : how
say ye to my soul. Flee as a bird
to your mountain 1

2 For, lo, the wicker! bend tJteir
bow, they make ready theii* arrow
ui)on the string, that they may
privily shoot at the upright in
heart.

3 if the foundations be de-
stroyed, what can the I'ighteous do ?

4 The JjORD is ill his holy temple,
the Lord's throne is'in lieaven : his
eyes Ix'hold, his eyelids try, the
children of men.

5 Tlic [joiio trieth the rigliteous :
l)ut the wicked and him that loveth
violence his soul h.-itcth.

G rpoii the wicked he shall rain
snares, fire and brimstone, and an
horrible tempest: this shall he t\\v
portion of their cup.

7 ^'^ l''or the righteous TyOi;i> lov-
eth ri^diti'oiisiicss ; his coiintciiiiiice
dot h liehold I he iipi iglil ■

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A iirayer for help.

PSALMS 12-16.

A citizen of Zion.

PSALM 12.

1 Bar id, destitute of human comfort, craveth
help of God. 3 He cornforteth himself with
God's judgments on the wicked, and confi-
dence in God's tried promises.

1 To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A
I'salm of David.

HELP, Lord ; for the godly man
ceaseth ; for the faithful fail
from among the children of men.

2 They speak '^ vanity every one
with his neighbour: »'/Y/i flattering
lips and with a double heart do
they speak.

3 The Lord shall cut off all flat-
tering lips, and the tongue that
speaketh proud things :

4 Who have said, With our
tongue will we prevail ; our lips (ire
our own : who is lord over us 1

5 For the oppression of the poor,
for the sighing of the needy, now
will I arise, saith the Lord; I will
set him in safety from him that
puffeth at him.

6 The words of the Lord are pure
words : cr.s silver tried in a furnace
■'of earth, purified seven times.

7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord,
thou shalt preserve them from this
generation for ever.

8 The wicked walk on every side,
when the vilest men are exalted.

PSALM 13.

1 David complaineth of delay in help. 3 He
prayeth for preventing grace. 5 He boast-
eth of divine mercy.
iTci the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

OW long wilt thou forget me,

O Lord? for ever"? how long

wilt thou hide thy face from mel

2 How long shall I take counsel
in my soul, having, sorrow in my
heart daily'? how long shall mine
enemy be exalted over me"?

3 Consider and hear me. O Lord
my God : lighten mine eyes, lest I
sleep the deei^ of death ;

4 Lest mine enemy say, I have
prevailed against him ; and. those
that trouble me rejoice when I am
moved.

5 But I have trusted in thy
mercy ; my heart shall rejoice in
thy salvation.

6 I will sing unto the Lord, be-
cause he hath dealt bountifully
with me.

PSALM 14.

1 David describeth the corruption of n
natural man. 4 He conriricefJi, the iricked

ble works, there is none that doeth
good.

2 The Lord looked down from
heaven upon the children of men.
to see if there were any that did
understand, and seek God.

3 They are all gone aside, they
are all together become filthy : there
is none that doeth good, no, not
one.

4 Have all the workers of ini-
quity no knowledge 1 who eat up
my people as they eat bread, and
call not upon the Lord.

5 There were they in great fear :
for God is in the generation of the
righteous.

6 Ye have shamed the counsel of
the poor, * because the Lord is his
refuge.

7 Oh that the salyation of Israel
were come out of Zion ! when the
Lord bringeth back the captivity
of his people, Jacob shall rejoice,
a.rul Israel shall be glad.

PSALM 15.

David describeth a citizen of Zion.
A Psahn of David.

LORD, who shall -^ abide in thy
tabernacle 1 who shall dwell in
thy holy hill ?

2 He that walketh uprightly, and
worketh righteousness, and speak-
eth the truth in his heart.

3 He that backbiteth not with
his tongue, nor doeth evil to his
neighbour, nor taketh iip a re-
proach against his neighbour.

4 In whose eyes a vile person is
contemned ; but he honoureth them
that fear the Lord. He that swear-
eth to his own hurt, and changeth
not.

5 He that putteth not out his
money to usury, nor taketh reward
against the innocent. He that
doeth these things shall never be
moved.

PSALM 16.

1 David, in distrust of merits, and haired
of idolatn/, Hecthio'dod for iins.'rvalion .
b lie sliewetli tlie Jiojie of his calliuii, of the
resurrection, and /ife everlasting.

Michtam of David.

PPvESERVE me, O God : for in
thee do I put my trust.

2 0 my soul, thou hast said unto
the Lord, Thou art my Lord : "my
goodness f.>Vi"/KA^^// not t(^ tlu'(^:

3 ' l>i(f to tiie saints that are in

by the Ughi of their conscience, t He g/ori-

eih in the saltation of God.

iTo the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

THE fool hath said in his heart,
There is no God. They are
corrupt, they have done abomina

4 but

the oartli, "nnd to the excellent, in
whom is all my delight.

4 Their sorrows shall be multi-
plied that hasten rt/y^'r another (/or/.-
their drink offerings of blood will

sojovirn

*0r,

•' I have no
i^ood beyond
thee.
' As for
8 * they are

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God oivr portion in life and death. PSALMS 17, 18. A prayer against oppressor.

I not offer, nor take up their names
^ into my lips.

5 The Lord is the portion of
mine inheritance and of my cup :
thou maintainest my lot.

6 The lines are fallen unto me in
pleasant 2)/«''f« >' yea, I have a
goodly heritage.

7 I will bless the Lord, who hath
given me counsel : _my reins also
instruct me in the night seasons.

8 I have set tlie Lord alwaj's be-
fore me : because he is at my right
hand, I shall not be moved.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and
my glory rejoiceth : my flesh also
shall ' rest in hope.

1 0 For thou wilt not leave my
soul in * hell ; neither- wilt thou
suffer thine ^ Holy One to see t cor-
ruption.

1 1 Thou wilt shew me the path
of life : in thy presence is fulness
of joy ; at thy right hand there are
pleasures for evermore.

PSALM 17.

1 Diivid, inconfidevce of hi a integrity, crav-
eth defence of God ugaliMthM enemies. 10
ffe sheipeth their pride, craft, mid e.ager-
nens. 13 He prayeth againut them in con-
fidence of his hope.

A Prayer of David.

HEAK the right, O Lord, attend
unto my cry, give ear unto
my prayer, that yoeth not out of
feigned lips.

2 Let my sentence come forth
from thy presence ; let thine eyes
beliold ^ tlie things that are equal.

3 Thou hast proved mine heart;
thou hast visited me in the night ;
thou hast tried me, a?i/Zshalt find
nothing ; T am purposed that my
mouth sliall not transgress.

4 Concerning the works of men.
by the word of thy lips I have kept
me from, the paths of tlie destroyer.

5 '' Hold up my goings in tliy

paths, flidt my t'ool'stcns sHd not.

6 I have called upon thee, for
thou wilt liear me, () (Jod : incline
thine ear unto me, and hear my
si)€>ech.

7 Shew thy marvellous loving-
kindness, O thou that savest by tliy
r-ight hand them whi(;h put their
ti'ust 'in thee from those that rise up
aniiiiist them.

M Keej) me as the apple of the
eye, hide me under the shadow of
thy wings,

0 Fi'oin the wicked that oppress
me, fniiit my deadly enemies, ivho
(■ompass me about.

10 They aie inclo.sed in their own

* Sheol.

t the pit.

fat : with their mouth they speak
proudly.

1 1 They have now compassed us
in our steps : they have .set their
eyes "bowing down to the earth ;

12 Like as a lion that is greedy
of his prey, and as it were a young
lion lurking in secret places.

1.3 Arise, O Loud, ^ disappoint
him, cast him down : deliver my
soul from the wicked, ^ which is thy
sword :

l-i From ^men ivhicli are thy
hand, O Lord, from men of the
world, which liave their portion in
this lire, and whose belly thou fillest
with thy hid treasure: they are full
of children, and leave the rest of
their substance to their babes.

15 As for me, I will behold thy
face in righteousness : I shall be
satisfied, when I awake, witli thy
likeness.

PSALM 18.

Ddiud praiHeih God for hin manifold and
mureellous bh'.s,si7i.ff^.

1" To the chief Musician, A Pnalm of David, tho
servant of the Lord, who spake unto tlie
Loiin the words of this sonf,' in the day that
the Lord delivered him from the hand" of all
his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And
he said,

I WILL love thee, O Lord, my
strength.

2 The Lord is my rock, and my
fortress, and my deliverer ; my God,
my strength, in whom I will ti-ust ;
my buckler, and the horn of my
salvation, and my high tower.

3 I will call upon tne Lord, who
is PH>rthy to be praised : so shall
I be saved from mine enemies.

4 The " son-ows of death com-
passed me, and the floods of un-
godly men made me afraid.

5 The "^sorrows of *hell com-
passed nie about: the snares of
death '"'pi'eventcd me.

6 In my distress I called upon tlie
Lord, and cried unto my God : he
heard my voice out of his temple,
aiid my cry came before him, eoeit.
into his ears.

7 'i'hen the earth shook and
trembled ; the foundations also of
the hills moved and were shaken,
because he was wroth.

8 There went uv* a smoke out of
his nostrils, and fire out of liis
nioutli (levoured : coals were kin-
dled by it.

9 He bowed the heavens also, and
came (I()wn : and darkness was un-
dei' his feet.

10 And he rode upon a clierul),
and did lly : yea, he did ily ujxtn
the wings of the wind.

^ to cast us

^ coafrout

8 by

3 men, by

'"For

* Sbeol.

11 cords

1- cunic upon

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PSALM 18.

Go(V.s viarvellons delivera>ices.

1 1 He niade darkness his secret
place ; his pavihon i-ound about
liiin icere dark waters a7id thick
clouds of the skies.

1 2 At the brightness that was be-
fore him his thick clouds passed,
hail stones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered in
the heavens, and the Highest gave
his voice ; hail stones and coals of
fire.

14 Yea, he sent out his arrows,
and scattered them ; and he shot
out lightnings, and discomfited
them.

15 Then the channels of waters
were seen, and the foundations of
the world were ^ discovered at thy
rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the
breath of thy nostrils.

16 He sent from above, he took
me, he drew me out of many Avaters.

17 He delivered me from my
strong enemy, and from them
which hated me : for they were
too strong for me.

IS They '^ prevented me in the
day of my calamity : but the Lord
was my stay.

19 He brought me forth also
into a large place ; he delivered
me, because he delighted in me.

20 The Lord rewarded me ac-
cording to my righteousness ; ac-
cording to the cleanness of my
hands hath he recompensed me.

2 1 For I have kept the ways of
the Lord, and have not wickedly
departed from my God.

22 For all his judgments tvere
before me, and I did not put away
his statutes fi'om me.

23 I was also upright before
hiin, and I kept myself from mine
iniquity.

24 Therefore hath the Lord
recompensed me according to my
righteousness, accorfling to the
cleanness of my hands in his ej'e-
sight.

25 With the merciful thou wilt
shew thyself merciful ; with an
upi'ight man thou wilt shew thy-
self upright ;

26 AVith the pure thou wilt
shew thyself pure; and with the
•' fi-owai-fl thou wilt shew thyself
fro ward.

27 For thou wilt save tlie afflicted
people ; but wilt bring down high
looks.

28 For thou wilt light my
^candle: the Lord my God will
eiiligiiten my darkness.

29 For by thee I "have run
through a troop ; and by my God

lia\-e 1 leaped over a wall.
30 ^l,s fo)- God, his way is per-

fect: the word of the Lord is tried :
he is a buckler to all those that
trust in him.

31 For who is God save the
LordI or who is a rock save our
God ?

32 It is God that girdeth me
with strength, and maketh my
way pei'fect.

33 He maketh my feet like hinds'
feet, and setteth me upon my high
places.

34 He teacheth my hands to
war, so that a bow of steel is
broken by mine arms.

35 Thou hast also given me the
shield of thj^ salvation : and thy
right hand hath holden me up,
and thy ''gentleness hath made me
great.

36 Thou hast enlarged my steps
under me, that my feet did riot slip.

37 I have pursued mine enemies,
and overtaken them : neither did I
turn again till they were consumed.

38 I have v.ounded them that
they were not able to rise : they
are fallen under my feet.

39 For thou hast girded me with
strength unto the battle : thou
hast subdued under me those that
rose up against me.

40 Thou hast also '^ given me the
necks of mine enemies ; that i
might desti'oj^ them that hate me.

41 They cried, but there ?ras
none to save them: even unto the
Lord, but he answered them not.

42 Then did I beat them small
as the dust before the wind : I did
cast them out as the dirt in the
streets.

43 Thou hast delivered me from
the strivings of the people ; and
thou hast made me the head of the
heathen : a people ivhom I have
not known shall serve me.

44 As soon as tliey hear of me,
they shall obey me : the strangers
shall submit themselves unto me.

45 The strangers shall fade away,
and " be afraid out of their close
places.

46 The Lord liveth ; and blessed
t/e my rock ; and let the God of my
salvation be exalted.

47 It is God that avengeth me,
and subdueth ^" the peot)le under
me.

48 He delivereth me from mine
enemies : yea, thou liftest me up
above those that rise up against
me : thou ' ' h;ist delivered me from
the violent man.

49 Therefore will I give thanks
unto thee, O Lord, among the hea-
then, and sing praises unto thy
name.

'' condescen-
sion

8 made mine
enemies
turn tlieir
backs unto
me;

^ come
tremblinj

1" peoples

li (k'liverest

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The ivorks and the icord of God.

PSALMS 19-21.

A i^rayer before battle.

1 loving-
kindness

3 tlieir voice
cannot be
lieard.

•• his conrse.

5 restorinir

6 from great
transgres-
sion.

50 Great deliverance giveth he
to his king ; and sheweth ^ mercy
to his anointed, to David, and to
his seed for evermore.

PSALM 19.

1 The creatures shew GocVs glory. 1 The
\oord his grace. 12 David j^rayeth for
grace.

2 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

THE heavens declare the glory
of God ; and the firmament
sheweth his handywork.

2 Day unto day uttereth speech,
and night unto night sheweth
knowledge.

3 There is no speech nor lan-
guage, " ythere their voice is not
heard.

4 Their line is gone out through
all the earth, and their words to
the end of the world. In them
hath he set a tabernacle for the
sun,

5 Which is as a bridegroom com-
ing out of his chamber, and rejoic-
eth as a strong man to run ■*a,
race.

6 His going forth is from the end
of the heaven, and his circuit unto
the ends of it : and there is nothing
hid from the heat thereof.

7 The law of tlie Loud is perfect,
'^converting the soul : the testimony
of the Lord is sure, making wise
the simple.

8 The statutes of the Lord are
right, rejoicitig the heart : the com-
mandment of the Lord is pure, en-
lightening the eyes.

9 The fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring for ever : the judgments
of the Lord are true and rigliteous
altogether.

10 More to b(; desired are flip}/
than gold, yea, than much fine
gold : sweeter also than honey and
the honeycomb.

1 1 Mor-eover by them is thy ser-
vant warned : and in keeping of
them there is great reward.

12 Who can und(;rstand his er-
rors i cleanse thou me from secret
faults.

13 Keep l)ack thy servant also
from presumptuous .s/?i,s ; let them
not have dominion over me : then
shall I be upright, and I shall be
innocent "from tlie great trans-
j£r('ssioii.

14 L(!t the, words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in thy sight, O
Lord, my * strength, and my i-e-
deemer.

* Ileb. rock.

PSALM 20.

1 The church h/esseth the king in his exploits.

1 Her confidence in God's succour.

2 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

riIHE Lord hear thee in the day
-L of trouble ; the name of the
God of Jacob defend thee ;

2 Send thee help from the sanc-
tuary, and strengthen thee out of
Zion ;

3 Ptemember all thy offerings,
and accept thy burnt sacrifice ;
Selah.

4 Grant thee '' according to thine
own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

5 We will rejoice in thy salva-
tion, and in the name of our God
we will set up our banners : the
Lord fulfil all thy petitions.

6 Now know 1 tnat the Lord
saveth his anointed ; he will hear
him from his holy heaven with the
saving strength of his right hand.

7 Some trust in chariots, and some
in horses : but we will ^ remember

the name of the Lord our God.

8 They are brought down and
fallen : but we are risen, and stand
upright.

9 "Save, Lord : let the king hear
us when we call.

PSALM 21.

1 A thanksgimng for victory. 7 (Confidence
of further success.

2 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

THE king shall joy in thy
strength, O Lord ; and in thy
salvation how greatly shall he re-

joice

2 Thou hast given him his heart's
desire, and hast not withholden
the request of his lijjs. Selah.

3 For thou '"i^reveiitest him with
the blessings of goodness : thou
settest a crown of pure gold on his
head.

1 He asked life of thee, and thou
gavest it him, even length of days
for ever and ever.

5 His glory ?.s' great in thy salva-
tion : honoui' and majesty hast
thou laid upon him.

6 For thou hast nuule him most
blessed for evei- : thou iiast made
him exceeding glad with thy coun-
tenance.

7 For the king trusteth in the
Lord, and ihrough the mercy of
the most High lie shall not be
moved.

8 Thine hand shall Imd out all
thine enemies: thy right hand
shall find out those that hate thee.

9 Thou shalt make them as a

tOr,

' thy

lieart's de-
sire,

^ make
mention of

" t O Lord,
save tlie
king ; and
hear us

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A thanksgiving after victory.

PSALMS 22, 23.

Ddicerance from deep distress.

fiery oven in the time of thine
anger : the Lord shall swallow
them up in his wrath, and the fire
shall devour them.

10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy
from the earth, and their seed
from among the children of men.

1 1 For they intended evil against
thee : they imagined a mischievous
device, which they are not able to
"perform.

12 Therefore shalt thou make
them turn their back, tvhen thou
shalt make ready thine arrows upon
thy strings against the faceof them.

13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in
thine own strength : so will we
sing and praise thy power.

PSALM 22.

1 David complaineih in great discourage-
ment. 9 He pniyeth in great distress.
23 He prais&th God,

' To the chief Musician - upon Aijelcth Shahar,
A Psalm of David.

MY God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me"? wliy art
thou so far from helping me, and
from the words of my '' roai'ing 1

2 O my God, I cry in the day-
time, but thou hearest not ; and in
thenight season, and ^ am not silent.

3 But thou art holy, 0 thou that
•' inhabitest the praises of Israel.

4 Our fathers trusted in thee :
they trusted, and thou didst de-
liver them.

5 They cried unto thee, and were
delivered : they trusted in thee,
and were not confounded.

6 But I am a worm, and no man ;
a reproach of men, and despised of
the people.

7 All they that see me laugh me
to scorn : they shoot out the lip,
they shake the head, saying,

8 He trusted on the Lord that
he would deliver him : let him de-
liver him, seeing he delighted in
him.

9 But thou art he that took me
out of the womb : thou didst make
me " hope when. I was upon my
mother's breasts.

10 I was cast upon thee from
the womb : thou art my God '' from
my mother's belly.

11 Be not far from me ; for
trouble is near ; for there is none
to help.

12 Many bulls have compassed
me : strong IrnHs of Bashan have
beset me round.

13 They gaped upon me v<ith
their mouths, a.f a ravening and a
roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint :

my heart is like wax ; it is melted
in the midst of my " bowels.

15 ]\ly strength is dried up like
a potsherd ; and my tongue cleav-
eth to my jaws ; anrl thou hast
brought me into the dust of death.

1 G For dogs have compassed me :
the assembly of the wicked have
inclosed me : they pierced my
hands and my feet.

17 1 may tell all my bones : they
look and stare upon me.

18 They part my garments
among them, and cast lots upon
my vesture.

19 But be not thou far from me,
O Lord -. O my strength, haste thee
to help me.

20 Deliver my soul from the
sword ; my "darling from the power
of the dog.

2 1 Save me from the lion's mouth :
'"for thou hast heard me from the

horns ot tJie unicorns.

22 1 will declare thy name unto
my brethren : in the midst of the
congregation will I praise thee.

23 Ye that fear the Lord, praise
him ; all ye the seed of Jacob, glo-
rify him ; and '^ fear him, all ye the
seed of Israel.

24 For he hath not despised nor
abhorred the affliction of the af-
flicted ; neither hath he hid his face
from him ; but when he cried unto
him, he heard.

25 ^'' My praise shall he of thee in
the great congregation : i will pay
my vows before them that fear him.

26 The meek shall eat and be
satisfied : they shall praise the Lord
that seek him : ''^ your heart shall
live for ever.

27 All the ends of the world shall
remember and turn unto the LbRD :
and all the kindreds of the nations
shall worship before thee.

28 For the kingdom is the
Lokd's : and he is the governor
among the nations.

29 All thev that l>e fat upon earth
shall eat and worship : all they that
go down to the dust shall bow be-
fore him : '•* and none can keep alive
his own soul.

30 A seed shall serve him ; it
shall be '''accounted to the Lord
for a generation.

3 1 They shall come, and shall de-
clare his righteousness unto a peo-
ple that shall be born, that he hath
done this.

PSALM 23.

David's confidence in God's grace.
A P.salni of David,

THE Lord is my shepherd ; I
shall not want.

body.

3 dear life

1" yea, from
the horns of
the wild-
oxen thou
hast

answered
me.

11 stand in
awe of

12 Of thee
cometh my
praise

13 let your
heart

1"* even he
that cannot

15 told of the
Lord unto
the next

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The King ofylory entenng Zion. PSALMS 24-26. Praijer for pardon and guidance.

2 He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures : he leadeth me be-
side the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul : he lead-
eth me in the paths of righteous-
ness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil : for thou art
with me ; thy rod and thy staff they
comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before
me in the presence of mine ene-
mies : thou anointest my head with
oil ; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my
life : and I will dwell in the house
of the Lord for ever.

PSALM 24.

1 GocVs lordship in the world. 8 The citi-
zens of his Hpiritiud kingdom. 1 An ex-
hortation to receive him.

A Psalm of David.

THE earth is the Lord's, and the
fulness thereof; the world,
and they that dwell therein.

2 For he hath founded it upon
the seas, and established it upon
the floods.

3 Who shall ascend into the hill
of the LordI oi- who shall stand in
his holy place %

4 He that hath clean hands, and
i;, otj]ure heart ; who hath not lifted
up hil^! soul unto ^ vanity, nor sworn
deceittrully. . ,i u, •

5 He sihall receive the blessing
from the Lo-i?iX>, and righteousness
from the God oi'^vhis salvation.

6 This is the geiy^eration ot them
that seek him, that -seek thy face,
- Q .Jacob. Selah.

7 Lift up your heads, (J), ye gates ;
and "be ye lift up, ye_ev;'^rlasting
doors ; and the King of glol-J shall
come in.

8 Who is this King of gl <?ry f
The Lord strong and mighty, Mie
Lord mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates' ;
even lift them up, ye everlasting
doors ; and the King of glory shall
come in.

10 Who is this King of glory 1
The Lord of hosts, he is the King
of glory. Selah.

PSALM 25.

1 Ddvid'uvonfidence in prayer. 1 He pro;/-
eth for reminHioti of sins, 16 and for hilji
in affliction.

A Psalm of D.avid.

UNTO thee, O Lord, do T lift up
my soul.
2 O my Ciod, I trust in thee : let
me not be ashamed, let not mine
enemies triumph over me.

3 Yea, let none that wait on thee
be ashamed : let theni be ashamed
which ■' transgress without cause.

4 Shew me tliy ways, O Lord ;
teach me thy paths.

5 Lead me in thy truth, and
teach me : for' thou <t)i the God of
my salvation ; on thee do I wait all
the day.

6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender
mercies and thy lovingkindnesses ;
for they have been ever of old.

7 Ptem ember not the sins of my
youth, nor my transgressions : ac-
cording to thy mercy remember thou
me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.

8 Good and upright is the Lord :
therefore will he teach sinners in
the way.

9 The meek will he guide in judg-
ment : and the meek will he teach
his way.

10 All the paths of the Lord are
mercy and truth unto such as keep
his covenant and his testimonies.

1 1 For thy name's sake, O Lord,
pardon mine iniquity; for it is
great.

12 What man is he that feareth
the Lord '\ him shall he teach in
the way that he shall choose.

13 His soul shall dwell at ease ;
and his seed shall inherit the ""earth.

*0r,

14 The ^ secret of the Lord is
with them that fear him ; and he
will shew them his covenant.

1.5 Mine eyes are ever toward the
Lord ; for he shall pluck my feet
out of the net.

16 Turn thee unto me, and have
mercy upon me ; for I am desolate
and afflicted.

1 7 The troubles of my heart '^ are
enlarged : 0 bring thou me out of
my distresses.

18 Look upon mine affliction and
my pain ; and forgive all my sins.

1 9 Consider mine enemies ; for
they are many ; and they hate me
with cruel hatred.

20 O keep my soul, and deliver
me : let me not be ashamed ; for I
put my trust in thee.

' 51 Letintegrity and uprightness
preseYive me ; for I wait on tiiee.

22 Revdeem Israel, O God, out of
all his trouibles.

PSIALM 26.

David resorteth unto /?od in confidence ofhin
integrity. '

A Psalm of David.

TUDGK me, () L(;ui) ; for I have
M walked in mine integrity: I

have trusted also ' \n
therefore I shall not si

the TiORD :

ide

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Protestation of integrity.

PSALMS 27, 28.

Prayer for help.

2 Examine me, O Lord, and
prove me ; try my reins and my
heart.

3 For thy lovingkindness m be-
fore mine eyes : and I have walked
in thy truth.

4 1 have not sat with vain per-
sons, neither will I go in with dis-
semblers.

5 I have hated the congregation
of evil doers ; and will not sit with
the wicked.

G I will wash mine hands in in-
nocency : so will I compass thine
altar, O Lord :

7 That 1 may publish with the
voice of thanksgiving, and tell of
all thy wondrous works.

8 Lord, I have loved the habita-
tion of thy house, and the place
where ' thine honour dwelleth.

9 Gather not my soul with sin-
ners, nor my life with '^ hl()<:>dy men :

10 In whose hands is mischief,
and their right hand is full of bribes.

1 1 But as for me, I will walk in
mine integrity : redeem me, and be
merciful unto me.

12 My foot standeth in an even
place : in the congregations will I
bless the Lord.

PSALM 27.

1 DitrUl suiitainef/i, his faith by the 2)ower of
God, 4 hi/ his love to the service of God,
9 hy prai/er.

A Psalm of David.

THE Lord is my light and my
salvation ; whom shall I fear 1
the Lord is the strength of my life ;
of whom shall I be afraid 1

2 When the wicked, even mine
enemies and my foes, came upon
me to eat up my tlesh, they stum-
bled and fell.

3 Though an host should encamp
against me, my heart shall not fear :
though war should rise against me,
•' in this vnll I be confident.

4 One t/muj have I desired of the
Lord, that will I seek after ; that I
may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life, to behold
the beauty of the Lord, and to en-
quire in his temple.

5 For in the time of trouble he
shall hide me in his pavilion : in
the ^secret ■t)f his tabernacle shall
he hide me ; he shall set mo up
upon a rock.

6 And now shall mine head be
lifted up above mine enemies round
about me : therefore will I offer in
his tabernacle sacrifices of joy: I
will sing, yea, 1 will sing praises
unto the Lord.

7 Hear, O Lord, ^vhen I cry with
my voice : have mercy also upon
me, and answer me.

8 When than saidst. Seek ye my
face ; my heart said unto thee, Thy
face, Lord, will 1 seek.

9 Hide not thy face far from me ;
put not thy servant away in anger :
thou hast been my help : leave me
not, neither forsake me, O God of
my salvation.

10 When my father and my
mother forsake me, then the Lord
will take me u]3.

11 Teach me thy way, O Lord,
and lead me in a jjlain path, be-
cause of mine enemies.

12 Deliver me iiot over unto the
will of mine enemies : for false wit-
nesses are risen up against me, and
such as breathe out cruelty.

13 / Jtad fainted, unless I had be-
lieved to see the goodness of the
Lord in the land of the living.

1 4 Wait on the Lord : ° be of good
courage, and he shall strengthen

thine heart: wait, 1 say, on the
Lord.

PSALM 28.

1 David prayeth earnestly against hig ene-
mies. G J/e hlesseih God. 9 lie prayeth
for the people.

A Psalm of David.

UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord
my rock ; be not silent to me :
lest, if thou be silent to me, I be-
come like them that go down into
the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my supplica-
tions, when I cry unto thee, when
I lift up my hands toward thy holy
° oracle.

3 Draw me not away with the
wicked, and with the workers of
iniquity, which speak peace to their
neighbours, but mischief is in their
hearts.

4 Give them according to their
deeds, and according to the wick-
edness of their ^endeavours : give
them after the work of their hands ;
render to them their desert.

.5 Because they regard not the
works of the Lord, nor the opera-
tion of his hands, he shall ** destroy
them, and not build them up.

6 Blessed he the Lord, because he
hath heard the voice of my suppli-
cations.

7 The Lord is my sti'ength aiul
my shield ; my heart trusted in
him, and I am helped: therefore
my heart greatly rejoiceth ; and
with my song will I praise him.

8 The Lord is their strength,
and he is "the saving strengtli of
his anointed!

9 S;ive thy people, and bless
thine inheritance : feed them also,
and '" lift them up for ever.

The voice of the Lord.

PSALMS 29-31.

Praise for deliverance.

1 holy array.

2 wild-ox.

3 strippeth
the forests
bare :

■* everything
saith, Glory,
s sat as king
at the
Flood ;

'' to his lioly
name.

'■ tarry

PSALM 29.

1 David evhorteih princea to give glory to
God, 3 by reason of his power, 11 and
protection of his people.

A Psalm of David.

GIVE unto the Lord, O ye
mighty, give unto the Lord
glory and strength.

2 Give unto the Lord the glory
due unto his name ; worship the
Lord in ^ the beauty of holiness.

3 The voice of the Lord ^.s' upon
the waters : the God of glory thun-
dereth : the Lord ^s upon many
waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is power-
ful ; the voice of the Lord is full
of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord break-
eth the cedars ; yea, the Lord
breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He maketh them also to skip
like a calf ; Lebanon and Sirion
like a young " unicorn.

7 The voice of the Lord divideth
the flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shaketh
the wilderness ; the Lord shaketh
the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord maketh
the hinds to calve, and •' discovereth
the forests : and in his temple
"* d<^th every one speak of his glory.

10 The Loud •''sitteth upon the
flood : yea, the Lord sitteth King
for ever.

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

PSALM 30.

1 David praisetli God for hin dtlirerance.
4 He exhorteth others to praise him hy ex-
ample of God''s dealing icith him.

A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the
house of David.

T WILL extol thee, O Lord ; for
i thou hast liftefl me up, and
hast not made my foes to rejoice
over me.

2 O Lord my God, I cried unto
thee, and thou hast healed me.

3 O Lord, thou hast brought up
my soul fi'om * the grave : thou
hast kept me alive, that I sliould
not go down to the pit.

4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye
saints of his, and give thanks " at
the remembranci^ of his holiiu'ss.

5 Por his anger eujiurclh, hut a
moment; in his favour is life:
weeping may "^ endur<^ for a night,
but joy arnieth in tlic morning.

6 And in my jjrosix'i-ity I said,
I shall never be moved.

Sheol.

7 Lord, by thy favour thou hast
made my mountain tostand strong :
thou didst hide thy face, and I was
troubled.

8 I cried to thee, O Lord ; and
unto the Lord I niade supplication.

9 What profit is there in my blood,
when I go down to the pit 'I Shall
the dust praise thee 1- shall it de-
clare thy truth 1

10 Hear, O Lord, and have
mercy upon me : Lord, be thou
my helper.

1 1 Thou hast turned for me my
mourning into dancing : thou hast
put ofli" my sackcloth, and girded
me with gladness ;

1 2 To the end that 7ny t glory
may sing praise to thee, and not
be silent. O Lord my^ God, I will
give thanks unto thee for ever.

PSALM 31.

1 David showing his confidence in God
craveth Ms help. 1 lie rejoioeth m his
mercy. 9 He prayeth in his calamity.
19 lie praiseth God for his goodness.

8 Tf> the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

IN thee, O Lord, do I put my
tru.st ; let me never be ashamed :
deliver me in thy righteousness.

2 Bow down thine ear to me ;
deliver me speedily : be thou my
strong rock, for an house of de-
fence to save me.

3 For thou art my rock and my
fortress ; therefore for thy name's
sake lead me, and guide me.

4 Pull me out of the net that
they have laid privily for me : for
thou art my '^ strength.

5 Into thine hand I commit my
spirit : thou hast redeemed me, ^" O
Lord God of truth.

6 1 have hated them that regard
lying vanities : but I trust in the
Lord.

7 I will be glad and rejoice in
thy mercy : for thou hast consid-
ered my trouble ; thou liast known
my soul in adversities ;

8 And hast not shut me up into
the hand of the enemy : thou hast
set my feet in a large room.

9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord,
for I am in trouble : mine eye is
consumed with grief, yea, my soul
and my " belly.

10 Foi- my life is spent with
grief, and my years with sighing :
my strength faileth because of
mine iniquity, and my bones are
consumed.

11 I was a reproacli '- imioTijj: all
mine enemies, '•' but rspcc-iiilly
among my neiglibours, and a fear

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t Tliat is, soul.

9 strong
hold.

w O Lord,
thou God

11 l)ody.

1- because of

!•' yea, ex-
ceedingly

A commendation to God.

PSALMS 32, 33.

Blessedness of forgiveness.

to mine acquaintance : they that
did see me without fled from nie.

12 1 am forgotten as a dead man
out of mind : I am like a broken
vessel.

13 For I have heard the slander
of many : fear was on every side :
while they took counsel together
against me, they devised to take
away my life.

14 But I trusted in thee, O
Lord : I said, Thou aj^t my God.

15 My times are in thy hand:
deliver me from the hand of mine
enemies, and from them that perse-
cute me.

1 6 Make thy face to shine upon
thy servant : save me for thy
mercies' sake.

17 Let me not be ashamed, O
Lord ; for I have called upon
thee : let the wicked be ashamed,
and let them be silent in * the

18 Let the lying lips be put to
silence ; which speak grievous
things pi'oudly and contemptu-
ously against the righteous.

1 9 Oh how great is thy goodness,
which thou hast laid up for them
that fear thee ; ivhich thou hast
wrought for them that trust in
thee before the sons of men !

20 Thou shalt hide them in the
secret of thy presence from the
' pride of man : thou shalt keep
them secretly in a pavilion fi'om
the strife of tongues.

2 1 Blessed be tire Lord : for he
hath sheNved me his marvellous
kindness in a strong city.

22 For I said in my "^ haste, I am
cut off from before thine ej^es :
nevertheless thou heardest the
voice of my supplications when I
cried unto thee.

23 O love the Lord, all ye his
saints : for the Lord preserveth
the faithful, and plentifully re-
wardeth the proud doer.

24 ^ Be of ffood courage, and he

shall strengtlien your heart, all ye
that hope in the Lord.

PSALM 32.

\ Blessedness coiiitiafcth in rfinisKi'oii of sins.
3 Confession of Kins ijirctli i-asc to the con-
science. S God's jii(niiisi-.s hriiKj joy.
A Psiilm of DaviJ, Mascliil.

BLESSED is he ivhose transgres-
sion is forgiven, ivhose sin is
covered.

2 Blessed is the man unto whom
the Lord imputeth not iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no
guile.

3 When I kept silence, my bones

waxed old through my roaring all
the day long.

4 For day and night thy hand
was heavy upon me : my moisture
* is^ turned into the drought of
summer. Selah.

•5 I acknowledged my sin unto
thee, and mine iniquity have I not
hid. I said, 1 will confess my trans-
gressions unto the Lord ; and thou
forgavest the iniquity of my sin.
Selah.

6 For this shall every one that is
godly pray unto thee in a time
when thou mayest be found : surely
in the floods of great waters they
shall not come nigh unto him.

7 Thou art my hiding place ; thou
shalt preserve me from trouble ;
thou shalt compass me about with
songs of deliverance. Selah.

8 I will instruct thee and teach
thee in the way which thou shalt
go : I will ^ guide thee with mine

* Sheol.

eye.

9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the
mule, which have no understand-
ing : whose mouth must be held in
with bit and bridle, ^ lest they come
near unto thee.

10 j\lany sorrows shall he to the
wicked : but he that trusteth in the
Lord, mercy shall compass him
about.

1 1 Be glad in the Lord, and re-
joice, ye righteous : and shout for
joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

PSALM 33.

1 God is to he praised for his goodness, & for
his power, 12 and for his providence. 20
Confidence is to be placed i'ti God.

REJOICE in the Lord, O ye
righteous : for praise is comely
for the upright.

2 Praise the Lord with harp :
sing unto him with the psaltery
and an instrument of ten strings.

3 Sing unto him a new song ;
play skilfully with a loud noise.

4 For the word of the Lord is
right ; and all his works are done
in ' truth.

5 He loveth righteousness and
judgment : the earth is full of the
goodness of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord were
the heavens made ; and all the host
of them by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathered the waters of the
sea together as an heap : he layeth
up the depth in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord :
let all the inhabitants of the world
stand in awe of him.

9 For he spake, and it was dove ;
he commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The Lord bringeth the coun-

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Praise to the Creator and Preserver. PSALMS 34, 35.

God''s care for his servants.

sel of the heathen to nought : hp
maketli the devices of the ^ people
of none effect.

1 1 The counsel of the Lord
standeth for ever, the thoughts of
his heart to all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose
God is the Lord ; and the people
whom he hath chosen for his own
inheritance.

13 The Lord looketh from hea-
ven ; he beholdeth all the sons of
men.

14 From the place of his habita-
tion he looketh upon all the inhabi-
tants of the earth.

15 He fashioneth their hearts
alike ; he considereth all their
works.

IG There is no king saved by the
multitude of an host : a mighty
man is not delivered by much
strength.

17 An horse is a vain thing for
safety : neither shall he deliver antj
by his great strength.

1 8 Behold, the eye of the Lord is
upon them that fear him, upon them
that hope in his mercy ;

19 To deliver their soul from
death, and to keep them alive in
famine.

20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord :
he is our help and our shield.

21 For our heart shall rejoice in
him, because we have trusted in his
holy name ;

22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be
upon us, according as we hope in
thee.

PSALM 34.

1 I)ai-i(l piuixiik God, and exhorteth otherx
therifii III/ his ca'perit'iice. 8 T/iei/ are
hhftKiul tli.it trust ill. Voil. 11 He ea'hovMh
to the fear of God. 15 Th e pHvileges of thi'
righteous.

A I'suim of David, when he cliantiert liis Ijc-
baviour before .\l)imek'c.h ; who drove liiiii
away, and he di'narted.

T WILL bless the Lord at all
1 times : liis praise sludl continu-
ally l>e in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make her boast
in the Lord : tlu^ humble shall hear
thereof, and be glad.

3 0 magnify the Lord with m(^
and let us exalt his name together.

4 1 sought the Lord, and he
heard ine, and delivered me from
all my fears.

5 They looked unto him, and
were lighteni'd : and their faces
were not ashanK^i.

6 This jKxir man ciiefl, and the
Lord heard hiia, and Ha%(!d him out
of all his troubles.

7 The angel of the LoRDencamp-
eth round ;iboiit them that fear
him, and dehxereth them.

8 () taste and see that the Loi;i»

is good : blessed is the man tliat
trusteth in him.

9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints :
for thei'e is no want to them that
fear him.

10 The young lions do lack, and
suffer hunger : but they that seek
the Lord shall not want any good
thing.

11 Come, ye children, hearken
unto me : I will teach you the fear
of the Lord.

12 What man is he that desireth
life, and loveth many days, that lie
may see good '(

13 Keep thy tongue from evil,
and thy lips from speaking guile.

1 4 Depart from evil, and do good ;
seek peace, and pursue it.

1 5 The eyes of the Lord are upon
the righteous, and his ears are open
unto their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is
against them that do evil, to cut
off the remembrance of them from
the earth.

17 Tlie righteous cry, and the
Lord heareth, and delivereth them
out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is nigh unto them
that are of a broken heart ; and
saveth such as be of a contrite
spirit.

1 9 Many are the afflictions of the
righteous : but the Lord delivereth
him out of them all.

20 He keepeth all his bones : not
one of them is broken.

21 Evil shall slay the wicked :
and they that hate the righteous
shall be - desolate.

22 The Lord redeemeth the soul
of his servants : and ncme of them
that trust in him shall be '■^desolate.

PSALM 35.

1 David prayeth for hix own .infeti/, and Mk
enemieii' eoiifuHioii. 11 lie. coinphtineili of
their wronaful, deolliiff. 22 Therehtjlu' in-
citeth God (igainxt them.

A PKdhii of David.

I^LEAl) //ii/ raiise. O LoRD, with
- them that sti'ive witli me :
fight against them that fight
against me.

2 Take hold of .sliield and
buckler, and stand up for mine;
help.

3 Di'aw out also the si)ear, and
stop </iri ?c«2/ against them that i)er-
secute me : say unto mj^ soul, 1 am
thy salvation.

4 Let theni ho c(mfounded and
put to shame that sec^k aft(M' my
soul: let tlicin lie turned back and
brought to confusion that devisee
my hui't.

5 Let them be as chaff before the
}<)

Prayer for rescue from enemies.

PSALM 36.

For favour to the uj)rkjht

wind : and let the angel of the
Lord ' cha.se them.

6 Let their way be dark and slip-
pery : and let the angel of the
Lord " persecute them.

7 For without cause have they
hid for me their net in a pit, wliick
without cause they have digged for
my soul.

8 Let destruction come upon him
at unawares; and let his net that
he hath hid catch himself : into
that very destruction let hini fall.

9 And my soul shall be joyful in
the Lord : it shall rejoice in nis sal-
vation.

10 All my bones shall say, Lord,
who is like unto thee, which deliver-
est the poor from him that is too
strong for him, yea, the poor and
the needy from him that spoileth
him ?

1 1 ''^ False witnesses did rise up ;
they laid to my charge things that
I knew not.

12 They rewarded me evil for
good to the ■* spoiling of my soul.

13 But as for me, when they were
sick, my clothing ivas sackcloth :
I humbled my soul with fasting ;
and my prayer returned into mine
own bosom.

14 I behaved myself as though
he had been my friend or brother :
I bowed down heavily, as one that
mourneth for his mother.

15 But in mine advei'sity they
rejoiced, and gathered themselves
together : yea, the abjects gathered
themselves together against me,
and ^ I knew it not : they did tear
■me, and ceased not :

16'^ With hypocritical mockers
in feasts, tliey gnashed upon me
with their teeth.

17 Lord, how long wilt thou look
on ? rescue my soul from their de-
structions, my ^ darling from the
lions.

18 1 will give thee thanks in the
great congregation : I will praise
thee among much people.

19 Let not them that are mine
enemies wrongfully rejoice over
me : neither let them wink with
the eye that hate me without a
cause.

20 For they speak not peace:
but they devise deceitful matters
against them that are quiet in the
land.

2 1 Yea, they opened their mouth
wide against me, and said, Aha,
aha, our eye hath seen it.

22 This thou hast seen, O Lord :
keep not silence : O Lord, be not
far from me.

23 Stir up thyself, and awake to

my judgment, even unto my cause,
my God and my Lord.

24 Judge me, O Lord my God,
according to thy righteousness ;
and let them not rejoice over me.

2-5 Let them not say in their
hearts. Ah, so would we have it :
let them not say. We have swal-
lowed him up.

26 Let them be ashamed and
brought to confusion together that
rejoice at mine hurt: let them be
clothed with shame and dishonour
that magnify themselves against
me.

27 Let them shout for joy, and
be glad, that favour my righteous
cause : yea, let them say continu-
ally. Let the Lord be magnified,
which hath pleasure in the pros-
perity of his servant.

28 And my tongue shall speak
of thy righteousness and of thy
praise all the day long.

PSALM 36.

1 The grievous estate of the wicked. 5 The
excellency of God's mercy. 10 David
prayeih for favour to God''s children.

* To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the
servant of the Lord.

THE transgression of the wicked
saith within " m^ heart, that
there is no fear of Ooid before his
eyes.

2 For he flattereth himself in his
own eyes, until his iniquity be
found to be hateful.

3 The words of his mouth are
iniquity and deceit : he hath left
off to be wise, and to do good.

4 He deviseth mischief upon his
bed ; he setteth himself in a way
that is not good ; he abhorreth not
evil.

5 Thy ^° mercy, O Lord, is in
the heavens ; and thy faithfulness
reacheth unto the clouds.

6 Thy righteousness is like the
great mountains ; thy judgments
(tre a great deep : O Lord, thou
preservest man and beast.

7 How ^' excellent is thy loving-
kindness, () God ! therefore the
children of men '' put their trust

under the shadow of thy wings.

8 They shall be abundantly satis-
fied with the fatness of thy house ;
and thou shalt make them drink
of the river of thy pleasur-es.

9 For with thee is the fountain
of life : in thy light shall we see
light.

10 O continue thy lovingkind-
ness unto them that know thee ;
anfl thy rigliteousness to the up-
right in heart.

* Or,

9 * his

1" loving-
kiiiduess,

11 precious

12 take
refuse

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Security of the riyhteous,

PSALM 37.

insecurity of the loicked.

1 dwell in
the laud,
and follow
after faith-
fulness.

2 thyself, it
tendeth only
to evil-
doinji;.

a land.

•' l:ind:

'' npris^ht
in tilt! way.

1 1 Let not the foot of pride come
against me, and let not the hand
of the wicked remove me.

12 There are the workers of
iniquity fallen : they are cast
down, and shall not be able to
rise.

PSALM 37.

David perHuadeih to ixMence, and confidence
in God, by the different entate of the godly
and the wicked.

A Psalm of David.

FRET not thyself because of evil-
doers, neither be thou envious
against the workers of iniquity.

2 For they shall soon be cut
down like the grass, and wither
as the green herb.

3 Trust in the Lord, and do
good ; ' .so shalt thou dwell in the
land, and verily thou slialt be fed.

4 Delight thvself also in tTie
Lopaj ; and he shall give thee the
desires of thine heart.

.5 Commit thy way unto the
LoKD ; trust also in him ; and he
shall bring it to pass.

6 And he shall bring forth thy
righteousness as the light, and thy
judgment as the nooncfay.

7 Rest in the Lopj), and wait
patiently for him : fret not thyself
because of him who i)rospereth in
his way, because of the man who
bringeth wicked devices to pass.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake
wrath: fret not '-^thyself in any

to do evi

'J For evildoers shall be cut off :
l)ut tliose that wait upon tlie Lord,
they shall inherit the ''earth.

10 For yet a little while, and the
wicked mall not be: yea, thou
shalt diligently consider his place,
and it i<Juill not he.

11 l>ut the meek shall inherit
the ■* cai'th ; and shall ( lolight them-
selves in the aljundance of i)eace.

12 The wicked ])lotteth against
the just, and gnasheth upon him
with his teeth.

13 The Lord shall laugh at him :
for he seeth that his day is coming.

14 Tlie wicked have drawn out
the sword, anrl have bent their
1)()W. to cast down the poor ;tnd
needy, (tiid to slay such as be "'of
upright conversation.

1 [) 'I'iieir sword shall enter into
their own heart, and their bows
shall be broken.

IG A littl(> that a righteous man
hath ^s• better than the rich(^s of
many wicked.

17 For the aims of the wicked
shall be broUeti : but the LoUD
iipholdeth the righteous.

18 The Lord knoweth the days

of the upright : and their inheri-
tance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be ashamed in
the evil time : and in the days of
famine they shall be satisfied.

20 But the wicked shall perish,
and the enemies of the Lord i<]iall
be as the fat of lambs : they shall
consume ; into smoke shall they
consume away.

2 1 The wicked borroweth, and
payeth not again : but the right-
eous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

22 For such as be blessed of him
shall inherit the •* earth : and they
that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

23 The steps of a good man are
^ ordered by the Lord : and he
delighteth in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not
be utterly cast down : for the Lord
upholdeth 1dm tvith his hand.

2.5 I have been young, and no^u
am old; yet have I not seen the
righteous forsaken, nor his seed
begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful, and lend-
eth ; and his seed is blessed.

27 Depart from evil, and do
good ; and dwell for evermore.

28 For the Lord loveth judg-
ment, and forsaketh not his saints;
they are preserved for ever : but
the seed of the wicked shall be cut

off- .

29 The righteous shall inherit
the land, and dwell therein for ever.

30 The mouth of the rightet)us
speaketh wisdom, and his tongue
talketh of judgment.

31 The law of his God is in his
heart ; none of his steps shall slide.

32 The wicked watcheth the
righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

33 The Lord will not leave him
in his hand, nor condemn him
wdien lie is judged.

34 Wait on the Lord, and keep
his way, and he shall exalt thee to
inherit, the land : when the wicked
are cut off, thou shalt see it.

'^^) 1 have seen the wicked in
great power, and spreading him-
self lik(; a green hay tree.

3G " Vet he passerl away, and, lo,
he ?/v(.<; not : yea, I s<iught him, l)\it
he could not l)e found.

37 Mark the pcu'fect man, and
behold the ui)right : for '* the end
of that man ix iieace.

•'is lUit the transgressors shall be
d(>sti'oye(l together: the "end of the
wicked shall be cut off.

39 I5ut the salvation of the right-
(>ous is of the Loiii) : he ix theii-
'"strength in the time of trouble.

*0r,

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Prayer of a suffering penitent.

PSALMS 38-40.

The brevity and vanity of life.

3 argu-
ments.
■* answer,

5 fall,

40 And the Lord shall help
them, and deliver them : he shall
deliver them from the wicked, and
save them, because they ' trust in
him.

PSALM 38.

David moveth God to take compassion of his
pitiful case.
A Ps.ilm of David, to bring to remembrance.

OLORD, rebuke me not in thy
wrath : neither chasten me in
thy hot displeasure.

2 For thine arrows stick fast in
me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

3 7here is no soundness in my
tlesh because of thine anger ; nei-
ther is there any rest in my bones
because of my sin.

4 For mine iniquities are gone
over mine head : as an heavy bur-
den they are too heavy for me.

.5 My wounds stink and are cor-
rujjt because of my foolishness.

6 I am troubled ; I am bowed
down greatly ; I go mourning all
the day long.

7 For my loins are filled with a
loathsome disease ■' and there is no
soundne.ss in my flesh.

8 I am feeble and sore broken : I
have roared by reason of the dis-
quietness of my heart.

9 Lord, all my desire is before
thee ; and my groaning is not hid
from thee.

1 0 M y heart panteth , my strength
faileth me : as for the light of mine
eyes, it also is gone from me.

11 My lovers and my friends
stand aloof from my -.sore ; and my
kinsmen stand afar ott'.

1 -2 They also that seek after my
life lay snares /"or nie; and they that
seek my hurt speak mischievous
things, and imagine deceits all the
day long.

13 But I, as a deaf man, heard
not ; and / iras as a dumb man that
openeth not his mouth.

14 Thus 1 was as a man that
heareth not, and in whose mouth
are no •' repi'oofs.

\o For in thee, O Lord, do I
hope : thou wilt '* hear, O Lord my
God.

16 For I said, Hear me, lest other-
vjise they should rejoice over me :
when my foot slipi)eth, they mag-
nify themselves against me.

1 7 For I am ready to '^ halt, and
my sorrow is continually before me.

1 8 For I will declare mine ini-
quity ; I will be sorry for my sin.

19 But mine enemies are lively,
and they are strong : and they that
hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

1^0 They mIso that render evil for
good are mine adversaries ; be-

cause I follow the thing t/uit good is.

21 Forsake me not, O Lord: O
my God, be not far from me.

22 Make haste to help me, O Lord
my salvation.

PSALM 39.

1 David's care of his thoughts. 4 The con-
sideration of the hrevity and vanity of life.
7 the reverenceof God's judgments, 10 and
prayer, are his bridles of impaiiency.

"To the cliief Musician, even 'to Jeduthun,
A Psalm of David.

I SAID, I will take heed to my
ways, that I sin not with my
tongue : I will keep my mouth with
a bridle, while the wicked is before
me.

2 I was dumb with silence, I held
my peace, even from good ; and my
sorrow was stirred.

3 My heart was hot within me,
while I was musing the fire ** burned:

"For
'for

then spake I with my tongue,

4 Lord, make me to know mine
end, and the measure of my days,
what it is; that I may know how
frail I a7n.

5 Behold, thou hast made my
days as an handbreadth ; and mine
age is as nothing before thee:
verily every man at his best state
is altogether vanity. Selah.

6 Surely every man walketh in a
vain shew : surely they are dis-
quieted in vain : he heapeth up
riches, and knoweth not wno shall
gather them.

7 And now. Lord, what wait I
for 1 my hope is in thee.

8 Deliver me from all my trans-
gressions: make me not the re-
proach of the foolish.

9 I was dumb, I opened not my
mouth ; because thou didst it.

1 0 Remove thy stroke away from
me : I am consumed by the blow of
thine hand.

11 When thou with rebukes dost
correct man foi- iniquity, thou mak-
est his beauty to consume away like
a moth : surely every man is van-
ity. Selah.

1 2 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and
give ear unto my cry ; hold not thy
peace at my tears : for I am a
stranger with thee, and a sojourner,
as all my fathers were.

13 O spare me, that I may re-
cover strength, before I go hence,
and be no more.

PSALM 40.

1 Thebenefit of confidence in God. 6 Obedi-
ence is the best sacrifice. 11 The sense of
David's evils ivflameth his prayer.
To tlie chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

WAITED patiently for the
_ Lord ; and he inclined unto
me, and heard my cry.

8 kindled ;

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Obedience the true sacrijice.

PSALMS 41, 42.

Prayer mjainst false friends.

2 He brought me up also out of
an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
and set my feet upon a rock, arul
established my goings.

3 And he hath put a new song in
my mouth, even praise unto our
God : many shall see it, and fear,
and shall trust in the Lord.

4 Blessed it^ that man that mak-
eth the Lokd his trust, and respect-
eth not the proud, nor such as turn
aside to lies.

5 Many, O Lord ray God, are
thy wonderful works which thou
hast done, and thy thoughts v)]iirh
are to usward : ^ they cannot ))e
reckoned up in order unto thee : rf

1 would declare and speak of them,
they are more than can be num-
bered.

6 Sacrifice andoffering thou didst
not desire ; mine eai-s hast tliou
opened : burnt offering and sin
offering hast thou not required.

7 Then said I, Lo, I come : in the
" volume of the book it is written of
me,

8 I delight to do thy will, O my
God : yea, thy law r.s within my
heart.

9 I have ^ preached righteousness
in the great congregation : lo, I
have not refrained my lips, O Lord,
thou knowest.

10 I have not hid thy righteous-
ness within my heart ; I have de-
clared thy faithfulness and thy
salvation : I have not concealed
thy lovingkindness and thy truth
ivom the great congregation.

1 1 Withliold not thou thy tender
mercies from me, O Lord: let thy
lovingkindness and thy truth con-
tinually pi-eserve me.

12 For iiuiumerable evils have
compassed \m\ about: mine inicpii-
ties have taken hold upon me, so
that 1 am not abU; to look up; th(!y
are more than the hairs of mine
head : therefore my heart faileth
me.

13 Be pleased, O Loud, todclivei-
me: O Lord, make haste to help
me.

14 Let them be ashamed jind
confounded togcitlier- that seekaftei'
my soul to destroy it ; let them b<!
driven backward and put to shame
that wish me evil.

15 Let th(!m be desolate for a
reward of their shame that say unto
me. Aha, aha.

IG Let all those that seek thee
rejoices and be glad in thee: let
such as love thy salvation say con-
tinually. The J^(»ui> l)e magni(ie(i.

17 But 1 am poor and needy : iiel
the Lord thinketh upon me : thou

art my help and my deliverer ;
make no tarrying, O my God.

PSALM 41.

1 GoiVfi care of the poor. 4 David coin-
jilaineth of his enemies' treachery. 10 He
fleeth to God for succour.

* To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

BLESSED is lie that considereth
the poor : the Lord will de-
liver him in time of trouble.

2 The Lord will preserve him,
and keep him alive ; and he shall
be blessed upon the earth : and
thou wilt not deliver him unto the
will of his enemies.

3 The Lord will strengthen him
upon the bed of languishing : thcni
wilt make all his bed in his sick-
ness.

4 I said. Lord, be merciful unto
me : heal my soul ; for I have sinned
against thee.

5 Mine enemies speak evil of me.
When shall he die, and his name
perish 1

6 And if he come to see me, he
speaketh •''vanity : his heart ga-
thereth iniquity to itself ; when
he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

7 All that hate me whisper to-
gether against me : against me do
they devise my hurt.

8 An evil disease, say they, cleav-
eth fast unto him : and nov) that he
lieth he shall rise up no more.

9 Yea, mine own familiar friend,
in whom I trusted, which did eat
of iny bread, hath lifted up /w'sheel
against me.

10 But thou, O Lord, be merci-
ful unto me, and raise me up, that
I may requite them.

1 1 By this I know that thou fa-
vourest me, because mine enemy
doth not triunn)h over me.

12 And as forme, thou upholdest
me in niine integrity, and settest
mv. before thy face for (>ver.

13 lilessed />e''the LoitD God of

lsme1 from everlasting, and to ever-
lasting. Amen, and Amen.

PSALM 42.

1 f>atnd's seal to serve God in the ienip/e. 5
//<? encovrageth his soul to tniht in God .

«^t)ie cliicf Musiciiin, Maschil, fortho sunt of
K<inih.

AS the hart i)antetli after the
water brooks, so i)antelli my
soul after thee, () (/.od.

2 .My soul thirsteth for God, for
the living God : when shall 1 come
and appear before God*?

3 Aly tears liave been my ^ meat

day and night, while theycontiiiu
ally say unto me, Where is tliy God i

5 falsehood :

0 tlic T,<)ui),
the (kxl of
Israel,

food

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Thirsting for God in exile.

PSALMS 43, 44.

Prayer of the church in trouble.

4 ^ When! remrmhertheso^/^/»r/.<.
I i)()ur()ut my soul in iin; : tor I liad

gone with the multitude, 1 went
with them to the house of God,
with the voice of joy and praise,
with a multitude that kept holy-
day.

5 Why art thou cast down, O my
soul 1 and ivht/ art thou disquieted
in me 1 hope thou in God : for I
shall yet praise him "/or the help
of his countenance.

G O my God, my soul is cast
down within me : therefore will 1
remember thee from the land of
.Jordan, and of the " Hermonites,
from the hill Mizar.

7 Deep calleth unto deep at the
noise of thy waterspouts ; all thy
waves and thy billows are gone
over me.

8 Yet the Lord will command his
lovingkindness in the daytime, and
in the night his song shall he with
me, and my prayer unto the God
of my life.

9 I will say unto God my rock.
Why hast thou forgotten me % why
go I mourning because of the op-
pression of the enemy %

10 As with a sword in my bones,
mine enemies reproach me ; while
they say daily unto me. Where is
thy Godf?

1 1 Why art thou cast down, O
my soul % and why art thou dis-
quieted within met hope thou in
God : for I shall yet praise him, wlio
is the health of my countenance,
and my God.

PSALM 43.

1 David, }>rinjin(i in he n sfDi-cil to the teinjih',
promiscth t(i .serr,' (iml juiifiill ij. 5 lU en-
couraijeth /lixxon/ in irnst in (iod.

JUDGE me, O God, and plead
my cause against an ungodly
nation : () deliver me from the de-
ceitful and unjust man.

2 For thou art the God of my
strength : why dost thou cast me
off? why go I mourning because of
the oppression of the enemy %

3 O send out thy light and thy
truth : let them lead me ; let them
bring me unto thy holy liill, and
to thy tabernacles.

4 Tlieii will I go unto the altar
of God, unto God my exceeding
joy: yea, upon the harp will I
Ijraise thee, O God my God.

5 Why art thou cast down, O my
soul % and why art thou (Hs(![uieted
within me? hope in (xod : for I
shall yet praise him, wJio is the
health of my countenance, and my
God.

PSALM 44.

1 The church, in meiuwi/ of former favours,
7 compluineth of their 2Jresent evilH. \1
Profe,sf,in(/ her integrity, 23 she fercently
Xirayethfor succour.

* To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah,
Maschil.

WE have heard with our ears,
O God, our fathers have told
us, ivhdt work thou didst in their
days, in the times of old.

2 Iloiv thou didst drive out the
heathen with thy hand, and i>lant-
edst them ; ltuii> thou didst afflict
the ■'' peo]jle, and cast them out.

3 For tliey got not the land in
possession by their own sword,
neither did their own arm save
them : but thy right hand, and
thine arm, and the light of thy
countenance, because thou hadst a
favour unto them.

4 Thou art my King, O God :
command deliverances for Jacob.

5 Through thee will we push
down our enemies : through thy
name will we tread theni under
that rise up against us.

6 For I will not trust in my bow,
neither shall my sword save me.

7 But thou liast saved us from
our enemies, and hast put them to
shame that luited us.

8 In God we boast all the day
long, and praise thy name for ever.
Selafi.

9 But thou hast cast off, and put
us to shame ; and goest not forth
with our armies.

10 Thou makest us to turn back
from the enemy : and they which
hate us spoil f<jr themselves.

1 1 Thou hast given us like sheep
appointed for "meat : and hast scat-
tered us among the heathen.

12 Thou sellest thy people for
nought, and dost not increase ^/iy
wealth by their price.

13 Thou makest us a reproach to
our neighbours, a scorn and a flei'i-
sion to them that are round about
us.

14 Thou makest us a byword
among the heathen^ a shaking of
the head among the "fieople.

15 My confusion is continually
before me, and the shame of my
face hath covoretl me.

16 Foi" the voice of him that re-
proacheth and blaspliemeth ; by
reason of the enemy and avenger.

17 All this is come upon us ; yet
have we not forgotten thee, neitnei-
have we dealt falsely in thy cove-
nant.

18 Our heart is not turned back,
neitlier liave our steps declined
from thy way ;

19 Though thou hast sore broken

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The glory of the king.

PSALMS 45, 46.

God the refuge of his people.

us in the place of ^ dragons, and
covered us with the shadow of
death.

20 If we have forgotten the name
of our God, or stretched out our
hands to a strange god ;

21 Shall not God search this out 1
for he knoweth the secrets of the
heart.

22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed
all the day long ; we are counted as
sheep for the slaughter.

23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O
Lord'? arise, cast ^is not off for
ever.

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy
face, and forgettest our affliction
and our oppression '?

25 For our soul is bowed down
to the dust : our belly cleaveth
unto the earth.

26 Arise for our help, and re-
deem us for thy mercies' sake.

PSALM 45.

1 The -majesty and grace, of Clii'lsVn king-
dom. 10 The duty of the church, and the
henejits thereof.

2 To the chief Musician s upon * Shoshannini.
for the sons of Korah, iMaschil, A Son-r of
loves.

MY lieart ^ is inditing a good
matter : I speak of tht; things
which i have made toucliing the

kintj : my tongue is the pen of a
ready writer.

2 Thou art fairer than the child-
ren of njen : grace is poured ''into
thy lips : therefore God hatli
blessed thee for ever.

3 Gird thy sword upon thy
thigh, O 'imM mighty, with thy
glory and thy majesty.

4 And in thy majesty ride pros-
perously " because of truth and
meekness and. I'ighteousness ; and
thy riglit hand sha^ll teach thee
terril)le things.

5 Thine arrows are sliai'j) in
the lieart of the king's eiiciiiics;
ii'hcirlnj the ^people fall under tliee.

G Thy throne, O God, la for ever
and ever: the sceptre of tliy king-
dom /.*>• a " right scepti'e.

7 Thou lovcst righteousness, and
liatest wickedness: thei'efoi'C! God,
thy God, hath anoint(>d thee with
the oil (jf gladness above thy fel-
lows.

iS ,\11 thy garments micll of
myiTli, and aloes, and " c;issi;i,. out

of the ivory oalfices, wlici-cUy t licy

\vA\r made t lice glad.

!) Kings' daughtei-s '" /^v'?r among
thy honourable women : upon thy

* That is, Lilies.

right hand " did stand the queen
in gold of Ophir.

10 Hearken, O daughter, and
consider, and incline thine ear ;
forget also thine own people, and
thy father's house ;

11 So shall the king greatly
desire thy beauty : for he is thy
Lord ; and worship thou him.

12 And the daughter of Tyre
sJudl be tJiere with a gift ; even the
rich among the people shall intreat
thy favour.

13 The king's daughter ^'" is all
glorious within : her clothing is of
wrought gold.

14 She shall be brought unto the
king in raiment of needlework :
the virgins her companions that
follow her shall be brought unto
thee.

15 With gladness and rejoicing
shall they be brought : they shall
enter into the king's palace.

16 Instead of thy fathers shall
be thy children, whom thou mayest
make princes in all the earth.

17 1 will make thy name to be
remembered in all generations :
therefore shall the '' peoyjle praise
thee for ever and ever.

PSALM 46.

1 77(c, confideiice vltlch the churcfi hafh hi
God. 8 An exhortation to behold it.

- To the chief Musician for the sons of Korali,
A Song upon Alamoth.

GOD is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore will not we fear,
though the earth be I'emoved, and
though the mountains be carried
into the midst of the sea ;

3 Though the waters thereof roar
awl be troubled, thouyh the moun-
tains shake with the swelling
thereof. Selah.

4 There is a river, th(" streams
whci'eof shall make gkul the city
of («od, tlu^ \mAy 'phtce of the taber-
nacles of the most High.

5 Ciod is in the midst of her ;
she shall not be moveil : (Jod shall
help hei', ami thdt right early.

6 The heathen raged, the king-
doms were moved : he uttered his
voice, the eai'fh melted.

7 The IjOIM) of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our I'efiige.
Selah.

8 Gome, behold tlie works of the
Loiil), what desolations he hath
made in the earth.

!) ile maketh wai's to cease niito
tilt! end of the earth; he hi'eaketh
th(! bow, and cuttetli the spear in
sunder; lu^ burnetii the chariot in
tin; fire.
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All nations to tvelcome GoWs reiyn. PSALMS 47-49.

The beauty and glory of Zlon.

10 Be still, and know that I am
God : I will be exalted among the
heathen, I will be exalted in the
earth.

1 1 The Lord of hosts is with us ;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Selah.

PSALM 47.

T/ie nations ai-e e.rhorted cheerfuUy to en-
teiidhi the kingdom of Chrint.

' To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of
Korah.

OCLAP your hands, all ye ^ i^eo-
ple ; shout unto God with the
voice ot triumph.

2 For the Lord most high is ter-
rible ; he is a great King over all
the earth.

3 He ^ shall subdue the ^ people
under us, and the nations under
our feet.

4 He ^ shall choose our inheri-
tance for us, the excellency of Ja-
cob whom he ''loved. Selah.

5 God is gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a
trumpet.

6 Sing praises to God, sing
praises : sing praises unto our
King, sing praises.

7 For God is the King of all the
earth : sing ye praises with under-
standing.

8 God reigneth over the heatheri :
God sitteth upon " the throne of his
holiness.

'J The princes of the ^people are
gathered ^ together, even the people
of the God of Abraham : for the
shields of the earth belong unto
God : he is greatly exalted.

PSALM 48.

The oniiiments and priinleges of the churcfi.
A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.

GREAT is the Lord, and greatly
to be praised in the city of our
God,//; the mountain of his holiness.

2 Beautiful for situation, the joy
of the whole earth, is mount Zion,
on the sides of the north, the city
of the great King.

3 God ''is known in her palaces
for a ^" refuge.

4 For, lo, the kings were assem-
bled, they passed by together.

5 They saw it, and so they mar-
velled ; they were troubled, a7id
hasted away.

6 Fear took hold upon them
there, and pain, as of a woman in
travail.

7 Thou breakest the ships of Tar-
shish with an east wind.

8 As we have heard, so have we
seen in the city of the Lord of

hosts, in the city of our God : God
will establish it for ever. Selah.

9 We have thought of thy loving-
kindness, O God, in the midst of
thy temple.

10 According to thy name, O
God, so is thy praise unto the ends
of the earth : thy right hand is full
of righteousness.

11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let
the daughters of Judah be glad,
because of thy judgments.

12 Walk about Zion, and go
round about her : tell the towers
thereof.

13 Mark ye well her bulwarks,
consider her palaces ; that ye may
tell it to the generation following.

14 For this God is our God for
ever and ever: he will be our guide
even unto death.

PSALM 49.

1 All eanie.st j>erxnii\ii)ii A. hiit7d the faith of
Vi'-inrrevtiiin, not on inirhlhi poioer, hut on
God. 10 World/i/ j//(i.yii:/lt// is not to he
admired.

J To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of
Korah.

HEAR this, all ye " people ; give
ear, all ye inhabitants of the
world :

2 Both low and high, rich and
poor, together.

3 My mouth shall speak of wis-
dom ; and the meditation of my
heart shall be of understanding.

4 I will incline mine ear to a
parable : 1 will open my dark say-
ing upon the harp.

5 Wherefore should I fear in the
days of evil, u^hen " the iniquity of
my heels shall compass me about i

6 They that trust in their wealth,
and boast themselves in the multi-
tude of their riches ;

7 None of tltem can by any means
redeem his brother, nor give to God
a ransom for him :

8 (For the redemption of their
'"soul is precious. atid it ceaseth for
ever : )

9 That he should still _ live for
ever, and not see corruption.

10 For he seeth that wise men
die, likewise the fool and the brut-
ish i)erson perish, and leave their
wealth to others.

11 Their inward thought is, tluit
their houses xJmll continue for ever,
and their dwelling places to all ge-
nerations ; they call tlieir lands
after their own names.

12 Nevertheless man being in
honour abideth not : he is like the
beasts tlint i)erish.

13 '■'This theii- way ?'■'; their folly :
yet " tlieir |)()stei'ity approve their
sayings! Selah.

For
■ peoples ;

11 iniquity at
my heels
compasseth

i"'^ life is
costly, and
must be
let alone

13 This is the
way of them
that are
foolish :

I'* after them
men

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The foUi/ of trusting ill riches. PSALMS 50, 51.

GfxVs true judgment.

grave ;
death
shall be
their shep-
herd :

2 grave, that
there be no
habitation
for it.

14 ' Like sheep they are laid in
* the grave ; deatli shall tV'ed on

them : and the upright shall have
dominion over them in the morn-
ing ; and their beauty shall con-
sume in * the •^ grave from their
dwelling.

15 But God will redeem my soul
from the power of * the grave : for
he shall receive me. Selah.

16 Be not thou afraid when one
is made rich, when the glory of his
house is increased ;

17 For when he dietli he shall
carry nothing away : his glory
shall not descend after him.

18 Though while he lived he
blessed his soul : and men will
praise thee, when thou doest well
to thy self.

19 He shall go to the generation
of his fathers ; ^ they shall never
see light.

20 Man that is in lionour, and un-
derstandeth not, is like the beasts
that ijerish.

PSALM 50.

1 T/i6 majefdy of God hi the' church. 5 ITif:
order to (jutker sdiiitM. 7 The j>/euf<iire <if
God is not in cerenioities, 1-4 bat in nin-
cerity of obedience.

A Psalm of Asaph.

THE mighty God, even the Loini,
hath spoken, and called the
earth from the rising of the sun
unto the going down thereof.

2 Out of Zion, the perfection of
beauty, God hath ^ shined.

3 Our God shall come, and shall
not keep silence : a fire shall de-
vour before him, and it shall be
very tempestuous I'ound about him.

4 He shall call to the heavens
from above, and to the earth, that
he may judge his people.

5 Gather my saints together unto
me ; those that have made a cove-
nant with me by sacrifice.

6 And the heavens shall declare
his righteousness : for God is judge
himself. Selah.

7 Hear, O my people, and 1 will
speak ;' O Israel, and [ will testify
''against thee : 1 am God, even thy
(Jod :

iS I will not rejirove tlieo for thy
sacrifu-esoi'thy burnt offcM-ings, ** /o
hai'i' Ix'i'ii continually befor(> me.

'.) 1 will take no bullock out of
thy house, nor he goats out of thy
folds.

10 For every beast of the fonvst
^s■ mine, and the cattle upon a thou-
sand hills.

Ill know all the fowls of tin-

*Sheol.

mountains : and the wild beasts of
the held are ^ mine.

12 If I were hungry, I would riot
tell thee : for the world is mine, and
the fulness thereof.

1 3 Will 1 eat the flesh of bulls, or
drink the blood of goats %

14 Offer unto God thanksgiving ;
and pay thy vows unto the most
High :

15 And call upon me in the day
of trouble : I will deliver thee, and
thou shalt glorify me.

16 ]3ut unto the wicked God
saith, What hast thou to do to de-
clare my statutes, or that thou
shouldest take my covenant in thy
mouth '\

_ 1 7 Seeing thou hatest instruc-
tion, and castest my words behind
thee.

1 8 When thou sawest _ a thief,
then thou consentedst with him,
and hast been partaker with adul-
ter'ers.

1 9 Thou givest thy mouth to evil,
and thy tongue frameth deceit.

20 Thou sittest and speakest
against thy brother ; thou slan-
derest thine own mother's son.

21 These things hast thou done,
and I kept silence ; thou thoughtest
that I was altogether such an o)ie
as thyself : hut I will reprove thee,
and set them in order before thine
eyes.

22 Now consider this, ye that
forget God, lest I tear yon. in pieces,
and there he none to deliver.

23 Whoso ofi'ereth praise glori-
fieth )ne : and to him that ordereth
his '"' conversation a rigid will 1 shew
the salvation of God.

PSALM 51.

1 David pniyelli for i-eitiixxion of /tiiiD,
irhi'i'e(f lie inttkelli ii deep cotifenxioi). (i
lie pr'di/eth fir Kdiictificdtion. 'l6 Cmlde-
HijIiIlIIi Hot in hiicrijice, but in niiicerifi/.
is Jle priiijclh for the, church.

•'To tlie (.•liicf Musiciiin, A Psnliri dl' Davi.l,
wluMi Nathan tlio iirophet caiiu' uiiUi biiii,
alter \w luul f,'i>nc in to IJatli-slieba.

HAVI^> mercy upon me, O God,
accoi'fling to thy lovingkind-
ness: according unto the multitude
of thy t(mder mercies blot out my
transgr(>ssions.

2 Wash me throughly from
mine iniquity, and cleanse me
frf)m my sin.

3 For 1 acknowledge my trans-
gressions : and my .sin is ever
befor(> me.

4 Against thee, thee only, haA'(^
I sinned, and done ////x evil in ttiy
sight: that thou mightiest be just i-
lied when tlion speakest, am} be
clear wli(>n thou judgest.

5 Behold, I was shapeti in ini-

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A prayer for pardon and cleansing. PSALMS 52-54.

Against boastful wickedness.

quity ; and in sin did my mother
conceive me.

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in
the inward parts : and in the hid-
den paj-t thou shalt make me to
know wisdom.

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I
shall be clean : wash me, and 1
shall be whiter than snow.

8 Make me to hear joy and glad-
ness ; that the bones which thou
hast broken may rejoice.

9 Hide thy face from my sins,
and blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart,

0 Go(l ; and renew a ' right spirit
within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy
presence ; and take not thy holy
- spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of
thy salvation ; and uphold me with
^ t/ii/ free spirit.

13 Then will I teach ti'ansgres-
sors thy ways ; and sinners shall
be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from bloodguilti-
ness, O God, thou God of my salva-
tion : and my tongue shall sing
aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, open thou my lips;
and my mouth shall shew forth thj^
praise.

16 For thou desirest not sacri-
fice ; else would I give it ; thou
delightest not in burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a
broken spirit : a broken and a con-
trite heart, O God, thou wilt not
despise.

18 Do good in thy good plea-
sure unto Zion : build thou the
walls of .Jerusalem.

19 "Then shalt thou be pleased
with the sacrifices of righteousness,
with burnt offering and whole
burnt offering : then shall they
offer bullocks upon thine altar.

PSALM 52.

1 Darifl, rondeitinhuj the. xpitefulness of
Doeu, prtiph^si^tk li'in it extraction.. 6 TUe
righteoiiH kIkUI /•ejoicfl <it it. 8 DarUf,
upon his conjitlence in GoWh mercy, giveth
tfiaiikn.

* To the chief Musician, Maschil, A P.sabii
(Tl^avid, when Poej^ the Edoinite came and
told Saul, and said unto him, David is come
to the house of Ahimelech.

WHY boastest thou thyself in
mischief, O mighty manl
the goodness of God endureth con-
tinually.

2 Thy tongue deviseth ^mis-
chiefs ; like a sharp razor, work-
ing deceitfully.

3 Thou lovest evil more than
good ; and. lying rather than to
speak righteousness. Selah.

4 Thou lovest all devouring
words, O thou deceitful tongue.

5 God shall likewise destroy
thee for ever, he shall take thee
away, and pluck thee out of t/u/
dwelling place, and root thee out
of the land of the living. Selah.

6 The righteous also shall see,
and fear, and shall laugh at him :

7 Lo, this is the man that made
not God his •* strength ; but trusted
in the abundance of his riches, and
strengthened himself in his wicked-
ness.

8 But I am like a green olive
tree in the house of God : I trust
in the mercy of God for ever and
ever.

9 I will praise thee for ever, be-
cause thou hast done it: and I will
wait on thy name ; for it is good
before thy saints.

PSALM 53.

1 David descriheth the corruption of a natu-
ral man. 4 He convinceth the tcicked by
the light of their own confidence. 6 I/e
fflorieih in the salvation of God.

■• To the chief Musician ' upon Mahalath,
Maschil, xi Piialm of David.

THE fool hath said in his heart.
There is no God. Corrupt ai'e
they, and have done abominable
iniquity : there is none that doeth
good.

2 God looked down from heaven
vtpon the children of men, to see if
there were any that did under-
stand, that did seek God.

3 Every one of them is gone
back : they are altogether become
filthy ; there is none that doeth

no, not one.

4 Have the workers of iniquity
no knowledge? who eat up my
people as they eat bread : they
have not called upon God.

5 There were they in great feai',
where no fear was : for God hath
scattered the bones of him that
encampeth against thee : thou hast
put them to shame, because God
hath * despised them.

6 Oh that the salvation of Israel
were come out of Zion ! When God
bringeth back the captivity of his
people, Jacob shall rejoice, and
Israel shall be glad.

PSALM 54.

1 T)arid, complaining of the Ziphimst. praij-
eth for xaltation. 4 l^pon, hi.t confidence
ill God's he/j) he jironiineth xacrijicti.

■* To tlie chief Musician on " Neiriiioth. Mas-
chil, .1 Pxalm of David, when the '" /Oi|ihims

ciinie and said to Saul, Doth not David hide
himself with us ?

SAVE me, O God, by thy name,
and judge me by thy strength.

•^ strong
liold ;

^For

■■ set to

8 rejected

" stringred in-
struments,

1" Ziphites

645

Prayer for help

PSALMS 55, 5G.

against treacherous foes.

2 Hear my prayer, O God ; give
ear to the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers are risen up
against me, and oppressors seek
after my soul : they have not set
God before them. Selah.

4 Behold, God is mine helper :
the Lord is with them that uphold
my soul.

5 He shall reward evil unto
mine enemies : cut them off in thy
truth.

6 ^ I will freely sacrifice unto
thee : 1 will pi'aise thy name, O
Lord ; for it is good.

7 For he hath delivered me out
of all trouble : and mine eye hath
seen his desire upon mine enemies.

PSALM 55.

1 David ill his prai/er comjiUiinelh of ftis
fearful case. 9 //e pnii/ffh aijainst his

enemies, of whose icic/t'fd n csk atnl tredflierij
he oomplaineth. 16 I/e comfarteth himse/f
in God^ 8 preservation of hint, and confu-
sion of his etiemies.

2 To the chief Musician on ' Neginoth, Mas-
chil, A Psalm of David.

GIVE ear to my prayer, O God ;
and hide not thyself from my
supplication.

2 Attend unto me, and hear me :
I mourn in my complaint, and
"* make a noise :

3 Because of the voice of the
enemy, because of the oppression
of the wicked : for they cast ini-
quity upon me, and in wrath they
hate me.

4 My heart is sore pained within
me : and the terrors of death are
fallen upon me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling are
come upon me, and horror hath
overwhelmed me.

6 And I said. Oh that I had
wings like a dove ! for then would
I fly away, and be at rest.

7 Lo, then would J wander far off',
and remain in the wilderness.
Selah.

8 I would hasten my escape from
the windy storm ami tempest.

9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide
their tongues : for L have; Hven vio-
lence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go about
it upon the walls thereof : mischief
also and sorrow are in the midst of
it.

11 Wickedness is in the midst
thereof: deceit anfl guile depart
not from her streets.

12 For it ii'as not an enemy that
reproached me; then I (;ou]d hav(>
borne it : neitlier iras it he that
hated me that did magm'f.v hinise/f
against me ; then 1 would have hid
myself from him :

13 But it vms_ thou, a man mine
equal, my '' guide, and mine ac-
quaintance.

14 We took sweet counsel to-
gether, and walked "unto the house
of God ^ in company.

15 Let death seize upon them,
and let them go down ^ quick into
^*hell : for wickedness is in their
dwelhngs, and among them.

16 As for me, I will call upon
God ; and the Lord shall save me.

17 Evening, and morning, and
at noon, will I pray, and ^° cry
aloud : and he shall hear my voice.

18 He hath delivered my soul in
peace " from the battle that was

against me : for there were many

^" with me.

19 God shall hear, and afflict
them, even he that abideth of old.
Selah. Because they have no
changes, therefore they fear not
God.

20 He hath put forth his harids
against such as be at peace with
him : he hath '•' broken his cove-
nant.

2 1 The words of his mouth were
smoother than buttei- but war ivas
in his heart : his words were softer
than oil, yet vere they drawn
swords.

22 Cast thy burden upon the
Lord, and he shall sustain thee :
he shall never suffer the righteous
to be moved.

23 But thou, O God, shalt bring
them down into the pit of destruc-
tion : '''bloody and deceitful men
shall not live out half their days ;
but I will trust in thee.

PSALM 56.

1 iJarid, jiraiiinij i<> Cod in confidence (f his
iranl, vniiijilii i iii-th (if his enemies. 9 J/e
//i-i,f)'x.s,'//i his cniiiii'ii lice in God^s word
(111(1 iir(iiiii!<(tli to i>i-(iin('. him.

- Til tlic chii'f Musician '° upmi Jiiiiatli-cli'iii-
rccliokiiii. MiditaiJi of David, when the I'liilis-
tiiics took liiin in Gath.

P> I*] nKU'cif ul unto me, O God : for
y man would swallow me up; he
figliting '"daily oi)presseth me.

2 Mine enemies would daily
swallow me up: for they ftc many
tliat '" fight against me. () thou
most High.

3 What time I am afraid, I will
trust in thee.

4 In (Jod r will i)i'a,ise his worcl,
in (lod 1 have i)ut my trust; 1 will
not feai' wliat llesh can do unto me.

5 "* I'^vcry day they wrest m.v
words: ail their thoughts an-
against uw for evil.

* Shool.

° com-
panion, and
my familiar
friend.
6 in

'' with the
throng.
* alive
9 the pit :

11 so that
none came
nigh me :

12 that strove
with me.

13 profaned

w hlood-
thir.sty

'I'l
th

tri

,ct to
e dove of
■ <listant
ebiiitlis,

le all tlie
day long

pr
ag

light
niidjy
ainst me

if^ All the
day long

546

Praise of GocVs mercy.

PSALMS 57-59.

The destruction of the loicked.

6 They gather themselves to-
gether, they hide themselves, they
mark my steps, when they wait for
my soul.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity 1
in thine anger cast down the ^ peo-
ple, O God.

8 Thou tellest my wanderings :
put thou my tears into thy bottle :
are they not in thy book 1

9 When I cry ^lnto thee, then shall
mine enemies turn back : this I
know ; foi' God is for me.

10 In God will I praise /m word :
in the Lord will I praise his word.

11 In God have I put my trust :
I will not be afraid what man can
do unto me.

1 2 Thy vows are upon me,0 God:
I will render - praises unto thee.

1.3 For thou hast delivered my
soul from death : wilt not thou de-
liver my feet from falling, that I
may walk before God in the light
of the living '!

PSALM 57.

1 David in prayer fleeing unto God com-
jihtineth of liix lUingerouH case. 7 lie en-
courageth hitiiKelfto jjraise God.

3 To the chief Musician, * Al-tascliit.h. Michtam
of David, when he tlt'd Iroiii biuil in the cave.

BE merciful unto me, O God, be
merciful unto me : for my soul
^ trusteth in thee : yea, in the sha-
dow of thy wings will I make my
refuge, until these calamities be
overpast.

2 I will cry unto God most high ;
unto God that performeth all
things for me.

3 He shall send from heaven,
and save me from the reproach of
him that would swallow me up.
Selah. God shall send forth his
mercy and his truth.

4 My soul is among lions : and I
lie even among them that are set on
fire, eve7i the sons of men, whose
teeth are spears and arrows, and
their tongue a sharp sword.

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above
the heavens ; let thy glory he above
all the earth.

6 They have prepared a net for
my steps ; my soul is bowed down :
they have digged a pit before me,
into the midst whereof they are
fallen themselves. Selah.

7 My heart is fixed, O God, my
heart is fixed : I will sing and give
praise.

8 Awake up, my glory ; awake,
psaltery and harp : 1 myself will
awake early.

9 I will praise thee, O Lord,
among the "people : 1 will sing
unto thee among the natit)ns.

10 For thy mercy is great unto

the heavens, and thy truth unto
the clouds.

11 Be thou exalted, O God, above
the heavens : let thy glory be above
all the earth.

PSALM 58.

1 David reproreth icicked judges, 3 descri-
heth the rKtiinw of' tlie tricked, 6 deroteth
them to GoU'x jndgmetitx, 10 whereat the
righteous shall rejoice.

3 To the chief Musician, ^ Al-taschith. Michtam
of David. "^"^"^^^

DO ye indeed speak righteous-
ness, O "^ congregation % do ye
judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

2 Yea, in heart ye work wicked-
ness ; ye ^ weigh the violence of
your hands in the earth.

3 The wicked are estranged from
the womb : they go astray as soon
as they be born, speaking lies.

4 Their poison is like the poison
of a serpent : they are like the deaf
adder that stoppeth her ear ;

5 Which will not hearken to the
voice of charmers, charming never
so wisely.

6 Break their teeth, O God, in
their mouth : break out the great
teeth of the young lions, O Lord.

7 Let them melt away as waters
ivhich run "continually : tvhen he
bendeth his l)ow to shoot his arrows,
let them be as ^^ cut in pieces.

8 As a snail which melteth, " let
everti one of them pass away : like
the untimely birth of a woman ,
that ^'" they may not see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the
thorns, he shall take them away as
with a whirlwind, ^'' both living,
and in Jris wrath.

10 The righteous shall rejoice
when he seeth the vengeance : he
shall wash his feet in the blood of
the wicked.

11 So that a man shall say.
Verily there is_ a reward for the
righteous : verily he is a God that
judgeth in the earth.

PSALM 59.

1 David prayeth to he delivered from his
enemies. 6 //e eomplaiiieth of their cru-
elty. 8 lie trusteth in God. 11 lie prayeth
against them. 16 He praiseth God.

3 To the chief Musician, * Al-tnscliith, Michtam
of David; when Saul sent, and they watched
the house to I<ill him.

DELIVER mefrom mine enemies,
O my God : " defend me from
them that rise up against me.

2 Deliver me from the workers of
iniquity, and save me from '° blood ,v
men.

* Or,

3 For
* set to
Destroy not,

7* ye

mighty
ones ?

8 weigh out

" apace :

10 though
they were
cut off.
Hand
passeth
away:

12 hath not
seen

13 the green
and the
burning
alike.

!■* set me on
high

15 blood-
thirsty

547

Complaint of cruel enemies.

PSALMS 60, Gl.

Lament over defeat in battle.

1*0 my
strength, I
will

2 high
tower.

3 My God
with his
mercy shall
meet me :

^ make them
wander to
and fro

5 They

6 tarry all

" high
tower

« higl:
towel

0 For

JO set to The

lily (.f

teHtiiiiony,
" Vallov Of
Salt

^'^ lirokcn iis
down,

3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my
80ul : the migltty are gathered
against me ; not /or uty transgres-
sion, nor for my sin, O Lord.

4 They run and prepare them-
selves without my fault : awake to
help me, and behold.

5 Thou therefore, O Lord God
of hosts, the God of Israel, awake
to visit all the heathen : be not
merciful to any wicked transgress-
ors. Selah.

6 They return at evening : they
make a noise like a dog, and go
round about the city.

7 Behold, they belch out with
their mouth : swords are in their
lips : for who, >«n/ theij, doth hearl

8 But thou, O Lord, .shalt laugh
at them; thou shalt have all the
heathen in derision.

9 ^ Because of his strength will I
wait upon thee : for God is my
- defence.

10 ^The God of my mercy shall
prevent me: God shall let me see

my desire upon mine enemies.

11 Slay them not, lest my peo-
ple forget : ^ scatter them by thy
power ; and bring tiiem down, O
Lord our shield.

12 For the sin of their mouth
and the words of their lips let them
even be taken in their pride: and for
cursing and lying ivkiyh they speak.

1 3 Consume thoa in wrath, con-
sume tlieia, that they )aaji not be:
and let them know that (jod ruleth
in Jacob unto the ends of the
earth. Selah.

14 And at evening let them re-
turn; and let them make a noise like
a dog, and go round about tlie city.

15 •'' Let them wander up and
down for meat, and ^ grudge if they
be not satisfied.

1 () But 1 will sing of thy power ;
yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy
in th(^ morning : for tliou hast been
my ~' defence and refuge in the day
of my troubl(\

17 ITnto thee, O my strength,
will 1 sing : for (Jod is my '^ defence.
and the God of my mercy.

PSALM GO.

1 l}(iriij, vomplniyiiim to Cod <;/' foriiitr
jtiilymeiit, 4 now, njioii better hoite, finiii-
efh for dMvtrratu-e. (i Coiiifurti mi liim-
xelf in GoiVk iiroviifP.i, hv criii-ftli that
hell) ii:hereon he truxtcth.

'■'To the chief Musician "'iiikhi Slnislian-cdiilli,
Michtam of David, to tcai'h ; wliori lie su-ovf
with Ar.im-nahnraiiii and willi .Vrarii-zohah,
when .loah returned, and oiiiote of Kdoiii in

ifMilt twelve thousand.

GUI), thou hast cast us olT,
thou hast '-scattered us, thou

* Or,

hast been displeased ; O " turn thy-
self to us again.

2 I'hou hast made the "earth to
tremble ; thou hast broken it : heal
the breaches thereof ; for itshaketh.

3 Thou hast shewed thy people
hard things : thou hast made us to
drink the wine of ^^astonishment.

4 Thou hast given a banner to
them that fear thee, ^"that it may
be displayed because of the truth.

Selah.

5 That thy beloved may be de-
livered : save xvith thy right hand,
and hear me.

6 God hath spoken in his holi-
ness ; I will '" re.ioic(\ I will divide
Shechem, and mete out the valley
of Succoth.

7 Gilead ?'s mine, and ^lanasseh is
mine ; Ephraim also t.s- the ^^ strength
of ntine head ; Judah is my ^^ law-
giver ;

8 Moab is my washpot ; ^ over
Edom will I -' east ottt my shoe :
Philistia, "triumph thou because
of me.

9 Who will bring me into the
strong city'? who will lead me into
Edom 1.

10 Wilt not thou, O God, wJiich
hadst cast us oH'? and thou, O (iod,
which didst not go out with our
armies 1

11 Give us helij^from trouble:
for vain is the help of man.

12 Through God we shall do va-
liantly : for he it is that shall tiead
down our enemies.

PSALM 61.

1 Jill lid fieefh to Goii iipoii his former ex-
jierieiii-e. A lie. roiretli jn-r/ii'tuiil service
unto Iiiiii, beciiiisc of his jiromises.

■'To the chief Musician upon -•* Neinnah, A
I'salin of David.

HKKM my cry O (Jod ; attend
unto m.v ])rayer.

2 Prom the end of the eai-th will
I cry unto thee, Avhen my lieart is
overwhelmed : lead me to the rock
that is '"' liiglier t linii I.

3 For thou hast been a shelter for
me, and a strong tower from the
enemy.

4 I will nbide in thy t t;tberna(;le
for (>ver: 1 will -'■ trust in the covert
of thy^ wings. Selah.

5 lor thou, () (fod, hast heard
my vows : thou hast given me the
heritage of those that fear tliy
name.

<) Thou wilt prolong tlie king's
life : and, his years as many genera-
tions.

548

Or,

i JJeb. tent.

God alone a refuge.

PSALMS 62-04.

The soul thirsting for God.

7 He shall abide before God for
ever : O prepare mercy and truth,
which may preserve him.

8 So will I sing praise unto thy
name for ever, that I may daily
perform my vows.

PSALM 62.

I David jnnf easing hiK confidence, in God. rfis-
cnurageth his enemies. 5 In the same con-
fidence lie tncouruj/et/i. the godly. 9 aVo
tr'ust is to be put in icortdiy tilings. 11
Power and mercy belong to (iod.

1 To the chief Musician, - to .JcdutUiin, A Psalm
of David.

TRULY my soul waiteth ''ujion
God : from him cometh my sal-
vation.

2 He only ?'s my rock and my sal-
vation ; lie is my defence ; I shall
not be greatly moved. _

3 How long will j^e ^imagine mis-
chief against a man 1 ye shall be
slain all of you : as a bowing wall
.^hall ye be, and o.'i a tottering fence.

4 They only consult to cast him.
down from his excellency : the,y de-
light in lies : they bless with their
mouth, but they curse inwardly.
Selah.

5 My soul, wait thou ^ only upon
God ; for my expectation is from
him.

6 He only/s my x-ock and my saJ-
vation : he is my defence ; I shall
not be moved.

7 In God is my salvation and my
glory : the rock of my strength,
a ?;r/ my refuge, is in God.

8 Trust in him at all times ; j^e
people, pour out your heart befcjre
him : God is a refuge for us. Selah.

9 Surely men of low degree are
vanity, and. men of high degree are
a lie : " to be laid in the balance.
they are altogether lighter than
vanity.

10 Trust not in oppression, and
liecome not vain in robbery : if
riches increase, set not your heart
npo7i them.

1 1 God hath spoken once ; twice
have I heard this ; that power Ije-
longeth unto God.

12 Also unto thee, O Lord, l>e-
longeth mercy : for tliou renrlerest
to every man according to his work.

PSALM 63.

1 David's thirst far God. 4 Ifis manner of
blessing God. 9 Ifis confidence of his en'e-
mie.t' destruction, and hh own safety.

A I'salin of David, when he was in the wilder-
ness of .lndah.

r\ GOD, thou ar« ray God; "' early
^ will I seek thee: my soul
thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth
for thee in a dry and thirsty land,
where no water is ;

2 To sec thy power and thy
glory, so as I have seen thee in the
sanctuary.

3 Because thy lovingkindness is
better than life, my lips shall
praise thee.

4 Thus will I bless thee while I
live : I will lift up my hands in thy
name.

5 My soul shall be satisfied as
d'ith marrow ancl fatness ; and my
mouth shall praise tliee with joy-
ful lips :

6 When I remember thee upon
my bed, and meditate on thee in
the night watches.

7 Because thou hast been my
help, therefore in the shadow of
thy wings will I rejoice.

8 My soul followeth harxl after
thee: thy right hand upholdeth
me.

9 But those that seek my soul, to
destroy it, shall go into the lower
parts of the earth.

10 They shall '^ fall by the sword :
they shall be a portion for "foxes.

11 But the king shall rejoice in
God ; every one that sweareth by
him shall glory : but the mouth of
them that speak lies shall be
stopped.

PSALM 64.

1 Darid prayeth for deliverance, complain-
ing of his enemies. 7 He promiseth him-
self to see such an. evident destruction of
his enemies, as the righteous shall rejoice
at it.

1 To tlie chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

HEAR my voice, O God, in my
prayer : preserve my life from
fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret coun-
sel of the wicked ; from the "insur-
rection of the workers of iniquity :

3 Who whet their tongue like a
sword, and bend tJieir hovs to shoot
their arrows, even bitter words :

4 That they may shoot in secret
at the perfect : suddeidj^ do they
shoot at him, and fear not.

5 They encourage themselves in
an evil matter : they commune of
laying snares privily; they say.
Who shall see them %

6 They search out iniquities ;
they accomplish a diligent search :
both the inward tJiought of every
one of them, and the heart, is deep.

7 But CJofl shall shoot at them
u'ith an ari-ow ; suddenly shall they
be wouiuUhI.

8 So they sliall make their own
tongue to fall uijoii tJicniselves: all
that see them shall " flee away.

9 And all men shaTi feai". and
shall declai-e the work of (iod ; for
they shall wisely consider of his
floing.

^ be given
over to the
power of

'■> jackals.

1 For

w tumult

11 was the
hea<l."

549

Praise to God for

PSALMS 65-67.

his abundant benefits.

10 The righteous shall be glad in
the Lord, and shall trust in him ;
and all the upright in heart shall
glory.

PSALM 65.

1 David praiseth God for his grace. 4 The
hlessedneas of God's chosen by reason of

■ he.nefits.

> To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song- of
David.

PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God,
in Sion : and unto thee shall
the vow be performed.

2 O thou that hearest prayer,
unto thee shall all tlesh come.

3 Iniquities preva;il against me :
as for our transgressions, thou shalt
purge them away.

4 Blessed is the man tvhom thou
choosest, and causest to approach
unto thee, that he may dwell in thy
courts : we shall be satisfied with
the goodness of thy house, even of
thy holy temple.

5 By terrible things in righteous-
ness wilt thou answer us, O God of
our salvation ; who art the confi-
dence of all the ends of the earth,
and of them that are afar off itpow
the sea :

6 Which by his strength setteth
fast the mountains ; being girded
with power :

7 Which stilleth the noise of the
seas, the noise of their waves, and
the tumult of the '^peopla

8 They also tha^t dwell in the ut-
termost ])arts are afraid at thy to-
kens : thou makest the outgoings of
the morning and evening to rejoice.

9 Thou visitest the earth, and
waterest it : thou greatly enrichest
it with the river of (jiod,which is full
of water: thou preparest them corn,
when thou hast so provided for it.

10 Thou waterest the ^ ridges
thereof abundantly : thou settlest
the •* furrows thereof : thou makest
it soft with showers : thou blessest
the " springing thereof.

1 1 Th(ni crowncst the year with
thy goodness ; and thy paths drop
fatness.

12 Th(;y drop ')ipon the pastur-es
of the wilderness : and tlie little
hills "rejoice on ever.v side.

13 The pastures ai-e clotluHl with
Hocks ; tlu! valleys also are covered
over with (;orn ; they shout for joy,
they also sing.

PSALM 66.

1 Dariil exhortelli. in praisf God, .5 to oh-
serve hix {iroat iror/i'n, S to tiloKs him for his
gracioiix lic-iicjitx. 12 He roireth for him-
self religions xerrice to God. lij He de-
clareth God's siiecial goodness to himself.
1 To tho chief Musician, A Sonpo/' I'salrn.

AKKajoyful noise unto God,
all ye lands :

2 Sing forth the honour of his
name : make liis praise glorious.

3 Say unto God, How terrible art
^/iowm thy works! through the great-
ness of thy power shall thine ene-
mies submit themselves unto thee.

4 All the earth shall worshij)
thee, and shall sing unto thee ;
they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

5 Come and see the works of
God : he is terrible in his doing to-
ward the children of men.

6 He turned the sea into dry
land: they went through the flood
on foot: there "did we rejoice in him.

7 He ruleth by his power for
ever ; his eyes behold the nations :
let not the rebellious exalt them-
selves. Selah.

8 O bless our God, ye ^ people.
and make the voice of his praise to
be heard :

9 Which holdeth our soul in life,
and suffereth not our feet to be
moved.

10 For thou, O God, hast proved
us : thou hast tried us, as silver is
tried.

1 1 Thou broughtest us into the
net; thou laidst affliction upon our
loins.

1 2 Thou hast caused men to ride
over our heads ; we went through
fire and through water : but thou
broughtest us out into a wealthy
lilace

13 1 will go into thy house with
burnt offerings: I will pay thee my
vows,

14 Which my lips have uttered,
and my mouth hath spoken, when I
was in trouble.

15 1 will offer unto thee burnt
sacrifices of fatlings, with the in-
cense of rams ; I will offer bullocks
with goats. Selah.

16 Come avd hear, all ye that
fear God, and 1 will declare what
he hath done- for my soul.

17 1 cried unto him with my
mouth, and he was extolled with
my tongue.

18 If I regard iniciiilty in my
heart, the Lord will not hear me:

19 lint vei-ily God hath lieai'd
me ; he hath attended to the voice
of my prayer.

20 Blessed he God, which hath
not turned away my prayer, nor
his mercy from me.

PSALM 67.

1 A prayer for the enlargement of God's
kingdom, 8 to the joy of the people, 6 and
the increase of God's l/lessings.

'To the chief Musician on » Neginoth. A Psalm
or Song.

rNOI) be merciful unto us, and
I l)less us; and (;aus(! his fac(^
to shine upon us ; Selah.

7 let us

• peoples,

' For

" striiif.'wl

instruments.

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Prayer for God's kingdom.

PSALM 68. Tli.e triunipkant procession of Israel.

peoples

2 The earth
hath yielded

* cast up a
highway for
him that
rideth
through the
deserts; his
name is
JAH;

5 the
prisoners
into
prosperity :

^ dwelt
^ didst
prepare
8 the women
that

puhlished
the tidings
Avere a
great host.

2 That thy way may be known
upon earth, thy saving health
among ail nations.

3 Let the ' people praise thee, O
God ; let all the ' people praise
thee.

4 O let the nations be glad and
sing for joy : for thou shalt judge
the ' people righteously, and go-
vern the nations upon earth. 8e-
lah.

5 Let the ^ T)eople praise thee, O
God : let all the ' people loraise thee.

6 " Then shall the earth yield her
i n c rease ; awl God, even our ow n
God, shall bless us.

7 God shall bless us ; and all the
ends of the earth shall fear him.

PSALM 68.

or ill (I of till- iivk. 4 An

:,(;,:,! 'far Ills iiirrrii'x,
rhnrrli, \\\ for liix <irr,lt

1 A pvaifi'v (i1 till' /'<-

exhoriolioii to jini

1 for Ills ciirr oj III

work's.
3 To the chief Musician, A Psahn or Song of

Uavid.

LET God arise, let his enemies be
scattered : let them also that
hate him flee before him.

2 As smoke is driven away, so
drive tliem away : as wax melteth
before the fire, so let the wicked
perish at the presence of God.

3 But let the righteous be glad ;
let them i-ejoice before God : yea,
let them exceedingly rejoice.

4 Sing unto God, sing praises to
his name : •* extol him that rideth
upon the heavens by his name

JAH. and rejoice before him.

5 A father of the fatherless, and
a judge of the widows, is God in
his holy habitation.

6 God setteth the solitary in
families : he bringeth out '' those
which are bound with chains: but
the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

7 O God, when thou wentest
forth before thy jjeople, when thou
didst march through the wilder-
ness ; Selah :

8 The earth shook, the heavens
also dropped at the presence of
God : even Sinai itself icas moved at
the presence of God, the God of
Israel.

9 Thou, O God, didst send a
plentiful rain, whereby thou didst
confirm thine inheritance, when it
was weary.

10 Thy congregation ^ hath
dwelt therein : thou, O God, '' hast

prepared of thy goodness for the

poor.

1 1 The Lord gave the word :
^ great teas \]w conipa]iy of those
that puljlished //.

1 2 Kings of armies '•• did flee
aijace : and she that ^" tarried at
home '' divided the spoil.

1 3 '- Though ye have lien among

the pots, yet sliall ye he an the wings

of a dove covered with silver, and
her featliers with yellow gold.

14 When the Almighty scattered
kings in it, it was white as snow in
'" Salmon.

1.5 '^The hill of God is as the hill

of Bashan ; an high hill as the hill

of Bashan.

16 Why ^" leap ye, ye high ^"^ hills 1
this is the hill which God desireth
to '^ dwell in; yea, the Lord will
dwell til it for ever.

17 The chariots of God are
twenty thousand, even '® thousands
of angels : the Lord ^'.s among them,
as in Sinai, in the holy 2}l(ice.

18 Thou hast ascended on high,
thou hast ^■' led captivity captive :
thou hast received gifts -" tor men ;
yea, '^^ for the rebellious also, that
the Lord God might dwell among
them.

19 Blessed be the Lord, ivho daily
" loadeth us mith henefifs, even the
God of our salvation. Selah.

20 He that is our God is the God
of ^^ salvation ; and unto God the
Lord '^ lii'lorig the issues from death.

21 But God shall wound the head
of his enemies, and the hairy .scalp
of such an one as goeth on still in
his trespasses.

22 The Lord said, I will bring
again from Bashan, I will bring
my jmrple again from the depths
of the sea :

23 That thy foot may be dipped
in the blood of thine enemies, and
the tongue of thy clogs in the
same.

24 They have seen thy goings, O
God ; even the goings of my God,
my King, in the sanctuary.

2.5 The singers went before, the
players on instruments followed
after ; among tJtem tvere the dam-
sels playing with timbrels.

26 Bless ye God in the congrega-
tions, eve7i the Lord, -'°froiii the
fountain of Israel.

27 There is little Benjamin with
their ruler, the princes of Judah
and their ""council, the princes of
Zebulun, and the princes of Naph-
tali.

28 Thy God hath commanded
thy strength : strengthen, O God,
that which thou hast wrought
for us.

29 Because of thy temple at

" flee, thev
flee:

w tarrieth
11 dividetli

i2Willyelie
among the
sheepfolds,
as the wings
of a dove
covered
with silver,
and her
feathers
with yellow
gold?
13 Zalmon.
i"* A moun-
tain of G(m1
is the moan-
tain of
Bashan,
an high
movuitain
is the
mountain
of Bashan.

15 look ye
askance,

16 moun-
tains, at the
mountain

1^ dwell in ?

18 thousands
upon thou-
sands :

19 led away
captives :

^•^ among

21 among

22 beareth
our burden,

23 deliver-
ances ;

24 belongeth
escape

25 p/e that
are of

26 company,

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A cry of distress,

PSALM 69.

and imprecation on enemies.

Jerusalem shall kings bring pre-
sents unto thee.

30 Rebuke the ' company of
spearmen, the multitude ot the
bulls, with the calves of the - ?)eo-
ple. till every one submit himself
with pieces of silver : scatter thou
the ^ people that delight in war.

31 Princes shall come out of
Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch
out her hands unto God.

32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms
of the earth ; O sing praises unto
the Lord ; Selah :

33 To him that i^ideth upon the
heavens of heavens, which ii.'ere of
old ; lo, he doth send out his voice,
and that a mighty voice.

34 Ascribe ye strength unto God:
his excellency is over Israel, and
his strength is in the clouds.

35 O God, thofi art terrible out
of thy holy places : the God of Is-
rael is he that giveth strength and
power unto his people. Blessed be
God.

PSALM 69.

1 David comp/tn'n eih of hin affliction . 13
I/e prnyeth for deliper'ance. 22 Jle de-
vateih his eueinlex to deMrtiction. 30 lie
praifseth God withtliankiigiving.

* To the chief Musician ^ upon *Shoshaunim,
TT Psalm of David.

SAVE me, O God ; for the waters
are come in unto my soul.

2 I sink in deep mire, where
there is no standing : I am come
into deep waters, where the floods
overflow me.

3 I am weary " of my crying :
my throat is dried : mine eyes fail
while I wait for my God.

4 They that hate me without a
cause ai'e more than the hairs of
mine head : they that would de-
stroy me, Ijeing mine enemies
wrongfully, are mighty : then I
restored that which I took not
away.

5 O God, thou knowest my fool-
ishness ; and my sins are not hid
from thee.

<) Let not them that wait on
thee, O Lord (Jon of hosts, be
ashamed ''for my sake : let not
those that seek tlie(> be confounded
" for my sake, () (jod of Israeli.

7 Because for thy sake 1 have
borne reproach ; shame hath co-
vered my face.

J^ 1 am Ijecome a stranger unto
my brethren, and an alien unto my
motlici's children.

9 For the zeal of thine house
hath eaten me up ; and the re-
proaches of them that reproached
thee are fallen upon me.

* Thai is, Lilies.

10 When I wept, and chastened
my soul with fasting, that was to
my reproach.

11 1 made sackcloth also my
garment ; and I became a proverb
to them.

12 They that sit in the gate
speak against me ; and I tvas the
song of the drunkards.

13 But as for me, my prayer is
unto thee, O Lord, i.ji an accept-
able time : O God, in the multi-
tude of thy mercy hear me, in the
truth of thy salvation.

14 Deliver me out of the mire,
and let me not sink : let me be de-
livered from them that hate me,
and out of the deep waters.

15 Let not the waterflood over-
flow me, neither let the deep swal-
low me up, and let not the pit
shut her mouth upon me.

16 Hear me, O Lord ; for thy
lovingkindness is good : turn unto
me according to the multitude of
thy tender mercies.

17 And hide not thy face from
thy servant ; for I am in trouble :
hear me speedily.

18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and
redeem it : deliver me because of
mine enemies.

19 Thou hast known my re-
proach, and my shame, and my
dishonour : mine adversaries are
all before thee.

20 Reproach hath broken my
heart ; and I am full of heaviness :
and I looked for some to take pity,
but there vas none ; and for com-
fortei-s, but I found none.

21 They gave me also gall for
my ^ meat ; and in my thirst they
gave me vinegar to drink.

22 Let their table become a
snare before them : and ^^ tha t
irhirh should liavc hcen for fhiii-

welfare;, let i,t hccoine a trap.

23 Let their eyes be darkened,
that they see not ; and make their
loins continually to shake.

24 Pour out tliine indignation
upon them, and let thy wrathful
anger take hold of them.

25 Let their habitation bo deso-
late ; and let none dwell in their
tents.

26 For they persecute him whom
thou hast smitten; and they ' ' tal k
to the gi'icf of those whom thou
Tia,st wounded.

27 Add ini(iuity unto tlieir ini-
(luity : and let tliem not come into
tliy riglit('ousii(>ss.

2.S ij(!t tli(;m Ik; blotted out of the
l)ook of tlu! living, and not be writ-
ten with the righteous.

29 l)iit 1 am jjoor and sorrowful :

9 food ;

1" wlipii
they are
in peace,

11 tell of

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PSALMS 70, 71.

Prayer in age for succour.

let thy salvation, O God, set me up
on high.

30 I will praise the name of God
with a song, and will magnify him
with thanksgiving.

31 This also shall please the
Lord better than an ox w bullock
that hath horns and hoofs.

32 The humble shall see this, ami
be glad : and your heart shall live
that seek God.

33 For the Lord heareth the poor,
and despiseth not his prisoners.

34 Let the heaven and earth
praise him, the seas, and every
thing that moveth therein.

35 For God will save Zion, and
will build the cities of Judah : that
they may dwell there, and have it
in possession.

36 The seed also of his servants
shall inherit it : and they that love
his name shall dwell therein.

PSALM 70.

Del rid mlieiteth God to Ihe speedy deRtruc-
tiiin of the icicked, atid lyreservation of ihe
ijodlij.

1 To the chief Musician, ^4 Psalm of David, to
bring to remembrance.

IK/TAKE liaste, O God, to deliver
-^'^ me ; make haste to help me, O
Lord.

2 Let them be ashamed and con-
founded that seek after my soul :
let them be turned backward, and

Eut to confusion, that desire my
urt.

3 Let them be turned back for a
reward of their shame that say,
Aha, aha.

4 Let all those that seek thee re-
joice and be glad in thee : and let
such as love thy salvation say con-
tinually, Let God be magnified.

5 But I am poor and needy :
make haste unto me, O Clod : thou
art my help and my deliverer ; O
Lord, make no tarrying.

PSALM 71.

1 r>(tHd, in roiip'dfnre <f fiith, and cxjie-
rU'ttce (f (ioii'K fiiroitr. pnujitti Imth. fur
hi)iinelf, ii.)id iiijiilnsl tlw <tic)iiiin (f /ijk
tfoiii. 14 //e proiiii'ieth coiifsti 1111:1/. IT //c
j>rayeth for persererance. 19 lie praiseth
<!od, a7id promiseth to do it cheerful/;/.

IN thee, O Lord, do I put my
trust : let me never be put to
confusion.

2 Deliver me in thy righteous-
ness, and cause me to escape : in-
cline thine ear unto me, and save
me.

3 Be thou my strong habitation,
whei'eunto I may continually re-
sort : thou hast given conunand-
ment to save me ; for thou art )ny
rock and my fcjrtress.

4 Deliver nie, () my God, out of
tlie hand of the wicked, out of the

hand of the unrighteous and cruel
man.

5 For thou art my hope, O Lord
God : thou art my trust from my
youth.

6 By thee have I been holden up
from the womb : - thou art he that

took me out of my mother s bowels :

my praise shall be continually of
thee.

7 I am as a wonder unto many ;
but thou art my strong refuge.

8 Let my mouth be filled with
thy pi-aise and with thy honour all
the day.

9 Cast me not off in the time of
old age ; forsake me not when my
strength faileth.

10 For mine enemies speak
against me ; and they that lay wait
for my soul take counsel together,

11 Saying, God hath forsaken
him : persecute and take him ; for
tliere is none to deliver him.

12 0 God, be not far from me :

0 my God, make haste for my help.

13 Let them be confounded and
consumed that ai-e adversaries to
my soul ; let them be covered with
reproach and dishonour that seek
my hurt.

14 But 1 will hope continually,
and will yet praise thee more and
more.

15 My mouth shall shew forth
thy righteousness a7ul thy salvation
all the day ; for I know not the
numbers thereof.

16 1 will ''go in the strength of
the Lord God : 1 will make mentiim
of thy righteousness, even of thine
only.

17 0 God, thou hast taught me
from my youth : and hitherto have

1 declared thy wondrous works.

18 Now also when 1 am old and
greyheaded, O God, forsake me not ;
until 1 have shewed thy strength
unto * this generation, and thy
power to every one that is to come.

19 Thy righteousness also, O
God, is very high, who hast done
great things: O God, who -is like
unto thee !

20 77(011, which hast shewed me
grf^at and sore troubles, shalt
quicken me again, and shalt bring
me up again from the depths of the
earth.

2 1 Thou shalt increase my great-
ness, and comfort me on every side.

22 1 will also i)raise thee with
the psaltery, even thy truth, O my
Ciod : unto thee will 1 sing with the
harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

23 y\y lips shall greatly rejoice
when I sing unto thee ; and my
soul, which tluni hast redeemed.

2 thou hast
been my
benefactor
from

3 come with
the mighty
acts

* the next

The reign of the rigJUeons king.

PSALMS 72, 73.

The _2)ros2)erity of the wicked.

24 My tongue also shall talk of
thy righteousness all the day long :
for they ai'e confounded, for they
are brought unto shame, that seek
my hurt.

PSALM 72.

1 David, prayino for Solomon , aheweth the
goodness and glory of his, in type, and in
truth, of Christ's kingdom. 18 He blesseih
God.

A Psalm 1 for Solomon.

GIVE the king thy judgments, O
God, and thy righteousness
unto the king's son.

2 He shall judge thy people with
righteousness, and thy poor with
judgment.

3 The mountains shall bring
peace to the people, and the little
hills, by righteousness.

4 He shall judge the poor of the
people, he shall save the children of
the needy, and shall break in pieces
the oppressor.

5 They shall fear thee as long as
the sun and moon endure, through-
out all generations.

6 He shall come down like rain
upon the mown grass : as showers
that water the earth.

7 In his days shall the righteous
flourish ; and abundance of peace
so long as the moon endureth.

8 He shall have dominion also
from sea to sea, and from the '•' river
unto the ends of the earth.

9 They that dwell in the wilder-
ness shall bow before him ; and his
enemies shall lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tarshish and of
the isles shall bring presents : the
kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer
gifts.

1 1 Yea, all kings shall fall down
before him : all nations shall serve
him.

12 For he shall deliver the needy
when h(^ crieth ; the poor also, and
him that hath no heli)er.

I'.i He shall ''sijiire the poor and
needy, and shall save the souls of
the needy.

14 He shall redeem their soul
from ^(Icccitand violence : and pi'e-
cious sliall their blood be in his
sight.

15 And he shall live, and to him
shall be giveji of the gold of Sheba:
])i-ayer also shall b(^ made for liiiii
continually ; (IikI, daily shall he he
praisiid.

IG There shall be "an handful of
corn in the earth upon tlw to]) of
the mountains ; the fruit thereof
sliJiU shake likr L(4ianon : and f/ici/
of the city shall lloui-ish like grass
of the earth.

17 His name shall endure for
ever : his name shall be continued

as long as the sun : and meji shall
be l)lessed in him : all nations shall
call him blessed.

18 Blessed he the Lord God, the
God of Isi'ael, who only, doeth
wondrous things.

19 And blessed he his glorious
name for ever : and let the whole
earth be filled with his glory ;
Amen, and Amen.

20 The prayers of Da,vid the son
of Jesse are ended.

PSALM 73.

1 The pro])hft, prerail/ng iu a temptation, 2
shi'irifh the oceiiK/oti thire<f, the proxjierit;/
tfthe icicked. 13 The iroinid gireii thevf-
lii/, diflidence. 15 'The rictor)/ orer it,
k)iiiir!'ed(ie <f <!od's piiirpio.se, iti dexiroijinij
if the Leieked,(tnd sustaining the righteoux.

A Psalm of Asaph.

TRULY God is good to Israel,
even to such as are of a clean
heart.

2 But as for me, my feet were
almost gone ; my steps had well
nigh slipped.

3 For I was envious at the " fool-
ish, when I saw the prosperity of
the wicked.

4 For there are no '' bands in their
death : but their strength is firm.

5 They are not in trouble as other
men ; neither are they plagued like
other men.

6 Therefore pride ^ compasseth
them about as a chain ; violence

covereth them as a garment.

7 Their eyes stand out with fat-
ness : " the.v have more than heart
could wish.

8 They ^"are cori-upt, and speak
wickedly concei-in'ny oppression :
they speak loftily.

9 They set their mouth " against
the heavens, and their tongue
walketh thi'ough the eai'th.

10 Therefore his peopl(^_ I'eturn
hither : and waters of a full ri(j)
are '" wrung out to them.

11 And the,y say. How doth God
know"? and is there knowledge in
the most High '?

12 Behold, these are the "un-
tjoflly. who i)rosper in the world ;
they increase in riches.

1 .3 Verily 1 have cleansed my
hejii't in vain, and washed my hands
in innocency.

14 For all the day long have 1
Ix'en plagued, and chastened every
morning.

IT) if i say, 1 will s])eak thus;
behold, 1 '^shdiild nH'ciid af/aiiisf tlie
generation of lliy cliildi'cii.

Hi When I llioiiglitto know this,
it i'><is too ]).'i infill [or me ;

17 Until I went into the sanctu-

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Tlte devastation of the land.

PSALMS 74, 75.

The righteoiis judge.

ary of God ; then understood I
their end.

18 Surely thou ^ didst set them
in slippery places : thou - castedst

them down into destruction.

19 How are tliey brought into
desolation, as in a jnoment ! they
are utterly consumed with terrors.

20 As a dream when one awaketh;
.so, O Lord, when thou awakest,
thou shalt despise their image.

21 Thus my heart was grieved,
and I was pricked in my reins.

22 So '' foolisli was I, and igno-
rant : I was as a beast before thee.

23 Nevertheless I rwrt continually
with thee : thou hast holden me by
my right hand.

24 Thou shalt guide me with
thy counsel, and afterward receive
me to glory.

25 Whom have I in heaven but
thee 1 and there is none upon earth
that I desire beside thee.

26 My flesh and my lieart fail-
eth: tiut God is the * strength of
my heart, and my portion for ever.

27 For, lo, they that are far from
thee shall perisn : thou hast de-
stroyed all them that "* go a
whoring from thee.

2JS But it is good for me to draw
near to God : 1 have put my ti'ust
in the Lord God, that 1 may declare
all thy works.

PSALM 74.

1 The pfophet eotiijihiiiiefh of the dexolaiion
of the sinietiiiiri/. 10 He inoveth God to
help in (■iiiisii/triition of hix power, \B of
his repriKd'hfiil enemies, of his children,
find if his rureiKOit.

Maschil of Asaph.

OGOD, why hast thou cast ms
off for ever 1 irJnj doth thine
anger smoke against the sheep of
thy pastui'e %

2 Remember thy congregation,
jvhich thou hast purchased of old ;
the ""rod of thine inheritance, luhicli
thou hast redeemed ; this mount
Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

.3 Lift up thy feet unto the per-
petual desolations ; even all that the
enemy hath done wickedly in the
sanctuary.

4 Thine enemies roar in the midst
of thy congregations ; they set up
their ensigns for signs.

5 "^4 man was ffimous according

as he had lifted u]) axes uijon tlie
thick ti'ees.

6 ^ Rut now they break down the
carved work thereof at once with
axes and hammers.

7 They have cast fire into thy
sanctuary, they have defiled Ijy

* Ileh. rock.

casting dovm, the dwelling place of
thy name to the ground.

8 They said in their hearts. Let
us destroy them together : they
have burned up all the synagogues
of God in the land.

9 We see not our signs : there is
no more any prophet : neither is
there among us any that knoweth
how long.

10 O God, how long shall the ad-
versary reproach 1 shall the enemy
blaspheme thy name for ever 1

1 1 Why withdrawest thou thy
hand, even thy right hand '? pluck
it out of thy '^ ))osom. .

12 For God is my King of old,
working salvation in the midst of
the earth.

13 Thou didst divide the sea by
thy strength : thou brakest the
heads of the ° dragons in the wa-
ters.

14 Thou brakest the heads of
leviathan in pieces, and gavest him
to be meat to the people inhabiting
the wilderness.

1 5 Thou didst cleave the fountain
and the flood : thou driedst up
mighty rivers.

1 6 The day is thine, the night
also is thine : thou hast prepared
the light and the sun.

1 7 Thou hast set all the borders
of the earth : thou hast made sum-
mer and winter.

18 Remember this, that the
enemy hath reproached, O Lord,
and that ^° the foolish people have
blasphemed tliy name.

19 O deliver not the soul of thy
turtledove unto the " multitude of
the I" irked : forget not the ^-'congre-
gation of thy poor for ever.

20 Have respect unto the cove-
nant : for the dark places of tlie
earth are full of the habitations
of cruelty.

210 let not the oppressed return
ashamed : let the poor and needy
praise thy name.

22 Ai^ise, O God, plead thine own
cause : remember now the foolish
man reproacheth thee '''daily.

23 Forget not the voice of thine
enemies : the tunmlt of those that
rise up against '^thee increaseth
continually.

psal:\[ 75.

1 The projihi-t jiraiaeih God. 2 I/e promixcth
1<,}ii<l,i,' iipriijliUii. 4 lie rehiikelh lite proud
hii riiiisidcralioH tf God'x proridi'Hve . <t
lie jiriiixi'th Gild, and /)rii)i>ise//i to eJU'Viite
justice.

i5To the chief Miisiciuii, "'• Al-tnscliilli. A Psahu
or SoMfj of Asaph.

UNTO thee, O God, do we give
thanks, unto thee do we give

8 bosom,
and, con-
sume them.

^ sea-
monsters

11 greedy
multitude:

12 life

13 all the
day.

" thee,

which

ascendeth

IB For
i" set to
Destroy not.

555

The victorious poioer of God.

PSALMS 76, 77. The remembrance of GocVs deed's.

1" filorious
art. tlioii anil
excellent
from

thanks : for that thy name ^ is near
thy wondrous works declai'e.

'J, When i shall - receive the con-

gregation I will judge uprightly.

3 ^ The earth and all the inhabi-
tants thereof are dissolved : I "* bear
up the pillars of it. Selah.

i I said unto the ^ fools, Deal
not " foolishly : and to tlie wicked,
Lift not up the hoi-n :

5 Lift not up your horn on high:
speak not "' viih a stiff neck.

6 For promotion coijieth. neither
from the east, nor from the west,
nor from the south.

7 But God is the judge : he put-
teth down one, and setteth up
another.

8 For in the hand of the Lord
there is a cup, and the wine is red ;
it is full of mixture ; and he pour-
eth out f)f the same : but the dregs
thereof, all the wicked of the earth
shall wring them out, and drink
them.

9 But I will declare for ever ; I
will sing praises to the God of
Jacol).

10 All the horns of the wicked
also will I cut off; hut the hoi'ns of
the righteous shall be exalted.

PSALM 76.

1 A declaration of GocVs majesty in the
church. 11 Ah exlioitatio'ti to t,erve hini
reverently.

** To the chief Musifiian on " Negiiioth. A Psahn
or Song of Asaph.

IN Judfih is God known : his
name is great in Israel.

2 In Salem also is his tabernacle,
and his dwelling place in Zi(m.

3 There bi'ake he the arrows of
the bow, the shield, and the sword,
and tlic liattle. Selah.

4 '"Thou art moi'e glorious iptd
ex(^ellcnt, than the mountains of

prj^'y.

h Tiie stouthearted are sj)oiled.
they liave slept their sleep : anu
none of the men of might have
found their hands.

G At thy rt^jukcs O God of Jacob,
both the chariot and horse are cast
into a dead sleep.

7 Thou, even thou, art to be
feared : and who may stand in thy
sight when once thou art aiigi'y?

5 Thou didst cause " judgment
to be heard from heaven ; the earth
feanvl and was still,

SJ when (lod arose to judgment,
to sa\c all the meek of the earth.
SelaJi. ^

10 Surely the wrath of man
shall ))rais(' thee: the I'emainder
of wrath shalt thou '"' i-estrain.

1 1 Vow, and pay unto the Lord
your God : let all that be round
about him bring presents unto him
that ought to be feared.

12 He shall cut off' the spirit of
princes : lie is terrible to the kings
of the earth.

PSALM 77.

1 The pxa/mlst sheiceth what fierce comhut
he had iriih diffidence. lO" The rict<u-y
which he had hy consideration of Ond'x
great and gracious worhs.

8 To the chief Musician, ia_to Jeduthun. A
Psahn of Asaiih.

T " CRTEl) unto God with my
-L voice, even unto God Avith niy
voice ; and he '" gave ear vinto me.

2 In the day of my trouble I
sought the Lord : my '"sore ran in
the night, and " ceased not : my
soul refused to be comforted.

3 I i^emembered God, and was
troubled : I complained, and my
spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

•i Thou boldest mine eyes wak-
ing : I am so ti"oubled that I can-
not speak.

5 I have considered the days
of old, the years of ancient times.

6 I call to remembrance my song
in the night : I commune with
mine own heart : and my spirit
made diligent search.

7 Will the Lord cast off for ever ?
and will he be favourable no more?

8 Is his mercy clean gone for
ever"? doth his promise fail for
evermore 1

9 Hath God forgotten to be gra-
cious'!' hath he in anger shut up his
tender mercies '? Selah.

10 And I said. This is my ''^in-
fii-mity : hut I tvill remember the

years of the right hand of the most
High.

1 1 I will remember the works of
the Lord : surely I will I'emember
thy wondei'S of old.

1 2 1 will meditate also of all thy
woi-k, and '" talk of thy doings.

13 "^i'liy way, O God, is in '"the
sanctuary : who is so great a (Jod
as oin- ( io(l {

14 TIkhi art the God that doest
wondei's : thou hast declared thy
strength among the '"'' peojjie.

I .^) Thou hast with thine arm re
deemed thy iieople, the sons of
Jacob and Jose])]i. St4ah.

1(1 The waters saw thee, () (Jod,
the waters saw thee ; they were
afraid : the depths also were
troubI(>d.

1 7 'I4ie clouds poured out water:
the skies sent out a sound : thine
arrows also went al)r(>a(l.

15 'I'he voice of thy thundei' was

8 Fol-
ia after tlie
manner of

!■• will cry

15 will give

16 hand was
stretched
out

i"" slacked

IS -rrief :

in use on
holiness :

-1 jieoples.

nso

6rWs deaUruj ivith Ids people

PSALM 78.

amid their unfaithfulness.

i whirlwind :

in the ' heaven : the lightnings
lightened the world : the earth
trembled and shook.

19 Thy way -_?£ in the sea, and
thy path in the great waters, and
thy footsteps "' are not known.

20 Thou leddest thy^ people like
a flock by the hand of Moses and
Aaron.

PSALM 78.

1 An. exhortation both to learn and to preach
the, law of God. 9 The utorij of Go<l\s
wrath against the incredii/onx and disobe-
dient. 67 The Inraelitea being rejected,
God chofie Judah, Zion, and iJarid.
Maschil of Asaph.

GIVE ear, O my people, to my
^ law : incline your ears to the
words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth in a pa-
rable : I will utter dark sayings of
old: _

3 Which we have heard and
known, and our fathers have told
us.

4 We will not hide them from
their children, shewing to the ge-
neration to come the praises of the
Lord, and his strength, and his
wonderful works that he hath
done.

5 For he established a testimony
in Jacob, and appointed a law in
Israel, which he commanded our
fathers, that they should make
them known to their children :

p That the generation to come
might know them, even the children
which should be born ; vho should
arise and declare them to their
children :

7 That they might set their hope
in God, and not forget the works of
God, but keep his commandments :

8 And might not be as their fa-
thers, a stubborn and I'ebellious
generation ; a generation that set
not their heart aright, and whose
spirit was not stedfast with God.

9 The children of Ephraim, bn'ng
armed, and carrying bows, turned
back in the day of battle.

10 They kept not the covenant
of God, and refused to walk in his
Inw ;

1 1 And forgat his works, and his
wonders that he had shewed thon.

12 Marvellous things did he in
the sight of tlieir fathers, in the
land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

1 3 He divided the sea, and caused
them to pass through ; and he made
the waters to stand as an heap.

14 In the daytime also he led
them with a cloud, and all the
niglit with a light of fire.

15 He clave the rocks in the wil-
derness, and gave them drink as
out of the great depths.

16 He brought streams also out
of the rock, and caused waters to
run down like rivers.

17 ®And they sinned yet more
against him by "provoking the
most High in the wilderness.

18 And they tempted God in
their heart by asking meat for
their lust.

1 9 Vea, they spake against God ;
they said. Can God furnish a table
in the wilderness 1

20 Behold, he smote the rock,
that the waters gushed out, and
the streams overflowed ; can he
give bread also^ can he provide
flesh for his people'?

21 Therefore the Lord heard
this, and was wroth : so a fire was
kindled against Jacob, and anger
also came up against Israel ;

22 Because they believed not in
God, anjl trusted not in his salva-
tion :

23 '^Though he had commanded
the ^clouds from abov~, and opened
the doors of heaven,

24 And "had rained do\vn manna
upon them to eat, and ^" had given

them "of the corn of heaven.

25 Man did eat angels' '"food:
he sent them '■'meat to the full.

26 He caused an east wind to
blow in the heaven : and by his
power he brought in the south
wind.

27 He rained flesh also upon
them as dust, and feathered fowls
like as the sand of the sea :

28 And he let it fall in the midst
of their camp, round about their
habitations.

29 So they did eat, and were well
filled : for he gave them their own
desire ;

30 They were not estranged from
their lust. But while their meat
7/'as yet in their mouths,

31 The wrath of God came upon
them, and slew the fattest of them,
and smote down the '^chosen men of
Israel.

32 For all this they sinned still,
and believed not for his wondrous
works.

33 Therefore their days did he
consume in vanity, and their years
in trouble.

34 ^Vhen he slew them, then they
sought hiin : and they returned and
enquired '•'"' early after God.

35 And they remembered that
God 7/'f/.s their rock, and the high
God their redeemer.

36 Nevertheless tliey did flatter
him with their mouth, and they
lied unto him with their tongues.

37 For their heart was not right

5 But

^ rebelling

against

' Yet he
^ skies

^ he rained
1" gave
n food from
1'^ bread :
13 food

^* youn^
men

^^ earnestly

Crock's anger and mercy.

PSALM 79.

The desolation of Jerusalem.

with him neither were they sted-
fast in his covenant.

38 But he, being full of compas-
sion, forgave their iniquity, and
destroyed them not : yea, many a
time turned he his anger away, and
did not stir up all his wrath.

39 For he remembered that they
were but flesh ; a wind that passeth
away, and cometh not again.

40 How oft did they ' provoke
him in the wilderness, and grieve
him in the desert !

41 Yea, they turned - back and
tempted God, and ^limited the
Holy One of Israel.

42 They remembered not his
hand, nor the day when he deli-
vered them from the enemy.

43 How he had wrought his signs
in Egypt, and his wonders in the
field of Zoan :

44 And had turned their rivers
into blood ; and their ^floods, that
they could not drink.

45 He sent divers sorts of flies
among them, which devoured them ;
and frogs, which destroyed them.

46 He gave also their increase
unto the caterpiller, and their la-
bour unto the locust.

47 He destroyed their vines with
hail, and their sycomore trees with
frost.

48 He gave up their cattle also
to the hail, and their flocks to hot
thunderbolts.

49 He cast upon them the fierce-
ness of his anger, wrath, and in-
dignation, and trouble, by sending
^ evil angels among them.

^)0 He* made a ** wayto his anger ;
he spared not their soul from death,
but gave their life over to the pesti-
lence ;

51 And smote all the firstborn in
Egypt ; the chief of fh('ir strength
in the '' tabernacles of Ham :

52 But matk; his own pe<)|)le to
go forth like sheep, and guided
them in the wilderness like a
flock.

53 And he led them on safely, so
that they feared not : but the sea
overwhelmed their enemies.

54 And he brought them to '^tlie
l>oi-(ler f)f his sanc-tuary. c:'?^??, to this
iiiouiitain, ir/nC/t his right hand had
purcliJiscd.

.55 lie cast out the heathcMi also
b(;fore them, and ^ divided tliein an
inheritance by line, and made tlic
tribes of Israel to dwell in their
tents.

56 Yet they tempted and '"pm-

*Heb. levelled.

voked the most high God, and kept
not his testimonies :

57 But turned back, and dealt
unfaithfully like their fathers : they
were turned aside like a deceitful
bow.

58 For they provoked him to
anger with their high places, and
moved him to jealousy with their
graven images.

59 When God heard this, he was
wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel :

60 So that he forsook the taber-
nacle of Shiloh, the tent which he
placed among men ;

61 And delivered his strength
into captivity, and his glory into
the enemy's hand.

62 He gave his people over also
unto the sword ; and was wroth
with his inheritance.

63 The fire consumed their young-
men ; and their maidens were not
given to marriage.

64 Their priests fell by the
sword ; and their widows made
no lamentation.

65 Then the Lord awaked as one
out of sleep, and, like a mighty man
that shouteth by reason of wine.

66 And he smote his enemies " in
the hinder parts: he put them to a
perpetual reproach.

6 1 Moreover he refused the ta-
bernacle of Joseph, and chose not
the tribe of Ephraim :

68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
the mount Zion which he loved.

69 And he built his sanctuary
like '" higli vahireR, like the earth
which he hath established for ever.

70 He chose David also his ser-
vant, and took him from the sheep-
folds :

71 From following the ewes
'■' great with young he brought
liim to feed .lacob his people, and
Israel his inhei'itance.

72 So he fed them according to
the integi-ity of his heart ; and
guided them by the skilfulness of
his hands.

PSALM 79.

1 The jiKtthiiixt coniplaiiieth of the i/e.\(>/<itioii
of Jeruxalem. 8 lie pray eth for delifer-
ance, 18 and promisem thankfulneHs.

A Psalm of Asft|ili.

OGOD, the heathen are come
into thine inheritance ; thy
holy temi)le have they defiled ;
t hoy have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

2 TIh^ dead bodies of thy ser-
vants have they given to be meat
unto the fowls of the heaven, the
Hesh of thy saints unto the; beasts
of the earth.

3 Their blood have they shed

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God implored to rescue his people. PSALMS 80, 81.

Exhortation to praise God,

like water round al^out .lerusalem ;
and there was none to bury thei/i.

4 We are become a reproach to
our neighbours, a scorn and de-
rision to them that are round
about us.

5 How long, Lord 1 wilt thou be
angry for ever 1 shall thy jealousy
burn like fire"?

6 Pour out thy wrath upon the
heathen that have not known thee,
and upon the kingdoms that have
not called upon thy name.

7 For they have devoured Jacob,
and laid waste his dwelling place.

8 O remember not against us for-
mer iniquities : let thy tender mer-
cies speedily ' prevent us : for we
are brought very low.

9 Help us, O God of our salva-
tion, for the glory of thy name :
and deliver us, and purge away our
sins, for thy name's sake.

10 Wherefoi'e should the heathen
say. Where is their God 1 let him
be known among the heathen in
our sight by the revenging of the
blood of thy servants which is shed.

11 Let the sighing of the pri-
soner come before thee ; according
to the greatness of thy power pre-
serve thou those that are appointed
to die ;

12 And render unto our neigh-
bours sevenfold into their bosom
their reproach, wherewith they
have I'eproached thee, O Lord.

13 Ho we thy people and sheep
of thy pasture will give thee thanks
for ever : we will shew forth thy
praise to all generations.

PSALM 80.

1 T/ie psalmist in /lix prinjcr comjiUnneili of
t!ie iiiiNerU'K of tin- cliiin-h. ^ (rin/'s fofmef

fovourx aye liirned i nio jiiilijnn-iilx. l-t lie
pray eth for deliverance'.

2 To the chief Musician 3 upon Shoshnnnim-

Kdiith. A Psalm of Asaph.

GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
thou that leadest Joseph like
a flock ; thou that dwellest between
the ■* cherubims. shine forth.

"2 Before Lphraim and Benjamin
and Manasseh stir up thy strength,
and come awl save us.

3 Turn us again, O God, and
cause thy face to shine ; and we
shall be saved.

4 O Lord God of hosts, how long
wilt thou *be angry against the
prayer of thy people %

5 Thou feedest them with the
bread of tears ; and givest them
tears to drink in great measure.

6 Thou makest us a strife unto

*Heh. smoke.

our neighbours : and our enemies
^ laugli iimong themselves.

7 Turn us again, O God of hosts,
and cause thy face to shine ; and
we shall be saved.

8 Thou ^ hast brought a vine out
of Egypt: thou ' hast cast out the
heathen, and * planted it.

9 Thou preparedst room before it,
and didst cause it to take deep root,
and it filled the land.

10 The hills were covered with
the shadow of it, and the boughs
thereof were like the goodly cedars.

11 She sent out her boughs unto
the sea, and her bi'anches unto the
" river.

12 Why hast thou then broken
down her hedges, so that all they
which pass by the way do pluck
her ?

1 3 The boar out of the wood doth
waste it, and the wild beast of the
field doth devour it.

14 Ileturn, we beseech thee, O
God of hosts : look down from hea-
ven, and behold, and visit this
vine ;

1 5 And the ^^ vineyard which thy
right hand hath planted, and the
branch that thou madest strong for
thyself.

16 7^ is burned with fire, it is cut
down : they perish at the rebuke of
thy countenance.

1 7 Let thy hand be upon the man
of thy right hand, upon the son of
man whom thou madest strong for
thyself.

18 So will not we go back from
thee : quicken us, and we will call
upon thy name.

19 Turn us again, O Lord God of
hosts, cause thy face to shine ; and
we shall be saved.

PSALM 81.

1 All ea'horfdtioii ton note inn prdininq of Ood .

4 ^Vk? rh<i/len<lefh llidi <liifi/ In/ r,;is<ii, of

his heni'fls. s' (ioil, (■.rliorll'mj io ohedinin .

(.•onipUiinelh of liiiir ilisolieilience, uiiic/i

jiroveth their own hurt.
2 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm

of Asaph.

SING aloud unto God our
strength : make a joyful noise
unto the God of .Jacob.

2 "Take a psalm, and bring hither
the timbrel, the pleasant harp with
the psaltery.

3 Blow up the trumpet in the
new moon,'" in the tinip apjjointed.
on our solemn feast day.

4 For this ivas a statute for Is-
rael, and a law of the God of Jacob.

5 Tliis he ordained in Joseph for
a testimony, when he went out

tOr,

5 t laugh us
to scoru.

6 broughtest
' didst east
8 plantedst

9 River.

10 stock

2 For

11 Take up
the

i- at the full
moon,

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Uvjust judgments rebuked.

PSALMS 82, 83. God implored to confound his foes.

^ through the land of Egypt : vhere
I h('ard '■' a language that I under-
stood not.

6 1 removed his shoulder from
the burden : his hands were de-
livered from the pots.

7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I
delivered thee ; 1 answered thee in
the secret place of thunder : I
proved thee at the waters of Meri-
bah. Selah.

8 Hear, O my people, and I will
testify unto thee : O Israel, if thou
wilt hearken unto me ;

9 There shall no strange god be
in thee ; neither shalt thou worship
an J' strange god.

10 1 am the Lord thy God, which
brought thee out of the land of
Egypt : open thy mouth wide, send
I will fill it.

11 But my people would not
hearken to my voice ; and Israel
would none of me.

1 2 So I gave them up unto ^ their
own hearts' lust: and they walked
m then- own counsels.

1 3 Oh that my people had heark-
ened unto me, and Israel had walked
in my ways !

14 I should soon have subdued
their enemies, and turned my hand
against their adversaries.

15 The haters of the Lord should
have submitted themselves unto
him : but their time should have
endured for ever.

16 He should have fed them
also with tlie finest of the wheat :
and with honey out of the rock
should I have satisfied thee.

PSALM 82.

1 The p/ialmist, hating ea-horUd the jurJgf/i,
■5, aruJ reprored their negligence, 8 pi'a;/-
eth God to judge.

A Psalm of Asaph.

GOD standoth in the congrega-
tion of the mighty ; he judgeth
among the gods.

2 How long will ye judge un-
justly, and accept the poi-sons of
the wicked'? Selah.

3 Defend the p(jor and father-
loss : do justice to the afflicted and
ne(;dy.

4 Deliver the poor and needy :
rid them out of the hand of the
wicked.

r> They know not, neither will
they understand ; they walk on in
darkness: all the foundations of
the earth are *(nit of course.

0 1 have said. Ye o/r gods; and
all of you are * children of the most
High.

* Heb. moved.

7 Ijut ye shall die like men, and
fall like one of the princes.

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth :
for thou shalt inherit all '' nations.

PSALM 83.

1 A complaint to God of the enemies'' co»-
njiirdcies. 9 A prayer against them that
upp)'ens the church.

A Song ()/■ Psalm of Asaph.

KEEP not thou silence, O God :
hold not thy peace, and be
not still, O God.

2 For, lo, thine enemies make a
tumult : and they that hate thee
have lifted up the head.

3 They have taken crafty coun-
sel against thy people, and con-
sulted against thy hidden ones.

4 They have said. Come, and let
us cut them off from being a nation ;
that the name of Israel may be no
more in remembrance.

5 For they have consulted to-
gether with one consent : they are
confederate against thee :

6 The '■ tabernacles of Edom, and
the Ishmaelites ; of Moab, and the
Hagarenes ;

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Ama-
lek ; the Philistines with the in-
habitants of Tyre ;

8 ''' Assur also is joined with
them : they have holpen the child-
ren of Lot. Selah.

9 Do unto them as unto the Mi-
dianites ; as to Sisera, as to Jabin,
at the brook of ^ Kison :

10 Which perished at En-dor:
they became as dung for the
earth.

11 Make their nobles like Oreb,
and like Zeeb : yea, all their princes
as Zebah, and as Zalmunna :

12 Who said. Let lis take to our-
selves the houses of God in posses-
sion.

13 O my God, make them like
"a wheel : as the stubble before
the wind.

11 As the fire burnetii a wood,
and as the llame setteth the moun-
tains on iirc! ;

l.*") So persecute them with thy
tempest, and make theni afi-aid
with thy storm.

IG Fill their faces with shame;
that they may seek tliy nanu\ O
Loud.

17 Let them be confounded and
troublcfl forever; yea, let tluMn be
put to shame, and ijerish :

18 That men jnay knf)W that
thou, whose name alone i.x JKIK)-
VAH, art the most high over all
the earth.

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Louginrj for the temple ifjorship.

PSALM 84.

PSALMS 84-86. Prayer for mercy on GocVs people.

»For

" high ways
to Zion.
3 valley of
balsam trees
make it a
place of
springs ;
yea, the
early rain
covereth it
with l)less-

1 The prophet, longinff for the coninmnion
of the sanctuary, 4 sheweth how MeKKcd
they are that dwell therein. 8 He praijeth
to he restored unto it.

1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A rsalni
lor the sons of Korah.

HOW amiable are thy taber-
nacles, O Lord of hosts !

2 My soul longeth, yea, even
fainteth for the courts of the
Lord : my heart and my flesh
crieth out for the living God.

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found
an house, and the swallow a nest
for herself, where she may lay her
young, even thine altars, O LijRD
of hosts, my King, and my God. _

4 Blessed are they that dwell in
thy house : they will be still prais-
ing thee. Selah.

5 Blessed is the_ man whose
strength is in thee ; in whose heart
are the " ways of them.

6 Who passing through the
■' valley of Haca make it a well ; the

ram also

tiUeth the pools

7 They go trom strength _ to
sti'ength, every on.e of them in Zion
appeareth before God.

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my
prayer : give ear, O God of Jacob.
Selah.

9 Behold, O God our shield, and
look upon theface of thineanointed.

10 For a day in thy courts is
better than a thousantl. I had
rather be a doorkeeper in the house
of my God, than to dwell in the
tents of wickedness.

1 1 For the Lord God is a sun and
shield : the Lord will give grace
and glory : no good tiling will he
withhold from them that walk up-
rightly. .

12 0 Lord of hosts, blessed is
the man that trusteth in thee.

PSALM 85.

1 Tlie psalmifit, o^it of the. experUntve of
former mereieN, prayefh for the cuiiliiin-
ance thereqf. 8 lie promixeth to wait
thereon, out of conjidenc.e of God^f ffood-
tieiis.

' To the chief Musician, A I'saliii for tlie >ons
of Korah.

LORD, thou hast been favourable
unto thy land : thou hast
brought back the captivity of
Jacob.

2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity
of thy people, thou hast covered all
their sin. Selah.

3 Thou hast taken away all thy
wrath : thou hast turned thyself
from the fierc(Miess of thine, anger.

4 Turn us, O God of our salva-
tion, and cause thine anger toward
us to cease.

5 Wilt thou be angry with us for
ever^ wilt thou draw out thine
anger to all generations?

6 Wilt tliou not revive us again :
that thy people may rejoice in
thee %

7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord,
and grant us thy salvation.

8 1 will hear what God the Lord
will speak : for he will speak peace
unto his people, and to his saints :
but let them not turn again to

ff>"y. . . . ,

9 Surely his salvation is nigh
them that fear him ; that glory
may dwell in our land.

10 Mercy and truth are met to-
gether ; righteousness and peace
have kissed each other.

1 1 Truth •^ shall spring out of the
earth ; and righteousness ^ shall
look down from heaven.

12 Yea, the Lord shall give that
v)hich is good; and our land shall
yield her increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before
him ; and sliall set us in the way
of his steps.

PSALM 86.

1 David strengtheneth his prayer by the con-
science nf his re/iffion, 5 by the goodness
and poii'i'r of Cod. 11 lie desireth the
(■(lilt ill H<i lift' of foriiicr grace. 14 Com-
jiliiiiiiiiij if till- inoiid, he craveth some
token of God's {/oodness.

A Prayer of David.

BOW down thine ear, O Lord,
hear me : for I am ijoor and
needs'.

2 Preserve my soul; for I am
" holy : O thou my God, save thy
servant that trusteth in thee.

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord :
for I cry unto thee ' daily.

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant :
for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up
my soul.

5 For thou, Lf)rd, art good, and
ready to forgive ; and plenteous in
mercy unto all them that call upon
thee.

6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my
prayer ; and attend to the voice of
my supplications.

7 Li the day of my troiible I will
call upon thee : for thou wilt answer
me.

8 Among the gods there is none
like unto thee, () Lord ; neither are
tliere any ?roy/',s' like unto tliy works.

9 All nations whom thou hast
made slui.ll come and worship be-
fore the(\ ( ) Lord ; and shall glo-
rify thy n;ime.

10 For thou art great, and doest
wondrous things : thou art God
alone.

1 1 Teach me thy way, O Lord ;

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The city of God.

PSALMS 87-89.

A (jrievoHS complaint.

pit.

2 Egypt

3 as among

^ This one
and tliatone
6 Most Higli

<■ peoples,

^ tliey tliiit
(laiK'u

" for

"' set to

" for sinfring,

12 Lord, the
God

I will walk in thy truth : unite my
heart to fear thy name.

12 1 will praise thee, O Lord my
God, with all my heart : and I will
glorify thy name for evermore.

1 3 For great is thy mercy toward
me : and thou hast delivered my
soul from the lowest ^ *' hell.

14 0 God, the proud are risen
against me, and the assemblies of
violent men have sought after my
soul ; and have not set thee before
them.

15 But thou, O Lord, art a God
full of compassion, and gracious,
longsuffering, and plenteous in
mercy and truth.

16 O turn unto me, and have
mercy upon me ; give thy strength
unto thy servant, a.nd save the son
of thine handmaid.

i 7 Shew me a token for good ;
that they which hate me may see
it, and be ashamed : because thou,
Lord, hast holpen me, and com-
foi'ted me.

PSALM 87.

1 The nature and glory of the church. 4 The
increase, honour, and comfort of the mem-
hers thereof.

A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah.

HIS foundation is in the holy
mountains.

2 The Lord loveth the gates of
Zion more than all the dwellings of
Jacob.

3 Glorious things are spoken of
thee, O city of God. Selan.

4 I will make mention of ^ Bahab
and Babylon ''to them that know
me : behold l^ilistia, and Tyre,
with Ethiopia ; this ^ w-r» was born
there.

.5 And of Zion it shall be said,
•'' This and that man was born in
her : and the ''highest himself shall
establish her.

6 The Lord shall count, when he
writeth up the ^ jjeople. thdt this
^ 111(171 was born there. Selah.

7 As well the singei's as "the
l)]ayers on instruments .'ihall be
there : all uiy sjjrings ((re in thee.

PSALM 88.

A prayer containhm a grieroiiK cvniphdnt.

A Song or Psalm for the sons of Konili, "to
the chief Mnsioiiui "iijion jMaluilatli " l.iaiT
nolh. Masehil of lIcMiaii the Ezrahite.

O'-LOIM) God of my salvation,
T ha\e cried day and night be-
fore thee :

2 Let my praj'^er come before
thee : incline thine ear unto my
cry ;

3 For my soul is full of troubles' :
and my life draweth nigh unto
* the grave.

4 I am counted with them that
go down into the pit : I am as a
man that hath no ^''strength :

5 " Free among the dead, like
the slain that lie in the grave,
whom thou rememberest no more :
and they are cut off from thy
hand.

6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest
pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me,
and thou hast afflicted me with all
thy waves. Selah.

8 Thou hast put away mine ac-
quaintance far from me ; thou hast
made me an abomination unto
them : / am shut up, and I cannot
come forth.

9 Mine eye ^^ mourneth by reason
of affliction : LoRt>, 1 have called
daily upon thee, 1 have stretched
out my hands unto thee.

10 Wilt thou shew wonders to
the dead 1 shall the dead arise a«fi?
praise thee'? Selah.

11 Shall thy lovingkindness be
declared in the grave ? ur thy faith-
fulness in t destruction '?

12 Shall thy wonders be known
in the dark "? and thy righteousness
in the land of forgetfulness 1

13 But unto thee have I cried, O
Lord ; and in the morning shall my
prayer "prevent thee.

14 Lord, why castest thou off
my soul ? luhy hidest thou thy face
from me"?

1.5 I am afflicted and ready to
die from my youth up : vhile I suf-
fer thy terrors I am distracted.

16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over
me ; thy terrors have cut me oiF.

17 They came round about me
'^ daily like water ; they compassed
me about together.

18 Lover and friend hast thou
put far from ine, (tnd mine ac-
quaintance into darkness.

PSALM 89.

1 The jj.i(ih,i!!<f jiraUefh Cod for hh cor,'-
iKiid, Ufirhix irouderfiil poii'i'r. \h forth,'
cure if hin clixrch, W for hh farnxr to the
Iciiiyiioiii (f J>arid. 3S Thex coniiilaixhm
if contrary erenis, 46 he erjioNtii/iilclh,
jirayeth, and t/leniteth God.

Mascliil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

IWI \Aj sijig of the mercies of the
LoiM) for e\t'r : with my mouth
will 1 make known thy faithfulness
to all generations.

2 For 1 have said, ^lercy shall be
built up for ever : thy faithfulness

* Sheol.

13 help :

!■* Cast away

!•'' wasteth
away

* Sheol.

t Ileb. Abaddou.

1" f'onie
before

1" like watc
all the day
long ;

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GocVs covenant loith David

PSALM 89.

Israel's afflictions.

holy ones.

2 A God
greatly to be
feai'ed in the
council of
the holy
ones,

3 above

* and thy
faithfulness
is round
about thee.

5 Egypt

rejoice

■^ foundation

9 For our
shield
belongeth
unto the
Lord, and
our king to
the Holy
One of
Israel .
w * saints,

shalt thou establish in the very
heavens.

3 I have made a covenant with
my chosen, I liave sworn unto
David my servant,

4 Thy seed will I establish for
ever, and build up thy throne to
all generations. Selah.

5 And the heavens shall praise thy
wonders, O Lord : thy faithfulness
also in the congregation of the
^ saints.

(j 1^ or who in the heaven can be
compared unto the Lord'? tcho
among the sons of the mighty can
be likened unto the Lord"?

7 "God is greatly to be feared in

the assembly of the saints, and to
be had in reverence ^o^ ^^^ them
that are about him.

8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a
strong Lord like unto thee"? •* or to
thy faithfulness round about thee

9 Thou rulest the raging of the
sea : when the waves thereof arise,
thou stillest them.

10 Thou hast broken ^Eahab in

Eieces, as one that is slain ; thou
ast scattered thine enemies with
thy strong arm.

11 The heavens are thine, the
earth also is thine : as for the world
and the fulness thereof, thou hast
founded them.

1 2 The north and the south thou
hast created them : Tabor and Her-
mon "shall rejoice in thy name.

13 Thou hast a mighty arm :
strong is thy hand, a7id high is
thy right hand.

14 Justice and judgment are the
' habitation of thy throne : mercy
and truth ** shall go before thy face.

15 BlessecT is the people that
know the joyful sound : they shall
walk, O Lord, in the light of thy
countenance.

16 In thy name shall they rejoice
all the day : and in thy righteous-
ness shall they be exalted.

1 7 For thou a7-t the glory of their
strength : and in thy favour our
horn shall be exalted.

18 ^ For the Lord is our defence ;
attd the Holy One of Israel is our

1 y Then thou spakest in vision
to thy ^"holy one, and saidst, I
have laid help upon one that is
mighty ; I have exalted one chosen
out of the people.

20 I have found David uiy ser-
vant ; with my holy oil have I
anointed him :

2 1 With whom my hand shall be

established : mine arm also shall
strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not " exact
upon him ; nor the son of wicked-
ness attlict him.

23 And I will beat down his foes
before his face, and plague them
that hate him.

24 But my faithfulness and my
mercj'' shall l/e with him : and in my
name shall his horn be exalted.

2.5 I will set his hand also ^-' in
the sea, and his right hand '-in tTie
rivers.

26 He shall cry unto me. Thou
art my father, my God, and the
rock of my salvation.

27 Also I will make him my first-
born, higher than the kings of the
earth.

28 My mercy will I keep for him
for evermore, and my covenant shall
stand fast with him.

29 His seed also will I make to
endure for ever, and his throne as
the days of heaven.

30 If his children forsake my law,
and walk not in my judgments ;

31 If they t break my statutes,
and keeiD not my commandments ;

32 Then will I visit their trans-
gression with the rod, and their
iniquity with stripes.

33 Nevertheless my lovingkind-
ness will I not utterly take from
him, nor sutler my faithfulness to
fail.

34 My covenant will I not break,
nor alter the thing that is gone out
of my lips.

35 Once have I sworn by my
holiness that I will not lie unto
David.

36 His seed shall endure for ever,
and his throne as the sun before me.

37 It shall be established for ever
as the moon, and as '^a faithful wit-
ness in ^* heaven. Selah.

38 But thou hast cast off and
abhorred, thou hast been wroth
with thine anointed.

39 Thou hast made void the cove-
nant of thy servant : thou hast pro-
faned his crown by casting it to the
ground.

40 Thou hast broken down all
his hedges ; thou hast brought his
strong holds to ruin.

41 All that pass by the ^yay spoil
him : he is a reproach to his neigh-
bours.

42 Thou hast set up the right
hand of his adversai'ies ; tlu)u hast
made all his enemies to rejoice.

43 Thou hast also '' tunied the
edge of his sword, and hast not
made him to stand in the battle.

* Or,

t Heh. profane.

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GocVs eternity and mail's passing life. PSALMS 90, 91.

Security of the godly.

44 Thou hast made his jjlory to
cease, and cast his throne down to
the ground.

45 The days of his youth hast
thou shortened : thou hast covered
him with shame. Selah.

46 How long, Lord'? wilt thou
liifle thyself for everl shall thy
wrath burn like fire^

47 Remember how short my time
is : ^ wherefore hast thou made all

men in vain '\

48 What man is lie that liveth,
and shall not see death 1 shall he
deliver his soul from the hand of
* the grave 1 Selah.

49 Lord, where are thy former
lovingkindnesses, whiclt. thou swar-
est unto David in thy truth 1

50 Remember, Lord, the reproach
of thy servants ; hoiv I do bear in
my bosom the reproach of all the
mighty " people ;

5 1 Wherewith thine enemies have
reproached, O Lord ; wherewith
they have reproached the footsteps
of thine anointed.

52 Blessed he the Lord for ever-
more. Amen, and Amen.

PSALM 90.

1 Moneft, .lefthig forth GcxVa providenve, 3
(■(iiKpIdiiitth of hiniKiii fi'iigUHy, 1 divine,
chaxtiKemoiU'. 1(1 ,iiul 'hr< rify 'of life. 12
lie, jintijetk far fin LiiniiLilge and se7itsi-
ble experience if' God'.'i good prod dence.

A Prayer of Moses the man of God.

LORD, thou hast been our dwell-
ing place in all generations.

2 Before the mountains were
brought forth, or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world,
even from everlasting to everlast-
ing, thou art God.

3 Thou turnest man to ■''deHtruc-

tion : and sayest. Return, ye cliild-
ren of men.

4 For a thousand years in thy
sight are hut as yesterday when
it ^ is i)ast. and as a watch in the
night.

5 Thou earnest them away as
with a Hood ; the.y are rr.s a sl(!ep :
in the morning they are like grass
ii'hich groweth up.

(I In the morning it flourisheth,
and groweth up; in th(» evening it
is cut down, and withcreth.

7 For we are consunieil by thine
anger, and by thy wrath -.uv, we
troubled.

H Thou hast set our iiiicjuities
beffire thee, our secret niim in the
light ()f thy countenance.

9 For all our days arc passed
away in thy wnitli : we ^' spend diii'
years as a '' tah^ that ix tohl.

* Sheol.

10 The daj's of our years are
threescore years and ten ; and if
by reason of strength they he foui--
score years, yet is their '^strength
labour and sorrow ; for it is soon
cut off, and we fly away.

1 1 Who knoweth the power of
thine anger'? "even according to
thy fear, so is ttiy wrath.

12 So teacli us to number our
days, that we may ''apply (niy
hearts unto wisdom.

' V6 Return, O Lord, how long?
and let it repent thee concerning
thy servants.

14 O satisfy us early with thy
mercy ; that we may rejoice anfl
be glad all our daj'^s.

15 Make us glad according to
the days wherein thou hast afflicted
us, and the years wherein we have
seen evil.

16 Let thy work appear unto thy
servants, and thy glory unto their
children.

17 And let the "beauty of the
Lord our God be upon us : aufl
establish thou the work of our
hands upon us; yea, the work of
our hands establish thou it.

PSALM 91.

1 The date of the god!)/. 3 Their aafety. 9
Their hahitaiion. 11 Their .lervi/iifn. 14
Their friend ; with the effectn of them all.

HE that dwelleth in the secret
place of the most High shall
abide under the shadow of the Al-
mighty.

2 I will say of the liORD, He is
my refug(^ and my fortress : my
God ; in him will 1 trust.

3 Surely he shall deliver thee
from the snare of the fowler, and
from the noisome pestilence.

4 He sliall cover thee with his
" feathers, and under his wings
shalt thou '-^ trust : his truth shall
he thy shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not l)e afraid for
the terror by night; »or for the
arrow th((t (lietli by day;

6 Xor foi' the i)estilence tlait
walketh in darkness; ?/or foi- the
destruction that wastetli at noon-
day.

1 A thousand shall fall at thy
side, and ten thousand at thy right
hand ; hut it shall not come nigh
thee.

<S Only with thine eyes shalt
thou behold and see the reward of
the wicked.

9 I'eciiiise '''thou h;ist made the
liOKl), ichich IX iii.\' refutre. ri'rii the

most 1 1 mil, t h.\' hiibitation ;

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lU There sliall no (;vil befall thee,

pride but

^'^ and thy
wrath

according to
the fear that
is due unto
thee ?
0 get us an
heart of

1'^ favour

'1 l)ini()ns,
1- take
refuge:

13 thou hast
mild, Tlui
lioun is my
rcfiigi^ ; tliou
h:ist made
the Most
High thy

Praise for God's goodness.

PSALMS 92-94.

A prayer for vengeance.

2 a wild-ox :

neitlier shall any plague come nigh
thy dwelling-.

11 For he shall give his angels
charge over thee, to keep thee in
all thy waj'S.

12 They shall bear thee up in
their hands, lest thou dash thy
foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the
lion and adder : the young lion
and the '■ dragon shalt thou tram-
ple under feet.

14 Because he hath set his love
upon me, therefore will I deliver
him : 1 will set him on high, be-
cause he hatli known my name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I
will answer him : I wid he with
him in trouble ; 1 will deliver him,
and honour him.

16 With long life will I satisfy
him, and shew him my salvation.

PSALM 92.

1 The. prophet exhorteth to praise God, 4 for
hix great works, 6 for hin judgmentH on. tin-
vicked, 10 and for his goodness to the
godly.

A Psalm or Soiiff for the saljbath day.

/T is a good f,hi7ig to give thanks
unto the Lokd, and to sing
praises unto thy name, O most
High :

2 To shew forth thy lovingkind-
ness in the morning, and thy faith-
fulness every night,

3 Upon an instrument of ten
strings, and upon the psaltery ;.
upon the harp with a solemn sound.

4 For thou. Lord, hast made me
glad through thy work : I will tri-
umph in the works of thy hands.

5 O Lord, how great are thy
works ! and thy thoughts are very
deep.

6 A brutish man knoweth not ;
neither doth a fool understand this.

7 When the wicked spring as the
grass, and when all the workei's of
iniquity do flourish ; it is that they
shall be destroyed for ever :

8 But thou, Lord, art most high
for evermore.

9 For, lo, thine enemies, OLord,
for, lo, thine enemies shall perish ;
all the workers of iniquity shall be
scattei'ed.

10 But my horn shalt thou exalt
like the horn of '' an unicorn : 1 shall
be anointed with fresh oil.

1 1 Mine eye also shall see my de-
sire on mine enemies, and mine ears
shall hear my desire of the wicked
that rise up against me.

12 The I'ighteous shall flourish
like the palm tree : he shall grow
like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 Those that be planted in the
house of the Lord shall flourish in
the courts of our God.

14 They shall still bring forth
fruit in old age ; they shall be fat
and flourishing ;

1 5 To shew that the Lord is up-
right : he is my rock, and tliere is no
uiu'ighteousness in him.

PSALM 93.

The majesty, poicer, and holiness of Christ's
kingdom.

I^HE Lord reigneth, he is clothed
- with majesty ; the Lord is
clothed with strength, wherewith he
hath gii-ded himself : the world also
is stablished, that it cannot be
moved.

2 Thy throne is established of
old : thou art from everlasting.

3 The floods liave lifted up, O
Lord, the floods have lifted up their
voice ; the floods lift up their waves.

4 ^ The Lord on high is mightier
than the uoxHe of many waters, yea,

than the migiity waves of the sea.

5 Thy testimonies are very sure :
holiness becometh thine house, O
Lord, for ever.

PSALM 94.

1 The prophet, calling for justice,, com-
plainelh' of tyraufty and' impiety. 8 He
teacheth God's proride^ice. 12 J/e sheireth
tlie blessedness of afflioiion. 10 God is the
defender of the ajfiicted.

OLORD God, to whom vengeance
belongeth ; O God, to whom
vengeance belongeth, ■* shew thy-
self.

2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of
the earth : render a reward to the
proud.

3 Lord, how long shall the
wicked, how long shall the wicked
ti'iumph "?

4 Hon' long shall they "utter and
speak "hai'd things'? aiid all the
workei's of iniquity boast tliem-
selves '\

5 They break in pieces thy peo-
ple, O Lord, and afflict thine Heri-
tage.

6 They slay the widow and the
stranger, and murder the fatherless.

7 Yet they say. The Lord shall
not see, neither shall the God of
•lacob regard it.

8 Understand, ye brutish among
the peo])le : and ye fools, when will
j^e be wisel

9 He that planted the ear, shall
he not hear^ he that formed the
eye, shall he not see?

10 He that chastiseth the ^ hea-
then, shall not he correct? he that
teacheth man knowledge, slmll not
he know 1

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An invitation to ivorship.

PSALMS 95, 96.

God the righteous judge.

•thoughts of man, that they are
vanity.

12 Blessed /s the man whom thou
chastenest, O Lord, and teachest
him out of thy law ;

13 Tliat thou mayest give him
rest from the days of adversity,
until the pit be digged for the
wicked.

1 4 For the Lord will not cast off
his peoi)le, neither will he forsake
his inheritance.

15 But judgment shall return
unto righteousness : and all the
upright in heart shall follow it.

16 Who will rise up for me
against the evildoers 1 or who will
stand up for me against the work-
ers of iniquity 1

17 Unless the Lord had been my
help, my soul had ^almost dwelt in
silence.

18 When I said. My foot slip-
peth ; thy mercy, O Lord, held me
up.

19 In the multitude of my
thoughts within me thy comforts
delight my soul.

20 Shall the throne of iniquity
have fellowsliip with thee, which
frameth mischief by a law 1

21 They gather themselves to-
gether against the soul of the
righteous, and condemn the in-
nocent blood.

22 But the Lord is my -defence ;

and my God is the rock of my
refuge.

2o And he shall bring upon tliem
theii- own iniquity, and shall cut
them off in tlieir own wickechiess ;
yea, the Lord our God shall cut
them off.

/(' //ruise God, 3 for lih
' flic li'm goodneiix, 8 mid

PSALM 95

1 All. exhovtiitiiih

(JlflltlK'na, II III.
not til ti'llljit III

0("()ME, let us sing unto tlu^
IjoiM) : let us mjike a joyful
noise to the rock of our salva-
ti(jii.

2 Let us come before liis jucv
sence with thsinksgiving, and make
a joyful noise unto liim witli
I)sahiis.

."i \'\n- the Lord ?'.<? a great God,
and a great King above all gods.

4 In his hand are thede(>i) pla(;es
of tlic eai-th : the •'streiigtii of llie
lulls /.S'

also.

5 'I'lie sea Ik his, and he made it :
and his hands formefl thedi-y laud.

n ( ) come, let us worsliip and l)ow
down : let us kneel before the Lord
our maker.

7 For he /.s- oui- CJod ; and we are
the people of his pasture, and the

sheep of his liand.
will hear his voice.

'To day if ye

8 Harden not your heart, as "in
the provocation, and as in the day

of •* temptation in the wilderness :

9 When your fathers tempted me,
proved me, and saw my work.

1 0 Forty years long was I grieved
with "^ tliis generation, and said. It
is a people that do err in their
heart, and they have not known
my ways :

11** Unto whom I sware in my
wi-ath that they should not enter
into my rest.

PSALM 96.

1 An exhortation, to praise God, 4 for his
greatness, 8 for his kingdom, 11 for his
geiiei'dl judgment.

OSING unto the Lord a new
song : sing unto the Lord, all
the earth.

2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his
name ; shew forth his salvation from
day to day.

3 Declare his glory among the
^ heathen, his wonders among all
^^ people.

4 l^'or the Lord is great, and
greatly to be pi'aised : he is to be
feared above all gods.

5 For all the gods of the nations
are " idols : but the Lord made the
heavens.

6 Honour and majesty are before
him : strength and beauty are in
his sanctuary.

7 Giv(^ unto the Lord, O ye kin-
dreds of the '-'peo])1e, give unto the
Lord glory and strength.

8 Give unto the Loud the gloi-y
due unto his name : bring an offer-
ing, and come into his courts.

9 0 worship the Loud in '-' the
beauty of holiness : fear before him,

all the (!artli.

10 Say among the "heathen that
the IjOUD reigneth : the world also
'"shall b(M;stablished that it '"shall
not he moved ; he shall judge tiie
'^ ])co|)lc righteously.

I I Let the heavens rejoice, anfl
let the earth 1)(^ glad; let the sea
roai', and the fulness thereof.

12 Let the field be joyful, and
all that is therein : then shall all
the ti'ees of the wood I'ejoiiU'

I.') P)('for(! tli(^ LoitD : for he com
(^th, for li(! Cometh to judge Ihc
eartli : he shall judge the world
with righteousness, and tlic^ '" peo
j)le with his truth.

* That is, Strife, t That is, Temptatiou.

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Rejoicing in GocVs jndrjment.

PSALMS 97-100.

All men hidden iwaise God.

PSALM 97.

1 TJte majesty of God\^ king<lom. 7 The
church rejoiceth at God^is judipnenia ujioit
iihiJato'K. ID An exhorialion In gadlinesn
and i/htdnesx.

rpHE Lord reigneth ; let the
j~ earth rejoice ; let the multi-
tude of isles be glad thereof.

2 Cloucls and darkness are round
about him : righteousness and
judgment are the ' habitation of
his throne.

3 A fire goeth before him, and
burneth up his enemies round
about.

4 His lightnings enlightened the
world ; the earth saw, and trem-
bled.

5 The ~ hills melted like wax at
the presence of the Lord, at the
presence of the Lord of the whole
earth.

G The heavens declare his I'ight-
eousness, and all the ^ ])eople see
his glory.

7 Confounded be all they that
serve graven images, that boast
themselves of idols : worship him,
all ye gods.

S Zion heard, and was glad ; and
the daughters of .Judah rejoiced
because of thy judgments, O Lord.

9 For thou, Lord, art high above
all the earth : thou art exalted far
above all gods.

10 Ve that love the Lord, hate
evil : he preserveth the souls of his
saints ; he delivereth them out of
the hand of the wicked.

11 Light is sown for the right-
eous, and gladness for the upright
in heart.

1 2 Rejoice in the Lord, ye right-
eous ; and give thanks ^ at the re-
membrance of his holiness.

PSALM 98.

1 The pudlmifit evhorteth the JeAm, 4 tJie Gen-
tilen, 1 and all the creaturen to praise God.

A Psalm.

OSING unto the Lord a new
song; for he hath done mar-
vellous things : his right hand,
and his holy arm, hath gotten
him the victory.

2 The Lord hath made known
his salvation : his righteousness
hath he openly shewed in the
sight of the heathen.

3 He hath remembered his mercy
and liis ""'truth toward the house of
Israel: all the ends of the earth
have seen the salvation of our (Jod.

4 Make a joyful noise unto tlie
Lord, all the earth : make a loud
noise, and rejoice, and sing |)i'ais(\

5 Sing unto the Lord with the

harp ; with the harp, and the voice
of '' a psalm.

6 With trumpets and sound of
cornet make a joyful noise before
the Lord, the King.

7 Let the sea roar, and the ful-
ness thereof ; the world, and they
that dwell therein.

8 Let the floods clap their hands :
let the hills be joyful together

9 Befoi-e the Lord; for he com-
eth to judge the earth : with right-
eousness shall he judge the world,
and the '' i )eoi)le with equity.

psal:\i 99.

1 Tlie pi'onhd, setting forth the hi mtdnm of
God in Zion, 5 en'h,,rUth aU,bi/thr <.r,n„i,l,-
(if fofcfdlhers, to irorship God at hi.s hnl,/
hilt.

THE Lord reigneth ; let the
■' people tremble : he sitteth
hetween the "^ cheimbims ; let the
earth be moved.

2 The Lord is great in Zion ;
and he ^s high above all the •* peo-
ple.

3 Let them praise thy great and
terrible name ; "/or it ?.s' hol.y.

4 The king's strength also loveth
judgment ; thou dost establish
equity, thou executest judgment
and righteousness in Jacob.

5 Exalt ye the Lord our God,
and worship at his footstool ; "^ for
he ii< holy.

6 Moses and Aaron among his
priests, and Samviel among them
that call upon his name ; they
called upon the Lord, and he an-
swered them.

7 He sjjake unto them in the
cloudy pillar : they kept his testi-
monies, and the ordinance t}iat\\^
gave them.

8 Thou answeredst them, O
Lord our God : thou wast a God
that forgavest them, though thou
tookest vengeance of their ^" in-
ventions.

9 Exalt the Lord our God, and
worship at his holy hill ; for the
Lord our God is holy.

PSALM 100.

1 An exhortation to praise God cheerfully,

'i for his greatness, 4 and for his power.

A Psalin of " praise.

MAKE a joyful noise unto the
Lord, all ye lands.

2 Serve the Lord with glad-
ness: come before his presence
with singing.

3 Kiu)w ye that the Lord he is
God : it /,s he that hath made us,
and '-^not we ourselves ; we are his
people^ and tlie sheep of his
pasture.

** melody.

peoples

' cherubim

8 peoples.

9 holy is he.

1" doings.

" thanks-
giving.

i'-liiswe«/'e;

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profession of godliness.

PSALMS 101, 102. A complaint for desolate Zion.

4 Enter into his gates witli
thanksgiving, and into his courts
with praise: be thankful unto him,
and bless his name.

5 For the Lord is good ; his
mercy is everlasting; and his truth
efiduretk to all generations.

PSALM 101.

Darid makttth a vow and ■profession of
godliness.

A Psalm of David.

I WILL sing of mercy and judg-
ment : unto thee, O Lord, will
I sing.

2 I will behave myself wisely in
a perfect way. O wlien wilt thou
come unto me'? I will walk within
my house with a perfect heart.

3 I will set no wicked thing be-
fore mine eyes : I hate the work
of them that turn aside ; it shall
not cleave to me.

\ A ' fro ward heart shall depart
from me : 1 will not know a wicked
jyerson.

5 Whoso j)rivily slandereth his
neighbour, him will I cut off: him
that hath an high look and a proud
heart will not 1 suffer.

6 Mine eyes shall he upon the
faithful of the land, that they may
dwell with me : he that walketh in
a perfect way, he shall serve me.

7 He that worketh deceit shall
not dwell within my house : he
that telleth lies shall not tarry in
my sight.

8 I will early destroy all the
wicked of the land ; that 1 may
cut off all wicked doers from the
city of the Lord.

PSALM 102.

1 The prophet in his proi/cr luaketh a grier-
ous eoiitpUiint. isi J/n ittketli, comfort in
the i-teruity and mere;/ of Cod. IS The
mercies of (lod are to lie recorded. 23 lie
sHstaineth his weakness hij the unehani/e-
ableness of God.

A Traypr of tlie afflicted, wlicn lio is ovor-
ulu'liiied, and |iouiTtli out his conii)lalnt
tifforii tho Lord.

HKAIl my prayer, 0 Lord, and
let my cry come unto thee.
2 Hide not thy face from me in
the day when 1 am in trouble ; in-
cline thine ear unto me: in the
day it<}ien, 1 call answei' me speedily.
'.^ For my days aic consunKMl
lik(! smoke, and my bones are
Ijurncd jis -a?) liea,i-tli.

4 My heart is smitten, and wi-
thered like grass; so that I forget
to eat my bread.

5 By reason of the voice of my
j^roaning my bones cleave to my
"skin.

0 1 am like a pelican of tlie

wilderness : 1 am like an owl of
the ^ desert.

7 1 watch, and am as a sparrow
alone upon the house top.

8 Mine enemies reproach me all
the day ; and they that are mad
against me '^are sworn against me.

9 For I have eaten ashes like
bread, and mingled my drink with
weeping,

10 Because of thine indignation
and th.y wrath : for thou hast
" lifted me u]), and cast me "' down.

11 My days are like a shadow
that declineth ; and 1 am withered
like grass.

1 2 But thou, O Lord, ^shalt en-
dure for ever ; and thy " remem-
brance unto all generations.

13 Thou shalt arise, and have
mercy upon Zion : for the time to
'° favour her, yea, tlie set time, is
come.

14 For thy servants take plea-
sure in her stones, and " favour the
dust thereof.

1 5 So the heathen shall fear the
name of the Lord, and all the
kings of the earth thy glory.

16 '" When the Lord shall build
up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

1 7 He will regard the prayei' of
the destitute, and not despise their
prayer.

18 This shall be written for the
generation to come : and the peo-
ple which shall be created snail
praise the Lord.

19 For he hath looked down from
the height of his sanctuary ; from
heaven did the Lord behold the
earth ;

20 To hear the gi'oaning of the
prisoner ; to loo.se those that are
appointed to death ;

21 '"To declare the name of the
Lord in Zion, and his praise in
Jerusalem ;

22 When the '^ p(^ople are ga-
thered together, and tlu; kingdoms,
to serve the Lord.

23 He weakened my strength in
th(; way ; he shortened my days.

24 1 said, () my Cod, take me
not away in th(! midst of my diiys :
thy yeai'S arc throughout all gene
rations.

_ 25 Of old hast thou laid the
foundation of tlie earth : and the
heavens are the work of thy hands.

2fi The.v shall pcw'i.sh, but thou
shalt en«lure : yea, all of them
shall wax old like a gaiment ; as a,
vesture shalt thou clwmge them,
and the.v shall l)e ch;iiiged :

27 J>ut thou (Oi the same, and
thy years siiall liave no end.

'^ waste
places.

5 do curse by

6 taken
' away.

^ sittest as
kincf

9 memorial
name

1" liave pity
upon

11 have i)ity
upon lier
(lust.

12 For

13 Tliat men
may

I'' peoples

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A thanksgiving for Go(Vs mercy. PSALMS 103, 104.

A meditation on God^s works.

28 The children of thy servants
shall continue, and their seed shall
be established before thee.

PSALM 103.

1 An exhortdUon to Mess God fur his mercij,
15 and for the connUmcy thereof.
A Pnalm of David.

BLESS the Lord, O my soul :
and all that is within ine,
Mes.? his holy name.

2 Bless the Lord, O my ^ soul,
and forget not all his benefits :

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniqui-
ties ; who healeth all thy diseases ;

4 Who redeemeth thy life from
destruction ; who crowneth thee
with lovingkindness and tender
mercies ;

5 Who satisfieth thy ^ mouth
wi£h good things ; so thai thy
youth is renewed like the eagle's.

6 The Lord executeth righteous-
ness and judgment for all that are
oppressed.

7 He rnade known his ways unto
Moses, his acts unto the children
of Israel.

8 The Lord is merciful and gra-
cious, slow to anger, and plenteous
in mercy.

9 He will not always chide : nei-
ther will he keep his anger for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us
after our sins ; nor rewarded us ac-
cording to our iniquities.

1 1 For as the heaven is high
above the earth, so great is his
mercy toward them that fear him.

1 2 As far as the east is from the
west, so far hath he removed our
transgressions from us.

13 Like as a father pitieth his
children, .so the Lord pitieth them
that fear him.

14 For he knoweth our frame;
he remembereth that wo are dust.

15 As for man, his days are as
grass : as a flower of the field; so
he flourisheth.

16 For the wind passeth over
it, and it is gone ; and the place
thereof shall know it no more.

17 But the mercy of the Lord is
from everlasting to everlastitig
upon them that fear him, and his
righteousness unto children's child-
ren ;

18 To such as keep his covenant,
and to those that remember liis
commandments to do them.

19 The Lord hatli -j^repared his
tin-one in the heavens ; and his
kingdom ruleth over all.

20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels,
that excel in strength, that do his
connnandments, hearkening unto
the voice of his word.

21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his

hosts ; ye ministers of his, that do
his pleasure.

22 Bless the Lord, all his works
in all places of his dominion : bless
the Lord, O my soul.

PSALM 104.

1 A medltdtiiin njtoii the mightij pmcer, T
im(/ iriiiiilerfiU providence qf God. 81
God's (jtorij is eternal. 33 The jirophet
roiceth perpetually to 2}ralse God.

BLESS the Lord, O my soul. O
Lord my God, thou art very
great ; thou art clothed with honour
and majesty.

2 Who coverest thyself with light
as ii'ifh a garment : who stretchest
out the heavens like a curtain :

3 Who layeth the beams of his
chambers in the waters : who ma-
keth the clouds his chariot : who
walketh upon the wingsof the wind:

4 Who maketh ^hisangelssplrits ;

his ministers a flaming fire

5 Who laid the foundations of
the earth, that it should not be re-
moved for ever.

6 Thou coveredst it with the
deep as vnth a garment : the wa-
ters stood above the mountains.

1 At thy rebuke they fled ; at the
voice of thy thunder they hasted
away.

8 •^ They go up by the moun-
tains : they go down by the valleys

unto the place which thou hast
founded for them.

9 Thou hast set a bound that
they may not pass over ; that they
turn not again to cover the earth.

10 He sendeth the springs into
the valleys, which run among the
hills.

11 They give drink to every
beast of the field : the wild asses
quench their thirst.

12 By them shall the fowls of the
heaven have their habitation, ?/'/wV/t
sing among the branches.

13 He watereth the hills from
his chambers : the earth is satisfied
with the fruit of thy works.

14 He causeth the grass to grow
for the cattle, and hem for the ser-
vice of man : that he may bi'ing
forth food out of the earth ;

15 And wine that maketh glad
the heart of man, and oil to make
Ids face to shine, and bread which
strengtheneth man's heart.

16 The trees of the Lord are
''full of sap: the cedars of Leba-
iion, which he hath planted ;

17 Where the birds make their
nests : as for the stork, the fir trees
are her house.

IS The high hills are a refuge for
the wild goats ; and the rocks for
the conies.

8 winds his
messengers,
and fianies
of tire his
ministers:

4 The
mountains
rose, tlie
valleys sank
down

'> satisfied

vuth

moisture;

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A thanksgiving for

PSALM 105.

GocVs dealing with Israel.

19 He appointed the moon for
seasons : the sun knoweth his going
down.

20 Thou niakest darkness, and it
is night : wherein all the beasts of
the forest do creep /or//t.

21 The young lions roar after
their prey, and seek their meat
from God.

22 The sun ariseth, they gather
themselves together, and lay them
down in their dens.

23 Man goeth forth unto his
work and to his labour until the
evening.

24 O Lord, how manifold are
thy works ! in wisdom hast thou
made them all : the earth is full of
thy ^ riches.

25 Ho IS this great and wide sea,
wherein are things creeping innu-
merable, both small and great
beasts.

26 There go the ships : there is
that leviathan, mhoni thou hast
made to play therein.

27 These wait all upon thee ;
that thou mayest give them their
- meat in due season.

28 That thou givest them they
gather : thou openest thine hand,
they are filled with good.

29 Thou hidest thy face, they
are troubled : thou takest away
their breath, they die, and return
to their dust.

30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit,
they are created : and thou renew-
est the face of the earth.

3 1 The glory of the Lord shall
endure for ever : the Lord shall
rejoice in his works.

32 He looketh on the earth,
and it trembleth : he toucheth the
■' liills. and they smoke.

."53 1 will sing uiito the Lord as
long as 1 live : I will sing praise to
ray God while 1 hav(; my being.

31- WTy moditatioTi of him shall
l)e sweet : 1 will be glad \n the
Loiii).

35 Let the sinners be consumed
out of the earth, and let the wicked
be no more. Bless thou the Lord,

0 my soul. * Praise ye the Lord.

PSALM 105.

1 An exhorUUioti, to praise (rod, and to xeek
out hiH wor/ix. 7 T/w xtnri/ <>f God's prori-
dence over Abfit/iam, 1(5 over Joseph, '2:!
oi^er Jacoh in Eqypt, 26 over Mose.s tle-
liveriiiy the IsfiieJites, 37 oner the Israel-
ites lirouqlit out of Egypt, fed in, the ivil-
ilcriit'ss, (Did planted in Canaan.

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord ;
call ui)on his name : make
known his deeds among the ^' peo-
ple.

* Uek. Hallelujah.

2 Sing unto him, sing psalms
unto him : talk ye of all his won-
drous works.

3 Glory ye in his holy name : let
the heart of them rejoice that seek
the Lord.

4 Seek the Lord, and his
strength : seek his face evermore.

5 Remember his marvellous
works that he hath done ; his
Avonders, and the judgments of his
mouth ;

6 O ye seed of Abraham his ser-
vant, ye children of "Jacob his
chosen.

7 He is the Lord our God : his
judgments are in all the earth.

8 He hath remembered his cove-
nant for ever, the word ivhich he
commanded to a thousand genera-
tions.

9 Which covenant he made with
Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

10 And confirmed the same unto
Jacob for a law, and to Israel for
an everlasting covenant :

1 1 Saying, Unto thee will I give
the land of Canaan, the lot of your
inheritance.

12 When they were hut a few
men in number ; yea, very few,
and strangers in it.

13 When they '^went from one
nation to another, from one king-
dom to another people ;

14 He suffered no man to do
them wrong : yea, he reproved
kings for their sakes ;

\b Saying, Touch not mine
'^ anointed, and do my prophets
no harm.

16 Moreover he called for a fa-
mine upon the land : h(> brake the
whole staff" of bread.

17 He sent a man before them,
even Joseph, who was sold for a
servant :

18 Whose feet they liurt with
fetters : he was laid in " iron :

19 Until the time that his word
^" came : the word of the Lord
tried him.

20 The king sent and loosed him ;
even the ruler of " the ixvtple, and
let him go free.

21 He mad(! \
house, and lader
stance :

of i

)f his
'•-sul)-

22 To bind his ])rincesat his ple;i-
sure; and teach his senators wisdom.

23 Israel also canu; into Kgyj)t;
anfl .Jacob sojoui-ned in the land of
Ham.

24 And he increased his people
greatl.v ; and made tlu^m stronger
than their enemies.

25 He turned tlieir heart to

6 Jacob, his
chosen ones.

" went about

8 anointed
ones,

^ chains of
iron:

1" came to
pass :

" peoples,

'^ pos-
session ;

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The exodus of Israel.

PSALM 106. The journey through the wilderness.

hate his people, to deal subtilly
with his servants.

26 He sent Moses his servant;
and' Aaron whom he had chosen.

27 They shewed his signs among
them, and wonders in the land of
Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and made
it dark ; and they rebelled not
against his ^ word.

29 He turned their waters into
blood, and slew their fish.

30 Their land brought foi-th frogs
in abundance, in the chambers of
their kings.

31 He spake, and there came di-
vers sorts of Hies, and lice in all
their '^ coasts.

32 He gave them hail for rain,
and flaming fire in their land.

33 He smote their vines also and
their fig trees ; and brake the trees
of their " coasts.

34 He spake, and the locusts
came, and caterpillers, and that
without number,

35 And did eat up all the herbs
in their land, and devoured the
fruit of their ground.

36 He smote also all the firstborn
in their land, the chief of all their
strength.

37 He brought them forth also
with silver and gold : and there was
not one feeble jy^i'^on among their
tribes.

38 Egypt was glad when they
departed : for the fear of them fell
upon them.

39 He spread a cloud for a co-
vering ; and fire to give light in the
night.

40 The 'peo'ple asked, and he
brought quails, and satisfied them
with the bread of heaven.

41 He opened the I'ock, and the
waters gushed out ; they ran in the
dry places like a river.

42 For he remembered his holy
promise, avjr? Abraham his servant.

43 Andhe brought forth his peo-
ple with joy, atid his chosen with
gladness :

44 And gave them the lands of
the heathen : and they inherited
the labour of the •' people ;

45 That they might observe his
statutes,and keep his laws. * Praise
ye the Lord.

PSALM 106.

1 The psalmifit eschorteth to praise God. 4
lie prayeth for pardon of Kin, as God did
with the fiihet-K. 1 The' story of the peo-
ple's rebellion, and God's mercy. 47 lie
convlmt eth irith prayei' and praise.

* TDKAISE ye the Lord. O give
i thanks unto the Lord ; for

he is good : for his mercy endureth
for ever.

2 Who can utter the mighty acts
of the Lord % ivho can shew forth
all his praise 1

3 Blessed are they that keep
judgment, and he that doeth
righteousness at all times.

4 Remember me, O Lord, with
the favour tliat thou hearest unto
thy people : O visit me with thy
salvation ;

5 That I may see the good of thy
chosen, that I may rejoice in the
gladness of thy nation, that I may
glory with thine inheritance.

6 We have sinned with our fa-
thers, we have committed iniquity,
we have done wickedly.

7 Our fathers understood not thy
wonders in Egypt ; they remem-
bered not the multitude of thy
mercies ; but ^ T)rovoked hiui at the
sea, even at the Ked sea.

8 Nevertheless he saved them for
his name's sake, that he might make
his mighty power to be known.

9 He rebuked the Red sea also,
and it was dried up : so he led them
through the depths, as through the
wilderness.

10 And he saved them from the
hand of him that hated them, and
redeemed them from the hand of
the enemy.

1 1 And the waters covered their
enemies : there was not one of them
left.

1 2 Then believed they his words ;
they sang his praise.

1 3 They soon forgat his works ;
they waited not for his counsel :

14 But lusted exceedingly in the
wilderness, and tempted God in
the desert.

15 And he gave them their re-
quest ; but sent leanness into their
soul.

16 They envied Moses also in
the camp, and Aaron the '' saint of
the Lord.

17 The earth opened and swal-
lowed up Dathan, and covered the
company of Abiram.

18 And a fire was kindled in
their company ; the flame burned
up the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb,
and woi-shipped the molten image.

20 Thus they changed their glory
"into the similitude of an ox that

* Heb. Hallelujah.

eateth grass.

2 1 They forgat God their saviour, ,
which had done great things in
Egypt ;

22 Wondrous works in the land
of Ham, aJid terrible things by the
Red sea.

23 Therefore he said that he

* Ave re
rebellious

holy one

•> for the
likeness

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Israelis repeated rebellions.

PSALM 107.

A hymn of thanksgiving.

would destroy them, had not
Moses his chosen stood before him
in the breach, to turn away his
wrath, lest he should destroy t/ieni.

24 Yea, they despised the plea-
sant land, they believed not his
word :

25 But murmured in their tents,
and hearkened not unto the voice
of the Lord.

2G Therefore he ^ lifted up his

hand against them, to overthrow
them in the wilderness :_

27 "^ TV) overthrow their seed also
among tlie nations, and '' to scatter
them in the lands.

28 They joined themselves also
unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacri-
fices of the dead.

29 Thus they provoked him to
anger with their ''inventions : and
the plague brake in upon them.

30 Then stood u\) Wiinehas, and
executed judgment : and so the
plague was stayed.

31 And that was counted unto
him for righteousness unto all ge-
nerations for evermore.

32 They angered him also at the
waters of ° strife, so that it went ill
with Moses for their sakes :

33 Because they "provoked his
spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly
with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the na-
tions, concerning whom the Lord
commanded them :

35 But were mingled among the
heathen, and learned their works.

36 And they served their idols :
which were a snare unto them.

37 Yea, they sacrific(;d their sons
and their daughters unto " devils.

3S And shed innocent IjJood, even
tlu^ blood of their sons and of their
daughters, whom they sacrificed
unto th(^ idols of ("anaan : and the
land was polluted with blood.

3y Thus were they defiled with
their own works, and " went a
whoring with thfir own inventions.

lO Therefore was tli<' wrath of
the Loud kindh^l against his peo-
ple, insonuxh that he abhorriKt his
own inheiitance.

41 And he gave them into the
hand of th(; heathen ; and tli(\v that
hated tliem ruled ov(>r them.

12 Their enemies also oijuressed
tliem, and they were brougiit into
sul)jection under their liand.

43 .Many times did he deliver
them ; but they " ))rovoked ///"///
with their counsel, and weic
brought low for tlu^ir iniquity.

41 Neveitheless he regarded
their aflliction, when he heard
their cry :

45 And he remembered for them
his covenant, and repented accord-
ing to the multitude of his mercies.

46 He made them also to be
pitied of all those that carried
them captives.

47 Save us, O Lord our God, and
gather us from among the heathen,
to give thanks unto thy holy name,
and to triumph in thjf praise.

48 Blessed be 'Hhe Lord God of

Israel from everlasting to everlast-
ing : and let all the people say,
Amen. * Praise ye the Lord.

PSALM 107.

1 The pttalmixt e>jehor1eth the redcenifrl, in

■priiishi(j G(h1, ii) ohaerre hin nimiifohl inn-
ri(l( inw, 4 orcr ffti re/fern, 10 nrer vii/iii r, n,
IT orer fiick men, 23 nrer seamen, 'S^i mnl in
(lirers earieUen of life.

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord,
for he is good : for his mercy
endiireth for ever.

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord
say so, whom he hath redeemed
from the hand of the enemy ;

3 And gathered them out of the
lands, from the east, and from
the west, fiom the north, and
from the south.

4 They wandeied in the wilder-
ness in a solitar,y way ; they found
no city to dwell in.

5 Hungry and thirsty, their .soul
fainted in them.

6 Then they cried unto the Lord
in their trouble, ami he delivered
them out of their distresses.

7 And he led them forth by" the
right way, that they might go to a
city of habitation.

8 Oh tlia-t i/ie.n would praise the
Lord firr his goodness, and for his
wondei'ful works to the children of
men !

9 For lie satisfieth the longing
soul, and Hlleth the hungr.y soul
with ^'"goodness.

10 iSucli as sit in dai'kness and
in the shadow of dentil, A*/////
bound in afiliction and iron;

1 1 Uecause they rebelled against
th(! words of God, and contemned
the counsel of the most High :

12 Therefore he brought down
theii- lieart with labour; they fell
down, and fhcrc was none to help.

13 Tlien tlu^y cried unto the
Lord in their troul)le, and he
saved tlieni out of their distresses.

14 He l)rouglit them out of dark
ne.ss and the sliadow of d(>ath, and
brake llieir bands in sunder.

15 ( )h th;i.t //*'/» would praise tlie
LoRi>/or his goodness, and for his
wonderful works to the children of
nuMi !

* Heb. Hallelujah.

1" tlie Lord,
the God oi
Israel,

11 a straight

1- jrood.

672

Go(Vs manifohl deliverances.

PSALM 108.

Confidence in God's assistance.

16 For he hath broken the gates
of brass, and cut tlie bars oi' iron
in Sunder.

17 Fools because of their trans-
gression, and because of their in-
iquities, are afflicted.

18 Their soul abhorreth all man-
ner of ' meat ; and they draw near
unto the gates of death.

19 Then they cry unto the Lord
in their trouble, and he saveth them
out of their distresses.

20 He -sent his word, and ^ healed
them, and ''delivered them from
their destructions.

2 1 Oh that 111671 would praise the
Lord for his goodness, and for his
wonderful works to the children of
men !

22 And let them sacrifice the sa-
crifices of thanksgiving, and declare
his works with rejoicing.

23 They that go down to the sea
in ships, that do business in great
waters ;

24 These see the works of the
Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

25 For he commandeth, and rais-
eth the stormy wind, which lifteth
up the waves thereof.

26 They mount up to the heaven,
they go down again to the depths :
their soul is melted because of
trouble.

27 They reel to and fro, and stag-
ger like a drunken man, and are at
their wit's end.

28 Then they cry unto the Lord
in their trouble, and he bringeth
them out of their distresses.

29 He maketh the storm a calm,
so that the waves thereof are still.

30 Then are they glad because
they be quiet; so he bringeth them
unto their desired haven.

31 Oh that men would praise the
Lord for his goodness, and fc/r his
wonderful works to the children of
men !

32 Let them exalt him also in
the congregation of the people,
and praise him in the assembly of
the elders.

33 He turneth rivers into a wil-
derness, and the watersprings into
dry ground ;

34 A fruitful land into " l>arren-
ness, for the wickedness oi. them
that dwell therein.

35 He turneth the wild(>rness
into a standing water, and dry
ground into watersprings.

36 And there he maketh the
hungry to dwell, that they may
prepare a city for habitation ;

37 And sow the fields, and plant
vineyards, which may yi(!ld fruits
of increase.

38 He blessoth them also, so that
they are multiplied greatly ; and
sutfereth not their cattle to de-
crease.

39 Again, they are minished and
brouglit low through oppression,
affliction, and sorrow.

40 He poureth contempt upon
princes, and causeth them to wan-
der in the wilderness, where there is
no waA^.

41 Yet setteth he the poor on
high fi'om affliction, and maketh
him families like a Hock.

42 The righteous shall see ?'^, and
rejoice : and all iniquity shall stop
her mouth.

43 Whoso ?*.s wise, and will ob-
serve these things, even they shall
understand the lovingkindness of
the Lord.

PSALM 108.

1 Da rid eneour(i{/etJi fiiniKelf to praise, God.
5 He prdyelh, for God'x iixmistdnca uccord-
iny to /li-f promise. 11 His confidence in
God's hi'Ip.

A Song or Psalm of David.

OGOD, my heart is fixed ; I will
sing and give praise, even with
my glory.

2 Awake, psaltery and harp : I
myself will awake early.

3 I will ijraise thee, O Lord,
among the "pooijle : and I will
sing praises unto thee among the
nations,

4 For thy mercy is great above
the heavens : and thy truth reach-
eth unto the clouds.

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above
the heavens : and thy glory above
all the earth ;

6 That thy beloved may be deli-
vered : save vnth thy right hand,
and answer me.

7 Gt>d hath spoken in his holi-
ness; I will '' re.ioice. I will divide
Shechem, and mete out the valley
of Succoth.

8 Gilead is mine ; Manasseh is
mine ; Ephraim also is the '^strength
of mine head; Judah is my " law-
giver ;

9 Moab is my washpot ; "' over
Edom will I "(iast out my shoe ;
over Philistia will 1 triumph.

10 Who will ])ring me into the
strong city 1 who will lead me into
Edom 1

11 Wilt not thoH, O God, u'ho
hast cast us oiW and wilt not
thou, O God, go forth with our
hosts 1

1 2 Give us help ^-from trouble:
for vain is the help of man.

13 Through God we shall do va-
liantly : for he it is that shall tread
down our enemies.

6 peoples :

7 exult,

•* defence
9 sceiJtre ;

i" upon
11 cast

1- against
the
adversary :

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Dennnciation of a slanderous foe. PSALMS 109, 110.

The royal priest.

PSALM 109.

1 David, complaining ofhin ulanderous ene,-
mies, under the per.<!on of Judas devoteth
them. 16 He nhewM. their sin. 21 Com-
plaining o/hl.s oii'u iiiisiri/, he priiyeth for
help)- 29 Jle pnniil.selh tk(tnk/al)ies)i.

' To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

HOLD not thy peace, O God of
my praise ;

2 For the mouth of the wicked
and the mouth of the fleceitful
are opened against me: they have
spoken against me with a lying
tongue.

3 They compassed me about also
with words of hatred; and fought
against me without a cause.

4 For my love they are my ad-
versaries : but I give myself unto
prayer.

5 And they have rewarded me evil
for good, and hatred for my love.

6 Set thou a wicked man over
him : and let ^ Satan stand at his
right hand.

7 When he shall be judged, let
him be condemned : and let his
prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be few ; and let
another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless,
and his wife a widow.

10 Let his children be continu-
ally vagabonds, and beg : let them
seek their bread also out of their
desolate places.

1 1 Let the extortioner catch all
that he hath ; and let the strangers
•' spoil his labour.

I'l Let there be none to extend
mercy unto him : neither let there
be any to favour his fatherless
children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off;
and in the generation following let
their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers
be remembered with the Lord; and
let not the sin of his mother be
blotted out.

15 Let them be before the Lord
continually, that he may cut off" the
memory of them from tlu^ eai'th.

If) Pjecause that lHM-em(!mbered
not to shew mercy, but i)ersecut('d
the poor and needy man, that he
iiiigliteven slay thebr()k(;n in heart.

17 As lie loved (cursing, so let it
come unto him : as he delighted
not in blessing, so let it be far from
him.

18 As he clothed himself with
cursing like as with his gai-merit,
so let it coinc into his ' l)(>\\(;ls like
water, ;i,n(l like oil into iiis Uones.

19 Let it be unto him as the gar
ment irhirh (•o\-eri'tli him, and for
a girdle wheicwitii he is girded con-
tinually.

20 Let this he the reward of mine
adversaries from the Lord, and of
them that speak evil against Iny
soul.

21 But do thou for me, O God
the Lord, for thy name's sake : be-
cause thy mercy i& good, deliver
thou me.

22 For I am poor and needy, and
my heart is wounded within me.

23 I am gone like the shadow
when it declineth : I am tossed up
and down as the locust.

24 My knees are weak through
fasting ; and my flesh faileth of
fatness.

25 1 became also a reproach unto
them : ^vhen they looked upon me
they shaked their heads.

26 Help me, O Lord my God :

0 save me according to thy mercy :

27 That they may know that
this is thy hand ; that thou. Lord,
hast done it.

28 Let them curse, but bless
thou : when they arise, let them be
ashamed ; but let thy servant re-
joice.

29 Let mine adversaries be
clothed with shame, and let them
cover themselves with their own
confusion, as with a mantle.

30 I will greatly praise the Lord
with my mouth ; yea, 1 will praise
him among the multitude.

31 For he shall stand at the right
hand of the poor, to save him from
those that condemn his soul.

PSALM 110.

1 The kiiigdom, 4 the prienthood, 5 the con-
quest, 7 and the passion of Christ.

A Psalm of Daviil.

THE Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou at my right hand,
until 1 make thine enemies thy
footstool.

2 The Lord shall send the rod of
thy strength out of Zion : rule thou
in the midst of thine enemies.

3 Thy i)eoi)le shidl ''lie willing in
the day of thy power, in ''the l)cau-

ties of holiness fi-om the \\()ml)()f
the morning : thou h;ist the dew of

thy youth.

4 The Lord hatli sworn, and will
not repent, thou art a lu'iest for
ever after the "oT'der of Melchizedek.

5 The Lord at thy I'ight hand
shall strike thi-ougli kings in the
day of his wi-ath.

G He shall judge among the
heathen, hesli;iJI lill the pt<iret^\\\{\\
the (lead bodies; li(^ shall wound
th(^ heads over' many conntries.

7 He shall drink of tlu> hrook in
the way : therefore shall he lift up
the liead.

5 olTcr
tliciiisolves
williiii^ly
" luily
;iri;iy : out
of till! womb
of \Xw

iiioriiiiijif tliy
youth iire to
Ihco <(.s' the

574

Praise for GocVs goodness.

PSALMS 111-114.

His deliverance of his people.

PSALM in.

1 The jwalmiKt hy his example, inciteth other n
to praixe God for hin glorioux, 5 and yra-
I'ioun works. 10 The fear of God breedeth

true icisdoin.

* pRAISE ye the Lord. I will
J- ' praise the Lokd with my

whole heart, in the -assembly of the
upright, and in the congregation.

2 The works of the Lord are
great, sought out of all them that
have pleasure therein.

3 His work is honourable and
glorious : and his righteousness en-
dureth for ever.

4 He hath made his wonderful
works to be remembered : the Lord
is gracious and full of compassion.

5 He hath given ''meat unto them
that fear him : he will ever be mind-
ful of his covenant.

6 He hath shewed his people the
power of his works, •*that he may
give them the heritage of the
heathen.

7 The works of his hands are
verity and judgment ; all his com-
mandments are sure.

8 They stand fast for ever and
ever, and are done in truth and
uprightness.

9 He sent redemption unto his
people : he hath commanded his
covenant for ever : holy and reve-
rend is his name.

10 The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom : a good un-
derstanding have all they that do
his romniandments : his praise endu-
reth for ever.

PSALM 112.

1 Godliness hath the jjromises of this life, 4
and of the life t^ come. 10 The p)rosperity
of the fjodly shall he an eyesore to the
wicked.

* pRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed
JT is the man that feareth the

Lord, that delighteth greatly in
his commandments.

2 His seed shall be mighty upon
earth : the generation of the up-
right shall be blessed.

3 Wealth and riches .^hall be in
his house : and his righteousness
endureth for ever.

4 Unto the upright there ariseth
light in the darkness : he is gra-
cious, and full of compassion, and
righteous.

5 '""'A gnnd man shpw(>th favour.
and leiiilctli : he will guide his

affairs with discivtion.

6 Surely he siiall not be moved
for ever : the righteous shall be in
everlasting remembrance.

7 He shall not be afraid of evil

* Heb. Hallelujah.

tidings : his heart is fixed, trusting
in the Lord.

8 His heart is established, he
shall not be afraid, until he see his
desire upon his enemies.

9 He hath dispersed, he hath
given to the poor ; his righteous-
ness endureth for ever ; his horn
shall be exalted with honour.

10 The wicked shall see it, and
be grieved ; he shall gnash with his
teeth, and melt away : the desire of
the wicked shall perish.

PSALM 113.

1 An exhortation, to jyraise God for his ea-cel-
lency, G for his mercy.

* T)RA1SE ye the Lord. Praise,
X O ye servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord.

2 Blessed be the name of the
Lord from this time forth and for
evermore.

3 From the rising of the sun
unto the going down of the same
the Lord's name is to be praised.

4 The Lord is high above all
nations, and his glory above the
heavens.

5 Who is like unto the Lord our
God, who dwelleth on high,

6 Who humbleth himself to be-
hold the tilings that are in heaven,
and in ther earth !

7 He raiseth up the poor out of
the dust, and. lifteth the needy out
of the dunghill ;

8 That he may set him with
pi-inces, even with the princes of his
people.

9 He maketh the barren woman
to keep house, and to be a joyful
mother of children. * Praise ye the
Lord.

PSALM 114.

An eitliortation, hy the ea-ample of the dumb
creatures, to fear God in liis church.

WHEN Israel went out of
Egypt, the house of Jacob
from a people of strange language ;

2 Judah was his sanctuary, amd
Israel his dominion.

3 The sea saw it, and fled : Jor-
dan was driven back.

4 The mountains skijjped like
rams, and the little hills like lambs.

5 What ailed, thee, C) thou sea,
that thou fleddesti thou Jordan,
tJtat thou wast (h'iven back'?

C Ye mountains, that ye skipped
like rams ; and ye little hills, like
lambs %

7 Tremble, thou earth, at the
presence of the Lord, at the pre-
sence of the (Jod of Jacob ;

8 Which turned the rock into a

575

* Heh. Hallelujah.

Heathen idols contrasted with God. PSALMS 115-117.

Thanksgiving for recovery.

standing water, the flint into a
fountain of waters.

PSALM 115.

1 Becaune God is truly glorious, 4 and idols
are vanity, 9 he (xhorteth to confidence in
God. Yi ' God is to be blessed for his
blessings.

NOT unto us, O Lord, not unto
us, but unto tliy name give
glory, for thy mercy, and for thy
truth's sake.

2 Wherefore should the heathen
say, Where ?'.« now their God 1

3 But our God v.s- in the lieavens :
he hath done whatsoever he hath
pleased.

4 Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of men's hands.

5 They have mouths, but they
speak not : eyes have they, but they
see not :

6 They have ears, but they hear
not : noses have they, but they
smell not :

7 They have hands, but they
handle not : feet have they, but
they walk not : neither speak they
through their throat.

8 They that make them ' are like
unto them ; " so in every one that
trusteth in them.

9 O Israel, trust thou in the
Lord : he is their help and their
shield.

10 O house of Aaron, trust in the
Lord : he is their help and their
shield.

1 1 Ye that fear the Lord, trust
in the Lord : he is their help and
their shield.

12 The Lord hath been mindful
of us : he will bless v/s/ he will bless
the house of Israel ; he will bless
the house of Aaron.

13 He will bless thiMu that fear
the Lord, hoth small and great.

14 Tlie Lord shall increase you
more and more, you and your child-
ren.

15 Ye are blessed of the Lord
which made heaven and earth.

16 The heaven, even the heavens,
are the Lord's : but the earth hath
he given to the chil(h'(ui of men.

17 The dead praise not the Loud,
ii(>ither any that go down into
silence.

1(S liut we will bless the Lord
from this time forth and for ever-
more. * I'raise the Lord.

PSALM IIG.

1 The jisalmist profeHsetli, his lore and dtiti/
to God for his deliverance. 12 Ife studieth
to he thankful.

ILGVI*' the Lord, because he
hath heard ray voice and my
supplications.

* Heb. Hallelujah.

2 Because he hath inclined his
ear unto me, therefore will 1 call
upon hivi as long as I live.

3 The '" sorrows of death com-
passed me, and tlie pains of "* t hell
gat hold upon me : I found trouble
and sorrow.

4 Then called I upon the name
of the Lord ; O Lord, I beseech
thee, deliver my soul.

5 Gracious is the Lord, and
righteous : yea, our God is merci-
ful.

6 The Lord preserveth the sim-
ple : I was brought low, and he
helped me.

7 Return unto thy rest, O my
soul ; for the Loud hath dealt boun-
tifully with thee.

8 F(jr thou hast delivered my
soul from death, mine eyes from
tears, and my feet from falling.

9 I will walk before the Lord in
the land of the living.

10 I believed, therefore ^ have T
spoken : I was greatly afflicted :

111 said in my haste, all men
are liars.

12 What shall I render unto the
Loud for all his benefits toward

13 1 will take the cup of salva-
tion, and call upon the name of the
Lord.

14 1 will pay my vows unto the
Lord now in the presence of all his
people.

15 Precious in the sight of the
Loud is the death of his saints.

16 0 Loud, truly 1 aiu thy ser-
vant ; I rf //; thy servant, and the
son of tliino handmaid : thou hast
loosed my bojids.

17 1 will ofler to thee the sacri-
fice of tiianksgiving, and will call
upon the iiiune of tlie Loud.

18 1 will pay my vows unto the
Loud now in the presence of all his
people,

19 In the courts of the Loud's
house, in the midst of tlieo, O Je-
rusalem. * Praise ye the Loud.

PSALM 117.

An eifhortation to praise God for his were;/
and truth.

PIIAISE the Lord, all ye na-
tions : prai.se him, all ye "peo

o _

p1p.

2 For his merciful kindness is
great toward us : and the truth of
the Loud endureth for ever. * Praise
ye the Lord.

* Ueh. Hallelujah,
t Sheol.

576

Tlianksgiving for GocVs salvation. PSALMS 118, 119.

Meditation on God's law.

"■ give
thiiuks unto

PSALM 118.

1 An exlwriation to praise God for hia
mercy. 5 The pxdlmint by his experience
sheio'eth how good it is to trunt in. God. 19
Under the type of the psalmist the coming
of Christ in his kingdom is expressed.

OGIVE thanks unto the Loun ;
for he is good : because his
mercy endureth for ever.

2 Let Israel now say, that his
mercy eiidureth for ever.

3 Let the house of Aaron now
say, that his mercy endureth for
ever.

4 Let them now that fear the
Lord say, that his mercy endnretit
for ever.

5 I called upon the Lord in dis-
tress : the Lord answered me, and
set me in a large place.

6 The Lord is on my side ; I will
not fear : what can man do unto
me*?

7 The Lord taketh my ijart with
them that help me : therefore shall
I see my desire upon them that hate
me.

8 It is better to trust in the Lord
than to put confidence in man.

9 It is better to trust in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.

10 All nations compassed me
about : bvit in the name of the Lord
will I destroy tliem.

11 They compassed me about;
yea, they compassed me about : but
in the name of the Lord I will de-
stroy them.

12 They compassed me about
like bees ; they are quenched as the
fire of thorns: for in the name of
the Lord I will destroy them.

1.3 Thou hast thrust sore at me
that I might fall : but the Lord
helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and
song, and is become my salvation.

15 The voice of rejoicing and sal-
vation is in the ^ tabernacles of the
righteous : the right hand of the
Lord doeth valiantly.

16 The right hand of the Lord
is exalted : the right hand of the
Lord doeth valiantly.

17 1 shall not die, but live, and
declare the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord hath chastened me
sore : but he hath not given me
over unto death.

1 9 Open to me the gates of right-
eousness : I will go into them, and
I will -praise the Lord :

20 This gate of the Lord, into
which the rigliteous shall enter.

21 I will ^praisp thee: for thou
hast heard me, and art become my
salvation.

22 Th(! stone vJdch the builders
refused is become the head stone of
the corner.

37 5

23 This is the Lord's doing; it is
marvellous in our ej^es.

24 This is the day ivhich the Lord
hath made ; we will rejoice and be
glad in it.

2.5 Save now, I beseech thee, O
Lord : O Lord, I beseech thee,
send now prosperity.

26 Blessed be he that cometh in
the name of the Lord : we have
blessed you out of the house of the
Lord.

27 God is the Lord, which hath
shewed us light : bind the sacrifice
with cords, even unto the horns of
the altar.

28 Thou art my God, and I will
~ praise thee : thou art my God, I
will exalt thee.

29 O give thanks unto the Lord ;
for he is good : for his mercy en-
dureth for ever.

PSALM 119.

This psalm containeth .sundry prayers,
praises, and professions of obedience.

ALEPII.

LESSED are the ' undefiled in
the way, who walk in the law
of the Lord.

2 Blessed are they that keep his
testimonies, aiul that seek him with
the whole heart.

3 They also do no iniquity : they
walk in his ways.

4 Thou hast commanded tis to
keep thy precepts diligently.

5 O that my ways were ''directed
to keep thy statutes !

6 Then shall I not be ashamed,
when I have respect unto all thy
commandments.

7 I will pi-aise thee with upright-
ness of heart, when I shall have
learned thy righteous judgments.

8 I will keep thy statutes : O for-
sake me not utterly.

BETH.

9 Wherewithal shall a young man
cleanse his way 1 by taking heed
thereto according to thy word.

10 With my whole heart have I
sought thee : O let me not wander
from thy connnandments.

1 1 Thy word liave I ® hid in mine
heart, that I might not sin against
thee.

12 Blessed art thou, O Lord:
teach me tliy statutes.

13 With my lii)s have I declared
all the "judgments of thy mouth.

14 1 have rejoiced in the way of
thy testimonies, as /luich as in all
I'iches.

15 I will meditate in thy pre-
cepts, and have respect unto thy
ways.

■^ give
thanks uuto

3 upright

* established

laid up

•5 ordinances

A meditation on

PSALM 119.

the Imv of God.

16 1 will delight myself in thy
statutes : I will not forget thy
word.

GIMEL.

17 Deal bountifully with thy
servant, that I may live, ^ and keep
thy word.

18 Open thou mine eyes, that I
may behold wondrous things out
of thy law.

19 1 am a ^stranger in the earth :
hide not thy commandments from
me.

20 My soul breaketh for the long-
ing that it hath unto thy judgments
at all times.

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud
that are cursed, which do err from
thy commandments.

22 Remove from me reproach
and contempt; for I have kept thy
testimonies.

23 Princes also did sit and speak
against me : hut thy servant did
meditate in thy statutes.

24 Thy testimonies also are my
delight and my counsellors.

DALETH.

2.5 My soul cleaveth unto the
dust : quicken thou me according
to thy word.

26 I have ^ declared my ways,
and thou heardest me : teach me
thy statutes.

27 Make me to understand the
way of thy precepts : so shall I
talk of thy wondrous works.

28 My soul melteth for heavi-
ness : strengthen thou me accord-
ing unto thy word.

29 Remove from me the way of
lying : and grant me thy law gra-
ciously.

oO I have chosen the way of
"* truth : ^ thy judgments have I
laid he/ore ine.

31 I have stuck unto thy testi-
monies : O Lord, put me not to
shame.

.32 I will run the way of thy
C(jinmandments, when thou shalt
enlarge my heart.

HE.

33 Teach me, C) Lord, the way
of thy statutes ; and 1 shall keep
it unto the end.

34 Give me understanding, and
r shall keep thy law ; yea, I shall
ol)S('rv(! it with imj whole hcai't.

3.') Make me to go in the path of
tliy commandments; for therein do
I delight.

36 Incline my heart unto thy
testimonies, and not to covetous-
ness.

37 Turn away mine eyes from

beholding vanity ; and quicken
thou me in thy way.

38 Stablish thy word unto thy
servant, who is devoted to thy fear.

39 Turn away my reproach which
I fear : for thy judgments are good.

40 Behold, I have longed after
thy precepts : quicken me in thy
righteousness.

VAU.

41 Let thy mercies come also
unto me, O Lord, eve?i thy salva-
tion, according to thy word.

42 So shall I have wherewith to
answer him that reproacheth me :
for I trust in thy word.

43 And take not the word of
truth utterly out of my mouth; for
I have hoped in thy judgments.

44 So snail I keep thy law con-
tinually for ever and ever.

45 And I will walk at liberty :
for I seek thy precepts.

46 I will speak of thy testimo-
nies also before kings, and will not
be ashamed.

47 And I will delight myself in
thy commandments, which I have
loved.

48 My hands also will I lift up
unto thy commandments, which I
have loved ; and I will meditate in
thy statutes.

ZAIN.

49 Remember the word unto thy
servant, upon which thou hast
caused me to hope.

50 This is my comfort in my 'af-
fliction : for thy word hath quick-
ened me.

51 Theproud have had megreatly
in derision : yet have I not declined
from thy law.

52 I remembered thy judgments
of old, O Lord ; and have com-
forted myself.

53 ''' Horroi- hath taken hold upon
me because of the wicked that for-
sake thy law.

54 Thy statutes have been my
songs in the hou.se of my pilgrim-
age.

55 1 have remembered thy name,
O Lord, in the night, and have
kei)t thy law.

56 ' This 1 had, because 1 kept
thy T)''''''<'l'ts.

CIIETH.

57 7V/o» art my portion, O Lord :
1 have said that 1 would keep thy
words.

58 I intreated thy favoui- with
1/1/1/ whole heart : be mei'ciful unto
me according to thy word.

59 r thought on my ways, and
turned my feet unto thy testi-
monies.

578

Prayers, j) raises, and

PSALM 119.

professions of obedience .

60 I made haste, and delayed not
to keep thy commandments.

6 1 The ' bands of the wicked have
' robbed me : Out I have not forgot-
ten thy law.

6:^ At midnight I will rise to
give thanks unto thee because of
thy righteous judgments.

63 1 am a companion of all them
that fear thee, and of them that
keep thy precepts.

64 The earth, O Lord, is full of
thy mercy : teach me thy statutes.

TETH.

65 Thou hast dealt well with thy
servant, O Lord, according unto
thy word.

66 Teach me good judgment and
knowledge : for I have believed thy
commandments.

67 Before I was afflicted I went
astray : but now have I kept thy
word.

68 Thou a7't good, and doest
good ; teach me thy statutes.

69 The proud have forged a lie
against me : but I will keep thy
precepts with viy whole heart.

70 Their heart is as fat as grease ;
but I delight in thy law.

71 It is good for me that I have
been afflicted ; that I might learn
thy statutes.

72 The law of thy mouth is bet-
ter unto me than thousands of gold
and silver. j„p

73 Thy hands have made me and
fashioned me : give me understand-
ing, that I may learn thy command-
ments.

74 They that fear thee will be
glad when they see me ; because 1
have hoped in thy word.

75 I know, O Lord, that thy
judgments are right, and that thou
in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful
kindness be for my comfort, accord-
ing to thy word unto thy servant.

77 Let thy tender mercies come
unto me, that I may live : for thy
law is my delight.

78 Let the proud be ashamed ;
for they dealt perversely with me
witliout a cause : but I will meditate
in thy precepts.

79 Let those that fear thee turn
unto me, and those that have known
thy testimonies.

80 Let my heart be sound in thy
statutes ; that I be not ashamed.

CAPH.

8 1 My soul fainteth for thy salva-
tion : biit I hope in thy word.

82 Mine eyes fail for thy word,
saying. When wilt thou comfort
mel

83 For I am become like a ^bottle
in the smoke ; yet do I not forget
thy statutes.

84 How many are the days of
thy servant 1 when wilt thou exe-
cute judgment on them that perse-
cute me 'I

85 The proud have digged pits
for me, which are not after thy law.

S6 All thy commandments are
faithful : they persecute me wrong-
fully ; help thou me.

87 They had almost consumed
me upon earth ; but I forsook not
thy precepts.

88 Quicken me after thy loving-
kindness ; so shall I keep the testi-
mony of thy mouth.

LAMED.

89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is
settled in heaven.

90 Thy faithfulness is unto all
generations : thou hast established
the earth, and it abideth.

91 Theycontinue this day accord-
ing to thine ordinances : for all at-e
thy servants.

92 Unless thy law Aac? ^eew my de-
lights, I should then have perished
in mine affliction.

93 I will never forget thy pre-
cepts : for with them thou hast
quickened me.

94 I am thine, save me ; for I
have sought thy precepts.

95 The wicked have waited for
me to destroy me : but 1 will con-
sider thy testimonies.

96 I have seen an end of all per-
fection : but thy commandment is
exceeding broad.

MEM.

97 0 how love I thy law ! it is my
meditation all the day.

98 Thou through thy command-
ments hast made me wiser than
mine enemies : for they are ever
with me.

99 I have more understanding
than all my teachers : for thy tes-
timonies «re my meditation.

100 I understand more than the
^ancients, because I keep thy pre-
cepts.

101 I have ref rai n ed m y f eet from
every evil way, that I might keep
thy word.

102 I have not departed from
■' thy judgments : for thou hast
taught me.

103 How sweet are thy words
unto my taste ! yea, sweeter than
honey to my mouth !

104 Through thy precepts I get
understanding : therefore I hate
every false way.

s thine ordi-
luinces :

A meditation on

PSALM 119.

the late of God.

NUN.

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my
feet, and a light unto my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will per-
form it, that I will keep thy right-
eous judgments.

107 I am afflicted very much :
quicken me, O Lord, according
unto thy word.

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the
free-will ofierings of my mouth, O
Lord, and teach me thy judgments.

109 My soul is continually in my
hand : yet do I not forget thy law.

110 The wicked have laid a snare
for me : yet I erred not from thy
precepts.

111 Thy testimonies have I taken
as an heritage for ever : for they are
the rejoicing of my heart.

112 1 have inclined mine heart
to perform thy statutes alway, even
unto the end.

SAMEOH.

113 I hate ' vain thoughts : but
thy law do I love.

114 Thou «r^ my hiding place
and my shield : I hope in thy
word.

115 Depart from me, ye evil-
doers : for I will keep the com-
mandments of my God.

116 Uphold me according unto
thy word, that I may live : and let
me not be ashamed of my hope.

117 Hold thou me up, and I
shall be safe : and 1 will have re-
spect unto thy statutes continu-
ally.

118 Thou hast "trodden down all
them tliat err from thy statutes :
for their deceit is falsehood.

1 1 9 Thou puttest away all the
wicked of the earth tifi'e di'oss :
therefore I love thy testimonies.

1 20 My flesh trembleth for fear
of th(>e ; and I am afraid of thy
judgments.

AIN.

121 I have done judgment and
justice : leave me not to mine op-
presHcjrs.

122 Be surety for thy servant
for good : let not the i)roud op-
press me.

123 Mine eyes fail for thy salva-
tion, and for the word of thy right-
eousness.

124 Deal with thy servant ac-
cording unto thy mercy, and teach
me thy statu t(^s.

1 25 I avi thy servant ; give mo
understanding, that I may know
thy tcstiiiioiiics.

126 It is time for thee, Lokt>, to
work : for they have made void thy
law.

127 Therefore I love thy com-
mandments above gold ; yea, above
fine gold.

128 Therefore I esteem all thy
I^recepts concerning all things to be
right ; and I hate every false way.

PE.

129 Thy testimonies are wonder-
ful: therefore doth my soul keep
them.

130 The entrance of thy words
giveth light ; it giveth understand-
ing unto the simple.

131 I opened my mouth, and
panted : for I longed for thy com-
mandments.

132 Look thou upon me, and be
merciful unto me, as thou usest to
do unto those that love thy name.

133 " Order my steps in thy
word: and let not any iniquity
have dominion over me.

1 34 Deliver me from the oppres-
sion of man: so will I keep thy
precepts.

1 35 Make thy face to shine upon
thy servant; and teach me thy sta-
tutes.

136 Rivers of waters run down
mine eyes, because they keep not
thy law.

TZADDI.

137 Righteous (xr^ thou, O Lord,
and upright aye thy judgments.

138 Thy testimonies that thou
hast commanded are righteous and
very faithful.

139 My zeal hath consumed me,
because mine enemies have forgot-
ten thy words.

140 Thy word is very pure:
therefore thy servant loveth it.

141 I am small and des|)ised:
yet do not T forget thy precepts.

142 Thy righteousness isnn ever-
lasting righteousness, and thy law
is- the truth.

143 Trouble and anguish have
takeii hold <m me: yet thy com-
mandments are my delights.

144 The righteousness of thy
testimonies Is everlasting: give me
understanding, and 1 shall live.

KOIMI.

145 I cried with wt// wliole heart;
hear me, O LoUD: 1 will keep thy
statutes.

140 1 cried unto thee; save mo,
and 1 shall keep thy testimonies.

147 1 ^ |)rc\ciitc(l t he dawning of
the morning, and cried : 1 hotted in
thy word.

148 Mine eyes ° prevent the
night watches, that I might medi-
tate in thy word.

149 Heal- iny voice accoi'ding
unto thy lovingkindness: O Lord,

•* .antici-
pated

'' .anticipate

680

Prayers, praises, and

PSALMS 120, 121.

professions of obedience.

1 judg-
ments.

2 The sum of
thy word is
truth :

2 they have
none

occasion of
stumbling.

quicken me according to thy
^judgment.

15U They draw nigh that follow
after mischief: they are far from
thy law.

151 Thou art near, O Lord; and
all thy commandments ewe truth.

152 Concerning tiiy testimonies,
I have known of old that thou hast
founded them for ever.

KESH.

153 Consider mine affliction, and
deliver me : for 1 do not forget thy
law.

154 Plead my cause, and deliver
me: quicken me according to thy
word.

155 Salvation is far from the
wicked : for they seek not thy sta-
tutes.

156 Great are thy tender mer-
cies, O Lord : quicken me accord-
ing to thy judgments.

157 Many are my persecutors
and mine enemies ;^ei do I not de-
cline from thy testimonies.

158 I beheld the transgressors,
and was grieved ; because they
kept not thy word.

159 Consider how 1 love thy pre-
cepts: quicken me, O Lord, ac-
cording to thy lovingkindness.

160 "Thy word is trwe fi-om the

beginning: and every one of thy
righteous judgments endureth for
ever.

SCHIN.

161 Princes have persecuted me
without a cause: but my heart
standeth in awe of thy word.

162 I rejoice at thy word, as one
that findeth great spoil.

163 I hate and abhor lying: but
thy law do 1 love.

164 Seven times a day do I praise
thee because of thy righteous judg-
ments.

165 Great peace have they which
love thy law : and ^ nothing shall
ofiFend them.

166 Lorj), I have hoped for thy
salvation, and done thy command-
ments.

167 My soul hath kept thy testi-
monies; and I love them exceed-
ingly.

168 I have kept thy precepts and
thy testimonies: for all my ways
are before thee.

TAU.

169 Let my ci-y come near before
thee, O Loi;i) : give me understand-
ing according to thy word.

170 Let my .suj)plication come
before thee: deliver me according
to thy word.

171 My lips shall utter praise,
^when thou hast taught me thy
statutes.

172 My tongue shall ^ speak of
thy word: for all thy command-
ments are righteousness.

173 Let thine hand help me; for
I have chosen thy precepts.

174 I have longed for thy salva-
tion, O Lord; and thy law is my
delight.

175 Let my soul live, and it shall
praise thee ; and let thy judgments
help me.

176 I have gone astray like a
lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I
do not forget thy commandments.

PSALM 120.

1 David prayeth against Doeg, 8 reproveth
hi>i tonrjue, 5 complaineth of his necessarj/
conversdtioti with the wicked.

A Song of 0 degrees.

IN my distress 1 cried unto the
Lord, and he heard me.

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from
lying lips, and from a deceitful
tongue.

3 What shall be given unto thee?
or what shall be done unto thee,
thou false tongue'?

4 ^ Sharp arrows of the mighty,
with coals of juniper.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in
'^ Mesech, that I dwell in the tents
of Kedar!

6 My soul hath long dwelt with
him that hateth peace.

7 I am for peace: but when I
speak, they are for war.

PSALM 121.

The great nafefy of the godly, who 2mt their
trust in God'' a protection.

A Song of f' degrees.

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the
'^ hills, from whence cometh my

help.

T\\y help cometh from the Lord,
which made heaven and earth.

3 He will not suffer thy foot to
be moved: he that keepeth thee
will not slumber.

4 Behold, he that keepeth Lsrael
shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord is thy keener: the
Lord is thy shade upon tny right
hand.

6 The sun shall not smite thee
by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The Lord shall preserve thee
from all evil: he shall preserve thy
soul.

8 The Loi:d shall preserve thy
going out and thy coming in from
this tin)e forth, and even for ever-
more.

4 for thou
teachest

5 sing

^Ascents.

'' It is as the

sharp

arrows

8 Meshech,

8 hills : from
whence shall
my help
come ?

581

Prayer for the peace of Jerusalem. PSALMS 122-127. Praise for rescue from enemies.

PSALM 122.

1 DcDrid profemeth hia joy for the ehuvcli, 6
and prayeth for the i>eace thereof.

A Song of 1 degrees of David.

I WAS glad when they said unto
me, Let us go '" into tlae house of
the Lord.

2 Our feet ^ shall stand within
thy gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is builded as a city
that is compact together :

4 Whither the tribes go up, the
tribes of the Loud, ■* unto the tes-
timony of Israel, to give thanks

unto the name of the Lord.

5 For there are set thrones of
judgment, the thrones of the house
of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jeru-
salem : they shall prosper that love
thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls, and
prosperity within thy palaces.

8 For my brethren and compa-
nions' sakes, I will now say. Peace
he. within thee.

9 Because of the house of the
Lord our God I will seek thy good.

PSALM 123.

1 The (lodly profeHu their confidence in God,
3 and pray to be delivered from contempt.

A Song of 5 degrees.

UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes,
O thou that dwellest in the
heavens.

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants
look unto the hand oi their masters,
and as the eyes of a maiden unto
the hand of her mistress ; so our
eyes vxiit upon the Lord our God,
until that he have mercy upon us.

3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord,
have mercy upon us : for we are
exceedingly filled with contempt.

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled
with the scorning of those that are
at ease, and with the contempt of
the proud.

PSALM 124.

The church hlesseth God for a miraciUoiiK
deliverance.

A Song of ' degrees of David.

IF it Juid not been the Lord who
was on our side, now may Israel
say;

2 If it had not hcen the Lord who
was on our side, when men rose up
against us :

3 Then they had swallowed us
up "(piick, wlum their wrath was
kindled against us :

4 Til en the waters had over-
whelmed us, the stream had gone
over our soul ;

5 Then the proud waters had
gone over our soul.

6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath
not given us as a prey to their
teeth.

7 Our soul is escaped as a bird
out of the snare of the fowlers : the
snare is broken, and we are escaped.

8 Our help in in the name of the
Lord, who made heaven and earth.

PSALM 125.

1 The safety of Huch as trust in God. 4 A
prayer for the godly, and against the

■wicked.

A Song of s degrees.

THEY that trust in the Lord
shall be as mount Zion, n'hich
cannot be removed, but abideth for
ever.

2 As the mountains are round
about Jerusalem, so the Lord is
round about his people from hence-
forth even for ever.

3 For the ' rod of the wicked shall
not rest upon the lot of the right-
eous ; lest the righteous put forth
their hands unto iniquity.

4 Do good, O Lord, unto tho.?e
that^ be good, and to them that are
upright in their hearts.

5 As for such as turn aside unto
their crooked ways, the Lord shall
lead them forth with the workers
of iniquity : but peace shall be upon
Israel.

PSALM 126.

1 The church, celebrating her incredible re-
turn out of captivity, 4 prayeth for, and
prop)hesieih the good svccexs thereof.
A Song of s degrees.

WHEN the Lord turned again
the captivity of Zion, we
were like them that dream.

2 Then was our mouth filled with
laughter, and our tongue with sing-
ing : then said they among the
heathen. The Lord hath done great
things for them.

3 The Lord hath done great
things for us ; u'Jtereof we are glad.

4 Turn again our captivity, O
Lord, as the streams in tJie "south.

5 They that sow in tears shall
reap in joy.

6 He that goeth fortli and weep-
eth, bearing pi'ecious seed, shall
doubtless conn^ again with rejoic-
ing, bringing his sheaves with him.

PSALM 127.

1 The Tiriue if CoiVh blcxning. .S Good vh ihl-
ren, are hix gift.

A Song of ' detrrei'H for Solomon.

EXCEPT the Loud build the
house, they labour in vain that
build it : excent the Lord keep the
city, the watcnman waketh but in
vain.

682

Prosperity comes from God.

PSALMS 128-132.

Hope in GocVs forgiveness.

2 It is vain for you to rise up
early, to sit up late, to eat the
bread of ^ sorrows : for so he giveth
'^his beloved sleep-

5 Lo, cliildi'eu are an heritage of
the Lord: and the fruit of the
womb is his reward.

4 As arrows are in the hand of a
mighty man; so are •' children of
the youth.

5 Happy is the man that hath
his quiver full of them : they shall
not oe ashamed, •* but they shall
speak with the enemies in tlie gate.

PSALM 128.

T/ie sundry blessings which follow them that
fear God.

A Song of ■''ilcijrci"!

BLESSED is every one that fear-
eth the Lord ; that walketh in
his ways.

2 For thou shalt eat the labour
of thine hands : happy shalt thou
be, and it shall he well with thee.

3 Thy wife shall he as a fruitful
^ vin^ by the sides of thine house :
thy children like olive plants round
about thy table.

4 Behold, that thus shall the man
be blessed that feareth the Lord.

5 The Lord shall bless thee out
of Zion : and thou shalt see the
good of Jerusalem all the days of
thy life.

6 Yea, thou shalt see thy child-
ren's children, and peace upon Is-
rael.

PSALM 129.

1 An exhortation to praise (rod for saving
Israel in their great afflivfions. 5 The
haters of the cJiurch are cKrsed.

A Song of Cdogroes.

MANY a time have they afflicted
me from my youth, may Israel
now say :

2 Many a time have they afflicted
me from my youth : yet they have
not prevailed against me.

3 The plowers plowed upon my
back : they made long theirfurrows.

4 The Lord is righteous : he hath
cut asunder the cords of the
wicked.

5 Let them all be confounded
and turned back that hate Zion.

6 Let them be as the grass U2}on
the housetops, which withereth
afore it groweth up :

7 Whei'ewith the mower filleth
not his hand ; nor he that bindetli
sheaves his bosom.

8 Neither do they which go by
say, The blessing of the Lord he
upon you : we bless you in the
name of the Lord.

PSALM 130.

1 77ie psalmist professeth his hope in prayer,
5 and his j'atience in hope. 7 lie exhort-
eth Israel to hope in God.

A Song of ■' (legrpes.

OUT of the depths have I cried
unto thee, O Lord.

2 Lord, hear my voice : let thine
ears be attentive to the voice of my
supplications.

3 If thou. Lord, shouldest mark
iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

4 But there is forgiveness with
thee, that thou mayest be feared.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul
doth wait, and in his word do I
hope.

6 My soul waiteth for the Lord
more than ' they that watch for the
morning : / say, laare than ^they
that watch for the morning.

7 Let Israel hope in the Lord :
for with the Lord there is mercy,
and with him is plenteous i-edemp-
tion.

8 And he shall redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.

PSALM 131.

1 Daiud, professing his humility, 8 exhort-
eth Israel to hopie in God.

A Song of °(1o"-rpps of David.

LORD, rny heart is not haughty,
nor mine eyes lofty : neither
do I exercise myself in great mat-
ters, or in things too high for me.

2 Surely I have ^"behaved and
quieted " myself, as a child tliat is
weaned ^-of his mother : my soul is
^^ even as a weaned child.

3 Let Israel hope in the Lord
from henceforth and for ever.

PSALM 132.

1 Diiriil ill his Jirayer commendefh 7tnfo God
the reliijioHs care he had for the ark. S
Jlis jirayei- at the removing of the art, 11
with a repetition of God's promises.

A Song of s degrees.

LORD, remember David, aiid all
his afflictions :

2 How he sware unto the Lord,
and vowed unto the mighty God of
Jacob ;

3 Surely I will not come into
the * tabernacle of my house, nor
go up into my bed ;

4 I will not give sleep to mine
eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

5 ITntil I find out a place for
the Lord, an habitation for the
mighty God of Jacob.

6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephra-
tah : we found it in the fields of
the wood.

* Heh. tent.

6 Ascents.

^ watchmen

10 ait

8 watchmen

9 Ascents

10 stilled

11 my soul

12 with

13 with me
like

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The blessedness of unity.

PSALMS 133-135.

Praise of the one true God.

7 We will go into his taber-
nacles : we will worship at his
footstool.

8 Arise, O Lord, into thy ^ rest ;
thou, and the ark of thy strength.

9 Let thy priests be clothed with
righteousness ; and let thy saints
shout for joy.

10 For thy servant David's sake
turn not away the face of thine
anointed.

1 1 The Lord hath sworn in
truth unto David ; he will not
turn from it ; of the fruit of thy
body will I set upon thy throne.

12 If thy cliildi'en will keep my
covenant and my testimony that
I shall teach them, their children
shall also sit upon thy throne for
evermore.

13 For the Lord hath chosen
Zion ; he hath desired it for his
habitation.

14 This ^s my ^rest for ever:
here will I dwell ; for I have de-
sired it.

15 I will abundantly bless her
provision : I will satisfy her poor
with bread.

16 1 will also clothe her priests
with salvation : and her saints
shall shout aloud for joy.

17 There will I make the horn
of David to bud : I have ordained
a lamp for mine anointed.

18 His enemies will I clothe
with shame : but upon himself
shall his crown flourish.

PSALM 133.

The benefit of the communion of .■iaiiiis.
A Soiiff of 3 degrees of David.

BEHOLD, how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity !

2 It /.s- like the ])r(;cious oint-
ment ui)on the lu^ad, that ran
down upon the beard, even Aaron's
l)eard : that went down to the
' skirts of his garments ;

3 ''As the dew of Hei-mon, ''and
(la the (lem tliat descendcil upon the
mountains of Zion : for there the
Lord connnandful the blessing,
even life for evez'more.

PSALM 134.

An exhortation to fdens God.
A Song of ' degrees.

BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, all
!/e servants of the Lord, which
by night stand in the hou.se of the
Lord.

2 Lift up your liaiids /// the
sanctuary, and bless the Loiij).

3 The Lord that made heaven
and earth bless thee out of Zion.

PSALM 135.

1 Ati exhortation to praiise God for his
merey, 5 for his power, 8 for hin judg-
ments. \b The vanity of idols. 19 An
exho)'tation to l)le.ss God.

* T>RAISE ye the Lord. Praise
-L ye the name of the Lord ;
praise him, O ye servants of the
Lord.

2 Ye that stand in the house of
the Lord, in the courts of the
house of our God,

3 Praise the Lord ; for the Lord
is good : sing praises unto his
name ; for it is pleasant.

4 For the Lord hath chosen
Jacob unto himself, and Israel for
his peculiar treasure.

5 For I know that the Lord is
gi'eat, and that our Lord is above
all gods.

6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased,
that did he in heaven, and in earth,
in the seas, and all deep places.

7 He cause th the A^apours to
ascend from the ends of the earth ;
he maketh lightnings for the rain ;
he bringeth the wind out of his
treasuries.

8 Who smote the firstborn of
Egypt, both of man and beast.

9 Who sent ** tokens and wonders
into the midst of thee, O Egypt,
upon Pharaoh, and upon all his
servants.

10 Who smote great nations,
and slew mighty kings ;

11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
and Og king of Eashan, and all
the kingdoms of Canaan :

12 And gave their land for an
heritage, an heritage unto Israel
his people.

1 3 Thy name, O Lord, endnreth
for ever ; and thy memorial, O
Lord, throughout all generations.

14 For the Lord will judge his
people, and he will repent himself
concerning his servants.

15 Th(^ idols of the h(>athen are
silver and gold, the work of men's
hands.

10 They have mouths, but they
sneak not; eyes have they, but
they see not;

17 They have ears, but they
hear not ; neither is there any
breath in their mouths.

18 They that make them "are
like unto them : '" .^o is every one
that trusteth in thein.

19 Pless the LoKD, () house of
Israel: i)Iess the IjOI;d, () house
of Aai-on :

20 I'.less tlie 1>oi:d, O house of
Levi: ye that, fear the JjOUD, bless
the Lord.

* Jlrb. Hallelujah.

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God's enduring mercy.

PSALMS 136-138.

Constancy in exile.

21 Blessed be the Lord out of
Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem.
* Praise ye the Lord.

PSALM 136.

An exhortation to give thanks to God for
particular mercies.

OGIVE thanks unto the Loed ;
for he is good : foi- his mercy
endu)vt/i for ever.

2 t) give thanks unto the God
of gods : for his mercy endureth for
ever.

3 O give thanks to the Lord of
lords : for his mercy endureth for
ever.

4 To him who alone doeth great
wonders : for his mercy endureth
for ever.

5 To him that by wisdom made
the heavens : for his mercy endur-
etJi. for ever.

6 To him that stretched out the
earth above the waters : for his
mercy endureth for ever.

7 To him that made great lights :
for his mercy endureth for ever :

8 The sun to rule by day : for
his mercy endureth for ever :

9 The moon and stars to rule by
night: for his mercy endureth for
ever.

10 To him 'that smote Egypt in
their firstborn : for his mercy en-
dureth for ever :

1 1 And brought out Israel from
among them : for his mercy endur-
eth for ever :

12 With a sti'ong hand, and with
a stretched out arm : for his mercy
endureth for ever.

13 To him which divided the
Red sea ^ into parts : for his mercy
endureth for ever :

14 And made Israel to pass
through the midst of it : for his
mercy endureth for evei* :

15 But t overthrew Pharaoh and
his host in the Red sea : for his
mercy endureth for ever.

16 To him which led his people
through the wilderness : for his
mei'cy endureth for ever.

17 To hini which smote great
kings : for his mercy endureth for
ever:

18 And slew famous kings: for
his mercy endureth for ever :

1 y Sihon king of the Amorites :
for his mercy endureth for ever :

20 And Og the king of Bashan :
for his mercy endrweth for ever- :

21 And gave their land for an
heritage : for his meix-y endureth
for ever :

22 Even an heritage unto Israel

his servant : for his mercy endureth
for ever.

23 Who remenibered us in our
low estate : for his mercy endureth
for ever :

24 And hath '■* redeemed us from
our enemies : for his mercy endureth
for ever.

25 Who giveth food to all flesh :
for his mercy endureth for ever.

26 O give thanks unto the God
of heaven : for his mercy endureth
for ever.

PSALM 137.

1 The constancy of the Jercs in captiriiij. 7
The prophet curseth Edom and Buhel.

BY the rivers of Babylon, there
we sat down, yea, we wept,
when we remembered Zion.

2 We hanged our harps ujpon tlae
willows in the midst thereof.

3 For there they that carried us
away caiitive required of us a song ;
and they that wasted us required^
of lis mirth, saying. Sing us one of
the songs or Zion.

4 How shall we sing the Lord's
song in a strange land 1

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget her cun-
ning.

6 If I do not remember thee, let
my tongue cleave to the roof of my
mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem
above my chief joy.

7 Remember, OLord, ^ the child-
ren of Edom in the day of Jeru-
salem ; who said. Rase it, rase it,
even to the foundation thereof.

8 O daughter of Babylon, who
art to be destroyed ; happy shaU he
Ije, that rewardeth thee as thou
hast served us.

9 Happy shall he he, that taketh
and dasheth thy little ones against
the stones.

PSALM 138.

1 Darid praiseth God for the truth of hU
word. 4 lie propliesieih that tlie kin(is of
the earth shall praise God. 7 lleprofesseth
his confidence in God.

A Psalm of David.

I WILL praise thee with my
whole heart : before the gods
will I sing praise unto thee.

2 I will worship toward thy holy
temple, and praise thy name foi-
thy lovingkindness and for thy
ti'uth : for thou hast magnitted thy
word above all thy name.

3 In the day when I cried thou
answeredst me, and ■* strength-

en ei 1st me with strength iji my

"» Ifeb. Hallelujah.
t Ileb. shook oi'f.

4 All the kings of the earth shall
praise thee, O Lord, when they
hear the words of thy mouth.

2 delivered

3 again.st the
children of
Edom

4 didst
encourage

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The omnipresence and

PSALMS 139, 140.

omniscience of God.

5 Yea, they shall sing in the
ways of the L(JRD : for great is the
glory of the Lord.

6 Though the Lord be high, yet
hath he respect unto the lowly :
but the proud he knovveth afar otf.

7 Though I walk in the midst of
trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou
shalt stretch forth thine hand
against the wrath of mine enemies,
and thy right hand shall save me.

8 The Lord will perfect thatwhich
concerneth me : thy mercy, O Lord,
endureth for ever : forsake not the
works of thine own hands.

PSALM 139.

1 David praiseth God for his allseeing pro-
vidence, 17 and for his infinite mercies.
19 lie defieth the wicked. 23 He prayetJi
for sincerity.

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

OLORD, thou hast searched me,
and known me.

2 Thou knowest my downsitting
and mine uprising, thou under-
standest my thought afar off.

3 Thou '^ compassest my path and
my Ijang down, and art acquainted
with all my ways.

4 J^'or there is not a word in my
tongue, Init, lo, O Lord, thou know-
est it altogether.

5 Thou hast beset me behind and
before, and laid thine hand upon
me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonder-
ful for me ; it is high, I cannot attain
unto it.

7 Whither shall I go from thy
spirit 1 or whither shall 1 flee from
thy presence '?

8 If I ascend up into heaven,
thou art there : if 1 make my bed
in * hell, behold, thou art there.

9 //■ 1 take the wings of the
morning, and dwell in the utter-
mf)st parts of the sea ;

10 Even there shall thy hand
lead me, and thy right hand shall
hold me.

1 1 If I say. Surely the dai-kness
shall cover me; even the night shall
be light about me.

12 Yea, the dai-kness hideth not
from thee; but tlie night shineth
as the day : the darkness and the
liglit are both alike; to thee.

13 For thou hast •' possessed my
I'ciiis : thou hast covered me in my
niotlier's womb.

14 I will praise thee; for T am
feai'fully and wonderfully made:
mai'vcllous are thy woi'ks; and thdt
my s(wil kiiowct li right well.

IT) My '.siil)st;mce was not hid
from thee, when I was made in se-

* Sheol.

cret, and curiously wrought in the
lowest parts of the earth.

16 Thine eyes did see my sub-
stance, yet being unperfect; and in
thy book ^all my mendiers were
written, ivltich in continuance were

fashioned, when as yet there ivas
none of them.

17 How precious also are thy
thoughts unto me, O God ! how
great is the sum of them !

18 // 1 should count them, they
are more in number than the sand :
when I awake, 1 am still with thee.

19 Surely thou wilt slay the
wicked, O God : depart from me
therefore, ye ** bloody men.

20 For they ' s))eak against thee
wickedly, and thine enemies * take
thji name in vain.

21 Do not i hate them, O Lord,
that hate thee"? and am not I
grieved with those that rise up
against thee'?

22 1 hate them with perfect ha-
tred : 1 count them mine enemies.

23 Search me, O God, and know
my heart : try me, and know my
thoughts :

24 And see if there he any wicked
way in me, and lead me in the way
everlasting.

PSALM 140.

1 David prayeth to he delivered from Saul
and Doeg. 8 lie. praijeth against them.
12 He comfotteth himself by confidence in
God.

J To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

DELIVER me, O Lord, from the
evil man : preserve me from
the violent man ;

2 Which imagine mischiefs in
tlieir heart ; continually are they
gathered together for war.

3 They have sharpened their
tongues like a serjient ; adders'
poison is under their lips. Selah.

4 Keep me, O Lord, from the
hands of the wicked ; preserve me
from the violent man ; who have
purposed to overthrow my goings.

.1 The proud have hid a snai'e foi'
me, and cords ; th(\v have spiead a
net by the wayside ; they have set
" gins for me. Selah.

6 i said unto the Lord, Thou art
my (lod : hear the voice of my sup-
plications, () Lord.

7 O Gon the Lord, tin; strength
of my salvation, thou hast covered
my head in the day of battle.

8 Grant not, O Lord, the desir(^s
of the wicked : further not his
wicked device ; lest they exalt them-
selves. Selah.

t Or,

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/ 'rai/er for sanctijication.

PSALMS 141-143.

For deliverance and guidance.

1 as oil upon
the head :
let not iny
head refuse
it: for still
is my prayer
against
their
wickedness.

2 Their
judges

3 traps

9 As for the head of those that
compass me about, let the mischief
of their own Ups cover tliem.

10 Let burning coals fall upon
them : let them be cast into the
fire ; into deep pits, that they rise
not up again.

11 Let not an evil speaker be
established in the earth : evil shall
hunt the violent man to overthrow
him.

12 I know that the Loed will
maintain the cause of the afflicted,
and the right of the poor.

13 Surely the righteous shall
give thanks unto thy name : the
u))right shall dwell in thy presence.

PSALM 14 L

1 David prayeth that his miit may he ac-
ceptable, 3 hin conscience sincere, 7 and
his life safe from snares.

A Psalm of David.

LORD, I cry unto thee : make
haste unto me ; give ear unto
my voice, wlien 1 cry unto thee.

2 Let my prayer be set forth be-
fore thee as incense ; and the lifting
up of mj'- hands as the evening
sacrifice.

3 Set a watch, O Lord, before
my mouth ; keep the door of my
lips.

4 Incline not my heart to any
evil thing, to practise wicked works
with men that work iniquity : and
let me not eat of their dainties.

5 Let the righteous smite me ;_ it
s/t/tll he a kindness : and let him
reprove me ; it shall he ^ an excel-
lent oil, ivhich shall not break my

lienci : for yet my prayci'

nil

hi> ill their calamities.

G ' Whi'ii ) heir indgt-s are over-
thrown m st(»ny places, they shall
hear my words ; for they are sweet.

7 Our bones are scattered at *the
grave's mouth, as when onecutteth
and c\ea,\'eth. wood upon the earth.

8 But mine eyes are unto thee,
O God the Lord : in thee is my
trust ; leave not my soul destitute.

9 Keep me from tiie snares vfiicli
they have laid for me, and the ''gins
of the workers of iniquity.

10 Let the wicked fall into their
own nets, whilst that I withal es-
cape.

PSALM 142.

David sheweth that in his tronhle all his
comfort ivas in ]}rayer unto Ood.

Masehil of David ; A Prayer when tie was in
tlie cave.

I CRIED unto the Lord with my
voice ; with my voice unto the
Lord did I make my supplication.

* the mouth of Sheol.

2 I poured out my complaint be-
fore him ; I shewed befoi'e him my
trouble.

3 When my spirit was over-
whelmed within me, then thou
knewest my path. In the way
wherein 1 walked have they pri-
vily laid a snare for me.

4 I looked on viy right hand, and
beheld, but there was no man that
would know me : refuge failed me ;
no man cared for my soul.

5 I cried unto thee, O Lord : I
said. Thou art my refuge and my
portion in the land of the living.

6 Attend unto my cry; for I
am brought very low : deliver me
from my persecutors ; for they are
stronger than I.

7 Bring my soul out of prison,
that I may praise thy name : the
righteous shall compass me about ;
for thou shalt deal bountifully
with me.

PSALM 143.

1 David prayeth for favour in, judgment. 3
He complaineth of his griefs. 5 He strength-
eneih hix faith In/ meditation and prayer.
7 He prayeth for (jrace, 'J for deliverance,
1(\ for sa net if cation, 12 for destruction of
his enem ies.

A Psalm of David.

HEx\R my prayer, O Lord, give
ear to my supplications : in
thy faithfulness answer me, and in
thy righteousness.

2 And enter not into judgment
with thy servant : for in thy sight
shall no man living be justified.

3 For the enemy hath persecuted
my soul ; he hath smitten my life
down to the ground ; he hath made
me to dwell in darkness, as those
that have been long dead.

4 Therefore is my spirit over-
whelmed within me ; my heart
within me is desolate.

5 I remember the days of old ; I
meditate on all thy works ; I muse
on the work of thy hands.

6 I stretch forth my hands unto
thee : my soul thirsteth after thee,
as a thirsty land. Selah.

7 Hear me speedily, O Lord : my
spirit faileth : hide not thy face
fi'om me, lest I be like unto them
that go down into the pit.

8 Cause me to hear thy loving-
kindness in the morning ; for in
thee do I trust : cause me to know
the way wherein 1 should walk ;
for I lift up my .soul unto thee.

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine
enemies : I fiee unto thee to hide
me.

10 Teach me to do thy will ; for
thou art my Gpd : thy spirit is
good ; lead me into the land of
uprightness.

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Prayer for rescue and prosperity. PSALMS 144, 145.

Praise for GocVs goodness.

1 1 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy
name's sake : for thy righteousness'
sake bring my soul out of trouble.

12 And of thy mercy cut off
mine enemies, and destroy all them
that afflict my soul : for I am thy
servant.

PSALM 144.

1 David blessetlb God for his mercy both to
him and to man. 5 //e pntyeth tliaf God
\coxdd xiotverfuUy deJirer hiiit fi out hix ene-
mies. 9 lie p)-omi><eth to ju'di.-:.- (ind. 11
He pray eth. for the happy state of the king-
dom.

A Psalm of David.

BLESSED he the Lord my
strength, which teacheth my
hands to war, and my fingers to
fight:

2 My goodness, and my fortress ;
my high tower, and my deliverer ;
my shield, and he in whom I trust ;
who subdueth my people under me.

3 Lord, what is man, that thou
takest knowledge of him ! or the
son of man, that thou makest ac-
count of him !

4 Man is like to ' vanity: his days
are as a shadow that passeth away.

5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and
come down : touch the mountains,
and they shall smoke.

6 Cast forth lightning, and scat-
ter them : shoot out thine arrows,
and destroy them.

7 Send thine hand from above ;
I'id me, and deliver me out of great
waters, from the hand of -strange
children :

8 Whose mouth speaketh ■'van-
ity, and their right hand is a right
hand of falsehood.

9 I will sing a new song unto
thee, O God : upon a psaltei-y and
an instrument of ten strings will I
sing praises unto thee.

\0 It is lie that giveth salvation
unto kings : who delivereth iJavid
his servant from the; hurtful sword.

11 Rid me, and deliver me fi'om
the hand of '^stran^e diildi'i-ii,
whose mouth speaketii •' \ niiitv.
and theii' right hand is a nglit
haiul of falsehood :

1 2 That our sons may hena plants
grown up in their youth ; f/t(tt our
daughters iwii/ />« as cornerstones,
l)olished after the similitude of a
palace :

['.'> That our garners /»<-/;/ /^c full,
afFoi'ding all maiiiicr of stoi'e : that
our sheep may bring forth thou-
sands and ten thousands in our
^ streets :

1 4 That our oxen may he "strong
to 1 aboil r : that there J>e no breaking
that there he no

m, nor going out

" comT)laining in our streets.

1 5 Happy is that people, that is
in such a case : yea, happy is that
people, whose God is the Lord.

PSALM 145.

1 Jhirid praiseih G„d f<,r h ifi fame, 8 for his
,j,„„l,i,.s.s. 11 /„/■ /,/,v hhujiiam, 14 for his
jirnrideiice, IT /«/■ his .■<iirinf/ mercy.

David's Pxahii of praise.

T WILL extol thee, my God, O
JL king ; and I will bless thy name
for ever and ever.

2 Every day will I bless thee ;
and I will praise thy name for ever
and ever.

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly
to be praised ; and his greatness is
unsearchable.

4 One generation shall praise
thy works to another, and shall
declare thy mighty acts.

5 I will speak of the glorious
honour of thy majesty, and of thy
wondrous works.

6 And 'men shall speak of the
might of thy terrible acts : and
I will declare thy greatness.

7 They shall abundantly utter
the memory of thy great goodness,
and shall sing of thy righteousness.

8 The Lord is gracious, and full
of compassion; slow to anger, and
of great mercy.

9 The Lord is good to all : and
his tender mercies are over all his
works.

10 All thy works shall praise
thee, O Lord ; ami thy. saints shall
bless thee.

11 They shall speak of the glorj^
of thy kingdom, and talk of thy
power ;

12 To make known to the sons
of men his mighty acts, and the
glorious majesty of his kingdom.

13 Thy kingdom is an (everlast-
ing kingdom, anfl thy dominion
endureth throughout all genera-
tions.

14 The Lord upholdeth all that
fall, and raiseth up all those that he
bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon
thee; and thou givest tlu>m tlieii-
^ meat in due season.

1(3 Thou ojKmest thine hand, and
satisfiest the desire of e\ery li\ing
thing.

17 The LoiU) is righteous in all
his ways, and holy in all his works.

18 The Lord is nigh unto all
them that call upon him, to all
that call u])on him in truth.

19 He will fulfil the desire of
them that fear him : he also will
hear their cry, and will sa.NC tlicm.

20 The Loi;i> pi'('s(M'\("tli all them
that love him: but all llie wicked
will he destroy.

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God an abundant helper.

PSALMS 146-148.

Tlie restoration of Jerusalem.

21 My mouth shall speak the

E raise of the Lord : and let all
esh bless his holy name for ever
and ever.

PSALM U6.

1 The Pfidbnist rmn'th ji, ipffiinl prahefi io
God. 3 Ife exliortrth iitit hi traxt in man.
5 God, for his p<iirvi\ jiistif,', tnerci/, and
kingdom, is on/i/ icorthy to he ifusted.

* TDRAISE ye the Lord. Praise
X the Lord, O my soul.

2 While I live will I praise the
Lord : I will sing praises unto my
God while I have any being.

3 Put not your trust in princes,
nor in the son of man, in whom
thet'e is no help.

4 His breath goeth forth, he re-
turneth to his earth ; in that very
day his thoughts perish.

5 Happy ix he that hath the God
of Jacob for his help, whose hope is
in the Lord his God :

6 Which made heaven, and
earth, the sea, and all that thei-ein
is : which keepeth truth for ever :

7 Which executeth judgment for
the oppressed : which give.th food
to the hungry. The Lord looseth
the prisoners :

8 The Lord openeth the eyes of
the blind : the Lord raiseth them
that are bowed down : the Lord
loveth the righteous :

9 The Lord preserveth the stran-
gers ; he relieveth the fatherless
and widow : but the way of the
wicked he turneth upside down.

10 The Lord shall reign for
ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto
all generations. * Praise ye the
Lord.

PSALM 147.

1 T/ie propfiet exhorUfh io praise God for
/u'n care (tf the church, 4 his pimer, (i anil
his mercy: 1 In praise him. for liis pnn-i-
dence: 12 to praise him for his Idessimjs
}ipon the kingdom. 15 for his jjotcer over
the meteors, 19 and for his ordinances in
the church.

for it

* TDRAISE ye the Lord : tor it is
X good to sing praises unto
our God ; for it is pleasant ; a7id
praise is comely.

2 The Lord doth build up .Jeru-
salem : he gathereth together the
outcasts of Israel.

3 He healeth the broken in heart,
and bindeth up their t wounds.

4 He telleth the number of the
stars ; he calleth them all by their
names.

5 Great is our Lord, and of
great power : his understanding
is infinite.

6 The Lord lifteth up the meek :
he casteth the wicked down to the
ground.

7 Sing unto the Lord with
thanksgiving ; sing praise upon
the harp unto our God :

8 W ho covereth the heaven with
clouds, who prepareth rain for the
earth, who maketh grass to grow
upon the mountains.

9 He giveth to the beast his
food, and to the young ravens
which cry.

10 He delighteth not in the
strength of the horse : he taketh
not pleasure in the legs of a man.

11 The Lord taketh pleasure in
them that fear him, in those that
hope in his mercy.

12 Praise the Lord, O Jeru-
salem ; praise thy God, O Zion.

1 3 For he hath strengthened the
bars of thy gates ; he hath blessed
thy children within thee.

14 He maketh peace in thy bor-
ders, ami filleth thee with the
finest of the wheat.

15 He sendeth forth his com-
mandment u2)on earth : his word
runneth very swiftly.

1 6 He giveth snow like wool : he
scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

17 He casteth forth his ice like
morsels: who can stand before his
cold?

18 He sendeth out his word, and
melteth them : he causeth his wind
to blow, and the waters flow.

19 He sheweth his word unto
Jacob, his statutes and his ^ judg-
ments unto Israel.

20 He hath not dealt so with
any nation : and as for his "^ judg-
ments, they have not known them.

* Praise ye the Lord.

PSALM 148.

1 The psalmist eirhorteth the celestial, 1 the
terrestrial, 11 and the rational creatures
to praise God.

* TDRAISE j^e the Lord. Praise ye
X the Lord from the heavens :

praise him in the heights.

2 Praise ye him, all his angels:
praise ye him, all his hosts.

3 Praise ye him, sun ancl moon :
praise him, all ye stars of light.

4 Praise him, ye heavens of hea-
vens, and ye waters that be above
the heavens.

5 Let them praise the name of
the Lord : for he commanded, and
they were created.

6 He hath also stablished them
for ever and ever : he hath made
a decree which shall not "' pass.

7 Praise the Lord from the
earth, ye •* dragons, and all deeps :

8 Fire, and hail ; snow, and

* Heb. Hallelujah, t Heb. sorrows.

1 ordinances

2 ordinances,

589

* Heb, Hallelujah.

3 be broken

* sea-
monsters,

Israel to praise God.

rSALMS 149, 150.

ConeJudi»g doxology.

1 i list met idii
in

vapours ; stormy wind fulfilling
his word :

9 Mountains, and all hills ; fruit-
ful trees, and all eetiars :

10 Beasts, and all cattle; creep-
ing things, and Hying fowl :

1 1 Kings of the earth, and all
' petiple : princes, and all judges
of tlie earth :

12 Both young men. and mai-
dens ; old n>en. and children :

13 Let them praise the name of
the Lord : for his name alone is

• excellent : his glory /.s- above the
earth and lieaven.

1-i He also exalteth the horn of
his people, the praise of all his
saints ; even of the children of
Israel, a people near unto him.
*l'raise ye the Lord.

FSALM 149.

1 T/ie prophet e.r/iorftt/i to pniixe Ood /or
hix lore to the churchy 5 and for that power
ichich he hath giren to the church.

* pKAISE ye the Loro. Sing
XT unto the Lord a new song,

am/ his praise in the congregation
of saints.

2 Let Israel rejoice in him that
made him : let the children of Zion
be joyful in their King.

3 Let them praise his name in
the dance : let them sing pi'aises
unto him with the timbrel cind
harp.

4 For the Lord taketh pleasure
in his peojile : he will beautify the
meek with salvation.

* Heb. Hallelujah.

5 Let the saints be joyful in
glory : let them sing aloud upon
their beds.

G Ltf the high praixcx of Cod f>c
in their moutli, and a twoeilged
sword in their hand ;

7 To execute vengeance upon
the heathen, and punishments
upon the ''])eople :

8 To bind their kings with
chains, and their nobles with fet-
tei's of iron ;

9 To execute upt>n them the
judgment written : this honour
na\e all his saints. * Praise ye
the Lord.

PSALM 150.

t All exhortation to prtdxe God, 3 irith at!
i'iiid of iiistriniieiitn.

* T)KA1SK ye t\w Lord. Praise

JT (lod in liis sanctuary : praise

him in the iirmanient of his ])ower.

2 Praise him foi- his niight.vacts :
praise him according to his excel-
lent greatness.

3 Praise him with the sound of
the trumi)et : praise him with the
psaltery and harp.

4 Praise him with the timbrel
and dance : praise him with
stringed instruments and ^organs.

5 Praise him upon the loud cym-
bals : praise him upon the high
sounding cymbals.

G Let every thing that hath
breath inaise the Lord. * J^raise
ye the Lord.

» Heb. Hallelujah.

THE PROVERBS

CHAPTER 1.

1 Theiixeoftheprorerhx. 1 An e,rhortatioii
to fear (rod, and lieliere hix word. Id 7'«
aroid the eiiticiiiffs t/»i»iierK. 20 Wixdoiii
complaineth of her coiiteiiijit. 24 She
threateneth her contemners.

t>verbs of Solomon the

rpHE pi;
JL son of

and judgment.

2 To know wisdom and instruc-
tion ; to perceive the words of
understanding ;

3 To recei\t' ' the iust met ion of
wisdom, "' justice
and equity ;

4 To give subtilt.v to the simple,
to the .voung man knowledge and
discretion.

5 A wis(> iiKtii will hear, and will
increase learning; and a man oi
understanding shall attain untt)
wise counsels :

6 To understand a proverb, and

the interpretation ; the words of
the wise, and their dark sayings.

7 /I The fear of the J^ord ix the
beginning of knowledge : luit fools
despise wisdom and instruction.

S My son, hear the instruction
of thy fatlu'r, and forsake not the
law of thy mot her :

9 For they uludl he an ornament
of grace unto thy head, and chains
about thy neck.

10 1i My .son, if sinners entice
thee, consent thou not.

11 If they say, ("ome with us,
let us lay wait for blood, let us
lurk i)rivil.v for tiie iiinocenl with
out cause :

12 Let us swallow them uj) ali\('
as *the grave ; and whole, as those
that go down into the |)it :

* Sheol.

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Wisdom\'i waruiiifj.

rKOVERJ^>S, 2.

Wisdom'' H promises.

l;5 We sliall find all precious
.suV),st;iri<;e, we shall fill our houses
witli spoil :

14 Cast in thy lot among us ; let
us all have one ijurse :

15 My son, walk not thou in the
way with them ; refrain thy f(jot
from theii- |)ath :

IG For tlunr feet run to evil, and
mak(^ hast(! to shed blcKxl.

17 Surely in vain the net is
spH'ad in tin; sight of any bird.

l^S And they lay wait for their
oiirn hlood ; tney lurk pr'ivily for
their oion lives.

19 So (ire the ways of (ivf^ry one
that is greedy of gain; v)hich
taketh away the life of the own-
ers theref)f.

20 % Wisdom crieth without ;
she uttereth her v(nce in the
streets :

21 She crieth in the chief place
of concourse, in the openings of the
gates : in the city she uttereth h(;r
words, Kai/i ii(j,

22 How long, ye simple ones,
will ye love simplicity] and the
scorncrs delight in their scorning,
and fo(jls hate knowledge?

23 Turn you at my reproof: })e-
hold, I will pour out my spirit
unto you, I will make known my
words unto you.

24 II P.ecause I have called, and
ye refusc^d ; I have stretched out
my hand, and no man regarded ;

2.^ l>ut yc; have set at nought all
my counsel, and would none of my
reproof :

26 I also will laugli at your cala-
mity ; 1 will mock when your fear
Cometh :

27 Wn(!n your fear cometh as
' desolation, and your d(;struction
cometh as a whirlwind ; when dis-
tress and anguish cometh upon
you.

28 Then shall they call upon me,
but 1 will not answer; they shall
seek me "early, but they shall not
find me :

29 For that they hated know-
ledge, and did not cho(;s(! the fear
of th(! Lord:

'M) Tlu^y would nonr^ of my
counsel : they despised all my re-
prf)of.

.31 Therefore shall they eat of
the fruit f)f their own way, and be
filled with their own devices.

32 For the ■' tni'iiiritj away oi the
simple .shall slay tlii'iii, and the
I)i'osf)erity of fools shall destroy
them.

33 Hut who.so hearkeneth unto
me shall flwell safely^ and shall be
quiet from fear of evil.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Wiadom proiniiietk godlinenn to her child-
vKii, 10 awi Hofety from evil company, 20
(tiid direction iii good leuyH.

MY son, if thou wilt receive my
words, and ^liide my com-
mandments with thee ;

2 So that thou incline thine ear
unto wisdom, (tnd apply thine
heart to understanding;

3 Yea, if thou criest aftt^r know-
ledge;, (iwl liftest up thy voice for
understanding ;

4 if thou seekest her as silver,
and s(!archest for her as for hid
treasures ;

5 Then shalt thou understand
the fear of the JjORP, and find the
knowledge of Ood.

G For the Loiii> giveth wisdom :
out of his mouth cometk knowledge
and understanding.

7 H(! laycith up sound wisdom for
tin; righteous : he iti a '' bncklei- to
them that walk uijrightly.

8 He keepeth the; paths of judg-
ment, and preser'veth the way of
his saints.

9 Then shalt thou understand
righteousness, and judgment, and
equity ; ye't, every good path.

1 0 If '■ Wh<-n wisdom entereth
into thine heart, uiid knowledge
'^js pleasant unto thy soul ;

1 1 iJiscretion shall preservethee,
understanding shall keep thee :

1 2 To deliver thee fi'om the way
of the evil man, fr'om the man that
speak eth *^ f rr>warfl things;

13 Who leave the ijaths of up-
rightness, to walk in the ways of
dai'kness ;

14 Who rejoice to do evil, and
delight in the "frowardness of the
wicked ;

1 5 Who.se ways are crooked, and
they "^ fi'owai-rl in their paths :

IG To deliver thee from the
strange woman, even from the
stiaiiger wldch nattereth with her
words ;

17 Which forsaketh the guide of
her youth, and forgetteth the co-
venant of her (jio<i.

IH For her house inclineth unto
death, and her paths unto the
dead.

1 9 None that go unto her return
again, neither take they hold of the
paths of life.

20 That thou mayest walk in the
way of good iiieti, and keei> the
paths f)f the righteous.

21 For the upright shall dwell
in the land, and the perfect shall
remain in it.

22 But the wicked shall be cut

4 lay lip

■' slii.'Ul

6 For
wi.sflom
shall filter

7 .shall lie

8 pers'erse

■> perverse-
ness

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The rewards of ■wisdom.

PROVERBS, 3, 4.

Exhortation to obedience.

off from the ^ earth, and the trans-
gressors shall be rooted out of it.

CHAPTER 3.

1 An exhortafion to ohedience, 5 to faith, 7 to
■mortilicatioii,') fa di-rotiou, 11 to palienee.
13 The hajipij <i<(iii of irhdoni. 19 The
jwicer, 21 atid the /i(»i'fitj< of wiscj^m. 27
An exkorttitkiu to vhnriintili'MHR, 30 peaoe-
a!/?enes.-i, 81 uin/ ,-<iiitriit, il nesH. 33 Tfie
cursed aiate of tin- icifked.

MY son, forget not my law; but
let thine heart keep my com-
mandments :

2 For length of days, and long
life, and peace, shall they add to
thee.

3 Let not mercy and truth for-
sake thee : bind them about thy
neck ; write them upon the table of
thine heart :

4 So shalt thou find favour and
good ^understanding in the sight
of God and man.

5 U Trust in the Lord with all
thine heart ; and lean not '* unt-o
thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge
him, and he shall direct thy paths.

7 U Be not wise in thine own
eyes : fear the Lord, and depart
from evil.

8 It shall be health to thy navel,
and * marrow to thy bones.

9 Honour the Lord with thy
substance, and with the firstfruits
of all thine increase :

10 So shall thy barns be filled
with plenty, and thy ■'' presses shall
burst out with new wine.

1 1 U My son, despise not the
chastening of the Lori^ ; neither be
weary of his correction :

1 2 For whom the Lord loveth he
correcteth ; even as a father the
son in whom he delighteth.

13 51 Happy ?'.s' til e man t,h(tt.?mdi-
eth wisdom, and the man t]uit get-
tetli understanding.

14 For the merchandise of it ?'.s
l^etter than the mei'Cihaiulise of
silver, and the. gain thereof than
fine gold.

15 Slie /.'? mon^ precious than
rubies : and all the things thou
canst desii'c, ;ire not to be com-
pared unto her.

IG L(nigth of rlays y'.s in her right
hand ; avil in her left liand I'iches
and honour.

1 7 H(u' ways (ire waysof pleasant-
ness, and all lun- paths are peace.

1(S She in u tr(H! of lif(; to them
that lay hold ui)()n her : and hapi)y
/.s' cvcru o/^r that rctaineth hei'.

19 The IjORD by wisdom hath
founded th(^ earth ; l)y under-
standing liath he estabhslied the
heavens.

20 By his knowledge the depths
are broken up, and the clouds drop
down the dew.

2 1 H My son, let not them depart
from thine eyes : keep sound wis-
dom and discretion :

22 So shall they be life unto thy
soul, and grace to thy neck.

23 Then shalt thou walk in thy
way safely, and thy foot shall not
stumble.

24 When thou liest down, thou
shalt not be afraid : yea, thou shalt
lie down, and thy sleep shall be
sweet.

25 Be not afraid of sudden fear,
neither of the desolation of the
wicked, when it cometh.

26 For the Lord shall be thy
confidence, and shall keep thy foot
from being taken.

27 ^ Withhold not good from
them to whom it is due, when it is
in the power of thine handto do it.

28 Say not unto thy neighbour,
Go, and come again, and to morrow
I will give ; when thou hast it by
thee.

29 Devise not evil against thy
neighbour, seeing he dwelletn
securely by thee.

30 ^ Strive not with a man with-
out cause, if he have done thee no
harm.

31 ^ Envy thou not the op-
pressor, and choose none of his
ways.

32 For the *" froward ?.s abomina-
tion to the Lord : but his '^secret

is with the righteous.

33 *\ The curse of the Lord is in
the house of the wicked : but he
blesseth the habitation of the just.

34 Surely he scorneth the scorn-
ers : but he giveth grace unto the
lowly.

35 The Avise shall inherit glory:
but ^ shame shaJI be the promotion
of fools.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Solomon, to persuade obedience, 8 shetreth
what inMrnction he had of hin jxtrentu, U to
xtnil)/ ii'ixdom,\\ and to .shun the ptith of
the 'wicked. 20 Ife ea-hoiteth to faith, 23
(/ ud sanct ification .

HEAB, "ye cliil(li'«Mi. the instruc-
tion of a father, and att(!nd to
know undei'standing.

2 For 1 giv(> you good doctrine,
forsake ye not my law.

3 For T was '" my falhei'\s son.
tender and only lidovi'il in the sight
of my mother.

4 He taught me also, and said
unto me. Let thine heart retain
my words: keep my conunand-
ments, and live.

5 Get wisdom, get understand-

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Wisdom the best 2^ossession.

PROVERBS, 5.

Tlie peril of unchaste love.

ing : forget it not ; neither decline
from the words of my mouth.

6 Forsake her not, and she shall
preserve thee : love her, and she
shall keep thee.

7 Wisdom ?'.s the principal thing ;
therefore get wisdom : and with all
thy getting get understanding.

8 Exalt her, and slie shall pro-
mote thee : she shall bring thee to
honour, when thou dost embrace her.

9 She shall give to thine head
an ornament of grace : a crown
of glory shall she deliver to thee.

10 Hear, O my son, and receive
my sayings ; and the years of thy
life shall be many.

Ill have taught thee in the way
of wisdom ; I have led thee in right
paths.

12 When thou goest, thy steps
shall not be straitened ; and when
thou runnest, thou shalt not
stumble.

13 Take fast hold of instruction ;
let her not go : keep her ; for she is
thy life.

1 4 H Enter not into the path of
the wicked, and go not in the way
of evil men.

1 5 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn
from it, and pass away.

1 6 For they sleep not, except
they have done mischief ; and
their sleep is taken away, unless
they cause ^ome to fall.

17 For they eat the bread of
wickedness, and drink the wine of
violence.

18 But the path of the just is as
the ^ shining light, that shineth

2 Make level

CHAPTER 5.

1 Solomon exhorteth to the, study of wi adorn.
3 He sheweth the mivchiefof irhoredotn atid
riot. \h He ea-liorteth to contentedness,
Uherality, and chaxtity. 22 77i« hoicked
are overtaken tcith their own sins.

MY son, attend unto my wisdom,
and bow thine ear to my un-
derstanding :

2 That thou mayest '^ regard dis-
cretion, and that thy lips may keep
knowledge.

3 H For the lips of a strange wo-
man drop * rf.s an honeycomb, and
her mouth is smoother than oil :

4 But her end is bitter as worm-
wood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death ;
her steps take hold on ^ * hell.

6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the

path of lite, her ways are moveable,
that thou canst not know thei/i.

7 Hear me now therefore, " O ye
children, and depart not from the

more and more unto the perfect
day.

1 9 The way of the wicked is as
darkness : they know not at what
they stumble.

20 ^ My son, attend to my
words ; incline thine ear unto my
sayings.

21 Let them not depart from
thine eyes ; keep them in the midst
of thine heart.

22 For they are life unto those
that find them, and health to all
their flesh.

23 ^ Keep thy heart with all
dihgence ; for out of it are the
issues of life.

24 Put away from thee a f reward
mouth, and perverse lips put far
from thee.

25 Let thine eyes look right on,
and let thitie eyelids look straight
before the-e.

2G '" Ponder the path of thy feet,
and let all thy ways be established.

27 Turn not to the right hand
nor to the left: I'emove thy foot
from evil.

38 593

words of my mouth.

8 Remove thy way far from her,
and come not nigh the door of her
hovise :

9 Lest thou give thine honour
unto others, and thy years unto
the cruel :

10 Lest strangers be filled with
thy wealth ; and thy labours be in
the house of a stranger ;

1 1 And thou mourn at the last,
when thy flesh and thy body are
consumed,

12 And say, How have I hated
instruction, and my heart despised
reproof ;

1 3 And have not obeyed the
voice of my teachers, nor inclined
mine ear to them that instructed
me !

14 1 was almost in all evil in the
midst of the congregation and as-
sembly.

15 Vi Drink waters out of thine
own cistern, and running waters
out of thine own well.

16 ^ Let thy fountains be dis-
rivers of wa-

persed abroad, (tvd

ters in the streets.

17 Let them be '^ only thine own,

and not strangei's' with thee.

18 Let thy fountain be blessed:
and rejoice with the wife of thy
youth.

19 Let her be as the loving hind
and pleasant roe ; let her m-easts
satisry thee at all times ; and be
thou ravished always with her love.

20 And why wilt thou, my son,
be ravished with a strange wo-
man, and embrace the bosom of a
stranger 1

preserve

^ honey,

6 * hell ; so
that she
tindeth not
the level
path of life :
her ways
are unstable
and she
knoweth
it not.
6 my sons,

* Sheol.

7 Should thy
sprhigs he
dispersed
abroad, and
rivers of
water in the
streets ?
B for thyself
alone, and
not for
strangers

Warniiigs against idleness,

PROVERBS, 6, 7.

false ivitness, and adultery.

21 For the ways of man are be-
fore the eyes of the Lord, and he
pondereth all his goings.

22 51 His own iniquities shall
take the wicked himself, and he
shall be holden with the cords of
his sins.

23 He shall die ^ without instruc-
tion ; and in the greatness of his
folly he shall go astray.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Against sureMship. 6 idleness, 12 and
inischie'Vousness. 16 Seven things hateful
to God. 20 The blessings of obedience. 25
The mischiefs of ichoredom.

MY son, if thou be surety for thy
friend, if thou hast stricken
thy hand with a stranger,

2 Thou art snared with the words
of thy mouth, thou art taken with
the words of thy mouth.

3 Do this now, my son, and de-
liver thyself, '^ when thou art come
into the hand of thy ^ friend ; go,
humble thyself, and make sure thy
friend.

4 Give not sleep to thine eyes,
nor slumber to thine eyelids.

5 Deliver thyself as a roe from
the hand of the hunter, and as a
bird from the hand of the fowler.

6 II Go to the ant, thou sluggard ;
consider her ways, and be wise :

7 Which having no guide, over-
seer, or ruler,

8 Providetli her •* meat in the
summer, and gathereth her food in
the harvest.

9 How long wilt thou sleep, O
sluggard 1 when wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep 1

10 Yet a little sleep, a little slum-
ber, a little folding of the hands to
sleep :

1 1 So shall thy poverty come as
one that travelletn, and thy Avant
as an armed man.

1 2 ^ A naughty person, a wicked
man, walketh with afroward mouth.

13 He winketh with his eyes, he
speaketh with his feet, he teacheth
with his fingers ;

14 ^ Fi-owai-dness ?'.<; in his lieai-t,
he deviseth mischief continually ;
he soweth discord.

15 Therefore shall his calamity
come suddenly ; suddenly shall \w,
be broken without remedy.

16 II These six things doth the
Lord hate : yea, seven are an abo-
mination unto him :

17 A proud locjk, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent
blood,

1<S An heart that deviseth wicked
imaginations, feet that be swift in
running to mischief,

1 9 A false witness that speaketh
lies, and he that soweth discord
among brethren.

20 ^ My son, keep thy father's
commandment, and forsake not the
law of thy mother :

21 Bind them continually upon
thine heart, and tie them about
thy neck.

22 When thou goest, it shall lead
thee ; when thou sleepest, it shall
keep thee ; and when thou awakest,
it shall talk with thee.

23 For the commandment is a
lamp; and the law is light; and
reproofs of instruction are the way
of life :

24 To keep thee from the evil
woman, from the flattery of the
^tongue of a strange woman.

25 Lust not after her beauty in
thine heart ; neither let her take
thee with her eyelids.

26 For by means of a "^ whorish
woman a man is brought to a piece
of bread : and the adulteress will
hunt for the precious life.

27 Can a man take fire in his
bosom, and his clothes not be
burned 1

28 Can one go upon hot coals,
and his feet not be burned 1

29 So he that goeth in to his
neighbour's wife ; whosoever touch-
eth her shall not be ^innocent.

30 Men do not despise a thief, if
he steal to satisfy his soul when he
is hungry ;

31 But if he be found, he shall
restore sevenfold ; he shall give all
the substance of his house.

32 But whoso committeth adul-
tery with a woman lacketh un-
derstanding : he that doeth it
destroyeth his own soul.

33 A wound and dishonour shall
he get ; and his reproach shall not
be wiped away.

34 For jealousy is the rage of a
man : therefore he will not spare in
the day of vengeance.

35 He will not regard any ran-
som ; neither will he rest content,
though thou givcst many gifts.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Soliimon i>evKiiiiih-th to a sincere and h'i}id
ftniiiliiiriii/ irith ii i.si/m/i. (i /;/ mi r.rdiii-
' pli' of his oirii , xp, i-i, /,,■<■, /(,• sin ir, //, 1(1 ///,
cilliiiiin/ if (III iiliiiri\ 'i'i mid tin- ili s/iiTidf
siiii/i/i<-ifi/ of a young iranton. 24 //« dc-
liiirti'lli from such wickedness.

MX son, keep my words, and
l;i,y up my conunandments
with thee.

2 Keep my conmiandments. and
live ; and my law as the apple of
thine eye.

3 Bind them upon thy fingers.

•5 stranger's
tongue.

harlot

° unpun-
ished.

594

Tlie wiles of an harlot.

PROVERBS, 8.

The call of wisdom.

1 striped
cloths of the

my sons,

write them upon the table of thine
heart.

4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my
sister ; and call understanding thy
kinswoman :

5 That they may keep thee from
the strange woman, from the
stranger imich flattereth with her
words.

6 U For at the window of my
house I looked through my case-
ment,

7 And beheld among the simple
ones, I discerned among the youths,
a young man void of understand-
ing,

8 Passing through the street near
her corner ; and he went the way
to her house,

9 In the twilight, in the evening,
in the black and dark night :

10 And, behold, there met him a
woman with the attire of an harlot,
and subtil of heart.

11 (She is loud and stubborn;
her feet abide not in her house :

12 Now is she without, now in
the streets, and lieth in wait at
every corner.)

13 So she caught him, and kissed
him, and with an impudent face
said unto him,

14 / have peace offerings with
me ; this day have I payed my
vows.

15 Therefore came I forth to
meet thee, diligently to seek thy
face, and I have found thee.

16 I have decked my bed with
coverings of tapestry, with ^ carved

imrks, with fine linen of Egypt.

17 1 have perfumed my bed with
myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let us take our fill of
love until the morning : let us so-
lace ourselves with loves.

19 For the good man is not at
home, he is gone a long journey :

20 He hath taken a bag of money
with him, and will come home at
the day appointed.

21 With her much fair speech
she caused him to yield, witn the
flattering of her lips she forced him.

22 He goeth after her straight-
way, as an ox goeth to the slaugh-
ter, or as a fool to the correction of
the stocks ;

23 Till a dart strike through his
liver ; as a bird hasteth to the snare,
and knoweth not that it is for his
life.

24 II Hearken unto me now there-
fore, '" O ye children, and attend to
the words of my mouth.

25 Let not thine heart decline
to her ways, go not astray in her
paths.

26 For she hath cast down many

wounded : yea, many strong men
have been slain by her.

27 Her house is the way to * hell,
going down to the chambers of
death.

CHAPTER 8.

1 The fame, 6 and eiridency of wisdom.
10 The excellency, 12 the nature, 15 the
potcer. Is jhe /■icheii,2'i aiid the eternity of
wiKdom. 82 Wi/sdom is to be desired for
the ldeK,\edness it liringeth.

DOTH not wisdom cry'? and
understanding put forth her
voice ?

2 ^She standeth in the top of
high places, by the way in the

places of the paths

3 She crieth at the gates, at the
entry of the city, at the coming in
at the doors.

4 Unto you, O men, I call ; and
my voice is to the sons of man.

5 O ye simple, understand wis-
dom : and, ye fools, be ye of an un-
derstanding heart.

6 Hear ; for I will speak of excel-
lent things ; and the opening of my
lips shall he right things.

7 For my mouth shall speak
truth ; and wickedness is an abo-
mination to my lips.

8 All the words of my mouth are
in righteousness ; there is nothing
^ fro ward or perverse in them.

9 They are all plain to him that
understandeth, and right to them
that find knowledge.

10 Receive my instruction, and
not silver ; and knowledge rather
than choice gold.

11 For wisdom is better than
rubies ; and all the things that
may be desired are not to be
compared to it.

12 I wisdom dwell with pru-
dence, and find out knowledge ^of
witty inventions.

13 The fear of the Lord is to
hate evil . pride, and arrogancy,
and the evil way, and the ^ fro ward
mouth, do I hate.

14 Counsel is mine, and sound
wisdom: I am understanding; I
have strength.

15 By me kings reign, and
princes decree justice.

16 By me princes rule,and nobles,
even all the judges of the earth.

17 1 love them that love me ; and
those that seek me 'early shall find
me.

18 Riches and honour are with
me ; yea, durable riches and right-
eousness.

19 My fruit is better than gold,
yea, than fine gold ; and my reve-
nue than choice silver.

* Sheol.

3 In the top
of high
places by
the way,
where the
paths meet,
she
standeth ;

* crooked

5 and
discretion.

6 perverse

diligently

595

The eternity of wisdom.

PEOVERBS, 9, 10.

Wisdoni's invitation.

20 I lead in the way of righteous-
ness, in the midst oi the paths of
judgment :

21 That I may cause those that
love me to inherit substance ; and
I will fill their ^ treasures.

22 The LoBD possessed me in the
beginning of his way, before his
works of old.

23 I was set up from everlasting,
from the beginning, or ever the
earth was.

24 When there were no depths,
I was brought forth ; when there
were no fountains abounding with
water.

25 Before the mountains were
settled, before the hills was I
brought forth :

26 While as yet he had not made
the earth, nor the fields, nor the
^highest part of the dust of the
world.

27 When he prepared the hea-
vens, I ivas there : when he set a
^compass upon the face of the
depth :

28 When he established the
clouds above : when he strength-
ened the fountains of the deep :

29 When he gave to the sea ''his
decree, that the waters should not

pass his commandment : when he
appointed the foundations of the
earth :

30 Then I was by him, as one
brought up tvith him : and I was
daily Ais delight, rejoicing always
before him ;

31 Rejoicing in the habitable
part of his earth ; and my delights
loere with the sons of men!

32 Now therefore hearken unto
me, '' 0 ye children : for blessed are
they that keep my ways.

33 Hear instruction, and be wise,
and refuse it not.

34 Blessed i-f the man that hear-
etli me, watching daily at my
gates, waiting at the posts of my
doors.

35 For whoso findeth me findeth
life, and shall obtain favour of the
Lord.

36 But he that sinneth against
me wrongeth his own soul: all they
that hate me love death.

CHAPTER 9.

1 T/ie rJificipUne, 4 and docfrhte of irisdonu
13 The. cioiitnm, \() und err ar of folly.

WISDOM hath builded her
house, she hath hewn out
her seven pillars :

2 ,She hath killed her beasts; she
hath mingled her wine ; she hath
also furnished her table.

3 She hath sent forth her mai-

dens : she crieth upon the highest
places of the city,

4 Whoso is simple, let him turn
in hither : as for him that wanteth
understanding, she saith to him,

5 Come, eat of my bread, and
drink of the wine which I have
mingled.

6 Forsake the foolish, and live ;
and go in the way of understand-
ing.

7 He that reproveth a scorner
getteth to himself shame : and he
that rebuketh a wicked man getteth
himself a blot.

8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he
hate thee : rebuke a wise man, and
he will love thee.

9 Give instruction to a wise maw,
and he will be yet wiser: teach a
just inan and he will incx'ease in
learning.

10 The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of wisdom : and the
knowledge of the ''holy is under-
standing.

11 For by me thy days shall be
multiplied, and the years of thy
life shall ue increased.

12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be
wise for thyself : but ?/thou scorn-
est, thou alone shalt bear i^.

13 H A foolish woman is clamor-
ous : she is simple, and knoweth no-
thing.

14 For she sitteth at the door of
her house, on a seat in the high
places of the city,

15 To call ^ passengers who go
right on their ways :

16 Whoso is simple, let him turn
in hither : and as for him that
wanteth understanding, she saith
to him,

17 Stolen^ waters are sweet, and
bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

18 But he knoweth not that the
dead are there ; and that her guests
are in the depths of * hell.

CHAPTER 10.

From this ell (tpter to Iho, Jive and twentieth
are Hundri/ oUnerctitioim of mural ri/tues,
and, their voniravij rices.

THE provei-bs of Solomon. A
wise son maketh a glad father:
but a foolish son is the heaviness
of his motluu'.

2 Treasures of wickednc^ss prf)fit
nothing; but righteousness deli-
vereth fi-oin death.

3 The Lord will not suffer the
soul of the I'ighteous to famish:
l)ut he casteth away the " s\i])st;i,nce
of the wicked.

4 He becometh poor that dealeth

* Sheol.

596

Moral virtues, and

PROVERBS, 11.

their contrary vices.

6 and .so is
wisdom to a
man of
understand-
ing.

toith a slack hand : but the hand of
tlie diUgent maketh rich.

5 He that gathereth in summer
is a wise son : but he that sleepeth
in harvest is a son that causeth
shame.

6 Blessings are upon the head of
the just: but violence covereth the
mouth of the wicked.

7 The memory of the just is
blessed: butthenameof the wicked
shall rot.

8 The wise in heart will receive
commandments : but a prating fool
shall fall.

9 He that walketh uprightly
walketh surely: but he that per-
verteth his ways shall be known.

10 He that winketh with the eye
causeth sorrow : but a prating fool
shall fall.

11 The mouth of a righteous
ma7i is a ^ well of life : but '^ vio-
lence covereth the mouth of the

wicked.

lli Hatred stirreth up strifes:
but love covereth all sins.

13 In the lips of him that hath
undei\standing wisdom is found :
but a rod is for the back of him
that is void of understanding.

14 Wise men lay up knowledge :
but the mouth of the foolish is
" near destruction.

15 The rich man's wealth is his
strong city : the destruction of the
poor is their poverty.

16 The labour of the righteous
tendeth to life : the fi-uit of the
wicked to sin.

17 He is in the way of life that
■* keepeth instruction : but he that
refuseth repi'oof erreth.

18 He that hideth hatred ^ with
lying lips, and he that uttereth a
slander, is a fool.

19 In the multitude of words
there wanteth not sin : but he that
refraineth his lips is wise.

20 The tongue of the just is as
choice silver: the heart of the
wicked is little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed
many: but fools die for want of
wisdom.

22 The blessing of the Lord, it
maketh rich, and he addeth no sor-
row with it.

23 It is as sport to a fool to do
mischief: "^but a man of under-
standing hath wisdom.

24 The fear of the wicked, it shall
come upon him: but the desire of
the righteous shall be granted.

25 As the whii'lwind passeth. so
is the wicked no more: but the
righteous is an everlasting founda-
tion.

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and
as smoke to the eyes, so is the slug-
gard to them that send him.

27 The fear of the Lord pro-
longeth days : but the years of the
wicked shall be shortened.

28 The hope of the righteous
shall be gladness : but the expecta-
tion of the wicked shall perish.

29 The way of the Lord is
strength to the upright: but '^de-
struction shall be to the workers of
iniquity.

30 The righteous shall never be
removed : but the wicked shall not
inhabit the ^ earth.

31 The mouth of the just bring-
eth forth wisdom : but the ■' froward
tongue shall be cut out.

32 The lips of the righteous know
what is acceptable : but the mouth
of the wicked s2Jeaketh " froward-

CHAPTER 11.

A FALSE balance is abomina-
tion to the Lord : but a, just
weight is his delight.

2 When pr'ide cometh, then com-
eth shame : but with the lowly is
wisdom.

3 The integrity of the upright
shall guide them : but the perverse-
ness of transgressors shall destroy
them.

4 Riches profit not in the day of
wrath : but righteousness deliver-
eth from death.

5 The righteousness of the per-
fect shall direct his way : but the
wicked shall fall by his own
wickedness.

6 The righteousness of the vip-
right shall deliver them : but
transgressors shall be taken in
their own naughtiness.

7 When a wicked man dieth, his
expectation shall pei'ish : and the
hope of unjust men perisheth.

8 The righteous is delivered out
of trouble, and the wicked cometh
in his stead.

9 " An hy])ocrite with his mouth
destroyeth his neighbour : but
through knowledge shall the just
be delivered.

_ 10 When it goeth ^yell with the
righteous, the city i-ejoiceth : and
when the wicked perish, there is
shouting.

1 1 By the blessing of the upright
the city is exalted : but it is over-
thrown by the mouth of the wicked.

12 He that is void of wisdom de-
spiseth his neighbcnu- : but a man
of understanding holdeth his peace.

13 A talebearer revealeth se-
crets : but he that is of a faithful
spirit concealeth the matter.

597

Moral virtues, and

PROVERBS, 12.

tJieir contrary vices.

14 Where no ^ counsel is, the
people fall : but in the multitude
of counsellors there is safety.

15 He that is surety for a stran-
ger shall smart for it : and he that
hateth suretiship is sure.

16 A gracious woman retaineth
honour : and strong men retain
riches.

17 The mei'ciful man doeth good
to his own soul : but he that is cruel
troubleth his own Hesh.

18 The wicked ~ woi'keth a de-
ceitful work : but to him that sow-

eth righteousness shall be a sure
reward.

19 As righteousness tendeth to
life : so he that pursueth evil x>ur-
sueth it to his own death.

20 They that are '^of a fro ward
heart are abomination to the Lord :
but such as are upright in their way
are his delight.

2 1 Though hand joiji in hand, the
wicked shall not be unpunished :
but the seed of the righteous shall
be delivered.

22 As a jewel of gold in a s^yine's
snout, so is a fair woman which is
without discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous is
only good : Imt the expectation of
the wicked is wrath.

24- Tliere is that scattereth, and
yet increaseth ; and there is that
withholdeth more than is meet, but
it tendeth to poverty.

25 The liberal soul shall be made
fat : and he that watereth shall be
watered also himself.

26 He that withholdeth"* corn, the
people shall curse him : but bless-
ing shall he upon the head of him
that selleth it. _

27 Hethatdiligentlyseekethgood
procureth favour: V)ut he that seck-
eth mischief, it shall come unto him.

2K He that trusteth in his riches
shall fall : but the righteous shall
flourish as a branch.

29 He that troubleth his own
house shall inherit the wind : and
the fool shall be servant to the wise
of heart.

30 The fruit of tlie righteous is a
tree of life ; and '"'he tliai wiimclh

souls in wise.

;^l J>('Ik)I(I, the righteous shall ])e
recompensed in tlie earth : much
more the wicked and the sinner.

CHAPTER 12.

WHOSf) loveth instruction 1ov-
eth knowledge : but he that
hateth rej)i'oof ix brutish.

2 A good Di'iii obtaineth favoui-
of the Loud : but a man of wicked
devices will he condonn.

3 A man shall not be established
by wickedness : but the root of the
righteous shall not be moved.

■4 A virtuous woman is a crown
to her husband : but she that mak-
eth ashamed is as rottenness in his
bones.

5 The thoughts of the righteous
are right : but the counsels of the
wicked are deceit.

6 The words of the wicked are to
lie in wait for blood : but the mouth
of the upright shall deliver them.

7 The wicked are overthrown,
and are not : but the house of the
righteous shall stand.

8 A man shall be commended ac-
cording to his wisdom : but he that
is of a perverse heart shall be de-
spised.

9 He that is despised, and hath a
servant, is better than he that
honoureth himself, and lacketh
bread.

10 A righteous man regardeth
the life of his beast : but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.

1 1 He that tilleth his land shall
be satisfied with bread : but he that
followeth vain persons is void of
understanding.

12 The wicked desireth the net
of evil me7i: but the root of the
righteous yieldeth fruit.

13 The wicked is snared by the
transgression of his lips : but the
just shall come out of trouble.

14 A man shall be satisfied with
good by the fruit of his mouth : and
the *^rer-om pence of a man's hands
shall be rendered unto him. _

15 The way of a fool is right in
his own eyes : but he that hearken-
eth unto counsel ix wise.

16 A fool's wrath is '^presently
known : but a prudent man cover-
eth shame.

1 7 He that speaketh truth shew-
eth forth righteousness : but a false
witness deceit.

18 There is tliat ^ spoaketh like
the piercings of a sword : but the
tongue of the wise is Jicalth.

19 The lip of truth shall be esta-
blished for (>ver : buta lying tongue
is but for a moment.

20 Deceit is in tlu; heart of them
that iniagiiKMnil : but to the coun-
sellors of ])eace is joy.

21 There shall no evil happen to
the just : but the wicked snail be
filled with mischief.

22 Lying lii)s 'ov abomination to
the [jOiiD : but tliey that deal truly
arc his flelight.

23 A prudent man concealeth
knowledge: but th(» heart of fools
])i-ocl;iinieth foolislniess.

24 The hand of the diligent shall

598

Moral virtues, and

PEOVERBS, 13, 14.

their contrary vices.

bear rule : but the slothful shall be
' under tribute.

25 Heaviness in the heart of man
maketh it stoop : but a good word
maketh it glad.

26 The I'ighteous is ^ more excel-
lent than his neighbour : but the
way of the wicked seduceth them.

27 The slothful rnaii roasteth not
that which he took in hunting :
but the substance of a diligent man
is precious.

28 In the way of righteousness
is life ; and in the pathway thereof
there is no death.

CHAPTER 13.

A WISE son heareth his father's
instruction : but a scorner
heareth not rebuke.

2 A man shall eat good by the
fruit of his mouth : but the soul of
the transgressors sliall eat violence.

3 He that keepeth his mouth
keepeth his life : hut he that open-
eth wide his lips shall have de-
struction.

4 The soul of the sluggard desir-
eth, and hath nothing : but the soul
of the diligent shall be made fat.

5 A righteous man hateth lying :
but a wicked man is loathsome, and
cometh to shame.

6 Righteousness keepeth/iM/i^Aa^
is upright in the way : but wicked-
ness overthroweth the sinner.

7 There is that maketh himself
rich, yet hath nothing : tliere is that
maketh himself poor, yet Jiatli great
riches.

8 The ransom of a man's life are
his riches : but the poor heareth not
rebuke.

9 The light of the righteous re-
joiceth : but the lamp of the wicked
shall be put out.

10 ^ Only by pride cometh con-
tention : but with the well advised
is wisdom.

1 1 Wealth aotten by vanity shall
be diminished : but he that gather-
eth by labour shall increase.

12 Hope deferred maketh the
heart sick : but 7vhen the desire
cometh, it is a tree of life.

13 Whoso despiseth the word
shall be destroyed : but he that
feareth the commandment shall be
rewarded.

14 The law of the wise is a foun-
tain of life, to depart from the
snares of death.

15 Good understanding giveth
favour : but the way of transgres-
sors is hard.

16 Every prudent man dealeth
with knowledge : but a fool layeth
open his folly.

17 A wicked messenger falleth
into mischief : but a faithful am-
bassador is health.

18 Poverty and shame shall he to
him that refuseth instruction : but
he that regardeth reproof shall be
honoured.

19 The desire accomplished is
sweet to the soul : but it is abomi-
nation to fools to depart from evil.

20 He that walketh with wise
men shall be wise : but a companion
of fools shall be destroyed.

21 Evilpursueth sinners : but to
the righteous good shall be repayed.

22 A good man leaveth an inheri-
tance to his children's children : and
the wealth of the sinner is laid up
for the just.

23 Much food is in the tillage of
the poor : but there is that is de-
stroyed ^for want of judgment.

24 He that spareth his rod hateth
his son : but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.

25 The righteous eateth to the
satisfying of his soul : but the
belly of the wicked shall want.

CHAPTER 14.

EVERY wise woman buildeth her
house : but the foolish plucketh
it down with her hands.

2 He that walketh in his upright-
ness feareth the liORD : but he that
is perverse in his ways despiseth
him.

3 In the mouth of the foolish is
a rod of pride : but the lips of the
wise shall preserve them.

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is
clean : but much increase is by the
strength of the ox.

5 A faithful witness will not lie :
but a false witness will utter lies.

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and
findeth it not : but knowledge is
easy unto him that understandeth.

7 Go from the presence of a fool-
ish man, when thou perceivest not
in him the lips of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is
to understand his way : but the
folly of fools is deceit.

9 Fools make a mock at sin : but
among the righteous there is favour.

10 The heart knoweth *his own
bitterness ; and a stranger doth not
intermeddle with " his joy.

11 The house of tlie wicked shall
be overthrown : but the tabernacle
of the upright shall flourish.

1 2 There is a way which seemeth
right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death.

1 3 Even in laughter the heart is
sorrowful ; and the end of that
mirth is heaviness.

* by reason
of injustice.

Sits

599

Moral virtues, and

PROVERBS, 15.

their contrary vices.

1 he that
uttereth lies
causeth
deceit.

1 4 The backslider in heart shall be
filled with his own ways: and a good
man shnll be satisfied from himself.

15 The simple believeth every
word : but the prudent inan look-
eth well to his going.

16 A wise man feareth, and de-
par teth from evil : but the fool
rageth, and is confident.

17 He that is soon angry dealetli
foolishly : and a man of wicked
devices is hated.

18 The simple inherit folly : but
the prudent are crowned with
knowledge.

1 9 The evil bow before the good ;
and the wicked at tlie gates of the
righteous.

20 The poor is hated even of his
own neighbour : but the rich hath
many friends.

21 He that despiseth his neigh-
bour sinnetli : but he that hath
mercy on the poor, happy is he.

22 Do they not err that devise
evil 1 but mercy and truth shall he
to them that devise good. _

23 In all labour there is profit :
but the talk of the lips tendeth only
to penury.

24 The crown of the wise is their
riches : hut the foolishness of fools
is folly.

25 A true witness delivereth
souls : but ^ a deceitful ii'itvess
s])eaketh lies,

6 in the fear of the Lord is
strong confidence : and his children
shall have a place of refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a
fountain of life, to depart from the
snai'es of death.

2iS In the multitude of people is
the king's honour : but in the want
<jf people is the destruction of the
prince.

29 He that is slow to wrath is of
{frt^at understanding : but he that
IS liasty of sjjirit exalteth folly.

.'JO A sound heart is the life of
the llesh : but envy the rottenness
of the Ixjiies.

31 He that oppresaeth the poor-
reproacheth his Maker : but he
that honoureth him hath mercy on
tlie poor.

32 The wicked is driven away in
his wickedness : Init the rigliteous
hath hojH! in his death.

3.3 Wisdom restetli in the heart
of him that hatli understanding :
V)iit ilinf ti'hich is in the midst of
fools is made known.

34 llighteousness exalteth a na-
tion : hut sin is a reproach to any
]K'OT)le.

?>f) The king's favour is toward
a wise servant: but his wrath is
ayaiiist him that causeth shame.

CHAPTER 15.

A SOFT answer turneth away
wrath : but grievous words
stir up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise useth
knowledge aright : but the mouth
of fools poui'eth out foolishness.

3 The eyes of the Lord are in
every place, beholding the evil and
the good.

4 A wholesome tongue is a tree
of life : but perverseness therein is
a '^ breach in the spirit.

5 A fool despiseth his father's
instruction : but he that regardeth
reproof is prudent.

6 In the house of the righteous
is much treasure : but in the reve-
nues of the wicked is trouble.

7 The lips of the wise disperse
knowledge : but the heart of the
foolish doeth not so.

8 The sacrifice of the wicked is
an abomination to the Lord : but
the prayer of the upright is his
delignt.

9 The way of the wicked is an
abomination unto the Lord : but
he loveth him that followeth after
righteousness.

10 ''Correction is grievous unto
him that forsaketh the way : and
he that hatetli reproof shall die.

1 1 * Hell and t destruction are
before the Lord : how much more
then the hearts of the children of
men 1

1 2 A scorner loveth not one that
reproveth him : neither will he go
unto tlie wise.

13 A merry heart maketh a
cheerful countenance : but by sor-
row of the heart the spirit is
broken.

14 The heart of him that hath
understanding seeketh knowledge :
but the moutli of fools feedeth on
foolishness.

15 All the days of the afflicted
are evil : but he that is of a merry
heai't li'tth a contiinial tVnist.

10 P,etter is little with the fear
of the Lord than gi-eat treasure
and trouble therewith.

17 l>etter is a dinner of hei'bs
wIkm'c 1ov(^ is, than a stalled ox
and liati'cd therewith.

18 A wrathful man stirreth \x\)
strife : but he that is slow to anger
apiteaseth sti'ife.

19 The way of the slothful iiuni
is as an licdgc of thoiiis : hut
tlu; way of tin; righteous is made
"plain.

20 A wise son maketh a glad
fatlicr : but a foolish man despis-
eth his mother.

Sheol.

t Abaddon.

600

Moral virtues, and

PROVEEBS, 16.

their contrary vices.

21 Folly is joy to him that ?.s;
destitute of wisdom : but a man of
understanding walketh uprightly.

22 Without counsel purposes are
disappointed : but in the multi-
tude of counsellors they are esta-
bHshed.

23 A man hath joy by the answer
of his mouth : and a word spoken
in due season, how good is it !

2-4 ^ The way of life is above to
the wise, tliat lie may depart from
* hell beneath.

25 The Lord will destroy the
house of the proud : bvit he will
establish the border of the widow.

26 The thoughts of the wicked
are an abomination to the Lord :
but the words of the pure are plea-
sant words.

27 He that is greedy of gain
troubleth his own house; but he
that hateth "gifts shall live.

28 The heart of the righteous
studieth to answer : but the mouth
of the wicked poureth out evil
things.

29 The Lord is far from the
wicked : but he heareth the prayer
of the righteous.

30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth
the heart : and ^ a good report
maketh the bones fat.

31 The ear that heareth the re-
proof of lifeabideth among the wise.

32 He that refuseth instruction
despiseth his own soul : but he
that heareth reproof getteth un-
derstanding.

33 The fear of the Lord is the
instruction of wisdom ; and befoi'e
honour is humility.

CHAPTER 16.

THE preparations of the heart
•^in man, ''and the answer of
the ^ tongue, is from tlie Lord.

2 All the ways of a man are
clean in his own eyes; but the
Loun weigheth the spirits.

3 Commit thy works unto the
LoRD,_ and thy thoughts shall be
established.

4 The Lord hath made ''all
flrivf/s for himself: yea, even the
wicked for the day of evil.

5 Every one that i.s_ proud in
heart is an abomination to the
Lord : though hand join in hand,
he shall not be unpunished.

6 By mercy and truth iniquity
is purged : and by the fear ot the
LoiM) )iien depart from evil.

7 When a man's ways i)lease the
Loud, he maketh even his enemies
to be at peace with him.

8 Better is a little with right-
eousness than great revenues
* without right.

9 A man's heart deviseth his
way : but the Lord directeth his
steps.

10 A divine sentence is in the
lips of the king : his mouth trans-
gresseth not in judgment.

1 1 A just weight and balance are
the Lord's : all the weights of the
bag are his work.

V2 It is an abomination to kings
to commit wickedness : for the
throne is established by i"ight-
eousness.

13 Righteous lips are the delight
of kings ; and they love him that
speaketh right.

14 The wrath of a king is as mes-
sengers of death : but a wise man
will pacify it,

15 In the .light of the king's
countenance is life ; and his favour
is as a cloud of the latter rain.

16 How much better is it to get
wisdom than gold ! and to get
understanding rather to be chosen
than silver !

17 The highway of the upright
is to depart from evil : he that
keepeth his way preservethhis soul.

18 Pride goeth before destruc-
tion, and an haughty spirit before
a fall.

1 9 Better it is to he of an humble
spirit with the lowly, than to di-
vide the spoil with the proud.

20 He that "handleth a matter
wisely shall find good : and whoso

8 with
injustice.

* Sh6ol.

trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.

21 The wise in heart shall be
called prudent : and the sweetness
of the lips increaseth learning.

22 Understanding «'.s a wellspring
of life unto him that hath it : but
the'" insti-uction of fools is " folly.

23 The heart of the wise teacheth
his mouth, and addeth learning to
his lips.

24 Pleasant words are as an
honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and
health to the bones.

25 There is, a way that seemeth
right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death.

26 ^•■^ He that laboureth laboureth
for himself : for his mouth craveth

it of him.

27 An ungodly man diggeth up
evil : and in his lips there is as a
burning fire.

28 A'^fnrward man soweth strife :
and a whisperer separateth chief
friends.

29 A violent man enticeth his
neighbour, and leadeth him into
the way t/uit is not good.

^givetlilieed
unto the
word

1" correction
11 </ieir folly.

12 The
appetite of
the

labouring
man

laboureth
for hiui ;

13 perver.se

601

Sundry observations

PROVERBS, 17, 18.

concerning life and conduct.

perverse
comijress-

2 feastins

■* harpeth on

5 A rel)el-
lioiis man
seeketh only
evil :

6 there be
quarrelling.

30 He shutteth his eyes to de-
vise ' froward things : ^ moving his
hps he bnngeth evil to pass.

31 The hoary head is a crown of
glory, if it be found in the way of
righteousness.

32 He that is slow to anger is
better than the mighty ; and he
that ruleth his spirit than he that
taketh a city.

33 The lot is cast into the lap ;
but the whole disposing thereof is
of the Lord.

CHAPTER 17.

BETTER is a dry morsel, and
quietness therewith, than an
house full of ^ sacrifices ivitk strife.
2 A wise servant shall have rule
over a son that causeth shame, and
shall have part o^vthe inheritance
among the brethrevi^

3 The fining pot is for silver, and
the furnace for gold : but the Lord
trieth the hearts.

4 A wicked doer giveth heed to
false lips ; and a liar giveth ear to
a naugnty tongue.

5 Whoso niocketh the poor re-
proacheth his Maker : and he that
is glad at calamities shall not be
unpunished.

6 Children's children are the
crown of old men ; and the glory
of children are their fathers.

7 Excellent speech becometh not
a fool : much less do lying lips a
prince.

8 A gift is as a, precious stone in
the eyes of him that hath it :
whithersoever it turneth, it pros-
pereth.

9 He that covereth a transgres-
sion seeketh love ; but he that * re-
poateth a matter separateth very
friends.

1 0 A reproof entereth more into
a wise man than an hundred stripes
into a fool.

1 1 •'^An evil tnan seeketh only re-
bellion: therefore a cru(;l ine.s.sen-
ger shall be sent against him.

12 Let a bear robbed of her
wh(?lps meet a man, rather than a
fool in his folly.

13 Whoso rewardeth evil for
good, evil shall not depart from his
house.

14 The beginning of stiife is as
when one letteth out wat(u' : there-
foie leave off contention, before "it
be meddled with.

15 He that justifieth th(^ wicked,
and he that condeniiicth the just,
even they both are abomination to
the Lord.

IG Wherefore is there a price in

the hand of a fool to get wisdom,
seeing he hath no heart to it ?

17 A friend loveth at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.

18 A man void of understand-
ing striketh hands, and becometh
surety in the presence of his friend.

19 He loveth transgression that
loveth stx'ife : and he that exalte th
his gate seeketh destruction.

20 He that hath a froward heart
findeth no good : and he that hath
a perverse tongue falleth into mis-
chief.

21 He that begetteth a iool doeth
it to his sorrow : and the father of
a fool hath no joy.

22 A merry heart doeth good like
a medicine : but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

23 A wicked maji taketh a ''gift
out of the bosom to pervert the
ways of judgment.

24 Wisdom is before him that
hath understanding ; but the eyes
of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son is a grief to his
father, and bitterness to her that
bare him.

26 Also to puni.sh the just is not
good, nor to strike ^princes for
equity.

27 He that hath knowledge
spareth his words : aiul a man of
understanding is of "an excellent
spirit.

28 Even a fool, when he holdeth
his peace, is counted wise : and he
that shutteth his lips is esteemed a
man of understanding.

CHAPTER 18.

'"rpHROUOH desire a man, hav-
-*- ingse])ai>itc(l liiiiisclt.s>M'ketli
and internieddli^tli with all wisdom.

2 A fool iiatli no delight in under
standing, but that his heart may
discover itself.

3 When the wicked cometh, then
cometh also contempt, and with
ignominy reproach.

4 The woi-ds of a man's mouth
are as deep waters, and the well-
spring of wisdom as a flowing
brook.

5 It is not good to accept the
person of the wicked, "to over-
throw the righteous in judgment.

() A fool's lips enter into conten-
tion, and his mouth calleth for
strokes.

7 A fool's mouth is his destruc-
tion, and his lips are the snare of
his soul.

H The words of a talebearer rrre
as '-'wounds, and they go down into
the innermost parts of the belly.

602

Sundry observations

PEOVEKBS, 19.

concerning life and conduct.

9 He also that is slothful in his
work is brother to him that is a
great ^ waster.

10 The name of the Lord is a
strong tower : the righteous run-
neth into it, and is safe.

11 The rich man's wealth is his
strong city, and as an high wall in
his own conceit.-

12 Before destruction the heart
of man is haughty, and before ho-
nour is humility.

13 He that answereth a matter
before he heareth it, it is folly and
shame unto him.

14 The spirit of a man will sus-
tain his infirmity ; but a wounded
spirit who can bear 1

15 The heart of the prudent get-
teth knowledge ; and the ear of the
wise seeketh knowledge.

1 6 A man's gift maketh I'oom for
him, and bringeth him before great
men.

17 He that ^ is first in his own
cause seemetk just ; but his neigh-
bour Cometh and searcheth hirn.

18 The lot causeth contentions
to cease, and parteth between the
mighty.

19 A brother offended is liarder
to be won than a strong city : and
■' their contentions are like the bars
of a castle.

20 A man's belly shall be satis-
fied with the fruit of his rnouth ;
and with the increase of his lips
shall he be filled.

21 Death and life are in the
power of the tongue : and they that
love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth
a good thing, and obtaineth favour
of the Lord.

23 The poor useth intreaties ; but
the rich answereth roughljr.

24 A man that hath friends must
shew himself friendly : and there
is a friend that sticketh closer than
a brother.

CHAPTER 19.

BETTER is^ the poor that walk-
eth in his integrity, than he
that is perverse in his lips, and is a
fool.

2 Also, that the soul he without
knowledge, it is not good ; and he
that hasteth with his feet ^ sinneth.

3 The foolishness of man jier-
verteth his way : and his heart
fretteth against the Loud.

4 Wealth maketh many friends ;
but the poor is separated from his
neighbour.

5 A false witness shall not be
unpunished, and he that speaketh
lies shall not escape.

6 Many will intreat the favour
of the ^ prince : and every man is a
friend to him that giveth gifts.

7 All the brethren of the poor do
hate him : how much more do his
friends go far from him 1 he pursu-
eth them tvith words, yet they are
wanting to him.

8 He that getteth wisdom loveth
his own soul : he that keepeth un-
derstanding shall find good.

9 A false witness shall not be un-
punished, and he that speaketh lies
shall perish.

10 ^ Delight is not seemly for a
fool ; much less for a servant to
have rule over princes.

1 1 The discretion of a man de-
ferreth his anger ; and it is his glory
to pass over a transgression.

12 The king's wrath ^s as the
roaring of a lion ; but his favour is
as dew upon the grass.

1 3 A foolish son is the calamity
of his father : and the contentions
of a wife are a continual dropping.

14 House and riches are tne in-
heritance of fathers : and a prudent
wife is from the Lord.

15 Slothfulness casteth into a
deep sleep ; and an idle soul shall
suffer hunger.

16 He that keepeth the com-
mandment keepeth his own soul ;
hut he that despiseth his ways shall
die.

17 He that hath pity upon the
poor lendeth unto the Lord ; and
' that which he hath given will he
pay him again.

18 Chasten thy son while there
is hope, and let not thy soul spare
"^ for his crying.

19 A man of great wrath shall
suffer punishment : for if thou de-
liver him, yet thou must do it again.

20 Hear counsel, and receive in-
struction, that thou mayest be wise
in thy latter end.

21 There are many devices in a
man's heart ; nevertheless the coun-
sel of the Lord, that shall stand.

22 ^ The desire of a man is his
kindness : and a poor man is better
than a liar.

23 The fear of the Lord tendeth
to life: and he that hath it shall
abide satisfied ; he shall not be
visited with evil. , , , .

24 A slothful man ^° hideth his
hand in /^/.s- bosom, and will not so
much as bring it to his mouth
again.

25 Smite a scorner, and the sim-
ple will beware: and reprove one
that hath understanding, and he
will understand knowledge.

2G He that wasteth his father,

5 liberal
mau:

6 Delicate
living

'■ his good
deed

8 to his
destruction.

9 That
which
maketh a
man to be
desired

w biirieth
his hand in
the dish,

603

Sundry observations

PEOVERBS, 20, 21.

concerning life and conduct.

II III

It/

lor

and chaseth away his mother, is a
son that causeth shame, and bring-
eth reproach.

27 Cease, my son, to hear the in-
struction that causeth to err from
the words of knowledge.

28 An ungodly witness scorneth
judgment : and the mouth of the
wicked devoureth iniquity.

29 Judgments are jjrepared for
scorners, and stripes tor the back
of fools.

CHAPTER 20.

WINE is a. mocker, strong drink
is raging : and whosoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.

2 The fear of a king is as the
roaring of a lion : whoso prqvoketh
him to anger sinneth against his
own ^ soul.

3 It ts an honour for a man to
cease from strife: but every fool
will be ^ meddling.

4 The sluggard will not plow by
reason of the cold; therefore shall
he beg in harvest, and Jiave no-
thing.

5 Counsel in the heart of man
is like deep water; but a man of
understanding will draw it out.

6 ]\Iost men will proclaim every
one his own goodness : but a faith-
ful man who can find'?

7 The just man walketh in his
integrity: his children are blessed
after him.

8 A king that sitteth in the
throne of judgment scattereth
away all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, I have made my
heart clean, I am pure from my
sin'?

10 Divers weights, and divers
measures, both of them are alike
abomination to the Lord.

1 1 Even a child is known by his
doings, whether his work be pure,
and whether it he right.

1 2 The hearing ear, and the see-
ing eye, the Lord hath made even
l)()th of them.

1 3 Jjove not sleej). lest thou come
to poverty; open tliino eyes, and
thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14 It is naught, it is naught,
saith the buyer: but when h(^ is
gone his way, then he boasteth.

1 5 There is gold, and a multi-
tude of rubies: but the lii)s of
knowl(!dge are a precious jewel.

K» Take his garment that is
sui'cty ./'or a stranger: atid '' take a

pledge of him for a strange woinnii
)f (lec(»it

/ lircau ot (lec(»it »s' swiH't to a
man; but afterwards his moutli
shall be filled with gravel.

18 Everij purpose is established

by counsel : and with good advice
make war.

1 9 He that goeth about as a tale-
bearer revealeth secrets : therefore
meddle not with him that "* flatter-
eth with his lips.

20 Whoso curseth his father or
his mother, his lamp shall be put
out in '' fibscure darkness.

2 1 An inheritance may he gotten
hastily at the beginning ; but the
end thereof shall not be blessed.

22 Hay not thou, I will recom-
pense evil; 6 M^ wait on the Lord,
and he shall save thee.

23 Divers weights are an abomi-
nation unto the Lord ; and a false
balance is not good.

24 Man's goings are of the Lord •
how can a man then understand
his own way?

25 It is a snare to ^the man who
devoureth that ii)hich is holy, and

after vows to make enquiry.

26 A wise king scattereth the
wicked, and bringeth the wheel
over them.

27 The spirit of man is the
candle of the Lord, searching all
"the inward parts of the belly.

28 Mercy and truth preserve the
king : and his throne is upholden
by mercy.

29 The glorj^ of young men is
their strength : and the beauty of
old men is the grey head.

30 ^The blueness of a wound

cleanseth away evil : so d<> stripes

the inward ])arts of the belly.

CHAPTER 2L

THE king's heart is in the hand
of the Lord, as the ^rivers of
water : he turneth it whitherso-

ever he will.

2 Every way of a man is right in
his own eyes : but the Lord pon-
dereth the hearts.

3 To do justice and judgment is
more acceptable to the Lord than
sacrifice.

4 An high look, and a proud
heart, and the "'])lowing of the
wicked, 7.s' sin.

5 The thoughts of the diligent
tend only to plenteousness ; but of
every one ttutt is hasty only to
want.

G The getting of treasures bj^ a
lying tongue /.s- a vanity tossed to
and fro of them that seek death.

7 The " robliery of the wicked
shall desti-oy tlieiii ; because they
refuse to do judgment.

8 TIk; way of ''man is froward
niid sti'iiiige : but as for the pure,

his wcn'K IS

right.

604

Sundry obsercations

PROVERBS, 22.

concerning life and conduct.

9 It is better to dwell in a corner
of the housetop, than with a brawl-
ing woman in a wide house.

10 The soul of the wicked de-
sireth evil : his neighbour findeth
no favour in his eyes.

1 1 When the scorner is punished,
the simple is made wise : and when
the wise is instructed, he receiveth
knowledge.

12_The righteous man wisely
considereth the house of the
wicked : ' but God overthroweth
the wicked for their wickedness.

13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at
the cry of the poor, he also shall
cry himself, but shall not be heard.

14 A gift in secret pacifieth an-
ger : and a reward in the bosom
strong wrath.

15 /^ is joy to the just to do
judgment : but destruction shall
he to the workers of iniquity.

16 The man that wandereth out
of the way of understanding shall
remain in the congregation of the
dead.

1 7 He that loveth pleasure shall
he a poor man : he that loveth wine
and oil shall not be rich.

18 The wicked shall he a ransom
for the righteous, and the trans-
gressor for the upright.

19 It is better to dwell in the
wilderness, than with a conten-
tious and an angry woman.

20 There is treasure to be desired
and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
but a foolish man spendeth it up.

21 He that followeth after right-
eousness and mercy findeth life,
righteousness, and honour.

22 A wise man scaleth the cits'-
of the mighty, and casteth down
the strength of the confidence
thereof.

23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and
his tongue keepeth his soul from
troubles.

24 -Proud and haughty scorner
is his name, who de;i.leth in ])roud

wrath.

25 The desire of the slothful kill-
eth him ; for his hands refuse to
labour.

2G He coveteth greedily all the
day long: but the X'ighteous giveth
anfl s])areth not.

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is
abomination : how much more,
v'lien he bringeth it with a wicked
mind 1

28 A false witness shall perish :
but the man that heareth speaketh
•'constantly.

29 A wicked man hardeneth his
face : but as for the upright, he
■*directeth his way.

30 There is no wisdom nor under-
standing nor counsel against the
Lord.

31 The horse is prepared against
the day of battle : but ^ safety is of
the Lord.

CHAPTER 22.

A GOOD name is rather to be
chosen than great riches, and
loving favour rather than silver
and gold.

2 The rich and poor meet to-
gether : the Lord is the maker of
them all.

3 A prudent 7nan foreseeth the
evil, and hideth himself: but the
simple pass on, and are punished.

4 By humility and the fear of
the Lord are riches, and honour,
and life.

5 Thorns a?;rf snares are in the
way of the " f roward : he that doth
keep his soul shall be far from
them.

6 Train up a child in the way he
should go : and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.

7 The rich ruleth over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the
lender.

8 He that soweth iniquity shall
reap vanity : and the rod of his
anger shall fail.

9 He that hath a bountiful eye
shall be blessed ; for he giveth of
his bread to the poor.

10 Cast out the scorner, and con-
tention shall go out ; yea, strife
and reproach shall cease.

11 He that loveth pureness of
heart, for the grace of his lips the
king shall he his friend.

1 2 The eyes of the Lord preserve
knowledge, and he overthroweth
the words of the transgressor.

13 The slothful man saith. There
is a lion without, I shall be slain in
the streets.

14 The mouth of strange women
is a deep pit : he that is abhoi'red
of the Lord shall fall thei-ein.

15 Foolishness is bound in the
heart of a child ; hut the rod of
correction shall drive it far from
him.

16 He that oppresseth the poor
to increase his riches, and he that
giveth to the rich, shall surely
come to want.

17 Bow down thine ear, and hear
the words of the wise, and apply
thine heart unto my knowledge.^

18 For it is a pleasant thing if
thou keep them within thee ; they
shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

19 That thy trust may be in the
Lord, I have made known to thee
this day, even to thee.

5 victory

6 perverse :

605

Sundry precejits

PROVEEBS, 23.

and warnings.

20 Have not I written to thee
excellent things in counsels and
knowledge,

21 That I might make thee know
the certainty of the woi'ds of truth ;
that thou mightest answer the
words of truth to them that send
unto thee?

22 Rob not the poor, because he
rs poor: neither oppress the af-
flicted in the gate :

23 For the Lord will plead their
cause, and spoil the soul of those
that spoiled them.

24 Make no friendship with an
angry man ; and with a furious
man thou shalt not go :

25 Lest thou learn his ways, and
get a snare to thy soul.

26 Be not thou 07ie of them that
strike hands, or of them that are
sureties for debts.

27 If thou hast nothing to pay,
why should he take away thy bed
from under theel

28 Remove not the aneient land-
mark, which thy fathers have set.

29 Seest thou a man diligent in
his business 1 he shall stand before
kings ; he shall not stand before
mean men.

CHAPTER 23.

WHEN thou sittest to eat with
a ruler, consider diligently
^ what is before thee :

2 And put a knife to thy throat,
if thou he a man given to appetite.

3 Be not desirous of his dainties :
for they are deceitful meat.

4 Labour not to be rich : cease
from thine own wisdom.

5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon
that which is not? for riches cer-
tainly make themselves wings ;
they fly away as an eagle toward
heaven.

6 Eat thou not the bread of hi/n
that hath an evil eye, neither desire
thou his dainty meats :

7 For as he thinketh in his heart,
so is lie: Eat and drink, saith he
to thee ; but his heart is not with
thee.

8 The morsel which thou hast
eaten shalt thou vomit up, and
lose thy sweet words.

9 Speak not in the ears of a
fool : for he will despise the wis-
dom of thy words.

10 Remove not the old land-
mark ; and enter not into the
fields of the fatherless :

1 1 !''< )r their redeemer is mighty ;
he shall plead their cause with thee.

12 Api)ly thine heart unto in-
struction, and thine ears to the
words of knowledge.

1 3 Withhold not correction from
the child: for if thou beatest him
with the rod, he shall not die.

14 Thou shalt laeat him with the
rod, and shalt deliver his soul from
* hell.

15 My son, if thine heart be wise,
my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice,
when thy lips speak right things.

17 Let not thine heart envy
sinners : but be thou in the fear of
the Loud all the day long.

18 For surely there is " an end ;
and thine expectation shall not be
cut off.

19 Hear thou, my son, and be
wise, and guide thine heart in the
way.

20 Be not among winebibbers ;
among riotous eaters of flesh :

21 For the drunkard and the
glutton shall come to poverty :
and drowsiness shall clothe a man
with rags.

22 Hearken unto thjr father that
begat thee, and despise not thy
mother when she is old.

23 Buy the truth, and sell it
not ; also wisdom, and instruction,
and understanding.

24 The father of the righteous
shall greatly rejoice : and he that
begetteth a wise child shall have
joy of him.

25 Thy father and thy mother
shall be glad, and she that bare
thee shall rejoice.

26 My .son, give me thine heart,
and let thine eyes observe my ways.

27 For a •' whore is a deep ditch ;
and a strange woman is a narrow
pit.

28 She also lieth in wait as for
a prey, and increaseth the trans-
gressois among men.

29 Who hath woel who hath
sorrow "? who hath contentions 'i
who hath * bal)})]ing ? who hath
wounds without cause? who hath
redness of eyes?

30 They that tarry long at the
wine ; they that go to seek mixed
wine.

3 1 Look not thou upon the wine
when it is red, when it giveth his
colour in the cup, johen it "moveth
itself aright.

32 At tiie last it biteth like a
serpent, and stingeth like an
adder.

33 Thine eyes shall behold
strange " women, and thine; luvirt
shall utt<n' ])erverse things.

34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that
lieth down in the midst of the sea,

* Sheol.

2 a reward ;

3 harlot

'* complain-
ing?

•'' goeth

down

smoothly.

<< thinj^s,

606

Sundry precepts

PROVERBS, 24, 25.

and warnings.

or as he that lieth upon the top of
a mast.

35 They have stricken me, sJuilt
thou say, and I was not sick ; they
have beaten me, and I felt it not :
when shall I awake? I will seek it
yet again.

CHAPTER 24.

BE not thou envious against evil
men, neither desire to be with
them.

2 For their heart studieth de-
struction, and their liijs talk of
mischief.

3 Through wisdom is an house
builded ; and by understanding it
is established :

4 And by knowledge shall the
chambers be filled with all precious
and pleasant riches.

5 A wise man is strong ; yea,
a man of knowledge increaseth
strength.

6 For by wise counsel thou shalt
make thy war : and in multitude
of counsellors there is safety.

7 Wisdom is too high for a fool :
he openeth not his mouth in the
gate.

8 He that deviseth to do evil
shall be called a mischievous per-
son.

9 The thought of foolishness is
sin : and the scorner is an abomi-
nation to men.

10 // thou faint in the day of
adversity, thy strength is small.

11 ' If thou forbear to deliver
them that are fh'awn unto death.

19 Fret not thyself because of
evil men,_ neither be thou envious
at the wicked ;

20 For there shall be no reward
to the evil vian ; the candle of the
wicked shall be put out.

21 My son, fear thou the Lord
and the king : and meddle not
with them that are given to
change :

22 For their calamity shall rise
suddenly; and who knoweth the
ruin of ^ them both?

23 * These thmf/s also helonq to

and those that are ready to be

12 If thou sayest. Behold, we
knew it not; doth not he that
pondereth the heart consider it ?
and he that keepeth thy soul, doth
not he know it? and shall not he
render to every man according to
his works?

13 My son, eat thou honey, be-
cause it is good ; and the honey-
comb, which is sweet to thy taste :

14 So sJiall the knowledge of
wisdom he unto thy soul : when
thou hast found it, then there
shall be a reward, and thy expecta-
tion shall not be cut off.

15 Lay not wait, O wicked man,
agamst the dwelling of the right-
eous ; spoil not his resting place :

16 For a just vum falleth. seven
times, and riseth up again : but
the wicked shall fall into -mischief

1 7 Rejoice not when thine enemy
falleth, and let not thine heart be
glad when he stumbleth :

18 Lest the Lord see it, and it
displease him, and he turn away
his wrath from him.

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the wise! It is not good to have
respect of persons in judgment.

24 He that saith unto the
wicked. Thou art righteous ; him
shall the people curse, nations
shall abhor him :

25 But to them that rebuke him
shall be delight, and a good bless-
ing shall come upon them.

26 Every man shall kiss his lips
that giveth a right answer.

27 Prepare thy work without,
and make it fit for thyself in the
field ; and afterwards build thine
house.

28 Be not a witness against thy
neighbour without cause ; and de-
ceive not with thy lips.

29 Say not, I will do so to him as
he hath done to me : I will render
to the man according to his work.

30 I went by the field of the
slothful, and by the vineyard of
the man void of understanding ;

31 And, lo, it was all grown
over with thorns, and nettles had
covei-ed the face thereof, and the
stone wall thereof was broken
down.

32 Then I saw, and considered
it well : I looked upon it, ami re-
ceived instruction.

33 Yet a little sleep, a little slum-
ber, a little folding of the hands to
sleep :

34 So shall thy poverty come as
^ one that travelleth : and thy
want as an armed man.

CHAPTER 25.

1 OIiservHtious about kings, 8 an<1 about
avoiiUny caiiseti of quarrth, and xundry
causes thereof.

THESE are also proverbs of
Solomon, which the men of
Hezekiah king of Judah copied
out.

2 It is the glory of God to con-
ceal a thing : but the honour of
kings is to search out a matter.

3 The heaven for height, and
the earth for depth, and the
heart of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from the

3 tlieir
years ?
* These also
are sayings
of

s a robber;

Sundry similitudes

PROVERBS, 26.

and moral lessons.

silver, and there shall come forth
a vessel for the finer.

5 Take away the wicked fr-om
before the king, and his throne
shall be established in righteous-
ness.

6 Put not forth thyself in the
presence of the king, and stand
not in the place of great men:

7 For better it is that it be said
unto thee. Come up hither ; than
that thou shouldest be put lower
in the presence of the prince whom
thine eyes have seen.

8 Go not forth hastily to strive,
lest thou know not what to do in
the end thereof, when thy neigh-
bour hath put thee to shame.

9 Debate thy cause with thy
neighbour Iduiself; and discover
not a secret to another :

10 Lest he that heareth {< put
thee to shame, and thine infamy
turn not away.

11 A word fitly spoken is Vike
apples of gold in ^ pictures of silver.

1 2 ^1 an eari'ing of gold, and an
ornament of fine gold, so is a wise
reprover upon an obedient ear.

13 As the cold of snow in the
time of harvest, so is a faithful
messenger to them that send him :
for he refresheth the soul of his
masters.

14 Whoso boasteth himself of a
false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.

1 5 By long forbearing is a prince
persuaded, and a soft tongue break-
eth the bone.

16 Hast thou found honey ^ eat
so much as is sufficient for thee,
lest thou be filled therewith, and
vomit it.

17 Withdraw thy foot from
thy neighboui-'s house ; lest he be
weary of thee, and so hate thee.

18 A man that btuireth false wit-
ness against his neighl)our is a
maul, and a sword, and a sharp
arrow.

19 Confidence, in an unfaithful
man in time of trouble is like a
broken tooth, and a foot out of
joint.

20 As he that taketh away a
garment in cold weather, and as
vinegar upon nitre, so is lie that
singeth songs to an lieavy heart.

21 If thiiu; enemy l)e lunigry,
give him bread to eat ; and if he
l)e thirsty give him watci- to drink :

22 For thou shalt heap coals of
fire upon his liead, and the IjOKD
shall I'ewarfl thee.

23 The north wind '•'driveth
away rain: so dofh ''nn niigry
countenance a bnckbit iiiLC tongue.

21 It is better to dwell in the

corner of the housetop, than with
a brawling woman and in a wide
house.

25 As cold waters to a thirsty
soul, so is good news from a far
country.

26 A righteous man falling down
before the wicked is as a troubled
fountain, and a corrupt spring.

27 It is not good to eat much
honey : so for men to search their
own glory is not glory.

28 He that hath no rule over his
own spirit is like a city that is
broken down, and without walls.

CHAPTER 26.

1 Ohnervations about fools, 13 about dug-
(jardi, n and about contentious busy-

iHiiUes.

AS snow in summer, and as rain
in harvest, so honour is not
seemly for a fool.

2 ^ As the bird by wandering, as
the swallow l)y tlynig. so the curse

causeless shall not come.

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle
for the ass, and a rod for the fool's
back.

4 Answer not a fool according to
his folly, lest thou also be like unto
him.

5 Answer a fool according to his
folly, lest he be wise in his own
conceit.

6 He that sendeth a message by
the hand of a fool cutteth oft' the
feet, and drinketh damage.

7 The legs of the lame are not
equal : so is a parable in the mouth
of fools.

8 As he that ^ bindeth a stone in
a sling, so is he that giveth honour
to a fool.

9 As a thorn goeth up into the
hand of a drunkard, so is a parable
in the mouth of fools.

10 The great (fod that formed all
tilings both rewai'deth tlie fool, and
rewardeth ti-ansgressoi's.

11 As a dog returneth to his
vomit, so a fool returneth to his
folly.

1 2 Seest thou a man wise in his
own conceit 1 there is moi'e hope of
a fool than of him.

13 The slothful »;(/?; saith. There
is a lion in the way ; a lion is in the
strec^ts.

14 vl.< the door turneth upon his
hing(\s, so doth the slothful upon
liis l)ed.

15 The slothful "hidefh liislKuid
in }iii>. bosom : it gricM-th iiiiii to

l)i-ing it again to his mouth.

16 Tlu! sluggai-d is wiser in his
own conceit than seven men that
can I'ender a reason.

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Suiulry similitudes

PROVERBS, 27, 28.

and moral lessons.

17 Hethat passeth hy, and med-
dleth with strife belonging not to
him, is like one that taketh a dog
by the ears.

18 As a mad man who casteth
firebi'ands, arrows, and death,

1 9 8o is the man that deceiveth
his neighbour, and saith, Am not I
in sport 1

20 Where no wood is, there ^ the
fire goeth out : so where there is no
talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

21 As coals are to burning coals,
and wood to fire ; so is a conten-
tious man to kindle strife.

22 The words of a talebearer are
as * wounds, and they go down into
the innei'most ]jarts of the belly.

23 - Burning lips and a wicked
heart are like '"'a. ijotsherd covered
with silver dross.

24 He that hateth dissembleth
with his lips, and layeth up deceit
within him ;

25 When he speaketh fair, be-
lieve him not : for there are seven
abominations in his heart.

26 Whose ha;tred is covered by
deceit, his wickedness .shall be
shewed before the whole congre-
gation.

27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall
thei'ein : and he that I'olleth a
stone, it will retvn'n upon him.

28 A lying tongue hateth those
that are afflicted by it ; and a flat-
tering mouth worketh ruin,

CHAPTER 27.

1 OhnervaUonn of ne/f lore, 5 of true I-ore, 11
of care to avoid offences, 23 and of the
houHahold cave.

BOAST not thyself of to mor-
row ; for thou knowesfc not
what a day may bring forth.

2 Let another man praise thee,
and not thine own mouth ; a
stranger, and not thine own lips.

3 A stone is heavy, and the sand
weighty; but a fool's * wrath is
heavier than them l)oth.

4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is
outrageous ; Ijut who is able to
stand before "'envyj

fi- Open rebuke is better than
secret love.

6 Faithful are the wounds of a
friend ; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.

7 The full soul loatheth an ho-
neycomb ; but to the hungry soul
every bitter thing is sweet.

8 As a bird that wandereth from
her nest, so is a man that wander-
eth from his place.

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice
the lieart : so dotli the sweetness of
a man's friend ''by hearty counsel.

10 Thine own friend, and thy
father's friend, forsake not ; neither
go into thy brother's house in the
day of thy calamity : for better is a
neighbour that is near than a
brother far off.

11 My son, be wise, and make
my heart glad, that I may answer
him that reproacheth me.

1 2 A prudent man foreseeth the
evil, ami hideth himself ; but the
simple pass on, and. are punished.

13 Take his garment that is
surety for a stranger, and " take a
pledge of him for a strange woman.

14 He that blesseth his friend
with a loud voice, rising early in
the morning, it shall be counted a
curse to him.

15 A continual dropping in a
very rainy day and a contentious
woman are alike.

16 " Whosoever hideth her hideth

the wind, and the ointment of his

riglit hand, which hewrayetli ifs<Ti'
i 7 iron sharpeneth iron ; so a
man sharpeneth the countenance
of his friend.

18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree
shall eat the fruit thereof : so he
that waiteth on his master shall be
honoured.

19 As in water face answereth to
face, so the heart of man to man.

20 * Hell and t destruction are
never full ; so the eyes of man are
never satisfied.

21 As the fining pot for silver,
and the furnace for gold ; so is a
man ^to his praise.

22 Though thou shouldest bray
a fool in a mortar among wheat
with a pestle, yet will not his fool-
ishness depart from him.

23 Be thou diligent to know the
state of thy flocks, and look well to
thy herds.

24 For riches are not for ever :
and doth the crown endure to every
generation 1

25 The hay appeareth.and the ten-
der grass sheweth itself, and herbs
of the mountains are gathered.

26 The lambs are for thy cloth-
ing, and the goats are the price of
the field.

27 And thou shalt have goats'
milk enough for thy food, for the
food of thy household, and for the
maintenance for thy maidens.

CHAPTER 28.

General ohiiervation.f of irnpiety and
reli(/iotis integrity.

THE wicked flee when no man
pursueth :_ but the righteous
are bold as a lion.

* Sheol.

t Abad(io^.

' hold him in
pledge tJiut
is surety

8 He that
would
restrain her
restraiueth
the wind,
and his
right hand
encounter-
etli oil.

9 tried by

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Antithetic m'overhs

PROVERBS, 29.

and maxims.

2 For the transgression of a land
many cire the princes thereof : but
by a man of understanding and
knowledge the state thereof shall
be prolonged.

3 A poor man that ojjpresseth
the poor is like a sweeping rain
which leaveth no food.

4 They that forsake the law
praise the wicked : but such as
keep the law contend. with them.

5 Evil men understand not judg-
ment : but they that seek the Lord
understand all things.

6 Better is the poor that walketh
in his uprightness, than he that is
perverse in his ways, though he be
rich.

7 Whoso keepeth the law is a
wise son : but ne that is a com-
panion of riotous men shameth
his father.

8 He that by usury and unjust
gain increaseth his substance, he
shall gather it for him that will
pity the poor.

9 He tnat turneth away his ear
from hearing the law, even his
prayer shall be abomination.

10 Whoso causeth the righteous
to go astray in an evil way, he shall
fall himself into his own pit : but
the upright shall have good things
in possession.

11 The rich man is wise in his
own conceit ; but the poor that
hath understanding searcheth him
out.

12 When righteous men do re-
joice, there is great glory : but
when the wicked rise, ^ a man is
hidden.

13 He that covereth his sins
shall not prosper : but whoso con-
fesseth and forsaketh the//i shall
have mercy.

1 4 Happy is the man that fear-
eth alway : but he that haixleiieth
his heart shall fall into mischief.

15 As a roaring lion, and a rang-
ing V)ear ; .w is a wicked ruler over
the poor people.

16 The prince that wanteth
understanding is also a great op-
pressoi- : bid he that Iwiteth covet-
ousness shall nrolong h/'s days.

17 A man that doctli violence to
the blo()d of an// in-rson shall flee
to the pit ; let no man stay him.

18 Whoso walketh uprightly
shall be saved : but he that is
perverse in his ways shall fall at
onc(\

10 He that tilleth his land shall
have i)lenty of bread : but he that
followeth after vain persons shall
have povei-ty enough.

20 A faithful man sliall abound
with blessings : but he that maketh

haste to be rich shall not be - inno-
cent.

. 2 1 To have respect of persons is
not good : for for a piece of bread
tha t man will transgress.

22 He that hasteth to be rich
hath an evil eye, and considereth
not that poverty shall come upon
him.

23 He that rebuketh a man
afterwards shall find more favour
than he that flattereth with the
tongue.

24 Whoso robbeth his father or
his mother, and saith. It is no
transgression ; the same is the
companion of a destroyer.

25 He that is of a proud heart
stirreth up strife : but ne that put-
teth his trust in the Lord shall be
made fat.

26 He that trusteth in his own
heart is a fool : but whoso walketh
wisely, he shall be delivered.

27 He that giveth unto the poor
shall not lack : but he that hideth
his eyes shall have many a curse.

28 When the wicked rise, men
hide themselves : but when they
perish, the righteous increase.

CHAPTER 29.

1 dhsirrai'iitn.s of juihlirk (/i'lrernmerd, 15
(iiiil of pi-i idfr. '.'■-' (1/ (tniji-r, pride, thiev-
ery, coiraril ice, mid ein-nij>//(>ii.

HE, that being often reproved
hardeneth his neck, shall sud-
denly be destroyed, and that with-
out remedy.

2 When the righteous are in au-
thority, the people rejoice : but
when the wicked beareth rule, the
people mourn.

3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth
liis father: but he that keepeth
company with harlots spendeth
his substance.

4 The king by judgment esta-
blisheth the land : but he that re-
ceiveth gifts overthi'oweth it.

5 A man that flattereth his
neighbour spreadeth a net for his
feet.

6 In the transgression of an evil
man f/iere is a snare : but the right-
eous doth sing and rejoice.

7 The righteous considereth the
cause of the poor : but the wicked
regardeth not to know it.

8 Scornful men •' bring a city into
a snare : but wise ■//icii turn ;i\va,y
wrath.

9 //"a wise man contendeth with
a foolish man, whethei' he ragc^ or
laugh, there is no rest.

10 The l)loo(ltliirsty hate ■* the
ui)i'ight: bill the just seek his soul.

I 1 A fool uttcrcth all his mind :

■• liini tli.'it is
perfect :
and as lur
I he U])rij;lit,
tli(>y S(!ek
his'life.

GIG

Agur's confession of his faith,

PEOVEEBS, 30.

and his prayer.

but a Avise man keepeth it in till
afterwaid.s.

12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all
his servants are wicked.

13 The poor and the ^ deceitful
man meet together : the Lord
lighteneth both their eyes.

14 The king that faithfully judg-
eth the poor, his throne shall be
established for ever.

1 5 The rod and reproof give wis-
dom : but a child left to hiviself
bringeth his mother to shame.

16 When the wicked are multi-
plied, transgression increaseth : but
the righteous shall see their fall.

17 Correct thy son, and he shall
give thee rest ; yea, he shall give
delight unto thy soul.

IS Where there is no vision, the
people ' perish : but he that keep-
eth the law, happy ?'•>>• he.

19 A servant will not be cor-
rected by words: for though he
understand he will not ^ answer.

20 Seest thou a man tliat /.s- hasty
in his words % there is more hope of
a fool than of him.

21 He that delicately hringeth
up his servant from a child shall
have him ■* become his son at the

length.

22 An angry man stirreth up
strife, and a furious man abound-
eth in transgression.

23 A mans pride shall bring him
low : but honour shall uphold the
humble in spirit.

24 Whoso is partner with a thief
liateth his own soul : he heareth
'"'cursing, and bewrayeth if not.

25 I'he fear of man bringeth a
snare : but whoso putteth his trust
in the Lord shall be safe.

26 Many seek the ruler's favour ;
but every man's judgment cometh
from the Lord.

27 An unjust man is an alx)mi-
nation to the just : and he tliat is
upright in the way is abomination
to the wicked.

CHAPTER 30.

1 Agur'' K confemion of hin faith. 7 The two
points of his prayer. 10 The meaveitt are
not to he wronged. 11 four iricied ge-
nerationit. 15 Four things ivsati(il>/e. 17
Parentu are not to he dexpiKeil. Is Four
thingx hard to be known. 21 Four thing.^
intolerable. 24 Four tilings exceeding
irixe. 29 Four things stalely. S2 Wrath
fs- to be prevented .

niHE words of Agur the .son of
X .Jakeh, even the proj^hecy : the
man "spake unto Ithiel. even unto
Ttluel and Heal, '

2 Surely 1 am more brutish than
any man, and have not the under-
standing of a man.

3 I neither learned wisdom, nor
have the knowledge of the '' lioly.

4 Who hath ascended up into
heaven, oi' descended? wlio hath
gathered tlie wind m his fists'? who
hath bountl the waters in a gar-
ment I who hath established all
the ends of the earth '\ what is his
name, and what is his son's name,
if thou canst tell %

5 Every word of God is pure : he
is a shield unto them that put their
trust in him.

6 Add thou not unto his w^ords,
lest he reprove thee, and thou be
found a liar.

7 Two things have I I'equired of
thee ; deny me them not before I
die :

8 Remove far from me vanity and
lies : give me neither poverty nor
riches ; feed me with food ** con-
venient for me :

9 Lest I be full, and deny tliee,
and say, Vv^ho is the Lord 1 or lest
I be poor, and steal, and take the
name of my God in vain.

10 "Accuse not a servant unto
his master, lest he curse thee, and
thou be found guilty.

11 There is a generation that
curseth their father, and doth not
bless their mother.

1 2 There is a generation that are
pure in their own eyes, and yet is
not washed from their filthiness.

13 T/iere is a generation, O how
lofty are their eyes ! and their eye-
lids are lifted up.

14 There is a generation, whose
teeth are as swords, and their jaw
teeth as knives, to devour the poor
from off the earth, and the needy
from amony men.

15 The horseleach hath two
daughters, crying. Give, give.
There are three things that are
never satisfied, yea, four things say
not, It is enough :

16 * The grave ; and the barren
womb ; the earth that is not '"tilled
with water ; and the fire tliat saitli
not, It is enough.

17 The eye that mocketh at his
father, and despiseth to obey his
mother, the ravens of the valley
shall pick it out, and the young
eagles shall eat it.

18 There be three things which
are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which T know not :

19 The way of an eagle in the
air ; the way of a serpent upon a
rock ; the way of a ship in the
midst of the sea ; and the way of a
man with a maid.

* Heb. Sheol.

^ Holy One.

8 needful

'•* Slander

w satisMed

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Counsel to Lemuel.

PROVERBS, 31.

The good wife.

20 ' Such is the way of an adul-
terous woman ; she eateth, and
wipeth her mouth, and saith, I
have done no wickedness.

21 For three things the earth is
disquieted, and for four which it
cannot bear :

22 For a servant when he reign-
eth ; and a fool when he is filled
with " meat :

23 For an odious woman when
she is married ; and an handmaid
that is heir to her mistress.

24 There be four things xohich are
little upon the earth, but they are
exceeding wise :

25 The ants are a people not
strong, yet they prepare their
^ meat in the summer;

26 The conies are hut a feeble
folk, yet make they their houses in
the rocks ;

27 The locusts have no king, yet
go they forth all of them by bands ;

28 The spider taketh hold with
her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

29 There be three things which
go well, yea, four are comely in
going:

30 A lion which %s strongest
among beasts, and turneth not
away for any ;

3 1 A greyhound ; an he goat
also ; and a king, ^ against whom
titers is no rising nj).

'^'2 If thou hast done foolishly in
lifting up thyself, or if thou hast
thought evil, lai/ thine hand upon
thy mouth.

33 Surely the churning of milk
bringeth forth butter, and the
wringing of the nose bringeth
forth blood : so the forcing of
wrath bringeth forth strife.

CHAPTER 31.

1 LemuePa lenHon of vhaxtif;/ and temper-
ance. 6 The afflicted are to be comforted
and defended. 10 The praise and pro-
jiertien of a good iri'fe.

THE words of king Lemuel,
the prophecy that his mother
taught him.

2 What, my son 1 and what, the
son of my womb^ and what, the
son of my vows 'I

3 Give not thy strength unto
women, nor thy ways to that which
destroyeth kings.

4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine ;
nor for princes strong di-iuk:

5 Lest they drink, and forget the
law, and pervert the judgment of
any of the afflicted.

6 Give strong fh'iiik unto him
that is ready to perisli, aufl witu^
unto those that be of heavy hearts.

7 Let him drink, and forget his
poverty, and remember his misery
no more.

8 Open thy mouth for the dumb
in the cause of all such as are ap-
pointed to destruction.

9 Open thy mouth, judge right-
eously, and plead the cause of the
poor and needy.

10 11 Who can find a virtuous
woman 1 for her price is far above
rubies.

11 The heart of her husband
doth safely trust in her, so that he
shall have no ^ need of spoil.

12 She will do him good and not
evil all the days of her life.

13 She seeketh wool, and flax,
and worketh willingly with her
hands.

14 She is like the merchants'
ships ; she bringeth her food from
afar.

15 She riseth also while it is yet
night, and giveth '■^ meat to her
household, and a portion to her
maidens.

16 She considereth a field, and
buyeth it : with the fruit of her
hands she planteth a vineyard.

17 She girdeth her loins with
strength, and strengtheneth her
arms.

1 8 She perceiveth that her mer-
chandise 7s good : her candle goeth
not out by night.

19 She layeth her hands to the
spindle, and her hands hold the
distaff.

20 She stretcheth out her hand to
the poor ; yea, she reacheth forth
her hands to the needy.

21 She is not afraid of the snow
for her household : for all her house-
hold are clothed with scarlet.

22 She maketh herself coverings
of tapestry ; her clothing is silk
and purple.

23 Her husband is known in the
gates, when he sitteth among tlie
elders of tlie land.

24 She maketh fine linen, and
selleth it; and delivereth girdles
unto the merchant.

25 Strength and honour (trc her
clothing ; and slie "shall i'ej<>i(H' in
time to f()Tn(\

26 She openeth her mouth with
wisdoin ; and in her tongue is the
law of kindness.

27 She looketh well to the ways
of her household, and eateth not
the bi'ead of idleness.

2S Her childien arise up, and call
h(M' bless(Ml ; lier husband also, and
he i)raiseth her.

29 Many daughters have done
virtuously, but tnou excellest them
all.

f' liiugheth
at tlie time
to come.

612

All human courses are vain.

PEOVEPvBS, 31.

The vanity of pleasure.

30 Favour I'sdeceitful, and beauty
'.s' vain : bat a woman that feareth
ilie LoKD, she shall be praised.

31 Give her of the fruit of her
hands ; and let her own works
praise her in the gates.

ECCLESIASTES,

THE PEEAOHER

CHAPTER 1.

1 The preacher sheweth that all human
courses are vain: 4 becmise the ereafiires
are restless in their courses, 9 the;/ hriiuj
forth itiifhiinj iii-ir. and all old thiiujsare
forgoitiii. Vl iiiid /x'l-aiist' he hath foinid it
so in the xt/idir.'i i>f nisdom..

rriHE words of the Preacher, the
X son of David, king in Jerusa-
lem.

2 Vanity of vanities, saith the
Preacher, vanity of vanities ; all y'.s
vanity.

3 What profit hath a man of all
his lalwur which he taketh under
the sun %

4 One generation passeth away,
and another generation cometh :
but the earth abideth for ever.

5 The sun also ariseth, and tlie
sun goeth down, and hasteth to his
place where he arose.

6 The wind goeth toward the
south, and turneth about unto the
north ; it whirleth about continu-
ally, and the wind returneth again
according to his circuits.

7 All the rivers run into the sea ;
yet the sea /.s not full ; unto the
Ijlace 'from whence the r-ivers come,
thitherTliey r(>tnvn ;m-!iiri.

t5 All things are iwW of labour;
man cannot utter it : the eye is not
satisfied with seeing, nor the ear
filled with hearing.

9 The thing that hath been, it ?'.'••
that which shall be ; and that which
is done is that which shall l)e done:
and tliere /.s no new thimj under the
sun.

10 Is there any thing whereof it
may be said, See, this is. new'? it
liath been already of old time,
which was befoi-e us.

11 There is no remembrance of
former thiia/K .- neither shall there
be a%?/ rememl^rance of thivgs that
are to come with those that shall
come after.

12 H I the Preacher was king
over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 And I gave my heart to seek
and search out by wisdom concern-
ing all thidus that are done umler
heaven: this sore travail hath God

given to the sons of man to be ex-
ercised therewith.

14 1 liave seen all the works that
are done under the sun ; and, be-
hold, all is vanity and " vexation of
spirit.

15 That whicli is crooked cannot
be made straight: and that which
is wanting cannot be numbered.

16 1 communed with mine own
lieart, saying, Lo, 1 am come to
great estate, and have gotten more
wisdom than all they i\vAt have been
before me in Jerusalem: yea, my
heart had great experience of wis-
dom and knowledge.

17 And I gave my heart to know
wisdom, and to know madness and
folly: I perceivefl that this also is
'" vexation of spirit.

18 For in much wisdom is much
grief : and he that increaseth know-
ledge increaseth sorrow.

CHAPTER 2.

1 The vanifij of human courses in the works
of pleasure. 12 ThoxKjh the wise he better
tlian. ilw fool, yet both, hare one ercnt. 18
7V/« ninihj of human labour, in Icitrinii it
they know not to whom. 2-1 Kolhimj In-i/tr
than joy ill our labour; btit that is God's

I SAID in mine heart, ^ Go to now,
I will prove thee with mirth,
therefore enjoy pleasure: and, be-
hold, this also is vanity.

2 1 said oi laughter. It is mad :
and of mirth, What doeth it?

3 I sought in mine heart to •* give
myself unto wine, yet ^ ncquaiiit-
nm- mJHi' heart with wisdom ; and
to la.v hold on folly, till I might
see what icas that good foi- the sons
of men, which they should do un-
der the heaven all the days of their
life.

4 I made me great works; I
builded me houses; I planted me
vineyards :

5 I made me gardens and ''or-
chards, and I jilanted trees in them
of all A-ind of fruits :

6 I made me pools of water, to
water therewith the wood that
bringeth forth trees :

2 a striviiiji^
alter wiud.

3 Come

"* cliecr my
flesh with
5 tjuidiiisi

" parks,

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The vanity ofiveaUh,

ECCLESIASTES, 3.

of knoidedge, and labour.

7 I got me servants and maidens,
and had servants born in my house ;
also I had great possessions of great
and small cattle above ail that
were in Jerusalem before me:

8 I gathered me also silver and
gold, and the peculiar treasure of
kings and of the provinces : I gat
me men singers and women sing-
ers, and the delights of the sons of
men, as musical instruments, and
that of all sorts.

9 So I was great, and increased
more than all that were before me
in Jerusalem : also my wisdom re-
mained with me.

10 And whatsoever mine eyes
desired I kept not from them, I
withheld not my heart from any
joy; for my heart rejoiced in all
my labour: and this was my por-
tion of all my labour.

11 Then I looked on all the
works that my hands had wr-ought,
and on the labour that I had la-
boured to do : and, behold, all wan
vanity and ' vexation of spirit, and
there ivas no prcjtit under the sun.

12 ^ And i turned myself to be-
hold wisdom, and madness, and
folly: for what can the man do
tliat cometh after the king^ even
that which hath been already
done.

13 Then I saw that wisdom ex-
celleth folly , as far as light excelleth
darkness.

14 The wise man's eyes are in
his head ; but the fool walketh in
darkness: and I myself perceived
also that one event happeneth to
them all.

15 Then said I in my heart. As
it happeneth to the fool, so it hap-
peneth even to me ; and why was I
then more wise '? Then I said in
my heart, that this also is vanity.

16 For there is no I'emembrance
of the wise more than of the fool
for ever ; seeing that which now is
in the days to come shall all be for-
gotten. And_ how dieth the wise
'/nan ? as the fool.

17 Therefore I hated life; be-
cause the work that is wrought
under the sun y'.s- grievous unto me :
foi' all is vanity and 'vexation of
spirit.

\>^ 1l Yea, I hated all my labour
which I had taken under the sun :
because T should leave it unto the
man that shall be after me.

19 And who knoweth Avhethcr
he shall l)e a wise man or a fool *?
yet shall he have rule over- all my
labour whei-ein 1 have laJ)oiire(i.
and wherein 1 have; shewed myself
wise under the sun. This is also
vanity.

20 Therefore I went about to
cause my heart to despair of all the
labour which i took vinder the sun.

21 For there is a man whose la-
bour is in wisdom, and in know-
ledge, and in "equity: yet to a man
that hath not laboured therein
shall he leave it for his portion.
This also is vanity and a great evil.

22 For what hath man of all his
labour, and of the vexation of his
heart, wherein he hath laboured
under the sun *?

23 For all his days are sorrows,
and his travail g;rief ; yea, his heart
taketh not rest in the night. This
is also vanity.

24 ^ There is nothing better for
a man, than that he should eat and
drink, and that he should make his
soul enjoy good in his labour. This
also I saw, that it was from the
hand of God.

25 For who can eat, or Avho ■* else
can hasten hereunto, more than i (

25 For Go(l giveth to a man that
is good in his sight wisdom, and
knowledge, and joy : but to the
sinner he giveth travail, to gather
and to heap up, that he may give
to him that is good Ijefore God.
This also is vanity and - A'exation
of spirit.

CHAPTEE 3.

1 Bj/ Ihe vecesKU)']/ chdiuje of ihiwx, Vintity
in added to huiiioii trorai/. 11 There is
an ej'celU'iici/ in (rod'n word's. IG Uiit as
for hian, God shall judye his icorks there,
and here he shall be like (i heasi.

TO every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose
under the heaven :

2 A time to be born, and a time
to die ; a time to plant, and a time
to pluck up th.((t 'irhirh is planted ;

3 A time to kill, and a time to
heal ; a time to break down, and a
time to build up ;

4 A time to weep, and a time to
laugh ; a time to moui'ii, and a time
to dance ;

5 A time to cast away stones, and
a time to gather stones togetliei':
a time to embrace, and a time to
refrain from embracing ;

G A time to get, and a time to
lose ; a time to keei), and a time to
cast away ;

7 A tinu! to i-end, and a time to
sew ; a time to keep silence, and a
time to speak ;

8 A time to Ionc, and a time; to
hate ; a time "'of war, and a time '^of
peace.

9 What profit hath hethatwork-
eth in that wherein he laboureth ?

10 1 have .seen the travail, which

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A time for every thing.

ECCLESIASTES, 4. The evils of oppression and envy.

God hath given to the sons of men
to be exercised in it.

11 He hath made every thiwj
beautiful in ^ his time : also he hath
set "the world in their heart, "so
that no man can lind out the work
that God maketh from the begin-
ning to the end.

12 1 know that there is no good
in them, but for a man to rejoice,
and to do good in his life.

13 And also that every nian
should eat and drink, and enjoy
the good of all his labour, it is
the gift of God.

14 1 know that, whatsoever God
doeth, it shall be for ever : nothing
can be put to it, nor anv thing
taken from it : and God doeth
it, that men should fear before
him.

15 That which hath been is now ;
and that which is to be hath already
been ; and God ■* requireth that
which is past.

16 H And moreover I saw under
the sun the place of judgment, that
wickedness ivas there ; and the
place of righteousness, that iniquity
luas there.

17 I said in mine heart, God
shall judge the righteous and the
wicked : for tliere is a time there
for every purpose and for every
work.

18 1 said in mine heart concern-
ing the estate of the sons of men,
that God might ^ manifest them,
and that they might see that they
themselves are beasts.

19 For that which befalleth the
sons of men befalleth beasts ; even
one thing befalleth them : as the
one dieth, so dieth the other ; yea,
they have all one breath ; so that
a man hath no preeminence above
a beast : for all is vanity.

20 All go unto one place ; all are
of the dust, and all turn to dust
again.

21 Who knoweth the spirit of
man '^ that goeth upward, and the
spirit of the beast " that goeth
downward to the earth 'i

22 Wherefore I perceive that
there is nothing better, than that
a man should rejoice in his own
works ; for that is his portion : for
who shall bring him to see what
shall be after him 1

CHAPTER 4.

1 Vanity is increased unto w.en by oppren-
Kion, 4 hy envy, 5 by idlenem, 1 bycoretoun-
iiexn, 9 by xolitarinefiii, 13 by wilfulness.

SO I returned, and considered all
the oppressions that are done
under the sun : and behold t\w

tears of such as were oppressed, and
they had no comforter ; and on
the side of their oppressors there
was power ; but they had no com-
forter.

2 Wherefore I praised the dead
which are already dead more than
the living which are yet alive.

3 Yea, better is he than both
they, which hath not yet been,
who hath not seen the evil work
that is done under the sun.

4 ^ Again, I considered all
'travail, and every * right work,
that for this a man is envied of his
neighbour. This is also vanity and
'^ vexation of spirit.

5 The fool foldeth his hands to-
gether, and eateth his own flesh.

6 Better is a handful ivith quiet-
ness, than both the hands full with
^"travail and vexation of spirit.

7 M Then 1 returned, and 1 saw
vanity under the sun.

8 There is one alone, and there is
not a second ; yea, he hath neither
child nor brother: yet is there no
end of all his labour ; neither is his
eye satisfied with riches ; " neither
saith he. For whom do T labour.

and bereave my soul of good '< This
is also vanity, yea, it is a sore
travail.

9 fl Two are better than one ; be-
cause they have a good reward for
their labour.

10 For if they fall, the one will
lift up his fellow : but woe to him
that is alone when he falleth ; for
he hath not another to help him
up.

11 Again, if two lie together,
then they have ^'-^ heat : but how can
one be warm 0.^0/16?

12 And if ^^one prevail against
him, two shall withstand him ; and
a threefold cord is not quickly
broken.

1 3 U Better is a poor and a wise
"child than an old and foolish
king, who will no more be admo-
nished.

14 For out of prison he cometh
to reign ; whereas also he that is
born in his kingdom becometh
poor.

1 .5 I '^ considered all the living
which walk under the sun, '"with
the second child that shall stnnd up

in his stead.

16 There ^" is no end of all the
people, eveii of all '"that have been
beff)i-e them : tliey also that come
after sliall not rejoice in him.
Surely tiiis also is vanity and
" vexiitioii of si)irit.

^ labour,
8 successful

'•* a striviug
after wind.

1" laljour
and striving
alter wind.

11 For whom
theu, saith
he, do I
labour,

1- warmth :

13 a man
prevail
against him
that is
alone,

1* youth

15 saw

16 that they
were with
th(^ youth,
the second,
that stood
up

1' was

18 them over

whom he

was: yet

they

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Vatdties in divine service.

ECCLESIASTES, 5, 6.

False and true use of wealth.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Vanities in divine service, 8 In mwnnur-
inff againbt oppression, 9 and in riche.s.
18 Joy in richen is the gift of God.

KEEP thy foot when thou goest
to the house of God, and be
more ready to hear, than to give
the sacrifice of fools : for they con-
sider not that they do eviL

2 Be not rash with thy mouth,
and let not thine heart be hasty to
utter any thing before God : for
God is in heaven, and thou upon
earth: therefore let thy words be
few.

3 For a dream cometh through
the multitude of business ; and a
fool's voice is known by multitude
of words.

4 When thou vowest a vow unto
God, defer not to pay it ; for he
hath no pleasure in fools : pay that
which thou hast vowed.

5 Better is it that thou shouldest
not vow, than that thou shouldest
vow and not pay.

6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause
thy flesh to sin ; neither say thou
before the ^ angel , that it ivas an
error: wherefore should God be
angry at thy voice, and destroy
the work of thine hands'?

7 For in the multitude of dreams
and many woi'ds tliere are also
divers vanities : but fear thou
God.

8 51 If thou seest the oppression
of the poor, and violent perverting
of judgment and justice in a pro-
vince, marvel not at the matter :
for he that is higher than the high-
est regardeth ; and tJiere he higher
than they.

9 H Moreover the profit of the
earth is for all : the king himself
is served by the field.

10 He that loveth silver sliall
not be satisiied with silver ; nor he
that loveth abundaTice with in-
crease : this is also vanity.

11 When goods increase, they
are increased that eat tliem : and
wliat good is there to the owners
tluireof, saving the bc^holding of
tliem with their eyes'?

12 The sleep of a lf|bouring man
is sweet, whether he eat little or
much: but the '-'abundatice of the
rich will not sufl'er him to sleep.

\'.^ There is a soi't; evil ichjcJi I
liave seen under the sun, mimehj,
riches kept for the owners thereof
to their hurt.

14 P)ut those riches perish by
evil -'travail : and he begettc^th a
son, and there is nothing in his
hand.

* See Mai. ii. 7,

15 As he came forth of his
mother's womb, naked shall he
return to go as he came, and shall
take nothing of his labour, which
he may carry away in his hand.

16 Antl this also is a sore evil,
that in all points as he came, so
shall he go : and what profit hath he
that hath laboured for the wind 1

17 All his days also he eateth
in darkness, and he hat/i much
sorrow and wrath with his sick-
ness.

18 U Behold that which I have
seen : it is good and comely for one
to eat and to drink, and to enjoy
the good of all his labour that he
taketh under the sun all the days
of his life, which God giveth him :
for it is his portion.

1 9 Every inan also to whom God
hath given riches and wealth, and
hath given him power to eat
thereof, and to take his portion,
and to rejoice in his labour ; this is
the gift of God.

20 For he shall not much re-
member the days of his life ; be-
cause God answereth him in the
joy of his heart.

CHAPTER 6.

1 T/ie rmiitij of riches trithotit t/xe. 3 Of
ehi/dren, (i tirui old (i//e n-Uhmil ric/wx.
{} The ranifi/ (f sight ttml nunulering de-
sires. 11 The conc.lttsiou of vanities.

THERE is an evil which I have
seen under the sun, and it is
common among men :

2 A man to Avhom God hath
given riches, Avealth, and honour,
so that he wanteth nothing for his
soul of all that he desireth, yet
G(jd giveth him not power to eat
thereof, but a stranger eateth it :
this is vanity, and it is an evil dis-
ease.

3 ^ If a man })eget an hundred
childjvn, and live many years, so
that the days of his years Ix^ many,
and his soul be not filled with good,
and also thtit hr liave no burial ; J
say, fhatiin untimely birth is better
than he.

4 For ^ he cometh in with vanity,
and departeth in darkness, and "'liis
name shall be covei'od with dark-
ness.

5 Moreover "'he hath not seen
the sun, nor known any thine/.-
this hatii more rcist than the other.

(5 II ^'ea, though he live a thou-
sand yeai's twice f<>/(/, yet hath lie
seen no good: do not all go to one
pliice?

7 All the labour of man wfor his
month, and yet the appetite is not
filled.

Mt
Sits

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Remedies against vanity.

ECCLESIASTES, 7.

Tlie difficulty of wisdom.

8 For what hath the wise more
than the fool ? what liath the poor,
that knoweth to walk before the
living ?

9 II Better is the sight of the
eyes than the wandering of the de-
sire : this in also vanity and ^ vexa-
tion of spirit.

10 That which hath been is
named already, and it is known
that it is nian : neither may he
contend with him that is mightier
than he.

11 II Seeing there be many things
that increase vanity, what is man
the better %

12 For- who knoweth what is
good for man in '^this life, all the
days of his vain life which he
spendeth as a shadow 1 for who can
tell a man what shall be after him
under the sun"?

I (jood

II U'M-

CHAPTER 7.

J Remedies against rauiti/ are.
name, 2 moi-tiflcdiinn, 1 j'atietice
dom. 23 The' dijfficuUy of wisdom.

A GOOD name is better than
precious ointment ; and the
day of death than the day of one's
birth.

'1 ^ It is better to go to the
house of mourning, than to go to
the house of feasting : for that is
the end of all men ; and the living
will lay it to his heart.

3 Sorrow is better than laugh-
ter: for by the sadness of the
countenance the heart is made
better.

4 The heart of the wise is in the
house of mourning ; but the heart
of fools t's in the house f)f mirth.

5 It is better to hear the rebuke
of the w ise, than for a man to hear
the song of fools.

6 For as the crackling of thorns
under a ]jot, so is the laughter of
the fool : this also is vanity.

7 ^ Surely oppression maketh a
wise man -' mad ; and a gift de-
stroyeth the heart.

8 Better is the eixJ (;f a thing
than the beginning thereof: anil
the patient in spirit is better than
the proud in spirit.

9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be
angry : for anger resteth in the
bosom of fools.

10 Say not thou, what is the
cause that the former days were
better than these 1 for thou dost
not enquire wisely concerning
this.

11 ^ Wisdom is goofl with an
inheritance : and hy it tlwre is pro-
fit to them that see the sun.

12 For wisdom is a defence, atul

money is a defence : but the excel-
lency of knowledge is, that wisdom
giveth life to them that have it.

13 CWsider the work of God:
for who can make ^Aa^ straight,
which he hath made crooked %

14 In the day of prosperity be
joyful, but in the day of adversity
consider : God also hath set the
one over against the other, to the
end that man ^should iiii('
after him

nothing

15 All things have I seen in the
days of my vanity : there is a just
man that perisheth in his right-
eousness, and there is a wicked
man that prolongeth his life in his
wickedness.

16 Be not righteous over much ;
neither make thyself over wise :
why shouldest thou destroy thy-
self^

1 7 Be not over much wicked, nei-
ther be thou foolish : why shouldest
thou die before thy timel

I'i It is good that thou shouldest
take hold of this ; yea, also from
^ this withdraw not thine hand :
for he that feareth God shall come
forth of them all.

19 Wisdom strengtheneth the
wise more than ten mighty 7nen
which are in the city.

20 For there is not a just man
upon earth, that doeth good, and
sinneth not.

21 Also take no heed unto all
words that are spoken ; lest thou
hear thy servant curse thee :

22 For oftentimes also thine own
heart knoweth that thou thyself
likewise hast cursed others.

23 51 All this have I proved by
wisdom : I said, I will be wise ; but
it was far from me.

24 That which is far off, and ex-
ceeding deep, who can find it out f

25 I applied mine heart to know,
and to search, and to set^k out wis-
dom, and the reason of things, and
to know " the wickedness of follv.

even of foolisliness

<tv(l madness :
bitter

26 And i find more bitter than
death the woman, whose heart is
snares and nets, and her hands as
bands : whoso pleaseth God shall
escape from her ; but the sinner
shall be taken by lier.

27 Behold, this have T found,
saith the preacher, counting one by
one, to find out the account :

28 Which yet my soul seeketh,
but I find not : one man among a
thousand have I found ; but a wo-
man among all those have I not
found.

29 Lo, this only have I found,
that God hath made man upright ;

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GocVs providence.

ECCLESIASTES, 8, 9.

Like things happen to all.

^ And withal
I s;iw the
wicked
buried, and
they came
to the firave ;
and they
that had
done riglit
went away
from tlie
holy i)lace,
and were
forjiotten in
tiie city:

but they have sought out many in-
ventions.

CHAPTER 8.

6 The

n It

1 Kinqs are (jreatUj to be renpected.
(/iri'iie jj)-orideni-e i.s to he <,/>.se/'rc(
isb<'//rr with the godtij in a,/ i-,rsUi/, than-
irith the wic/,-eit in pr<ry,i'iiti/. 10 The
work of God is tinvearchafjle.

WHO is as the wise man 1 and
who knoweth the interpreta-
tion of a thing'? a man's wisdom
maketh his face to shine, and the
' boldness of his face shall be

changed.

2 I counsel thee to keep the king's
commandment, and that in regard
of the oath of God.

3 Be not hasty to go out of his
sight : stand not in an evil thing ;
for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth
him.

4 Where the word of a king is,
there is power : and who may say
unto him, What doest thou ■?

5 Whoso keepeth the command-
ment shall feel no evil thing : and
a wise man's heart discerneth both
time and judgment.

6 11 '-^ Because to every purpose
there is time and judgment, '^ there-
fore the misery of man is great
up<jn him.

7 For he knoweth not that which
shall be : for who can tell him
^ wlien it shall be ?

S 1 'here is no man that hath power
over the spirit to retain the spirit ;
neither hath he power in the day of
death : and the)'e is no discharge in
that war; neither shall wickediiess
deliver those that are given to it.

9 All this have I seen, and ap-
plied my heart unto every wcn-k
that is done under the sun : fhcrr
is a time whertMn one man ruleth
over another to his own hurt.

10 •''And so T saw the wicked

l)unefl, who had cniiic and goiu'

frtmi the place of th'' li')ly. and they

wci'c t'lirgottcii HI the cdy where

thi'y had so done : this is also

done upon the earth ; that there be
just men, unto whom it happen-
eth according to the work of the
wicked ; agaui, there be wicked
men, to whom it happeneth accord-
ing to the work of the righteous : I
said that this also is vanity.

15 Then 1 commended mirth, be-
cause a man hath no better thing
under the sun, than to eat, and to
drink, and to be merry : for that
shall abide with him of his labour
the days of his life, which God giv-
eth him under the sun.

16 H When I applied mine heart
to know wisdom, and to see the
business that is done upon the
earth : (for also there is that neither
day nor night seeth sleep with his
eyes : )

17 Then I beheld all the work of
Goci, that a man cannot find out
the work that is done under the
sun : because though a man labour
to seek it out, yet he shall not find
it ; yea farther ; though a wise man
think to know it, yet shall he not
be able to find it.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Lil-e thingx happen to (jood and had.
4 There i.s a necesxit ,/ of , tenth unto men.
7 Comfort ix ((II their portion in this life.
11 Goirsproridence ruleth orerall. IS U /.v-
doin is better than .■^tre(((jth.

OR all this I considered in my
heart even to declare all this,
that the righteous, and the wise,
and their works, are in the hand of
God : •* no man knoweth either love

or hatred Avail that is before them.

vanity.

11 Because sentence against an
evil work is not executed speedily,
therefore the heart of the sons of
men is fully set in them to do evil.

12 ^ Though a sinner do (nil an
hundred times, and hisi^/ay/.s' l)ei)ro-
longed, yet surely 1 know that it
shall be well witli them that fear
God, which fear before him :

13 But it shall not be well with
the wicked, neither shall he pro-
long }iis days, ii'liirli, (ire as a
shadow ; because he feareth not
before God.

1 1 There is a vanity which is

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2 All things come alike to all :
there is one event to the righteous,
and to the wicked ; to the good and
to the clean, and to the unclean ; to
him that sacrificeth, and to him
that sacrificeth not : as is the good,
so is the sinner ; and he that swear-
eth, as he that feareth an oath.

3 This is an evil among all t/u'ni/s
that are done under the sun, that
thrre is one (n-ent unto all : yea,
also the heart of the sons of men is
full of evil, and madness is in their
heart while they live, and after that
they f/o to the dead.

4 il For to him that is joined to
all the living thei-e is hope : for a
living dog is better than a dead
lion.

T) For the living know that they
shall die: but the dead know not
any thing, neither have they any
more a reward ; for the memory of
them is forgotten.

G Also their love, and their ha-
tred, and their envy, is now pe-
rished ; neither have they any more
a ])ortion for ever in any thing tha,t
is done under the sun.

6 whether it
he love or
hatred, man
knoweth it
not ; all is
before them.

Wisdom better than strength.

ECCLESIASTES, 10. Observations ofivisdom and folly.

7 ^ Go tliy way, eat thy bread
with joy, and drink thy wine with
a merry heart ; for God now accept-
eth thy works.

8 Let thy garments be alw^ays
white ; and let thy head lack no
ointment.

9 Live joyfully with the wife
whom thou lovest all the days of
the life of thy vanity, which he
hath given thee under the sun, all
the days of thy vanity : for that is
thy portion in this life, and in thy
labour which thou takest under the
sun.

10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth
to do, do it with thy might ; for
there is no work, nor device, nor
knowledge, nor wisdom, in * the
grave, whither thou goest.

11 11 I returned, and saw under
the sun, that the race is not to the
swift, nor the battle to the strong,
neither yet bread to the wise, nor
yet riches to men of understanding,
nor yet favour to men of skill ; but
time and chance happeneth to them
all.

1 2 For man also knoweth not his
time : as the fishes that are taken
in an evil net, and as the birds that
are caught in the snare ; so are the
sons of men snared in an evil time,
when it falleth suddenly upon
them.

13 1] This wisdom have I seen
also under the sun, and it seemed
great unto me :

14 There rvas a, little city, and
few men within it ; and there came
a great king against it, and be-
sieged it, and built great bulwarks
against it :

1 5 Now there was found in it a
poor wise man, and he by his wis-
dom delivered the city ; yet no man
remembei'ed that same poor man.

1 6 Then said I, Wisdom is better
than strength : nevertheless the
poor man's wisdom is despised, and
his words are not heard.

1 7 The words of wise men ^ are
heard in quiet more than the cry
of him that ruleth among fools.

1(S Wisdom ?'.s- better than wea-
pcms of war: but one sinner de-
stroyeth much good.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Obnervaiionfi of icisdom and folly : 16 of
riot. 18 slothfulneux, 19 and money. 20
Men^K thoughts of kings ought to be reverent.

DEAD flies cause the ointment
of the "aT)othecary to send
forth a stinking savour: so doth a
little folly him that is in reputa-
tion for wisdom and h(jnour.

2 A wise man's heart is at his
right hand ; but a fool's heart at
his left.

3 Yea also, when he that is a
fool walketh by the way, his wis-
dom faileth him, and he saith to
every one that he is a fool.

4 If the spirit of the ruler rise
up against thee, leave^ not thy
place ; for yielding pacifieth great
offences.

5 There is an evil which I have
seen under the sun, as an error
i/'hich proceedeth from the ruler :

6 Folly is set in great dignity,
and the rich sit in low place.

7 I have seen servants upon
horses, and princes walking as
servants upon the earth.

8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall
into it ; and whoso breaketh an
hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

9 Whoso removeth stones shall
be hurt therewith ; and he that
cleaveth wood shall be endangered
thereby.

10 If the iron be blunt, and he
do not whet the edge, then must he
put to more strength : but wisdom
is profitable to direct.

11 ''Surely the serpent will bite
w i th out enchantment : and a bab-

bler is no better.

Heb. Sheol.

12 Tiie words of a wise man's
mouth are gracious ; but the lips
of a fool will swallow up himself.

13 The beginning of the words
of his mouth is foolishness : and
the end of his talk is mischievous
madness.

14 A fool also is full of words : a
man cannot tell what shall be ; and
what shall be after him, who can
tell him 1

15 The labour of the foolish
wearieth every one of them, be-
cause he knoweth not how to go to
the city.

16 H Woe to thee, O land, when
thy king is a child, and thy princes
eat in the morning !

1 7 Blessed art thou, O land, when
thy king is the son of nobles, and
thy princes eat in due season, for
strength, and not for drunkenness !

18 II Ry much slothfulness the
building decayeth ; and through
idleness of the hands the house
droppeth through.

1 9 U A feast is made for laughter,
and wine maketh merry : but mo-
ney answereth all thinr/s.

20 II (yurse not the king, no not
in thy thought ; and curse not the
rich in thy bedchamber : for a bii-d
of the air shall cirry the voice, and
that which hath wings shall tell the
matter.

3 If the
serpent bite
Ijefore it be
charmed,
then is there
no advan-
tage in the
charmer.

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Charity and industry.

ECCLESIASTES, 11, 12. God to he ahmys remembered.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Directions for charity. 1 Death in life, 9
(n^d the day of judgment in the days of
youth, are to he thouglU on.

CAST thy bread upon the waters :
for thou shalt find it after
many days.

2 (jive a portion to seven, and
also to eight ; for thou knowest not
what evil shall be upon the earth.

3 If the clouds be full of rain,
they empty themselves upon the
earth : and if the tree fall toward
the south, or toward the north, in
the place where the tree falleth,
there it shall be.

4 He that observeth the wind
shall not sow ; and he that regard-
eth the clouds shall not i-eap.

5 As tliou knowest not what is
the way of the ' spirit, m/r how the
bones do yrow in tiie womb of her
that is with child : even so thou
knowest not the ^ works of God who
maketh all.

6 In the morning sow thy seed,
and in the evening withhold not
thine hand : for thou knowest not
whether shall prosper, either this
or that, or whether they both shall
6e alike good.

7 ^ Truly the light is sweet, and
a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to
behold the sun :

8 •' But if a man live many years,
'* and rejoice in them all ; yet let
him remember the days of dark-
ness ; for they shall be many. All
that cometh is vanity.

9 ^ Rejoice, () young man, in
thy youth ; and let thy heart cheer
thee in the days of thy youth, and
walk in the ways of thine Iieart,
and in the sight of tliiiu* (^ytis : but
know thou, that for all these thinr/s
God will bi'ing thee into judgment.

10 Therefore r-emove sorrow from
thy heart, and r)ut away evil from
thy flesh : for "'childhood and yout h
are vanity.

CHAPTER 12.

I The Creator is to be re>iie)iihered in due
time. S T!ie preacher^ s cure to edify. 13
The f ear of God is the chief antidote of
■vanity.

]>KM1-]MP,1^R now thy Creator
l^\j in th(! days of thy youth, while
the evil days coine not, nor the
j^ears draw nigh, when thou shalt
say, 1 have no pleasure in thein ;

2 While the sun, or the light, or
the moon, or the stars, be not dark-
ened, nor the clouds return after
the rain :

3 In the day when the keepers
of the house shall tremble, and the
strong men shall bow themselves,
and the grinders cease because they
are few, and those that look out of
the windows be darkened,

4 And the doors shall be shut in
the streets, when the sound of the
grinding is low, and " he shall rise
up at the voice of the bu'd, and all
the daughters of musick shall be
brought low ;

5 x\lso n>he)i they shall be afraid
of that which is high, and fears shall
t>e in the way, and the almond tree
shall "flourish, and the grasshopper
shall be a burden, and desire sliall
fail : because man goeth to his long
home, and the mourners go about
the streets :

6 Or ever the silver cord be
loosed, or the golden bowl be
broken, cu' the pitcher be bi'oken at
the fountain, or the wheel broken
at the cistern.

7 Then shall the dust return to
the earth as it was : and the spirit
shall return unto God who gave it.

8 II Vanity of vanities, saith the
preacher ; all is vanity.

9 And moreover, because the
preacher was wise, he still taught
the people knowledge; yea, he gave
good heed, and sought out, and set
in order many proverbs.

10 The preacher sought to find
out acceptable words : and that
which i'<'ts written was upright, even
words of truth.

1 1 The words of the wise are as
goads, and as nails ^fastened />i/ tlu

masters of assembiit^s, /r/</r/t are
given from one shepiierd.

12 And further, by these, niy
son, be aflinonished : of making
many l)ooks there is no (>nd ; and
much study is a weariness of th(>
flesh.

13 11 Let us hear the conclusion
of the whole mattei- : Fear God,
and keep his connnaiKhncnts : for
this is the " whole d/ifi/ of man.

14 Foi- ( iod sliall bring every
wor'k into judgment, with evei'y
secret tiling, whether it he good, or
whether it be evil.

^ one

blossom.

8 well fast-
ened are
the words of
th(^ collec-
tors of
sentences,

9 <7?(^//(iriiii

men.

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The bride with her friends.

SOLOMON'S SONG, 1, 2.

With the bridegroom.

THE

SONG OF SOLOMON

CHAPTER 1.

I The church'H love vmto C/irint. 5 She con-
femeth- her delormili/, 1 aiul j>r(ii/eth to he
'(liri'fii'dioJiiK rtock\ s Christ ilir'icfith htr
to the xkepherd.s- teiitx : 9 oin/ .sh. <(■;„,/ /u.t
loveto her, 11 gireili tier gnicious priniiixe-s.
Vi The church and Christ congrcxtiUdie
(lite anothei'.

THE song o£ songs, which is Solo-
mon's.

2 Let hmi kiss me with the kisses
of his mouth : for thy love is better
than wine.

3 ^ Because of the savour of thy

good ointments thy name is as oint-
ment poured forth, therefore do
the virgins love thee.

4 Draw me, we will run after
thee : the king hath brought me
into his chambers : we will Ipe glad
and rejoice in thee, we will " re-
member thy love more than wine :
^ tlie upright love thee.

5 1 am black, but comely, O ye
daughters^ of Jerusalem, as the
tents of Kedar, as the curtains of
Solomon.

6 Look notuponme, because I am
■* black, because the sun hath looked
upon me: my mother's children
were angry with me ; they made
me the keeper of the vineyards ;
hut mine own vineyard have I not
kept.

7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul
loveth, where thou feedest, where
thou makest tkii flock to rest at
noon : for why should I be as one
that turneth aside by the tlocks of
thy companions 1

8 H If thou know not, O thou
fairest among women, go thy way
forth by the footsteps of the flock,
and feed thy kids beside the shep-
herds' tents.

9 I have compared thee, O my
love, to a '^com])anv of horses in
Pharaoh's chariots.

10 Thy cheeks are comely with
rows ofjewe/s, thy neck with chains
of (jold.

1 1 We will make thee borders of
gold with studs of silver.

12 ^ While the king sitteth at
his table, my spikenard sendeth
forth the smell thereof.

13 A bundle of myrrh is my well-
beloved unto me ; he shall lie all
night betwixt my breasts.

14 My beloved is unto me as a
cluster of '^camr>hire in the vine-
yards of En-gedi.

1 5 Behold, thou art fair, my love ;
behold, thou art fair : thou hast
doves' eves.

16 Benold, thou art fair, my be-
loved, yea, pleasant : also our bed
is green.

17 The beams of our house are
cedar, and our rafters of fir.

CHAPTER 2.

1 The mutual love of Chi%st and his church.
8 The hope, 10 and caUiny of the church.
14 Chriifs care of the church. 16 The
prqfession of the church, her faith and
hope.

I AM ^the rose of Sharon, and
"' the liiy of the valleys.

2 As ' the lily among thorns, so
is my love among the daughters.

3 As the apple tree among the
trees of the wood, so is my beloved
among the sons. I sat down un-
der his shadow with great delight,
and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

4 He brought me to the banquet-
ing house, and his banner over me
VMS love.

5 Stay me with ^ flagons, com-
fort me with apples : for I am sick
of love.

6 His left hand is under my head,
•and his right hand doth embrace
me.

7 I charge you, O ye daughters
of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by
the hinds of the field, that ye stir
not up, nor awake '•'my love, till he
please.

8 H The voice of my beloved ! be-
hold, he Cometh leaping upon the
mountains, skipping upon tne hills.

9 My beloved is like a roe or a
young hart : behold, he standeth
behind our wall, he looketh ^" fortli
at the windows, shewing himself
through the lattice.

10 My beloved spake, and said
unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair
one, and come away.

1 1 For, lo, the winter is past, the
rain is over and gone ;

12 The flowers a]ii)ear on the
earth ; the time of the singing of
t,/r(h is come, and tlie voice of the
turtle is heai-fl in our land :

1 3 The fig tree '^ pTittetli forth her
green figs, and tlie vines ''•' irifh the

tender arape give a aoo/f smell.
Arise, my love, my fair one, and
come away.
14^0 my dove, that art in the

8 cakes of
raisins,

'■> love, till it

Win

11 ripeneth
1'- are in
blossom,
tb.py give
forth their
fragrance.

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Uie bridal x>rocession.

SOLOMON'S SONG, 3, 4.

Praises of the bride.

1 covert of
the steep
place,

2 are in
blossom.

3 when

* love, till it

5 Behold, it
is tlie litter
of Solomon ;

^ seat
" from

clefts of the rock, in the ^ secret
placeti of the stairs, let me see thy
countenance, let me hear thy voice ;
for svk^eet is thy voice, and thy
countenance is comely.

15 Take us the foxes, the little
foxes, that spoil the vines : for our
vines -have tender grapes.

16^ 31 y beloved is mine, and I
am his : he feedeth among the
lilies.

17 Until the day break, and the
shadows flee avi^ay, turn, my be-
loved, and be thou like a roe or a
young hart upon the mountains of
Bether.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The chut'ch'H fight and viciory in tempta-
tion. 6 The: church ylorieth in Chrixt.

BY night on my bed I sought
him whom my soul loveth :
I sought him, but I found him
not.

2 I will rise now, and go about
the city in the streets, and in the
broad ways I will seek him whom
my soul loveth : I sought him, but
I found him not.

3 The watchmen that go about
the city found me : to vjhom I
said. Saw ye him whom my soul
loveth 1

4 It was but a little that I passed
from them, " but I found him whom
my soul loveth : I held him, and
would not let him go, until I had
brought him into my mother's
house, and into the chamber of her
that conceived me.

5 I charge you, O ye daughters
of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by
the hinds of the field, that ye stir
not up, nor awake ■* im/ love, till he
please.

6 ^ Who is this that cometh out
of the wilderness like pillars of
smoke, perfumed with myrrh and
frankincense, with all powders of
the merchant?

7 " Behold his bed, which is Solo-
mon's ; threescore \aliant iiu'U dfc
about it, of the valiant of Israel.

8 They all hold swords, /jei)ir/ ex-
Ijert in war : every man hath his
sword upon his thigh because of
fear in the night.

9 King S(»loinon made himself a
chariot of the wood of Lebanon.

10 He made th(> pillars thereof
of silver, the bottom thereof of
gold, tlu! "covering of it of jjurple,
the midst thereof being paved ii'ith
love, 'for the daughters of Jeru-
salem.

11 Go forth, O ye daughters of
Zion, and behold king Solomon
with the crown wherewith liis

mother crowned him in the day of
his espousals, and in the day of the
gladness of his heart.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Christ setieth forth the graces of the church.
S He shetceth his love to her. 16 The chwch
prayeth to he made fit for his presence.

BEHOLD, thou a7't fair, my love;
behold, thou art fair; ** thou
haM doves' eyes within thy locks :

thy hair is as a llock of goats, that
appear ^ from mount Gilead.

2 Thy teeth are like a flock o/
^'^ sheep that are even shorn, which

came up from the washing ; whereof
every one '^ bear twins, and none is
^- barren among them.

3 Thy lips are like a thread of
scarlet, ana thy ''' speech is comely :
thy temples are like a piece of a
pomegranate " within thy locks.

4 Thy neck is like the tower of
David builded for an armoury,
whereon they hang a thousand
bucklers, all shields of mighty
men.

5 Thy two breasts are like two
young roes that are twins, which
feed among the lilies.

6 Until the day ^'^ break, and the
shadows flee away, I will get me to
the mountain of myrrh, and to the
liill of frankincense.

7 Thou art all fair, my love ;
there is no spot in thee.

8 U Come with me from Lebanon,
my ^''spouse, with me from Lebanon :
look from the top of Amana, from
the top of Shenir and Hermon, from
the Uons' dens, from the mountains
of the leopards.

9 Thou hast ravished my heart,
my sister, iiiy ^'^ spouse : thou hast
ravished my heart with one of
thine eyes, with one chain of thy
neck.

10 How fair is thy love, my sis-
ter, my "^spouse ! how much better
is thy love tlian wine ! and the
smell of thine ointments than all

spices

11 Thy lips, O my ^'^ spouse di-oj)
as the honeycomb: honey and milk
rr/-e under thy tongue; and the smell
of thy garments is like the smell of
Lebanon.

12 A garden inclosed is my sis-
ter, i/iy ''spouse ; a spring shut up,
a fountain s(>aled.

13 Thy '"plants ar^ an orchard of
pomegranates, with i)leasant fi'uits;
-"cnniphire, with spikenard,

I 1 Spikenard and saffron; cala-
mus and cinnamon, with all trees
of frankincense; myri'h and aloes,
with all the chief spices :

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Tlie temporary separation. SOLOMON'S SONG, 5, 6. Description of the bridegroom.

* like doves
o brooks
6 sitting by
full streams.

15 A fountain of gardens, a well
of living waters, and streams from
Lebanon.

16^ Awake, O north wind ; and
come, thou south ; blow upon my
garden, ^/^«« the spices thereof may
low out. Let my beloved come
into his garden, and eat his plea-
sant fruits.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Christ mcaketh the church with his calling.
2 The church having a taste of Chrisfii
love is sick of love. 9 A description, of
Christ by his graces.

AM come into my garden, my
sister, my ^ spouse : 1 have ga-
thered my myrrh with my spice ; I
have eaten my honeycomb with my
honey; I have drunk my wine ^yith
my milk : eat, O friends ; drink,
yea,. drink abundantly, O beloved.

2 H I sleep, but my heart wak-
eth : it is the voice of my beloved
that knocketh, mying. Open to me,
my sister, my love, my dove, my
undetiled : for my head is filled
with dew, and _mj locks with the
drops of the night.

3 I have put oft" my " coat : how
shall I put it on"? I have washed
my feet ; how shall I defile them %

4 My beloved put in his hand
by the hole of the door, and my
^bowels were moved for him.

5 i rose u]) to open to my be-
loved ; and my hands dropped with
myrrh, and my fingers ipith sweet
smelling myrrh, upon the handles
of the lock.

6 1 opened to my beloved ; but
my beloved had withdrawn him-
self, and was gone : my soul failed
when he spake : I sought him, but
I could not find him ; I called him,
but he gave me no answer.

7 Tlie watchmen that went about
the city found me, they smote me,
they wounded me ; the keepers of
the walls took away my veil from
me.

8 I charge you, O daughters of
Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved,
that ye tell him, that I am sick of
love.

9 U What is thy beloved more
than another beloved, O thou fair-
est among women % what is thy be-
loved more than another beloved,
that thou dost so charge us 1

10 My beloved is white and
ruddy, the chiefest among ten
thousand.

1 1 His head is as the most fine
gold, his locks are bushj', and black
as a raven.

1 2 His eyes are ^ as the eyes of
by the

doves by the ^ rivers of waters,
washed with milk, atid ^ fitly set

1.3 His cheeks are as a bed of
spices, as '^ sweet flowers : his lips
like lilies, dropping sweet smelling
myrrh.

14 His hands are as gold rings
set with the beryl : his belly is as
bright ivory overlaid with sap-
phires.

1-5 His legs are as pillars of mar-
ble, set upon sockets of fine gold :
his countenance is as Lebanon, ex-
cellent as the cedars.

1 6 His mouth is most sweet :
yea, he is altogether lovely. This
is my beloved, and this is my
friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The chvrch firofesseth her faith in Christ.
4 ('hrixt sheircth Ihc graces of the church,
10 mil/ his lure 1ov'<u-dK her.

H ITHER is thy beloved gone,
O thou fairest among wo-
men *? whither is thy beloved turned
aside % that Ave may seek him with
thee.

2 My beloved is gone down into
his garden, to the beds of spices,
to feed in the gardens, and to
gather lilies.

3 I am my beloved's, and my be-
loved is mine: he ^ feedeth among
the lilies.

4 ^ Thou art beautiful, O my
love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusa-
lem, terrible as an army with ban-
ners.

5 Turn away thine eyes from me,
for they have overcome me: thy
hair is as a flock of goats that ap-
pear "from Gilead.

6 Thy teeth are as a flock of
sheep which go up from the wash-
ing, whereof every one '" beareth

' banks of
sweet herbs :

® feedeth liis
tiock

twins, and there is not one '" l)arren
among them.

7 As a piece of pomegranate are
thy temples ^- within thy locks.

8 There are threescore queens,
and fourscoi'e concubines, and
" virgins without number.

y iMy dove, my undefiled is hut
one ; she is the only one of her
mother, she is the choice one of
her that bare her. The daughters
saw her, and blessed her ; yea, the
queens and the concubines, and
they praised her.

10 11 Who is she that looketh
forth as the morning, fair as the
moon, clear as the sun, and terri-
ble as an army with banners'?

1 1 I went down into the garden
of nuts to see the " fruits of the
valley, and to see whether the
vine '•^flourished, and the pomegra-
nates '" iMidflerL

12 Or ever 1 was aware, my soul

w hath

11 bereaved

12 behind thy
veil.

13 maidens

I'* green
plants

15 budded,

16 were in
flower.

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DescrijJtion of the bride.

SOLOMON'S SONG, 7, 8.

Their union in love.

made me like the cliariots of Am-

mi-nadib.

13 Keturn, return, O Shula-
mite ; return, return, that we may
look upon thee. " What will ye

see in the Shulamite^ As it were

the company of two armies.

CHAPTER 7.

1 A further description of ike churches
graces. 10 The eh^irchprofesseth her faith
and desire.

HOW beautiful are thy feet with
shoes, O prince's daughter !
the joints of thy thighs are like
jewels, the work of the hands of a
cunning workman.

2 Thy navel is like a round go-
blet, which wanteth not liquor: thy
belly is like an heap of wheat set
about with lilies.

3 Thy two breasts are like two
young roes that are twins.

4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory ;
thine eyes like the fishpools in
Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rab-
bim : thy nose is as the tower of
Lebanon which looketh toward
Damascus.

5 Thine head upon thee is like
Carmel, and the hair of thine head
like purple; the king is held "in
the galleries.

6 How fair and how pleasant art
thou, O love, for delights !

7 This thy stature is like to a
palm tree, and thy breasts to clus-
ters of grapes.

8 I said, I will go up to the palm
tree, I will take hold of the boughs
thereof : now also thy breasts shall
be as clusters of the vine, and the
smell of thy * nose like apples ;

9 "'And the I'oof of thy mouth
like the best wiiK^ for my beloved.

that goeth doinv sweetly, ("lusiiit);
the lips of tliose that arc asleep to

speak.

10 II I am my beloved's, and his
desire is toward me.

11 Come, my beloved, let us go
forth into the field ; let us lodge in
the villages.

12 Let us get up early to the
vineyards ; let us see if the vine
'' tiourish. mheflher the tender gi'ape
;i|)i)(^ar, (tiidVixc. pomegi'anatcs " biji[
foi't li : ther<! will 1 give thee my

^ l(l\CS.

1.5 'i'he mandrakes give a smell,
and at our gates are all manner of
pl(;asant//7ny.'<, new and old, ii'hich
1 liave laid up for thee, O my be-
loved.

CHAPTER 8.

1 The love of the church to Christ. 6 The
■vehemency of love. 8 The calling of Ike
Gentiles. 1-t The church prayeth for
Chri.st's coming.

OTHAT thou wert as my brother,
that sucked the breasts of my
mother ! uj/ien I should find thee
without, I would kiss thee ; yea,
"I should not be despised.

2 i would lead thee, aiid bring
thee into my mother's house, who
would instruct me : I would cause
thee to drink of spiced wine of the
juice of my pomegranate.

3 His left hand should be under
my head, and his right hand should
embrace me.

4 I charge you, O daughters of
Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor
awake '" mi/ love, until he please.

5 Who is_ this that cometh up
from the wilderness, leaning upon
her beloved 11" raised thee up
under the apple tree : there thy
mother brought thee forth: there she
brought thee forth that bare thee.

6 11 Set me as a seal upon thine
heart, as a seal upon thine arm :
for love is strong as death ; jealousy
is cruel as the grave : the ^~ coals
thereof are '^ coals of fire, which hat It
a most vehement fiame.

7 Many waters cannot quench
love, neither can the fioods drown
it : if a man would give all the
substance of his house for love, it
would utterly be contemned.

8 ^ We have a little sister, and
she hath no breasts : what shall
we do for our sister in the day
when she shall be spoken for?

9 If she he a wall, we will build
upon her a '''palace of silver: and
if she he a door, we will inclose her
with boards of cedar.

10 I am a wall, and my breasts
like '^ towers : then was I in his
eyes as oiu^ that found ''' favour.

1 1 Solomon had a vineyard at
P>aal-hamon ; he let out the vine-
yard unto keepers; everyone for
the fruit thereof was to bring a
thousand pieces of silver.

12 My vineyard, whicli is mine,
is before me: thou, () Solomon,
'" nin^t liave ;i, thousand, and those
that keep the fi-uit th(>i'eof two
hundred.

13 Thou that dwellest in the
gardens, the <;oini»aiiions he;ii'lsen
'^ to thy voi(;e : causi\ uk; to hear ii.

14 II Miike haste, my beloved,
anfl be thou lik(^ to a roe or tt) a
young hart upon the mountains of
spices.

9 they
should not
despise me.

10 love, till it

11 awakened
thee

12 flashes

13 turret

I'' the towers
thereof :

15 peace.

1" shalt have
the

1' lor

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Perverse ness of GucVs people.

ISAIAH, 1.

Formalism condemned.

THE BOOK OF THE PEOPHET

ISAIAH

CHAPTER 1.

1 Isaiah cnmplahielh of .luclali for her I'ehel-
lion. bIfeluine))ttfJiln)-jU)li,iiiienU. 10 /fe
upbraideth their iriii.l,' .s, rric. 16 He ex-
horieth to reperiliDire, iritli promises and
ihreafeniitgx. '1\ Hi-ira ilimj iheir ivicked-
»esx, lie deiioii iK'i'tli (rtxl's judgments.
25 Ife proniixitli <jr(/c,\ 'J^ diid threateneth
dcsfrtiction to the wicked.

THE vision of Isaiah the son of
Amoz, which he saw concern-
ing Judah and Jerusalem in tlie
days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and
Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear,

0 earth : for the Lord hath spoken,

1 have nourislied and brought up
children, and they have rebelled
against me.

3 The ox knoweth his owner, and
the ass his master's crib : hut Israel
doth not know, my people doth not
consider.

4 Ah sinful nation, a people
laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-
doers, children that are corrupt-
ers : they have forsaken the Lord,
they have ^ provoked the Holy One
of Israel unto anger, they are gone

away backward.

5 U Why should ye be stricken
any more 'I ye will revolt more and
more : the whole head is sick, and
the whole heart faint.

6 Fi'om the sole of the foot even
unto the head there is no soundness
in it ; hut wounds, and bruises, and
- putrifying sores : they have not
been closed, neither bound up,
neither mollified with ointment.

7 Your country is desolate, your
cities are burned with fire : your
land, strangers devour it in your
presence, and it is desolate, as over-
thrown by strangers.

cS And the daughter of Zion is
left as a •' cottage in a vineyard, as
a lodge in a garden of cucumbers,
as a besieged city.

9 Except the Lord of hosts had
left unto us a very small remnant,
we should have been as Sodom, and
we should have been like unto Go-
morrah.

10 ^ Hear the word of the Lord,
ye rulers of Sodom ; give ear unto
the law of our God, ye people of
Gomorrah.

1 1 To what purpose is the multi-
tude of your sacrifices unto me?
saith the Lord : I am full of the

I burnt offerings of rams, and the fat

of fed beasts ; and I delight not in
the blood of bullocks, or of lambs,
or of he goats.

12 When ye come to appear be-
foi-e me, who hath required this at
your hand, to tread my courts 1

1 3 Bring no more vain oblations ;
incense is an abomination unto me ;
the new nioons and sabbaths, the
calling of ^assemblies, I cannot
away with ; if is iniquity, even tlie

solemn meetnig.

14 Your new moons and your
appointed feasts my soul hateth :
they are a trouble unto me ; I am
weary to bear them.

15 And when ye spread forth
your hands, I will hide mine e.ves
from you : yea, when ye make many
prayers, I will not hear : your hands
are full of blood.

16^ Wash you, make you clean ;
put away the evil of your doings
from before mine eyes ; cease to do
evil ;

17 Learn to do well ; seek judg-
ment, relieve the oppressed, .judge
the fatherless, plead for the widow.

1 8 Come now, and let us reason
together, saith the Lord : though
your sins be as scarlet, they shall
be as white a,s snow ; though they
be red like crimson, they shall be as
wool.

19 If ye be willing and obedient,
ye shall eat the good of tlie land :

20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye
shall be devoured with tlie sword :
for the mouth of the Lord hath
spoken it.

21 H How is the faithful city be-
come an harlot ! it was full of judg-
ment ; righteousness lodged in it ;
but now murderers.

22 Thy silver is become dross,
thy wine mixed with water :

23 Thy princes are rebellious,
and companions of thieves : every
one loveth '' gifts, and followeth
after rewards : they juflge not the
fatherless, neither doth the cause
of the widow come unto them.

24 Thei-efore saith the: Loi-d, the
Lord of hosts, the mighty One of
Israel, Ah, 1 will ease me of mine
adversaries, and avenge me of mine
enemies :

25 Vi And I will turn my hand
upon thee, and purely purge away
thy dross, and take away all '' thv
tin :

* asseni-
l)lies, — I
cannot away
with
iniquity and

5 bribes,

6 thine
alloy :

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The future kingdom.

ISAIAH, 2, 3.

The destruction of idols.

26 And I will restore thy judges
as at the first, and thy counsellors
as at the beginning : afterward
thou shalt be called, The city of
righteousness, the faithful city.

27 Zion shall be redeemed with
judgment, and her converts with
righteousness.

28 II And the destruction of the
transgressors and of the sinners
i^hall he together, and thej^ that for-
sake the Lord shall be consumed.

29 For they shall be ashamed of
the oaks which ye have desired,
and ye shall be confounded for the
gardens that ye have chosen.

30 For ye shall be as an oak
whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden
that hath no water.

31 And the strong shall be as
tow, and ^ the maker of it as a
spark, and they shall both burn
together, and none shall quench
them.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Itiaiah prophefiifih the cominy of Chrisfx
kiiiddom. G Wickedness is Ike. cause of
God' s forsaking. 10 Ife exhorteth to fear,
hecavse of the poicerful effects of God's
majesty.

rpHEword that Isaiah the son of
JL Amoz saw concerning Judah
and Jerusalem.

2 And it shall come to pass in
the '^ last days, that the mountain
of _ the Lord's house shall be esta-
blished in the top of the mountains,
and shall be exalted above the hills ;
and all nations shall flow unto it.

3 And many ^ r^por)le shall go and
say, Come ye, and let us go up to
the mountain of the Lf)RD, to the
house of the God of Jacob ; and he
will teach us of his ways, and we
will walk in his paths : for out of
Zion shall go forth the law, and the
word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

4 And he shall judge among the
nations, and shall ^ rebuke many
'' people : and they sliall l)eat their
swords into plowshares, and
their spears into pruninghooks :
nation shall nf)t lift up sword
against nation, neither shall thej-
learn war any more.

5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and
let us walk in the light of the Lord.

6 If Therefore thou hast foi'saken
thy people the house of Jacob, lie-
cause they be " repleniKhed from the
east, and are sootlisayers like the
Philistines, and they ' T)1ease them-
selves in the children oi strangers.

7 Tlicir land also is full of silver
and gold, neither is there any end
of their treasures; their land is
also full of horses, neither is there
any end of their chariots :

8 Their land also is full of idols ;
they worship the work of their own
hands, that which their own fin-
gers have made :

9 And tlie mean man boweth
down, and the great man humbleth
himself : thei'efore forgive them not.

10 11 Enter into the rock, and
hide thee in the dust, for fear of
the Lord, and for the glory of his
majest.v.

11 The lofty looks of man shall
be humbled, and the haughtiness
of men shall be bowed down, and
the Lord alone shall be exalted in
that day.

12 For the day of the Lord of
hosts sJiall he upon every one that is
proud and lofty, and upon every
one that is lifted up ; and he shall
be brought low :

13 And upon all the cedars of
Lebanon, that are high and lifted
up, and upon all the oaks of Ba-
shan,

14 And upon all the high moun-
tains, and upon all the hills that
are lifted up,

15 And upon every high tower,
and upon every fenced wall,

16 And upon all the ships of
Tarshish, and upon all pleasant
pictures.

1 7 And the loftiness of man shall
be bowed down, and the haughti-
ness of men shall be made low :
and the Lord alone shall be exalted
in that day.

1 8 And the idols he shall utterly
abolish.

19 And ^ they shall go into the
holes of the rocks, and into the
caves of the earth, for fear of
the Lord, and for the glory of his
majesty, when he ariseth to
shake terribly the earth.

20 In that day a man shall cast
his idols of silver, and his idols of
gold, which they made each one for
himself to worshii), to the moles
and to the bats ;

21 To go into the "clefts of the
rocks, and into the "tops of the
ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord,
and for the glory of his majesty,
when he ariseth to shake terribly
the earth.

22 Cease ye from man, whose
breath is in his nostrils : ior
wherein is he to be accounted of (

CHAPTER 3.

1 The (/reat confusion irhich cometh hy sin.
9 The impudencij of the people. \% The
oppression ami covetoiisness of the rtiJerK.
16 The j-iidoments whiah shall he for tin-
pride of the toonien.

FOR, behold, the Lord, the Lord
of hosts, doth take away from

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The oppression of riders.

ISAIAH, 4.

The wantonness of ivomen.

Jerusalem and from J udah the stay
and the staff, the whole stay of
bread, and the whole stay of
water,

2 The mighty man, and the man
of war, the judge, and the prophet,
aiul the ' prudent, and the "ancient.

3 The captam of fifty, and the
honourable man, and the counsellor,
and the cunning artificer, and the
•'eloquent orator.

4 And i will give children to be
their princes, and babes shall rule
over them.

5 And the people shall be op-
pressed, every one by another, and
ever.v one by his neighbour : the
child shall behave himself proudly
against the •* ancient, and the base
against the honourable.

6 When a man shall take hold of
his brother of the house of his fa-
ther, sailing, Thou hast clothing, be
thou our ruler, and let this ruin be
under thy hand :

7 In that day shall he swear, say-
ing, I will not be an healer ; for in
my house is neither bread nor cloth-
ing : make me not a ruler of the
people.

8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and
Judah is fallen: because their
tongue and their doings are against
the Lord, to provoke the eyes of
his glory.

9 II ^ The shew of their counte-

nance doth witness against them ;
and they declare their sin as Sodom,
they hide it not. Woe unto their
soul ! for they have rewarded evil
unto themselves.

10 Say ye to the righteous, that
it shall be well vrith him : for they
shall eat the fruit of their doings.

11 Woe unto the wicked ! it shall
be ill with him : for the re^yard of
his hands shall be given him.

12 ^ J.S for my people, children
are their oppressors, and women
rule over them. O my people, the,v
which lead thee cause thee to err,
and destroy the way of thy patlis.

13 The Lord standeth up to
plead, and standeth to judge the
people.

1 4 The Lord will enter into judg-
ment with-the ^ ancients of his peo-
ple, and the princes thereof : for ye
have eaten up the vinej^ard ; the
spoil of the poor is in your houses.

15 What mean ye that ye beat
my people to pieces, and grind the
faces of the poor? saith the Lord
God of hosts.

16 ^ Moreover the Lord saith.
Because the daughters of Zion are
haughty, and walk with stretched
forth- necks and wanton eyes, walk-

ing and mincing as they go, and
making a tinkling with their feet :

17 Therefore the Lord will smite
with a scab the cro^vn of the head
of the daugliters of Zion, and the
Lord will '' discover their secret
Ijarts.

18 In that day the Lord will take
away the bravery of their tinkling
oi'naments about their feet, and their
cauls, and ^Am- round tires like the
mo(m,

1 9 The chains, and the bracelets,
and the mufflers,

20 The bonnets, and the orna-
ments of the legs, and the head-
bands, and the tablets, and the ear-
rings,

2 1 The rings, and nose jewels,

22 The changeable suits of ap-
parel, and the mantles, and the
" wimples, and the cris])ing pins.

23 The ''glasses, and tlie fine
linen, and the hoods, and the vails.

24 And it shall come to pass, that
instead of sweet smell there shall
be stink ; and instead of a girdle a
rent ; and instead of well set hair
baldness ; and instead of a sto-
macher a girding of sackcloth ; and
^° burning instead of beauty.

25 Thy men shall fall by the
sword, and thy mighty in the war.

26 And her gates shall lament
and mourn ; and she being desolate
shall sit upon the ground.

CHAPTER 4.

/;( the extremity of evil a, ChrUV a kingdom
)ihall hi' a HanHnary.

AND in that day seven women
shall take hold of one man,
saying. We will eat our own bread,
and wear our own apparel: only let
us be called by thy " name, to take
away our reproach.

2 In that day shall the branch
of the Lord be beautiful and glo-
rious, and the fruit of the earth
shall be excellent and comely for
them that are escaped of Israel.

3 And it shall come to pass that
he that is left in Zion, and lie that
remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be
called holy, even every one that is
written among the living in Jeru-
salem :

4 When the Lord shall have
washed away the filth of the
daughters of Zion, and shall have
l^urged the blood of Jerusalem
from the midst thereof by the spi-
rit of judgment, and by the spirit
of burning.

5 And the Lord will create
^'" ur)on every dwelling place of
mount Zion, and ^"upon her as-
semblies, a cloud and smoke by

l;iy bare

s shawls,
and the
satchels,
a hand
mirrors,

1'^ branding

li name ;
take thou

^- over

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Parable of the vineyard.

ISAIAH, 5.

Woes pronounced on the ivicked.

^ an homer
of seed shall
yielrl but an
ephah.

day, and the shining of a flaming
fire by night : for ^ upon all the
glory shall be a " defence.

6 And there shall be a taberna-
cle for a shadow in the daytime
from the heat, and for a place of
refuge, and for a covert from storm
and from rain.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Under the parable of a vineyard God er-
ciiKeth his severe judgmeM. 8 His .judg-
ments upon covetousness, 11 up07i Insciei-
ousness, 13 ttpoii iinjneii/, 20 and upon in-
jiisfioe. 26 The executioners of God's
judgments.

"VTOW will I sing to my wellbe-
Xi loved a song of my beloved
touching his vineyard. My well-
beloved hath a vineyard in a very
fruitful hill :

2 And he fenced it, and gathered
out the stones thereof, and planted
it with the choicest vine, and built
a tower in the midst of it, and also
made a winepress thei-ein : and he
looked that it should bring forth
grapes, and it brought forth wild
grapes.

3 And now, O inhabitants of Je-
rusalem, and men of Judah, judge,
I pray you, betwixt me and my
vineyard.

4 What could have been done
more to my vineyard, that I have
not done in it 1 wherefore, when I
looked that it should bring forth
grapes, brought it forth wild
grapes 1

5 And ^now go to : T will tell you
what I will do to my vineyard : I
will take away the hedge thereof,
and it shall be eaten up ; and. break
down the wall thereof, and it shall
be trodden down :

6 And 1 will lay it waste : it
shall not be pruned, nor digged ;
but there shall come up briers and
thoi-ns : I will also command the
clouds that they rain no rain upon
it.

7 PW the vineyai'd of tlie Lord
of hosts y'.s the house of Israel, and
th(^ men of Judah * his plciisaiit
l)l;iiif.: and he looked for judgment,
but behold oppression ; for right-
eousness, but l)ehold a cry.

^^ 11 Woe unto them that join
house to house, that lay field to
field, till there he no place, that they
may be placed alone in the midst
of the earth !

9 In mine ears Kfml th(^ Lorp of
hosts. Of a truth many houses shall
b(; desolate, even great and fair,
without inhabitant.

1 0 Yea, ten acres of vineyard
shiill yield one bath, anfl '* tjieseed
of all luimer shall vield an enlia.li.

11^ Woe unto them that rise up
early in the morning, that they
may follow strong drink ; that con-
tinue until night, till wine inflame
them !

12 And the harp, and the viol,
the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are
in their feasts : tjut they regard
not the work of the Lord, neither
consider the operation of his hands.

13 IT Therefore _ my people are
gone into captivity, because they
liave no knowledge : and their ho-
nourable men are famished, and
their multitude dried up with thirst.

1-i Therefore "* hell hath en-
larged herself, and opened her
mouth without measure : and their
glory, and their multitude, and
their pomp, and he that rejoiceth,
shall descend into it.

15 And the mean man shall be
brought down, and the mighty man
shall be humbled, and the eyes of
the lofty shall be humbled :

1 6 But the Lord of hosts shall be
exalted in judgment, and God that
is holy shall be sanctified in right-
eousness.

17 Then shall the lambs feed
^ after their manner, and the waste
places of thefat ones shall strangers
eat.

18 Woe unto them that draw ini-
quity with cords of vanity, and sin
as it were with a cart rope :

1 9 That say. Let him make speed,
and hasten his work, that we may
see it : and let the counsel of the
Holy One of Israel draw nigh and
come, that we may know it!

20 ^ Woe unto them that call
evil good, and good evil ; that put
darkness for light, and light for
darkness ; that put bitter for sweet,
and sweet for bitter !

21 Woe unto thetn that are wise
in their own eyes, and prudent in
their- own sight !

22 Woe unto them, that are might.v
to drink wine, and men of strength
to mingle strong drink :

23 Which justify the wicked for
reward, and take away the right
eousness of the righteous from
him !

2 1 Therefore as the fire devour-
eth the stubble, and the fljune con-
sumc'th the chart", so their rout shall
be as rottenness, and tluMr blossom
shall go up as dust : because they
have cast away the law of the Loud
of hosts, and despised the word of
the Holy ( )n(^ of Israel.

2") Therefore is the anger of the
Loud kindled against his people,
and he hath stretched forth his

•//e6. Sheol.

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Isaiah's vision

ISAIAH, G, 7.

arid commission.

hand against them, and liath smit-
ten them : and the hills did
tremble, and their carcases v>e)-e
'turn in the midst of the streets.
lor all this his anger is not turned
away, but his hand is stretched out
still.

26 H And he will lift up an ensign
to the nations from far, and will
hiss unto them from the ejid of the
earth : and, behold, they shall come
with speed swiftly :

2 7 N one shal 1 be weary nor stu m-
ble among them ; none shall slum-
ber nor sleep : neither shall the
girdle of their loins be loosed, nor
the latchet of their shoes be bro-
ken :

28 Whose ai-rows are sharp, and
all their bows bent, their horses'
hoofs shall be counted like flint,
and their wheels like a whirlwind :
_ 29 Their roaring ska/l he like a
lion, they shall roar like young
lions : yea, they shall roar, and lay
hold of the prey, and shall carry it
away safe, and none shall deliver
it.

30 And in that day they shall
roar against them like the roaring
of the sea : and if one look vinto the
land, behold darkness and sorrow,
and the light is darkened in the
heavens thereof.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Isntith, ■in a riftion of the Lord inhis glory.
5 behtf/ terrified, is ron tinned, for his mex-
n<t(je. 9 lie shen-efJi ihc obstinacy of the
people iiitto their //eso/iititni. 13 A rem-
-nant shall he saved.

IN the year that king Uzziah died
I saw also the Lord sitting upon
a throne, high and lifted up, and
his train filled the temple.

2 Above it stood the " sera-
phims : each one had six wings;
with twain he covered his face,
and with twain he covered his
feet, and with twain he did fly.

3. And one cried unto another,
and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the
Lord of hosts : the whole earth is
full of his gloiy.

4 And the posts of the door
moved at the voice of him that
cried, and the house was filled
with smoke.

5 H Then said I, Woe is me ! for
I am undone ; because I am a man
of unclean lips, and I dwell in the
midst of a people of unclean lips :
for' mine eyes have seen the King,
the LoKD of hosts.

6 Then flew one of the " sei-a-
phinis unto me, having a live coal
in his hand, nhich he had taken
with the tongs fr;om off the altar- :

1 7 And he laid it upon my mouth.

and said, Lo, this hath touched thy
lips ; and thine iniquity is taken
away, and thy sin purged.

8 Also 1 hear-d the voice of the
Lord, saying. Whom shall I send,
and who will go for us ] Then said
I, Here am I ; send me.

9 II And he said, Go, and tell this
people, Hear ye •* indeed, but un-
derstand not ; and see ye ''indeed.
but perceive not.

10 Make the heart of this people
fat, and make their ears heavy, and
shut their eyes ; lest they see with
their eyes, and hear with their- ear's,
and understand with their heart,
and ^convert and be healed.

11 Then said I, LoitI, how long"?
And he answei-ed, LTntil the cities
be wasted without inhabitant, and
the houses without man, and the
land be utterly desolate.

1 2 And the Lord have removed
men far away, and there be a great
forsaking in the midst of the land.

13 II But yet in it shall he a
tenth, and it "shall return, and shall
be eaten : as a teil tree, and as an
oak, whose 'substance is in them.

when they cast their leaves .- so ttie
holy seed shall be the '^sTiTjstance
thereof.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Ahaz, being troubled with fear of Rezin
and. Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah. 10
Alias, haririg liberty to choose a mgn, and
refusing it. hath for a sign, Christ pro-
mised. 17 His :)udg7nent is prophesied to
come by A,ssyria..

AND it came to pass in the days
of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the
son of Uzziah, king of Judah. that
Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah
the son of Remaliah, king of Israel,
went up toward Jerusalem to war
against it, but could not prevail
against it.

2 And it was told the house of
David, saying, Syria is confederate
with Ephr-aim. And his heart was
moved, and the heart of his people,
as the trees of the wood are moved
with the wind.

3 Then said the Lord unto Isaiah,
Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou,
and *Shear-jashal) thy son, at the
end of the conduit of the upper
pool in the highway of the fuller's
field ;

4 And say unto him, Take heed,
and be quiet ; fear not, neither be
fainthear'ted for " th(^ two tails of
these smoking fir-ebi'ands, for the

fierce anger of Rezin with Syria,
and of the son of Remaliah.
5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and

* That is, A remnant shall return,

■♦ oontinu-
ally,

5 turn again.

s also shall
in turn be
eaten up :
' stock
remaineth,
when they
are felled :
8 stock

9 these two
tails of

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Isaiah's 'message to Aliaz.

ISAIAH, 8.

The child Immanuel.

the son of Remaliah, have taken
evil counsel against thee, saying,

6 Let us go up against Judah,
and vex it, and let us make a
breach therein for us, and set a
king in the midst of it, even the son
of Tabeal :

7 Thus saith the Lord God, It
shall not stand, neither shall it
come to pass.

8 For the head of Syria is Da-
mascus, and the head of Damascus
?'.? Rezin ; and within threescore
and five yeai-s shall Ephraim be
broken, that it be not a people.

9 And the head of Ephraim is
Samaria, and the head of Samaria
is llemaliah's son. If ye will not
believe, surely ye shall not be esta-
blished.

10 ^ Moreover the Lord spake
again unto Ahaz, saying,

1 1 Ask thee a sign of the Lord
thy God ; ask it either in the
depth, or in the height above.

12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask,
neither will I tempt the Lord.

13 And he said. Hear ye now, O
house of David ; Is it a small thing
for j^ou to weai-y men, but will ye
weary my God also "?

14 Therefore the Lord himself
shall give you a sign; Behold, ^ a
virgin shall conceive, and bear a
son, and shall call his name * Im-
manuel.

15 '•^Butter and honey shall he
eat, ^that lie may know to refuse
the evil, and choose the good.

16 For before the child shall
know to refuse the evil, and choose
the good, the land ■* that thou nb-
horrest shall be forsaken of both

her kings.

1 7 11 Tlie Lord shall bring upon
thee, and upon thy people, and
upon thy father's house, days that
have not come, from tiie day that
Ephraim departed fi'om Judah;
even the king of Assyi'ia.

1<S And it shall come to yoass in
that da.y, tlutt the Lord shall hiss
for the lly that is in the uttermost
part of the rivers of Egypt, and for
the bee that is in the land of
Assyria.

19 And they shall come, and
shall rest all of them in the deso-
late valleys, and in the holes of the
rocks, and u|)on all thorns, and
upon all bushes.

2() In the same day shall the
Loid shave with a i-azor that is
hired, ''vmnrhi. by thoTn beyond
the ri\cr. I)v tlii' king of Assyria,
the head, and the hiiii- of the feet:

* That is, God with us.

and it shall also consume the
beard.

2 1 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that a man shall nourish
a young cow, and two sheep ;

22 And it shall come to pass, for
the abundance of milk that they
shall give he shall eat •* butter : for
"butter and honey shall every one
eat that is left in the land.

23 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that evei^y ** ])lace shall
be. where there were a thousand
vines at a thousand silverlings,
^ it shall even be for briers and
thorns.

24 With arrows and with bows
shall ?nen come thither ; because
all the land shall become briers
and thorns.

25 And on all hills that " shall be

digged with the mattock, ^Hhere
shall not come thither ^'' the fear of
briers and thorns : but it shall be
for the sending forth of oxen, and
for the treading of ^^ lesser cattle.

CHAPTER 8.

1 III Maher-slialal-ltitKli-Jia^. he projiheftiftli
thai Syria and Ixra,! xhall In' suhihieil In/
Anst/ria. b Jitdah lik-eu:ist_- J'cr llnir iiifi-
deliti/. 9 God'.s jinlijiiuiil.s .shitU be Ir're-
sistlltle. 11 Comfort shall he to them that
fear God. 19 Great afflictions to idola-
'ier^.

MOREOVER the Lord said unto
me. Take thee a great roll,
and write in it " with a man's pen
concerning t ]\laher-shalal-hash-

baz.

2 And I took unto me faithful
witnesses to record, Uriah the
priest, and Zechariah the son of
Jeberechiah.

3 And I went unto the prophet-
ess ; and she conceived, and bare a
son. Then said the Lord to me.
Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-
baz.

4 For before the child shall have
knowledge to cry. My father, and
my mother, the i-iches of Damas-
cus and the spoil (jf Samaria shall
be taken away before the king of
Assyria.

5 H The Loud spake also unto
me again, saying,

. G Forasmuch as this ])eo|)le re-
fuseth the watei's of Shiloa-h that
go softly, and re.joic(> in Kczin and
Remaliah's son;

7 Now thei'efoi-e, behold, the
Loi-d bringeth up upon them the
waters of the rivei', strong and
many, even the king of Assyria,

t Tliat is, The spoil speedeth, the prey
hasteth.

6 curds :
'' curds

* place,
where

9 shall

1" were

11 thou Shalt

i^for

13 sheep.

J^* in common

characters,

For

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Against Syria and Israel.

ISAIAH, 9.

The prince of peace.

and all his glory: and he shall
come up over all his channels and
go over all his banks:

8 And he shall pass through Ju-
dah ; he shall overflow and go over,
he shall reach even to the neck ;
and the stretching out of his wings
shall fill the breadth of thy land,
O Immanuel.

9 Vi Associate yourselves, O ye
^ people, and ye shall be broken in
pieces ; and give ear, all ye of far
countries : gird yourselves, and ye
shall be broken in pieces ; gird
yourselves, and ye shall be broken
in pieces.

10 Take counsel together, and it
shall come to nought; speak the
word, and it shall not stand : for
God is with us.

1 1 U For the Lord spake thus to
me with a strong hand, and in-
structed me that I should not walk
in the way of this people, saying,

12 Say ye not, A '^ conf edei-acy.
to all them to whom this ijeople

shall say. A confederacy : neither
fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

13 Sanctify the Lord of hosts
himself ; and let him be your fear,
and let him be your dread.

1 4 And he shall be for a sanctu-
ary ; but for a stone of stumbling
and for a rock of offence to both
the houses of Israel, for a gin and
for a snare to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem.

15 And many among them shall
stumble, and fall, and be broken,
and be snared, and be taken.

IG Bind up the testimony, seal
the ^ law among my disciples.

17 And I will wait upon the
Lord, that hideth his face from
the house of Jacob, and I will look
for him.

18 Behold, I and the children
whom the Lord hath given me are
for signs and for wonders in Israel
from the Lord of hosts, which
dwelleth in mount Zion.

19^ And when they shall say
unto you. Seek unto them that
have familiar spirits, and unto
wizards that ^ peep, and that mut-
ter : should not a people seek unto
their Godi "for the living to the
dead 1

' 20 fo the ^ law and to the testi-
mony : if they speak not according
to this word, it is because tho-e is
no light in them.

21 And they shall pass through

it, hardly bestead and hungry :

and it shall come to pass, that

when they shall be hungry, they

I shall fret themselves, and curse

their king and their God, and look
upward.

22 And they shall look unto the
earth ; and behold trouble and
darkness, dimness of anguish ; and
they shall be driven to darkness.

CHAPTER 9.

1 What joif shall he in the mld.it of afflic-
tions, hi/ the khnjiUnn <in(l hirth. (if (liriHt.
8 The judghients iijjon Jnfuel for their
pride, 18 for their hypocriinj, 18 and for
their impenitency,

NEVERTHELESS the dimness
shall not f>e such as ivaa in

her vexation, when at the first he
liglitl.v attlicted the land of Zebu

lun and the land of Naijhtah, and
afterward did more grievousl.y

afflict her by the way of the sea,
beyond Jordan, ^ in Galilee of the
nations.

2 The people that walked in
darkness nave seen a great light :
they that dwell in the land of the
shadow of death, upon them hath
the light shined.

3 Thou hast multiplied the na-
tion, * and not increased the joy :
they joy before thee according to
the joy in harvest, ami as men re-
joice when they divide the spoil.

4 For thou hast broken the yoke
of his burden, and the staff' of his
shoulder, the rod of his oppressor,'
as in the day of Midian.

5 For ^ every battle of the war-
rior is with contused noise, and

garments rolled in Ijlood ; l)ut this
shall be with burning and fuel of
fire.

6 For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given : and the
government shall be upon his
shoulder : and his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Fa-
ther, The Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his govern-
ment and peace there shall he no
end, upon the throne of David, and
upon his kingdom, to order it,
and to establish it with judgment
and with justice from henceforth
even for ever. The zeal of the
Lord of hosts will perform this.

8 U The Lord sent a word into
Jacob, and it hath lighted upon
Israel.

9 And all the people shall know,
even Ephraim and the inhabitant
of Samaria, that say in the pride
and stoutness of heart,

10 The bricks are fallen down,
but we will build with hewn
stones : the sycoinores are cut
down, but we will change tJiem
into cedars.

6 But there
shall be no
gloom to her
that was in
anguish. In
the former
time he
brought into
contempt
the land of
Zebulun
and tlie land
of Naphtali,
but in the
latter time
hath he
made it
glorious,
" Galilee
s thou hast
increased
their

9 all the
armovu- of
the armed
man in the
tumult, and
the gar-
ments rolled
in blood,
shall even
be for burn-
ing, for

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IsraeVs pride and iniquity.

ISAIAH, 10. Assijria the instrument of God's wrath.

1 roll up-
■ward in
thick cloud:-

2 to the
writers that
write fjriev-
ousiiess ;

11 Therefore the Lord shall set
up the adversaries of Rezin against
him, and join his enemies together ;

12 The Syrians before, and the
Philistines behind ; and they shall
devoui' Israel with open mouth.
For all this his anger is not turned
away, but his hand is stretched
out still.

13 H For the people turneth not
unto him that smiteth them,
neither do they seek the Lord of
hosts.

14 Therefore the Lord will cut
off from Israel head and tail,
branch and rush, in one day.

15 The ancient and honourable,
he is the head ; and tlie prophet
that teacheth lies, he m the tail.

16 For the leaders of this people
cause them to err ; and they that ar-e
led of them are destroyed.

1 7 Therefore the Lord shall have
no joy in their young men, neither
shall have mercy on their father-
less and widows : for every one is
an hypocrite and an evildoer, and
every mouth speaketh folly. For
all this his anger is not turned
away, but his hand is stretched
out still.

18 U For wickedness burneth as
the fire : it shall devour the briers
and thorns, and shall kindle in
the thickets of the forest, and they
^ shall mount up like the lifting up

of smoke.

19 Through the wrath of the
Lord of iKjsts is the land dark-
ened, and the people shall be as
the fuel of the fire : no man shall
spare his brother.

20 And he shall snatch on the
right hand, and be hungry ; and
he shall eat on the left hand, and
they shall not be satisfied : they
shall eat every man tlie flesh of
his own arm :

21 Manasseh, Ephraim ; and
Ephraim, Manasseh : avd they to-
gether sh(tll he against .ludah.
For all this his anger is not turned
away, but his hand is stretched
out still.

CHAPTER 10.

1 The, ii'oe of li/rr/vfs. ^) A my rid, the rod qf
hj/jiocrlten, Jbi' hiti priile- khall he broken .
20 A remnant of Israel Hhull he saved. 'Jt
Israel is comforted iiith promise of de-
liverance from- Assyria .

WOE unto them that decree un-
righteous decrees, and 'that
write gricvousnessW/vr/t they li;ivc

])rc-si;rib('d ;

2 To tnrn aside the needy from
judgment, and to take away the
right from the poor of my people,
that widows may be their prey.

and that they may rob the father-
less !

3 And what will ye do in the day
of visitation, and in the desolation
ivhicli shall come from far? to whom
will ye flee for help % and where will
ye leave your glory ?

4 Without me they shall bow
down uncler the prisoners, and
they shall fall under the slain. For
all this his anger is not turned away,
but his hand is stretched out still.

5^0 Assyrian, the rod of mine
anger, and the staff in •' their hand
is mine indignation.

C I will send him against '*an
hypocritical nation, and against

the people of my wrath will T give
him a charge, to take the spoil, and
to take the prey, and to tread them
down like the mire of the streets.

7 Howbeit he meaneth not so,
neither doth his heart think so;
but it is in his heart to destroy and
cut off nations not a few.

8 For he saith. Are not my
princes altogether kings 1

9 Is not Calno as Carchemish 1
is not Hamath as Arpad ? is not
Samaria as Damascus %

10 As my hand hath found the
kingdoms of the idols, •''and whose
graven images did excel them of
Jerusalem and of Samai-ia ;

11 Shall I not, as I have done
unto Samaria and her idols, so do
to .lerusalem and her idols'?

12 Wherefore it shall come to
ipass, that when the Lord hath per-
formed his whole work vipon mount
Zion and on Jerusalem, 1 will pun-
ish the fruit of the stout heart of
the king of Assyria, and the glory
of his high looks.

13 For he saith. By the strength
of my hand I have done it, and by
my wisdom ; for I am ])rudent: and
I iiave removed the bounds of the
° people, and have robbed theii'
treasuies, and I have i)utdown the
inhabitants like a valiant man:

14 And my hand hath found as
a nest the riches of th(^ ^people :

and as one gathereth eggs that arc
left, have I gathei-ed all the eai-tli ;
and there was none that moved
the wing, or opened the mouth, or
"peeix'd.

1 T) Sliall tlK> axe boast itself
against him that heweth there-
with'? or shall the saw magnify
itself against him that shaketh it?
as if the i-od should shake itself
af^ainst them that lift it uj), or as
it the stair should lift up " ttst/f, >itt
if it irrrc no wood.

I () Thcii'fore shall the Lord, the
'" Lord of hosts, send among his fat

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A remnant shall return.

ISAIAH, 11.

The branch from DavicVs root.

ones leanness ; and under his glory
he shall kindle a burning like the
burning of a fire.

17 And the light of Israel shall
be for a fire, and his Holy One for
a flame : and it shall burn and de-
vour his thorns and his briers in
one day ;

18 And shall consume the glory
of his forest, and of his fruitful
field, both soul and body : and they
shall be as when a standardbearer
fainteth.

19 And the rest of the trees of
his forest shall be few, that a child
may write them.

20 U And it shall come to pass in
that day, tliat the remnant of Is-
rael, and such as are escaped of the
house of Jacob, shall no more again
stay upon him that smote them ;
but shall stay upon the Lord, the
Holy One of Israel, in truth.

21 The remnant shall return,
even the remnant of Jacob, unto
the mighty God.

22 For though thy people Israel
be as the sand of the sea, ^vej^ a
remnant of them shall return : the
consumption decreed shall overflow
with righteousness.

23 - For the Lord God of hosts

shall make a consumption, even de

termined. in the midst of all tl

land.

24 U Therefore thus saith the
Lord God of hosts, O my people
that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid
of the Assyrian : he shall smite thee
with a rod, and shall lift up his
staff against thee, after the man-
ner of Egypt.

25 For yet a very little while,
and the indignation shall ''cease.

and mine anger "'in^ their destruc-
tion.

26 And the Lord of hosts shall
stir up a scourge for him ''accord-
ing to the slaughter of jNIidian at
the rock of Oreb : and (is his rod
was upon the sea, so shall he lift it
up after the manner of Egypt.

27 And it shall come to pass in
that day, tliat his burden snail be
taken away from off thy shoulder,
and his yoke from off thy neck, and
the voke shall be destroyed because
of the anointing.

28 He is come to Aiatli, he is
passed to Migron ; at Michmash he
hath laid up his " carriages :

29 They are gone over the '^ pas-
sage: they have taken up their

lodging at Geba ; Kamah is afraid ;
Gibeah of tSaul is fled.
30 Lift up thy voices O daughter

of Gallim : ** cause it to be heard

unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.

31 ±\ladmenah is removed ; the
inhabitants of Gebim gather them-
selves to flee.

32 " As yet shall he remain at
Nob that day: he shall shake his
hand agauist the mount of the
daughter of Zion, the hill of Jeru-
salem.

33 Behold, the Lord, the Lord
of hosts, shall lop the " bough with
terror: and the high ones of sta-
ture shall he hewn down, and the
haughty shall be humbled.

34 And he shall cut down the
thickets of the forest with iron, and
Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

CHAPTER 11.

1 The peaceahle kingdom of the Branch out
of the root of Jestte. 10 7'he victorions re-
nforiitioii. of Israel, and ■vocation of the
Gentiles.

AND there shall come forth a
" rod out of the ^'^ stem of Jesse,
and a Branch shall grow out of his
roots :

2 And the spirit of the Lord
shall rest upon him, the spirit of
wisdom and understanding, the
spirit of counsel and might, the
spirit of knowledge and of the fear
of the Lord ;

3 And ^^ shall make him of quick
understanding in the fear of the
Lord : and he shall not judge after
the sight of his eyes, neither "re-
prove after the hearing of his ears :

4 But with righteousness shall he
judge the poor, and " reprove with
equity for the meek of the earth :
and he shall smite the earth with
the rod of his mouth, and with the
breath of his lips shall he slay the
wicked.

5 And righteousness shall be the
girdle of his loins, and faithfulness
the girdle of his reins.

6 The wolf also shall dwell with
the lamb, and the leopard shall lie
down with the kid ; and the calf
and the young lion and the fatling
together ; and a little child shall
lead them.

7 And the cow and the bear shall
feed ; their young ones shall lie
down together : and the lion shall
eat straAv like the ox.

8 And the sucking child shall
play on tlie hole of the asp, and
the weaned child shall put his hand
on the ''"' cockatrice' den.

9 They shall not liurt nor destroj^
in all my holy mountain : for the
earth shall be full of the knowledge
of the Lord, as the waters cover
the sea.

8 hearken, O
Laishah!
answer her,
O Anathoth !

'•• This very
day shall he
halt at Nob :

1" boughs

11 shoot

12 stock

13 his delight
shall be

I'' decide

15 adder's

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A song of thanksgiving.

ISAIAH, 12, 13.

The fall of Babylon.

1 peoples ;
unto him

2 nations

3 resting
place

* coastlands

5 down upon
the shoulder

6 River,
" into

8 peoples,

10 ^ And in that day there shall
be a root of Jesse, which shall stand
for an ensign of the ^ peojjle ; to it
shall the " Gentiles seek : and his
^rest shall be glorious.

1 i And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the Lord shall set
his hand again the second time to
recover the remnant of his people,
which shall be left, from Assyria,
and from Egypt, and f roni^ Pathros,
and from Gush, and from Elam, and
from 8hinar, and from Hamath,
and from the Mslands of the sea.

1 2 And he shall set up an ensign
for the nations, and shall assemble
the outcasts of Israel, and gather
together the dispersed of Judah
from the four corners of the earth.

13 The envy also of Ephraim
shall depart, and the adversaries
of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim
shall not envy .Judah, and Judah
shall not vex Ephraim.

14 But they shall fly ''upon the
shoulders of the Philistines toward

tiie west ; they shall spoil them of
the east together : they shall lay
their hand upon Edom and Moab ;
and the children of Ammon shall
obey them.

15 And the Loun shall utterly
destroy the tongue of the Egyptian
sea ; and with his mighty wind
shall he shake his hand over the
" river, and shall smite it '^in the
seven streams, and make men go
over dryshod.

16 And there shall be an high-
way for the remnant of his people,
which shall be left, from Assyria ;
like as it was to Israel in the day
that he came up out of the land of
Egypt.

GHAPTER 12.

A .joyful fh<nikK(iiving of the. faithful for the
mefcien of God.

AND in that day thou shalt say,
O Loiii), I will praise thee:
though thou wast angry with me,
thine anger is tunied away, and
thou comfortedst me.

2 Ijehold, God is my salvation;
1 will trust, and not be afraid : for
the Lord JEHOVAH is my
strength and my song ; he also is
become my salvation.

3 Therefore with joy shall ye
draw water out of the wells of
salvation.

4 And in that day shall ye say,
Praise the Lord, call upon his
name, declare his doings among
the " pcdplo. make mention that
his name is exalted.

5 Sing unto the Lord ; for he

hath done excellent things : this is
known in all the earth.

6 Gry out and shout, thou in-
habitant of Zion : for great is the
Holy One of Israel in the midst of
thee.

GHAPTER 13.

1 God muntereth the armies of his wrath.
6 He threateneth to dentroy Babylon by the
Medes. 19 The desolation of Babylon.

THE " burden of Babylon, which
Isaiah the son of Amoz did
see.

2 Lift ye up a banner upon the
high mountain, exalt the voice
vmto them, shake the hand, that
they may go into the gates of the
nobles.

3 I have commanded my ^" sancti-
fied ones, I have also called my
mighty ones for mine anger, even
"them that rejoice in my highness.

4 The noise of a multitude in tiie
mountains, like as of a great peo-
ple ; a tumultuous noise of the
kingdoms of nations gathered to-
gether : the Lord of hosts muster-
eth the host '-of the battle.

5 They come from a far country,
from the end of heaven, even the
Lord, and the weapons of his in-
dignation, to destroy the whole
land.

6 U Howl ye ; for the day of the
Lord is at hand ; '^ it shall come
as a destruction from the Almighty.

7 Therefore shall ail hands be
faint, and every man's heart shall
melt :

8 And they shall be afraid :
pangs and sorrows shall take hold
of them ; they shall be in pain as a
woman that travaileth : they shall
be amazed one at another ; their
faces shall he as flames.

9 Behold, the day of the Lord
Cometh, cruel both with wrath and
fierce anger, to lay the land deso-
late : and he shall destroy the
sinners thereof out of it.

10 For the stars of heaven and
the constellations thereof shall not
give thcnr light : the sun shall b(>
darkened in his going forth, and
the moon shall not cause her light
to shine.

11 And I will punish the world
iov their evil, and the wicked for
their iniquity ; and 1 will cause the
arrogancy or the i)r()ud to cease,
and will lay low the haughtiness of
the terrible.

12 1 will make a man more " pre-
cious than fine gold ; even a man
than the golden wedge of Ophir.

13 Therefore I will sliake the
heavens, and the earth shall re-

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Restoration of Israel.

ISAIAH, 14.

Song of triumph over Babylon.

move out of hei' place, in the wrath
of the Lord of ho«ts, and in the
day of his tierce anger.

14 And it shall be as the chased
roe, and as ^a sheep that no man
taketli up : they shall every man
turn to his own peojjle, and flee
every one into his own land.

15 Every one that is found shall
be thrust through ; and* every one
that is - joined unto them shall fall
by the sword.

16 Their children also shall be
dashed to pieces before their eyes ;
their houses shall be spoiled, and
their wives ravished.

17 Behold, I will stir up the
Medes against them, which shall
not regard silver ; and as for gold,
they shall not delight in it.

1 8 Their bows also shall dash the
young men to pieces ; and they
shall have no pity on the fruit of
tlie womb ; their eye shall not
spare children.

1 9 51 And Babylon, the glory of
kingdoms, the beavity of the Chal-
dees' ^ excellency, shall be as when
God overthrew Sodom and Go-
morrah.

20 It shall never be inhabited,
neither shall it be dwelt in from
generation to generation : neither
shall the Arabian pitch tent there ;
neither shall the shepherds make
their fold there.

21 But wild beasts of the desert
shall lie there ; and their houses
shall be full of doleful creatures ;
and •* owls shall dwell there, and
^ satyrs shall dance there.

22 And the Svild beasts of the
islands shall cry in their Ulesoiate
houses, and '^dragons in tJieir plea-
sant palaces : and her time is near

to come, and her days shall not be
prolonged.

CHAPTER 14.

1 GocVs merciful resioration of Israel. 4
Their triumphant insultation over Babel.
24 (loiVn purx>ose against Asf^yria. 29 Prt-
li'Ktiiia i.s threatened.

Tj^OR the Lord will have mercy
JL on Jacob, and will yet choose
Israel, and set them in their own
land : and the strangers shall be
joined with them, and they shall
cleave to the house of Jacob.

2 And the ** ])eople shall take
them, and bring them to their
place : and the house of Israel
shall possess them in the land of
the Lord for servants and hand-
maifls : and they shall take them
captives, whose cayjtives they were ;
and they shall rule over their op-
pressors.

3 And it shall come to pass in
the day thiit the Lord shall give
thee I'est from thy sorrow, and
from thy fear, and from the hard
bondage wherein tJiou wast made
to serve,

4 H That thou shalt take up this
proverb against the king of Baby-
lon, and say. How hath the op-
pressor ceased ! the ^" golden city
ceased !

5 The Lord hath broken the
staff of the wicked, and the sceptre
of the rulers.

6 He who smote the people in
wrath with a continual stroke, he
that ruled the nations in anger, is
persecuted, (oid none hindereth.

7 The whole earth is at rest, and
is quiet : they break forth into sing-
ing.

8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at
thee, a7id the cedars of Lebanon,
saying. Since thou art laid down,
no " feller is come up against us.

9 * Hell from beneath is moved
for thee to meet thee at thy com-
ing : it stirreth up the dead for
thee, even all the chief ones of the
earth ; it hath raised up from theii'
thrones all the kings of the nations.

10 All they shall speak and say
unto thee. Art thou also become
weak as we 1 art thou become like
unto us 1

11 Thy pomp is brought down
to * the grave, and the noise of
thj'' viols : the worm is spread
under thee, and the worms cover
thee.

12 How art thou fallen from
heaven, O ^^ Lucifer, son of the
morning ! how art thou cut down
to the ground, which didst ^^ weaken
the nations !

13 For thou hast said in thine
heart, I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the
stars of God : 1 will sit also upon
the mount of the congregation, in
the ^^ sides of the north :

14 1 will ascend above the
heights of the clouds ; I will be
like the most High.

15 Yet thou shalt be brought
down to *hell, to the " sides of the
pit.

1 6 They that see thee shall nar-
rowly look upon thee, aud con-
sider thee, sai/vng. Is this the man
that made the earth to tremble,
that difl shake kingdoms ;

17 That made the world as a
^vilderness, and destroyed the
cities thereof ; that opened not the
house of his prisoners 1

* Ileb. Sheol.

exactress

11 hewer

1'^ day star,
13 lay low

^* uttermost
parts

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PhiUstia threatened.

.ISAIAH, 15, 16.

Devastation of Moah.

18 All the kings of the nations,
even all of them, lie in glory, every
one in his own house.

19 But thou art cast out of thy
grave like an abominable branch,
and as the raiment of those that
are slain, thrust through with a
sword, that go down to the stones
of the pit ; as a carcase trodden
under feet.

20 Thou shalt not be joined with
them in burial, because thou hast
destroyed thy land, and slain thy
people : the seed of evildoers shall
^ nt^ver be renowned.

21 I'reiiare slauguter for his
children for the iniciuity of their
fathers ; that they do not rise, nor
possess the land, nor lill the face
of the world \vith cities.

22 For I will rise up against
them, saith the Lord of hosts, and
cut off from Babylon the name, and
remnant, and son, and ^ no]jhew,
saith the Lord.

23 I will also make it a posses-
sion for the bittern, and pools of
water : and I will sweep it with
the besom of destruction, saith the
Lord of hosts.

24 U The Lord of hosts hath
sworn, saying, Surely as I have
thought, so shall it come to pass ;
and as I have purposed, so shall it
stand :

25 That I will break the As-
syrian in my land, and iipon my
mountains tread him under foot :
then shall his yoke depart from off
them, and his burden depart from
oti' their shoulders.

26 This is the purpose that is
purposed upon the whole earth :
and this is the hand that is
stretched out upon all the nations.

27 For the Lord of hosts hath
purposed, and who shall disannul
it ? and his hand is stretched out,
and who shall turn it back!

28 In tlie yeai- that king Ahaz
died was this ■' burden.

29 ^ Rejoice not tliou, ' wliole
Palestina. because the rod of lum
tliat smote thee is broken : for out
of the serpent's rcjot shall come
forth ■' a cockatrice, and his fruit
shaU t>e a ficwy il.vuig ser[)(>nt.

30 And the lirstborn of tlie poor
shall feed, and tlu; ne(>(ly shnll lie
down in safety : and 1 will kill thy
root with fjiniine, and he shall slay
thy n^nniant.

31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city;
thou, ^ wliole F)ilf'stina, art dis-
solved : for there shall come fi'oni
the noi'fh a smoke, and " none sluiJl
he

lone \\\ Ills aiipi

itcil tlllU'S.

32 \\ hat shall one then answer

the messengers of the nation?
That the Lord hath founded Zion,
and the poor of his people shall
' trust in it.

CHAPTER 15.

Th& lamentable state of Moah.

THE ^burden of Moab. Because
in " Ijje night Ar of Moab is
laid waste, and brought to silence ;
because in ** the night Kir of Moab
is laid waste, and brought to si-
lence ;

2 ^° He is gone up to Bajith, and
to Dibon, the high places, to weep :
Moab shall howl over Nebo, and
over ]\ledeba : on all their heads
shall he baldness, and every beard
cut off.

3 In their streets they shall gird
themselves with sackcloth : on the
tops of their houses, and in their
streets, every one shall howl, weep-
ing abundantly.

4 And Heshbon shall cry, and
Elealeh : their voice shall be heard
even unto Jahaz : therefore the
armed soldiers of Moab shall cry
out ; his life shall be grievous
unto him.

5 My heart shall cry out for
Moab ; his fugitives shall flee unto
Zoar," an heifer of three years old :
for by the ^'" mounting up of Luliitli
with weepini^- sliall tlicy tjo it up;

for in the way of Koronann they
shall raise up a cry of destruction.

6 For the waters of Nimrim shall
be desolate : for the hay is withered
away, the grass faileth, there is no
green thing.

7 Therefore the aliundance they
have gotten, and that which they
have laid up, shall they carry away
to the brook of the willows.

8 For the cry is gone round about
the borders of Moab ; the howling
thereof unto Kglaim, and the howl-
ing thereof unto I'eer-elim.

9 For the waters of Dimon shall
be full of blood : for I will bring
more upon Dimon, lions upon him
that escap<'th of l\Ioab, and upon
the remnant of the land.

CHAPTER IG.

1 j\fi>ah is exhorted to yielil ohpij ience to
ChrixVn h-iiifjiloni. 6 Matt) is titreiaemd
for her jiri'ile. 11 The jirophet bewaUeth
'her. 12 The jn<lgiii,)it (f Moab.

SEND ye the '■'lamb to the ruler
of the land from Mela " to the
Avilderness, unto the mount of tlie
daughter of Zion.

2 For it shall be, tlutt, as a wan-
dering bird cast out of the nest, so
the daughters of Moab shall be at
the fords of '"' Arnoii.

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The pride of Moab humbled.

ISAIAH, 17.

Prophecy conceming Damascus.

3 Take counsel, execute judg-
ment ; make thy shadow as the
night in the midst of the noonday ;
hide the outcasts ; bewray not him
that wandereth.

4 Let ^ mine outcasts dwell with
thee, ]\Ioab : be thou a covert to
them from the face of the spoiler :
for the extortioner is at an end, the
spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are
consumed out of the land.

5 And in mercy shall the throne
be established : and ' he shall sit
upon it in truth in the tabernacle
or David, judging, and seeking
judgment, and hasting righteous-
ness.

6 U We haye heard of the pride
of Moab ; he is very proud : even of
his haughtiness, and his pride, and
his wrath : ^ hvf his lies shall not
he so.

7 Therefore shall Moab howl for
Moab, every one shall howl : for
the foundations of Kir-hareseth
shall ye mourn ; surely they are
stricken.

8 For the fields of Heshbon lan-
guish, and the vine of 8ibmah : the
lords of the heathen have broken
down the principal plants thereof,
they ■* are come even unto Jazer,
they wandered through the wilder-
ness : her branches '' are stretched
out, they are gone over the sea.

y II Therefore i will bewail with
the weeping of Jazer the vine of
Sibmah : I will water thee with my
tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh : for
^the shouting foi' thy summer- fruits
and for thy har^'est is fallen.

10 And gladness is taken away,
and joy out of the plentiful field ;
and in the vineyards there shall be
no singing, neither shall there be
shouting : the treaders shall tread
out no wine in their presses ; I
have made their vintage shouting
to cease.

11 Wherefore my ''bowels shall
sound like an harp for Moab, and
mine inward parts for Kir-hai'esh.

12 UAnd it shall come to pass,
when ** it is seen that Moab is weary
on the high place, '■' that he shaJT
come to his sanctuary to '"pray: but
he shall not jjrevail.

13 This is the word that the
Lord hath spoken concerning Moab
'^ since that time.

14 Ijut now the Lokd hath spo-
ken, saying. Within tlu-ee years, as
the years of an hireling, and the
glory of Moab shall be contemned,
with all that great multitude ; and

Or,

the remnant shall be very small
and feeble.

CHAPTER 17.

1 Syria and Israel are threatened. 6 A
remnant nhall forsake idolatry. 9 The
rest shall be plagued for their impiety.
12 The woe of IsraeVs enemies.

THE ^~ burden of Damascus. Be-
hold, Damascus is taken away
from being a city, and it shall be a
ruinous heap.

2 The cities of Aroer are forsa-
ken : they shall be for fiocks, which
shall lie down, and none shall make
them afraid.

3 The fortress also shall cease
from Ephraim, and the kingdom
from Damascus, and the remnant
of '" Syria : they shall be as the glory
of the children of Israel, saith the
Lord of hosts.

4 And in that day it shall come
to pass, that the glory of Jacob
shall be made thin, and the fatness
of his flesh shall wax lean.

5 And it shall be as when the
harvestman gathereth the '^ corn,
and reapeth the ears with his arm ;
and it shall be as he that gathereth
ears in the valley of Rephaim.

6 51 Yet ^^ gleaning grapes shall
be left in it, as the sliaking of an
olive tree, two or three beri'ies in
the top of the uppermost bough,
four or five in the outmost fruitful
branches thereof, saith '** the Lord
God of Israel.

7 At that day shall a man look
to his Maker, and his eyes shall
have respect to the Holy One of
Israel.

8 And he shall not look to the
altars, the work of his hands, nei-
ther shall respect that which his
fingers have made, either the
'"groves, or the '** images.

9 II in that day shall his strong
cities be as "* a forsaken bough, and
an uppermost branch, which they
left because of the children of Is-
rael : and there shall be desolation.

10 Because thou hast forgotten
the God of thy salvation, and hast
not been mindful of the rock of thy
strength, therefore ""shalt thou
plant pleasant plants, and '"' shalt
set it with strange slips :

1 1 In the day shalt thou make
thy plant to grow, and in the morn-
ing shalt thou make thy seed to
flourish : but the harvest '•^ si tail be
a heaTi in the day of grief and of
desperate sorrow.

12 U'-HVoe to the multitude of

* Or,

12 oracle
concerning

13 Syria shall

14 grain.

15 gleanings

16 the Lord,
the God

1' Asherim,
1^ sun-
images.

19 * the
forsaken
phices of
the

Amoriles
and Hivites,

20 thou
plantest

21 settest

22 fleeth
away

23 Ah,

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Prophecy concerning Ethlojna.

ISAIAH, 18, 19.

Concerning Egypt.

many ^ people, whicli make a noise
like the noise of the seas ; and '^ to
the rushing: of nations, that make a
rushing like the rushing of mighty
waters !

13 The nations shall rush like
the rushing of many waters : but
God shall rebuke them, and they
shall flee far of}', and shall Ije chased
as the chaff of the mountains be-
fore the wind, and like ^ a rolling
thing before the whirlwind.

14 And behold at eveningtide
trouble ; mid before the morning
he is not. This is the portion of
them that spoil us, and the lot of
them that rob us.

CHAPTER 18.

1 God in care of his people will deMroy the
Ethiopians. 1 An access therehy shall
S/row unto the oliureh.

^X\7^0E to the land shadowing
' » with wings, winch is be-
yond the rivers of Ethiopia :

2 That sendeth ambassadors by
the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes
upon the waters, saying. Go, ye
swift messengers, to a nation ° scat-
tered and peeled, to a people terri-
ble from their beginning hitherto ;
a nation "^ meted out and trorlden

down, whose land the rivers ' have
spoiled !

3 All ye inhabitants of the world,
and dwellers on the earth, see ye,
when he lifteth up an ensign on the
mountains ; and when he bloweth
a trumpet, hear ye.

4 For so the Lord said unto me,
T will ** take my I'ost, and 1 will
" consider in my dwelling place like
a cl(!ar heat '" uv)on herbs. a??4 like a
cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

5 For afore the harvest, when
the bud is perfect, and the sour
grape is ripening in the flower, he
sliall l)oth cut off the sprigs with
pruning hooks, and take awa,y and
cut down the branches.

G 'l'h(^v shall be left together unto
the fowls of the mountains, and to
the beasts of the earth : and the
fowls shall summer upon them, and
all the bcjists of the earth shall
winter ujion them.

7 If In that time shall the pre-
sent be brought unto th(! Loud f)f
hosts " of i\ i)ei>|)]i' sciittei'ed ;ind
peelefl. and fi'oni a jx-ople terrible
from their beginning hitlierto; a
ntition "meted oiil ;iiid trorlden un-
der foot, whose, land the rivers
'- li;i.ve spoiled, to the place of the
n.'iine of the Lord of hosts, the
mount Zion.

CHAPTER 19.

1 Tlie confusion of Egypt. 11 The foolish-
ness of their princes. 18 The entiling of
R'jypt tiO the church. 23 The covenant of
Egypt, Assyria, and Israel.

THE 1-' burden of Egypt. Be-
hold, the Ijoud rideth upon a
swift cloud, and shall come into
Egypt : and the idols of Egypt
shall be moved at his presence,
and the heart of Egypt shall melt
in the midst of it.

2 And I will set the Egyptians
against the Egyptians : and they
shall fight every one against his
brother, and every one against his
neighbour ; city against city, aiuL
kingdom against kingdom.

3 And the spirit of Egypt shall
fail in the midst thereof ; and I
will destroy the counsel thereof :
and they shall seek to the idols,
and to the chai'iners,. and to them
that have familiar spii'its, and to
the wizards.

4 And the Egyptians will I give
over into the hand of a cruel lord ;
and a fierce king shall rule over
them, saith the Lord, the Lord of
hosts.

5 And the waters shall fail from
the sea, and the river shall be
wasted and dried up.

6 And '•*they shall turn the ri-

vers far away : and tiie brooks of

defence shall be emptied and dried
up : the reeds and flags shall
wither.

7 The ^^ paper reeds by the
^^ brooks, by the ^~' mouth of the
^^ brooks, and every thing sown by
the '" brooks, shall wither, be
driven away, and l)e no more.

8 The tishei's also shall mourn,
and all they that cast angle intt>
the '"* brooks shall lament, and they
tlijit spread nets upon the waters
shall languish.

9 ^loreover the.y that work in
fine flax, and they that weave net-
works, shall be confounded.

10 And 'niiey shall be broken in
the ))nri)oses tliei'cof. all that make

sluic<'s and ponds for lish

I t II Surely the priiK-(>s of Zoan
arc, fools, the counsel of the wise
counsellors of I'haraoh is become
brutish : how say ye; unto I'luiraoh.
1 am the son of the wise, the son
of ancient kings?

12 Where are they? where are.
thy wise menl ^^\^\ let tluuu t(;ll
thee now. and let them know what
the Lord of hosts hath iiurposed
ui)on J^^gypt.

13 '^riie princes f)f Zoan are 1m^-
come fools, the princes of '"'" Noph

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Egypt, Assyria, and Israel.

ISAIAH, 20, 21. Captivity of Egypt and Ethiopia.

worship

are deceived ; they have also se-
duced Egypt, even they that are the
stay of the tribes thereof.

14 The LoRD^ hath mingled a
perverse spirit* in the midst
thereof: and they have caused
Egypt to err in every work thereof,
as a drunken man staggereth
in his vomit.

15 Neither shall there be amj
work for Egypt, which the head or
tail, branch or rush, may do.

16 In that day shall Egypt be
like unto women : and it shall be
afraid and fear because of the shak-
ing of the hand of the Lord of
hosts, which he shaketh over it.

17 And the land of Judah shall
be a terror unto Egypt, every one
that maketh mention thereof shall
be afraid in himself, because of
the counsel of the Lord of hosts,
which he hath determined against
it.

18 ^ In that day shall five cities
in the land of Egypt speak the lan-
guage of Canaan, and swear to the
Lord of hosts ; one shall be called,
The city of ^ destruction.

1 9 In that day shall there be an
altar to the Lord in the midst of
the land of Egypt, and a pillar at
the border thereof to the Lord.

20 And it shall be for a sign and
for a witness unto the Lord of
hosts in the land of Egypt: for
they shall cry unto the Lord
because of the oppressors, and he
shall send them a saviour, and a
great one, and he shall deliver
them.

21 And the Lord shall be known
to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall
know the Lord in that day, and
shall do sacrifice and oblation ; yea,
tliey shall vow a vow unto the
Lord, and perform it.

22 And the Lord shall smite
Egypt : he shall smite and heal it :
and they shall return even to the
Lord, and he shall be intreated of
them, and shall heal them.

23 ^ In that day shall there be a
highway out of Egypt to Assyria,
and the Assyrian shall come into
Egypt, and the Egyptian into
Assyria, and the Egyptians shall
- serve with the Assyrians.

24 In that day shall Israel be the
tliird with Egypt and with Assyria,
ei'eii a blessing in the midst of the
■'• land :

25 Whom the Lord of hosts shall
bless, saying. Blessed tie Egypt my
people, and Assyi-ia the work of
my hands, and Israel mine inheri-
tance.

CHAPTER 20.

A type prefiguring the shamt'ftil cajMviiy
of Egypt and Ethiopia.

IN" the year that t Tartan came
unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the
king of Assyria sent him,) and
fought against Ashdod, and took
it;

2 At the same time spake the
Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz,
saying, Go and loose the sackcloth
from off thy loins, and put off thy
shoe from thy foot. And he did so,
walking naked and barefoot.

3 And the Lord said. Like as my
servant Isaiah hath walked naked
and barefoot three years for a sign
and wonder upon Egypt and upon
Ethiopia ;

4 So shall the king of Assyria
lead away the Egyptians prisoners,
and the Ethiopians captives, young
and old, naked and barefoot, even
with their buttocks uncovered, to
the shame of Egypt.

5 And they shall be afraid and
ashamed of Ethiopia their expec-
tation, and of Egj^pt their glory.

6 And the inhabitant of this ^ isle
shall say in that day. Behold, such
is our expectation, whither we flee
for help to be delivered from the
king of Assyria : and how shall we
escape %

CHAPTER 21.

1 Thepropihet, beicai/iny the captivity of his
people, Ki'i'th ill <i rixii/ii the fall of Baliylon
hy the Meili-s ami /',i:-<i'a ii.^. ' U Edom,

nijihet. i.s
net time

red to rej/'
Arabia's

nt-

Or,

scorning the i
ance. \'i The
larnily.

THE '^burden of the desert of
the sea. As whirlwinds in
the south i)ass through ; m it
Cometh from the desert, from a
terrible land.

2 A grievous vision is declared
unto me ; the treacherous dealer
dealeth treacherously, and^ the
spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam :
besiege, O ^ledia; all the sighing
thereof have I made to cease.

3 Therefore are my loins filled
with pain : pangs have taken hold
upon me, as the pangs of a woman
that travaileth : I ^ was bowed
down at the hearing of it : I " was
dismayed at the seeing of it.

4 My heart panted, fearfulness
affrighted me : the night "^ of my

pleasure hath he turned into fear

unto me.
5 *' Preiiare

the table, watch in

the watclitower, eat. drink : arise,

ye princes, and anoint the shield.

t Tlip title of the Assyrian commander
in chief.

* coastland

5 oracle
concernin£

•J am

' that I
desired

s They pre-
pare the
table, they
spread the
carpets,
they eat.
they drink :

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Prophecy concerning Arabia.

ISAIAH, 22.

Judali invaded, yet reckless.

1 seeth : and
when he
seeth a
troop, horse-
men ill pairs,
a troop of
asses, a
troop of
camels, he
shall
hearken

2 cried as a

3 troop

* horsemen
ill pairs.

^ are hroken
6 "rain

" oracle
concernini^
8 One
8 what hour

1" come ye
again.

11 llnfo him
fliat is
thirsty
bring ye
water ; ye
iiihaliifaiits
of tlie land
of Tenia,
meet the
fugitixcs
with their
bread.

1'^ tlic I.ORT),
tlie <i()d of
Israel,

' oracle
concerning

6 For thus hath the Lord said
uuto me, Go, set a watchman, let
him declare what he ' seeth.

7 And he saw a cliariot with a

couple of horsemen, a chariot of

asses, ((ti<t a chariot of camels ; and

he iiearkened diligently with much
heed :

8 And he ^ cried. A lion: My
lord, I stand continually upon the
watchtower in the daytime, and I
am set in my ward whole nights :

9 And, behold, here cometh a
•' chariot of men, "* inith a couple of
horsemen. And he answered and
said, iiabylon is fallen, is fallen ;
and all the graven images of her
gods ''he hath broken unto the
ground.

10 O my threshing, and the ''com
of my floor : that which I have
heard of the Loed of hosts, the
God of Israel, have I declared unto
you.

1 1 U The ' burden of Dumah.
'^ He calleth to me out of 8eir,
Watchman, " what of the night ?
Watchman, " what of the night 1

12 The watchman said. The
morning cometh, and also the
night : if ye will enquire, enquire
ye: '"return, come.

burden upon Arabia.
iVrabia shall ye

13 II The

In the forest in

lodge, O ye travelling companies

of Dedanim.

U " The inhabitants of the land

of Tema brought watrr to him tliat

w^as thirsty, they prevent^^d with

tlieir Ijread liim that lied.

1 5 1' or they lied from tiie swords,
from the drawn sword, and from
the bent bow, and from the griev-
ousness of war.

16 For thus hath the Lord said
unto me. Within a year, according
to the years of an hireling, and all
the gloi-y of Kedar shall fail:

17 And the residue of tlie number
of archers, the mighty men of thi;
children <)f Kedar, shall be dimi-
iiisl)ed: for ''the LoKpCJodof Isi-ael
liath sjioken tt.

CHAPTER 22.

1 7'/u- prophet luvieiiieth the In >ii.sio>i of
,hiiry III/ the, I'crHlaiin. S He reproceth
tJieir humiiniiniitloni and ivorUlhi }<>>/. I,"i
//e firophe/tietli Shebna'N i/ejirihiflon, 2(1
iiikI Eliiikhii, jirefigiifiny the Ainyt/om (if
Cld-int, hix KnhxIitiitUni.

rpHF" burden of the valley of

A- vision" Whataileth thee now,

that thou art wlnjlly gone up to the.

housetops !

2 Thou that art full of .stirs, a

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tumultuous city, a joyous city : thy
slain men are not slain with the
sword, nor dead in battle.

3 All thj' rulers ^re fled together,
they are bound by the archers : all
that are found "in thee are bound
together, '"* inliicli have fled from far.

4 Therefore said I, look away
from me ; I will weep bitterly,
labour not to comfort me, because
of the spoiling of the daughter of
my people.

5 For it is a day of trouble and
of treading down, and of perplexity
by the Lord God of hosts in the
valley of vision, breaking down the
walls, and of crying to the moun-
tains.

6 And Elam bare the quiver with
chariots of men and. horsemen, and
Kir uncovered the shield.

7 And it '^shall come to pass, that
thy choicest valleys '" shall be full
of chariots, and the horsemen ''shall
set themselves in array at the gate.

8 ^ And he "^discovered the cover-
ing of Judah, and thou didst look
in that day to the armour'** of the
house of the forest.

9 ""Ye have seen also the breaches
of the city of David, that they are
many : and ye gathered together
the waters of the lower pool.

10 And ye have numbered the
houses of Jerusalem, and the houses
have ye broken down to fortify the
wall.

1 1 Ye made also a '■^' ditch betw^een
the two walls for the water of the
old pool : but ye have not looked
unto the maker thereof, neither
had i-espect unto him that fa-
shioned it long ago.

12 And in that day did the Lord
God of hosts call to wee^)ing, and
to mcmrning, and to baUlness, and
to girding with sackcloth :

13 Arul lK4i<)ld joy and gladness,
slaying o.xen, and killing sheep,
eating flesh, and drinking wine :
let us eat and drink ; for to mor-
row we sliall die.

14 And it was revealed in mine
ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely
tliis iniquit.v shnll not he purged
from you till yedie, saith tlie i^ord
Cjoi) of hosts.

15 If Tiius saith the Lord Goo of
ho.sts, Go, get thee unto this trea-
surer, even unto Sln^bna, wliicli is
over the liouse, am/ .svry/,

1() What hast thou jiere? and
whom hast thou iiei'e, that thou
hast hewed thee out a scpulchr**
li('r<', (IX he that hewcth him out a
sctiulclnc on high, din/ that grav-
etli an habitation for himself in a
rock (

Shebna replaced by EUakim.

ISAIAH, 23.

The overthroiv of Tyre.

2 there shall
be

3 glory, thou

17 Behold, the Lord will carry
thee away with a niij^hty captivity,
and will ^surely cover thee.

18 He will surely violently turn
and toss thee like a ball into a lar'ge
country : there shalt thou die, and
•^ there the chariots of thy " glory
i^ha/l he the shame of thy lord s

house.

19 And I will drive thee from
thy station, and from thy state
shall he pull thee down.

20 H And it shall come to pass in
that day, that I will call my ser-
vant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah :

21 And I will clothe him with
thy robe, and strengthen him with
thy girdle, and I will commit thy
government into his hanfl : and he
shall be a father to the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, and to the house of
Judah.

22 And the key of the house of
David will I lay upon his shoulder;
so he shall oijen, and none shall
shut ; and he shall shut, and none
shall open.

23 And I will fasten him ast. a
nail in a sure place ; and he shall
be for a glorious throne to his
father's house.

24 And they shall hang upon him
all the glory of his father's house,
the oftspring and the issue, all ves-
sels of small quantity, from the
vessels of cups, even to all the ves-
sels of flagons.

25 In that day, saith the Lord
of hosts, shall the nail that is fas-
tened in the sure place ^ V)e re-
moved, and be cut down, and tall ;
and the burden that W(i» upon it
shall be cut off : for the Lord hath
spoken it.

CHAPTER 23.

1 The miserable overthr-ow of Tyre. 17 Their
unliappy return.

THE " burden of Tyre. Howl,
ye ships of Tarshish ; for it is
laid waste, so that there is no
house, no entering in : from the
land of Chittira it is revealed to
them.

2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the
" isle : thou whom the merchants
of Zidon, that pass over the sea,
have replenished.

3 And by great waters the seed
of ^ Sihor. the harvest of the ^ i-iver,
'/.s her revenue ; and she is a mart
of nations.

4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for
the sea hath spoken, even the
strength of the sea, saying, I tra-
vail not, nor bring forth children.
n(Mther do I nourish up young
men, nor bring up virgins.

5 ^As at the report concerning
Egypt, i«> shall tliey be sorely
pained at the report of Tyre.

6 Pass ye over to Tarshish ; howl,
ye inhabitants of the '" isle.

7 /.s this your joyous city, whose
antiquity in of ancient " days % her
own feet shall carry her afar oil to

sojourn.

8 VVho hath taken this counsel
against Tyre, the crowning city,
whose merchants are princes, whose
traffickers are the honourable of
the earth %

9 The Lord of hosts hath pur-
posed it, to stain the pride of all
glory, and to bring into contempt
all the honourable of the earth.

10 Pass through thy land as a
river, O daughter of Tarshish :
there if no more strength.

1 1 He stretched out his hand
over the sea, he shook the king-
doms : the Lord hath given a com-
mandment against *the merchant
city, to destroy the strong holds
thereof.

12 And he said. Thou ,shalt no
more rejoice, O thou oppressed vir-
gin, daughter of Zidon : arise, pass
over to Chittim ; there also shalt
thou have no rest.

13 Behold the land of the Chal-
deans ; this people '•' was not, ti//
the Assyrian founded it foi- them

that dwell in tlie wilderness : they
set up the towers thereof, they

raised up the i)alaces thereof; and
he bi'ought it to ruin.

1 4 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish : for
your "strength is laid waste.

15 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that Tyre shall be forgot-
ten seventy years, according to the
days of one king: after the end of
seventy years '"' shall Tyre sing as
an harlot.

16 Take an harp, go about the
city, thou harlot that hast been
forgotten ; make sweet melodJ^
sing many songs, that thou may-
est be remembered.

17 H And it shall ccmie to pass
after the end of seventy yeai's, that
the Lord will visit Tyre, and she
shall turn to her hire, and shall
^'' commit fornication with all the
kingd(mis of the world upon the
face of the earth.

18 And her merchandise and her
hire shall be holiness to the Lord :
it shall not b(^ treasui-ed nor laid
up ; for her merchandise shall be
for them that dwell before the
Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for
'"durabli^ clothing.

9 When the

rt'port

coiiieth to

Egypt, they

shall

1" coastland.

11 days,
whose feet
carried

12 sojourn ?

13 is no more;
the Assyrian
hath

appointed it
for the
beasts of the
wilderness :
they set up
theirtowers,
they

overthrew
!■* Strong
hold

15 it shall he
niito Tyre
as in the
song of

1" play the
harlot

1' stately

* Heb. Canaan.

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GocVs pidgments

ISAIAH, 24, 25.

on the nations.

■' For

« earth

' peoples, as

9 east,

1" the Lord,

the God of

Israel,

'1 c'oastlands

CHAPTER 24.

1 The doleful judgments of God upon the
land. 13 A remnant shall jonfuUi/ praise
him. 16 God in his judgments shall ad-
vance his kingdom.

BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the
earth empty, and maketh it
waste, and turneth it upside down,
and scattereth abroad the inhabi-
tants thereof.

2 And it shall be, as with the
people, so with the priest ; as with
the servant, so with his master ; as
with the maid, so with her mis-
tress ; as with the buyer, so with
the seller ; as with the lender, so
with the borrower ; as with the
taker of ' usury, so with the giver
of " usury to him.

3 I'he '' land shall be utterly
emptied, and utterly spoiled : for
the Lord hath spoken this word.

4 The earth mourneth rt 7ir/ fadeth
away, the world languisheth and
fadetli away, the haughty people
of the earth do languish.

5 The earth also is defiled under
the inhabitants thereof ; because
they have transgressed the laws,
changed the ordinance, broken the
everlasting covenant.

6 Therefore hath the curse de-
voured tlie earth, and they that
dwell therein are "* desolate : there-
fore the inhabitants of the earth
are burned, and few men left.

I The new wine mourneth, the
vine languisheth, all the merry-
hearted do sigh.

8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth,
the noise of them that rejoice end-
eth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

9 They shall not drink wine with
a song; strong drink shall be bit-
ter to them that drink it.

10 The city of confusion is
broken down: evei-y house is shut
up, that no man may come in.

I I Tlicre is a crying for Avine in
the streets; all joy is darkened,
the mirth of the land is gone.

12 In the city is left desolation,
and the gate is smitten with de-
struction.

l;} II " When thus it shall be in
the midst of the "land among the
' peoi>]('. llicfe aluill he as t\\v, shak-
ing ot an olive tree, aitd as the
gleaning grapes when the vintage
is done.

14 ^ They shall lift up their
yoic(\ they shall sing for the ma-
jesty of the Lord, they sliall cry
aloud from the sea.

1.") Wherefore glorify ye the
Lord in the " lires. ri'cn tlie name
of '"the Loi!T) (iod of Isniel iji th(»
" isles of t he sc;i.

16^ From the uttermost part of
the earth have we heard songs,
even glory to the righteous. But 1
said. My leanness, my leanness,
woe unto me ! the treacherous
dealers have dealt treacherously;
yea, the treachei'ous dealers have
dealt very treacherously.

17 Fear, and the pit, and the
snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant
of the earth.

18 And it shall come to pass,
that he who fleeth from the noise
of the fear shall fall into the pit;
and he that cometh up out of the
midst of the pit shall be taken in
the snare : for the windows ^'" fiom
on high are open, and the founda-
tions of the earth do shake.

19 The earth is utterly broken
down, the earth is clean dissolved,
the eartli is moved exceedingly.

20 I'he earth shall reel to and
fro like a drunkard, and shall ^^ be
removed like a " cottage : and tlie
ti'ansgression thereof shall be
heavy upon it ; and it shall fall, and
not rise again.

21 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the Lord shall pu-
nish the post of the high ones that
are on high, and the kings of the
earth upon the earth.

22 And they shall be gathered
together, as prisoners are gathered
in the pit, and shall be shut up in
the prison, and after many days
shall they be visited.

23 Then the moon shall be con-
founded, and the sun ashamed,
when the Lord of ho.sts shall reign
in mount Zion, and in .lerusalem,
and before his '" ancients glori-
ously.

CHAPTER 25.

I The prophet praisef/i God, for his judg-
ments, G for his soring beneji/x, !( diid J'or
his victorious salvation.

OLORI), thou art my (Jod ; I
will exalt thee, T will praise
thy name; for th()U hast done won-
derful thiiKjs: thji counsels of old
are faithfulness and ti'uth.

2 For thou hast made of a city
an heap ; oj' a defenced (;ity a ruin :
a palacH^ ot strangers to be no city;
it shall nevei' be built.

3 Therefore shall the strong piH)-
ple glorify thee, the city of the ter-
rible^ nations shall fear thee.

4 For thou hast l)een a '"st nnifzth

to the ])()or, a "'strerurth to the
needy in his distress, a refuge from
the storm, a shadow tVom the heat,
when tlie blast of the terrible ones
is as a storm ai/aitist the wall.

f) Thou shalt bring down the
noise of strangers, as the heat in a

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Sony of praise for

ISAIAH, 2G.

God's favour to liis people.

song

2 peoples

3 peoples,
^ for ever;

5 reproacli

6 in the
water of

^ thereof,

8 craft of his

9 the rock of
a^es;

dry place ; even tlie heat with the
shadow of a cloud : the ' bi-aiich of
the terrible ones shall be brought
low.

6 II And in this mountain shall
the Lord of hosts make unto all
'■^ people a feast of fat things, a
feast of wines on the lees, of fat
things full of marrow, of wines on
the lees well retined.

7 And he will destroy in this
mountain the face of the covering
cast over all ■'' people, and the vail
that is spread over all nations.

8 He will swallow up death ^in
victory ; and the Lord GoD will
wipe away tears from off all faces ;
and tlie '' rebuke of his people shall
he take away from off all the earth :
for the Lord liatli spoken it.

9 ^1 And it shall be said in that
day, Lo, this is our God ; we have
waited for him, and he will save
us : this is the Lord ; we have
waited for him, we will be glad
and rejoice in his salvation.

10 For in this mountain shall
the hand of the Lord rest, and
Moab shall be trodden down under
him, even as straw is trodden down
''for the dunghill.

1 1 And he shall spread forth his
hands in the midst '' of them, as he
that swimmeth spreadeth forth his
hands to swim : and he shall bring
down their pride together with the
- spoils of their hands.

1:^ And the fortress of the high
fort of thy walls shall he bring
down, lay low, and bring to the
ground, even to the dust.

CHAPTER 26.

1 A song inciting io coiifidinu-ein God, 5 for
hifijudgiiieutu, Vi a ml far lii.if.ironr to his
people. 20 An exluirtatxin to trait on God.

IN that day shall tliis song be
sung in the land of Judah ; We
have a strong city ; salvation will
God appoint for walls and bul-
warks.

2 Open ye the gates, that the
righteous nation which keepeth the
truth may enter in.

3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace, luhose mind is stayed on thee :
because he trusteth in thee.

4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever :
for in the Lord JEHOA'AH is
"everlasting sti-ength :

5 II For lie l)ruigetli down them
that dwell on high; tlie lofty city,
he layeth it low ; he layeth it lo\v,
even to the ground ; he bringeth it
even to the dust.

6 The foot shall tread it down,
even the feet of the poor, and the
steps of the needy.

7 The way of the just /*• upright-
ness : thou, most upright, dost
^" weigh the path of the just.

8 iea, in the way of thy judg-
ments, (J LoRJ^, have we waited for
thee ; the desire of our soul is to
thy name, and to ^Hhe remem-
b ran ce of thee.

9 With my soul have I desired
thee in the night ; yea, with my
spirit within me will I seek thee
early : for when thy judgments a7-e
in the earth, the inhabitants of the
world will learn righteousness.

10 Let favour be shewed t9 the
wicked, yet will he not learn right-
eousness : in the land of upright-
ness will he deal unjustly, and will
not behold the majesty of the Lord.

1 1 Lord, vhen thy hand is lifted
up, they will not see : hut they shall
' -see, and he ashamed for thexr
envy at tht- |)e(>i)le : yen, the fg-e of

thine enemies shall devour tjiem.

lli II Lord, thou wilt ordain
peace for us : for thou also hast
wrought all oui' works ^^ in us.

13 0 Lord our God, other lords
beside thee have had dominion over
us : hut by thee only will we make
mention of thy name.

14 They are dead, they shall not
live; they are deceased, they shall
not rise : therefore hast thou visited
and destroyed them, and made all
their memory to perish.

15 Thou hast increased the na-
tion, O Lord, thou hast increased
the nation : thou art glorified :
thou "hadst removed it far viitn
all th

ends of tlie earth.

16 Lord, in trouble have they
visited thee, they poured out a
prayer when thy chastening was
upon them.

17 Like as a woman with child,
that draweth near the time of her
delivery, is in pain, and crietli out
in her pangs; so have we been in
thy sight, 0 Lord.

18 We have been with child, we
have been in pain, we have as it
were brouglit forth wind ; we have
not wrought any deliverance in the
earth ; neither have the inhabi-
tants of the world fallen.

19 Thy dead men shall live,
'5 tor/ether with my dead body shall

10 level

11 thy
nieuiorial.

they arise. Awake and sing, ye
tiiat dwell in dust: for thy dew
is as the dew of hei-bs, and the
earth shall cast out the dead.

20 H Come, my people, enter
thou into thy chambers, and shut
thy doors about thiH' : hide thy-
self as it were for a little moment,
until the indignation be overpast.

21 For, behold, the Lord cometh

12 see thy
zeal for the
people, and
l)e put to
sliame ; yea,
lire shall de-
vour thiue
adversaries.

13 for

" hast
enlarged all
the borders
of the laud.

15 my dead

bodies

shall

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God's care of his vineyard.

ISAIAH, 27, 28.

Ejyhraim threatened.

1 swift

2 and

3 would that
the briers
and thorns
were set
Miattle!

5 of takinjj

^ Asheriin
and siin-
ima<;es shall
rise no
more.

" out his
f/rain
8 Rivf^r
'•' brook

out of his place to punish the in-
habitants of the earth for their
iniquity : the earth also shall dis-
close her blood, and shall no more
cover her slain.

CHAPTER 27.

1 T/ie care of God over his vineyard. 7 His
chastisements differ from judgments. 12
The church of Jews and Gentiles.

IN that day the Lord with his
sore and great and strong sword
shall punish leviathan the ^ pierc-
ing serpent, '^ even leviathan that
crooked serpent ; and he shall slay
the dragon that is_ in the sea.

2 In that day sing ye unto her,
A vineyard of red wine.

3 I the Lord do keep it ; I will
water it every moment : lest any
hurt it, I will keep it night and
day.

4 Fury is not in me : ^ who would
set the briers and thorns against

me in ^ battle / i would go through
them, 1 would burn them together.

5 Or let him take hold of my
strength, tJiat he may make peace
with me ; and he shall make peace
with me.

6 He shall cause them that come
of Jacob to take root : Israel shall
blossom and bud, and fill the face
of the world with fruit.

7 U Hath he smitten him, as he
smote those that smote him ^ or is
he slain according to the slaughter
of them that are slain by him 1

8 In measure, when it shooteth
forth, thou wilt debate with it :
he stayeth his rough wind in the
day of the east wind.

9 By this therefore shall the
iniquity of .Jacob be purged ; and
this i.<i all the fruit ^ to take away
his sin ; when he maketh all the
stones of the altar as chalkstones
that are beaten in sunder, the
" groves and ima-ires sliall not

stand uii.

lU \et the defenced city i^hall he
desolate, and, the lial)itation for-
saken, and left like a wildern<'ss :
there shall the calf f(;ed, and IIkm'c
shall he lie down, and consume the
branches thereof.

1 1 When the boughs thereof are
withered, they shall be bi'oken off:
the women come, and set tliem f»n
fire: for it /.'>• a jx-oijIc of no undci--
stanfling: therefore he that made
them will not ha\(' mercy on them,
and he that formed lliein will shew
them no fa\()ur.

1:^ II Ami it shall come to pass
in that day, that the Lord shall
beat "off from tlu; channel of the
" river unto the '•' stieain of Egypt,

and ye shall be gathered one by
one, O ye children of Israel.

13 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the great trumpet
shall be blown, and they shall come
which were ready to perish in the
land of Assyria, and the outcasts
in the land of Egypt, and shall
worship the Lord in the holy
mount at Jerusalem.

CHAPTER 28.

1 The prophet threateneth Ephraimfor their
pride and drunkenness. 5 The residue
.•<hiiin>e tidranct'd in the kingdom of Christ.
7 //e rcJ/ia-ftI, tlii'ir i:rri>r. <) Their iin-
ioiritri! ne^K to ieor/i, 14 (in(t their secnriti/.
]() Cliri.st till' .^i/rc foniidation is promised.
is Their sertiritij'.sh(iJl i>fl tried. 23 Thei/
are incifi-d to tlic consideration of God's
discreet providence.

TTTOE to the crown of " pride.

* * to the drunkards of Ephra-

im, " whose glorious beauty is a

fading fiower. which are on the
head of tiie tat '" valley8~of them
that are overcome with wine!

2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty
and strong one, which as a tempest
of hail and a destroying storm, as a
flood of mighty waters overflowing,
shall cast down to the earth with
the hand.

3 The crow n of ^ ''pride. thedi-unk-
ards of Ephraim, siiali be trodden
under feet :

4 And "the glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the fat
valley, shall be '"^a fading flower.
and as the hasty fruit before the
summer ; which trhen he that look-
eth upon it seeth, while it is yet in
his hand he eateth it up.

5 51 In that day shall the Lord
of hosts be for a crown of glory,
and for a diaflem of beauty, unto
the residue of his ])eople,

6 And for a snirit of judgment to
him that sittetli in juflgment, and
forstrength to them that "'turn the
battle '"to the gate.

7 H But they also "have erred
through wine,and '"thi'ougli strong
drink are out of the way ; the

priest and the pi'ophet "* have eri-ed
throiiirh strong drink, they air
swallowed up of win(\ they '-" are
out of the way thi'ough sti-ong

they

drink : they err m vision,
stumble i/i judgiiH'nt.

S For all tal)les are full of vomit
and lilthiness, .to that there is no
l)Iace clean.

9 *\ U'hom -' sjhajl he teach know-
ledge? and whom '-' shall lie make
to understand "doelrine \ them that

1" pride of

^1 and to the
fading
flower of his
glorious
beauty,
which is
12 valley

13 pride of
the drunk-
ards of
Ephraim
I'' the fading
flower of his
15 as the first
ripe fig

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1^ turn back

i"at

18 reel with

li' stagger

witli strong

drink;

1* reel with

-" stagger
with

■ii will

-- the
message ?

Jerusalem teamed.

ISAIAH, 29.

Her enemies.

1 breasts?

2 it is
precept

3 little.

4 Nay, Ijut

6 Therefore
sh<all the
word of the
Lord be

may

!■ And I will
make
judgment
the line, and
righteous-
ness

are weaned from the milk, and
drawn from tlie ' breasts.

10 For - precept /mist }>e upon
precept, precept upon precept ;
line upon line, line upon line ; here
a little, and there a "' little :

1 1 "* For with stammering lips
and another tongue will he speak
to this people.

1 2 To whom he said, This is the
rest inJiereicitk ye may cause the
weary to rest ; and tliis /.s the re-
freshing : j'et they wt)uld not hear.

13 ■'"' Hut the woi'd of the Lord

was unto tliem precept vipon pre-
cept, precept upon precept ; line
upon line, line ui)on line ; here a
little, ami there a little ; that they
•* might go, and fall backward, and
be broken, and snai-ed, and taken.

14 II Wherefore hear the word
of the Lord, ye scornful men, that
rule this people which is in Jerusa-
lem.

15 Because ye have said. We
have made a covenant with death,
and with *hell are we at agree-
ment ; when the overflowing
scourge shall pass through, it shall
not come unto us : for we have
made lies our refuge, and under
falsehood have we hid ourselves :

16 ^ Therefore thus saith the
Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion
for a foundation a stone, a tried
stone^ a precious corner stone, a
sure foundation : he that believeth
shall not make haste.

17 ''Judgment also will T lay to

the line, and riglitepusness to the
plummet : and the hail shall sweep
away the refuge of lies, and the
waters shall overflow the hiding
place.

18 IT And your covenant with
death shall be disannulled, and
your agreement with * hell shall
n<jt stand ; when the overflowing
scourge shall pass through, then
ye shall be trodden down by it.

19 From the time that it goeth
forth it shall take you : for morn-
ing by morning sliall it pass over,
by day and by night : and it shall
be a vexation only to understand
the report.

20 For the bed is shorter than
that a man can stretch himself on
it : and the covering narrower than
that lie can wrap himself in it.

21 For the Lord shall rise up as
in mount Berazim, he shall be
wroth as in the valley of Gibeon,
that he may do liis work, his strange
work ; and bring to pass his act,
his strange act.

22 Now therefore be ye not
mockers, lest your bands be made
strong : for I have heard from the
Lord God of hosts a ** consumption,
even determined upon the whole
earth.

23 U Give ye ear, and hear my
voice ; hearken, and hear my speech.

24 Doth the plowman plow all
day to sow 1 doth he •' open and
break the clods of his ground 1

25 When he hath made plain
the face thereof, doth he not cast
abroad the fitches, and scatter the
cummin, and cast in the ^"principal
wheat and the a])T)ointrd i)arley

and tiie rie in their jjlace?

26 l^or his God doth instruct
him to discretion, and doth teach
him.

27 For the fitches are not
threshed with a threshing instru-
ment, neither is a cart wheel
turned about upon the cummin :
but the fitches are beaten out with
a staff, and the cummin with a rod.

28 "Bread corn is bruised: be-
cause he will not ever be tiu'cslnng

it. nor break it irif/i the wiioel of
his cart, nor bruise it i/'it/i his

* Heb. Sheol.

horsemen.

29 This also cometh forth from
the Lord of hosts, which is won-
derful in counsel, and excellent in
working.

CHABTER 29.

1 God^s heavy judgment upon. Jerusalem.
1 The totisatuMenenc of her eiiemien. 9
The senselessness, 18 a'nd deep hypocrisy
of the Jews. 18 A promise of sanctifica-
iion to the godly.

WOE to Ariel, to Ariel, the city
mhere David dwelt ! add ye
year to year ; let ^^ them kill sacri-
fices.

il^'et I will distress Ariel, and
there shall be heaviness and sor-
row : and it shall be unto me as
Ariel.

3 And I will camp against thee
round about, and will lay siege
against thee with a mount, and I
will raise forts against thee.

4 And thou shalt be brought
down, and: shalt speak out of the
ground, and thy speech shall be
low out of the dust, and thy voice
shall be, as of one that hath a
familiar spirit, out of the ground,
and thy speecli shall whisper out
of the dust.

5 ^" ^foreover the multitude of
thy '■• strangers shall be like small
dust, and the multitude of the ter-
rible ones shidl he as chafi' that
passeth away : yea, it shall be at
an instant suddenly.

"^ consumma-
tion, and
that

'^contimudly
opeu

1" wheat in
rows, and
the barley
in the
appointed
place, and
the rye in
the border
thereof ?

11 Is bread
grain
crushed ?
Nay, he will
not ever be
threshing it,
and driving
his cart
wheels and
his horses
over it ; he
doth not
crush it.

12 the feasts
come round.

13 But
i"! foes

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Blindness and hypocrisy reproved. ISAIAH, 30.

romise to the godly.

6 Thou shalt be visited of the
Lord of hosts with thunder, and
with earthquake, and great noise,
with storm and tempest, and the
flame of devouring fire.

7_^ And the multitude of all the
nations that fight against Ai'iel,
even all that fight against her and
her 'munition, and that distress
her, shall be as a dream of a night
vision.

8 It shall even be as when an hun-
gry man dreameth, and, behold, he
eateth ; but he awaketh, and his
soul is empty : or as when a thirsty
man dreameth, and, behold, he
drinketh ; but he awaketh, and,
behold, he is faint, and his soul
hath appetite : so shall the multi-
tude of all the nations be, that
fight against mount Zion.

9 51 Stay yourselves, and wonder;
cry ye out, and cry : they are
drunken, but not with wine ; they
stagger, but not with strong drink.

10 For the Lord hath poured
out upon you the spirit of deep
sleep, and hath closed your " eyes :
the prophets and your rulers, the

seers hath he covered.

i 1 And ■' the vision of all is be-
come unto you as the words of a
book that is sealed, which men de-
liver to one that is learned, saying.
Read this, I pray thee : and he
saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

12 And the book is delivered to
him that is not learned, saying.
Read this, I pray thee : and he
saith, I am not learned.

13 U Wherefore the Lord said.
Forasmuch as this people draw
near 7?te with their mouth, and
with their lips do honour me, but
have removed tlieir heart far from
me, and their fear toward me is
taught by the precejit of men :

II Th(M-efor(;, behold, I will pro-
ceed to do a marvellous work among
this peoi)le, even a marvellous work
and a vyonder : for the wisdom of
their wise vien shall jjei-ish, and the
understanding ()f their prudent
men shall be hid.

1.5 \Vo(; unto them that seek deep
to hid(! their counsel from the Lord,
and their works are in the dark,
and they say, Who seeth us 1 and
whft knf)W(!th us 1

10 •'Snrely your tui'nitig of tilings
Ui)sidc down sli;ill l)c cstcciiicil ;is

the pottci- Sclav : torshnJI the woi'k
say of him that mjidc it, lie made
me not? or shall the thing framed
say of him that framed it, He ''had
no understanding?

17 /.s- it not yet a very little
while, and Lebanon shall be turned

into a fruitful field, and the fruit-
ful field shall be esteemed as a
forest ?

18^ And in that day shall the
deaf hear the words of the book,
and the eyes of the blind shall see
out of obscurity, and out of dark-
ness.

19 The meek also shall increase
their joy in the Lord, and the poor
among men shall rejoice in the Holy
One of Israel.

'20 For the terrible one is brought
to nought, and the scorner is con-
sumed, and all that watch for ini-
quity are cut off:

2 1 That make a man an offender
for a word, and lay a snare for him
that reproveth in lihe gate, and turn
aside the just for a thing of nought.

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord,
who redeemed Abraham, concern-
ing the house of Jacob, Jacob shall
not now be ashamed, neither shall
his face now wax pale.

2."3 But when he seeth his child-
ren, the work of mine hands, in the
midst of him, they shall sanctify
my name, and sanctify the Holy
One of Jacob, and shall fear the
God of Israel.

24 They also that erred in spirit
shall come to understanding, and
they that murmured shall learn
doctrine.

CHAPTER 30.

1 T/u- j)rtij>/te/ ihre(tU')ic1h fh,' p,',,i,r,> for flitir
Cdiip'ilfiicc ill K(li/iif. ■^ 'iiiil riniiiiii/,) af
<;oir>i icon/. IS Vak/',v ///( ri-ifs tiiiranlK )i'in
church. 27 God's v:rath, and the jieople's
joy, in the destruction of Amyria.

WOE to the rebellious children,
saith the Lord, that take
counsel, but not of me ; and that
'' cover with a covei'ing. but not of
my spirit, that they may add sin to
sin :

2 That '' walk to go down into
Egyi)t, and nave not asked at my
mouth ; to sti'engthcn themselves
in th(» stivngth of I'haivioh, and to
trust in the shadow of h^gypt !

3 Thei'cfore shall t lie strength of
Phai'aoh Ik; your shame, and the
trust in tlu; shadow of Egypt your
confusion.

I Foi' his princes * were at Zoan,
and his ambassadors '' came to
Haries.

f) Iliey '" were all ashamed of a
l)eople that " could not profit them,
nor be an help noi' i)rofit, but a
slianie, and also a i'e|)i-oach.

<) I^he burden of the beasts of
tin; '-'south : into the L-iiid of trouble
and anguish, from whence nuite the
young and old lion, the vijxT aiu'

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fiery tlying serpent, tiiey will carry

I* make a
league,

'' sot out

8 arc

'•• are come

1" shall all 1)0
11 cannot

'•■! South
Into

Trust in Egypt rebiiTced.

ISAIAH, 30.

Restoration promised.

tlieir riches upon the shoulders of
young asses, and their treasures
upon the ^ bunches of camels, to a
people thdt shall not profit them.

7 For the Egyptians shall help in
vain, and to no purpose : therefore
have I "cried concerning this. Their
strength /.s^ to sit sti

8 II ^'ovvgu, write it before them
^ in a table, and note it in a book,
that it may be f(jr the time to come
for ^ ever and ever :

9 ^ Tliat th'is ifi a rebellious peo-
ple, lying children, children that
will not hear tlie law of the Lord :

10 Which say to the seers. See
not ; and to the prophets. Prophesy
not unto us right things, si)eak
unto us smooth things, prophesy
deceits :

1 1 Get you out of the way, turn
aside out of the path, cause the
Holy One of Israel to cease from
before us.

12 Wherefore thus saith the
Holy One of Israel, IJecause ye
despise this word, and trust m
oppression and perverseness, and
stay thereon :

13 Therefore this iniipiity shall
be to you as a breach ready to fall,
swelling out in a high wall, whose
breaking cometh suddenly at an
instant.

14 And he shall break it as the
breaking of the potters' vessel that
is broken in pieces ; he shall not
spare : so that there shall not be
found in the bursting of it a sherd
to take fire from the hearth, or to
take water vnthal out of the pit.

1.5 For thus saith the Lord God,
the Holy One of Israel ; In return-
ing and rest shall ye be saved ; in
quietness and in confidence shall
be your strength : and ye would
not.

1 6 But ye said. No ; for we will
flee upon horses ; therefore shall ye
flee : and. We will ride upon the
swift ; therefore shall they that
pursue you be swift.

17 One thousand shall flee at the
rebuke of one ; at the rebuke of
five shall ye flee : till ye be left as
a beacon upon the top of a moun-
tain, and as an ensign on an hill.

18 H And therefore will the Lord
wait, that he may be gracious unto
you, and therefore will he be ex-
alted, that he may have mercy
upon you : for the Lord is a God
of judgment : blessed are all they
that wait for him.

19 For the people shall dwell in
Zion at Jerusalem : thou shalt
weep no more : he will be very

gracious unto thee at the voice of
thy cry ; when he shall hear it, he
will answer thee.

20 And though the Lord give
you the bread of adversity, and
the water of affliction, yet shall
not thy teachers be removed into
a corner any more, but thine eyes
shall see thy teachers :

21 And thine ears shall hear a
word behind thee, saying. This is
the way, walk ye in it, when ye
turn to the right hand, and when
ye turn to the left.

22 Ye shall defile also the cover-
ing of thy graven images of silver,
and the ornament of thy molten
images of gold : thou shalt cast
them away as '' a menstruous cloth ;
thou shalt say unto it. Get thee
hence.

23 Then shall he give the rain of
thy seed, that thou shalt sow the
ground withal ; and bread of the
increase of the earth, and it shall
be fat and plenteous : in that day
shall thy cattle feed in large pas-
tures.

24 The oxen likewise and the
young asses that "' ear the ground
shall eat clean provender, which
hath been winnowed with the
shovel and with the fan.

25 And there shall be upon every
high mountain, and upon every
high hill, rivers and streams of
waters in the day of the great
slaughter, when the towers fall.

26 Moreover the light of the
moon shall be as the light of the
sun, and the light of the sun shall
be sevenfold, as the light of seven
days, in the day that the Lord
bindeth up the breach of his peo-
ple, and healeth the stroke of their
wound.

27 ^ Behold, the name of the
Lord cometh from far, burning
v'ith his anger, and * the burden

thereof is heavy : his lips are full

*0r,

of indignation, and his tongue as
a devouring fire :

28 And his breath, as an over-
flowing stream, shall reach to the
midst of the neck, to sift the na-
tions with the sieve of " vanity :
and there shall be a bridle in the
jaws of the '° people, causing them
to err.

29 Ye shall have a song, as in
the night loJien a holy solemnity is
kept ; and gladness of heart, as
when one goetli with a pipe to
come into the mountain of the
Lord, to the "mighty One of Is-
rael.

30 And the Lord shall cause his
glorious voice to be heard, and

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The fall of Assyria.

ISAIAH, 31, 32.

Reign of the righteous king.

1 down ;
with his rod
shall he
smite liim.
2 every
stroke of the
staff of
doom,

shall shew the lighting down of
his arm, with the indignation of his
anger, and with the ttame of a de-
vouring fire, vnth scattering, and
tempest, and hailstones.

31 For through the voice of the
Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten
' down, which smote with a rod.

'6'2i And -in every place where
the grounded start" shall pass, which
the Lord shall lay upon him, '"'it
shall be with tabrets and harps :
and in battles of shaking will he
fight ■* with it.

33 For Toi)het ^s ordained of old ;
yea, for the king it is prepared ; he
hath made it deep <ind large : the
pile thereof is fire and much wood ;
the breath of the Lord, like a
stream of brimstone, doth kindle
it.

CHAPTER 3L

1 TJie, prophet shoreth the curKed folh/ in
truisthKj Id Eiji/pl, iind forsakiiui of'dod.
G He exiiiirtetliii) coii/'ersion. 8 I/e nheiceth
the fall of Asuyfid.

WOE to them that go down to
Egypt for help ; and stay on
horses, and trust in chariots, be-
cause they are many ; and in horse-
men, because they are very strong ;
but they look not unto the Holy
One of Israel, neither seek the
Lord !

2 Yet he also is wise, and will
bring evil, and will not call back
his words : but will arise against
the house of the evildoers, and
against the help of them that work
iniquity.

3 Now the Egyptians are men,
and not God ; and tluMr hoi-ses
flesh, and not spirit. When the
Lord shall stretch out his hand,
both he that heli)eth shall fall, and
he that is hol[)(!n shall fall down,
and they all shall fail together.

4 For thus hath the LoRU spoken
unto me. Like as the, lion and tlu;
young lion roaring ()n his prey,
when a multitude of shepherds is
called forth against him, he will
not be afraid of their voice, nor
al)ase himself f(jr t\w, noise of them :
so shall the Lord of hosts come
down to fight for mount Zion, and
for the hill tluvrcof.

5 As birds ^ Hyinrr so will the
Lord of liosts defend .lerusalem ;
defending ulso he will deliver if ;
and passing over he will preserve
it.

6 ^ Turn ye unto hii/i, from whom
the cliildren of Israel have deeply
revolted.

7 For in that day every man
shall castaway his idols of silver,
and his idols of gold, which your

own hands have made unto you for
a sin.

8 If Then shall the Assyrian fall
with the sword, not of "a mighty

man ; and the sword, not of ' a mean
man, shall devour him : but he
shall fiee from the sword, and his
young men shall "be discomfited.
9 And he shall pass over to his
strong hold for fear, and his
princes shall be afraid of the en-
sign, saith the Lord, whose fire is
in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusa-
lem.

CHAPTER 32.

1 Thehlensings of OhrisVs kinydom. 9 Deso-
latiim, in forenhewn. 15 Restoration is
promised to succeed.

BEHOLD, a king shall reign
in righteousness, and princes
shall rule in judgment.

2 And a man shall be as an hiding
place from the wind, and a covert
from the tempest ; as rivers of
water in a dry place, as the sha-
dow of a great rock in a weary
land.

3 And the eyes of them that see
shall not be dim, and the ears of
them that hear shall' hearken.

4 The heart also of the rasli shall
understand knowledge, and the
tongue of the stammerers shall
be ready to speak plainly.

5 The " vile T)erson shall be no
more called '"liberal^ nor the churl
said to be bountiful.

6 For the ** vile person will speak
" villany, anfl his heart will work
iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and
to utter error against the Lord, to
make empty the soul of the hungry,
and he will cause the drink of the
thirsty to fail.

7 iTie insti'uments also of the
churl are evil : he devisc^th wicked
devices to d(\stroy the poor with
lying words, even when the needy
speaketh right.

8 Hut th(^ libei'al deviseth liberal
things ; and by liberal things shall
he stand.

9 fl Rise up, ye women that are
at ease ; hear my voice, ye caicless
daughters ; give ear untomy speech.

10 Many days and years shall yci
be troubled, ye careless wonu^n :
for the vintage shall fail, the gather-
ing shall not come.

1 1 Tremble, ye women tluit are
at eas(! ; Ih^ ti'onbled, ye carc^less
ones: strip you, and make; you
bare, and gii'd sdckcloth ui)on your
loins.

12 They shall '-'lament for the
te;i.ts for the i)leasanL fields, for
the fruitful vine.

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Judgment and mercy.

ISAIAH, 33.

Security of the godly.

' cry
8 weep

1 3 Upon the land of my people
shall come up thorns a/a/ briers ;
yea, upon all tlie houses of joy in
the joyous city :

14 Because the palaces shall be
forsaken ; the multitude of the city
shall be left ; the forts and towers
shall be for dens for evei', a joy of
wild asses, a pasture of flocks ;

15 Until the spirit be poured
upon us from on high, and the wil-
derness be a fruitful lield, and the
fruitful held be counted for a foi-est.

16 Then judgment shall dwell in
the wilderness, and righteousness
remain in the fruitful held.

1 7 And the work of righteousness
shall be peace; and the effect of
righteousness quietness and assu-
rance for ever.

18 And my people shall dwell
in a peaceable iiabitation, and in
sure dwellings, and in quiet rest-
ing places ;

1 9 When it shall * hail, coming

down on the forest; and tlie city
shall

lowplace.

20 Blessed are ye tluit sow be-
side all waters, that send forth
thither the feet of the ox and the
ass.

CHAPTER 33.

1 OocJ't judgments against the enemien of
the church. Vi The pricilegcs of the godly.

WOE to thee that spoilest, and
thou tvast not spoiled ; and
dealest treacherously, and they
dealt not treacherously with thee !
when thou shalt cease to spoil,
thou shalt be spoiled ; and when
thou shalt make an end to deal
treacherously, they shall deal
treacherously with thee.

2 O Lord, be j^racious unto us ;
we have waited for thee : be thou
■'• their- arm every morning, our sal-
vation also in the time of trouble.

?) At the noise of the tumult the
^ i)(M)i)le tied; at the lifting up of
thyself the nations were scattei'ed.

4 And your spoil shall be ga-
thered like the gathering of the cat-
erpiller: asthe'' ruiiniim' to and fro
of locusts shall " he I'liii unoii tliciii.

5 The Lord is exalted ; foi- he
dwelleth on high : he hath filled
Zion with judgment and righteous-
ness.

6 And wisdom and knowledge
shall be the stability ()f thy times,
and strength ()f salvation : the fear
of the Lord ix his treasure.

7 I>ehold, their valiant ones
" shall cry without : the ambassa-
dors of peace ^ shall weep bitterly.

8 The highways lie waste, the

wayfaring man ceaseth : he hath
broken the covenant, he hath de-
spised the cities, he regardeth no
man.

9 The earth mourneth and lan-
guisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and
" hewn down : Sharon is like a wil-
derness ; and Bashan and Ccirmel
shake off their fruits.

10 Now will I rise, saith the
Lord ; now will I be exalted ; now
will 1 lift up myself.

11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye
shall bring foi'th stubble : your
bi'eath, a.s- fire, shall devour you.

1 2 And the people shall be as the
burnings of lime : as thorns cut up
shall they be burned in the fire.

13 11 Hear, ye that are far off,
what I have done ; and, ye that are
near, acknowledge my might.

1 4 The sinners in Zion are afraid ;
fearf ulnesshath surprised thehypo-
crites. Who among us shall dwell
with the devouring firel who
among us shall dwell with ever-
lasting burnings %

15 He that walketh righteously,
and speaketh uprightly ; he that
despiseth the gain of oppressions,
that shaketh his hands from hold-
ing of bribes, that stoppeth his ears
from hearing of blood, and shut-
teth his eyes from seeing evil ;

16 He shall dwell on high: his
place of defence shall be the '"muni-
tions of rocks : bread shall be given
him ; his waters shall he sure.

1 7 Thine eyes shall see the king
in his beauty: they shall behold
" the land that is very far oft.

18 Thine heart shall '-i^u'ditate
terror. Where is the scribe ( ^\■hel■e
is '^the receiver'? where is he that
counted the towers 1

1 9 Thou shalt not see a fierce peo-
l)le, a people of a deeper speech than
thou canst perceive; of a "stam-
mering tongue, tliat thou canst not

* Or,

understand.

20 Look upon Zion, the city of
our solemnities : thine eyes shall
see .Jerusalem a (piiet habitation,
a tabernacle that shall not be taken
dowi^ ; not one of the stakes theri-of
shall ever be removed, iieither shall
any of the cords thereof be broken.

21 But there the glorious Lord
will be unto us a ])lace of broad ri-
vers and streams ; wherein shall go
no galley with oars, neither shall
gallant ship pass thereby.

22 For the Loud if our judge, the
Lord i>< our lawgiver, the Lord is
our king ; he will save us.

23 Thy tacklings are loosed ;
they could not '"' wi-ll stivngthen
their mast, they could not spread

9 withereth
away:

1" strong
holds

11 a land
that

reacheth
afar off.

12 muse on
the

13 he that
weighed the
tribute?

14 strange

15 strengthen
the foot of

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God avengeth his people.

ISAIAH, 34, 35.

The happy future of Zion.

peoples :

the sail : then is the prey of a
great spoil divided ; the lame take
the prey.

24 And the inhabitant shall not
say, I am sick : the people that
dwell therein shall be forgiven their
iniquity.

CHAPTER 34.

1 The judgments irhereirilh God rerengeth
his church. 11 I'lif (li'svlitiian of her ene-
mies. 16 The certiiiniy of ilie jirophevy.

C10ME near, ye nations, to hear;
J and hearken, ye ' people : let
the earth hear, and all tliat is
therein ; the world, and all things
that come forth of it.

'2, For the indignation of the
Lord is upon all nations, and Jiis
fury upon all their armies : he hath
* utterly destroyed them, he hath
delivered them to the slaughter.

3 Their slain also shall be cast
out, and their stink shall come
up out of their carcases, and the
mountains shall be melted with
their blood.

4 And all the host of heaven shall
be dissolved, and the heavens shall
be rolled together as a scroll : and
all their host shall fall down, as the
leaf falleth off from the vine, and
as a falling ./fgr from the fig tree.

5 For my sword shall be bathed
in heaven : behold, it shall come
down upon - Idumea. and upon the
people of my "curse, to judgment.

6 The sword of the Lord is tilled
with blood, it is made fat with fat-
ness, and with tlie blood of lambs
and goats, with the fat of the kid-
neys of rams : for the Lord hath a
sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great
slaughter in the land of •* Idunica,.

7 And the " unicorns shall come
down with tliem, and the bullocks
with the bulls ; and their land shall
l)e soaked with blood, anfl their
dust made fat with fatness.

8 For it is the day of the Lord's
vengeance, 'iwl the year of recom-
pences *'fV)r the controversy of
Zion.

9 And the stn^ains thereof shall
be turned into pitch, and the (kist
thereof into brimstone, and the
land thereof shall become burning
pitch.

10 It shall not be quenched night
nor day; the smoke tlier(>of shall
go up for ever : fi-om generation to
generation it shall lie waste; none
shall pass througli it for ever and
ever.

,.]} ^ But the cormorant and the
bittern shall po.sse.ss it; the owl

also and the raven shall dwell in it :
and he shall stretch out upon it
the line of confusion, and the stones
of emptiness.

12 They shall call the "nobles
thereof to the kingdom, but none
shall he there, and all her princes
shall be nothing.

1 3 And thorns shall come up in
her palaces, nettles and brambles
in the fortresses thereof: and it
shall be an habitation of ' dragons,
and a court for * owls.

1 4 The wild beasts of the desert
shall also meet with the ^ wild
beasts of the island. and the "satyi

* Ileb. (ievoloil.

shall cry to his fellow; the screech
owl also shall rest there, and find
for herself a place of rest.

15 There shall the great owl
make her nest, and lay, and hatch,
and gather under her shadow:
there shall the vultures also be
gathered, every one with her
mate.

1 6 U Seek ye out of the book of
the Lord, and read: no one of
these shall fail, none shall want
her mate: for my mouth it hath
commanded, and his spirit it hath
gathered them.

1 7 And he hath cast the lot for
them, and his hand hath divided it
unto them by line : they shall pos-
sess it for ever, from generation to
generation shall they dwell therein.

CHAPTER 35.

1 The joyful flourishinf/ of Chrisfs kiiig-
doia. 3 The ireak are encouraged hy the
virtues and ju'irileges of the gospel.

rpHE Avilderness and the solitary
X place shall be glad for them';

and the desert shall rejoice, ami

blossom as the rose.

2 ft shall blossom abundantly,
and rejoice even with joy and sing-
ing: the glory of Lebanon shall tie
given unto it, the excellency of
(-ai'inel and Sharon, they shall see
the glory of the Lord, and the ex-
cellency of oui' (iiod.

3 1[ Strengthen ye the weak
hands, and confirm the feeble
knees.

4 Say to them that are of a fear-
ful heart. Be strong, fear not:
behold, your God will come with
vengeance, ei)en God nith a recom-
pence; he will come and save you.

5 Then tlu; eyes of the blind
shall l)e oiHMied, and the ears of the
deaf shall be iinstoiJiied.

6 Then shall tlie lame ?««w leap
as an hart, and the tongue of the
dumb sing: for in the wilderness
shall waters bieak out, and streams
in the de.sert.

' jackals,
' iistriches.

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Sennacherib invadeth Jadah.

ISAIAH, 36.

Rabshakeh's defiance.

7 And the parched ground shall
become a pool, and the thirsty land
springs of water : in the habitation
of ^ dragons, where each lay, skall
be grass with reeds and rushes.

8 And an highway shall be there,
and a way, and it shall be called
The way of holiness; the unclean
shall not pass over it; but it shall
he for those: the wayfaring men,
though fools, shall not err therein.

9 No lion shall be there, nor any
ravenous beast shall go up thereon,
it shall not be found tliere; but
the redeemed shall walk tliere:

10 And the ransomed of the
LoKD shall return, and come to
Zion with songs and everlasting
joy upon their heads: they shall
obtain ioy and gladness, and sor-
row ana sighing shall flee away.

CHAPTEPt 36.

1 Sennaclierib invadeth Judiih. 4 Babsha-
keh, sent bi/ Sennadierih, btj blasphenionx
per/<vasio7ts soHeitetk the people, to revolt.
'22 Ills words are told to Ilezekiah.

NOW it came to pass in the four-
teenth year of king Hezekiah,
that Sennacherib king of Assyria
came up against all the defenced
cities of Judah, and took them.

2 And the king of Assyria sent
*Rabshakeh from Lachish to .Jeru-
salem unto king Hezekiah with a
great army. And he stood by the
conduit of the upper pool in the
highway of the fuller's field.

3 Then came forth unto him Eli-
akim, Hilkiah's .son, which was
over the house, and Shebna the
scribe, and Joah, Asaph's .son, the
recorder.

4 ^ And Rabshakeh said unto
them, Say ye now to Hezekiah,
Thus saith the great king, the king
of Assyria, What confidence is this
wherein thou trustesf?

5 I say, m.yet^t tlum, (but they are
hut vain words) / have counsel and
strength for war : now on whom
dost thou trust, that thou rebellest
against me %

6 Lo, thou trustest in the staff
of this broken reed, on Egypt;
whereon if a man lean, it will go
into his hand, and pierce it : so is
Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that
trust in him.

7 P>ut if thou say to me. We
trust in the Lord our God : is it
not he, whose high places and
whose altars Hezekiah hath taken
away, and said to .Judah and to
•Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before
this altarl

8 Now therefore give pledges, I

pray thee, to my master the king
of Assyria, and I will give thee
two thousand horses, if thou be
able on thy part to set riders upon
them.

9 How then wilt thou turn away
the face of one captain of the least
of my master's servants, and put
thy trust on Egypt for chariots
and for horsemen'?

10 And am 1 now come up with-
out the Lord against this land to
destroy it % the Lord said unto me.
Go up against this land, and de-
stroy it.

11^ Then .said Eliakim and
Shebna and .Joah unto Rabshakeh,
Speak, I pray thee, unto thy. ser-
vants in the " Syrian language ; for
we understand it: and speak not
to us in the -Jews' language, in the
ears of the people that are on the
wall.

12 ^ But Rabshakeh said, Hath
my master sent me to thy master
and to thee to speak these words ?
hath, he not sent me to the men that
sit upon the wall, that they may
eat tneir own dung, and drink
their own "piss with you?

13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and
cried with a loud voice in the J ews'
language, and said, Hear ye the
words of the great king, the king
of Assyria.

14 Thus saith the king, Let not
Hezekiah deceive you : for he shall
not be able to deliver you.

1-5 Neither let Hezekiah make
you trust in the Lord, saying. The
Lord will surely deliver us : this
city shall not be delivered into the
hand of the king of Assyria.

16 Hearken not to Hezekiah:
for thus saith the king of Assyria,
Make ■* an agreement with me hy a

* The, title (if an Assyrian officer.

present, and come out to me : and
eat ye every one of his vine, and
every one of his fig tree, and drink
ye every one the waters of his own
cistern ;

17 Until I come and take you
away to a land like your own land,
a land of " c >i-n and wine, a land of
bread and vineyards.

18 Jkioare lest Hezekiah per-
suade you, saying, The Lord will
deliver us. Hath any of the god.s
of the nations deli\ere(l his land
out of the hand of the king of
A.ssyria 1

1 9 Where are the gods of Hamath
and "Arphad? where are the gods
of Sei)liarvaim'? and liave they de-
livered Samaria out of my hand I

20 Who are they among all the
gods of these lands, that have de-
livered their land out of my hand,

2 Aramean

3 water

^ your peace
with me,

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Isaiah comforteth Hezekiah.

ISAIAH, 37.

HezeTciali's prayer.

that the Lord should deliver Jeru-
salem out of my hand ?

21 But they held their peace, and
answered him not a word : for the
king's commandment was, sa5dng,
Answer him not.

22 H Then came Eliakim, the
son of Hilkiah, that iras over the
household, and IShebna the scribe,
and Joah, the son of Asaph, the
recorder, to Hezekiah with tlLeiv
clothes rent, and told him the
words of Kabshakeh.

CHAPTER 37.

1 Hezekiah inourning sendeih to Tuaiah to
pray for them. 6 Taniah comforteth them.
8 Seniiacherih^ going to encounter Tirhu-
kah, sendefh j)riile and destruction of
Senndflnrih. mnl Hi,- good of Zion. 36 An
a.ngel xlii i/ith tlic Ax.syrlans. 3T Sennache-
rib is sliiiti lit Xincreli, by his ow?i sons.

AND it came to pass, when king
Hezekiah heard it, that he
rent his clothes, and covered him-
self with sackcloth, and went into
the house of the Lord.

2 And he sent Eliakim, who im.-i
over the household, and .Shebna the
scribe, and the elders of the priests
covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah
the prophet the son of Araoz.

.3 And they said unto him, Thus
saith Hezekiah, This day is a day
of trouble, and of rebuke, and of
'blasphemy : for the children are
come to the birth, and the7-e is not
strength to bring forth.

4 It may be the Lord thy God
will hear the words of Ilabshakeh,
whom the king of Assyria his mas-
ter hath sent to reproach the living
God, and will '^ reprove the words
which the Lord thy God hath
heard : wherefore lift up thy praj^er
for the remnant that is left.

5 So the servants of king Heze-
kiah came to Isaiah.

6 II And Isaiah said unto them,
Thus shall ye say unto your mastei-
Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid
of the woi'ds that thou hast heard,
wherewith the servants of the king
of Assyria have blasphemed m(\

7 Behold, I will ''soikI a l)lnst

upon him, and he shall hear a ru-
mour, and return to his own land ;
and I will cause him to fall by the
sword in his own land.

8 If So ]ial)slia.keli returned, and
found the king of Assyria warring
against Libtiah : for he had heard
that he was departed from J^a-
chish.

9 And he heard say concerning
Tirhakah king of l<]tliiopia, H(> is
come forth to make war with thee.
And when he heard it, he sent mes-
sengers to Hezekiah, saying,

10 Thus shall ye speak to Heze-
kiah king of J udah, saying. Let not
thy God, in whom thou trustest. de-
ceive thee, saying, .lerusalem shall
not be given into the hand of the
king of Assyria.

1 1 Behold, thou hast heard what
the kings of Assyria have done to
all lands by * destroying them ut-
terly; and shalt thou be delivered'?

12 Have the gods of the nations
delivered them which my fathers
have destroyed, as Gozan, and Ha-
ran, and Rezeph, and the children
of Eden which were in Telassar 1

13 Where is the king of Hamath,
and the king of ^Arphad, and the
king of the city of Sepharvaim,
Hena, and Ivah 'I

14 U And Hezekiah received the
letter from the hand of the messen-
gers, and read it : and Hezekiah
went up unto the house of tlje
Lord, and spread it before the
Lord.

15 And Hezekiah prayed unto
the Lord, saying,

16 O Lord of hosts, °God of
Israel, that dwellest hetiveen the
"^cherubims, thou art the God, even
thou alone, of all the kingdoms of
the earth : thou hast made heaven
and earth.

1 7 Incline thine ear, O Lord, and
hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and
see : and hear all the words of Sen-
nacherib, which hath sent to re-
proach the living God.

18 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of
Assyria have laid waste all the na-
tions, and their countries,

19 And have cast their gods into
the fire : for they vere no gods,
but the work of men's hands, wood
and stone : therefore they have
destroyed them.

20 Now therefore, O Lord our
God, save us from his hand, that
all the kingdoms of the earth may
know that thou ((vt the Lord, even
thou only.

21 fl Then Isaiah the son of Amoz
sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Tims
saith ^ ttie Lord (jod of lsra(>l.
Whereas thou hast ])rayed to me
against Sennacherib king of As-
syria :

22 This is the word which (he
Lord hath sjjokeii concei'tiing Inin ;
Th(^ virgin, the daughter of Zion,
hath despised th(>e, (t)i(l laugiicd
thee to scorn ; the daughter of .le-
rusalem hath shaken her head at
thee.

2."} Whom hast thou repi-oadied
and l)Ia,s|)lienie(i fand against wlioni
hast tiiou exalted thy voice, and

* Heb. devoting them.

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2746 Assyrian army destroyed.

ISAIAH, 38.

Hezekiah's life is lengthened.

8 cast up

lifted up thine eyes on high 1 even
against the Jioly One of Israel.

21 By thy servants hast thou re-
proached the Lord, and hast said,
By the multitude of my chariots
am I come up to the height of the
mountains, to the ' sides of Leba-
non ; and I will cut down the tall
cedars thereof, and the choice fir
trees thereof : and I will enter into
■^ the height of his border, cmd the
forest of his ^ Carmel.

25 I have digged, and drunk
water; and with the sole of my
feet •'havp T dried up all the rivers
of 'Hhe l)esicg>'d places.

26 Hast tliou not heard long ago,
how I have done it ; and of ancient
times, that I have formed it 1 now
have I brought it to pass, that thou
shouldest be to lay waste defenced
cities into ruinous heaps.

27 Therefore their inhabitants
we7-e of small power, they were dis-
mayed and confounded : they were
as the grass of the held, and as the
green nerb, as the grass on the
housetops, and as '^ corn blasted be-
fore it be grown up.

28 But I know thy abode, and
thy going out, and thy coming in,
and thy rage against me.

29 Because thy rage against me,
and ''thy tumult, is come up into
mine ears, therefore will I put niy
hook in thy nose, and my bridle in
thy lips, and I will turn thee back
by the way by which thou earnest.

30 And this shall he a sign unto
thee. Ye shall eat this year such as
groweth of itself ; and the second
year that which springeth of the
same: and in the third year sow
ye, and reap, and plant vineyards,
and eat the fruit thereof.

31 And the remnant that is es-
caped of the house of Judah shall
again take root downward, and
bear fruit upward :

32 For out of Jerusalem shall go
forth a rennuint, and they tliat es-
cape out of mount Zion : the zeal
of the Lord of hosts shall do this.

33 Therefore thus saith the Loud
concerning the king of Assyria, He
shall not come into this city, nor
shoot an arrow there, nor come be-
fore it with shields, nor '^ cast a
bank against it.

34 By the way that he came, by
the same shall he return, and shall
not come into this city, saith the
Lord.

35 For I Avill defend this city to
save it for mine own sake, and for
my servant David's sake.

36 Then the angel of the Lord
went forth, and smote in the camp

of the Assyrians a hundred and
fourscore and five thousand : and
when ^ they arose early in the
morning, behold, they ivere all
dead corpses.

37 11 tSo Sennacherib king of As-
syria departed, and went and re-
turned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

38 And it came to pass, as he
was worshipping in the house of
Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech
and Sharezer his sons smote him
with the sword ; and they escaped
into the land of Armenia : and
Esar-haddon his son reigned in his
stead.

CHAPTER 38.

1 Ileseklah, having received a messnye of
death, hy jrraijer hath hi,s life levytheneil.
8 The sun yoeth ten deqiees hackirard.foi-
rt Hign of that jiromive. 9 //u so7ig of
thanksgiving.

IN those days was Hezekiah sick
unto death. And Isaiah the
prophet the son of Amoz came unto
inm, and said unto him. Thus saith
the Lord, Set thine house in order :
for thou shalt die, and not live.

2 Then Hezekiah turned his face
toward the wall, and prayed unto
the Lord,

3 And said. Remember now, O
Lord, I beseech thee, how 1 have
walked before thee in truth and
with a perfect heart, and have done
that ichich is good in thy sight.
And Hezekiah wept sore.

4 51 Then came the word of the
Lord to Isaiah, saying,

5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus
saith the Lord, the God of David
thy father, I have heard thy prayer,
I have seen thy tears : behold, I
will add unto thy days fifteen
years.

6 And I will deliver thee and this
city out of the hand of the king of
Assyria : and I will defend this
city.

7 And this shall be a sign unto
thee from the Lord, that the Lord
will do this thing that he hath
spoken ;

8 P.ehold, I will bring again the
shadow of the degrees, which is
g(me down ^"in_ the sun dial of
Ahaz, ten degi'(>es backward. So
the sun returned ten degrees, by
which degrees it was gone down.

9 51 The writing of Hezekiah
king of .Tudah, when he had been
sick, and was recovered of his sick-

I said in the " cutting off of

ness :
10

* the grave : I am deprivi
residue of my years.

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of the

* Ileb. Sheol.

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HezekiaWs thanksgiving.

ISAIAH, 39, 40. Messengers received from Babylon.

1 rolled up

2 from the
loom:

3 quieted
myself uutil
morning ;

11 I said, I shall not see the
Lord, even the Lord, in the land
of the Hving : I shall behold man
no more with the inhabitants of
the world.

12 Mine age is departed, and is
removed from me as a shepherd's
tent : I have ' cut off like a weaver
my life : he will cut me off " with
pining sickness : from day even to

night wilt thou make an end of me.

13 I ^reckoned till morning, that,
as a lion, so will he break all my
bones : from day even to night wilt
thou make an end of me.

14 Like a crane or a swallow, so
did I chatter : I did mourn as a
dove : mine eyes fail with looking
upward : O Lord, 1 am oppressed ;
undertake for me.

15 What shall I say"? he hath
both spoken unto me, and himself
hath done it : I shall go softly all
my years in the bitterness of my
soul.

16 0 Lord, by these things men
live, and in all these things is the
life of my spirit : so wilt thou re-
cover me, and make me to live.

17 Behold, for peace I had great
bitterness : but thou hast in love to
my soul delivered it from the pit of
corruption : for thou hast cast all
my sins behind thy back.

18 For *the grave cannot praise
thee, death can not celebrate thee :
they that go down into the pit can-
not hope for thy truth.

1 9 The living, the living, he shall
praise thee, as 1 do this day : the
father to the childi'en shall make
known thy truth.

20 The Lord ?wr.s ready to save
me : therefore we will sing my
songs to the stringed instruments
all the days of our life in the house
of the Lord.

2 1 For Isaiah liad said, Let them
tak(; a lump oi figs, and lay it for
a plaister upon the boil, and he
shall recover.

22 Hezekiah also had said. What
is the sign that I shall go up to the
house of the Lord !

CHAPTER 39.

1 Merodaoh-haladdn, senditiy to riitU Heze-
kiah because of the 'iconder, hath notice of
hift treasures. 3 Isniah, understandivg
thereof, foreielleth the Bahijlonian cap/i-

iHiij.

AT that time Merodach-baladan,
the son of lialadaTi, king of
Baljylon, sent letters and a i)reseiit
to Flezekiah : for he luul heard tliat
he had been sick, and was recov-
ered.

*IIeb. Sbeol.

2 And Hezekiah was glad of
them, and shewed them the house
of his precious things, the silver,
and the gold, and the spices, and
the precious ointment, and all the
house of his armour, and all that
was found in his treasures : there
was nothing in his house, nor in
all his dominion, that Hezekiah
shewed them not.

3 ^ Then came Isaiah the
prophet unto king Hezekiah, and
said unto him. What said these
men 1 and from whence came they
unto thee"? And Hezekiah said.
They are come from a far country
unto me, even from Babylon.

4 Then said he. What have they
seen in thine housed And Heze-
kiah answered, All that is in mine
house have they seen : there is
nothing among my treasures that
I have not shewed them.

5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah,
Hear the word of the Lord of
hosts :

6 Behold, the days come, that
all that is in thine house, and that
which thy fathei'S have laid up in
store until this day, shall be car-
ried to Babylon : nothing shall be
left, saith the Lord.

7 And of thy sons that shall
issue from thee, which thou shall
beget, shall they take away ; and
they shall be eunuchs in the palace
of the king of J>abylon.

<S Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah,
Good is the word of the Lord
which thou hast spoken. He said
moreover. For there shall be peace
and truth in my days.

CHAPTER 40.

1 The prom nhiatiiin of the gonpel. 3 The
jircirhhujof.h.liii niiiitist. 9 The jD'eoch-
iiKj of the (ijHJ.^t/t'K. 1'2 The pninhet by iltc
oviiii itotvtii'ij <f (rod, 18 and his incom-
liarolilfiii'ss, 'it) i'omforteth the people.

riOMFORT ye, comfort ye my
vy i)eoi)le, saitli your God.

2 Speak ye comfoi-tably to Jeru-
salem, and cry unto her, that her
■* warfare is accomi)lished, that her
iniciuity is i)aidoned : for she hath
received of tin' JjORd's hand double
for M,ll her sins.

3 1[ The voice of him that crieth
in the wilderness. Prepare ye the
wa.v of the liORD, make straight
in tlie desert a liighway for oui'
(jod.

4 Ever.v valley shall be exalted,
and ever.v mountain and hill shall
be made low : and the crooked
sliall be made straight, and the
rough i)];u'<'s |)la.in :

f) And tlu^ glory of the Lord
shall be revealed, and all fiesh

^ time of
service

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Comforting proniisefi to

ISAIAH, 41.

the people in exile.

shall see it together : for the mouth
ot" the Lord hath spoken it.

6 The vt)i,ce said, Cry. And he
said, What shall 1 cry'^ All flesh
is grass, and all the goodliness
thereof is as the flower of the
held :

7 The grass withereth, the flower
fadeth : because the ' spirit of the
Lord bloweth upon it : surely the
people is gi'ass.

8 The grass withereth, the flower
fadeth : but the word of our God
shall stand for ever.

9 11 '" () Zion. that bringest good

tidings, get thee up into the high
mountain ; ^ O .Terusa,lem. that
bringest good tidinus, lift up tiiy
voice with strength ; lift it up, be
not afraid ; say unto the cities of
Judah, Behold your God !

10 Behold, the Lord God will
come with strt)ng hand, and his
arm shall rule for him ; behold, his
reward is with him, and his * work
befoi'e him.

11 He shall feed his flock like
a shepherd : he shall gather the
lambs with his arm, and carry them
in his bosom, atid shall gently
lead those tliat are with young.

12 11 Who hath measured the
waters in the hollow of his hand,
and meted out heaven with the
span, and comprehended the dust
of the earth in a measure, and
weighed the mountains in scales,
and the hills in a balance 1

13 Who hath directed the Spirit
of the Lord, or i>eing his counsellor
hath taught him 1

14 With whom took he counsel,
and irho instructed him, and taught
him in the path of judgment, and
taught him knowledge, anfl shewexl
to hjm the way of understanding 1

15 Behold, the nations ((ve as a
drop of a bucket, and are counted
as the small dust of the balance :
behol(l, he taketh up the isles as a
very little thing.

16 And Leljanon is not sufficient
t« burn, nor the beasts thei'eof suf-
ficient for a burnt offering.

17 AH nations before him are as
nothing; and they are counted to
him less than notliing, and vanity.

18 If To whom then will ye liken
God 1 or what likeness will ye com-
pare unto him 1

19 The workman melteth a
graven image, and the goldsmith
spreadeth it over with gold, and
casteth silver chains.

20 He that is 'jjo impoverished
"that lie hath no ol)lation choos(>th
a tree f/iaf will not rot ; he seeketh
unto him a cunning workman to

prepare a graven image, that shall
not be moved.

2 1 Have ye not known 1 have ye
not heard ? hath it not been told
you from the beginning? have ye
not understood from the founda-
tions of the earth 1

22 Jtis he that sitteth upon the
circle of the earth, and the inhabi-
tants thereof ai-e as grasshoppers ;
that stretcheth out the heavens as
a curtain, and spreadeth them out
as a tent to dwell in :

23 That bringeth the princes to
nothing ; he maketh the judges of
the earth as vanity.

24 Yea, they shall not be planted ;
yea, they shall not be sown: yea,
their stock shall not take root in
the earth : and he shall also blow
upon them, and they shall wither,
and the whirlwind shall take them
away as stubble.

25 To whom then will ye liken
me, or shall 1 be equal'? saith the
Holy One.

26 Lift up your eyes on high,
and behold who hath created these
things, that bringeth out their host
by number : he calleth them all by
names by the greatness of his
might, for that he is strong in
power ; not one faileth.

27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob,
and speakest, O Israel, My way is
hid from the Lord, and my judg-
ment is passed over from my God 1

28 H Hast thou not known ? hast
thou not heard, that the everlast-
ing God, the Lord, the Creator of
the ends of the earth, fainteth not,
neither is weary 1 there is no search-
ing of his understanding.

29 Hegiveth power to the faint;
and to them that have no might he
increaseth strength.

30 Even the youths shall faint
and be wearJ^ and the young men
shall utterly fall :

31 But they that wait ^upon the
Lord shall I'enew their stiengtli ;
they sliall mount up with wings as
eagles ; they shall I'uii, and not be
weary ; and they shall walk, and
not faint.

CHAPTER 41.

1 God e.rpo\iHl(tte.tli, inth /lix people, (ihi)iif
/iiN III f /■<■/'(■,•< to (he chufch. 10 (ihoiit /lix
prc/iiific.f, 21 and about the vanity of
idoln.

KEEP silence before me, O
islands ; and let the ''people
renew their strength : let them
come near ; then let them speak :
let us come near together to judg-
ment.

2 Who raised up "tlio riL;:hteous
man from the east, culled him to
h i s foot, gave the nations before

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'^ peoples

9 one from
tlie east,
whom he
calleth hi
righteous-
ness

The greatness of God,

ISAIAH, 42.

ana the vanity of idols.

1 pursueth

2 passeth on

3 saying of
the

soldering, It
is good :

him, and made him rule over kings?
he gave them as the dust to his
sword, and as driven stubble to his
bow.

3 He ^pursued them, and "passed
safely ; even by the way that he had
not gone with his feet.

4 Who hath wrought and done
it, calling the generations from the
beginning'? I the Lord, the iirst,
and with the last ; I am he.

5 The isles saw it, and feared ;
the ends of the earth were afraid,
drew near, and came.

6 The.v helped every one his
neighbour ; and every one said to
his brother, Be of good courage.

7 80 the carpenter encouraged
the goldsmith, and he that smooth-
eth ivith the hammer him that smote
the anvil, ''saying. It ?".< ready fov

the sodering : and he fastened it

with nails, that it should not be
moved.

8 But thou, Israel, art my ser-
vant, Jacob whom I have chosen,
the seed of Abraham my friend.

9 Thou whom I have taken from
the ends of the earth, and called
thee from the ^ chief men thereof,
and said unto thee. Thou art my
servant ; I have chosen thee, and
not cast thee away.

1 0 U Fear thou not ; for I am
with thee : be not dismayed ; for I
am thy God: I will strengthen
thee ; yea, I will hel]) thee ; yea, I
will uphold thee with the right
hand of my righteousness.

11 Behold, all they that were
incensed against thee shall be
ashamed and confounded : they
shall be as nothing ; and the.y
that strive with thee shall perish.

\'l Thou slialt seek them, and
shalt not find them, even, them tliat
contended with the(^ : they that
war against thee shall be as no-
thing, and as a thing of nought.

13 For J th(^ Lord thy God will
hold thy i-ight hand, saying unto
thee. Fear iKtt; I will help thee.

14 Feai- not, thou worm Jacob,
and ye men of Israel ; I will help
thee, saith the Lord, and thy re-
deemer, the Holy On(! of Fsrael.

15 Behold, I will make thee a new
sharp threshing instruuieiit having
t(!eth: thou slialt thresh the moun-
tains, and beat them small, and
shalt make \\\i\ hills as clialf.

IG Thou shalt fan them, and tlw
wind shall cai-r.v them away, and
the whirlwind shall scattei- tliem :
anfl thou slialt rejoice in tlu^ Lord,
(UkI shalt glory in the Holy One of
Lsrael.

1 7 When the poor and needy seek
water, and there is none, and their

tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord
will hear them, / the God of Israel
will not forsake them.

18 I will open rivers in high
places, and fountains in the midst
of the valleys : I will make the
wilderness a pool of water, and the
dry land springs of water.

19 1 will plant in the wilderness
the cedar, the '"'shittah tree, and the
myrtle, and the oil tree ; 1 will set
in the desert the fir tree, and the
pine, and the box tree together :

20 That they may see, and know,
and consider, and understand to-
gether, that the hand of the Lord
hath done this, and the Holy One
of Israel hath created it.

21 Produce your cause, saith the
Lord ; bring forth your strong rea-
sons, saith the King of Jacob.

22 Let them bring the.m forth,
and shew us what shall happen :
let them shew the former things,
what they he, that we may con-
sider them, and know the latter
end of them ; or declare us things
for to come.

23 Shew the things that are to
come hereafter, that we may know
that ye are gods : yea, do good, or
do evil, that we ma.y be dismayed,
and behold it together.

24 Behold, ye are of nothiiig, and
your work of nought : an alx)mi-
nation is he that cTiooseth you.

25 I have raised up one fi-om the
north, and he shall come : from the
rising of the sun shall he call upon
my name : and he shall come upon
princes as upon morter, and as the
potter treadeth clay.

26 Who hath declared fi-om the
beginning, that we may know % and
beforetime, that w(> may say. He is
I'ighteous % yea, tliere is none that
sheweth, yea, there is none that de-
clareth, yea, there is none that hear-
eth your words.

27 "^The first sh(df say to Zion,
IJehold, l)eliol<l tliem : and I will
giv(v to .lerusalem one that bring-
eth good tidings.

28 For 1 beheld, and there vas no
man ; even among thcMTi, and there
nuts no counsellor, that, when I
asked of them, could answer a
word.

29 r5(>liol(l, they (tre all vanit.v ;
theii' works air nothing : their mol-
ten images are wind and confusion.

CHAPTER 42.

1 Tlic (iffiee (if I'hviKi. {irnctd ii-illi mceliiifHK
mill foiiufdiic!/. .') (liid's pi'omi.11' iiiitii /lii/i.
HI All eir/iiirtafi(i)i //> jiniinc (iod for hix
iliiK/iel. I" III- ri-jironth fhi- /ii'o/i/i- of iii-
riiihilihi.

FHOLl) my servant, whom 1
uphold ; mine elect, in wliom

6 I first trill

G5(;

God raiseth up a deliverer.

ISAIAH, 43.

Israel reproved.

my soul delighteth ; I have put iiiy
spirit upon him : he shall luring
forth judgment to the Gentiles.

2 He shall not cry, nor lift up,
nor cause his voice to be heard in
the street.

3 A bruised reed shall he not
break, and the smoking flax shall
he not quench : he shall bring forth
judgment ' unto truth.

4 He shall not fail nor be dis-
couraged, till he have set judgment
in the earth : and the isles shall
wait for his law.

5 ^ Thus saith God the Lord,
he that created the heavens, and
stretched them out ; he that spread
forth the earth, and that which
cometh out of it; he that giveth
breath unto the people upon it,
and spirit to them that walk
therein :

6 I the Lord have called thee in
righteousness, and will hold thine
hand, and will keep thee, and give
thee for a covenant of the people,
for a light of the Gentiles ;

7 To open the blind eyes, to bring
out the prisoners from the prison,
and them that sit in darkness out
of the prison house.

8 I am the Lord : that ?> my
name : and my glory will I not
give to another, neither my praise
to graven images.

9 Behold, the former things are
come to pass, and new things do I
declare : before they spring forth I
tell you of them.

10 Sing unto the Lord a new
song, and his praise from the end
of the eartli, ye that go down to
the sea, and all that is thei'ein ; the
isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

11 Let the wilderness aiid the
cities thereof lift up their voice, the
villages that Kedar doth inhabit :
let the inhabitants of - the rock

sing, let them shout from tiie top
of the mountains.

1 2 Let them give glory unto the
Lord, and declare his praise in the
islands.

1 3 The Lord shall go forth as a
mighty man, he shall stir up jea-
lousy like a man of war : he shall
cry, yea, roar ; he shall prevail
against his enemies.

14 I have long time holden my
peace ; I have been still, ariid re-
trained myself : now will 1 cry like
a travailing woman ; 1 will destroy
and devour at once.

1 .5 1 will make waste mountains
and hills, and di\v up all their
herbs; and I will make the rivers
islands, and I will dry up the pools.

16 And I will bring the blind by
a way that they knew not ; 1 will

lead them in paths that they have
not known : 1 will make darkness
light befoi-e them, and crooked
things straight. These things will
I do unto them, and not forsake
them.

1 7 U They shall be turned back,
they shall be greatl.y ashamed, that
trust in graven images, that say to
the molten images, Ye are our gods.

18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye
blind, that ye may see.

1 9 Who is blind, but my servant 1
or deaf, as my messenger that I
sentl who ?'.s' blind as he that is
" perfect, and blind as the Lord's
servant!

20 * Seeing many things, but
thou observest not; ''opening the
ears, but he heareth not.

21 The Lord is well pleased for
his righteousness' sake; he will
magnify the law, and make it ho-
nourable.

22 But this is a people robbed
and spoiled ; they ai-e all of theni
snared in holes, and they are hid
in prison houses : they ai'e for a
prey, and none delivereth ; for a
spoil, and none saith, Kestore.

23 Who among you will give ear
to this % who will hearken and hear
for the time to come ?

24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil,
and Israel to the robbers % did not
the Lord, he against whom we have
sinned 1 for they would not walk
in his ways, rieither were they
obedient unto his law.

2.5 Therefore he hath poured
upon him the fury of his anger,
and the strength of battle : and it
hath set him on fire round about,
yet he knew not ; and it burned
him, yet he laid it not to heart.

CHAPTER 43.

1 The Lord comforteth the church with his
promises. 8 //« appealeih 1o the people for
uiftiess of his oMiii/idtt'/ifi/. U He fure-
ielleth tliem. the d, stiiictimi i;f Hul-ulm,.
IS avd his wondcrjiil di/iri fdiin- of Ills
people. 22 He reprovcth the people ax in-
excUNiible.

BUT now thus saith the Lord
that created thee, O Jacob,
and lie that formed thee, O Israel,
Fear not: for 1 have redeemed
thee, I have called thee by thy
name ; tliou cn-t mine.

2 When thou passest through the
waters, 1 irill he with thee ; and
through the rivers, they shall Jiot
overflow thee : when thou walkest
through the lire, thou shalt not be
burned ; neither shall the flame
kindle upon thee.

3 For I am the Lord thy God,
the Holy One of Israel, thy Sa-

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God the only saviour.

ISAIAH, 44.

IsraeVs unchdifulness.

3 I will briiii;
down all of
them as
fugitives,
even the
('hnlcli-aiis,
in the sliips
of tlieir
rejoieiiiv;.

viour: I gave Egypt for thy ran-
som. Ethiopia and Hehii for thee.

4 Since thou wast precious in my
sight, thou hast been honourable,
and I have loved thee : therefore
will I give men for thee, and ^ i people
for thy life.

5 Fear not : for I am with thee :
I will bring thy seed from the east,
and gather thee from the west ;

6 I will say to the north, Give
up ; and to the south, Keep not
back : bring my sons from far, and
my daughters from the ends of the
earth ;

7 -Even every one that is called
by my name : for I have created
him for my glory, I have formed
him ; yea, I have made him.

(S 11 Bring forth the blind people
that have eyes, and the deaf that
have ears.

9 Let all the nations be gathered
together, and let the ^ people be
assembled : who among them can
declare this, and shew us former
things'? let them bring forth their
witnesses, that they may be justi-
fied : or let them hear, and say,
It y'.s truth.

10 Ye are my witnesses, saith
the Lord, and my servant whom I
have chosen : that ye may know
and believe me, and understand
that I am he : before me there was
no God formed, neither shall there
be after me.

Ill, e;;e7i I, am the Lord; and
beside me there is no saviour.

12 I have declared, and have
saved, and I have shewed, when
there -ivas no strange god among
you : tlierefore ye are my witnesses,
saith tlie Lord, that I am God.

1 3 Yea, bef or(^ the day fvas I am
he ; and there v'.s none that can de-
liver out of my hand : I will work,
and who shall "let it?

14 II Thus saitli the Lord, your
redeemer, the Holy One of Tsracl ;
For your sake 1 have sent to Baby-
lon, and •' ha,ve l)r(>nght down all
tlicir tioblrs, and I lie < 'lia Idcaiis,

w'iKisc crv i>

the

hi|>^.

If) [ aiit, the LoiMi, yoiu' Holy
One, the creator of Israel, your
King.

10 Thus saith tlu^ LoiiD, which
maketh a way in the s(>a, and a,
path in the mighty wat<'rs';

17 Which bringeth forth th(>
chariot and horse, the army and
the power; they shall lie down to-
gether, they shall not rise : they are
extinct, they are quenched as tow.

1<S H HemernluM- ye nf)t the for-
mer things, neither consider the
things of old.

19 Behold, I will do anew thing;
now it shall spring forth ; shall ye
not know iti I will even make a
way in the wilderness, and rivers
in the desert.

20 The beast of the field shall
honour me, the * dragons and the
•^ owls: because I give waters in the
wilderness, and rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my people, my
chosen.

2 1 This people have I formed for
myself; they shall shew forth my
praise.

22 If But thou hast not called
upon me, O. Jacob; but thou hast
been weary of me, O Israel.

23 Thou hast not brought me
the ^ small cattle of thy burnt
offerings ; neither hast tliou ho-
noured me with thy sacrifices. _ I
have not caused thee to serve with
an offering, nor wearied thee with
incense.

24 Thou hast bought me no
sweet cane with money, neither
hast thou filled me with the fat of
thy sacrifices: but thou hast made
me to serve with thy sins, thou
hast wearied me with thine ini-
quities.

2-5 I, even I, am. he that blotteth
out thy transgressions for mine
own sake, and will not remember
thy sins.

26 Put me in remembrance: let
us plead together : declare thou,
that thou mayest be justified.

27 Thy first father hath sinned,
and thy teachers have transgressed
against me.

28 Therefore I have profaned the
princes of the sanctuary, and have
given Jacol) to the curse, and Is-
rael to reproaches.

CHAPTER 44.

1 Ooi? co]»f(ir/eth the c/uirc/i ir/'tk hi.t pro-
jiiixfs. 7 Tlie, Titnifi/ of i(h>ls,it (t ml foil y
<rf iilol iiKilcern. 21 lie e.rlnirti'th to pvnixe
a oil for hi.sreih>mjitio)i and omnipotency.

YET now hear, O Jacob my ser-
vant; and Israel, whom I have
chosen :

2 Thus saith the Lord that made
tliee, and formed thee fi'om the
womb, widi'li will help thee ; Fear
not, O.lacob, my sei'vant; and thou,
^lesin'iiii. wliom I have chosen.

3 For r will iKuir water upon
him that is thirsty, and floofls ui)on
the fh-y gi-ound: f will pour my
spirit upon thy se(>fl, and my bless-
ing uixm tliine f)nsi)ring:

4 And they shall spi-ing up <7.s
among the gi-ass, as willows by the
water courses.

.'') One shall s;i,y, 1 /-o/?. the Lord's ;
and another shall call himwif by
the name of Jacob; and another

jackals
ostriches :

6 lambs for

1 Jesliunui,

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The folly of idolatry.

ISAIAH, 44.

Promises of restoration.

shall subscribe rvith his hand unto
the Lord, and surname himself by
the name of Israel.

G Thus saith the Lord the King
of Israel, and his redeemer the
Lord of hosts ; I am the first, and
I am the last ; and beside me there
is no God.

7 And who, as I, shall call, and
shall declare it, and set it in order
for me, since I appointed the an-
cient people? and the things that
are coming, and shall come, let
them shew unto them.

8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid :
have not I told thee from that
time, and have declared it? ye are
even my witnesses. Is there a God
beside me'? yea, there is no ^ God ;
I know not any.

9 H They that make a graven
image are all of them vanity ; and
- their delectable things shall not
proht; and they are their own
witnesses ; they see not, nor know;
that they may be ashamed.

10 Who hath formed a god, or
molten a graven image that is
profitable for nothing "?

11 Behold, all his fellows shall
be ashamed : and the workmen,
they are of men : let them all be
gathered together, let them stand
up ; yet they shall fear, and they
shall be ashamed together.

1 2 The smith with the tongs both
worketh in the coals, and fashion-
eth it with hammers, and worketh
it with the strength of his ai'ms :
yea, he is hungry, and his strength
faileth : he drinketh no water, and
is faint.

1 3 The carpenter stretcheth out
his rule ; he marketh it out with
a line ; he fitteth it with planes,
and he marketh it out with the
compass, and maketh it after the
figure of a man, according to
the beauty of a man ; that it may
remain in the house.

1 4 He heweth him down cedars,
and taketh the cypress and the
oak, which he strengtheneth for
himself among the trees of the
forest : he planteth an ash, and
the rain doth nourish it.

1 5 Then shall it be for a man to
burn : for he will take thereof, and
warm himself ; yea, he kindleth if,
and baketh bread ; yea, he maketh
a god, and worshippeth it ; he mak-
eth it a graven image, and faileth
down thereto.

16 He burneth part thereof in
the fire ; with part thereof he
eateth flesh ; he roasteth roast, and
is satisfied : yea, he warmeth hliii-
self, and saith. Aha, I am warm,
I have seen the fire :

17 And the residue thereof he
maketh a god, even his graven
image : he faileth down unto it,
and worshippeth it, and prayeth
unto it, and saith. Deliver me ; for
thou art my god.

18 They have not known nor
understood : for he hath shut
their eyes, that they cannot see ;
and their hearts, that they cannot
understand.

19 And none considereth in his
heart, neither is tliere knowledge
nor understanding to say, I have
burned part of it in the fire ; yea,
also I have baked bread ui)on the
coals thereof; I have roasted flesh,
and eaten it : and shall I make the
residue thereof an abomination?
shall I fall down to the stock of a
tree?

20 He feedeth on ashes : a de-
ceived heart hath turned him
aside, that he cannot deliver his
soul, nor say. Is there not a lie in
my right hand 1

2 1 H Remember ^ these, O Jacob
and Israel ; for thou art my ser-
vant : I have foi'med thee ; thou
art my servant : O Israel, thou
shalt not be forgotten of me.

22 I have blotted out, as a thick
cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a
cloud, thy sins : return unto me ;
for I have redeemed thee.

23 Sing, O ye heavens ; for the
Lord hath done it : shout, ye lower
parts of the earth : br-eak forth into
singing, ye mountains, O forest,
and every tree therein : for the
Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and
glorified himself in Isi'ael.

24 Thus saith the Lord, thy re-
deemer, and he that formed thee
from the womb, I am the Lord that
maketh all things; that stretcheth
forth the heavens alone ; that
spreadeth abroad the earth by
myself ;

25 That frustrateth the tokens
of the liars, and maketh diviners
mad ; that turneth wise ine7i back-
ward, and maketh their knowledge
foolish ;

'26 That confirmeth the word of
his servant, and performeth the
counsel of his messengers ; that
saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be
inhabited ; and to the cities of
Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will
raise up the decayed places thereof :

27 That saith to the deep, Be
dry, and 1 will dry up thy rivers :

28 That saith of Cyrus, Ife is
my shepherd, and shall perform
all my pleasure : even saying to
Jerusalem, Tliou shalt be built ;
and to tlie temple, Thy founda-
tion shall be laid.

3 these
things,

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God commissioneth Cyrus

ISAIAH, 45.

to deliver Israel.

CHAPTER 45.

I God calleth Cyrus for his churoh's sake.
5 Sy his omnipotency lie duiUtngeth
obedience. 20 lie conrinceih the idols of
vanity by his saving power.

THUS saith the Lord to his
anointed, to Cyrus, whose
right hand I have holden, to sub-
due 'nations before him ; and I
will loose the loins of kings, to
open before him the two leaved
gates ; and the gates shall not be
shut ;

2 I will go before thee, and
make the crooked places straight :
I will break in pieces the gates of
brass, and cut in sunder the bars
of iron :

3 And I will give thee the trea-
sures of darkness, and hidden
riches of secret places, that thou
mayest know that I, the Lord,
which call tli.ee by thy name, am
the God of Israel.

4 For Jacob my servants sake,
and Israel mine elect, I have even
called thee by thy name : I have
surnamed thee, though thou hast
not known me.

5 H I am the Lord, and tJiere^ h
none else, there is no (Jod beside
me : I girded thee, though thou
hast not known me :

6 That they may know from the
rising of the sun, and from the
west, that there is none beside me.
I am the Lord, and there is none
else.

7 I form the light, and create
darkness : I make peace, and create
evil : I the Lord do all these things.

8 Drop down, ye heavens, froni
above, and let the skies pour down
rigliteousness : let tlie earth open,
and let them bring forth s;ilyation,
and let I'ighteousness spring up
together ; 1 the Lord have created
it.

9 Woe unto him that striveth
with his Maker ! Let the pot-
sherd .'itrive with the potsherds of
the earth. Sliall the clay say to
him that fashioneth it, What mak-
est thou 1 or thy work. He hath no
hands 1

10 Woe unto him that saith unto
' /ui<_ father, What begettest thou '(
or to ' tlu^ woman, What hast thou
bi'ought forth]

11 Thus saith the Lord, the
Holy One of Isivicl, and his Maker,
Ask me f)f things to (H)me concern-
ing my sous, and coiu;(>rtiing th(^
work of my hands command ye me.

12 1 have made the earth, and
created man ui)on it : L even my
hands, have stretched ovit tlie
heavens, and all their host have 1
commanded.

13 1 have raised him up in right-
eousness, and I will direct all his
ways : he shall build my city, and
he shall let go my captives, not for
price nor reward, saith the Lord
of hosts.

14 Thus saith the Lord, The
labour of Egypt, and merchandise
of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans,
men of stature, shall come over
unto thee, and they shall be thine :
they shall come after thee ; in
chains they shall come over, and
they shall fall down unto thee,
they shall make supplication unto
thee, saying, Surely God is in thee ;
and there is none else, there is no
God.

15 Verily thou art a God that
hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the
Saviour.

16 They shall be ashamed, and
also confounded, all of them : they
shall go to confusion together that
are makers of idols.

17 Bid Israel shall be saved in
the Lord with an everlasting sal-
vation : ye shall not be ashamed
nor confounded world without end.

18 For thus saith the Loud that
created the heavens ; God himself
that formed the earth and made
it ; he hath established it, he
created it not ''' in vain, he formed
it to be inhabited : 1 am the LoKD;
and there is none else.

19 1 have not si)oken in secret,
in a dark place of the earth : I said
not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek
ye me in vain : I the Lord speak
righteousness, I declare things that
are right.

20 51 Assemble yourselves and
come ; draw near together, ye that
are escaped of the nations : they
have no knowledge that ''set up the
wood of their gi'avcn image, and
pray unto a god that cannot save.

21 Tell j'e, and biing thnii near;
yea, let them taki^ counsel together:
who hath declared th is fiom ancient
tinu! I who hath told it ^ from that
time'? have not I the Lord ( jui»T
there is no God else beside me; a
just (»od and a Saviour; there is
none beside me.

22 Look unto me, and be ye
saved, all the ends of tlie eartii : for
I (im Gofl, and t/iere is none else.

23 I lia\'e sworn l)y myself, the
word is gone out of my month in
righteousness, and shall not I'eturn,
That unto me ev(>ry knee shall bow,
every tongue slia.ll swear.

24 Surely, shall one sa.y, in the
IjORD liav(^ I I'ightvousness and
strength : eiH-n to him sliaJl men
coine ; and all that ar(^ incensed
against him shall be ashamed.

2 a waste,

3 carry

4 of old?

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Helplessness of Babylon s idols.

ISAIAH, 46, 47.

Judgment upon Babylon.

25 In the Lord shall all the seed
of Israel be justified, and shall
glory.

CHAPTER 46.

1 The idoh of Bah)j/i)ii couhl not save thein-
selves. 3 God ■■<itr, f/i liis p.ople to the end.
5 Idols are not foiii/Hinilile to God for
pouter, 12 or pre.smt .sdlculion.

BEL boweth down, Nebo stoop-
eth, their idols ' were upon the
beasts, and upon the cattle : '" your
carriages ivere heavy loaden : they
are a burden to the weary beast.

2 They stoop, they bow down to-
gether ; they could not deliver the
burden, but themselves are gone
into captivity.

3 H Hearken unto me, O house,
of Jacob, and all the remnant of
the house of Israel, which are borne
bii me from the belly, which are
carried from the womb :

4 And even to your old age I am
he ; and even to hoar hairs will I
carry you : I have made, and I will
bear ; even I will carry, and will
deliver you.

5 II To whom will ye liken me,
and make me equal, and compare
me, that we may be like '\

6 They lavish gold out of the bag,
and weigh silver in the balance,
and hire a goldsmith ; and he mak-
eth it a god : they fall down, j^ea,
they worship.

7 They bear him upon the shoul-
der, they carry him, and set him in
his place, and he standeth ; from
his place shall he not remove : yea,
one shall cry unto him, yet can he
not answer, nor save him out of his
trouble.

8 Remember this, and shew
yourselves men : bring it again to
mind, O ye transgressors.

9 Remember the former things
of old : for I am God, and there in
none else; / am God, and there is
none like me,

10 Declaring the end from the
beginning, and from ancient times
the things that are not yet done,
saying. My counsel shall stand,
and I will do all my pleasure :

11 Calling a ravenous bird from
the east, the man that executetli
my counsel from a far country : yea,
I have spoken it, I will also bring
it to pass; I have purposed it, I
will also do it.

12^ Hearken unto me, ye stout-
hearted, that a7^e far from right-
eousness :

13 I bring near my )-ighteous-
ness ; it shall not be far off, and my
salvation shall not tai'ry : and I
will place salvation in Zion for Is-
rael my glory.

CHAPTER 47.

1 God^s judgment upon Babylon and Chal-
dea. 6 for their unmercifulness, 1 pride,
11) and overboldness,\\ shall he unresisti-
hle.

CiOME down, and sit in the dust,
'' O virgin daughter of Babylon,
sit on the ground : there is no
throne, O daughter of the Chal-
deans : for thou shalt no more be
called tender and delicate.

2 Take the millstones, and grind
meal : uncover thy locks, make bare
the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over
the rivers.

3 Thy nakedness shall be uncov-
ered, yea, thy shame shall be seen :
I will take vengeance, and I will
•'not meet thee as a man.

4 As for our redeemer, the Lord
of hosts is his name, the Holy One
of Israel.

5 8it thou silent, and get thee
into darkness, O daughter of the
Chaldeans : for thou shalt no more
be called. The lady of kingdoms.

6^1 was wroth with my people,
I have ■* polluted mine inheritance,
and given them into thine hand :
thou didst shew them no mercy ;
upon the ^ancient hast thou very
heavily laid thy yoke.

7 U And thou saidst, I shall be a
lady for ever : so that thou didst
not lay these things to thy heart,
neither didst remember the latter
end of it.

8 Therefore hear now this, thou
that art given to pleasures, that
d%vellest carelessly, that sayest in
thine heart, I am, and none else be-
side me ; I shall not sit as a widow,
neither shall I know the loss of
children :

9 But these two things shall come
to thee in a moment in one day, the
loss of children, and widowhood :
they shall come upon thee in their
"perfection for the multitude of thy
sorceries, '^ and for the great abun-
dance of thine enchantments.

10 ^ For thou hast trusted in thy
wickedness : thou hast said, None
seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy
knowledge, it hath perverted thee ;
and thou hast said in thine heart,
1 ai/>, and none else beside me.

11 ^I Therefore shall evil come
upon tliee ; thou shalt not know
from whence it riseth : and mis-
chief shall fall upon thee; tliou
shalt Jiot Ije able to put it off: and
desolation shall come upon thee
suddenly, tchich thou slialt not
know.

1 2 Stand now with thine en-
chantments, and with the multi-
tude of thy sorceries, wherein thou
hast laboured from thy youth ; if

<> spare no
man.

* profaned
s aged

6 full
measnre,
despite of
' and

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God foretelleth his doings.

ISAIAH, 48.

His deliverayice of Jds j)^ople.

so be thou shalt be able to profit,
if so be thou mayest prevail.

13 Thou art wearied in the mul-
titude of thy counsels. Let now
the astrologers, the stargazers, the
monthly pi'ognosticators, stand up,
and save thee from these things that
shall come upon thee.

II Behold, they shall be as stub-
ble; the fire shall burn them; they
shall not deliver themselves from
the power of the flame : tJtere shall
not Ije a coal to warm at, ?ior fire to
sit before it.

15 Thus shall they be unto thee
with whom thou hast laboured, even
thy merchants, from thy youth :
they shall wander cn-ery one to his
quarter ; none shall save thee.

CHAPTER 48.

1 God, to convince the people of their fore-
known obxtinacr/, rere.aled his prophecies.
9 He s,n;fh thrin f„i h!s o,r„ s,il;'. 12 He
exhort) l/i lh,i„ h, i,l„',li,'ii,-,', lir.unise of hix
power mil/ jiriiridrnce. ID Jl,: Utmenti'th
their har/cwardness. 20 lie powerf ally de-
livereth his out of Bahylon.

HEAR ye this, O house of Jacob,
which are called by the name
of Israel, and are come forth out
of the waters of Judah, which
swear by the name of the Lord,
and make mention of the God
of Israel, hut not in truth, nor
in righteousness.

2 For they call themselves of the
holy city, and stay themselves upon
the God of Israel ; The Lokd of
hosts is his name.

3 I have declared the former
things from the beginning ; and
they went forth out of my mouth,
and I slievved them ; I did iheiii
suddenly, and they came to i)ass.

4 Because I knew that thou (trt
obstinate, and thy neck is an iron
sinew, and thy brow brass ;

5 I have even from the beginning
declared it to thee; ; before it came
to pass I shewed it thee : lest tliou
sliouldest say, Miiie idol hath done
them, and my gr-aven im;i,ge, jiud
my molten image, hath connnanded
them.

f) Thou hast heard, see all this ;
and will not ye d(>clare it ? I have
slunved thee new things from this
f iine, even hidden things, and thou
didst not know th(>m.

7 They arc crcMted now, uiid not
from the beginning; ' c\imi lii'foi'e
the diiv when thoii heardest them
not: lest tliou shouldest say, Be-
hold, I knew them.

8 Yea, thou heardest not ; yea,,
thou k newest not ; yea, from "that
time thfij_ thine ear was not oiiened :

t'i)f I knew tliab tliou wouldest deal

very treacherously, and wast called
a transgressor from the womb.

9 1i I'or my name's sake will I de-
fer mine anger, and for my pi^aise
will I refrain for thee, that I cut
thee not off.

10 Behold, I have refined thee,
but not * with silver ; I have
* chosen thee in the furnace of
a miction.

1 1 For mine own sake, even for
mine own sake, will I do it : for
how should my name be ''' ] polluted 1
and I will not give my glory unto
another.

12^1 Hearken unto me, O Jacob
and Israel, my called ; I am he ; I
am the first, I also am the last.

13 Mine hand also hath laid the
foundation of the earth, and my
right hand liath " spanned the hea-
vens : when I call unto them, they
stand up together.

14 All ye, assemble yourselves,
and hear ; which among them hath
declared these things'! The Lokd
hath loved him : he will do his
pleasure on Babylon, and his arm
shall he on the Chaldeans.

15 I, even I, have spoken; yea,
I have called him : I ha\'e brought
him, and he shall make his way
prosperous.

16 H Come ye near unto me,
hear ye this ; 1 have not spoken in
secret: from the beginning ; from
the time that it was, there am I :
and now the Lord God, and his
Spirit, hath sent me.

1 7 Thus saith the Lord, thy Re-
deemer, the Holy One of Israel; I
am the Lord thy God which teach-
eth thee to profit, which leadeth
thee by the way that thou shouldest
go.

18 0 that thou hadst hearkcMied
to my commandments ! then had
thy i)eace been as a river, and thy
righteousness as the waves of the
sea :

19 Thj^ seed also lia.d been as
the sand, and the offspring of th.y
bowels like the gravel thereof; his
name should not have been cut off
nor destroyed from before me.

20 If Go ye forth of iiabyhm, flee
ye f roin the Chaldeans, witli a voice
of singing declai'e ye, tell tliis,
utter it evrv. to the end of the
earth ; say ye. The LoHD hath re-
deemed his servant .Jacob.

21 And they thirsted not vhen
he led them through the deserts :
he caused the waters to fiow out of
th(; rock for them : he clave the
rock also, and the waters gushefl
out.

22 There is no peace, saith the
Lord, unto the wicked.

3 for
■* tried

5 profaned ?

•^ spread out

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The LorcVs servant

ISAIAH, 49.

a light to the Gentiles.

CHAPTER 49.

1 Chrint, Iieing nent to the Jews, complaineih
of them. 5 lie is sent to the Gentiles with
gracious promises. 13 God''s love is per-
petual to his church. IS The ample res-
toration of the church. 24 The powerful
deliverance out of captivity.

LISTEN, O isles, unto me ; and
hearken, ye ^ people, from far ;
The Lord hath called me from the
womb ; from the bowels of my
mother hath he made mention of
my name.

2 And he hath made my mouth
like a sharp sword ; in the shadow
of his hand hath he hid me, and
made me a polished shaft ; in his
quiver hath he hid me ;

3 And said unto me, Thou art my
servant, O Israel, in whom I will
be glorified.

4 Then I said, I have laboui-ed
in vain, I have spent my strength
for nought, and in vain : yet surely
my judgment ?'.« with the Lord, and
my " work with my God.

5 II And now, saith the Lord
that formed me from the womb to
he his servant, to bring Jacob
again to him, "Though Israel be

not gathered, yet siiall I he glori-

ous in tlie eyes of the Ijord. and
my (}od sliali l)e my strcngtii.

(3 And lie said, it is a iiglit thing
that thou shouldest be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and
to restore the preserved of Israel :
I will also give thee for a light to
the Gentiles, that thou mayest be
my salvation unto the end of the
earth.

7 Thus saith the Lord, the Re-
deemer of Israel, and his Holy One,
to him whom man despiseth, to him
whom the nation abhorreth, to a
servant of rulei'S, Kings shall see
and arise, princes also shall wor-
sliip, because of the Lord that is
faithful, <t)nl the Holy One of Is-
rael, and he shall choose thee.

8 Thus saith the Lord, In an ac-
ceptable time have I heard thee,
and in a day of salvation have I
helped thee : and I will lor^serve
thee, and give thee for a covenant
of the people, to ''estaiilish the
earth, to cause to iniierit tlie deso-
late lieritages ;

9 That thou mayest say to the
prisoners, Go forth ; to them that
are in darkness. Shew yourselves.
They shall feed in the ways, and
their pastures shall he in all liigh
places.

10 They shall not hunger nor
thirst ; neither shall the heat nor
sun smite them : for he that hath
mercy (m them shall lead them,

even by the springs of water shall
he guide them.

1 1 And I will make all my moun-
tains a way, and my highways shall
be exalted.

12 Behold, these shall come from
far : and, lo, these from the north
and from the west; and these from
the land of Sinim.

13 ^ Sing, O heavens ; and be
joyful, O earth ; and break forth
into singing, O niountains : for the
Lord hath comforted his people,
and will have mercy upon his af-
flicted.

14 But Zion said. The Lord hath
forsaken me, and my Lord hath for-
gotten me.

1 5 Can a woman forget her suck-
ing child, that she should not have
compassion on the son of her womb '\
yea, they may forget, yet will I not
forget thee.

16 Behold, I have graven thee
upon the pahiis of my hands ; thy
walls are continually before me.

17 Thy children shall make
haste ; thy destroyers and they
that made thee waste shall go
forth of thee.

18 51 Lift up thine eyes round
about, and behold: all these gather
themselves together, and come to
thee. As 1 live, saith the Lord,
thou shalt surely clothe thee with
them all, as with an ornament, and
bind them on tliee, as a bride doeth.

19 For thy waste and thy deso-
late places, and the land "of thy
destruction, shall even now be too

narrow by reason of the inhabi-
tants, and they that swallowed
thee up shall be far awa5'.

20 The childi'en which thou shalt
have, after tliou hast lost the other,
shall say again in thine ears, The
place is too strait for me : give
place to me that I may dwell.

21 Then shalt thou say in thine
heart. Who hath begotten me these,
seeing I have lost my childi'en, and
am desolate, "a caiitive. and re-
moving to and fro^ and who hath
brought up these'? Behold, I was
left alone ; these, where had they
heeji ?

22 Thus saith the Lord God, Re-
hold, I will lift up mine hand to
the ''Gentiles, and set up my stand-
ard to the '^ncople : and they shall
bring thy sons in their arms, and
thy daughters shall be carried
upon their shoulders.

23 And kings shall be thy nurs-
ing fathers, and their queens thy
nursing mothers : tliey shall bow
down to thee with their face to-
ward the eartli, and lick up tlie

5 that hath

been

destroyed,

•^ an exile,

and

waudeiinfi

nations,
peoples :

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Obedience and conjidence

ISAIAH, 50, 51.

of the Lord^s servant.

1 wherewith
I have put
her

2 tlieiii tliiit
are taught,

« th(>y tliat
are taught.

dust of thy feet; and thou shalt
know that I am tlie Lord : for
they fshall not be ashamed that
wait for me.

24 ^ Shall the prey be taken
from the mighty, or the lawful cap-
tive delivered '?

2.5 But thus saith the Lord, Even
the captives of the mighty shall be
taken away, and the prey of the
terrible shall be delivered: for I
will contend with him that con-
tendeth with thee, and I will save
thy children.

26 And I will feed them that op-
press thee with their own tlesh ;
and they shall be drunken with
tlieir own blood, as with sweet
wine : and all flesh shall know that
I the Lord am thy Saviour and
thy Redeemer, the mighty One of
Jacob.

CHAPTER 50.

1 Christ sheireth that the det'eJiction, of the
Jews is not to be imjiiiiei/ to liiin. hi/ hix
ability to naee, 5 by hi/< olwdieiici' In that
work, 1 and by his coiip'dence ht Hint n.s-
.sintaiiee. 10 An exhoiiation to triint in
(rod, and not in ourselves.

THUS saith the Lord, Where
is the bill of your mother's
divorcement, ^ whom 1 have put
awayl or which of my creditors is
it to whom I have sold you \ Re-
hold, for your iniquities have ye
sold yourselves, and for your trans-
gressions is your mother put away.

2 Wherefore, when I came, was
there no mani when I called, tods
there none to answer l Is my hand
shortened at all, that it cannot re-
deem 1 or have I no power to de-
liver 1 behold, at my relnike I dry
up the sea, I make the rivers a wil-
derness : their tish stinketh, be-
cause fhi')'e is no water, and dieth
for thirst.

.S 1 clothe the heavens with
blackness, and I make sackcloth
their (^ovei'ing.

Lortl God hath given nw

th(

^ri.e

ton^

uo of " the learned, that 1

should know how to speak a woi'd
in season to hi/n. that is wvavy : he
vvakeiuith morning by morning, he
wakeneth mine ear to hear as " the
learned.

5 If The Lord God hath oixmcd
min(; ear, and I was not rebellious,
neither turned away l)ack.

(5 I gav(; my back to the smiters,
and mychec^ks to thcMn that plucked
off tli(! hair : T hid not my face
from shauK^ and sj)itting.

7 1i For tlui Lord (lOD will helj)
me; therefore shall I not b(> con-
founded : thei't>foi-e have i set my
fa,<'e like a Hint, and 1 know that 1
shall not be asliamed.

8 He is near that justifieth me;
who will contend with me i let us
stand together : who is mine adver-
sary '? let him come near to me.

9 Behold, the Lord God will help
me ; who is he that shall condemn
me 1 lo, they all shall wax old as a
garment ; the moth shall eat them
up.

10 ^ Who is among you that fear-
eth the Lord, that obeyetli the
voice of his servant, that Avalketh
in darkness, and hath no light '! let
him trust in the name of the Lord,
and stay upon his God.

11 I^ehold, all ye that kindle a
fire, that compass yourselves_ about
with sparks : walk in the light of
your fire, and in the sparks that ye
have kindled. This shall ye have
of mine hand ; ye shall lie down in
sorrow.

CHAPTER 51.

1 An ea-hortiition, after the pattern of Abra-
ham, to triLst in Christ, 8 by reason of his
coiiifotiahle 'promises, 4 of his righteous
sah-a/ion, 7 and man's wortality. ( 'hrist
bi/ his sanctified arm defendith his frmn
the/ear of man. 17 He hiirn il, 1h the ajlie-
tioiis of Jerusalem, 21 and promiseth de-
Ui'erance.

HEARKEN to me, ye that follow
after righteousness, ye that
seek the Loud : look unto the rock
u'hence ye '*are hewn, and to the
hole of the pit whence ye ''are
digged.

2 Look unto Abraham your
father, and unto Sarah that bare
you: for 1 called him "alone, and
blessed him, and increased him.^

3 For the Loud shall comfort
Zion : he will comfort all her waste
places ; and he will make her wil-
derness like Eden, and her flesert
like the garden of the Loi!d ; joy
and glad iie.ss shall be found therein,
thanksgiving, and the voice of mel-
ody.

4 ^ Hearken unto me, my peo-
ple ; and give ear unto me, O my
nation : for a law shall pro(H^ed
fi-oin me, and 1 will make my .judg-
in(>nt to rest for a light of the
"])eoi)le.

5 My i-ighteousness is near; mj''
salvation is gone foi'th, and mitie
arms shall judge; the "peonle : the
isles shall wait "ui)on me, and on
mine ai-m shall they trust.

6 Lift up your eyes to the liea-
vens, and look upon the earth be-
n(,'atn: for the heavens shall vanish
away like smoke, and the earth
shall wax ol<l like a. gai-nient. aiid
tli(>y that dwell th(>rein shall die in
like inannei': hut my salvation shall
he for ever, and my rigliteousness
shall not be aboli.shed.

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Encouragement to afflicted Zion.

ISAIAH, 52.

Her God reigneth.

1 Rahab in

pieces,

2 ransomed

sighing

4 shall
speedily

5 he shall
not die and
go down into
the pit,
neither shall
his bread
fail.

6 stirreth up
the sea, that
the waves
thereof
roar:

7 ^ Hearken unto me, ye that
know righteousness, the people in
whose heart is niy law ; fear ye not
the reproach of men, neither be ye
afraid of their revilings.

8 For the moth shall eat them
up like a garment, and the worm
shall eat tliem like wool : but my
righteousness shall be for ever, and
my salvation from generation to
generation.

9 51 Awake, awake, put on
strength, O arm of the Lord ;
awake, as in the ancient days, in
the generations of old. Art thou
not it that hath cut ^ Eahab, and
wounded the dragon 1

10 Art thou not it which hath
dried the sea, the waters of the
great deep ; that hath made the
depths of the sea a way for
the ransomed to pass overl

11 Therefore the '^ redeemed of
the Lord shall return, and come
with singing unto Zion ; and ever-
lasting joy shall be upon their head :
they snail obtain gladness and joy;
aiul sorrow and ''mourning shall
flee away.

12 1, even I, am he that comfort-
eth you : who art thou, that thou
shouldest be afraid of a man that
shall die, and of the son of man
which shall be made as grass ;

13 And forgettest the Loud thy
maker, that hath stretched forth
the heavens, and laid the founda-
tions of the earth ; and hast feared
continually every day because of
the fury of the oppressor, as if he
were ready to destroy % and where
is the fury of the oppressor ?

14 The captive exile * hasteneth
that he may be loosed, and ''that
he should not die in the pit, nor

that his bi'ead should fail.

15 But 1 am the Lorj) thy God,
that "divided the sea, whose waves
roared : The Lord of hosts is his

name.

16 And I have put my words in
thy mouth, and I hfive covered thee
in the shadow of mine hand, that 1
may plant the heavens, and lay the
foundations of the earth, ana say
unto Zion, Thou ai't my people.

17 H Awake, awake, stand up, O
Jerusalem, which hast drunk at
the hand of the Lord the cup of
his fury ; thou hast drunken the
dregs of the cup of trembling, and
wrung them out.

18 There is none to guide her
among all the sons whom she hath
brought forth ; neithei* is there any
that taketh her by the hand of all
the sons that she hath brought up.

19 These two things are come

unto thee; who shall be sorry for
theel desolation, and destruction,
and the famine, and the sword: by
whom shall I comfort thee 1

20 Thy sons have fainted, they
lie at the head of all the streets, as
a wild bull in a net : they are full
of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke
of thy God.

21 H Therefore hear now this,
thou afflicted, and drunken, but
not with wine :

22 Thus saith thy Lord the
Lord, and thy God that pleadeth
the cause of his people. Behold, I
have taken out of thine hand the
cup of trembling, even the dregs of
the cup of my fury ; thou shalt no
more drink it again :

23 But I will put it into the
hand of them that afflict thee ;
which have said to thy soul. Bow
down, that we may go over : and
thou hast laid thy body as the
ground, and as the street, to them
that went over.

CHAPTER 52.

1 Chrint persuadeth the church to helieve his
free reilenipiio7i, 7 to receive the ministers
thereof, 9 to joy in the poiver thereof,
11 and to free theinselvefi from hondage.
13 Christ's kingdorii shall Oe exalted.

AWAKE, awake; put on thy
strength, O Zion ; put on thy
beautiful garments, O Jerusalem,
the holy city : for henceforth there
shall no more come into thee the
uncircumcised and the unclean.

2 Shake thyself from the dust ;
arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem :
loose thyself from the bands of thy
neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

3 For thus saith the Lord, Ye
have sold yourselves for nought ;
and ye shall be redeemed without
money.

4 For thus saith the Lord God,
My people went down aforetime
into Egypt to sojourn there ; and
the Assyrian oppressed them with-
out cause.

5 Now therefore, what have I
here, saith the Lord, that my peo-
ple is taken away for nought 1 they
that rule over them make them to
howl, saith the Lord ; and my
name ccmtinually every day is
blasphemed.

6 Therefore my peoi^le shall
know my name: therefore they
shall know in that day that I ««*
he that doth speak : beliold, it is I.

7 U How beautiful unon the
mountains are the feet of him that
bringeth good tidings, that pub-
lisheth peace ; that bringeth good
tidings of good, that publisheth
salvation ; that saith unto Zion,
Thy God reigneth !

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Tlte servant of the Lord.

ISAIAH, 53, 54.

His suffering and its reivard.

1 The voice
of thy
watchmen !
They lift up
the voice,
together do

8 ^ Thy watchmen shall lift up
the voice ; with tlie voice tuaetiier

shall they sing : for they shall see
eye to eye, when the Lord shall
bring again Zion.

9 II Break forth into joy, sing
together, ye waste places of Jeru-
salem : for the LoRU liath com-
forted his people, he hath redeemed
Jerusalem.

10 The Lord hath made bare his
holy arm in the eyes of all the
nations ; and all the ends of the
earth shall see the salvation of our
God.

11 U Depart ye, depart ye, go
ye out from thence, touch no un-
clean tJdng ; go ye out of tlie midst
of her; be ye clean, that bear the
vessels of the Lord.

12 For ye shall not go out with
haste, nor go by flight: for the
Lord will go before you ; and the
God of Israel will he your " rere-
ward ■

\',\ U Behold, my servant shall
■' deal prudently, he shall be exalted
and extolled, and be very high.

14 As many were astonied at
thee ; his visage was so marred
more than any man, and his form
more than the sons of men :

15 So shall he ^ sprinkle mans'
nations ; the kings shall shut their
mouths at him : for tliat which had
not been told them shall they see ;
and tJtHt which they had not heard
shall they consider.

CHAPTER 53.

1 The prophet, conijilahiiim of incri'iJiilifi/^
ewcHseth the scmuhi/ af llie crosx, 4 hi/ tlie
Jienefit iif Mh xiaiitilon, 10 ami the gaud .siiv-
r.exHthcn-of.

WHO hath believed "our report?
and to whom is the arm of
the Lord revealed '\

2 For he shall grtjw up before
him as a tender plant, and as a
root out of a di'y ground : he hath
no form nor comeliness ; and when
we shall see him, tliere ix no beauty
that we should desire him.

.3 He is despised and rejected of
UK in ; a man of sorrows, and ac-
quainted with grief: and we liid
as it were (Jiir faces from him: lie
was despised, and we esteemed him
not.

1 •[ Surely he liath borne our
griefs, and carri(;d our soi'rows : yet
we did esteem him stricken, smit-
ten of God, and afilicted.

5 But he ii'as wounded for our
transgressions, he ?/'a.s bi'uised for
our iniquities : the chastisement of
oui- pe;i,c(i iraK upon him ; and with
his stripes we are healed.

6 All we like sheep have gone
astray ; we have turned every one
to his own way ; and the Lord
hath laid on him the iniquity of us
all.

7 He was oppressed, ^ and he was
afflicted, yet he opened not his
mouth : he is brought as a lamb to
the slaughter, and as a sheep be-
fore her shearers is dumb, so he
openeth not his mouth.

S ^ He was taken from prison and
from judgment: and who shall de

clare his generation ? for he was cut
otf out of the land of the '^living :
for the transgression of my people
was he stricken.

9 And "he_ made his grave with
the wicked, and with '" the rich in
his death ; " because he had done
no violence, neither was any deceit
in his mouth.

10 1] Yet it pleased the Lord to
bruise him ; he liath put hitti to
grief : when ^~ thou shaft make his

soul an offering for sm, he shall see
his seed, he shall prolong his days,
and the jjleasure of the Lord shall
prosper in his hand.

11 He shall see of the travail of
his soul, and shall be satisfied : by
^^his knowledge shall my righteous
servant justify many ; for he shall
bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore will I divide him a
portion with the great, and he shall
divide the spoil with the strong ;
because he liath poured out liis
soul unto death : and he was num-
bered with the transgressors ; and
he bare the sin of many, and made
intercession for the transgressors.

CHAPTER 54.

1 Thfi propht't, for the, comfort of the Gen-
ti/i'n, jirojihesieth the aviplitiitle of their
eh iireh, A their ndfetij, (i their certtiiu de-
liverance out o/'aMiction, 11 theirfair edi-
fication, \h and their sure prenerration.

O TNG, O barren, thou th<ii didst
O not Ix^ai' ; break forth into sing-
ing, and cry aloud, tliou that didst
notti'avail with child : for more are
the children of the desolate than
th(^ children of the married wife,
saith tlu! LoiM).

2 Enlarge the ])lac(i of thy tent,
and let th(>m stretch forth the cur-
tains of thine habitations : spare
not, lengthen thy cords, and
strengthen thy stakes ;

.3 For thou shalt break forth on
the right hand and on the left ; and
thy seed shall iiiiiei'it the (Jentiles,
and make the desolate cities to be
inhabitfid.

4 VvAV not ; for thou shalt not be
ashamed : neither be thou con-

•^ yet lie
huinbled
himself and

"By

oppression
and

judgment he
was taken
away ; and
as for his
generation,
who among
them

considered
that

8 living?
^ they

10 a rich man

11 although

12 his soul
shall make

18 the

knowledge
of himself

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Zion shall inherit the Gentiles.

ISAIAH, 55.

Exhortation to repentance.

founded ; for thou slialt not be put
to sliame : for thou shalt forget the
shame of thy youth, and shalt not
remember the reproach of thy
widowhood any more.

5 For thy Maker is thine hus-
band ; the Lord of hosts is his
name ; and thy Redeemer the Holy
One of Israel ; The God of the
whole earth shall he be called.

6 For the Lord hath called thee
as a '_woman forsaken and grieved
in spirit, ''' and a wife of youth,
when thou wast refused, saith thy
God.

7 For a small moment have I for-
saken thee ; but with great mercies
will I gather thee.

8 In a little wrath I hid my face
from thee for a moment ; but with
everlasting kindness will I have
mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy
Kedeemer.

9 For this is as the waters of
Noah unto me : for as I have sworn
that the waters of Noah should no
more go over the earth ; so have I
sworn that I would not be wroth
with thee, nor rebuke thee.

10 For the mountains shall de-
part, and the hills be removed ; but
my kindness shall not depart from
thee, neither shall the covenant of
my peace be removed, saith the
Lord that hath mercy on thee.

11 ^ O thou afflicted, tossed with
tempest, ami not comforted, be-
hold, I will lay thy stones with fair
colours, and lay thy foundations
with sapphires.

1 2 And I will make thy windows
of agates, and thy gates of car-
buncles, and all thy borders of
pleasant stones.

13 And all thy children shall he
taught of the Lord ; and great s/uill
he the peace of thy children.

14 In righteousness shalt thou
be established : thou shalt be far
from oppression ; for thou shalt not
fear : and from terror ; for it shall
not come near thee.

15 Behold, they shall surely
gather together, hut not by me :
wh()soever shall gather together
against thee shall fall for thy sake.

16 Behold, I have created the
smith that bloweth the coals in the
fire, and that bringeth forth '' an
instrument for his work ; and 1
have created the waster to destroy.

17 ^ No weapon that is formed
against thee shall prosper ; and
every tongue fluif shall rise against
thee in judgment thou shalt con-
demn. This is the heritage of the
servants of the Lord, and their
rigliteousness is of me, saith the
Lord.

CHAPTER 55.

1 The prophet, loith the promises of Christ,
cidlefh to faith, 6 and to repentance. 8
The happy success of them that believe.

HO, every one that thirsteth,
come ye to the waters, and he
that hath no money; come ye, buy,
and eat ; yea, come, buy wine and
milk without money and without
price.

2 Wherefore do ye spend money
for that which is not bread 1 and
your labour for that which satis-
tieth noti hearken diligently unto
me, and eat ye that tvhich is good,
and let your soul delight itself in
fatness. _

3 Incline your ear, and come unto
me : hear, and your soul shall live ;
and I will make an everlasting
covenant with you, even the sure
mercies of David.

4 Behold, I have given him for a
witness to the ■* people, a leader and
commander to the ''people.

5 Behold, thou shalt call a na-
tion that thou knowest not, and
nations that knew not thee shall
run unto thee because of the Lord
thy God, and for the Holy One of
Israel ; for he hath glorified thee.

6 U Seek j^e the Lord while he
may be found, call ye upon him
while he is near :

7 Let the wicked forsake his
way, and the unrighteous man his
thoughts : and let him return unto
the Lord, and he will have mercy
upon him ; and to our God, for he
will abundantly pardon.

8 11 For my thoughts are not
your thoughts, neither are your
ways my ways, saith the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher
than the earth, so are my ways
higher than your ways, and my
thoughts than your thoughts.

10 For as the rain cometh down,
and the snow from heaven, and re-
turneth not thither, but watereth
the earth, and maketh it bring
forth and bud, tliat it may give
seed to the sower, and bread to the
eater :

11 So shall my word be that
goeth forth out of my mouth : it
shall not i-eturn unto me void, but
it shall accomi)lish that whicli I
please, and it shall prosper in the
thine/ whereto I sent it.

12 For ye shall go out with joy,
and be led forth with peace: the
mountains and the hills shall break
foi-th before you into singing, and
all the trees of the field shall clap
their hands.

13 Inste;ul (_)f the thorn shall
come up the fir tree, and instead
of the brier shall come up the myr-

"• peoples,
5 peoples.

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The house of prayer

ISAIAH, 56, 57.

for all peoples.

1 profaning

2 will snrely
separate

•" liol.l
fast by

4 liold.'th
fast Ijy

•'' peoples.

"his own
that are
gather(Ml.

' every

tie tree : and it shall be to the Lord
for a name, for an everlasting sign
tluit shall not be cut off.

CHAPTER 56.

1 The prophet exhorteth to sanvtifcation. 3
Hepromineth it shall he general icithout
respect of persons. 9 He in ceigheth aga inst
hlind watchmen.

THUS saith the Lord, Keep ye
judgment, and do justice : for
my salvation is near to come, and
my righteousness to be revealed.

2 Blessed is the man that doeth
this, and the son of man that layeth
hold on it ; that keepeth the sab-
Imth from ^ polluting it, and keep-
eth his hand from doing any evil.

3 ^ Neither let the son of the
stranger, that hath joined himself
to the Lord, speak, saying. The
Lord -hath utterly separated iiie
from his people : neiliier let the
eunuch say, Behold, I avi a dry
tree.

4 For thus saith the Lord unto
the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths,
and choose the tJdngs that please
me, and "take hold of my covenant ;

5 Even unto tiiem will I give in
mine house and within my walls a
place and a name better than of
sons and of daughters : I will give
them an everlasting name, that
shall not be cut off.

6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to the Lord,
to serve him, and to love the name
of the Lord, to be his servants,
every one that keepeth the sabbath
from ^ polluting it, and ■* taketh
hold of my covenant ;

7 Even them will \ bring to my
holy mountain, and make them
joyful in my house of prayer : their
burnt offerings and their sacrifices
^IkiI! /;e accepted upon minealtai';
for mine house shall be called an
house of prayer for all "]>eoi)le.

8 The Lord God which gather-
eth the outcasts of Israel saith. Yet
will I gather others to him, l)eside
''those that are gathei-ed unto him.

'J II All ye beasts of the licld,
come to devour, yea, all ye beasts
in the foi'est.

10 His watchmen are blind : they
are all ignorant, they are all dumb
dogs, they cannot bark ; slei^piug,
lying down, loving to slumber.

11 Yea, theij are grcofly dogs
which can never have enough, and
they are sheoluirds that cannot un-
derstand : they all look to their
(iwn way, (>very one for his gain,
from ^his quarter.

12 (lonieye, sai/ thii/, I will fi^tch
wine, and we will till uur.selves with

strong drink ; and to morrow shall
be as this day, and much more
abundant.

CHAPTER 57.

1 The hlesseil ilealh of the righteous. 8 God
reprorcth the Jc ir.s }'(»■ their whori.<ih idola-
trg. to lie giceth evangelical jjroniises to
the penitent.

THE righteous perisheth, and no
man layeth it to heart : and
'^ merciful men are taken away,
none considering that the righteous
is taken away from the evil to
come.

2 He shall enter into peace : they
shall rest in their beds, each one
® walking in his uprightness.

'6 II But draw near hither, ye
sons of the sorceress, the seed of
the adulterer and the ^^ whore.

4 Against whom do ye sport
yourselves 1 against whom make ye
a wide mouth, and draw out the
tongue 1 are ye not children of trans-
gression, a seed of falsehood,

5 Entlaming yourselves " with
idols under every green tree, slay-
Hig the children in the valleys un-
der the ^'■^ clifts of the rocks %

6 Among the smooth stoiies of the
'•' stream is thy portion ; they, they
are thy lot : oven to them hast thou
poured a drink offering, thou hast
offered a "meat offering. Should
I receive comfort in these 1

7 Upon a lofty and high moun-
tain hast thou set thy bed : even
thither wentest thou up to offer
sacrifice,

8 Behind the doors also and the
posts hast thou set up thy '"remem-
brance : for thou hast discovered

titijself to avothrr than me, and art
gone up; thou hast enlarged thy
bed, and made thee a covenant with
them ; thou lovedst their bed where
thou sawest it.

9 And thou wentest to the king
with ointment, and didst increase
thy perfumt>s, and didst send thy
nu^ssengers far oil", and didst debase
fhyi<el/ even unto *hell.

10 Thou art wearied '"inthe
greatness of thy way ; yet saidst
thou not, Th(>re is no hope : thou
hast found '" (he life of thine hand :

therefore thou wast not '"gi'ieved.

11 And of wliom hast thou been
afraid or feared, that tliou hast
lied, and hast not rennnnbered
WW, nor laid it to thy lieart 1 have
not r held my peace even of old,
and thou fearest me nof?

12 1 will declare thy righteous-

*Ileh. Sheol.

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QocVs promises to the contrite.

ISAIAH, 58.

Acceptable fasting.

ness, and thy works ; for they shall
not profit thee.

13 1] When thou criest, let thy
^ companies deliver thee ; but the
wind sliaii carry them all away ;
'^ vanity shall take them : but he
that putteth his trust in me shall
possess the land, and shall inherit
my holy mountain ;

14 And ^ shall say, Cast ye up,
cast ye up, prepare the way, take
up the stumblingblock out of the
way of my people.

15 For thus saith the high and
lofty One that inhabiteth eternity,
whose name is Holy ; I dwell in
the high and holy 2^fcice, with him
also that is of a contrite and humble
spirit, to revive the spirit of the
humble, and to revive the heart of
the contrite ones.

16 For I will not contend for
ever, neither will I be always
wroth : for the spirit should fail
before me, and the souls which I
have made.

17 For the iniquity of his covet-
ousness was I wroth, and smote
him : I hid me, and was wroth, and
he went on •* frowardlv in the way
of his heart.

18 1 have seen his ways, and
will heal him : I will lead him also,
and restore comforts unto him and
to his mourners.

19 1 create the fruit of the lips ;
Peace, peace to him that is far off,
and to him that is near, saith the
Lord ; and I will heal him.

20 But the wicked ai-e like the
troubled sea, when it cannot rest,
whose waters cast up mire ana
dirt.

21 There is no peace, saith my
God, to the wickecf.

CHAPTER 58.

1 77(6 prnjyhe.t, being sent to reprore hypo-
crisy, 3 expjresseth a coiniterfeit/ast ami a
true. 8 He declareth u-hut jiroinises are
clue unto godlinesn, 13 atid to the keejiing
of the sabbath.

CiRY aloud, spare not, lift up thy
J voice like a trumpet, and shew
my people their transgression, and
the house of .Jacob their sins.

2 Yet they seek me daily, and
delight to know my ways, as a
nation that did righteousness, and
forsook not the ordinance of their
God : they ask of me the ordi-
nances of justice ; they take de-
light in appi'oaching to God.

.'5 II Wherefore have we fasted,
say tlidji, and thou seest not 1 wliere-
fore have we afflicted our soul, and
thou takest no knowledge 1 Be-
hold, in the day of your fast ye

your

find pleasure, and exact all
labours.

4 Behold, ye fast for strife and
debate, and to smite with the fist
of wickedness : ye shall not fast as
ye do this day, to make your voice
to be heard on high.

5 Is it such a fast that I have
chosen % a clay for a man to afflict
his soul % is it to bow down his
head as a bulrush, and to spread
sackcloth and ashes under him ?
wilt thou call this a fast, and an
acceptable day to the Lord 1

6 Is not this the fast that I have
chosen 1 to loose the ^ bands of
wickedness, to undo the heavy bur-
dens, and to let the oppressed go
free, and that ye break every
yoke '?

7 Is it not to deal thy bread to
the hungry, and that thou bring
the poor that are cast out to thy
house 1 when thou seest the naked,
that thou cover him ; and that
thou hide not thyself from thine
own flesh 1

8 11 Then shall thy light break
forth as the morning, and thine
health shall spring forth speedily :
and thy righteousness shall go be-
fore thee ; the glory of the Lord
shall be thy '^ rereward.

9 Then shait thou call, and the
Lord shall answer ; thou shalt cry,
and he shall say. Here I am. If
thou take away from the midst of
thee the yoke, the putting forth of
the finger, and speaking " vanity :

10 And if thou ^ draw out thy
soul to the hungry, and satisfy
the afflicted soul ; then shall thy
light rise in obscurity, and thy
darkness be as the noon day :

11 And the Lord shall guide
thee continually, and satisfy thy
soul in drought, and make ^ fat
thy bones : and thou shalt be like
a watered garden, and like a spring
of water, whose waters fail not.

12 And they that shall he of thee
: shall build tlie old waste places :

thou shalt raise up the foundations
of many generations ; and thou
shalt be called. The reijairer of the
breach. The restorer of paths to
dwell in.

13 H If thou turn away thy foot
from the sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on my lioly day ; and call
the sabbath a delight, the holy of
the Lord, honourable ; and shalt
honour '" him, not doing tliine own
ways, nor fin(hng thine own plea-
sure, nor speaking thine oirx words :

14 Tlien shalt thou delight thy-
self in the Lord ; and I will cause
thee to ride upon the high places of

5 bonds

•5 rearward.

!■ wickedly :
8 bestow on
tbe hunfiry
that which
thy soul
desireth,

9 strong

1" it,

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Iniquity and its punishment.

ISAIAH, 59, 60.

Go(Vs redemption.

the earth, and feed thee with the
heritage of Jacob thy father : for
the mouth of the Loud hath
spoken it.

CHAPTER 59.

1 The damnaJjle nature (if Hin. 8 The sins of
the Jexos. 9 CalainUi/isforKin. lli Sulni-
tion is only of Ood. 'M The coceimnt of the
Redeemer.

BEHOLD, the Lord's hand is
not shortened, that it cannot
save ; neither his ear heavy, that
it cannot hear :

2 But your iniquities have sepa-
rated between you and your God,
and your sins have hid his face
from you, that he will not hear.

3 For your hands are defiled
with blood, and your fingers with
iniquity ; your lips have spoken
lies, your tongue hath muttered
perverseness.

4 None calleth for justice, nor
(tny pleadeth for truth : they trust
in vanity, and speak lies; they
conceive mischief, and bring forth
iniquity.

5 They hatch ^ cockatrice' eggs,
and weave the spider s web : he
that eateth of their eggs dieth,
and that wliich is crushed break-
eth out into a viper.

6 Their webs shall not become
garments, neither shall they cover
themselves with their works : their
works are works of iniquity, and
the act of violence is in their
hands.

7 Their feet run to evil, and
they make haste to shed innocent
blood : their thoughts are thoughts
of iniquity ; wasting and destruc-
tion are in their paths.

8 The way of peace they know
not; and there is no judgment in
their goings : they have made them
crooked paths : whosoever goeth
therein shall not know iio.-Kje.

9 II Tlierefore is judgment far
from us, neither doth justic(>. over-
take us : we wait for liglit, l)ut be-
hold obscurity ; for brightness, Init
we walk in darkness.

10 We groiK' for the wall like the
blinfl, and w(> gi-ope as if v'<' lind no
eyes : we stuml:)le at noon day as in
the night ; we arc in desolate places
as dead men.

11 We roar all like bears, and
mourn sore like doves : we look for
judgment, but there is none ; for
salvation, Imt it is far ofFfrom us.

ll' F()r our transgressions are
multiplied before thee, and our
sins testify against us: for oui-
transgressions are with us ; and ax
/or our iniquities, we know th(>m ;

13 In ti'ansgressing and lying

against the Lokd, and departing
away from our (jod, speaking op-
pression and revolt, conceiving and
uttering from the heart words of
falsehood.

14 And judgmeiit is turned away
backward, and justice standeth
afar off : for ti'uth is fallen in the
street, and equity cannot enter.

15 Yea, truth faileth ; and he
that departeth from evil maketh
himself a prey : and the Lord saw
it, and it displeased him that there
was no judgment.

16 ^I And he saw that there loas
no man, and wond(M-ed that thei-e
was '•'no intercessor : therefore his
arm brought salvation unto him ;
and his righteousness, it sustained
him.

17 For he put on righteousness
as a breastplate, and an helmet of
salvation upon his head ; and he
put on the garments of vengeance
fo)- clothing, and was clad with zeal
as a cloke.

18 According to their deeds, ac-
cordingly he will repay, fury to his
adversaries, recom])ence to his ene-
mies ; to the islands he will repay
recompence.

1 9 So shall they fear the name of
the Lord from the west, and his
glory from the rising of the ^ sun.
When the enemy sliall coni(> in Hke

a Hood, the Spii-itot tlie Loi;i)sha
lift U]) a standai'd against hun.

20 II x\.nd the Redeemer shall
come to Zion, and unto them that
turn from transgression in Jacob,
saith the Lord.

2 1 As for me, this is my covenant
with them, saith the Lord; My
spii'it that /,s- upon thee, and my
words which T have put in thy
mouth, slijill not depart out of thy
mouth, nor out of the mouth of
tliy seed, nor out of the mouth
of thy seed's seed, saith the Loud,
from henceforth and for ever.

CHAPTER 60.

1 The o^ori/ of the chiirch in the nhiindnnt
(ifcen.s (f the O'fiiti/t'n. l."i oik/ the great li/ens-
iiij/x after a nliiirt i{[llivtii>n..

ARISE, shine;; for thy light is
couKi, and the glory of the
Lord is risen upon thee.

2 For, behold, the; darkness shall
cover the (Nirtli, and gross darkness
the ' i)eor)lc : l)ut the Loud sludl
arise upon tlice, and his gloi'y shall
b<^ seen upon thee.

.") And theOentiles shall come to
thy light, and kings to the bright-
ness of thy rising.

4 ijift up thine eyes round
about, and see : all they gather

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Glorified Zion and

ISAIAH, 61.

the coming of the Gentiles.

themselves together, they come to
thee : thy sous shall come from far,
and thy daughters shall be 'nursed
at thi/ side.

5 Then thou shalt see, and flow
together, and thine heart shall
-fear, and be ^ enlarged ; because
the abundance of the sea shall be
converted unto thee, the ^ forces of
the Gentiles shall come unto thee.

6 The multitude of camels shall
cover thee, the dromedaries of Mi-
dian and Ephah ; all they from
Sheba shall come : they shall bring
gold and incense ; and they shall
shew forth the praises of the Loiti).

7 All the Hocks of Kedar shall be
gathered together unto thee, the
rams of Nebaioth shall minister
unto thee : they shall come up with
acceptance on mine altar, and I
will glorify the house of my glory.

8 Who are these tha t fly as a cloud ,
and as the doves to their windows ?

9 Surely the isles shall wait for
me, and the ships of Tarshish first,
to bring thy sons from far, their sil-
ver and their gold with them, unto
the name of the LoiM) thy God, and
to the Holy One of Isi'ael, because
he hath glorified thee.

10 And the sons of strangers
shall build up thy walls, and their
kings shall minister unto thee : for
in my wrath I smote thee, but in
my favour have 1 had mercy on
thee.

1 1 Therefore thy gates shall be
open continually ; they shall not be
shut day nor night ; that men may
bring unto thee the "^ forces of the
Gentiles, and that their kings may
he brought.

12 For the nation and kingdom
that will not serve thee shall pe-
rish ; yea, those nations shall be
utterly wasted.

13 The glory of Lebanon shall
come unto thee, the fir tree, the
pine tree, and the box together, to
beautify the place of my sanctu-
ary ; and I will make the place of
my feet glorious.

14 The sons also of them that
afflicted thee shall come bending
unto thee ; and all they that de-
spised thee shall bow themselves
down at the soles of thy feet ; an(l
they shall call thee. The city of
the Lord, The Zion of the Holy
One of Israel.

15 Whereas thou hast been for-
saken and hated, so tliat no man
went through tliee, I will make
thee an eternal excellency, a joy of
many generations.

IG Thou shalt also suck the milk
of the Gentiles, and slialt suck the

breast of kings : and thou shalt
know that 1 the Lord am thy
Saviour and thy Redeemer, the
mighty One of Jacob.

17 For brass I will bring gold,
and for iron I will bring silver, and
for wood brass, and for stones iron :
I will also make thy qfiicers peace,
and ° thine exactors righteousness.

18 Violence shall no more be
heard in thy land, wasting nor de-
struction within thy borders ; but
thou shalt call thy walls Salvation,
and thy gates Praise.

19 The sun shall be no more thy
light by day ; neither for bright-
ness shall the moon give light unto
thee : but the Lord shall be unto
thee an everlasting light, and thy
God thy glory.

20 Thy sun shall no more go
down ; neither shall thy moon
withdraw itself : for the Lord
shall be thine everlasting light,
and the days of thy mourning
shall be ended.

21 Thy people also shall he all
righteous : they shall inherit the
land for ever, the branch of my
planting, the work of my hands,
that I may be glorified.

22 A little one shall become a
thousand, and a small one a strong
nation : I the Lord will hasten it
in '^ his time.

CHAPTER 61.

I The o-ffiee of Chriat. 4 The foricardnesfs, 1
mid hles,nin<js of the faithful.

THE Spirit of the Lord God is
upon me; because the Lord
hath anointed me to preach good
tidings unto the "^ meek ; he hath
sent me to bind up the broken-
hearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of the
prison to them that are bound ;

2 To proclaim the acceptal)le
year of tne Lord, and the day of
vengeance of our God ; to comfort
all that mourn ;

3 To appoint unto them that
mourn in Zion, to give unto them
beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning, the gai-ment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness ; that
they might be called trees of right-
eousness, the planting of the Lord,
that lie might be glorified.

4 *\ And tlK>y shall build the old
wastes, they shall raise ui) the for-
mer desolations, and they shall re-
pair the waste cities, the desolations
of many generations.

5 And strangers shall stand and
feed your flocks, and the sons of the
alien shnll he your plowmen and
your vinedressers.

6 But ye shall be named the

5 thy
taskmasters

Sits

poor;

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Zion's restoration,

ISAIAH, 62, 63.

and her new name.

Priests of the Lord : men shall call
you the Ministers of our God : ye
shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
and in their glory shall ye boast
yourselves.

7 ^ For your shame ye shall have
double ; and for confusion they
shall rejoice in their portion :
therefore in their land they shall
possess the double : everlasting joy
shall be unto them.

8 For I the Lord love judgment,
I hate robbery ' for burnt coffering :
and I will '^direct then' work m
truth, and I will make an everlast-
ing covenant with them.

9 And their seed shall be known
a,mong the ''Gentiles, and their off-
spring among the "'people^: all tliat
see them shall acknowledge them,
that they are the seed which the
J^ORD hath blessed.

10 I will greatly rejoice in the
Lord, my soul shall be joyful in
my God; for he hath clothed me
with the garments of salvation, he
liath covered me with the robe
<jf righteousness, a.s a bi-idegroom
decketh liimself with ornaments,
and as a bride adorneth herself
with her jewels.

11 For as the earth bringeth
forth her bud, and as the garden
causeth the things that are sown
in it to spring forth; so the Lord
God will cause righteousness and
praise to spring forth before all
the nations.

CHAPTER G2.

1 The ferri-iit desire of the, prophet to enn-
flrm llif eh in-fh in GocVh promineK. 5 The
oflice (>/ tln^ iiiiiiisterx (unto which they are
inritcd) in prenehinn the ffusjjel, 10 <in<l
prc/xirini/ the people tho-etu.

filOR Zion's sake will I not hold
X' my peace, and for Jerusalem's
sake I will not rest, until the
righteousness thereof go forth as
brightness, and the salvation
thereof as a lamp tJtat burnetii.

2 And the Gentihis shall see thy
righteonsn<;ss, and all kings thy
glory : and thou shalt Ik; called
by a new name, which the mouth
of the LoiiD shall name.

'•) Tiiou shalt also be a crown of
glory in the haiid of the Lord^ and
a royal diadem in the hand of thy
G(;d.

4 Thou shalt no more be termed
Forsaken ; neither shall thy land
any more be termcfi J)esolate: but
thou shalt be called * Hephzi-bali,
and thy land t Beulah : for the

* Tlidt is, iVIy (lelifjlit is ill lier.
t That is, Married.

Lord delighteth in thee, and thy
land shall be married.

5 11 For as a young man marrieth
a virgin, su shall thy sons marry
thee : and as the bridegroom re-
joiceth over the bride, so shall thy
God rejoice over thee.

6 I have set watchmen upon thy
walls, O .Jerusalem, tvhich shall
never hold their peace day nor
night : ye that •* make mention of
the Lord, keep not silence.

7 And give him no rest, till he
establish, and till he make Jerusa-
lem a praise in the earth.

8 The Lord hath sworn by his
right hand, and by the arm of his
strength, Hurely I will no more
give thy " corn to be "^meat for
thine enemies ; and the sons of the
stranger shall not drink thy wine,
for the which thou hast lab(^ured :

9 But they that have gathered
it shall eat it, and prai.se the Lord ;
and they that have brought it to-
gether shall drink it in the courts
of my holiness.

10 H Go through, go through the
gates ; prei)are ye the way of the
people ; cast up, cast up the high-
way ; gath<*r out the stones; lift
up a standard for the "people^

11 Behold, the Lord hatli pro-
claimed unto the end of the world,
Say ye to the daughter of Zion,
Behold, thy salvation cometh ; be-
hokl, his reward is with him, and
his " woi'k before him.

12 And they shall call them.
The holy peojjle. The redeemed of
the Lord : and thou shalt be called.
Sought out, A city not forsaken.

CHAPTER 63.

1 ('hi'ixt fihewcth. irho he is, 2 irh<(t ?i.i.i vic-
tor// over his enemies, 7 and what hiv
inirci/ toicard kin church. 10 In his jiixt
ir rath he t'eniemlieretlt, hix free mercij. 1.5
The church in their prayer, 17 ami cton-
plaint, prof em their faith.

WHO is this that cometh fiv^m
Ldom, with dyed gai'ments
from Bozrah ? this that is glorious
in his ai)jjarel, " 1 ravelling in the
greatness of his strength { J that
speak in righteoufjness, mighty to
save.

2 Whert^fore art thou red in
thine apparel, and thy garm(\nts
Uk(! him that treadeth in the
'"winefat'j

3 \ have trodden the winc^iress
alone; and of the " i)eot>le if ire loas
''-'nono with me : ^-'for I will tread
them in mine angei'. and " tivimplc
them in my fury ; and their ' ' l)lood

sliall be sprinkled upon ray gar-

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GocVs redemption of his people.

ISAIAH, 64.

Prayer for mercy and help.

ments, and I ^ will stain all my
raiment.

4 For the day of vengeance is in
mine heart, and the year of my re-
deemed is come.

5 And I looked, and there was
none to help : and I wondered that
there was none to uphold : therefore
mine own arm brought salvation
unto me ; and my fury, it upheld
me.

6 And I ^ will tread down the
•'people in mine anger, and ^ make
tnem drunk in my fury, and I 'wiU

bring down their strength to the
earth.

7^1 will mention the loving-
kindnesses of the Lord, and the
praises of the Lord, according to
all that the Lord hath bestowed
on us, and the great goodness to-
ward the house of Israel, which he
hath bestowed on them according
to his mercies, and according to the
multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

8 For he said. Surely they are
my people, children that will not
lie : so he was their Saviour.

9 In all their affliction he was
afflicted, and the angel of his pre-
sence saved them : in his love and
in his pity he redeemed them ; and
he bare them, and carried them all
the days of old.

10 U But they rebelled, and
vexed his holy Spirit : therefore
he was turned to be their enemy,
and he fought against them.

11 Then "he remen;ibered the
days of old, Mioses, ani/ his peo])le.

saying, Where is he that brought
them up out of the sea with the
' shepherd of his flock 1 where is
he that put his holy Spirit within
" him 1

\2 That led them by the right
hand of Moses with his glorious
arm, dividing the water before
them, to make himself an ever-
lasting namel

13 That led them through the
deep, as an horse in the wilder-
ness, t/tat they should not stumble '?

14 As ** a beast goeth down into
the valley, the Spirit of the Lord
caused him to rest : so didst thou
lead thy people, to make thyself a
glorious name.

15 II Look down from heaven, and
l)eh()ld from the habitation of thy
lutliiiess and of thy glory : where
'"j£ thy zeal and thy "strength,
the sounding of thy how^els and of
thy niei-cies tdward me? are they
restrained 'i

* Or,

1 6 Doubtless thou art our father,
though Abraham be ignorant of us,
and Israel acknowledge us not :
thou, O Lord, art our ^'-'father, our
redeemer ; thy name is from ever-

lastini

17 II O Lord, why hast thou
made us to err from thy ways, and
hardened our heart from thy fear 1
Return for thy servants' .sake, the
tribes of thine inheritance.

18 The people of thy holiness
have possessed it but a little while :
our adversaries have trodden down
thy sanctuary.

19 We are ^^ thine: thou never

barest rule over them ; they were
not called by thy name.

CHAPTER 64.

1 Tlie church pniyeth for the illustration of
GoiTs power. 5 Celebrating Crod's mercy,
ii mdJcvth confession of their ^(ttura! cor-
ruptions. 9 It complaineth of their afflic-
tion.

OH that thou wouldest rend the
heavens, that thou wouldest
come down, that the mountains
might '^flf>w down at thy presence,

2 As when the melting fire burn-
etii, the fire causeth the waters to
boil, to make thy name known to
thine adversaries, that the nations
may tremble at thy presence !

3 When thou didst terrible
things which we looked not for,
thou camest down, the mountains
'"flowed down at thy presence.

4 For since the beginning of the
world nien have not heard, nor per-
ceived by the ear, neither hath the
eye '"seen. O God, beside thee, ^i'h<(f
he hath pre])ared for him that wait-
eth for him.

5 Thou meetest him that rejoic-
eth and worketh righteousness,
those that remember thee in thy
ways : behold, thou art wroth ; for
we have sinned : in those is con-
tinuance, and we shall be saved.

6 But we are all as an unclean
thing, and all our righteousnesses
are as filthy rags ; and we all do
fade as a leaf ; and our iniquities,
like the wind, have taken us away.

7 And there is none that calleth
upon thy name, that stirreth up
hnnself to take hold of thee: for
thou hast hid thy face from us, and
hast consumed us, because of otir
iniquities.

8 But now, O Lord, thou art our
father ; we are the clay, and thou
our potter ; and we all are the work
of thy hand.

9 ^ Be not wroth very sore, O
Lord, neither remember iniquity

1' father ;

our

redeemer

from

everlasting

is tliy uame.

13 become as
tliey over
M'liom thou
never barest
rule, as they
that

1'' quake

15 quaked

16 seen a God
beside thee,
who
\\'urketh

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Rejection of the Jews.

ISAIAH, 65.

A remnant shall he saved.

for ever : behold, see, we beseech
thee, we «re all thy people.

10 Thy holy cities are a wilder-
ness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusa-
lem a desolation.

11 Our holy and our beautiful
house, where our fathers praised
thee, is burned up with fire : and all
our pleasant things are laid waste.

1 2 Wilt thou refrain thyself for
these things, O Lord'? wilt thou
hold thy peace, and afflict us very
sore 1

CHAPTER 65.

1 The caJIitiii ,>f Ihf (ii'iinhx. 2 The Jeirfi,
foriheir iiirndidHi/, i,l,>l,il ri/, and hijin)-
crisy, (we ri'ji'ftaJ. s ^1 reiinidnt aliall lie
saved. 11 Judgwentu on the wicked, and
blessings on the godly. 17 The blessed
state of the ne/io Jei-usalem.

I AM sought of them that asked
not for me ; I am found of theiii
that sought me not : I said. Be-
hold me, behold me, unto a nation
that ^ was not called by my name.

2 I have spread out my hands all
the day unto a rebellious people,
which walketh in a way that was
not good, after their own thoughts ;

3 A people that provoketh me to
anger continually to my face ; that
sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth
incense upon altars of brick ;

4 Whicn remain among the
graves, and lodge in the monu-
ments, which eat swine's flesh, and
broth of abominable things is in
their vessels ;

5 Which say. Stand by thyself,
come not near to me ; for I am ho-
lier than thou. These are a smoke
in my nose, a fire that burneth all
the day.

6 Behold, it is written before me :
I will not keep silence, but will re-
compense, even recompense into
their bosom,

7 Your iniquities, and the iniqui-
ties of your father's together, saith
the Lord, which hav(; burned in-
censeupon the mountains, and blas-
jihemed me upon the hills: th(!re-
fore will I -'mcasui'e th<'ir former

woT'k into their bosom.

8 1! Thus saith the TiOUD, As the
new wine is found in the cluster,
and one saith. Destroy it not ; for a
l)lessing is in it: so will i do for
my servants' wik(!S, that T may not
destroy them all.

9 And I will bi'ing forth a seed
out of Jacob, and out of .ludah an
inhcritoi- of my jnountains : and
ini)ic elect shall inherit it, and my
servants shall dwell tliere.

10 And Shnron shall be a fold of
flocks, and the valley of Achor a
place for the herds to lie down in,
for my people that have sought me.

1 1 U But ye are they that forsake
the Lord, that forget my holy
mountain, that prepare a table for
^that troop, and that furnish the
drink ottering unto ^ that number.

12 Therefore will I ^number you
to the sword, and ye shall all bow
down to the slaughter : because
when I called, ye did not answer ;
when I spake, ye did not hear ; but
did evil before mine eyes, and did
choose that whei'ein I delighted
not.

L3 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God, Behold, my servants shall eat,
but ye shall be hungry : behold,
my servants shall drink, but ye
shall be thirsty : behold, my ser-
vants shall rejoice, but ye shall be
ashamed :

1 4 Behold, my servants shall sing
for joy of heart, but ye shall cry
for sorrow of heart, and shall howl
for vexation of spirit.

15 And ye shall leave your name
for a curse unto my chosen : for the
Lord God shall slay thee, and call
his servants by another name :

16 That he who blesseth himself
in the earth shall bless himself in
the God of truth ; and he that
sweareth in the eai'th shall swear
by the God of truth ; because the
former troubles are forgotten, and
beccj.use they are hid from mine
eyes.

17 U For, behold, I create new
heavens and a new earth : and the
"former shall not be remembered,
nor come into mind.

1 8 But be ye glad and rejoice for
ever in that which I create : for,
behold, I create Jerussdem a rejoic-
ing, and her people a joy.

19 And I will rejoice in Jeru-
salem, and joy in my people : and
the voice of weeping shall be no
more heard in her, nor the voice of
crying.

20 'iliere shall be no more thence
an infant of days, nor an old man
that hath not tilled his days :
for the child shall die an hundred
years old ; but the sinner being
an hundred years old shall be
accursed.

21 And they shall build houses,
and inhabit tlteiii; and they shall
l)lant vineyards, and eat the fruit
of them.

22 Tlu^y shall not build, and an-
oth(>i' inhabit; they shall noti)lant.
and anothei' eat : for as the days of
a tree are the days of my pcMiple,
and nn'jie elect shall long enjoy the
work of their hands.

2;') 'i'heysjiall not labour in vain,
nor bring foi'th for troubl(> ; for
they are the seed of the blessed of

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Tlie judgments of God.

ISAIAH, Q>Cx

Tlie enlargement of Zion.

the Lord, and their offspring with
them.

24 And it shall come to pass, that
before they call, I will answer ; and
while they are yet speaking, I will
hear.

25 The wolf and the lamb shall
feed together, and the lion shall eat
straw like the bullock : and dust
shall he the serpent's ' meat. They
shall not hurt nor destroy in all my
holy mountain, saith the Lord.

CHAPTER 66.

1 The glorious God will be served in humble
sincerity. 5 Hecomforteththefi.u'mbleu'itlh
the nutrrelldus i/evi'mfion, 10 and iviih the
f/r<ic/i'/ix hiiiffi'ts (if the ehuTch. 15 God's
Ki r,:rc /i(i/i/i,i'fiifn (ii/ii/Hst the wicked. 19
Tht Geittiies slidll lutre an holy cliarch, 24
and see the dainnation of the wicked.

THUS saith the Lord, The
heaven is my throne, and the
earth is my footstool : "where is the
house that ye build unto me % and

' where -is the place of my rest 1

2 Foi' all those things hath mine
hand made, and all those things
have been, saith the Lord : but to
this onan will I look, even to hi/ii.
that is poor and of a contrite spirit,
and trembleth at my word.

3 He that killeth an ox is as if he
slew a man ; he that sacrificeth a
lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck ;
he that offereth an oblation, as if
he offered swine's blood ; he that
burneth incense, as if he blessed an
idol. Yea, they have chosen their
own ways, and their soul delight-
eth in their abominations.

4 I also will choose their delu-
sions, and will bring their fears
upon them ; because when I called,
none did answer; when I spake,
they did not hear : but they did
evil before mine eyes, and chose
that in which I delighted not.

5 ^ Hear the woi'd of the Lord,
ye that tremble at his word ; Your
brethren that hated you, that cast
you out for my name's sake, said.
Let the Lord be glorified : but he
shall appear to your joy, and they
shall be ashamed.

6 A voice of noise from the city,
a voice from the temple, a voice of
the Lord that rendereth recom-
pence to his enemies.

7 Before she travailed, she brought
forth; before her pain came, she
was delivered of a man child.

8 Who hath heard such a thing'?
who hath seen such things'? Shall
^tlie earth be made to bring forth
in one day? or shall

9 Shall I bring to the birth, and
not cause to bring forth'? saith the
Lord : shall I " cause to bring forth,
and shut the vjomh? saith thy God.

10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem,
and be glad with her, all ye that
love her : rejoice for joy with her,
all ye that mourn for her:

11 That ye may suck, and be
satisfied with the breasts of her
consolations ; that ye may milk out,
and be delighted with the abun-
dance of her glory.

1 2 For thus saith the Lord, Be-
hold, I will extend peace to her
like a river, and the glory of the
Gentiles like a flowing stream : then
shall ye suck, ye shall be borne
upon her sides, and be dandled
upon her knees.

1 3 As one whom his mother com-
forteth, so will I comfort you ;
and ye shall be comforted in Je-
rusalem.

14 And wheri ye see this, your
heart shall rejoice, and your bones
shall flourish like an herb : and the
hand of the Lord shall be known
toward his servants, and his indig-
nation toward his enemies.

15 For, behold, the Lord will
come with fire, and with his chari-
ots like a whirlwind, to render his
anger with fury, and his rebuke
with flames of fire.

16 For by fire and by his sword
will the Lord plead with all flesh :
and the slain of the Lord shall be
many.

17 They that sanctify them-
selves, and purify themselves in
the gardens '^ oehind one tree in the
midst, eating swine's flesh, and the
abomination, and the mouse, shall
be consumed together, saith the
Lord.

18 For I hio7v their works and
their thoughts : * it shall come.

6 that cause
to bring
forth

nation he
born at once'? for as soon as Zion
travailed, she brought forth her
children.

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that I will gather all nations and
tongues ; and they shall come, and
see my glory.

19 And I will set a sign among
them, and I will send those that
escape of them unto the nations,
to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that
draw the l)ow, ^^ Tubal, and Javan,
to the isles afar ofl^ that have not
heard my fame, neither have seen
my glory; and they shall declare
my glory among the " (tentiles.

20 And they sliall bring all your
brethren yb/' an oflering unto the
Lord out of all nations upon
horses, and in chariots, and in lit-
ters, and upon mules, and upon
'" swift beasts to my holy mountain
Jerusalem, saith the LoRD, as the
children of Israel bring an offering

behind one

8 the time
Cometh

9 nations.

1" drome-
daries,

Jeremiah's call and commissioyi.

ISAIAH, 66.

The almond rod and the caldron.

in a clean vessel into the house of
the Lord.

2 1 And I will also take of them
for priests and for Levites, saith
the Lord.

22 For as the new heavens and
the new earth, which I will make,
shall remain before me, saith the
Lord, so shall your seed and your
name remain.

23 And it shall come to pass,

that from one new moon to another,
and from one sabbath to another,
shall all tlesh come to worship
before me, saith the Lord.

24 And they shall go forth, and
look upon the carcases of the men
that have transgi-essed against me :
for their worm shall not die, neither
shall their lire be quenched ; and
they shall be an abhorring unto all
flesh.

THE BOOK OF THE PEOPHET

JEREMIAH

CHAPTER 1.

1 The time, ^ and the calling of Jeremiah.
11 Hin pnqihetical viiiio7is of an almond
rod and a seething pot. 15 Ilin heavy Mes-
sage against Judah. 17 God encourageth
him with his promise of assistance.

THE words of Jeremiah the son
of Hilkiah, of the priests that
we7-e in Anathoth in the land of
Benjamin :

2 To whom the word of the Lord
came in the days of Josiah the son
of Anion king of Judah, in the
thirteenth year of his reign.

3 It came also in the days of
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king
of Judah, unto the end of the
eleventh year of Zedekiah the son
of Josiah king of Judah, unto the
carrying away of Jerusalem cap-
tive in the fifth month.

4 ' Then the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

5 Before I formed thee in the
belly T knew thee; and Ijeforc^ thou
earnest forth out of tlio wouib T
sanctified tliee, (iiid I ordained
thee a prophet unto the nations.

G Then said I, Ah, Loid (JoD !
})chi)ld, I cannot speak : for I am a
child.

7 II Rut the Lord said unto me.
Say not, I am a child : for thou
shalt go to all that I shall send
th(^e, and whatsoever I command
thee thou shalt speak.

8 Be not afraid of their faces :
for I am with thee to deliver tlie(>,
saith the Lord.

9 Then the Lord put forth his
hand, and touched my month. .And
the Lord said unto mc Ut'liold, I
have put my words in thy inoulh.

10 See, I have this day set tliee
over the nations and over the king-
doms, to root out, and to ])ull down,
and to flestroy, and to thr(j\v down,
to build, and to i)]ant.

11 51 Moreover the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying, Jere-
miah, what seest thou 1 And I
said, I see a rod of an almond
tree.

1 2 Then said the Lord unto me,
Thou hast well seen : for I -will
hasten my word to perform it.

13 And the word of the Lord
came unto me the second time,
saying. What seest thou? And I
said, 1 see a seething pot ; and the
face thereof ik "toward the north.

14 Then the Lord said unto me,
Out of the north an evil shall break
forth upon all the inhabitants of
the land.

15 For, lo, I Avill call all the fami-
lie_s of the kingdoms of the north,
saith the Lord ; and they shall
come, and they shall set every one
his throne at the entering of the
gates of Jei'usalem, and against
all the walls thereof round about,
and against all the cities of -ludah.

IG And I will utter my judg-
merits against them touching all
their wickedness, who have forsa-
ken me, and have burned incense
unto other gods, and worshipped
the works of their own hands.

17 II Thou tli("r(^foi'c gii'd uj) thy
loins, and arise, a,nd speak unto
them all that 1 cominand thee : be
not dismayed at their faces, lest I
confound thee befoi-e them.

IS lM)r, l)(>hold, 1 have made thee
this day a defejiced city, and .'in
ii'on pillar, and l)rasen walls against
the whole land, against the kings
of .ludah, against the princes
thereof, against the priests ther(>of,
and against tlu^ ))eo))le oi the land.

I'.) y\nd they shall light against
thee ; but they shall not pi'evail
against thee; fori a/// with thee,
saith the JjORD, to deliver thee.

Tlte x^eojjle's former love,

JEREMIAH, 2.

and unexampled apostasy.

CHAPTER 2.

1 God, hdring shewed hia former fiHndneKx,
ewposiulateiti wilh the Jews their caunelexx
revolt, 9 beyond any example. U They
are the causes of their own calamities.
20 The sins of Judah. 31 Her covjidcnci'
id rejected.

MOREOVER the word of the
Lord came to me, saying,

2 Go and cry in the ears of Jeru-
salem, saying, Thus saiththe Lokd ;
I remember thee, the kindness of
thy youth, the love of thine espou-
sals, when thou wentest after me in
the wilderness, in a land that was
not sown.

3 Israel rvas holiness unto the
Lord, and the firstf ruits of his in-
crease : all that devour him shall
' offend ; evil shall come upon them,
saith the Lord.

4 Hear ye the word of the Lorv),
O house of Jacob, and all the fami-
lies of the house of Israel :

5 ^ Thus saith the Lord, What
iniquity have your fathers found
in me, that they are gone far from
me, and have walked after vanity,
and are become vain ?

6 Neither said they, Where u the
Lord that brought us up out of the
land of Egypt, that led us through
the wilderness, through a land of
deserts and of pits, through a land
of drought, and of the shadow of
death, tlirough a land that no man
passed through, and where no man
dwelt ?

7 And I brought you into a plen-
tiful country, to eat the fruit
thereof and the goodness thereof;
but when ye entered, ye defiled my
land, and made mine heritage an
abomination.

8 The priests said not. Where is
the Loi;d'? and they that handle
the law knew me not : the - pastors
also transgressed against me, anri
the pi'ophets prophesied by Baal,
and walked after things t/uit do
not profit.

9 II Wherefore T will yet plead
with you, saith the Loud, and with
your children's children will I
plead.

10 For pass ■" over the isles of
Chittim, and see ; and send unto
Kedar, and consider diligently, and
see if there be such a thing.

11 Hath a nation changed their
gods, which arc yet no godsl but
my people have changed their glory
for that trhich doth not profit.

12 Be astonished, O ye heavens,
at this, and be horribly afraid, be
ye very desolate, saith the Loud.

13 For my people have com-
mitted two evils ; they liave for-
saken me the fountain of living

waters, and hewed them out cis-
terns, broken cisterns, that can
hold no water.

1 4 H /s Israel a servant 1 is he a
homeborn slave ? why is he spoiled 1

15 The young lions roared upon
him, and yelled, and they made his
land waste : his cities are burned
without inhabitant.

16 Also the children of •* Noph
and Tahapanes have broken the
crown of thy head.

17 Hast thou not procured this
unto thyself, in that thou hast for-
saken the Loud thy God, when he
led thee by the way I

18 And now what hast thou to
do in the way of Egypt, to drink
the waters of * 8ihor 'I or what hast
thou to do in the way of Assyria,
to drink the waters of t the " river 1

19 Thine own wickedness shall
correct thee, and thy backslidings
shall reprove thee : know there-
fore and see that it is an evil thini/
and bitter, that thou hast forsaken
the Loud thy God, and that my
fear is not in thee, saith the Lord
God of hosts.

20 H For of old time "^ I have

broken thy yoke, and burst thy
bands ; and thou saidst, I will not
" transgress ; * when upon every
high hill and under every green
tree thou wanderest, playing the
harlot.

21 Yet I had planted thee a
noble vine, wholly a right seed:
how then art thou turned into the
degenerate plant of a strange vine
unto me 1

22 For though thou wash thee
with "nitre, and take thee much
sope, yet thine iniquity is marked
before me, saith the Lord God.

23 How canst thou say, I am not
polluted, I have not gone after
'"Baalim? see thy way in the valley,
know what thou hast done : thou
art a swift dromedary traversing
her ways ;

24 A wild ass used to the wilder-
ness, that snufFeth up the wind ' ' at
her T)leasure : in her occasion who
can turn her away? all they that
seek her will not weary themselves;
in her month they shall find her.

25 Withhold thy foot from being
unshod, and thy throat from thirst :
but thou saidst. There is no hope :
no ; for I have loved strangers, and
after them will 1 go.

26 As the thief is ashamed when
he is found, so is the house of Israel
ashamed ; they, their kings, their

* r/uif ?.<;, the Nile,
t That is, the Euphrates.

tOr,

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The backsliding of the people.

JEREMIAH, 3.

Juclah tvorse than Israel.

1 broken
loose ;

2 How
trimmest
thou thy
way to seek
love!

3 innocent
poor : thou
didst not
find them
breakiiij^ in ;
but it is
because of
all th<!se
thin'is.

^ those ill
whom llioii
trustcsl,

princes, and their priests, and their
prophets,

27 Saying to a stock. Thou art
my father ; and to a stone, Thou
hast brought me forth : for they
have turned their back unto nie,
and not their face : but in the time
of their trouble they will say, Arise,
and save us.

28 But where are thy gods that
thou hast made thee 1 let them
arise, if they can save thee in the
time of thy trouble : for according
to the number of thy cities are thy
gods, O Judah.

29 Wherefore will ye plead ^vith
mel ye all have transgressed against
me, saith the Lord.

30 In vain have I smitten your
children ; they received no correc-
tion : j'our own sword hath de-
voured your prophets, like a de-
stroying lion.

31 51 O generation, see ye the
word of the Lord. Have I been a
wilderness unto Israel"? a land of
darkness 1 wherefore say my peo-
ple. We are ^ lords : we will come
no more unto tKeeT

32 Can a maid forget her orna-
ments, or a bride her attire *? yet
my people have forgotten me days
without number.

33 " Why trimmest thou thy way
to seek love '{ therefore hast thou

filso taught the wicked ones thy
ways.

34 Also in thy skirts is found the
blood of the souls of the ^poor inno-
cents : T have not founfl it r)y seci'et

search, but upon all these

3.5 Yet thou sayest, i>ecause I am
innocent, surely his anger shall
turn from me. Behold, I will plead
with thee, because thou sayest, 1
have not sinned.

36 Why gaddest thou about so
much to change thy way ? thou also
shalt be ashamf^d of Egypt, as thou
wast ashamed of Assyria.

37 Yea, thou shalt go iorth from
him, and thine hands upon thine;
\wm\ : for the Lord hath rejected
^ thy confidencps, and thou shalt
iKjt prosper in them.

CHAPTER 3.

1 GocVh (/rent mercy in ,JiuUilC» rile ir/inre-
ihnn. 6 Judah in ivorHe ilinn Jsniel. VI
The promisen of the gospel to the jienitetit.
20 Israel reproved, and called hi/ (;<iil,
mah-eth a solemn confession tf their sins.

rpHEY say. If a man put away
JL his wife, and she go rroni him,
ajid become another man's, shall he
return unto her again? shall not
that land be greatly polluted ? l)ut
th(ju hast played the harlot with

many lovers ; yet return again to
me, saith the Lord.

2 Lift up thine eyes unto the
high places, and see where thou
hast not been lien with. In the
ways hast thou sat for them, as the
Arabian in the wilderness ; and
thou hast polluted the land with
thy whoredoms and with thy wick-
edness.

3 Therefore the showers have
been withholden, and there hath
been no latter rain ; and thou
hadst a ^ whore's forehead, thou
refusedst to be ashamed.

4 Wilt thou not from this time
cry unto me. My father, thou art
the guide of my youth %

5 Will he " reserve his anger for
ever 1 will he keep it to the end 1
Behold, thou hast 'spoken and done
evil things as thou couldest.

6 H The Lord said also unto me
in the days of Josiah the king,
Hast thou seen that which backslid-
ing Israel hath done 1 she is gone
up upon every high mountain and
under every green tree, and there
hath played the harlot.

7 And I said after she had done
all these things. Turn thou unto me.
But she returned not. And her
treacherous sister Judah saw it.

8 And I saw, when for all the
causes whereby backsliding Israel
committed adultery I had put her
away, and given her a bill of di-
vorce ; yet her treacherous sister
Judah feared not, but went and
played the harlot also.

9 And it came to pass through
the lightness of her whoredom,
that she defiled the land,' and com-
mitted adultery with stones and
with stocks.

10 And yet for all this her
treacherous sister Judah hath not
turned unto me with her whok;
heart, but feignedly, saith the

LoKD.

11 And the Loud said unto me.
The backsliding Israel hath Musti-
fied hei'self moi-e than treacherous
Judah.

12 11 Co and proclaim those
woi'ds towai'd the noi'th, and say,
Return, thou Ijacksliding Tsi-ael,
saith the Loud ; and 1 will not
cau.se mine angei- to fall uj)on you :
for I a/ii mei'ciful, saith the Loud,
and I will not kee]) anger for ever.

13 Only acknowledge thine ini-
quity, that thou hast transgi-esscd
against the Loi;i) thy (^lod, and h;ist
scattered thy ways to the strangers
uiuler evei'v green tree, and ye have
not obeyed my voice, saith tin;
Lord.

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Exhortation to repentance.

JEREMIAH, 4.

Judah threatened with invasion.

11 the sliame-
fiil thins

14 ' Turn, O backsliding child-
ren, saiththe Ldud; for 1 am - mar-
ried unto you : and I will take you
one of a city, and two of a family,
and I will bring you to Zion :

15 And I will give you " pastors
according to mine heart, which
shall feed you with knowledge and
understanding.

16 And it shall come to pass,
when ye be multiplied and in-
creased in the land, in those days,
saith the Loi:i), they shall say no
more. The ark of the covenant of
<the LoiiD : neither shall it come to
mind : neither shall they rernember
it ; neither shall they ■* visit it ;
neither shall ^ tk<(t be done any
more.

17 At that time they shall call
Jerusalem the throne of the Loud ;
and all the nations shall be gathered
unto it, to the name of the Lord,
to Jerusalem : neither shall they
walk any more after the "imagina-
tion of their evil heart.

18 In those days the house of Ju-
dah shall walk with the house of
Israel, and they shall come together
out of the land of the north to the
land that I have given for an inheri-
tance unto your fathers.

19 But I said. How shall I put
thee among the children, and give
thee a ])leasant land, a goodly
heritage of the hosts of '^ nations 'J

and I said, Thou shalt call me. My
father ; and shalt not turn away
'^ from me.

20 II Surely a.s> a wife treache-
rously departeth from her husband,
so have ye dealt treacherously with
me, O house of Israel, saith the
Lord.

"21 A voice was heard upon the
'•* high i^laces. weeping and sup-
l)Ucations of the children of Israel :
'"for they have perverted their
way, avd they have forgotten the
Loud their God.

22 Return, ye backsliding child-
ren, and^ I will heal your backslid-
ings. Behold, we come unto thee ;
for thou art the Lord our God.

23 Truly in vain is salvation
hoped for from the hills, a7id f)-<>iii
the multitude of mountains : truly
in the Lord our God is the salva-
tion of Israel.

24 For "shame hath devoured
the labour of our fathers from
our youth ; their flocks and their
herds, their sons and their daugh-
ters

God, we and our fathers, from oui
youth even unto this day, and have
not obeyed the voice of the Lord
our God.

CHAPTER 4.

1 God calleih Israel by his promue. 3 fie
exhorteth Judah to repentance hy fearful
judgments. 19 A grievous lamentation for
the miseries of Judah.

IF thou wilt return, O Israel, saith
the Lord, return unto me : and
if thou wilt put away thine abomi-
nations out of my sight, '"then
shalt thou not remove.

2 And thou shalt swear. The
LoRJ> liveth, m truth, in judgment,
and in righteousness ; '■'and
nations shall bless themselves

the

25 We lie down in our shame, and
our confusion covereth us: for we
have sinned against the Lord our

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him, and in him shall they glorj'.

3 II For thus saith the Lord to
the men of Judah and Jerusalem,
Break up your fallow ground, and
sow not among thorns.

4 Circumcise yourselves to the
Lord, and take away the foreskins
of your heart, ye men of Judah
and inhabitants of Jerusalem : lest
my fury come forth like fire, and
burn that none can quench it, be-
cause of the evil of your doings.

5 Declare ye in Judah, and pub-
lish in Jerusalem ; and say, Blow
ye the trumpet in the land : '•* cry,
gather together, and say. Assemble
yourselves, and let us go into the
defenced cities.

6 Set up the standard toward
Zion ; '-'retire, stay not : for I will
bring evil from the north, and a
great destruction.

7 The lion is come up from his
thicket, and the destroyer of the
"^Gentiles is on his way ; he is gone
forth from his place to make thy
land desolate ; aiul thy cities shall
be laid waste, without an inhabi-
tant.

8 For this gird you Avith sack-
cloth, lament and howl : for the
fierce anger of the Lord is not
turned back fi^m us.

9 And it shall come to pass at
that day, saith the Lord, that the
heart of the king shall perish, jind
the heart of the princes ; and the
priests shall be astonished, and the
prophets shall wonder.

10 Then said 1, Ah. Lord God!
sui'ely thou hast greatly deceived
this ])eoi)le and Jerusalem, saying.
Ye shall have peace ; whereas the
sword reach eth unto the soul.

11 At that time shall it be said
to this people anfl to Jei'usalem, A
dry wind '"of the high places in the
wilderness toward the daughter of
my people, not to fan, nor to
cleanse,

12 and wilt
not wander,
and wilt
swear. As
the Lord
liveth,

13 then shall
the nations

14 cry aloud,

15 flee for
safety,

16 nations

1" from the
bare heights

Lavientation over Judah.

JEREMIAH, 5.

Jerusalem denounced.

1 thine evil

- the hills of

3 surely

■* Jiugnisli,
my iiiiiiuisil!

5 is

(lis(|iiietLMl

" IvllDW UK

not ;

to and fro.

12 Even a full wind from those
j)Iaces shall come unto me : now
also will I give sentence against
them.

13 Behold, he shall come up as
clouds, and his_ chariots shall 6e as
a whirlwind : his horses are swifter
than eagles. Woe unto us ! for we
are spoiled.

14 O Jerusalem, wash thine
heart from wickedness, that thou
mayest be saved. How long shall
^ thy vain thoughts lodge within
tiiee 'i

15 For a voice declareth from
Dan, and publisheth affliction from
'^ mount Ephraira.

16 Make ye mention to the na-
tions; behold, publish against Je-
rusalem, that watchers come from
a far country, and give out their
voice against the cities of Judah.

17 As keepers of a field, are thej'^
against her round about ; because
she hath been rebellious against
me, saith the Lord.

18 Thy way and thy doings have
procured these things unto thee ;
this fs thy wickedness, ''because it
is bitter, ■''because it reacheth unto
thine heart.

19 II My •* bowels, my bowels !
I am pained at my very h(iart ; my
heart ^ maketh a noise in me ; I
cannot hold my peace, because thou
hast heard, O my soul, the sound
of the trumpet, tlie alarm of war.

20 Destruction upondesti'uction
is cried ; for the whole land is
spoiled : suddenly are my tents
spoiled, (ind my curtains in a
moment.

21 How long shall I see the
standard, and hear the sound <jf
the trumpet 1

22 For my people /■s- foolish, they
" have not known iiic : they are Hot-
tish children, and they have none
understanding: iW^y are wise to do
e\il, but to do good they have no
knowledge.

23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it
mag without form, and void : and
the heavens, and tne.y ha/l no light.

2'4 I beheld the mountains, and,
lo, they_ trembled, and all the hills
moved "lightly.

25 1 beheld, aiifl, lo, there was no
man, and all the birds of the hea-
vens were Hed.

26 1 beheld, and, lo, the fruitful
place wax i\. wilderness, an<l all tin*
cities thereof were br<jken down at
the presenc<^ of the LoKU, and by
his fierce! anger.

27 For thus hath tlie Loitn said.
The whole land shall l)e desolate ;
yet will 1 not make a full end.

28 For this shall the earth mourn,
and the heavens above be black :
because I have spoken it, I have
purposed it, and will not repent,
neitner will I turn back from it.

29 The whole city shall flee for
the noise of the horsemen and bow-
men ; they shall go into thickets,
and climb up upon the rocks : evers^
city sJaill he forsaken, and not a
man dwell therein.

30 And rvhen thou art spoiled,
what wilt thou dot Though thou
clothest thyself with crimson,
though thou deckest thee with
ornaments of gold, though thofl
** rentest thy face with painting, in
vain shalt thou make thyself fair ;
tin/ lovers will despise thee, they
will seek thy life.

3 1 For I have heard a voice as of
a woman in travail, and the anguish
as of her that bringeth forth her
first child, the voice of the daughter
of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that
spreadeth her hands, saying. Woe
is me now ! for my soul " is wearied
because of murderers.

CHAPTER 5.

1 The judf/menffi of God upon the. JfVMt, for
Hieir perrerxenenx, 1 for their (iiliilferv,
10 for iluir hiipiet)/, 1!» for their co)i1,e)np1
of (liid, -.'."i (uid for their grent corrnjitidii
in th.e ciril .sto/r, oil iniii ecc/esiits-ticdL

RUN ye to and fro through the
streets of Jerusalem, and see
now, and know, and seek in the
broad places thereof, if ye can find
a man, if there be ani/ that ^^ exe-
cuteth judgment, that seeketh the
truth ; and 1 will pard(m it.

2 And though they say, " The
Lord liveth ; surely they swear
falsely.

3 O Lord, «re not thine eyes
upon the truth? thou hast stricken
them, but they have not grieved ;
thou hast consumed them, Ijvt they
ha\(! rtifused to receive correction :
they have mad(> their faces harder
than a rock ; they have refused to
return.

4 Therefore I said, Surely these
are i)(t()r; they are foolish : for they
know not the way of the LoKP, nor
the judgment of their (Jod.

5 1 will get m(! unto the great
men, and will speak unto them ;
for they hav<> known the way of
the Loud, antl tln^ judgment of
tlieir CJod : but these have '"alto-
gether broken the yoke, a?id burst
the bonds.

6 Wherefore a lion out of the
forest shall slay tluim, ami a wolf
of the '''evenings shall sj)oil them,
a leopard shall watch over their

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Her iniquity

JEREMIAH, 6.

and overthrow.

cities : every one that goeth out
thence shall be torn in pieces : be-
cause their transgressions are
many, and their backslidings are
increased.

7 H How shall I pardon thee for
this 1 thy children have forsaken
me, and sworn by tlieiii that are no
gods : when I had fed them to the
full, they then committed adultery,
and assembled themselves by troops
in the harlots' houses.

8 They were as. fed horses ^ in the
morning : every one neighed after
liis neighbour's wife.

9 Shall I not visit for these
things ? saith the Lord : and shall
not my soul be avenged on such a
nation as this 'I

10 ^ Go ye up upon her walla,
and destroy ; but make not a
full end : take away her " battle-

ments : for they are not the Lord s.

11 For the house of Israel and
tlie house of Judah have dealt very
treacherouslj^ against me, saith the
Lord.

12 They have belied the Lord,
and said. It is not he ; neither shall
evil come upon us ; neither shall
we see sword nor famine :

13 And the prophets shall be-
come wind, and the word is not in
them : thus shall it be done unto
them.

14 Wherefore thus saith ^tlie
Lord God of hosts, Because

behold, I

will

speak this word,
make my words in thy mouth fire,
and this people wood, and it shall
devour them.

15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon
you from far, O house of Israel,
saith the Lord : it is a mighty
nation, it is an ancient nation, a
nation whose language thou know-
est not, neither understandest what
they say.

16 Their quiver is as an open
sepulchre, they are all mighty
men.

17 And they shall eat up thine
harvest, and thy brea<l, ivliirli,
thy sons and thy daughters should
eat : they shall eat up thy flocks
and thine herds : they shall eat up
thy vines and thy tig trees: they
shall ^ impovei-ish thy fenced cities,
wherein thou trustedst, with the
sword.

18 Nevertheless in those days,
saith the Lord, I will not make a
full end with you.

19 II And it shall come to pass,
when ye shall say, Wlierefoi-e(ioeth
theL()i;n our God all the^^e things
unto usj then shalt thou answer
them, Like as ye liave forsaken

me, and served strange gods in
your land, so shall ye serve sti-an-
gers in a land that is not yours.

20 Declare this in the house of
Jacob, and publish it in Judah,
saying,

21 Hear now this, O foolish peo-
ple, and without understanding;
which have eyes, and see not ;
which have ears, and hear not :

22 Fear ye not me( saith the
Lord: will ye not tremble at my
presence, which have placed the
sand /or the bound of the sea by a
perpetual decree, that it cannot
pass it : and though the waves
thereof toss themselves, yet can
they not prevail; though they
roar, yet can they not pass over it'?

23 But this people hath a revolt-
ing and a rebellious heart ; they are
revolted and gone.

24 Neither say the.y in their
heart. Let us now fear the Lord
our God, that giveth rain, both
the former and the latter, in '''his
season : he reserveth unto us the
appointed weeks of the harvest.

25 U Your iniquities have turned
away these things, and your sins
have withholden good things from
you.

26 For among my people are
found wicked men ■' they lay wait,
as he that setteth snares; they set
a trap, they catch men.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so
ore their houses full of deceit :
therefore they are become great,
and waxen rich.

28 They are waxen fat, they
shine : yea, they overpass the deeds
of the wicked : they judge not the
cause, the cause of the fatherless,
"yet they prosper; and the right of
the needy do they not judge.

29 Shall I not visit for these
things? saith the Lord: shall not
my soul be avenged on such a na-
tion as this?

30 ^1 A wonderful and horrible
thing is committed in the land ;

3 1 The prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests bear rule by their
means ; and my people love to have
it so : and what will ye do in the
end thereof?

CHAPTER 6.

1 T/ie enenihx neiit ti(/iiiiinf Judah 4 eii-
I'liHiuKjc flii'iiiKetrex. (i Ood xetlHIi litem on
iro//r hii'ii iixt- (if llieir Kins, fl 'J'lie jD'Ophet
hum iititli llic jiidrimfnlfs of God beoaufie of
t/tcirxinx. IS ffi> procliiiiiieih O'od''ii vrath.
•Hi He cdlli'tli Die peojile to motirii for the
Jtidgineiit on ilwir niiin.

OYE children of Benjamin,
gather yourselves to flee out
of the midst of Jerusalem, and
blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and

Sits

6 that they
sliould

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The siege of Jerusateirl.

JEREMIAH, 6.

Her shameless transgressions.

set up a sign of fire in Beth-hac-

cerem : for evil appeareth out of

the north, and great destruction.

2 ^ 1 have likened the daughter

of Zion to a comely and dehcate

3 I'lie shepherds with their flocks
shall come unto her ; they shall
pitch their tents against her round
about ; they shall feed every one
in his place.

4 Prepare ye war against her ;
arise, and let us go up at noon.
Woe unto us ! for the day goeth
away, for the shadows of the even-
ing are stretched out.

5 Arise, and let us go by night,
and let us destroy her palaces.

6 51 For thus hath the Lord of
hosts said. Hew ye down trees,
and " cast a mount against Jerusa-
lem : this is the city to be visited ;
she is wholly oppression in the
midst of her.

7 As a fountain casteth out her
waters, so she casteth out her
wickedness : violence and spoil is
heard in her ; before me continu-
ally is ''grief and wounds.

8 Be thou instructed, O Jeru-
salem, lest my soul ■* depai't from
thee ; lest I make thee desolate,
a land not inhabited.

9 ^ Thus saith the Lord of hosts.
They shall throughly glean the
remnant of Israel as a vine : turn
l)ack tliine hand as a grapegatherer
"' into the baskets.

10 To whom shall I speak, and
give warning, that they may hear 1
behold, their ear is uncircuincised,
and they cannot hearken : behold,
the word of the Lord is unto them
a reproach ; they have no delight
in it.

1 1 Therefore I am full of the
fury of the Lord ; I am weary with
holding in : I will pour it out upon
the children "al^'oad. and upon
the asseinljly of young men to-
gether : for even the husband with
the wife shall be taken, the aged
with him that is full of days.

12 And their houscss shall he
turned unto otliers, with their
I'lclds and wives together: for I
will stretch out my hand upon the
inhabitants of the land, saith the

13 For from the least f)f them
even unto tlie greatest of them
every ()ne is given to covetousn(!Ss ;
and from the prophet even unto
the pi-icst every one dealeth falsely.

II Tliey have heal(>d also the
hui't of the (Idvghtcr of my people
sliglitl.v, saying, Peace, peace ;
when tliere is no peace.

L5 Were they ashamed when
they had committed abomination %
nay, they were not at all ashamed,
neither could they blush : there-
fore they shall fall among them
that fall : at the time that I visit
them they shall be cast down,
saith the Lord.

16 Thus saith the Lord, Stand
ye in the ways, and see, and ask
for the old paths, where is the
good way, and walk therein, and
ye shall find rest for your souls.
But they said, We will not walk
therein.

17 Also I set watchmen over
you, saying. Hearken to the sound
of the trumpet. But they said.
We will not hearken.

18 51 Therefore hear, ye nations,
and know, O congregation, what
is among them.

19 Hear, O eaith : behold, I
will bring evil upon this people,
even the fruit of their thoughts,
because tliey have not hearkened
unto my words, nor to my law,
but rejected it.

20 To what purpose cometh
there to me incense from Sheba,
and the sweet cane froni a far
country *? your burnt offerings are
not acceptable, nor your sacrifices
sweet unto me.

2 1 Therefore thus saith the Lord,
Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks
before this j^eople, and the fathers
and the sons together shall fall
upon them ; tlie neighbour and his
friend shall perish.

22 Thus saith the Lord, Behold,
a people ccnnetli from the north
country, and a great nation shall
be '^ raised from the ** sides of tlie
earth.

23 They shall lay hold on bow
and spear ; they are cruel, and have
no mei'cy ; their voice roareth like
the sea; and they ride uixni horses,
set in ari'a.v as men for war against
thee, O daughter of Zion.

24 We have heard the fame
thereof : our hands wax feeble :
anguish hath taken hold of us, ami
pain, as of a woman in travail.

'IT) (Jo not forth into the field, noi'
walk by the way ; foi' the sword of
theenem.v rn/r/fear is on every side.

26 51 O daughter of m.y lu'ople,
gird tliee with sackcloth, and wal-
low th.ysdf in ashes: make thee
moui'iiing, as for tux only son, most
liitter lainentat ion : for the spoiler
shall suddcidy come upon us.

27 I haveset the(^/'o/a towera?/'/
a, fortress among m,v jx'ople, that
thou mayest know and ti-y their
wa.y.

28 They are all grievous revolt-

' slirriMl up
>* uttermost
parts

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A call to true repentance.

JEREMIAH, 7. Obedience required before sacrifice.

* whereupon
my name is
called,

ers, ' walking with slanders : thei/
are brass and iron ; they are all
corrupters.

29 The bellows -are burned, the
lead is consumed of the fire ;
the founder melteth in vain : for
the wicked are not plucked away.

30 ^Reprobate silver shall meii
call them, because the Lord hath
rejected them.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Jeremiah is sent to call for true repentance,
to prevent the Jeics^ captirity. 8 He re-
jecteth their rain confidence, 12 h>j the
example of SliildJi. IT lie Ihreiiteneth tliem
for their iilolair,/. 21 I/e rejecteih the
sacrifices of the disobedient. 29 He ex-
horteth to mourn for their abominations in
Tophet, 32 and the judgments for the same.

THE word that came to Jeremiah
from the Lord, saying,

2 Stand in the gate of the Lord's
house, and proclaim there this word,
and say, Hear the word of the Lord,
all ye of Judah, that enter in at
these gates to worship the Lord.

3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel, Amend your
ways and your doings, and I will
cause you to dwell in this place.

4 Trust ye not in lying words,
sajang. The temple of the Lord,
The temple of the Lord, The temple
of the Lord, are these.

5 For if ye throughly aniend
your ways and your doings ; if ye
throughly execute judgment be-
tween a man and his neighbour ;

6 // ye oppress not the stranger,
the fatherless, and the widow, and
shed not innocent blood in this
place, neither walk after other gods
to your hurt :

7 Then will I cause you to dwell
in this place, in the land that I
gave to your fathers, for ever and
ever.

8 U Behold, ye trust in lying
words, that cannot profit.

9 Will ye steal, murder, and com-
mit adultery, and swear falsely,
and burn incense unto Baal, and
walk after other gods whom ye
know not;

10 And come and stand before
me in this house, * which is called

by n^y name, and say, We are de-
livei'cd to do all these abomina-
tions 1

11 Is this house, which is called
by my name, become a den of rob-
bers in your eyes'? Behold, even
T have seen it, saith the Lord.

12 But go ye now unto my place
whi(;h was in 8hiloh, where I set
my name at the first, and see what
I did to it for the wickedness of my
people Israel.

13 And now, because ye have

done all these works, saith the
Lord, and 1 spake unto you, rising
up early and speaking, but ye
heard not ; and I called you, but ye
answered not;

14 Therefore will I do unto this
house, which is called by my name,
wherein ye trust, and unto the
place which I gave to you and to
your fathers, as I have done to
iShiloh.

15 And I will cast you out of my
sight, as I have cast out all your
brethren, even the whole seed of
Ephraim.

16 Therefore pray not thou for
this people, neither lift up cry nor
prayer for them, neither make in-
tercession to me : for I will not
hear thee.

17 U Seest thou not what they
do in the cities of Judah and in the
streets of Jerusalem"?

18 The children gather wood,
and the fathers kindle the fire, and
the women knead their dough, to
make cakes to the queen of hea-
ven, and to pour out drink offerings
unto other gods, that they may
provoke me to anger.

1 9 Do they provoke me to anger?
saith the Lord : do they not 2irovoke
themselves to the confusion of their
own faces 1

20 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; Behold, mine anger and my
fury shall be poui'ed out upon this
place, upon man, and upon beast,
and u])on the trees of the field, and
upon the fruit of the ground ; and
it shall burn, and shall not be
quenched.

21 U Thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel; ''Put your
burnt offerings unto your sacri-
fices, and " eat flesh.

22 For I spake not unto your
fathers, nor commanded them in
the day that I brought them out
of the land of Egypt, concerning
burnt offerings or sacrifices :

23 But this thing commanded I
them, saying. Obey my voice, and
I will be your God, and ye shall be
my people : and walk ye in all the
ways that I have commanded you,
that it may be well unto you.

24 But they hearkened not, nor
inclined their ear, but walked in
the counsels and in the " imagi-
nation of their evil heart, and went

b;ickward, and not forward.

25 Since the day that your fa-
thers came foi'th out of the land of
Egypt unto this day I have even
sent unto you all my servants the
prophets, daily rising up early and
sending tJtein :

2G Yet they hearkened not unto

5 Add
" eat ye

" stubborn-
ness

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JEREMIAH, 8.

The imjienitence ofjudah.

me, nor inclined tlieir ear, but
hardened their neck : they did
worse than their fathers.

27 Therefore thou shalt speak all
these words unto them ; but they
will not hearken to thee : thou shalt
also call unto them ; but they will
not answer thee.

28 But thou shalt say unto them,
This is a nation that obeyeth not
the voice of the Lord their God,
nor receiveth correction : ^ truth is
perished, and is cut off from their
mouth.

29 ^ Cut off thine hair, 0 Jeru-
salein, and cast it away, and take
up a lamentation on high places ;
for the Lord hath rejected and for-
saken the generation of his wrath.

30 For the children of Judah
have done evil in my sight, saith
the LcfRD : they have set their abo-
minations in the house which is
called by my name, to pollute it.

31 And they have built the high
places of Tophet, which is in the
valley of the son of Hinnom, to
burn their sons and their daughters
in the fire ; w'hich I commanded
them not, neither came it into my
heart.

32 U Therefore, behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, that it shall
no more be called Tophet, nor The
valley of the son of Hinnom, but
The valley of slaughter : for they
shall bury in Tophet, - till there be
no place.

33 And the carcases of this peo-
ple shall be meat for the fowls of
the heaven, and foi- the beasts of
tiie earth ; and none shall ^ fray
them away.

34 Then will I cause to cease
from the cities of Judali, and from
the streets of J(M'usalem, the voice
of mirth, and the voice of gladness,
tlu! voice of the })ridegroom, and
th(; voice oi the Ijride: for the land
shall be desolate.

CHAPTER 8.

1 7'/ie calaiiii/t/ of tlw. Juih, huth tleaA <i)i<l
a lire,. 4 lie, ujibtdiditli t/ieir foolix/i mid
KhiimeleHH iriiijevileiicij. 13 //<< sheirflli
their grievouH juihjiiie'iit, 18 and ht'iriiili-lh
their denjitrute ei'tate.

AT that time, saith the Lord,
they shall bring out the bones
of the kings of Judah, anfl tlie
bones of his princes, and the hones
of tlic |j!-i(!sts and the hones of the
nrophets, and the bones of the in-
habitants of Jerusalem, out of their
graves :

2 And they sludl si)read them be-
fore the sun, and the moon, and all
the host of hciiNcn, wliom they have
loved, and wIkjui they have served.

and after whom they have walked,
and whom they have sought, and
whom they have worshipijed : they
shall not be gathered, nor be buried ;
they shall be for dung upon the
face of the earth.

3 And death shall be chosen
rather than life by all the residue
of them that remain of this evil
family, which remain in all the
places whither I have driven them,
saith the Lord of hosts.

4 51 Moreover thou shalt say unto
them, Thus saith the Louu; Sliall
•* they fall, and not arise "^ shall ^ he
turn away, and not return ?

5 Why then is this people of Je-
rusalem slidden back bj'^ a perpe-
tual backsliding 1 they hold fast
deceit, they refuse to return.

6 1 hearkened and heard, Imt
they spake not aright : no man re-
pented him of his wickedness, say-
ing. What have I done? every one
turned to his course, as the norse
rusheth into the battle.

7 Yea, the stork in the heaven
knoweth her appointed times ; and
the '' turtle and the crane and the
swallow observe the time of their
coming ; but my people know not
the ^ judgment of the Lord.

8 How do ye say, We are wise,
and the la\v of the Lord is with us (
•^Lo, certainly in vain made he it ;

the ))(^n of the scribes is in vain.

'J The wise men are ashamed,
they are dismayed and taken : lo,
they have I'ejected the woi-d of i\w.
Lou [) ; and what wisdom is in them 'I

10 Therefore will I give theii'
wives unto others, atid their fields
to them that shall inherit tlunn :
for every one from the least even
unto the greatest is given to covet-
ousness, from tlie prophet even
unto the priest every one dealeth
falsely.

1 I For they have healed the luirt
of the daughter of iny people
slightl.v, saying, JY^ace, peace;
when there is no ])eace.

12 Were they ashamed when
the.v had connnitted abomination '.
nay, they were not at all ashamed,
neither could they blush : thei-e-
fore shall they fall among them
that fall : in tin; time of theii' visi-
tation the.v shall bo cast down,
saith tlu^ LoiiD.

13 If 1 will surely consume them,
saith the LoiiD : t.he)r, shall he no
grapes on the vine, no)' figs on. the
fig tree, and the li-af shall fade ; and
'Uhe fl/iv//K thnf 1 h;i\(' irix'en ihcni

shall pass a way tVoni iJicni

14 \\ hy do \\v sil still ( assemble
youi'selves, and let us enter into

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Jeremiah Imnenteth for

JEREMIAH, 9.

Judah and her misery.

the defenced cities, and let us ' be
silent there : for the LoiU) our God
hatli " put us to silence, and given
us water of gail to druik, because
we have sinned against the Lord.

15 We lookefl for peace, but no
good came; and for a time of
health, and behold trouble !

1 6 The snorting of his horses was
heard from Dan : the whole land
trembled at the sound of the neigh-
ing of his strong ones ; for they are
come, and have devoured the land,
and all that is in it ; the city, and
those that dwell therein.

17 For, behold, I will send ser-
pents, '^ cockatrices, among you,
which will not he charmeck and they
shall bite you, saith the Lord.

18 H When I would comfort mj^-
self against sorrow, my heart is
faint in me.

1 9 Behold the voice of the cry of
the daughter of my people ■* because
o_f them that dwell in a far country :
Js not the Lord in Zion"? is not
her king in her 1 Why have they
provoked me to anger with their
graven images, and with strange
vanities 1

20 The harvest is past, the sum-
mer is ended, and we are not saved.

21 For the hurt of the daughter
of my people am I hurt ; I ^ am
])lack : astonishment hath taken
hold on me.

22 Is there no balm in Gilead ; is
there no physician there 1 why then
is not the health of the daughter
of my people recovered ?

CHAPTER 9.

1 Jeremidh larnenfeth. Ihe Jens for Ihi'ir
manifold, .iins, 9 iiiid for tlieir jiKlginent.
12 Disohedience in the cauxe of their hitter
cahimity. 17 Ife exhorteih, to mourn- for
their desPrucUon, 23 and to trvxt not in
themselveii, but in God. 25 lie threateneth
hoth Jetos and Gentilen.

OH that my head were waters,
and jnine eyes a fountain of
tears, that I might weep day and
night for the slain of the daughter
of my people !

2 Oh that I had in the wilder-
ness a lodging place of wayfaring
men ; that I might leave my peo-
ple, and go frr)m them ! for they
he all adulterers, an assembly of
treacherous men.

3 And they bend their tongues
like their bow for lies : but they
are not valiant for the truth upon
the earth ; for they proceed from
evil to evil, and they know not me,
saith the Lord.

4 Take ye heed every one of his
neighbour, and trust ye not in any
brother : for every brother will ut-

terly supplant, and every neigh-
bour will •* walk with slanders.

5 And they will deceive every
one his neighbour, and will not
speak the truth : they have taught
their tongue to speak lies, and
weary themselves to commit ini-
qviity.

6 Thine habitation is in the
midst of deceit; through deceit they
refuse to know me, saith the Lord.

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord
of hosts. Behold, I will melt them,
and try them ; for '^how shall I do

for the daughter of m.y people 'I

6 Their tongue is as an arrow
shot out ; it speaketh deceit : one
speaketh peaceably to his neigh-
bour with nis mouth, but in heart
he layeth his wait.

9 H Shall I not visit them for
these things? saith the Lord : shall
not my. soul be avenged on such a
nation as this '?

10 For the mountains will I take
up a weeping and wailing, and for
the ** habitations of the wilderness
a lamentation, because they are
burned up, so that none can pass
through them ; neither can -men
hear the voice of the cattle; both
the fowl of the heavens and the
beast are fled ; they are gone.

11 And I will make Jerusalem
heaps, and a den of ■' dragons ; and
I will make the cities of Judah
desolate, without an inhabitant.

12 ^ Who is the wise man, that
may understand this 1 and tvho is
he to whom the mouth of the Lord
hath spoken, that he may declare
it, for what the land perisheth and
is l)urned up like a wilderness, that
none passeth through "!

13 And the Lord saith. Because
the.v have forsaken my law which
I set before them, and have not
obeyed my voice, neither walked
therein ;

14 But have walked after the
'° imagination of their own heart,
and after " Baalim, which their
fathers taught them :

1 5 Thei'cfore thus saith the Lord
of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold,
I will feed them, even this people,
witli wormwood, and give them
water of gall to drink.

16 1 will scatter them also among
the heath(ui, whom neither they
nor their fathers have known: and
1 will send a sword after them, till
I have consumed them.

17 11 Thus saith the Lord of
hosts. Consider ye, and call for the
mourning women, that they may
come ; and send for cunning women,
that they may come :

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JEREMIAH, 10.

The true God and idols.

6 ordinances
6 peoples

18 And let them make haste,
and take up a waihng for us, that
our eyes may run down with tears,
and our eyelids gush out with wa-
ters.

1 9 For a voice of wailing is heard
out of Zion, How are we spoiled !
we are greatly confounded, because
we have forsaken the land, because
' our dwellings have cast j/.s out.

20 Vet hear the word of the
Lord, O ye women, and let your
ear receive the word of his mouth,
and teach your daughters wail-
ing, and every one her neighbour
lamentation.

21 For death is come up into our
windows, and is entered into our
^lalaces, to cut off the children
from without, and the young men
from the streets.

22 Speak, Thus saith the Lord
Even the carcases of men shall fall
as dung upon the open field; and as
the handful after the harvestman,
and none shall gather them.

23 ^ Thus saith the Lord, Let
not the wise nuin glory in his wis-
dom, neither let the mighty wan
glory in his might, let not the rich
man gloi"y in his riches :

24 But let him that glorieth
glory in this, that he understand-
eth and knoweth me, that I am.
the Lord which exercise loving-
kindness, judgment, and right-
eousness, in the earth : for in
these things I delight, saith the
Lord.

25 U Behold, the days come,
saith the Lord, that I \vill punish
all them which are circumcised
'•^ with the uncircumcised ;

26 Egypt, and .ludali, and Edom,
and the children of Ammon, and
Moab, and all that '■'' are in the ut-

most_coIwrs^that dwell in the wil-
derness : for all * thexe nations are
uncircumcised, and all the house
of Israel are uncircumcised in the
heart.

CHAPTER 10.

1 The inifijiKi! cdniparixon of Cod itiul iihtU.
17 The jinijiliit exhorieth to /In' frnm the
culmiiitii Id luniie. 19 He UminiUlli llic
Hfioil (if the, td/jefitficle by foulixh paxtors.
2:', lie, niaketh an humble siipplicaiion.

HEAR ye the word which tlie
Li»RD speaketh unto you, O
hous(! of Israel :

2 Thus saith the Lord, Learn
not the way of the heathen, and
be not dismayed at the signs of
heaven ; for the heathen are dis-
mayed at them.

3 For the ^ customs of the " peo-
ple are vain : for one cutteth a tree
out of the forest, the work of the

hands of the workman, with the
axe.

4 They deck it with silver and
with gold ; they fasten it with
nails and with hammers, that it
move not.

5 They are "' upright as the palm
tree, but speak not : they must
needs be borne, because they can-
not go. Be not afraid of them ;
for they cannot do evil, neither
also is it in them to do good.

6 Forasmuch as there is none like
unto thee, O Lord ; thou ar^ great,
and thy name is great in might.

7 Who would not fear thee, O
King of nations 1 for to thee doth
it appertain : forasmuch as among
all the wise ineii of the nations, and
in all their kingdoms, there is none
like unto thee.

8 But they are altogether bru-
tish and foolish : ^the stock is a
doctrine of vanities.

y Silver spread ^into plates is
brought from Tarshish, and gold
from Uphaz, the work of the work-
man, and of the hands of the
^founder : blue and purple is their
clothing : they are all the work of
cunning luen.

10 But the Lord is the true God,
he is the living God, and an ever-
lasting king : at his wrath the
earth shall tremble and the na-
tions shall not be able to abide his
indignation.

11 Thus shall ye say unto them.
The gods that have not made the
heavens and the earth, even they
shall perish from the earth, and
from under these heavens.

12 He hath made the earth by
his power, he hath established the
world by his wisdom, and hath
stretched out the heavens by his
'" discretion.

13 When he uttereth his voice,
there is a" multitude of waters in
the heavens, and lie causeth the
vai)ours to ascend from the ends
of the earth ; he maketh light-
nings with rain, and bringeth forth
the wind out of his ti'easures.

14 Every man is brutish in //is
knowledge: every '"fomidcr is coii-
fonndef] by the graM'ii image : tor
his molten iiiiagc is falsehood, and
f/icrc /.s- Ui) breath in them.

15 They are vanity, and, the
work of eri'ors : in the time of theii-
visitation they shall perish.

16 The portion of Jacob is not
like; them : for he is the former of
all thitiffs ; and Israel is the '''rod
of his inheritance : The Lord of
hosts is his name.

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jackals.

8 the Lord,
the Gotl

1 7 H Gather up thy ^ wares out
of the land, O "inhabitant of the
foi'tress

IS For thus saith the Lord, Be-
hold, I will shng out the inhabi-
tants of the land at this once, and
will distress them, that they may
find it so.

19 H Woe is me for my hurt!
my wound is grievous : but I said.
Truly this is ^a grief, and I must
bear it.

20 j\Iy ^ tabernacle is spoiled, and
all my cords are broken : my child-
ren are gone forth of me, and they
are not : tJief-e is none to stretch
forth my tent any more, and to set
up my curtains.

21 For the ^ pastors are become
brutish, and have not sought the
Lord : therefore they shall not
prosper, and all their flocks shall
be scattered.

22 Behold, the " noise of the bruit

is come, and a great commotion out
of the noi'th country, to make the
cities of Judah desolate, 'and a den
of " dragons.

23 ^ O Loud, I know that the
way of man is not in himself -.it is
not in man that walketh to direct
his steps.

24 O Lord, correct me, but with
judgment ; not in thine anger, lest
thou bring me to nothing.

25 Pour out thy fury upon the
heathen that know thee not, and
upon the families that call not on
thy name : for they have eaten up
.Jacob, and devoured him, and con-
sumed him, and have made his
habitation desolate.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Jeremiah proclaimeth God's covenant, 8
rebuketh the Jews' dlmheying thei-eof, 11
prophenieth evils to come upon them, IS a nd
upon the men of Anathoth,for conspiring
to kill Jeremiah.

THE word that came to Jere-
miah from the Lord, saying,

2 Hear ye the words of this cove-
nant, and speak unto the men of
.Judah, and to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem ;

3 And say thou unto them. Thus
saith * the Lord God of Israel ;
Cursed he the man that obeyeth
not the words oi this covenant,

4 Which I commanded your fa-
thers in the day that I brought
them forth out of the land of
Egypt, from the iron furnace, say-
ing, Obey my voice, and do them,
according to all which I command
you : so shall ye be my people, and
I will be your God :

5 That I may perform the oath

which I have sworn unto your fa-
thers, to give them a land flowing
with milk and honey, as it is this
day. Then answered I, and said,
* So be it, O Lord.

6 Then the Lord said unto me.
Proclaim all these words in the
cities of Judah, and in the streets
of Jerusalem, saying. Hear ye the
words of this covenant, and do
them.

7 For I earnestly protested unto
your fathers in the day that I
brought them up out of the land of
Egypt, even unto this day, rising
early a,nd protesting, saying, Obey
my voice.

8 Yet they obeyed not, nor in-
clined their ear, but walked every
one in the " imagination of their
evil heart : therefore 1 will bring
upon them all the words of this
covenant, which I commanded them
to do; but they did them not.

9 And the Lord said unto me, A
conspiracy is found among the men
of Judah, and among the inhabi-
tants of .Jerusalem.

10 They are turned back to the
iniquities of their forefathers,
which refused to hear my words ;
and they "went after other gods
to serve them : the house of Israel
and the house of Judah have
broken my covenant which I made
with their fathers.

11 ^ Therefore thus saith the
Lord, Behold, I will bring evil
upon them, which they shall not
be able to escape ; and though they
shall cry unto me, I will not
hearken unto them.

1 2 Then shall the cities of Judah
and inhabitants of Jerusalem go,
and cry unto the gods unto whom
they offer incense : but they shall
not save them at all in the time of
their trouble.

13 For according to the number
of thy cities were thy gods, O
Judah ; and according to the num-
ber of the streets of Jerusalem
have ye set up altars to that shame-
ful thing, even altars to burn in-
cense unto Baal.

14 Therefore pray not thou for
this people, neither lift up a cry or
prayer for them : for 1 will not
hear them in the time that they cry
unto me for their trouble.

1.5 What hath my beloved to do
in mine house, seeing she hath
wrought " lewdness with many.and
the holy flesh is ])assed from thee '.
when thou doest evil, then thou

9 stuhborn-
uess

rejoicest.

1" are gone

*Heb. Amen.
tOr,

11 1 lewd-
ness ? Shall
vows and
holy flesh
take away
from thee
thy wicked-
nesses ?

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^ a gentle
lamb

1 6 The Lord called thy name, A
green olive tree, fair, and of goodly
fruit : with the noise of a great
tumult he hath kindled fire upon it,
and the branches of it are broken.

17 For the Lord of hosts, that
planted thee, hath pronounced evil
against thee, for the evil of the
house of Israel and of the house
of Judah, which they have done
against themselves to provoke me
to anger in offering incense unto
Baal.

18^ And the Lord hath given
me kncjwledge of it, and I know it :
then thou shewedst me their
doings.

19 But I u'ns like ' a lamb or an ox
that is brought to the slaughter;
and I knew not that they had de-
vised devices against me, saying.
Let us destroy the tree with the
fruit thereof, and let us cut him off
from the land of the living, that
his name may be no more remem-
bered.

20 But, O Lord of hosts, that
.judgest righteously, that triest the
reins and the heart, let me see thy
vengeance on them : for unto thee
have I revealed my cause.

21 Therefore thus saith the Lord
of the men of Anathoth, that seek
thy life, saying. Prophesy not in
the name of the Lord, that thou
die not by our hand :

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord
of hosts. Behold, I will punish
them : the young men shall die by
the sword ; their sons and their
daughters shall die by famine :

2.3 And there shall be no rem-
nant of them : for I will bring evil
upon the men of Anathoth, even
the year of their visitation.

and prepare them for the day of
slaughter.

4 How long shall the land
mourn, and the herbs of every
field wither, for the wickedness
of them that dwell therein? the
beasts are consumed, and the
birds ; because they said, He shall
not see our •' last end.

5 U If thou hast run with the
footmen, and tliey have wearied
thee, then how canst thou contend
with horses? and •* //' in the land
f)f peace. vJiereiv thou trusterlst

tkei) ivearieit fhee, then how wilt

thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
6 For even tliy brethren, and
the house of thy father, even they
have dealt treacherously with
thee; yea, they have 'called a

multitude after thee : believe them

CHAPTER 12.

1 Jeremiah, complainhm of the, loiakerV.i
proKperift/, hy f<ii1h iteeth ificir ruin. ^ (rad
iidiiioninheth hi in of hin />rc//irr>i'.i fnit-
rhiril illj(liu.sl hint, 7 aitff l,i m, i,l, II, /u.s
/,rri/ii(/f. U ///' j/roininefh. tu Ihr jnulteiit
return from citjitirifij.

ITIGHTEOIIS art thou, O Lord,
It when 1 ))lc;i(] with thee: yet
let me '•'talk with tliccof //m/ jiid<r^
"ii-nts : Wherefore dotli the way of

the wicked prosper? vlierefore are
they liappy that deal very

treach(!i-ously

2 Thou hast planted them, yea,
tliey liave taken I'oot : tliey grow,
y(!a, they bring forth fruit: thou
art near in their mouth, and far
irom their leiiis.

3 I'ut thou, O Lord, knowest
me: thou hast seen me, and tried
mine heart toward thee: pull them
out like sheep for tlie slaughter,

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not, though they speak fair words
unto thee.

7 U I have forsaken mine house,
I have left mine heritage; I have
given the dearly beloved of my
soul into the hand of her enemies.

8 Mine heritage is unto me as a
lion in the forest ; it crieth out
against me : therefore have I hated
it.

9 INIine heritage is unto me as a
speckled bird, the birds round
about are against her ; come ye,
assemble all the beasts of the field,
come to devour.

10 Many " pastors have de-
stroyed my vineyard, they have
trodden my portion under foot,
they have made my pleasant por-
tion a desolate wilderness.

1 1 They have made it desolate,
and being desolate it mourneth
unto me ; the whole land is made
desolate, because no man layeth it
to heart.

12 The spoilers are come upon
all high places through the wilder-
ness : for the sword of the LoitJ)
shall devour fi'oin the one. end of
the land even to the; other end of
the land : no Hesli shall Iwive iieace.

13 They have sown wjieat, but
shall reap thoi-ns : they have put
theinselves to j)ain, Imt .shall not
jn-olit : and 'they shall Ix; ashamed
of your ** revenues b(H-aus(! of the
fierce anger of the [jORD.

14 II Thus saith the LoRDagainst
all niinecvil neighbours that toucli
the inheritance which I hav(!caused
my peoi)Ie Isi'acl to inher-it ; iJc-
hold, I will pluck them out of th(>ii-
land, and i)luck out the liouse of
Judah from among them.

15 And it shall come to pass,
after that 1 have plucked them
out I will return, and have coni-

3 latter

* though in
a land of
peace tliou
art secure,
yet

shepherds

** fruits

Sign of the marred girdle.

JEREMIAH, 13.

Of the filled bottles.

passion on them, and will bring
them again, every man to his heri-
tage, and every man to his land.

16 And it shall conu? to pass, if
they will diligently learn the ways
f)f my people, to swear by my name,
' The LoiiP liveth ; as they taught
my people to swear by Baal ; then
shall they be built in the midst of
my people.

17 But if they will not obey, I
will utterly pluck up and destroy
that nation, saith the Lord.

CHAPTER 13.

1 In the type of a linen (jinJle, Mdde)i at
£!iip/irit/e.i. G<id jircp'/jtircth tlie ■dextriic-
tion of !i!n jit'djili'. \-l t'iiil(-f the piiralile'

ofthel'cttli-spHnl irith irillr lie J,n-,'t,-/lctk

their <_l rniilci n mna in nii.seri/. I't Jh- e;e-
hortetJi til prevent their future judgmentn.
22 lie Dhen-eth their aboininaiions are the
cause thereof.

THUS saith the Lord unto me,
Go and get thee a linen girdle,
and pvit it upon thy loins, and put
it not in water.

2 So 1 got a girdle according to
the word of the Lord, and put it
on my loins.

3 And the word of the Lord
canie unto me the second time,
saying,

4 Take the girdle that thotl hast
got, which U vxpon thy loins, ancl
arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it
there in a hole of the rock.

5 So I went, and hid it by Eu-
phi-ates, as the Lord commanded
me.

6 And it came to pass after many
days, that the Lord said unto me.
Arise, go to Euphrates, and take
the girdle from thence, which I
commanded thee to hide there.

7 Then I went to Euphrates, and
digged, and took the girdle from
the place where I had hid it : and,
behold, the girdle was marred, it
was profitable for nothing.

8 Then the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

9 Thus saith the Lord, After this
manner will I mar the pride of Ju-
dah, and the great pride of Jeru-
salem.

10 This evil people, wliich refuse
to hear my words, which walk in
the - imagination of their heart,
and walk after other gods, to serve
them, and to worship them, shall
even be as this girdle, which is
good for nothing.

11 For as the girflln (^leaveth to
the loins of a man, so have I caused
to cleave unto me the whole house
of Israel and the whole house of
Judah, saith the Lord ; that they
might lie unto me for a people, and
for a name, and for a praise, and

for a glory: but they would not
hear.

1 2 H Therefore thou shalt speak
unto them this word ; Thus saith
'the Lord God of Israel, Every
liottle shall be filled with wine :
and they shall say unto thee, Do
we not certainly know that every
bottle shall be filled with wine"?

13 Then shalt thou say unto
them. Thus saith the Lord, i5ehold,
I will fill all the inhabitants of this
land, even the kings that sit upon
David's throne, and the priests,
and the prophets, and all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, with
drunkenness.

14 And I will dash them one
against another, even the fathers
and the sons together, saith
the Lord : I will not pity, nor
spare, nor have mercy, but destroy
them.

15 ^ Hear ye, and give ear; be
not proud : for the Lord hath
spoken.

16 Give glory to the Lord your
God, before he cause darkness, and
before your feet stumble upon the
dark mountains, and, while ye look
for light, he turn it into the shadow
of death, and make it gross dark-
ness.

1 7 But if ye will not liear it, my
soul shall weep in secret places for
yow pride ; and mine eyes shall
weep sore, and run down with
tears, because the Lord's flock is
carried away captive.

18 Say unto the king and to
the ^ queen. Humble yourselves, sit
down : for your principalities shall
come down, even the crown of your
glory.

1 9 The cities of the '^ south shall
be shut up, and none shall open
tliem : Judah shall be carried away
captive all of it, it shall be wholly
cai'i'ied away captive.

20 Lift up your eyes, and behold
them that come from the north :
where is the flock that was given
thee, tliy beautiful flock 1

21 ^yhat wilt thou say when he
shall "punish theel f(^r thou hast
taught them to Ai^ c;ipt;iius. <iitd ii^

chief over tliet* : slialJ not sorrows
take thee, as a woman in travail ?

22 ^ And if thou say in thine
heart, Wherefoi'e come these things
upon pie 1 For the greatness of
tnine iniquity are thy skirts dis-
covered, (Old thy heels made bare.

23 Can the l^^thiopian change his
skin, or the leopai'd his spots'? then
may ye also do good, that are ac-
customed to do evil.

24 Therefore will I scatter them

3 the Lord,
the God

* queen
mother,

5 South

6 set over
thee as head
those whom
thou liast
thyself
taiisiht to he
friends to
thee?

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Prayer in the famine.

JEREMIAH, 14.

Lying propliets.

as tlie stubble that passeth away
by the wind of tlie wilderness.

25 This is thy lot, the portion ^of
thy measures from me, saith tlie
LuKD ; because thou hast forgot-
ten me, and trusted in falsehood.

26 Therefore will I discover thy
skirts upon thy face, that thy
shame may appear.

27 I have seen thine adulteries,
and thy neighings, the lewdness of
thy whoredom, and thine abomina-
tions on the hills in the fields. Woe
unto thee, O Jerusalem ! wilt thou
not be made clean ^ -when sliall it
once he ?

CHAPTER 14.

1 The griei'ons famine 7 runs, Hi Jeremiah io
J)ruy. 10 The Lord trill not he intreated
for the people. 13 LyinQ projilwln are no
excuse for them. 17 Jeremiah in moved to
complain, for them.

THE word of the Lord that
came to Jeremiah concerning
the ^dearth.

2 J udah mourneth, and the gates
thereof languish; they '*are black

unto the ground ; and the cry of
J erusalem is gone up.

3 And their nobles have sent
their little ones to the waters : they
came to the ° pits, and found no
water ; they returned with their
vessels empty ; they were ashamed
and confounded, and covered their
heads.

4 Because the ground is chapt,
for there was no rain in the earth,
the plowmen were ashamed, they
covered their heads.

5 Yea, the hind also calved in
the field, and forsook it, because
there was no grass.

6 And the wild asses did stand
"in the hitrh t) laces, they snuffed

up tlie wjikI like dragons: tiieir
eyes did fail, because there was no
gi-ass.

7 ^ O LoRT), though our iniqui-
ties testify against us, 'do tlioii it

for thy name's sake : for our back-
slidings are many ; we have sinned
against thee.

H () the hope of Israel, the sa-
viour thereof in time of trouble,
why shouldest thou be as a stranger
in the land, and as a wayfaring
man that turneth aside to tarry for
a night ■?

9 Why shouldest thou be as a
man astonied, as a mighty man
</t/ti? cannot save? yet thou, () IjORD,
art in the midst of us, and w(^ ai'e
called ))y thy name; leave us not.

10 11 Thus saith the Lord unto
this people, Thus have they loved
to wander, they ha\e not refrained

their feet, therefore the Lord doth
not accept them; he will now I'e-
inember their iniquity, and visit
their sins. .

1 1 Then said the Lord unto me.
Pray not for this people for their
good.

12 When they fast, I will not
hear their cry ; and when they offer
burnt ottering and an oblation, I
will not accept them : but I will
consume them by the sword, and
by the famine, and by the pesti-
lence.

13 U Then said I, Ah, Lord God 1
behold, the prophets say unto
them, -Ye shall not see the sword,
neither shall ye have famine ; l)ut 1
will give you assured peace in this
place.

14 Then the Lord said unto me.
The prophets prophesy lies in my
name ; I sent them not, neither
have I commanded them, neither
spake unto them: they prophesy
unto you a false vision and divina-
tion, and a thing of nought, and
the deceit of their heart.

15 Therefore thus saith the Lord
concerning the prophets that pro-
phesy in my name, and I sent them
not, yet they say. Sword and fa-
mine^ihall not be in this land ; ]\v
sword and famine shall those pro-
phets be consumed.

1 6 And the people to whom they
prophesy shall be cast out in the
streets of Jerusalem because of the
famine and the sword ; and th(\v
sliall have none to bury them, them,
their wives, nor their sons, nor their
daughters : for I will pour their
wickedness upon them.

17 U Therefore thou shalt say
this word unto them; Let mine
eyes run down with tears night and
day, and let them not cease: for
the vii'gin daughter of my peopl(»
is broken witli a great breach, with
a very gricnous blow.

LS If 1 go forth into the field,
then behold the slain with the
sword ! and if I enter into the cit.v,
then behold them that are sick with
famine ! yea, both the jjrophet and
the pi'iest go about "into a land
tluit they know not.

I'.) Hast thou ut:t(>rly rej(>ct('d
•hidah ? hath thy soul lothcd Zion i
why hast thou smitten us, and their
is no healing for us? we looke(l for
peace, and there /n no good : and foi-
the time of healing, and behold
troul)le !

20 Weackjiowledge, () Loi:d, our
wickedness, and the inicpiity of
oui' fa-thers: for we have sinned
against thee.

21 Do not abhor us, for thy

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Manifold judgments on the people. JEEEMIAH, 15.

Jeremiah receivetli a promise.

name's sake, do not disgrace the
throne of thy glory : remember,
break not thy covenant with us.
22 Are thei'e any among the
vanities of the ^ Gentiles that can
cause rain? or can the heavens
give showers 1 art not thou he, O
Loud our God? therefore we will
wait upon thee : for thou hast
made all these things.

CHAPTER 15.

1 The fitter rejection and manifold judg-
ments of the Jeic». 10 Jereiniah, eom-
phiining of their spite, reoeiveth apromixe
for himself 12 tnul a threatening for them..
15 He prayeth, 19 and reoeiveth d gracious
•promise.

rpHEN said the Lord unto me,
JL Though Moses and Samuel
stood before me, yet my mind could
not be toward this people : cast
them out of my sight, and let them
go forth.

2 And it shall come to pass, if
they say unto thee. Whither shall
we go forth? then thou shalt tell
them, Thus saith the Loud ; Such
as are for death, to death ; and
such as are for the sword, to the
sword ; and such as are for the
famine, to the famine ; and such as
are for the captivity, to the cap-
tivity.

3 And I will appoint over them
four kinds, saitn the Lord: the
sword to slay, and the dogs to tear,
and the fowls of the heaven, and
the beasts of the earth, to devour
and destroy.

4 And I will cause them to be re-
moved into all kingdoms of the
earth, because of ^lanasseh the
son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for
that which he did in Jerusalem.

5 For who shall have pity upon
thee, O Jerusalem ? (jr who shall
bemoan thee 1 or who shall go aside
to ask how thou doest %

6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith
the Lord, thou art gone backward :
therefore will I stretch out my
hand against thee, and destroy
thee ; I am weary with repenting.

7 And I will fan them with a fan
in the gates of the land ; I will be-
reave them of chiklren, I will de-
sti-oy my people, since they return
not from their ways.

8 Their widows are increased to
me above the sand of the seas: I
have brought upon them against
the mother '" of the young men a
spoiler at noonday: I have caused
•' him to fall uijon it suddenly, and

terrors upon the city.

y She that hath l:)orne seven lan-
guisheth: she hath given up the
ghost; her sun is gone down while
it was yet day: she hath been

ashamed and confounded : and the
residue of them will I deliver to
the sword before their enemies,
saith the Lord.

10 Woe is me, my mother, that
thou hast borne me a man of strife
and a man of contention to the
whole earth ! I have neither ^ lent
on usury, nor men have '^lent to
me on usury; yet every one of them
doth curse me.

1 1 The Lord said. Verily it shall
be well with thy remnant; verily
I will cause the enemy to entreat
thee well in the time of evil and in
the time of affliction.

1 2 " Shall iron break the north-
ern iron and the steel 'i

13 Thy substance and thy trea-
sures will I give^to the spoil without
price, and that for all thy sins, even
in all thy borders.

11 And I will make thee to 'pass
with thine enemies into a land

tohtch thou knowestnot: for a fire
is kindled in mine anger, ivhich
shall burn upon you.

15 U O Lord, thou knowest: re-
member me, and visit me, and re-
venge me of my persecutors; take
me not away in thy longsuffering :
know that for thy sake I have suf-
fered ** rebuke.

16 Thy words were found, and I
did eat them ; and thy word was
unto me the joy and rejoicing of
mine heart : for I am called by thy
name, O Lord God of hosts.

17 1 sat not in the assembly of
"the mockers, nor rejoiced ; 1 sat
alone because of thy liand : for thou
hast filled me with indignation.

18 Why is my pain perpetual,
and my wound incurable, which re-
fuseth to be healed % wilt thou be
altogether unto me as a '" liar, and
as waters that fail 1

19 51 Therefore thus saith the
Lord, If thou return, then will I
bring thee again, and thou shalt
stand before me : and if thou take
forth the precious from the vile,
thou shalt be as my mouth : let
them return unto thee; but return
not thou unto them.

20 And 1 will make thee unto
this people a fenced brasen wall :
and they shall fight against thee,
but they shall not prevail against
thee : ' for I am with thee to save
thee and to deliver thee, saith the
Lord.

21 And I will deliver thee out of
the hand of the wicked, and I will
redeem thee out of the hand of the
terrible.

■* lent,

5 lent to me

'' Can one
break iron,
even

thine
enemies in

Or,

reproach.

•' tliem that

make

merry.

1" deceitful
brook.

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Utter ruin of the people.

JEREMIAH, 1(), 17. Their marvellous deliverance.

CHAPTER IG.

1 The prophet, under the ti/jieti ofubntaiyiinci
from, murriaye, from houses of inotirniny
and feasting, fvn xh,ir,lh the utter ruin of
the Je-WH, 10 been II :« Uu ij inr,' imrtie than
their fathers. 14 I'hrir return from cap-
tivity shall he Ktranger than their delrper-
ance out of Ks/i/pt. IG (iod. will doubly
recompense their idolatrij.

THE word of the Loud came also
unto me, saying,

2 Thou shalt not take thee a
wife, neither shalt thou have sons
or daughters in this place.

3 For thus saith the Lord con-
cerning the sons and concerning
the daughters that ar(^ liorn in this
place, and concerning their mothers
that bare them, and concerning
their fathers that begat them in
this land ;

4 They shall die of grievous
deaths ; they shall not be lamented ;
neither shall they be buried ; hut
they shall be as dung upon the
face of the earth : and they shall
be consumed by the sword, and by
famine; and their carcases shall be
meat for the fowls of heaven, and
for the beasts of the earth.

5 For thus saith the Loud, Enter
not into the house of mourning,
neither go to lament nor bcimoan
them : for I have taken away my
peace from this jjeople, saith the
Loud, even lovingkindness and
mercies.

6 Both the great and the small
shall die in this land : they shall
not be buried, neither shall vien
lament for them, nor cut them-
selves, nor make themselves bakl
for them :

7 Neither shall Viot ^ te;u' flieiri'

.tc/ne.'i for them in mourning, to
comfort them for the dead ; neither
shall men give them the cup of
consolation tf) drink for theii'
fath(n- or for theii- mother.

8 Thou shalt not also go into the
house of feasting, to sit with them
to eat and to drink.

9 For thus saith the Loud of
hosts, the God f)f Israel ; Behold, 1
will cause to cease out of this i)lac(»
in your eyes, and in your days, the
\()ice of mirth, and the voice of
gladness, the voice of tlie bi-ide-
grooni, and the voice of the bride.

10 II And it shall (roiiic to pJiss,
when thou shalt sli(!\v this people
all these words, and they shall say
unto thee. Wherefore hath the Loui)
I)i'onounced all this great evil
against us? or what ?'« our iniquity?
or what '.four sin that we have com-
mitted against the Loud our (lod '.

1 1 Then shall thou say unto
them, Jiecause yr)ur fathers have
forsaken me, saith the Loud, and

have walked after other gods, and
have served them, and have M^or-
shipped them, and have forsaken
me, and have not kept my law ;

12 And ye have done worse than
your fathers ; for, behold, ye walk
every one after the '" invagination
of his evil heart, that "they may
not hearken unto me :

13 Therefore will I cast you out
of this land into a land that ye
know not, neither ye nor your
fathers ; and there shall ye serve
other gods day and night ; •* where
I will not shew you favour.

14 51 Tlierefore, behold, the days
come, saith tlie Loud, that it shall
no more be said, '' The Louj) liveth.
that brought up the children of Ls-
rael out of the land of Egypt ;

15 But, °The Lord liveth that
brought up the children ot Israel
from tlie land of the north, and
from all the lanfls whither he had
driven them : and I will bring them
again into their land that I gave
unto their fathers.

1(5 II Behold, I wilL send for
many fishers, saith the Lord, and
they shall fish them ; and after will
1 send for many hunters, and they
shall hunt them from every moun-
tain, and froin every hill, and out
of the holes of the rocks.

17 For mine eyes are upon all
theii' ways : they are not hid from
my face, neither is their iniquity
hid fnmi mine eyes.

IM And fii'st I will recompense
their iniquity and their sin double;
because they have defiled my land,
they have tilled mine inheritance
with the carcases of their detestable
and abominable things.

19 () Loud, my strength, and my
fortress, and my refuge in the day
of allliction, the ''( it-iitilcs shall
come unto thee from the ends of the
earth, and shall say. Surely our
fathers have inherited lies, vanity,
and fhiiH/swlunv'in fhe>r in no profit.

20 Shall a man make gods unto
himself, and they a>e no gofls?

21 Theivfoi-e, behoUl, 1 will this
once cause them to know, I will
cause them to know mine hand ;irid
my might; and they shall know
that my name /.s 'J'he Loud.

CHAPTER 17.

1 'J'he cii/it/riti/ of Jndah for her .tin. .'"i
Trust in man is cursed, 7 in Ond is tilessed.
9 The deceitful lieari cannot deceive llnd .
12 The sah-'ation of God. \h The pro/dut
couii>laini-th if llie muckers ofhin jtrophecij.
!!• lie is seiit to renew tlie cvveiiant in h<il-
Ion inn ll'e sabbath.

rpHP] sin of Judali /.'« written with
-L a pen of iron, and with the

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God alone to he trusted.

JEKEMIAII, 17

The pro2Jhet\'i prayer.

point of a diamond : it in graven
ujjon the table of their lieai-t, and
upon the horn.s of your altars ;

2 Whilst their children remember
their altars and their ' groves by
the green treea upon the liigh hills.

3 O my mountain in the field, I
will give thy substance and all thy
treasures to the spoil, and thy high
places -for sin, throughout all thy
borders.

4 And thou, even thyself, .shalt
discontinue from thine heritage
that I gave thee ; and J will cause
thee to serve thine enemies in the
land which thou knowest not : for
ye have kindled a fire in mine
anger, which shall burn for ever.

5 H Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed
he the man that ti-ust(>th in man,
and maketh fiesh liis arm, and
whose heart cleparteth fi-om tlie
Lord.

6 For he shall be like the heath
in the desert, and shall not see wlien
good Cometh ; but shall inhabit the
parched places in the wilderness, in
a salt land and not inhabited.

7 Blessed is the man that trust-
eth in the Lord, and whose hope
the Lord is.

8 For he shall be as a tree planted
by the waters, and that spreadeth
out her roots by the river, and shall
not •' see when heat cometh, but lier
leaf shall be green ; and shall not
be careful in the j'ear t)f drought,
neither shall cease from yielding
fruit.

9 H The heart is deceitful above
all things, and ^desperately wicked :

who can know it 'i

10 1 the Lord search the heart,
/ try the reins, even to give every
man according to his ways, aiid ac-
cording to the fruit of his floings.

11 As the partridge sitteth 071.
'if/fjs, ^ and hatcheth fhe/n, not ; so
he that getteth riches, and not by
right, shall leave them in the midst
of his days, and at his end shall be
a fool.

1 2 H A glorious high throne from
the beginning is the place of our
sanctuary.

13 O Lord, the hope of Israel,
all that forsake thee shall be
ashamed, (wd. they that depart
fi'oni me shall be written in the
earth, because they have forsaken
the Lord, the fountain of living-
waters.

14 Heal me, () Lord, and 1 shall
be healed ; save me, and 1 shall be
saved : for thou art my praise.

15 U Behold, they say unto me.
Where is the word of the Lord (
let it come now.

IG As for me, I have not has-
tened from tjeing a " pastor to follow
thee : neither have 1 desired the
woeful day ; thou knowest : that
which came out of my lips was
right before thee.

1 7 Be not a terror unto me : thou
art my hope in the day of evil.

18 Let tiiem be confounded that
persecute me, but let not me be
confounded : let them be dismayed,
but let not me be dismayed : bring
upon them the day of evil, and de-
stroy theni with double destruc-
tion.

19 II Thus said the Lord unto
me; Go and stand in the gate of
the children of the i)eople, whereby
the kings of Judah come in, aiid
by the which they go out, and in
all the gates of Jerusalem ;

20 And say unto them, Hear ye
the word of the Lord, ye kings of
Judah, and all Judah, and all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, that en-
ter in by these gates :

21 Thus saith the Lord; Take
heed to yourselves, and bear no
burderi on the sabbath day, nor
bring it in by the giites of Jerusa-
lem ;

22 Neither carry forth a burden
out of your houses on the sabbath
day, neither do ye any woi-k, but
hallow ye the sabbath day, as 1
commanded your fathers.

23 But they oljeyed not, neither
inclined their ear, but made their
neck stiff, that they might not
hear, nor receive instruction.

24 And it shall come to pass, if
ye diligently liearken unto me, saith
the Lord, to bring in no burden
through the gates of this city on
the sabbath day, but hallow the
sabbath day, to do no work therein ;

25 Then shall there enter into
the gates of this cit,v kings and
princes sitting upon the throne of
David, riding in chariots and on
horses, they, and their princes, the
men of Judah, and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem : and this city shall
remain for ever.

26 And they shall come from the
cities of Judah, and from the places
about Jerusalem, and from the land
of B(^njamin, and from the "plain,
and from the '^ monuiains.and from
the "south, bringing burnt offer-
ings, and sacrifices, and '"meat
ofi'ei'ings, and incense, and bring-
ing sacrifices of i)raise, unto the
house of the Lord.

27 But if ye will not hearken
unto me to liallow the sabbath day,
and not to bear a burden, even en-
tering in at the gates of Jerusalem

6 shepherd
after

' lowland,
«hill
fouutry,
9 South,
1" meal

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The type of a jiotter.

JEREMIAH, 18, 19. Jeremiah prays against Ms foes.

on the sabbath day ; then will I
kindle a lire in the gates thereof,^
and it shall devoui* the palaces of
Jerusalem, and it shall not be
quenched.

CHAPTER 18.

1,/,.

II l„,1t, r

s/,r.

(1 dod'n

'!/

1 Utifhr 1h.
ahaolntf

W Judijinviilx llin'dtciitil to Jiidiih for
her fiUange revolt. IS Jeremiah prayeih
against his coimpirators.

THE word which came to Jere-
miah from the Lokd, saying,

2 Arise, and go down to the pot-
ter's house, and ther-e I will cause
thee to hear my words.

3 Then I went down to the pot-
ter's house, and, behold, he wrought
a work on the wheels.

4 And the vessel that he made of
clay was marred in the hand of the
potter : so he made it again another
vessel, as seemed good to the potter
to make it.

5 Then the word of the Lord
came to me, saying,

6 O house of Israel, cannot I do
with you as this potter? saith the
Lord. Behold, as the clay is* in the
potter's hand, so are ye in mine
hand, O house of Israel.

7 At ivhat instant I shall speak
concerning a nation, and concern-
ing a kingdom, to pluck up, and to
pull down, and to destroy it;

8 If that nation, against whom I
have pronounced, turn from their
evil, I will repent of the evil that I
thought to do unto them.

9 And at what instant I shall
speak concerning a nation, aiul
concerning a kingdom, to build
and to plant it;

10 If it do evil in my sight, that
it obey not my voice, then I will
repent of the good, wh(M-(!with I
said I would benefit th(>m.

1 1 If Now therefore go to, speak
to the men of Judah, and to the in-
habitants of Jerusalem, saying.
Thus saith the Lord ; l>ehold, I
fi-ame evil against you, and devise
a device against you : I'eturn ye
now every one from his (wil way,
and make your ways and your do-
ings good.

12 And they said. There is no
hope : but we will walk after our
own devices, and we will everyone
do ' the ima'-riii;itioTi of his evil
heart.

1 •'> Therefore thus saitli the
r.,o!;i) ; Ask ye now among tlic liea
then, wlio hath heard such things :
the virgin of Israel hath done a
very IioitHjU^ thing.

I 1 '" Will (t until Icnvc the snow of
Lcl);ill(>ll irlnrh riuinili tVolll t he

rock of the field % or shall the cold

tlowing waters that come from

anotlier place l^e forsaken '>.

15 Because my people hath for-
gotten me, they have burned in-
cense to vanity, and they have
caused them to stumljle in their
w^ays from the ancient paths, to
walk in •' paths, in a way not cast
up;

16 To make their land desolate,
and a. perpetual hissing ; every one
that passeth thereby shall be aston-
ished, and wag his head.

17 1 will scatter them as with an
east wind before the enemy ; I will
shew them the back, and not the
face, in the day of their calamity.

18 51 Then said they. Come, and
let us devise devices against Jere-
miah ; for the law shall not perish
from the priest, nor counsel from
the wise, nor the word from the
prophet. Come, and let us smite
him with the tongue, and let us
not give heed to any of his words.

19 Give heed to me, O Lord,
and hearken to the voice of them
that contend with me.

20 tShall evil be recompensed for
good 1 for they have digged a pit
for my soul. Remember that I
stood before thee to speak good for
them, and to turn away thy wrath
from them.

21 Therefore deliver up their
children to the famine, and pour
out their /Jood by the force of the
sword ; and let their wives be be-
reaved of their children, and be
widows ; and let their men be put
to death ; let their young men //e
slain by the sword in battle.

22 Let a cry be heard fi-om their
houses, when thou shalt bring a
troop suddenly upon them : for
they have digged a pit to take me,
and hid snares for my feet.

23 Yet, Lord, thou knowest all
their counsel against me to slay
me: forgive not their iniiijuity,
neither blot out their sin from thy
siglit, but let tliem be oviM'throwii
before thee ; deal thtiti with them
in the time of thine anger.

CHAPTER 19.

I'nder the type of hreakinq a j>otter''K veiii<el
in forexheiped the. dexolatioii, of the JewH
for thtir Kiim.

rpilUS saith the Lord, Go and
1 get a pottei-'s earthen bottle.
Mild f'tkf of the •* iiiicicnls of the
jjeople, and of the 'ancients of the
priests ;

2 And go forth unto the valley
of the son of Hiniiom, which /.s l)y
tlu! entry of the '"'enst g;ite. and

094

Tlie valley of slaughter.

JEREMIAH, 20.

Pashu7''s doom.

proclaim there the words that I
shall tell thee,

3 And say, Hear ye the word of
the Lord, O kings of Judah, and
inhabitants of Jerusalem ; Thus
saith the Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel ; Behold, I will bring evil
upon this place, the which whoso-
ever heareth, his ears shall tingle.

4 Because they have forsaken
me, and have esti'anged this place,
and have burned incense in it unto
other gods, wEom neither they nor
their fathers have known,^ nor the
kings of Judah, and have filled this
place with the blood of innocents ;

5 They have built also the high
places of Baal, to burn their sons
with fii'e for burnt offerings unto
Baal, which I commanded not, nor
spake it, neither came it into my
mind :

6 Therefore, behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, that this
place shall no more be called
^ Tophet, nor The valley of the
son of Hinnom, but The valley of
slaughter.

7 And I will make void the coun-
sel of Judah and Jerusalem in this

Elace ; and I will cause them to fall
y the sword before their enemies,
and by the hands of them that seek
theii- lives : and their carcases will
I give to be meat for the fowls of
the heaven, and for the beasts of
the earth.

8 And I will make this city deso-
late, and an hissing ; every one that
passeth thereby shall be astonished
and hiss because of all the plagues
thereof.

9 And I will cause them to eat
the flesh of their sons and the flesh
of their daughters, and they shall
eat every one the flesh of his friend
in the siege and straitness, where-
with their enemies, and they that
seek their lives, shall straiten them.

10 Then shalt thou break the
bottle in the sight of the men that
go with thee,

1 1 And shalt say unto them,
Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Even
so will I break this people and this
city, as one breaketh a potter's ves-
sel, that cannot be made whole
again : and they shall bury f/u'>/i
in '" To])het. till f/tr>'e he no place to
bury.

1 ■-! Thus will I do unto this place,
saith the Lord, and to the inhabi-
tants thereof, and even make this
city as •' Tophet :

13 And the houses of .Jerusalem,
and the houses of the kings of
•Judah, shall l)e defiled as the place
of ■'Toi)het, because of all the

houses upon whose roofs they have
burned incense unto all the host of
heaven, and have poured out drink
ofi'erings unto other gods.

II Then came Jei'emiah from
' Tophet, whither the Lord had
sent him to prophesy; and he stood
in the court of the Lord's house ;
and said to all the people,

15 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
the God of Lsrael ; Behold, I will
bring upon this city and upon all
her towns all the evil that I have
pronounced against it, because they
have hardened their necks, that
they might not hear my words.

CHAPTER 20.

1 PusJiur, fD/iiting Jeremiah, receiveth a netc
nanti'. (iiid a fearful doorti. 7 Jeremiali
coiii/i/ahieth of eoiiieiiipt, 10 of treachery,
14 and (f hifi birth.

IVrOW Pashur the son of Immer
X^l the priest, who was also chief
^governor in the house of the
Lord, heard that Jeremiah pro-
phesied these things.

2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah
the prophet, and put hini in the
stocks that we7-e in the •* high gate
of Benjamin, which ivas '' by the
house of the Lord.

3 And it came to pass on the
morrow, that Pashur brought forth
Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then
said Jeremiah unto him. The Lord
hath not called thy name Pashur,
but *Magor-missal)ib.

4 For thus saith the Lord, Be-
hold, I will make thee a terror to
thyself, and to all thy friends : and
they shall fall by the sword of their
enemies, and thine eyes shall be-
liold it : and I will give all_ Judah
into the hand of the king of Baby-
lon, and he shall carry them cap-
tive into Babylon, and shall slay
them with the sword.

5 .Moreover I will deliver all the
'^ strength of this city, and all the
^labours thereof, and all the pre-
cious things thereof, and all the
treasu res of the kin gs of .) u dah wil 1 1
give into the hand of their enemies,
which shall spoil them, and take
them, and carry them to Bal)ylon.

6 And thou, Pashur, and all that
dwell in thine house shall go into
captivity: and thou shalt come to
Bal)ylon, and thei-e thou shalt die,
and shalt be buried there, thou,
and all thy friends, to whom thou
hast i)roi)hesied lies.

7 II () Lord, thou hast '"deceived
me, and I was "deceived : tiiou art
stronger than I, and hast prevailed :

* That is, Terror on every side.

Topheth,

5 officer

6 upper

8 riches

9 gains

10 persuaded

11 per-
suaded :

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Jeremiads comj^laint.

JEREMIAH, 21.

His reply to ZedekiaJi.

I am in derision daily, every one
mocketh me.

8 For ^ since I spake, I cried out,
I cried violence and spoil ; because
the word of the Lord was made a
reproach unto me, and a derision,
daily.

9 -^ Then I said, I will not make
mention of him, nor spea-k any
more in his ^ name. Bu b his word
was in mine heart as a burning fire
shut up in my bones, and I was
weary with forbearing, and I could
not stai/.

10 II For I heard the defaming
of many, fear on every side. '^ Re-
])ort. sai/ they, and we will '' report
it. All my *^ familiars watched for
my halting, sai/ing, Teradventure
he will be enticed, and we shall
prevail against him, and we shall
take our revenge on him.

11 But the Lord is with me as a
mighty terrible one : therefore my
persecutors shall stumble, and they
shall not prevail : they shall be
greatly ashamed ; ^ for they shall
not prosper : their everlasting con-
fusion sliall never be forgotten.

12 But, O Lord of hosts, that
triest the righteous, and seest the
reins and the heart, let me see thy
vengeance on them : for unto thee
have I opened mv cause.

1 3 Sing unto the Lord, praise ye
the Lord : for he hath delivered
the soul of the poor from the hand
of evildoers.

14 U Cursed be the day wherein
I was born : let not the day wherein
ray mother bare me be blessed.

15 Cui'sed /je the man who
brought tidings to my father, say-
ing, A man child is born unto thee;
making him very glad.

16 And let that man be as the
cities which the Loud overthrew,
and repented not : and let him hear
" the cry in the morning, and '■* the
sliouting at noontide ;

17 Because Ik; slew me not from
tlie woinl) ; or that my mother
might have been my grave, and
her womb to he always gn^at witJi
me.

18 Wherefore came T foi'th out
of the womb to see labour and sor-
row, that my days should be con-
sumed with shame %

CHAPTER 21.

1 Zetlfl-iiih aeiirldh Ut .Ti'rernUih to entjuire
thf ci-inii of Xihiirhdilrezzttr'H war. i< .fere-
miah foretell eth a hard nief/e and miserah/e
rnptiriti/. 8 //<? counHelleth the people to
full to the Chaldeans, 11 and tipbraidetli
the Itinffn hoime.

rpHK woi'd which came unto
A. Jeremiah from the Lord,

when king Zedekiah sent unto him
Pashur tiie son of Melcliiah, and
Zephaniah the son of j\laaseiah the
priest, saying,

2 Enquire, I pray thee, of the
Lord for us ; for Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon maketh war
against us ; if so be that the Lord
will deal with us according to all
his wondrous works, that he may
go up from us.

3 If Then said Jeremiah unto
them. Thus shall yfi say to Zede-
kiah :

4 Thus saith "'tlie Loud God of
Israel ; Behold, 1 will turn back
the weapons of war that arc in
your hands, wherewith ye fight
against the king of Babylon, and
against the Chaldeans, which be-
siege you without the walls, and I
will assemble them into the midst
of this city.

5 And 1 myself will fight against
you with an outstretched hand and
with a strong arm, even in anger,
and in fury, and in great wrath.

6 And I will smite the inhabi-
tants of this city, both man and
beast : they shall die of a great
pestilence.

7 And afterward, saith the Lord,
I will deliver Zedekiah king of Ju-
dah, and his servants, and the peo-
iple, and such as are left in this city
from the pestilence, from the sword,
and from the famine, into the hand
of Nebuchadrezzar king of Bab-
ylon, and into the hand of their
enemies, and into the hand of those
that seek their life : and he shall
smite them with the edge of the
sword ; he shall not spare them,
neither have pity, nor have mei'cy.

8 V[ And unto this people thou
shalt say. Thus saith the Lord ;
Behold, I set before you the way
of life, and the way of death.

9 He that abideth in this city
shall die by the sword, and by the
famine, and by the pestilence : but
he th;it goeth out, and falletii to
the Chaldeans that b(\siege you,
he shall live, and his life shall be
unto him for a ])rey.

10 Fori have set my face against
this city for evil, and not iov good,
saith the IjOUD : it shall be given
into tli(> hand of the king of I'.ab-
ylon. Mild iifsJKili burn it with lire.

1 1 1i And (oucliing the house of
the king f)f .lud;ili, sai/, Hear ye
the word of the Loi:d;

12 () house of David, thus saith
the LoiM) ; J^Lxecute judgment in
tlie morning, and <leh'\cr him that
is si)oiled out of the hiiiul of tiie
oi)l)rrKsoi', lest my fury go out lil<e
fire, and burn that none can quench

696

Exhortation to repentance.

JEREMIAH, 22. Shalluni, Jehoidkim, and Coniah.

it, because of the evil of your
doings.

13 Behold, I am against thee,

0 inhabitant of the valley, and
' rock of the plain, saith the LoKD ;
which say, Who shall come down
against us 1 or wlio shall enter
into our habitations.

14 But I will punish you accord-
ing to the fruit of your doings, saith
the LoKD : and I will kindle a tire
in the forest thereof, and it shall
devour all things round about it.

CHAPTER 22.

1 I/e exhorteth to repentance, with promines
andtlireats. 10 Th6Judgm6Hto.t ShalUuu,
13 of Jelioiakim, 20 and of Coniah.

THUS saith the Lord ; Go down
to the house of the king of Ju-
dah, and speak there this word,

2 And say. Hear the woi'd of the
Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest
upon the throne of David, thou,
and thy servants, and thy people
that enter in by these gates :

3 Thus saith the Lord ; Execute
ye judgment and righteousness,
and delivei- the spoiled out of the
hand of the oppressor : and do
no wrong, do no violence to the
stranger, the fatherless, nor the
widow, neither shed innocent
blood in this place.

4 For if ye do this thing indeed,
then shall there enter in by the
gates of this house kings sitting
upon the throne of David, riding
in chariots and on horses, he, and
his servants, and his people.

5 But if ye will not hear these
words, I swear by myself, saith
the Lord, that this house shall
become a desolation.

6 For thus saith the Lord unto
the king's house of Judah ; Thou
art Gilead unto me, and the head
of Lebanon : yet surely l.^vill make
thee a wilderness, and cities u.'hirh
are not inhabited.

7 And I will prepare destroyers
against thee, every one with his
weapons : and they shall cut down
thy choice cedars, and cast them
into the fire.

8 And many nations shall pass
by this city, and they shall say
every man to his neighbour, Whei-e-
fore hath the Lord done thus unto
this great city 1

9 Then they shall answer, Be-
cause they have forsaken the cove-
nant of the Lord their God, and
worshipped other gods, and served
them.

10 ^ Weep ye not for the dead,
neither bemoan him : /mt weep sore
for him that goeth away : for he

shall return no more, nor see his
native country.

1 1 For thus saith the Lord touch-
ing Shallum the son of Jqsiah king
of Judah, which reigned instead of
Josiah his father, which went forth
out of this place ; He shall not re-
turn thither any more :

12 But he shall die in the place
whither they have led him captive,
and shall see this land no more.

1 3 H Woe unto him that buildeth
his house by unrighteousness, and
his chambers by wrong ; that useth
his neighbour's service without
wages, and giveth him not for his
work ;

14 That saith, I will build me a
wide house and large chambers,
and cutteth him out windows ; and
it is cieled with cedar, and painted
with vermilion.

1 5 Shalt thou reign, because thou
" closest thyself in cedar 1 did not
thy father eat and drink, and do
judgment and justice, and then it
was well with him 1

16 He judged the cause of the
poor and needy ; then it teas well
with him. : was not this to know
me 1 saith the Lord.

1 7 Butthine eyes and thine heart
arenot butforthy covetousness,and
for to shed innocent blood, and for
oppression, and for violence,to do it.

18 Therefore thus saith the Lord
concerning Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah king of Judah ; They shall
not lament for him, sayimci. Ah my
brother ! or. Ah sister ! they shall
not lament for him, saying. Ah
lord ! or. Ah his glory !

19 He shall be buried with the
burial of an ass, drawn and cast
forth beyond the gates of Jerusa-
lem.

20 II Go up to Lebanon, and cry ;
and lift up thy voice in Bashan,
and cry from •' the passages : for all
thy lovers are destroyefl.

211 spake unto thee in thy pros-
perity ; hnt thou saidst, I will not
hear. This hath been thy manner
from thy youth, that thou obeyedst
not my voice.

22 The wind shall eat up all thy
■• pastors, and thy lovers shall go
into captivity : surely then shalt
thou be ashamed and confounded
for all thy wickedness.

23 O inhabitant of Lebanon,
that makest thy nest in the cedars,
how 'gracious shalt thou be when
pangs come upon thee, the pain as
of a woman in travail !

24 J. s 1 live, saith the Lord,
though * Coniah the son of Jehoia-

2 strivest
tu excel

3 Abarim :

* 2 Kirujs xxiv. 6, 8, Jeboiachin.

shepherds,

>'■' fireatly to
be pitied

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Wicked shepherds.

JEREMIAH, 23.

The righteous Branch.

kim king of Judah were the signet
upon my right hand, yet would I
pluck thee thence ;

25 And I will give thee into the
hand of them that seek thy life,
and into the hand of them whose
face thou fearest, even into the
hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon, and into the hand of the
Chaldeans.

26 And I will cast thee out, and
thy mother that bare thee, into
another country, where ye were
not born ; and there shall ye die.

27 But to the land whereunto
they desire to return, thither shall
they not return.

28 Is this man Coniah a despised
broken * idol ? is he a vessel wherein
is no pleasure"? wherefore are they
cast out, he and his seed, and are
cast into a land which they know
not?

29 Oearth, earth, earth, hear the
word of the Lokd.

30 Thus saith the Lord, Write ye
this man childless, a man that shall
not prosper in his days : for no man
of his seed shall prosper, sitting
upon the throne of David, and rul-
ing any more in Judah.

CHAPTER 23.

I He prophesieth a restoration of the scat-
tered flock. 5 Chrint shall rule and save
the III: 9 Against false prophets, 33 atid
innrkcrs of the true prophets.

WOE be unto the ^ pastors that
destroy and scatter the sheep
of my pasture ! saith the Lokd.
2 Therefore thus saith ^theLniiD

God of Israel against the - pastors
that feed my people ; Ye have scat-
tered my Hock, and driven them
away, and have iiot visited them :
l)ehold, r will visit upon you the
evil of your doings, saith the Loud.

3 And [ will gather tlie remnant
of iny flock out of all countries
whither I have driven them, and
will bring them again to their
folds; and they shall be fruitful
and increase.

4 And L will set up shepluM-ds
over them which shall feed them :
and they shall fear no more, nor l)e
dismayed, iieith<;r shall they Ije
lacking, saith the Lord.

5 11 Jjehold, the days come, saith
the Lord, that I will raise unto
David a righteous Uraiich, and ^a
King shall reign ;iTid prosixn', atuT

shall ex(>cute judgment and justice
in the earth.

0 In his days Jud;ih shall be
saved, and Israel sliall dwell safely :
and this is his n;uiie whereby he
shall be called, THE LORD OUB
U1CHTE0L8NE.S.S.

7 Therefore, behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, that they
shall no more say, ° The Lord liv-
eth, which brought up the ciuldren
of Israel out of the land of Egypt ;

8 But, ^ The Lord liveth, which
brought up and which led the seed
of the house of Israel out of the
north country, and from all coun-
tries whither t had driven them ;
and they shall dwell in their own
land.

9 II ""Mine heart within me is

broken because of the prophets:

all my bones shake ; I am like a
drunken nian, and like a man
whom wine hath overcome, be-
cause of the Lord, and because of
the words of his holiness.

10 For the land is full of adul-
terers ; for because of swearing
the land mourneth ; the ^pleasant
places of the wildei'ness are dried
up, and their course is evil, and
their force is not right.

1 1 For both prophet and priest
are profane ; yea, in my nouse
have I found their wickedness,
saith the Lord.

12 Wherefore their ways shall
be unto them as slippery ways in
the darkness : they shall be driven
on, and fall therein : for I will
bring evil upon them, even the year
of their visitation, saith the Lord.

13 And I have seen folly in the
prophets of Samaria ; they prophe-
siecf '^hi Baal, and caused my peo-
ple Israel to err.

Ill have seen also in the pro-
phets of Jerusalem an horrible
thing : they commit adultery, and
walk in lies : they strengthen also
the hands of evildoers, that none
doth return from his wickedness :
they are all of them unto me as
8odom, and the inhabitants thereof
as (Jomorrah.

1 .5 Therefore thus saith the Lord
of hosts concerning the prophets ;
Behold, I will feed them with
woi-mwood, and make them drink
the water of gall : foi- from the
l)rophets of .b'l'usalem is i)rofant'-
ness gone forth into all the land.

IT) Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
lieaj-ken not unto the words of tlie
l)i'opli('ts tliat prophesy unto you :
th(\y "make you vain : they speak a
vision of tlieii' own heart, and not
out of the mouth of the liOUD.

17 They say still unto tliem that
des))iseme. The Loud hath said, ^'e
shall hav(! i)eace; and they say
unto every one that walketh '"aftei-

the ima^nnat ion of liis own heart.
No I'vil shall come upon you.

5 As the
Lord

^ teach yon
vanity :

1" in tlu!

stul)l)()rn-

ness

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False prophets denoiuiced.

JEREMIAH, 24.

The tioo baskets of Jigs.

18 For who hath stood in the
^ counsel of the LoitD, and hath per-
ceived and heai'd his word? who
hath marked his word, and heard if ?

19 Behold, a whirlwind of the
Lord is gone forth in fury, even a
grievous whirlwind : it shall fall
grievously upon the head of the
wicked.

20 The anger of the Lord shall
not return, until he have executed,
and till he have performed the
thoughts of his heart : in the latter
days ye shall - consider it perfectly.

21 I have not sent these pro-
phets, yet they ran : I have not
spoken to them, yet they prophe-
sied.

22 But if they had stood in my
^counsel, and had caused my peo-
ple to hear my words, then they
should have turned them from their
evil way, and from the evil of their
doings.

23 Am I a God at hand, saith the
Lord, and not a God afar oftl

24 Can any hide himself in secret
places that I shall not see him 1
saith the Lord. Do not I fill hea-
ven and earth 1 saith the Lord.

25 I have heard what the pro-
phets said, that pi'ophesy lies in my
name, saying, I have dreamed, I
have dreamed.

26 How long sliall this be in "the
heart of the prophets that prophesy
lies'? yea, they are prophets of the
deceit of their own heart ;

27 Which think to cause my pe9-
ple to forget my name by their
dreams which they tell every man
to his neighbour, as their fathers
have forgotten my name for Baal.

28 The prophet that hath a
dream, let him tell a dream ; and
he that hath my word, let him
speak my word faithfully. _ What
is the chaff to the wheat 1 saith the
Lord.

29 Is not my word like as a fire*?
saith the Lord ; and like a hammer
that breaketh the rock in pieces'?

30 Therefore, behold, I atii,
against the prophets, saith the
Lord, that steal my words every
one from his neighbour.

31 Behold, I am against the pro-
phets, saith the Lord, that use
their tongues, and say, He saith.

32 Behold, I am against them
that prophesy false dreams, saith
the Lord, and do tell them, and
cause my people to err by their
lies, and by their •* lightness ; yet 1
sent them not, nor commanded
them : therefore they shall not pro-
fit this people at all, saith the Lord.

33 ^ And wlien this people, or
the prophet, or a priest, sliall ask

thee, saying, What is the burden
of the LoitD 1 thou shalt then say
unto them, ° What l:>urden 1 I will
even ''forsake you, saitli tlie Lord.

34 And as for the prophet, and
the priest, and the people, that
shall say, The burden of tne Lord,
I will even punish that man and
his house.

35 Thus shall ye say every one
to his neighbour, and every one to
his brother. What hath the Lord
answered 1 and, What hath the
Lord spoken 1

36 And the burden of the Lord
shall ye mention no mor-e : for
every man's word shall be his bur-
den ; for ye have perverted the
words of the living God, of the
Lord of hosts our God.

37 Thus shalt thou say to the
prophet. What hath the Lord an-
swered thee? and. What hath the
Lord spoken?

38' But^ since ye say. The burden
of the Lord ; therefore thus saith
the Lord ; Because ye say this
word. The burden of the Lord, and
I have sent unto you, saying. Ye
shall not say, The burden of the
Lord ;

39 Therefore, behold, I, even I,
will utterly forget you, and I will
forsake you, and the city that I
gave you and your fathers, and cast
you out of my presence :

40 And I will bring an everlast-
ing reproach upon you, and a per-
petual shame, which shall not be
forgotten.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Under the type of good and bad fi<js, 4 he
foresheiveth the restoration of them that

were in cnjjfiriti/, S and the deiiolation of
Zedckiah and the rext.

THE Lord shewed me, and, be-
hold, two baskets of figs mere
set before the temple of the Lord,
after that Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon had carried away captive
Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king
of Judah, and the princes of Judah,
with the ^carpenters and smiths,
from Jerusalem, and had brought
them to Babylon.

2 One basket had very good figs,
even like the figs that are first ripe :
and the other basket had very
^naughty figs, which could not be
eaten, they were so bad.

3 Then said the Lord unto me,
What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I
said, Figs ; the good figs, very good ;
and the evil, very evil, that cannot
be eaten, they ai'e so evil.

4 H Again the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying.

5 * Ye are
the burden.

6 cast you
off.

craftsmen

9 bad

*0r,

699

Tlie seventy j/ears^ captivity.

JEREMIAH, 25.

The fall of Babylon.

1 regard

2 Chaldeans,

•'' these tliree
and twenty
years,

5 Thus saith the Loud, the God
of Israel ; Like these good ligs, so
will I ' acknowledge them that are
carried away captive of Judah,
whom I have sent out of this place
into the land of the -Chaldeans for
their good.

6 For I will set mine eyes upon
them for good, and I will Vjring
them again to this land : and I
will build them, and not pull them
down ; and I will plant them, and
not pluck them up.

7 And I will give them an heart
to know me, that I fwi the Loud :
and they shall be mj^ people, and [
will be their God : for they shall
return unto me with their whole
heart.

8 ^ And as the evil figs, which
cannot be eaten, they are so evil ;
surely thus saith the Lord, 8o will
1 give Zedekiah the king of Judali,
and his princes, and the residue of
Jerusalem, that remain in this land,
and them that dwell in the land of
Egypt :

9 And I will deliver them to be
removed into all the kingdoms of
the earth for their hurt, to be a re-
pr<jach and a proverb, a taunt and
a curse, in all places whither 1
shall drive them.

10 And I will send the sword, the
famine, and the pestilence, among
them, till they be consumed from
off the land that I gave unto them
and to their fathers.

CHAPTER 25.

1 .Teremidh reprorinrj the Jeiost'' drHoherlierwe
to till- jiriijihi'lK, S forrtclletJi the sermitii
ye<trs ni/.tlrit,/. Vl',(ti,l after tluit . tl, .■ ile-
Htrndioii cf Diihi/li.ii. 1.", 'I'mltr tin tiijw <,f
a cup iij uiite Iw forenkeiretlc tlm <Jt-/str ac-
tion of iiU nations. 34 The hoioling of the
Khepherdx.

THE word that came to Jere-
miah concerning all the peo-
ple of Judah in the fourth year of
.H'hoiakuii the son of Josi;in king
of Judah, that tras the first year of
Nebuchadrezzar king of ISabylon ;

2 The which Jeremiah the i)i'o-
phet spake unto all the people* of
Judah, and to all the inhabitants
of J(;i'usalem, saying,

3 From the tliirteenth year of
Josiah the son of Anion king of
Judah, even unto this day, •' that ix
the three and twentieth yc-AV. tlic
word of tli(? LoUD hath ('onu! unto
me, and 1 hav(! si)oken unto you,
rising early and speaking; but ye
have not hearkencfl.

4 And th(! Loud hath sent unto
you all his sei-vaiits tlu^ pror)h(;ts,
rising early and sending them : hut
yc^ have not hcjirkened, nor in-
clined your ear to hear.

5 They said. Turn ye again now
every one from his evil way, and
from the evil of your doings, and
dwell in the land that the Loud
hath given unto you and to your
fathers for ever and ever :

G And go not after other gods to
serve them, and to worship them,
and provoke me not to anger with
the works of your hands ; and I
will do you no hurt.

7 Yet ye have not hearkened
unto me, saith the Lord ; that ye
might provoke me to anger with
the works of your hands to your
own hurt.

8 ^ Therefore thus saith the
Lord of hosts ; Because ye have
not heard my words,

9 Behold, I will send and take all
the families of the north, saith the
Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the
king of Babylon, my servant, and
will bring them against this land,
and against the inhabitants there(jf ,
and against all these nations round
about, and will * utterly destroy
them, and make them an astonish-
ment, and an hissing, and per-
petual desolations.

10 Moreover I will take from
them the voice of mirth, and the
voice of gladness, the voice of
the bridegroom, and the voice of
the bride, the sound of the mill-
stones, and the light of the candle.

1 1 And this whole land shall be
a desolation, and an astonishment ;
and these nations shall serve tlie
king of Babylon seventy years.

1 2 1( And it shall come to pass,
when se\enty years are accom-
plished, that 1 will punish the king
of Babylon, and that nation, saith
the Loud, for their iniquity, and
the land of the C/haldeans, and will
make it perpetual desolations.

13 And I will bring upon that
land all my words whicli I ha\e
pronounci'd against it, even all that
IS wi'itten in tnis book, which Jere-
miah hath pi'ophesied against all
the nations.

14 For many !iations and great
kings shall ^ sei've thcniscU-cs of
them also: and 1 will recompense
them according to their deeds, and
according to the works of their own
hands.

15 11 For thus saith "the Loud
Godof Isi'iiel unto me; Take the

wiiHM'up of this fury at my hanfl,
and cause all th(! nations, to whom
J send thee, to drink it.

1 () And they sliall di'ink, a)id "be
moved, and be mad, because of the
sword that I will send among them.

* lleb. devote.

700

The cup of all tvrath for all nations. JEREMIAH, 26.

Promises and threats.

5 against his
pasture ;

17 Then took 1 tlie cup at the
Lord's hand, and made all the na-
tions to drink, unto whom the Loiiu
had sent me :

18 To wit, Jerusalem, and the
cities of Judah, and the kings
thereof, and the princes thereof, to
make them a desolation, an asto-
nishment, an hissing, and a curse ;
as it is this day ;

19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and
his servants, and his princes, and
all his people ;

20 And all the mingled people,
and all the kings of the lanclof Uz,
and all the kings of the land of the
Philistines, and Ashkelon, and
^ Azzah. and Ekron, and the rem-
nant of Ashdod,

21 Edom, and Moab, and the
children of Annnon,

22 And all the kings of ' Tyrus,
and all the kings of Zidon, and the
kings of the ''isles which 'ire beyond
the sea,

23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz,
and all that ^are in the utmost

24 And all the kings of Arabia,
and all the kings of the mingled
people that dwell in the desert,

25 And all the kings of Zimri,
and all the kings of Elam, and all
the kings of the Medes,

26 And all the kings of the north,
far and near, one with another, and
all the kingdoms of the world,
which are upon the face of the
earth : and the king of Sheshach
shall drink after them.

27 Therefore thou shalt say unto
them. Thus saith the L(>ui) of hosts,
the God of Israel ; Drink ye, and
be drunken, and spue, and fall, and
rise no more, because of the sword
which I will send among you.

28 And it shall be, if they refuse
to take the cup at thine hand to
drink, then shalt thou say unto
them. Thus saith the Lokd or hosts ;
Ye shall certainly drink.

29 For, lo, I begin to l)ring evil
on the city which is called by my
name, and should ye be utterly un-
punished 1 Ye shall not be unpu-
nished : for I will call for a sword
upon all the inhabitants of the
earth, saith the Lord of hosts.

^^0 Therefore ])roi)hesy thou
against them all these words, and
say unto them, the Lord shall roar
from on high, and utter his voice
from his holy habitation ; he shall
mightily roar '' upon his habitation :
he shall give a shout, as they that
tread the {irapea, against all the in-
habitants of the cai'tli.
31 A noise shall come even to the

ends of the earth ; for the Lord
hath a controversy with the na-
tions, he will plead with all flesh ;
he will give them that are wicked
to the sword, saith the Lord.

32 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
Behold, evil shall go forth from
nation to nation, and a great
whirlwind shall be i*aised up from
the " coasts of the earth.

33 And the slain of the Lord
shall be at that day from one end
of the earth even unto the otJier end
of the earth : they shall not be
lamented, neither gathered, nor
buried ; they shall be dung upon
the ground.

34 fl Howl, ye shepherds, and
cry ; and wallow yourselves in the
asheft, ye principal of the tlock : for
^the days of your slaughter and of

your dis]>ersii)ns are accomplished ;
and ye shall fall like a ^ pleasant
vessel.

35 And the shepherds shall have
no way to flee, nor the principal of
the flock to escape.

36 A voice of tlie cry of the shep-
herds, and an howling of the prin-
cipal of the flock, shall he heard :
for the Lord hath spoiled their
pasture.

37 And the peaceable habita-
tions are cut down because of the
fierce anger of the Lord.

38 He hath forsaken his covert,
as the lion : for their land is deso-
late because of the fierceness of the
oppressor, and because of his fierce
anger.

CHAPTER 26.

1 Jeremiah hy promii^es and fhreateningn
e-xhorieih iv repenlttnce. S lie in therefore
ajiprt'/u'iH/ci/, 10 mill niriiiij/in/. I'i I/i.s
(ipohi(/i/. 1() //e /.s ijii/f hi jKi/ijiiie/it, hi/ //le
e,f(niiji'/e of Micali, 'iO uiul of Vrijith, 24 ami
hij the care of Ahikam.

IN the beginning of the reigri of
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king
of .Judah came this word from the
Lord, saying,

2 Thus saith the Lord ; Stand in
the court of the Lord's house, and
speak unto all the cities of Judah,
which come to worship in the
Lord's house, all the words that I
command thee to speak unto them ;
diminish not a word :

3 If so be they will hearken, and
turn every man from his evil way,
that I may repent me of the evil,
which 1 purpose to do unto them
because of the evil of their doings.

4 And thou shalt say unto them.
Thus saith the Lord ; If ye will not
hearken to me, to walk in my law,
which I ha\e set before you,

5 To hearken to the words of my
servants the prophets, whom 1 sent

6 Uttermost
parts

" your days
fur slaugh-
ter and your
dispersions
8 goodly

Jeremiah arret igned,

JEREMIAH, 27.

and acquitted.

unto you, both rising up early, and
sending them, but ye have not
hearkened ;

6 Then will I make this house
like Shiloh, and will make this city
a curse to all the nations of the
earth.

7 So the priests and the prophets
and all the people heard Jeremiah
speaking these words in the house
of the Lord.

8 U Now it came to pass, when
Jeremiah had made an end of
speaking all that the Lord had
commanded him. to speak unto all
the people, that the priests and the
prophets and all the i)eople took
him, saying. Thou shalt surely die.

9 Why hast thou prophesied in
the name of the Lord, saying. This
house shall be like 8hiloh, and this
city shall be desolate without an
inhabitants And all the people
were gathered against Jeremiah in
the house of the Lord.

10 ^ When the princes of Judah
heard these things, then they came
up from the king's house unto the
house of the Lord, and sat down
in the entry of the new gate of the
Lord's house.

11 Then spake the priests and
the prophets unto the princes and
t(j all the people, saying. This man
is worthy to die ; for he hath
prophesied against this city, as ye
nave heard with your ears.

12^ Then spake .Jeremiah unto
all the princes and to all the
people, saying. The Lord sent me
to prophesy against this house and
against this city all the words that
ye have heard.

13 Therefore now amend your
ways and your doings, and obey
the voice of the Lord your God ;
and the Lord will i-epent him of
the evil that he hath pronounced
against you.

11 As for me, behold, I am in
your hand : do with mo as seemeth
good and meet unto you.

15 But know yt; for (;ertain, tliat
if ye put me to fleath, ye shall
surely bring innocent blood upon
yourselves, and uijon tliis city,
and upon the inhalntants thereof:
for of a truth the Lord hath sent
me unto you to speak all these
woids in your ears.

16 ^ Then said the princes and
all the peoi)le unto the priests and
to th(; prophets ; This inan y'.s not
worthy to die : for he hath spoketi
to us in the name of the Loud our
CJod. ^

17 Then rose up certaiTi of the
elders of the hind, and si)ak(' to all
the assembly of the people, saying.

18 Micah the ^ Morasthite pro-
phesied in the days of Hezekiah
king of Judah, and spake to all the
people of Judah, saying, Thus saith
the Lord of hosts ; Zion shall be
plowed like a field, and Jerusalem
shall become heaps, and the moun-
tain of the house as the high places
of a forest.

1 9 Did Hezekiah king of Judah
and all Judah put him at all to
death 1 did he not fear the Lord,
and besought the Lord, and the
Lord repented him of the evil
which he had pronounced against
them'? Thus might we procure
great evil against our souls.

20 And there was also a man
that prophesied in the name of the
Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah
of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied
against this city and against this
land according to all the words of
Jeremiah :

21 And when Jehoiakim the
king, with all his mighty men,
and all the princes, heard his
words, the king sought to put him
to death : but when Urijan heard
it, he was afraid, and fled, and
went into Egypt ;

22 And .Jehoiakim the king sent
men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan
the son of Achbor, and certain men
with him into Egypt.

23 And they fetched forth Uri-
jah out of Egypt, and brought him
unto Jehoiakim the king ; who slew
him with the sword, and cast his
dead body into the graves of the
common people.

24 Nev(^rtheless the hand of Ahi-
kam the son of Shaphan was with
Jeremiah, that they should not
give him into the hand of the peo-
ple to put him to death.

CHAPTER 27.

1 Under the type of hondu and yoken he
']>rnj)}iemeth the nvhduiiig of the nei\ihhonr
l-hitjn tnito Nebuchadnezzar. 8 He evhort-
i'tli III cm to tiield, and not to heUeve the
falsi' prophetH. 12 The like he doeth In
y.iili'h-iiih. 10 ffe fori'lellt'lh. the reiiniaiil
if llif rexseh nhiil'l hi- ciirrii'il 1i, /{ahi/lini,
mill Ihire coiilhi iii' initil the dm/ if rinilu-
tii,)i.

N the beginning of the reign of
'-'■Jclioinkini the son of .losiah
king of J udali came this word
ujito .lerciiiiah from the Loi^»,
saying,

2 Thus saith the Lord to me;
Make thee bonds and yokes, and
l)ut them ui)on th.v neck,

3 And send them to the king of
Edom, and to the king of Moab,
and to the king of the Ammonites,

1 Morashtite

* Or,

-' *-Zc(k'kiah

702

Suhinission to Nebuchadnezzar

JEREMIAH, 28.

enjoined on all.

and to the king of ' Tyrus, and to
the king of Zidon, by the hand of
the messengers which come to
Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of
Judah ;

4 And command them to say
unto their masters, Thus saith the
LoKD of hosts, the God of Israel ;
Thus shall ye say unto your mas-
ters ;

5 I have made the earth, the
man and the beast that are upon
the ground, by my great power
and by my outstretched arm, and
have given it unto whom it seemed
meet unto me.

6 And now have I given all these
lands into the hand of Nebuchad-
nezzar the king of Babylon, my
servant ; and the beasts of the field
have I given him also to serve
him.

7 And all nations shall serve him,
and his son, and his son's son, until
the ■^ very time of his land come :
and then many nations and great
kings shall ^ serve themselves of
him.

8 And it shall come to pass, that
the nation and kingdom which will
not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar
the king of Babylon, and that will
not put their neck under the yoke
of the king of Babylon, that nation
will I punish, saith the Loui), with
the sword, and with the famine,
and with the pestilence, until I
have consumed them by his hand.

9 Therefore hearken not ye to
your prophets, nor to your diviners,
nor to your dreamers, nor to your
enchanters, nor to your sorcerers,
which speak unto you, saying. Ye
shall not serve the king of Babylon :

10 For they prophesy a lie unto
you, to remove you far from your
land ; and that I should drive you
out, and ye should i^erish.

11 But the ^nations that bring
their neck under the yoke of tlie
king of Babylon, and serve him,
^ those will I let I'emain still in
their own land, saith the Lord ;
and they shall till it, and dwell
therein.

12 11 I spake also to Zedekiah
king of Judah according to all these
words, saying. Bring your necks
under the yoke of the king of Bab-
ylon, and serve him and his people,
and live.

13 Why will ye die, thou and
thy people, by the sword, by the
famine, and by the pestilence, as
the Lord hath spoken against the
nation that will not serve the king
of Babylon 1

14 Therefore hearken not unto

the words of the prophets that
speak unto you, saying, Ye shall
not serve the king of Babylon : for
they prophesy a lie unto you.

15 For I have not sent them,
saith the Lord, yet they prophesy
a lie in my name ; that I might
drive you out, and that ye might
perish, ye, and the prophets that
prophesy unto you.

16 Also I spake to the priests
and to all this people, saying. Thus
saith the Loud ; Hearken not to the
words of your prophets that pro-
phesy unto you, saying, Behold,
the vessels of the Lord's house
shall now shortly be brought again
from Babylon : for they prophesy
a lie unto you.

1 7 Hearken not unto them ;
serve the king of Babylon, and live :
wherefore should this city be laid
waste 1

18 But if they />e prophets, and
if the word of the Lord be with
them, let them now make interces-
sion to the Lord of hosts, that the
vessels which are left in the house
of the Lord, and in the house of
the king of Judah, and at Jeru-
salem, go not to Babylon.

19^ For thus saith the Lord of
hosts concerning the pillars, and
concerning the sea, and concerning
the bases, and concerning the resi-
due of the vessels that remain in
this city,

20 Which Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon took not, when he car-
ried away captive Jeconiah the son
of Jehoiakim king of Judah from
Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the
nobles of Judah and Jerusalem ;

21 Yea, thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the Godof Israel, concerning
the vessels that remain i)i the house
of the Lord, and in the house of
the king of Judah and "of Jerusa-
lem ;

22 They shall be carried to Bab-
ylon, and there shall they be until
the day that I visit them, saith the
Lord ; then will I bring them up,
and restore them to this place.

CHAPTER 28.

1 Tfinnniuth iivophemeih falsely lite return
(if Ihc rcxxclx, itnd of Jeconiah. 5 Jere-
■iiiidli, Irish hiy it to be trve, sheweth thai
the event ii'ill declare who are true pro-
j'lhetx. 10 Ildiianiah- lirenketh Jereiniah\<<
yoke. 12 Jeremhih tclleth of nn Ifoti yoke,
15 and foretelhth n<i inuihth's death.

AND it came to pass the same
year, in the beginning of the
reign of Zedekiah king of Judah,
in the fourth year, and in the fifth
month, that Hananiah the son of
Azur the prophet, which teas of
03

6 at

Ilananiah's false prophecy.

JEREMIAH, 29. Jeremiah's letter to the cajjtives.

Gibeon, spake unto me in the house
of the Lord, in the presence of the
priests and of all the people, saying,

2 Thus speaketh the Lokd of
hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I
have broken the yoke of the king
of Babylon.

3 Within two full yeai's will I
bi'ing again into this place all the
vessels of the Loun's house, that
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
took away from this place, and
carried them to Babjdon :

4 And I will bring again to this
place Jeconiah the son of .lehoiakim
king of Judah, with all the cap-
tives of Judah, that went into Ba-
bylon, saith the Loud : for I will
break the yoke of the king of Ba-
bylon.

5 U Then the prophet Jeremiah
said unto the prophet Hananiah in
the presence of the priests, and in
the pi'esence of all the people that
stood in the house of the Loud,

6 Even the prophet Jeremiah
said. Amen : the Lord do so : the
Lord perform thy words which
thou hast prophesied, tobringagain
the vessels of the Loud's house, and
all ' that is carried away ca|)tive.
from Babylon into this place.

7 Nevertheless hear thou ncnv
this word that I speak in thine
ears, and in the ears of all the
people ;

8 The prophets that have been
before me and before thee of old
prophesied both against many coun-
tries, and against great kingdoms,
of war, and of evil, and of pesti-
lence.

9 The prophet which prophesieth
of peace, when the word of the pro-
phet shall come to pass, then snail
the prophet be known, that the
Lord hath truly sent him.

10 H Then Hananiah the prophet
took the yoke fi'om ofF the prophet
Jeremiah's neck, and ])rake it.

11 And HanaTiiah spake in the
pi'esence of all the people, saying.
Thus saith the Loud ; Even so will
1 break the yoke of Nebuchadnez-
zar king of Babylon from the neck
of all nations within the space of
two full yeai-s. And the prophet
.l(M-emiah went his way.

12 11 Then the word of the LoiiD
came UJito Jeremiah the prophet,
after that Hananiah the prophet
Iwul broken the yoke fi-oin oil" the
neck of the proi)het Jeremiah, say-
ing,

13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying,
Thus saith the Loud ; Thou hast
l)roken the yokes of wood ; but thou
shalt niak(! for them yokes of iron.

II For thus saith the Lord of

hosts, the God of Israel ; I have put
a yoke of iron upon the neck of all
these nations, that they may serve
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ;
and they shall serve him : and I
have given him the beasts of the
field also.

1 5 H Then said the prophet Jere-
miah unto Hananiah the pro-
phet. Hear now, Hananiah ; The
Lord hath not sent thee ; but thou
makest this people to trust in a He.

16 Therefore thus saith the
Lord ; Behold, I will cast thee
from off the face of the earth : this
year thou shalt die, because thou
hast taught rebellion against the
Lord.

17 So Hananiah the prophet
died the same year in the seventh
month.

CHAPTER 29.

I Jereiniah neiideth a letter to the ccp/iiiefi
ill Bobi/hiii, to he quiet there, S <nid nut to
heliere the ilreiims of their prophef-i, 1(1
inu/ thiit the// xlmll return iHth ijnice after
nere7iti/ i/enrft. 15 He foretelleth the \le-
xtriicl'ioii (fthe re^t for 'their iliyohedieuce.
L'd lie xheiretli the fed rfiit eiiil <f Aliah ami
Zedeliiah, tiro ti/iny jirojiheix. 24 t^hema-
idh irriteih it litter (lyiiiimt Jeremiah. 30
Jeremiah readetli hi.s doom.

NOW these are the words of the
letter that Jeremiah the pro-
phet sent from Jerusalem unto the
residue of the elders which were
carried away captives, and to the
priests, and to the prophets, and
to all the people whom Nebuchad-
nezza)' had carried away captive
from Jerusalem to Babylon ;

2 (After that Jeconiah the king,
and the - queen, and the ^ eunuchs.
the princes of .Judah and Jeru-
salem, and the •* cari^enters, and
the smiths, were departed from
-Jerusalem ;)

3 P>y the hand of Elasah the son
of Shai)han, and Gemariah the
son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah
king of .ludali sent unto Bal)ylon
to NTebucliadnezzar king of Baby-
lon) .saying,

4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
tli(> (>od of Israel, unto all that, are
cjirried away captives, whom i
have causi'd to be carri(>d away
from .bMusalem unto IJabylon ;

.5 P>uild ye houses, and dwell ///
them; and plant gardens, and eat
the fruit of thc^m ;

G Take ye wives, and beget sons
and (laughters; anfl take wives for
your sons, and give your daugh-
ters to husbands, that they may
bear sons and daughters ; that
y(> may be inci-eased th(>re, and
not diminished.

7 And seek the peace of the city

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JEREMIAH, 29.

False prophets rebuked.

whither I have caused you to be
carried away captives, and pray
unto the Lord for it : for in the
peace thereof shall ye have peace.

8 IT For thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel ; Let not
your prophets and your diviners,
that be in the midst of you, de-
ceive you, neither hearken to your
dreams which ye caused to be
dreamed.

9 For they prophesy falsely unto
you in my name : I have not sent
them, saith the Lord.

10 ^ For thus saith the Lord,
That after seventy years be accom-
plished at Babylon I will visit you,
and i)erform my good word toward
you, in causing you to return to
this place.

1 1 For I know the thoughts that
I think toward you, saith the
Lord, thoughts of peace, and not
of evil, to give you ^ an expected
end.

12 Then shall ye call upon me,
and ye shall go and pray unto me,
and I will hearken unto you.

13 And ye shall seek me, and
find vie, when ye shall search for
me with all your heart.

14 And I will be found of you,
saith the Lord : and I will turn
away your captivity, and I will
gather you from all the nations,
and from all the places whither 1
have driven you, saith the Lord ;
and I will bring you again into the
place whence I caused you to be
carried away captive.

15 ^ Because ye have said. The
Lord hath raised us up prophets
in Babylon ;

16 Know that thus saith the
Lord of the king that sitteth upon
the throne of David, and of all the
people that dwelleth in this city,
and of your brethren that are not
gone forth with you into captivity ;

17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
Behokl, I will send upon them the
sword, the famine, and the pesti-
lence,^ and will make them like
vile figs, that cannot be eaten,
they are so evil.

18 And I will persecute them
with the sword, with the famine,
and with the pestilence, and will
deliver them to be removed to all
the kingdoms of the eai'th, to be a
curse, and an astonishment, and
an hissing, and a leproach, among
all the nations whither I have
driven them :

1 9 Because they have not heai-k-
ened to my words, saith the Lord,
which 1 sent unto them by my ser-
vants the prophets, risitlg up early

and sending them; but ye would
not hear, saith the Lord.

20 If Hear ye therefore the word
of the LoKJ), all ye of the captivity,
whom 1 have sent from Jerusalem
to Babylon :

21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel, of Ahab the son
of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the
son of jNlaaseiah, which i)rophesy a
lie unto you in my name ; Behold,
I will deliver them into the hand
of Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby-
lon ; and he shall slay them before
your eyes ;

22 And of them shall be taken
up a curse by all the captivity of
.ludah which are in Babylon, say-
ing. The Loud make thee like
Zedekiah and like Ahab, whoni
the king of Babylon roasted in
the fire ;

23 Because they have committed
villany in Israel, and have com-
mitted adultery with their neigh-
bours' wives, and have spoken
lying words in my name, which I
have not commanded them ; even
I know, and am a witness, saith
the Lord.

24 51 TJius shalt thou also speak
to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, say-
ing,

25 Thus speaketh the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel, saying.
Because thou hast sent letters in
thy name unto all the people that
are a,t Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah
the son of Maaseiah the priest, and
to all the priests, saying,

26 The Lord hath made thee
priest in the stead of Jehoiada the
priest, that ye should be otticers in
the house of the Lop.d, for every
man that is mad, and maketh him-
self a prophet, that thou shouldest
put him in prison, and in the
stocks.

27 Now therefore why hast
thou not reproved Jeremiah of
Anathoth, which maketh himself
a prophet to you'?

28 For thei'efoi'c he sent unto us
in Babylon, saying. This vapfivity
is long : build ye houses, and dwell
in them; and plant gardens, and
eat the fruit of them.

29 And Zei)haniah the priest
read this letter in the ears of
Jeremiah the prophet.

30 11 Tlu'ii came the w()rd of the
LoiiD unto Jeremiah, saying,

31 Send to all them of the cap-
tivit.v, saying. Thus saith the Loud
concerning Shemaiah the Nehela-
mite ; Piecause that Shemaiah hath
prophesied unto you, and 1 sent
him not, and he caused you to
trust in a lie :

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deliverance is jxromised.

1 the Lord,
the God

2 trembling ;
there is fear,
and no
peace.

8 make liini
their
bondman :

32 Therefore thus saith the
Loud ; Behold, I will punish She-
maiah the Nehelamite, and his
seed : he shall not have a man to
dwell among this people; neither
shall he behold the good that I
will do for my people, saith the
Lord ; because he hath taught
rebellion against the Lord.

CHAPTER 30.

1 God sheiceth Jeremiah the return of the
Jews. 4 After their trouble they shall have
deliverance. 10 He comforteth Jacob.
18 Their return shall be gracious. 20
Wf'ath shall fall on the wicked.

THE word that came to Jeremiah
from the Loud, saying,

2 Thus speaketh ^ the Loud God
of Israel, saying, Write thee all the
words that I have spoken unto
thee in a book.

3 For, lo, the days come, saith
the Loup, that I will bring again
the captivity of my people Israel
and Judah, saith the Loud : and I
will cause them to return to the
land that I gave to their fathers,
and they shall possess it.

4 ^ And these are the words that
the Lord spake concerning Israel
and concerning Judah.

5 For thus saith the Lord; We
have heard a voice of " trembling,
of fear, and not of peace.

6 Ask ye now, and see whether
a man doth travail with child 1
wherefore do I see every man with
his hands on his loins, as a woman
in travail, and all faces are turned
into paleness 1

7 Alas ! for that day is great, so
that none is like it : it is even the
time of Jacob's trouble ; but he
shall be saved out of it.

8 For it shall come to pass in
that day, saith the Loud of hosts,
that I will break his yoke from off
thy neck, and will burst thy bonds,
and strangers shall no more -'servo
themselves of him :

!) i»ut they shall serve the Loud
their God, and David thvir king,
whom I will raise up unto them.

10 U Therefore feai- tliou not, O
my servant .lacob, saith the [iOiM) ;
neither be dismayed, () Israel : for,
lo, I will save thee from afar, and
thy seed from the land of their
captivity- and Jacob shall return,
and shall be in rest, and be quiet,
and none shall make him afraid.

11 For T am with thee, saith the
Loiti), to save thee : though I make
a full end of all nations whither I
have scattered thee, yet will I not
make a full end of thee : but 1 will
correct thee in measure, and will

^not leave thee altogether unpu-
nished.

12 For thus saith the Lord, Thy
bruise is incurable, and thy wound
is grievous.

13 There is none to plead thy
cause, that thou mayest be bound
up : thou hast no healing medi-
cines.

14 All thy lovers have forgotten
thee ; they seek thee not ; for I
have wounded thee with the wound
of an enemy, with the chastisement
of a cruel one, for the multitude of
thine iniquity ; because thy sins
were increased.

15 Why criest thou for thine af-
fliction 1 thy sorrow is incurable
for the multitude of thine iniquity :
because thy sins were increased, I
have done these things unto thee.

16 Therefore all they that de-
vour thee shall be devoured ; and
all thine adversaries, every one of
them, shall go into captivity ; and
they that spoil thee shall be a spoil,
and all tliat prey upon thee will I
give for a prey.

17 For I will restore health unto
thee, and I will heal thee of thy
wounds, saith the Loud ; because
they called thee an Outcast, saying.
This is 'Lion, whom no man seeketh
after.

18 ^Thus saith the Lord; Be-
hold, I will bring again the captivity
of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on
his dwellingplaces ; and the city
shall be builded upon her own
^ heap, and tlie palace shall remain
after the manner thereof.

1 9 And out of them shall proceed
thanksgiving and the voice of them
that make merry : and I will mul-
tiply them, and they shall not be
few ; I will also glorify them, and
they shall not be small.

20 Their children also shall be as
aforetime, and their congregation
shall be established before me,
and I will punish all that oppress
them.

21 And their ^ nobles shall be of
themselves, and theii- g< )\ci-nor shall
])r(K;eed from the midst of them ;
and I will cause him to draw near,
and he shall ai)proach unto me : for
who ^/.tjliis that eiigageil his heart
to ai)j)roacli uiito me ( saith the
TjOud.

22 And ye shall be my people,
and I will be your (Jod.

2.'? P)ehol(l, the wliirlwind of the
liOiM) goeth t'oi'tli with fury, a con-
tiiHiing whirlwind : it shall fall
with i)ain uj)on the head of the
wicked.

24 The fierce anger of the LoitD

* in no wise
leave ihee
iini)unished.

5 hill.

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" is ho that
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Mourning Rachel is comforted.

shall not return, until he have done
it, and until he have performed the
intents of his heart : in tlie latter
days ye shall ^ consider it.

CHAPTER 31.

I The restnralion of hrael. 10 The piihli-
cation thereof. 15 liahel mourniny is
coniforted. IS Ephvaiin, repenting is
hronght home again. '22 Chriat in pro-
mixe'd. 27 J/is care over the church. 31
///.s new covenant. 35 Th6 stability, 3S
and amplitude of the church.

AT the same time, saith the Lord,
will I be the God of all the
families of Israel, and they shall
be my people.

2 Thus saith the Lord, The peo-
ple v'hich were left of the sword
found grace in the wilderness ; even
Israel, when I went to cause him to
rest.

3 The Lord hath appeared ^ofold
unto me, saying. Yea, I have loved
thee with an everlasting love :
therefore with lovingkindness have
I drawn thee.

4 Again I will build thee, and
thou slialt be built, O virgin of Is-
rael : thou shalt again be adorned
with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth
in the dances of them that make
merry.

5 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon
the mountains of Samaria : the
planters shall plant, and shall '' eat
them as comuK^n things.

6 For there shall be a day, t/iaf
the watchmen upon the •'mount
Ephraim shall cry. Arise ye, and
let us go up to Zion unto the Lord
our God.

7 For thus saith the Lord ; Sing
with gladness for Jacob, and shout
"'among the chief of the nations :
publish ye, praise ye, and say, O

ouD, save thy people, the remnant
of Israel.

8 Behold, I will bring them from
the north country, find gather them
from the "coasts of the earth, and
with them the blind and the lame,
the woman with child and her
that travaileth with child to-
gether : a great company shall
return thither.

9 They shall come with weejoing,
and with supplications will 1 lead
them : I Avill cause them to Avalk
by the rivers of waters in a straight
way, wherein they shall not stum-
ble : for I am a father to Israel, and
Ephraim is my firstborn.

10 51 Hear the word of the Lord,
0 ye nations, and declare it in the
isles afar off, and say, He that scat-
tered Israel will gather him, and
keep him, as a shepherd doth his
flock.

11 For the Lord hath redeemed
.Jacob, and I'ansomed him from the
liand of him that was stronger than
he.

12 Therefore they shall come
and sing in the height of Zion, and
shall flow together to the goodness
of the LoKD, '' for wheat, and '^ for
wine, and "^ iov oil, and *for the
young of the flock and of the herd : -
and their soul shall be as a watered
garden ; and they shall not sorrow
any more at all.

13 Then shall the virgin rejoice
in the dance, both young men and
old together : for I will turn their
mourning into joy, and will comfort
them, and make them rejoice from
their sorrow.

14 And I will satiate the soul of
the priests with fatness, and my
people shall be satisfied with my
goodness, saith the Lord.

15 51 Thus saith the Lord; A
voice ^ was heard in Kamah, lamen-
tation, «»f(! bitter weeping ; " Rah el
weeping for her " children refused
to be comfoi'ted for her children,
because they ^'^ were not.

16 Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain
thy voice from weeping, and thine
eyes from tears : for thy work shall
be rewarded, saith the Loud ; and
they shall come again from the land
of tne enemy.

17 And there is hope in thine
end, saith the Lord, that thy child-
ren shall come again to their own
border.'

ism have surely heard Ephraim
bemoaning himself thus ; Thou hast
chastised me, and I was chastised,
as a bullock unaccustomed to the
yoJie : turn thou me, and I shall
be turned; for thou ar^ the Lord
my God.

1 9 Su rel y after that I was tu r ned ,
I repented ; and after that 1 was
instructed, 1 smote upon ni;/ thigh :
I was ashamed, yea, even con-
founded, because 1 did bear the
reproach of mj'- youth.

20 Is ]*]phraim my dear son? is
he a ^''pleasant child ? for '''since I
spake aganist him, I do earnestly

remember him still: llu>refore my
^■' bowels are troubled for him ; I
will surely liave mercy upon him,
saith the Lord.

21 Set thee up waymarks, make
thee "' high heaps : set thine heart
toward the highway, even the_wav
inhirh thou wentest : turn again, 0
virgin of Israel, turn again to these
thy cities.

22 51 How long wilt thou go
"about, O thou backsliding daugh-

' to the

8 to

w Rachel

11 children ;
she retuseth
i''^ are

13 darling
1^ ;is often iif
I speak

15 lieart
yearneth

i** guide
posts;

1' hither and
thither,

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JEREMIAH, 32. Jeremiah inqyvisoned by Zedekiah.

ter? for the Lord hath created a
new thing in the earth, A woman
shall compass a man.

23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel ; ^ As yet they
shall use this speech in the land of
Judah and in the cities thereof,
when I shall bring again their cap-
tivity ; The Lord bless thee, O ha-
bitation of justice, and mountain of
holiness.

21 And there shall dwell in
Judah itself, and in all the cities
thereof together, husbandmen, and
they that go forth with flocks.

25 For I have satiated the weary
soul, and I have replenished every
sorrowful soul.

26 Upon this I awaked, and be-
held ; and my sleep was SM^eet unto
me.

27 H Behold, the days come,
saith the Lord, that I will sow
the house of Israel and the house
of Judah with the seed of man, and
with the seed of beast.

28 And it shall come to pass,
that like as I have watched over
them, to pluck up, and to break
down, and to throw down, and to
desti'oy, and to afflict ; so will I
watch over them, to build, and to
plant, saith the Lord.

29 In those days they shall say
no more. The fathers have eaten
- a sour grape, and the children's
teeth are set on edge.

30 But every one shall die for his
own iniquity: every man that eat-
eth the "sour grape, his teeth shall
be set on edge.

3 1 51 Tiehold, the days come, saith
the Lord, that I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel,
and with the house of Judah :

32 Not according to the cove-
nant that I. made with their fa-
thers in the day that I took them by
the hand to })ring them out of the
land of Kgypt ; which my covenant
they brake, although 1 was ''an lius-
band unto them, saith the Lor.D :

33 lUit this shffi/ lie i\w, covenant
that I will make witii th(> house of
^ Israel : Aftci- tliosc days, saith the

LoHi). 1 will put my law iu their

inward parts, and write it in tluMr
hearts; and will V)e tlieii' (Jod, and
they shall be my peopl(>.

34 And they shall teach no more
every man his neighbour, and every
man his brother, saying, Know the
Lf)RD: for they shall all know me,
from the least of them unto the
greatest of them, saith the Lord:
for I will forgive their iniquity, and
I will remember their sin no moi-e.

35 fl Thus saith the Lord, which

giveth the sun for a light by day,
and the ordinances of the moon
and of the stars for a light by
night, which "divideth the sea
when the waves thereof roar ; The
Lord of hosts is his name :

36 If those ordinances depart
from before me, saith the Lord,
then the seed of Israel also shall
cease from being a nation before
me for ever.

37 Thus saith the Lord ; If
heaven above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth
searched out beneath, I will also
cast off all the seed of Israel for all
that they have done, saith the
Lord.

38 ^ Behold, the days come, saith
the Lord, that the city shall be
built to the Lord from the tower
of Hananeel unto the gate of the
corner.

39 And the measuring line shall
yet go forth ''over against it upon

the hill Gareb, and shall ^_compass
about to Goath.

40 And the whole valley of the
dead bodies, and of the ashes, and
all the fields unto the * bi-ook of

Kidron, unto the corner (^' the
hoi'se gate toward the east, sTiall t>e
holy unto the Lord ; it shall not be
plucked up, nor thrown down any
more for ever.

CHAPTER 32.

1 Jeremiah, being iniprinoiwd hy Zetlekiali
for his -prophevy, C huyeih Ildmnniel'n
fieJd. 18 Biirncli must pret^crrc the tri-
c/ences, an tokenx of the jienjilr's return.
16 Jeremiah ill liis pniyer coiiipldiiieth to
God. 26 Ooii eii)iji>-iiicih tlie coptirity for
their sins, 80 anil j>ro7)iiseth a {iracions
return.

THE word that came to Jere-
miah froni the Lord in the
tenth year of Zedekiah king of
Judah, which wax the eighteenth
year of Nebucliadr-ezzai'.

2 For then the king of l>abylon's
army besieged .h-rusalem : and Je-
i-emiah the ijrophet was shut iq) in
the court of the " prison, which ivaa
in the king of Judah s iiouse.

3 For Z(>dekiah king of Judah
liad shut him u]), saying, ^^'here-
fore dost thou prophesy, and say,
'I'hus saith the i>oRD, P.ehold, 1
will give this city into the hand of
the king of IJabylon, and he shall
take it :

4 And /('(lekiali king of .hulaJi
shall not escajx' out of the hand of
the ( 'haldeans, but shall surely be
(leli\cre(| into the hand of the king
of r.abylon, and shall speak with
him mouth to mouth, and his eyes
shall Ixliold his eyes ;

5 stirreth up

6 straight
onward unto
" turn

8 brook
Kidrou,

ruard,

He huyeth afield.

JEREMIAH, 32.

Ills prayer for enlightenment.

5 And he shall lead Zedekiah to
Babylon, and there .shall he be un-
til 1 visit him, saith the Lord :
though ye light with the Chal-
deans, ye shall not prosper.

6 ^ And Jeremiah said, The word
of the Lord came unto nie, saying,

7 Behold, Hanameel the son of
Shallum thine uncle shall come
unto thee, saying. Buy thee my
field that is in Anathoth : for the
right of redemption is thine to buy
it.

8 So Hanameel mine uncle's son
came to me in the court of the
^ prison according to the word of
the Lord, and said unto ine, Buy
my field, I pray thee, that is in Ana-
thoth, ^yhlch is in the country of
Benjamin : for the right of inheri-
tance ?.s thine, and the redemption
is thine; buy ?'< for thyself. Then
I knew that this was the word of
the Lord.

9 And I bought the field of Ha-
nameel my uncle's son, that icas
in Anathoth, and weighed him the
money, even seventeen shekels of
silver.

10 And I subscribed the " evi-
dence, and sealed it, and took wit-
nesses, and weighed him the money
in the balances.

11 So I took the ^ evidence of
the purchase, both that which was
sealed accordivg to the law and
custom, and that which was open :

12 And I gave the ''evidence of
the purchase unto Baruch the son
of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in
the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's
son, and in the presence of the wit-
nesses that subscribed the " book of
the pux'chase, before all the Jews
that sat in the court of the ^ prison.

13 1] And I charged Baruch be-
fore them, saying,

14 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel ; Take these •'' evi-
dences, this ^ evidence of the pur-
chase/both " which is sealed, and
this ^ evidence which is open ; and
put them m an earthen vessel, that
they may continue many days.

15 For thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel ; Houses
and fields and vineyards shall he
possessed again in tliis land.

16 H Now when I had delivered
the ■' evidence of the purcha.se unto
Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed
unto the Lord, saying,

17 Ah Lord God! behold, thou
liast made the heaven and the earth
by thy great power and stretched
out arm, and there is nothing too
hard for thee :

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18 Thou shewest lovingkindness
unto thousands, and recompensest
the iniquity of the fathers into the
bosom of their children after them :
the Great, the Mighty God, the
Lord of hosts, is liis name,

19 Great in counsel, and mighty
in work : for thine eyes are open
upon all the ways of the sons of
men : to give every one according
to his ways, and according to the
fruit of his doings :

20 Which hast set signs and won-
ders in the land of Egypt, even unto
this day, and in Israel, and among
other men ; and hast made thee a
name, as at this day ;

21 And .hast brought forth thy
people Israel out of the land of
Egypt with signs, and with won-
dei's, and with a sti'ong hand, and
with a stretched out arm, and with
great terror ;

22 And hast given them this land,
which thou didst swear to their fa-
thers to give them, a land flowing
with milk and honey ;

23 And they came in, and pos-
sessed it ; but they obeyed not thy
voice, neither walked in thy law ;
they have done nothing of all that
thou commandedst them to do :
therefore thou hast caused all this
evil to come upon them :

24 Behold the mounts, they are
come unto the city to take it ; and
the city is given into the hand of the
Chaldeans, that fight against it, be-
cause of the sword, and of the fa-
mine, and of the pestilence : and
what thou hast spoken is come to
pass ; and, behold, thou seest it.

25 And thou hast said unto me,
O Lord God, Buy thee the field for
money, and take witnesses ; "^ for
the city is given into the hand of
the Chaldeans.

26 H Then came the word of the
Lord unto Jere)niah. saying,

27 Behold, I am the Lord, the
God of all flesh : is there any thing
too hard for me 1

28 Therefore thussaith the Lord ;
Behold, I will give this city into the
hand or the Chaldeans, and into the
hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon, and he shall take it :

29 And the Chaldeans, that fight
against this city, shall come and set
fire on this city, and burn it with
the hou.ses, uj)on whose roofs they
have offered incense unto ]>aal, and
poured out di'ink offerings unto
other gods, to provoke me to anger.

30 For the chi](h-(!n of Israel and
the children of Judah have " only
done evil before me from their
youth : for the cliiNh'cn of Israel
have only provoked me to anger

■^ whereas

8 done only
that which
was evil in
my sight

God explaineth his dealing.

JEREMIAH, 33. Pardon and restoration promised.

with the work of their hands, saith
the Loud.

3 1 For this city hath been to me
as a provocation of mine anger and
of my fury from the day that they
built it even unto this day ; that I
should remove it from before my
face,

32 Because of all the evil of the
children of Israel and of the child-
ren of Judah, which they have
done to provoke me to anger, they,
their kings, their princes, their
priests, and their prophets, and the
men of Judah, and the inhabitants
of .Jerusalem.

33 And they have turned unto me
the back, and not the face : though
I taught them, rising up early and
teaching them, yet they have not
hearkened to receive instruction.

.34 But they set their abomina-
tions in the house, which is called
by my name, to defile it.

3.5 And they built the high places
of Baal, which are in the valley of
the son of Hinnom, to cause their
sons and their daughters to pass
through the fire unto Molech ; which
I commanded them not, neither
came it into my mind, that they
should do this abomination, to
cause Judah to sin.

36 % And now therefore thus
saith the Loud, the God of Israel,
concerning this city, whereof ye
say. It shall be delivered into the
hand of the king of Babylon by the
sword, and by the famine, and by
the pestilence ;

37 Behold, I will gather them out
of all countries, whither I have
driven them in mine anger, and in
my fury, and in great wrath ; and
I will Ijring them again unto this
place, and I will cause them to
dwell safely :

38 And they shall be my people,
and I will be their God :

39 And I will give them one
heart, and one way, that th(^y may
fear me for ever, for the good of them,
and of their children after them :

40 And I will make an everlast-
ing covenant witli them, that I
will not turn away from them, to
do them good ; l)ut T will put my
fear in their hearts, that tlu^y shall
not der)art from me.

41 Yea, I will rejoice over them
to do them good, and 1 will i)lant
them in this land assuredly with
my whole heart and with my whoh;
soul.

42 For thus saith the Lord ; Tjike
as I have brought all this great
evil ui)on this p(>ople, so will \
bring upon them all the good that
I have promised them.

43 And fields shall be bought in
this land, whereof ye say. It is
desolate without man or beast ; it
is given into the hand of the
Chaldeans.

44 Men shall buy fields for
money, and subscribe ' evidences,
and seal them, and take witnesses
in the hind of Benjamin, and in
the places about Jerusalem, and in
the cities of Judah, and in the
cities of the "mountains, and in
the cities of the •' valley, and in the
cities of the ^ south : for I will
cause their captivity to return,
saith the Lord.

CHAPTER 33.

1 Go(7 promisctli 1i> llw lutiiti rity a f/ntcious
letiirii, 0 <i jdi/fiii Ktiitr. VI (I .tcttlcd {inrent-
mi'til, 15 ('lu'ixf. Vie Biatu'h of riijMedUx-
nesx, 17 a cotituiuance, of kingdom, and
lifie.sthood, 20 and a HtabilUy of a blessed
seed.

MOREOVER the word of the
Lord came unto Jeremiah
the second time, while lie was yet
shut up in the court of the ^ prison,

saying,
2 Thus saith the Lord the ''maker

thereof, the Lord that "^ formed it,
to establish it; the Lord is his
name ;

3 Call unto me, and I will an-
swer thee, and shew thee great
and mighty things, which thou
knowest not.

4 For thus saith the Lord, the
God of Israel, concerning the
houses of this city, and concerning
the houses of the kings of Judah,
which are thrown down ^b^ the
mounts, and •' by the sword ;

5 They come to fight with the
Chaldeans, but it is to fill them
with the dead bodies of men, whom
I have slain in mine anger and in
my fury, and for all whose; wicked-
ness I nave hid my face from this
city.

6 ]>ehold, I will bi-ing it health
and cure, and I will cure them, and
will reveal unto them tlie abun-
dance of i)eac(> and truth.

7 Anfl 1 will cause the captivity
of Judah and the captivity ()f
Israel to return, and will build
them, as at the first.

S And I will cleanse them from
all their iniquity, whereby they
have siruKMJ against me ; and I will
I)ardon all theii- iniquities, whereby
they have sinned, and \yherel>y
tliey have transgressefl against me.

9 H And '"it shall be to me a
name of joy, a praise and an hoiK)ur
before all the nations of the earth,
wliicli shall heat- all the good that
I do unto them: and they shall
10

1 the deeds,

2 hill
couutry,

3 lowland,
* South :

5 guard,

6 doer

<■ formeth

8 to make a
defence
against
^ asraiust

i" Viis city

The righteous branch,

JEREMIAH, 34.

and the sure covenant.

fear and tremble for all the good-
ness and for all the prosperity that
I procure unto it.

10 Thus saith the Loud ; Again
there shall be heard in this place,
^ which ye say sha/l l>e desolate
without man and without beast,
even in the cities of Judah, and in
the streets of Jerusalem, that are
desolate, without man, and with-
out inhabitant, and without beast,

1 1 The voice of joy, and the voice
of gladness, the voice of the bride-
groom, and the voice of the bride,
the voice of them that shall say.
Praise the Loud of hosts : for the
Loud is good ; for his mercy en-
dureth for ever : and of them that
shall bring the sacrifice of praise
into the house of the Lord. For I
will cause to return the captivity
of the land, as at the first, saitn
the Loud.

1 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
Again in this place, which is deso-
late without man and without
beast, and in all the cities thereof,
shall be an habitation of shepherds
causing their flocks to lie down.

1 3 In the cities of the ' moun-
tains, in the cities of the ^ vale.
and in the cities of the ■* south, and
in the land of Benjamin, and in
the places about Jerusalem, and
in the cities of Judah, shall the
flocks pass again under the hands
of him that telleth them, saith the
Lord.

14 Behold, the days come, saith
the Loud, that I will perform that
good thing which I have promised
unto the house of Israel and to the
house of Judah.

15 ^ In those days, and at that
time, will I cause the Branch of
righteousness to grow up unto
David ; and he shall execute judg-
ment and righteousness in the
land.

16 In those days shall Judah be
saved, and Jeru.salem shall dwell
safely : and this is the name where-
with she shall be called, The Lord
our righteousness.

1 7 11 For thus saith the Lord ;
David shall never want a man to
sit upon the throne of the house
of Israel ;

18 Neither shall the priests the
Levites want a man before me to
ofl^er burnt offerings, and to ° kindle

meat offerings, and to do sacrifice
continually.

1 9 U And the word of the Loud
came unto Jeremiah, saying,

20 Thus saith the Loud ; If Jre
can break my covenant of the
day, and my covenant of the night.

^ and that there should not be day
and night in their season ;

21 Then may also my covenant
be broken with David my servant,
that he should not have a son to
reign upon his throne ; and with
the Levites the priests, my minis-
ters.

22 As the host of heaven cannot
be numbered, neither the sand of
the sea measured : so will I multi-
ply the seed of David my servant,
and the Levites that minister unto
me.

23 Moreover the word of the
Loud came to Jeremiah, saying,

24 Considerest thou not what
this people have spoken, saying.
The two families which the Loud
hath chosen, he hath even cast
them oftl thus they have despised
my people, that they should be no
more a nation before them.

25 Thus saith the Loud ; If my
covenant he not with day and
night, and if I have not appointed
the ordinances of heaven and earth ;

26 Then will I cast away the
seed of Jacob, and David my ser-
vant, so that I will not take any
of his seed to he rulers over the
seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob :
for I will cause their captivity to
return, and have mercy on them.

CHAPTER 34.

1 JereiniaJi prophexieih the captivity of
Zedekiah and the citi/. S The priitcen aiid
the, •people liariiiy d mniis.sed their boixtner-
vaiits, c<i)itraf>j to the eareiKint of Gad,
reasmime them. 12 Jeremiah, for their
dinobeclience, giveth tliem and Zedekiah
into the hartds of their enemies.

rilHE word which came unto Jere-
JL miah from the Lord, when
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,
and all his army, and all the king-
doms of the earth of his dominion,
and all the "' people, fought against
Jerusalem, and against all the
cities thereof, saying,

2 Thus saith the Loud, the God
of Israel; Go and speak to Zede-
kiah king of Judah, and tell him,
Thus saith the LouD; Behold, I
will give this city into the hand of
the king of Babylon, and he shall
burn it with fire:

3 And thou shalt not escape out
of his hand, but shalt surely be
taken, and delivered into his hand ;
and thine eyes shall behold the
eyes of the king of Babylon, and
he shall speak with thee mouth to
mouth, and thou shalt go to Bab-
ylon.

4 Yet hear the word of the Lord,
O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus
saith the LoUD of thee, Thou shalt
not die by the sword :

711

Aprophecij against Zedekiah.

JEREMIAH, 35. Faith broken ivith Hebrew servants.

5 Bat thou shalt die in jieace :
and with the burnings of thy fa-
thers, the former l\;ings which were
before thee, so shall they burn
odours for tliee ; and thej^ will la-
ment thee, sayinri. Ah lord ! for I
have pronounced the word, saith
the LoiiD.

6 Tlien Jeremiah the prophet
spake all these words unto Zede-
kiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

7 When the king of Babylon's
army fought against Jerusalem,
and against all the cities of Judah
that were left, against Lachish,
and against Azekah : for these de-
fenced cities remained of the cities
of Judah.

8 H This is the word that came
unto Jeremiah from the Lord, after
that the king Zedekiah had made
a covenant with all the people
which inere at Jerusalem, to pro-
claim liberty unto them ;

9 That every man should let his
manservant, and every man his
maidservant, being an Hebrew or
an Hebrewess, go free ; that none
sliould ' serve himself of them, to
wit, of a Jew his brother.

1 0 Now when all the princes, and
all the people, which had entered
into the covenant, heard that every
one should let lus manservant,
and every one his maidservant,
go free, that none should ^ serve

themselves of them any more, then
they obeyed, and let them go.

11 But afterward they turned,
and caused the servants and the
handmaids, whom they had let go
free, to return, and brought them
into subjection for servants and for
handmaids.

12 fl Therefore the woi'd of the
Lord came to Jeremiah from the
Lord, saying,

13 Thus saith the Lord, the God
of Israel ; 1 made a covenant with
your fathers in the day that I
brought them forth out of the land
of Egypt, out of the house of bond-
men, saying,

14 At the, end of seven years let
ye go every man liis brother an He-
brew, which hath bin-a sold unto
thee; and when he hath sei'ved
thee six yeai'S, thou shalt let him
go ivBG from thee : but your fathers
hearkened not unto me, neitlier in-
clined their ear.

15 And ye were now turned, and
had done right in my sight, in ))ro-
claiming Hberty every man to his
iieighlxmr; and ye had made a cove-
nant before me in the house which
is called l)y my name :

16 Jiut ye turned and "polluted
my name, and caused cvci'y man

his servant, and every man his
handmaid, whom he had set at li-
berty at their pleasure, to return,
and brought them into subjection,
to be unto you for servants and for
handmaids.

17 Therefore thus saith the
Lord ; Ye have not hearkened
unto me, in proclaiming libertj^
every one to his brother, and every
man to his neighbour : behold, I
proclaim a liberty for you, saith
the Loi;d, to the sword, to the pes-
tilence, and to the famine; and I
will make you to be removed into
all the kingdoms of the earth.

18 And I will give the men that
have transgressed my covenant,
which have not performed the
words of the covenant which they
had made before me, when they cut
the calf in twain, and passed be-
tween the parts thereof,

1 9 The princes of Judah, and the
princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs,
and the priests, and all the people
of the land, which passed between
the parts of the calf ;

20 I will even give them into the
hand of their enemies, and into the
hand f)f them that seek their life :
and their dead bodies shall be for
meat unto the fowls of the heaven,
and to the beasts of the earth.

21 And Zedekiah king of Judah
and his princes will I give into the
hand of their enemies, and into the
hand of them that seek their life,
and into the hand of the king of
Babylon's army, which are gone up
from .you.

22 ]-5ehold, I will command, saith
the Lord, and cause them to return
to this city ; and they shall fight
against it, and take it, and burn it
\vith fire: and I will make the ci-
ties of Judah a desolation without
an inhabitant.

CHAPTER 35.

1 />// thfi ohcdience of the Jie.chabifes, 12 Je-
rfiiiidh cfDnlemneth the difiol)cdicnce of the
Jeirij. 18 Ood hlefmeth the liechaljiten for
their obedience.

I'^III*] word which came unto Je-
- I'emiah from the LoRD in the
days of Jt'hoiakim the son of Josiah
king of Judah, saying,

2 (Jo unto the house of the He-
(■hal)ites, and sjx.'ak unto them, and
bring tliem into the house of the
LoiM), into one of the chambers,
and give them wiiio to drink.

.3 Then I took Jaa/aTiiah the son
of .lereniiah, the son of Habaziniah,
and his l)rethren, and all his sons,
and the whole iious(^ cjf the Rechab-
ites ;

I And I brought th(>m into the
house of the Loi;d, into the cham-

The obedience of the llecliahites.

JEREMIAH, ^Q.

Disobedience of Judah.

her of the sons of Hanan, the son
of IgdaUah, a man of God, \yhich
irxin by the chamber of the princes,
wliicli icas above the chamber of
Maaseiah the son of iShalkun, the
keeper of the door :

5 And I set before the sons of the
house of the Rechabites pots full of
wine, and cups, and I said unto
them. Drink ye wine.

6 But they said, We will drink no
wine : for Jonadab the son of Re-
chab our father commanded us, say-
ing, Ye shall drink no wine, neither
ye, nor your sons for ever :

7 Neither shall ye build house,
nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard,
nor have any : but all your days ye
shall dwell in tents ; that ye may
live many d-ciya in the land ^ where
ye be strangers.

8 Thus have we obeyed the voice
of Jonadab the son of Rechab our
father in all that he hath charged
us, to drink no wine all our days,
we, our wives, ovu' sons, nor our
daughters ;

9 Nor to build houses for us to
dwell in : neither have we vineyard,
nor field, nor seed :

10 But we have dwelt in tents,
and have obeyed, and done accord-
ing to all that Jonadab our father
commanded us.

11 But it came to pass, when
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
came up into the land, that we said,
Come, and let us go to Jerusalem
for fear of the army of the Chalde-
ans, and for fear of the army of the
Syrians : so we dwell at Jerusalem.

12 H Then came the word of the
Loud unto Jeremiah, saying,

13 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel ; Go and tell the
men of Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive
instruction to hearken to my words'!
saith the Loud.

14 The words of Jonadab the son
of Rechab, that he commanded his
sons not to drink wine, are per-
formed ; for unto this day tney
drink none, Vjut obey their father's
commandment : notwithstanding 1
have spoken unto you, rising early
and speaking ; but ye hearkened
not unto me.

15 1 have sent also unto you all
my servants the prophets, rising
up early and sending them, saying,
Return ye now every man from his
evil way, and amend your doings,
and go not after other gods to serve
them, and ye shall dwell in the
land which I have given to you and
to your fathers : but ye have not
inclined your ear, nor hearkened
unto me.

16 Because the sons of Jonadab
the son of Rechab have performed
the commandment of their father,
which he commanded them ; but
this people hath not hearkened unto
me :

17 Therefore thus saith Hhe
Loud God of hosts, the God of
Israel ; Behold, I will bring upon
Judah and upon all the inhabitants
of Jerusalem all the evil that 1 have
Ijronounced against them : because
1 have spoken unto them, but they
have not heard ; and I have called
unto them, but they have not an-
swered.

18 ^ And Jeremiah said unto the
house of the Rechabites, Thus saith
the Loud of hosts, the God of Is-
I'ael ; Because ye have obej'ed the
commandment of Jonadab your fa-
ther, and kept all his precepts, and
done according unto all that he
hath commanded you :

19 Therefore thus saith the Loud
of hosts, the God of Israel ; Jonadab
the son of Rechab shall not want a
man to stand before me for ever.

CHAPTER 36.

1 Jeremiah ca n^rtli Btnuch fo write hin
jirop/ii/c!/, Ti a )!(/ jui/i/ic/c/i/ to read it. 11
T/ie. priiicex, /in limj iiitflligeiice. thereof hy
J[<cli(tiah, (ie.7id Jelnuli to fetch the roll,
Olid read it. 19 Thai/ will Baruch to hide
liiiii.self and Jeremiah. 20 The. king Je-
hoiakim. Jji'Iikj cciiiticd thfre^if, henveih
jiart if it, and Uin-n'.tli the roll. 27 Jere-
miah denoiinci/h liis jndgmeni. 32 BaitCfh
uriteth a new cojii/.

AND it came to pass in the f ou rth
year of Jehoiakim the son of
Josiali king of Judah, that this word
came unto Jeremiah from the Loud,
saying,

2 Take thee a roll of a book, and
write therein all the words that I
have sijoken unto thee against Is-
rael, and against Judah, and against
all the nations, from tliedai/ I spake
unto thee, from the days of Josiah,
even unto this day.

3 It may be that the house of
Judah will hear all the evil wliich
I pui'pose to do unto them; that
they may x-eturn everj' man from
his evil way ; that I niay forgive
their iniquity and theii- sin.

4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch
the son of Neriah : and Baruch
wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah
all the words of the Loui), \\hich
he had si)oken unto him, upon a
roll of a book.

5 And .Teremiali comnuinded Ba-
ruch, saying, [ a/n. "shut up : I can-
not go into the liouse of the Lord :

G J'herefore go thou, and read in
tjhe roll, which tliou hast written
fi'om ray mouth, the words of the
13

2 the Lord,
the God

^ resti-ained ;

Jeremiah's roll read b>j Baruch, JEREMIAH, 36.

a7id hnrned by the king.

Lord in the ears of the people in
the Lome's house upon the fasting
day : and also thou shalt read them
in the ears of all Judah that come
out of their cities.

7 It may be they will present
their supplication before the Lord,
and will return every one from his
evil way : for great is the anger
and the fury that the Lokd hath
l^ronounced against this people.

8 And Baruch the son of Neriah
did according to all that Jeremiah
the prophet commanded him, read-
ing in the book the words of the
Loud in the Lord's house.

9 And it came to pass in the fifth
year of .Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
king of Judah, in the ninth month,
that they proclaimed a fast before
the Lord to all the people in Jeru-
salem, and to all the people that
came from the cities of Judah unto
Jerusalem.

10 Then read Baruch in the book
the words of Jeremiah in the house
of the Lord, in the chamber of
Gemariah the son of Shaplian the
scribe, in the ^ higher court, at the
entry of the new gate of the Lord's
house, in the ears of all the people.

1 1 U When Michaiah the son of
Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had
heard out of the book all the words
of the Lord,

12 Then he went down into the
king's house, into the scribe's cham-
ber : and, lo, all tlie princes sat there,
even Elishama the scribe, and De-
laiah the son of Shemaiah, and
Ehiathan the son of Achbor, and
Gemariah the son of tShaphan,
and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah,
and all the princes.

13 Then Michaiah declared unto
them all the words that he had
heard, when Baruch read the book
in the eai's of the people.

14 Thei'efore all the princes sent
Jeliu(H the son of Nethaniah, the
son of Slielemiah, the son of Cushi,
unto liaruch, saying, Take in thine
liand th(^ roll wherein thou hast
read in the ears of th(> people, and
come. So Baru(;h the son of Neriah
took the roll in his liand, and came
unto them.

l-~; And they said unto him. Sit
down now, and read it in our ears.
So P>aruch read it in their ears.

Hi Now it canu^ to i)ass, when
they had heai'd all tlie words, th(\v
"were ;ifraid both one and otlier.

aiid said unto IJaj'ucli, We will
surely tell the king of all these
wor'ds.

17 And they asked Baruch, say-
ing, Tel! lis now. How didst thou
write all these words at his mouth ?

18 Then Baruch answered them,
He pronounced all these words unto
me with his mouth, and I wrote
them with ink in the book.

19 Then said the princes unto
Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and
.Jeremiah ; and let no man know
where ye be.

20 51 And they went in to the
king into the court, but they laid
up the roll in the chamber of Eli-
shama the scribe, and told all the
words in the ears of the king.

21 So the king sent Jehudi to
fetch the roll : and he took it out
of Elishama the scribe's chamber.
And .Jehudi read it in the ears of
the king, and in the ears of all
the princes which stood beside the
king.

22 Now the king sat in the win-
tei'house in the ninth month : and
there was a fire on the hearth burn-
ing before him.

23 And it came to pass, that
when Jehudi had read three or
four leaves, he cut it with the pen-
knife, and cast it into the fire that
urns on the hearth, until all the roll
was consumed in the fire that was
on the hearth.

21 Yet they were not afraid, nor
rent their garments, neither the
king, nor any of his servants that
heard all these words.

25 Nevertheless Elnathan and
Delaiah and Gemariah had made
intercession to the king that he
would not burn the roll : but lie
would not hear them.

26 But the king commanded Je-
rahmeel the ''scm of Hammelech,
and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and
Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to
take Baruch the scribe and Jere-
miah the prophet : but the Lorl>
hid them.

27 H Then the word of the Lori)
came to Jeremiah, after that the
king had burned the roll, and
the words which iWu(;h wrote at
the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,

28 Take thee again another roll,
and write in it all the formei- woi-ds
that wei-e in the first roll, which
Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath
bullied.

2!) And thou shalt say to .Tehoia-
kim king of .ludah, Thus saith the
LolM); Thou hast bui'ned this I'oll,
saying. Why hast thou written
therein, saying, 'I'he king of J5aby-
loii sliall certainly comc^ nnd d(^-
stroy this hiiid, .mikI shall cause to
cease from theiic<' m;i,ii ;i,nd beast ?

30 Therefoi-e thus saith the Lord
of Jehoiakim king of .ludah; He
shall have none to sit upon the
throne of David : and his (hsad

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The roll is rewritten.

JEREMIAH, 37.

Jeremiah thrown into prison.

body shall be cast out in the day to
the heat, and in the night to the
frost.

31 And I will punish him and his
seed and his servants for their ini-
quity ; and I will bring upon them,
and upon the inhabitants of .Jeru-
salem, and upon the men of Judah,
all the evil that I have pronounced
against them ; but they hearkened
not.

32 H Then took Jeremiah another
roll, and gave it to Baruch the
scribe, the son of Neriah ; wlio
wrote therein from the mouth of
Jeremiah all the words of the book
which Jehoiakim king of Judah
had burned in the fire : and there
were added besides unto them
many like words.

CHAPTER 37.

1 T/ie EgypHans liamng rained the mecje of
Ike ('hdldi'miH, kind Zedekiah sendeth to
Jercniidh to pr'dy for the people. (1 Jere-
tnidli ]ifiijih,'.-,lefli tlie C/id/deii ii.s^ cerldin
reti/rii (I lid ric/n/'i/. 11 //*' i.t tdken for a
fiii/ifire. Iiiitteii, and put in prison. 16
/fe d.-^siiref/i Zedekiah of the captivity. IS
liitredtliiij for Ms liberty, he ohtaineth
fioiiie faroiir.

AND king Zedekiah the son of
Josiah reigned instead of Co-
niah the son of Jehoiakim, whom
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
made king in the land of Judah.

2 But neither he, nor his ser-
vants, nor the people of the land,
did hearken unto the words of the
LoHi), which he spake by the
prophet Jeremiah.

3 And Zedekiah the king sent
Jehucal the son of 8helemiah and
Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the
priest to the prophet Jeremiah, say-
ing. Pray now unto the Loud our
God for us.

4 Now .Jeremiah came in and
went out among the people : for
they had not put him into pi-ison.

5 Then Phai'aoh's army was come
forth out of Egypt : and when the
(Jhaldeans that besieged Jerusalem
heard tidings of them, they de-
parted from Jerusalem.

6 %. Then came the word of the
Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah,
saying,

7 Thus saith the Loi:i>, the God
of Israel ; Thus shall ye say to the
king of Judah, that sent you unto
me to enquire of me ; I>ehold, Pha-
raoh's army, which is come forth
to help you, shall return to Egypt
into their own land.

y And the (Jhaldeans shall come
again, and fight against this city,
and take it, and burn it with
fire.

9 Thus saith the Loud ; Deceive
not yourselves, saying. The Chal-

deans shall surely depart from us :
for they shall not depart.

10 For though ye had smitten
the whole army of the Chaldeans
that fight against you, and there
remained hut wounded men among
them, yet should they rise up every
man in his tent, and burn this city
with fire.

11 U And it came to pass, that
when the army of the Chaldeans
was broken up from Jerusalem for
fear of Pharaoh's army,

1 2 Then Jeremiah went forth out
of Jerusalem to go into the land
of Benjamin, to ^separate himself
thence in the midst of the people.

1 3 And when he was in the gate
of Benjamin, a captain of the ward
iiKts there, whose name uws Irijah,
the son of Shelemiah, the son of
Hananiah ; and he took Jeremiah
the prophet, saying. Thou fallest
away to the Chaldeans.

14 Then said Jeremiah, It is
false ; I fall not away to the Chal-
deans.. But he hearkened not to
him : so Irijah took Jeremiah, and
brought him to the princes.

15 Wherefore the princes were
wroth with Jeremiah, and smote
him, and put him in prison in the
house of .Jonathan the scribe : for
they had made that the prison.

16 H When Jeremiah was entered
into the dungeon, and into the
"cabins, and Jeremiah had re-
mained there many days;

17 Then Zedekiah the king sent,
and took him out : and the king
asked him secretly in his house,
and said. Is there avy word from
the Lord 1. And Jeremiah said.
There is : for, said he, thou shalt
l)e delivered into the hand of the
king of Babylon.

18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto
king Zedekiah, What have I
ofiended against thee, or against
thy servants, or against this peo-
ple, that ye have put me in prison 1

19 Where are now your prophets
which prophesied unto you, saying.
The king of Babylon shall not
come against you, nor against this
land ?

20 Therefore hear now, I pray
thee, O my lord the king : let my
supplication, I pray thee, be ac-
cepted before thee ; that thou cause
me not to return to the house of
•Jonatlian the scribe, lest I die
there.

21 Then Zedekiah the king com-
manded that they sliould commit
.fei'emiah into the ct)urt of the
•' prison, and that they should give
him daily a ^ piece of bread out of

1 reeeive his

portion

there,

2 cells.

3 guard,

4 loaf

715

Jeremiah cast into the dungeon. JEREMIAH, 38,

Zedekiah considteth him.

1 guard.

pit

kiriLf's
Suartl :

cpit;

the bakers' street, until all the
bread in the city were spent. Thus
Jeremiah remained in the court of
the ^ prison.

CHAPTER 38.

1 JeremiaJi, hy afdlxe Huriyestion, in put into
the (luufii'dii of'Mitldiiah. 1 Ehed-melech,
hy salt, ijilhlli li'fii .some etilaryt'iiieiit.
14 Ujiiiii srri-rt r<iiij\'rence he coumttlleth
the king by yUldimj to navehiii life. 24 By
the king^s instructions he concealeth the
con ference from the princes.

THEN Shephatiah the son of
Mattan, and Gedaliah the son
of Pashur, and Juciil the son of
iShelemiah, and J^ashur the son of
Malchiah, heard the words that
Jeremiah had spoken unto all the
people, saying,

2 Thus saith the Lord, He that
remaineth in this city shall die by
the sword, by the famine, and by
the pestilence: but he that goetti
forth to the Chalcleans shall live ;
for he shall have his life for a prey,
and shall live.

3 Thus saith the Lord, This city
shall surely be given into the hand
of the king of Babylon's army,
which shall take it.

4 Therefore the princes said unto
the king. We beseech thee, let this
man be put to death : for thus he
weakeneth the hands of the men
of war that rernain in this city,
and the hands of all the people, in
speaking such words unto them :
for this man seeketh not the wel-
fare of this people, but the hurt.

5 Then Zedekiah tlie king said,
Behold, he ?'.s in your ha.nd : for the
kingv's not/ie that can do any thing
against you.

G Then tf)ok they Jeremiah, and
cast him into the "dungeon of Mal-
chiah the '^soti of Hammeiech, tliat
iiHia in the court of tht; ^pi-ison:

and they let down Jei-emiah witli
cords. And in the dungeon fliere
iiKift no water, but mire : so Jere-
miali sunk in tht; mire.

7 II Now wlien l<'l)ed-melech the
l">tliiopian, one of the eunuchs
which was in tlie king's liouse,
heard that they had i)ut J(!remiah
in the "(hmui-oii : the king thi^n
sitting in thi; gat(! of I'en.jamin;

8 Ebed-melecli went forth out of
the king's house, and spake to the
king, saying,

9 My loj-fl the king, these men
lia\cdone evil in all that they have
done to Jeremiah th(^ pi'o[)het,
whom they ]iav(! cast into the
Mungeoii : and he is like to die for
luinger in the jjlace where ho is:
for there is no more bread in the
city.

10 Then the king commanded
Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, say-
ing. Take from hence thirty men
with thee, and take up Jeremiah
the prophet out of the "dungeon,
before he die.

1 1 So Ebed-melech took the men
with him, and went into the house
of the king under the treasury, and
took thence old cast clouts and old
rotten rags, and let them down l)y
cords into the "dungeon to Jere-
miah.

12 And Ebed-melech the Ethio-
pian said unto Jeremiah, Put now
thene old cast clouts and rotten rags
under thine armholes under the
cords. And Jeremiah did so.

13 So they drew up Jeremiah
with cords, and took him up out of
the '^dungeon : and Jeremiah re-
mained in the court of the ^ prison.

14 U Then Zedekiah the king
sent, and took Jeremiah the pro-
phet unto him into the third entry
that M in the house of the Loi:i) :
and the king said unto Jeremiah,
I will ask thee a thing ; hide no-
thing from me.

15 "Then Jeremiah said unto
Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee,
wilt thou not surely put me to
death'? and if I give thee counsel,
** wilt thou not hearken unto me?

16 So Zedekiah the king sware
secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, ^.s
the Lord liveth, that made us this
soul, I will not put thee to death,
neither will I give thee into tlu;
hand of these men that seek thy
life.^

17 Then said Jeremiah unto Ze-
dekiah, Thus saith tlu^ LoiU), the
f jod of hosts, the (Junl of Israel ; If
thou wilt assuredly go forth unto
the king of Babyh)n's princes, tlien
thy soul shall live, and this c-ity
shall not be burned with lire; and
thou shalt live, and thine house :

18 l>ut if thou wilt not go forth
to the king of P)abylon's princes,
then sliall this city be giv(>n into
the liand of the Chaldeans, and
they shall burn it with fire, ati<l
thou slialt not escap(; out of their
hand.

1!) And Zedekiali the king said
unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the
J(nvs that aie falhm to the Chal-
deans lest tliey deliver me into
their hand. an<l they mock me.

20 But Jei-emiah said. They sluill
not flelivcr thrr. ( )bey, I beseech
thee, th(^ voice of the LoUD, which
f speak unto thee: so it shall be
well unto thee, and thy soul shall
live.

21 But if tlum refuse to go forth,

71G

Jerusalem is taken.

JEREMIAH, 39.

Zedekiah sent to Babulou.

3 a breach
was made in

the city.

tins is the word that the Lord hath
shewed me :

22 And, behold, all the women
that are left in the king of .Judah's
house slidll be brought forth to the
king of Babylon's princes, and
those n'oinen shall say. Thy friends
have 'set thee on, and have pre-
vailed against thee : thy feet are
sunk in the mire, and they are
turned away back.

23 So they shall bring out all thy
wives and thy children to the Chal-
deans : and thou shalt not escape
out of their hand, V)ut shalt be
taken by the hand of the king of
Babylon : and thou shalt cause this
city to be burned with fire.

24 U Tlien said Zedekiah unto
Jeremiah, Let no man know of
these words, and thou shalt not
die.

25 But if the princes hear that I
have talked with thee, and they
come unto thee, and say unto thee.
Declare unto us now what thou
hast said unto the king, hide it not
from us, and we will not put thee
to death ; also what the king said
unto thee :

26 Then thou shalt say unto
them, I presented my supplication
before the king, that he would not
cause me to return to Jonathan's
house, to die there.

27 Then came all the princes
unto Jeremiah, and asked him :
and he told them according to all
these words that the king had com-
manded. So they left off speaking
with him ; for the matter was not
perceived.

28 So Jeremiah abode in the
court of the " prison until the day
that Jerusalem was taken : and
he was there when Jerusalem was
taken.

CHAPTER 39.

1 JcfKKalem h taken. 4 Zedekiah is made
hiitid, and. lent to Bahi/lon. 8 The city
ruinated, 9 the peopie captirated. 11 ^«-
hnchadrezzar'n charge for the good tt,»oqe
of Jeremiah. 15 God''a promise to Ebed-
m e/ech.

IN the ninth year of Zedekiah
king of Judah, in the tenth
month, came Nebuchadrezzar king
of Babylon and all his army against
Jerusalem, and they besieged it.

2 A)ul in the eleventh year of
Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the
ninth darj of the month, ^the city
was broken up.

3 And all the pi-inces of the
king of I'abylon came in, and sat
in the middle gate, even Nergal-
sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim,
* Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, * Rab-

mag, with all the residue of the
princes of the king of Babylon.

4 ^ And it came to pass, that
when Zedekiah the king of Judah
saw them, and all the men of war,
then they fled, and went forth out
of the city by night, by the way of
the king's garden, by the gate be-
twixt the two walls : and he went
out the way of the plain.

5 But the Chaldeans' army pur-
sued after them, and overto<jk Zede-
kiah in the plains of Jericho : and
when they had taken him, they
brought him up to Nebuchadnez-
zar king of Babylon to Riblah in
the land of Hamath, where he gave
judgment upon him.

6 Then the king of Babylon slew
the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah be-
fore his eyes : also the king of Ba-
bylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

7 Moreover he put out Zede-
kiah's eyes, and bound him with
chains, to carry him to Babylon.

8 51 And the Chaldeans burned
the king's house, and the houses of
the people, with fire, and brake
down the walls of Jerusalem.

9 Then Nebuzar-adan the cap-
tain of the guard carried away cap-
tive into Babylon the remnant of
the people that remained in the
city, and ■* those that fell away, that
fell to him, with the rest of the peo-
ple that remained.

10 But Nebuzar-adan the cap-
tain of the guard left of the poor
of the people, which had nothing,
in the land of Judah, and gave them
vineyards and fields at the same
time.

11^ Now Nebuchadi-ezzar king
of Babylon gave charge concerning
Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the cap-
tain of the guard, saying,

12 Take him, and look well to
him, and do him no harm ; but do
unto him even as he shall say unto
thee.

1 3 So Nebuzar-adan the captain
of the guard sent, and Nebushas-
ban, Rab-saris, and Ner-gal-share-
zer, Rab-mag, and all the king of
Babylon's princes ;

14 Even they sent, and took Je-
remiah out of the court of the
•''prison, and committed him unto
Cedaliah the son of Ahikam the
son of Shaphan, that he • should
carry him home : so he dwelt
among the people.

15 II Now the word of the Lord
came unto Jeremiah, while he w-as
shut up in the court of the " |)rison.

Titles of officers.

niie
deserters
that fell
away

saying,

16 Go and speak to Ebed-melech
the Ethiopian, saying, 'Jlius saith
the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ;

j;uiird,

717

Jeremiah goeth to Gedaliah.

JEKEMIAH, 40. Dispersed Jews reioair unto him.

Behold, I will bring my words upon
this city for evil, and not for good ;
and they shall be accoiiv^lished in
that day before thee.

1 7 But I will deliver thee in that
day, saith the Lord : and thou
shalt not be given into the hand of
the men of whom thou art afraid.

18 For I will surely deliver thee,
and thou shalt not fall by the
sword, but thy life shall be for a
prey unto thee : because thou hast
put thy trust in me, saith the Lord.

CHAPTER 40.

1 Jeremiah^ being set free by Nebuzar-adnn,
goeth to Gedaliah. 7 The clifipersed Jews
repair unto him. 13 Johanan revealing
Inhmaers conspirncy is not believed.

THE word that came to Jere-
miah from the Loud, after that
Nebuzar-adan the captain of the
guard had let him go from Ramah,
when he had taken him being bound
in chains among all that were car-
ried away captive of Jerusalem and
Judah, which were carried away
captive unto Babylon.

2 And the captain of the guard
took Jeremiah, and said unto him.
The Lord thy God hath pronounced
this evil upon this place.

3 Now the Lord hath brought it,
and done according as he hath said :
because ye have sinned against the
Lord, and have not obeyed his
voice, therefore this thing is come
upon you.

4 And now, behold, I loose thee
this day from the chains which
were upon thine hand. If it seem
good unto thee to come with me
into Babylon, come ; and I will look
well unto thee : but if it seem ill
unto thee to come with me into Ba-
bylon, forbear : behold, all the land
is before thee : whither it seemeth
good and convenient for thee to go,
thither go.

5 Now wliile he was not j^et gone
back, hciidid. Go back also to Geda-
liah the son of Ahikam the son of
Shaphan, wliom tlu; king of Baby-
lon liath made govei-nor over the
cities of .ludah, and dwtdl with him
among the people : or go whereso-
ever it seemeth convenient unto
thee to go. 8o the captain of the
guard gave him victuals and a ^ re-
warfl, and let him go.

6 Then went Jeremiah unto Ge-
daliah the son of Ahikam to Miz-
pah ; and dwelt with him among
the joeople that were left in tlu^
land.

7 II Now when all the captains
of the forces which imre, in the
fields, even they and their men,
heard that the king of Babylon

had made Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam governor in the land, and
had committed unto him men, and
women, and children, and of tlie
poor of the land, of them that were
not carried away captive to Bab-
ylon ;

8 Then they came to Gedaliah
to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah, and Johanan and
Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and
Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth,
and the sons of Ephai the Neto-
phathite, and Jezaniah the son
of a Maachathite, they and their
men.

9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahi-
kam the son of Shaphan sware
unto them and to their men, say-
ing, Fear not to serve the Chal-
deans : dwell in the land, and
serve the king of Babylon, and
it shall be well with you.

10 As for me, behold, I will
dwell at Mizpah, to serve the Chal-
deans, which will come unto us :
but ye, gather ye wine, and sum-
mer fruits, and oil, and put them
in your vessels, and dwell in your
cities that ye have taken.

11 Likewise when all the Jews
that were in Moala, and among the
Ammonites, and in Edom, and that
v'e)-e in all the countries, heard
that the king of Babylon had left
a remnant of Judah, and that he
had set over them Gedaliah the
son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan ;

12 Even all the Jews returned
out of all places whither they were
driven, and came to the land of
Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah,
and gathered wine and sunmier
fruits very much.

13 U Moreover Johanan the son
of Kareah, and all the captains of
the forces that uiere in the fields,
came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

14 And said unto him, Dost thou
certainly know that ]]aalis the
king of tlie Anunonites hatli sent
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to
slay thee? J5ut (ledaliah the son
of Ahikam believed them not.

15 Th(m .Johanan the son of Ka-
reah spake to Gedaliah in Mizjjah
secretly, saying, Let me go, 1 pray
thee, and I will slay Ishmael the
son of Netluuiiah, and no man
shall know it: wherefore shoidd
he slay thee, th;it all tin; .lews
which are gathered unto tluie
should be scattered, and the rem-
nant in Judah perish?

IG But Gedaliah the son of Ahi-
kam said unto .lohaiian the son of
Kareah, Thou shalt not do this
thing : for thou speakest falsely
oi Ishmael.

718

Ishmael slayeth GedaUah.

JEREMIAH, 41, 42. Johanan recovereth the captives.

CHAPTER 41.

1 Ishmael, treacherously killing Gednliah
and others, j^urposeth with the resUlne to
flee unto the Ammonites. 11 Johanan. re-
covereth the captives, and mindeth to flee
into Egypt.

NOW it came to pass in the
seventh month, that Ishmael
the son of Nethaniah the son of
Elishama, of the seed royal, and
the princes of the king, even ten
men with him, came unto Gedaliah
the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and
there they did eat bread together
in Mizpah.

2 Then arose Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah, and the ten men
that were with him, and smote
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the
son of Shaphan with the sword,_
and slew him, whom the king of
Babylon had made governor over
the land.

3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews
that were with him, even with Ge-
daliah, at Mizpah, and the Chal-
deans that were found there, and
the men of war.

4 And it came to pass the second
day after he had slain Gedaliah,
and no man knew it,

5 That there came certain from
Shechem, from 8hiloh, and from
Samaria, even fourscore men, hay-
ing their beards shaven, and their
clothes rent, and having cut them-
selves, with offerings and incense
in their hand, to bring them to the
house of the Lord.

6 And Ishmael the son of Netha-
niah went forth from Mizpah to
meet them, weeping all along as he
went : and it came to pass, as he
met them, he said unto thein. Come
to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

7 And it was so, when they came
into the midst of the city, that Ish-
mael the son of Nethaniah slew
them, and cast them into the midst
of the pit, he, and the men that
ivere with him.

8 But ten men were found among
them that said unto Ishmael, Slay
us not : for we have treasures in
the field, of wheat, and of barley,
and of oil, and of honey. So he
forbare, and slew them not among
their brethren.

9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael
had cast all the dead bodies of the
men, whom he had slain because of
Gedaliah, ivas it which Asa the
king had made for fear of Baasha
king of Israel : and Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah filled it with them
that were slain.

10 Then Ishmael carried away
captive all the residue of the jjeople
that ii<e)-e in Mizpah, even the king's
daughters, and all the people that

remained in Mizpah, whom Nebu-
zar-adan the captain of the guard
had committed to Gedaliah the son
of Ahikam : and Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah carried them away
captive, and departed to go over to
the Ammonites.

1 1 If But when Johanan the son
of Kareah, and all the captains of
the forces that were with him, heard
of all the evil that Ishmael the son
of Nethaniah had done,

12 Then they took all the men,
and went to tight with Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah, and found him by
the great waters that are in Gibeon.

13 Now it came to pass, that
when all the people which were
with Ishmael saw Johanan the son
of Kareah, and all the captains of
the forces that were with him, then
they were glad.

14 So all the people that Ishmael
had carried away captive from Miz-
pah cast about ancf returned, and
went unto Johanan the son of
Kareah.

15 But Ishmael the son of Netha-
niah escaped from Johanan with
eight men, and went to the Am-
monites.

1 6 Then took Johanan the son of
Kareah, and all the captains of the
forces that were with him, all the
remnant of the people whom he had
recovered from Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that
he had slain Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam, even mighty men of war,
and the women, and the children,
and the eunuchs, whom he had
brought again from Gibeon :

1 7 And they departed, and dwelt
in the habitation of Chimham,
which is by Beth-lehem, to go to
enter into Egypt,

18 Because of the Chaldeans : for
they were afraid of them, because
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had
slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,
whom the king of Babylon made
governor in the land.

CHAPTER 42.

1 Johanan desireth Jeremiah to enquire of
Gild, promising obedience to his uill. 1

Jeroiiiiili (insin-ith him <if safet)/ in Jiiilea,
V.\ ,111,1 ,l,stfiivti«)i in. 'Eiiypt. lit lie re-
jiror,lli tliiir li i/jHH'r imj, in requiring of
the Lord that which they meant not.

THEN all the captains of the
forces, and Johanan the son of
Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of
Hoshaiah, and all the people from
the least even unto the greate.st,
came near,

2 And said unto Jeremiah the
prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our
supplication be accepted before
thee, and pray for us unto the LoiiD

719

Jeremiah dis.suadeth

JEREMIAH, 43.

fro'iii (joi)iy lo Egypt.

tliy God, e.ven for all this remnant ;
(for we are left but a few of many,
as thine eyes do behold us :)

3 That the Loun thy God may
shew us the way wherein we ftiay
walk, and the thing that we may do.

4 Then Jeremiah the projjhet
said unto them, I have heard w^«;
behold, I will pray unto the Lord
your God according to your words ;
and it shall come to pass, timt what-
soever thing the Loup shall answer
you, I will declare it unto you ; I
will keep nothing back from you.

5 Then they said to Jereniiah,
The Lord be a true and faitliful
witness "^ between us, if we do not
even according to all things for the
which the Lord thy God shall send
thee to us.

6 Whether it he good, or whether
it he evil, we will obey the voice of
the Lord our God, to whom we
send thee ; that it may be well
with us, when we obej'^ the voice of
the Lord our God.

7 U And it came to pass after
ten days, that the word of the
Lord came unto Jeremiah.

8 Then called he Johanan the
son ©f Kareah, and all the cap-
tains of the forces which irere with
him, and all the people from the
least even to the greatest,

9 And said unto them, Thus
saith the Lord, the God of Israel,
unto whom ye sent me to present
your supplicatioTi before him ;

10 If ye will still abide in this
land, then will I build you, and
not pull !io}i, down, and I will plant
you, and not pluck you up : for I
repent me of the evil that I have
done unto you.

11 lie not afraid of the king of
Babylon, of whom ye are afraid ;
be not afraid of him, saith the
Loui): foi- I awMvithyou tosave you,
and to deliver you from his hand.

12 And I will shew mercies unto
you, tliat he may have mercy upon
you, and cause you to return to
your own land.

13 1[ ikit if ye say, \\o will not
dwell in this land, nf^ithcr obey
the vf)ice of the Loud your God,

14 Saying, Xo ; but we will go
into the land of Kgypt, where we
shall see no war, nor hear the sound
of the trumi)et, nor have hunger of
bi-ead ; and there will we dwell :

15 And now therefore hear the
word of the Lord, ye remnant of
Judah ; Thus saith the LoitD of
hosts, the (Jod of Israel; If ye
wholly set your faces to enter into
Lgyi)t, and go to sojourn there ;

16 Then it shall come to pass.
that the sword, which ye feared,

shall overtake you there in the
land of Egypt, and the famine,
v/hereof ye were afraid, shall fol-
low close after you there in Egypt ;
and there ye shall die.

17 So shall it be with all the men
that set tlieir faces to go into Egypt
to sojourn there ; they shall die by
the sword, by the famine, and by
the pestilence : and none of them
shall remain or escape from the
evil that 1 will bring upon them.

18 Eor thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel ; As mine
anger and my fury hath Vjeen
poured forth upon the inhabitants
of Jerusalem; so shall raj fury be
poured forth uj3on you, when ye
shall enter into Egypt : and ye shall
be an execration, and an astonish-
ment, and a curse, and a reproach ;
and ye shall see this place no more.

19 II The Lord hath said con-
cerning you, O ye remnant of Ju-
dah ; Go ye not into Egypt : know
certainly that I have '^admonished
you this day.

20 For ye dissembled in your
hearts, when ye sent me unto the
Lord your God, saying. Pray for
us unto the Lord our God ; and
according unto all that the Lord
our God shall say, so declare unto
us, and we will do it.

21 And nou< I have this day de-
clared it to you ; but ye have not
obeyed the voice of the Lord your
Gocl, nor any tidug for the which
he hath sent me unto you.

22 Now therefore know certainly
that j'e shall die by the sword, by
the famine, and by the pestilence,
in the place whither ye desire to go
and to sojourn.

CHAPTER 43.

1 John nan, (lixcfcil itiim Ji'fi-inhih'.i j/ro-
ji/irc//, f(tr>'iii/i JfrcmUlh dinl of/icr.s info
h't/i/pt. S Jiri'miii/i //roj)/ii'n/i'f/i />// a /////<•
t/ii' cioii/ucst of Eijijpt hij thf /l(///j//<iiii(iiix.

AN 1) it came to pass, that when
Jeremiah had made an end of
speaking unto all the p(>opleall tin;
woi-ds of the Loi:d tlieir God, for
whicli theLoiiD their God had sent
him to tliem, cvni all these worrls,

2 Tiii^n spake yV/ariidi th(> son of
lloshaiali, and .lohanan t.h(^ son of
Kareah, and all the proud men,
saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speaJc-
est falsely : the Loi.'D our God hath
not sent thee to say, Go not into
Egy))t to sojourn there :

3 Rut Haruch the son of Neriah
setteth tlie(> on against us, for ti»
delivei- us into the hand of the
Chaldeans, that they might put us
to death, and carry us away caj)-
tives into l^abylon.

4 So Johanan the .son of Kareah,
20

- testified
a<2iiinst

He is carried to Eijupt.

JEREMIAH, 44. He reproveth the exiles^ idolatry.

and all the captains of the forces,
and all the people, obej'ed not the
voice of the Loud, to dwell in the
land of Judah.

5 But Johanan the son of Kareah,
and all the captains of the forces,
took all the remnant of Judah, that
were returned from all ' nations.
whither they had been driven, to
dwell in the land of Judah ;

6 E^)en men, and women, and
children, and the king's daughters,
and every person that Nebvizar-
adan the captain of the guard had
left with Gedaliah the son of Ahi-
kam the son of Shaphan, and Jere-
miah the prophet, and Earuch the
son of Neriah.

7 So they came into the land of
Egypt : for they obeyed not the
voice of the Lonn : thus came they
even to Tahpanhes.

8 U Then came the word of the
Lord unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes,
saying,

9 Take gre-at stones in thine
hand, and hide them in - the clay in
the ''brickkiln, which is at the entry
of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes,
in the sight of the men of Judah ;

10 And say unto them. Thus
saith the Loud of hosts, the God of
Isi-ael ; Behold, I will send and take
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Baby-
lon, my servant, and Avill set his
throne upon these stones that I
have hid ; and he shall spread his
royal pavilion o\'er theni.

11 And when he cometh, he shall
smite the land of Egypt, and de-
liver such as a/re for death to death ;
and such as are for captivity to
captivity ; and such as are for the
sword to the sword.

1 2 And I will kindle a fire in the
houses of the gods of Egypt ; and
he shall burn them, and carry them
away captives : and he shall array
himself with the land of Egypt, as
a shepherd putteth on his garment ;
and he shall go forth from thence
in peace.

1 3 He shall break also the
^ images of * Beth-shemesh, that is
in the land of Egypt; and the
houses of the gods of the Egyptians
shall he burn with fii-e.

CHAPTER 44.

1 Jeremiah expre.Kneih the, (TemJaUon of
Jwliih for their idolatni. 11 He projih'e-
nieth the if (iextriictioii. irlio comm it idvltarti
in Eyiipt. l.i The oliKli.micij of the Jeii-'x.
20 Jeremiah thveateneth them for the fame.
29, and for a sig^i prophexieth the destriie-
t/i.o7i of Egijj)t.

THE word that came to Jeremiah
concerning all the Jews whicli
dwell in the land of Egypt, which

* Probably Heliopolis, or Ou.
46 7

dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes,
and at '' No))h. and in the country
of Pathros, saying,

2 Thus saith the Loud tvf hosts,
the God of Israel ; Ye have seen all
the evil that 1 have brought upon
Jerusalem, and upon all the cities
of Judah ; and, behold, this day
they are a desolation, and no man
dwelleth therein,

3 Because of their wickedness
which they have committed to pro-
voke me to anger, in that they
went to burn incense, and to serve
other gods, whom they knew not,
neither they, ye, nor your fathers.

4 Howbeit I sent unto you all
my servants the prophets, rising
early and sending them, saying.
Oh, do not this abominable thing
that I hate.

5 But they hearkened not, nor
inclined their ear to turn from their
wickedness, to burn no incense
unto other gods.

6 Wherefore iny fury and mine
anger was poured forth, and was
kindled in the cities of J udah and in
the streets of Jerusalem ; and they
are wasted and desolate, as at this
day.

7 Therefore now thus saith the
Lord, the God of hosts, the God of
Israel ; Wherefore commit ye this
great evil against j^our souls, to
cut off from you man and woman,
child and suckling, out of Judah,
to leave you none to remain ;

8 In that ye provoke me unto
wrath with the works of your
hands, burning incense unto other
gods in the land of Egypt, whither
ye be gone to dwell, that ye might
cut yourselves off, and that ye
might be a cui'se and a reproach
among all the nations of the earth'?

9 Have ye forgotten the wicked-
ness of your fathers, and the wick-
edness of the kings of Judah, and
the wickedness of theii' wives, and
your own wickedness, and the
wickedness of your wives, which
they have committed in the land of
Judah, and in the streets of Jeru-
salem ']

10 They art not humbled even
unto this day, neither have they
fearefl, nor walked in my law, nor
in my statutes, that 1 set before
you and before your fathers.

11 1! Therefore thus saith the
Lord oi hosts, the God of Israel ;
Behold, I will set my face against
you for evil, " nnd to cut off all
Judah.

12 And I will take the remnant
of Judah, that have set their
faces to go into the land of Egyi)t
to sojoui-n there, and they shall all

The peoiile resist Jeremiah.

JEREMIAH, 44.

The conquest of Eg >/pt foretold.

1 husbands?

be consumed, and fall in the land
of Egypt ; they shall even be con-
sumed by the sword and by the
famine : they shall die, from the
least even unto the greatest, by
the swoi'd and by the famine : and
they shall be an execration, and an
astonishment, and a curse, and a
reproach.

13 For I will punish them that
dwell in the land of Egypt, as I
have punished Jerusalem, by the
sword, by the famine, and by the
pestilence :

14 So that none of the remnant
of Judah, which are gone into the
land of Egypt to sojourn there,
shall escape or remain, that they
should return into the land of Ju-
dah, to the which they have a desire
to return to dwell there : for none
shall return but such as shall
escape.

15 H Then all the men which
knew that their wives had burned
incense unto other gods, and all
the women that stood by, a great
multitude, even all the people that
dwell in the land of Egypt, in
Pathi'os, answered Jeremiah, say-
ing,

• 16 ^s for the word that thou
hast spoken unto us in the name of
the Lord, we will not hearken
unto thee.

17 But we will certainly do
whatsoever thing goeth forth out
of our own mouth, to burn incense
unto the queen of heaven, and to
pour out drink offerings unto her,
as we have done, we, and our fa-
thers, our kings, and our princes,
in the cities of Judah, and in the
streets of Jerusalem : for then had
we plenty of victuals, and were
well, and saw no evil.

18 But since we left off to burn
incense to the queen of heaven, and
to pour out drink offerings unto
her, we have wanted all fhint/x,
and have been consumed by the
sword and by the famine.

19 And when we burned incense
to the queen of heaven, and poured
out drink offei-ings unto her, did
we make her cakes to worship her,
and pour out drink offerings unto
her, without our ' men ?

20 U Then Jeremiah said unto
all the people, to the men, and to
the women, and to all the peoi)le
which had given him that answer,
saying,

21 The incense that ye burned
in the cities of Judah, and in tlu^
streets of Jerusakan, ye, and your
fathers, your kings, and your
princes, and the people of the
land, did not the Lord remember

them, and came it not into his
mind ']

22 So that the Lord could no
longer bear, because of the evil of
your doings, and because of the
abominations which ye have com-
mitted ; therefore is your land a
desolation, and an astonishment,
and a curse, without an inhabitant,
as at this day.

23 Because 5'^e have burned in-
cense, and because ye have sinned
against the Lord, and have not
obeyed the voice of the Lord, nor
walked in his law, nor in his sta-
tutes, nor in his testimonies ; there-
fore this evil is happened unto you,
as at this day.

24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto
all the people, and to all the women.
Hear the word of the Lord, all Ju-
dah that are in the land of Egypt :

25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel, saying ; Ye and
your wives have both spoken with
your mouths, and fulfilled with
your hand, saying, We will surely
perform our vows that we have
vowed, to burn incense to the
queen of heaven, and to pour out
drink offerings unto her: ye will
surely accomplish your vows, and
surely perform your vows.

26 Therefore hear ye the word
of the Lord, all .ludah that dwell
in the land of Egypt ; Behold, I
have sworn by my great name,
saith the Lord, that my name
shall no more be named in the
mouth of any man of Judah in all
the land of Egypt, saying, " The
Lord God liveth.

27 Behold, I will watch over
them for evil, and not for good :
and all the men of Judah that are
in the land of Egypt shall be con-
suiiK^d by the sword and by the
famine, until there be an end of
them.

28 Yet a small number that es-
cape the sword shall return out of
tlu; land of l*]gypt into the land
of Judah, and all the remnant of
.Judah, that are goiu^ into the land
of J']gypt to sojourn thei'e, shall
know whose words shall stand,
mine, or theirs.

29 11 And this t^hall l>e a sign
unto you, saith tlu* IjORD, that I
will punish you in this-i)lace, tliat
ye may know that my words shall
surely stand against you for evil :

3() Thussaith the Lord; P>ehold,
f will give I'haraoh liophra king
of l*]gypt iiito the hand of his (ene-
mies, and into the hand of them
that seek his life; as 1 gave Zede-
kiah king of .ludah into the hand
of Nebuchadrezzar king of Baby-

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A message to Baruch.

JEREMIAH, 45, 46.

Tlie overthrotv of Egypt.

Ion, his enemy, and that sought
his life.

CHAPTER 45.

1 Baruch being dismayed, 4 Jeremiah tn-
structeth and comfortelh him.

THE word that Jeremiah the
prophet spake unto Baruch the
son of Neriah, when he had written
these words in a book at the mouth
of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king
of Judah, saying,

2' Thus saith the Lord, the God
of Israel, unto thee, 0 Baruch ;

3 Thou didst say. Woe is me
now ! for the Lord hath added
grief to my sorrow ; I ^ fainted in

my sHighing, and I find no rest.

4 II Thus shalt thou say unto
him. The Lord saith thus ; Behold,
that which I have built will I
break down, and that which I have
planted I will pluck up, even this
whole land.

5 And seekest thou great things
for thyself J seek them not : for, be-
hold, I will bring evil upon all
flesh, saith the Lord : but thy life
will I give unto thee for a prey in
all places whither thou goest.

CHAPTER 46.

1 Jeremiah prophesieth the overthrow of
PharaoWs army at Euphrates, 13 and the
conquest of Egypt by NehHchadvezzitr . 2"
//(' comforteih Jacob in their chastisement.

THE word of the Lord which
came to Jeremiah the prophet
against the - Gentiles ;

2 Against Egypt, against the
army of Pharaoh-necho king of
Egypt, which was by the river Eu-
phrates in Carchemish, which Ne-
buchadrezzar king of Babylon
smote in the fourth year of Jehoi-
akim the son of Josiah king of
Judah.

3 Order ye the buckler and
shield, and draw near to battle.

4 Harness the horses; and get up,
ye horsemen, and stand forth with
your helmets ; furbish the spears,
and put on the ■' brigandines.

5 Wherefore have I seen them
dismayed and turned away back?
and their mighty ones are beaten
down, and are fled apace, and look
not back : for ■* fear ii<ai^ round
about, saith the Lord.

6 Let not the swift flee away, nor
the mighty man escape ; they shall
stumble, and fall toward the north
by the river Euphrates.

7 Who in this that cometh up as
"a flood, whose waters "are moved
as the rivers 1

iS Egypt riseth up like 'a flood

and his waters "^are moved like the

rivers ; and he saith, I will go up,
and will cover the earth ; I will de-
stroy the city and the inhabitants
thereof.

9 Come up, ye horses ; and rage,
ye chariots ; and let the mighty
men come forth ; the Ethiopians
and the Libyans, that handle the
shield ; and the Lydians, that han-
dle and bend the bow.

10 For this is the day of the Lord
God of hosts, a day of vengeance,
that he may avenge him of his ad-
versaries : and the sword shall de-
vour, and it shall be satiate and
made drunk with their blood : for
the Lord God of hosts hath a sacri-
fice in the north country by the
river Euphrates.

11 Go up into Gilead, and take
balm, O virgin, the daughter of
Egypt : in vain shalt thou use
many medicines ; for thou shalt not
be cured.

1 2 The nations have heard of thy
shame, and thy cry hath filled the
^ land : for the mighty man hath
stumbled against the mighty, and
they are fallen both together.

13 51 The word that the Lord
spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
should come and smite the land of
Egypt.

14 Declare ye in Egypt, and pub-
lish in Migdol, and piiblish in * Noph

and in Tahpanhes : say ye, iStand
fast, and prepare thee ; for the
sword shall devour round about
,thee.

15 Why are thy valiant men
swept away? they stood not, be-
cause the Lord did "drive them.

16 He made many to fall, yea,
one fell upon another : and they
said. Arise, and let us go again
to our own people, and to the land
of our nativity, fi*om the oppress-
ing sword.

17 They did cry there, Pharaoh
king of Egypt is hut a noise ; '»he
hath passed the time appointed.

18 ^s I live, sajth the King,

whose name is the Lord of hosts,
Surely as Tabor is among the
mountains, and as Carmel by the
sea, so shall he come.

19 0 thou daughter dwelling in
Egypt, furnish thyself to go into
captivity : for ^ Noph shall be waste
and desolate without an inhabitant.

20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer,
but destruction cometh ; it cometh
out of the north.

21 Also her hired men are in the
midst of her like " fatted bullocks :
for they also are turned back, and
are fled away together : they did

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earth :

^ Memphis

9 thrust
them down.

10 he hath
k't the
appointed
time
pass by.

^ Memphis

11 calves of
tlie Gtall ;

Israel comforted.

JEREMIAH, 47, 48. Destruction of the Fhilistines.

1 Her sound
is like tliat
of the

serpent as it
goetli ;

2 Anion of
No,

8 and will in
no wise
leave thee
luipLinislied.

not stand, because the day of their
calamity was come upon them, and
the time of their visitation.

22 ^ The voice thereof shall go
like a serpent ; for they shall march
with an army, and come against
her with axes, as hewers of wood.

23 They shall cut down her for-
est, saith the Lord, though it can-
not be searched ; because they are
more than the grasshoppers, and
are innumerable.

24 The daughter of Egypt shall
be confounded; she shall be deli-
vered into the hand of the people
of the north.

25 The Lord of hosts, the God of
Israel, saith ; Behold, I will punish
•^ the multitude of No. and Pharaoh,
and Egypt, with their gods, and
their kings ; even Pharaoh, and all
them that trust in him :

26 And I will deliver them into
the hand of those that seek their
lives, and into the hand of Nebu-
chadrezzar king of Babylon, and
into the hand of his servants : and
afterward it shall be inhabited, as
in the days of old, saith the Lord.

27 II But fear not thou, O my
servant Jacob, and be not dismayed,
O Israel : for, behold, I will save
thee from afar off, and thy seed
from the land of their cayjtivity ;
and .Jacob shall return, and be in
rest and at ease, and none shall
make him afraid.

2<S Fear thou not, O Jacob my
servant, saith the Loud : for I am
with thee ; for I will make a full
end of all the nations whither I
have driven thee : but I will not
make a full end of thee, but correct
thee in measure ; •' yet will I not
leave thee Avholly uiii)iinished.

CHAPTER 47.

T//e iJesirvctioti of the Philintiveii.

rn liE word of the Lord that came
X to Jer-emiah the prophet against
the Philistines, before that Pharaoh
smote Cxaza.

2 Thus saith the Lord; Behold,
waters rise up out of the north, and
shall V)e an overfU)wing Hood, ajid
sli;dl overflow the land, ;ind all that
is therein ; th(> city, and them that
dwell therein: then tlie men sliall
cry, and all the inhaV)itants of the
land shall howl.

•S At the noise of the stamping of
the lioofs of his strong horacii, at the
rushing of liis chai'iots, and at the
rumbling of his wlu'els, the fathers
slijill not, look back to Mc/r children
for feebleness of hands ;

4 P.ecause of the day that cometh
to spoil all the Philistines, and to

cut off from * Tyrus and Zidon every
helper that remanieth : forthe Lord
will spoil the Philistines, the rem-
nant of the country of Caphtor.

5 Baldness is come upon Gaza ;
Ashkelon is cut off with the rem-
nant of their valley : how long wilt
thou cut thyself 1

6 O thou sword of the Lord, how
long u'ill it be ere thou be quiet 1
put up thyself into thy seaboard,
rest, and be still.

7 How can it be quiet, seeing the
Lord hatli given it a charge against
Ashkelon, and against the sea shore 1
thei'e hath he appointed it.

CHAPTER 48.

1 The ,jn(l(pnent nf Moah, "ifor fheir pridf, 11
./'(';■ Vieir sfciirHi/, \i for their carnal con-
fidence, 2li (HkJ for their contempt if (ioit
and hix jieojite. i~i The, restoration tf'Mouh.

AGAINST Moab thus saith the
Lord of hosts, the God of Is-
rael ; Woe unto Nebo ! for it is
spoiled : Kiriathaim is confounded
and taken : Misgab is confounded
and dismayed.

2 There sli((ll he no more praise of
Moab: in Heshbon they have de-
vised evil against it ; come, and let
us cut it off' fi'om In'iiuj a nation.
Also thou shalt be cut down, O
Madmen ; the sword shall pursue
thee.

3 A voice of crying sliall he from
Horonaim, spoiling and great de-
struction.

4 Moab is destroyed ; her little
ones have caused a cry to be heard.

5 ^ For in the going up of Luhith
continual weeping shall go up ; for

in the going down of Horonaim
" the enemies have heard a cry of
destruction.

6 Flee, save your liyes, and be
like the heath in the wilderness.

7 II For because thou hast trusted
in thy woi-ks and in thy treasures,
thou shalt also Ik; taken : and C-lie-
mosh shall {fo forth into captivity
ruith his priests and his princes
together.

8 And the spoiler shall come
upon every city, and no city shall
escape : th(> valley also shall iK-i-isli,
and the plain shall In; destroyed, as
the Lord hath spoken.

9 Give witim unto Moab, that it
may 11(m' an(l get away : for the
cities thereof shall be; desolate,
without anv to flwell therein.

10 Cursed he he that doeth tlie
work of the Lord '^deceitfully, ami
cursed he he that keepeth ba(;k his
sword from blood.

1 1 ^I Moab hath been nt ease from
his youth, and 1h> hath s('ttle(l (H)
his lees, and hath not been emptied

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Prophecy against Moah.

JEREMIAH, 48.

Judgment on her pride.

1 them that
puuroff,ancl
they shall
pour him off,

2 they are
gone up into

3 by the
Anion,

* as often
as thou
speakest of
him, thou
■Nvagyiest the
head.

from vessel to vessel, neither hath
he gone into captivity : therefore
his taste remained in him, and his
scent is not changed.

12 Therefore, behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, that I will
send unto him '" wanderers, tliat
shall cause hhn to wander, and
shall empty his vessels, and break
their bottles.

13 And M(mb shall be ashamed
of Chemosh, as the house of Israel
was ashamed of Beth-el their con-
fidence.

14 ^ How say ye, We are mighty
and strong men for the war 1

1.5 Moab is spoiled, and "gone
ujj out of her cities, and his chosen
young men are gone down to the
slaughter, saith the King, whose
name ?'.s- the Lord of hosts.

16 The calamity of Moab is near
to come, and his affliction hasteth
fast.

17 All j'^e that are about him,
bemoan him ; and all ye that know
his name, say, How is the strong
staff broken, and the beautiful
rod !

18 Thou daughter that dost in-
habit Dibon, come down from thy
glory, and sit in thirst ; for the
spoiler of Moab shall come upon
thee, and he shall destroy thy
strong holds.

19 0 inhabitant of Aroer, stand
by the way, and espy ; ask him
that tleeth, and her that escapeth,
and say, What is done 1

20 Moab is confounded ; for it is
broken down : howl and cry ; tell
ye it -''in Arnon, that Moab is
spoiled,

21 And judgment is come upon
the plain country ; upon Holon,
and upon Jahazah, and upon Me-
phaath,

22 And upon Dibon, and upon
Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,

23 And upon Kiriathaim, and
upon Beth-ganml, and upon Beth-
meon,

24 And upon Kerioth, and upon
l)Ozrah, and upon all the cities of
the land of Moab, far or near.

25 The liorn of Moab is cut off,
and his arm is broken, saith the
Lord.

20 51 Make ye him drunken : for
he magnified hiiuKcIf against the
Loud: Moab also shall wallow in
his vomit, and he also shall be in
derision.

27 For was not Israel a derision
unto thee? was he found among
thi(!ves 1 for ^sinee thou snakest of
him. thou ski»)D(vlst for joy.

2.S () ye that dwell in Moab.

leave the cities, and dwell in the
rock, and be like the dove th(tt
maketh her nest in the sides of the
hole's mouth.

29 We have heard the pride of
Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his
loftiness, and hi.s arrogancy, and
his pride, and the haughtiness of
his heart.

30 I know his wrath, saith the
Lord ; °but it shaJl not be so; his

lies shall not so effect it.

31 Thei-efore will 1 howl for
Moab, and I will cry out for all
Moab ; mine heart shall mourn for
the men of Kir-heres.

32 O vine of Hibmah, I Avill weep
for thee with the weeping of Jazer :
thy " plants are gone over the sea,
they reach even to the sea of Jazer :
the spoiler is fallen upon thy sum-
mer fruits and upon thy vintage.

33 And joy and gladness is taken
from the plentiful field, and from
the land of Moab ; and I have
caused wine to fail from the wine-
presses : none shall tread Avith
shouting; their shouting shall be
no shouting.

34 From the cry of Heshbon even
unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz,
have they uttered their voice, from
Zoar even unto Horonaim, "^ as an
heifer of three years old: for the
waters also of JS'imrim shall be de-
solate.

35 Moreover I will cause to cease
in Moab, saith the Lord, him that
offereth in the high places, and him
that burnetii incense to his gods.

36 Therefore mine heart shall
sound for ^loab like pipes, and
mine heart shall sound like pipes
for the men of Kir-heres : because
the riches that he hath gotten are
perished.

37 For every head shall be bald,
and every beard clipped : upon all
the hands shall be cuttings, and
upon the loins sackcloth.

38 There shall be lamentation
generally upon all tlu; housetops of
Moab, and in the streets thereof :
for I have broken INloal) like a ves-
sel wherein is no pleasure, saith the
Lord.

39 They shall howl, saying. How
is it broken down ! how hath Moal)
turned the back with shame ! so
shall Moab be a d{>rision and a dis-
maying to all them about liim.

40 For thus saith the LoitD ; Be-
hold, he shall fiy as an eagle, a,nd
shall spread hi.s wings over Moab.

41 Kerioth is taken, and the
strong holds ar*^ surprised, and the
mighty men's liearts in Moab at
that day shall be as the heart of a
woman in her pangs.

Judgment on Ammon.

JEREMIAH, 49.

Desolation of Edom.

42 And Moab shall be destroyed
from being a people, because he
hath magnified /iM/ise^/" against the
Lord.

43 Fear, and the pit, and the
snare, shall he upon thee, O inhabi-
tant of Moab, saith the Lord.

44 He that fleeth from the fear
shall fall into the pit ; and he that
getteth up out of the pit shall be
taken in the snare : for I will bring
upon it, even upon Moab, the year
ot their visitation, saith the Lord.

45 They that fled ^ stood under
the shadow of Heshbon because of

tlie force : but a fire shall come

forth out of Heshbon, and a flame
from the midst of Sihon, and shall
devour the corner of JNIoab, and
the crown of the head of the tumul-
tuous ones.

46 Woe be unto thee, O Moab !
the people of Chemosh perisheth :
for thy sons ai-e taken captives, and
thy daughters captives.

47 51 Yet will I bring again the
captivity of Moab in the latter
days, saith the Lord. Thus far is
the judgment of Moab.

CHAPTER 49.

1 Tlte jn(l{iment of tJie, Ammonites. 6 Their
rentoration. 1 The judgment of Eilom, '2S
of Danidscus, 28 of Kedar, 30 of Ilazor,
34 (ind of Elam,. 39 The restoration of
Elam.

pONCERNING the Ammonites,
V_7 thus saith the Lord ; Hath
Lsrael no sons^ hath he no heirl
why then doth '^ their king inherit
Gad, and his people dwell in his
cities %

2 ^Therefore, behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, that I will
cause an alarm of war to be heard
in Rabbah of the Ammonites ; and
it shall be a desolate heap, and her
(laughters shall be burned with fire :
tlum shall Israeli ^ be heir unto tliein

that were his heirs, saith the Lord.

.i Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is
sjjoiled : cry, ye daughters of l»ab-
l)ah, gird you with sackcloth ; la-
ment, and run to and fro by the
li(Hlges ; for •* their king shall go
itito captivity, a ml his i)i-iests and
his princes together.

4 Wherefore gloriest thou in th(!
valleys, thy flowing valley, O back-
sliding daughter? that trusted in
her treasur(!s, sai/iny, Wlio sliall
come unto me ?

5 Behold I will bring a fear u 1)011
thee, saith the Lord God of hosts,
from all those that \h' about thee;
and ye shall be driven out ev(!ry
man right foith ; and none shall
gather up him that wandereth.

6 And afterward I will bring
again the captivity of the children
of Ammon, saith tne Lord.

7 K Concerning Edom, thus saith
the Lord of hosts ; Is wisdom no
more in Teman 1 is counsel perished
from the prudent 1 is their wisdom
vanished 1

8 Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep,
O inhabitants of Dedan ; for I will
bring the calamity of Esau upon
him, the time that I will visit
him.

9 If grapegatherers come to thee,
''would the.v not leave so}ne glean-

ing gi-apes 'J if thieves by night,
tliey will destroy till they have
enough.

10 " But I have made Esau bare,
I have uncovered his secret places,
and he shall not be able to hide
himself : his seed is spoiled, and
his brethren, and his neighbours,
and he is not.

1 1 Leave thy fatherless children,
I will preserve them alive ; and let
thy widows trust in me.

12 For thus saith the Lord ; Be-
hold, they whose judgment tvas not
to drink of the cup have assuredly
drunken ; and art thou he that
shall altogether go unpunished 1
thou shalt not go unpunished, but
thou shalt surely drink of it.

1 .3 For I have sworn by myself,
saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall
become a desolation, a reproach, a
waste, and a curse ; and all the
cities thereof shall be ]ierpetual
wastes.

14 I have heard ^a rumour from
the Lord, and an ambassador is
sent '*unto the heathen, saying.
Gather ye together, and come
against her, and rise up to the
battle.

lb For, lo, T will make thee
small among the "heaihen. and
despis(>d among men.

16 Th.y terril)leness hath de-
ceived thee, and the pride of thine
heai't, () thou that dwellest in the
clefts of the rock, that boldest tlu^
height of the hill: thougli thou
shouldest make tli.v ni^st as liigh as
the (^agle, I will bi-iiig thee down
from thence, saith t]n\ Lord.

17 Also Edom sliall be a desola-
tion : every one that goeth b.v it
slwUl be astonished, and shall liiss
at all the plagues thereof.

1 'S As in the ovei'tln'ow of Sodom
and Gonioirali and tlu^ neighboui'
cities theieof, saith the LoRD, no
man shall al^de there, neither
shall a son of man dwell in it.

19 Behold, li(! sh.'ill com*; up like
a lion from the swelling of Jordan

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JEREMIAH, 50.

and of Elam.

' against tlie habitation of the
strong : but i will suddenly make
hiui run away from her : and who
is a chosen man, that I may appoint
over her '? for who is like me '? and
who will appoint me ^ the time '?
and who is that shepherd that will
stand before me ■?

20 Therefore hear the counsel of
the Lord, that he hath taken
against Edom ; and his purposes,
that he hath purposed against the
inhabitants of Teman : Surely '' the
least of the flock shall draw them

out : surely lie shall make then
habitations desolate with them.

21 The earth is moved at the
noise of their fall, at the ci'y the
noise thereof was heard in the Red
sea.

22 Behold, he shall come up and
fly as the eagle, and spread his
wings over Bozrah : and at that
day shall the heart of the mighty
men of Edom be as the heart of a
woman in her pangs.

23 II Concerning Damascus. Ha-
math is confounded, and Arpad: for
they have heard evil tidings : they
are fainthearted ; the7-e is sorrow
on the sea ; it cannot be quiet.

24 Damascus is waxed feeble,
and turneth herself to flee, and fear
hath seized on her: anguish and
sorrows have taken her, as a woman
in travail.

25 How is the city of praise not
Meft, the city of my joy !

26 Therefore her young men
shall fall in her streets, and all the
men of war sliall be cut off in that
day, saith the Lord of liosts.

27 And I will kindle a fire in the
wall of Damascus, and it shall con-
sume the palaces of Ben-hadad.

28 H Concerning Kedar, and con-
cerning the kingdoms of Hazor,
which Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon shall smite, thus saith the
Lord; Arise ye, go up to Kedar,
and spoil the men of the east.

29 Their tents and their flocks
shall they take away : they shall
take to themselves their curtains,
and all their vessels, and tlieir
camels ; and they shall cry unto
them, ^ Fear is on every side.

30 H Elee, get you far off, dwell
deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor,
saith the Lord ; for Nebuchadrez-
zar king of Babylon hiith taken
counsel against you, and hath con-
ceived a purpose against you.

31 Arise, get you up unto Hhe
wealthy nation, that dwelleth wiTIT
out care, saith the Lord, which
have neither gates nor bars, ivhich
dwell alone.

32 And their camels shall be a
booty, and the multitude of their
cattle a spoil : and I will scatter
into all winds them that '' are in the
utmost corners ; and I will bring
their calamity from all sides
thereof, saith the Lord.

33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling
for ** dragons, and a desolation f©r
ever: there shall no man abide
there, nor any son of man dwell
in it.

34 % The word of the Lord that
came to Jeremiah the prophet
against Elam in the beginning of
the reign of Zedekiah king of Ju-
dah, saying,

35 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
Behold, I will break the bow of
Elam, the chief of their might.

36 And upon Elam will I bring
the four winds from the four quar-
ters of heaven, and will scatter
them toward all those winds ; and
there shall be no nation whither
the outcasts of Elam shall not
come.

37 For I will cause Elam to be
dismayed before their enemies, and
before them that seek their life :
and I will bring evil upon them,
even my fierce anger, saith the
Lord; and I will send the sword
after them, till I have consumed
them :

38 And I will set my throne in
Elam, and will destroy from thence
the king and the princes, saith the
Lord.

39 U But it shall come to pass in
the latter days, that I will bring
again the captivity of Elam, saith
the Lord.

CHAPTER 50.

1, 9, 21, 3.5 The judgment of Babylon. 4, IT,
.33 The redemption of Israel.

THE word that the Lord spake
against Babylon and against
the land of the Chaldeans by Jere-
miah the prophet.

2 Declare ye among the nations,
and publish, and set up a standard ;
publish, and conceal not : say, Ba-
bylon is taken, Bel is confounded,
Merodach is ^ broken in pieces ; her
idols are confounded, her images
are '"broken in pieces.

3 P'or out of the north there com-
eth up a nation against her, which
shall make her land desolate, and
none shall dwell therein : they .shall
remove, they shall depart, both
man and beast.

4 ^ In those days, and in that
time, saith the Lord, the children
of Israel shall come, they and the
children of Judah together, going

' have the
corners
of their hair
cut off ;

^ jackals,

9 dismayed ;
1" dismayed.

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JEREMIAH, 50.

Babylon shall he overthroivn.

and weeping : they shall go, and
seek the Lord their God.

5 They shall ask the way to Zion
with their faces thitherward, say-
ing, Gome, and let us join ourselves
to the Lord in a perpetual cove-
nant that shall not be forgotten.

6 My people hath been lost sheep :
their shepherds liave caused them
to go astray, they have turned them
away on the mountains : they have
gone from mountain to hill, they
have forgotten their restingplace.

7 All that found them have de-
voured them : and their adver-
saries said, _We offend not, because
they have sinned against the Lord,
the habitation of justice, even the
Lord, the hope of their fathers.

8 Remove out of the midst of
Babylon, and go forth out of the
land of the Ghaldeans, and be as
the he goats before the flocks.

9 51 For, lo, I Avill raise and cause
to come up against Babylon an
assembly of great nations from the
north country : and they shall set
themselves in array against her;
from thence she shall he taken :
their arrows shall be as of a mighty
expert man ; none shall return in
vain.

10 And Ghaldea shall be a spoil :
all that spoil her shall be satisfied,
saith the Lord.

1 1 Because ye were glad, be-
cause ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers
of mine heritage, because ye are
grown fat as the heifer at grass,
and bellow as bulls ;

12 Your mother shall be sore
confounded ; she that bare you
shall be ashamed : behold, ^ the
hindermost of the nations rIkiII

be a wilderness, a dry land, and a
desert.

13 Because of th(5 wrath of the
Lord it sliall not l)e inhabited, but
it shall be wholly desolate: every
on(! that goeth by Babylon shall
be astDuished, and hiss at all her
plagues.

\\ Put yourselves in ari'ay
against Habylon I'ouiid about : all
ye that bend the; bow, shoot at
li(;r, Sparc no arrows: for she hath
sinned against the Loim).

15 Slnnit auainst liei' round
about : she hatn '-'-riven her liaiid :
1 ler ■' fotiiidations ai'e fallen, her
walls are thrown down : for it is
the vengeanc(? of the Lord : take
vengeatKH! ti{)on hei- ; as she hath
done, do unto her.

10 Cut oil' the sower from l')aby-
lon, arifl him that handleth the
sickle in th(> time of harvest : for
fear of the oppressing sword they

shall turn every one to his people,
and they shall flee every one to his
own land.

1 7 U Israel is a scattered sheep ;
1}he lions have driven him away :
first the king of Assyria hath de-
voured him ; and last this Nebu-
chadrezzar king of Babylon hath
broken his bones.

1 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord
of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behokl,
I will punish the king of Babylon
and his land, as I have punished
the king of Assyria.

1 9 And I will bring Israel again
to his ^habitation, and he shall
feed on Garmel and Bashan, and
his soul shall be satisfied upon
^ mount Ephraim and " Gilead.

20 In those days, and in that
time, saith the Lord, the iniquity
of Israel shall be sought for,
and there shall be none ; aiad the
sins of Judah, and they shall not
be found : for I will pardon them
whom I '' reserve.

21 ^ Go up against_ the land of
Merathaim,_ ei!;e;i against it, and
against the inhabitants of Pekod :
waste and * utterly destroy after
them, saith the Lord, and do ac-
cording to all that I have com-
manded thee.

22 A sound of battle is in the
land, and of great destruction.

28 How is the hammer of the
whole earth cut asunder and
broken ! how is Babylon become
a desolation among the nations !

24 I have laid a snare for thee,
and thou art also taken, O Baby-
lon, and thou wast not aware :
thou art found, and also caught,
because thf)U hast striven against
the Lord.

25 The Lord hath oi)ened his ar-
moury, and hath brought for-tli the
weapons of his in<lignat ion : fortius
is the woi'k of the ivord God of
hosts in tlu^ land of the GhaJdeans.

2G Gome against hei' from the ut-
most border, open her storehouses :
cast her upas heai)s, and destroy her
utterly : l(;t nothing of her l)e left.

27 Slay all her Inilloeks; let them
go (lowji to th(> slaughter : woe unto
thcMu ! for theii- <hiy is come, the
tinu; of their visitation.

28 The voice of them that flee*
and escape out of the land of i^)a,l)-
ylon, to declare in Zion the ven-
geance of the liOUI) otn- God, the
vengeance of his temple.

29 Gall together the archers
against I'abylon : all ye that bend
the. bow. cnmp aga,i!ist it round
about ; let none thereof escape :

* Ileb. devote.

pasture,

^ the hills of
•5 ill Gilead.

" leave as a
reiiuiaiit.

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JEREMIAH, 51.

at id Babylon destroyed.

recompense her according to lier
work ; according to all that slie
liath done, do unto her : for she
liath been proud against the Lord,
against the Holy One of Israel.

30 Therefore shall her young men
fall in the streets, and all her men
of war shall be cut oil" in that day,
saith the Lord.

31 Behold, I am against thee, 0
thou most proud, saith the Lord
Gov of hosts : for thy day is come,
the time that I will visit thee.

32 And the most proud shall
stumble and fall, and none shall
raise him up: and I will kindle a
fire in his cities, and it shall devour
all round about him.

33 H Thus saith the Lord of
hosts ; The children of Israel and
the children of Judah loere op-
pressed together : and all that took
them captives held them fast ; they
refused to let them go.

34 Their Redeemer is strong ; the
Lord of hosts is his name : he shall
throughly plead their cause, that
he may give rest to the Mand, and
disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

35 H A sword is upon the Chal-
deans, saith the Lord, and upon
the inhabitants of Babylon, and
upon her princes, and upon her
wise 7)ien.

36 A sword is upon the liars ; and
they shall dote : a sword is upon
her mighty men ; and they shall be
dismayed.

37 A sword ?*s upon their horses,
and upon their chai'iots, and upon
all the mingled people that are in
the midst of her ; and they shall
become as women : a sword is upon
her treasures ; and they shall be
robbed.

38 A drought is upon her waters ;
and they shall be dried up : for it is
the land of graven iniages, and they
are mad upon their idols.

39 Therefore the wild beasts of
the desert with the '^ wild beasts
of the islantls shall dwell there, and
the •' owls shall dwell therein : and
it shall be no more inhabited for
ever ; neither shall it be dwelt in
from generation to generation.

40 As God overthrew Sodom and
Gomorrah and the neighbour cities
thereof, saith the Lord ; so shall no
man abide there, neither- shall any
son of man dwell tlieirin.

41 Toehold, a people shall come
from the north, and a great nation,
and many kings shall be raised up
from the •* coasts of tlie earth.

42 They shall hold the l)ow and
the lance: they are cruel, and will
not shew mercy : their v<Mce shall

roar like the sea, and they shall
ride upon horses, every one put in
array, like a man to the battle,
against thee, O daughter of Baby-
lon.

43 The king of Babylon hath
heard the repoi-t of tiiem, and liis
hands waxed feeble : anguish took
hold of him, and pangs as of a
woman in travail,

44 Behold, he shall come up like
a lion from the s\velling of Jordan
unto ° the habitation of the strong :
but I will make them suddenly run
away from her : and who is a chosen
man, that I may api^oint over her 1
for who is like me 1 and who will
appoint me ''the time*? and who is
that shepherd that will stand be-
fore me 1

45 Therefore hear ye the counsel
of the Lord, that he hath taken
against Babylon ; and his pvirposes,
that he hath purposed against the
land of the Chaldeans : Surely '' the
least of the flock shall draw them

out : surely he shall make theh'
habitation desolate with thern.

46 At the noise of the taking of
Babylon the earth is moved, and
the cry is heard among the nations.

CHAPTER 51.

1 The xevere jiidgnieiit (if God arj(tins4 Btt-
7/)//oii in rere7i(/e of Imiwh h') Jeremiuh
deliret-eth. the book o/ t/tin proj>Uecy to
Srraiiih, to he east into Euphniteit, in to-
ken of the perpetual sinking of BdhijUm.

THUS saith the Lord ; Behold,
I will raise up against Baby-
lon, and against them that dwell
in the midst of them that rise up
against me, a destroying wind ;

2 And will send unto Babylon
fanners, that shall fan her, and
shall empty her land : for in the
day of trouble they shall be against
her round about.

3 Against him tluit bendeth let
the archer bend his bow, and
against liim that lifteth himself up
in his " brigandine : and spare ye
not her young men ; destroy ye
utterly all her host.

4 Thus the slain shall fall in the
land of the Chaldeans, and they that
are thrust through in her streets.

5 For Israel hath not heen forsa-
ken, nor Judah of his God, of the
Lord of hosts ; though their land
was filled with sin against the Holy
One of Israel.

6 Flee out of the midst of Bab-
ylon, and flelivtH' every man his
"soul : benotcutoflin her iniquity ;
for this is tlie titne of the Lord's
vengeance ; he will render unto
her a recompence.

s the

permanent
pastures :

' they shall
drag them
away, even
the little
ones of the
tioek:

s c-oat of
mail :

9 life:

Judgment on Babylon.

JEREMIAH, 51.

Her enemies.

7 Babylon hath been a golden cup
in the Lord's hand, that made all
the earth drunken : the nations
have drunken of her wine ; there-
fore the nations are mad.

8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and
destroyed : howl for her ; take balm
for her pain, if so be she may be
healed.

9 We would have healed Baby-
lon, but she is not healed : forsake
her, and let us go every one into
his own country : for her judgment
reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted
up even to the skies.

10 The Lord hath brought forth
our righteousness : come, and let
us declare in Zion the work of the
Lord our God.

1 1 Make ^ bright the arrows ; ga-
ther the shields : the Lord hath
- raised up the spirit of the kings of
the Medes : for his device is against
Babylon, to destroy it ; because it
is the vengeance of the Lord, the
vengeance of his temple.

12 Set up the standard ^ upon

the walls of Babylon, make the
watch strong, set up the watch-
men, prepare the ambushes: for
the Lord hath both devised and
done that which he spake against
the inhabitants of Babylon.

13 O thou that dwellest upon
many waters, abundant in trea-
sures, thine end is come, and the
measure of thy '*covetousness.

14 The Lord of hosts iiatli sworn
by himself, saying, Surely I will fill
thee with men, as with caterpillers ;
and they shall lift up a shout
against thee.

15 He hath made the earth by
his power, he hath established the
world by his wisdom, and hath
stretchofl out the heaven by his
understanding.

16 When he uttereth his voice,
there is a multitude of waters in the
heavens ; and he causeth the va-
pours .to ascend from the ends of
th(^ earth : he maketh liglitnings
with rain, and hringeth forth the
wind out of liis treasures.

17 Ev(;ry man is brutisli by Ars
knowledge ; every '' founder is con-
founded by "the graven image : for
his molten image is falsehood, and
there is no breatli in tliem.

18 They are vanity, the work of
errors : in the time of their visita-
tion they shall i)erish.

19 Tlie poition <)f .lacob is not
like them ; for he is the former of
all things : and Israel is the ^ rod of
his inheritance : the Lord of hosts
?'.s his name.

20 Thou art my battle axe and

weapons of war : for with thee will
I break in pieces the nations, and
with thee will I destroy kingdoms ;

21 And with thee will I break in
pieces the horse and his rider ; and
with thee will I bi-eak in pieces the
chariot and his rider ;

22 With thee also will I break in
pieces man and woman ; and with
thee will I break in pieces old and
young ; and with thee will I break
in pieces the young man and the
maid ;

23 I will also break in pieces
with thee the shepherd and his
flock ; and with thee will I break in
pieces the husbandman and his
yoke of oxen ; and with thee will
I break in pieces captains and
rulers.

24 And I will render unto Bab-
ylon and to all the inhabitants of
Chaldea all their evil that they
have done in Zion in your sight,
saith the Lord.

25 Behold, I am against thee, O
destroying mountain, saitli the
Lord, which destroyest all the
earth : and I will stretch out mine
hand upon thee, and roll thee down
from the rocks, and will make thee
a burnt mountain.

26 And they shall not take of
thee a stone for a corner, not a
stone for foundations ; but thou
shalt be desolate for ever, saith the
Lord.

27 Set ye up a standard in the
land, blow the trumpet among the
nations, prepare the nationsagainst
her, call together against her the
kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and
Ashchenaz ; appoint a captain
against her ; cause the horses to
come vip as the rough caterpillers.

28 Prepare against lun- the na-
tions with the kings of the Medes,
the captains thereof, and all tlit^
rulers tlu>reof, and all the land of
his dominion.

29 And the land shall tremble
and sorrow: for every ixu'pose of
the LoRDshall be performed against
Babylon, to jnake the land of l>ab-
ylon a desolation without an in-
habitant.

30 The mighty m(>n of Babylon
have forborn to fight, they have
remained in their " holds : their
might hath failed ; tlu'y became as
women : they have burncMl her
dwelHngplaces; her bars are bro-
ken.

31 One post shall run to meet
another, and one messenger to meet
another, to shew the king of Baby-
lon that his city is taken "at one
enrl.

32 And that

the passages are

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JEREMIAH, 51.

for cruelty and idolatry.

8 let not
* neither
fear ye

stopped, and the * reeds they have
burned with fire, and the men of
war are affrighted.

33 For thus saith the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel; The
daughter of Babylon is like a
' threshingfloor. it ts time to thresh

hei- : yet a little while, and the tmie
of her harvest shall come.

34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of
Babylon hath devoured me, he hath
crushed me, he hath made me an
empty vessel, he hath swallowed
me up like a dragon, he hath filled
his belly with my delicates, he hath
cast me out.

35 The violence done to me and
to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall
the inhabitant of Zion say ; and
my blood upon the inhabitants of
Cnaldea, shall Jerusalem say.

36 Therefore thus saith the
Lord; Behold, I will plead thy
cause, and take vengeance for thee ;
and I will dry up her sea, and
make her springs dry.

37 And Babylon shall become
heaps, a dwellingplace for " dra-
gons, an astonishment, and an
hissing, without an inhabitant.

38 They shall roar together like
lions : they shall yell as lions'
whelps.

39 In their heat I will make their
feasts, and I will make them
drunken, that they may rejoice,
and sleep a perpetual sleep, and
not wake, saith the Lord.

40 I will bring them down like
lambs to the slaughter, like rams
with he goats.

41 How is Sheshach taken ! and
how is the praise of the whole earth
surprised ! how is Babylon become
an astonishment among the na-
tions !

42 The sea is come up upon Bab-
ylon : she is covered with tiie mul-
titude of the waves thereof.

43 Her cities are a desolation, a
dry land, and a wilderness, a land
wherein no man dwelleth, neither
doth (1711/ son of man pass thereby.

44 And I will punish Bel in
Babylon, and I will oring forth out
of his mouth that which he hath
swallowed up : and the nations
shall not flow together any more
unto him : yea, the wall of Baby-
lon shall fall.

45 My people, go ye out of the
midst of her, and deliver ye ev(u-y
man his soul from the fierce anger
of the Lord.

46 And 'lest your heart faint,
Siiid ye fear for the rumour that

mour shall both come 07ie year, and
after that in another year shall
come a rumour, and violence in the
land, ruler against ruler.

47 Therefore, behold, the days
come, that I will do judgment
upon the graven images of Bab-
ylon : and her whole land shall be
confounded, and all her slain shall
fall in the midst of her.

48 Then the heaven and the
earth, and all that is therein, shall
sing ■"' for Babylon : for the spoilers
shall come unto her from the north,
saith the Lord.

49 As Babylon hath caused the
slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon
shall fall the slain of all the earth.

50 Ye that have escaped the
sword, go away, stand not still :
remember the LoitD " afar off, and
let Jerusalem come into your mind.

51 We are confounded, because
we have heard reproach : shame
hath covered our faces : for stran-
gers are come into the sanctuaries
of the Lord's house.

52 Wherefore, behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, that I will
do judgment upon her graven im-
ages : and through all her land the
wounded shall groan.

53 Though Babylon should mount
up to heaven, and though she
should fortify the height of her
strength, yet from me shall spoilers
come unto her, saith the Lord.

54 A sound of a cry cometh from
Babylon, and great destruction
from the land of the Chaldeans :

55 Because the Lord hath
spoiled Babylon, and destroyed
out of her the great voice ; ^ when
her waves do roar like
waters, a noise of their
uttered :

56 Because the spoiler is come
upon her, even upon Babylon, and
her mighty men are taken, every
one of their bows is broken : for
^the Lord God of recompences

great
voice is

shall be heard in the land ; a ru

5 for joy
over

*Heb. pools.

shall surely requite.

57 And I will make drunk her
princes, and her wise men, her cap-
tains, and her rulers, and her
mighty men : and they shall sleep
a perpetual sleep, and not wake,
saith the King, whose name is the
Lord of hosts.

58 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
The broad walls of Babylon shall
be utterly broken, and her high
gates shall be burned with fire ;
and the people shall labour in vain,
and the folk in the fire, and they
shall be weary.

59 H The word which Jeremiah
I the prophet commanded Seraiah

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6 from afar,

'^ and their

8 the Lord
is a God of
recompen-
ces, he shall

The roll sunk in the Euphrates.

JEREMIAH, 52.

Jerusalem is burned.

the son of Neriah, the son of Ma-
aseiah, when he went with Zede-
kiali the king of Judah into Baby-
lon in the fourth year of his reign.
And thin 8eraiah ivas ' a quiet prince.

60 80 Jeremiah wrote iu a book
all the evil that should come upon
J^abylon, even all these woi'ds tnat
are written against Bjibylon.

G 1 And Jeremiah said to iSeraiah,
W^ien thou comest to Babylon, -^ and
shalt see, and shalt read all these
words ;

62 ^ Then shalt thou say, O Lord,
thou hast spoken aj^ainst this place,
to cut it off, tliat none shall remain
in it, neither man nor beast, but
that it shall be desolate for ever.

63 And it shall be, when thou
hast made an end of reading this
book, that thou shalt bind a stone
to it, and cast it into the midst of
Euphrates :

64 And thou shalt say. Thus
shall Babylon sink, and shall not
rise from the evil that I will bring
upon her : and they shall be weary.
Thus far ore the words of Jeremiah.

CHAPTER 52.

1 ZedeHah rebelleth. 4 Jernfialem is he-
nienerl and Utken. 8 Zedekiah''s «ons killed,
and /i/N (iini ci/c.^ imt cii/. 12 Nehuzar-
adan Iniriieth mul .spoilrlh the cih/. 24 //e
Cdriifth lui'ity the. caj'/irci. 81 Kinl-mero-
dach iii/iuinceth Jehoinch.iii.

ZEDEKIAH was one and twenty
years old when he began to
reign, and he reigned eleven years
in .lerusalem. And his mother's
name was Hamutal the daughter
of .Jeremiah of Libnah.

2 And he did that which was evil
in th(! eyes of the Lord, according
to all that Jehoiakim had done.

.■5 For through the anger of the
Lord it came to pass in .lei'usalem
and .ludah, till ho had cast them
out from his presence, ^ that Zede-
kiah rebelled against tlie king of
Bal)ylon,

4 il And it came to pass in the
ninth year of his reign, in the tenth
month, in the tenth '/ay of the
month, th<tt Nebuchadrezzar king
of rJabylon came, he and all his
army, against Jerusalem, and
'' pitched against it, and built forts
against it round aliout.

5 So the (;ity was besieged unto
the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

6 And in the fourth month, in
Uio iiinth (lay of the niontli, the
famine was sore in the city, so th;i.t
tlinrc was no bread for tlie people
of tht5 land.

7 Then '' the city was ])rf>ken uo.
and all the nu'ii of war (led, ;iiid
went forth out of the city by night

by the way of the gate between the
two walls, which was by the king's
garden ; (now the Chaldeans were
by the city round about :) and they
went by the way of the plain.

8 ^ But the army of the Chal-
deans pursued after the king, and
overtook Zedekiah in the plains of
Jericho ; and all his army was scat-
tered from him.

9 Then they took the king, and
carried him up unto the king of
Babylon to Riblah in the land of
Hamath ; where he gave judgment
upon him.

1 0 And the king of Babylon slew
the sons of Zedekiah before his
eyes : he slew also all the princes
of Judah in Riblah.

1 1 Then he put out the eyes of
Zedekiah ; ancf the king of Baby-
lon bound him in chains, and car-
ried him to Babylon, and put him
in prison till the day of his fleath.

12 51 Now in the fifth month, in
the tenth (lay of the month, which
was the nineteenth year of Nebu-
chadrezzar king of Babylon, came
Nebuzar-adan, captain of theguard,
which * served the king of Babylon,
into Jerusalem,

13 And burned the house of the
Lord, and the king's house ; and
all the houses of Jerusalem, and all
the houses of the great men, burned
he with fire :

14 And all the army of the Chal-
deans, that tvere with the captain
of the guard, brake down all tlu'
walls of Jej'usalem round about.

15 Then Nebuzar-adan the cap-
tain of the guard carried away
captive certain of the poor of th(;
people, and the residue of the
people that remained in the city,
and tliose that fell away, that fell
to the king of IJabylon, and the
rest of the multitude.

16 But Nebuzai-adan the cap-
tain of the guard left certain of (h(>
poor of the land for vinedressers
and for husbandmen.

17 Also the i)illars of brass that
irere in the house of the Lord, and
the bas(!s, and the brasen sea that
was in the house of the Lord, tin'
Chaldeans l)rake, and carried all
the bi-ass of them to Babylon.

18 The calch-ons also, and the
sliovels, and tlie snuffers, and the
l)owls, ;ind the spoons, and ;ill
the vess(!ls of brass wherewith they
ministen>d, took they away.

19 An<l the basons, and the fire-
l)ajis, and thf bowls, and the cal-
drons, and the candlesticks, and
the si)ooiiH, and the cups ; th<(t
which ivas of gold in gold, and that

* Ileb. stood ])efore.

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People and treasures

JEREMIAH, 52.

carried to Babylon.

1 the one

2 the twelve

which waR of silver in silver, took
the captain of the guard away.

20 The two pillars, ' one sea, and
- twelve brasen bulls that were
under the bases, which king Solo-
mon had made in the house of the
Lord : the brass of all these vessels
was without weight.

21 And concerning the pillars,
the height of one pillar was eigh-
teen cubits; and a fillet of twelve
cubits did comipass it; and the
thickness thereof was four fingers :
it was hollow.

22 And a •' chapiter of brass was
upon it ; and the height of one
•'chapiter vms five cubits, with net-
work and pomegranates upon the
■* chapiters round about, all I'j/brass.
The second pillar also and the
pomegranates were like unto these.

2-3 And there were ninety and
six pomegranates on a side ; and
all the pomegranates upon the net-
work u'ere an hundred round about.

24 ^ And the captain of the
guard took Seraiah the chief priest,
and Zephaniah the second priest,
and the three keepers of the door :

25 He took also out of the city
an ^eunuch, which had the charge
of the men of war ; and seven men
of them that were near the king's
person, which were found in the
city ; and the principal scribe of
the host, who mustered the people
of the land ; and threescore men of
the people of the land, that were
found in the midst of the city.

26 8o Nebuzar-adan the captain
of "the guard took them, and
brought them to the king of Bab-
ylon to Riblah.

27 And the king of Babylon
smote them, and put them to death
in Riblah in the land of Hamath.
Thus Judah was carried away cap-
tive out of his own land.

28 This is the people whom Ne-
buchadrezzar carried away captive :
in the seventh year three thousand
Jews and three and twenty :

29 In the eighteenth year of Ne-
buchadrezzar he carried away cap-
tive from Jerusalem eight hundred
thirty and two persons :

30 In the three and twentieth
year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-
adan the captain of the guard
carried away captive of the Jews
seven hundred forty and five per-
sons : all the persons were four
thousand and six hundred.

31 U And it came to pass in the
seven and thirtieth year of the cap-
tivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah,
in the twelfth month, in the five
and twentieth dai/ of the month,
that Evil-merodach king of Baby-
lon in the first year of his reign
lifted up the head of Jehoiachin
king of Judah, and brought him
forth out of prison,

32 And spake kindly unto him,
and set his throne above the throne
of the kings that wei-e with him in
Babylon,

33 And changed his prison gar-
ments : and he did continuallj' eat
bread before him all the days of
his life.

34 And for his diet, there was a
continual "diet given him of the
king of Babylon, every day a por-
tion until the day of his death, all
the days of his life.

THE LAMENTATIONS

OF JEREMIAH

CHAPTER 1.

1 The minerahl e exfaie nfjefiifntlem hy reason
ofherHiti. VI She (■(iiiij}I(ti)ieth of her grief,
IS and coxfenxeth God\s judgment to be
righteous.

HOW doth the city sit solitary,
tliat icas full of people ! Iioiv is
she become as a widow ! she titat
iras great among the nations, (ni-d
princess among the provinces, hom
is she become triljutai-y !

2 She weepeth sore in tlie night,
and her tears are on lier cheeks :
among all her lovers she hatli none
to comfort her: all her friends have
dealt treacherously with her, they
are become her enemies.

3 Judali is gone into captivity
because of affliction, and becausfi
of great servitude: she dwelleth
among the heathen, she findeth no
rest : all her persecutors overtook
her between the straits.

4 The ways of Zion do mourn,
because none come to the solemn
feasts : all her gates are desolate :
her priests sigh, her virgins are
afflicted, ;i,ik1 she is in bitterness.

5 Her adversaries ' arethe chief.

her enemies prosper ; for the Jjokd
hath afflicted her for the multitude
of her transgressions : her children
are gone into captivity before the
enemy.

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LAMENTATIONS, 2.

and confession.

6 And from the daughter of Zion
all her ' beauty is departed : her
princes are become like harts that
hnd no pasture, and they are gone
without strength before the pur-
suer.

7 Jerusalem remembered in the
days of her affliction and of her
miseries all her pleasant things that
she had in the days of old, when
her people fell into the hand of the
enemy, and none did help her : the
adversaries saw her, a7id did mock
at her " sabbaths.

8 Jerusalem hath grievously
sinned ; therefore she is ■' removed :
all that honoured her despise iier,
because they have seen her naked-
ness : yea, she sigheth, and turneth
backward.

9 Her filthiness is in her skirts ;
she remembereth not her ^]ast end ;
therefore she came down wonder-
fully : she had no comforter. O
Lord, behold my affliction : for the
enem.y hath magnilied hiiaself.

10 The adversary hath spread
out his hand upon all her pleasant
things : for she hath seen that the
heathen entered into her sanctuary,
whom thou didst command that
they should not enter into thy con-
gregation.

11 All her people sigh, they seek
Ijread ; they have given their plea-
sant things for ^ meat to "relieve the
soul : see, O Lord, and consider ;
for I am become vile.

\'2 ^ h it nothing to you, all ye
that pass by ? behold, and see if
there be any sorrow like unto my
sorrow, which is done unto me,
wherewith the LoRD_hath afflicted
me in the day of his fierce anger.

13 From above hath he sent fire
into my bones, and it prevaileth
aga,inst them : he hath spi-ead a
net for iny feet, he hath turncMl me
back : he hath made me desolate
(Oiil faint all the day.

11 The yoke of my ti'ansgres-
sions is bound by his hand : they
ai-e wreathed, (^//i'/ come up ujjon my
neck : he hath made my sti'eiigth
to fall, the Lord hath delivervd me
into t'h.cir liands, from whom I am
not able to rise up.

15 The Lord hath "troflden uii-

der foot all my mighty tiieii, in the
midst of me : he hath called an
asscinl>ly against me to crush n)y
young men : the Lord hath trod-
den the virgin, the daughter of
Judali^ a» in a winepres.s.

16 For these fhinpo I weep ; mine
eye, mine eye runneth down with
water, because the comforter that
should relieve my soul is far from

me : my children are desolate, be-
cause the enemy prevailed.

17 Zion spreadeth forth her
hands, and there is none to comfort
her: the Lord hath commanded
concerning Jacob, that his adver-
saries should he round about him :
Jerusalem is ''as a menstruous

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woman among them.

18 II The Lord is righteous ; for
I have rebelled against his com-
mandment : liear, 1 pray you, all
" people, and behold my sorrow:
my virgins and my young men are
gone into captivity.

19 1 called for my lovers, />«/
they deceived me : my priests and
mine elders gave up the ghost in
the city, while they sought ^ ' their
meat to relieve their souls.

jJU Lehold, U Lord; for I am\n
distress : " my bowels are troubled ;
mine heart is turned within me ;
for I have grievously rebelled :
abroad the sword bereaveth, at
home there is as death.

21 They have heard that T sigh :
tJiere is none to comfort me : all
mine enemies have heard of my
trouble ; they are glad that thou
hast done if: thou wilt bring the
day that thou hast '-'called, and
they shall be like unto me.

22 Let all their wickedness come
before thee ; and do unto them, as
thou hast done unto me for all my
transgressions : for my sighs are
many, and my heart is faint.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Jeremiah lamenteth the micery of Jeriiiti-
lem. '20 lie complaineth thereof to God.

HOW hath the Lord covered the
(laughter of Zion with a cloud
in his anger, and cast down iwnn
heaven unto the eai'th the beaut.\'
of Israel, and remembered not his
footstool in th(> day of his ang<'r !

2 The Lord hath swallowed up
all the habitations of .lacob, and
hath not pitied: he hath thrown
down in his wrath the strong holds
of the daughter of Judah ; he halli
brought them down to the gi'f)un(l :
he hath''' polhifol tju' kingdom and
the pi'inces thereof.

'.\ He hath cut <^)fF in hi» fierce
anger '^all the horn of Israel : he
hath drawn l)ack his right hand
from before the enemy, and he
burned against .lacob like a llam-
ing fire, mhirh devoureth round
about.

4 He hath V)ent his bow like an
enemy : ho stood with his i-ight
hand as an adversary, anrl slew ;ill
tluit were pleasant to the eye in the

" as an
uncleau

thing

9 ye peoples,

1" them food
to refresli

11 mine heart

1- pro-
claimed,

'•■' profaned

every

Her afflictions

LAMENTATIONS, 3.

are from God.

* uncovered

tabernacle of the daughter of Zion :
he poured out his fury Hke fire.

5 The Lord was as an enemy : he
hath swallowed up Israel, he hath
swallowed up all her palaces : he
hath destroyed his sti'ong holds,
and hath increased in the daugh-
ter of Judah mourning and lamen-
tation.

6 And he hath violently taken
away his tabernacle, as if it were of
a garden : he hath destroyed his
' places of the assembly : the Lord
hath caused the solemn feasts and
sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion,
and hath despised in the indigna-
tion of his anger the king and the
priest.

7 The Lord hath cast off his altar,
he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he
hath given up into the hand ot the
enemy the walls of her palaces ;
they have made a noise in the house
of the Lord, as in the day of a so-
lemn feast.

8 The Lord hath purposed to de-
stroy the wall of the daughter of
Zion : he hath stretched out a line,
he hath not withdrawn his hand
from destroying : therefore he made
the rampart and the wall to la-
ment ; they languished together.

9 Her gates are sunk into the
ground ; he hath destroyed and
broken her bars : her king and her
princes are among the Gentiles :
the law is no more ; her prophets
also find no vision from the Lord.

1 0 The elders of the daughter of
Zion sit upon the ground, and keep
silence: they have cast up dust
upon their heads ; they have girded
themselves with sackcloth : the
virgins of Jerusalem hang down
their heads to the ground.

1 1 Mine eyes do fail with tears,
my '^ bowels are troubled, my liver
is poured upon the earth, for the
destruction of the daughter of my
people ; because the children and
the sucklings swoon in the streets
of the city.

12 They say to their mothers.
Where is ^ corn and wine 1 when
they swooned as the wounded in
the streets of the city, when their
soul was poured out into their
mothers' bosom.

13 What thing shall I take to
witness for thee '? what thing shall
I liken to thee, () daughter of .leru-
salem % what shall I equal to thee,
that I may comfort thee, O vii'gin
(laughter of Zion % for thy breach is
great like the sea: who can heal
thee'?

14 Thy prophets have seen vain
and foolish tniu
they have not ^

gs for thee : and
'discovered thine

iniquity, to turn away thy capti-
vity ; but have seen for thee false
•'^burdens and causes of banish-
ment.

15 All that pass by clap their
hands at thee ; they hiss and wag
their head at the daughter of Jeru-
salem, saying, Is this the city that
men call The perfection of beauty,
The joy of the whole earth "?

1 6 All thine enemies have opened
their mouth against thee : they
hiss and gnash the teeth : they say.
We have swallowed her up : cer-
tainly this is the day that we looked
for ; we have found, we have seen
it.

17 The Lord hath done that
which he had devised ; he hath ful-
filled his word that he had com-
manded in the days of old : he hath
thrown down, and hath not pitied :
and he hath caused thine enemy to
rejoice over thee, he hath set up the
horn of thine adversaries.

18 Their heart cried unto the
Lord, O wall of the daughter of
Zion, let tears run down like a
river day and night : give thyself
no rest ; let not the apple of thine
eye cease.

1 9 Arise, cry out in the night :
in the beginning of the watches

Eour out thine heart like water
efore the face of the Lord : lift up
thy hands toward him for the life
of thy young children, that faint
for hunger in the top of every
street.

20 H Behold, O Lord, and con-
sider to whom thou hast done this.
tShall the women eat their fruit,
and children " of a span long 1 shall
the priest and the prophet be slain
in the sanctuary of the Lord 1

21 The young and the old lie on
the ground in the streets : my vir-
gins and my young men are fallen
by the sword ; thou hast slain them
in the day of thine anger; thou
hast killed, and not pitied.

22 Thou hast called as in a so-
lemn day my terrors " round about.
so that in the day of the Lord's
anger none escaped nor I'emained :
those that I have swaddled and
brought up hath mine enemy con-
sumed.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The fiiithfiil hi'ictiil their cnldinilUK. 22
B\i the iiiervii's of (liid tlicij nourish their
hojie. :iT The;/ ilcl^-}ioirleiliie Cod's juxt ice .
.5.') 7'hei/ jirdi/j'or t/e/irerdnce, 64 and veil-
ged Hce on their eneiiiien.

I A M the man tltnt hath seen
affliction by the rod of his
wrath.

2 He hath led me, and brought
ine into darkness, but not into liglit.

5 oracles

6 that are
dandled in
the hands ?

^ on every
side,

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Complaint of the afflicted.

LAMEKTATIONS, 3.

Ho2)e in God's mercy.

1 travail.

■^ go fortli :

^ call for
help,

* walled up

Remember

« Let liiin sit
T keep

« laid

3 Surely against me is he turned ;
he turneth liis hand against me all
the day.

4 My Hesh and my skin hath he
made old ; he hath broken my
bones.

5 He hath builded against me,
and compassed me with gall and
' travel.

6 He hath set me in dark places,
as fkei/ that he dead of old.

7 He hath hedged me about, that
I cannot '-^get out : he hath made
my chain heavy.

8 Also when I cry and ''shout,
he shutteth out my pi-ayer.

9 He hath ^ inclost.^d my ways
with hewn stone, he hath made
my paths crooked.

10 He vKis unto me a.s a bear
lying in wait, and as a lion in secret
places.

11 He hath turned aside my
ways, and pulled me in pieces :
he hath made me desolate.

12 He hath bent his bow, and
set me as a mark for the arrow.

13 He hath caused the arrows
of his quiver to enter into my reins.

14 I was a derision to all my
people ; awl their song all the day.

15 He hath filled me with bitter-
ness, he hath made me drunken
with wormwood.

16 He hath also broken my teeth
with gravel stones, he hath co-
vered me with ashes.

17 And tliou hast removed my
soul far off from ijeace : I forgat
prosperity.

18 And I said. My strength and
my hope is perished from the Lord :

19^ HempmV)ering mine affliction
and my misery, the wormwood
and the gall.

20 My soul hatli them still in re-
membrance, and is humbled in me.

21 This I recall to my mind,
therefore have I ho])e.

22 ^\ It is of the Lord's mercies
that we are not consumed, because
his compassions fail not.

23 7'het/ are new c^veiy morning :
great is thy faithfulness.

24 The Loud is my portion,
saith niy soul ; therefore will 1
hope in nim.

2.5 Th(! Lord is good unto them
that wait foi" him, to the soul that
seeketh him.

2() ft is good that a man, should
both liope and quietly wait for the
salvation of the Lord.

27 ft is good for a man that he
boar the yoke in his youth.

28 "licsittfth aloneand" kceueth
silence, btx-ause ho hath
upon him.

borne //

29 " He putteth his mouth in the
dust ; if so be there may be hope.

30 ^^ He giveth his cheek to him
that smiteth Inm : " he is filled full
with reproach.

31 For the Lord will not cast
off for ever :

32 But though he cause grief,
yet will he have compassion accord-
ing to the multitude of his mercies.

33 For he doth not afflict will-
ingly nor grieve the childreii of men.

34 To crush under his feet all
the prisoners of the earth,

35 To turn aside the right of a
man before the face of the most
High,

36 To subvert a man in his cause,
the Lord approveth not.

37 II Who is he that saith, and it
cometh to pass, tvhen the Lord
commandeth it noti

38 Out of the mouth of the most
High proceedeth not evil and good "?

39 Wherefore doth a living man
^'^ complain, a man for the punish-
ment of his sins 1

40 Let us search and try our
ways, and turn again to the Lord.

41 Let us lift up our heart with
our hands unto (iod in the heavens.

42 We have transgressed and
have rebelled: thou hast not par-
doned.

43 Thou hast covered with anger,
and persecuted u.s : thou hast slain,
thou hast not pitied.

44 Thou hast covered thyself
with a cloud, that our prayer should
not pass through.

45 Thou hast made us as the off-
scouring and refuse in the midst of
the '^ T)eople.

46 All our enemies have opened
their mouths against us.

47 Fear and a snare is come upon
us, desolation and destruction.

48 Mine eye runneth down with
rivei'S of water for the destruction
of the (laught(!r of my people.

49 xMineeye trickleth down, and
ceaseth not, without any intermis-
sion,

50 Till the Lord look down, and
Ixdiold from luiaven.

51 Mine eye affecteth mine lieait
because of ail the daughters of my
city.

52 Mine enemies chased me sore,
like a bird, without cause.

5.3 Tli(\v ha\(> cut off my life in
the dungeon, and casta stone upon
me.

54 Waters flowed over mine
head; thni 1 said, I am cut of!'.

55 1i I called upon thy name, ()
LoiM), out of the low dungeon.

56 Thou hast heard my voice:

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Misery of the siege.

LAMENTATIONS, 4.

The penalty of her sins.

hide not thine ear at my breathing,
at my cry.

57 Tliou drewest near in the day
that I called upon thee : thou saidst.
Fear not.

58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded
the causes of my soul ; thou hast
redeemed my life.

59 O Lord, thou hast seen my
wrong : judge thou my cause.

60 Thou hast seen all their ven-
geance and all their imaginations
against me.

61 Thou hast heard their re-
proach, O Loud, and all their im-
aginations against me ;

62 The lips of those that rose up
against me, and their device against
me all the day.

63 Behold their sitting down, and
their rising up ; I am their 'musick.

64 ^ Render unto them a recom-
pence, O Lord, according to the
work of their hands.

65 Give them sorrow of heart,
thy curse unto them.

66 Persecute and destroy them
in anger from under the heavens of
the Lord.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Zion heirni/e/h Iter pitiful e0it1e. 13 She
confeKiieth he)' xiiitt. 21 Edom inthreatened.
2-i Zion i.s coiiifoHea.

HOW is the gold become dim !
how is the most fine gold
changed ! the stones of the sanc-
tuary are poured out in the top of
every street.

2 The precious sons of Zion, com-
parable to fine gold, how are they
esteemed as earthen pitchers, the
work of the hands of the potter !

3 Even the sea monsters draw
out the breast, they give suck to
their youn^ ones : tlie daughter of
my peoyjle is become cruel, like the
ostriches in the wilderness.

4 The tongue of the sucking child
cleaveth to the roof of his mouth
for thirst: the young children ask
bread, atid no man breaketh it unto
them.

5 They that did feed delicately
are desolate in the streets: they
that were brought up in scarlet
embrace dunghills.

6 For the punishment of the ini-
quity of the daughter of my people
is greater than the ]iunishment of
the sin of Sodom, that was over-
thrown as in a moment, and no
hands " stayed on her.

7 Her iS azarites were purer than
snow, they were whiter than milk,
they were more ruddy in body than
I'libies, their polishing ivas " of saj)-
phire:

8 Their visage is blacker than a
coal ; they are not known in the
streets : their skin cleaveth to their
bones ; it is withered, it is become
like a stick.

9 They that be slain with the
swoi'd are better than they that be
slain with hunger : for these pine
away, stricken through for want of
the fruits of the field.

10 The hands of the pitiful wo-
men have * sodden their own child-
ren : they were their meat in the
destruction of the daughter of my
people.

1 1 The Lord hath accomplished
his fury ; he hath poured out his
fierce anger, and hath kindled a
fire in Zion, and it hath devoured
the foundations thereof.

12 The kings of the earth, and
all the inhabitants of the world,
Avould not have believed that the
adversary and the enemy should
have entered into the gates of
Jerusalem.

1 3 U For the sins of her prophets,
and the iniquities of her priests,
that have shed the blood of the
just in the midst of her,

14 They have wandered as blind
men in the streets, they have pol-
luted themselves with blood, so
that men could not touch their
garments.

L5 They cried unto them. De-
part ye ; it is unclean ; depart, de-
part, touch not : when they fled
away and wandered, they said
among the heathen, They shall no
more sojourn there.

16 The anger of the Lord hath
divided them ; he will no more re-
gard them : they respected not the
persons of the pi-iests, they fa-
voured not the elders.

17 As for us, our eyes as yet
■' failed for our vain help : in our
watching we have watched for a
nation tliat could not save us.

18 They hunt our steps, that we
cannot go in our streets : our end
is near, our days are fulfilled ; for
our end is come.

19 Our persecutors are swiftei-
than the eagles of the heaven : they
pursued us upon the mountains,
they laid wait for us in the wilder-
ness.

20 The breath of our nostiils,
the anointed of the Lord, was
taken in their pits, of whom we
said, Under his shadow we shall
live among the heathen.

21 ^ Rejoice and hv, glad, O
daughter of Edom, that dwellest
in the land of (Tz; the cup also
shall pass througli unto thee : thou

5 failed in
lovkiuy for

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Captive Zion

LAMENTATIONS, 5.

prayeth unto God.

shalt be drunken, and shalt make
thyself naked.

22 H The punishment of thine
iniquity is accumplislied, O daugh-
ter of Zion ; he will no more carry
thee away into captivity : he will
visit thine iniquity, O daughter of
Edom ; he will discover thy sins.

CHAPTER 5.

A pitiful complaint of Zion in prayer itnto
&od.

REMEMBER, O Lord, what is
come upon us : consider, and
behold our reproach.

2 Our inheritance is turned to
strangers, our houses to aliens.

3 We are orphans and fatherless,
our mothers are as widows.

4 We have drunken our water
for money ; our wood is sold unto
us.

5 Our necks are under persecu-
tion : we labour, a7id have no rest.

6 We have given the hand to the
Egyptians,^ and _ to the Assyrians,
to be satisfied with bread.

7 Our fathers have sinned, and
are not ; and we have borne their
iniquities.

8 Servants have ruled over us :
there is none that doth deliver us
out of their hand.

9 We ^gat our bread with the
peril of our lives because of the
sword of the wilderness.

10 Our skin was black like an
oven because of the terrible fa-
mine.

1 1 They ravished the wornen in
Zion, and the maids in the cities of
Judah.

12 Princes are hanged up by
their hand : the faces of elders
were not honoured.

1 3 They took the young men to
grind, ana the children fell under
the wood.

14 The elders have ceased from
the gate, the young men from their
musick.

1 5 The joy of our heart is ceased ;
our dance is turned into mourning.

16 The crown is fallen fi^om our
head : woe unto us, that we have
sinned !

1 7 For this our heart is faint ; for
these things our eyes are dim.

18 Because of the mountain of
Zion, which is desolate, the foxes
walk upon it.

19 Thou, O Lord, remainest for
ever ; thy throne from generation
to generation.

20 Wherefore dost thou forget
us for ever, and forsake us so long
time 1

21 Turn thou us unto thee, O
Lord, and we shall be turned ; re-
new our days as of old.

22 But thou hast utterly rejected
us ; thou art very wroth against us.

THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET

EZEKIEL

2 flashing
contiimally,

CHAPTER 1.

1 The time of RsekieVn jirdiihecij at Cheha)'.
4 Ilia trinion <f four c/i c /■!(/>/ in x. 15 (f the
four wheels, 26 and cf the glunj of God.

NOW it came to pass in the thir-
tieth year, in the fourth tnonth,
in the fifth day of the mcjnth, as 1
was among the captives l)y the
' river of ( 'hcbai', that the heavens
were opened, and I saw visions of
God.

2 In the fifth day of the montli,
which vMis th(! fifth yeai' of king
Jehoiachin's captivity,

3 The word of the Lord came
expressly unto Ezekiel the pi-iest,
the son of Bu/.i, in the land of th(!
Chaldeans by the river Chebar ;
and tlie hanrl of the Lord was there
upcm him.

4 ^ And I looked, and, behold, a
whirlwind came out of th*^ noilh, a
great cloud, and a fire - infoldintj
itself, and a brightness ivas about

it, and out of the midst thereof as
the colour of amber, out of the
midst of the fii-e.

5 Also out of th(; midst thereof
came the likeness of four living
creatures. And this was their ap-
peai-ance ; they had the likeness of
a man.

0 And every one had four faces,
and every one had four wings.

7 And their feet ircre straight
feet ; and the sole of their feet iras
like tlu; sole of a calf's foot: iiw\
tliey sparkled like the colour of
burnishe(l brass.

8 And they had the hands of a
niiiti under theii' wings on their
four sides ; and they four had their
faces and tlicir wings. _

9 Their wings mere joined one to
anotlier ; they tuiiied not when they
went ; they wejit every one straight
forwai'd.

10 As for the likeness of their

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The chenihim and the ivheels.

EZEKIEL, 2.

Visio7i of the divine glory.

faces, they four had the face of a
man, and the face of a lion, on the
right side : and they four had the
face of an ox on the left side ; they
four also had the face of an eagle.

1 1 Thus 2veye their faces : and
their wings ivere stretched upward :
two wings of every one were joined
one to another, and two covered
their bodies.

12 And they went every one
straight forward : whither the
spirit was to go, they went ; and
they turned not when they went.

13 ^ As for tlie likeness of the liv-

ing creatures, theu-a])pearaiice ivdx

like burning coals of tire, and like
the appearance of '^ lamps : it went
up and down among the living crea-
tures ; and the fire was bright, and
out of the fire went forth lightning.

14 And the living creatures ran
and returned as the appearance of
a flash of lightning.

1 5 51 Now as I beheld the living
creatures, behold one wheel upon
the earth by the living creatures,
with his four faces.

1 6 The appearance of the wheels
and their work ivas like unto the
colour of a beryl : and they four
had one likeness : and their appear-
ance and their work was, as it were
a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

17 When they went, they went
upon their four sides : and they
turned not when they went.

18 As for their ^ rings, they wei-e
so high that they were dreadful ;
and their * rings were full of eyes
round about them four.

1 9 And when the living creatures
went, the wheels went by them :
and when the living creatures were
lifted up from the earth, the wheels
were lifted up.

20 Whithersoever the spirit was
to go, they went, thither luas their
spirit to go ; and the wheels were
lifted up over against them: for
the spirit of the living creature was
in the wheels.

21 When those went, these went ;
and when those stood, these stood ;
and when those were lifted up from
the earth, the wheels were lifted
uij over against them : for the spirit
of the living creature was in the
wheels.

22 And the likeness of the firma-
ment ° upon the heads of the living
creature was as the colour of the ter-
rible crystal, stretched forth over
their heads above.

23 And under the firmament ivere
their wings straight, the one toward
the other : every one had two, which

Or,

covered on this side, and every one
had two, which covered on that
side, their bodies.

24 And when they went, I heard
the noise of their wings, like the
noise of great waters, as the voice of
the Almighty, the voice of speech,
as the noise of an host : when they
stood, they let down their wings.

25 And there was a voice from
the firmament that ivas over their
heads, when they stood, and had
let down their wings.

26 H And above the firmament
that ivas over their heads tvas the
likeness of a throne, as the appear-
ance of a sapphire stone : and upon
the likeness of the throne was the
likeness as the appearance of a man
above upon it.

27 And I saw as the colour of
amber, as the appearance of fire
round about within it, from the
appearance of his loins even up-
ward, and from the appearance of
his loins even downward, I saw as
it were the appearance of fire, and
it had brightness round about.

28 As the appearance of the bow
that is in the cloud in the day of
rain, so ivas the appearance of the
brightness round about. This was
the appearance of the likeness of
the glory of the Lord. And when
I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I
heard a voice of one that spake.

CHAPTER 2.

1 EzekieVa commisxion. 6 His inniructioii.
9 The roll of his heavy prophecy.

AND he said unto me. Son of
man, stand upon thy feet, and
I will speak unto thee.

2 And the spirit entered into me
when he spake unto me, and set
me upon my feet, that I heard him
that spake unto me.

3 And he said unto me, Son of
man, I send thee to the children of
Israel, to a rebellious nation that
hath rebelled against me : they and
their fathers have transgressed
against me, even unto this very day.

4 For they are impudent children
and stiff hear ted. I do send thee
unto them ; and thou shalt say unto
them. Thus saith the Lord God.

5 And they, whether they will
hear, or whether they will forbear,
(for they are a rebellious house,) yet
shall know that there hath been
a prophet among them.

6 H And thou, son of man, be not
afraid of them, neither be afraid of
their words, though briers and
thorns he with thee, and thou dost
dwell among scorpions : be not
afraid of their words, nor be dis-
mayed at tlieir looks, though they
be a rebellious house.

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EzekiePs coyninission.

EZEKIEL, 3.

He eateth the roll.

7 And thou slialt speak ray words
unto them, whether they will heyir,
or whether they will forbear : for
they are most rebellious.

8 But thou, son of man, hear
what I say unto thee ; Be not thou
rebellious like that rebellious
house : open thy mouth, and eat
that I give thee.

9 U And when I looked, behold,
an hand ivas sent unto me ; and, lo,
a roll of a book was therein ;

10 And he spread it before me;
and it was written within and with-
out : and thej-e was written therein
lamentations, and mourning, and
woe.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Ezehiel eateth the roll. 4 God encourageih
him. 15 God sheiceih him the rule of
prophecy. 22 God nhutteth and openeih
the prophefs mouth.

MOREOVER he said unto me.
Son of man, eat that thou
findest ; eat this roll, and go speak
unto the house of Israel.

2 So I opened my mouth, and he
caused me to eat that roll.

3 And he said unto me. Son of
man, cause thy belly to eat, and
fill thy bowels with this roll that I
give thee. Then did I eat /'/ ; and
it was in my mouth as honey for
sweetness.

4 H And he said unto me. Son of
man, go, get thee unto the house of
Israel, and speak with my words
unto them.

5 For thou art not sent to a peo-
ple of a strange speech and of an
hard language, but to the house of
Isi'ael ;

6 Not to many ^ p(;ople of a
strange speech and of an hard lan-
guage, whose words thou canst not
undei'stand. Surely, had 1 sent
thee to tliem, they would have
hearkened unto thee.

7 But the house of Israel will not
hearken unto thee ; for they will
not hearken unto )ne : for all the
liouse of Israel are impudent and
hardhearted.

8 Behold, I have made thy face
strong against their faces, andtliy
forehead strong against tlieir fore-
heads.

9 As an adamant liai'der than
flint have I made thy foreliead :
fear tliem not, Jieither l)e(Hsmayed
at their looks, though they be a re-
bellious house.

10 Moreovei' he said unto me.
Son of man, all iny words that I
shall speak unto thee receive in
thine heart, and hear with thine
ears.

11 And go, get thee to them of
the captivity, unto the children of

thy people, and speak unto them,
and tell them. Thus saith the Lord
God ; whether they will hear, or
whether they will forbear.

12 Then the spirit took me up,
and I heard behind me a voice of a
great rushing, saijing. Blessed be
the glory of the Lord from his
place.

13 / heard also the noise of the
wings of the living creatures that
touched one another, and the noise
of the wheels over against them,
and a noise of a great rushing.

14 So the spirit lifted me up, and
took me away, and I went in bitter-
ness, in the heat of my spirit; but
the hand of the Lokd was strong
upon me.

15 H Then I came to them of the
captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt
by the - river of Chebar, and I sat
where they sat, and remained there
^ astonished among them seven
days.

16 And it came to pass at the
end of seven days, that the word of
the Lord came unto me, saying,

1 7 Son of man, I liave made thee
a watchman unto the house of
Israel : therefore hear the word at
my mouth, and give them warning
from me.

18 When I say unto the wicked.
Thou shalt surely die ; and thou
givest him not warning, nor speak-
est to warn the wicked from his
wicked way. to save his life ; the
same wicked man shall die in his
iniquity ; but his blood will I re-
quii'e iit thine hand.

1 9 Yet if thou warn the wicked,
and he turn not from his wicked-
ness,' nor from his wicked way. he
shall die in liis iniquity ; but thou
hast delivered thy soul.

20 Again, When a righteous ?/;«??
doth turn from his righteousness,
and commit iniciuity, and I lay a
stumhliiighlock before him, he shall
die : bt'cause thou hast not given
him warning, he shall die in his sin,
and his righteousness which he
hath done shall not be remembered ;
but his blood will I require at
thine hand.

2 1 Ne\ ertheless if thou warn tlie
righteous iitan, that the righteous
sin not, and lie doth not sin, he
shall surely live, because he is
warned ; also thou hast delivered
tliy soul.

22 11 And tlie hand of tlie Lonn
was there upon me ; and he said
unto me, Ai-ise, go forth into the
plain, and I will there talk with
thee.

23 Tlien T arose, and went foi'th
into the plain: and, behold, the

^ river
Cliebar,
3 astonied

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The siege of Jerusalem

EZEKIEL, 4, 5.

pourtrayed by signs.

glory of the Lord stood tliere, as
the glory wjiich I saw by the ' river
of Chebar : and I fell on my taee.

24: Then the spirit entered into
me, and set me upon my feet, and
spake with me, and said unto me.
Go, shut thyself within thine house.

25 But thou, O son of man, be-
hold, they shall put bands upon
thee, and shall bind thee with them,
and thou shalt not go out among
them :

26 And I will make thy tongue
cleave to the roof of thy mouth,
that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt
not be to them a reprover : for they
are a rebellious house.

27 But when 1 speak with thee,
I will open thy moutli, and thou
shalt say unto them. Thus saith the
Lord God ; He that heareth, let
him hear ; and he that forbeareth,
let him forbear : for they are a
rebellious house.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Tinier the type of o filefje is xhewed the
time from the defetiion of Jeroboam to the
'.■iijitu'iiy. 9 By the prori>.)on of the »iege,
i,v xjicwed thehardjieasof thefamuie.

THOU also, son of man. take
thee a tile, and lay it before
thee, and pourtray upon it the city,
evev Jerusalem :

2 And lay siege against it, and
build a fort against it, and ' cast a
mount against it ; set the camp also
against it, and set battering rams
against it round about.

3 Moreover take thou unto thee
an iron pan, and set it for a wall of
iron between thee and the city :
and set thy face ^against it, and it
shall be besieged, and thou shalt
lay siege against it. This shall he
a sign to the house of Israel.

4 Lie thou also upon thy left side,
and lay the iniquity of the house
of Israel upon it: arcordivg to the
numlier of the days that thou shalt
lie upon it thou shalt bear their
iniquity.

5 For I have laid upon thee the
years of their iniquity, according
to the number of the days, three
hundred anfl ninety days : so shalt
thou beai' the iniquity of tlie house
of Israel.

6 And when thou hast accom-
plished them, lie again on thy right
side, and thou shalt bear the ini-
quity of the house of Judah forty
days : I have ai^pointed thee each
day for a year.

7 Therefore thou shalt set thy
face toward the siege of Jerusalem,
and thine arm sJiall he uncovered,
and thou slialtpnmhesy against it.

8 And, l)ehold, 1 will lay bands

upon thee, and thou shalt not turn
thee from one side to another, till
thou hast ended the days of thy
siege.

9 II Take thou also unto thee
wheat, and barley, and beans, and
lentiles, and millet, and fitches,
and put them in one vessel, and
make thee bread thereof, according
to the numl)er of the days that
thou shalt lie upon thy side, three
hundred and ninety da j's shalt thou
eat thereof.

10 And thy ■*meat which thou
shalt eat shall he by weight, twenty
shekels a day : from time to time
shalt thou eat it.

1 1 Thou shalt drink also water by
measure, the sixth part of an bin :
from time to time shalt thou drink.

12 And thou shalt eat it as bar-
ley cakes, and thou shalt bake it
with dung that cometh out of man,
in their sight.

13 And the Lord said. Even
thus shall the children of Israel
eat their defiled bread among the
Gentiles, whither I will drive them.

14 Then said I, Ah Lord God !
behold, my soul hath not been pol-
luted : for from my youth up even
till now have I not eaten of that
which dieth of itself, or is torn in
pieces ; neither came there abomi-
nable flesh into my mouth.

15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I
have given thee cow's dung foi'
man's dung, and thou shalt pre-
pare thy bread thei-ewith.

16 Moreover he said unto me.
Son of man, behold, I will break
the staff of bread in Jerusalem :
and they shall eat thread hy weight,
and with •'' care : and they shall
drink water bj' measure, and ^ with
astonishment :

17 That they may want bread
and water, and be astonied one
with another, and "consume away
for tlieir iniquity.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Under the type of hiiir, 5 is sfieired the
jiidiiiiuni if Jernsulem for their rebellion,
VI by fniiiine, /.tcord. and dinj>ernion.

AND thou, son of man, take thee
a sharp '^ knife, take thee a
barber's i-n/.or, and cause /t U> pass
upon tliine head and upon thy
beard : then take thee balances to
weigh, and divide the hair.

2 Thou shalt burn with fire a
third part in the midst of the cit}%
wlien the days of the siege are ful-
filled : and thou shalt take a thii'd
Ijai'L, an:i smite about it with ''a.
knife : and a third part thou shalt

■ifood

5 fearful-

iiess ;

fi in dismay :

' pine away
in

•^ sword ; as
a barber's
razor shalt
thou take it
uuto thee,

'■' the sword :

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The desolation of Jerusalem

EZEKIEL, 6.

for her rebellion and idolatry.

1 1'ebelled
against ray
juflgmeuts
in doing
2 against ray

8 rejected

* are
turbulent

5 satisfy ray
fm-y

scatter in the wind ; and I will
draw out a sword after them.

3 Thou shalt also take thereof a
few in number, and bind them in
thy skirts.

4 Then take of them again, and
cast them into the midst of the fire,
and burn them in tlie ^ fire ; for
thereof shall a fire come forth into
all the house of Israel.

5 !lThus saith the Lord God;
This /.s Jerusalem : 1 have set it in
the midst of the nations and coun-
tries fkat are round about her.

6 And she hath ^ changed my

judgments into wickedness more
than the nations, and - my statutes
more than the countries that are
round about her : for they have
•' refused my judgments and my
statutes, they have not walked in
them.

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; Because ye ■* multiplied moi-e
than the nations that are round
about you, and have not walked in
my statutes, neither have kept my
judgments, neither have done ac-
cording to the judgments of the
nations that are round about you ;

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; Behold, I, even I, am against
thee, and will execute judgments
in the midst of thee in the sight of
the nations.

9 And I will do in thee that
which I have not done, and where-
unto I will not do any more the
like, because of all thine abomi-
nations.

1 0 Therefore the fathers shall eat
the sons in the midst of thee, and
the sons shall eat their fatliers ;
and 1 will execute judgments in
thee, and the whole remnant of
thee will 1 scatter into all the
winds.

1 1 Wherefore, an T live, saith the
Lord God; Surely, because thou
hast defiled my sanctuary witli all
tli.v detestable tilings, and with all
thin(! abominations, therefort^ will
1 also diminish thee; neithei- shall
mine eye spare, neither will I ha\e
any pity.

12 II A tliird pai't of thee shall
die with the pestilence, and with
famine shall they be consumed in
tlu' midst of thee: and a fliird
pait shall fall by the sword I'ound
about thee ; and 1 will scattei- a
tliird i)art into all the winds, and
1 will draw out a sword aftei- tliem.

13 Thus shall mine anger be ac-
complished, and T will '''c;insc my
fui'y to rest upon thein. :\\u\ I will
be comfoi'ted : and they shall know
that I the Lord liave spoktsn it in

my zeal, when I have accomplished
my fury in them.

1-1 Moreover I will make thee
waste, and a reproach among the
nations that are round about thee,
in the sight of all that pass by.

15 8o it shall be a reproach and
a taunt, an instruction and an
astonishment unto the nations
that a)-e round about thee, when I
shall execute judgments in thee in
anger and in fury and in furious
rebukes. I the Lokd have spoken
it.

1 6 When I shall send upon them
the evil arrows of famine, which
shall be for their destruction, and
which I will send to destroy you :
and I will increase the famine upon
you, and will break your staff' of
bread :

1 7 So will I send upon you fa-
mine and evil beasts, and they shall
bei-eave thee ; and pestilence and
blood shall pass through thee ; and
I will bring the sword upon thee.
I the Lord have spoken it.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The judgment of Tarue} for their idohilrij.
8 vl remnarit nhull he blessed. 11 'I'hf
fdWifal are eivhorted to lament their calu-

AN D the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, set thy face to-
ward the mountains of Israel, and
prophesy against them,

3 And say. Ye mountains of
Israel, hear the word of the Lord
God ; Thus saith the Lord God to
the mountains, and to the hills, to
the rivers, and to the valleys ; Be-
hold, I, even I, will bring a sword
upon you, and I will desti'oy your
high places.

4 And your altars shall be deso-
late, and your '' images shall be
broken : and I will east down your
slain i/ien b(^for(> your idols.

f) And 1 will lay the dead car-
cases of the children of Israel be-
fore theii' idols ; and I will scatter
your bones round about your
altars.

(i In all your dwellingi)l;ices the
cities sIimU be laid waste, and tlu'
high i)laces shall be desolate ; that
youi' altars may be laid wast(» and
made desolate, and your idols may
be broken and cease, and your" im-
ages may b(^ cut down, and your
works jnay be abolished.

7 And tlie slain shall fall in tlie
midst of you, and ye shall know
that 1 (i)ii the Lokd.

<S II Vet will i leave a remnant,
that ye nia.y hav(> .tome that shall
escape tin' sword among the na-

6 sun-images

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A remnant shall escape.

EZEKIEL, 7.

Judgment for loickedness.

tions, when ye shall be scattered
through the countries.

9 And they that escape of you
shall remember me among the na-
tions whither they shall be carried
captives, because 1 am broken with
their whorish heart, which hath
departed from me, and with their
eyes, which ^ go a whoring after
their idols : and they shall loathe
themselves for the evils which they
have committed in all their abomi-
nations.

10 And they shall know that I
am the LoKi), and that I have not
said in vain that I would do this
evil unto them.

1 1 ^ Thus saith the Lord Gob ;
tSmite with thine hand, and stamp
with thy foot, and say, Alas for all
the evil abominations of the house
of Israel ! for they shall fall by the
sword, by the famine, and by the
pestilence.

12 He that is far off shall die of
the pestilence ; and he that is near
shall fall by the sword; and he
that remaineth and is besieged
shall die by the famine : thus will
I accomplish my fury upon them.

13 Then shall ye know that I
am the Lord, when their slain
men shall be among their idols
round about their altars, upon
every high hill, in all the tops of
the mountains, and under every
green tree, and under every thick
oak, the place where they did offer
sweet savour to all their idols.

1 4 So will I stretch out my hand
upon them, and make the land
"desolate, ye?), more rlesolate than
the wildonu'ss toward Diblath. in
all their lial)itations: and they
shall know that I am the Lord.

CHAPTER 7.

5 Thus saith the Lord God ; An
evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

6 An end is come, the end is
come : it watcheth for thee ; be-
hold, it is come.

7 ^The morning is come unto
thee, O thou that dwellest in the
land : the time is come, the day
■*of trouble is^ near, and not the

'^ Thy doom

1 The. final desolafion. of Israel. 10 TJie
mourtiful repenfaiici' (if Ihem that ewapc.
•20 The enciiiirs ,l,tile th,- t-aurtnanj hc-
cause of thi- hra,lil,s' ,i/i<iii,/iiafi,iiiK. 23
Un'ferihe ti/ji<- uf a elialii /.s ulinived their
miserable cajitirity.

MOREOVER the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying,

2 Also, thou son of man, thus
saith the Lord God unto tlie land
of Israel ; An end, the end is come
upon the four corners of the land.

3 Now v'.s the end come upon thee,
and 1 will send mine anger upon
thee, and will judge thee according
to thy ways, and will recompense
upon thee all thine abominations.

4 And mine eye shall not spare
thee, neither will I have pity : but
I will I'ecompense thy ways upf)n
thee, and thine abominations shall
be in the miflst of thee : and ye
shall know that 1 am the Lord.

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sounding again of the mountams.

8 Mow will 1 shortly pour out
my fury upon thee, and accomplish
mine anger upon thee : and I will
judge thee according to thy ways,
and will recompense thee for all
thine abominations.

9 And mine eye shall not spare,
neither will I have pity : I will
recompense thee according to thy
ways and thine abominations that
ai-e in the midst of thee; and ye
shall know that I am the Lord
that smiteth.

10 Behold the day, behold, it is
come : ^ the morning is gone forth ;
the rod hath blossomed, pride hath
budded.

11 Violence is risen up into a
rod of wickedness : none of them
shall re7nain, nor of their rnulti-
tude, nor of any of theirs : neither
shall there be wailing for them.

12 The time is come, the day
draweth near : let not the buyer
rejoice, nor the seller mourn : for
wrath is upon all the multitude
thereof.

13 For the seller shall not re-
turn to that which is sold, although
they were yet alive : for the vision
is touching the whole multitude
thereof, which shall not return ;
neither shall any strengthen him-
self in the iniquity of his life.

14 They have blown the trum-
pet, even to make all ready ; but
none goeth to the battle : for my
wrath is upon all the multitude
thereof.

15 The sword is without, and
the pestilence and the famine
within : he that is in the field
shall die with the sword ; and he
that is in the city, fainine and
pestilence shall devour him.

16 ^ But they that escape of
them shall escape, and shall be on
the mountains like doves of the
valleys, all of theni mourning,
every one for his iniquity.

17 All hands shall be feeble, and
all knees shall be weak as water.

18 They shall also gii'd tfieniselves
with sackcloth, and horror shall
cover them ; and shame shall he
ui)()ii all faces, and baldness upon
all their heads.

19 They shall cast their silver in
the streets, and their gold shall be

* IS near ; a
day of tu-
mult and
not q/' joyful
shouting
upon

5 thy doom

Visions of abominations

EZEKIEL, 8.

practised in Jerusalem.

^ reiiKJverl : their .silver and their
gold shall not be able to deliver
them in the day of the wrath of the
Lord : they shall not satisfy their
souls, neither fill their bowels : be-
cause it is the stumblingblock of
their iniquity.

20 ^ As for the beauty of his
ornament, he set it in majesty : but
they made the images of their
abominations and of their detesta-
ble things therein : therefore have
I '-'set it far from them.

21 And i will give it into the
hands of the strangers for a prey,
and to the wicked of the earth for
a sy:>oil ; and they shall " pollute it.

22 My face Mall I turn also from
them, and they shall "pollute my
secret place .■ for the robbers shall
enter into it, and ^defile it.

23 ^ Make a chain : for the land
is full of bloody crimes, and the
city is full of violence.

24 Wherefore I will bring the
worst of the heathen, and they
shall ))ossess their houses : I will
also make the pomp of the strong
to cease ; and their holy places
shall be '^defiled.

25 Destruction cometh ; and they
shall seek peace, and there shail be
none.

26 Mischief shall come upon mis-
chief, and rumour shall be upon
rumour ; then shall they seek a
\^ision of the prophet ; but the law
shall perish from the priest, and
counsel from the •''ancients.

27 The king shall mourn, and
the prince shall be clothed with
desolation, and the hands of the
p(H)t)l(> of the land shall be troubled :
1 will do unto them after tlieir way,
ajid accoi'ding to their deserts will
1 judge them ; and they shall know
that I am the Lokd.

CHAPTER 8.

1 Rzel'iel, iti a rixioit nf Oii'7 at JcrHndh'm,
5 in nheii'ed the imaf/f of jcittovxii, 1 the
chamhers of iinuni'rii, l:i ///<' nionriio-K for
Titramus, 15 the ii-orn/iijtjicfx toir<ir(lK the
Kini. 18 GoiVh imithfor Ihi'ir iilohitri/.

AND it came to pass in the sixth
year, in the sixth vionfh, in
the fifth (lay of the month, (ik 1 sat
in mine house, and t\\v, elders of
•ludah .sat befoi-eme, that the hand
of the Lorfl God fell there upim me.

2 Then I beheld, and loa lik(uiess
as tlu! ai)pearance of lire : fjom the
appearance of his loins even down-
wai-d, lire; and from his loins v.wn
upward, as tlie appearance of
brightn(!ss, as the; colour of anibcn'.

.'i And he put forth the form of
an hand, and took me by a lock of
njine head ; and the spirit lifted

me ui) between the earth and the
heaven,^ and brought me in the vi-
sions of God to Jerusalem, to the
door of the inner gate that looketli
toward the north ; where was the
seat of the image of jealousy, which
provoketh to jealousy.

4 And, behold, the glory of the
God of Israel ivas there, according
to tlie vision that I saw in the
plain.

5 U Then said he unto me. Son
of man, lift up thine eyes now the
way toward the north. So I lifted
up mine eyes the way toward the
north, and behold northward at
the gate of the altar this image of
jealousy in the entry.

G He said furthermore unto me.
Son of man, seest thou what they
do"? even, the great abominations
that the house of Israel committeth
here, that I should go far off' from
my sanctuary "? but turn thee yet
again, and thou shalt see greater
abominations.

7 51 And he brought me to the
door of the court; and when 1
looked, behold a hole in the wall.

8 Then said lie unto me, Son of
man, dig now in the wall : anrl
when I had digged in the wall,
behold a door.

9 And he said unto me. Go in,
and behold the wicked abomina-
tions that they do here.

10 So I went in and saw ; and be-
hold every form of creeping things,
and abominable beasts, and all tin;
idols of the house of Israel, pour-
trayed upon the wall round abt)ut.

1 1 And thei-e stood before them
seventy men of the "ancients of the
house of Israel, and in the midst of
them stood .laazaniah the son of
Shaphan, with every man his cen-
ser in his hand ; and a thick cloud
of incense went up.

12 Then said h(! unto me. Son of
man, hast thou seen what the ''an-
cients of tlu! hous(i of Israel do in
the dark, every man in the cliam-
bers of his imagery *? for they say,
The Lord seeth us not; the Lord
hath forsaken the "earth.

13 II He said also unto me. Turn
thee yet again, <tn<t thou shalt see
greater abominations that they do.

14 Then he bi-ought me to the
door of the gat(! of the Lord's house
which loan toward the north ; and,
behold, there sat women weeping
for Tiinnnuz.

15 II Then said \\v unto me. Hast
thou se(!n </m, () son of man: turn
thee; yet again, and thou shalt s(!e.
gi-eatcr abominations than theses

If) And he brought me into the
inner court of the Lord's house,

<"' elders

land.

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The slaughter of the guilt)/;

EZEKIEL, 9, 10.

the 2)e)uteut are spared.

and, behold, at the door of tlic
temple of the Lord, between the
porch and the altar, tvere about live
and twenty men, with tlieir backs
toward the temple of the Loeb,
and theii- faces toward the east ; ancl
they worshipped the sun toward
the east.

17 IT Then he said unto me. Hast
thou seen this, O son of man % Is it
a light thing to the liouse of Judah
that they commit the abominations
which they commit here % for they
have filled the land with violence,
and have returned to provoke me
to anger : and, lo, they put the
branch to their nose.

18 Therefore will I also deal in
fury : mine eye shall not spare,
neither will I have pity : and though
they cry in mine ears with, a loud
voice, yet will I not hear them.

CHAPTER 9.

1 A vision, wher'ebij is sJiewed the preserra-
lion of some; 5 and the destruction of tlie
rent. 8 6^01^ cannot be intreated for them.

HE cried also in mine ears with
a loud voice, saying, Cause
them that have cliarge over the
city to draw near, even every man
unth his destroying weapon in his
hand.

2 And, behold, six men came
from the way of the ^ higher gate,
which lieth toward the north, and
every man '"' a slaughter weapon in
his hand ; and one man among tliem
wa.s clothed with linen, with a
writer's inkhorn by his side : and
they went in, and stood beside the
brasen altar.

3 And the glory of the God of Is-
rael was gone up from the cherub,
whereupon ^he was, to the thresh-
old of the house. And he called
to the man clothed ^y•ith linen, which
had the writer's inkhorn by his
side ;

4 And the Lord said unto him,
Co through the midst of the city,
through the midst of Jerusalem,
and set a mark upon the foreheads
of the men that sigh and that cry
for all the abominations that be
done in the midst thereof.

5 And to the others he said in
mine heai-ing. Go ye after him
through the city, and smite : let
not your eye spare, neither have
ye pity :

G tSlay utterly old and young,
both maids, and little children, aiul
women : but come not near any man
upon whom u the mark ; and begin
at my sanctuary. Then they began
at the •'a.ncient m(>n which lOffe l)e-
fore the house.

7 And lie said unto them. Defile
the house, and till the courts with
the slain : go ye forth. And they
went forth, and slew in the city.

8 H And it came to pass, while
they were slaying them, and I was
left, that I fell upon my face, and
cried, and said, All Lord God ! wilt
thou destroy all the residue of Is-
rael in thy pouring out of thy fury
upon Jerusalem'?

9 Then said he unto me. The ini-
quity of the house of Israel and Ju-
dah ?'.s exceeding great, and the
land is full of blood, and the city
full of ■"' perverseness : for they say.
The Lord hath forsaken tlie " eartli,
and the Lord seeth not.

10 And as for me also, mine eye
shall not spare, neither will I have
pity, but I will recompense their
way upon their head.

1 1 And, behold, the man clothed
with linen, which had the inkhorn
by his side, reported the matter,
saying, I have done as thou hast
commanded me.

CHAPTER 10.

1 The vision of the coals of /ire, to be mat-
tered over the cili/. a I'he vi.sion. of the
cherubims.

THEN I looked, and, behold, in
the firmament that was aboA e
the head of the '' cherubinis there
appeared over them as it were a
sapphire stone, as the appearance
of the likeness of a throne.

2 And he spake unto the man
clothed with linen, and said. Go in
between the wheels, even under the
cherub, and fill thine hand with
coals of fire from between the
^ cherubims, and scatter tlcem over
the city. And he went in in my
sight.

3 Now the '' cherubims stood on
the right side of the house, when
the man went in; and the cloud
filled the inner court.

4 Then the glory of the Lord
went up from the cherub, and stood
over the threshold of the house ;
and the house was filled with the
cloud, and the court was full of the
brightness of the Lord's glory.

5 And the sound of the "cheru-
bims' wings was heard e'WJt to the
outer court, as the voice of the Al-
mighty God when he speaketh.

G And it came to pass, that when
he had commanded the man clothed
with linen, saying. Take fire from
between the wheels, from between
the ^"cherubims ; then he went in,
and stood beside the wheels.

7 And one cherub stretched forth

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The divine glory

EZEKIEL, 11.

leaveth the temple.

his hand from between the ^ cheru-
bims unto the fire that was between

tiie '-'cherubims, and took tliereof,
and put 'it into the hands of him
that was clothed with linen : who
took it, and went out.

8 II And there appeared in the
^ cherubims the form of a man's
hand under their wings.

9 And when I looked, behold the
four wheels by the "cheruVjims, one
wheel by one cherub, and another
wheel by another cherub : and the
appearance of the wheels was as
the colour of a beryl stone.

10 And as for their appearances,
they four had one likeness, as if a
wheel had been in the midst of a
wheel.

11 When they went, they went
upon their four sides ; they turned
not as they went, but to the place
whither the head looked they fol-
lowed it ; they turned not as they
went.

12 And their whole body, and
their backs, and their hands, and
their wings, and the wheels, were
full of eyes round about, even the
wheels that they fovxr had.

13 As for the wheels, ''it was
cried unto them in my hearing, ^_U
wheel.

1 4 And every one had four faces :
the first face was the face of a
cherub, and the second face was
the face of a man, and the third the
face of a lion, and the fourth the
face of an eagle.

15 And the ^ cherubims were
lifted up. This is the living crea-
ture that I saw by the •'"'river of
('hebar.

IG And when the ^cherubims

went, the wheels went by them :
and when the ' cher-u1)ims lifted up
tlieir wings to mount up from the
earth, the same wheels also turned
not from beside them.

17 When they stood, these stood ;
and when they were lifted up,
these lifted \x\) themst^lves also: for
the spirit ot the living creature
^vas in them.

18 Then tlie glory of tlu^ Lokd
dei>ai-ted frcjin off th(^ threshold of
th(! house, and stood over the
''cherubims.

19 And the ^ cherubims lifted up
their wings, and mounted u[) from
the earth in my sight: when they
went out, the wheels also were
beside them, and "^ evcri/ one stood
at tJie door of the east gate of tlu^
Lord's house; and the glory of the
God of Israel was over them above.

20 This is the living creature
that I saw under the God of Israel
by the ^ river of Chebar : and I
knew that they were the " cheru-
bims.

21 Every one had four faces
apiece, and every one four wings ;
and the likeness of the hands of a
man was under their wings.

22 And '-* the likeness of their
faces w((s the same faces which 1

saw by the ^" river of Chebar, their
appearances and themselves : they
went every one straight forward.

CHAPTER 11.

1 T/ie jiresttiHi.Hoii of the privvex. 4 Their
sin ,111,/ /ii, /,/,„,„/. l:! K-j, /.-,■,/ ,;ni,j,l,lhi-
iliij, i,,i,l .sli,-ir,'ll,. I,h„ his inirp„s,' in ml r-
ill!/ (I rem/Kiiit, '2i an,/ /uniishiiu/ ilie
iru-ked. 22 The glory of (i,,,! I,,ireth the
citi/. 24 Esekiel is retiinie,.l i,, the aiji-
ticitt/.

MOUEOVER the spirit lifted me
up, aud_ brought me unto the
east gate of the Lord's house,
which looketh eastward : and be-
hold at the door of the gate five
and twenty men ; among whom 1
saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur,
and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah,
princes of the people.

2 Then said he unto me. Son of
man, these are the men that devise
mischief, and give wicked counsel
in this city:

3 Which say, " It is not near : let
us build houses : this city is the
caldron, and we be the flesh.

4 51 Therefore prophesy against
them, iM'ophesy, O son of man.

5 And the Spirit of the Lord fell
upon me, and said unto me, Speak ;
Thus saith the Lord; Thus liave
ye said, () house of Israel: for I
know the things that come into
your mind, ever if one o/them.

6 Ye have multiplied your slain
in this city, and ye have filled the
streets th(n'(;of with the slain.

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; Your slain whom ye hav(>
laid in the midst of it, they are the
(lesh, and this citi/ is the cakh'ou :
Init I will bring you forth out of
tin; midst of it.

8 \'(\ have feared the sword ; and
I will bi-ing a sword upon you,
saith the Lord (!oD.

9 And 1 will bring you out of the
midst thereof, and (k'liver you into
lh(> hands of straiigei-s, and will
execute judgments among you.

10 Ye shall fall by the sword ; I
will .judge you in the boiTJer of
Israel ; and ye shall know that I
(tilt the Lord.

11 This city shall not be your
caldron, neitlu'i- shall ye be the

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Presumption of the princes.

EZEKIEL, 12.

Ezeldel returneth to the captives.

1 and have
been to them
a saiu'tuary
for a little
while

2 are

<^ peoples,

4 cherubim

" were
beside

flesh in the midst thereof ; hut I
will judge you in the border ot
Israel :

12 And ye shall know that i am
the Lord : for ye have not walked
in my statutes, neither executed
my judgments, but have done after
the manners of the heathen that
are round about you.

13 U And it came to pass, when
I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son
of Benaiah died. Then fell I down
upon my face, and cried with a
loud voice, and said. Ah Lord God !
wilt thou make a full end of the
remnant of Israel 1

14 Again the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

15 8on of man, thy brethren,
evm thy brethren, the men of thy
kindred, and all the house of Israel
wholly, are they unto whom the
inhabitants of Jerusalem have said,
Get you far from the Lord : unto
us is this land given in possession.

16 Therefore say. Thus saith the
Lord God; Although I have cast
them far off among the heathen,
and although I have scattered them
among the countries, ^ yet will I be
to them as a little sanctuary in the
countries where they "-^ shall come.

17 Therefore say. Thus saith the
Lord God ; I will even gather you
from the ''people, and assemble you
out of the countries where ye have
been scattered, and I will give you
the land of Israel.

18 And they shall come thither,
and they shall take away all the
detestable things thereof and all
the abominations thereof from
thence.

19 And I will give them one
heart, and I will put a new spirit
within you ; and I M-ill take the
stony heart out of their flesh, and
will give them an heart of flesh :

20 That they may walk iii my
statutes, and keep mine ordinan-
ces, and do them: and they shall
be my people, and I will be their
God.

21 But as for the in whose heart
walketh after the heart of their de-
testable things and their ab(7mina-
tions, I will recompense their way
upon their own heads, saith the
Lord God.

22 H Then did the ^ cherubims
lift up their wings, and the wheels
^ beside them ; and the glory of the
God of Israel van over them above.

23 And the glory of the Lord
went up from the midst of the city,
and stood upon the mountain
which is on the east side of the
city.

24 ^ Afterwards the spirit took
me up, and brought me in ''_a vi-
sion by the Spirit of God into Chal-
dea, to them of the captivity. So
the vision that I had seen went up
from me.

25 Then I spake unto them of
the captivity all the things that the
Lord had shewed me.

« the

CHAPTER 12.

1 The fi/pe of KzctUPs removing. 8 Jt
x/ieici) the cajiticitij of Zedekiah. 17 Eze-
kiel'd tfeiiibUng nheicetk the. Jeios' desola-
tion. 21 The Jeivn'' jiresunvptuous proverb
is reproved. 26 The spjeediness of the
vision.

THE word of the Lord also came
unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, thou dwellest in
the midst of a rebellious house,
which have eyes to see, and see
not; they have ears to hear, and
hear not : for they are a rebellious
house.

3 Therefore, thou son of man,
prepare thee stuff for removing, and
remove by day in their sight ; and
thou shalt remove from thy place
to another place in their sight : it
may be they will consider, though
they be a rebellious house.

4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy
stuff by day in their sight, as stuff
for removing : and thou shalt go
forth at even in their sight, as they
that go forth into captivity.

5 Dig thou through the wall in
their sight, and carry out thereby.

6 In their sight shalt thou bear
it upon thy shoulders, and carry it
fortli in the "' twilight : thou shalt
cover thy face, that thou see not
the ground : for I have set thee for
a sign unto the house of Israel.

7 And I did so as I was com-
manded : I brouglit forth my stuff
by day, as stuff for captivity, and
in the even I digged through the
wall with mine hand ; I brought it
forth in the ^ twilight, and I bare
it upon my shoulder in their sight.

8 H And in the morning came
the word of the Lord unto me,
saying,

9 Son of man, hath not the house
of Israel, the rebellious house, said
unto thee. What doest thou ?

10 Say thou unto them. Thus
saith the Lord God ; This " bui-den

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c(»in'riirfh the prince in Jei-usalem,
and all the house of Israel that are
among them.

1 1 Say, I am your sign : like as I
have done, so shall it be done unto
them : they shall remove and go
into captivity.

12 And the prince that v's among
them sliall bear upon his shoulder

7 dark

8 dark,

9 oracle

Desolation cometh speedily.

EZEKIEL, 13.

Reproof of hjliuj prophets.

in the Hwilight, and shall go f(jrtli :
they shall dig through the wall to
carry out thereby : he shall cover
his face, that he see not the ground
with his eyes.

1 3 My net also will I spread upon
him, and he shall be taken in iny
snare : and I will bring him to
Babylon to the land of the Chal-
deans ; yet shall he not see it,
though he shall die there.

14 And I will scatter toward
every wind all that are about him
to help him, and all his l)ands ; and
I will draw out the sword after
them.

15 And they shall know that I
am the Lord, when I shall scatter
them among the nations, and dis-
perse them in the countries.

1 6 But I will leave a few men of
them from the sword, from the
famine^ and from the pestilence ;
that they may declare all their
abominations among the heathen
whither they come ; and they shall
know that I am the Lord.

17 ^ Moreover the \yord of the
Lord came to me, saying,

18 Son of man, eat thy bread
with quaking, and drink thy water
with trembling and with "careful-
ness :

19 And say unto the people of
the land. Thus saith the Lord God
•' of the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
^ (lad of the land of Israel; They
shall eat their bread with careful-
ness, and drink their water with
astonishment, that her land may
be desolate from all that is therein,
because of the violence of all them
that dwell therein.

20 And the cititis that are in-
haljited shall be laid waste, and the
land shall Ije desolate ; and ye shall
know that I am the Loud.

21 ^ And the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying.

22 Son of man, what is that pro-
verb tliat ye have in the land of
Israel, saying. The clays are pro-
longed, and every vision faileth ?

2.3 Tell them therefore. Thus
saith the Lord God ; I will make
this proverb to cease, and they shall
no more use it as a pi'ONci'b in Is-
ratjl ; but say unto them. The days
are at hand, and the effect of every
vision.

24 For there shall be no more
any vain vision nor flattering divi-
nation within the house of Israel.

25 For I am the Lord : I will
speak, and the woi-d that T shall
speak shall come to ))ass; it shall
be no more •\i>i'(tlonijc(l : for in your
days, O rebellious iiouse, will I say

the word, and will perform it, saith
the Lord GoD.

26 ^ Again the word of the Lord
came to me, saying,

27 Son of man, behold, thsy of
the house of Israel say, The vision
that he seeth ^'s■for many daj\s to
come, and he prophesieth of the
times tliat are far off.

28 Therefore say unto them.
Thus saith the Lord God : There
shall none of my words be ^ ])ro-
longed any more, but the word

which I have spoken shall be done,
saith the Lord God.

CHAPTER 13.

1 The rejji-oiif cf h/!n<i prophets, 10 and their
iDiUiiipi i-cii iiiortcr. 17 Of prophetesses
aii(/ their jiUIoWk.

AND the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, prophesj^ against
the prophets of Israel that pro-
phesy, and say thou unto them that
prophesy out of their own hearts,
Hear ye the word of the Lord •

3 Thus saith the Lord God ; Woe
unto the foolish prophets, that fol-
low their own spirit, and have seen
nothing !

4 O Israel, thy prophets are like
the foxes in the '^ deserts.

5 Ye have not gone up into the
'^gaps. neither "made up the hedge
for the house of Jsrael to stand in
the battle in the day of the Lord.

6 They have seen vanity and
lying divination, saying. The Lord
saith : and the Lord hath not sent
them : and they have made others
to hope that they would confirm
the word.

7 Have ye not seen a vain vision,
and have ye not spoken a lying
divination, whereas ye say. The
LoiiD saith it; albeit I have not
siioken %

^> Therefore thus saith the l^ord
God ; Because yt^ have sj)okeii \a-
nity, and seen lies, therefore, be-
hold, 1 am against you, saith the
Lord God.

9 And mine hand shall be upon
the proi)hets that see vanity, and
that divine lies : tliey shall not be
in the assembly of my people, nei-
ther shall tiu'y be written in the
'" writing of tJie house of Israel, lun-
ther sliall tliey entcM' into the land
of Jsra-el ; and ye shall know that
I am the Lord God.

10 II F>ecause, even because they
have sedu(;ed my people, saying.
Peace; and there teas no peace;
and one built up a wall, and, lo,
others daubed it with ^' iintciiipered
iiiortcr :

1 1 Say unto them which daub

'' deferred

^ waste
places.
f^ breaches,
s built up
the wall

11 wliitc-
wash :

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Woe to false prophetesses.

EZEKIEL, 14.

Idolaters deceived by God.

it with ^ nntompered mnrter, that
it shall fall : there shall be an over-
flowing shower; and ye, O great
hailstones, shall fall ; and a stormy
wind shall rend it.

12 Lo, when the wall is fallen,
shall it not be said untoyou, Where
?'.s' the daubing wherewith ye have
daubed it .?

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord
GoD; I will even rend it with a
stormy wind in my fiu'y ; and there
shall be an overflowing shower in
mine anger, and great hailstones
in my fury to consume it.

14 So will I break down the wall
that ye have daubed with ^ untem-
pered morter, and bring it down to

the ground, so that the foundation
thereof shall be discovered, and it
shall fall, and ye shall be consumed
in the midst thei-eof : and ye shall
know that I am the Lord.

15 Thus will I accomplish my
wrath upon the wall, and upon
them that have daubed it with
' untompered morter._ and will say
unto you, The wail is no 'more,
neither they that daubed it ;

16 To wit, the prophets of Israel
which prophesy concerning Jeru-
salem, and which see visions of
peace for her, and the}-e is no peace,
saith the Lord God.

17 1^[ Likewise, thou son of man,
set thy face against the daughters
of thy people, which prophesy out
of their own heart ; and prophesy
thou against them,

18 And say, Thus saith the Lord
God ; Woe to the women that sew
pillows to all armholes, and make
kerchiefs '" upon the hearl of every
stature to hunt souls ! Will ye
hunt the souls of my people, and
will yo save the souls alive that
come unto you 1

19 And will ye ^pollute me
among my people for handfuls of
barley and for pieces of bread, to
slay the souls that should not die,
and to save the souls alive that
should not live, by your lying to
my people that hear your lies "?

20 Wherefore thus saith the
Lord God; Behold, 1 am against
your pillows, wherewith yo therc^
hunt the souls to make tliem. fly,
and 1 will tear them from your
arms, and will let the souls go,
even the souls that ye hunt to make
them fly.

21 Your kerchiefs also will T
tear, and deliver my people out
of your hand, and they shall be no
more in your hand to be hunted ;
and ye shall know that I am the
Lord.

22 Because with lies ye have
made the heart of the righteous
sad, whom 1 have not made sad ;
and strengthened the hands of the
wicked, that he should not return
from his wicked way, by promising
him life :

23 Therefore ye shall see no more
vanity, nor divine divinations : for
I will deliver my people out of
your hand : and ye shall know that
I am the Lord.

CHAPTER 14.

1 God ansivereth idolaters according to their
oirii heart. 6 Thei/ are exhorted, to repent,
for fear of judgments, by means of seduced
projihets. 12 God''s irrevocable sentence
<f famine, 15 of noisome beasts, 17 of the
sicord, 19 and of pestilence. 22 A rem-
nant shall be reserved for example of
others.

THEN came certain of the elders
of Israel unto me, and sat be-
fore me.

2 And the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

3 Son of man, these men have
set up their idols in their hear-t,
and put the stumblingblock of
their iniquity before their face :
should I be enquired of at all by
them ^

4 Therefore speak unto them,
and say unto tliem. Thus saith the
Lord God ; Every man of the house
of Israel that settetli up his idols
in his heart, and putteth the stum-
blingblock of his iniquity before
his face, and cometh to the prophet ;
I the Lord will answer him that
cometh according to the multitude
of his idols ;

5 That I may take the house of
Israel in their own heart, because
they are all estranged from me
through their idols.

6 ^ Therefore say unto the house
of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ;
Repent, and turn ycurselnes from
your idols ; and turn away your
faces from all your abominations.

7 For every one of the house of
Israel, or of the ''stran^cn* that so-
.iourneth in Israel, which separat-
eth himself from_ me, and setteth
up his idols in liis heart, and put-
teth the stumblingblock of his ini-
quity before his face, and cometh
to a prophet to enquire of him con-
cerning me ; I the Lord will answer
him Ijy myself:

H And 1 will set my face against
that man, and will make him a
sign and a pi'overb, and 1 will cut
him off from the midst of my peo-
1)1(^ ; and j'e shall know that 1 am
the LoKD.

U And if the prophet be deceived
when he hath spoken a thing, I

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Jerusalem a useless vine.

the Lord have deceived tliat pro-
phet, and I will stretch out my
hand upon him, and will destroy
him from the midst of my people
Israel.

10 And they shall bear the pu-
nishment of their iniquity : the pu-
nishment of the prophet shall be
even as the punishment of him
that seeketh unto him ;

1 1 That the house of Israel may
go no more astray from nje, neither
be polluted any more with all tlieir
transgressions ; but that they may
be my people, and I may be their
God, saith the Loi'd God.

12^ The word of the Lord came
again to me, saying,

13 Son of man, when the land
sinneth against meby trespassing
grievously, ^ then will I stretch out
mine hand upon it, '" and will break

the staff of the bread thereof, '^ aixl
will send famine upon it, and ''will
cut ofi'n'an and beast from it :

14 Though these three men,
Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in
it, they should deliver but their
own souls by their righteousness,
saith the Lord God.

15 ^ If I cause noisome beasts to
pass through the land, and they
spoil it, so that it be desolate, that
no man may pass through because
of the beasts :

1 6 Though these three men were
in it, as I live, saith the Lord God,
they shall deliver neither sons nor
daughters ; they only shall be de-
livered, but the land shall be deso-
late.

17 H Or if I briiig a sword upon
that land, and say. Sword, go
through the land ; so that I cut off
man and beast from it :

18 Though these three men irere
in it, a.s I liv(% saith tlie Lord God,
they shall deliver neither sons nor
daughters, but they only shall be
(l('liv(!red themselves.

19 II Or if I send a pestilence
into that land, a7id jjour out my
fury upon it in blood, to cut off
from it man and beast :

20 Though Noah, Daniel, and
Job, u)ere in it, a.s- 1 live, saith the
Lord God, £liey shall deliver neither
son nor daugliter ; they sliall liuU\v-
Hv(n- their own souls by their right;,
(!ousness.

21 For thus saith the Lord Gon;
How much more when I send my
four sore judgments ujion Jerusa-
lem, the sword, arul the famine, and
the noisome beast, and the pesti-
lence, to cut off from it man and
beast %

22 H Yet, behold, therein shall be

left a remnant that shall be brought
forth, both sons and daughters : be-
hold, they shall come forth unto
you, and ye shall see their way and
their doings : and ye shall be com-
forted concerning the evil that I
have brought u]3on Jerusalem, even
concerning all that I have brou^'ht
upon it.

23 And they shall comfort you,
when ye see their ways and their
doings : and ye shall know that I
have not done without cause all
that I have done in it, saith the
Lord God.

CHAPTER 15.

1 Bii Ihe unfitness of the vine hranch for any
nork 6 is shelved the rejection of Jerusalem.

AND the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, what is the vine
tree more than any tree, or than a
branch which is among the trees of
the forest ?

3 Shall wood be taken thereof to
do any work? or will men take a
pin of it to hang any vessel thereon 1

4 Behold, it is cast into the fire
for fuel ; the fire devoureth both
the ends of it, and the midst of it
is burned. Is it meet for a7iy work ?

5 Behold, when it was whole, it
was meet for no work : how much
less shall it be meet yet for any
work, when the fire hath devoured
it, and it is burned 1

6 H Thei'efore thus saith the Lord
Qo\)i, As the vine tree among the
trees of the forest, which I have
given to the fire for fuel, so will I
give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

7 And I will set my face against
them ; they ''' shall go out from one
fire, and another fire shall devour
them ; and ye shall know that i am
the Lord, when I set my face
against them.

8 And I will make the land deso-
late, because they have committed
a trespass, saith the Lord God.

CHAPTER. 16.

1 I'lidir t/i.c .liiii iJiliidc i>f a irretched infa vt /*
s/ii /ri(/ Ihe iKiliinil slate of Jerusalem. <i
(iiiil'n (•.rlranril itiar;/ /ore loirardN her. 15
//('/• tiiiiiiK/roiis irhoreilian. 8r) l/er i/rier-
<iiis jiidyitieiif. 44 //</' f(i)i, tiHi/chiiij/ her
iJKit/ier, iliid eivceed iim her sisters, Sndoiii
and Samaria, ca/leth for judgments. 0(1
Merci/ is jiromised her in the end.

AGAIN the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, caus(» Jerusalem to
know her abominations,

3 And say. Thus saitli the Lord
God unto Jerusalem; Thy ])irth
and thy nativity in of the land of
Canaan ; thy father ?«a.»! an Amor-
ite, and thy mother an Hittite.

'' have gone
forth

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God^s kindness to Jerusalem.

EZEKIEL, 16.

Her unfaithfulness.

4 And as for thy nativity, in the
day thou wast born thy navel was
not cut, neither wast thou washed
in water to ' supple thee; thou wast
not salted at all, nor swaddled at
all.

5 None eye pitied thee, to do any
of these unto tnee, to have compas-
sion upon thee ; but thou wast cast
out in the open field, "to the lothing

of thy i)erson, in the day tiiat tliou

wast born.

6 H And when I passed by thee,
and saw thee "^ polluted in thine
own blood, I said unto thee whe7i
thou wast in thy blood, Live ; yea, I
said unto thee when thou wast in
thy blood. Live.

7 I have caused thee to multiply
as the bud of the field, and thou
hast increased and waxen great,
and thou art come to excellent
ornaments : thtj breasts are fa-
shioned, and thine hair is grown,
whereas thou wast naked and bare.

8 Now when I passed by thee,
and looked upon thee, behold, thy
time ivas the time of love ; and I
spread my skirt over thee, and co-
vered thy nakedness : yea, I sware
unto thee, and entered into a co-
venant with thee, saith the Lord
God, and thou becamest n:iine.

9 Then washed I thee with water ;
yea, I throughlj^ washed away thy
blood from thee, and I anointed
thee with oil.

10 1 clothed thee also with broi-
dered work, and shod thee with
•* badgers' skin, and I girded thee
about with fine linen, and I covered
thee with silk.

Ill decked thee also with orna-
ments, and I put bracelets upon
thy hands, and a chain on thy
neck.

1 2 And I put a jewel on thy fore-
head, and earrings in thine ears,
and a beautiful crown upon thine
head.

1 3 Thus wast thou decked with
gold and silver ; and thy raiment
was of fine linen, and silk, and bi'oi-
dered work ; thou didst eat fine
flour, and honey, and oil : and thou
Wcist exceeding beautiful, and thou
didst prosper into a kingdom.

14 And thy renown went forth
among the heathen for thy beauty :
for it u'as perfect through my
''comeliness, which I had put upon
thee, saith the Lord God.

15 H But thou didst trust in
thine own beauty, and playedst the
harlot because of thy i-enown, and
pouredst out thy fornications on
every one that passed by ; his it

I was.

16 And of thy garments thou
didst take, and deckedst tliy high
places with divers colours, and
playedst the harlot thereupon : the
like things shall not come, neither
shall it be so.

17 Thou hast also taken thy fair
jewels of my gold and of my silver,
which I had given thee, and madest
to thyself images of men, and didst
commit whoredom with them,

18 And tookest thy broidered
garments, and coveredst them : and
thou hast set mine oil and mine
incense before them.

19 My "^ meat also w^hich I gave
thee, fine fiour, and oil, and honey,
wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even
set it before them for a sweet sa-
vour : and thus it was, saith the
Lord God.

20 Moreover thou hast taken thy
sons and thy daughters, whom thou
hast borne unto me, and these hast
thou sacrificed unto them to be de-
voured. /,s this of thy whoredoms
a small matter,

2 1 That thou hast slain my child-
ren, and delivered them to cause
them to pass through the fire for
them 1

22 And in all thine abominations
and thy whoredoms thou hast not
remembered the days of thy youth,
when thou wast naked and bare,
and wast ^polluted in thy blood.

23 And it came to pass after all
thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto
thee ! saith the Lord God ;)

24 That thou hast also built unto
thee an eminent place, and hast
made thee an high place in every
street.

2.5 Thou hast built thy high
place at ^every head of the way,
and hast made thy beauty to be
abhorred, and hast opened tliy feet
to every one that passed by, and
multiplied thy whoredoms.

26 Thou hast also committed for-
nication with the Egyptians thy
neighbours, great of flesh ; and hast
increased thy whoredoms, to pro-
voke me to anger.

27 Behold, therefore I have
stretched out my hand over thee,
and have diminished thine ^ordi_-
nai-y food, and delivered thee unto
tlie will of them that hate thee,
the daughters of the Philistines,
which are ashamed of thy lewd
way.

28 Thou hast played the ^ whore
also with the Assyrians, because
thou wast unsatiable ; yea, thou
hast played the harlot with them,
and yet couldest not be satisfied.

29 Thou hast moreover multi-

s bread

"' welteriufi

'' the head of
every way,

* allowance,

9 harlot

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Tlie rejection of Jerusalem.

EZEKIEL, 16.

She is ivorse than Sodom.

plied thy foi-nicatiou ^ in the land

of C-anaan unto Chaldea ; and yet
thou wast not sati.sfied herewith.

30 How weak i« thine heart, saith
the Lord God, seeing thou doest all
these things, the work of an impe-
rious ^ whorish woman ;

31 In that thou bulkiest thine
eminent place in the head of every
way, and makest thine high place
in every stree_t ; and hast not been
as an harlot, in that thou scornest
hire ;

32 5?<i as a wife that committeth
adulterj^ which taketh strangers
instead of her husband !

33 They give gifts to all ^ whores :
but thou givest thy gifts to all thy
lovers, and hirest them, that they
may come unto thee on every side
for thy whoredom.

34 And the contrary is in thee
from other women in thy whore-
doms, whereas none followeth thee
to commit whoredoms : and in that
thou gi vest ■* a I'e ward, and no reward

IS given unto thee, therefore thou
art contraiy.

35 U Wherefore, O harlot, hear
the word of the Lord :

36 Thus saith the Lord God ;
Because thy filthiness was poured
out, and thy nakedness discovered
through thy wh<ji-edoms with thy
lovers, aiul with all the idols of thy
abominations, and by the blood of
thy children, which thou didst give
unto them ;

37 Behold, therefore I will gather
all thy lovers, with whom thou hast
tak(in pleasure, and all them that
thou hast loved, with all them that
thou hast hated ; I will even gath(>r
them i-ound about against thee, and
will dis<;over thy nakedness unto
them, that they may see all thy
nakedness.

3S And I will judge thee, as wo-
men that break wedlock and shed
blood are judged ; and J will ° gi ve
tlife bloofl JTi fury and jealousy.

31) And 1 will also give thee into
their hand, and they shall throw
down thine eminent place, andsh;i,ll
break down thy high places : they
shall sti'ip thee also of th.y clothes,
and shall take thy fail' jinvels, and
leave thee nak<!d and bare.

40 They shall also bring up a
company against thee, and tliey
shall stone thee with stones, and
tln-ust thee thi'ough with theii-
swords.

41 An(l they shnll burn thine
houses with tire, and execute judg-
ments ui)OTi thee in the sight of
many women: and I will cause the<>
to cease from playing the harlot.

and thou also shalt give no hire any
more.

42 So will I "^make my fury to-
ward thee to rest, and my jealousy
shall depart from thee, and I will
be quiet, and will be no more angry.

43 Because thou hast not remem-
bered the days of thy youth, but
hast '^ fretted me in all these things:
behold, therefore I also will recom-
pense thy way upon thine liead,
saith the Lord God : and thou shalt
not commit this lewdness above all
thine abominations.

44 H Behold, every one that us-
eth proverbs shall use this proverb
against thee, saying. As is the mo-
ther, so is her daughter.

45 Thou art thy mother's daugh-
ter, that lotheth her huslwind and
her children ; and thou at't the sis-
ter of thy sisters, which lothed their
husbands and their children : your
mother was an Hittite, and your
father' an Amorite.

46 And thine elder sister is Sa-
maria, she and her daughters that
dwell at thy left hand : and thy
younger sister, that dwelleth at
thy right hand, is Sodom and her
daughters.

47 Yet hast thou not walked after
their ways, nor done after their abo-
minations : but, as if that were a
very little thing, thou wast cor-
rupted more than they in all thy
ways.

48 ^.s- 1 live, saith the Lord God,
Sodom thy sister hath not done, she
nor her daughters, as thou hast
done, thou and thy daughters.

49 Behold, this was the iniquity
of thy sister Sodom, pi-ide, fulness
of bread, and "abunrlance of idle-
ness was in her and in iier daugh-
ters, neither did she strengthen the
hand of the poor and needy.

50 And they wei-e haughty, and
committed abominiition before me:
thei-efore 1 took them away as I
saw gitod.

51 Neither hath Samaria com-
mitted half of thy sins; but thou
hast multiplied thuie abominations
mor(^ than they, and hast justilicd
thy sisters in all thine abomina-
tions which thou hast done.

52 Thou also, which hast judged
th.y sisters, l)ear thine own shaine
for thy sins ihat thou hast com-
mitted moreaboniinjiblc than the.v :
they are more righteous than thou :
.vea, be thou confounrled also, and
bear thy shame, in that thou hast
justified thy sisters.

5.3 When I shall bring again
tlieir (■ai)tivity, the cajitivity of
Sodom and her daughtei-s, mikI the
capti vitj'of Samaria and her daugh-

6 satisfy my
fury upon
thee,

raged
Lffainst

f' prosperous
ease

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Restoration ■promised.

EZEKIEL, 17.

The two eagles and a vine.

ters, then vnll I bring again the
captivity of thy captives in the
midst of tliem :

54: That thou niayest bear thine
own shame, and mayest be con-
founded in all that thou hast done,
in that thou art a comfort unto
them.

55 When thy sisters, Sodom and
her daughters, shall return to their
former estate, and Samaria and lier
daughters shall return to their
foi'mer estate, then thou and thy
daughters shall return to your
former estate.

56 For thy sister Sodom was not
mentioned by thy mouth in the day
of thy pride,

57 Before thy wickedness was
discovei'ed, as at the time of thy
I'eproach of the daughters of Syria,
and all that are round about her,
the daughters of the Philistines,
which despise thee round about.

58 Thou hast borne thy lewd-
ness and thine abominations, saith
the Lord.

59 For thus saith the Lord God ;
I will even deal with thee as thou
hast done, which hast despised the
oath in breaking the covenant.

60 U Nevertheless I will remem-
ber my covenant with thee in the
days of thy youth, and I will es-
tablish unto thee an everlasting
covenant.

61 Then thou shalt remember
thy ways, and be ashamed, when
thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine
elder and thy younger : and I will
give them unto theo for daughters,
but not by thy covenant.

62 And T will establish my co-
venant with thee; and thou shalt
know that I am the Loud :

63 That tbou mayest remember,
and be confounded, and never open
thy mouth any more because of
thy shame, when I ^ am ])acified
toward thee for all that thou hast

(ione, saith the Lord God.
CHAPTER 17.

1 Under the pardhlc of two eagle.K and a vine.
11 in ah awed (lod^n judgment upon Jcrii.sn-
lemfor reToHina from Bdliylon to Egi/id.
22 God promineih to plant iho cedar of the
goapel.

AND the word of the Lokd came
unto me, saying,

2 Son f)f man, nut forth a riddle,
and speak a parable unto the house
of Israel;

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord
God; a great eagle with great
wings, long-winged, full of fea-
thers, which had divers colours,
came unto Lebanon, and took the
highest branch of the cedar:

4 He cropped off the top of his
young twigs, and carried it into a
land of trariick ; he set it in a city
of merchants.

5 He took also of the seed of the
land, and planted it in a fruitful
tield ; he placed it by great waters,
and set it as a willow tree.

6 And it grew, and became a
spreading vine of low stature,
whose brandies turned toward
him, and the roots thereof were
under him: so it became a vine,
and brought foi-th branches, and
shot forth sprigs.

7 There was also another great
eagle with great wings and many
feathers: and, beliold, this vine did
bend her roots toward him, and
shot forth her branches toward
him, that he might water it by the
furrows of her plantation.

8 It was planted in a good soil
by great waters, that it might
bring forth branches, and that it
might bear fruit, that it might be
a goodly vine.

9 Say thou. Thus saith the Lord
God ; Shall it prosper 1 shall he not
pull up the roots thereof, and cut
off the fi'uit thereof, that it wither?
-it shall wither in all the leaves of

her spring, even without great
power or many people to pluck it
up by the roots •' thereof.

10 Yea, behold, Ijeing planted,
shall it prosper ? shall it not utterly
wither, when the east wind touch-
cth it? it shall wither in the fur-
rows where it grew.

11 U Moreover the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying,

12 Say now to the rebellious
house, Know ye not what these
things mean? tell tlian. Behold, tlie
king of Babylon is come to Jeru-
salem, and hath taken the king
thereof, and the princes thereof,
and led them with him to Babylon ;

13 And jiath taken of the king's
seed, and made a covenant with
him, and hath taken an oath of
him : he hath also taken the mighty
of the land :

1 1 That the kingdom might be
base, that it might not lift itself
up, l>vf that by kee))iiig of his co-
venant it might stand.

15 But he rebelled against him
in sending his ambassadors into
Kgyi)t, that they might give him
horses and much people. Shall he
prosper j shall he escape that doeth
such thingn ? or shall he break the
covenant, and be delivered 1

16 Jx I live, saith the Lord God,
surely in tlu^ place ii'Jio-e the king
diveHetli that made him king, whose
oath he despised, and whose co-

2 that all its
f lesh spring-
ing leaves
may wither,

3 thereof ?

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EZEKIEL, 18.

The equity of God's dealings.

venant lie brake, e?;e» with him in
the midst of Babylon he shall die.

17 Neither shall Pharaoh with
his mighty army and great com-
pany make for him in the war, by
casting up mounts, and building-
forts, to cut off many persons :

18 Seeing he despised the oath
by breaking the covenant, when,
lo, he had given his hand, and hath
done all these things, he shall not
escape.

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; ^.s I live, surely mine oath
that he hath despised, and my co-
venant that he hath broken, even
it will I recompense upon his own
head.

20 And I will spread my net
upon him, and he shall be taken in
my snare, and I will bring him to
Babylon, and will plead with him
there for his trespass that he hath
trespassed against me.

21 And all his fugitives with all
his bands shall fall by the sword,
and they that remain shall be scat-
tered toward all winds : and ye
shall know that I the Lord have
siDolvPri t'f

22 m Thus saith the Lord God ; I
will also take of the highest branch
of the high cedar, and will set it ; I
will crop off from the top of his
young twigs a tender one, and will
plant it upon an high mountain and
eminent :

23 In the mountain of the height
of Israel will I plant it : and it shall
bring forth boughs, and bear fruit,
and be a goodly cedar : and under
it shall dwell all fowl of every
wing ; in the shadow of the
branches thereof shall they dwell.

24 And all the trees of the field
shall know that I the Lord have
brought down the high tree, have
exalted the low tree, have dried u])
the green tree, and have made the
dry tree to flourish: I the Lord
have spoken and have done it.

CHAPTER 18.

1 (!o<l reprnreth the nn'inst jiavahle of xoiir
(/ni/iox. r> lU^hiir.lh h.nr Ik' <h'<lk'thirifh
a jiixi fctiher : Id nilli u nickcil .sen of a
jnsi f<ilhe/r : 14 tvi/// <i jiisf smi of n irh'kcil
lather: 19 with a iiiehed hki n r< jk )iti)i(j :
•1\ irith a juHt man reroZ/int/. '.'.S //e de-
fi iiileth, Mh juHtice, 31 and eoehorietk to
r. p, iitdHce.

rpilE word of the Lord came
X unto me again, saying,

2 What mean ye, that ye use
this proverb concerning the land
of Isi-ael, saying. The fathei-s have
eaten soui- grapes, and the child-
ren's teeth are set on edge 1

3 As I live, saith the Lord God,
ye shall not have occasion any more
to use this proverb in Israel.

4 Behold, all souls are mine ; as
the soul of the father, so also the
soul of the son is mine : ,the soul
that sinneth, it shall die.

5 11 But if a man be just, and do
that which is lawful and right,

6 And. hath not eaten upon the
mountains, neither hath lifted up
his eyes to the idols of the house
of Israel, neither hath defiled his
neighbour's wife, neither hath
come near to a ^ menstruous wo-

man,

7 And hath not oppressed any,
but hath restored to the debtor his
pledge, hath spoiled none by vio-
lence, hath given his bread to the
hungry, and hath covered the
naked with a garment ;

8 He that hath not given forth
upon usury, neither hath taken
any increase, that hath withdrawn
his hand from iniquity, hath exe-
cuted true judgment between man
and man,

9 Hath walked in my statutes,
and hath kept my judgments, to
deal truly ; he is just, he shall
surely live, saith the Lord God.

10 U If he beget a son that is a
robber, a shedder of blood, and
that doeth the like to any one of
these things,

11 And that doeth not any of
tliose dnties, but even hath eaten
upon the mountains, and defiled
his neighbour's wife,

1 2 Hath oppressed the poor and
needy, hath spoiled by violence,
hath not restored the pledge, and
hath lifted up his eyes to the idols,
hath committed abomination,

13 Hath given forth upon usury,
and hath taken increase : shall he
then live? he shall not live: he
hath done all these abominaticms ;
he shall surely die ; his blood shall
be upon him.

14 H Now, lo, if ha beget a son,
that setsth all his father's sins
which he hath done, and consider-
eth, and doeth not such like,

15 1 h(tt hath not eaten u))on the
mountains, neither hath lifted up
his eyes to the idols of the hou.se
of Israel, hath not defiled his
neighbour's wife,

1 G Neith(M- hath opi)i'essed any,
hath not " witliholdeii the pledge.
neitlun- hatii spoiled by vi()lcnc(\
hut hath given his bread to the
hungry, and hath coveivd the
naked with a garment,

17 That hath taken off his hand
from till' poor, tiiat hath not I'e-
ceived usury nor increase, hath
executed my judgments, hath
walked in my statutes ; he shall

^ woman in
her separa-
tion.

- lakcn
aiijilit to
pledge,

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EZEKIEL, 19.

Israel's king a caged lion.

not die for the iniquity of his
father, he .shcill surely Hve.

18 As for his father, because
he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his
brother by violence, and did that
which i& not good among his peo-
ple, lo, even he shall die in his
iniquity.

19 H Yet say ye, Why? doth not
the son bear the iniquity of the
father 1 When the son hath done
that which is lawful and right,
and hath kept all my statutes, and
hath done them, he shall surely
live.

20 The soul thatsinneth, it shall
die. The son shall not bear the
iniquity of the father, neither shall
the father bear the iniquity of the
son : the righteousness of the right-
eous shall be upon him, and the
wickedness of the wicked shall be
upon him.

21 But if the wicked will turn
from all his sins that he hath com-
mitted, and keep all my statutes,
and do that which is lawful and
right, he shall surely live, he shall
not die.

22 All his transgressions that he
hath committed, they shall not he
mentioned unto him : in his right-
eousness that he hath done he
shall live.

23 Have I any pleasure at all
that the wicked should die? saith
the Lord God : and not that he
should return from his ways, and
live %

24 U But when the righteous
turneth away from his righteous-
ness, and committeth iniquity, avd
doeth according to all the abomi-
nations that the wicked man doeth,
shall he live % All his righteousness
that he hath done shall not be
mentioned : in his trespass that he
hath trespassed, and in his sin that
he hath sinned, in them shall he
die.

25 ^ Yet ye say. The way of the
Loi'd is not equal. Hear now, O
house of Israel ; Is not my way
equal % are not your ways unequal %

26 When a righteous man turn-
eth away from his righteousness,
and committeth iniquity, and dieth
in them ; for his iniquity that he
hath done shall he die.

27 Again, when the wicked man
turneth away from his wickedness
that he hath committed, and doeth
that which is lawful and right, he
shall save his soul alive.

28 Because he considereth, and
turneth away from all his trans-
gressions that he hath committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not
die.

29 Yet saith the house of Israel,
The way of the Lord is not equal.

0 house of Israel, are not my ways
equal? are not your ways unequal?

30 Therefore I will judge you, O
house of Israel, every one accord-
ing to his ways, saith the Lord
God. llepent, and turn yourselves
from all your ti'ansgressions ; so
iniquity shall not be your ruin.

31 ^ Cast away from you all
your transgressions, whereby ye
have transgressed ; and make you
a new heart and a new spirit : for
why will ye die, O house of Israel ?

32 For I have no plea-sure in the
death of him that dieth, saith the
Lord God : wherefore turn your-
selves, and live ye.

CHAPTER 19.

1 A lamentation for the iwincen of Israel,
under the x>'irahle of lions' whelps taken in
a pit, 10 and for Jerusalem under the
piwable of (I wasted Tine.

MOREOVER take thou up a
lamentation for the princes
of Israel,

2 And saj^ What is thy mother?
A lioness : she lay down among
lions, she nourished her whelps
among young lions.

3 And she brought up one of her
whelps : it became a young lion,
and it learned to catch the prey ;
it devoured men.

4 The nations also heard of him ;
he was taken in their pit, and they
brought him with chains unto the
land of Egyijt.

5 Now when she saw that she
had waited, and her hope was lost,
then she took another of her
whelps, and made him a young lion.

6 And he went up and down
among the lions, he became a
young lion, and learned to catch
the prey, and devoured men.

7 And he knew _ their desolate
palaces, and he laid waste their
cities ; and the land was desolate,
and the fulness thereof, by the
noise of his roaring.

8 Then the nations set against
him on every side from the pro-
vinces, and spread their net over
him : he was taken in their i)it.

9 And they put him in ward in
chains, and brought him to the
king of Babylon : they bi'ought
him into holds, that his voice
should no more be heard upon the
mountains of Israel.

10 H Thy mother is like a vine
in thy ^ blood, planted by the
waters : she was fruitful and full
of branches by reason of many
waters.

1 1 And she had strong rods for

1 likeness,

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EZEKIEL, 20.

GocVs dealings ivith Israel.

- Ill that
day I swai'f!

the sceptres of them that bare rule,
and her stature was exalted among
the thick branches, and she ap-
peared in her height with the
multitude of her branches.

12 Butshewasplucked up infury,
she was cast down to the ground,
and the east wind dried up her fruit :
her strong rods were broken and
withered ; the fire consumed them.

13 And now she is planted in
the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty
ground.

14 And fire is gone out of a rod
of her branches, which hath de-
voured her fruit, so that she hath
no strong rod to he a sceptre to
rule. This is a lamentation, and
shall be for a lamentation.

CHAPTER 20.

1 6o(l refui^eth to Jm congulted hy the elders
of Tsrael. 5 He sheioeth the story of their
rebelUons hi Ef/ypt, 10 in the wiklei-iiens,
27 and in the land. 83 He prorniselh to
gather them hy the gospel. 45 Under the
name of a forest he sheiceth the destruction
(f Jerusalem.

AND it came to pass in the
seventh year, in the fifth
month, the tenth day of the month,
that certain of the elders of Israel
came to enquire of the Lord, and
sat before me.

2 Then came the word of the
Lord unto me, saying,

3 Son of man, speak unto the
elders of Israel, and say unto them,
Thus saith the Lord God ; Are ye
conie to enquire of me"? As I live,
saith the Lord God, I will not be
enquired of by you.

4 Wilt thou judge them, son of
man, wilt thou judge them? cause
tlieni to know the abominations of
their fathers :

5 fl And say unto them. Thus
saith the Lord God ; Jn the day
when I chose Israel, and ' lifted up
mine hand unto the seed of the

house of .Jacob, and made myself
known unto them in the land of
Egyi)t, when 1 'lifted u|) mine
hand unto them, saying, i aiu the
Loui) your (jrod ;
G - In the day that T lifted up

)nine liaiid unto liiem, to l)ring
tlicin forth of the land of I'>gyp1
into a land that I liad espied for
them, flowing with milk aTid honey,
which i.M the glory of all lands :

7 Then said I unto them, Cast
ye away every man the abomina-
tions of his eyes, and defil<» not
yourselves with tlie idols of Egypt:
I mil. the r.oiii) your God.

H ]{iit they I'ebelled against me,
and would not hearken unto mc :
they did not every man cast away

the abominations of their ej^es,
neitlier did they forsake the idols
of Egypt : then I said, I will i^our
out my fury upon them, to accom-
plish my anger against them in
the midst of the land of Egypt.

9 But I wrought for my name's
sake, that it should not be •' pol-
luted before tlie heathen, among
whom they vere, in whose sight I
made myself known unto them, in
bringing them forth out of the land
of Egypt.

1 0 II Wherefore I caused them to
go forth out of the land of Egj^pt,
and brought them into the wilder-
ness.

1 1 And I gave them my statutes,
and shewed them my judgments,
which '//■ a man do, he shall even
live in them.

12 Moreover also I gave them
my sabbaths, to be a sign between
me and them, that they might
know that I am the Lord that
sanctify them.

13 But the house of Israel re-
belled against me in the wilder-
ness : they walked not in my
statutes, and they ^ despised my
judgments, which if a man do, he
shall even live in them : and my
sabbaths they greatly •''polluted :
then I said, I would pour out my
fury upon them in the wilderness,
to consume them.

14 But I wrought for my name's
sake, that it should not be ''pol-
luted before the heathen, in whose
sigiit 1 brought them out.

15 Yet also I ' lifted up my ha-nd

unto them in the v/ildern(^ss, tliat
I would not bring them into tiie
land which I had given them,
flowing with milk and honey,
which in the glory of all lands ;

IG Because they ''dest])ised my
judgments, and walked not in my
statutes, but '' polluted iny sab-
baths: for their heart went after
tlieii- idols.

I 7 Nevertheless mine eye spai'ed
them from destroying thcMu, neither
did i make an end of them in the
wilderness.

IH l)Ut I said unto tln'ir cliild
ren in the wildei'iiess, Walk yi' not
in the statutes of youi- f'alhers, nei-
ther oliserve their judgments, nor
defile yourselves with their idols:

10 I nm. the Loud your (Jod;
walk in my statutes, and keep my
judgments, and do tliem ;

20 vVnd liallow my sabbaths; and
tliey shall l)e a sign between me
and yfiu, that ye may know that I
am. tne Loud your (jlod.

21 Notwithstanding the child-

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EZEKIEL, 20.

After chastisement, restoration.

ren rebelled against me : they
walked not in uiy statutes, neither
kept my judgments to do them,
which if a man do, he shall even
live in them ; they ^ polluted my
sabbaths : then I said, i would pour
out my fury upon them, to accom-
plish my anger against them in the
wilderness.

22 Nevertheless I \yithdrew mine
hand, and wrought for my name's
sake, that it should not be ^ pol-
luted in the sight of the heathen, in
whose sight I brought them forth.

23 I '-^ lifted UT) mine hand unto
them also in the wilderness, that
I would scatter them among the
heathen, and disperse them through
the countries ;

24 Because they had not exe-
cuted my judgments, but had ''de-
spised my statutes, and had ^])i)l-
luted my sabbaths, and their eyes
were after their fathers' idols.

25 Wherefore I gave them also
statutes that were not good, and
judgments whereby they should
not live ;

26 And I polluted them in their
own gifts, in that they caused to
pass through the fire all that open-
eth the Avomb, that 1 might make
them desolate, to the end that they
might know that I a//? the LoitD.

27 H Therefore, son of man, speak
unto the house of Israel, and say
unto them. Thus saith the Lord
God ; Yet in this your fathers have
blasphemed me, in that they have
committed a trespass against me.

28 i^or when I had brought them
into the land, ^ for the which 1
lifted up mine liiind to give it to

them, tlien tJiey saw every high
hill, and all the thick trees, and
they offered there their sacrifices,
and there they presented the provo-
cation of their offering : thei-e also
they made their sweet savour, and
poured out there their drink offer-
ings.

29 Then I said unto tliem. What
is the high place whereunto ye go'^
And the name theniof is called
*Bamah unto this day.

30 Wherefore say unto the house
of Israel, Thus saitli the Lord (lOD ;
Are ye polluted after th.e manner
of your fathers'? and commit ye
whoi'edom after their abomina-
tions i

31 For when ye offer your gifts,
when ye make your sons to pass
through the fire, ye pollute; your-
selves with all your idols, evi^n
unto this day : and shall 1 be

enquired of by you, O house of
Israel 1 As I live, saith the Lord
God, I will not be enquired of by
you.

32 And that which cometh into
your mind shall not be at all, that
ye say. We will be as the heathen,
as the families of the countries, to
serve wood and stone.

33 ^ /Is I live, saitli the Lord
Gob, surely with a mighty hand,
and with a stretched out arm, and
with fury poured out, will 1 rule
over you :

34 And I will bring you out from
the ^ peo])le, and will gather you
out of the countries wherein ye
are scattered, with a mighty hand,
and with a stretched out arm, and
with fury poured out.

35 And I will bring you into the
wilderness of the ° people, and there
will I plead with you face to face.

36 Like as I pleaded with your
fathers in the wilderness of the land
of Egypt, so will I plead with you,
saith the Lord God.

37 And I will cause you to pass
under the rod, and I will bring you
into the bond of the covenant :

38 And I will jmrge out from
among you the rebels, and them
that transgress against me : I will
bring them forth out of the coun-
try where they sojourn, and they
shall not enter into the land of Is-
rael : and ye shall know that I am
the LoKD.

39 As for you, O house of Israel,
thus saith the Lord Gop ; Go ye,
serve ye every one his idols, *^ and
hereafter ''f/.'-'o, if ye will not hearken
unto me: ' hut rxilhite yc^ my holy
name no more with yovu- gifts, and
with your idols.

40 For in mine holy mountain,
in the mountain of the height of
Israel, saith the Lord God, there
shall all the house of Israel, all of
them in the land, serve me : there
will I accept them, and there will
1 require your offerings, and the
firstfruits of your oblations, with
all your holy things.

41 I will accept you with your
sweet savour, when I bring you out
from the people, and gather you
out of the countries wherein ye
have been scattered ; and 1 will be
sanctified in you before tludieathen.

42 And ye shall know that I a?»
the Lord, when I shall bring you
into the land of Israel, into the
country ''/or the which I lifted up

* That is, High place.

5 peoples,

luiiT' hand to give it to your fathei's.

4;') And there .shall ye remember
5'our ways, and all your doings,
wherein ye have been defiled ; and

4 which I

sware to
iiive

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EZEKIEL, 21.

against Jerusalem and Amnion.

1 iiekl in the
South ;

2 South,

ye shall lothe yourselves in your
own sight for all your evils that ye
have committed.

44: And ye shall know that I am
the Lord, when I have wrought
with you for my name's sake, not
according to your wicked ways, nor
according to your corrupt doings,

0 ye house of Israel, saith the Lord
God.

45 H Moreover the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying,

46 iSon of man, set thy face
toward the south, and drop thi/
word toward the south, and pro-
phesy against the forest of the
'south field :

47 And say to the forest of the
" south, Hear the word of the Lord ;
Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold,

1 will kindle a fire in thee, and it
shall devour every green tree in
thee, and every dry tree : the Ham-
ing flame shall not be quenched,
and all faces from the south to the
north shall be burned therein.

48 And all flesh sliall see that I
the Lord have kindled it : it shall
not be quenched.

49 Then said I, Ah Lord God !
they say of me, Doth he not sjoeak
parables 1

CHAPTER 21.

1 Esekiel jn-ophexieth a(j<iinM Jerusalem
with, a xign of >iiyhin(i. S The nharp and
briglU Kivord, 18 (iffuinst Jeriisalem, '25
against the kingdom, 28 and against the.
Ammonites.

AND the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, set thy face to-
ward Jei'usalem,and drop thy word
toward the holy places, and jjro-
phesy against the land of Israel,

3 And say to the land of Israel,
Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, T aub
against thee, and will draw forth
my sword out of his sheath, and
will cut oil' from thee the righteous
and the wicked.

4 Seeing then that I will cut ofF
from the(^ the right(!ous and the
wick(Kl, tlu^refore shall my sword
go forth out of ids sheath against all
ilesh from lh(^ soutli to tlu; north :

5 Tliat ail flesh may know that I
the LoKD have drawn f(jrth my
sword out of his sheath : it shall
not return any mcjre.

6 iSigh thcrefoi'e, thou son of
man, with tlu; breaking of ^/<// loins;
and with bitterness sigh before
thiiir eyes.

7 And it sliall be, wlien they say
unto thee, Wherefore sigh(;st thou 1
tliat thou shalt answer. For the
tidings; because it conieth : and
every heart shall melt, and all
hands shall be feeble, and every

spirit shall faint, and all knees
shall be weak an water : behold, it
Cometh, and shall be brought to
pass, saith the Lord God.

8 ^I Again the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

y Son of man, prophesy, and say,
Thus saith the Lord ; Say, A sword,
a sword is sharpened, and also fur-
bished :

10 It is sharpened to make a sore
slaughter ; it is furbished that it
may glitter : should we then make
mirth ? it contemn^eth the rod of
n;y son, as every tree.

1 1 And he hath given it to be
furbished, that it may be handled :
this sword is sharpened, and it is
furbished, to give it into the hand
of the slayer.

12 Cry and howl, son of man:
for it shall be upon my people, it
.s'Aa// be upon all the princes of
Israel : ^ terrors by reasf)n of the
sword shall be upon my people:

smite therefore upon thy thigh.

13 Because it is a trial, and what
if the sivord contemn even the rod'?
it shall be no mo7^e, saith the Lord
God.

14 Thou tlu'refore, son of man,
prophesy, and smite thine hands
together, and let the sword be dou-
bled the third time, the sword of
the slain : it is the sword of the
great men that are slain, which en-
tereth into their privy chambers.

15 I have set the point of the
sword against all their gates, that
the.ir heart may faint, find their
ruins be multiplied: ah ! it is made
bright, it is ^ wrapped u]) for the
slaughter.

IG Go thee one way or other,
either on the right hand, or on the
left, whithersoever thy face is set.

17 1 will also smite mine hands
together, and 1 will ■' cause my fui-y
to rest : I the LoRD liave said it.

18 II Tlie word of the Lord came
unto me again, saying,

19 Also, thou son of man, ap-
point th(>e two ways, that the sword
of tlu! king of Babylon may come :
both twain shall come forth f)ut of
oik; land : and choose thou a iilace,
choose it at the head of the way to
tlie city.

20 Appoint a way, that the sword
may come to '' l>abba,tli of the Am-
monites, and to .)udah in Jerusa-
lem the d(!fen(!pd.

2 I For the king of I'abylon stood
at the riarting of tlu; way, at the
head or the two ways, to use divi-
nation : h(*" made ///.vaj-|-ows bright.
he consulted with images, lu; looked
in the liver.

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Babylon shall punish them.

EZEKIEL, 22.

Tlie sins of Jerusalem.

iln

2 cast up

3 be no more

■* furbished
to the
uttermost,
that it may
he as
lightning :

6 Cause it to
return into
its sheath.

22 ' At his right hand was the di-
vination for Jerusalem, to appoint
captains, to open the mouth in the
slaugliter, to ht't up the voice with
shouting, to appoint battering rams
against the gates, to '" cast a mount,
and to build a fort.

23 And it shall be unto them as
a false divination in their sight, to
them that have sworn oaths : but
lie will call to remembrance the ini-
quity, that they maj- be taken.

24 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; Because ye have made your
iniquity to be remembered, in that
your transgressions are discovered,
so that in all your doings your sins
do appear ; because, / say, that ye
are come to remembrance, ye shall
be taken with the hand.

25 H And thou, profane wicked
prince of Israel, whose day is come,
when iniquity shall have an end,

26 Thus saith the Lord God;
Remove the diadem, and take off
the crown : this shall ^ not he the
same : exalt him that is low, and
abase him that is high.

27 I will overturn, overturn,
overturn, it : and it shall be no 'more,
until he come whose right it is ; and
I will give it him.

28 ^ And thou, son of man, pro-
phesy and say, Thus saith the Lord
God concerning the Ammonites,
and concerning their reproach ;
even say thou, The sword, the
sword is drawn : for the slaughter
it is ^fui'bished, to consume he-
cause of the glittering::

29 Whiles they see vanity unto
thee, whiles they divine a lie unto
thee, to bring thee upon the necks
of them that are slain, of the wicked,
whose day is come, when their ini-
quity shall have an end.

30 ° Shall I cause it to return into

his sheatli J 1 will judge thee in

the place where thou wast created,
in the land of thy nativity.

31 And I will pour out mine in-
dignation upon tliee, I will blow
against thee in the fire of my wrath,
and deliver thee into the hand of
brutish men, and skilful to destroy.

32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the
fire ; thy blood shall be in the midst
of the land ; thou shalt be no more
remembered : for I the Lord have
spoken it.

CHAPTER 22.

I A catalogue of miin in Jerusalem. 13 God
uiU burn them an drosti in liis furnace.
23 Tlie general corrujtiion if prophetn,
prientx, princes, and people.

MOREOVER the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying.

2 Now, thou son of man, wilt
thou judge, wilt thou judge the
bloody city % yea, thou shalt " shew
her all her abominations.

6 Then say thou. Thus saith the
Lord God, The city sheddeth blood
in the midst of it, that her time
may come, and maketh idols against
herself to defile herself.

4 Thou art become guilty in thy
blood that thou hast shed ; and
hast cleHled thyself in thine idols
which thou hast made ; and thou
hast caused thy days to draw near,
and art come even unto thy years :
therefore have I made thee a re-
proach unto the heathen, and a
mocking to all countries.

• 5 Those that he near, and those
that he far from thee, shall mock
thee, '' ii'hirh art infamous and much
vexed.

6 Behold, the i)rinces of Israel,
every one were in thee to their
power to shed blood.

7 In thee have they set light by
father and mother : in the midst: of
thee have they dealt by oppression
with the stranger : in thee have
they vexed the fatherless and the
widow.

8 Thou hast despised mine holy
things, and hast profaned my sab-
baths.

9 In thee are men tliat carry
tales to shed blood : and in thee they
eat upon the mountains : in the
midst of thee they commit lewdness.

10 In thee have they discovered
their fathers' nakedness : in thee
have they humbled her that was
set apart for pollution.

11 And one hath committed
abomination with his neighbour's
wife ; and another hath lewdly de-
filed his daughter in law ; and an-
other in thee hath humbled his
sister, his father's daughter.

1 2 In thee have they taken ^ gifts
to shed blood ; thou hast taken
usury and increase, and thou hast
greedily gained of thy neighbours
by extortion, and hast forgotten
me, saith the Lord God.

13^ Behold, therefore I have
smitten mine hand at thy dishon-
est gain which thou hast made, and
at th;^ blood which hath been in
the midst of thee.

14 Can thine heart endure, or
can thine hands be strong, in the
days that I shall deal with thee %
I the Lord have spoken it, and
will do it.

1.5 And I will scatter thee among
the heathen, and disperse thee in
the countries, and will consume thy
filthiness out of thee.

*^ cause her
to know

" thou
infamous
one and full
of tumult.

8 bribes

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Sins of priests, princes, and jyi'ojjJiets. EZEKIEL, 23.

Aholah and AJiolibah.

16 And thou shalt Hake thine

inlieritance in thyself in the sigiit
ot tile heathen, and thou shalt
know that I ai/i the Lord.

17 And the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

18 Son of man, the house of
Israel is to me become dross : all
they are brass, and tin, and iron,
and lead, in the midst of the fur-
nace ; they are ev&n the dross of
silver.

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God; liecause ye areall become
dross, Vjehold, therefore I will
gather you into the midst of Jeru-
salem.

20 As they gather silver, and
brass, and iron, and lead, and tin,
into the midst of the furnace, to
blow the fire upon it, to melt it ;
so will I gather you in mine auger
and in my fury, and I will leave
i/ou there, and melt you.

21 Yea, I will gather you, and
blow upon you in the fire of my
wrath, and ye shall be melted in
the midst thereof.

22 As silver is melted in the
midst of the furnace, so shall ye be
melted in the midst thereof ; and
ye shall know that I the Lord have
lX)ured out my fury upon you.

23 1( And the word of the Lord
came vmto me, saying,

. 24 Son of man, say unto her.
Thou art the land that is not
cleansed, nor rained upon in the
day_of indignation.

25 There is a conspiracy of her
prophets in the midst thereof, like
a roai'ing lion ravening the prey ;
they have devcnired souls ; they
have taken the treasure and pre-
cious things ; they have made her
many widows in the midst thereof.

2(3 Her priests have violated my
law, and have i)i'ofaned mine holy
things: they have put no differ-
(Mico between tlie holy and profane,
neither have the.y shewed diU'ererice
b(!tw(H3n the unclean and the clean,
and have hid their eyi;s from my
sabbaths, and 1 am profaned
among tliem.

27 H(!r princes in the midst
thei-(;of are like wolves ravening
the pi'ey, to slied blood, and to
destroy souls, to get dishonest
gain.

2S And her prophets havedaubed
"tliriii with untciniiered niorh'r.

seeing vanity, and di\ining lies
unto them, saying, Thus saith the
Lord fjoi), when the Lord hath
not spoken.

29 The people of the land have
used opi)ression, and exercised I'ob-
bery, and have vexed the poor and

needy : yea, they have oppi-essed
the stranger wrongfully.

30 And 1 sought for a man
among them, that should " make
up the hedge, and stand in the gap
before me for the land, that I
should not destroy it : but I found
none.

31 Therefore have I poured out
mine indignation upon them ; I
have consumed them with the fire
of my wrath : their own way have
I recompensed upon their heads,
saith the Lord God.

CHAPTER 23.

1 The, whoredamH <if AhoUih and AJiofihuJi.
2i! AholilHili !s 1,, }„' I, I, ((/lie, I I,,/ li,r /on-rs.
3G Thejiroj^fi,/ r.pnir, lli tl,,- ii,l iiiti ri, x of
thi'in both, 45 (I, III x/i, ir< lit lli.t-i r JHil ,j ii,,-,ii.'<.

ri^HE word of the Lord came
jL again unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, there were two
women, the daughters of one
mother :

3 And they committed whore-
doms in Egypt ; they committed
whoredoms in their j^outh : there
were their ])reasts pressed, and
there they •* bruised the teats of
their virginity.

4 And the names of them ivere
* Aholah the elder, and t Aholibah
her sister : and tlK^y were mine,
and they bare sons and daughters.
Thus vjere their names ; Samaria is
Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

5 And Aholah played the harlot
when she was mine ; and she doted
on her lovers, on the Assyrians he7-
neighbours,

6 Whidi vere clothed with blue,
captains and rulers, all of them de-
sii'abk^ young men, horsemen rid-
ing upon horses.

7 Thus she committed her whore-
doms with them, with all them that
were the chosen men of Assyria,
and with all on whom she doted :
with all their idols she defiled her-
self.

8 Neither left she her whoredoms
hr()nghtivo\\\ l*'gypt : forin heryouth
they lay with her, and they ^ bruiscc 1

the breasts of lier virginit.v, and
poured their whoredom upon her.

9 Whei-efore I havedeUvered lier
into the hand of her lovers, into
the hand of the Assyrians, upon
whom she doted.

10 These discovered her naked-
ness: they took liei- sons and her
daughters, and slew Inn* with the
sword : and she became '' f'anious
among women ; for they had exe-
cuted judgment upon her.

* That in, TFor tent.

t That in, My tout is in iier.

3 build uj)
tlie wall,

4 luimlled
the bosom

;i byword

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Tlieir lewdness.

EZEKIEL, 23.

Their 'pvnishment.

1 1 And wlien her sister Aholil^ali
saw thlH, she was more corrupt in
her inordinate love than she, and
in licr whoredoms more than her
sister in Iter whoredoms.

1 2 She doted upon the Assyrians
her neighbours, captains and rulers
clothed most gorgeously, horsemen
liding upon horses, all of them de-
sirable young men.

1.3 Then 1 saw that she was de-
filed, that they took both one
way,

14 And that she increased her
whoredoms: for when she saw men
pourtrayed upon the wall, the im-
ages of the Chaldeans pourtrayed
with vermilion,

1 .5 Girded with girdles upon their
loins, ^ exceeding in dyed attire

upon tlieir heads, all of them prin-
ces to look to, after the manner of
the Babylonians of Chaldea, the
land of their nativity :

1 G And as soon as she saw them
with her eyes, she doted upon them,
anfl sent messengers unto them
into Chaldea.

17 And the Babylonians came to
her into the bed of love, and they
defiled her with their whoredom,
and she was polluted with them,
and her mind was alienated from
them.

1 <S So she discovered her whore-
doms, and discovered her naked-
ness : then my mind was alienated
from her, like as my mind was
alienated from her sister.

19 Yet she multiplied her whore-
doms, in calling to remembrance
the days of her youth, wherein she
had played the harlot in the land
of Egypt.

20 For she doted upon their para-
mours, whose flesh is ax the flesh
of asses, and whose issue is like
the issue of horses.

21 Thus thou calledst to remem-
brance the lewdness of thy youth,
in "bruising thy teats by the
Egyptians for the ■ ]r,ivfi of thy

youth.

22 U Therefore, OAholibah, thus
saith the Lord Gop; Jiehold, 1 will
raise up thy lovers agaijist thee,
from whom thy mind is alienated,
and I will bring them against thee
on every side ;

23 The Babylonians, and all the
Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and
Koa, and all the Assyrians with
them : all of them desirable young
men, captains and rulers, greai
lords and renowned, all of them
riding upon horses.

21 And they shall come against
thee with chariots, wagons, and
wheels, and with an assembly of

"•people, which shall set against
thee l)uckler and shield and helmet
round about: and I will set judg-
ment before them, and they shall
judge thee according to their judg-
ments.

2.5 And I will set my jealousy
against thee, and they shall deal
furiously with thee : they shall
take away thy nose and thine ears ;
and thy remnant shall fall by the
sword: they shall take thy sons
and thy daughters; and thy resi-
due shall be devoured by the fii'e.

26 They shall also strip thee out
of thy clothes, and take away thy
fair jewels.

27 Thus will I make thy lewd-
ness to cease from thee, and thy
whoredom brought from the land
of Egypt : so that thou shalt not
lift up thine eyes unto them, nor
remember Egypt any more.

28 For thus saith the Lord Gon ;
Behold, I will deliver thee into the
hand of them, whom thou hatest,
into the hand of them from whom
thy mind is alienated :

29 Anrl they shall deal with thee
•^hatefully, and shall take away all
thy laboui', and shall leave thee
naked and bare: and the naked-
ness of thy whoredoms shall be
discovered, both thy lewdness and
thy whoredoms.

30 I will do these things unto
thee, because thou hast " gone a
whoi-ing after the heathen, and
because thou art polluted with
their idols.

31 Thou hast walked inthe way
of thy sister ; therefore will I give
her cup into thine hand.

32 Thus saith the Lord God ;
Thou shalt drink of thy sister's
cup deep and large : thou shalt be
laughed to scorn and had in deri-
sion ; it containeth much.

33 Thou shalt be filled with
drunkenness and sorrow, with the
cup of astonishment and desola-
tion, with the cup of thy sister
Samaria.

34 Thou shalt even drink it and
suck it out, and thou shalt '^ break

^ peoples,

the sherds thereof, and ^ pluck oil
thine own breasts : for 1 have
spoken it, saith the Lord Gon.

35 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; Because thou hast forgotten
me, and cast me behind thy back,
therefore bear thou also thy lewd-
ness and thy whoredoms.

36 II The Loiin said moreover
unto me ; Son of man, wilt thou
judge Aholah and Aholibah ? yea,
declare unto them their abomina-
tions ;

^ ill hatred,

•J played the
harlot

' .UllilW

s tear

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Judgment on unfalthfalness.

EZEKIEL, 24

Figure of the caldron.

37 That they have committed
adultery, and blood is in their
hands, and with their idols have
they committed adultery, and
have also caused their sons, whom
they bare unto me, to pass for
them through the fire, to devour
them.

38 Moreover this they have done
unto me : they have defiled my
sanctuary in the same day, and
have profaned my sabbaths.

39 For when they had slain
their children to their idols, then
they came the same day into my
sanctuary to profane it ; and, lo,
thus have they done in the midst
of mine house.

40 And furthermore, that ye
have sent for men to come from
far, unto whom a messenger ivas
sent ; and, lo, they came : for
whom thou didst wash thyself,
paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst
thyself with ornaments,

41 And satest upon a stately
bed, and a table prepared before
it, whereupon thou hast set mine
incense and mine oil.

42 And a voice of a multitude
being at ease kms with her : and
with the men of the common sort
ivere brought Sabeans from the
wilderness, which put bracelets
upon their hands, and beautiful
crowns upon their heads.

43 Then said I unto her that was
old in adulteries. Will they now
commit whoredoms with her, and
she ^vith tfiem^

44 Yet they went in unto her,
as they go in unto a woman that
playetn the harlot : so went they
in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah,
the lewd women.

45 *\ And the righteous men,
they shall judge them after the
manner of adulteresses, and after
the maimer of women that slied
blood ; because they are^ adulter-
esses, and blood ?'.s in their hands.

46 For thus saith the Lord (ion ;
I will bring up a company upon
th(;m, and will give them to be
reinovefl and spoiled.

47 And the company shall stone
them with stones, and dispatch
them with their swords ; they shall
slay their sons and their dauglitci's,
and l)urn up their houses with fii'c.

4H Thus will I cause lewdiu^ss
to cease out of the land, that all
women may be taught not to do
after yf)ur lewdness.

49 And they shall recompense
your lewdness upon you, and y(>
shall bear the sins of your idols:
and .ye shall know that I am tlie
Lord God.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Uiuhf till' jHi lutltji' of it hdilhig pnt, ft is
iili(ir,<l i/i,' irri'rccdhlc <Ie,sirncii<in of Jern-
SdhiiK 15 111/ tlie .sign of E^ekiel not mourn-
ing for the, death of his wife, 19 it xhewed
the calamity of the Je/ws to be beyond all
Horrow.

AGAIN in the ninth year, in the
tenth month, in the tenth day
of the month, the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, write thee the
name of the day. even of this same
day : the king of Babylon set him-
self against Jerusalem this same
day.

3 And utter a parable unto the
rebellious house, and say unto
them. Thus saith the Lord God ;
Set on a pot, set it on, and also
pour water into it :

4 Gather the pieces thereof into
it, even every good piece^ the thigh,
and the shoulder ; fill it with the
choice bones.

5 Take the choice of the flock,
and ^ burn also the bones under it,
and make it boil well, and let them
seethe the bones of it therein.

6 H Wherefore thus saith the
Lord God ; Woe to the bloody city,
to the pot whose " scum is therein,
and whose '^ scum is not gone out
of it ! bring it out piece by piece ;
let no lot fall upon it.

7 For her blood is in the midst
of her ; she set it upon the top of a
rock ; she poured it not upon the
ground, to cover it with dust ;

8 That it might cause fury to
come up to take vengeance ; I h;ive
set her blood upon the top of a
rock, that it should not be covered.

9 Therefore thus saitli the Lord
God ; Woe to the bloody city ! I
will even make the pile for fire
great.

10 Heap on wood, kindle the
fire, consume the flesh, and spice
it well, and let the bones be buiMied.

11 Then set it empt.y upon the
coals th(M"eof, that the brass of it
may b(^ hot, and ma.y burn, and
that the filthiness of it may be
molten in it, that the "scum of it
may be consumed.

12 She hatli wearied herself \M'\ih
lies, and her great " scum went not
foi'th out of her : her "scum sJiall lie
in the fire.

13 In thy filthiness ?'.s' lewdness :
becaus(; I have purged thee, and
thou wast not purged, thou shalt
not be purged from tli.y filthiiu'ss
any moi-e, till T have ''caused my
fury to rest upon thee.

14 1 the Lord have spoken it : it
shall come to pass, and I will do

heap

■^ rust

" satisfied
iny fury

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Death of EzekieVs ivife.

EZEKIEL, 25.

it ; I will not go back, neither will
1 spare, neither will I repent ; ac-
cording to thy ways, and according
to thy doings, shall they judge thee,
saith the Lord GoD.

15^ Also the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

16 Son of man, behold, I take
away from thee the desire of thine
eyes with a stroke: yet neither
Shalt tln)U mourn nor weep, neither
sliall thy tears run down.

17 Forbear to ci-y, make no
mourning for the dead, hind the
tire of thine head upon thee, and
put on thy shoes upon thy feet,
and cover not thy lips, and eat not
the br-ead of men.

18 8o I spake unto the people in
the morning : and at even my wife
died ; and 1 did in the morning as
I was commanded.

19 U And the people said unto
me, Wilt thou not tell us what
these things a7-e to us, that thou
doest so .?

20 Then I answered them, The
word of the Lord came unto me,
saying,

21 Speak unto the house of Is-
rael, llius saith the Lord God ;
Behold, I will profane my sanc-
tuary, the excellency of your
strength, the desire of your eyes,
and that which your soul pitieth ;
and your sons and your daughters
whom ye have left shall fall by the
sword.

22 And ye shall do as I have
done : ye shall not cover your lips,
nor eat the bread of men.

23 And your tires sltall he upon
jM3ur heads, and your shoes upon
your feet : ye shall not mourn nor
weep; but ye shall pine away for
your iniquities, and mourn one to-
ward another.

24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a
sign : according to all that he hath
done shall ye do: and when this
Cometh, ye shall know thatlawt the
Lord Goi).

25 Also, thou son of man, shall it
not he in the day when 1 take fi'om
them their strength, the joy of
their glory, the desire of their
eyes, and that whereupon they set
their minds, their sons and their
daughters,

26 That he that escapeth in that
day shall come unto thee, to cause
thee to hear it with thine ears'?

27 In that day shall thy mouth
be oi)etied to him which is escaped,
and tliou shalt si)eak, and be no
more duiiil): and thou shalt be a
sign unt(^ them ; and they shall
know that I am the Lord.

Vengeance on Amman and Moah.

CHAPTER 25.

1 GoiI'k reiir/eiiiice, for their insolency
(Kjiihixt flic J, ir.s. upon the Ammonites ; W
ajiiiii Miiiih mill Seir; Vi upon Edom, 15
(//)(/ upon the I'liilintineis.

THE word of the Lord came
again unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, set thy face
against the Ammonites, and pro-
phesy against them ;

3 And say vuito^ the Ammonites,
Hear the word of the Lord God ;
Thus saith the Lord God ; Because
thou saidst, Aha, against my sanc-
tuary, when it was profaned ; and
against the land of Israel, when it
was desolate ; and against the house
of .ludah, when they went into cap-
tivity ;

4 Behold, therefore I will deliver
thee to the men of the east for a
possession, and they shall set their
^ palaces in thee, and make their
dwellings in thee : they shall eat
thy fruit, and tliey shall drink thy
milk.

5 And I will make Rabbali a
stable for camels, and the Ammon-
ites a couchingplace for flocks : and
ye shall know that I am the Lord.

6 For thus saith the Lord Gop ;
Because thou hast clapped thine
hands, and stamped with the feet,
and rejoiced in heart with all thy
despite against the land of Israel ;

7 Behold, therefore I will stretch
out mine hand upon thee, and will
deliver thee for a spoil to the hea-
then ; and I will cut thee off from
the " i)eop1e, and I will cause thee
to perish out of the countries : I
will destroy thee ; and thou shalt
know that I am the Loud.

8 ^ Thus saith the Lord God ;
Because that Moab and Seir do say,
Behold, the house of Judah is like
unto all the heathen ;

9 Therefore, behold, I will open
the side of Moab from the cities,
from his cities which are on his
frontiers, the glory of the country,
Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and
Kiriathaim,

10 ^Unto the men of the east

with the Ammonites, and will give
them in possession, that the Am-
monites may not be remembered
among the nations.

1 1 And I will execute judgments
upon Moab ; and they shall know
that I am the Loud.

1 2 ^ Thus saith the Lord God ;
Because that Edom hath dealt
against the house of Judah by tak-
ing vengeance, and hath greatly
offended, and revenged himself
upon them ;

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God; 1 will also stretcli out mine

'■ encamp-
ments

- peoples

3 Together
with the
children of
Amnion,
unto the
children of
the east,

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Vengeance on Edam and Pkilistia. EZEKIEL, 26.

Judgment upon Tyre.

1 with
perpetual
hatred ;

2 Chereth-
ites.

Tyre

* gate of the
peoples :

5 Tyre,

•5 a hare
rock.

hand upon Edona, and will cut off
man and beast from it; and I will
make it desolate from Teman ; and
they of Dedan shall fall by the
sword.

14 And I will lay my vengeance
upon Edom by the hand of my
people Israel : and they shall do in
Edom according to mine anger and
according to my fury; and they
shall know my vengeance, saith
the Lord God.

15 ^ Thus saith the Lord God;
Because the Philistines have dealt
by revenge, and have taken ven-
geance with^ a desiHtoful heart, to
destroy it ' for the old hatred;

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God; Behold, I will stretch out
mine hand upon the Philistines,
and I will cut off the '' Cherethims,

and destroy the remnant of the sea
coast.

17 And I will execute great ven-
geance upon them with furious re-
bukes; and they shall know that I
am the LoitD, when I shall lay my
vengeance upon them.

CHAPTEPx 26.

1 T)jrufi,for inaulting (ttjiiiiist Jerusa/eyn, is
threateMed. 7 The power of Nebacluidrez-
zar agaiimt her. \o The m^oumlng and
aHtonMtinent of the neci at her fall.

AND it came to pass in the ele-
venth year, in the first ddij of
the month, tlud the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, because that ^ Ty-
rus hath said ttgainst Jerusalem,
Aha, she is broken tluit was the
■• gates of the people: she is turned
unto me: 1 siiali be replenished,
now she is laid waste :

.'5 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God; Behold, I a//i ag;i,inst thee, ()
" Tyrus. and will cause ■ many na-
tions to come up against thee, as
the sea causeth his waves to come
up.

4 And they shall destroy ilie
walls of '"' Tyrus, and l)reak down
her towei-s: I will also scrap<! her
dust from hei', and mn.ke lier '' like
tlie top of a rock.

o It siiaii l)e a. pfarc, for the
sr)r(!ading of nets in tlu; midst of
the sea: for [ have spoken it, saith
the Lord God : and it shall become
a spoil to the nations.

6 And her daughters whicli an'
in the field shall be slain by tlie
sword; and they shall know that 1
atji the [joiji).

7 'i For thus saith the Lord God :
Behold, I will bring upon •' Tyrns
Nebuchadre/.ziir king of UMbylon.
a king of kings, from the nortli.

with horses, and with chariots, and
with horsemen, and companies, and
much people.

8 He shall slay with the sword
thy daughters in the field : and he
shall make a fort against thee, and
' cast a mount against thee, and
lift up the buckler against thee.

9 And he shall set engines of war
against thy walls, and with his
axes he shall break dowii thy
towers.

10 By reason of the abundance
of his horses their dust shall cover
thee: thy walls shall shake at the
noise of the horsemen, and of the
wheels, and of the chariots, when
he shall enter into thy gates, as
men enter into a city wherein is
made a breach.

1 1 With the hoofs of his horses
shall he tread down all thy streets:
he shall slay thy people by the
sword, and thy strong ** garrisons
shall go down to the ground.

12 And they shall make a spoil
of thy riches, and make a prey of
thy merchandise: and they shall
break down thy walls, and destroy
thy pleasant houses: and they
shall lay thy stones and thy timber
and thy dust in the midst of the
water.

13 And I will cause the noise of
thy songs to cease ; and the sound
of thy harps shall be no more
heard.

14 And 1 will make thee ^ like
the top of a rock : thou shalt be a
plure to spreatl nets upon ; thou
shalt be built no more: for 1 tlie
LoKD have spoken it, saith the
Lord God.

1") H Thus saith the Lord God to
^" Tyrns ; Shall not tiie isles shake
at tlie sound of thy fall, when the
wounded ci'y, when the slaughter
is made in the midst of thee?

1 6 'I'hen all the ])r-iiices of the sea
shall come down from their thrones,
and lay away their robes, and put
oh' their bi-oidered gjtrments: they
shall clothe thems<>lves with Irem-
l)ling ; they shall sit upon the
ground, and shall tremble at ew/v/
moment, and b(> astonished at th(M\

17 And they shall take up a la-
nuMitation for thee, and say to thee.
How art thou destroyed, t//at iP((sf
inhabited of seafaring men, the re
nowned city, which wast strong in
the sea, she and h(>r inhabitants,
which cause theii- terror to he on all
tha,t haunt it !

15 Xow shall the isles tremble in
th(! day of thy fall ; yea, the isl(>s
thatrnv in the s(>a shall be " troubled
at thy departure.

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The ivealth of Tyre.

EZEKIEL, 27.

Lamentation over her fall.

1 9 For thus saith the LOrd God ;
When 1 .shall make thee a desolate
city, like the cities that are not in-
habited ; when 1 shall bring up the
deep upon thee, and great waters
shall cover thee ;

20 ^ When I shall bring thee
down with them that descend^ into
the pit, - with the people of old
time, and "shall set thee in the
low T)arts of the earth, in plax^

desolate of old, with them that go
down to the pit, that thou be not
inhabited ; and I shall set glory in
the land of the living ;

211 will make thee a terror, and
thou sha/t he no more : though thou
be sought for, yet shalt thou never
be found again, saith the Lord God.

CHxiPTER 27.

1 The rich xuppUj of TijrHH. 26 The great
and unrecortruhte f(tll ihnreof.

THE word of the Lord came
again unto me, saying,

2 Now, thou son of man, take up
a lamentation for ^ Tyrus :

3 And say unto ^ Tyrus, O thou
that art situate at the entry of the
sea, loJiich art a rnerchant of the
"^people for many isles. Thus saith
the Lord God ; O ^ Tyrus, thou hast
said, I am of perfect beauty.

4 Thy borders are in the midst of
the seas, thy builders have per-
fected thy beauty.

5 They have made all thy ship
boards of fir trees of Senir : they
have taken cedars from Lebanon
to make masts for thee.

6 Of the oaks of Bashan have
they made thine oars; ''the com-

pany of the Ashurites have made

thy benches of ivoi'y, Liroaykt out
of the isles ot Chittim.

7 Fine linen with broidered work
from Egypt was "^that which thou
s])rpaf]est forth to l)e tliy sail : blue
and purple fnnn the isles of Elishah
was " that which covered thee.

8 The inhabitants of Zidon and
Arvad were thy ^"mariners : thy
wise men, O •''Tyrus, that were in
thee, were thy pilots.

9 The " ancif-nts of Gebal and the
wise men tliereof were in thee thy
calkers : all the ships of the sea
\yith their mariners were in thee to
'-occupy thy merchandise.

1 0 'i'hey of Persia and of Lud aiid
of '•■■ I'liut wei-e in thine army, thy
men of war : they hanged the shield
and helmet in thee ; they set forth
thy comeliness.

11 The men of Arvad with thine
army were upon thy walls round

aliout, and '"* the Gammadims were
in thy towers : they hanged their
shields upon thy walls round about ;
they have made thy beauty per-
fect.

12 Tarshish vms thy merchant
by reason of the multitude of all
kind of riches ; with silver, iron,
tin, and lead, they traded '°in thy
fairs.

13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech,
they v<ere thy merchants : they
traded the persons of men and
^•essels of brass ^"^ in thy market.

14 They of the house of Togar-
mah traded '" in thy fairs with
horses and ^^ horsemen and mules.

15 The men of Dedan were thy
merchants ; many isles were the
'■'merchandise of thine hand : they
brought thee /or a present horns of
ivory and ebony.

16 Syria ivas thy merchant by
reason of the multitude of the
wares of thy making : they '•^" occu-
]ned in thy fairs with emeralds,
purple, and broidered work, and
tine linen, and coral, and agate.

17 Judah, and the land of Israel,
they were thy merchants : they
traded in thy market wheat of
Minnith, and -' Fan nag, and honey,
and oil, and balm.

18 Damascus iras thy merchant
in the multitude of the wares of
thy making, for the multitude of
all riches ; in the wine of Helbon,
and white wool.

19 pan also and Javan going to
and fi'O '"occu])ied in thy fairs:
bright iion, cassia, and calamus,
were in thy market.

20 Dedan vxii^ thy merchant in
precious -•' clothes for chariots.

21 Arabia, and all the i)i'inces of
Kedar, they -'^occupied witli thee in
lambs, and rams, and goats : in
these were they thy merchants.

22 The merchants of 8heba and
liaamah, t\\ej ii<ere thy merchants:
they ""occupied in thy fail's with
cliief of all si)ices, and with all
precious stones, and gold.

23 Haran, and Canneh, and
Eden, the merchants of Sheba,
Asshur, and Chilmad, ivtre thy
merchants.

24 These 7.vere thy merchants in
-''all sorts of fJiiyris, in l)hu' clothes,
and broiderefl work, and in chests
of ricli apparel, iiouiul with cords,
and made of cedar, among thy mer-
chandise.

2.5 The ships of Tarshish ^^ did
sing of thee in thy market : and

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* Perhaps, a kind of confection.

I'' valorous
men

15 for thy
wares.

16 for thy

niereliaii-

(lise.

1!" f(n- thy

wares

1*5 war-

liorses

I'J mart

"" traded for
thy wares

pannag,

-- traded for
thy wares :

-3 cloths for
riding.

24 were the
luerehaiits
of thj' hand

-" trade<l for
tliy wares

-5 choice
wares,

20 were thy
(•aravans
for thy
merchan-
dise:

Lamentation over Tyre.

EZEKIEL, 28.

The x>Tince of Tyre.

wares,

2 dealers in

3 even with

Tyre,

peoples ;

•* * Now
tlioti art

'■> waters,
1" an; fallen.

are

1- peoples
hiss
>■! art
l)t;conie

thou wast replenished, and made
very glorious in the midst of the
seas.

26 51 Thy rowers have brought
thee into great waters : the east
wind hath broken thee in the midst
of the seas.

27 Thy riches, and thy ^ fairs,
thy merchandise, thy mariners,
and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the
-occupiers of thy merchandise, and
all thy men of war, that are in thee,
■'and in all thy company which is
in tlie midst of thee, shall fall into
the midst of the seas in the day of
thy ruin.

28 The •* suburbs shall shake at
the sound of the cry of thy pilots.

29 And all that handle the oar,
the mariners, and all the pilots of
the sea, shall come down from their
ships, they shall stand upon theland ;

30 And shall cause their voice to
be heard ^against thee, and shall
cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust
upon their heads, they shall wallow
themselves in the ashes :

31 And they shall make them-
selves utterly bald for thee, and
gird them with sackcloth, and they
shall weep for thee with bitterness
of heart and bitter wailing.

32 And in their wailing they
shall take up a lamentation for
thee, and lament over thee, saying,
What city is like "Tyi'us. like the
destroyed in the midst of the sea 1

33 When thy wares went forth
out of the seas, thou filledst many
'^ people : thou didst enrich the
kings of the earth with the multi-
tude of thy riches and of thy mer-
chandise.

34 ^ In the time i/'//ni thou shalt

be broken by the seas in ihr, depths
of the "waters thy merchandise
and all thy company in the midst
of thee '"shall fall.

35 All the inhabitants of the isles
"shall be astonished at thee, and
their kings " shall be soi-e afraid,
they "shall be troubled in thai)'
countenance.

_ 36 The merchants among the
'•^ people shall hiss at thee;; thou
'•'sliait be a terror, and never sha/f
l>i; any more.

CHAPTER 28.

1 GofPH ju(/(/}iient ■iijioii. the priiici', af 'I'l/nts
/or hiK iiacrile(/ioiiti pride. 11 A idtnenld-
tioii (if hix (jredt iflory cnrrupteil hi/ xiii.
20 The jurl (line nt of Zidoii. 24 The resto-
ration of Inriiel.

HE word of the Lord came
again unto me, saying.

* Or,

2 Son of man, say unto the prince
of " Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord
God ; Because thine heart is lifted
up, and thou hast said, I am a god,
I sit in the seat of God, in the midst
of the seas ; yet thou art " a man,
and not God, though thou set thine
heart as the heart of God :

3 Behold, thou art wiser than
Daniel ; there is no secret that they
can hide from thee :

4 With thy wisdom and with
thine understanding thou hast got-
ten thee riches, and hast gotten
gold and silver into thy treasures :

5 By tliy great wisdom and by
thy traffick hast thou increased
thy riches, and thine heart is lifted
up because of thy riches :

6 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; Because thou hast set thine
heart as the heart of God ;

7 Behold, therefore I will bring
strangers upon thee, the terrible of
the nations : and they shall draw
their swords against the beauty of
thy wisdom, and they shall defile
thy brightness.

8 They shall bring thee down to
the pit, and thou shalt die the
deaths of them that are slain in the
midst of the seas.

9 Wilt thou yet say before him
that slayeth thee, I am God'? but
thou ^^ malt /;e'aman, and no God,
in the hand of iiiiii that slayeth
thee.

10 Thou shalt die the deaths of
the vmcircumcised by the hand of
strangers : for I have spoken it,
saith the Lord God.

11^ Moreover the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying,

12 Son of man, t;ike up a lamen-
tation upon the king of "Tyi'us.
and say unto him. Thus saith the
Lord (joi) ; Thou sealest tip the
sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in
beauty.

13 Thou hast been in Ederuthe
garden of God ; every precious
stone n'ds thy covering, tlu^ sarrlius,
topaz, and the diamond, the beryl,
the onyx, and the jasper, the sap-
phire, the emerald, and the car-
I)un(-le, and gold : the workman-
shi|) of thy tiibi-ets and of thy i)ii)rs
was jjrejiared in thee in the tlay
that thou wast created.

14 Thou art tlie anointed cherub
that covei'eth ; and 1 have set thee
so: thou wastujxin the holy moun-
tain of God ; thou hast walked up
and down in the midst of the stones
of fii-e.

1.5 Thou y"r?.s7 necfectin thy ways
from the day tliat thou wast cre-
ated, till ini(juity was found in
thee.

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His pride and overthrow.

EZEKIEL, 29.

Judgment on Egypt.

16 By the multitude of thy mer-
chandise they have filled the midst
of thee with violence, and thou
hast sinned : therefore * I will cast
thee as profane out of the moun-
tain of God : and I " will destroy
thee, O covering cherub, from the
midst of the stones of fire.

1 7 Thine heart was lifted up be-
cause of thy beauty, thou hast cor-
rupted thy wisdom by reason of
thy brightness : I will cast thee to
the ground, I will lay thee before
kings, that they may behold thee.

18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctu-
aries by the multitude of thine ini-
quities, by the iniquity of thy traf-
fick ; therefore will I bring forth a
fire from the midst of thee, it shall
devour thee, and I will bring thee
to ashes upon the earth in the sight
of all them that behold thee.

1 9 All they that know thee among
the •' people shall be astonished at
thee: thou'^shalt be a terror, and
never shalt thou be any more.

20 U Again the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

21 Son of man, set thy face against
Zidon, and prophesy against it,

22 And say, Thus saith the
Lord God ; Behold, I am against
thee, O Zidon ; and I will be glori-
fied in the midst of thee : and they
shall know that I am the Lord,
when I shall have executed judg-
ments in her, and shall be sanctified
in her.

23 For I will send into her pesti-
lence, and blood into her streets ;
and the wounded shall ® be judged
in the midst of her by the sword
upon her on every side ; and they
shall know that I am the Lord.

24: IT And there shall be no more
a pricking brier unto the house of
Israel, nor any grieving thorn of
all tJtat are round about them, that
despised them ; and they shall
know that lam the Lord God.

2.5 Thus saith the Lord God ;
When I shall have gathered the
house of Israel from the '° people
among whom they are scattei-ed,
and shall be sanctifiefl in them in
the sight of the heathen, then shall
they dwell in their land that I
have given to my servant Jacob.

26 And they shall dwell safely
therein, and shall build houses,
and plant vineyards : yea, they
shall dwell with confidence, when
I have executed judgments ui)on
all those that despised them round
about them ; and they shall know
that I am. the Lord their God.

* Or,

CHAPTER 29.

1 The judgment of Pharaoh for his treachery
to Israel. 8 The desolation of Egypt. 13
The restoration thereof after forty years.
17 E<jypt the reicard of Nebuchadrezzar.
21 Israel shall herestored.

IN the tenth year, in the tenth
month, in the twelfth day of
the month, the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, set thy face against
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and pro-
phesy against him, and against all
Egypt :

3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the
Lord God ; Behold, I am against
thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the
great dragon that lieth in the
midst of his rivers, which hath
said, j\ly river is mine own, and
I have made it for myself.

4 But I will put hooks in thy
jaws, and I will cause the fish of
thy rivers to stick unto thy scales,
and I will bring thee up out of the
midst of thy rivers, and all the fish
of thy rivers shall stick unto thy
scales.

5 And I will leave thee throum
into the wilderness, thee and all
the fish of thy rivers : thou shalt
fall upon the open fields ; thou
shalt not be brought together, nor
gathered : I have given thee for
meat to the beasts of the field and
to the fowls of the heaven.

6 And all the inhabitants of
Egypt shall know that I am the
Lord, because they have been a
staff of reed to the house of Israel.

7 When they took hold of thee
by 'thy hand, thou didst break,
and rend all their shoulder : and
when they leaned upon thee, thou
brakest, and madest all their loins
to *'be at a stand.

8 "II Therefore thus saith the
Lord God ; Behold, I will bring a
sword upon thee, and cut off man
and beast out of thee.

9 And the land of Egypt shall
be desolate and waste ; and they
shall know that I am the Lord :
because he hath said. The river is
mine, and I have made it.

10 Behold, therefore I a»t against
thee, and against thy rivers, and I
will make the land of Egypt utterly
waste and desolate, from "the
tower of Syene even unto tlie
border of Ethioi)ia.

11 Xo foot of man shall pass
through it, noi- foot of beast shall
pass tlirough it, neither shall it be
inhabited forty years.

12 And 1 will make the land of
Egypt desolate in the midst of the

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* Or,

* the

^ * shake.

9 INIigdol to
Syeue,

Egypt given over

EZEKIEL, 30.

to Nebuchadnezzar.

countries that are desolate, and lier
cities among the cities that are laid
waste shall oe desolate forty years :
and I will scatter the Egj^ptians
among the nations, and will dis-
perse them through the countries.

13 ^ Yet thus saith the Lord
God ; At the end of forty years
will I gather the Egyptians from
the ^ people whither they were
scattered :

14 And I will bring again the
captivity of Egypt, and will cause
tliem to return into the land of
Pathros, into the land of their
habitation ; and they shall be there
a base kingdom.

15 It shall be the basest of the
kingdoms ; neither shall it exalt
itself any more above the nations :
for I will diminish them, that they
shall no more rule over the nations.

16 And it shall be no more the
confidence of the house of Israel,
which bringeth tJieir iniquiby to
remembrance, when they shall look
after them : bvit they shall know
that I am the Lord God.

17 51 And it came to pass in the
seven and twentieth year, in the
first month, in the first day of
the month, the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

18 8on of man, Nebuchadrezzar
king of Babylon caused his army
to serve a great service against
'^ Tyrus : every head luas made bald,
and every shoulder teas ^peeledj
yet had he no wages, nor his army,
for ^ Tyrus, for the service that he
had served against it : _

1 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; Behold, I will give the land of
EgyiJt unto Nebuchadrezzar king
of Babylon ; and he shall take her
multitude, and take her spoil, and
take her prey ; and it shall be the
wages for his army.

20 I have given him the land of
Jilgypt for his labour wherewith
he .served against it, because they
wrought for me, saith the Lord
God.

21 Uln that day will I cause the
lioiTi of the house of Israel to ))ud
forth, and I will give tlieti tlu^
opening of the rnouth in th(^ midst
of them ; and they shall know that
1 am the Loud.

CHAPTER 30.

1 The (lesoliition of Efjypt miil luv htlperi).
211 Till', orin of liabi/lon- hIiiiII he titreuyili.-
eiH-il to hreiik the ana of KmijA.

THE word of the Loud came
again unto me, sayiiig,
^ 2 8on of man, propliesy and say.
Thus saith the Lord God ; Howl
ye. Woe worth the day !

3 For the day is near, even the
day of the LoitD is near, a '' cloudy
day : it shall be the time of the
heathen.

4 And the sword shall come upon
Egypt, and great pain shall bein
Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall
in Egypt, and they shall take away
her multitude, and her foundations
shall be broken down.

5 Ethio])ia, and Libya, and Ly-
dia, and all the mingled people, and
Chub, and the men of the land
that is in league, shall fall with
them by the sword.

6 Thus saith the Lord ; They
also that uphold Egypt shall fall ;
and the pi-ide of her power shall
come down : from "^ the tower of

Syene shall they fall in it by the
sword, saith the Lord God.

7 And they shall be desolate in
the midst of the countries that are
desolate, and her cities shall be in
the midst of the cities that are
wasted.

8 And they shall know that I
am the Lord, when I have set a
fire in Egypt, and when all her
helpers shall be destroyed.

9 In that day shall messengers
go forth from me in ships to make
the careless Ethiopians afraid, and
great pain shall come upon them,
as in the day of Egypt : for, lo, it
Cometh.

10 Thus saith the Lord God ; I
will also make the multitude of
Egypt to cease by the hand of
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.

11 He and his people with him,
the terrible of the nations, shall
be brought to destroy the land :
and they shall draw their swords
against Egyijt, and fill the land
with the slain.

12 And I will make the rivers
dry, and sell the land into the
hand of the wicked : and T will
m<ak(! the land waste, and all that
is therein, by the hand of strangers :
I the Lord have sj)oken it.

13 Thus saith the Lord God; I
will also destroy the idols, and I
will cause tJieir images to cease out
of " No])h ; and there shall be no
more a pj'ince of the land of l^gypt :
and I will put a fear in the land of
Egypt.

14 And I will make Pathros
desolate, and will s(>t fire in Zoaii,
and will execute judgments in
No.

15 And I will pour my fury upon
^ Sin, the strcTigth of Egypt; and
I will cut off" the multitude of No.

IG And I will set fire in Egyi)t:
•' Sill shall have great pain, and

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Egypt is vxirned hy

EZEKIEL, 31.

the fate of Assyria.

No shall be I'ent asunder, and
' Nopli ><}iall luive distresses daily.

17 The young men of '' Aven and
of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword:
and these cities shall go into cap-
tivity.

1 8 At Tehaphnehes also the day
shall be darkened, when I shall
break there the yokes of Egypt :
and the pomp of her strength shall
cease in her : as for her, a cloud
shall cover her, and her daughters
shall go into captivity.

19 Thus will I execute judg-
ments in Egypt : and they shall
know that I am the Lord.

20 % And it came to pass in the
eleventh year, in the first month, in
the seventh d((i/ of the month, that
the word of the Lord came unto
me, saying,

21 Son of man, I have broken
the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt ;
and, lo, it shall not be bound up to
be healed, to put a " roller to bind
it, to make it strong to hold the
sword.

22 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; Behold, I am, against Pharaoh
king of Egypt, and will break his
arms, the strong, and that which
was broken ; and I will cause the
sword to fall out of his hand.

23 And 1 will scatter the Egyp-
tians among the nations, and will
disperse them through the coun-
tries.

24 And I will strengthen the
arms of the king of Babylon, and
put my sword in his hand : but 1
will break Pharaoh's arms, and he
shall groan before him with the
groanings of a deadly wounded
mail.

25 But I will strengthen the
arms of the king of Babylon, and
the arms of Pharaoh shall fall
down ; and they shall know that I
a}n the Lord, when I shall put my
sword into the hand of the king of
Babylon, and he shall stretch it
out upon the land of Egypt.

_ 26 And I will scatter the Egyp-
tians among the nations, and dis-
perse them among the countries ;
and they shall know that I am the
Lord.

CHAPTER 31.

1 A relaiion vnto Pharaoh, 3 of the gloril of
Assyria, 10 and the fall thet'eof fur pridv.
18 The like dentruciion of Egypt.

AND it came to pass in the
eleventh year, in the thii'd
month, in the first day of the
month, that the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, speak unto Pha-
raoh king of Egypt, and to his
49 7

multitude ; Whom art thou like
in thy greatness'?

3 U Behold, the Assyrian ivas
a cedar in Lebanon with fair
branches, and with a shadowing
shroud, and of an high stature ;
and his top was among the ^ thick
boughs.

4 The waters made hirn great,
the deep set him up on high with
her rivers running round about his
plants, and sent out her little rivers
unto all the trees of the field.

-5 Therefore his height was ex-
alted above all the trees of the
field, and his boughs were multi-
plied, and his branches became
long because of the multitude of
waters, when he ^ sh()t forth.

6 All the fowls of heaven made
their nests in his boughs, and un-
der his branches did all the beasts
of the field bring forth their young,
and under his shadow dwelt all
great nations.

7 Thus was he fair in his great-
ness, in the length of his branches :
for his root was by great waters.

8 The cedars in the garden of
God could not hide him: the fir
trees were not like his boughs, and
the chesnut trees were not like his
branches ; nor any tree in the gar-
den of God was like unto him in
his beauty.

9 I have made him fair by the
multitude of his brandies : so that
all the trees of Eden, that vm-e in
the garden of God, envied him.

10 ^ Therefore thus saith the
Lord God ; Because thou hast
lifted up thyself in height, and he
hath shot up his top among the
" thick bout^hs, and his heart is
lifted up in his height ;

11 1 have therefore delivered
him into the hand of the mighty
one of the " heathen ; he shall surely
d(^al with him : 1 have driven him
out for his wickedness.

12 And strangers, the terrible of
the nations, have cut him oflf", and
have left him : upon the mountains
and in all the valleys his branches
are fallen, and his boughs are
broken by all the rivers of the
land ; and all the ** people of the
earth are gone down from his
shadow, and have left him.

13 Upon his ruin shall all the
fowls of the heaven remain, and all
the beasts of the field shall be upon
his branches :

14 To the end that none of all
the trees by the waters exalt them-
selves for their height, neither
shoot up their top among the

4 * clouds.

5 shot tliein
forth.

6 * clouds,

nations ;

8 peoples

* o>-,

The ruin of Egypt.

EZEKIEL, 32.

Lamentation for her.

^ thick boughs, neither their trees
stand up in their height, all that
drink water : for they are all de-
livered unto death, to the nether
parts of the earth, in the midst of
the children of men, with them
that go down to the pit.

15 Thus saith the Lord God ; In
the day when he went down to
t the grave I caused a mourning :
I covered the deep for him, and I
restrained the floods thereof, and
the great waters were stayed : and
I caused Lebanon to mourn for
him, and all the trees of the field
fainted for him.

16 1 made the nations to shake
at the sound of his fall, when I cast
him down to I hell with them that
descend into the pit : and all the

^ trees of Eden, the choice and best
of Lebanon, all that drink water,
" shall be comforted in the nether
parts of the earth.

17 They also went down into
t hell with him unto them that he
slain with the sword ; and tltey that
were his arm, that dwelt under his
shadow in the midst of the heathen.

1 8 H To whom ai't thou thus like
in glory and in greatness among
the trees of Eden 'I yet shalt thou
be brought down with the trees of
Eden unto the nether parts of the
earth : thou shalt lie in the midst
of the uncircumcised with theiii
tliat he slain by the sword. This h
Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith
the Lord God.

CHAPTER .32.

1 A lamentaiinn for the fctti-fnl full of Eyt/iit.
11 The sirnni ,,f BaJniluii shiilldeMroijit.
17 /;: xhdil he hn,ii,iht ,l,,,r,i to hell, amonij
all the inieiri'iiiiieixed inl/iiiiix.

AND it came to ]>ass in the
twelfth year, in the twelfth
month, in the first (lay of the
month, that the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

2 8on of man, take up a lamenta-
tion for Pharaoh king of Egypt,
and say unto him. Thou ''art like a
young lion of the nations, ' aiid
thou art as a** whale_in the seas : and
thou earnest foi-th with thy rivers,
and troubledst the waters with thy
feet, and fouledst tlieir rivers.

3 Thus saith tlie Lord God ; T
will tlu!refoi-e, sprc^ad out my net
ovei- thee witli the company of
many ''people; and they shall
bring the(; u)) in my net.

4 Then will I leave thee upon the
land, I will cast thee forth ui)on
the open field, and will cause all tlu;
fowls of the heaven to remain upon

*0r,

illeb. Sheol.

thee, and I will fill the beasts of
the whole earth with thee.

5 And I will lay thy flesh upon
the mountains, and fill the valleys
with thy height.

6 I will also water with thy blood
the land wherein thou swimmest,
even to the mountains ; and the
rivers shall be full of thee.

7 And when I shall "put thee out,
I will cover the heaven, and make
the stars thereof dark ; I will cover
the sun with a cloud, and the moon
shall not give her light.

8 All the bright lights of heaven
will I make dark over thee, and set
darkness upon thy land, saith the
Lord God.

9 I will also vex the hearts of
many "^ people, when I shall bring
thy destruction among the nations,
into the countries which thou hast
not known.

10 Yea, I will make many '* peo-
ple amazed at thee, and their kings
shall be horribly afraid for thee,
when I shall brandish my sword
before them ; and they shall trem-
ble at every moment, every man for
his own life, in the day of thy fall.

11 51 For thus saith the Lord
God ; The sword of tlie king of
Babylon shall come upon thee.

1 2 By the swords of the mighty
will I cause thy multitude to fall,
the terrible of the nations, all of
them : and they shall spoil the
pomp of Egypt, and all the mul-
titude thereof shall be destroyed.

13 I will destroy also all the
beasts thereof from beside the great
waters ; neither shall the foot of
man trouble them any more, nor
the hoofs of b(^asts trouble them.

14 Then will T make their waters
'"deep, and cause their rivers to run
like oil, saith the Lord God.

15 When 1 shall make the land
of Egypt desolate, and the coun-
try shall be destitute of that
whereof it was full, when I shall
smite all them that dwell therein,
then shall they know that 1 am the
Loi;d.

1 G This is the lamentation where-
with they shall lament hei- : the
daughters of the nations shall la-
ment her : they shall lament foi'
her, even, for Kgyi)t, and for all her
multitude, saith the Lord G«)D.

17 11 It cain(^ to i)ass also in the
twelfth year, in the fifteenth day
of the month, thttf tlu; word of the
Loiii) came unto me, saying,

18 Son of man, wail for the mul-
titude of Egypt, and cast them
down, even her, and th(^ daughters
of the famous nations, unto the

" extinguish
thee,

^ peoples,

9 peoples

1" clear,

770

Egy])t brought doivn to the pit.

EZEKIEL,

The duty of a ivatchmcm.

nether parts of the earth, with them
that go down into the pit.

19 Whom dost thou pass in
beauty 1 go down, and be thou laid
witli the uncircumcised.

20 They shall fall in the midst
of them that are slain by the sword :
she is delivered to the sword : draw
her and all her multitudes.

2 1 The strong among the mighty
shall speak to him out of the midst
of * hell with them that help him :
they are gone down, they lie uncir-
cumcised, slain by the sword.

22 Asshur is there and all her
company : his graves are about
him : all of them slain, fallen by
the sword :

23 Whose graves are set in the
^ sides of the pit, and her company
is round about her grave : all of
them slain, fallen by the sword,^
which caused terror in the land of
the living.

24 There is Elam and all her mul-
titude round about her grave, all
of them slain, fallen by the sword,
which ai'e gone down uncircum-
cised into the nether parts of the
earth, which caused their terror in
the land of the living ; yet have
they borne their shanie with them
that go down to the pit.

25 They have set her a bed in
tlie midst of the slain with all her
multitude : her graves are rouiid
about '-^Jnm : all of them uncircum-
cised, slain by the sword : though
their terror was caused in the land
of the living, yet have they borne
their shame with them that go
down to the pit : he is put in the
midst of them that he slain.

26 There ?'.s Meshech, Tubal, and
all her multitude : her graves are
round about ''himj all of them un-
circumcised, slain by the sword,
though they caused tlieir terror in
the land of the living.

27 And they shall not lie with
the mighty that are fallen of the
uncircumcised, which are gone
down to * hell with their weapons
of war : and they have laid their
swords under their heads, but their
iniquities shall be upon their bones,
tliough they ivere the terror of the
mighty in the land of the living.

28" Yea, thou shalt be broken in
the midst of the uncircumcised, and
shalt lie with them tJiat are slain
with the swoi'd.

29 There ?'s Edom, her kings, and
all her princes, which with their
might are laid by tlniii fliat irerc
slain by the sword : they shall lie

* Ileb. Slieol.

with the uncircumcised, and with
them that go down to the pit.

30 There be the princes of the
north, all of them, and all theZido-
nians, which are gone down with
the slain ; with their terror they
are ashamed of their might ; and
they lie uncircumcised with them
that Ije slain by the sword, and bear
their shame with them that go
down to the pit.

31 Pharaoh shall see them, and
shall be comforted over all his mul-
titude, even Pharaoh and all his
army slain by the sword, saith the
Lord God.

32 For I have ''caused my terror
in the land of the living : and he
shall be laid in the midst of the un-
circumcised with them that are slain
with the sword, even Pharaoh and
all his multitude, saith the Lord
God.

CHAPTER 33.

1 According to the dxlij of a tratchman, in
icdri/iiui f/ic jiioji/i'. 7 E~('l,i(l iK (iihno-

IllstU'd of llis ,Illfl/. Ill (rllll >:h.ll,th.tllf JJIS-

iice. or '/lis iiii,/s'/,,ii;ifi/.s 1},,' peiiileiit, 'inttl
i<iinir<Is rrn.li.rs. IT //,■ iiniiiitiiiinth his
jiisfic. -n Vi.ni, 11,.' I,, irs ofllw tah-iiHi of
'Jmisolcn Jw innpluslrth thv ,l,'x,,lati„i, of
the /and. 80 (iod'a judgment Ujton the.
mockers of the prophets.

AGAIN the woi'd of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, speak to the child-
ren of thy people, and say unto
them. When I bring the sword
upon a land, if the people of the
land take a man of their coasts, and
set him for their watchman :

3 If when he seeth the sword
come upon the land, he blow the
trumpet, and warn the people ;

4 Then whosoever heareth the
sound of the trumpet, and taketh
not warning ; if the sword come,
and take liim away, his blood shall
be upon his own head.

.5 He heard the sound of the
trumpet, and took not warning ;
his blood shall be upon him. But
he that taketh warning shall de-
liver his soul.

6 P>ut if the watchman see the
sword come, and blow not the trum-
pet, and the people be not warned ;
if the sword come, and take any
person from among tluMn, he is ta-
ken away in his iniquity ; but his
blood will I require at the watch-
man's hand.

7 *\ So thou, O son of man, I
have set thee a watchman unto the
house of Israel ; therefore thou
shalt hear the word at my mouth,
and warn them from me.

<S When I say unto the wicked, O
wicked man, thou shalt surely die ;
if thou dost not speak to warn the

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The equity of God's dealings.

EZEKIEL, 33.

Why Jerusalem was smitten.

wicked from liis way, that wicked
mail shall die iu his iniquity ; but
his blood will I require at thine
hand.

9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the
wicked of his way to turn from it ;
if he do not turn from his way, he
shall die in his iniquity ; but thou
hast delivered thy soul.

10 Therefore, Othou son of man,
speak unto the house of Israel ;
Thus ye speak, saying, If our trans-
gressions and our sins he upon us,
and we pine away in them, how
should we then live"?

1 1 Say unto them, As I live,
saith the Lord God, I have no
pleasure in the dtmth of the wicked ;
but that the wickorl turn from his
way and live : turn ye, turn ye
from your evil ways ; for why will
ye die, O house of Israel '\

12 Therefore, thou son of man,
say unto the children of tliy peo-
ple. The righteousness of the right-
eous shall not deliver him in the
day of his transgression : as for the
wickedness of the wicked, he shall
not fall thereby in the day that he
turneth from his wickedness ; nei-
ther shall the righteous be able to
live for his righteousness in the day
that he sinneth.

13 When I shall say to the right-
eous, that he shall surely live ; if he
trust to his own righteousness, and
commit iniquity, all his righteous-
nesses shall not be remembered ;
but for his iniquity that he hath
committed, he shall die for it.

14 Again, when I say unto the
wicked, Thou shalt surely die ; if
he turn from his sin, and do that
which is lawful and right;

l.'^ If the wicked restore the
pledge, give again that he had
robbed, walk in the statutes of life,
without committing iniquity; he
■ shall

not

shall surely live, he
die.

16 None of his sins that he hath
committed shall be ^mentioned
lim : ho hath done that wiiich

unto

is lawful and right ; he shall surely
live.

17 II Yet the children of thy peo-
ple say, The way of the Lord is not
equal : Vjut as for tliem, their way
is not equal.

18 When the righteous turneth
fi'om his righteousness, and coin-
mitteth iniquity, he shall even die
thei'cby.

10 liut if the wicked turn from
his wickeflness, and do that which
is lawful and right, he shall live
thereby.

20 H Yet ye say. The way of the
Lord is not equal. (J ye house of

Israel, I will judge you every one
after his ways.

21 If And it came to pass in the
twelfth year of our captivity, in
the tenth month, in the fifth day of
the month, that one that had es-
caped out of .J ei'usalem came unto
me, saying. The city is smitten.

22 Now the hand of the Lord
was upon me in the evening, afore
he that was escaped came ; and had
opened my mouth, until he came to
me in the morning ; and my mouth
was opened, and I was no more
dumb.

23 Then the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

21 8on of man, they that inhabit
those wastes of the land of Isr-ael
speak, saying, Abraham was one,
and he inherited the land : but we
are many ; the land is given us for
inheritance.

25 Wherefore say unto them.
Thus saith the Lord God ; Ye eat
with the blood, and lift up your
eyes toward your idols, and shed
blood : and shall ye possess the
land?

26 Ye stand upon your sword,
ye work abomination, and ye defile
every one his neighbour's wife : and
shall j^e possess the land 1

27 Say thou thus unto them,
Thus saith the Lord God; As 1 live,
surely they that are in the wastes
shall fall by the sword, and him
that is in the open field will I give
to the beasts to be devoured, and
they that be in the forts and in the
caves shall die of the pestilence.

28 For I will lay the land most
desolate, and the pomp of her
strength shall cease ; and the moun-
tains of Israel shall l)e desolate,
that none shall ])ass through.

29 Then shall they know that I
am the Lord, when I have laid the
land most desolate because of all
their abominations which they have
committed.

.30 If Also, thou son of man, the
children of thy people still ai-e talk-
ing '-^against thee by the walls and
in the doors of the houses, and
speak one to another, every one
to liis brother, saying. Come, I
pray you, and hear what is the
woi-d that Cometh forth from the
Lord.

31 And they come unto thee as
the peoi)le cometli, and they sit be-
fore thee as my p(>o])le, aiifl tliey
heai' thy words, but they will not
do them : foi- with their mouth they
shew much Ionc, t>iit their heart
goeth aft(!r their co\ etDUsness.

32 And, lo, thou art unto them
as a very lovely song of one that

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Jsj'aeVs shepherds reproved.

EZEKIEL, 34.

God cares for his flock.

hath a pleasant voice, and c3n play
well on an instrument : for they
hear thy words, but they do them
not.

33 And when this cometh to pass,
(lo, it will come,) then shall they
know that a prophet hath been
among them.

CHAPTER 34.

1 A reproof of llie sltejilmrOx. 1 Gocf a judg-
ment agdi/mt the?ti. 11 Jlis proriilencefor
hits flock. 20 The kinydom of Christ.

AND the word of the Lord came
unto me, saying,

2 Hon of man, prophesy against
the shepherds of Isi'ael, prophesy,
and say unto them. Thus saith the
Lord God unto the shepherds ;
Woe he to the shepherds of Israel
that do feed themselves ! should
not the shepherds feed the flocks %

3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe
you with the wool, ye kill them
that are fed : hut ye feed not the
flock.

4 The diseased have ye not
strengthened, neither have ye
healed that which was sick, neither
have ye bound up that vhick was
broken, neither nave ye brought
again that which was driven awaj^
neither have ye sought that which
was lost ; but with force and with
cruelty have ye ruled them.

5 And they were scattered, be-
cause there is no shepherd : and
they became meat to all the beasts
of the field, when they were scat-
tered.

6 My sheep wandered through
all the mountains, and upon every
high hill : yea, my flock was scat-
tered upon all the face of the earth,
and none did search or seek after
them.

7 U Therefore, ye shepherds, hear
the word of the Lord ;

(S As I live, saith the Lord God,
surely because my flock became a
prey, and my flock became meat to
every beast of the field, because
there ivas no shepherd, neither did
my shepherds search for my flock,
but the shepherds fed themselves,
and fed not my flock ;

9 Therefore, O ye shepherds,
hear the word of the Lord ;

10 Thus saith the Lord God ;
Behold, I am. against the shep-
herds ; and I will lequire my flock
at their hand, and cause them to
cease from feeding theflock ; neither
shall the shepherds feed themselves
any more; for I will deliver my
Hock from their mouth, that the.y
may not be meat for them.

I 1 11 For thus saith tlie Lord
God ; Behold, I, even I, will both

search my sheep, and seek them
out.

1 :^ As a shepherd seeketh out his
flock in the day that he is among
his slieep that are scattered ; so
will I seek out my sheep, and will
deliver them out of all places where
they have been scattered in the
cloudy and dark day.

13 And I will bring them out
from the ' people, and gather them
from the countries, and will bring
them to their own land, and feed
them upon the mountains of Israel
by the rivers, and in all the in-
habited places of the country.

14 I will feed them in a good
pasture, and upon the high moun-
tains of Israel shall their fold be :
there shall they lie in a good fold,
and in a fat pasture shall they feed
upon the mountains of Israel.

15 ^ I will feed my flock, and I
will cause them to lie down, saith
the Lord God.

16 I will seek that which was
lost, and bring again that which
was driven away, and will bind up
that which was broken, and will
strengthen that which was sick :
but I will destroy the fat and tlie
strong ; I will feed them " with
judgment.

17 And as for you, O mj' flock,
thus saith the Lord God.; Behold,
I judge between cattle and cattle,
between the rams and the he
goats.

1 8 Seetneth it a small thing unto
you to have eaten up the good pas-
ture, but ye must tread down with
your feet the residue of your pas-
tures"? and to have drunk of the
^ deep waters, but ye must foul the
residue with your feetl

1 9 And as for my flock, they eat
that which ye have trodden with
your feet ; and they drink that
which ye have fouled with your
feet.

20 11 Therefore thus saith the
Lord God unto them; Behold, I,
even I, will judge between the fat
cattle '' and between the lean cattle.

21 Because ye have thrust with
side and with shoulder, and pushed
all the diseased with youi- horns,
till ye have scattered them abroad ;

22 Therefore will 1 save my
flock, and they shall no more be a
prey ; and 1 will judge between
cattle and cattle.

23 And I will set up one shep-
herd over them, and he shall feed
them, even my servant David ; he
shall feed tliem, and he shall be
their shepherd.

24 And i the Lord will be their
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peoj)les,

'^ I myself
will be the
shepherd of

3 iu justice.

■* clear

'■' aiul the
le;m cuttle.

Restoration of God's flock.

EZEKIEL, 35, 36.

Judgment on Edom.

God, and my servant David '_a
prince among them ; I the Lord

have spoken it.

25 And I will make with them a
covenant of peace, and will cause
the evil beasts to cease out of the
land : and they shall dwell safely
in the wilderness, and sleep in the
woods.

26 And I will make them and
the places round about my hill a
blessing ; and I will cause the
shower to come down in his sea-
son ; there shall be showers of
blessing.

.27 And the tree of the field shall
yield her fruit, and the earth shall
yield her increase, and they shall be
safe in their land, and shall know
that I am the Lord, when I have
broken the bands of their yoke,
and delivered them out of the hand
of those that "served themselves of
them.

28 And they shall no more be a
prey to the heathen, neither shall
the beast of the lanfl devour them ;
but they shall dwell safely, and
none shall make titeiii afraid.

29 And I will raise vip for them
a ^ plant of renown, and they shall
be no more consumed Avith hunger
in the land, neither bear the shame
of the heathen any more.

30 Thus shall they know that I
the Lord their God am with them,
and that they, even the house of
Israel, are my people, saith the
Lord God.

31 And ye my flock, the flock
of my pasture, are men, and I am
your God, saith the Lord God.

CHAPTER 35.

ThejucJoment of mount Seirfur their haired
of Inrael.

MOREOVER the word of the
LoKi) came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, set thy fac(! against
mount (Seir, and prophesy against
it,

3 And say unto it. Thus saith
the Lord God; Behold, O mount
Seir, 1 am against thee, and 1 will
stretchout mine hand against thee,
and I will make tiiee most desolate.

4 I will lav thy cities waste, an(l
thou shalt Ije desolate, and thou
shalt know that I am the Loiid.

5 Because thou luist had a i)er-
petual hatred and hast shed the
Ijlood of the childi'cn of Isi'acl by
the force of the sword in tlu^ time
of their calamity, in the time that
their iniquity lead an end :

6 Thei'efore, as I live, saith the
Tif)rd God, I will prcpure thee unto
blood, and blood shall pursue thei^:

'^sith thou liast not hated blood,
even blood shall pursue thee.

7 Thus will 1 make mount Seir
most desolate, and cut off' from it
him that passeth out and him that
returneth.

8 And I will fill his mountains
with his slain inen: in thy hills,
and in tliy valleys, and in all thy
rivers, shall they fall that are slain
with the sword.

9 I will make thee perpetual
desolations, and thy cities shall
not ''I'eturn : and ye shall know
that 1 am the Lord.

10 Because thou hast said. These
tAvo nations and_ these two coun-
tries shall be mine, and we will
possess it ; " whereas the Lord was
there :

1 1 Therefore, a.s I live, saith the
Lord God, I will even do according
to thine anger, and according to
thine envy which thou hast 'used
out of thy hatred against them ;
and I will make myself known
among them, when I have judged
thee.

12 And thou shalt know that I
am the Lord, and that I have heard
all thy blasphemies which thou
hast spoken against the mountains
of Israel, saying. They are laid
desolate, they are given us to con-
sume.

13 Tiius with _ your mouth ye
have boasted against me, and have
multiplied your words against me :
I have heard thein.

14 Thus saith the Lord God ;
When the whole earth rejoiceth, I
will make thee desolate.

15 As thou didst rejoice *'at the
inheritance of the house of Israel,
because it was desolate, so will I
do unto thee : thou shalt be deso-
late, Omount Seir, and aH'-'bhiiiic;).

* siuce

even all of it : and they shall know
that I am the Lord.

CHAPTER 3G.

1 The land of Israel ■in eoinforied, both hi/
deiilriiction' of the hcatheti,' who njiitrftill)/
iiKi-i/ it, S atid 1/1/ fhe hlex/tiiit/n if (imt pra-
1/ii.iei/ milo it. 10 Israel irax reji'cti'd fir
their nin, 21 and Khali be rextored without
their dexert. 25 The blessiiign of ChriuVs
/iiiii/dom.

ALSO, thou son of man, pro-
phesy unto the mountains of
Israel, and say, Yc mountains of
Israel, hear th(! word of the Lord :

2 Thus saith the Lord (JoO; ])e-
cause tli(! enemy hath said against
you. Aha, even the ancient high
places are ours in ])ossession :

3 'i'lierefore prophesy and say.
Thus saith the Lord G<)l) ; P>ecause
they have made i/ou desolate, and

5 be
inhabited ;

though

shewed

'•' J<](loin,

Israel is comforted.

EZEKIEL, 36.

Renewal is promised.

swallowed 5'ou up on every side,
that ye might be a possession unto
the residue of the heathen, and ye
are taken up in the lips of talkers,
and are an infamy of the people :

4 Therefore, ye mountains of
Israel, hear the word of the Lord
God ; Thus saith the Lord God to
the mountains, and to the hills, to
the rivers, and to the valleys, to the
desolate wastes, and to the cities
that are forsaken, which became
a prey and derision to the resi-
due of the heathen that are round
about ;

5 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; tSurely in the fire of my jea-
lousy have I spoken against the
residue of the heathen, and against
all ' Idumea, which have appointed
my land '•^into their possession with
the joy of all their heart, with de-
spiteful minds, to cast it ovit for a
prey.

6 Prophesy therefore concerning
the land of Israel, and say unto the
mountains, and to the hills, to the
rivers, and to the valleys, Thus
saith the Lord God ; Behold, I have
spoken in my jealousy and in my
fury, because ye have borne the
shame of the heathen :

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; I have ^ lifted up mine hand.
Surely the heathen that are about
you, they shall bear their shame.

8 ^ But ye, O mountains of
Israel, ye shall shoot forth your
branches, and yield your fruit to
my people of Israel ; for they are
at hand to come.

9 For, behold, I am for you, and
I will turn vinto you, and ye shall
be tilled and sown :

10 And I will multiply men
upon you, all the house of Israel,
even all of it : and the cities shall
be inhabited, and the wastes shall
be builded :

1 1 And I will multiply upon you
man and beast ; and they shall in-
crease and l>ring fruit : and I will
settle you after your old estates,
and will do better ttuto i/oii than
at your beginnings : and ye shall
know that I am the Lord.

12 Yea, I will cause men to walk
u]X)n you, even my people Israel ;
and they shall possess thee, and
thou shalt be tneir inheritance,
and thou shalt no more henceforth
bereave them of men.

1 3 Thus saith the Lord God ;
Because they say unto you. Thou
land devourest up men, and hast
bereaved thy •* nations ;

14 Therefore thou shalt devour
men no more, neither bereave thy

■' nations any more, saith the Lord
God.

15 Neither will I cause 7)ien to
hear in thee the shame of the
heathen any more, neither shalt
thou bear the reproach of the
** people any more, neither shalt
thou cause thy ° nations to fall
any moi^e, saith the Lord God.

16 II Moreover the word of the
Lord came unto me, saying,

17 Son of man, when the house
of Israel^ dwelt in their own land,
they defiled it by their own way
and by their doings : their way
was before me as the uncleanness
of a "^ removed woman.

18 Wherefore I poured my fury
upon them for the blood that they
had shed upon the' land, and for
their idols wherewith they had
polluted it :

1 9 And I scattered them among
the heathen, and they wei'e dis-
persed through the countries:
according to their way and ac-
cording to their doings I judged
them.

20 And when they entered unto
the heathen, whither they went,
they profaned my holy name,
* when they said to them. These
are the people of the Lord, and
are gone forth out of his land.

21 U But I had pity for mine
holy name, which the house of
Israel had profaned among the
heathen, whither they went.

22 Therefore say unto the house
of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ;
I do not tliis for your sakes, O
house of Israel, but for mine holy
name's sake, which ye have pro-
faned among the heathen, whither
ye went.

23 And I will sanctify my great
name, which was profaned among
the heathen, which ye have pro-
faned in the midst of them ; and
the heathen shall know that I am
the Lord, saith the Lord God,
when I shall be sanctified in you
before their eyes.

24 For I will take you from
among the heathen, and gather
you out of all countries, and will
bring you into your own land.

25 H Then will I sprinkle clean
water upon you, and ye shall be
clean : from all your filthiness, and
from all your idols, will I cleanse
you.

26 A new heart also will I give
you, and a new sjiirit will I put
within you: and I will takeaway
the stony heart out of your fiesh,
and I will give you an heart of
tlesh.

775

Renewal of Israel promised.

EZEKIEL, 37.

The vision of dry hones.

27 And I will put my spirit
within you, and cause you to walk
in my statutes, and ye shall keep
my judgments, and do tliein.

28 And ye shall dwell in the land
that I gave to your fathers ; and

Ke shall be my people, and i will
e your God.

29 I will also .save you from all
your uncleannesses : and I will
call for the ' coi'n. and will increase
it, and lay no famine upon you.

30 And I will multiply the fruit
of tlie tree, and the increase of the
field, that ye sliall receive no more
reproach of famine among the
heathen.

31 Then shall ye rememlier your
own evil ways, and your doings
that were not good, and shall lothe
yourselves in your own sight for
your iniquities and for your abomi-
nations.

32 Not for your sakes do I fJds,
saith the Lord God, be it known
unto yovi : be ashamed and con-
founded for your own ways, O
house of Israel.

33 Thus saith the Lord Gon ;
In the day that I shall have
cleansed you from all your iniqui-
ties I will also cause you to dwell
in the cities, and the wastes shall
be builded.

34 And the desolate land shall
be tilled, wdiereas it lay desolate
in the sight of all that passed by.

35 And they shall say. This land
that was desolate is become like
the garden of Eden ; and the waste
and desolate; and ruined citic^s are
become fenced, and are inhabited.

3G Then the heathen tliat are
left round about you shall know
tliat I the LoKD "build the ruined
'places, and •''ijlant that that was
desolate : I tlieTTTiM) have spoken
it, and I will do if.

37 Thus saith tlu; Lord God; I
will yet /or this be enquircnl of by
the house of Jsi-ael, to do if for
them ; I will increase them with
men like a flock.

38 As the ■'holy (lock, as the
flock of Jerusalem in her solemn
feasts ; so shall tlie waste cities be
filled with flocks of men : and they
shall know that I a?//, the Lord.

CHAPTER 37.

1 Tifi tJie refiiirrection of dri/ honcn. 11 flio
deiiil hope <>f Jxrael ix 'reri'red. ir> Ht/ tlie
unit ill (I of t ICO utir^x, 18 is sfievcd t/i'e in-
wrpon/fion of iHrael iuUt Jiiiluh. '.'ii The
prtnnixen of rhrinrx Idin/doin.

n'^HE hand of the Loud was uptm
-L me, and cari-ie<l me out in the
si)n'it of the Loiio, and .set me

down in the midst of the valley
which tvas full of bones,

2 And caused me to pass by them
round about : and, behold, there
icere very many in the open valley ;
and, lo, theij were very dry,

3 And he said unto me. Son of
man, can these bones live"? And
I answered, O Lord God, thou
knowest.

4 Again he said unto me, Pro-
phesy upon these bones, and say
unto them, O ye dry bones, hear
the word of the Lord.

5 Thus saith the Lord God unto
these bones ; Behold, I will cause
breath to enter into you, and ye
shall live :

6 And I will lay sinews upon
you, and will bi-ing up flesh upon
you, and cover you with skin, and
put breath in you, anfl ye shall
live; and ye shall know that I am
the Lord.

7 So I prophesied as I was com-
manrled : and as I prophesied,
thei'e was a noise, and behold a
shaking, and the bones came to-
gether, bone to his bone.

8 And when I beheld, lo, the
sinews and the flesh came up upon
them, and the skin covererl them
above : but there loas no bi"eath in
them.

9 Then said he unto me. Pro-
phesy unto the wind, prophesy,
son of man, and say to the wind,
Thus saith the Lord God ; Come
from the four winds, O breath, and
breathe upon these slain, that they
may live.

10 So I prophesied as he com-
manded me, and the breath ctime
into them, and they lived, and
stood up upon their feet, an ex-
ceeding gi'eat army.

1 1 H Then he said unto me, Son
of man, these bones are the whole
house of Israel : behold, they say.
Our bones are dried, and our hojte
is lost : we are '' cut ofl'fc >v ( >ur p;i I't s.

12 Therefoi'e proi)hesy and sjiy
unto them, Tlius sjiitli the Lord
God; F)ehold, Omy i)eople, I will
ojjen your graves, and cause you
f<> come uj) out of yoiu- graves, and
bring you into tlu; land of Israel.

13 And ye shall know that I am
the Lord, when 1 have opened
your graves, () my i)eoi)le, and
brought yon u))out of yourgra^'cs,

14 And shall |)ut my spirit in
you, and ye shall Ii\-e, and 1 shnll
place you in your own land : then
shall y(; know that I the LttRD
liaAe spoken if, and performed it,
saith the Lord.

15 II The word of the Loi;d
came again unto me, saying,

■'• clciin cut
olT.

776

Reunion of Jndah and Israel.

EZEKIEL, 38.

Prophecy concerning Gog.

10 Moreover, thou son of man,
take thee one stick, and write
upon it, For Judali, and for the
children of Israel his companions :
then take another stick, and write
uix)n it, For Joseph, the stick of
Ephraim, and for all the house of
Israel his companions :

17 And join them one to another
into one stick ; and they shall be-
come one in thine hand.

1 8 11 And when the children of
thy people shall speak vinto thee,
saying. Wilt thou not shew us
what thou meanest by these 1

19 Say unto them. Thus saith
the Lord (xOD ; Behold, I vvill take
the stick of Joseph, which is in the
hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of
Isi-ael his fellows, and will put
them with him, even with the stick
of Judah, and make them one
stick, and they shall be one in
mine hand.

20 II And the sticks whereon
thou writest shall be in thine hand
before their eyes.

21 And say unto them. Thus
saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will
take the children of Israel from
among the heathen, whither they
be gone, and will gather them on
every side, and bring them into
their own land :

22 And I will make them one
nation in the land upon the moun-
tains of Israel ; and one king shall
be king to them all : and they shall
be no more two nations, neither
shall they be divided into two
kingdoms any more at all :

23 Neither shall they defile
themselves any more with their
idols, nor with their detestable
things, nor with any of their trans-
gressions : but I will save them
out of all their dwellingplaces,
wherein they have sinned, and will
cleanse them : so shall they be my
people, and I will be their God.

24 And iJavid my servant shall
lie king over them ; and they all
shall have one_ shepherd : they
shall also walk in my judgments,
and observe my statutes, and do
them.

25 And they shall dwell in the
land that I have given unto Jacob
my servant, wherein your fathers
have dwelt ; and they shall dwell
therein, evev they, and their child-
ren, and their children's children
for ever : and my servant David
shall he their pi'ince for ever.

26 Moreover I will make a co-
venant of peace with tlunn ; it
shall be an everlasting covenant
with them : and 1 will place them,
and multiply them, and will set

my sanctuary in the midst of them
for evermore.

27 ^ly tabernacle also shall be
with them : yea, I will be their
God, and they shall be my people.

28 And the heathen shall know
that I the Loiti) do sanctify Israel,
when my sanctuary shall be in the
midst of them for evermoi'e.

CHAPTER 38.

1 TJie army, 8 <tn<1 iixiVice of Ocg. 14 God'x
judgment a/jcnnst him.

AND the word of the Loud
came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, set thy face
against Gog, ^ the land of Magog,
the ■^ chief prince of Meshech and
Tubal, and prophesy against him.

3 And say, Ihus saith the Lord
God ; Behold, I am against thee,
O Gog, the -chief piince of Me-
shech and Tubal :

•i And I will turn thee back, and
put hooks into thy jaws, and I will
bring thee forth, and all thine
army, horses and horsemen, all of
them clothed '' with all sorts of

armour, even a great company vjith
bucklers and shields, all of them
handling swords :

5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya
with them ; all of them with shield
and helmet :

6 Gomer, and all his ^ bands ; the
house of Togarmah of the '' north

quarters, and all his " bands: and
many '' people with thee.

7 Be thou prepared, and prepare
for thyself, thou, and all thy com-
pany that are assembled unto
thee, and be thou a guard unto
them.

8 II After many days thou shalt
be visited : in the latter years thou
shalt come into the land that is
brought back from the sword, and
is gathered out of many ^ people,
against the mountains of Israel,
which have been alwaj's wast<': but
it is brought forth out of the na-
tions, and they shall dwell safely
all of them.

9 Thou shalt ascend and come
like a storm, thou shalt lie like a
cloucl to cover the land, thou, and
all thy ^ bands, and many ' peo])le
M'ith thee.

10 Thus saith the Lord God; It
shall also come to pass, that at the
.same time shall things come into
thy mind, and thou slialt think an
evil thouglit:

11 And thou shalt say, I will go
up to the land of unwalled villages;
1 will go to them that are at i-<>st,
that dwell safely, all of them dwell-

1 of the land
- prince of
Rosh,
Meshech,

3 in full
armour,

4 hordes ;
° uttermost
parts of the ■
north,
•' hordes:
" jteoples

•^ peoples,
upon

'•' hordes,

777

Overthroio of Gog.

EZEKIEL, 39.

Destruction of his hordes.

ing without walls, and having
neither bars nor gates,

1 2 To take a spoil, and to take a
prey ; to turn thine hand upon the
desolate places that are now inha-
bited, and upon the people that are
gathered out of the nations, which
have gotten cattle and goods, that
dwell in the midst of the land.

13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the
merchants of Tai'shish, with all the
young lions thereof, shall say unto
thee, Art thou come to take a spoil "?
hast thou gathered thy company to
take a prey'? to carry away silver
and gold, to take away cattle and
goods, to take a great spoil"?

14 11 Tlierefore, son of man,
prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus
saitli the Lord God; In that day
when my people of Israel d^velleth
safely, shalt tnou not know it ?

15 And thou shalt come from thy
place out of the ' north parts, thou,
and many '" people with thee, all of
them riding upon horses, a great
company, and a mighty army:

16 And thou shalt come up
against my people of Israel, as a
cloud to cover the land ; it shall be
in the latter days, and I will bring
thee against my land, that the
heathen may know me, when I
shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog,
before their eyes.

17 Thus saith the Lord God ; Art
thou he of whom I have spoken in
old time by my servants the pro-
phets of Israel, which prophesied in
those days many years that I would
bring thee against them 1

18 And it shall come to pass at
the same time when Gog shall come
against the land of Israi;!, saith the
Lord God, that my fury shall come
up in my face.

19 For in my jealousy and in the
fire of my wrath have I spoken,
tSurely in that day there shall be a
great si I ak ing in the laiid of Israel;

20 So tluit the fishes of the sea,
and the fowls of_ the heaven, and
the beasts (jf the field, and all creep-
ing things that creep upon the
earth, and all the men that arc
upon the face of the earth, shall
shake at my presence, and th(;
mountains shall be thrown down,
and the steej) jjlaccs sliall fall, and
everj' wall sliall t'aJl to the gi'ound.

21 And I will call for a sword
against him throughout all my
mountains, saith tlie Lord (»od :
eyery man's sword shall be agaiiist
his bi'othcr.

22 And I will i)lead against him
with pestilence and with blood; and
1 will rain upon him, and upon his
' bands, and upcui the many ■ neople

that are with him, an overflowing
rain, and great hailstones, fire, and
brimstone.

23 Thus will I magnify myself,
and sanctify myself ; and I will be
known in the eyes of many nations,
and they shall know that I am the
Lokd.

CHAPTER 39.

1 Goiri<jwd{/meni upon Gog. 8 Ist'oefs vic-
tory. 11 (rO(/\'i burial in Hnmon-yog. IT

The fetixt <if the f()ir/.\. 2P. Ixi'tiel, humng
bi'cii' ji/<lijilei/ /()/■ ttieU' xiiis, shall he ga-
thered (igaiii ivith eteritiil Juriiar.

THEREFORE, thou son of man,
prophesy against Gog, and say.
Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I
am against thee, O Gog, ^ the chief
prince of Meshech and Tubal :

2 And I will turn thee '' back, and
leave but the sixth part of thee.

and will cause thee to come up from
the ^ north parts, and will bring
thee upon the mountains of Israel :

3 And I will smite thy bow out
of thy left hand, and will cause
thine arrows to fall out of thy right
hand.

4 Thou shalt fall upon the moun-
tains of Israel, thou, and all thy
" bands, and the "people that /.s-
with thee: I will give thee unto
the ravenous biixls of every sort,
and to the beasts of the field to be
devoured.

5 Thou shalt fall upon the open
field : for I have spoken it, saith
the Loi-d God.

6 And I will send a fire on Ma-
gog, and among them that dwell
'' carelessly in the isles: and they
shall know that I am the Lord.

7 So will I make my holy name
known in the midst t>f my people
Israel ; and I will not let them "])ol-
lute my holy name any more : and
the heathen shall know that I (un
the Lord, the Holy One in Isiuel.

8 II Rehold, it " is come, and it is
done, saith the Loi'd G(»i> ; this /n
the day whereof 1 ha-s'e spoken.

9 And they that dwell in tlie
cities of Israel shall go forth, and
shall set on fh-e and burn the wea-
pons, both the shields and thebuck-
lei's. the bows and the arrows, and
the handstaves, and the spe;u's, and
they shall '"Inii-ii tl»-m with fire
seven years :

10 So that they shall take no
wood out of the Held, neither cut,
down'/////out. of the forests; f(tr they
shall " l)ui-ii till' wcanoiis with lu'e :
and they shall spoil those that
si)oil(>(l them, and rol) thos(> that
robbed them, saith the Lord God.

■* prince of
Rosh ,
Meshech,
5 about, aiul
lead thee on,

1 uttermost
parts of the
north.

3 hordes,
•5 peoples
that are

' securely
in the
coastlands:

' profane

'•' conielh,
a. id it sliall
be done,

1" make fires
of them

11 make fires
of the
weapons :

778

Israel to he restored.

EZEKIEL, 40.

The man ivith a measuriny rod.

11^ And it shall come to pass in
that day, that i will give unto Gog
a place there of graves in Israel,
the valley of the passengers on the
east of tlie sea : and it shall stop
^ the no><es of the passengers : antl
there shall they bury Gog and all
his multitude : and they shall call
it The valley of *Hamon-gog.

12 And seven months shall the
house of Israel be burying of them,
that they may cleanse the land.

13 Yea, all the people of the land
shall bury them ; and it shall be to
them a I'enown the day tliat I shall
be glorified, saith the Lord God.

14 And they shall sever out men
of continual employment, passing
through the land to bury with
"the passengers those that remain
upon tlic face( 'f the earth, to cleanse
it : after tlie end of seven months
shall they search.

15 And the passengers that pass
through the land, when any seeth
a man's bone, then shall he set up
a sign by it, till the buriers have
buried it in the valley of * Hamon-
gog.

1 6 And also the name of the city
shall he t Hamonah. Thus shall
they cleanse the land.

17 U And, thou son of man, thus
saith the Lord God ; Speak unto
every feathered fowl, and to every
beast of the field. Assemble your-
selves, and come ; gather yourselves
on everyside to my sacrifice that I
do sacrifice for you, even a great
sacrifice upon the mountains of
Israel, that ye may eat fiesh, and
drink blood.

18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the
mighty, and drink the blood of the
princes of the earth, of rams, of
lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all
of them fatlings of Bashan.

19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be
full, and drink blood till ye be
drunken, of my sacrifice which I
have sacrificed for you.

20 Thus ye shall be filled at my
table with horses and chariots, with
mighty men, and with all men of
war, saith the Lord God.

21 And I will set my glory among
the heathen, and all the heathen
shall see my judgment that I have
executed, and my hand that I have
laid upon them.

22 So the house of Israel shall
know that I am the Lord theii-
God from that day and forwaivl.

23 ^ And the heathen shall know
that the house of Israel went into
captivity for their iniquity : be-

* Thca ;.s\ The nuiltitiide of Go.^.
t That is, The nuiltitiulc.

cause they trespassed against me,
therefore hid I my face from them,
and gave them into the hand of
their enemies : so fell they all by
the sword.

24 According to their unclean-
ness and according to their trans-
gressions have I done unto them,
and hid my face from them.

25 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; Now will I bring again the
captivity of Jac(jb, and have mercy
upon the whole house of Israel, and
will be jealous for my holy name ;

26 After that they have borne
their shame, and all their tres-
passes whereby they have tres-
passed against me, when they
^ dwelt safely in their land, and
none •* made them afraid.

27 When I have brought them
again from the ''ijeople, and ga-
thered them out of their enemies'
lands, and am sanctified in them
in the sight of many nations ;

28 Then shall they know that lam
the Loud their God, which caused
them to be led into captivity among
the heathen : but I have gathered
them unto their own land, and
have left none of them any more
there.

29 Neither will I hide my face
any more from them : for I have
poured out my spirit upon the
house of Israel, saith the Lord
God.

CHAPTErt 40.

1 Tfie time, maitner, and enO of the rifiion.
G The (JeKcription of the east gate, 20 of the
luiHh gate, 24 of the south gate, 32 (;/' the
eavt gate. 35 and of the north gate. 3'.l
Ji^ight tables. 44 The chaiiibeiv. 4S The
j)orch of the house.

IN the five and twentieth year of
our captivity, in the beginning
of the year, in the tenth day of the
month, in the fourteenth year after
that the city was smitten, in the
selfsame day the hand of the Lokd
was upon me, and brought me
thither.

2 In the visions of God brought
he me into the land of Israel, and
set me upon a very high mountain,
^ by which was as the frame of a
city on the south.

3 And he brought me thither,
and, behold, there tints a man, whose
appearance was like the appeai-ance
of brass, with a line of liax in his
hand, and a measui'ing reed ; and
he stood in the gate.

4 And the man said unto me. Son
of man, behold with thine eyes, and
hear with thine ears, and set thine
heart upon all that I shall shew
thee ; for to the intent that I might
shew them unto thee art thou

3 shall dwell
* shall make

5 peoples,

upon

779

Description of the

EZEKIEL, 40.

(jates of the temple.

1 * of a cubit
aud an hand
breadth
each :

brought hither : declare all that
thou seest to the house of Israel.

.5 And behold a wall on the out-
side of the house round about, and
in the man's hand a measuring reed
of six cubits long ^ by the cubit and
an hand breadth : so he measured
the breadth of the building, one
reed ; and the height, one reed.

6 II Then came he unto the gate
which looketh toward the east, and
went up the stairs thereof, and mea-
sured the threshold of the gate,
which was one reed broad ; and the
other threshold of the gate, ivhich
was one reed broad.

7 And every "little chamber teas
one reed long, and one reed broad ;
and between the ''little chambers

were five cubits ; and the threshold
of the gate by the porch of the gate
within was one reed.

8 He measured also the porch of
the gate within, one reed.

9 Then measured he the porch
of the gate, eight cubits ; and the
posts thereof, two cubits ; and the
porch of the gate taas '^ inward.

10 And the ^little chambers of
the gate eastward wei-e three on
this side, and three on that side ;
they thi-ee ivere of one measure :
and the posts had one measure on
this side and on that side.

1 1 And he measured the breadth
of the entry of the gate, ten cubits ;
and the length of the gate, thir-
teen cubits.

12 The space also before the * lit-
tle chambers was one cubit on this

side, and the space ivas one cubit on
that side : and tlie ''litth^ chambei-s

were six cuVjits on this side, and six
cubits on that side.

i;^ He measured then the gate
from the roof of one '' little chamber

to t\w. roof of another : the bi'cadth
was_ live and t\v(mty cubits, door
against door.

14 He made also i)osts of three-
score cul)its, even unto the post of
tlu! court round about the gate.

1.') And from the face; of the gate
of tlu! entrance unto the face of tli(,'
"'porcli of tlic inner gat(^ we/-e fifty
(;ul)its.

1(3 And there were " ii;irrow win-
dowH to the ' little chiiinbers. ;nid
to their posts within tbegati- I'ouiid
about, and likewise to the aiches :
and winflows ivere round about in-
ward : and upon each post were
pahii trees.

1 7 Then })rought he me jnto the
'^outward court, and, lo, the7-e were

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chambers, and a pavement made
for the court round-about: thirty
chambers were upon the pavement.

18 And the pavement by the side
of the gates "over against the length
of the gates was the lower pave-
ment.

1 9 Then he measured the breadth
from the forefront of the lower gate
unto the forefront of the inner
court without, an hundred cubits
eastward and northward.

20 H And the gate of the out-
wai'd court that looked toward the
north, he measured the length
thereof, and the breadth thereof.

21 And the '' little ch;imbers

thereof loere three on this side and
three on that side ; and the posts
thereof and the arches thereof were
aftei' the measure of the first gate :
the length thereof ^wi.? fifty cubits,
and the breadth five and twenty
cubits.

22 And their windows, and their
arches, and their palm trees, were
after the measure of the gate that
looketh toward the east ; and they
went up unto it by seven steps ;
and the arches thereof ivere before
them.

23 And the gate of the inner
court ivas over against the gate to-
ward the north, and toward the
east ; and he measured from gate
to gate an hundred cubits.

24 II After that he brought me
toward the south, and behold a gate
toward the south : and he measured
the posts ther(>of and the arches
thereof according to these mea-
sures.

2.'5 And tliere icere windows in it
and in the ai'ches thereof round
about, like those windows: the
length was fifty cubits, and tlie
bi-eadth five and twenty cubits.

26 And there were seven steps to
go up to it, and tlie arches ther(>of
were before them : arid it had iialm
trees, one on this side, and another
on that side, upon the posts thereof.

27 And the)'e iva.K a gate in the
inner court toward the south : and
he measuri'd from gate to gate to-
ward the south an hundi'ed cubits.

28 And he brought me to tlu^
inner court by the south gate :
and lie measured the south gate
accorthng to th(>se measures;

2i) And the -'little chniiibers
th(M'eof, and the jiosts thereof,
and the arciies tlu'i-eof according
to these measures: and there irere
windows in it and in the arches
thereof round about : it was fifty
cubits long, and five and twenty
culiits broad.

30 And the arches rounfl about

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The eiijht tables.

EZEKIEL, 41.

Tlie chambers of the temple.

1 outer

2 jruar<l
chambers

3 And a
ehamber
with the
door thereof
was by the
posts at the
gates; there

ivere five and twenty cubits long,
and live cubits broad.

31 And the arches thereof were
toward the ' utter court ; and palm
trees were upon the posts thereof :
and tlie going up to it luid eight
steps.

32 ^ And he brought me into
the inner court toward the east :
and he measured the gate accord-
ing to these measures.

33 And the " little chambers

thereof, and the posts thereof,
and the arches thereof, were ac-
cording to these measures: and
there were windows therein and in
the arches thereof round about :
it was fifty cubits long, and five
and twenty cubits broad.

34 And the arches thereof ivere
toward the ^ outw-ard court ; and
palm trees were upon the posts
thereof, on this side, and on tliat
side : and the going up to it had
eight steps.

35 H And he brought me to the
north gate, and measui'ed it ac-
cording to these measures ;

36 The "little chambers thereof,
the posts thereof, and the arches
thereof, and the windows to it
round about : the length was fifty
cubits, and the breadth five and
twenty cubits.

37 And the posts thereof were
toward the ' utter court ; and palm
trees icere w\ion the i)()sts thereof,
on this side, and on that side : and
the going up to it had eight steps.

38 ^And the chambers and tlie
entries thereof }rere by tlie posts

i)i the gates, where they washed
the burnt offering.

39 ^ And in the porch of the
gate were two tables on this side,
and two tables on that side, to
slay thereon the burjit offering and
the sin offering and the trespass
offering.

40 And at the side without, as
one goeth vip to the entry of the
north gate, were two tables ; and
on the other sirle, which tras at the
porch of the gate, were two tables.

41 Four tables irere on this side,
and four tables on that side, by the
side of the gate ; eight tables,
whereupon they slew their sacri-
fices.

42 And the four tables irere of
hewn stone for the burnt offering,
of a cubit and an half long, and a
cul)it and an half broad, and one
cubit high : whereupon also they
laid the instruments wherewith
they slew the burnt offering and
the sacrifice.

43 And within were hooks, an

hand broad, fastened round about :
and upon the tables tvas the flesh
of the ottering.

44 H And without the inner
gate ivere ^ the chambers of the
singers in the inner court, ' which
was at the side of the north gate ;
and " their prospect teas toward
the south : one at the side of the
east gate having the prospect to-
ward the north.

45 And he said unto me. This
cliamber, whose prospect is toward
the south, is for the priests, the
keepers of the charge of the house.

46 And the chamber whose pro-
spect is toward the north is iov the
priests, the keepers of the charge
of the altar : these are the sons of
Zadok among the sons of Levi,
which come near to the Lord to
minister unto him.

47 Ho he measured the court,
an hundred cubits long, and an
hundred cubits broad, foursquare ;
and the altar " tJmt was before the

house.

48 ^ And he brought me to the
porch of the house, and measured
each post of the porch, five cubits
on this side, and live cubits on that
side : and the breadth of the gate
was three cubits on this side, and
three cubits on that side.

49 The length of the porch was
twenty cubits, and the breadth
eleven cubits ; and ^ he lirovglit me
by the steps wdtereby they went
up to it : ami there were pillars by
the posts, one on this side, and
another on that side.

CHAPTER 41.

Tlie measures, parts, vhamherK, and orna-
ments of the temple.

AFTERWARD he brought me
to the temple, and measured
the posts, six cubits broad on the
one side, and six cubits broad on
the other side, xehicli was the
breadth of the tabernacle.

2 And the breadth of the door
}ras ten cubits ; and the sides of
the door were five cubits on the one
side, and five cubits on the oIIkm-
side : and he measured the length
thereof, forty cubits : and the
breadth, twenty cubits.

3 Then went he inward, and
measured tlui post of the/loor, two
cubits ; and the door, six cubits ;
and the breadth of the door, seven
cubits.

4 So lie measured the length
thereof, tw(Mity cubits ; and the
bi'eadth, twenty cubits, before the

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Measurement of the temple.

EZEKIEL, 42.

The altar.

temple : and he said unto me, This
is the most holy place.

5 ' After he measured the wall of
the house, six cubits ; and the
breadth of every side chamber, four
cubits, round about the house on
every side.

6 And the side chambers rvere
"thi'ee. one over another, and thirty
in order ; and they entered into the
wall which loos of the house for
the side chambers round about,
that they might have hold, but
they had not hold in the wall of
the house.

7 ^And fhn-e ivas an enlarging,
and a wincHng ahout still upward

to the side chaml)ers : for the wind-
ing about of tiie house went stil

upwarri round about the house

therefore the breadth of the house
^ ipgs tit ill upward, and so ^increased
from, the lowest chamber to the
highest by the midst.
8 I saw also *'the height of the

house round about : the founda-
tions of the side chambers ivere a
full reed of six great cubits.

9 The thickness of the wall,
which tvas for the side chamber
without, ivas five cubits: and tliat
which ivas left "^ was the ]jJace of the
side chambers tluit /'v/v within.

10 And between the cliambers

icas the wideness of twenty cubits
round about the liouseon every side.

1 1 And the doors of the side
chambers were toward the place that
loan left, one door toward tne north,
and another door toward the south :
and the breadth of the place that
was left vxm five cubits round about.

12 Now the building tliat was
before the separate place at the
end toward the west icas seventy
cubits broad ; and the wall of th(^
builcHng vjas five cubits thick round
about, and the length thereof ninety
cubits.

13 8o he measuj'ed the house, an
hunch-ed cubits long ; and the sepa-
rate place, and the building, with
ttie walls thereof, an hundred
cubits long ;

U Also the bi-eadth of the face of
the house, and of the s(>i)arate places
toward the east, an hundi-ed cubits.

15 And he measured the length
of the building over against the
separate place which icas behind
it, and tlu; galleries thereof on th(>
one side and f»n tlie otliei- side, an
hundred ^(Mil)its. with the inner
temple, and tlie poi-ches of the
court ;

* Or,

16 The door posts, and the "nar-
row windows, and the galleries
round about on their three stories,
over against the door, cieled with
wood round aliout, and from the
ground up to the windows, and the
windows ivei-e covered ;

1 7 To that above the door, even
unto the inner house, and without,
and by all the wall round about
within and without, by measure.

18 And it was made with ^"cheru-

bimsand palm trees, so that a palm
tree was between a chei'ub and a
cherub ; and every cherub had two
faces ;

1 9 So tliat the face of a man was
toward the palm ti-ee on the one
side, and the face of a young lion
toward the palm tree on the other
side : it teas made througli all the
house round about.

20 From the ground unto above
the door tvere "'cherubims and jialm
trees " made, and o» the wall of the
temple.

2 1 The posts of the temple ivere
^'"squared, and the face of the sanc-

tuary : tlie appearance ^'^ of t/i>' one
as the appearance of the ''* other.

22 The altar ^" of wood was three
cubits high, and the length thereof
two cubits ; and the corners there-
of, and the ^^ length thereof, and the
walls thereof, were of wood : and
he said unto me. This is the table
that is before the Lord.

23 And the temple and the sanc-
tuary had two doors.

24 And the doors had two leaves
apiece, two turning leaves ; two
leaves for the one floor, and two
leaves for the other door.

25 And tltere were made on them,
on the doors of the temple, "'cliei-u-
bims and palm trees, like as ictre
made ui)on the walls; and there
^^ ?^'r;y tiiickijlanks ui)on the face of

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the i)oicli witiiout.

2G And titere were "nari'ow win-
dows and palm trees on tlie one
side and on the other side, on the
sides of '** till' porcli and u])(tn the
side chambers of tli(^ house, and
'"tliick planks.

CHAPTER 42.

1 The chnmhcfx/or- the /iricx/.f. VI The vne
fhiri'iif. Ill 7'/ic nu'dxnren <>/ (he oiainird
,-(tiirt'.

rilHKN he brought me forth into
X the -" utter coiii't, the way to-
ward th(^ noi'th : and he lirought
me into the chamber that w((s over
against the seiiai'ate iilace, and
wliich iras before the building to-
ward the north.
9

5 closed

1" cherubim

11 made :
thus was

1- squared ;

and as for

the face

of the

sanctuary,

13 thereof

was

i"! temple.

1^ was of

wood,

itj base

1' was a
threshold of
wood before

'■^ I he porch :
thus were
1'' the
thresholds.

outer

The chambers for the priests.

EZEKIEL, 43.

Return of the divine glory.

1 outer

2 the third
story.

3 took away
from these
more than
from the
lower
and the
middlemost

■* uppermost

^ outer
Court hefore

6 There

were

chambers

meal

2 Befoi-e the length of an hun-
dred cubits was the north door,
and the breadth was fifty cubits.

3 Over against the twenty cuhits
which were for the inner court, and
over against the pavement which
was for the ^ utter court, was gal-
lery against gallery in "three
stoyies.

\ And before the chambers ^vas a
walk of ten cubits breadth inward,
a way of one cubit ; and their
doors toward the north.

5 Now the upper chambers were
shorter : for tlie galleries ^ were
higher than these, than the lowi-v.

and than the middlemost of the
building. \

6 For they ?<'ere in \hxee stories,^
but had not pillars as the pillars of
the courts : therefore the * huihJinci
was straitened more than the low-
est and the middlemost from the
ground.

7 And the wall that was without
over against the chambers, toward
the " utter court on the forei)art of
the chambers, the length thereof
was fifty cubits.

8 For the length of the cham-
bers that were in the ^ utter court
teas fifty cubits : and, lo, before
the temple ivere an hundred cubits.

9 And from under these cham-
bers tvas the entry on the east side,
a;S one goeth into them from the
' utter court.

10 "The chambers were in the

thickness of the wall of the court
toward the east, over against the
separate place, and over against
the building.

1 1 And the way before them was
like the appearance of the cham-
bers which ivere toward the north,
as long as they, and SiS. broad as
they : and all their goings out v<ere
both according to their fashions,
and according to their doors.

1 2 And according to the doors of
the chambers that were toward the
south was a door in the head of the
way, even the way directly before
the wall toward the east, as one
entereth into them.

13 H Then said he unto me. The
north chambers and the south
chambers, which are before the
separate place, they he holy cham-
bers, where the priests that ap-
proach unto the Lord shall eat the
most holy things : there shall they
lay the most holy things, and the
' meat offering, and the sin offering,
and the trespass offering ; for the
place is holy.

1 4 When the priests enter therein.

then shall they not go out of the
holy 2j/rtce into the ^ utter court,
but there they shall lay their gar-
ments wherein they minister ; for
they are holy; and shall put on other
garments, and shall approach to
■^ tliose thinr/s which a)-e for the people.
1-5 Now when he had made an
end of measuring the inner house,
he brought me forth toward the
gate whose prospect is toward the
east, and measured it round about.

16 He measured the east side
with the measuring reed, five hun-
dred reeds, with the measuring
reed round about.

17 He measured the north side,
five hundred reeds, with the mea-
suring reed round about.

18 He measured the south side,
five hundred reeds, with the mea-
suring reed.

1 9 *il He turned about to the west
side, and measured five hundred
reeds with the measuring reed.

20 He measured it by the four
sides : it had a wall round about,
five hundred reeds long, and five
hundred broad, to make a separa-
tion between ''the sanctuary and
the profane ])lace.

CHAPTER 43.

1 The retuming of the glory of God into the

temple. 7 The fsin of Ixfuel hindered God's
preM'tice. 10 The 'pn.phtt ,;v]n,ii,1], th,i,i
to repentance, and nl^s, rriit'ntn of tin- Inn-
of the hoHxe. Vi Tlir i,i,;isiii\'s. l^ (ui</ the
ordinance-'^ of the altar.

AFTERWARD he brought me to
the gate, even the gate that
looked toward the east :

2 And, behold, the glory of the
God of Israel came from the way
of the east : and his voice 7vas like
'" a noise of many waters : and the
earth shined with his glory.

3 And it was according to the
appearance of the vision which I
saw, even according to the vision
that I saw when I came to destroy
the city : and the visions were like
the vision that I saw by the river
Chebar : and 1 fell upon my face.

4 And the glory of the Lord
came into the house by the way of
the gate whose prospect is toward
the east.

.5 So the spirit took me up, and
brought me into the innei- court ;
and, behold, the glory of the Lord
filled the house.

6 And 1 heard " him speaking
unto me out of the house ; and '^the
man stood by me.

7 H And he said unto me. Son of
man, '" the i)lace of my throne, and
the place of the soles of my feet,
where I will dwell in the midst of

1 outer

8 that which

l)ertaiueth

» that which
was holy
and that
which was

1" the sound

11 one

12 n.

13 tins is the
place

The law of the house.

EZEKIEL, 44.

Consecration of the altar.

tlie children of Israel 'for ever,

and my holy name, shall tlie house

of Israel no more detile, neither
they, nor their kings, by their
whoredom, nor by the carcases of
their kings in their '^ high places.

<S In their setting of their thresh-
old by my thresholds, and their
post by my posts, ''and the wall
between me and them, they have
even defiled my holy name by their
abominations that they have com-
mitted : wherefore I have con-
sumed them in mine anger.

9 Now let them put away their
whoredom, and the carcases of
their kings, far from me, and I will
dwell in the midst of them for ever.

10 H Thou son of man, shew the
house to the house of Israel, that
they may be ashamed of their ini-
quities ; and let them measure the
pattern.

1 1 And if they be ashamed of all
that they have done, shew them
the foi'm of the house, and the
fashion thereof, and the goings out
thereof, and the comings in thereof,
and all the forms thereof, and all
the ordinances thereof, and all the
forms tliereof, and all the laws
thereof : and write it in their sight,
that they may keep the wliole form
thereof, and all the ordinances
thereof, and do them.

12 This*.'? the. law of the house;
Urxm the top of the mountain the
whole limit thereof round about
sh<i/i he most holy. Behold, this j.s-
the law of the house.

1 ."5 % And these are the measures
of the altar ■* after the cubits: The
cul)it h a en hit and an hand

breadth; even the bottom ukall In;
a cubit, and the Ijreadth a cubit,
and tlie border thereof by the edge
thercfjf round about i^liall he a span :
and this shall he the ^' higher place
of the altar.

14 And from the bottom upon
tlu; ground einui, to the lower " settle
xhall he two cubits, and the l)readth
one cubit; and from the lesser
^ set tie even to the greater " settle
JaiiThe four cubits, and the breaTTtTi
one cubit.

15 So the altar «///»,// he four cu-
l)its; and from the " altar and up-
ward ahnll he four horns.

IG And the ' altar akall he twelve
cnhits long, twelve" broad, square
in the four ** squares thereof.

17 And the '' settle !<h(dl he four-
teen cithltK long and fourteen broad
in the four " squares thereof; and

Or,

the border about it shall he half a
cubit ; and the bottom thereof shall
he a cubit about; and " his stairs
shall look toward the east.

liS ^ And he said unto me, Son
of man, thus saith the Lord God;
These are the ordinances of the altar
in the day when they shall make it,
to offer burnt offei'ings thereon, and
to sprinkle blood thereon.

19 And thou shalt give to the
priests the Levites that be of the
seed of Zadok, which approach
unto me, to minister unto me, saith
the Lord Gt)i), a young bullock for
a sin offering.

20 And thou shalt take of the
blood thereof, and put it on the
four horns of it, and on the four
corners of the ^'' settle, and upon the
border round about: thus shalt
thou cleanse and purge it.

21 Thou shalt take the bullock
also of tlie sin offering, and '' he
shall burn it in the appointed place
of the house, without the sanc-
tuary.

22 And on the second day thou
shalt offer a ^"kid of the goats with-
out blemish for a sni ofiering; and
they shall cleanse the altar, as they
did cleanse it with the bullock.

23 When thou hast made an end
of cleansing if, thou shalt offer a
young bullock without blemish,
and a ram out of the flock without
blemish.

24 And thou shalt offer them b(>-
fore the Lord, and the priests shall
ca.st salt ujjon them, and they siiall
offer them up for a biu'nt offering
unto the LoiiD.

2.5 Se\en days shalt thou prepare
every day a goat/o9- a sin offering:
they shall also pre))are a young
bullock, and a ram out of the tlock,
without bhnnish.

'Id Seven days shall they purge
the altar and purify it ; '"' and they
shall consecrate themselves.

27 And when tliese days are ex-
pired, it shall be, that ui>on the
eighth day, and sn foi-ward, the
j)i-iests shall make your burnt offer-
ings upon the altai', and youi" peace
offerings; and I will accept you,
saith the Lord (JoD.

CHAPTEIl 44.

1 77ie fdxt qote axsi/infrl oi>1]i to (he princf.
4 The pricntn rfjrrorcfl /(»■ /lolluthuj of the
HdrictiKir]/. 'J lilvtiiterK iiiiiuijiiiJite of the
priesfH office. ^:^ The s„i,n of '/akIoI- ore
iifcejitefl thereto. 17 OrilirxmceH fur llie
firiextx.

THKN he brought irie back the
way of the " gate of tlu- out-
ward sanctuary which looketh
toward the east ; and it was shut.

9 the steps
thereof

ledge,

11 it shall he
huint

12 he goat

13 so shall

th.'.V

consecrate
it.

'■• (inter ga
ol' tiie
sanctuary

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Who may enter the sanduwij.

EZEKIEL, 44.

Ordinances for the priests.

2 Then said the Loud unto me;
This gate shall be shut, it shall not
be opened, and no man shall enter
in by it; because the Loud, the
God of Israel, hath entered in by
it, therefore it shall be shut.

3 It is for the prince ; the prince,
he shall sit in it to eat bread before
the LoKi); he shall enter by the
way of the porch of that gate, and
shall go out by the way of the
same.

4 U Then brought he me the way
of the north gate before the house :
and I looked, and. behold, the glory
of the LoKi) tilled the house of the
LoKD : and 1 fell upon my face.

5 And the Loud said unto me.
Son of man, mark well, and behold
with thine eyes, and hear with
thine ears all that I say unto thee
concerning all tlie ordinances of
the house of the Lokd, and all the
laws thereof ; and mark well the
entering in of the house, with every
going forth of the sanctuary.

6 And thou shalt say to the re-
bellious, even, to the house of Israel,
Thus saith the Lord God ; O ye
house of Israel, let it suflice you of
all your abominations,

7 In that ye have brought into
my sanctuary strangers, uncircuui
cised in heart, and uncircumcised
in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to
' pollute it, even my house, when ye
offer my bread, the fat and the
blood, and they have broken my
covenant because of all your abomi-
nations.

8 And ye have not kept the
charge of mine holy things : but
ye have set keepers of my charge
in my sanctuary for yourselves.

9 ^ Thus saith the Loi-d God ;
No stranger, uncircumcised in
heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh,
shall enter into my sanctuary, of
any stranger that is among the
chikh'en of Israel.

1 0 And the Levites that are gone
away far from me, when Israel
went astray, which went astray
away from me after their idols ;
they shall even bear their iniquity.

11 Yet they shall bo ministers
in my sanctuary, haviny chai-ge at
the gates of the house, and min-
istering to thehouse : they shall slay
the burnt offering and the sacrifice
for the people, and they shall stand
before tnem to minister unto them.

1 2 Because they ministered unto
them before their idols, and caused
the house of Isi-ael to fall into ini-
quity ; therefore have 1 lifted ujj
mine hand against them, saith the
Lord God, and they shall bear their
iniquity,

1 3 And they shall not come near
unto me, to do the office of a priest
unt(j me, nor to come near to any
of my holy things, -^in the most
holy place : but they shall
shame, and their

bear
abomina-

their

tions which they have committed

14 liut I will make them keepers
of the charge of the house, for all
the service thereof, and for all that
shall be d(.)ne therein.

15 II But the priests the Levites,
the sons of Zadok, that kept the
charge of my sanctuai-y when the
cliildren of Israel went astray from
me, they shall come near to me to
minister unto me, and they shall
stand before me to offer unto me
the fat and the blood, saith the
Lord God :

16 They shall enter into my
sanctuary, and they shall come
near to my table, to minister unto
me, and they shall keep my charge.

ITU And it shall come to pass,
that when they enter in at the
gates of the inner court, they shall
be clothed with linen garments ;
and no wool shall come upon them,
whiles they minister in the gates
of the inner court, and within.

18 They shall have linen ''bon-
nets upon their heads, and shall
have linen breeches ujjon their
loins ; they shall not gird them-
selves with any thing that causeth
sweat.

1 9 And when they go forth into
the ■* utter court, even into the
^ utter court to the people, they
shall put off their garments whei'ein
they ministered, and lay them in
the holy chambers, and they shall
put on other garments ; and they
shall not sanctify the people with
their garments.

20 Neither shall they shave their
heads, nor suffer their locks to grow
long ; they shall only "poll their
heads.

2 i Neither shall any priest drink
wine, when they enter into the in-
ner court.

22 Neither shall they t;ike for
their wives a widow, nor her that
is put aAvay : but they shall take
maidens of the seed of the house of
Israel, or a widow that had a priest
before.

23 And they shall teach my peo-
ple the difference between the holy
and " profane, and cause them to
discei-n between the unclean and
the clean.

24 And in controversy they shall
stand in judgment ; am/ they shall
judge it according to my judg-
ments : and they shall keep my

- niito the
tilings tliat
are most
holy:

3 tires

4 outer

■'• out off the
liair of their
heads.

c the
common,

¥)

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The oblations of land.

EZEKIEL, 45.

Duties of the prince.

laws and my statutes in all ^ mine
assemblies -. and they shall hallow

c It is an
holy portion
of the land ;
it shall be

my sabbatlis.

25 And they shall come at no
dead person to defile themselves :
but for father, or for mother, or for
son, or for daughter, for brother,
or for sister that hath had no hus-
band, they may defile themselves.

26 And after he is cleansed, they
shall reckon unto him seven days.

27 And in the day that he goeth
into the sanctuary, unto the inner
court, to minister in the sanctuary,
he shall offer his sin offering, saith
the Lord God.

28 And it shall be unto them for
an inheritance : I am their inheri-
tance : and ye shall give them no
possession in Israel : I am their
possession.

29 They shall eat the ^_meat offer-
ing, and the sin offering, and the
trespass offering ; and every ''dedi-
cated thing in Israel shall be theirs.

30 And the first of all the first-
fruits of all thill ys, and every obla-
tion of all. of every sort of your ob-
lations, snail be the priest's : ye
shall also give unto the priest the
first of your dough, that he may
cause the blessing to rest in thine
house.

31 The priests shall not eat of
any thing that is dead of itself, or
torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

CHAPTER 45.

1 The portion of land for the Hanctuary, 6
for the cittj, 7 and for the prince. 9 Ordi-
nances for the prince.

MOREOVER, when ye shall di-
vide by lot the land foi' in-
heritance, ye shall offer an oblation
unto the Loiti), an holy portion of
the land : the length sliall Ix' the
length of five and twenty tliousand
reeds, and the breadth xlixdl be ^ ten
thousand. This t^Jiall tie holy in all
the borders ther(;of round about.

2 Of this there shall be for the
sanctuary five hundred in lewjth,,
with five hundred in hreadth,
square round about ; and fifty cu-
bits "round alvMit for the subnr])s
thcreoF

3 And of this measure shalt thou
measure the length of five and
twenty thousand, and the lii-cadth
of ten thousand : anrl in it shall be
the sanctuary and the most holy

plare.

4 ''Tlioholy porfion of the land
shall he for the priests the min-
isters of the sanctuary, which shall
come near to minister unto the
Lord : and it shall be a place for

their houses, and an holy place for
the sanctuary.

5 And the five and twenty thou-
sand of length, and the ten thou-
sand of breadth, shall also the Le-
vites, the ministers of the house,
have for themselves, for a posses-
sion for ' twenty chambei-s.

1 yt
oft

possession ot the city five thousand
broad, and five and twenty thou-
sand long, over against the oblation
of the holy iwrtion : it shall be for
the whole house of Israel.

7 H And a, ^^ortion shall he for
the prince on the one side and on
the other side of the oblation of the
holy 2^ortion, and of the possession
of the city, before the oblation of
the holy jjortion, and before the
possession of the city, from the
west side westward, and from
the east side eastward : and the
length shall he "^ over against one
of the portions, from the west bor-
der unto the east border.

8 In the land shall be his posses-
sion in Israel : and my princes shall
no more oppress my people ; and
the rest of the land shall they give
to the house of Israel according to
their tribes.

9 11 Thus^ saith the Lord God ;
Let it suffice you, O princes of
Israel : remove violence and spoil,
and execute judgment and justice,
take awaj^ your exactions from my
people, saith the Lord God.

10 Ye shall have just balances,
and a just ephah, and a just bath.

1 1 The ephah and the bath shall
be of one measure, that the bath
may contain the tenth part of an
homer, and the ephah the tenth
part of an homer : the measure
thei'eof shall be after the homer.

12 And the shekel .s7<a// fje
twenty gerahs : twenty shekels,
five and twenty shekels, fifteen
shekels, shall be your maneh.

13 This is the oblation that ye
shall <)(f(>j-; the sixth i)art of an
ephah " of an homer of wheat, and
ye shall giv(^ the sixth part of an
ephah '' of an homer of barley :

14 Concerning the ordinaiuu' of
oil, the hath of oil, ye shalt oiler the
tenth ])ai't of a bath out of the coi',
ii'hich ix tin homei'of ten batlis ; for
ten baths arc an homer :

15 And one lanil) out of the flock,
out of two hundred, out of the fat
pastures of isi-ael ; for a meatofl'er-
ing, and for a burnt offering, and
for peace offerings, to make rec(m-
ciliation for them, saith the Lord
God.

» Or,

786

The prince's offerings.

EZEKIEL, 46. Worshij) at the solemn feasts.

16 All the people of the land
shall ^ give this oblation for the
prince in Israel.

17 And it shall be the princes
part to give burnt offerings, and
- meat oiTerings, and drink offer-
ings, in the feasts, and in the new-
moons, and in the sabbaths, in all
•' solemnities of the house of Israel :
he shall prepare the sin offering,
and the '■' meat offering, and the
burnt offering, and the peace offer-
ings, to make reconciliation for the
house of Israel.

ly Thus saith the Lord God ; In
the first month, in the first dm/ of
the month, thou shalt take a
young bullock without blemish,
and cleanse the sanctuary :

19 And the priest shall take of
the blood of the sin offering, and
put // upon the ■* posts of the house,
and upon the ft)ur corners of the
■'' settle of the altar, and upon the
posts of the gate of the inner
court.

20 And so thou shalt do ^ the
seventh day of the month for every
one that erreth, and for him that is
simple : so shall ye reconcile the
house.

21 In the first month, in the
fourteenth day of the month, ye
shall have the passover, a feast of
seven days ; unleavened bread
shall be eaten.

22 And upon that day shall the
prince prepare for himself and for
all the peo])le of the land a bullock
for a sin offering.

23 And seven days of the feast
he shall prepare a burnt offering
to the Lord, seven bullocks and
seven rams without blemish daily
the seven days ; and a kid of the
goats daily for a sin offering.

24 And he shall prepare a " meat
offering of an e])hah for a bullock,
and an ephah for a ram, and an
hin of oil for an ephah.

25 In the seventh month, in the
fifteenth day of the month, shall
he do the like in the feast of the
seven days, according to the sin
offering, according to the burnt
offering, and according to the
- meat offering, and according to
the oil.

CHAPTER 46.

1 Ordinance!^ for lite prince in M/s ^l•or)>7l>p,
9 II ltd for tlie. people. 16 An order for the
pHnce''s inheritance. 19 77(6 courtx for
hailing and haking.

THUS i^aith the Lord God ; The
gate of the inner court that
looketh toward the east shall be

shut the six working days ; but on
the sabbath it shall be opened, and
in the day of the new moon it shall
be opened.

2 And the prince shall enter by
the way of the porch of tjiat gate
without, and shall stand by the
post of the gate, and the priests
shall prepare his burnt offering and
his peace offerings, and he shall
worsliip at the threshold of the
gate : then he shall go forth ; but
the gate shall not be shut until the
evening.

3 Likewise the people of the land
shall worship at the door of this
gate before theLoiiD in the sabbaths
and in the new moons.

4 And the burnt offering that the
prince shall offer unto the Lokd in
the sabbath day shall he six lambs
without blemish, and a ram without
blemish.

5 And the ^ meat offering shall he
an ephah for a ram, and the '^ meat
offering for the lambs as he shall
be able to give, and an hin of oil to
an ephah.

6 And in the day of the new moon
it shall he a young bullock without
blemish, and six lambs, and a ram :
they shall be without blemish.

7 And he shall prepare a "meat

Or,

offering, an ephah for a bullock,
and an ephah for a ram, and for
the lambs according as "^ his hand
shall attain unto, and an hin of oil
to an ephah.

8 And when the prince shallenter,
he shall go in by the way of the
iporch of tJiat gate, and he shall go
forth by the way thereof.

9 H But when the people of the
land shall come before the Lord in
the solemn feasts, he that entereth
in by the way of the north gate to
worship shall go out by the way of
the south gate ; and he that enter-
eth by the way of the south gate
shall go forth by the way of the
north gate : he shall not return by
the way of the gatt^ whereby he
came in, but shall go forth ^ over
against it.

10 And the prince in the midst
of them, when they go in, shall go
in ; and when they go forth, shall
go forth.

11 And in the feasts and in the
solemnities the " meat offering shall
be an ephah to a bullock, and an
ephah to a ram, and to the lambs
as he is able to give, and an hin of
oil to an ephah.

12 Now when the prince shall
prepare a voluntary bui'nt offering
or peace offerings ^'oluntarily unto
the Lord, one shall then open him

787

Tlie places fur hoiUnfj the sacrifires. EZEKIEL, 47.

The vision of healing waters.

■•oil tlio
hinder part ]

the gate that looketh toward tlie
east, and he shall prepare his burnt
oftering and his peace offerings, as
he did on the sabbath day : then he
shall go forth ; and after his going
forth one shall shut the gate.

13 Thou shalt daily jorepai'e a
burnt oftering unto the Lokd of a
lamb of the first year without ble-
mish : thou shalt prepare it every
morning.

14 And thou shalt prepare a
'meat offering for it every morn-
ing, the sixth part of an ephah,
and the third part of an hin of oil,
to temper with the fine fiour ; a
' meat offering continually by a
perpetual ordinance unto the Lokd.

15 Thus shall they prepare the
lamb, and the ' meat offering, and
the oil, every morning for a con-
tinual burnt offering.

1 6 H Thus saith the Lord God ;
If tlie prince give a gift unto any
of his sons, the inheritance thereof
shall be his sons' ; it shall be their
possession by inheritance.

17 But if he give a gift of his in-
heritance to one of his servants,
then it shall be his to the year of
liberty ; "-^ after it shall return to
the prince : but his inheritance
shall be his sons' for tliem.

18 Moreover the prince shall not
take of the people's inheritance by
oppression, to thrust them out of
their possession ; but he shall give
his sons inheritance out of his own
possession: that ray people be not
scattered every man from his pos-
session.

19 ir' After he brought me
through the entry, which wan at
the side of the gate, into the holy
chambers of the priests, which
looked toward tlu; north : and. be-
hold, there uxis a place ''on the two
sides westward.

20 Then said he unto me, This is
tlu! place where the priests shall
boil the trespass offering and the
sin offering, where they sliall bake
the ' meat ollcring ; that they bear
fhciii: n(jt out into the •"'utter court,
tf) sanctify the people.

21 Then he brought me foi'th
into the *"' utter court, and caused
me to pass by the four corners of
the court; and, behold, in every
corner of the court there ivan a
court.

22 In the four corners of the
court there mere courts "joined oi
forty cubits long and thii'ty bi'oad :
these four ' corners were of one
measure.

23 And there xoas a row of build-

ing round about in them, round
about them four, and it iras made
with boiling places under the rows
round about.

24 Then said he unto me, These
are the places of them that boil,
where the ministers of the house
shall boil the sacrifice of the people.

CHAPTER 47.

1 The riision of the Iwhj waters. 6 The, vir-
tue of them. 13 The horders of the land.
22 The division of it by lot.

AFTERWARD he brought me
again unto the door of the
house ; and, behold, waters issued
out from under the threshold of
the house eastward : for the fore-
front of the house stood toward the
east, and tlie waters came down
from under from the right side of
the house, at the south side of the
altar.

2 Then brought he me out of the
way of the gate northward, and
led me about the way without unto
the '' utter gate by the way that
looketli etistward ; and, behold,
there ran out waters on the right
side.

3 And when the man that had
the line in his hand went forth
eastward, he measured a thousand
cubits, and he brought me through
the waters ; the watei's were to the
ancles.

4 Again he measured a thou-
sand, and brought me through tlie
waters ; the waters were to the
knees. Again he measured a thou-
sand, and brought me through ;
the waters were to the loins.

5 Afterward he measured a thou-
sand ; and it was a river that I
could not pass over : for the waters
were I'isen, waters to swim in, a
river that could not Ix; passed over.

6 ^ And he said unto me, Hon of
man, hast thou seen this? Then
he brought me, and caused me to
return to the brink of the rivei".

7 Now when I had leturned, be-
liold, at th(^ bank of tiie river
np-e vei-y many trees on the one
side and on the other.

8 Then said he unto me. Thc^se
wat(^rs issue out toward the (>;ist
country, and go down into the '^ de_
sert. and go into the sea : whir//
li('i)i(j brought forth into the sea,
the waters shall be healed.

9 And it shall come to pass, tltaf
every thing that liveth, which
moveth, whith(M-soev(!r the rivers
shall come, shall live: and tliei-e
shall be a very great multitude of
fish, b(u;ause these waters shall
come thither : for they shall be

788

Borders of the land.

EZEKIEL, 48.

Portions of the twelve tribes.

2 marshes

8 fail :

4 every
month,

5 the waters
thereof
issue

6 food,

^ healiu£r.

8 sware

9 unto \\\p
entering
iu of Zedatl ;
1" at the

11 on the
north
northward
is

12 And the
east side,
between
Hauran and
Damascus
and Gilead,
and the land
of Israel,
shall be the
Jordan ;
from the
north

border unto
the east sea
shall ye
measure.

18 Meribah
in Kadesh,
to the brook
o/Ef/ypt,
unto the
great sea.

1* the south
boi'der as
far as over
against tlie
entering in
of Haniath.

healed ; and every tiling shall live
whither the river cometh.

10 And it shall come to pass,
that the fishers shall stand ^ upon
it from En-gedi even unto En-
eglaim ; they shall be a place to
spread forth nets ; their fish shall
be according to their kinds, as the
fish of the great sea, exceeding
many.

11 But the miry places thereof
and the '^niarishes th&reof shall not
be healed ; they shall be given to
salt.

12 And by the river vipon the
bank thereof, on this side and on
that side, shall grow all trees for
meat, whose leaf shall not fade,
neither shall the fruit thereof ^be
consumed : it shall bring forth new

fruit ^according to his months, be-
cause ^ their w^aters they issued out
of the sanctuary : and t!ie fruit
thereof shall be for ^ meat, and the
leaf thereof for '' medicine.

13 51 Thus saith the Lord God ;
This shall he the border, whereby
ye shall inherit the land according
to the twelve tribes of Israel : Jo-
seph sludl have tvo portions.

14 And ye shall inherit it, one
as well as another : concerning the
which I ^ lifted up mine hand to
give it unto your fathers : and this
land shall fall unto you for inheri-
tance.

1.5 And this sltaU he tlie border
of the land toward the north side,
from the great sea, the w^ay of Heth-
lon, ^as men go to Zedad ;

16 Hamath, Berothali, 8ibraim,
which is between the border of
Damascus and the border of Ha-
matli ; Hazar-hatticon, which is by
the coast of Hauran.

17 And tlie border from the sea
shall be Hazar-enan, ^" the border of
Damascus, and ^' the north north-
ward, and the border of Hamath.
And tins IS the north side.

18 ^^And the east side ye shall

measure fr'oni Hauran, and t'r( )m

Damascus, and* from (iilearl. and
from tlie laiid of Isi'ael hii .loi-dan

from the l)ord(n' unto the east sea.
And this is the east side.

1 9 And the south side south ward,
from_ Tamar even to the waters of
'■'"strife w Kadesh, the river to the

great sea. And this is tlie south
side southward.

20 The, west side also shall he^ the
great sea from ^^the boi-der, till a
man come f)vei' against Hamath.

This is tlie west side.
21 tSo shall ye divide this land

unto you according to the tribes of
Israel.

22 51 And it shall come to pass,
that ye shall divide it by lot for an
inheritance unto you, and to the
strangers that so,iourn among you,
which shall beget children among
you : and they shall be unto you as
born in the country among the
children of Israel ; they shall have
inheritance with you among the
tribes of Israel.

2.') And it shall come to pass, Ma<
in what tribe the stranger sojourn-
eth, there shall ye give him his in-
heritance, saith the Lord God.

CHAPTER 48.

1, 23 The jiortionfi of the ticelre irities, S of the
xaiictiifiry, 15 of the city and mlburtiH, 21
and of Ike prince. 30 The dimensions and
yatea of the city.

NOW these are the names of the
tribes. From the north end
'•'to the coa.st of the way of Hethlon,
"'as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar-

enan! the border of Damascus

nortiiward. to the coast of Hamatli;

for these are his si^es east and west ;
a %)oi'tion for Dan.

2 And by tlie border of Dan,
from the east side unto the west
side, a portion for Asher.

3 And by the border of Asher,
from the east side even unto the
west side, a 2>ortion for Naphtali.

4 And by the border of Naphtali,
from the east side unto the west
side, a jJortion for JManasseh.

b And by the border of Manas-
seh, from the east side unto the
west side, a portion for Ephraim.

6 And by the border of Ephraim,
from the east side even unto the
west side, a portion for Reuben.

7 And by the border of Reuben,
from the east side unto the west
side, a poifion for Judah.

8 II And by the border of Judah,
from the east side unto the west
side, shall beth(> ''offering w^liich ye
shall offer of five and twenty thou-
sand reeds in l)readth, and in IcMigt h
as one of the ^^ other i)arts, from t he
east side unto tlie west side: and
the sanctuary shall be in the midst
of it.

9 Tlie oblation that ye shall offer
unto the Loud sh(dl he of five and
twenty thousand in length, and of
ten thousand in breadth.

10 And for them, even forthe
pi-iests, sliall be tltis^ holy oblation ;
toward the north five and twenty
thousand in len<ft/i, ii)\(] toward the
west ten thousand in breadth, and
towai'd the east ten thousand in
breadtli, and toward the south

15 beside

16 to the
entering in
of Haniath,
Hazar-enan
at the
border of
Damascus,
northward
beside
Hamath ;

1' oblation

1'' l)ortious.

Portions of the jri'iests.

EZEKIEL, 48.

TJie gates of the city.

five and twenty thousand in
length : and the sanctuary of the
Lord sliall be in the midst thereuf.

11 It shall be for the priests that
are sanctiiied of the sons of Zadok ;
which have kept my charge, which
went not astray when the children
of Israel went astray, as the Le-
vites went astray.

12 ^ And ^Am oblation of the land

that is offered siiall be unto them

a thing most holy by the border of
the Levites.

13 And over against the border
of the priests the Levites shall
have five and twenty thousand
in length, and -ten thousand in
breadth : all the length shall be
five and twenty thousand, and the
breadth - ten thousand.

14 And they shall not sell of it,
neither exchange, nor alienate the
firstfruits of the land : for it is holy
unto the Lord.

15 H And the five thousand, that
are left in the breadth over against
the five and twenty thousand, shall
be ^ a profane via re for the city, for
dwelling, and for suburbs : and the
city shall be in the midst thereof.

16 And these shall be the mea-
sures thereof ; the north side four
thousand and five hundred, and
the south side four thousand and
five hundred, and on the east side
four thousand Jind five hundred,
and the west sifle four thousand
and five hundred.

17 And the suburbs of the city
shall be towaixl the north two
hundred and fifty, and toward the
south two hundred and fifty, and
toward the east two hundred and
fifty, anfl toward the west two
hundred and fifty.

1<S An(l the residue in length
over against the oblation of the
holy jwi-tion shall be ten thousand
eastward, and ten thousand west-
ward : and it shall be oven* against
the oblation of the holy itortion ;
and the increase thereof shall be for
food unto th(Mn that serve the city.

19 And they that serve the city
shall serve it out of all the tribes
of Israel.

20 All the oblation shall be five;
and twenty thousand by five and
twenty thousand : ye shall ofii'i'
the holy oblation foursquare, with
the possession of the city.

21 II And the; residue shall be for
the i)rince, on tlu; one sid(> and on
the other of the holy oblation, aiul
of the possession of tin; city, ovei'
agaiiist_ tli<' fi\'(> and twenty thou-
sand of the oblation toward the

east border, and westward over
against the five and twenty thou-
sand toward the west border,
^ over against the portions for the
prince: and it shall be the holy

*0r.

oblation : and the sanctuary of the
house shall be in the midst thereof.

22 Moreover from the possession
of the Levites, and from the pos-
session of the city, being in the
midst of that which is the prince's,
between the border of Judah and
the border of Benjamin, shall be
for the prince.

2.3 As for the rest of the tribes,
from the east side unto the west
side, Benjamin shall have a portion.

24 And by the border of Benja-
min, from the east side unto the
west side, Simeon shall have a
2}ortio7i.

2.5 And by the border of Simeon,
from the east side unto the west
side, Issachar a jiortio7i.

26 And by the border of Issachar,
from the east side unto the west
side, Zebulun a ^portion.

27 And by the border of Zebu-
lun, from the east side unto the
west side. Gad a portion.

28 And by the border of Gad, at
the south side southward, the bor-
der shall be even from Tamar unto
the waters of ^strife in Kadesh. and
to the "^ river toward the great sea.

29 This is the land which ye shall
divide by lot unto the tribes of Is-
rael for inheritance, and these are
their portions, saith the Lord God.

30 ^[ And these are the goings
out of the '^ city on the iiorth side,
four thousand and five hundred
'^measures.

31 And the gates of the city shall
be after the names of the tribes of
Israel : thi'ee gates northward ; one
gate of Ileuben, one gate of Judah,
on(5 gate of Levi.

32 And at the east side four thou-
sand and five hundrt^d : and three
gates ; "and one gate of Joseph, one
gate of lienjamin, one gate of Dan.

33 And at the south side four
thousand and five liundred '" mea-
sures: and three gates; one; gate of
Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one
gate of Zebulun.

34 At tlu! west side foui- thou-
sand and five hundred, with their
three gates; one gate of (!ad, one
gate of Ashei', one gate of Naphtali.

35 " // ic(ts round abouteighteen
thousajid ^-ineasiircx: and the nanu^
of the city fioiii Itiat day shall be,
t The Lord is there.

t Heh. JehovalKshainmiih.

■* answer-
able unto
thepdrtioiis,
it shall be
for the
prince : and
the holy ob-
lation and
the sanc-
tuary

s Merihah In
Kadesh
•< brook of

' city : on
the north
siile four
8 by mea-
sure.

1" by mea-
sure :

11 It .shall be

1- 7'('('(ts :

790

Daniel and his friends

DANIEL, 1, 2.

refuse the kiny^s food.

THE BOOK OF DANIEL

CHAPTER 1.

1 JehotakiriiaeajitiriU/. ■) Aahpenaz tiiketh
Daniel, Ihnxtiiidh, J/is/iiif/. iniil Aziirhih.
S Thei/ 'iefuD.inij the kiiKj's pm-tidii do jiros-
per with pulse and water. 17 Their excel-
lency in wisdom.

IN the third year of the reign of
Jehoiakini king of Judah came
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakini
king of Judah into his hand, with
part of the vessels of the house of
God : which he cai-ried into the
land of Shinar to the house of his
god ; and he brought the vessels
into the treasure house of his god.

3 H And the king spake unto
Ashpenaz the master of his eu-
nuchs, that he should bring certain
of the children of Israel, and of the
king's seed, and of the ^ princes :

4 - C-hilflren in whom was no ble-
mish, but well favoured, and skilful
in all wisdom, and cunning in
knowledge, and understanding
science, and such as liad ability in
them to stand in the king's palace,
and whom they might teach the
learning and the tongue of the
Chaldeans.

5 And the king appointed them
a daily provision of tlie king's meat,
and of the wine which he drank :
so nourishing them three years,
that at the end thereof they might
stand before the king.

6 Now among these were of the
children of Judah, Daniel, Ha-
naniah, Mishael, and Azariah :

7 Unto whom the prince of the
eunuchs gave names : for he gave
unto Daniel tlie name of Belte-
shazzar; and to Hananiah, of Sha-
drach ; and to Mishael, of Meshach ;
and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.

8 ^ But Daniel purposed in his
heart that he would not defile him-
self with the portion of the king's
•'meat, nor with the wine which he
drank : therefore he requested of
the prince of the eunuchs that he
might not defile himself.

9 Now God had brought Daniel
into favour and tender love with
the prince of the eunuchs.

10 And the prince of the eunuchs
said unto Daniel, I fear my lord
the king, who hath appointed your
' me;it and your drink: for why
should he see your faces worse
liking than the "children which
are of your sort? then shall ye
mak(; )ne endanger my head to the

ang.

11 Then said Daniel to " Melzar,
whom the prince of the eunuchs
had set over Daniel, Hananiah,
Mishael, and Azariah,

12 Prove thy servants, I beseech
thee, ten days ; and let them give
us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

13 Then let our countenances be
looked upon before thee, and the
countenance of the ^children that
eat of the portion of the king's
** meat : and as thou seest, deal with
thy servants.

14 So he consented to them in
this matter, and proved them ten
days.

15 And at the end of ten days
their countenances appeared fairer
and fatter in flesh than all the
''children which did eat the portion
of the king's ^ meat.

IG Thus '"Melzar took away the
portion of their •' meat, and the
wine that they should drink ; and
gave them pulse.

1 7 ^ As for these four " children,
God gave them knowledge and
skill in all learning and wisdom :
and Daniel had understanding in
all visions and dreams.

18 Now at the end of the days
that the king had said he should
bring them in, then the prince of
the eunuchs brought them in before
Nebuchadnezzar.

1 9 And the king communed with
them ; and among them all was
found none like Daniel, Hananiah,
Mishael, and Azariah: therefore
stood they before the king.

20 And in all matters of wisdom
and understanding, that the king
enquired of them, he found them
ten times better than all the magi-
cians and '"-^astrologers that loere in
all his realm.

21 And Daniel continued even
unto the first year of king Cyrus.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream, re-
quireih it of the Chaldeans, by promises
and threaten ivgs. 10 Then acknowledging
their ituihiliti/are JKilge'l t<'die. U Jhtniel
iihlainiml aanie re.ijiite lindetli the dream.
lit lie hle^wth (!nd. 24 He staying the de-
cree in hronglit to the king. 31 The dream.
S)) The interpretation. 46 DanieVs ad-
rancenient.

AND in the second year of the
reign of Nebuchadnezzar Ne-
buchadnezzar dreamed dreams,
wherewith his spirit was troubled,
and his sleep brake from him.
2 Then the king' commanded to

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The kin// s forgotten dream.

DANIEL, 2.

The magicians threatened.

call the magicians, and the ^ astro-

logers, and the sorcerers, and the
Chaldeans, for to shew the king
his dreams. So they came and
stood before the king.

3 And the king said unto them,
I have dreamed a dream, and nay
spirit was troubled to know the
dream.

•i Then spake the Clialdeans to
the king in - .Syriack. O king, live
for ever : tell thy servants the
dream, and we will shew the in-
terpretation.

5 The king answered and said to
the Chaldeans, The thing is gone
from me : if ye will not make
known unto me tlie dream, with
the interpretation thereof, ye shall
be cut in pieces, and your houses
shall be made a dunghill.

6 But if ye shew the dream, and
the interpretation thereof, ye shall
receive of me gifts and rewards and
great honoiu- : therefore shew me
the dream, and the interpretation
thereof.

7 They answered again and said.
Let the king tell his servants the
di'eam, and we will shew the inter-
pretation of it.

8 The king answered and said, I
know of certainty that ye would
gain the time, because ye see the
thing is gone from me.

9 But if ye will not make known
unto me the dream, tJiere is but one
deci'ee for you : for ye have pre-
pared lying and corrupt words to
siieak before me, till the time be
changeil : tlierefore tell me the
dream, and I shall know that ye can
shew me the interpretation therexjf.

10 51 TheChaldeans answered be-
fore the king, and said. There; is
not a man upon th<; (^arth that can
shew the king's matter: tlierefore
there ix no king, lord, noi' rulei",
that aske(l such things at any ma-
gician, or "asti-ologer. or Chaldean.

.1 1 And if is a rare thing that the
king rec^uireth, and there is uoik;
otlier that can shew it Ix'fon' tlie
king, except the gods, whose dwell-
ing is not with llesh.

\'2 Fov this cause tlu! king was
angrv and vei-y furious, and com-
manded to destroy all the wise men
of Bal)yl()n

1-3 And the decree went forth
that the wise m^in sliould be slain ;
and they sought Daniel and his
hallows to be slain

11 If Then J)ani<»l answei'ed with
c;ounsel and wisdom to Arioch the
captain of tlie kJTig's guai-<l, whicli
was gone forth to slay the wise men
or Babylon :

1 5 He answered and said to Aii-

och the king's captain. Why is the
decree so hasty from the king 1
Then Arioch made the thing
known to Daniel.

1 6 Then I)aniei went in, and de-
sired of the king that he would
give him time, and that he would
shew the king the int-erpretation.

17 Then Daniel went to his
house, and_ made the thing known
to Hananiah, Mishael, and Aza-
I'iah, his companions :

1 S That they would desire mer-
cies of the God of heaven concern-
iiig this secret ; that Daniel and
his fellows should not perish with
the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

1 9 U Then was _ the secret re-
vealetl unto Daniel in a night
vision. Then Daniel blessed the
God of heaven.

20 Daniel answered and said.
Blessed be the name of God for
ever and ever : for wisdom and
might are his :

21 And he changeth the times
and the seasons : he removeth
kings, and setteth up ki'ngs : he
giveth wisdom unto the wise, and
knowledge to them that know
understanding :

22 He revealeth the deep and
secret things : he knoweth what is
in the darkness, and the light
dwelleth with him.

23 I thank thee, and praise thee,
O thou GckI of my fathers, who
hast given me wisdom and might,
and hast made known unto me now
what we desired of thee : for thou
hast 1101V made known unto us the
king's matter.

24 ^ Therefore Daniel went in
unto Arioch, whom the king had
ordained to destroy the wise mot
of Babylon : he w<'nt and said thus
unto him; Destro.y not i\\o wise
men of Babylon: bring me in b(>-
fore the king, and I will shew unto
the king the int<'ri)i'etation.

25 Then Ar-ioch brought in Da-
niel before the king in haste, and
said thus unto him, I have found a
man C)f the ca,])tives of -ludali, that
will 7nake known unto the king the
inter})r(>tation.

2() 'i'he king answered ajid said
to Daniel, whose name tras Bclte-
sha/zar, Art thou able to make
known unto me the dream which 1
have seen, and tlie interpretation
ther(>()f'?

27 Daniel answered in the pre-
sence of th<' king, and sjiid, The se
cret which tin- king hath deMuiiided
cannot the wise i/irn, the ' astrolo-
gers, the magicians, the sooth-
say«'rs, shew unto the king :

2(S But thei'e is a God in heaven

' ciicliant-
(jrs,

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Daniel lelleth the dream,,

DANIEL, 3.

and its interpretation.

that i'(;vealeth secrets, and maketh
known to the king Nebuchadnez-
zar what shall be in the latter days.
Thy dream, and the visions of thj'
head upon thy bed, are these ;

29 As for thee, O king, thy
thoughts came into thy mind upon
thy bed, what should come to pass
hereafter : and h^ that revealeth
secrets maketh known to thee
what shall come to jiass.

30 I>ut as for me, this secret is
not revealed to me for a7iy wisdom
that I have more than any living,
but ^ for their sakes that shall make

known the inter pre'tation to the
king, and that thou mightest know
the thoughts of thy heart.

31 H Thou, O king, sawest, and
behold a great image. This great
image, Avhose brightness vas excel-
lent, stood before thee; and the
form thereof was terrible.

32 This image's head vxis of fine
gold, his breast and his arms of
silver, his belly and his thighs of
brass.

33 His legs of iron, his feet part
of iron and part of clay.

34 Thou sawest till that a stone
was cut out without hands, which
smote the image upon his feet that
were of iron and clay, and brake
them to pieces.

35 Then was the iron, the clay,
the brass, the silver, and the gold,
broken to pieces together, and be-
came like the chaff of the summer
threshingfloors ; and the wind
cai'ried them away, that no place
was found for them : and the stone
that smote the image became a
great mountain, and filled the
whole earth.

3G H This is tlie dream ; and we
will tell the interpretation thereof
before the king.

37 Thou, O king, art a king of
kings : for the God of heaven hath
given thee a kingdom, power, and
strength, and glory.

38 And wiieiesoever the children
of men dwell, the beasts of the field
and the fowls of the heaven hath
he given into thine hand, and hatli
made thee ruler over them alL
Thou art this head of gold.

39 And after thee shall arise an-
other kingdom inferior to thee, and
another third kingdom of brass,
which shall bear rule over all the
earth.

40 And the fourth kingdom shall
he strong as inm: forasmuch as
iron breaketh in pieces and subdu-
eth all things: and as iron that
breaketh all tliese, shall it bi'eak in
pieces and - bruiso.

4 1 And whereas thou sawest the
feet and toes, part of jjotters' clay,
and part of iron, ■' the kingdom

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shall be divided : but there shall be
in it of the strength of the iron,
forasmuch as thou sawest the iron
mixed with miry clay.

42 And ns the toes of the feet
were part of iron, and part of clay,
TO the kingdom shall be partly
strong, and partly broken.

43 And whereas thou sawest iron
mixed with miry clay, they shall
mingle themselves with the seed of
men: but they shall not cleave one
to another, even as iron * is not
mixed with clay.

44 And in the days of these kings
shall the God of heaven set up a
kingdom, which shall never be de-
stroyed : and the kingdom shall
not be left to ^ otlier people, hut it
shall break in pieces and consume
all these kingdoms, and it shall
stand for ever.

45 Forasmuch as thou sawest
that the stone was cut out of the
mountain without hands, and that
it brake in pieces the iron, the
brass, the clay, the silver, and the
gold; the grea.t God hath made
known to the king what shall come
to pass hereafter : and the dream is
certain, and the interpretation
thereof sure.

. 46 II Then the king Nebuchad-
nezzar fell U])on his face, and wor-
shipped Daniel, and commanded
that they should offer an oblation
and sweet odours unto him.

47 The king answered unto Da-
niel, and said. Of a truth it is,
that your God ^'s a God of gods,
and a Lord of kings, and a revealer
of secrets, seeing thou couldest re-
veal this seci'et.

48 Then the king made Daniel a
great man, and gave him many
great gifts, and made him ruler
over the whole province of Baby-
lon, and ''' chief of the governors
over all the wise men of Babylon.

49 Then Daniel requested of the
king, and he set Shadrach, J\Ie-
shach, and Abed-nego, over the af-
fairs c)f tlie province of Babylon :
but Daniel sat in the gate of the
king.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Nelmchndnezznr iTeilicaiefh. a ^ohlen im-
(iqe in Dura. S !<hiuh-ach. Metthtivh, atul
Abed-nerio are. accused for not vornhip-
pinij til,' hnitcffi. IS T'/i'cy, Jx'inff fhreai-
ciieif, iinifre a f/ootf confexx^ion. 19 Gotl de-
li rereth them out of the furnace. 26 Kehu-
chadnnzsar seeing t/i'e miracle blemeth
God.

EBTTCHADNEZZArv the king
made an image of gold, whose

'^ it shall be
a divided
kingdom ;

^ doth not
niinsle

*> another

^ chief
{Toveruor

Nehuchadnezza/ s golden image.

DANIEL, 3.

Tlie three refuse to worship it.

height tvas threescore cubits, cuui
the breadth thereof six cubits : he
set it up in the plain of Dura, in
the province of Babylon.

2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king
sent to gather together the princes,
the governors, and the captains,
the judges, the treasurers, the coun-
sellors, the sheriffs, and all the rul-
ers of the provinces, to come to the
dedication of the image which Ne-
buchadnezzar the king had set up.

3 Then the princes, the govern-
ors, and captains, the judges, the
treasurers, the counsellors, the she-
riffs, and all the rulers of the pro-
vinces, were gathered together unto
the dedication of the image that
Nebuchadnezzar the king had set
up ; and they stood before the im-
age that Nebuchadnezzar had set
up.

4 Then an herald cried aloud, To
you it is commanded, O ^ people,
nations, and languages,

5 IViat at what time ye hear the
sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
sackl)ut, ijsaltery, dulcimer, and all
kinds of musick, ye fall down and
worship the golden image that Ne-
buchadnezzar the king hath set up :

6 And whoso falleth not down
and worshippeth shall the same
hour be cast into the midst of a
burning fiery furnace.

7 Therefore at that time, when
all the people heard the sound of
the cornet, flute, harp, sackl)ut,
psaltery, and all kinds of musick,
all the people, the nations, and
the languages, fell down and wor-
shipped the golden image that Ne-
buchadnezzar the king had set up.

8 ^ Wherefore at that time cer-
tain Chaldeans came near, and
accused the Jews.

9 They spake and said to the
king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live
for ever.

10 Thou, O king, hast made a
decree, that evei-y man that shall
hear the sound of the cornet, flute,
harp, sackl)ut, psaltery, and dulci-
mer, and all kinds of musick, shall
fall down and worship the golden
image :

11 And whoso falleth not down
and ^vorshippeth, f/inf ho should be
cast into tne midst of a burning
fier.v furnace.

12 There are certain Jews whom
thou hast set over the affairs of tlu^
province of Babylon, .Sliadrach,
Meshach, and Alxnl-nego ; tliese
men, O kiiig, have not regarded
thee : the.v serve not th.v gods, nor
worshi]) the golden image which
thou hast set u|).

13 II Then Nebucliadnezzar in

his rage and fury commanded to
bring Shadrach, ]\leshach, and
Abed-nego. Then they brought
these men before the king.

14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and
said unto them. Is it true, O Sha-
drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do
not ye serve my gods, nor worship
the golden image which I have set
up"?

15 Now if ye be ready that at
what time ye hear the sound of the
cornet, flute, liarp, sackbut, psal-
tery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of
musick, ye fall down and worship
the image which I have made ;
ivell-' but if ye worship not, ye shall
be cast the same hour into the miclst
of a burning fiery furnace ; and
who is that God that shall deliver
you out of my hands 1

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-nego, answered and said to
the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we
are not careful to answer thee in
this matter.

17 If it be so, our God whom we
serve is able to deliver us from the
burning fiery furnace, and he will
deliver ns out of thine hand, O
king.

18 But if not, be it known unto
thee, O king, that we will not
serve thy gods, nor worshiij the
golden image which thou hast
set up.

19 ^ Then was Nebuchadnezzar
full of fury, and the form of his
visage was changed against Sha-
dracli, Meshach, and Abed-nego :
there/are he spake, and commanded
that they should heat the furnace
one seven times more than it was
wont to be heated.

20 And he connnanded the most
mighty men that wen^ in his army
to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and
Ab(Ml-nego, a7id to cast them into
the burning fiery furnace.

21 Then these men were bound
in their coats, their liosen, and
their - hats, and their other gar-
ments, and were cast into the
midst of th(; burning fiery furjiace.

22 Therefore because the king's
commanflment was urg(>nt, and the
furnace exceeding hot, tlie flame of
th(^ fire slew those men that took
up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abe(l-
nego.

23 And these thn^e men, Sha-
drach, Mesha(^li, and Abed-TK^go,
f(>ll down bound into the midst of
the bui'iiing fiery furnace.

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the
king was astonif^l, niul rose up in
liaste, tnid spake, and saifl unto his
counsellors. Did not we cast tliree
m(>n bound into the midst of the

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DeUcered from the furnace.

DANIEL, 4.

Dream of the tree.

fire % They answered and said unto
the king, True, O king.

25 He answered and said, Lo, 1
see four men loose, walking in the
midst of the fire, and they have no
hurt ; and the form of the fourth
is like ^ the Son of God.

26 U Then JSebuchadnezzar came
near to the mouth of the burning
fiery furnace, and spake, and said,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, ye servants of the most high
God, come forth, and come hither.
Then Shadrach, ]\Ieshach,^ and
Abed-nego. came forth of the
midst of tlie fire.

27 And the princes, governors,
and captains, and the king's coun-
sellors, being gathered together,
saw these men, upon whose bodies
the fire had no power, nor was an
hair of their head singed, neither
were their coats changed, nor the
smell of fire had passed on them.

28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake,_
and said, Blessed be the God of
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nego, who hath sent his angel,
and delivered his servants that
trusted in him, and have changed
the king's word, and yielded their
bodies, that they might not serve
nor worship any god, except their
own God.

29 Therefore I make a decree,
That every people, nation, and
language, which speak any thing
amiss against the God of Sha-
drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego,
shall be cut in pieces, and their
houses shall be made a dunghill :
because there is no other God that
can deliver after this sort.

30 Then the king promoted Sha-
drach, ]\Ieshach, and Abed-nego, in
the pi'ovince of Babylon.

CHAPTER 4.

1 NehiivhiKhiczziw coiifex>«'1h GoiTsl'ingilnm,
ivKik-etk rcldtioti. ,if hix (lri<nii>i, irliicji Die
iiiagiciiuiK cdulil imt interpret, s Dmiiel
heiireth the dream. 19 He, interpretetk it.
28 The Htory of the event.

I^EBUGHADNEZZAR the king,
l\ unto all '" ])eople, nations, and
languages, that dwell in all the
earth ; Peace be multiplied unto
you.

2 I thought it good to shew tlie
signs and wonders that the high
God hath wrought t()ward me.

3 How great are liis signs ! and
how mighty are his wonders ! his
kingdom is an everlasting king-
dom, and his dominion is from
generation to generation.

4 H T Nebuchadnezzar was at
I'est in mine house, and flourishing
in my palace :

5 I saw a dream which made me
afraid, and the thoughts upon my
bed and the visions of my head
troubled me.

6 Therefore made I a decree to
bring in all the wise men of Baby-
lon before me, that they might
make known unto me the interpre-
tation of the dream.

7 Then came in the magicians,
the ^ astrologers, the Chaldeans,
and the soothsayers : and I told
the dream before them ; but they
did not make known unto me the
interpretation thereof.

8 II But at the last Daniel came in
before me, whose name ^ms Belte-
shazzar, according to the name of
my god, and in whom is the spirit
of the holy gods : and before him I
told the dream, saying,

9 O Belteshazzar, master of the
magicians, because I know that the
spirit of the holy gods is in thee,
and no secret troubleth thee, tell
me the visions of my dream that I
have seen, and the interpretation
thereof.

10 Thus were the visions of mine
head in my bed ; I saw, and behold
a tree in the midst of the earth,
and the height thereof was
great.

1 1 The tree grew, and was strong,
and the height thereof reached
unto heaven, and the sight thereof
to the end of all the earth :

12 The leaves thereof ivere fair,
and the fruit thereof much, and in
it was ^ meat for all : the beasts of
the field had shadow under it, and
the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the
boughs thei'eof, and all flesh was
fed of it.

13 I saw in the visions of my
head upon my bed, and, behold, a
watcher and an holy one came
down from heaven ;

14 He cried aloud, and said thus,
Hew down the tree, and cut off his
branches, shake off" his leaves, and
scatter his fruit : let the beasts get
away from uTider it, and the fowls
from his liranches :

15 Nevertheless leave the stump
of liis roots in the earth, even with
a band of iron and brass, in the
tender grass of the field ; ;ind let it
be wet with the dew of heaven,
and let his portion be with the
beasts in the grass of the earth :

1 G Let his heart b(^ changed from
man's, and let a beast's heart be
gi^en unto him; and let seven
times i)ass over him.

1 7 This " matter is by the decree
of the watchers, and the fl<Mnand
by the word of the holy ones : to
the intent that the living may

3 enchant-
er s,

■1 food

sentence

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Dream of the tree interpreted.

DANIEL, 4.

Its fidfilment.

know that the most High ruleth in
the kingdom of men, and giveth it
to whomsoever he will, and setteth
up over it the ^ basest of men.

18 This dream i king Nebuchad-
nezzar have seen. Now thou, O
Belteshazzar, fleclare the interpre-
tation thereof, forasmuch as all the
wise men of my kingdom are not
able to make known unto me the
interpretation : but thou art able ;
for the spirit of the holy gods is in
thee.

19 51 Then Daniel, whose name
ims Belteshazzar, was astonied for
-one hour, and his thoughts trou-
bled him. The king spake, and said,
Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or
the interpretation thereof, trouble
thee. Belteshazzar answered and
said. My loi-d, the dream be to them
that hate thee, and the interpreta-
tion thereof to thine enemies.

20 The tree that thou sawest,
which grew, and was strong, whose
height reached unto the heaven,
and the sight thereof to all the earth ;

'1\ Whose leaves were fair, and
the fruit thereof much, and in it
ivas "meat for all; under which
the beasts of the field dwelt, and
upon whose branches the fowls of
the heaven had their habitation :

22 It is thou, O king, that art
grown and_ become strong : for thy
greatness is grown, and reacheth
unto heaven, and thy dominion to
the end of the earth.

2.3 And whereas the king saw a
watcher ancf an holy one coming
down from heaven, and saying.
Hew the tree down, and destroy
it ; yet leave the stump of the i-oots
thereof in the earth, even with a
band of iron and brass, in the ten-
der grass of the field ; and let it be
wet with the dew of heaven, and let
his portion he with the beasts of the
field, till seven times pass over
him ;

24 This ?'.s the interpretation, C)
king, ;ind tliis is the decree of the
most High, which is come upon my
lord the king :

25 That they shall drive thee
from m(m, and thy dwelling sludl
be with the beasts of the ficlrl, aiul
they shall make; thee to eat gi'ass
as oxen, and tliey shall wet thee
\vith the dew of heaven, and seven
times shall pass over the(;, till thou
know that the most High ruleth in
the kingdom of men, and giveth it
to whomsoever \w will.

2() And whereas they commanded
to leave the stump of the ti-ee i-oots ;
thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee,
after tliat thou shalt have known
that the heavens do rule.

27 Wherefore, O king, let my
counsel be acceptable unto thee,
and break off thy sins by right-
eousness, and thine iniquities by
shewing mercy to the poor ; if it
may be a lengthening of thy tran-
quillity.

28 5! All this came upon the king
Nebuchadnezzar.

29 At the end of twelve months
he walked in the palace of the king-
dom of Babylon.

30 The king spake, and said. Is
not this great Babylon, that I have
built for the house of the kingdom
by the might of my power, and for
the honour of my majesty '?

31 While the word was in the
king's mouth, there fell a voice
from heaven, saying, O king Nebu-
chadnezzar, to thee it is spoken ;
The Icingdom is departed from
thee.

32 And they shall drive thee from
men, and thy dwelling shall he with
the beasts of the field : they shall
make thee to eat grass as oxen, and
seven times shall pass over thee,
until thou know that the most
High ruleth in the kingdom of men,
and giveth it to whomsoever he
will.

33 The same hour was the thing
fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar : and
he was driven from men, and did eat
grass as oxen, and his body was wet
with the dew of heaven, till his hairs
were grown like eagles'. /ea^Aers, and
his nails like birds' claws.

34 And at the end of the days I
Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes
unto heaven, and mine understand-
ing returned unto me, and I blessed
the most High, and I praised and
honoured him that liveth for ever,
whose dominion is an everlasting
dominion, and his kingdom ^s tVom
generation to generation :

35 And all the inhabitants of the
earth are reputed as nothing : and
he doeth according to his will in
the army of heaven, and among the
inhabitants of the earth : and none
can stay his hand, or say" unto him,
What doest thou %

36 At the same time my reason
returned unto me; and foi' the gloi-y
of my kingdom, mine honour and
brightness returned unto me; ajid
my counsellors and my lords sought
unto me; and 1 was establish(ul in
my kingdom, and ex(;ellent majesty
was a«lded unto me.

37 Now I Nel)uchadnezzarin"aise
and extol and honour the King of
henven, all whosci woi'ks arc truth,
and liis ways jutlgmenf : and those
that walk in pride he is al)l<' to
abase.

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Belshazzar's feast.

DANIEL, 5.

The loriting on the ivall.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Belnliazzar's impioiix fettf^t. 5 A lian<J-
writin/j, unknown Ut the magicians, troii-
hleth the kiny. 10 At the conuneiidaiiou of
the qxiem Daniel in hi'ourjht. IT He, re-
provlncj the king of pride and idolafry,
25 readeth and inter pretetli the in'itiiuj.
30 The monarchy in trannlated to the
Medeti.

BELSHAZZAR the king made a
great feast to a thousand of
his lords, and drank wine before
the thousand.

2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted
the wine, commanded to bring the
golden and silver vessels which his
father Nebuchadnezzar had taken
out of the temple which was in
Jerusalem ; that the king, and his
princes, his v/ives, and his concu-
bines, might drink therein.

3 Then they brought the golden
vessels that were taken out of the
temple of the house of God which
was at Jerusalem; and the king,
and his princes, his wives, and his
concubines, drank in them.

4 They drank wine, and praised
the gods of gold, and of silver, of
brass, of iron, of wood, and of
stone.

5 ^ In the same hour came forth
fingers of a man's hand, and wrote
over against the candlestick upon
the plaister of the wall of the
king's palace : and the king saw
the part of the hand that wrote.

6 Then the king's countenance
was changed, and his thoughts
troul)led him, so that the joints of
his loins were loosed, and his knees
smote one against another.

7 The king cried aloud to bring
in the ^ astrologers, the Chaldeans,
and the soothsayers. And the
king spake, and said to the wise
7nen of Babylon, Whosoever shall
read this writing, and shew me the
interpretatif)n thereof, shall be
clothed with '^ scarlet, and have a
(;haiii of gold about his neck, and
shall be the third ruler in the
kingdom.

8 Then came in all the king's
wise men : but they could not read
the wi'iting, nor make known to
the king the interj)retation thereof.

9 Then was king Belshazzar
greatly troubled, and his counte-
nance was clianged in him, and his
lords wei'c astonicd.

10 ^ A^oio the qupen by reason
of the words of the king and his
lords came into thel)anquet house:
a)i(l the queen spake and said, O
king, live for ever: let not thy
thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy
countenance be changed :

11 Tliere is a inan in thy king-
dom, in whom is the spirit of tlie

holy gods ; and in the days of thy
father light and understanding
and wisdom, like the wisdom of
the gods, was found in him ; whom
the king Nebuchadnezzar thy fa-
ther, the king, / say, thy father,
made master of the magicians, 'as-
trologers, Chaldeans, and sooth-

sayers ;

12 Forasmuch as an excellent
spirit, and knowledge, and under-
standing, interpreting of dreams,
and shewing of nairl sentences, and
dissolving of doubts, were found
in the same Daniel, whom the king
named ]>elteshazzar : now let Da-
niel be called, and he will shew the
interpretation.

13 Then was Daniel brought in
before the king. And the king
spake and said unto Daniel, Art
thou that Daniel, which art of the
children of the captivity of Judah,
whom the king my father brought
out of ^ Jewry j

14 I have even heard of thee,
that the spirit of the gods is in
thee, and that light and under-
standing and excellent wisdom is
found in thee.

15 And now the wise men, the
' astrologers, have been brought in
before-me, that they should read
this writing, and make known unto
me the interpretation thereof : but
they could not shew the interpre-
tation of the thing :

16 And I have heard of thee,
that thou canst make interpreta-
tions, and dissolve doubts : now if
thou canst read the writing, and
make known to me the interijreta-
tion thereof, thou shalt be clothed
with " scarlet, and have a chain of
gold about thy neck, and shalt be'
the third ruler in the kingdom.

17 U Then Daniel answered and
said befoi'e the king. Let thy gifts
be to thyself, and give thy rewards
to another; yet I will leatl the
writing inito the king, and make
known to him the interpretation.

18 O thou king, the most high
Cod gave Nebuchadnezzar thy fa-
ther a kingdom, and majesty, and
glory, andlionour :

19 And for the majest.v that he
gave him, all ^ peoiJe. nations, and
languages, trembled and f(>ared bi"-
fore him : whom he would he slew ;
and whom he would he kept alive :
and whom he would he set up ; and
whom he would he put down.

20 But when liis heart was lifted
up, and his mind hardened in pride,
he was deposed from his kingly
tlirone, and they took his glory
from him :

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Daniel inteijireteth the writing.

DANIEL, 6.

Plot ayainst Daniel.

21 And he was driven from the
sons of men ; and his heart was
made Hke the beasts, and his
dwelhng was with the wild asses :
they fed him with grass like oxen,
and his body was wet with the
dew of heaven ; till he knew that
the most high God ruled in the
kingdom of men, and that he ap-
pointeth over it whomsoever he
will.

22 And thou his son, O Eelshaz-
zar, hast not humbled thine heart,
though thou knewest all this ;

23 But hast lifted up thyself
against the Lord of heaven ; and
they have brought the vessels of
his house before thee, and thou,
and thy lords, thy wives, and thy
concubines, have drunk wine in
them ; and thou hast praised the
gods of silver, and gold, of brass,
iron, wood, and stone, which see
not, nor hear, nor know : and the
God in whose hand thy breath is,
and whose are all thy ways, hast
thou not glorified :

24 Then was the part of the
hand sent from him ; and this
writing was written.

25 H And this is the writing that
was written, * MENE, MENE.TE-
KEL, UPHARSIN.

26 This is the interpretation of
the thing : MENE ; God liath num-
bered thy kingdom, and finished
it.

27 TEKEL ; Thou art weighed
in the balances, and art found
wanting.

.28 PERE8; Thy kingdom is di-
vided, and given to the Medes and
Persians.

29 Then conmianded Belshazzar,
and they clothed Daniel with ^ scai--
let. and p?*^ a chain of gold about
ms neck, and made a proclamation
concerning him, that he should be
the third ruler in the kingdom.

30 ^ In tliat night was Jjelsliaz-
zai- the king of the Chaldeans slain.

31 And Darius the Median - took
the kingdom, /jei^ig about three-
score and two years old.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Daniel is made chief of the presidetitK,
4 They aonninring (Kjaiiist him. ohtain. an
idolatrouH decree. 10 Pauiil, hcchxi'iI nf
the breach thereof, in iuikI iiit,: thr limia'
den. IS DanieliH mr CI /. 'H //is ,/,/ r,r.'<ii-
rien devoured, 25 aiut God maynijied hi/ n
decree.

IT pleased Darius to set ov(m'
the kingdom an hundred and
twenty princes, which should be
over the whole kingdom ;

* That IK, Niiiiihercd, miinbered,
weighed, and divisions.

2 And over these three presi-
dents ; of whom Daniel toas first :
that the princes might give ac-
counts unto them, and the king
should have no damage.

3 Then this Daniel was pre-
ferred above the presidents and
princes, because an excellent spint
was in him ; and the king thought
to set him over the whole realm.

4 H Then the presidents and
princes sought to find occasion
against Daniel concerning the
kingdom ; but they could find
none occasion nor fault ; foras-
much as he was faithful, neither
was there any error or fault found
in him.

5 Then said these men. We shall
not find any occasion against this
Daniel, except we find it against
him concerning the law of his God.

6 Then these presidents and
princes assembled together to the
king, and said thus unto him,
King Darius, live for ever.

7 All the presidents of the king^
dom, the governors, and the
princes, the counsellors, and the
captains, have consulted together
to establish a royal statute, and
to make a firm decree, that who-
soever shall ask a petition of any
God or man for thirty days, save
of thee, O king, he shall be cast
into the den of lions.

8 Now, O king, establish the
decree, and sign the writing, that
it be not changed, accoixling to the
law of the Medes and Persians,
which altereth not.

9 Wherefore king Darius signed
the writing and the decree.

10 ^ Now when Daniel knew
that the writing was signed, he
went into his house ; and his win-
dows being open in his chamber
towai'd Jerusalem, he kneeled upon
his knees three times a day, and
prayed, and gave thanks before^
his God, as he did aforetime.

11 Then these men assembled,
and found Daniel praying and
making supplication before his
God.

12 Then they came near, and
spake before the king concerning
the king's decree ; Hast thou not
signed a decree, that every man
that shall ask a iietition of atiy
God or man within tliirt.v days,
save of thee, () king, shall be cast
into the den of lions'? The king
aiis\v(>r('d and said, 'l'h(» thing is
true, according to the law of the
Medes and Persians, which altereth
not.

13 Then answered they and said
before the king, That I )aniel, which

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He is delivered from the lions.

DANIEL, 7.

DanieVs vision of four beasts.

is of the children of the captivity
of Judah, regardeth not thee, 0
king, nor the decree that thou
hast signed, but maketh his peti-
tion three times a day.

14 Then the king, when he heard
these words, was sore displeased
with himself, and set his heart on
Daniel to deliver him : and he
laboured till the going down of
the sun to deliver him.

15 Then these men assembled
unto the king, and said unto the
king. Know, O king, that the law
of the Medes and Persians is. That
no decree nor statute which the
king establisheth may be changed.

16 Then the king commanded,
and they brought Daniel, and cast
hi/n into the den of lions. JVow the
king spake and said unto Daniel,
Thy God whom thou servest con-
tinually, he will deliver thee.

1 7 And a stone was brought, and
laid upon the mouth of the den ;
and the king sealed it with his own
signet, and with the signet of his
lords; that the purpose might not
be changed concerning Daniel.

18 ^ Then the king went to his
palace, and passed the night fast-
ing : neither were instruments of
musick brought before him : and
his sleep went from him.

1 9 Then the king arose very early
in the morning, and went in haste
unto the den of lions.

20 And when he came to the
den, he ciied with a lamentable
voice unto Daniel : cmd the king
spake and said to Daniel, O
Daniel, servant of the living God,
is thy God, whom thou servest
continually, able to deliver thee
from the lions'?

21 Then said Daniel inito the
king, O king, live for ever.

22 My God hath sent his angel,
and hath shut the lions' mouths,
that they have not hurt me : for-
asmuch as before him innocency
was found in me ; and also before
thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

23 Then was the king exceeding
glad for him, and commanded that
they should take Daniel up out of
the den. So Daniel was taken up
out of the den, and no manner of
hurt was found upon him, because
he believed in his God.

24 51 And the king commanded,
and they brought those men which
had accused Daniel, and they cast
the/u into the den of lions, them,
their children, and their wives ;
and the lions had the mastery of
them, and brake all their bones in
pieces or ever they came at the
bottom of the den.

25 ^ Then king Darius wrote
unto all ' peo])le, nations, and lan-
guages, that dwell in all the earth ;
Peace be multiplied unto you.

26 I make a decree, That in
every dominion of my kingdom
men tremble and fear before the
God of Daniel : for he is the living
God, and stedfast for ever, and his
kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed, and his dominion shall
be everi unto the end.

27 He delivereth and rescueth,
and he worketh signs and wonders
in heaven and in earth, who hath
delivered Daniel from the power of
the lions.

28 So this Daniel pi'ospered in
the reign of Darius, and in the
reign of Cyrus the Persian.

CHAPTER 7.

1 DanieVs 'vision of four beasts. 9 Of God's
kingdom. 15 The interpretation thereof.

IN the first year of Belshazzar
king of Babylon Daniel had a
dream and visions of his head upon
his bed : then he wrote the dream,
and told the sum of the matters.

2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in
my vision by night, and, behold,
the four winds of the heaven strove
upon the great sea.

3 And four great beasts came up
from the sea, diverse one from an-
other.

4 The first was like a lion, and
had eagle's wings : I beheld till the
wings thereof were plucked, and it
was lifted up from the earth, and
made stand upon "the feet as a
man, and a man's heart was given
to it.

5 And behold another beast, a
second, like to a bear, and it raised
up itself on one side, and it had
thi-ee ribs in the mouth of it be-
tween the teeth of it : and they
said thus unto it, Arise, devour
much flesh.

6 After this I beheld, and lo an-
other, like a leopard, which had
upon the back of it four wings of a
fowl ; the beast had also four heads ;
and dominion was given to it.

7 After this I saw in the night
visions, and behold a fourth beast,
dreadful and tei-rible, and strong
exceedingly ; and it had great iron
teeth : it devoured and brake in
pieces, and stamped the residue
with the feet of it : and it ivas di-
verse from all the beasts that ivei'e
before it ; and it had ten horns.

8 I considered the horns, and be-
hold, there came up among them
another little horn, before whom
there were three of the first horns
plucked up by the roots : and, be-

peoples,

2 two

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TJiefour beasts exjilained.

DANIEL, 8.

Vision of GotVs Idncjdom.

1 placed,

2 one that
was ancient
of days

•'' like unto a
sun of man

■* peoples,

hold, in this horn were eyes like the
eyes of man, and a mouth speaking
great things.

9 ^1 1 beheld till the thrones were
^ cast down, and - tlu; Ancient of
days did sit, whose garment was
white as snow, and the hair of his
head like the pure wool : his throne
ivas like the fiery flame, and his
wheels as burning fire.

10 A fiery sti-eam issued and
came forth from before him : thou-
sand thousands ministered unto
him, and ten thousand times ten
thousand stood before him : the
judgment was set, and the books
were opened.

Ill beheld then because of the
voice of the great words which
the horn spake : I beheld even till
the beast was slain, and his body
destroyed, and given to the burning
flame.

12 As concerning the rest of the
beasts, they had tht;ir dominion
taken away : yet their lives were
prolonged for a season and time.

13 1 saw in the night visions, and,
behold, one ^like tlie Son of man

came with the clouds of heaven,
and came to the Ancient of dciys,
and they brought him near before
him.

1 4 And there was given him do-
minion, and glory, and a kingdom,
that all •* people, nations, and lan-
guages, should serve him : his do-
minion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away, ^nd his
kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed.

15^1 Daniel was grieved in my
spirit in the midst of y/i//body, and
the visions of my head troubled me.

16 1 came near unto one of them
that stood by, and asked him tins
truth of all this. So he told me,
and made me know the interpreta-
tion of the things.

17 These great beasts, which arc
four, are f<»ur kings, ivkuk shall
arise out of the earth.

18 But the saints of the most
High shall "take the kingdom, and
possess the kingdom for ever, even
tor ever and ev(!r.

19 Then 1 would know the truth
of the fourth beast, wliich was di-
verse from all theoth(!rs, exccoding
dreadful, whose teeth mere of ii;on,
and his nails of brass; irhicli di\-
voun>d, brake in pieces, and
stamped the residue with his feet;

20 And of the ten horns that
were in his head, and of the other
which came up, and before whom
three fell ; even of that horn that
had eyes, and a mouth that spake

very great things, whose look vias
more stout than his fellows.

21 I beheld, and the same horn
made war with the saints, and pre-
vailed against them ;

22 Until the Ancient of days
came, and judgment was given to
the saints of tlie most High ; and
the time came that the saints pos-
sessed the kingdom.

23 Thus he said. The fouiih
beast shall be i)he fourth kingdom
upon earth, which shall be diverse
from all kingdoms, and shall devour
the whole earth, and shall tread it
down, and break it in pieces.

24 And the ten horns out of this
kingdom are ten kings tJuit shall
arise : and another shall rise after
them ; and he shall be diverse from
the first, and he shall subdue three
kings.

25 And he shall speak great
words against the most High, and
shall wear out the saints of the
most High, and think to change
times and laws : and they shall be
given into his hand until a time
and times and " the dividing of
time.

26 But the judgment shall sit,
and they shall take away his do-
minion, to consume and to destroy
it unto the end.

27 And the kingdom and domi-
nion, and the greatness of the
kingdom under tlie whole heaven,
shall be given to the i)eople of the
saints of the most High, whose
kingdom is an everlasting king-
dom, and all dominions shall serve
and obey him.

28 Hitherto is the end ()f the
matter. As for me Daniel, my
cogitations much troubled ine, and
my countenance changed in me:
but I kept the matter in my heart.

CHAPTEIl 8.

1 I><i)iicrn rixioii of the ram anil he (joat. IS
TIk' tirii IhiiXKdiid llirce hinnlvi'il diiijK of
Mirri/ice. 15 Cahrii'l cotiifortelk Daniel,
mill iiiterjireteth. the rixion.

IN the third year of the reign of
king l>elsha/,zar a vision ap-
l)ean'd unto me, even, unto m(> Da-
niel, after that which appeared unto
me at the first.

2 And I saw in a vision ; and it
came to i)ass, when I saw, that I
ivds at Shushan /;/- the psilacc^
which is in the province of Klam ;
a,nd I saw in a vision, and 1 was by
the rivei- "of I 'lai.

3 Then I lifter I ui) mine eyes, and
saw, and.ln'hold, there stood before
the river a ram which had tn<o
horns: and the two horns were
high ; but one w(ts higher than tlie
other, and the higher came up last.

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Vision of a ram and he goat.

DANIEL, 9.

Gabriel interpreteth it.

4 I saw the ram pusliing west-
ward, and northward, and .south-
ward ; so that no beasts might
stand before him, neither was there
any that could deliver out of his
hand ; but he did according to liis
will, and became great.

5 And as I was considering, be-
hold, an he goat came from the
west on the face of the whole earth,
and touched not the ground : and
the g<jat had a notable horn be-
tween his eyes.

6 And he came to the ram that
had tivo horns, which I had seen
standing before the river, and ran
unto him in the fury of his power.

7 And I saw him come close unto
the ram, and he was moved with
choler against him, and smote the
i-am, and brake his two horns : and
there was no power in the ram to
stand before him, but he cast him
down to the grouiKl, and stamped
upon him : and there was none that
could deliver the ram out of his hand.

8 Therefore the he goat waxed
very great : and when he was
strong, the great horn was broken ;
and for it came up four notable ones
toward the four winds of heaven.

9 And out of one of them came
forth a little horn, which waxed
exceeding great, toward the south,
and toward the east, and toward
the ^ ])leasant land.

10 And it waxed great, even to
the host of heaven ; and it cast
down some of the host and of the
stars to the ground, and stamped
upon them.

11 Yea, - he magnified himaelf
even to the prince of the host,
and ■' by him the daily aarrifice was
taken away, and the place of his

sanctuary was cast down.

12 And an host was given ^ h itii
against the daily saoitice by reason

if ti'ansgression, and it cast down
the truth to the ground ; and it
° l)ractised, and prospered.

13 M Then I heard "one saint

speaking, and another '' saint said
unto that certain ^ .^ajjif which
spake, How long nhall lie tlie vision
concerning the '' daily sacrifice, and
tlie transgression "^of desolation.

to give both the sanctuary aiul the
host to be trodflen under foot '?

14: And he said untoine,lhitotwo
thousanfl and three hundred days;
then shall the sanctuary be el(>aiised.

15 ^[ And it came to pass, wlien
1, even 1 Daniel, had seen i\w vi-
sion, and sought for the nuianing,
then, Ix^hold, thei-e stood before
me as the appearance of a man.

16 And I heard a man's voice be-
tween the hanks of ^^ lUai, which
called, and said, Gabriel, make this
man to understand the vision.

17 So he came near where I
stood : and when he came, 1 was
afraid, and fell upon my face: but
he said unto me, Understand, O
son of man : for ^'- at the time of

the end sJudl he the vision.

18 iNow as he was speaking with
me, I was in a deep sleep on my
face toward the ground : but he
touched me, and set me upright.

19 And he said, Behold, I will
make thee know what shall be in
the last end of the indignation :
for ^'^ at the time appointed the
end shall be.

2U The ram which thou sawest
having two " horns are the kings
of j\Iedia and Persia.

21 And the rough goat is the
king of Grecia : and the great lK>rn
that is between his eyes is the first
king.

22 Now that being broken,
■whereas four stood up for it, four
kingdoms shall stand up out of the
nation, but not in his power.

23 And in tlie latter time of
their kingdom, when the transgres-
sors are come to the full, a king of
fierce countenance, and under-
standing dark sentences, shall
stand up.

24 And his power shall be
mighty, but not by his own
power : and he shall destroy won-
derfully, and shall prosjier, and
^^' practise, and shall desti'oy the
^"mighty and the holy people.

25 And through his policy also
he shall cause craft to prosper in
his hand ; and he shall magnify
himself in his heart, and "by peace
shall destroy many : he shall also
stand up against the Prince of
princes; but he shall be broken
without hand.

2G And the vision of the evening
and the morning which was told is
true: wherefore shut thou up the
vision; for it ^'^ shall he foi- many

days.

27 And I Daniel fainted, and was
sick certain days; jifterwai'd 1 rose
up, and did the king's business:
and 1 was astonislied at the vision,
but none understood it.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Ilitniel, cnnKifJering the. iime of ihc ciip-
iirifi/, ■\ iiinketh coii/ffixion of .linn, 1(1 <in<]
prtiijetli /(»■ f/ie renf^irdUon of ./erimd/i'm. 'id
(itibrh'l iiifurmethhivi of the nert'nii/ wt'i'/i-K.

N the first year of Darius the scm
of Aliasuerus, of the seed of the

11 the Ulai,

12 the vision
belongeth to
the time of
the end.

13 it

beloiigeth to

the

appointed

time of the

end.

1'* horns,

they are

15 do his
pleasure,

16 mighty
ones

1' in tliPir
seenrity

18 holongeth
to many
days to
come.

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Daniel's penitent prayer.

DANIEL, 9.

Gabriel brings an ansioer.

Medes, which was made king over
the realm of the Chaldeans ;

2 In the first year of his reign I
Daniel understood by ' hooks the
number of the years, whereof the
word of the Lord came to Jeremiah
the prophet, that he wou^ld accom-
plish seventy years in the desola-
tions of Jerusalem.

3 ^ And I set my face unto the
Lord God, to seek by prayer and
supplications, with fasting, • and
sackcloth, and ashes :

4 And I prayed unto the Lord
my God, and made my confession,
and said, O Lord, the great and
dreadful God, keeping the covemint
and mercy to them that love him,
and to them that keep his com-
mandments ;

5 We have sinned, and have com-
mitted iniquity, and have done
wickedly, and have rebelled, even
by departing from thy precepts
and from thy judgments :

6 Neither have we hearkened
unto thy servants the prophets,
which spake in thy name to our
kings, our princes, and our fathers,
and to all the people of the land.

7 O Lord, righteousness helongeth
unto thee, but unto us confusion of
faces, as at this day; to the men
of Judah, and to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that
are near, and tliat are far off,
through all the countries whither
thou hast driven them, because of
their trespass that they have tres-
passed against thee.

8 O Lord, to us helongeth confu-
sion of face, to our kings, to our
princes, and to our fathers, because
we have sinned against thee.

9 To the Lord our God belong
mercies and foi'givenesses, though
we have i-ebelled against him ;

10 Neither have we obeyed the
voice of the Loud our (iod, to walk
in his laws, which he set before us
by his servants the pi'ophets.

11 Yea, all Israel have trans-
gi-essed thy law, even by depart-
ing, that they might not obey thy
voice ; therefore the curse is poured
upon us, and the oath that ?.s' writ-
ten in the law of .Moses the servant
of God, because we have sinned
against hiin.

\'l And he liath confirnied his
words, which he si)ake against us,
and against our judges that judged
us, by bringing uixiii us a great
evil : for under tJie whole heaven
hath not been done as hath Ijeen
done upon Jerusalem.

13 As it i« written in the law of
Moses, all this evil is come upon us :
yet made we not our prayer before;

the Lord our God, that we might
turn from our iniquities, and under-
stand thj'' truth.

14 Therefore hath the Lord
watched upon the evil, and brought
it upon us : for the Lord our God
is righteous in all his works which
he doeth : for we obeyed not his
voice.

15 And now, O Lord our God,
that hast brought thy people forth
out of the land of Egypt with a
mighty hand, and hast gotten thee
renown, as at this day ; we have
sinned, we have done wickedly.

16 ^ O Lord, according to all
thy righteousness, I beseech thee,
let thine anger and thy fury be
turned away from thy city Jeru-
salem, thy holy mountain : because
for our sins, and for the iniquities
of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy
people are become a reproach to all
that are about us.

17 Now therefore, O our God,
hear the prayer of thy servant, and
his supplications, and cause thy
face to shine upon thy sanctuary
that is desolate, for the Lord's
sake.

18 0 my God, incline thine ear,
and hear ; open thine eyes, and be-
hold our desolations, and the city
which is called by thy name : for
we do not present our supplica-
tions before thee for our righteous-
nesses, but for thy great mercies.

19 O Loid, hear; O Lord, for-
give ; O Lord, hearken and do ;
defer not, for thin(; own sake, O
my God : for thy city and thy
people ai-e called by thy name.

20 U And whiles 1 was speaking,
and pi-aying, and confessing my
sin and the sin of my i)eoi)le Israel,
and i)resenting my supi)lication be-
fore the LoKD my God for the holy
mountain of my God ;

21 Yea, whiles 1 was speaking
in pi'ayer, even the man Gfibriel,
whom 1 hafl seen in the vision at
the beginning, being (caused to fly
swiftl.y, touched me al)out the time
of the evenijig ol)lation.

22 Anfl he informed me, and
talked with me, aTid said, () Daniel,
I ;i,in HOW come foi'tli to give thee
skill and understanding.

23 At the beginning of thy sup-
plicjitions the coiniuMiidnient came
foi'th, and I am come to shew thee ;
for thou art greatl.v beloved : there-
foi'(i understand the matter, and
consider the vision.

24 Sevent.y w(M'ks are deter-
mined ui)on thy i)eoi)le and ui)on
thy holy city, to finish the tivins-
gi-ession. and to make an end of
sins, and to make reconciliation for

802

The sevetity weeks.

DANIEL, 10.

Daniel cuinjoiied by an angeL

1 an

anointed
one, a
prince

2 the
anointed
one

3 and there
shall be
none

belonging
to him :

4 even until
the end
shall be
war ;

* and upon
the wing of
abomina-
tions shall
come one
that maketh
desolate ;
and even
unto the
consumma-
tion, and
that

determined,
shall ivrath
be poured
out upon
the

desolator.
^ even a
great
warfare :

iniquity, and to bring in everlast-
ing righteousness, and to seal up
the vision and prophecy, and to
anoint the most Holy.

25 Know therefore and undtu--
stand, that from the going forth
of the commandment to restore
and to build Jerusalem unto ^ the
Messiah the Prince shall he seven

weeks, and threescore and t\yo
weeks : the street shall be built
again, and the w-all, even in trou-
blous times.

26 And after threescore and two
weeks shall '-^Messiah be cut oflF,
^ but not for himself : and the peo-
ple of the prince that shall come
shall destroy the city and the
sanctuary ; and the end thei'eof
s}iall he with a Hood, and "^unto the
end of the war desolations are de-

termined.

27 And he shall confirm the cove-
nant with many for one week : and
in the midst of the week he shall
cause the sacrifice and the oblation
to cease, ^and for the oversr)read-
ing of abominations he sliall make

if desolate*. ('\ en until the eonsiim-

luation. and that (ietermiiied shall
be r)oured ii|)on the desohite.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Daniel havinff liumhled hitn.seJf xeeth a
vision. 10 Being troubled icith fear he is
comforted hy the angel.

IN the third year of Cyrus king
of Persia a thing was revealed
unto Daniel, whose name was called
Belteshazzar ; and the thing was
true, " but the time api^ointed }i'as
long : and he understood the thing,
and had understanding of the
vision.

2 In those days I Daniel was
mourning three full weeks.

3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither
came flesh nor wine in my mouth,
neither did 1 anoint myself at all,
till three whole wrecks were ful-
filled.

4 And in the four and twentieth
day of the first month, as I was by
the side of the great river, which is
Hiddekel ;

5 Tlien I lifted up mine eyes, and
looked, and behold a certain man
clothed in linen, whose loins n<ere
girded with fine gold of Uphaz :

6 His body also vhis like tne beryl,
and his face as the appearance of
lightning, and his eyes ns lamr)s of
fire, and his arms and his feet like
in colour to polished brass, and the
voice of his words like the voice of
a multitude.

7 And I Daniel alone saw the

vision : for the men that were with
me sa,w not the vision ; but a great
quaking fell upon them, so that
they fled to hide themselves.

8 Therefore I was left alone, and
saw this great vision, and there
remainefl no strength in me : for
iny comeliness was turned in me
into corruption, and I retained no
strength.

9 Yet heard I the voice of his
words : and when I heard the voice
of his words, then was I in a deep
sleep on my face, and mj' face to-
ward the ground.

10 % And, behold, an hand
touched me, which set me upon
my knees and u^ion the palms of
my hands.

11 And he said unto me, O Da-
niel, a man greatly beloved, under-
stand the words tliat 1 speak unto
thee, and stand upright : for unto
thee am I now sent. And when he
had spoken this word unto me, I
stood trembling.

12 Then said he unto me. Fear
not, Daniel : for from the first day
that thou didst set thine heart to
understand, and to chasten thj'self
before thy God, thy words were
heard, and I am come for thy words.

13 But the prince of the king-
dom of Persia withstood me one
and twenty days : but, lo, IMichael,
one of the chief princes, came to
help me ; and I remained there
witn the kings of Persia.

14 Now I am come to make thee
understand what shall befall thy
people in the latter days : for yet
the vision is for many days.

15 And when he had spoken such
words unto me, I set my face to-
ward the ground, and I became
dumb.

16 And, behold, o??elikethesimili-
tude of the sons of men touched
my lips : then 1 oijened my mouth,
and spake, and said unto him thai-
stood before me, () my lord, by the
vision my sorrows are turned upon
me, and I have retained nostrength.

17 For how can the servant of
this my lord talk with this my
lord? for as for me, straightway
there remained no strength in me,
neither is there bieath left in me.

18 Then there came again and
touched \no (>)ie like the appearance
of a man, and he strengthened me,

19 And said, O man greatly be-
loved, fear not : ])eace he unto thee,
be strong, yea, be strong. And
when he had spoken unto me, I was
strengthened, and said. Let my
lord speak ; for thou hast strength-
ened me.

20 Then said he, Knoweet thou

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Persia and Greece.

DANIEL, 11.

Kings of the south a)id north.

wherefore I come unto thee^ and
now will I return to fight with the
prince of Persia : and when I am
gone forth, lo, the prince of Gx'ecia
shall come.

21 But I will shew thee that
which is noted in the scripture of
truth : and there is none that hold-
eth with me in these things, but
Michael your prince.

CHAPTER 11.

1 T/ie overthrow of Persia hy the ling of
(irecia. a Leagues and conflicts betiveeii
fh" kings of the south and of the north.
'■'M The invasion and tyranny of tite.
Romans.

ALSO I in the first year of Da-
rius the Mede, even I, stood to
confirm and to strengthen him.

2 And now will I shew thee the
truth. Behold, there shall stand
up yet three kings in Persia ; and
the fourth shall be far richer than
they all : and by his strength
through his riches he shall stir up
all against the realm of Grecia.

3 And a mighty king shall stand
up, that shall rule with great do-
minion, and do according to his
will.

4 And when he shall stand up, his
kingdom shall be broken, and shall
be divided toward the four winds
of heaven ; and not to his posterity,
nor according to his dominion which
he ruled : for his kingdom shall be
plucked up, even for others beside
those.

5 U And the king of the south
shall be strong, and one of his
princes ; and he shall be strong-
above him, and liave dominion;
his dominion shall be a great do-
minion.

6 And in the end of years they
shall join themselves together ; for
the king's daughter of the south
shall come to the king of the north
to make an agreement : but she
shall not retain the i)o\ver of ' the
arm ; neither shall lie stand, nor
his arm : but she sliall be given
up, and they that bi'ought her, and
he that begat her, and he that
strengthened her in these times.

7 But out of a l)i'anch of her
roots shall one stand up in his
^ estate, wliich shall come •' with ;in
army, and shall enter into tlip for-
tress of the king of the north, and
shall deal against them, and shall
prevail :

8 And shall also carry captives
into Egypt thr>ir gods, with their
princes, and with their j)recions
vessels of silver and of gold ; and
he shall continue more years than
the king of the north.

9 ^So the king of the south shall
come into h;is kingdom, and shall

return into his own land.

10 But his sons shall "be stirred
up, and shall assemble a multitude
of great ^ forces : and one shall cer-
tainly come, and overflow, and

pass through : then shall he return,
and ''be stirred up, even to his
fortress.

1 1 And the king of the south
shall be moved with choler, and
shall come forth and fight with
him, even with the king of the
north : and he shall set forth a
great multitude ; but the multi-
tude shall be given into his hand.

12 And when he hath taken
away the multitude, his heart
shall be lifted up; and he shall
cast down many ten thousands : but
he shall not be strengthened by it.

13 For the king of the north
shall return, and shall set forth a
multitude greater than the former,
and shall certainly come after cer-
tain years with a great army and
with much riches.

1-1 And in those times there
shall many stand up against the
king of the south: also the '^ rob-
bers of thy people shall exalt them-
selves to establish the vision ; but
they shall fall.

15 So the king of the north
shall come, and cast up a mount,
and take the most fenced cities :
and the arms of the south shall
not withstand, neither his chosen
people, neither shall there be any
strength to withstand.

16 But he that cometh against
him shall do according to his own
will, and none shall stand before
him : and he shall stand in the
glorious land, "which by his hand
shall be consumed.

17 He shall also set his face to
enter with the strength of his
whole kingdom, and upright ones
with him ; thus shall he do : and
he shall give him the daughter of
\vom(>n, " corrupting her : but '"she
shall not stand mi hix .•itde, neither
be for him.

18 After this shall he turn his
face unto the " isles, and shall take

many

hrhalf sha

but a prince foi' his o\\ ii

th(

oHi'rcd l)y him to c<'asi' : without
his o\\!i ri'iiroach lie shall cause //

to tui'ii u|)oii liiin.

I !) Then he shall turn his face
toward the '''fort of his own land :
but he shall stumble and fall, and
not be found.

* And he
shall come
iuto the
realm of the
king of the
south,

5 war,

6 forces,
which shall
come on,

' children of
the violent
among

'^ and in his
liand shall
))c destruc-
tion.

9 to destroy
it:

1" it .shall
not stand,
11 coast-
lands,

1- l)nt a cap-
tain shall
cause llic
ri'pi'oacli
utlVivil l)y
him to
cease ; yea,
moreover,
lie siiall
cause his re-
proach to
turn upon
iiim.
13 fortresses

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Leagues and coujiids.

DANIEL, 11.

The sanctuary profaned.

20 ^ Then .slial] stand uij in liis
estate ;i I'aisef of taxes in the iilory

of the kiimdoni : but within few
days he shall be destroyed, neither
in anger, nor in battle.

21 And in his " estate shall stand
up a " vile person, to whom they
^ sliall n(^t .ixive the honour of the
kingdoii! : but he shall come in
l)eaceably, and obtain the kingdom
by t^atteries.

22 And with the arms of a flood
shall tlieybe overflown from before
him, and shall be broken ; yea, also
the prince of the covenant.

23 And after the league made
w ith him he shall work deceitfully :
for he shall come up, and shall
become strong with a small people.

24 He shall enter peaceably even
upon the fattest places of the ]?ro-
vmce ; and he shall do tJtat which
his fathers have not done, nor his
fathers' fathers ; he shall scatter
among them the prey, and fepoil,
and riches : yea, and he shall fore-
cast his devices against the strong
holds, even for a time.

25 And he shall stir up his power
and his courage against the king
of the south with a great army;
and the king of the south shall be
stirred up to battle with a very
great and might.v army ; but he
shall not stand : for they shall fore-
cast devices against him.

26 Yea, they that feed of the
portion of his meat shall destroy
him, and his army shall over-
flow : and many shall fall down
slain.

27 And both these kings' hearts
aludl be to do mischief, and they
shall sj)eak lies at one table ; but
it shall not prosper : for yet the
end shall be at the time appointed.

28 Then shall he return into his
land with great riches ; and his
heart nhall be. against the holy
covenant ; and he shall do exploiU,
and return to his own land.

29 At the time appointed he
shall return, and come toward the
south ; but it shall not be " as the
foi'mer. or as the latter.

'M) II For the ships of Chittim
shall come against him : therefore
he shall be grieved, and return,
and have indignation against the
lioly covenant : so shall he flo ; he
shall even return, and have "intelli-
genee witli them that forsake the

lioly covenant.

31 And arms shall stand on liis
part, and they shall '' i)()]lute the
s;inctii;iry of strength, and shall
take away the '^(hi.ily .'/(rn'tin', and

they shall " place the abomination
that maketh desolate.

32 And such as do wickedly
against the covenant sliall he cor-
rupt by flatteries : but the people
that do know their God shall be
strong, and do exploits.

33 And they that understand
among the people sliall instruct
many : yet tliey shall fall by the
sv/ord, and by flame, b.y captivity,
and by spoil, many days.

34 Now when they shall fall,
they shall be holpen with a little
help : but many shall cleave to
them with flatteries.

35 And some of them of under-
standing shall fall, to try them,
and to purge, and to make them
white, even to the time of the end :
because it is yet for a time ap-
pointed.

36 And the king shall do accord-
ing to his will ; and he shall exalt
himself, and magnify himself above
every god, and shall speak marvel-
lous things against the God of gods,
and shall prosper till the indigna-
tion be accomplished : for that that
is determined shall be done.

37 Neither shall he regard the
'" God of his fathers, nor the desire
of women, nor regard any god : for
he shall magnify himself above all.

38 But in his " estate shall he
honour the " God of forces : and a
god whom his fathers knew not
shall he honour with gold, and
silver, and with precious stones,
and pleasant things.

39 ^" Thus shall he do in the most
strong holfis with a strange god.

whom he sliall acknowledge and
increase with glory: and he shall

cause them to rule over many, and
shall divide the land for gain.

40 And at the time of the end
shall the king of the south push at
him: and the king of the north
shall come against him like a wliii4-
wiiid, with chariots, and with horse-
men, and with many ships ; and he
shall enter into the countries, and
shall ovei'flow and pass over.

41 He shall enter also into the
glorious land, and many countries
shall be overthrown : but these
shall escape out of his hand, eimi
Edom, and Moab, and the chief of
the children of Amnion.

42 He shall stietch f()rth his
hand also upon the countries : and
the land of Egypt shall not escape.

43 But he sliall have power over
the treasures of gold and of silver,
and over all the precious things or
Egypt : and the Libyans anrt the
Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

^ set up

10 ffods

- place
11 god of
fortresses :

1- And he
shall deal
with the
strongest
fortresses
hy the help
oi' a strange
god :

whosoever
acknow-
ledgeth hiiu.
he will
increase
with glory :

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MichaeV s help in trouble.

DAKIEL, 12.

The time of the end.

1 the sea and

44 But tidings out of the east
and out of the north shall trouble
him : therefore he shall go forth
with great fury to destroj^ and
utterly to make away many.

45 And he shall plant the taber-
nacles of his palace between ^ the
seas in the glorious holy mountain;
yet he shall come to his end, and
none shall help him.

CHAPTER 12.

1 Michael shall deliver Inrael from, Ihcir
trouhles. 5 Daniel is informed of the.
times.

AND at that time shall Michael
stand up, the great prince
which standeth for the children of
thy people : and there shall be a
time of trouble, such as never was
since there was a nation even to
that same time: and at that time
thy people shall be delivered, every
one that shall be found written in
the book.

2 And many of them that sleep
in the dust of the earth shall
awake, some to everlasting life,
and some to shame and everlast-
ing contempt.

3 And they that be " wise shall
shine as the brightness of the fir-
mament ; and they that turn many
to righteousness as the stars for
ever and ever.

4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up
the words, and seal the book, even
to the time of the end : many shall
run to and fro, and knowledge
shall be increased.

5 % Then I Daniel looked, and,
behold, there stood other two, the

one on this side of the bank of the
river, and the other on that side of
the bank of the river.

6 And one said to the man clothed
in linen, which icnK upon the wa-
ters of the river. How long sh(dl it
be to the end of these wonders 1

7 And I heard the man clothed
in linen, which n'os upon the wa-
ters of the river, when he held up
his right hand and his left hand
unto heaven, and sware by him
that liveth for ever that it shall he
for a time, times, and a half ; and
when he shall have accomplished
to scatter the power of the holy
people, all these things shall be
finished.

8 And I heard, but I understood
not : then said I, O my Lord, what
shall be the end of these things ?

9 And he said, Go thy way,
Daniel : for the woi'ds are closed up
and sealed till the time of the end.

10 Many shall ''bo pvu'ified, and
made white, and tried : but the
wicked shall do wickedly : and
none of the wicked shall under-
stand ; but the wise shall under-
stand.

11 And from the time that the
•* daily sacrifice shall be taken away,
and the abomination that maketh
desolate set up, there shall be a thou-
sand two hundred and ninety days.

1 2 Blessed is he that waiteth, and
Cometh to the thousand three hun-
dred and five and thirty days.

13 But go thou thy way till the
end be/ for thou shalt rest, and
stand in thy lot at the end of the
days.

IIOSEA

CHAPTEB 1.

1 Ifosea, to Hhew God''H JHd(/ment for spir-
itual lohoredom, taketh (iomer, 4 and hath
hy her Jezreel, 0 Lo-rvhamah, S and Lo-
ammi. 10 7'he restoration of Judah and
Israel.

rpHK woi'd of the Lord that came
\- unto Hosca, tlie son of J>eeri,
in the days of ITzziah, Jotham,
Ahaz, and, Hezekiah, kings of Ju-
dah, and in the days of .)er()l)oam
the son of Joash, king of Israel.

2 The beginning of the W(»rd of
the Loiii) ))y Hosea. And the Lord
said to Hosea, TJo, take unto thee
a wife of whoredoms and children of
whoredoms: for the land hath com-
mitted great whoredom, departing
from the Lord.

3 .So he wont and took Oomer the
daughter of |)il)laim; which ccm-
ceived, and bai-e him a son.

4 And the Lord said unto him.
Call his name Jezreel; for yet a
little ivitile, and 1 will avenge the
blood of .lezreel upon the house of
Jehu, and will cause to cease the
kingdom of tin; house of Israel.

5 AjkI it sliall come to pass at
that day, that I will break the bow
of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

G If And she conceived again,
and bare a danghtei'. And (iod said
unto him. Call her name * Ijo-riiha-
mah : for I will no mor(^ have meiry
upon the; liousc of Isi-ai;!; ' but 1
will uttei'ly hike ihcm away.

7 lUit 1 will li;i\«' mercy uiion
the house of Jud.-ih, and will sa\-e
them l)y the Lord their Cod, and
will not save them by bow, nor b.y

* That is, Not having obtained mercy.

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HoseU'S tvife and children.

HOSEA, 2. IsraeVs sentence and reco7iciUation.

sword, nor by battle, by horses,
nor by hoi'semen.

8 U Now when she had weaned
Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and
bare a son.

9 Then said God, Call his name
* Lo-aninii: for ye are not my peo-
ple, and I will not be your God.

10 U Yet the number of the
children of Israel shall be as the
sand of the sea, which cannot be
measured nor numbered; and it
shall come to pass, tltat in the place
where it was said unto them, Ye
are not my people, there it shall be
said unto them. Ye are the sons of
the living God.

1 1 Then shall the children of Ju-
dah and the children of Israel be
gathered together, and appoint
themselves one head, and they
shall come up out of the land: for
great shall be the day of Jezreel.

CHAPTER 2.

1 TJie idolatry of the people. 6 God''s jurlg-
menU iif/aiiid i/irm. 14 //is promiiies of
feconeiliation irit/t. them.

OAY ye unto your brethren,

0 tAmmi; and to your sisters,
t Ru-hamah.

2 Plciid with your mothei", plead :
for she is not my wife, neither am I
her husband : let her therefore put
away her whoredoms out of her
sight, and her adulteries from be-
tween her breasts ;

3 Lest I strip her naked, and set
her as in the day that she was born,
and make her as a wilderness, and
set her like a dry land, and slay her
with thirst.

4 And I will not have mercy
upon her children; for they 6e the
children of whoredoms.

5 For tlunr mother liath played
the harlot : she that conceived them
hath done shamefully: for she saicl,

1 will go after my lovers, that give
me my bread and my water, my
wool and my flax, mine oil and my

6 ^"Therefore, behold, T will
hedge up thy way with tlxirns, and
make a wall, that she shall not fine!
her paths.

7 And she shall follow after her
lovers, but she shall not overtake
them ; anrl she shall seek them, but
shall not find them .- then shall she
say, I will go and n^turn to my
first husband ; for then was it
better with me than now.

8 For she did not know tliat I
gave her ^cnrn, and wine, and oil.

* Tlint ifi. Not my people.

t That i.t, My people.

t That is, Having obtained merey.

and multiplied her silvei- and gold,
ivhich they - prepared for Jjaal.

9 Therefore will I return, and
take away my ^ corn in the time
thereof, and my wine in the season
thereof, and will recover my wool
and my flax given to cover her
nakedness.

10 And now will I discover her
lewdness in the sight of her lovers,
and none shall deliver her out of
mine hand.

Ill will also cause all her mirth
to cease, her feast days, her new
moons, and her sabbaths, and all
her solemn feasts.

12 And I will destroy her vines
and her fig trees, whereof she hath
said. These are my rewards tliat
my lovers have given me: and I
will make them a foi'est, and the
beasts of the field shall eat them.

1 3 And I will visit upon her the
days of ^Baalim, wherein .she
burned incense to them, an(^l she
decked .herself with her earrings
and her jewels, and she went after
her lovers, and forgat me, saith the
Lord.

14 ^ Therefore, behold, I will
allure her, and bring her into the
wilderness, and speak comfortably
unto hei".

15 And I will give her her vine-
yards from thence, and the valley
of § Achor for a door of hope : and
she shall "sing there, as in the days
of her youtli, and as in the day
when she came up out of the land
of Egypt.

16 And it shall be at that day,
saith the Lord that thou shalt call
me II Ishi ; and shalt call me no
more ** Raali.

17 For I will take away the
names of ^Baalim out of her mouth,
and they shall no mcjre be remem-
bered by their name.

18 And in that day will I make
a covenant for theni with the beasts
of the field, and with the fowls of
heaven, and with the creeping
things of the ground : and 1 will
l)reak the Ijow and the sword aufl
the battle out of the '^ earth, and
will make them to lie down safely.

19 And I will betroth thee unto
me for ever ; yea, 1 will betroth
thee unto me in righteousness, and
in judgment, and in lovingkind-
ness, and in mercnes.

20 I will even betroth thee unto
me in faithfulness : and thou shalt
know the Lord.

21 And it shall come to pass in

§ That is, Tronbling. See Josh. vii. 26.
II That ?■,<(, Mv hnsband.
** That is, My lord.

'' used

•* the Baalim,

5 make
answer

6 the Baalim

land.

807

IlosecCs wife recovered.

HOSEA, 3, 4.

Sins of 'people and priests.

that day, I will ^ hear, saith the
Lord, I will - hear the Jieavens, and
they shall " hear the earth ;

22 And the earth shall - hear the
^ corn, and the wine, and the oil ;
and they shall " hear * Jezreel.

23 And I will sow her unto me
in the earth ; and I will have mercy
upon her that had not obtained
mercy ; and I will say to them which
were not my people, Thou a7't my
people ; and they shall say, Thou
art my God.

CHAPTER 3.

1 By the expiation of an adulteress, 4 is
sheiced the desolation of Israelbefore their
restoration.

^ rpHEN said the Lord unto me,
-L Go yet, love a woman be-
loved of Jier friend, yet an adulter-
ess, according to the love of the
Lord toward the children of Israel,
who look to other gods, and love
•'"' flagons of wine.

2 8o i bouglit her to me for fif-
teen pieces of silver, and for an
homer of barley, and an half homer
of barle.v :

3 And I said unto her. Thou shalt
abide for me many days ; thou shalt
not play the harlot, and thou
shalt not be for another man : so
will I also be *" for thee.

4 For the children of Israel shall
abide many days without a king,
and without a prince, and without
a sacrifice, and without ^ an image.
and without an ephod, and witlLout
teraphim :

5 Afterward shall the children
of Israel return, and seek the Lord
their God, and David their king ;
and shall fear the Lord and his
goodness in the latter days.

CHAPTER 4.

1 God^s jtiiJdiiioity (ii/iihist til/' sins of the
peoiilc, l'> II nil I,/' /In' jirlr.s/s, !■_' mil/ ils/ailist
their ii/ii/ii/ri/. i:. ./ii,/ii/i /x ,r/,„rt)'d to
take iniriiiiiij bij /.■inii/'n in/imu/i/.

HEAR tlie word of the Lord,
y(^ cliildren of Isi-ael : for the
Lord hath a controvei-sy with the
inhabitants of the land, because
there is no truth, nor merc.y, nor
knowledge of God in the land.

2 **Ry swearing, and l.ying, and
killing, and stealing, and commit-
ting "adultery. th(\v break out,
and l)liK)d toucheth blood.

3 Therefore shall the land mourn,
and every one that dwelleth there-
in shall_ languish, with the beasts
of the field, and with the fowls of

* That is, Whom God soweth.

heaven ; yea, the fishes of the sea
also shall be taken away.

4 Yet let no man strive, nor re-
prove another : for thy people ewe
as they that strive with the priest.

5 Therefore shalt thou '"fall in
the day, and the prophet also shall
'" fall with thee in the night, and I
will destroy thy mother.

6 II My people are destroyed for
lack of knowledge : because thou
hast rejected knowledge, I will also
reject thee, that thou shalt be no
priest to me : seeing thou hast for-
gotten the law of thy God, I will
also forget th.y children.

_ 7 As they were increased, so they
sinned against me : therefore will I
change their glory into shame.

8 They '' eat up the sin of my
people, and they set their heart on
their iniquity.

9 And there shall be, like people,
like priest : and I will punish them
for their ways, and reward them
their doings.

10 For they shall eat, and not
have enough : they shall commit
whoredom, and shall not increase :
because they have left off to take
heed to the Lord.

1 1 Whoredom and wine and new
wine take awaj^ the '-' heart.

12 ^ My people ask counsel at
their stocks, and their staif declar-
eth unto them : for the spirit of
whoredoms hath caused them to
err, and they have '''gone a whoring
from under their God.

13 They sacrifice upon the tops
of the movintains, and burn incense
upon the hills, under oaks and po-
plars and elms, because the shadow-
thereof is good : therefore your
daughters "shall commit whore-
dom, and yoursijouses '"'sliall com-
mit adultei'y.

14 1 will not pu)iish your daugh-
ters when they connnit whoredom,
nor your spouses when they com-
mit adultery: for themselves ai-(>
sejiarated with whoi'es, ;ui(l they
sacrifice with harlots: therefore
the people that doth not under-
stand shall fall.

15 If Though thou, Israel, play
the harlot, yet let not Judnli oU'eiid ;
and come not ye unto CJiilgal, nei-
ther go .V(; up to J>eth-aven, nor
swear, ''The Loiio liveth.

IG Vov Israel "' slidetli b;ick ;is ;i
barksliduig lu'ifer : now the Loud
will feed them as a lamb in a large

plac(

17 i'>phraim v.*;
let him alone.

IcS Their diink

joined to idols

i** stumble

11 feed on

1'-^ under-
standing.

13 played the
harlot, <Ic-
p((rti)i(/

!■* connnit

IS As flic
ichath bc-
liavcd him-
self stub-
bornly as a
stubboiMi
licifcr :

808

Judgment on Israel.

HOSEA, 5-7.

Response to God's rebuke.

havo committed wlioredom con-
tinually : her rulers ' with shame do
love, Giv'e ye.

lU The wind hath bound her uj)
in - her wings, and they shall be
ashamed because of their sacrifices.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Gotrs judgments agdinut the, priests, f/ie
jieoj/lt, and the pfineeis of iNrael, for their
manifold sins, 15 until they repent.

HEAR ye this, O priests ; and
hearken, ye house of Israel ;
and give ye ear, O house of the
king ; for judgment is toward you,
because ye have been a snare on
Mizpah, and a net spread upon
Tabor.

2 And the revolters are profound
to make slaughter, •' though I Itave
been a rebuker of them all,

3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is
not hid from me : for now, O
Ephraim, thou committest whore-
dom, and Israel is defiled.

4 They will not frame their
doingsto turn unto their God : for
the spii'it of whoredoms is in the
midst of them, and they have not
known the Lord.

5 And the pride of Israel doth
testify to his face : therefore shall
Israel and Ephraim fall in their
iniquity ; Judali also shall fall with
them.

6 They shall go with their flocks
and with their herds to seek the
LoiM) ; but they shall not find him:
he hath withdrawn himself from
them.

7 They have dealt treacherously
against the Loud : for they have
Ijegotten strange children : now
shall a month devour them with
their ijortions.

iS Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah,
and the trumpet in Ramah : cry
aloud at ^ Beth-aven. after thee. ()
Benjamin.

9 Ei:)hraim shall be desolate in
the day of rebuke: among the
tribes of Israel have I made known
that which shall surely be.

10 The princes of Judah were
like them that remove the ""' bound :

tlwrefore T will i)our out my wrath
upon them like water.

1 1 Ejjhraim is oi)j)ressed and.
'' broken in judgment, because he
willingly walked after ''' the com-
mandment.

yi Therefore v<ill I he unto Eph-
raim as a moth, and to the house
of Judah as rottenness.

13 When Eph/aim saw liis sick-
ness, and Judah .viii< his wound.

* Or,

then went Ephraim to the Assy-
rian, and sent to king Jareb : yet
could he not heal you, nor cure you
of your wound.

14 For I irill he unto Ephraim
as a lion, and as a young lion to
the house of Judah : I, even I, will
tear and go away ; I will take
away, and none shall rescue him.

15 51 1 will go and return to my
place, till they acknowledge their
oftence, and seek my face : in their
affliction they will seek me '^ early.

CHAPTER 6.

1 An ea'hort<aio)) to repentunre. 4 A coin-
])hiint of their iiutou'drdnesx (rnd iniqniti/.

COME, and let us return unto
the Lord : for he hath torn,
and he will heal us ; he hath smit-
ten, and he will bind us up.

2 After two days will lie revive
us : in the third day he will raise
us up, and we shall live in his
sight.

3 Then ® shall we know, _^
follow on to know the Lord:
going forth is '" prepared as
morning ; and lie shall come unto
us as the rain, as the latter and
former rain unto the earth.

4 II O Ephraim, what shall I do
unto thee % O Judah, what shall I
do unto thee 1 for your goodness is
as a morning cloud, and as the
early dew it goeth away.

5 Therefore have I hewed them
by the prophets ; I have slain
them by the words of my mouth :
and thy judgments are as the light
that goeth forth.

6 For I desired " mercy, and not
sacrifice ; and the knowledge of
God more than burnt offerings.

7 But they like ^" men have
transgressed the covenant : there
have they dealt treacherously
against me. _

8 (iilead is a city of them that
work inicjuity, and is polluted
with blood.

9 And as troops of robbers wait
for a man, so the company of priests
murder in the way '''by consent: for

10 I have seen an horrilJe thing
in the house of Israel : there is the
whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is
defiled.

1 1 Also, O Judah, he hath set an
harvest for tluH', when I '^ returned
the caiitivity of my people.

CHAPTER 7.

1 A reproof of manifold sins. 11 Ood's
irrath against them'for their hi/jiocrisi/.

WHEX I would have healed
Israel, then the iniquity of

809

IsraeVs iniquity and rebellion.

HOSEA, 8.

Her idolatry.

Ephraim was discovered, and the
wickedness of Samaria : for they
commit falsehood ; and the thief
Cometh in, and the troop of robbers
spoileth without.

2 And they consider not in their
hearts that I remember all their
wickedness : now their own doings
have beset them about ; they are
before my face.

3 They make the king glad with
their wickedness, and the princes
with their lies.

4 They are all adulterers, as an
oven heated by the baker, who
ceaseth ' from raisi^ig after he hath
kneaded the dough, until it be lea-
vened.

5 In the day of our king the
princes have made " him, sick with
^ bottles of wine; he stretched out
his hand with scorners.

6 For they have made ready their
heart like an oven, whiles they lie
in wait : their baker sleepeth all
the night ; in the morning it burn-
etii as a flaming fire.

7 They are all hot as an oven,
and have devoured their judges ; all
their kings are fallen : there is none
among them that calleth unto rne.

8 Ephraim, he hath mixed him-
self among the ^ peoplej Ephraim
is a cake not turned.

9 Strangers have devoured his
strength, and he knoweth it not :
yea, gray hairs are here and there
upon him, yet he knoweth not.

10 And the pride of Israel testi-
fieth to his face : and they do not
return to the LoRi) their God, nor
seek him foi- all this.

11 H Ephraim also is like a silly
dove without " heart : they call to
Egypt, they go to Assyria.

12 When they shall go, I will
spread my net upon them ; I will
bring them down as the fowls of
the heaven; I will chastis<! them,
as tlnnr congregation hath heard.

1.3 Woe unto them ! for they
have " fled from me : destruction
unto them ! because they have
transgressed against me : though I
have redeemed them, yet they have
spoken lies against me.

14 And they have not cried unto
me with their heart, when tliey
howled upon their beds-, they as-
semble themselves for "coi-n and
wine, nnd they rebel against iiu^

IT) Tliough I hav(^ '^Vxmiid (twl
strciiglticncd their arms, yet do
they ijnagine mischief against
me.

IG They return, hut not to tin;
Miost High: they ai'e like a deceit-
ful bow : tlieir princes shall fall by

the sword for the rage of their
tongue : this shall be their derision
in the land of Egypt.

CHAPTER 8.

1, 12 Dentruction is threatened for their
impiety, 5 and idolatry.

^ET the trumpet to thy mouth.
^^ He sliall come as an eagle against
the house of the Lord, because
they have transgressed my cove-
nant, and trespassed against my
law.

2 ^Israel shall cry unto me. My

God, we know thee.

3 Israel hath cast off tJie thing
that is good : the enemy shall pur-
sue him.

4 They have set up kings, but
not by me : they have made princes,
and I knew it not : of their silver
and their gold have they made
them idols, that they may be cut
ofl-.

5 ^ ^° Thy calf, O Samaria, hath
cast t/iee ott'; mine anger is kindled

against them : how long will it he
ere they attain to innocency '?

6 For from Israel ivas it also : the
workman made it ; therefore it is
not God : but the calf of Samaria
shall be broken in pieces.

7 For they have sown the wind,
and they shall reap the whirlwind:
it hath no stalk : the bud shall
yield no meal : if so be it yield, the
strangers shall swallow it up.

8 Israel is swallowed up : nf)W
shall they be among the "Gentiles
as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

9 F( )i- they ai'egoneui^to Assyria,
^■^a wild ass alone by himself : Eph-
raim liatli hired lovers.

1 0 Vea, though they ^'^ have hired
among the nations, now will 1 ga-
ther them, and they shall sorrow a_
little for the burden of the king of
princes.

1 1 Because Ephraim hath made
many altars to sin, altars '^ shall l)i-
unto him to sin.

12 ''M hav(^ wi'itten to him ilie
great tilings of my law. Inif tliey

were couiittid as a strange thing

1.3 They sacrifice flesh for the
saci'ifices of mine offerings, and eat
it : hat the Lord accepteth them
not ; now will he i-emember their
inicpiity, ;ind visit their sins : they
shall r(!tui'n to ]*]gypt.

14 For Isi-a(4 hath forgotten his
Maker, and l)uildeth "'teTni)1es :
and .ludah liiith nudtii)lied fenced
citicvs : l)ut 1 will send a lii'e \\\)n\\
liis cities, and it shall devour the
palaces thereof.

9 They shall
cry unto me,
My God, we
Israel
know thee.

in He liath

cast off thy

calf.

t) Saiuaria;

11 nations

1'^ like a
wild ass

la hire

n liave been

i'""' TIionj;li I
write for
iiini my law
in U'.w
thousand
jirecepls,
tluiy are

"' i)alaces ;

810

Captivity of Israel foretold.

HOSEA, 9, 10.

Reproofs and threats.

CHAPTER 9.

The dinirefiS and eujitivUy of larael for
til e if shin (i)ul khildtry.

REJOICE not, O Israel, for joy,
as other ' people : for thou hast
"gone a whorina from thy God,
thou hast loved a reward upon
every ^ cornfloor.

2 The ^ floor and the winepress
shall not feed them, and the new
wine shall fail in her.

3 They shall not dwell in the
Lord's land ; but Ephraim shall
return to Egypt, and they shall eat
unclean things in Assyria.

4 They shall not offer wine offer-
ings to the Lord, neither shall they
be pleasing unto him: their sacri-
fices shall be unto them as the bread
of mourners ; all that eat thereof
shall be polluted : for their bread
^foi- their soul shall not come into
the house of the Lord.

5 What will ye do in the solemn
day, and in the day of the feast of
the Lord 1

6 For, lo, they are gone because
of destruction : Egypt shall gather
them up, Memphis shall bury them :
° the pleasaiit yhtreit for their silver.

nettles shall possess them : thorns
sliall he in their "^ tabernacles.

7 The days of visitation are come,
the days of recompence are come :
Israel shall know it: the prophet is
a fool, the '^ spiritual man is mad,
for the multitufle of thine iniquity,
and the great "hatred.

M The watchman of Ephraim was
with my God : "^ l>)it the pi-ophet ix
a sna]-e of a fowlei- in all his ways,
and "hatred in tiie house of his
God.

9 They have deeply corrupted
themselves, as in the days of Gibeah :
therefore he will remember their
iniquity, he will visit their sins.

10 1 found Israel like grapes in
the wilderness ; I saw your fathers
as the firstripe in the fig tree at
her first time : but they went to
Baal-peor, and separated them-
selves unto that ^^ shame : and their
abominations

were accordnig

they

1 1 ^I.s for Ephraim, their glory
shall fly away like a "bird, fi'om
the birth, and fiom the womb, and

froui the coiiceiitidii.

1"J Though tiiey bring up their
children, yet will I bereave them,
that there shall not be a mail left:
yea, woe also to them when I de-
part from them !

13 Ephraim, '^as T s;iw Tvt'us, is
planted in a pleasant place : but

Ephraim shall bring forth his child-
ren to the murderer.

1 4 Give them, O Lord : what
wilt thou give'? give them a mis-
carrying womb and dry breasts.

15 All their wickedness is in
Gilgal : for there I hated them :
for the wickedness of their doings
I will drive them out of mine house,
I will love them no more : all their
princes are revolters.

16 Ephraim is smitten, their
root is dried up, they shall bear
no fruit : yea, though they bring
forth, yet will I slay even the be-
loved fruit of their womb.

1 7 My God will cast them away,
because they did not hearken unto
him : and they shall be wanderers
among the nations.

CHAPTER 10.

Israel is reproved and threatened for their
impiety and idolatry.

ISRAEL is ^°an empty vine, he
bringeth forth fruit unto him-
self : according to the multitude of
his fruit he hath ^*' increased the

altars ; according to the goodness
of his land they have made goodly
^^ images.

-J Their heart is divided ; now
shall they be found faulty : he
shall break down their altars,
he shall spoil their "images.

3 For now they shall say, We
have no king, "^because we feared
not the Lord ; what then should a
king do to us"?

4 They have spoken words,
swearing falsely in making a cove-
nant : thus judgment springeth up
as hemlock in the furrowsof the fiekl.

5 The inhabitants of iSamaiia
shall fear because of the calves of
Beth-aven : for the people thereof
shall mourn over it, and the priests
thereof tliat rejoiced on it, for the
glory thereof, because it is de-
parted from it.

6 It shall be also carried unto
Assyria for a present to king
Jareb : Epln-aim shall receive
shaine, and Israel shall be ashamed
of his own counsel.

7 As for Samaria, her king is cut
off" as the foam upon the water.

8 The high ])laces also of Aven,
the sin of Isi'ael, sliall be destroyed:
the thorn and th(^ thistle shall come
up on their altars; and they shall
say to the mountains. Cover us;
and to the hills, Fall on us.

9 O Israel, thou hast sinned
from the days of Gibeah : theiv
they stood : '" the ])attle in Gibeah
against the cliiiili-en of iniipiity

did not overtake theni.

15 a luxuri-
ant

16 multiplied
his

1^ pillars.

18 for we fear

10 .shall not
the hattle
against the
children of
iniquity
overtake
them in
Gibeah ?

811

Go(Vs goodness to Israel.

HOSEA, 11, 12.

The story of Jacob recalled.

10 It is in my desire that I
should chastise them ; and tlie
^ people shall be gathered against
them, when they '-^ shall hind them-

selves in their two furrows.

1 1 And Ephraim is as an heifer
that is taught, and loveth to tread
out the " co7-n : but I passed over
upon her fair neck : I will '^ make
Ephraim to ride ; Judah shall plow,
a7i.d Jacob shall break his clods.

12 8ow to yourselves in right-
eousness, reap in mercy ; break up
your fallow ground : for it is time
to seek the Lord, till he come and
rain righteousness upon you.

13 Ye have plo\yed wickedness,
ye have reaped iniquity ; ye have
eaten the fruit of lies : oecause
thou didst trust in thy way, in the
multitude of thy mighty men.

14 Therefore shall a tumult arise
among thy people, and all thy for-
tresse.s .shall be spoiled, as >Shalmari
spoiled Keth-arbel in the day of
battle : the mother was dashed in
pieces upon her children.

15 So shall Beth-el do unto you
because of your great wickedness :
in a morning shall the king of Is-
rael utterly be cut off.

(^APTEE 11.

1 The ingratitude of laraul unto God for
/lis henefits. 5 His judgment. 8 Ood^»
mercy toward them.

WHEN Israel was a child, then
I loved him, and called my
son out of Egypt.

2 As they called them, so they
went from them ; they sacrificed
unto '' Baalim, and burned incense
to graven images.

3 I taught Ephraim also to go,
taking them "by their ai-ms ; but
they knew not tiiat I healed
them.

4 I fh'ew them with cords of a
man, with l)andsof love : and I was
to th(>m as they tliat take off the
yoke on tlieir jaws, and I laid
' meat unto them.

.') II H(! shall not return into the
Iniid of Kgypt, but the Assyrian
shall b<! his king, because they re-
fused to return.

() And the sword shall abide on
his cities, and shall consume his
branches, and devour tlicm, because
of theii* own couns(>ls.

7 AikI my peopl(> are bent to
l)acksliding from me: though they
called thi'm to the most High, none
at all would exalt him.

8 Hr)w shall 1 give thee up, Eph-
raim] hnir shall \ deliver tliee, Is-
ra(>n liow shall 1 make; thee as
Admah? hum sliall I set thee as

Zeboim ? mine heart is turned
within me, my '^ I'epentings are
kindled together.

9 I will not execute the fierceness
of mine anger, I will not return to
destroy Ephraim : for I am God,
and not man ; the Holj^ One in the
midst of thee : and I will not enter
into the city.

10 They shall walk after the
Lord: he shall roar like a lion:
when he shall roar, then the child-
ren shall " tremble from the west.

1 1 They shall " tremble as a bird
out of Egypt, and as a dove out of
the land of _ Assyria : and 1 >vill
place them in their houses, saith
the Lord.

1 2 Ephraim compasseth me about
with lies, and the house of Israel
with deceit : but Judah yet rul-
eth with God, and is faithful with
the ^"saints.

CHAPTER 12.

1 A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob.
8 By former favours he evhorteih to re-
pevt/nice. 7 EphraiirVs sins provoke God.

EPHRAIM feedeth on wind, and
followeth after the east wind :
he daily increaseth lies and desola-
tion ; and they do make a covenant
with the Assyrians, and oil is car-
ried into Egypt.

2 The Lord hath also a contro-
versy with Judah, and will punish
Jacob according to his ways ; ac-
cording to his doings will he recom-
pense him.

3 II He took liis brother by the
heel in the womb, and "by his

strength he had power with ( Jod :

4 Vea, he had power ovim- {\\v
angel, and prevailed: he wept, and
made sujjplication unto him : he
found him in Beth-el, and there ]u>
spake with us ;

5 Even the ''-'Lord (!o(1 of hosts;
the Lord is his '"iiiemoriaL

G Therefoi'e turn thou to thy
(«od :ke(>p mercy and judgment, and
wait on thy (»od continually.

7 II He is a "mei-chaiit. the ba-
lances of d(^ceit <trc in his hand : he
loveth to ''"'oppress.

<S And I'phraJiu said, '"Vet 1 am
become rich, 1 have found mt? out
substance: in. all my labours they
sh.all find none ijiifpiity in me that
ivere sin.

9 '"And I that am the LoiJD thy
God from tlie land of lilgypt will
yet make thee to dwell in '"^labei'-
nacles. as in the days of th(; solemn
fe;ist.

10 I have ;ilso spoken by the
pnjphets, and I ha\o multiplied

IsraeVs ingratitade and folly.

HOSEA, 13, 14.

^1 call to repentance.

visions, and used similitudes, by
the ministrj^ of the prophets.

11 Is there iniquity in Gilead"?
surely they are vanity : they sa-
crifice bullocks in Gilgal ; yea, their
altars are as heaps in the furrows
of the fields.

12 And Jacob fled into the coun-
try of Syria, and Israel served for
a wife, and for a wife he kept sheej).

13 And by a prophet the Lord
brought Israel out of Egypt, and
by a prophet was he preserved.

14 Ephraim provoked him to
anger most bitterly : therefore
shall he leave his blood upon him,
and his reproach shall his Lord
return unto him.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Ephraivi's glory, by reaxim of /do/atr;/,
vanisheth. 5 God's anger- for their \ni-
kindnem. 9 A promise of God's mercy.
15 A judgment for rebellion.

WHEN Ephraim ^spake trem-
bling, he exalted lumself in
Israel ; but when he offended in
J3aal, he died.

2 And now they sin more and
more, and have made them molten
images of their silver, and idols ac-
cording to their own understand-
ing, all of it the work of the crafts-
men : they say of them. Let the
'' men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

o Therefore they shall be as the
morning cloud, and as the early
dew that passeth away, as the
chaff ^Aa^ is driven with the whii-1-
wind out of the floor, and as the
smoke out of the chimney.

4 Yet I ai/i the^ Lord thy God
from the land of Egypt, and thou
shalt know no god but me : for
the7-e is no saviour beside me.

5 51 I did know thee in the wil-
derness, in the land of great
drought.

6 According to their pasture, so
were they filled ; they were filled,
and their heart was exalted ; there-
fore have they forgotten me.

7 Therefore I will be unto them
as a lion : as a leopard by the way
will I observe them :

S I will meet them as a bear that
is bereaved of her ivhel)}s, and will
rend the caul of their heart, and
there will I devour them like a
lion : the wild beast shall tear
th(Mn.

y 5f O Israel, thou hast destroyed
thyself ; ^but in me /.t thine help.

10 * T will he thy king- : where is
gyvi ctther thnt may stive tlicc in all
thy cities [ and tliy judges of wliom
thou saidst. Give me a king and
princes %

111 gave thee a king in mine
anger, and took him away in my
wi'ath.

1 2 The iniquity of Ephraim is
bound up ; his sin is ^ hid.

13 The sorrows of a travailing
woman shall come upon him : he is
an unwise son ; for he should not
stay long in the place of the break-
ing forth of children.

14 I ^vill ransom them from the
power of * the grave ; I will redeem
them from death : O death, ^ I will
be thy plagues : O * grave, '' i will
be thy destruction : repentance

shall he hid from mine eyes.

15 "^Though he be fruitful
among his brethren, an east wind
shall come, the wind of the Lord
shall come up from the wilderness,
and his spring shall become dry,
and his fountain shall be dried up:
he shall spoil the treasure of all
pleasant vessels.

16 8amaria shall ^become deso-
late : for she hath rebelled against
her God : they shall fall b.y the
sword : their infants shall be
dashed in pieces, and their women
with child shall be ripped up.

CHAPTER 14-

1 Art ex/iortatioii to repentance. 4 A 2»'o-
niise of Odd' s blessing.

0 ISRAEL, return unto the Lord
thy God ; for thou hast fallen
by thine iniquity.

2 Take with you words, and turn
to the Lord : say unto him. Take
away all iniquity, and receive 7/.^'
graciously ; so will we render "* the
calves of qui- lips.

'.i Asshur shall not save us; we
will not ride upon horses : neither
will we say any more to the work
of our hands, Ve are our gods : for
in thee the fatherless findeth
mercy.

4 IT I will heal their backsliding,
I will love them freely : for mine
anger is turned away fi'om him.

5 I will be as the dew unto
Israel : he shall grow as the lily,
and cast forth his roots as Leba-
non.

6 His branches shall spread, and
his beauty shall be as the olive
tree, and his smell as L(^banon.

7 They that dwell under his
shadow shall return ; they shall re-
vive as the '"corn, and grow as the
vine: the scent thereof shall be as
the wine of Lebanon.

8 Ephraim .s/<a// saj/. What have
T to do any moi'e with idols'? I
have "heard /"'///. a.nd observed him:

* Ileb. Slieul.

5 laid np in
store.

6 where are
thy plagues ?
'' where is
thy
destruction ?

8 bear her
guilt ;

9 as calves
i/ie ojt'eriiu/
of our lips.

11 answered,
and will
rcii'ard him :

813

Devastation by locusts.

HOSEA, 14.

A fast prescribed.

I am like a green fir tree. From
me is thy fruit found.

9 Who is wise, and he shall un-
derstand these things .? prudent,

and he shall know them? for the
ways of the Loro are right, and
the just shall walk in them: but
the transgressors shall fall therein.

JOEL

CHAPTER 1.

1 Joel, declaring »imdry pidgments of God,
exhorteth to olmerve them, 8 and to mourn.
14 lie preacriheth a faatfor complaint.

THE word of the Lord that came
to Joel the son of Pethuel.

2 Hear this, ye old men, and give
ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.
Hath this been in your days, or
even in the days of your fathers'?

3 Tell ye your children of it, and
let your children tell their cliildren,
and their children another genera-
tion.

4 That which the palmerworm
hath left hath the locust eaten ; and
that which the locust hath left hath
the cankerworm eaten; and tlifit
which the cankerworm liath left
hath the caterpiller eaten.

5 Awake, ye drunkards, and
weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of
wine, because of the new wine ; for
it is cut oft' from your mouth.

6 For a nation is come up upon
my land, strong, and without num-
ber, whose teeth are the teeth of a
lion, and he hath the cheek teeth
of a great lion.

7 He hath laid my vine waste,
and barked my fig tree: he hath
made it clean bare, and cast it
away ; the branches thereof are
made white.

8 1[ Lament like a virgin girded
witli sackcloth for the husband of
her youth.

9 Tlie ' mf-at ofFering and the
drink offering is cut off" from the
house of the Lord; the priests,
the JjOKd's ministers, mourn.

10 The field is wasted, the land
mourneth ; for the -' cor-n is wasted :
the new wine is dried up, the oil
languisheth.

11 ]je ye ashamed, O ye hus-
bandmen ; howl, () ye vinearessers,
for the wheat and for the; barley;
because the harvest of the field is
perished.

\'l The vine is dried up, and the
fig tire languisheth; the pome-
granate! tree, the pahn tr(H! also,
and the aijplc tree, even all th(!
trees of the field, arc withered: b(;-
caus(> joy is withered away from
the sons of men.

13 (jiid yoursi'lves, and lament,
ye priests: howl, ye ministers of

the altar: come, lie all night in
sackcloth, ye ministers of my God :
for the ^ meat offering and the
drink offering is withholden from
the house of your God.

14 H Sanctify ye a fast, call a
solemn assembly, gather the '^elders
and all the inhabitants of the land
into the house of the Lord your
God, and cry unto the Lord,

15 Alas for the day ! for the day
of the Lord is at hand, and as a
destruction from the Almighty
shall it come.

1 6 Is not the ^ meat cut off before
our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from
the house of our God '?

1 7 The seed is rotten under their
clods, the garners are laid desolate,
the barns Jire broken down ; for the
■^ corn is withered.

18 How do the beasts groan ! the
herds of cattle are perplexed, be-
cause they have no pasture ; yea,
the flocks of sheep are made deso-
late.

19 O Loud, to thee will I cry:
for the fire hath devoured the pas-
tures of the wilderness, and the
flame hath burned all the trees of
the field.

20 The beasts of the field cry
also unto thee : for the rivers of
waters are dried up, and the fir-e
hjith devoured the pastur'es of the
wilderness.

CHAPTER 2.

1 /A' nhi'irflli initi) Zioii the lerrihlenex.'i of
(,\'i/'s jiiiliiiiictit. VI lie e.flinrtet/i to re-
jii iiliiiici'. \.) jirencrihel/i (( fant, ]S />r(»niK-
fili (( ///(.s-.v/'//(/ (hereon. 21 I/e comforteth

Zinn

irith jirenent, 28 itnd future bleu

<ni(;s

BLOW ye the trumpet in Zioii,
and sound an alarm in my
holy mountain : let all the inhabi-
tants of the land tremble : for the
day of the Lord cometh, for it is
nigli at liand ;

2 A day of darkness and of
gloominess, ;i day of clouds and
of thick dai-kiH'ss, as the ' niorning
si)read upon the mountains: a
great peoi)le and a strong; tluM'c
hath not l)een ever the like, neither
shall Ix! an.v more after it, even, to
the years of many generations.

3 A file devour(;th before them ;
and behind them a flame burneth :

1 meal

3 old men

4 food

'' dawn

814

Call to repentance.

JOEL, 2.

Promise of mercy.

the land is as the gai'den of Eden
before them, and beliind them a
desolate wilderness ; yea, and no-
thing shall escape them.

4: The appearance of them is as
the appearance of horses ; and as
horsemen, so shall they run.

5 Like the noise of chariots on
the tops of mountains shall they
leap, like the noise of a flame of
fire that devoureth the stubble, as
a sti'ong people set in battle array.

6 ' Before their face the '" peoi^le
shall be much pained : all faces
shall gather blackness.

7 They shall run like mighty
men ; they shall climb the wall
like men of war ; and they shall
march every one on his ^vays, and
they shall not break their ranks :

8 Neither shall one thrust an-
other ; they shall walk every one
in his path : and ^ when they fall
upoii the sword, they shall not l^e

of the Lord, weep between the
porch and the altar, and let them
say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and
give not thine heritage to reproach,
that the heathen should ^ rule over

wounded.

y They shall run to and fro in
the city ; they shall I'un upon the
wall, they shall climb up upon the
houses ; they shall enter in at
the windows like a thief.

10 The earth shall quake before
them ; the heavens shall tremble :
the sun and the moon shall be
dark, and the stars shall withdraw
their shining :

1 1 And the Lord shall utter his
yoice before his army : for his camp
is very great : for lie is strong that
executeth his word : for the day of
the Lord is great and very terri-
ble ; and who can abide it 1

12 ^ Therefore also now, saith
the Lord, turn ye even to me with
all your heart, and with fasting,
and with weeping, and with mourn-
ing :

1 3 And rend your heart, and not

Eour garments, and turn unto tlie
lORD your God : for he is gracious
and merciful, slow to anger, and of
great kindness, and repenteth him
of the evil.

1 4 Who knoweth * if he will re-
turn and reijent, and leave a bless-
ing behind him ; even a ^ meat
offering and a drink offering unto
the Lord your God 1

15 ^ Blow the trumpet in Zion,
sanctify a fast, call a solemn as-
sembly :

16 Gather the people, sanctify
the congregation, assemble the
"elders, gather the children, and
those that suck the breasts : let
the bridegrf)om go forth of his
chamber, and the bride out of her
closet.

1 7 Let the priests, the ministers

them : wherefore should they say
among the ** people. Where is their
Godi

18 II Then will the Lord be jea-
lous for his land, and pity his peo-
ple.

19 Yea, the Lord will answer
and say unto his people. Behold, I
will send you ** corn, and wine, and
oil, and ye shall be satisfied there-
with : and I will no more make you
a reproach among the heathen :

20 But I will remove far off from
you the northern army, and will
drive him into a land barren and
desolate, with his face toward the
east sea, and his hinder part to-
ward the utmost sea, and his ^^ stink

shall come up, and his ill savour
shall come up, because he hath
done great things.

2 1 U Fear not, O land ; be glad
and rejoice : for the Lord will do
great things.

22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the
field : for the pastures of the wil-
derness do spring, for the tree bear-
eth her fruit, the fig tree and the
vine do yield their strength.

23 Be glad then, ye children of
Zion, and rejoice in the LoitD j^our
God : for he hath given you the
former i-ain moderately, and he
will cause to come down for you
the rain, the former rain, and the
latter rain in the first month.

24 And the floors shall be full of
wheat, and the " fats shall overflow
with wine and oil.

25 And I will restore to you the
years that the locust hath eaten,
the eankerworm, and the catei'pil-
ler, and the palmerworm, my great
army which I sent among you.

26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and
be satisfied, and praise the name
of the Lord your God, that hath
dealt wondrously with you : and
my people shall never be ashamed.

27 And ye shall know that I am
in the midst of Israel, and tliat I
(im the Lord your God, and none
else : and my people shall never be
ashamed.

28 ^ And it shall come to pass
afterward, that 1 will jiour out my
spirit upon all llosh ; and your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
your young men shall see visions :

29 And also upon the servants
and upon the handmaids in those
days will 1 pour out my spirit.

' use a by-
word
ajjiiiiist
them :
s peoples,

'grain,

1" stench

11 vats

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Judgment on her foes.

JOEL, 3.

Jadah shall be delivered.

30 And I will sliew wonders in
the heavens and in the earth, blood,
and tire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into
darkness, and the moon into blood,
before the great and the terrible
day of the Loud come.

32 And it shall come to pass,
that whosoever shall call on the
name of the LoiU) shall be deli-
vered : for in mount Zioii and in
Jerusalem shall be ' deliverance, as
the Loud hath said, and "in the
remnant whom the Loud shall call.

nations ;

CHAPTER 3.

1 GoiVs judgments agairwt theenemieiiofMs
people. 9 God vnll ha known in hisjiodg-
meni. 18 His Ue><-sing upon the church.

FOR, behold, in those days, and
in that time, Avhen I shall
bring again the captivity of Judah
and Jerusalem,

2 I will also gather all nations,
and will bring them down into the
valley of Jehoshaphat; and will
plead with them there for my peo-
ple and for my heritage Israel,
whom they have scattered among
the nations, and parted my land.

3 And they have cast lots tor my
people ; and liave given a boy for
an harlot, and sold a girl for wine,
that they might drink.

4 Yea, and what liave ye to do
with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and
all the ''coasts of Fa.lestine'? will
ye render me a recompence < and
if ye recompense me, swiftly and
speedily will 1 retui-n your recom-
pence upon your own heatl ;

5 Because ye have taken my sil-
ver and my gold, and have carried
into your temples my goodly plea-
sant things :

6 The cliildren also of Judah and
the children of Jerusalem have ye
sold unto th(; Orecians. that j^e
might remove them far from their
border.

7 Behold, I will raise them out
of the place whith(,'r ye liavo sold
them, and will i-eturn your recom-
pence uiwn your own head :

8 And T will sell your sons ancl
your daughters into the liand of
the children of Judah, and they
shall s(>ll them to tlu; Sabeans, to ;i
people far oil': for tlie I.oiti) hath
spoken it.

9 H Proclaim ye this among the
^ Pen tiles ; Prepare war, wake up

the mighty men, let all the men of
war draw near ; let them come
up :

10 Beat your plowshares into
swords, and your pruninghooks
into spears : let the weak saj% I
am strong.

1 1 Assemble yourselves, and
come, all ye heathen, and gather
yourselves together round about :
thither cause thy mighty ones to
come down, O Lord.

12 Let the heathen be wakened,
and come up to the valley of * Je-
hoshaphat : for there will I sit to
judge all the heathen round about.

13 Put ye in the sickle, for the
harvest is ripe : come, get you
down ; for the press is full, the
•'' fats overflow ; for their wicked-
ness ix great.

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the
valley of decision : for the day of
the Lord is near in the valley of
decision.

15 The sun anfl the moon shall
be darkened, and the stars shall
withdraw their shining.

16 The Lord also shall roar out
of Zion, and utter his voice from
Jerusalem ; and the heavens and
the earth shall shake : but the Lord
will hti the " ho|)e of his people, and
the 'strptigth of the children of
Israel.

17 So shall ye knoAV that I api
the Lord your God dwelling in
Zion, my holy mountain : then
shall Jerusalem b(! holy, and there
shall no strangers pass through
her any more.

18 11 And it shall come to pass in
that day, th,at the mountains shall
drop down new wine, ami the hills
shall How with milk, aiul all the
rivers of .ludali shall How with wa-
ters, and a fountain shall come
forth of the house of tlie Lord, and
shall water the valley of "Shittiin.

19 Kgypt shall be a d<'sol;itioii
and Ivlom shall be a desolate wil-
derness, for the \iolencefr.7'f//'-*!/ the
(children of Judah, because they
have shed innocent blood in their
land.

20 But Judah shall dwell for
ever, and .l(>rusalem from geiUM-a-
tion to generation.

21 For 1 will cleanse their blood
that 1 have not cleansed : for the
Lord dwelleth in Zion.

* That Ik, The I-oiu> judp^li.

816

God's judgments on

AMOS, 1, 2.

neighbouring nations.

AMOS

CHAPTER 1.

1 Aiitox .sheireth O'ocr.sJKdf/iiKiit vpon. Si/ria,
6 itjioii tha Philistines, 9 upon Tyrns, 11
upon Edoiti, 13 upon Amnion.

THE words of Amos, wlio was
among the herdmen of Tekoa,
which he saw concerning Israel in
the days of Uzziah king of Judah,
and in the days of Jeroboam the
son of Joash king of Israel, two
years before the earthquake.

2 And he said, The Lord will
roar from Zion, and utter his voice
from Jerusalem ; and the ' habita-

tions of the shepherds shall mourn.

and the top of Carmel shall wither

3 Thus saith the Lord ; Eor
three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four, I will not turn away
f/ie j'ti-nds/wient thereof ; because
they have threshed Gilead with
threshing instruments of iron :

4 But I will send a fire into the
house of Hazael, which shall de-
vour the palaces of Ben-hadad.

5 I will break also the bar of
Damascus, and cut oif the inhabi-
tant from the plain of Aven, and
him that holdetli the sceptre from
the house of Eden : and the people
of Syria shall go into captivity
unto Kir, saith the Lord.

6 H Thus saith the Lord ; For
three transgressions of Gaza, and
for four, I Mnll not turn away the
paniahinent thereof; because they
carried away captive " the whole
captivity, to deliver theni, up to

Edom :

7 But I will send a fire on the
wall of Gaza, which shall devour
the palaces theref)f :

8 And I will cut off the inhabi-
tant from Ashdod, and him that
holdeth the sceptre from Ash-
kelon, and I will turn mine hand
against Ekron : and the remnant
of the Philistines shall perish,
saith the Lord God.

9 ^ Thus saith the Lord ; For
three transgressions of ''Tyrns.
and for four, I will not turn away
the punishment tliereof ; because
they delivered up ^ the wliole (;ap-
tivity to Edom, and remembered
not the brotherly covenant:

10 But I will send ;i fire on the
wall of "Tyrus. which shall de-
vour the palaces thereof.

1 1 H Thus saith the Lord ; For
thr(>e transgressions of Edom, and

for four, I will not turn away the i the poor for a pair of shoes ;
52 ^ 817

puniifhment thereof ; because he
did pursue his brother with the
sword, and did cast off all pity,
and his anger did tear ijerpetually,
and he kept his wrath tor ever :

12 But I will send a fire upon
Teman, which shall devour the
palaces of Bozrah.

13 IT Thus saith the Lord; For
three transgressions of the child-
ren of Ammon, and for fourj I
will not turn away the punisli-
ment thereof; because they have
ripped up the women with child
of Gilead, that they might enlarge
their border :

14 But I will kindle a fire in the
wall of llabbah, and it sliall de-
vour the palaces thereof, with
shouting in the day of battle, with
a tempest in the claj^ of the whirl-
wind :

15 And their king shall go into
captivity, he and his princes to-
gether, saith the Lord.

CHAPTER 2.

1 GocVs wrath againntMoah, 4 upon Jndah.
6 und upon, Jxirtel. 9 God eomplaineth of

th eir V1I tfiuni-fuln exu.

THUS saith the Lord; For
three transgressions of Moab,
and for four, I will not turn away
the jnmulnnent thereof; because he
burned the bones of the king of
Edom into lime ■

2 But I will send a fire upon
Moab, ancl it shall devour the pa-
laces of Kirioth : and Moab shall
die with tumult, with shouting,
(ind with the sound of the trumpet :

3 And I ^yill cut off the judge
from the midst thereof, and will
slay all the i)rinces thereof with
him, saith the Lord.

4 II Thus saith the^ Lord ; For
three transgressions of Judah, and
for four, I will not turn away the
punishment tliereof; because tliey
have despisetl the law of the Lord,
and have not kei)t his command-
ments, and their lies caused them
to err, after the which their fathers
have walked :

5 But I will send a fire upon
.Tudah, and it shall devour the
palaces of J(>rusalem.

G ^ Thus saith the Lord ; For
three transgressions of Israel, and
for foui', I will not turn away the
pnnifthnient thereof; because they
sold the righteous for silver, and

Judgment on Juclah and Israel.

AMOS, 3, 4.

Oppression and idolatry.

7 That pant after the dust of the
earth on the head of the poor, and
turn a.side the way of the meek :
and a man and his father will go
in unto the same maid, to profane
my lioly name :

8 And they lay themselves down
upon clothes laid to pledge by
every altar, and they drink the
wine of ^ the condemned in the
house of their god.

9 ^ Yet destroyed I the Aniorite
before them, whose height was like
the height of the cedars, and he
ivas strong as the oaks ; yet I de-
stroyetl his fi-uit from above, and
his roots from beneath.

10 Also I brought you up from
the land of Egypt, and led you
forty years through the wilderness,
to possess the land of the Amorite.

1 1 And I raised up of your sons
for prophets, and of your young
men for Nazarites. Is it not even
thus, O ye children of Israel 1 saith
the Lord.

12 But ye gave the Nazarites
wine to drink ; and commanded
the prophets, saying. Prophesy not.

1.3 Behold, '"' I am pressed under
you, as a cart is pi'essed that is
full of sheaves.

14 Therefore the flight shall
perish from the swift, and the
strong shall not strengthen his
force, neither shall the mighty
deliver himself :

15 Neither shall he stand that
handleth the bow ; and he that is
swift of foot shall not deliver him-
self: neither shall he that rideth
the horse deliver himself.

16 And he that is courageous
among the mighty shall flee away
naked in that day, saith the Lord.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The neeemifi/ of (iod'n }i(<lgiiii'iit aj/i/iiifif.
Inrael. 9 The pubUcdtm)) of it, vnih. the
criiiKen there.df.

HEAR this word that the Lord
hath spoken against you, O
children of Isi-ael, against the
whole family which I brought up
from the land of Egypt, saying^

'1 You only have 1 known ot all
the families of the earth : therefore
1 will i)unish you for all your ini-
quities.

3 Can two walk together, except
they ■' be agreed ?

4 W'TTI a lion roar in the forest,
\yhen he hath no prey ? will a young
lion cry out of his den, if \\i\ have
taken nothing?

5 Can a l)ird fall in a snare upon
the earth, wlicrc no gin /,s- for him?
shall one take up a snare from tlie
earth, and have taken nothingat all?

6 Shall a trumpet be blown in
the city, and the people not be
afraid 1 shall ■* there be evil in a
city, and the Lord iiath not done it /

7 Surely the Lord God will do
nothing, but he revealeth his secret
unto his servants the prophets.

8 The lion hath roared, who will
not fear? the Lord God hath
spoken, who can but proj)hesy?

9 H Publish in the palaces at
Ashdod, and in the palaces in the
land of Egypt, and say. Assemble
yourselves upon the mountains of
Samaria, and behold the great
tumidts in the midst thereof, and
the •''oppressed in the midst thereof.

lOTor they know not to do
right, saith the Lord, who store
up violence and robbery in their
palaces.

1 1 Therefore thus saith the Lord
God ; An adversary tJiere shall he
even round about the land ; and he
shall bring down thy strength from
thee, and thy palaces shall be
spoiled.

12 Thus saith the Lord ; As the
shepherd " taketh out of the mouth
of the lion two legs, or a piece of
an ear ; so shall the cliildren of
Israel be " taken out that ** dwell

in Samaria in the corner of a " pert
and '" in Damascus in a couch.

13 Hear ye, and testify "hi the
house of Jacob, saith the Lord God,
the God of hosts,

14 That in the day that I shall
visit the transgressions of Israel
upon him I will also visit the altars
of Beth-el : and the horns of the
altar shall be cut oflF, and fall to the
ground.

15 And I will smite the winter
house with the summer house; and
the houses of ivory shall perish,
and the great houses shall have an
end, saith the Lord.

CHAPTER 4.

1 He ri'pvorclh InvdcJ fa)- opitrcusion, X for
iiloldlrij, (> (I ml for their iiicorrii/ili/iiic.sK.

HEAR this word, ye kiiu> of Ba-
shan, that are in the mountain
of Samai'ia, which o|)i)ress the
pool-, whi(;li crush the needy, which
say to their '-masters. Bring, and
let us driid<:.

2 The Lord GoD hath sworn by
his holiness, that, lo, the days shall
come uj)on you, that he will take
you away with hooks, and your
'•'posterity with fishhooks.

.3 And ye shall go out at tlie
breaches, every '^ i-'nr at fhat mhirh
U liefore her ; and ye sluill cast
^" them into tlie palace, saith the
Lord.

4 evil befall

5 oppres-
sions

s rescueth

" rescued
8 sit
0 couch,
1" on tlie
silken
cusliions of
;i bed.
11 .liriiiiist

!•■! lords,

18 residue

i-* one
striiif^ht

I'' away tlic
tbin;;s of tlie
palace,

818

Former chastisements ineffectual.

AMOS, 5.

Exhortation to reiyentance.

4 ^ Come to Beth-el, and trans-
gress ; at Gilgal multiply transgres-
sion ; and bring your sacrilices every
morning, and your tithes ' after
three years :

5 And otter a sacrifice of thanks-
giving with leaven, and proclaim
and publish the free ofi'erings : for
this Hketh you, O ye children of
Israel, saith the Lord God.

6 H And I also have given you
cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
and want of bread in all your
places : yet have ye not returned
unt'<j me, saith the Loed.

7 And also I have withholden
the rain from you, when there wei^e
yet thi-ee months to the harvest :
and I caused it to rain upon one
city, and caused it not to rain vipon
another city : one piece was rained
upon, and the piece whereupon it
rained not withered.

8 So two or three cities wandered
unto one city, to drink water ; but
they were not satisfied : yet have
ye not returned unto me, saith the
Lord.

9 [ have smitten you with blast-
ing and mildew : when your gar-
(lens and your vineyards and your
fig trees a,nd your olive trees in-
creased, the palmerworm devoured
thetn : yet have ye not returned
unto me, saith the Lord.

10 I have sent among you the
pestilence after the manner of
Egypt: your young men have I
slain with the sword, and have
taken away your horses ; and I
have made the '" stink of your
camps to come up unto j'our nos-
trils : yet have ye not returned
unto me, saith the Lord.

11 I have overthrown sotne of
you, as God overthrew Sodom and
Gomorrah, and ye were as a fire-
brand plucked out of the burning :
yet have ye not returned unto me,
saith the Lord.

12 Therefore thus will I do unto
thee, O Israel : and because I will
do this unto thee, prepare to meet
thy God, O Israel.

13 For, lo, he that formeth the
mountains, and createth the wind,
and declareth unto man what ?'.s his
thought, that maketh the morning
darkness, and treadeth upon the
high places ()f the earth. The Lord,
The God of hosts, is his name.

CHAPTER 5.

1 A lamentation for Israel. 4 An esrhorta-
tion to repenta7iee. 21 God rejecteth their
hypocritical nervice.

HEAR ye this word which I take
up against you, ejie??. a lamen-
tation, O house of Israel.

2 The virgin of Israel is fallen ;
she shall no more rise : she is "' for-
saken upon her land ; there is none
to raise her up.

3 For thus saith the Lord God ;
The city that went out hy a thou-
sand shall ^ leave an hundred, and
that which went forth by an hun-
dred shall ^ leave ten, to the house
of Israel.

4 *(] For thus saith the Lord unto
the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and
ye shall live :

5 But seek not Beth-el, nor enter
into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-
sheba : for Gilgal shall surely go
into captivitj^ and Beth-el shall
come to nought.

6 Seek the Lord, and ye shall
live ; lest he break out like fire in
the house of Joseph, and devour it,
and there be none to quench it in
Beth-el.

7 Ye who turn judgment to
wormwood, and leave off right-
eousness in the earth,

8 Seek him that maketh the seven
stars and Orion, and turneth the
shadow of death into the morning,
and maketh the day dark with
night : that calleth for the waters
of the sea, and poureth them out
upon the face of the earth: The
Lord is his name :

9 That ^ strengtheneth the
spoiled against the strong, so that
^the spoiled shall come against

the fortress.

10 They hate him that rebuketh
in the gate, and they abhor him
that speaketh uprightly.

11 Forasmuch therefore as your
treading is upon the poor, and ye
take from him ^ burdens of wheat :
ye have built houses of hewn stone,
but ye shall not dwell in them ; ye
have planted pleasant vineyards,
but ye shall not drink wine of them.

12 For I know your manifold
transgressions and your mighty
sins: "they afflict the just, '° they
take a bribe, and '" they turn aside
the poor in the gate from their right.

13 Therefore the prudent shall
keep silence in that time ; for it is
an evil time.

14 Seek good, and not evil, that
ye may live : and so the Lord, the
Gofl of hosts, shall be with you, as
ye "have spoken.

15 Hate the evil, and love the
good, and establish judgment in
the gate : it may be that ^'' the Lord

God of hosts will be gracious unto
the remnant of Joseph.
16 Therefore the Lord, the God

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Insincere ivorship rejected.

AMOS, 6, 7.

Luxury and desolation.

of hosts, the Lord, saith thus ;
Wailing i^haU be in all streets ; and
they shall say in all the highways,
Alas ! alas ! and they shall call the
husbandman to mourning, and such
as are skilful of lamentation to
wailing.

1 7 And in all vineyards shall he
wailing : for I will pass through
' thee, saith the Lord.

18 Woe unto you that desire the
day of the Lord ! to what end is it
for you'? the day of the Lord is
darkness, and not light.

19 As if a man did flee from a
lion, and a bear met him ; or went
into the house, and leaned his hand
on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

20 Slmll not the day of the Loud
he darkness, and not light 1 even
very dark, and no brightness in it '\

2 1 51 I hate, I despise your feast
days, and I will "not smell in your
solemn assemblies.

22 Though ye oifer me burnt of-
ferings and your ^ meat offerings,
I will not accept them: neither will
I regard the peace offerings of your
fat l^easts.

23 Take thou away from me the
noise of thy songs ; for I will not
hear the melody of thy viols.

24 But let judgment run down
as waters, and righteousness as a
mighty stream.

25 ^ Have ye offered unto me
sacrifices and otternigs in the
wilderness forty years, O house of
Israel 1

26 '' But ye have borne the taber-
nacle of your Moloch and Chiun

your images, tlie star of your god,
which ye made to yourselves.

27 "Therefoi-e will 1 cause you
to go into caiitivity beyond Da-
mascus, saith the Lord, whose
name is The God of hosts.

CHAPTER 6.

1 7V/C. irnnfonni'ss of Lirdel, 7 xhitU //f
jilii/IKcil iri.fli, (Ifno/.dtion, Ti and t/ic/i' iii-
ciifrHjthlenexn.

W( )K to thfnn thnt <irc at ease in
Zion, and trust in the moun-
tain of Samaria, " n'liicli, are named

chief of the nations, to whom the
house of Israel " came !

2 Pass ye untf) (Jalneh, and see ;
and from thence go ye to Mamath
the gf(;at : then go down to (Jath
of the Philistines: he fheii better
than these kingdoms? or their l)or-
der greater than youi- border"?

3 Ye tliat put far a,wa.y the evil
day, and cause the seat cii violence
to cfxnc iHvii' ;

4 That li(^ \ipon beds of ivory,
and stretch themselves upon their

couches, and eat the lambs out of
the flock, and the calves out of the
midst of the stall ;

5 That " chant to the sound of
the viol, and invent to themselves
instruments of musick, like David;

6 That drink wine in bowls,
and anoint themselves with the
chief ointments : but they_ are not
grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

7 11 Therefore now shall they go
captive with the first that go cap-
tive, and the '" banquet of them
that stretched themselves shall " be
removed.

8 The Lord God hath sworn by^
himself, saith the Lord the God of
hosts, I abhor the '- excellency of
Jacob, and hate his palaces : there-
fore will I deliver up the city with
all that is therein.

9 And it shall conie to pass, if
there remain ten men in one house,
that they shall die.

10 '"And a man's uncle shall
take him up, '^ and lie that burneth
him, to bring out the bones out of
the house, and shall say unto him
that is '^ by the sides of the house.
Is there yet any with thee ? and he
shall say, No. Then shall he say.
Hold thy '" tongue : for we may
not make mention of the name of
the Lord.

11 For, behold, the Lord com-
mandeth, and he will smite the
great house with breaches, and the
little house with clefts.

12^ (Shall horses run upon the
rockl will one plow tJtere with
oxeni ''for j^e have turned judg-
ment into gall, and the fi-uit of
righteousness into '^ hemlock :

13 Ye which rejoice ni a thing of
nought, which say. Have we not
taken to us horns by our own
str(>ngth 1

14 Put, behold, T will i-aise up
against you a Jiation, O house of
Israel, saith the Loud the God of
hosts; and they shall alfh'ct you
from the entering in of '" Heiiiiith

unto the river of the wilderness.
CHAPTER 7.

1 riH' ;iu7(/mpiits of the f/iiixs/iop/ierK, 4 am/
(if the fire.. Hie direrUil hij the jinnjci- of
Aiiihk'. 7 /)'// the iraf/ of a pivmlilhie i.-< xh/-
vifieil the rejection of Ixrael. Hi Aiiiasinh
ciniijitaineth of AiiioK. 14 Anion .\heireth
hin calliiuj, \Ct iiixl Ai>ia~!iih'njii(/(/iiieiif.

irrS hath the Lord God
shewed unto me; an<l, be-
hold, he formed "' grasshor)pers in
the beginning of the sliooting up
of the latter growth ; and, lo, it
iiHts the latter growth after the
king's mowings.

820

Amos accnsed of conspiracij.

AIMOS, 8.

The end is come vjJon Israel.

2 And it came to prass, that wlien
they had made an end of eatiiig
the grass of the land, then I said,
0 Lord God, forgive, I lt)eseech
thee : ' by whom shall Jacob arise I
for he ?'.s' small.

3 The Lord repented for this :
It shall not be, saith the Lord.

■i 11 "Tims hath the Lord God
shewed unto me : and, behold, the
Lord God called to contend by lire,
and it devoured the great deep,
and 'Mid eat up a ])a.rt.

5 Then said I, O Lord God,
cease, I beseech thee : ^ by whom
shall Jacob arise"? for he is small.

6 The Lord repented for this :
This also shall not be, saith the
Lord God.

7 IT Thus he shewed me : and,
behold, the Lord stood upon a
wall made by a plumbline, with a
plumbline in his hand.

8 And the Lord said unto me,
Amos, what seest thou "? And 1
said, A plumbline. Then said the
Lord, Behold, 1 will set a plumb-
line in the midst of my people
Israel : I will not again pass by
them any more :

9 And the high places of Isaac
shall be desolate, and the sanctu-
aries of Israel shall be laid waste ;
and I will rise against the house
of Jeroboam with the sword.

10 II Then Amaziah the priest of
Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of
Isi'ael, saying, Amos hath con-
spired against thee in the midst
of the house of Israel : the land is
not able to bear all his words.

11 For thus Amos saith, Jero-
boam shall die by the sword, and
Israel shall surely be led away cap-
tive out of their own land.

1 2 Also Amaziah said iinto Amos,

0 thou seer, go, tlee thee away into
the land of Judah, and there eat
bread, and proj^hesy thei'e :

13 But prophesy not again any
more at Beth-el : for it ix the king's
^chapel, and it ?'.s the king's court.

14 II Then answered Amos, and
said to Amaziah, I iras no i)r<)i)het,
neither vas I a prophet's son ; but

1 was an herdman, and a gatherer
of sycomore fruit :

IT) And the Lord took me as T
followed the flock, and the Lord
said unto me, Go, prophesy mito
my people Israel.

K) H N()w therefore hear thou
the word of the Lord : Thou sayest.
l^rophesy not against lsi-ael, and
dro]) not fhyu'orrl usiiinnt the hou fie
of isaac.

17 Therefore thus saith the
Lord ; Thy wife shall be an harlot

in the city, and thy sons and thy
daughters shall fall by tlie sword,
and thy land shall be divided by
line ; and thou shalt die in a pol-
luted land : and Israel shall surely
go into captivity forth of his land.

CHAPTER 8.

1 Bi/ a haiikei of sutiimer fruit in shewed Hie

jirdpiiiquity of ItsraeVn end. 4 Ox>J>resiiion

in reprored. 11 ^1 famine of the ico/'d

thrmteued.

HUB hath the Lord God
shewed unto me: and behold
a basket of summer fruit.

2 And he said, Amos, what seest
thou^ And I said, A l^asket of
summer fruit. Then said the Lord
unto me. The end is come upon my
people of Israel ; I will not again
pass hy them any more.

3 And the songs of the temple
shall l)e howlings in that day, saith
the Lord God : there shidl be many
dead bodies in every place ; they
shall cast them forth with silence.

4 U Hear this, O ye that swallow
up the needy, even to make the
poor of the land to fail,

5 Saying, When will the new
moon be gone, that we may sell
'' coi-n ? and the sabbath, that m'c
may set forth wheat, making the
epliah small, and the shekel great,
and falsifying the balances by
deceit ']

6 That we may buy the poor for
silver, and the needy for a iiair of
shoes ; yea, and sell the refuse of
the wheat %

7 The Lord hath sworn by the
excellency of Jacob, Sui'ely 1 will
never forget any of their works.

8 Shall not the land tremble foi-
this, and every one mourn that
dwelleth therein ? and it shall rise
up wholly as ''ajjoodj and it shall
be ''cast out and (h'owned. as l>>l
the tidod of Egypt.

y And it shall come to pass in
that day, saith the Lord God, that
1 will cause the sun to go down at
noon, and I will darken the eartli
in the clear day :

10 And I will turn your feasts
into mourning, and all your songs
into lamentation ; and 1 will biing
up sackcloth ui)on all loins, and
lialdnc^ss upon every head ; and I
will make it as the mourning of an
only soil, and the end tliereof as a
bitter day.

11 11 Beliold, the da.ys come,
saith the Lord GoD, that I will
s(mk1 a famine in the land, not a
famine^ of bi'cad, nor a thirst foi;
watei-, but of hearing the words of
the Loud :

12 And they shall wander from

-Thus

' gram r

•jflie River
" troubled
aud sink
again like
tlie River

821

Certainty of the desolation.

AMOS, 9.

Final restoration promised.

1 As thy god,

2 As the way

3 beside

* capitals

5 thresholds

6 break
theiii in
pieces on the
head of all
of tliem ;

" \hi: Uivcr ;
" sink uj^ain,
like tlie
Kiver

'■' vault iqioM

1 tidinjis

sea to sea, and from the north even
to the east, they shall run to and
fro to seek the word of the Loud,
and shall not find it.

13 In that day shall the fair vir-
gins and young men faint for thirst.

14 They that swear by the sin of
Samaria, and say, ^ Thy god. O Dan,
liveth ; and " The manner of Beer-
sheba liveth ; even they shall fall,
and never rise up again.

CHAPTER 9.

1 The cerluinit/ of llic demhiti'Di. 11 The
rextorhifj of the t(thevn<icle of Ihirid.

I SAW the Lord standing ■' upon
the altar : and he said, Smite
the •* lintel oi the door, that the
•'"' posts may shake : and " cut them
in the head, all of them : and i
will slay the last of them with the
sword : he that fleeth of them shall
not flee away, and he that escapeth
of them shall not be delivered.

2 Though they dig into *hell,
thence shall mine hand take them;
though they climb up to heaven,
thence will I bring them down :

3 And though they hide them-
selves in the top of Carmel, 1 will
seai'ch and take them out thence ;
and tliough they be hid from my
sight in the bottom of the sea,
thence will L command the serpent,
and he shall bite them :

4 And tliough they go into cap-
tivity before their enemies, then(;e
will I command the sword, and it
shall slay them : and I will set mine
eyes upon them for evil, and not
for good.

5 And the Lord Goo of hosts is
he that toucheth the land, and it
shall melt, and all that dwell there-
in shall moui-n : and it shall rise
up wholly like 'a Hood ; and shall
■^ i)e drowned, as In/ the Hood of

Lgypt..

G /;; is he that buildeth his sto-
ries in the heaven, and hath
fijunded his " ti'oo)) in the earth ;
he tliat call<;th for the waters of tlie
.sea, and poureth them out upon

'Hah. Sheol.

tlie face of the earth : The Loud is
his name.

7 Are ye not as children of the
Ethiopians unto me, O children of
Israel? saith the Loud. Have not
I brought up Israel out of the land
of Egypt? and the Philistines from
Caphtor, and the Syrians from
Kir?

8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord
God rf/y; upon the sinful kingdom,
jind I will destroy it fi;om oft" the
face of the earth ; saving that 1
will not utterly destroy the house
of Jacob, saith the Loud.

9 Foi', lo, I will command, and I
will sift the house of Israel among
all nations, like as '" corn is sifted in
a sieve, yet shall not the least grain
fall upon the earth.

10 All the sinners of my people
shall die by the sword, whicli say.
The evil shall not overtake nor
prevent us.

11 51 In that day will I raise up
the tabernacle oi David that is
fallen, and close up the breaches
thereof ; and I will raise up his
ruins, and I will build it as in the
days of old :

12 That they maj'- possess the
i-emnant of Edom, and of all the
heathen, " which are called by my
name, saith the Lokd tliat tloeth
this.

13 Behold, the days come, saith
the Loud, that the plowman shall
o\'(n'take the reaper, and the
treader of grapes him that soweth
seed; and the mountains shall di'op
sweet wine, and all the hills shall
melt.

14 And I will bring again the
captivity of my peoplt^ of Isra-el,
and they shall build the waste
cities, and inliabit tlicin: and they
shall jtlaiit vineyards, and di'ink
the win(^ thereof; they shall also
mak(^ gardens, and eat the fruit of
tliem.

15 And T will plant them upon
their land, and tliey shall no more
lie ])ulled up out of their land
which I have given them, saith tlu^
Loud thy God.

OBADIAII

1 Th, ih^triirliov of Kilom, .3 for their prhle.
U) iiiul for their irrouii until Jdcoli. IT '/'/'-•
Kiilrotioii II ml rirtori/ of Jneob.

TFIK vision of Obadiah. Thus
saith the Lord (<(»D c(jncei-n-
iiig Mdoiii : \\'(! have heard 'a, lai-
moiir from the Loud, and an
ambassador is sent among the

"hcalhcii. Arise ye, and let us rise
u|) against her in battle.

2 IJehold, 1 ha\(' made thee small
among the •' heathen : thou art
greatly desjjised.

3 II The pride of thine heart
hath deceived thee, thou that

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The pride of Edoni humbled.

OBADIAH.

Israel shall be exalted.

' nor rejoice

dwellest in the clefts of the roek,
whose habitation is high ; that
saith ill his heart, Who shall bring
me down to the ground 1

4 Tht)ugh thou exalt thyself as
the eagle, and though thou set thy
nest among the stars, thence will I
bring thee down, saith the Lord.

5 If thieves came to thee, if rob-
bers by night, (how art thou cut
off!) would they not ' have stolen

till they had enough 1 if the grape-
gatherers came to thee, would they
not leave some grapes 1

6 How are the things of Esau
searched out ! hoiv are his hidden
things sought up !

7 All the men of thy confederacy
have brt)ught thee even to the bor-
der : the men that were at peace
with thee have deceived thee, and
prevailed against thee ; they that
eat thy bread have laid a " wound
under thee : there is none under-
standing in him. _

8 Shall I not in that day, saith
the Lord, even destroy the wise
men out of Edom, and understand-
ing out of the mount of Esau 1

9 And thy mighty men, O Te-
man, shall be dismayed, to the end
that every one of the mount of
Esau may be cut off by slaughtei-.

10 II For thy violence against thy
brother .Jacob shame shall cover
thee, and thou shalt be cut off" for
ever.

1 1 In the day that thou stoodest
on the other side, in the day that
the strangers ^carried away cap-

tive his forces, and foreigners en-
tered into his gates, and cast lots
upon Jerusalem, even thou tvast as
one of them.

1 2 But ^ thou shouldest not have
looked on the day of thy brothei'

in the day '' that he became a
stranger ; •* neither sliouldest thou

have rejoiced over the children of

■Judah in tlie day of their destruc-
tion ; neither '' shouldest thou have
spoken proudly in the day of dis-
tress.

1.3 "Thou shouldest not have
entered into the gate of my people

in tlie day of their calamity ; yea.
■' thou shouldest not have looked

on their atHietion in the day of
their calamity, nor " have laid
h((mls on their substance in the
day of their calamit.y ;

1-1 Neither '"shouldest thou have

stood in the crossway, to cut off
those of his that " did escape ; nei-
ther '"•^shouldest thou have delivered
up those of liisthat ^^did remain in
the day of distress.

15 For the day of the Lord is
near upon all thc^ '"'heathen : as thou
hast done, it shall be done, unto
thee : thy "^ reward shall return
upon thine own head.

16 For as ye have drunk upon
my holy mountain, so shall all the
'" heathen drink continually, yea,
they shall drink, and they shall
swallow down, and they shall be as
though they had not been.

17 U But upon mount Zion shall
be '^deliverance, and "^ there shall

be holiness ; and the house of Jacob

shall possess their possessions.

1 8 And the house of Jacob shall
be a fire, and the house of Joseph a
flame, and the house of Esau for
stubble, and they shall kindle in
them, and devour them ; and there
shall not be any remaining of the
house of Esau ; for the Lord hath
spoken it.

19 And they of the '"south shall
possess the mount of Esau ; and
they of the ""plain the Philistines :
and they shall possess the fields
of Ephraim, ancl the fields of Sa-
maria : and Benjamin shall possess
Gilead.

20 And the captivity of this host
of the children of Israel shall possess
that of the Canaanites, even unto
Zarephath ; and the captivity of
Jerusalem, which is in Sephai'ad,
shall possess the cities of the
-' south.

21 And saviours shall come up
on mount Zion to judge the mount
of Esau ; and the kingdom shall be
the Lord's,

JONAH

CHAPTER 1.

1 JdiKih, i<entUi Ninereh, jUethto Tavdhiah.
4 He in lieicnti/ed hi/ ii fii/i/ieM, 11 ihroien
into thf si'ii, IT iinij xivitllnired 1>ij a finh.

NOW the word of the Lord came
unto Jonah the son of Amittai,
saying,

2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that grejit
city, and cry against it ; for their
wickedness is come up before me.

."} P>ut Jonah rose up tt) flee unto
Tarshish from the presence of the
Loud, and went down to Joi)pa ;
■ ' " " Tar-

and he found a ship going to 1

■• look not
thou

a lay ye
hands

I'l stand thou

^^ escape ;
i'-^ deliver

!■* nations :
'^ dealins

i** nations

1' those that
escape,
18 it shall be
holy ;

19 South
-" lowland

21 South.

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Disobedience and punishment.

JONAH, 2, 3.

JonalCs prayer and deliverance.

shish : so he paid tlie fare thereof,
and went down into it, to go with
them unto Tarshish from tlie pre-
sence of the Lord.

4 U But the Lord sent out a great
wind into the sea, and thei'e was a
mighty tempest in the sea, so that
the ship was like to he broken.

5 Then the mariners were afraid,
and cried every man unto his god,
and cast forth the wares that were
in the ship into the sea, to hghten
it of tliem. But Jonah was gone
down into the ^ sides of the sliip ;
and he lay, and was fast asleep.

6 So the shipmaster came to him,
and said unto him, What meanest
thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon
tliy God, if so be that God will
think upon us, that we perish not.

7 And they said every one to his
fellow, Come, and let us cast lots,
that we inay know for whose cause
this evil is- upon us. So they cast
lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

8 Then said thej^ unto him. Tell
us, we pray thee, for whose cause
this evil is upon us ; What is thine
occupation 1 and whence comest
thoul what is thy country? and
of what people art thou %

9 And he said unto tliem, I am
an Hebrew ; and I fear the Lord,
tlie God of heaven, which hath
made the sea and the dry land.

10 Then were the men exceed-
ingly afi'aid, find said unto him,
- \\\\y hast thou done this j For
th(^ men kiunv that he tied from the
presence of the Lord, because he
had told them.

1 1 Then said th(;y unto him.
What shall we do unto thee, that
the sea may b(^ calm unto us *? for
the sea ■' wrought, ■•iiid was tem-
pestuous.

1 2 And he said unto them. Take
me up, and cast me forth into the
sea; so shall the sea be calm unto
you : for I know that for my sake
this great t<;inpost ?.s' upon you.

1 .'? Nev(;rtlu>less the, juen rowed
hai'd to •* bring it to the laml ; Init
they could not: tor the sea ''wrought,
and was telnp(^st^ous against them.

I 1 Wlicr'cfoi'e the.v cried unto the
Loiin, and said, W'e bese<'(!h thee,
( ) LoRi)_, we beseech the(>. let us not
perish for this man's life. Jirul lay
not ui)on us innocent blood: for
thou, () Lord, hast done as it
phrased thee.

15 So they tooV up Jonah, and
cast him forth into th(^ sea: and
the sea fcjised fi'om her raging.

in 'i'li{>ii the men feared tluJjORD
exceedingly, and ollei-ed a saci'ifice
I unto the L(^>Hr), and made vow.s.

17 H Now the Lord had pre-
pared a great fish to swallow up
Jonah. And Jonah was in the
belly of the fish three days and
three nights.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Tlte prayer of Jonah. 10 He i'k deUi-ered
J'roiii thejinh.

THEN Jonah prayed unto the
Lord his God out of the fish's
belly,

'2 And said, I cried by reason of
mine afiliction unto the Lord, and
he heard me ; out of the belly of
* hell cried I, and thou heardest my
voice.

3 For thou ^hadst cast me into
the deep, in the midst of the seas ;
and the fioods compassed me about :
all thy billows and thy waves
passed over me.

4 Then 1 said, I am cast out of
thy sight ; yet I will look again to-
ward thy holy temple.

5 The waters compassed me
about, even to the soul : the de])th
closed me round abf)ut, the weeds
were wrapped about my head.

6 I went down to the bottoms of
the mountains ; the earth with her
bars " inds about me for ever : yet
hast thou brought up my life from
"corru|)tion. O Lord my God.

7 When my soul fainted witliin
me I remembered the Lord : and
my prayer came in unto thee, into
thine holy temple.

8 They that oliserve lying va-
nities forsakci their own mercy.

9 But J will sacrifice unto thee
with the voice of thanksgiving ; I
will pay that i\v,\.i 1 have vowed.
Salvation is of the Lord.

10 II And the Lord s])ake unto
the fish, and it vomited out Jonah
upon the dry land.

CHAPTER 3.

1 .lonah, Kent (i(iaiii, jnwafhi-lli to thi^ A'htc-
vHen. T) I'juDi ihfir rcjii-iaaiici', 10 t.'cd
fi'jxnielh:

AND the word of the Lord came
unto Jonah the second time,
saying,

2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that
gnvit city, and preach unto it th(>
pi-eaching that I bid tlu'e.

3 So Jonah arose, aiid w(>nt unto
Nineveh, accoi'ding to the word of
the TiOiM). Now Nineveh was ai)
exceeding great city of three days'
joui'ney.

4 And Jonah began to enter into
the city a day's journey, and he
ci-ied,atid said, ^'et forty days, and
Nineveli sliall be overthrown.

* Ileb. Sheol.

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Tlie Ninevites repent.

JONAH, 4.

Tlie •prophet'^s complaint.

1 Moraslitite

^ ye peo-
ples, all of
you ;

5 ^ So the people of Nineveh be-
Heved God, and proclaimed a fast,
and put on -sackcloth, from the
greatest of them even to the least
of them.

6 For word came unto the king
of Nineveh, and he arose from his
throne, and he laid his robe from
him, and covered him with sack-
cloth, and sat in ashes.

7 And he caused it to be pro-
claimed and published through
Nineveh by the decree of the king
and his nobles, saying. Let neither
man nor beast, hei'd nor Hock,
taste any thing : let them not feed,
nor drink water :

8 But let man and beast be
covered with sackcloth, and cry
mightily unto God : yea, let them
turn every one from his evil \yay,
and from the violence that is in
their hands.

9 Who can tell if God will turn
and^ repent, and turn away from
his fierce anger, that we perish nof!

10 U And God saw their works,
that they turned from their evil
way ; and God repented of the
evil, that he had said that he
would do unto them ; and he did
it not.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Jonah, repining at God's mercy, 4 is re-
prored hy the type of a gourd.

BUT it displeased Jonah exceed-
ingly, and he was very angry.
2 And he prayed unto the Lord,
and said, I pray thee, O Lokd, was
not this my saying, when I was
yet in my country"? Therefore I
fled before unto Tarshish : for I
knew that tliou art a gracious God,
and merciful, slow to anger, and
of great kindness, and repentest
thee of the evil.

3 Therefore now, O Lord, take,
I beseech thee, my life from me ;
for it is better for me to die than
to live.

•4 U Then said the Lokd, Doest
thou well to be angry 1

5 8o Jonah went out of the city,
and sat on the east side of the city,
and there made him a booth, and
sat under it in the shadow, till he
might see what would become of
the city.

6 And the Lord God prepared a
gourd, and made it to come up
over Jonah, that it might be a
shadow over his head, to deliver
him from his grief. So Jonah
was exceeding glad of the gourd.

7 But God prepared a worm
when the morning rose the next
day, and it smote the gourd that
it withered.

8 And it came to pass, when the
sun did arise, that God prepared a
' vehement east wind ; and the sun
beat upon the head of Jonah, that
he fainted, and wished in himself
to die, and said. It is better for me
to die than to live.

9 And God said to Jonah, Doest
thou well to be angry for the gourd 1
And he said, I do well to be angry,
even unto death.

10 Then said the Lord, Thou
hast had pity on the gourd, for
the which thou hast not laboured,
neither madest it grow ; which
came up in a night, and perished
in a night :

11 And should not I "'spare
Nineveh, that great city, wherein
are more than sixscore thousand
persons that cannot discern be-
tween their right hand and their
left hand ; and also much cattle 1

MICAH

CHAPTER L

1 Micah shetceth the wrath of God a gain at
Jacob for idolatry. 10 lie evhorteth to
mourning.

THE word of the Lord that came
to Micah the ' Morasthite in the
days of Jotham, Ahaz, (tml Heze-
kiah, kings of Judah, wliicli he saw
concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

■J Hear, "all ye peov)]c : liearken,
O earth, and all that therein is :
and let the Lord God be witness
against you, the Lord from his holy
tem|)le.

3 For, behold, the Lord cometh
forth out of his place, and will
come down, and tread upon the
high places of the earth.

4 And the mountains shall be
molten under him, and the valleys
shall be cleft, as wax before the
fire, avd as the waters that are
poured down a steep place.

5 For the ti'ansgression of Jacob
is all this, and for the sins of the
house of Israel. What is the trans-
gression of •Jacob'? is it not Sama-
ria? and what are the high places
of Judah 1 are then not Jerusalem?

G Therefore T will make Samaria
as an heap of the \w\c\,an(l as plant-
ings of a vineyard : and I will pour
down the stones thereof into the
^'alley, and I will discover the
foundations ther(H)f.

7 And all the gra\'(ni images

sultry

- have
pity on

825

Judgment on Judah and Israel.

MICAH, 2, 3.

Ojipression reproved.

thereof shall be beaten to pieces,
and all the hires thereof shall be
burned with the fire, and all the
idols thereof will 1 lay desolate :
for she gathered ' i£_ of the hire of
an harlot, and they shall return to
the hire of an harlot.

8 Therefore I will wail and howl,
I will go stripped and naked : I
will make a wailing like the " dra-
gons, and mourning as the * owls.

y J^\)r her wound is incurable ;
for it is come unto Judah ; ■* he is
come unto the gate of my people,
even to .Jerusalem.

10 ^ Declare ye it not at Gath,
weep ye not at all : ' in the house

not remove your necks ; neither
shall ye go haughtily : for this
time is evil.

4 *\\ In that day shall <me take
up a parable against you, and
lament with a doleful lamentation,
ami say. We be utterly spoiled : he
hath changed the portion of my
people : how hath he removed it
from me ! " turning away he hath
divided our heids.

9 a parting
gift

1" dec^eitful
thing

11 I will yet
bring unto
thee, O
in habitant
of Mare-
shah, him
that shall
possess
thee: the
glory of
Israel shall
come even
unto Adul-
1am.

1-! tiie fliild-
rcM of tliy
delight;

of Aphrah roll thyself in tiie dust.
1 1 Fass ye away, thou inhabi-
tant of Saphir, having thy shame
naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan
''came not forth in the mn\n'iiing:of

Beth-ezel ; he shall reet-ivc of you

his standing.

12 ¥ov the inhabitant of ^laroth
"waited carefully for good: but
evil ^ came down from the Lord
unto the gate of Jerusalem.

13 0 thou inhabitant of Lachish,
bind the chariot to the swift beast:
she is the beginning of the sin to
the daughter of Zion : for the trans-
gressions of Israel were found in
thee.

14 Therefore shalt thou give
" presents to Moresheth-gath : the
houses of Achzib shall be a "jie^ to
the kings of Israel.

15 " Yet will T bring an heir
unto th«^H'. () inhabitant of Ma-

5 I herefore thou shalt have none
that shall cast a cord by lot in the
congregation of the Loed.

6 Prophesy ye not, say they to
them that propliesy : they shall not
prophesy '-* to them, that they shall

not take shame.

reshali : he shall come unto Adul-

laiii the ;j.lory of Israel.

16 Make thee bald, and rioll thee
for '" thy delic.'ite children : enlarge
thy baldness as the eagle ; for they
are gone into captivity from thee.

CHAPTER 2.

1 AfiainHt np/irfiuii.on. i A htmentaiion. 1
A rcprati/ (if iiiju.ftice diiil iiiolatry. VI A

firdiitlnc. tif rcsliirimj ./(ti'iih.

OE to them that (Uivise ini-
quity, and woi'k evil upfm
their beds ! when the morning is
light, they r)racti3e it, bf^cause it is
in the ijower of their hand.

2 And they covet fields, and take
them by violenc^e ; and houses, and
take thi'iii away : so they oppress a
man and his house, even a man and
his heritage.

3 Therefore thus saith the Lord;
Behold, against this family do T
devise an evil, fi'oni which ye shall

* That is, A house of duat.

7 ^1 O thou that art named_ the
house of Jacob, is the spirit of the
Loud straitened'? are these his
doings'? do not my words_ do good
to him that walketh uprightly'?

8 Even of late my people is riseit
up as an enemy : ye pull oti' the
robe with the garment from them
that pass by securely as men averse
from war.

9 The women of my people have
ye cast out from their pleasant
houses ; from their children have
ye taken away my glory for ever.

10 Ari.se ye, and depart ; for this
is not your ^^' rest : because it is
polluted, '"it shall destroy you,
even with a sore destruction.

11 If a man walking in " the
spirit and falsehood do lie, saying,
I will ))rophesy unto thee of wine
and of strong drink ; he shall even
be the prophet of this people.

12^1 will surely assemble, O
Jacob, all of thee; I will surely
gather t\\(\ remnant of Israel ; 1
will ])ut tliem together as the she<>p
of Pozrah, as the Hock in the midst
of their fold : they shall make gi'eat
noise by reason of the viultitiule of
men.

13 The breaker is '"come up
before them : they liave broken
'"np. and have passed through the
gate, and ;ire gone out by it: and
their king '-"shnll pass before them,
and the Loud'''oji the head of them.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The criKltii of the priiicex. 5 The fiihe-
hiiixl <f the prophetH. 8 The seeuriiy of
1hf)n bath.

AND I said. Hear, I pray you, O
heafis of Jacob, and ye princes
of the house of Israel ; Is it not for
you to know judgment?

2 Who hate the gf>od, and love
the evil ; who pluck oil' their skin
from otr them, and their tlesh from
off their bones ;

13 to the
rebellious
he divideth

" of these
things: their
reproaches
never cease.

15 resting
place :

16 ye shall be
destroyed

1'' a spirit of
falsehood

1** gone

!'•' forth

passed

••21 at

826

Wicked prophets denounced.

MICAH, 4.

The exaltation of Zion.

3 Who also eat the fleshy of my
people, and Hay their skin from off
them • and they break their bones,
and chop them in pieces, as for the
pot, and as tlesh within the caldron.

4 Then shall they ci-y unto the
Loiti), bvit he will not hear them :
he will even hide his face from
them at that time, ' as_ they have
behaved themselves ill in their
doings.

5 II Thus saith the Lord con-
cerning the prophets that make
my people err, that bite with their
teeth, and cry, Peace ; and he that
putteth not into their mouths, they
even prepare war against him.

6 Therefore night shall be unto
you, that ye shall not have a
vision ; and it shall be dark unto
you, that ye shall not divine; and
the sun shall go down over the
prophets, and the day shall be
dark over them.

7 Then shall the seers be ashamed ,
and the diviners confounded : yea,
they shall all cover their lips ; for
there is no answer of God.

8 Vi But truly I am full of power
by the spirit of the Loud, and of
judgment, and of might, to declare
unto Jacob his transgression, and
to Israel his sin.

9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads
of the house of Jacob, and princes
of the house of Israel, that abhor
judgment, and pervert all equity.

1 0 They build up Zion with blood,
and Jerusalem with iniquity.

11 The heads thereof judge for
reward, and the priests thereof
teach for hire, and the prophets
thereof divine for money : yet will
they lean upon the Lord, and say.
Is not the Lord among US'? none
evil can come upon us.

12 Therefore shall Zion for your
sake be plowed as a field, and Jeru-
salem shall liecome heaps, and the
mountain of the house as the high
places of the forest.

CHAPTER 4.

1 77(6 glory, 3 peace, 8 kingdom, 11 and vic-
tory of the church.

BLTT in the "last days it shall come
to pass, that the mountain of
the house of the Lord shall be es-
tablished in the top of the moun-
tains, and it shall be exalted above
the hills; and ^ people shall fiow
unto it.

2 And many nations shall come,
and say, Come, and let us go up to
the mountain of the Lord, and to
the house of the CJod of Jacob; and
he will teach us of his ways, and we
will walk in his paths : for the law

shall go forth of Zion, and the word
of the Lord from Jerusalem.

3 H And he shall judge among
many ^ people, and '' rebuke strong
nations afar off; and they shall
beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning-
hooks: nation shall not lift up a
sword against nation, neither shall
thej^ learn war any more.

4 But they shall sit every mjin
under his vine and under his fig
tree ; and none shall make thon
afraid: for the mouth of the Lord
of hosts hath spoken it.

5 For all " people will walk every
one in the name of his god, and we
will walk in the name of the Lord
our God for ever and ever.

6 In that day, saith the Lord,
will I assemble her that halteth,
and I will gather her that is driven
out, and her that I have afflicted ;

7 And I will make her that halted
a remnant, and her that was cast
far olf a strong nation: and the
Lord shall reign over them in
mount Zion from henceforth, even
for ever.

8 *\ And thou, O tower of the
flock, the strong hold of the daugh-
ter of Zion, unto thee shall it come,
even the ' fii-st dominion ; the king-
dom shall come to the daughter of
Jerusalem.

9 Now why dost thou cry out
aloud"? is there no king in thee? is
thy counsellor perished % for pangs
have taken thee as a woman in
travail.

10 Be in pain, and labour to
bring forth, O daughter of Zion,
like a woman in travail : for now
shalt thou go forth out of the city,
and thou shalt dwell in the field,
and thou shalt go even to Babylon ;
there shalt thou be delivered ; there
the Lord sliall redeem thee from
the hand of thine enemies.

11 ^ Now also many nations are
gathered against thee, that say. Let
her be defiled, and let our eye look
upon Zion.

12 But they know not the
thoughts of the Lord, neither un-
derstand they his counsel: for he
shall gather them as the sheaves
into the ** floor.

1 3 Arise and thresh, O daughter
of Zion : for I will make thine hoi'ii
iron, and I will make thy hoofs
brass : and thou shalt beat in pieces
many " peo])le: and '"I will conse-
crate their gain unto the Lord, and
their substance unto the Lord of
the whole earth.

* peoples,
5 decide
eoncerniiiE

6 the peoples

former

* Or,

"^ tlireshing-
floor.

3 l)eoples :
in * tlion '
sliiilt devote

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The deliverer from Bethlehem.

MICAH, 5, 6.

Go(Vs reproach of his people.

CHAlTEll 5.

1 The birth of Christ. 4 llin kiiKjiIom. 8 ///,v
conquest.

NOW gather thyself in troops, O
daughter of troops : he hath
laid siege against vis: they shall
smite the judge of Israel with a rod
upon the cheek.

2 But thou. Eeth-lehem Ephra-
tah, thouijh thou be little among;
the thousands of Judah. yet out of
thee shall he come forth unto me
tfiat is to be ruler in Isiuel ; whose
goings forth have been from of old,
fi'om ^ everlasting.

3 Therefore will he give them
up, until the time that she which
travaileth hath brought forth :
then the remnant of his bi'ethren
shall return unto the children of
Israel.

4 51 And he shall stand and " feed
in the strength of the Lord, in the
majesty of the name of the Lord
his God ; and they shall abide : for
now shall he be great unto the ends
of the earth.

5 And this vum shall be ■' the
peace, when the Assyrian shall
come into our land : and when he
shall tread in our palaces, then
shall we raise against him seven
shepherds, and eight ^ prinei])al
m(Mi.

() And tliey sliall waste the land
of Ass.yria with the sword, and the
land of Ninu'od in the entrances
thereof : thus shall he deliver tis
from the AssyriaTi, when he cometh
into our land, and when he treadeth
within our borders.

7 And the I'eiiuiant of Jacob shall
be in the midst of many ■" peo|)le as
adewfrom the LoR?), as the showers
ui)on the grass, that tarrieth not for
man, nor waiteth for the sons of
men.

H If And the remnant of Jacob
shall b(; among tiie " (ientilcs in
the midst of many ■"' iK'opIc as a
lion among the beasts of the forest,
as a young Hon among the Hocks
of sheep: wlio, if lie go tlu'ough,
botli treadeth down, and teareth
in pieces, and none can deliver.

9 Thine hand shall be lifted up
ui)on thine adversaries, and all
tliitu', enemies sliall be cut off.

10 And it shall come to pass in
that, day, saith the Loi;i), that L
will cut ofl' thy horses out of the
midst of thee, and 1 will destroy
tliy chai'iots :

11 And I will cut off th(! cities
f)f thy land, and throw down all
thy strong holds :

1 2 And I will cut off witclicrafts

out of thine hand ; and thou shalt
have no nioi-e soothsayers :

13 Thy graven inuiges also will
I cut off', and thy standing images
out of the midst of thee ; and thou
shalt no more worship the work of
thine hands.

11- And 1 will pluck up "^ thy
groves out of the midst of thee :
so will I destroy thy cities.

15 And I will execute vengeance
in angerand fury upon the heathen,
such as they have not heard.

CHAPTER 6.

1 God^s conirovernj/'far md-inihie.^f:, (J for
iffuornnce, 10 for injustice, 1(3 anil for
idoUdry.

HEAR ye now what the Lord
saith ; Arise, contend thou
before the mountains, and let the
hills hear thy voice.

2 Hear ye, O mountains, the
Lord's controversy, and ye strong
foundations of the earth : for the
Lord hath a controversy with his
l^eople, and he will plead with
Israel.

3 0 my people, what have I
done unto thee 1 and wherein have
I wearied thee"? testify against me.

4 For I brought thee up out of
the land of Egypt, and redeemed
thee out of the house of ^ servants :
and I sent before thee iMoses,
Aaron, and Miriam.

5 O my people, remember now
what Ealak king of Moab con-
sulted, and what Balaam the son
of Ijcor ^ answered him from Shit-
tim unto Oilgal ; that ye may
know the righteousness of the
Lord.

6 U Wherewith shall T come be-
fore the Lord, (iml bow myself
before the high Cod? shall I come
before him with burnt offerings,
with calves of a year old?

7 Will th(> Lord be pleased with
thousands of rams, or with ten
thousands of I'ivers of oil? shall
I give my hrstborn fur my ti'ans-
gi-ession, tlu^ fruit of my body for
the sin of my soul ?

8 He hath shewed thee, O man,
what is good ; and what doth the
Lord require of thee, but to do
justl.v, and to lov(^ mercy, and to
walk humbly Avith thy (iod ?

9 The [jOHd's voice ci'i(>th unto
the city, and the iihoi. of wisdom
sluiU see thy name: he;i,i' ye the
rod, and who hath a|)pointe(l it.

10 II Ai-e th(M-(> yet the treasures
of wickedness in tin; house of the
wicked, and the scant measuic tlnit
is abominable?

11 Shall 1 c(>uiii i/n III pure with

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General corruption.

MICAH, 7.

GocVs great mercy.

' But as /or
me,

the wicked balances, and with the
bag of deceitful weights 1

1 2 For the rich men thereof are
full of violence, and the inhabitants
thereof have spoken lies, and their
tongue /*• deceitful in their mouth.

13 Therefore also will I nuike
thee sick in smiting thee, in making
thee desolate because of thy sins.

14 Thou shalt eat, but not be
satisfied ; and thy casting down
shall be in the midst of thee ; and
thou shalt take hold, but shalt not
deliver ; and that which thou deli-
verest will I give up to the sword.

1 5 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt
not reap ; thou shalt tread the
olives, but thou shalt not anoint
thee with oil ; and ^ sweet wine, but
shalt not drink - wine.

16 H For the statutes of Omri
are kept, and all the works of the
house of Ahab, and ye walk in their
counsels ; that I should make thee
a desolation, and the inhabitants
thereof an hissing : therefore ye
shall bear the reproach of my
people.

CHAPTER 7.

1 The cJiiirck, complaining of her small num-
ber, 3 an<l the general corruption, 5 puitefh
her conjidence not in man, hut in God.
S She tnnmphethoTerher enemies, ii God
comfortefhher hy promise.^, 16 by confusion
of the enemies, 18 and by his mercies.

WOE is me ! for I am as when
they have gathered the sum-
mer fruits, as the grapegleanings
of the vintage : there is no cluster
to eat : my soul desired the first-
ripe fruit.

2 The •' good man is perished out
of the earth : and there is none up-
right among men : they all lie in
wait for bhjod ; they hunt every
man his brother with a net.

3 ^ ^ That they may do evil with
both hands earnestly, the prince
asketh, and the judge asketh for a
reward; and the great man, he
uttereth his mischievous desire :
•^so they wrap it up.

4- The best of them is as a brier :
the most upright is s/uirper than a
thorn hedge : the day of thy watch-
men ^avd thy visitation cometh ;
now shall be their perplexity.

T) ^1 Trust .ye not in a friend, put
ye not confidence in a guide : keep
the doors of thy mouth from her
that lieth in thy bosom.

() For the son dishonoureth the
father, the daughter risetli up
against her mother, the daughter
in law against her mother in law ;
a man's enemies are the men of his
own house.

7 ' Therefore I will look unto the

Lord ; I will wait for the God of
my .salvation : my God will hear me.

8 ^\ Rejoice not against me, O
mine enemy : when i fall, I shall
arise ; when I sit in darkness, the
Lord shall he a light unto me.

9 I will bear the indignation of
the Lord, because I have sinned
against him, until he plead my
cause, and execute judgment for
me : he will bring me forth to the
Hght, and I shall behold his right-
eousness.

10 Then she that is mine enemy
shall see it, and shame shall cover
her which said unto me. Where is
the Lord thy God 1 mine eyes shall
behold her : now shall she be trod-
den down as the mire of the streets.

1 1 ** In the day that thy walls

are to be built, in that day shal

the decree be far removed.

12 In that day also "he shall
come even to thee from Assyria,
and frovi the ^"fortified cities, and
from " the fortress even to the
''^ river, and fi'om sea to sea, and
from mountain to mountain.

13 '^ Notwithstanding the land
shall be desolate because of them
that dwell therein, for the fruit of
their doings.

14 ^ Feed thy people with thy
rod, the flock of thine heritage,
which dwell solitarily i^i the wood,
in the midst of Carmel : let them
feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in
the days of old.

15 ^•^ According to the days of
thy coming out of the land of
Egypt will I shew unto him mar-
vellous tilings.

16 ^ The nations shall see and
be ^^ confounded at all their might :
they shall lay their hand upon their
mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

17 They shall lick the dust like
a serpent, they shall move out of
their holes like worms of the earth :
they shall be afraid of the Lord
our God, and shall fear because of
thee.

18 Who is a God like unto thee,
that partloneth iniquity, and pass-
eth by the transgression of the
remnant of his heritage "? he retain-
eth not liis anger for ever, because
he delighteth in mercy.

19 He will turn again, he will
have compassion ui)on us ; he will
subdue our iniquities; and thou
wilt cast all their sins into the
depths of the sea.

20 Thou wilt perform the truth
to Jacob, and the mercy to Abra-
ham, which thou hast sworn unto
our fathers from the days of old.

8 A day for
building thy
walls! in
that day
shall the
boundary

9 shall they
come

1" cities of
Esypt,

11 Egypt

12 River,

13 Yet

" As in

15 ashamed
of

829

QocVs goodness and severity.

NAHUM, 1, 2.

The overthrow of Nineveh.

NAHUM

CHAPTER 1.

The mcvjeKty of God in goodness to his peo-
ple, and severity against hifi enem/ies.

rpHE Mxirrlen of Nineveh. The

J- book of the vision of Nahum

the Elkoshite.

2 God is jealous, and the Lord
revengeth ; the Lord revengeth,
and is furious ; the Lord '-^will talce

vengeance on his adversaries, and
he reserveth umith ior his enemies.

3 The Lord is slow to anger, and
great in power, and will not at all
acquit the wicked: the Lord hath
his way in the whirlwind and in
the storm, and the clouds are the
dust of liis feet.

4 He rebuketh the sea, and mak-
eth it dry, and drieth up all the
rivers : Bashan languisheth, and
Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon
languisheth.

5 The mountains quake at him,
and the hills melt, and the earth
is ''burned at his presence, yea,
the world, and all that dwell
therein.

6 Who can stand before his in-
dignation'? and who can abide in
the fierceness of his anger? his
fury is poured out like fire, and
the rocks are thrown down by him.

7 The Loi'j) is good, a strong
hold in the day of trouble ; and he
knoweth them that trust in him.

8 But with an overrunning tlood
he will make an utter k^x\([ of the
place thereof, and ^darkness shall
pursue his enemies.

\) What do ye imagine against
the Lord? he will make an utter
end : alttiction shall not rise up the
second time.

10 For while they he folden to-
gctluM" as thorns, and wliile they
are drunken as drunkards, they
shall be devoured as stubble fully
dry.

1 1 There i.s one come out of thee,
tliat iiuagineth evil against the
Loud, ''a wicked counsi'llor.

12 Thus sailli tlic Ijokii : Though
theij he. (juiet, and likewise many,
yet thus sliall they be cut down,
when he shall pass through.
Though I have afflicted thee, I
will afllict thee no more.

l."> For now will I break his yoke
from off thee, and will burst tliy
bonds in sunder.

11 And tlie Lord hath given a
commandment concerning thee,
that no more of thy name be sown :

out of the house of thy gods will I
cut off the graven image and the
molten image : I will make thy
grave ; for thou art vile.

15 Behold upon the mountains
the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace ! O
Juclah, keep thy solemn feasts, per-
form thy vows:. for "the wicked

shall no more pass through thee ;
he is utterly cut off.

CHAPTER 2.

The fenrfnl ai>d rictorioiis armies of God
against Xi tier eh.

HE that dasheth in pieces is
come up before thy face : keep
the '^mnnitioTi, watch the way,
make thij loins strong, fortify thy
power mightily.

2 For the Lord ® hath turned
away the excellency of Jacob, as
the excellency of Lsrael : for the
emptiers have emptied tliem out,
and marred their vine branches.

3 The shield of his mighty men
is made red, the valiant men are in
scarlet : the chariots '■'shall he with

flaming torches in the day of his
preparation, and the '"fir trees shall
be_ terribly shaken.

4 The chariots " shall rage in the
streets, they ''^shall iustle one
against another in the broad
ways : they '■' shall seem like
torches, they "shall run like the
li

htnings.

5 He '•'^ shall recounthis worthies :
they '"shall stumbli^ in their ''walk:
they '^sluill make haste to the wall
thereof, ;iiid the defence '"shall be
prepared.

G The gates of the rivers '^"shallbo
opened, and the palace '"sliall be
dissolved.

7 -' And Huzzab shall b(>1cd away
c«|)fi\t', she shall be brought

and lier maids -"- sliall lead her ;i~
with the voice of doves, talx'ring
upon their breasts.

8 But Nineveh is of old like a
pool of water : yet they shall tlee
away. Stand, stand, shall they cry :
but none shall look back.

9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take
the spoil of gold: for there is none
end of the store and "' glory out of

all the pleasant furniture.

10 She is emnty, and void, and
waste : and the neart melteth, and

6 the wicked
oue

fortress,

8 bringeth
agaiu

9 flash with
steel

spears are

i' rage

12 justle

13 seem
i* run

15 recount-
eth

16 stumble
i' march ;
i"* make

1'-' is
-" are

•ii And it is
decreed : she
is led cap-
tive, she is
carried
aAvay,
-'- mourn

28 glory of
all

830

Tlie miserable ruin

NAHUM, 3.

of Nineveh.

the knees smite together, and much
pain /*• in all loins, and the faces of
them all gather blackness.

1 1 Where is the dwelling of the
lions, and the feedingplace of the
young lions, where the ^ lion, even
the old lion, walked, and the lion's
vyhelp, and none made them afraid ?

12 The lion did tear in pieces
enough for his whelps, and
strangled for his lionesses, and filled
his ^ holes with prey, and his dens
with ravin.

13 Behold, T am against thee,
saith the Lord of hosts, and I will
burn her chariots in the smoke, and
the sword shall devour thy young
lions: and I will cut oft' thy prey
from the earth, and the voice of thy
messengers shall no more be heard.

CHAPTER 3.

The miserable ruin of Nineveh.

WOE to the bloody city ! it is
all full of lies and robbery ;
the pi-ey departeth ^ not ;

'2 The noise of ■* ajwiup, and the
noise of the rattling of the wheels,
and of the pransing horses, and of
the jumping ^ chariots.

3 The horseman "^ lifteth up both
the bright sword and the glittering
spear : and there is a multitude of
slain, and a great number of car-
cases ; and there is none end of their
corpses ; they stumble uijon their
corpses :

4 Because of the multitude of
the whoredoms of the wellfavoured
harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts,
that selleth nations through her
whoredoms, and families through
her witchcrafts.

5 Behold, I am against thee, saith
the Lord of hosts ; and I will dis-
cover thy skirts upon thy face, and
I will shew the nations thy naked-
ness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

6 And I will cast abominable
filth upon thee, and make thee vile,
and will set thee as a gazing-
stock.

7 And it shall come to pass, that
all they that look upon thee shall
flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is
laid waste : who will bemoan her 'I
whence shall I seek comforters for
theel

8 Art thou better than '^populous
No, that was situate among the
rivers, that had the waters round
about it, whose ramjjart ^vas the
sea, and her wall was ^ f I'om the seal

9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her
strength, and it was infinite ; Put
and Lubim were thy helpers.

10 Yet was she carried away, she
went into captivity : her young
children also were dashed in pieces
at the top of all the streets : and
they cast lots for her honourable
men, and all her great men were
bound in chains.

1 1 Thou also shalt be drunken :
thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt
seek ^ strength because of the
enemy.

1 2 All thy strong holds shall he
lil-e fig trees with the firstripe figs :
if they be shaken, they shall even
fall into the mouth of the eater.

13 Behold, thy people in the
midst of thee are women : the gates
of thy land shall be set wide open
unto thine enemies : the fire shall
devour thy bars.

14 Draw thee waters for the
siege, fortify thy strong holds : go
into clay, and tread the morter,
make strong the brickkiln.

15 There shall the fire devour
thee ; the sword shall cut thee off", it
shall eat thee up like the canker-
worm : make thyself many as the
cankerworm, make thyself many
as the locusts.

16 Thou hast multiplied thy
merchants above the stars of hea-
ven : the cankerworm spoileth, and
fleeth away.

17 Thy crowned are as tlie lo-
custs, and thy captains as the
'" great grasshoppers, which camp
in the hedges in the cold day, hut
when the sun ariseth they flee
away, and their place is not known
where they are.

18 Thy shepherds slumber, O
king of Assyria : thy nobles shall
dwell in tlie dust : thy people is
scattered upon the mountains, and
no man gatnereth them.

19 There is no healing of thy
bruise ; thy wound is grievous : all
that hear the " bruit of thee shall
clap the hands over thee : for upon
whom hath not thy wickedness
passed continually'?

No-amon,

8 of

9 n stroiu
hold

i** swarms of

11 report

Destruction by the Chaldeans.

HABAKKUK, 1, 2.

GoiVs reply to the prophet.

HABAKKUK

CHAPTER 1.

1 Unto IT<ihiikkuk, cornjj/diiiiru/ of the. in-
iquil)/ (if till' ti/iiit, fi in x/ieircit tlie fearful
mnqliiiiri hi/ thr C/iii/i/i'ii/is. I'i //,. ,-iii„-
ptaiiuth til, It rciujiiiiKU shmil,! /,<■ ej', rated
tiij tit Villi alio a re fiif irorxe.

rpHE ^ burden which Habakkuk
J- the prophet did see.

2 O Lord, how long shall I crs'',
and thou wilt not hear ! even cry
out unto thee o/ violence, and thou
wilt not save !

3 ^^'hy dost thou shew me ini-
quity, and cause me to behold
" grievance '? for spoiling and vio-
lence are before me : and tliere are
that raise up strife and contention.

4 Therefore the law is slacked,
and judgment doth never go forth :
for the wicked doth comjjass about
the i-ighteous ; therefore " wrong
judgment proceedeth.

5 II Behold ye among the hea-
then, and regard, and wonder mar-
vellously : for ^/ will woi'k a work
in your days, which ye will not
believe, though it be told you.

6 For, lo, I raise up the Chalde-
ans, that bitter and hasty nation,
which shall march througli the
breadth of the land, to possess the
dwellingplaces thrit are not theirs.

7 They are terrible and dreadful :
their judgment and their dignity
"shall proceed of themselves.

<S Their horses also are swifter
than the leoj^ards, and are more
fierce than the evening wolves : and
their horsemen shall spread them-
selves, and their horsemen shall
coine f J'om far ; they shall fly as
the eagle that hastetli to eat.

9 They shall come all for vio-
lence : their faces " shall su]) up an
the east wind, and they sliall gather
^ the captivity as the sand.

10 And they shall scoff" «atfhe
kiiigs. and the v)rinces shall be a
scDni unto them: tli('ysha,ll deride
e\-ery strong hold; for they shall
" liciip (lust, and take it.

1 1 '" Then shall h/'x mind chanLre.
and he shall |)ass <i\<t. jiikI ullcnd.

n/ipiifiiK/ this Ins piiwcr unto ins
god.

1-! ^ Art thou not from everlast-
ing, () JjOHD my (iod, mine Holy
One? we shall not die. () TjOKP,
tlutu hastoi'dained " tlicni for judg-
ment; aiid,()niight,v( Jo(i,tliou liast
established " them for correction.

13 77iou art of i)urei' eyes than

to behold evil, and canst not look
on iniquity : wherefore lookest
thou upon them that deal treache-
rously, rr^rHioldest thy ttmgue when
the wicked devoureth the man that
is more righteous tiian he 1

14 And makest men as the fishes
of the sea, as the creeping things,
that have no ruler over them 1

15 They take up all of them with
the angle, they catch them in their
net, and gather them in their drag :
therefore they rejoice and are glad.

16 Therefore they sacrifice unto
their net, and burn incense unto
their drag ; because by them th(>ir
portion is fat, and their meat
plenteous.

17 Shall they therefore empty
their net, and not ^'" spare continu-
ally to slay the nations '^

CHAPTER 2.

1 Vnfo ITa7>aA'A~iil\ tcditing for an answer, I'x
xheived that lie niiixt iriiit In/ faith. .5 The
jiiililiiii'iif iijHDi the Chiilileini for nnnatiii-
l,leii,s.^, \) fr roritiiiisii.ss, vS for criielti/,
lb for drunkenne-s.s, is and for idotatri/.

I WILL stand upon my watch,
and set me upon the tower, and
will watch to see what he will say
imto me, and what I shall answer
'•' when I am reproved.

2 And the Loud answered me,
and said, Write the vision, and
make it plain upon " tables, that
he may run that read eth it.

3 For the vision is yet for ^^ an
aT)Doiiited time, but at the end it

shall speak, and not lie : though it
tarry, wait for it ; because it will
surely come, it will not tarry.
4 Be]iold,liis soul "''irhirh is lifted

up is not upright in Iniii : but the
just shall li^ (^ l)y his faith.

5 U Yea alsri, bi'cause he ti-ans-
gresseth b.v Avine, he is a proud
man, neither keepeth at home,
who enlargeth his desire as *liell,
jind vs- as den.th, and caTinot be sa-
tisfied, but gathered unto him all
nations, and heaiieth unto him all
''people :

() Shall not all these take uj) a
pnrable against him, and a taunt-
ing ])i-overl) against him, and say.
Woe to him that iiicreaselli f/iaf
which is not his ! how long? and to
him that ladef li himself with '''thick
clay !

*/M.Slieol.

832

Judgment on the Chaldeans.

HABAKKUK, 3.

Ilahakkak' s prayer.

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly
that shall bite thee, and awake
that shall vex thee, and thou shalt
be for booties unto them '\

8 Because thou hast spoiled
many nations, all the remnant of
the ^ ijeoi^le shall spoil thee ; be-
cause of men's blood, and fur the
violence of the land, of the city,
and of all that dwell therein.

9 H Woe to him that " coveteth
an evil covetousness to his house,
that he may set his nest on high,
that he may be delivered from the
power of evil !

10 Tiiou hast consulted shame
to thy house by cutting off many
''people, and hast sinned against
thy soul.

1 1 For the stone shall cry out of
the wall, and the beam out of the
timber shall answer it.

12 ^ Woe to him that buildeth
a town with blood, and stablisheth
a city b.y iniquity !

13 Behold, is it not of the Lord
of hosts that the * people shall
labovu' in the very lii-e, and the

•^people shall weary themselves for
very vanity '{

14 For the earth shall be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of
the Lord, as the waters cover the
sea.

15 ^ Woe unto him that giveth
his neighbour drink, that puttest
thy bottle to him, and makest hitn
drunken also, that thou may est
look on their nakedness !

16 Thou art filled with shame
for glory : drink thou also, and
® let thy foreskin be uncovered :

the cup of the Lord's right hand
shall be turned unto thee, and
" shameful spewing shall be on thy
glory.

1 7 For the violence * of Lebanon
shall cover thee, and tlie "spoil of
beasts. i° inhirh. mnde them afraid,
because of men's blood, and for the
violence "of the land, '' of the city,
and " of alTthat dwell tlierein.

18 ^TVVhat profiteth the graven
image that the maker thereof hath
graven it; the molten image, ''and
a^ teacher of lies, that the maker of
his work trusteth therein, to make
dumb idols'?

19 Woe unto him that saith to
the wood. Awake ; to the dumb
stone, Arise, it shall teach ! Behold,
it is laid oyer with gold and silyer,
and there is no breath at all in the
midst of it.

20 But the Lord is in his holy

temple : let all the earth keep si-
lence before him.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Ilahukkuk in hia prai/er treinbleth at God's
majesty. 17 The conjidence of his faith.

A PRAYER of Habakkuk the
prophet '^ upon Shigionoth.
2 O Lord, I have heard 'Hhy
speech, and was afraid : O Lord,

revive thy work in the midst of
the years, in the midst of the years
'^ make known ; in wrath i-emember
mercy.

3 God came from Teman, and
the Holy One from mount Paran.
Selah. His glory covered the hea-
vens, and the earth was full of
his praise.

4 And his brightness was as the
light; he had '"^ horns romiiic/ out of
his hand : and there was the hiding
of his power.

5 Before him went the pestilence,
and '^^urning coals went forth at
his feet.

6 He stood, and measured the
earth: he beheld, and drove asun-
der the nations ; and the everlast-
ing mountains were scattered, the
perpetual hills did bow: ^^his ways
'i7-e everlasting:.

7 1 saw the tents of Cushan in
affliction : aiul the curtains of the
land of Midian did tremble.

8 Was the Lord displeased
against the rivers ] was thine anger
against the rivers '? was thy wrath
against the sea, that thou didst
ride upon thine horses and thy
chariots of salvation"?

9 Thy bow was made quite '" na-
ked, nccording to the oaths of the

iv\he>^. even thy word. tSelali. Thou
didst cleave the earth with rivers.

10 The mountaiiis saw thee, and
they trembled : the '■■'" overflowing of
the water passed by : the deep vit-
tered his voice, and lifted up his
hands on high.

11 The sun frwrZ moon stood still
in their habitation: at the light of
thine arrows -'they went, and at
the shining of thy glittering spear.

. 12 Thou didst march through
the land in indignation, thou didst
thresh the '"'-^ heathen in anger.

13 Thou wentest forth for the
salvation of thy p(H)ple, even for
-' salvation with thine anointed;
thou woundedst the head out of
the house of the wicked, -^ by dis-
covering the foundation unto the

Or,

neck. Selah.

U Thou didst -•' striketl____
with his staves the head of iiis

oiijjrii

13 set to
^* the report
of thee, aud
am

15 make it
known :

16 rays
coming
forth from

fiery holts

1*= his goings
were as of
old.

19 hare ;
.sworn were
the chastise-
ments of
thy word.

2" tempest of
waters

-1 as they
went,

23 the

salvation of
•■^4 hiyiug
bare

-" pierce

833

The day of God's wrath

HABAKKUK, 3.

comhtg upon Judali.

1 warriors :

2 tread the
sea

3 the heap

4 trouble,
when it
Cometh up
against the
people
which
invadeth
him in
troops.

1 Hezekiah,

2 Chemarim

•no

^ sanctified

6 over

^ villages : they came out as a
whirlwind to scatter me : their re-
joicing was as to devour the poor
secretly.

15 Thou didst - walk through

the sea with thine horses, ^ through
the heap of great waters.

16 When I heard, my belly trem-
bled ; my lips quivered at the voice :
rottenness entered into my bones,
and I trembled in myself, that I
might rest in the day of •* trouble :
when he cometh up unto the peo-

ple, he will invafle them with his
troops.

17 U Although the fig tree shall
not blossom, neither shall fruit !>€
in the vines; the labour of the
olive shall fail, and the fields shall
yield no meat; the flock shall be
cut off' from the fold, and there shall
he 110 herd in the stalls :

18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will joy in the God of my salva-
tion.

1 9 The Lord God is my strength,
and he will make my feet like
hind's feet, and he will make me to
walk upon mine high places.
^ To the chief singer on my stringed
instruments.

ZEPHANIAH

CHAPTER 1.

GocVs severe judgment againut Judah for
divers sins.

THE word of the Lord which
came unto Zephaniah the son
of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the
son of Amariah, the son of ^ Hiz-
kiah. in the days of Josiah the son
of Amon, king of Judah.

2 I will utterly consume all things
from off the land, saith the Lord.

3 I will consume man and beast ;
I will consume the fowls of the
heaven, and the fishes of the sea,
and the stumblingblocks with the
wicked ; and I will cut off' man from
off' the land, saith the Lord.

4 I will also stretch out mine
hand upon Judah, and upon all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and I
will cut off the remnant of Baal
from this place, and the n;ime of
the '^ Chemarims with the priests ;

5 And them that woi'ship the
host of heaven upon the housetops;
and them that worship anl that
swear •' by the Lord, and that
swear by .Malcham ;

6 And them that are turncnl back
from the Lord; and thoselhixt have
not sought the Lord, nor enquired
for him.

7 Hold thy peace at the presence
of tlie Lord God : for the day of the
Lord is at hand : for the Loud hatli
prepared a sacrifice, he hath "* bid
his guests.

8 And it shall come to pass in tlie
day of tlie LoitD's saciince, that 1
will punish tlie princes, and the
king's childr-en, and all such as are
clotlied with strange apiiarel.

9 In the same day also will I
punish all those that leap ■'^(vn the
threshold, which fill their masters'
houses with violence and deceit.

10 And it shall come to pass in
that day, saith the Lord, that there
shall he the noise of a cry from the
fish gate, and an howling from the
^second, and a great crashing from
the hills.

1 1 Howl, ye inhabitants of ]\Iak-
tesh, for all the merchant people
are cut down ; all they that bear
silver are cut off".

1 2 And it shall come to pass at
that time, that 1 will search Jeru-
salem with candles, and punish the
men that are settled on their lees :
that say in their heart, The Lord
will not do good, neither will he do
evil.

13 Therefore their goods shall
become a booty, and their houses a
desolation : they shall also build
houses, but not inhabit them ; and
they shall plant vineyards, but not
drink the wine thereof.

1 4 The great day of the Lord is
near, it is near, and hasteth gr(»atly,
even the voice of the day of the
Lord: the mighty man shall cry
there bitterly.

15 That day is a day of wrath, a
day of trouble and distress, a day
of wastenessand desolation, a day of
darkness and gloominess, a day of
clouds and thick darkness,

K) A day of the triiinpet and
alarm against the fenced cities, and
against the high towers.

17 And 1 will bring distress upon
men, that they shall walk like blind
men, becaus(> they have sinned
against the Lord : and tlieii- l)lood
shall be poured out as (hist, and
tlieir flesh as the dung.

IS N(>ither their silver nor their
gold sliJill be able to deliver them
in th(^ day of tlu^ Lord's wrath ;
i)ut the wliole land shall be de-

834

Exhortation to repentance.

ZEPHANIAH, 2, 3.

Woe to the nations.

Ian end, yea
a speedy
end

voured by the fire of his jealousy:
for he shall make ' even a speedy
riddance of all them that dwell m

the land.

CHAPTER 2.

1 An exhortation to repentance. 4 The judg-
ment of the Philistines, 8 of Moah and

Ainiaon, 12 of Ethiopia and Anai/ria.

GATHEE, yourselves together,
yea, gather together, O na-
tion '■'' not desired :

2 Before the decree bring forth,
hefore the day pass as the chaff,
before the fierce anger of the Lokd
come upon you, before the day of
the Lord's anger come upon j'^ou.

3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek
of the earth, which have wrought
his judgment ; seek righteousness,
seek meekness: itmaybeye shall be
hid in the day of the Lord's anger.

4 ^ For Gaza shall be forsaken,
and Ashkelon a desolation : they
shall drive out Ashdod at the noon
day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

5 Woe unto the inhabitants of
the sea coast, the nation of the
Cherethites ! the word of the Lord
?'.s against you ; O Canaan, the
land of the Philistines, I will even
destroy thee, that there shall be
no inhabitant.

6 And the sea coast shall be
•' dwellings and cottages for shep-
herds, and folds for fiocks.

7 And the coast shall be for the
remnant of the house of Judah ;
they shall ^ feed thereupon : in the
houses of Ashkelon shall they lie
down in the evening : for the Lord
their God sliall visit them, and
^ turn away their captivity.

8 II i have heard the reproach
of Moab, and the revilings of the
children of Ammon, whereby they
have reproached my people, and
magnified themselves against their
border.

9 Therefore as I live, saith the
Lord of liosts, the God of Israel,
Surely ]\Ioab shall be as Sodom,
and the children of Ammon as
Gomorrah, even " the breeding of
nettles, and saltpits, and a per-
petual desolation : the residue of
my people shall spoil them, and
the remnant of my people shall
possess them.

10 This shall they have for
their pride, because they have re-
pi-oached and magnified tliemselves
against the people of the Lord of
hosts.

1 1 The Lord )vill he t(M'ri]ile unto
them : for he will famisli all tlie
gods of the earth ; and men shall
worship him, every one from his

place, even all the "' isles of the
heathen.

1 2 11 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall
be slain by my sword.

13 And he will stretch out his
hand against the north, and destroy
Assyria ; and will make Nineveh a
desolation, and dry like a wilder-
ness.

14 And flocks shall lie down in
the midst of her, all the beasts of
the nations : both the cormorant
and the bittern shall lodge in the
** u])per lintels of it ; their voice
shall sing in the windows ; dcvsola-
tion sJiall he in the thresholds : for
he '■* shall uncover the cedar work.

15 This IS the rejoicing city that
dwelt carelessly, that said in her
heart, I am, and there is none be-
side me : how is she become a deso-
lation, a place for beasts to lie
down in ! every one that passeth
by her shall hiss, aiul wag his hand.

CHAPTER 3.

1 A sharp re.pvoof of Jerusalem for divers
sins. S An exhortation to wait for the
restoration of Israel, 14 and to rejoice for
their salvation by God.

T\/^OE to her that is ^^ filthy and
' ' polluted, to the oppressing
city !

2 She obeyed not the voice ; she
received not correction ; she trusted
not in the Lord ; she drew not near
to her God.

3 Her princes within her are
roaring lions ; her judges are even-
ing wolves ; they gnaw not the
bones till the morrow.

4 Her prophets are light and
treacherous persons : her priests
have ^'■^ polluted the sanctuary,
they have done violence to the
law.

5 ^^ The just Lord is'in the midst

thereof; he will not do iniquity
evei-y morning doth he bring his
judgment to light, he faileth not ;
but the unjust knoweth no shame.

6 I have cut off the nations: then-
towers are desolate ; I made their
streets waste, that none passeth
by : their cities are destroyed, so
that there is no man, that there is
none inhabitant.

7 I said. Surely thou wilt fear
me, thou wilt receive " instruction ;
so their dwelling should not be cut
off, '"' howsoever T punished them :
but they rose early, and corrupted
all their doings.

S If Therefore wait ye upon me,
saith the Lord, until the day that
I rise up to the prey : for my deter-
mination is to gather the nations,

coastlands

8 capitals

9 hath laid
bare

1" rebellious

11 leave
nothing

'- profaned

13 The Lord
in tlie midst
of lier is
righteous ;

K correc-
tion ;

15 accordinfi

to all that i

have

a])pointed

concerninfj

Iier:

835

Restoration of Israel.

ZEFHAKIAH, 3.

The temple to he built.

that I may assemble the kingdoms,
to pour upon tliem mine indigna-
tion, even all my tierce anger : for
all tne earth shall be devoured with
the fire of my jealousy.

9 For then will I turn to the
^ l^eople a pure language, that they
may all call upon the name of the
Lord, to serve him with one con-
sent.

10 From beyond the rivers of
Ethiopia my suppliants, even the
daughter of my dispersed, shall
bring mine offering.

11 In that day shalt thou not be
ashamed for all thy doings, wjiere-
in thou hast transgressed against
me: for then I will take away out
of the midst of thee them that re-
joice in thy pride, and thou shalt
no more be haughty '■^because of
my holy mountain.

12 1 will also leave in the midst
of thee an afflicted and poor people,
and they shall trust in the name of
the Lord.

13 The remnant of Israel shall
not do iniquity, nor speak lies ;
neither shall a deceitful tongue be
found in their mouth : for they
shall feed and lie down, and none
shall make therii afraid.

14 ^ Sing, () daughter of Zion ;
shout, O Israel ; be glad and rejoice

with all the heart, O daughter of
Jerusalem.

15 The Lord hath taken away
thy judgments, he hath cast out
thine enemy : the king of Israel,^
even the Lord, is in the midst of
thee: thou shalt not see evil any
more.

16 In that day it shall be said to
Jerusalem, Fear thou not : «wi to
Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

17 The Lord thy God in the
midst of thee ■?'« mighty ; he will
save, he will rejoice over thee with
joy ; he will rest in his love, he will
joy over thee with singing.

18 I will gather them that are
sorrowful for the solemn assembly,
who are of thee, to whom the re-
proach of it ivas a burden.

19 Behold, at that time I will
undo all that afflict thee : and I
will save her that halteth, and
gather her that was driven out ;
and I will "get them praise and
fame in every land wiiere they

have been put to sliame.

20 At that time will I bring you
again, even in the time that I
gather you : for I will make you a
name and a praise among all ^peo-
ple of the earth, when I ''turn back
your captivity before your eyes,
saith the Lord.

HAGGAI

CHAPTER 1.

1 Ifaogai rtproveth the people for neglediny
th« building of the houge. 7 He iiiciteth
them to the tiuilding. 12 lie promiMeth Crod'fi
amitttance to them belii{i forward.

IN the second year of Darius the
king, in tlie sixtli month, in the
first day of tlie month, came the
word of the Loud bv Haggai the
prophet unto Zeruboabel the son
of Shealtiel, governor of Judah,
and to Joshua the son of Josedech,
the high priest, saying,

2 Thus speaketh trie Lord of
hosts, saying, This people say. The
time is not come, the time that the
Lchid's house should be built.

3 Then camcthc wordof theLoRD
by Haggai the ])rophet, saying,

4 [s it time for you, () ye, to
dwell in your cielea houses, and
tins house lie waste %

5 Now therefore thus saith the
Lord of hosts ; Consider your ways.

G Vc ]iav(^ sown much, and bring
in little; ye eat. Imt ye hav(^ not
enough ; ye drink, but ye are not
filled with drink ; ye clothe you,
but there is none warm ; and he

that earneth wages earneth wages
to pat it into a bag witli holes.

7 *\ Thus saith the Lord of
hosts ; Consider your ways.

8 Vxo up to tlie niountain, and
bring wood, and build the house ;
and 1 will take pleasure in it, and
1 will be glorified, saith the Lord.

9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it
came to little ; and when ye brought
it home, I did blow upon it. Why "?
saith the Lord of hosts. 15ecauso
of mine house thatu- waste, and ye
run every man unto his own house.

10 Therefore the heaven over
you is stayed from dew and the
earth is stayed from her iruit.

11 And T called for a drought
upon the land, and uiionthe moun-
tains, and upon the 'conr, and
ui)on the new wine, and upon the
oil, ancl upon flint which thegrouTxl
bringeth forth, and upf)n men, and
upon cattle, ami upon all the la-
bour of the luirids.

12 1i Then Zerubbabel the son of
Shealtiel, and .loshua the son of
Josedech, the high prie.st, with all

3 make til em
a praise aud
a uame,
whuse
shame hath
been in all
the earth.
1 peoples
^hriuaiiiiain

1 grain,

836

Its former glory excelled.

HAGGAI, 2.

Sui hindereth the work.

the remnant of the people, obeyed
the voice of the Lord their God,
and the words of Haggai the pro-
phet, as the Lord tiieir God had
sent him, and the people did fear
before the Lord.

13 Then spake Haggai the
Lord's messenger in the Lord's
message unto the people, saying, I
am with you, saitn the Lord.

14 And the Lord stirred up the
spirit of Zerubbabel the son of She-
altiel, governor of Judah, and the
spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech,
the high priest, and the spirit of
all the remnant of the people ; and
they came and did work in the house
of the Lord of hosts, their God,

1 5 In the four and twentieth day
of the sixth month, in the second
year of Darius the king.

CHAPTER 2.

1 ire encouraycih ihe people i<> the ipork, by
])romiKe of yr eater glory to the second tern-
ple thun ?('(/.« in the first. 10 In the type of
holy things (tnd unclean he sheiceth their
tins hindered the work. 20 God's promise
to Zer^ihhahel.

IN the seventh month, in the one
and twentieth day of the month,
came the word of the Lord by the
prophet Haggai, saying,

2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the
son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah,
and to Joshua the son of Josedech,
the high priest, and to the residue
of the people, saying,

3 Who is left among you that
saw this house in her first glory 1
and how do ye see it now *? is it_ not
in your eyes in comparison of it as
nothing?

4 Yet now be strorjg, O Zerub-
babel, saith the Lord ; and be
strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech,
the high priest ; and be strong, all
ye people of the land, saith the
Li »itD, and work : for I am with you,
saith the Lord of hosts :

5 According to the word that I
covenanted with you when ye came
out of Egypt, so my spirit remain-
eth among you : fear ye not.

6 For thus saith the Lord of
hosts ; Yet once, it is a little while,
and I will shake the heavens,and the
earth, and the sea, and the dry /awr/ ;

7 And I will shake all nations,
and the ' desire of all nations shall
come : and 1 will fill this house
with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.

8 The silver is mine, and the gold
is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

9 "The glory of this latter house
shall be greater thaii of tlie formei'

saith the Lord of hosts : and in this
place will I give peace, saith the
Lord of hosts.
10 U In the four and twentieth c^y

of the ninth month, in the second
year of Darius, came the word of the
Lord by Haggai the prophet, say ing,

1 1 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
Ask now the priests concerning the
law, saying,

12 If one bear holy flesh in the
skirt of his garment, and with his
skirt do touch bread, or pottage,
or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall
it be holy"? And the priests an-
swered and said. No.

13 Then said Haggai, If one that
is unclean by a dead body touch
any of these, shall it be unclean 1
And the priests answered and said,
It shall be unclean.

14 Theri answered Haggai, and
said. So is this people, and so is
this nation before me, saith the
Lord ; and so is every work of their
hands ; and that which they offer
there is unclean.

15 And now, I pray you, consider
from this day and upward, from
before a stone was laid upon a
stone in the temple of the Lord :

16 Since those days were, when
07ie came to an heap of twenty
measures, there were but ten : when
one came to the pi'essfat for to
draw out fifty vesseh out of the
press, there were Imt twenty.

17 1 smote you with blasting and
with mildew and with hail in all
the labours of your hands ; yet ye
turned, not to me, saith the Lord.

18 Consider now from this day
and upward, from the four and
twentieth day of the ninth month,
even from the day that the founda-
tion of the Lord s temple was laid,
consider it.

19 Is the seed j^et in the barn'?
yea, as yet the vine, and the fig
tree, and the pomegranate, and the
olive tree, hath not brought forth :
from this day will I bless you.

20 H And again the word of
the Lord came unto Haggai in
the four and twentieth day of the
month, saying,

2 1 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor
of Judah, saying, I will shake the
heavens and the earth ;

22 And I will overthrow the
throne of kingdoms, and I will de-
stroy the strength of the kingdoms
of the heathen ; and I will ovei--
throw the chariots, and those that
ride in tliem ; and the horses and
their riders shall comedown, every
one by the sword of his brother.

23 In that day, saith the LoitD of
hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubba-
bel, my servant, the son of Sheal-
tiel, saith the Lord, and will make
thee as a signet : for I have chosen
thee, saith the Lord of hosts.

837

Vision of horses.

ZECHAPvIAH, 1,

Of horns and smiths.

ZECHARIAH

CHAPTER 1.

1 Zechariah etrhorteth to repentance. 1 The
'Vision of the horses. 12 At the prayer of
the angel cowfortuhle promises are ■made
to Jerusalein. V< The risinn of the four
horns, and the, four carjje /iters.

IN the eighth month, in the second
year of Darius, came the word
of the Lord unto Zechariah, the
son of Berechiah, the son of ^ Iddo
the prophet, saying,

2 The Lord hath been sore dis-
pleased with your fathers.

3 Therefore say thou unto them,
Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Turn
ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts,
and I will turn unto you, saith the
Lord of hosts.

4 Be ye not as your fathers, unto
whom the former prophets have
cried, saying. Thus saitli the Lord
of hosts ; Turn ye now from your
evil ways, and Jroin your evil do-
ings: but they did not hear, nor
hearken unto me, saith the Lord.

5 Your fathers, where are they'?
and the prophets, do they live for
ever^

6 But my words and my statutes,
which I commanded my servants
the prophets, did they not - take
hold of your fathers? and they re-
turned and said. Like as the Lord
of hosts thought to do unto us, ac-
cording to our ways, and according
to our doings, so hath he dealt with
us.

7 ^ LTpon the four and twentieth
day of the eleventh month, which
v'.s the month Sebat, in the second
year of Darius, came the woi'd of
the Lord uiit(j Zechariah, the son
of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the
prophet, saying,

IS I saw by night, and behold a
man riding ni)Oii a red horse, and
lu! stood among th(! myrtle trees
that 7vere in the bottom; anfl be-
hinfl him irere there •' red hors^-s.
and

;kled.

lute.

i) Tlu'ii said 1. () my lord, what
are these? And th(! angel that
talk(>d with me said unto me, I
will shew th(;c what these t>e.

10 And the man that stood
among the myi'tle ti'ees answered
and said, These are the// whom the
Loud hath sent to walk to and fro
through the eai'tli.

11 And they answered the angel
of tlie JjOKD that stood among tlie
inyrth^ trees, and said. We liave
walked to and fi-o through the
earth, and, Ix'hold, all the earth
sitteth still, and is at rest.

12^ Then the angel of the Lord
answered and said, O Lord of hosts,
how long wilt thou not have mercy
on Jerusalem and on the cities of
Judah, against which thou hast
had indignation these threescore
and ten years'?

13 And the Lord answered the
angel that talked with me ivith
good words and comfortable words.

14 So the angel that communed
with me said unto me. Cry thou,
saying. Thus saith the Lord of
hosts ; I am jealous for Jerusalem
and for Zion with a great jealousy.

1 5 And I am very sore displeased
with the heathen that are at ease:
for I was but a little displeased,
and they helped forward the afflic-
tion.

1 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord ;
I am returned to Jerusalem with
mercies: my house shall be built in
it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a
line shall be stretched forth ■* upon
Jerusalem.

17 Cry ^ yet, saying. Thus saith
theLoRDof hosts ; Alycities through
prosperity shall yet be spread
abroad ; and the Lord shall yet
comfort Zion, and shall yet choose
Jerusalem.

1 8 U Then lifted I up mine eyes,
and saw, and behold four horns.

19 And I said unto the angel
that talked with me. What be
these *? And he answered me.
These are the horns which have
scattered Judah, Israel, and Jeru-
salem.

20 And the TjOKD shewed me
four " car]ient(M's.

2 1 Then said I, What come these
to do'! And he si)ake, saying.
These are the horns which have
scattered Judah, so that no man
did lift up his head : but these ;iri'
come to " fray them, to cast out the
horns of the f Jentiles, which lifted
up their horn over the land of
Judah to scatter it.

CHAPTER 2.

1 God, in the care of Jerusalem, sendeth to
measure it. fi The redemption of Zion.
10 The promise of (rod's presence.

TLIFTl^]]) up mine eyes again,
and looked, and behold a man
witli a measuring Hue in iiis hand.
2 Then said I, Whither goest
thou ? And ]w said unto me. To
measui'e Jerusalem, to see what V;.s
th(» bi-eadth ther(M)f, and what is
the length thereof.

5 yet again,

•"' smiths.

terrify

838

God will save Zion.

ZECHAEIAH, 3, 4.

Joshua accei^ted.

3 And, behold, the angel that
talked with me went forth, and
another angel went out to meet
him,

4 And said unto him. Run, speak
to this young man, saying, Jerusa-
lem shall be inhabited as towns
without walls for the multitude of
men and cattle therein :

5 For I, saith the Lord, will be
unto her a wall of fire round about,
and will be the glory in the midst
of her.

6 1 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee
from the land of the north, saith
the Lord : for I have spread you
abroad as the four winds of the
heaven, saith the Lord.

7 ' Deliver thyself, Q Zion. that

dwellestm^A the daughter of Baby-
lon.

8 For thus saith the Lord of
hosts ; After '-' the glory hath he
sent me unto the nations which
spoiled you : for he that toucheth
you toucheth the apple of his eye.

9 For, behold, I will shake mine
hand upon them, and they shall be
a spoil to their servants : and ye
shall know that the Lord of hosts
hath sent me.

ion Sing and rejoice, O daugh-
ter of Zion : for, lo, I come, and I
will dwell in the midst of thee,
saith the Lord.

11 And many nations shall be
joined to the Lord in that day,
and shall be my people : and I will
dwell in the midst of thee, and
thou shalt know that the Lord of
hosts hath sent me unto thee.

12 And the Lord shall inherit
Judah his portion in the holy land,
and shall choose Jerusalem again.

13 Re silent, O all flesh, before
the Lord : for he is raised up out
of his holy habitation.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Under the type of Joshua, the rentoration
of the church, 8 Chrihi the Branch is pro-
mised.

AND he shewed me Joshua the
high priest standing before
the angel of the Lord, and Satan
standing at his right hand to •' re^
sist him.

2 And the Lord said unto Satan,
The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan ;
even the Lord that hath chosen
Jerusalem rebuke thee : is not this
a brand plucked out of the fire 1

3 Now Joshua was clothed with
filthy garments, and stood before
the angel.

4 And he answered and spake
unto those that stood before nim,
saying. Take away the filthy gar-
ments from him. And unto him

he said. Behold, I have caused
thine iniquity to pass from thee,
and I will clothe thee with ^ change
of raiment.

5 And "I said. Let them set a
fair mitre upon his head. So they
set a fair mitre ui)on his head, and
clothed him with garments. And
the angel of the Lord stood by.

6 And the angel of the Lord
protested unto Joshua, saying,

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
If thou wilt walk in my ways, and
if thou wilt keep_ my charge, then
thou shalt also judge my house,
and shalt also keep my courts, and
I will give thee "places to walk
among these that stand by.

8 Hear now, O Joshua the high
priest, thou, and thy fellows that
sit before thee : for they are men
' wondered at : for, behold, I will
bring forth my servant the
BRANCH.

9 For behold the stone that I
have ® laid before Joshua; upon one
stone shall he seven eyes : behold, I
will engrave the graving thereof,
saith the Lord of hosts, and I will
remove the iniquity of that land in
one day.

10 In that day, saith the Lord
of hosts, shall ye call every man
his neighbour under the vine and
under the fig tree.

CHAPTER 4.

1 By the, golden candlestick is foreshetced
the good success of ZervbbaheVs founda-
tion. 11 By the two olive trees the two an-
ointed, ones.

AND the angel that talked with
me came again, and waked
me, as a man that is wakened out
of his sleep,

2 And said unto me, What seest
thou"? And I said, I have looked,
and behold a candlestick all of
gold, with a bowl upon the top of
it, and " his seven lamps thereon,
and seven pipes to the seven lamps,
which are upon the top thereof :

3 And two olive trees by it, one
upon the right side of the bowl,
and the other upon the left side
thereof.

4 So I answered and spake to
the angel that talked with me, say-
ing, what are these, my lord 1

5 Then the angel that talked
with me answered and said unto
me, Knowest thou not what these
be ? And I said. No, my lord.

6 Then he answered and spake
unto me, saying. This is the word
of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, say-
ing. Not by might, nor by power.

*0r,

4 rich
apparel.

5 * he

fi a place of
access

"which are
a sigu :

8 set

9 its

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Promises to Zerubbahel.

ZECHAEIAH, 5, 6.

Vision of chariots.

1 Zerubba-
bel, even
these seven,
which

2 'l"lieii iifjaiii
1 lilted

■'* purged oiil

but by ray spirit, saitb the Lord of
hosts.

7 Who art thou, O great moun-
tain ? before Zerubbabel tkou shalt
hcconie a plain : and he shall bring
forth _ the headstone thereof loitk
shoutings, cryiny, Grace, grace
unto it.

8 ^loreover the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

9 The liands of Zerubbabel have
laid the foundation of this house ;
his hands shall also finish it ; and
thou shalt know that the Lord of
hosts hath sent me unto you.

10 For who hath despised the
day of small things 1 for they shall
rejoice, and shall see the plummet
in the hand of ^ Zerubbanel irith
those seven : they are the eyes of
the Lord, which run to and fro
through the whole earth.

11 11 Then answered I, and said
unto him. What are these two olive
trees upon the right side oi the
candlestick and upon the left side
thereof?

12 And I answered again, and
said unto him, What be these two
olive branches Avhich through the
t\yo golden pipes empty the golden
oil out of themselves?

13 And he answered me and
said, Knowest thou not what these
he ? And I said. No, my lord.

14 Then said he. These are the
two anointed ones, that stand l)y
the Lord of the whole earth.

CHAPTER 5.

1 lii/ the, flying roll is shewed the curse, of
thieves and swearers. 5 J}-;/ a ivoinon
presxed in an ephafi, theflnal ditmnat/on

•;f Ihlhijlon.

■' rp flKy r turned, and lifted up
J- niiiK! eyes, and looked, and
beliold a Hying roll.

2 And he said unto me, What
seest thou % And 1 answered, I see
a flying roll ; the length thereof is
twent.v cul)its, and the bi'eadth
thereof ten cubits.

."■5 TIhmi said he unto me. This is
the curse that goeth forth over the
face of the whole earth : for every
one that stealeth shall be ^cut oIT
as on this side according to it ; and
every one that sweartsth shallbe
■' cut off as on that side according
to it.

4 I will bring it forth saith the
Lf)RD of hosts, and it shall enttw
into the house of th(^ thief, and
into the house of him that sweareth
falsely Ijy my name : and it shall
i-emain in the midst of his house,
and shall consume it with the tim-
ber thereof and the stoTUis thereof.

5 % Then the angel that talked

with me went forth, and said unto
me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see
what is this that goeth forth.

6 And I said, What is it? And
he said, This is an ephah that goeth
forth. He said moreover. This is
their ^resemblance through all the
earth.

7 And, beliold, there was lifted
up a talent of lead : and this is a
woman that sitteth in the midst of
the ephah.

8 And he said, This is wicked-
ness. And he cast ^jt into the
midst of the ephah ; and he cast
the weight of lead upon the mouth
thereof.

9 Then lifted I up mine eyes,
and looked, and, behold, there
came out two women, and the
winfl ivas in their wings ; "for they
had wings like the wings of a stork :
and they lifted up the ephah be-
tween the earth and the heaven.

1 0 Then said I to the angel that
talked with me, Whither do these
bear the ephah ?

11 And he said unto me, To
build "it_an house in the land of
8hinar : and it shall be established,
and '^set there upon her own base.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The rision of the fovr chariots. 9 Ji// the
crowns of Joshiiit is shewed the temple and
kingdom of Cln-ist the Branch.

Nl) 1 turned, and lifted up
nunc eyes, and looked, and ,
behold, there came four chariots
out from between two mountains ;
and the mountains were mountains
of brass.

2 In the first chariot v^'re red
horses ; and in the second chariot
black hf)rses ;

3 And in the third chariot whit<^
hoi-ses ; and in the fourth chai'iot
grisled and bay horses.

4 Then I answered and said unto
the angel that talked with me.
What are these, my lord ?

5 And the angel answeriid and
said unto_ me, These are the four
"spirits of the heavens, which go
foilh from standing before the
Lord of all th(> eai'th.

f) The black horses which are
thei-ein go forth into the noilli
country ; and the white go forth
after them ; and the grisl(>d go
forth towai'd the south country.

7 And the ha.v went forth, aiifl
sought to go that they might walk
to and fro through the eai'th : and
hesaiil, Cet you henc(\ walk to and
fro through the eni'th. So they
walked tf)and frf)through theeai'th.

'A'

*0r,

iniquity

''• her down

' her

** she shall
be set there
in her own
place.

- Then again
I lifted

winds

840

TJie Branch,

ZECHAEIAH, 7, 8.

Acceptable fasting.

8 Then cried he upon me, and
spake unto me, saying, Behold,
these that go toward the north
country have quieted my spirit in
tlie north country.

9 ^ And the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

10 Take of them of the captivity,
even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of
Jedaiah, which are come from Ba-
bylon, and come thou the same day,
and go into the house of Josiah the
son of Zephaniah ;

11 Then take silver and gold,
and make crowns, and set tliem
upon the head of Josluia the son of
Josedech, the high priest ;

\'l And speak unto him, saying,
Thus speaketh the Loud of hosts,
saying. Behold the man whose
name is The BRAXCH ; and he
shall grow up out of his place, and
he shall build the temple of the
Lord :

13 Even he shall build the tem-
ple of the Lord ; and he shall bear
the glory, and shall sit and rule
upon his throne ; and he shall be a
priest upon his thi'one : and the
counsel of peace shall be between
them both.

14 And the crowns shall be to
Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Je-
daiah, and to Hen the son of Zepha-
niah, for a memorial in the temple
of the Lord.

15 And they that are far off
shall come and build in the temple
of the Lord, and ye shall know
that the Lord of hosts hath sent
me unto you. And this shall come
to pass, if ye will diligently obey
the voice of the Lord your God.

CHAPTER 7.

1 The captives enquire of fufiiing. 4 ZecJid-
riah reproveth their fasting. S Si)i the
cause of their atjjtirity.

AND it came to pass in the
fourth year of king Darius,
that the word of the Lord came
unto Zechariah in the fourth day
of the ninth month, even in
Chisleu ;

2 When they had sent unto the
house of God vSherezer and Regem-
melech, and their men, to ^ ])i-ay
before the LoRD,

3 J//'/ to si)eak unto the priests
which ivere in the house of the Lord
of hosts, and to the projjhets, say-
ing, Should 1 weep in the fifth
month, separating myself, as 1
have done these so many years?

4 fl Then came the word of the
Lord of hosts unto me, saying,

T) Speak unto all the people of
the land, and to the piiests, saying.
When ye fasted and mourned in

the fifth and seventh month, even
those seventy years, did j^e at all
fast unto me, even to mel

6 And when ye did eat, and
when j-e did drink, did not ye eat
for yourselves, and drink for your-
selves f

7 Should ye not hear the words
which the Lord hath cried by the
former prophets, when Jerusalem
was inhabited and in pi'osperity,
and the cities thereof round about
her, when men inhabited the "^ south
and the ^ plain 1-

8 ^ And the word of the Lord
came unto Zechariah, saying,

9 Thus speaketh the Lord of
hosts, saying, Execute true judg-
ment, and shew mercy and compas-
sions every man to his brother :

10 And oppress not the widow,
nor the fatherless, the stranger,
nor the poor ; and let none of you
imagine evil against his brother in
your heart.

11 But they refused to hearken,
and pulled away the shoulder, and
stopped tlieir ears, that they should
not hear.

12 Yea, they made their hearts
as an adamant stone, lest they
should hear the law, and the words
which the Lord of hosts hath sent
^in his spii'it by the former pi^o-
phets : therefore ° came a great
wrath from the Lord of hosts.

13 Therefore it ** is come to pass,
that as he cried, and they would
not hear ; so they cried, and I
would not hear, saith the Lord of
hosts :

14 But I scattered them with a
whirlwind among all the nations
whom they knew not. Thus the
land was desolate after them, that
no man passed through nor re-
turned : for they laid the i^leasant
land desolate.

CHAPTER 8.

1 There.ttoraiion of JervMlem. 9 They are
encouraged to the huilding by (rod's favour
to them. 16 Good %vorks tire tetjuired of
titem. IS Joy and enlargement are pro-
mi. yet/.

AGAIN the word of the Lord of
hosts came to me, saying,

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
I "was jealous for Zion with great
jealousy, and I "was jealous for her
with great fury.

3 Thus saith the Lord ; T am re-
turned unto Zion, and will dwell
in the midst of Jerusalem : and
Jerusalem shall be called a city of
truth ; and the mountain of the
Lord of hosts the holy mountain.

4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
There shall yet old men and old

2 South

3 lowland ?

4 by

5 came there
great wrath

6 came

841

Restoration of Jerusalem.

ZECHAEIAH, 9.

Other nations seek Zion.

women dwell in the streets of Jeru-
salem, and every man with his
staff in his hand for very age.

5 And the streets of the city
shall be full of boys and girls play-
ing in the streets thereof.

6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
If it be marvellous in the eyes of
the remnant of this ijeople in these
days, should it also be marvellous
in mine eyes'? saith the Loud of
hosts.

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts;
Behold, I will save my people from
the east country, and from the west
country ;

8 And I will bring them, and
they shall dwell in the midst of Je-
rusalem: and they shall be my
people, and I will be their God, in
truth and in righteousness.

9 1[ Thus saith the LoiM) of hosts;
Let your hands be strong, ye that
hear in these days these words by
the mouth of the prophets, which
were in the day thdt the foundation
of the house of the Loud of hosts
was laid, that the temple might be
built.

10 For before these days there
was no hire for man, nor any hire
for beast; neither was there any
peace to him that went out or came
in because of the affliction : for I
set all men every one against his
neighbour.

11 But now I ivill not he unto the
' residue of this people as in the
former days, saith the Loud of
hosts.

1 2 For the seed shall he prosper-
ous; the vine shall give her fruit,
and the ground shall give her in-
crease, and the heavens shall give
their dew ; and 1 will cause the
remnant of this people to possess
all these thiiajs.

13 And it shall come to pass, that
as ye were a curse among th(^
heathen, O liouse of Judah, and
house of Israel; so will I save you,
and ye shall b(! a blessing: fear not,
Init let your hands beistrong.

14 F(jr thus saitli tlie Loud of
hosts; As 1 thought to punish you,
when your fathers iJi'ovokcd me to
wrath, saith the Loud of hosts, and
I repented not:

15 So again have I thought in
these days to do well unto Jerusa-
lem and to the house of Judah:
fear ye not.

IG II These are the things that
ye shall do; Speak ye every man
the truth to his neighbour ; executes
the judgment of truth and peace
in your gates:

17 And let non(> of you imagine
evil in your hearts against his

neighbour ; and love no false oath :
for all these are things that I hate,
saith the Lord,

18 T[ And the word of the Lord
of hosts came unto me, saying,

19 Thus saith the Loud of hosts;
The fast of the fourth month, and
the fast of the fifth, and the fast of
the seventh, and the fast of the
tenth, shall l)e to the house of Ju-
dah joy and gladness, and cheerful
feasts ; therefore love " the truth
and peace.

20 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
It shall yet co»ie to j^ass, that there
shall come ^ i^eople. and the inhabi-
tants of many cities:

21 And the inhabitants of one
city shall go to another, saying,
Let us go speedily to ■* pray before
the Lord, and to seek tne Lord of
hosts : I will go also.

22 Yea, many '^ people and strong
nations shall come to seek the Lord
of hosts in Jerusalem, and to * pray
before the Lord.

23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ;
In those days it shall come to 2)ass,
that ten men shall take hold out of
all languages of the nations, even
shall take hold of the skirt of him
that is a Jew, saying, We will go
with you : for we have heard that
God is with you.

CHAPTER 9.

1 God fJefeiideth hi,i cJiui'ch. 9 Zion in ex-
horted to rejoice for the coming of Chrint,
and his peaceable kin(/do?n. 12 (rod'x
pro'iniseti of victory and defence.

THE " burden of the word of the
Loud ^ iii_the land of Hadraeh,
and Damascus .^^Itall he *^ the rest

thereof: ^ wIkmi the eyes of man. as

of all tlu^ trib(>s (if Isi'ael, shall In

toward the Lqk'D.

2 And liamath also "'shall boi--
der thereby; ^^ Tyrus. and Zidon,
'-though it he very wise.

3 And '-'Tyrns did build herself a
strong hold, and heaped up silver
as the dust, and fine gold as the
mire f)f the streets.

4 Behold, the Lord will cast her
out, and he will smite her power in
the sea; and she shall be devoured
with fire.

5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear;
Gaza also shall see it, and be very
sorrowful, and i'^kron ; foi- her ex-
l)ect;iti()n sluiU be ashajiied ; and
the king shall pei-ish fi-om Gaza,
and Ashkelon shall not be in-
habited.

(■) And a bastard shall dwell in
Ashdod, aufl 1 will cut off the pride
of the I'hilistines.

- truth

3 peoples,

* entreat the
favour of

• peoples

s oracle
"■ upou
8 its resting-
place :
a for the
Loiii) hath
an eye upon
nuni ami
upon all the
tribes of
Israel :
1" which
borilereth
11 Tyre,
i"-^ because
she is
1'' Tyre

842

Zion's lowly king.

ZECHARIAH, 10.

God ^oill deliver his j^ieople.

7 And I will take away his blood
out oi his mouth, and his abomina-
tions from between his teeth : but
he that remaineth, even he, shall be
for our God, and he shall be as a
governor in Judah, and Ekron as a
Jebusite.

8 And I will encamp about mine
house ^ because of the army, be-

cause of him that ijasseth by, and

because of him tliat returnetii :

and no oppressor shall pass
through them any more : for
now have I seen with mine
eyes.

9 U Rejoice greatly, O daughter
of Zion ; shout, O daughter of Je-
rusalem : behold, thy King cometh
unto thee : he is just, and having
salvation ; lowly, and riding upon
an ass, and upon a colt the foal
of an ass.

10 And I will cut off the chariot
from Ephraim, and the horse from
Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall
be cut off: and he shall speak
peace unto the ~ heathen : and his
dominion shall he from sea even to
sea, and from the ■' river even to the
ends of the earth.

11 As for thee also, by the blood
of thy covenant I have sent forth
thy prisoners out of the pit where-
in is no water.

12^^ Turn you to the- strong
hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to
day do I declare that I will render
double unto thee ;

13 ® When I have bent Judah for
me, ^ filled the bow with Ephraim,
and ' raised u]3 thy sons, O Zion,
against thy sons, O Clreece, and
■"^ made thee as the sword of a
mighty man.

14 And the Lord shall be seen
over them, and his arrow shall go
forth as the lightning : and the
Lord God shall blow the trumpet,
and shall go with whirlwinds of
the south.

15 The LoRi) of hosts shall de-
fend them ; and they shall devour,
and suljihie ^ with sling stones ; and
they shall drink, (tnd make a noise
;is through wine ; and they shall be
filled like bowls, aiid as tlte corners
of the altar.

IG And the Lord their God shall
save them in that day as the fiock
of his people : for they shall lie as
the stones of a crown, lifted '" ui)
as an ensign upon his land.

17 For how great is " his good-
ness, and how great is '- his l)eauty !
'•'corn shall makt the young men
cheerful, and new wine the maids.

CHAPTER 10.

1 God is to be nought unto, and not idols.
G Am he 'vinited his fiodc for sin so he will
save and restore them.

ASK ye of the Lord rain in the
time of the latter rain ; '■* so
the Lord shall make bright clouds.

and give them showers of rain, to
every one grass in the field.

2 For the idols have spoken
vanity, and the diviners have seen
a lie, and have told false dreams;
they comfort in vain : therefore
they ^^ went their way as a flock,
they were trt)ul)led, because the7'e

^'' was no shepherd.

'6 Mine anger was kindled
against the shepherds, and I pu-
nished the " goats : for the Lord of
hosts hath visited his flock the
house of Judah, and hath made
them as his goodly horse in the
battle.

4 Out of him ^* came forth the
'^ corner, out of him the nail, out
of him the battle bow, out of him
every -'' oppressor together.

5 ^ And they shall be as mighty
men, which tread down their ene-
mies in the mire of the streets in
the battle : and they shall fight,
because the Lord is with them,
and_ the riders on horses shall be
confounded."

6 And I will strengthen the
house of Judah, and I will save
the house of Joseph, and 1 will
bring them again to place them ;
for I have mercy upon them : and
they shall be as though I had not
cast them otF: for I am the Lord
their God, and will hear them.

7 And they of Ephraim shall be
like a mighty man, and th^ir heart
shall rejoice as through wine : yea,
their children shall see V^ and be
glad ; their heart shall rejoice in
the Lord.

8 I will hiss for them, and gather
them ; for I have redeemed them :
and they shall increase as they
have increased.

9 And '^^ \ will sow them among
the -" people : and they shall re-
member me in tar countries ; and
they shall live with tlieir children,
and turn again.

10 1 will bring them again also
out of the land of Egypt, and
gather them out of Assyria ; and 1
will bring them into the land of
(Jilead and Lebanon; and ])lace
shall not be found for them.

11 And he shall pass thi-ough
the sea -■'\vith_ afiliction, and sliall
smite the waves in the sea, and all
the deeps of the river sliall dry up :

1* even of
the Loud
that niaketh
lightniiij;-.s :
and he sliall
give

15 go their

way like

sheep,

they are

troubled,

ifiis

1^ he goats :

18 shall come

19 corner
stone,

2" exactor

21 though I

22 j)eoi>k's,
they shall

23 of

843

The staves broken.

ZECHARIAH, 11, 12.

Tlie loorthless shepherd.

and the pride of Assyria shall be
brought down, and the sceptre of
Egypt shall depart away.

12 And I will strengthen them
in the Lord ; and they shall walk
up and down in his name, saith the
Lord.

CHAPTER n.

1 T?ie destructuDi of JeiuHaUm. 3 The elect
being cared fur, the rent are rejected. 10
The utaves of He aid ij mid Bandu broken hi/
the rejection of ( 'hrixt. 15 The type and
curse of a foolish .shepherd.

OPEN thy doors, O Lebanon,
that the fire may devour thy
cedai's.

2 Howl, fir tree ; for the cedar is
fallen ; because the * mighty are
spoiled : howl, O ye oaks of J:)ashan ;
for the '-^forest of the vintage is
come down.

3 U Tliere is a voice of the howl-
ing of the shepherds ; for their
glory is spoiled: a voice of the
roaring of young lions ; for the
pride of Jordan is sjjoiled.

4 Thus saith the Lord my God ;
Feed the flock of the slaughter ;

5 Whose possessors slay them,
and hold themselves not guilty :
and they that sell them say,
Blessed le the_ Lord ; for I am
rich : and their own shepherds
pity them not.

6 For I will no more pity the
inhabitants of the land, saith the
Lord : but, lo, I will deliver the men
everv one into his neighbour's
hand, and into the hand of his
king : and they shall smite the
land, and out of their hand I will
not deliver them.

7 '^And I will feed the flock of
slaughtei", e»en you, () poor of the
flock. And I took unto me two
staves ; the one 1 called Peauty,
and the other 1 called Bauds ; and
f fed the flock.

<S Three shepherds also [ cut off"
in one month ; and my soul lothofl
th(im, and tlieir soul also abhorred
me.

9 Then said T, f will not feed
you : that that dieth, hit it die ;
atul tliat that is to Ix; cut off', let
it Ije cutoff"; and let the rest eat
every one the flesh of another.

10 H And 1 t(Jok my staff", even
Ucauty, and cut it asunder, that I
iiiiglit break my c(;venant which I
liud made with all the ■* pc!ii)lc.

I I And it was broken in tluit
day : and so tlu; i)Oor of the flock
that waited upon nw knew that it
ii'ti.'; the word of the Loi;i).

12 And 1 said unto them, Tf ye
think good, give t/ie my '^pi'ic.e: and
if not, forbeai-. So they weighed
for my "price thirty pieces oi silver.

13 And the Lord said unto me,
Cast it ^ unto the potter : a goodly
price that i was prised at of them.
And I took thethirty pieces of silver,
and cast them '^ to the potter in the
house of the Lord.

14 Then I cut asunder mine
other staff", even Bands, that I
might break the brotherhood be-
tween Judah and Israel.

15 H And the Lord said unto
me, Take unto thee yet the instru-
ments of a foolish shepherd.

1 6 For, lo, 1 will raise up a shep-
herd in the land, vhleh shall not
visit those that be cut oft", neither
shall seek "the young one, nor heal
that that is broken, nor feed that
"Mliatstandeth still: but he shall
eat the flesh of the fat, and tear
their " claws in pieces.

17 Woe to the '- idol shepherd
that leaveth the flock ! the sword
shall be upon his arm, and upon his
right eye : his arm shall be clean
dried up, and his right eye shall be
utterly darkened.

CHAPTER 12.

1 Jerusalem a cup if tremhlhig to herself, 3
and a bnrdeiisoiue stone lo her adi^ersa-
1-ics. C The ■I'ictorioKs restoring if Judali.
9 The repentance of Jcrusidein.

THE "burden of the word of
the Lord " for Israel, saith the
Lord, which stretcheth forth the
heavens, and layeth the founda-
tion of the earth, and formeth the
spirit of man within him.

2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem
a cup of treml>ling unto all the
'•''people round about, when they
shall be in the siege both against
Judah and against Jerusalem.

3 H And in that day will I make
Jerusalem a burdensome stone for
all "'|)(^ople : all that burden them-
selves with it shall be "_cut_rn
pieces, though all the '"people of
the earth be gatliered together
against it.

4 In that day, saitli the Lord, I
will smite every horse with asto-
nishment, and his rid(;r with mad-
ness : and I will oi)en mine eyes
upon the house of Judah, and will
smite every horse of the '"people
with blindness.

5 And the governors of Judah
shall say in their heart, Tlie inhabi-
tants of Jerusalem shall be iny
strength in the Lord of hosts their
(iod.

6 If In that day will I make the
governors of Judah like .an heartli
of fire among '** the wood, and like

* Or,

^ * into the
treasmy :

8 * into the
treasury

9 those that
be scat-
tered,

10 which is
sound :

11 hoofs

1- worthless

13 oracle
1^ coucern-
iny Israel.
TIlu.s saith

15 peoples

1" i)coi)les :
1'' sore
wounded,

1*' wood,

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Repentance of the people.

ZECHARIAH, 13, 14.

The true shepherd smitten.

a toi-ch of fire in a sheaf ; and they
.shall devour all the ^ people round
about, on the right hand and on
the left : and Jerusalem shall be
inhabited again in her own place,
even in Jerusalem.

7 The Lord also shall save the
tents of Judah first, that the glory of
the house of David and the glory of
the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not
magnify themselves against J udah.

8 In that day shall the Lord de-
fend the inhabitants of Jerusalem ;
and he that is feeble among them
at that day shall be as David : and
the house of David shall be as God,
as the angel of the LoitD before
them.

9 H And it shall come to pass in
that day, that I will seek to destroy
all the nations that come against
Jerusalem.

10 And I will pour upon the
house of David, and upon the in-
habitants of Jerusalem, the spirit
of grace and of supplications : and
they shall look upon '^me whom
they have pierced, and they shall
mourn for him, as one mourneth
for Ids only son, and shall be in bit-
terness for him, as one that is in
bitterness for his firstborn.

11 In that day shall there be a
great mourning in Jerusalem, as
the mourning of Hadadrimmon in
the valley of Megiddon.

12 And the land shall mourn,
every family apart ; the family of
the house of David apart, and
their wives apart; the family of
the house of Nathan apart, and
their wives apart ;

13 The family of the house of
Levi apart, and their wives apart •
the family of Shimei apart, and
their wives apart ;

14 All the families that remain,
every family apart, and their wives
apart.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Tlie, fonnttiin of purgntion for Jerum-
lem. 2 fi-om Ulohttnj, niul f<the -prophecy.
7 The death of ChrM, avd the trial of a
third part.

IN that day there shall be a foun-
tain opened to the house of
David and to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem for sin and for unclean-
ness.

2 51 And it shall come to pass in
that day, saith the Lord of hosts,
that I will cut off the names of the
idols out of the land, and they shall
no more be remembered : and also I
will cause the pi'ophets and the un-
clean spirit to pass out of the land.

* Or,

3 And it shall come to pass, tJmt
when any shall yet prophesy, then
his father and his mother that begat
him shall say unto him, Thou shalt
not live ; foi- thou speakest lies in
the name of the Lord : and his
father and his mother that begat
him shall thrust him through when
he prophesieth.

4 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the prophets shall be
ashamed every one of his vision,
when he hath prof)hesied ; neither
shall they wear a ■' rough garment
to deceive :

5 But he shall say, I am no pro-
phet, I am an husbandman ; for
man taught me to keep cattle from
my youth.

6 And one shall say unto him.
What are these wounds in thine
hands'? Then he shall answer.
Those with which I was wounded
in the house of my friends.

7 11 Awake, O sword, against my
shepherd, and against the man t]iat
is my fellow, saith the Lord of
hosts : smite the shepherd, and the
sheei) shall be scattered : and I will
turn mine hand upon the little ones.

8 And it shall come to pass, that
in all the land, saith the Lord, two
parts therein shall becutoff ancZdie ;
but the third shall be left therein,

9 And I will bring the third part
through the tire, and will refine
them as silver is refined, and will
try them as gold is tried : they
shall call on my name, and I will
hear them : I will say, It is my
people: and they shall say, The
Lord is my God.

CHAPTER 14.

1 The destroyers of Jerusalem destroyed.
4 The cominy of Christ, and the (inire.t
of his kingdom. 12 The plague of Jeru-
.iaU'.iiVs enemies. 16 The remnant shall
turn to the Lord, 20 and their spoils shall
he holy.

BEHOLD, ^ the day of the Lord
Cometh, "^ancT thy spoil shall be
divided in the midst of thee.

2 For I will gather all nations
against Jerusalem to battle ; and
the city shall be taken, and the
houses rifled, and the women
ravished ; and half of the city
shall go forth into captivity, and
the residue of the people shall not
be cut ofli'from the city.

3 Then shall the Lord go forth,
and fight against those nations, as
when he fought in the day of battle.

4 11 And his feet shall stand in
that day upon the mount of Olives,
which is before .Terusalem on the
east, and the mount of Olives
shall cleave in the midst thereof
toward the east and toward the

3 hairy
mantle

4 a

5 when

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Jerusalem restored.

ZECHARIAH, 14.

GocVs universal reign.

west, and there shall be a very
great valley ; and half of the
mountain shall remove toward
the north, and half of it toward
the south.

5 And ye shall flee to the valley
of the mountains ; for the valley
of the mountains sliall reach u.nto
Azal : yea, ye shall Hee, like as ye
tied from before the earthquake in
the days of Uzziah king of Judah :
and the Lord my God shall come,
and all the ^ saints with thee.

6 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that the light shall not be
clear, nor dark :

7 But it shall be one day which
shall be known to the Lord, not
day, nor night : but it shall come
to pass, that at evening time it
shall be light.

8 And it shall be in that day,
that living waters shall go out from
Jerusalem ; half of them toward
the - former sea, and half of them
toM^ard tlie ^ hinder sea : in summer
and in winter shall it be.

9 And the Lord shall be king
over all the earth : in that day shall
there be one Lord, and his name
one.

10 AH the land shall be turned as
a plain from Geba to Rimmon south
of Jerusalem : anfl it shall be lifted
up, and "* inhabitpfl in her place,
from Benjamin s gate unto the
place of the first gate, unto the
corner gate, and from the tower of
Hananeel unto the king's wine-
Ijresses.

1 1 And merb shall dwell in it,
and there shall be no moi-e ''utter
destruction : but Jerusalem shall

be safely intiabited.

1 2 ^ And this sludl be the plague
wherewith the Lord will smite
all the "people that liave fought
against Jerusalem ; Tluiir tlesh shall
consume away while they stand
upon their feet, and their ey(!s shall
(•onsuiiie away in their "holes, and
their tongue shall consume away
in their mouth.

13 And it shall come to pass in
that day, tliat a gi-eat tumult from
the LoKij shall be among them;
and they shall lay hold every one
on the hand of his neighbour, and
his hand shall rise up against the
hand of his neighbour.

U And Judah also shall fight at
Jerusalem ; and the wealth of all
the heathen round about shall be
gathered together, gold, and silver,
and apparel, in great abundance.

15 And so shall be the plague of
the horse, of the mule, of the camel,
and of the ass, and of all the beasts
that shall be in these tents, as this
plague.

16 U And it shall come to pass,
that every one that is left of all the
nations which came against Jeru-
salem shall even go up from year
to year to worship the King, the
L()Ri) of hosts, and to keep the feast
of tabernacles.

17 And it shall be, that whoso
will not come up of all the families
of thee;irth unto Jerusalem to wor-
ship the King, the Lord of hosts,
even upon them shall be no
rain.

1 8 And if the family of Egypt go
not up, and come not, that have no
rain; there shall be the plague,
whei'ewith the Lord will smite the
heathen that come not up to keep
the feast of tabernacles.

19 This shall be the punishment
of Egypt, and the punishment of
all nations that come not up to
keep the feast of tabernacles.

20 *\ In that day shall there be
upon the bells of the horses, HOLI-
NESS UNTO THE LOKD; and
the pots in the Lord's house sliall
be like the bowls before tlu; altar.

21 Yea, evei-y pot in Jei'usalem
and in Judali shall ))(> holiness unto
the Lord of hosts: and all they
that sacrifice shall come and take
of them, and seethe thei-ein : and
in tliat day there shall b(^ no more
the Oariiianite in the house of the
Lord of hosts.

MALA cm

CHAPTER 1.

1 Malachi c.ompUtineth of TxrilerH niikhnl-
VfuH. 6 Of their irrc/ii/ioiiKiiesn, 12 miil
/irti/'dtienenti.

rpHE ' burden of the word of
-L the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
2 1 have loved you, saith the
Lord. Yet ye say, Wherein hast
thou loved us? Was not Esau

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Jacob's brother? saith tlie Lord:
yet 1 loved Ja-ci)b,

'.) .\nd I hated Ksan, jukI laid his
niountains and liis heritage waste
for tlie 'dragons of the wildei-ness.

4 Wher(;as Edom saith. We are
•' iiniioverished. but we will return
and build tlic desolate places; thus
saith the J^oRD of hosts, They shall

■ jiickiiLs

"^ beaten
lowu,

Impiety of priests reprooed.

MALACHI, 2.

Tlieir covenant

build, but I will throw down ; and
they shall call them, The border
of wickedness, and. The people
against whom the Lord hath in-
dignation for ever.

5 And your eyes shall see, and
ye shall say, The Lord ' will be
magnified " from the border of
Israel.

6 ^ A son honoureth his father,
and a servant his master : if then
\be a. father, where is mine honour?
and if I 6e a master, where is my
fear 'I saith the Lord of hosts unto
you, O priests, that despise my
name. And ye say. Wherein have
we despised thy name ?

7 Ye offer polluted bread upon
mine altar ; and ye say. Wherein
have we polluted thee ? In that ye
say. The table of the Lord is con-
temptible.

8 And if ye offer the blind for
sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye
offer the larne and sick, is it not
evil % offer it now unto thy go-
vernor ; will he be pleased with
thee, or accept thy person 1 saith
the Lord of hosts.

9 And now, I pray you, beseech
God that he will be gracious unto
us : this hath been by j^our means :
will he * regard your persons "? saith
the Lord of hosts.

10 ^ Who is there even among
you that would shut the doors for

itniKiht 'i neither do ye kindle fire
on mine altar tor nouglrt! i have
no pleasure in you, saith the Lord
of hosts, neither will I accept an
offering at your hand.

11 For from the rising of the
sun even unto the going down of
the same my name sJiall tje great
among the Gentiles ; and in every
place incense shall be offered unto
my name, and a pure offering : for
my name shall he great among the
heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

12 1] But ye have profaned it, in
that ye say. The table of the Lord
is polluted ; and the fruit thereof,
even his meat, is contemptible.

13 Ye said also, Behold, what
a weariness is it ! and ye have
snuffed at it, saith the Lord of
hosts ; and ye brought tltat which
iva.s torn, and tlie lame, and the
sick ; thus ye brought an offering :
should I accept this of your hand "?
saith the Lord.

14 But cursed be the deceiver,
which hath in his flock a male, and
voweth, and sacrificeth unto the
Lord a ^ corrupt thing : for I am a
great King, saith the Lord of hosts,
and my name is dreadful among
the heathen.

CHAPTER 2.

1 //e fth arply reproveth the prieHta/or neglect-
ing their covenant, 11 and the people for
idohitry, li for adultery, 17 and for in-
fdelity.

AND now, O ye priests, this
commandment is for you.

2 If ye will not hear, and if ye
will not lay it to heart, to give
glory unto my name, saith the
Lord of hosts, I will even send a
curse upon you, and I will curse
your blessings : yea, I have cursed
them already, because ye do not
lay it to heart.

3 Behold, I will ^ corrupt your
seed, and spread dung upon your
faces, even the dung of your solemn
feasts ; and one shall take you
away with it.

4 And ye shall know that I have
sent this commandment unto you,
that my covenant might be with
Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

5 My covenant was with him of
life and peace ; and I gave them
to him ^ for the feai- wherewith he

feared me, and was afraid before

my name.

6 The law of truth was in his
mouth, and iniquity was not found
in his lips : he walked with me in
peace and equity, and did turn
many away from iniquity.

7 For the priest's lips should
keep knowledge, and they should
seek the law at his mouth : for he
is the messenger of the Lord of
hosts.

8 But ye are departed out of the
way ; ye have caused many to
stumble * at_the law ; ye have cor-
rupted the covenant of Levi, saith
the Lord of hosts.

9 Therefore have I also made
you contemptible and base before
all the people, according as ye
have not kept my ways, but have
■' been partial in the law.

10 Have we not all one father"?
hath not one God created us % why
do we deal treacherously every
man against his brother, by pro-
faning the covenant of our fathers "?

11 U Judah hath dealt treache-
rously, and an abomination is com-
mitted in Israel and in Jerusalem ;
for Judah hath profaned the '" holi-
ness of the LoKD which he loved,
and hath married the daughtei' of
a strange god.

12 The Lord will cut off the
man that doeth this, the master
and the scholar, out of the taber-
nacles of .lacob, and him that offer-
eth an offering unto the Lord of
hosts.

1 3 And this have ye done again,

8 rebuke

' that he
mijiht fear,
and he
feared me,

9 had re-
spect of
persons

1" sanctuary

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Conjuyal sins condemned.

MALACHI, 3.

Neglect of tithes.

^ covering the altar of tlie Lord
witli tears, with weeping, and with
crying out, insomuch that he re-
gardeth not the offering any more,
or receiveth it with good will at
your hand.

14 IT Yet ye say, Wherefore'? Be-
cause the Lonn hath been witness
between thee and the wife of thy
youth, against whom thou hast
dealt treacherously : yet is she thy
companion, and the wife of thy
covenant.

1 5 And did not he make one "i
Yet had he the residue of the spirit.
And wherefore onel That he
miglit seek a godly seed. There-
fore take heed to your spirit, and
let none deal treacherously against
the wife of his youth.

16 For the Loud, the God_ of
Israel, saith that he hateth putting
■^away: for one covereth violence

with his garment, saitii tlie Lord

of hosts : therefore take lieed to
your spirit, that ye deal not
treacherously.

17 ^ Ye have wearied the Lord
with your words. Yet ye say,
Wherein have we wearied him ?
When ye say, Every one that doeth
evil is good in the sight of the
Lord, and he delighteth in tliem ;
or, Where is the God of judgment 1

CHAPTER 3.

1 Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of
Chrint. 1 Of the rebellion, 8 sacrilege,
18 avd infideliii/ of the people. IG The
promise of blesaing to them thatfenr God.

BEHOLD, I will send my mes-
senger, and he shall prepare
the way before me : and the Lord,
whom ye seek, shall suddenly come
to his temple, oven the messenger
of the covenant, whom ye delight
in : behold, he shall come, saith
the Lord of hosts.

2 But who may abide the day of
his coming? and who shall stand
when he api_)eareth? for he is like
a refiner's hre, and like fullers'
sope :

.'} And he sliall sit as a refiner
a-nd pui'ifier of silver : and he shall
purity tlie sous of Levi, and pui'ge
them as gold and silver, that they
inay oiler unto the LoitD an offer-
ing in righteousness.

4 Then shall the offering of
Juflah and .Jerusalem be pleasant
unto the Lord, as in the days of
old, and as in former years.

•5 And I will come near to you to
judgment: and I will lie a swift
witness against the sorcerers, and
against the adultci-ers, and against
false swearers, and against ihosc

that oppress the hireling in his
wages, the widow, and the father-
less, and that turn aside the stran-
ger from his riyht, and fear not me,
saith the Lord of hosts.

6 For I am the Lord, I change
not ; therefore ye sons oi Jacob are
not consumed.

7 ^I Even from the days of your
fathers ye " are gone away from
mine ordinances, and have not kept
them. Return unto me, and I will
return unto you, saith the Lord of
hosts. But ye said. Wherein shall
we return"?

8 % Will a man rob Godi Yet
ye have robbed me. But ye say.
Wherein have we robbed thee? In
tithes and offerings.

9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for
ye have robbed me, even this whole
nation.

10 Bring ye all the tithes into
the storehouse, that there may be
^ meat in mine house, and prove
me now herewith, saith the Lord
of hosts, if I will not open you the
windows of heaven, and pour you
out a blessing, that there sliall not
he room enough to receive it.

11 And I will rebuke the de-
vourer for your sakes, and he shall
not destroy the fruits of your
ground ; neither shall your vine
cast her fi'uit before the time in the
field, saith the Lord of hosts.

12 And all nations shall call
you blessed : for ye shall be a de-
lightsome land, saith the LoRD of
hosts.

13 H Your words have been stout
against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye
say. What have we spoken so much
against thee?

14 Ye 1 lave said , It is vain to serve
God : and what p)'()fit is it that we
have kept his ordinance, and that
we have walkovl mournfullj^ before
the Lord of hosts?

15 And now we call the proud
hai)py ; yea, they that work wicked-
ness are set up ; yea, they that tempt
God are even deliverefl.

1 G II Then tli(>y that feared th(»
Lord spake ofteji one to anothei':
and the L<)i;d hearkened, and heai'd
it, find a book of remeinl>raiice was
wi'itten before^ him for them that
feai'ed tlii^ Loi;i), arid that thought
upon his name.

17 And they shall be mine, saith
the Lord f)f hosts, " in that day
when T make im iny i(n\'els: and I

will s])ai'(> them, as a man sparetli
his own son that serveth him.

IS Then shall ye return, and dis-
cern between the rightcxnis and tlie
wicked, Ix'tween him that ser\<'tli
Ciod and him that serveth him not.

•^ liave
turned aside

food

•'■' in llic (lay
that 1 do
iiiako, vre.n
a peculiar
treasure ;

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The distinction between

MALACHI, 4.

the righteous and the loicked.

CHAPTER 4.

1 God's .judgment on the wicked, 2 and his
blesfiing 071 the good. 4 He exhorteth to the
study of the law, 5 and telleth of Elijuh'n
<'iiii)i)ig and offi'Ce.

FOR, behold, the day cometh,
that shall burn as an oven ; and
all the proud, yea, and all that do
wickedly, shall be stubble: and the
day that cometh shall burn them
up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it
shall leave them neither root nor
branch.

2 U But unto you that fear my
name shall the 8un of righteousness
arise with healing in his wings ; and
ye shall go forth, and grow up as
calves of the stall.

3 And ye shall tread down the

wicked; for they shall be ashes
under the soles of your feet in the
day that I ' shall do this, saith the
LoiM) of hosts.

4 U Remember ye the law of
Moses my servant, which I com-
manded unto him in Horeb for all
Israel, 2vith the statutes and judg-
ments.

5 U Behold I will send you Elijah
the prophet before the coming of
the great and dreadful day of the
Lord :

6 And he shall turn the heart of
the fathers to the children, and the
heart of the children to their
fathers, lest I come and smite the
earth with a curse.

1 do make,

THE END OF THE PROPHETS.

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The great passover

kept by Jusiah.

APOCETPHA

I. ESDRAS

CHAPTER 1.

1 ./osifiK his charge to the priests and Levites.
1 A great passover is kept. 32 His death is
much lamented. 34 ITis successors. 53 The
temple, city, and people are destroyed.
56 The rest are carried, unto Babylon.

AND ^ Josias held the feast of
the passover in Jerusalem
unto his Lord, and offered the
passover the fourteenth day of the
first month ;

2 Having set tlie priests accord-
ing to their daily courses, being
arrayed in '•'long garments, in the
temple of the Lord.

3 And he spake unto the Levites,
the holy ministers of Israel, that
thej^ should hallow themselves unto
the Lord, to set the holy ark of the
Lord in the house that king Solo-
mon the son of David had built :

4 And said. Ye shall no more
bear the ark upon your shoulders :
now therefore serve the Lord your
God, and minister unto his people
Israel, and prepare you after your
families and kindreds,

5 According as David the king
of Israel prescribed, and according
to the magnificence of Solomon his
son : and standing in the temple
according to the several dignity
of the families of you the Le-
vites, who minister in the presence
of your brethren the children of
Israel,

6 Offer the passover in order,
and make ready the sacrifices for
your brethren, and keep the pass-
over according to tlu; command-
ment of tlie Ijord, which was given
unto Moses.

7 And unto the people that •' was
found thei-e Josias gave thirty thou-
sand laml)s and kids, and thr(^e
thousand calves : tlif^sc things were
given of the king's allowance, ac-
cording as he promised, to the peo-
ple, to the priests, and to the
Levites.

H And ^ Holkias. '"' Zacharias. and
^ Syelus, the govei-nors of the tem-

* So thrniujhont this hook.
t In 2 Chron. xxxv. 8.

pie, gave to the priests for the pass-
over two thousand and six hundred
sheep, and three hundred calves.

9 And " Jeconias, and ^ Samaias,
and Nathanael his brother, and "As-
sabias, and '" Ochiel, and " Joram,
captains over thousands, gave to
the Levites for the passover five
thousand sheep, and seven hun-
dred calves.

10 And when these things were
done, the priests and Levites, hay-
ing the unleavened bread, stood in
very comely order according to the
kindreds,

1 1 And according to the several
^" dignities of the fathers, before
the people, to offer to the Lord,
as it is written in the book of
Moses : and thus did they in the
morning.

1 2 And they roasted the passover
with fire, as appertaineth : as for
the sacrifices, they '*' sod them in
brass pots and pans with a good
savour,

13 And set them before all the
people : and afterward they pre-
pared for themselves, and for the
priests their brethren, the sons of
Aaron.

14 For the priests offered the fat
until ni^ht : and the jjcvites pre-
pared for themselves, and the
priests their brethren, the sons of
Aaron.

15 The holy singers also, the
sons of Asaph, wen; in theii" ordei',
according to the appointment of
David, to wit, Asapii, Zacharias,
and Jcduthun, who was of the
king's retinue.

16 Moreover tlie porters were at
every gate; it was not lawful for
any to go from his ortlinary ser-
vice : foi- their biethren the Levites
preparefl for them.

17 Thus were the things that be-
longed to the saci-ifuies of the; Lord
accomi)hshed in that day, that they
might hold the passover,

18 Aiifl offer sacrifices upon the

t In 2 (Jhron. xxxv. 9.

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Josiah killed at Megiddo.

1. ESDRAS, 1. Nebuchadnezzar spoileth the temple.

altar of the Lord, accordiiig to the
commandment of king Josias.

19 So the children of Israel
which were present held the pass-
over at that time, and the feast
of ' sweet bread seven days.

20 And such a passover was not
kept in Israel since the time of the
prophet Samuel.

21 Yea, all the kings of Israel
held not such a passover as Josias,
and the priests,and the Levites,and
the Jews, held with all Israel that
were found dwelling at Jerusalem.

22 In the eighteenth year of the
reign of Josias was this passover
kept.

23 And the works of Josias were
upright before his Lord with an
heart full of godliness.

24 As for the things that came
to pass in his time, they were
written in former times, concern-
ing those that sinned, and did
wickedly against the Lord above
all people and kingdoms, and how
they grieved him exceedingly, so
that the words of the Lord rose up
against Israel.

25 Now after all these acts of
Josias it came to pass, that Pha-
raoh the king of Egypt came to
raise war at ~ Carchamis upon Eu-
phrates : and J osias went out
against him.

26 But the king of Egypt sent to
him, saying, What have I to do
with thee, O king of " Judeal

27 1 am not sent out from the
Lord God against thee ; for my
war is upon Euphrates : and now
the Lord is with me, yea, the Lord
is with me hasting me forward :
depart from me, and be not
against the Lord.

28 Howbeit Josias did not turn
back his chariot from him, but un-
dertook to fight with him, not re-
garding the words of the prophet
^ Jeremy spoken by the moutn of
the Lord:_

29 But joined battle witli him in
the plain of ^Magiddo, and the
princes came against king Josias.

30 Then said the king unto his
servants. Carry me away out of
the battle ; for I am very weak.
And immediately his servants took
him away out of the battle.

31 Then gat he up upon his se-
cond chariot ; and being brought
back to Jerusalem died, and was
buried in his father's sepulchre.

32 And in all ".Tewry they
mourned for Josias, yea, Jeremy
the prophet lamented for Josias,
and the chief men with the women

* So throughout this hook.

made lamentation for him unto
this day : and this was given out
for an ordinance to be done con-
tinually in all the nations of Israel.

33 These things ai-e written in
the book of the stories of the kings
of Judah, and every one of the acts
that Josias did, and his glory, and
his understanding in the law of
the Lord, and the things that he
had done before,and the things now
recited, are reported in the book
of the kings of Israel and Judea.

34 And the people took^Joachaz

the sonof Josias,and made him king
instead of Josias his father, when
he was twenty and three years old.

35 And he reigned in Judea and
in Jerusalem three months : and
then the king of Egypt deposed
him from reigning in Jerusalem.

36 And he set a tax upon the
land of an hundred talents of silver
and one talent of gold.

37 The king of Egypt also made
king ^ Joacim his brother king of
Judea and Jerusalem.

38 And he bound ^ Joacim and
the nobles : but"Zaraces his brother
he apprehended, and brought him
\ out of Egypt.

39 Five and twenty years old was
^Joacim when he was made king in
the land of Judea and Jerusalem ;
and he did evil before the Lord.

40 Wherefore against him ^Nabu-
chodonosor the king of Babylon
came up, and bound him Math a
chain of brass, and carried him into
Babylon.

41 Nabuchodonosor also took of
the holy vessels of the Lord, and
carried them away, and set them
in his own temple at Babylon.

42 But those things that are re-
corded of him, and of his unclean-
ness and impiety, are written in
the chronicles of the kings.

43 And ^Joacim his son reigned
in his stead : he was made king
being eighteen years old ;

44 And reigned but three months
and ten days in Jerusalem; and did
evil befoT-e the Lord.

45 So after a year Nabuchodono-
sor sent and caused him to be
brought into Babylon with the
holy vessels of the Lord ;

46 And made '" Zedechias king of
Judea and Jerusalem, when he was
one and twenty years old ; and he
reigned eleven years :

47 And he did evil also in the
sight of the Lord, and cared not for
the words that were spoken unto

* So throughout this book.
t In 2 C'hron. xxxvi. 1.
X In 2 Vhron. xxxvi. 4, to.

t Jehoahaz

8 Jehoiakim

9 * Nebu-
chadnezzar

w Zedekiah

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The captioity of the people.

I. ESDRAS, 2.

Cyrus alloweih them to return.

2 even above

him by the prophet Jeremy from
the mouth of the Lord.

48 And after that king Nabucho-
donosor had made him to swear by
the name of the Lord, he foreswore
himself, and rebelled ; and harden-
ing his neck, and his heart, he trans-
gressed the laws of ^ the Lord CTod
of Israel.

49 The governors also of the
people and of tiie priests did many
things against the laws, "and passed
all the pollutions of all nations, and
defiled the temple of the Lord,
which was sanctified in Jerusalem.

50 Nevertheless the God of their
fathers sent by his messenger to call
them back, because he spared them
anrl his tabernacle also.

51 But they had his messengers
in derision ; and, look, when the
Lord spake unto them, they made
a sport of his prophets :

52 So far forth, that he, being
wroth with his people for their
great ungodliness, commanded the
kings of the ^ Chaldees to come up
against them ;

53 Who slew their young men
with the sword, yea, even within
the compass of their holy temple,
and spared neither young man nor
maid, old man nor child, among
them ; for he delivered all into their
hands.

54 And they took all the holy
vessels of the Lord, both great and
small, with the vessels of the ark of
God, and the king's treasures, and
carried them away into Babylon.

55 As for the house of the Lord,
they burnt it, and brake down the
walls of Jerusalem, and set fire
upon her towers :

56 And as for her glorious things,
they never ceaged till they had con-
sumed and brought th(;m all to
nought : and the people that were
not slain with the sword he carried
unto Babylon :

57 Who became servants to him
and his children, till the PcM'sians
reigned,tofulfilthe worrl of the I^ord
spoken by the mouth of Jeremy :

5<S Until the land had enjoyed
her sabbaths, the whole time of her
fiesolation shall she ^rest. until the
full term of sevcnity years.

CHAPTEIl 2.

1 Cyrus is moved by (lod to huild the tem-
ple., ."5 and giveth leave to the Jev's to retttrn,
and contribute to it. 11 //« deli^rereth
again the vensela vfideh h<iil hemi talun
thence. 25 ArtaxerxM furbiddeihtha .lewx
til htiild any more.

IX the first year of Cyrus king of
the Persians, that the wf)rd of

• So throughout this book.

the Lord might be accomplished,
that he had promised by the mouth
of Jeremy ;

2 The Lord ^ raised up the spirit
of Cyrus the king of the Persians,
and he made proclamation through
all his kingdom, and also by writ-

3 Saying, Thus saith Cyrus king
of the Persians ; The Lord of Israel,
the most high Lord, hath made me
king of the whole world,

4 And commanded me to build
hira an house at Jerusalem in
Jewry.

5 If therefore there be any of you
that are of his people, let the Lord,
even his Lord, be with him, and let
him go up to Jerusalem that is in
Judea, and build the house of the
Lord of Israel : for he is the Lord
that dwelleth in Jerusalem.

6 Whosoever tlien dwell in the
places about, let them help him,
those, I say, that are his neigh-
boui's, with gold, and with silver,

7 With gifts, with horses, and
with cattle, and other things, which
have been set forth by vow, for the
temple of the Lord at Jerusalem.

8 U Then the chief of the families
of Judea and of the tribe of Benja-
min stood up ; the priests also, and
the Levites, and all they whose
mind the Lord had moved to go
up, and to build an house for the
Lord at Jerusalem,

9 And they that dwelt round
about them, and helped them in all
things with silver and golfl, with
hor-ses and cattle, and with very
many free gifts of a grejit number
whose minds were stirred up
thereto.

10 King Cyrus also brought forth
the holy vessels, which Nabucho-
donosor liad can'ied away froni
Jerusalem, and had set up in his
tempk^ of idols.

11 Now wlien Cyrus king of the
Persians had brought them foi'th,
he delivered them to " Mitlii'idates
his treasurer :

12 And by him they were deli-
vered to "Sanal)assar the governor
of Judea.

13 And this was the number of
them ; A thousand golden cups,
and a thousand of silver, cejisers
of silver twenty nine, vials of gold
thii'ty, and of silver two thousand
four hundred anfl ten, and a thou-
sand other vessels.

14 So all the vessels of gold and
of silver, which were carried away,
were five thousand four hun(h-ed
threescore and nine.

t In Ezra i. S.

862

The rehuilding hindered.

I. ESDRAS, 3.

TJie debate at Darius^ feast.

15 These were brought back by
' Saiiabassar, together with them
of the captivity, from Babylon to
Jerusalem.

16 But in the time of Artaxerxes
king of the Persians Belemus, and
-Mithridates, and "Tabellius. and
^Katliumus, and Beeitetlmms,

and ° Semellius the secretary, with
others that were "in commission

with them, dwelHng in tSamaria
and other places, wrote unto him
against them that dwelt in Judea
and Jerusalem these letters follow-
ing ;

17 To king Artaxerxes our lord,
Thy servants, '' Rathumus the
story-writer, and ''iSemollius the
scribe, and the rest of their coun-
cil, and the judges that are in
'^ Celosyria and Vhenice.

18 Be it now known to the lord
the king, that the Jews that are
come up from you to us, being
come into Jerusalem, tliat rebel-
lious and wicked city, do build the
marketplaces, and repair the walls
of it, and do lay the foundation of
the temple.

1 9 Now if this city and the walls
thereof be made up again, they will
not only refuse to give tribute, but
also rebel against kings.

20 And forasnmch as the things
pertaining to the temple are now
in hand, we think it meet not to
neglect such a matter,

21 But to speak unto our lord
the king, to the intent that, if it
be thy pleasure, it may be sought
out in the books of thy fathers :

22 And thou shalt find in the
chronicles what is written concern-
ing these things, and shalt under-
stand that that city was rebellious,
troubling both kings and cities :

23 And that the Jews were re-
bellious, and raised always wars
therein ; for the which cause even
tins city was made desolate.

24 Wherefore now we do declare
unto thee, O lord the king, that
if this city be built again, and the
walls thereof set up anew, thou
shalt from henceforth have no
passage into Celosyria and Phenice.

25 Then the king wrote back
again to ^ Rathumus the story-
winter, to Beeltethmus to ^ Semel-
hus the scribe, and to the rest that

were ^" in commission, and dwellers
i n Samaria and Syria and ' ' Phenice.
after this manner ;

20 I have read tlie epistle which
ye have sent unto me : therefore

I commanded to make diligent
search, and it hath been found
that that city was from the be-
ginning ^" practising; against kings ;

27 And the men therein were
given to rebellion and war : and
that mighty kings and fierce were
in Jerusalem, who reigned and ex-
acted tributes in Celosyria and
Phenice.

28 Now therefore I have com-
manded to hinder those men from
building the city, and heed to be
taken tnat there be no more done
in it ;

29 And that those wicked work-
ers proceed no further to the an-
noyance of kings.

30 Then king Artaxerxes his
letters being read, " Rathumus,

* So throughout this hook.

and •'' Semellius the scribe, and the
rest that were " in commission with
them, removing m haste toward
Jerusalem with a troop of horse-
men and a multitude or people in
battle array, began to hinder the
builders ; and the building of the
temple in Jerusalem ceased until
the second year of the reign of
Darius king of the Persians.

CHAPTER 3.

4 Three utrive to excel each other in wine
Kjieec/ies. 9 7' hey re/e?' thenifseiven to the
jitiiijineni of the king. 18 TJie firnt de-
'cUtreth the strength of vine.

NOW when Darius reigned, he
made a great feast unto all his
subjects, anci unto all his house-
hold, and unto all the princes of
Media and Persia,

2 And to all the " governors and
captains and '''lieutenants that'were
under him, from India unto Ethio-
pia, ''''of an hundred twenty and
seven provinces.

3 And when they had eaten and
drunken, and being satisfied were
gone home, then Darius the king-
went into his bedchamber, and
slept, and soon after awaked.

4 Then three young men, that
were of the guard that kept the
king's bod j% spake one to another ;

5 Let every one of us speak a
sentence : he that shall overcome,
and whose sentence shall seem
wiser than the others, unto him
shall the king Darius give great
gifts, and great things in token of
victory :

6 As. to be clothed in purple, to
drink in gold, and to sleep upon
gold, ;ind a chariot with bridles
of gold, and an lieadtire of hue
linen, and a chain about his neck :

7 And he shall sit next to Darius
because of his wisdom, and shall
be called Darius his cousin.

12 making
iusurrectiou

13 Rehuiii,
5 Shiiiishiii
the sci-ilie,
G roiniiiis-
sioiied

i-t satraps
1^ iioveniors

1*' in the

853

The strength ofioine.

I. ESDRAS, 4.

The jMwer of a Jciny.

8 And then every one wrote his
sentence, sealed it, and laid it
under king Darius his jjillow ;

9 And said that, when the king
is risen, some will give him the
writings ; and of whose side the
king and the three princes of Persia
shall judge that his sentence is the
wisest, to him shall the victory be
given, as was appointed.

10 The first wrote, Wine is the
strongest.

1 1 The second wrote. The king
is strongest.

12 The third wrote. Women are
strongest : but above all _ things
Truth beareth away the victory.

_ 13 II Now when the king was
risen up, they took their writings,
and delivered them unto him, and
so he read them :

14 And sending forth he called
all the princes of Persia and jNIedia,
and the ^ governors, and the cap-
tains, and the " lieutenants, and
the chief officers ;

15 And sat him down in the
royal seat of judgment ; and the
writings were read before tliem.

16 And he said. Call the young
men, and they shall declare their
own sentences. So they were
called, and came in.

17 And he said unto them. De-
clare unto us your mind concern-
ing the writings. Then began the
first, who had spoken of the
strength of wine ;

18 And he said thus, ^ O ye men,

how exceeding strong is wine ! it
causeth all men to err that drink
it:

19 It maketh the mind of the
king and of the fatherless child to
be all one ; of the bondman aufl of
the freeman, of the poor man and
of the rich.

20 It turneth also every thought
into jollity and mirth, so that a
man remembereth neither sorrow
nor debt :

21 And it maketh every heart
rich, so that a man remember(>th
neither king nor governor ; and it
maketh to •* sppak all things by
talents :

22 And when they are in theii-
cups, they f(>rg(;t their love both
to friends and brethren, and a
little after draw out swords :

23 Rut when they are from the
wine, they remember not what
they have done.

24 " () ye men, is not witie the
strongest, that enforceth to do
thus? And when he had so
spoken, he held his peace.

CHAPTER 4.

1 T/ie .second dechireth the power of a king .
13 The third the force of women, 33 and of
truth. 41 The third isjudcied to he ii'i.<<e.<<t.
47 audobtainelh tetter.^ of t'/ie kimj to Imild
Jeru.'talevi. 58 He jirai.seth God,<iiid xlieir-
eth his brethren what he had done.

rpHEN the second, that had
-L spoken of the strength of the
king, began to say,

2 "' O ye men, do not men excel
in strength, that bear rule over
sea and land, and all things in
them 1

3 But yet the king is more
mighty : for he is loi*d of all
these things, and hath dominion
over them ; and whatsoever he
commandeth them they do.

4 If he bid them make war the
one against the other, they do it :
if he send them out against the
enemies, they go, and break down
mountains, walls, and towers.

5 They slay and are slain, and
transgress not the king's com-
mandment : if they get the vic-
tory, they br-ing all to the king,
as well the spoil, as all things else.

6 Likewise for those that are no
soldiers, and have not to do with
wars, but use husbandry, when
they have reaped again that which
they had sown, they bring it to
the king, and compel one another
to pay tribute unto the king.

7 And yet he is but one man :
if he command to kill, they kill ;
if he command to spare, they
spare ;

8 If he command to smite, they
smite ; if he command to make
desolate, they make desolate ; if
he command to build, they build ;

9 If he command to cut down,
they cut down ; if he command to
plant, they plant.

10 So all his people and his
armies obey him : furthermoi-e he
lieth down, he eateth and drink-
eth, and taketh his rest:

1 1 And these keep watch round
about him, neither may any one
depart, and do his own business,
neither disobey they him in any
thing.

12 ^ () ye men, how should not
the king be mightiest, when in
such sort he is obej'ed'? And lie
held his tongue.

13 51 ThjMi the third, who Iwul
spoken of women, and of the
tr'uth, (this was '"'Zoiobabel) Ixigan

to STXVlk.

1 i ■' () ye nu^n. it is not the great
king, nor the multitude of men,
neither is it wine, that excelleth ;

So throughoxit this book.

854

Tlte force of women.

I. ESDRAS, 4.

Truth excelleth all.

who is it then that ruleth them,
or hath the lordship over themi
are they not women?

15 Women have borne the king
and all the people that bear rule
by sea and land.

1 6 Even of them came they :
and they nourished them up
that planted the vineyards, from
whence the wine cometh.

1 7 Tliese also make garments for
men ; these bring glory unto men ;
and without women cannot men be.

1 8 Yea, and if men have gathered
together gold and silver, or any
other goodly thing, do they not
love a woman which is comely in
favour and beauty *?

19 And letting all those things
go, do they not gape, and even
with open mouth fix their eyes
fast on her ; and have not all
men more desire unto her than
unto silver or gold, or any goodly
thing whatsoever"?

20 A man leaveth his own father
that brought him up, and his own
country, and cleaveth unto his
wife.

21 ^ He sticketh not to spend his

life with his wife, and remembereth

neither father, nor mother, nor
country.

22 By this also ye rnust know
that women have dominion over
you : do ye not labour and toil,
and give and bring all to the
woman 1

23 Yea, a man taketh his sword,
and goeth his way to rob and to
steal, to sail upon the sea and upon
rivers ;

24 And looketh upon a lion, and
goeth in the darkness ; and when
he hath stolen, spoiled, and robbed,
he bringeth it to his love.

25 Wherefore a man loveth his
wife better than father or mother.

26 Yea, many there be that have
run out of their wits for women,
and become servants for their
sakes.

27 Many also have perished, have
erred, and sinned, for women.

28 And now do ye not believe
me? is not the king gi-eat in his
power 1 do not all regions fear
to touch him'?

29 Yet did I see him and Apame
the king's concubine, the daughter
of the '" admirable Bartacus, sitting
at the right hcind of the king,

30 And taking the crown from
the king's h(^ad, and setting it
upon her own head ; she also
struck the king with her left hand.

31 And yet for all this the king
gaped and gazed upon her witli
open mouth : if slie laughed upon

him, he laughed also : but if she
took any displeasure at him, the
king was fain to flatter, that she
miglit be reconciled to him again.

32 ^ O ye men, how can it be but
women should be strong, seeing
they do thus"?

33 Then the king and the
princes looked one upon another:
so he began to speak of the truth.

34 ^ O ye men, are not women
strong? great is the earth, high
is the heaven, swift is the sun
in his course, for he compasseth
the heavens round about, and
fetcheth his course again to his
own place in one day.

35 Is he not great that maketh
these things 1 therefore great is the
truth, and stronger than all things.

36 All the earth calleth upon the
truth, and the heaven blesseth it :
all works shake and tremble at it,
and with it is no unrighteous thing.

37 Wine is "* wicked, the king is
^wicked, women are * wicked, all
the children of men are * wicked,
and ^ such are all their wicked
works : and there is no truth in
tliem ; in their unrighteousness
also they shall perish.

38 As for the truth, it endureth,
and is always strong : it liveth and
conquereth for evermore.

39 With her there is no accept-
ing of persons or rewards ; but she
doeth the things that ar-e just, and
refraineth from all "unjust and
wicked things ; and all men 'do
well like of her works.

40 Neither in her judgment is
any unrighteousness ; and she is
the str'ength, kingdom, power, and
majesty, of all ages. Blessed be the
God of truth.

41 And with that he held his
peace. And all the people then
shouted, and said. Great is Truth,
and mighty above all things.

42 Then said the king unto him.
Ask what thou wilt more than is
appointed in the writing, and we
will give it thee, because thou art
found wisest; and tliou shalt sit
next me, and shalt be called my
cousin.

43 Then said he unto the king.
Remember thy vow, which thou
hast vowed to build Jerusalem, in
the day when thou camest to thy
kingdom,

44 And to send away all the
vessels that were taken away out
of Jerusalem, which Cyrus set
apart, when he vowed to destroy
Babylon, and to send them again
thither.

45 Thou also hast vowed to build

Sirs,

* unright-
eous,

^ unright-
eous are all
these their
works ;

^ unright-
eous

'' have good
esteem

Darius forwardeth the

I. ESDRAS, 5.

building of the tetnjyle.

up the temple, which the Edomites
burned wlien Judea was made de-
solate by the Chaldees.

46 And now, O lord the king,
this is that which I require, and
which I desire of thee, and this is
the princely liberality proceeding
from thyself : I desire therefore
that thou make good the vow, the
performance whereof with thine
own mouth thou hast vowed to the
King of heaven.

47 Then Darius the king stood
up, and kissed him, and wrote let-
ters foi- him unto all the treasurers
and ' lieutenants and captains and
"governors, tliat they should safely
convey on their way both him, and
all those that go up with him to
build Jerusalem.

48 He wrote letters also unto
the ^lieutenants that were in Ce-
losyria and Jr'henice, and unto tliem
in ^Libanus, that they should
bring cedar wood from '^ Li ban us
unto Jerusalem, and that they
should build the city with him.

49 Moreover he wrote for all the
Jews that went out of his )'ealm up
into Jewry, concerning their free-
dom, that no othcer, no " ruler, no
lieutenant, nor treasurer, should
forcibly enter into their doors ;

50 And that all the country
which they hold should be free
without tribute ; and that the
Edomites should give over the vil-
lages of the Jews which tlien they
held :

51 Yea, that there should be
yearly given twenty talents to the
building of the temjjle, until the
time that it were built ;

52 And other ten talents yearly,
to maintain the burnt offerings up-
on the altar every day, as they had
a commandment to offer seventeen :

5.3 And that all they that went
from IJabyh^n to i)uild the city
should have free liberty, as well
they as their posterity, and all the
priests that went away.

54 He wrote also concerning
" th(; charges, and the i)riests' vest-
ments vvlicrcin they minister;

55 And likewisi^for the '' chal•ir(^s

of the Levites, to l>e given tliein
until the day that tin; house vvcn>
finished, and Jei-usalem buildedup.

50 And he commanded tc^ give to
all that kept the city ^ pensions
and_ wages.

57 He sent away also all the
vessels from lJa!)ylon, that (.'yrus
had set apart; and all that Cyrus
had given in commandment, the
same charged he alsf) to be done,
and sent unto Jerusalem.

58 Now when this young man
was gone forth, he lifted up his
face to heaven toward Jerusalem,
and praised the King of heaven,

59 And said. From thee cometh
victory, from thee cometh wisdom,
and thine is the glory, and I am
thy servant.

60 Blessed art thou, who hast
given me wisdom : for to thee I
give thanks, O Lord of our fathers.

61 And so he took the letters,
and went out, and came unto Baby-
lon, and told it all his brethren.

62 And they praised the God of
their fathers, because he had given
them freedom and liberty

63 To go u]), and to buikl Jeru-
salem, and the temple which is
called by his name : and they
feasted with instruments of nmsick
and gladness seven days.

CHAPTER 5.

4 T7ie vd'ines and ininiber oft/ie Jeu:i that rt>-
turried home,. 50 The. altar Ik net up in //is
ji/ace. 57 The /omu/atiaii of i/ie teniji/e /.s
/«/(/. 73 The wark in hindered fur a time.

AFTER this were the "principal
men of the families chosen ac-
cording to their tribes, to go up
with their wives and sons and
daughters, witli their menservants
and maidservants, and their cattle.

2 And Darius sent with them a
thousand horsemen, till they had
brought them back to Jerusalem
safely, and with musical [instru-
ments] tabi'ets and flutes.

3 And all their brethren played,
and he made them go up together
with them.

4 And these are the names of the
men which went up, according to
their families among their trioes,
after their stweral heads.

5 The priests, the sons of '" Phi-
nees the scm of Aaron : " Jesns the
son of Josedec, the son of '" tSar;ii;is.

and ''Moacim the son of Zorohabel.
the son of Salatliiel, of the house
of Davifl, out of the kindred of
Phares, of the tril)e of Judah ;

6 who spak(^ wise sentence's be-
fore Darius the king of Persia in
the second year of his I'eign, in the
month Nisan, which is the first
month.

7 And these are they of Jewry
that came up from tlie captivity,
where they dwelt as strangei-s,
whom Nabucliodonosor the king of
l)abyl(»n liad carried away unto
I'.ibylon.

S And they returned unto Jeru-
salem, and to the other parts of
Jewry, every man to his own city.

* So throuf/hout tlii.'< hook, t Or,

^ chiefs of
the fathers'
houses

w Pliiuehas
11 * Jesliua
1- Seraiah,
1'' t .Joachim
tlie soil of
.h)se(l('C, and
Zenibhabel

856

Tlie names of

I. ESDRAS, 5.

those that returned.

who camo with Zorobabel, with
Jesus, ^ Neliemias, and Zacharias,
and ^ Reesaias. ^Enenius, "^ Mardo-
cheus, ^ Beelsarus, ** Asr)hai-asus,

' Keelius, * Konnus, and ^ JJaana,
their guides.

9 The number of them of the
nation, and their governoi-.s, sons
of ^^ Phoros, two thousand an hun-
dred seventy and two ; the sons of
"Saphat, four hundred seventy and
two :

10 The sons of ^"Ares, seven hun-
dred fifty and six :

1 1 The sons of ^^ Phaath Moab,
two thousand eight liundred and
twelve :

1 2 The sons of Elam, a thousand
two hundred fifty and four: the
sons of '^Zathui. nine hundred
forty and five : the sons of ^^ Corbe.
seven hundred and five : the sons ot
Bani, six hundred forty and eight:

13 The sons of Bebai, six hun-
dred twenty and three : the sons of
"^ >Sadas, three tliousand two hun-
dred twenty and two :

14 The sons of Adonikam, six
hundred sixty and seven : the sons
of ^^ Bagoi, two thousand sixty and
six : the sons of Adin, four hundred
fifty and four :

1 5 The sons of ^^ Aterezias, ninety
and two : the sons of Ceilan and
Azetas, threescore and seven : the
sons of Azuran, four hundred
thirty and two :

16 The sons of ^ Ananias, an
Inmdred and one : tlie sons of
Arom, thirty two : and the sons
of '" Bassa, tnree hundred twenty
and three : the sons of Azephurith,
an hundred and two :

17 The sons of '-^' IMeterus, three
thousand and five : the sons of
'-' Bethlomon, an hundred twenty
and three :

18 They of Netophah, fifty and
five : they of Anathoth, an hun-
dred fifty and eight : they of
" Bethsamos, forty and two :

lijTheyof •-"4vii-iathiarius,twenty
and five : they of '^('aphira and
Beroth. seven hundred foi-ty and

three : they of Hira. seven hundivd :

20 Tliey of Chadiasand Ammidoi,
four hundred twenty and two : they
of ^''Ciramaand '•"'Oalxles. six hun-
dred twenty and one :

21 They of " Maoalon, an hun-
dred twenty aiifl two : they of
-'^Betob'us, fifty and two : the sons

* So throucjhout fliis hook.

t In Ezra conl Nehcmiah, Bigvai.

of ^ Nephis. an hundred fifty and
six :

22 The sons of ^° Calamolalus
and Onus, seven hundred twenty
and hve : the sons of ^' Jerechus.
two hundred forty and five :

23 The sons of '*- Annaas, three
thousand three hundred and thirty.

24 The priests : the sons of
■'^ Jeddu. the son of Jesus, among
the sous of "^iSanasib. mne hun-
dred seventy and two : the sons
of ''^Meruth. a thousand fifty and
two :

25 The sons of ^ Phassaron, a
thousand forty and seven : the
sons of ^" Carme. a thousand and
seventeen.

26 The Levites : the sons of ^^Jes-
sue, and "'^ Cadmiel. and Banuas.
and 8udias, seventy and four.

27 The holy singers : the sons of
Asaph, an hundred twenty and
eight.

28 The ■*" porters : the sons of
^^ Salum, the sons of ■*'- Jata), the
sons of Talmon, the sons of '*■'' Da-
cobi, the sons of •" Teta, the sons
of "'^ tSanii, in all an hundred thirty
and nine.

29 The servants of the temple :
the sons of ""^Esau, the sons of
"'" Asipha, the sons of Tabaoth, the
sons of *^ Ceras, the sons of •*" Sud.
the sons of *^Phaleas, the sons of
^^ Labana, the sons of '''' Graba,

30 The sons of ■*•' Acua, the sons
of Uta, the sons of Cetab, the sons
of ^^ Agaba, the sons of ''"' Subai.
the sons of '^"^ Anan, the sons of
^ Cathua, the sons of '' Oeddur,

31 The sons of ^'* Airus, the sons
of ^^ Daisan, the sons of "" Noeba

the sons of Chaseba, the sons of
^^ Gazera, the sons of "■- Azia. the
sons of '"Phinees, the sons of Aza-
ra, the sons of ^^ Bastai, the sons
of "■'' A Sana, the sons of ^^ .Aleani.
the sons of "'^Naphisi, the sons of
'"^ Acub, the sons of "" Acipha. the
sons of "" Assur. the sons of Pha-
racim, the sons of "'^ Basal oth,

32 The sons of "''^ IMeeda, the sons
of Coutha, the sons of '^ Gharea,
the sons of '''* Gharcus. the sons of
'"' Aserer, the sons of '" Thomoi, the
sons of '■' Nasi til, the sons of ''^Ati-
pha.

33 The sons of the servants of
Solomon : the sons of "** Azaphion.

XOr,

-9 Nebo and
Magbish,

30 \ the
other Elam
and the sons
of Ono,

31 Jericho,
*- Senaah,

33 Jedaiah,
the son of
Jeshua,

34 Eliashib,

35 Inimer,

36 Pashur,
3' Harim,

38 Jeshua,

39 Kadniiel,
of the sons
of Hoda-
viah,

4" door-
keepers :
« Shallum,

42 Ater,
43Akkub,
« Hatita,

45 Shobai,

46 Ziha,

4'' Hasupha,

48 Keros,

49 Sia,
sopadon,

51 Lebanali,
5- Ha gab ah,

43 Akkub,
53 llagab,
54Shalmai,

55 Han an,

56 Gahar,
5-Giddel,
58Reaiah,
59Rezin,

60 Nekoda,

61 Gazzani,

62 Uzza,

63 Phaseah,
64Besai,

65 Asnah,

66 Mennim,
6" Nophisim,
68Bakbuk,
69 Hakuplia,
■0 Harhnr,
'iBazhith,
'2 Mehida,

■3 Harsha,
'4 Barkos,
'5 Sisera,
'6Thamah,
"'' Neziah,
"8 Hatipha.
"9Sophereth,

857

Usurping ^:>riesfs.

I. ESDRAS, 5.

Tlie altar is set up.

the sons of ^ Pharira, the sons of
'^ Jeeli, the sons of " .Lo/on, the sons
of '' Isdael, the sons of " Sapheth,
34 The sons of ^ Hagia, the sons
of ^ Phacareth, the sons of .Sabi,

the sons of " harothie. the sons of
^ Masias, the sons of '" Gar, the
sons of ^^ Addus, the sons of iSuba,
the sons of Apherra, the sons of
Barodis, the sons of Sabat, the sons
of '- Allom.

35 AU the ministers of the tem-
ple, and the sons of the servants
of Solomon, were three hundred
seventy and two.

36 These came up from ^^Therme-
leth and ^^ Thelersas, ^^ Charaatha-

lar leading them, and ^'' Aalar :

37 Neither could they shew their
families, nor their stock, how they
were of Israel : the sons of '^Ladan,
the son of '^Ban, the sons of ^''Neco-

dan, six hundred fifty and two.

38 And of the priests that
usurped the office of the priest-
hood, and were not found : the
sons of '-^Obdia, the sons of "'Accoz,
the sons of " Addus. who married
-"■^ Augia one of the daughters of
"^ Berzelus, and was named after
his name.

39 And when the description of
the kindred of these men was
sought in the register, and was not
found, they were removed from exe-
cuting the office of the pi-iesthood :

■40 For unto them said Nehemias
-^ and Athaiias. that they should
ncTt Be partakers of the holy
things, till there arose ui) an high
priest '■^'' clothed with doctrine and
truth.

41 So of Israel, from them of
twelve years old and upward,
they were all '"■'" in number forty
thousand, beside menservants and

wonienscrvaiits t wo t liousaiid three

liun(tre<l and sixty.

■i'2 Their mcmservants and hand-
maids were seven thousand tlnee
hundred foi'ty and seven : the sing-
ing men and singing women, two
hundred fort.y and five :

43 Four hundred thirty and five
camels, seven tlutusand thirty and
six horses, two huiKlrcd forty and
five mules, five thousand five hun
dred twent.y and five beasts used
to the yoke.

44 And certain of the chief of
their families, when they came to
the temple of God that is in Jeru-
salem, vowed to set up the house
again in his own i)lace according
to their ability.

45 And to give into the holy
treasury of the works a thousand
pounds of gold, five thousand of
silver, and an hundred priestly
vestments.

46 And so dwelt the priests and
the Levites and the people in Jeru-
salem, and in the country, the sing-
ers also and the '^ porters : and all
Israel in their villages.

47 But when the seventh month
was at hand, and when the child-
ren of Israel were every man in his
own place, they came altogether
with one consent into the open
place of the first gate which is
toward the east.

48 Then stood up Jesus the son
of Josedec, and his brethren the
priests, and Zorobabel the son of
^ Salathiel, and his brethren, and
made ready the altar of the God
of Israel,

49 To offer burnt sacrifices upon
it, according as is expressly com-
manded in the book of j\loses the
man of God.

50 And there were gathered unto
them out of the other nations of the
land, and they erected the altar
upon his own place, because all the
nations of the land were at enmity
with them, and oppre-ssed them ;
and they offered saci'ifices accord-
ing to the time, and burnt offer-
ings to the Lord both morning
and evening.

51 Also they held the feast of
taberiuicles, as it is commanded in
the law, and offered sacrifices daily,
as was meet :

52 And after that, the continual
oblations, and th(» sacrifice of the
sabbaths, and of the new moons,
and of all holy feasts.

53 And all they that had made
any vow to (Jou began to offer
sacrifices to (»od fi'om the first day
of the seventh mf)ntli, although the
temple of the Lord was not yet
built.

54 And they gave unto the ma-
sons and carjjenters money, meat,
and di'ink, '"' with chcci'fulncss.

55 Unto them of /idon also and
Tyre they ■"' gaxc carrs. that they
should bring cedar trees from
Tiibanus, which should be l)i'()Ught
by floats to the haven of " Joppi*.
a(;coi'ding as it was conuiianded
them by Cyrus king of tlie I'er-
sia,ns.

56 And in the second year and
second month aftci' his coming to
the temi)le of Gofl at Jerusalem
began Zorobal)el the son of Sala-
thiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec,

* So throughout this book. t Or,

858

Foundation of the temple laid.

I. ESDRAS, 6.

Tlie people urged to build.

and their brethren, and the priests,
and the Levites, and all they that
were come unto Jerusalem out of
the captivity :

57 And they laid the foundation
of the house of God in the first day
of the second month, in the second
year after they were come to Jewry
and Jerusalem.

58 And they appointed the Le-
vites from twenty years old over
the works of the Lord. Then stood
up Jesus, and his sons and breth-
ren, and Cadmiel his brother, and
the sons of Madiabun, with the
sons of ^ Joda the son of ^ Eliadun,

with their sons and brethren, all
Levites, with one accord setters
forward of the business, labouring
to advance the works in the house
of God. So the workmen built the
temple of the Lord.

59 And the priests stood arrayed
in their vestments with musical in-
struments and trumpets ; and the
Levites the sons of Asaph had cym-
bals,

60 Singing songs of thanksgiv-
ing, and praising the Lord, ^ accord-
ing as David the king of Israel had
ordained.

unto him from the days of ^ Azbaza-
reth the king of the Assyrians, who
brought us hither.

70 Then Zorobabel and Jesus
and the * chief of the families of
Israel said unto them, It is not for
us and you to build together an
house unto the Lord our God.

71 We ourselves alone will build
unto the Lord of Israel, according
as Cyrus the king of the Pei'sians
hath commanded us.

72 But the heathen of the land
lying heavy upon the inhabitants
of Judea, and holding them ** strait,
hindered their building ;

73 And by their secret plots, and
popular persuasions and commo-
tions, they hindered the finishing
of the building all the time that
king Cyrus lived: so they were
hindei'ed from building for the
space of two years, until the reign
of Darius.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The prophets .stir tip the people to build the
temple. 8 Darius is solioited to hinder it ;
27 hut he doth further it by all means,
32 and threateneth those that shall hinder
it.

61 And they sung with loud
voices songs to the praise of the
Lord, because his mercy and glory
is for ever in all Israel.

62 And all the people sounded
trumpets, and shouted with a loud
voice, singing songs of thanksgiv-
ing unto the Lord for the rearing
up of the house of the Lord.

63 Also of the priests and Le-
vites, and of the ^ chief of their
families, the ^ ancients who had
seen the former house came to the
building of this with weeping and
great crying.

64 But many with trumpets and
joy shouted with loud voice,

65 Insomuch that the trumpets
might not be heard for the weeping
of the people : yet the multitude
sounded marvellously, so that it
was heard afar off.

66 Wherefore when the enemies
of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin
heard it, they came to know what
that noise of trumpets should
mean.

67 And they perceived that they
that were of the captivity did build
the temple unto "^the Lord God of
Israel.

68 So they went to Zorobabel
and Jesus, and to the ^ chief of the
families, and said unto them. We
will build together with you.

69 For we likewise, as ye, do
obey your Lord, and do sacrifice

859

NOW in the second year of the
reign of Darius '* Aggeus and

'° Zacharias the son of ^'
prophesied

prophets,

Jews in ^^ Jewry and Jerusalem in

Addo,
unto

the
the

the name of the Lord God of Israel,

hich was upon them.

2 Then stood up Zorobabel the
son of Salathiel, and Jesus the son
of Josedec, and began to build the
house of the Lord at Jerusalem,
the prophets of the Lord being
with them, and helping them.

3 At the same time came unto
them ^^ Sisinnes the governor of
Syria and ^^Fhenice, with ^'' Sathra-
buzanes and his companions, and
said unto them,

4 By whose appointment do ye
build this house and this roof, and
perform all the other things? and
who are the workmen thatperfoi'm
these things 1

5 Nevertheless the elders of the
Jews obtained favour, because the
Lord had visited the captivity :

6 And they were not hindered
from building, until such time as
^''signification was given unto Da-
rius concei'ning them, and an an-
swer received.

7 The copy of the ^''letters which
Sisinnes, governor of Syria and
Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, with
their companions, rulei's in Syria

* So throwjhout this book.

' Esarbad-
doii

^ heads

8 contin-
ually in
check.

9 Haggai
1" Zechariah

11 Iddo,

12 Judah and
Jerusalem ;
in the name
of the Lord,
the God of
Israel,
prophesied
they unto
them.

13 * Tatnai
w Phosnicia,
15 * Shethar-
boznai

10 communi-
cation was
made

1' letter

Enemies hinder, hut

I. ESDRAS, 6.

Darius favoureth the work.

and Phenice, wrote and sent unto
Darius ; To king Darius, greeting :

8 Let all things be known unto
our lord the king, that being come
into the country of Judea, and en-
tered into the city of Jerusalem, we
found in the city of Jerusalem the
^ ancients of the Jews that were of
the captivity

9 Building an house unto the
Lord, great and new, of hewn and
costly stones, and the timber al-
ready laid upon the walls.

10 And those works are done
with great speed, and the work
goeth on prosperously in their
hands, and' with all glory and
diligence is it made.

11 Then asked we these elders,
saying. By whose commandment
build ye this house, and lay the
foundations of these works 1

12 Therefore to the intent that
we might give knowledge unto thee
by writing, we demanded of them
who were the chief doers, and we
required of them the names in
writing of their principal men.

13 So they gave us this answer.
We are the servants of the Lord
which made heaven and earth.

1 4 And as for this house, it was
liuilded many years ago by a king
of Israel great and strong, and was
finished.

15 But when our fathers pro-
voked God unto wrath, and sinned
against the Lord of Israel which is
in heaven, he gave them over into
the power of Nabuchodonosor king
of Babylon, of the Chaldees ;

16 Who pulled down the house,
and burned it,_ and carried away
the people captives unto Babylon.

1 7 But in the first year that king
Cyrus i-eigned over tlie country of
I)abylon Cyrus the king wrote to
build up this lionse.

1<S And the holy vessels of gold
and of silver, that Nabucliodoiiosor
had carried away out of the house
at Jerusalem, .and had set them in
his own temple, those (Jyrus the
king brought forth again out of the
tompl(! at Baljylon, and they were
delivered to Zorobabel - and to Sa-
nabassarus the ruler,

ly With commandment that lie
sliould carry away the same vessels,
and put them in the temple at Jeru-
salem ; and that the temr)le of the
Lord should be built in '' his plac(\

20 Then the same ■* Sanabnssn
rus. being come hither, laid the

foundations of the house of tlie
TiOrd at Jerusalem ; and from tliat
time to this being still "a_building,
it is not yet fully ended.""

2 1 Now therefore, if it seem good
unto the king, let seai^ch be made
among the records of king Cja*us :

22 And if it be found that the
building of the house of the Lord
at Jerusalem hath been done with
the consent of king Cyrus, and if
our lord the king be so minded,
let him signify unto us thereof.

23 Then commanded king Darius
to seek among the records at Baby-
lon : and so at Ecbatana the palace,
which is in the coiintry of Media,
there was found a roll wherein
these things were recorded.

24 In the first year of the reign
of Cyrus king Cyrus commanded
that the house of the Lord at Jeru-
salem should be built again, where
they do sacrifice with continual
fire :

25 Whose height shall be sixty
cubits, and the breadth sixty cu-
bits, with three rows of hewn
stones, and one row of new wood
of that country ; and the expences
thereof to be given out of the
house of king Cyrus :

26 And that the holy vessels of
the house of the Lord, both of
gold and silver, that Nabucho-
donosor took out of the house at
Jerusalem, and brought to Baby-
lon, should be restored to the house
at Jerusalem, and be set in the
place where they were before.

27 And also he commanded that
Sisinnes the governor of Syria and
Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, and
their companions, and those which
were appointed rulers in Syria and
Phenice, should be careful not to
meddle with the place, but sufftn-
Zorobabel, the servant of the Lord,
and governor of Judea, and the
elders of the Jews, to build the
house of the Loi'd in " that place.

28 I have commandeu also to
have it built up whole again ; and
that they look diligently to help
tliose that be of the captivity of
tlie Jews, till the house of the
Ijord be finished :

20 And out of the tribute of
Celosyria and Phenice "a portion
carefully to be given these men tor
the saci'iHces of the Lord, f/iaf ?'.f,
to Zor()l)abel the governor, for bul-
locks, and rams, and lambs;

30 And also '^eorn. salt, wine,
and oil, and that continually every
year without further (piestion, ac-
cording as the priests that be in
Jerusalem shall signify to be daily
spent :

31 That offerings may be made
to ihe most high Cod for the king
and fi>r his children, and that they
may i)ray for their lives.

860

The temjjle dedicated.

I. ESDRAS, 7, 8.

Ezra Cometh to Jerusalem.

32 And he commanded that who-
soever should transgress, yea, or
make light of any thing, afore
spoken or written, out of his own
house should a tree be taken, and
he thereon be hanged, and all his
goods seized for the king.

33 The Lord therefore, whose
name is there called upon, utterly
destroy every king and nation,
that stretcheth out his hand to
hinder or endamage that house
of the Lord in Jerusalem.

34 I Darius the king have or-
dained that according unto these
things it be done with diligence.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Sisinnes and others help foriccud the
huthliim. 5 The temple in Jin/shed, and
dedicated. 10 7'he paseoveris kejit.

rpHEN Sisinnes the governor of
JL Celosyria and Phenice, and
Sathrabuzanes, with their compa-
nions, following the command-
ments of king Darius,

2 Did very carefully oversee the
holy works, assisting the ^ ancients

of the Jews and "governors of the
temple.

3 And so the holy works pros-
pered, when " iVggeus and '^Zacha-

rias the prophets prophesied.

4 And they finished these things
by the commandment of ''the Lord
God of Israel, and with the consent
of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes,
kings of Persia.

5 And thus was the holy house
finished in the three and twentieth
day of the month Adar, in the sixth
year of Darius king of the Persians.

6 And the children of Israel, the
priests, and the Levites, and others
that wei'e of the captivity, that
wore added unto them, did accord-
ing to the things written in the
book of Moses.

7 And to the dedication of the
temple of the Lord they offered an
hundred bullocks, two hundred
rams, four hundred lambs ;

bi And twelve ° goats for the sin
of all Israel, according to the num-
ber of the ^ chief of the tribes of
Israel.

9 The priests also and the Levites
stood arrayed in their vestments,
according to their kindreds, in the
service of ^ th(^ Lord God of Israel,
according to the txxjk of INIoses :
and the porters at every gate.

10 And the children of Israel
that were of the captivity held the
passover the fourteenth day of tin'
first month, after that the priests
and the Levites were sanctified.

*0r,

1 1 They that were of the capti-
vit.y were "not all sanctified to-
gether : but the Levites were all
sanctified together.

1 2 And so they offered the pass-
over for all of them of the capti-
vity, and for their brethren the
priests, and for themselves.

1 3 And the children of Israel
that came out of the captivity did
eat, even all they that had se-
parated themselves from the abomi-
nations of the people of the land,
and sought the Lord.

14 And they kept the feast of
unleavened bread seven days, mak-
ing merry before the Lord,

15 For that he had turned the
counsel of the king of Assyria to-
ward them, to strengthen their
hands in the works of '' the Lord
God of Israel.

CHAPTEPt 8.

1 Endras hrUuieih. tlie klncfs co mm I union to
build. 8 Tlie cojii/ of it. 2S He declareth
the names and member of those that came
with JUm-fdlandhia journey. 71 I/elament-
eth Hie sins of his people, 9G and swear eth
the priests to J) ut away their strange wives.

AND after these things, when
Artaxerxes the king of the
Persians reigned, came " Esdras
the son of ^" Saraias, the son of
" Ezerias. the son of ^" Helchiah,
the son of ^'^Salum,

2 The son of ^^ Sadduc. the son
of ^^ Achitob, the son of ^" Amarias.

the son of '' Ezias, the son of "* Me^
i-emoth, the son of ^^ Zaraias, the
son of "" Savias, the son of '"'^ Boccas,
the son of '" Abisum. the son of
"' Phinees. the son of Eleazar, the
son of Aaron the chief priest.

3 This Esdras went up from
Babylon, as a scribe, being very
ready in the law of Moses, that was
given by the God of Israel.

4 And tlie king did him honour :
for he found grace in his sight in
all his requests.

5 There went up with him also
certain of the children of Israel, of
the priests, of the Levites, of the
holy singers, -^jiorters^ and ''"'minis-

ters of the tenn)le. unt<i Jerusalem,
6 In the seventh year of the reign
of Artaxerxes, in the fifth month,
this was the king's seventh year ;
for they went from Babylon in the
first day of the first month, and
came to Jerusalem, according to
the T>f'osperous journey which the
fjoi-d gave them.

* Or,

t iS'o throuyliout this hook.

8 * sanctified
together :
aud

5 the Lord,
the God

9 t Ezra
1" Zeraiah,

11 Azariah,

12 Hilkiah,

13 Shalluni,
" Zadok,
15 Ahitiib,
IS Amariah,
1^ Uzziah,
18 Meraioth,
1** Zerahiah,

20 Uzz),

21 Bukki,

22 Abishua,

23 Phiuehas,

2-* door-
keepers,
25 temple
servants,

861

Tlie decree of Artaxerxes.

I. ESDRAS, 8.

Ezra's thanksgiving.

1 decree,

2 and collect
all the gold
and silver
that in the
hind of
Babylon can
he found for

Seven the
gold and
silver fur

* find need
of

7 For Esdras had very great
skill, so that he omitted nothing
of the law and commandments of
the Lord, but taught all Israel the
ordinances and judgments.

8 Now the copy of the ^ com-
mission, which was written from
Artaxerxes the king, and came to
Esdras the priest and reader of the
law of the Lord, is this that foUow-
eth ; ^

9 King Artaxerxes unto Esdras
the priest and reader of the law of
the Lord sendeth greeting :

10 Having determined to deal
graciously, 1 have given order, that
such of the nation of the Jews, and
of the priests and Levites, being
within our realm, as are willing
and desirous, should go with thee
unto Jerusalem.

1 1 As many therefore as have a
mind thereunto, let them depart
with thee, as it hath seemed good
both to me and my seven friends
the counsellors ;

1 2 That they may look unto the
affairs of Judea and Jerusalem,
agreeably to that which is in the
law of the Lord ;

13 And carry the gifts unto the
Lord of Israel to Jerusalem, which
I and my friends have vowed, "and
all tlie gold and silver that in tlu

country of l^jaljylon can be found,
to the Lord in Jerusalem,

14 With that also which is given

of the people for the temple of the

Lord their God at Jerusalem :

and that silvei- and tcold may be

collected for bullocks, rams, and
lambs, and things thereunto ap-
pertaining ;

15 To the end that they may
ofler sa(;rifices unto the Lord ui)on
the altar of the Lord their God,
which is in Jerusalem.

16 And whatsoever thou and thy
brcthrciii will do with the silver and
gold, that do, according to the will
of thy God.

1 7 And the holy vessels of the
Lord, which are given tliee for tlu^
use of the temple of thy (Jod,
which is in Jei'usalem, thou slialt
set before thy (iod in Jerusalem.

18 And whatsoevei' thing else
thou shalt ■* i-niiii'inbcr for the use of
the temple oFThyTTTTd, thou shalt
give it out of the king's treasury.

19 And I king Artaxerxes have
also connnanded the keeper's of the
ticasui-cs in Syria and I'henicc,
that wliatsoever i*]sdi-as the [)riest
and the reader of the law of the
most high (:J()d shall send for, they
should giv<> it him with sjjeed,

20 To the sum of an hundred

talents of silver, likewise also of
wheat even to an hundred '' cors.
and an hundred " pieces of wine,
and '^ other things in abundance.

21 Let all things be performed
after the law of God diligently
unto the most high God, that v/rath
come not upon the kingdom of the
king and his sons.

22 I command you also, that ye
require no tax, nor any otner " im-
position, of any of the priests, or

Levites, or holy singers, or "porters.
or '" ministers of the temple, or of
any that have doings in this temple,
and that no man have authority to
impose any thing upon them.

23 And thou, Esdras, according
to the wisdom of God ordain judges
and ju.stices, that they may judge
in all Syria and Phenice all those
that know the law of thy God ;
and those that know it not thou
shalt teach.

24 And whosoever shall trans-
gress the law of thy God, and of
the king, shall be punished dili-
gently, whether it be by death, or
other punishment, by penalty of
money, or by imprisonment.

25 H Then said Esdras the scribe,
Blessed be the only " Lord God of
my fathers, who hath put these
things into the heart of the king,
to glorify his house that is in Jeru-
salem :

2G And hath honoured me in
the sight of the king, and his
counselloi's, and all his friends and
nobles.

27 Therefore was I encouraged
by the help of the Lord my God,
and gathered together men of Is-
rael to go up with me.

28 And these are the chief accord-
ing to their families and several
dignities, that went up with me
from Babylon in the reign of king
Artaxerxes :

29 Of the sons of ^'^Phinees.
'•' (lerson : of the sons of Ithamar,
'•"(jamacT: of the sons of David,
''' Lettus the son of "' S<-cli(Mii;is :

;{0 Of the sons of '^ l'li;irc/.. Za-
charias ; and witli him ^were
counted an hundred and fifty men:

:n Of thes(msof Pahath Mo;ib,
"* I'Haoniiis, the s(m of '" Z;\i';iias,

and with him two hundi'cd men :
32 ()fth('Sonsof-"ZatlH.(>,"'Sech(>

Tiias the son of ".bv.ciiis. and witli
him three hnndrcd men: of the
sons of Adin, ''01)etli the son of
.bmathan, and witli Inin two hun-
dred and fifty men :

*0r,

862

His companions.

I. ESDRAS, 8.

Their journey .

1 Jeshiah

2 Athaliah,

2 Sheplia-

tiab,

■* Zebadiah

5 Obadiah

6 Jehiel,

' Bani,

8 Shelomith

9 Josiphiah,

w Bebai,

11 Azgad,

1- Jobauau

13 Hakka-

tan,

1* younger

sons of

Adonikam,

15 Jelel,

16 Sheraaiab,
1" Bigvai,

18 * Uthai
and Zabbud
and Zaecur,

19 Aliava,

2" inspected

21 Ariel,

22 Elnathan,
18 Sbemaiah,

23 Jarib,

24 Mesbul-
1am,

25 Iddo

26 Iddo,

2' Mabli
28 Sbere-
biah,
2S Hasba-
biab,

3" with him
Jeshaiah of
the sons
of Merari,
with his
brethren,
31 and the
principal
men had ap-
pointed

33 Of the sons of Elam, ' Josias
son of - Gotholias, and with him
seventy men :

3-1 Of the sons of ^ Saphatias,
* Zaraias son of Michael, and with
liim threescore and ten men :

35 Of thesonsof Joab, ^ Abadias
son of " Jezelus, and with him two
hundred and twelve men :

36 Of the sons of ' Banid, « As-
salimoth son of '^ Josaphias, and
with him an hundred and three-
score men:

37 Of the sons of ^" Babi, Zacha-
rias son of Bebai, and with him
twenty and eight men:

38 Of the sons of " Astath. ^"-^ Jo-
hannes son of ^'^ Acatan, and with
him an hundred and ten men :

39 Of the "sons of Adonikam
the last, and these are the names
of them, Eliphalet, '' Jeuel. and
"^ Samaias, and with them seventy
men :

40 Of the sons of '^ Bago. ^^ Uthi
the son of Istalcurus, and with him

seventy men.

4 1 And these I gathered together
to the river called ^^ Theras, where
we pitched our tents three days :
and then I "" surveyed them.

42 But when i had found there
none of the priests and Levites,

43 Then sent I unto Eleazar, and
"' Iduel, and Masman,

44 And '•" Alnathan. and '" Ma-
maias. and "^ .loribas. and Nathan,
'•" Eunatan, Zacharias, and ^"^ Mosol-
lamon. principal men and learned.

45 And I bade them that they
sliould go unto -■'' tSaddeus the cap-
tain, who was in the place of the
treasury:

4G And commanded them that
they should speak unto '•^'^Daddeus.
and to his brethren, and to the trea-
surers in that place, to send us such
men as might execute the priests'
office in the house of the Lord.

47 And by the mighty hand of
our Lord they brought unto us
skilful men of the sons of -^ Moli
the son of Levi, the son of Isi-ael,
'-"* Asebebia. and his sons, and his
bi'ethren, who were eighteen.

48 And '-"^ Asebia. and -'"Annuus,

and Osaias his l)i'()tlier, of tlic sons

of Chaninineus. and their

were twenty men.

49 And of the servants of the
temple whom David '" hadorrlained,
and the principal men for the sei'-

*0r,

vice of the Levites, to wit, the ser-
vants of the temple, two hundred
and twenty, the catalogue of whose
names were shewed.

50 And there I vowed a fast
^-unto the young men before our
Lord, to desire of him a prosperous
journey both for us and them that
were with us, for our children, and
for the cattle :

51 For I was ashamed to ask the
king footmen, and horsemen, and
conduct for safeguard against our
adversaries.

52 For we had said unto the king,
that the power of the Lord our
God should be with them that
seek him, to support them in all
ways.

53 And again we besought our
Lord as touching these things,
and found him favourable unto
us.

54 Then I separated twelve of
the chief of the priests, '^ Esebrias,
and '"^^ Assanias. and ten men of
their brethren with them :

55 And I weighed them the gold,
and the silver, and the holy ves-
sels of the house of our Lord, which
the king, and his council, and
the princes, and all Israel, had
given.

56 And when I had weighed it,
I delivered unto them six hun-
dred and fifty talents of silver, and
silver vessels of an hundred ta-
lents, and an hundred talents of
gold,

57 And twenty golden vessels,
and twelve vessels of brass, even
of fine brass, glittering like gold.

58 And I said unto them. Both
ye are holy unto the Lord, and the
vessels are holy, and the gold and
the silver is a vow unto the Lord,
the Lord of our fathers.

59 Watch ye, and keep them till
ye deliver them to the chief of the
priests and Levites, and to the
principal men of the families of
Israel, in Jerusalem, into the cham-
bers of the house of our God.

60 So the priests and the Le-
vites, who had received the silver
and the gold and the vessels,
brought them unto Jerusalem, into
the temple of the Loi'd.

61 And from the river ^'^ Theras

we departed the twelfth day of the
first month, and came to Jerusa-
lem b.y the mighty hand of our
Lord, which was with us : and
from the b(>ginning of our .journey
the Lord delivered us from every
enemy, and so we came to Jerusa-

Or,

32 * at the
River

28 Shere-
biah,

29 Hasha-
biah,

Ahava

863

Ezra lamenteth

I. ESDEAS, 8.

the sins of the people.

1 Merinioth
the sou of
Uriah the
priest.

2 Phiiiehas,

3 Jeshua

* Noadiah
the son of
Biunui,

5 the Loi-d,
the God

* Perizzites,

7 till. Lord,

tll(( (i.ld of

Israel,

G2 And when we had been there
three days, the gold and silver that
was weighed was delivered in the
house of our Lord on the fourth
day unto ^Marinoth the priest the
son of Iri.

63 And with him was Eleazar
the son of '-^ Phinees. and with them
were Josabad the son of ^ Jesu and
■* ]Moeth the son of Sabl)an, Levites :
all was delivered them by number
and weight.

G4 And all the weight of them
was written up the same hour.

65 Moreover they that were
come out of the captivity offered
sacrifice unto "the Lord God of
Israel, even twelve bullocks for all
Israel, fourscore and sixteen rams,

G6 Threescore and t\yelYe Iambs,
goats for a peace offering, twelve;
all of them a sacrifice to the Lord.

G7 And they delivered the king's
commandments unto the king's
stewards, and to the governors of
Celosyria and Phenice ; and they
honoured the people and the tem-
ple of God.

Q^ Now when these things were
done, the rulers came unto me, and
said,

G9 The nation of Israel, the
nrinces, the priests and Levites,
have not put away from them the
strange people of the la,nd, nor the
pollutions of the Ge_ntiles, to wit,
of the Canaanites, Hittites, "Phere-
sites, Jebusites, and the Moabites,
Egyptians, and Edomites.

70 For both they and their sons
have married with their daughters,
and the holy seed is mixed with
the strange people of the land ; and
from the Ijeginning of this matter
the rulers and the great men have
been partakers of this iniquity.

71 And as soon as 1 liad heard
these things, I rent my clothes,
and the holy gai-ment, ;i,nd itulled
off the hair from olK my head and
l)eard, and sat me down sad an<l
very heavy.

72 So all they that were tluni
moved at the word of ^th(> Lord

God of Israel assembled unto me,
whilst I mouriH'd for the inicjuity :
but I sat still full of heaviness un-
til the evening sacrifice.

To Then rising up fr-om tlu^ fast
with my clothes and the I loly gar-
ment rent, and bowing my kjiec^s,
and stretching forth my hands
untfj the Lor(L

74 1 said, O Lord. I am con-
founded and ashamed b(!fore thy
face ;

75 P^or our sins arc multiplied

above our heads, and our, * igno-
rances have reached up unto
heaven.

76 For ever since the time of our
fathers we have heeii and are in
great sin, even unto this day.

77 And for our sins and our
fathers' we with our brethren and
our kings and our priests were
given up unto the kings of the
earth, to the sword, and to cap-
tivity, and for a prey with shame,
unto this day.

78 And now in some measure
hath mercy been shewed unto us
from thee, O Lord, that there
should be left us a root and a,
name in the place of thy sanctu-
ary ;

79 And to discover unto us a
light in the house of the Lor'd our
God, and to give us food in the
time of our servitude.

80 Yea, when we were in bond-
age, we were not forsaken of our
Loi'd ; but lie made us gracious be-
fore the kings of Persia, so that
they gave us food ;

81 Yea, and honoured the temple
of our Lord, and raised up the
desolate Sion, " that they have
given us a sure abiding in Jewry
and Jerusalem.

82 And now, O Lord, what shall
we say, having these things'? for
we have transgressed thy com-
manflments, which thou gavest by
the hand of thy servants the pro-
phets, saying,

83 That the land, Avhich ye enter
into to possess as an heritage, is a
land polluted with the pollutions
of the sti-angers of the hind, and
they have filled it with their un-
cleanness.

84 Therefore 7iow shall ye not
join your daughters unto their
sons, neither shall ye take their
daughters unto your sons.

85 Moreover ye shall never seek
to have peace with them, that ye
may be strong, and eat the good
tluTigs of tlu! land, and that ye
iniiy lea\t^ tlu; inhei'itanc*' of the
land unto youi- children for e\er-
more.

i^ij And all that is befallen is
done unto us for our wickcfl works
and gi'eat sins: for thou, O Loi'd,
didst make '" oiH_sins light,

87 And didst Ki\e unto us sueh
" a root : but, \\(> have turned hack
again to tr;uisgrcss thy law, and
to mingle ourselves with tin; tin
cleanness of the nations of the
land.

88 Miglitest not thou be angiy
with us to destroy us, till thou

864

Strange loives

I. ESDRAS; 9.

are piit away.

hadst left us neither root, seed,
nor name?

89 O Lord of Israel, thou art
true : for we are left a root this
day.

90 ^Behold, now are we before
thee *in our iniquities, for we can-
not stand any longer by reason of
these things before thee.

91 And as Esdras in his prayer
made his confession, weeping, and
lying Hat upon the ground before
the temple, there gathered unto
him from Jerusalem a very great
multitude of men and women and
children : for there was great weep-
ing among the multitude.

92 Then ^ Jechonias the son of
- Jeelus. one of the sons of Israel,
called out, and said, O Esdras, we
have sinned against the Lord God,
we have married strange women of
the nations of the land, and now
'^ is all Israel aloft.

93 Let us make an oath to the
Lord, that we will put away all
our wives, which we have taken of
the heathen, with their children,

91 Like as thou hast decreed,
and as many as do obey the law
of the Lord.

95 Arise, and put in execution :
for to thee doth this matter apper-
tain, and we will be with thee : do
valiantly.

96 8o Esdras arose, and took an
oath of the chief of the priests and
Levites of all Israel to do after
these things ; and so they sware.

CHAPTER 9.

3 Endrof! anxemhleth all the people. 10 The;/
promise, to put tiway the xlrintge. icirci^.
20 The 7uimen and numherofthetn that did
.so. 40 The laiv of Moaen is read, and de-
dared, before, all the, people. 49 The'j weeji,
and are put in mind of the feaat day.

THEN Esdras rising from the
court of tlie temple went to
the chamber of ■* Joan an the son
of " Eliasib,

2 And remained there, and did
eat no ^ meat nor drink water,
mourning for tlie great iniquities
of the nudtitude.

3 And there was a proclamation
in all Jewry and Jerusalem to all
them that were of the captivity,
that they should be gathered to-
gether at Jerusalem :

4 And that whosoever met not
there within two or three days,
according as the elders that bare
I'ule appointed, their cattle should
be seized ''to the use of the temple,
and himself cast out from them
that were of the captivity.

5 And in three days were all

they of the tribe of Judah and
Benjamin gathered together at
Jerusalem the twentieth day of
the ninth month.

6 And all the multitude sat trem-
bling in the broad court of the
temple because of the present foul
weather.

7 8o Esdras arose up, and said
unto them. Ye have transgressed
the law in marrying strange wives,
thereby to increase the sins of
Israel.

8 And now by confessing give
glory unto '*the Lord God of our
fathers,

9 And do his will, and separate
yourselves from the heathen of the
land, and frcnn the strange women.

10 Then cried the whole multi-
tude, and said with a loud voice.
Like as thou hast spoken, so will
we do.

11 But forasmuch as the people
are many, and it is foul weather,
so that we cannot stand without,
and this is not a work of a day or
two, seeing our sin in these things
is spread far :

12 Therefore let the rulers of the
multitude stay, and let all them of
our ^ habitations that have strange
wives come at the time appointed,

13 And with them the rulers and
judges of every place, till we turn
away the wrath of the Lord from
us for this matter.

14 Then Jonathan the son of
'" Azael and ^^ Ezechias the son of
^"Theocanus accordingly took this
matter upon them: and "^Mosollani
and Levis and Sabbatheiis helped

them.

15 And they that were of the
captivity did according to all these
things.

16 And Esdras the pi-iest chose
unto him the principal men of their
families, all by name : and in the
first day of the tenth month they
haX, together to examine the matter.

17 So their cause that held
strange wives was brought to an
end in the first day of the first
month.

18 And of the priests that were
come together, and had strange
wives, tht>re were found ;

19 Of the sons of Jesus the son
of Josedecand his brethren ; '^ Mn t-
thelas.and '•'^Eleazar, and '" Joribus,
and '".Toadaniis.

20 And they gave their hands to
])ut away their wives, and to offer
rams to make ^'^ i-ecoiu-ilement for
their ^'■* eri"oi"s.

* In Ezra x. 2, Sbeclianiah. f Or,

55 866

t Or,

8 the Lord,
the God

° villages

10 Asahel

11 Jahaziah
i-i Tikvah

13 t Meshul-
laia and
Shabbethai
the Levite

I'' Maasiab,

15 Elic'zer,

16 Jai-ib,

1' Gedaliah.

IS recdiu'ili-

atioii

!'■' trespasses.

TJiose lolio had taken strange wives. I. ESDRAS, 9.

Tlie law is 2niblicly read.

^ Immer ;
■•^ Hanani,

3 Zebadiah,

4 Manes,

s Sheraaiah,
6 Jehiel,
'^ Uzziah.
* Pashur;
9 Elioenai,
1" Maasiah,
11 Ishmael,
1"^ Jozabad,
13 Elasah.
1* Shiiuei,

15 Kelaiah,

16 Kelita,
" Petha-
biah,

i» Judah,

19 Jobaiian.

20 Eliasbib,

21 Zactur.

22 door-
keepers;

23 Slialhim,

24 Telem.

25 Parosh ;

26 Ramiab,
2'' Jeziah,

28 Makdiiah,

2'J Miaiuin,

3« Hasha-

biah,

31 Beiiaiab.

82 Ebim ;

33 Matta-

iiiab,

3* Jereniotb,

35 Zattu ;

86 Zabad,

37 Aziza.

38 Jebo-
hanan,

3'-' Hanani ah,
■i" Zabbai,

41 Athlai.

42 Hani ;

43 Mesbul-
lani,

44 Malhicb,

45 Adaiah,

46 Jiislinb,

47 t Asah(d,

48 Jei'emotli.
« Adiia,

5" Maaseiali,
51 Cbelal,
62 Benaiab,
68 Bezaleel,

64 Kbmui,

65 Manasseh,

66 + llanan ;

67 Eliezer,

68 Lshi jab,
6'-* .SbinuMin,

60 § Benja-
min,
Malliich,
(tnd Shema-
riah.

61 Hashnm ;

62 Mattenai,

63 Matta-
thab,

64 Maadai,
66 Am ram,
66 and Uel,
6" II Pedaiab,

21 And of the sons of ^ Emmer :
- Ananias, and " Zabdeus, and
■* Eanes, and ^ Sameiii.s, and " Hie-
reel, and ' Azaiias.

22 And of the sons of '^ Phaisnr ;
^ Elionas, ^" Massias, " Isniael, and

■ Ociti

eliis,

and

Nathanael, and

" Talsas.

23 And of the Levites ; Jozabad,
and " Semis, and ^^' Colius, who was
called ^'' Cahtas, and ''' l^atheus, and
^^ Judas, and ^" Jonas.

24 Of the holy singers ; ^" Elea-
zurus, -^ Bacchurus.

25 Of tlie " porters ; ^ Sallumus,
and -^ Tolbanes.

26 Of them of Israel, of the sons
of -^ Phoros ; "" Hiermas, and "' Ed-
dias, and •■'■'* JMelchias, and '^^ Maelus,

and Eleazar, and ■'" Asibias, and
"' Baanias.

27 Of the sons of -'^Ela : ^'■^ INIat-
thanias, Zacharias, and "Hierielus,
and ^ Hieremoth. and * Aedias.

28 And of the sons of •'"'"' Zamoth :
^ P^liadas, '■^'' Elishnus, •"'■* Othonias,
^ Jarim()th. and ^^abatus, and
"^ tSardeus.

29 Of the sons of Bebai ; ^ Johan-
nes and '■^^ Ananias, and ■*" Josabad,
and ■" Amatheis.

30 Of the sons of '~ Mani : '' 01a-
mus, ^^lamuchns, "^Mefleus, •"' Jasu-

Hieremoth.

)US,

J asae

3 1 And of the sons of Addi ;
•*»Naathus, and ^^ Moosias, " La^
cunus. and ^'" Naidiis. and ''''' Ma-
tlianias, and '^" Scsthcl, ^^ lUlnuus.
and °" Maiiasseas.

32 And of the sons of '''" Annas :

"Elionas, and •'"''^ Ase;i.s, and "" Mel-
chias, and ''Sabhciis, and "" Simon
"" (Jhosameus.

33 And of the sons of "' Asom :
'''^ Altaneus, and ''•' Matthias, and
^" 1)annaia, Eliphalat, and "' .Matias-
ses, and ''^ Semei.

34 And of the son.s of •*" .Maani ;
Jeremias, "^ Momdis,
'* Juel, '"" Mabdai, and

'"'' Oiuacriis.

I'ch'as. and

"*• Anos, **('ai'abasi()n, and '-" iMiasi-
1)11 s, and "" MaiimitaTiaimiis, '" l']lia-
sis, *- BaniTusT '"^ J<]liaJi, " Saiiiis,
Natlianias ;

TiTj,

Selemias,

TFll

68 Anaiali,
70 Jaasai,

69 Mattaniab, Mattenai,
71 Sbel(!miab, 72 Xatlian

* In Ez. X. 26, Eliah. t InEz. x. 29, Sheal.
X In Ezra x. :si, Harim. § Or,
II In Ezra x. 31, Bcdeiab.
** In Ezra x. 36, Meremoth.

the sons of "' Ozora ; '^^Sesis,
''' Esril. ^® Azaelus, -* Samatus,
'' Zambis,

b)se|jiius.
35 And of the sons of ™ Ethma ;

Edes,

-° Mazitias. ^"^ Zabadaias,

-" ■) uel, ''" Banaias.

36 All these had taken strange
wives, and they put them away
with their children.

37 And the priests and Levites,
and they that were of Israel, dwelt
in Jerusalem, and in the country,
in the first day of the seventh
month : *'^ so the children of Israel
'*■' wei'e in their **® habitations.

38 And the whole multitude
came together with one accord
into the broad place of the **" holy
porch toward the east :

39 And they spake unto Esdras
the priest and reader, that he
would bring the law of Moses, that
was given of ""the Lord God of Israel.

40 So Esdi-as tiie chief priest
brought the law unto the whole
multitude '^"frcMn man to woman,
and to all the priests, to hear the
law in the first day of the seventh
month.

41 And he read in the broad
(Mjurt before the **'' holy porch from
morning unto midday, before both
men and women ; and all the nml-
titude gave heed unto the law.

42 And Esdras the priest and
reader of the law stood up upon a
pulpit of wood, which was made
Jhr tkiU purjMjse.

43 And there stood up by him
"" Mattathias, ^^ Sammus, ""Ananias,

"■' Kzecias, ""'Bala-

•" Azarias, "'•Tlrias,
sanius, ujjon the ri

ht hand

44 And upon his left hand stood
'» Phaldaiiis. '■'•'Misaol, -'' Malchias,
'•'" ljotha.snl)iis, and "' Nabarias.

45 Then took l*]sdras the book of
the law before tlie nndtitude : for
he sat honoiiral)ly in the first place
in the sight of tlicm all.

46 And when he oj^ened the law,
the.v stood all straight up. So
Ksdras blessed the Lord Ood most
High, the (iod of hosts. Almighty.

47 And all the people answered.
Amen ; and lifting ui) their hands
the.v fell to the ground, and wor-
shii)pcd the Ivord.

4(S Also Jesus, '"Anus. "'^Sarabias,
"9 Ad inns, '"" .lactinusT^"' Saba teas.
'"-An teas, "" Maianea~aiid "'('alitas
"' A /.arias, and '-'.l(iay.abd~ and
'"•''Ananias. '"' IWatas, the Levites,
tauglit- tlie law of the Lord, malv-
ing them withal to understand it.

tt In Neh. viii. 4, Anaiah.

866

Ezra is commanded

I. ESDRAS, 9.

to reprove the people.

49 Then spake ^ Attharates unto
Esdras the chief priest and i-eader,
and to the Levites that taught the
multitude, even to all, sajang,

50 This day is holy unto the
Lord ; (for they all wept when
they heard the law :)

51 Go then, and eat the fat, and
drink the sweet, and send '~ part to
them that have nothing ;

52 For this day is holy unto the
Lord : and be not sorrowful ; for
the Lord will bring you to honour.

53 So the Levites published all
things to the people, saying. This
day is holy to the Lord ; be not
sorrowful.

5-1 Then went they their way
every one to eat and drink, and
make merry, and to give ' part to
tliem that had nothing, and to
make great cheer ;

55 Because they understood the
words wherein they were in-
structed, and for which they had
been assembled.

II. ESDRAS

CHAPTER 1.

1 Esdras is coinmunded to t-eproTe the peo-
ple. 24 God tJiredieneth to cant them off,
35 and to gire ilteir houses to a people of
more grace tlian they.

THE second book of the prophet
^ Esdras, the son of ^ fearaias.
the son of ^ Azarias. the son of
^ Helchias. the son of ^ 8adamias,
the son of ^ Sadoc, the son of
^ Achitob,

2 The son of ^ Aehias, the son of
^ Phinees. the son of ^" Heli, the son
of '^ Amarias, the son ot ^ Aziei.
the son of '" Marimoth. the son of
" Arna. the son of ''' Uzias, the son
of '■' Borith, the son of '" A hisei, the
son of '-* Phinees. the son of Eleazar,

3 The son of Aaron, of the tribe
of Levi ; which was captive in the
land of the Medes, in the reign of
Artaxerxes king of the Persians.

4 And the word of the Lord
came unto me, saying,

5 Go thy way, and shew my peo-
ple their sinful deeds, and their
children their wickedness which
they have done against me ; that
they may tell their children's child-
ren :

6 Because the sins of their
fathers are increased in them :
for they have ft)rgotten me, and
have offered unto strange gods.

7 Am not I even he that brought
them out of the land of Egypt,
from the house of bondage^ but
they have provoked me unto
wrath, and despised my counsels.

8 >^ Pull thou off then the hair of
thy head, and '''cast all evil upon
them, for they have not been obe-
dient unto my law, but it is a re-
bellious people.

9 How long shall I forbear them,
unto whom 1 have done so much
good?

* So throurjhout this book.

10 ]\rany kings have I destroyed
for their sakes ; Pharaoh with his
servants and all his power have I
smitten down.

11 All the nations have I de-
stroyed before them, and in the
east I have scattered the people of
two provinces, even of ^^ Tyrus and
Sidon, and have slain all their
enemies.

12 Speak thou therefore unto
them, saying, Thus saith the Lord,

13 I led you through the sea,
and "" in the beginning gave you a
large and safe passage ; i gave you
i\loses for a leader, and Aaron for
a priest.

14 1 gave you light in a pillar of
fire, and great wonders have I done
among you ; yet have ye forgotten
me, saith the Lord.

15 Thus saith the Almighty
Lord, The quails were as a token
to you ; I gave you -' tents for your
safeguard : nevertheless ye mur-
mured there,

16 And triumphed not in my
name for the destruction of your
enemies, but ever to this day do
ye yet murmur.

17 Where are the benefits that
I have done for you ? when ye were
hungry and thirsty in the wilder-
ness, did ye not cry unto me,

18 Saying, Why hast thou
brought us into this wilderness
to kill us? it had been better for
us to have served tlie Egyjjtians,
than to die in this wildei'ness.

19 Then had I pity upon your
mournings, and gave you manna
to eat ; so ye did eat angels' bread.

20 When ye were thirsty, did I
not cleave the rock, and waters
flowed out to your fill 1 for the
heat I covered you with the leaves
of the trees.

211 divided among you a fruit-

* So t/irouijhouf Ifil.i book. t Or,

2 portions

Tyre

'^^ t where
there was
no path I
gave

a camp

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God will cast off Israel

II. ESDRAS, 2.

for their disobedience.

ful land, I cast out theCanaanites,
the ' Pherezites. and the Philis-
tines, before you : what shall I yet
do more for you % saith the Lord.

22 Thus saith the Almighty
Lord, When j^e were in the wilder-
ness, in the '^ river of the Amorites.

being athirst, and blaspheming my
name,

23 1 gave you not fire for your
blasphemies, but cast a tree in the
water, and made the river sweet.

24 What shall I do unto thee, O
Jacob "? thou, Judah, wouldest not
obey me : I will turn me to other
nations, and unto those will I give
my name, that they may keep my
statutes.

25 Seeing ye have forsaken me,
I will forsake you also ; when ye
desire me to be gracious unto you,
I shall have no mercy upon you.

26 Whensoever ye shall call upon
me, I will not hear you : for ye
have defiled your hands with blood,
and your feet are swift to commit
•'manslaughter.

27 Ve have not as it were for-
saken me, but your own selves,
saith the Lord.

28 Thus saith the Almighty
Lord, Have I not prayed you as
a father his sons, as a mother her
daughters, and a nurse her young
babes,

29 That ye would be my people,
and I should be your God ; tnat
ye would be my children, and I
should be your father "?

30 I gathered you together, as a
hen gathereth her chickens under
her wings : but now, what shall I
do unto you ? I will cast y(ni out
fi'om m.v face.

31 When ye offer unto me, I will
turn my face from you : for your
scjlcmn feast days, your n(!W nioons,
and your cii'cumcisions, have I
^forsaken.

32 i sent unto you my servants
the prophets, whom ye liave taken
and slain, and torn their bodies
in pieces, whose blood I will i-c-
quire of your hands, saith the
Lord.

33 Thus saith the Almight.y
Lord, Your liouse is desolate, I
will cast you out as the wind (hjth
stubble.

3i And your cliildrcn shall not
be fruitful ; for they have despised
my c.omniandment, and done the
thing that is evil before me.

3.0 Your houses will I give to a
people that shall come ; which not
havnig heard of me yet shall l)e-
lieve me ; to whom 1 have shewed
no signs, yet they shall do ''that 1
have commanded them.

36 They have seen no prophets,
yet they shall call their sins to
remembrance, and acknowledge
them.

37 I take to witness the grace
of the people to come, whose lit-
tle ones rejoice in gladness : and
though th(iy have not seen me with
bodily eyes, yet in spii'it they be-
lieve the thing that I say.

38 And now, ** brother^ behold
what glory ; and see the people
that come from the east :

39 Unto whom I will give for
leaders, Abraham, Isaac, and Ja-
cob, "Oseas, Amos, and ^ Micheas,
Joel, " Abdias. and '" Jonas.

40 Nalmm, and " Abacuc. ^" 8o-
phonias. '" Aggeus, "Zachary, and
^"Malachy, which is called also ^^ an
angel of the Lord.

CHAPTER 2.

1 God complain eth of his people: 10 yet En-
drasis willed to cu7iifort them. 34 Mecdnsf
they refaaed, the Gentiles are called. 4:j
Eadras seeih the Son, of God, and those that
are crowned hy him.

THUS saith the Lord, I brought
this people out of bondage,
and I gave them my command-
ments by my servants the pro-
phets ; wliom they would not hear,
but despised my counsels.

2 The mother that bare thein
saith unto them, Oo your way, ye
children ; for I am a widow and
forsaken.

3 I brought you up with glad-
ness ; but with sorrow and heavi-
ness have I lost you : for ye have
sinned before the Lord your God,
and done tliat tiling that is evil
before him.

4 IJut what shall I now do unto
you? I am a widow and forsaken:
go your way, C) my cliildren, and
ask mercy of the Lord.

5 As for me, O father, I call
upon thee for a witness over the
mother of these children, which
would not keej) my covenant.

0 That tliou bring them to con-
fusion, and their mother to a spoil,
that there may be no offspring of
them.

7 l-ict them ha scattered abroad
among th(> h(vitlien, let their names
be j)ut out of the earth : for tliey
have desj)ised my (toveiuint.

8 Woe be unto thec,'"Assnf. thou
that hidest the uni'iglitcoiis in
thee! () thou wicked jteojile, re-
membei- what 1 did unto Sodom
and (lomoi-rlia ;

9 Whose land lieth in clods of
pitch and heaps of ashes : even so

♦Or,

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Hope of restoration

II. ESDRAS, 2.

is held out.

also will I do unto them that hear
me not, saith tlie Almighty Lord.

10 Thus saith the Lord unto Es-
dras, Tell my people that I will
give them the kingdom of Jeru-
salem, which I would have given
unto Israel.

11 Their glory also will I take
unto me, and give these the ever-
lasting tabernacles, which I had
prepared for them.

1 2 They shall have the tree of life
for an ointment of sweet savour ;
they shall neither labour, nor be
weary.

1 3 ^ Go, and ye shall receive :
pray for few days unto you, that
they may be shortened : the king-
dom is already prepared for you :
watch.

14 Take heaven and earth to wit-
ness ; for I have broken the evil in
pieces, and created the good : for I
live, saith the Lord.

15 Mother, embrace thy child-
ren, and bring them up '^with glad-
ness, make their feet as fast tis a

pillai-: for I have chosen thee, saith
the Lord.

16 And those that be dead will
I raise up again from their places,
and bring them out of the graves :
for I have known my name in
•' Israel.

1 7 I'ear not, thou mother of the
children : for I have chosen thee,
saith the Lord.

18 For thy help will I send niy
servants ^ Esay and '" Jeremy, after
whose counsel I have sanctihed and
prepared for thee twelve trees laden
with divers fruits,

19 And as many fountains flow-
ing with milk and honey, and se-
ven mighty mountains, whereupon
there grow roses and lilies, whereby
I will till thy children with joy.

20 Do right to the widow, judge
for the fatherless, give to the poor,
defend the orphan, clothe the naked,

21 Heal the broken and the
weak, laugh not a lame man to
scorn, defend the maimed, and let
the blind man come ^ into the sight
of my "^ clearness.

22 Keep the old and young
within thy walls.

23 Wheresoever thou find(\st the
dead, ^ take them and bury them,
and T will give; thee the first place
in my resurrection.

24 Abide still, O my peo])le, and
take thy rest, for thy quietness
shall 'come.

25 Nourish thy children, O thou
good nurse ; stablish their feet.

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26 As for the servants whom I
have given thee, there shall not
one of them perish ; for I will re-
quire them from among thy number.

27 Be not ''wearyj for when the
day of trouble and '" heaviness
cometh, others shall weep and be
sorrowful, but thou shalt oe merry
and have abundance.

28 The heathen shall envy thee,
but they shall be able to do nothing
against thee, saith the Lord.

29 My hands shall cover thee, so
that thy children shall not see
t hell.

30 Be joyful, O thou mother,
with thy children ; for I will de-
liver thee, saith the Lord.

31 Eemember thy children that
sleep, for 1 shall bring tliem out of
the " sides of the earth, and shew
mercy unto them : for I am merci-
ful, saith the Lord Almighty.

32 Embrace thy children until I
come and shew mercy unto them :
for my wells run over, and my
grace shall not fail.

33 I Esdras received a charge of
the Lord upon the mount ^^Oreb,
that I should go unto Israel ; but
when I came unto them, they set
me at nought, and ^■'despised the
commandment of the Lord.

34 And therefore I say unto
you,0 ye " heathen, that hear and
understand, look for your ^° Shep-
herd, he shall give you evei'lasting
rest ; for he is nigh at hand, that
shall come in the end of the world.

35 '*' Be ready to the reward of the
kingdom, for the everlasting light
shall shine upon you for evermore.

36 Flee the shadow of this world,
receive the joyfulness of your glory :
I " testify my Saviour openly.

37 O receive the gift that is given
you, and be glad, giving thanks
unto him that hath called you to
the heavenly kingdom.

38 Arise up and stand, behold
the number of those that be sealed
in the feast of the Lord ;

39 Which ^"^are departed from
the shadow of tiie world, and have
received glorious garments of the
Lord.

40 Take thy number, O Sion,
and " shut up those of thine that
are clothed in white, which have
fulfilled the law of the Lord.

41 The number of thy children,
whom thou longedst for, is ful-
filled : beseech tne power of the
Lord, that thy people, which have
been called from the beginning,
may be liallowed.

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t Lat. Gehenna.

■* * anxious :
1" distress

12 Horeb,

13 rejected

1^ nations,
15 shepherd,

16 Prepare
yourselves
lor the
rewards

1' call to
witness my
saviour

18 withdrew
themselves

19 reckon

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Vision of the Son of God.

II. ESDRAS, 3.

EzrcCs 2^Tayer for Israel.

42 I Esdras saw upon the mount
Sionagreat ' people, whom I could
not number, and they all praised
the Lord with songs.

43 And in the midst of them
there was a young man of a high
stature, taller than all the rest, ai"id
upon every one of their heads he
set crowns, and was more exalted ;
which I marvelled at greatly.

44 So I asked the angel, and
said, Sir, what are these ^

45 He answered and said unto
me, These be they that have put
off the mortal clothing, and put on
the immortal, and have confessed
the name of God : now are they
crowned, and receive palms.

46 Then said I unto the angel.
What young " person is it that
crowneth them, and giveth them
palms in their hands'?

47 So he answered and said unto
me. It is the Son of God, whom
they have confessed in the world.
Then began I greatly to commend
them that stood so ^ stiffly for the
name of the Lord.

48 Then the angel said unto me.
Go thy way, and tell my people
what manner of things, and how
great wonders of the Lord thy God,
thou hast seen.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Efidras is troubled, 13 and acknowUdgeth
the Sinn of the people: 2S yet complaineth
that the heathen were lordu over them, being
more wicked than they.

IN the thirtieth year after the
ruin of the city ^ I was in Baby-
lon, and lay troublecTiipon my bed,
and my thoughts came up over my
heart :

2 For T saw the desolation of
Sion, and the wealth of them that
dwelt at Babylon.

3 And my spirit was sore moved,
so that I began to speak words full
of fear to the most High, and said,

4 O Loi'd, who bearest r'ule, thou
spakest at the l)eginning, when
thou didst •'' plant the earth, and
that thyself alone, and command-
edst the '' people.

5 And " ga\'cst a body unto Adam
without soul, wliich w;is the work-
manship of tliin(^ hands, and "didst
breathe into him the breath of life,
anrl he was made living before
thee.

G And thou leddest him into
" i)ar;idise. which thy I'ight hand
had plant(Ml, before ever the earth
came forward.

7 And unto liim thou gavest com-

mandment to love thy way : which
he transgressed, and immediately
thou appointedst death ^'' in_ him
and in his generations, of whom
came nations, tribes, '' people, and
kindreds, out of number.

8 And every people walked after
their own will, and did ^'" wonderful
things before thee, and despised

thy commandments.

y '^ And again in process of time
thou broughtest the flood upon
those that dwelt in the world, and
destroyedst them.

10 And it came to pass in every
of them, that as death was to Adam,
so was the flood to these.

1 1 Nevertheless one of them thou
leftest, namely, Noah with his
household, of whom came all right-
eous men.

12 And it happened, that when
they that dwelt upon the earth be-
gan to multiply, and had gotten
them many children, and were a
great people, the.y began again to
be more ungodly than the first.

1 3 Now when they lived so wick-
edly before thee, thou didst choose
thee a man from among them,
whose name was Abraham.

14 Him thou lovedst, and unto
him only thou shewedst '^ thy will:

15 And madest an everlasting
covenant with him, promising him
that thou wouldest never forsake
his seed.

16 And unto him thou gavest
Isaac, and unto Isaac also thou
gavest Jaco'b and Esau. As for
Jacob thou didst choose him to
thee, and put by Esau: and so
Jacob became a great multitude.

17 And it came to pass, that
when thou leddest his seed out of
Egypt, thou In-oughtest them up to
the mount Sinai.

1 8 And bowing the heavens, th( )U
didst '■'' s(>t fast tne earth, movedst
tlie whole world, and madest the
depths to tremble, and troubledst
the men of that age.

19 And thy glory went through
four gates, of iire, and of earth-
quake, and of wind, ;ind of cold;
that thou mightest give the Uiw
unto the seed of Jacob, and '" dili-
gence unto the generation of Israel.

20 And yet tookest thou not
away from them a wicked luvirt,
that thy law might bring forth
fruit in them.

21 For th(> first Adam bearing a
wicked heai't transgressed, and was
overcome; and so be all they that
are born of him.

10 for

11 peoples,

12 * exceed-
ingwickedly

13 But then

1* * the end
of the times
secretly by
iiiiiht:

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870

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I" tlic C(.in-
maiKliiH'iil

He complaineth of the heathen.

II. ESDRAS, 4. He is reminded of Ms ignorance.

1 was in

2 along with
the root of
wickedness ;

3* therein of
thine own.

* * signified
unto any,
how thy
way may he
compre-
hended.

^ ahonnd

6* it he
found which
way the
scale
inclineth.
^ men lolio
may be
reckoned hy
name have
kept thy
precepts ;
hut nations
thon shalt
not find.

22 Thus infirmity was made per-
manent ; and tiie law (also) ' in the
heart of the people " with tlie ma-
lignity of the root; so that the
good departed away, and the evil
abode still.

23 So the times passed away, and
the years were brought to an end :
then didst thou raise thee up a ser-
vant, called David:

24 VVhoni thou commandedst to
build a city unto thj' name, and
to offer incense and oblations unto
thee * therein..

25 \V hen this was done many
years, then they that inhabited the
city forsook tliee,

26 And in all things did even as
Adam and all his generations had
done : for they also had a wicked
heart :

27 And so thou gavest thy city
over into the hands of thine ene-
mies.

28 Are their deeds then any bet-
ter tliat inhabit Babylon, that they
should therefore have the domi-
nion over Sion 1

29 For when I came thither, and
had seen impieties without num-
ber, then my soul saw many evil-
doers in this thirtieth year, so that
my heart failed me.

30 For I have seen how thou
sufferest them sinning, and hast
spared wicked doers : and hast de-
stroyed thy people, and hast pre-
served thine enemies, and hast not
•* signified it.

31 I do not I'ememboi- liow this

way may ix' left : Are tiiey then of

I>al>ylon better than they of >Sion ?

32 Or is there any other people
that knoweth thee beside Israel?
or what generation hath so be-
lieved thy covenants as Jacob'?

33 And yet their reward appear-
eth not, and their labour hatli no
fruit : for I have gone here and
there through the heathen, and I
see that they " fiow in wealth, and
think not ui)on thy command-
ments.

34 Weigh thou therefore oui-
wickedness now in the balance,
and theirs also that dwell in the
worl<l; and so shall "thy name no
where be found but in Israel.

35 (Jr when was it that they
which dwell upon the earth have
not sinned in tliy sight? or what
people have so kept thy command-
ments ?

36 Thou shalt find that ^ Tsrnel
by name hntli kept thy precepts :
but TKit the lieathen.

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CHAPTER 4.

1 The angel declarelfi the ignorance of End r a if
in. Gail's jiidij, IK iiIk, V,i and udri'nelh him
not to 11)1 il, II, nitli thinr/fi abore his reach.
23 Neei ilhth.ss J:.s,lra.t'asketh divers ques-
tions, and rccciceth answers to them.

ND the angel that was sent
unto me, whose name was
Uriel, gave me an answer.

2 And said. Thy heart hath
^gone too far in this world, and
tliinkest thou to comprehend the
way of the most High ?

3 Then said I, Yea, my lord.
And he answered me, and said, I
am sent to shew thee three ways,
and to set forth three similitudes
before thee :

4 Whereof if thou canst declare
me one, I will shew thee also the
way that thou desirest to see, and
I shall shew thee from whence the
wicked heart cometh.

5 And I said. Tell on, my lord.
Then said he unto me. Go thy way,
weigh me the weight of the fii-e, or
measure me the blast of the wind,
or call me again the day that is
past.

6 Then answered I and said,
What man is able to do that, that
thou shouldest ask such things of
me ?

7 And he said unto me, If I
should ask thee how great dwell-
ings are in the midst of the sea, or
how many springs are "in the be-
ginning of the deep, or how many
springs ai-e above the firmament,
^"or which are the outgoings of

paradise :

8 Feradventure thou wouldest
.say unto me, I never went down
into the deep, nor as yet into t hell,
neither did I ever climb up into
heaven.

9 Nevertheless now have I asked
thee but only of the fire and wind,
and of the day wherethrough thou
hast passed, and of things from
which thou canst not be separated,
and yet canst thou give me no an-
swer of them.

10 He said moreover unto me.
Thine own things, and such as are
grown up with thee, canst thou
not know ;

1 1 How should thy vessel then
be able to comprehend the way of
the Highest, ^^ aiid. the world Ix'-ing
now outwardly c()i-rin)t(>(l. to wu-

diM-stand T\

evinciit
tttT

coiTiiyttion
in iny sight?

that

F2 '-Then said I unto him. It
were better that we were not at

* Or,

t Lat. Iiifernum. (hat is, the ahode of
the dead.

8 utterly
failed thee
in regarding

» at the
source

10 » or which
are the
outgoings of
t hell, or
which are
the paths of
paradise:

871

11 * and he
that is al-
ready worn
out with the
corrniited
world un-
derstand in-
corruptiou?

12 * And
when I
heard these
things I fell
upon my
face, and
said unto
him,

Ezra's questions.

II. ESDKAS, 4.

The angel answeretli.

all, than that we should Mive still
in wickedness, and to suiter, and

not to know wherefore.

13 He answered me, and said, I
went into a forest into a plain, and
the trees took counsel,

14 And said. Come, let us go and
make war against the sea, that it
may depart away before us, and
that we may make us more woods.

15 The floods of the sea also in
like manner took counsel, and said.
Come, let us go up and subdue the
woods of the plain, that there also
we may make us another country.

16 The thought of the wood was
in vain, for the tire came and con-
sumed it.

17 The thought of the floods of
the sea came likewise to nought,
for the sand stood up and stopped
them.

18 If thou wert judge now be-
twixt these two, whom wouldest
thou begin to justify? or whom
wouldest thou condemn 1

19 I answered and said. Verily
it is a foolish thought that they
both have devised, iov the ground
is given unto the wood, and the
sea also hath his place to bear his
floods.

20 Then answered he me, and
said. Thou hast given a right judg-
ment, but why judgest thou not
thyself also %

21 For like as the ground is
given unto the wood, and the sea
to his floods : even so they that
dwell upon the earth may under-
stand nothing but that which is
upon the earth : and '"' he that
dwelleth a))ove the lunivens may

only understand tli<^ tilings that are

above the height of the heavens.

22 Then answered 1 and said,
I beseech thee, O Lord, let me
have understanding :

23 For it was not my mind to
be curious of the high things, but
of such as pass by us daily, namely,
wherefore Israel is given up as a
rei)roach to the heathen, and for
what cause the people whom thou
hast loved is given ovei- unto un-
godly nations, and wliy tlie law
of our foi-efathers is l)rouglit to
nought, and tlie wi-itten covenants
come to none etl'ect,

2\ And we pass away out of the
world as grasshoppei-s, and our
life is astonishment and fear, and
we are not worthy to obtain mercy.

2.") What will lie then do unto
his name wherel)y W(^ are called?
of these things have I asked.

26 Then answered he me, and
said, -'Tlie more thou searchest.
the more thou shait marvel : for

tlie world hasteth fast to pass
away,

27 And cannot "* comprehend the
things tliat are promised to the
righteous in time to come : for this
world is full of "unrighteousness
and infirmities.

28 ° But as concerning the things
whereof thou askest me, L will tell

thee: tor the evil is sown, but the
' destruction thereof is not yet
come.

29 If therefore that which is
sown be not ** turned upside down.

and if the place where the evil is
sown pass not away, then cannot
it come that is sown with good.

30 For '■* the grain of evil seed
hath been sown in the heart of
Adam from the beginning, and
how much ungodliness hath it
brought up unto this time 'I and
how much shall it yet bring forth
until the time of threshing come ?

31 Ponder now by thyself, how
great fruit of wickedness the grain
of evil seed hath brought forth.

32 And when the '" ears shall be
cut dow^n, which are without num-
ber, how great a floor shall they

fiin

33 Then I answered and said.
How, and when shall these things
come to pass] wherefore are our
years few and evil 1

34 And he answered me, saying.
Do not thou hasten above the most
Highest: "for <liy hast(> is in vain

to be above him, for tliou hast much

exc<nMieu

Or,

',^b Did not the souls alsc) of the
righteous ask cpiestion of tliese
things in their chambers, saying.
How long ''-sh;i1! 1 ho))c on this
fashion ?

when cometli the
floor of our reward I

fruit

of the

36 And unto these things Uriel
the archangel gave them answer,
and said, l<>ven when the munber
"of seeds is lillcd in yon : for he
hath weighed the world in the
balance.

37 By measui'c hath he measured
tlie times, and by number hath he
number(;d the times: and he (loth
not move nor stir them, until the
said measure be fulfilled.

.38 Then answeicd I and .said, O
Lord tliiit bearest rule, even we all
are full of impiety.

39 And for our sakes peradven-

3 * If thou
Ije alive,
tfiou sbalt
see, and if
thou livest
loiisi', thou
Shalt mar-
vel;

4 hear

5 * sadness

6 For the
evil,
whereof
thou askest
me, is sown,
' * harvest

8 * reaped,

10 * ears of
the good
seed shall
he sown,

* Or,

u * thon

didst hasten

lor thine

own s;ik",

but he that

is above

hasfencth

on behalf of

many.

1- * are we

here ?

13 threshing-

tloor

i-t * is fnl-
lilledofthem
that are like
unto you :

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Ezra's questions.

II. ESDRAS, 5.

Signs of the times to come.

ture it is that the floors of the
righteous are not hlled, because
of the sins of them tliat dwell
upon the earth.

40 So he answered me, and said,
Go thy way to a woman with child,
and ask of her when she hath ful-
filled her nine months, if her womb
may keep the birth any longer
within her.

41 Then said I No, Lord, that
can she not. And he said unto me,
In * the grave the chambers of souls
are like the womb of a woman :

42 For like as a woman that
travaileth maketh haste to escape
tlie ' necessity of the travail : even
so do these places haste to deliver
those things that are '^committed
unto them.

43 From the bc^ginning. look

what thou desirest to see, it

shall be shewed thee.

44 Then answered I and said. If
I have found favour in thy sight,
and if it be possible, and if I be
meet therefore,

45 Shew me then whether there
be more to come than is past, or
more past than is to come.

46 What is past I know, but
what is for to come I know not.

47 And he said unt<-) me. Stand
up upon the right side, and I
shall expound the similitude unto
thee.

48 So I stood, and saw, and, be-
hold, an hot burning oven passed
by before me : and it happened,
that when the flame was gone by
I looked, and, behold, the smoke
remtCined still.

49 After this there passed by
before me a watery cloud, and sent
down much I'ain with a storm ; and
when the stormy rain was past, the
drops remained still.

50 Then said he unto me, Con-
sider with thyself; as the rain is
more than the drops, and as the
fire is greater than the smoke ;
but the drops and the smoke re-
main behind : so the quantity
which is past did more exceed.

51 Then I prayed, and said. May
I live, thinkest thou, until that
time'? or '^ what shall happen in
those days'!

52 He answered me, and said.
As for the tokens whei'cof th(ju
askest me, I may tell thee of them
in part : but as touching thy life,
I am not sent to shew thee ; for I
do not know it.

CHAPTER 5.

* Lat. Infernum, that its, the abode of
the de;ul.
t Or,

1 The siffiis of the times to come. 23 lie a»k-
eih ifhy God, chooxiny but one people, did
Cd.yf them off. 30 He in taught, that God's
juilgments are ■un.se(i7Th>ihle, 4tj and that
God doeth iiot all at once.

NEVERTHELESS as concerning
the tokens, behold, the days
shall come, that they which dwell
upon earth shall be taken •*in a
great number, and the way of truth
shall be hidden, and the land shall
be barren of faith.

2 But iniquity shall be increased
above that which now thou seest,
or that thou hast heai'd long ago.

3 And the land, that thou seest
now to have ''' root, shalt thou see
wasted suddenly.

4 But if the most High grant
thee to live, thou shalt see after the
third "trumpet that the sun shall
suddenly shine again in the night,
and the moon ^ thrice in the day :

5 And blood shall drop out of
wood, and the stone shall give his
voice, and the people shall be trou-
bled :

6 And even he shall rule, whom
they look not for that dwell upon
the earth, and the fowls shall take
their flight away together :

7 And the Sodomitish sea shall
cast out fish, and make a noise in
the night, which many liave not
known : but they sliall all hear the
voice thereof.

8 There shall be a confusion also
in many places, and the fire shall
be oft sent out again, and the wild
beasts shall change their places,
and ^ menstruous women shall
bring forth monsters :

' 9 And salt waters shall be found
in the sweet, and all friends shall
destroy one another ; then shall
wit hide itself, and understand-
ing withdraw itself into his secret
chambei',

10 And shall be sought of many,
and yet not be tV)und : then shall
unrighteousness and incontinency
be multiplied upon earth.

11 One land also shall ask an-
other, and say, Is righteousness
that maketh a man righteous gone
tln'ough thee'? And it shall say,
No.

12 At the same time shall men
hope, but nothing obtain : they
shall labour, but their ways shall
not prosper.

13 To shew thee such tokens T
have leave ; and if thou wilt pray
again, and weep as now, and fast
seven days, thou shalt hear yet
greater things.

tOr,

4 t with

great

amazement,

rule,

6 t kinr/dom

' t ill tlie
day :

8 t women

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Why is the chosen people cast off 9 II. ESDRAS, 5. God's judgments are nnsearchahle.

14 Then I awaked, and an ex-
treme fearfulness went through all
my body, and my mind was trou-
bled, so that it fainted.

1.5 8o the angel that was come to
talk with me held me, comforted
me, and set me up upon my feet.

16 And in the second night it
came to pass, that ^ Salathiel the
captain of the people came unto
me, saying, Where hast thou been "?
and why is thy countenance so
heavy 1

1 7 Knowest thou not that Israel
is_ committed unto thee in the land
of their captivity ?

18 Up then, and eat bread, and
forsake us not, as the shepherd that
leaveth his flock in the hands of
cruel wolves.

1 9 Then said I unto him. Go thy
ways from me, and come not nigh
me. And he heard what I said,
and went from me.

20 A.nd so I fasted seven days,
mourning and weeping, like as
Uriel the angel commanded me.

21 And after seven days so it
was, that the thoughts of my heart
were very grievous unto me again,

22 And my soul recovered the
spirit of understanding, and I be-
gan to talk with the most High
again,

23 And said, O Lord thatbearest
rule, of every wood of the earth,
and of all the trees thereof, thou
hast chosen thee one only vine :

24 And of all lands of the whole
wor4d thou hast chosen thee one
'"'pit : and of all the flowers thereof
one lily :

25 And of all the depths of the
sea thou hast flUed thee one river :
and (jf all builded cities thou hast
hallowed Sion unto thyself:

26 And of all the fowls that are
created thou liast named thee one
dove : and of all the cattle that an;
made thou hast provided thee one
sheep :

27 And among all the multitudes
of •' T)eop1e thou hast gotten thee
one people : and unto this peojjle,
whom thou lovedst, thou gav(;st a
law that is api)roved of all.

28 And now, O Lord, why hast
thou given this one people over
unto many? ''and upon the one
root hast thou pi-ci>.'i.i'C(l ot 1

and why hast thou scattered thy
only one people among many?

29 And they whi(!h did gainsay
thy promises, "and ])c1icved not,
thy coviMiants. haAc ti-oddeii them

* Or,

30 If thou didst so much hate
thy people, yet shouldest thou pu-
nish them with thine own hands.

3 1 Now when 1 had spoken these
words, the angel that came to me
the night afore was sent unto
me,

32 And said unto me. Hear me,
and 1 will instruct thee ; hearken
to the thing that I say, and I
shall tell thee more.

33 And I said. Speak on, my
Lord. Then said he unto me.
Thou art sore troubled in mind for
Israel's sake : lovest thou that peo-
ple better than he that made
them 1

34 And I said, No, Lord : but of
very grief have I spoken : for my
reins pain me every hour, while I
labour to comprehend the way of
the most Hi^h, and to seek out
part of his judgment.

3.5 And he said unto me, Thou
canst not. And I said. Wherefore,
Lord 1 whereunto was I born then 1
or why was not my mother's womb
then my grave, that I might not
have seen the travail of .Jacob, and
the wearisome toil of the stock of
Israel ?

36 And he said unto me, Num-
ber me the things that are not yet
come, gather me together the
drops tliat are scattered abroad,
make me the flowers green again
that are withered,

37 Open me the "plages that are
closed, and bring me forth the
winds that in them are shut up,
shew me the image of a voice : and
then I will declare to thee_ the
thing that thou labourest to know.

38 And I said, O Lord that
bearest rule, who may know these
things, l)ut he that hath not his
dwelling with men 'I

39 As foi" me, I am unwise : how
may 1 then speak of these things
whereof thou askest me ?

40 Tlien said he unto me. Like
as thou (!anst do none of these
things that I have spoken of, even
so canst thou not find out my judg-
ment, or "in the end the love that
I have i)romis(Hl unto my people.

41 And T said, r.elu.ld. () Lord,
yet art thou nigh unto them that
i)e reserved till the end : and what
shall they do that have been b(4'ore
me, or we that be now, or they
that shall c'(tm(> a-ftci' us?

42 And he said unto me, 1 will
liken my jutlgment unto a ring;
like as there is no slackness ()f the
last, even so tliei'e is no swiftness
of the first.

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God doeth not all at once.

11. ESDRAS, 6.

His 2iui'2yose is eternal.

. 43 So I answered and said,
Couldest thou not make those that
have been made, and be now, and
that are for to come, at once ; that
thou mightest shew thy judgment
the sooner 1

44 Then answered he me, and
said, The creature may not haste
above the ^ maker ; neither may
the world hold them at once that
shall be created therein.

45 And I said, As thou hast said
unto thy servant, that thou, which
givest life to all, - hast given life at
once to the creature that thou hast

created, and the

ci'eature bare it :
o bear

oven so it might now

them that now he present at once

4G And he said unto me, Ask the
womb of a woman, and say vmto
her. If thou bringest forth child-
ren, why dost thou it not to-
gether, but one after another'? pray
her therefore to bring forth ten
children at once.

47 And I said, She cannot: but
must do it by distance of time.

4S Then said he unto me, Even
so have I given the womb of the
earth to those that be sown in it in
their times.

49 For like as a young child may
not bring "forth the things that
belong to the aged, even so have
i disposed the world which I
created.

50 And I asked, and said. Seeing
thou hast now given me the way, I
will 2)roceed to speak before thee:
^ for our mother, of whom thou
hast told me that she is young.

draweth now nigh unto age.

51 He answered me, and said,
Ask a woman that beareth child-
ren, and she shall tell thee.

52 Say unto her. Wherefore are
not they whom thou hast now
brouglit forth like those that were
before, but less of stature?

53 And she sh.all answer thee,
They that be born in the strength
of youth are of one fashion, and
they that are l)oi-n in the time of
age, when the womb faileth, are
otherwise.

54 (Consider thou therefore also,
how that ye are less of stature
than those that were before you.

55 And so are they that come
after you less than ye, '^'is the crea-
tures which now becin to he oU"

and have passed over the strength
of youth.

56 Then said I, Lord, I beseech
thee, if I have found favour in thy

» Or,

sight, shew thy servant by whom
thou visitest thy creature.

CHAPTER 6.

1 God's purpose i.s eferna!. S Thenevttroi'hl
slutll follow this iiiimecliateli/. lo Whiit
ehallj'dll out atthe last. 31 J/e is proDiixed
wore knowledge, 3S and reckoneth u}i the
works of the creation, 57 and coinplaineth
that theij have no part in the icorld for
whom it icas made.

AND he said unto me, In the be-
ginning, when the earth was
made, before the borders of the
world ^ stood, or ever the winds
blew,

2 Before it thundered and light-
ened, or ever the foundations of
paradise were laid,

3 Before the fair flowers were
seen, or ever the '' moveable I'owei's
were established, before the innu-
merable multitude of angels were
gathered together, _

4 Or ever the heights of the air
were lifted up, befoi'e the measures
of the firmament were named, or
ever the ** chimne.ys in Sion were
hot,

5 And ere the present years were
sought out, and or ever the " inven-
tions of them that now sin were
'" turned, before they were sealed
that have gathered faith for a
treasure:

6 Then did I consider these
things, and they all were made
through me alone, and through
none other: by me also they shall
be ended, and by none other.

7 Then answered I and said.
What shall be the parting asunder
of the times'? or when shall be the
end of the first, and the beginning
of it that followeth'?

8 And he said unto me, From
Abraham unto Isaac, '^ when Jacob
and Esau were born of him, ^'^ .Ta_;
cob's hand hold fbst the heel of

Esau.

y lor Esau is the end of the
world, and Jacob is the beginning
of it that followeth.

10 '''The hand of man is betwixt
the heel and the hand: other qiios-

tion. Ksdras. ask tliou not.

11 1 answered then and said, O
Lord that bearest rule, if I have
found favour in thy sight,

12 1 beseech thee, shew thy ser-
vant the end of thy tokens, where-
of thou shewedst me part the last
night.

13 So he answered and said unto
me, Stand up upon thy feet, and
hear a mighty sounding voice.

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* Or,

^ were fixed,

' powers
of the
earthquake

8 * footstool
of Siou was
established,

9 inia^^
tions

1" turned
away,

na-

il iiiasunich
as

1'^ for
Jacob's
hauil licld
the heel of
Esau from
tlie

beginiiinj;.
13 * The
bcuinniuir
of a Tuaii is
his hand,
and the cud
of a man is
his heel ;
between the
lieel autl the
hand seek
thou nought
else, Ezra.

Tlie time of the end.

II. ESDRAS, G.

More knoioledge is promised.

1 * And if
the place
whereou
thou

standest he
greatly
moved, when
it speaketh
he not thou
afraid: for
the word is
of the end,
and the
foundations
of the earth
shall

uuderstand
that the
speech is of
them : they
shall

tremble and
be moved ;
for they
know that
their end
must be
changed.

2 done hurt

3 sealed,

* for three
seasons

" * my
6 And tlicy
sli:ill sec the
men that
iiavi! hiHMi
taken up,
^ * another
heart shill
be given
them.

14 ' And it shall he as it were a
great motion : hut the place where

thou standest shaU not he moved.'
15 And therefore when it si)eaK-
eth be not afraid : tor the word is

of the end, and the foundation ot
the earth is understood

16 And why ? because tlie speech
of these things trembh^th and is

moved : for it knoweth tiiat tlie end
of these things must he changed.

17 And it liappened, that wlien
I had heard it 1 stood up upon my
feet, and hearkened, and, oehold,
there was a voice that spake, and
the sound of it was like the sound
of many waters.

18 And it said. Behold, the days
come, that I will begin to draw
nigh, and to visit them that dwell
upon the earth,

19 And will begin to make inqui-
sition of them, what they be that
have ^ hurt unjustly with their un-
righteousness, and when the afflic-
tion of iSion shall be fulfilled ;

20 And when the world, that
shall begin to vanish away, shall
be ^ finished, then will I shew these
tokens : the books shall be opened
before the firmament, and they
shall see all together :

21 And the children of a year
old shall speak with tlieir voices,
the women with child shall bring
forth untimely children of three or
four months old, and they shall
live, and be raised up.

22 And suddenly shall the sown
places appear unsown, the full
storehouses shall suddenly be
found empty :

23 And the trumpet shall give
a sound, which when every man
heareth, they shall be suddenly
afraid.

24 At that time shall friends
fight one against another like (Hie-
mies, and the earth shall stand in
fear with those that(l well therein,
the springs of the fountains shall
stand still, and ''in three hours
they shall not run.

25 \Vho.so(^ver i-eiuainetli fi'om
all these that 1 hav(! told thee shall
escape, and .see my salvation, and
the end of '^our world.

26 " And the men tliat are re-
ceived slia

see it,

I) lia\(' not
tasted death from their birth : and
the heart of tlie inhabitants shall
be changed, and ^ turned into ;iii-
otlier menning.

27 For evil shall be put out, and
deceit shall be quenched.

• Or,

28 A.s for faith, it shall flourish,
corruption shall be overcome, and
the truth, which hath been so long
without fruit, shall be declared.

29 And when he talked with me,
behold, ** 1 looked by little and little

upon him l)eh>re whom 1 stood.

30 ^ And tliese words

unto nie ; 1 am come to shew thee

the time of the niglit to come.

31 If thou wilt pray yet more,
and fast seven days again, I shall
tell thee greater things ^" by day
than I have heard.

32 For thy voice is heard before
the most High : for the Mighty
hath seen thy righteous dealing, he
hath seen also thy chastity, which
thou hast had ever since thy youth.

33 And therefore hath he sent
me to shew thee all these things,
and to say unto thee. Be of good
comfort, and fear not.

34 '' And hasten not with the

times that are ])ast, to think vain

things, that thou mayest not lias-

ten from tlie latter times.

35 And it came to pass after
this, that I wept again, and fasted
seven days in like manner, that I
might fulfil the three weeks which
he told me.

36 And in the eighth night was
my heart vexed within me again,
and I began to speak before the
most High.

37 For my spirit was greatly set
on fire, and my soul was in distress.

38 And I said, O Lord, thou
spakest from the beginning of the
creation, even the first day, and
.saidst thus ; Let heaven and earth
be made ; and thy word was a per--
fect work.

39 And then was the ''^spirit, and
darkness and silence were on every
side ; the souikI of man's voice was
not yet formed.

40 Then commandedst thou a
fair light to come forth of thy
treasures, that thy work might
api)i'ar.

41 ITpon the second day thou
nuulest tlie '''sijirit of the firma-
ment, and commandedst it to
I)ai't asunder, and to make a
division betwi.xt the waters, that
the one ))ai't might go up, and the
other remain ben(>ath.

42 ri)on the third day thou
didst commiiiid that the watei-s
should be gathei-ed in the .seventh
part of the earth : six iiarts hast
thou dried up, and kejit them, to
the intent that of these some being

« Or,

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The world made for Israel.

II. ESDRAS,

Tlie ivay is narroio.

' planted of God and tilled might
serve thee.

48 For as soon as thy word went
forth the work was made.

44 For immediately there was
great and innumerable fruit, and
many and diverse pleasures for
the taste, and flowers of unchange-
able colour, and odours of wonder-
ful smell : and this wa.s done the
third day.

45 Upon the fourth day thou
commandedst that the sun should
shine, and the moon give her light,
and the stars should be in order :

46 And gavest them a charge
to do service unto man, that was
to be made.

47 Upon the fifth day thou saidst
unto the seventh part, where the
waters were gathered, that it should
bring forth living creatures, fowls
and fishes : and so it came to pass.

48 For the dumb water and
without life brought forth living
things at the commandment of
God, that all '^ people might praise
thy wondrous works.

49 Then didst thou ordain two
living creatures, the one thou
calledst ^ Enoch, and the other
Leviathan ;

50 And didst separate the one
from the other : for the seventh
part, namely, where the water was
gathered together, might not hold
them both.

51 Unto * Enoch thou gavest one

Sart, which was dried up the third
ay, that he should dwell in the
same part, wherein are a thousand
hills :

52 But unto Leviathan thou gav-
est the seventh part, naniely , the
moist ; and hast kept ^ him to be
devoured of whom thou wilt, and
when.

53 LTpon the sixth day thou
gavest commandment unto the
earth, that before thee it should
bring forth beasts, cattle, and
creeping things :

54 And after these, Adam also,
whom thou madest lord of all thy
creatures : of him come we all, and
the people also whom thou hast
chosen.

55 All this have I apoken before
thee, O Lord, because thou madest
the world for our sakes.

56 As for the other ' ])eople,
which also come of Adam, thou
hast said that they are notbing,
but be like unto spittle : and hast
likened the abundance of them
unto a drop that falleth from a
vessel.

* Or,

57 And now,' O Lord, behold,
these ^heathen, which have ever
been repute(i as nothing, have be-
gun to be lords over us, and to
devovn* us.

58 But we thy people, whom
thou hast called thy firstborn, thy
only begotten, and thy fervent
lover, are given into their hands.

59 If the world now be made for
our sakes, why do we not possess
"an inheritance with the world 'J
how long shall this endure 'I

CHAPTER 7.

4 The icay is narrow. 12 When it was made
iiarroiv. 28 A/l shall die, and rise again.
38 Cht i.'tt shall sit in judgment. 46 God
hnfh not made paradise in vain, 62 and is
merciful.

AND when I had made an end
of speaking these words, there
was sent unto me the angel which
had been sent unto me the nights
afore :

2 And he said unto me, Up, Es-
dras, and hear the words that I am
come to tell thee.

3 And I said, Speak on, my '°God.
Then said he unto me, The sea is
set in a wide place, that it might
be deep and great.

4 But put the case the entrance
wer6 narrow, and like a river ;

5 Who then could go into the sea
to look upon it, and to r'ule it? if
he went not through the narrow,
how could he come into the broad ?

6 There is also another thing ; A
city is builded, and set upon a
broad field, and is full of all good
things :

7 The entrance thereof is nar-
row, and is set in a dangerous place
to fall, like as if there were a fire
on the right hand, and on the left
a deep water :

8 And one only path between
them both, even between the fire
and the water, so snuiJl that there
could but one man go there at
once.

9 If this city now were given
unto a man for an inheritance, if
he never shall pass the danger set
before it, how snail he receive this
inheritance ?

10 And T said. It is so, Lord.
Then said he unto me. Even so also
is Israel's portion.

1 1 Because for their sakes I made
the world : and when Adam trans-
gressed my statutes, then was de-
creed that now is done.

12 Then were the entrances of
this world made narrow, full of
sorrow and travail : they are but

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*0r,

* * nations,
which are

9 * the
world for
our inheri-
tance ?

w » Lord.

Disobedience bringeth trouble.

11. ESDEAS, 7.

The 3fessiah shoM judge.

1 brought
forth fruit
of Immor-
tality.

2 enter
through

3 tliat
which

* Therefore

5 but

6 * godly
' see not

* even as
they came,
what they
should do to
live, and
what

8 * even the
city coming
forth, and
she shall hv.
seen,

few and evil, full of perils, and
very painful.

1 3 For the entrances of the elder
world were wide and sure, and
' brought immortal fruit.

14 If then they that live labour
not to '"' enter these strait and vain
things, they can never receive
those that are laid up for them.

15 Now therefore why disquiet-
est thou thyself, seeing thou art
but a corruptible man'? and why
art thou moved, whereas thou art
but mortal 1

16 Why hast thou not considered
in thy mind ^Hhis thing that is to
come, rather than that which is
present 1

1 7 Then answered I and said, O
Lord that bearest rule, thou hast
ordained in thy la^y, that the right-
eous should inherit these things,
but that the ungodly should perish.

18 •* Nevertheless the righteous
shall suffer strait things, and hope
for wide : '^ for they that have done
" wickedly have suffered the strait
things, and yet " shall not see the
wide.

1 9 And he said unto me, There is
no judge above God, and none that
hath understanding above the
Highest.

20 For there be many that pe-
rish in this life, because they de-
spise the law of God that is set
before them.

21 For God hath given strait
commandment to such as came,

what they should do to live, even

as they came, and what they should
observe to avoid ijunisiuncnt.

22 Nevertheless they were not
obedient unto him ; but spake
against him, and imagined vain
things ;

23 And deceived themselves by
their wicked deeds ; and said of the
most High, that he is not ; and
knew not his ways :

24 But his law have they de-
spised, and denied his covenants ;
in his statut(^s have they not been
faithful, and have not perfoi-med
his wf)rks.

25 And therefore, Esdras, for
the empty are emi)ty things, and
for the full are th(> full things.

2(\ Behold, the time shall come,
that these tokens which I have tohl
thee shall come to pass, and the
bi'ide shall appear, ";uid she com-
ing fintli shall be seen. th;i,t now is
\vith(h-a\vii from tlie cai'th.

27 And whosoever is delivered

*0r,

from the aforesaid evils shall see
my wonders.

28 For my son ^" Jesus shall be
revealed with those that be with
him, and they that remain shall re-
joice within four hundred years.

29 After these years shall my
son "Christ die, and all men that
have life.

30 And the world shall be turned
into the old silence seven days, like
as in the " former judginents: so
that no man shall remain.

31 And after seven days the
world, that yet awaketh not, shall
be ra,ised up, and that shall " die
that is '- corrupt.

32 And the earth shall restore
those that are asleep in her, and
so shall the dust those that dwell
in silence, and the ^'^ secret places
shall deliver those souls that were
committed unto them.

33 And the most High shall ap-
pear upon the seat of judgment,
and " misery shall pass away, and
the long suffering shall have an
end :

34 But judgment only shall re-
main, truth shall stand, and faith
shall wax strong :

35 And the work shall follow,
and the reward shall be shewed,
and the good deeds shall be '^of
foi-ce, and wicked deeds shall "'bear
no rule.

t-J<>J t And the pit of torment
shall appear, and over against it
shall be tlie place of rest : and the
furnace of t hell shall be shewed,
and over against it the paradise of
delight.

[-57] And then shall the most
High say to the nations that ai-e
raised from the dead. See ye and
understand whom ye have denied,
or whom ye have not served, or
whose commandments ye have
despised.

[38] Look on this side and on
that : hei'e is delight and rest, anfl
th(M'(^ lire and torments. Thus
shall he speak unto them in the
day of judgment :

!;!!•! This is a day that hath
neither sun. nor moon, nor stars,

1 1<)| Neither cloud, nor thunder,
nor lightning, neither wind, nor
water, noi* air, neither darkness,
nor evening, nor morning,

1 11] Neithei- sunnner, nor spring,
nor heat, nor winter, neither frost,
nor cold, nor hail, nor rain, nor
dew.

t T/ic ]i(i.ssaf/e from verse [^56] fo verse
[10.")], formerly mlssinr/, has been re-
stored to the text.

t Lut. Gehenna.

1" * the
Messiah

11 first be-
ginning;

i'-' corrupt-
ible.

i"* recesses
thereof

mercy

15 wakeful,

16 not sleep.

878

The just are few,

II. ESDRAS, 7.

the tvicked many.

[42] Neither noon, nor night,
nor dawn, neither shining, nor
brightness, nor light, save only the
splendour of the glory of the most
High, whereby all shall see the
things that are set before them :

[4oJ For it shall endure as it were
a week of years.

[44] This is my judgment and the
ordinance thereof ; but to thee only
have I shewed these things.

[45] And I answered, I said even
then, O Lord, and I say now :
Blessed are they that be now alive
and keep the statutes ordained of
thee^.

[46] But as touching them for
whom my prayer was made, what
shall I say ? for who is there of
them that be alive that hath not
sinned, and who of the sons of men
that hath not transgressed thy
covenant ?

[47] And now I see, that the world
to cf)me shall bring delight to few,
but torments unto many.

[48] For an evil heart hath
grown up in us, which hath led us
astray from these statutes, and
hath brought us into conniption
and into the ways of death, hath
shewed us the paths of perdition
and removed us far fr'om life; and
that, not a few only, but well nigh
all that have been created.

[49] And he answered me, and
said. Hearken unto me, and I will
instruct thee ; and I will admonish
thee yet again :

[50] For this cause the most
High hath not made one world,
but two.

[51] For whereas thou hast said
that the just are not many, but
few, and the ungodly abound, hear
the ansu.'er thereunto.

[52] If thou have choice stones
exceeding few, wilt thou set for
thee over against them according
to their number things of lead and
clay 'I

[53] And I said, Lord, how shall
this be?

[54] And he said unto me, Not
only this, but ask the earth, and
she shall tell thee ; intreat her, and
she shall declare unto thee.

[55] For thou shalt say ujito her.
Thou bringest forth gold and sil-
ver and brass, and iron also and
lead and clay :

[50] But silver is more abundant
than gold, and brass than silver,
and iron than brass, lead than
iron, and clay than lead.

[57] .Judge thou therefore which
things are precious and to be de-
sired, whatso is abundant or what
is rare.

[58] And I said, O Lord that
bearest rule, that which is plentiful
is of less worth, for that which is
more rare is more precious.

[59] And he answered me, and
said. Weigh within thyself the
things that thou hast thought, for
he that hath what is hard to get
rejoiceth over him that hath what
is plentiful.

[601 ,So also is the judgment
which I have promised : for I will
rejoice over the few that shall be
saved, inasmuch as these are they
that have made my glory now to
prevail, and of whom nij' name is
now named.

[61] And I will not grieve over
the multitude of them that joerish ;
for these are they that ai-e now like
unto vapour, and are become as
flame and smoke ; they are set on
fire and burn hotly, and are
quenched.

[62] And I answered and said, O
thou earth, whereof ore hast thou
brought ff)rth, if the mind is made
out of dust, like as all other created
things?

[63] For it were better that the
dust itself had been unborn, so that
the mind luight not have been
made therefrom.

J64] But now the mind groweth
with us, and by reason of this we
are tormented, because we perish
and know it.

[65] Let the race of men lament
and the Vjeasts of the field be glad ;
let all that are born lament, but
let the fourfooted beasts and the
cattle rejoice.

[66] For it is far better with them
than with us ; ff)r they look not for
judgment, neither do they know of
torments or of salvation promised
unto them after death.

[67] For what doth it profit us,
that we shall be preserved alive,
but yet be afflicted with tor-
ment ?

[68] For all that are born are de-
filed with iniquities, and are full of
sins and laden with offences :

[69] And if after death we wei-e
not to come int(^ judgment, perad-
venture it had been better for us.

[70] And he answered me, and
said. When the most High made
the world, and Adam and all them
that came of him, he first pre-
pared the judgment and the things
that pertain unto the judgment.

[71] And now understand from
thine own words, for thou hast said
that the mind groweth with us.

[72] They therefore that dwell
upon the earth shall be tor-
mented for this reason, that having

879

Tlie misery of lost souls.

II, ESDRAS, 7.

The reivard of just souls.

understanding they ha.ve wrought
iniquity, and receiving command-
ments have not kept them, and
having obtained a law they dealt
unfaithfully with that which they
received.

[73] What then will they have to
say in the judgment, or how will
they answer in the last times ?

[74] For how great a time hatli
the most High been longsuffering
with them that inhabit the world,
and not for their sakes, but because
of the times which he hath fore-
ordained !

[75] And I answered and said. If
I have found grace in thy sight, O
Lord, shew this also unto thy ser-
vant, whether after death, even
now when every one of us giveth
up his soul, we shall be kept in
rest until those times come, in
\vhich thou shalt renew the crea-
tion, or whether we shall be tor-
mepted forthwith.

[76] And he answered me, and
said, I will shew thee this also;
but join not thyself with them
that are scorners, nor number thy-
self with them that are tormented.

[77] For thou hast a treasure of
good works laid up with the most
High, but it shall not be shewed
thee until the last times.

[78] For_ concerning death the
teaching is : When the determi-
nate sentence hath gone forth
from the most High that a man
should die, as the spirit leaveth
the bodjf to return again to him
who gave it, it adoreth the glory
of the most High first of all.

[79] And if it be one of those that
have been scorners and have not
kept the way of the most High,
and that have despised his law,
and that hate them that fear God,

[80 1 These spirits shall not enter
into habitations, but shall wander
and be in toi'inents forthwith, ever
grieving and sad, in seven ways.

|81] The first way, because they
have despised the law of the most
High.

[82] The second way, because
they cannot now make a good
returning that they may live.

[83] The third way, they shall
see the reward laid up for them
that have believed the covenants
of the most High.

[84] Tlie fourth way, they shall
consider the torment laid up for
themselves in the last days.

18") I Tlip fifth way, they shall see
the dwriling places of the others
guai-ded by angels, with great
qui(^tness.

[86] The sixth way, they shall

see how forthwith some of them
shaU pass into torment.

[87] The seventh way, which is
more grievous than all the afore-
said waj's, because they shall pine
away in confusion and be con-
sumed with shame, and shall be
withered up by fears, seeing the
glory of the most High before
^vhom they have sinned whilst
living, and before whom they shall
be judged in the last times.

[88] Now this is the order of those
who have kept the ways of the most
High, when they shall be separated
from the corruptible vessel.

[89]^ In the time that they dwelt
thei'ein they painfully served the
most High, and were in jeopardy
every hour, that they might keep
the law of the lawgiver perfectly.

[90] Wherefore this is the teach-
ing concerning them :

[91] First of all they shall see
with great joy the ^lory of him
who taketh them up, tor they shall
have rest in seven orders.

[92] The first order, because they
have striven with great labour to
overcome the evil thought which
was fashioned together with them,
that it might not lead them astray
from life into death.

[93] The second order, because
they see the perplexity in which
the souls of the ungodly wander,
and the punishment that awaiteth
them.

[94] The third order, they see the
witness which lie that fashioned
them beareth concerning them,
that while they lived thej' kept the
law which was given them in

tl'USt.

[95] The fourth order, they
understand the rest which, being
gathered in their chambers, they
now enjoy with great quii'tness,
guarded by angels, and the glory
that awaiteth them in the last days.

[90] The fifth ordei-, they rejoice,
seeiiMj how they have now escaped
from that which is corruptible, and
how they shall inherit th;i-t which
is to come, whih^they see moreover
the straitness and the i)ainfulness
from which they h;i\(' b(>en de-
liverer], M-nd the large I'ooin which
the.v shall receixc with joy and im-
mortality.

[97| The sixth oi'der, when it is
shewed unto them how their face
shall shine as the sun, and how
they shall be made like unto the
light of the stars, being hencefortli
incorrui)tible.

[98] TIh' seventh order, which is
greater than all the aforesaid or-
ders, because they shall rejoice

880

Intercession unavailing

11. ESDRAS, 7.

at the day of judgment.

with confidence, and because they
shall be bold without confusion,
and shall be glad without fear, for
they hasten to behold the face ot
him whom in their lifetime they
served, and from whom they shall
receive their reward in glory.

[99] This is the order of the souls
of the just, as from henceforth is
announced unto them, and afore-
said are the ways of torture which
they that would not give heed shall
suffer from henceforth.

[100] And I answered and said,
Shall time therefore be given unto
the souls after they are separated
from the bodies, that they may see
that whereof thou hast spoken
unto mel ^ ,

[1011 And he said. Their freedom
shall be for seven days, that for
seven days they may see the things
whereof thou hast been told, and
afterwards they shall be gathered
together in their habitations.

[102] And I answered and said,
If I have found favour in thy sight,
shew further unto me thy servant
whether in the day of judgment
the just will be able to intercede
for the ungodly or to intreat the
most High for them,

[103] Whether fathers for child-
ren, or children for parents, or
brethren for brethren, or kinsfolk
for their next of kin, or friends for
them that are most dear.

[104] And he answered me, and
said, Since thou hast found favour
in ray sight, I will shew thee this
also : The day of judgment is a day
of decision, and displayeth unto all
the seal of truth ; even as now a
father sendeth not his son, or a son
his father, or a master his slave, or
a friend him that is most dear, that
in his stead he may be sick, or
sleep, or eat, or be healed :

[105] So never shall any one pray
for another in thatday,neither shall
one lay a bu rden on another.f or then
shall all bear every one his own
righteousness or unrighteousness.

36 [106] Then said I, Abraham
prayed first for the Sodomites, and
Closes for the fathers that sinned
in the wilderness :

37 [107] And Mpsus after him
for Israel in the time ot Achan :

38 [108] And Samuel and David
- for the destruction : and Solomon
for them that should come to the
sanctuary :

39 [109] And ^ Helms for those
that received rain ; and for the
dead, that he might Vne :

•"Ilczekiah 40 [HO] And ^ E/echias for the

1 Joshua

2 on account
of

3 Elijah

41 [111] Even so now, seeing
corruption is grown up, and wick-
edness increased, and the righteous
have prayed for the ungodly : where-
fore shall it not be so ° now also T

42 [112] He answered me, and
said. This present life is not the
end where "^ much glory doth abide ;
therefore have 'they prayed for
the weak.

43 [113] But the day of doom
shall be the end of this time, and
the beginning of the immortality for
to come, wherein corruption is past,

44 [114] '^ Intemperance is at an
end, infidelity is cut off, righteous-
ness is grown, and truth is sprung
up. ,

45 [115] Then shall no man be
able to save him that is destroyed,
nor to " oppress him that hath got-
ten the victory.

46 [110] I answered then and
said. This is my first and last say-
ing, that it had been better not to
have given the earth unto Adam :
or else, when it was given hina, to
have restrained him from sinning.

47 [117] For what profit is it for
men now in this present time to live
in heaviness, and after death to
look for punishmenf?

48 [118] O thou Adam, what hast
thou done? for though it was thou
that sinned, thou art not fallen
alone, but we all that come of thee.

49 [119] For what profit is it unto
us, if there be promised us an im-
mortal time, whereas we have done
the works that bring death 1

50 [120] And that there is pro-
mised us an everlasting hope,
whereas ourselves being most
wicked are made vainl

51 [121] And that there are laid
up for us dwellings of health and
safety, whereas we have lived wick-
edly ">.

52 [122] And that the glory of
the most High is kept to defend
them which have led a '° wary life,
whereas we have walked in the
most wicked ways of all 'I

53 [12.3] And that there should
be shewed a paradise, whose fruit
endureth for ever, wherein is " se^
curity and medicine, since we shall

s * then

6 full

!" * they that

were strons;

8 Self-indul-
sence

9 thrust
down

people in the time of Sennacherib :
and many for many.

56 881

not enter into it'i ,, , .

54 [124] (For we have walked in
'- unpleasant places.)

55 [l".^-'>! And that the faces of
them which ha\'e used abstinence
shall shine abo\e the stars, whereas
our faces shall be blacker than
darkness 1

56 [126] For while we lived and

*0r,

pure

11 * abun-
dance and
healing,

i'^ graceless
ways.)

Man is hidden to choose life.

II. ESDRAS, 8.

Few out of many saved.

committed iniquity, we considered
not that we should begin to suffer
for it after death.

57 |1^'^] Then answered he me,
and said. This is the condition of
the battle, which man that is born
upon the earth shall tight;

58 [128] That, if he be overcome,
he shall suffer as thou hast said:
but if he get the victory, he shall
receive the thing that I say.

59 [129] For this is the ^ life
whereof Moses spake unto the peo-
ple while he lived, saying. Choose
thee life, that thou mayest live.

, 60 [130] Nevertheless they be-
lieved not him, nor yet the prophets
after him, no nor me which have
spoken unto them,

61 [131] That there should not be
such heaviness in their destruction,
as shall be joy over them that are
I)ersuaded to salvation.

62 [132] I answered then, and
said, I know, Lord, that the most
High is called merciful, in that he
hath mercy upon them which are
not yet come into the world,

63 [133] And upon those also that
turn to his law ;

64 [134] And that he is patient,
and long suffereth those that have
sinned, as his creatures ;

65 [135] And that he is bountiful,
for he is ready to give where it
needeth ;

66 [130] And that he is of great
mercy, for he multiplieth more and
more mercies to them that are pre-
sent, and that are past, and also to
them which are to come.

67 [137] For if he shall not mul-
tiply his mercies, the world would
not continue with them that'in-
hei'it therein.

68 [138] And « he pardoneth ; for
if ho did not so of his goodness,
that they which have committea
iniquities might be eased of them,
the ten thousandth i)art of men
should not remain living.

6!) |13{)| And being judge, if he
shonlfl not forgive them that are
^ cured with his woixl, and ' put
out the multitude of " contentions,

70 [140] There should l)e very
few left peradventure in an innu-
merable multitude.

CHAPTER 8.

1 ^ftnu/ created, hut ,feio HUKCd. fl lie ankcth
>ih}i (Jod destroj/eth. hin oion work-, -iiS and
jiiiiyetii Gad to look ujion the jieoide. iiliicli
oiilj/nerre him. 41 God onKuereth, Ihtit ii!l
npfd Cometh not to good. 52 and that (tlort/
U prepared for him and mich like.

AND he answered me, Baying,
The most High hath made this

Or,

world for many, but the world to
come for few.

2 1 will tell thee a similitude,
Esdras ; As when thou askest the
earth, it shall say unto thee, that
it giveth much mould whereof
earthen vessels are made, but little
dust that gold cometh of : even so
is the course of this present world.

3 There be many created, but
few shall be saved.

4 So answered I and said, Swal-
low then down, O my soul, under-
standing, and devour wisdom.

5 For thou " hast agreed to give
ear, and art willing to propliesy :
for thou liast no longer space than
only to live.

6 ** O Lord, if thou suffer not thy
servant, that we may Dray l)ef()i'(

thee, and thou give us seed unto

our heart, and eultui'e to our

understanding, that there may

come fruit of it: how shall <'ach

man live that is c()i-rui)t. who Ix-ar-
eth the place of a maul

7 For thou art alone, and we all
one workmanship of thine hands,
like as thou hast said.

8 For when the body is fashioned
now ill the mother's womb, and
thou gi vest it members, thy crea-
tui-e is preserved " rn fire and water,
and nine months doth thy work-
manship endure thy creature which
is created in her.

9 But that which keepeth and is
kept shall both be preserved : and
when the time cometh, the womb
preserved delivereth up the things
that grew in it.

10 For thou hast commanded
out of the parts of the body, that
is to say, out of the breasts, milk
to be given, which is the fruit of
the breasts,

11 That the thing which is fa-
shioned may be nourished for a
time, till thou disposest it ^" to thy
mercy.

12 Thou broughtest it up with
thy righteousness, and nurturedst
it in thy law, aiul " refonnedst it
with thy judgment.

13 And thou shalt mortify it as
thy creature, and (luicken it as thj^
work.

14 If therefoi'e thou shalt ^' de-
stroy him which with so gri'at
labour was '•' faslii<iii('(l. it is an
easy thing to be (irddincd hv 1 li\'

coniinandniiMit , that

tlic

hiiig

which wax iiuide niig

it be

pre-

served.

" * art come
hither
without
thy will,
and de-
partest
when thou
wouldest
not :

** * O Lord,
that art
over us,
suffer thy
servant,
that we
may pray
before thee,
and give us
seed into
our heart,
and culture
to our
understand-
ing, that
there may
come fruit
of it,
whereby
every one
sliali live
tliat is
corrupt,
wlio beareth
the likeness
of a man.
■• through
(jreut peril
'«.v of

* Or,

'1 correct-
ed st

1-2 * lightly
and

suddenly
dcslroy

13 * f;i.

sliioned by
1 by <'iim-
iiiandmcnt.
It) what
|)nr|iose
was he
made?

882

Ezra lyrayetli for Israel,

II. ESDRAS, 8.

ivhom God hath chosen.

5 * doings of
them that
deal
wickedly,

15 Now therefore, Lord, I will
speak ; touching man in general,
thou knowest best ; but touching
thy ' people, for whose sake I am
sorry ;

16 And for thine inheritance,
for whose cause I mourn ; and for
Israel, for whom I am heavy ; and
for Jacob, for whose sake I am
troubled ;

17 Therefore will I begin to
pray before thee for myself and
for them : for I see the - falls of us
that dwell in the land.

1 8 But I have heard the swift-
ness of the judge which is to come.

1 9 Therefore hear my voice, and
understand my words, and I shall
speak before thee. This is the
beginning of the words of Esdras,
before he was taken up : and I said,

20 O Lord, thou that dwellest in
everlastingness, which beholdest
from above things in the heaven
and in the air ;

21 Whose throne is inestimable ;
whose glory may not be compre-
hended ; before whom the hosts
of angels stand with trembling,

22 ^ Whose service is conversant
in wind and fire ; whose word is
true, and sayings constant ; whose
commandment is strong, and ordi-
nance fearful ;

23 Whose look drieth up the
depths, and indignation maketh
the mountains to melt away ;
^ which the truth witnesseth :

24 O hear the prayer of thy ser-
vant, and give ear to the petition
of thy creature.

25 For while I live I will speak,
and so long as I have understand-
ing I will answer.

26 O look not upon the sins of
thy people ; but on ■ them which
serve thee in truth.

27 Regard not the '^wicked in-
ventions of the heathen, but the

6 have lived
ill ways that
brintr death;

desire of those that keep thy testi-
monies in afflictions.

28 Think not upon those that
have walked feigned ly l)efore thee :
but remember them, which accord-
ing to thy will have known thy
fear.

29 Let it not be thy will to de-
stroy them which have lived like
beasts ; but to look upon them that
have clearly taught thy law.

30 Take thou no inrlignation at
them which are deemed worse than
beasts ; but love them that always
put their trust in thy righteous-
ness and glory.

31 For we and our fathers "do
languish of such diseases : bvit be-

cause of us sinners thou shalt be
called merciful.

32 For if thou hast a desire to
have mercy upon us, thou shalt
be called merciful, to us namely,
that have no works of righteous-
ness.

33 For the just, which have
many good works laid up with
thee, shall out of their own deeds
receive reward.

34 For what is man, that thou
shouldest take displeasure at him 1
or what is a corruptible ' genera

tion. that thou shouldest be so
(fitter toward itl

35 For in truth there is no man
among them that be born, but he
hath dealt wickedly; and among
the faithful there is none which
hath not done amiss.

36 For in this, O Lord, thy
righteousness and thy goodness
shall be declared, if thou be merci-
ful unto them which have - not the
confidence of good works.

37 Then answered he me, and
said. Some things hast thou spoken
aright, and according unto thy
words it shall be.

38 For indeed I will not think
on the ^ disposition of them which
have sinned ^" before death," before
judgment, " before destruction :

39 But I will rejoice over the
^'-^disposition of the righteous, and
I will remember also their pilgrim-
age, and the salvation, and the
reward, that they shall have.

40 Like as I have spoken now,
so shall it come to pass.

41 For as the husbandman sow-
eth much seed upon the ground,
and planteth many trees, and yet
^^the thing that is sown good in

* Or,

his season cometh not u]), neither
doth ail that is planted take root :
even so is it of them that are sown
in the world ; they shall not all be
saved.

42 I answered then and said, If
I have found grace, let me speak. ^

43 Like as the husbatidman's
seed perisheth, if it come not iip,
and receive not thy I'ain in due
season ; or if there come too much
rain, and corrupt it :

44 Even so perisheth man also,
which is formed with thy hands,
and is called thine own image, lie
cause" thou art like unto him, for
whose sake tliou iuist made all
things, '"and likened him unto the
husbandman's seed. \

45 Be not wroth with us, bvit
spare thy people, and have mercy

s no founda-
tion

9 fashioning
1" * or their

11 * their

12 framing

13 not all
that is sown
shall conie
up in his
season,

* Or,

14* lie is
niaiUi like
unto t/iee,
15 oven him
hast thou
made like

883

Promises to the upright.

TI. ESDRAS, 9.

Who shall be saved.

upon thine own inhei'itance : for
thou art merciful unto thy crea-
ture.

46 Then answered he me, and
said, Things present are for the
present, and things to come for
such as be to come.

47 For thou comest far short that
thou shouldest be able to love my
creature more than I : '■ but I have
ofttinies drawn nigh unto thee, and

unto it, but never to the unright-

eous^

48 "^ In this also thou art marvel-

lous before the most High :

49 in that thou hast humbled
thyself, as it becoraeth thee, and
hast not judged thyself worthy to be
much glorified among the righteous.

50 For many great miseries shall
be done to thena that in the latter
time shall dwell in the world, be-
cause they have walked in great
pride.

51 But understand thou for thy-
self, and seek out the glory for such
as be like thee.

52 For unto you is paradise
opened, the tree of life is planted,
the time to come is prepared, plen-
tcousness is made ready, a city is
builded, and rest is allowed, yea,
perfect goodness and wisdom.

53 The root of evil is sealed up
from you, weakness and " tlie moth
is hid from you, *and corruption is
He.d into hell to be forgotten :

54 Sorrows are passed, and in
the end is shewed the treasure of
immortality.

55 And therefore ask thou no
more questions concerning the
multitude of them that perish.

56 For when they had ^ taken
liberty, tliey despised the most
High, thought scorn of his law, and
forsook his ways.

57 Moreover they have trodden
down his righteovis,

58 And said in their heart, that
there is no (jod ; yea, and that
knowing they must die.

59 For as the things aforesaid
shall receive you, so thirst and pain
are prei^ared for them : for it was
not nis will that man should come
to nought :

60 But they which be created
have defiled the name of him that
made them, and were unthankful
unto him which lu'epared life for
them.

6 1 And therefore is my judgment
now at hand.

* Or,

t Lat. Infernum, (hat is, the a])0(le of
the dead.

62 These things have I not
shewed unto all men, but unto
thee, and a few like thee. Then
answered I and said,

63 Behold, O Lord, now hast
thou shewed me the multitude of
the wonders, which thou wilt begin
to do in the last times : but at what
time, thou hast not shewed me.

CHAPTER 9.

7 W/io .ihall he sared, and irho not. 19 All
ilie ii'orlil in time coi'rnjited : 22 i/et God
i/.'/li .sor,' II fev:. 33 lie comjiUtiueth that
tltii.se jii'iiHlixcltlch keep God's law : 3S and
seetli a woman lamenting in afield.

E answered me then, and said.
Measure thou " the time dili-
gently in itself : and when thou
seest part of the signs past, which
I have told thee before,

2 Then shalt thou understand,
that it is the very same time,
wherein the Highest will begin to
visit the world which he made.

3 Therefore when there shall be
seen earthquakes and uproars of
the people in the world :

4 Then shalt thou well under-
stand, that the most High spake of
those things from the days that
were before thee, even from the
beginning.

5 For like as all that is made in
the worldhath a beginning and an
end, and " the end is manifest :

6 Even so the times also of the
Highest have * plain beginnings in
wonders and powerful works, and
endings in effects and signs.

7 And every one that shall be
saved, and shall be able to escape
by his works, and by faith, where-
by ye have believed,

8 Shall be preserved from the
said perils, and shall see my salva-
tion in my land, and within my
borders : for I have sanctified them
for me from the beginning.

9 Then shall they be m pitiful
case, which now have abusetl my
ways : and they that have cast
them away despitefully shall dwell
in toi'ments.

10 Foi' such as in theii- life have
I'eceived benefits, and have not
known me ;

11 And f:he.y that liave lothed
my law, while they had yet libert.v,
and, wlien as yet place of re])ent-
ance was open unto thcuu, under-
stood not, but despistn] it ;

1 2 The same must know it after
death by pain.

13 And thei-efore be thou not
curious how the ungodly shall 1)0
punished, and when : but enquire

884

*0r.

•J* diligently
withiii thy-
self:

i" * both are
s manifest

The imdtitude perish.

II. ESDRAS, 9.

Vision of a mourning woman.

how the righteous shall be saved,
whose the world is, and for whom
the world is created.

14 Then answered I and said,

15 I have said before, and now
do speak, and will speak it also
hereafter, that there be many more
of them which perish, than of them
which shall be saved :

1 6 Like as a wave is greater than
a drop.

17 And he answered me, saying,
Like as the field is, so is also the
seed ; as the flowers be, such are
the colours also ; such as the 'work-
man is, such also is the work ; and

as the husbandman is himself, so is
his -husbandry also: -'for it was
the time of the world

18 And now when I prepared
the world, which was not yet made,
even for them to dwell in that now
live, •^ no man spake against me.

19 ^ For then every one obeyed :
but now the manners of them

which are created in this world

that is made are corrnpterl hy a

r)eri)Ptual seed, and by a hi w which

is unsearchable rid themselves.

29 O Lord, thou that shewest
thyself unto us, thou wast shewed
unto our fathers in the wilderness,
in a place where no man treadeth,
in a barren place, when they came
out of Egypt.

30 And thou spakest, saying.
Hear me, O Israel ; and mark my
words, thou seed of Jacob.

31 For, behold, I sow my law in
you, and it shall " bring fruit in
you, and ye shall be honoured in it
for ever.

32 But our fathers, which re-
ceived the law, kept it not, and
observed not thy ordinances : and
though the fruit of thy law did
not perish, neither could it, for it
was thine ;

33 Yet they that received it pe-
rished, because they kept not the
thing that was sown in them.

34: And, lo, it is a custom, when
the ground hath received seed, or
the sea a ship, or any vessel meat
or drink, that, ^"that being pe-

20 kSo 1 considered " the world ,
and, behold, ^ there was peril be-
cause of the devices that were come
into it.

21 And I saw, and ^ spared it
greatly, and have kept me a grape
of the cluster, and a plant "of a
great people.

22 Let tKe multitude _ perish
then, which was born in vain ; and
let my grape be kept, and my
plant ; for with great labour have
I made it perfect.

23 Nevertheless, if thou wilt
cease yet seven days more, (but
thou shalt not fast in them,

24 But go into a field of flowers,
where no house is builded, and eat
only the flowers of the field ; taste
no flesh, drink no wine, but eat
flowers only ; )

25 And pray unto the Highest
continually, then will I come and
talk with thee.

2G So I went my way into the
field which is called Ardath, like
as he commanded me ; and there I
sat among the flowers, and did eat
of the herbs of the field, and the
'" meat of the same satisfied me.

27 After seven days I sat upon
the grass, and my heart was vexed
within me, like as before :

28 And I opened my mouth, and
began to talk before the most
High, and said,

rished wherein it was sown or cast

into,

35 That thing also which was
sown, or cast thei'ein, or received,
doth perish, and remaineth not
'•'with us : but with us it hath not
happened so.

36 For we that have received the
law perish by sin, and our heart
also which received it.

37 Notwithstanding the law pe-
risheth not, but remaineth in his
force.

38 And when I spake these things
in my heart, I looked back with
mine eyes, and upon the right
side I saw a woman, and, behold,
she mourned and wept with a
loud voice, and was much grieved
in heart, and her clothes were
rent, and she had ashes upon her
head.

39 Then let I my thoughts go
that I was in, and turned me unto
her,

40 And said unto her. Wherefore
weepest thou'? why art thou so
grieved in thy mindl

41 And she said unto me, Sir, let
me alone, that I may bewail my-
self, and add unto my sorrow, for I
am sore vexed in my mind, and
brought very low.

42 And I said unto her, What
aileth thee'? tell me.

43 She said unto me, I thy ser-
vant have been barren, and had no
child, though I had an husband
thirty years.

44 And those thirty years I did

* Or,

11 bring
forth

12 * ^^hen

!•'' with us,
the

receptacles
wherein it
was sown
or cast do
still I'einain :
but with us

* Or,

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Ezra comforteth the ^voinan.

II. ESDRAS, 10.

Tlie sorrows of Zion.

nothing else day and night, and
every hour, but make my prayer
to the Highest.

45 After thirty years God heard
me thine handmaid, looked upon
my misery, considered my trouble,
and gave me a son : and 1 was very
glad of him, so was my husband
also, and all my neighbours : and
we gave great honour unto the
Almighty.

46 And I nourished him with
great travail.

47 So when he grew up, and
came to the time tiiat he should
have a wife, I made a feast.

CHAPTER 10.

I /Te comforfefh the woman in the field.
ij She ninixhfth airily, and a citij appear-
eth in her p/iwe. 4\)'7'/ie anyet'declarvth
these vinion.s in the field.

AND it so came to pass, that
when my son was entered into
his wedding chamber, he fell down,
and died.

2 Then we all overthrew the
lights, and all my neighbours rose
up to comfort me : so I ^ took my
rest unto the second day at night.

o And it came to pass, when they
had all left off to comfort me, to
the end I might be quiet ; then rose
1 up by nigtit, anfl Hed, and came
hither into this field, as thou seest.

4 And I do now purpose not to
return into the city, but here to
stay, and neither to eat nor drink,
but continually to mourn and to
fast until I die.

5 Then left I the meditations
wherein I was, and spake to her
in anger, saying,

6 Thou foolish wf)man above all
other, seest thou not our mourning,
and what hapi)enetii unto us ?

7 How tliat Sion our mother is
full of all heaviiuiss, and much
humbled, mourning very sore?'

8 And now, seeing we all mourn
and are sad, for we are all in
heaviness, art thou grieved for one
son 1

9 For ask the earth, and she
shall tell thee, that it is she wliich
ought to mourn foi' the fall of so
many that grow upon her.

10 For out of her came all at the
first, and out of her sliall all othei's
come, and, l)eliol(l, tlu^y walk al-
most all into destruction, and a
multitude of them is utterly rooted
out.

1 1 Who then should make more
mourning than sh(% that hath lost
so great a multitude ; and not thou,
which art sorry but for onel

12 Rut if thou sayest unto me.
My lamentation is not like the

earth's, because I have lost the
fruit of my womb, which I brought
forth with pains, and bare with
sorrows ;

13 - Ikit the earth not ro : for the

multitude lu'esent in it according

to the course of th(^ earth is gone.

as it came

14 Then say I unto thee. Like
as thou hast brought forth with
labour ; even so the earth also hath
given her fruit, namely, man, ever
since the beginning unto him that
made her.

15 Now therefore keep thy sor-
row to thyself, and bear with a good
courage that which hath befallen
thee.

16 For if tliou shalt acknowledge
the determination of God to Ix
just, thou shalt both receive thy
son in time, and shalt be com
mended among wt)nien.

17 Go thy way then into the
city to thine husband.

18 And she said unto me, That
will I not do : I will not go into tlie
city, but here will I die.

19 So I proceeded to speak
further unto her, and said,

20 Do not so, but be counselled
by me : for how many are the ad-
versities of Sion 1 be comforted •''in
regard of the sorrow of Jerusalem.

21 I'or thou seest that our sanc-
tuary is laid waste, our altar
broken down, our temple de-
stroyed ;

22 Gar psaltery is laid on the
ground, our song is put to sileiice,
our rejoicing is at an end, tlie light
of our candlestick is put out, the
ark of our covenant is spoiled, our
lioly tilings are (h'iiled, and the
name that is called ui)on us is al-
most iirofaned : our •* children are
put to shame, our priests ai'e burnt,
our Levites are gone into cajiti-
vity, our virgins are defiled, and
our wives I'avished ; our righteous
men carried away, (tui* little ones
destroyed, our young men ai'e
brought inbondag(\ and our strong
men ai'e become weak ;

23 And, which is the gr(<at(^st of
all, the seal of Sion hath now lost
her honour; for she is delivered
into the hands of them that hate
us.

24 And therefore shake off thy
great heaviness, and [)ut away tlu"
multitude of sori'ows, that the
Mighty may lie merciful unto thee
again, ;ind the Highest shall give
thee rest and ease from thy laboui-.

25 AtuI it came to luiss, while
I was talking with h(>r. behold,
lier face uynm a sudden shined

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Vision of a city.

II. ESDRAS, 10. TJie angel ex2Jlcd7ietk the visions.

exceedingly, and her countenance
' glistered, so that 1 was afraid of
her, and mused what it might be.

26 And, behold, suddenly she
made a great cry very fearful : so
that the earth shook at the noise
of the woman.

27 And 1 looked, and, behold,
the woman appeared unto nie no
more, but there was a city builded,
and a large place shewed itself
from the foundations : then was I
afraid, and cried with a loud voice,
and said,

28 Where is Uriel the angel,
who came unto me at the first! for
he hath caused me to fall into
'" many trances, and mine end is
turned into corruption, and my
prayer to rebuke.

29 And as I was speaking these
words, behold, he came unto me,
and -looked upon me.

30 And, lo, I lay as one that had
been dead, and mine understanding
was taken from me : and he took
me by the right hand, and com-
forted me, and set me upon my
feet, and said unto me,

31 What aileth thee"? and why
art thou so disquieted 1 and why is
thine understanding troubled, and
the thoughts of thine heart 1

32 And I said. Because thou hast
forsaken me, and yet I did accord-
ing to thy words, and I went into
the field, and, lo, I have seen, and
yet see, that I am not able to
express.

33 And he said unto me. Stand
up manfully, and I will advise thee.

34 Then said I, Speak on, ^my
lord, in me; only forsake me not.

lest 1 die frustrate of my hope

35 For I have seen that I knew
not, and hear that I do not know.

36 Or is my sense deceived, or
my soul in a dream !

37 Now therefore I beseech thee
that thou wilt shew thy servant of
this vision.

38 He answered me then, and
said. Hear me, and 1 shall inform
thee, and tell thee ^wherefore thou
art afraid : for the Highest will i-e-
veal many secret things unto thee.

39 He hath seen that thy way is
right : for that thou sorrowest con-
tinually for thy people, and makest
great lamentation tor Sion.

40 This therefore is the mean-
ing of the vision which thou lately
sawest :

41 Thou sawest a woman mourn-
ing, and thou begannest to comfort
her :

42 But now seest thou the like-

ness of the woman no more, but
there appeared unto thee a city
builded.

43 And whereas she told thee of
the death of her son, this is the
solution :

44 This woman, whom thou saAv-
est, is iSion : and whereas she said
unto thee, even she whom thou
seest as a city builded,

45 Whereas, / sd//, she said unto
thee, that she hath been thirty
years barren : those are the ^thirty

years wherein there was no ofi:eriug
made in her.

46 But after ^ thirty years Solo-
mon builded the city, and offered
offerings : and then bare the bari'en
a son.

47 And whereas she told thee
that she nourished him with la-
iDour : that was the dwelling in
Jerusalem.

48 But whereas she said unto
thee. That my son coming into his
marriage chamber ^ happened to
have a fall, and died : this was the
destruction that came to Jeru-
salem.

49 And, behold, thou sawest her
likeness, and because she mourned
for her son, thou begannest to
' comfort her : and of these things

which have chanced, these ai-e to

*0r,

be opened unto thee.

50 For now the most High seeth
that thou art grieved unfeignedly,
and sufferest from thy whole heart
for her, so hath he shewed thee the
brightness of her glory, and the
comeliness of her beauty :

51 And therefore I bade thee re-
main in the field where no house
was builded :

52 For I knew that the Highest
would shew this unto thee.

53 Therefore I commanded thee
to go into the field, where no foun-
dation of any building was.

54 For in the place wherein the
Highest beginneth to shew his city,
there can no man's building be able
to stand.

55 And therefoi-e fearnot, let not
thine heart be affrighted, but go
thy way in, and see the beauty and
greatness of the building, as much
as thine eyes be able to see :

56 And then shalt thou hear as
much as thine ears may compre-
hend.

57 For thou art blessed above
many other, and art '* called with
the Highest ; and so are but few.

5(S But to morrow at night thou
shalt remain here ;
59 And so shall the Highest

^ * three
thousand

6 died, and
misfortune
befell her :

"■ comfort
her for what
hath he-
fallen her;
these are the
things

*0r.

8 called by
name

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Visio7i of an eagle.

11. ESDRAS, 11.

Its wings and heads.

shew thee visions of the high
things, which the most High will
do unto them that dwell upon
earth in the last days. So I slept
that night and another, like as he
commanded me.

CHAPTER 11.

1 ffe seeth in ?iis dream an ea<jle coming out
of the nea, 87 and a lion out of a wood talk-
ing to the eagle.

rilHEN saw I a dream, and, he-
X hold, there came up from the
sea an eagle, which had twelve
feathered wings, and three heads.

2 And I saw, and, behold, she
spi'ead her wings overall the earth,
and all the winds of the air blew
on her, and were gathered to-
gether.

3 And I beheld, and out of her
^ feathers there grew other '-' con-
ti'ary feathers ; and they became
little ' feathers and small.

4 But her heads were at rest:
the head in the midst was greater
than the •' f)ther. yet rested it with
the residue.

5 Moreover I bejield, and, lo,
the eagle flew with her ■'feathers.

and reigned upon earth, and over
them that dwelt therein.

6 And I saw that all things
under heaven were subject unto
her, and no man spake against her,
no, not one creature upon earth.

7 And I beheld, and, lo, the
eagle rose upon her talons, and
spake to her •'feathei-s. saying;

H Watch not all at once : sleep
(;very one in his own place, and
watch by course :

9 But let the heads be " preserved
for the last.

10 And I beheld, and, lo, the
voice went not out of her heads,
but from the midst of her body.

11 And I numbered her "con-
trai'y feathers, and, behold, there
were eight of them.

12 And Hooked, and, behold, on
th(! right side there arose one
■^ feather, and reigned over all the
earth ;

1.3 And so it was, that when it
reigned, the end of it came, and
the place thereof api)eared no
more: so the next following stood
up, and reigned, and ''liad a gieat
time ;

1 4 And it happened, that when
it reigned, the end f)f it came also,
like as the first, so that itapjDeared
no more.

15 Then came there a voice unto
it, and said,

IG Hear thou that hast borne

rule over the earth so long : this I
say unto thee, befoi'e thou begin-
nest to appear no more,

17 There shall none fifter thee
attain unto thy time, neither unto
the half theriH>f .

18 Then arose the third, and
reigned as the other before, and
appeared no more also.

1 9 So went it with all the residue
one after another, as that every
one reigned, and then appeared no
more.

20 Then I beheld, and, lo, in
process of time the ^ feathers that
followed stood up upon the right
side, that they might I'ule also ;
and some of them ruled, but with-
in a while they appeared no more :

21 For some of them were set
up, but ruled not.

22 After this I looked, and, be-
hold, the twelve ' feathers appeared
no more, nor " the two little
^° feathers :

23 And there was no more upon
the eagle's body, but three heads
that rested, and six little wings.

24 Then saw I also that two
little ^feathers divided themselves
frtmi the six, and remained under
the head that was upon the right
side : for the four continued in
their place.

25 And I beheld, and, lo, " the
feathers that were under the wing

thought to set up themselves, and
to have the rule.

26 And I beheld, and, lo, there
was one set up, but shortly it ap-
peared no more.

27 And the second was sooner
away than the hrst.

28 And 1 beheld, and, lo, the two
that remained thought also in them-
selves to reign :

29 And wlien they so thought, be-
hold, there awaked one of tht; heatls
that were at rest, namely, it that
was in th(> midst ; for that was
greater than the two other heads.

30 And then I saw that the two
other heads were joined with it.

31 And, behold, the head was
turned with tluun that were with
it, and did eat up the two '-'feathers
under the wing that would have
reigned.

32 liut this head put the ^vhole
earth in fear, and bare rule in it
ovei- all those that dwelt upon the
earth with nuich oj)pirssion ; and
it had the governance of the world
more than all the wings that had
been.

33 And after this T beheld, and,
lo, the head that was in the midst

'J two of the
w wiiiffs:

11 these
under willies

1- under
winjrs

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A lion talhx'th idth the eagle.

II. ESDRAS, 12.

Hie vision interpreted.

suddenly appeared no more, like as
the wings.

3-i But there remained the two
heads, which also in like sort ruled
upon the earth, and over those that
dwelt therein.

35 And I beheld, and, lo, the
head upon the right side devoured
it that was upon the left side.

36 Then 1 heard a voice, which
said unto me. Look before thee, and
consider the thing that thou seest.

37 And I beheld, and lo as it were
a roaring lion ^ chased out of the
wood : and I saw that he sent out a
man's voice unto the eagle, and said,

38 Hear thou, I will talk with
thee, and the Highest shall say
unto thee,

39 Art not thou it that remainest
of the four beasts, whom I made to
reign in my world, that the end of
- their times might come through
them ?

40 And the fourth came, and
overcame all the beasts that were
past, and had power over the world
with great fearf ulness, and over the
whole compass of the earth with
much wicked oppression ; and so
long time dwelt he upon the earth
with deceit.

41 For the earth hast thou not
judged with truth.

42 For thou hast afflicted the
meek, thou hast hui-t the peaceable,
thou hast loved liars, and destroyed
the dwellings of them that brought
forth fruit, and hast cast down the
walls of such as did thee no harm.

43 Therefore is thy wrongful
dealing corne up unto the Highest,
and thy pride unto the Mighty.

44 The Highest also hath looked
upon ''the proud times, and, be-
hold, they are ended, and his
"* abominations are fulfilled.

45 Anrl therefore appear no more,
thou eagle, nor thy horrible wings,
nor thy wicked ^ feathers, nor thy
malicious heads, nor thy hurtful
claws, nor all thy vain body :

46 That all the earth may be re-
freshed, and may '^ return, being
delivered from thy violence, and
that she may hope for the judg-
ment and mercy of him that made
her.

CHAPTER 12.

3 77/ e t'li'jfi', iiliich he ffni', is rJenlroyetl . 10
The risit>ii ik hilevpreted. .37 He in hirl to
tcrite hin ciKionn, 30 and to /ant, that he
mny nee more. 40 ffe doth comfort Ihone
that tcere yriered for hi» aliKence.

AND it came to pass, whiles the
lion spake these words unto
the eagle, I saw,

*0r,

2 And, behold, the head that re
mained and the_ four wings appeared
no more, and
it.

tlie two went unto

and set themselves up to reign,
and their kingdom was small, and
full of uproar.

3 And I saw, and, behold, they
appeared no more, and the whole
body of the eagle was burnt, so that
the earth was in great fear : then
awaked I out of the trouble and
trance of my mind, and from great
fear, and said unto my sjjirit,

4 Lo, this hast thou done unto
me, in that thou searchest out the
ways of the Highest.

5 Lo, j'et am 1 weary in my mind,
and very weak in my spirit ; and
little strength is there in me, for
the great fear wherewith I was
aifrignted this night.

6 Therefore will I now beseech
the Highest, that he will ^comfort
me unto the end.

7 And 1 said. Lord that bearest
rule, if I have found grace before
thy sight, and if I am justified with
thee before many others, and if
my prayer indeed be come up be-
foi*e thy face ;

8 '" Comfort me then, and shew
me thy servant the interpretation
and plain "difference of this fear-
ful vision, that thou mayest per-
fectly comfort my soul.

9 For thou hast judged me
worthy to shew me the last times.

10 And he said unto me. This is
the interpretation of the vision :

1 1 The eagle, whom thou saw-
est come up from the sea, is '"the
kingdom which was seen in the

vision of thy brother Daniel.

12 But it was not expounded
unto him, therefore now 1 declare
it unto thee.

13 Behold, the days will come,
that there shall rise up a kingdom
upon earth, and it shall be feared
above all the kingdoms that were
before it.

14 In the same shall twelve
kings reign, one after another :

1 5 Whereof the second shall be-
gin to reign, and shall have more
time than any of the twelve.

16 And this do the twelve wings
signify, which thou sawest.

17 As for the voice which thou
heardest speak, and that thou
sawest not to go out from the
heads, but from the midst of the
body thereof, this is the interpre-
tation :

18 That after the time of that
kingdom there shall ari.se great

* Or,

' the two
wings which
8 did

strengthen

1" Strength-
en

11 meaning

12 « the
fourtli king-
dom

The successive kingdoms.

II. ESDRAS, 12.

Ezra comforteth the people.

i its

3 it

1 its

* under

winss

5 * over unto

6 his

" the

anointed

one,

8 * kept unto

tlie end :

^ * destroy

strivings, and it shall stand in
peril of falling: nevertheless it
shall not then fall, but shall be
restored again to ' his beginning.

19 And whereas thou sawest the
eight small under " feathers stick-
ing to her wings, this is the inter-
pretation :

20 That in '^him there shall arise
eight kings, whose times shall be
but small, and their years swift.

21 And two of them shall perish,
the middle time approaching : four
shall be kept until their end begin
to approach : but two shall be kept
unto the end.

22 And whereas thou sawest
three heads resting, this is the
interpretation :

23 In ^his last days shall the
most High raise up three king-
doms, and renew many things
therein, and they shall have the
dominion of the earth,

24 And of those that dwell
therein, with much oppression,
above all those that were before
them : therefore are they called
the heads of the eagle.

25 For these are they that shall
accomplish ^his wickedness, and
that shall finish ' hj^ last end.

26 And whereas thou sawest that
the great heacl appeared no more,
it signifieth that one of th(>m shall
die upon his bed, and yet with pain.

27 For the two that remain
shall be slain with the sword.

28 For the sword of the one
shall devour the other : but at the
last shall he fall through the sword
himself.

29 And whereas thou sawest
two ^feathers undci' llie \viiigs

passing 'over the head that is
on the right side ;

30 It signifieth that these are
they, whom the Highest hath kept
unto " their end : this is the small
kingdom and full of trouble, as
thou sawest.

31 And the lion, whom thou
sawest rising uj) (nit of the wood,
and roaring, and speaking to the
eagle, and rebuking her for h('r
unrighteousni^ss with all the words
which thou hast heard ;

32 This is ^ the anointed, which
the Highest hath ""kept fur them and
for tlteii- wickedness unto the end

liesliall re|)rove them, and shall up-
braid thein with their cruelty.

3."') For he shall set them before
him ali\o in judgment, find sliall
rebuke them, and " corre<;t them.

* Or,

34 For the rest of my people
shall he deliver with mei'cy, those
that have been preserved upon my
borders, and he shall make them
joyful until the coming of the
day of judgment, whereof I have
spoken unto thee from the begin-
ning.

35 This is the dream that thou
sawest, and these are the interpre-
tations.

36 Thou only hast been meet to
know this secret of the Highest.

37 Therefore write all these
things that thou hast seen in a
book, and '" hide them :

38 And teach tliem to the wise
of the people, whose hearts thou
knowest may comprehend and
keep these secrets.

39 But wait thou here thyself
yet seven days more, that it may
be shewed thee, whatsoever it
pleaseth the Highest to declare
unto thee. And with that he went
his way.

40 And it came to pass, when
all the people saw that the seven
days were past, and I not come
again into the city, they gathered
them all together, from the least
unto the greatest, and came unto
me, and said,

41 What have we ofiended thee?
and what evil have we done against
thee, that thou forsakest us, and
sittest here in this place %

42 For of all the prophets thou
only art left us, as a cluster of the
vintage, and as a '' caiidle in a dark
place, and as a haven ^"or shi)) pr(^-
served from the tempest.

43 An; not the evils which are
come to us sufficient 1

44 If thou shalt forsake us, how
much belter had it been foi- us, if
we also had been burned in the
midst of Sion 1

45 For we are not better than
they that died there. And they
wept with a loud voice. Then an-
swered 1 them, and said,

4() J5e of good comfort, O Israel ;
and be n(jt heavy, thou house of
Jacob :

47 For the Highest hath you in
remembi-ance, and the Mighty hath
not forgotten you '''in temi)fnt ion.

48 As for me, 1 hav(^ not forsaken
you, neithei" am I depailcd from
you : l)ut am com(> into this place,
to pray foi- the desoljition of Sion,
and that 1 might seek mercy for
the low estate of your sanctuar.y.

49 And now go your way home
every man, and after these days
will I come unto you.

890

*0r,

1" put them
in a secret
place :

lamp
'* for a ship

••' * for ever.

A man coming out of the sea.

II. ESDEAS, 13.

He gathereth a multitude.

5" upon the
assault of

50 So the people went their way
into the city, like as I commanded
them :

51 But I remained still in the
field seven days, as the angel com-
manded me ; and did eat only in
those days of the flowers of the
field, and had my ^ meat of the
herbs.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Ife xeeth in. hli dream a man coining out
of the. sea. 25 The declaration of hi-s
dream. 54 //<? is praised, and promised
to see wore.

AND it came to pass after seven
days, I dreamed a dream by
night :

2 And, lo, there arose a wind
from the sea, that it moved all
" the waves thereof.

3 And 1 beheld, and, lo, that
man ^ waxed strong with the thou-
sands of heaven : and when he
turned his countenance to look, all

tlie things trembled that were seen
under him.

4 And whensoever the voice went
out of his mouth, all they burned
that heard his voice, like as the
•* earth faileth when it feeleth the
fire.

5 And after this I beheld, and,
lo, there was gathered together a
multitude of men, out of number,
from the four winds of the heaven,
to ■'^subdue the man that came out
of the sea.

6 But I beheld, and, lo, he had
graved himself a great mountain,
and flew up upon it.

7 But I would have seen the re-
gion or place whereout the hill was
graven, and I could not.

8 And after this I beheld, and,
lo, all they which were gathered
together to ^ subdue him were sore
afraid, and yet durst fight.

9 And, lo, as he saw the " violence
of the multitude that came, he
neither lifted up his hand, nor held
sword, nor any instrument of war :

10 But only 1 saw that he sent
out of his mouth as it had been a
blast of fire, and out of his lips a
flaming breath, and out of his
tongue he cast out sparks and
tempests.

1 1 And they were all mixed to-
gether ; the blast of fire, the flam-
ing breath, and the great tempest;
and fell ^ with violence upon the
multitude which was i)i'epared to
fight, and burned them up every
one, so that upon a sudden of an
innumerable multitude nothing
was to be perceived, but only dust

and smell of smoke : when 1 saw
this I was afraid.

12 Afterward saw I the same
man come down from the moun-
tain, and call unto him another
"peaceable multitude.

1 6 And there came much people
unto him, whereof some were glad,
some were sorry, some of them
were bound, and othei" some
brought of them that were offered :
then was I sick through great fear,
and I awaked, and said,

14 Thou hast shewed thy servant
these wonders from the beginning,
and hast counted me worthy that
thou shouldest receive my prayer :

15 Shew me now yet the inter-
pretation of this dream.

16 For as I conceive in mine un-
derstanding, woe unto them that
shall be left in those days ! and
much more woe unto them that are
not '-'left behind !

1 7 For they that were not left
^^ were in heaviness.

18 JNow understand I the things

that are laid up in the latter d;iys,
which shall hap|)en unto them. anTT

to those that are left behind.

19 Therefore are they come into
great perils and many necessities,
like as these dreams declare.

20 Yet is it "easier for him that
is in danger

come into these

8 multitude
tliat was
peaceable.

things, than to pass away as a
cloud out of the woi'ld, and not to
see the things that happen in the
last days. And he answered unto
me, and said,

21 The interpretation of the
vision shall I shew thee, and I
will open unto thee the thing that
thou hast required.

22* Whereas thou hast spoken of
them that ai^e left behind, this is
the interpretation :

23 He that shall endure the peril
in that time ^-hath kept himself:
they that be fallen into danger ni'e
such as have works, and faith to-
ward the Almighty.

24 Know this therefore, that
they which be left behind are more
blessed than they that be dead.

25 This is the meaning of the
vision : Whereas thou sawest a man
coming up from the midst of the
sea :

2G The same is he whom God the
Highest hath kei)t a great season,
which by his own self shall deliver
his creature: and he shall order
theni that are left behind.

27 And whereas thou sawest,

Or,

9 left!

w * shall be
ill heaviness,
understand-
ing the
things that
are laid up
in the latter
days, but
not attain-
ing unto
them. But
woe unto
them also
that are left,
for this
cause; for
they shall
see great
perils and
many

necessities,
11 * better
for one to be
in peril and

12 shall keep
them that be
fallen into
danger ;
these are
such

* Or,

891

Tlie dream interpreted.

II. ESDEAS, 13.

God^s Son revealed.

ibut

destroyed

the assault

2 make war

against

3 * there
shall con:
astonish-
ment on

^ revealed,
5 peoples

® desiring

7 * the
nations
which are
come for
their wick-
edness, »"/<//.
pluf/uen that
are like unto
a tempest ;

8 mnltitndf
tiiat was
peaceal)l(!

'■> Hoshea

l« Shalma-
ncser

'1 Itoyoml
the Uiver,

that out of his mouth there came
as a blast of wind, and fire, and
storm ;

28 And that he held neither
sword, nor any instrument of Avar,
' but that the rushing in of him
destroyed the wiiole nmltitude that
came to ■' subdue him ; this is the
interpretation :

29 JBehold, the days come, when
the most High will begin to deliver
them that are u])pn the earth.

30 And '^ he shall come to the as-
tonishment of them that dwell on
the earth.

31 And one shall undertake to
fight against another, one city
against another, one place against
another, one people against another,
and one realm against another.

32 And the time shall be when
these things shall come to pass, and
the signs shall happen which I
shewed thee before, and then shall
my 8on be •* declared, wliom thou
sawest as a man ascending.

33 And when all the '' pef>ple hear
his voice, every man shall in their
own land leave the battle they have
one against another.

34 And an innumerable multi-
tude shall be gathered together, as
thou sawest them, "willing to come,
and to overcome him by fighting.

35 ]jut he shall stand upon the
top of the mount Sion.

36 And Sion shall come, and sliall
be shewed to all men, being pre-
pared and builded, like as thou saw-
est the hill graven without hands.

37 Arid this my 8on shall rebuke
the wicked inventioiis of those

nations, wiiich for their wicked TTh
arc fallen into the tenipest;

3iS And shall lay before fhem
their evil thoughts, and the tor-
ments wherewith they shall begin
to be tormented, whi(^h nvv like
unto a fiame : and he shall desti'oy
theni Avithout labour by the law
which is like unto fire.

39 And whereas thou sawest that
he gathered anotlusr ** ] peaceable
multitude unto him ;

40 Thoseai-e the ten ti'ibes, which
wei;e car'ried away prisoncu-s out of
their own land in th(! time of " ( )sea
the king, whom "' Salniaiiasar the
king of Assyi-ia led away caj)tive,
and he carried them " over the
waters, atid so came they into
another land.

41 J)ut they took this counsel
among themselves, that they would
leave the multitude of the heathen.

*0r,

and go forth into a further country,
where never mankind dwelt,

42 That they might there keep
their statutes, which they never
kept in their own land.

43 And they entered '^ into Eu-
phrates by the narrow passages of

tlie river.

44 For the most High then shewed
signs for them, and " held still the
flood, till they were passed over.

45 For through that country
there was a great way to go, namely,
of a year and a half : and the same
region is called tArsareth.

46 Then dwelt they there until
the latter time ; and now when they
shall begin to come,

47 The Highest shall stay the
springs of the '•* stream again, that
they may go through : therefore
sawest thou the '^ multitude with
peace.

48 But those that be left behind
of thy people are they that are
found within my '" bordei-s.

49 Now when he destroyeth the
multitude of the nations that are
gathered together, he shall defend
his people that remain.

50 And then shall he shew them
great wonders.

5 1 Then said I, O Lord that bear-
est rule, shew me this : Wherefore
have I seen the man coming up
from the midst of the seal

52 And he said unto me. Like as
thou canst neither seek out nor
know the things that are in the
deep of the sea : even so can no
man upon earth see my Son, or
those that be with him, but in the
'' day time.

53 This is the interpretaticm of
the dream wliicli thou sawest, and
whereby thou only art here "^ light-
ened.

54 For thou hast forsaken tliine
own way, and applied thy diligence
unto my law and sought it.

55 Thy life hast thou ordered
in wisdom, and hast called under-
standing thy mother.

56 And therefore have T shewed
tluH' the '" tri'asui'cs of the Highest :
after otluM- ihi'cc days 1 will speak
other things uuto thee, and declare
unto thee mighty and wondrous
things.

57 Then went T forth into the
field, giving ])raise and thanks
greatly unto tlu; most High be-
cause of his wonders, which he
did '-'" in time ;

t T/it(t is, another land.
xxix. 28.
* Or,

See iJcvt.

892

Tlie world icaxeth old.

II. ESDEAS, 14.

Ezra hiddeyi to ivrite the laio.

58 And because he governeth
the same, and such things as fall
in their seasons : and there I sat
three days.

CHAPTEK U.

1 A voice out of a l/iixk calleth Esdras, 10 and
telh'th him that tlie ■world wawetk old. tl
lie dest/'cth, hecau.se the hitr ua.i hnrni, to
write all again, 2i and /.v hid to ijet .swift
ivfiters. 89 IJe and they ai-e Jilted with
understanding : 45 hut he is enlarged not
to publish all that is written.

AND it came to pass upon the
third day, I sat under an oak,
and, behold, there came a voice out
of a busli over against me, and said,
Esdras, Esdras.

2 And I said. Here am I, Lord.
And I stood up upon my feet.

3 Then said lie untt) me. In the
bush I did manifestly reveal my-
self unto Moses, and talked with
him, when my people served in
Egypt :

4 And I sent him, and led my

Keople out of Egypt, and brought
im up to the mount of Sinai,
where I held him by me a long
season,

5 And told him many wondrous
things, and shewed him the secrets
of the times, and the end ; and
commanded him, saying,

6 These words shalt thou de-
clare, and these shalt thou hide.

7 And now I say unto thee,

S That thou lay up in thy heart
the signs that I have shewed, and
the dreams that thou hast seen,
and the interpretations which thou
hast heard :

9 For thou shalt be taken away
from all, and from henceforth thou
shalt remain with my Son, and
with such as be like thee, until the
times be ended.

10 For the world hath lost his
youth, and the times begin to wax
old.

1 1 For the world is divided into
twelve iiarts, and the ten parts of
it are gone already, and half of a
tenth pai't :

12 And there remaineth that
which is after the half of the
tenth part.

1 3 Now therefore set thine house
in order, and reprove thy people,
comfort such of them as be in
trouble, and now renounce cor-
ruption,

14 Let go from thee mortal
thoughts, cast away the burdens
of man, put off now the weak
nature,

15 And set aside the thoughts
that are most heavy unto thee,
and haste thee to flee from these
times.

16 For yet greater evils than
those which thou hast seen happen
shall be done hereafter.

17 For look how much the world
shall be weaker through age, so
much the more shall evils increase
upon them that dwell therein.

18 For the truth is fled far away,
and ^ leasing is liard at hand : for
now hasteth the vision to come,
- which thou hast seen.

ly Then answered I before thee,
and said,

20 Behold, Lord, I will go. as
thou hast commanded me, and re-
prove the people which are pre-
sent : but they that shall be born
afterward, who shall admonish
them ? thus the Avorld is set in
darkness, and they _ that dwell
therein are without light.

21 For thy law is burnt, there-
fore no man knoweth the things
that are done of thee, or the works
that shall begin.

22 But if I have found grace
before thee, send the Holy ''Ghost

into me, and I shall write all that
hath been done in the world since
the beginning, which were written
in thy law, that men may find thy
path, and that they which '* will
live in the latter days may live.

23 And he answered me, saying.
Go tliy way, gather the people to-
gether, and say unto them, that
they seek thee not for forty days.

24 But look thou prepare thee
many '' box trees, and take with
thee ^ Sai-ea, '^ J )abria, " Selemia.
^ Ecanus, and Asiel, these five
which are ready to write swiftly ;

25 And come hither, and I shall
light a candle of understanding in
thine heart, which shall not be put
out, till the tilings be iierformed
which thou shalt begin to write.

26 And when thou hast done,
some things shalt thou publish,
and some things shalt thou shew-
secretly to the wise : to morrow
this liour shalt tlwu begin to
write.

27 Then went I forth, as he
commanded, and gathered all the
people together, and said.

28 Hear tlu^se words, O Tsi-ael.

29 Our fathers at the begin-
ning were sti'angers in Egypt,
from whence they were delivered :

30 And received the law of life,
which they kept not, which ye also
have transgressed after them.

31 Then was the land, even the
land of Sion, i)arted among you by
lot : but your fathei's, and ye your-

893

* Or,

1 falsehood

9. * even
the eagle,
which

Spirit

4 would

5 tahlets,

6 Seraiah,
" Dibri,

'S Slu'lciniah,
'■> Elkauah,

The writing of God's tvord.

II. ESDEAS, 15.

God avengeth Ids people.

selves, have done unrighteousness,
and have not kept the ways which
the Highest commanded you.

32 And forasmuch as he is a
righteous judge, he took from you
in time the thing that he had given
you.

•33 And now are ye here, and
your brethi-en among you.

34 Therefore if so be that ye will
subdue your own understanding,
and reform your hearts, ye shall
be kept alive, and after death ye
shall obtain mercy.

3.5 For after death shall the
judgment come, when we shall
live again : and then shall the
names of the righteous be mani-
fest, and the works of the un-
godly shall be declared.

36 Let no man thei'efore come
unto me now, nor seek after me
these forty days.

37 So I took the five men, as he
commanded me, and we went into
the held, and remained there.

38 And the next day, behold, a
voice called me, saying, Esdras,
open thy mouth, and drink that
I give thee to drink.

39 Then opened I my mouth,
and, behold, he reached me a full
cup, which was full as it were with
water, but the colour of it was like
fire.

40 And I took it, and drank :
and when I had drunk of it, my
heart utttired understanding, and
wisflom grew in my breast, for my
spirit strengthenecf my memory :

41 And my mouth yv^as opened,
and shut no more.

42 The Highest gave understand-
ing unto the five men, and they
wrote , the wonderful visions of
the night that were told, which
they knew not : and they sat forty
days, and they wrote in the day,
and at ni^ht they ate bread.

43 As for me, I spake in the
day, and I held not my tongue by
higlit.

44 In forty days they wrote ^ two
hundred and Four books.

4:) And it came to pass, when
the foi-ty days were fulfilled, that
the Higli(!st si)ake, saying, The
first that thou hast written ijub-
lish oiMMdy, that the worthy and
unworthy may read it :

46 But keep the seventy last,
that thou mayest deliver them
only to such as Ije wise amo?ig
the pcoidc :

47 Koi- in them is the spring of
understanfling, th(> fountain of wis
dotn, and tlio sti-eain of knowledge.

48 And I did .so.

Or,

CHAPTER 15.

1 ms prophecy is certain. 5 God icill take
vengeance upon the wicked, I'i upon
Egypt. 28 An hovnhle viaion. 43 Baby-
lon and Ania are threatened .

BEHOLD, speak thou in the ears
of my people the words of
prophecy, which I will put in thy
mouth, saith the Lord :

2 And cause them to be written in
paper: for theyarefaithf uland true.

3 Fear not the imaginations
against thee, let not the incredu-
lity of them trouble thee, that
speak against thee.

4 For all the unfaithful shall die
in their unfaithfulness.

5 Behold, saith the Lord, I will
bring plagues upon the world ; the
sword, famine, death, and destruc-
tion.

6 For wickedness hath exceed-
ingly polluted the whole earth, and
their hurtful works are fulfilled.

7 Therefore saith the Lord,

8 I will hold my tongue no moi-e
as touching their wickedness, which
they profanely commit, neither
will I sufter them in those things,
in which they wickedly exercise
themselves: behold, the innocent
and righteous blood crieth unto
me, and the souls of the just com-
plain continually.

9 And therefore, saith the Lord,
I will surely avenge them, and re-
ceive unto me all the innocent
blood from among them.

10 Behold, my people is led as a
flock to the slaughter : I will not
suffer them now to dwell in the
land of Egypt :

1 1 But I will bring them with a
mighty hand and a stretched out
arm, and .smite Egypt with plagues,
as before, and will destroy all the
land thereof.

12 Egypt shall mourn, and the
foundation of it shall be smitten
with the i)lague and i)unishinent
that God sliall l)ring upon it.

13 They that till tlu^ ground
shall moui'ii : for their seeds shall
fail through the blasting and hail,
and with a fearful constellation.

14 W()(! to the \vorld and them
that dwell therein !

15 For tlu; sword and th(>ir de-
struction draweth nigh, and one
l)eople shall stand up to fight
against another, and swords in
their hands.

16 For thei-e shall be sedition
among men, and invading one an-
otlicr; they shall not i-egai'd their

ings nor ■princrs. ;ind t h<' coinsc

of their act i(»ns shall stand in their

power.

*0r,

- * prmce.s,
ill tlicir
power.

894

A horrible vision.

II. ESDRAS, 15.

The overthroto of Babylon.

17 A man shall desire to go into
a city, and shall not be able.

18 For because of their pride the
cities shall be troubled, the houses
shall be desti'oyed, and men shall
be afraid.

19 A man shall have no pity
upon his neighbour, but shall de-
stroy their houses with the sword,
and spoil their goods, because of
the lack of bread, and for great
tribulation.

20 Behold, saith God, I will call
together all the kings of the earth
to ^ reverence me, which are from
the rising of the sun, from the
south, from the east, and '•^Libanus:
to turn themselves one against an-
other, and repay the things that
they have done to them.

21 Like as they do yet this day
unto my chosen, so will I do also,
and recompense in their bosom.
Thus saith the Lord God ;

22 My right hand shall not spare
the sinners, and my sword shall not
cease over them that shed innocent
blood upon the earth.

23 The fire is gone forth from his
wrath, and hath consumed the
foundations of the earth, and the
sinners, like the straw that is kin-
dled.

24 Woe to them that sin, and
keep not my commandments ! saith
the Lord.

25 I will not spare them : go
jj^our way, ye ^children, from

the power, defile not my sanctuary.

26 For the Lord kno^veth all
them that sin against him, and
therefore delivereth he them unto
death and destruction.

27 For now are the ijlagues come
upon the whole earth, and ye shall
remain in them : for God shall not
deliver you, because ye have sinned
against him.

28 Behold an horrible vision,
and the appearance thereof from
the east :

29 Where the nations of the dra-
gons of Arabia shall come out with
many chariots, and the multitude
of them shall Ix; carried as the
wind upon earth, that all tliey
which hear them may fear and
tremble.

30 Also the Carmanians raging
in wrath shall go forth as tlie wild
boars of the wood, and with great
power shall they come, and join
battle with them, and shall waste
a portion of the land of tlu; As-
syrians.

31 And then shall the dragons
have the upper hand, remembei'ing

*0r,

their nature ; and if they shall
turn themselves, conspiring toge-
ther in great power to persecute
them,

32 Then these shall be troubled,
and keep silence through their
power, and shall flee.

33 And from the land of the
Assyrians shall the enemy besiege
them, and consume some of them,
and in their host shall be fear and
dread, and strife among their kings.

34 Behold clouds from the east
and from the north unto the south,
and they are very horrible to look
upon, full of wrath and storm.

3-5 They shall smite one upon
another, and they shall smite down
a great multitude of stars upon
the earth, even their own star ;
^ and blood shall be fi-om the sword

unto the belly.

36 And dung of men unto the

camel's hough.

37 And there shall be great fear-
fulness and trembling upon earth :
and they that see the wrath shall
be afraid, and trembling shall come
upon them.

38 And then shall there come
great storms from the south, and
from the noi-th, and another part
from the west.

39 And strong winds shall arise
from the east, and shall ^ open it ;
and the cloud which he laised up
in wrath, and the star "^ stirred to
cause fear toward the east antl

west wind, shall be (Irstioyi'd.

40 The great and migiity clouds
shall be lifted up full of wrath,
and the star, that they may make
all the earth afraid, and them that
dwell therein ; and they shall pour
out over every high and eminent
place an horrible star,

41 Fire, and hail, and flying
swords, and many waters, that all
fieldsmay be full, and all rivers,witli
the abundan(!e of gi'eat waters.

42 And they shall break flown
the cities and walls, mountains and
hills, trees of the wood, and grass
of the meadows, and their '^ corn.

43 And they shall go stedfastly
unto Babylon, and " make her
afi'aid.

44 They shall come to her, and
besiege her, the star and all wrath
shall they pour out upon her : then
shall thedustand smoke go upunto
the heaven, und all they that be
about her shall bewail hei'.

45 And they that remain under
her shall do service unto them that
have put her in fear.

*0r,

* * and blood
from the
sword shall
reach even
unto the
horse's
belly, and
to the thigh
of man, and
the camel's
eirth.

5 shut it up,
even

6 * that was
to cause de-
struction by
the east
wind shall
be violently
driven to-
ward the
south and
west.

** * destroy
her.

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Woe to Babylon and Asia;

II. ESDRAS, 16.

to Egypt and Syria.

1 * beauty

2 of

3 fornica-
tion,

* play the
harlot

6 * mighty
ones and
thy lovers
thou shalt
not be able
to receive.

•' boasting
" drunken?

* counte-
nance.
'•• * a harlot

1" calamity.

'1 * niiliappy
above all
shalt come,

'•- hateful

46 And thou, A.sia, that art par-
taker of the ^ hope of Bab3'lon, and
- art the glory of her person :

47 Woe be unto thee, thou
wretch, because thou hast made
thyself like unto her ; and hast
decked thy daughters in •' whore-
dom, that they might please and
glory in thy lovers, which have
always desired to •* commit whore-
dom with thee !

48 Thou hast followed her that
is hated in all her works and in-
ventions : therefore saith God,

49 I will send plagues upon
thee; widowhood, poverty, famine,
sword, and pestilence, to waste thy
houses with destruction and death.

50 And the glory of thy power
shall be dried up as a flower, when
the heat shall arise that is sent over
thee.

51 Thou shalt be weakened as a
poor woman with stripes, and as
one chastised with wounds, so that
the ^mighty and lovei-s shall not
be able to recei\ e thee.

52 Would I with jealousy have
so proceeded against thee, saith
the Lord,

53 If thou hadst not always slain
my chosen, exalting the stroke of
thine hands, and "saying over their
dead, when thou wast ^di'unken,

54 Set forth the beauty of thy
^countenance '?

55 The reward of "thy whoredom
shall be in thy bosom, therefore
shalt thou x-eceive recom pence.

56 Like as thou hast done unto
my chosen, saith the Lord, even so
shall God do unto the(;, and shall
deliver thee into ^"mischief.

57 Thy children shall die of hun-
ger, and thou shalt fall through the
sword : thv cities shall be broken
down, ana all thine shall perish
with the sword in the held.

5H They that be in the mountains
shall di(! of liunger, and eat tli(>ir
own flesh, antl drink tlunr own
blood, for vei'y liunger of bread,
and thirst of water-.

59 Thou ^'as uiihnppy slialtcoiiie
through the sea, and receive

plagues again.

GO And in the passage the.y shall
rush on the '- idle cit.y, and shall
destroy some jjortion of thy land,
and consume part <jf thy glory, and
shall i-eturn to IJabylon that was
destroyed.

61 And thou slialt Im^ (;ast down
by them as stubble, and they shall
be unto thee as fire ;

* Or,

62 And shall consume thee, and
thy cities, thy land, and thy moun-
tains ; all thy woods and thy fruit-
ful trees shall they burn up with
fire.

6.3 Thy children shall they carry
away captive, and, look, what thou
hast, they shall spoil it, and mar
the beauty of thy face.

CHAPTER 16.

1 Btthi/ldii and dtlter places are ihreatetied
with jiliif/m-s thiit caiinot he avoided, 23 and
vith de'xdIitiitiH. 40 The xervaiitx »f the
Lord ifiiint look for irotili/ex : 51 a)i>/ not
hide their .v///.«, 74 Out leave them, and they
nha/l Oej delirered.

WOE be unto thee, Babylon,
and Asia ! woe be unto thee,
Egypt, and Syria !

2 Gird up yovirselves with cloths
of sack and hair, bewail your child-
ren, and be sorry ; for your de-
struction is at hand.

3 A sword is sent upon you, and
who may tui'n it back 1

4 A fire is sent among you, and
who may quench it 1

5 Plagues are sent unto you, and
what is he that may drive them
away 1

6 May any man drive away an
hungry lion in the wood 1 or may
any one quench the fire in stubble,
when it hath begun to burn 1

7 May one turn again the arrow
that is shot of a strong archer 1

8 The mighty Lord sendeth the
plagues, and who is he that can
drive them away?

9 A fire shall go forth from his
wrath, and who is he that may
quench if?

10 He shall cast lightnings, and
who shall not fear? he shall thun-
der, and who shall not be afraid 1

11 The Lord shall threaten, and
who shall n()t be utterly beaten to
powder at his presence f

12 The earth quaketh, and the
foundati(jns thereof; tlie sea aris-
eth up with waves from the dtM')),
;ind tlu5 waves of it Jire trouljled,
and t\\v, fishes thereof also, before;
tlie Lord, and before the glory of
his power :

13 For strong is his right hand
that l)eiideth tlu^ bow, his arrows
that he shooteth are sharp, and
shall not miss, when the.y begin to
be shot into tin; ends of the work!.

14 Behold, th(> plagues are sent,
and shall not return again, until
they vnun\ upon the earth.

15 The fire is kindled, and sliall
not be j)ut out, till it (;()iisume the
foundation of the earth.

16 Like as an arrow which is
shot of a mighty archer returiietli
not backwai'd : even so the plagues

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Ood''s terrible judgments.

II. ESDR AS, 16. Tlie separateness of God's people.

that shall be sent upon earth shall
not return again.

17 Woe is me! woe is me! who
will deliver me in those days ?

18 The beginning of sorrows
and great mournings ; the begin-
ning of famine and great death ;
the beginning of wars, and the

Eowers shall stand in fear ; the
eginning of ^ evils ! what shall 'I
do when these evils shall come "?

19 Behold, famine and plague,
tribulation and anguish, are sent
as scourges for amendment.

20 But for all these things they
shall not turn from their wicked-
ness, nor be alway mindful of the
scourges.

21 Behold, victuals shall be so
•'good cheap upon earth, that they
shall think themselves to be in
good case, and even then shall
evils grow upon earth, sword,
famine, and great confusion.

22 For many of them that dwell
upon earth shall perish of famine ;
and the other, that escape the hun-
ger, shall the sword destroy.

23 And the dead shall be cast
out as dung, and there shall be no
man to comfort them : for the
earth shall be wasted, and the
cities shall be cast down.

24 There shall be no man left to
till the earth, and to sow it.

25 The trees shall give fruit, and
who shall gather them "?

26 The grapes shall ripen, and
who shall tread them 1 for all
places shall be desolate of men :

27 So that one man shall desire
to see another, and to hear his
voice.

28 For of a city there shall be
ten left, and two of the field,
which shall hide themselves in
the thick groves, and in the clefts
of the rocks.

29 As in an orchard of olives
upon every tree there are left
three or four olives ;

30 Or as when a vineyard is ga-
thered, there are left some clus-
ters ^ of_ them that diligently seek
through the vineyard :

31 Even so in those days there
shall be three or four left by them
that search their houses with the
sword.

32 And the earth shall ho laid
waste, and the fields thereof shall
wax old, and her ways and all her
paths shall grow full of tliorns,
because no "man shall travel there-
through.

33 The virgins shall mourn, hav-
ing no bridegrooms ; the women

* Or,

shall mourn, having no husbands ;
their daughters shall mourn, hav-
ing no helpers.

34 In the wars shall their bride-
grooms be destroyed, and their
husbands shall perish of famine.

35 Hear now these things, and
understand them, ye servants of
the Lord.

36 Behold the word of the Lord,
receive it : ^ believe not the gods of
whom the Lord spake.

37 Behold, the plagues draw
nigh, and are not slack.

38 As when a woman with child
in the ninth month bringeth forth
her son, within two or three hours
of her birth great pains compass
her womb, which pains, when the
child cometh forth, they slack not
a moment :

39 Even so shall not the plagues
be slack to come upon the earth,
and the world shall mourn, and
sorrows shall come upon it on
every side.

40 O my people, hear my Avord :
make you ready to the battle, and
in those evils be even as pilgrims
upon the earth.

41 He that selleth, let him be as
he that fleeth away : and he that
buyeth, as one tiiat will lose :

42 He that '' occupieth merchan-
dise, as he that hath no profit by
it : and he tliat buildeth, as he
that shall not dwell therein :

43 He that soweth, as if he
should not reap : so also he that
® planteth the vineyard, as he that
shall not gather the grapes :

44 They that marry, as they that
shall get no children ; and they that
mariT^ not, as the widoweivs.

45 " And therefore they that la-
bour labour in vain :

46 For strangers shall reap theii-
fruits, and spoil their goods, over-
throw their houses, and take their
children captives, for in captivity
and famine shall they "get children.

47 And they that " occuT)y their
merchandise with robbery, the
more they deck their cities, their
houses, their possessions, and their
own persons :

48 The more will I be angry with
them for their sin, saith the Lord.

49 ^- Like as a wlioiv envieth a

right honest and virtiioiis woman :

50 So shall righteousness liate
iniquity, when she decketh her-
self, and shall accuse her to Jier
face, when he cometh that shall
defend '-'him that diligently search-
eth out evei'y sin up(»n earth.

* Or,

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6 * disbe-
lieve not
the tilings
whereof

dealeth in

8 pruneth

3 Inasninch
as

w beget their
11 traffick,
t rath ok to
become a
spoil,

1- * Like as
a right
honest and
virtuous
woman
haleth a
harlot :
13 her and
diligently
search

Sins must he confessed.

II. ESDRAS, 16.

The faithful shall he delivered.

.51 And therefore be ye not like
thereunto, nor to the works thereof.

.52 For yet a little, and iniquity
shall be taken away out of the
earth, and righteousness shall reign
among you.

5.3 Let not the sinner say that
he hath not sinned : for God shall
burn coals of lire upon his head,
which saith before the Lord God
and his glory, I have not sinned.

54 Behold, the Lord knoweth all
the works of men, their imagina-
tions, their thoughts, and their
hearts :

55 Which spake but the word,
Let the earth be made ; and it was
made : Let the heaven be made ;
and^ it was created.

56 In his word were the stars
made, and he knoweth the number
of them.

57 He searcheth the deep, and
the treasures thereof; he hath
measured the sea, and what it
containeth.

5(S He hath shut the sea in the
midst of the waters, and with his
word hath he hanged the earth
upon the waters.

59 He spreadeth out the heavens
like a vault ; upon the waters hath
he founded it.

60 In the desert hath he made
springs of water, and pools upon
the tops of the mountains, that the
Hoods might pour down from the
high rocks to water the earth.

61 He made man, and put his
heart in the midst of the body, and
gave him breath, life, and under-
standing.

62 Yea, and the Spirit of Al-
mighty God, which made all
things, and searcheth out all liid-
den things in the ^ secrets of the
earth,

6.'3 Surely he knoweth your in-
ventions, and what ye think in
your -hearts, even tliem that sin,
anfl would hide their ''sin.

64 Therefore ' liath tTTTLord ex-
actly searched out all your works.

and he will put you all to shame,

65 And when your sins are
brought forth, ye shall be ashamed
before men, and your own sins

*0r,

shall be your accusers in that
day.

66 What will ye do"? or how will
ye hide your sins before God and
his angels 1

67 Behold, God himself is the
judge, fear him : leave off from
your sins, and forget your in-
iquities, to meddle no more with
them forever : so shall God lead
you forth, and deliver you from all
trouble.

68 For, behold, the burning
wrath of a great multitude is
kindled over you, and they shall
take away certain of you, and
'^feed you, being idle, with things

offered unto idols.

69 And they that consent unto
them shall be had in derision and
in reproach, and trodden under foot.

70 For there shall be in every
place, and in the next cities, a
great insurrection upon those that
fear the Lord.

71 They shall be like mad men,
sparing none, but still spoiling ana
destroying those that fear the
Lord.

72 For they shall waste and take
away their goods, and cast them
out of their houses.

73 Then shall they be known,
who are my chosen ; and they shall
be tried as the gold in the fire.

74 Hear, O ye my beloved, saith
tlie Lord : behold, the days of
trouble are at hand, but I will de-
liver you from the same.

75 Be ye not afraid, neither
doubt ; for God is your guide,

76 And the guide of them who
keep my commandments and pre-
cepts, saith the Lord God : let not
your sins weigh you down, and let
not your iniquities lift up them-
selves.

77 Woe be unto them that are
b()und with their sins, and covered
with their iniquities, like as a field
is "covered over with bushes, and
the path thereof covered with
thorns, that no man may travel
through !

7H it is 'left undressed, and is

cast into the Hi-e to be consumed

tliei'ewith.

*0r,

f' choked

" * shut off,
and fjiveii

U]) to 1)C

coiisumed of
tire.

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Tlie devotion of Tohit,

TOBIT, 1.

and his charity.

TOBIT

CHAPTER 1.

1 Tohithis stock, and tlerotion hi hifi youth.
9 //is marriage. In dm/ cnji/ir//;/. 13 //is
jiri'ferment, 16 almx, iind rliaiH;/ in hury-
iiiy the dead ; \'i for ahick he is aceused.
and fleeth; 22 and after reiurneth to
Nineve.

THE book of the words of Tobit,
soil of Tobiel, the son of 'Ana-
niel. the son of '" Aduel, the son of
Gabael, of the seed of ^Asael, of the
tribe of ■* Nephthali ;
2 Who in tlie time of ^Enemessar

king of the Assyrians was led cap-
tive out of Thisbe, which is at the
right hand of ''that city, which is
called properly Nephthali in Galilee
above ' Aser.

3 I Tobit have walked all the
days of niy life in the way of truth
and justice, and I did many alms-
deeds to my brethren, and my na-
tion, who came with me to "Nineve,
into the land of the Assyrians.

4 And when I was in mine own
country, in the land of Israel, being
but young, all the tribe of Neph-
thali my father ®feU from the
house of Jerusalem, which was
chosen out of all the tribes of Is-
rael, that all the tribes should sa-
crifice there,^ where the temple of
the habitation of the most High
\V'as consecrated and built for all
ages.

5 Now all the tribes which to-
gether I'evolted, and the house of
my father Nephthali, sacrificed
unto the heifer Baal.

6 But I alone went often to Jeru-
salem at the feasts, as it was or-
dained unto all the people of Israel
by an everlasting decree, having
the firstfruits and tenths of in-
crease, with that which was first
shorn ; and them gave I at the
altar to the priests the '" children
of Aaron.

7 The first tenth part of all in-
crease I gd,ve to the sons of Aaron,
who ministered at Jerusalem : an-
other tenth part I sold away, and
went, and spent it every year at
Jerusalem :

8 And the third I gave unto them
to wliom it was meet, as " I )pbora
my father's mother had commanded
me, because I was left an orphan
by my father.

9 i urthermore, when I was come
to the age of a man, I married Anna

* So throughout this hook.

of mine own kindred, and of her I
begat ^" Tobias.

10 And when we were carried
away captives to Nineve, all my
brethren and those that were of my
kindred did eat of the bread of the
Gentiles.

11 But I kept myself from eat-
ing;

12 Because I remembered God
with all my heart.

13 And the most High gave me
grace and favour before '^ Enemes-

sar, so that I was his purveyor.

14 And I went into Media, and
left in trust with Gabael, the
brother of Gabrias, at Rages a city
of Media ten talents of silver.

15 Now when ^ Enemessar was
dead, Sennacherib his son reigned
in his stead; whose ^^ estate was

troubled, that I could not go into
Media.

1 6 And in the time of ® Enemes-
sar I gave many alms to my breth-
ren, and gave my bread to the
hvingry,

1 7 And my clothes to the naked ;
and if I saw any of my nation
dead, or ^'cast^ about the walls of
Nineve, I buried him.

18 And if the king Sennacherib
had slain any, when he was ^"come,
and fled from Judea, I buried them
privily ; for in his wrath he killed
many ; but the bodies were not
found, when they were sought for
of the king.

19 And when one of the Nine-
vites went and complained of me
to the king, that I buried them,
and hid myself ; understanding
that I was sought for to be put to
death, I withdrew myself for fear.

20 Then all my goods were forci-
bly taken away, neither was there
any thing left me, beside my wife
Anna and my son Tobias.

21 And there passed not five and
fifty days, before two of his sons
killed him, and they fled into the
mountains of '" Arai-ath ; and "* Sar-
chedonus his son reigned in his
stead : who appointed over his
father's accounts, and over all his
affairs, Achiacharus my brother
Anael's son.

22 And Achiacharus intreating
for me, I returned to Nineve. Now
Achiacharus was cupbearer, and

* So throughout this hook.

1- * Tobiah.

13 Shal-
maneser,

5 Shalman-
eser

" highways
were

15 cast forth

16,

fleeiiiE

1' Ararat ;
18 Esarhad-
(lou

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Tobit hecometh blind.

TOBIT, 2, 3.

His prayer.

fi spin in the
women's
rooms.
'J licr work

keeper of the signet, and steward,
and overseer of the accounts : and
' Sarchedonus appointed him next
unto him : and he was my brother's
son.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Tohit leaveih his meat to bury the dead, 10
and hecometh Mind. 11 His wife takelh
in work to get her living. 14 Her husband
and the fall oiii about a kid.

NOW when I was come home
again, and my wife Anna was
restored unto me, with my son To-
bias, in the feast of Pentecost,
which is the holy feast of the seven
weeks, there was a good dinner
prepared me, in the which I sat
down to eat.

2 And when I saw abundance of
'"' meat. I said to my son, Go and
bring what poor man soever thou
shalt find out of our brethren, who
is mindful of the Lord ; and, lo, I
tarry for thee.

3 But he came again, and said,
Father, one of our nation is
strangled, and is cast out in the
marketplace.

4 Then before I had tasted of
any '^ meat. I started up, and took
him up into a room until the going
down of the sun.

5 Then I returned, and washed
myself, and ate my " meat in heavi-
ness,

6 Remembering that prophecy
of Amos, as he said. Your feasts
shall be turned into mourning, and
all your mirth into lamentation.

7 Therefore I wept : and after
the going down of the sun I went
and made a grave, and buried him.

8 But my neighbours mocked
me, and said. This man is not yet
afraid to l)e put to death for this
matter : who tied away ; and yet,
lo, he burieth the dead again.

9 The same night also I i-eturned
from the burial, and slept l)y the
wall of my courtyard, being pol-
luted, and my face was uncovered:

10 And I knew not that tho-e
were sparrows in the wall, and
mine eyes being open, the spanows
muted warrn dung into mine eyes,
and ''a whiteness came in mine
eyes; and I went to the physicians,
but they hcOped me not : moreover
Achiacharus did nourish me, until
r went into Elymais.

1 1 And my wife Anna did " take
wftnien's works to flo.

12 And when she had sent " them
home to the owneis, they paid her
wages, and gave her also besides a
kid.

1 3 And when it was in my house,
ami began to cry, I said unto her.

From whence is this kid 1 is it not
stolen j render it to the owners ;
for it is not lawful to eat any thing
that is stolen.

14 But she replied upon me. It
was given for a gift more than the
wages. Howbeit I did not believe
her, but bade her render it to the
owners : and I was abashed at her.
But she replied upon me. Where
are thine alms ancf thy righteous
deeds'? behold, thou and all thy
works are known.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Tobit, grieved icith hii< vife's taimln,
2'rayeth. 11 Sura, ■>'einoaehtd liy her fa-
ther's maidn, prnyeth aho. 17 An angel
in sent to help them both.

THEN I being grieved did weep,
and in my sorrow prayed, say-
ing,

2 O Lord, thou art just, and all
thy works and all thy ways are
mercy and truth, and tnou judgest
truly and justly for ever.

3 Rernember me, and look on
me, punish me not for my sins and
ignorances, and the sins of my
fatliers, who have sinned before
thee :

4 For they obeyed not thy com-
mandments : wherefore thou hast
delivered us for a spoil, and unto
captivity, and unto death, an(J tor
a proverb of reproach to all the
nations among whom we are dis-
persed.

5 And now thy judgments are
many and true : ^de^l with me ac-
cording to my sins and my fathers' :
because we have not kept thy coin-
niandments, neither have walked
in truth before thee.

G Now therefore deal with me as
seemeth best unto thee, antl com-
mand my spirit to Vje taken from
me, that I may be dissolved, and
become earth : foi- it is profitable
for me to die rather than to live,
l>ecause I have heard false re-
proaches, and have much surrow :
coimiiand therefore that I may
now be delivered out of this dis-
tress, and go into the everlasting
place : turn not thy fstce away
from me.

7 It came to pass the same day,
that in ** Ecbatane a city of Me(ha
''S;ira the daughter of ivaguc;! was
a^m reproached by her father's
maids ;

<S Because that she had been
niarried to seven husbands, whom
Asniodeus theevil spirit had kiiied.
l)efore they had lain with her.
Dost thou not k)iow, said they.

Or, t So throuf/holit this book.

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Tlie prayer of Sarah,

TOBIT, 4.

TohWs instruction to Tobias.

that thou hast strangled thine
husbands 1 thou hast had ah-eady
seven husbands, neither wast thou
named after any of them.

9 Wherefore dost thou beat us
for them '? if they be dead, go thy
ways after them, let us never see
of thee either son or daughter.

10 Whezi she heard these things,
she was vei'y soiTOwf ul, so that me
thought to nave strangled herself ;
and slie said, I am the only daugh-
ter of my father, and if I do this,
it shall be a reproach unto him,
and I shall bring his old age with
sorrow unto the grave.

1 1 Then she prayed toward the
window, and said. Blessed art
thou, O Lord my God, and thine
holy and glorious name is blessed
and honourable . forever : let all
thy works praise thee for ever.

12 And now, O Lord, I set mine
eyes and my face toward thee,

1 3 And say. Take me out of the
earth, that I may hear no more the
reproach.

14 Thou knowest. Lord, that I
am pure from all sin with man.

15 And that I never polluted
my name, nor the name of my
father, in the land of my captivity :
I am the only daughter of my
father, neither hath ne any child
to be his heir, neither any near
kinsman, nor any son of his alive,
to whom I may keep myself for a
wife : my seven husbands are al-
ready dead ; and why should I
live '? but if it please not thee that
I should die, command some regard
to be had of me, and pity taken of
me, that I hear no more reproach.

16 So the prayers of them both
were heiird before the majesty of
the great God.

17 And Raphael was sent to heal
them both, that is, to scale away
the ^ whiteness of Tobit's eyes, and
to give Sara the daughter of
Raguel for a wife to Tobias the son
of Tobit ; and to bind Asmodeus
the evil spirit ; because she be-
longed to Tobias by right of in-
heritance. The selfsame time came
Tobit home, and entered into his
house, and Sara the daughter of
Raguel came down from her upper
chamber.

CHAPTER 4.

3 Tohit ffiveth inntriiv.thtiis to hin non TohiiiH,
20 and ielleth him of inoney left with Ga-
hael In Media.

IN that day Tobit remember'cd
the money which he Iwul com-
mitted to Gabael in Rages of Me-
dia,
2 And said with himself, I have

wished for death ; wherefore do I
not call for my son Tobias, that
I may signify to him of the money
before I die 1

3 And when he had called him,
he said, My son, when I am dead,
bury me ; and despise not thy
mother, but honour her all the
days of thy life, and do that which
shall please her, and grieve her
not. •

4 Remember, my son, that she
saw many dangers for thee, wJieii
thou wast in her womb ; and when
she is dead, bury her by me in one
grave.

5 My son, be mindful of the Lord
our God all thy days, and let not
thy will be set to sin, or to trans-
gress his commandments : do up-
rightly all thy life long, and follow
not the ways of unrighteousness.

6 For if thou deal truly, thy
doings shall prosperously succeed
to thee, and to all them that live
justly.

7 Give alms of thy substance ;
and when thou givest alms, let
not thine eye be envious, neither
turn thy face from any poor, and
the face of God shall not be turned
away from thee.

8 If thou hast abundance, give
alms accordingly : if thou have
but a little, be not afraid to give
according to that little :

9 For thou layest up a good
treasure for thyself against the
day of necessity.

10 Because that alms do deliver
from death, and suffereth not to
conie into darkness.

1 1 For alms is a good gift unto
all that give it in the sight of the
most High.

12 Beware of all ''whoredom, my
son, and chiefly take a wife of the
seed of thy fathers, and take not a
strange woman to wife, which is
not of thy father's tribe : for we
are the children of the tprophets,
^Noe. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob :
remember, my son, that our fathers
from the beginning, even that they
all married wives of their own kin-
dred, and were blessed in their
children, and their seed shall in-
herit the laud.

13 Now therefore, my son, love
thy brethren, and despise not in
thy heart thy l)rethren, the sons
and daughters of thy people, in
not taking a wife of them : for
in pride is destruction and much
trouble, and in ^ lewdness is decay
and great want : tor ■* lewdness is
the mother of famine.

14 Let not the wages of any
man, which hath wrought for

2 fornica-
tion,

3 Noah,

^ careless-
ness

1)01

Tobias seeketh a guide.

TOBIT, 5.

Raphael accompanietli him.

thee, tarry with thee, but give
him it out of hand : for if thou
serve God, he will also repay
thee : be circumspect, my son, in
all things thou doest, and be wise
in all thy ' conversation.

15 Do that to no man which
thou hatest : drink not wine to
make thee drunken: neither let
drunkenness go with thee in thy
joui-ney.

16 Give of thy bread to the hun-
gry, and of thy garments to them
that are naked ; and according to
thine abundance give alms ; and
let not thine eye be envious, when
thou givest alms.

17 Pour out thy bread on the
burial of the .iust, but give nothing
to the wicked.

18 Ask counsel of all that are
wise, and despise not any counsel
that is profitable.

19 Bless the Lord_ thy God
alway, and desire of him that thy
ways may be directed, and that all
thy paths and counsels may pros-
per : for every nation hath not
counsel ; but the Lord himself
giveth all good things, and he
humbleth whom he will, as he
will ; now therefore, my son, re-
member my conmiandments, nei-
ther let them be put out of thy
mind.

20 And now I signify this to
thee, that I committed ten talents
to Gabael the son of Gabrias at
Rages in Media.

21 And fear not, my son, that
we are made poor : for thou hast
much wealth, if tliou fear God,
and depart from all sin, and do
that which is pleasing in his sight.

CHAPTER 5.

4 Young Tohian sc<'k-ctli. a qiiide. iiiUi Mi'iTin.
6 The, aiKji'l irill ,1,1 „itli kill). VI (Uiil xdith
lis is his kiiixiiKi II . 10 'J'uhins iiiid t/ie
angel (Jepdrl together. 17 But his mothev
is grictedfor her soil's departing.

TOBTAS then answered and said.
Father, I will do all things
which thou hast commanded me :

2 But how can I receive the
money, seeing I know him not?

3 Then he gave him the hand-
writing, and said unto him, 8eek
thee a man whi(;h may go with
thee, \vhiles I yet live, and I will
give him wages : and go and re-
ceive the money.

4 Therefore when lie went to
seek a man, he found Raphael that
was an angel.

5 But he knew not ; and he said
unto him, Canst tlion go with me
to Riiges? and knowest thou those
places well \

6 To whom the angel said, I will

go with thee, and I know the way
well : for I have lodged with our
brother Gabael.

7 Then Tobias said unto him,
Tarry for me, till I tell nly father.

8 Then he said unto him. Go,
and tarry not. 8o he went in ana
said to his father. Behold, I have
found one which will go with me.
Then he said. Call him unto me,
that I may know of what tribe he
is, and whether he be a trusty
man to go with thee.

9 So he called him, and he came
in, and they saluted one another.

10 Then Tobit said unto him,
Brother, shew me of what tribe
and family thou art.

11 To whom he said. Dost thou
seek for a tribe or family, or an
hired man to go with thy son %
Then Tobit said unto him, I would
know, brother, thy kindred and
name.

12 Then he said, I am " Azarias,

the son of ^ Ananias the great, and
of thy brethren.

13 Then Tobit said. Thou art
welcome, brother ; be not now
angry with me, because I have en-
quired to know thy ti'ibe and thy
family ; for thou art my brother,
of an honest and good stock : for
I ■* know Ananias and ^ Jonathas.
sons of that great '' Samaias. as we
went _ together to Jerusalem to
worship, and offered the firstborn,
and the tenths of the fruits ; and
they were not seduced with the
ei-ror of our brethren : my brother,
thou art of a good stock.

14 But tell me, what wages shall
I give thee % wilt thou a drachm a
day. and things necessary, as to
mine own son"?

15 Yi^a, moreover, if ye return
safe, I will add something to thy
wages.

16 So they were well pleased.
Then said he to T(jbias, Prepare
thyself for the journey, and God
send you a good journey. And
when his son had prepared all
things for the journey, his father
said. Go thou with this man, and
God, which dwelleth in heaven,
prosper your journey, and the
angel of God keep you comiiany.
So they went forth both, and the
young man's dog with them.

17 P)Ut Aiiiiii his moMiei- wept,
and said to 'i'ohit, Why hast thou
sent away our son % is he not the
staff of our hand, in going in and
out before us %

18 Be not greedy to add money

* So throughout this book.
t Or,

902

Hie angel biddeth

TOBIT, 6, 7.

Tobias to marry Sarah.

to money : but let it be as refuse
in respect of our child.

19 For that which the Lord hath
given us to live with doth suffice
us.

20 Then said Tobit to her, Take
no care, my sister ; he shall return
in safety, and thine eyes shall see
him.

2 1 For the good angel will keep
him company, and his journey
shall be prosperous, and he shall
return safe.

22 Then she made an end of
weeping.

CHAPTER 6.

4 T/ie angel hiddetli Tobitis to take the Hrer,
heart, and gall nut of a Ji!<h, 10 and to
marry Sara the daiujhter of I'aguel : Ui
and teacheth how to drive the wicked xpiril
away.

AND as they went on their jour-
ney, they came in the evening
to the river Tigris, and they lodged
there.

2 And when the young man
went down to wash himself, a fish
leaped out of the river, and would
have devoured him.

3 Then the angel said unto him,
Take the fish. And the young man
laid hold of the fish, and drew it to
land.

4 To whom the angel said. Open
the fish, and take the heart and
the liver and the gall, and put
them up safely.

5 So the young man did as the
angel commanded him : and when
they had roasted the fish, they did
eat it : then they both went on
their way, till they drew near to
Ecbatane.

6 Then the young man said to
the angel. Brother Azarias, to what
use is the heart and the liver and
the gall of the fish '!

7 And he said unto him, Touch-
ing the heart and the liver, if a
^ devil or an evil spirit trouble any,
we must make a smoke thereof be-
fore the man or the woman, and
the party shall be no more vexed.

8 As for the gall, if /.« f/ood to
anoint a man tliat hath - whiteness
in his eyes, and he shall be healed.

9 And when they were come near
to Rages,

10 The angel said to the young
man. Brother, to day we shall lodge
with Raguel, who is thy cousin ; he
also hath one only daughter, named
Sara ; I will speak for her. that she
may be given thee for- a wife.

1 1 For to thee doth the ^ right
of her appertain, seeing thou only
art of her kindred.

1 2 And the maid is fair and wise :
now therefore hear me, and I will

speak to her father ; and when we
return from Rages we will cele-
brate the marriage : for I know
that Raguel cannot marry her to
another according to the law of
Moses, but he shall be guilty of
death, because the right of inheri-
tance doth rather appertain to
thee than to any other.

13 Then the young man an-
swered the angel, I have heard,
brother Azarias, that this maid
hath been given to seven men, who
all died in the marriage chamber.

14 And now I am the only son
of my father, and I am afraid, lest,
if I go in unto her, I die, as the
"* other before : for a wicked spirit
loveth her, which hurteth no body,
but those which come unto her :
wherefore I also fear lest I die, and
bring my father's and my mother's
life because of me to the grave with
sorrow : for they have no other son
to bury them.

1 5 Then the angel said unto him.
Dost thou not remember the pre-
cepts which thy father gave thee,
that thou shouldest marry a wife
of thine own kindred? wherefore
hear me, O my brother; for she
shall be given thee to wife ; and
make thou no reckoning of the evil
spirit ; for this same night shall
she be given thee in marriage.

16 And when thou shalt come
into the marriage chamber, thou
shalt take the ashes of ^ perfume,
and shalt lay upon them some of
the heart and liver of the fish, and
shalt make a smoke with it :

17 And the ^ devil shall smell it,
and flee away, and never come
again any more : but when thou
shalt come to her, rise up both of
you, and pray to God which is
merciful,' who will have pity on
you, and save you : fear not, for
she is appointed unto thee from
the beginning ; and thou shalt pre-
serve her, and she shall go with
thee. Moreover I suppose that
she shall bear thee children.
Now when Tobias had heard these
things, he loved her, and his heart
was efiectually joined to her.

CHAPTER 7.

11 Raguel telleth Tohiai what had happened
to hix daughter : 12 and giveth her in mar-
riage unto him. 17 She is conveyed to her
cha'ni/irr, and weepeth. 18 Ilermother com-

forteth her.

AND when they were come to
Ecbatane, they came to the
house of Raguel, and Sara met
them : and after they had saluted
one another, she brought them into
the house.

4 others

1 demon

90.3

Tobias marrieth Sarah.

TOBIT, 8.

Their prayer and deliverance.

2 Then said Raguel to Edna his
wife, How like is this young man
to Tobit my cousin !

3 And Kaguel asked them, From
whence are ye, brethren 'i To vvliom
they said, We are of tlie sons of
' Nephthalim. which are captives
in JMineve.

4 Then he said to them, Do ye
know Tobit our kinsman 1 And
they said, We know him. Then
said he. Is he in good health i

5 And they said. He is both alive,
and in good health: and Tobias
said, He is my father.

6 Then Kaguel leaped up, and
kissed him, and wept,

7 And blessed him, and said
unto liim, Thou art the son of an
honest and good man. But when
he had heard that Tobit was blind,
he was sorrowful, and wept.

8 And likewise Edna his wife and
Sara his daughter wept. ISIoreover
they entertained them cheerfully ;
and after that they had killed a
ram of the flock, they set store of
meat on the table. Then said To-
bias to Raphael, Brother Azarias,
speak of those things of which thou
didst talk in the way, and let this
business be dispatched.

9 tSo he communicated the mat-
ter with Raguel : and Raguel said
to Tobias, Eat and drink, and
make merry :

10 For it is meet that thou
shouldest marry my daughter :
nevertheless I will declare unto
thee the truth.

Ill have given my daughter in
marriage to seven men, who died
that night they came in unto her :
nevertheless for the present })e
merry. But Tobias said, I will eat
nothing here, till we agree an(i
sweai' one to another.

12 Raguel said, Then take her
fi'oni henceforth according to the
iii;i,nnei', for thou art her cousin,
and slie is thine, and the merciful
(Jod give you good success in all
things.

13 Then he called his daugliter
Sara, and she came to lier fathei-
and he took her by the hand, and
gave ht>r to be wif(i to Tobias, say-
ing, iJehold, take her aftei- the law
of Moses, and lead her away to thy
father. And he blt-ssed them;

It And called i'^dna his wife, and
took paper, and did write an in-
strument o/ro?;f'/?a??/.':, and sealed it.

IT) Then they began to eat.

IG After Raguc^l called his wife
Edna, and said unto her. Sister,
nreiiai-e another chamber, and
bring her in thither.

17 Which when she had doiu; as

he had bidden her, she brought her
thither : and she wept, and she re-
ceived the tears of her daughter,
and said unto her,

1 8 Be of good comfort, my daugh-
ter ; the Lord of heaven and earth
give thee joy for this thy sorrow :
be of good comfort, my daughter.

CHAPTER 8.

3 Tohidx (Iriri'fJi llie tricked xpirif ittraij, <ik
he ndx t(iiii//tt. -l //>' (iiiti /lifi irifi- i-ine uji
tiipfoy. lit liaguel tli(in(j?ii he -^I'dK i/c'dd :
15 but Jitiding him alive, praiseth God,
19 and maketh, a teed ding feast.

AND when they had supped,
they brought Tobias in unto
her.

2 And as he went, he remem-
bered the words of Raphael, and
took the ashes of the "perfumes.
and put the heart and the liver of
the fish thereupon, and made a
smoke therewith.

3 The which smell when the evil
spirit had smelled, he fled into the
utmost parts of Egypt, and the
angel bound him.

4 And after that they were both
shut in together, Tobias rose out of
the l)ed, and said. Sister, arise, and
let us pray that God would have
pity on us.

.5 Then began Tobias to say.
Blessed art thou, () (rod of our
fathers, and blessed Ik thy holy and
glorious name for ever ; let the
heavens bless thee, and all thy
creatures.

6 Thou madest Adam, and gavest
him Eve his wife for an helpei" and
stay : of them came mankind: thou
hast said. It is not good that man
should be alone; let us make unto
him an aid like unto himself.

7 And now, O Lord, I take not
this my sister for lust, but up-
rightly : therefore mercifully ordain
that we may become agerl together.

8 And she said with him, Amen.

9 So they slept both that night.
And Ragui^l arose, and went and
made a grave,

10 Saying, I fear lest he also be
dead.

1 1 But when Raguel was come
into his house,

12 He said unto his wife Edna,
Send one of the maids, and let her
see whether he be alivt?: if he he
not, that we may bury hiju, and no
man know it.

1.3 So the maid opened the door,
and went in, and found them both
aslec^p,

14 And (;ame foith. and told
tliem that he was alive.

1.'") Then Jiagucl praistjd Ood,
and said, O God, thou art worthy

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Raphael obtalneth the money.

TOr.IT, 9-11. Raguel sendeth Sarah ivith Tobias.

to be praised with all pure and holy
praise ; therefore let thy saints
praise thee with all thy creatures ;
and let all thine angels and thine
elect praise thee for ever.

16 Thou art to be pra,ised, for
thou hast made me joyful ; and
that is not come to me which I sus-
pected ; but thou hast dealt with
us according to thy great mercy.

17 Thou art to be praised, be-
cause thou hast had mercy of two
that were the only begotten child-
ren of their fathers : grant them
mercy, () Lord, and finish their
life in health with joy and mercy.

18 Then Raguel bade his ser-
vants to fill tlie grave.

19 And he kept the wedding
feast fourteen days.

20 For before the days of the
marriage were finislied, Raguel had
said unto him by an oath, that he
should not depart till the fourteen
days of the marriage were expired ;

21 And then he should take the
half of his goods, and go in safety
to his father ; and should have the
rest when I and my wife be dead.

CHAPTER 9.

I ToJiiits sendeih the atxjel ittito Gohael for
ihe monei/. 6 The unfjel brivgetk it and
(Uihiiel to the weddiiiff.

THEN Tobias called Raphael,
and said unto him,

2 Brother Azarias, take with thee
a servant, and two cainels, and go
to Rages of Media to Gabael, and
bring me the money, and bring
him to the wedding.

3 For Raguel hatli sworn that I
shall not depart.

4 But my father counteth the
days ; and if I tarry long, he will
be very sorry.

5 So Raphael went ' out, and
lodged with Gabael, and gave him
the handwriting : who brought
forth bags which were sealed up,
and gave them to him.

6 And early in the morning they
went forth both together, and came
to the wedding : and "Tobias blessed
his wife.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Tdbif mill hix irife. loii^ for their sor> . 1
Sheirill nut !•!■ vmiiforted hi/ Iter hiLsbdiiil.
10 na<jij(l si_-)id,dh Tohian' <iiid his wife
inrn)f, irith half their goods, 12 and blexfi-
eifi them.

NOW Tobit his father counted
every day : and when the days
of the journey were expired, and
they came not,

2 Then Tobit said, Are they de-
tained 1 or is Gabael dead, and

*0r.

there is no man to give him the
money 1

3 Therefore he was very sorry.

4 Then his wife said unto him.
My son is dead, seeing he stayeth
long ; and she began to bewail him,
and said,

5 JVow I care for nothing, my
son, since I have let thee go, the
light of mine eyes.

6 To whom Tobit said. Hold thy
peace, take no care, for he is safe.

7 But she said, Hold thy peace,
and deceive me not ; my son is
dead. And she went out every
day into the way which they went,
and did eat no •' meat on the day-
time, and ceased not whole nights
to bewail her son Tobias, until the
fourteen days of the wedding were
expired, which Raguel had sworn
that he should spend there. Then
Tobias said to Raguel, Let me go,
for my father and my mother look
no more to see me.

8 But his father in law said unto
him. Tarry with me, and I will
send to thy father, and they shall
declare unto him how things go
with thee.

9 But Tobias said, No ; but let
me go to my fatlier.

10 Then Raguel arose, and gave
him Sara his wife, and half his
goods, servants, and cattle, and
money :

11 And he blessed them, and
sent them away, saying, The God
of heaven give you a prosperous
journey, my children.

1 2 And he said to his daughter.
Honour thy father and thy mother
in law, which are now thy parents,
that I may hear good report of
thee. And he kissed her. Edn^i
also said to Tobias, The Lord of
heaven restore thee, my dear bro-
ther, and grant that I may see thy
children of my daughter Sara be-
fore I die, that T may I'ejoice before
the Lord : behold, I commit my
daughter unto thee of .special
trust ; wherefore do not entreat
her evil.

CHAPTER' 11.

0 Tohiafi' mother spieth her son comitig. 10
His father meeteth him at the door, avd
recorercth his sipht. 14 He praiseth God.
IT <tiid. icelrotiieth his daughter in lair.

AFTER these things, Tobias
went his way, praising God
that he had given him a prosper-
ous journey, and blessed Raguel
and Edna his wife, and went on
liis way till they drew near unto
Nineve.

2 Then Raphael said to Tobias,
Thou knowest, brother, how thou
didst leave thy father :

3 bread in

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TobWs blindness is healed.

TOBIT, 12.

Raxjhael declareth himself.

1 white films

2 white films
scaled

8 * Nabad

3 Let us haste before thy wife,
and prepare the house.

4 And take in thine hand the
gall of the fish. So they went
their way, and the dog went after
them.

5 Now Anna sat looking about
toward the way for her son.

6 And when she espied him com-
ing, she said to his father, Behold,
thy son cometh, and the man that
went with him.

7 Then said Raphael, I know,
Tobias, that thy father will open
his eyes.

8 Therefore anoint thou his eyes
with the gall, and being pricked
therewith, he shall rub, and the
' whiteness shall fall away, and he
shall see thee.

9 Then Anna ran forth, and fell
upon the neck of her son, and said
unto him. Seeing I have seen thee,
my son, from henceforth I am con-
tent zo die. And they wept both.

10 Tobit also went forth toward
the door, and stumbled : but his
son ran unto him,

1 1 And took hold of his father :
and he strake of the gall on his
father's eyes, saying, Be of good
hope, my father.

12 And when his eyes began to
smart, he rubbed them ;

1 3 And the " whiteness pilled
away from the corners of his eyes :
and when he saw his son, he fell
upon his neck.

1 4 And he wept, and said. Blessed
art thou, O God, and blessed is thy
name for ever ; and blessed are all
thine holy angels :

15 For thou hast scourged, and
hast taken pity on me : for. behold,
1 see my son Tobias. And his son
went in rejoicing, and told his
father the great things that had
liappened to him in McfHa.

16 Then Tobit went out to meet
hi.s daughter in law at the gate of
Nineve, rejoicing, and praising
God : and they whicli saw him go
mai-velled, because he had received
his sight.

17 But Tobit gave thanks before
tliem, l)e(;ause (jod liad mcTcy on
him. And whcTi lie caiiH^ near to
Sara his daughter in law, he blessed
liei-, saying. Thou ait welcome,
daughter : ihA lie lilessed, which
hath brought thee unto us, and
hlenmd he thy fnther and tliy
mother. And there was joy among
Jill )iis brethren which were at
Nineve.

IM And Achiacharus, and " Nas-
bas liis brother's s<m, came:

* Or,

19 And Tobias' wedding was
kept seven days with great joy.

CHAPTER 12.

5 Tohit offereth half to the angel for his
pains. 6 But he calleth. them both, aside,
and exhorteth them, 15 and telleth themthat
he icas an angel, 21 and was seen no more.

THEN Tobit called his son To-
bias, and said unto him. My
son, see that the man have his
wages, which went with thee, and
thou must give him more.

2 And Tobias said unto him, O
father, it is no harm to me to give
him half of those things which I
have brought :

3 For he hath brought me again
to thee in safety, and made whole
my wife, and brought me the
money, and likewise healed thee.

4 Then the old man said, It is
due unto him.

5 So he called the angel, and he
said unto him. Take half of all that
ye have brought, and go away in
safety.

6 Then he took them both apart,
and said unto them. Bless God,
praise him, and magnify him, and
praise him for the things which
he hath done unto you in the sight
of all that live. It is good to praise
God, and exalt his name, and '^ ho^
nourably to shew forth the works

of God ; therefore be not .slack to
praise him.

7 It is good to keep close the se-
cret of a king, but it is honourable
to reveal the works of God. Do
that which is good, and no evil
shall touch you.

8 Prayer is good with fasting and
alms and righteousness. A little
with righteousness is better than
much with unrighteousness. It is
better to give alms than to lay up
gold :

9 For alms doth deliver from
death, and shall purge away all sin.
Those that exercise ahns and right-
eousness shall he filled with life :

10 But they that sin are enemies
to their own life.

11 Surely 1 will keep close no-
thing from you. For I said. It was
good to keep close the secret of a
king, but that it was honourable to
reveal the woi'ks of (iod.

12 Now therefore, when thou
didst pray, and Sara thy daughter
in law, 1 did bring the; remembrance
of your prayers before the Holy
OiH! : and when thou didst, bury
the dead, 1 was with thee likewise.

13 And when thou didst not de-
lay to rise up, and leave thy dinner,
to go and cover the dead, thy good
deed was not hid from me : but I
was with thee.

* with
honour

906

The angel dej^artetJi.

TOBIT, 13, 14.

Tohifs thanJisgiving.

14 And now God hath sent me to
heal thee and Sara thy daughter in
law.

15 I am Raphael, one of tlie seven
holy angels, which ])i'esent the
prayers of the saints, and which go
in and out before the glory of the
Holy One.

1 6 Then they were both troubled,
and fell upon their faces : for they
feared.

17 But he said unto them, Fear
not, for it shall go well with you ;
praise God therefore.

1 8 For not of any favour of mine,
but by the will of our God I came ;
wherefore praise him for ever.

19 All these days I did appear
unto you ; but I did neither eat nor
drink, but ye did see a vision.

20 Now therefore give God
thanks : for I go up to him that
sent me ; but_ write all things
which are done in a book.

21 And when they arose, they
saw him no more.

22 Then they confessed the great
and wonderful works of God, and
how the angel of the Lord had ap-
peared unto them.

CHAPTER 13.

T/ie thanksgiving unto God, which Tohit
wrote.

THEN Tobit wrote a prayer of
rejoicing, and said. Blessed be
God that liveth for ever, and
blessed be his kingdom.

2 For he doth scourge, and hath
mercy : he leadeth down to * hell,
and bringeth up again : neither is
there any that can avoid his hand.

3 Confess him before the Gen-
tiles, ye children of Israel : for he
hath scattered us among them.

4 There declare his greatness,
and extol him before all the living :
for he is our Lord, and he is ' the
God our Father for ever.

5 A.nd he will scourge us for our
iniquities, and will have mercy
again, and will gather us out of all
nations, among whom he hath
scattered us.

6 If ye turn to him with your
whole heart, and with your whole
mind, and deal uprightly before
him, then will he turn unto you,
and will not hide his face from
you. Therefore see what he will
do with you, and confess him with
.your whole mouth, and praise the
Lord of might, and extol the ever-
lasting King. In the land of my
captivity do I praise him, and de-
clare his might and majesty to a

* Gr. Hades,
dead.

that

the abode of the

sinful nation. O ye sinners, turn
and do justice before him : who
can tell if he will accept you, and
have mercy on you 1

7 I will extol my God, and my
soul shall praise the King of hea-
ven, and shall rejoice in his great-
ness.

8 Let all men speak, and let all
praise him for his righteousness.

9 O Jerusalem, the holy city, he
will scourge thee for thy children's
works, and will have mercy again
on the sons of the righteous.

10 Give praise to the Lord, /or Ae
?'sgood : and praise the everlasting
King, that his tabernacle may be
builded in thee again with joy, and
let him make joyful there in thee
those that are captives, and love in
thee for ever those that are miser-
able.

11 Many nations shall come
from far to the name of the Lord
God with gifts in their hands, even
gifts to tlie King of_ heaven ; all
generations shall praise thee with
great joy.

12 Cursed are all they which
hate thee, and blessed shall all be
which love thee for ever.

13 Rejoice and be glad for the
children of the just : for they shall
be gathered together, and shall
bless the Lord of the just.

14 0 blessed are they which love
thee, for they shall rejoice in thy
^ peace : blessed are 'they which
have been sorrowful for all thy
scourges ; for they shall rejoice for
thee, when they have seen all thy
glory, and shall be glad for ever.

15 Let my soul bless God the
great King.

16 For Jerusalem shall be built
up with sapphires, and emeralds
and precious stone : thy walls and
towers and battlements with pure
gold.

1 7 And the streets of Jerusalem
shall be paved with beryl and car-
buncle and stones of Ophir.

18 And all her streets shall say.
Alleluia ; and they shall praise
him, saying, Blessed be God, which
hath extolled it for ever.

CHAPTER 14.

3 Tdhit gireth instructionti to his son, 8 spe-
ciallij t(i /('(ire A^iiicrc. 11 ffc mid his laife
(/if, (Dk/ (ire /iiirif(/. I'i 'I'al'iiis rcinoreth
to Ef/i<it(iii('. 14 (///(/ t/icrc (//(</. (if/(n- he
h(i(/ //('(ird of the destruction oj' \inei:e.

SO Tobit made an end of praising
God.
2 And he was eight and fifty
years old when he lost his sight,
which was restored to him after
eight years : and he gave alms.

2 prosperity:

907

TohWs instructions to Ids son.

TOBIT, 14.

Tobias leaveth Nineveh.

iir,
.'eh,

and he increased in the fear of the
Lord God, and praised him.

2 And when he was very aged,
he called his son, and the six sons
of his son, and said to him, My son,
take thy children ; for, behold, 1
am aged, and am ready to depart
out of this life.

4 Go into Media, my son, for I
surely believe those things which
' Jonas the prophet spake of Ni-
neve, that it shall be overthrown ;
and that for a time peace shall
rather be in Media ; and that our
brethren shall lie scattered in the
earth from that good land: and
Jerusalem shall be desolate, and
the house of God in it shall be
burned, and shall be desolate for a
time ;

5 And that again God will have
mercy on them, and bring them
again into the land, where they
shall build a teinple, but not like
to the first, until the time of that
age be fulfilled ; and afterward
they shall return from all places of
then- captivity, and build up Jeru-
salem gloriously, and the house of
God shall be built in it for ever
with a glorious building, as the
prophets have spoken thereof.

6 And all nations shall turn, and
fear the Lord God truly, and shall
bury their idols.

7 So shall all nations praise the
Lord, and his j)eople shall confess
God, and the Lord shall exalt his
people ; ancf all those which love
the Lord God in truth and justice
shall rejoice, shewing mercy to our
brethren.

8 And now, my son, depslrt out
of_ Nineve, b(>cause that those
things which the prophet ' Jonas

spake shall surely come to pass.
9 But keep thou the law and the

comrnandments, and shew thyself
merciful and just, that it may go
well with thee.

10 And bury me decently, and
thy mother with me ; but tarry no
longer at Nineve. Bemember, my
son, how '^ Am an handled Achia-
charus that brought him up, how
out of light he brought him into
darkness, and how he rewarded
him again : yet Achiacharus was
saved, but the other had his re-
ward : for he went down into
darkness. ^ Manasses gave alms,
and escaped the snares of death
which they had set for him : but
'^ Aman fell into the snare, and pe-
rished.

11 Wherefore now, my son, con-
sider what alms doeth, and how
righteousness doth deliver. When
he had said these things, he gave
up the ghost in the bed, being an
hundred and eight ahd fifty years
old ; and he buried him honour-
abl5^

12 And when Anna his mother
was dead, he buried her with his
father. But Tobias departed with
his wife and children to Ecbatane
to Baguel his father in law,

13 Where he became old with
honour, and he buried his father
and mother in law honourably,
and he inherited their substance,
and his father Tobit's.

14 And he died at Ecbatane in
Media, being an hundred and seven
and twenty years old.

16 But before he died he heard
of the destruction of Nineve,
which was taken by '^ Nabucho-
donosor and '' Assuerus : anrl before
his death he rejoiced over Nineve.

» Or,

JUDITH

CHAPTER 1.

2 Arphaxad doth fortijij Kclxitane. t> Na-
huchodotioHor miiieth irar iif/dinMl him,
7 mill rriiretk aid. VZ 11, ihri-dtetufh Ihuxe
thiii iioiild not aid /ilm, ^T> mid hitleth
Aiji/tiiJ'iuf, 10 and retnrneth to N^hn're.

XN the twelftli year of the reign of
' Nabuclioiloriosor, who rcigrKMl
in "Nineve. the great city ; in the
days of Arphaxad, which reigned
over the Medes in ■' Ecbatane.

2 And built in l\cbataiie walls
rouTid aljout of stones hewn three
cubits l)road and six cubits long,
and made thf; height of the wall

* So throitykout this book.

seventy cubits, and the breadth
thereof fifty cubits :

3 And set tlie towers tliereof
ujion the gates of it, an hundred
cubits tiixjh. and t)i(( br(>adtli thereof
in the foundation threesconM'ubits:

4 And he made t\w gates tluM'eof,
even gates that were raised to the
height of sev(^nt.y cubits, and the
breadth of them was forty cubits,
for the going forth of his mighty
arnn'es, and for the setting in ai"ray
of his footmen :

f) Kven in those days king Nabu-
chodonosor made war with king
Arnhaxad in the great plain, which
is uie i)laiii in the l)orders of llagau.

908

Nebuchadnezzar^ s conquests.

JUDITH, 2.

Hotofernes Ms general.

6 And there came unto him all
they that dwelt in the hill counti-y,
and all that dwelt by Euphrates,
and Tigris, antl Hydaspes, and the
plain of Arioch the king of the Ely-
means, and very many nations of
the sons of Chelod, assembled
themselves to the battle.

7 Then Nabuchodonosor king of
the Assyrians sent unto all that
dwelt in Persia, and to all that
dwelt westward, and to those
that dwelt in Oilicia, and Da-
mascus, and ' Li1)anus, and '" Anti-

libanus, and to all tliat dw^elt upon
the sea coast,

8 And to those among the na-
tions that were of Carmel, and
^Qalaad, and the higher Galilee,
and the great plain of "* Esdrelom,

9 And to all that were in Sama-
ria and the cities thereof, and be-
yond Jordan unto Jerusalem, and
Betane, and Chellus, and ° Kades.
and the river of Egypt, ancl
'' Taphnes, and " Eamesse, and all
the land of ^ Qesem.

10 Until ye come beyond Tanis
and Memphis, and to all the in-
habitants of Egypt, until ye come
to the borders of Ethiopia.

11 But all the inhabitants of the
land made light of the command-
ment of Nabuchodonosor king of
the Assyrians, neither went they
with him to the battle; for they were
not afraid of him: yea,hewas before
them as one man, and they sent
away his ambassadors from them
without effect, and with disgrace.

12 Therefore Nabuchodonosor
was very angry with all this coun-
try, and swai-e by his throne and
kingdom, that he would surely be
avenged upon all those coasts of
Cilicia, and Damascus, and Syria,
and that he would slay with the
sword all the inhabitants of the
land of Moab, and the children of
Ammon, and all Judea, and all that
were in Egypt, till ye come to the
borders of the two seas.

13 Then he mai'ched in battle
array with his power against king
Arphaxafl in tlie seventeenth year,
and he prevailed in his battle : for
he overthrew all the ijower of
.Vrphaxad, and all his horsemen,
and all his chariots,

14 x\nd became lord of his cities,
and came unto Ecbatane, anfi took
the towers, and spoiled the streets
thereof, and turned the beauty
thereof into shame.

1 0 He took also Arphaxad in the
mountains of liagau, and smote
him through with his darts, and
destroyed him utterly that day.

16 So he returned afterward to
Nineve, lx)th he and all his com-
pany of sundry nations, being a
very great nmltitude of men of
war, and there he took his ease,
and banqueted, both he and his
army, an hundred and twenty
days.

CHAPTER 2.

4 I/olo/et'nes is appointed getiefat, 11 afid
chitryed to /tpare nmie that will not yield.
\b lAfi armtf (t ltd provision. 28 The places

which he icon and wanted as he went.

AND in the eighteenth year,
the two and twentieth day of
the first month, there was talk in
the house of Nabuchodonosor king
of the Assyrians, that he sliould, as
he said, avenge himself on all the
^ earth.

2 So he called unto him all his
officers, and all his nobles, and
communicated with them his
secret counsel, and concluded the
afflicting of '" the whole earth out
of his own mouth.

3 Then they decreed to destroy
all flesh, that did not obey the
commandment of his mouth.

4 And when he had ended his
counsel, Nabuchodonosor king of
the Assyrians called Holofernes the
chief captain of his army, which
was next unto him, and said unto
him,

5 Thus saith the great king, the
lord of the whole earth. Behold,
thou shalt go forth from my pre-
sence, and take with thee men that
trust in their own strength, of foot-
men an hundred and twenty thovi-
sand ; and the number of horses
with their riders twelve thousand.

6 And thou shalt go against all
the west country, because they
disobeyed my commandment.

7 And thou shalt declare unto
them, that they prepare for me
earth and water: for I will go
forth in my wrath against them,
and will cover the whole face of
the earth with the feet of mine
army, and I will give them for a
spoil unto them :

8 So that their slain shall fill
their valleys and brooks anfl the
river shall lie tilled with their dead,
till it overflow :

9 And 1 will lead theni captives
to the utmost parts of all the
eai-th.

10 Thou thei-pfoi-e shalt go
forth, and take beforehand for me
all their " consts : and if they will
yield thenis(>U('s unto thee, thou
shalt reserve them for me till the
day of their punishment.

11 But concei'ning them that
rebel, let not tliine eye spare

9 land.

10 all the
land

11 border:

909

Holof ernes suhdueth

JUDITH, 3.

the neighbouring peoi^les.

them ; but put them to the
slaughter, and spoil them where-
soever thou goest.

12 For as I live, and by the
power of my kingdom, whatsoever
I have spoken, that will I do by
mine hand.

13 And take thou heed that
thou transgress none of the com-
mandments of thy lord, but ac-
complish them fully, as I have
commanded thee, and defer not to
do them.

14 Then Holofernes went forth
from the presence of his lord, and
called all the governors and cap-
tains, and the officer's of the army
of ' Assur ;

15 And he mustered the chosen
men for the battle, as his lord
had commanded him, unto an hun-
dred and twenty thousand, and
twelve thousand archers on horse-
back ;

16 And he ranged them, as a
great army is ordered for the war.

17 And he took camels and asses
for their -' carriages, a very great
number; and sheep and oxen and
goats without number for their
provision :

18 And plenty of victual for
every man of the army, and very
much gold and silver out of the
king's house.

1 9 Then he went forth and all his
power to go before king Nabucho-
donosor in the voyage, and to cover
all the face of the earth westward
with their chariots, and horsemen,
and their chosen footmen.

20 A great number also of sun-
diy countries came with them like
locusts, and like the sand of the
earth : for- the multitude was with-
out number.

21 And they went forth of Ni-
neve three days' jouriie.y toward
the plain of Bectileth, and •' pitched

from IJectileth near the mountain
which is at the left hand of the
upper Cilicia.

22 Then he took all his army,
his footmen, and horsemen, and
chai-iots, and went from thence
into the hill country ;

2.'} And destroyed ^ Phud and
Lud, and spoiled all the children
of Ilasses, and the children of ■' Is-
maeb. which were toward the ^vT^
derness at the south of the land of
the Chellians.

24 Then he went over Euphra-
tes, and went through Mesopota-
niia, and destroyed all the high
cities that wei-e upon the river
Arbonai, till ye come to the sea.

25 And he took the borders of

Cilicia, and killed all that resisted
him, and came to the borders of
Japheth, which were toAvard the
south, over against Arabia.

26 He compassed also all the
children of *■ Madian, and burned
up their " tabernacles, and spoiled
their sheepcotes.

27 Then he went down into the
plain of Damascus in the time of
wheat harvest, and bur'nt up all
their fields, and destroyed their
flocks and herds, also he spoiled
their cities, and utterly wasted
their ^countries, and smote all their
young men with the edge of the
sword.

28 Therefore the fear and dread
of him fell upon all the inhabi-
tants of the sea coasts, which were
in 8idon and "Tyrus, and them
that dwelt in "'8ur and Ocina.
and all that dwelt in ^^Jemnaan;
and they that dwelt in '"Azotus and
A seal on feared him greatly.

CHAPTER 3.

1 They of the xea coasts intreat for peace. 1
Holofernes is received there : 8 yet he de-
stroyeth their gods, that they might worship
only Nahuchodonosor. 9 He cometh near
to Judea.

SO they sent ambassadors unto
him to treat of peace, saying,

2 Behold, we the servants of
Nahuchodonosor the great king lie
before thee ; use us as shall be good
in thy sight.

3 Behold, our houses, and all our
places, and all our fields of wheat,
and flocks, and herds, and all the
^^ lodges of our tents, lie before thy
face ; use them as it pleaseth thee.

4 Behold, even oui- cities and the
inhabitants thei-eof are thy ser-
vants ; come and deal with them
as seemeth good unto thee.

5 8o the men came to Holo-
fernes, and declai'ed unto him after
this manner.

6 Then came he down toward
the sea coast, both he and his army,
and set garrisons in the high cities,
find took out of them chosen men
for aid.

7 So they and all the countr
round about received tlunn wi
gailands, with dances, and with
timbi'els.

<S Yet he did cast down their
frontiers, and (uit down their
groves : for '^ he IkmI deci-eed to de-
stroy all the gods of ihc land, that
all nations should worshij) Nabu-
clioflonosor only, and that all
tongues and tribes sliould call
upon him as god.

rv
ith

* Or, t Thai is, Jabueh or Jabneel.

6 Midian,
<■ tents,

* plains,

9 Tyre,

10 * Dor and
At'cho,

11 1 Jauiiiia;
12 Aslidod
and Ashke-
lon

13 sbeepfoldi-

!■» * it had
been jjiveii
unto hint.

910

The Jeivs fortify the hills.

JUDITH, 4, 5.

They pray for deliverance.

9 Also he came over against Es-
(Iraelon near unto ^ Judea, over
against tlie great " strait of Judea.

10 And he " pitched between
Geba and Scythopohs, and there
he tarried a whole month, that
he might gather together all the
^ carriages of his army.

CHAPTER 4.

2 The Jews are afraid of Holofernes, 5 and
fortify the hillii. (i They of Beth alia take
charge of the passages, i) All Israel fall
to fasting and prayer.

NOW the children of Israel, that
dwelt in Judea, heard all that
Holofernes the chief captain of
Nabuchodonosor king of the Assy-
rians had done to the nations, and
after what manner he had spoiled
all their temples, and brought
them to nought.

2 Therefore they were exceed-
ingly afi'aid of him, and were
troubled for Jerusalem, and for the
temple of the Lord their God :

3 For they were newly returned
from the captivity, and all the peo-
ple of Judea were lately gathered
together : and the vessels, and the
altar, and the house, were sanctified
after the profanation.

4 Therefore they sent into all the
coasts of Samaria, and the villages,
and to •' Bethoron, and Belmen, and
Jericho, and to Choba, and Esora,
and to the valley of Salem :

5 And possessed themselves be-
forehand of all the tops of the high
mountains, and fortified the vil-
lages that were in them, and laid up
victuals for the provision of war :
for their fields were of late reaped.

6 Also Joacim the high priest,
which was in those days in Jerusa-
lem, wrote to them that dwelt in
jBethulia, and Betomestham, which
is over against Esdraelon toward
the open country, near to^ r)othaim.

7 Charging them to keep the
^ passages of the hill country : for
by them there was an entrance into
Judea, and it was easy to stop them
that would come up, because the
' passage was ** strait, for two men
at the most.

8 And the children of Israel did
as Joacim the high priest had com-
manded them, with the " ancients
of all the people of Israel, which
dwelt at Jerusalem.

9 Then every man of Israel cried
to God with great fervency, and
with great '" veheniency did they
humble their souls :

10 Both they, and their wives,
and their children, and their cat-
tle, and every stranger and hire-

ling, and their servants bought
with money, put sackcloth upon
their loins.

1 1 Thus eveiy man and woman,
and the little children, and the in-
habitants of Jerusalem, fell before
the temple, and cast ashes upon their
heads, and spread out their sack-
cloth before the face of the Lord :
also they put sackcloth about the
altar,

12 And cried to the God of Israel
all with one consent earnestly, that
he would not give their children
for a prey, and their wives for a
spoil, and the cities of their inheri-
tance to destruction, and the sanc-
tuary to profanation and I'eproach,
and for the nations to rejoice at.

13 So God heard their prayers,
and looked upon their afflictions :
for the people fasted many days in
all Judea and Jerusalem before the
sanctuary of the Lord Almighty.

14 And Joacim the high priest,
and all the priests that stood before
the Lord, and they which ministered
unto the Lord, had their loins girt
with sackcloth, and ofi'ered thedaily
burnt ofterings, with the vows and
free gifts of the people,

1 5 And had ashes on their mitres,
and cried unto the Lord with all
their power, that he would look
upon all the house of Israel gra-
ciously.

CHAPTER 5.

5 Achior telleih Ifahfernex irhat the Jeim are.
8 and irhat their God liad done for them ;

21 and adriseih not to meddle irith them.

22 Allthatheard him irere offended at him.

THEN was it declared to Holo-
fernes, the chief captain of the
army of " Assur, that the children
of Israel had prepared for war, and
had shut up the "passages oi the
hill country, and had fortified all
the tops of the high hills, and had
laid impediments in the ^" cham-
paign countries :

2 Wherewith he was very angry,
and called all the princes of Aloab,
and the captains of Ammon, and
all the governors of the sea coast.

3 And he said unto them, Tell
me now, ye sons of ^''' Chnnaan. who
this people is, that dwelleth in the
hill country, and what are the ci-
ties that they inhabit, and wliat is
the multitude of their army, and
wherein is their power and strength,
and what king is set over them, or
captain of their army ;

4 And why have they determined
not to come and meet me, more
than all the inhabitants of the west.

5 Then said Achior, the captain

* So throughout this book.

11 * Assyria,
^ passes

12 plains :

13 * Canaan,

911

Achioi' ivunieth Holoferues

JUDITH, 6.

not to attack God' s people.

of all the sons of Ammon, Let my
lord now hear a word from the
mouth of thy servant, and I will
declare unto thee the truth con-
cerning this people, which dwelieth
near thee, and inhabiteth the hill
countries : and there shall no lie
come out of the mouth of thy ser-
vant.

6 This people are descended of
the Chaldeans :

7 And .they sojourned hereto-
fore in Mesopotamia, because they
would not follow the gods of their
fathers, which were in the laud of
Chaldea.

8 For they left the way of their
ancestors, and worshipped the God
of heaven, the God whom they
knew : so they cast them out from
the face of their gods, and they
fled into Mesopotamia, and so-
journed there many days.

9 Then their God commanded
them to depart from the place
where they sojourned, and to go
into the land of Chanaan : where
they dwelt, and were increased
with gold and silver, and with
very much cattle.

10 But when a famine covered
all the land of Chanaan, they went
down into Egypt, and sojourned
there, ^ while they were nourished.

and became there a great multi-
tude, so that one could not number
their nation.

1 1 Therefore the king of Egyjit
rose up against them, and dealt
subtill.v with them, and brought
them low with labouring in brick,
and made them slaves.

12 Then they cried unto their
God, and he smote all the land of
Egypt with incurable plagues :
so the Egyptians cast them out of
their sight.

13 And God drii'd the lied sea
before them,

14 And brought them to mount
"Sin. -I,, and •' Cades- Bar ne. and cast
fortli all that dwell in the wilder-
ness.

15 .So they dwelt in the land of
the Amoritiis, and they destroyed
b.y their strength all thein of
^ Kseboii. and passing over Jordan
they poss(!ssod all the hill country.

16 And th(!y cast forth before
them the ^ (Mianaanite. the " Pherez-
ite. the Jebusite, and the ''Svcherii-

ite. and all the '* ( iergesites, and
they dwelt in that country many
days.

17 And whilst they sinned not
before their God, they prospeied,
because the God that hateth in-
iquity was with them.

18 But when they departed from
the way which he appointed them,
they were destroyed in many bat-
tles very sore, and wei'e led cap-
tives into a land that was not
theirs, and the temple of their
God was cast to the ground, and
their cities were taken by the
enemies.

1 9 But now are they returned to
their God, and are come up from
the places where they were scat-
tered, and have possessed Jerusa-
lem, where their sanctuary is, and
are seated in the hill country ; for
it was desolate.

20 Now therefore, my lord and
governor, if there be any erroi- in
this people, and they sin against
their God, let us consider that this
shall be their ruin, and let us go
up, and we shall overcome them.

21 But if there be no iniquity in
their nation, let my lord now pass
by, lest their Lord defend them,
and their God be for them, and we
become a reproach before all the
world.

22 And when Achior had fi-
nished these sayings, ail the people
standing round about the tent
murmured, and the chief men of
Holofernes, and all that dwelt by
the sea side, and in Moab, spake
that he should kill him.

23 For, say they, we will not be
afraid of the face of the child i-en of
Israel : for, lo, it is a people that
have no strength nor power for a
strong battle.

21 Now therefore, lord Holo-
fernes, we will go up, and they
shall be a prey to be devoured of
all thine army.

CHAPTER 6.

S ]I«lofcnuK <le>:,,;xHh God. 1 He, threat-
eiittli Arhinr. (iiiil mKdeth him (tway. 14
Till lU'tliHUii.Hs ri.c('Ar,ii <iii.d hear hini-. IS
'JJii'!/ J'uU to prayer, and vonvfort Achior.

AND when the turnult of men
that were about the council
was ceased, Holofei'iies the chief
captain of the army of Assur said
unto Aehioi' and all the; Moahites
before all the company of t)ther
nations,

2 And who art thou, Achior, and
the hirelings of Ephraim, that thou
hast prophesied among us as to
day, and hast said, tlifit we should
not make war with the neojjle of
Isi'ael, because their God will de-
fend them? a,nd who is God but
Nal)U('liodonosor ?

3 He will send his power, and
will destroy them from the face of
the earth, and their God shall not
deliver them : but we his servants

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Acliior infonneth the Jews.

JUDITH,

Holofernes besiegeth Bethulia.

will destroy them as one man ; for
they are not able to sustain the
power of our horses.

4 For with them we will tread
them under foot, and their moun-
tains shall be drunken with their
blood, and their fields shall be
filled with their dead bodies, and
their footsteps shall not be able to
stand before us, for they shall
utterly perish, saith king Nabu-
chodonosor, lord of all the earth :
for he said, None of my words shall
be in vain.

5 And thou, Achior, an hireling
of Ammon, which hast spoken
these words in the day of thine in-
iquity, shalt see my face no more
from this day, until I take ven-
geance of this nation that came out
of Egypt.

6 And then shall the sword of
mine army, and the multitude of
them that serve me, pass through
thy sides, _ and thou shalt fall
among their slain, when I return.

7 Now therefore my servants
shall bring thee back into the hill
country, and shall set thee in one
of the cities of the ' passages :

8 And thou shalt not perish, till
thou be destroyed with them.

9 And if thou persuade thyself
in thy mind that they shall not be
taken, let not thy countenance
fall : I have spoken it, and none of
my words shall be in vain.

10 Then Holofernes commanded
his servants, that waited_ in his
tent, to take Achior, and bring him
to Bethulia, and deliver him into
the hands of the children of Israel.

1 1 So his servants took him, and
brought him out of the camp into
the plain, and the,y went from the
midst of the plain into the hill
country, and came unto the foun-
tains that were under Bethulia.

12 And when the men of the city
saw them, they took up their
weapons, and went out of the city
to the top of the hill : and every
man that used a sling kept them
from coming up by casting of
stones against them.

13 Nevertheless having gotten
privily under the hill, they bound
Achior, and cast him down, and left
him at the foot of the hill, and re-
turned to their lord.

14 But the Israelites descended
from their cit.y, and came unto
him, and loosed him, and brought
him into Bethulia, and pi'esented
him to the governors of the city :

15 Which were in those days
' Ozias the son of ^ Micha. of the

* So throughout this book.
58

tribe of Simeon, and ^Chabris the
son of Oothoniel, and ^ (Jharmls
the son of Melchiel.

16 And they called together all
the ® ancients of the city, and all
their youth ran together, and their
women, to the assembly, and they
set Achior in the midst of all their
people. Then Ozias asked him of
that which was done.

1 7 And he answered and declared
unto them the words of the council
of Holofernes, and all the words
that he had spoken in the midst
of the princes of Assur, and what-
soever Holofernes had spoken
proudly against the house of Israel.

18 Then the people fell down
and worshipped God, and cried
vmto God, saying,

19 ^ O Lorn God of heaven, be-
hold their pride, and pity the low
estate of our nation, and look upon
the face of those that are sanctified
unto thee this day.

20 Then they comforted Achior,
and praised him greatly.

21 And Ozias took him out of
the assembly unto his house, and
made a feast to the elders ; and
they called on the God of Israel all
that night for help.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Ilolofernfn hef<iegeth Bef/nilia, 1 inut stop-
peth the vxitar from them. i2 They faint,
and niunnunt'jdinxt the. goveriiofn, 30 icho
'promi.se to yield icithinfire days.

THE next day Holofernes com-
manded all his army, and all
his people which were come to take
his part, that they should remove
their camp ^ against Bethulia, to
take aforeliand the " ascents of the
hill country, and to make war
against the children of Israel.

2 Then their strong men I'emoved
their camps in that day, and the
army of the men of war was an
hundred and seventy thousand
footmen, and twelve thousand
horsemen, beside the baggage, and
other men that were afoot among
them, a very great multitude.

3 And they camped in the valley
near unto Bethulia, by the foun-
tain, and they spread themselves
in breadth over ^"Dothaim even to
Belmaim, and in length from Be-
thulia unto Cyamon, which is over
against " Esdi-aelom.

4 Now the cliildren of Israel,
when they saw the multitude of
them, were greatly troubled, and
said every one to his neighbour,
Now will these men lick up the
face of the earth ; for neither the
high mountains, nor the valleys,

4 Chabri the
son of
Othniel,
^ Carmi the
son of
Malchiel.
s elders

!■ O Lord,

the God

8 toward

9 passes

1" Dothan
11 Esdraelon.

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Fainting for loant of ivater,

JUDITPI, 7.

the people ivould yield.

nor the hills, are able to bear their
weight.

5 Then every man took up his
weapons of war, and when they
had kindled fires upon their towers,
they remained and watched all
that night.

6 But in the second day Holo-
fernes brought forth all his hoi'se-
men in the sight of the children of
Israel which were in Bethulia,

7 And viewed the ^ passages up
to the city, and came to the foun-
tains of their waters, and took
them, and set garrisons of men of
war over them, and he himself re-
moved toward his people.

8 Then came unto him all the
chief of the children of Esau, and
all the governors of the people of
Moab, and the captains of the sea
coast, and said,

9 Let our lord now hear a word,
that there be not an overthrow in
thine army.

10 For this people of the child-
ren of Israel do not trust in their
spears, but in the height of the
mountains wherein they dwell, be-
cause it is not easy to come up to
the tops of their mountains.

1 1 Now therefore, my lord, fight
not against them in battle arraj^
and there shall not so much as one
man of thy people perish.

12 Remain in thy camp, and
keep all the men of thine army,
and let thy serva,nts get into their
hands the fountain of water, which
issueth forth of the foot of the
mountain :

1 -3 For all the inhabitants of Be-
thulia have their water thence ; so
shall thirst kill them, and they
shall give up their city, and we
and our- people shall go up to the
tops of the mountains that are
near, and will camp upon them, to
watch that none go out of the city.

14 8() they and their wives and
their children shall be consumed
with famine, and before the sword
come against them, they shall be
overthrown in the streets where
they dwell.

15 Thus shalt thou render them
an evil i-eward ; because they re-
belled, and met not thy person
peaceably.

1 6 And these words pleased Ho-
lofernes and all his servants, and
he appointed to do as they had
spoken.

17 So the camp of the children
of Amnion depai't(>d, and with them
five thousand of the Assyrians, and
they -pitched in the valley, and
took the waters, and the fountains

of the waters of the children of
Israel.

18 Then the children of Esau
went up with the children of Am-
mon, and camped in the hill coun-
try over against '^ Dothaim : and
they sent some of them toward the
south, and toward the east, over
against Ekrebel, which is near
unto Chusi, that is upon the brook
Mochmur ; and the rest of the
army of the Assyrians camiped in
the plain, and covered the tace of
the whole land ; and their tents
and * carriages were ^ pitched to
a very great multitude.

19 Then the children of Israel
cried unto the Lord their God, be-
cause their heart failed, for all
their enemies had comjjassed them
round about, and there was no
way to escape out from among
them.

20 Thus all the company of As-
sur remained about them, both
their footmen, chariots, and horse-
men, four and thirty days, so that
all their vessels of water failed all
the inhabitants of Bethulia.

21 And the cisterns were emp-
tied, and they had not water to
drink their fill for one day ; for
they gave them drink by measure.

22 Therefore their young child-
ren were out of heart, and their
women and young men fainted for
thirst, and fell down in the streets
of the city, and by the passages of
the gates, and there was no longer
any strength in them.

23 Then all the people assembltMl
to Ozias, and to the chief of the
city, both young men, and women,
andchildi-en, and cried with a loud
voice, and said before all the
elders,

24 God be judge between us and
you : for ye have done us great in-
jury, in that ye have not "i-ecinii-ed
peace of the children of Assur.

2;") For now we have no helper:
but CJod hath sold us into their
hands, that we should be thrown
down before them with thirst and
great destruction.

2G Now thcrefoi-e call them unto
you, and dclixcr the whole city for
a spoil to the pcojile of Holofernes,
and to all Ins army.

27 Foi' it is better for us to be
made a spoil unto them, than to
die for thirst: for we will be his
servants, that our souls may live,
and not^ see the death of our in-
faTits before our vycs, nor our wives
nor our children to die.

2'S \\v take to witness against
you the heaven and the earth, and

3 Dothan ;

4 baggage

5 encamped
upon it,

tj spoken
Words of
peace with

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Judith a godly widow

JUDITH, S.

pei'snadeth to trust in God.

our God and Lord of our fathers,
which punisheth us according to
our sins and the sins of our fathei's,
that he do not according as we
have said tliis day.

29 Then there was great weep-
ing with one consent in the midst
of the assembly; and they cried
unto the Lord God with a loud
voice.

30 Then said Ozias to them.
Brethren, be of good courage, let
us yet endure five days, in the
which space the Lord our God may
turn his mercy toward vis ; for he
will not forsake us utterly.

31 And if these days pass, and
there come no help unto us, I will
do according to your word.

32 And he dispersed the people,
every one to their own charge ; and
they went unto the walls and towers
of their city, and sent the women
and children into their houses :
and they were ' very low brought
in the city.

CHAPTER 8.

1 T/ifi fiiaie and heharinur of Jndiih a
iriiloio. 12 Site hhnneih the gorernofs for
iJifir jifdini.si' 1o yield, 17 tind adri.seih.
thtin to t)-iixt it{ (rod. 28 T/iet/ excu-te their
jiriiiiii.se. o2 She ^jrow/«^?/i to do aome-
tliiiKj fur tliein.

NOW at that time Judith heard
thereof, which was the daugh-
ter of Merari, the son of '" Ox, the
son of Joseph, the son of ^ Oziel,
the son of ^ Elcia, the son of '' Ana-
nias, the son of "Gedeon. the son
of Kaphaim, the son of ' Acitho. the
son of ^Eliu. the son of Eliab, the
son of Nathanael, the son of Sa-
mael, the son of "Salasadai. the son
of Israel.

2 And ^" IVTanasses was her hus-
band, of her tribe and kindred,
who died in the barley harvest.

3 For as he stood overseeing
them that bound sheaves in the
field, the heat came upon his head,
and he fell on his bed, and died in
the city of Bethulia : and they
buried him with his fathers in the
field between " Dothaim and Ba-
lamo.

4 So Judith was a widow in her
house three years and four montlis.

5 And she made her a tent upon
the top of her house, and put on
sackcloth upon her loins, and ware
her widow's apparel.

6 And she fasted all the days of
her widowhood, save the eves of
the sabbaths, and the sabbaths,
and the eves of the new moons, and
the new moons, and the feasts and

I solemn days of the house of Israel.

7 She was also of a goodly coun-
tenance, and very beautiful to be-
hold : and her husband '" ^1 anasses

had left her gold, and silver, and
menservants, and maidservants,
and cattle, and lands ; and she re-
mained upon them.

8 And there was none that gave
her an ill word ; for she feared God
greatly.

9 Now when she heard the evil
words of the people against the
governor, that they fainted for
lack of water ; for Judith had
heard all the words that Ozias had
spoken unto them, and that he
had sworn to deliver the city unto
the Assyrians after five days ;

10 Then she sent her waiting-
woman, that had the government
of all things that she had, to call
Ozias and ^-('habris and Charmis.
the ancients of the city.

1 i And tliey came unto her, and
she said unto them. Hear me now,
O ye governors of the inhabitants
of Bethulia : for- your words that ye
have spoken before the people this
day are not right, touching this
oath which ye made and pro-
nounced between God and you, and
have promised to deliver the city
to our enemies, unless within
these days the Lord turn to help
you.

12 And now who are ye that
have tempted God this day, and
stand instead of God among the
children of men'?

13 And now try the Lord Al-
mighty, but ye shall never know
any thing.

14 For ye cannot find the depth
of the heart of man, neither can ye
perceive the things that he think-
eth : then how can ye search out
God, that hath made all these
things, and know his mind, or com-
prehend his purpose? Nay, my
brethren, provoke not the Lord our
God to anger.

15 For if he will not help us
within these five days, he liath
power to defend us when he will,
even every day, or to destroy us
before our enemies.

16 Do not ''' bind the counsels of
the Lord oui- (iod : for God is not
as man, that he may be threatened ;
neither is lie as the son of man,
that he should be wavering.

17 Therefore let us wait for sal-
vation "r)f him, and call upon him
to help us, and he will hear our
voice, if it please him.

18 For there arose none in our
age, neither is there any now in
these days, neither tribe, nor fa-

1* Manasseh

12 Chaln-i
and Carnii,
the elders

13 pledge

1^ from

915

Judith exhorteth the riders.

JUDITH, 9.

Her prayer.

mily, nor people, nor city, among
us, which worship gods made with
hands, as hath been aforetime.

19 For the which cause our fa-
thers were given to the sword, and
for a spoil, and had a great fall
before our enemies.

20 But we know none other god,
therefore we trust that he will not
despise us, nor any of our nation.

2i For if we be taken so, all
Judea shall lie waste, and our sanc-
tuary shall be sijoiled ; and he will
require the profanation thereof at
our mouth.

22 And the slaughter of our
brethren, and the captivity of the
country, and the desolation of our
inheritance, will he turn upon our
heads among the Gentiles, where-
soever we shall be in bondage ;
and we shall be an offence and a
reproach to all them that possess
us.

23 For our servitude shall not
be directed to favour: but the
Loi'd our God shall turn it to dis-
honour.

24 Now therefore, O brethren, let
us shew an exami)le to our breth-
ren, because their- hearts depend
upon us, and the sanctuary, and
the house, and the altar, rest upon
us.

25 Moreover let us give thanks
to the Lord our God, which trieth
us, even as he did our fathers.

26 Remember what things he
did to Abraham, and how he tried
Isaac, and what happened to Jacob
in Mesopotamia of Syria, when
he kept the sheep of Laban his
mother's brother.

27 For he hath not tried us in
the fire, as he difl them, for the
examination of their hearts, nei-
ther hath he taken vengeance on
us : but the Lord doth S('ourge
them that come near unto him,
to admonish them,

28 Then said Ozias to her. All
that thou hast spok(m hast thou
spoken with a goofl heai't, and
there is none tliat may gainsay
thy worrls.

29 For this is not the first day
wherein thy wis{l(jni is inanifcstcd ;
but fi'oin the l>eginiiing of thy
days all the people have known
thy understanding, because the
disposition of thine lieart is good.

30 But tlie people were very
thirsty, and comT)el]ed us to do
unto them as we have spok(>n, and
to bring an oath ui)on ourselves,
which we will not break.

31 Therefore now i)ray thou for
us, because thou art a godly wo-
man, and the Lord will send us

rain to fill our cisterns, and we
shall faint no more.

32 Then said Judith unto them,
Hear me, and I will do a thing,
which shall go throughout all ge-
nerations to the children of our
nation.

33 Ye shall stand this night in
the gate, and I will go forth with
my waitingwoman : and within the
days that ye have promised to
deliver the city to our enemies
the Lord will visit Israel by mine
hand.

34 But enquire not ye of mine
act : for I will not declare it unto
you, till the things be finished that
I do.

35 Then said Ozias and the
princes unto her. Go in peace, and
the Lord God be before thee, to
take vengeance on our enemies.

36 So they returned from tlie
tent, and went to their wards.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Judith, humhleth herself, 2 and prayeih
(rod to pt'oxper Iter jjurpoae ayainst the
eiicmiex of hitf xanctudry.

rpHFN Judith fell upon her face,
X and put ashes upon her head,
and uncovered the sackcloth where-
with she was clothed ; and about
the time that the incense of that
evening was offered in Jerusalem
in the house of the Lord Judith
cried with a loud voice, and said,

2 1 0 Lord God of my father
Simeon, to wiioni thou gavest a
sword to take vengeance of the
strangers, who loosened the girdle
of a maid to defile her, and dis-
covered the thigh to her shame,
and polluted her virginity to her
reproach ; for thou saidst, It shall
not be so ; and yet they did so :

3 Wherefore thou gavest their
rulers to be slain, '-'so that they
dyed their bed in blood, being
deceived, and smotest tin; ser\ants

with their lords, and the lords upon
th(nr thrones ;

4 And hast given their wives for
a prey, and tlieii- daughters to be
captives, and all their spoils to be
divided among thy deai- childi-en;
which were; moved with thy zeal,
and al)horred the pollution of theii'
blood, and called vi|)on thee for aid :
O God, G my God, hear me also a
widow.

5 For thou hast wrought not
only those things, but also the
things whi(;h fell out before, and
which ensued after ; thou hast
thought upon the things which
are now, and which are to come.

1 O Lord,
tlie God

- * and their
l)cd, which
was

ashamed for
tlicir deceit,
to he dyed
in blood,

* Or,

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She goeth forth to

JUDITH, 10.

the camp of the enemy.

G Yea, what things thou didst
determine were ready at hand, and
said, Lo, we are here : for all thy
ways are prepared, and thy judg-
ments ai'e in thy foreknowledge.

7 For, behold, the Assyrians are
multiplied in their powers ; they
are exalted with hoi'se and man ;
they glory in the strengtii of their
footmen ; they trust in shield, and
spear, and bow, and sling ; and
know not that thou art the Lord
that breakest the battles : the Lord
is thy name.

8 Throw down their strength in
thy power, and bring down their
force in thy wrath : for they have
purposed to defile thy sanctuary,
and to pollute the tabernacle where
thy glorious name resteth, and to
cast down with sword the horn of
thy altar.

9 Behold their pride, and send
thy wrath upon their heads : give
into mine hand, which am a widow,
the power that I have conceived.

10 Smite by the deceit of my
lips the servant with the prince,
and the prince with the servant :
break down their stateliness by the
hand of a woman.

11 For thy power standeth not
in multitude, nor thy might in
strong men : for thou art a God of
the afflicted, an helper of the op-
pressed, an upholder of the weak,
a protector of the forlorn, a saviour
of them that are without hope.

12 1 pray thee, I pray thee, O
God of my father, and Gorl of the
inheritance of Israel, Lord of the
heavens and earth. Creator of
the waters. King of every crea-
ture, hear thou my prayer:

1 3 And make my speech and de-
ceit to be their wound and stripe,
who have purposed cruel things
against thy covenant, and thy hal-
lowed house, and against the top
of Sion, and against the house of
the possession of thy children.

14 And make every nation and
tribe to acknowledge that thou art
the God of all power and might,
and that there is none other that
protecteth the people of Israel but
thou.

CHAPTER 10.

3 Jvfllth doth net forth he,r.ie/f. 10 She nnd
her mttid go forth into the.' camn. 17 The
watch take and conduct her to liolofernta.

NOW after that she had ceased
to crj^ untfi the God of I.siael.
and had made an end of all these
words,

2 She rose where she had fallen
down, and called her maid, and
went down into the house, in tht;

which she abode in the sabbath
days, and in her feast days,

3 And pulled off the sackcloth
which she had on, and put off the
garments of her widowhood, and
washed her body all over with
water, and anointed herself with
precious ointment, and braided the
hair of her head, and put on a tire
upon it, and put on her garments
of gladness, wherewith she was clad
during the life of ' Manasses her
husband.

4 And she took sandals upon her
feet, and put about her her brace-
lets, and her chains, and her rings,
and her earrings, and all her orna-
ments, and decked herself bravely,
to allure the eyes of all men that
should see her.

5 Then she gave her maid a bot-
tle of wine, and a cruse of oil, and
filled a bag with inarched "corn.
and lumps of figs, and with fine
bread ; so she •' folded all these
things together, and laid them
upon her.

6 Thus they went forth to the
gate of the city of Bethulia, and
found standing there Ozias, and
the ■* ancients of the city, '' Chabris
and t'harrais.

7 And when they saw her, that
her countenance was altered, and
her apparel was changed, they
wondered at her beauty very
greatly, and said unto her,

8 The God, the God of our fa-
thers, give thee favour, and accom-
plish thine enterprizes to the glory
of the childi'en of Israel, and to
the exaltation of Jerusalem. Then
they worshipped God.

9 And she said unto them, Com-
mand the gates of the city to be
opened unto me, that I may go
forth to accomplish the things
whereof ye have spoken with me.
So they commanded the young
men to open unto her, as she had
spoken.

10 And when they had done so,
Judith went out, she, and her maid
with her ; and the men of the city
looked after hei', until she was gone
down the mountain, and till she
had passed the valley, and could
see her no more.

1 1 Thus they went straight forth
in the valley : and the first watch
of the Assyrians met her,

1 2 And took her, and asked her.
Of what people art thou % and
whence comest thou % and whither
goest thou % And she said, T am a
woman of the Hebrews, and am
fied from them : for they shall be
given you to be consumed :

1 Manasseh

' gram.

3 packed

■* elders
5 Chabri
and Carmi

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She is brought to Holofernes,

JUDITH, 11.

ivhom she deceiveth.

1 3 And I am coming before Ho-
lofernes the chief captain of your
army, to declare words of ti'uth ;
and I will shew him a way, whereby
he shall go, and win ail the hill
country, without losing the body
or life of any one of his men.

1 4 Now when the men heard her
words, and beheld her counte-
nance, they wondered greatly at
her beauty, and said unto her,^

15 Thou hast saved thy life, in
that thou hast hasted to come
down to the presence of our loi-d :
now therefore come to his tent,
and some of us shall conduct thee,
until they have delivered thee to
his hands.

16 And when thou standest be-
fore him, be not afraid in thine
heart, hut shew unto him accord-
ing to thy word ; and he will en-
treat thee well.

1 7 Then they chose out of them
an hundred men to accompany her
and her maid ; and they brought
her to the tent of Holofernes.

18 Then was there a concourse
throughout all the camp : for her
coming was noised among the tents,
and they came about her, as she
stood without the tent of Holofer-
nes, till they told him of her.

19 And they wondered at her
beaut.v, and admired the child-
ren of Israel because of her, and
every one said to his neighbour.
Who would despise this people,
that have among them such wo-
men 1 surely it is not good that one
man of them be left, who being
let go might deceive the whole
earth.

20 And they that lay near Holo-
fernes went out, and all his ser-
vants, and they brought her into
the tent.

21 Now Holofernes rested upon
his bed under a canopy, which was
woven with purpk;, and gold, and
emeralds, and precious stones.

22 So they shewed him of her;
and he came out b(!fore his tent
with silver lamjis going before him.

2.'} And when .)u<Hth was come
bc^fore him and his s(!rvants, th(\y
all marvelled at the beauty of her
countenance : and she f(4l down
ui)on her face, and did reverence
unto him : and his servants took
her up.

CHAPTER 11.

3 I/olnf ernes askefh Judith the caiise of Jit>r
eomiiif/. 6 S7te teUeth him hoio and'icheii
ho m(i\i prevail. 20 lie in much jdeane<l
iiith her iiUKtlom ouil lieaiit;/.

I'lHEN said Holofernes unto her,
- Woman, be of good comfort,
fear not in thine heart : for I never

hurt any that was willing to serve
Nabuchodonosor, the king of all
the earth.

2 Now therefore, if thy people
that dwelleth in the ^ mountains

had not set light by me, 1 would
not have lifted up my spear against
them : but they have done these
things to themselves.

3 But now tell me wherefore
thou art fled from them, and art
come unto us : for thou art come
for safeguard ; be of good comfort,
thou shalt live this night, and
hereafter :

4 For none shall hurt thee, but
entreat thee well, as they do the
servants of king Nabuchodonosor
my lord.

5 Then Judith said unto him.
Receive the words of thy servant,
and suffer thine handmaid to speak
in thy presence, and I will declare
no lie to my lord this night.

6 And if thou wilt follow the
words of thine handmaid, God will
bring the thing perfectly to pass
by thee ; and my lord shall not fail
of his purposes.

7 As Nabuchodonosor king of all
the earth liveth, and as his power
liveth, who hath sent thee for the
upholding of every living thing :
for not only men shall serve him
by thee, but also the beasts of the
field, and the cattle, and the fowls
of the air, shall live by thy power
under Nabuchodonosor and all his
house.

8 For we have heard of thy wis-
dom and thy " policies, and it is
reported in all the earth, that thou
only art excellent in all the king-
dom, and mighty in knowledge,
and wonderful in feats of war.

9 Now as concerning the matter,
which Achior did speak in thy
council, we have heard his words ;
for the men of Ijethulia saved him,
and he declared unto them all that
he luul spoken unto thee.

10 Therefore, () lord and go-
vernor, reject not his word ; but
lay it up in tliine heart, for it is
true : for our nation shall not be
punislunj, neither can the sword
l)i'evail Mgaiiist them, except they
sin against their (}od.

11 And now, that my lord be
not defeated and frustrate of his
purpose, even death is now fallen
upon them, ;i,tk1 their sin hath
overtaken them, wherewith they
will provoker their Cod to anger,
whensoever tluw shall do that
which is not fit to l)e done :

12 For their victuals fail them,
and iill their water is scant, and
they have determined to lay hands

1 hill
country

2 subtle
devices.

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Judith feigneth herself

JUDITH, 12.

a friend to Holofernes.

upon their cattle, and purposed to
consume all those things, that God
hath forbidden them to eat by his
laws :

1 3 And are resolved to spend the
firstfruits of the ^ corn, and the
tenths of wine and oil, which they
had sanctified, and reserved for
the priests that serve in Jerusalem
before the face of our God ; the
which things it is not lawful for
any of the people so much as to
touch with their hands.

l-i For they have sent some to
Jerusalem, because they also that
dwell there have done the like, to
bring them a licence from the
senate.

15 Now when they shall bring
them word, they will forthwith do
it, and they shall be given thee to
be destroyed the same day.

16 Wherefore I thine handmaid,
knowing all this, am fled from
their presence ; and God hath sent
me to work things with thee,
whereat all the earth shall be as-
tonished, and whosoever shall hear
it.

17 For thy servant is religious,
and serveth the God of heaven day
and night : now therefore, my lord,
I will remain with thee, and thy
servant will go out by night into
the valley, and I will pray unto
God, and he will tell me when they
have committed their sins :

18 And I will come and shew it
unto thee : then thou shalt go forth
with all thine army, and there shall
be none of them that shall resist
thee.

19 And I will lead thee through
the midst of Judea, until thou come
before Jerusalem ; and I will set thy
throne in the midst thereof ; and
thou shalt drive them as sheep that
have no shepherd, and a dog shall
not so much as open his mouth at
thee : for these things were told me
according to my foreknowledge,
and they were declared unto me,
and I am sent to tell thee.

20 Then her words pleased Holo-
fernes and all his servants ; and
they marvelled at her wisdom, and
said,

21 There is not such a woman
from one end of the earth to the
other, both for beauty of face, and
wisdom of words.

22 Likewise Holofernes said unto
her, God hath done well to send
thee before the people, that
strength might be in our hands,
and destruction upon them that
lightly regard my loi-d.

2.3 And now thou art both beau-
tiful in thy countenance, and witty

in thy words : surely if thou do as
thou hast spoken, thy God shall be
my God, and thou shalt dwell in
the house of king Nabuchodonosor,
and shalt be renowned through the
whole earth.

CHAPTER 12.

2 Judith will not eat of Holofernes'' meat. 1
She tarried three days in the camp, and
every night went fo/-t/i to jiraij. 13 Bagoas
doth move her to be iiwmj u-ith. Holofernes,
20 who for joy of her company drank
much.

THEN he commanded to bring
her in where his '^ plate was
set; and bade that they should
prepare for her of his own •' meats.
and that she should drink of his
own wine.

2 And Judith said, I will not eat
thereof, lest there be an offence :
but provision shall be made for me
of the things that I have brought.

3 Then Holofernes said unto her.
If thy provision should fail, how
should we give thee the like'? for
there be none with us of thy nation.

4 Then said Judith unto him. As
thy soul liveth, my lord, thine hand-
maid shall not spend those things
that I have, before the Lord work
by mine hand the things that he
hath determined.

5 Then the servants of Holofernes
brought her into the tent, and she
slept till midnight, and she arose
when it was toward the morning
watch,

6 And sent to Holofernes, saying,
Let my lord now command that,
thine handmaid may go forth unto
prayer.

7 Then Holofernes commanded
his guard that they should not stay
her : thus she abode in the camp
three days, and went out in the
night into the valley of Bethulia,
and washed hei'self in a fountain
of water by the camp.

8 And when she came out. she
besought ^the Lord God of Israel
to direct her way to the raising up
of the children of her people.

9 So she came in clean, and re-
mained in the tent, until she did eat
her meat at evening.

10 And in the fourth day Holo-
fernes made a feast to his own ser-
vants only, and called none of the
officers to the banquet.

11 Then said he to Ragoas the
eunuch, who had charge over all
that he had, Go now, and persuade
this Hebrew woman which is with
thee, that she come unto us, and
eat and drink with us.

12 For, lo, it will be a shame for
our person, if we shall let such a

2 silver
vessels were

3 food,

* the Lord,
the God of
Israel,

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Judith at Holofemes' feast.

JUDITH, 13.

She cutteth off his head.

woman go, not having had her com-
pany ; for if we draw her not unto
us, she will laugh us to scorn.

13 Then went Bagoas from the

gresence of Holofernes, and came to
er, and he said, Let not this fair
damsel fear to come to my lord, and
to be honoured in his presence, and
drink wine, and be merry with us,
and be made this day as one of the
daughters of the Assyrians, which
serve in the house of Nabucho-
donosor.

14 Then said Judith unto hini,
Who am I now, that I should gain-
say my lord 1 surely whatsoever
pleaseth him I will do speedily,
and it shall be my joy unto the
day of my death.

1 5 So she arose, and decked her-
self with her apparel and all her
woman's attire, and her maid went
and laid soft skins on the ground
for her over against Holofernes,
which she had received of Bagoas
for her daily use, that she might
sit and eat upon them.

16 Now when Judith came in
and sat down, Holofernes his heart
was ravished with her, and his
mind was moved, and ne desired
greatly her company ; for he waited
a time to deceive her, from the day
that he had seen her.

17 Then said Holofernes unto
her. Drink now, and be merry
witn us.

18 8o Judith said, I will drink
now, my lord, because my life is
magnified in me this day more
than all the days since I was boi'n.

1!) Then she took and' ate and
drank before him what her maid
had prepared.

20 And Holofernes took great
delight in her, and drank much
mor(! wine than he had drunk at
any time in one day since he was
born.

CHAPTEK 13.

2 ,rui/it!i i.s U-ft iiJnne irilh Ifolofernes hi hU
isitt. 4 Shf pniiiM,. (;„(! lu (lite Iwr siromth.
8 tilievut off hiH lifud ivhilf lie ylcjit. Ill <ni(i
■fct limed with it to liMliiUia. 17 'J'lifymiw
it, and commeiLd her.

NOW when the evening was
come, his servants made liaste
to depart, and Bagoas shut his t«nit
without, and dismissefl the wait<'rs
from tlu! presence of liis lord ; and
they went to their beds : for they
were all weary, because the feast
ha^l been long.

2 And Judith was left alone in
the tent, and Holofernes lying
along upon his bed: for he was
filled with wine.

3 Now Judith had commanded
her luaid to stand without her l>ed-

chamber, and to wait for her com-
ing forth, as she did daily : for she
said she would go for-th to her
prayei-s, and she spake to Bagoas
according to the same purpose.

4 So all went forth, and none
was left in the bedchamber, neither
little nor great. Then .J udith,
standing by his bed, said in her
heart, ' 0 Lord God of all power,
look at this present upon the works
of mine hands for the exaltation
of Jerusalem.

5 For now is the time to help
thine inlieritance, and to execute
mine enterprizes to the destruction
of the enemies which are risen
against us.

6 Then she came to the pillar of
the bed, which was at Holofernes'
head, and took down his '-' fauchion
from thence,

7 And approached to his bed,
and took hold of the hair of his
head, and said. Strengthen me,
^ 0 Lord (jod of Israel, this day.

8 And she smote twice upon his
neck with all her might, and she
took away his head from him,

9 And tumbled his body down
from the bed, and pulled down the
canopy from the pillars : and ^ anon

after she went forth, and gave Holo-
fernes his head to her maid ;

10 And she put it in her ■* bag of
meat : so they twain went together
according to their custom vmto
prayer : and when they passed tlu;
camp, they compassed the valley,
and went up the mountain of
Bethulia, and came to the gates
thereof.

11 Then said Judith afar off to
the watchmen at the gate. Open,
open now the gate : Cod. even our
God, is with us, to shew his jjowei-
yet in '"' Jerusalem, and his *"' foi'ces
against the enemy, as he hath e\'en
done this day.

1 2 Now when the men of her city
heard her voice, tliey made haste
U) go doAvn to the gate of their
city, and they called the elders of
the city.

1 3 And then they ran all to-
gether, both small iind great, foi'
it was stninge unto them that she
was come : so they oixmuhI the gate.
and received them, and mad<' n, Wvv
for a light, and stood round about
them. .

14 Then she said to tluMn with
a loud voice, IVais(>, praise God.
prais(i God, 1 say, for he hath not
taken away his mercy from the
house of Israel, but hath desti'oyed
oui- enemies Ijy iriine hands tiiis
night.

1 O Lord,
the God

2 sword

^ provision
has:

•'' Israel,
« iniirht

920

Her return to BethuUa.

JUDITH, 14.

Achior is circumcised.

15 80 she took the head out of
the bag, and .shewed it, and said
unto them, Behold the head of
Holofernes, the chief captain of
the army of Assur, and behold tlie
canopy, wherein he did lie in his
drunkenness ; and the Lord hath
smitten him by the hand of a
woman.

16 As the Lord liveth, who hath
kept me in my way that I went,
my countenance hath deceived him
to his destruction, and yet hath he
not committed sin with me, to de-
file and shame me.

1 7 Then all the people were won-
derfully astonished, and bowed
themselves, and worshipped God,
and said with one accord. Blessed be
thou, O our God, which hast this
day brought to nought the enemies
of thy people.

18 Then said Ozias unto her, O
daughter, blessed art thou of the
most high God above all the women
upon the earth; and blessed be
the Lord God, which hath created
the heavens and the earth, which
hath directed thee to the cutting
off of the head of the chief of our
enemies.

1 9 For this thy confidence shall
not depart from the heart of men,
which remember the power of God
for ever.

20 And God turn these things to
thee for a perpetual praise, to visit
thee in good things, because thou
hast not spared thy life for the
afiliction of our nation, but hast
revenged our ruin, walking a
straight way before our God. And
all the people said, So be it, so be
it.

CHAPTER 14.

8 Achior heareth Judith xhew ichat she had
done, and in circumcised. 11 The head of
Holofernes is hanged up. 15 I/e is found
dead, and much lamented.

THEN said Judith unto them.
Hear me now, my brethren,
and take this head, and hang it
upon the highest place of your
walls.

2 And so soon as the morning
shall appear, and the sun shall
come forth upon the earth, take ye
every one his weapons, and go forth
every valiant man out of the city,
and set ye a captain over them, as
though ye would go down into the
field toward the watch of the Assy-
rians ; but go not down.

'?> Then they shall take their ar-
mour, and shall go into their camp,
and raise up the captains of the
ai'uiy of Assur, and they shall run
to the tent of Holofernes, but shall
not find him : then fear shall fall

upon them, and they shall flee
before your face.

4 So ye, and all that inhabit ^ the
coast of Israel, shall pursue them,
and overthrow them as they go.

5 But before ye do these things,
call me Achior the Ammonite, that
he may see and know him that de-
spised the house of Israel, and that
sent him to us, as it were to his
death.

6 Then they called Achior out of
the house of Ozias ; and when he
was come, and saw the head of
Holofernes in a man's hand in the
assembly of the people, he fell down
on his face, and his spirit failed.

7 But when they had recovered
him, he fell at Judith's feet, and
reverenced her, and said. Blessed art
thou in " all the tabernacle of Juda,
and in all nations, which hearing
thy name shall be astonished.

8 Now therefore tell me all the
things that thou hast done in these
days. Then Judith declared unto
him in the midst of the people all
that she had done, from the day
that she went forth until that hour
she spake unto them.

9 And when she had left off
speaking, the people shouted with
a loud voice, and made a joyful
noise in their city.

10 And when Achior had seen
all that the God of Israel had done,
he believed in God greatly, and
circumcised the flesh of his fore-
skin, and was joined unto the
house of Israel unto this day.

11 And as soon as the morning
arose, they hanged the head of
Holofernes upon the wall, and
every man took his weapons, and
they went forth by bands unto the
^ straits of the mountain,

12 But when the Assyrians saw
them, they sent to their leaders,
which came to their captains and
tribunes, and to every one of their
rulers.

13 So they came to Holofernes'
tent, and said to him that had the
charge of all his things. Waken now
our lord : for the slaves have been
bold to come down against us to
battle, that they may be uttex'ly
destroyed.

14 Then went in Bagoas, and
knocked at the door of the tent ;
for he thought that he had slept
with Judith.

15 But because none answered,
he opened it, and went into the
bedchamber, and found him cast
upon the floor deud, and his head
was taken from him.

16 Therefore he cried with a

■^ every
border

2 every tent
of Jiidahj

3 ascents

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The Assyrians are slaughtered.

JUDITH, lo, 16.

Judith is honoured.

loud voice, with weeping, and
sighing, and a mighty ciy, and
rent his garments.

17 After he went into the tent
where Judith lodged : and when
he found her not, he leaped out to
the people, and cried,

18 These slaves have dealt trea-
cherously; one woman of the He-
brews hath brought shame upon the
house of king Nabuchodonosor : for,
behold, Holofernes lieth upon the
ground without a head.

19 When the captains of the
Assyrians' army heard these words,
they rent their coats, and their
minds were wonderfully troubled,
and there was a cry and a very
great noise throughout the camp.

CHAPTER 15.

1 The Assyrians are chased and slain.
8 The high priest c(nneth to see Judith.
11 The stuff of Holofernes is given to Ju-
dith. 13 The women crown her with a
garland.

AND when they that were in the
tents heard, they were aston-
ished at the thing that was done.

2 And fear and trembling fell
upon them, so that there was
no man that durst abide in the
sight of his neighbour, but rushing
out all together, they fled into
eyery way of the plain, and of the
hill country.

3 They also that had camped in
the ^ mountains round about Beth-
ulia fled away. Then the children
of Israel, every one that was a war-
rior among them, rushed out upon
them.

4 Then sent Ozias to Betomas-
them, and to Bebai, and Chobai,
and Cola, and to all the " coasts of
Israel, such as should tell the things
that were done, and that all should
rush forth upon their enemies to
destroy them.

5 Now when the children of
Israel heard it, they all fell upon
them with one consent, and slew
them unto Chobai : likewise also
they that came fi'om JerusakMu,
and from all the hill country, (fur
men had tokl them what things
were done in the camp of tlieir
enemies,) and they tliat wer(! in
-'Calaad. and in Galilee, chased
tliem with a great slaughter, until
they were past Damascus and the
borders thereof.

6 And the residue, that dwelt at
Bethulia, fell upon tins camp of
Assur, and spoiled tluMn, and were
greatly emiched.

7 And the children of Israel that
returned from the slaughter had
that which remained ; and the vil-

lages and the cities, that were in
the ' mountains and in the plain,
gat many spoils : for the ^ multitude
was very great.

8 Then Joacim the high priest,
and the ^ ancients of the children
of Israel that dwelt in Jerusalem,
came to behold the good things
that God had shewed to Israel, and
to see Judith, and to salute her.

9 And when they came unto her,
they blessed her with one accord,
and said unto her. Thou art the
exaltation of Jerusalem, thou art
the great glory of Israel, thou art
the great rejoicing of our nation :

10 Thou hast done all these
things by thine hand : thou hast
done much good to Israel, and God
is pleased therewith : blessed be
thou of the Almighty Lord for
evermore. And all the people said,
So be it.

1 1 And the people spoiled the
camp the space of thirty days :
and they gave unto Judith Holo^
femes his tent, and all his ''plate,
and beds, and vessels, and all his
stuff: and she took it, and laid it
on her mule ; and made ready her
carts, and laid them thereon.

1 2 Then all the women of Israel
ran together to see her, and blessed
her, and made a dance among them
for her : and she took branches in
her hand, and gave also to the
women that were with her.

13 And they put a garland of
olive upon her and her maid that
was with her, and she went before
all the people in the dance, leading
all the women : and all the men of
Israel followed in their armour
with garlands, and with songs in
their mouths.

CHAPTER 16.

1 The .sou// <f Judith. 19 ,S7((' dedicateth the
stuff of 'lldtof, 'rues. 23 She died at Hethu-
Ha a wiii<nr (f great honour. 24 All Is-
rael dill lament her death.

THEN Judith began to sing this
thanksgiving in all Israel, and
all the people sang ^ after her this
st)ng of praise.

2 And Judith said. Begin unto
my God with timbrels, sing unto
my Loi'd with cymbals : tune
unto him '*a new |)s;i,lm : exalt
him, and call upon his name.

3 Foi- God breaketh the battles :
for among the caini)s in the midst
of the people he hatli delivered me
out of the hands of them that per-
secuted me.

t Assur came out of the moun-
tains fi-om th(^ north, he cam(! with
t(!n tliousands of his army, the

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The song of Judith.

JUDITH, 16.

Tlie offerincjs at Jerusalem.

1 sword

2 handmaids

3 runasates'

multitude whereof stopped the
torrents, and their horsemen have
covered the hills.

5 He bragged that he would
burn up my borders, and kill my
young men with the sword, and
dash the sucking childi-en against
the ground, and make miiie infants
as a prey, and my virgins as a spoil.

6 But the Almighty Lord hath
disappointed them by the hand of
a woman.

7 For the mighty one did not
fall by the young men, neither did
the sons of the Titans smite him,
nor high giants set upon him : but
Judith the daughter of Merari
weakened him with the beauty of
her countenance.

8 For she put off the garment of
her widowhood for the exaltation
of those that were oppressed in
Israel, and anointed her face with
ointment, and bound her hair in a
tire, and took a linen garment to
deceive him.

9 Her sandals ravished his eyes,
her beauty took his mind prisoner,
and the ^ fauchion passed through
his neck.

10 The Persians quaked at her
boldness, and the Medes were
daunted at her hardiness.

1 1 Then my afflicted shouted for
joy, and my weak ones cried aloud ;
but * they were astonished : these
lifted up their voices, but they
were overthrown.

1 2 The sons of ' the damsels have
pierced them through, and wounded
them as ^ fugitives' children : they
perished by the battle of the Lord.

13 1 will sing unto the Lord a new
song : O Lord, thou art great and
glorious, \Yonderful in strength,
and invincible.

14 Let all creatures serve thee:
for thou spakest, and they were
made, thou didst send forth thy
spirit, and it created them, and
there is none that can resist thy
voice.

15 For the rnountains shall be
moved from their foundations with
the waters, the rocks shall melt as

* That is, the Assyrians.

wax at thy presence : yet thou art
merciful to them that fear thee.

1 6 For all sacrifice is too little for
a sweet savour unto thee, and all
the fat is not sufficient for thy burnt
offering : but he that feareth the
Lord is great at all times.

1 7 Woe to tlie nations that rise up
against my ^ kindred ! the Lord Al-
mighty will take vengeance of them
in the day of judgment, in putting
fire and worms in their flesh ; and
they shall feel them, and weep for
ever.

1 8 Now as soon as they entered
into Jerusalem, they worshipped
the Lord ; and as soon as the people
were purified, they offered their
burnt offerings, and their free offer-
ings, and their gifts.

19 Judith also dedicated all the
stuffofHolofernes, which thepeople
had given her, and gave the canopy,
which she had taken out of his bed-
chamber, for a gift unto the Lord.

20 So the people continued feast-
ing in Jerusalem before the sanc-
tuary for the space of three months,
and Judith remained with them.

21 After this time every one re-
turned to his own inheritance, and
Judith went to Bethulia, and re-
mained in her own possession, and
was in her time honourable in all
the country.

22 And many desired her, but
none knew her all the days of her
life, after that ^ Manasses her hus-
band was dead, and was gathered
to his people.

23 But she increased more and
more in honour, and waxed old in
her husband's house, being an hun-
dred and five years old, and made
her maid free ; so she died in Bethu-
lia : and they buried her in the cave
of her husband " Manasses

24 And the house of Israel la-
mented her seven days : and before
she died, she did distribute her
goods to all them that were nearest
of kindred to ^ Manasses her hus-
band, and to them that were the
nearest of her kindred.

25 And there was none that made
the children of Israel any more
afraid in the days of Judith, nor a
long time after her death.

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MordecaVs dreams :

ESTHEE, 11, 12.

Tlie river and the dragons.

THE REST OF THE CHAPTERS OF

THE BOOK OF ESTHER

WHICH ARE FOUND NEITHER IN THE HEBREW, NOR IN THE CHALDEE

Part of the Tenth Chapter after
the Greek.

5 Mardooheuf! remevibereih and eo'pound-
eth his dream of the river and the two
dragons.

THEN ^ Mardocheii.s said, God
hath done these things.

5 For I remember a dream which

1 saw concerning these matters,
and nothing thereof liath failed.

6 A little fountain became a
river, and there was light, and the
sun, and much water : this river is
Esther, whom the king married,
and made queen :

7 And the two -dragons are I
and ^ Aman.

8 AnH the nations were those
that were assembled to destroy the
name of the Jews :

9 And my nation is this Israel,
which cried to God, and were
saved : for the Lord hath saved his
people, and the Lord hath deliv-
ered us from all those evils, and
God hath wrought signs and great
wonders, which have not been done
among the * Gentiles.

10 Therefore hath he made two
lots, one for the people of God, and
another for all the ^ Gentiles.

11 And these two lots came at
the hour, and time, and day of
judgment, before God among all
nations.

12 So God remembered his peo-
ple, and justified his inheritance.

1.3 Therefore those days shall be
unto them in the month Adar, the
fourteenth and fifteenth day of the
same month, with an assembly,
and joy, and with gladness before
God, according to the generations
for ever among his ^ people.

CHAPTER 11.

2 ThenUH-k and qnnlity of Mnrdocheiix. 0
He dre.amelh of two drdgons com ing forth
tofiqht, 10 and of a little fountain, which
hecaine a great icatcr.

TN the fourth year of the reign of
" Ptolemeus and ('leopatni,, l)o-
sitheus, who said he was a jjricst
and Levite, and '' Ptolemeus his
son, l)i'()ught this ej)islle of ^ I'bu-
rini. which they said was the same,
and that Lysimachus the son oi
^ I'tolemeiis. that was in Jerusalem,
had interpreted it.

* So throughout this book. f Or,

2 In the second year of the reign
of Artaxerxes the great, in the
first day of the month ^ Ni.s<m.
Mardocheus the son of '" Jairus.
the son of "Semei, the son of
'" Cisai. of the tribe of Benjamin,
had a di'eam ;

3 Who was a Jew, and dwelt in
the city of " >Susa. a great man, be-
ing a servitor in the king's court.

4 He Avas also one of the cap-
tives, which " Nabuchodonosor the
king of Babylon carried from J eru-
saleni with 'Mechouias king of
"'Judea; and this was his dream :

5 Behold a noise of a tumult,
with thunder, and earthquakes,
and uproar in the land :

G And, behold, two great -dra-
gons came forth ready to fight, and
their cry was great.

7 And at their cry all nations
were prepared to battle, that they
might fight against the righteous
people.

8 And lo a day of darkness find
obscurity, tribulation and anguish,
affliction and great uproar, upon
earth.

9 And the whole righteous na-
tion was troubled, fearing their
own evils, and were ready to pe-
rish.

10 Then they cried unto God,
and upon their cry, as it were from
a little fountain, was made a great
flood, even much water.

11 The light and the sun rose
up, and the lowly were exaltefl,
and devoured the glorious.

12 Now when Mardocheus, who
had seen this (h-eam, and what(iod
had determined to do, was awake,
he bare his dream in mind, and
until night by all means was de-
sirous to know it.

CHAPTER 12.

2 The connpirac;/ of the two eunuchu is dis-
corered hy MardovhcuK, h for which, he is
entertained hy the king, and rewarded.

NI) Mardocheus took his rest
in the court with '"Gm hatha
and '"Thaira, the two '"ciniuclis
of th(^ king, and kee])ers of tlie
palace.

2 And he heard tlieir devices,
and searched out their purposes.

* So throuyhout this book.

3 Nisan,

10 Jair,

11 Shimei,

12 Kish,

13 Shushan,

14 * Nebti-
cliadnezzar

i^.Iehoia-

fhin

16 Judah ;

2 beasts

1' I'.i.ntlian
i^Tercsh,
1-' cliaiiiht'i--
laiiis

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The decree for the Jeii^s' destruction. ESTHER-, 13, 14.

MonlecaVs prmjer.

and learned that they were about
to lay hands upon Artaxerxes the
king ; and so he certified the king
of them.

3 Then the king examined the
two 'eunuchs, and after that they
had confessed it, they were stran-
gled.

4 And the king made a record
of these things, and Mardocheus
also wrote thereof.

5 So the king commanded Mar-
docheus to serve in the court, and
for this he rewarded him.

6 Howbeit Aman the son of
"Amadathus the Agagite, who was
in great honour with the king^
sought to molest Mardocheus and
his people because of the two
^ eunuchs of the king.

CHAPTER 13.

1 The cd/ii/ of the l-hig's lefferx to detstroy
the. JeiCK. S The prai/er q/' Mardocheus
for thent.

THE copy of the letters was
this : The great king Arta-
xerxes writeth these things to the
princes and governors that are
under him from India unto Ethi-
opia, in an hundred and seven and
twenty provinces.

2 After that I became lord oyer
many nations, and had dominion
over the whole world, not lifted
up with presumption of my au-
thority, but can-ying myself al-
way with equity and mildness, I
purposed to settle my subjects
continually in a quiet life, and
making my kingdom peaceable,
and open for passage to the utmost
^ coasts, to renew peace, which is
desired of all men.

3 Now when I asked my coun-
selloi's how this might be brought
to pass, Aman, that excelled in
wisdom among us, and was ap-
proved for his constant good will
and stedfast fidelity, and had the
honour of the second place in the
kingdom,

4 Declared unto us, that in all
nations throughout the world there
was scattered a certain malicious
people, that had laws contrary to
all nations, and continually de-
spised the commandments of kings,
so as the uniting of our kingdoms,
honourably intended by us, canhot
go forward.

5 Seeing then we understand
that this people alone is continu-
ally in opposition unto all men,
differing in the strange manner of
their laws, and evil affected to our
state, working all the mischief
they can, that our kingdom may
not be firmly established :

6 Therefore have we comraandetl,
that all they that are signified in
writing unto you by Aman, who
is ordained over the affairs, and is
next unto us, shall all, with their
wives and children, be utterly de-
stroyed by the sword of their ene-
mies, without all mercy and pity,
the fourteenth day of the twelfth
month Adar of this present year :

7 That they, who of old and now
also are malicious, may in one day
with violence go into the grave,
and so ever hereafter cause our
affairs to be well settled, and with-
out trouble.

8 Then Mardocheus thought
upon all the works of the Lord,
and made his prayer unto him,

9 Saying, O Lord, Lord, the
King Almighty : for the whole
world is in thy power, and if thou
hast appointed to save Israel, there
is no man that can gainsay thee :

10 For thou hast made heaven
and earth, and all the wondrous
things under the heaven.

11 Thou art Lord of all things,
and there is no man that can re-
sist thee, which art the Loi"d.

1 2 Thou knowest all things, and
thou knowest. Lord, that it was
neither in contempt nor pride, nor
for any desire of glory, tnat I did
not bow down to proud Aman.

1 3 For I could have been content
with good will for the salvation of
Israel to kiss the soles of liis feet.

14 But I did this, that I might
not prefer the glory of man above
the glory of God : neither will I
■' wor.shi}3 any but thee, O God,
neitiier will I do it in pride.

15 And now, O Lord God and
King, spare thy people : for their
eyes are upon us to bring us to
nought; yea, they desire to destroy
the inheritance, that hath been
thine from the beginning.

1 6 Despise not tlie portion, which
thou hast delivered out of Egj'pt for
thine own self.

1 7 Hear my pi-ayer, and be mer-
ciful unto thine inheritance : turn
our sorrow into joy, that we may
live, O Lord, and praise thy name :
and destroy not the mouths of
them that praise thee, O Lord.

1 8 All Israel in like manner cried
most earnestly unto the Lord, be-
cause their death was before their
eyes.

CHAPTER 14.

The j)rayer of Queen Esther for hernelf and
her people..

QITEKN Esther also, being in
fear of death, resorted unto
tne Lord :
2 And laid away her glorious a])-

5 bow down
to

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Esthe7-^s prayer

ESTHER, 15.

Her approach to the king.

parel, and put on the garments of
anguish ana mourning : and instead
of precious ointments, she covered
her head with ashes and dung, and
she humbled her body greatly, and
^ all the places of her joy she filled

with her torn hair.

o And slie prayed unto' the Lord
God of Israel, saying, O my Lord,
thou only art our King : help me,
desolate woman, which have no
helper but thee :

4 For my danger is in mine
hand.

5 From my youth up I have
heard in the tribe of my family,
that thou, O Lord, tookest Lsrael
from among all people, and oiu-
fathers from all their predecessors,
for a perpetual inheritance, and
thou hast performed whatsoever
thou didst promise them.

6 And now we have sinned be-
fore thee : therefore hast thou
given us into the hands of our
enemies,

7 Because we worshipped their
gods : O Lord, thou art righteous.

8 Nevertheless it satisfieth them
not, that we are in bitter captivity :
but they have stricken hands with
their idols,

9 That they will abolish the thing
that thou with thy mouth hast or-
dained, and destroy thine inheri-
tance, and stop the mouth of them
that praise thee, and quench the
glory of thy house, and of thine
altar,

10 And open the mouths of the
heathen to set forth the praises of
the idols, and to magnify a fleshly
king for ever.

110 Lord, give not thy sceptre
unto them that be nothing, and let
them not laugh at our tall ; but
turn their device upon themselves,
and make him an example, that
hath begun this against us.

12 Ilemember, () Lord, make
thyself known in time of our afflic-
tion, and give me boldness, () King
of the •' nations, and Lord of all
power.

13 Give me eloquent speech in
my mouth before the lion : turn
liis heart to hate him that fighteth
against us, that there may be an
end of him. and of all that are like-
minded to him :

14 Hut deliver us with thine
liand, and help me that am deso-
late, and which have no othcn- lielp
but thee.

in Thou knowest all things, ()
fvord ; tliou knowest that I hati'
the glory of the unrighteous, and

« Or,

abhor the bed of the uncircum-
cised, and of all the heathen.

16 Thou knowest my necessity:
for I abhor the sign of my high es-
tate, which is upon mine head in
the days wherein I shew myself,
and that I abhor it as •* a menstruous

rag, and that I wear it not when i
am private by myself,

17 And that thine handmaid
hath not eaten at Aman's table,
and that I have not greatly es-
teemed the king's feast, nor drunk
the wine of the drink offerings.

18 Neither had thine handmaid
any joy since the day that I was
brought hither to this present, but
in thee, ^ O Lord God of Abraham.

19 0 thou mighty God above all,
hear the voice of the forlorn, and
deliver us out of the hands of the
mischievous, and deliver me out of
my fear.

CHAPTER 15.

6 Esther cometh into the king's presence.

7 I/e looketh anf,irily, and she fainteth.

8 The king doth take her up, and comfort
her.

AND upon the third day, when
she had ended her prayer, she
laid away her mourning garments,
and put on her glorious apparel.

2 And being gloriously adorned,
after she had called upon God, who
is the beholder and saviour of all
things, she took two maids with
her :

3 And upon the one she leaned,
as carrying herself .daintily ;

4 And the other followed, bear-
ing up her train.

5 And she was ruddy through
the perfection of her beauty, and
her countenance was cheerful and
very amiable : but her lieart was
in anguish for fear.

6 Then having passed through
all the doors, she stood before
the king, who sat upon his royal
throne, and was clothed with all
his rob(»s of majesty, all glittering
with gold and pr(!cious stones ; and
he was very dreadful.

7 Then lifting up his counte-
nance that shone with majesty,
he looked very fiercely upon her :
and the queen fell down, and was
pale, and fainted, and bowed lier-
.self upon the liead of the maid that
went b(>fore her.

8 Then God changed the sjjirit
of th(>, king into miichiess, who in
a fear- leaped from his throne, niid
took her in his ;irms, till she caiiie
to her.siilf again, and comforted \wy
with loving words, and said unto
her,

9 Ivsther, what is the matter? I
am thy brother, be of good cheer :

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The Jchu/s decree

ESTHER, 16.

delivering the Jews.

10 Thou shalt not die, though
our commandment be general :
come near.

1 1 And so he held up his golden
sceptre, and laid it upon her neck,

12 And embraced her, and said.
Speak unto me.

13 Then said she unto him, I
saw thee, my lord, as an angel of
God, and my heart was troubled
for fear of thy majesty.

14 For wonderful art thou, lord,
and thy countenance is full of
grace.

1 5 And as she was speaking, she
fell down for faintness.

16 Then the king was troubled,
and all his servants comforted her.

CHAPTER 16.

1 The letter of Artavrerxes, 10 irherein lie
taxeth Aman, 17 und revoketk the decree
procured by Arnan to destroy the Jeir.i,
22 nnd command eth the day of their de-
liverance to be kept holy.

THE great king Artaxerxes unto
the princes and governors of
an hundred and seven and twenty
provinces from India unto Ethi-
ojjia, and unto all our faithful
subjects, greeting.

2 Many, the more often they are
honoured, with the great bounty
of their gracious princes, the more
proud they are waxen,

3 And endeavour to hurt not our
subjects only, but not being able to
bear abundance, do take in hand
to practise also against those that
do them good :

4 And take not only thankful-
ness away from among men, but
also lifted up with the ' glorious
words of " lewd persons, that were
never good, they think to escape
the justice of God, that seeth all
things, and hateth evil.

5 Oftentimes also fair speech of
those, that are put in trust to ma-
nage their friends' affairs, hath
caused many that are in authority
to be partakers of innocent blood,
and hath enwrapped them in reme-
diless calamities :

6 Beguiling with the falsehood
and deceit oi their '^lewd disposi-
tion the ^innocency and goodness
of princes.

7 Now ye may see this, as we
have declared, not so much by
ancient histories, as ye may. if ye
search what hath been wickedly
done of late through the pestilent
behaviour of them that are un-
worthily placed in authority.

8 And we must take care for the
time to come, that our kingdom
may be quiet and peaceabhi for all
men.

9 Both by changing our pur-
poses, and always judging things
that ''ai-e evident with more ^ equal
proceeding.

10 For Aman, a Macedonian, the
son of ^Amadatha. being indeed a
stranger from the Persian blood,
and far distant from our goodness,
and as a stranger received of us,

1 1 Had so far forth obtained the
favour that we shew toward every
nation, as that he was called our
father, and was continually ho-
noured of all men, as the next
person unto the king.

12 But he, not bearing his great
dignity, went about to deprive us
of our kingdom and life :

13 Having by manifold and cun-
ning deceits sought of us the de-
struction, as well of Mardocheus,
who saved our life, and continually
procured our good, as also of blame-
less Esther, partaker of our king-
dom, with their whole nation.

14 For by these means he
thought, finding us destitute of
friends, to have translated the
kingdom of the Persians to the
Macedonians.

15 But we find that the Jews,
vyhom this wicked wretch hath de-
livered to utter destruction, are no
evildoers, but live by most just
laws :

1 6 And that they be children of
the most high and most mighty
living God, who hath ordered the
kingdom both unto us and to our
progenitors in the most excellent
manner.

17 Wherefore ye shall do well
not to put in execution the letters
sent unto you by Aman the son of
** Amadatha.

iHForne, that was the worker
of these things, is hanged at the
gates of ^ Susa with all his family :
God, who ruleth all things, speed-
ily rendering vengeance to him
according to his deserts.

19 Therefore ye shall publish the
copy of this letter in all places,
that the Jews may freely live after
their own laws.

20 And ye sliall aid them, that
even the same day, being the thir-
teenth day of the twelfth month
Adar. they may be avenged on
them, who in the time of their
affliction shall set upon them.

21 For Almighty God hath
turned to joy unto them the day.
wherein the chosen people should
have perished.

22 \e shall therefore among your
solemn feasts keep it an high day
with all feasting :

23 That both now and hereafter

5 come
under our
eyes

6 equitable
" Hamme-
datha,

8 Hamme-
datha.

3 Shushan

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To ivhom wisdom speaketh.

ESTHER, 16.

God made not death.

1 crooked

2 brought to
tlie proof,
putteth to
confusion

^ bi! put to
confusion

•> holdetli all

tilings

together

reproving

there may be safety to ns, and the
well affected Persians ; but to those
which do conspire against us a me-
morial of destruction.

24 Therefore every city and
country whatsoever, which shall

not do according to these things,
shall be destroyed without mercy
with fire and sword, and shall be
made not only unpassablefor men,
but also most hateful to wild beasts
and ' fowls forever.

THE

WISDOM OF SOLOMON

CHAPTER 1.

2 To whom God sJieweih hiriiMelf, 4 aiid ivis-
tjom Jienelf. 6 An evil speiik'er cannot lie
hid. 12 We procine (III r oini, destruction :
IS for God created not death.

LOVE righteousness, ye that be
judges of the earth : think of
the Lord with a good (heart,) and
in simplicity of heart seek him.

2 For he will be found of them
that tempt him not ; and sheweth
himself unto such as do not distrust
him.

3 For 'froward thoughts separate
from God : and his power, when it
is "" tried,, reproveth the unwise.

4 Foi' into a malicious soul wis-
dom shall not enter ; nor dwell
in the body that is subject unto
sin.

5 For the holy spirit of discipline
will flee deceit, and remove irom
thoughts that are without under-
standing, and will ^not abide when
unrighteousness Cometh in.

G For wisdom is a loving spirit;
and will not acquit a blasphemer of
his words: for God is witness of his
reins, and a true beholder of his
heart, and a hearer of his tongue.

7 For the iSpirit of the Lord filleth
the world: and that which ^con-
taineth all things hath knowledge
of the voice.

H Therefore he that speaketh un-
i-ighteous things cannot l>e hid :
neither shall vengean(;e, when it
punisheth, pass by him.

9 For inquisition shall ])e made
into the counsels of the ungodly:
and the sound of his words shall
come unto tlie Lord for the "' mani-
festation of liis wickerl deeds.

10 For the ear of jealousy hear-
eth ail things: ,'uid the noise of
mui-mu?'iiigs is not hid.

11 'i'hei-efor(^ l)ewMi(M)f murnuu'-
ing, wliich is unpro(ital)ie : and re-
frain your ttmgue fi'orn l)ackbiting :
for tliere is no woid so secret, that
shall go for nought: and tlie mouth
that beiieth slnyetli the soul.

12 Seek not (lentil in the eri'or of
your life: and pull not upon your-

selves destruction with the works
of your hands.

13 For God made not death:
neither hath he pleasure in the
destruction of the living.

14 For he created all things, that
they might have their being : and
" the generations of the world were
healthful ; and there is no poison
of destruction in them, nor "the
kingdomof *death upon the earth :

15 (For righteousness is immor-
tal:)

16 But ungodly men witli their
works and words called it to them :
for when thej^ thought to have it
their friend, they consumed to
nought, and made a covenant with
it, because they are worthy to take
part with it.

CHAPTER 2.

1 The wicked think thi/t fife xhort, 5 and of
■no other after thix : 6 therefore they will
take their pleaiurein this, 10 ami conspire
(Hldinst the just. 21 What that is which
doth liiind them.

FOR the vvgodJi/ said, reasoning
with themselves, but not aright.
Our life is short and ''tedious, and
in the death ()f a man there is no
rem(;dy : neither w\as there any
man known to have returned from
t the grave.

2 Por we are born "at all adven-
tu re : and we shall be heri-after us
though we had never been: for the
bi'eath in our nostrils is as smoke,
and "'a little si)ark in the moving of

our heart :

3 Which being extinguished, our
body shall be turned into ashes,
and our spirit shall vanish as tlu^
soft air,

4 And our name shall be foi'got-
ten in tinu;, and no mail shall have
our works in I'emembranee, and our
lift' shall iiass a,\vay as the traet> of
a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a

* Or. Hades.

t Or. Iliules, t/iof is. tlu! abode of the
dead.
t Or,

1 birds

6 all the

created

things

' hath

* death

royal

dominion

sorrowful,

■' i)y mere
chalice :

1" I reason i^
a spark
kindled by
the beating

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Tlie counsel of the ungodly. WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 3.

The death of the godly.

5 he shall he
visited ac-
cordinji to
his words.

mist, that is driven away with the
beams of the sun, and overcome
with the heat thereof.

5 For our time is a very shadow
that passeth away ; and after our
end there is no returning : for it
is fast sealed, so that no man
cometh again.

6 Come on therefore, let us enjoy
the good things that are present :
and let us ^ speedily use the crea-
tures like as in youth.

7 Let us fill ourselves with costly
wine and ointments ; and let no
flower of the spring pass by us :

8 Let us crown ourselves with
rosebuds, before they be withered :

9 Let none of us go without his
part of our voluptuousness : let us
leave tokens of our joyfulness in
every place : for this is our portion,
and our lot is this.

10 Let us oppress the poor right-
eous man, let us not spare the
widow, nor reverence the ancient
gray hairs of the aged.

11 Let our strength be the law
of justice : for that which is feeble
is found to be nothing worth.

12 Therefore let us lie in wait
for the righteous ; because he '^ is
ncjt for our turn, and he is clean
contrary to our doings : he up-
braideth us witli our ofiending the
law, and " objecteth to our infamy

the transgressiiigs of our education.

13 He professeth to have the
knowledge of God : and he calleth
himself the child of the Lord.

14 He was made to reprove our
thoughts.

15 He is grievous unto us even
to behold : for his life is not like
other men's, his ways are of
another fashion.

IG We are esteemed of him as
counterfeits : he abstaineth from
our ways as from filthiness : he
pronounceth the end of the just to
be blessed, and maketh his boast
that God is his father.

17 Let us see if his words be
true : and let us prove what shall
happen in the end of him.

18 For if the just man be the son
of God, he will lielp him, and deliver
him fr'om the hand of his enemies.

1 9 Let us examine him with ** de-
spiteful ness and torture, that we
may know his meekness, and prove
his ijatience.

20 Let us condemn him with a
shameful death: for '^by his own
saT/ing he shall be respected.

2 1 iSuch things they did iniagine,
aiid were deceived : for their own
wickedness hath blinded them.

22 As for the mysteries of God,

they knew them not : neither lioped
they for " the wages of righteous-
ness, nor discerned a reward for
blameless souls.

23 For God created man to be
immortal, and made him to be an
image of his own ^ eternity.

24 Nevertheless through envy of
the devil came death into the
world : and they that do hold of
his side do find it.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The god/)/ ci?'e hapjiy in thviv death, .5 anO
in. their 'troubles: i(( thi- vieked are not,
nor their ehildreii: IM hut theij that are
2>nre are hajipij, tfnnKj't tlii'ij lia re nochi/d-
ren : 1(5 for the adulterer and hi/tiieed ahull
perixh,

BUT the souls of the righteous
ai^e in the hand of God, and
there shall no torment touch them.

2 In the sight of the unwise
they seemed to die : and their de-
parture is taken for misery,

3 And their going from us to be
utter destruction : but they are in
peace.

4 For though they be punished
in the sight of men, yet is their
hope full of immortality.

_ 5 And having been a little chas-
tised, they shall be greatly re-
warded: for God proved them, and
found them worthy for himself.

6 As gold in the furnace hath he
tried them, and received them as a
burnt offering.

7 And in the time of their visi-
tation they shall shine, and run
to and fro like sparks among the
stubble.

8 They shall judge the nations,
and havedominionover the '^people,
and their Lord shall reign for ever.

9 They that put their trust in
him shall understand the truth :
and such as be faithful '' in love

shall abide with him : for grace and
mercy is to his saints, and he hath
care for his elect.

10 But the ungodly shall be pu-
nished according to their own ima-
ginations, which have '" neglected
the righteous, and forsaken the
Lord.

11 For whoso despiseth wisdom
and nurture, he is miserable, and
their hope is vain, their labours un-
fruitful, and their woi-ks unpro-
fitable :

12 Their wives are foolish, and
their childien wicked:

13 Their offspiing is cur.sed.
Wherefore blessed is the bairen
that is undeliled, which hath not
known the sinful bed : she shall

° wages
from holi-
ness.

' * proiJer
being.

i* peoples,
and the
Lord shall
reign over
them for
ever.

'•' shall abide
with him in
love :

w lishtly re-
garded

* Or,

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Tlie reioard of chastity.

WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 4,

The end of the wicked.

have fruit in the visitation of
souls.

14 And blessed is the eunuch,
which with his hands hath wrought
no iniquity, nor imagined wicked
things against God : for unto him
shall be given ^ the special gift of
faith, and an inheritance in the

temple of the Lord more acceptable
to his mind.

15 For glorious is the fruit of
good labours : and the root of wis-
dom shall never fall away.

16 As for the children of adul-
terers, they shall not come to their
perfection, and the seed of an un-
righteous bed shall be rooted out.

1 7 For though they live long, yet
shall they be nothing regarded :
and their last age shall be without
honour.

18 Or, if they die quickly, they
have no hope, neither comfort in
the day of trial.

19 For horrible is the end of the
unrighteous generation.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Ths chaste man n/ia/.l he crowned. 3 Bax-
tai'd slijiH x/iii/l )i(>t tlirive. 6 The;/ nhall
tvitne88 aijuinnt their parents. 1 The just
die youny, (iiidari' happy. 19 The miser-
able end of tlie iricked.

BETTER it is to have no child-
ren, and to have virtue : for
the memorial thereof is immortal :
because it is "known with God, and
with men.

2 When it is present, men take
example at it ; and when it is gone,
they desire it : it weareth a crown,
and triumpheth for ever, having
gotten the victory, striving for un-
defiled rewards.

3 But the multiplying brood of
the ungodly shall not thrive, nor
take deep rooting from bastard
slips, nor lay any fast foundjition.

4 For though they flourish in
branches for a time ; yet standing
not fast, they shall be shaken with
the wind, and tiirough the force of
winds they shall be rooted out.

5 The imperfect branches shall
be broken off. their fruit unprofit-
able, not ripe to eat, yea, meet for
nothing.

G For children begotten of un-
lawful beds an; witiu'sscs of wicked-
ness against their parents in their
trial.

7 But though the righteous ''be
nrcvciitcd with death, yet shall he
!)(' ill rest.

8 Foi- honoui'able age is not tliat
whicli standeth in length of time,
nf)i' that is measured by number of
year's.

\) l>ut wisdom is tlie gray hair

unto men, and an unspotted life is
old age.

10 He pleased God, and was be-
loved of him : so that living among
sinners he was translated.

11 Yea, speedily was he taken
away, lest that wickedness should
alter his understanding, or deceit
beguile his soul.

1 2 For the bewitching of naught-
iness doth obscure things that are
honest ; and the ^ wandering of
concupiscence doth undermine the
simple mind.

13 He, being made perfect in a
short time, fulfilled a long time :

1 4 For his soul pleased the Lord :
therefore hasted he to take him
away from among the wicked.

15 This the people saw, and un-
derstood it not, neither laid they
up this in their minds. That his
grace and mercy is with his saints,
and that he hath respect unto his
chosen.

16 Thus the righteous that is
dead shall condemn the ungodly
which are living ; and youth that
is soon perfected the many years
and old age of the unrighteous.

1 7 For they shall see the end of
the wise, and shall not understand
what God in his counsel hath de-
creed of him, and to what end the
Lord hath set him in safety.

18 They shall see him, and de-
spise him ; but God shall laugh
them to scorn : and they shall
hereafter be a ° vile carcase, and a
reproach among the dead for ever-
more.

19 For he shall rend them, and
cast them down headlong, that they
shall be speechless ; and he shall
shake them from the foundation ;
and they shall be utterly laid
waste, and be in sorrow ; and their
memorial shall perish.

20 And whtni they cast up th(^
accounts of their sins, they sliall
come with fear : and their own ini-
quities shall "convince them to
their face.

CHAPTER 5.

1 I'hi' iricl'cd Khali iconder at the godly. 4
inid ciDifesH their eri'or, G ami the ramti/
(if tlieir lires. 15 God irill reirard the
jiixt, 17 and war against the wicked.

THEN .shall the righteous man
stand in great Ixilchiess Ix'forc
the face of such as have alHicted
him, and made no account of his
labours.

2 When they see it, they shall be
troubled with terril)le fear, and
shall lie amazed at the strangeness
of his sahaiion, so far beyond all
that they looked for.
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Vindication of the godly. WISDOM OF SOLOMOK, 6.

liulers must hearken.

3 And they repenting and groan-
ing for anguish of spirit shall say
^ within themselves, This was he,
whom we had -sometimes in deri-
sion, and a proverb of reproach :

4 We fools accounted his life
madness, and his end to be without
honour :

5 How is he numbered among
the children of God, and his lot is
among the saints !

6 ^ Therefore have we eiTed from
the way of truth, and the light of
righteousness * hath not shined
unto us, and the sun oi righteous-
ness rose not upon us.

7 We ® wearied ourselves in the
way of wickedness and destruc-
tion : yea, we have gone through
deserts, where there lay no way :
but as for the way of the Lord, we
have not known it.

8 What hath pride profited us 1
or what good hath riches with our-
vaunting brouglit us 1

9 All those things are passed
away like a shadow, and as a post
that hasted by ;

10 And as a ship that passeth
over the waves of the water, which
when it is gone by, the trace thereof
cannot be found, neither the path-
way of the keel in the waves ;

11 Or as when a bird hath flown
thi'ough the air, there is no token
of her way to be found, but the
light air being beaten with the
stroke of her wings, and parted
with the violent noise and motion
of them, is passed through, and
therein afterwards no sign where
she went is to be found ;

1 2 Or like as when an arrow is
shot at a mark, it parteth the air,
which immediately cometh toge-
ther again, so that a man cannot
know where it went through :

13 Even so we in like manner,
as soon as we were born, ^ began to
draw to our end, and had no sign

of virtue to shew ; but were con-
sumed in our own wickedness.

14 For the hope of the ungodly
is like dust that is blown away
with the wind ; like a thin froth
that is driven away with the
storm ; like as the smoke which
is dispersed here and there with
a tempest, and passeth away as
the remembrance of a guest that
tarrieth but a day.

15 But the righteous live for
evermore ; their reward also is
with the Lord, and the care of
them is with the most High.

16 Therefore shall they receive a
glorious kingdom, and a beautiful
crown from the Lord's hand : for

with his right hand shall he cover
them, and with his arm shall he
protect them.

17 He shall take to him his jea-
lousy for complete armour, and
make the ''creature his weapon for
^ the revenge of his enemies.

18 He shall put on righteousness
as a breastplate, and true judgment
instead of an helmet.

1 9 He sliall take holiness for an
invincible shield.

20 His severe wrath shall he
sharpen for a sword, and the
world shall fight with him against
the unwise.

21 Then shall the right aiming
thunderbolts go abroad ; and from
the clouds, as from a well drawn
bow, shall they fly to the mark.

22 And hailstones full of wrath
shall be cast as out of a stone bow,
and the water of the sea shall rage
against them, and the floods shall
cruelly drown them.

23 Yea, a mighty wind shall
stand up against them, and like
a storm shall blow them away :
thus iniquity shall lay waste the
whole earth, and ill dealing shall
overthrow the thrones of the
mighty.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Kings must gire ear, 3 They have their
poirer from Gad, 5 iclio ivill 7iot spare
them. 12 Windom is soon found. 21
Princes must seek- for it: 24, for a wise
prince. is the stay of his people.

HEAR therefore, O ye kings, and
understand ; learn, ye tliat be
judges of the ends of the earth.

2 Give ear, ye that rule the peo-
ple, and glory in the multitude of
nations.

3 For power is given you of the
Lord, and sovereignty from the
Highest, who shall try your works,
and search out your counsels.

4 Because, being ministers of his
kingdom, ye have not judged
aright, nor kept tlie law, nor
walked after the counsel of God ;

5 Horribly and speedily shall he
come upon you : for a shai-p judg-
ment shall be to them that be in
high places.

6 For mercy will soon pardon the
^ meanest: but mighty men shall be
mightily torme n ted .

7 For he which is Lord over all
shall fear no man's person, neither
sliall he stand in awe of any man's
greatness: for lie hath made the
small and great, and careth for all
alike.

8 But a " sore trial shall come
upon tlie miglity.

9 Unto you therefore, O kings,

" veugeauce
on

9 lowest:

i« strict

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Wisdom is soon found. WISDOM OF SOLOMOX, 7. To he preferred to all things.

do I speak, that ye may learn wis-
dom, and not fall away.

10 For they that keep holiness
holily shall be judged holy: and
tliey that have learned such things
shall find ^ what to answer.

1 1 Wherefore set your affection
upon my words ; desire them, and
ye shall be instructed.

1 2 Wisdom is glorious, and never
fadeth away : yea, she is easily seen
of them that love her, and found of
such as seek her.

13 IShe " preventeth them that
desire her, in making herself first
known unto them.

14 Whoso seeketh her early sliall
have no great travail : for he shall
tind her sitting at his doors.

15 To think therefore upon her
is perfection of ^ wisdom : and
whoso ^ watcheth foi- her shall
quickly be without care.

16 F<K' she goeth about seeking
such as are worthy of her, sheweth
herself favourably unto them in the
ways, and meeteth them in every
thought.

17 For the very true beginning
of her is the desire of discipline ;
and the care ''of discipline is love ;

18 And love is the keeping of
her laws ; and the giving heed unto
her laws is the assurance of incor-
ruption ;

19 And incorruption maketh us
near unto God :

20 Therefore the desire of wis-
dom bringeth to a kingdom.

21 If your deliglit be then in
thrones and sceptres, O ye kings of
the people, honour wisdom, that ye
may reign for evermore.

22 As for wisdom, what she is,
and how slie came ''iw, I will tell
you, and will not hide mysteries
from you: but \vill seek her out
from the beginning of "her nativity.
and bring tlie knowledge of lier
into light, and will not pass over
the tr'uth.

23 Neither will I go *with con-

sunungcnvy : for ^ such a in;ui slial I
no felli^wsh i p with wisdc )m .

of the wise

liav(

24 But the multitu
is the welfareof the world : anfl a wise
king is the upholding of thei)eople.

2") Ilec(>iv(! therefore insti'uction
tlu'ough my words, and it shall do
you good.

CHAPTEll

1 A// inen h<ire their hccpuninq and cjiii
tilike. s //« pr^erreil wiiiitom. before nil
t/ihi(/n eJHe. l.") (inti {/are him ull tfu- kiiov-
/e(/{/c. which he hud. 22 The j'i'aiiie of
iciHclnm.

M YSI"'LFalso am a mortal man.
like to all, and the offsjoi-ing of

him that was first made of the
earth,

2 And in my mother's womb was
fashioned to be llesh in the time of
ten months, being compacted in
blood, of the seed of man, and the
pleasure that came with sleep.

3 And when I was born, I drew
in the common air, and fell upon
the ^" earth, which is of like nature.

and the first voice which 1 uttered
was crying, as all others do.

4 I was nursed in swaddling
clothes, and that with cares.

5 For there is no king that had
any other beginning of birth.

G For all men have one entrance
into life, and the like going out.

7 ^Vherefore I prayed, and un-
derstanding was given me: I called
upon God, and the spirit of wisdom
came to me.

8 I preferred her before sceptres
and thrones, and esteemed riches
nothing in comparison of her.

9 Neither compared I unto her
any ^Vprecious stone, because all
gold in respect of her is as a little
sand, and silver shall be counted as
clay before her.

10 1 loved her above health and
beauty, and chose to have her in-
stead of liglit : for the light that
Cometh from her never goeth out.

1 1 All good things together came
to me with her, and innumerable
riches in her hands.

12 And I rejoiced in them all,
because wisdom goeth before them :
^'- and i knew not that she was the
mother of them.

13 1 learned ^''diligently, and do
communicate her libei-ally : 1 do
not hide her riches.

14 For she is a treasure unto
men that never faileth : which they
that use become the friends of
God, being commended for the
gifts that come from learning.

15 God '^hath granted me to
speak as T would, and to conceive
as is meet for the things that are
given nie : because it is he that
""Icadctli unto wisdom, and direc-t-
eth the wise.

10 For in liis hand are both we
and oui' woi'ds ; all wisdom also,
and knowledges of worknianship.

17 For he hath given me certain
knowledge of the things that are,
namely, to know how the world
was made, and the operation of the
elements :

l'-> Tlu^ beginning, ending, and
midst of the times : th(! alterations
of tljc turning of the nun., and the
change of seasons :

*0r,

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Tlte praise of wisdom.

WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 8. All things come with wisdom.

19 The circuits of years, and
the positions of stars :

20 The natures of hying crea-
tures, and the furies of wild beasts :
the violence of winds, and the rea-
sonings of men : the diversities of
plants, and the virtues of roots :

2 1 And all such things as are
either secret or manifest, them I
know.

22 For wisdom, which is tlie
worker of all things, taught me :
for in her is an understanding
spirit, holy, one only, manifold,
subtil, ' lively, clear, undefiled,
" plain, not sulxject to hiu't. loving
the thing that is good, ''quick,
which cannot be ■* letted, ready to
do good,

23 Kind to man, stedfast, sure,
free from care, having all power,
overseeing all things, and "going

through all understanding, pure,
and most subtil, spirits.

24 For wisdoni is more moving
than any motion : she ''])asseth
nnd goeth through all things by
reason of her pureness.

25 For she is the breath of the
power of God, and a pure '^influ-
ence flowing from the glory of the
Almighty : therefore can no defiled
thing fall into her.

26 For she is ^the brightness of
the everlasting light, the unspotted
mirror of the power of God, and
the image of his goodness.

27 And being but one, she can
do all things : and remaining in
herself, she maketh all things new :
and in all ages entering into holy
souls, she maketh them friends of
God, and prophets.

28 For Gocl loveth none but him
that dwelleth with wisdom.

29 For she is moi-e beavitiful than
the sun, and above all the order of
stars : being compared with the
light, she is found before it.

30 For after this cometh night :
but vice shall not prevail against
wisdom.

CHAPTER 8.

2 //> is in /ore with iriMloin : A for he 1h<i1
hath it hath ereri/ {/oad thing.' 'l\ It cttn-
not be had hut from God.

[Y IS DOM reacheth from one
' ' end to another mightily : and
sweetly doth she order all things.

2 I loved her, and sought lier
out from my youth, I desired to
make her my spouse, and I was a
lover of her beauty.

3 In that she " is conversant with
God, she magniiietli her nobility :
yea, the Lord of all things himself
loved her.

4 For she is ^'' privy to the mys-
teries of the knowledge of God, and

a lover of his works.

5 If riches be a possession to be
desired in this life ; what is richer
than wisdom that worketh all
things %

6 And if prudence work ; who of
all that are is a more cunning work-
man than she?

7 And if a man love righteous-
ness, her labours are virtues : for
she teacheth temperance and pru-
dence, .iustice and fortitude : which
are such things, as men can have
nothing more profitable in their
life.

8 If a man desire much experi-
ence, she knoweth things of old,
and conjectureth nriglif what is
to come : she knoweth the subtil-
ties of s!>eeches, and can expound
dark sentences: she foreseeth signs
and wonders, and the ^' events of
seasons and times.

9 Therefore I purposed to take
her to me to live with me, knowing
that she would be a counsellor of
good things, and a comfort in cares
and grief.

10 For her sake I shall have esti-
mation among the multitude, and
honour with the elders, though I
be young.

11 I shall be found of a quick
^^ conceit in judgment, and shall
be admired in the sight of great
men.

1 2 When I hold my tongue, they
shall bide my leisure, and when
I speak, they shall give good ear
unto me : if I talk much, they shall
lay their hands upon their mouth.

13 Moreover by the means of
her I shall obtain immortality, and
leave behind me an everlasting
memorial to them that come after
me.

14 I shall ^^set the people in
order, and the nations shall be

sub.iect unto me.

15 " Hot'rible tyrants shall be
afraid, wlien they do but hear of
me; I shall be found good among
the multitude, and valiant in war.

16 After I am come into mine
house, I will repose myself with
her : for her ""' conversation hath
no bitterness ; and to live with
lier hath no sorrow, but mirth and

1 7 Now when T considered these
tilings in myself, and pondered
them in my heart, how that to be
allied unto wisdom is immortality ;

18 And great pleasure it is to
have her friendship; and in the
works of her hands are infinite

1" initiated
iuto

11 issues

12 under-
staudiug

i'** govern the
peoples,

w Mighty
princes

15 oonipa-
uionsliip

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A prayer for wisdom.

WISDOM OF SOLOAIOjS', 9, 10.

Wisdom' s ivork of old.

3 goodly
^ a good soul
fell to my
lot.

riches ; aiid in the exercise of con-
ference with her, prudence ; and
in ' talking with her, -a good re-
]3ort : 1 went about seeking how
to take her to me.

19 For I was a ^ witty child, and
^ had a good synrit.

20 Yea rather, being good, I
came into a body undehled.

21 Nevertheless, when I per-
ceived that I could not otherwise
obtain her, except God gave her
me ; and that was a point of wis-
dom also to know whose gift she
was ; I prayed unto the Lord, and
besought him, and with my whole
heart I said,

CHAPTER 9.

1 A proper unto Ood for his wisdom, 6
without which the best man is nothing
worth, 13 neither can he tell how to please
God.

OGOD of my fathers, and Lord
of mercy, who hast made all
things with thy word,

2 And ordained man through
thy wisdom, that he should have
dominion over the creatures which
thou hast made,

3 And order the world according
to equity and righteousness, and
execute judgment with an upright
heart :

4 Give me wisdom, that sitteth
by thy throne ; and reject me not
from among thy children :

5 For I thy servant and son of
thine handmaid am a feeble per-
son, and of a sliort time, and •'' too
young for the understanding of
judgment and laws.

6 For thougli a man be never so
perfect among the children of men,

Ket if thy wisdom be not with him,
e shall be notliing regarded.

7 Thou hast chosen me to be a
king of thy people, and a judge of
th,y sons and daughters :

8 Thou hast commanded me to
build a temple upon thy holy
mount, and an altar in the city
wherein thou dwellest, a ''resem-
V)1;tnce f)f the holy tabernack%
wlii(;li thou hast prepared frcmi
the beginning.

9 And wisdom "was with thee:
which know(!th thy works, and
was present when tliou madest the
world, and " kiunv wliat was ac-
ceptable in thy sight, and right in
th.y connnandments.

10 O send her out of tliy holy
heavens, and from the throne of
thy glory, that being jjresent she
may labour with me, that I may
know what is pleasing unto thee.

1 1 For she knoweth and under-

standeth all things, and she shall
lead me soberly in my doings, and
^ preserve me in her ))Ower.

12 (So shall my works be accept-
able, and then shall I judge thy
people righteously, and be worthy
to sit in my father's '"seat.

13 For what man is he that can
know the counsel of God 1 or who
can think what the will of the
Lord is 1

14 For the thoughts of mortal
men are ^' miserable, and our de-
vices are but uncertain.

15 For the corruptible body
presseth down the soul, and the
earthy tabernacle weigheth down
the mind that museth u]Don many
things.

1 6 And hardly do we guess aright
at things that are upon earth, and
with labour do we find the things
that are before us : but the things
that are in heaven who hath
searched ouf?

17 And thy counsel who hath
known, except thou '" give wisdom,
and " send thy Holy .Spirit from
above ^

18 For so the ways of them which
lived on the earth were reformed,
and men were taught the things
that are pleasing unto thee, and
were saved through wisdom.

CHAPTER 10.

1 What wisdom did for Adam, 4 2^oe, 5
Abraham, 6 Lot, and at/ainst the jive
cities, l(t for Jacob, 18 Joseph, 16 Moses,
IT and tlie Israelites.

O HE preserved the first formed
O father of the world, that was
created alone, and brought him out
of his fall,

2 And gave him power to rule
all things.

3 But when the uni-ighteous
went away from her in his anger,
he perished also in the fury where-
with he murdered his brother.

4 For whose cause tlie earth be-
ing drowned with the Hood, wisdom
again ijreserved it, anfl directed the
course of the righteous in a piece
of wood of small value.

5 Moreovei', the nations in their
wickefl cotispiracy being con-
foundcnl, sh(^ found out the right-
eous, and i)reserved him blameless
unto God, and kept him strong
against his tender compassion to-
ward his son.

() Wluni the ungodly i)erished,
she deli\('red the righteous man.
who iled from the fire which fell
down upon the five cities."

7 Of whose wickedness even tf)
this day the waste land that smok-

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Her work for the patriarchs. WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 11. The deliverance of Israel.

eth is a testimony, and plants bear-
ing fruit that never come to ripeness:
and a standing pillar of salt is a
monument of an unbelieving soul.

8 For i-egarding not wisdom,
they gat not only this hurt, that
they knew not the things which
were good ; but also left behind
them to the world a memorial of
their foolishness : so that in the
things wherein they offended they
could not so much as be hid.

9 But wisdom delivered from
pain those that attended upon
her.

10 When the righteous fled from
his brother's wrath, she guided him
in right paths, sheweof him the
kingdom of God. and gave him
knowledge of holy things, made
him rich in his ^ travels, and multi-
plied the fruit of his labours.

1 1 In the covetousness of such as
oppressed him she stood by him,
and made him rich.

12 She defended him from his
enemies, and kept him safe from
those that lay in wait, and in the
sore conflict she gave him the vic-
tory ; that he might know that
godliness is stronger than all.

13 When the rigliteous was sold,
she forsook him not, but delivered
him from sin : she went down with
him into the pit,

14 And left him not in bonds, till
she brought him the sceptre of the
kingdom, and power against those
that oppressed him : as for them
that had accused him, she shewed
them to be liars, and gave him per-
petual glory.

15 She delivered the " righteous

people and blameless seed from the
nation that oppressed them.

16 She entered into the soul of
the servant of the Lord, and with-
stood dreadful kings in wonders
and signs ;

17 Rendered to the righteous a
reward of their labours, guided
them in a marvellous way, and was
unto them for a cover by day, and
a light of stars in the night season ;

18 Brought them through the
Red sea, and led them through
much water :

19 But she drowned their ene-
mies,* and cast them up out of the
bottom of the deep.

20 Therefore the righteous spoiled
the ungodly, and praised thy holy
name, O Lord, and magnified with
one accord thine hand, that fought
for them.

2 1 For wisdom opened the mouth
of the dumb, and made the tongues
of ^ them thatcannots])enk eloquent-

CHAPTER 11.

5 T/ie Egyjii'ians tcere punifihed, and the In-
raeliten reserved' in the same thing. 15
They were 2}fc'ffi<^ed by the same thingn
\oherein they sinned. 17 God could have
destroyed them otherwise, 23 but he is mer-
ciful to all.

SHE prospered their works in the
hand of the holy prophet.

2 They went through the wilder-
ness that was not inhabited, and
pitched tents in places where there
lay no way.

3 They stood against their ene-
mies, and were avenged of their
adversaries.

4 When they were thirsty, they
called upon thde, and vv^ater was
given them out of the flinty rock,
and their thirst was quenched out
of the hard stone.

5 For by what things their ene-
mies were punished, by the same
they in their need were benefited.

6 For instead of a fountain of a
perpetual running river troubled
with foul blood,

7 For a manifest reproof of that
commandment, whereby the in-
fants were slain, thou gavest unto
them abundance of water by a
means which they hoped not for :

8 Declaring by that thirst then
how thou hadst punished their ad-
versaries.

9 For when they were tried,
albeit but in mercy chastised, they
knew how the ungodly were judged
in wrath and tormented, thirsting
in another manner .than the just.

10 For these thou didst admo-
nish and try, as a father : but the
^ other, as a severe king, thou didst
condemn and punish.

1 1 Whether they were absent or
present, they were vexed alike.

1 2 For a double grief came upon
them, and a groaning for the re-
membrance of things past.

1 3 For when they heard ^ by their
own punishments the other to

benefited, they had some "feelinj

of the Lord.

14 For whom they rejected with
scorn, when he was long before
thrown out at the casting forth of
the infants, him in the end, when
they saw what came to pass, they
admired.

15 But for the foolish devices of
their wickedness, wherewith being
deceived they worshipped serpents
void of reason, and vile ' beasts,
thou didst send a nudtitude of
'^unreasonnble beasts upon them
for vengeance ;

16 That they might know, that
wherewithal a man sinneth, by the
same also shall he be yjunished.

* others,

5 that
tlironjih
their own
punishnients
tlie others
had heen
benefited,

6 perception

vermin,

8 irrational
creatures

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Judgmeyit on Egypt,

WISDOM OF SOLOMOX, 12.

and on Canaan.

17 For tliy Almighty hand, that
made the world ^ of matter without
form, wanted not means to send

among them a multitude of bears,
or fierce lions,

18 Or unknown wild beasts, full
of rage, newly created, breathing
out either a fiery vapour, or '^ filthy
scents of scattered smoke, or shoot-

ing horrible s])arkles out of their

eyes :

19 Whereof not only the harm
might dispatch tliem at once, but
also the terrible sight utterly de-
stroy them.

20 Yea, and without these might
they have fallen down with one
blast, being •' persecuted of ven-
geance, and scattered abroad
through the breath of thy power :
but thou hast ordered all things in
measure and number and w^eight.

2 1 For thou canst shew thy great
strength at all times when thou
wilt ; and who may withstand the
power of thine arm 1

22 For the ^vho!e world before
thee is as a little grain of the
balance, yea, as a drop of the morn-
ing dew that falletn down upon
the earth.

23 But thou hast mercy upon
all ; for thou canst do all things,
and ^winkest at the sins of men,
•'' becaiTsc they should amend.

24 For thou lovest all the things
that are, and abhcjrrest nothing
whicli thou hast made : for nevo"
wouldest thou have marie any
thing, if thou hadst hated it.

25 And how could any thing
have endured, if it had not been
thy will 'I or been preserved, if not
called by thee 1

26 But thou sparest all : for they
are thine, O Lord, thou lover of
souls.

CHAPTER 12.

2 God did not ileUfoi/ tJioxe of ('(ininiii all al
onae. 12 JJ li,e had done ko^ nho cimUl coh-
tronlhim t 19 But hi/ xpari iiij them. h« tii iii/hl
vn. 23 Theywcre puitinh.ed.tiutJh Uicif godK.

FOR thine incorruptible Spirit
is in all tilings.
2 Therefore chastenesttliou them
b.y little and little that offend, and
" warnest them by putting them in
remembrance wher-ein they Iimvc

oU'ended. that leaving tluur wicked-
ness they ma.v belic^ve on thee, O
Lord.

3 For it was thy will to destroy
by the hands of our fathei-s both
those old inhabitants of thy holy
land,

4 Whom thou hatedsl for doing

*0r,

most odious works of witchcrafts,
and wicked sacrifices ;

5 And also those merciless mur-
derers of children, and devourers
of man's flesh, and the feasts of
blood,

6 With their priests out of the
midst of their idolatrous crew, and
the parents, that killed with their
own hands souls destitute of help :

7 That the land, which thou es-
teemedst above all other, might
receive a worthy colony of God's
children.

8 Nevertheless even those thou
sparedst as men, and didst send
'^ wasps, forerunners of thine host,
to destroy them by little and little.

9 Not that thou wast unable to
bring the ungodly under the hand
of the righteous in battle, or to
destroy them at once with cruel
beasts, or with one rough word :

10 But executing thy judgments
upon them by little and little,
thou gavestthem place of repent-
ance, not being ignorant that they
were a naughty generation, and
that their malice was bred in
them, and that their ^cogitation

would never be changed.

11 For it was a cursed seed from
the beginning ; neither didst thou
for fear of any man give them par-
don for those things wherein they
sinned.

1 2 P'or who shall say. What hast
thou done"? or who shall withstand
thy judgment 1 or who shall accuse
thee for the nations that perish,
Avhom thou hast madel or who
shall come to stand against thee,
to be revenged for the unrighteous
men 1

1 3 For neither is there any God
but thou that careth for all, to
whom thou mightest shew that
thy judgment is not unright.

14 Neither shall king or " tyrant
be able to ^"set his face against t hee
for any whom thou hast punished.

15 Forsomuch then as thou art
righteous thyself, thou orderest all
things righteously: thinking it not
agreeabl(» with thy powei" to con-
demn him that hath not deserved
to be punished.

ir> For Ih.v power is the begin-
ning of I'ighteousness, and because
thou art tlie Lord of all, it maketh
thee to l>e gracious unto all.

17 For when iikmi will n(it be-
lieve that thou ;irt of a full power,
thou shewest thy strength, ;in(l
among them that " know it thou
makest their l)o1dness manifest.

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Or,

" * know it
not tlion
put lest tlioir
lioldness to
coiifiisiuii.

Ood's mercy and justice.

WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 13. The ivorship of creatures.

18 But thou, mastering thy
power, judgest 'with equity, and
orderest us with sreat favour : for
thou mayest use power when thou
wilt.

1 9 But by such works hast thou
taught thy people that the just
man should be merciful, and hast
made thy children to be of a good
-hope that thou givest repentance
for sins.

1^0 For if thou didst punish the
enemies of thy children, and the
condemned to death, with such
deliberation, giving them time and
place, whereby they might be de-
livered from their malice :

21 With how great circumspec-
tion didst thou judge thine own
sons, unto whose fathers thou hast
sworn, and made covenants of good
promises 1

22 Therefore, whereas thou dost
chasten us, thou scourgest our
enemies a thousand times more,
to the intent that, when we judge,
we should carefully think of thy
goodness, and when we ourselves
are judged, we should look for
mercy.

23 Wherefore, whereas men have
lived dissolutely and unrighteously,
thou hast tormented them with
their own abominations.

24 For they went asti'ay very
far in the ways of error, ^ancl held

them for gods, which even among

the beasts of their enemies were
despised, being deceived, as child-
ren of no understanding.

25 Therefore unto them, as to
children without the use of reason,
thou didst send a judgment to
mock them.

26 But they that would not
he reformed by that correction,
^wherein he dallied v.'ith them

shall feel a judgment woi'thy of
God.

27 ° For, look, for Avhat things
they grudged, wheix they were

punished, that, is. for tliem whom
they thouglit to be gods: |now|

K'ing ])uiiislied in them, when they
saw it, tliey acknowledged hiiu to

he the ti'ue (Uh\. whom hefoi-e they
denied to know; and therefore
came extreme "damnation upon
them.

CHAPTER 13.

1 y/zc// it'f-re- not eTciiDcrl fhat icm'xhi jtpeO
(I ny of GoiV K irorkn. lit Hut mokt wretch erl
(in- t/iei/ thai w<irnhip the toorks of ineiVs
h^nnlx. "

SURELY vain are all men by
nature, who are ignorant of

God, and could not out of tlie
good things that are seen know
him that is : neither by consider-
ing the works did they acknow-
ledge the workmaster ;

2 But deemed either fire, or
wind, or the swift air, or the cir-
cle of the stars, or the 'violent

water, or the lights of heaven, to
be the gods which govern the
world.

3 With whose beauty ' if they
being delighted took them to be
gods ; let them know how much
better the Loi'd of tliem is : for the
first author of beauty hath created
them.

4 But if they were astonished at
their power and virtue, let them
understand by them, how much
mightier he is that made tliem.

5 For by the greatness and
l^eauty of the creatures proportion-
ably the maker of them is seen.

6 But yet for this they are the
less to be blamed : for they perad-
venture err, seeking God, and de-
sirous to find him.

7 For being conversant in his
works they '*sear(;h hhii diligently,
and believe theii- sight : because
the things are beautiful that are
seen.

8 Howbeit neither are they to
be pardoned.

9 For if they were able to know
so much, that they could "aim at
the world ; how did they not sooner

*0r,

hnd out the Lord tliereof ?

10 But miserable are they, and
in dead things is their hope, who
called them gods, which are the
Avorks of men's hands, gold and
silver, ^°to shew art in. nnd resem-
blances of beasts, or a stone good
for nothing, the work of an ancient
hand.

11 Now a carpenter that felleth
timber, after he hath sawn down a
tree meet for the purpose, and
taken off all tlie bark skilfully
round about, and hath wrought it
handsomely, and made a vi^ssel
thereof fit for the service of man's
life ;

12 And after spending the " re-
fuse of his work to dress his '-meat,
hath filled himself;

13 And taking the very refuse
'^ among those which sei'ved to no
use, beuig a crooked piece of wood,
and full of knots, hath carvetl it
diligently, when he liad nothing
else to do, and formed it by the
skill of his understanding, and
fashioned it to the image of a

man ;
14 Or

made it like some vile

raging

8 make dili-
gent seareh,
and they
yield them-
selves up to
sight :

9 explore
the course
of things ;

1" wrought
with careful
art, and
likenesses
of animals,

11 chips

12 food,

13 thereof

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The worse folly of idols. WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 14. The beyimiing of idolatry.

' beast, lajdng it over with ver-
milion, and with paint colouring
it red, and covering every spot
therein ;

15 And when he had made a
- convenient room for it, set it in a
wall, and made it fast with iron :

16 For he provided for it that it
might not fall, knowing that it
was unable to help itself ; for it is
an image, and hath need of help :

17 Then maketh he prayer for
his goods, for his wife and children,
and is not ashamed to speak to
that which hath no life.

18 For health he calleth upon
that which is Aveak : for life prayeth
to that which is dead : for aid hum-
bly beseecheth that which hath
least ■' means to heh) : and for a
good journey he asketh of that
which cannot set a foot forward :

1 9 And for gaining and getting,
and for good success of his hands,
asketh ability to do of him, that is
most unable to do anything.

CHAPTEK 14.

1 ThoufjJi men do not pray 1o their nJifps, 5
yet are they nailed ruth er hi/ thnn t/iuii ////
their idols. 8 Idolx are accnrx,,!. mnl so
are the, makers of them. 14 77/ 1- ht win-
ning of idolatry, '23 and the efect.s thereof.
30 Ood will puni.-ih them that swear falsely
by their idols.

AGAIN, one preparing liimself
to sail, and about to pass
through the I'aging waves, calleth
upon a piece of wood more rotten
than the vessel that carrieth him.

2 For verily desire of gain de-
vised that, and the workman built
it by his skill.

3 But thy prf)vidence, O Father,
governeth it : for thou hast made
a way in the sea, and a safe path
in the wav(!s ;

4 Shewing that thou canst save
from all danger : yea, though a
man went to sea without art.

5 Nevertluiiess thou wouldest not
that the %yorks of thy wisdom
should V)e idle, and therefore do
men commit their lives to a small
piece of wood, and passing tlic
rough sea in a weak vessel are
saved.

G For in the old time also, when
the proud giants perished, th(^ hojje
of the woi'ld governed by thy hand
escaped in a weak vessel, and left
to all ages a sciul of generation.

7 K( ir blesscM I is the wood whereby
I'ighteousness <!ometh.

<^ l')Mt ^ that which is made with
hands is cursed, as well it, as he
that made it : he, because he made
it; and it, because, being corrupti-
ble, it was called god.

9 For the ungodly and his un-
godliness are both alike hateful
unto God.

10 For that which is made shall
be punished together witli him
that made it.

1 1 Therefore even upon the idols
of the Gentiles shall there be a
visitation : because " in the crea-

tui'e of God they are become an
aliomination, and stumblingblocks
to the souls of men, and a snare to
the feet of the unwise.

12 For the devising of idols was
the beginning of S2nritual fornica-
tion, and the invention of them
the corruption of life.

13 For neither were they from
the beginning, neither shall they
be for ever.

14 For by the vain glory of men
they entered into the world, and
therefore shall they come shortly
to an end.

15 For a father afflicted with
untimely mourning, when he hath
made an image of his child soon
taken away, now honoured him as
a god, which was then a dead man,
and delivered to those that wei'e
under him ceremonies and sacri-
fices.

16 Thus in process of time an
ungodly custom grown strong was
kept as a law, and graven images
were worshii^ped by the command-
ments of kings.

17 Whom men could not honour
in presence, because they dwelt
far off, they took the "counterfeit
of his visage from far, and made
'' an ex])ress image of a king whom
they honoured, to the end that by
this their forwardness they might
flatter him that was absent, as if
he were present.

18 Also the ^sintridar diligence

of the artifi(;er did help to set for-
warfl the ignorant to more super-
stition.

19 For he, peradventurc" willing
to please one in authority, forccid
all his skill to make the '"resem-
blance of the l)(>st fashion.

20 And so tiie multitude, allured
by the gi-ace of the woi-k, t()ol<,him
iKJW for a god, which a little before
was but honoured as a man.

21 And this ^' was an occasion to

deceive the world : for men, scr\-
ing either calamity f)r tyi'anny,
did ascribe unto stones and stocks
the in(;ommnnica,ble name.

22 Moreovei' this was not enough
for th(Mn, that they erred in the
knf)w'"(lge of God ; but wh(>reas
they liv(>d in the great warof igno-

5 though

formed of

things

which

God created

" likeness
■^ a visible

^ ambition

•' desii-ing

i** likeness <

greater

Ijeauty.

11 bocanio a
liiddi^n
danger to
life:

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Idolatry the cause of all evil. WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 15. Knowledge of the true God.

ranee, those so great plagues called
they peace.

'16 For whilst they slew their
childien in sacrifices, or used secret
ceremonies, or made revellings of
strange rites ;

24 They kept neither lives nor
marriages any longer undetiled :
l)ut either one slew another ' traiter-

ously, or grieved him by adultery.

25 So that there reigned -in all
men without exception blood,
manslaughter, tliett, and dissimu-
lation, corruption, unfaithfulness,
tumults, perjury,

2G Disquieting of good men, for-
getfulness of good turns, deliling
of souls, ■' changing of kind, disor-
der in marriages, adultery, and
shameless uncleanness.

27 For the worshinping of idols
not to be named is the beginning,
the cause, and the end, of "'ah evil.

28 For either they "^ai-e mad
when they bo morrv. or prophesy
lies, or live unjustly, or else lightly
forswear themselves.

29 For insomuch as their trust
is in idols, which have no life ;
though they swear falsely, yet they
look not to be hurt.

30 Howbeit for both causes shall
they be justly punished : both be-
cause they thought not well of
God, giving heed unto idols, and
also unjustly swore in deceit, de-
spising holiness.

31 For it is not the power of
them by whom they swear : but it
is the just vengeance ''of sinners,
that punisheth always the oifence
of the ungodly.

CHAPTER 15.

1 We do acJcnovledge the- true, God. 1 The
folly of idolmdkers, 14 nnd of the enemies
of GoV" people; 15 becduf^e, benlden the
idols of the Gentiles, Is Ihcy vorshipped
Tile heaists.

BUT thou, ''0_God, art gracious
and true, longsuflering, and in
mercy ordering all things.

2 For '*jf we sin, we are thine,
knowing thy power : but we will
not sin, knowing that we are
counted thine.

3 For to know thee is perfect
righteousness: yea, to know thy
power is the root of immortality.

4 For neither did the mischiev-
ous invention of men deceive us,
nor an image spotted with divers
colours, the painter's fruitless la-
bour ;

5 The sight whereof enticeth
fools to lust after it, and so they
desire the form of a dead image,
that hath no breath.

6 Both they that make them,
they that desire them, and they
that worship them, are lovers of
evil things, and are worthy to
have such things to trust upon.

7 For the potter, tempering soft
eai'th, fa.shioneth every vessel with
much labour for our service ; yea,
of the same clay he niaketh both
the vessels that serve for clean
uses, and likewise also all such as
serve to the contrary : but what is
the use of either sort, the potter
himself is the judge.

8 And emijloying his labours
^lewdly, he maketh a vain god
of the same clay, even he which
a little before was made of earth
himself, and within a little while
after returnoth to the same, out of
the which ho was taken, when his
life which was lent him sliall be
demanded.

9 '"Notwithstanding his care is,
not that he shall lia\ e much la-

boui-. nor that his lite is short :
"^ goldsmiths

i)iit

striveth to
silversmiths

excel goicismitns and
and endeavoureth to

do like the \vorkers in brass, and
counteth it his glory to make coun-
terfeit things.

10 His heart is ashes, his hope is
more vile than earth, and his life
of less value than clay :

1 1 Forasmuch as he knew not his
Makei", and him that inspired into
him an active soul, and breathed in
a living spirit.

1 2 But they counted our life a
pastime, and our time here a mar-
ket for gain : for, say they, " we
must be getting every way. thougK

it be by evil means.

13 For this man, that of earthly
matter maketh l)rittle vessels and
graven images, '" knoweth himself
to offend above all others.

14 And all the enemies of thy
people, that hold them in subjec-
tion, are most foolish, and are more
miserable than very babes.

15 For they counted all the idols
of the heathen to be gods : which
neither have the use of ej'es to see,
nor noses to draw breath, nor ears
to hear, nor fingers of hands to
handle ; and as for their feet, they
are slow to go.

16 For man made them, and he
that borrowed his own sjnrit fa-
shioned them : '''but no man can
make a god like unto himself.

17 For being mortal, he worketh
a dead thing with wicked hands :
for he himself is better than the
things which he worshippeth :
whereas he lived once, but they
never.

^ to an evil
end,

1" Ilowbeit
he hath
anxious
care, not
lieeanse bis
powers must
fail, nor
hecause his
lite is short ;
lint he
striveth to

11 one must
get gain
whence one
can.

12 beyond all
others
knoweth
that he
sinneth.

13 for

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God's dealing tvith Israel, WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 16.

and ivith their enemies.

18 Yea, they worshipped those
beasts also that are most liatef ul :
for being compai'f^d together, some
are worse than others.

1 9 Neither are they beautiful, so
much as to be desired Mn resiject
of beasts : but they went without
the praise of God and his blessing.

CHAPTER 16.

2 God gave strange meat to his people, to fitir
up their appetite, (iiiil ri/e beauts to their
enemies, to take it from them, b He stung
with his se>-p(>'ts, i'2 but soon healed them
byhisieord onlij. 17 The creatures altered
their nature to' jileasur'B God^s people, and
to offend their enemies.

THEREFORE by the like were
they punished worthily, and
by the multitude of '^ beasts tor-
mented.

2 Instead of which punishment,
dealing graciously witli thine own
people, thou preparedst for them
^ meat of a strange taste, even quails
to^stir ui^ their appetite :

3 To the end that °*they. desir-
ing food, might for the " ugly sight
of the lieasts sent among tiiem

lotlie even that, which they must
needs desire ; but ''these, suffering

penury for a short space, miglit be
made partakers of a ° strange taste.

4 For it was requisite, tliat upon
* them exercising tyranny should
come penury, which they could
not avoid : but to these it should
only be shewed how their enemies
were tormented.

5 For when the horrible fierce-
ness of beasts came upon these, and
they perished with the stings of
crooked serpents, thy wrath en-
dured not for ever :

6 But they were troubled for a
small season, that they might be
admonished, having a sign of sal-
vation, tojjut them in remembrance
of tlie commandment of thy law.

7 For he that turned himself
toward it was not saved by the
thing that he saw, but by tliee,
that art the Saviour of all.

8 And in this thoii iiiadest thine
enemies confess, that it is thou who
deliverest from all evil :

9 For them the l)itings of " grass-
hoppers and flies killed, neither
was there ff)und any remedy for
their life : for they wei-e worthy to
1k! punished by such.

10 But thy sons not the very
teeth of venomous '" dragons oA'er-
came : for thy niei-cy"^ was rvo- by
them, and healed them.

1 1 For they were '-' pricked, that

* Or. those.

they should remember thy words ;
and were quickly saved, that not
falling into deep forgetf ulness, they
might be continually mindful of
thy goodness.

12 For it was neither herb, noi'
mollifying plaister, that restored
them to health : but thy word, O
Lord, which healeth all things.

13 For thou hast power of life
and death : thou leadest to the
gates of t hell, and bringestup again.

14 A man indeed killeth through
his malice : and the spirit, when it
is gone forth, returneth not ; nei-
ther the soul received up cometh
again.

15 But it is not possible to es-
cape thine hand.

1 6 For the ungodly, that "denied
to know thee, wei-e scourged by the
strength of thine arm : with strange
rains, hails, and showers, were they
persecuted, that they could not
avoid, and through fire were they
consumed.

17 For, which is most to be won-
dered at, the fire had more force
in the water, that quencheth all
things : for the world fighteth for
the righteous.

18 For some time the flame was
mitigated, that it might not burn
up the '^beasts that were sent against
the ungodly ; iDut themselves might
see and perceive that they were
persecuted with the judgment of
God.

1 9 And at another time it burn-
etii even in the midst of water
above the power of fire, that it
might destroy the fruits of an un-
just land.

20 Instead whereof thou feddest
thine own people with angels' food,
and didst send them from heaven
bread pi-epared without their la-
bour, able to content every man's
delight, a lid agreeing to every taste.

21 For thy sustenance declared
thy sweetness unto thy children,
and serving to the appetite of the
eater, tempered itself to every
man's liking.

22 ]')Ut snow and ice endured the
fire, and meltc^d not, thiit the.y
might know that fire bui'iiing in
the hail, and sijarkling in the lain,
did destroy the fruits of the ene-
mies.

23 But this again did even forget
his own strength, that the right-
eous might be nourished.

24 For '•'^^ilii' creature that serv-
eth thee, who art the .Maker, "' in-
creaseth his strength against tut'

t Gr. Hades, that is, the abode of the
dead.

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Why the Efji/ptians ivere WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 17.

pumshed with darkness.

unrighteous for their punishment,
and ' ahateth liis strength for tlie
benefit of such as put their trust in
thee.

25 Therefore even then was it
altered into all fashions, and was
olx'dient to thy grace, that nou-
risheth all things, according to the
desire of them that had need :

26 That thy children, O Lord,
whom thou lovest, might know,
that it is not the growing of fruits
that nourisheth man : but that it
is thy word, which pi;eserveth them
that put their trust in thee.

27 For that which was not de-
stroyed of the fire, being warmed
with a little sunbeam, soon melted
away :

28 That it might be known, that
we must '■^ prevent the sun to give
thee thanks, and at the dayspring
pray unto thee.

29 For the hope of the unthank-
ful shall melt away as the winter's
hoar frost, and shall run away as
unprofitable water.

CHAPTER 17.

1 H7(// /he Ki/i/]>ti(t>ts were jtnnifiheil with
ilufkuetiis. 4 The ierrofH of that darkness.
11 The ten'om of an ill connuienoe.

Ij^OR great are thy judgments, and
cannot be expressed : therefore
■■ uunui'tured souls have eri-ed.

2 For when unrighteous men
thought to oppress the holy nation ;
they being shut up in their houses,
the prisoners of darkness, and fet-
terea with the bonds of a long
night, lay [there] exiled from the
eternal providence.

3 For while they ■* supposed to
lie hid in their secret sins, they
were scattered under a dark vail of
forgetfulness, being horribly asto-
nished, and troubled with [strange]
apparitions.

4 For neither might the corner
that held them keep them from
fear : but noises [as of waters] fall-
ing down sounded about them, and
sad visions appearefl unto them
with heavy countenances.

."5 No power of the fire might
give them light : neither could the
bright flames of the stars endure
to lighten that horrible night.

6 C)nly there appeared unto them
a fire kindled of itself, very dread-
ful : for being much terrifi(>d, they
thought the things which they saw
to be worse than the sight they
saw not.

7 As for the illusions of art ma-
gick, they were put down, and
their vaunting in wisdom was re-
proved with disgrace.

8 For they, that promised to
drive away teri-ors and troubles
from a sick soul, were sick them-
selves of fear, worthy to be laughed
at.

9 For though no terrible thing
did ^ fear them ; yet being scared
with " beasts that passed by, and
hissing of serpents,

10 They died for fear, ' denying
that they saw the air, which could
'^of^no side be avoided.

1 1 For wickedness, condemned
by her own witness, is vei-y timo-
rous, and being pressed ^ with con-
science, always forecasteth griev-
ous things.

1 2 For fear is nothing else bvit a
betraying of the succours which
reason otfereth.

13 And the expectation from
within, being less, '" counteth the

the cause

Ignorance more

than

which bringeth the torment.

14 But they sleeping the same
sleep that night, which was "indeed
intolerable, and which came upon
them out of the bottoms of ^'•'inevi-
table * hell,

15 Were partly vexed with mon-
strous appai'itions, and partly
fainted, their heart failing them :
for a sudden fetu", and not looked
for, came upon them.

16 So then '''whosoever there fell
down was straitly kept, shut up in
a prison without iron bars.

1 7 For whether he were husband-
man, or shepherd, or a labourer in
the field, he was overtaken, and
endured that necessity, which
could not be avoided : for they
were all bound with one chain of
darkness.

18 Whether it were a whistling
wind, or a melodious noise of birds
among the spreading branches, or
a " pleas'iiu fall of water running
violently,

1 9 Or a terrible sound of stones
cast down, or a running that could
not be seen of '''skipping l)e;ists. or
a ronring voice of most savage wild

beasts, or a rebounding eclio fr» >m
the hollow mountains: these things
made them to swoon for fear.

20 For the whole world sliined
with clear light, and none wei'e
hindered in their labour :

21 Over them only was spread
an heavy night, an image oi that
darkness which should afterward
receive them : but yet were they
unto themselves more grievous
than the darkness.

* Gr. Hades, that is, the underworld.

5 aff ri-ht
8 the creep-
ingj of ver-
min,

' refusing
even to look
on
^ on

1" maketli of
greater
account tlie
ignorance

11 itself
powerless
to hurt,

12 jjowerless

13 every
num, who-
soever it
might be,
sinking
down in his
place,

» fall

i** animals

l)oun(ling

along, or a

vcice uf wild

beasts

harshly

roaring,

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Plagues on Egypt

WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 18.

signs for Israel.

CHAPTER 18.

4 Why Egypt was punished with durkness,
5 and with the death of their children.
18 They the^mselves saw the cause thereof.
20 God also plagued his ottm people, iil
By tchat means that plague was stayed.

NEVERTHELESS thy saints
had a very great light, whose
voice they hearing, and not seeing
their shape, because they also had
not suifered the same things, they
counted them happy.

2 But for that they did not
hurt them now, of whom they had
been wronged before, they thanked
them, and besought them pardon
for that they had been enemies.

3 Instead whereof thou gavest
them a burning pillar of fire, both
to be a guide of the unknown
journey, and an harmless sun ^ to
entertain them honourably.

4 i*or they were worthy to be
deprived of light, and imprisoned
in darkness, who had kept thy
sons shut up, by whom the '" un-
corrupt light of the law was to
be given unto the world.

5 And when they had deter-
mined to slay the babes of the
saints, one child being cast forth,
and saved, to reprove them, thou
tookest away the multitude of
their children, and destroyedst
them altogether in a mighty
water.

6 Of that night were our fathers
^ certified afore, that assuredly
knowing unto what oaths they
had given credence, they might
afterwards be of good cheer.

7 So ^of thy people was •'' ac-
cepted both tlie salvation of the
righteous, and destruction of the
enemies.

8 For wherewith thou didst pu-
nish our adversaries, by the same
thou didst glorify us, whom thou
liadst called.

9 For the righteous children of
good men did sacrifice secretly,
and with on(^ consent made a holy
law, tliat "tliP saints slioidd be like

p;i.rtakers ot tlie sniiic good and

evil, thf fntliers 7iow siii<riii<r ont

the songs ot ])raise.

10 But on the other side there
sounded an ill according (;ry of the
enemies, and a lamentable noise
was carried abi-oa,d for childrf!n
that were bewiiil(>(l.

1 1 The master and the servant
were punished after one manner ;
and lik(! as the king, so suffered
the common pei'son.

12 So they all together had in-
numerable (lead with one kind of
death ; neither were the living

sufficient to bury them : for in one
moment the noblest offspring of
them was destroyed.

13 For whereas they would not
believe any thing by reason of the
enchantments ; upon the destruc-
tion of the firstborn, they acknow-
ledged this people to be ' the sons
of God.

l-t t\n' while all things were in
quiet silence, and that night was
in the midst of her swift course,

15 Thine Almighty word leaped
down from heaven out of thy
royal throne, as a fierce man of
war into the midst of ^a land of
destruction.

16 And brought thine unfeigned
commandment as a sharp sword,
^and standing up filled all things
with death ; and it touched the
heaven, but it stood upon the
earth.

17 Then suddenly visions of hor-
rible dreams troubled them sore,
and terrors came upon them un-
looked for.

18 And one thrown here, and
another there, half dead, shewed
the cause of his death.

19 F()r the dreams that troubled
them did foreshew this, lest they
should perish, and not know why
they were afflicted.

20 Yea, the tasting of death
touched the righteous also, and
there was a destruction of the mul-
titude in the wilderness : but the
wrath endured not long.

21 For then the blameless man
made haste, and stood forth to
defend them ; and bringing the
shield of his proper ministry, even
prayer, and the proi)itiation of in-
cense, set himself against the wrath,
and so brought tlie calamity to an
end, ^"declaring that he was thy
servant.

22 So he overcame the destroyer,
not with strength of body, nor
foi'ce of ai-ms, but "with ;i woi-d sub-
dued he him that punished, alleging
the oaths and covenants made with
the fathers.

23 For when the d<\ad were now
fallen down by h(>a,ps one upon an-
other, standing between, he staye<l
the wrath, and '- p;ii-ted the way to
the living.

24 For in tlie '-'long tr;iriueiit was
the whole world, and iii tlie four
rows of the stones w;is the glory of
the fathers graven, and tli.v Majest.v
ui)on the diadem of his head.

2.") Unto these the destroyer gave
yjlace, and was afraid of them : for
it was enough that they only tasted
of the wrath.

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The sin of E(j>jpt,

WISDOM OF SOLOMON, 19.

and its punishment.

CHAPTER 19.

1 M'hi/ God shewed no mercij to the Kgyp-
fill lis, band hoic wonclerfiMyhe dealt in'f/i
h is people. 14 The Egyptians were n-orse
t/iiiii, the Sodomites. 18 The wonder/iU
agreement of the creatures to serve God's
people.

AS for the ungodly, wrath came
upon them without mercy
unto the end : for he knew before
what they would do ;

2 How that having given ^ them
leave to depart, and sent them
hastily away, they would repent
and i)ursue them.

3 For whilst they were yet
mourning and making lamentation
at the graves of the dead, they
added another foolish device, and
pursued them as fugitives, whom
they had intreated to be gone.

4 For the destiny, whereof they
were worthy, drew them unto this
end, and made them forget the
things that had alrejxdy happened,
that they might fulfil the punish-
ment which was wanting to their
torments :

5 And that thy people might
pass a wonderful way : but they
might find a strange death.

6 For the whole '~ creature in his

proper kind was fashioned again
anew, serving the peculiar com-
mandments that were given unto
them, that thy children. might be
kept without hurt :

7 ^ As nameJi/, a cloud shadowing
the camp ; and where water stood
before, dry land appeared ; and out
of the Red sea a way without im-
pediment ; and out of the violent
stream a green field :

8 Wherethrough all the peoiole
went that were defended with tliy
hand , seeing thy marvellous strange
wonders.

9 For they went at lai'ge like
horses, and leaped like lambs,
praising thee, O Lord, who hadst
delivered them.

10 For they were yet mindful of
the things that were done while
they sojourned in the strange land,
how the ground brought forth ■* files
instead of cattle, and how the river
cast up a multitude of frogs instead
of fishes.

11 But afterwai'ds they saw a

new generation of fowls, when,
being led with their appetite, they
asked ^ delicate meats.

1 2 For quails came up unto them
from the sea for their contentment.

13 And punishments came upon
the sinners not without former
signs by the force of thunders : for
they suffered justly according to
their own wickedness, insomuch as
they used a more hard and hateful
behaviour toward strangers.

1 4 For the Sodomite,^ did not re-
ceive "^ those, whom they knew not
when they came: but these brought
friends into bondage, that had well
deserved of them.

15 And not only so, but perad-
venture some respect shall be had
of those, because they used stran-
gers not friendly :

16 But these very grievously
afflicted them, whom they had re-
ceived with feastings, and wei'e
already made i^artakers of the same
laws with them.

1 7 Therefore even with blindness
were these stricken, as those were
at the doors of the righteous man :
when, being compassed about with
horrible great darkness, every one
sought the passage of his own doors.

1 8 For the elements were changed
in themselves by a kind of harmony,
like as in a psaltery notes change
the name of the tune, and yet are
always sounds ; which may well be
perceived by the sight of the things
that have been done.

19 For earthly things were
turned into watery, and the things,
that before swam in the water, now
went upon the ground.

20 The fire had power in the
water, forgetting his own virtue:
and the water forgat his own
quenching nature.

21 On the other side, the flames
wasted not the flesh of the corrupt-
ible living things, though they
M^alked therein ; neither melted
they the icy kind of heavenly 'meat.

that was of nature apt to melt.

22 For in all things, O Lord, thou
didst magnify thy peo]:)le, and glo-
rify them, neither didst thou lightly
regard them : but didst assist them
in every time and place.

^ luxurious
daiuties.

6 the
strangers

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Introduction to the hook.

ECCLESIASTIC US, 1.

AU wisdom is from God.

1 instruction

THE WISDOM OF JESUS THE SOJST OF
SIRACH, OR

ECCLESIASTICUS

^•1 Prologue made hy an uncertain Author.

THIS Jesus was the son of Si-
rach, and grandchild to Jesus
of the same name with him : this
man therefore hved in the latter
times, after the people had been
led away captive, and called home
again, and almost after all the
prophets. Now his grandfather
Jesus, as he himself ^yitnesseth.
was a man of great diligence and
wisdom among the Hebrews, who
did not only gather the grave and
short sentences of wise men, that
had been before him, but himself
also uttered some of his own, full
of much understanding and wis-
dom. When as therefore the first
Jesus died, leaving this book almost
perfected^ Sirachliis son receiving
it after hnn left it to his o^yn son
Jesus, who, having gotten it into
his hands, compiled it all orderly
into one volume, and called it Wis-
dom, intituling it both by his own
name, his father's name, and his
grandfather's ; alluring the hearer
by the very name of Wisdom to
have a greater love to the study of
this l)Ook. It containeth therefore
wise sayings, dai'k sentences, and
parables, and certain particular
ancient godlj'' stories of men that
pleased God ; also his prayer and
song ; moreover, what benefits God
had vouchsafed his people, and
wliat plagues he had heaped upon
their enemies. This Jesus did
imitate Solomon, and was no less
famous for wisdom and learning,
both being inde(>d a man of great
learning, and so reputed also.

The Prologue of the W'inc/omof .]uf-na the Sun
of Sirach.

WHKIlI'iAS many and great
things have been delivered
unto usl)y the law and the pi'ophets,
and by othc^rs that have followed
their steps, for the whicli things
Israel ought to l)e commendcnl for
' Icai-ningand wisdom; and whereof
not only the i-eaders must needs
bcconic skilful tli(Mnselves, but also
they that desire to learn be al)le to
pi'ofit them which an; without,
both by speaking and writing : my
gramlfather Jesus, when he had
much given himself to the reading

of the law, and the prophets, and
other books of ovir fathers, and had
gotten therein good judgment, was
drawn on also himself to write
something pertaining to ^ learning
and wisdom ; to the intent that
those which ai'e desirous to learn,
and are addicted to these things,
might '" iJi'ofit much more in living
accordi ng to the law. VV'heref ore
let me intreat you to read it with
favour and attention, and to par-
don us, wherein we may seem to
come short of some woixls, which
we have laboured to interpret. For
the same things uttered in Hebrew,
and ti'anslated into another tongue,
have not the same foi'ce in them :
and not only these things, but the
law itself, and the iDrophets, and
the rest of the books, have no small
difference, when they are spoken in
their own language. For in the
eight and thirtieth year coming
into Egypt, when Euergetes was
king, and continuing there some
time, I found a''boolv of no small

learnin_£ : therefore I thought it

most necessary for me to bestow
some diligence and travail to * in-
terpret ■*it: using great watchful-
ness and slvill in that ^ s])ace to
bring the book to an end, and set
it forth for them also, which in a
strange country are willing to learn,
"l)eing prepared before in manners
to live after tlie law.

CHAPTER 1.

1 M! >ri.s(lom ix from- God. 10 He giveih It
ti, til nil tli.it lore. hhn. 12 The fear of God
is full if manij 1ileH!<)n(JH. 2s To fear God
II nil out h i/pocriK;/.

ALL wisdom roniefJi from the;
Lord, and is with him for
ever.

2 Who ("in number the sand of
the sea, and tlie drops of rain, and
the days of ctc-rnity i

3 Who can find out the height of
heaven, and th(>. bi'eadth of the
earth, and the deep, and wisdom >.

4 VVisdom hath l)cen cremated be-
foi-eall things, aiiil the understaixl-
ing of priidcncf from cn crlasting.

5 The word of God most high is
the fountain of wisdom ; and her

* Thai is, translate into Greek.

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The fear of the Lord.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 2.

Endurance in trial.

ways are everlasting command-
ments.

6 To whom hath the root of wis-
dom been revealed? or who hath
known her ^ wise counsels '\

7 [Unto whom hath the know-
ledge of wisdom been made mani-
fest % and who hath understood her
great experience "?]

8 There is one wise and greatly
to be feared, the Lord sitting upon
his throne.

9 He created her, and saw her,
and numbered her, and poured her
out upon all his works.

10 She ?'.<; with all flesh according
to his gift, and he hath given her
to them that love him.

1 1 The fear of the Lord is honour,
and glory, and gladness, and a
crown of rejoicing.

12 The fear of the Lord maketh
a mei'ry heart, and giveth joy, and
gladness, and a long life.

13 Whoso feareth the Loi'd, it
shall go well with him at the last,
and he shall find favour in the day
of his death.

14 To fear the Lord is the begin-
ning of wisdom : and it was created
with the faithful in the womb.

15 She hath built an everlasting
foundation with men, and she shall
continue with their seed.

1 6 To fear the Lord is fulness of
wisdom, and filleth men with her
fruits.

1 7 She filleth all their house with
things desirable, and the garners
with her increase.

18 The fear of the Lord is a
crown of wisdom, making peace
and perfect health to flourish ; both
which are the gifts of God : and it
enlarge th their rejoicing that love
him.

19 Wisdom raineth down skill
and knowledge of understanding,
and exalteth them to honour that
hold her fast.

20 The root of wisdom is to fear
the Lord, and the branches thereof
are long life.

21 The fear of the Lord driveth
away sins : and where it is present,
it turneth away wrath.

22 A furious man cannot be justi-
fied ; for the sway of his fury shall
be his destruction.

23 A patient man will bear for a
time, and afterward joy shall spring
up unto him.

2*1 He will hide his words for a
time, and the li)js of many shall
declare his wisdom.

25 The parables of knowledge
are in the treasui-es of wisdom : but
godliness is an abomination to a

26 If thou desire wisdom, keep
the commandments, and the Lord
shall give her - unto thee.

27 For the fear ot the Lord is
wisdom and instruction : and faith
and nieekness are his flelight.

28 ^ Distrust not the fear of the
Lord when thou art poor : and
come not unto him with a double
heart.

29 Be not an hypocrite ^*in the
sight of men, and take good heed
what thou speakest.

30 Exalt not thyself, lest thou
fall, and bring dishonour upon thy
soul, and so God discover thy
secrets, and cast thee down in the
midst of the congregation, because
thou earnest not in truth to the
fear of the Lord, but thy heart is
full of deceit.

CHAPTER 2.

1 (tOiVh fteminig muni look for trouble, 1 and
he jKdieiit, and trust in him. 12 For noi
in thfia that do n/tt so. 15 But they that
fear the Lord will do so.

MY son, if thou come to serve the
Lord, prepare thy soul for
temptation.

2 Set thy heart aright, and con-
stantly endure, and make not haste
in time of trouble.

3 Cleave unto him, and depart
not away, that thou niayest be in-
creased at thy last end.

4 Whatsoever is brought upon
thee take cheerfully, and be patient
when thou art changed to a low
estate.

5 For gold is tried in the fire,
and accepfjable men in the furnace
of ■'' adversity.

6 Believe in him, and he will
help thee ; order thy way aright,
and trust in him.

7 Ye that fear the Lord, wait for
his mercy ; and "^go not aside, lest
ye fall.

8 Ye that fear the Lord, believe
him ; and your reward shall not
fail.

9 Ye that fear the Lord, hope for
good, and for everlasting joy and
mercy.

10 Look at the generations of
old, and see; did ever any trust in
the Loi'd, and was confounded ? or
did any abide in his fear, and was
forsaken? or whom did he ever de-
spise, that called upon him?

11 For the Lord is full of com-
passion and mercy, longsuflTering,
and very pitiful, and forgivetn
sins, and saveth in time of afflic-
tion.

1 2 Woe be to fearful hearts, and

* Gr. in the mouths.

2 unto thee
freely.

3 Disobey

^ after the
custom

5 humilia-
tion.

6 turn

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The authority of pare)ds.

ECCLESIASTIC US, 3. M>jstenes revealed to the meek.

faint hands, and the sinner that
goeth two ways !

13 Woe unto him that is faint-
hearted ! for he beheveth not ;
thei'efore shall he not be defended.

14 Woe unto you that have lost
patience ! and what will ye do when
the Lord shall visit you 1

15 They that fear the Lord will
not disobey his word ; and they that
love him will keep his ways.

16 They that fear the Lord will
seek that which is wellpleasing
unto him ; and they that love him
shall be filled with the law.

1 7 They that fear the Lord will
prepare their hearts, and humble
their souls in his sight,

18 Saying, We will fall into the
hands of the Lord, and not into the
hands of men ; for as his majesty
is, so is his mercy.

CHAPTER 3.

2 Children innxt honour ami help hoth their
parents. 21 We may not denire to knoio all
thingft. 26 The inuorrigihle must needs
pirish. 30 Alms ate reioarded.

HEAR me your father, O child-
ren, and do thereafter, that
ye may be safe.

2 For the Lord hath given the
father honour over the children,
and hath confirmed the authority
of the mother over the sons.

3 Whoso honoureth his father
maketh an atonement for his sins :

4 And he that honoureth his
mother is as one that layeth up
treasure.

5 Whoso honoui'eth his father
shall have joy of his own children ;
and ^ when he maketh his prayer,
he shall be heard.

G He that lionoureth his father
shall have a long life ; and he that
is obedient unto the Lord shall be
a comfort to his motlier.

7 He that feareth the Lord will
honour his father, and will do ser-
vice unto his parents, as to his
masters.

<S Honour thy father and mother
both in word and deed, that a
blessing may come upon tliee from
them.

9 For the blessing of the father
establisheth the hous(>sof children :
but the curse of the mother rooteth
out foundations.

10 dory not in the dishonour of
thyfath(;r; for thy father's disho-
nour is no glory unto thee.

11 Foi' the glory of a man is
from the honour of his father ; and
a mothci' in dishonour is a repi'oach
to the cliiidren.

1-! .My son, lielp thy father in
his age, and grieve him not as long
as he liveth.

13 And if his understanding fail,
have patience with him ; and de-
spise him not when thou art in thy
full strength.

1 4 For the relieving of thy father
shall not be forgotten : and instead
of sins it shall be added to build
thee up.

1 5 In the day of thine affliction
it shall be remembered ; thy sins
also shall melt away, as the ice in
the fair warm weather.

1 6 He that f orsaketh his father
is as a blasphemer ; and he that
angereth his mother is cursed of
God.

17 '" My son, go on with thy busi-
ness in m(H>kness ; so shalt thou he

beloved of Inm that is apin'oved.

18 The greater thou art, the
more hvmible thyself, and thou
shalt find favour before the Lord.

19 Many are in high place, and
of renown : but mysteries are re-
vealed unto the meek.

20 For the power of the Lord is
great, and he is honoured of the
lowly.

21 Seek not out the things that
are too hard for thee, neither search
the things that are above thy
strength.

22 But what is commanded thee,
''think thereupon with reverence;

for it is not needful for thee f(

with, thine ei/es the thmgs that are

in secret.

23 Be not '^curious in unneces-
sary matters : for more things are

shewed unto thee than men under-
stand.

24 For many are deceived by
their own vain opinion ; and ® an
evil suspicion hath overthrown
their judgment.

25 Without eyes thou shalt want
light: profess not the knowledge
therefore that thou liast not.

26 A stu))born heart shall fare
evil at the last ; and he that loveth
danger shall perish therein.

27 An obstinate h(>art shall be
laden with sorroNvs; and the wicked
man shall heap sin ui)on sin.

28 In the punishment of the
proud thei'e is no " remedy ; for
the plant of wickedness hath taken
root in him.

29 'I'Ik^ heart of th(^ prudent will
understand a i)arable; Jiiul an at-
tentive ear is the rlesire of a wise
man.

30 Water will quench a flaming
fire ; and ahns maketh an atone-
ment for sins.

* Or,

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Consideration for the poor. ECCLESIASTICUS, 4, 5. True and false shame,

-. . . , , .-, . ., ,1 1 II- 7T71 .L iK_ C.^.L „1,^ ,„;ll 7 * Tl

8 * iurlge
truly ;

31 ^ And lie that requitoth good
turns is mindful of that whicli

may come hereafter: and wiien
he falleth, he shall find a stay.

CHAPTER 4.

1 M'e may not dexpiM the poor or fother-
leiis, 11 but seek .for wlndoia, 20 itnd.mit
be (tshamed of some things, nor gainsai/
the truth, 30 nor he as lions in, our house!,.

MY son, defraud not the poor of
his living, and make not the
needy eyes to wait long.

2 Make not an hungry soul sor-
rowful ; neither provoke a man in
his distress.

3 Add not more trouble to an
heart that is vexed ; and defer not
to give to him that is in need.

4 Reject not the supplication of
the afflicted ; neither turn away
thy face from a poor man.

-5 Turn not away thine eye from
the needy, and give him none oc-
casion to curse thee :

6 For if he curse thee in the
bitterness of his soul, his prayer
shall be heard of him that made
him.

7 Get thyself the love of the con-
gregation, and bow thy head to a
" great man.

iS Let it not grieve thee to bow
down thine ear to the poor, and
•'give him a friendly answer with
meekness.

9 Deliver him that suffereth
wrong from the hand of the op-
pressor ; and be not fainthearted
when thou sittest in judgment.

10 Be as a father unto the father-
less, and instead of an husband unto
their mother : so shalt thou be as
the son of the most High, and he
shall love thee more than thy
mother doth.

11 Wisdom •* exalteth her child-
ren, and ^ layeth hold of them
that seek her.

12 He that loveth her loveth
life ; and they that seek to her
early shall be filled with joy.

13 He that holdeth her fast shall
inherit glory ; and wheresoever she
entereth, the Lord will bless.

14 They that serve her shall
minister to the Holy One : and
them that love her the Lord doth
love.

1.5 Whoso giveth ear unto her
shall "judge the nations: and he
that attendeth unto Iier shall
dwell securely.

1 6 If a man commit himself unto
her, he shall inherit her ; and his
generation shall hold her in posses-
sion.

17 "For at the first she wil
walk with him by crooked ways^

and bring fear and dread u])on
him, and torment him with her

discipline, until she may ti'ust his
soul, and try him by her laws.

18 Then will she return the
straight way unto him, and com-
fort him, and shew him her secrets.

19 But if he go wrong, she will
forsake him, and give him over to
his own ruin.

20 Observe the opportunity, anrl
beware of evil ; and be not ashamed
when it concerneth thy soul.

21 For there is a shame that
bringeth sin : and there is a .shame
which is glory and grace.

22 Accept no person against thy
soul, and let not the reverence of
any man cause thee to fall.

23 And refrain not to speak,
when there is occasion to do good,
and hide not thy wisdom in her
beauty.

24 For by speech wisdom shall
be known : and learning by the
word of the tongue.

25 In no wise speak against the
truth ; but be abashed of the error
of thine ignorance.

26 Be not ashamed to * confess
thy sins ; and ^ force not the course
of the river.

27 Make not thyself an under-
ling to a foolish man ; neither ac-
cept the person of the mighty.

28 Strive for the truth unto
death, and the Lord shall fight for
thee.

29 Be not hasty in thy tongue,
and in thy deeds slack and remiss.

30 Be not as a lion in thy house,
nor frantick among thy servants.

31 Let not thine hand be
stretched out to receive, and shut
when thou shouldest ^" repay.

CHAPTER 5.

1 We must not jiresuiue of our wealth and
strength, 6 iior of the nierci/ of God, to sin.
9 We must not ^he douhletongned, 12 nor
answer inthout knowledge.

SET not thy heart upon thy
goods ; and say not, I have
enough for my life.

2 Follow not thine own niind
and thy strength, to walk in the
ways of thy heart :

3 And say not. Who shall con-
troul me for 'my works'? for the
Lord will surely " revenge thy
pride.

4 Say not, I have sinned, and
what harm hath happened unto
me ] for the Lord is longsuifering,
he will in no wise let thee go.

* Or,

Then
without
revealing
lierself to
him. will she
walk with
him, and
will first
test him
with her
trials, and if
his heart be
full of her,

8 * forsake
8 strive not
against

*0r,

11 * avenge
the perse-
cuted.

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Tlie danr/er of i>res%imption.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 6.

Tlie yoke of wisdom.

1 * follow
not the
direction of
tlie stream :

2 * double-
toi)i^ued,and
slander not
tliy neigh-
bour with
thy mouth :
3* Harm not
any

^ an evil
nain(i shall
iniici'it
slianii;

6 * I(!St it

devour thy
Htrengdi as
a bull:

5 Concerning propitiation, be
not without fear to add sin unto
sin :

6 And say not, His mercy is
great; he will be pacitied for the
multitude of my sins : for mercy
and wrath come from him, and his
indignation resteth upon sinners.

7 Make no tarrying to turn to
the Lord, and put not off from day
to day : for suddenly shall the
wrath of the Lord come forth, and
in thy security thou shalt be de-
stroyed, and perish in the day of
vengeance.

8 Set not thine heart upon goods
unjustly gotten ; for they shall not
profit thee in the flay of calamity.

9 Winnow not with every wind,
and ^ go not into every way : for so
doth the sinner that hath a double
tongue.

10 Be stedfast in thy under-
standing ; and let thy word be the
same.

11 Be swift to hear ; and let thy
life be sincere ; and with patience
give answer.

12 If thou hast understanding,
answer thy neighbour ; if not, lay
thy hand upon thy mouth.

13 Honour and shame is in talk :
and the tongue of man is his fall.

14 Be not '-^called a whisperer.
and lie not in wait with thy tongue :

for a foul shame is upon the thief,
and an evil ccmdemnation upon the
double tongue.

15 '^ Be not ignorant of any thing
in a great matter or a small.

CHAPTER 6.

2 T>(> lint t':rt(i/ llihie mm roiweit, 7 htitmaJce
(•■hiiice (if II friend. IS Setih ii'isdom. be-
iimen. "^0 It in grievoun to gome, 28 yet
tlie fruits thereof are, pleasant. 35 £e
rendu to hear irixe men.

XSTEAD of a friend become
not an enemy; for •* [thereby]

thou shalt inherit ;tn ill iiainc.

shame, and I'cpi'oach : t'\cii so shall
a sinner that hath a double tongue.
'2 Extol not thys(^lf in the coun-
sel of thine own heart ; ■' tliat thy
soil) be not toi-n in pieces ns a bull

Istra.yiim- alone. |

li Thou shalt eat up thy leaves,
and lose thy fruit, and leave thy-
self as a dry tree.

4 A wicked soul .shall destroy
him that hath it, and shall make
him to be laughefl to scorn of his
enemies.

5 Sweet languag(^ will multiply
friends : and a fail-speaking tongue
will increase, kind greetings.

6 Jjb in peace with many : never-

Oi;

theless have but one counsellor of
a thousand.

7 If thou wouldest get a friend,
prove him first, and be not hastj^
to '' credit him.

8 _b'or some man is a friend for
his own occasion, and will not
abide in the day of thy trouble.

9 And there is a friend, who be-
ing turned to enmity and strife
will discover thy reproach.

10 Again, some friend is a com-
panion at the table, and will not
continue in the day of thy afflic-
tion.

1 1 But in thy prosperity he will
be as thyself, and will be bold over
thy servants.

12 If thou be brought low, he
will be against thee, and will hide
himself from thj'^ face.

13 Separate thyself from thine
enemies, and take heed of thy
friends.

14 A faithful friend is a strong
defence : and he that hath found
such an one hath found a treasure.

15 Nothing ^ dotlt countervail a
faithful friend, and his excellency
is invaluable.

16 A faithful friend is the medi-
cine of life ; and they that fear the
Lorfl shall find him.

17 Whoso feareth the Lord shall
direct his friendship aright : for as
he is, so shall his neighbour be also.

18 My son, gather instruction
from thy youth up: so shalt thou
find wisdom till thine old age.

19 Come unto her as one that
ploweth and soweth, and wait for
her good fiaiits : for thou shalt not
toil much in labouring alxnit her,
but thou shalt eat of her fruits
right soon.

20 She "is A-er.v imi^leasant to
the unleni'ued : he tiiat is without

understanding will not remain
with her.

21 She will lie upon him as a
mighty stone of trial ; and ]u' will
cast her from him ere it be long.

22 For wisdom is according to
her name, and she is not manif(>st
unto many.

23 (}iv(! ear, m.y son, i-eceive my
advice, and refuse not my counsel,

24 Anfl i)ut thy feet into lier
fetters, and thy neck into her
chain.

25 Bow down thy shouldei-, and
bear hei', and bt» not grieved with
her bonds.

2') ( 'ome unto her with thy
whole he.'irt, and keep her ways
with all th.v power.

27 Search, and seek, and she

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*.0r,

Against ambition and hjing.

ECCLEST AS riCUS, i . Bi^haviour to friends and family.

shall be made known unto thee :
and when thou hast got hold of
her, let her not go.

28 For at the last thou shalt find
her rest, and ^ that shall be turned
to thy joy.

29 Then shall her fetters be a
strong defence for thee, and her
chains a robe of glory.

30 '" For there is a crolden orna-

ment upon her, and her bands ar'e
purple lace.

3i Thou shalt put her on as a
robe of honour, and shalt put her
about thee as a crown of joy.

32 My son, if thou wilt, thou
shalt be taught : and if thou wilt
apply thy mind, thou shalt be pru-
dent.

33 If thou love to hear, thou
shalt receive understanding : and
if thou bow tliine ear, thou shalt
be wise.

34 Stand in the multitude of the
elders ; and cleave unto him that
is wise.

35 Be willing to hear every
godly discourse ; and let not the
parables of understanding escape
thee.

36 And if thou seest a man of
understanding, get thee betimes
unto him, and let thy foot wear
the steps of his door.

37 Let thy mind be upon the
ordinances of the Lord, and medi-
tate continually in his command-
ments : he shall establish thine
heart, and give, thee wisdom at
thine own desire.

CHAPTER 7.

1 We are exhorted from sin, 4from amhiiion,
i< presumption, 10 and fa hit hi g hi pi-mjer:
\'2 from lying and backhithiij. 1^ iiml Imir
to efsteem a friend : 19 a ijoihI irift- : '^o a
xerrant: 22 our cattle: 28 our children
and parents: 31 the Lord and his priests :
32 t/ie poor, and. those that mourn.

DO no evil, so shall no " harm
come unto thee.

2 iJepart from the unjust, and
iniquity shall turn away from thee.

3 My son, sow not upon the fur-
I'ows of unrighteousness, and thou
shalt not reap them sevenfold.

4 Seek not of the Lord preemi-
nence, neither of the king the seat
of honour.

5 Justify not thyself before the
Lord ; and boast not of thy wisdom
before the king.

6 Seek not to be judge, being not
able to take away iniquity ; lest at
any time thou fear the person of
the mighty, and lay a stumbling-
block in the way of thy upright-
ness.

*0r,

7 Offend not against the multi-
tude of a city, and then thou shalt
not cast thyself down among the
people.

8 Bind not one sin upon an-
other ; for in one thou shalt not be
unpunished.

9 Say not, God will look upon
the multitude of my oblations,
and when I offer to the most high
God, he will accept it.

10 Be not fainthearted when
thou makest thy prayer, and neg-
lect not to give alms.

11 Laugh no man to scorn in the
bitterness of his soul : for there is
one which humbleth and exalteth.

12 Devise not a lie against thy
brother ; neither do the like to thy
friend.

13'* Use not to make any manner
of lie : for '' the custom thereof is
not good.

14 Use not many words in a
multitude of elders, and make not
much babbling when thou prayest.

15 Hate not laborious work,
neither husbandry, which the most
High hath ordained.

16 Nuniber not thyself among
the multitude of sinners, l)ut re-
member that wrath will not tarry
long.

17 Humble thy soul greatly:
for ''the vengeance of the u ngodl v is
fire and worms.

18 ^ Chance not a friend for any

good by no means ; neither a faith-
ful brother for the gold of Ophir.

19® Forego not a wise and good
^ woman : for her grace is above
gold.

20 Whereas thy servant worketh
truly, entreat him not evil, nor the
hireling^ that bestoweth himself
wholly for thee.

21 Let thy soul love a good ser-
vant, and defraud him not of li-
berty.

22 Hast thou cattle? have an
eye to them : and if they be '"for
thy profit, keep them with thee.

23 Hast thou "children? instruct
them, and '"bow (lown their neck

from their youth.

24 Hast thou daughters? have a
care of their body, and ''shew not
thyself "cheerful toward them.

25 ]\Iarry thy daughter, and so
shalt thou have performed a
weighty matter : but give her to a
man of understanding.

26 '•"' Hast thou a. wife after thy
mind ? forsake her not : but give
not '"thyself ovei' to a light woman.

* Or,

* Refuse
5 * what
thou hopest
therefrom
will uot give
thee joy.

6 * that ou
v>hich men
place their
hope is
corrujjtion.
' * Exchange
not a friend
for gold ;

^ * Despise
9 wife :

10 * ti-ug to

thee,

11 sons ?

12 * take for
them wives
iu

13 make

14 too

familiar

15 * Hast
thou a wife?

16 thy con-
fidence to
one that is
hateful.

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Alms and oblations.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 8, 9.

Behavionr inth ivomen.

27 Honour thy father with thy
whole heart, and forget not the
sorrows of thy mother.

28 Remember that thou wast
begotten of them ; and how canst
thou recompense them the things
that tliey have done for thee?

29 Fear the Lord with all thy
soul, and reverence his priests.

30 Love him that made thee
with all thy strength, and forsake
not his ministers.

31 Fear the Lord, and honour
the priest ; and give him his por-
tion, as it is commanded thee ; the
firstfruits, and the trespass offer-
ing, and the gift of the shoulders,
ana the sacriHce of sanctification,
and the firstfruits of the holy
things.

32 And stretch thine hand unto
the poor, that thy blessing may be
perfected.

33 A gift hath grace in the sight
of every man living; and for the
dead detain it not.

34 Fail not to be with them that
weep, and mourn with them that
mourn.

35 Be not slow to visit the sick :
for that shall make thee to be be-
loved.

36 Whatsoever thou takest in
hand, remember the end, and thou
shalt never do amiss.

CHAPTER 8.

1 Whom 7ce inay not nirive icith, 8 nor de-
xpise, 10 7i<)r provoke, 15 nor have to do
irii/i.

STRIVE not with a mighty man,
lest thou fall into his hands.

2 Be not at variance with a rich
man, lest he overweigh thee : for
gold hath destroyed many, and
perverted the hearts of kings.

3 Strive not with a man that is
full of tongue, and heap not wood
upon his fire.

4 Jest not with a rude man, lest
thy ancestors be disgraced.

5 Reproach not a man that turn-
eth from sin, l)ut remember that
we iivi] nil worthy of [)uuishinent.

6 Dishonour not a man in his
old age : for even some of us wax
old.

7 Rejoice not over ' thy greatest
enemy being dead, but remember
that we die all.

8 Despise not the discourse of
the wise, but acqujiint thyself with
their proverbs : for of them thou
shalt learn instruction, and how to
'serve great men with ease.

9 .Vliss not tiie discourse of the
elders : for they also learned of their

fathers, and of them thou shalt learn
undeistanding, and to give answer
"as Tieed requii-eth.

10 Kindle not the coals of a sin-
ner, lest thou be burnt with the
ilame of his fire.

1 1 Rise not up [in anger] at the
presence of an •* injurious person,
lest he lie in wait to entrap thee in
thy words.

12 Lend not unto him that is
mightier than thyself ; for if thou
lendest him, count it but lost.

13 Be not surety above thy
power : for if thou be surety, take
^ care to pay it.

14 Uo not to law with a judge;
for they will judge for him accord-
ing to his honour.

1 5 Travel not by the way with a
bold fellow, lest he ''become grievous
unto thee : for he will do according
to his own will, and thou shalt
perish with him through his folly.

1 6 Strive not with an angry man,
and go not witli iiim into a solitary

Elace : for blood is as nothing in
is sight; and where there is no
help, he will overthrow thee.

17 Consult not with a fool ; for
he cannot keep counsel.

18 Do no secret thing before a
stranger ; for thou knowest not
what he will bring forth.

1 9 Open not thine heart to every
man, lest he requite thee with a
shrewd turn.

CHAPTER 9.

1 ir*? are advised how ta uxe our wiriefi.
3 Wlidt icoineii to avoid. 10 And not. to
chant/e an old friend. 13 Not to he fami-
liar irith men in authority , 14 hut to Icnow
our nei/ihbours, 15 and to converse with
irise nieji.

BE not jealous over the wife of
thy bosom, and teach lier not
an evil lesson against thyself.

2 (jive not thy soul unto a, woman
to '^set her foot ui^oti thy substance.

3 ** .Meet not with an harlot, lest
thou fall into iicr snares.

4 Use not much the company of
a woman that is a "singer, lest thou
be taken with her attempts.

5 Gaze not on a maid, that thou
fall not '"by those things that are
precious in her.

•Or.

6 Cive not thy soul unto har-
lots, that tJiou lose not thine
inheritance.

7 Look not round about thee in
the streets of the city, neither
wander thou in the solitary places
thereof.

8 Turn away thine eye from a
beautiful woman, and lf)ok not
upon another's beauty: for many
have been deceived by the beauty

950

With ivhom to be friendly.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 10.

Pride the herjinning of sin.

of a woman ; for herewith love is
kindled as a fire.

9 Sit not at all with another
man's wife, nor sit down with her
' in tliine arms, and - spend not

thy money with her at the wnie;
lest thine heart incline unto her,
and so through thy desii-e thou fall
into destruction.

10 Forsake not an old fi-iend ;
for the new is not comparable to
him : a new friend is as new wine ;
when it is old, thou shalt drink it
with pleasure.

11 Envy not the glory of a sin-
ner : for thou knowest not what
shall be his '^ end.

1 2 Delight not in the thing that
the ungodly have pleasure in ; but
remember they shall not go unpu-
nished unto their grave.

13 Keep thee far from the man
that hath power to kill ; so shalt
thou ^ not doubt the fear of death :
and if thou come unto him, ■' make
no fault, lest he take away thy lite
presently : remember that thou go-
est in the midst of snares, and that
thou walkest upon the battlements
of " the city.

14 As near as thou canst, '^ guess
at thy neighbour, and consult with
the wise.

1 o Let thy talk be with the wise,
and all thy "communication in the
law of the m(jst High.

16 And let just men eat and
drink with thee ; and let thy glory-
ing be in the fear of the Lord.

17 For the hand of the artificer
the work shall be commended : and
the wise ruler of the people for his
speech.

1 8 A man ^ of an ill tongue is
dangerous in his city ; and he that
is rash in his talk shall be hated.

CHAPTER 10.

1 The commodities of a irixe ruler. 4 God
xefMh him up. T The. inconveiiiences of
ptide, injuxiice and coretoufmens. 14
n'hiit /roil'hath dinn' in ihi' proud. 19 Mlio
xhalt he honoured, '^'J and who not.

A WISE judge will instruct his
people ; and the government of
a jjrudent man is well ordered.

2 As the judge of the people is
himself, so are his officers ; and
wliat manner of man the ruler of
the city is, such are all they that
dwell therein.

3 x\n '"unwise king destroyetli
his people; l)ut through the pru-
dence of them which are in author-
ity the city shall be inhabited. _

4 The " power of the earth is in
the hand of the Lord, and in due

time he will set over it one that is
profitable.

5 In the hand of God is the
'- ])rosperity of man : and upon the
person of the '•'' sci-ibe shall he lay
his honour.

6 Bear not hatred to thy neigh-
bour for every wrong ; and do no-
thing at all by injurious practices.

7 Pride is hateful before God and
man : and "by both doth one com-
mit iniquity.

8 Because of unrighteous deal-
ings, '^ injuries, and riches got by
deceit, the kingdom is '" translated
from one people to another.

9 " Why is earth and ashes

)roud J There is not a moi'e wicked

thing than a covetous man : for
such an one setteth his own soul to

sale : because while he iivetli he

casteth away his bowels.

lU ^'^The physician cutteth off a

long disease : and he that is to day
a king to morrow shall die.

11 For when a man is dead, he
shall inherit creeping things, beasts,
and worms.

12 The beginning of pride is
when one departeth from God, and
his heart is turned away from his
Maker.

13 For ])ride is the beginning of
sin, and he that hath it shall pour
out abomination : and therefore the
Lord brought upon them strange
calamities, and overthrew them
utterly.

14 The Lord hath cast down the
thrones of proud princes, and set
up the meek in their stead.

1.5 The Lord hath plucked up
the roots of the proud nations, and
planted the lowly in their place.

1 6 The Lord overthrew countries
of the heathen, and destroyed them
to the foundations of the earth.

1 7 He took some of them away,
and destroyed them, and hath made
their memorial to cease from the
earth.

18 Pride was not made for men,
nor furious anger for them that are
born of a woman.

19 i''They that fear tlie Lord ai'e
they that

a sure seed, aiul

* Or,

an honoural)]e plant : they tliat re-
gard not tli<' law are a. (lishorunir~

ble seed : th(\v that transgress the
commandments are a deceival>le

seed.

20 Among brethren he that is
chief is honourable; so are they
that fear the Lord in his eyes.

i2*autliority
13 * i-uler

1* against

15 deeds of
violeuce,
IS trans-
ferred
1' * Why is
earth and
ashes
proud ?
Because
while he
livetli he
casteth
away
himself.
18* It is a
long dis-
ease ; the
physician
cutteth him;

* Or,

ifl * What
manner of
seed hath
honour? tlie
seed of man.
What
manner of
seed hatli
lionour ?
they that
fear the
Lord. What
manner of
seed liatli no
honour?
the seed of
man. What
manner of
seed hath no
lionour?
they that
transgress
the com-
luandments.

951

Wisdom better than ivealth.

ECCLESIASTIC US, 11. Against rashness and meddling.

2 1 * The fear of the Lord goeth
before the obtaining of authority :
but roughness and pride is the los-
ing thereof.

■22 Whether he be rich, noble, or
poor, their glory is the fear of the
Lord.

23 It is not ^ meet to despise the
poor man that liath understand-
ing ; neither is it " convenient to
magnify a sinful man.

24 Great men, and judges, and
potentates, shall be honcjui-ed : yet
is there none of them greater than
he that feareth the Lord.

25 Unto the servant that is wise
shall they that are free do service :
and he that hath knowledge will
not ^ grudge when lie is reformed.

26 lie not overwise in doing thy
business ; and boast not thyself in
the time of thy distress.

27 Better is he that laboureth,
and aboundeth in all things, than
he that boasteth himself, and
wanteth bread.

28 My son, glorify thy soul in
meekness, and give it honour ac-
cording to the dignity thereof.

29 Who will justify him that sin-
neth against his own soul '( and who
will honour him that dishonoureth
his own life"?

30 The poor man is honoured for
his skill, and the rich man is ho-
noured for his riches.

31 He that is honoured in po-
verty, how much more in riches 1
and he that is dishonourable in
r-iches, how much more in jjoverty 1

CHAPTER 11.

4 We VKiy iwt r,(tani or net forth ourseliiei>, 8
nor (iiixwer rdshhj, 1(1 nor in ed file iritli
many iiinttem. 14 Wealth and all IhhujH
else are from God. 24 Brag not of thij
icealth, 'i'J )ior briny every man into tluj
hou.se.

WISDOM lifteth up the head
of him that is of low degree,
and jnakcth him to sit among great
men.

2 Commend not a man f(jr his
beauty; neither aV)hoi' a man for
his outward ajjpearauce.

3 The l)ce is little among such as
fly ; l)ut her fruit is the chief of
sweet things.

4 Boast not of thy clothing and
raiment, and c^xalt not thyself in
the day of honour: for tlie works
of the Lord arc; wond(!rfii], and liis
works among men are hidden.

5 Many kings have sat down
upon tlie ground ; and one that
was never thought of hath worn
the crown.

6 Many might.v nien have lieen

* Verse 21 is xmrenthelicul. t Or,

greatly disgraced ; and the honour-
able delivered into other men's
hands.

7 Blame not before thou hast ex-
amined the truth: understand hrst,
and then rebuke.

8 Answer not before thou hast
heard the cause : neither interrupt
men in the midst of their talk.

9 Strive not in a matter that
concerneth thee not ; and sit not in
judgment with sinners.

lU '*' My son, meddle not with
many matters : for if tiiou meddle

much, thou slialt not be iiniocent :
and if thou follow after, thou shalt

not obtain, neither .shalt thou es-

cape by tietnng.

11 There is one that laboureth,
and taketh pains, and maketh
haste, and is so much the more
behind.

12 Again, there is another that
is slow, and hath need of help,
wanting ability, and full of po-
verty ; yet the eye of the Lord
looked upon him for good, and set
him up from his low estate,

13 And lifted up his head from
misery ; so that many that saw it
marvelled at him.

14 Prosperity and adversity, life
and death, iioverty and riches,
come of the Lord.

15 Wisdom, knowledge, and un-
derstanding of the law, are of the
Lord : love, and the way of good
works, are from him.

16 Lrroi' and darkness had their
beginning together with sinners :
and evil shall wax old with them
that glory therein.

17 The gift of the Lord i-emain-
eth with the godly, and his favour
bringeth prqsperitj' for ever.

18 There is that waxeth rich by
his warines.s and liinching, and this
is the portion of his rewarrl :

19 Wher-eas he saith, I have
found rest, and now will eat con-
tinually of my goods ; and yet he
knoweth lujt what time shall come
upon him, and that he must leave
those things tn others, and die.

20 I'e stedfast in thy covenant,
and lie conversant therein, and wax
old in thy work.

21 Marvel not at the works of
sinners ; but trust in the Jjord, and
abide in thy labour : for it is an
(^asy thing in tlu^ sight of tlu^ Lord
on the sudden to make a poor man
rich.

22 The blessing of the Lord is
in the rcnvard of the godly, and
^suddenly he maketh his blessing
to flourish.

952

tOr,

4 t My son,
why wilt
thou delight
ill thine
( ippression ?
for he that
oi)pressetli
the lielple.ss
shall not be
innocent.
My son, if
thou wilt not
run, thou
shalt not
attain ; and
if thou do
not seek,
thou shalt
not find.

■''' in an lionr
that comet h
swiftly

Against hasty judgment.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 12, 13.

Caution in help and trust.

23 Say not, What profit is there,
of my service? and what good
things shall I have hereafter?

24- Again, say not, 1 have enough,
and possess many things, and what
evil can come to me hereafter 'I

25 In the day of prosperity there
is a forgetfulness of affliction : and
in the day of affliction there is no
more remembrance of prosperity.

26 For it is an easy thing unto
the Lord in the day of death to
reward a man according to his
ways.

27 The affliction of an hour mak-
eth a man forget pleasure : and in
his ' end his deeds shall be disco-
vered.

28 Judge none blessed before his
death : for a man shall be known
in his children.

29 Bring not every nian into
thine house : for the deceitful man
hath many - trains.

30 Like as a •' iiartridge taken
[and kept] in a cage, so is the heart
of the proud ; and like as a spy,
watcheth he for thy fall :

31 For he lieth in wait, and turn-
eth good into evil, and in things
worthy praise will lay blame upon
thee.

32 Of a spark of fire a heap of
coals is kindled : and a sinful man
layeth wait for blood.

33 Take heed of ^a mischievous
man. for he worketh wickedness ;

lest he bring upon thee a perpetual
blot.

34 Receive a stranger into thine
liouse, and he will '^disturb thee.
and turn thee out of thine own.

CHAPTER 12.

■1 lie not liberal to the undodli/. 10 Trust not
iiihie eiwrni/, iior the ii'h'kcd .

WHEN thou wilt do good, know
to whom thou doest it ; so
shalt thou be thanked for thy bene-
fits.

2 Do good to the godly man, and
thou shalt find a recompence ; and
if not from him, yet from the most
High.

3 There can no good come to
him that is always occupied in
evil, nor to him that "giveth no
alms.

1 Give to the godly man, and
help not a sinner.

5 Do well unto him that is lowly,
but give not to the ungodly : "hold
back thy bread, mid give it not

into him, lest he overmaster thee
thereby : for [else] thou slialt re-
ceive twice as much evil for all the

* Or,

good thou shalt have done unto
him.

6 For the rnost High hateth sin-
ners, and will rei^ay vengeance
unto the ungodly, and keepeth
them against the mighty day of
their punishment.

7 Give unto the good, and help
not the sinner.

8 A friend cannot be * known in
prosperity : and an enemy cannot
be hidden in adversity.

9 In the prosperity of a man
enemies will be grieved : but in his
adversity even a friend will depai-t.

10 Never trust thine enemy.:
for like as iron rusteth, so is
his wickedness.

11 Though he humble himself,
and go crouching, yet take good
heed and beware of him, and thou
shalt be unto him as if thou hadst
wiped a lookingglass, and thou
shalt know that " his rust hath
not been altogether wiped away.

12 Set him not by thee, lest,
when he hath overthrown thee,
he stand up in thy place ; neither
let him sit at thy right hand, lest
he seek to take thy seat, and thou
at the last remember my words,
and be pricked thei'ewith.

13 Who will pity a charmer that
is bitten with a serpent, or any
such as come nigh wild beasts 1

14 So one that goeth to a sinner,
and is ^-' defiled with him in his
sins, who will pity'?

1-5 For a while he will abide
with thee, but if thou begin to
fail, he will not " tarry.

16 An enemy speakcth sweetly
with his lips, but in his heart he
imagineth how to thi'ow thee into
a pit : he will weep with his eyes,
but if he find opportunity, he will
not be satisfied with blood.

17 If adversity come upon thee,
thou shalt find him there first ; and
though he pretend to help thee, yet
shall he '' undermine thee.

18 He will shake his head, and
clap his hands, and whisper much,
and change his countenance.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Keep not company irith the proiirl, or a
mightier than thijKelf. 15 hike uill to like.
21 The difference between the rioh and ffie
poor. 25 A man's heart will cliange his
countenance.

HE that touchetli pitch shall be
d(>filed therewith ; and he that
hath fellowship with a proud man
.shall be like unto him.

2 Burden not thyself ''' above tliy
powei' wlii](^ thou livest : and have
no fellowshii) with one that is

fully tried

^ the rust
thereof

1" mingled

11 hold fast
to thee.

953

*0r,

1- trip up
thy ht'el.

13 * above
thy power ;

The rich and the poor.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 14.

Against niggardliness.

1 * So long
as it profits
him, he will
thus deceive
thee,

2 low

3 mirth.

* * Cruel is
he that
strivitth
after lord-
ship, and
lie that
maketh a
conspiracy
sparcth not
the lives of
many.

mightier and richer than thyself :
for how agree the kettle and the
earthen pot together'? for if the
one be smitten against the other,
it shall be broken.

3 The rich man hath done wrong,
and yet he threateneth withal : the
poor is wronged, and he must in-
treat also.

4 If thou be for his profit, he
will use thee : but if thou have
nothing, he will forsake thee.

5 If thou have any thing, he will
live with thee : yea, he will make
thee bare, and will not be sorry
for it.

' 6 If he have need of thee, he
will deceive thee, and smile upon
thee, and put thee in hope ; he
will speak thee fair, and say, What
wan test thovil
7 ' And he will shame thee by his

meats, until he have (hviAvn thee

dry twice or thrice, and at the last
he will laugh thee to scoi-n : after-
ward, when he seeth thee, he will
forsake thee, and shake his head
at thee.

8 Beware that thou be not de-
ceived, and brought "down in thy
•\lollity.

9 If thou be invited of a mighty
man, withdraw thyself, anci so
much the more will he invite thee.

10 Press thou not upon him,
lest thou be put back ; stand not
far off, lest thou be forgotten.

1 1 Affect not to be made equal
unto him in talk, and believe not
his many words : for with much
communication will he tempt thee,
and smiling upon thee will get out
thy secrets :

12 •*l>ut cruelly he wmII lay up
thy w^ords. and w^ill not s|)ar(" to
do thee hurt, and to put thee iii

13 Observe, and take good heed,
for thou ^ya]kest in peril of thy
overthrowing : when thou hearest
these things, awake in thy sleep.

14 Love the Lord all thy life,
and call upon him for thy salva-
tion.

1 r> Every beast loveth his like,
and evei'y man loveth his neighbour.

Ifi All flesh consorteth accord-
ing to kind, and a man will cleave
to his like.

17 Wliat fellowship hath the
wolf with the lamb'? so the sinner
with the godly.

IH \Vliat agreement is thei-e be-
tween the hyena and a dog? and
what peace between the rich and
the poor '?

* Or,

19 As the wild ass is the lion's
prey in the wilderness : so the rich
eat up the poor.

20 As the proud hate humility :
so doth the rich abhor the poor.

2 1 A rich nian beginning to fall
is held up of his friends : but a
poor man being down is thrust
also away by his friends.

22 When a rich man is fallen, he
hath many helpers : he speaketh
things not to be spoken, and yet
men justify him : the poor man
slipped, and yet they rebuked him
too ; he spake wisely, and '^ could
have no place.

23 When a rich nian speaketh,
every man holdeth his tongue, and,
look, what he saith, they extol it
to the clouds : but if the poor man
speak, they say. What fellow is
this "? and if he stumble, they will
help to overthrow him.

24 lliches are good " unto him

that hath no sin, and i)overty is
evil in the mouth of the ungodly.

25 The heart of a, man changeth
his countenance, whether it be for
good or evil : and a merry heart
maketh a cheerful countenance.

26 A cheerful counteriance is a
token of a heart that is in prosper-
ity ; '^and the finding out of para-
bles is a, wearisome labf)ur of the

CHAPTER 14.

1 A good consaience maketh men ?uipj>>/.
.5 The 7ii(iri(trd doeih good to none. V-i Bui
do thou good. 20 Men ai'e happy that
dravy near to wi>idom.

BLESSED is the man that hath
not slipped with his mouth,
and is not pricked with " the mul-
titude of sins.

2 J>lessed is he whose conscience
hath not condemned him, and who
is not fallen from his hope in the
Lord.

3 Riches are not c(mi(>ly for a
niggard : and \yhat should an en-
vious man do with money "?

4 Me that gathereth by dc^fraud-
ing his own soul gathereth for
others, that shall spend his goods
riotously.

5 He that is evil to himself, to
whom will he be goocH lie snail
not take pleasure in his goods.

f) Thei'e is none worse than he
that envieth himself ; and this is
a recompence of his wickedness.

7 And if he doeth good, he doeth
it "unwillingly ; and at the last he
will declare his wickerlne.ss.

<S The envious man hath a wicked

* Or,

954

Seek after tvisdom.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 15.

God giveth man free choice.

eye ; he turneth away his face, and
despiseth men.

9 A covetous man's eye is not
satisfied with his portion ; and the
iniquity of the wicked drieth up
his soul. ,

10 A wicked eye ^envieth [hi

bread, and he is a niggard at his
table.

11 My son, according " to thy
abihty do good to thyself, and give
the Lord his due offering.

1 2 Remember that death will not
be long in coming, and that the
covenant of *the grave is not
shewed unto thee.

13 Do good unto thy friend be-
fore thou die, and according to thy
ability stretch out thy hand and
give to him.

14 Defraud not thyself of ^the
good day, and let not the '^i^art of
a good desire ^ ovei-pass thee.

15 Shalt thou not leave thy tra-
vails unto anotherl and thy labours
to be divided by lot ?

1 6 Give, and take, and " sanctify
thy soul ; for there is no seeking ot
dainties in * the grave.

17 All flesh waxeth old as a gar-
ment : for the covenant from the
beginning is. Thou shalt die the
death.

18 As of the green leaves on a
thick tree, some fall, and some
grow ; so is the generation of flesh
and blood, one cometh to an end,
and another is born.

1 9 Every work rotteth and con-
sumeth away, and the worker
thereof shall go withal.

20 Blessed is the man that doth
meditate good things in wisdom,
and that reasoneth of holy things
by his understanding.

21 He that considereth her w^ays
in his heart shall also have under-
standing in her secrets.

22 Go after her as one that
^ traceth, and lie in wait in her
ways.

23 He that prieth in at her win-
dows shall also hearken at hei"
doors.

24 He that doth lodge near her
house shall also fasten a "pin in her
walls.

25 He shall pitch his tent nigh
unto her, and shall lodge in a lodg-
ing where good things are.

26 He shall set his children un-
der her shelter, and shall lodge
under her branches.

27 Byherheshallbecoveredfrom
heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.

CHAPTER 15.

WUdom emhraceth those that fear God.
1 The nicked ghall not get her. 11 We may
not chttrge God with our /(ni/ts : H for he
made, and left us to our:selt^eH.

E that feareth the Lord will
do " good : and he that hath
the knowledge of the law shall
obtain her.

2 And as a mother shall she meet
him, and receive him as a wife mar-
ried ^°of a virgin.

3 Witli the bread of understand-
ing shall she feed him, and give
him the water of wisdom to drink.

4 He shall be stayed upon her,
and shall not be moved ; and shall
rely upon her, and shall not be
confounded.

5 iShe shall exalt him above his
neighbours, and in the midst of
the congregation shall she open
his mouth.

6 He shall find joy and a crown
of gladness, and she shall cause
him to inherit an everlasting name.

7 But foolish men shall not attain
unto her, and sinners shall not see
her.

8 For she is far from pride, and
men that are " liars cannot remem-
ber her.

9 Praise is not seemly in the
mouth of a sinner, for it was not
sent him of the Lord.

10 ^'-^For praise shall be uttered
in wisdom, and the Lord will pros-

* Gr. Hades, tliat is, the abode of the dead,
t Or,

per it.

11 8ay not thou, It is through
the Lord that I fell away : for thou
"oughtest not to do the things
that he hateth.

12 Say not thou, He hath caused
me to err : for he hath no need of
the sinful man.

13 The Lord hateth all abomina-
tions ; "and tliey that fear God
love it not.

14 He himself made man from
the beginning, and left him in the
hand of '"^his counsel ;

15 If thou wilt, I'^to keep the
commandments, and ^'to perform
accei)table faithfulness.

16 He hath set fire and water be-
fore thee : stretch forth thy hand
unto whether thou wilt.

1 7 Before man is life and death ;
and whether him liketh shall be
given him.

18 For the wisdom of tlie Lord
is great, and he is mighty in power,
and belioldeth all things :

19 And his eyes are upon them
that fear him, and he knoweth
evei'y work of man.

this;

1" in her
virgiuity.

t Or,

11 t scoffers

12 t By the
mouth of
the wise
praise
should be
spoken, and
lie that
mastereth
wisdom
shall learn
it.

13 shalt not

I'* t neither
alloweth he
it in them
that fear
him.

15 his own
10 thou shalt
1' t shalt
have under-
standing to
do his good
pleasure.

955

A multitude not spared.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 16, 17. God's Jcnoidedge and might.

20 He hath commanded no man
to do wickedly, neither hath he
given any man licence to sin.

CHAPTER IG.

1 It is heitm' to have none, than, many len-d
children. 6 The loicked are not sparc<l for
their number. V2 Both the lorath and tlie
mercy of the Lord are great. 17 The
iclcked cannot he hid. 'M God's worku are
unnearehable.

DE8mE*not a multitude of un-
IJi'otitable children, neither
delight in ungodly sous.

2 Though they multiply, rejoice
not in them, except the fear of the
Lord be with them.

3 Trust not thou in their life,
neither ' respect their multitude :
for one that is just is better than a
thousand ; and better it is to die
without children, than to have
them that are ungodly.

4 For liy one that hath under-
standing shall the city be replen-
ished : but the kindred of the
wicked shall speedily become deso-
late.

5 Many such things have I seen
with mine eyes, and mine ear hath
heard - greater things than these.

G In the congregation of the un-
godly shall a fire be kindled ; and in
a rebellious n ation wrath is set on fire.

7 He was not pacified toward the
old giants, who fell away in the
str-engtli of their foolishness.

8 Neither spared he the place
where Lot sojourned, but abhorred
them for their pride.

9 He pitied not the people of
perdition, who were taken away
in their sins :

10 Nor the six hundred thousand
footm(ni, wlio were gathered to-
gether in the hardness of their
hearts.

11 And if there be one stiff-
neckefl among the people, it is
marvel if he escape unpunislKHl :
for mercy and wrath are with him ;
ho is mighty to forgive;, and to
pour out displeasure.

12 Ah his m((rcy is great, so is
his correction also: he judgeth a
man uccorfliug to his works.

l'-\ The sinner shall not escai)e
with his spoils: and the patience
of th(; gf)dly shall not Ik; frustrate.

14 /'.Make way for every work of
mercy: tor (jvery man shall find
according to his woi'ks.

15 t The Lord ha,rd(Mied Pha-
raoh, that he should not know him,
tliat his powei-ful works might be
known to the world.

IG t His mercy is manifest to

* Or,

t TIiPso, i>pr.sr.<^ (;,5, IG) are omUtnl hii
the best aulhorllies.

every creature ; and he hath sepa-
rated his light from the darkness
with •*an adamant.

17 8ay not thou, I will hide my-
self from the Lord : shall any re-
member me from above 1 I shall
not be I'emembered among so many
people : for what is my soul among
such an infinite number of crea-
tures "?

18 Behold, the heaven, and the
heaven of heavens, the deep, and
the earth, and all that therein is,
shall be moved when he shall visit.

19 The mountains also and
foundations of the earth shall be
shaken with trembling, when the
Lord looketh upon them.

20 ^ No heart can think upon
these things worthily : and who is

able to conceive his ways ^

21 It is a tempest which no man
can see: for tiie most part of his

works are hid.

22 Who can declare the works of
his justice? or who can endure

them '< i'oi- his covenant is afar off",
and the trial of all things is in the

end.

2.3 He that wanteth understand-
ing will think upon " vain things :
and a foolish man erring imagineth
follies.

24 jNIy son, hearken unto me,' and
learn knowledge, and mark my
words with thy heart.

25 I will shew forth doctrine ''in
weight, and ** declare his knowledge
exactly.

2G The works of the Lord are
done in judgment from the begin-
ning : and from the time he made
them lie disposed the i)arts thereof.

27 He garnished his works for
ever, and in his hand are the '■' chief
of them unto all generations : they
neith(u- '"In hour, nf)r are weary, nor
cease from tluur woi'ks.

28 N"(>?ie of them hindereth
another, and they shall never dis-
obey his word.

29 After this the Lord looked
upon tlie earth, and filled it with
his blessings.

.30 With nil manner of living
things hath he covered the face
thereof ; and they shall retui'n
into it again.

CHAPTER 17.

1 //nir God crealed and fiirnLihed man. 14
Arold all .-iin : V.) for iiod scth all /Jtiii(/n.
-.") Turn to him irhllf thou liicnt.

rpHI'i Lord created man of the
1 eai
again.

arth, and turned him into it

■• a plumb
line.

5 * Moreover
upon me lie
will not
direct his
mind ; and
as for iny
ways, who
shall
consider
them?
If I have
sinned, no
eye seeth
me ; or if I
deceive
secretly,
Mho

knoweth it?
As for right
doing, who
declareth it
to him, and
how can I
hope that I
should he
justified at
the last?
8 such
'by

8 declare
knowledge
'•' beginnings

1" hunger,

Or,

956

The laio of the Creator.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 18.

He acceptetli the penitent.

2 He gave them ^ few days, and a
sliort time, and power also over tlie
Ihings therein.

3 He endued them with strength
-' by themselves, and made them ac-
cf)rding to his image,

4 And put the fear of man upon
all flesh, and gave him dominion
over beasts and fowls.

5 [They received the use of the
iive operations of the Lord, and in
the sixth place he imparted them
understanding, antl in the seventh
speech, an interpreter of the cogi-
tations thereof.]

6 Counsel, and a tongue, and
eyes, ears, and a heart, gave he
them to understand.

7 Withal he filled them with the
knowledge of understanding, and
shewed them good and evil.

8 He set his eye upon their hearts,
that he might shew them the great-
ness of his works.

9 He gave them to glory in his
marvellous acts for ever, that they
might declare his works with under-
standing.

10 ^ And the elect shall praise his
holy name.

11 Beside this he gave them
knowledge, and the law of life for
an heritage.

1 2 He made an everlasting cove-
nant with them, and shewed them
his judgments.

1.3 Their eyes saw the majesty of
his glory, and their ears heard his
glorious voice.

14 And he said vmto them. Be-
ware of all unrighteousness ; and
he gave every man commandment
concerning his neighbour.

15 Their ways are ever before
him, and shall not be hid from his
eyes.

1 6 t Every man from his youth is
given to evil ; neither could they
make to themselves fleshy hearts
for stony.

17 For in the division of the na-
tions of the whole earth he set a
ruler over every people ; but Israel
is the Lord's portion :

18 t Whom, being his fii'stborn,
he nourisheth with discipline, and
giving him the light of his love doth
not forsake him.

19 Therefore all their works are
as the sun before him, and his eyes
are continually upon theii- ways.

20 None of their unrighteous
deeds are hid from him, l)ut all
their sins are before the Lord.

*0r,

t rpr.s'P.s" IC), 18, are omitted by the bent
authoritiefi.

21 t But the Lord being gra-
cious, and knowing his workman-
ship, neither left nor forsook them,
but spared them.

22 The alms of a man is as a sig-
net with him, and he will keep the
^ good deeds of nian as " the ai^ple
of the eye, and give reT)entance t(j

ills sons and daugiiters.

23 Afterwards he will rise up
and reward them, and render their
recompence upon their heads.

24 But unto them that repent,
he " granted them return, and
'comfortefl those that "failed in

patience.

25 Beturn unto the Lord, and
forsake thy sins, make thy jjrayer
before his face, and ** offend less.

26 Turn again to the most High,
and turn away from iniquity : for
he will lead thee out of darkness
into the light of health, and hate
thou abomination vehemently.

27 Who shall praise the most
High in the grave, instead of them
which live and give thanks 1

28 Thanksgiving perisheth from
the dead, as from one that is not :
the living and sound in '"heart
shall praise the Lord.

29 How great is the lovingkind-
ness of the Lord our God, and his
compassion unto such as turn unto
him in holiness !

30 For all things cannot be in
men, because the son of man is not
immortal.

31 What is brighter than the
sun 'I yet the light thereof faileth :
and flesh and blood will imagine
evil.

32 § He vieweth the power ^of
the height of heaven ; and all men
are but earth and ashes.

CHAPTER 18.

4 God's irorf^.i aye to he iri>ii(l('i;i7 <it. 9
Ma>i'ii life, is short. 11 (ro</ i-t imrcifnl.
15 Do iiot hlemixh thy qooil ilcctls irilh ill
words. '2'2 Defer not to lie jiisi(/lcd. 3(1
Follow not tliy lusts.

E that liveth for ever created
all things in " general.

2 The 'Lord only '"is righteous.
II and there is none other but lie,

3 II Who governeth the world
with the palm of his hand, and all
things obey his will : for he is the
King of all, by his power dividing
holy things among them frcmi
profane.

X Verse 21 is omitted by the best author-

* Or, § That is, God.

II The latter part of verse 2, and the
irhole of verse 3, are omitted by the best

inithorlties.

^ bounty
s * the iipple
of the eye.

fi granteth
'' comforteth
** are losing

■^ diminish
tlie cause of
oft'ence.

10 * health

11 common.

12 shall be
justified,

957

The cjrmtness of God's mercy. ECCLESIASTIC US, 19.

Tlie seductions of pJeasiire.

1 is it

possible to
search them
out.

2 titiished,

3 l)Ut

bogiiineth ;

4 ill
jierplexity.

^ * few

^ (lisciplin-
eth,

harsh

'^ liavoacare
of tliy
liealtli

" set free
therefrom.
1" makest a
vow.

4 To whom hath he given power
to declare his works ? ancl who
shall find out his noble acts '?

5 Who shall number the strength
of his majesty 1 and who shall also
tell out his mercies 1

6 As for the wondrous works of
the Lord, there may nothing be
taken from them, neither may any
thing be put unto them, neither
^can the ground of them be found
out.

7 When a man hath "done, then
he ^ beginneth : and when he leav-
eth off, then he shall be ■* doubtful.

8 V/hat is man, and whereto
serveth he"? what is his good, and
what is his evil 1

9 The number of a man's days at
the most are an hundred years.

10 As a drop of water unto the
sea, and a gravelstone in compari-
son of the sand : so are a '^thousand

years to the days of eternity.

1 1 Therefore is God patient with
them, and poureth forth his mercy
upon them.

12 He saw and perceived their
end to be evil ; therefore he multi-
plied his compassion.

13 The mercy of man is toward
his neighbour ; but the mercy of
the Lord is upon all flesh : he
reproveth, and "nurtureth, and
teacheth, and bringeth again, as
a shepherd his flock.

14 He hath mercy on them that
receive discipline, and that dili-
gently seek after his judgments.

15 My son, blemish not thy good
deeds, neither use '^ uncomfoi'table
words when thou givest any thing.

1 6 Shall not the dew asswage the
heat"? so is a word better than a
gift.

1 7 Lo, is not a word better than
a gift % but both are with a gracious
man.

1 8 A fool will upbraid churlishly,
and a gift of the envious consumeth
the eyes.

1 9 Learn before thou speak, and
■^ use physick or ever thou be sick.

20 I jefoi-ejudgmentexauiine thy-
self, and in the day of visitation
thou shalt find mercy.

21 Humble thyself before thou
be sick, and in the time of sins
shew repentance.

22 L(;t nothing hinder thee to
pay tliy vow in due time, and defer
not until death to be " jiisf ificd.

23 I'efore thou '"prayest. prepare
thyself; and be not as one that
tempt(>th the Lord.

24 Think upon the wrath that

Or,

shall be at the end, and the time
of vengeance, when he shall turn
away his face.

25 When thou hast enough, re-
member the time of huiiger : and
when thou art rich, think upon
poverty and need.

26 " From the moi'ning until the

evening the tnne is changed, and

all things are '^ soon (lone before
the Lord.

27 A wise man will fear in every
thing, and in i\\e day of sinning he
will beware of offence : but a fool
will not observe time.

28 Every man of understanding
knoweth wisdom, and will give
praise unto him that found her.

29 They that were of under-
standing in sayings became also
wise tlicmselves, and poured forth
"ex(iuisite ])arables.

30 Uo not after thy lusts, but
refrain thyself from thine appe-
tites.

31 If thou givest thy soul the de-
sires that please her, she will make
thee a laughingstock to thine ene-
mies that malign thee.

32 Take not pleasure in much
good cheer, neither be tied to the
expence thereof.

33 Be not made a beggar by
banqueting upon borrowing, when
thou hast nothing in thy purse :
for thou shalt lie in wait for thine
own life, and be talked on.

CHAPTER 19.

2 Wine and icomen reduce ivise men. 7 S<ii/
nil/ III! thou /learext 17 I'e/irooe thyfrienil
irilliiiui (itKjer. 2'2 There in no leituhnn in
aieheilnefin.

A LABOURING man that is
jr\_ given to di'unkenness shall
not be rich : and he that "con-
temneth small things shall fall Ijy
little and little.

2 Wine and woni(m will make
men (jf understanding to fall away :
and he that cleav(!th to hailots will
become ''' impudent.

3 Moths and worms sliall have
him to heritage, and a '" bold man
shall be taken away.

4 He that is hasty to give cj-edit
islightminded ; and he that sinneth
'^sliall ofletid airainst his own soul.

5 Wiioso takct li pleasure in wick-
edness shall be condemned : l)ut li(>
that resisteth i)Iea:SUi'(>s cnjwneth
his life.

n He that can rule his tongue;
shall live without strife; and lit;
that hateth babbling shall have
less evil.

7 ] lehearse not unto another tliat

958

JVb ivisdom in evil.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 20.

Of silence and speech.

which is told unto thee, and thou
shalt fare never the worse.

8 ^ Whether it be to friend or
foe, talk not of other men's lives ;

and if thou canst without olfence,
reveal tliem not.

y For he heard and observed
thee, and when time cometh he
will hate thee.

10 If thou hast heard a word, let
it die with thee ; and be ^ bold, it
will not burst thee.

11 A fool travaileth with a word,
as a woman in labour of a child.

12 As an arrow that sticketh in
a man's thigh, so is a word within
a fool's ^ belly.

13 Admonish a friend, it may be
he hath not done it : and if lie have
done ■* it, that he do it no more.

14 Admonish thy friend, it may
be he hath not said it : and if he
have, that he speak it not again.

15 Admonish a friend : for many
times it is a slander, and believe
not every tale.

16 There is one that slippeth in
his speech, but not from his heart ;
and who is he that hath not offended
with his tongue 1

17 Admonish thy neighbour be-
fore thou threaten him ; and not
being angry, give place to the law
of the most High.

1 8 The fear of the Lord is the
first step to be accepted [of him,]
and wisdom obtainetn his love.

19 The knowledge of the com-
mandments of the Lord is the doc-
trine of life: and they that do
things that please him shall receive
the fruit of the tree of immortality.

20 The fear of the Lord is all
wisdom ; and in all wisdom is the
performance of ^ the law, and the
knowledge of his omnipotency.

21 t if a servant say to his mas-
ter. T will not do as it pleaseth thee :

though afterward lie do it. he aii-
gereth him that nourishetlii him!

2 The knowledge of wickedness
is not wisdom, neither at any time
the counsel of sinners prudence.

23 There is a wickedness, and
the same an abomination ; and
there is a fool wanting in wisdom.

24 He that hath small under-
standing, and feareth God, is better
than one that hath much wisdom,
and transgresseth the law of the
mos^t High.

25 There is an exquisite subtilty,
and the same is unjust ; and there

is one that '^ turneth aside to make
judgment aijpear ; and there is~a

* Or,

t Fer.se 2J is omitted by the best autlior-
ities.

wise man that .justifieth in judg-
ment.

26 There is a wicked man that
hangeth down his head sadly ; but
inwardly he is full of deceit,

27 Castingdown his countenance,
and making as if he heard not :
where he is not known, he will do
thee a mischief before thou be
aware.

28 And if for want of power he
be hindered from sinning, yet when
he findeth opportunity he will do
evil.

29 A man may be known by his
look, and one that hath under-
standing by his countenance, when
thou meetest him.

30 A man's attire, and excessive
laughter, and gait, shew what he is.

CHAPTER 20.

1 Of silence and fipeaking. 10 Of gifts and
gain. 18 Of slipping hy the tongue. 24
Of lying. 27 Of divers advertisements.

THERE is a reproof that is not
'^ comely : again, som6 man
holdeth his tongue, and he is wise.

2 It is much better to reprove,
than to be angry secretly : and he
that confessetli his fault shall be
preserved from hurt.

3 How good is it, when thou ai't
reproved, to shew repentance ! for
so shalt thou escape wilful sin.

4 As is the lust of an eunuch to
deflower a virgin ; so is he that ex-
ecuteth judgment with violence.

5 There is one that keepeth si-
lence, and is found wise : and
another by much babbling becom-
eth hateful.

6 Some man holdeth his tongue,
because he hath not to answer : and
some keepeth silence, knowing his
time.

7 A wise man will hold his tongue
till he see opportunity : but a bab-
bler and a fool will I'egard no time.

8 He that useth many words
shall be abhorred ; and he that
taketli to himself authority therein
shall be hated.

9 There is a '^sinner that hath
good success in evil thiiiLTs : and
there is a gain that turneth to loss.

10 There is a gift that shall not
profit thee ; and there is a gift
whose i-ecompence is double.

1 1 There is an abasement be
cause of glory ; and there is that
lifteth up his head from a low
estate.

12 There is that buyeth much

6 * pervert-
etb favdur
to gain a
judgiueiit.

' season-
able :

8 * prosper-
ity that a
man tiiuleth
ill iiiisfor-
tuue :

959

Or,

The evil of lying.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 21. Opiiression will undo the rich.

1 payetli for
it again

^ pleasant-
ries of fools
shall be
wasted.
3 * when
thou hast
it : for he
looketh

* a hateful
mau.

5 A grace-
less man is
as a tale out
of season :
it will

. <5 *yea, by a
foolish
couiit(Mian(;e
he will de-
stroy it.

for their

for a little, and ' I'epayeth it seven-
fold.

13 A wise man by his words
niaketh himself beloved : but the
"graces of fools sliall bo )30ured

out.

U The gift of a fool shall do
thee no good ^ when thou hast it ;
neither yet of the envious for his

necessity : for he looketh to re-

ceive many things for one.

15 He giveth little, and up-
braideth much ; he openetli his
mouth like a crier ; to day he
lendeth, and to morrow will he
ask it again : sucli an one is ''to
be hated of Gt^d and man.

16 The fool saitii, i have no
friends, I have no thank for all
my good deeds, and they that eat
my bread speak evil of me.

17 How oft, and of how many
shall he be laughed to scorn ! for
lie knoweth not aright what it is
to have ; and it is all one unto him
as if he had it not.

18 To slip uijon a pavement is
better than to slip Avith the tongue :
so the fall of the wicked shall come
speedily.

19 '' An unsea.sonable tale will
always be in the mouth of the
unwise.

20 A wise -sentence shall be re-
jected when it comoth out of a
fool's mouth ; for he will not speak
it in due season.

21 There is that is liindered from
sinning through want : and when
he taketh rest, he shall not be
troubled.

22 Tliere is that destroyeth his
own soul through bashfulness, "and
by accepting of persons overthrow

eth himself.

23 There is that for bashful-
ness proinisoth to his friend, and
maketh him iiis enemy for nothing.

24_ A lie is a foul blot in a man,
yet it is continually in the moutli
of the untaught.

2') A tlii(^f is better tlian a man
that is accustomed to lie : but they
l)oth shall have destruction \U)
!leritag(^

2G The disposition of a liar is
dishonourable, and liis sliame is
ever witli him.

27 A w'ise man shall promote
himself to hovovr with his words :
and he that hath understanding
will i)I('!is(» gT'oat men.

2S f{(. thattilleth liis land shall
i?u-i-case his lieaj) : and he lliat
l)leascth grea,t m(^n shall get par-
don for iniquity.

* Or,

29 Presents and gifts blind the
eyes of the wise, and " stop up his
mouth that he cannot reprove

iO Wisdom that is hid, and trea-
sure that is hoarded up, what pro-
fit is in them both %

31 Better is he that hideth his
folly than a man that hideth his
wisdom.

32 t Necessary patience in seek-
ing the Loi'd is better than he that
leadeth his life without a guide.

CHAPTER 21.

^i Flee from sin an from a nerpent. 4 Ilix
opjiression will undo the rich. 9 The end

of the unjust .shall !>enoH{/ht. 12 The differ-
ence between lite fool and the wise.

MY son, hast thou sinned 1 do
so no more, but ask pardon
for thy former sins.

2 Flee from sin as from the face
of a serpent : for if thou comest
too near it, it will bite thee : the
teeth thereof are as the teeth of a
lion, slaying the souls of men.

3 All iniquity is as a two edged
sword, the wounds whereof cannot
be healed.

4 To terrify and do wrong will
waste riches : thus the house of
proud men shall be made desolate.

5 A prayer out of a poor man's
mouth reacheth to the ears of God,
and his judgment cometh speedily.

(3 He that hateth to be reproved
is in the way of sinners : but he
that feareth the Lord will repent
from his heart.

7 An eloquent man is known far
and near ; but a man of understand-
ing knoweth when he slippeth.

8 He that buildeth his house
with other men's money is like one
that gathereth himself stones for
the tomb of his burial.

9 The congregation of the wicked
is like tow wrapped together : and
the end of them is a flame of fire
to destroy them.

10 Tlie way of sinncjrs is made
"plain with stomas, l)ut at the end
thereoFistiie pit of t lu^l.

1 1 He that keepeth the law of
the Lord getteth the under.stand-
ing thereof : and th(> perfection of
the fear of the J^ord is wisdom.

12 He that'" is not wis(^ will not
be taught : but there is a " MJsdoni
which multiplieth bitternt'ss.

13 The knowledge of a, wise man
shall abound like a fiood : and his
counsel is like a pure fountain of
life.

14 The inner parts of a foorare

t Vci'se :!'! in uniittrd hi/ t/ir hrs/ (iiithor-
itiPH.
X Gr. Hades, llial is, the un.seeu world.

960

Fools reject instrnction.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 22.

TJie grievOHsness of folly.

like a broken vessel, and he will
hold ' no knowledK«3 as long as lie
liveth.

15 If a skilful man hear a wise
word, he will commend it, and add
unto it : but as soon as '^ one of no
understanding heareth it, it clis-
pleaseth him, and he casteth it
behind his back.

16 The talking of a fool is like a
burden in the way : but grace shall
be found in the lips of tlie wise.

17 They enquire at tlie mouth of
the wise man in the congregation,
and they shall ponder his %vords in
their heart.

18 As is a house that is de-
stroyed, so is wisdom to a fool ;
and the knowledge of the unwise
is as talk without sense.

19 ^ Doctrine unto fools is as fet-
ters on the feet, and like manacles
on the right hand.

20 A fool lifteth up his voice
with laughter ; but a wise man
doth scarce .smile a little.

21^ Learning is unto a wise man
as an ornament of gold, and like a
bracelet upon his right arm.

22 A foolish man's foot is soon
in his [neighbour's] house : but a
man of experience * is ashamed of

23 A fool will peep in at the
door into the houvse : but he that is
well nurtured will stand without.

24 It is the rudeness (^f a man to
hearken at the door : but a wise
man will be grieved with the dis-
grace.

25 The lips of talkers will be
telling such things as pertain not
unto them : but the words of such
as have understanding are weighed
in the balance.

26 The heart of fools is in their
niouth : but the mouth of the wise
is in their heart.

27 When the ungodly curseth
Satan, he curseth his own soul.

28 A whisperer defileth his own
soul, and is hated wheresoever he
Mwelleth.

CHAPTER 22.

1 Of the slothful man, <i and a/ooliuli dauiih-
ter. 11 Weep raiher for foula, than for Ike
dead. 13 Meddle vot tdiih them. 10 The
wixe 7naii'B heart will not shrink. 20 What
will lose a friend.

A SLOTHFUL man is compared
to a filtliy stone, and every
one will hiss him out to his disgrace.
2 A slothful man is compared
to the tilth of a dunghill : every
man that takes it up will shake
his hand.

3 An evilnurtured son is the dis-
honour of his father that begat
him : and a [foolish] daughter is
born to his loss.

4 A. wise daughter shall bring an
inheritance to her husband : but
she that "liveth dishonestly is her
father's heaviness.

5 She that is bold dishonoureth
both her father and hei* husband,
but they both shall despise her.

6 A tale out of season [is as] mu-
sick in mourning : but stripes and
correction of wisdom are never out
of time.

7 Whoso teacheth a fool is as one
that glueth a potsherd together,
and as he that waketh one from a
sound sleep.

8 He that telleth a tale to a fool
speaketh to one in a slumber : when
he hath told his tale, he will say,
' What is the matter 1

y if children live honestly, and
have wherewithal, they shall cover
the baseness of their parents.

10 But children, being haughty,
through disdain and want of nur-
ture do stain the nobility of their
kindred.

11 Weep for the dead, for he
hath lost the light : and weep for
the fool, for he wanteth under-
standing: make little weeping for
the dead, for he is at rest : out the
life of the fool is worse than death.

12 Seven days do men mourn for
him that is dead ; but for a fool and
an ungodly man all the days of his
life.

13 Talk not much with a fool,
and go not to him that hath no
understanding : beware of him, lest
thou have trouble, and thou shalt
never be defiled ^ with his fooleries :
depart from him, and thou shalt
find rest, and never be ^ disquieted
with madness.

14 What is heavier than lead?
and what is the name thereof, but
a fool 1

15 Sand, and salt, and a mass of
iron, is easier to bear, than a man
without understanding.

16 As timber girt and bound to-
gether in a buiUHng cannot be
loosed with shaking : so the heart
that is stablished by '"advised coun-
sel shall fear at no time.

17 A heart setthnl upon a
" thouglit of understanding is as
'"afair pl;iist<'riiig on tlie wall of a

*0r,

galler.v.

18 Tales set on an high place
will never stand against the wind :
so a fe^irful heart in the imagina-
tion of a fool cannot stand against
any fear.

s bringeth
sliaine

AVhatisit?

8 in the
scattering

•' wearied
with Ins
luaduess.

1" well
advised

11 thought-
ful

1- an orna-
ment of
l)laister on a
polishetl
wall.

961

A prayer for discipline.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 23.

Against profanity.

1 feeling.

2 frighteueth

3 arrogance,

■* bloodshed.

6 because of

•^ Master of
my life,

1 9 He that pricketh the eye will
make tears to fall : and he that
pricketh the heart maketh it to
shew her ' knowledge.

20 Whoso casteth a stone at the
birds '^ f rayeth them away : and he
that upbraideth his friend breaketh
friendship.

21 Though thou dre west a sword
at thy friend, yet despair not : for
there may bea returning [to favour. ]

22 If thou hast opened thy mouth
against thy friend, fear riot ; for
there may be a reconciliation : ex-
cept for upbraiding, or ''ijride. or
disclosing of secrets, or a treache-
rous wound : for for these things
every friend will depart.

23 Be faithful to thy neighbour
in his poverty, that thou niayest
rejoice in his prosperity : abide
stedfast unto him in the time of his
trouble, that thou niayest be heir
with him in his heritage : for a
mean estate is not always to be
contemned : nor the rich that is
foolish to be had in admiration.

24 As the vapour and smoke of a
furnace goeth before the fire ; so
reviling before •* blood.

25 I will not be ashamed to de-
fend a friend ; neither will I hide
myself from him.

26 And if any evil happen unto
me ^by him, every one that hear-
eth it will beware of him.

27 Who shall set a watch before
my mouth, and a seal of wisdom
upon my lips, that I fall not sud-
denly by them, and that my tongue
destroy me not ^

CHAPTER 23.

1 A prayer for grace to flee Mn. 9 We may
■not use sioearina : 14 Init rememher our
parents. 16 Of three sorts of sin. 28 The
<iiluUerous wife sinnetli mtDiij irai/s.

OLORD, Father and " Oovernor
of all my whole life, hiave me
not t(j their counsels, and let me
not fall by them.

2 Wlio will set scourges over my
thoughts, and the disciplin(M)f wis-
dom over miiH! heart"? that * they
spai'e me not for miiu! ignorances,
and t it pass not by my sins :

3 Lest mine ignorances increase,
and my sins abound to my destruc-
tion, and I fall before! mine adver-
saries, and mine (^nemy i-ejoice over
me, whose hope; is lai- from tliy
mercy.

4 O Loi'd, Father and Ood of my
life, give me not a nrcnid look, but
tui-n awjiy from tny servants al-
ways a haughty mind.

5 Turn away from me vain hopes
and concupiscence, and thou shalt
hold him up that is desirous always
to serve thee.

6 Let not the greediness of the
belly nor lust of the flesh take hold
of me ; and give not over me thy
servant ^ into an impudent mind.

7 Hear, O ye children, the disci-
pline of the mouth : he that keep-
eth it shall never be ** taken in his
lips.

8 The sinner shall be " left in liis
foolishness : both the '" evil speaker

and the proud shall fall thereby,

9 Accustom not thy mouth to
swearing ; neither use thyself to
the naming of the Holy One.

10 For as a servant that is con-
tinually beaten shall not be with-
out a blue mark : so he that
sweareth and nameth God conti-
nually shall not be ^' faultless.

11 A man that useth much swear-
ing shall be filled with iniquity,
and the '-^plague shall never depart
from his house: if he shall offend,
his sin shall be upon him : and if
he '''acknowledge not his sin, he
maketli a double offence : and if he
swear '^ in vain, he shall not be in-
nocent, but his house shall be full
of calamities.

1 2 There is a ^•'' word that is
clothed about with death : Gofl
grant that it be not found in the
heritage of Jacob ; for all such
things shall be far from the godly,
and they shall not wallow in their
sins.

13 ^'"' Use not thy mouth to '"in-
temperate swearing, for therein is

* That in, the scourges,
t That i.s, the discii)liiie.

the word of sin

1 4 Remember thy father and thy
mother, when thou sittest among
great men. Be not forgetful before
them, and so tiiou by thy custom
become a fool, and wish that thou
hadst not been born, and curse
the day of thy nativity.

15 Tlie man that is accustomed
to '"opDrobi'ious woi'ds will never
b(> refoi'iiicd al I the days of his lif(>.

1() 'l\vo soi'ts of men nudtiply
sin, and tlu! third will bring
wrath : a hot minfl is as a burning
fire, it will never be quenched till
it be consumed : a fornicator in the
ll)ody of his llesh will never cease
till he hath kindled ;i fire.

17 All brciul is sweet to a
'" wlioi'cinomjiT. he will not leave
oir till he (li<-.

1<S A man that breaketh wed-
lock, saying thus in his heart.
Who seeth me? 1 am compassed

tor,

962

Against adultery.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 24.

Wisdom doth praise herself.

about with darkness, tlie walls
cover me, and no body seetli me ;
what need I to fear 1 the most High
will not remember my sins :

19 .Such a man only feareth the
eyes of men, and knoweth not that
the eyes of the Lord are ten thou-
sand timeK brighter than the sun,
beholding all the ways of men, and
' considering the most secret parts.

20 He knew all things ere ever
they were created ; so also after
they were perfected he looked upon
them all.

21 This man shall be punished
in the streets of the city, and
where he suspecteth not he shall
be taken.

22 Thus shall it go also with the
wife that leaveth her husband, and
bringeth in an heii' by another.

23 For first, she hath disobeyed
the law of the most High ; and se-
condly, she hath trespassed against
her own husband ; and thirdly, she
hath played the whore in adultery,
and -Drought children by another
man.

24 She shall be brought out into
the congregation, and inquisition
shall be made of her children.

25 Her children shall n(jt take
root, and her branches shall bring
forth no fruit.

26 She shall leave her raemor.y to
be cursed, and her reproach shall
not be blotted out.

27 And they that remain shall
know that there is nothing better
than the fear of the Lord, and that
there is nothing sweeter than to
take heed unto the commandments
of the Lord.

28 It is great glory to follo\v the
Lord, and to be received of him is
long life.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Wisdom doth pniiife herself, xJiew her he-
ijiirtihid, 4 her direUing, 13 her glory, IT
her fruit, 26 her increaiie and perfection.

WISDOM shall praise herself,
and shall glory in the midst
of her people.

2 In the congregation of the most
High shall she open hei- mouth, and
•'ti-iumph before his power.

'.^ I came out of the mouth of the
most High, and covered the earth
as a ■* cloud.

4 I dwelt in high places, and my
throne is in a cloudy pillar.

5 I alone compassed the circuit
of heaven, and walked in the bot-
tom of the deep.

6 In the waves of the sea, and in
all the earth, and in evei-y people
and nation, I got a jjossession.

7 With all these I sought rest :

and in whose inheritance shall I
abide %

S So the Creator of all things
gave me a commandment, and he
that made me caused my tabernacle
to rest, and said. Let thy dwelling
be in Jacob, and thine inheritance
in Israel.

9 He created me from the begin-
ning before the world, and I shall
never fail.

1 0 In the holy tabernacle I served
before him ; and so was I esta-
blished in Sion.

1 1 Likewise in the beloved city
he gave me rest, and in Jerusalem
was my ° power.

1 2 And 1 took root in an honour-
able people, even in the portion of
the Lord's inheritance.

13 1 was exalted like a cedar in
" Libanus, and as a cypress tree
upon the mountains of Hermon.

14 1 was exalted like a palm tree
in ' En-gaddi, and as a rose ijlant in
Jericho, as a fair olive tree in a
pleasant field, and grew up as a
plane tree by the water.

15 I gave a sweet smell like
cinnamon and asjmlathus, and I
yielded a pleasant odour like the
best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx,
and sweet storax, and as the fume
of frankincense in the tabernacle.

16 As the ** turpentine tree I
stretched out my branches, and
my branches are the branches of
"honour and grace.

17 As the vine brought I forth
pleasant savour, and my '° flowers
are the fruit of honour and I'iches.

18 1 am the mother of fair love,
and fear, and knowledge, and holy
hope : I therefore, being eternal,
am given to all my children which
are named of him.

19 Come unto me, all ye that be
desirous of me, and fill yourselves
with my fruits.

20 For my memorial is sweeter
than honey, and mine inheritance
than the honeycomb.

2 1 They that eat me shall yet be
hungry, and they that drink me
shall yet be thirsty.

22 He that obeyeth me shall
never be confounded, and they
that work by me shall not do
amiss.

23 All these things are the book
of the covenant of the most high
God, even the law which Moses
commandefl for an heritage unto
the congregations of Jacob.

24 Faint not to be strong in the
Lord ; that he may confirm you,

•> authority.

6 Lebanon,
" En-gedi,

*0r.

8 oak

3 glory

1" * shoots
are shoots of
glory and
excellency.

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What things are heantifnl,

ECCLESIASTICUS, 25.

and ivJiat hateful.

2 * instruc-
tion to
stream fortli
as the river,

3 Gilion

cleave unto him : for the Lord Al-
mighty is God alone, and beside
him there is no other Saviour.

25 He tilleth all things with his
wisdom, as ^ Phison and as Tigris
in the time of the new fruits.

26 He maketh the understand-
ing to abound like Euphrates, and
as Jordan in the time of the har-
vest.

27 He maketh " the doctrine of
knowledge appear as the light, and
as ^ Geon in the time of vintage.

28 The first man knew her not
perfectly : no more shall the last
find her out.

29 For her thoughts are ^ more
than the sea, and her counsels
•'' profounder than the great deep.

30 i also came out as a ^ brook

from a river, and as a conduit into
a garden.

311 said, I will water ray ^ best
garden, and will water abundantly
my garden bed : and, lo, my "^ brook
became a river, and my river be-
came a sea.

32 I will yet make ** doctrine to
shine as the morning, and will send
forth her light afar off.

33 I will yet pour out doctrine
as prophecy, and leave it to all
ages for ever.

34 Behold that I have not la-
boured for myself only, but for all
them that seek wisdom.

CHAPTER 25. .

1 Wfinf f?t!ii(/s are heautifiU, ami vhathitie-
ftU. C What ix the cruHut, of iifje. 7 Wlutl.
ih infiH Illlike men hajrpy. 13 Nothing v-orxe
Ihini a irh'ked woman.

N three things ^ I was beautified,
anfl stood up beautiful both tx^-
fore (jiod and men: the unity of
brethren, the love of neighbours, a
man and a wift; that agiee together.

2 Thre(;, sorts of men my soul
hateth, and J am greatly ofiendcd
at their life : a i)oor man that is
))roud, a ri(;h man that is a liai', and
an old adultiM'er that '"doatcth.

3 If thou hast gathered nothing
in thy youth, how canst thoti find
any thing in thine age ?

4 () how comely a thing is
.judgment for gray hairs, and for

ancient men to know coun.sel !

5 () h(jw comely is the wisdom
of old men, and '"- niid<'i-st;iii(hng
and counsel '" to men of honour !

G Miicli exjx'ncncc is the crown
of old men, and the fear of God is
their gloi-y.

7 There be nine things whicli I

*0r,

have judged in mine heart to be
happy, and the tenth I will utter
with my tongue : A man that hath
joy of his children ; and he that
liveth to see the fall of his enemy :

8 " Well is liim that dwelleth
with a wife of understanding, and
that hath not slipped with his
tongue, and that hath not served
a man more unworthy than "' him-

selfj

9 ^^ Well is him that hath found
prudence, and he that speaketh in
the eai-s of them that will hear :

10 O how great is he that findeth
wisdom ! yet is there none above
him that feareth the Ijord.

11 '"Rut the love of the Lord
passeth all things for illumination :
he that holdeth it, whereto shall
he be likened 1

12 The fear of the Lord is the
beginning of his love: and faith
is the beginning of cleaving unto
him.

13 [Give me] any plague, but the
plague of the heart : and any wick-
edness, but the wickedness of a
woman :

14 And any affliction, but the
affliction from them that hate me :
and any revenge, but the revenge
of enemies.

15 There is no head above the
head of a serpent ; and there is no
wrath above tne wrath of an enemy.

16 1 had rather dwell with a lion
and a dragon, than to keep house
with a wicked woman.

17 The wickedness of a woman
changeth her face, and darkeneth
her countenance like sackcloth.

18 Her husband shall sit among
his neighbours ; and wiien he hear-
eth it shall sigh bitterly.

19 All wickedijess is but little to
the wickedness of a woman : let the
portion of a sinner- fall upon her.

20 As the climbing u)) a sandy
way is to the feet of the aged, so is
a wife full of words toa(iuic^t man.

21 IStumbh^ not at the beauty of
a woiiKin, and desire her not for
pk^asure.

22 A woman, if she '^maintain

her husband, is full of anger, impu-
dence, an<l much niproacTi.

23 A wicked woman abateth the
courage, maketh iin li(»avy coun-
tenance atid a woun<led hc-irt: a
wonia-n that will not '"comfort, lici'
Inisbaiid in dist rcss maketh vvc;ik
hands ;i-nd fccMc kiie<'s.

21 Of the woman came the be-
giiming of sin, and through her we
all die.

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Of shameless and

ECCLESIASTICUS, 26, 27.

modest ivomen.

25 ^ Givo the water no passage :
neither a wicked woman liberty to
gad abroad.

'26 It' she go not as thou wouldest
have her, cyt her ott' from thy flesh,
*and give her "a bill of divorce,
and let her go.

CHAPTER 26.

1 A r/nod wife, 4 id a i/noi/ einiKcicnce, do
i/liid men. 0 A irirk,,! iriff is u fc/rfiil
'ihiiHj. 13 Of goud ,ind l„id irires.' '.S (f
ilttee thint/fi thai are {/riccoun. '2'J J/er-
cluintu and huckniern are not wiiliuut sin..

LESSED is the man that hath
a virtuous wife, for the num-
ber of his days sliall be double.

2 A virtuous woman lejoiceth
her husband, and he shall fulfil the
years of his life in peace.

3 A good wife is a good portion,
which shall be given in the jjortion
of them that fear the Lord.

4 Whether a man be rich or poor,
"•if he have a good lieart tf)wai'd the

Loi'd. he siiall at all times rejoice
with a cheerful countenance.

5 There be three things that
mine heart feareth ; and for the
fourth I was sore afraid : the slan-
der of a city, the gatliering together
of an unruly multitude, and a false
accusation : all these are worse
than death.

6 But a grief of heart and sorrow
is a woman that is jealous over an-
other woman, and a scourge of the
tongue which communicateth with
all.

7 An evil wife is ^a yoke shaken
to and fro : he that hath hold of her
is as though he held a scorpion.

8 "^ A drunken woman and a gad-

der aljroad causetii great angei', and
she will not cover her own shame.

9 The whoredom of a woman may
be known in her ''haughty looks and
"^eyelids.

1 0 If thy daughter be "shameless.
keep lier in straitly, lest she abuse
herself through overmuch liberty.

1 1 Watch '" over an impudent
eye : and marvel not if " she tres-
pass against thee.

12 (She will open her mouth, as
a thirsty traveller when he hath
found a fountain, and drink of every
water near her : by every hedge will
she sit down, and open her quiver
against every arrow.

1 3 The grace of a wife delighteth
her husband, and her discretion
will fatten his bones.

14 A silent and loving woman
is a gift of the Lord ; and there is

* The following clause is omitted in
the best Greek manuscripts.
\0r,

nothing so much worth as a mind
well instructed.

15 A ^- shamefaced and faithful
woman is X a double grace, and her
continent mind cannot be valued.

16 As the sun when it ariseth in
the high heaven ; so is the beauty
of a good wife in the ordering of
her house.

17 As the clear light is upon the
holy candlestick ; so is the beauty
of the face in ripe age.

18 As '''tlie golden pillars are
upon "the sockets of silver ; so are
^•^ the fair feet witn a constant heart.

19 My son, keep the flower of
thine age sound ; and give not thy
strength to strangers.

20 When thou hast gotten a
fruitful possession through all the
field, sow it with thine own seed,
trusting in the goodness of thy
stock.

2 1 So thy race which thou leav-
est shall be magnified, having the
confidence of their good descent.

22 An harlot shall be accounted
as spittle; but a married woman is a
tower againstdeath toher husband.

23 A wicked woman is given as
a portion to a wicked man : but a
godly woman is given to him that
feareth the Lord.

24 A dishonest woman contem-
neth shame : but an honest woman
will reverence her husband.

25 A shameless woman shall be
counted as a dog; but she that is
^'" shamefaced will fear the Lord.

26 A woman that honoureth her
husband shall be judged wise of
all • but she that dishonoureth him
in her pride shall be counted un-
godly of all.

27 A loud crying woman and a
scold shall be sought out to drive
away the enemies.

28 There be two things that grieve
my heart ; and the third maketh
me angry : a man of war that suf-
fereth poverty ; and men of under-
standing that are ^^ not set by : and
one that returneth from righteous-
ness to sin ; the Lord prepareth
such an one for the sword.

29 A merchant shall hardly keep
himself from doing wrcnig ; and an
huckster shall not be " freed from

CHAPTER 27.

1 Of sins in selling tnul Jniyinfi. 1 Our
upecc/i. irill (ell irhitt is in us.' K! A friend
/.v li>.\t 1)1/ discoverivij his secrets. 25 Jle
that diffffethu pit shall fall into it.

IVTANY have sinned for a small
IVX matter; and hethatseekethfor
abundance will turn his eyes away.

tOr,

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J Or. grace upon grace.

12 modest

13 golden
pillars
I'' t a base
15 fair feet

12 modest

IS founted as
refuse;

acquitted

Of betray mg secrets.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 28.

Against revenge and strife.

1 thought.

2 * the
thought of
the heart of
a man.

^an offeuce,

2 As a nail sticketh fast between
the joinings of the stones ; so doth
sin stick close between buying and
selling.

3 Unless a man hold himself
diligently in the fear of the Lord,
his house shall soon be overthrown.

4 As when one sifteth with a
sieve, the refuse remaineth ; so the
filth of man in his ' talk.

5 The furnace proveth the pot-
ter's vessels ; so the trial of man is
in his reasoning.

6 The fruit declareth if the tree
have been dressed ; so is the utter-
ance of " a conceit in the heai-t of

7 Ji^raise no man before thou
hearest him speak ; for this is the
trial of men.

S If thou foUowest righteous-
ness, thou shalt obtain her, and
put ner on, as a glorious long robe.

9 The birds will resort unto
their like ; so will truth return
unto them that practise in her.

10 As the lion lieth in v,'ait for
the prey ; so sin for them that
work iniquity.

1 1 The discourse of a godly man
is always with wisdom ; but a fool
changeth as the moon.

12 If thou be among the indis-
creet, observe the time ; but be
continually among men of under-
standing.

13 The discourse of fools is " irk-
some, and their sport is the wanton-

ness of sin.

14 The talk of him that sweareth
much maketh the hair stand up-
right ; and their brawls make one
stop his ears.

15 The strife of the proud is
bloodshedding, and their revilings
are grievous to the ear.

1 6 Whos(j discovereth secrets los-
(^th his credit ; and shall never find
fi-iend to his mind.

17 Love? thy friend, and be faith-
ful unto him : l)ut if thou b(!wrayest
his secrets, follow no mor(^ aft(!r him.

18 For as a man hath destroyed
his enemy ; so hast thou lost the
love of thy mnghbour.

19 As one that lettijth a bird go
out of his hand, so liast thou let thy
neighbour go, and shalt not get him
again.

20 Follow after him no more, for
he is too far off; he is as a roe es-
caped out of the snare.

21 As ff)r a wound, it may be
bound up ; and after reviling th(>n'
maybe reconcilement: but he that
bewrayeth stscrets is without hope.

* Or,

22 He that winketh with the eyes
^ worketh evil : and he that know-
eth him will depart from him.

23 When thou art present, he
will speak sweetly, and will admire
thy words : l:)ut at the last he will
writhe his mouth, and "'slander thy
sayings.

24 I have hated many things,
but nothing like him ; for the Lord
will hate him.

25 Whoso casteth a stone on high
casteth it on his own head ; and a
deceitful stroke shall make wounds.

26 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall
therein : and he that setteth a trap
shall be taken therein.

27 He that worketh mischief, it
shall fall upon him, and he shall
not know whence it cometh.

28 Mockery and reproach are
from the proud ; but vengeance, as
a lion, shall lie in wait for them.

29 They that rejoice at the fall
of the righteous shall be taken in
the snare ; and anguish shall con-
sume them before they die.

30 Malice and wrath, even these
are abominations ; and the sinful
man shall " have them both.

CHAPTER 28.

1 AffninM revenge, S quarreUum, 10 (iiifjcr,
15 and hackhiting.

HE that revengeth shall find ven-
geance from the Lord, and he
will surely keep his sins [in remem-
brance.]

2 Forgive thy neighbour the
hurt that he hatii done unto thee,
so shall thy sins also be forgiven
when thou prayest.

3 One man beareth hatred
against another, and doth he seek
pardon from the Lord "?

4 He sheweth no mercy to a man,
which is like liimself : and doth he
ask forgiveness of his own sins ?

5 If he that is but llcsli nourisli
hatred, who will intreat for pardon
of his sins %

6 Remember thy end, and let en-
mity cease ; [remeinber] con-uption
and death, and abide in the com-
miiiidments.

7 licmember the commandments,
and l)ear no malice to thy neigh-
l)our: |i'ememher| the covenant of
the Highest.and wiiikat"itrnoi-n,nce.

8 Abstain fi-om strife, and tliou
shalt diminish thy sins : for a fui'i-
ous man will kindle strife.

9 A sinful man di.squieteth
friends, and maketh debate among
tluMU t-liat be at peace.

10 As the matter of the fire is,
so it burneth : and as a man's
strength is, so is his wrath ; and

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Against backbiting.

ECCLESIASTIC US, 29.

Of lending and borrowing.

according to his riches his anger
riseth ; and the stronger they are
which contend, the more they will
be inflamed.

11 An hasty contention kindleth
a fire : and an hasty fighting shed-
deth blood.

12 If thou blow the spark, it
shall burn : if thou spit upon it, it
shall be quenched : and both these
come out of thy mouth.

13 Curse the whisperer and
doubletongued : for such have de-
stroyed many that were at peace.

14 A backbiting tongue hath dis-
quieted many, and driven them
from nation to nation : strong cities
hath it pulled down, and over-
thrown the houses of great men.

15 A backbiting tongue hath
cast out virtuous women, and de-
prived them of their labours.

16 Whoso hearkeneth unto it
shall never find rest, and never
dwell quietly.

1 7 The stroke of the whip maketh
marks in the flesh : but the stroke
of the tongue breaketh the bones.

1 8 Many have fallen by the edge
of the sword : but not so many as
have fallen by the tongue.

19 Well is he that is defended
from it, and hath not passed
through the venom thereof ; who
hath not drawn the yoke thereof,
nor hath been bound in her bands.

20 For the yoke thereof is a yoke
of iron, and the bands thereof are
bands of brass.

21 The death thereof is an evil
death,* the grave were better than it.

22 It shall not have rule over
them that fear God, neither shall
they be burned with the flame
thereof.

23 Such as forsake the Lord shall
fall into it ; and it shall burn in
them, and not be quenched ; it
shall be sent upon them as a lion,
and devour them as a leopard.

24 Look that thou hedge thy pos-
session about with thorns, and bind
up thy silver and gold :

25 And weigh thy words in a
balance, and make a door and bar
for thy mouth.

26 Beware thou ' slide not by it,
lest thou fall before him that lieth
in wait.

CHAPTER 29.

1 We must nheiii mercy and lend: 4 hut the
Vorroicer munt not defraud the tender. 9
Give alms. 14 A good man will not undo
his surety. 18 To he mirety atid underta^-e
for others is dangerous. 22 It is better to
lire at home than to sojourn.

E that is merciful will lend
UTito his neighbour ; and he

* Gr. Hades, that is, the abode of the
dead.

that - strengtheneth his hand keep-
eth the commandments.

2 Lend to thy neighbour in time
of his need, and pay tliou thy neigh-
bour again in due season.

3 Keep thy woixl, and deal faith-
fully with him, and thou shalt
always find the thing that is ne-
cessary for thee.

4 jNlany, when a thing was lent
them, reckoned it to be •' foumk and
put them to trouble that helped
them.

5 Till he hath received, he will
kiss a man's hand ; and for his
neighbour's money he will speak
^submissly: but when he should
repay, he will prolong the time,
and return words of grief, and
complain of the '' time.

6 If " he prevail, he shall hardly
i-eceive the half, and he will count
as if he had found it : if not, he
hath "deprived him of his money,
and he hath gotten him an eneniy
without cause : ** he payeth him
with cursings anrTrailings ; and
for honour he will pay him dis-
grace.

7 Many therefore have refused to
lend for other men's ill dealing,
fearing to be defrauded.

8 Yet have thou patience with a
man in poor estate, and delay not
to shew him mercy.

9 Help the poor for the com-
mandment's sake, and turn him
not away because of his poverty.

10 Lose thy money for thy
brother and thy friend, and let it
not rust under a stone to be lost.

11 Lay ^Uj2 thy treasure accord-
ing to the commandments of the
most High, and it shall bring thee
more profit than gold.

12 Shut up alms in thy store-
houses : and it shall deliver thee
from all affliction.

13 It shall fight for thee against
thine enemies better than a mighty
shield and strong spear.

14 An honest man is surety for
his neighbour : but he that ^'' isim-
V)udent will forsake him.

15 Forget not the friendship of
thy surety, for he hath given his
life for thee.

16 A sinner will overthrow the
good estate of his surety :

1 7 Ajid he that is of an unthank-
ful mind will leave him [in danger]
that delivered him.

1 8 Suretiship hath undone many
of good estate, and sliaken them as
a wave of the sea : mighty men
hath it driven from their houses,
so that they wandered among
strange nations.

- strength-
eneth him.
with

3 a windfall,

* submis-
sively;

5 times.

6 the lender

'' been
deprived

8 who

a out

1" Iiath lost
shame will
fail him.

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The correction of children.

ECCLESIASTIC US, 30, 31. Health better than zvealth.

19 ^ A wicked man transgressing
the coinniandments of tlie Lord
shall tall into suretislu]) : and

that imdcrtaketh and tollowetli
other men's business tor gain shall

fall into suits.

'20 Help thy neiglibour according
to thy power, and beware that
thou thyself fall not into the same.

21 The chief thing for life is
water, and bread, and clothing,
and an house to cover - shame.

22 IJetter is the life of a poor
man in a mean cottage, than deli-
cate fare in another man's house.

23 Be it little or much, hold thee
contented, that thou hear not the
reproach of thy ^ house.

24 For it is a miseratile life to go
from house to house : for where
thou art a * stranger, thou darest
not open thy mouth.

25 Thou shalt entertain, and
feast, and have no thanks : more-
over thou shalt hear bitter words :

26 Come, thou 'stranger, and
furnish a table, and feed me of that
thou hast ready.

27 Give place, thou •* stranger.
to an honourable man ; my brother
cometh to be lodged, and 1 have
need of mine house.

28 These things are grievous to
a man of understanding ; the up-
braifling of houseroom, and re-
proaching of the lender.

CHAPTER 30.

1 It in good 1o correct our children, 7 (nid
■not to cocker them. 14 Ifeatth. in hetlci-
than ■ircalth. it Ifealth and life (ire nliort-
ened bij grief.

H\i that loveth his son causc^th
liini oft to feel the rod, that
he may have joy oi him in the end.

2 He that chastiseth his son
shall have joy in him, jind shall re-
joice of him among his acquaint-
ance.

3 H(' that teacheth his son
■' grieveth tin' enemy : and before
his friends \\v. sli;i,ll rejoice oi him.

4 Though his father die, yet he
is as though he were not dead : for
lie hath left one behind him that is
like iiiniself.

5 While he lived, he saw and re-
joiced in him : and when he died,
he was not sorrowful.

0 He left beliind him an avenger
against liis eni^mies, and one that
shall requite kindness to liis
frien<ls.

7 He that maketh too mucli of
his son shall bind up his wounds ;

Or,

and his " bowels will be troubled at
every cry.

IS A horse not broken becometh
headstrong: and a child left to
himself will be wilful.

y '' CV>eker thy child, and he shall
make tliee afiaid : play with him,
antl he will bring thee to heaviness.

10 Laugh not with him, lest thou
have sorrow with him, and lest
thou gnash thy teeth in the end.

1 i Give hiin no liberty in his
youth, and wiidc not at his follies.

12 ]jo\v down his neck while he
is young, and beat hini on the sides
while he is a child, lest he wax
stubborn, and be disobedient unto
thee, and so bring sorrow to thine
heart.

13 Chastise thy son, and liold
him to labour, lest his lewd be-
haviour be an offence unto thee.

14 Better is the poor, being
sound and strong of constitution,
than a rich man that is afflicted in
his body.

15 Health and good estate of
body are above all gold, and a
strong body above infiliite wealth.

IG There is no riches above a
sound body, and no joy above the
joy of the heart.

1 7 Death is better than a bitter
life or continual sickness.

18** r)elicates poured ujDon a
mouth shut up are as messes of
■'meat set upon a grave.

19 What good doeth the offering
unto an idol 'I for neither can it eat
nor smell : so is he that is perse-
cuted of the liOrd.

20 He seeth with his eyes and
groanetli, as an eunuch that em-
braceth a virgin and sigh(>th.

21 Give not over thy mind to
heaviness, and afflict not thyself in
thine own counsel.

22 The gladness of the lieai't is
the life; of man, and the joyful ness
of man proloiigeth his days.

2'-\ Love thine own soul, and
(comfort thy lieart, I'emove soi'row
far from thee : for sorrow hath
killed many, and there is no prolit
therein.

24 \i\\\y and wrath shorten tlie
life, and cai-efulness bringetli age
before the time.

25 A cheerful and good heart
will have a care of his " meat and
diet.

CHA1'TJ':U 31.

1 Of tJie (lemre of richex. 12 Of moderntidii
(iiid e.vcexK in entivg. or drinking wine.

WAT( 'HI NG foi- riclies c. )nsu in-
eth tlie fk'sh, and the rare
thei-eof driyetli away sleep.

2 Watching care will not let a

^ heart

Pamper

Delicacies

968

Tlie danger of riches.

ECCLESIASTIC US, 32.

Against gluttony.

man slumber, as a sore disease
breaketh sleep.

3 The rich hath great labour in
gathering riches together ; and
when he resteth, he is filled with
his ' delicates.

4 The poor laboureth in his poor
estate ; and when he leaveth off, he
- is still needy.

5 He that loveth gold shall not be
justified, and he that t'olloweth cor-
ruption shall have enough thereof.

6 Gold hath been the ruin of
many, and their destruction •'■ was
present.

7 it is a stumblingblock unto
them that sacrifice unto it, and
evei-y fool shall be taken there-
with.

8 lllessed is the rich that is
found without blemish, and hath
not gone after gold.

9 Who is he? and we will call
him blessed : for wonclerful things
hath he done among his people.

10 Who hath been tried thereby,
and found pei^fecf? then let him
glorj'. Who might offend, and
hath not offended'? or done evil,
and hath not done it?

1 1 His goods shall be established,
and the congregation shall declare
his * alms.

12 If thou sit at a. bountiful
table, be not greedy upon it, and
say not, There is much "' meat
on it.

1 -3 Rememloer that a wicked eye
is an evil thing : and what is cre-
ated more wicked than an eye?
therefore it weepeth upon every
occasion.

14 Stretch not thine hand whi-
thersoever it looketh, and thrust
it not with him into the dish.

15 Judge of thy iieighbour by
thyself : and be discreet in evei'y
point.

16 Eat, as it becometh a man,
those things which are set before
thee ; and devour not, lest thou be
hated.

17 Leave off first for manners'
sake ; and be not unsatiable, lest
thou oil'ciid.

1<S When thou sittest among
many, reach not thine hand out
first of all.

19 A very little is sufficient for
a man well "nurtured, and he
' fetcheth not his wind short u])on
his bed.

20 Sound sleep eometh of mode-
rate eating: he riseth early, a)id
his wits ai'(> with him : but the
pain of ** watchiiiir. and cholei-. and

pangs of the belly, are with an
unsatiable man.

21 And if thou hast been forced
to eat, arise, go " forth, vomit, and
thou shalt have rest.

22 ^[y son, hear me, and despise
me not, and at the last thou shalt
find as [ told thee : in all thy* works
be quick, so shall there no sickness
come unto thee.

23 Whoso is liberal of his ^" nieat.
men shall speak well of him ; and
the report of his " good housekeep-
ing will be believed.

24 But against him that is a nig-
gard of his •'meat the whole city
shall murmur ; and the testimonies
of his niggardness shall not be
doubted of.

25 Shew not thy valiantness in
wine ; for wine hath destroyed
many.

26 The furnace proveth the ''-^edge
by dipping : so doth wine '•' the
hearts of the proud by dnmken-

* Or,

27 Wine is as good as life to a
man, if it be drunk modei^ately :
what life is '^then to a man that is
without wine ? for it was made to
make men glad.

28 Wine measurably drunk and
in season bringeth gladness of the
heart, and cheerfulness of the mind:

29 But \vine drunken with excess
maketh bitterness of the mind,
with brawling and quarrelling.

30 Drunkenness increaseth the
rage of a fool till he offend : it di-
minisheth strength, and '"maketh
wounds.

31 Rebuke not thy neighbour at
the wine, '"and despise him not in
his mirth : give him no despiteful
words, and press not upon him
'''with ui-ging him [to drink. 1

CHAPTER 32.

1 Of /lis dufj/ ihiit in r/iicf or rndxter in a
fi'diif. M'Oflhefearof'aod. \»Ofcouii-
\eL 20 Of a ragged tnid a smooth way. 2H
TruM not to any hut to thyself, and to God.

IF thou be made the mastcn- [of
a feast,] lift not thyself up, but
be among them as one of the rest ;
take diKgent care for them, and so
sit down.

2 And when thou hast done all
thy office, take thy place, that thou
mayest be men'i'y with them, and
i-eceive a crown for thy well order-
ing of the feast.

3 Sijcak, thou that art the elder,
for it IxM'onu^th thee, but with
sound judgment; and hinder not
musick.

fl forth in
the midst
thereof,

^n food,

11 exeellency

5 food

12 edge of
steel

13 * jjrove
hearts in the
qnarrellin^
of the prom I.

14 there

15 addeth

i^iieitlierset
him at
nanght

^' l)y asking
hack a debt.

* Or,

969

Modesty in speecli and counsel. ECCLESIASTICUS, 33. Times and seasons are of God.

4 Pour not out words whei'e thei'e
is a musician, and shew not forth
wisdom out of time.

5 A concert of musick in a ban-
quet of wine is as a signet of car-
buncle set in gold.

6 As a signet of an emerald set
in a work of gold, so is the melody
of musick with pleasant wine.

7 Speak, young man, if there be
need of thee : ^ and yet scarcely

when thou art twice asked.

8 Let thy speech be short, com-
prehending much in few words ; be
as one that knoweth and yet hold-
eth his tongue.

9 If thou be among great men,
make not thyself equal with tliem ;
and when '^ ancient men are in
place, use not many words.

10 Before the thunder goeth
lightning ; and betV)re a •' shame-

faced man shall go favour.

1 1 Rise up betimes, and be not
the last ; but get thee home with-
out delay.

1 2 There take thy pastime, and
do what thou wilt : but sin not by
proud speech.

13 And for these things bless
him that made thee, and hath
replenished thee with his good
things.

14 Wh()SO feareth the Lord will
receive liis discipline ; and they
that seek him early shall find
favour.

IT) He that seeketh the law shall
be filled therewith : but the hypo-
crite will ^ be offendefl thereat.

1 6 They that fear tlie J^ord shall
find judgment, and sliall kindle
justice as a light.

17 A sinful man will not be re-
proved, but findeth an * excuse
according to his will.

1 <S A man of counsel will " becoii-
sidcrfitc ; hut a strange and pi-oud

man is not daunted with fear, even
when of himself he hath done with-
out (counsel.

lU i)o notiiing without '^advice :
and when thou hast "once done,
I'cpcnt not.

'2U ( ;<) not in a way wherein thou
mayest fall, and stumble not among
the st(mes.

21 P>(i not confident in a "plain
way.

22 ^"And beware of tiiim- own
cliildrcii.

'2-'> I iicv(!ry "gof)fl work trust thy
own soul ; for this is tlic keeping of
th(! commandments.

* Or,

24 He that believeth 'Mn the

Lord taketh heed to the commanri-

ment ; and he that trusteth in
shall fare never the worse.

him

CHAPTER 33.

1 The safety of hiia that feareth the Lord.
'2 7' lie wise and the fuulish. 7 Times and
seasons are of God. 10 JUen are in A/.v
hands as clay in the hands of the putter.
IS Chiefly re(jard thyself. 24 Of servants.

THERE shall no evil hajapenunto
him that feareth the Lord ; but
^^ in temr)tation even again he will
deliver him.

2 A wise man hateth not the law ;
l)ut he that is an hypocrite therein
is as a ship in a storm.

3 A man of understanding trust-
eth in the law ; and the law is faith-
ful unto him, as an oracle.

4 Prepare what to say, and so
thou shalt be heard : and bind up
instruction, and then make answer.

5 The heart of the foolish is like a
cartwheel ; and his thoughts are
like a rolling axletree.

6 A stallion horse is as a mocking
friend, he neigheth under every one
that sitteth upon him.

7 Why doth one day excel an-
other, 'Svlien as all the light of
every day in the year is of the sun %

8 By the knowledge of the Loid
they were distinguished : and he
^'^ altered seasons and feasts.

9 Some of them hath he made
high days, and hallowed tliem, and
some of them liath he made ordi-
nary days.

10 And all men are from the
ground, and Adam was created of
earth.

11 In much knowledge the Lord
hath '' di\ided them, and made
their ways div(>rse.

12 Some of them hath he blessed
and exalt(>d, and some of them hath
he sanctified, and set near himself :
l)ut some of them hath he cui'sed
and brought low, and turned out of
their places.

13 As the clay is in the potter's
hand, to fashion it at his i)leasui'e :
so man is in the hand of him that
mad(^ him, to I'ender to them as
liketh him b(>st.

14 (Jood is set "^against evil, and
life "^against death : so is the godly
'" atraiiist the sinner, and the sinner
'" ajjaiiist t he godly.

10 So look ui)on all the works of
the most High ; and there ai'e two
and two, one "^against aiiothei'.

in 1 awaked iiji last of all, as one
that '"gatheretli after the grape-

1- * tlie law
taketh heed
tt) its

injunctions;
13 * the Lord
shall suffer
no loss.

14 when he is
tried once
and again

* Or,

15 when

16 set apart

1' distin-
guished

'•* over
airainst

'•' gleaneth

970

Tlie treatment of servants.

EGCLESIASTICUS, 34.

Of dreams.

gatherers : by the blessing of the
Lord 1 ' ])roHted, and tilled my
winer)resslikea gatherer ot' grapes.

17 Consider that I laboured not
for myself only, but for all them
that seek learning.

18 Hear me, O ye great men of
the people, and hearken with your
ears, ye rulers of the congregation.

1 9 Give not thy son and wife, thy
brother and friend, ijower over thee
while thou livest, and give not thy
goods to anf)ther : lest it repent
thee, and thou intreat for the same
again.

20 As long as thou livest and hast
breath in thee, give not thyself over
to any.

21 P"'or better it is that thy
children shf)ulfl seek to thee, than
that thou shouldest " stand to their
coui-tesy.

3 The vision of dreams is ^ the
resemblance of one thing to ati-

otiier, even as the likeness of a fac(;

22 In all thy works keep to thy-
self the ])reeminence ; ^ leave not a
stain in thine honour.

2o At the time when thou shalt
end thy days, and finish thy life,
distribute thine inheritance.

24 Fodder, a * wanfl, and bur-
dens, (ire for the ass ; and bread,
^correction, and work, for a servant.

25 If thou set thy servant to la-
bour, thou shalt find rest : but if
thou let him go idle, he shall seek
liberty.

2G A yoke and a collar do bow
the neck : so are tortures and tor-
ments for an evil servant.

27 Send him to labour, that he
be not idle ; for idleness teacheth
much evil.

28 Set him to work, as is fit for
him : if he be not obedient, put on
"fiinre heavy fetters.

'1\) Jjut be not excessive toward
any ; and without discretion do
nothing.

30 If thou have a servant, let him
be unto thee as thyself, because
thou hast bought him with a price.

31 If thou have a servant, en-
treat him as a brother : foi- thou
hast necfl of him, as of thine own
soul : if thou entreat him evil, and
he run from thee, which way wilt
thou go to seek him 1

CHAPTER 3-t.

1 OfdreamH. V-^ The praineanij hlenKinrj of
them that fear the Lord. IS The ojfn-iiuj
of the ancient, <tnd prayer of tlie poar iii-
iKireiil.

THE hopes of a man void of un-
derstaruling are vain and false :
and dreams ^lift nn fools.

2 Whoso ifgardcth di-eams is
like him that ratcheth ata shadow,
and foUoweth after the wind.

t( ) a, tace.

4 Of an unclean thing what can
be cleansed 'I and from that thing
which is false what truth can come t.

5 Divinations, and soothsayings,
and dreams, are vain : and the
heart fancieth, as a woman's heart
in travail.

6 If they be not sent from the
most High in thj^ visitation, set
not thy heart upon them.

7 For dreams have deceived
many, and they liave failed that
put their trust in them.

8 ''The law shall be found perfect
without lies: and wisdom is per-

fection to a faithful mouth.

9 A man that '" hath travelled
knoweth many things ; and he that
hath nmch experience will declare
wisdom.

10 He that hath no experience
knoweth little : but he that hath
travelled is full of prudence.

1 1 When r travelled, I saw many
things ; and I " understand more
than I can express.

12 1 was ofttimes in danger of
death : yet I was delivered because
of these things.

13 The si)irit of those that fe.ar
the Lord shall live : for their hope
is in him that saveth them.

14 Whoso feareth the Lord shall
not fear nor be afraid ; for he is
his hope.

15 Blessed is the soul of him
that feareth the Lord : to whom
doth he look 1 and who is his
^"strength 'i

Itj I'or the eyes of the Lord are
upon them that love him, he is
their mighty protection and stiong
stay, a defence fiom heat, and a
cover from the sun at noon, a ijre-
servation fi-om stumbling, and an
heljj from falling.

17 He raiseth up the soul, and
lighteneth the eyes : he giveth
'•' health, life, and blessing.

18 He that sacrificeth of a thing
wrongfully gotten, his offering is
" I'idicnloiis : and the gifts of un-
just men ai-e not accepted.

19 The mf)st High is not pleased
with the offerings of the wicked ;
neither is he pacified for sin by tlie
multitude of sacrifices.

20 Whoso bringeth an off'ering
of th(! goods of the poor doeth as
one that killeth the son before his
father's eyes.

21 The bread of the needy is

* as tlii.s
over aj^ainst
that; the
likeiie.s.s of a
fat-e over
against a
face.

'■> Witliout
lyiiit; sliall
tlie law be
accoiii-
plished :
10 *ij. ^eii
iii.structed

11 under-
stood

* Or,

I'-i.slay?

13 healiiu

!■* a moi'k-
ery;

971

Sacrifices pleasing to God. ECCLESIASTICUS, 35, 30. He tvill avenge the oppressed.

1 multiplietli
offerings :

2 a thank
offering.

3 righteous

•" liberal

their life : he that defraiuleth him
thereof is a man of blootl.

22 He that taketh away his
neighbour's living slayeth him ;
and he that def rauaeth the labourer
of his hire is a bloodshedder.

23 When one buildeth, and an-
other pulleth down, what profit
have they then but labour*?

24 When one prayeth, and an-
other curseth, whose voice will the
Lord hear 1

25 He that washeth himself after
the touching of a dead body, if he
touch it again, what availeth his
washing 1

26 So is it with a man that fast-
eth for his sins, and goeth again,
and doeth the same : who will hear
his prayer '? or what doth his hum-
bling profit him '!

CHAPTER 35.

1 Sacrifices pleasing to God. 14 Thej)rayer
of the fdtherless, of the n-iilow. and of the
linmlite in spirit. 20 Acceptal/le mercy.

E that keepeth the law ^ bring-
eth offerings enough : he that
taketh heed to the connnandment
offereth a peace offering.

2 He that requiteth a good turn
offereth fine fiour- ; and he that giv-
eth alms sacrificeth '" praise.

3 To depart from wickedness is
a thing pleasing to the Lord ; and
to forsake unrighteousness is a pro-
pitiation.

4 Thou shalt not appear empty
befor-e the Lord.

5 For all these things [are to be
done] becauseof thecommandment.

6 The offering of the righteous
maketh the altar fat, and the sweet
savour thereof is before the most
High.

7 The sacrifice of a "just man
is acceptable, and the memorial
thereof shall ne\'er be foi'gotten.

8 Give the Lord liis hoiioui' with
a ^ good eye, and diminish not the
firstfiuits of thine hands.

\) [n all thy gifts shew a cheer-
ful counten.-iiu'e, and dedicate thy
tithes with gladness.

10 (jiv(; unto th(! most FTigh a.c-
coi'ding as he hath eiu'iched thee;
and as thou hast gotten, give with
a cheerful eye.

1 1 For the Lord recompenseth,
and will give thee seven times as
much.

1 2 Do not think to corruj)t witli
gifts ; for such lie will not receive :
;ind trust not to uni-ighteous sacri-
fices ; for the Lord is judge, and
with him is Jio respect of persons.

13 He will not accept any per-
son against a i)oor man, but will
hear the jjraycr of tlic <)|)pr('ssed.

1 4 He will not despise the suppli-
cation of the fatherless ; nor the
widow, when she poureth out her
complaint.

15 Do not the- tears run down
the widow's cheeks 'I and is not her
cry against him that causeth them
to fall *?

16 ^He that serveth the Lord
shall be accepted with favour, and

his prayer shall reach unto the
clouds.

17 The prayer of the humble
pierceth the clouds : and till it come
nigh, he will not be comforted :
and will not depart, till the most
High shall behold to judge right-
eously, and execute judgment.

18 For the Lord will not be slack,
neither will the Mighty be patient
toward them, till he have smitten in
sunder the loins of the unmerciful,
and reijaid vengeance to the liea-
then ; till he have taken away the
multitudeof the "proud, and broken
the sceptre of the unrighteous ;

1 9 Till he have rendered to every
man according to his deeds, and to
the works of men according to their
devices; till he have judged the
cause of his people, and made them
to rejoice in his mercy.

20 Mercy is seasonable in the
time of affliction, as clouds of rain
in the time of drought.

CHAPTER 36.

1 A prayer for the c/iiirch agtiin.st the ene-
mies tliereof. IS ^1 good heart and a fro-
irard. '21 (>f a good tcife.

HAVE mercy upon us, O Lord
God of all, and behold us :

2 And send thy fear upon all the
natioiis that seek not after thee.

3 Lift u)) thy hand against the
strange nations, and let them see
thy power.

4 iVs thou wast sanctified in us
before them : so be thou magnified
among them before us.

5 And l(>t them know thee, as we
have known thee, that there is no
God but only thou, () God.

6 Shew new signs, and '^mnke
otlicr stra.nge wonders : glorify tliy
hand and tliy I'ight arm, that they
may set forth thy wondrous woi'ks.

7 l»ais(> up indignation, and nour
out wrath: take away the adver-
sary, and destroy the enemy.

8 Make the time short, '* r'emem-
bei- the coNcnant. and let them
declare t liy wonderful works.

!) Jjct him that escaiK'th be con-
sumed by the rage of the fire; and
let them perish that oi)press tlie
people.

* Or,

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A prayer for Israel.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 37. Of true and false counsellors.

10 Smite in. sunder the heads of
the rulers of the heatlien, that say,
There is none other but we.

1 1 Gather all the tribes of Jacob
togethei', and inherit thou them, as
from the beginning.

12 0 Lord, have mercy upon the
people that is called by thy name,
and upon Israel, whom thou hast
named thy firstborn.

13 O be merciful unto Jerusalem,
thy holy city, the place of thy rest.

14 tnl Sionwith Hhine unspeak-

able oracles, and thy '" peoijle with
thy glory. ,

15 Give testimony unto those
that thou hast possessed from the
beginning, and raise up prophets
that have been in thy name.

16 Reward them that wait for
thee, and let thy prophets be
^ found faithful.

17 O Lord, hear the prayer of
thy servants, according to the bless-
ing of Aaron over thy people, that
all they which dwell upon the earth
may know that thou art the Lord,
the eternal God.

1 8 The belly devoureth all meats,
yet is one meat better than another.

19 As the palate tasteth divers
kinds of ^ venison : so doth an heart
of understanding ' false speeches.

20 A " f roward heart causeth
heaviness : but ' a man of experi-

ence will recompense him.

2T~Xlvomai7'wTn"TecelTe ^ every
man, yet is one daughter better
than another.

22 The beauty of a woman cheer-
eth the countenance, and a man
loveth nothing better.

23 If there be kindness, meek-
ness, and comfort, in her tongue,
then is not her husband like other
men.

21 He that getteth a wife ^be-
ginneth a possession, a help '"like
unto liin7self, and a pillar of rest.

25 VViiere no hedge is, there the
" possession is spoiled : and he that
hath no wife will wander up and
down mourning.

20 Who will trust '"a thief well
appointed, tliat skippeth from city
to city ? so [who will believe] a man
that hath no house, and lodgeth
wheresoever the night taketli him 1

CHAPTER 37.

1 //(>)'' to know frieiulH and counisellors.
VI The rfixcreiion and windom of a {lodly
man blesseth him. 27 Learn io rffrain

thnw appetite.

EVERY friend saith, I am his
friend also : but there is a

friend, which is only a friend in
name.

2 Is it not a grief unto death,
when a companion and friend is
turned to an enemy'?

3 O wicked '-'imagination. whence
camest thou in to cover tne earth
with deceit %

4 There is a companion, which
rejoiceth in the prosperity of a
friend, but in the time of trouble
will be against him.

5 There is a companion, which
helpeth his friend "for the belly.
and taketh up the buckler against
the enemy.

6 Forget not thy friend in "^ thy
mind, and be not unmindful of him
in thy "^ riches.

7 Every counsellor extolleth
counsel ; but there " is some that

counselleth for himself.

8 Beware of a counsellor, and
know before what need he hath ;
for he will counsel foi- himself : lest
he cast the lot upon thee,

9 And say unto thee. Thy way
is good : and afterward he stand on
the other side, to see what shall
befall thee.

10 Consult not with one that
'^suspecteth thee: and hide thy
counsel from such as envy thee.

1 1 Neither consult with a woman
touching her of whom she is jea-
lous ; neither with a coward in
matters of war ; nor with a mer-
chant concerning exchange ; nor
with a buyer of selling ; nor with
an envious man of thankfulness ;
nor with an unmerciful man touch-
ing kindness ; nor with the slothful
for any work ; nor with an hireling
for a year of finishing work ; nor
with an idle servant of much busi-
ness : hearken not unto these in
any matter of counsel.

12 But be continually with a
godly man, whom thou knowest to
keep the commandments of the
Lord, whose '" mind is according to
thy -"mind, and will -' sori-ow with
thee, if thou shalt miscari'y.

13 And let the counsel of thine
own heart stand : for there is no
man more faithful unto thee than it.

14 For a man's "'mind is some-
time wont to tell him more than
seven watchmen, that sit above in
an high tower.

1 5 And above all this pray to the
most High, that he will direct thy
way in truth.

16 Let reason go before every
enterprize, and counsel before every
action.

*0r,

13 * friend,

^4 * against

the

stranger,

15 * tlie
battle,

booty.

16*

1" is that

18 looketh
askance at

19 soul

20 soul,

21 * eome to
thy aid,

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*0r.

The gloi'ij of the wise.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 38.

Honour due to j^hi/sicians.

1 * The root
of anguish
is the heart,
whence four
manner of
things do
spring np :

17 ^ The cDuntenancp is a sign of

eliaiiging of tlie licai-t.

18 Four maiiiiei- of tilings ap-
T)par : good and evil, life and death :
but the tongue I'uleth over them
continually.

1 9 There is one that is wise and
teacheth many, and yet is ^unpro-
fitable to himself.

'20 There is one that sheweth
wisdom in words, and is hated : he
shall be destitute of all food.

21 For grace is not given him
from the Lord ; because he is de-
prived of all ^wisdom.

22 Another is wise to himself ;
and the fruits of understanding
"* are commendable in his mouth.

23 A wise man instructeth his
people ; and the fruits of his under-
standing fail not.

24 A wise man shall be filled with
blessing ; and all they that see him
shall count him happy.

25 The days of tlie life of man
may be numbered : but the days of
Israel are innumerable.

26 A wise man shall inherit glory
among his people, and his name
shall be i)erpetual.

27 My son, prove thy soul in thy
life, and see what is evil for it, and
give not that unto it.

28 For all things are not profit-
able for all men, neither hath
every soul pleasure in every thing.

29 Be not unsatiable in any
dainty thing, nor too greedy upon
meats :

30 For excess of meats bringeth
sickness,- and surfeiting will turn
into '' cholfi'.

31 ]5y surfeiting have many pe-
rished ; l)ut he that taketh heed
prolongeth his life.

CHAPTER 38.

1 Uonour due to tlie. pJiit>iifian, and ic/ii/.
\i> I/oin to weep it ml niniirii for the detid .
24 The icindom of the lenrned man, and
of the lat'oiirer and artificer : with the n.ic
of them both.

HONOUR a physician with the
honour du(! unto him for the
uses which y(^ may have of him : for
the Fjord hath cn^atccl him.

2 For ''of the iimst High com
etli healing, and li(^ shall receive
' liDiiour of the king.

•3 The skill of the physician shall
lift uj) his head : and in the sight
of great men he shall be in admira-
tion.

4 The Lord hath created medi-
cines out()f the earth ; and he that
is wise will not abhor them.

5 Was not the water made sweet
with wood, that the virtue thereof
might be known ?

6 And he hath given men skill,
that he might be honoured in his
marvellous works.

7 With such doth he heal [men,]
and taketh away their pains.

8 Of such doth the apothecary
make a confection ; ** and of his
works there is no end : and from

* Or,

Inm IS i)eace over all the earth.

9 My son, in thy sickness be not
negligent : but pray unto the Lord,
and he will nifike thee whole.

10 Leave ofi' from sin, and order
thine hands aright, and cleanse thy
heart from all wickedness.

1 1 Give a sweet savour, and a
memorial of fine fiour ; and make a
fat offering, '^as not being.

12 Then give i)lace to the physi-
cian, for the Lord hath created
him : let him not go from thee, for
thou hast need of him.

1 3 There is a time when in their
hands there is good success.

1-4 For they shall also pray unto
the Lord, that he would prosper
that, which they give for ease and
remedy to prolong life.

15 He that sinneth before his
" Makei-. 1(4, him fall into the hand

of the ])livsicia,ii"

16 i\ly son, let tears fall down
over the dead, and begin to lament,
as if thou hadst suffered great
harm thyself ; and then cover his
body according to" the custom. and
neglect not his burial.

1 7 Weep bitterly, and make great
moan, and use lamentation, as he is
worthy, and that a day or two, lest
thou be evil spoken of: and then
comfort thyself for thy heaviness.

18 For of heaviness conieth
death, and the heaviness of "the
heart breaketh sti-ength.

19 In aflliction also soi-row re-
maineth: an(l tlu> life of the poor is
'- the curse of the heai't.

20 'Pake no heaviness to heai't :
drive it away, and remember the
last end.

21 Forget '''rt not, for tluM'e is no
" tuim'ng again : thou shalt not do
him good, but hurt thyself.

22 licmember '''niv iudgiiMMii :

for thine also shall be so ; yesterday
for me, anil to dav foi- thee.

23 When the dead is at rest, let
his rememl)rance rest ; and be com-
forted for him, when his spirit is
departed from him.

24 The wisdom of fa learned
man cometh b.y opportunity of

* Or,

t Gr. the scribe.

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The place of the uideanied.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 39.

Description of a wise man.

1 the breed
of bulls ?

2 artitieer
aud master
workman,

3 preserve
exact like-
ness,

* have un-
ceasing care
5 * nn-
wrought
iron,

6 * without
number is
all his
handiwork ;

'■its

8 finish the

glazing ;

3 men shall
not sojourn
nor walk up
and down
therein :

1'' assembly :

11 * instruc-
tion

leisure : aud he that hath little
business shall become wise.

25 How can he get wisdom that
holdeth the plough, and that glori-
eth in the gt)ad, that driveth oxen,
and is occupied in their labours,
and whose talk is of ^ bullocks'?

26 He giveth his mind to make
furrows ; aud is diligent to give the
kine fodder.

27 8o every '^ carijenter and work-
master, that laboureth niglit and

day; and they that cut and grave
seals, and are diligent to make
great variety, and give themselves
to •'counterfeit imagery, and ^ watch
to finish a work :

28 The smith also sitting by the
anvil, and considering the ^ iron
work, the vapour of the fire wast-
eth his flesh, and he fighteth with
the heat of the furnace : the noise
of the hammer and the anvil is ever
in his ears, and his eyes look still
upon the pattern of the thing that
he maketh ; he setteth his mind to
finish his work, and watcheth to
polish it perfectly :

29 So doth the potter sitting at
his work, and turning the wheel
about with his feet, who is alway
carefully set at his work, aud
"maketh all his work by number ;

30 He fasliioneth the clay with
his arm, and boweth down "^ his
strength before his feet ; he appii-
eth himself to ^ lead it over : and he
is diligent to make clean the fur-
nace :

31 All these trust to their hands :
and every one is wise in his work.

32 Without these cannot a city
be inhabited : and ^thev shall not
dwell where they will, nor go up

auft down

33 They shall not be sought for
in publick counsel, nor sit high in
the '" congregation : they shall not
sit on the judges' seat, nor under-
stand the sentence of judgment :
they cannot declare "justice and
judgment ; and they shall not be
found where parables are spoken.

34 But they will maintain the
state of the world, and [all] their
desire is in the work of their craft.

CHAPTER 39.

•fhlii, thiii /,v trii

1 A ih'xvripl

Ati crhnrtiinnii tn pnii.-
w/tic/i (I /-I' ijdoi/ til till- g.
that (ire eril.

thereof, will seek out the wisdom
of all the ancient, and be occupied
in prophecies.

2 He will keep the sayings of the
renowned men : and where subtil
parables are, he will be there also.

3 He will seek out the '-secrets

mill cril taf/wm

BUT he that giveth his mind to
the law of the most High,
and is occupied in the meditation

of grave sentences, and be conver-
saut in dark parables.

4 He shall serve among great
men, and appear before princes :
he will travel through .strange
countries ; for he hath tried the
good aud the evil among men.

5 He will give his heart to resort
early to the Lord that made him,
and will pray before the most
High, and will open his mouth in
prayer, and make supplication for
his sins.

6 '''When the great Lord will, he
shall be filled with the spirit of un-
derstanding : he shall pour out wise
sentences, and give thanks unto the
Lord in his prayer.

7 He shall direct his counsel and
knowledge, and in his secrets shall
he meditate.

8 He shall shew forth ^Hhat
which he hath learned, aud shall
glory in the law of the covenant of
the Lord.

9 Many shall commend his un-
derstanding ; and so long as the
world endureth, it shall not be
blotted out ; his memorial shall
not depart away, and his name
shall live from generation to ge-
neration.

10 Nations shall shew forth his
wisdom, and the congregation shall
declare his praise.

11 If he '^die. he shall leave a
greater name timu a thousand : and
if he "'live, he '"shall increase it.

12 Yet have I more to say, which
I have thought upon ; for I am
filled as the moon at the full.

13 Hearken unto me, ye holy
children, and bud forth as a rose
growing by the brook of the Held :

14 And give ye a sweet savour
as frankincense, and flourish as a
lily, send forth a "^ smell, and sing
a song of praise, bless the Lord in
all his works.

15 Magnify his name, aud shew
forth his praise with the songs of
your lips, and with harps,^ and in
praising him ye shall say after this
manner :

1 6 All the works of the Lord are
exceeding good, and whatsoever he
commandeth shall be accomplisJwd
in dvie season.

17 And none may say, '" What is

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19 * Why

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All (JoiVs 'Works are good.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 40.

The toil and misenj of life.

tins'? wherefore is that? for ^ at
time convenient they shall all Ee
souj^ht out : at his commandment
the waters stood as an heap, and
at the words of his mouth the re-
ceptacles of waters.

1 8 At his commandment is done
whatsoever pleaseth him ; and none
can '" hindei', when he will save.

19 The works of all tlesh are be-
fore him, and nothing can be hid
from his eyes.

20 He seeth from everlasting to
everlasting ; and there is nothing
wonderful before him.

2 1 A man need not to say, " What
is this 1 wherefore is that % for he
hath made all things for their uses.

22 His blessing covered the dry
land as a river, and watered it as
a Hood.

23 As he hath turned the waters
into saltness : so shall the heathen
inherit his wrath.

24 As his ways are plain unto
the holy ; so are they stumbling-
blocks unto the wicked.

25 For the good are good things
create(l from the beginning : so
evil things for sinners.

26 The pi-incipal things for the
whole use of mans life are water,
fire, iron, and salt, Hour of wheat,
honey, milk, and tlie blood of the
grape, and oil, and clothing.

27 All these things are for good
to the godly : so to the sinners they
are turned into evil.

28 There be spirits that are cre-
ated for vengeance, which in their
fury lay on sore strokes ; in the
time of destruction they pour out
th(nr foi'f;e, and apijease the wrath
of him that made them.

29 Fire, and hail, and famine,
and death, all these were created
for vengeancf! ;

30 Teeth of wild beasts, and
scoi'pions, ^ seri)ents. and the
sword, punishing the wicked to
destruction.

31 They sliall rejoice in his com-
niandnient, and they shall be ready
ui)on earth, when need is; and
when th(nr time is come, they shall
not transgress his word.

32 Therefore from the beginning
r was i-esolved, and thought upon
th(!se things, and have left them in
writing.

33 All the works of the Lord are
good : and he will give every need-
ful thing in due season.

34 So that a man cannot say,
This is woi'.se than that: for in "'time
tlicy shall all be well approved

* Or,

35 And therefore praise ye the
Lord with the whole heart and
mouth, and bless the name of the
Lord.

CHAPTER 40.

1 Mdini m;.-<fri,'.'< ill ,1 iiiitn'Klife. 12 The re-
iriiril i,f niiriijli-tmiiKiiinn^ ii'nd the fruit (if
tine (liiiHinj. IT ^1 rirtiiouK irife and iiii
hdiiestfriend rejoice the hearty hut the fear
iif til e Lord is above all. 28 A beff(/ar''s life

is Jultiful.

;\T travail is created for

G^ itE;

ery man, and an heavy
yoke is u))on the sons of Adam,
from the day that they go out of
their mother's womb, till the day
that they return to the mother of
all things.

2 Their imagination of things
to come, and the day of death,
[trouble] their thoughts, and
[cause] fear of heart ;

3 From him that sitteth on a
throne of glory, unto him tliat is
humbled in earth and ashes ;

4 From him that weai'eth purple
and a crown, unto hliti that is
clothed tvith a "'linen, frock.

5 ^ Wi'ath. and envy, trouble.

:l envy,

and unquietness, fear of death,
and anger, and strife, and in the
time of rest ujjon his bed his
•' night sleep, do change his ^" k)io\v-

G A little or nothing is his rest,
and afterward he is in his " slee)).
as in a day of keeping watch,
troubled in tlie vision of his heart,
as if he were escaped out of a l);ittle.

7 When all is safe, he awaketh,
and marvelleth that the feai' was
nothing.

8 [Such things happen] vmto all
flesh, both man anfi beast, and
^-thnt is sevenfold more upon sin-
ners.

9 Death, and bloodshed, strife,
and sword, calaiuities, famine, tri-
bulation, and th(> scoiu'ge ;

10 These things are created for
the wicked, and '"for theii' sakes
cainc the flood.

II All tilings that are of the
earth shall turn to the earth again :
aTid that wliich is '''of the w;iters
doth return into the scji.

12 All Itriheiy and injustice shall
be blotted out : but true dealing
shall endure for ever.

1 3 The goods of the unjust sludl
be dried u]) like a river, and .shall
vanish with noise, like a gi-eat
thunder in rain.

14 Wliile he openeth his liaTid
'" he shall i-ejoice : ^''so slmll tr.-ins-
gi-essors come to nought.

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Comfort in the fear of God. ECCLESIASTICUS, 42.

Death not to he feared.

15 The children of the ungodly
shall not bring forth many
branches : but are as unclean
roots upon a hard rock.

16 The ^weed growing upon
every water and bank of a river
shall be pulled up before all grass.

17 Bountifulness is as a most
fruitful garden, and mercifulness
endureth for evei'.

18 To labour, and to be content
with that a man hath, is a sweet
life : but he that findeth a treasure
is above them both.

19 Children and the building of
a city continue a man's name : but
a blameless wife is counted above
them both.

20 Wine and musick rejoice the
heart : but the love of - wisdom is
above them both.

21 The pipe and the psaltery
make sweet melody : but ''a ijlea-
sant tongue is above them both.

22 Thine eye desireth favour and
beauty : but more than both ''corn
while it is green.

23 A friend and companion never
meet amiss : but above both is a
wife •''with her husband.

24 Brethren and help are against
time of trouble : but alms shall de-
liver more than them both.

25 Gold and silver make the foot
stand sure : but counsel is esteemed
above them both.

26 Riches and strength lift up
the heai't : but the fear of the Lord
is above them both : there is no
want in the fear of the Lord, and
it needeth not to seek help.

27 The fear of the Lord is "a
fruitful garden, and covereth " him
above all glory.

28 My son, lead not a beggar's
life ; for better it is to die than to
beg.

29 The life of him that dependeth
on another man's tal)le is not to be
counted for a life ; for he polluteth
himself with other men's *meat:

but a wise man well nurtvired will
beware thereof.

30 Begging is sweet in the moutli
of the shameless: but in his belly
there shall burn a fire.

CHAPTER 41.

1 The rememhravce of death. .3 Death is
iio( to be ftiU'ed. .5 The nngodlij nha!l he
accurned. 11 Of an e pit and a good name.
14 Wixdom ix to tie uttered. 1(5 Qf irhui
things we should, be ashai/ied.

O DEATH, how bitter is the re-
membrance of thee to a man
that liveth at rest in his i^osses-

sions, unto the nian that hath no-
thing to vex him, and that hath
prosperity in all things : yea, unto
him that is yet able to receive
" meat !

2 O death, acceptable is thy
sentence unto the needy, and unto
him whose strength faileth, that is
now in the last age, and is vexed
with all things, and to him_ that
despaireth, and hath lost ^"patience!

3 Fear not the sentence of death,
remember them that have been be-
fore thee, and that come after ; for
this is the sentence of the Lord
over all Hesli.

4 And wdiy art thou against the
pleasure of the most High 1 there
is no inquisition in the grave,
wliether thou have lived ten, or an
hundred, or a thousand years.

5 The children of sinners ai'e
abominable children, and " they
that are conversant in the dwelling

of the ungodly.

6 ^'^The inheritance

children shall perish, and their

posterity shall have a perpetual
reproach.

7 The children will complain of
an ungodly father, because they
shall be reproached for his sake,

8 Woe be unto you, ungodly
men, which have forsaken the law
of the most high God ! for if ye in-
crease, it shall be to your destruc-
tion :

9 And if ye be born, ye shall be
born to a curse : and if ye die, a
curse shall be youi- portion.

10 All that are of the earth shall
turn to earth again : so the un-
godly shall go from a curse to de-
struction.

1 1 The mourning of men is about
their bodies : but ^■' an ill name of

sinners shall be blotted out.

* Or,

12 Have regard to thy name ;
for that shall continue with thee
above a thousand great treasures
of gold.

13 A good life hath but few
days : but a good name endureth
for ever.

14 t My childi'en, keep discipline
in peace : t for wisdom that is
hid, and a treasure that is not
seen, what profit is in them
bothi

15 A man that hideth his fool-
ishness is better than a man that
hidetli his wisdom.

16 Therefore be " shamefaced
according to my word : tor it is not

* 0);

t The clause, My child reii .
is wrongly placed.

peace,

9 food !

hope !

11 * a foolish
progeny is

1-2* From the
children of
sinners evil
custom
ruleth.

13 * a good
name shall
not be
blotted out.

w modest

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Ofivhat ive should be ashamed. ECCLESIASTICUS, 42.

Care concerning tvomen.

good to retain ^ all shamefaced-
ness ; neither is it altogether ap-

proved in every thin

17 -Be ashamed of '~ whoredom
before father and mother : and of
a lie before a prince and a mighty
man ;

18 Of an offence before a judge
and ruler ; of iniquity before a con-
gregation and people ; of unjust
dealing before thy partner and
friend ;

1 9 And of theft in regard of the
place where thou sojournest, and
^in regard of the truth of Clod and

his co\ enant : and to lean with
thine elbow * upon the meat : and
of scorning to give and take ;

20 And of silence before them
that salute thee ; and to look upon
an liarlot ;

21 And to turn away thy face
from thy kinsman ; or to take away
a portion or a gift ; or to gaze upon
another man's wife ;

22 Or to be overbusy with his
maid, aiifl come not near her bed ;
or of upbraiding speeches before
friends ; and after thou hast given,
upbraid not ;

23 Or of ° iterating and speak-
ing again that which thou hast
heard ; and of revealing of secrets.

24 So shalt thou be truly
"^shamefacefl. and find favour be-
fore all men.

CHAPTER 42.

1 Whereof ire nhould not be dshaniei/. 9 Be
careful of thi/ daughter. 12 Beware of a
looman. 15 The wofkn and greatness of
God.

OF these things be not thou
ashamed, and accept ' no per-
son t(j sin thereby :

2 Of the law of the most High,
and his covenant ; and of judgment
" to justify the ungodly ;

."5 Of reckoning with_ thy partners
and '■' ti'av('llei-s ; or of '" the gift of

the heritage of friends ;

4 Of exactness of balance and
weights ; or of ' ' getting ninch or
littlr

5 And of merchants' '- indidrrent
selling : of much coi'rection of cliild-

r(Mi ; and to make the siilr of ;in
evil servant to bleed.

<) Sui-e keeping is good, where an
evil wife is; and shut up, where
many hands an;.

7 I)eliver all things in number
and weight ; and put all in writing
that thou givest out, or receives t
in.

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8 Be not ashamed to '"inform the
unwise and foolish, and the extreme
aged that '^ contendeth with those
that are young : thus shalt thou be
'^ truly learned, and approved of all
men living.

9 The father waketh for the
daughter, when no man knoweth ;
and the care for her taketh away
sleep : when she is young, lest she
pass away the flower of her age ;
and being married, lest she shoulcl
be hated :

10 In her virginity, lest she
should be defiled and gotten with
child in her father's house ; and
having an husband, lest she should
misbehave herself ; and when she is
married, lest she should be barren.

11 Keep a sure watch over a
'^shameless daughter, lest she make
thee a laughingstock to thine ene-
mies, and a byword in the city, and
a reproach among the people, and
make thee ashamed before the mul-
titude.

12 Behold not every body's
beauty, and sit not in the midst of
women.

13 For from garments cometh a
moth, and from '" women wicked-

14 Better is the churlishness of a
man than a "^ courteous woman, a
woman, / my, which '" bringeth
shame and reproach.

15 I will now remember the
works of the Lord, and declare the
things that I have seen : -'" Iti the
words of the Lord are his works.

16 The sun that giveth light
looketh upon all things, and the
-* work thereof /.': full of the glory

of the liOi'd.

17 I'he Lord hath not given
power to the saints to declare all
his marvellous works, whicOi the
Almight.v Lord firmly setthnl, that
whatsoever is might oe established
for his glory.

1 8 He " seeketh out the deep, and
the lieart, and '-''considei-eth their

crnfty (hnices: for tlic Lord know-
eth all that may be known, and he
beholdeth the signs of the world.

19 He declai;eth the things that
are past, and for to come, and re-
\'ealeth tlur-' steiis of hidden things.

20 No thought (>scapeth him,
neither any word is hidden from
him.

21 He hath -""'g;! mi shed theexccl-
lent works of his wisdom, and he is
fi'om everlasting to (n'erlasting :
unto him may nothing be added,

* Or,

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The works of God

ECCLESIASTICUS, 43.

in heaven and earth.

1 * and how
brilliant are
they to
behold !

2 * different
one from
another :

^ * poureth
out warmth;
it is a
marvellous
instrument,

5 * A furnace
when it is
blown
cause th
heat, but the
sun when it
is sent forth
])urneth the
mountains ;

6 * by his
words he
giveth
brilliancy to
his mighty
ones.

" * The moon
also is
established
for seasons,

8 an

everlasting
sign.

9 * and she
performeth
her ofHce
in lier
changing.

1" stand

neither can he be diminished, and
he hath no need of any counsellor.

2:^ Oh how desirable are all his
works ! ^ and that a man may see
even to a spark.

'23 All these things live and
remain for ever for all uses, and
they are all obedient.

24 All things are " double one

against another : and he hath made

nothing ''imperfect.

25 One thing establisheth the
good of another : and who shall be
filled with beholding his glory 1

CHAPTER 43.

1 T/ie word's of God in heaven, and in earth,
and in the xea, are exceeding glorious and
wonder/'uf. 29 Yet God hhnse/f in h/.s
j^ower and wisdom is above all.

THE pride of the height, the
clear firmament, the beauty of
heaven, with his glorious shew ;

2 The sun when it appeareth,
•* declaring at his rising a mavvel-

lous instrument, the work of the

most High :

3 At noon it parcheth the
country, and who can abide the
burning heat thereof?

4 ^ A man blowing a furnace is in
works of heat, but the sun burneth

the mountains three times more;
breathing out fiery vapours, and
sending forth bright beams, it
dimmeth the eyes.

5 Great is the Lord that made
it ; and *" at his commandment it
runneth hastily.

G ^ He made the moon also to

serve in her season for a declai'a-

tion of times, and ^a sign of the
world.

7 -b'rom the moon is the sign of
feasts, ^ a light that decreaseth in
her perfection.

8 The month is called after her
name, increasing wonderfully in
her changing, being an instrument
of the armies above, shining in the
firmament of heaven ;

9 The beauty of heaven, the
glory of the stars, an ornament
giving light in the highest places
of the Lord.

10 At the commandment of the
Holy One they '"will stand in their
order, and never faint in their
watches.

11 Look upon the rainbow, and
praise him that made it ; very
beautiful it is in the brightness
thereof.

12 It compasseth the heaven
about with a glorious circle, and

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the hands of the most High have
bended it.

13 By his commandment he
maketh the snow to fall apace,
andi sendeth swiftly the lightnings
of his judgment.

14 Through " this the treasures
are opened : and clouds fiy forth
as '-^ fowls.

1 5 By his great power lie maketh
the clouds firm, and the hailstones
are broken small.

16 At his "^ sight the mountains
are shaken, and at his will the
south wind bloweth.

17 The noise of the thunder
maketh the earth to " tremble :
so doth the northern storm and
the whirlwind : as birds flying he
scattereth the snow, and the fall-
ing down thereof is as the lighting
of '•'' grasshoppers :

1 8 The eye marvelleth at the
beauty of the whiteness thereof,
and the heart is astonished at the
raining of it.

19 The hoarfrost also as salt he
poureth on the earth, and ^"^ being

congealed, it lieth on the top of

sharp stakes.

20 When the cold north wind
bloweth, and the water is con-
gealed into ice, it abideth upon
every gathering together of water,
and clotheth the water as with a
breasti^late.

21 It devoureth the mountains,
and burneth the wilderness, and
consumeth the gi"ass as fire.

22 A pi resent remedy of all is a
mist coming speedily : a dew coming
'" after heat refresheth.

23 By his counsel he appeaseth
the deep, and planteth islands
therein.

24 They that sail on the sea tell
of the danger thereof ; and when
we hear it with our ears, we marvel
thereat.

25 For therein be strange and
wondrous works, variety of all
kinds of beasts and whales created.

26 '^ By him the end of them
hath prosperous success, and by
his word all things consist.

27 We may speak much, and yet
come short : wherefore '" in sum, he
is all.

28 How shall w^e be able to mag-
nify him 1 for he is great above all
his works.

29 The Lord is terrible and very
great, and mai'vellous is his power.

30 When ye glorify the Lord,
exalt him as miich as ye can ; for
even yet will he far exceed : and

* Or,

11 his word
the treasure
houses
1-2 birds.

' appearing

14 be in
anguish :

15 the locust :

16 * maketh
it to bloom
with flowers
like
sapphire.

ir * refresh-
eth the
withered
grass.

18 By reason
of him his
M'ork doth
prosper,

13 the sum
of our
words is.

979

The praise of (jodbj men.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 44, 45.

The patriarchs.

1 * godly

2 * allotted
great glory
to them,
and they
were mighty
in power

3 such as
gave

* declared

S * Rulers of
the people
in their

insight,

6 *

musu-

according to
measure,
and set
forth pro-
verhs
^ * Men of
worth
furnished
with re-
sources.

8 * N(!ver-
theless these
were godly
0 * shall not
he

in* ,i„,ir
goodness,
and their
iiilieritancro
uuto child-
ren's child-
ren.
11 * memory

when ye exalt him, put forth all
your strength, and be not weary ;
for ye can never go far enough.

."M Who hath neen him, that he
might tell us ? and who can mag-
nify him as he is 1

32 There are yet hid greater
things thaii these be, for Ave have
seen but a few of his works.

33 For tlie Lord hath made all
things ; and to the godly hath he
given wisdom.

CHAPTER 44.

1 Tlie praise of certain hohj men: 16 of
Eiiocli, 17 Noafi, 19 Abraham, 22 Isaac,
28 and Jacob.

LET US now praise ' famous men,
and our fathers that begat us.
2 The Lord hath - wrought great
glory by them through his great

power troin the beginning.

3 Such as did bear rule in their
kingdoms, men I'enowned for
their power, ^ giving counsel by
their understanding, and ^ declar-
ing prophecies :

4 "'Leaders of the iieopleby their
counsels, and by their knowledge
of learning meet for the people,
wise and eloquent in their instruc-
tions :

5 (Such as found out •'musical

tunes, and recited verses in writ-

ing :

(j " Ilich men furnislied with abi-
lity, living peaceably in their habi-
tations :

7_A11 these were honoured in
their generations, and were the
glory of their times.

<S There be of them, tliat have
left a name behind them, that
their praises might be reported.

9 And some tliere be, which liaA-e
no memorial ; who are perished,
as though they had never been ;
and are become as though they
hafl never been born ; and their
children after tluMn.

10 " lUit these were ineiriful men,
whose I'ighteoiisness "hath not
been forgotten.

11 With tlieir seed shall con-
tinually remain '"a good inlicri

tance, ;i,nd their (;hil(li('ii aic wil liin

1 lie ro\cii;iii1 ■

1 2 Their se(;d standeth fast, and
their childnui for theii-sakes.

13 Their " seed shall remain for
over, and their glory shall not be
blotted out.

14 Their bodies are buried in
peace ; but their name liveth for
evermore.

*0r,

15 The people will tell of their
wisdom, ami the congregation will
shew forth their praise.

16 Enoch pleased the Lord, and
w'as translated, being an example
of '- repentance to all generations.

17 Noah was found perfect and
righteous ; in the time of wrath
he was tAken in exchange [for the
world ;] therefore was he left as a
remnant unto the earth, when the
flood '''cajue.

1 8 An everlasting covenant Avas
made with him, that all flesh
should perish no more by the flood.

19 Abraham was a great father
of many ^^ people : in glory was
there none like unto him ;

20 Who kept the law of the most
High, and was in covenant with
him : he established the covenant
in his flesh ; and when he was
proved, he was found faithful.

21 Therefore he assured him by
an oath, that he would bless the
nations in his seed, and that he
would multiply him as the dust of
the earth, and exalt his seed as
the stars, and cause them to in-
herit from sea to sea, and from
'Hhe river unto the utmost part
of the land.

22 With Isaac did he establish
likewise [for Abraham his father's
sake] the blessing of all men, and
the covenant,

23 And made it rest upon the
head of .lacob. He '"acknowledged
him in his blessing, and gave him
an heritage, and divided his por-
tions ; among the twelve tribes
did he part them.

CHAPTER 45.

1 The praise of Mihtex, (iofAaroit, i'i and

of JViinee.n.

AND he brought out of him a
'"mei-cifnl man, which found
favour in the sight ot all llesh, e\en
Moses, beloved of God and men,
whose memoi'i;i-l is blessed.

2 He madi' him like to the glori-
ous saints, and magnified him, so
that his enemies stood in fear of
him.

3 P)y his woi'ds he caused the
wonders to cease, and Ik> iiui.de
him glorious in the sight of kings,
Mild gave him a comiiiaiidiiient for
his people, and she\v(>d him part of
his glory.

4 He sanctified him in his faith-
fulness and meekness, and chose
him out of all men.

5 He mad(! him to hear his
voice, and brought him into the
dark cloud, and gave him conmnand-

* Or,

t That is, Euphrates.

12 « know-
ledge

13 * ceased.

!■* nations :

15 1 the
River

16 * con-
firmed hiiu
in the

1' man of

pit'ty,

980

Moses, and Aaron,

ECCLESIASTICUS, 46.

and Phinehas.

ments ^ before his face, even the
law of life and knowledge, that he
might teach Jacob "-' his covenants,
and Israel his judgments.

6 He exalted Aaron, an holy man
like unto him, even his brother, of
the tribe of Levi.

7 An everlasting covenant he
made with him, and gave him the
priesthood among the people; he
beautified him with comely orna-
ments, and clothed him with a robe
of glory.

8 He put upon him perfect glory ;
and ^ strengthened him with rich
ga

rments, with breeches, with

ong robe, and tlie et)hod.

y And he comjjassed him with
^ pomegranates, and with many

golden bells round about, that as
he went there might be a sound,
and a noise made that might be
heard in the temple, for a memorial
to the children of his people ;

10 With an holy garment, with
gold, and blue silk, and purple,
the work of the embroiderer, with
a breastplate of judgment, and
with Urim and Thummim ;

1 1 With twisted scarlet, the work
of the cunning workman, with pre-
cious stones graven like seals, and
set in gold, the work of the jewel-
ler, ^ with a writing engraved for
a memorial, after the number of the
tribes of Israel.

1 2 He set a crown of gold upon
the mitre, wherein was engraved
Holiness, an ornament of honour, a
costly work, the desires of the eyes,
goodly and beautiful.

13 Before him there were none
such, neither did ever any stranger
put them on, but only his children
and his children's children per-
]jetually.

14 Their sacrifices shall be
wholly consumed every day twice
continually.

15 Moses t consecrated him, and
anointed him with holy oil : this
was appointed unto him by an ever-
lasting covenant, and to his seed,
so long as the heavens should re-
main, that they should miiiister
unto him, and execute the office of
the pi'iesthood, and bless the people
in his name.

16 He chose him out of all men
living to offer sacrifices to the Lord,
incense, and a sweet savour, for a
memorial, to make reconciliation
for his people.

17 He gave unto him his com-
mandments, and authority in the
statutes of judgments, that he

should teach Jacob the testimonies,
and inform Israel in his laws.

18 (Strangers conspired together
against him, and " maligned him in
the wilderness, even the men that
were of Dathan's and " Al)iron's

side, and the congregation of * Com
with fury and wrath.

19 This the Lord saw, and it dis-
pleased him, and in his wrathful
indignation were they consumed :
he did wonders upon them, to con-
sume them with the fiery fiame.

20 ^ But he made Aaron moi'e

* Or,

llch. tilled liis hail. I.

honoural)le, and gave him an iieri-
tage, and divided unto him the
firstfruits of the increase; '" espe-
cially lie prepared bread in abun-
dance :

2 1 For they eat of the sacrifices
of the Lord, which he gave unto
him and his seed.

22 Howbeit in the land of the
people he had no inheritance,
neither had he any portion among
the people : for the Lord himself is
his portion and inheritance.

23 The third in glory is ^' Phinees
the son of Eleazar, because he had
zeal in the fear of the Lord, and
stood up with good courage of heart
when the people were turned '"back,
and made reconciliation for Israel.

21 Therefore was there a cove-
nant of peace made with him, that
he should be the chief of the sanc-
tuary and of his people, and that
he and his posterity should have
the dignity of the priesthood for
ever :

25 According to the covenant
made with David son of Jesse, of
the tribe of Juda, that the inheri-
tance of the king should be to his
posterity alone : so the inheritance
of Aaron should also be unto his
seed.

2(j "God give you wisdom in
your lieart to juflge his people m

righteousness, that their good

things be not abolislied. and that

th.eir glory may enchnv for ever.

CHAPTER 46.

■ prai.se of Jonhua, 9 of Caleb, 13 of
I '(el.

" TESl

ESUS the

son
"tlie

of Nave was

lant m tlie wars, and was
the successor of Most^s in prophe-
cies, who according to his name
was made great for the saving of
the elect of God, and taking ven-
geance of the enemies that rose up
against them, that he might set
Israel in their inheritance.

*0r,

6 envied

" Abiram's
8 Korah,

9 He made
Aarou still
more

honourable,
10* so that
he gave him

11 Phinehas

12 away
backward,

13 * And now
bless ye the
Lord, who
is good, who
hath

crowned you
with glory,
and given
you wisdom
of heart ;
thus shall
your good
things be
not for-
gotten, and
your glory
shall endure
for per-
petual gene-
rations.
"Joshua the
son of Nun

081

Joshua, Caleb, Samuel.

ECCLESTASTICUS, 47.

Nathan and David.

2 How great glory gat he, when
he did Hft up his hands, and
stretched out his sword against
the cities !

3 '■ Who before him so stood to

it ? for the Lord himself brought

his enemies unto him.

4 Did not the sun -go back by
his means 1 and was not one day as
long as two ?

5 He called upon the most high
Lord, when the enemies pressed
upon him on every side; and the
great Lord heard him.

6 And with hailstones of mighty
power he made the battle to fall
violently upon the nations, and in
the descent [of IJeth-horon] he de-
stroyed them that resisted, that
^the nations might know all their

strength. IxH-ausc he fouglit in the

siglit of tlie Ijoi'd, and he followed
the Mighty One.

7 In the time of IMoses also he
did a work of ^ mercy, he and Caleb
the son of ^ Jephunne, in that they
withstood the congregation, and
withheld the people from sin, and
appeased the wicked murmuring.

8 And of six hundred thousand
people on foot, they two were pre-
served to bring them into the heri-
tage, even unto the land that
floweth with milk and honey.

9 The Lord gave strength also
unto Caleb, which remained with
liim unto his old age : so that he
entered upon the high places of
the land, and his seed obtained it
for an heritage:

10 That all the children of Israel
might see that it is good to "follow
the Loi'd.

11 And concei'iiing the judges,
every one by name, whose heart
" went not a whoring. nord(7)arted
from tli(^ Lord, let their memory
be blessed.

12 '^ Let their bones ilourish out

of their nlacc and fetthenaine

of them that were lion(Jured lje
continued upon their children.

1 .S Sanuiel, the proi)het of the
fjord, beloved of his jjord, esta-
blish(!d a kingdom, atid anointed
[)rinces over his people.

14 Hy the law of the Lord he
jiidgcHl the congregation, and the
Lord "li;i,d respect unto .Jacob.

15 liy his faithfulness h(^ was
found a trui; i)rophet, and by his
word h(! was known to be faithful
in vision.

IG He called upon the mighty
Lord, when his enenii<s i)i-<>ss(>d

* Or,

t llrh. siaiid.

upon him on ev^ery side, when he
oftered the sucking lamb. .

17 And the Loi'd thundered from
heaven, and with a great noise
made his voice to be heard.

18 And he destroyed the '"rulers
of the Tyrians. and all the prnices
of the Fhihstmes.

1 9 And before his long sleep he
made protestations in the sight of
the Lord and his anointed, I have
not taken any man's goods, so
much as a shoe : and no man did
accuse him.

20 And after his death he " pro-
phesied, and shewed the king his
end, and lifted up his voice from
the earth in prophecy, to ''^ blot
out the wickedness of the people.

CHAPTER 47.

1 T/ie praixe of Nathdii, 2 (;/ Darid, 12 of
Solomon his gloi')/, mid iiijirinitien. 'i-i (if
hifi end and punishment.

AND after him rose up Nathan
to prophesy in the time of
David.

2 As is the fat taken away fi-om
the peace offering, so was David
chosen out of the C'nildi;en of Israel.

3 He played with lions as with
kids, and with bears as with
lambs.

4 (Slew he not a giant, when Ik;
was yet but young? and did he
not take away re])roach from the
people, when he lif te<I up his hand
with the stone in the sling, and
beat down the boasting of Goliatli 1

5 Yov he called upon the most
high Lord : and he gave him
strength in his right hand to slay
that mighty warrior, and set up
the horn of his people.

G So the people '''hononrcMl him

with ten thousands, and praised
him in the blessings of tht^ Lord, in
that he gave him a crown of gior.v.

7 For he destroyed the enemies
on every side, and brought to
nought tlie I^hilistines his adver-
saries, and bi'ake their hoi'n in sun
der unto this day.

8 In all his works he i)raised the
Holy One most high with words of
glory; with liis whole heart lie
sung songs, and loved him that
made him.

9 He set singfM's also b(>fore the
altar, that by their voices they
might make sweet melod.y, and
(lail.v sing praises in their songs.

10 He b(>a,utified their feasts,
and set in ordei' th(> soienui times
"uiilil the end, that they might
praise his holy name, and that

* ()i\

10 * garri-
sons of
the foe,

sought,
1- sweep

'•' * named
liini from
his

" in perfec-
tion,

982

Solomon, his glory and Ms fall. ECCLESIASTICUS, 48.

Elijah and Elisha.

the temple
'morning.

might sound from

1 1 TJie Lord took aAvay his sins,
and exalted his horn for ever : he
gave him '^ a covenant of kings, and
a throne of glory m Israel.

12 After him rose up a wise son,
and for his sake he dwelt " at large.

13 8olomf)n reigned in a peace-
able time, and was honoured ; for
God made all quiet round about
him, that he might build an house
in his name, and prepare his sanc-
tuary for ever.

14 How wise wast thou in thy
youth, and, ^as a flood, filled with
understanding !

15 Thy soul covered the whole
earth, and thou filledst it with
dark jjarables.

16 Th.v ''name went fai- unto the
islands : and for thy peace thou

wast beloved.

17 The countries marvelled at
thee for thy songs, and proverbs,
and parables, and interpretations.

1 8 By the name of the Lord God,
which is called the "Lord God of
Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin,
and didst multiply silver as lead.

1 9 Thou didst bow thy loins unto
women, and by thy body thou wast
brought into subjection.

20 Thou didst stain thy honour,
and '^i)ollute thy seed : so that
thou broughtest wrath upon thy
children, and " wast grieved for
thy folly.

21 8o the kingdom was divided,
and out of Ephraim ruled a rebel-
lious kingdom.

22 But the Lord will never leave
off his merc.v, neither shall any of
his wf)rk.s perish, neither will he
abolish the posterity of his elect,
and the seed of him that loveth
him he will not take away : where-
fore he gave a remnant unto Jacob,
and out of him a root unto David.

23 Thus rested Solomon with his
fathers, and of his seed he left be-
hind him "Boboam, even the fool-
ishness of the peo])le. and one that

had no undeistanding, who turned
away the people through his coun-
sel. There was also Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, who {-aused Israel to
sin, and '"shewed Ephraim the way
of sin :

21 And their sins were multi-
l)lied exceedingly, that they were
driven out of the land.

25 For they sought out all wick-
edness, till the vengeance came
upon them.

* Or,

CHAPTER 48.

1 The praise of Elian, Vi of Eliseiis, \1 and
of Ezekiax.

THEN stood up " Ellas the pro-
phet as fire, and his word
burned like a '- lamp.

2 He brought a sore famine upon
them, and by his zeal he '■'dimi-
nished their number.

3 By the word of the Lord he
shut up the heaven, and also three
times brought down fire.

4 O "Elias. how wast thou ho-
noured m thy wondrous deeds !
and who may glory like unto thee !

5 Who didst raise up a dead man
from death, and his soul from t the
place of the dead, by the word of
the most High :

6 Who broughtest kings to de-
struction, ancl honourable men
from their "^ bed :

7 Wlio heardest the rebuke of
the Lord in Sinai, and in Horeb
the judgment of vengeance :

8 Who anointedst '"kings to
take revenge, and '" prophets to
succeed after him :

9 Who wast taken up in a whirl-
wind of fire, and in a chariot of
fiery horses :

10 Who "*wast ordained for re-

proofs in their times, to ])ac.ify the
wrath of tlie Lord s judgment, be-
fore it brake forth into fury, and
to turn the heart of the '" father
unto the son, and to restore the

tribes of Jacob.

11 Blessed are they that saw
thee, and slept in love ; for we
""shall surely live.

12 " Elias it was, who was co-
vered with a. whirlwind: and "' Eli-
seus was filled with his spirit :
whilst he lived, he was not moved
ivith the presence of any pi'ince,
neither could any bring him into
subjection.

1 3 - No word could overcome
him ; and after his death his body
prophesied.

14 He did wonders in his life,
and at his death were his works
marvellous.

15 For all this the people re-
liented not, neither departed they
from their sins, till they were
spoiled and carried out of their
land, and were; scattered through
all the earth : yet there remained
a small people, and a ruler in the
house of David :

16 Of whom some did tliat which
was pleasing to God, and some mul-
tiplied sins.

* Or,

t Gr. Hades.

11 Elijah

12 * furnace.

13 made
them few in

Elijah,

place :

ifi * a king
1" * a pro-
pliet

18 * art
recorded as
ready in
due season,

19 * fathers
unto the
children,
and to give
understand-
ing to

2" also shall

•^1 Elisha

2'- Nothing
was too
hard for
him ;

983

Hezekiah, Isaiah, Josiah.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 49, 50. Jeremiah, Ezekiel, ami others.

17 ' Ezekias fortified his city,
and brought in water into the
midst thereof : lie digged the hard
rock with iron, and "made wells
for waters.

1 8 In his time Sennacherib cfime
up, and sent "llabsaces, and lifted
up his hand against 8ion, and
boasted proudly.

19 Then trembled their hearts
and hands, and they were in pain,
as women in travail.

20 But they called upon the Lord
which is merciful, and stretched
out their hands toward him : and
immediately the Holy One heard
them out of heaven, and delivered
them by the ministry of ^ l^'sav

21 He smote the host of the As-
syrians, and °his angel destroyed
them.

22 For ^ Ezekias had done the
thing that pleased the Lord, and
was strong in the ways of David
his father, as ^ Esay the prophet,
who was great and faithful in his
vision, had commanded him.

23 In his time the sun went back-
ward, and he lengthened the king's
life.

24 He saw by '^ an excellent spirit
what should come to ijass at the
last, and he comforted them that
mourned in Sion.

25 He shewed wliat should come
to pass for evei", and secret things
or ever they came.

CHAPTER 49.

1 The praixe of jDniciK, 4 of Ihirid diid Kzf-
/ciax, 0 of Jeremi/, 8 of Ksckiel, U Zoro-
babel, 12 ffemis the son of ,/oNedee, 1;> of
Neetnias, Enoch, Sem, Seih, and Adam.

THE remembi'nnce of ".Tosims is
lik(! '''till* composition dl' the
perfume that is made by the art of
the '"aQothecai-y : it is sweet as
honey in all mouths, and as musick
at a baiupiet of wine.

2 He iK'haved himst'lf upriglitly
in the convin'sion of the i)C()|»l(', and
took away the abominations of
hiiquity.

3 He directed his heart unto the
Lord, and in the time of the ungodly
he "established the worshii) of ( lod.

4 All, except l)a\i(laii(i ' l'1/.eki.is
and '" Josias. were ilefeclive: for
they forsook the law of the most
High, e(WM the kings of .luda faile<l.

o Therefore, he gave their i)ower
unto othei's, and their glory to a
stranp' nation.

6 4 hey burnt the chosen, city of
llie sanctuary, and m;id(! the streets

desolate, according to the prophecy
of '■' J eremiajs.

7 Fov they entreated him evil,
who nevertheless was a prophet,
saiictitied in his mother's womb,
that he might root out, and '""afflict^
and destroy; and that he might

build up also, and plant.

8 It was Ezekiel "wiio saw the
glorious vision, which was shewed
him uv)pn the chariot of the
'■' cherubims.

y ^'' J-'V)!- he made mention of the

enemies under t/ic fiifurc of the rain .

and flirected them that went right.

10 And of the twelve prophets
let the memorial Ix^ blessed, and let
their bones flourish again out of
their place : for they comforted
•lacoV), and delivered them by as-
sured hope.

1 1 How shall ^^■c magnify " Zoro-
Ijabel ? e^'en he was as a signet on
tJie right hand :

12 So was ^" Jesus the son of
.Tosedec : who in their time builded

the house, and ^"set up an holy
temple to the Lord, wliich was pre-
pared for everlasting glory.

13 And among the elect was
"" Neemias, whose reiK^wn is great.

who raised up foi' us the walls that
were fallen, and sc^t up the gat(*s
and the bars, and raised ui) our
ruins again.

14 But upon the earth was no
man created like Enoch; for he
was -'taken from the earth.

1 5 Neither was there a man born
like unto .loseph, a gf>vernor of his
brethren, a stay of the people,
'^- whf)se bones were regarded of the

* Or,

Loid.

1 G -'•'Sem and Seth were in great
honour among men, and so was
Adam above every living thing in
the creation.

CHAPTI':il 50.

1 Of Simon the, son of (hiiax. 22 Tloo- the
l>oople irere. tdiiijht to praUe Ooi/. timl
jiroi/. 2" The fonclu.shm.

SLMON the high priest, the .son
of Onias, who in his life rei>aired
the house again, and in his days
fortilied the temple :

2 And by him was built from
the foundation the-'*floub]e iieight.
the hiuli fortress of the wall about

tile temple :

3 In his days tlui '-"'cistern to re^
ceiv(> water, '-''beinu' in conuiass as
the sea. was covciimI \\\\\\ plates of

* Or,

984

Simon the hiijh in-iest.

ECCLESIASTICUS, 51.

Tlie solemn worship.

4 He took care of ' the teiiu'^c
that it should not fall, and forti-

tied the city against besieging :

5 How " was he honcnireu in the
midst of the people in his coining
out of the sanctuary !

6 He was as the morning star in
the midst of a cloud, and as the
moon at the full :

7 As the sun shining upon the
temi)le of the most High, ;uid as
the rainbow giving light in the
bright clouds :

8 And as the flower of roses in
the spring of the year, as lilies by
the rivei's of waters, and as the
branches of the frankincense tree
in the time of summer :

9 As fire and incense in the
censer, and as a vessel of beaten
gold set with all manner of precious
stones :

10 And as a fair olive tree bud-
ding foi-th fruit, and as a cypress
tree which groweth up to the
clouds.

11 When he put on the robe of
honour, and was clothed with the
perfection of glory, when he went
up to the holy altar, he made ■' the
garment of holinc^ss honourable

12 When he took the portions
out of the priests' hands, he him-
self stood by the _ hearth of the
altar, compassed with his brethren
round about, "* as a young cedar in
Libaims ; and as palm trees com-
passed they him round about.

13 So were all the sons of _Aaron_
in their glory, and the oblations of
the Loi'd in their hands, before all
the congregation of Israel.

14 And finishing the service at
the altar, that he might adorn the
offering of the most high Al-
mighty,

15 He stretched out his hand to
tlie cujj, and poured of the Ijhjod
of the grape, he poured out at the
foot of the altar a sweetsmelling
savour unto the most high King
of all.

16 Then shouted the sons of
Aaron, and sounded the ° silvci-
trumT)ets, and made a great noise
to Ix! heard, for a remembrance
before the most High.

17 Then all the ijeoplc together
hasted, and fell down to the earth
upon their faces to worship their
Ijord God Almighty, the most
High.

I iS The singers also sang praises
with their voices, with great va-
riet.v of sf)unds was there made
sw(-et melodj'.

19 And the people besouglit the
Lord, the most High, by prayer
before him that is merciful, till the
solemnity of the Lord was ended,
and they had finished his service.

iJO Then he went down, and
lifted up his hands ovei" the whole
congregation of the children of
Israel, to give the blessing of the
Lord with his lips, and to " i-ejoice

* Or,

m Ins name.

21 And they bowed themselves
down to woi'ship the second time,
that thej^ might receive a blessing
from the most High.

22 Now therefore bless ye -the
God of all, which only doeth won-
drous things every where, which
exalteth our days from the womb,
and dealeth with us according to
his mercy.

23 He grant us joyfulness of
heart, and that peace may be in
our days in Israel for ever :

24 Tliat he would confirm his
mercy with us, and deliver us at
his time !

25 There be two manner of na-
tions which my heart abhori'eth,
and the third is no nation :

26 Tliey that sit upon the
mountain of Samaria, and they
that dwell among the Philistines,
and that foolish people that dwell
in "' Sichem.

27 ** Jesus the son of Sirach of Je-
rusalem ^ hath written in this book
the instruction of understanding
and knowledge, "who out of his
heart poured forth wisdom.

28 IJlessed is he thatshall be exer-
cised in these things ; and he that
layeth them up in his heart shall
become wise.

29 For if he do them, he shall be
strong to all things : for the light
of the Lord leadeth him, who giveth
wisdom to the godly. Blessed be
the Lcjrd for ever. Amen, Amen.

CHAPTER 51.

A Prai/cr of Jesus the son of Siriich.

T WILL thank thee, O Lord and
i King, and i)raise thee, O God my
Saviour : i do give praise unto thy
name :

2 For thou art my defender and
helper, and hast preserved niy body
from destruction, anfl from the
snare of the slaiidei'ous tongue, and
from the lli)s that forge lies, and
hast been mine helper against mine
adversaries :

3 And hast delivere<l me, accord-
ing to the multitude of thy mercies
and greatness of thy name, from the
teetii of them that were ready to

I devour me, and out of the hands of

' glory

" Shecliein.
8 1, Jesus,
'■> have

1" being on
whu

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A prayer of the son of Si radi. ECCLESIASTICUS, 51.

Final exliortation.

such as sought after my life, and
from the manifold afflictions which
I had ;

4 From the choking of fire on
every side, and from the midst of
the fire which I kindled not ;

5 Fi'ora the depth of the belly of
^ hell, from an unclean tongue, and
from lying words.

6 By an accusation to the king
from an unrighteous tongue my
soul drew near even unto death,
my life was near to - the hell be-
neath.

7 They compassed me on every
side, and there was no man to help_
me : I looked for the succour of
men, but there was none.

8 Then thought I upon thy
mercy, O Lord, and upon thy acts
of old, how thou deliverest such as
wait for thee, and savest them out
of the hands of the enemies.

9 Then lifted I up my supplica-
tion from the earth, and prayed for
deliverance from death.

10 I called upon the Lord, the
Father of my Lord, that he would
not leave me in the days of my
trouble, and in the time of the
proud, when there was no help.

1 1 Iwill praise thy name continu-
ally, and will sing praise with
thanksgiving ; and so my prayer
was heard :

1 2 For thou savedst me from de-
struction, and deliveredst me from
the evil time : therefore will I give
thanks, and pi-aise thee, and bless
thy name, O Lord.

1 3 When I was yet young, or ever
I went abroad, I desired wisdom
openly in my prayer.

14 I prayed for her before the
temple, anrl will seek her out even
to the end.

1 5 Even from ^ the flower till '^ the
grape was i-ipe h;itTi my lieai't d(v
lighted in her : my foot went the

* Or. Hades, that is, the abode of the
I lead.

right way, from my youth u]3
sought I after lier.

16 1 bowed down mine ear a
little, and received her, and gat
much learning.

17 I profited therein, therefore
will I ascribe the glory unto him
that giveth me wisdom.

18 For I pui'posed to do after
her, and earnestly I followed that
which is good ; so shall I not be
confounded.

19 My soul hath wrestled with
her, and in my doings I was exact :
I stretched forth my hands to the
heaven above, and bewailed my
ignorances of her.

20 I directed my soul unto her,
and I found her in pureness : I have
had my heart joinefl with her from
the beginning, therefore shall I not
be forsaken.

21 My heart was troubled in
seeking her : therefore have I
gotten a good possession.

22 The Lord hath given me a
tongue for my reward, and I will
praise him therewith.

23 Draw near unto me, ye un-
learned, and ^ dwell in the house
of •'' learning.

24 Wherefore are ye slow, and
what say ye of these things, seeing
your souls are very thirsty 'I

25 I opened my mouth, and said,
Buy her for yourselves without
money.

26 Put your neck under the yoke,
and let your soul receive instruc-
tion : she is hard at hand to find.

27 Behold with your eyes, how
that I have had but little labour,
and have gotten unto me much rest.

28 ^ Oet learning with a great
sum of money, and get much gold
by her.

29 Let your soul rejoice in his
mercy, and be not ashamed of his
pi-aise.

30 Work your work ''betimes.

and in his time he will give you
your reward.

BARUCH

CHAPTER 1.

1 BarucJi' wrote a bixik hi lidhylon. 5 The
Jewn there irejit tit the reiitJi)i(/ of it. "t
Theij Henil tuoiiei/ and the l/ook to the
/trethreii at Jeruxiilem.

AN J) these are the words of the
book, which Jiaiuch th(! son
of ' Nci'ias. th(^ son of - Maasias.

th(! son of •' Sedccias, the son of
•* A sad i as. the son of '' Clii-lcias.
vviote in Babylon,

2 In the fifth year, and in the
seventh day of tlie month, what
time as the Chaldeans took Jeru-
salcMn, and burnt it with lire.

3 And Bai'uch (Hd read th(^
words of this l)ook in th(^ heai-ing
of ".Jechom'as the son of ".loachim

king of "Jiida,, and in the ears of

* So tliraiujliDiU tliifi book.

986

Baruch's book read at Babylon,

BARUCH, 2.

and sent to Jerusalem.

all the people that came to hear
the book,

4 And in the hearing of the
nobles, and of the king's sons, and
in the hearing of the elders, and
of all the people, from the lowest
unto the highest, even of all them
that dwelt at Babylon by the river
Sud.

5 Whereupon they wept, fasted,
and prayed before the Lord.

G They made also a collection of
money according to every man's
power :

7 And they sent it to Jerusalem
unto Joachim the high ijriest, the
son of ^ Chelcias, son of '^ Salom,

and to the priests, and to all the
people which were found with him
at Jerusalem,

8 At the same time when he re-
ceived the vessels of the house of
the Lord, that were carried out
of the temple, to return them into
the land of Juda, the tenth day
of the month Sivan, namely, silver
vessels, which ^ 8ede.cias the son
of •* Josias king of Juda had made,

9 After that ^ Nabuchodonosor
king of Babylon had carried away
** Jechonias, and the princes, and
the captives, and the mighty men,
and the people of the land, from
Jerusalem, and brought them unto
Babylon.

10 And they said. Behold, we
have sent you money to buy you
burnt offerings, and sin offer-
ings, and incense, and prepare ye
'^ manna, and offer upon the altar
of the Lord our God ;

1 1 And pray for the life of Na-
buchodonosor king of Babylon,
and for the life of ^ Balthasar his
son, that their days may be upon
earth as the days of heaven :

12 And the Lord will give us
strength, and lighten our eyes,
and we shall live under the shadow
of Nabuchodonosor king of Baby-
lon, and under the shadow of
^ Balthasar his son, and we shall
serve them many days, and find
favour in their sight.

13 Pray for us also unto the Lord
our God, for we have sinned against
the Lord our God ; and unto this
day the fury of the Lord and his
wrath is not turned from us.

14 And ye shall read this book
which we have sent unto you, to
make confession in the house of the
Lord, upon the feasts and solemn
days.

15 And ye shall say. To the Lord
our God helongeth righteousness,

* So throughout this hook.

but unto us the confusion of faces,
as it is come to ^jas.s- this day, unto
them of Juda, and to the inhabi-
tants of Jerusalem,

16 And to our kings, and to our
princes, and to our priests, and to
our prophets, and to our fathers :

1 7 For we have sinned before the
Lord,

18 And disobeyed him, and have
not hearkened unto the voice of the
Lord our God, to walk in the com-
mandments that he gave us openly :

19 Since the day that the Lord
brought our forefathers out of the
land of Egypt, unto this present
day, we have been disobedient unto
the Lord our God, and we have been
negligent in not hearing his voice.

20 Wherefore the evils cleaved
unto us, and the curse, which the
Lord appointed by Moses his ser-
vant at the time that he brought
our fathers out of the laiid of Egypt,
to give us a land that floweth with
milk and honey, like as it is to see
this day.

21 Nevertheless we have not
hearkened unto the voice of the
Lord our God, according unto all
the words of the prophets, whom
he sent unto us :

22 But every man followed the
imagination of his own wicked
heart, to serve strange gods, and to
do evil in the sight of the Lord our
God.

CHAPTER 2.

The prai/er and covfemion which the Jeicn at
Batrylon made, and seiit in that book, unto
the hrethren in Jerusalem.

THEREFORE the Lord hath
made good his word, which he
pronounced against us, and against
our judges that judged Israel, and
against our kings, and against our
princes, and against the men of
Israel and Juda,

2 To bring upon us great plagues,
such as never happened under the
whole heaven, as it came to pass in
Jerusalem, according to the things
that were wi'itten in the law of
Moses ;

3 That a man should eat the flesh
of his own son, and the flesh of his
own daughter.

4 Moreover he hath delivered
them to be in subjection to all the
kingdoms that are round about us,
to be as a reproach and desolation
among all the people round about,
where the Lord hath scattered
them.

5 Thus we were cast down, and
not exalted, because we have sinned
against the Lord our God, and have
not been obedient unto his voice.

6 To the Lord our God a2>i>ertain-

987

Tlte prayer and confesHion

BAEUCH, 2.

of the captloe Jews.

eth rightefmsness : but unto us and
to our fathers open shame, as aj)-
peareth this day.

7 Fo)- all these plagues are come
upon us, which the Lord hath pro-
nounced against us.

8 Yet have we not prayed before
the Lord, that we might turn every
one from the imaginations of his
wicked heart.

9 Wherefore the Lord watched
over us for evil, and the Lord hath
brought it upon us : for the Lord is
righteous in all his works which he
hath commanded us.

10 Yet we have not hearkened
unto his voice, to walk in the com-
mandments of the Lord, that he
hath set before us.

11 And now, ^ O Lord God of
Israel, that hast brought thy people
out of the land of Eg.vpt with a
mighty hand, and high arm, and
with signs, and with wonders, and
with great power, and hast gotten
thyself a name, as avpeareth this
day:

12 O Lord our God, we have
sinned, we have done ungodly, we
have dealt unrighteously in all
thine ordinances.

1 3 Let thv wrath turn from us :
for we are but a few left among
the heathen, where thou hast scat-
tered us.

14 Hear our prayers, O Lord,
and our petitions, and deliver us
for thine own sake, and give us
favour in the sight of them which
have led us away:

15 That all the earth may know
that thou art the Lorxl our God,
because * Israel and his posterity
is called by thy name.

16 O Lord, look down from thine
holy house, and consider us : bow
down thine ear, () Lord, to hear us.

17 Ojx'u tliine eyes, and behold ;
for the dead that are in tlie graves,
whose souls are taken fi'om their
bodies, will give unto the Lord
neither praise nor righteousness :

IH But the soul that is greatly
vexed, which goeth stooping and
feeble, and the eyes that fail, and
the hungry soul, will give thee
l)raise and I'ighteousness, () Lord.

19 Therefore we do not make our
hinnble suijplication before thee, O
Lord our God, for the righteousness
of our fathers, and of our kings.

'JO Foi' thou hast sent f)Ut thy
wrath and indignation upon us,
as thou hast spoken by thy ser-
vants the proi)hets. saying,

21 Tims saith the; Lord, Bow

* dr. tliy nfiiiK' is callcil upon Isriicl
iuul his i)o.sterit,y.

down your shoulders to serve the
king of Babylon : so shall ye remain
in the land that I gave unto your
fathers.

22 But if ye will not hear the
voice of the Loi-d, to serve the king
of Babylon,

23 I will cause to cease out of the
cities of Juda, and from without
Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and
the voice of joy, the voice of the
bridegroom, and the voice of the
bride : and the whole land shall be
desolate of inhabitants.

24 But we would not hearken
unto thy voice, to serve the king of
Babylon : therefore hast thou made
good the words that thou spakest
by thy servants the prophets,
namely, that the bones of our
kings, and the bones of our fa-
thers, should be taken out of their
places.

25 And, lo, they are cast out to
the heat of the day, and to the
frost of the night, and they died
in great miseries by famine, by
sword, and by pestilence.

26 And the house t which is
called by thy name hast thou laid
waste, as it ix to he kccu this day,
for the wickedness of the house of
Israel and the house of .) uda.

27 O Lord our God, thou hast
dealt with us after all thy good-
ness, and according to all that great
mercy of thine,

28 As thou spakest by thy ser-
vant Moses in the day when thou
didst command him to write thy
law before the children of Israel,
saying,

29 If ye will not hear my voice,
surely this vcn-y great nmltitude
sliall be turned into a amaWnuinljev
among the nations, where I will
scatter them.

30 For I knew that they would
not hear me, because it is a stiti-
necked ]jeople : but in th(! land of
their -caj)livTties they shall •' r(^-
member tiiemselves,

31 And shall know that 1 am the
Lord their God : for I will give them
an heai't, and ears to hear :

32 And tliey sliall praise me in
the land of their captivity, and
think upon my nanui,

33 And return froni their stiff
neck, and from their wicked deeds :
for th(\v shall r'emembei' the way of
their fathers, which siniied l)etore
the Lord.

34 And I will bring them again
into the land which 1 ^)l•omised with
an oath unto their fathers, Abra-
ham, Isaac, and Jacol>, and they

t Gr. upon which thy name is called.

- captivity
•' come to
theni.selves.

988

The prayer of Israel,

BARUCH,

the people of the cocenant.

shall be lords of it : and I will in-
crease them, and they shall not be
diminished.

35 And I will make an everlast-
ing covenant with them to be their
God, and they shall be my people :
and I will no more drive my people
of Israel out of the land that I have
given them.

CHAPTER 3.

3 The rent of their prayer eiiui confexfiion
cotitctined in that l>in>h\ irhich Bitr>nh
writ, and sent to Jernaulem. 80 Wi/idmit
icax aheiced ,first to Jacob, and wan Keen
iipon the eartli.

OLORD Almighty, ^God of Is-
rael, the soul in anguish, the
troubled spirit, crieth unto thee.

2 Hear, O Loi'd, and have mercy ;
for thou art merciful : and have
pity upon us, because we have
sinned before thee.

3 For thou endurest forever, and
we perish utterly.

4 O Lord Almighty, thou God of
Israel, hear now the prayers of the
dead Israelites, and of their child-
ren, which have sinned before
thee, and not hearkened vinto the
voice of thee their God : for the
which cause these plagues cleave
unto us.

5 Remember not the iniquities
of our forefathers : but think upon
thy power and thy name now at
this time.

6 For thou art the Lord our
God, and thee, O Lord, will we
praise.

7 And for this cause thou hast
put thy fear in our hearts, to the
intent that we should call upon thy
name, and praise thee in our cap-
tivity : for we have called to mind
all the iniquity of our forefathers,
that sinned befoi-e thee.

8 Behold, we are yet this day in
our captivity, where thou hast scat-
tered us, for a reproach and a curse,
and to be subject to payments, ac-
cording to all the iniquities of our
fathers, which departed from the
Lord our God.

9 Hear, Israel, the command-
ments of life : give ear to under-
stand wisd<jm.

10 How happeneth it, Israel,
that thou art in thine enemies'
land, that thou art waxen old in a
strange countr.y, that thou art de-
tiled with the (lead,

11 That thou art counted with
them that go down into *the grave"?

1 2 Thou hast forsaken the foun-
tain of wisdom.

* Gr. Hades, that i-t, tlie abode of tli
dead.

13 For if thou liadst walked in
the way of God, thou shouldest
have dwelled in peace for ever.

14 Learn where is wisdom, where
is strength, where is understand-
ing ; that thou mayest know also
where is length of days, and life,
where is the light of the eyes, and
peace.

1 5 Who hath found outher place 1
or who hath come into her " trea-

16 Where are the princes of the
heathen become, and such as ruled
the beasts upon the earth ;

17 They that had their pastime
with the fowls of the air, and they
that hoarded up silver and gold,
wherein men trust, and made no
end of their getting 1

18 For they that wrought in sil-
ver, and were so careful, and whose
works are unsearchable,

19 They ai'e vanished and gone
down to the grave, and others are
come up in their steads.

20 Young men have seen light,
and dwelt upon the earth : but the
way of knowledge have they not
known,

21 Nor understood the paths
thereof, nor laid hold of it : their
children were far off from that
way,

22 It hath not been heard of in
■"' Chanaan, neither hath it been
seen in •* Theman.

23 The ^ Agarenes that seek wis-
dom uijon earth, the merchants of
" Meran and of '^Theman, the authors
of fables, and searchers out of un-
derstanding ; none of these have
known the way of wisdom, or re-
member her paths.

24 O Israel, howgreatis the house
of God ! and how large is the place
of his possession !

25 Great, and hath none end ;
high, and unmeasurable.

26 There were the giants famous
fi-om the beginning, that were of so
great stature, and so expei't in war.

27 Those did not the Lord
choose, neither gave he the way of
knowledge unto them :

28 But they were destroyed, be-
cause they had no wisdom, and pe-
rished through their own foolish-
ness.

29 Who hath gone up into hea-
ven, and t;iken her, and brought
her down from the clouds'?

30 Who hath gone ovei- the sea.
and found hei-, and will bring hei*
for j)ure gold 1

31 No man knoweth her way,
nor thinketh of her path.

t Or,

2 treasuries ?

' Canaan,
Teman.
' Hagarenes

■ t Midian
Teman,

989

The captives are exhorted

BARUCH, 4.

to patience and hope.

1 calleth it.

2 * she shew
herself

8 demons,

32 But he that knoweth all
things knoweth her, and hath
found hec out with his understand-
ing : he that prepai^ed the earth
for evermore hath filled it with
fourfooted beasts :

33 He that sendeth forth light,
and it goeth, ^ calleth it again, and
it obeyeth him with fear.

34 The stars shined in their
watches, and rejoiced : when he
calleth them, thev say, Here we
be ; and so with cheerfulness they
shewed light unto him that made
them.

35 This is our God, and there
shall none other be accounted of in
comparison of him.

36 He hath found out all the way
of knowledge, and hath given it
unto Jacob his servant, and to Is-
rael his beloved.

37 Afterward did - he shew him-
self upon earth, and conversed
with men.

CHAPTER 4.

1 The hook of commandments is that wisdom
which was commended in the former
chapter. 25 The Jews are moved to pa-
tience, and to hope for the deliverance.

THIS is the })Ook of the com-
mandments of God, and the
law that endureth for ever : all
they that keep it shall come to life ;
but such as leave it shall die.

2 Turn thee, O Jacob, and take
hold of it : walk in the presence of
the light thereof, that thou mayest
be illuminated.

3 Give not thine honour to an-
other, nor the things that are
profitable unto thee to a 'strange
nation.

4 O Israel, happy are we : for
things that are pleasing to God are
made known unto us.

5 Be of good cheer, my people,
the memorial of Israel.

6 Ye were sold to the nations,
not for I your] destruction: but be-
cause ye moved God to wrath, ye
were delivered unto the enemies.

7 For ye provoked him that
made you by sacrificing unto
•'devils, and not to God.

8 Ye liave forgotten the (everlast-
ing God, that brought .vou up ; and
ye have gi'ieved Jerusalem, that
nursed you.

9 For when she saw the wrath
of God coming upon you, she said,
Hearken, O ye tliat dwell about
Sion : God hath Ijrought ujxm me
great Tnonrning ;

10 For I saw the cai)tivity of my
sons and daughters, which the
Everlasting bi-ought ujjon them.

* That is, knowledge.

1 1 With joy did I nourish them ;
but sent them away with weeping
and mourning.

12 Let no man rejoice over me,
a widow, and forsaken of many,
who for the sins of my children am
left desolate ; because they de-
parted from the law of God.

13 They knew not his statutes,
nor walked in the ways of his
commandments, nor trod in the
paths of discipline in his right-
eousness.

14 Let them that dwell about
Sion come, and remember ye the
captivity of my sons and daugh-
ters, which the Everlasting hath
brought upon them.

15 For he hath brought a nation
upon them from far, a shameless
nation, and of a strange language,
who neither reverenced old man,
nor pitied child.

16 These have carried away the
dear beloved children of the widow,
and left her that was alone desolate
without daughters.

1 7 But what can I help you 1

18 For he that brought these
plagues upon you will deliver you
from the hands of your enemies.

19 Go your way, O my children,
go your way : for I am left deso-
late.

20 I have put off the clothing of
^ peace, and put upon me the sack-
cloth of my prayer : I will cry unto
the Everlasting ''in my days.

21 Be of good cheer, O my child-
ren, cry unto the Lord, and he
shall deliver you from the power
and hand of the enemies.

22 For my hope is in the Ever-
lasting, that he will save you ; and
joy is come unto me from the Hol.y
One, because of the mercy which
shall soon come unto you from the
Everlasting our Saviour.

23 For I sent you out with
mourning and weeping : but God
will give you to me again with joy
and gladness for ever.

24 Like as now the neighbours
of Sion have seen .your captivit.v:
so shall they see shortly your sal-
vation fi'om our (Jod, which shall
come upon you with great glory,
and brightness of tlie Kverlasting.

25 My children, sufler i)atientl,v
the wrath that is (;ome upon you
from (lod : for thine enemy hath
l»ersecii(('d lliee; but shortly thou
shiilt see his desti'nction, and shalt
tr(>ad u])on his ne(;k.

2() jMy delicate ones have gone
rough ways, and were taken away
as a tlock cauglit of tin; en(uni(^s.

27 IJe of good comfort, () my
(children, and cry unt() God : for ye

' prosperity,
■all

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BARUCH, 5, 6.

JeremialCs letter.

shall be remembered of him that
brought these things upon you.

28 For as it was your mind to
go astray from God : so, being re-
turned, seek him ten times more.

29 For he that hath brought
these plagues upon you shall bring
you everlasting joy again with
your salvation.

30 Take a good heart, O Jerusa-
lem : for he that gave thee that
name will comfort thee.

31 Miserable are they that
afflicted thee, and rejoiced at thy
fall.

32 Miserable are the cities which
thy children served : miserable is
she that received thy .sons.

33 For as she rejoiced at thy
ruin, and was glad of thy fall : so
shall she be grieved for her own
desolation.

34 For I will take away the re-
joicing of her great multitude, and
her pride shall be turned into
mourning.

35 For fire shall come upon her
from the Everlasting, long to en-
dure ; and she shall be inhabited
of ^ devils for a great time.

36 O Jerusalem, look about thee
toward the east, and behold the
joy that Cometh unto thee from
God.

37 Lo, thy sons come, whom thou
sentest away, they come gathered
together from the east to the west
by the word of the Holy One, re-
joicing in the glory of God.

CHAPTER 5.

1 JeruMle.m is moved to rejoice, 5 and to
hehold their return out of captivity with
{/lory.

PUT off, O Jerusalem, the gar-
ment of thy mourning and
affliction, and put on the comeli-
ness of the glory that cometh from
God for ever.

2 Cast about thee - a double gar-
ment of the righteousness which

cometh from God ; and set a dia-
dem on thine head of the glory of
the Everlasting.

3 For God will shew thy bright-
ness unto every country under
heaven.

4 For thy name shall be called
of God for ever The peace of right-
eousness, and The glory of God's
worsliip.

5 Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand
t)n high, and look about toward the
east, and behold thy children ga-
thered from the west unto the east
by the word of the Holy One, re-
joicing in the rem(;mbi'ance of God.

6 For they dei)arted from thee
on foot, and were led away of their

enemies : but God bringeth them
unto thee exalted with glory, as
children of the kingdom.

7 For God hath appointed that
every high hill, and banks of long
continuance, should be cast down,
and valleys tilled up, to make even
the ground, that Israel may go
safely in the glory of God.

8 Moreover even the woods and
every sweetsmelling tree shall over-
shadow Israel by the command-
ment of God.

9 For God shall lead Israel with
joy in the light of his glory with
the mei-cy and righteousness that
cometh from him.

THE EPISTLE OF JEREMY.
CHAPTER 6.

1 Tlie caune of the captirity is their sin. 8
The place whereto they were caiTied is
Bdhfilon ; the vanity of whose idols and
idolatry are set forth at large in this
chapter.

A copy of an epistle, which ^ .Teremy sent unto
them which were to be led cuptives into
Babylon by the king of the Babylonians, to
certify them, as it was commanded him of
God.

BECAUSE of the sins which ye
have committed before God, ye
shall be led away captives into
Babylon by Nabuchodonosor king
of the Babylonians.

3 So when ye be come unto
Babylon, ye shall remain there
many years, and for a long season,
namely, seven generations : and
after that I will bring you away
peaceably from thence.

4 Now shall ye see in Babylon
gods of silver, and of gold, and of
wood, borne upon shoulders, which
cause the nations to fear.

5 Beware therefore that ye in no
wise be like to strangers, neither be
ye afraid of them, when ye see the
multitude before them and behind
them, worshipping them.

6 But say ye in your hearts, O
Lord, we must worship thee.

7 For mine angel is with you,
and I myself caring for your .souls.

8 As for their tongue, it is po-
lished by the workmen, and they
themselves ar'e gilded and laid over
with silver ; yet are they but false,
and cannot speak.

9 And taking gold, as it were for
a virgin that loveth ''to go gay, they
make crowns for the lieads of their
gods.

10 Sometimes also the priests
convey fi'om their gods gold and
silver, and bestow it upon them-
selves.

1 1 Yea, they will give thereof
to the common ° harlots, and deck
them as men with garments, [being]

' Jeremiah

* adorn-
meut,

5 harlots ;
and they
deck

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BAEUCH, 6.

to the captives.

gods of silver, and gods of gold, and
wood.

12 Yet cannot these gods save
themselves from rust and hioths,
though they be covered with
purple raiment.

13 ^ They wipe their faces be-
cause ot the dust of the temple,
when there is much upon them.

14 And he that cannot put to
death one that offendeth him hold-
eth a sceptre, as though he were a
judge of the country.

1 5 He hath also in his right hand
a dagger and an axe: Ijut cannot
deliver himself from war and
thieves.

16 Whereby they are known not
to be gods : therefore fear them not.

1 7 For like as a vessel that a man
useth is nothing worth when it is
broken; even so it is with their
gods : when they be set up in the
temple, their eyes be full of dust
through the feet of them that come
in.

18 And as the doors are made
sure on every side upon him that
offendeth the king, as being com-
mitted to suffer death : even so the
priests make fast their temples
with doors, with locks, and bars,
lest their gods be spoiled with rob-
bers.

19 They light them candles, yea,
more than for themselves, whereof
they cannot see one.

20 They are as one of the beams
of the temple, yet they say their
hearts are gnawed upon by things
creeping out of the earth ; ami
when they eat them and their
clothes, they feel it not.

21 Their faces are blacked
through the smoko that cometh
out of the temple.

22 Upon theii' bodies and heads
sit bats, swallows, jirid birds, and
the cats also.

23 By this ye may know that
tliey are no gods : therefore fear
them not.

24 Notwithstanding the gold
that is about tluMU to make them
beautiful, except '" thry wipe off the
I'ust tluiy will not shine : for
neither when they were molten
did_th(^y feel it.

25 The things wherein there is
no breath are bought for a most
high price.

2G They are borne upon shoul-
ders, having no feet, whereby they
declare unto men that they be no-
thing woi'th.

27 They also tliat serve them are
ashamed : for if tliey fall to tlie
ground at any time, they cannot
rise npagainof themselves : neither.

if one set them upright, can they
move of themselves : neither, if
they be bowed down, can they
make themselves straight : but
tliey set gifts before them, as unto
dead men.

28 As for the things that are
sacrificed unto them, their priests
sell and " abuse : in like manner
their wives lay up part thereof in
salt ; but unto the poor and impo-
tent they give nothing of it.

29 ^ Menstruous women and wo-
men in childbed eat their sacri-
fices : by these things ye may know
that they are no gods : fear them
not.

30 For how can they be called
gods 1 because women set meat be-
fore the gods of silver, gold, and
wood

31 And the priests sit in their
temples, having their clothes rent,
and their heads and beards shaven,
and nothing upon their heads.

32 They roar and cry before tlieir
gods, as men do at the feast when
one is dead.

33 The priests also take off " their
garments, and clothe their wives
and children.

34 Whether it be evil that one

doeth unto them, or good, they are
not able to recompense it : they can
neither set up a king, nor put him
down.

35 In like manner, they can
neither give riches nor money :
though a man make a vow unto
them, and keep it not, they will
not require it.

3(5 They can save no man from
death, neither deliver the weak
from the mighty.

37 The.y cannot restore a blind
man to his sight, nor help any man
in his distress.

38 'Fhoy can shew no mercy to
the widow, nor do good to the
fathei-less.

39 Their gods of wood, and which
are overlaid with gold and silver,
ar(^ like the stones that be hewn out.
of tlur mountain : fJiey that worshii)
them shall Ih" confounded.

40 How should a man then think
and say that they ai'e gods, wlirn
even the Chaldeans themselves dis^
lionoin- them '?

41 Who if they shall seeonedumb
that cainiot spc;d<, th(>y bring him,
and intrcat I'.(>1 1h;i,t he may six-jik,
as though he were able to undei--
stand.

42 Yet they cannot understand
this themselves, and leave them :
for they have no knowledge.

43 The women also with coi-ds
about them, sitting in the ways,

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BARUCH, 6.

and their loorshippers.

burn bran for perfume : but if any
of them, drawn by some that pass-
eth by, lie with him, she reproach-
eth her fellow, that she was not
thought as worthy as herself, nor
her cord broken.

44 Whatsoever is done among
them is false : how may it then be
thought or said that they are gods 1

45 Tliey are made of carpenters
and goldsmiths : they can be no-
thing else than the workmen will
have them to be.

46 And they themselves that
made them can never continue
long ; how should then the things
that are made of them be gods I

47 For they left lies and re-
proaches to them that come after.

48 For when there cometh any
war or plague upon them, the
priests consult with themselves,
where they may be hidden with
them.

49 How then cannot men per-
ceive that they be no gods, which
can neither save themselves from
war, nor from plague?

50 For seeing they be but of
wood, and overlaid with silver and
gold, it shall be known hereafter
that they are false :

51 And it shall manifestly ap-
pear to all nations and kings that
they are no gods, but the works of
men's hands, and that there is no
work of (jrod in them.

52 Who then may not know that
they ai-e no gods %

53 For neither can they set up a
king in the land, nor give rain unto
men.

54 Neither can they judge their
own cause, nor redress a wrong,
being unable : for they are as
crows between heaven and earth.

55 Whereupon when lire falleth
upf)n the house of gods of wood, or
laid over with gold or silver, their
priests will flee away, and escape ;
but they themselves shall be
burned asunder like beams.

56 Moreover they cannot with-
stand any king or enemies; how
can it then t)e thought or said that
they be gods %

57 Neither are those gods of
wood, and laid over with silver or
gold, able to escape either from
thieves or robbers.

58 Whose gold, and silver, and
garments wherewith they are
clothed, they that are strong do
take, and go away withal : neither
are they able to help themselves.

59 Therefore it is better to be a
king that sheweth his power, or
else a profitable vessel in an house,
which the owner shall have use of,
than such false gods ; or to be a
door in an house, to keep such
things safe as be therein, thaii
such false gods ; or a pillar of
wood in a palace, than such false
gods.

60 For sun, moon, and stars,
being bright, and sent to do their
offices, are obedient.

61 In like manner the lightning
when it breaketh forth is easy to
be seen ; and after the same man-
ner the wind bloweth in every
country.

62 And when God commandeth
the clouds to go over the whole
world, they do as they are bidden.

63 And the fire sent from above
to consume hills and woods doeth
as it is commanded : but these are
like unto them neither in shew nor
pov/er.

64 Wherefore it is neither to be
supposed nor said that they are
gods, seeing they are able neither
to judge causes, nor to do good
unto men.

65 Knowing thei-efore that they
are no gods, fear them not.

66 For they can neither curse nor
bless kings :

67 Neither can they show signs
in the heavens among the heathen,
nor shine as the sun, nor give light
as the moon.

68 The beasts are better than
they : for they can get under a
covert, and help themselves.

69 It is tlien oy no means mani-
fest vmto us that they are gods :
therefore fear them not.

70 For as a scarecrow in a ' gar-
den of cucm libers keepeth notliing :
so are tlieir gods of wood, and laid
over with silver and gold.

71 And likewise their gods of
wood, and laid over with silver
and gold, are like to a white thor'n
in an orchard, that every bird sit-
teth upon ; as also to a dead body,
that is cast into the dark.

72 And ye shall know them to be
no gods by the bright ])urple that
rotteth upon them : a-n(t they them-
selves afterward shall be ~' eaten.
and shall be a reproach iji the
country.

73 Better therefore is the just
man that hath none idols : for he
shall be far from reproach.

1 trarden

2 consumed,

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The prayer of Azariah

THE SONG OF

in the furnace.

" there are
come shame

THE SONG OF THE

THREE HOLY CHILDREN,

which followeth hi the third chapter of Daniel after this place, — fell doivn
hound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. — Verse 23. That which
followetli is not in the Hebrew, to wit, And they ivalked — uuto these words,
Then Nebuchadnezzar — Verse 24.

2 Aearias his prayer and confesnion in the
flame, 24 wherewith the Chaldeans about
the oven were consumed, hut tlie three child-
ren within it were not hurt. 28 The song
of the three child^'en in the oven.

AND they walked in the midst
of the fire, praising God, and
blessing the Lord.

2 Then ' Azarias stood up, and
prayed on this manner ; and open-
ing his mouth in the midst of the
fire said,

3 Blessed art thou, ^O Lord God
of our fathers : thy name is worthy
to be praised and glorified for ever-
more :

4 For thou art righteous in all
the things that thou hast done to
us : yea, true are all thy works, thy
ways are right, and all thy judg-
ments truth.

5 In all the things that thou hast
brought upon us, and upon the holy
city of our fathers, even Jerusalem,
thou hast executed true judgment :
for according to truth and judg-
ment didst thou bring all these
things upon us because of our sins.

6 For we have sinned and com-
mitted iniquity, departing from
thee.

7 In all things have we tres-
passed, and not obeyed thy com-
mandments, nor kept them, neither
done as thou hast commanded us,
that it might go well with us.

(S Wherefore all that thou hast
brought upon us, and evei-y tiling
that thou hast df)ne to us, thou hast
done in true judgment.

9 And thou didst deliver us into
the hands of lawless enemies, most
hateful forsakers of (lOil, and to an
unjust king, and the most wicked
in all the woild.

10 And now we cannot open our
mouths, •' we ai-e become a, shame
and reproach to thy scivants, and
t(j them that worship tlu!e.

1 1 Vet deliver us not up wholly,
for thy name's sake, neither disan-
nul tlioii thy (covenant:

\'l And caiisci not tliy mercy to
<le|)art from us, for thy beloved
Aluaham's sake, for thy s(\rvant
Isaac's .sakl^ and for thy holy
Israel's .sake ;

13 To whom thou hast spoken
and promised, that thou wouldest
multiply their seed as the stars of
heaven, and as the sand that lieth
upon the seashore.

14 For we, O Lord, are become
less than any nation, and be kept
under this day in all the world be-
cause of our sins.

15 Neither is there at this time
prince, or prophet, or leader, or
burnt offering, or sacrifice, or obla-
tion, or incense, or ])lace to sacrifice
before thee, and to find mercy.

16 Nevertheless in a contrite
heart and an humble spirit let us
be accepted.

17 Like as in the burnt offerings
of rams and bullocks, and like as in
ten thousands of fat lambs : so let
our sacrifice be in thy sight this
day, and grant that we may wholly
go after thee : for they shall not be
confounded that put their trust in
thee.

1 8 And now we follow thee with
all our heart, we fear thee, and seek
thy face.

19 Put us not to shame : but deal
with us after thy lovingkindness,
and according to the multitude of
thy mercies.

20 Deliver us also according to
thy marvellous works, and give
glory to thy name, O Lord: and
let all them that do thy servants
hurt be ashamed ;

21 And let them be confounded
in all their ])ower and might, and
let their strength be l)i'oken;

22 And let tliem know that thou
art Lord, the only (Jod, aiid glori-
ous over the wholes world.

23 And the king's servants, that
put them in, ceased not to make
the ^oven hot with rosin, pitch,
tow, and small wood;

24 So tliat the flame streamed
forth above the furnace forty and
nin(^ culuts.

2r) And it itassinl thr()Ugh, and
buiTied those Chaldeans it found
about the furnace.

26 Hut the angel of {\\v. Lord
came flown into the 'oven together
with 'Azarias and his fellows, and

^ furiiacft

1 A/ariah

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Hijmn of praise

THE THREE CHILDEEN^.

for GocVs deliverance.

smote the flame of the fire out of
the ^ oven ;

27 And made the midst of the
furnace as it had been a moist
whistling wind, so that the fire
touched them not at all, neither
hurt nor troubled them.

28 Then the three, as out of
one mouth, praised, glorified, and
blessed, God in the furnace, say-
ing,

29 Blessed art thou, " O Lord God
of our fathers : and to be praised
and exalted above all for ever.

30 And blessed is thy glorious
and holy name : and to be praised
and exalted above all for ever.

31 Blessed art thou in the tem-
ple of thine holy glory: and to be
praised and glorified above all for
ever.

32 Blessed art thou that behold-
est the depths, and sittest upon the
•'' cherui)ims : and to be praised and
exalted above all for ever.

33 Blessed art thovi on the glori-
ous throne of thy kingdom : and to
be praised and glorified above all
for ever.

34 Blessed art thou in the firma-
ment of heaven : and above all to
be praised and glorified for ever.

35 O all ye works of the Lord,
bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt
him above all for ever.

36 O ye heavens, bless ye the
Lord : praise and exalt him above
all for ever.

37 O ye angels of the Lord, bless
ye the Lord : praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

38 O all ye waters that be above
the heaven, bless ye the Lord :
praise and exalt him above all for
ever.

39 O all ye powers of the Lord,
bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt
him above all for ever.

40 O ye sun and moon, bless ye
the Lord : praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

41 O ye stars of heaven, bless ye
the Lord : praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

42 0 every shower and dew, bless
ye the Lord : praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

43 O all ye winds, bless ye the
Lord : praise and exalt him above
all for ever.

44 O ye fire and heat, bless ye
the Lord : praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

45 O ye winter and summer,
bless ye the Lord : praise and ex-
alt him above all for ever.

4G O ye dews and storms of snow,
bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt
him auove all for ever.

47 O ye nights and days, bless ye
the Lord : praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

48 O ye light and darkness,
bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt
him above all for ever.

49 O ye ice and cold, bless ye
the Lord : ijraise and exalt him
above all for ever.

50 O ye frost and snow, bless ye
the Lord : praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

51 O ye lightnings and clouds,
bless ye the Lord : praise and ex-
alt him above all for ever.

52 O let the earth bless the
Lord : praise and exalt him above
all for ever.

53 O 3'^e mountains and •* little
hills, bless ye the Lord : praise
and exalt him above all for ever.

54 O all ye things that grow on
the earth, bless ye the Lord : praise
and exalt him aoove all for ever.

55 O ye fountains, bless ye the
Lord : praise and exalt him above
all for ever.

56 O ye seas and rivers, bless ye
the Lord : praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

57 O ye whales, and all that
move in the waters, bless ye the
Lord : praise and exalt him above
all for ever.

58 O all ye fowls of the air,
bless ye the Lord : praise and ex-
alt him above all for ever.

59 O all ye beasts and cattle,
bless ye the Lord : praise and ex-
alt him above all for ever.

60 O ye children of men, bless
ye the Lord : praise and exalt him
above all for ever.

61 O Israel, bless ye the Lord:
praise and exalt him above all for
ever.

62 O ye priests of the Lord,
bless ye the Lord : praise and ex-
alt him above all for ever.

63 O ye servants of the Lord,
bless ye the Lord : praise and ex-
alt him above all for ever.

64 O ye spirits and souls of the
righteous, bless ye the Lord : praise
and exalt him above all for
ever.

65 O ye holy and humble men
of heart, bless ye the Lord : praise
and exalt him above all for ever.

66 O '^Ananias, Azarias. and Mi-
sael. bless ye the Lord : praise and
exalt him above all for ever: for
he hath delivered us from °*he1l.
and sa^•<>d us from the hand of
death, aiifl delivered us out of the
midst of the furnace and burning

* Gr. Hades, that is, the abode of the dead.

4 hills.

5 Hananiah,
Azariah,
and Mishael,

'> the gi-ave,

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Two wicked elders

SONG OF THE THREE CHILDREN, lay in imit for Susanna.

flame : even out of the midst of
the fire hath he delivered us.

67 O give thanlcs unto the Lord,
because he is gracious : for his
mercy endureth for ever.

G8 O all ye that worship the
Lord, bless the God of gods, praise
him, and give him thanks : for his
mercy euclu7-eth for ever.

THE

HISTORY OF SUSANNA

SET APART FROM THE BEGINNING OF DANIEL, ISECAUSE IT IS NOT
IN THE HEBREAV, AS NEITHER THE NARRATION OF
BEL AND THE DRAGON.

16 Tiro jiidi/en hiile t/ii>i/is,/rnK in. t/ic garden-
of Siindiuiit (ii Ikipi'. Ilii'ir jihiiHure of her:
'i><,irhlch irheii llicij lunihl iml ohtidii. the)/
accune <tnil conxe lier to lie coiu/ennied/or
adultery; 4(1 hat Daniel e\enm.ineth the
matter aijuin, ami Jitideth the tiro judges
fatxe.

THERE dwelt a man in Babylon,
called Joacim :

2 And he took a wife, whose
name was Susanna, the daughter
of ' Chclcias. a very fair woman,
and one that feared the Lord.

3 Her parents also were right-
eous, and taught their daughter
according to the law of Moses.

4 Now Joacim was a great rich
man, and had a fair garden joining
unto his house : and to him re-
sorted the Jews; because; he was
more honourable than all othiu's.

5 The saine year were appuinted
two of the '■ ancients of the people
to be judge's] such as the Loi-d
spake of, that wickedness came
from Baljylon from ancient judges,
wlio seemed to govern the people.

G These k(!i)t much at Joaeim's
house : and all that had any suits
ill law came unto them.

7 Now when th(> iKM)ple departed
away at noon, Susanna went into
her husband's garden to walk.

8 And the two elders saw her go-
ing in every day, and walking; so
that their lust was inflamed to-
ward ll(M-.

•.) And they perverted tlieir own
mind, and turned avvay tlieir eyes,
that they might not look unto
heaven, nor remember just judg-
ments.

10 And alb(>it they l)oth were
wounded with her lov(>, yet durst
not oiu! slu;w another his grief.

1 1 F<)r tlx'y were ashamed to de-
clare th(^ir lust, that tliey desired
to have to clo with her.

12 Yet they watched diligently
from day to day to see her.

1 W And the f)n<! said to the other,
fjct us now go home: for it is din-
ner time.

14 So when they were gone out,
they parted the one from the
other, and turning back again they
canu; to the same place ; and after
that they had asked one another
the cause, they acknowledged tlieir
lust : then appointed they a time
both together, when they might
find her alone.

15 And it fell out, as they
watched a fit time, she went in as
before with two maids only, and
she was desirous to wash herself in
the garden : for it was hot.

16 And there was no body there
save the two elders, that had hid
thems(!lves, and watched her.

17 Then she said to her maids.
Bring me oil and "'washing balls.

and shut the garden doors, that 1
may wash nu\

18 And they did as she bade
them, and shut the garden doors,
and went out th(^niselves at ^yiriyy
doors to fetch the things that she
had connnanded them : but they
saw not the eldei's, because they
were hid.

19 Now when the maids were
goiK^ forth, th(> two elders rose up,
and rail unto lici', saying,

20 Behold, the garden doors are
shut, that no man can see us. and
we are in love with the(> ; there-
fore consent unto us, and lie with
us.

21 If thou wilt not, we will bear
witness against thee, that a. young
man was with thee: and tlicrct'oro
thou didst seiul away thy maids
fi'oin thee.

22 Then Susanna sighed, and
said, I am straitened on ('very
sid(! : for if I do this thing, it is
death unto me: Miid if I do it not,
I cannot escape your hands.

2.'^ It is l)ettei' for me to fall into
your hands, and not do it, than to
sin in the sight of the Ijord.

24 With tliat Susarnia cried with
a loud voice: aiul tlie two elders
cried out against her.

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Their false accusation.

HISTORY OF SUSANKA. Daniel convicteth them of lies.

25 Then ran the one, and opened
the garden door.

26 kSo when the servants of the
house heard the cry in the garden,
they rushed in at a ' privy door, to
see wliat was done unto her.

27 But when the elders liad de-
clared their matter, the servants
were greatly ashamed : for there
was never such a report made of
Susaiuia.

2cS And it came to pass the
next day, when the people were
assembled to her husband Joacim,^
the two elders came also full of
mischievous imagination against
Susanna to put her to death;

29 And said before the peoijle,
Send for Susanna, the daugnter of
- (Jhelcias, Joacim's wife. And so
they sent.

30 So she came with her father
and mother, her children, and all
her kindred.

31 Now Susanna was a very
delicate woman, and beauteous to
behold.

32 And these wicked men com-
manded to uncover her face, (for
she was covered) that thej^ might
be filled with her beauty.

33 Therefore her friends and all
that saw her wept.

34 Then the two elders stood up
in the midst of the people, and laid
theii' hands upon her head.

35 And she weeping looked up
toward heaven : for her heart
trusted in the Lord.

36 And the elders said. As we
walked in the garden alone, this
woman came in with two maids,
and shut the garden doors, and
sent the maitls away.

37 Then a young man, who
there was hid, came unto her,
and lay with her.

38 Then we that stood in a
corner of the garden, seeing this
wickedness, ran unto them.

39 And when we saw them to-
gether, the man we could not
hold : for he was stronger than
we, and opened the door, and
leaped out.

40 l)ut having taken this woman,
we asked wlio the young man was,
but she would n()t tell us : tluise
things do we testify.

41 Tluui the assembly believed
them, as those that were the
elders aTid judges of the people:
so they condenmed her to dcnith.

42 Then Susanna cried out with
a loud voice, and said, () everlasting
God, that knowest the secrets, and
knf)west all things before they be :

43 Thou knowest that tliey have
borne false witness against me, and.

behold, I must die ; whereas I never
did such things as these men have
maliciously invented against me.

44 And the Lord heard her voice.

45 Therefore when she was led
to be put to death, the Lord
raised up the holy spirit of a
young youth, whose name was
Daniel :

46 Who cried with a loud voice,
I am clear from the blood of this
woman.

47 Then all the people turned
them toward him, and said, What
mean these words that thou hast
spoken 1

48 So he standing in the midst
of them said. Are ye such fools, ye
sons of Israel, that without exami-
nation or knowledge of the truth
ye have condemned a daughter of
Israel 1

49 Return again to the place of
judgment: for they have borne
false witness against her.

50 Wherefore all the people
turned again in haste, and the
elders said unto him, Come, sit
down among us, and shew it us,
seeing God liath given thee the
honour of an elder.

51 Then said Daniel unto them,
Put these two aside one far from
another, and I will examine them.

52 So when they were put
asunder one from another, he called
one of them, and said unto him, O
thou that art waxen old in wicked-
ness, now thy sins which thou hast
committed aforetime are come to
light :

53 For thou hast pronounced
false judgment, and hast con-
demned the innocent, and hast let
the guilty go free ; allxnt the Lord
saith, The innocent and righteous
shalt thou not slay.

54 Now then, if thou hast seen
her, tell me, Under what tree saw-
est thou them companying to-
gether"? Who answered, Under a
mastiek tree.

55 And ])aniel said, Very well;
thou hast lied against thine own
head ; for even now the angel of
God hath received the sentence of
God to cut thee in two.

56 So he put him aside, and com-
manded to l)ring the other, and said
unto him, O thou seed of "('lianaan,
and not of •* J uda, beauty hath de-
ceived thee, and lust hath perverted
thine heart.

57 Thus have ye dealt with the
daughters of Israel, and they for
fear conipanied with you : but the
daughter of "'.I uda would not abide
your wickedness.

58 Now therefore tell me, Lender

^ Canaan,
4 Jmlah,

5 Judah

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Tlie elders slain.

HISTORY OF SUSAXIs^A.

Daniel honoured.

what tree didst thou take them
companying together? Who an-
swered, Under an holm tree.

59 Then said Daniel unto him,
Well ; thou hast also lied against
thine own head : for the angel of
God waiteth with the sword to cut
theein two, that he may desti'oy you.

60 With that all the assembly
cried out with a loud voice, and
praised God, who saveth them that
trust in him.

61 And they arose against the
two elders, for Daniel had con-
victed them of false witness by
their own mouth:

62 And according to the law of
Closes they did unto them in such
sort as they maliciously intended
to do to their neighbour : and they
put them to death. Thus the inno-
cent blood was saved the same
day.

63 Therefore ^ Chelcias and his
wife praised God for their daughter
Susanna, with Joacim her husband,
and all the kindred, because there
was "no dishonesty found in her.

64 From that day forth was
Daniel had in great reputation in
the sight of the people.

THE HISTORY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF

BEL AND THE DRAGON,

CUT OFF FROM THE END OF DANIEL.

19 The fraud of Bern priextx !x iT is,-n,en <l Inj
Daniel. '1~ and the dra(jov slain, nhieh
was icor.shipjted. o-i Daniel i.s j>r<.^i /-red
in the lion-i' den. 42 The king doth ac-
k.nowled(ie the God of Daniel, and casteth
his enemies into the same den.

AND king Ast.yages was ga-
thered to his fathers, and (Jy-
rus of Persia received his king-
dom.

2 And Daniel ^ conversed with
the king, and was honoured above
all his friends.

3 Now the Babylonians had an
idol, called Bel, and there were
spent upon him every day twelve
great measures of fine flour, and
forty sheep, and six v(\ssels of wine.

4 And the king worshipped it,
and went daily to adore it: but
Daniel w^orsliippcd liis own God.
And the king said unto liiin. Why
dost not thou worship Bel 1

5 Who answered and said, Be-
cause I may not worship idols
made with hands, buf the living
God, who hath (treated the heaven
and the eai-th, and hath sove-
reignty over all flesh.

6 Then said the king unto him,
Thinkest thou not tha,t Bel is a
living god ; sin-st thou not how
much he eateth and drinketh every
day?

7 Then Daniel smiled, and said,
O king, be not deceived : for this
is but clay within, and bi-ass with-
out, and did never eat or drink
any thing.

8 So the king was wroth, and
call(»d for his priests, and said unto
them. If ye tell me not wlio this is
that deyoureth these expences, ye
shall die.

9 But if ye can certify me that
Bel devoureth them, then Daniel
shall die : for he hath spoken blas-
phemy against Bel. And Daniel
said unto the king. Let it be ac-
cording to thy word.

10 Now the priests of Bel were
threescore and ten, beside their
wives and children. And the king
went with Daniel into the temple
of Bel.

11 So Bel's priests said, Lo, we
go out: but thou, O king, set on
the meat, and make ready the
wine, and shut the door fast, and
seal it with thine own signet ;

12 And to morrow when thou
comost in, if thou iindest not that
Bel hath eaten up all, we will sufler
death : or else Daniel, that speak-
eth falsely against us.

13 And they little regarded it:
for under the table they had made
a "-^ privy entrance, whereby they
entered in continually, and con-
sumed those things.

14 So when tluw were gone
forth, the king s(>t meats before
Bel. Now Daniel had commanded
his servants to bring asln^s, and
those they strewed thi-oughoiit all
the temple in the presence of the
king alone : tluMi went they out,
and shut the door, and scaled it
with the king's signet, and so de-
parted.

1 f) Now in the night came the
priests with their wives and child-
ren, as they were wont to do, and
did eat aiid di'ink u]) nil.

16 In the morning betime the
king arose, and Daniel with him.

17 And the king said, Daniel,

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He slayeth the serpent.

BEL AND THE DEAGON.

Delivered from lions.

are the seals whole 1 And he said,
Yea, O king, they be whole.

18 And as soon as he had opened
the door, the king looked upon the
table, and cried with a loud voice.
Great art thou, O Bel, and with
thee is no deceit at all.

19 Then laughed Daniel, and
held the king that he should not
go in, and said. Behold now the
pavement, and mark well whose
footsteps are these.

20 And the king said, I see the
footsteps of men, women, and child-
ren. And then the king was angry,

2 1 And took the priests with their
wivesand children, whoshewed him
the ^ privy doors, where they came
in, and consumed such things as
were upon the table.

22 Therefore the king slew them,
and delivered Bel into Daniel's
power, who destroyed him and his
temple.

23 And in that same place thei^e
was a great '^ dragon, which they of
Babylon worshipped.

24 And the king said unto Daniel,
Wilt thou also say that this is of
brass 1 lo, he liveth, he eateth and
drinketh ; thou canst not say that
he is no living god : therefore wor-
ship him.

25 Then said Daniel unto the
king, I will worship the Lord my
God : for he is the living God.

26 But give me leave, O king,
and I shall slay this dragon with-
out sword or staff. The king said,
I give thee leave.

27 Then Daniel took pitch, and
fat, and hair, and did seethe them
together, and made lumps thereof ;
this he put in the dragon's mouth,
and so the dragon burst in sunder :
and Daniel said, Lo, these are the
gods ye worship.

28 When they of Babylon heard
that, they took great indignation,
and conspired against the king,
saying. The king is become a Jew,
and he hath destroyed Bel, he hath
slain the " dragon, and put the
priests to death.

29 So they came to the king, and
said. Deliver us Daniel, or else we
will destroy thee and thine house.

30 Now when the king saw that

they pressed him sore, being con-
strained, he delivered Daniel unto
them :

31 Who cast him into the lions'
den : where he was six days.

32 And in the den there were
seven lions, and they had given
them every day two carcases, and
two sheep : whicli then were not
given to them, to the intent they
might devour Daniel.

33 Now there was in ^ Jewry a
prophet, called ■* Habbacuc, who
had made pottage, and had broken
bread in a bowl, and was going into
the field, for to bring it to the
reapers.

34 But the angel of the Lord
said unto ^ Habbacuc. Go, carry
the dinner that thou hast into
Babylon unto Daniel, who is in
the lions' den.

35 And ^ Habbacuc said, Lord, I
never saw Babylon ; neither do I
know where the den is.

36 Then the angel of the Lord
took him by the crown, and bare
him by the hair of his head, and
•* through the vehemency of his

spirit set liim in Babylon over the
den.

37 And ^ Habbacuc cried, saying,
O Daniel, Daniel, take the dinner
which God hath sent thee.

38 And Daniel said. Thou hast
I'emembered me, O God : neither
hast thou forsaken them that seek
thee and love thee.

39 So Daniel arose, and did eat :
and the angel of the Lord set " Hab-
bacuc in his own place again im-
med lately.

40 Ui)on the seventh day the
king went to bewail Daniel : and
when he came to the den, he looked
in, and, behold, Daniel was sitting.

41 Then cried the king with a
loud voice, saying. Great art thou,
" O Loi'd God of Daniel, and there
is none other beside thee.

42 And he drew him out, and
cast those that were the cause of
his destruction into the den : and
they were devoured in a moment
before his face.

* Or,

3 Judali
* Habak-
kuk,

5 Habak-
kuk

6 * set him

' O Lord,
the God

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Confession of sin,

PRAYEPv OF MANASSES.

and plea for mercy.

THE

PRAYER OF MANASSES

KING OF JUDAH,

WHEN HE WAS HOLDEN CAPTIVE IN BABYLON".

OLORD, Almighty God of our
fathers, Abraiiam, Isaac, and
Jacob, and of their righteous seed ;
who hast made heaven and earth,
with all the ornament thereof ; who
hast bound the sea by the word of
thy commandment ; who hast shut
up the deep, and sealed it by thy
teirible and glorious name ; whom
all men fear, and tremble before thy
power ; for the majesty of thy glory
cannot be borne, and thine angry
threatening toward sinners is "im-
Ijortable : but thy merciful promise

is umneasurable and unsearchable ;
for thou art the most high Lord, of
great compassion, longsuft'ering,
very merciful, and repentest of the
evils of men. Thou, O Lord, accord-
ing to thy great goodness hast
promised repentance and forgive-
ness to them that have sinned
against thee : and of thine infinite
mercies hast appointed repentance
unto sinners, that they may be
saved. Thou therefore, _0 Lord,
that art the God of the just, hast
not appointed repentance to the
just, as to Abraiiam, and Isaac, and
•Jacob, which have not sinned
against thee ; but thou hast ap-
pointed repentance unto me that
am a sinner : for I have sinned
above the number of the sands of

the sea. My transgressions, O Lord,
are multiplied : my transgressions
are multiplied, and I am not worthy
to behold and see the height of
heaven for the multitude of mine
iniquities. I am bowed down with
many iron bands, that I cannot lift
up mine head, neither have any re-
lease : for I have provoked thy
wrath, and done evil before thee :
I did not thy will, neither kept I
thy commandments : I have set uj)
abominations, and have multiplied
offences. Now therefore I bow the
knee of mine heart, beseeching thee
of grace. I have sinned, O Loi'd, I
have sinried, and I acknowledge
mine iniquities : wherefore, I
humbly beseech thee, forgive me,
O Lord, forgive me, and destroy me
not with mine iniquities. Be not
angry with me forever, by reserving
evil for me ; neither condemn me
into the lower parts of the earth.
For thou art the God, even the God
of them that repent ; and in me thou
wilt shew all thy goodness : for thou
wilt save me, that am unwoi'tliy,
according to thy great mercy.
Therefore I will jjraise thee for
ever all the days of my life : for all
the powers of the heavens do i)i'ais(»
thee, and thine is the glory for ever
and ever. Amen.

THE FIRST BOOK OF THE

MACCABEES

CHAPTER 1.

14 AntiochuK {/ore leane to wi npiliefanhionx
of the (ieniili's hi .liTiisdIi'in. 'I'i (nKlH/ioili'd
■it, iiikI th, Irmi'lc ill il.in dinl .v<7 iipthi n in
the <(lHu,n,nlti,,,l nfllcxnlatiiill. I'.:! ,ni<l s/rir
tliiixe Hull did. <-i re iniici.se (In-ir ,-hildrcii.

AND it happened, after that
Alexandei- xon of I'hilip, the
.\hic('donian, who came out of tlu;
land of ' ( 'hettiiiii. iiad smitten Da-
rius king of the I'ersiansand M(»d(>s,
that he I'cigned in his stead, the
first over (bcece,

2 And matle many wars, and won

many strong holds, and slew the
kings of the earth,

3 And w(Mit thi'ough to the ends
of th(^ eai'th, and took snojls of
many nations, insomnrh tliat the
earth was quiet l)efor(> him ; where
upon lie was e.xalted, and his h(>art
was lift(Ml UJ).

4 And he gathered a mighty
strong liost, and rnled uw.v coun-
tries, and nations, and kings, who
b(!came tributaiies unto him.

.') And after these things lie fell

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Antiochus taJceth Jerusalem,

I. MACCABEES, 1.

and profaneth the temple.

sick, and perceived that he slioiild
die.

6 Wherefore he called his ser-
vants, such as were honourable,
and had been brouyht ujj with hiin
from his youth, and parted his king-
dom among them, while he was yet
alive.

7 So Alexander reigned twelve
years, and then died.

(S And his servants bare rule
every one in his place.

9 And after his death they all
put crowns upon thei/ixe/ nes ; so did
their sons after them many years :
and evils were multiplied in the
earth.

10 And thex^e came out of them
a wicked I'oot, Antiochus surnamed
Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the
king, who had been an hostage at
Rome, and he reigned in the hun-
dred and thirty and seventh year
of the kingdom of the Greeks.

11 In those days went there out
of Israel wicked men, who per-
suaded many, saying, Let us go
and make a covenant with the
heathen that are round about us :
for since we departed from them
we have had much sorrow.

12 So this device pleased them
well.

13 Then certain of the people
were so forward herein, that they
went to the king, who gave them
licence to do after the ordinances
of the heathen :

14 Whereupcm they built a place
of exercise at .Jerusalem according
to the customs of the heathen :

15 And made themselves uncir-
cumcised, and forsook the holy
covenant, and joined themselves
to the heathen, and were sold to
do mischief.

16 Now when the kingdom was
established before Antiochus, he
thought to reign over Egypt, that
he might have the dominion of two
realms.

17 Wherefore he entered into
Egypt with a great multitude,
with chariots, and elephants, and
horsemen, and a great navy,

1 8 And made war against ' Ptole-
mee king of Egyjjt : but Ptolemee
was afraid of him, and fled ; and
many were wounded to death.

1 9 Thus they g( )t the strong cities
in the land of Egypt, and he took
the spoils thei'eof.

'20 And after that Antiochus had
smitten Egypt, he returned again
in the hundred forty and third year,
and went up against Israel and
Jerusalem with a great multitude.

* So throughout this book.

21 And entered -proudly into
the sanctuary, and took away the
golden altar, and the candlestick
of light, and all the vessels thereof,

22 And the table of the shew-
bread, and the pouring vessels, and
the ^ vials, and the censers of gold,
and the veil, and the crowns, and
the golden ornaments that were
* before the temple, all which he
pulled off.

2.3 He took also the silver and
the gold, and the precious vessels :
also he took the hidden treasures
which he found.

24 And when he had taken all
away, he went into his own land,
having made a great massacre, and
spoken very ''proudly.

2-5 Therefore there was great
mourning in Israel, in every place
where they were ;

26 So that the princes and elders
mourned, the virgins and young
men were made feeble, and the
beauty of women was changed.

27 Every bridegroom took up
lamentation, and she that sat in
the marriage chamber was in hea-
viness.

28 The land also was moved for
the inhabitants thereof, and all
the house of Jacob was covered
with confusion.

29 And after two years fully ex-
pired the king sent his chief col-
lector of tribute unto the cities of
" Juda, who came unto Jerusalem
with a great multitude,

30 And spake peaceable words
unto them, but all was deceit : for
when they had given him credence,
he fell suddenly upon the city, and
smote it very sore, and destroyed
much people of Israel.

31 And when he had taken the
spoils of the city, he set it on fire,
and pulled down the houses and
walls thereof on every side.

32 But the women and children
took they captive, and possessed
the cattle.

33 Then builded they the city of
David with a great and strong
wall, and with mighty towers, and
made it a strong hold for them.

34 And they put therein a sinful
nation, wicked men, and fortified
themselves therein.

35 They stored it also with ar-
mour and victuals, and when they
had gathered together the spoils of
Jerusalem, they laid them up there,
and so they became a sore snare :

36 For it was a place to lie in
wait against the sanctuary, and an
evil adversary to Israel.

■^ presump-
tuously

3 bowls,

* on the
walls of

5 presump-
tuously.

* So throughout this book.

6 * Judah,

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Idolatry set iqj.

I. MACCABEES, 2.

Circumcision forbidden.

37 Thus they shed innocent
blood on every side of the sanctu-
ary, and defiled it :

38 Insomuch that the inhabi-
tants of Jerusalem tied because of
them : whereupon the city was made
an habitation of strangers, and be-
came strange to those that were
born in her ; and her own children
left her.

39 Her sanctuary was laid waste
like a wilderness, her feasts were
turned into mourning, her sab-
baths into reproach, her honour
into contempt.

40 As had been her glory, so was
her dishonour increased,and her ex-
cellency was turned into mourning.

41 Moreover king Antiochus
wrote to his whole kingdom, that
all should be one people,

42 And everyone should ^ leave
his laws : so all the heathen agreed
according to the commandment of
the king.

43 Yea, many also of the Israel-
ites consented to his religion, and
sacrificed unto idols, and profaned
the sabbath.

44 For the king had sent letters
by messengers unto Jerusalem and
the cities of Jutia, that they should
follow "the strange lawsof the land,

45 And forbid l)urnt offerings,
and sacrifice, and drink offerings,
in the temple; and that they
should profane the sabbaths and
festival days :

46 And pollute the sanctuary
and holy peoi)le :

47 )Set up altars, and " groves.
and chapels of idols, and sacrifice
swine's fiesh, and unclean beasts :

48 That they should also leave
their children uncircumciscid, and
make their souls abominable with
all manner of uncleanness and pro-
fanation :

49 To the end they might forget
the law, and change all the ordi-
nances.

50 And whosoever would not do
according to the conunandment of
the king, he ttaid, he should die.

51 In the s(!lfsame manner wrote
he to his whole kingdom, and
appointed overseers over all tlie
people, commanding the cities of
Juda to sacrifice, city by city.

52 Then many of the peoi)le were
gath(!red unto them, to wit, every
(nie that forsook the law ; and so
they connnitted evils in the land;

53 And di'ove the Israelites into
secret places, even wheresoever
they could Hee foi- succour.

54 Now the fifteenth day of the
month * Casleu, in the hundred

forty and fifth year, they set up
the abomination of desolation upon
the altar, and builded idol altars
throughout the cities of Juda on
every side ;

55 And burnt incenseat the doors
of their houses, and in the streets.

56 And when they had rent in
pieces the books of the law which
they found, they burnt them with
fire.

57 And wheresoever was found
with anythebookof the ^testament.
or if any consented to the law, the
king's commandment was, that they
should put him to death.

58 Thus did they by their author-
ity unto the Israelites every month,
to as many as were found in the
cities.

59 Now the five and twentieth
day of the month they did sacrifice
upon the idol altar, which was upon
the altar of God.

60 At which time according to the
commandment they ]3ut to death
certain women, that had caused
their children to be circumcised.

61 And they hanged the infants
about their necks, and rifled their
houses, and slew them that had
circumcised them.

62 Howbeit many in Israel were
fully resolved and confirmed in
themselves not to eat any unclean
thing.

63 Wherefore they chose rather
to die, that they might not be
defiled with meats, and that they
might not profane the holy cove-
nant : so then they died.

64 And there was very great
wrath upt)n Israel.

CHAPTER 2.

6 Mattathias lamenteth the c<ine of Jernita-
lem. 24 He Hlayeth a Jew thdt (Hit siicrijice

1o iilols in lih jircneiict', rivil the I'hiff'n nieti-
xi')i(/i-r (iho. 'M Jlc mill hin lire axsitileil
upmi the Kiilihiitli, (inil iiidlce no resintiince.
50 J/e dielh, and inxtracteth hin sons;
06 and inaketh their brother Judas Mac-
cdheuis general.

IN those days arose "Mattathias
thewn of John, tlie Koinyi Simeon,
a priest of the sons of Joarib, from
Jerusalem, and dwelt in Modin.

2 And he had five sons, " Joan-
nan. called "( Widths :

3 Simon, called Thassi :

4 Judas, who was called Macca-
beus :

5 I^leazar, called Avaran : and
Jonatiian, whose surname was
Aijphus.

6 And when he saw the blasnhe-
mies that wen; committed in Juda
and Jerusalem,

7 He said, Woe is me ! wherefore

So throur/hont this book.

5 covenant,

« * Matta-
tliiah

7. John,
SGaddis:

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Mattatliias resisteth,

I. MACCABEES, 2.

and shujeth an idolator.

was I born to see this misery of my
people, and of the holy city, aiul
to dwell there, when it was deli-
vered into the hand of the enemy,
and tlie sanctuary into the hand of
strangers 'I

(S Her temple is become as a man
without glory.

9 Her glorious vessels are carried
away into captivity, her infants are
slain in the streets, her young men
with the sword of the enemy.

10 What nation hath not had a
part in her kingdom, and gotten of
her spoils %

1 1 All her ornaments are taken
away ; of a free woman she is be-
come a bondslave.

12 And, behold, our sanctuary,
even our beauty and our glory, is
laid waste, and the Gentiles have
profaned it.

13 To what end therefore shall
we live any longer 1

14 Then Mattatliias and his sons
rent their clothes, and put on sack-
cloth, and mourned very sore.

1 5 In the mean while the king's
officers, such as compelled the peo-
ple to revolt, came into the city
Modin, to make them sacrifice.

IG And when many of Israel
came unto them, Mattathias also
and his sons came together.

17 Then answered the king's
officers, and said to Mattatliias
on this wise, Thou art a ruler, and
an honourable and great man in
this city, and strengthened with
sons and brethren :

18 Now therefore come thou
first, and fulfil the king's com-
mandment, like as all the heathen
have done, yea, and the men of
Juda also, and such as remain at
Jerusalem: so shalt thou and thy
house be in the number of the
king's friends, and thou and thy
children shall be honoured with
silver and gold, and many rewards.

19 Then Mattatliias answered
and spake with a loud voice,
Though all the nations that are
under the king's dominion obey
him, ai id fall away every one from
the religion of their fathers, and
give consent to his commandments :

20 Yet will I and my sons and
my brethren walk in the covenant
of our fathers.

21 Ood forbid that we should
forsake the law and theorcHnances.

22 We will not hearken to the
king's words, to go from our reli-
gion, either on the right hand, or
the left.

23 Now when he had left speak-
ing these words, ther<^ came one
of the Jews in the sight of all to

sacrifice on tlie altar which was at
Modin, according to the king's
commandment.

2-1: Which thing when Mattatliias
saw, he was inflamed with zeal,
and his reins trembled, neither
could he forbear to shew his anger
according to judgment : wherefore
he ran, and slew him upon the altar.

25 Also the king's commissioner,
who compelled men to sacrifice, he
killed at that time, and the altar
he pulled down.

26 Thus dealt he zealously for
the law of God, like as ' Phinees did
unto '" Zambri the son of •' Salom.

27 And Mattatliias cried through -
out the city with a loud voice, say-
ing, Whosoever is zealous of the
law, and maintaineth the covenant,
let him follow me.

28 So he and his sons fled into
the mountains, and left all that
ever they had in the city.

29 Then many that sought after
justice and judgment went down
into the wilderness, to dwell there :

30 Both they, and their children,
and their wives, and their cattle ;
because afflictions increased sore
upon them.

31 Now when it was told the
king's servants, and the host that
was at Jerusalem, in the city of
David, that certain men, who had
broken the king's commandment,
were gone down into the secret
places in the wilderness,

32 They ijursued after them a
great number, and having over-
taken them, they camped against
them, and made war against them
on the sabbath day.

33 And they said unto them.
Let that which ye have done
hitherto suffice ; come forth, and
do according to the commandment
of the king, and ye shall live.

34 But they said. We will not
come forth, neithej- will we do the
king's commandment, to profane
the sabbath day.

35 So then they gave them the
battle with all speed.

36 Howbeit they answered them
not, neither cast they a stone at
them, nor stopped the places where
they lay hid ;

37 But said. Let us die all in our
innocency : heaven and earth shall
testify for us, that ye put us to
death wrongfully.

38 So they rose un against them
in battle on the sal)bath, and they
slew tlu'in, with theii' wives and
children, and their cattle, to the
number of a thousand people.

1 * Phinehas

2 Zimri

3 Salu.

* So throughout this hook.

1003

Mattathias instructeth

I. MACCABEES, 3.

his S07is before his death.

39 Now when Mattathias and
his friends understood hereof, they
mourned for them right sore.

40 And one of them said to
another, If we all do as our bre-
thren have done, and fight not
for our lives and laws against the
heathen, they will now quickly
root us out of the earth.

41 At that, time therefore they
decreed, saying. Whosoever shall
come to make battle with us on
the sabbath day, we will fight
against him ; neither will we die
all, as our brethren that were mur-
dered in the secret places.

42 Then came there unto him a
company of ' Assideans, who were
mighty men of Israel, even all such
as were voluntarily devoted unto
the law.

43 Also all they that fled for per-
secution joined themselves unto
them, and were a stay unto them.

44 So they joined their forces,
and smote sinful men in their
anger, and t wicked men in their
wrath : but the rest fled to the
heathen for succour.

45 Then Mattathias and his
friends went round about and
pulled down the altars :

46 And what chikh^en soever
they found within the coast of
Israel uncircuincised, those they
circumcised '" valiantly.

47 They pursued also after the
proud men, and the work pros-
pered in their hand.

48 So they recovered the law out
of the hand of tlie Gentiles, and
out of the hand of kings, neither
suffered they the sinner to triumph.

49 Now when the time drew neai-
that Mattathias should die, he said
unto his sons. Now hath pride and
rebuke gotten strength, and the
time of destruction, and the wrath
of indignation :

50 Now th<M'efore, my sons, be ye
zealous for the law, an<l give your
lives for the covenant of your
fathers.

51 Call to remembrance what
acts our fatlusrs did in their time ;
so shall ye receive great honour
and an everlasting name.

52 Was not Abraham found
faithful in tem))tation, and it was
imputed unto him for righteous-
ness 1

53 Josei)]i in the time of his dis-
tress kept the commandment, and
was made; k)rd of Egypt.

54 I'hinees our father in being
zealous and fervent obtained th(;

* So thrMif/Jioiit this book.
t Or. lawless, that i.i, apostates from
the law.

covenant of an evei'lasting priest-
hood.

55 ^ Jesus for fulfilling the word
was made a judge in Israel.

56 Caleb for bearing witness be-
fore the congregation received the
heritage of the land.

57 David for being merciful pos-
sessed the throne of an everlasting
kingdom.

58 •* Elias for being zealous and
fervent for the law was taken ui)
into heaven.

59 * Ananias, Azarias, and Mi-

sael by believing were saved out
of the flanie.

60 Daniel for his innocency was
delivered from the mouth of lions.

61 And thus consider ye
throughout all ages, that none
that put their trust in him shall
be overcome.

62 Fear not then the words of a
sinful man : for his glory shall be
dung and worms.

63 To day he shall be lifted up,
and to morrow he shall not be
found, because he is returned into
his dust, and his thought is come
to nothing.

64 Wherefore, ye my sons, be
valiant, and shew yourselves men
in the behalf of the law ; for by it
shall ye obtain glory.

65 And, behold, I know that
your brother Simon is a man of
counsel, give ear unto him alway :
he shall be a fathei' unto you.

66 As for Judas Maccabeus, he
hath been mighty and strong, even
from his youth up : let him be your
captain, and fight the battle of the
people.

67 Take also unto you all those
that observe the la\s% and avenge
ye the wi-ong of your ])eople.

6f> Recompense fully the hea-
then, and take heed to the com-
mandments of the law.

69 So lie bl('ss(>(l them, and was
gathered to his fathers.

70 And he died in the hundi'cd
forty ;nid sixth year, and his sons
buried him in the sepulchres of his
fathers at Modin, and all Israel
made great lamentation for him.

CHAl'TEll 3.

1 T/if nthitir <ni<l /(line <if Jiitliiii AfacciihetiK.
10 Ifi' orerthroirfth thi' forcix (if Sdinaiid
(iiid Sj/rin. i~ AnIUirhns Ht'udcth it {treat
paver iKjiiinHihhn. 44 //<; niul his full to
fiixliiKi (mil priii/er, r>s itiiil are I'tieoii-
'riniiiL

rnUh'.N his son Judas, ('ailed
X Maccabeus, rose up in his
stead.

* So throughout this book.

1004

Judas leadeth the faithful.

I. MACCABEES, 3.

His valour and fame.

2 And all his brethren helped
him, and so did all they that held
with his father, and they fought
with cheerfulness the battle of
Israel.

3 So he gat his people great
honour, and put on a breastplate as
a giant, ancf girt his warlike har-
ness about him, and he made bat-
tles, protecting the host with his
sword.

4 In his acts he was like a lion,
and like a lion's whelp roaring for
'lis prey.

5 For he pursued the * wicked,
and sought tliem out, and burnt up
those that vexed his people.

6 Wherefore the * wicked shi-unk
for fear of him, and all the workers
of iniquity were troubled, because
salvation prospered in his hand.

7 He grieved also many kings,
and made Jacob glad with his acts,
and his memorial is blessed for
ever.

8 Moreover he went through the
cities of Juda, destroying the un-
godly out of them, and turning
away wrath from Israel:

9 So that he was renowned unto
the utmost part of the earth, and
he ' received unto him such as were
ready to perish.

10 Then Apollonius gathered the
Gentiles together, and a great host
out of Samaria, to fight against
Israel.

1 1 Which thing when Judas per-
ceived, he went forth to meet him,
and so he smote him, and slew him :
many also fell down slain, but the
rest fled.

12 Wherefore Judas took their
spoils, and Apollonius' sword also,
and therewith he fought all his life
long.

1 3 Now when Seron, a prince of
the army of Syria, heard say that
Judas had gathered unto him a
raultitvide and company of the
faithful to go out with him to war;

li He said, I will get me a name
and honour in the kingdom ; for I
will go fight with Judas and them
that are with him, who despise the
king's commandment.

15 So he made him ready to go
up, and there went with him a
mighty host of the ungodly to help
liim, and to he avenged of the child-
ren of Israel.

16 And when he came near to
the going up of Bethhoron, Judas
went forth to meet him with a
small company :

1 7 Who, when they saw the host
coming to meet them, said unto

* Gr. lawless, thai is, apostates from
the law.

Judas, How shall w- e be able, being
so few, to fight against so great a
multitude and so sti'ong, seeing w^e
are ready to faint with fasting all
this day i

18 Unto whom Judas answered,
It is no hard matter for many to be
shut up in the hands of a few; and
with the God of heR,y en it is all one,
to deliver with a great multitude,
or a small company :

19 For the victory of battle
standeth not in the multitude of
an host ; but strength cometh
from heaven.

20 They come against us in much
pride and iniquity to destroy us,
and our wives and children, and to
spoil us :

2 1 But we fight for our lives and
our laws.

22 Wherefore the Lord himself
will overthrow them before our
face : and as for you, be ye not
afraid of them.

23 Now as soon as he had left off
speaking, he leapt suddenly upon
them, and so Seron and his host
was overthrown before him.

24 And they pursued them from
the going down of Bethhoron unto
the plain, where were slain about
eight hundred men of them ; and
the residue fled into the land of
the Philistines.

25 Then began the fear of Judas
and his brethren, and an exceeding
great dread, to fall upon the na-
tions round about them :

26 Insomuch as his fame came
unto the king, and all nations
talked of the battles of Judas.

27 Now when king Antiochus
heard these things, he was full of
indignation : wherefore he sent
and gathered together all the
forces of his realm, even a very
strong army.

28 He opened also his ti'easure,
and gave his soldiers pay for a
year, commanding them to be
ready whensoever he should need
them.

29 Nevertheless, when he saw
that the money of his treasures
failed, and that the tributes m the
country were small, because of the
dissens'ion and plague, which he
had brought upon the land in tak-
ing away the laws which had been
of old time ;

30 He feared that he should not
be able to bear the charges any
longer, nor to have such gifts to
give so liberally as he did before :
for he liad abounded above the
kings that were before him.

31 Whei'efor-e, being greatly per-
plexed in his mind, he determined

1005

AnUocJiHS sendeth cm army.

I. MACCABEES, o. The fast and pmi/er of Judas.

1 encamped

2 * fetters,

3 forces

to go into Persia, there to take the
tributes of the countries, and to
gather much money.

32 So he left Lysias, a nobleman,
and one of the blood royal, to over-
see the affairs of the king from the
river Euphrates unto the borders
of Egypt :

33 And to bring up his son Anti-
ochus, until he came again.

34 Moreover he delivered unto
him the half of his forces, and the
elephants, and gave him charge of
all things that he would have done,
as also concerning them that dwelt
in Juda and Jerusalem:

35 To wit, that he should send
an army against them, to destroy
and root out the strengtli of Israel,
and the remnant of Jerusalem, and
to take away their memorial from
that place ;

36 And that he should place
strangers in all their quarters, and
divide tlieir land by lot.

37 So the king took the half of
the forces that remained, and de-
parted from Antioch, his royal
city, the hundred forty and se-
venth year ; and having passed the
river Euphrates, he went through
the high countries.

38 Then Lysias chose Ptolemee
the son of Dorymenes, and Nica-
nor, and Gorgias, mighty men of
the king's friends :

39 And with them he sent forty
thousand footmen, and seven thou-
sand horsemen, to go into the land
of Juda, and to destroy it, as the
king commanded.

40 So they went forth with all
theii" power, and came and ^ pitched
by Emniaus in the plain country.

41 And the merchants of the
country, hearing the fame of them,
took silver and gold very much,
with 'servants, and came into the
camp to buy tlie children of Israel
for slaves : •' a power also of Syria
and of the land of the Philistines
joined themselves unto them.

42 Now when Judas and his
V)i'ethren saw that miseries were
multiijlied, and that the forces i\u\
(nicanip themselves in their bor-
ders; foi' they knew 1k)W tlu^ king
had given conniiandment to destroy
the people, and utterly abolish
them ;

43 They said f)ne to another. Let
us restorer the decayed estate of oin-
p(!01)]e, and let us fight for our
people and the sanctuary.

44 Then was the congregation
gathered together, that they nn'ght
be ready for battle, and that they

*0r,

might pray, and ask mercy and
compassion.

45 Now Jerusalem lay void as a
wilderness, there was none of her
children that went in or out : the
sanctuary also was trodden down,
and aliens kept the strong hold ;
the heathen had their habitation in
that place ; and joy was taken from
Jacob, and the pipe with the harp
ceased.

46 Wherefore the Israelites as-
sembled themselves together, and
came to ■* Masqjha, over against
Jerusalem ; for in ° Maspha was the
place where they prayed aforetime
in Israel.

47 Then they fasted that day,
and put on sackcloth, and cast
ashes upon their heads, and rent
their clothes,

48 And laid open the book of the
law, " whei-ein the heathen had

sought to ])aint the likeness of their

49 They brought also the priests'
garments, and the firstfruits, and
the tithes : and the Nazarites they
stirred up, who had accomplished
their days.

50 Then cried they with a loufl
voice toward heaven, saying. What
shall we do with these, and whither
shall we carry them away T.

51 For thy sanctuai-y is trodden
down and i^rofaned, and thy priests
are in heaviness, and brought low.

52 And, lo, the heathen are as-
sembled together against us to de-
stroy us : what things they imagine
against us, thou knowest.

53 How shall we be able to stand
against them, except thou, 0 God,
be our help 1

54 Then sou nded they with trum-
pets, and cried with a loud voice.

55 And after this Judas ordained
captains ov(;r the people, even cap-
tains over thousands, and over hun-
(h'eds.and over fifties, and ovei' tens.

50 i)ut as for sucli as wer(^ build-
ing houses, f)r had betrothed wives,
oi- wei'e planting vincwards, or were
fearful, tliose he ccmnnanded that
they should return, every man to
his own house, according to tlie law.

57 So the camp reruoxcd, ;nid
))itched upon the south side of Km-
maus.

5(S And Judas said. Arm your-
selves, and be valiant men, anrl s(>(^
that ye be in readiness against the
moi'iiing, tliat ye may fight with
these iiiitions, that are assein !)!(>< I
togethei- Mgainst us to destroy us
and oui- sanctuary :

59 For it is better for us to die

*0r.

lOOG

Judas defeateth Gorgias,

I. MACCABEES, 4.

and spoiletli his camp.

in battle, than to behold the ca-
lamities of our people and our
sanctuary.

60 Nevertheless, as the will of
God is in heaven, so let him do.

CHAPTER 4.

6 Judits rlefeaielh the plot, U and forcex of
Oorgiax^'l'i (mil xjioi/eth their ieiifx, 34 tnut
o'nerthfoireth Z,y.sui.v. 45 lie pulleth i/oirn
the a/tar which the heathen had profiined,
and setteth itp aneto : 60an«f inaketha wall
about Sion.

THEN took Gorgias five thou-
sand footmen, and a thousand
of the best horsemen, and removed
out of the camp by night ;

2 To the end he might rush in
upon the camp of the Jews, and
smite them suddenly. And the men
of the foi^tress were his guides.

3 Now when Judas heai'd thereof,
he himself removed, and the valiant
men with him, that he niight smite
the king's army which was at
Emmaus,

4 While as yet the forces were
dispersed from the camp.

5 In the mean season came Gor-
gias by night into the camp of
Judas : and when he found no
man there, he sought them in the
mountains : for said he, These fel-
lows flee from us.

6 But as soon as it was day,
Judas shewed himself in the plain
with three thousand men, who
nevertheless had neither armour
nor swords to their minds.

7 And they saw the camp of the
heathen, that it was strong and
well 'harnessed, and compassed
round about with horsemen ; and
these were expei't " of war.

8 Then said Judas to the men
that were with him. Fear ye not
their multitude, neither be ye
afraid of their assault.

9 Remember how our fathers
were delivered in the Red sea,
when Pharaoh pursued them with
an army.

1 0 Now therefore let us cry unto
heaven, if peradventure the Lord
will have mercy upon us, and re-
member the covenant of our fathers,
and destroy this host before our
face this day :

1 1 That so all the heathen may
know that there is one who deli-
vereth and saveth Israel.

12 Then the strangers lifted up
their eyes, and saw them coming
over against them.

13 Wherefore they went out of
the camp to battle ; but they that
were with Judas sounded their
trumpets.

14 So they joined battle, and

the heathen being discomfited fled
into the plain.

15 Howbeit all the hindmost of
them were slain with the sword :
for they pursued them unto Ga-
zera, and unto the plains of •' Idu-
mea, and * Azotus, and "' Jamnia, so
that there were slain of them upon
a three thousand men.

16 This done, Judas returned
again with his host from pursuing
them,

17 And said to the people, Be
not greedy of the spoils, inasmuch
as thei-e is a battle before us,

18 And Gorgias and his host are
here by us in the mountain : but
stand ye now against our enemies,
and overcome them, and after this
ye may boldly take the spoils.

19 As Judas was yet speaking
these words, there appeared a part
of them looking out of the moun-
tain :

20 Who when they perceived
that the Jews had put their host
to flight, and were burning the
tents ; for the smoke that was
seen declared what was done :

21 When therefore they per-
ceived these things, they were sore
afraid, and seeing also the host of
Judas in the plain ready to fight,

22 They fled every one into the
land of "strangers.

23 Then J udas returned to spoil
the tents, where they got much
gold, and silver, and blue silk, and
purple of the sea, and great riches.

24 After this they went home,
and sung a song of thanksgiving,
and praised the Lord in heaven :
because it is good, because his
mercy end^iveth for ever.

25 Thus Israel had a great deli-
verance that day.

26 Now all the strangers that
had escaped came and told Lysias
what haa happened :

27 Who, wlien he heard thereof,
was confounded and discouraged,
because neither such things as he
would were done unto Isx'ael, nor
such things as the king commanded
him were come to pass.

28 The next year therefore fol-
lowing Lysias gathered together
threescore thousand choice men of
foot, and five thousand horsemen,
that he might subdue them.

29 So they came into Iduraea,
and pitched theii- tents at ' Beth-

sura, and Judas met them with ten

thousand men.

30 And when he saw that
mighty army, he pi'ayed and said.
Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Is-

* Or, t So throughout this book.

8 * Judea,
■* Aslidod,
5 t Jabueh,

6 the
Philistines.

t Beth-sur,

1007

Tlie sanctuary cleansed.

I. MACCA15EES, 4.

The feast of dedication.

rael, who didst quell the violence
of the mighty man by the hand of
thy servant David, and gavest the
host of strangers into the hands of
Jonathan the son of Haul, and his
armour bearer ;

31 tShut up this army in the
hand of thy people Israel, and let
them be confounded in their power
and horsemen :

32 Make them to be of no cou-
rage, and cause the boldness of their
strength to fall away, and let them
quake at their destruction :

33 Cast them down with the
sword of them that love thee, and
let all those that know thy name
praise thee wuth thanksgiving.

34 8o they joined battle ; and
there were slain of the host of
Lysias about five thousand men,
even before them were they slain.

35 Now when Lysias saw his
army put to ilight, and the manli-
ness of Judas' soldiers, and how
they were ready either to live or
die valiantly, he went ^ into Antio

chia. and gathei-ed together a com-

pany of strangers, and having
made his army greater than it was,
he purposed to come again into
J udea.

36 Then said Judas and his bre-
thren, Behold, our enemies are dis-
comfited : let us go up to cleanse
and dedicate the sanctuary.

37 Upon this all the host assem-
bled themselves together, and went
up into mount 8ion.

38 And when they saw the sanc-
tuary desolate, and the altar pro-
fanerl, and the gates burned up,
and shrubs growing in the courts
as in a forest, or in one of the
mountains, yea, and the priests'
chambers pulled flown ;

39 They rent their clothes, and
made great lamentation, and cast
ashes upon their hf^ads,

40 And fell down ilat to the
ground upon their faces, and blew
ail alarm with the trumpets, and
cried towarrl lieaven.

41 Then Judas ai)pointed cer-
tain men to fight against those
that were in the fortress, until he
Jiad cleaiisefl the sanctuary.

\'l >So he ch(»se priests of blame-
less conversation, such as had j)l('a-
sure in the law :

43 Who cleansed the sanctuary,
and bare out the defiled stones
into an unclean i)lace.

44 And when ;is they c;onsulted
what to do with tlie altar of burnt
ofl'erings, wliich was ])rofane(l ;

45 Tliey thought it best to pull
it down, lest it should be a re-
prf)ach to them, because the hea- 1

then had defiled it : wherefore
they pulled it dt)\vn,

46 And laid up the stones in the
mountain of the temple in a con-
venient place, until thei^e should
come a pi'ophet to shew what
should be done with them.

47 Then they took whole stones
according to the law, and built a
new altar according to the former ;

48 And - made up the sanctuary,
and the things that were within
the temple, and hallowed the
courts.

49 They made also new holy ves-
sels, and into the temple they
brought the candlestick, and the
altar of burnt offerings, and of in-
cense, and the table.

50 And upon the altar they
burned incense, and the lamps that
were upon the candlestick they
lighted, that they might give light
in the temple.

51 Furthermore they set the
loaves upon the table^ and spread
out the veils, and finished all the
works which they had begun to
make.

5 2 Now on the five and twentieth
day of the ninth month, which ?'.s'
railed tlie month "'CasleUj in the
hundred forty and eighth year, they
rose up betimes in the morning,

53 And offered sacrifice accord-
ing to the law upon the new altar
of ournt offerings, which they Iiad
made.

54 Look, at what time and what
day the heathen had profaned it,
e^■en in that was it dedicated with
songs, and "* citherns, and harps,
and cymbals.

55 Then all the people fell upon
their faces, worshipping aiul prais-
ing the Ood of heaven, who harl
given them gf)od success.

56 And so they kept the dedica-
ti()n of the altar eight days, and
offered burnt offerings with glad-
ness, and sacrificed the sacrifice
of deliverance and praise.

57 They decked also the fore-
fr<mt of the temple with crowns
of gold, and with shields; and llie
gates aiifl the chambers they re-
n(nved, and hanged doors upon
them.

58 Thus Avas there very great
gladness among the people, for
that the reproach of the heathen
was ])ut away.

59 Moreovei' Judas and his bre-
thren with the whole coiigrcgatiDn
of Israf'l oi'daincd, that the days
of th(! dedication of the altar
should be kept in their season
from yeai' to year liy the space of
eight days, from the five and twen-

2 built

3 Cliisleu,

lutes,

1008

Judas smiteth the nations.

I. MACCABEES, 5.

Simon sent to Galilee.

tieth day of the month ^ Casleu,
with mirtli and gladness.

60 At that time also they builded
up the mount Nion with high walls
and strong towers round about, lest
the Gentiles should come and tread
it down, as they had done before.

6 1 And they set there a garrison
to keep it, aiid fortified Bethsura
to preserve it ; that the people
might have a defence against Idu-
mea.

CHAPTER 5.

3 Judafi .imiteth the children- nf K,snu, Bean,
and Amnion. 17 Simon is .icnt info (r'd-
lilee. 25 Theetrploits of Judan in (roland.
61 He dest/royeth Ephron, for denyino him
to pass through it. 56 Divers, that in Jih
das^ absence icotiM fight with their ene-
mies, are slain.

NOW when the nations round
about heard that the altar was
built, and the_ sanctuary renewed
as before, it displeased them very
much.

2 Wherefore they _ thought to
destroy the generation of Jacob
that was among them, and there-
upon they began to slay and de-
stroy the people.

3 Then Judas fought against the
children of Esau in Idumea at
" Arabattine, because they besieged
Israel: and he gave them a great
overthrow, and abated their cou-
rage, and took their spoils.

4 Also he remembered the injury
of the children of Bean, who had
been a snare and an offence unto
the people, in that they lay in
wait for them in the ways.

5 He shut them up therefore in
the towers, and encamped against
them, and destroyed them utterly,
and burned the towers of that
jdace with fire, and all that were
therein.

6 Afterward he passed over to
the children of Amnion, where he
found a mighty power, and much
people, with Timotheus their cap-
tain.

7 So he fought many battles
with them, till at length they were
discomfited before him ; and he
smote them.

S And when he had taken '' Jazar,
with the towns belonging thereto,
he returned into Judea.

9 Then the heathen that were
^at " Cialaad assembled themselves
together against the Israelites that
were in their quarters, to destroy
them ; but they fled to the fortress
of Dathema,

10 Anfl sent letters unto Judas
and his lirethren. The heathen that

* So throiiffhoiit thus book.

are round about us are assembled
together against us to destroy us :

11 And they are preparing to
come and take the fortress where-
unto we are fled, Timotheus being
captain of their host.

12 Come now therefore, and de-
liver us from their hands, for many
of us are slain :

13 Yea, all our brethren that
were in the places of " Tobie are
put to death: their wives and
their children also they have cai'-
i"ied away captives, andlx)rne away
tlieir stuff; and they have destroyed
there about a thousand men.

14 While the letters were yet
reading, behold, there came otner
messengers from Galilee with their
clothes rent, who reported on this
wise,

15 And said, They of Ptolemais,
and of " Tyrus, and Sidon, and all
Galilee of the Gentiles, are assem-
bled together against us to con-
sume us.

16 Now when Judas and the
people heard these words, _ there
assembled a great congregation to-
gether, to consult what they should
do for their brethren, that were in
trouljle, and assaulted of them.

17 Then said Judas unto Sim(m
his brother. Choose thee out men,
and go and deliver thy brethren
that are in Galilee, for I and Jona-
than my brother will go into the
country of Galaad.

18 So he left Joseph the son of
^ Zacharias, and Azarias, captains
of the people, with the remnant of
the host in Judea to keep it.

19 Unto whom he gave com-
mandment, saying, Take ye the
charge of this people, and see
that ye make not war against the
heathen until the time that we
come again.

20 Now unto Simon were given
three thousand men to go into Gali-
lee, and unto Judas eight thousand
men for the country of Galaad.

2 1 Then went Simon into Galilee,
where he fought many battles with
the heathen, so that the heathen
were discomfited by him.

22 And he pur-sued them unto
the gate of Ptolemais ; and there
were slain of the heathen about
three thousand men, whose spoils
he took.

23 And those that were in Gali-
lee, and in Arbattis, with their
wives and their children, and all
that they had, took he away iinth
him, and lirought them into Judea
with great joy.

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* So throughout this book.

6Tob

Tyre,

'^ * Zecha-
riiih, and
Azariah,

Judas in Gileud.

I. JNIACCABEES, 5.

His exploits.

24 Judas Maccabeus also and his
brother Jonathan went over Jordan,
and travelled three days' journey in
the wilderness,

25 Where they met with the Na-
bathites, who came unto them in a
peaceable manner, and told them
every thing that had happened to
their brethren in the land of Ga-
laad :

26 And how that many of them
were shut uj) in ^ Bosora, and Bosor,
and Alema, - Casr)hor. "* Maked, and
^ Car n aim ; all these cities are strong
and great :

27 And that they were shut up
in the rest of the cities of the coun-
try of Galaad, and that against to
morrow they had ap]3ointed to bring
their host against the forts, and to
take them, and to destroy them all
in one day.

28 Hereupon Judas and his host
turned sudclenly by the way of the
wilderness unto ^ Bosora ; and when
he had won the city, he slew all the
males with the edge of the sword,
and took all their spoils, and burned
the city with fire.

29 From whence he removed by
night, and went till he came to the
fortress.

30 And betimes in the morning
they looked up, and, behold, there
was an innumerable people bear-
ing ladders and other engines of
war, to take the forti'ess : for they
"assaulted them.

31 VV lien Judas therefore saw
that the battle was begun, and that
the cry of the city went up to
heaven, with trumpets, and a great
sound,

32 He said unto his host. Fight
this day for your bretlu'en.

33 8o he went forth behind them
in three coini)anies, who sounded
their trumpets, and cried with
prayer.

34 Then the host of Timotheus,
knowing that it was Maccabeus,
tied from liim : wherefore he smote
them with a gi'(>at slaugliter ; so
tliat there wen^ killed of th(;m that
day al)out eight thousand men.

35 Tliisdone, Judas turned aside
tf) ' ]\btsi)ha ; and after he liad as-
saultefl it, lie took it, and slew all
the males therein, and received the
spoils thereof, and burnt it with fii-e.

36 From thence went he, and
took Casph<m, ,Maged, Bosor, and
th(^ other cities of the country of
Cialaad.

37 After these things gathered
Timotheus another host, and en-

* So throughout this book.

camped against Raphon beyond the
brook.

38 So Judas sent men to espy the
host, who brought him word, say-
ing. All the heathen that be round
about us are assembled unto them,
even a vei'y great host.

39 He hath also hired the Ara-
bians to help them, and they have

E itched their tents beyond the
rook, ready to come and fight
against thee. Upon this Judas
went to meet them.

40 Then Timotheus said unto the
captains of his host. When Judas
and his host come near the brook,
if he pass over first unto us, we shall
not be able to withstand him ; for
he will mightily prevail against us :

41 But if he be afraid, and camp
beyond the I'iver, we shall go over
unto him, and prevail against him.

42 Now when Judas came near
the brook, he caused the scribes of
the people to remain by the brook :
unto whom he gave commandment,
saying. Suffer no man to remain in
the camp, but let all come to the
battle.

43 So he went first over unto
them, and all the people after him :
then all the heathen, oeing discom-
fited before him, cast away their
weapons, and fied unto the temple
that was at Carnaim.

44 But they took the city, and
burned the teinijle with all that
were therein. Tims was Carnaim
subdued, neither could they stand
any longer before Judas.

45 Then Judas gathered together
all the Israelites that were in the
country of Galaad, from the least
unto the greatest, even their wives,
and their children, and their stuff,
a very great host, to the end they
might come into the land of Judea.

46 Now when they came unto
Ephron, (this was a great city in
the way as they should go, very
well fortified) they could not turn
from it, either on the right hand
or the left, but must needs ])ass
through the midst of it.

47 Then they of the city shut
them out, and stopjied up tlu; gates
with stones.

48 Whereupon Judas sent unto
them in peaceable manner, saying,
Let us pass through your land to go
into our own country, and none
shall flo you any hurt ; we will onlj'
pass through on foot: howbeit they
would not ojx'ii unto him.

49 W'liei-efore .ludas commanded
a proclamation to be made tlifougli-
out the host, that evei-y miin should
pitch his tent in the place where he
was.

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Defeat of the disobedient.

I. MACCABEES, 6.

TJie death of Antiochiis.

50 So the soldiers ^ pitched, and
assaulted the city all that day and
all that night, till at the length tlie
city was delivered into his hands :

51 Who then slew all the males
with the edge of tlie sword, and
rased the city, and took tlie spoils
thereof, and passed through the
city over them that were slain.

52 After this went they over Jor-
dan into the great plain before
- ])ethsan.

53 And Judas gatliered together
those that came behind, and ex-
horted the people all the way
through, till they came into the
land of Judea.

54 So they went up to mount
Sion with joy and gladness, where
they offered burnt offerings, be-
cause not one of them were slain
until they had returned in peace.

55 Now what time as Judas and
Jonathan were in the land of Ga-
laad, and Simon his brother in
Galilee before Ptolemais,

56 Joseph the son of Zacharias,
and Azarias, captains of the gar-
risons, heard of the valiant acts
and warlike deeds which they had
done.

57 Wherefore they said, Let us
also get us a name, and go fight
against the heathen that are round
about us.

58 So when they had given
charge unto the garrison that was
with them, they went toward
Jamnia.

59 Then came Gorgias and his
men out of the city to fight against
them.

60 And so it was, that Joseph
and Azarias were put to fiight, and
pursued unto the borders of Judea :
and there were slain that day of
the people of Israel about two thou-
sand men.

6 1 Thus was there a great over-
throw among the children of Israel,
because they were not obedient
unto Judas and his brethren, but
thought to do some valiant act.

6 "J Moreover these men came not
of the seed of those, by whose hand
deliverance vyas given unto Israel.

63 Howbeit the man Judas and
his brethren were greatly renowned
in the sight of all Israel, and of all
the heathen, wheresoever their
name was heard of ;

64 Insomuch as the people assem-
bled unto them with joyful accla-
mations.

65 Afterward went Judas forth
with his brethren, and fought
against the chihh'en of Esau in the
land towai'd the south, where he
smote Hebron, and the towns

thereof, and pulled down the for-
tress of it, and burned the towers
thereof round alx)ut.

G6 From tlicnce he removed to
go into the land of the Philistines,
and passed through Samaria.

67 At that time certain priests,
desirous to shew their valour, were
slain in Imttle, for that they went
out to fight unadvisedly.

68 So Judas turned to ^ Azotus

in the land of the Philistines, and
when he had pulled down their
altars, and burned their carved
images with fire, and spoiled their
cities, he returned into the land of
Judea.

CHAPTER 6.

S Aiitiochus (lieili, 12 and confesseth ihat he
ix j'lttijiU'tl for Ike irro»(/ done to fleriiso-
h'lH. 'ill Jik/iin heaiedeih tho.-ie in the ion-er
lit .lernxuletn. 2s They proenre Aniioehiix
the iionn.ger to come into •Jmleit. .51 lie
liesiegeth, Sion, 60 and niaketh jieitce n'ith
Jxriiet ; 62 yet overthroiceth. the xrntl of
Sion.

ABOUT that time king Anticv
. chus travelling through the
high countries heard say, that
■* Elymais in the country of Pei-sia
^vas a city greatly renowned for
riches, silver, and gold ;

2 And that there was in it a
very rich temple, wherein were
coverings of gold, " and breast-
plates, and shields, which Alexan-
der, son of Philip, the Macedonian
king, who reigned first among the
•^ Grecians, had left there.

3 Wherefore he came and sought
to take the city, and to spoil it ;
but he was not able, because they
of the city, having had warning
thereof,

4 Eose up against him in battle :
so he fled, and departed thence
with great heaviness, and returned
to Babylon.

5 ]\Ioreover there came one who
brought him tidings into Persia,
that the armies, which went
against the land of Judea, were put
to flight :

6 And that Lysias, who went
forth first with a great power, was
driven away of the Jews ; and that
they were made strong by the
armour, and power, and stoi'e of
spoils, which they had gott(m of the
armies, whom they had destroyed :

7 Also that they had pulled
down the abomination, which he
had set up upon th(^ altar in Jeru-
salem, and that they had compassed
about the sanctuary with high
walls, as before, and his city Beth-
sura.

8 Now when the king heard
these words, he was astonished
and sore moved : whereupon he

3 Ashdod

•* ill Elymais

5 both

6 Greeks,

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Antiochus Eupator

I. MACCABEES, 6.

succeedetli his father.

laid him down uipon his bed, and
fell sick for grief, because it had
not befallen him" as he looked for.

9 And there he continued many
days : for his grief was ever more
aiid more, and he made account
that he should die.

10 Wherefore he called for all
his friends, and said unto them,
The sleep is gone from mine eyes,
and my heart faileth for very care.

11 And I thought with rnyself,
Into what tribulation am I come,
and liow great a flood of misery is
it, wherein now I am ! for I was
bountiful and beloved in my
power.

1 2 But now I remember the evils
that I did at Jerusalem, and that I
took all the vessels of gold and
silver that were therein, and sent
to destroy the inhabitants of Judea
without a cause.

13 1 perceive therefore that for
this cause these troubles are come
upon me, and, behold, I perish
through great grief in a strange
land.

1 4 Then called he for Philip, one
of his friends, whom he made rulec
over all his realm,

15 And gave him the crown, and
his robe, and his signet, to the end
he should bring up his son Antio-
chus, and nourish him up for the
kingdom.

1 6 8o king Antiochus died thei^e
in the hundred forty and ninth
year.

17 Now when Lysias knew that
the king was dead, he set up Antio-
chus his son, whom he had brought
up being young, to reign in his
stead, and his name lu; called
Eupator.

1<S About this time they that
were in the ' tower shut up the
Israelites round about the sanctu-
ary, and sought always their
hurt, and the strengthening of the
heathen.

19 \Vh(!refore Judas, purposing
to destroy them, called all the
pecjple togeth(!r t(j besiege; them.

20 Ho tliey came together, and
besiegfjd them in the hundred and
fiftieth year, and he made - mounts
for shot against thcni. ami otliKr

engines.

2 1 Howbeit certain of them that
were besieged got forth, unto whom
some ungodly men of Isiael joined
themselves :

22 And they went unto the
king, and saifl. How long will it
be ere thou execute judgment, and
avenge our Ijrethrenl

23 We have been willing to serve

thy father, and to do as he would
have us, and to obey his command-
ments;

24 For which cause they of our
nation besiege the "' tower, and are
alienated from us : moreover as
many of us as they coukl light on
they slew, and spoiled our inheri-
tance.

25 Neither have they stretched
out their hand against us only, but
also against all their borders.

26 And, behold, this day are
they besieging the ^ tower at Jeru-
salem, to take it : the sanctuary
also and Bethsura have they forti-
fied.

27 Wherefore if thou dost not
prevent them quickly, they will
do greater things than these,
neither shalt thou be able to rule
them.

28 Now when the king heard
this, he was angry, and gathered
together all his friends, and the
captains of his army, and those
that had charge of tlie hoi'se.

29 There came also unto him
from other kingdoms, and from
* isles of the sea, bands of hired
soldiers.

30 So that the 'number of his
army was an hundred thousand
footmen, and twenty thousand
horsemen, and two and thirty ele-
phants exercised in battle.

31 These went through Idumea,
and ^ pitched against 1 >ethsura,
which they assaulted many days,
making engines of wai' ; but they
of Bethanrd came out, and burned
them with fire, and fought va-
liantly.

32 Upon this Judas removed
from tiie ■' tower, and pitched in
" Bathzachai'ias. over against the
kings camp.

33 Then the king rising very
early marche*! fiercely with his
host toward '' r);ith/a<-ha,rin,s, wjiei'e
his armies m;i.d(' tlinn rea,(ly to bat-
tle, and sounded the truniju'ts.

34 And to the end they might
provoke; the (>lephunts to tifiht, they
shewfid them the blood of grapes
and nuill)erries.

35 Moreover they divided the
beasts among the armies, and for
every elephant they a)>i)<)inte<l a
thousjiiid men, armed with coats of
mail, and witli helmets of brass on
their heafis; and Ixvside this, for
evfiry beast were "ordained five
hundred hors(>men of the best.

3() These wei'e i-eady at every oc-
casion : wheresoever the beast was,
and whithersoever the beast went,

3 citadel,

1 citadel

■* coasts

encamped

■^ citadel,
« Beth-
zechariab,

appointed

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Elephants used in battle.

I. MACCABEES, 6.

Sion besieged.

they went also, neither departed
they from him.

37 And upon the beasts were
there strong towers of wood, which
covered every one of them, and
were girt fast unto thein with de-
vices : there were also upon every
one two and thirty strong men,
that fought upon them, beside the
Indian that ruled him.

38 As for the renniant of the
horsemen, they set them on this
side and that side at the two parts
of the host, 'giving them signs
what to do, and being harnessed

nniidst the ranks,
the

3U .\ow when the sun shone
upon the shields of gold and brass,
the mountains glistered therewith,
and shined like lamps of fire.

40 So part of the king's army
being spread upon the high moun-
tains, and part on the valleys below,
theymarchedonsafelyand in order.

41 Wherefore all that heard the
noise of their multitude, and the
marching of the company, and the
rattling of the " harness, were
moved : for the army was very
great and mighty.

42 Then Judas and his host drew
near, and entered into battle, and
tliere were slain of the king's army
six hundred men.

43 H Eleazar also, surnavied ^ Sa-
varan, perceiving that one of the

beasts, armed with royal harness,
was higher than all the rest, and
supposing that the king was upon
him,

44 Put himself in jeopardy, to
the end he might deliver his peo-
ple, and get him a perpetual name :

45 Wherefore he ran upon hi7n
courageously thi'ough the midst of
the battle, slaying on the right
hand and on the left, so that they
were divided from him on both
sides.

46 Which done, he crept under
the elephant, and thiiist him under,
and slew him : whereupon the ele-
lihant fell down upon him, and
there he died.

47 Howbeit the reM, of the Jews
seeing the strength of the king,
and the violence of his forces,
turned away from them.

4<S ^ Then the king's army went
up to Jerusalem to meet them, and
the king pitched his tents against
Judea, and against mount 8ion.

41) But with them that were in
Jtethsura he made peace : for they
came out of the city, because they
liad no victuals there to endure the
siege, it l)eing a year of rest to the
land.

50 So the king took Bethsura,
and set a garrison there to keep it.

51 As for the sanctuary, he be-
sieged it many days : and set there
■* artillery with engines and instru-
ments to cast tire and stones, and
pieces to cast darts and slings.

52 Whereupon they also made
engines against their engines, and
''held them battle a long season.

53 Yet at the last, their vessels
being without victuals, (for that it
was the seventh year, and they in
Judea, that were delivered fi-om
the Gentiles, had eaten up the
residue of the store ;)

54 Thei-e were but a few left in
the sanctuary, because the famine
did so prevail against them, that
they were fain to disperse them-
selves, every man to his own place.

55 At that time Lysias heard
say, that Pliilip, whom Antiochus
the king, whiles he lived, had ap-
pointed to bring up his son Anti-
ochus, that he might be king,

56 Was returned out of Persia
and Media, and the king's host also
that went with him, and that he
sought to take unto him the ruling
of the affairs.

57 Wherefore he went in all
haste, and said to the king and the
captains of the host and the com-
pany. We decay daily, and our
victuals are but small, and the
place we lay siege unto is strong,
and the affairs of the kingdom lie
upon us :

58 Now therefore let us be friends
with these men, and make peace
with them, and with all their na-
tion ;

59 And covenant with them, that
they shall live after their laws, as
they did before : for they are thei'e-
fore displeased, and have done all
these thii]gs, because we abolislied
their laws.

60 So the king and the princes
were content : wherefore he sent
unto them to make peace ; and
they accepted thereof.

61 Also the king and the princes
made an oath unto them : where-
upon they Avent out of the strong
hold.

62 Then the king entered into
mount Sion ; but when he saw the
strength of the i)lace, he brake his
oath that he had made, and gave
commandment to pull down the
wall round about.

63 Afterwai'd departed he in all
haste, and returned unto ^Anti-
ochia. wh(>re he found Philip to be
master of the city : so he fought
against him, and took the city by
force.

* shootincf
towers with
engines of
war

6 Antiocli,

1013

Alcimus made high priest

I. MACCABEES, 7.

Inj (he enemy.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Aniiochus is slain, and Demetfius reignelh
in his stead. 5 Alcimus icould be hiijh
priest, and complaincth of Judas to the'
hiiKj. IG lie slaijellt f/>rer.snire Asxii/eaiis.
■Ui Xica nor ix stain, and tlie I: i nil's forces
are defeated by Judas. 4'J Tlie day of tliis
victory is kept lioty ecery year.

IN the hundred and one and fifti-
eth year Demetrius the son of
tSeleucus departed from Home, and
came up with a few men unto a city
of the sea coast, and reigned there.

2 And as he entered into the pa-
lace of his ancestors, so it was, that
his forces had taken Antioclius and
Lysias, to bring them unto him.

3 wherefore, when he knew it,
he said, Let me not see their faces.

4 So his host slew them. Now
when Demetrius was set upon the
throne of his kingdom,

5 There came unto him all the
* wicked and ungodly men of Israel,
having Alcimus, who was desirous
to be high priest, for their captain :

6 And they accused the people
to the king, saying, Judas and his
brethren have slain all thj^ friends,
and driven us out of our own land.

7 Now therefore send some man
whom thou trustest, and let him
go and see what havock he hath
made among us, and in the king's
land, and let him punish them with
all them that aid them.

<S Then the king chose Bacchides,
a friend of the king, who ruled be-
yond the ^ flood, and was a great
man in the kingdom, and faithful
to the king.

9 And him he sent with that
wicked Alcimus, whom he made
high priest, and commanded
that he should take vengeance of
the children of Israel.

10 (So they departecl, and came
with a great power- into the land
of Judea, where they sent nicsscn-
gei's to Judas antl his brethren
with iKiaceable w^ords d(;ceitfully.

1 1 But they gave no heed to
their woi-ds ; for they saw that
th(\y wei-e come with a great power.

12 Then did then^ assemble unto
Alcimus and Bacchides a company
of scribes, to require justice.

13 Now tlui Assidcians were the
first among tin; ('hildren of Israeli
that sought pcaci' of thciu :

11 For said they, ()ii(' that is a
priest of th(; seed of i\aron is come
with this ai'iny, and he will do us
no wrong.

BO So he spak(! unto them peace-
ably, and swareunto them, .saying.

* Gr. lawless, that in, apostates from
the law.
t Tliat i.'i, l']ui)lirat(3s.

We will pi-ocure the harm neither
of j'ou nor your friends.

16 Whereupon they believed
him : how belt he took of them
threescore men, and slew them in
one day, according to the words
which "he wrote,

17 The flesh of thy saints liave
they cast out, and their blood have
they shed round about Jerusalem,
and there was none to bury them.

18 Wherefore the fear and dread
of them fell uiion all the people,
who said. There is neither truth
nor righteousness in them ; for
they have broken the covenant
and oath that they made.

19 After this removed Bacchides
from Jerusalem, and pitched his
tents in Bezeth, where he sent
and took many of the men that
had forsaken him, and certain of
the people also, and when he had
slain them, he cast tliem into the
great \)\t.

20 Then committed he the coun-
try to Alcimus, and left with him
a power to aid him : so Bacchides
went to the king.

21 But Alcimus contended for
the high ])riesthood.

22 And unto him resor'ted all
such as troubled the people, who,_
after they had gotten the land of
Juda into their power, did much
hurt in Israel.

23 Now when Judas saw all the
mischief that Alcimus and his com-
pany had done among the Israel-
ites, even above the heathen,

24 He went out into all the
•' coasts of Judea round about, and
took vengeance of them that had re-
volted from him, so that they durst
no more go forth into the country.

25 On the other side, when Al-
cimus saw that Judas and his com-
pany had gotten the upper hand,
and knew that he was not able to
abide their force, he went again to
the king, and said all the worst of
them that h(^ could.

2G Then the king .sent Nicanor,
one of his honourabk* princes, a
man that \yavv, deadly hat(^ unto
Israel, with commanthnent to de
stroy the ])eople.

27 So Nicanor came to J(>rusa-
lein with a gi-eat force ; and sent
unto Judas and liis brethi'en de-
ceitfully with friendly words, .say-
iiif^,

2(S Let there be no battle be-
twecni me ajid you ; i will c(nne
with a few men, that I may see
you in i)ea(;e.

29 H(( (^am(! therefore to Judas,
anfl they saluted one; another
peaceably. llowbeit the enemies

2 the
psalmist

3 borders

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Judas defeateth Nlcanor.

I. MACCABEES, 8.

A solemn feast.

were prepared to take away Judas
by violence.

30 Which thing after it was
known to Judas, to wit, tliat he
came unto hini with deceit, he was
sore afraid of him, and would see
his face no more.

31 Nicanor also, when he saw
that his counsel was discovered,
went out to fight against Judas
beside Capharsalama :

32 Where there were slain of Ni-
canor's side about five thousand
men, and the rest fied into the city
of David.

83 After this went Nicanor up
to mount Sion, and there came out
of the sanctuary certain of the
priests and certain of the elders of
the people, to salute him peaceably,
and to shew him the burnt sacri-
fice that was offered for the king.

34 But he mocked them, and
laughed at them, and abused them
shamefully, and spake proudly,

35 And sware in his wrath, say-
ing, Unless Judas and his host be
now delivered into my hands, if
ever I come again in safety, I will
burn up this house : and with that
he went out in a great rage.

36 Then the priests entered in,
and stood before the altar and the
temple, weeping, and saying,

37 Thou, 0 Lord, didst choose
this house to be called by thy
name, and to be a house of prayer
and petition for thy people :

38 Be avenged of this man and
his host, and let them fall by the
sword : remember their blasphe-
mies, and sufter them not to con-
tinue any longer.

39 So Nicanor went out of Jeru-
salem, and pitched his tents in
Bethhoron, where an host out of
Syria met him.

40 But Jutlas pitched in Adasa
with three thousand men, and there
he prayed, saying,

410 Lord, when they that were
sent from the king of the Assyrians
blasphemed, thine angel went out,
and smote an hundred fourscore
and five thousand of them.

42 Even so destroy thcni tliis host
before us this day, that the i-est may
know that he hath spoken blasphe-
mously against thy sanctuary, and
judge thou him according to his
wickedness.

43 So the thirteenth day of the
month Adar the hosts joined battle :
l)ut Nicanor's host was discomfited,
and he himself was first slain in the
battle.

44 Now when Nicanor's host saw
that he was slain, they cast away
their weai)ons, and fled.

45 Then they pursued after them
a day's journey, from Adasa unto
(Jazera, sounding an alarm after
them with their trumpets.

46 Whereupon they came forth
out of all the towns of Judea round
about, and closed them in ; so that
they, turning back upon them that
pursued them, were all slain with
the sword, and not one of them was
left.

47 Afterwards they took the
spoils, and the prey, and smote
off Nicanor's head, and his right
hand, which he stretched out so
pi'oudly, and brought them away,
and hanged them up toward Jeru-
salem.

48 For this cause the people re-
joiced greatly, and they kept that
day a day of gi'eat gladness.

49 Moreover they ordained to
keep yearly this day, being the
thirteenth of Adar.

50 Thus the land of Juda was in
rest a little while.

CHAPTER 8.

1 ,Tu(Jitt< ift informed of the power a»il policij
of lite Hoiiitni^, '2(1 tiiitl vui/i'ef/i a leu(jue
irith them. 'J-t The <irticle>< of that ledtjite.

NOW Judas had heard of the
fame of the Komans, that they
were mighty and valiant men, and
such as would lovingly accept all
that joined themselves unto them,
and make a league of ' amity with
all that came unto them ;

2 And that they were men of
great valour. It was told him also
of their wars and noble acts which
they had done among the Gala-
tians, and how they had conquered
them, and brought them under tri-
bute ;

3 And what they had done in the
country of Spain, for the winning
of the mines of the silver and gold
which is there ;

4 And that by their policy and
patience they had conquered all the
place, though it were very far from
them ; and the kings also that came
against them from the uttermost
part of the earth, till they had dis-
comfited them, and given them a
great overthrow, so that the rest
did give them tribute every year :

5 Beside this, how they had dis-
comfited in battle Philip, and Per-
seus, king of the '"*Citims. with
others that lifted up themselves
against them, and had overcome
them :

6 How also Antiochus the great
king of Asia, that came against
them in battle, having an hundred

1 friendship

- Chittini,

* That is, Macedonians.

1015

Judas maketh a league

I. MACCABEES, 8.

^v'dh the Romans.

1 they of
Greece

'frieud.sliii

3 friendsliip

4 Greeks

and twenty elephants, with horse-
men, and chariots, and a very great
army, was discomfited by them ;

7 And how they took him ahve,
and covenanted that he and such
as reigned after him should pay a
great tribute, and give hostages,
and that which was agreed upon,

8 And the country of India, and
Media, and Lydia, and of the good-
liest countries, which they took of
him, and gave to king Eumenes :

9 Moreover how ' the Grecians
had determined to come and de-
stroy them ;

10 And that they, having know-
ledge thereof, sent against them a
certain captain, and fighting with
them slew many of them, and car-
ried away captives tlieir wives and
their children, and s^ioiled them,
and took possession ot their lands,
and pulled down their strong
holds, and brought them to be their
servants unto this day :

\\ It was told him besides, how
they destroyed and brought under
their dominion all otlier kingdoms
and isles that at any time resisted
them ;

12 But with their friends and
such as relied upon them they kept
-amity : and that they had con-
quered kingdoms both far and nigli,
insomuch as all that heard of their
name were afraid of them :

1 3 Also that, whom they would
help to a kingdom, those reign ;
and whom again they would, they
displace: finally, that they were
greatly exalted :

1 4 Yet for all this none of them
wore a crown, or was clothed in
purple, to be magnified thereby :

15 Moreover how they had made
for themselves a senate house,
wherein three hundnnl and twenty
men sat in coumnl daily, consulting
alway for the yjcople, to the end
they might be well ordered :

16 And that they committed
their government to one man every
year, who rulerl over all their coun-
ti-y, and that all were obedient to
that one, and that there was neither
envy nor enmlation among them.

17 in consideration of these
things, Judas chose Eup(^lemus the
son of .John, tke son of Acc(js, and
Jason th(5 son of Eleazar, anrl sent
them to Home, to make a league
of -'amity and confederacy Avith
them,

18 Awl to intreat them that fhcy
would take the yoke from them-
for they saw that tlu; kingdom (ji
the ^Orecians did oppress Israel
witli servitude.

19 They went therefore to Rome,
which was a very great journey,
and came into the senate, where
they spake and said,

20 Judas Maccabeus with his
brethren, and the people of the
Jews, have sent us unto you, to
make a confederacy and peace
with you, and that we might be
registered your confederates and
friends.

21 8o that matter pleased the
Romans well.

22 And this is the copy of the
epistle which the senate wrote back
again '' in tables of brass, and sent
to Jerusalem, tliat there they might
have by them a memorial of peace
and confederacj^ :

23 Good success be to the Ro-
mans, and to the people of the Jews,
by sea and by land for ever : the
sword also and enemy be far from
them.

24 If there come first any war
upon the Romans or any of th(nr
confederates throughout all their
dominion,

25 The people of the Jews shall
help them, as the time shall be ap-
pointed, with all their heart :

26 Neither shall they give any
thing unto them that make wai-
upon them, or aid them with vic-
tuals, weapons, money, or ships,
as it hath seemed good unto the
Romans ; but they shall keep their
covenants withovit taking any
thing therefore.

27 In the same manner also, if
war come first upon the nation of
the Jews, the Romans shall help
them with all their heart, accord-
ing as the time shall be appointed
th(^m :

28 Neitlier shall victuals be given
to them that take part against
them, or weapons, <^)r money, or
ships, as it hath seemed good to
the Roinans ; but they shall keei)
their covenants, and that without
deceit.

29 According to these articles
did the Romans make a covenant
with the people of tlu; Jcnvs.

30 H<.)\vbeit if Iu>i-eaftei' the one
party or the other shall thiid< meet
to add or diminish any thing, thev
may do it at tlieir j)leasur(^s, anti
whatsoevc^r they shall add or take
away shall be ratified.

31 And as touching the evils
that Demetrius doeth to the Jews,
we liave written unto him, saying,
Whei'efoi'e hast tliou made thy
yok(^ heavy upon our friends and
confederates the Jews'?

32 If therefore they c<mii)lain
any more against thee, we will do

lOK)

Jtidas slain I'yi battle.

I. MACCABEES, 9.

Great affliction in Israel.

them justice, and fight with thee
by sea and by land.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Ah'iinus and Bacc/iiilcfi come again irWi
iieir forces into Jwlna. 7 The, army of
JuddH flee from him, 17 and he in ulain.
olt Jonathan in in his }>lace, 40 awrf re-
vengi'ih hix hrother John's (jnarre!. 55 Al-
cini'iK is pl(i(/iie(/. and dieth. 70 Bacchides
ntahetli peace with Jonathan.

FURTHERMORE when Deme-
trius heard that Nicanor and
his host were slain in battle, he
sent Bacchides and Alcimus into
the land of Judea the second time,
and with them the chief strength
of his host :

2 Who went forth by the way
that leadeth to ' Gal gala, and
pitched their tents before Masa-
loth, which is in Arbela, and after
they had won it, they slew much
people.

3 Also the first month of the
hundred fifty and second year
they encamped before Jerusalem :

4 From whence they removed,
and went to Berea, with twenty
thousand footmen and two thou-
sand horsemen.

5 Now Judas had pitched his
tents at Eleasa, and three thou-
sand chosen men with him :

6 Who seeing the multitude of
the other army to be so great were
sore afraid ; whereupon many
conveyed themselves out of the
host, insomuch as there abode of
them no more but eight hundred
men.

7 When Judas therefore saw
that his host slipt away, and that
the battle pressed u]>on him, he
was sore troubled in mind, and
much distressed, for that he had
no time to gather them together.

8 Neverthele.ss unto them that
remained he said. Let us arise and
go up against our enemies, if per-
aclventure we may be able to fight
with them.

9 But they " dehorted him, say-
ing. We shall never be able : let us
now rather save our lives, and
hereafter we will return with our
brethren, and fight against them :
for we are but few.

10 Then Judas said, God forbid
that I should do this thing, and
flee away from them : if our time
be come, let us die manfully for
our brethren, and let us not stain
our honour.

11 With that the host of Bac-
vliideR removed out of their tents,
and stood over against them, their
horsemen being divided into two
troops, and their slingers and
archers going before the host, and

they that marched in the foreward
were all mighty men.

12 As for Bacchides, he was in
the right wing : so the host drew
near on the two parts, and sounded
their trumpets.

1 3 They also of Judas' side, even
they sounded their trumpets also,
so that the earth shook at the
noise of the armies, and the battle
continued from morning till night.

14 Now when Judas perceived
that Bacchides and the strength of
his army were on the I'ight side,
he took with him all the hardy
men,

15 Who discomfited the right
wing, and pursued them unto the
mount Azotus.

16 But when they of the left
wing saw that they of the right
wing were discomfited, they fol-
lowed upon Judas and those that
were with him hard at the heels
from behind :

17 Whereupon there was a sore
battle, insomuch as many were slain
on both parts.

18 Judas also was killed, and the
remnant fied.

19 Then Jonathan and Simon
took J udas their brother, and buried
him in the sepulchre of his fathers
in Modin.

20 Moreover they bewailed him,
and all Israel made great lamenta-
tion for him, and mourned many
days, saying,

2 1 How is the valiant man fallen,
that delivered Israel !

22 As for the other things con-
cerning Judas and his wars, and
the noble acts which he did, and
his greatness, they are not written :
for they were very many.

23 H Now after the death of Ju-
das the * wicked began to put forth
their heads in all the ^ coasts of
Israel, and there arose up all such
as wrought iniquity.

24 In those days also was there
a very great famine, by reason
whereof the country revolted, and
went with them.

25 Then Bacchides chose the
wicked men, and made them lords
of the coimtry.

26 And th^ made enquiry and
search for Jiidas' friends, and
brought them unto Bacchides, who
took vengeance of them, and used
them despitefuUy.

27 So was there a great affliction
in Israel, the like whereof was not
since the time that a prophet was
not seen among them.

28 For this ca\ise all Judas'

* Gr. lawless, that is, apostates from
the law.

3 borders

1017

Jonathan avengeth his brother. I. MACCABEES, 9.

Alcimus dieth in torment.

friends came together, and said
unto Jonathan,

29 Since thj' brother Judas died,
we have no rnan Hke him to go forth
against our enemies, and Bacchides,
and against them of our nation that
are adversaries to us.

30 Now therefore we laave chosen
thee this day to be our prince and
captain in his stead, that thou may-
est fight our battles.

31 Upon this Jonathan took the
governance upon him at that time,
and rose up instead of his brother
Judas.

32 But when Bacchides gat
knowledge thereof, he sought for
to slay him.

33 Then Jonathan, and Simon
his brother, and all that were with
him, perceiving that, Hed into the
wilderness of ^ I'hecoe, and pitched
their tents by the water of the pool
Asphar.

34 Which when Bacchides under-
stood, he came near to Jordan with
all his host upon the sabbath
day.

35 Now Jonathan had sent his
brother John, a cai)tain of the peo-
ple, to pray his friends the Na-
bathites, that they might leave
with them their '" carriage, which
was much.

36 But the children of Jambri
came out of Medaba, and took John,
and all that he had, and went their
way with it.

37 After this came word to Jona-
than and Simon his brother, that
the children of Jambri made a great
marriage, and were bringing the
bride from Nadabatha with a great
train, as being the daughter of one
of the great princes of Chanaan.

38 Therefore they remembered
John their brother, and went up,
and hid themselves under the covert
of the mountain :

39 Where they lifted up their
eyes, and looked, and, Ix^hold, there
was much ado and great ''carriage :
and th(! bridegroom came forth, and
his fri(;nds and brethren, to meet
them with drums, and instruments
of musi(;k, and many weapons.

40 Then Jonathan and they tliat
were with him rose up against them
from the place where they lay in
ambush, and made a slaughter of
them in such sort, as many f(^ll
down dead, and the remnant fled
into the mountain, and they took
all their spoils. ^

4 1 Tims was the marriage turned
into mourning, and the noiso of
their melody into lamentation.

42 So when they had avenged
fully the blood of their brother-,

they turned again to the marsh of
Jordan.

43 Now when Bacchides heard
hereof, he came on the sabbath day
unto the banks of Jordan with a
great power.

44 Then Jonathan said to his
company, Let us go up now and
fight for our lives, for it standeth
not with us to day, as in time past :

45 For, behold, the battle is be-
fore us and behind us, a;nd the
water of Jordan on this side and
that side, the marsh likewise and
wood, neither is there place for us
to turn aside.

46 Wherefore cry ye now unto
heaven, that ye may be delivered
from the hand of your enemies.

47 With that they joined battle,
and Jonathan stretched forth his
hand to smite Bacchides, but he
turned back from him.

48 Then Jonathan and they that
were with him leapt into Jordan,
and swam over unto the farther
bank : howbeit the other passed
not over Jordan unto them.

49 So there were slain of Bac-
chides' side that day about a thou-
sand men.

50 Afterward returned Bacchides
to Jerusalem, and repaired the
strong cities in Judea; the fort in
Jericho, and Emmaus, and Beth-
horon, and Bethel, and ^ Thamna-
tha, Pharathoni, and Taphon, these
did. he strengthen with high walls,
with gates, and with bars.

5 1 And in them he set a garrison,
that they might work malice upon
Israel.

52 He fortified also the city Beth-
sura, and Gazara, and the ° tower,
and put forces in them, and pro-
vision of victuals.

53 Besides, he took the chief
men's sons in the country for hos-
tages, and put them into tiie
"tower at Jerusalem to be kept.

54 Moreover in the hundrefl
fifty and third year, in the second
month, Alcinnis coimnanded that
the wall of the inner court of the
sanctuary should Im^ pulled down;
he pulled down also the works of
the proi)hets.

55 And as he began to pull down,
even at that time was Alcinms
plagued, and his enterjjrizes hin-
der(>d : for his mouth was stopped,
and he was taken with a palsy, so
tliat he could no moi'e speak any
thing, nor give ordtu' concerning
his house.

56 So Alcimus died at that time
with gi'eat torinent.

57 Now when Bacchides saw
that Alcimus was dead, he re-

1018

Jonathan restoreth peace.

I. MACCABEES, 10.

The ajwstates x>ut down.

turned to the king : whereupon
the land of Judea was in rest two
years.

58 Then all the * ungodly men
held a council, saying, Behold,
Jonathan and his company are
at ease, and dwell without care :
now therefore we will bring Bac-
chides hither, who shall take them
all in one night.

59 So they went and consulted
with him.

60 Then removed he, and came
with a great host, and sent letters
privily to his adherents in Judea,
that they should take .Jonathan
and those that were with him :
howbeit they could not, because
their counsel was known unto
them.

61 Wherefore they took of the
men of the country, that were
authors of that mischief, about
fifty persons, and slew them.

62 Afterward Jonathan, and Si-
mon, and they that were with him,
got them away to Bethbasi, which
is in the wilderness, and they re-
paired the decays thereof, and
made it strong.

63 Which thing when Bacchides
knew, he gathered together all his
host, and sent word to them that
were of Judea.

64 Then went he and laid siege
against Bethbasi ; and they fought
against it a long season, and made
engines of war.

65 But Jonathan left his brother
Simon in the city, and went forth
himself into the country, and with
a certain number went lie forth.

66 And he smote Odonarkes and
his brethren, and the children of
Phasiron in their tent.

67 And when he began to smite
them, and came up with his forces,
Simon and his company went out of
the city, and burned up the engines
of war,

68 And fought against Bacchides,
who was discomfited by them, and
they afflicted him sore : for his
counsel and ^ travail was in vain.

69 Wherefore he was very wroth
at the * wicked men that gave him
counsel to come into the country,
insomuch as he slew many of them,
and purposed to return into his own
country.

70 Whereof when Jonathan had
knowledge, he sent ambassadors
unto him, to the end he should
make peace with him, and deliver
them the prisoners.

7 1 Which thing he accepted, and

* Gr. lawless, that is, apostates from
the law.

did according to his demands, and
sware unto him that he would never
do him harm all the days of his life.

72 When therefore he had re-
stored unto him the prisoners that
he had taken aforetime out of the
land of Judea, he returned and
went his way into his own land,
neither came he any more into
their borders.

73 Thus the sword ceased fi'om
Israel : but Jonathan dwelt at
" iMachmas. and began to govern
the people ; and he destroyed the
ungodly men out of Israel.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Demetrriifi mitTceth hirffe offerx to hare peace
with Jonatlidu. 25 Hix htlers to the Jeirs.
47 Jonathan nuikcth peace irith A/eu-auc/er,
50 who killeth Demclrhia. 5S and mcirr/et/i
the dauglifef of Ptoloiieits. 62 Jonathmi is
sent for hi/ h iin. and m uch honoured. To and
prevaileth against the forces of Demeti'iits
the younger, 84 and burneih the temple of
Dagon.

IN the hundred and sixtieth year
^ Alexander, the s^nn of Antio-

chus iiiirnamed Epiphanes, went up
and took Ptolemais : for the people
had received him, by means whereof
he reigned there.

2 Now when king Demetrius
heard thereof, he gathered to-
gether an exceeding great host,
and went forth against him to
fight.

3 Moreover Demetrius sent let-
ters unto Jonathan with loving
words, so as he magnified him.

4 For said he. Let us first make
peace with him, before he join with
Alexander against us :

5 Else he will remember all the
evils that we have done against
him, and against his brethren and
his people.

6 Wherefore he gave him au-
thority to gather together an host,
and to provide weapons, that he
might aid him in battle : he com-
manded also that the hostages that
were in the "• towei- should be de-
livered him.

7 Then came Jonathan to Jeru-
salem, and read the letters in the
audience of all the people, and of
them that were in the ^ tower :

8 Who were sore afraid, when
they heard that the king had given
him authority to gather together
an host.

9 Whereupon they of the •* tower
delivered their hostages unto Jona-
than, and he delivered them unto
their |)arents.

10 This done, Jonathan settled
himself in Jerusalem, and began to
build and repair the city.

1 1 And he commanded the work-

2 Michmash,

3 Alexander
F-piplianes,
the son of
Antiochus,

* citadel

6 citadel :

1019

Jonathan made high jiriest.

I. MACCABEES, 10.

He rejecteth Demetrius.

men to build the walls and the
mount Sion round about with
square stones for fortitication ; and
tliey did so.

1 2 Then the strangers, that were
in the fortresses which Bacchides
had built, fled away ;

1-3 Insomuch as every man left
his place, and went into his own
country.

14 Only at Bethsura certain of
those that had forsaken the law
and the commandments remained
still : for it was their place of re-
fuge.

15 Now when king Alexander
had heard what promises Deme-
trius had sent unto .Jonathan :
when also it was told liim of the
battles and noble acts which he
and his brethren had done, and of
the pains that they had endured,

16 He said. Shall we find such
another man ? now therefore we
will make him our friend and con-
federate.

17 Upon this he wrote a letter,
and sent it unto him, according to
these words, saying,

18 King Alexander to his bro-
ther .Jonathan sendeth greeting :

19 We have heard of thee, that
thou art a man of great power, and
meet to be our friend.

20 Wherefore now this day we
ordain thee to be the high priest of
thy nation, and to be called the
king's friend ; (and therewithal he
sent him a purple robe and a crown
of gold :) and reqidre fhm to take
our part, and keep friendship with
us.

21 So in the seventh month, of
the hundi'ed and sixtieth year, at
the feast of the tabernacles, Jona-
than i)ut on th(^ holy robe, and
gathered together forces, and pro-
vided much armour.

22 Whereof when Demetrius
heard, he was very sorry, and said,

2."{ What have we done, that Al-
exander hath ' T)rovcnted us in
making -amity witli the .lews to
sti-engthen hnnself?

24 I also will write unto them
words of (>ncoui-agement, and
jn-()iibixe thoih dignities and gifts,
that 1 may have their aid.

2.5 He sent unto them then^fore
to this effect: King Demetrius
unto the people of the .Jews send-
eth greeting :

26 Where-as ye have kept cove-
nants with us, and continued in
our irierulship. not joining your-
selves with our enemies, we have
heard liercof, and an; glad.

27 Whenrfore now continue ye
still to be faithful unto us, and we

will well recomi^ense you for the
things ye do in our behalf,

28 And will grant you many im-
munities, and give you rewards.

29 And now do I free you, and
for your sake I release all the .Jews,
from tributes, and from the cus-
toms of salt, and from crown taxes,

30 And from that which apper-
taineth unto me to receive for the
thii-d part of the seed, and the half
of the fruit of the trees, I release
it from this day forth, so that they
shall not be taken of the land of
•Judea, nor of the three govern-
ments which are added thereunto
out of the country of Samaria and
Galilee, from this day forth for
evermore.

31 Let -Jerusalem also be holy
and free, with the borders thereof,
both from tenths and tributes.

32 And as for the ' tower which
is at Jerusalem, I yield up my au-
thority over it, and give it to the
high priest, that he may set in it
such men as he shall choose to
keep it.

33 Moreover I freely set at
liberty every one of the Jews, that
were carried captives out of the
la,nd of Judea into any part of my
kingdom, and / will that all my
oflice.rs remit the tributes even of
their cattle.

34 Furthermore / will that all
the feasts, and sabbaths, and new
moons, and solemn days, and the
three days before the feast, and
the three days after the feast, shall
be all days of immunity and free-
dom for all the Jews in my realm.

35 Also no man shall have au-
thority to meddle with them, or to
molest any of them in any mattfM-.

36 / iMl further, that there b(^
enrolled among the king's forces
about thirty thousand men of the
Jews, unto whom pay shall be
given, as l)(!longeth to all tlie king's
forces.

37 And of them mme sliall be
lilaced in the king's strong holds, of
whom also Romp. shall be set over
the alDiii's of tlu; kingdom, which
are of trust : and I nnll that tlieir
overseers ;i,nd governors be of them-
selves, and that they live after their
own laws, even as the king hath
conunaiidcd in the land of .ludtvi.

o^ And concerning tlu; thn>e go-
veriniieiits tha,tare added to .luuea
from the (-ounti-y of Samaria, let
them be joined with Judea, that
they may be reckoned to be under
one, nor bound to obey otlier au-
thority than th(^ high pri(>st's.

39 As for Ptoleniais, and the land
pertaining tliereto, I give it as a

3 citadel

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Treaty made ivith Alexander,

I. MACCABEES, 10.

ivho marrieth Cleopatra.

free gift to the sanctuary at Jeru-
salem for the necessary expences of
the sanctuary.

40 Moreover I give everj^ year fif-
teen thousand shekels of silver out
of the king's accounts from the
places appertaining.

4 1 And all theoverplus, which the
officers payed not in as in former
time, from henceforth shall be given
toward the works of the temple.

42 And beside this, the five thou-
sand shekels of silverj which they
took from the uses ot the temple
out of the accounts year by year,
even those things shall be released,
because they appertain to the
priests that minister.

43 And whosoever they be that
flee unto the temple at Jerusalem,
or be within the liberties thereof,
being indebted unto the king, or
for any other matter, let them be
at liberty, and all that they have
in my realm.

44 For the building also and re-
pairing of the works of the sanctu-
ary expences shall be given of the
king's accounts.

45 Yea,andforthebuildingof the
walls of Jerusalem, and the fortify-
ing thereof round about, expences
shall be given out of the king's ac-
counts, as also for the building of
the walls in Judea.

46 Now when Jonathan and the
people heard these words, they ^a.\e
no credit unto them, nor received
them, because they remembered the
great evil that he had done in Is-
rael ; for he had aflElicted them very
sore.

47 But with Alexander they were
well pleased, because he was the
first that entreated of true peacte
with them, and they were confed-
ei'ate with him always.

48 Then gathered king Alexan-
der great forces, and camped over
against Demetrius.

49 And after the two kings had
joined battle, Demetrius' host fled :
but Alexander followed after him,
and prevailed against them.

.50 And he continued the battle
vei-y sore until the sun went down :
anfl that day was Demetrius slain.

51 Afterward Alexander sent
ambassadors to Ptolemee king of
Egypt with a message to this
eflect :

5 2 Forasmu c h as I am come agai n
to my realm, and am set in the
throne of my progenitors, and have
gotten the dominion, and over-
thrown Demetrius, and recovered
our country ;

53 For after I had joined battle
with him, both he and his host was

discomfited by us, so that we sit in
the throne of his kingdom :

54 Now therefore let us make a
league of ' amity together, and give
me now thy daughter to wife : and
I will be thy son in law, and will
give both thee a^nd her gifts accord-
ing to thy dignity.

55 Then Ptolemee the king gave
answer, saying, Happy be the day
wherein thou didst return into the
land of thy fathers, and satest in
the throne of their kingdom.

56 And now will I do to thee, as
thou hast written : meet me there-
fore at Ptolemais, that we may see
one another ; for I will marry my
daugliter to thee according to thy
desire.

57 So Ptolemee went out of
Egypt with his daughter (.leopa-
tra, and they came unto Ptolemais
in the hundred threescore and
second year :

58 Where king Alexander meet-
ing him, he gave unto him his
daugliter Cleopatra, and celebrated
her marriage at^ Ptolemais with
great glory, as * the manner of
kings is.

59 Now king Alexander had
written unto -Jonathan, that he
should come and meet him.

60 Who thereupon went honour-
ably to Ptolemais, where he met
the two kings, and gave them and
their friends silver and gold, and
many presents, and found favour
in their sight.

6 1 At that time certain pestilent
fellows of Israel, men of a wicked
life, assembled tljemselves against
him, to accuse him : but the king
would not hear tliem.

62 Yea more than that, the king
commanded to take off his gar-
ments, and clothe him in purple:
and they did so.

63 Also he made him sit by him-
self, and said unto his princes. Go
with him into the midst of the
city, and make proclamation, that
no man complain against him of
any matter, and that no man
trouble him for any manner of
cause.

64 Now when his accusers saw
that he was honoured according
to tlu^ proclamation, and clothed
in purple, they fied all away.

65 So the king honoured him,
and wi-ote him among his chief
friends, and made him a - duke,
an d partaker of his dominion.

66 Afterward J onathan re-
turned to Jerusalem with peace
and gladness.

67 Furthermore in the hundred

friendship

- c-aptain,
and

"governor of
a province.

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Jonathan's victories

I. MACCABEES, 11.

and honour.

threescore and fifth j^ear came De-
metrius son of Demetrius out of
Ci'ete into the land of his fathers :

68 Wliereof when kiiig Alexan-
der heard tell, he was right sorry,
and returned into Antioch.

69 Then Demetrius made Apol-
lonius the governor of ^ Celosyria

his general, who gathered together
a great host, and camped in Jamnia,
and sent unto Jonathan the high
priest, saying,

70 Thou alone liftest up thyself
against us, and I am laughed to
scorn for thy sake, and re-
proached : and why dost thou
vaunt thy power against us in
the mountains 1

71 Now therefore, if thou trust-
est in thine own strength, come
down to us into the plain field,
and there let us try the matter
together : for with me is the power
of the cities.

72 Ask and learn who I am, and
the rest that take our part, and
they shall tell thee that tliy foot
is not able to stand before our
face ; for thy fathers have been
twice put to flight in their own
land.

73 Whei'efqre now thou shalt not
be able to abide the horsemen and
so great a power in the plain, where
is neither stone nor flint, nor place
to flee unto.

7-i So when Jonathan heard
these words of Apollonius, he was
moved in his mind, and choosing
ten thousand men he went out
of Jerusalem, where Simon his
brother met him for to help him.

75 And he pitched his tents
against " Joppe : but they of Joppe
shut him out of the city, because
Apollonius had a garrison there.

76 Then Jonathan laid siege
unto it : whereui_)on they of the
city let him in tor fear : and so
Jonathan won Joppe.

77 Whereof when Apollonius
heard, he took three thousand
hoi-semen, with a gn^at host o/'
footmen, and went to " A/.otiis ;is
one that journeyed, aiul tJici'c-
withal drew him forth into tlie
plain, because he had a great num-
ber of horsemen, in whom he j)ut
his trust.

7H '¥\u^n.T()V(it]i(in followed after
liim to •* A/.ot us. where tlu; armi(>s
joined battle.

1\) Xow Ai)ollonius had left a
thousand horsemen in a-mbush.

<S0 And Jonatliaji knew that
there was an ainbushment behind

* So throughout this book.

him ; for they had compassed in
his host, and cast darts at the peo-
ple, from morning till evening.

8 1 But the people stood still, as
Jonathan had commanded them :
and so the enemies' horses were
tired.

82 Then brought Simon forth his
host, and set them against the foot-
men, (for the horsemen were spent,)
who were discomfited by him, and
fled.

83 The horsemen also, being scat-
tered in the field, fled to •'Azotus,
and went into Beth-dagon, their
idol's temple, for safety.

8i But Jonathan set fire on
^ Azotus. and the cities round about
it, and took their spoils ; and the
temple of Dagon, with them that
were fled into it, he burned with
fir-e.

85 Thus there were burned and
slain with the sword well nigh
eight thousand men.

86 And from thence Jonathan
removed his host, and camped
against " Ascalon, where the men
of the city came forth, and met
him with great pomp.

87 After this returned Jonathan
and his host unto Jerusalem, hav-
ing many spoils.

88 Now when king Alexander
heard these things, he honoured
Jonathan yet mor-e,

89 And sent him a buckle of
gold, as the use is to be given to
such as are of the king's blood : he
gave him also "^ Accaron with the
borders thereof in possession.

CHAPTER 11.

12 PiolemenH takclh (tiraij liia (hnightfrfrom
Alexdndef, dinl cn/rrctlt iijioii kin kiiiii-
iloDi. IT Ah:v<tii<hr IK x/ai/i, <u«l I'tufe-
iiicii.s (I i<-f!i iritlii.ii. tliree days. '20 Jonatlmn
hi-sScgi-lli the Unoer at Jerusalem. '2() 'I'hc
.hirx (111(1 !((• (tremiich hovoured hy Dcikc-
tciK.f, -is ir/ii> ?',v rescued hy the Jeii's fr(i)ii
/lis iiirii Kii/i/i-rtx ill A II finch. 57 Aii(i:ichi/.\
til,' i/oiniiji-r lidiKniretli. Joixif/ian. 01 //in
i'rj//(>iifi in. direrN j/iacen.

AND the king of Egypt gathered
together a great host, lik(^ tlu^
sand that lieth upon the sea shore,
and niaiiy sliips, and went al)out
tlirough deceit to get Alexander's
kingdom, and join it to his own.

2 VVhereuiKm he took his joui'iiey
into Syi-ia in peaceable manner, so
as they of the cities oju'iied unto
him, and met him : for king Alex-
ander had conunanded them so to
do, because he was his father in
law.

3 Now as Ptolemee entered into
the cities, he set in every one of
tliem a gai-rison of sohhers to
keep it.

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Ptolemy defeateth Alexander.

I. MACCABEES, 11.

Both these kings die.

4 And when he came near to
' AzotuSj they shewed him the tem-
ple of Dagon that was burnt, and
'•^Azotiis and the suburbs thereof
that were destroyed, and the bodies
that were cast abroad and them
that he had burnt in the battle ;
for they had made heaps of them
by the way where he should pass.

5 Also they told the king what-
soever Jonathan had done, to the
intent he might blame him : but
the king held his peace.

6 Then Jonathan met the king
with great pomp at Joppe, where
they saluted one another, and
lodged.

7 Afterward Jonathan, when he
had gone with the king to the
river called Eleutherus, returned
again to Jerusalem.

8 King Ptolemee therefore, hav-
ing gotten the dominion of the
cities by the sea unto Seleucia
upon the sea coast, imagined
wicked counsels against Alex-
ander.

9 Whereupon he sent ambassa-
dors unto king Demetrius, saying.
Come, let us make a league betwixt
us, and I will give thee my daugh-
ter whom Alexander hath, and
thou shalt reign in thy father's
kingdom :

10 For I repent that I gave my
daughter unto him, for he sought
to slay me.

1 1 Thus did he slander him, be-
cause he was desirous of his king-
dom.

1 2 Wherefore he took his daugh-
ter from him, and gave her to De-
metrius, and forsook Alexander,
so that their hatred was openly
known.

13 Then Ptolemee entered into
Antioch, where he set two crowns
upon his head, the crown of Asia,
and of Egypt.

14 In the mean season was king
Alexander in Cilicia, because those
that dwelt in those parts had re-
volted from him.

15 But when Alexander heard
of this, he came to war against
him : whereupon king Ptolemee
brought forth his host, and met
him with a mighty power, and put
him to flight.

16 So Alexander fled into Ara-
l)ia, there to be defended ; but
king Ptolemee was exalted:

1 7 For Zabdiel the Arabian took
off Alexander's head, and sent it
unto Ptolemee.

18 King Ptolemee also died the
third day after, and they that
were in the strong holds were
slain one of another.

19 By this means Demetrius
reigned in the hundred threescore
and seventh year.

20 At the same time Jonathan
gathered together them that were
in Judea, to take the ^ tower that
was in Jerusalem : and he made
many engines of war against it^

21 Then certain ungodly per-
sons, who hated their own people,
went unto the kiiig, and told him
that Jonathan besieged the '* tower.

22 Whereof when he heard, he
was angry, and immediately re-
moving, he came to Ptolemais, and
wrote unto Jonathan, that he
should not lay siege to the ® tower,
but come and speak with him at
Ptolemais in great haste.

23 Nevertheless Jonathan, when
he heard this, commanded to be-
siege it still : and he chose certain
of the elders of Israel and the
priests, and put himself in peril ;

24 And took silver and gold,
and raiment, and divers presents
besides, and went to Ptolemais
unto the king, where he found
favour in his sight.

25 And though certain* ungodly
men of the people had made com-
plaints against him,

26 Yet the king entreated him
as his predecessors had done
before, and promoted him in the
sight of all his friends,

27 And confirmed him in the
high priesthood, and in all the
honours that he had before, and
gave him preeminence among his
chief friends.

28 Then Jonathan desired the
king, that he would make Judea
free from tribute, as also the three
governments, with the country of
Samaria ; and he promised him
three hundred talents.

29 So the king consented, and
wrote letters unto Jonathan of all
these things after this manner :

30 King Demetrius unto his
brother Jonathan, and unto the
nation of the Jews, sendeth greet-
ing:

3 1 We send you here a copy of
the letter which we did write unto
our cousin Lasthenes concerning
you, that ye might see it.

32 King Demetrius unto his
father Lasthenes sendeth greeting :

33 We are determined to do
good to the jjeople of the Jews,
who are our friends, and keep co-
venants with us, because of their
good will toward us.

34 Wherefore we have ratified

* Gr. lawless, that is, apostates from
the law.

3 citadel

4 citadel.

s citadel,

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Demetrius dissembleth

I. MACCABEES, 11.

ivith Jonathan.

1 Ephraim
2Lod
3 Rama-
thaim,

* coastlands

5 Malcne {or
Mulfhus)

*j pressed

7 citadel

unto them the borders of Judea,
with the three governments of
' A])herema and - Lydda and ^ Ra-
mathem. that are added unto

Judea from the country of Sama-
ria, and all things appertaining
unto them, for all such as do sacri-
fice in Jerusalem, instead of the
payments which the king received
of them yearly aforetime out of the
fruits of the earth and of trees.

35 And as for other things that
belong unto us, of the tithes and
customs pertaining unto us, as also
the saltpits, and the crown taxes,
which are due unto us, we dis-
charge them of them all for their
relief.

36 And nothing hereof shall be
revoked from this time forth for ever.

37 Now therefore see that thou
make a copy of these things, and
let it be delivered unto Jonathan,
and set upon the holy mount in a
conspicuous place.

38 After this, when king Deme-
trius saw that the land was quiet
before him, and that no resistance
was made against him, he sent
away all his forces, every one to
his own place, except certain bands
of strangers, whom lie had gathered
from the * isles of the heathen:
wherefore all the forces of his
fathers hated him.

39 Moreover there was one Try-
phon, that had been of Alexander's
part afore, who, seeing that all the
host murmured against Demetrius,
went to ^ Simalcue the Arabian,
that brought up Antiochus the
young son of Alexander,

40 And "lay sore upon him to
deliver him tkis younii Aufiorhnx,
that he might reign in his father's
stead : he told him therefoi-(! all
that Demetrius had done, and how
his men of war were at enmity with
him, and there he' remained a long
season.

41 In the mean time; Jonathan
sent unto king Demetrius, that he
would cast those of the '' tower out
of J(n'usalem, aiid those also in the
fortresses : for they fought against
Israel.

42 So Demetrius sent unto Jona-
than, saying, I will not only do this
for thee aiid thy pe()])]e, Vnit I will
greatly honour th(ie and thy nation,
if opportunity serve.

43 Now therefore thou slialt do
well, if thou .send me men to help
me; for all my forces are gone
from me.

44 Upon this Jonathan sent him
three tliousaiid strong men unto
Antioch : and when they came to

the king, the king was very glad
of their coming.

4.5 Howbeit they that were of
the city gathered themselves to-
gether into the midst of the city,
to the number of an hundred and
twenty thousand men, and would
have slain the king.

46 Wherefore the king fled into
the court, but they of the city kept
the passages of the city, and began
to fight.

47 Then the king called to the
Jews for help, who came unto him
all at once, and dispersing them-
selves through the city slew that
day in the city to the number of
an hundred thousand.

48 Also they set fire on the city,
and gat many spoils that day, and
delivered the king.

49 So when they of the city saw
that the Jews had got the city as
they would, their courage was
abated : wherefore they made sup-
plication to the king, and cried,
saying,

50 Grant us peace, and let the
.lews cease from assaulting us and
the city.

51 With that they cast away
their weapons, and made peace ;
and the Jews were honoured in
the sight of the king, and in the
sight of all that were in his realm ;
and they returned to Jerusalem,
having great spoils.

52 So king Demetrius sat on the
throne of his kingdom, and the
land was quiet before him.

53 Nevertheless he dissembled
in all that ever he spake, and
estranged himself from Jonathan,
neither rewarded he him according
to the benefits which he had re-
ceived of him, but troubled him
very sore.

54 After this returned Tryphon,
and with him the young child An-
tiochus, who reignetl, and was
crowned.

55 Then thei;e gatlieied unto him
all the men of war, whom Deme-
trius had put away, and they
fought against Demeti'ius, who
turned his back and fied.

56 Moreover Tryphon took the
elephants, and won Antio(;h.

57 At that time young Antiochus
wrote unlo Jonatlian, saying, 1
confirm thee in the high i)riestliood,
and ;ii)point thee ruler over the
four governments, and to be one of
tli(^ king's tVienfls.

5S Uijon this he sent hini gold(Mi
vessels to be served in, and gaxc
him hvive. to drink in gold, and to
be clothed in purple, and to wear a
golden buckki.

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The yointger Antiochus

I. MACCABEES, 12.

lionouretli Jonathan.

59 His brother Simon al.so he
made captain from the place called
The ladder of ' Tyrus unto the bor-
ders of Egypt.

60 Then Jonathan went forth,
and passed through the cities be-
yond the water, and all the forces
of Syria gathered themselves unto
him iov to help him : and when he
came to -^ Ascalon, they of the city
met him honourably.

61 From whence he went to
Gaza, but they of Gaza shut him
out ; wherefore he laid siege unto
it, and burned the suburbs thereof
with tire, and spoiled them.

62 After \vard, when tliey of Gaza
made supplication unto Jonathan,
he made peace with them, and took
the sons of their chief men for hos-
tages, and sent them to Jerusalem,
and passed through the country
unto Damascus.

63 Now when Jonathan heard
that Demetrius' princes were come
^ ^ Cades, which is in Galilee, with
a great power, ]jurposing to re-
move him out of the country,

61 He went to meet them, and
left Simon his brother in the coun-
try.

65 Then Simon encamped against
Bethsura, and fought against it a
long season, and shut it ujj :

66 But they desired to have peace
with him, which he gi'jinted them,
and then put them out from thence,
and took the city, and set a garri-
son in it.

67 As for Jonathan and his host,
they * pitched at the water of "Gen-
nesar, from whence betimes in the

morning they gat them to the plain
of *■ Nasor.

6S And, behold, the host of stran-
gers met them in the plain, who,
having laid men in ambush for him
in the mountains, came themselves
over against him.

69 So when they that lay in am-
bush rose out of their places, and
joined battle, all that were of Jona-
than's side tied ;

70 Insomuch as there was not
one of them left, except ''Mattathias
the son of Absalom, and Judas tlie
son of Calphi, the captains of the
host.

71 Then Jonathan rent his
clothes, and cast earth upon his
head, and prayed.

72 Afterwards turning again to
battle, he put them to tlight, and
so the.v ran away.

73 Now when his own men that
were fled saw this, they turned
again unto him, and with him jnir-
sued them to " Cades, even unto

their own tents, and there they
camped.

71 So there were slain of the
heathen that day about three thou-
sand men : but Jonathan returned
to Jerusalem.

CHAPTER 12.

1 Jonathan reneweth /im hague ttith the Ro-
man,'^ and Laced eriioiiiann. 28 The forces
of Vein drills, Ihhiktny to xurprlne Jona-
ihitn^jiii' a no 11 for fear. 35 Jonathan for-
tijictli lite coKtIex hi Jnden, 48 and huliui
lip by thefraud of Tryjihon ni I'tolemii'in.

"VTOW when Jonathan saw that
xM the time served him, he chose
certain men, and sent them to
Rome, foi' to cf)nfirm and renew
the friendship that they had with
them.

2 He sent letters also to the Lace-
demonians, and to other places, for
the same purpose.

3 So they went unto Rome, and
entei-ed into the senate, and said,
Jonathan the high priest, and the
people of the Jews, sent us unto
you, to the end ye should renew
the friendship, which ye had with
them, and league, as in former
time.

4 Upon this tlce Romans gave
them letters unto the governors of
every place, that they should bring
them into the land of Judea peace-
ably.

5 And this is the copy of the let-
ters which Jonathan wrote to the
Lacedemonians :

6 Jonathan the high priest, and
the elders of the nation, and the
priests, and the other people of the
Jews, unto the Lacedemonians their
brethren send greeting :

7 There were letters sent in times
])ast unto Onias the high priest
from * Darius, who reigned then
among you, to signify that ye are
our brethren, as the copy here un-
derwritten doth specify.

8 At which time Onias entreated
the ambassador that was sent ho-
nourably, and received th(^ lettei-s,
wherein declaration was made of
the league and friendship.

9 Therefore we also, albeit we
need none of these things, for that
we have the holy books of scripture
in our hands to coinfoi't us,

10 Have nevertheless attempted
to send unto you foi- the renewing
of brotherhood and friendshii), lest
we should become strangers unto
you altogether : for there is a long
time passed since ye seiit unto us.

1 1 We theivfoi'e at all times with-
out ceasing, Ijoth in our feasts, and
other convenient days, do reineni-

* That is, Areus, as in verse 20.

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Treaty with Lacedemonians.

I. MACCABEES, 12.

Jonathan fortifieth Judea.

friendship

2 * Areus
sent to
Onias.

* Hauiath :

ber j^ou in the sacrifices which we
offer, and in our prayers, as reason
is, and as it becometh us to think
upon our brethren :

1 2 And we are right glad of your
honour.

13 As for ourselves, we have had
great troubles and wars on every
side, forsomuch as the kings that
are round about us have fought
against us.

14 Howbeit we would not be
troublesome unto you, nor to others
of our confederates and friends, in
these wars :

1 5 For we have help from heaven
that succoureth us, so as we are de-
livered from our enemies, and our
enemies are brought under foot.

16 For this cause we chose Nu-
menius the son of Antiochus, and
Antipater the son of Jason, and sent
them unto the Romans, to renew
the ' amity that we had with them,
and the former league.

17 We commanded them also to
go unto you, and to salute you, and
to deliver you our letters concern-
ing the renewing of our brother-
hood.

18 Wherefore now ye shall do
well to give us an answer thereto.

19 And this is the copy of the
letters which ^ Oniares sent.

20 Areus king of the Lacede-
monians to Onias the high priest,
greeting:

21 It is found in writing, that
the Lacedemonians and Jews ai'e
brethren, and that they are of the
stock of Abraham :

22 Now therefore, since this is
come to our knowledge,^ ye shall do
well to write unto us of your pros-
perity.

23 We do wi'ite back again to
you, that your cattle and goods are
ours, and ours are yours. We do
command therefore our ainhdssa-
(hrs to make report unto you on
this wise.

24 Now when Jonathan heard
that Demetrius' princes were come
to fight against him with a greater
host than afoi-e,

25 He removed fi-om Jei'usalem,
and met them in tlu; land of "A ma-
th is : for he gave them no respite
to eiitin- his country.

26 He sent spies also unto their
tents, who came again, and told
him that they were ap]iointefl to
com(! upon them in the night
season.

27 Wherefore so soon as the suti
was down, Jonathan commanded
his men to watch, and to be in

* Or,

arms, that all the night long they
might be ready to fight : also he
sent forth ■* centinels_ round about
the host.

28 But when the adversaries
heard that Jonathan and his men
were ready for battle, they feared,
and trembled in their hearts, and
they kindled fires in their ^ camp.

29 Howbeit Jonathan and his
company knew it not till the
morning : for they saw the lights
burning.

30 Then Jonathan pursued after
them, but overtook them not : for
they were gone over the river Eleu-
therus.

31 Wherefore Jonathan turned
to the Arabians, who were called
Zabadeans, and smote them, and
took their spoils.

32 And removing thence, he
came to Damascus, and so passed
through all the country.

33 Simon also went forth, and
passed through the country unto
" Ascalon, and the '^ holds there ad-
joining, from whence he turned
aside to Joppe, and won it.

34 For he had heard that they
would deliver the ** hold unto them
that took Demetrius' part ; where-
fore he set a garrison there to
keep it.

35 After this came Jonathan
home again, and calling the elders
of the people together, he con-
sulted with them about building
strong holds in Judea,

36 And making the walls of Je-
rusalem higher, and raising a great
^ mount between the '" tower and
the city, for to separate it from
the city, that so it might be alone,
that men might neither sell nor
buy in it.

37 TTpon this they came together
to build up the city, foiusmuch as
part of the wall toward the brook
on th(; east sid(^ was fallen down,
and they re])aired that which was
called Caphenatha.

38 Simon also " set ui> Adida in
Sephela. and made it strong with
gates and bars.

39 N()\y Tryphon went about to
get the kingdom of Asia, and to kill
Antio(;hus tlie king, tliat ho might
set the crown upon his own head.

40 Howbeit he was afraid tiiat
Jonathan would not suH'cr him,
and that he would figlit ngainst
him ; wliereforc he sought a way
how to take Jonathan, that h(!
might kill him. So he removed,
and came to '"Hethsan.

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* Or,

Jonathan taken hy treachery.

I. MACCABEES, 13.

Simon succeedeth Mm.

41 Then Jonathan went out to
meet him with forty thousand men
chosen for the battle, and came to
' Bethsan.

42 Now when Tryphon saw that
Jonathan came with so great a
foi'ce, he durst not stretch his hand
against him ;

43 But received him honourably,
and commended him unto all his
friends, and gave him gifts, and
commanded his men of war to be
as obedient unto him, as to him-
self.

44 Unto Jonathan also he said,
Why hast thou put all this people
to so great trouble, seeing there is
no war betwixt us 1

45 Therefore send them now
home again, and choose a few men
to wait on thee, and come thou
with me to Ptolemais, for I will
give it thee, and the rest of the
strong holds and forces, and all
that have any charge : as for me,
I will return and depart : for this
is the cause of my coming.

46 8o Jonathan believing him
did as he bade him, and sent away
his host, who went into the land
of Judea.

47 And with himself he retained
but three thousand men, of whoni
he '^ sent two thousand into Gali-
lee, and one thousand went with
him.

48 Now as soon as Jonathan en-
tered into Ptolemais, they of Ptole-
mais shut the gates, and took him,
and all them that came with him
they slew with the sword.

49 Then sent Tryphon an host of
footmen and horsemen into Gali-
lee, and into the great plain, to
destroy all Jonathan's company.

50 But when they knew that
Jonathan and they that were with
him were taken and slain, they
encouraged one another, and
went close together, prepared to
fight.

51 They therefore that followed
upon them, perceiving that they
were ready to fight for their lives,
turned back again.

52 Whereupon they all came into
the land of Judea peaceably, and
there they bewailed Jonathan, and
them that were with him, and they
were sore afraid ; wherefore all
Israel made great lamentation.

53 Then all the heathen that
were rt)und about them sought to
destroy them : for said they, They
have no captain, nor any to
help them : now therefore let us
make war upon them, and take
away their memorial from among

CHAPTER 13.

8 Simon is made captain in his brother Jona-
than's room. 19 Tryphon getteth tiro of
Jonathan's sons into his hands, and slayeth
their father. 27 The tomb of Jonathan. 36
Hinion is favoured by Demetrius, 40 and
winneth Gaza, and the to'wer at Jerusalem.

NOW when )Simon heard that
Tryphon had gathered to-
gether a great host to invade the
land of Judea, and destroy it,

2 And saw that the people was
in great trembling and fear, he
went up to Jerusalem, and ga-
thered the people together,

3 And gave them exhortation,
saying. Ye yourselves know what
gi'eat things I, and my brethren,
and my father's house, have done
for the laws and the sanctuary, the
battles also and troubles which we
have seen,

4 By reason whereof all my bre-
thren are slain for Israel's sake,
and I am left alone.

5 Now therefore be it far from
me, that I should spare mine own
life in any time of trouble : for I
am no better than my brethren.

6 Doubtless I will avenge my
nation, and the sanctuary, and our
wives, and our children : for all the
heathen are gathered to destroy us
of very malice.

7 Now as soon as the people
heard these words, their spirit
revived.

8 And they answered with a loud
voice, saying. Thou shalt be our
leader instead of Judas and Jona-
than thy brother.

9 Fight thou our battles, and
whatsoever thou commandest us,
that will we do.

10 So then he gathered together
all the men of wai-, and made haste
to finish the walls of Jerusalem,
and he fortified it round about.

1 1 Also he sent Jonathan the son
of Absalom, and with him a great
^ power, to Joppe : who casting out
them that were therein remained
there in it.

12 So Tryphon removed from
Ptolemais with a great ■'power to
invade the land of Judea, and
Jonathan was with him in ward.

13 P>ut Simon jjitched his tents
at •'' Adida, over against the plain.

14 Now when Tryphon knew
that Simon was risen up instead
of his brother Jonathan, and meant
to join battle with him, he sent
messengers unto him, saying,

15 Whereas we have Jonathan
thy brother in hold, it is for money
that he is owing unto the king's
treasure, concerning the business
that was committed unto him.

3 host,

* host

5 Hadid,

1027

Sepulchre of Jonathan.

I. MACCABEES, 13.

Peace with Demetrius.

IG Wherefore now send an hun-
dred talents of silver, and two of
his sons for hostages, that when
he is at liberty he may not revolt
from us, and we will let him go.

17 Hereupon Simon, albeit he
perceived that they spake deceit-
fully unto him, yet sent he the
money and the children, lest per-
adventure he should procure to
himself great hatred of the people:

18 Who might have said, Be-
cause I sent him not the money and
the children, therefore is Jonathan
dead.

19 So he sent them the children
and the hundred talents : howbeit
Tryphim dissembled, neither would
he let Jonathan go.

20 And after this came Tryphon
to invade the land, and destroy it,
going round about by the way
that leadeth unto Adora : but Si-
mon and his host marched against
him in every place, wheresoever he
went.

21 Now they that were in the
^ tower sent messengers, unto Try-
phon, to the end that he should
hasten his coming unto them by the
wilderness, and send theto victuals.

22 Wherefore Tryphon made
ready all his horsemen to come that
night : but there fell a very great
snow, by reason whereof he came
not. So he departed, and came into
the country of Galaad.

23 And when he came near to
Bascama, he slew Jonathan, who
was buried there.

24 Afterward Tryphon returned
and went into his own land.

25 Then sent Simon, and took
the bones of Jonathan his brother,
and buried them in Modin, the city
of his fathers.

26 And all Israel made great
lamentation for him, and bewailed
him many days.

27 Simon also built a monument
upon the sepulchre of his father
and his brethren, and raised it aloft
to the .sight, with hewn stone be-
hind and before.

28 Moreover ho set up seven
pyramids, one against another, for
his father, and his mother, and his
four brethren.

29 And in these he made cun-
ning devices, about the which lie
set great pillars, and upon the
^iillars he made all their armour
tor a p(»rpetual memory, and l>y
the armour ships carved, that they
might be seen of all that sail on the

30 This is the sepuhjhre which
he mad<! at Modin, and it standeth
yet unto tliis day.

31 Now Tryphon dealt deceit-
fully with the young king Antio-
chus, and slew him.

32 And he reigned in his stead,
and crowned himself king of Asia,
and brought a great calamity upon
the land.

33 Then Simon built up the
strong holds in Judea, and fenced
them about with high towers, and
great walls, and gates, and bars,
and laid up victuals therein.

34 Moreover Simon chose men,
and sent to king Demetrius, to the
end he should give the land an
immunity, because all that Try-
phon did was to spoil.

35 Unto whom king Demetrius
answered and wrote after this
manner :

36 King Demetrius unto Simon
the high priest, and friend of kings,
as also unto the elders and nation
of the Jews, sendeth greeting :

37 The golden crown, and the
scarlet robe, which ye sent unto
us, we have received : and we are
ready to make a stedfast peace with
you, yea, and to write unto our
officers, to confirm the immunities
which we have granted.

38 Andwhatsoever covenants we
have made with you shall stand ;
and the strong holds, which ye
have builded, shall be your own.

39 As for any oversight or fault
committed unto this day, we for-
give it, and the crown tax also,
which ye owe us : and if there were
any other tribute paid in Jerusalem,
it shall no more be paid.

40 And look who are meet among
you to be in our court, let them be
enrolled, and let there be peace
betwixt us.

41 Thus the yoke of the heathen
was taken away from Israel in the
hundred and seventieth year.

42 Then the people of Israel be-
gan to writ(! in their instruments
and contracts. In tlie first year of
Simon the high priest, the governor
and leader of the Jews.

43 In those days Simon camped
against " Cla/.a, and besieged it
round about; he made also an en-
gine of war, and set it by the city,
and battered a certain tower, and
took it.

44 And they that were in the
engiiu^ leaj)ed into the city ; where-
ui)on there was a great uproar in
the city.

45 Insomuch as the people of the
city rent theii' cJotlK's, and climbed
upon the walls with their wives
and childi'en, and cried with a

*0r,

- * (liiziira.

1028

Citadel at Jerusalem taken.

I. MACCABEES, 14.

Simon's 2y>'osperous rule.

loud voice, beseeching Simon to
grant them peace.

4:6 And they said, Deal not with
us according to our wickedness,
but according to thy mercy.

47 So Simon was appeased to-
ward them, and fought no more
against them, but put them out of
the city, and cleansed the houses
wherein the idols were, and so en-
tered into it with songs and thanks-
giving.

48 Yea, he put all uncleanness
out of it, and placed such men
there as would keep the law, and
made it stronger than it was be-
fore, and built therein a dwelling
place for himself.

49 They also of the ' tower in
Jerusalem were kept so "strait.

that they could neither come forth,
nor go into the country, nor buy,
nor sell : wherefore they were in
great distress for want of victuals,
and a great number of them pe-
rished through famine.

50 Then cried they to Simon,
beseeching him to be at one with
them : which thing he granted
them ; and when he had put them
out from thence, he cleansed the
^ tower from pollutions :

5 1 And entered into it the three
and twentieth day of the second
month, in the hunth'ed seventy and
first year, witli thanksgiving, and
branches of palm trees, and with
harps, and cymbals, and with viols,
and hymns, and songs : because
there was destroyed a great enemy
out of Israel.

52 He ordained also that that
day should be kept every year
with gladness. Moreover the hill
of the temple that was by the
' tower he made stronger than it
was, and there he dwelt himself
with his company.

53 And when Simon saw that
John his son was a valiant man,
he made him captain of all the
hosts ; and he dwelt in Gazara.

CHAPTER 14.

3 Demetrius in ta^eii hi/ fhelcinq of Perfiia.
4 The goorl dceilx <:f 'Sitiuni lo'lii'^ coKntrif.
IS Tlie lMce(lei,io)ii<(ii.'< ,ni<I /,;,„:<ni.s t'-i'-
nt'ir (heir /edf/ue iiit/i liiia. 'iCi A inemarinl
of hin acin is set up in /Siou.

NOW in the hundred threescore
and twelfth year king Deme-
trius gathered his forces together,
and went into Media, to got him
lielp to fight against Ti-yphon.

2 But when Arsaces, the king of
Persia and Media, heard tliat 1 )eme-
trius was entered witliin his bor-
ders, he serit one of his princes to
take him alive :

3 Who went and smote the host
of Demeti'ius, and took him, and
Ijrought him to Arsaces, by whom
he was put in ward.

4 As tor the land of Judea, that
was quiet all the days of Simf»n ;
for he sought the good of his nation
in such wise, as that evermore his
authority and honour pleased them
well.

5 And as he was honourable in
all his acts, so in this, that he took
Joppe for an haven, and made an
entrance ■' to the isles of the sea,

6 And enlarged the bounds of
his nation, and recovered the coun-
try,

7 And gathered together a gi-eat
number of captives, and had the
dominion of Gazara, and Bethsura,
and the ^ tower, out of the which
he took all uncleanness, neither
was there any that resisted him.

8 Then did they till their ground
in peace, and the eartli gave her-
increase, and the trees of the field
their fruit.

9 The '' ancient men sat all in
the streets, _ communing together
of good things, and the young
men put on glorious and warlike
apparel.

10 He provided victuals for the
cities, and set in them all manner
of munition, so that his honourable
name was i-enowned unto the end
of the world.

1 1 He made_ peace in the land,
and Israel rejoiced with great joy :

12 For every man sat under his
vine and his fig tree, and there
was none to ^ fray them :

13 Neither was there any left in
the land to fight against them : yea,
the kings themselves were over-
thrown in those days.

14 Moreover he strengthened all
those of his people that were
brought low : the law he searched
out; and every contemner of the law
and wicked person he took away.

15 He beautified the sanctuary,
and multiplied the vessels of the
temple.

16 Now when it was heard at"
Rome, and as far as Sparta, that
Jonathan was dead, they - were
very sorry.

1 7 But as soon as they heard
that his brother Simon was made
high priest in his stead, and ruled
the country, and the cities
therein :

18 They wrote unto him ''in
tables of brass, to renew the frienTT
ship and league whicli they had

^ * for the
ships

■4 citadel,

*0r.

Sold

6 make

them

afraid:

on tahlets

1029

Leagues reneived toith

I. MACCABEES, 14.

Romans and Macedonians.

made with Judas and Jonathan
his brethren :

1 9 Which writings were read be-
fore the congregation at Jei'usalem.

20 And this is the copy of the let-
ters that the Lacedemonians sent ;
The rulers of the Lacedemonians,
with the city, unto Simon the high
priest, and the elders, and priests,
and residue of the people of the
Jews, our brethren, send greeting :

21 The ambassadors that were
sent unto our people certified us
of your glory and nonour : where-
fore we were glad of their coming,

22 And did register the things
that they spake in the ^ council of
the people in this manner ; JN ume-
nius son of Antiochus, and Anti-
pater so??, of Jason, the Jews' ambas-
sadors, came unto us to renew the
friendship they had with us.

23 And it pleased the people to
entertain the men honourably, and
to put the copy of their ambassage
in publick records, to the end the
people of the Lacedemonians might
have a memorial thereof : further-
more we have writteii a copy
hereof unto Simon the high priest.

24 After this Simon sent Nume-
nius to Rome with a great shield
of gold of a thousand pound weight,
to confirm the league with them.

25 Whereof when the people
heard, they said, What thanks shall
we give to Simon and his sons ?

26 For he and his brethren and
the house of his father have esta-
blished Israel, and chased away in
fight their enemies from them, and
confirmed their liberty.

27 So then they wrote it "^ m
tables of brass, which they set
upon pillars in mount Sion : and
this is the copy of the writing ;
The eighteenth day of tJie month
Elul, in the hundred threescore
and twelfth year, being the third
year of Simon the high priest,

2(S ''At Siiramel in the great con-
gregation of the pi'iests, ixnd peo-
l)le, and rulers of the nation, and
elders of th(! country, were these
•things notified unto us.

29 Forasmuch as oftentim(»s
tliere.liave been wars in the coun-
try, wh(!r(nn for the maintenance
of their sanctuary, and the law,
Simon tlie son of Mattathias, of
the posterity of ^ Jarib, together
with his brethren, put themselves
in jeopardy, and resisting the
enemies of their nation did their
nation great honour :

30 (For after that Jonathan,
having gathered his nation to-

* Or,

gether, and been their liigh priest,
was added to his people,

31 Their enemies purposed to
invade their country, that they
might destroy it, and lay hands on
the sanctuary :

32 At which time Sirnon rose
up, and fought for his nation, and
spent much of his own substance,
and armed the valiant men of his
nation, and gave them wages,

33 And fortified the cities of
Judea, together with Bethsura,
that lieth upon the borders of Ju-
dea, whei'e the armour of the en-
emies had been before ; but he set
a garrison of Jews there :

34 Moreover he fortified Joppe,
which lieth upon the sea, and
Gazara, that bordereth upon
^ Azotus. where the enemies had
dwelt before : but he placed Jews
there, and furnished them with all
things convenient for the repara-
tion thereof.)

35 The people therefore, seeing
the acts of Simon, and unto what
glory he thought to bring his na-
tion, made hinr their governor and
chief priest, because he had done
all these things, and for the justice
and faith which he kept to his na-
tion, and for that he sought by all
means to exalt his people.

3G For in his time things pros-
pered in his hands, so that the
heathen were taken out of their
country, and they also that were
in the city of David in Jerusalem,
who had made themselves a " tower.
out of which they issued, and pol-
luted all about the sanctuary, and
did much hurt in the holy place :

37 ikit he placed Jews therein,
and fortified it for the safety of the
country and the city, and raised
up the walls of Jerusalem.

38 King Demetrius also con-
firmed him in the high priesthood
according to those things,

39 And made him one of his
friends, and honoured him with
great honour.

40 For he had heard say, that
the Romans had called tlu^ Jews
their friends and conf(Mlerates and
brethren ; and that they had en-
tei'tained thc^ ambassadors of Si-
mon honourably;

4 1 Also that the Jews and priests
were well ])leased that Simon
should l)e their go\'('rnor and high
priest for ever, until thei'(! should
arise a faithful i)rophet ;

42 Moreover that he should be
their captain, and should take
chai'ge of the sanctuary, to set th(>m
over their works, and over the conn-
try, and over the armour, and over

1030

Letters from Rome

I. MACCABEES, 15.

favouring the Jews.

the fortresses, that, I say, he should
take charge of the sanctuary ;

43 Beside this, that he should
be obeyed of every man, and that
all the writings in the country
should be made in his name, and
that he should be clothed in pur-
ple, and wear gold :

44 Also that it should be lawful
for none of the people or priests to
break any of these things, or to
gainsay his words, or to gather an
assembly in the country without
him, or to be clothed in purple, or
wear a buckle of gold :

45 And whosoever should do
otherwise, or break any of these
things, he should be punished.

46 Thus it liked all the people to
deal with 8imon, and to do as hath
been said.

47 Then Simon accepted hereof,
and was well pleased to be high
priest, and captain and governor
of the Jews and priests, and to de-
fend them all.

48 So they commanded that this
writing sliould be put ^ in tables of
brass, and that they should be set
up within the compass of the
sanctuary in a conspicuous place ;

49 Also that the copies thereof
should be laid up in the treasury,
to the end that Simon and his sons
might have them.

CHAPTER 15.

,uah

4 Antiochiis cleMreth leat'e to jhikk fli
Judea, and granteth gredt /khihii/w f<i Si-
mnn and the Jews. Ifi T/ie L'iuiikhk inite
to divers kings ami iKifioti^ In f,i rnur tlie,
JeiL's. 27 Antiochiis qmi m/l.-tli iriili. Si-
mon, 38 and sendelk some to uniioy Judea.

MOREOVER Antiqchus son of
Demetrius the king sent let-
ters from the '^ isles of the sea unto
Simon the priest and prince of the
Jews, and to all the people ;

2 The contents whereof were
these: King Antiochus to Simon
the high priest and prince of his
nation, and to the people of the
Jews, greeting :

3 Forasmuch as certain pestilent
men have usurped the kingdom of
our fathers, and my purpose is to
challenge it again, that I may re-
store it to the old estate, and to that
end liave gathered a multitude of
foreign soldiers together, and pre-
pared ships of war ;

4 My meaning also being to go
through the country, that I may
be avenged of them that have de-
stroyed it, and made many cities
in the kingdom desolate :

5 Now therefore I confirm unto
thee all the oblations which the
kings before me granted thee, and

whatsoever gifts besides they
granted.

6 I give thee leave also to coin
money for thy country with thine
own stamp.

7 And as concerning Jerusalem
and the sanctuary, let them be
free ; and all the armour that thou
hast made, and fortresses that thou
hast built, and keepest in thine
hands, let them remain unto thee.

8 And if any thing be, or shall
be, owing to the king, let it be for-
given thee from this time forth for
evermore.

9 Furthermore, when we have
obtained our kingdom, we will
honour thee, and thy nation, and
thy temple, with great honour, so
that your honour shall be known
throughout the world.

10 In the hundred threescore
and fourteenth year went Antio-
chus into the land of his fathers :
at which time all the forces came
together unto him, so that few were
left with Tryphon.

11 Wherefore being loursued by
king Antiochus, he fled unto '^Dora.
which lieth by the sea side :

1 2 For he saw that troubles came
upon him all at once, and that his
forces had forsaken him.

13 Then camped Antiochus
against ^ Dora, having with him
an hundred and twenty thousand
men of war, and eight thousand
horsemen.

14 And when he had compassed
the city round about, and joined
ships close to the town on the sea
side, he vexed the city by land and
by sea, neither suffered he anj^ to
go out or in.

1 5 In the mean season came Nu-
menius and his company from
Rome, having letters to the kings
and countries ; wherein were writ-
ten these things :

16 Lucius, consul of the Romans
unto king Ptolemee, greeting :

17 The Jews' ambassadors, our
frieiids and confederates, came
unto us to renew the old fiiend-
ship and league, being sent from
Simon the high priest, and from
the people of the Jews :

18 And they brought a shield of
gold of a thousand •* pound.

1 9 We thought it good therefore
to write unto the kings and coun-
tries, that they should do them no
harm, nor fight against them, their
cities, or countries, nor yet aid
their enemies against them.

20 It seemed also good to us to
receive the shield of them.

21 If therefore there be any pes-
tilent fellows, that have fled from

3 Dor,

^ pound
weight.

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Antlochns quarrelletli

I. ]\rAC(:ABEES, 16.

ivith Simon.

1 Delos,

2 Myndos,

° Rhodes,

4 Dor

s engines
war,

'' oitiidel

their country unto you, deliver
them unto 8imon tlie high priest,
tliat he may punish them accord-
ing to their own law.

22 The same things wrote he
likewise unto Demetrius the king,
and Attains, to Ariarathes, and
Arsaces,

23 And to all the countries, and
to Sampsames, and the Lacedemo-
nians, and to ^ I )elus. and ^Myndus.
and 8icyon, and Caria, and (Samos,
and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and
Halicarnassus, and ^Khodus, and
Fhaselis, and Cos, and SuTe, and
Aradus, and Gortyna, and Cnidus,
and Cyprus, and Cyrene.

24 And the copy hereof they
wrote to Simon the high priest.

25 So Antiochus the king camped
against "^Dora the second day, as-
saulting it contiimally, and making
•'engines, by which means he shut
up 1 ryplion, that he could neither
go out nor in.

26 At tliat time Simon sent him
two thousand chosen men to aid
him ; silver also, and gold, and
much armour.

27 Nevertheless he would not re-
ceive them, liut brake all the cove-
nants which he had made with him
afore, and became strange unto
him.

2(S Furthermore lie sent unto
him Athenobius, one of his friends,
to commune with him, and say,
Ye witlihold Joppe and Gazara,
with the ^ tow^er that is in Jerusa-
lem, which are cities of my i-ealm.

29 The borders thereof ye have
wasted, and done great hurt in the
land, and got the dominion of many
places within my kingdom.

30 Now therefore deliver tlu"
cities which ye have taken, and
the tributes of tlie places, whereof
ye have gotten dominion without
the borders of Judea :

31 Or else give me for them five
hundred talents of silver ; and for
the harm that ye have done, and
the tribut(is (jf the cities, other five
hundred talents : if not, we will
coiue and fight against you.

32 So Athenobius the king's
friend came to Jerusalem : and
wlien h(^ saw the glf)r.y of Simon,
and the (Mipboai'd of gold and silver
plate, and his grcsjit attendance, he
was astonishc^d, and told him th(>
king's m(!ssage.

33 Then answered Simon, and
said unto him. We have neither
taken other men's land, nor lioldeTi
th;it which Jippei-taincth to others,
but the inheritance of our fathej-s,
which our enemies had wrongfully
in possession a certain time.

34 Wherefore we, having oppor-
tunity, hold the inheritance of our
fathers.

35 And whereas thou demandest
Joppe and Gazara, albeit tliey did
great harm untjj the people in our
country, yet will we give an Inm-
dred talents for them. Hereunto
Athenobius answered him not a
word ;

36 But returned in a rage to the
king, and made report unto him of
these speeches, and of the glory of
Simon, and of all that he had seen :
whereupon the king was exceeding
wroth.

37 In the mean time fled Try-
phon by ship unto Orthosias.

38 Then the king made Cende-
beus captain of the sea coast, and
gave him an host of footmen and
horsemen,

39 And commanded him to re-
move his host toward Judea : also
he commanded him to build up
'^Cedron, and to fortify the gates,
ami to war fxgainst the people ; but
as for the king hi/nself, he pui'sued
Tryphon.

40 SoCendebeuscame to Jamnia,
and began to provoke the people,
and to invade Judea, and to take
the people prisoners, and slay
them.

41 And when he had built up
"Cedrom he set horsemen there,
and an host of footmen, to the end
that issuing out they might make
outroads upon the ways of Judea,
as the king had commanded him.

CHAPTER 16.

3 Jiulas and John prerail afiainxi theforceft
Si'itthi/ A niiocli.ux. 1 1 The ctipttihi af Jericho

hii il.'th SiiiKin (iixl firo of his .sy.»'v ////,. his
,;isll,\ ,11, il fl,,i;' tr,;ichi-r,iusl,i iii„ i;l,'i;th
lh,-ii,. l'.» ,l,,hn is .i,ii(ghl f„r, 'A' ,(ii,l i.scj,-
I'/h, (1)1,/ killeth thonethit't sought for liiin.

ri^HKN came up John from Ga-
JL zara, and told Simon his father
what ('endebeus had (hme.

2 Wherefoi'e Simon called his
two (Odest sons, Judas and John,
and said unto them, I, and my
brethren, and my father's house,
have ever from our youth unto this
day fought against the enemies
of Israel ; and things have pros-
pered so well in our hands, that
we have delivered Israel often-
times.

3 r.ut now I am old, and ye, by
6'or/'.s mercy, are of a suthcient age :
1)(.' ye instead of me ajid my l^i-otlier.
and go and fight for our nation,
and the hel)) frf)m heaxcn be with
you.

4 So he chose out of the country

*0r,

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Simon and his sons

I. MACCABEES, IG.

.s/am by treacliprif.

twenty thousand men of war witli
hoi-semen, wlio went out against
Cendebeus, and rested that nigiit
at Modin.

5 And when as they I'ose in the
morning, and went into the plain,
behold, a mighty great host both
of footmen and horsemen came
against them : howbeit there was
a water brook betwixt them.

G So he and his people ^ pitched
over against them: and when lie
saw that the people were afraid to
go over the water brook, he went
first over himself, and then the
men seeing him passed through
after him.

7 That done, he divided his men,
and set the horsemen in the midst
of the footmen : for the enemies'
horsemen were very many.

S Then sounded they with tlie
holy trumpets : whereupon Cende-
beus and his host wei'e put to
tligh.t, so that many of them were
slain, and the remnant gat them
to the strong hold.

9 At that time was Judas John's
brother wounded ; but John still
followed after them, until he came
to '"' Cedron. which CemleOeus had
built.

10 So they fled even unto the
towers in the fields of " Azotus :
wherefore he burned it with tire :
so that there were slain of them
about two thousand men. After-
wai-d he returned into the land of
Juilea in peace.

1 1 Aloreover in the plain of Jeri-
cho was ■'Ptolemeus the son of
Abubus made captani, and he had
abundance of silver and gold :

12 For he was the high priest's
son in law.

13 Wherefoi-e his heart being
lifted up, he thought to get the
country to himself, and thereupon
consulted deceitfully against Simon
and. his sons to destroy them.

14 Now Simon was visiting the
cities that were in the country, and
taking care for the good oixlering

* Or,

of them ; at which time lie came
down himself to Jericho with his
sons, Mattathias and Judas, in the
huncU'ed threescoi-e and seven-
teenth year, in the eleventh
month, called '' Sabat :

15 Where the so7i of Abubus re-
ceiving them deceitfully into a
little "hold, called "^ Docus. which
he had WUt , made them a great
banquet : howbeit he had hid men
there.

16 So when Simon and his sons
had drunk largely, Ptolemee and
his mtui rose up, and took theii'
weapons, and came upon Simon
into the banqueting place, and
slew liim, and his two sons, and
certain of his servants.

17 In which doing he committed
a great treachery, and recom-
pensed evil for good.

18 Then Ptolemee wrote these
things, and sent to the king, that
he should send him an host to aid
him, and he would deliver him the
country and cities.

19 He sent others also to Gazai'a
to kill Jolm : and unto the ti'ibunes
he sent letters to come unto him.
that he might give them silver,
and gold, and rewards.

20 And others he sent to take
Jerusalem, and the mountain of
the temple.

21 Now one had run afore to Ga-
zara, and told John that his fa-
ther and brethren were slain, and,
(juoth he, Ftoleviee hath sent to slay
thee also.

22 Hereof when he lieard, lie was
sore ast(mished : so he laid hands
on them that were come to destroy
him, and slew them ; for he knew
that they sought to make him
awaJ^

23 As concerning the rest of the
acts of John, and his wars, and
worthy deeds which he did, and
the building of the walls which he
made, and his doings,

24 P)ehold, these are written in
the chronicles of his priesthood,
from the time he was made high
priest after his father.

'•> Sebat :

*» fortress,
7Dok,

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The Jews delivered

11. MACCABEES, 1.

by Antiochns' death.

THE SECOND BOOK OF THE

MACCABEES

CHAPTER 1.

1 A lefter of the Jews from Jerusalem to them
of JSgypi, to thank God for the death of
Antiochuts. 19 Of the fire that uhis hid in
th e pit. ii4 Th e prayer of Neemiats.

rnHE brethren, the Jews that be
X at Jerusalem and in the land
of Judea, wish unto the brethren,
the Jews that are throughout
Egypt, health and peace :

2 God be gracious unto you, and
remember his covenant that he
made with Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, his faithful servants ;

3 And give you all an heart to
serve him, and to do his will, with
a good courage and a willing mind ;

4 And open your hearts in his
law and commandments, and send
you peace,

5 And hear your prayers, and be
at one with yovi, and never forsake
you in time of trouble.

6 And now we be here praying
for you.

7 What time as Demetrius
reigned, in the hundred thi^eescore
and ninth year, we the Jews wrote
unto you in the extremity of trou-
ble that came upon us in those
years, from the time that Jason
and his company I'evolted from the
holy land and kingdom,

8 And burned the porch, and
shed innocent blood : then we
prayed unto the Lord, and were
heard ; we offered also sacrifices
and fine Hour, and liglited the
lamps, and set forth the ^ loaves.

9 And now see that ye keep the
feast of tabernacles in the month
'-(';i,sleu.

lU In tlu! huiuh'ed fourscore and
eighth year, the people that were
at Jerusal(!m and in -ludea, and
th(! coun(;il, and Judas, sent gi'cet-
ing and healtli unto Aristobulus,
king •' Ptolemens' master, who was
of tlie stock of the anointed priests,
and to the Jews that were in
Egypt :

11 Insomuc^h as CJod hath de-
livered us from great perils, w(>
thank him highly, ;is having l)een
in battle ;igaiiist a king.

\'l For he cast them out that
fought witliin the holy city.

10 For when the leader was
come into Persia, and the army

* That is, Antiochu.s.

with him that seemed invincible,
they were slain in the temple of
Nanea by the deceit of Nanea's
priests.

14 For Antiochus, as though he
would marry her, came into the
place, and his friends that were
with him, to receive money in
name of a dowry.

15 Which when the priests of
Nanea had set forth, and he was
entered with a small company into
the compass of the temple, they
shut the temple as soon as Antio-
chus was come in :

IG And opening ^ a ]:>rivy door of
the roof, they threw "stones like

thunderbolts, and struck down the

^captain, hewed them in pieces,
smote off their heads, and cast
them to those that were without.

17 Blessed be our God in all
things, who hath delivered up the
ungodly.

1 8 Therefore whereas we are now
purposed to keep the purification
of the temple upon the five and
twentieth day of themo)it.k '^Casleu,
we thought it necessary to certify
you thereof, that ye also might
keep it, as the feast of the taber-
nacles, and of the fire, which was
given us when ^ Neemias offered sa-
crifice, after that he had builded
the temple and the altar.

1 9 For when our fathf^rs were led
into Persia, the priests that were
then devout took the fire of the
altar privily, and hid it in an hol-
low jilace of a pit without watei-,
where they kept it sure, so that tlie
place was unknown to all men.

20 Now after many years, when
it pleased God, Neemias, being sent
from the king of J'ei-sia, did send of
the posterity of those ])riests that
had hid it to the lii'e : but when
tlu-y tokl us they found no fire, but
thick water;

21 Then commanded he them to
draw it up, arul to bring it; and
when the saci'ificcs were laid on,
Neemias connnaiidcd the i)iM(>sts to
sprinkle tlie wood and llie things
laid thereupon with the water.

22 When this done, and the
time came that tlu^ sun shone,
which afore was hid in the cloud,

So throufj/ivut this book.

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The hidden fire.

II. MACCABEES, 2.

Jeremiah hid the ark.

there was a great fire kindled, so
that every man marvelled.

23 And the priests made a prayer
whilst the sacrifice was consuming,
/ say, both the priests, and all the
rest, Jonathan beginning, and the
rest answering thereunto, as Ne-
emias did.

24 And the prayer was after this
manner; O Lord, Lord God, Creator
of all things, who art fearful and
strong, and righteous and merciful,
and the only and gracious King,

25 The only giver of all things,
the only just, almighty, and ever-
lasting, thou that deliverest Israel
from all trouble, and didst choose
the fathers, and sanctify them :

26 Receive the sacrifice for thy
whole people Israel, and preserve
thine own portion, and sanctify it.

27 ^Gather those together that

are scattered from us, deliver them
that serve among the heathen, look
upon them that are despised and
abhorred, and let the heatnen know
that thou art our God.

28 Punish them that oppress us,
and with pride do us wrong. _

29 Plant thy people again in thy
holy place, as Moses hath spoken.

30 And the priests sung psalms
of thanksgiving.

31 Now when the sacrifice was
consumed, Neemias commanded
the water that was left to be poured
on the great stones.

32 When this was done, there
was kindled a flame : but it was
consumed by the light that shined
from the altar.

33 So when this matter was
known, it was told the king of
Persia, that in the place, where the
priests that were led away had hid
the fire, there appeared water, and
that Neemias had purified the sa-
crifices therewith.

34 Then the king, inclosing the
place, made it holy, after he had
tried the matter.

35 And the king took many gifts,
and bestowed thereof on those
whom he would gratify.

36 And Neemias called this thing
' Naphthar. which is as much as to
say, a cleansing : but many men
call it ^ Nephi.

CHAPTER 2.

WJiat Jeremj/ the prop/iet did. 5 ITbic Iw
hid the, tahernacle, the ark, and the altar.
l.S What Neemiax and Judas icrate. 20
What JaKoii trrott- in pre lioaA's : 25 ami
how thane were abridged hi/ the author of
til in hooh.

■* * Jeremiah

manded them that were carried
away to take of the fire, as it hath
been signified :

2 And how that the prophet,
having given them the law, charged
them not to forget the command-
ments of the Lord, and that they
should not err in their minds, when
they see images of silver and gold,
with their ornaments.

3 And with other such speeches
exhorted he them, that the law
should not depart from their
hearts.

4 It was also contained in the
same writing, that the prophet, be-
ing warned of God, commanded
the tabernacle and the ark to go
with him, as he went forth into the
mountain, where Moses climbed up,
and saw the heritage of God.

5 And when Jeremy came thither,
he found an hollow cave, wherem
he laid the tabernacle, and the ark,
and the altar of incense, and so
^ stopped the door.

6 And some of those that fol-
lowed him came to mark the way,
but they could not find it.

7 Which when J eremy perceived,
he blamed them, saying. As for that
place, it shall be unknown until the
time that God gather his people
again together, and receive them
unto mercy.

8 Then shall the Lord shew them
these things, and the glory of the
Lord shall appear, and the cloud
also, as it was shewed under Moses,
and as when Solomon ^ desired that
the place might be ' honourably
sanctified.

9 It was also declared, that he
being wise offered the sacrifice of
dedication, and of the finishing of
the temple.

10 And as when Moses prayed
unto the Lord, the fire came down
from heaven, and consumed the
sacrifices : even so prayed Solomon
also, and the fire came down from
heaven, and consumed the burnt
offerings.

1 1 And Moses said, Because the
sin offering was not to be eaten, it
was consumed.

1 2 So Solomon kept those eight
days.

13 The same things also were re-
ported in the writings and " com-
mentaries of Neemias ; and how he
founding a library gathered to;
aether the acts of the kings, aiu

T is also found in the records,
that •* Jeremy the prophet com-

Ho throughout this book.

the proi)hets, and of David, and
tlie (M)istles of the kings concern-
ing the holy gifts.

14 In like manner also Judas ga-
thered together all those '' thin us

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5 closed up

6 besought
' fully

L'hronicles

wiitiiiirs

Jason^s loritings abridged.

II. MACCxVBEES, 3.

Onias the high priest.

that were lost by reason of the war
we had, and they remain with us.

15 Wherefore if ye have need
thereof, send some to fetch them
unto you.

16 Whereas we then are about to
celebrate the purification, we have
wi'itten unto you, and ye shall do
well, if ye keep the same days.

1 7 We hope also, tliat the God,
that delivered all his pef)ple, and
gave them all an heritage, and the
kingdom, and the priesthood, and
the sanctuary,

18 As he promised in the law,
will shortly have mercy upon \is,
and gather vis together out of every
land under heaven into the holy
place : for he hath delivered us out
of great troubles, and hath purified
the place.

19 Now as concerning Judas
Maccabeus, and his brethren, and
the purification of the great temple,
and the dedication of the altar,

20 And the wars against Anti-
ochus Epiphanes, and Eupator his
son,

21 And the manifest signs that
came from heaven unt(j those that
behaved themselves manfully to
their honour for Judaism : so that,
being but a few, they overcame the
whole country, and chased barba-
rous multitudes,

22 And recovei'ed again the tem-
ple renowned all the world over,
and freed the city, and upheld the
laws which ' were going down, the
Lord being gracious unto them with
all favour :

23 All these ihinf/x, I say, being
declared b.y Jason of Cyrene in five
books, we will assay to abridge in
one volume.

24 For considering the '•^infinite
number, and the difiiculty which
they find that desire to look into
the narrations of the story, for the
variety of tlie matter,

25 We hay{; been careful, that
tliey that will rciad may have d(>-
light, and that they that are desi-
rous to •'coimiiit to memory might
have eas(!, and tliat all into whose
hands it conu's might have profit.

2() Th(!ref()re to us, that htxve
tak<Mi upon us this painful labour
of abridging, it was not easy, but
a matter of sw(Vit and w;i,tching ;

27 l*A'en as it is no easi^ unto him
that preparcth a ban(]U('t,and secik-
eth tiK^ betielit of others : yet for
the ' [)le;i.suring of many we will
undertake gladly this gi-eat pains ;

28 f.eavijig to the author th(!
exact handling of every particular,
and labouring to follow the rules of
an abridgement.

29 For as the master builder of
a new house nmst care for the whole
building ; but he that undertaketh
to set it out, and paint it, must
seek out fit things for the adorning
thereof : even so I think it is with
us.

30 To stand upon every point,
and go over things at large, and
to be curious in particulars, be-
longeth to the first author or the
story :

31 But to use brevity, and avoid
much labouring of the work, is to
be granted to him that will 'make
an abridgement.

32 Here then will we begin the
" story : only adding thus much to
that which hath been said, that it
is a foolish thing to make a long-
prologue, and to be short in the
-^^Qt'.v itself.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Of the. honcnir done to the temple hy the
lilngn of the, Gmilile.'i. 4 Simon uiiereth
iihdf fri'iixii/WK (ire ill Hie temple. 1 IIi-Uo-
ilornx ix xeiif to take thinn iiirai/. 24 He it
utriiih-eu of God, and healed at the prayer
of Onian.

NOW when the holy city was
inhabited with all peace, and
the laws were kept very well, be-
cause of the godliness of Onias the
high priest, and his hatred of
wickedness,

2 It came to pass that even the
kings themselves did honour the
place, and magnify the temple with
their best gifts ;

3 Insomuch that Seleucus king
of Asia of his own revenues bare
all the costs belonging to the ser-
vice of the sacrifices.

4 But one Simon of the tribe of
Benjamin, who was made governor
of the temple, fell out with the high
priest about disoi-der in the city.

5 And when he could not over-
come Onias, he gat him to Apol-
hmiu.s the son of '* Thraseas, who
then was governor of ^(ielT)syria
and l^henice.

G And told him tliat the ti'easui'y
in Jerusalem was full of '"infinite
sums of money, so that tlie nudti-
tud(^ of theii' riches, which did not
l)ertain to the nccotint of the saxrri-
fices, was innuni('i'al)I(>, and that it
was possible to Ijring all into the
king's hand.

7 Now when ApoUonius came t()
tlic king, and had sh(>w(>d him of
tlKMUoiicy wiicreof hr^ was told, the
king chose out Heliodoriis his t I'ea-
surer, and sent him with a com-
mandment to l)ring him theforesaid
mone.y.

* So throughout this book.

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Ileliodorus selziny treasure

II. MACCABEES, 3.

is smitten by a msion.

8 So forthwith Heliodorus took
his journey, under a colour of visit-
ing the cities of Celosyria and Phe-
nice, but indeed to fultil the king's
purpose.

9 And when he was come to Je-
rusalem, and had been courteously
received of the high priest of the
city, he told him what intelligence
was given of the money, and de-
clared wherefore he came, and asked
if these things were so indeed.

10 Then the high priest told him
that there was such money laid up
for the relief of widows and father-
less children :

1 1 And that some of it belonged
to Hircanus son of ^ Tobias, a man
of great dignity, and not as that
wicked Simon had misinformed :
the sum whereof in all was four
hundred talents of silver, and two
hundred of gold :

12 And that it was altogether
impossible that such wrongs should
be done unto them, that had com-
mitted it to the holiness of the
place, and to the majesty and
inviolable sanctity of the temple,
honoured over all the world.

13 But Heliodorus, because of
the king's commandment given
him, said. Tliat in any wise it
must be brought into the king's
treasury.

14 So at the day which he ap-
pointed he entered in to order this
matter : wherefore there was no
small " agony throughout the whole
city.

15 But the priests, prostrating
themselves before the altar in
their i)riests' vestments, called
unto heaven upon him that made
a law concerning things given to
be kept, that they should safely be
preserved for such as had com-
mitted them to be kept.

16 Then whoso had looked the
high priest in the face, it would
have wounded his heart : for his
countenance and the changing of
his colour declared the '^hiward
agony of his mind.

17 For the man was so compassed
with fear and horror of the body,
that it was manifest to them that
looked upon him, what sorrow he
had now in his heart.

18 Others ran flocking out of
their houses ^ to the general sup-
plication, because the i^lace was
like to come into contemi)t.

19 And the women, girt with
sackcloth under their breasts,
abounded in the streets, .-ind the
virgins that were kept in ran,
some to the gates, and some to the

walls, and others looked out of the
windows.

20 And all, holding their hands
toward heaven, made supplication.

21 Then it would have pitied a
man to see the falling down of the
multitude of all sorts, and the fear
of the high priest, being in such
•* an agony.

22 They then called upon the
Almighty Lord to keep the things
committed of trust safe and sure
for those that had committed them.

23 Nevertheless Heliodorus exe-
cuted that which was decreed.

24 Now as he was there present
himself with his guard about the
treasury, the Lord of spirits, and
the Prince of all power, caused a
great apparition, so that all that
presumed to come in with him were
astonished at the power of God,
and fainted, and were sore afraid.

25 For there appeared unto them
an horse with a terrible rider upon
him, and adorned with a very fair
covering, and he ran fiercely, and
smote at Heliodorus with his fore-
feet, and it seemed that he that
sat upon the horse had complete
° harness of gold.

26 Moreover two other young
men appeared before him, notable
in strength, excellent in beauty,
and comely in apparel, who stood
by him on either side, and scourged
him continuallj^ and gave him
many sore stripes.

27 And Heliodorus fell suddenly
unto the ground, and was com-
Ijassed with great darkness : but
they that were with him took
him up, and put him into a litter.

28 Thus him, that lately came
with a great train and with all
his guard into the said treasury,
they carried out, being unable to
help himself with his weapons :
and manifestly they acknowledged
the power of God :

29 For he by the hand of God
was cast down, and lay speechless
without all hope of life.

30 But they praised the Lord,
that had miraculously honoured
his own place : for the temple,
which a little afore was full of fvnv
and trouble, when the Almighty
Lord appeared, was filled with joy
and gladness.

31 Then straightways certain of
Heliodorus' friends praj'ed Onias,
that he would call upon the most
High to grant him his life, who
lay ready to give up the ghost.

32 So the high priest, suspect-
ing lest the king should miscon-
ceive that some treacliery had
been done to Heliodorus by the

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The high priest intercedeth.

II. MACCABEES, I,

Heathen CKstoms brought in.

Jews, offered a sacrifice for the
health of the man.

33 Now as the high priest was
making an atonement, the same
young men in the same clothing
appeared and stood beside Helio-
dorus, saying, Give Oriias the high
priest great thanks, insomuch as
for his sake the Lord hath granted
thee life :

34 And seeing that thou hast
been scourged from heaven, declare
unto all men the mighty power of
God. And when they had spoken
these woi'ds, they appeared no
more.

35 So Heliodorus, after he had
offered sacrifice unto the Lord,
and made great vows unto him
that had saved his life, and saluted
Onias, returned with his host to
the king.

36 Then testified he to all men
the works of the great God, which
he had seen with his eyes.

37 And when the king asked
Heliodorus, who might be a fit
man to be sent yet once again to
Jerusalem, he said,

38 If thou hast any enemy or
traitor, send him thither, and thou
shalt receive him well scourged, if
he escape with his life : for in that
place, no doubt, there is an especial
power of God.

39 For he that dwelleth in
heaven hath his eye on that place,
and defendeth it ; and he beateth
and destroyeth them that come to
hurt it.

40 And the things concerning
Heliodorus, and the keeping of the
treasury, fell out on this sort.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Simon ffhivilerelh Otihis:. 1 .hmoii, 7/i/ oor-
ruptimi ///«■ kiiKi. ,,ht,iiii,th th,' (ilfice 'of the
high jiriist. -.'t M.ihI.ihs q,ll,'l'l, the'Kaine
from , his,, II till III, lik,' ,;,rriipli,,ii. ;U An-
drotiiciis Iniilin-i'iisl II III iirih rrlli Ollidx.
36 7'/ii' k-iii<i hiiiKj iiif.irii,,',! Ill, r,-of, viiiix-
eth Aiul/-onicii..s (u be put to ,l,,ilk. ';«) The
wickedness of Lysimachus, by the, inntiga-
tion of Menelaus.

THIS Simon now, of whom we
spake afore, having been a be-
wrayer of the money, and of his
country, slandered Onias, as if he
had terrified Heliodorus, and been
the worker of these evils.

2 Thus was he bold to call him a
traitoi', that had deserved well of
the city, and ^ tendered his own
nation, and was so zealous of the
laws.

3 But when their hatred went so
far, that b.v one of Simon's faction
murders were conunitted,

4 Onias seeing the danger of this
contention, and that Apollonius, as

being the governor of Celosyria and
Pheriice, did rage, and increase Si-
mon's malice,

5 He went to the king, not to be
an accuser of his countrymen, but
seeking the good of all,- both pub-
lick and private :

6 For he saw that it was impos-
sible that the state should continue
quiet, and Simon leave his folly,
unless the king did look thereunto.

7 But after the death of Seleu-
cus, when Antiochus, called Epipha-
nes, took the kingdom, Jason the
brother of Onias laboured under-
hand to be high priest,

8 Promising unto the king by in-
tercession three hundred and three-
score talents of _ silver, ancl of
another revenue eighty talents :

_ 9 Beside this, he promised to as-
sign an hundred and fiftjMiiore, if
he might have licence to set him
up a place for exei-cise, and for the
training up of youth in the fa-
shions of the heathen, and to '^ write
therii of Jerusalem by the name of
Antiochians.

10 Which when the king had
granted, and he had gotten into
his hand the rule, he forthwith
^bnouglrt his own nation to the
Greekish fashion.

11 And the royal privileges
granted of special favour to the
Jews by the means of John the
father of Eupolemus, who went
ambassador to Rome for * amity
and aid, he took away ; and put-
ting down the governments which
were according to the law, he
brought up new customs against
the law :

12 For he built gladly °a place
of exercise under the " tower itself,
and brought the chief young men
under his subjection, and made
them wear "^ a hat.

13 Now such was the height of
Greek fashions, and increase of
heathenish manners, through the
exceeding i)rofaneness of Jason,
that ungodly wretch, and no high
priest ;

14 That the priests had no cou-
rage to serve any more at the altar,
l)ut des]3ising the tem])le, and m>g-
lecting the sacrifices, iKistencd to
be partakers of ^tlie uiil;i,\vful ;il

ot exei'cise.

le place

"attcr tlie game of Discus called
them forth ;

1 5 Not setting by the honoui-s of
their fathers, but liking the gk)i\v
of tlie '''Grecians best of all.

IG F)y reason whereof soi-e cala-
mity caine upon tlicm: foi- they
had them to be their enemies and
38

Jason and Meuelaus.

II. MACCABEES, 4.

Onias is murdered.

1 * Tyre,

2 vile

3 galleys.
■* * Ptolemy

5 * Joppa,

6 * Phceni-
cia.

)ffii'o ;

avengers, Avhose custom they fol-
lowed so earnestly, and unto whom
they desired to be like in all
things.

1 7 For it is not a light thing to
do wickedly against the laws of
God : but the time following shall
declare these things.

18 Xow when the game that was
used every fifth year was kept at
^ Tyrus, the king being present,

1 'J This " ungracious Jason sent
special messengers from Jerusalem,
who were Antiochians, to carry
three hundred drachms of silver
to the sacrifice of Hercules, which
even the bearers thereof thought
fit not to bestow upon the sacrifice,
because it was not convenient, but
to be reserved for other charges.

20 This money then, in regard
of the sender, was appointed to
Hercules' sacrifice ; but because of
the bearers thereof, it \vas em-
ployed to the making of " gallies.

21 Now when Apollonius tlie .so??
of Menestheus was sent into Egypt
for the coronation of king "* FtoJe-
meun Philometor. Antiochus, under-
standing him not to be well affected
to his affairs, provided for his own
safety : whereupon he came to
'^ Jopijc, and from thence to Jeru-
salem :

22 Where he w^as honourably re-
ceived of Jason, and of the city,
and was brought in with torch
light, and with great shoutings :
and so afterward went with his
host unto '' Phenice.

23 Three years afterward Jason
sent Menelaus, the aforesaid Si-
mon's brother, to bear the money
unto the king, and to put him in
mind of certain necessary matters.

2-4 But he being brought to the
presence of the king, when he ha,d
magnified him for the glorious
appearance of his power, got the
priesthood to himself, offering
more than Jason by three hundred
talents of silver.

25 So he came with the king's
mandate, bringing nothing worthy
the high priesthood, but having
the fury of a cruel tyrant, and the
rage of a savage beast.

26 Then Jason, who had under-
mined his own brother, being un-
dermined by another, was com-
l)elled to flee into the country of
the Ammonites.

27 So ^lenelaus got the ^princi-
pality: but as for the money that

ruler of the castle

he had promised unto the king, he
took no good order for it, albeit

Sostratus the

required it :

28 For unto him appertained the
gathering of the customs. Where-
fore they were both called before
the king.

29 Now J\lenelaus left his brother
Lysimachus in his stead in the
priesthood ; and Sostratus left
Crates, who was governor of the
Cyprians.

30 While those things were in
doing, they of Tarsus and Mallos
made insurrection, because they
were given to the king's concu-
bine, called Antiochis.

31 Then came the king in all
haste to appease matters, leaving
Andronicus, a man in authority,
for his deputy.

32 Now Menelaus, supposing
that he had gotten a convenient
time, stole certain vessels of gold
out of the temple, and gave some
of them to Andronicus, and some
he sold into Tyrus and the cities
round about.

33 Which when Onias knew of a
surety, he reproved him, and with-
drew himself into a sanctuary at
Daphne, that lieth by '^Antiochia.

* So throughout (his book.

34 Wherefore Menelaus, taking
Andronicus apart, prayed him to
get Onias into his hands ; who
being persuaded thereunto, and
coming to Onias in deceit, gave
him his right hand with oaths;
and though he were suspected by
him, yet persuaded he him to come
forth of the sanctuary: whom
forthwith he ^°shut up without
regard of justice.

35 For the which cause not only
the Jews, but many also of other
nations, took great indignation,
and were much grieved for the
unjust murder of the man.

36 And when the king was come
again from the places about Cilicia,
the Jews that were in the city, and
certain of the Greeks that abhorred
the fact also, complained because
Onias was slain without cause.

37 Therefore Antiochus was
heartily sorry, and moved to pity,
and wept, because of the sober and
modest behaviour of him that was
dead.

38 And beingkindled with anger,
forthwith he took away Andronicus
his purple, and rent ott'his clothes,
and leading him through the whole
city unto that very place, wliere
he had connnitted impiety against
Onias, there slew he the cursed
murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded

* So throu'ihoiit thin book.
t Of,

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Sacrileye of Lysimaclius.

II. MACCABEES, 5.

The end ofitidted Jason.

him his punishment, as he hud de-
served.

39 Now when many sacrileges
had been committed in the city by
Lysimachus with the consent of
Menelaus, and the ^ bruit thereof
was spread abroad, the multitude
gathered themselves together
against Lysimachus, many vessels
of gold being already carried
away.

40 Whereupon the common peo-
ple rising, and being filled with
rage, Lysimachus armed about
three thousand men, and began
first to offer violence ; one Aura-
nus being the leader, a man far
gone in years, and no less in
folly.

41 They then seeing the attempt
of Lysimachus, someof them caught
stones, some clubs, others taking
handfuls of dust, that was next at
hand, cast them all together upon
Lysimachus, and those that set
upon them.

42 Thus many of them they
wounded, and some the.y struck to
the ground, and all of them they
forced to flee : but as for the
- churchrobber himself, him they
kilk^d beside the treasury.

43 Of these matters therefore
there was an accusation laid against
Menelaus.

44 Now when the king came to
Tyrus, three men that were sent
from the ^ senate pleaded the cause
before him :

45 But Menelaus, being now con-
victed, promised Ptolemee the son
of Dorymenes to give him much
money, if he would pacify the king
toward him.

46 Whereupon Ptolemee taking
the king aside into a certain gal-
lery, as it were to take the aii",
brought him to be of another mind :

47 Lisomuch that he discharged
Menelaus from the accusations, whf)
notwithstanding was cause of all
the mischief : and those poor men,
who, if they had told their cause,
yea, before the Scythians, should
have been judged innocent, them
he condemned to death.

4iS llius they that followed the
matter for the city, and for the
peoi>le, and for the; holy vessels,
did soon suffer unjust punishment.

49 Wlierefon-even tliey of Tyrus.
moved with hati'ed of that wicked
deed, caused tliem to be honour-
al)ly buried.

50 Aufl so through the covetous-
ness of th(!m that were of powei-
Menelaus r(!mained still in autlior-
ity, increasing in jnalice, and being
a great traitor to the citizens.

CHAPTER 5.

2 Of the siffns and tokerm men in Jerumtem.
0 (Jf the end and loic/cedneufi of Janon.
11 The pursuit of Antiochus agaiuKt the
Jeivs. 15 7'he spoiling of the temple. 27
3Iacoahmi8 fieeth into the wilderne>i8.

ABOUT the same time Antiochus
prepared his second voyage
into Egypt :

2 And then it happened, that
through all the city, for the space
almost of forty days, there were
seen horsemen running in the air,
in cloth of gold, and armed with
lances, like a band of soldiers,

3 And troops of horsemen in
array, encountering and running
one against another, with shaking
of shields, and multitude of * pikes,
and drawing of swords, and casting
of darts, and glittering of golden
ornaments, and ^harness of all soi'ts.

4 Wherefore every man prayed
that that apparition might turn to
good.

5 Now when there was gone
forth a false rumour, as though
Antiochus had been dead, Jason
took at the least a thousand men,
and suddenly made an assault upon
the city ; and they that were upon
the walls being put back, and the
city at length taken, Menelaus fled
into the "castle :

6 But Jason slew his own citizens
without mercy, notconsideringthat
to ' get the day of them of his own
nation would be a most unhappy
day for him; but thinking they
had been his enemies, and not his
countrymen, whom he conquered.

7 Howbeit for all this he ob
tained not the ** principality.
at the last re_ceived slianie for
reward of his treason, and
again into the country of
Ammonites.

8 "In the end therefore h(

but
the
fled
the

had

an unhappy return, being accuser
before Aretas tne king of the Ai'a

accused
ng ot the Ai'a-
bians, fleeing from city to (;ity,
pursued of all men, hated as a for-
saker of the laws, and being had
in abomination as an open enemy
of his ccnxntry and countrymen, he
was cast out into Kgypt.

9 Thus he tliat h;ul di'iyen many
out of their country perished in a
strange land, retiring to thi' Lace-
(lenionians, and thinking flij'.re to
find succour by reason of his kin-
dred :

10 And he that liad cast out
many unburied had none to mourn
for hiin, nor any '"solemn funerals
at all, nor sepulchre wTFF
fathers.

Tis

*0r,

spears.

" citadel;

" win the
day over

office,

'J * At the
last there-
fore lie met
with a mis-
erable cud,

1" funeral

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Antiochus taketh Jerusalem.

II. MACCABEES, G.

The temple defiled.

2 thinkiup

1 1 Now when tliis that was done
came to the king's ear, he thought
that Judea had revolted: where-
vipon removing out of Egypt in a
furious mind, he took the city by
force of arms,

12 And commanded his men of
war not to spare such as they met,
and to slay such as went up upon
the houses.

13 Thus there was killing of
young and old, making away of
men, women, and children, slaying
of virgins and infants.

14: And there were destroyed
within the space of three whole
days fourscore thousand, whereof
forty thousand were slain in the
conflict ; and no fewer sold than
slain.

1 .5 Yet was he not content with
this, but presumed to go into the
most holy temple of all the world ;
Menelaus, that traitor to the laws,
and to his own country, being his
guide :

16 And taking the holy vessels
with polluted hands, and with pro-
fane hands pulling down the things
that were dedicated by other kings
to the augmentation and glory and
honour of the place, he gave them
away.

17 And so haughty was An-
tiochus in mind, that he considered
not that the Lord was angry for a
while for the sins of them that
dwelt in the city, and therefore his
eye was not upon the place.

18 For had they not been ^ for-
merly wrapped in many sins, this
man, as soon as he had come, had
forthwith been scourged, and put
back from his presumption, as He-
liodorus was, whom iSeleucus the
king sent to view the treasury.

19 Nevertheless God did not
choose the people for the place's
sake, but the place for the people's
sake.

20 And therefore the place it-
self, that was partaker with them
of the adversity that happened to
the nation, did afterward com-
municate in the benefits sent from
the Lord : and as it was forsaken
in the wrath of the Almighty, so
again, the great Lord being recon-
ciled, it was set up with all glory.

21 So when Antiochus had car-
ried out of the temple a thousand
and eight hundred talents, he de-
parted in till haste unto Antiochia,
" weening in his pride to make the
land navigable, and the sea pass-
able by foot : such was the haughti-
ness of his mind.

22 And he left governors to vex
the nation : at Jerusalem, Thilip,

"for his pountry a Phrygian, and
for manners more barbarous than
lie that set him there ;

23 And at ^ Garizim, Androni-
cus ; and besides, xMenelaus, who
worse than all the rest bare an
heavy hand o\ev the citizens, hav-
ing a malicious mind against hi.s
countrymen the Jews.

24 He sent also that detestable
ringleader Apollonius with an
army of two and twenty thousand,
commanding him to slay all those
that were ''in their best age, and
to sell the women and the younger
sort.

2-5 Who coming to Jerusalem,
and pretending peace, did forbear
till tlie holy day of the sabbath,
when taking the Jews keeping
holy day, he commanded his men
to arm themselves.

26 And so he slew all them that
were gone to the celebrating of
the sa))bath, and running through
the city with weapons slew great
multitudes.

27 But Judas Maccabeus with
nine others, or thereabout, with-
drew himself into the wilderness,
and lived in the mountains after
the manner of beasts, with his
company, who fed on herbs con-
tinually, lest they should be par-
takers of the pollution.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The Jewi^ are compelled to lenve the laio of
God. 4 The temple is dejiled. 8 Cruelty
upon the people and the women. 12 An ex-
horlationto hear affliction, by the example
of the valiant cotiraffe of £leasarus, cruelly
tortured,

NOT long after this the king
sent an old man of Athens to
compel the Jews to depart from
the laws of their fathers, and not
to live after the laws of God :

2 And to pollute also the temple
in Jerusalem, and to call it the
temple of Jupiter Olympius ; and
that in •* Garizim. of Jupiter the
Defender of strangers, ^ as they did
desire that dwelt in the place

3 by race

4 Gerizim,

' mischief
TEe

3 The coming in of this
was sore and grievous
people :

4 For the temple was filled with
riot and revelling by the Gentiles,
who dallied with harlots, and had
to do with women within the cir-
cuit of the holy places, and besides
that brought in things that were
not lawful.

5 The altar also was filled with
profane things, which the law for-
biddeth.

6 Neither was it lawful for a
man to keep sabbath days or an-

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Persecution of the Jews.

II. MACCABEES, 6.

Eleazai

1 betrayed

2 scrupled to
defend

3 Lest, wlien
our sins are
come to
their heifjht,
■* on

noble

cient feasts, or to profess himself
at all to be a Jew.

7 And in the day of the king's
birth every month they were
bi-ought by bitter constraint to
eat of the sacrifices ; and when the
feast of Bacchus was kept, the
Jews were compelled to go in pro-
cession to Bacchus, carrying ivy.

8 Moreover there went _ out a
decree to the neighbour cities of
the heathen, by the suggestion of
Ptolemee, against the Jews, that
they should observe the same fa-
shions, and be ijartakers of their
sacrifices :

9 And whoso would not conform
themselves to the manners of the
Gentiles should be put to death.
Then might a man have seen the
present misery.

10 For there were two women
b)'ought, who had circumcised their
children ; whom when they had
openly led round about the city,
the babes hanging at their breasts,
they cast them down headlong
from the wall.

1 1 And others, that had run to-
gether into caves near by, to keep
the sabbath day secretly, being
' discovered to Philip, were all
burnt together, because they -made
a conscience to help themselves for
the honour of the most sacred day.

12 Now I beseech those that
read this book, that they be not
discouraged for these calamities,
but that they judge those punish-
ments not to be for destruction,
but for a chastening of our nation.

1 3 For it is a token of his great
goodness, when wicked doers are
not suffered any long time, but
forthwith punished.

1 4 F( )r not as with other nations,
whom the I-iord patiently forbear-
eth to punish, till they be come to
the fulness of their sins, so dealeth
he with us,

15 •' T-iest that, being come to the
heighrTjf sill, aftorwarfls he should
take vengeance ^_of us.

16 And therefore he never with-
draweth his mercy fi'om us : and
though he punish with adversity,
yet (loth he never forsake his peo-
ple.

1 7 But let this that we have spo-
ken be for a warning unto us.
Anrl nf)w will we couk; to the de-
claring of the matter in few words.

18 Eleazar, one oi the principal
scriljes, an aged man, and of a
" we11favf)ured countenance, was
constrained to open his mouth,
and to eat swint^'s flesh.

19 But he, choosing rather to

die gloriously, than to live stained
with such an abomination, spit it
forth, and came of his own accord
to the torment,

20 As it behoved them to come,
that are resolute to stand out
against such things, as are not
lawful "for love of life to be tasted.

21 But they that had the charge
of that wicked feast, for the old
acquaintance they had with the
man, taking him aside, besought
him to bring flesh of his own pro-
vision, such as was lawful for him
to use, and make as if he did eat of
the flesh taken from the sacrifice
commanded by the king ;

22 That in so doing he might be
delivered from death, and for the
old friendship with them find
favour.

23 But he began to consider dis-
creetly, and as became his age, and
the excellency of his ancient years,
and the honour of his gray head,
whereunto he was come, and his
" most honest education from a
child, or I'atlier the holy law made
and given by God : therefore he
answered accordingly, ** and willed
them straightways to send him to
* the grave.

24 For it becometh not our age,
said he, in any wise to dissemble,
whereby many young persons
might think that Eleazar, being
fourscore years old and ten, were
now gone to a strange religion ;

25 And so they through mine
hypocrisy, and desire to live a
little time and a moment longer,
should be deceived by me, and I
get a stain to mine old age, and
make it abominable.

26 For though for the present
time I should be delivered from
the punishment of men : yet
should 1 not escape the hand of the
Almighty, neither alive, nor dead.

27 Wherefore .no^v, manfully
° changing this life, I will shew
myself such an one as mine age
requii-eth,

28 And leave a notable exampl(>
to such as be young to die willingly
and courageously for th(> '"lioTioui-a-
ble and holy laws. And when he
had said tliesc^ words, immediately
he went to the torment :

29 They that led him changing
the good will they l)are him a lit-
tle before into hati'ed, because the
foresaid siieeches i)i-oceeded, as
they thought, f roin ' ' a__desperate
mind.

* Gr. Hades, that is, the abode of (h.
dead.

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Seven brethren martyrs

II. MACCABEES, 7.

loith their mother.

30 But when he was ' ready to
die with stripes, he groaned, and
said. It is manifest unto the Lord,
that hath the holy knowledge, that
whereas I might have been deli-
vered from death, I noiv endure
sore pains in body by being
beaten : but in soul am well con-
tent to suffer these things, because
I fear him.

31 And thus this man died, leav-
ing his death for an example of a
noole courage, and a memorial of
virtue, not only unto young men,
but unto all his nation.

CHAPTER 7.

TTie constaitcy and cruel death of seven hre-
ihren and their mother in one day, becauxe
they would not eat swine's Jlenh at the king's
commandment.

IT came to pass also, that seven
brethren with their mother were
taken, and compelled by the king
against the law to taste swine's
flesh, and were _ tormented with
scourges and whips.

2 But one of them that spake
first said thus, What wouldest thou
ask or learn of us 1 we are ready to
die, rather than to transgress the
laws of our fathers.

3 Then the king, being in a rage,
commanded pans and caldrons to
be made hot :

4 Which forthwith being heated,
he commanded to cut out the
tongue of him that spake first,
and " to cut off the utmost parts

of his body, the rest of his bre-
thren and his mother looking on.

5 Now when he was thus maimed
in all his members, he commanded
him being yet alive to be brought
to the fire, and to be fried in the
pan : and as the vapour of the pan
was ^for a good space dispersed,
they ^exhorted one another with
the mother to die manfully, saying
thus,

6 The Lord God looketh upon
us, and in truth ^ hath comfort in
us, as ]\Ioses in _ his song, which
witnessed to their faces, declared,
saying, And he shall be ** comforted
in his servants.

7 So when the first was dead
after this manner, they brought
the second to make him a mocking
stock : and when they had pulled
off the skin of his head with the
hair, they asked him. Wilt thou
eat, before thou be punished
throughout every member of thy
body?

8 But he answered in his own
language, and said, No. Where-

fore he also received the next
torment in order, as the former
did.

9 And when he was at the last
gasp, he said, "" Thou like a fury
takest us out of this present life,
but the King of the woi-ld shall
raise us up, who have died for his
laws, unto ** everlasting life.

10 After him was the third made
a mocking stock : and when he
was required, he put out his
tongue, and that right soon, hold-
ing forth his hands manfully,

11 And said courageously.
These I had from heaven ; and for
his " laws I despise them ; and from
him 1 hope to receive them again.

12 Insomuch that the king, and
they that were with him, mar-
velled at the young man's courage,
for that he nothing regarded the
pains.

1 3 Now when this man was dead
also, they tormented and mangled
the fourth in like manner.

14 So when he was ready to die
he said thus, It is good, being put
to death by men, to look for hope
from God to be raised up again by
him : as for thee, thou shalt have
no resurrection to life.

15 Afterward they brovight the
fifth also, and mangled him.

16 Then looked he unto the king,
and said, ^^ Thou hast power over
men, '^ thou art corruptible, thou
doest what thou wilt ; yet think
not that our nation is forsaken of
God ;

1 7 But abide a while, and behold
his great power, how he will tor-
ment thee and thy seed.

18 After him also they brought
the sixth, who being ready to die
said, Be not deceived without
cause: for we suffer these things
for _ ourselves, having sinned
against our God : therefore mar-
vellous things are done nnto «.s.

19 But think not thou, that
takest in hand to strive against
God, that thou shalt escape unpu-
nished.

20 But the mother was marvel-
lous above all, and worthy of ho-
nourable memory : for when she
saw her seven sons slain within
the space of one day, she bare
it with a good courage, because
of the hope that she had in the
Lord.

21 Yea, she exhorted every one
of them in her own language, filled
with '" courageous spii'its ; and stir-
ring up her womanish thoughts
with a manly '•'stomach, she said
unto them,

■ Thou,
miscreant,

^ eternal
renewal of

9 laws' sake

1" Because
thou hast
11 though
thou art

1'- a noble
temper ;
13 spirit,

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II. MACCABEES, 8.

Judas gathereth a host.

22 I cannot tell how ye came
into my womb ; for I neither gave
you breath nor life, neither was it
I that formed the members of
every one of you ;

23 But doubtless the Creator of
the world, who formed the ^ gene-
ration of man, and found out the

l)ou'inning of ail things, will also of
his own mercy give you l^reath and
life again, as ye now regard not
your own selves for his laws'
sake.

24 Now Antiochus, thinking
himself despised, and suspecting it
to be a reproachful speech, whilst
the youngest was yet alive, did not
only exhort him by words, but
also assured him ^vith oaths, that
he would make him both a rich
and a happy man, if he would turn
fi-om the laws of his fathers ; and
that also he would take him for
his friend, and trust him with
affairs.

25 But when the young man
would in no case hearken unto him,
the king called his mother, and
exhorted her that she would coun-
sel the young man to save his life.

26 And when he had exhorted
her with many words, she promised
him that she would counsel her
son.

27 But she ^bowing herself to-
ward him, laughing the cruel
tyrant to scorn, spake in ^ her
country language on this manner ;
O my son, have pity upon me that
bare thee nine months in my
womb, and gave thee suck three
years, and nourished thee, and
brought thee uj) unto tliis age, and
endured the troubles of education.

28 I beseech thee, my son, look
upon the heaven and the earth,
and all that is therein, and con-
sider that God made them of
things that were not ; and so was
mankind made likewise.

29 Fear not this tormentor, but,
^ being woi-thy of thy brethren,
tak(! thy death, that I may receive
thee again in mercy with thy
brethren.

30 Whiles she was yet speaking
these words, the young man said,
Whoin wait ye for? I will not obey
the king's commandment : but I
will obey the commandment of the
law that was given unto our fa-
thers by IMoses.

31 And thou, that hast been
the author of all mischief against
the Kebrews, shalt not escape the
hands of God.

32 For wc suffer because of our
sins :

33 And though the living Lord
be angry with us a little while for
our chastening and correction, yet
shall he be at one again with his
servants.

34 But thou, O godless man, and
of all other most wicked, be not
lifted up without a cause, nor
puflfed up with uncertain hopes,
lifting up thy hand against the ser-
vants of God :

35 For thou hast not yet escaped
the judgment of Almighty God,
who seeth all things.

36 For our brethren, who now
have suffered a short pain, are dead
under God's covenant of everlast-
ing life : but thou, through the
judgment of God, shalt receive
just punishment for thy pride.

37 But I, as my brethren, offer
up my body and life for the laws of
our fathers, beseeching God that he
would speedily be merciful unto
our nation ; and that thou by tor-
ments and plagues mayest confess,
that he alone is God ;

38 And that in me and my bre-
thren the wrath of the Almighty,
which is justly brought upon all
our nation, may cease.

39 Then the king, being in a
rage, handled him worse than all
the rest, and took it grievously
that he was mocked.

40 So this man died undefiled,
and put his whole trust in the
Lord.

41 Last of all after the sons the
mother died.

42 Let this be enough now to
have spoken concerning the idola-
trous feasts, and the extreme tor-
tures.

CHAPTER 8.

1 JtifUiK i,vifherc1}i an hdKf. 0 Nicannr in Kent
(Kjdhist /ihii : trho jii-ennviitli fa nxilcc mucli
iiKini'i/ of liiK jirinoiiei'i. 10 Jmhtfi encait-
rinicl'li hiH men, <ni<l jiutie.th A'lciinnr to
JUijI'l. 'J-^ mill iliriilctli tilt'. Npoih. 30 Other
iiii ml, v ,/;■, ,i!sn ii, fciiUil . 35 and Nicanor

Jlnth irilh ilriif lo Jnlioch.

rpHEN Judas ]\Iaccabeus, and
J- they that were with him, went
privily into the towns, and called
their kinsfolks together, and took
unto them all such as continued in
tlie Jews' I'eligion, and assembled
about six thousand men.

2 And tliey called upon the Lord,
that he would look upon the jx-uph^
tliat was trodden down of all ; and
also pity tlie temjile profaned of
ungodly men ;

3 And that lie Avould have com-
passion upon the city, sore defaced,
nnd ready to be made ev(ni with
the grfjund ; and hear the bl(X)d
that cried unto liini.

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II. MACCABEES, 8.

is defeated.

4 And remember the wicked
slaughter of harmless infants, and
the blasphemies committed against
his name ; and that he would shew
his hatred against the wicked.

5 Now when Maccabeus had his
company about him, he could not
be withstood by the heathen : for
the wrath of the Lord was turned
into mercy.

6 Therefore he came at una-
wares, and burnt up towns and
cities, and got into his hands the
most ^ commodious places, and over-
came and put to liight no small
number of his enemies.

7 But specially took he advan-
tage of the night for such " privy
attempts, insomuch that the '^ bruit
of his ** liTanliness was spread every
where.

8 So when Philip_ saw that this
man '' increased by little and little,
and that things prospered with him
still more and more, he wrote unto
Ptolemeus, the governor of Celo-
syria and Phenice, to yield more
aid to the king's affairs.

9 Then forthwith choosing Nica-
nor the son of Patroclus, one of his
special friends, he sent him with
no fewer than twenty thousand of
all nations under him, to root
out the whole generation of the
Jews; and with him he joined
also Gorgias a captain, who in
matters of war had great experi-
ence,

10 So Nicanor undertook to
make so much money ''of the cap-
tive Jews, as should defray the
tribute of two thousand talents,
which the king was to pay to the
Romans.

1 1 Wherefore immediately he
sent to the cities upon the sea
coast, proclaiming a sale of the
captive Jews, and promising that
they should have fourscore and ten
bodies for one talent, not expect-
ing the vengeance that was to
follow upon him from the Al-
mighty Glod.

12 Now when word was brought
unto Judas of Nicanor's coming,
and he had_ imparted unto those
that were with him that the army
was at hand,

13 They that were fearful, and
distrusted the justice of God, 11(^1,
and conveyed themselves away.

14 Others sold all that they had
left, and vvitlial besought the Lord
to deliver '' them, being sold by the
wicked Nicanor before they met
together :

15 And if not for their own sakes,
yet for the covenants he had made

with their fathers, and for his holy
and glorious name's sake, by which
they were called.

16 So Maccabeus called his men
together unto the number of six
thousand, and exhorted them not
to be stricken with terror of the
enemy, nor to fear the great mul-
titude of the heathen, who came
wrongfully against them ; but to
fight manfully,

1 7 And to set before their ej'es
the injury that they had unjustly
done to the holy place, and the
cruel handling of the city, whereof
they made a mockery, and also
the taking away of the govern-
ment of their forefathers :

18 For they, said he, trust in
their weapons and boldness ; but
our conficfence is in the Almighty
God, who at a beck can cast down
both them that come against us,
and also all the world.

19 Moreover he recounted unto
them what helps their forefathers
had found, and how they were de-
livered, when under Sennacherib
an hundred fourscore and five thou-
sand perished.

20 And he told f:hem of the bat-
tle that they had in Babylon with
the Galatians, hpw they came but
eight thousand in all to the busi-
ness, with four thousand Macedo-
nians, and that the Macedonians
being perplexed, the eight thou-
sand destroyed an hundred and
twenty thousand because of the
help that they had from heaven,
and so received a great booty.

21 Thus when he had made them
bold with these words, and ready
to die for the laws and the country,
he divided his army into four
parts ; . . .

22 And joined with himself his
own brethren, leaders of each band,
to wit, Simon, and Joseph, and Jona-
than, giving each one fifteen hun-
dred men.

23 Also he ap%)ointed ^ Eleazar to
read the holy book : and when he

had gi\en them this watchworcT
The help of (iod ; himself leading

the first band, he joined battle
with Nicanor.

24 And by the help of the Al-
mighty they slew above nine thou-
sand of their enemies, and wounded
and maimed the most part of Ni-
canor's host, and so j)ut all to
flight ;

25 And took " their money that
came to buy them, and pursued
them fai- : but lacking time they
returned :

2G For it was the day before the

s Eleazar.
And when
he had read
the holy
hook, and
had niven
them this
watehword.
The help of
(Tod, himself
leadiuir

9 the money
of those that
had come

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II. MACCABEES, 9.

Ayitiochus smitten.

sabbath, and therefore they would
no longer pursue them.

27 So when they had gathered
' their armour together, and spoiled

their enemies, they occupied them-
selves about the sabbath, yielding
exceeding praise and thanks to the
Lord, who had preserved them unto
that day, which was the beginning
of mercy distilling upon them.

28 And after the sabbath, when
they had given part of the spoils
to the maimed, and the widows,
and orphans, the residue they di-
vided among themselves and their
servants.

29 When this was done, and they
had made a common supplication,
they besought the merciful Lord to
be reconciled with his servants for
ever.

30 Moreover of those that were
with Timotheus and Bacchides,
who fought against them, they
slew above twenty thousand, and
very easily got high and strong
holds, and divided among them-
selves many sjjoils more, and made
the maimed, orphans, widows, yea,
and the aged also, equal in spoils
with themselves.

31 And when they had gathered
their armour together, they laid
them up all carefully in '•^convenient
places, and the remnant of the
spoils they brought to Jerusalem.

32 They slew also Philarches,
that wicked person, who was with
Timotheus, and had annoyed the
Jews many ways.

33 Furthermore at such time as
they kept the feast for the victory
in their counti-y they burnt Callis-
thenes, that had set fire upon the
holy gates, who had fled into a
little house ; and so he received a
reward meet for his wickedness.

34 As for that •' most ungracious
Nicanor, who had brought a tliou-
sand merchants tf) buy the Jews,

35 He was through the help of
the Lord brought down by them,
(jf whom he made least account ;
and putting off his glorious ap-
parel, and •* discharging his (;om-
pany, he came like a fugitive
'servant through the; midland unto
Antiocli, having very great dis-
honoui', for that his host was de-
stroyed.

36 Thus he, that took upon him
to make good to the Romans theii-
tribute by means of the captives
in Jerusalem, told ahi'oad, that tlu^
Jews had (!od io fight foi- them,
and therefore tliey could not \n'
liurt, because they followed the
laws that he gave them.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Antioohus is chased from PefsepoHs. 5 Ife
is stricken with a sore disease, i4 (md
prorniseth to become a Jew. 28 He dieth
m/scriibh/.

ABOLTT that time came Antio-
chus with dishonour out of
the country of Persia.

2 For he had entered the city
called Persepolis, and went about
to rob the temple, and to hold
the city ; whereupon the multitude
running to defend themselves with
their weapons put them to flight ;
and so it happened, that Antiochus
being put to flight of the inhabi-
tants returned with shame.

3 Now when he came to ^ Ecba-

tane, news was brought him what
had happened unto Nicanor and
Timotheus.

4 Then swelling with anger, he
thought to avenge upon the Jews
the disgrace done unto him by
those that made him flee. Thei-e-
fore commanded he his chariotman
to drive without ceasing, and to
dispatch the journey, the judgment
of God now following him. For he
had spoken proudly in this sort.
That he would come to Jerusalem,
and make it a common burying-
place of the Jews.

5 But the Lord Almighty, the
God of Israel, smote him with an
incurable and invisible plague : for
as soon as he had spoken these
words, a pain of the Dowels that
was remediless came upon him,
and sore torments of the inner
parts ;

6 And that most justly : for he
had tormented other men's bowels
with many and strange torments.

7 Howbeit he nothing at all
ceased from his '' bragging, but
still was filled with pride, l)reath-
ing out fire in his rage against the
Jews, and commanding to haste
the journey : but it came to pass
that he fell down from his chariot,
"^ cari'icd violently ; so that having
a s()r(^ fall, all the members of his
body were "much ])ained.

8 And thus lu; that a little afore
thought he might command the
waves of the sea, (so proud was he
beytmd the condition of man) and
weigh the high mountains in a
Ixilance, was now cast on the
ground, and cari-ied in an horse-
litter, shewing foi-th unto all the
manifest powei- of (Jod.

!) S(» that the woi-ms rose up out
of the body of this wicked man, and
whiles he lived in sorrow and i)ain,
his flesh fell away, ajid tlu^liithiness
of his smell was '"noisome to all his
army.

'^ Ecbataiia,

' rude
insolence,

^3 as it ruslicd
alonj;;

'•• greatly
wrenched.

'" loatlisoine

His miserable end.

II. MACCABEES, 10.

Hie temple cleansed.

10 And the man, thcat thought a
little afore he could reach to the
stars of heaven, no man could en-
dure to carry for his intolerable
' stink.

1 1 Here therefore, being plagued,
he began to leave off his great pride,
and to come to the knowledge of
himself by the scourge of God, his
pain increasing every moment.

12 And when he himself could
not abide his own smell, he said
these words. It is meet to be subject
unto God, and that a man that is
mortal shoulcl not proudly think
of himself, as if he were God.

13 This ^wicked person vowed
also unto the Lord, who now no
more would have mercy upon him,
saying thus,

14 That the holy city (to the
which he was going in haste, to lay
it even with the gi'ound, and to
make it a common buryingplace,)
he would •' set at liberty :

15 And as touching the Jews,
whom he had .judged not worthy so
much as to be buried, but to be cast
out with their children to be de-
voured of the fowls and wild beasts,
he would make them all equals to
the citizens of Athens :

16 And the holy temple, which
before he had spoiled, he would
garnish with goodly gifts, and re-
store all the holy vessels with many
more, and out of his own revenue
defray the charges belonging to the
sacrifices :

17 Yea, and that also he would
become a Jew himself, and go
through all the world that was in-
habited, and declare the power of
God.

18 But for all this his pains
would not cease : for the just judg-
ment of God wfis come upon him :
therefore despairing of his health,
he wrote unto the Jews the letter
underwritten, ^containing the form
of a supplication, after thismanner :

19 Antiochus,king andgovernor,
to the good Jews his citizens wish-
eth much joy, health, and jjrosper-
ity :

20 If ye and your children fare
well, and your affairs be to your
contentment, I give very great
thanks to God, having my hope in
heaven.

21 As for me, I was weak, or
else I would have remembered
kindly your honour and good will.
Returning out of Persia, and being
taken with a grievous disease, I
thought it necessary to care for the
common safety of all :

22 Not distrusting mine health.

but having great hope to escape
this sickness.

23 But considering that even my
father, at what time he led an army
into the high countries, aijpointed
a successor,

24 To the end that, if any thing
fell out contrary to expectation, or
if any tidings were brought that
were grievous, they of the land,
knowing to whom the state was
left, might not be troubled :

25 Again, considering how that
the princes that are borderers and
neignbours unto my kingdom wait
for opportunities, and expect what
shall be the event, I have appointed
my son Antiochus king, whom I
often committed and commended
unto many of you, when I went up
into the ^ high provinces ; to whom
I have written as followeth :

26 Thei'efore I pray and request
you to remember the benefits that
I have done unto you generally,
and in special, and that every man
will be still faithful to me and my
son.

27 For I am persuaded that he
understanding my mind will fa-
voui^ably and graciously yield to
your desires.

28 Thus the murderer and blas-
phemer having suffered most griev-
ously, as he " entreated other men,
so died he a miserable death in a
strange country in the mountains.

29 And Philip, '^ that was brought
vip with him, carried away his body,
who also fearing the son of Antio-
chus went into Egypt to Ptolemeus
Philometor.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Judas recovereth the city, and purifieth
the temple. 14 Gorgias vea-eth the jeus.
16 Jttdd.s iviinwih their hoJdn. 20 Tliiw-
iUi'UK (ind Ilia men itre diufdiiijited. 85
Giisdrii i.s taken, and Ti?n<itheiin >i/<iin.

NOW Maccabeus and his com-
pany, the Lord guiding them,
recovered the temple and the city :

2 But the altars which the
heathen had built in the open
street, and also the chapels, they
pulled down.

3 And havingcleansed the temple
they made another altar, and strik-
ing stones they took fire out of
them, and offered a saciifice after
two years, and set forth incense,
and lights, and shewbread.

4 When that was done, they fell
flat down, and besought the Lord
that they might come no more into
such troubles; but if they sinned
any more agayist him, that he
himself would chasten them with
mercy, and that they might not

5 upper

^ dealt with

^ his foster
brother,

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II. MACCABEES, 10,

Victories of Judas.

be delivered unto the blasphemous
and barbarous nations.

5 Now upon the same day that
the strangers profaned the temple,
on the very same day it was cleansed
again, even the five and twentieth
day of the same month, which is
^ Casleu.

6 And they kept eight days with
gladness, as in the feast of the
tabernacles, remembering that not
long afore they had held the feast
of the tabernacles, when as they
wandered in the mountains and
dens like beasts.

7 Therefore they bare branches,
and fair boughs, and palms also,
and sang ])salms vnito him that
had given them good success in
cleansing his place.

8 They ordained also by a com-
mon statute and decree, That every
year those days should be kept of
the whole nation of the Jews.

9 And this was the end of Anti-
ochus, called Epiphanes.

10 Now will we declare the acts
of Antiochus Eupator, who was the
son of this wicked man, gathering
briefly the calamities of the wars.

11 "So when he was come to the
crown, he set one Lysias over the
affaii's of his realm, and ajrpointed
him. chief governor of Celosyria and
Phenice.

1 2 For Ptolemeus, that was called
Macron, choosing rather to do jus-
tice unto the Jews for the wrong
that had been done unto them,
endeavoured to continue peace
with them.

13 Whereupon being accused of
flie kiiiii'i^ friends before Eupatoi',
and calletl traitor at every word,
because he had left Cyprus, that
Phihmietor had committed unto
him, and departed to Antiochus
Epiphanes, anfl seeing that he was
in no honourable plac(>, ho was so
discouraged, that lie poisoned him-
self and died.

14 But wheji fJorgias was go-
vernor of the '^ holds, he hired sol-
diers, and nourished war ccmtiini-
ally with th(' Jews :

15 And thennvithal the Idunuv
ans, having gotten into their hands
the most * coiiiinodioiis liolds, kept

the .T(^ws Dcciinii'd. uiid receiving
those that wcne (janished from
•Jerusalem, they went aliout to
" nourish w;i,r.

IT) Then tTi(\v that were with
Maccabeus iiuule supplication, and
besought Ood thiit he would l)e
their helper ; and so they ran with
vi(»leiH'(^ upon th(> strong holds of
the Idumeans,

1 7 And assaulting them strongly,
they won the ^ hokis, and kept off
all that fought upon the wall, and
slew all that fell into their hands,
and killed no fewer than twenty
thousand.

18 And because certain, who
wei-e no less than nine thousand,
were fled together into two Aery
strong castles, having all manner
of things convenient to sustain the
siege,

1 9 Maccabeus left Simon and Jo-
seph, and Zaccheus also, and them
that were with him, who were
enough to besiege them, and de-
parted himself unto those places
which more needed his help.

20 Now they that were with Si-
mon, being led with covetousness,
were persuaded for money through
certain of those that were in the
castle, and took seventy thousand
drachms, and let some of them es-
cape.

21 But when it was told ^facca-
beus what was done, he called the
''governors of the people together,
anfl accused^ those men, that they
had sold their brethren for money,
and set their enemies free to fight
against them.

22 So he slew those that were
found traitors, and immediately
took the two castles.

23 And having good success with
his weapons in all things he took in
hand, he slew in the two ' holds
more than twenty thousand.

24 Now Timotheus, whom the
Jews had overcome before, when
he had gathered a great multitude
of foreign forces, and horses out of
Asia not a few, cami; as though lie
would take ^.lewry by force of arms.

25 But when lie dr(>w near, they
that were with Maccabeus turned
themselves to pray unto diod, and
sprinkknl earth upon their heads,
and girded their loins with sack-
cloth,

2(5 And fell down at the foot of
the altar, and besought Jiim to be
merciful to tliem, and to be an
enemy to tlieii' enennes, and an ad-
versary to tixur adversaries, as the
law declaretli.

27 So after the prayer tliey took
their weapons, and went on fui'tlier
from thecnty : and when tliey (h'ew
near to their enemies, they "ke|)l
by themselves.

2S Now tli(» sun being newly
risen, tlu\v joined "'both together:

the oju^ part having together wit li
theii' vii'tue tlii^ir refuge also unto
the Lord foi- a pledge of their ku(!-
c(vs.s and victory : tlie other side

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II. MACCABEES, 11.

Lysias driven back.

making their rage leader of their
battle.

29 But when the battle waxed
strong, there appeared unto the
enemies from heaven hve comely
men upon horses, with bridles of
gold, and two of them led the
Jews,

30 And took Maccabeus betwixt
them, and covered him on every
side with their weapons, and kept
him .safe, but shot arrows and light-
nings against the enemies : so that
i^eing ccmfounded with blindness,
and ' full of trouble, they were
killed.

3 1 And there were slain of foot-
men twenty thousand and five
hundred, and six hundred horse-
men.

32 As for Timotheus himself, he
fled into a very strong hold, called
Gazara, where Chereas was go-
vernor.

33 But they that were with Mac-
cabeus laid siege against the fort-
ress courageously four days.

34 And they that were within,
trusting to the strength of the
place, blasphemed exceedingly, and
uttered wicked words.

35 Nevertheless upon the fifth
day early twenty young men of
Maccabeus' company, inflamed with
anger because of the blasphemies,
assaulted the wall "manly, and with
a fierce courage killed all that they
met withal.

36 Others likewise ascending
after them, whiles they were busied
with them that were within, burnt
the towers, and kindling fires burnt
the blasphemers alive ; and others
broke open the gates, and, having
received in the rest of the army,
took the city,

37 And killed Tiniotheus, that
was hid in a certain pit, and Chereas
his brother, with Apollophanes.

38 When this was done, they
praised the Lord with psalms and
thanksgiving, who had done, so
great things for Israel, and given
them the victory.

CHAPTER 11.

3 Lysias, thinkinfi 1o get Jerusalem, 8 is pvf
to flight. 16 The, letters of Lysias to the
Jex's: 22 of the king unto Lysias, 27 arid to
tlie Jews : 'Ai of the liomans to the Jews.

NOT long after this, Lysias the
king's •' prote(;tor and cousin.
who also managed the affairs, took
sore flispleasure for the things that
were done.

2 And when he had gathered
about foui- score thousand with
all the hf)rsemen, he came agsiinst
the -Jews, thinking to make the

city an habitation of the * Gen-
tiles,

3 And to make a gain of the
temple, as of the other •* chapels of
the heathen, and to set the high
priesthood to sale every year :

■1 Not at all considering the
power of God, but puffed up with
his ten thousands of footmen, and
his thousands of horsemen, and
his fourscore elephants.

5 So he came to Judea, and drew
near to I5ethsura, which was a
strong town, but distant from Je-
rusalem about five furlongs, aud
he laid sore siege unto- it.

6 Now when they that were
with Maccabeus heard that he
besieged the ' holds, they and all
the people with lamentation and
tears besought the Lord that he
would send a good angel to deliver
Israel.

7 Then Maccabeus himself first
of all took weapons, exhorting the
" other that they would jeopard
themselves together with him to
help their brethren : so they went
forth together with a willing mind.

8 And as they were at Jerusa-
lem, there appeared before them on
liorseback one in white clothing,
^shaking his armour of gold.

9 Then they praised the merciful
God all together, and took heart,
insomuch that they_ were ready
not only to fight with men, but
with most cruel beasts, and to
pierce through walls of iron.

10 Thus they marched forward
in ** their armour, having an helper
from heaven : for the Lord was
merciful unto them.

1 1 And ^ giving a cliarge upon
their enemies like lions, they slew
eleven thou.sand footman, and six-
teen hundred horsemen, and put
all the other to flight.

12 Many of them also being
wounded escaped " naked ; and
Lysias himself fled away shame-
fully, and so escaped.

1 3 Who, as he was a man of un-
derstanding,^^ ra;Sting with himself
what loss he had had, and consid-
ering that the Hebrews could not
be overcome, because the Almighty
God helped them, he sent unto
them,

1 4 And persuaded them to
'"agree to all reasonable conditions,
and jyromiml that he would per-
suarlo the king that he must needs
be a friend unto them.

15 Then Maccabeus consented
to all that Lysias desired, being

* Gr. Greeks.

^ shrines

5 strong
holds,

6 others

' hrandish-
ing we.apons

8 hattle
array,

^ makinf

1" without
their arms ;

11 weighing

12 make
])eace on
all just

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Letters to the Jews,

11. MACCABEES, 12.

covenanting peace.

1 Absalom,

2 writiuif
appended,

3 to my own
messengers,

* pledges of
peace,

careful of the common good ; and
whatsoever Maccabeus wrote unto
Lysias concerning the Jews, the
king granted it.

1 6 For there were letters written
unto the Jews from Lysias to this
eiTect : Lysias unto the people of
the Jews sendeth greeting :

1 7 John and ^ Absalon, who
were sent from you, deli verged me
the " petition subscribed, and
made request for the perfoi'mance
of the contents thereof.

18 Therefore what things soever
were meet to be reported to the
king, I have declared them, and he
hath granted as much as might
be.

19 If then ye will keep your-
selves loyal to the state, hereafter
also will I endeavour to be a means
of your good.

20 But of the particulars I have
given order both to these, and ■' the
other that came from me, to com-
mune with you.

21 Fare ye well. The hundred
and eight and fortieth year, the
four ancl twentieth day of the
month Dioscorinthius.

22 Now the king's letter con-
tained these words : King Antio-
chus unto his brother Lysias send-
eth greeting :

2.3 (Since our fathei- is translated
unto the gods, our will is, that they
that are in our realm live quietly,
that every one may attend upon his
own affairs.

24 We understand also that the
.Jews would not consent to our
father, for to be brfjught unto the
custom of the *_Gen tiles, but had
rather keep their own manner oi
living : f()r the which cause tlu>y
require of us, that we should suHer
them to live after their own laws.

25 Wherefore our mind is, that
this nation shall be in rest, and we
have d(»terminefl to re.'itore them
their temple, that they may live
according to the customs of their
forefathers.

26 Thou shalt do well therefore
to send unto them, and grant th(»m
^ peace, that when they are cei'tilied
of our mind, they may be of good
comfort, and ever go cheerfully
about theii- own affaii's.

27 And the letter of the king
unto the nation of the Jtnvs was
after this manner : King Antiochus
seiultth, gi'cctiiig unto the council,
and the rest of tin; .lews :

2H If ye fare well, we have oui'
desire ; we are also in good luvilth.

* Gr. Greeks.

29 Menelaus declared unto us,
that your desire was to return
home, and to follow your- own bus-
iness :

30 Wherefore they that will
depart shall have safe conduct till
the thirtieth day of Xanthicus with
security.

31 And the Jews shall use their
own kind of meats and laws, as be-
fore ; and none of them any man-
ner of ways shall be molested for
things ignorantly done.

32 I have sent also Menelaus,
that he may comfort you.

33 Fare ye well. In the hundred
forty and eighth year, and the fif-
teenth day of the month Xanthicus.

34 The Romans also sent unto
them a letter containing these
words : Quintus Memmius and Ti-
tus Manlius, ambassadors of the
Romans, send greeting unto the
people of the Jews.

35 Whatsoever Lysias the king's
■' cousin hath granted, therewith we
also are well pleased.

36 But touching such things as
he judged to be referred to the
king, after ye have advised thereof,
send one forthwith, that we may
declare as it is convenient for you :
for we are now going to Antioch.

37 Therefore send some with
speed, that we may know what is
your mind.

38 Farewell. This hundi'ed and
eight and fortieth year, the fif-
teenth day of the month Xanthicus.

CHAPTER 12.

1 The l-irifi't! lieiiienantH rer Ihe Jeion. 3
Thi'ij <if ,/op}>c (/roirii firo Inniilred ,fe.ii)x.
C> ,/iii/iifi IK tireii(/e(l ujkiii. them. 11 /fe
mdku'ili, peace irith the Ar<ihi<tiis, ICi <itid
liikeih i'tispis. 22 Timotlieuii^ armies over-
ihrown.

WHEN these covenants were
made, Lysias went unto the
king, and the Jews " were about
theii' husbandry.

2 Ikit of the governors of several
l)laces, Timotheus, and Apollonius
the son of Genneus, also Hierony-
mus, and Demoiihon, and Ijeside
them Nicanor the governor of C'y-
l)i'us, would not suffer them to be
(piiet, and live in peace.

3 Th(! men of Jojjpe also did such
an ungodly deed : they i)rayed the
.Jews that dwelt among them to go
with theii' wives and chikh'en into
the boats which they had prepared,
as though they had meant them no
hurt.

4 Who accepted of it according
to th(^ common flecree of the city,
as being desii-ous to live in peace,
and suspecting nothing : l)ut when
th(!y were gone forth into the deep,

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Treacherous drowning

II. MACCABEES, 12.

of Jews avenged.

they drowned no less than two hun-
dred of them.

5 When Judas heard of this cru-
elty done unto his countrymen, he
commanded those that were with
him to imike them ready.

6 And calling upon God the
righteous Judge, he came against
those murderers of his brethren,
and burnt the haven by night, and
set the boats on fire, and those that
fled thither he slew.

7 And when the town was ^ shut
he went backward, as if he

would return to root out all them
of the city of Joppe.

8 But when he heard that the
Jamnites were minded to do in like
manner unto the Jews that dwelt
among them,

9 He came upon the Jamnites
also by night, and set fii-e on the
haven and the navy, so that the
light of the fire was seen at Je-
rusalem two hundred and forty
furlongs off.

10 Now when they were gone
from thence nine furlongs in their
journey toward Timotheus, no
fewer than five thousand men on
foot and five hundred horsemen of
the Arabians set upon him.

1 1 Whereupon there was a very
sore battle ; but Judas' side by the
help of God got the victory ; so
that the " Nomad es of Arabia, be-
ing overcome, besought Judas for
peace, promising both to give him
cattle, and to ^pleasure him other-
wise.

12 Then Judas, thinking indeed
that they would be profitable in
many things, granted them peace :
whereupon '*they shook hands, and
so_they departed to their tents.

13 He went also about to make
a bridge ^_to a certain strong city,
which was fenced about with walls,
and inhabited by people of divers
countries ; and the name of it was
Caspis.

14 But they that were within it
put such trust in the strength
of the walls and provision of
victuals, that they lieliaved them-
selves rudely toward them that
were with Judas, railing and blas-
pheming, and uttering such words
as were not to be spoken.

15 Wherefore Judas with his
company, calling upon the great
Lord of the world, who without
any rams or engines of war did
cast down Jericho in the time of
Joshua, gave a fierce assault against
the walls,

16 And took the city by the will
of God, and made unspeakable^

slaughters, insomuch that a lake
two furlongs broad near adjoining
thereunto, being filled full, was
seen running with blood.

17 Then departed they from
thence seven huntlred and fifty
furlongs, and came to " Characa
unto the Jews that are called
^Tubieni.

18 But as for Timotheus, they
found him not in ** the places : for
before he had dispatched any thing,
he departed from thence, having
left a very strong garrison in a
certain "hold.

19 How belt Dositheus and Sosi-
pater, who were of Maccabeus' cap-
tains, went forth, and slew those
that Timotheus had left in the
fortress, above ten thousand men.

20 And Maccabeus ranged his
army by bands, and set ^" them over
the bands, and went against Timo-
theus, who had about him an hun-
dred and twenty thousand men of
foot, and two thousand and five
hundred horsemen.

21 Now when Timotheus had
knowledge of Judas' coming, he
sent the women and children and
the other baggage unto a fortress
called " Carnion : for the town was
hard to besiege, and '"-^uneasy to
come unto, by reason of the ^'' strait-
ness of all the '^ places.

22 But when J udas his first band
came in sight, the enemies, being
smitten with fear and terror
through the "' appearing of him
that seeth all things, fled amain,
one running this way, another
tliat way, so as that they were
often hurt of their own men, and
wounded with the points of their
own swords.

23 Judas also was very earnest
in pursuing them, killing those
wicked wretches, oi whom he slew
about thirty thousand men.

24 Moreover Timotheus himself
fell into the hands of Dositheus
and Sosipater, whom he besought
with much craft to let him go with
his life, because he '"had many of
the Jews' parents, and the brethren
of some of them, who, if they put
him to death, should not be re-
garded.

25 So when he had assured them
with many words that he would
restore them without hurt, accord-
ing to the agreement, they let him
go for the saving of their brethren.

20 Then Maccabeus marched
forth to '"Carnion. and to the tem-
l)le of Atargatis, and there he slew
five and twenty thousand persons.
51

6 Cliarax

" men of
Tob.

^ tliose

9 fortress.

I*' these two

11 Ciirn.aim:

12 diffifUlt

13 narrow-
ness

14 ap-
proaches.

15 manifesta-
tion

18 had hi. his
poiver

Carnaim,

Judas defeateth Gorgias.

II. MACCABEES, 13.

Prai/s for the dead.

27 And after he had put to flight
and destroyed them. Judas removed
the host toward Ephron, a strong
city, wherein Lysias abode, and a
great multitude of divers nations,
and tlie strong young men kept the
walls, and defended them mightily :
wherein also was great provision of
engines and darts.

28 But when Judas and his com-
pany had called upon Almighty
God, who with his power breaketh
the strength of his enemies, they
won the city, and slew twenty and
five thousand of them that were
within.

29 From thence they departed
to tScythopolis, which lieth six
hundred furlongs from Jerusalem.

30 But when the Jews that dwelt
there had testifiedthat the .Scytho-
politans dealt lovingly with them,
and entreated them kindly in the
time of their adversity ;

31 They gave them thanks, de-
siring them to be friendly still unto
them : and so they came to Jeru-
salem, the feast of the weeks ap-
proaching.

32 And after the feai^t, called
Pentecost, they went forth against
Gorgias the governor of Idumea,

33 Who came out with three
thousand men of foot and four
hundred horsemen.

34 And it happened that in their
fighting together a few of the Jews
were slain.

35 At which time Dositheus, one
of Bacenor's company, who was on
horseback, and a strong man, ^ was
still upon Gorgias, and taking hold

of his (;()at drew him by force ; and
when he would have taken tliat
cursed man alive, a horseman of
Thracia coming upon him '^ smote
off his shoulder, so that Gorgias
tied unto Marisa.

30 Now when they that were
with Gorgias had fought long, and
were w(>ary, Judfis called upon the
Lord, that he would shew liiinself
to be their helper and leader of the
battle.

37 And with that he began in
his own language, and sung jisahns
with a loud voice, and rushing una-
wares upon Gorgias' men, he put
them to Hight.

38 So ,)udas gathered In's liost,
and came into the city of •' ( )d()ll;iiii.

And when the seventh day (^aiiK;,
tliey purified themselves, as th»^
(;ustom was, and kept the sabbath
in the same place.

30 And upon the day following,
as the use liad been, Judas and his
company came to take up the

bodies of them that were slain, and
to bury them with their kinsmen
in their fathers' graves.

40 Now under the coats of every
one that was slain they found
things consecrated to the idols of
the Jamnites, which is forbidden
the Jews by the law. Then every
man saw that this was the cause
wherefore they were slain.

41 All men therefore praising
the Lord, the righteous Judge,
who •*had opened the things that
^ were hid,

42 Betook themselve.s unto
prayer, and besought him that
the sin committed might wholly
be put out of remembrance. Be-
sides, that noble Judas exhorted
the people to keep themselves from
sin, forsomuch as they saw before
their eyes the things that came to
pass for the sins of those that were
slain.

43 And when he had made a
gathering throughout the company
to the sum of two thousand drachms
of silver, he sent it to Jerusalem to
offer a sin offering, doing therein
very well and ''' honestly, in that he
was mindful of the resurrection.

44 For if he had not hoped that
they that were slain should have
risen again, it had been superfluous
and vain to pray for the dead.

45 And also in that he perceived
that there was great favour laid up
for those that died godly, it was
an hol.y and good thought. Where-
upon he made a reconciliation for
the dead, that they might be "de-
livered from sin.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Kapaiur itivadcth Jmlea. \T) Judas hy
niyhi Kluye.ih many. IS Enjintor'n pur-
pni^fi is defeated. 23 ITe maketh peace
with Jvdas.

IN the hundred forty and ninth
year it was told Judas, that
Antiochus Eupator was coming
with a great power into Judea,

2 And with nim Lysias his 'pnv
tector, and ruler of his aflan-s,
having either of them a ** Grecian
])()wci' of footmen, an hundred and

ten thousand, and horsemen five
thousand and three hundred, and
elei)hants two and twenty. a,nd
three hundred chariots armed with

3 Meiielaus also .j()in(Hl himsiOf
witli them, and with gre.it dissimu-
lation encouraged Antiochus, not
for the safeguard of th(^ country,
but l)(>caus<> lie thought to have
been made governor.

4 l»ut the King of kings moved

Menelaus horribly slain.

II. MACCABEES, 14.

Eupator maketh peace.

Antiochus' mind against this
wicked wi-etch, and Lysias in-
formed the king that this man was
the cause of all mischief, so that the
king commanded to bring him unto
Berea, and to put him to death,
as the manner is in that place.

5 Now there was in that place a
tower of fifty cubits high, full of
ashes, and it had a ^ round instru-
ment, which on every side " hanged
down into the ashes.

6 And whosoever was condemned
of sacrilege, or had committed any
other grievous crime, there did all
men thrust him unto death.

7 Such a death it happened that
wicked man to die, not having so
much as burial in the earth ; and
that most justly:

8 For inasmuch as he had com-
mitted many sins about the altar,
whose fire and ashes were holy, he
received his death in ashes.

9 Now the king came with a bar-
barous and haughty mind to do far
worse to the Jews, than had been
done in his father's time.

10 Which things when Judas
perceived, he commanded the mul-
titude to call upon the Lord night
and day, that it ever at any other
time, he would now also help them,
being at the point to be put from
their law, from their country, and
from the holy temple :

1 1 And that he would not suffer
the people, that had even now been
but a little refreshed, to be in sub-
jection to the blasphemous nations.

12 So when they had all done
this together, and besought the
merciful Lord with weeping and
fasting, and lying flat upon the
ground three days '^ long. Judas,
having exhorted them, commanded
they should be in a readiness.

13 And Judas, bein^ apart with
the elders, determined, before the
king's host should enter into Judea,
and get the city, to go forth and
try the matter in fight by the help
of the Lord.

14 So when he had committed
all to the Creator of the world,
and exhorted his soldiers to fight
manfully, even unto death, for the
laws, the temple, the city, the
country, and tne commonwealth,
he camped by Mod in :

15 And having given the watch-
word to them that were about him.
Victory is of God ; with the most
valiant and choice young men he
went ^ into the king's tent by night,
and slew in the camp about four
thousand men, and the chiefest of
the elephants, with all that were
upon him.

16 And at last they filled the
camp with fear and tumult, and
departed with good success.

17 This was done in the break
of the day, because the protection
of the Lord did help him.

18 Now when the king had taken
a taste of the ^manliness of the
Jews, he went about to take the
" holds by policy.

19 And marched toward Beth-
sura, which was a strong hold of
the Jews : but he was put to flight,
failed, and lost of his men :

20 For Judas had conveyed unto
them that were in it such things
as were necessary.

21 But Rhodqcus, who was in
the Jews' host, disclosed the secrets
to the enemies ; therefore he was
sought out, and when the,y had
gotten him, they put him in prison.

22 The king treated with them
in Bethsura the second time, gave
his hand, took theirs, departed,
fought with Judas, was overcome ;

23 Heard that Philip, who was
left over the affairs in Antioch,
was " desperately bent, confounded,
intreateci the Jews, submitted him-
self, and sware to all "^ equal con-
ditions, agreed with them, and
offered sacrifice, honoured the tem-
l)le, and dealt kindly with the
place,

24 And ^accepted well of Macca-
beus, made him principal governor
from Ftolemais unto the Gerrhe-
nians ;

25 Came to Ftolemais : the peo-
ple there Avere ^'' grieved for the
covenants : for they '^stoi'meflT
because they would make their

covenants void :

26 Lysias \yent up to the judg-
ment seat, said as much as could
be in defence of the cause, per-
suaded, pacified, made them well
affected, returned to Antioch.
Thus it went touching the king's
coming and departing.

CH AFTER 14.

0 Alciinux (iccufteth Jiidan. 18 Nicanor
maku'tli peace with Judas. 89 lie neek-cth
to tii/i'e flosis. 4G who, to escape his haiu/.f,
kilteth himself.

AFTER three years was Judas
informed, that Demetrius the
i<()n. of Seleucus, having entered by
the ha\en of Tripolis with a great
'"jiower and navy,

2 Had taken the counti'y, and
killed Aiitiochus, and Lysias his
'■' protector.

3 Now one Alcimus, who liad
been high priest, and had defiled

5 exceeding
bolduess

" strong
holds by
stratagem.

' grown
desperate,
was con-
founded,
** just

9 graciously
received

1" displeased
at the
treaty ;
11 were ex-
ceeding
indignant,
and would
make the
agreements
void:

1- host

'■' guardian.

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Alcimxis slandereth Judas.

II. MACCABEES, 14.

Nicanor and Judas friends.

himself wilfully ^hi_ the times of
their mingling tvith the Gentiles,
seeing that by no means he could
save himself, nor have any more
access to the holy altar,

4 Came to king Demetrius in the
hundred and one and fiftieth year,
presenting unto him a crown of
gold, and a ijalm, and also of the
boughs which were used solemnly
in the temple : - and so that day
he held his peace.

5 Howbeit, having gotten oppor-
tunity to further his foolish enter-
prize and being called into counsel
by Demetrius, and asked how the
Jews stood affected, and what they
intended, he answered thereunto :

6 Those of the Jews that be
called " Assideans, whose captain
is Judas Maccabeus, ^ nourish war,
and are seditious, and will not let
the realm be in peace.

7 Therefore I, being deprived of
mine ancestors' honour, I mean
the high priesthood, am now come
hither :

8 First, verily for the unfeigned
care I have of things pertaining to
the king ; and secondly, even for
that I intend the good of mine
own countrymen : for all our na-
tion is in no small misery through
the unadvised dealing of them
aforesaid.

9 Wherefoi'e, O king, seeing thou
knowest all these things, be care-
ful for the country, and our nation,
which is pressed on every side,
according to the clemency that
thou readily shewest unto all.

10 For as long as Judas liveth,
it is not possible that the state
should be quiet.

1 1 This was no sooner spoken
of him, but others of the king's
friends, being maliciously set
against Judas, did more incense
Demetrius.

12 And forthwith calling Nica-
nor, who had been master or the (el-
ephants, and making him governor
over Judea, he s(!nt him foi'th,

13 Commanding him to slay
Judas, and to scatter them that
wer(! with him, and to make Alci-
mus high priest of the great temple.

14 Then the heath(!n, that liad
fl(!d out of Jud(!a from Judas,
came to Nicanor by flocks, think-
ing the harm and calamities of the
J(>ws to be their welfare;.

1.5 Now when the Jew.s heard
of Nicanor's coming, and that the
heathen were up against tiicm,
they cast earth upon tluiii- heads,
and made supplication to him that
had established his people for ever.

and who always helpeth his portion
with manifestation of his presence.

16 So at the commandment of
the captain they removed straight-
ways from thence, and came near
unto them at the town of Dessau.

17 Now Simon, Judas' brother,
had joined battle with Nicanor
but was somewhat ''discomfited

through the sudden ** silence of his
enemies.

IS Nevertheless Nicanor, hear-
ing of the manliness of them that
were with Judas, and the coura-
geousness that they had Ho fight
for their country, durst not try
the matter by the sword.

1 9 Wherefore he sent Posidonius,
and Theodotus, and Mattathias, to
make peace.

20 So when they had taken long
advisement thereupon, and the
captain had made the multitude
acquainted therewith, and it ap-
peared that they were all of one
mind, they consented to the * cove-
nants.

2 1 And appointed a day to meet
in together oy themselves : and
^ when the day came, and stools

were set for either of them.

22 Juda." placed armed men
ready in convenient places, lest
some treachery should be suddenly
practised by the enemies : so they
made a peaceable conference.

23 Now Nicanor '"abode in Jeru-
salem, and did no hurt, but sent
away the people that came flocking
unto him.

24 And he would not willingly
have Judas out of his sight : iov he
loved the man from his heart.

25 He prayed him also to take a
wife, and to beget children : so he
married, was quiet,and " took part
of this life.

26 l^ut Alcimus, perceiving the
love that was betwixt them, and
considering the covenants that
w(;re made, came to Demetrius, and
told him that Nicanor was not well
affected toward the state ; for that
he had oi-dained .ludas, a traitoi' to
his realm, to be the king's successor.

27 Then the king being in a rage,
and provoked with the accusations
of themostwick(!(l man,wi-ot(;to Ni-
cajior, signifying that he was much
displeased with tlK'''"coven;uits,aiid
commanding him that Ik; should
send Maccabeus iirisoner in all
liaste unto Antioch.

2H When this cam<; to NicaTioi-'s
healing, Ik; was much confounded
in himself, and took it gri(»vousIy
that he should aiake void the arti-

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blasphemy.

II. MACCABEES, 15.

Razis killeth himself.

cles which were agreed upon, the
man Ijeing in no fault.

29 But oecause there was no deal-
ing against the king, he watched
his time to accomplish this thing
by ^ policy.

30 Notwithstanding, when Mac-
cabeus saw that Nicanor began to
be churlish unto him, and that he
entreated him more roughly than
he was wont, perceiving that such
sour behaviour came not of good,^
he gathered togetlier not a few of
his men, and withdrew himself
from Nicanor.

31 But the other^ knowing that
he was notably '" prevented by
Judas' ^ policy, came into the great
and holy temple, and cornmanded
the priests, that were offering their
usual sacrifices, to deliver him the
man.

32 And when they sware that
they could not tell where the man
was whom he sought,

33 He stretched out his right
hand toward the temple, and made
an oath in this manner : If ye will
not deliver me Judas as a pri-
soner, I will lay this temple of uod
even with the ground, and I will
break down the altar, and erect a
notable temple unto Bacchus.

34 After these words hedeparted.
Then the priests lifted up their
hands toward heaven, and besought
him that was ever a defender of
their nation, saying in this man-
ner ;

35 Thou, O Loixl of all things,
who hast need of nothing, Avast
pleased that the temple of thine
habitation should be among us :

36 Therefore now, O holy Lord of
all holiness, keep this house ever un-
defiled, which lately was cleansed,
and stop every unrighteous mouth.

37 Now was there accused unto
Nicanor one Razis, one of the elders
of Jerusalem, a lover of his country-
men, and a man of very good re-
port, who for his kindness was
called a father of the Jews.

38 For in the former times, when
they mingled not themselves with
the Gentiles, he had been accused
of Judaism, and did boldly jeopard
his body and life with all vehemency
for the religion of the Jews.

39 So Nicanor, willing to declare
the hate that he bare unto the Jews,
sent above five hundred men of war
to take him :

40 For he thought by taking
him to do the Jews much hurt.

41 Now when the multitude
would have taken the towei', and
violently brokeii into the outei-
door, and bade that fire should be

brought to burn it, he being ready
to be taken on every side fell upon
his sword ; _ •

42 Choosing rather to die man-
fully, than to come into the hands
of the wicked, to be abused other-
wise than beseemed his noble birth :

43 Butmissinghis stroke through
haste, the multitude also rushing
within the doors, he ran boldly up
to the wall, and cast himself down
manfully among the thickest of
them.

44 But they quickly giving back,
and a space being made, ne fell
down into the midst of the void
place.

45 Nevertheless, while there was
yet breath within him, being in-
flamed with anger, he rose up ; and
though his blood gushed out like
spouts of water, and his wounds
were grievous, yet he ran through
the midst of the throng ; and stand-
ing upon a steep rock,

46 When as his blood was now
quite gone, he plucked out his
bowels, and taking them in both
his hands, he cast them upon the
throng, and calling upon the Lord
of life and spirit to restore him
those again, he thus died.

CHAPTER 15.

5 Kicanor^s hlatipUeniy. 8 Judas encouraff-
eth his men hy his dfenm. 28 Nicanor is
slain.

BUT Nicanor, hearing that Judas
and his company were in the
strong places about Samaria, re-
solved without any danger to set
upon them on the sabbath day.

2 Nevertheless the Jews that
were compelled to go with him
said, O destroy not so cruelly and
barbarously, but give honour to
that day, which he, that seeth all
things, hath honoured with holi-
ness above otJier days.

3 Then the '^ most ungracious
wretch demanded, if there were a
Mighty one in heaven, that had
commanded the sabbath day to be
kept.

4 And when they said. There is in
heaven a living Lord, and mighty,
who commanded the seventh day
to be kept :

5 Then said the other, And I also
am miglity upon earth, and I com-
mand to take ai'ms, and to do the
king's business. Yet lie ''obtained
not to have his wicked will done.

6 So Nicanor in exceeding inlde
and haughtiness detei'mined to set
up a i)ublirk monument of his vic-
toi'y over Judas and them that were
with him.

7 But Maccabeus had ever sure

* wicked

5 prevailed

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Judas relateth a dream.

II. MACCABEES, 15.

His prayer and victory.

confidence that the Lord would
help him :

8 Whei'efore he exhorted his peo-
ple not to fear the coming of the
heathen against them, but to re-
member the help which in former
times they had received froni hea-
ven, and now to expect the victory
and aid, which should come unto
them from the Almighty.

9 And so comforting them out of
the law and the prophets, and
withal putting them in mind of
the battles that they won afore, he
made them more cheerful.

10 And when he had stirred up
their minds, he gave them their
charge, shewing them therewithal
the falsehood of the heathen, and
the breach of oaths.

1 1 Thus he armed every one of
them, not so much with defence of
shields and spears, as with com-
fortable and good words : and be-
side that, he told them a dream
worthy to be believed, as if it had
been so indeed, which did not a
little rejoice them.

12 And this was his vision : That
Onias, who had been high priest, a
virtuous and a good man, reverend
in ^ conversation, gentle in " condi-
tion, well spoken also, and exer-
cised from a child in all points of
virtue, holding up his hands prayed
for the whole Dody of the Jews.

13 This done, in like manner
there appeared n man with gray
hairs, ana exceeding glorious, who
was of a • wonderful and excellent
majesty.

14 Then Onias answered, saying.
This is a l<jver of the brethren, who
prayeth much for the peoi)le, and
for the holy city, to loit, Jeremias
the prophet of God.

15 Whereupon Jeremias holding
forth his right hand gave to Judas
a sword of gold, and in giving it
spake thus,

' IG Take this holy sword, a gift
from (jiod, with the wliich thou
shalt wound the adversaries.

17 Thus being well comforted by
the words of .Judas, which were
very good, and able to stir them
up to valoui', and to encourage the
hearts of the young men, they de-
terniinfMl not to pitch camp, but
coui-ageously to set ui)on tluMU, and
manfully to try the niatt(!r l)y con-
flict, because the city and the
sanctuary and the temple were in
danger.

IcS For the care that they took
for their wives, and theii- children,
their brethren, and kinsfolks, was
in least account with them : but

the greatest and principal fear was
for the holy temple.

1 9 Also they that were in the
city ^ took not the least care, being
troubled for the conflict abroad.

20 And now, when as all looked
what should be the •* trial, and the
enemies were already come near,
and the army was set in array, and
the * beasts conveniently placed,
and the hoi'semen set '' in wings,

21 Maccabeus seeing the coming
of the multitude, and the divers
preparations of armour, and the
fierceness of the * beasts, stretched
out his hands toward heaven, and
called upon the Lord that worketh
wonders, knowing that victory
Cometh not by arms, but even as it
seemeth good to him, he giveth it
to such as are worthy :

2 2 Therefore in his prayer he said
after this manner ; O Lord, thou
didst send thine angel in the time
of " Ezekias king of ^ Judea, and
didst slay in the host of fSennache-
rib an hundred fourscore and five
thousand :

2-3 Wherefore now also, O Lord
of heaven, send a good angel before
us for a fear and dread unto them ;

24 And through the might of
thine arm let tnose be stricken
with terror, that come against thy
holy people to blaspheme. And he
ended thus.

25 Then Nicanor and they that
were with him came forward with
trumpets and songs.

26 But Judas and his company
encountered the enemies with in-
vocation and prayer.

27 (So that fighting with their
hands, and praying unto God with
their hearts, they slew no less than
thirty and five thousand men: for
through the '' appearance of God
they were greatly cheered.

28 Now when the battle was
done, returning again with joy,
tliey knew that Nicanor lay dead
in his " hai'ness.

29 Then tliey made a great shout
and a noise, ])raising the Almighty
in their own languag(!.

30 And ./iidfiK. who was ever the
chief defender of tlu! citizens both
in body and mind, and who con-
tinued his love toward liis i;(»untry-
men ail his life, commanded to
sti'ike ofi' Nicanor's head, and his
hand with bis shoulder, and bring
them to Jerusalem.

31 So when he was there, and
had called them of his nalion to-
gethei', and set the piiests before

* That is, elephants.

t Or,

^ were in no
light dis-
tress,

^ issue,

5 on the
flanks,

OHezekiah
'' Judah,

8 1 protcc.t-
iiiff care

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Nicanor beheaded.

II. MACCABEES, 15.

Tlie city delivered.

the altar, he sent for them that
were of the ^ tower,

32 And shewed them vile Nica-
nor's head, and the hand of that
blasphemer, which with proud
brags he had stretched out against
the holy temple of the Almighty.

33 And when he had cut out the
tongue of that vingodly Nicanor, he
commanded that they should give
it by pieces unto the '" fowls, and
hang up the reward of his madness
before the temple.

34 So every man praised toward
the heaven the glorious Lord, say-
ing. Blessed be he that hath kept
his own place undefiled.

35 He hanged also Nicanor's head
upon the ^ tower, an evident and
manifest sign unto all of the help
of the Lord.

36 And they ordained all with a

common decree in no case to let
that day pass without solemnity,
but to celeorate the thirteenth day
of the twelfth month, which in the
Syrian tongue is called Adar, the
day before ^ Mardocheus' day.

37 Thus went it with Nicanor :
and from that time forth the He-
brews had the city in their power.
And here will I make an end.

38 And if / have f/o/ie well, and
as is fitting the ■* story, it is that
which I desired: but if slenderly
and meanly, it is that which I could
attain unto.

39 For as it is hurtful to drink
wine or water alone ; and as wine
mingled with water is pleasant,
and delighteth the taste : even so
speech finely framed delighteth the
ears of them that read the story.
And here shall be an end.

3 Morde-
cai's

^ narrative,

THE END OF THE APOCRYPHA.

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THE

NEW TESTAMENT

OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST:

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WITH THE MARGmAL READINGS ADOPTED BY
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Genealogy of Jesus Christ.

His birth.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDmG TO

St. MATTHEW

1 Judah

2 Perez

3 Zerah

* Tamav ;
s Hezron ;
6 Hezron
'' Ram;

8 Ram

9 Nahshon ;
l« Nahshon

11 Boaz

12 Rahal) ;

13 Uriah ;

14 Reho-
boam ;

15 Rehol)oam
I'J Abijah ;

1" Aliijah
18 Jehosha-
phat ;

1'* Jehosha-
phat

20 Uzziah ;

21 Uzziah

22 Jothani ;

23 Jotham

24 Ahaz ;

25 Ahaz

26 Hezekiah ;
2" Hezekiah

28 Manas-
seh ;

29 Manasseh
3" Josiah ;

31 .Tosiali
■^- .Teconiah

33 Shealt iel ;

34 Shealtiel

35 Zprnbba-
bel ;

36 Zernbba-
bel

CHAPTER 1.

1 The genealogy of Christ from Abraham to
Joaeph. 18 He wis conceited by the Ilohj
OhoKf,(nid harii (f the Vir(jiii Mary irheii
she vdK tapoiiwd t<i Jaxe.p/i. 19 7'/ie angel
satisjitth the iiiixdeftniiiij thinigldx of Jo-
seph, andinterpreteth the names of Christ.

rPHE book of the generation of
X Jesus Christ, the son of David,
the son of Abraham.

2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and
Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob be-
gat ^ Judas and his brethren ;

3 And ^ Judas begat - Pliares and
^ Zara of ^Thamar ; and '" J'hares

Esroni begat

begat '' Esrom : and

^ Aram :

4 And * Aram begat Aminadab ;
and Aminadab begat ^Naasson;

and ^" Naasson begat Sahnon ;

5 And (Salmon begat " Booz of
^'•^ Rachab ; and " Booz begat Obed
of Rutii ; and Obed begat Jesse ;

6 And Jesse begat David the
king ; and David the king begat
Solomon of her tJiat had been the
wife of '^ Urias ;

7 And Solomon begat "Roboam :
and ^'Roboam begat ^" Abia ; and
" Abia begat Asa ;

■S And Asa begat ^^ Josaphat ;
and '" Josaphat begat Joram ; and
Joram begat -" Ozias ;

9 And -' Ozias begat ^^ Joatham ;
and "^Joatham begat -'' Achazj and
"'_Achaz begat "" Ezekias ;

1 0 And '-' Ezekias begat ^ Man as-
ses : and ^'''Manasses begat Amon ;
and Amon begat •"' Josias ;

1 1 And ^^ Jofiias begat •''Jpchonias
and his brethren, about the time
they were cai-ried away to Babylon :

12 And after they were brought
to Bab.ylon, ^- Jechonias begat
'■■" Salatln'el : and •"* Sahithiel begat
'■'"' Zorolmbel :

[ -H And •'"/( )!■( >])abel begat Abiud ;
and Abiud b'tjgat Eliakim ; and
l^^liakim begat Azor ;

14 And Azor begat Sadoc ; and
Sadoc begat Achim ; and Achim
begat Eliud ;

1 5 And Eliud begat Eleazar ; and
Eleazar begat Matthan ; and Mat-
than begat Jacob ;

16 And Jacob begat Joseph the
husband of Mary, of whom was
born Jesus, who is called Christ.

17 So all the generations from
Abi'aham to David are fourteen
generatioris ; and from David until
the carrying away into Babylon
are fourteen generations ; and from
the carrying away into Babylon
unto ^^ Christ are fourteen genera-
tions.

18 U Now the birth of Jesus
Christ was on this wise : When as
his mother Mary was "^^espoused to
Joseph, before they came together,
she was found with child of the
Holy Ghost.

19 Then Joseph her husband,
being a just man, and not willing
to niake her a publick example, was
minded to put her away privily.

20 But while he thought on these
things, behold, the angel of the
Lord appeai'ed unto him in a
dream, saying, Joseph, thou son
of David, fear not to take unto
thee Mary thy wife : for that which
is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost.

2 1 And she shall bring forth a
son^ and thou shalt call his name
JESUS : for he shall save his peo-
ple from their sins.

22 Now all this was done, that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken
•'W the Lord ■*" by the prophet, say-
ing,

23 Behold, a virgin shall be with
child, and sliall luring forth a son,
and they shall call his name Em-
manuel, which being interpreted
is, God with us.

24 Then Joseph being raised
from sleep did as the angel of the
Lord ht\(\ bidden him, and took
unto him liis wife :

3? the Christ

38 betrothed

39 l,y

■»« tliroiierh

Visit of the Magi.

St. MATTHEW, 2, 3.

Flight into Egt/jd.

25 And knew her not till she had
brought forth her firstborn sou :
and he called his name JE8US.

CHAPTER 2.

1 The wise men out of the east are directed to
Chrint by a star. 11 They worship him,
and offer their presents. 14 Joseph fleeth
into Egypt, with Jesus and Ms mother.
16 Herod slayeth the child ren : 20 Jumsetf
diet!)., 23 ('/wist is hrotight back, again
into Galilee to Nazareth.

"VTOW when Jesus was born in
iS Bethlehem of Judtea in the
days of Herod the king, Behold,
there came ^ wise men from the
east to Jerusalem,

2 Saying, Where is he that is
born King of the Jews'? for we
have seen his star in the east, and
are come to worship him.

3 When Herod the king had
heard <//e.se things^, he was troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him.

4 And when he had gathered all
the chief priests and scribes of the
people together, he demanded of
them where Christ should be born.

5 And they said unto him, In
Bethlehem of Judfea : for thus it is
written by the prophet,

6 And thou Bethlehem, in the
lanfl of Juda, art not the least
among the princes of Juda : for
out of thee shall come a Governor,
that shall rule my people Israel.

7 Then Herod, when he had pri-
vily called the '~ wise men, enquired
of them diligently what time the
star appeared.

8 And he sent them to Bethle-
hem, and said. Go and search dili-
gently for the young child ; and
when ye have found kim, bring me
word again, that I may come and
worship him also.

9 When they had heard the king,
they departed ; and, lo, the star,
wliich they saw in the east, went
before them, till it came and stood
over whei-e the young child was.

10 When they saw the star, they
rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

I 1 II And when they were come
into the house, they saw the; young
child with Mary his mother, and
fell down, and worshipped him :
and when they had opened their
treasures, they presented unto him
gifts ; gold, and frankincense, and
myrrh.

12 And being warned of God in
adreain t liat tliey should not return
to Herod, tli(!y denarted into their
own country another way.

13 And when they were departed,
l)eliold, the angel of th(^ Lord ap-
ixvireth U) Joseph in a di'eam, say-
ing. Arise, and take the young
(;liil(l and liis mothei', and Hee int<j

Egypt, and be thou there until T
bring thee word : for Herod will
seek the youngchild to destroy him.

14 When he arose, he took the
young child and his mother hy
night, and departed into Egypt :

1 5 And was there until the death
of Herod : that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken ^ of the Lord ^ hw_
the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt
have I called my son.

16 ^ Then Herod, when he saw
that he was mocked of the '^ wise
men, v/as exceeding wroth, and
sent forth, and slew all the '' child-
ren that were in Bethlehem, and
in all the "coasts thereof, from two
years old and under, according to
the time which he had diligentlj'
enquired of the "' wise men.

1 7 Then was fulfilled that which
was spoken by ® Jeremy the prophet,
saying,

18 In Rama was there a voice
heard, lamentation, and weeping,
and great mourning, Rachel weep-
ing for her children, and would
not be comforted, because they are
not.

19 U But when Herod was dead,
behold, an angel of the Lord ap-
peareth in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt,

20 tSaying, Arise, and take the
young child and his mother, and
go into the land of Israel : for they
are dead which sought the young
child's life.

21 And he arose, and took the
young child and his mother, and
came into the land of Israel.

22 But when he heard that Ar-
chelaus did reign in Jud;ea in the
room of his father Herod, he was
afraid to go thither : "' notwith-

standing, being warned of Ciod in
a dream, he turned aside into the
parts of Galilee :

23 And he came and dwelt in a
city called Nazareth : that it might
be fulfilled which was si)oken by
the prophets. He shall be called a
Nazarene.

CHAPTER 3.

1 John prencheth : his offlce : life, and bap-
tism. 7 lie reprehend eth the Pharisees, 13
inidlxi/itizeth Christ in Jordan.

TN those days came John the
Baptist, preaching in the wil-
derness of .luda-a,

2 And saying. Repent .ye: for
the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

3 For this is he that was si)oken
of by the prophet '" I'sn.ias. saying.
The voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Prepai'e* ye the way of
the Lord, make his i)aths straight ,

John^s preaching and baptism. St. MATTHEW, 4.

Tlie temptation of Christ.

4 And the same John had his
I'aiinent of camel's hair, and a
leathern girdle about his loins ;
and his ' meat was locusts and wild
honey.

5 Then went out to him Jerusa-
lem, and all Judpea, and all the
region I'ound about Jordan,

6 And were baptized of him in
Jordan, confessing their sins.

7 ^ But when he saw many of
the Pharisees and Sadducees come
to his baptism, he said unto them,

0 " generation of vipers, who hath
warned you to flee from the wrath
to come '(

8 Bring forth therefore fruits
meet for repentance :

9 And think not to say within
yourselves. We have Abraham to
our father : for I say unto you,
that God is able of these stones to
raise up chikh'en unto Abraham.

1 0 And now also' the axe is laid
unto the root of the trees : there-
fore every tree which bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down, and
cast into the fire.

Ill indeed baptize you with
water unto repentance : but he
that cometh after me is mightier
than I, whose shoes I am not
worthy to bear : he shall baptize
you with the Holy Ghost, and with
fire :

12 Whose fan is in his hand, and
he will throughly purge his ''floor.
and gather his wheat into the gar-
ner ; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.

13 II Then cometh Jesus from
Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be
baptized of him.

H But John ^ forbad him, say-
ing, 1 have need to be baptized of
thee, and comest thou to me ?

15 And Jesus answering said
unto him. Suffer it to be so now : for
thus it becometh us to fulfil all
righteousness. Then he suffered him.

IG And Jesus, when he was bap-
tized, went up straightway ' mrtof
the water : and, lo, the heavens
were opened unto him, and he saw
the Spirit of God descending " like
a dove, and lighting upon him :

17 And lo a voice from heaven,
saying. This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased.

CHAPTER 4.

1 ChviH faxteth, cnifi in temjiterl. 11 The av-
gelH minister iivto him. lo ire (JiceUelh ill
Capernaum, 17 be(iinneth to preach, IS
calleth Peter, and Andrew, 21 James, and
John. 23 and healeth all the dixeaned.

THEN was Jesus lefl up of the
spirit into the wilderness to
be tempted of the devil.

2 And when he had fasted forty
days and forty nights, he was af-
terward an hungred.

3 And when the tempter came to
him, he said. If thou be the Son of
God, command that these stones be
made bread.

4 But he answered and said. It is
written, Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that pro-
ceedeth out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil taketh him up
into the holy city, and setteth him
on " a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him. If thou he
the Son of God, cast thyself down :
for it is written. He shall give his
angels charge concerning thee : and
in their hands they shall bear thee
up, lest "at any time thou dash thy
foot against a stone.

7 Jesus said unto him. It is writ-
ten again. Thou shalt not tempt the
Lord thy God.

8 Again, the devil taketh him up
into an exceeding high mountain,
and sheweth him all the kingdoms
of the world, and the glory of them ;

9 And saith unto him. All these
things will I give thee, if thou wilt
fall down and worship me.

10 Then saith Jesus unto him,
Get thee hence, Satan : for it is
written. Thou shalt worship the
Lord thy God, and him only shalt
thou serve.

1 1 Then the devil leaveth him,
and, behold, angels came and
ministered unto him.

1 2 H Now when Jesus had heard
that John was cast into prison, he
departed into Galilee ;

13 And leaving Nazareth, he
came and dwelt in Capernaum,
which is upon the sea coast, in the
borders of ^Zabulon and Nephtha-

14 That it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by "* Esaias the
prophet, saying,

1 5 The land of '' Zabulon, and the
land of '"Nephthalim, Oj/ the way
of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee
of the Gentiles ;

1 6 The people which sat in dark-
ness saw great light ; and to them
which sat in the region and shadow
of death light is sprung up.

17 II From that time Jesus began
to preac'h, aiul to say, llei)ent: for
the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

1<S II And Jesus, walking by the
sea of Galilee, saw two brethren,
Simon called Peter, and Andrew
his brother, casting a net into the
sea : for they wvro fisliers.

1!) And he sMith unto them, Fol-
low me, and 1 will make you fishers
of men.

the wing

haply

9 Zebulon

and

Naphthali:

w Isaiah

11 Zebulon,

12 Naph-
tliali,

Call of first disciples.

St. MATTHEW, 5.

Sermon on the mount.

20 And they straightway left
their nets, and followed him.

21 And going on from thence, he
saw other two brethren, James the
.soMofZebedee, and John his brother,
in a ' ship with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets ; and he called
them.

22 And they immediately left the
' ship and their father, and followed
him.

23 ^ And Jesus went about all
Galilee, teaching in their syna-
gogues, and preaching the gospel
of the kingdom, and healing all
manner of sickness and all manner
of disease among the people.

24 And his fame went through-
out all Syria : and they brought
unto him all sick people that were
taken with divers diseases and tor-
ments, and those which were pos-
sessed with "devils, and those which
were ^lunatick. and those that had
the palsy ; and he healed them.

25 And there followed him great
multitudes of people from Galilee,
and from. Decapolis, and from Jeru-
salem, and from Judaia, and from
beyond Jordan.

CHAPTEE 5.

1 Christ heqinneth his sermon in. the mount:
S declaring %oho are Messed. 13 who are
the salt of the earth, 14 the light of the world,
the city on an hill, 15 the candle: 17 that
he cameto fnljil the Imr. 21 What it is to
kill, 27 to rifiniiH lul iilter;/, .S3 to swear:
38 exhorteth to viifi-r irrong, 44 to loeeeren
our enemies, 48 and to labour after per-
fectness.

AND seeing the multitudes, he
went up into a mountain : and
when he was set, his disciples came
unto him :

2 And he opened his mouth, and
taught them, saying,

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit :
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed rtre they that mourn :
for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek : for they
shall inherit the earth.

6 Jjlessed are thej' ^yhich do hun-
ger and thirst after righteousness :
for they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful : for
they shall (obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pui'e in heai't :
for they shall see God.

9 l>l('ssed are the peacemakers :
for they shall be called 'llKM'hiJdroi
of God.

10 Blessed are they Mhich are

ftersecuted for righteousness' sake:
or theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

1 1 Blessed an^ ye, wlien men
shall i-evile you, and i)ersecute yon,
and shall .say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for my sake.

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding
glad : for great is your reward in
heaven : for so persecuted they the
prophets which were before you.

13^ Ye are the salt of the earth :
but if the salt have lost his .savour,
wherewith shall it be salted "? it is
thenceforth good for nothing, but
to be cast out, and to be trodden
under foot of men.

14 Ye are the light of the world.
A city that is set on an hill cannot
be hid.

15 Neither do men light a
^ candle, and put it under a bushel,
but on a " candlestick : and it giv-
eth light unto all that are in the
house^

16" Let your light so shine be-
fore men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven.

17 ^1 Think not that I am come
to destroy the law, or the prophets :
I am not come to destroj% but to
fulfil.

18 For verily I say unto you.
Till heaven and earth pass, one jot
or one tittle shall in no wise pass
from the law, till all be fulfilled.

19 Whosoever therefore shall
break one of these least command-
ments, and shall teach men so, he
shall be called the least in the king-
dom of heaven : but whosoever shall
do and teach them, the same shall
be called great in the kingdom of
heaven.

20 For I say unto you. That ex-
cept your righteousness shall exceed
the righteousness of the scribes and
Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter
into the kingdom of heaven.

21 ^ Ye have heard that it was
said '^_by them of old time. Thou
shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall
kill shall be in danger of the judg-
ment :

22 But I say unto you. That who-
soever is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be in danger
of the judgment : and whosoever
shall say to his brother, *Baca,
shall b(i in danger of the council :
but whoso(n'er shall s;i.y, t 'lliou
fool, shall be in danger of t hell fh-e.

23 Therefoi'e if thou bring thy
gift to the altar, and thei'e remem-
bei-est that thy brother hath ought
against thee ;

24 liCave thei'e thy gift before
the altar, and go tliy way ; first be
reconciled to thy brother, and then
come and offer thy gift.

* An cxprcsnion. of contempt.
t Moreh, a Hebrew expression of con-
demnation.
t Gr. Gehenna of lire.

5 lamp,

6 stand ;

" Even so let
your light

8 to

Fulfilment of the laiv.

St. MATTHEW, 6.

Of almsgiving.

25 Agree with thine adverscary
quickly, whiles thou art in the way
with him ; lest at any time tlie ad-
versary deliver thee to the judge,
and the judge deliver thee to the
officer, and thou be cast into prison.

26 Verily 1 say unto thee, Thou
shalt by no means come out thence,
till thou hast paid the uttermost
farthing.

27 ^ Ye have heard that it was
said 'by, them of old time, Thou
shalt not commit adultery :

28 But I say unto you. That who-
soever looketh on a woman to lust
after her hath committed adultery
with her already in liis heart.

29 And if thy right eye - ohend
thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
thee : for it is profitable for thee
that one of thy meml:)ers should
perish, and not that thy whole
iDody should be cast into * hell.

30 And if thy right hand -offend
thee, cut it off, and cast it from
thee: for it is profitable for thee
that one of thy members should
perish, and not that thy whole
body should be cast into * hell.

31 It hath been said, Whosoever
shall put away his wife, let him
give her a writing of divorcement :

32 But I say unto you. That who-
soever shall put away his wife,
saving for the cause of fornication,
causeth her to commit adultery :
and whosoever shall marry her that
is divorced cominitteth adultery.

33 'fl Again, ye have heard that
it hath been said ' by them of old
time. Thou shalt not forswear thy-
self, but shalt perform unto the
Lord thine oaths :

34 But I say unto you. Swear
not at all ; neither by heaven ; for
it is God's throne :

35 Nor by the earth ; for it is his
footstool : neither by Jerusalem ;
for it is the city of the great King.

36 Neither shalt thou swear by
thy head, because thou canst not
make one hair white or black.

37 But let your communication
be. Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for what-
soever is more than these cometh
of evil.

38 H Ye have heard that it hath
been said. An eye for an eye, and
a tooth for a tooth :

39 But I say unto you, That
ye resist not evil : but w'hosoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek,
turn to him the other also.

40 And if any man will sue thee
at the law, and take away thy coat,
let him have thy cloke also.

41 And whosoever shall compel

thee to go a mile, go with him
twain.

42 Give to him thatasketh thee,
and from him that would borrow
of thee turn not thou away.

43 11 \e have heard that it hath
been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

44 Ijut I say unto you, Love
your enemies, bless tnem that
curse you, do good to them that
hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and perse-
cute you ;

45 That ye may be ^ the children

3 sous

of your Father which is in heaven :
for he maketh his sun to rise on
the evil and on the good, and send-
eth rain on the just and on the
unjust.

46 For if ye love them which
love you, what reward have ye?
do not even the t publicans the
same 1

47 And if ye salute your bre-
thren only, wliat do ye more than
ot]ier» ? do not even the t publi-
cans so 1

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even
as your Father which is in heaven
is perfect.

CHAPTER 6.

1 rhrist coiiihivelh his sermon in the mount,
Kj^iiil.'iiKi vf alms, 5 prayer, 14 forgi.fhig
our lii-tl'hri'ii, id fasti' (/, 19 whereoiir trea-
sure, is to tie laid tip, 24 of serving God, and
mnm,mon: 2.5 eahorteth not to l>e careful
for vorldly things: 33 hut to seek God's
kingdom.

TAKE heed that ye do not your
■*alms before men, to be seen
of them : otherwise ye have no re-
w^ard of your Father which is in
heaven.

2 Therefore when thou doest
thine alms, do not sound a trumpet
before thee, as the hypocrites do
in the synagogues and in the
streets, that tliey may have glory
of men. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let
not thy left hand know what thy
right hand doeth :

4 That thine alms may be m
secret: and thy Father which
seeth in secret himself shall ^ m-
ward thee openly.

5 II And when thou prayest,
thou shalt not be as the hyijocrites
are : for they love to pray standing
in the synagogues and in the cor-
ners of the sti-eets, that they may
be seen of men. Verily I say unto
you, They have tlieir reward.

* Gr. Gehenna.

4 t right-
eousness

•^ recom-
pense thee.

t That is, collectors or renters of Ro-
man taxes.
tOr,

Ofjirayer and fasthig.

St. MATTHEW, 7.

Of trust in God.

6 But thou, when thou prayest,
enter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray to
thy Father which is in secret ; and
thy Father which seeth in secret
shall ^ I'eward thee openly.

7 But when ye pray, use not vain
repetitions, as the heathen do : for
they think that they shall be heard
for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto
them : for your Father knoweth
what things ye have need of, be-
foi'e ye ask him.

9 After this manner therefore
pray ye : Our Father which art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will
be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily
bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as
we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into tempta-
tion, but deliver us from '-^evil : For
thine is the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.

14 For if ye forgive men their
trespasses, your heavenly Father
will also forgive you :

15 But if ye forgive not men
their trespasses, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.

16 ^ Moreover when ye fast, be
not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance : tor they disfigure
their faces, that they may appear
unto men to fast. Verily I sa.y
unto you. They have their reward.

17 But thou, when thou fastest,
anoint thine head, and wash thy
face ;

18 That thou appear not unto
men to fast, but unto thy Father
which is in secret : and thy Fatlier,
which seeth in secret, shall ^ reward

thee openly.

19 II Lay not up for yourselves
treasures upon earth, where moth
and rust doth corrupt, and whei'e
thieves break through and steal :

20 But lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and
where thieves do not break tnrough
nor steal :

21 For where your treasure is,
there will your lieart be also.

22 The "Hglit of the body is the
eye : if therefore tliine eye be
single, thy whole body shall be full
of light.

23 But if thine eye be evil, thy
whole l)()dy shall be full of dark-
ness. If therefore the light that is
in tliee Ix; dai'kness, how great is
that darkness!

24 U No man can serve two mas-
ters : for either he will hate the
one, and love the other ; or else he
will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God
and mammon.

25 Therefore I say unto you,
^Take no thought for your life,
what ye shall eat, or what ye
shall drink ; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall put on. Is not the
life more than ^ meat, and the body
than raiment 1

26 Behold the fowls of the air :
for they sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns ; yet
your heavenly Father feedeth them.
Are ye not much better than they 'i

27 Which of you by " taking
tliought can add one cubit unto
^his stature'?

28 And why ® take ye thought
for raiment? Consider tlie lilies
of the field, how they grow ; they
toil not, neither do they spin :

29 And yet I say unto you, That
even Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe
the grass of the field, which to day
is, and to morrow is cast into the
oven, shall he not much more clothe
you, O ye of little faith'?

31 Therefore ®take no thought.

saying. What shall we eat? or,
What shall we drink '? or. Where-
withal shall we be clothed 1

32 (For after all these things do
the Gentiles seek :) for your hea-
venly Father knoweth that ye have
need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness ; and
all these, things shall be added unto
you.

34 ^"Take therefore no thought
for the morrow : foi- tlie morrow
shall take thought for the things
of itself. Sufiicient unto the day
is the evil thereof.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Christ ending /lin ner7n(>7i in the. mount,
reproreth runh judgment, O furhiddeth to
cant holy things to dogs, 1 exhurteth to
jirai/er, 13 to enter in at the strait gale,
1.') to beii\fre of false prophets, 21 not to
1)6 hearers, hut doers of the word : 24 like
houses builded on a rock, 26 and not on
the sand.

TUDGE not, that ye be not
p) judged.

2 For with what judgment ye
judge, ye shall be judged : and with
what measure ye mete, it shall be
nu^asured to you again.

3 And why beholdest thou the
mote tliat is in thy ])rother's eye,
but considerest not the beam that
is in thine own eye?

4 Be not
auxious

5 food,

6 being
anxious

^ the mea-
sure of his
life?
^ are ye
anxious

^ be not
anxious,

If F.e not
tlierefore
anxious

Tlie narroio ivay.

St. MATTHEW, 8.

Hearing and doing.

4 Or how wilt thou say to tliy
brother, Let me pull out the mote
out of thine eye ; and, behold, a
beam is in thine own eye '?

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out
tlie beam out of thine own eye ; and
then shalt thou see clearly to cast
out the mote out of thy brother's
eye.

6 ^ Give not that which is holy
unto the dogs, neither cast ye your
pearls before swine, lest they tram-
ple them under their feet, and turn
again and rend you.

7 ^ Ask, and it shall be given
you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you :

8 For every one that asketh re-
ceiveth ; and he that seeketh find-
eth ; and to him that knocketh it
shall be opened.

9 Or what man is there of you,
whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone 1

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he
give him a serpent "?

11 If ye then, being evil, know
how to give good gifts unto your
children, how much more shall
your Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask
him '?

12 Therefore all things whatso-
ever ye would that men should do
to you, do ye even so to them : for
this is the law and the prophets.

13 H Enter ye in at the strait
gate : for wide is the gate, and
broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat :

14 Because strait is the gate,
and narrow is the way, which lead-
eth unto life, and few there be that
find it.

15 H Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves.

16 Ye shall know them by their
fruits. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles'?

1 7 Even so every good tree bring-
eth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt
tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring
forth evil fruit, neither can a cor-
rupt tree bring forth good fruit.

1 9 Every tree that bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down, and
cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye
shall know them.

21 H Not every one that saith
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven ; but he
that doeth the will oi my Father
which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that

day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name"? and in
thy name have cast out ^ devils 1

1 demons ?

and in thy name done many won
derf ul works 1

23 And then will I profess unto
them, I never knew you : depart
from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 U Therefore whosoever hear-
eth these sayings of mine, and
doeth them, 1 will liken him unto
a wise man, which built his house
upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and
the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house ;
and it fell not : for it was founded
vipon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth
these sayings of mine, and doeth
them not, shall be likened unto a
foolish man, which built his house
upon the sand :

27 And the rain descended, and
the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house ;
and it fell : and great was the fall
of it.

28 And it came to pass, when
Jesus had ended these sayings,
the people were astonished at his
'" doctrine :

29 For he taught them as 07ie
having authority, and not as the
scribes.

CHAPTER 8.

2 Clirist cJean/teih the, leper, .5 henleth the
eentiir/mrti fierraiit, 14 Peter\-i nuither in
/(/i(\\(') (iiitl iiiani/ other fli-seased : is xheir-
efh hiiwhe into he followed : 28 utilleth the
tempest on the sea, 28 driveth the i/eri/sont
of two men possessed, 31 anil unfferetli
them to go into the swine.

WHEN he was come down from
the mountain, great multi-
tudes followed him.

2 And, behold, there came a
leper and worshipped him, saying.
Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make
me clean.

3 And Jesus put forth his hand,
and touched him, saying, I will ;
be thou clean. And immediately
his leprosy was cleansed.

4 And Jesus saith unto him,
See thou tell no man ; but go thy
way, shew thyself to the priest,
and offer the gift that Moses
commanded, for a testimony unto
them.

5 II And when Jesus was entered
into Capernaum, there came vinto
him a centurion, beseeching liim,

6 And saying, Lord, my sei'vant
lieth at home sick of the palsy,
grievously tormented.

7 And Jesus saith unto him, I
will come and heal him.

8 'i'he centurion answered and

'^ teaching

Divers works of mercy,

St. MATTHEW, 0.

and ofpotoer.

said, Lord, I am not worthy that
thou shouldest come under my
roof : but speak tlie word only,
and my servant shall be healed.

9 For I am a man under au-
thority, having soldiers undei- me :
and I say to this mnn. Go, and he
goeth ; and to another, Come, and
he cometh ; and to my servant,
Do this, and he doeth it.

10 When Jesus heard it, he mar-
velled, and said to them that
followed, Verily I say unto you,
I have not found so great faith,
no, not in Israel.

1 1 And I say unto you, That
many shall come from the east and
west, and shall sit down with
^Vbraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in
the kingdom of heaven.

1 2 But the children of the king-
dom, shall be cast out into outer
darkness : there shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.

1 3 And Jesus said unto the cen-
turion, Go thy way ; and as thou
hast believed, so be it done unto
thee. And his servant was healed
in the selfsame hour.

14 fl And when Jesus was come
into Peter's house, he saw his wife's
m<rther laid, and sick of a fever.

15 And he touched her hand,
and the fever left her : and she
arose, and ministered unto them.

16 ^ When the even was come,
they brought unto him many that
were possessed with -devils : and he
cast out the spirits with his word,
and healed all that were sick :

17 That it might be fulfiripd
which was spoken by " Esaias the
piopliet, saying, Himself took our
infirmities, and bare owr sicknesses.

IS 11 Now when Jesus saw great
multitudes about him, he gave
commandment to depart unto the
othei- side.

19 And a certain scribe canie,
and said unto him. Master, I will fol-
low the(^ whithersoever thou goest.

20 And J(!sussaith unto him, 'I'he
fox(;s have holes, and the birds of
the ii'iv //(tve nests; but the Son of
man hatli not where to lay A/s-
liead.

21 And another of his disci|i1os
said unto him, Ijord, suH'er me first
to go and l)ury my father.

22 J>ut Jesus said unto him, Fol-
low me; and let the dead bury their
(load.

2."^ H Anrl when he was entered
into a •' ship, his disciples followed
hirn.

21 And, behold, there arose a
gr(;at tempest in the sea., insomuch
that till' •' shin was covered with the
waves : but he was asleep.

25 And his disciples came to him,
and awoke him, saying. Lord, save
us : we perish.

26 And he saith unto them, Why
are ye fearful, O ye of little faith 1
Then he arose, and rebuked the
winds and the sea ; and there was
a great calm.

27 But the men marvelled, say-
ing. What manner of man is this,
that even the winds and the sea
obey him !

2S 51 And when he was come to
the other side into the country of
the Gergesenes, there met him two
possessed with ^ devils, coming out
of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so
that no man might pass by that
way.

29 And, behold, they cried out,
saying. What have we to do with
thee, Jesus, thou Son of God 1 art
thou come hither to torment us be-
fore the time 1

30 And there was a good way off
from them an herd of many swine
feeding.

31 So the ^ devils besought him,
saying. If thou cast us out, suffer
us to go away into the herd of
swine.

32 And he said unto them. Go.
And when they were come out, they
went into the herd of swine : and,
behold, the whole herd of swine ran
violently down a steep place into
the sea, and perished in the waters.

33 And they that kept them tied,
and went their ways into the citJ^
and told every thing, and what
was befallen to the possessed of
the '^ devils.

34 And, behold, the whole city
came out to meet Jesus : and when
they saw him, they besought hint
that he would depart out of their
coasts.

CHAPTER 9.

2 Chrixt curinf) one Kiel- of the jxihi/, 9 eafl-
eth Maitheu) from the receijit of ciint.om, 10
cdli'lh ii'ith jiiihlic(in.<i ari(l siiiin'rs, 14 i/f-
fnidclh hh (Ihciplisfor not fiKiiii//, 20 <•»•/•-
'cth the hfoinlij i.sxiie, 2;i niixeth from deiilh
Jdi.riin' dauilhter, 27 giretk xii/ht to tiro
tilinil men, ;W litnleth a ilinnli nitiii jion-
sesxeil (f (I tieril, 'M (tiid hath eonijiiission
of the Diiiltititde.

AN D he entered into a •' ship, and
[)asscd over, and came into liis
own cit.v.

2 And, behold, they brought to
him a man sick of the palsy, lying
on a bed : and Jesus seeing f heir
faith said unti > the sick of the ()alsy ;
Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be
forgiven thee.

3 And, behold, certain of the
scribes said within themselves. This
iiKiii bl;ispheni(>th.

1 .\nd Jesus knowing their

Matthew is called.

St. MATTHEW, 9.

The ruler's davyhter raised.

5 wine-
skiii.s :

6 skins
'' wine-
skins,

thiul

thoughts said, Wherefore
ye evil in your hearts^

5 For whether is easier, to say,
7'Ai/ sins be forgiven tiiee ; or to
say, Arise, and walk 1

6 But that ye may know that the
S(jn of man hath '■ power on eartli
to forgive sins, (then saith he to the
sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up
tliy bed, and go unto thine house.

7 And he arose, and departed to
his house.

8 But when the multitudes saw
it, they marvelled, and glorified
God, which had given such '■ power
unto men.

9 ^ And as Jesus passed forth
from thence, he saw a man, named
Matthew, sitting at the - receipt of

saith
he

custom

_: and he
me. And

unto him,
arose, and

Follow
followed him

10 ^ And it came to pass, as
Jesus sat at meat in the house, be-
hold, many * publicans and sinners
came and sat down with him and
his disciples.

1 1 And when the Pharisees saw
it, they said unto his disciples. Why
eateth your i\Iaster with * publi-
cans and sinners'?

12 But when Jesus heard that,
he said unto them. They that be
whole need not a physician, but
they that are sick.

1 3 But go ye and learn what that
meaneth, I •' will have mercy, and
not sacrifice : for i am not come to
call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.

14 IT Then came to him the disci-
ples of John, saying. Why do we
and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy
clisci]3les fast not 1

15 And Jesus said unto them.
Can the ^children of the bride-
chamber moui-ii, as long as the
bridegroom is with them '? but the
days will come, when the l^ride-
groom sliall be taken from them,
and then shall they fast.

1 6 No man putteth a piece of new
cloth unto an old garment, for that
wliich is put in to fill it up taketh
from the garment, and the rent is
made worse.

17 Neither do men put new wine
into old ■''!)( ittles : else the "bottles

saying. My daughter is even now
dead : but come and lay thy hand
upon her, and she shall live.

1 y And J esus arose, and followed
him, and so did his disciples.

20 If And, beliold, a woman,
which was diseased with an issue
of blood twelve years, came behind
hi?ii, and touched the hem of his
garment :

2 1 For she said within herself. If
I may but touch his garment, I
shall be whole.

22 But Jesus turned him about,
and when he saw her, he said,
iJaughtei', be of good comfort ; thy
faith hath made thee whole. And
the woman was made whole from
that hour.

23 And when Jesus came into the
ruler's house, and saw the minstrels
and the people making a noise,

24 He said unto them, Give
place : for the maid is not dead,
but sleepeth. And they laughed
him to scorn.

25 But when the people were put
forth, he went in, and took her by
the hand, and the maid arose.

26 And the fame hereof went
abroad into all that land.

27 ^ And when Jesus departed
thence, two blind men followed
him, crying, and saying, JVioii son
of David, have mercy on us.

28 And when he was come into
the house, the blind men came to
him : and Jesus saith unto them.
Believe ye that I am able to do
this'? They said unto him. Yea,
Lord.

29 Then touched he their eyes,
saying. According to your faith be
it unto you.

30 And their eyes were opened ;
and Jesus '^strartly charged them,
saying, 8ee that no man know it.

31 But they, when they were de-
parted, spread abroad his fame in
all that country.

32 •] As they went out. behold,
they brought to him a dumb man
possessefl with a "devil.

33 And when the "Mi'vil wascast
the dumb spake : and the mul-

break, ajid the wine runneth out,
and the '' Ixittles perish : but they
put new wine into new "bottles,
and both are preserved.

18 ^ While he spake these things
unto them, behold, there came a
certain ruler, and worshipped him.

out.

the

Hee note on ch. v. 46.

titudes maivelled, saymg,
never so seen in Israel.

34 But the Pharisees said
casteth out "devils through
prince of the '- devils.

3") And Jesus went about all the
cities and villages, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gos-
pel of the kingdom, and healing
every sickness and every disease
among the people.

36 11 But when he saw the multi-
tudes, he was moved with compas-

* strictly

^ (lemon.
1" demon

11 demons
1- demons.

The twelve apostles.

St. MATTHEW, 10.

Their charge.

mm on them, because they fainted,
and were scattered abroad, as sheep
having no shepherd.

37 Then saith he unto his disci-
ples, The harvest truly is plenteous,
but the labourers are few ;

.38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of
the harvest, that he will send forth
labourers into his harvest.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Christ sendeth out Jiis tioelve apostles, en-
ahlina them iritli poirer to do inii-dcles,
5 givelh flii-in Ih.'ir clnlnic leiirh ,-tl, Ihcnx,
\<0 comfort, th 11,, in ,,,j,ii,i:<t j,, r:~,,oi I ions :
40 atid ji/-om/.^i'th It hh'Kfihuj to those llutt
receive them.

AND when he had called unto
him his twelve disciples, he
gave them ^ power agai^af unclean
spirits, to cast them out, and to
heal all manner of sickness and all
manner of disease.

2 Now the names of the twelve
apostles are these ; The first, Simon,
who is called Peter, and Andrew his
brother ; James the son of Zebedee,
and -John his brother ;

3 Philip, and Bartholomew ; Tho-
mas, and Matthew the publican ;
.lames the son of Alph;eus, and
Lebbj*?us, whose surname was Thad-
d;eus ;

4 Simon the "^ Canaanite. and Ju-
das Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

5 These twelve Jesus sent forth,
and commanded them, saying. Go
not into the way of the Gentiles,
and into any city of the Samaritans
enter ye not :

6 But go rather to the lost sheep
of the house of Israel.

7 And as ye go, preach, saying.
The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the
lepers, raise the dead, cast out
-'dovils : freely ye have received,
freely give.

9 Provide neither gold, nor silver,
nor brass in your purses,

10 Nor ^ scrip for your journey,
neitliei' two coats, neither shoes,
■' nor yet staves : for the workman
is worthy of liis '' meat.

1 1 And into whatsoever city or
town ye shall enter, enquire who
in it is woi-thy ; and there abide
till ye go thence.

\'l And when ye come into an
house, salut(! it.

13 And if the house be wortliy,
let your jjeace come upon it: but
if it be not worthy, let your jx'ace
retui'n to .you.

14 And whosoever shall not re-
(;eivc you, Jior hear your woi'ds,
wlien ye dcpai't out of that house
or city, shake off the dust of your
feet.

15 Verily I say unto you. It shall
be more tolerable for the land of
Sodom and Gomorrha in the day
of judgment, than for that city.

16 i I Behold, I send you forth as
sheep in the midst of wolves: be
ye therefore wise as serpents, and
harmless as doves.

17 But beware of men : for they
will deliver you up to the councils,
and they will scourge you in their
synagogues ;

18 And ye shall be brought be-
fore governors and kings for my
sake, for a testimony "against them
and the Gentiles.

19 But when they deliver you
up, ^take no thought how or what
ye shall speak : for it shall be given
you in that same hour what ye shall
speak.

20 For it is not ye that speak,
but the Spirit of your Father which
speaketh in you.

2 1 And the brother shall deliver
up the brother to death, and the
father the child : and the children
shall rise up against their parents,
and cause tliem to be put to death.

22 And ye shall be hated of all
men for my name's sake : but he
that endureth to the end shall be
saved.

23 But when they persecute you
in this city, flee ye into another :
for verily I say unto you. Ye shall
not have gone over the cities of
Israel, till the Son of man be
come.

24 The disciple is not above his
master, nor the servant above his
lord.

25 It is enough for the diseijile
that he be as his master, and the
servant as his lord. If they have
called the master of the house Be-
elzebub, how nuich more sliall they
call them of his household ?

26 Fear them not therefore : for
there is nothing covered, that shall
not be revealed ; and hid, tliat
shall not be known.

27 What I tell you in darkness,
that speak ye in light: and what
ye hear in the ear, th.at "jrreach ye
upon the housetops.

28 And fear not them which kill
the body, but are not able to Icill
tliesoul : but rather fear him which
is able to desti'oy both soul and
body in *hell.

29 Are not two spai-rows sold
for a farthing! and one of them
shall not fall on the grounil with-
out your Father.

30 l^)Ut the v(>ry hairs of your
luvid ai'c all numbered.

* Gr. Gehenna.

8 be not
anxious

proclaim

Perseciitiuii and its reward.

St. MATTHEW, 11.

The enquiry of John.

31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are
of more value than manj^ sparrows.

32 Whosoever therefoi'e shall
confess me before men, hirii will

1 confess also before my Father
which is in heaven.

33 But whosoever shall deny me
before men, him will I also deny
before my Father which is in
heaven.

34 Think not that I am come to
send peace on earth : 1 came not
to send peace, but a sword.

35 For I am come to set a man
at variance against his father, and
the daughter against her mother,
and the daughter in law against
her mother in law.

36 And a man's foes shall be they
of his own household.

37 He that loveth father or
mother more than me is not worthy
of me : and he that loveth son or
daughter more than me is not
worthy of me.

38 And he that taketh not his
cross, and foUoweth after me, is
not worthy of me.

39 He that findeth his life shall
lose it : and he tliat loseth his life
for my sake shall find it.

40 ^ He that receiveth you re-
ceiveth me, and he that receiveth
me receiveth him that sent me.

41 He that receiveth a prophet
in the name of a prophet shall re-
ceive a prophet's reward; and he
that receiveth a righteous man in
the name of a righteous man shall
receive a righteous man's reward.

42 And whosoever shall give to
drink unto one of these little ones
a cup of cold v'dter only in the
name of a disciple, verily I say
unto you, he shall in no wise lose
his reward.

CHAPTER 11.

2 John seiidef/i /lis dhsciples to Ohrifif. T
Chris<V>< lextiminni cuvi'i'Di'niij John. IS
Tlie.opininv I'f 1h', i„-„i,l. . },n1h ,u,i,r,')-,ii ,i<j
John <uiil t7,ris/. '><) C/iri.s/ „ jihni i:l ,11,
the until iinkf Illness anil niirc pi ntiun'i- of
Chordzin, Bethtniiilit, iiiiil Cn jnrniunn :
25 (inil i>r(nsin{i his Fiitluf's iiisiloin in
revealiny the, gonpel to tiie simple, 2S he
calleth to him all such as feel the Inirden
of their sins.

AND it came to pass, when Jesus
had made an end of command-
ing his twelve disciples, he de-
parted thence to teach and to
preach in their cities.

2 Now when John had heard in
the prison the works of ' ('hrist.
he sent two of his discii)les,

3 And said unto him. Art thou
he that should come, or do we look
for another ?

4 Jesus answered and said unto
them. Go and shew John again

those things which ye do hear and
see :

5 The blind receive their sight,
and the lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, and the deaf hear, the
dead are I'aisetl up, and the poor
have '" the gospel preached to them.

6 And blessed is he, whosoever
shall not be offended in me.

7 H And as they departed, Jesus
began to say unto the multitudes
concerning John, What went ye
out into the wilderness to see*? A
reed shaken with the wind 1

8 But what went ye out for to
see? A man clothed in soft rai-
ment? behold, they that wear soft
clothing are in kings' houses.

9 But what went ye out for to
see? A prophet? yea, I say unto
you, and more than a prophet.

10 For this is he, of whom it is
written. Behold, I send my mes-
senger before thy face, which shall
prepare thy way before thee.

1 1 Verily I say unto you. Among
them that are born of women there
hath not risen a greater than John
the Baptist : notwithstanding he
that is ^ least in the kingdom of
heaven is greater than he.

12 And from the days of John
the Baptist until now the kingdom
of heaven suffereth violence, and
the violent take it by force.

13 For all the prophets and the
law prophesied until John.

14 And if ye will receive it, this
is ^ Elias. which was foi- to come.

15 He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear.

16 51 But whereunto shall I liken
this generation ? It is like unto
children sitting in the ^ markets,
and calling vinto their fellows,

17 And saying. We have piped
unto you, ana ye have not danced ;
we have "mourned unto you, and
ye have not lamented.

18 For John came neither eating
nor drinking, and they say, He
hath a "devil.

1 9 The Son of man came eating
and drinking, and they say, Be-
hold a man gluttonous, and a wine-
bibber, a friend of * publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified
"^of her children.

20 ^ Then began he to upbraid
the cities wherein most of his
mighty works were done, because
they repented not :

21 Woe unto thee, Ohorazin !
woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if
the mighty works, which were done
in you, had been done in Tyre and

2 good
tidiugs

3 but little

Elijah,

5 market-
places.

6 wailed

demon.

* See note on ch. v. 46.

Chrlst''s gracious invitation.

St. MATTHEW, 12.

Controversy about the sabbath.

Sidon, they would have repented
long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

22 But I say unto you, It shall
be more tolerable for Tyre and
Sidon at the day of judgment, than
for you.

23 And thou, Capernaum, which
art exalted unto heaven, shalt be
brouglit down to *hell: for if the
might.y works, which have been
done in thee, had been done in
Sodom, it would have I'emained
until this day.

24 P5ut I say unto you. That it
shall be more tolerable for the
land of Sodom in the day of judg-
ment, than for thee.

25 H At that time Jesus an-
swered and said, I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
because thou hast hid these things
from the wise and ^ prudent, and
hast I'evealed them unto babes.

26 Even so, Fatlier : for so it
seemed good in thy sight.

27 All things are delivered unto
me of my Father : and no " man
knoweth the Son, but the Father ;
neither ''' knoweth any m-cin the
Father, save the Son, and he to
whomsoever the Son will reveal
him.

28 ^ Come unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest.

29 Take my yoke upon you, and
learn of me ; for I am meek and
lowly in heart: and ye shall find
rest unto your souls.

30 For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light.

CHAPTER 12.

1 Christ rejiroreih Ihe h/itKhien/t of the Plidfi-
sees concerning the hredch of the Habbath^
'A hij ncn'ptui'ex, 9 !/>/ reanon, IS and hij
(t miracle. 22 lie healeth the man ponxeHned
that was blind and dnml). 81 lilasphenii/
affitinist the Holy (Ihokt Khali nerer be for-
given. 36 Accoiiiil shall be ■niatle of idle
viords. 3S He rebuketh the unfaithful, irho
seek after a nign : 49 and nheweth 'irho in
kin brother, sister, and mother.

AT that time Jesus went on
the sabbath day through tlie
'corn : and his disciples were an
luingred, and began to pluck the
■"' ears of coiti. and to cat.

2 l>ut when the Pharisees saw i'^,
they said unto him, l^ehold, thy
disciples do that which is not law-
ful to do upon the sabbath day.

3 But he said unto them. Have
.ye not read what David did, when
he was an hungred, and they that
were with him ;

4 How he entered into the house

* Hades.

of God, and did eat the shewbread,
which was not lawful for him to
eat, neither for them which were
with him, but only for the priests'?

5 Or have ye not read in the law,
how that on the sabbath days the
priests in the temple profane tlie
sabbath, and are blameless 1

6 But I say unto you. That in
this place is one greater than the
temple.

7 But if ye had known what thii^
meaneth, 1 •* will have mercy, and
not sacrifice, ye would not have
condemned the guiltless.

8 Foi' the Son of man is Lord
even of the sabbath day.

9 And when he was departed
thence, he went into their syna-
gogue :

10 ^ And, behold, there was a
man which had his hand withered.
And they asked him, saying. Is it
lawful to heal on the sabbath days 1
that they might accuse him.

1 1 And he said unto them. What
man shall there be among you, that
shall have one sheep, and if it fall
into a pit on the sabbath day, will
he not lay hold on it, and lift it out ?

12 How much then is a man
better than a sheeyj ? Wherefore it
is lawful to do well on the sabbath
days.

13 Then saith he to the man,
Stretch forth thine hand. And he
stretched it forth ; and it was re-
stored whole, like as the other.

14 U Then the Pharisees went
out, and held a council against him,
how they might destroy him.

15 But when Jesus knew it, he
witlidi-ew liimself from thence :
and great multitudes followed him,
and he healed them all ;

16 And charged them that they
should not make him known :

17 That it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by ' Esaias the
prophet, saying,

18 Behold my servant, whom I
have chosen ; my beloved, in whom
m,y soul is well ])leased : 1 will v)ut
my si)irit upon him, and he shall
shew judgment to the Gentiles.

19 He shall not strive, nor cry ;
neither shall any man hear his voice
in the streets.

20 A bruised reed shall he not
break, and smoking flax shall he
not(]uench, till he send forth judg-
ment unto victf)ry.

21 And in his name shall the
Gentiles trust.

22 11 Then was brought unto him
one poss(»ssed with ;i, ^ devil, blind,
and(hinib: and he healed him, in-
soiimcli tli.'iti the blind and dumb
both spake and saw.

Blasphemy against the Sjw-it. St. MATTHEW, 13.

Seeking for sigyis.

1 demons,

2 demons.

3 demons

* age,

^ that which

is to come.

6 offspring

23 And all the pe'^ople were
amazed, and said, Is not this the
son of David 1

24 But when the Pharisees heard
it, they said. This felloic doth not
cast out ' devils, but by Beelzebub
the prince of the - devils.

25 And Jesus knew their
thoughts, and said unto them,
Every kingdom divided against
itself is brought to desolation ; and
every city or house divided against
itself shall not stand :

26 And if Satan cast out Satan,
he is divided against himself ; how
shall then his kingdom stand 1

27 And if I by Beelzebub cast
out ^devils, by whom do your child-
ren cast thern^ out 1 therefore they
shall be your judges.

28 But if I cast out ^ devils by the
Spirit of God, then the kingdom of
God is come unto you.

29 Or else how can one enter into
a strong man's house, and spoil liis
goods, except he first bind the
strong man f and then he will spoil
his house.

30 He that is not with me is
against me ; and he that gathereth
not with me scattereth abroad.

31 ^ Wherefore I say unto you,
All manner of sin and blasphemy
shall be forgiven unto men: but the
blasphemy against the IIoli/ Ghost
shall not be forgiven unto men.

32 And whosoever speaketh a
word against the Son of man, it
shall be forgiven him : but who-
soever speaketh against the Holy
Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him,
neither in this ''world, neither in
•^ the world to come.

33 Either make the tree good,
and his fruit good ; or else make
the tree corrupt, and his fruit cor-
rupt : for the tree is known by his
fruit.

34 O '^ generation of vipers, how
can ye, being evil, speak good
things'? for out of the abundance
of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35 A good man out of the good
treasure of the heart bringeth forth
good things : and an evil man out
of the evil treasui'e bringeth forth
evil things.

36 But I say unto you. That
every idle word that men shall
speak, they shall give account
thereof in the day of judgment.

37 For by thy woi-ds thou shalt
be justified, and by tliy words thf»u
sha.lt be condemned.

38 H Then certain of the scribes
and of the Pharisees answered, say-
ing. Master, we would see a sign
from thee.

39 But he answered and said
unto them. An evil and adulterous
generation seeketh after a sign ;
and there shall no sign be given to
it, but the sign of the prophet
^ Jonas :

40 Eor as * Jonas was three days
and three nights in the ^ whale's
belly : so shall the Son of man be
three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth.

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise
in judgment with this generation,
and shall condemn it : because they
repented at the preaching of ^"Jonas;
and, behold, a greater than " J onas
is here.

42 The queen of the south shall
rise up in the judgment with this
generation, and shall condemn it :
K)r she came from the uttermost
parts of the earth to hear the wis-
dom of Solomon ; and, behold, a
greater than Solomon is here.

43 When the unclean spirit is
gone ovit of a man, he walketh
through dry places, seeking rest,
and findeth none.

44 Then he saith, I will return
into my house from whence I came
out ; and when he is come, he find-
eth ?'(! empty, swept, and garnished.

45 Then goeth he, and taketh
with himself seven other spirits
more wicked than himself, and
they enter in and dwell there : and
the last ■itate of that man is worse
than the first. Even so shall it be
also unto this wicked generation.

46 H While he yet talked to the
people, behold, his mother and his
brethren stood without, desiring
to speak with him.

47 Then one said unto him, Be-
hold, thy mother and thy brethren
stand without, desiring to speak
with thee.

48 But he answered and said
unto him that told him, Who is my
mother ( and who are my brethren 1

49 And he stretched forth his
hand toward his disciples, and said.
Behold iny mother and my bre-
tliren !

50 For whosoever shall do the
will of my Father which is in hea-
ven, the same is my brother, and
sister, and mother.

CHAPTER 13.

3 77te parahle of the xntoer and iJie need:
18 the expaxition of it. 24 T/ie parahle of
the tarex, 31 ({f the mtistard seed, 33 of the
leiiceii, 44 of the hidden treasure. 45 of the
pearl, 47 of the drairiief eaxt iido the xea :
r)3 and hoiv Chriat in cimtemned of kin oirn
roiintryinen.

THE same day went Jesus out
of the house, and sat by the
sea side.

'' Jon all :
s Jonah
« helly of
the sea-
mouster ;

1" Jonah ;

Parable of the sower.

St. MATTHEW, 13.

Of the tares.

^ tiirnajiiiin,

2 And yreat multitudes were ga-
thered together unto him, so that

lie went into a ' ship, and sat ; and

the w

shore.

the whole mult

snip, a
itucle s

tood on the

3 And he spake many things unto
them in paraoles, saying, Behold, a
sower went forth to sow ;

4 And when he sowed, some seeds
fell by the way side, and the fowls
came and devoured them up :

5 Some fell upon stony places,
where they had not much earth :
and forthwith they sprung up, be-
cause they had no deepness of
earth :

6 And when the sun was up, they
were scorched ; and becavise they
had no root, they withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns ;
and the thorns sprung up, and
choked them :

8 But other fell into good ground,
and brought forth fruit, some an
hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some
thirtyfold.

9 Who hath ears to hear, let him
hear.

10 And the disciples came, and
said unto him. Why speakest thou
unto them in parables ?

11 He answered and said unto
them. Because it is given unto you
to know the mysteries of the king-
dom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.

12 For whosoever hath, to him
shall be given, and he shall have
more abundance : but whosoever
hath not, from him shall be taken
away even that he hath.

13 Therefore speak I to them in
parables : because they seeing see
not ; and hearing they hear not,
neither do they understand.

14 And in them is fulfilled the
prophecy of '^ Esaias, which saith.
By hearing ye shall liear, and shall
not understand ; and seeing ye
shall see, and shall not perceive :

15 For this people's heart is
waxed gross, and their ears are
dull of hearing, and their eyes
they have closed ; lest •' at ;iiiy time
they should see with fhe/f{'yrs, and
hear with their ears, and should
undin-stand with their heart, and
should ^ 1)(^ converted, and I should
heal them.

16 But blessed are your eyes, for
they see : and your ears, for they
hear.

17 For verily I say unto you.
That many prophets and i-ighteous
)/)e)i. have desired to see fhouc thimjx
which ye see, and ha\'e not seen
thetii; and to hear thoxe t/iini/s which
ye hear, and have not heard them.

IS ^ Hear ye therefore the pa-
rable of the sower.

19 When anj^ one heareth the
word of the kingdom, and vinder-
standeth it not, then cometh the
wicked one, and catcheth away that
which was sown in his heart. This
is he which received seed by the
way side.

20 But he that received the seed
into stony places, the same is he
that heareth the word, and anon
with joy receiveth it ;

21 Yet hath he not root in him-
self, but dureth for a while : for-'
when tribulation or persecution
ariseth because of the word, '' by
and by he is offended.

22 He also that received seed
among the thorns is he that hear-
eth the word ; and the care of this
world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, clK)ke the word, and he be-
cometh unfruitful.

23 But he that received seed into
the good ground is he that heareth
the word, and understandeth it ;
which also heareth fruit, and bring-
eth forth, some an hundredfold,
some sixty, some thirty.

24 U Another parable put he
forth unto them, saying. The king-
dom of heaven is likened unto a
man which sowed good seed in his
field :

25 But whilemenslept, hisenemy
came and sowed tares among the
wheat, and went his way.

26 But when the blade was sprung
up, and brought forth fruit, then
appeared the tares also.

27 So the servants of the house-
holder came and said unto him.
Sir, didst not thou sow good seed
in thy field % from whence then
hath it. tares'?

2S He said unto them. An enemy
hath done this. The servants said
unto him. Wilt thou then that we
-go aiifl gather them up %

29 liut he said. Nay ; lest while
ye gather up the tares, ye root up
also the wJieat with them.

30 Let both grow together until
the harvest : and in the time of
harvest 1 will say to the rea]H'i-s,
Gather ye t()g(>ther first the tares,
and bind tluun in bundles to burn
them : but gather the wheat into
my barn.

31 11 Another ])ai;able put he
forth unto them, sjiying, The king-
dom of heav(Mi is like to a grain of
mustard seed, which a man took,
and sowed in his field :

32 Which indeed is the least of all
s(!eds : but when it is grown, it is
the greatest among herbs, and be-
cometh a tree, so tluit the birds of

Other parables of the kingdom. St. MATTHEW, 14

Jesus rejected at Nazareth.

the air come and lodge in tlie
branches thereof.

33 ^ Another parable spake he
unto them ; The kingdom of hea-
ven is like unto leaven, which a
woman took, and hid in three
measures of meal, till the whole
was leavened.

34 All these things spake Jesus
unto the multitude in parables ;
and without a parable spake he
not unto them :

35 That it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by the prophet,
saying, I will open my mouth in
parables ; I will utter things which
have been kept secret from the
foundation of the world.

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude
away, and went into the house :
and his disciples came unto him,
saying. Declare unto us the pa-
rable of the tares of the field.

37 He answered and said unto
them. He that soweth the good
seed is the Son of man ;

38 The field is the world ; the
good seed are the children of the
kingdom ; but the tares are the
children of the wicked one;

39 The enemy that sowed them
is the devil ; the harvest is the end
of the world ; and the reapers are
the angels.

40 As therefore the tares are
gathered and burned in the fire ;
so shall it be in the end of this
world.

41 The Son of man shall send
forth his angels, and they shall
gather out of his kingdom all
things that ^ offend, and them
which do iniquity ;

42 And shall cast them into ^ a
furnace of fire : there shall be wail-
ing and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun in the kingdom of
their Father. Who hath ears to
hear, let him hear.

44 H Again, the kingdom of
heaven is like unto treasure hid in
a field ; the which when a man
hath found, he hideth, and for joy
thei-eof goeth and selleth all that
he hath, and buyeth that field.

45 H Again, the kingdom of hea-
ven is like unto a merchant man,
seeking goodl.v pearls :

46 Who, when he had found
one pearl of great price, went and
sold all that he had, and bought
it.

47 ^ Again, the kingdom of
heaven is like unto a net, that was
cast into the sea, and gathered of
every kind :

48 Which, when it was full,
they drew to shore, and sat down.

and gathered the good into vessels,
but cast the bad away.

49 So shall it be at the end of
the world : the angels shall come
forth, and sever the wicked from
among the just,

50 And shall cast them into the
furnace of lire : there shall be wail-
ing and gnashing of teeth.

51 Jesus saith unto them. Have
ye understood all these things'?
They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

52 Then said he unto them,
Therefore every scribe lohick is
instructed unto the kingdom 0|f
heaven is like unto a man that is
an householder, which bringeth
forth out of his treasure things
new and old.

53 H And it came to pass, that
when Jesus had finished these
parables, he departed thence.

54 And v/hen he was come into
his own country, he taught them
in their synagogue, insomuch that
they were astonished, and said.
Whence hath this man this wis-
dom, and these mighty works'?

55 Is not thi.s the carpenter's
son'? is not his mother called
]\lary'? and his brethren, James,
and Joses, and Simon, and Judas'?

56 And his sisters, are they not
all with US'? Whence then hath
this man all these things'?

57 And they were offended in
him. But Jesus said unto them,
A prophet is not without honour,
save in his own country, and in
his own house.

58 And he did not many mighty
woi'ks there because of their un-
belief.

CHAPTER 14.

1 Ilerod'.'i opinion of Christ. 3 Wherefoye
John Bapli.si iras beheaded. 13 Jesu.s de-
piifteVh into a de.-<ert place: 15 where he
feedeth fire thousand nifii irith fire /oares
and tico fi'uhes : '2'-' /n iralkith on the sea to
his disciples: 34 a nd Jand incj at (ie)niesa-
rei, healeth the .iick liy the touch of the hem
of his garment.

AT that time Herod the tetrarch
heard of the fame of Jesus,

2 And said unto his servants,
This is John the Baptist ; he is
risen from the dead ; and there-
fore mighty works do shew forth
themselves in him.

3 H For Herod had laid hold on
John, and bound him, and put him
in i)rison for Herodias' sake, his
bi'other Philip's wife.

4 For John said unto him. It is
not lawful for thee to have her.

5 And Mheii he would have put
him to death, he feared the nuilti-
tude, because they counted him as
a prophet.

6 But when Herod's birthday

John Baptist beheaded.

St. MATTHEW, 15.

Jesus u-alks on the water.

was kept, the daughter of Hero-
dias danced before them, and
pleased Herod.

7 Whereupon he promised with
an oath to give her whatsoever she
would ask.

8 And she, being before in-
structed of her mother, said. Give
me here John Baptist's head in a
' charger.

y And the king was sorry : never-
theless for the oath's sake, and them
which sat with him at meat, he
commanded it to be given her.

10 And he sent, and beheaded
John in the prison.

1 1 And his head was brought in a
- charger, and given to the damsel :
and she lM'f)ught it to her mother.

12 And his disciples came, and
tof)k up the body, and buried it,
and went and told Jesus.

13 U When Jesus heard of if, he
departed thence by ship into a
desei-t place apart : and when the
people had heard thereof, they
followed him on foot out of the
cities.

14 And Jesus went forth, and
saw a great multitude, and was
moved with compassion toward
them, and he healed their sick.

15 ^f And when it was evening,
his disciples came to him, saying.
This is a desert place, and the
time is now past; send the multi-
tude away, that they may go into
the villages, and buy themselves
victuals.

16 But Jesus said unto them.
They need not depart ; give ye
them to eat.

17 And they say unto him. We
lia\(; here but five loaves, and two
fishes.

18 He said, Bring them hither
to me.

1 9 And he commanded tlie multi-
tude to sit down on tlu; grass, and
took the five loaves, and the two
lislics, anfl looking up to heaven,
Ik; l)less(!d, and brake, and gave
tlu! loaves to his disciples, and the
disciples to the multitude.

l'O And they did all eat, and were
filled : and they took u]) of the frag-
ments that remained twelve baskets
full.

2 1 And they that had eaten wei-e
about live thousand men, beside
women and children.

22 ff And straightway Jesus con-
strained his disciples to get into a
"sliip. and to go before liim unto
the other side, while he sent the
multitudes away.

2.) Ami when he had sent the
multitudes awaj% he went up into
a mountain apart to pray : and

when the evening was come, he
was there alone.

24 But the ''ship was now in the
midst of the sea, tossed with waves :
for the wind was contrary.

25 And in the fourth watch of
the night Jesus went unto them,
walking on the sea.

26 And when the disciples saw
him walking on the sea, they were
troubled, saying, It is a spirit ; and
they cried out for fear.

27 But straightway Jesus spake
unto them, saying. Be of good
cheer ; it is I ; be not afraid.

28 And Peter answered him and
said. Lord, if it be thou, bid me
come unto thee on the water.

29 And he said, Come. And
when Peter was come down out of
the ^ ship, he walked on the water,
to go to Jesus.

30 But when he saw the wind
boisterous, he was afraid ; and be-
ginning to sink, he cried, saying,
Loi'd, save me.

31 And immediately Jesus
stretched forth his hand, and
caught him, and said unto him,
O thou of little faith, wherefore
didst thou doubt '?

32 And when they were come
into the •'ship, the wind ceased.

33 Then they that were in the
^ship came and worshipped liim,
saying, Of a truth thou art the
Son of God.

34 ^ And when they were gone
over, they came into the land of
Gennesarot.

35 And when the men of that
place had knowledge of him, they
sent out into all that country round
about, and brought unto him all
that were diseased ;

36 And besought him that they
might only touch the hem of his
gai-ment : and as many as touched
were made perfectly whole.

CHAPTEB 15.

:! Christ reproretli. the licrihes (tiifj PharixefK
far trcninfjrexsinf/ O'od'n coniiniindmniis
lliroiKjh their own traditioiix : 11 fi'(i</h,l/i
hiiir that ir/iich noeih into tin- inoiith ilalh
not dorih' a man. 21 He healelh the ddiii/li-
ter <>f the ■noDKin of Ciinnan, 80 (duI olhir
ijreiit multitudex : :i'i and iciih Htrtn /odi-fK
(I n d (( fe w little Jinh ex feedeth fo u r thv una n iJ
men, Omide uomen and chi/dren.

THRN" came to Jesus scribes and
Pharisees, which were of Jeru-
salem, saj^ing,

2 Why do thy disciples ti-ans
gress the tradition of the elders?
for they wash not their hands wjien
they eat bread.

3 But he answered and said unto
them, Why do ye also transgress

Concent imj defilement.

St. MATTHEW, 15.

The CanaanitisJi woman.

the commandment of God ^ by your
tradition 1

4 For God commanded, saying,
Honour thy fatlier and mother :
and. He that curseth father or
mother, let him die the death.

5 But ye say, Whosoever shall
say to his father or his mother, ■^_/£
is a gift, by whatsoever thou might-

est be ijrotited by me :

6 And honour not his father or
his mothei', he shall be free. Thus
have ye made the commandment of
God of none effect ' b^^ your tradi-
tion.

7 Ye hypocrites, well did ^Esaias
prophesy of you, saying,

8 This people draweth nigh unto
me with their mouth, and honour-
eth me with tlieir lips ; but their
heart is far from me.

9 But in vain they do worship
me, teaching for doctrines the com-
mandments of men.

10 H And he called the multi-
tude, and said unto them. Hear,
and understand :

1 1 Not that which goeth into the
mouth defileth a man ; but that
which Cometh out of the mouth,
this defileth a man.

12 Then came his disciples, and
said unto him, Knowest tnou that
the Pharisees were offended, after
they heard this saying 1

13 But he answered and said,
Every plant, which my heavenly
Father hath not planted, shall be
rooted up.

14 Let them alone : they be
blind leaders of the bliiid. And
if the blind lead the Ijlind, both
shall fall into the ditch.

15 Then answered Peter and
said unto him, Declare unto us
this parable.

16 And .Jesus said. Are ye also
yet without understanding'?

17 Do not ye yet understand,
that whatsoever entereth in at the
mouth goeth into the belly, and is
cast out into the draughts

18 But those things wliich pro-
ceed out of the mouth come forth
from the heart ; and they defile
the man.

19 For out of the heart proceed
evil thoughts, nuuxlei's, adulteries,
fornications, thefts, false witness,
^blasphemies:

20 These are the things which
defile a man : but to eat with un-
washen hands defileth not a man.

21 U Then Jesus went thence,
and dejjarted into the "coasts oi
Tyre and Sidon.

22 And, behold, a woman of Ca-

naan came out of " the same coasts.
and cried unto him, saying, Have
mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of
David ; my daughter is grievously
vexed with a ^ devil.

23 But he answered her not a
word. And his disciples came and
besought him, saying. Send her
away ; for she crieth after us.

24 But he answered and said, I
am not sent but unto the lost
sheep of the house of Israel.

25 Then came she and wor-
shipped him, saying, Lord, help
me.

26 But he answered and said. It
is not meet to take the children's
bread, and to cast it to dogs.

27 And she said, Truth, Lord :
yet the dogs eat of the crumbs
which fall from their masters'
table.

28 Then Jesus answered and said
unto her, O woman, great is thy
faith : be it unto thee even as thou
wilt. And her daughter was made
whole from that very hour.

29 And Jesus departed fi-om
thence, and came nigh unto the
sea of Galilee ; and went up into a
mountain, and sat down there.

30 And great multitudes came
unto him, having with them tliose
that ni&re lame, blind, dumb,
maimed, and many others, and
cast them down at Jesus' feet ;
and he healed them :

31 Insomuch that the multitude
wondered, when they saw the dmnb
to si)eak, the maimed to be whole,
the lame to walk, and the blind to
see : and they glorified the God of
Israel.

32 ^ Then Jesus called his disci-
ples unto him, and said, I have com-
passion on the multitude, because
they continue with me now three
days, and have nothing to eat : and
I will not send them away fasting,
lest they faint in the way.

33 And his disciples say unto
him, Whence should we have so
much bread in the wilderness, as
to fill so great a multitude?

34 And Jesus saith unto th(!m.
How many loaves have ye 1 And
they said. Seven, and a few little
fishes.

35 And heconmnanded the multi-
tude to sit down on the ground.

3() And he took the seven loaves
and the fishes, and gave thanks,
and brake t/iein, and gave to his
disciples, and the disciples to the
multitude.

37 And they did all eat, and
were filled : and tliey took up of
the broken incat that was left seven
baskets full.

A sign from heaven asked.

St. MATTHEW, 16.

Peter'' s confession of Christ.

38 And they that did eat were
four thousand men, beside women
and children.

39 And he sent away the multi-
tude, and took ship, and came into
the coasts of Magclala.

CHAPTER 16.

1 Tlie Pharineen 7-e(piir6 s.t, u; inul Peter'^H confession
of him. " 21 Je.-iiiK faresheweth his death,
'is repropi/i{/ I'eler for ihs.iinn/iiK/ him
from it: 24 aiul u<'l,ii<inish,th tliose that
u'ill follow him, to lieor the vrots.

THE Pharisees also with the Sad-
ducees came, and tempting de-
sired him that he would shew them
a sign from heaven.

2 He answered and said unto
them. When it is evening, ye say.
It will be fair weather : for the sky
is red.

3 And in the morning, It will he
foul weather to day : for the sky is
red and lowring. 0 ye hypocrites,
ye can discern the face of the sky ;
but can ye not discern the signs of
the times %

4 A wicked and adulterous ge-
neration seeketh after a sign ; and
there shall no sign be given unto
it, but the sign of the prophet
' Jonas. And he left them, and de-
parted.

5 And when his disciples were
come to the other side, they had
forgotten to take bread.

6 H Then Jesus said unto them.
Take heed and beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and of
the Sadducees.

7 And they reasoned among
themselves, saying, It u because
we have taken no bread.

8 Which when Jesus perceived,
he said unto them, () ye of little
faith, why reason ye among your-
selves, because ye hav(! brought no
bread 1

9 Do ye not y(it understand,
neither remember tlus five loaves of
the five thousand, and how many
baskets ye took up '?

10 Neither the seven loaves of
the four thousand, and how many
baskets ye took up?

11 How is it that ye do not
understand that i spake it not
to you (;oncei'iiing bread, that ye
shouUl beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and of the; Sadduceesi

1 2 Then und(;rstood they how
that lu! ba(l(^ thou not beware of
th(^ leaven of bread, but of the
doctiine of the Pharisees and of
the Sadducces.

13 11 When Jesus came into the
coasts of Ca'sarea Philippi, he asked

his disci))les, saying, Whom do men
Say that 1 the fSon of man am 1

14 And they said, tSome say that
thou art John the Baptist : some,
-Eli as ; and others, •' Jeremias. or
one of the prophets.

15 He saith unto them. But
whom say ye that I am?

16 And Simon Peter answered
and said. Thou art the Christ, the
Son of the living God.

17 And Jesus answered and said
unto him. Blessed art thou, Simon
Bar-jona : for flesh and blood hath
not revealed it unto thee, but my
Father which is in heaven.

18 And 1 say also unto thee. That
thou art Peter, and upon this rock
I will build my church ; and the
gates of * hell shall not prevail
against it.

19 And I will give unto thee the
keys of the kingdom of heaven :
and whatsoever thou shalt bind
on earth shall be bound in heaven :
and whatsoever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven.

20 Then charged he his disciples
that they should tell no man that
he was Jesus the Christ.

21 H Ei'om that time forth began
Jesus to shew unto his disciples,
how that he must go untt) Jerusa-
lem, and suffer many things of the
elders and chief i)riests and scribes,
and be killed, and be raised again
the third day.

22 Then Peter took him, and be-
gan to rebuke him, saying. Be it
far from thee, Lord : this shall not
be unto thee.

23 But he turned, and said unto
Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan :
thou art '^an offence unto me: for
thou "'savou rest not the things that
be of God, but those that be of men.

24 II Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, If any man "will come
after me, let him deny himself, and
take up his cross, and follow me.

25 For whosoever " will save his
life shall lose it: and whosoever
' ^^'J^ 1*>^^ ^^^^ lift! for my sake shall
find it.

26 For what is a man profited, if
he shall gain the whole world, and
" lose his own soul ? or what shall :i
man give in (wchaiige foi' his ''soulj

2 Elijah ;

3 Jeremiah,

27 For the Son of man shall come
in the glory of his Fatliei- with his
angels; and tli<'n he shall I'eward
every man accoi'ding to his woi ks.

28 Verily J say unto you, Tliere
be some stiinding liei'c, whicli shall
not taslc of dcjilli, till iliey sec the
Son of man coming in his kingdom.

« Hades.

^ a stiuii-
l)lin.iihl()ck
•'' niindest

6 would

shall

>* forfeit his

life?

'••life?

Jesus is transfigured.

St. MATTHEW, 17, 18.

Tlie epileptic hoy cured.

CHAPTER 17.

1 The irunKjiiju ration of Chrht. 14 He heul-
eth the huioticlc, '12 foreteUeth his own piix-
sioii, 24 and puyeth tribute.

AND after six days Jesus taketh
Peter, James, and John liis
brother, and bringeth them up into
an high mountain apart,

2 And was transfigured before
them : and his face did shine as the
sun, and his raiment was white as
the Hght.

3 And, behold, there appeared
unto them Moses and ^ Elias talk-
ing with him.

4 Then answered Peter, and said
unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us
to be here : if thou wilt, let us make
here three "tabernacles; one for

thee, and one for
for ^EHas.

Moses, and one

5 While he yet spake, behold, a
bright cloud overshadowed them :
and behold a vt)ice out of the cloud,
which said. This is ray beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased ; hear
ye him.

6 And when the disciples heard
it, they fell on their face, and were
sore afraid.

7 And Jesus came and touched
them, and said, Arise, and be not
afraid.

8 And when they had lifted up
their eyes, they saw no man, save
Jesus only.

9 And as they came down from
the mountain, Jesus charged them,
saying. Tell the vision to no man,
until the Son of man be risen again
from the dead.

10 And his disciples asked him,
saying, \Vhy then say the scribes
that ^ Elias must first come ^

1 1 And Jesus answered and said
unto them, ' 1^1 ias truly shall first
come, and restore all things.

12 But I say unto you. That
' Elias is come already, and they
knew him not, but have done unto
him whatsoever they listed. Like-
wise shall also the Son of man suf-
fer of them.

1 3 Then the disciples understood
that he spake unto them of John
the Paiitist.

1-t H And when they were come
to the multitude, there came to
h\n\ & certain man, kneeling down
to him, and saying,

15 Lord, have mercy on my son :
for he is ^lunatick. and soi-e vexed :
for ofttimes he falleth into the fire,
and oft into tlie water.

16 And I brought him to thy dis-
ciples, and they could not cure him.

1 7 Then Jesus answered and said,
Ofaithless and perverse generation,

how long shall I be with you '? how
long shall I suffer you 1 bring him
hither to me.

1 8 And Jesus rebuked the
•' devil ; and he departed out of
him : and the child was cured from
that very hour.

19 'J'hen came the disciples to
Jesus apart, and said. Why could
not we cast him out"?

20 And Jesus said unto them,
Because of your unbelief : for verily
I say unto you. If ye have faith as
a grain of mustard seed, ye shall
say unto this mountain. Remove
hence to yonder place ; and it shall
remove ; and nothing shall be im-
possible unto j'ou.

21 Howbeit this kind goeth not
out but by prayer and fasting.

22 51 And while they abode in
Galilee, Jesus said unto them. The
Son of man shall be betrayed into
the hands of men :

23 And they shall kill him, and
the third day he shall be raised
again. And they were exceeding
sorry.

24 ^ And when they were come
to Capernaum, they that received
tribute money came to Peter, and
said. Doth not j^our master pay
tribute %

25 He saith. Yes. And when he
was come into the house, Jesus
"prevented him, saying. What
thinkest thou,^ Simon? of whom
do the kings of the earth take cus-
tom or tribute % of their own child-
ren, or of strangers'?

26 Peter saith unto liim. Of
strangers. Jesus saith unto him.
Then are the children free.

27 Notwithstanding, lest we
should '^ often d them, go thou to
the sea, and cast an hook, and take
up the fish that first cometh up ;
and when thou hast opened his
mouth, thou shalt find a piece of
money : that take, and give unto
them for me and thee.

CHAPTER 18.

1 i'lirist -irariicth Jiis (liscijilen to he Ititmhie
iiinl liiiriiilcss : T 1,, ,in,i,l nffeiices, <iiid not
t« ilrsiiixc the little niivs : \UU<icheth how ire
(ire to deal iriih our Itretliren. jrheii they
offend us: '21 and hoir oft to /orgire them :
28 ii'h ich he setteth forth, lnj a paratile of the
kind, '''"' took account of hix serrantd,
Si a ml punished him, who shewed no mercy
to hix fellow.

AT the same time came the dis-
ciples unto Jesus, saying. Who
is the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven 1

2 And Jesus called a little child
unto him, and set him in the midst
of them,

3 And said, Verily I say unto

5 demon ;

6 spake first
to

' cause them
to stumble,

Of stumblmgblocks.

St. MATTHEW, 18.

Of forgiveness.

1 turu,

2 cause to
stumble

*> occasions
of stum-
bling !
^ the occa-
sions

^ occasion
fi cause tliee
to stumble,

^ the eternal

you, Except ye ^ be converted, and
become as little children, ye shall
not enter into the kingdom of
heaven.

4 Whosoever therefore shall hum-
ble himself as this little child, the
same is greatest in the kingdom of
heaven.

5 And whoso shall receive one
such little child in my name re-
ceiveth me.

6 But whoso shall " offend one of
these little ones which belie\'e in
me, it were better for him that a
millstone were hanged about his
neck, and that he were drowned in
the depth of the sea.

7 51 Woe unto the world because
of ^offences ! for it must needs be

* offences come ; but woe to
whom the ^offence

that
that

man
Cometh !

8 Wherefore if ths' hand or thy
foot "offend thee, cut them oft", and
cast them from thee : it is better
for thee to enter into life halt or
maimed, rather than having two
hands or two feet to be cast into
'^everlaf^tin'JT fire.

9 And if thine eye ^offend thee,
pluck it out, and cast it from thee :
it is better for thee to enter into
life with one eye, rather than haying
two eyes to be cast into *hell fire.

10 Take heed that ye despise
not one of these little ones ; for I
say unto you, That in heaven their
angels do always behold the face of
my Father which is in heaven.

1 1 For the Son of man is come
to save that which was lost.

12 How think ye? if a man have
an liundred sheep, and one of them
be g(me astray, doth he not leave
the ninety and nine, and g(jeth into
the mountains, and seeketh that
which is gone astray 'i!

13 And if so be that he find it,
verily I say unto y<ni, lie rejoiceth
more of that sJteep, than of the
nin(;ty and nine which went not
astray.

It I'^ven so it is not the will of
your Father which is in heaven,
that one of these little ones should
perish.

15^ Moreover if thy brothei'
shall trespass against thee, go and
tell liim his fault ljetw<'eii thee and
him aloii(>: if he shall hear thee,
thou hast f^ained thy l)i'()ther.

IG Ijut if he will not hear thee,
tlirn take with thee one or two
more, that in the mouth of two or
three witnesses every word may be
established.

* Gr. Gehenna of iiie.

17 And if he shall neglect to
hear them, tell it unto the church :
but if he neglect to hear the
church, let him be unto thee as an
heathen man and * a publican.

18 Verily I say unto you. What-
soever ye shall bind on earth shall
be bound in heaven : and whatso-
ever ye shall loose on earth shall
be loosed in heaven.

19 Again I say unto you, That
if two of you shall agree on earth
as touching any thing that they
shall ask, it shall be done for them
of my Father which is in heaven.

20 For where two or three are
gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.

21 U Then came Peter to him,
and said, Lord, hovv oft shall my
brother sin against me, and I for-
give him 1 till seven times 1

22 Jesus saith unto him, I say
not unto thee, Until seven times:
but. Until seventy times seven.

23 51 Therefore is the kingdom
of heaven likened unto a certain
king, which would take account
of his servants.

24 And when he had begun to
reckon, one was brought unto him,
which owed him ten thousand ta-
lents.

25 But forasmuch as he had not
to pay, his lord commanded him to
he sold, and his wife, and children,
and all that he had, and payment
to be made.

26 The servant therefore fell
down, and worshipped him, say-
ing. Lord, have patience with me,
and I will i)ay thee all.

27 Then the lord of that servant
was moved with compassion, and
loosed him, and forgaveliimthedebt.

28 But the same seiwant went
out, and found one of his fellow-
servants, which owed him an hun-
dred pence : and he laid hands on
liim, and took Itini ))y the throat,
saying, l^iy me that thou owest.

29 And his fellowservant tell
down at his feet, and besought
him, saying, Have })atience with
me, and I will pay thec^ all.

30 And \ut would not : but went
;ind cast him into prison, till he
should pay the debt.

31 So when his fellowservants
saw what was (lon(>, they were
vei'.y sorry, and came and told unto
their lord all that was done.

32 Then his lord, aftei- that he
had called him. said unto him, O
thou wicked servant, I forgave
thee all that debt, because thou
"dcsiredst me :

* Sea note on ch. v. 40.

St. MATTHEW, 19.

Counsels of perfection.

33 Shouldest not thou also have
had compassion on thy fellowser-
vant, even as I had pity on thee ?

34 And his lord was wroth, and
deHvered hiui to the tormentoi's,
till he should pay all that was due
unto him.

35 So likewise shall my heavenly
Father do also unto you, if ye from
your hearts forgive not every one
his brother their trespasses.

CHAPTER 19.

2 Chrint healeth the sick : 8 anntoereth the
Pharisees concerning diiwrcement : 10
shetceth when marriage is necessary : 13
receiveth little children : 16 insfrncfefh the
young man how to attain eternal life. 20
and hoiD to he perfect : 2o telleth his disci-
ples how hard it is for a rich man to enter
into the kingdom of God, 27 and prom iseth
reward to those that forsake any thing to
follow him.

AND it came to pass, that when
Jesus had finished these say-
ings, he departed from Galilee,
and came into the coasts of Judpea
beyond Jordan ;

2 And great multitudes followed
him ; and he healed them there.

3 ^ The Pharisees also came unto
him, tempting him, and saying
unto him, Is it lawful foi- a man to
put away his wife for every cause 1

4 And he answered and said
unto them. Have ye not read, that
he which made them at the be-
ginning made them male and fe-
male,

5 And said, For this cause shall
a man leave father and mother,
and shall cleave to his wife : and
they twain shall be one flesh'?

6 Wherefore they are no more
twain, but one flesh. What there-
fore God hath joined together, let
not man put asunder.

7 They say unto him. Why did
Moses then command to give a
writing of divorcement, and to put
her away %

8 He saith unto them, Moses be-
cause of the hardness of your hearts
suffered you to put away your
wives : but from the beginning it
was not so.

9 And I say unto you. Whosoever
shall put away his wife, ^ except it
/>p for fornication, and shall marry

)ther, committeth adultery : and

whoso marrieth her which is ])ut

away doth commit adultery.

10 II His disciples say unto him.
If the case of the man be so with
his wife, it is not good to mai'ry.

11 But he said unto them. All
vien cannot receive this saying,
save they to whom it is given.

* Or,

12 For there are some eunuchs,
which were so born from tJieir
mother's womb : and there are
some eunuchs, which were made
eunuchs of men : and there be
eunuchs, which have made them-
selves eunuchs for the kingdom of
heaven's sake. He that is able to
receive it, let him receive it.

13 II Then were there brought
unto him little children, that he
should put his hands on them, and
pray : and the disciples rebuked
them.

14 But Jesus said. Suffer little
children, and forbid them not, to
come unto me : for -of such is the
kingdom of heaven.

15 And he laid his hands on
them, and departed thence.

16 51 And, behold, one came and
said unto him, Good Master, what
good thing shall I do, that I may
have eternal life 1

17 And he said unto him, ^ Why
callest thou me good? tJiere is none

good but one, that is, God : but if

thou * wilt enter into life, keep the
commandments.

18 He saith unto him, W^hich?
Jesus said, Thou shalt do no mur-
der. Thou shalt not commit adul-
tery. Thou shalt not steal, Thou
shalt not bear false witness,

19 Honour thy father and tliy
mother : and. Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as th.yself.

20 The young man saith unto
him. All these things have I kept
from my youth up : what lack I
yet?

21 Jesus said unto him. If thou
•^ wilt be perfect, go and sell that
thou hast, and give to the poor, and
thou shalt have treasure in heaven :
and come and follow me.

22 But when the young man
heard that saying, he went away
sorrowful : for he had great posses-
sions.

23 ^ Then said Jesus unto his
disciples. Verily I say unto you.
That a rich man shall hardl.y enter
into the kingdom of heaven.

24 And again I say unto you. It
is easier for a camel to go through
the eye of a needle, tlian for a rich
man to enter into the kingdom of
God.

25 Wlien liis disciples heard it,
they were exceedingly amazed, say-
ing, Who then can he saved 1

26 But Jesus beheld them, and
said unto them. With men tliis is
impossible ; but with God all things
are possible.

27 H Then answered Peter and

* Or.

'^ to such
belongeth

3 * Why
askest thou
nie concern-
ing that
which is
good ? One
there is who
is good :

4 wouldest

The labourers in the vineyard. St. MATTHEW, 20.

Request for high places.

said unto him, Behold, we have
forsaken all, and followed thee;
what shall we have therefore?

28 And Jesus said unto them.
Verily I say unto 5'ou, That ye
which have followed me, in the re-
generation when the Son of man
shall sit in the throne of his glory,
yealso shall situpon t\yelve thrones,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 And every one that hath for-
saken houses, or brethren, orsisters,
or father, or mother, or wife, or
children, or lands, for my name's
sake, shall receive an hundredfold,
and shall inherit ^ everlasting life.

80 But many thnt are hrst shall
be last ; and the last shall be first.

CHAPTER 20.

1 Chrint, by the similitude of the labourers in
the vineyard, xheiceth that God is debtor
unto no man : 17 foretelleth his passion : 20
by nnsicering the mother of Zebedee''s child-
ren, teacheth. his disciples to be loirly : 30
and gieeth two blind men their sight.

FOR the kingdom of heayen is
like unto a man tJiat ix an house-
holder, which went out early in the
morning to hire labourers into his
vineyard.

2 And when he had agreed with
the labourers for a penny a day, he
sent them into his vineyard.

3 And he went out about the
third hour, and saw otliers stand-
ing idle in the marketplace,

4 And said unto them; Go ye
also iiito the vineyard, and whatso-
ever is right I will give you. And
they went their way.

5 Again he went out about the
sixth and ninth hour, and did like-
wise.

6 And about the eleventh hour
he went out, and found others
standing idle, and saith unto them,
Why stand ye here all the day
idle?

7 They say unto him, Because no
man hatn hired us. He saith unto
theui, do ye also into tlu; vineyjird ;
and whatsoever is right, that shall
ye receive.

8 So when even was come, the
lord of the vineyard saith unto his
steward. Call tlie labourers, and
give them their hii'o, beginning
from tlu! last unto the; first.

9 Aiifl when they cnine that ?'rre
Atrer/ about tlie eleventh hour, they
received every man a ixrnny.

10 l)ut when the first canK!, they
supposed that they should have re-
ceived moi'e ; and they likewise re-
ceived ev(>ry man ;i iK'nny.

11 And when they had received
if, they niurnnircd against the
"'' gooflmnn of the house,

12 Saying, These last have

wrought liiit one hour, and thou
hast made them equal unto us,
which have borne the burden and
heat of the day.

1 3 But he answered one of them,
and said. Friend, 1 do thee no
wrong : didst not thou agree with
me for a penny?

14 Take that thine ?'.<!, and go thy
way : I will give unto this last, even
as unto thee.

15 Is it not lawful for me to do
what I will with mine own? Is
thine eye evil, because I am good?

16 So the last shall be first, and
the first last : for many be called,
but few chosen.

17 ^ And Jesus going up to Je-
rusalem took the twelve disciples
apart in the way, and said uiito
them,

18 Behold, we go up to Jerusa-
lem ; and the Son of man shall be
betrayed unto the chief priests and
unto the scribes, and they shall
condemn him to death,

19 And shall deliver him to the
Gentiles to mock, and to scourge,
and to crucify him : and the third
day he shall rise again.

20 ^ Then came to him the
mother of Zebedee's children with
hei; sons, worshipping him,_ and de-
siring a certain thing of him.

21 And he said unto her. What
wilt thou? She saith unto him.
Grant that these my two sons maj'
sit, the one on thy right hand, and
the other on the left, in thy king-
dom.

22 But Jesus answered and said,
Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye
able to drink of the cup that I
shall drink of, and to be baptized
with the baptism that I am baptized
with ? They say unto him, We are
able.

23 And he saith unto them. Ye
shall drink indeed of my cup, and
be baptized with the baptism that
I am baptized with : but to sit on
my right hand, and on iny left, is
not mine to give, but it shall he
given to them for whom it is pre-
pared of my Father.

21 And when the ten heard it,
they were moved with indignation
{(gainst the two brethren.

2-5 J)ut Jesus called them iivto
him, and said, ^'e know that the
l)rinces of the Gentiles ''exd'cise
dominion over them, aiirl they that
are great exercise authority upon
them.

2(5 But it shall not be so among
you : but whosoevei' ' will be great
among you, let hini be your minis
ter ;

•■5 lord it

■' would

The entry into Jerusalem.

St. MATTHEW, 21.

The barren fig tree.

27 And whosoever ^ will be chief
among you, let him be your ser-
vant :

28 Even as the Son of man came
not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a
ransom for many.

29 And as they departed from
Jericho, a great multitude followed
him.

30 ^ And, behold, two blind men
sitting by the way side, when they
heard that Jesus passed by, cried
out, saying, Have mercy on us, O
Lord, thou son of David.

31 And the multitude rebuked
them, because they should hold
their peace : but they cried the
more, saying. Have mei'cy on us,

0 Lord, thmi, son of David.

32 And Jesus stood still, and
called them, and said. What will
ye that I shall do unto you %

33 They say unto him. Lord,
that our eyes may be opened.

34 So Jesus had compassion on
them, and touched their eyes : and
immediately their eyes received
sight, and they followed him.

CHAPTER 21.

1 ChriHt rideth into Jerusalem upon an ana,
12 (Irireth the huyei'n and se/lern out of the
temple, 17 curseth the Jig tree, 23 putteth to
silence the priests mu/ riders, 28 and re-
huketh them hy the similitude of the tiro
sons, 33 and the husba/id/)ie7i, who slew
such as were sent xinto them.

AND when they drew nigh unto
Jerusalem, and were come to
Bethphage, unto the mount of
Olives, then sent Jesus two dis-
ciples,

2 Saying unto them. Go into
the village over against you, and
straightway ye shall find an ass
tied, and a colt with her : loose
them, and bring them unto me.

3 And if any mxvn say ought unto
you, ye shall say, The Lord hath
need of them ; and straightway he
will send them.

4 All this was done, that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the^ daughter of Sion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto
thee, meek, and sitting upon an
ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

6 And the disciples went, and
did as Jesus commanded them,

7 And brought the ass, and the
colt, and put on them their clothes,
and they set 1dm ther(^on.

8 And a very great multitude
spread their garments in the way ;
others cut down branches from the
trees, and strawed thevi in the way.

9 And the multitudes that went
before, and that followed, cried,

saying, Hosanna to the son of
David: Blessed is he that cometh
in the name of the Lord ; Hosanna
in the highest.

10 And when he was come into
Jerusalem, all the city was moved,
saying. Who is this "?

1 1 And the multitude said. This
is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of
GJalilee.

12 II And Jesus went into the
temple of God, and cast out all
them that sold and bought in the
temple, and overthrew the tables
of the moneychangers, and the
seats of them that sold doves,

13 And said unto them. It is
written. My house shall be called
the house of prayer ; but ye have
made it a den of "thieves.

14 And the blind and the lame
came to him in the temple ; and he
healed them.

15 And when the chief priests
and scribes saw the wonderful
things that he did, and the children
crying in the temple, and saying,
Hosanna to the son of David ; they
were sore displeased,

16 And said unto him, Hearest
thou what these say"? And Jesus
saith unto them. Yea ; have ye
never read. Out of the mouth of
babes and sucklings thou hast per-
fected praise %

\1 % And he left them, and went
out of the city into Bethany ; and
he lodged there.

18 Now in the morning as he re-
turned into the city, he hungered.

1 9 And when he saw a fig tree in
the way, he came to it, and found
nothing thereon, but leaves only,
and said unto it. Let no fruit grow
on thee henceforward for ever.
And "presently the fig tree withered
away.

20 And when the disciples saw
it, they marvelled, saying. How
soon is the fig tree withered away !

2 1 Jesus answered and said unto
them, Verily I say unto you. If ye
have faith, and doubt not, ye shall
not only do this which is done to the
fig tree, but also if ye shall say
unto this mountain. Be thou re-
moved, and be thou cast into the
sea ; it shall be done.

22 And all things, whatsoever ye
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye
shall receive.

23 ^ And when he was come into
the temple, the chief priests and
the elders of the people came unto
him as he was teaching, and said.
By what authority doest thou these
things? and who gave thee this
authority 1

24 And Jesus answered and said

2 robbers.

'^ immedi-
ately

The wicked Jmsbandmen.

St. MATTHEW, 22.

The ma n'iage feast.

unto them, I also will ask you one
thing, which if ye tell me, I in like
wise will tell you by what authority
I do these things.

25 The baptism of John, whence
was it 't. from heaven, or of men 'I
And they reasoned with themselves,
saying, If we shall say, From hea-
ven ; he will say unto us, Whj^ did
ye not then believe him 1

26 But if we shall say. Of men ;
we fear the people ; for all hold
John as a prophet.

27 And they answere<l Jesus, and
said. We cannot tell. And he said
unto them, Neither tell I you by
what authority I do these things.

28 H But what think ye ? A cer-
tain man had two sons ; and he
came to the first, and said, Son, go
work to day in my vineyard.

29 He answered and said, I will
not : but afterward he repented,
and went.

30 And he came to the second,
and said likewise. And he an-
swered and said, I go, sir : and went
not.

31 Whether of them twain did
the will of his father? They say
unto him. The first. Jesus saith
unto them. Verily I say unto you,
That the *pubHcansand the harlots
go into the kingdom of God before
you.

32 For John came unto you in
the way of righteousness, and 5'^e
believed him not: but the * publi-
cans and the harlots l^lievcd him :
and ye, when ye had seen if, i-e-
pented not afterward, that ye
might believe him.

33 U Hear another parable :
There was a certain householder,
whicli planted a vineyard, and
hedged it round about, and digged
a wiii(;pr(>ss in it, and built a tower,
and let it out to husbandmen, and
went into a far country :

34 And when the time of the
fruit drew near, he sent his ser-
vants to the huslmndmen, that they
might receive the fruits of it.

3.T And tli(^ husbandmen took his
servants, and beat one, and killed
anf)ther, and stoned another.

30 Again, he sent other servants
more than the first : and they did
unto them likewise.

37 Hut last of all he sent unto
them his son, saying, 1'hey will re-
Ncrence my son.

3H |')ut when the husbandmen
saw the son, they sjiid MUioiig them-
selves. This is the heir ; come, let
us kill him, and let us seize on his
inheritance.

* See note on ch. v. 40.

39 And they caught him, and
cast him out of the vineyai'd, and
slew 111 III.

40 VV^hen the lord therefore of
the vineyard cometh, what will he
do unto those husbandmen 1

41 They say unto him. He will
miserably destroy those wicked
men, and will let out his vineyard
unto other husbandmen, which
shall render him the fruits in their
seasons.

42 Jesus saith unto them. Did
ye never read in the scriptures,
The stone which the builders re-
jected, the same is become the head
of the corner : this is the Lord's
doing, and it is marvellous in our
eyes '{

43 Therefore say I unto you,
The kingdom of God shall be taken
from you, and given to a nation
bringing forth the fruits thereof.

44 And whosoever shall fall on
this stone shall be broken : but on
whomsoever it shall fall, it will
grind him to powder.

45 And when the chief priests
and Pharisees had heard his para-
bles, they perceived that he spake
of them.

40 But when they sought to lay
hands on him, they feared the mul-
titude, because they took him for a
prophet.

CHAPTER 22.

\ The. piirdhU of the iiidrrliifft' of the khiffs
Kon. i) The ro'catwi) of the (iehiilts. l'> Th,-
piiiiinhiiicnt of him Diot leotitcd the tied
<l i ml (lortnint. 15 Trlhnte oiuiht to l>e jiii iil
to Cvsiir. 'I.; Chi tut eoiifittdk th,- Soildii-
ce,s for the i-txii rreclioii : :14 o ii.sir,-rr//i thr
linrijc)-, irhich is tin' frxt mid tjreot eo„i-
■nKniilmemt : 41 and poseth the I'harinee.s
itboiit the Messias.

AND Jesus answered and spake
unto them again by paral^les,
and said,

2 The kingdom of heaven is like
unto a certain king, which made a
^ marriage for his son,

3 And sent forth his servants to
call them that were bidden to the
wedding : and they would not
come.

4 Again, he sent forth other ser-
vants, saying. Tell them which are
bidden. Behold, I have prepared
my dinner: my oxen and nii/ fat-
lings are killed, and all tilings arc
ready : come unto the marriage.

5 l)Ut th(>y made light of if, and
went theii" ways, oiu" to his farm,
another to his merchandise:

0 y\nd th(M-('mnant took his sei'
^ants, and entieated thciii. spite-
fully, and sl(!W them.

7 But when the king heard
thej^eof, he was wroth : and he sent
forth his armies, and destroyed

Tribute to Ccesar.

St. MATTHEW, 22. Ifarriage and the resurrection.

those murderers, and burned up
their city.

8 Then saith lie to his servants,
The wedding is ready, but they
which were bidden were not
worthy.

9 Go ye therefore into the high-
ways, and as many as ye shall find,
bid to the marriage.

10 So those servants went out
into the highways, and gathered
together all as many as they
found, both bad and good : and
the wedding was furnished with
guests.

1 1 H And when the king came in
to see the guests, he saw there a
man which had not on a wedding

.garment :

12 And he saith unto him.
Friend, how camest thou in hither
not having a wedding garment "?
And he was speechless.

13 Then said the king to the
servants. Bind him hand and foot,
and take him away, and cast him
into outer darkness ; there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.

14 For many are called, but few
are chosen.

15 ^ Then went the Pharisees,
and took counsel how they might
entangle him in his talk.

16 And they sent out unto him
their disciples with the Herodians,
saying, Master, we know that thou
art true, and teachest the way of
God in truth, neither carest thou
for any man: for thou regardest
not the person of men.

1 7 Tell us therefore, What think-
est thou "? Is it lawful to give tri-
bute unto Cjesar, or nof?

18 But Jesus perceived their
wickedness, and said, Why tempt
ye me, ye hypocrites'?

19 Shew me the tribute money.
And they brought unto him a
penny.

20 And he saith unto them.
Whose is this image and superscrip-
tion 1

21 They say unto him, Csesar's.
Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things
which are Civsar's ; and imto God
the things that are God's.

22 When they had heard these
words, they marvelled, and left
him, and went their way.

23 51 The same day came to him
the Sadducees, which say that there
is no resurrection, and asked him,

24 Saying, Master, Moses said.
If a man die, having no children,
his brother shall marry his wife,
and raise up seed unto his bro-
ther.

25 Now there were with us seven

brethren : and the first, when he
had married a wife, deceased, and,
having no issue, left his wife unto
his brother :

26 Likewise the second also, and
the third, unto the seventh.

27 And last of all the woman
died also.

28 Therefore in the resurrection
whose wife shall she be of the
seven "? for they all had her.

29 Jesus answered and said unto
them, Ye do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of
God.

30 For in the resurrection they
neither marry, nor are given in
marriage, but are as the angels of
God in heaven.

31 But as touching the resurrec-
tion of the dead, have ye not read
that which was spoken unto you
by God, saying,

32 I am the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob % God is not the God of
the dead, but of the living.

33 And when the multitude
heard this, they were astonished
at his doctrine.

34 H But when the Pharisees had
heard that he had put the Saddu-
cees to silence, they were gathered
together.

35 Then one of them, which was
a lawyer, 'asked him a question,
tempting him, and saying,

36 jNIaster, which is the great
commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with ail thy mind.

38 This is the first and great
commandment.

39 And the second is like unto
it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself.

40 On these two commandments
hang all the law and the prophets.

41 U While the Pharisees were
gathered together, Jesus asked
them,

42 Saying, What think ye of
^ Christ 1 whose son is he"? They
say unto him, The son of David.

43 He saith unto them. How
then doth David in spirit call him
Lord, saying,

44 The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand, till
I make thine enemies thy foot-
stool "?

45 If David then call him Lord,
how is he his son 1

46 And no man was able to an-
swer him a word, neither durst
any man from that day forth ask
him any more questions.

1 the Christ?

Woes denounced on

St. MATTHEW, 23.

the scribes and Pharisees.

8 condemna-
tiou.

CHAPTER 23.

1 (Virist adtnoninheth the people tv follow the
good doctrine, not the evil eJ-Uiinjilex, of the
scribes and I'/idrixeeK. 5 //is diaciples
must beu'itre <f t/ifir anibition. \'i lie de-
nounceih, eight woes a<j(iiiiNt their hypocrisy
and blindness: 34 and prophesietk of the
destruction of Jerusalem.

THEM spake Jesus to the multi-
tude, and to his disciples,

2 Saying, The scribes and the
Pharisees sit in ^Nloses' seat ; ■

3 All therefore whatsoever they
bid you observe, that observe and
do ; but do not ye after their
works : for they say, and do not.

4 For they bind lieavy burdens
and grievous to be borne, and lay
them on men's shoulders ; but they
themaelves will not move them with
one of their fingers.

5 But all their works they do
for to be seen of men : they make
broad their phylactei'ies, and en-
large the borders of their garments,

6 And love the ' u]i]jermost rooms
at feasts, and the chief seats in the
synagogues,

7 And greetings in the markets,
and to be called of men, Rabbi,
Rabbi.

8 But be not ye _ called Rabbi :
for one is your '^ Master, even
Christ ; and all ye ai*e brethren.

9 And call no tiuin your father
upon the earth : for one is your
Father, which is in heaven.

10 Neither be ye called masters:
for one is your Master, even Christ.

11 But he that is greatest among
you shall be your servant.

12 And whosoever shall exalt
himself shall l)e abased ; and he
that sliall humble himself shall be
exalted.

13 ^ But woe unto you, scribes
and Phai'isees, liypocrites ! for ye
shut up the kingdom of heaven
against men: for ye neither go in
yourselves, neither suffer ye them
that are entei'ing to go in.

14 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye de-
vour widows' houses, and for a pre-
tence make long j)i-ayer : therefon^
ye shall receive the greater •' dam-
nation, i— —

15 VVoe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye com-
pass sea and land to make one pro-
selyte, and when he Is made, ye
make him twofold more the child
of * hell tlian yourselves.

16 Woe unto you, ye blind
guides, which say, Whosoever shall
swear oy the temple, it is nothing ;
but whosoever shall swear by the
gold of the temple, he is "* a dentor !

* Gr. Gehenna.

17 Ye fools and blind : for whe-
ther is greater, the gold, or the tem-
ple that sanctifieth the gold l

18 And, Whosoever shall swear
by the altar, it is nothing ; but
whosoever sweareth by the gift
that is upon it, he is ° guilty.

19 Ye fools and blind : for whe-
ther is greater, the gift, or the altar
that sanctifieth the gift?

20 Whoso therefore shall swear
by the altar, sweareth by it, and
by all things thereon.

21 And whoso shall swear by
the temple, sweareth by it, and by
him that dwelleth therein.

22 And he that shall swear by
heaven, sweareth by the throne of
God, and by him that sitteth'
thereon.

23 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye pay
tithe of mint and anise and cum-
min, and have omitted the weight-
ier matters of the law, jvidgment,
mercy, and faith : these ought ye
to have done, and not to leave the
other undone.

24 Ye blind guides, which strain
"at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

25 _Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye make
clean the outside of the cup and of
the platter, but within they are
full of extortion and excess.

20 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse
first that irhich is within the cup
and platter, that the outside of
them may be clean also.

27 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are
like unto whited sepulchres, which
indeed appear beautiful outward,
but are within full of dead f)i,en's
bones, and of all uncleanness.

28 Ev(m so ye also outwardly
appear rigliteous unto men, but
within ye are full of hypocrisy and
iniquity.

29 Woo unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocr-ites ! because ye
build the tomlw of the prophets,
and garnish the sepulchres of the
righteous,

30 And say. If we had been in
the days <xf our fathers, we would
not have IxH'ii partakers with them
in the blood of tlie prophets.

31 Wherefore ye be witnesses
unto yourselves, that ye are the
cliildreii of them whicli killed the
pi'oplH^ts.

32 Fill ye up then the measure
of your fathers.

33 Ke sei'pents, ye ^generation
of vipers, how can ye escape tlie
'^(Innmalion of * helH

* Gr. Gehenna.

Destruction of the temple foretold. St. MATTHEW, 24.

Signs of Christ's coming.

34 U Wherefore, behold, I send
unto you prophets, and wise men,
and scribes : and some of them ye
shall kill and crucify ; and some of
them shall ye scourge in your syna-
gogues, and persecute them from
city to city :

35 That upon you may come all
the righteous blood shed upon the
earth, from the blood of righteous
Abel unto the blood of ^ Zacharias
son of ^ Barachias, whom ye slew
between the Hemple and the altar.

36 Verily I say unto you. All
these things shall come upon this
generation.

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou
that killest the prophets, and ston-
est them which are sent unto thee,
how often would I have gathered
thy children together, even as a
hen gathei'eth her chickens under
her wings, and ye would not !

38 Behold, your house is left unto
you desolate.

39 For I say unto you. Ye shall
not see me henceforth, till ye shall
say. Blessed is he that cometh in
the name of the Lord.

CHAPTER 24.

1 ChriHiforetMeih the, He air miction of the tem-
ple: 3 'What and flaw greiif cdhimHies fthri/l
be before it: 29 t/ie .\i(/iiN if liix cutiihuj to
judgment. 36 And hfcai/se that da;/ and
hour is unkiioimi, 42 we ought to watch like
good xerra7its, expecting every moment our
maxter^s comi7ig.

AND Jesus went out, and de-
parted from the temple : and
his disciples came to him for to shew
him the Duildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them. See
ye not all these things 1 verily I say
unto you. There shall not be left
here one stone upon another, that
shall not be thrown down.

3 ^ And as he sat upon the mount
of Olives, the disciples came unto
him privately, saying. Tell us,
when shall these things be"? and
what shall he the sign of thy com-
ing, and of the end of the world %

4 And Jesus answered and said
unto them. Take heed that no man
deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my
name, saying, I am ■* Christ : and
shall deceive many.

6 And ye shall hear of wars and
rumours of wars : see that ye be not
troubled : for all these things must
come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against king-
dom : and there shall be famines,
and pestilences, and earthquakes,
in divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of

9 Then shall they deliver you up
to be afflicted, and shall kill you :
and ye shall be hated of all nations
for my name's sake.

10 And then shall many be
oftended, and shall betray one an-
other, and shall hate one another.

1 1 And many false prophets shall
rise, and shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall
abound, the love of ° many shall
wax cold.

1 3 But he that shall endure unto
the end, the same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the king-
dom shall be preached in all the
world for a witness unto all na-
tions ; and then shall the end come.

1 5 When ye therefore shall see the
abomination of desolation, spoken
of by Daniel the prophet, stand in
the holy place, (whoso readeth, let
him understand :)

16 Then let them which be in
Judaea flee into the mountains :

1 7 Let him which is on the house-
top not come down to take any
thing out of his house : _

18 Neither let him which is in
the field return back to take his
clothes.

19 And woe unto them that are
with child, and to them that give
suck in those days !

20 But pray ye that your flight
be not in the winter, neither on
the sabbath day :

21 For then shall be great tribu-
lation, such as was not since the
beginning of the world to this time,
no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should
be shortened, tnere should no flesh
be saved : but for the elect's sake
those days shall be shortened.

23 Then if any man shall say
unto you, Lo, here is '^ Christ, or
there ; believe it not.

24 For there shall arise false
Christs, and false prophets, and
shall shew great signs and won-
ders ; insomuch that, if it were pos-
sible, they shall deceive the very
elect.

25 Behold, I have told you be-
fore.

26 Wherefore if they shall say
unto j^ou. Behold, he is in the
desert ; go not forth : behold, he is
in the secret chambers ; believe it
not.

27 For as the lightning cometh
out of the east, and shineth even
unto the west ; so sliall also the
coming of the Son of man be.

28 For wheresoever the carcase
is, there will the ''eagles be ga-
thered together.

29 H Innnediately after the tribu-

5 the many

c the Christ,

vultures

Chrisfs unexpected coming.

St. MATTHEW, 25.

The ten virgins.

lation of those days shall the sun
be darkened, and the moon shall
not give her light, and the stars
shall fall from heaven, and the
powers of the heavens shall be
shaken :

30 And then shall appear the
sign of the Son of man in heaven :
and then shall all the tribes of the
earth mourn, and they shall see the
Son of man coming in the clouds
of heaven with power and great
glory.

31 And he shall send his angels
with a great sound of a trumpet,
and they shall gather together his
elect from the four winds, from one
end of heaven to the other.

32 Now learn a parable of the
fig tree ; When ^ his branch is '^ ^et
tender, and putteth forth leaves,
ye know that summer is nigh :

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall
see all these things, know that it is
near, even at the doors.

34 Verily I say unto you, This
generation shall not pass, till all
these things be fulfilled.

35 Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but my words shall not pass
away.

36 U But of that day and hour
knoweth no man, no, not the angels
of heiiven, but my Father only.

37 But as the days of " Noe were,
so shall also the coming of the Son
of man be.

38 For as in the days that were
before the flood they were eating
and drinking, marrying and giving
in marriage, until the day that
•'Noe entered into the ark,

39 And knew not until the flood
came, and took them all away; so
shall also the coming of the S(jn of
man be.

40 Then shall two be in the field ;
the one shall be taken, and the
other left.

41 Two v'omen .thall he grinding
at th(! mill ; the one shall be taken,
and the other left.

42 ^I Watch therefore: for ye
know not what hour your Lord
(loth come.

43 But know this, that if the
^ good man of the house had known
in what watch the thief would
come, he would have watched, and
would not have suffered his house
to be broken up.

44 Thercifore be ye also ready :
for in such an hour as ye think not
the Son of man comctli.

45 Who then is a faithful and
wise servant, whom his litnl liath
mjide rnler over his household, to
give them '' meat in due season ?

46 Blessed is that servant, whom
his lord when he cometh shall find
so doing.

47 Verily I say unto you. That
he shall make him ruler over all his
goods.

48 But and if that evil servant
shall say in his heart, My lord de-
layeth his coming ;

49 And shall begin to smite his
fellowservants, and to eat and
drink with the drunken ;

50 The lord of that servant shall
come in a day when he looketh not
for him, and in an hour that he is
not aware of,

51 And shall ^ cut him as^^nder,
and appoint liini his portion with
the hypocrites : there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.

CHAPTER 25.

1 The parnhle. of i/ie ten rh't/in.'i, 14 ayul of
i/ietdlentx. 31 Ai.so the desoiption of the
lant jiid(jnie)it.

THEN shall the kingdom of
heaven be likened unto ten
virgins, which took their lamps,
and went forth to meet the bride-
groom.

2 And five of them were wise,
and five n^ere foolish.

3 They that were foolish took
their lamps, and took no oil with
them : _

4 But the wise took oil in their
vessels Avith their lamps.

5 While the bridegroom tarried,
they all slumbered and slept.

6 And at midnight there was a
cry made. Behold, the bridegroom
cometh ; go ye out to meet him.

7 Then all those virgins arose,
and trimmed their lamps.

8 And the foolish said unto the
wise. Give us of your oil ; for our
lamijs are ' gone out.

9 But the wise; answered, saying,
Not so; lest there be not enough
for us and you : but go ye rather
to them that sell, and buy for your-
selves.

10 And while they went to buy,
the bridegroom came ; and they
that were ready went in with him
to the ** mnri'iiige : and the door was
shut.

1 1 Afterward came also the other
virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open
to us.

1 2 But he answered and said,
V(!rily I say unto you, I know you
not.

1 3 Watch therefore, for ye know
neither the day nor the hour
wherein the Son of man cometh.

1 1 •] For f/ie ki)i(///oni of heaven
i.n as a man travelling into a far
country, who called his own ser-

Parable of tlie talents.

St. MATTHEW, 25.

The sheep and the goats.

vants, and delivered unto them his
goods.

15 And unto one he gave hve
talents, to another two, and to
another one ; to every man accord-
ing to his several ability ; and
straightway took his journey.

16 Then he that had received the
five talents went and traded with
the same, and made them other five
talents.

17 And likewise he that had re-
ceived two, he also gained other two.

18 But he that had received one
went and digged in the earth, and
hid his lord's money.

1 9 After a long time the lord of
those servants cometh, and reckon-
eth with them.

20 And so he that had received
five talents came and 1 n-ought other
five talents, saying,^ Lord, thou de-
liveredst unto me five talents : be-
hold, I have gained beside them
five talents more.

21 His lord said unto him, Well
done, thou good and faithful ser-
vant : thou hast been faithful over
a few things I will make thee ruler
over many tilings : enter thou into
the joy of thy lord.

22 He also that had received two
talents came and said, Loi-d, thou
deliveredst unto me two talents :
behold, I have gained two other
talents beside them.

23 His lord said unto him. Well
done, good and faithful servant;
thou hast been faithful over a few
things, I will make thee ruler over
many things : enter thou into the
joy of thy lord.

24 Then he which had received
the one talent came and said, Lord,
I knew thee that thou art an hard
man, reaping where thou hast not
sown, and gathering where thou
hast not strawed :

25 And I was afraid, and went
and hid thy talent in the earth :
lo, there thou hast that is thine.

26 His lord answered and said
unto him, I'hoa wicked and sloth-
ful servant, thou knewest that I
reap where I sowed not, and gather
where I have not strawed :

27 Thou oughtest therefore to
have put my money to the ^ ex-
changers, and then at my coming
L should have received mine own
with "usury.

28 Ta ke therefore the talent from
him, and give it unto him which
hath ten talents.

29 For unto every one that hath
sliall be given, and he shall have
abundance : but from him that
hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath.

30 And cast ye the unprofitable
servant into •'outer darkness : there
shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.

31 ^ When the Son of man shall
come in his glory, and all the holy
angels with him, then shall he sit
upon the throne of his glory :

32 And before him shall be ga-
thered all '^nations : and he shall
separate them one from another,
as a shepherd divideth his sheep
from the goats :

33 And he shall set the sheep on
his right hand, but the goats on
the left.

34 Then shall the King say unto
them on his right hand. Come, ye
blessed of my Father, inherit the
kingdom preijared for you from the
foundation of the world :

35 For I was an hungred, and ye
gave me meat : I was thirsty, and
ye gave me drink : I was a stranger,
and ye took me in :

36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I
was sick, and ye visited me : I was
in prisf)n, and ye came unto me.

37 Then shall the righteous an-
swer him, saying, Lord, when saw
we thee an hungred, and fed thee ?
or thirsty, and gave thee di-ink 1

38 When saw we thee a stranger,
and took thee in 1 or naked, and
clothed thee ?

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or
in prison, and came unto thee 'I

40 And the King shall answer
and say unto them, A^erily I say
unto you. Inasmuch as ye have
done it unto one of the least of
these my brethren, ye have done it
unto me.

41 Then shall he eay also unto
them on the left hand, Depart from
me, ye cursed, into ''everlasting

3 the outer

4 the
nations :

fire, prepared for the devil and his
angels :

42 For I was an hungred, and
ye gave me no meat : I was thirsty,
and ye gave me no drink :

43 I was a str-anger, and ye took
me not in : naked, and yc clothed
me not : sick, and in prison, and ye
visited me not.

44 Then shall they also answer
him, saying. Lord, when saw we
thee an hungred, or athirst, or a
stranger, or naked, or sick, or in
prison, and did not minister unto
thee"?

45 Then shall he answer them,
saying. Verily 1 say unto you. In-
asmuch as ye did it not to one of
the least of these, ye did it not to
me.

46 And these shall go away into
"everlasting punishment : but the
rigliteous into life eternal.

5 the etei'Tial

6 eternal

Jesus anointed for his burial.

St. MATTHEW, 2G.

The last passover.

1 during
feiist,

the

3 w(,'i<;li(!i
iiiitu hill

CHAPTER 26.

1 The rulers conspire against Christ. 6 The
woman anointeth Ms head. 14 Judas sell-
eth him. 17 Christ eotctli the jKissDccr :
26 instituteth his holy ■'<i//ij},-/- : M j>/yii/i'/h
in the garden : 47 and be/ni; ln/nn/ei/ icifk
a kiss, 57 i* carried to Caiaphas, 09 and
denied of Peter.

AND it came to pass, when Jesus
had finished all these sayings,
he said unto his disciples,

2 Ye know that after two days
is the feast of the passover, and the
Son of man is betrayed to be cru-
cified.

3 Then assembled toge;ther the
chief priests, and the scribes, and
the elders of the people, unto the
l)alace of the high priest, who was
called Caiaphas,

4 And consulted that they might
take Jesus by subtilty, and kill
him,

5 But they said. Not ' on the

feast day, lest there be an uproar

among the people.

6 *fl Now when Jesus was in
Bethany, in the house of Simon
the leper,

7 There came unto him a woman
having an alabaster " box of very
precious ointment, and poured it
on his head, as he sat at meat.

8 But when his disciples saw ?'(5,
they had indignation, saying. To
what purpose is this waste's

9 For this ointment might have
been sold for much, and given to
the poor.

10 When Jesus understood it, he
said unto them. Why trouble ye
the woman % for she hath wrought
a good work upon me.

1 1 For ye have the poor always
with you ; but me ye have not
always.

12 For in that slu; hatli ])oured
this ointment on my bcxl.y, she did
it for my burial.

13 Verily 1 say unto you, Wliere-
soever this gospel shall be preached
in the whole world, there swiall also
this, that this woman hath done,
be told for a memorial of h(>r.

14 1] Then one of the twelve,
called Judas Lscariot, went unto
the chief ijriests,

15 And said taito them, What will
ye give me, and 1 will deliver him
unto you 1 And they ■' covenanted
with hi in for thirty pieces of silver.

IG And from that time he sought
opportunity to betray him.

17 U Now the first day of the
feast of unleavened bread th(; dis-
ciples came to Jesus, saying unto
him, Where wilt tlK)U that we i)re-
l)are foi' thee to eat the i)assover '!

1<S And he said, Go into the city

to such a man, and say unto him.
The Master saith, I\Iy time is at
hand ; I will keep the passover at
thy house with my disciples.

19 And the disciples did as Jesus
had appointed them ; and they
made ready the passover.

20 Now when the even was come,
he sat down with the twelve.

21 And as they did eat, he said.
Verily I say unto you, that one of
you shall betray me.

22 And thev were exceeding sor-
rowful, and began every one of
them to say unto him, Lord, is \t\1

23 And lie answered and said. He
that dippeth Ids hand with me in
the dish, the same shall betray me.

24 The Son of man goeth as it is
written of him : but woe unto that
man by whom the Son of man is
betrayed ! it had been good for that
man if he had not been born.

25 Then Judas, which betrayed
him, answered and said, Master, is
it I '? He said unto him. Thou hast
said.

26 U And as they were eating,
Jesus took bread, and blessed it,
and brake it, and gave it to the dis-
ciples, and said. Take, eat ; this is
my body.

27 And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all of it ;

28 For this is my blood of the
new * testament, which is shed for
many for the remission of sins.

29 But I say unto you, I will not
drink hencefoi-th of this fruit of the
vine, until that flay when 1 drink
it new with j^ou in my Father's
kingdom.

30 And when they had sung an
liynm, they went out into the
mount of Olives.

31 Then saith Jesus unto them.
All ye sliaJI be oflended because of
me this night: for it is writto;n, I
will smite the shepherd, and the
sheep of the Hock shall l)e scattered
abroad.

32 But after I am risen again, I
will go before you into (Jalilee.

33 Peter answei'ed and said unto
him. Though all ))ie)i shall be of-
fended bec'uise of thee, yet will I
nev(>r be oU'ended.

34 Jesus said unto him. Verily 1
say unto thee. That this night,
before the cock crow, thou shalt
deny me thrice.

35 I'eter said unto him. Though
I shouUl die with thee, yet will I
not deny thee. Likewise also said
Jill the disciples.

36 II Then cometh Jesus with
them unto a place called Gethse-
mane, and saith unto the disciples,

Jesus' prayer in the garden.

St. MATTHEW, 26.

Jesus before the conned.

Sit ye here, while I go and pray
yonder.

37 And he took with him Peter
and the two sons of Zebedee, and
began to be sorrowful and very
heavy.

38 Then saith he unto them, My
soul is exceeding sorrowful, even
unto death : tarry ye here, and
watch with me.

39 And he went a little farther,
and fell on his face, and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if it be pos-
sible, let this cup pass from me :
nevertheless not as I will, but as
thou wilt.

40 And he cometh unto the dis-
ciples, and findeth them asleep, and
saith unto Peter, What, could ye
not watch with me one hourl

41_ Watch and pray, that ye enter
not into temptation : the spirit in-
deed is willing, but the flesh is
weak.

42 He went away again the se-
cond time, and prayed, saying, O
my Father, if this cup may not
pass away from me, except 1 drink
it, thy will be done.

43 And he came and found them
asleep again : for their eyes were
heavy.

44 And he left them, and went
away again, and prayed the third
time, saying the same words.

45 Then cometh he to his disci-
ples, and saith unto them. Sleep
on now, and take your rest : behold,
the hour is at hand, and the Son of
man is betrayed into the hands of
sinners.

46 Rise, let us be going : behold,
he is at hand that doth betray me.

47 H And while he yet spake, lo,
Judas, one of the twelve, came, and
with him a great multitude with
swords and staves, from the chief
priests and elders of the people.

48 Now he that betrayed him
gave them a sign, saying, Whom-
soever I shall kiss, that same is he:
hold him fast.

49 And forthwith he came to
Jesus, and said, Hail, master ; and
kissed him.

50 And Jesus said unto him.
Friend, wherefore art thou come?
Then came they, and laid liands on
Jesus, and took him.

51 And, behold, one of them
which were with Jesus stretclied
out Ins hand, and drew his sword,
and struck a servant oi the higli
priest's, and smote; off his ear.

52 Then said Jesus unto him,
Put up again thy sword into his
place : for all tliey that take the
sword shall i)erish with the sword.

53 Thinkest thou that V cannot

now pray to my Father, and he
shall ' presently give me more than
twelve legions of angels'?

54 But how then shall the scrip-
tures be fulfilled, that thus it must
be-?

55 In that same hour said Jesus
to the multitudes. Are ye come out
as against a - thief with swords and
staves for to take mel I sat daily
with you teaching in the temple,
and ye laid no hold on me.

56 But all this was done, that
the scriptures of the prophets
might be fulfilled. Then all the
disciples forsook him, and fled.

57 ^ And they that had laid hold
on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas
the high priest, where the scribes
and the elders were assembled.

58 But Peter followed him afar
off unto the high priest's palace,
and went in, and sat with the ser-
vants, to see the end.

59 Now the chief priests, and
elders, and all the council, sought
false witness against Jesus, to put
him to death ;

60 But found none : yea, though
many false witnesses came, yet
found they none. At the last
came two false witnesses,

61 And said. This fellow said, I
am able to destroy the temple of
God, and to build it in three days.

62 And the high priest arose,
and said unto him, Answerest thou
nothing % what is it which these
witness against thee"?

63 But Jesus held his peace.
And the high priest answered
and said unto him, I adjure thee
by the living God, that thou tell
us whether thou be the Christ, the
Son of God.

64 Jesus saith unto him. Thou
hast said : nevertheless I say unto
you. Hereafter shall ye see the Son
of man sitting on the right hand of
power, and coming in the clouds of
heaven.

65 Then the high priest rent his
clothes, saying. He hath spoken
blasphemy ; what further need
have we of witnesses] behold, now
ye have heard his blasphemy.

66 What think ye? They an-
swered and said. He is guilty of
death.

67 Then did tliey spit in his face,
and buffeted liiiii ; and others smote
A/;/i with •' tjie pMlms of their hands.

68 Saying, rroi)liesy unto us, thou
Christ, Who is lu; that smote thee '\

69 ^I Now Peter sat withovit in
the ^ palace : and a damsel came
unto him, saying, Thou also wast
with Jesus of (Jalilee.

2 robber

•^ rods.

■• court :

Peter and Judas.

St. MATTHEW, 27.

Jesus before Pilate.

70 But he denied before them
all, saying, I know not what thou
sayest.

71 And when he was gone out
into the porch, another maid saw
him, and said unto them that were
there, This fellow was also with
Jesus of Nazareth.

72 And again he denied with an
oath, I do not know the man.

73 And after a while came unto
him they that stood by, and said
to Peter, Surely thou also art ove
of them ; for thy speech bewrayeth
thee.

74 Then began he to curse and
to swear, S'tytn(f, I know not the
man. And immediately the cock
crew.

75 And Peter remembered the
\vord of Jesus, which said unto
him. Before the cock crow, thou
shalt deny me thrice. And he
went out, and wept bitterly.

CHAPTER 27.

I Christ is (It-Urered baiuid fi> I'Unte. 3 Judas
lianffeth kiiitsc/f. V.) T'i/iitc, ndinoiiislicd of
his icife. 'li irti.theth his hands: 26 and
looseth Barabbas. 29 Christ is oroirned
with thorns, 34 crucified, 40 reviled, 50
dieth, and is huriell : 66 Ms sepulchre
is sealed, and watched.

WHEN the morning was come,
all the chief priests and elders
of the people took counsel against
Jesus to put him to death :

2 And when they had bound
him, they led him away, and de-
Hvered him to J^ontius Pilate the
governor.

3 ^ Then Judas, which had be-
trayed liim, when he saw that he
was condemned, repented himself,
and brought again tlie thirty pieces
of silver to the chief priests and
elders,

4 Saying, I have sinned in that
I have beti-ayed the innocent blood.
And they said, What is that to usl
see thou to that.

.^ And he cast down the i)ie(H>sof
silver in the temple, and depai'Led,
and went and hanged himself.

6 And the chief ])iMests took tlie
silver pieces, and said. It is not
lawful for to put thc^m into tlie
treasury, because it is the price
of blood.

7 And they took counsel, and
l)(>u"ht with them the potter's
tield, to bury strangers in.

^ ^ 8 \yiieref<)rethat(i<-ld was caller],
The field of hlood, utito-this dav.

9 Then was fulfilled that which
was spoken by ' .b-reiiiy the pro-
j)h(>t, saying, And they tixtk the
thirty pieces of silver, the p]'ie(> of
him that was - \ iiliieil. whoiii they
of thechildre.n of Israel did ' v;i,lue ;

1 0 And gave them for the potter's
field, as the Lord ai)pointed me.

11 And Jesus stood before the
governor : and the governor asked
him, saying. Art thou the King of
the Jewsl And Jesus said unto
him. Thou saj^est.

1 2 And when he was accused of
the chief priests and elders, he
answered nothing.

13 Then said Pilate unto him,
Hearest thou not how many things
they witness against thee f

1 4 And he answered him to never
a word ; insomuch that the go-
vernor marvelled greatly.

15 Now at that feast the go-
vernor was wont to i-elease unto
the people a prisoner, whom they
would.

16 And they had then a notable
prisoner, called Barabbas.

17 Therefore when they Avere
gathered together, Pilate said unto
them. Whom will ye that I I'elease
unto you 1 Barabbas, or Jesus
which is called Christ?

18 For he knew that for envy
they had delivered him.

19 H When he was set down on
the judgment seat, his wife sent
unto him, saying, Have_ thou no-
thing to do with that just man :
for I have suffered many things
this day in a dream because of him.

20 But the chief priests and eld-
ers persuaded the multitude that
they should ask Barabbas, and de-
stroy Jesus.

21 The governor answered and
said unto tliem. Whether of the
twain will ye that 1 I'elease unto
you 1 They said, Baiubbas.

22 Pilate saitli unto them, What
shall 1 do then with Jesus which
is called Clu'ist'? 7V/e//all say unto
him. Let him be crucified.

23 And the governor said. Why,
what evil hath he donel l>ut tliey
cried out tlie more, saying. Let
him be crucified.

24 11 When Pilate saw that he
could prevail nothing, but that
rather a tumult was made, he Utok
water, and washed liia haiuls be-
fore the multitude,, .saying, I am
innocent of the blood of this just
person : see ye to it.

25 Then answered all the peo-
ple, and said, His blood he on us,
and on our children.

20 II Then released he Barabl)as
unto them : and when he had
scourged Jesus, he delivered him
to 1)(> crucified.

27 Then the soldiers of (he go-
vernor took Jesns into the 'conniion
IkiII. and gathered unto him flii^
whole hand of Koldierx.

Mockery and crucifixion.

St. MATTHEW, 27.

Tlie death of Jesus.

28 And they stripped him, and
put on him a scarlet rohe.

29 ^ And when they had platted
a crown of thorns, they put v> upon
his head, and a I'eed in his right
liand : and they bowed the knee
before him, ancf mocked him, say-
ing, Hail, King of the Jews !

30 And they spit upon him, and
took the reed, and smote him on
the head.

31 And after that they had
mocked him, they took the robe
off from him, and put his own rai-
ment on him, and led him away
to crucify him.

32 And as they came out, they
found a man of Cyi'ene, Simon by
name : him they compelled to bear
his cross.

33 And when they were come
unto a place called Golgotha, that
is to say, a place of a skull,

34 U They gave him vinegar to
drink mingled with gall: and when
lie had tasted thereof, he would not
drink.

3.5 And they crucified him, and
parted his garments, casting lots :
that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the prophet. They
parted my garments among them,
and upon my vesture did they cast
lots.

36 And sitting down they
watched him there ;

37 And set up over hishead his ac-
cusation written, THIS IS JESUS
THE KING OF THE JEWS,

38 Then were there two ' thieves

crucified with him, one on the right
hand, and another on the left.

39 H And they that passed by
reviled him, wagging their heads,

40 And saying, Thou that de-
stroyest the temple, and buildest
it in three days, save thyself. If
tliou be the Son of God, come down
from the cross.

4 1 Likewise also the chief priests
mocking him, with the scribes and
elders, said,

42 He saved others ; himself he
cannot save. If he be the King of
Israel, let him now come down from
the cross, and we will believe him.

43 He trusted in God ; let him
deliver him now, if he will have
him : for he said, I am the Son of
God.

44 The ^ thieves also, which were
crucified with him, cast the same
in his teeth.

45 Now from the sixth hour
there was darkness over all the
land unto the ninth hour.

46 And about the ninth hour
Jesus cried with a loud voice, say-
ing, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani !

that is to say. My God, my God,
why hast thou forsaken me^

47 Some of them that stood
there, when they hea.i-d that, said,
This man calleth for " Elias.

48 And straightway one of them
ran, and took a spunge, and filled
it with vinegar, and put it on a
reed, and gave him to drink.

49 The rest said. Let be, let us
see whether "Elias will come to
save him.

50 H Jesus, when he had cried
again with a loud voice, yielded up
•* the ghost.

51 And, behold, the veil of the
temple was rent in twain from the
top to the bottom ; and the earth
did quake, and the rocks rent ;

52 And the graves were opened;
and many bodies of the saints
which slept arose,

53 And came out of the graves
after his resurrection, and went
into the holy city, and appeared
unto many.

54 Now when the centurion, and
they that were with him, watching
Jesus, saw the earthquake, and
those things that \vere done, they
feared greatly, saying. Truly this
was the Son of God.

55 And many women were there
beholding afar ofi^, which followed
Jesus from Galilee, ministering
unto him:

56 Among which was jSIary Mag-
dalene, and i\Iary the mother of
James and Joses, and the mother
of Zebedee's children.

57 When the even was come,
there came a rich man of Arima-
th.'ea, named Joseph, who also him-
self was Jesus' disciple :

58 He went to Pilate, and begged
the body of Jesus. Then Pilate
commanded the body to be deli-
vered.

59 And when Joseph had taken
the body, he wrapped it in a clean
linen cloth,

60 And laid it in liis own new
tomb, which he had hewn out in
the rock : and he rolled a great
stone to the door of the sepulchre,
and departed.

61 And there was Mary Magda-
lene, and the other Mary, sitting
over against the sepulchre.

62 H Now tlie next flay, that fol-
lowed the day of the i)reparation,
the chief priests and Pharisees
came tf)gether unto Pilate,

63 Saying, Sir, we rtMiiember that
that deceiver said, while he was yet
alive. After three days 1 will rise
again.

61 Command therefore that the
sepulchre be made sure until the

- Elijah.

Elijah

■* his spirit.

The resurrection of Jesus.

St. MATTHEW, 28.

His charge to the cliscijiles.

third day, lest his disciples come
by night, and steal him away, and
say unto the people. He is risen
f I'om the dead : so the last error
shall be worse than the first.

65 Pilate said unto them, Ye
have a watch : go your way, make
it as sure as ye can.

66 So they went, and made the
sepulchre sure, sealing tlie stone,
and setting a watch.

CHAPTEK 28.

1 Christ's resurrection, ik <li clurcd iii/ an <in-
yel to the loomen. 9 //c lii m^n if iii'iir,ir<ih
unto them. 11 The high /<//--.vAs- <jire the
soldiers money to say thttt he icas stolen
out of his sepulchre. \G Christ apjieareth
to his disciples, 19 diid sendeth them to
Iniptize and teach all nations.

IN" the end of the sabbath, as it
began to dawn toward the first
(hi}/ of the week, came Mary Mag-
dalene and the other Mary to see
the sepulchre.

2 And, behold, there was a great
earthquake : for the angel of the
Lord descended from heaven, and
came and rolled back the stone
from the door, and sat upon it.

3 His countenance was like
lightning, and his raiment white
as snow :

4 And for fear of him the keep-
ers did shake, and became as dead
men.

5 And the angel answered and
said unto the women. Fear not ye :
for I know that ye seek Jesus,
which was crucified.

6 He is not here : for he is risen,
as he said. Come, see the place
where the Lord lay.

7 And go quickly, and tell his
disciples that he is i-isen from the
dead ; and, behold, he g(jeth before
you int(j Galilee ; there shall ye see
him : lo, 1 have told you.

8 And they depai'ted quickly
from the sepulchre with fear and

great joy ; and did run to bring
his disciples word.

9^11 And as they went to tell his
disciples, behold, Jesus met them,
saying, All hail. And they came
and held him by the feet, and wor-
shipped him.

10 Then said Jesus unto them,
Be not afraid : go tell my brethren
that they go into Galilee, and there
shall they see me.

11 51 Now when they were go-
ing, behold, some of the watch came
into the city, and shewed uiito the
chief priests all the things that
were done.

12 And when they were assem-
bled with the elders, and had taken
counsel, they gave large money
unto the soldiers,

13 (Saying, Say ye, His disciples
came by night, and stole him airay
while we slept.

14 And if this come to the go-
vernor's ears, we will persuade him,
and secure you.

15 So they took the money, and
did as they were taught : and this
saying is commonly reported
among the Jews until this day.

16 IT Then the eleven disciples
went away into Galilee, ^ into a

mountain where Jesus had ap-
pointed them.

17 And when they saw him,
they worshipped him : but some
doubted.

18 And Jesus came and spake
unto them, saying, All " powei- is
given unto me in heaven and in
earth.

1 9 51 Go ye therefore, and ^ teach
all nations, baptizing them ^ '\\\ the
name of the Father, and ot the
Son, anfl of the Holy Ghost :

20 Teaching them to ol:)serve all
things whatsoever I have com-
manded you : and, lo, 1 am with
you alway, even unto the end of the
world. Amen.

THE GOSPEL ACOOEDING TO

St. mark

CHAPTEK 1.

1 The office of John the liajiiist. 9 Jesus is
haptieed. 12 tempted. U he preacheth : 16
calleth Peter, Andreir. Janits and John:
•23 healeth one that hail a dciil, '>'.) Petci'x
mother in Inw.^'l nianii dtHeaxed j/ersonn,
11 tiiii/ cleanseth the leper.

^PIIM beginning of the gospel of
1 .Icsus ( "Iii-ist, the Son of God ;
2 As it is writ t I'll in tlie iiropliets,
Behold, 1 send my mess(!nger Ijefore

thy face, which shall prepare thy
way before thee.

3 The voice of one crying in the_
wildeiness. Prepare ye the way of
the Lorfi, mak(; his paths straight.

4 John did bjiptize in tlie wilder-
ness, and |)reach the bai)tism of re-
pentance; ' for tlic remission of sins.

5 And there wi'iit out unto liim
all the land of Juda'a, and they of

1 unto the

authority

■■' luiiko dis-
ciples of all
the nations,
4 into

' unto

Jesus' bajytism and temptation.

St. mark, 1.

Jesus casteth out evil s^iirits.

Jerusalem, and were all baptized of
him in the river of Jordan, confess-
ing their sins.

6 And John was clothed with
camel's hair, and with a girdle of a
skin about his loins ; and he did eat
locusts and wild honey ;

7 And preached, saying, There
Cometh one mightier than I after
me, the latchet of whose shoes I am
not worthy to stoop down and un-
loose.

8 I indeed have baptized you
with water : but he shall baptize
you with the Holy Ghost.

9 And it came to pass in those
days, that Jesus came from Naza-
reth of Galilee, and was baptized
of John in Jordan.

10 And straightway coming up
out of the water, he saw the hea-
vens opened, and the Spirit like a
dove descending upon him :

1 1 And there came a voice from
heaven, saying. Thou art my be-
loved Son, in whom I am well
pleased.

12 And immediately the Spirit
driveth him into the wilderness.

13 And he was there in the wil-
derness forty days, tempted of Sa-
tan ; and was with the wild beasts ;
and the angels ministered unto
him.

14 Now after that John was put
in prison, Jesus came into Galilee,
preaching the gospel of the king-
dom of God,

15 And saying. The time is ful-
filled, and the kingdom of God is
at hand : repent ye, and believe
the gospel.

1 6. Now as he walked by the sea
of Galilee, he saw Simon and An-
drew his brother casting a net into
the sea : for they were fishers.

17 And Jesus said unto them,
Come ye after me, and I will make
you to become fishers of men.

1 8 And straightway they forsook
their nets, and followed him.

1 9 And when he had gone a little
farther thence, he saw James the son
of Zebedee, and John his brother,
who also were in the ^ ship mend-
ing their nets.

'20 And sti-aightway he called
them : and they left their father-
Zebedee in the ^ ship with the hired
servants, and went after him.

21 And they went into Caper-
naum ; and straightway on the
sabbath day he entered into the
synagogue, and taught.

22 And they were astonished at
his doctrine : for he taught them
as one that had authority, and not
as the sci'ibes.

23 And there was in their syna-

gogue a man with an unclean spirit ;
and he cried out,

24 Saying, Let us alone ; what
have we to do with thee, thou Je-
sus of Nazareth 1 art thou come to
destroy us 1 I know thee who thou
art, the Holy One of God.

25 And Jesus rebuked him, say-
ing. Hold thy peace, and come out
of him.

26 And when the unclean spirit
had "torn him, and cried with a
loud voice, he came out of him.

27 And they were all amazed,
insomuch that they questioned
among themselves, saying, What
thing is this 1 what new doctrine is
this 1 for with authority command-
eth he even the unclean spirits, and
they do obey him.

28 And immediately his fame
spread abroad throughout all the
region round about Galilee.

29 And forthwith, when they
were come out of the synagogue,
they entered into the house of
Simon and Andrew, with James
and John.

30 J^ut Simon's wife's mother lay
sick of a fever, and " anon they tell
him of her.

3 1 And he came and took her by
the hand, and lifted her up; and
immediately the fever left her, and
she ministered unto them.

32 And at even, when the sun
did set, they brougnt unto him all
that were diseased, and them that
were possessed with ■* devils.

33 And all the city was gathered
together at the door.

34 And he healed many that
were sick of divers diseases, and
cast out many ^ devils : and suffered
not the *^ devils to speak, because
they knew him.

35 And in the morning, rising
up a great while before day, he
went out, and departed into a sol-
itary place, and there praj^ed.

36 And Simon and they that
were with him followed after him.

37 And when they had found
him, they said unto him, All men
seek for thee.

38 And he said unto them. Let
us go into the next towns, that I
may preach there also : for there-
fore came I forth.

39 And he pieached in their
synagogues throughout all Galilee,
and cast out '^devils.

40 And there came a leper to
him, beseeching him, and kneeling
down to him, and saying unto him.
If thou wilt, thou canst make me
clean.

41 And Jesus, moved with com-

2 convulsed

3 straight-
way

4 demons.

5 demons ;
fi demons

Foryiveness and healinrj.

St. mark, 2.

Levi's call and feast.

passion, put forth hit^ hand, and
touched him, anrl saitli unto him,
I will ; be thou clean.

42 And as soon as he had spoken,
immediately the leprosy departed
from him, anfl he was cleansed.

43 And he straitly charged him,
and forthwith sent him away;

44 And saith unto him, See thou
say nothing to any man : but go
thy way, shew thyself to the priest,
and offer for thy cleansing those
things which Moses commanded,
for a testimony unto them.

45 But he went out, and began
to publish it much, and to blaze
abroad the matter, insomuch that
Jesus could no more openly enter
into the city, but was without in
desert places : and they came to
him from every quarter.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Chnxf 7teale/h one nick of the pahy,

14 calleth Mutthe.w from the receipt of cnn-
fom, 15 eateth with puhl lea nn and sinners,

15 excuseth his disciples for not fastiny,
28 and for plucking the ears of corn on the
sahbatii daij.

AND again he entered into Ca-
pernaum after i<ome days ; and
it was noised that he was in the
house.

2 And straightway many were
gathered together, insomuch that
there was no room to receive tlieiii,
no, not so much as about the door:
and he preached the word unto
them.

3 And they come unto him,
bringing one sick of the palsy,
which was borne of four.

4 And when they could not
come nigh unto liim for the ])ress,
they uncovered the roof where he
was : and when the.y ha.d broken ?'("
up, the.y let down the bed wherein
the sick of the palsy lay.

5 When Jesus saw their faith, he
said unto the sick of tlie palsy. Son,
tliy sins be forgivoi thee.

() IJut there were certain of the
scribes sitting there, and reasoning
in their hearts,

7 Why doth thmman thus speak
blasphemies? who can forgive sins
but God only?

8 And immediately when Jesus
perceived in his spirit that they so
reasoned within themselves, he; said
unto them, Why nuison ye these
things in your heai'ts?

*.) Whether is it easit^r to say to
the sick of the palsy. Thy sins Vje
forgiven thee ; or to say, Arise,
and take u)) thy bed, and walk?

10 Hut that .vc niay know that
the Son of man hath ' i)ower on
earth to foigive sins, (he saiti) to
the sick of tiie r)alsy,)

11 I say unto thee, Arise, and
take up tli.y bed, and go thy way
into thine house.

12 And immediately he arose,
took uj) the bed, and went forth
before them all ; insomuch that
they were all amazed, and glorified
God, saying. We never saw it on
this fashion.

13 And he went forth again by
the sea side ; and all the multitude
resorted unto him, and he taught
them.

14 And as he passed by, he saw
Levi the .fo/?, of AlpliJt'us sitting at
the ~ recei|)t oi custom, and said
unto him. Follow me. And he
arose and followed him.

15 And it came to pass, that, as
Jesus sat at meat in his house, many
* publicans and sinners sat also to-
gether with Jesvis and his disciples :
for there were many, and they fol-
lowed him.

16 And when the .scribes and
Pharisees saw him eat with * publi-
cans and sinners, they said unto his
disciples, How is it that he eateth
and drinketh with * publicans and
sinners ?

1 7 When Jesus heard it, he saith
unto them, Tliey. that are whole
have no need of the physician, but
they that are sick : I came not to
call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.

1 8 And the disciples of John and
of the Pharisees ■* used to fast : and
they come and say unto him, Why
do the disciples of John and of the
Pharisees fast, but thy disciples
fast not?

19 And Jesus said unto them.
Can the ^chiUh-cn of the bride-
chamber fast, \\hile the bridegroom
is with them ? as long as they have
the bridegroom with them, they
cannot fast.

20 Put the days will come, when
the bridegroom sliall betaken away
from them, and tlien shall they fast
in those daj's.

21 No man also seweth a piece of
new cloth on an old garment : else
the new piece thai filled it up
taketh away fiom the old, and the
rent is made wor-s(^

22 And ii()mani)utteth new wine
into old '' bottlers : els<! the new wine
doth burst the '' bottles, and the
wine is spill(Ml, and tiie 'bottles
will be marred : hut new wine must
be put into \w.\\ ^ hoi tlrs.

23 And it canie to pass, that he
went through (lie "corn fields on

* Tlial is, collectors or renters of Ro-
man taxea.

- place of
toll,

•> were
iastiiiff

■* sons

'' wnio-
skiiis :
'"' skins,
"■ skins

** wine-
skins.

Tlte sabbath day^

St. mark, 3.

Choice of the tivelve.

the sabbath day ; and his disciples
Ijegan, as they went, to pluck the
^ ear's of corn.

24 And the Pharisees said unto
him, Behold, why do they on the
sabbath day that which is not law-
ful?

25 And he said unto them. Have
ye never read what David did,
when he had need, and was an
hungrefl, he, and they that were
with him?

26 How he went into the house
of God in the days of Abiathar the
high priest, and did eat the shew-
l)read, which is not lawful to eat
but for the priests, and gtive also
to them which were with him ?

27 And he said unto them. The
sabbath was made for man, and
not man for the sabbath :

28 Therefore the Son of man is
Lord also of the sabbath.

CHAPTER 3.

1 ChrUt lieah'lh the' irUhered hand, 10 and
many (itlier inlirmiViefi : 11 rehuketh the
wiclean KpiriU : Vi chooxeth hin twelve
upoMen: '22 eonvliicclh the hlasphemy of
castina out derilx hi/ Beetzeliuh : 31 and
itheweth who are hix brother, sister, and
mother.

AND he entered again into the
synagogue; and therewas a
man there which had a withered
hand.

2 And they watched him , whether
he would heal him on the sabbath
day ; that they might accuse him.

3 And he saiih unto the man
which had the withered hand.
Stand forth.

4 And he saith unto them. Is it
lawful to do good on the sabbath
days, or to do evil 1 to save life, or
to kill 'I But they held their peace.

.■5 And when he had looked round
about on them with anger, being
grieved for the hardness of their
hearts, he saith unto the man.
Stretch forth thine hand. And he
stretched it out : and his hand was
restored whole as the other.

6 And .the Pharisees went forth,
and straightway took couiisel with
the Herodians against him, how
they might destroy him.

7 But Jesus withdrew himself
with his disciples to the sea : and a
great multitude from Galilee fol-
lowed him, and fi'om Jud;ea,

8 And from Jerusalem, and from
Idum;ea, ixmXfroia beyond Jordan;
and they about Tyre and Sidon, a
great multitude, when they had
heard what great things he did,
came unto him.

1) And he spake to his disciples,
that a small -shii) should wait on

him because of the multitude, lest
they should throng him.

10 For he had healed many ; in-
somuch that they pressed upon him
for to touch him, as many as had
plagues.

11 And unclean spirits, when
they saw him, fell down before
him, and cried, saying, Thou art
the Son of God.

1 2 And he straitly charged them
that they should not make him
known.

1 3 And he goeth up into a moun-
tain, and calleth unto him whom he
would : and they came unto him.

14 And he ordained twelve, that
they should be with him, and that
he might send them forth to
preach,

15 And to have ''power to heal
sicknesses, and to cast out •* devils:

16 And Simon he surnamed
Peter ;

17 And James the non of Zebe-
dee, and John the brother of James ;
and he surnamed them Boanei-ges,
which is. The sons of thunder :

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and
Bartholomew, and Matthew, and
Thomas, and James the son of Al-
phjeus, and Thaddfeus, and Simon
the '' Canaanite,

19 And Judas Iscariot, which
also betrayed him : and they went
into an house.

20 And the multitude cometh to-
gether again, so that they could
not so much as eat bread.

21 And when his friends heard
of it, they went out to lay hold on
him : for they said, He is beside
himself.

22 ^ And the scribes which came
dow n from Jerusalem said. He hath
Beelzebub, and by the prince of
the "devils casteth he out "devils.

23 And he called them unto him,
and said unto them in parables,
How can Satan cast out Satan "?

24 And if a kingdom be divided
against itself, that kingdom cannot
stand.

25 And if a house be divided
against itself, that house cannot
stand.

26 And if Satan rise up against
himself, and be divided, he cannot
stand, but hath an end.

27 No man can enter into a
strong man's house, and spoil his
goods, excej^t he will fii'st bind the
strong man ; and then he will spoil
his house.

2S Verily I say unto you. All sins
shall be forgiven unto the sons of
men, and blasijhemies wherewith
soever they shall blaspheme :

3 authority
* demons : .

5 Zealot,

'' (lemons
'' demous.

Clirisfs mothe<- and brethren.

St. mark, 4.

Parable of the soiver.

29 But he that shall blaspheme
against the Holy Ghost hath never
forgiveness, but is ^ in danger of
eternal damnation :

3U Because they said. He hath
an unclean spirit.

31 H There came then his bre-
thren and his mother, and, stand-
ing without, sent unto him, calling
him.

32 And the multitude sat about
him, and they said unto him. Be-
hold, thy mother and thy brethren
without seek for thee.

33 And he answered them, say-
ing. Who is my mother, or my
brethren 1

34 And he looked round about
on them which sat about him, and
said, liehold my motlier and my
brethren !

35 For whosoever shall do the
will of God, the same is my bro-
ther, and my sister, and mother.

CHAPTER 4.

1 JTie, jutralile of the .wwer, 14 and the mean-
ing thereof. 21 We iiiu.st communicate the
light of on?- /rnoir/ei/ge to others. 26 7'he
purah/e <f llie .s,',-il orawing seoretly, 80
and of //(,■ ;,/ Nstorii .-^cd. 35 Christ stilleth

the teiiijiest nil tin: sea.

AND he began again to teach by
the sea side: and there was
gathered unto him a great multi-
tude, so that he entered into a
- shi]), and sat in the sea ; and the
whole multitude was by the sea on
the land.

2 And he taught them many
things by parables, and said unto
them in his •' doctrine,

3 Hearken ; Behold, there went
out a sower to sow :

4 And it came to pass, as he
sower! , some fell bv Ww, way side,
and tlie fowls of the air came and
devoured it uj).

5 And some fell on stony ground,
where it had not much earth ; and
immediately it sj)rang up, because
it had no depth of ear'th :

6 But when the sun was up, it
was scoi'ched ; and bcH^ause it had
no r(K)t, it witheivd away.

7 And some fell ainong thorns,
and the thoi-ns gi-ew uj), aiul
choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

(S And other f<»ll on good ground,
and (lid yield fruit that sprang up
;i,iid inci'eased ; and brouglit forth,
some tliirty, and some sixty, aiul
some an hundred.

9 And he said unto them. He
that hath earstoheai-, let him hear.

10 And when he was alone, they
that were about him with the
twelve asked of him the parable.

* Or,

11 And he said unto them. Unto
you it is given to know the mystery
of the kingdom of God : but unto
them that are without, all these
things^ are done in parables :

12 That seeing tney may see,
and not perceive ; and hearing
they may hear, and not under-
stand ; lest * at any time they

should be converted, and their sins

should be forgiven them.

13 And he said unto tliem, Know
ye not this parable % and how then
will ye know all parables %

14 11 The sower soweth the word.

15 And these are they by the
way side, where the word is sown ;
but when they have heard, Satan
Cometh immediately, and taketh
away the word that was sown in
their hearts.

16 And these are they likewise
which are sown on stony ground ;
who, when they have heard the word,
imn^ediately receive it with gladness;

17 And have no root in them-
selves, and so endure but for a
time : afterward, when affliction
or persecution ariseth for the
word's sake, immediately they
''are offended.

1 8 And these are they which are
sown among thorns ; such as hear
the word,

19 And the cares of this world,
anfl the deceitf ulness of riches, and
the lusts of other things entering
in, choke the woi'd, and it becometh
unfruitful.

20 And these ai^e they which are
sown on good ground ; such as hear
the word, and receive it, and bring
forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some
sixty, and some an hundred.

21 U And he said unto them. Is a
"candle brought to be put under a
busliel, or under a bed % and not to
be st^t on a ' candlestick %

22 For there is nothing liid,
^ which shall not lie manifested:

neithei' was ;uiy tinng kept st
l)Ut that it should coiih '

ci-et.

)a(l.
hear.

23 If any man have ears to
let him hear.

24 And he said unto them. Take
heed what ye heai- : with what
m(>asure ye mete, it shall be mea-
sured to you: and unto you that
hear shall iiioi-e b(^ gi\-en.

25 For he that hath, to him shall
be given: and he that hath not,
from him shall b(> taken even tliat
wliicli he hath.

20 II .And he said, So is the king-
dom of God, as if a man should cast
seed into the ground ;

• Or,

4 haply
they should
turu again,

5 stumhle.

'^ lamp

" stand ?

** * save that
it slioiild 1)0
inaiiifested ;
neither was
any thing
made secret,
l)iit that it
slioiild eome
to litrht.

Tlie tempest stilled.

St. mark, 5.

The evil spirits at Gadara.

27 And should sleep, and rise
night and day, and the seed should
spring and grow up, he knoweth
not how.

28 For the earth bringeth forth
fruit of herself ; first the blade, then
the ear, after that the full corn in
the ear.

29 But when the fruit is ^ brought
foi-th. immediately he putteth in
the sickle, because the harvest is
come.

30 ^ And he said, Whereunto
shall we liken the kingdom of God 1
or with what comparison shall we
compare itj

31 It is like a grain of mustard
seed, which, when it is sown in the
earth, is less than all the seeds that
be in the earth :

32 But when it is sown, it grow-
eth up, and becometh greater than
all herbs, and shooteth out great
branches ; so that the fowls of the air
maj' lodge under the shadow of it.

33 And with many such parables
spake he the word unto tliem, as
they were able to hear it.

34 But without a parable spake
he not unto them : anfl when thej'
were alone, he expounded all things
to his disciples.

35 And the same day, when the
even was come, he saith unto them.
Let us pass over unto the other side.

36 And when they had seiit away
the multitude, they took him even
as he was in the "ship. And
there were also with him other
little ^ ships.

37 And there arose a great storm
of wind, and the waves beat into
the "'ship, so that it was now^ full.

38 And he was in the hinder part
of the ^ ship, asleep on a pillow :
and they awake him, and say unto
him, Master, carest thou not that
we perish "?

39 And he arose, and rebuked the
wind, and said unto the sea. Peace,
be still. And the wind ceased, and
there was a great calm.

40 And he said unto them. Why
are ye so fearful 1 how is it that ye
have no faith *?

41 And they feared exceedingly,
and said one to another, What man-
ner of man is this, that even the
wind and the sea obey him'?

CHAPTER 5.

1 ( 'hrint delirerivij f/if poiise»sed of the leglnn
of devi/s, 13 t/tei/ enter into the sivine.
'25 He healeth the iroynan of the bloody
issue, 35 and raiseth from ileath Jairm
bin daughter.

AND they came over unto the
other side of the sea, into the
country of the Gadarenes.

2 And when he was come out of
the "ship, immediately there met
him out of the tombs a man with
an unclean spirit,

3 Who had Iris dwelling among
the tombs ; and no man could bind
him, no, not with chains :

4 Because that he had been often
bound \yith fetters and chains, and
the chains had been plucked asun-
der by him, and the fetters broken
in pieces: neither could any man
tame him.

5 And always, night and day, he
was in the mountains, and in the
tombs, crying, and cutting himself
with stones.

6 But when he saw Jesus afar
off, he ran and worshipped him,

7 And cried with a loud voice,
and said, What have I to do with
thee, Jesus, tJiou 8on of the most
high Godl I adjure thee by God,
that thou torment me not.

8 For he said unto him. Come
out of the man, thoK unclean spirit.

9 And he asked him. What is
thy name % And he answered, say-
ing, ^Iy name is Legion : for we
are many.

10 And he besought him much
that he would not send them away
out of the country.

1 1 Now there "was there nigh
unto the mountains a great herd
of swine feeding.

12 And all the ''devils besought
him, saying, Send us into the
swine, that we may enter into
them.

13 And forthwith Jesus gave
them leave. And the unclean
spirits went out, and entered into
the swine : and the herd ran vio-
lently down a steep place into the
sea, (they were about twt) thou-
sand ;) and were choked in the sea.

14 And they that fed the swine
fled, and told it in the city, and in
the country. And they went out
to see what it was that was done.

15 And they come to Jesus, and
see him that was possessed with
''the devil, and had the legion,
sitting, and clothed, and in his
right mind : and they were afraid.

16 And they that saw it told
them how it befell to him that was
possessed with "the devil, and also
concerning the swine.

17 And they beganto pray him
to depart out of their " consts.

18 And when he was come into
the ^shij), he that had been pos-
sessed with ^the de\il prajj^ed liim
that he miglit be witli him.

19 Howbeit Jesus sufl'ored him
not, but saith unto him, Go home

A bloody issue healed.

St. mark, 6.

Jairus' daughter raised.

1 in the boat

to thy friends, and tell them how
great things the Lord hath done
For thee, and hath had compassion
on thee.

20 And he departed, and began
to publish in Decapolis how great
things Jesus had done for him :
and all meii did marvel.

21 And when Jesus was passed
over again ' b.y ship unto the other
side, much people gathered unto
him : and he was nigh unto the
sea.

22 And, behold, there cometh
one of the rulers of the synagogue,
Jairus by name ; and when he saw
him, he fell at his feet, _

23 And besought him greatl5^
saying, My little daughter lieth at
the point of death : / pray thee,
come and lay thy hands on her,
that she may be healed ; and she
shall live.

24 And Jesus went with him ;
and much people followed him,
and thronged him.

25 And a certain woman, which
had an issue of blood twelve years,

26 And had suffered many things
of many physicians, and had spent
all that she had, and was nothing
bettered, but rather grew worse,

27 When she had heard of Jesus,
came in tlie press behind, and
touched his garment.

28 For she said. If I may touch
but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29 And straightway the foun-
tain of her blood was dried up ;
and she felt in her body that she
was healed of that phigue.

30 And Jesus, innnediately know-
ing in himself that virtue had gone
out of him, turned him about in
the press, and said. Who touched
my clothes'?

31 And his disciples said unto
him. Thou seest the multitude
thronging thee, and sayest thou.
Who touched me 1

32 And he looked round about
to see her that had done this thing.

33 But the woman fearing and
trembling, knowing what was d(me
in her, came and fell down before
him, and told him all tlie truth.

34 And he said unto her. Daugh-
ter, th.y faith hath made th(>e
whole ; go in peace, and be wlK)le
of thy plague.

35 While he yet spake, there
came from the ruler of tlie syna-
gogue's honse certain which said.
Thy daughter is flead : why ti'on-
blest thou the Master any further?

30 As soon as Jesus heard the
word that was si)(>keii, he saitli
unto the ruler of tlie synagogue.
Be not afraid, only believe.

37 And he suffered no man to
follow him, save Peter, and James,
and John the brother of James.

38 And he cometh t(j the house
of the ruler of the synagogue, and
seeth the tumult, and them that
wept and wailed greatly.

39 And when he was come in,
he saith unto them. Why make ye
this ado, and weeii '? the damsel is
not dead, but sleepeth.

40 And they laughed him to
scorn. But when he had put them
all out, he taketli the father and
the mother of the damsel, and
them that were with him, and en-
tereth in where the damsel was
lying.

41 And he took the damsel by
the hand, and said unto her, Ta-
litha cumi ; which is, being inter-
preted, Damsel, I say unto thee,
arise.

42 And straightway the damsel
arose, and walked ; for she was of
the aye of twelve years: And they
were astonished with a great as-
tonishment.

43 And he charged them straitly
that no man should know it ; and
commanded that something should
be given her to eat.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Christ in conieiinif'd iif'/i/s (■(diiiI i-i/men. 7
Jleqiretli Ihe ln-ilre jioirir on r inic/ed/i
spirits. 14 l>ir,rs ,ipi„i,,i,s of Christ. -JT
John Baptist is li,h, ml,,!. 'Jil and buried.
30 The apostles rctiiiii from iireiiching. 3-1
The miracle. qf\p're loares <iiid tico 'fishes.
4S Christ rcalketii on the sea : ^i and heal-
eth. all that touch him.

AND he went out from thence,
and came into his own coun-
try ; and his disciples follow him.

2 And when tlie sabbath day
was come, he l)egan to teach in the
synagogue : and many hearing h iiii
were astonished, saying. From
whence hath this man these
things'? and what wisdom is this
which is given unto him, that even
such miglity works are wrought by
his hands?

3 Is not this the carpenter, the
son of ^lary, the brotlier of James,
and Joses, and of - Juda, and Si-
mon? and are not his sisters here
with us ? And they were offended
at him.

4 l)ut Jesus said unto them, A
j)r()j)h('t is not without honour, but
ill his own country, and among liis
own kin, an<i in his own liouse.

5 And he could there do no
mighty work, save that he laid his
hands ujion a few sick folk, and
hea,led the in.

0 And \\v marvelled because of
their unbelief. And he went round
about the villages, teaching.

The tivelve sent forth.

St. mark, 6.

John Baptist beheaded.

I ^ And he called unto him the
twelve, and began to send them
forth by two and two ; and gave
them ' power over unclean spirits ;

8 And commanded them that
they should take nothing for their
.journey, save a staff only ; no
'" scrip, no bread, no money in their
purse:

9 But he shod with sandals ;
and not put on two coats.

10 And he said unto them. In
what place soever ye enter into an
house, there abide till ye depart
from that place.

I I And whosoever shall not re-
ceive you, nor hear you, when ye
depart thence, shake off the dust
under your feet for a testimony
•' against them. Verily I say unto
you. It shall be more t(_)lerable for
8odom and Gomorrha in the day
of judgment, than for that city.

12 And they went out, and
preached that men should repent.

13 And they cast out many
•* devils, and anointed with oil
many that were sick, and healed
them.

14 And king Herod heard of
him.; (for his name was spread
abroad :) and he said. That John
the .Baptist was risen from the
dead, and therefore mighty works
do shew forth themselves in him.

15 Others said, That it is ^ Elias.
And others said, That it is a pro-
phet, or as one of the prophets.

1 6 But when Herod heard thereof,
he said. It is John, whom I be-
headed : he is risen from the dead.

17 For Herod himself had sent
forth and laid hold upon John, and
bound him in prison for Herodias'
sake, his brother Philip's wife : for
he had married her.

18 For John had said unto
Herod, It is not lawful for thee
to have thy brother's wife.

19 Therefore Herodias had a
quarrel against him, and would
have killed him ; but she could
not :

20 For Herod feared John, know-
ing that lie was a just man and an
holy, and *^ observed him ; and when
he heard him, he '^did many things,
and heard him gladly.

21 And when a convenient day
was come, that Herod on his liirth-
day made a supper to his lords,
high captains, and chief '^eMates of
Galilee ;

22 And when the daughter of
the said Herodias came in, and
danced, and pleased Herod and

*0r,

them that sat with him, the king
said vnito the damsel. Ask of me
whatsoever thou wilt, and I will
give it thee.

23 And he sware unto her. What-
soever thou shalt ask of me, 1 will
give it thee, unto the half of my
kingdom.

24 And she went forth, and said
unto her mother, What shall I ask 'I
And she said, The head of John the
Baptist.

25 And she came in straightway
with haste unto the king, and askecl,
saying, I will that thou give me
^ by and by in a charger the head
of J ohn the Baptist.

26 And the king was exceeding
sorry ; yet for his oath's sake, and
for their sakes which sat with him,
he would not reject her.

27 And immediately the king
sent an executioner, and com-
manded his head to be brought :
and he went and beheaded him in
the prison,

28 And brought his head in a
^° charger, and gave it to the dam-
sel : and the damsel gave it to her
mother.

29 And when his disciples heard
of it, they caine and took up his
corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

30 And the apostles gathered
themselves together unto Jesus,
and told him all things, both what
they had done, and what they had
taught.

31 And he said unto them, Come
ye yourselves apart into a desert
place, and rest awhile : for there
were many coming and going, and
they had no leisure so much as to
eat.

32 And they departed into a
desert place by " ship privately.

33 And the people saw them de-
parting, and many knew him, and
ran afoot thither out of all cities,
and outwent them, and came to-
gether unto him.

34 And Jesus, when he came out,
saw much people, and was moved
with compassion toward them, be-
cause they were as sheep not hav-
ing a shepherd : and he began to
teach them many things.

35 And when the day wa,s now
far spent, his discii)les came unto
him, and said. This is a desert
place, and now the time is far
passed :

36 (Send them away, that they
may go into the country round
about, and into the villages, and
buy themselves bread : for they
have nothing to eat.

37 He answered and said unto
them. Give ye them to eat. And

Five thousand are fed.

St. mark, 7.

Concerning defilement.

they say unto him, Shall Ave go
and buy two hundred pennyworth
of bread, and give them to eat '\

38 He saith unto them, How
many loaves have ye? go and see.
And when they knew, they say.
Five, and two tishes.

39 And he commanded them to
make all sit down by companies
upon the green grass.

40 And they sat down in ranks,
by hundreds, and by fifties.

41 And when he had taken the
five loaves and the two fisjies, he
looked up to heaven, and blessed,
and brake the loaves, and gave
them to his disciples to set before
them ; and the two fishes divided
he among them all.

42 And they did all eat, and
were filled.

43 And they took ui) twelve bas-
kets full of the fragments, and of
the fishes.

44 And they that did eat of the
loaves were about five thousand
men.

45 And straightway he con-
strained his disciples to get into
the ^ ship, and to go to the other
side before unto Bethsaida, while
he sent away the people.

46 And when he had sent them
away, he departed into a mountain
to pray.

47 And when even was come,
the " ship was in the midst of the
sea, and he alone on the land.

48 And he saw them toiling in
rowing ; for the wind was contrary
unto them : and about the fourth
watch of the night he cometh unto
them, walking upon the sea, and
would have passed by them.

49 But when they saw him walk-
ing upon the sea, they supposed
it had been a spii-it, and cried out :

50 For tliey all saw him, and
Avere troubled. And immediately
he talked with them, and saith
unto them, lie of good cheer : it is
I ; be not afraid.

51 And he went up unto them
into the •' shiy) : and the wind
ceased : and tlu^y were sore amazed
in themselves beyond measure, and
wonflered.

52 For they considered not the
miracle of the loaves : for their
heart was hardened.

53 And when they had passed
over, they (;ame into tlie land of
Gennesan^t, and di-ew to the shore.

54 And wIkmi they were come
out of the ' shi)). straightway they
knew him,

5.5 And ran through that whole
region round Jibont. and l)egan to
carry about in beds those that

were sick, where they heard he
was.

56 And whithei'soever he en-
tered, into villages, or cities, or
country, they laid the sick in the
streets, and besought him that they
might touch if it were but the bor-
der of his garment : and as many
as touched him were made whole.

CHAPTER 7.

1 The. PhdriseeK find fault iit the discip/ex
fiif eating with, umraxheti hands. S Thei/
bre<tk tlie, coinmandment of God by the tra-
d/t/oiis of men. 14 Meat defi/eth not the
man. 24 Ife hectleth the Syrophenician
u-dinan's daughter of an iinclean tipirit,
31 anil one that was deaf, and tstammered
in his speech.

THEN came together unto him
the Pharisees, and certain of
the scribes, which came from Jeru-
salem.

2 And when they saw some of
his disciples eat bread with defiled,
that is to say, with unwashen,
hands, they found fault.

3 For the Pharisees, and all the
Jews, except they wash their hands
^oft, eat not, holding the ti'adition
of the elders.

4 And when they come from the
^ market, except they wash, they
eat not. And many other things
there be, which they have received
to hold, as the washing of cups,
and pots, brasen vessels, and of
" tables.

5 Then tlie Pharisees and scribes
asked him. Why walk not tliy dis-
ciples accoi'ding to the tradition of
the elders, but eat bread with un-
washen hands 1

6 He answered and said unto
them. Well hath " Esaias prophe-
sied of you hypocrites, as it iswrit-
teUj This people honoureth me with
their lips, but their heart is far
from me.

7 Howbeit in vain do they wor-
ship me, teaching /or doctrines the
commandments of men.

8 For laying aside the coiinnand-
ment of God, ye hold the tradition
of men, as the washing of pots and
cups : and many other such like
things ye do.

9 And he said unto them. Full
well ye reject the commandment of
God, that ye may keep your own
tradition.

10 For Moses said. Honour thy
fathoi'and thy niothei': and, Whoso
curs(>th father or mother, let him
di(^ the death :

1 1 l'>ut ye say. If a man shall say
to his father or mother, "* ffis_(Vty-^
ban. tli;it is to sny, m gift. l)y w liat-

socxcr I Ikmi iniglitcsl !)(' )ii-()lilcil by
me : hi .^Imll he fire.

The Syroplienician ivoman.

St. mark, 8.

A deaf man healed.

i*the
draujiht?
This he said,
making all
meats clean.

2 railing,

3 demon

1 2 And ye suffer him no more to
do ought for his father or his mo-
ther ;

13 flaking the word of God of
none effect through your tradition,
which ye have dehvered : and many
such hke things do ye.

14 ^ And when he had called all
tlie people unto hint, he said unto
them, Hearken unto me every one
of you, and understand :

1 5 There is nothing from without
a nian, that entering into him can
defile him : but the things which
come out of him, those are they
that defile the man.

1 6 If any man have ears to hear,
let him hear.

1 7 And when he was entered into
the house from the people, his dis-
ciples asked him concerning the
parable.

18 And he saith unto them. Are
ye so without understanding also'?
Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever
thing fi'om without entereth into
the man, it cannot defile him ;

19 Because it entereth not into
his heart, but into the belly, and
goeth out into ^ the draught, purg
ing all meats'?

'10 And he said. That which com-
eth out of the man, that defileth
the man.

21 For from within, out of the
heart of men, proceed evil thoughts,
adulteries, fornications, miu'ders,

22 Thefts, covetousness, wicked-
ness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil
eye, "blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

23 All these evil things come
from within, and defile the man.

24 II And from thence he arose,
and went into the borders of Tyre
and Sidon, and entered into an
house, and would have no man
know it : but he could not be hid.

25 For a ('<-i-tain woman, whose
young daughter had an unclean
spirit, heard of him, and came and
fell at his feet :

26 Tlie woman was a Greek, a
SyropheJiician by nation ; and she
besought him that he wouKl cast
forth tlie •' devil out of her daughter.

27 But Jesus said unto her. Let
the children hrst be filled : ff)r it is
not meet to take the children's
bi'ead, and to cast it unto the dogs.

28 And she answerer! and said
unto him, Yes, Lord : yet the dogs
under the table eat of the children's
crumbs.

29 And he said unto her. For this
saying go thy way; the ''devil is
gone out of thy daughter.

* Or,

30 And when she was come to her
house, she found the ^devU gone
out, and her daughter laid upon
the bed.

31 *ff And again, departing from
the ^ coasts of Tyre and 8idon, he
came unto the sea of Galilee,
through the midst of the * coasts
of Decapolis.

32 And they bring unto him one
that was deaf, and had an impedi-
ment in his speech ; and they be-
seech him to put his hand upon him.

33 And he took him aside from
the multitude, and put his fingers
into his ears, and he spit, and
touched his tongue ;

34 And looking up to heaven, he
sighed, and saith unto him, Eph-
phatha, that is. Be opened. _

35 And straightway his ears
were opened, and the string of his
tongue was loosed, and he spake
plain.

36 And he charged them that
they should tell no man : but the
more he charged them, so much the
more a great deal they published it ;

37 And were beyond measure as-
tonished, saying. He hath done all
things well : he maketh both the
deaf to hear, and the dumb to
speak.

CHAPTER 8.

1 C/ii'ist /'eedeth the jieojile inh-aruhruKly :
10 lujii.scfli U) ijlrc (I xifin in tht' Pliurhees :
14 a(//iii)Hif</ii'hi hin (liwijiles to beware of
the tedi-fii of the, I'hdiisec.s. and of the
leart)! cf Il.-nn! : -l-i ,ih-,fh <i hliini man
hix shjht: 2T iickiiinrl,,l,<if!i ili,i1 lie is the
Cliriat, who s/nai/i/ unff'e)- and rise <ii/ai» :
84 and exhorteth to patiniicein persecution
for the jjro/ession (if the gospel.

IN those days the multitude being
very great, and having notliiiig
to eat, Jesus called his disciples
unto him, and saith unto them,

2 I have compassion on the mul-
titude, because they have now been
with me three days, and have no-
thing to eat :

3 And if I send them away fast-
ing to their own houses, they will
faint by the way : for divers of
them came from far.

4 And his discii)les answered
him, From whence can a man sa-
tisfy these men with bread here in
the wilderness'?

5 And he asked them, How many
loaves have ye'? And they said.
Seven.

6 And lie commanded the people
to sit flown t)n the gi'ound : and he
took the seven loaves, and gave
thanks, and brake, and gave to
his disciples to set before thei/i ;
and they did set them before the
people.

7 And they had a few small

^ demon

4 borders

.45

A blind mem healed.

St. mark, 9.

Peter dissuadeth from suffering.

fishes : and he blessed, and com-
manded to set them also before
them.

8 So they did eat, and were
filled : and thej^ took up of the
broken meat that was left seven
baskets.

9 And they that had eaten were
about four thousand : and he sent
them away.

10^ And straightway he entered
into a ^ ship with his disciples, and
came into tlie parts of Dalmanutha.

1 1 And the Pharisees came forth,
and began to question with him,
seeking of him a sign from heaven,
tempting him.

12 And he sighed deeply in his
spirit, and saith. Why doth this
generation seek after a sign 1 verily
1 say unto you, There shall no sign
be given unto this generation.

13 And he left them, and enter-
ing into the ' ship again departed
to the other side.

1-1 U Now the disciples had for-
gotten to take bread, neither had
they in the ' ship with them more
than one loat.

1 5 And he charged them, saying,
Take heed, beware of the leaven of
the Pharisees, and of the leaven of
Herod.

16 And they reasoned among
themselves, saying. It is because
we have no bread.

17 And when Jesus knew it, he
saith unto them. Why reason ye,
because ye have no bread 1 perceive
ye not yet, neither understand 1
have ye your heart yet hardened "i

18 Having eyes, see ye not? and
having ears, hear ye not? and do
ye not remember'?

1 9 When I brake the five loaves
among five thousand, how many
baskets full of fragments took ye
up? They say unto liim. Twelve.

20 And when th(! seven among
four thousand, how many baskets
full of fragments took ye up ? And
they said. Seven.

21 And he said ui)to them. How
is it that ye do not understand ?

22 II And lie comcth to Peth-
saida ; and they bring a blind man
unto him, and besought him to
touch him.

23 And he took the blind man
by the hand, and led him out of
the town; and when he had spit on
his eyes, and put his hands upon
him, lie asked him if lie saw ought.

24 And he looked up, and said,
I see men as trees, walking.

25 After that he jiut his hands
again upon his eyes, and made him
look up : and h(> was restored, anrl
saw every man clearly.

26 And he sent him away to his
house, saying. Neither go into the
town, nor tell it to any in the
town.

27 ^ And Jesus went out, and
his disciples, into the towns of
C^esarea Philippi : and by the way
he asked his disciples, saying unto
them. Whom do men say that I
am?

28 And they answered, John the
Baptist : but some say, - Elias ; and
others. One of the prophets.

29 And he saith unto them. But
whom say ye that I am? And
Peter answereth and saith unto
him, Thou art the Christ.

30 And he charged them that
they should tell no man of him.

31 And he l^egan to teach them,
that the Son of man must suft'er
many things, and be rejected "of
the elders, and of the chief priests,
and scribes, and be killed, and
after three days i-ise again.

32 And he spake that saying
openly. And Peter took him, and
began to rebuke him.

33 But when he had turned
about and looked on his disciples,
he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee
behind me, Satan : for thou ■' sa-
vourest not the things that be of
God, but the things that be of
men.

34 ^ And when he had called the
people U7ito him with his disciples
also, he said unto them. Whosoever
^ will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me.

35 For Avhosoever '' will save his
life shall lose it ; but whosoever
shall lose his life for my sake and
the gospel's, the same shall save it.

36 For what shall it ]irofit a
man, if he shall gain th(^ whole
world, and Mose liis own "soul?

37 Or what siiall a man give in
exchange for his " soul ?

38 Whosoever therefore shall b(>
ashamed t)f me and of my words in
this adulterous and sinful geiuM-a-
tion ; of him also shall the Son of
man be asluiined, when he cometh
in the glory of his Fathei- witli the
holy angels.

CHAPTER 9.

2 JemiK is IranKfaured. 11 Ife instivcUth
Mh discipleH converging the, coming of
Eliait : 14 canteth forth a dumb (tvd deaf
sjiirit: '.W foretelleth liU detifli and resur-
rection : 3S ea-tiiirtitli liU discijdes to tin-
militij: .38 hiildnifj tin in not to proliihit
Kiic/i, as he vol a^iainst tliern, nor to gire
offence to anij of I lie fnitliftU.

AND he said unto them. Verily
I say unto you. That there be

2 Elijah;

3 raiudest

•• would

5 forfeit
« life ?

Jesus is transfigured.

St. MAKK, 9.

His passion foretold.

some of tliom that stand liere,
which shall not taste of death, till
they have seen the kingdom of God
come with power.

2 Vi And after six days Jesus
taketli until him Peter, and James,
and John, and leadeth them up
into an high mountain apart by
themselves : and he was ti'ans-
figured before them.

3 And his raiment became shin-
ing, exceeding white as snow ; so
as no fuller on earth can white
them.

4 And there appeared unto them
' Elias with ]\Ioses : and they were
talking with Jesus.

5 And Peter answered and said
to Jesus, Master, it is good for us
to be here : and let us make three
" tabernacles : one for thee, and one
for iMoses, and one for ''' Elias.

6 For he ^ wist not what to say ;
for they were sore afraid.

7 And there was a cloud that
overshadowed them : and a voice
came out of the cloud, saying. This
is my beloved Son : hear him.

8 And suddenly, when they had
looked round about, they saw no
man any more, save Jesus only
with themselves.

9 And as they came down from
the mountain, he charged them
that they should tell no man what
things they had seen, till the Son
of man were risen from the dead.

10 And they kept that saying
with themselves, questioning one
with another what the rising from
tlie dead should mean.

1 1 % And theyasked him, saying,
Why say the scribes that ^ Elias
must first come %

12 And he answered and told
them, ^ Elias verily cometh first,
and restoreth all things ; and how
it is written of the Son of man, that
he must suffer many things, and be
set at novight.

13 But I say unto you, that
^ Elias is indeed come, and they
have done unto him whatsoever
they listed, as it is written of him.

14 ^ And when he came to liia
disciples, he saw a great multitude
about them, and the scribes ques-
tioning with them.

15 And straightway all the peo-
ple, when tliey beheld him, were
greatly amazed, and running to
iiim saluted him.

16 And he asked the scribes.
What question ye with them %

17 And one of the multitude an-
swered and said, Master, I have
brought unto thee my son, which
hath a dumb spirit ;

18 And wheresoever he taketh
him, he "teareth him : and he foam-
eth, and gnasheth with his teeth,
and pineth away : and I spake to
thy disciples that they should cast
him out ; and they could not.

19 He answereth him, and saith,

0 faithless generation, how long
shall I be with you % how long shall

1 suffer you % bring him unto me.

20 And they brought him unto
him: and when he saw him,
straightway the spirit ^ tare him;
and he fell on the ground, and wal-
lowed foaming.

21 And he asked his father. How
long is it ago since this came unto
him % And he said. Of a child.

22 And ofttinies it hath cast him
into the fire, and into the waters,
to destroy him : but if thou canst
do any thing, have compassion on
us, and help us.

23 Jesus said unto him. If thou
canst believe, all things are possible
to him that believeth.

24 And straightway the father
of the child cried out, and said with
tears. Lord, I believe ; help thou
mine unbelief.

25 When Jesus saw that the peo-
ple came running together, he re-
buked the foul spirit, saying unto
him, Tiixm dumb and deaf spirit, I
charge thee, come out of him, and
enter no more into him.

26 And thesjiirit cried, and "rent
him sore, and came out of him : and
he was as one dead ; insomuch that
many said. He is dead.

27 But Jesus took him by the
hand, and lifted him up ; and he
arose.

28 And when he was come into
the house, his disciples asked him
privately. Why could not we cast
him out 1

29 And he said unto them. This
kind can come forth by nothing,
but by prayer and fasting.

30 II And they departed thence,
and passed thrt)ugh (jalilee ; antl
he would not that any man should
know it.

31 For he taught his disciples,
and said unto them. The Son of
man is delivered into the hands of
men, and they shall kill him ; and
after that he is killed, he shall rise
the third day.

32 But they understood not that
saying, and were afraid to ask him.

33 II And lie came to Caper-
naum : and l)(>ing in the house he
asked them, What was it that ye
disputed among yourselves by tne
way ?

34 But they held their peace:
for by the way they had disputed

5 dasheth
him down :

•^ convulsed

Haraillty and self-sacrijice.

St. MAKK, 10.

Of divorce.

among themselves, who sliould he
the greatest.

35 And he sat down, and called
the twelve, and saith unto them. If
any man desire to be first, the aaine
shall be last of all, and servant of
all.

36 And he took a child, and set
him in the midst of them : and
when he had taken him in his arms,
he said unto them,

37 Whosoever shall receive one
of such children in my name, re-
ceiveth me : and whosoever shall
receive me, receiveth not me, but
liim that sent me.

38 II And John answered him,
saying, Master, we saw one casting
out ' devils in thy name, and he
followetli not us : and we forbad
hijn, because he followetli not us.

39 But Jesus said. Forbid him
not : for there is no man which
shall do a miracle in my name,
tliat can lightly speak evil of me.

40 For he that is not against us
is on our part.

41 For whosoever shall give you
a cup of water to drink in my
iiame, because ye belong to Christ,
verily I say unto you, he shall not
lose his reward.

42 And whosoever shall " offend
one of these little ones that be h eve
in me, it is better for him that a
millstone were hanged about his
neck, and he were cast into the
sea.

43 And if thy hand -'offend thee.
cut it off: it is better fuv tliee to
enter into life maimed, than hav-
ing two hands to go into * hell,
into the fire that never shall be
quenched :

44 Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire is not quenched.

45 And if thy foot ''ofiend thee.
cut it off: it is better toi- lliee
to enter halt into life, than liav-
ing two feet to be cast into * liell,
into the fire that never sliall be
quenched :

4() Where their worm dietli not,
and the fire is not quenched.

47 And if thine ey(! •'ofi'ciid thee.

l)hick it out: it is hetter for thee
to enter into t!i(^ kingdom of Clod
with one eye, than having two eyes
to be cast into t liell fire :

4iS Wh<'re their worm dieth not,
and the fire is nf»t quenched.

49 For every one sliall be salted
witli file, anfl every sacrifice shall
be salted with salt.

50 Salt IK good : but if the salt
have lost his .saltness, wherewith

* Gr. f4elu;Tiii!i.

t Gr. (jreheiiiiii of (ire.

will ye season if? Have salt in
yourselves, and have peace one
with another.

CHAPTER 10.

2 CJirisf (lii^pntfth iv-ith t?ie Pharisees louch-
iiiij (I i rni-f, iiiriit : 13 blesseth the cliU<h'en
thtit iiif hnniijhl unto him,: 17 refioh-cth a
rli-li. man how he may tnJierit lifi' I'ni ■
hix/hif/: ^'iielleth hin dixci i'l< s of'ihi' ihui-
(jcr <if ficlies : 28 pro}nist//i nnurdu tu
them' that fin-Kdle a ii i/ tliiii,/ Im llw <iox^
pel:'i-l. fi,r. till, III ln^'<l,,illi ,111,1 ,, -sill , ■,',■-
tion : :i."; Iu,l,l,//li I/,,- In;, ,i ii,l,ili,,,i^ .^ii;/,,rs
to think ruther of Hiifi'eviiiri ivitli him : 4(1
and /-esioreth to Jjartimcuus hi,^ >si(jht.

AND he arose from thence, and
Cometh into the •* coasts of Ju-
dtea by the farther side of Jordan :
and the people resort unto him
again ; and, as he was wont, he
taught them again.

2 H And the Pharisees _ came to
him, and asked him. Is it lawful
for a man to put away Ids wife 'i
tempting him.

3 And he answered and said unto
them. What did Moses command
you %

4 And they said, Moses suffered
to write a bill of divorcement, and
to put ]ier away.

5 And Jesus answered and said
unto them. For the hardness of your
heart he wrote you this precept.

6 But from the beginning of the
creation God made them male and
female.

7 For this cause shall a man
leave his father and mother, and
cleave to his wife ;

8 And they twain shall be one
flesh : so then the.y are no more
twain, but one flesh.

9 AVhat therefore God hath
joined together, let not man put
asunder.

10 And in the house his disciples
asked him again of the same mat-
ter.

1 1 And lie saith unto tlieiii,
Wliosoever shall put away his wife,
and marry another, committeth
adultery against her.

12 And if a woman sliall put
away her husband, aiul be mari'ied
to another, she committeth adul-
tery.

13 H And they brouglit young
children to him, that he should
touch tlieni : and lim disciples \\\-
l)uked those that brought thein.

11 ]^>ut when Jesus .saw it, he
was much dis))leased, and said
unto them, vSuller the little child
r(>n to come unto me, and forbid
them not : for "of such is the king-
dom of God.

15 V(;rily I say unto .you, Who-
soever shall not receive the king-

Tlte danger of riches.

St. mark, K).

The petition of James and John.

dom of God as a little child, ho
.shall laot enter therein.

16 And he took them up in his
arms, put his hands upon them,
ancJ lilessed them.

17 ^ And when he was gone
forth into the way, there came one
running, and kneeled to him, and
asked him. Good Master, what
shall I do that I may inherit eter-
nal life?

18 And Jesus said unto him.
Why callest thou me good 1 there
is none good but one, tJiat is, God.

19 Thou knowest the command-
ments. Do not commit adultery,
Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not
bear false witness, Defraud not.
Honour thy father and mother.

20 And he answered and said
unto him, Master, all these have I
observed from my youth.

21 Then Jesus beholding him
loved him, and said unto him. One
thing thou lackest : go thy way,
sell whatsoever thou hast, and give
to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven : and come,
take up the cross, and follow me.

22 And he was sad at that say-
ing, and went away grieved : for
he had great possessions.

23 ^ And Jesus looked round
about, and saith unto his disciples,
How hardly shall they that have
riches enter into the kingdom of
God!

24 And the disciples were asto-
nished at his words. But Jesus
answereth again, and saith unto
them. Children, how hard is it for
them that trust in riches to enter
into the kingdom of God !

25 It is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle, than
for a i-ich man to enter into the
kingdom of God.

26 And they were astonished out
of measure, saying among them-
selves, Who then can be saved?

27 And Jesus looking upon them
saith. With men it is impossible,
but not with God : for with God
all things are possible.

28 ^ Then Peter began to say
unto him, Lo, we have left all, and
have followed thee.

^ 29 And Jesus answered and said.
Verily I say unto you, There is
no man that hath left house, oi-
brethren, or sisters, or father, or
mother, or wife, or children, or
lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
30 But he shall receive an hun-
dredfold now in this time, houses,
and brethren, and sisters, and
mothers, and children, and lands,
with persecutions ; and in the
woj'ld to come eternal life.

31 But many that are first shall
be last ; and the last first.

32 H And they were in the way
going uij to Jerusalem ; and Jesus
went before them : and they were
amazed ; and as they followed,
they were afraid. And he took
again the twelve, and began to tell
them what things should happen
unto him,

33 Saying, Behold, we go up to
Jerusalem ; and the Son of man
shall be delivered unto the chief
priests, aTid unto the scribes ; and
they shall condemn him to death,
and shall deliver him to the Gen-
tiles :

34 And they shall mock him,
and shall scourge him, and shall
spit upon him, and shall kill him :
and the third day he shall rise
again.

35 ^ And James and John, the
sons of Zebedee, come unto him,
saying. Master, we would that
thou shouldest do for us whatso-
ever we shall desire.

36 And he said unto them. What
would ye that I should do for you ?

37 They said unto him. Grant
unto us that we may sit, one on
thy right hand, and the other on
thy left hand, in thy glory.

38 But Jesus said unto them. Ye
know not what ye ask : can ye
drink of the cup that I drink of?
and be baptized with the baptism
that I am baptized with ?

39 And they said unto him. We
can. And Jesus said unto them.
Ye shall indeed drink of the cup
that I drink of ; and with the bap-
tism that I am baptized withal
shall ye be baptized :

40 But to sit on my right hand
and on my left hand is not mine to
give ; but it shall be given to them
for whom it is prepared.

41 And when tlie ten heard it,
they began to be much displeased
with James and John.

42 But Jesus called them to him,
and saith unto them. Ye know that
they which are accounted to rule
over the Gentiles ' exercise lord-
ship over them ; and their great
ones exercise authority upon them.

43 But so shall it not De among
you : but whosoever - will be great
among you, shall be your minister :

44 And whosoever of you - will
be the chiefest, shall be servant of
all.^

45 For even the Son of man
caine not to be ministered unto,
but to minister, and to give his
life a ransom for many.

46 ^ And they came to Jericho :
and as he went out of Jericho

1 lord it

- would

The entry into Jerusalem.

St. mark, 11.

Tlie barrerijiy tree.

with his disciples and a great num-
ber of ijeople, blind Bartinutus, the
son of Tima?us, sat by the highway
side begging.

47 And when he heard that it
was Jesus of Nazareth, he began
to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son
of David, have mercy on me.

48 And many charged him that
he should h(jld his peace : but he
cried the more a great deal. Thou
son of David, have mercy on me.

49 And Jesus stood still, and
commanded him to be calTed. And
they call the blind man, saying
unto him, Be of good comfort, rise ;
he calleth thee.

50 And he, casting away his gar-
ment, rose, and came to Jesus.

. 51 And Jesus answered and said
unto him. What wilt thou that I
should do unto thee'? The blind
man said unto him. Lord, that I
might receive my sight.

52 And Jesus said unto him, Go
thy way ; thy faith hath made thee
whole. .And immediately he re-
ceived his sight, and followed Jesus
in the way.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Chrlut fidfith tritli triumph info Jcrm^dlem :
12 cursdh lln- friiillrss l,'<(f,/ /,v,< ; 15 jnifq-
eth t/ic tciiiiilr: 211 ,.rhorhtk hix rliscijt/e.f
to xte(//<iK/ii<'ss iif/itilli, Kiul 1ofor{i(i-(i Iheir
enemien : 27 ami defend eili, iJia /nir/uliiev.1
of his actions, by the witnese of John, toho
was a man sent of God.

AND when they came nigh 'to
Jerusalem, unto Bethphage
and Bethany, at the mount of
Olives, he sendeth forth two of his
disciples,

2 And saith unto them, Go your
way into the village over against
you : and as sf)on as ye be entered
into it, ye shall find a colt tied,
whereon never man sat ; loose him,
and bring him,.

3 And if any man say unto j^ou,
Why do ye this % say ye that the
Lord hath no(Hl f )f him ; and straight-
way he will send him liitlicr.

4 And they went their way, and
found the colt tiefl by the dooi;
without in a place where two ways
met; and they loose him.

5 And certain of them that stood
there saifl unto them. What do ye,
loosing the colt %

6 Anfl they said unto them even
as Jesus had commanded : and they
let them go.

7 And the.v brought the colt to
Jesus, and cast their garments on
him ; and he sat upon him.

8 And many spread thciir gar
ments in lln^ way: and others cut
down bian(;li('s off the trees, and
strawed tlitni in the way.

9 And they that went before,
and they that followed, cried, say-
ing, Hosanna ; Blessed is he that
Cometh in the name of the Lord :

10 Blessed he the kingdom of our
father David, that cometh in the
name of the Lord : Hosanna in the
highest.

1 1 And Jesus entered into Jeru-
salem, and into the temple : and
when he had looked round about
upon all things, and now the even-
tide was come, he went out unto
Bethany with the twelve.

12 ^ And on the morrow, when
they were come from Bethany, he
was hungry :

13 And seeing a fig tree afar off
having leaves, he came, if haply
he might find any thing thereon :
and when he came to it, he found
nothing but leaves ; for the time
of figs was not yet.

14 And Jesus answered and said
unto it. No man eat fruit of thee
hereafter for ever. And his disci-
ples heard it.

15^ And they come to J erusa-
lem : and Jesus went into the tem-
ple, and began to cast out them
that sold and bought in the temple,
and overthrew tne tables of the
moneychangers, and the seats of
them that sold doves ;

16 And would not suffer that
any man should carry any vessel
througli the temple.

17 And he taught, saying unto
them, Is it not written. My house
shall be ' called of all nations the
house of prayer J but ye have made
it a den of " thieves.

18 And the scribes and chief
priests heard it, and sought how
they might destroy him : for they
feared him, because all the peoi)le
was astonished at his doctrine.

19 And when even was come, he
went out of the city.

20 II And in the morning, as they
passed l)y, they saw the fig tree
dried up from the I'oots.

21 And I'eter calling to remem-
brance saitii unto him. Master,
b(;hold, the fig ti'ee which thou
cui-sedst is withered away.

22 And Jesus answering saith
unto them. Have faith in (4od.

23 For v(M'ily 1 say unto you.
That whosoever shall say unto this
mountain, l!(> thou removed, and
b(* thou cast into tlie sea ; and shall
not doubt in his heart, but sliall
b(^li(^ve that those things whicli he
saith shall come to j)ass ; he shall
have wha,tsoev{!r h(^ saith.

24 Therefore I say unto you.
What things soever ye desire, when

Conditions of prayer.

St. mark, 12.

Parable of the husbandmen.

ye pray, believe that ye receive
them, and ye shall have them.

25 And when ye stand praying,
forgive, if ye have ought against
any : that your Father also which
is in heaven may forgive you your
trespasses.

26 But if ye do not forgive,
neither will your Father which is
in heaven forgive your trespasses.

27 ^ And they come again to
Jerusalem : and as he was walking
in the temple, there come to him
the chief priests, and the scribes,
and the elders,

28 And say unto him, By what
authorit.y doest thou these things ?
and who gave thee this authority
to do these things 1

29 And Jesus answered and said
unto thern, I will also ask of you
one question, and answer me, and
I will tell you by what authority
I do these things.

30 The baptism of John, was it
from heaven, or of men % answer
me.

3 1 And they reasoned with them-
selves, saying. If we shall say. From
heaven ; he will say, Why then did
ye not believe him?

32 But if we shall say. Of men ;
they feared the people : for all men
counted John, that he was a prophet
indeed.

33 And they answered and said
unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And
Jesus answering saith unto them,
Neither do I tell you by what au-
thority I do these things.

CHAPTER 12.

1 In a parable of the rinetjunl Iff on1 In un-
thanhfnl liuxJunuUnen, i'lirist faiufi'lleth
the r'eprohatloii of the Jcir.s. uiiil tlie call-
ing of the (rentiles. 13 I/e avokleth the
snare of the Pharisees and Herodians
about paying tribute to Cmsar : 18 con-
vinceth the erior of the Sadducees, who
denied the resurrection : 28 resolveth the
scribe, who questioned of the first com-
mandment: 85 1-efuteih the opinion, that
the scribes held of Ch/ist: :> /lii/i/ini/ the
pteople to beware of their (imhUidii <ind
hypocrisy : 41 and cotnineiuleth the poor
widow for her two mites, above all.

AND he began to speak unto
them by parables. A certain
man planted a vineyard, and set
an hedge about it, and digged a
2}lace for the ' winefat, and built a
tower, and let it out to husband-
men, and went into a far country.

2 And at the season he sent to
the husbandmen a servant, that he
might receive from the husband-
men of the fruit of the vine-
yard.

3 And they caught him, and beat
him, and sent hini away empty.

1 And again he sent unto them

another servant ; and at him they
cast stones, and wounded him in
the head, and sent him away
shamefully handled.

5 And again he sent another ;
and him they killed, and many
others ; beating some, and killing
some.

6 Having yet thei'efore one son,
his wellbeloved, he sent him also
last unto them, saying. They will
reverence my son.

7 But those husbandmen said
among themselves, This is the heir ;
come, let us kill him, and the in-
heritance shall be ours.

8 And they took him, and killed
him, and cast him out of the vine-
yard.

9 What shall therefore the lord
of the vineyard do^ he will come
and destroy the husbandmen, and
will give the vineyard unto
others.

10 And have ye not read this
scriptui-e ; The stone which the
builders rejected is become the
head of the corner :

1 1 This was the Lord's doing,
and it is marvellous in our eyes'?

1 2 And they sought to lay nold
on him, but feared the people : for
they knew that he had spoken the
parable against them : and they
left him, and went their way.

13 ^ And they send unto him
certain of the Pharisees and of the
Herodians, to catch him in his
words.

14 And when they were come,
they say unto him, Master, we
know that thou art true, and carest
for no man : for thou regardest not
the person of men, but teachest
the way of God in truth : Is it law-
ful to give tribute to Csesar, or
not?

15 Shall we give, or shall we not
give 1 But he, knowing their hypo-
crisy, said unto them. Why tempt
ye me? bring me a penny, that I
may see it.

16 And they brought it. And
he saith unto them. Whose is this
image and superscription? And
they said unto him, Caesar's.

17 And Jesus answering said
unto them. Render to Ctesar the
things that are Ctesar's, and to
God the things that are God's.
And they marvelled at him.

18 H Then come unto him the
Sadducees, which say there is no
resurrection ; and they asked him,
saying,

19 Master, Moses wrote unto us,
If a man's brother die, and leave
hi.^ wife behind him, and leave no
children, that his brother should

The great commandment.

St. mark, i;

The tvidow's mites.

take his wife, and raise up seed
unto his brother.

20 Now there were seven bre-
thren : and the first took a wife,
and dying left no seed.

21 And the second took her, and
died, neither left he any seed : and
the third likewise.

22 And the seven had her, and
left no seed : last of all the woman
died also.

23 In the resurrection therefore,
when they shall rise, whose wife
shall she be of them ? for the seven
had her to wife.

21 And Jesus answering said
unto them, Do ye not ^ tlierefore
err, because ye know not the
scriptures, neither the power of
God 1

25 For when they shall rise from
the dead, they neither marry, nor
are given in marriage ; but are as
the angels which are in heaven.

26 And as touching the dead,
that they rise_: have ye not read
in the book of Moses, how in the
bush God spake unto him, saying,
I am the God of Abraham, and
the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob 1

27 He is not the God of the
dead, but the God of the living :
ye therefore do greatly err.

28 H And one of the scribes
came, and having heard them
reasoning together, and perceiving
that he had answered them well,
asked him. Which is the first com-
mandment of all 1

29 And Jesus answered him, The
first of all the commandments ?'.s
Hear, O Israel ; The Lord our God
is one Lord :

30 And thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind,_ and with all thy
strength : this is the first com-
mandment.

31 And tlie second /.s like, vconelij
this, Tliou shalt love tliy neighbour
as thyself. Tliere is none other
commandment greater thiiri these.

32 And the scribe said unto him,
Well, ^Master, th()u hast said the
truth : for there is one CJorl ; and
there is none other but he :

33 And to love liim witli all tlie
heart, and with all the understand-
ing, and with all the soul, and with
all the strength, and_ to love his
neighbour as himself, is more than
all whole burnt ofleringsand sacri-
fices.

34 And when Jesus saw that he
answei-ed discreetly, he said unto
him. Thou art not far from the
kingdom of God. And no man

after that durst ask him any ques-
tion.

35 U And Jesus answered and
said, while he taught in the temple.
How say the scribes that " Christ is
the son of David %

36 For David himself said by the
Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
till I make thine enemies thy foot-
stool.

37 David therefore himself call-
eth him Lord ; and whence is he
then his son 1 And the common
people heard him gladly.

38 fl And he said unto them in
his doctrine. Beware of the scribes,
which love to go in long clothing,
and lave salutations in the market-
places,

39 And the chief seats in the
synagogues, and the ''uppermost
rooms at feasts :

40 Which devour widows' houses,
and for a pretence make long
prayers : these shall receive greater
^ damnation.

41 II And Jesus sat over against
the treasury, and beheld how the
people cast money into the trea-
sury : and many that were rich
cast in much.

42 And there came a certain poor
widow, and she threw in two mites,
which make a farthing.

43 And he called nnto him his
disciples, and saith unto them.
Verily I say unto you. That this
poor widow hath cast more in,
than all they which have cast
into the treasury :

44 For all thei/ did cast in of their
'"'abundance : but she of her want
did cast in all that she had, even
all her living.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Clifht fnrftclleth 1h( rlexti'iicfion of tlie
1< iiipic: 0 Hie pcvKecntioiix for Hie (fospe/ :
1(1 fliat t/ie (jospel, vivsf he preached to all
iiii/ioiix: 14 f/uit j/reut calitmitiex xliall
hiippoi to the ,len'!^: '24 (i»d the nuiinicr
of liix comiiif! to jnilpment : 'VI tlie hour
irhi're<f hciim Iciioii'ii to none, every mini in
to iriitrh mill ]irin/, that we he not found
iiitprorhlid , trheii he Cometh to each one
piirticulorhj by death.

AND as he went put of the
temple, one of his disciples
saith unto him, Master, .see wTiat
manner of stones and what build-
ings are liere !

2 And Jesus answering said unto
him, Seest thou these great build-
ings? there shall not be left one
stone ui)on another, that shall not
be thrown down.

3 And as he sat upon the mount
of Olives over against the temple,

2 the Christ

3 chief places

* condemna-
tiou.

" super-
fluity;

Signs of Christ's coming.

St. mark, 13.

T7ie day xinknoion.

Peter and James and John and
Andrew asked him privately,

•i Tell us, when shall these things
be ] and what shall be the sign wiien
all these things shall be fulfilled l

5 And Jesus answering them be-
gan to say. Take heed lest any man
deceive you :

6 For many shall come in my
name, saying, I am Christ; and
shall deceive many.

7 And when ye shall hear of wars
and rumours of wai's, be ye not
troubled: for such things must
needs be ; but the end shall not be
yet.

8 For nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against king-
dom : and there shall be earth-
quakes in divers places, and there
shall be famines and troubles : these
are the beginnings of sorrows.

9 ^ But take heed to yourselves :
for they shall deliver you up to
councils ; and in the synagogues ye
shall be beaten : and ye shall he
brcHight before rulers and kings for
ray sake, for a testimony ^ against
them.

10 And the gospel must first', be
published "among all nations.

11 But when they shall lead you,
and deliver you up, ^ take no thought
beforehand
neither do

what ye shall speak,
- -_ ye premeditate: but
whatsoever shall be given you in
that hour, that speak ye : for it is
not ye that speak, but the Holy
Ghost.

1 2 Now the brother shall betray
the brother to death, and the father
the son ; and children shall rise up
against their parents, and shall
cause them to be put to death.

13 And ye shall be hated of all
■men for my name's sake : but he
that shall endure unto the end, the
same shall be saved.

1 4 II But when ye shall see the
abomination of desolation, spoken
of by Daniel the prophet, standing
where it ought not, (let him that
readeth understand,) then let them
that be in Judiea fiee to the moun-
tains :

15 And let him that is on the
housetop not go down into tlie
house, neither enter therein, to take
any thing out of his house :

16 And let him that is in the
field not turn back again for to
take up his garment.

L7 But woe to them thatai'e with
child, and to them tliat give suck-
in those days !

18 And pray ye that your flight
be not in tne winter.

1!) For in those days shall be
attliction, such as was not from the

begnming of the creation which
God created unto this time, neither
shall be.

20 And except that the Lord
had shortened tnose days, no flesh
should be saved : but for the elect's
sake, whom he hath chosen, he
hath shortened the days.

2 1 And then if any man shall say
to you, Lo, here is ''Christ: or, lo,
he is there ; believe him not :

22 For false Christs and false
prophets shall rise, and shall shew
signs and wonders, to seduce, ii it
ivere possible, even the elect.

23 But take ye heed : behold, I
have foretold you all things.

24 ^ But in those days, after that
tribulation, the sun shall be dark-
ened, and the moon shall not give
her light,

25 And the stars of heaven shall
fall, and the powers that are in
heaven shall be shaken.

^ 26 And tlien shall they see the
Son of man coming in the clouds
with great power and glory.

27 And then shall he send his
angels, and shall gather together
his elect from the four winds, from
the uttermost part of the earth
to the uttermost part of heaven.

28 Now learn a parable of the
fig tree ; When her bi-anch is ^ yet
tender, and putteth forth leaves,
ye know that summer is near :

29 So ye in like manner, when
ye shall see these things come to
pass, know that it is nigh, even at
the doors.

30 Verily I say unto you, that
this generation shall not pass, till
all these things be done.

31 Heaven and earth shall i^ass
away : but my words shall not pass
away.

32 U But of that day and that
hour knoweth no man, no, not the
angels which are in heaven, neither
the Son, but the Father.

33 Take ye heed, watch and
pray : for ye know not when the
time is.

34 For the Son of man is as a man
taking a far journey, who left his
house, and gave authority io his ser-
vants, and to evei-y man his work,
and commanded the porter to
watch.

35 Watch ye therefore : for ye
know not when the master of the
house Cometh, at even, or at mid-
night, or at the cockcrowing, or
in the morning :

36 Lest coming suddenly he find
.you sleei)ing.

37 And what I say unto you 1
say unto all, Watch.

).3

^ the Christ ;

^ now
become

Jesus anointed at Bethany.

St. mark, 14.

The last siqyper.

1 during
feast,

2 cruse

the

CHAPTER 14.

1 A conspiracy ugaimt CUrlHt. 3 Preclon»
ointment in^ poured an /lis heail hy <i wo-
man. 10 Jii<!,i.s sr/fe/h /lis M,i.st,'r for
money. VI C/nist /,i ins,_-lf j),r,'t,-n,'t/i. /nno
he nhall be betrayed of one of /lis ilis,; p/es :
22 after the paxwter prepared .a m/ eaten,
insiituteth hix 8iipp>er : 26 deeliirel/i afore-
hand the JligM of aU his disriples, and
Peter's deiiial. 43 Jndus l,,trii ijeth him
with a kiss. 46 lie is ajijtre/teuded in the
garden, 5& falsely accivaed, and impiously
condemned of the Jews' council : 65 sliame-
fully abused by t/iem: 66 and thrice de-
nied if Peter.

AFTER two days was the feast of
the passover, and of unlea-
vened bread : and the chief priests
and the sci'ibes sought how they
might take him by craft, and put
him to death.

5 But they said, Not ^on the

feast dan, lest there be an uproar

of the people.

3 H And being in Bethany in the
house of Simon the leper, as he sat
at meat, there came a woman hav-
ing an alabaster - box of ointment
of spikenard very precious ; and
she brake the ^box. and poured it
on his head.

4 And there were some that had
indignation within themselves, and
said. Why was this waste of the
ointment made 1

5 For it might have been sold
for more than three hundred pence,
and have been given to the poor.
And they murmured against her.

6 And Jesus said. Let her alone ;
why trouble ye herl she hath
wrought a good work on me.

7 For ye have the poor with you
always, and whensoever ye will ye
may do tliem good : but me ye
liave not always.

S She hath done what she could :
she is come aforehand to anoint my
body to the burying.

9 Verily I say unto you. Where-
soever this gospel shall be preached
throughout the whole. world, this
also that she hath dfjne shall be
si)oken of for a memorial of her.

10 11 And Judas Iscai-iot, one of
the twelve, went unto the chief
priests, to betray him unto tluun.

11 And when they heard it, tliey
were glad, and promised to give
him money. And he sought how
lie might ccmveniently betray
him.

12 U And the first day of un-
leavened bread, when they killed
the passover, his disciph^s said unto
him. Where wilt thou that we go
and i)repare that thou mayest eat
the passover 1

1.3 And he sendeth forth two of
his disciples, and saitli unto them.
' Oo ye into tliecity, ajid there shall

meet you a man bearing a pitcher
of water : follow him.

14 And wheresoever he shall go
in, say ye to the "good man of the
hou-se, The Master saith, Where is
the guestchamber, where I shall
eat the passover with my disciples'?

15 And he will shew you a large
upper room furnished arul pre-
pared : there make ready for us.

16 And his disciples went forth.
and came into the city, and found
as he had said unto them : and they
made ready the passover.

1 7 And in the evening he cometh
with the twelve.

1 8 And as they sat and did eat,
Jesus said. Verily 1 say unto you.
One of you which eateth with me
shall betray me.

19 And they began to be sorrow-
ful, and to say unto him one by
one, /.s it 1 1 and another .mid, Is it

20 And he answered and said
unto them. It ?> one of the twelve,
that dippeth with me in the dish.

21 The Son of man indeed goeth,
as it is written of him : but woe to
that man by whom the Son of man
is betrayed ! good were it for that
man if he had never been born.

22 U And as they did eat, Jesus
took bread, and blessed, and l^ralce
it, and gave to them, and said,
Take, eat : this is my body.

23 And he took the cup, and
when he had given thanks, he
gave it to them : and they all
drank of it. .

24 And he said unto them, This
is my blood of the new ■* testament,
which is shed for many.

25 Verily I say unto you, I will
(h-ink no more of the fruit of tlu^
vine, until that day that I drink it
new in the kingdom of God.

20 II And when they had sung
an hymn, they went out into the
mount of Olives.

27 And Jesus saith unto them.
All ye shall be oiFended because of
me this night: for it is written, 1
will smite the shepherd, and tlie
sheep shall be scattered.

2.S But after that [ am risen, 1
will go before you into (ialilee.

29 l*>ut Peter said unto him. Al-
though all shall be oflended, yet
ii'i/f not I.

30 And Jesus saith unto him.
Verily 1 say unto tliee, IMiat tins
day, rvni in this night, before the
cock crow twice, thou shalt diMiy
me thrice.

31 l>ut he spake the more \-elie
mently, If T should die with thee,
I will not deny thee in any wise.
Likewise also said they all.

3 master

The agomj and betrayal.

St. ]\lAPvK, 14.

Jesus before the council.

" robber,

32 And they came to a place
which was named Gethsemane :
and he saith to his disciples, fciit ye
here, while 1 shall pray. .

33 And he taketh with hnn
Peter and James and John, and
began to be scjre amazed, and to be
very heavy;

34 And saith unto them, My
soul is exceeding sorrowful unto
death : tarry ye here, and watch.

35 And he went forward a little,
and fell on the ground, and prayed
that, if it were possible, the hour
might pass from him.

36 And he said, Abba, Father,
all things are possible unto thee ;
take away this cup from me : never-
theless not what I will, but what
thou Malt.

37 And he cometh, and hndeth
them sleeping, and saith unto Pe-
ter, Simon, sleepest thou? could-
est not thou watch one hour 1

38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye
enter into temptation. The spirit
truly is ready, but the flesh is
weak.

39 And again he went away,
and prayed, and spake the same
words.

40 And when he returned, lie
found them asleep again, (for their
eyes were heavy,) neither ^ wist
they what to answer him.

41 And he cometh the third
time, and saith unto them. Sleep
on now, and take your rest: it is
enough, the hour is come ; behold,
the Son of man is betrayed into
tlie hands of sinners.

42 Rise up, let us go ; lo, he that
betrayeth nie is at hand.

43 H And immediately, while he
yet spake, cometh Judas, one of
the twelve, and with him a great
multitude with swords and staves,
from the chief priests and the
scribes and the elders.

44 And he that betrayed him
had given them a token, saying.
Whomsoever I shall kiss, that
same is he; take him, and lead
him away safely.

45 And as soon as he was come,
he goeth straightway to him, and
saitn. Master, master ; and kissed
him.

46 H And they laid their hands
on him, and took him.

47 And one of them that stood
by drew a sword, and smote a ser-
vjint of the high priest, and cut off
his ear.

4H And Jesus answered and said
unto thorn. Are "ye come out, as
against a - thief, with swords and
vifh staves to take me?

49 I was daily with you in the

temple teaching, and ye took me
not: but the scriptures must be
fulfilled.

50 And they all forsook him, and
fled.

51 And there fcjllowed him a cer-
tain young man, having a linen
cloth cast about his naked hody ;
and the young men laid hold on
him :

52 And he left the linen cloth,
and fled from them naked.

53 ^ And they led Jesus away to
the high priest : and with him were
assembled all the chief priests and
the elders and the scribes.

54 And Peter followed him afar
off, even into the palace of the high
priest: and he sat Avith the ser-
vants, and warmed himself at the
fire.

55 And the chief priests and all
the council sought for witness
against Jesus to put him to death ;
and found none.

56 For many bare false witness
against him, but their witness
agreed not together.

57 And there arose certain, and
bare false witness against him, say-
ing,

58 We heard him say, I will de-
stroy this temple that is made with
hands, and within three days I will
build another made without hands.

59 But neither so did their wit-
ness agree together.

60 And the high priest stood up
in the midst, and asked Jesus, say-
ing, Answerest thou nothing 1 what
is it which these witness against
thee?

61 P)ut he held his peace, and
answered nothing. Again the high
priest asked him, and said unto
him, Art thou the Christ, the Son
of the Blessed?

62 And Jesus said, lam : and ye
shall see the Son of man sitting on
the right hand of power, and com-
ing in the clouds of heaven.

63 Then the high priest rent his
clothes, and saith, What need we
any further witnesses ?

64 Ye have heard theblasnhemy :
what think ye? And they all
condemned him to be guilty of
death.

65 And some began to spit on
him, and to cover his face, and to
buffet him, and to say unto him,
Proi)hesy : and the ^servants ditl

strike him with the palms of their
hands.

66 H And as Peter was beneath
in the ■* palace, there cometh one of
the maids of tlie high priest :

67 And when she saw Peter
warming himself, she looked upon

3 officers

^ court.

Peter's denial.

St. MAKK, 15.

Jesus mocked and crucified.

him, and said, And thou also wast
with .Jesus of Nazareth.

68 But he denied, saying, I know
not, neither understand I what thou
sayest. And he went out into the
porch ; and the cock crew.

69 And a maid saw him again,
and l^egan to say to them that
stood by. This is one of them.

70 And he denied it again. And
a httle after, they that stood by said
again to Peter, Surely thou art one
of them : for thou art a Galilsean,
anfl thy speech agreeth thereto.

71 But he began to curse and to
swear, saying, I know not this man
of whom ye speak.

72 And the second time the cock
crew. And Peter called to mind
the word that Jesus said unto him.
Before the cock crow twice, thou
shalt deny me thrice. And when
he thought thereon, he wept.

CHAPTER 15.

1 Je/ms brought hound, and acciused be/ore,
Pilate. 15 Ujwn the, clamour of the com-
mon people, the murderer Barabbas in
loosed, and ,/ikii.s deli re red uji fn be crufi-
fied. 17 He i>.ero,rind „}1h th,,r,is, i;» .^pit
on,wndmiieheil : -.M fninl.Ui in lienri m/ hix
cross: 2T hamjeil, h\l,r,,„ t,ro thieres: 2i»
HUfferethtlie U-i um plii uq rejiriiaeln'K ( if the
Jews: 39 but e<ni/essed biitlie <; lit u riiili to
he the Son of God : i?> and /.s' /loiiourabli/
buried by Joseph.

AND straightvyay in the morning
the chief priests held a consul-
tation with the elders and scribes
and the whole council, and bound
Jesus, and carried him away, and
delivered him to Pilate.

2 And Pilate asked him. Art
thou the King of the Jews ? and lie
answering said unto him, Thou
sayest it.

3 And the chief priests accused
him of many things : but he an-
swei'ed nothing.

4 And Pilate asked him again,
saying, Answerest thou nothing'?
behold how many things they wit-
m^ss against thee.

5 But Jesus yet answered no
thing; so that I'ilate marvelled.

6 Now at that feast he released
unto them one prisoner, whomso-
ever they desired.

7 And there was one named Bar-
abbas which lay bound with tlieni
that had made insurrection with
him, who" h;ul (•oinmitted murder
in the iiisurr'e(;tioii.

<S And the multitucle crying
aloud began to desire Iiini to do as
he ha<l ever done unto them.

9 P>ut i^ilate answered them,
saying, Will ye that f release unto
you th(^ King of the Jews?

10 Kor he knew that the chief
priests had delivered him for envy.

1 1 But the chief priests moved
the people, that he should rather
release Barabbas unto them.

1 2 And Pilate answered and said
again unto them. What will ye then
that I shall do unto him whom ye
call the King of the Jews ?

1 3 And they cried out again.
Crucify him

14 Then Pilate said unto them,
Why, what evil hath he done % And
they cried out the more exceed-
ingly, Crucify him.

15 ^ And so Pilate, willing to
content the people, released Barab-
bas unto them, and delivered Je-
sus, when he had scourged him, to
be crucified.

16 And the soldiers led him
away into the hall, called Pra^to-
rium ; and they call together the
whole band.

17 And they clothed him with
purple, and platted a crown of
thorns, and put it about his head,

18 And began to salute him.
Hail, King of the Jews !

19 And they smote him on the
head with a reed, and did spit upon
him, and bowing their knees woi'-
shipped him.

20 And when they had mocked
him, they took off the purple from
him, and put his own clothes
on him, and led him out to crucify
him.

21 And they compel one Simon
a Cyrenijin, who passed by, com-
ing out of the country, the father
of Alexander and Kufus, to bear
his cross.

22 And they bring him unto the
place Golgotha, which is, being in-
ter]ireted. The place of a skull.

23 Aiid they gave him to drink
wine mingled with myrrh : but he
received it not.

24 And when they had crucified
him, they parted his gai'inents,
casting lots upon them, wliat every
man should take.

25 And it was th(^ third lioui',
and tli(;y crucified him.

26 And the suix'i'scription of his
accusaticm was wi'ittcn ovtn', THI*]
KING OF THE JEWS.

27 And with him they crucify
two ^ tliicncs: the one on his right
hand, and the other on his left.

28 And tht^ sci'ipture w;is ful-
filled, which saith, And \u' was
numbered with the ti'a-iisgressors.

29 And they that passed by
railed on him, wagging their
heads, and saying. Ah, thou that
destroyest the teriii)le, and buildest
it in thi'ee days,

30 Save thyself, and come down
from the cross.

Jesus' death and burial.

St. mark, 16.

His resujTection.

3 1 Likewise also the chief priests
mocking said among themselves
with the scribes, He savTcl others ;
himself he cannot save.

32 Let ^ Christ the King of Is-
rael descend now from the cross,
tliat we may see and believe. And
they that were crucified with him
reviled him.

33 And when the sixth hour was
come, there was darkness over the
whole land until the ninth hour.

34 And at the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying,
Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani'? which
is, being interpreted. My God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken me 1

35 And some of them that stood
by, when they heard it, said, Be-
hold, he calletn "Elias.

36 And one ran and filled a
spunge full of vinegar, and pvit it
on a reed, and gave him to drink,
saying. Let alone ; let us see whether
•' Elias will come to take him down.

37 And Jesus cried with a loud
voice, and gave up the ghost.

38 And _ the veil of the temple
was rent in twain from the top to
the bottom.

39 U And when the centurion,
which stood over against him, saw
that he so cried out, and gave up
the ghost, he said, Truly this man
was the Son of God.

40 There were ajso women look-
ing on afar off: among whom was
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
mother of James the less and of
Joses, and Salome;

41 (Who also, when he was in
Galilee, followed him, and minis-
tei'ed unto him ;) and many other
women which came up with him
unto Jerusalem.

42 ^ And now when the even
was come, because it was the prepa-
ration, that is, the day before the
sabbath,

43 Joseph of Arimath;ea, an
honourable ^counsellor, which also
waited for tiie kingdom of God,
came, and went in boldly unto
Pilate, and craved the body of
Jesus.

44 And Pilate marvelled if he
were already dead ; and calling
inito him the centurion, he asked
him whether he had been any while
dead.

45 And when he knew it of the
centurion, he gave the body to
Josei^h.

46 And he bought fine linen,
and took him down, and \vrapi)ed
him in the linen, and laid liim in a
sepulchre which was hewn out of
a rock, and rolled a stone unto the
door of the sepulchre.

47 And Mary INLagdalene and
Mary the mother of Joses beheld
where he was laid.

CHAPTER 16.

1 ^4?!. angel declareth the resurrection of
Christ to three icoinen. 9 Christ himseff
(ijijiedi'cth til Mury Mdgdalene : 12 to two
iloimi iiilo the couKin/ : i-l then to the apos-
tles, '15 v-hom lie seiideth forth to preach
the (jospiel : 19 and asceiideth itito tieareii.

AND when the sabbath was past,
Mary Magdalene, and Mary
the mother of James, and Salome,
had bought sweet spices, that they
might come and anoint him.

2 And very early in the morning
the first dai/ of the week, they came
unto the sepulchre at the rising of
the sun.

3 And they said among them-
selves. Who shall roll us away the
stone from the door of the se-
pulchred

4 And when they looked, they
saw that the stone was rolled away :
for it was very great.

5 And entering into the se-
pulchre, they saw a young man sit-
ting on the right side, clothed in a
long white garment ; and they were
affrighted.

6 And he saith unto them. Be
not affrighted : ye seek Jesus of
Nazareth, which was crucified : he
is risen ; he is not here : behold the
place where they laid him.

7 P>ut go your way, tell his disci-
ples and I^eter that he goeth before
you into Galilee : there shall ye see
him, as he said unto you.

8 And they went out quickly,
and fled from the sepulchre ; for
they trembled and were amazed :
neither said they any thing to any
man ; for they were afraid.

9 ^ Now when Jesus was risen
early the first day of the week, he
appeared first to Mary Magdalene,
out of whom he had cast seven
^ devils.

iU ^l»r? she went and told them
that had been with him, as they
mourned and wept.

11 And they, when they had
heard that he was alive, and had
been seen of her, believed not.

12 ^ After that he appeared in
another form unto two of them, as
they walked, and went into the
country.

13 And they went and told it
unto the residue : neither believed
they them.

14 U Afterward he appeared
unto the eleven as they sat at
meat, and upbraided them with
their iinlnOief and hardness of
heart, because they believed not

5 tlemons.

Christ^s charge to the discij^les.

St. mark, 16.

His ascension into heaven.

1 disbe-
lieveth

2 con-
demned.

3 demons ;

1 draw up a

narrative

concerning

those

matters

■which liave

been

fulfilled

among us,

2 traced the
course of
all things
accurately
from the
first,

3 sanctuary

them which had seen him after
he was risen.

15 And he said nnto them, Go
ye into all the world, and preach
the gospel to every creature.

1 6 He that believeth and is bap-
tized shall ))e saved ; but he that
Mjelieveth not shall be "damned.

17 And tiiese signs shall follow
them that believe ; In my name
shall they cast out ''devils ; they
shall speak with new tongues ;

18 They shall take up serpents;

and if they drink any deadly thing,
it shall not hurt them ; they shall
lay hands on the sick, and they
shall recover.

1 9 H So then after the Lord had
spoken unto them, he was received
up into heaven, and sat on the
right hand of God.

20 And they went forth, and
preached every where, the Lord
working with ^Ae?», and confirming
the word with signs following.
Amen.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

St. LUKE

CHAPTER 1.

1 The preface of Luke to hix irlmle goxpel.
5 The conception of John th< Buji/inf, 'M
and of Cfirist. 39 'The, prophecij ,f IClim-
heth, and of Mary, concer/ihiij (Virifit. 57
The natiritj/ and circiimrisiDii of John.
67 The pro]>hec>/ of Zacharian, both of
Christ, 76 and of John.

lORASMUCH as many have
taken in hand to ^ set forth

in oi'der a declaration of those

thnigs which are most surely be-
lieved auKJUg us,

2 Even as they delivered them
unto us, which from the beginning
were eyewitnesses, and ministers
of the word ;

3 It seemed good to me also, hav-
ing " had perfect understanding of
all things from the very first, to

write unto thee in order, most
excellent Theophilus,

4 That thou miglitest know the
certainty of those things, wherein
thou hast been instructed.

5 H rnHEREwasinthedaysof

X Herod, the king of Ju-
daea, a certain priest named Zacha-
I'ias, of the cours(» of Abia : and his
wife ?/ja« of tiie daughters of Aaron,
and her name vxu Elisabeth.

6 And they were both righteous
before God, walking in all the com-
mandments and ordinances of the
Lord blameless.

7 And the.v had no child, be-
cause that Elisabeth was barren,
and tlit^y both were now W(!ll
stricken in yeai's.

8 And it came to jiass, that wliih"
he executed the i)ri(,'st's ollice be-
fore God in th(M)r(l('i' of liis course;,

9 According to the custom of the
priest's ollice, his lot was to bui-ii
incense when he went into tlie
•' temi)le of the Lord.

10 And the whole multitude of

the people were praying without
at the time of incense.

1 1 And there appeared unto him
an angel of the Lord standing on tlie
right side of the altar of incense.

1 2 And when Zacharias saw him,
he was troubled, and fear fell upon
him.

13 But the angel said unto him.
Fear not, Zacharias : for thy prayer
is heard ; and thy wife Elisabeth
shall bear thee a son, and thou
shalt call his name John.

14 And thou shalt have joy and
gladness ; and many shall rejoice
at his birth.

_ 15 For he shall be great in the
sight of the Ixn'd, and shall drink
neither wine nor strong drink ; and
he shall be filled with the Holy
Ghost, even from his mother's
womb.

16 And many of the children of
Israel shall he turn to the Lord
their God.

17 And he shall go before him in
the spirit and power of •* Elias. to
turn the hearts of the fathers to
the children, and the disobedient
to the wisdom of the just ; to make
ready a people prepared for the
Lord.

1 8 And Zacharias said unto the
angel, AVhereliy shall I know this?
for I am ;in old man, and my wife
well strickcMi in years.

19 And the angel answering said
unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand
in th(! i)resence of (liod ; and am
sent to speak unto thee, and to
sh(!W thee these ghid tidings.

20 And, behold, thou shalt b.>
dumb, and not al)le to speak, until
the (la.v that tiicse things shall be
IK'rfornicd, l)ecaiise thou believest
not my woids, which shall be ful-
(illed in their season.

The annunciation to Mary.

St. LUKE, 1.

Her hymn of inxtise.

21 And the people waited for
Zachaiias, and niarvelled that he
tarried so long in the Heinple.

22 And when he came out, lie
could not speak unto them : and
they perceived that he had seen a
vision in the "temple : for he beck-
oned unto them, and remained
speechless.

23 And it came to pass, that, as
soon as the days of his ministration
were accomplished, he departed to
his own house.

24 And after those days his wife
f^Hsabeth conceived, and hid her-
self five months, saying,

25 Thus hath the Lord dealt
with me in the days wherein he
looked on me, to take away my re-
proach among men.

26 And in the sixth month the
angel Gabriel was sent from God
unto a city of Galilee, named Naza-
reth,

27 To a vii'gin "espoused to a
man whose name was Joseph, of
the house of David ; and the vir-
gin's name was Mary.

28 And the angel came in unto
her, and said. Hail, thou that art
^highly favoured, the Lord is with
thee : blessed art thou among
women.

29 And when she saw him, she
was ti'oubled at his saying, and
cast in her inind what manner of
salutation this shovild be.

30 And the angel said unto her,
Fear not, Mary : for thou hast
found favour with God.

31 And, behold, thou shalt con-
ceive in thy womb, and bring forth
a son, and shalt call his name
JESUS.

32 He shall be great, and shall
be called the Son of the Highest :
and the Lord God shall give unto
him the thi'one of his father David :

33 And he shall reign over the
house of Jacob for ever ; and of his
kingdom there shall be no end.

34 Then said Mary- unto the an-
gel. How shall tliis be, seeing I
know not a man"?

35 And the ang(4 answered and
said unto her. The Holy Ghost shall
come iipon thee, and the p<jwer of
the Highest shall overshadow tlu>e :
therefore also that holy thing
which shall be born of thee shall
be called the Son of God.

36 And, behold, thy ''cousin

Elisabeth, she hath also conceived
a son in her old age: and this is
the sixth month with her, who was
called barren.

37 For with God nothing .shall
be impossible.

38 And Mary said. Behold the
handmaid of the Lord ; be it unto
me according to thy word. And
the angel departed from her.

39 And Mary aro.se in those days,
and went into the hill country with
haste, into a city of " Juda ;

40 And entered into the house of
Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

41 And it came to pass, that,
when Elisabeth heard the saluta-
tion of Mar.y, the babe leaped in
her womb ; and Elisabeth was filled
with the Holy Ghost:

42 And she spake out with a loud
voice, and said. Blessed «i'^ thou
among women, and blessed is the
fruit of thy womb.

43 And whence is this to me,
that the mother of my Lord should
come to me 1

44 For, lo, as soon as the voice
of thy salutation sounded in mine
ears, the babe leaped in my womb
for joy.

_ 45 And blessed is she that be-
lieved : for there shall be a per-
formance of those things which
were told her from the Lord.

46 And Mary said, My soul doth
magnify the Lord,

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced
in God my Saviour.

48 For he hath regarded the low
estate of his handmaiden : for, be-
hold,, from henceforth all genera-
tions shall call me blessed.

49 For he that is mighty hath
done to me great things ; and holy
is his name.

50 And his mercy is on _ them
that fear him from generation to
generation.

51 He hath shewed strength with
his arm ; he hath scattei-ed the
proud in the imagination of their
hearts.

52 He hath put down the mighty
from tlitir '' seats, and exalted them
of low degree.

53 Hehathfilled the hungry with
good things ; and the rich he hath
sent empty away.

54 He hath holpen his servant Ls-
rael, in remembrance of his mercy ;

55 As he spake to our fathers, to
Abraham, and to his seed foi- ever.

56 And Mary abode with her
about three months, and I'eturned
to her own house.

57 Now Elisabeth's full time
came that she should be delivered ;
and she brought forth a son.

58 And her neighliours and her
** cousins heard how the Lord had
she wenl great mercy upon her ; and
they rejoiced with her.

59 And it came to ])ass, that on
the eighth day they came to cir-

^ Jiidah :

« kinsfolk

Prophecy of Zacharias.

St. LUKE, 2.

The birth of Jesus.

cumcise the child ; and they ^ called
him Zacharias, after the name of
his father.

60 And his mother answered and
said, Not so; but he shall be called
John.

6 1 And they said unto her, There
is none of thy kindred that is called
by this name.

62 And they made signs to his
father, how he would have him
called.

63 And he asked for a writing
- table, and wrote, saying. His name
is John. And they marvelled all.

64 And his mouth was opened
immediately, and his tongue /ooserf,
and he spake, and praised God.

65 And fear came on all that
dwelt round about them : and all
these sayings were noised abroad
throughout all the hill country of
Judfea.

66 And all they that heard the?)i
laid them up in their hearts, saying,
What manner of child shall this
be ! And the hand of the Lord was
with him.

67 And his father Zacharias was
filled with the. Holy Ghost, and
prophesied, saying,

68 Blessed be Hhe Lord God of
Israel ; for he hath visited and
redeemed his people,

69 And hath raised up an horn
of salvation for us in the house of
his servant David ;

70 As he spake by the mouth
of his holy prophets, which have
been since the world began :

71 That we should lie saved from
our enemies, and from the hand of
all that hate us ;

72 To perfor-m the mercy p>'o-
mised to our fathers, and to remem-
ber his holy covenant ;

73 The oath which he sware to
our father Aliraham,

74 That he would grant unto us,
that we being delivered out of the
hand of our enemies might serve
him vvitlK)ut fear,

75 in holiness and i-ighteousne>ss
before him, all the days of our life.

76 And thou, cliild, shalt be
called the proj)h('t (»!' the Highest:
foi' thou shalt go before the face of
the Lord to preiiare his ways;

77 To give knowledge of salva-
tion unto his i)e(;ple by the remis-
sion of their sins,

7H Tlu'ough the tender mercy of
our God ; \vhei'el)y th(^ dayspring
from on high hath visited us,

79 To give light to tiiem that sit
in darkness and /« the shadow of
death, to guid(! our feet into the
way of peace.

80 And the child grew, and
waxed strong in spirit, and was in
the deserts till the day of his shew-
ing unto Israel.

CHAPTER 2.

1 AvffUdtUK iaa-etk all the Roman empire.
6 The ndtimti/ of Clirixt. S One angel re-
Inteth it to tlw s/n-jilienls : 1:', nianij ximj
praixen to Gild fur il, '_'] Clirint is ci rcutn-
cixeil. '22 3/(iri/ jnu'/fled. 'I-^ ,'</iii<ini and
Anna jirophesi) of ( 'hrist : 40 irho increas-
eth in irixilofn. 4(i ijiiexl ioneth in the temple
vith the iloctora, 51 and is obedient to hits
pa/'eiitx.

AND it came to pass in those
days, that there went out a
deci'ee from Ctesar Augustus, that
all the world should be ^ taxed.

2 {^And this taxing was first
made when C-yrenius was governor
of Syria. )

3 And all went to ®be taxed.

every one into his own city.

4 And Joseph also went up from
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth,
into Judtea, unto the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem; (be-
cause he was of the house and line-
age of David :)

5 To "be taxed with ISIary his

espoused wife, being great with
child.

6 And so it was, that, while they
were there, the days were accom-
plished that she should be deli-
vered.

7 And she brought forth her
firstborn son, and wrapped him in
swaddling clothes, and laid him in
a manger ; because there was no
room for them in the inn.

8 And there were in the same
country shepherds abiding in the
fiekl, keeping watch over tlieir
flock by night.

9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord
came upon them, and the glory of
the [jord shone round about them :
and they wer(> sore afi'aid.

10 And the angel said unto them.
Fear not : for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of gi'eat joy, which
shall be to all '^peoi)le.

1 1 For unto you is born this day
in the city of David a. Saviour,
which is ('hrist the Lord.

12 And this s/m/l Ar a sign unto
you; ^'esh;l,ll fhidthelxibewiapiied
in swaddling clothes, lying in a
manger.

1.3 And suddenly there was with
the angel a multitude of the hea-
venly host pi'aising (Jod, and say-
ing,

14 (Jlory to God in the highest,
and on (virth '■' pe;ic<'. giiod will lo^
warfl men.

» Or,

* enrolled.
^ * This was
the first
enrolment
made when
Quirinius
6 enrol
themselves

' enrol .
himself
with Mary
who was
betrothed to
him.

'^ the people.

' * l)eace
amon<; men
in whom he
is well
jtleased .

His circumcision, and

St. LUKE, 2.

presentation in the temple.

15 And it came to pass, as the
angels were gone away from them
into heaven, the shepherds said
one to another. Let us now go eyen
unto Bethlehem, and see this thing
which is come to pass, which the
Lord hath made known unto us.

16 And they came with haste,
and found Mary, and Joseph, and
the babe lying in a manger.

17 And when they had seen it,
they made known abroad the say-
ing which was told them concern-
ing this child.

18 And all they that heard it
wondered at those things whicli
were told them by the shepherds.

19 But Mary kept all _ these
things, and pondered tlieni in her
heart.

20 And the shepherds retu.rned,
glorifying and praising God for all
the things that they had heard
and seen, as it was told unto
them.

2 1 And when eight days were
accomplished for the circumcising
of the child, his name was called
JE8US, which was so named of
the angel before he was conceived
in the womb.

22 And when the days of her
purification according to the law
of Moses were accomplished, they
l)rought him to Jerusalem, to pre-
sent liiin to the Lord ;

23 (As it is written in the law of
the Lord, Every male that 0]jen-
eth the womb shall be called holy
to the Lord ;) •

2-1 And to offer a sacrifice accord-
ing to that which is said in the
law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-
doves, or two young pigeons.

25 And, behold, there was a
man in Jerusalem, whose name
inu Simeon ; and the same man
iiHti^ just and devout, waiting for
the corisolation of Israel : and the
Holy Ghost was vipon him.

26 And it was revealed unto
him by the Holy Ghost, that he
should not see death, before he
had seen the Lord's Christ.

27 And he came by the Spirit
into the temple : and when the
parents brought in tin; child Jesus,
to do for him after the custom of
the law,

28 Then took he him up in his
arms, and blessed God, and said,

29 Lord, now lettest thou thy
servant deimrt in peace, according
to tliy word :

30 For mine eyes have seen thy
salvation,

.31 Which thou hast prepared
before the face of all ])e()))le ;
32 A light to lighten the Gen-

tiles, and the glory of thy people
Israel.

33 And Joseph and his mother
marvelled at those things which
were sijoken of him.

34 And Simeon blessed them,
and said unto i\Iary his mother.
Behold, this diild is set for ^ the
fall and I'ising again of many in

Israel ; and for a sign which shall
be spoken against ;

35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce
through thy own soul also,) that
the thoughts of many hearts may
be revealed.

36 And there was one Anna, a
prophetess, the daughter of Pha-
nuel, of the tribe of ^ Aser : she
was of a great age, and had lived
with an husband seven years from
her virginity ;

37 And she was a widow of
about fourscore and four years,
which departed not from the
temple, but served God with fast-
ings and prayers night and day.

38 And she coming in that in-
stant gave thanks likewise unto
the Lord, and spake of him to all
them that looked for redemption
in Jerusalem.

39 And when they had per-
formed all things according to the
law of the Lord, they returned
into Galilee, to their own city
Nazareth.

40 And the child grew, and
waxed strong in spirit, filled with
wisdom : and the grace of God was
upon him.

4 1 Now his parents went to Je-
rusalem every year at the feast of
the passover.

42 And when he was twelve
years old, they went up to Jerusa-
lem after the custom of the feast.

43 And when they had fulfilled
the days, as they I'eturned, the
child Jesus tarried behind in Jeru-
salem ; and Joseph and his mother
knew not of it.

44 But they, supposing him to
have been in the company, went a
day's journey ; and they sought
him among their kinsfolk and
acquaintance.

45 And when they found hira
not, they turned back again to
Jervisalem, seeking him.

46 And it came to pass, that after
three days they found him in the
temple, sitting in the midst of the
doctors, both hearing them, and
asking them ()uestions.

47 And all that heard him were
astonished at his understanding
anfl answers.

48 And when tliey saw him, they
were amazed : and his mother said

1 the falling
and the

2 Asher :

The 2)reaching of John.

St. LUKE, 3.

His baptism of Jesus.

unto him, Son, why hast thou thus
dealt with usl behold, thy father
and I have sought thee sorrowing.
49 And he said unto them, How
is it that ye sought me 1 wist ye not
that I must be ' about my Father's
business ?

50 And tliey understood not the
saying which he spake unto them.

51 And he went down with them,
and came to Nazareth, and was
subject unto them : but his mother
kept all these sayings in her heart.

52 And Jesus increased in wis-
dom and stature, and in favour
with God and man.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Thepreaehivg andhaptiKiii iif JdIiu : 15 Mfi
testimony of Christ. 'M llirml hnjirisoneth
John. 21 Christ hajilixni. iwtiiidh testi-
mony from heaven. 2',j J'he a(/e, midgene-
ulogy of Christ from Joseph upieards.

IVrOW in the fifteenth year of the
i-^ reign of Tiberius C;esar, Pon-
tius Pilate being governor of Ju-
daea, and Herod being tetrarch of
Galilee, and his brother Philip te-
trarch of Itui'jiea and of the region
of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the
tetrarch of Abilene,

2 Annas and Caiaphas being the
high priests, the word of God came
unto .John the son of Zacharias in
the wilderness.

3 And he came into all the coun-
try about Jordan, preaching the
baptism of repentance '" for the re-
mission of sins ;

4 As it is written in the book of
the words of ^ Esaias the prophet,
saying, The voice of one crying in
th(; wilderness. Prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make his paths
straight.

5 Every valley shall be filled, and
every mountain and hill shall be
brought low ; and the crooked shall
be made straight, and the rough
ways i^haU fn' \\v,u\v, smooth ;

G And all ilesh shall see the sal-
vation of (jlod.

7 Then said he to the multitude
that came forth to be baptizcxJ of
him, () ^generation of vipers, who
hatli war-Tied you to flee from the
wrath to come '?

iS luring ff)rth therefore fruits
wor'thy of I'epeiitance, and begin
not to say within youi'selves, \\'(^
have Abraham to our father : for
I say unto you, That (Jod is able
of these stories to raise up children
unto :\bi-aham.

!) And now also the .-ixe is laid
unto the rf)ot of the ti'e(>s: evcn-y
tree therefore which bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down, and
cast into the fire.

10 And the people asked him,
saying, What shall we do then*?

1 1 He answereth and saith unto
them. He that hath two coats, let
him impart to him that hath none ;
and he that hath ^ meat, let him do
likewise.

1 2 Then came also * publicans to
be baptized, and said unto him.
Master, what shall we do'l

13 And he said unto them, Exact
no more than that which is ap-
pointed you.

14 And the soldiers likewise de-
manded of him, saying. And what
shall we do? And he said unto
them. Do violence to no man, nei-
ther accuse any falsely ; and be
content with your wages.

15 And as the people were in ex-
pectation, and all men mused in
their hearts of John, whether he
were the Christ, or not ;

16 John answered, saying unto
them all, 1 indeed baptize you with
water ; but one mightier than I
Cometh, the latchet of whose shoes
I am not worthy to unlo(jse : he
shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost and with fire :

17 Whose fan is in his hand, and
he will throughly purge his '' Hoor,
and will gather the wheat into
his garner ; but the chaff he will
burn with fire unquenchable.

18 And '^ many other things in

his exhortation preaciied he unto

the ijeople.

19 15ut Herod the tetrarch, being
reproved by him for Herodias his
brother Philip's wife, and for all
the evils which Herod had done,

20 Added yet this above all, that
he shut up -lohn in prison.

21 Now when all tlie people were
baptized, it came to pass, that Je-
sus also being baptized, and pray-
ing, the heaven was opened,

22 And the Holy Ghost de-
scended in a bodily '^ shape like a
dove up(m him, and a xoice came
from heaven, which said, Thou ai't
my beloved Son ; in thee 1 am well
pleased.

23 An(] .Jesus "himself bega.n to
be_about thirty ycai's of age, hcing
(as was sui)|»os('(l) the son of Joseph,
which was tin' xoii of lleli,

21 Whicii was ihrxovoi Matthat,
which was th,e kov of Ltn-i, which
was the xon f>f Melchi, which wa,s
the aon of '" -laniia,. which was the
mn of Jos(>|)h,

25 Wliicli was the s^nn of Matta-
thias, which was tJie son of Amos,

* TliiU is, collectors or renters of Ro-
man taxes.

Christ^ s genealogy.

St. LUKE, 4.

His fast and temptation.

which was the son of ' Na,um, which
was the son of Esli, which was the
son of - Nagge,

26 Which was the son of Maath,
whicli was the son of Mattathias,
which was the son of ^ Semei, which
was the son of Joseph, which was
the son of Juda,

27 Which was the son of '' Joanna.
which was the son of Rhesa, which
was the son of ^ Zorobabel, which
was the son of ^ Salathiel, wliich was
the s(jn of Neri,

28 Which was t}i.e son of Melchi,
which was the soji of Ad(H, which
was the son of Ct»sani, which was
the sou of ^ Ehnoflam. wliich was
the son of Er,

29 Which was the .sow of .Jose,
which was the son of Ehezer, whicla
was the son of Jorini, which was
the son of Matthat, which was the
son of Levi,

30 Which was the son of Simeon,
which was the son of Juda, which
was the son of Joseph, which was
the son of Jonan, which was the son
of Ehakim,

31 Which was the son of Melea,
which was tJie son of Menan, which
was the son of Mattatha, which was
the .^on of Nathan, which was the
son of David,

32 Which was the son of Jesse,
which was the son of Obefl, which
was tJie son of ^ Booz, which was
the son of Sahiion, which was the
son of * Naasson,

33 Which was the son of Amina-
dab, which was the son of Aram,
which was the son of '"Esrom.
which was the son of ^' Pliares.
which was the son of ^- Juda.

34 Which was the son of Jacob,
which was the son of Isaac, which
was the son of Abraham, which was
the son of ''^Thaiu. which was the
son. of " Nachor,

35 Whicli was tlie son of ^^Saruch,
which was the son of ^" llagau. which
was the son of '''' Phalec, which was
tJie son of "^Heber, which was tlte
son of ^^ Sala,

30 Whicli was the son of Cainan,
which was tlie son of Arphaxad,
which was the son of '-°Sem, which
was the son of "' Noe, wliich was
the son of Lamech,

37 Which was the son of ^ Mathu-
sala, which was the son of Enoch,
which was tlie -ton of Jared, which
was the son of "•'■ Ahilcleel, which was
the son of Cainan,

38 Which was tlie son of Enos,
v/hich was the son of Seth, which
was the son of Adam, which was
the son of God.

CHAPTER 4.

t The temptatiiin and fuKthuj of Chrint. 13
He ovefcoineth the deril : 14 heginneth- to
preach. IG Thepeople of Isdzarethadmire
his gracious wordn. 88 He cureth one
poxxenfied of <i derif 38 Peter's mother in

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r Kick jiersonv. 41

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7.S </,■

kiinirledi

(' ('hrist, aiid are

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for

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p red ch eth th > -on gh

the citiets

AND Jesus being- full of the
a

full
oly Ghost returned from
Jordan, and was led by the Spirit
into the wilderness,

2 Being forty days tempted of
the devil. Ana in those days he
did eat nothing : and when they
were ended, he afterward hun-
gered.

3 And the devil said unto him.
If thou be the Son of God, com-
mand this stone that it be made
bread.

4 And Jesus answered him, say-
ing. It is written. That man shall
not live by bread alone, but by
every word of God.

5 And the devil, taking him up
into an high mountain, shewed
unto him all the kingdoms of the
world in a moment of time.

6 And the devil said unto him.
All this power will I give thee, and
the glory of them : for that is de-
livered unto me ; and to whomso-
ever I will I give it.

7 If thou therefore wilt worship
me, all shall be thine.

8 And Jesus answered and said
unto him. Get thee behind me, Sa-
tan : for it is written. Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God, and
him only shalt thou serve.

9 And he brought him to Jeru-
salem, and set him on -"" a pinnacle

of the temple, and said unto him.
If thou be the Son of God, cast
thyself down from hence :

10 For it is written, He shall
give his angels charge over thee, to
keep thee :

11 And in their liands they
shall bear thee up, lest -^ at any time

*0r,

thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12 And Jesus answering said
unto him. It is said. Thou shalt not
tempt the Lord thy God.

13 And wlien the devil had
""ended all the temptation, he de-
parted fiom hun for a season.

14 11 And Jesus returned in the
power of the Spirit into Galilee :
and there went out a fame of
him thi'ougli all the region round
about.

'-'^ the wing

25 haply

-6 coniiileted
every

Jesus rejected at Nazareth.

St. LUKE, 4.

Miracles at Caperna%im.

1 roll

2 Isaiah.

3 roll,

■* good
tidings

3 roll,

5 attendant.

Elijah,

1 Elijah
sent, ))ut
only unto
Zarephath,

8 Elisha
'■' hut only

1.5 And he taught in their syna-
gogues, being glorified of all.

16 ^ And he came to Nazareth,
where he had been brought up :
and, as his custom was, he went
into the synagogue on the sab-
bath day, and stood up for to
read.

17 And there was delivered unto
him the ^ book of the prophet
" Esaias. And when he had opened
the ^ book, he found the place
where it was written,

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon
me, because he hath anointed me
to preach ^ the gospel to the poor ;
he hath sent me to heal the broken-
hearted, to preach deliverance to
the captives, and recovering of
sight to the blind, to set at liberty
them that are bruised,

1 9 To preach the acceptable year
of the Lord.

20 And he closed the ^book. and
he gave it again to the " minister.
and sat down. And the eyes of all
them that were in the synagogue
were fastened on him.

21 And he began to say unto
them. This day is this scripture
fultilled in your ears.

22 And all bare him witness, and
wondered at the gracious words
which proceeded out of his mouth.
And they said. Is not this Joseph's
son ]

23 And he said unto them, Ye
will surely say unto me this pro-
verb, Physician, heal thyself :
whatsoever we have heard done in
Capernaum, do also here in thy
country.

24 And he said. Verily I say unto
you. No prophet is accepted in his
own country.

25 But I tell you of a truth,
many wi(lo\vs were in Israel in the
days of '' l^^lias. when the heaven
was shut up t\\v(\e, years and six
months, when gi'eat famine was
throughout all tlie land ;

26 l>ut unto none of them was
" Elias sent, save unto Sar<'i)t!i. a
city of .Sidon, unto a woman tini f
tuaii a widow.

27 And many lenei's wer(^ in
Israel in the time or " Eli sens the
l)roi)liet; and none oi them was
cleansed, " saving Naaman the
Syrian.

28 And all they in the synagogue,
when they heard these things, weic
filled with wrath,

29 And rose uj), and tlii'ust him
out of -the (Mty, and led liim unto
the brow of the hill whereon their

city was built, that they might
cast him down headlong.

30 But he passing through the
midst of them went his way,

31 And came down to Caper-
naum, a city of Galilee, and taught
them on the sabbath '" days.

32 And they were astonished at
his ^' doctrine : for his word was
with ^~ power.

33 H And in the synagogue there
was a man, which had a spirit of
an unclean '■' devil, and cried out
with a loud voice,

34 Saying, Let us alone ; what
have we to do with thee, thou
Jesus of Nazareth^ art thou come
to destroy us^ I know thee who
thou art ; the Holy One of God.

35 And Jesus rebuked him, say-
ing. Hold thy peace, and come out
of him. And when the '^ devil had
thrown him in the midst, he came
out of him, and hurt him not.

36 And they were all amazed,
and spake among themselves, say-
ing. What a word is this ! for with
authority and power he com-
mandeth the unclean spirits, and
they come out.

37 And the fame of him went
out into every place of the country
round about.

38 ^ And he arose out of the
synagogue, and entered into Si-
mon's house. And Simon's wife's
mother was taken with a great
fever ; and they besought him for
her.

39 And he stood over her, and
rebuked the fever ; and it left
her : and immediately she arose
and ministered unto them.

40 II Now when the sun was
setting, all they that had any
sick with divers diseases bi'ought
them unto him ; and he laid liis
hands on every one of them, and
healed them.

41 And '•' devils also came out
of many, crying out, and saying.
Thou art Christ the Son of God.
And he rebuking fhi'iii suffered
them not to speak : for they knew
that he was "'Christ.

42 And when it was day, he
departed and went into a desert
l)lace : and the ])(>()j)le sought him,
and came unto him, and stayed
him, that he should not depart
from them.

43 And he said unto thern, I
nuist preach '" the kingdom of God
to other cities also: foi' thei'efore
am 1 sent.

44 And he preaclied in the syna-
gogues of (jalile(\

Call of disciples.

St. LUKE, 5.

Christ forgioetli sins.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Christ tedcheih the j^eopJe out of Peter' li
n/u'ji : 4 ill a iiiiraculous tctkiiny of Jishes,
nhirireth hoio he will make him and his
■jxirtiierK Jishem of -men: 12 cleunseth the
leper: \i'>' prai/etll in. the wilderness: IS
heiili-th one si'ek of the palsy: 27 eitlleth
Miitlheip the pnhlicun : 2!) eateth with sin-
ners, lis heiiiij the phi/sieian of souls : 34
foretelletli the fiistimjs luiil ii0ictions <f
the ajiostles after his aseeiision : lUiiind
likeneth fainiheiirted and weak, disciples
to old bottles and worn garnientti.

AND it came to pass, that, as
the peoplei pressed vipon him
to hear the woi'cl of God, he stood
by the lake of Gennesaret,

2 And saw two ' ships standing
by the lake : but the fishermen
were gone out of them, and were
washing their nets.

3 And he entered into one of
the '" ships, which was Simon's,
and prayed him that he would
thrust out a little from the land.
And he sat down, and taught the
people out of the ^ ship.

4 Now when he had left speak-
ing, he said unto Simon, Launch
out into the deep, and let down
your nets for a draught.

5 And Simon answering said
unto him. Master, we have toiled
all the night, and have taken no-
thing : nevertheless at thy word I
will let down the net.

6 And when they had this done,
they inclosed a great multitude of
fishes : and their net * brake.

7 And they beckoned unto their
partners, which were in the other
° ship, that they should come and
help them. And they came, and
filled both the - ships, so that they
began to sink.

8 When Simon Peter saw it, he
fell down at Jesus' knees, saying,
Depai't from me ; for I am a sinful
man, O Lord.

9 For he was astonished, and all
that were with him, at the draught
of the fishes which they had taken :

10 And so uuiii also James, and
John, the sons of Zebedee, whicli
were partners with Simon. And
Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not ;
from henceforth thou shalt catch
men.

1 1 And when they had brought
their ' ships to land, they forsook
all, and followefl iiim.

12 U And it came to pass, when
he was in a certain city, behold a
man full of leprosy: who seeing
Jesus fell on liiit face, and besought
him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt,
thou canst make nu» clean.

13 And he put ff)rth A/.s hand,
and touched him, saying, I will :

be thou clean. And immediately
the leprosy departed from him.

14 And he charged him to tell
no man : but go, and shew thyself
to the priest, and offer for thy
cleansing, according as Moses com-
manded, for a testimony unto
them.

15 But so much the more went
there a fame abroad of him : and
great multitudes came together to
hear, and to be healed by him of
their infirmities.

16 H And he withdrew himself
into the wilderness, and prayed.

1 7 And it came to pass on a cer-
tain day, as he was teaching, that
there were Pharisees and doctors
of the law sitting by, which were
come out of every town of Galilee,
and Judiea, and Jerusalem : and
the power of the Lord was present
to heal them.

18 ^ And, behold, men brought
in a bed a man which was taken
with a palsy : and they sought
means to bring him in, and to lay
him before him.

19 And when they could not
find by what imy they might bring
him in because of the multitude,
they went upon the housetop, and
let him down through the tiling
with Ills couch into the midst be-
fore Jesus.

20 And when he saw their faith,
he said unto him, Man, thy sins
are forgiven thee.

2 1 And the scribes and the Phari-
sees began to reason, saying. Who
is this which speaketh blasphe-
mies'? Who can forgive sins, but
God alone'?

22 Lut when Jesus perceived
their thoughts, he answering said
unto them. What reason ye in your
hearts 1

23 Whether is easier, to say. Thy
sins be forgiven thee ; or to say,
Rise up and walk"?

24 But that ye may know that
the Son of man hath "^ power upon
earth to foi-give sins, (he said unto
the sick of the palsy,) I say unto
thee, Ai'ise, and take up thy couch,
and go into thine house.

25 And innnediately he rose up
liefore them, and took up that
whereon he lay, and departed to
his own house, glorifying God.

26 And they were all amazed,
and they glorified God, and were
filled with fear, saying. We have
seen str;inge things to day.

27 II And after these things he
went forth, and saw *a publican,

6 authority

* See note on ch. Hi. 12.

Question about fasting.

St. LUKE, 6.

The twelve apostles

1 place of
toll:

2 sons

8 else he will
reud the
new, and
also tlie
piet^e from
the new will
not atfi'ce
with the; old.
* wine-
.skiiis ;
s skins,
6 skins

' t a sab-
batli,

8 grain

named Levi, sitting at the 'receipt
of custdm : and he said unto Juin,
i^'oUow nie.

28 And he left all, rose up, and
followed him.

29 And Levi made him a great
feast in his own house : and there
was a great company of * publicans
and of others that sat down with
them.

30 Rut their scribes and Phari-
sees murmured against his disci-
ples, saying. Why do ye eat and
drink with * publicans and sin-
ners 1

31 And Jesus answering said
unto them, They that are whole
need not a physician ; but they
that are sick.

32 I came not to call the right-
eous, but sinners to repentance.

33 ^ And they said unto him.
Why do the disciples of John fast
often, and make prayers, and like-
wise the disciples of the Pharisees ;
but thine eat and drink "?

34 And he said unto them, Can
ye make the -children of the bi-ide-
chamber fast, while tlie bridegroom
is with them 1

35 But the days will come, when
the bridegroom shall be taken away
from them, and then shall they fast
in those days.

3G 11 And he spake also a parable
unto them ; N(j man putteth a piece
of a new garment upon an ola ; •'_if
otherwise, then both the new mak-

etli a rent, and the piece that was
taken out of the new as/rfpth not

with tlie olfl.

37 And no man putteth new wine
into old ^ bottles: else the new wine
will burst the " bottles, and be
spilled, and the" bottles shall perish.

3(S Put new wine must be put
into new ''bottles: and both are pre-
served.

39 No man also having drunk
old iviw straightway desireth new :
foi- he saith, The old is better.

CHAPTER G.

1 ChHnt reprnrteth Ihe I'lidriKCfH' hlhidvcm^
(ihotit the ohverratioii of the Huhlxith, In/
Keripiure, reiinon, diid mlrncle: Vi rhoo'-!-
eth Itcelre itpoMlfX : 11 heii/cth the. ilix-
eased : 20 preitvheth to his ilincipleshefore
tlie people (if lile,Hsi>i(f.i dm/ citrneH : 27 '/inir
v-e mn/ft lore oar enemies : 46 diid join llw
obedience of good loorkx to the hedriiui of
the word : text in. the eril day of teinptdtioi,
lee fall like dii houxe l/iii/t iipon the fdtv of
the edrth, withont dny fownddiioii.

AND it came to r)ass on '^tlie
second sMl)l)ath aftci' tlie lirsl.
that he went through the \-orn

* (See note on ch. Hi. 12.

lOr,

fields ; and his disciples plucked
the '-' ears of corn, and did eat, rub-
bing them in their hands.

2 And certain of the Pharisees
said unto them, Why do ye that
which is not lawful to do on the
sabbath days'?

3 And Jesus answering them
said. Have ye not read so much as
this, what David did, when himself
was an hungred, and they which
were with him ;

4 How he went into the house of
God, and did take and eat the shew-
l)read, and gave also to them that
were with him ; which it is not law-
ful to eat but for the priests alone 1

5 And he said unto them, That
the Son of man is Lord also of the
sabbath.

G And it came to pass also on an-
other sabbatli, that he entered into
the synagogue and taught : and
there was a man whose right hand
was withered.

7 And the scribes and Pharisees
watched him, whether he would
heal on the sabbath day ; that they
might find an accusation against
him.

8 Put he knew their thoughts,
and said to the man which had the
withered hand. Rise up, and stand
forth in the midst. And he arose
and stood forth.

9 Then said Jesus unto them, T
will ask you one thing ; Is it lawful
on the sabbath days to do good, or
to do evil? to save life, or to destroy
it ?

10 And looking round about
upon them all, he said unto the
man. Stretch forth thy hand. And
he did so : and his hand was re-
stored whole as the other.

11 And they were filled with
madness; and communed one with
another what they might do to
Jesus.

12 And it came to pass in those
days, that he went out into a
mouritain to pray, and continued
all night in prayer to (Jod.

13 11 7\nd when it was day, he
called unto him, his disciples: and
of them he chose twelve, whom
also he named ajiostles:

14 SinioM, (whom he also nji.nied
Peter,) and Andrew his l)rotlier,
James and John, Philip and I'.ar-
tholomew,

15 Matthew and Thomas. James
tlie .<(>v of Alph;eus, and Simon
call(>d '"Zelotes

IG And .) ndas tlie hrother of
•lames, and .ludas Iscariot, which
also was the traito?-.

17 II And he ca,m<' down with
them, and stood " in the plain, and

II on
I place.

Blessings and icoes.

St. LUKE, 6.

Sermon on the plain.

the company of his disciples, and a
great multitude of people out of
allJuda^a and .Jerusalem, and from
the sea coast of Tyre and ISidon,
which came to iiear him, and to be
iiealed of their diseases ;

18 And they that were vexed
with unclean spirits : and tliey
were liealed.

19 And the whole multitude
sought to touch him : for there
went virtue out of him, and liealed
them all.

20 U And he lifted up his" eyes
on his disciples, and said. Blessed
he ye poor : for yours is the king-
dom of GJod.

21 Blessed are ye that hunger
now : for ye shall be filled. Blessed
(ire ye that weei) ziow : for ye shall
laugh.

22 Blessed are ye, when men
shall hate you, and when they
shall separate you from their com-
jxiny, and shall reproach you, and
cast out your name as evil, for the
Son of man's sake.

23 Rejoice ye in that day, and
leap for joy : for, behold, your re-
ward is great in heaven : for in the
like maimer did their fathers unto
the prophets.

2-1: But woe unto you that are
rich ! for ye have received your
consolation.

25 Woe unto you that are full !
for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you
that laugh now ! for ye shall mourn
and weep.

20 Woe unto you, when all men
shall speak well of you ! for so did
their fathers to the false prophets.

27 II But I say unto you which
hear, Love your enemies, do good
to them which hate you,

28 Bless them that curse you,
and pray for them which despite-
fuUy use you.

29 And unto him that smiteth
thee on the one cheek offer also the
othei' ; and hini that taketh away
thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat
also.

30 Give to every man that ask-
eth of thee • and of him that tak-
eth away thy goods ask them not
again.

31 And as ye would that men
should do to you, do ye also to
them likewise.

32 For if ye love tliem which
love .you, what thank have ye ? for
sinners also love those that love
them.

33 And if ye do good to them
which do good to you, wliat thank
have ye? for sinners also do even
the sam(\

34 And if ye lend to them of

whom ye hope to receive, what
thank have ye? for sinners also
lend to sinners, to recei\ e as much
again.

35 But love ye your enemies, and
do good, and lend, hoping for no-
thing again ; and your reward
shall be great, and ye shall be the
children of the Highest : for he is
kind unto the unthankful and to
the evil.

36 Be .ye therefore merciful, as
your Father also is merciful.

37 Judge not, and ye shall not
be judged : condemn not, and ye
shall not be condemned : forgive,
and ye shall be forgiven:

38 Give, and it shall be given
unto you ; good measure, pressed
down, and shaken together, anrl
running over, shall men give into
your bosom. For with the same
measure that ye mete withal it
shall be measured to you again.

39 And he spake a parable unto
them. Can the blind lead the
blind ? shall they not both fall into
the ditch?

40 The disciple is not above his
master : but every one that is per-
fect shall be as his master.

41 And why beholdest -thou the
mote that is in thy brother's eye,
but perceivest not the beam that
is in thine own eye?

42 Either how canst thou say to
thy brother. Brother, let me pull
out the mote that is in thine eye,
when thou thyself beholdest not
the beam that is in thine own eye ?
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the
beam out of thine own eye, and
then shalt thou see clearly to pull
out the mote that is in thy Jorother's
eye.

43 For a good tree bringeth not
forth cori'upt fruit ; neither doth a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

44 For every tree is known by
his own fruit. For of thorns men
do not gather figs, nor of a bramble
bush gather they grapes.

45 A good man out of the good
treasure of his heart bringeth forth
that which is good ; and an evil
man out of the evil treasure of his
heart bringeth forth that which is
evil : for of the abundance of the
heart his mouth speaketh.

46 *\ And why call ye me,Lord,
Lord, and do not the things which
I say ?

47 Whosoever cometh to me, and
heareth my sayings, and (ioeth
them, 1 will shew j^ou to whom he
is like :

4S He is ]ik(^ a man which built
an house, and digged deep, and
laid the foundation on a rock : and

T7te centurio)i' s servant.

St. LUKE, 7.

Tlie ividow of JSfain^s son.

when the flood arose, the sti'eam
beat vehemently upon that house,
and could not shake it : foi* it was
founded upon a rock.

49 But he that heareth, and do-
eth not, is like a man that without
a foundation built an house upon
the earth ; against which the stream
did beat vehemently, and immedi-
ately it fell ; and the ruin of that
house was great.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Oh fist find eth a greater faith in the centu-
ri(in a (Jeniile. than in am/ of the Jews :
1(1 heahtli liiKserraiit he'iiui ,iliK,'„t : Wraia-
ethfr,:ni ,1,-atl, tin iri, /,,„••.■< .-.,,„ at Kain :
19 aiisircreth J(ihi(\s iik'.ski'ikjc/'s with the
declaration of hia miracles : 24 testifieth to
the people what opinion he held of John :
30 inreiiiheih against the Jeios, who irith
neither 1lie innimerx (f John nor of Jesus
could he in, II : Mil and sheweth by occasion
ofMarij MiKjilaleiie, how he is a friend to
sinnern. not to maintain them in sins, but
to fonjire iheiii their sins, upon their faith
and repentance.

NOW when he had ended all his
sa.yings in the audience of the
people, he entered into Capernaum.

2 And a certain centurion's ser-
vant, who was dear unto him, was
sick, and ready to die.

3 And when he heard of Jesus,
he sent iinto him the elders of the
Jews, beseeching him that he would
come and heal his servant.

4 And when they came to Jesus,
they besought him instantly, say-
ing. That he was worthy for whom
he should do this :

5 For he loveth our nation, and
he hath built us a synagogue.

6 Then Jesus went with them.
And when he was now not far from
the house, the centurion sent
friends to him, saying unto him,
Lord, trouble not thyself : for I am
not worthy that thou shouldest
enter under my roof :

7 Wherefore neither thought I
myself worthy to come unto thee :
l)ut say in a word, and my servant
sliall be healed.

H For I also am a man set under
authority, having under me sol-
di<'rs, and I say unto one. Go, and
lie goeth ; and to another, Come,
and he coineth ; and to my servant.
Do this, and he doeth it.

y When Jesus heard these things,
he marvelled at him, and turned
him al)out, and said unto the peo-
l)lc that followed him, 1 say unto
.you, 1 have not found so gi'cat
faith, no, not in Israel.

1 0 And they that were sent, re-
turning to the house, found the
servant whole tliat had been sick.

1 1 11 And it cann; to pass the day
after, that he went into a city

called Nain ; and many of his dis-
ciples went with him, and much
people.

\'l Now when he came nigh to
the gate of the city, behold, there
was a dead man carried out, the
only son of his mother, and she
was a widow : and much people of
the city was with her.

1 3 And when the Lord saw her,
he had compassion on her, and said
unto her. Weep not.

14 And he came and touched the
bier : and they that bare him. stood
still. And he said. Young man, I
say unto thee, Arise.

1 5 And he that was dead sat up,
and began to speak. And he de-
livered him to his mother.

1 6 And there came a fear on all :
and they glorified God, saying.
That a great prophet is risen up
among us ; and. That God hath
visited his people.

17 And this rumour of him went
forth throughout all Judiea, and
throughout all the region round
about.

18 And the disciples of John
shewed him of all these things.

19 H And John calling rvnto him
two of his disciples sent them to
Jesus, saying. Art thou he that
should come'? or look we for
another?

20 When the men were come
unto him, they said, John Baptist
hath sent us unto thee, saying.
Art thou he that should come 1 or
look we for another 1

21 And in that same hour he
cured many of their infirmities
and plagues, and of evil spirits ;
and unto many tliat ivere blind he
gave sight.

22 Then Jesus answering said
unto them. Go your way, and tell
John what things ye nave seen
and heard ; how that the blind see,
the lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead
are liaised, to the i)oor ' the ijospel is
preached.

23 And blessed is }ie, whosoever
shall not be otl'ended in me.

24 ^ And when the messengers
of .John were departed, he began to
speak unto the people concerning
.lohn, ^Vhat went ye out into the
wildei'iiess for to see? A reed
shaken with the wind?

25 P)ut what went ye out for to
see? A m;in clothed in soft rai-
m(Mit? Px'hold, they which are
gorg(>ously apparelled, and live
delicately, are in kings' courts.

2() J^>ut what went ye out for to
see? A ])i-oi)het? Vea, 1 say unto
you, and much more than a proi)lu't. I

Tlie mission of John Baptist.

St. LUKE, 8.

The penitent luoman forgiven.

27 This is he, of whom it is writ-
ten, Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face, which shall pre-
pare thy way before thee.

28 For I say unto you, Among
those that are born of women there
is not a greater ])rophet than John
the Baptist : but he that is ' least
in the kingdom of God is greater
than he.

29 And all the people that heard
him, and the * publicans, justified
God, being baptized with the bap-
tism of John.

30 But the Pharisees and lawyers
rejected the counsel of God against
themselves, being not baptized of
him.

31 ^ And the Lord said, Where-
unto then shall I liken the men of
this generation 1 and to what are
they like 1

32 They are like unto children
sitting in the marketplace, and
calling one to another, and saying.
We have piped unto you, and ye
have not danced ; we have "mourned
to you, and ye have not wept.

33 For John the Baptist came
neither eating bread nor drinking
wine ; and ye say. He hath a " devil.

34 The Son of man is come eating
and drinking ; and ye say, Behold
a gluttonous man, and a wine-
bibber, a friend of * publicans and
sinners !

35 But wisdom is justified of all
her children.

36 ^ And one of the Pharisees
desired him that he would eat
with him. And he went into the
Pharisee's house, and sat down to
meat.

37 And, behold, a woman in the
city, which was a sinner, when she
knew that Jesus sat at meat in the
Pharisee's house, brought an ala-
baster •*box of ointment,

38 And stood at his feet behind
him weeping, and began to wash
his feet with tears, and did wipe
fhct/i with the hairs of her head,
and kissed his feet, and anointed
them with the ointment.

39 Now when the Pharisee which
had bidden him saw it, he spake
within himself, saying. This man,
if he were a prophet, would have
known who and what manner of
woman this is that toucheth him :
for she is a sinner.

40 And Jesus answering said
unto him, Simon, I have somewhat
to say unto thee. And he saith,
]\Iaster, say on.

41 There was a certain creditor
which had two debtors : the one

* See note on ch. Hi. 12.

owed five hundred pence, and the
other fifty.

42 And when they had nothing
to pay, he frankly forgave them
both. Tell me therefore, which of
them will love him most^

43 Simon answered and said, I
suppose tliat he, to whom he for-
gave most. And he said unto him.
Thou hast rightly judged.

44 And he turned to the woman,
and said unto Simon, Seest thou
this woman 1 I entered into thine
house, thou gavest me no water
for my feet : but she hath washed
my feet with tears, and wiped them
with the hairs of her head.

45 Thou gfxvest me no kiss : but
this woman since the time I came
in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

46 My head with oil thou didst
not anoint : but this woman hath
anointed my feet with ointment.

47 Wherefore I say unto thee,
Her sins, which are many, are for-
given ; for she loved much : but to
whom little is forgiven, the same
loveth little.

48 And he said unto her. Thy
sins are forgiven.

49 And they that sat at meat
with him began to say within
themselves. Who is this that for-
giveth sins also?

50 And he said to the woman.
Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in
peace.

CHAPTER 8.

3 Women mlnlslcr unto Clirisf of tlicir xiih^
xtance. 4 C/irisf. iiff,v h,: lui,! jin <i,-h,',!
from place to phi,; . 'ott, ,i,l,,l iritl, /,is ,ij„i.s-
t/es. j,r(i/ioinn/,t/, i/i, j„ii;il,l. of flw .soirei;
IG ,/;/-/ nr'f/n' ,;ii,,ll,- : I'l il , ,'l,i r, th irliiKire
hh „n,//,',,: iiinl l>i;Hn;ii : '-'■.' r,t'iik;-th. the
wiiolx: 'JCi ct.'./, f/i t/ir lajion of ilevilx oat
of the iniin hiti' tli,' //./■</ of Hwiiie : 37 is re-

jeeteil of the (;,i:l,i i; ue's : 43 heiileth the
voman of her hhnul ij i.sKue, 49 and raiaeih

from death Jairus' daughter.

AND it came to pass afterward,
that he went throughout every
city and village, preaching and
shewing the glad tidings of the
kingdom of God : and the twelve
tve)'e with him,

2 And certain women, which had
been healed of evil spirits and in-
firmities, Mary called Magdalene,
out of whom went seven ^ devils.

3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza
Herod's steward, and Susanna, and
many others, which ministered
unto him of their substance.

4 II And when much people were
gatlnu'ed togetli(>r, and were come
to him out of every citj\ he spake
by a parable :

5 A sower went out to sow his
seed : and as he sowed, some fell
by the way side ; and it was trod-

^ demons,

Parable of the sower.

St. LUKE, 8.

The demoniac at Gadara.

den down, and the fowls of the air
devoured it.

6 And some fell upon a rock ;
and as soon as it was sprung up, it
withered away, because it lacked
moisture.

7 And some fell among thorns ;
and the thorns sprang up with it,
and choked it.

8 And other fell on good ground,
and spi'ang up, and bare fi'uit an
hundredfold. And when he had
said these things, he cried. He that
hath ears to hear, let him hear.

9 And his disciples asked him,
saying, What might this parable be 1

10 And he said. Unto you it is
given to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of God : but to others in
parables ; that seeing they might
not see, and hearing they might
not understand.

1 1 Now the parable is this : The
seed is the word of God.

12 Those by the way side are
they that hear ; then cometh the
devil, and taketh away the woi'd
out of their heai^ts, lest they should
believe and be saved.

13 They on the rock are they,
which, when they hear, receive the
word with joy ; and these have no
root, whicli for a while believe, and
in time of temptation fall away.

14 And that which fell among
thorns are they, which, when they
have heai'd, go forth, and are choked
with cares and riches and pleasures
of this life, and bring no fruit to
perfection.

15 But that on the good ground
are they, which in an honest and
good heart, having heard the woi'd,
keep it, and bring forth fruit with
patience.

U) ^ Xo man, when he hath
lighted a 'candle, covereth it with
a vessel, oi- putteth // under a bed ;
but setteth it on a '-candlesti<;k.

that they which enter in may see
the light.

17 For nothing is secret, tliat
shall not be made nianitVst; nei-
ther a»!/ thiiift liid, that shall not
be known and come abroad.

I H 'i'ake heed therefore liow ye
hear: for whosoever hath, to him
sliall be given ; and whosoever hath
not, from him shall be taken even
that whicli he seemeth to have.

19 H Then came to him hix mo-
ther and his iiiethren, and could
not come at him for th(> i)ress.

■JO An<l it was told him hi/ rcrtaiv
which said, Th.v moth(>r and thy
brethren stand without, desiring
to see thee.

'1\ Atid he answered and said
unto them, My mother and my

bretliren are these which hear the
word of God, and do it.

22 ^1 Now it came to pass on a
certain day, that he went into a
^ ^iH '^^'ith his disciples : and lie
said unto them. Let us go over
unto the other side of the lake.
And they launched forth.

23 But as they sailed he fell
asleep : and there came down a
storm of wind on the lake ; and
they were "'hlled ivith water, and
were in jeopardy.

24 And they came to him, and
awoke him, saying. Master, mas-
ter, we perish. Then he arose, and
rebuked the wind and the raging
of the water : and they ceased, and
there was a calm.

25 And he said unto them. Where
is j'our faith "i And they beingaf raid
wondered, saying one to another.
What manner of man is this ! for
lie commandeth even the winds and
water, and they obey him.

26 II And they arrived at the
country of the Gadarenes, which
is over against Galilee.

27 And when he went forth to
land, there met him out of the city
a certain man, which liad ^devils
long time, and ware no clothes,
neither abode in any house, but in
the tombs.

28 When he saw Jesus, he cried
out, and fell down before him, and
with a loud voice said. What have
I to do with thee, Jesus, thou 8on
of God most high 1 I beseech thee,
torment me not.

29 (For he had commanded the
unclean spirit to come out of the
man. For oftentimes it had caught
him : and he was kept bound with
chains and in f(»tters ; and he brake
the bands, and was driven of the
" devil into the wiklerness.)

30 And Jesus asked him, saying,
What is thy namel And he sai(I,
Legion : because many '''devils were
entered into him.

31 And the.v besought him that
he would not command them to go
out into the "deep.

32 And there was tliei'e an herd
of many swine f(>e(lingon the moun-
tain : and they besought him that
he would suffer them to n\ivv into
them. And he sulTei'ed them.

33 Then went the •'"'<le\ ils out
of the ma)i, and entered into the
swine: iind the herd ivin viol(Mitl.y
down a steep i)lat-e into the lake,
and wei'e choked.

34 When they that fed tliPin saw
what was done, the.v lied, ami went
and told it in the city and in the
t;ountry.

An isstte of blood cured.

St. LUKE, 9.

Jairus' daughter raised.

35 Then they went out to see
what was done ; and came to Jesus,
and found the man, out of whom
the ' devils were departed, sitting
at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and
in liis right mind : and thej^ were
afraid.

36 They also which saw it told
them by what means he that was
possessed of the ^ devils was healed.

37 ^ Then the whole multitude
of tlie country of the Gadarenes
round about besought him to de-
part from them ; for they were
taken with great fear : and he
went up into the '-^ ship, and re-
turned back again.

38 Now the man out of whom
the 'devils wei-e departed besought
him tiiat he might be with him : but
Jesus sent him away, saying,

39 Return to thine own house,
and shew how great things God
hath done unto thee. And he
went his way, and pubHshed
througliout the whole citj^ how
great things Jesus had done unto
him.

40 And it came to pass, that,
when Jesus was returned, the peo-
ple gladly received him : for they
were all waiting for him.

41 51 And, liehold, there came a
man named Jairus, and he v/as a
ruler of the synagogue : and he
fell down at Jesus' feet, and be-
sought him that he would come
into his house :

42 For he had one onlj'^ daughter,
about twelve years of age, and she
lay a dying. But as he went the
people thronged him.

43 ^ And a woman having an
issue of bloofl twehe years, whicli
had spent all her living upon phy-
sicians, neither could l)e healed of
any,

44 Came behind hh», and
touched the border of his gar-
ment : and innnediately her issue
of blood stanched.

45 And Jesus said, Wlio touched
me"? When all denied, Peter an(l
th(;y tliat were with him said.
Master, the multitude throng th(;e
and i)ress thee, and sayest thou,
Who touched me^

46 And Jesus said, Somebody
hath touched me : for T perceive
that virtue is gone out of me.

47 And when the woman saw
that she was not hid, she came
trembling, and falling down before
him, she declared unto him befoi'e
all the peonle for what cause she
had touched liim, and hnw s])e was
healed innnediately.

48 And he said unto her, Daugh-

ter, be of good comfort : thy faith
hath made thee whole ; go in
peace.

49 H While he yet spake, there
Cometh one from the ruler of the
synagogue's house, saying to him,
Thy daughter is dead ; ti'ouble not
the Master.

50 But when Jesus heard it, he
answered him, saying. Fear not :
believe only, and she shall be made
whole.

51 And when he came into the
house, he suffered no man to go in,
save Peter, and James, and John,
and tlie father and the mother of
the maiden.

52 And all wept, and bewailed
her : but he said. Weep not ; she is
not dead, but sleepeth.

53 And they laughed him to
scorn, knowing that she was dead.

54 And he put them all out, and
took her by the hand, and called,
saying, !Maid, arise.

55 And her spirit came again,
and she arose straightway : and
he commanded to give her ''meat.

56 And her parents were asto-
nished : but he charged them that
they should tell no man what was
done.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Chrifit Simxcleth his apostles to work mira-
c/es, and to jneavh. 7 Ilerod d esired to see
i'hrisf. 17 Christ feedeth firr 1h,,iis(nid :
IS cttijiiiretli irliiit ojiiiiioii llic iiurUI hiiil
(if lit in: foretelleth his passion: 2o ;;/■«-
piiseth to nil tlie pattern of his patience.
ilS The trajisfiiinrntion. 3T lie healeth the
litnatick: 4a again forewarneih his dis-
ci jile.s of his passion: 46 commentteth
hujniliti/ : 51 hiddeth them to shew 'mild-
ness toicards all, irithoi/t desire ofrereiifle.
57 Divers would foUoiv him, biit iipjon con-
ditions.

THEN he called his twelve dis-
ciples together, and gave them
power and authority over all ^devils.
and to cure diseases.

2 And he sent them to preach the
kingdom of God, and to heal the
sick.

3 And he said unto them. Take
nothing for yonr joui'ney, neither
""'staves, nor sci-i)), neither bread,
neither inoney ; neither have two
coats apiece.

4 And whatsoever house ye enter
into, there abide, and thence de
part.

5 And whosoever will not receive
you, when ye go out of that city,
shake off the very dust from your
feet foi' a testimony against them.

6 And they departed, and went
through the '' towns, preaching the
"g()spel, and healing every where.

7 II Now Herod the tetrarch
heard of all that was done l)y him :
and he was pei-plexed, because that

3 to eat.

■* demons,

^ staff,
nor wallet,

•J villages,
" jjjood
tidings,

Five tliousand are fed.

St. LUKE, 9.

Jesus is transfignred .

it was said of some, that John was
risen fi-om the dead ;

8 And of some, that ' Elias had
appeared ; and of others, that one
of the old prophets was risen again.

9 And Herod said, John have I
beheaded : but who is this, of whom
I hear such things'? And he de-
sired to see him.

10 ^ And the apostles, when
they were returned, told him all
that they had done. And he took
them, and went aside privatelj^
into a desert place belonging to
the city called Bethsaida.

11 And the people, when they
knew it, followed him : and he re-
ceived them, and spake unto them
of the kingdom of God, and healed
them that had need of healing.

12 And when the day began to
wear away, then came the twelve,
and said unto him, tSend the multi-
tude away, that they may go into
the " towns and country round
about, and lodge, and get victuals :
for we are here in a desert place.

13 But he said unto them. Give
ye them to eat. And they said,
We have no more but five loaves
and two fishes ; except we should
go and buy ''meat for all this people.

1 4 For they were about five thou -
sand men. And he said to his dis-
ciples. Make them sitdown bj^ fifties
in a company.

15 And they did so, and made
them all sit down.

1 6 Then he took the five loaves
and the two fishes, and looking up
to heaven, he blessed them, and
brake, and gave to the disciples to
set before the multitude.

17 And they did eat, and were all
filled : and there was taken up of
fragments that remainixl to them
twelve baskets.

18 II And it came to pass, as he
was alone praying, his disciples
were with him : and he asked them,
saying. Whom say the people that
\ ami

1 i) They answering said. John
the l>ai)tist; but some .sv///, '^ Eli as :
and others w/y, that one of the old
pi'o])h(^ts is risen again.

20 He said unto them. But whom
say ye that 1 am '? Petei- answering
said, The Christ of God.

2 1 And he sti'aitly charged them,
and commaTided them to tell no
man that tiling ;

22 Saying, The Son of man must
sufipr many things, and be rejecterl
of the I'ldcrs and chic^f jiricsts and
sci'ilx's, and be slain, and be I'aiscd
the tliird day.

23 1[ And he said to tkeiii. all. If

any man ° will come after me, let
him deny himself, and take up his
cross daily, and follow me.

2-i For whosoever ° will save his
life shall lose it : but whosoever
"will lose his life for my sake, the
same shall save it.

25 For what is a man advan-
taged, if he gain the whole world,
and lose himself, or be cast away 1

26 For whosoever shall be
ashamed of me and of my words,
of him shall the Son of man be
ashamed, when he shall come in
his own glory, and in his Father's,
and of the holy angels.

27 But I tell you of a truth,
there be some standing here, which
shall not taste of death, till they
see the kingdom of God.

28 II And it came to pass about
an eight days after these sayings,
he took Peter and John and James,
and went up into a mountain to
pray.

29 And as he prayed, the fashion
of his countenance was altered,
and his raiment was white and
glistering.

30 And, behold, there talked
with him two men, which were
Moses and ' Elias :

31 Who appeared in glory, and
spake of his decease which he
should accomplish at Jerusalem.

32 But Peter and they that were
with him were heavy with sleep :
and when they were awake, they
saw his glory, and the two men
that stood with him.

33 And it canie to pass, as they
departed from him, Peter said unto
Jesus, Master, it is good for us to
be here : and let us make three
'^ tabernacles : one for thee, and one
for Moses, and one for ^ Elias : not
knowing what lie said.

34 While he thus spake, there
came a cloud, and overshadowed
th(^m : and they feared as they
entered into the cloud.

35 And there came a voice out
of the cloud, saying. This is my
lieloved Son : hear him.

30 And when the voice was past,
Jesus was found alone. And they
kept if close, and told no man in
those days any of those things
which they had seen.

37 If And it came to pass, tha,t
on the next day, when they were
come down fi-oin the " hill, much
peoi)le met him.

38 And, behold, a m;vn of the
(•f)mi)a.ny cried ont, saying. Master,
I l)eseecli thee, look ii])on my son :
for he is mine only child.

•V.) And, 1(», a spii-it taketh him,'

Treatment of different disciples.

St. LUKE, 10.

TJie seventy sent forth.

and he sudilenly crietli out; and
it ' teareth him that lie foanieth
again, and hruisiuy him harxlly
tlepartetli from him.

■iO And I besought thy disciples
to cast him out ; and they could
not.

41 And .Jesus answering said, 0
faithless and perverse generation,
how long shall I be with you, and
suffer you \ Bring thy son hither.

4:^ And as he was yet a coming,
the "devil threw him down, and
•' tare Idin. And Jesus rebuked the
unclean spirit, and healed the child,
and delivered him again to his
father.

43 IT And they were all amazed
at the mighty power of God. I'ut
wliile they wondered evei-y one at
all things which Jesus did, he said
unto his disciples,

44 Let these sayings sink down
into your ears : for the 8on of man
shall be delivered into the hands of
jnen.

45 But they understood not this
saying, and it was hid from them,
that they perceived it not : and
they fearecf to ask him of that
saying.

46 ^ Then there arose a reason-
ing among them, which of them
should be greatest.

47 And .Jesus, perceiving the
thought of their heart, took a
child, and set him by him,

48 And said unto them. Whoso-
ever shall receive this child in my
name receiveth me : and whosoever
shall receive me receiveth him that
sent me : for he that is least among
you all, the same shall be great.

49 H And John answered and
said. Master, we saw one casting
out •'devils in thy name; and we
forbad him, because he folioweth
not with us.

50 And Jesus said unto him, For-
bid _ Itiin not : for he that is not
against us is for us.

5 1 51 And it came to pass, when
the time was come that he should
be received up, he stedfastly set
his face to go to Jerusalem,

52 And sent messengers before
his face: and they went, and en-
tered into a village of the (Samari-
tans, to make ready for him.

53 And they did not receive him,
because his face was as though he
would go to .Jerusalem.

54 And when his disciples James
and John saw this, they said, Loi'd,
wilt thou that we conunand tire to
come down from heaven, and con-
sume them, even as " Klias did ?

55 But he turned, and rebuked

them, and said. Ye knowiiot what
manner of spirit ye are of.

56 For the Son of man is not
come to destroy men's lives, but to
save them. And they went to an-
other village.

57 ^ And it came to pass, that,
as they went in the way, a certain
man said unto him, Lord. 1 will fol-
low thee whithersoever thou goest.

58 And Jesus said unto him.
Foxes have holes, and birds of the
air have nests ; but the Son of man
hath not where to lay his head.

59 And he said unto another.
Follow me. But he said. Lord, suf-
fer me lirst to go and bury my
father.

60 Jesus said unto him, Let the
dead bury their dead : but go thou
and preach the kingdom of God.

61 And another also said. Lord,
I will follow thee ; but let me fii'st
go bid them farewell, which are at
home at my house.

62 And Jesus said unto him, No
man, having put his hand to the
plough, and looking back, is fit for
the kingdom of God.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Christ sendeth. out at once seventy disciples
to irork iiiirdc/es, diid to preac/i : 17 cd-

iiioidxlii'lli ttifOt 111 tie InimJile. <nid irheffiii
to rrjiilr,.- -Ji tlniiihitli Ills Father for /lis
gnii-i' : 'l'-\ 'inmiiiiriitli tlic liiiji]ii/ istdti' nf'
his church : •-'"> imchitli tin' lauinr li.iii
to attain eteriml life, unit in taki , irri/inn-
for his neiglitiiinr Hint ncriti'tli his iiu-rcij :
41 repreliendetli Martlia, and coiinnendeth
Mar;/ tier sister.

AFTER these things the Lord
appointed "other seventy also,
and sent them two and two before
his face into every city and place,
whither he himself would come.

2 Therefore said he unto them,
The harvest truly is great, but the
labourers are few : pray ye there-
fore the Lord of the harvest, that
he would send forth labourers into
his harvest.

3 Go your ways : behold, I send
you forth as lambs among wolves.

4 Carry neither purse, nor
'scrip, nor shoes: and salute no
man by the way.

5 And into whatsoever house ye
enter, first say, Peace be to this
house.

6 And if the son of peace be there,
your peace shall rest upon it : if
not, it shall turn to you again.

7 And in the same house remain,
eating and drinking such things
as they give : for the labourei' is
worthy of his hire. Go not from
house to house.

8 Aiifl into whatsoever city ye
enter, and they receive^ you, eat
such things as arc set before you ;

^ seventy
others,

wallet,

Return of the seventy.

St. LUKE, 10.

The good Samaritan.

9 And heal the sick that are
therein, and say unto them, The
kingdom of God is come nigh unto
you.

10 But into whatsoever city ye
enter, and they receive you not, go
your ways out into the streets of
the same, and say,

11 Even the very dust of your
city, which cleaveth on us, we do
wipe off against you : notwith-
standing be ye sure of this, that
the kingdom of God is come nigh
unto you.

12 But I say unto you, that it
shall be more tolerable in that day
for Sodom, than for that city.

13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin !
woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if
the might,v works had been done in
Tyre and Sidon, which have been
done in you, they had a great while
ago repented, sitting in sackcloth
and ashes.

14 But it shall be more tolerable
for Tyre and Sidon at the judg-
ment, than for you.

15 And thou, Capernaum, which
art exalted to heaven, shalt be
thrust down to * hell.

1 6 He that heareth you heareth
me ; and he that despiseth you de-
spiseth me ; and he that despiseth
me despiseth him that sent me.

17 U And the seventy returned
again with joy, saying. Lord, even
the ^ devils are subject unto us
through thy name.

18 And he said unto them, I be-
held Satan as lightning fall from
heaven.

1 9 Behold, I give unto you power
to tread on serpents and scorpions,
andoverall the power of the enemy :
and nothing shall by any means
hurt you.

20 Notwithstanding in this re-
joice not, that the sjjirits are sub-
iect unto you; but rather rejoice,
because your names are written in
heaven.

21 11 In that houi- Jesus rejoiced
in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that thou hast hid those things
from the wise; and -' i)ni(lciit. and
hast revealed them unto babes :
even so, Father; for so it seemed
good in thy sight.

22 All things ai'e d(^livered tome
of my Father : and no •' inn n know-
etli who the Son is, but the Fnther ;
and who the Fathei'is, ])ut tlie Son,
and he to whom the Son will reveal
him.

23 fl And he turned him unto /m
disciples, and said privately, Bles.sed

* Hades.

are the eyes which see the things
that ye see :

24 For I tell you, that many pro-
phets and kings have desired to see
those things which ye see, and have
not seen them; and to hear those
things which ye hear, and have not
heard them.

25 ^ And, behold, a certain law-
yer stood up, and tempted him,
saying, Master, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life'?

26 He said unto him. What is
written in the law % how readest
thou %

27 And he answering said, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy strength, and with
all thy mind ; and thy neighbour as
thyself.

28 And he said unto him. Thou
hast answered right : this do, and
thou shalt live.

29 But he, ^ willing to justify
himself, said unto Jesus, And who
is my neighbour'?

30 And Jesus answering said, A
certain man went down from Jeru-
salem to Jericho, and fell among
^ thieves, which stripped him of his
raiment, and wounded him, and
departed, leaving him half dead.

31 And by chance there came
down a certain priest that way :
and when he saw him, he passed by
on the other side.

32 And likewise a Levite, when
he was at the place, came and looked
on him, and passed by on the other
side.

33 But a certain Samaritan, as
he journeyed, came where he was :
and when he saw him, he had com-
passion on him,

34 And went to him, and bound
up his wounds, pouring in oil and
wine, and set him on his own beast,
and brought him to an inn, and
took care of him.

35 And on the morrow when he
departed, he took out two pence,
and gave them to tlie host, and said
unto him. Take care of him ; and
whatsoever tliou spendest more,
when I come again, 1 will repay
thee.

.36 Which now of these three,
thinkcst tliou, was neighbour unto
him tliat fell among the " thieves ?

37 And Ik; said, Fie that shewed
mercy (tji him. Then said Jesus
unto liim. Go, and do thou like-
wise.

38 11 Now it came to pass, as
they went, that Ik; entered into a
certain village: ajid a certain wo-
nian named Martha received him
into lier house.

* desiring

5 robbers,

1)bers?

Mary and Maiilia.

St. LUKE, 11.

Ofxyrayer.

39 And she had a sister called
Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet,
and heard his word.

40 But Martha was ^ cumbered

about much serving, and came to
him, and said. Lord, dost thou hot
care that my sister hath left me to
serve alone \ bid her therefore that
she help me.

4 1 And Jesus answered and said
unto her, Martha, INlartha, thou
art careful and troubled about
many things :

42 But one thing is needful : and
Mary hath chosen that good part,
which shall not be taken away
from her.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Christ teacJheth to pray, and that instantly :
11 nssurinf/ thai God so will r/ive tis (lood
t/iini/ft. 14 I/e, casting Old a diimh ilcril,
nhiiketh the hlasphemous Pha risces : 2S
(I ml nheioeth who are blessed : 2'.> jire<ic/n'th
ti> tlie people, 37 a>id reprehendeth the ont-
iiiti'd shetc of holiness in the Pharisees,
I'cribes, and lawyers.

AND it came to pass, that, as
he was praying in a certain
place, when he ceased, one of his
disciples said unto him. Lord,
teach us to pray, as John also
taught his disciples.

2 And he said unto them. When
ye pray, say. Our Father which
art in heaven. Hallowed be thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done, as in heaven, so in
earth.

3 Give us day by day our daily
bread.

4 And forgive ua our sins ; for
we also forgive every one that is
indebted to us. And lead us not
into temptation ; but deliver us
from " evil.

5 And he said unto them, Wliich
of you shall have a friend, and
shall go unto him at midnight,
and say unto him. Friend, lend me
three loaves ;

6 For a friend of mine in his
journey is come to me, and 1 have
iKjthing to set before him ?

7 And h(! from within shall
answer and say. Trouble me not :
the door is now shut, and my child-
rtMi are with me in bed ; 1 cannot
rise and give thee.

H I say unto you. Though he
will not rise and give him, because
he is his friend, yet because of his
importunity he will rise and give
him as many as he needeth.

D And 1 say unto you. Ask, and
it shall Ije given you ; seek, and ye
shall find ; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you.

10 For every one that asketh re-
ceiveth ; and he that seeketh iind-

eth ; and to him that knocketh it
shall be opened.

11 If a son shall ask bread of
any of you that is a father, will he
give him a stone % or if he ask a fish,
will he for a fish give him a ser-
pent 1

1 2 Or if he shall ask an egg, will
he offer him a scorpion 1

13 If ye then, being evil, know
how to give good gifts unto your
children : how much more shall
your heavenly Father give the
Holy Spirit to them that ask him 1

14 H And he was casting out a
^ devil, and it was dumb. And it
came to pass, when the * devil was
gone out, the ^ dumb spake ; and
the people wondered.

15 But some of them said. He
casteth out '' devils through Beelze-
bub the chief of the ' devils.

16 And others, tempting him,
sought of him a sign from heaven.

17 But he, knowing their
thoughts, said unto them. Every
kingdom divided against itself is
brought to desolation ; and a house
divided against a house falletli.

18 If Satan also be divided
against himself, how shall his king-
dom standi because ye say that I
cast out '' devils through Beelzebub.

19 And if 1 by Beelzebub cast
out "^ devils, by whom do your sons
cast them out? therefore shall they
be your judges.

20 But if I with the finger of
God cast out " devils, no doubt the
kingdom of God is come upon you.

21 When a strong man armed
keepeth his palace, his goods are
in peace :

22 But when a stronger than he
shall come upon him, and overcome
him, he taketh from him all his
armour wherein he trusted, and
divideth his spoils.

23 He that is not with me is
against me : and he that gathereth
not with me scattereth.

24 When the unclean spirit is
gone out of a man, he walketh
through dry places, seeking rest ;
and finding none, he saith, I will
retuiii unto my house whence I
came? out.

25 Anfl when he conieth, he
findeth it swei3t and garnished.

26 Then goeth he, and taketh to
him seven other spirits more wicked
than himself; and they enter in,
and dwell there : and the last Ktrite
of that man is worse than the first.

27 11 And it came to pass, as
he spake these things, a certain
woman of the company lifted up
her voice, and said unto him,

3 demon,
* demon
° dumb man

^ demons
" demons.

8 demons,

The si(jn of Jonah.

St. LUKE, 12.

Hypocrisy clenouncecL

Blessed is the worn!) th?.,t bare
thee, and the paps which thou hast
sucked.

28 But he said, Yea rather,
blessed are they that hear the
word of God, and keep it.

29 IT And when the people were
gathered thick together, he began
to say. This is an evil generation :
they seek a sign ; and there shall
no sign be given it, but the sign of
' Jonas the prophet.

30 For as ' Jonas was a sign unto
the Ninevites, so shall also the Son
of man be to this generation.

31 The queen of the sovith shall
rise up^ in the judgment with the
men of this generation, and con-
demn them : for she came from the
utmost parts of the earth to hear
the wisdom of Solomon; and, be-
hold, a greater than Solomon is
here.

32 The men of ^ Nineve shall
rise up in the judgment with this
generation, and shall condemn it :
for they i-epented at the preaching
of ^ Jonas : and, behold, a greater
than '- Jonas is here.

33 No man, when he hath lighted
a * candle, putteth it in a secret
place, neither under a bushel, but
on a ^ candlestick, that they which
come in may see the light.

34 The " light of the body is the
eye : therefore when thine eye is
single, thy whole body also is full
of light ; but when thi)i.e eye is evil,
thy body also is full of darkness.

35 Take heed tlierefore that the
light which is in thee be not dark-
ness.

36 If thy whole body therefore
fje full of light, having no i)art
daik, the whole shall be full of
light, as when the bright shining
of a ^ candle doth give thee light.

37 11 And as he spake, a cei'tain
Pharisee besought him to dine with
him : and he went in, and sat down
to meat.

3(S And when the Pharisee saw
//, he marvelled that he had not
fii'st washed Ix-forc! dinner.

39 And the Lord said unto liini,
Now do ye Pharisees make; clean
the outside of the cup and the
platter; but your inward i)art is
full of " i-;i\'ciiiiiLr and wickedness.

40 Ve fools, (hd not he tluit made
that which is without make that
which is within also?

41 But rather give alms of such
things as ye have ; and, behold, all
things are clean unto you.

42 But woe unto you, Pharisees !
for ye tithe mint and rue and all
manner of herbs, and pass over

judgment and the love of God :
these ought ye to have done, and
not to leave the other undone.

43 Woe unto you, Pharisees ! for
ye love the uppermost seats in the
synagogues, and greetings in the
"markets.

44 VVoe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are
as graves which appear not, and
the men that walk over t/ion are
not aware of them.

45 H Then answered one of the
lawyers, and said unto him, Mas-
ter, thus saying thou reproachest
us also.

46 And he said, Woe unto you
also, !/e lawyers ! for ye lade men
with burdens grievous to be borne,
and ye yourselves touch not the
burdens with one of your fingers.

47 Woe unto you ! for ye build
the sepulchres of the prophets, and
your fathers killed them.

48 Truly ye bear witness that ye
" allow the deeds of your fathers :
for they indeed killed them, and ye
build their sepulchres.

49 Therefore also said the wis-
dom of God, I will send them pro-
phets and apostles, and some of them
they shall slay and persecute :

50 That the blood of all the pro-
lihets, which was shed from the
foundation of the world, may be
required of this generation ;

51 From the blood of Abel unto
the blood of ^" Zachai-ias. which pe-
rished between the altar and the
" temi^le : verily I say unto you. It
shall be required of this generation.

52 Woe unto you, lawyers ! for
ye have taken away the key of
knowledge : ye entered not in your-
selves, and them that were entering
in ye hindered.

53 And as he said these things
unto them, the scribes and the
Pharisees began to urge h/'/n. vehe-
mently, and to provoke him to
speak of many tilings:

54 Laying wait foi- him, and seek-
ing to catch something out of his
mouth, that they might accuse him.

CHAPTER 12.

I Clirinl iifi'uvhdli 1(1 liix (lixciplen to itmid
In/liDcrixi/. (Dill f('it)fi(hicHx in piib/in/u'it!/
Iiis ildctriiit' : V-i trdfiict/i the peo/ih' to hi-
irarc of coretoiisncKx, hi/ tliii ixirtlJtle of the
rii'li mini iiiiii net up j/ri'iitcr iiiinix. '2'2 IIV
in list not he, orer core fill of earthlij f/iimjK,
'■'A //lit Keek the kiiiailmn of Gofl, 8;i (///v
ii/iiis, 3Ct he reaili/ ot a knock to open to our
I.oriJ 'irhennoeiiei' he conietli.. 41 ClniKt's
iiiiiiiHterH are to xee to their rhiirge, 41) mid
look for persecution,. 54 The people nnixf
take thin time of (/nice, 58 hecaune it in a
feiirfid tliinrj to die nuthoiit recoil cilidtion.

N the mean time, when thei-e were
gathered together an innumera-

Whom we should fear.

St. LUKE, 12.

Warning against covetousness.

ble multitude of people, insoinuch
that the.v trode one upon another,
he began to say unto his disciples
first of all, Beware ye of the leaven
of the Pharisees, which is hypo-
crisy.

2 For there is nothing covered,
that shall not be revealed ; neither
hid, that shall not be known.

3 Therefore whatsoever ye have
spoken in darkness shall be heard in
the light ; and that which ye have
spoken in the ear in closets shall be
proclaimed upon the housetops.

-1 And I say unto you my friends,
Be not afraid of them that kill the
body, and after that have no more
that they can do.

5 But I will forewarn you whom
ye shall fear : Fear him, which after
he hath killed hath power to cast
irito hell ; yea, I say unto you, Fear
him.

6 Are not five sparrows sold for
two farthings, and not one of them
is forgotten before (jod 1

7 But even the very hairs of your
head are all numbered. Fear not
therefore : ye are of more value than
many sparrows.

8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever
shall confess me before men, him
shall the Son of man also confess
before the angels of God :

9 But he that denieth me before
men shall be denied before the an-
gels of God.

10 And whosoever shall speak a
word against the Son of man, it
shall be forgiven him : but unto
him that blasphemeth against the
Holy Ghost it shall not be for-
given.

1 1 And when they bring you
unto the synagogues, and nnto ma-
gistrates, and powers, ' take ye no
thought how or what thing ye shall
answer, or what ye shall say:

1 2 For the Holy Ghost shall teach
you in the same hour what ye ought
to say.

13 51 And one of the company
said unto him. Master, speak to
my brother, that he divide the
inheritance with me.

14 And he said unto him, Man,
who made me a judge or a divider
over you 1

15 And he said unto them. Take
heed, and beware of covetousness :
for a man's life consisteth not in
the abundance of the things whicli
he possesseth.

16 And he spake a parable unto
them, saying. The ground of a
certain rich man brought forth
plentifully :

17 And he thought within him-
self, saying, What shall 1 do, be-

cause I have no room where to
bestow my fruits'?

IS And he said, This will I do:
I will pull tlown my barns, and
build greater ; and there will I
bestow all my fruits and my
goods.

19 And I will say to my soul,
Soul, thou hast much goods laid up
for many years ; take thine ease,
eat, drink, and be merry.

20 But God said unto him, 7'hou
fool, this night thy soul shall be
required of thee : then whose shall
those things be, which thou hast
provided 1

2 1 So is he that layeth up trea-
sure for himself, and is not rich
toward God.

22 H And he said unto his disci-
ples. Therefore I say unto you,
-Take no thought for your life,
what ye shall eat ; neither for the
body, what ye shall put on.

23 The life is more than ^ meat,
and the body is more than raiment.

24 Consider the ravens : for they
neither sow norreap ; whichneither
have storehouse nor barn ; and God
feedeth them : how much more are
ye better than the fowls 1

25 And which of you ^ with tak-
ing thought can add to ^ his stature
one cubit ?

26 If ye then be not able to do
that thing which is least, why
" take ye tliought for the rest 1

27 Consider the lilies how they
grow : they toil not, they spin not ;
and yet I say unto you, that Solo-
mon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.

28 If then God so clothe the
grass, which is to day in the field,
and to morrow is cast into the
oven ; how much more icill he clothe
you, O ye of little faith 1

29 And seek not ye what ye shall
eat, or what ye shall drink, neither
be ye of doubtful mind.

30 For all these things do the
nations of the world seek after :
and your Father knoweth that ye
have need of these things.

3 1 H But rather seek ye the king-
dom of God ; and all these things
shall be added unto you.

32 Fear not, little flock ; for it is
your Father's good pleasure to give
you the kingdom.

33 Sell that ye have, and give
alms; provide yovn'selves ^ bags
which wax not f)ld, a treasure in
the heavens that faileth not, where
no thief approacheth, neither moth
corrupteth.

34 For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.

2 Be uot
auxious

3 food.

■* by being
auxious

5 the

measure of
his lite

6 are ye
anxious

purses

Many orfeiu strij^es.

St. LUKE, 13.

Christ causeth division.

35 Let your loinsbe girded about,
and yonr '' li.uhts burning ;

36 And ye yourselves like unto
men that wait for their lord, when
he will return from the wedding ;
that when lie cometh and knock-
eth, they may open unto him im-
mediately.

37 Blessed are those servants,
whom the lord when he cometh
shall find watching : verily I say
unto you, that he shall gird himself,
and make them to sit down to meat,
and will come forth and serve them.

38 And if he shall come in the
second watch, or come in the third
watch, and find them so, blessed are
those servants.

39 And this know, that if the
- good man of the house had Jiiiown
what hour the thief would come,
he would have watched, and not
have suffered his house to be broken
through.

40 Be ye therefore ready also:
for the Son of man cometh at an
hour when ye think not.

41 ^ Then Peter said unto him,
Lord, speakest thou this parable
unto us, or even to all 1

42 And the Lord said. Who then
is that faithful and Avise steward,
whom his lord shall make ruler
o\er his household, to give them
fhei')- portion of ^meat in due
season 1

43 Blessed is that servant, whom,
his lord when he cometh shall find.
so doing.

44 Of a truth I say unto you,
that he will make him ruler over
all that he hatli.

45 But and if that servant say
in his heart. My lord delayeth his
coming ; and shall begin to beat
the menservants and maidens,
and to eat and drink, and to
be drunken ;

46 The lord of that servant will
come in a day when he look(;tli not
for him, and at an hour when he
is not aware, and will ''cut him
in sunder, and will appoint him

his portion with the ^ uulx-lifvcrs.

47 And that servant, which knew
his lord's will, and preparcjd not
hviiiself, neither did according to
his will, sliall be beaten with
many stripes.

48 Jiut he that knew not, and
did commit things worthy of
stripes, shall be beaten with, few
stripes. For unto whouisoever
much is given, of him shall be
much rciQuired : and to whom men
have committed much, of him they
will ask the more.

49 ^ I am come to send fire on

the earth ; and what will I, if it
be already kindled?

50 But I have a baptism to be
baptized with ; and how am I
straitened till it be accomplished !

51 Suppose ye that I am come
to give peace on earth ] I tell you.
Nay ; but rather division :

52 For from henceforth tliei^e
sliall be five in one house divided,
three against two, and two against
three.

5.3 The father shall be divided
against the son, and the son against
the father ; the mother against the
daughter, and the daughter against
tlie mother; the mother in law
against her daughter in law, and
the daughter in law against her
mother in law.

54 II And he said also to the
people. When ye see a cloud rise
out of the west, straightway ye
say, Thc^re cometh a shower ; and
so it is.

55 And when ye see the south
wind blow, ye say. There will be
heat ; and it cometh to pass.

56 Ye hypocrites, ye can " dis-
cern the face of the sky and of
the earth ; but how is it that ye
do not ^ discern this time?

57 Yea, and why even of your-
selves judge ye not what is right?

58 ^ When thou goest with thine
adversary to the magistrate, as thou
art in the way, give diligence that
thou inayest be delivered from him ;
lest he hale thee to the judge, and
the judge deliver thee to the otfi-
cer, and the officer cast thee into
prison.

59 I tell thee, thou shalt not de-
part thence, till thou hast paid the
very last mite.

CHAPTER 13.

1 C/iri-'^f ])feiivh(th rcpenfdnce vj)o)> fhi>
'piniixlDni'iil of the GaUlmdnx, and ot/i.erx.
li 'J'/ie /ruiUexs fig tree, may not stand.
11 He healeth the crooked, woman: IS
xheireth the poti^erfnl \rorklim of the vord
■in the heartu of liifs chosen, hij the jnnuilde
of the (irohi of m II xta rd need, mid of leiieen :
24 exiiortetli. to enter in at the .strait ijiite,
.".1 oiiil reproreth Jlerod and Jermsa/ein..

rpilERE were present at that
J- season sc)me tliat told him of
the Galilicans, whose blood Pilat(^
had mingled with their sacrifices.

2 And Jesus answering .said unto
them, Suppose ye that these (lali-
heans were siimers above all the
( JalilM'ans, because they sufi'ered
such tilings?

3 I tell you. Nay: but. except
,ve rejient, ye shall all likewise
perish.

. 4 Or those eighteen, upon whom
the tower in Siloam fell, and slew

Healing on the sctbbath.

St. LUKE, 13.

The mustard seed and leaven.

them, think ye that they w^ere sin-
ners above all men that dwelt in
Jerusalem 1

5 I tell you, Nay : but, except ye
repent, ye sliall all likewise perish.

6 ^ He spake also this parable ;
A certain tiKin had a i\g tree planted
in his vineyard ; and he came and
sought fruit thereon, and found
none.

7 Then said he unto the dresser
of his vineyard, Behold, these three
years I come seeking fruit on this
tig tree, and find none : cut it down ;
why cumbereth it the ground 1

8 And he answering said unto
him, Lord, let it alone this year
also, till I shall dig about it, and
dung it:

9 And if it bear fruit, well : and
if not, then after that thou shalt
cut it down.

10 And he was teaching in one
of the synagogues on the sabbath.

11 H And, behold, there was a
woman which had a spirit of in-
firmit.y eighteen years, and was
bowed together, and could in no
wise lift up herself.

12 And when Jesus saw her, he
called her to him, and saicl unto her.
Woman, thou art loosed fi'om thine
infirmity.

1 3 And he laid his hands on her :
and immediately she was made
straight, and glorified God.

14 And the ruler of the syna-
gogue answered with indignation,
because that Jesus had healed on
the sabbath day, and said unto the
people. There are six days in which
men ought to work : in them there-
fore come and be healed, and not
on the sabbath day.

15 The Lord then answered him,
and said, 77iou hypocrite, doth not
each one of you on the sabbath
loose his ox or his ass from the
stall, and lead him away to water-
ing"?

16 And ought not this woman,
being a daughter of Abraham,
whom Satan hath bound, lo, these
eighteen yeai's, be loosed from this
bond on the sabbath day"?

17 And when he had said these
things, all his adversaries were
ashamed : and all the people re-
joiced for all the glorious things
that were done by him.

18 U Then said he, Unto what is
the kingdom of God like ? and
whereunto shall T resemble it 1

19 It is like a grain of nmstard
seed, which a man took, and cast
into his garden ; and it grew, and
waxed a great tree ; and the fowls
of the air lodged in the branches of
it.

20 And again he said, Whereunto
shall 1 liken the kingdom of God"?

21 It is like leaven, which a wo-
man took and hid in three measures
of meal, till the whole was leavened.

22 And he went through the
cities and villages, teaching, and
journeying toward Jerusalem.

23 Then said one unto him. Lord,
are there few that be saved 1 And
he said unto them,

2-1 ^ Strive to enter in at the
strait gate : for many, I say unto
you, will seek to enter in, and shall
not be able.

25 When once the master of the
house is risen up, and hath shut to
the door, and ye begin to stand
without, and to knock at the door,
saying. Lord, Lord, open unto us ;
and he sliall answer and say unto
you, I know you not whence ye are :

26 Then shall ye begin to say,
We have t^aten and drunk in thy
presence, and thou hast taught in
our streets.

27 But he shall say, I tell you, I
know you not whence ye are ; depart
from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

28 There shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth, when ye shall
see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,
and all tlie prophets, in the king-
dom of God, and you yourselves
thrust out.

29 And they shall comer fi-om the
east, and fro7n the west, and from
the north, and from the south, and
shall sit down in .the kingdom of
God.

30 And, behold, there are last
which shall be first, and there are
first which shall be last.

31 ^ The same day there came
certain of the Pharisees, saying
unto him. Get thee out, and depart
hence : for Herod will kill thee.

32 And he said unto them. Go
ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast
out ^ devils, and I do cures to clay
and to morrow, and the third day I
shall be perfected.

33 Nevertheless I must walk to
day, and to morrow, and the day
following : for it cannot be that a
prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
which killest the prophets, and
stonest them that are sent unto
thee ; how often would I have ga-
thered thy children together, as a
hen doth gather her brood under
her wings, and ye would not!

35 Behold, your house is left unto
you desolate : and verily I say unto
you. Ye shall not see me, until the
time come when ye shall say. Blessed
is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord.

1 demons,

Christ teacheth humiliti/.

St. LUKE, 14.

We onust count the cost.

CHAPTER 14.

2 Christ healeth the droi^sy on the. sabbath: 1
teaaheth humility : 12 to, feast the poor: 15
iituler the parable of the great supper,
sheweth how WorhVij mhnhil 111:11. iiiio

contemn the word of (itui . .shull hr shut ant
of heaven. 25 Thu.se ir/io irill be hi» <ii.-.e/-
ples, to tiear their cross innst make tlnir
uccourts af or eh a ml, Uxt n-ith, .sliame thuj
revolt.from him afterward , 34 and- heeotue
altogether unprofitable, like salt that hath
lost his savour.

AND it came to pass, as he went
into the house of one of the
chief Pharisees to eat bread on the
sabbath day , that they watched him.

2 And, behold, therewas a cer-
tain man before him which had the
dropsy.

3 And Jesus answering spake
unto the lawyers and Pharisees,
saving. Is it lawful to heal on the
sabbath day %

4 And they held their peace.
And he took him, and healed him,
and let him go ;

5 And answered them, saying.
Which of you shall have an ass or
an ox fallen into a pit, and will not
straightway pull him out on the
sabbath day?

6 And they could not answer him
again to these things.

7 H And he put forth a parable
to those which were bidden, when
he marked how they chose out the
chief ' rooms ; saying unto them,

8 When thou art bidden of any
man to a " wedding, sit not down in
the highest " room : lest a moi-e ho-
nourable man than thou be bidden
of him ;

9 And he that bade thee and him
come and say to thee. Give this
man place ; and thou begin with
shame to take the lowest ^ room.

10 But when thou art bidden, go
and sit down in the lowest '' room :

that when he that bade thee Com-
eth, he may say unto thee. Friend,
go up higher : then shalt thou have
worship in the presence of them
that sit at meat with thee.

1 1 For- whos(jever exalteth him-
s(>lf shall be abased ; and he that
humbleth himself shall he; exalted.

12 II Then said he also to liim
tliat bade him. When thou makest
a (Hnner or a suppei', call not thy
friends, nor thy brethi'en, neithiir
thy kinsmen, nor thi/ i-ich neigh-
bours; lest they also bid thee again,
and a recomprnce be mad(^ thee.

1.3 Put when thou makest a feast,
call the poor, the maimed, the lame,
the blind :

14 And thou shalt be blessed ;
for they cannot recompense thee :
for thou shalt be recompensed at
the resunection of the ju.st.

1 5 H And when one of them that
sat at meat with him heard these
things, he said unto him. Blessed is
he that shall eat bread in the king-
dom of God.

1 6 Then said he unto him, A cer-
tain man made a great supper, and
bade many :

17 And sent his servant at sup-
per time to say to them that were
bidden. Come ; for all things are
now ready.

18 And they all with one consent
began to make excuse. The first said
unto him, I have bought a piece of
ground, and I must needs go and
see it : I pray thee have me excused.

19 And another said, I have
bought five yoke of oxen, and I go
to prove them : I pray thee have
me excused.

20 And another said, I have mar-
ried a wife, and therefore I cannot
come.

21 So that servant came, and
shewed his lord these things. Then
the master of the house being angry
said to his servant, Go out quickly
into the streets and lanes of the
city, and bring in hither the poor,
and the maimed, and the halt, and
the blind.

22 And the servant said. Lord, it
is done as thou hast commanded,
and yet there is room.

23 And the lord said unto the ser-
vant, Go out into the highways and
hedges, and compel them to come
in, that my house may be filled.

24 For I say unto you. That none
of those men which were bidden
shall taste of my supper.

25 H And there went great mul-
titudes with him : and he turned,
and said unto them,

26 If any man come to me, and
hate not his father, and mother,
and wife, and childn^n, and bre-
thren, and sisters, yea, and his own
life also, he cannot be my disciple.

27 And whosoever doth not bear
his cross, and come after me, can-
not be my (Hscii)le.

28 For which of you, intending
to build a tower, sitt(>th not down
first,and counU'th thecost, whether
he have smtticicnt to finish it ?

29 Lest hai)ly, aft(>r ho hath laid
tlu^ foundation, anfl is not able to
finish it, all that behold it begin to
mock him,

30 Saying, This man began to
build, and was not able to finish.

31 Or what king, going to make
war against anothci' king, sitteth
not down first, and consultcth
whether he be able with ten thou-
sand to nieet him that cometh
against him with twenty thousand f

The lost aheep and coin.

St. LUKE, 15.

The prodhjal son.

32 Or else, while the other is yet
a great way off", he sendeth an am-
bassage, and desireth conditions of
peace.

33 So likewise, whosoever he be
of you that forsaketh not all that
he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

3-t If Salt#/.s" good : but if the salt
have lost his savour, wherewith
shall it be seasoned l

35 It is neither fit for the land,
nor j'et for the dunghill ; hut men
cast it out. He that hath ears to
hear, let him hear.

CHAPTER 15.

1 The parahle of the lost sheep: 8 of the
piece ofsi/rer: 11 of tite jimd igal soti.

rpHEN drew near unto him all
X the * publicans and sinners for
to hear him.

2 And the Pharisees and scribes
murmured, saying. This man re-
ceiveth sinners, and eateth with
them.

3 ^ And he spake this parable
unto them, saying,

\ What man of you, having an
hundred sheep, if he lose one of
them, doth not leave the ninety
and nine in the wilderness, and go
after that which is lost, until he
find iti

5 And when he hath found it, lie
layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 And when he cqmeth home, he
calleth together his friends and
neighbours, saying unto them, Ke-
joice with me ; for I have found my
sheep which was lost.

7 I say unto you, that likewise
joy shall be in heaven over one sin-
ner that repenteth, more than over
ninety and nine just persons, which
need no repentance.

8 H Either what woman having
ten pieces of silver, if she lose one
piece, doth not light a ^ candle, and
sweep the house, and seek dili-
gently till she find it ?

9 And when she hath found it,
she calleth her friends and her
neighbours together, saying. Re-
joice with me ; for I have found
the piece which I had lost.

10 Likewise, I say unto you,
there is joy in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner that
repenteth.

11^ And he said, A certain man
had two sons :

12 And the younger of them said
to his father, Father, give me the
portion of goods that falleth tome.
And he divided unto them his
living.

1 3 And not many days after the
younger son gathered all together.

* See note on ch. Hi. 12.

and took his journey into a far
country, and there wasted his sub-
stance with riotous living.

14 And when he had spent all,
there arose a mighty famine in that
land ; and he began to be in want.

15 And he went and joined him-
self to a citizen of that country ;
and he sent him into his fields to
feed swine.

1 6 And he would fain have filled
his belly with the husks that the
swine did eat : and no man gave
unto him.

1 7 And when he came to himself,
he said. How many hired servants
of my fathei''s have bread enough
and to spare, and I perish with
hunger !

18 I will arise and go to my fa-
ther, and will say unto him. Father,
I have sinned against heaven, and
before thee,

1 9 And am no more worthy to be
called thy son : make me as one of
thy hired servants.

20 And he arose, and came to his
father. But when he was yet a
great way off, his father saw him,
and had compassion, and ran, and
fell on his neck, and kissed him.

21 And the son said unto him,
Father, I have sinned against
heaven, and in thy sight, and am
no more worthy to be called thy
son.

22 But the father said to his
servants. Bring forth the best robe,
and put it on him ; and put a ring
on his hand, and shoes on his feet :

23 And bring hither the fatted
calf, and kill it ; and let us eat, and
be merry :

24 For this my son was dead, and
is alive again ; he was lost, and is
found. And they began to be
merry.

25 Now his elder son was in the
field : and as he came and drew
nigh to the house, he heard musick
and dancing.

26 And he called one of the ser-
vants, and asked what these things
meant.

27 And he said unto him. Thy
brother is come ; and thy father
hath killed the fatted calf, because^
he hath received him safe and
sound.

28 Andhe was angry, and would
not go in :^herefore came his father
out and intreated him.

29 And he answering said to his
father, Lo, these many years do I
serve thee, neither transgressed I
at any time thy commandment :
and yet thou never gavest me a kid,
that I might make merry with my
friends :

The unjust steward.

St. LUKE, IG.

The rich man and Lazarus.

30 But as soon as this thy son
was come, which hath devoured
thy Hving with harlots, thou hast
killed for him the fatted calf.

31 And he said unto him. Son,
thou art ever with me, and all that
I have is thine.

3:2 It was meet that we should
make merry, and be glad : for this
thy brother was dead, and is alive
again ; and was lost, and is found.

CHAPTER 16.

1 The parable of the unjust steicard. 14
C/iriat reproveih the hypocrixy of the covet-
ous Pharisees. 19 The rich glutton, and
Lazarus the heygar.

AND he said also unto his disci-
ples. There was a cei'tain rich
man, which had a steward ; and the
same was accused unto him that he
had wasted his goods.

2 And he called him, and said
unto him, How is it that 1 hear
this of thee ? give an account of thy
stewardship; for thovi mayest be
no longer steward.

3 Then the steward said within
himself. What shall I do? for mj^
lord taketh away from me the
stewardship : ' I cannot dig : to
beg I am ashamed.

4 I am resoh'ed what to do, that,
when I am put out of the stewai'd-
ship, they may receive me into
their houses.

5 So he called every one of his
lord's debtors unto him, and said
unto the first. How much owest
thou unto my lord "?

6 And he said. An hundred mea-
sures of oil. And he said untf) him,
Take thy bill, and sit down quickly,
and write fifty.

7 Then said he to another, And
how much owest thou '? And he
said. An hundred measures of
wh(\at. And he said unto him.
Take thy bill, and write fourscoi-e.

8 And - the lord commendef I the
unjust steward, because he had
done wisely: for the children of
this world are •'in their generation
wiser than the children of light.

9 And 1 say unto you. Make to
your.seh^es fi-iends ^of the mammon
of unrighteousness ;"tliat, when ''' ye
fail, they may receive you into
''everlasting habitations.

10 He that is faithful in tha,t
which is least is faithful also in
much : an(l lie. that is mijust in the
least is unjust also in much.

11 If therefore ye have not been
faithful in the uin-ighteous mam-
mon, who will commit to your trust
the true riches ?

* Or,

1 2 And if ye have not been faith-
ful in that which is another man's,
who shall give you that which is
your own 1

13 ^ No servant can_ serve two
masters : for either he will hate the
one, and love the other ; or else he
will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God
and mammon.

14 And the Pharisees also, who
were covetous, heard all these
things : and they derided him.

15 And he said unto them. Ye
are they which justify yourselves
before men ; but God knoweth
your hearts : for that which is
highly esteemed among men is
abomination in the sight of God.

16 The law and the prophets
tvere until John : since that time
the kingdom of God is preached,
and every man presseth into it.

17 And it is easier for heaven
and earth to pass, than one tittle
of the law to fail.

18 Whosoever putteth away his
wife, and marrieth another, com-
mitteth adultery : and whosoever
marrieth her that is put away from
her husband committeth adultery.

19 ^ There was a certain rich
man, which was clothed in purple
and fine linen, and fared sumptu-
ously every day :

20 And there was a certain beg-
gar named Lazarus, which was laid
at his gate, full of sores,

21 And desiring to be fed with
the crumbs which fell from the
rich man's table: moreover the
dogs came and licked his sores.

22 And it came to pass, that the
beggar died, and was carried by
the angels into Abraham's bosom :
the rich man also died, and was
buried ;

23 And in t hell he lift up his
eyes, being in torments, and seeth
Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in
his bosom.

24 And he cried and said. Father
Abraham, hav(> mercy on me, and
send Lazarus, that he may dip the
tip of his finger in watei-, and cool
my tongue ; for 1 am tormented in
this f1am(\

2.") jiut A])!'aham said, Son, I'e-
member that thou in thy lifetime
r(>ceivedst thy good things, and
likewise Lazarus evil things: but
now he is comforted, and thou art
tormented.

26 And besid(> all this, between
us and you there is a gr<>at gulf
fixed : so that they which would
pass from hence to you cannot :

t Hades.

Occasions of stumbling.

St. LUKE, 17.

Ten lepers cleansed.

^ occasions
of stumbling

^ cause one
of these
little ones to
stumble.

neither can they pass to us, that
would come from thence.

27 Then he said, I pray thee
therefore, father, that thou would-
est send him to my father's house :

28 For I have five brethren ;
that he may testify unto them, lest
they also come into this place of
torment.

29 Abraham saith unto him,
They have ]\Ioses and the pro-
phets ; let them hear them.

30 And he said. Nay, father
Abraham : but if one went unto
them from the dead, they will
repent.

31 And he said unto him. If they
hear not Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be persuaded,
though one rose from the dead.

CHAPTER 17.

1 Christ teacheth io avoid occttmons of offence.
.3 One to forgide another. 6 The power of
faith. 1 Hoio we are bound to God., and
not he to us. 11 He healeth ten lejjers. "-I'l
Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of
the Son of man.

THEN said he unto the disci-
ples. It is impossible but that
' offences will come : but woe unto
him, through whom they come !

2 It were better for him that a
millstone were hanged about his
neck, and he cast into the sea, than
that he should '^ offend one of these
little ones,

3 II Take heed to yourselves : If
thy brother trespass against thee,
rebuke him ; and if he repent, for-
give him.

4 And if he trespass against thee
seven times in a day, and seven
times in a day turn again to thee,
saying, I repent ; thou shalt for-
give him.

5 And the apostles said unto tlie
Lord, Increase rrur faith.

6 And the Lord said, If ye had
faith as a grain of mustard seed,
ye might say unto this sycamine
tree. Be thou plucked up by the
root, and be thou planted in the
sea; and it should obey you.

7 But which of you, having a
servant plowing or feeding cattle,
v/ill say unto him by and by, when
he is come from the field, Go and
sit down to meat 1

8 And will not rather say unto
him, Make reafly wherewith I may
sup, and girfl thyself, and serve
me, till I have eaten and drunken :
and afterward thou shalt eat and
drink 1

9 Doth he tliank that servant
because he did the things that
were commanded him 1 I trow
not.

10 80 likewise ye, when ye shall
have done all those things which
are commanded you, say. We are
unprofitable servants : we have
done that which was our dutj'
to do.

1 1 H And it came to pass, as he
went to Jerusalem, that he passed
through the midst of Samaria and
Galilee.

1 2 And as he entered into a cer-
tain village, there met him ten
men that were lepers, which stood
afar off :

13 And they lifted up their
voices, and said, Jesus, Master,
have mercy on us.

14: And when he saw them, he
said unto them, Go shew your-
selves unto the priests. And it
came to pass, that, as they went,
they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he
saw that he was healed, turned
back, and with a loud voice glori-
fied God,

16 And fell down on his face
at his feet, giving him thanks :
and he was a Samaritan.

17 And Jesus answering said.
Were there not ten cleansed 1 but
where a)'e the nine 1

18 ^ There are not found that re-
turned to give glory to C_»od, save

this stranger.

1 9 And he said unto him. Arise,
go thy way : thy faith hath made
thee whole.

20 51 And when he was demanded
of the Pharisees, when the king-
dom of God should come, he
answered them and said. The
kingdom of God cometh not with
observation :

21 Neither shall they say, Lo
here ! or, lo there ! for, behold, the
kingdom of God is ■* within yovi.

22 And he said unto the disci-
ples, The days will come, when ye
shall desire to see one of the days
of the Son of man, and ye shall
not see it.

23 And thej'' shall say to you.
See here ; or, see there : go not
after them, nor follow them.

24 For as the lightning, that
lighteneth out of the one ])art
under heaven, shineth unto the
other part under heaven ; so shall
also the Son of man be in his day.

25 I'ut first must lie suffer many
things, and be rejected of this
generation.

2() And as it was in the days of
•'' Noe, so shall it be also in the days
of the Son of man.

27 They did eat, they drank,
they married wives, they were

3 Were there
none found
that re-
turned to
give glory
to God, save
this
stranger ?

4 in the
midst of
you.

6 Noah,

The importunate lokloio.

St. LUKE, 18.

The Pharisee and publican.

given in marriage, until the day
that ' Noe entered into the ark,
and the flood came, and destroyed
them all.

28 Likewise also as it was in the
days of Lot ; tliey did eat, they
drank, they bought, they sold,
they planted, they builded ;

29 But the same day that Lot
went out of 8odom it rained fire
and brimstone from heaven, and
destroyed them all.

30 Even thus shall it be in the
day when the Son of man is re-
vealed.

31 In that day, he which shall
be upon the housetop, and his stuif
in the house, let him not come
down to take it away : and he that
is in the field, let him likewise not
return back.

32 Remember Lot's wife.

33 Whosoever shall seek to save
his life shall lose it ; and whosoever
shall lose his life shall preser-ve it.

3+ I tell you, in that night there
shall be two 'tnen in one bed ; the
one shall be taken, and the other
shall be left.

35 Two woman shall be grinding
together ; the one shall be taken,
and the other left.

36 Two men, shall be in the field ;
the one shall be taken, and the
other left.

37 And they answered and said
unto him, Wliere, Lord % Ajid he
said unto them, Wheresoever the
body ?'.s, thither will the '^ eairles Vje
gathered together.

CHAPTER 18.

3 Of the imiHirtnnaU vyUloio. 9 Of the Pha-
rist'c mid thf 'iiublic.an. 15 ChihJt'en
hraiiglit. 1i> Christ. IS A ruler that vjoiild
follo'ir Chrht, liiit in Mndered hy his riehet.
'is The reward of them that leave all for
hiHsake. ;il lie foreshetceth hiH death, o.j
and rentoreth a, bliml man to hin sight.

AND he spake a parable unto
tliem to this end, that men
ought always to pray, and not to
faint;

2 Saying, There was in a city a
judge, whicli feared not God, nei-
tlier regarcU^l man :

3 And there was a widow in that
city ; and slie came unto him, say-
ing, ''ANengcnH'of mine adversary.

4 And lie would not for a while :
but afterwai'd li(^ said within him-
self, 'J'hougli I fear not God, nor
regard man ;

T) Vet because this widow trou-
bleth me, 1 will •* avenge her, lest
by her continual coming she
^ weary me.

() And tlie Tjord said. Hear what
the unjust judge saith.

7 And shall not God " avenge
his own el(;ct, which cry day and
niglit unto him, though he bear
long with them '?

8 I tell you that he will ^ avenge
them speedily. Nevertheless when
the Son of man cometh, shall he
find faith on the earth 1

9 And he spaki^ this parable unto
certain which trusted in themselves
that they were righteous, and de-
spised others :

10 Two men went up into the
temple to pray ; the one a Phari-
see, and tiie other * a i)ublican.

1 1 The Pharisee stood and prayed
thus with himself, God, 1 thank
thee, that I am not as other men
are, extortioners, unjust, adulter-
ers, or even as this * publican.

12 1 fast twice in the week, I
give tithes of all that I ^ possess.

13 And the * publican, standing
afar off, would not lift up so much
as liis eyes unto heaven, out smote
upon his breast, saying, God be
merciful to me a sinner.

14 I tell you, this man went down
to his house justified rather than
the other : for every one that ex-
alteth himself shall be abased ; and
he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted.

15 And they brought unto him
also infants, that he would touch
them : but when Aw disciples saw
it, they reljuked them.

16 But Jesus called them unto
him, and said, Sufl:er little children
to come unto me, and forbid them
not : for '' of such is the kingdom of
God.

17 Verily I say unto you. Who-
soever shall not receive the kingdom
of God as a little child shall in no
wise enter therein.

18 Andacertaiiwulerasked liim,
saying. Good Master, what shall 1
do to inherit eternal litY'/?

19 And Jesus said unto him. Why
callest thou me good! none /s good,
sav(^ one, that in, (iod.

20 Thou knowest the command-
ments. Do not commit adultery.
Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not
bear false; witness. Honour thy
fatlier and tliy mother.

21 And he said. All these have I
kept from my youth up.

22 Now wlien Jesus heard these
things, he said unto him. Vet lack-
est thou one thing: sell all that
thou hast, and distril)ute unto the
poor, and thou slialt \\;\\v treasure
in heaven : and come, follow me.

23 And wluui he heai-d this, he

* See note on ch. Hi. 12.

6 do his own
elect justice,

'' do them
justice

set.

" to such
beldutieth

Leaving all to follow Christ.

St. LUKE, 19.

Zacchceus the imblican.

was very sorrowful : for he was
very rich.

24 And when Jesus saw that he
was very sorrowful, he said, How
hardly shall they that have riches
enter into the kingdom of God !

25 For it is easier for a camel to
go through a needle's eye, than
for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of God.

26 And they that heard it said.
Who then can be saved?

27 And he said. The things which
are impossible with men are possi-
ble with God.

28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have
left all, and followed thee.

29 And he said unto them. Verily
I say unto you, Thei'e is no man
that hath left house, or pai'ents, or
brethren, or wife, or childi'en, for
the kingdom of God's sake,

30 Wlio shall not receive mani-
fold more in this present time, and
in the world to come life ^over-
lasting.

ol II Then he took imto li.im the
twelve, and said unto them. Behold,
we go up to Jerusalem, and all
things that are written by the
prophets concerning the Son of
man shall be accomplished.

32 For he shall be delivered
unto the Gentiles, and shall be
mocked, and spitefully entreated,
and spitted on :

33 And they shall scourge him,
and put him to death : and the
third day he shall rise again.

34 And they understood none
of these things : and this saying
was hid from them, neither knew
they the things which were spoken.

35 ^ And it came to pass, that as
he was come nigh unto Jericho, a
certain blind man sat by the way
side begging :

36 And hearing the multitude
pass by, he asked what it meant.

37 And tliey told him, that Jesus
of Nazareth passeth by.

38 And he cried, saying, Jesus,
thou son of David, have mercy on
me.

39 And they which went before
rebuked him, that he should hold
liis peace : but he cried so much
the more, Titou son of David, have
mercy on me.

40 And Jesus stood, and com-
manded him to be brought unto
him : and when he was come near,
he asked him,

4 1 Saying, What wilt thou that T
shall do unto thee? And he said.
Lord, that I may receive my sight.

42 And Jesus said unto him,
Receive thy sight : thy faith liath
■^ saved thee.

43 And immediately he received
his sight, and followed him, glori-
fying God : and all the people, when
they saw it, gave praise unto God.

CHAPTER 19.

1 Of Zacchceus a publican. 11 Theten pieces
of move}/. 28 ChriHt rid etk into Jerusalem
icitli fi-iiuDjih : 41 weepeth orer it : 45 drir-
eth Hie hiii/i-rs and sellers out of the temple :
47 (eachinij daily in it. The rulers would,
have destroyed him, hut for fear of the
people.

ND Jes^.s entered and ^ passed
through Jericho.

2 And, behold, there vms^ a man
nanied Zacch;eus, which was the
chief among the * publicans, and
he was rich.

3 Andhesoughttosee Jesus who
he was ; and could not for the press,
because he was little of stature.

4 And he ran before, and climbed
up into a sycomore tree to see him :
for he was to pass that ivay.

5 And when Jesus came to the
place, he looked up, and saw him,
and said unto him, Zacchjeus, make
haste, and come down ; for to day I
must abide at thy house.

6 And he made haste, and came
down, and received him joyfully.

7 And when they saw it, they all
murmured, saying, That he was
gone to be guest with a man that
is a sinner.

8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said
unto the Lord ; Behold, Lord, the
half of my goods I give to the poor ;
and if I have •* taken any thing from
any man by false accusation, i i-e-
st(ire lum fourfold.

9 And Jesus said unto him. This
day is salvation come to this house,
forsomuch as he also is a son of
Abraham.

10 For the Son of man is come to
seek and to save that which was
lost.

11 And as they heard these
things, he added and spake a pa-
rable, because he was nigh to Jeru-
salem, and because they thought
that the kingdom of God should
immediately appear.

12 He said therefore, A certain
nobleman went into a far country
to receive for himself a kingdom,
and to return.

13 And he called ''his ten ser-

vants, and delivered tliem ten

pounds, and said unto them, "^Oc-
cupy till I come.

14 But_ his citizens hated him,
and sent ' a message after him, say-
ing, We will not have this man to
reign over us.

* See note on ch. Hi. 12.

was pass-

* wroiigfully
exacted
au2;lit of any
man,

5 ten ser-
vants of his,

6 Trade ye
herewith

' an ambas-
sagre

Parable of the 2)onnds.

St. LUKE, 19.

The entry into Jerusalem.

15 And it came to pass, that
when he was retui-ned, having re-
ceived the kingdom, then he com-
manded these servants to be called
unto him, to whom he liad given
the money, that he might know
how much every man had gained
by trading.

16 Then came the first, saying.
Lord, thy pound hath gained ten
pounds.

17 And he said unto him. Well,
thou good servant : because thou
hast been faithful in a very little,
have thou authority over ten cities.

18 And the second came, saying.
Lord, thy pound hath gained five
pounds.

1 9 And he said likewise to him,
Be thou also over five cities.

20 And another came, saying.
Lord, behold, liere is thy pound,
which I have kept laid up in a
napkin :

21 P"'or I feared thee, because
thou art an austere man : thou
takest up that thou layedst not
down, and reapest that thou didst
not sow.

22 And he saith unto him. Out
of thine own mouth will I judge
thee, thou wicked servant. Thou
knewest that I was an austere man,
taking up that I laid not down, and
reaping that I did not sow :

23 Wherefore then gavest not
thou my money into the bank, that
at my coming I might have re-
quired mine own with ' usury?

24 And he said unto them tliat
stood by. Take from him tlie
ijound, and give it to him that
hath ten pounds.

25 (And they said unto ^him,
Lord, he; hath ten pounds.)

26 For I say unto you, That
unto every one which hath shall
be given ; and from liim that hath
not, even that he hath shall l)e
taken away from him.

27 liut those mineenemies,which
would not that 1 should reign over
them, l)ring hithei-, and slay thc//i
l^efore me.

2(S If And when he had thus spo-
ken, lie went before, ascending up
to .[(^rusalem.

29 And it came to pass, when In;
was come nigh to l>ethpnag(! and
Jjethany, at the mount called the
iiiount of Olives, he sent two of his
disciples,

.■}() Saying, Oo ye into the village
over against yon: in th(^ which at
your entering ye shall find a colt
tied, whereon yet never man sat:
loose him, and bring him hither.

31 And if any man ask you. Why
do ye h)o.se hiia ' thus sliall ye say

unto him. Because the Lord hath
need of him.

32 And they that were sent went
their way, and found even as he
had said unto them.

33 And as they were loosing the
colt, the owners thereof said unto
them. Why loose ye the colt ?

34 And they said. The Lord
hath need of him.

35 Anfl they brought him to
Jesus : and they cast their gar-
ments upon the colt, and they set
Jesus thereon.

36 And as he went, they spread
their clothes in the way.

37 And when he was come nigh,
even now at the descent of the
mount of Olives, the whole multi-
tude of the disci]iles began to re-
joice and praise God with a loud
voice for all the mighty works that
they had seen ;

38 Saying, Blessed he the King
that Cometh in the name of the
Lord : peace in heaven, and glory
in the highest.

39 And some of the Pharisees
from among the multitude said
unto him, Master-, rebuke tliy
disciples.

40 And he answered and said
unto them, I tell you that, if these
should hold their peace, the stones
would immediately cry out.

41 U And when he was come
near, he beheld the city, and wept
over it,

42 Saying, If thou hadst known,
even thou, at least in this thy day,
the things ivhicli helong unto thy
peace ! but now they are hid frcjm
thine eyes.

43 For the days shall come upon
thee, that thine enemies shall " cast
a trencli about thee, and compass
thee round, and keep thee in on
every side,

44 And shall lay thee even with
the ground, and thy children
within thee ; and they shall not
leave in thee one stone upon
another; because thou knewest
not th(^ time of thy visitation.

45 And he went into the temple,
and bfigan to cast out them that
sold therein, and them that
bought ;

46 Saying unto them, It is writ-
ten. My house is the house of
prayci- : but ye have made it a den
of •' tliicvcs

47 And lie taught daily in the
temple. P>nt tlu^ chief ])i'iests and
the sci'ibes and the chief of the
I»et»i)le souglit to destroy him,

4H And could not find what they
might do : for all the people were
very attentive to hear him.

- cast up a
hank

•' robber.s.

Parable of the viuei/ard.

St. LUKE, 20.

Christ tested by questions.

CHAPTER 20.

1 CJirist arniicheth his a iiilioyHi/ hi/ a qiien-
1i„ii (if .h,h)i'Hh<ipiixm. '.I 77'.' inirahhof
ilw r/'nei/dfil. lit Of ijiri luj tri/m/e fa ('<c-
H(ir. 27 He conviiiceth the Sadduceex ihiit
denied the resurrection. 41 IIoic Christ
is the Kon of David. 4.5 He irarneth his
disciples to beicare of the scribes.

AND it came to pass, that on
one of those days, as lie taught
the people in the temple, and
preached the gospel, the chief
priests and the scribes came upon
J/im with the elders,

2 And spake unto him, saying.
Tell us, by what authority doest
thou these things'? or wh(> is he
that gave thee this authority"?

3 And he answered and said
unto them, I will also ask you one
thing ; and answer me :

4 The baptism of John, was it
from heaven, or of men^

5 And they reasoned with them-
selves, saying. If we shall say.
From heaven ; he will say, Wliy
then lielieved ye him not"?

6 P)ut and if we say. Of men ; all
the people will stone us: for they
be persuaded that John was a
prophet.

7 And they answered, that they
could not tell whence it ivas.

8 And Jesus said unto them.
Neither tell I you by what author-
ity I do these things.

9 Then began he to speak to the
people this parable ; A certain man
planted a vineyard, and let it forth
to husbandmen, and went into a
far country for a long time.

10 And at the season he sent a
servant to the husbandmen, that
they should give him of the fruit
of tne vineyard : but the husbantl-
men beat him, and sent him away
empty.

1 1 And again he sent another
servant : and they beat him also
and entreated him shamefullj^ and
sent him away empty.

12 And again he sent a third:
and they wounded him also, and
cast him out.

13 Then said the lord of the
vineyard. What shall I do "? I will
send my beloved son : it may be
they will reverence him when they
see him.

14 Rut when the husbandmen
saw him, they reasoned among
themselves, saying. This is the
heir: come, let us kill him, that
the inheritance may be ours.

15 So they cast him out of the
vineyard, and killed hii/t. What
therefoT'e shall the lord of the vine-
yard do unto them'?

16 He shall come and destroy
these husbandmen, and shall give

the vineyard to others. And when
they heard it, they said,*God forbid.

17 And he beheld them, and
said. What is this then that is
written, 'i'he stone which the build-
ers rejected, the same is become
the head of the corner *?

18 Whosoever shall fall upcm
that stone shall be broken ; but on
whomsoever it shall fall, it will
grind him to powder.

19 1[ And the chief priests and
the scribes the same hour sought
to lay hands on him ; and they
feared the people: for they per-
ceived that he had spoken this pa-
rable against them.

20 And they watched him, and
sent forth spies, which should
feign themselves just men, that
they might take hold of his words,
that so they might deliver him
unto the power and authority of
the governor.

21 And they asked him, saying.
Master, we know that thou sayest
and teachest rightly, neither ac-
ceptest thou the person of any,
but teachest the way of God truly :

22 Is it lawful for us to give
tribute unto Csesar, or nol

23 But he perceived their crafti-
ness, and said unto them, Why
tempt ye me"?

24 Shew me a penny. Whose
image and superscription hath it %
They answered and said, Caesar's.

25 And he said unto them. Ren-
der therefore unto Ca?sar the
things which be Cjysar's, and unto
God the things which be God's.

26 And they could not take hold
of his words before the people :
and they marvelled at his answer,
and held their peace.

27 H Then came to him certain
of the Sadducees, which deny that
there is any resurrection ; and they
asked him,

28 Saying, Master, !Moses wrote
unto us. If any man's brother die,
having a wife, and he die without
children, that his brother should
take his wife, and raise up seed
unto his brother.

29 There were therefore seven
brethren : and the first took a
wife, and died without children.

30 And the second took her to
wife, and he died childless.

31 And the third took her; and
in like manner the seven also : and
they left no children, and died.

32 Last of all the woman died also.

33 Therefore in the resurrection
whose wife of them is she"? for
seven had her to wife.

* Gr. Be it not so.

Christ is DavicVs son and Lord.

St. LUKE, 21.

The widow'' s mites.

34 And Jesus answering said
unto them, The children of this
world marry, and are given in
marriage :

35 But they which shall be ac-
counted • worthy to obtain that
world, and the resurrection from'
the dead, neither marry, nor are
given in marriage :

36 Neither can they die any
more : for they are equal unto the
angels ; and are the children of
God, being the children of the
resurrection.

37 Now that the dead are raised,
even Moses shewed ' at the bush.

when he calleth the Lord the God
of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob.

38 For he is not a God of the
dead, but of the living : for all live
unto him.

39 H Then certain of the scribes
answering said. Master, thou hast
well said.

40 And after that they durst not
ask him any question at all.

41 And he said unto them, How
say they that -Christ is David's
son 1

42 And David himself saith in
the book of Psalms, The Lord said
unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right
hand,

43 Till I make thine enemies thy
footstool.

44 David therefore calleth him
Lord, how is he then his son 1

45 II Then in the audience of all
the people he said unto his dis-
ciples,

46 Beware of the scribes, which
desire to walk in long robes, and
love greetings in the ■' markets, and
the highest seats in the synagogues,
and the chief ^ rooms at feasts ;

47 Which devour widows' houses,
and for a shew make long prayers :
the same shall receive greater 'Vlam-
nation.

CHAPTER 21.

1 ChriM cotntnendeth the poor uidoic. T> Ife
foretdXeth the, dentriictioa of the temple,
and of the city JeruHdlem :' S.'i the nigiiK
also which nhdll be before the last ilaij.
34 He exhorteth them to be watchful.

AND he looked up, and saw the
rich men casting their gifts
into the treasury.

2 And he saw also a (-(M'tain poor
widow casting in tliither two mites.

3 And he said. Of a tiuth 1 say
unto you, that this poor widow
hath cast in more than they m,11 :

4 For all these liave of their
"abnndiince cast in unto the ojl'er-
iugs of ( Jod : but she of her penury

hath cast in all the living that she
had.

5 ^ And as some spake of the
temple, how it was adorned with
goodl.v stones and gifts, he said,

6 As for these things which ye
behold, the days will come, in the
which there shall not be left one
stone upon another, that shall not
be thrown down.

7 And they asked him, saying.
Master, but when shall these things
be? and what sign will there he when
these things shall come to pass %

8 And he said. Take heed that
ye be not deceived : for many shall
come in my name, saying, I am
Christ; and the time draweth
near: go ye not therefore after
them.

9 But when ye shall hear of wars
and commotions, be not terrified :
for these things must first come to
pass ; but the end is not '' by and b.v.

10 Then said he unto them, Na-
tion shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom :

1 1 And great earthquakes shall
be in divers places, and famines,
and pestilences ; and fearful sights
and great signs shall there be from
heaven.

12 But before all these, they
shall lay their hands on you, and
persecute you, delivering you up to
the synagogues, and into prisons,
being brought before kings and
rulers for m.y name's sake.

1 3 And it shall turn to you for a
testimony.

14 Settle it therefore in your
hearts, not to meditate before what
ye shall answer :

15 For I will give you a mouth
and wisdom, which all your adver-
saries shall not be able to gainsay
nor resist.

16 And ye shall be betrayed both
by pai-eiits, and brethren, and kins-
folks, and fr'iends ; and some of
you shall they cause to be put to
death.

17 And ye shall be hated of all
men for my name's sake.

18 But there shall not an hair of
your head perish.

19 In your '^pntience possess ye
your souls.

20 And when ye shall see Jeru-
sahnn comi);issed with armies, then
know that the desolation thereof is
nigh.

21 Then let them which are in
Judiea fiee to the mountains; and
let them which are in the midst of
it depart out ; and let not them
that are in the countries entt^r-
th(M(nnto.

22 For these be the days of ven-

/Signs of Christ^ s coming.

St. LUKE, 22.

Treachery of Judas.

geauce, that all things which are
written may be fulfilled.

23 But woe unto them that are
with child, and to them that give
suck, in those days ! for th(;re shall
be great distress in the land, and
wrath upon this people.

24 And they shall fall by the
edge of the swoi'd, and shall be led
away captive into all nations : and
Jerusalem shall be trodden down
of the Gentiles, until the times of
the Gentiles be fulfilled.

25 H And there shall be signs in
the sun, and in the moon, and in
the stars ; and upon the earth dis-
tress of nations, with perplexity ;
the sea and the waves roaring ;

26 Men's hearts failing them for
fear, and for looking after those
things which are coming on the
eartii : for the powers of heaven
shall be shaken.

27 And then shall they see the
Son of man coming in a cloud with
power and great glory.

28 And when these things begin
to come to pass, then look up, and
lift up your heads; for your re-
demption draweth nigh.

29 And he spake to them a para-
ble ; Behold the fig tree, and all
the trees ;

30 When they now shoot forth,
ye see and know of your own
selves that summer is now nigh at
hand.

31 So likewise ye, when ye see
these things come to pass, know ye
that the kingdom of God is nigh at
hand.

32 Verily I say unto you. This
generation shall not pass away, till
all be fulfilled.

33 Heaven and earth shall pass
away : but my words shall not pass
away.

34 U And take heed to your-
selves, lest at any time your hearts
be overchai-ged with surfeiting,
and drunkenness, and cares of this
life, and so that day come upon you
unawares.

35 For as a snare shall it come
on all them that dwell on the face
of the whole earth.

36 Watch ye therefore, and pray
always, that ye may be accounted
worthy to escape all these things
that shall come to pass, and to
stand before the Son of man.

37 And in the daytime he was
teaching in the temple; and at
night he went out, and abode in
the mount that is called the mount
of Olives.

38 And all i^e people came early
in the morning to him in the tem-
ple, for to hear him.

CHAPTER 22.

t The JncHcoiifipireagtiindt Christ. Z Satan
j>fejiaretlh Judas to betray him. 7 The

iipoxt/es prepare the passorer. 19 ChrUt
hixliliifet/i hix liohixnpix'r. 'jl cnrvrtlti fore-
tell, tl, (iflhe tntitiir, -.'4 <hhnrl,1h lli, rest of
his i/jiosllt's friiiii (DiiliHiini, 81 assurelh
■ /',/, r his fa'illi shoul.l not fail : 34 and vet
he shuithi ,1, nil III, I, Ihriee. 39 He prayeth
ill Ihe III, milt, <(),,! sirciil.'lh hlood, 4T i» lie-
tr,iih',l II nil ,1 kiss : r.ii h,' h,,il,-1h Malehiis'
e,ti\ r4 //.' is tliri,-r ,l,iii,,l ,,/ Peter, («
.^hiiinefiillij abased, tlO and eiiii/esseth him-
self to be the Son of God.

NOW the feast of unleavened
bread drew nigh, which is
called the Passover.

2 And the chief priests and
scribes sought how th(^y might
kill him ; for they feared the peo-
ple.

3 H Then entered Satan into Ju-
das surnamed Iscariot, being of the
number of the twelve.

4 And he went his way, and com-
muned Avith the chief priests and
captains, how he might oeti'ay him
unto them.

5 And they were glad, and cove-
nanted to give him money.

6 i\.nd he promised, and sought
opportunity to betray him unto
them in the absence of the multi-
tude.

7 V[ Then came the day of un-
leavened bread, when the passover
must be killed.

8 And he sent Peter and John,
saying, Go and prepai'e us the pass-
over, that we may eat.

9 And they said unto him. Where
wilt thou that we prepare ^

10 And he said unto them. Be-
hold, when ye are entered into the
city, there shall a man meet you,
bearing a pitcher of water ; follow
him into the house where he en-
tereth in.

11 And ye shall say unto the
' good man of the house. The Master
saitli unto thee. Where is the guest-
chamber, where I shall eat the pass-
over with my disciples 1

1 2 And he shall shew you a large
upper room furnished : there make
ready.

13 And they went, and found as
he had said unto them : and thej'
made ready the passover.

14 And when the hour was come,
he sat down, and the twelve apos-
tles with him.

15 And he said unto them, With
desire I have desired to eat this
passover with you before I suffer :

16 For I say unto you, I will not
any more eat thereof, until it be
fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

17 And he took the cup, and
gave thanks, and said, Take this,
and divide it among yourselves :

1 master

Tlieiast supper.

St. LUKE, 22.

Christ'' s agony and prayer.

18 For I say unto you, I will not
drink of the fruit of the vine, until
the kingdom of (Jod shall come.

19 H And he took bread, and
gave tlianks, and brake it, and
gave unto them, saying, This is my_
body which is given for you : this'
do in remembrance of me.

'20 Likewise also the cup after
suijper, saying. This cup is the new
' testament in my blood, which is
shed for you.

21 II But, behold, the hand of
him that betrayeth me is with me
on tlie table.

22 And truly the 8on of man
goeth, as it was determined : but
woe unto that man by whom he is
betrayed !

23 And they began to enquire
among themselves, which of them
it was that should do this thing.

24 U And there was also a strife
among them, which of them should
be accounted the greatest.

25 And he said unto them. The
kings of the Gentiles exercise lord-
ship over them ; and they that ex-
ercise authority upon them are
called benefactors.

26 But ye shall not he so : but he
that is gi'eatest among you, let him
be as the younger ; and he that is
chief, as he that doth sei've.

27 For whether is greater, he
that sitteth at meat, or he that
serveth *? /,s not he that sitteth at
meaf? but I am among you as he
that serveth.

28 Ye are they which have con-
tinued with me in my tempta-
tions.

29 And I appoint unto you a
kingdom, as my Father hath ap-
pointed unto me ;

30 Tliat ye may eat and drink at
my table in my kingdom, and sit
on thnmes judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.

31 H And the Lord said, Simon.
(Simon, behold, Satan hath 'desired
to lume you, that he may sift you as
wheat :

32 But I have prayed for thee,
that thy faith fail not : and ■'when

tlion ai't converted, strengllien tliy
l)r(!thn!n

33 And lie said unto him, i^ord,
1 am ready to go witli thee, both
into i)rison, and to death.

31 And he said, I tell thee, Peter,
the co(rk Khali not crow this day,
biifon^diat thou slialt thrice deny
thai, thou knowest me.

• lO And he said unto them, When
I sent you without i)urse,and^scri|).
and shoes, lack(Ml .ve any thing '.
And they said, Nothing.

36 Then said he unto them. But
now, he that hath a purse, let him
take it, and likewise Ids ^ scrip : and
he that *'hath no sword, let him sell

his garment, and buy one.

37 For i say unto you, that this
that is written must yet be accom-
plished in me, And he was reckoned
among the transgressors : for the
things concerning me have "an
end.

38 And they said. Lord, behold,
here are two swords. And he said
unto th(nn. It is enough.

39 II And he came out, and went,
as he was wont, to the mount t)f
Olives ; and his disciples also fol-
lowed him.

40 And when he was at the place,
he said unto them. Pray that ye
enter not into temptation.

41 And he was withdrawn from
them about a stone's cast, and
kneeled down, and prayed,

42 Saying, Father, if thou be
willing, remove this cup from me :
nevertheless not my will, but thine,
be done.

43 And there appeared an angel
unto him from heaven, strengthen-
ing him.

44 And being in an agony he
pi'ayed more earnestly: and his
sweat was as it were great drops
of blood falling down to the
ground.

45 And when he rose up from
prayer, and was come to his disci-
ples, he found them sleeping for
sori'ow,

46 And said unto them, Why
sleep ye ? rise and jiray, lest ye en-
ter into temi)tation.

47 II And while he yet spake, be-
hold a multitude, and he that was
called .ludas, one of the twelve,
went before them, and drew near
unto Jesus to kiss him.

18 But .Tesus said unto him, Ju-
das, betrayest thou tlie Son of man
with a kiss?

49 When they which were about
Iiim saw what would follow, they
said unto him. Lord, shall we smite
with tlH> sword ?

50 ^ And one of tliem smote tlie
servant of tli(^. high priest, and cut
oil' his right ear.

5 1 And Jesus ajiswered and said.
SulTer yi; thus far. And he touched
his ear. and iiealed him.

52 Tlum Jesus said unto tlie
chief pi-iests, and captains of the
ti-mplc, and the cldeis, which were
come to him, P>e ye come out. as
against a ^ I hief. witli swords and
staves ?

53 When 1 was daily witJi you

5 wallet :

6 hath none,
let him sell
his garment
and buy a
sAVord.

Peter's denial.

St. LUKE, 23.

J^sns mocked by Herod.

in the temple, ye stretched forth
jio hands against me : but this is
your hour, and the power of dark-
ness.

54 ^ Then took they him, and
led him, and brought him into the
high priest's house. And Peter fol-
lowed afar oti'.

55 And when they had kindled
a fire in the midst of the ^ hall, and
were set down together, Peter sat
down among them.

56 But a certain maid Ix^held
him as he sat by the fire, and etir-
nestly looked upon him, and said,
This man was also with him.

57 And he denied him, saying.
Woman, I know him not.

5(S And after a little while an-
other saw him, and said. Thou art
also of them. And Peter said,
Man, I am not.

59 And about the space of one
hour after another confidently
affirmed, saying, Of a truth this
fellov also was with him : for he
is a Galila?an.

60 And Peter said, Man, I know
not what thou sayest. And im-
mediately, while he yet spake, the
cock crew.

61 And the Lord turned, and
looked upon Peter. And Peter re-
membered the word of the Lord,
how he had said unto him. Before
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me
thrice.

62 And Peter went out, and
wept bitterly.

63 51 And the men that held
Jesus mocked him, and smote
him.

64 And when they had blind-
folded him, they struck him on the
face, and asked him, saying, Pro-
phesy, who is it that smote thee'?

65 And many other things "blas-
phemously spake tliey against him.

66 II And as soon as it was day,
the elders of the people and the
chief priests and the scribes came
together, and led him into their
council, saying,

67 Art thou the Christ 1 tell us.
And he said ujito them. If I tell
you, ye will not believe :

68 And if I also ask you, ye will
not answer me, nor let me go.

69 Hereafter shall the Son of
man sit on the right hand of the
pt)\ver of fjlod.

70 Then said they all, Ai-t thou
then the Soil of God 'l And he said
unto them, Ye say that i am.

71 And they said. What need
we any further witness? for we
ourselves have heard of liis own
mouth.

CHAPTER 23.

1 Jesus is Hceutted he/ore Pilate, and sent to
Ilerud. S Herod mocketh him. 12 Herod
(I III! Pi/iiii- lire made friends. 13 Burah-
liiis /.v ili'.si rill <if Vie jieaple, and is loaned
111/ Piliiti', mill Jexux iti yiren to he ci'uci-
jied. '27 lie lelleth the iiomen, that lament
him, the destruction ofJernxnhm : 34 pra;/-
ethfnr his enemies. 39 Tiro evildoers are
crucified tcith him. 40 His death. 50 His
burial.

AND the whole multitude of
them arose, and led him unto
Pilate.

2 And they began to accuse him,
saying, We found this fellow per-
verting the nation, and forbidding
to give tribute to Cfesar, saying
that he himself is Christ a King.

3 And Pilate asked him, saying.
Art thou the King of the Jews'?
And he answered him and said,
Thou sayest it.

4 Then said Pilate to the chief
priests and to the people, I find no
fault in this man.

5 iVnd they were the more fierce,
saying, He stirreth up the people,
teaching throughout all Jewry,
beginning from Galilee to this
place.

6 Wlien Pilate heard of Galilee,
he asked whether the man were a
Galihean.

7 And as soon as he knew that
he belonged unto Herod's jurisdic-
tion, he sent him to Herod, who
himself also was at Jerusalem at
that time.

8 51 And when Herod saw Jesus,
he was exceeding glad : for he was
desirous to see him of a long season,
because he had heard many things
of him ; and he hoped to have
seen some miracle done by him.

9 Then he questioned with him
in many words ; but he answered
him nothing.

10 And the chief priests and
scribes stood and vehementlj' ac-
cused him.

11 And Herod with his men of
war set him at nought, and mocked
him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous
robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

12 51 And the same day Pilate
and Herod were made friends to-
gether : for before they were at
enmity between themselves.

13 51 And Pilate, when he had
called together the chi(>f priests
and the rulers and the people,

14 Said unto them, Ye have
V)rought this man unto me, as one
that i)erverteth the i)eople: and,
behold, 1, having examined him
before you, have found no fault in
this man touching those things
whereof ye accuse him :

15 No, nor yet Herod : fori sent

Jesus condemned to d6alh.

St. LUKE, 23.

He is crucified.

you to him ; and, lo, nothing
worthy of death 'is done unto him.

16 1 will therefore chastise him,
and release him.

17 (For of necessity he must re-
lease one unto them at the feast.)

18 And they cried out all at once,
saying. Away with this man, and
release unto us Barabbas :

19 (Who for a certain ^ sedition

made in the city, and for murder,
was cast into prison.)

20 Pilate therefore, -'' willing to
release Jesus, spake again to tliem.

21 But they cried, saying, Cru-
cify him, crucify him.

22 And he said unto them the
third time, VV^hy, what evil hath he
donel I have found no cause of
death in him : I will therefore chas-
tise him, and let him go.

23 And they were instant \yith
loud voices, requiring that he might
be crucified. And the voices of
them and of the chief priests pre-
vailed.

24 And Pilate gave sentence that
it should be as they required.

25 And he released unto them
him that for ' sedition and murder
was cast into prison, whom they
had desired ; but he delivered Jesus
to their will.

26 And as they led him away,
they laid hold upon one Simon, a
Cyrenian, coming out of the coun-
try, and on him they laid the
cross, that he might bear it after
Jesus.

27 II And there followed him a
great company of people, and of
women, which also bewailed and
lamented him.

28 But Jesus turning unto them
said. Daughters of Jei-usalem, weep
not for me, but weep for yourselves,
and for your children.

29 For, behold, the days are com-
ing, in the which they shall say.
Blessed are the barren, and the
woml)s that never bare, and the
paps which never gave suck.

.30 Then shall they begin to say
to th(^ mountains, Fall on us; and
to the hillsj (V)V(n' us.

31 For if they do these tilings in
a green tree, wliat shall be done in
the dry 1

32 And there were also two
other, malefactors, led with him to
b(i put to deatli.

33 And when they wei'c conie to
the place, which is called '( 'alvary.
then* they crucified him, and the
malefactors, one on the I'ight hand,
and the othei' on the left.

3 1 II Then said .f esus. Father,
forgive them ; for they know not

what they do. And they parted
his raiment, and cast lots.

35 And the people stood behold-
ing. And the rulers also with them
derided him., saying. He saved
others ; let him save himself, if he
be '^(-hn'st. the chosen of God.

36 And the soldiers also mocked
him, coming to him, and ofi"ering
him vinegar,

37 And saying. If thou be the
king of the Jews, save thyself.

38 And a superscription also was
written over him in letters of
Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew,
THIS IS THE KING OF THE
JEWS.

39 H And one of the malefactors
which were hanged railed on him,
saying. If thou be ' Christ, save thy-
self and us.

40 But the other answering re-
buked him, saying. Dost not thou
fear God, seeing thou art in the
same condemnation 1

41 And we indeed justly ; for we
receive the due reward of our deeds :
but this man hath done nothing
amiss.

42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord,
remember rne when thou comest
8 into thy kingdom.

43 And Jesus said unto him.
Verily I say unto thee. To day
shalt thou be with me in paradise.

44 And it was about the sixth
hour, and thei-e was a darkness
over all the 'earth until the ninth
hour.

45 And the sun was darkened,
and the veil of the temple was rent
in the midst.

46 H And when Jesus had cried
with a loud voice, he said, Father,
into thy hands I connnend my
sjiirit : and having said thus, he
gave up the ghost.

47 Now when the centurion saw
what was done, he glorified God,
saying, ('ertainly this was a right-
eous man.

48 And all the ])eople that came
together to that sight, b(4iolding
the things which were done, smote
tlieii' breasts, and retui'ned.

49 And all his acquaintance, and
the women tliat followed him fv'oiii
Galilee, stood afar ofi', beholding
thes(^ things.

50 ^ And, behold, there van a man
named Joseph, a "founsf^llov : xml
he iraK a good man, and a just:

51 (T1h> same had not consented
to the counsel and dovd of them ;)
he H'/tK of Ai'imathiea, a city of the
.Tews: who also himself waited for
the kingdom of God.

*0r,

5 the Christ,

land

^ couiicnior,

Angels declare him risen.

St. LUKE, 24.

His apijearance at Emmous.

52 This onan went unto Pilate,
and begged the body of Jesus.

53 And he took it down, and
wrapped it in linen, and laid it in
a sepulchre that was hewn in stone,
wherein never man before was laid.

54 And that day was the prepa-
ration, and the sabbath drew on.

55 And the women also, which
came with him from Galilee, fol-
lowed after, and beheld the se-
pulchre, and how his body was laid.

56 And they returned, and pre-
pared spices and ointments ; and
rested the sabbath day according
to the commandment.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Christ's resurreciion in declared hy two
angels to the women that come to the se-
pulchre. 9 TJiese report it to others. 13
Christ himself ojijietireth to the two disci-
ples that ii:ent to Em^nans : 3(5 afterwards
he appeareth to the aj)o.-<tle.'<. and /•eprorc/h
their inif'elief: 47 (lirtih them a charije :
49 promi.seih the Iloli/ Oliost: 51 and so
ascendeth into heaven.

NOW upon the first day of the
week, very early in the morn-
ing, they came unto the sei)ulchre,
bringing the spices which they had
prepared, and certain others with
them.

2 And they found the stone
rolled away from the sepulchre.

3 And they entered in, and found
not the body of the Lord Jesus.

4 And it came to pass, as they
were much perplexed thereabout,
behold, two men stood by them in
shining garments :

5 And as they were afraid, and
bowed down their faces to the
earth, they said unto them. Why
seek ye the living among the dead"?

6 He is not here, but is risen :
remember how he spake unto you
when he was yet in Galilee,

7 Saying, The Son of man must
be delivered into the hands of
sinful men, and be crucified, and
the third day rise again.

8 And they remembered his
words,

9 And returned from the sepul-
chre, and told all these things unto
the eleven, and to all the rest.

10 It was JNIary Magdalene, and
Joanna, and Mai'y the mother of
James, and other n'omen that it>ere
with them, which told these things
unto the apostles.

1 1 And their words seemed to
them as idle tales, and they be-
lieved them not.

12 Then arose Peter, and ran
unto the sepulchre ; and stooping
down, he beheld the linen clothes
laid by themselves, and departed,
wondering in himself at that which
was come to pass.

13 U And, behold, two of them
went that same day to a village
called Emmaus, which was from
Jerusalem about threescore fur-
longs.

14 And they talked together of
all these things which had hap-
pened.

15 And it came to pass, that,
while they conmiuned together ami
reasoned, Jesus himself drew near,
and went with them.

16 But their eyes were holden
that they should not know him.

17 And he said unto them. What
manner of communications are
these that ye have one to another,
as ye walk, and are sad 1

18 And the one of them, whose
name was Cleopas, answering said
unto him, ^ Art thovi only a stranger
in Jerusalem, and hast not known

the things which are come to pass
there in these days 1

19 And he said unto them. What
things'? And they said unto him.
Concerning Jesus of Nazareth,
which was a prophet mighty in
deed and woi*d before God and all
the people :

20 And how the chief priests
and our rulers delivered him to be
condemned to death, and have cru-
cified him.

21 But we trusted that it had
been he which should have re-
deemed Israel : anfl beside all this,
to day is the third day since these
things were done.

22 Yea, and certain women also
of our company made us asto-
nished, which were early at the se-
pulchre ;

23 And when they found not his
body, they came, siiying, that they
had also seen a vision of angels,
- which said that he was alive.

24 And certain of them which
were with us went to the sepul-
chre, and found it even so as the
women had said : but him they
saw not.

25 Then he said unto them, O
fools, anfl slow of lieart to believe
all that the prophets have spoken :

26 Ought not "'Christ to have
suffered these things, and to enter
into his glory 1

27 And beginning at Moses and
all the prophets, he expounded
unto them in all the scriptures the
things concerning himself.

28 And they drew nigh unto the
village, whither they went: and
he made as though he would have
gone further.

29 But they constrained him,
saying. Abide with us : for it is to-
ward evening, and the day is far

1 Dost thou
aloue
sojourn in
Jerusalem,
and not
know

2 who

3 the Christ

Jesus appeareth to disciples. St. LUKE, 24. He ascendefh into heaven.

spent. And lie went in to tarry
with them.

30 And it came to pass, as he sat
at meat with them, he took bread,
and blessed it, and brake, and gave
to them.

31 And their eyes were .opened,
and they knew him ; and he va-
nished out of their sight.

32 And they said one to another,
Did not our heart burn within us,
while he talked witli us by the
way, and while he opened to us
the scriptures'?

33 And they rose up the same
hour,_ anfl returned to Jerusalem,
and found the eleven gathered to-
gether, and them that were with
them,

34 Saying, Tlie Lord is risen in-
deed, and hath appeared to Simon.

35 And they told what things
loere done in the way, and how he
was known of them in breaking of
bread.

36 ^ And as they thus spake,
Jesus himself stood in the midst of
them, and saith unto them, Peace
he unto you.

37 ]jut they were terrified and
affrighted, and supposed that they
had seen a spirit.

38 And he said unto them. Why
are ye troubled % and why do
thoughts arise in your hearts?

39 Behold my hands and my
feet, that it is I myself : handle
me, and see ; for a spirit hath not
flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

40 And when he had thus spo-
ken, he shewefl them Ai.s hands
and his feet.

41 And while they' yet believed
not for joy, and wondered, he said

unto them, Have ye here any
' meat '?

42 And they gave him a piece of
a broiled fish, and of an honey-
comb.

43 And he took it, and did eat
before them.

44 And he said unto them. These
are the word.s which 1 spake unto
you, while I was yet with you, that
all things must be fulfilled, which
were written in the law of Moses,
and in the prophets, and in the
psalms, concerning me.

45 Then opened he their under-
standing, that they might under-
stand the scriptures,

46 And said unto them. Thus it
is written, and thus it behoved
•^ Christ to suffer, and to rise from
the dead the third day :

47_ And that repentance and re-
mission of sins should be preached
in his name among all nations, be-
ginning at Jerusalem.

48 And ye are witnesses of these
things.

49 ^ And, behold, I send the
promise of my Father upon j'ou :
but tarry ye in the city of Jerusa-
lem, until ye be endued with power
from on high.

50 ^ And he led them out as far
as to Bethany, and he lifted up his
hands, and blessed them.

51 And it came to pass, while he
blessed them, he was jjarted from
them, and carried up into heaven.

52 And they worshipped him,
and returned to Jerusalem with
great joy :

53 And were continually in the
temple, praising and blessing God.
Amen.

1 tiling
eat?

- the Christ

THE GOSPEL ACCORDIlvrG TO

St. JOI-IN

CHAPTER 1.

1 TliP, iUiiiiiti/. h iiiiitniitii, inid afflff <if Jcxiis
( 'hrixt. l."> The. trxlhiu'ini/ of John. ' :jO The
oillhiij (if Andrew, I'eter, <i-c.

IN the beginning was the Wordj
and th(^ Wortl was with God, and
the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning
with God.

3 All things were made ' b^him ;
and without him was not '-'any
tiling iiiaili' tlwit was iiindc.

4 111 Inin was lite ; and l\\v life
was tlic light of men .

5 And the light shineth in dark-

ness ; and the darkness ' com pre -
bended it not.

6 51 There was a man sent from
God, whose name f'dx John.

7 The same came for a witiuvss,
to bear witness of the Light, that
all ///rM through him iniglit believe.

8 Ht; was not that l^ight, but 7/<f(s
Keiif to bear witness of that Light.

9 That was th(^ true Jjight, which
lighteth ^ every man that cometli
into tho woild.

10 lie was in the woi'ld, and the
world was made ' by him, and th(>
world knew him not.

John Baptist'' s tvitness.

St. JOHN, 1.

Disciples introduced to Jesus.

11 He came unto his own, and
his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him,
to them gave he ^ powef to become
the sons of God, even to them that
beheve on his name :

13 Wliichwereborn, not of blood,
noi' of the will of the tlesh, nor of
the will of man, but of God.

1 4 And the Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us, (and we be-
held his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,) full
of grace and truth.

15 If John bare witness of him,
and cried, saying. This was he of
whom I spake, He that cometh
after me is preferred before me :
foi" he was before me.

}6 And of his fulness have all
we received, and grace for grace.

17 For the law was given "by
Moses, fjut grace and truth came
" by Jesus Christ.

1 8 No man hath seen God at any
time ; ^ the only begotten Son,
which is in the bosom of the Fa-
ther, he hath declared hi//i.

19 U And this is the "'record of
John, when the Jews sent priests
and Levites from Jerusalem to ask
him. Who art thou'?

20 And he confessed, and denied
not : but confessed, I am not the
Christ.

21 And they artked him, What
theni Art thou ^EliasJ And he
saith, I am not. Art thou that
prophet 1 And he answered, No.

22 Then said they unto him.
Who art th(ju 1 that we may give
an answer to them that sent us.
What sayest thou of thyself 1

23 He said, I am, the voice of one
crying in the wilderness, Make
straight the way of the Lord, as
said the prophet '' Esaias.

24 And they which were sent
were of the Pharisees.

25 And they asked him, and said
unto him, Why baptizest thou then,
if thou be not "that Christ, nor

Elias, neither that prophet?

26 John answered them, saying,
I baptize with water : but there
standeth one among you, whom
ye know not ;

27 He it is, who coming after me
is preferred before me, whose shoe's
latchet I am not worthy to un-
loose.

28 These things were done in
Bethabara beyond Jordan, where
John was l)aptizing.

29 II The next day Jolm seeth
Jesus coming unto him, and saith.

*0i;

Behold the Lamb of God, which
'^ taketh away the sin of the world.

30 Tliis IS he of whom I said,
After me cometh a man which is
preferred before me : for he was
before me.

31 And I knew him not: but
that he should be made manifest
to Israel, thei'efore am I come bap-
tizing with water.

32 And John bare record, saying,
I saw the Spirit descending from
heaven like a dove, and it abode
upon him.

33 And I knew him not : but he
that sent me to baptize with water,
the same said unto me, I pon whom
thou shalt see the Spirit descending,
and reinaining on him, the same is
he which baptizeth with the Holy
Ghost.

34 And I saw, and bare record
that this is the Son of God.

35 ^ Again the next day after
John stood, and two of his dis-
ciples ;

36 And looking upon Jesus as
he walked, he saith. Behold the
Lamb of God !

37 And the two disciples heard
him speak, and they followed
Jesus.

38 Then Jesus turned, and saw
them following, and saith unto
them. What seek ye? They said
unto him, Eabbi, (which is to say,
being interpreted. Master,) where
dwellest thou 1

39 He saith vnito tliem, Come
and see. They came and saw
where he dwelt, and abode with
him that day : for it was about the
tenth hour.

40 One of the two which heard
John speak, and followed him, was
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

41 He first findeth his own bro-
ther Simon, and saith unto him.
We have found the ^ Messias,
v/hich is, being interpreted, the
Christ.

42 And he brought him to Jesus.
And when Jesus beheld him, he
said. Thou art Simon the son of
Jona : thou shalt be called Cephas,
which is by interpi'etation, A stone.

43 f\ The day following Jesus
would go forth into Galilee, and
findeth Philip, and saith unto him,
Follow me.

44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida,
the city of Andrew and Petei'.

45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and
saith unto liim, We have found
him, of whom Moses in the law,
and the pi"0]jhets, did write, Jesus
of Nazareth, the son of Josejjh.

46 And Nathanael saifl unt( • liim.
Can there any good thing come out

8 bearetli

'•> Messiah,

The marriage at Cana.

St. JOHN, 2, 3.

Jesus deanseth the tempi e.

of Nazareth 1 Philip saith unto
him, Come and see.

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming
to him, and saith of him. Behold an
Israelite indeed, in whom is noguile!

48 Nathanael saith unto him,
Whence knowest thou me 1_ Jesus
answered and said unto him, Be-
fore that Philip called thee, when
thou wast under the fig ti'ee, 1 saw
thee.

49 Nathanael answered and saith
unto him, Eabbi, thou art the Son
of God ; thou art the King of Israel.

50 Jesus answered and said unto
him. Because I said unto thee, I
saw thee under the fig tree, be-
lieyest thou 1 thou shalt see greater
things than these.

51 And he saith unto him. Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Hereafter
ye shall see heaven open, and the
angels of God ascending and de-
scending upon the Son of man.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Chrifit tnriiefh initer into iriitfi, 12 <lepart-
eth iiitii ( 'iiiirrnii ti iji, (lull ill Jc/'iisd/cm,
14 w/u'/v /,f jiiinirtli IJu- f,inj,Ie (if hii,/ei:s
and ffel/em. lit J/t\f'(>reif //,■/// h l.-i deaVi and
renurrectlon. '£i Slant/ he/iercd becaiixe of
hifi miracles, but hewould not truat himficlf
with them.

AND the third day there was a
marriage in Cana of Galilee ;
and the mother of Jesus was there :

2 And both Jesus was called, and
his disciples, to the mai-riage.

3 And when ' tliey wanted wine,
the mother of Jesus saith unto him.
They have no wine.

4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman,
what have I to do with thee 1 mine
hour is not yet come.

5 His motlier saith unto the ser-
vants, Whatsoever he saith unto
you, do it.

6 And there were set there six
waterpots of stone, after the man-
ner ot the purifying of the Jews,
containing two or three firkins
ai)iece.

7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the
waterpots with water. And they
filled them up to the brim.

8 And he saitli unto them. Draw
out now, and bear unto the go-
vernor of the feast. And they
bar(; it.

9 When the ruler of the feast had
tast(Hl tlie water tliat was m.-ide
wine, and knew not whence it w;i,s :
(but the servants whicli drew the
water knew;) the govei-nor of the
feast culleil the bi-iflegrooin,

10 And saith unto him, J^'very
man at the beginning dotli set
foi'th good wine; and when men
hav{! well driiid<, then that which
is woi-se : fmt thou hast kept the
good wine until now.

11 This beginning of ^ miracles
did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and
manifested forth his glory ; and
his disciples believed on him.

12^ After this he went down to
Capernaum, he, and his motlier,
and his brethren, and his disciples :
and they continued there not many
days.

1 3 II And the Jews' passover was
at hand, and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem,

14 And found in the temple
those that sold oxen and sheep
and doves, and the changers of
money sitting :

15 And when he had made a
scourge of small cords, he drove
them all out of the temple, and the
sheep, and the oxen ; and poured
out the changers' money, and over-
threw the tables ;

1 6 And said unto them that sold
doves, Take these things hence ;
make not my Father's house an
house of merchandise.

17 And his disciples remembered
that it was written, The zeal of
thine house hath eaten me up.

18 U Then answered the Jews
and said unto him. What sign
shewest thou unto us, seeing that
thou doest these things'?

19 Jesus answered and said unto
them, Destroy this temple, and in
three days I will raise it up.

20 Then said the Jews, Forty
and six years was this temple in
building, and wilt thou rear it up
in three days 1

21 But he spake of the temple of
his body.

22 When therefore he was "risen
from the dead, his disciples remem-
bered that he had said this unto
them ; and they believed the scrip-
ture, and the word which Jesus had
said.

23 H Now when he was in Jeru-
salem at the passover, "'in the feast
da I/, many believed in his name,
when they saw the ■* miracles which
lie did.

24 But Jesusdid not commit him-
self unto them, because he knew
all men,

25 And needed not that any
should testify of man : for he knew
what was in man.

CHAPTER 3.

1 rhfint teachfth Xicodew iik the necensitii of
trijenertitiiin. 14 Of faith in hin death.
IC) 7'he great lore of iiod tuirants the irorltl.
IS ('undenmation for iinlielief. '.':i Thetiap-
lixiti. iritnenx, and doctrine of Joint, con-
cffiii 11(1 Ch)int.

Til VAIVj was a man of the Phari-
sees, named Nicodemus, a ruler
of the Jews :

2 his sisrns

3 during the
feast,

■* signs

Discourse ivitlt Nicodemiis.

St. JOHN, 3.

The friend of the hridegroom.

2 The same came to Jesus by
night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we
know that thou art a teacher come
from God : for no man can do these
' miracles that thou doest, except
God be with him.

3 Jesus answered and said unto
him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee.
Except "a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus saith unto him.
How can a man be born when he
i.s old? can he enter the second
time into his mother's womb, and
be bornl

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily,
I say unto thee. Except ^ a man be
born of water and '*'of the iSpirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom
of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh
is flesh ; and that which is born of
the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto
thee. Ye must be born ^ again.

8 The wind bloweth where it iist-
eth, and thou hearest the sound
thereof, but canst not tell whence
it Cometh, and whither it goeth :
so is every one that is born of the
Si^irit.

9 Nicodemus answered and said
unto him, How can these things be ?

1 0 Jesus answered and said unto
him, Art thou a master of Israel,
and knowest not these things'?

1 1 Verily, verily, I say unto thee.
We speak that we do know, and
testify that we have seen ; and ye
receive not our witness.

12 If I have told you earthly
things, and ye believe not, how
shall ye believe, if I tell you of
heavenly things'?

13 And no man hath ascended
up to heaven, but he that came
down from heaven, even the Son
of man which is in heaven.

14 51 And as Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness, even so
must the Son of man he lifted
up:

15 That whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have
eternal life.

16 H For (jiod so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have "ever-
lasting life.

1 7 For God sent not his Son into
the world to condemn the woi'ld ;
but that the world through him
might be saved.

IcS ^ He that believeth on him
is not condenmed : but he that be-
lieveth not is condemned already,
because he hath not believed in the

name of the only begotten Son of
God.

1 9 And this is the condemnation,
that light is come into the world,
and men loved darkness rather than
light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For every one that '^doeth

evil hateth the light, neither com-
eth to the light, lest his deeds
should be reproved.

21 But he that doeth truth com-
eth to the light, that his deeds may
be made manifest, that they are
wrought in God.

22 ^ After these things came
Jesus and his disciples into the
land of Jud;^a ; and there he tar-
ried with them, and baptized.

23 ^ And John also was baptiz-
ing in ^]non near to Salim, because
there was much water there : and
they came, and were baptized.

24 For John was not yet cast
into prison.

25 ^ Then there arose a ques-
tion between some of John's disci-
ples and the Jews about purifying.

26 And they came unto John,
and said unto him, Rabbi, he that
was with thee beyond Jordan, to
whom thou barest witness, behold,
the same baptizeth, and all men
come to him.

27 John answered and said, A
man can receive nothing, except it
be given him from heaven.

28 Ye yourselves bear me wit-
ness, that I said, I am not the
Christ, but that I am sent before
him.

29 He that hath the bride is the
bridegroom : but the friend of the
bridegroom, which standeth and
heareth him, rejoiceth gi-eatly be-
cause of the bridegroom's voice :
this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

30 He must increase, but I imist
decrease.

31 He that" Cometh from above is
above all : he that is of the ear-th is
earthly, and speaketh of the earth :
he that cometh from heaven is
above all.

32 And what he hath seen and
heard, that he testifieth ; and no
man receiveth his testimony.

33 He that hath received his tes-
timony hath set to his seal that
God is true.

34 For he wh(mi God hath sent
speaketh the woi'ds of (Jod : for
God giveth not the Spirit by mea-
siii'e unto him.

35 The Father loveth the Son,
and liath given all things into his
hand.

30 He that believeth on the Son
Iiath "everlasting life : and he that

Tlie woman of Samaria.

St. JOHN, 4.

True icorship.

' helieveth not the Son sliall not
•see life ; but the wrath of God
abideth on him.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Christ ialketh with a woman of Samaria,
and revealeth himself unto her. '27 /Ji.s
disciples marvel. 31 lie declareth to them
his seal to God''s glory. 3'J Many Suimi-
ritans believe on him. 43 He depui'teth
info Galilee, and healeth the ruler's son
that lay sick at Cajiefnuum.

WHEN therefore the Lord
knew how the Pharisees had
heard that Jesus made and bap-
tized more disciples than John,

2 (Though Jesus himself baptized
not, but his disciples,)

3 He left Juds^a, and departed
again into Galilee.

4 And he must needs go through
Samaria.

5 Then cometh lie to a city of
Samaria, which is called Sychar,
near to the parcel of ground that
Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

6 Now Jacob's well was there.
Jesus therefore, being wearied with
his journey, sat thus on the Avell :
and it was about the sixth hour.

7 There cometh a woman of Sa-
maria to draw water : Jesus saith
unto her. Give me to drink.

8 (For his disciples were gone
away unto the city to buy " meat. )

9 Then saith the woman of Sa-
maria unto him. How is it that
thou, being a Jew, askest drink of
me, which am a woman of Samaria 1
for the Je^ys have no dealings with
the Samaritans.

10 Jesus answered and said unto
her. If thou knewest the gift of
God, and who it is that saith t(j
thee. Give me to drink ; thou
wouldest have asked of him, find
he would have given thee living
water.

11 The woman saith unto him,
Sir, thou hast nothing to draw
with, and the well is deep : from
whence then hast thou that living
water ?

12 Art thou greater than our
father Jacob, whicli gave us tlie
well, and drank thei'eof himself,
and his children, and his cattle'?

13 Jesus answered and said unto
her. Whosoever drinketh of tliis
water shall thirst again :

14 Put whosoever drinketh <if
the water that \ shall give him
shall never thirst ; but the watei-
that I shall give him shall be in
him a well of water springing uj)
into ''evei-lasting life.

15 The woman saith unto him.
Sir, give me this wati^r, that I
thirst not, neither come hither to
draw.

1 6 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call
thy husband, and come hither.

17 The woman answered and
said, I have no husljand. Jesus
said unto her. Thou hast well said,
I have no husband :

18 For thou hast had five hus-
bands ; and he whom thou now
hast is not thy husband : in that
saidst thou truly.

19 The woman saith unto him,
Sir, I perceive that thou art a
prophet.

20 Our fathers worshipped in
this mountain; and ye say, that
in Jerusalem is the place where
men ought to Avorship.

21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman,
believe me, tlie hour cometh, when
ye shall neither in this mountain,
nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the
Father.

22 Ye worship ye know not
what : we know what we wor-
ship : for salvation is of the Jews.

23 But the hour cometh, and
now is, when the true worshippers
shall worship the Father in spirit
and ■* in truth : for the Father seek-
eth such to worship him.

24 God is ^a Spirit: and they
that _ worship him nuist worship
him in spirit and ''in truth.

25 The woman saith unto him,
I know that ''Messias cometh,
which is called Christ : when he
is come, he will tell us all things.

26 Jesus saith unto her, I that
speak unto thee am he.

27 ^ And upon this came his dis-
ciples, and marvelled that he talked
with '^ the woman : yet no man said.
What seekest thou 1 or, Why talk-
est thou with her ?

28 The woman then left her
waterpot, and went her way into
the city, and saitli to the men,

29 Come, se(; a man, which told
me all things that ever I did: "js
not this the Christ'?

30 Then they -went out of the
city, and came unto him.

31 If In the mean wliile liis dis-
ciples prayed liim, saying, Master,
eat.

32 Put he said unto them, I have
meat to eat that ye know not of.

33 Thei'efor(^ said the disciiiles
(me to another. Hath any man
brouglit him oin/hf to eatl

34 Jesus saith unto them, My
meat is to do the will of hini
that sent me, and to finish his
woi'k.

35 Say not ye, There are yet
four months, and thi^n cometh liar-
vest 1 behold, I say unto you. Lift
up your eyes, and look on the

•> truth :
5 spirit :
0 truth.
' Messiah

c;ui this be

A nobleman s son healed.

St. JOHN, 5.

Cure at Bethesda.

fields ; for they are white ah"eady
to harvest.

36 And he that reapeth receiveth
wages, and gathereth fruit unto
life eternal : that both he that
soweth and he that reapeth may
rejoice together.

37 And herein is that saying
true, One soweth, and another
reapeth.

38 I sent 5^ou to reap that
whereon ye bestowed no labour :
other men laboured, and ye are
entered into their labours.

39 H And many of the Samari-
tans of that city Ijelieved on him
for the saying of the woman, which
testified, He told me all that ever I
did.

40 So when the Samaritans wei^e
come unto him, they besought
him that he would tarry with
them : and he abode there two
days.

41 And many more believed be-
cause of his own word ;

42 And said unto the woman,
Now we believe, not because of thy
saying : for we have heard him our-
selves, and know that this is indeed
the Christ, the Saviour of the
world.

43 U Now after two days he de-
parted thence, and went into Gali-
lee.

44 For Jesus himself testified,
that a prophet hath no honour in
his own country.

4.5 Then when he was come into
Galilee, the Galila^ans received
him, having seen all the things
that he did at Jerusalem at the
feast : for they also went unto the
feast.

46 So Jesus came again into Cana
of Galilee, where he made the water
wine. And there was a certain
nobleman, whose son was sick at
Cavjernaum.

47 When he heard that Jesus was
come out of .ludfva into Galilee, he
went unto him, and besought him
that he would come down, and heal
his son : for he was at the point of
death.

^ 48 Then said Jesus unto him.
Except ye see signs and wonders,
ye will not believe.

49 The nobleman saith unto
him, Sir, come down ere my child
die.

50 Jesus saith unto him. Go thy
way ; thy son liveth. And the man
believed the word that -Tesus had
spoken unto him, and he went his
way.

51 And as he was now going
down, his servants met him, and
told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

52 Then enquired he of them the
hour when he began to amend.
And they said unto him. Yesterday
at the seventh hour the fever left
him.

53 So the father knew that it
was at the same hour, in the which
Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth :
and himself believed, and his whole
house.

54 This is again the second ^ mira-
cle that Jesus did, when he was
come out of Judfea into Galilee.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Jesus on the sahlinlh lUuj oureth Mm that
icaa (JiHeciKed eight and thirty t/earn. 10
The Jeu:t thtreforeca ril. (nut persecute hh»
for it. IT Ue aiiKirereih fop himse/f, and
rcpropcth them, shewiiij/ by the ieaitiiiony
of his leather, 32 of John,, 36 of his works,
39 and of the scriptures, loho he is.

AFTER this there was a feast of
the Jews ; and Jesus went up
to Jerusalem.

2 Now there is at Jerusalem by
the sheep " market a pool, which is
called in the Hebrew tongue Be-
thesda, having five porches.

3 In these lay a great multitude
of impotent folk, of blind, halt,
withered, waiting for the moving
of the water.

4 For an angel went down at a
certain season into the pool, and
troubled the water : whosoever then
first after the troubling of tlie water
stepped in was made whole of what-
soever disease he had.

5 And a certain man was there,
vsrhich had an infirmity thirty and
eight years.

6 When Jesus saw him lie, and
knew that he had been now a long
time in that case, he saith unto him.
Wilt thou be made whole 1

7 The impotent man answered
him, Sir, I have no man, when the
water is troubled, to put me into
the pool : but while I am coming,
anotner steppeth down before
me.

8 .Jesus saith vmto him, Rise, take
up thy bed, and walk.

9 And immediately the man was
made whole, and took up his bed,
and walked : and on the same day
was the sabbath.

10 11 The Jews therefore said
unto him that was cured. It is the
sabbath day : it is not lawful for
thee to carry thi/ bed.

1 1 He answered them. He that
made me whole, tlie same said
unto me. Take up thy bed, and
walk.

12 Then asked they him, W^hat
man is that wliich said unto thee.
Take up thy bed, and walk ?

'^ fjate

Controversy tvith the Jeics.

St. JOHN, 5.

Witness to Christ.

1 3 And he that was healed ^ wist
not who it was : for Jesus had con-
veyed himself away, a multitude
being in that place.

14 Afterward Jesus findeth him
in the temple, and said unto him.
Behold, thou art made whole : sin
no more, lest a worse thing come
unto thee.

15 The man departed, and told
the Jews that it was Jesus, which
had made him whole.

16 And therefore did the Jews
persecute Jesus, and sought to slay
him, because he had done these
things on the sabbath day.

17 ^ But Jesus answered them.
My Father worketh -^ hitherto, and
I work.

18 Thei'efore the Jews sought
the more to kill him, because he
not only had broken the sabbath,
but said also that God was his
Father, making himself equal with
God.

19 Then answered Jesus and
said unto them, Verily, vei'ily, I
say unto you, The Son can do no-
thing of himself, but what he seeth
the Father do : for what things
soever he doeth, these also doeth
the Son likewise.

20 For the Father loveth the
Son, and sheweth him all things
that himself doeth : and he will
shew him greater works than
these, that ye may marvel.

21 For as the Father raiseth up
the dead, and quickeneth them;
even so the Son quickeneth whom
he will.

22 For the Father judgeth no
man, but hath committed alFjudg-
ment unto the Son :

23 That all men should honour
tlie Son, even as they honour tlie
Father. He that honoui'(!th not
the Son honouretli not the Father
which hath sent him.

24 Vei;ily, v(!rily, 1 say unto you,
He that heareth my word, and l)e-
lieveth on him that sent me, hath
•'everlasting life, and shall not
come into condemnation ; but is
passed from death unto life.

25 Verily, verily, I say unto you.
The hour is coming, and now is,
when the flead shall hear the voi(;e
of tl)e Son of God : and the.y that
hear shall live.

26 For' as the Father hath life in
himself ; so hath he given to the
Son to have life in himself ;

27 And hath given him author-
ity to (execute judgment also, be-
cause he is the Son of man.

28 Marvt^l not at this : for the
hour is coming, in the which all

that are in the graves shall hear
his voice,

29 And shall come forth; they
that have done good, unto the re-
surrection of life ; and they that
have * done evil, unto the I'esur-
rection of " damnation.

30 I can of mine own self do no-
thing : as I hear, I judge : and my
judgment is just ; because I seek
not mine own will, but the will of
the Father which hath sent me.

31 If I bear witness of myself,
my witness is not true.

32 II There is another that bear-
eth witness of me ; and I know
that the witness which he witness-
eth of me is true.

33 Ye sent unto John, and he
bare witness unto the truth.

34 But I receive not testimony
from man : but these things I say,
that ye might be saved.

35 He was "^a burning and a

shining light : and ye were willing

for a season to rejoice in his light.

36 U But I have greater witness
than that of John : for the w^orks
which the Father hath given me
to finish, the same works that I do,
bear witness of me, that the Father
hath sent me.

37 And the Father himself,
which hath sent me, hath borne
witness of me. Ye have neither
heard his voice at any time, nor
seen his shape.

38 And ye have not his word
abiding in you : for whom he hath
sent, him ye believe not.

39 H " Seai'ch the scriptures ; for
in them ye think ye have eternal
life : and they are they which tes-
tify of me.

40 And ye will not come to me,
that ye might have life.

41 I receive not honour from
men.

42 But I know you, that ye have
not the love of God in .you.

4.'5 1 am come in my Father's
name, and ye receive me not: if
another shall come in his own
name, him ye will receive.

44 How can ye believe, which
receive honour one of another, and
seek not the honour that rometh,
from God only?

45 Do not think that I will ac-
cus(? you to the Father : there is
one that accuse th you, even Moses,
in whom ye trust.

4() For had ye believed Moses, ye
would have believed me: for he
wr'ote of me.

47 liut if ye believe not his writ-
ings, how sliall ye believe my
words ?

^ practised
5 j udgmeni.

^ the lamp
that

l)urneth and
shiiieth :

Ye search

100

Jesus feedeth a mnltitude.

St. JOHN, 6.

Hefuseth to be made king.

CHAPTER 6.

1 Christ feeileih tire thoHK(nii1 men wHhJtre
loavexancl iiro /inheti. 15 Thereupon the
pentileirould haeemadehlin kiii{). 1(1 But
iri//i'lniu/'ntj hi/iiself, he walked on the
sen to h is (liwij>ies : 26 reptoveth the people
rtori-i/ii/ lifter him, and all theJieMy heor-
(i-N of iiix' iriird : S'l deolareth himnelf to he
the bread of life to believem. 66 JJant/dix-
eiplex depart from him. 68 Feter con-
fenseih him. 70 Judas is a devil.

AFTER these things Jesus went
over the sea of Galilee, which
IS tkt sea of Tiberias.

2 And a gi-eat multitude followed
Mm, because they saw his miracles
which he did on them that were
diseased.

3 And Jesus went up into a
mountain, and there he sat with
his disciples.

4 And the passover, a feast of
the Jews, was nigh.

5 H When Jesus then lifted up
his eyes, and saw a great company
come unto him, he saith unto Philip,
Whence shall we buy bread, that
these may eaf?

6 And this he said to prove him :
for he himself knew what he would
do.

7 Philip answered him, Two hun-
dred pennyworth of bread is not
sufficient for them, that every one
of them may take a little.

8 One of his disciples, Andrew,
Simon Peter's brother, saith unto
him,

9 There is a lad here, which hath
five barley loaves, and two small
fishes : but what are they among so
many?

10 And Jesus said. Make the men
sit down. Now there was much
grass in the place. So the men sat
down, in number about five thou-
sand.

1 1 And Jesus took the loaves ;
and when he had given thanks, he
distributed to the disciples, and
tlie disciples to them that were set
down ; and likewise of the fishes as
much as they would.

1 2 When they were filled, he said
unto his disciples. Gather up the
fragments that remain, that no-
thing be lost.

1 3 Therefore they gathered fhe»i
together, and filled twelve baskets
with the fragments of the five bar-
ley loaves, which remained over
and above unto them that had
eaten.

14 Then those men, when they
had seen tlu^ ' nnraclc that Jesus
did, said, This is of a truth that
prophet that should come into the
world.

15 U When Jesus therefore per-
ceived that they would come and

take him by force, to make him a
king, he departed again into a
mountain himself alone.

1 6 And when even was now come,
his disciples went down unto the
sea,

17 And entered into a - ship, and
went over the sea toward Caper-
naum. And it was now dark, and
Jesus was not come to them.

18 And the sea arose by reason
of a great wind that blew.

19 So when they had rowed
about five and twenty or thirty
furlongs, they see Jesus walking
on the sea, and drawing nigh unto
the •' ship : and they were afraid.

20 ikit he saith unto them, It is
I ; be not afraid.

21 Then they willingly received
him into the '' ship : and imme-
diately the ^ slii)) was at the land
whither they went.

22 ^ The day following, when
the people which stood on the other
side of the sea saw that there was
none other boat there, save that
one whereinto his disciples were
entei^ed, and that Jesus went not
with his disciples into the boat, but
that his disciples were gone away
alone ;

23 (Howbeit there came other
boats from Tiberias nigh unto the
place where they did eat bread,
after that the Lord had given
thanks :)

24 When the people therefore
saw that Jesus was not there,
neither his disciples, they also took
^shipping, and came to Capernaum,
seeking for Jesus.

25 And when they had found him
on the other side of the sea, they
.said unto him. Rabbi, when cam-
est thou hither 1

26 Jesusanswered them and said.
Verily, verily, 1 say unto you. Ye
seek me, not because ye saw the
''miracles, but because ye did eat
of the loaves, and were filled.

27 Labour not for the '^ meat
which perisheth, but for that ' meat
which endureth unto ** everlasting
life, which the Son of man shall
give unto you : for him hath God
the Fathei- sealed.

28 Then said they unto him.
What shall we do, that we might
work the works of (Jod'?

29 Jesusanswered and said unto
them, This is the woi'k of God, that
ye believe on him whom he hath
sent.

30 They said therefore unto him,
W'hat sign shewest thou then, that
we may see, and believe thee 1 what
dost thou work 1

2 boat.

3 boat :

■* boat

5 boats.

° signs,
" food
* eternal

101

Discourse at Caperncmm.

St. JOHN, 6.

The true hread from heaven.

31 Our fathers did eat manna in
the desert ; as it is written, He gave
them bread from heaven to eat.

32 Then Jesus said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Moses gave you not that bread
from heaven ; but my Father giv-
eth you the true bread from heaven.

33 For the bread of God is ^ he
which Cometh down from heaven,
and giveth life unto the world.

3-4 Then said they unto him,
Lord, evermore give us this bread.

35 And Jesus said unto them, I
am the bread of life : he that com-
eth to me shall never hunger ; and
he that believeth on me shall never
thirst.

36 But I said unto you. That ye
also have seen me. and believe not.

37 All that the Father giveth me
shall come to me ; and nim that
cometh to me I will in no wise cast
out.

38 For I came down from heaven,
not to do mine own will, but the
will of him that sent me.

39 And this is the Father's will
which hath sent me, that of all
which he hath given me I should
lose nothing, but should raise it up
again at the last day.

40 And this is the will of him
that sent me, that every one whicli
seeth the Son, and believeth on
him, may have ^ everlasting life :
and I will raise him up at the last
day.

41 The Jews then murmured at
him, because he said, I am the bread
which came down from heaven.

42 And they said, Is not this
Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose
father and mother we know 1 how
is it then that he saith, I came
down from heaven 1

4.3 Jesus therefore answered and
said unto them, Murmur not among
yourselves.

44 No man' can come to me, ex-
cept the Father which hath sent
ine draw him : and 1 will raise him
up at the last day.

4.5 It is written in the prophets,
And they shall be all taught of
Ood. Every man therefore that
hath heard, and hath learned of
the Father, cometli unto me.

46 Not that any man hath seen
the Father, save he which is of
(lod, he hath seen the Fathei'.

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you.
Re that Ijelieveth on me hath -evei--
lasting life.

4cS I am that bread of life.

49 Your fatliers did (nit manna
in th(! wilderness, and ai"(^ dead.

50 This is the bread which com-

eth down from heaven, that a man
may eat thereof, and not die.

511 am the living bread which
came down from heaven : if any
man eat of this bread, he shall live
for ever : and the bread that I will
give is my flesh, which I will give
for the life of the world.

52 The Jews therefore strove
among themselves, saying, How
can this man give us his flesh to
eat"?

53 Then Jesus said unto them.
Verily, verily, I say unto j-ou. Ex-
cept ye eat the flesh of the Son of
man, and drink his blood, ye have
no life in you.

54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and
drinketh my blood, hath eternal
life ; and I will raise him up at the
last day.

55 For my flesh is meat indeed,
and my blood is drink indeed.

56 He that eateth my flesh, and
drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me,
and I in him.

57 As the living Father hath
sent me, and I live by the Father :
so he that eateth me, even he shall
live by me.

58 This is that bread which came
down from heaven : not as your
fathers did eat manna, and are
dead : he that eateth of this bread
shall live for ever.

59 These things said he in the
synagogue, as he taught in Caper-
naum.

60 ]Many therefore of his disci-
ples, when they had heard thh,
said, This is an hard saying ; who
can hear if?

61 When .Tesus knew in himself
that his disciples murmured at it,
he said unto them, iJoth this •'oft'end
you*?

62 What and if ye shall see the
Son of man ascend up where he
was before 1

63 It is the spirit tliat quicken-
eth ; the flesh proflteth nothing :
the words that 1 speak unto you,
tJuiij are spii'it, and they are life.

64 Rut tliei'e are some of you
that beli(^ve not. For Jesus knew
fi'om the beginning who they were
that believed not, and who should
betray him.

65 And he said, '^Pherefore said I
unto you, that no man c;vn com(>
unto me, excei)t it were given uiiti)
him of my Father.

66 11 Fi-om that ^//«e many of his
dis(;iples went back, and walked
no more with him.

67 TluMi said .lesus unto the
twelve, \\\\\ ye also go away '?

6(S 'I'hen Simon Fetei" answerefl
him, Lord, to whom shall we go?

3 cause you
to stiiniblc?

102

The feast of tabernacles.

St. JOHN, 7.

Jesus teacheth in the temple.

thou hast the words of eternal life.
69 And we believe and are sure
that thou art ^ that Christ, the Hon
of tlie living God.

70 Jesus answered them, '^ Have
not I chosen you twelve, and one
of you is a devil %

71 He spake of Judas Iscariot
the mn of Simon : for he it was
that should betray him, being one
of the twelve.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Jeana reprorelh the ambition, and ioldneas
of h in kiiiHineii : 10 goeth up from Oalilee
to the feaat of tdbernac/en : 14 teaehefh. in
the temple. 40 Direr.s opiinona of him
among the people. 45 The Pharisees are
an(iry that their officers took him, not, and
chide ■ivith Kicodemws for taking his part.

AFTER these things Jesus
walked in Galilee : for he
would not walk in ■' Jewry, because
the Jews sought to kill him.

2 Now the Jews' feast of taber-
nacles was at hand.

3 His brethren therefore said
unto him, Depart hence, and go
into Juda-a, that thy disciples also
may see the works that thpu doest.

4 For there is no man that doeth
any thing in secret, and he himself
seeketh to be known openly. If
thou do these things, shew thyself
to the world.

5 For neither did his brethren
believe in him.

6 Then Jesus said unto them,
My time is not yet come : but your
time is alway ready.

7 The world cannot hate you ;
but me it hateth, because I testify
of it, that the works thereof are
evil.

8 Go ye up unto this feast : I go
not up yet unto this feast ; for my
time is not yet full come.

9 When he had said these words
unto them, he abode still in Galilee.

10 U P3ut when his brethren were
gone up, then wont he also vip unto
the feast, not •* openly, but as it
were in secret.

1 1 Then the Jews sought him at
the feast, and said. Where is he 1

1 '2 And there was much murmur-
ing among the people concerning
him : for some said. He is a good
man : others said. Nay ; but he de-
ceiveth the people.

1 3 How beit no man spake openly
of him for fear of the Jews.

14 ^ Now about the midst of the
feast Jesus went up into the tem-
ple, and taught.

15 And the Jews marvelled, say-
ing, How knoweth this man letters,
having never learned 1

* Or,

16 Jesus answered them, and
said, My " doctrine is not mine, but
his that sent me.

17 If any man ''will do his will,
he shall know of the ''doctrine,
whether it be of God, or whethtr 1
speak '^ai myself.

18 He tliat speaketh ®of himself
seeketh his own glory : but he that
seeketh his glory that sent him,
the same is true, and no unright-
eousness is in him.

19 Did not Moses give you the
law, and yet none of you keepeth
the law 1 Why go j'e about to kill
me "?

20 The people answered and said,
Thou hast a '''devil : who goeth about
to kill thee %

2 1 J esus answered and said unto
them, I have done one work, and
ye all marvel.

22 jNIqses therefore gave unto you
circumcision ; (not because it is of
Moses, but of the fathers ;) and ye
on the sabbath day circumcise a
man.

23 If a man on the sabbath day
receive circumcision, that the law
of iMoses should not be broken ;
are ye angry at me, because 1 have
made a man every whit whole on
the sabbath day %

24 Judge not according to the
appearance, but judge righteous
judgment.

25 Then said some of them of
Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom
they seek to kilH

26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly,
and they say nothing unto him.
'"Do the rulers know indeed that
this is the \'ery Christ %

27 Howbeit we know this man
whence he is : but when Christ
Cometh, no man knoweth whence
he is.

28 Then cried Jesus in the tem-
ple as he taught, saying, Ye both
knov/ me, and ye know whence I
am : and I am not come of myself,
but he that sent me is true, whom
j'e know not.

29 Ikit I know him : for I am
from him, and he hath sent me.

30 Then they sought to take
him : but no man laid hands on him,
because his hour was not yet come.

31 And many of the people be-
lieved on him, and said, \V'hen
Christ cometh, will he do more
miracles than these which this man
hath done 1

32 H The Pharisees heard that
the people murmured such things
concerning him; and the Pharisees
and the chief priests sent officers to
take him.

5 teaching

6 willeth to
do

'' teaching,
8 from

^ demon :

1" Can it be
tliat the
rulers in-
deed know

103

The 'promise of living water. St. JOHN, 8.

Tlie light of the world.

2 see that
out of
Galilee

33 Then said Jesus unto them,
Yet a Httle while am I with you,
and then I go unto liim that sent
me.

34 Ye shall seek me, and shall
not find me : and where I am,
thither ye cannot come.

35 Then said the Jews among
themselves, Whithei^ will he go.
that we shall not find him? will
he go unto the ^ dispersed among
the Gentiles, and teach the Gten-
tiles?

36 What manner of saying is this
that he said. Ye shall seek me, and
shall not find me : and where I am,
thither ye cannot come 1

37 In the last day, that great
day of the feast, Jesus stood and
cried, saying. If any man thirst,
let him come unto me, and drink.

38 He that believeth on me, as
the scripture hath said, out of his
belly shall flow rivers of living
water.

39 (But this spake he of the
Spirit, which they that believe on
him should receive : for the Holy
Ghost was not yet given; because
that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

40 II jSIany of the people there-
fore, when they heard this saying,
said. Of a truth this is the Prophet.

41 Others said. This is the Christ.
But some said. Shall Christ come
out of Galilee'?

42 Hath not the scripture said.
That Christ cometh of the seed of
David, and out of the town of
Bethlehem, where David was?

43 So there was a division among
the people because of him.

44 And some of them would have
taken him ; but no man laid hands
on him.

45 ^ Then came the officers to
the chief priests and Pharisees ;
and they said unto them. Why
have ye not brought him?

46 The officers answered. Never
man spake like this man.

47 Then answered them the Pha-
risees, Are ye also deceived ?

48 Have any of the rulers or of
the Pharisees believed on him ?

49 Ijut this people who knoweth
not the law are cursfnl.

50 Nicodemus saith unto them,
(he that came to Jesus by night,
being one of them,)

51 Doth our law judge any man,
before it hear him, and know what
h(Mloeth ?

52 They answered and said unto
him, Art thou also of Galilee?
Search, and -look : for out of
Galilee ariseth no prophet.

53 And every man went unto his
own house.

CHAPTER 8.

] Christ ilrlir, lU'lIi the iroimni f,ik,'n in dihil-
tery. VI II, /,rr,i,'ii,lh himsrlf the li.jhl oT
the u'orl,/, (ituj jiistiji.-ih hi.s ,l,,rtri iw : :>;
ansirerath the Jewn that boasted oj Ahva-
hdin, 59 and convey eth himse/f from their
cruelty.

JESUS went unto the mount of
Olives.

2 And early in the morning he
came again into the temple, and
all the ])eople came unto him ; and
he sat down, and taught them.

3 And the scribes and Phai-isees
brouglit unto him a woman taken
in adultery ; and when they had
set her in the midst,

4 They say unto him. Master,
this woman was taken in adul-
tery, in the very act.

5 Now Moses in the law com-
manded us, that such should be
stoned : but what sayest thou ?

6 This they said, tempting him,
that they might have to accuse
him. But Jesus stooped down,
and with his finger wrote on the
ground, as though he heard them
not.

7 So when they continued asking
him, he lifted up himself, and said
unto them. He that is without sin
among you, let him first cast a stone
at her.

8 And again he stooped down,
and wrote on the ground.

9 And they which heard it, being
convicted by their own conscience,
went out one by one, beginning at
the eldest, even unto the last : and
Jesus was left alone, and the woman
standing in the midst.

10 When Jesus had lifted up
himself, and saw none but the
woman, he said unto her. Woman,
where are those thine accusers?
hath no man condemned thee?

1 1 She said, No man. Lord. And
Jesus said unto her, Neither do 1
condemn thee : go, and sin no
more.

12 H Then spake Jesus again
unto them, saying, I am the light
of the world : he that followeth me
shall not walk in darkness, but
sliall have th(> light of life.

13 The Pharisees therefore .said
unto him, Thou bearest r(»cord of
thyself ; thy record is not true.

14 J{>sus answer-ed and said unto
them, 'i'liough 1 bear recoi-d of my-
self, yet my record is true: for I
know whence 1 came, and whither
1 go; but ye cannot tell whence i
come, and whither I go.

15 Ye judge aft(>r the (lesli ; I
judge no man.

16 And yet if I judg(% my judg-
ment is true : for 1 an> not alone,
but I and the Father that sent me.

104

True freedom.

St. JOHN", 8.

Moral sonshq).

17 It is also written in your la\v,
that the testimony of two men is
true.

18 1 am one that bear witness of
myself, and the Father that sent
me beareth witness of me.

19 Then said they unto him,
Where is thy Fatlier'? Jesus an-
swered. Ye neither know me, nor
my Father : if ye had known me,
ye should have known my Father
also.

20 These words spake Jesus in
the treasury, as he taught in the
temple : and no man laid hands on
him ; for his hour was not yet come.

21 Then said Jesus again unto
them, I go my way, and ye shall
seek me, and shall die in your sins :
whither I go, ye cannot come.

22 Then said the Jews, Will he
kill himself? because he saith.
Whither I go, ye cannot come.

23 And he said unto them, Ye
are from beneath ; I am from
above : ye are of this world ; I am
not of this world.

24 I said therefore unto s^ou,
that ye shall die in your sins : for
if ye believe not that I am he, ye
shall die in your sins.

25 Then said they unto him.
Who art thou "? And Jesus saith
unto them. Even the same that I
saifl unto you from the beginning.

2G I have many things to say
and to judge of you : Ijut he that
sent me is true ; and I speak to
the world those things which I
have heard of him.

27 They understood not that he
spake to tiiem of the Fatlier.

28 Then said Jesus unto them,
When ye have lifted up the Son
of man, then shall ye know that I
am he, and that I do nothing of
myself ; but as my Father hath
taught me, I speak these things.

29 And he that sent me is with
me : the Father hath not left me
alone ; for I do always those things
that please him.

30 As he spake these words,
many believed on him.

31 Then said Jesus to those Jews
which believed on him. If ye con-
tinue in my word, then are ye my
disciples indeed ;

32 And ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free.

33 ^ They answered him, We be
Abraham's seed, and were never
in bondage to any man : how say-
est thou. Ye shall be made free?

34 Jesus answered them. Verily,
verily, I say unto you. Whosoever
committeth sin is the servant of

30 And tlie servant abideth not

in the house for ever : hut the Son
abideth ever.

36 If the Son therefore shall
make you free, ye shall be free
indeed.

37 1 know that ye are Abraham's
seed ; but ye seek to kill me, because
my word hath no place in you.

38 I speak that which I have
seen with my Father : and ye do
that which ye have ^ seen with
your father.

39 They answered and said unto
him, Abraham is our father. Jesus
saith unto them, If ye were Abra-
ham's children, ye would do the
works of Abraham.

40 But now ye seek to kill me, a
man that hath told you the truth,
v/hich I have heaid of God : this
did not Abraham.

41 Ye do the deeds of your fa-
ther. Then said they to him. We
be not born of fornication ; we
have one Father, even God.

42 Jesus said unto them. If God
were your Father, ye would love
me : for I proceeded forth and
came from God ; neither came I of
myself, but he sent me.

43 Why do ye not understand
my speech 1 even because ye cannot
hear my word.

4-1 Ye are of your father the
devil, and the lusts of your father
" ye will do. He was a murderer
from the beginning, and abode not
in the ti'uth, because there is no
truth in him. When he speaketh
a lie, he speaketh of his own : foi'
he is a liar, and the father of it.

45 And because I tell yuti the
truth, ye believe me not.

4G Which of you convinceth me
of sin ? And if I sa3' the truth,
why do ye not believe me '?

47 He that is of God heareth
God's words : ye therefore hear
fhei/i> not, because ye are not of
God.

48 Then answered the Jews, aiid
said unto him. Say we not well
that thou art a Samaritan, and
hast a ^ devil *?

49 Jesus answered, I have not a
'' devil : but I honour my Father,
and ye do dishonour me.

50 And I seek not mine own
gloi-y : there is one that seeketh
and judgeth.

51 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
If a man keep my saying, he shall
never see death.

52 Then said the Jews unto him,
Now we know that thou hast a
"devil. Abraham is dead, and the

0'-,

1 * heard
from

2 it is your
will tu do.

3 demon'

4 demou ;

5 demon.

105

Christ before Abraham.

St. JOHN, 9.

The blind man healed.

prophets ; and
man keep my
never taste of

thou sayest, If a
saying, he shall
death.
53 Art thou greater than our
father Abraham, which is dead 1
and the prophets are dead : whom
raakest thou thyself '?

5-i Jesus answered, If I honour
myself, my honour is nothing : it is
my Father that honovireth me ; of
whom ye say, that he is your God :

55 Yet ye have not known him ;
but I know him : and if I should
say, I know him not, I shall be a
liar like unto you : but I know
him, and keep his saying.

56 Your father Abraham rejoiced
to see my day : and he saw it, and
was glad.

57 Then said the Jews unto him,
Thou art not yet fifty yeai-s old,
and hast thou seen Abraham ?

58 Jesus said unto them. Verily,
verily, I say unto yovi. Before
Abraham ^ was, I am.

59 Then took they up stones to
cast at him : but Jesus hid himself,
and went out of the temple, going-
through the midst of them, and
so passed by.

CHAPTER 9.

1 The man that was horri Hind restored to
sight. 8 He is brought to the, Pharisees.
13 They are offended at it, and excommu-
nicate him: 35 b^it he is reeeired of Jesu.i,
and eonfesseth him. 39 Who they are
%i:hom Christ enUghteneth.

AND as Je.<t?/.s passed by, he saw
a man which was blind from
hi?, birth.

2 And his disciples asked him,
saying. Master, who did sin, this
man, or his parents, that he was
born blind %

3 Jesus answered. Neither hath
this man sinned, nor his parents :
but that the works of God should
be made manifest in him.

4 I must work the woi'ks of him
that sent me, while it is day : tlie
night Cometh, when no man can
work.

5 As long as I am in the world, I
am the light of the world.

6 When he had thus spoken, he
spat on the ground, and mad(; clay
of the spittle, and he anointed the
eyes of tno blind man with the clay,

7 And said unto him, Go, wash
in the pool of Siloani (which is by
intei'pretation, Sent). He went his
way therefore, and washed, and
came seeing.

8 IT The neighboui's therefore,
and they which before had seen
him that he was blind, said. Is not
this he that sfit and begged'?

9 Some said, This is he : others

said. He is like him : imt he said, I
am he.

10 Therefore said they unto him,
How were thine eyes opened %

1 1 He answered and said, A man
that is called Jesus made clay, and
anointed mine eyes, and said unto
me. Go to the pool of Siloam, and
wash : and I went and washed, and
I received sight.

12 Then said they unto him.
Where is he % He said, I know not.

13^ They brought to the Phari-
sees him that afoi-etime was blind.

14 And it was the sabbath day
when Jesus made the clay, and
opened his eyes.

15 Then again the Pharisees also
asked him how he had received his
sight. He said unto them. He put
clay upon mine eyes, and I washed,
and do see.

16 Therefore said some of the
Pharisees, This man is not of God,
because he keepeth not the sabbath
day. Others said. How can a man
that is a sinner do such miracles !
And there was a division among
them.

1 7 They say unto the blind man
again. What say est thou of him,*
"that he hath opened thine eyes'?
He said. He is a prophet.

18 But the Jews did not believe
concerning him, that he had been
blind, and received his sight, until
they called the parents of him that
had received his sight.

19 And they asked them, saying,
Is this your son, who ye say was
born blind % how then doth he no^v
see'?

20 His parents answered them
and said, AVe know that this is our
son, and that he was born blind :

21 But by what means he now
seeth, Ave know not ; or who hath
opened his eyes, we know not : he
is of age ; ask him : he shall speak
for himself.

22 l^hesezrarf^s spake his parents,
because they feared the Jews : for
the Jews had agreed already, that
if any man did confess that he was
Christ, he should be put out of the
synagogue.

23 Therefore said his parents, He
is of age ; ask him.

24 Th(m agaiii called they the
man that was blind, and said unto
him, Ciive God the praise : we know
that this man is a, sinner.

25 lie answered and sai<l. Whe-
ther he be a sinner or no, I know
not: oiu^ thing 1 know, that,
wh(M"ea,s \ was l)lind, now 1 see.

26 Then said they to him again.
What did he to thee'? ho sv opened
he thine eyes'?

lOG

spiritual hi indness.

St. JOHN, 10.

The good sliepherd.

27 He answered them, I ha.\e
told you already, and ye did not
hear : wlierefore would ye hear <V
again ? will ye also be his disciples 1

28 Then they reviled him, and
said, Thou art his disciijle ; but we
are Moses' disciples.

29 We know that God spake unto
Moses: as for this fellow, we know
not from whence he is.

30 The man answered and said
unto them. Why herein is a mar-
vellous thing, that .ye know not
from whence he is, and yet he hath
opened mine eyes.

3 1 Now we know that God hear-
eth not sinners : but if any man be
a worshipper of God, and doeth his
will, him he heareth.

32 Since the world began was it
not heard that any man opened the
eyes of one that was born blind.

33 If this man were not of God,
he could do nothing.

34: They answered and said unto
him. Thou wast altogether born in
sins, and dost thou teach us 1 And
they cast him out.

35 Jesus heard that they had
cast hina out ; and when he had
found him, he said unto him. Dost
thou believe on ' the Son of God 1

36 He answered and said. Who is
he. Lord, that I might believe on
himj

37 And Jesus said unto him.
Thou hast both seen him, and it is
he that talketh with thee.

38 And he said, Lord, I believe.
And he worshipped him.

39 51 And Jesus said. For judg-
ment I am come into this world,
that they which see not might see ;
and that they which see might be
made blind.

40 And some of the Phainsees
which were with him heard these
words, and said unto him, Are we
blind also 1

41 Jesus said unto them, If ye
were blind, ye should have no sin :
but now ye say. We see ; therefore
your sin remaineth.

CHAPTER 10.

1 (Virixt is the door, and the good .shepherd.
10 Divers opinioiin of him. 24 Ife jiroveih
by his ii'orks iliat he is Chrisi the Son of
God : 89 escapei/i the Jews, 40 a7id ■went
fiiiain beyond Jordan, where many be-
lieved on him.

VERILY, verily, I say unto you.
He that entereth not by the
door into the sheepfold. but climb-
eth up some other way, the same
is a thief and a robber.

2 But he that entereth in by the
door is the shepherd of the sheep.

* Or,

3 To liim the porter openeth ;
and the sheep hear his voice : and
he calleth his own sheep by name,
and leadeth them out.

4 And when he putteth forth his
own sheep, he goeth before them,
and the sheep follow him : for they
know his voice.

5 And a stranger will they not
follow, but will flee from him : for
they know not the voice of
strangers.

6 Tliis parable spake Jesus unto
them : but they understood not
what things they were which he
spake unto them.

7 Then said Jesus unto them
again. Verily, verily, I say unto
you, I am the door of the sheep.

8 All that ever came before me
are thieves and robbers : but the
sheep did not hear them.

9 1 am the door : by me if any
man enter in, he shall be saved, and
shall go in and out, and find pasture.

10 The thief cometh not, but for
to steal, and to kill, and to destroy :
I am come that they might have
life, and that they might have it
nioie abundantly.

Ill am the good shepherd : the
good shepherd giveth his life for
the sheep.

12 But he that is an hireling,
and not '" the shepherd, whose own
the sheep are not, seeth the wolf
coming, and leaveth the sheep, and
fleeth : and the wolf catcheth them,
and scattereth the sheep.

1 3 The hireling fleeth, because he
is an hireling, and careth not for
the sheep.

14 1 am the good shepherd, and
know my sheejJ, and ^ am known of

15 As the Father knoweth me.
even so know 1 the Father: and 1
lay down my life for the sheex:>.

1 6 And other sheep I have, which
are not of this fold : them also I
must bring, and they shall hear my
voice; and thei"e shall be one •* fold,
fl?i/7 one shepherd.

17 Therefore doth my Father
love me, because I lay down my
life, that I might take it again.

18 No ^ man taketh it from me,
but I lay it down of myself. I have
power to lay it down, and I have
power to take it again. This com-
mandment have I received of my
Father.

19 II There was a division thei-e-
fore again among the Jews for
these sayings.

20 And many of them said, He
hath a "devil, and is mad ; why
hear j^e him %

3 am known
of mine,
even as the
Father
knoweth
me, and I
know the
Father :

4 flock,

6 demon,

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Jesus accused of bh(S2)hemi/.

St. JOHN, 11.

The family at Bethany.

21 Others said, Th(\se are not
the words of him that hath a
' devil. Can a '^ devil open the
eyes of the blind 1

22 U iVnd it was at Jerusalem
the feast of the dedication, and it
was winter.

23 And Jesus walked in the tem-
ple in Solomon's porch.

21 Then came the Jews round
about him, and said unto him,
How long dost thou ''make us to
doubt 1 If thou be the Christ, teli

us plainly.

25 Jesus answered them, I told
you, and ye believed not : the
works that I do in my Father's
name, they bear witness of ma

26 But ye believe not, because
ye are not of my sheep, as 1 said
unto you.

27 My sheep hear my voice, and
I know them, and they follow me :

28 And I give unto them eternal
life ; and they shall never perish,
•* neither shall any ipnii pluck them
out of my liand.

29 My Father, which gave them
me, is greater than all ; and no
•'' ma n is able to pluck them out of
my lather's hand.

30 I and my Father are one.

31 Then the Jews took vip stones
again to stone him.

32 Jesus answered them. Many
good works have 1 shewed you
from my Father ; for which of
those works do ye stone me 1

33 The Jews answered him, say-
ing, For a good work we stone thee
not ; but for blasphemy ; and be-
cause that thou, being a man, mak-
est thyself God.

31 Jesus answered them. Is it
not written in your law, I said,
Ye are gods 'I

35 If he called them gods, unto
whom the word of God came, and
the scripture cannot be broken ;

36 Say ye of him, whom the
Father hath "sanctified, and s<Mit
into the woild, I'hou Ijlaspliemest ;
because I said, I am tlu^ Son of God '(

37 If 1 do not the works of my
Father, believe me not.

38 But if I do, though ye believe
not me, believe the woil<:s : that ye
may know, and ' belic\o that the
Father /.s in me, and i in liiiii.

39 Therefore they sought again
to take him : but he escaped out of
their hand,

10 And went away again be.vond
Joi-(lan into the place where Jolin
at first baptized ; and there he
abode.

* Or,

11 And many resorted unto him,
and said, John did no miracle : but
all things that John spake of this
man were true.

12 And many believed on him
there,

CHAPTER 11.

1 (''hrJKl raimili Tjixrirn^. four flat/x huried.
4.-) ,M,ii,,i J, ir.s l„ Vn r, . -IT 77^' /i'i<j/i /,r>,.s/.s
(I ml I'ha ri!<i < .\ ijiithn- ii ciiinici'l <(<j<untit
Chria. 49 ('itid'pkd-'i propJieiiietii. 'b4 Je-
xiis hid himself. 55 At the passover they
oiquire, after him, and lay tcait for Mm.

NOW a certain man was sick,
named Lazarus, of Bethany,
the town of Mary and her sister
Martha.

2 (It was that INIary which
anointed the Loi-d with ointment,
and wiped his feet with her hair,
whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

3 Therefore his sisters sent unto
him, saying. Lord, behold, he whom
thou lovest is sick.

1 When Jesus heard that, he
said. This sickness is not unto
death, but for the glory of God,
that the Son of God might be
glorified thereby.

5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and
her sister, and Lazarus.

6 When he had heard therefore
that he was sick, he abode two
days still in the same place where
he was.

7 Then after that saith he to
his disciples, Let us go into Juclfea
again.

8 His disciples say unto him.
Master, the Jews of late sought to
stone thee ; and goest thou thither

again

9 Jesus answered. Are there not
twelve hours in the day"? If any
man walk in the day, he stumbleth
not, because he seeth the light of
this world.

10 But if a man walk in the
night, he stumbleth, because there
is no liglit in him.

1 1 These things said he : and
aftei' that he saith unto them. Our
friend Lazarus sleepeth ; but I go,
that I may awake him out of sleep.

12 Then said his (Hsciples, Lord,
if lie sleep, he shall do well.

13 Howbeit Jesus sj)ake of his
death : but they thought that lie
had spoken of taking of rest in
sleep.

11 Then said Jesus unto them
plainly, Lazarus is dead.

15 And I am glad for your sakes
that 1 was not there, to the intent
ye may b(^liev(» ; nevertheless let
us go unto him.

16 Then said Thomas, which is
called *J)idyinus, unto his fellow-

That is, Twin.

108

Ztuzuvus raised from death.

St. JOHN, 11.

The counsel of Caiaphas.

disciples, Let us also go, that we
may die with liim.

17 Then when Jesus came, he
found that he had lain in the grave
four days already.

18 Now Bethany was nigh unto
Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs
off:

19 And many of the Jews came
to Martha and Mary, to comfort
them concerning their brother.

20 Then Martha, as soon as she
heard that Jesus was coming, went
and met him : but Mary sat still in
the house.

21 Then said Martha unto Jesus,
Lorfl, if thou hadst been here, my
brother had not died.

22 But I know, that even now,
whatsoever thou wilt ask of God,
God will give it thee.

23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy
brother shall rise again.

24 Marthasaithunto him, I know
that he shall rise again in the resur-
rection at the last day.

25 Jesus said unto her, I am the
resurrection, and the life :, he that
believeth in me, though he ^ were
dead, yet shall he live :

26 And whosoever liveth and be-
lieveth in me shall never die. Be-
lievest thou this 1

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord :
I believe that thou art the Christ,
the Son of God, which should come
into the world.

28 And when she had so said, she
went her way, and called Mary her
sister secretly, saying. The Master
is come, and calleth for thee.

29 As soon as she heard that, she
arose quickly, and came unto him.

30 Now Jesus was not yet come
into the town, but was in that place
where Martha met him.

31 The Jews then which were
with her in the house, and com-
forted her, when they saw Mary,
that she rose up hastily and went
out, followed her, saying. She goeth
unto the grave to weep there.

32 Then when Mary was come
where Jesus was, and saw him, she
fell down at his feet, saying unto
him. Lord, if thou hadst been here,
my brother had not died.

33 When Jesus therefore saw her
weeping, and the Jews also weeping
which came with her, he groaned
in the spirit, and was troubled,

31 And said, Where have ye laid
him*? They said unto him. Lord,
come and see.

35 Jesus wept.

36 Then said the Jews, Behold
lu>w he loved him !

37 And some of them said, Could
not this man, which opened the

eyes of the blind, have caused that
even this man should not have
died?

38 Jesus therefore again groan-
ing in himself cometh to the grave.
It was a cave, and a stone lay
upon it.

39 Jesus said, Take ;^e away the
stone. Martha, the sister of him
that was dead, saith unto him,
Lord, by this time he stinketh ; for
he hath been dead, four days,

40 Jesus saith unto her. Said I
not unto thee, that, if thou would-
est believe, thou shouldest see the
glory of God 1

41 Then they took away the
Htone fro tj I, the nhtce where the dead
was laid. And Jesus lifted up hi>i
eyes, f^nd said, Father, I thank
thee that thou ~li;i,st heard me,

42 And I knew that thou hearest
me always : but because of the
people which stand by I said it,
that they may believe that thou
hast sent me,

43 And when lie thus had spoken,
he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus,
come forth.

44 And he that was dead came
forth, bound hand and foot with
graveclothes : and his face was
bound about with a napkin. Jesus
saith unto them. Loose him, and
let him go.

45 Then many of the Jews which
came to Mary, and had seen the
things which Jesus did, believed on
him.

46 But some of them went their
ways to the Pharisees, and told
them what things Jesus had done.

47 fl Then gatliered the chief
priests and the Pharisees a council,
and said. What do we '\ for this man
doeth many miracles.

48 If we let him thus alone, all
men will believe on him : and the
Romans shall come and take away
both our place and nation.

49 And one of them, named Caia-
phas, being the high priest that
same year, said unto them, Ye know
nothing at all,

50 Nor consider that it is expe-
dient for us, that one man should
die for the people, and that the
whole nation peri.sh not.

51 And this spake he not of him-
self : but being high priest that
year, he iirophesied that Jesus
should die for that nation ;

52 And not for that nation only,
but that also he should gather to-
gjether in one the chiklren of God
tliat were s(;attei'ed abroad.

53 Then from that day forth they
took counsel together for to put
him to death.

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The feast at Bethany.

St. JOHN, 12.

Jesus ivelcomed to Jerusalem.

54 Jesus therefore walked no
more ooenly among the Jews ; but
went thence unto a country near to
the wilderness, into a city called
Ephraim, and there continued with
his disciples.

55 U And the Jews' passover was
nigh at hand : and many went out
of the country up to Jerusalem be-
fore the passover, to purify them-
selves.

56 Then sought they for Jesus,
and spake among themselves, as
they stood in the temple. What
think ye, that he will not come to
the feasts

57 Now both the chief priests
and the Pharisees had given a com-
mandment, that, if any man knew
where he were, he should shew it,
that they might take him.

CHAPTER 12.

1 Jesud excusetit Jfari/ annintuig his feet. 9
The people flock to see Lazarus. 10 The
high priests eunsiilt to kill him. 12 Chrii-t
rideth into Jerusalem. 20 GreeJcs desire
to see Jesus. 23 //.- f,,f,i,-l]rth his death.
37 The Jews are ill iii'iiill ij hli ml, il : 42 yet
many chief ruler n /«7/t /c, //.■'/ (Id not con-
fess hiun: 44 therefore Jesus calleth ear-
nestly for confession of faith.

THEN Jesus six days before the
passover came to Bethany,
where Lazarus was which had been
dead, whom he raised from the
dead.

2 There they made him a supper ;
and Martha served : but Lazarus
was one of them that sat at the
table with him.

3 Then took Mary a pound of
ointment of spikenard, very costly,
and anointed the feet of Jesus, ana
wiped his feet with her hair : and
the house was filled with the odour
of the ointment.

4 Then saith one of his disciples,
.Tudas Iscariot, Simon's son, which
sliould betray him,

5 Why was not this ointment
sold for three hundred pence, and
given to the i)oor 1

G This he said, not that he cared
for tlu; poor ; hut becausf! he was a
thief, and had the bag, and ' bai-e
wliat was put therein.

7 Th(!n said Jesus, Let her alone:
against the day of my burying hath
she kept this.

8 For the poor always ye hav('
with you ; but me ye have not
always.

9 Much people of the Jews there-
fore knew that he was there : and
th(\v ("ime not for Jesus' sake only,
hut that they might see Lazarus
also, whom he had raised from tlie
dead.

10 H But the chief priests con-

sulted that they might put Lazarus
also to death ;

1 1 Because that by i^eason of him
many of the Jews went away, and
believed on Jesus.

12 5! On the next day much peo-
ple that were come to the feast,
when they heai"d that Jesus was
coming to Jerusalem,

13 Took branches of palm trees,
and went forth to meet him, and
cried, Hosanna : " Blessed h the

King of Israel that conieth in tlie

name of the Loiil.

14 And J esus, when he had found
a young ass, sat thereon ; as it is
written,

15 Fear not, daughter of Sion :
behold, thy King cometh, sitting on
an ass's colt.

1 6 These things understood not
his disciples at the first : but when
Jesus was glorified, then remem-
bered they that these things were
written of him, and that they had
done these things unto him.

1 7 The people therefore that was
with him when he called Lazarus
out of his grave, and raised him
from the dead, bare record.

18 For this cause the people also
met him, for that they heard that
he had done this miracle.

19 The Pharisees therefore said
among themselves. Perceive ye how
ye prevail nothing 1 behold, the
world is gone after him.

20 ^ And there were certain
Greeks among them that came up
to worship at the feast :

21 The same came therefore to
Philip, which was of Bethsaida of
Galilee, and desired him, saying.
Sir, we would see Jesus.

22 Philip cometh and telleth An-
drew : and again Andrew and Philip
tell Jesus.

23 ^ And Jesus answered them,
saying. The hour is come, that the
Son of man should be glorilicd.

21 Verily, vei-ily, I say unto you.
Except a ''corn of wheat fall into
the ground and (He, it abidetli
{done : but if it die, it bringeth
foi'th mucli fruit.

25 He that loveth his life shall
lose it; and h(> that Iiat(>th his life
in this woi'ld shall keep it unto life
eternal.

20 if any nian serve me, let him
follow me; and where ] am, there
shall also my servant be : if any
man serve me, him will ///// Father
ho!i()ur.

27 Now is my soul troubled ; and
what shall 1 say? Father, save nie
from this lioui': but for this cause
came I unto this hour.

■^ Blessed is
he that
cometh in
the name of
the Lord,
even the
King of
Israel.

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Attitude of the rulers.

St. JOHN, 13. Jesus toasheth the disciples^ feet.

28 Father, glorify thy name.
Then came there a voice from hea-
ven, saying, I have both glorified it,
and will glorify it again.

29 The people therefore, that
stood by, and heard it, said that it
thundered : others said, An angel
spake to him.

30 Jesus answered and said, This
voice came not because of me, but
for your sakes.

31 Now is the judgment of this
world : now shall the prince of this
world be cast out.

32 And I, if I be lifted up from
the earth, will draw all vien unto
me.

33 This he said, signifying what
death he should die.

34 The people answered him. We
liave heard out of the law that
' Christ abideth for ever : and how
sayest thou. The 8on of man must
be lifted up? who is this Son of
man 1

35 Then Jesus said unto them,
Yet a little wliile is the light with
you. Walk while ye have the
light, lest darkness come upon you :
for he that walketh in darkness
knoweth not whither he goeth.

36 While ye have " light, believe
in the light, that ye may ^be the
children of light. These things
spake J esus, and departed, and did
hide himself from them.

37 H But though he had done so
many ■* miracles before them, yet
they believed not on him :

38 That the saying of ^ Esaias
the prophet might be fulhlled,
which he spake, Lord, who hath
believed our report ? and to whom
hath the arm of the Lord been
revealed ?

39 Therefore they could not be-
lieve, because that ^ Esaias said
again,

40 He hath blinded their eyes,
and hardened their heart ; that
they should not see with their
eyes, nor understand with their
heart, and be converted, and I
should heal them.

41 These things said ''Esaias,

when he saw his glory, and spake
of him.

42 H Nevertheless among the
chief rulers also many believed
on him ; but because of the Phari-
sees they did not confess him, lest
they should be put out of the syna-
gogue :

43 For they loved the praise of
men more than the pi'aise of God.

44 II Jesus cried and said. He
that believetli on me, believeth not
on me, but on him that sent me.

45 And he that seeth me seeth
him that sent me.

46 1 am come a light into the
world, that whosoever believeth on
me should riot abide in darkness.

47 And if any man hear my
words, and believe not, I judge him
not : for I came not to judge the
world, but to save the world.

48 He that rejecteth me, and re-
ceiveth not my words, hath one
that judgeth him : the word that
I have spoken, the same shall judge
him in the last day.

49 For I have not spoken of my-
self ; but the Father which sent
me, he gave me a commandment,
what I should say, and what 1
should speak.

50 And I know that his com-
mandment is life "everlasting:
whatsoevei- I speak therefore, even
as the Father said unto me, so I
speak.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Jesus icasheth the disciples\feet : exliorteth
lliem ti) hniiiilHi/ and c/uir////. IS I/e fore-
tellcih, (ind </ ixforeret/i to Jtilnr by a token,
that Jndas shoii/d betray liim : 31 com-
mandeth them to love one (mother, 36
and foreioarneth Peter of his denial.

NOW before the feast of the pass-
over, when Jesus knew that his
hour was come that he should de-
part out of this world unto the
Father, having loved his own which
were in the world, he loved them
^unto the end.

2 And "supper being ended, the
devil having now put into the heart
of Judas Lscariot, Simon's soil, to
betray him ;

3 Jesus knowing that the Father
had given all things into his hands,
and that he was come from God,
and went to God ;

4 He riseth from supper, and
laid aside his garments ; and took
a towel, and girded himself.

5 After that he poureth water
into a bason, and began to wash
the disciples' feet, and to wipe them^
with the towel wherewith ne was
girded.

6 Then cometh he to Simon
Peter : and Peter saith unto him.
Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

7 Jesus answered and said unto
him. What I do thou knowest not
now ; but thou shalt know here-
after.

8 Peter saith unto liim. Thou
shalt never wash my feet. Jesus
answered him, H I wash thee not,
thou hast no part with me.

9 Simon Peter saith unto him.
Lord, not my feet only, but also
mij hands and my head.

10 Jesus saith to him. He that

eternal

s to the
uttermost.
^ during
supper,

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Tlie traitor declared.

St. JOHN, 14.

The new commandment.

is ^ washed needeth not save to
wash his feet, but is clean every
wliit : and ye are clean, but not all.

1 1 For he knew who should be-
tray him ; therefore said he, Ye
are not all clean.

12 So after he had washed their
feet, and had taken his garments,
and was set down again, he said
unto them, Know ye what I have
done to you 1

13 Ye call me Master and Loi'd :
and ye say well ; for ,9o I am.

14 If I then, your Lord and Mas-
ter, have washed your feet ; ye
also ought to wash one another's
feet.

15 For I have given you an ex-
ample, that ye should do as I have
done to you.

IG Verily, verily, I say unto you,
The servant is not greater than his
lord ; neither he that is sent greater
than he that sent him.

17 If ye know these things,
happy are ye if ye do them.

18 ^ I speak not of you all : I
know whom I " have chosen : but
that the scripture may be fultilled,
He that eateth bread with me
hath lifted up his heel against me.

1 9 Now I tell you before it come,
that, when it is come to pass, ye
may believe that I am he.

20 Verily, verily, I say unto
you, He that receiveth whomso-
ever I send receiveth me ; and he
that receiveth me receiveth him
that sent me.

21 When Jesus had thus said,
he was troubled in spirit, and testi-
fied, and said. Verily, veril.y, I say
unto you, that one of you shall be-
tray me.

22 Then the disciples looked one
on another, doubting of whom he
spake.

23 Now there wjis leaning on
Jesus' bosom one of his disciples,
wliom Jesus loved.

21 Simon Peter therefore beck-
oned to him, that he should ask
who it should be of whom he snake.

2-5 He then lying on Jesus'
breast saith uuU> him, Loi'd, who
is it j

2G .lesus answered, He it is, to
whom I shall give a sop, when I
htive dipped it. And when he had
dipped the sop, he gave; //. to Judas
Iscariot, the sun. of Simon.

27 And after the sop Satan
entered into him. Then said Jesus
unto him, 'J'hat thou doest, do
quickly.

28 Now no man at the table
knew for what intent he spake tins
unto him.

29 For some of them thought, be-

cause Judas had the bag, that Jesus
had saitl unto him, Buy those things
that we have need of against the
feast ; or, that he should give some-
thing to the poor.

30 He then having received the
sop went immediately out : and it
was night.

31 ^ Therefore, when he was
gone out, Jesus said. Now is the
Son of man glorified, and God is
glorified in him.

32 If God be glorified in hiin,
God shall also glorify him in him-
self, and shall straightway glorify
him.

33 Little children, yet a little
while I am with you. Ye shall
seek me : and as I said unto the
Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot
come ; so now I say to you,

34 A new connnandment I give
unto you. That ye love one an-
other ; as I have loved you, that ye
also love one another.

35 By this shall all men know
that ye are my disciples, if ye have
love one to another.

36 U Simon Peter said unto him,
Lord, whither goest thou 1 Jesus
answered him. Whither I go, thou
canst not follow me now ; but thou
shalt follow me afterwards.

37 Peter said unto him, Lord,
why cannot I follow thee now 1 I
will lay down my life for thy sake.

38 Jesus answered him, Wilt
thou lay down thy life for my
sake"? Verily, verily, I say vmto
thee. The cock shall not crow, till
thou hast denied me thrice.

CHAPTER 14.

1 Chriftt camforteth /lis i/i.tcip/ei^ iciih the
hope of htitreti : fi jnoffXHeth hlmwlf the
icdij, tlic iriitli, inn! the life, (iiiil one tnitU
the Fattier: 1^5 ((Ksiiretli. their prdi/erx in
li.is inline to he ej/'ec/iiat : 15 rei/iienteth tore
ami ohedience, 16 promiseth i/ie //<;///
(ihoxt the Comforter, 27 and leavetlt, hin
peiire icit/i, tliein.

LET not your heart be troubled :
•' ye believe in God, believe also
in me.

2 In my Father's house are many
mansions : if it were not so, I would
have told you. I go to prepare a
l)lace for you.'

3 And if I go and prepare a place
for you, 1 will come n-gain, and re-
ceive you unto myself ; that where
1 am, tlicfc ye may Ix; also.

4 And ■* wliitlii'i' I go ye know,
and tli(^ way yt' know.

5 'I'liomas sail li unto him. Lord,
we know not whither thou goest;
and how can we know the way (

6 .lesus saith unto him, I am the

*0r,

■5 believe

* Mil i the r

now the

■iiy.

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Jesus comforteth the disciples.

St. JOH:^^, 15.

The j)wmise of the S2nrit.

4 * ye -will
keep

5 Advocate
{or Helper),

c orphans :

way, the truth, and the life : no
man couieth unto the Father, but
' by me.

7 If ye had known me, ye " should
have known my Father also : and
from henceforth ye know him, and
have seen him.

8 Philip saith unto him, Lord,
shew us the Father, and itsufficeth
us.

9 Jesus saith unto him, Have i
been so long time with you, and
yet hast thou not known me,
Philip 1 he that hath seen me hath
seen the Father ; and how sayest
thou then. Shew us the Father *?

10 Believest thou not that I am
in the Father, and the Father in
rael the words that I speak unto
you I speak not ^of_ myself: but
the Father that dwelleth in me,
he doeth the works.

11 Believe me that I am in the
Father, and the Father in me : or
else believe me for the very works'
sake.

1 2 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that believeth on me, the works
that I do shall he do also; anrl
greater nvrks than these shall he
do ; because I go unto my Father.

13 And whatsoever ye shall ask
in my name, that will I do, that
the Father may be glorified in the
Son.

14 If ye shall ask any thing in
my name, I will do it.

15 H If ye love me, ^ keep my
commandments.

16 And I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you another
° Comforter, that he may abide
with you for ever ;

1 7 Even the Spirit of truth ;
whom the world cannot receive,
because it seeth him not. neither
knoweth him : but ye know him ;
for he dwelleth with you, and shall
be in you.

18 1 will not leave you " comfort-
less : I will come to you.

ly Yet a little while, and the
world seeth me no more ; but ye see
me : because I live, ye shall live also.

20 At that day ye shall know
that I am in my Father, and ye in
me, and I in you.

21 He that hath my command-
ments, and keepeth them, he it is
that loveth me : and he that loveth
me shall be loved of my_ Father,
and i will love him, and wnll mani-
fest myself to him.

22 Judas, saith unto him, ' not
Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou

wilt manifest thyst^lf unto us, and
not unto the world 1

23 .lesus answered and said unto
him, If a man love me, he will keep
my words : and my Father will love
liim, and we will come unto him,
and make our abode with him.

24 He that loveth me not keep-
eth not my sajdngs : and the word
which ye hear is not mine, but the
Father's which sent me.

25 These things have I spoken
unto you, being yet present with

you.
26 But the

' Comforter, ivhich is

*0r,

the Holy Ghost, whom the Father
will send in my name, he shall
teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance, what-
soever I have said unto you.

27 Peace I leave with you, my
peace I give unto you : not as the
world giveth, give I unto you. Let
not your heart be troubled, neither
let it be afraid.

28 Ye have heard how I said
unto you, I go away, and come
again unto you. If ye loved me,
ye would rejoice, because I said, I
go unto the Father : for mj^ Father
is greater than I.

29 And now I have told you
before it come to pass, that, when
it is come to pass, ye might believe.

30 Hereafter I will not talk
much with you : for the prince
of this world cometh, and hath
nothing in me.

31 But that the world may know
that I love the Father ; and as the
Father gave me commandment,
even so I do. Arise, let us go
hence.

CHAPTER 15.

1 Tlie consolation and mutual lore between
Christ and his members, under the jxirab/e
of the vine. 18 A comfort in the Itntred and
persecution of the world. 26 The office of
the Ilohj Ghost, and of the apostles.

I AM the true vine, and my Father
is the husbandman.

2 Every branch in me that bear-
eth not fruit he taketh away : and
every liranch that beareth fruit, he
'pur'geth it, that it may bring forth
more fruit.

3 Now ye are clean through the
word which I have spoken unto
you.

4 Abide in me, and I in you.
As the branch cannot bear truit
of itself, except it abide in the
vine ; no raoie can ye, except ye
abide in me.

5 I am the vine, ye are the
branches : He that abideth in me,
and I in him, the same bringeth
forth much fruit: for ^ without
me ye can do nothing.

5 Advocate
(or Helper),

cleanseth

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The true vine.

St. JOHN, 16.

Tlie tvork of the Spirit.

6 If a man abide not in me, he
is cast forth as a branch, and is
withered ; and men gather tliem,
and cast them into the fire, and
they are burned.

7 If ye abide in me, and my
words abide in you, ye shall ask
what ye will, and it shall be done
unto you.

8 Herein is my Father glorified,
that ye bear much fruit ; so shall
ye be my disciples.

9 As the Father hath loved me,
so have I loved you : continue ye
in my love.

10 If ye keep _my command-
ments, ye shall abide in my love ;
even as I have kept my Father's
commandments, and abide in his
love.

11 These things have I spoken
unto you, that my joy might re-
main in you, and that your joy
might be full.

12 This is my commandment,
That ye love one another, as I
have loved you.

13 Greater love hath no man
than this, tliat a man lay down
his life for his friends.

14 Ye are my friends, if ye do
whatsoever I command you.

15 Henceforth I call you not
servants ; for the servant know-
eth not what his lord doeth : but
I have called you friends ; for
all tilings that I have heard of
my Father I have made known
unto you.

16 Ye have not chosen me, but
I have chosen you, and ' ordained
you. that ye should go and bring
forth fruit, and that your fruit
should remain : that whatsoever
ye shall ask of the Father in my
name, he may give it you.

17 These things I command you,
that ye '^ love one another.

18 If the_ world hate you, ye
know that it hated me before it
hated you.

19 If ye were of the world, the
world would love his own : but be-
cause ye are not of the world, but
I have chosen you out of the world,
therefore the world hateth you.

20 Remember the word that 1
said unto you. The servant is not
greater than his lord. If they
nave persecuted me, they will
also persecute you ; if th(;y hav(^
kept my saying, they will keep
yours also.

21 But all these things will they
do unto you for my name's sake,
because they know not him that
S(mt me.

22 If I had not come and spoken
unto them, they had not had sin :

but now they have no ■'' cloke for
their sin.

23 He that hateth me hateth my
Father also.

24 If I had not done among them
the works which none other mian
did, they had not had sin : but
now have they both seen and hated
both me and my Father.

25 But this cometh to 'paitu, that
the word might be fulfilled that is
written in their law, They hated
me without a cause.

26 But when the ■* Comforter is
conie, whom I will send unto j^ou
from the Father, even the Spirit of
truth, which proceedeth from the
Father, he shall testif j^ of me :

27 And ye also shall bear wit-
ness, because ye have been with
me from the beginning.

CHAPTER 16.

t ' lirixt comfortelh his disciples against tri-
linhition h'y the promise of the Holy Ghost,

and hij h/'-s ri-.siifrei-tidii mid iisfiti-sin)! : '£^
a-ssuretli^ ilivir juunifrK iiiiide in /lis name
to he in'reptald,' U, )ii.s Juit/u/-. ;« J'eace in
Ch/-ist, and in tli6 world affliction.

THESE things have I spoken
unto you, that ye should not
be "offended.

2 They shall put j^ou out of the
synagogues : yea, the time cometh,
that wnosoevei' killeth you will
think that he '' doeth God service.

3 And these things will they do
unto you, because they have not
known the Father, nor me.

4 But these things have I told
you, that when the time shall
come, 5'e may remember that I
told yovi of them. And these
things I said not unto you at the
beginning, because I was with you.

5 But now I go my way to him
that sent me ; and none of you ask-
eth me, Whither goest thou?

6 But because I have said these
things unto you, sorrow hath filled
your heai't.

7 Nevertheless 1 tell you the
truth ; It is expedient foi- you tliat
1 go away : for if 1 go not away,
th(! ■' ( !omfortei- will not come unto
you ; but if I depart, I will send
hiiM unto you.

8 And when he is come, he will
" reprove the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment :

9 Of sin, because they l)elieve
not on me ;

10 Of lighteousness, because I
go to my lather, and ye "see me
no more ;

1 1 Of judgment, because the
prince of this world is judged.

12 I have yet many things to

* Advocate
(or Helper)

^ made to
stumble.

fi offereth
service unto
God.

bcliold

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Prayer in Christ's name.

St. JOHN, 17.

Peace amid tribulation.

say unto j^ou, but ye cannot bear
them now.

13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit
of truth, is come, he will guide you
into all ^ truth : for he shall not
speak -of iumself ; but whatsoever
he shall hear, tiiat *hall he speak :
and he will shew you things to
come.

14 He shall glorify me: for he
shall receive of mine, and shall
shew it unto you.

15 All things that the Father
hath are mine : therefore said 1,
that he shall take of mine, and
shall shew it unto you.

16 A little while, aiid ye shall
not ^ see me : and again, a little
while, and ye shall see me, because
I go to the Father.

17 Then said some of his disci-
ples among themselves, What is
this that he saith unto us, A little
while, and ye shall not ^ see me :
and again, a little while, and ye-
shall see me : and. Because I go to
tlie Father 1

18 They said therefore, What is
this that he saith, A little while %
we cannot tell what he saith.

19 Now Jesus knew that they
were desirous to ask him, and said
unto them. Do ye enquire among
yourselves of that I said, A little
while, and ye shall not '' spe me :
and again, a little while, and ye
shall see me 1

20 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
That ye shall weep and lament, but
the world shall rejoice : and ye shall
be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall
be turned into joy.

21 A woman when she is in tra-
vail hath sorrow, because her hour
is come : but as soon as she is de-
livered of the child, she remember-
eth no more the anguish, for joy
that a man is born into the world.

22 And ye now therefore have
sorrow: but I will see you again,
and your heart shall rejoice, and
your joy no man taketh from you.

23 And in that day ye shall ask
me * nothing. Verily, verily, I say
unto you. Whatsoever ye shall ask
the Father in my name, he will give
it you.

24 Hitherto have ye asked no-
thing in iny name : ask, and ye
shall receive, that your joy may
be full.

25 These things have I spoken
unto you in ° T)roverbs : but the
time Cometh, wlien I shall no more
speak unto you in "proverbs but I
sliall shew you plainly of the Fa-
thei-.

2G At that day ye shall ask in my

name : and I say not unto you, that
I will * pi'ay the Father for you :

27 For the Father himself loveth
you, because ye have loved me, and
have believed that I came out from
God.

28 I came forth from the Father,
and am come into the world : again,
I leave the world, and go to the
Father.

29 His disciples said unto him,
Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and
speakest no '' proverb.

30 Now are we sure that thou
knowest all things, and needest
not that any man should ask thee :
by this we believe that thou camest
forth from God.

31 Jesus answered them. Do ye
noAv believe 1

32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea,
is now come, that ye shall be scat-
tered, every man to his own, and
shall leave me alone : and yet I am
not alone, because the Fatlier is
with me.

33 These things I have spoken
unto you, that in me ye might
have peace. In the world ye shall
have tribulation: but be of good
cheer ; I have overcome the world.

CHAPTER 17.

1 Chrixt prayeth to hix Faihe,r to gloHfy him,
G to 2->>'ei<erre /iif< iijiastles, 11 in unity, 17
<tii(l truth, 'iit to (jlorify them, and all other
hel levers iritli hi in in heaven.

THESE words spake Jesus, and
lifted up his eyes to heaven,
and said. Father, the hour is come;
glorify thy Son, that thy Son also
may glorify thee :

2 As thou hast given him ^ power
over all flesh, that he should give
eternal life to as many as thou hast
given him.

3 And this is life eternal, that
they might know thee the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom
thou hast sent.

4 I have glorified thee on the
earth : I have finished the work
which thou gavest me to do.

5 And now, O Father, glorify
thou me with thine own self with
the glory which I had with thee
before the world was.

6 I have manifested thy name
unto the men which thou gavest
me out of the world : thine they
wei'e, and thou gavest them me ;
and they have kept thy word.

7 Now they have known that all
things whatsoever thou hast given
me are of thee.

8 For I have given unto them the
words which thou gavest me ; and
they have received t/ic/ti, and ha\ e
known surely that I came out from

* (??■. make request of.

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Jesus' 'prayer for his discijyles.

St. JOHN, 18.

He is betrayed and taken.

thee, and they have beheved that
thou didst send me.

9 I pray for them : I pray not for
the world, but for them which thou
hast given me ; for they are thine.

10 And all mine are thine, and
thine are mine ; and I am glorified
in them.

1 1 And now I am no more in the
world, but these are in the world,
and I come to thee. Holy Father,
' keei) through thine own name

those whom thou hast given me.

that they_ may be one, as we ari\

12 While I was with them in the
world, ^I kept them in thy name :
those that thou gavest me i have

kept, and none of them is lost,
but the son of ijerdition ; that the
scripture might be fulfilled.

1 3 And now come I to thee ; and
these things I speak in the world,
that they might have my joy ful-
filled in themselves.

14 1 have given them thy word ;
and the world hath hated them,
because they are not of the world,
even as I am not of the world.

15 1 pray not that thou shouldest
take them out of the world, but that
tliou shouldest keep them from the
•'evil.

IG They are not of the world,
even as I am not of the world.

17 '* Sanctify them through thy
truth : thy word is truth.

1 8 As thou hast sent me into the
world, even so have I also sent them
into the world.

1 9 And for their sakes I ® sanctify

myself, that they also might be
sanctified "thr-ough the ti'utli.

20 Neither pi-ay 1 for these alon(\
but ftjr them also which shall be-
lieve on me through their worrl ;

21 That they all may be one ; as
thou. Father, art in me, and 1 in
tliee, that they also may be one in
us : that the world may believe that
thou hast sent m(^

22 And the glory wliich thou
gavest me I have given them ; that
they may be one, even as we are
one :

23 T in them, and thou in me, that
they may be ^m;ulc perfect in oiu' :
and that the world may know that
thou hast sent me, and hast loved
them, as thou hast loved me.

21- Father, I will that they also,
whom thou hast given m<!, be witli
me where 1 am ; th;i.t they may be-
hold my glory, which thou luist
given me : for tlioii lovedst me l)e-
fore the foundation of the world.

25 O righteous Father, the world

hath not known thee : but I have
known thee, and these have known
that thou hast sent me.

26 And I have declared unto
them thy name, and will declare
it : that the love whei'ewith thou
hast loved me i»ay be in them, and
I in them.

CHAPTER 18.

1 JtuJfis hetrayeth Jefti-s. G The offlcem faV
to ilie ground. W I'eter ninitiih <ijf' j/a/-
chiix' ear, 12 Jexxs in iul'oi.iDnl led iniio
Aiiiui.s mid I'liid idiilK. 1,5 I'liir'n deltiill.
r.) Je.siis i'.iuiiiiiinil hi fore < 'ilid/diiix. 'IS His
urruiginiieut he/ore ' I'iliite. Jir, llix kiiiy-
dom. 40 The Jeirn unk Barabba.s to lie let
loose.

WHEN Jesus had spoken these
words, he went forth with his
disciples over the brook "Cedron.

* Or,

where was a garden, into the which
he entered, and his disciples.

2 And Judas also, which betrayed
him, knew the place : for Jesus oft-
times i-esorted thither with his dis-
ciples.

3 Judas then, having received a
band o/ men and officers from the
chief priests and Pharisees, cometh
thither with lanterns and torches
and weapons.

4 Jesus therefore, knowing all
things that should come upon him,
went forth, and said unto them,
Whom seek je'l

5 They answered him, Jesus of
Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them,
I am he. And Judas also, which
betrayed him, stood with them.

6 As soon then as he had said
unto them, I am he, they went back-
ward, and fell to the ground.

7 Then asked he them again.
Whom seek yel And they said,
Jesus of Nazareth.

8 Jesus answ(;red, 1 have told
you that I am Iw : if therefore .ye
seek me, let these go their way :

9 Tliat the saying might be ful-
filled, which he spake. Of them
which thou gavest me have 1 lost
none.

10 Then Simon Peter having a
sword drew it, and smote the high
priest's servant, and cut ofl" his
right ear. The servant's name
was Malchus.

1 1 Then said Jesus unto Pet(M\
Put up thy sword into the sheatli :
the cuj) which my Father h;ith
given me, shall 1 not drink it?

12 Then the band and the cap-
tain ami (tfiiceis of the Jews took
Jesus, and bound hiin,

13 And led him away to Annas
first ; for lie was father in law to
Caiaphas, which was the liigh
priest that same year.

14 Now Caiaplias was \w, which

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Jesus examined before Cakqihas,

St. JOHN, 19.

and accused before Pilate.

gave counsel to the Jews, that it
was expedient that one man should
die for the people.

1 5 H And Simon Peter followed
Jesus, and so did another disciple :
that disciple was known unto the
high priest, and went in with Jesus
into the palace of the high priest.

16 But Peter stood at the door
without. Then went out that
other disciple, which was known
unto the high priest, and spake
unto her that kept the door, and
brought in Peter.

17 Then saith the damsel that
kept the door unto Peter, Art not
thou also one of this man's disci-
ples'? He saith, I am not.

18 And the servants and officers
stood there, who had made a fire
of coals ; for it was cold : and they
warmed themselves : and Peter
stood with them, and warmed him-
self.

1 9 U The high priest then asked
Jesus of his disciples, and of his
doctrine.

20 Jesus answered him, I spake
openly to the world ; I ever taught
in the synagogue, and in the tem-
ple, whither the Jews always re-
sort ; and in secret have I said
nothing.

21 Why askest thou me? ask
them which heard me, what I have
said unto them : behold, they know
what 1 said.

22 And when he had thus spoken,
one of the officers which stood by
struck Jesus with the palm of his
hand, saying, Answerest thou the
high priest so"?

23 Jesus answered him, If I have
spoken evil, bear witness of the
evil : but if well, why smitest thou
me?

24 Now Annas ' had sent him
bound unto Caiaphas the high
priest.

25 And Simon Peter stood and
warmed himself. They said there-
fore unto him, Art not thou also
one of his disciples ? He denied it,
and said, I am not.

26 One of the servants of the
high priest, being his kinsman
whose ear Peter cut off, saith. Did
n(jt I see thee in the garden with
him ?

27 Peter then denied again : and
immediately the cock crew.

28 ^ Then led they Jesus from
Caiaphas unto "the hall of iiidg
ment : and it was early ; and they

themselves went not into •' tlie
judgment hall, lest they should
be defii(!d ; but that they might
eat the passover.

29 Pilate then went out unto
them, and said, What accusation
luring ye against this man 1

30 They answered and said unto
him. If he were not a malefactor,
we would not have delivered him
up unto thee.

31 Then said Pilate unto them.
Take 5'e him, and judge him accord-
ing to your law. The Jews there-
fore said unto him, It is not lawful
for us to put any man to death :

32 That the saying of Jesus
might be fulfilled, which he spake,
signifying what death he should
die.

33 Then Pilate entered into the
judgment hall again, and called
Jesus, and said vinto him, Art thou
the King of the Jews 1

31 Jesus answered him, Saj^est
thou this thing of thyself, or did
others tell it tliee of me?

35 Pilate answered. Am I a Jew 1
Thine own nation and the chief
priests have delivered thee unto
me : what hast thou done 1 _

36 .Jesus answered. My kingdom
is not of this world : if my king-
dom were of this world, then would
my servants fight, that 1 should
not be delivered to the .Jews : but
now is my kingdom not from hence.

37 Pilate therefore said unto
him. Art thou a king then? Jesus
answered. Thou sayest that I am
a king. To this end was I born,
and for this cause came I into the
w^orld, that I should bear witness
unto the truth. Every one that is
of the truth heareth ray voice.

38 Pilate saith unto him. What
is truth ? And when he had said
this, he went out again unto the
Jews, and saith unto them, I find
in him no ■* fault, at all.

39 But ye have a custom, that I
should release unto you one at the
passover : will ye therefore that I
release unto you tlie King of the
Jews ?

40 Then cried they all again,
saying. Not this man, but Barab-
bas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

CHAPTER 19.

1 ChriHi if! xco urged, crowned rciih thorns,
and heaien. 4 Pilate in dcKiroux to release
him. lint being orercoine irith tlte ovtrdije
(if the Ji-iix, he (li'li reiiil him to he criiei-
Jied. 'J:i Tlieij <'(ixt /oIk for hi.i (/(irmeiitK.
L't) Hi' eiimmeiuletli tiis nmtlii r tii ,lohn. '2^
Iteilieth. 'M His xide ix pierced. 3S I/e is
hiiried III/ Joxeiilt inid Xicodemiis.

THEN Pilate tlierefore took Je-
sus, and scourged him.
2 And the soldiers platted a
crown of thorns, and put it on liis
head, and they put on him a pvu--
l)le robe,

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Pilate umvilUngly condemns Jesus. St. JOHX, 19.

Jesus on the cross.

3 And said, Hail, King of the
.Jews ! and they smote him with
their hands.

4 Pilate therefore went forth
again, and saith unto them, Be-
hold, I bring him forth to j'ou, that
ye may know that I find no ^ fault
in him.

5 Then came Jesus forth, wear-
ing the crown of thorns, and the
purple robe. And Pilate saith unto
them, Behold the man !

6 When the chief priests there-
fore and officers saw him, they
cried out, saying. Crucify him,
crucify him.. ]^ilate saith unto
them, Take ye him, and crucify
him; for I find no ^ fault in him.

7 The Jews answered him, We
have a law, and by our law he
ought to die, because he made him-
self the Son of God.

8 H When Pilate therefore heard
that saying, he was the more afraid ;

9 And went again into the judg-
ment hall, and saith unto Jesus,
Whence art thou 1 But Jesus gave
him no answer.

10 Then saith Pilate unto him,
Speakest thou not unto me"? know-
est thou not that I have power to
crucify thee, and have power to
release thee ■?

1 1 Jesus answered, Thou could-
est have no power at all against
me, except it were given thee from
above : therefoi^e he that delivered
me unto thee hath the greater sin.

1 2 And from thenceforth Pilate
sought to release him : but the
Jews cried out, saying. If thou let
this man go, thou art not Caesar's
friend : whosoever maketh himself
a king speaketh against C;tsar.

13 ^[ VVhen Pilate therefore heard
that saying, he brought Jesus forth,
and sat down in the judgment seat
in a place that is called the PaAO-
ment, l)ut in the Hebrew, Gabljatha.

14 And it was the preparation of
the passover, and about the sixth
hour: and he saith unto the Jews,
Behold your King !

15 But they cried out, Away
with him, away with him, crucify
him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall
I crucify your Kingl 'J'lie chief
priests answered, We have no king
but ( 'a'sar.

IG Then delivered he him there-
fore unto tliem to be crucified.
And they took Jesus, and led hivi
away.

1 7 And he bearing his cross went
forth intoM, place cahed the place oi
a skull, which is called in the He-
brew Golgotha :

1 H Where they crucified him, and

two other with him, on either side
one, and Jesus in the midst.

19 il And Pilate wrote a title,
and put it on the cross. And the
writing was, JESUS OF NAZA-
RETH THE KING OF THE
JEWS. .

20 This title then read many of
the Jews : for the place where Jesus
was crucified was nigh to the city :
and it was written in Hebrew, arid
Greek, and Latin.

2 1 Then said the chief priests of
the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The
King of the Jews ; but that he said,
I am King of the Jews.

22 Pilate answered. What I have
written I have written.

23 % Then the soldiers, when
they had crucified Jesus, took his
garments, and made four parts, to
every soldier a part ; and also his
coat : now the coat was without
seam, woven from the top through-
out.

24 They said therefore among
themselves, Let us not rend it, but
cast lots for it, whose it shall be:
that the scripture might be ful-
filled, which saith. They parted my
raiment among them, and for mj'
vesture they did cast lots. These
things therefore the soldiers did.

25 U Now there stood by the
cross of Jesus his mother, and his
mother's sister, Mary the wife of
Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus therefore saw his
mother, and the disciple standing
by, whom he loved, he saith unto
his mother, Woman, behold thy
son !

27 Then saith he to the disciple.
Behold thy mother! And from
that hour that disciple took her
unto his own Jioine.

28 U After this, Jesus knowing
that all things were now accom-
plished, that the scrii)ture might
be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

29 Now there was set a vessel
full of vinegar: and they filled a
sijungc! witli vin(^gar, and put it
upon hyssop, and put it to his
mouth.

30 When Jesus therefore had
i-eceived the vinegar, he said. It is
finished : and he bowed his head,
and gave up - the ghost.

31 The J(!ws therefore, because
it was the ))rei)aiation. that the
bodies should iiol I'emain upon the
cross on tlie saijl)a.th day, (for that
sabbath day was an high day,)
besought Pilate that their legs
might be broken, and that they
might be taken away.

32 Then came the soldiers, and
brake the legs of the first, and of

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His death and hurial.

St. JOHN, 20.

He apjjeareth to Mary

the other which was crucified with
him.

33 But when they came to Jesus,
and saw that he was dead ah^eady,
they brake not his legs :

34 But one of the soldiers with
a spear pierced his side, and forth-
with came there out blood and
water.

<^ 35 And he that saw it bare
record, and his record is true : and
he knoweth that he saith true, that
ye might believe.

36 For these things were done,
that the scripture should be ful-
filled, A bone of him shall not be
bi'oken.

37 And again another scripture
saith. They shall look on him whom
they pierced.

38 ^ And after this Joseph of Ari-
mathjea, being a disciple of Jesus,
but secretly for fear of the Jews,
besought Pilate that he might take
away the body of Jesus : and Pilate
gave him leave. He came there-
fore, and took the body of Jesus.

39 And there came also Nicode-
mus, which at the first came to
Jesus by night, and brought a mix-
ture of myrrh and aloes, about an
hundred pound tveiyht.

40 Then took they the body of
.Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes
with the spices, as the manner of
the .Jews is to bury.

41 Now in the place where he
was crucified there was a garden ;
and in the garden a new sepulcln'e,
wherein was never man yet laid.

42 There laid they Jesus there-
fore because of the Jews' prepara-
tion day ; for the sepulcnre was
nigh at hand.

CHAPTER 20.

1 Mary coraeth to the sepulchre: 3 so do
Peter uiiU John, iynoraiit of the resurrea-
tion. 11 Jesits appeareth to 3Iary uragdn-

■ lene, 19 and to his dinciples. 24 TJie
incredulity, an<L confession of Thontas.
oU The scripture is sufficient to salvation.

rpHE first day of the week cometh
A- Mary Magdalene early, when
it was yet dark, unto the seiDulchre,
and seeth the stone taken away
from the sepulchre.

2 Tlien she runneth, and cometh
to Simon Peter, and to the other
disciple, whom Jesus loved, and
saith unto them, They have taken
away the Lord out of the sepulchre,
and we know not where they have
laid him.

3 Peter therefore went forth, and
that other disciple, and came to the
sepulchre.

4 So they ran both together :
and the other disciple did outrun

Peter, and came first to the sepul-
chre.

5 And he stooping down, and
looking in, saw the linen clothes
lying ; yet went he not in.

6 Then cometh Simon Peter fol-
lowing him, and went into the
sepulchre, and seeth the linen
clothes lie,

7 And the napkin, that was
about his head, not lying with the
linen clothes, but wrapped together
in a place by itself.

8 Then went in also that other
disciple, which came first to the se-
pulchre, and he saw, and believed.

9 For as yet they knew not the
scripture, that he must rise again
from the dead.

10 Then the disciples went away
again unto their own home.

11 U But Mary stood without at
the sepulchre weeping : and as she
wept, she stooped down, and looked
into the sepulchre,

1 2 And seeth two angels in white
sitting, the one at the head, and
the other at the feet, where the
body of Jesus had lain.

13 And they say unto her, Wo-
man, why weepest thou 1 She
saith unto them. Because they
have taken away my Lord, and 1
know not where they have laid
him.

14 And when she had thus said,
she turned herself back, and saw
Jesus standing, and knew not that
it was Jesus.

15 Jesus saith unto her. Woman,
why weepest thou % whom seekest
thou % She, supposing him to be
the gardener, saith unto him. Sir,
if thou have borne him hence, tell
me where thou hast laid him, and
I will take him away.

16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary.
She turned herself, and saith unto
him, Rabboni ; which is to say,
Master.

17 Jesus saith unto her, ^ Touch
me not : for I am not yet ascended
to my Father : but go to my bre-
thren, and say unto them, I ascend
unto my Father, and your Father ;
and to my God, and your God.

18 Mary iMagdalene came and
told the disciples that she had seen
the Lord, and that he had spoken
these things unto her.

19 fl Then the same day at even-
ing, being the first day of the week,
when the doors were shut where
the discii)]es were assembled for
feai' of the Jews, came Jesus and
stood in the midst, and s^iith unto
them, Peace lie unto you.

20 And wlien he had so said, he
shewed unto them his hands and

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Jesus appeareth to Thomas,

St. JOHN, 21.

and at the sea side.

his side. Then were the disciples
glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 Then said Jesus to them
again, Peace he unto you : as v/i//
Father hath sent me, even so send
I you.

22 And when he had said this,
he breathed on them, and saith
unto them, Receive ye the Holy
Ghost :

23 Whose soever sins ye remit,
they are remitted unto them ; and
whose soever sins ye retain, they
are i^etained.

24 H But Thomas, one of the
twelve, called Didymus, was not
with them when Jesus came.

25 The other disciples therefore
said unto him. We have seen the
Lord. But he said unto them. Ex-
cept I shall see in his hands the
print of the nails, and put my fin-
ger into the print of the nails, and
thrust my hand into his side, 1
will not believe.

26 ^ And after eight days again
his disciples were within, and
Thomas with them : then came
Jesus, _ the doors being shut, and
stood in the midst, and said. Peace
he unto you.

27 Then saith he to Thomas,
Reach hither thy finger, and be-
hold my hands ; and reach hither
thy hand, and thrust it into my
side : and be not faithless, but be-
lieving.

28 And Thomas answered and
said unto him, My Lord and my
God.

29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas,
because thou hast seen me, thou
hast believed : blessed are they that
have not seen, and yet have be-
lieved.

30 *\ And many other signs truly
did Jesus in the presence of his dis-
ciples, which are not written in
this book :

31 But these are written, that ye
might l)elieve that Jesus is the
(-hrist, the Son of God ; and that
beHeving ye might have life
through his name.

CHAPTER 21.

1 Chfid (ipjtcarhiy in/aui to hiti clinfi/>/<x
inis k)i(iii»i iif tht'in hi/ tlic g>-e(it drtni(j!it of
fixhek. 12 /'[<> ilhiilli irith. them: 15 i-ii'r-
ni'xlhi riittniuiuilelh. I'ctei- to feci hix lanihs
,IU(I she,p : \y~/oiu1,llilh. him ofhix dcoth :
'2'i rihiilri'.fh his ciirid.siti/ toiirhiiKJ John.
'>-> The conclusion.

AFTER these things Jesus
sliewed himself again to the
disciples at tli(^ sea of Tilx-rijbs;
and on this wise shewed lu; him-
self.
2 There were together Simon

Peter, and Thomas called Didymus,
and Nathanael of Gana in Galilee,
and the^ sons of Zebedee, and two
other of his disciples.

3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I
go a fishing. They say unto him.
We also go with thee. They went
forth, and entered into a 'ship im-
mediately ; £ind that night they
caught nothing.

4 But " when the morning was
noAv come, Jesus stood on theshore :
but the disciples knew not that it
was Jesus.

5 Then Jesus saith unto them,
Children, have ye ^ any meat 1

They answered him, No.

6 And he said unto them, Cast
the net on the right side of the
* shi)^, and ye shall find. They cast
therefore, and now they were not
able to draw it for the multitude
of fishes.

7 Therefore that disciple whom
Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is
the Lord. Now when Simon Peter
heard that it was the Lord, he girt
his fisher's coat unto him, (for- he
was naked,) and did cast himself
into the sea.

S And the other disciples came
in a little "ship : (for they were not
far from land, but as it wei'e two
hundred cubits,) dragging the net
with fishes.

9 As soon then as they were come
to land, they saw a fire of coals
there^ and fish laid thereon, and
bread.

10 Jesus saith unto them. Bring
of the fish which ye have now
caught.

1 1 Simon Peter went up, and
drew the net to land full of great
fishes, an hundred anfl fifty and
three : and for all there were so
manj^ yet was not tlie net broken.

12 Jesus saith unto them. Come
anil dine. And none of the disci-
V)les durst ask him, Wlio art thou t
knowing that it was the Jjord.

13 Jesus then cometh, and tak-
eth bread, ami giv(>th them, and
fish likciwise.

II This is now the thii-d time
tliat Jesus shewed himself to his
disciples, after that he was risen
from tht! dead.

IT) II So when they had (lined,
Jesus s;iith to Simon Fetei', Simon,
S071 of Jonas, lovest thou me more
than these? He saith unto him,
Vea, Lord ; thou k no west that 1
love thee. He saith unto him,
Vvi'd my lambs.

* Or,

2 * when day
was now
breaking,

3 ausht to
eat?

•> boat,

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Charge to Peter.

St. JOHN, 21.

His curiosity rebuked.

1 6 He saitli to him again tlie
second time, 8imon, sun of Jonas,
lovest thou me"? He saith unto
him. Yea, Lord ; thou knowest tliat
I love thee. He saith unto him,
^ Feed my sheep.

17 He saith unto him the third
time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest
thou me 1 Peter was grieved |)e-
cause he said unto him the third
time, Lovest thou mel And he
said unto him. Lord, thou knowest
all things ; thou knowest that I
love thee. Jesus saith unto him.
Feed my sheep.

18 Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, When thou wast young, thou
girdedst thyself, and walkedst
whither thou wouldest : but when
thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch
forth thy hands, and another shall
gird thee, and carry thee whither
thou wouldest not.

19 This spake he, signifying by
what death lie should glorify God.
And when he had spoken this, he
saith unto him. Follow me.

20 Then Peter, turning about,
seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved
following ; which also leaned on his
breast at '^ supper, and said, Lord,
which is he that betrayeth thee 1

21 Peter seeing him saith to Je-
sus. Lord, and what shall this man
do?

22 Jesus saith unto him, If I
will that he tarry till I come, what
is that to thee 'i follow thou me.

23 Then went this saying abroad
among the brethren, that that dis-
ciple should not die : yet Jesus
said not unto him. He shall not
die ; but. If I will that he tarry till
I come, what is that to thee*?

24 This is the disciple which tes-
tifieth of these things, and wrote
these things : and we know that
his testimony is true.

25 And there are also many other
things which Jesus did, the which,
if they should be written every
one. I suppose that even the world
itself could not contain the books
that should be written. Amen.

THE

ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

CHAPTER 1.

1 Christ, jyrejKiriug h is <ij>oxf/i's In the hehohj-
iny of his (ixcriisinii. ijulln r,ili th,'\ii iiK/c-
ther into flic uiniiiit 'olinl. coin iiKdnl'i-tk
them to eo-'iicci in Jcru:^iilciii llic kcikHikj
down of the II,,! 1/ (jh, ,.•<). iiri'i,iis,tl, ,ift,'r
few days to ■•<, „,/ it : h,j rirtnc ,,],, r, ,,/ ilic,/
should be witnes.ses untu him, (reii to the
utmost parts of the earth. 9 lifter his
ascension they are warned by ttco any els
to depart, and to set their ininds upon his
second' coming. 12 Thoj nc,',,/;! i ikjIij re-
turn, and,, giving thein.s, I,-, s 1,, pria/er.
choose Matthias apostle in the place of
Judas.

THE former treatise have I made,
O Theophilus, of all that Jesus
began both to do and teach,

2 Until the day in which he Avas
taken up, after that he througli the
Holy Ghost had given command-
n^ehts unto the apostles whom he
had chosen :

3 To whom also he shewed him-
self alive after his passion by many
infallible proofs, being seen of them
forty days, and speaking of the
things pertaining to the kingdom
of God :

4 And, being assembled together
with the?)}, commanded them that
they should not depart from Jeru-
salem, but wait for the promise of
the Father, which, ■'<aith he, ye have
heard of me.

5 For John truly baptized with

water ; but ye shall be baptized
with the Holy Ghost not many
days hence.

6 When they therefore were come
together, they asked of him, say-
ing. Lord, wilt thou at this time i-e-
store again the kingdom to Israel 1

7 And he said unto them. It is
not for you to know the times or
the seasons, which the Father hath
'put in his own power.

8 But ye shall receive power,
after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you : and ye shall be witnesses
unto me both in Jerusalem, and in
all Judaea, and in Samaria, ancl unto
the uttermost part of the earth.

9 And when he had spoken these
things, while they beheld, he was
taken vip : and a cloud received him
out of their sight.

10 And while they looked sted-
fastly toward heaven as he went
up, behold, two men stood by them
in white apparel ;

11 Which also said, Ye men of
Galilee, why stand ye gazing up
into heaven 1 this same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come in like man-
ner as ye hav(! seen him go into
lieaveTi.

12 Then returned they unto Je-
21

2 the supper,

1 appointed
by his own
authority.

The choice of Matthias.

THE ACTS, 2.

The Holy Sjnrit is given.

rusalem from the mount called
Olivet, wliich is from Jerusalem a
sabbath day's journey.

13 And when they were come
in, they went up into 'an upper
room, where abode both Peter, and
James, and John, and Andrew,
Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew,
and Matthew, James the son of
Alpha^us, and Simon '■^Zelotes. and
Judas the brother of James.

14 These all continued with one
accord in prayer and supplication,
with the women, and Mary the
mother of Jesus, and with his
brethren.

15 ^ And in those days Peter
stood up in the midst of the dis-
ciples, and said, (the number of
•'names together were about an
hundred and twenty, )

16^ Men and brethren, this scrip-
ture must needs have been fulfilled,
which the Holy Ghost by the mouth
of David spake before concerning
Judas, which was guide to them
that took Jesus.

17 For he was numbered with
us, and had obtained part of this
ministry.

18 Now this man purchased a
field with the reward of iniquity ;
and falling headlong, he burst
asunder in the midst, and all his
bowels gushed out.

19 And it was known unto all
the dwellers at Jerusalem ; inso-
much as that field is called in then-
proper tongue, Aceldama, that is
to say, The field of blood.

20 For it is written in the book
of Psalms, Let his habitation be
desolate, and let no man dwell
therein : and his ■'' bishoprick let
another take.

2 1 Wherefore of these men which
have companied witli us all the
time that the Lord Jesus went in
and out among us,

22 Beginning from the baptism
of John, unto tliat same day that
he was taken up from us, nuist
one "be f)rdaine(l to ])e a witness
with us of Ins resurrection.

23 And they a])r)ointed two,
Joseph called J5arsal)as, wlio was
surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

24 And they prayed, and said.
Thou, Lord, which knowest the
hearts of all mm, shew wheth(>r of
these two thou hast cliosc^n,

25 That he may takf^ part ()f
this ministry and apostleshij),
from which Judas by transgres-
sion fell, that he might go to his
own place.

26 And they gave forth their
lots; and the lot fell upon Mat-

thias ; and he was numbered with
the eleven apostles.

CHAPTER 2.

1 The apoHtleit, iilhd with the Holy Ghoitt,
(till! fipeakina divers /<i)i(/n.(i(r<'ii. are ad-
mired by Home, tind derided by others.
14 Whom Peter disjirari ntj. (i/id sheirimj
that the apostles sjnike by the poaer of the
Holy Ghost, tliid Jesus was risen Jrom the
dead, (isrimlcl iido heaven, hod poured
down the iaiine Iloty Ghost, enid icos the
Messias, <t tnan ktion.n to them to be ap-
proved of God by his mirao/es, wonders,
and signs, and not criicip'ed irithout his
determinate counsel and .foreknoxrJedge :
37 he tiajMzeth a great number that irere
cotireried. 41 Who afterwards devoutly
and eIi(irH<ihl ij cinirerse together: the
iijjDs/li's u-orkiiii.i 111(1111/ miracles, and God
daily increasing Iiis ehuroli'.

AND when the day of Pentecost
was fully come, they were all
with one accord in one place.

2 And suddenly there came a
sound from heaven as of a rushing
mighty wind, and it filled all the
house where they were sitting.

3 And there appeared unto them
'^cloven tongues like as of fire, and
it sat upon each of them.^

4 And they were all filled with
the Holy Ghost, and began to
speak with other tongues, as the
Spirit gave them utterance. _

5 And there were dwelling at
Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out
of every nation under heaven.

6 Now when ** this was noised
abroad, the multitude came to-
gether, and were confounded, be-
cause that every man heard them
speak in his own language.

7 And they were all amazed and
marvelled, saying one to another.
Behold, are not all these which
speak Galikeans'?

8 And how hear we every man
in our own tongue, wherein we
were born"?

9 Parthians, and Medes, and
Elamites, and the dwellers in
Mesopotamia, and in Juda-a, and
Cappadocia, in Poutus, and Asia,

10 Phrygia, and Pamphyli;i, in
Egypt, and in the parts of Libya
about Cyrene, and strangers of
Home, "Jews and proselytes,

11 Crctes and Ai'abians, we do
hear them sjx'ak in our tongues
the wonderful works of God.

12 And tliey w(>re all amazed,
and were in doubt, saying one to
another, What me;in(>th this?

13 Others inocking said, These
men are ftdl of new wine.

14 II I'lit I'ctt'r, standing up with
the (ileven, lifted up liis v(_)ice, and
saifl unto tliein, ^'e men of Judiea,
and all ye that dwell at Jerusa-
lem, l)e tins known unto you, and
hearken to my words :

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'' tongues
distributing
themselves,
like as of
fire,

s this sound
was heard,

•' both Jews

Peter's sermon.

THE ACTS, 2.

Three thousand are baptized.

15 For these are not drunken, as
ye suppose, seeing it is but the
third hour of the day.

16 But this is that which was
spoken by the prophet Joel ;

17 And it shall come to pass in
the last days, saith God, I will
pour out of my Spirit upon all
flesh : and your sons and your
daughters shall prcjphesy, and
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream
dreams :

18 And on my servants and on
my handmaidens I will pour out
in those days of my Spirit ; and
they shall prophesy :

19 And I will shew wonders in
heaven above, and signs in the
earth beneath ; blood, and fire, and
vapour of smoke :

20 The sun shall be turned into
darkness, and the moon into blood,
before that great and notable day
of the Lord come :

21 And it shall come to pass,
that whosoever shall call on the
name of the Lord shall be saved.

22 Ye men of Israel, hear these
words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man
approved of God among you by
miracles and wonders and signs,
which God did by him in the
midst of you, as ye yovu'selves also
know :

23 Him, being delivered by the
determinate counsel and foi-eknow-
ledge of God, ye have taken, and
by wicked hands have crucified
and slain :

24 Whom God hath raised up,
having loosed the pains of death :
because it was not possible that
he should be holden of it.

25 For David speaketh concern-
ing him, I foresaw the Lord always
before my face, for he is on my
right hand, that I should not be
moved :

26 Therefore did my heart re-
joice, and my tongue was glad ;
moreover also my flesh shall rest
in hope :

27 Because thou wilt not leave
my soul in *hell, neither wilt thou
suffer thine Holy One to see cor-
ruption.

2<S Thou hast made known to me
the ways of life ; thou shalt make
me full of joy with thy counte-
nance.

29 ' ]\ren and bretliren, let me
freely speak unto you of the patri-
arcli David, that he is both dead
and buried, and his sepulcln-e is
with u.s unto this day.

* Hades.

30 Ther'efore being a prophet,
and knowing that God had sworn
with an oath to him, that of the
fruit of his loins, according to the
flesh, he would raise up •■' Christ to
sit on his throne ;

31 He seeing this before spake
of the resurrection of '^ Christ, that
his soul was not left in * hell, neither
his flesh did see corruption.

32 This Jesus hath God raised
up, whereof we all are witnesses.

33 Therefore being by the right
hand of God exalted, and having
received of the Father the promise
of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed
forth this, which s'^e now see and
hear.

34 For David is not ascended
into the heavens : but he saith
himself. The Lord saifl unto my
Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

35 Until I make thy foes thy
footstool.

36 Therefore let all the house of
Israel know assuredly, that God
hath made that same Jesus, whom
ye liave crucified, both Loid and
Christ.

37 ^ Now when they heard this,
they were pricked in their heart,
and said unto Peter and to the
rest of the apostles, ^ ^len and bre-
threTi, what shall we do 'i

38 Then Peter said unto them.
Repent, and be baptized every f)ne
of you in the name of Jesus Chi-ist
for the remission of sins, and ye
shall receive the gift of the Holy
Ghost.

39 For the promise is unto you,
and to your children, and to all
that are afar off", even as many as
the Lord our God shall call.

40 And with many other words
did he testify and exliort, saying,
Save yourselves from this '*unto-
ward generation.

41 IT Then they that gladly re-
ceived his word wei-e baptized :
and the same day there were added
unto thetii about three thousand
souls.

42 And they continued sted-
fastly in the apostles' ° doctrine

and fellowship, and in "breaking
of biead, and in ' T)rayers.

43 And fear came upon every
soul : and many wondei's and signs
were done by the apostles.

44 And all that believed were to-
gethei-, and had all things common ;

45 And sold their possessions
and goods, and ])arted them to
all men, as every man had need.

46 And they, continuing daily

the Christ

3 tlie Christ,

* Hades.

1 Brethren,

* crooked

5 teaching
« the
breaking
' the
prayers.

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A lame man healed.

THE ACTS, 3.

Peter's speech at the temple.

with one accord in the temple,
and breaking bread * from liouse
to liouse, did eat their " meat with

gladness and singleness of heart,

47 Praising God, and having fa-
vour with all the people. And the
Lord added to the church daily
^ sucli as shoulfl be saved.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Ptter preacliing to Ihe people ihnt came to
see (I hnne imtu rrsto/'ii/ t<> hlx fecf, I'i jiro-
feHnelh til,' car,' not tulmr,' l„','i, irrmujjil Inj
his or Ji>liii\-< iiirii iHiiirr. Ill- li,iliii,-xK, /lilt
hy Goit, mill III.-: Son ./. ,v/(x. ,11, i/ lliriiiiiih
faith ill /lis ,1,1111,: : v. ,ii//iii/ npr, /,,!,, 'ill,/
them f,ir ,-r,i,-iJ,/ii,ii ,/,.s//.v. ]T »'/,/,■/, /„■-
cause tlieij did it t/innnj/, iijiHininoe, and
that thereby were fn/p/i,,/ (;,>,/'■< determi-
nate counsel, and the Ki-rijii,ires : 19 he
exhort,t/i t/iein Inj repentance and faith to
seek ri'iiiisxi,!), , if their sins, and saltation
in the siime Jeaus.

IVTOW Peter and John went up
±y together into the temple at
the hour of prayer, being the ninth
hotir.

2 And a certain man lame from
his mother's womb was carried,
whom they laid daily at the gate
of the temple which is called Beau-
tiful, to ask alms of them that en-
tered into the temple ;

3 Who seeing Peter and John
about to go into the temple asked
an alms.

4 And Peter, fastening his eyes
upon him with John, said, Look
on us.

5 And he gave heed unto them,
expecting to receive something of
them.

6 Then Peter said. Silver and
gold have I none ; but such as I
have give I thee : In the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up
and walk.

7 7\nd he took him })y the right
hand, and lifted }iim up : and im-
mediately his feet and ancle bones
received strength.

8 And he leaping up stood, and
walked, and entered with them
into the temp](% walking, and
leaping, and praising Cod.

9 And all the peoph^ saw him
walking and pi-aising God :

10 And they knew that it was
he which sat for alms at the Peau-
tiful gat(; of the temi)le : and they
were tilled with wotidcr and amaze-
ment at that which liad hapiH;ned
unto hiin.

1 1 And as the lame man which
was healed held Pet(ir and John,
all the people i"in tog(^ther unto
them in the porch that is called
Solomon's, greatly wond(U'ing.

12 II And when Pctei- saw it, lie
answered unto the ix-oplc, ^'e men
of Israel, why marvel ye Jit this'?

or why look ye so earnestly on us,
as though by our own power or
holiness we had made this man to
walk 1

1 3 The God of Abraham, and of
Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of
our fathers, hath glorified his ■* Son
Jesus ; whom ye delivered up, and
denied him in the presence of
Pilate, when he was determined to
let him go.

14 But ye denied the Holy One
and the Just, and desired a mur-
derer to be granted unto you ;

1 5 And killed the ^ Prince of life,
whom God hath raised from the
dead ; whereof we are witnesses.

16 And his name through faith
in his name hath made this man
strong, whom ye see a^nd know :
yea, tlie faith which is by him
hatn given him this perfect sound-
ness in the presence of you all.

1 7 And now, brethren, I ^ wot
that through ignorance ye did it,
as did also your rulers.

18 But those things, which God
before lifxd shewed by the mouth
of all his prophets, that Christ
should suffer, he liath so fulfilled.

19 ^ Repent ye therefore, and
^ be converted, that your sins may
be blotted out, '^ when the times of

refreshing shall ctonie from the

presence of the Lord ;

20 ''And he shall send Jesus
C-hrist. which before was preached

unto you :

21 Whom the heaven must re-
ceive viiitil the times of restitution
of all things, which God liatli spo-
ken by the mouth of all his holy
prophets since the world began.

22 Por Moses truly said unto the
fathers, A prophet shall the Lord
your God raise up unto you of your
brethreri, like unto me ; him shall
ye hear in all things whatsoever he
shall say unto you.

23 And it shall come to pass,
tlidt every soul, which will not licnr
that ])ropliet, shall be destroyed
from among the people.

24 Yea, and all the prophets
from Samuel and those that follow
after, as many as liaA'e spoken,
have likewise foretold of these
days.

25 Ye are the cliildren of the
prophets, and of the covenniit
which God made with our fathers,
saying unto Abi'aham, And in thy
seefl sIkiII all the kindreds of the
eai'th be blessed.^

20 Unto you first God, having
raised up his 'Son Jesus, sent him

* Or,

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Peter and John arrested.

THE ACTS, 4.

Their ansiver to the council.

to bless you, in turning away every
one of you from his iniquities.

CHAPTER 4.

1 The rulem of Ihe Je/r.-: affeniled with Pe-
ter^s .sermon., 4 {ihninjii //Kiii.saiid.s of the
people were eon rerttd tJidt /letird tkeword,)
imprison him and John. 5 After', upon
ea-(iinination Peter holdly aTouahing the
lame man, to be healed hy the name of
JesiiK, and that hy the same JeHUH only ire
tmist be eternally xii red. 13 they eounnaitd
him and John in jireach no more in that
vame, adding also ihreateuiiii.i, 'i.'j irhere-
upon the church feet li. to prayer. ;:11 And
God. by rnovinfi the place n'liere they irere
(iHsembled, te-stifed that he heai-d their
prayer: coufrmiinj the church with the
{lift of the Holy Ghost, and -with viutual
love and charity.

AND as they spake unto the
people, the priests, and the
captain of the temple, and the Sad-
ducees, came upon them,

2 Being grieved that they taught
the people, and preached ^ through
Jesus the resurrection from the
dead.

3 And they laid hands on them,
and put tker/i. in hold unto the next
day : for it was now eventide.

4 Howbeit many of them which
heard the word believed ; and the
number of the men was about five
thousand.

5 H And it came to pass on the
morrow, that their rulers, and
elders, and scribes,

6 And Annas the high priest, and
Caiaphas, and John, and Alexan-
der, and as many as were of the
kindred of the high priest, were
gathered together at Jerusalem.

7 And when they had set them
in the midst, they asked. By what
power, or by what name, have ye
done this"?

8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy
Ghost, said unto them. Ye rulers of
the people, and elders of Israel,

9 If we this day be examined of
the good deed done to the impotent
man, by what means he is made
v/hole ;

10 Be it known unto you all, and
to all the people of Israel, that by
the name of Jesus Christ of Naza-
reth, whom ye crucified, whom God
raised from the dead, even by him
doth this man stand here before
you whole.

1 1 This is the stone which was set
at nought of you builders, which is
become the liead of the corner.

12 Neither is there salvation in
any other : for there is none other
name under heaven given among
men, whereby we must be saved.

13 ^ Now when they saw the
boldness of Peter and John, and
perceived that tliey were unlearned

and ignorant men, they marvelled ;
and they took knowledge of them,
that they had been with Jesus.

1 4 And beholding the man which
was healed standing with them,
they could say nothing against it.

15 But when they had com-
manded them to go aside out of
the council, they conferred among
themselves,

16 Saying, What shall we do to
these men 1 for that indeed a nota-
ble miracle hath been done by them
is manifest to all them that dwell
in Jerusalem ; and we cannot deny
it.

1 7 But that it spread no further
among the people, let us straitly
thi-eaten them, that they speak
henceforth to no man in this
name.

18 And they called them, and
commanded them not to speak at
all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

19 But Peter and John answered
and said unto them. Whether it be
right in the sight of God to hearken
unto you more than unto God, judge
ye.

20 For we cannot but speak the
things which we have seen and
heard.

21 So when they had further
threatened them, they let them go,
finding- nothing how they might
punish them, because of the peo-
ple: for all men glorified God for
that which was done.

22 For the man was above forty
years old, on whom this miracle of
healing was shewed.

23 1] And being let go, they went
to their own company, and reported
all that the chief priests and elders
had said unto them.

24 And when, they heard that,
they lifted up their voice to God
with one accord, and said. Lord,
thou a)'t God, which hast made
heaven, and earth, and the sea,
and all that in them is :

25 Who by the mouth of thy ser-
vant David hast said, Why did the
heathen rage, and the '-^ people ima-
gine vain things 1

26 The kings of the earth stood
up, and the rulers were gathered
together against the Loi-il, and
against his ^Christ.

27 For of a truth against thy
holy ^ child Jesus, whom thou hast
anointed, both Herod, and Pontius
Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the
peoi)le of Israel, were gathered to-
gether,

2S Foi- to do wliatsoever thy
hand and thy ctmnsel determined
before to be done.

2 peoples

3 Anointed.

4 Servant

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Disciples had all things common. THE ACTS, 6.

Ananias and Sajjphira.

29 And now, Lord, behold their
threatenings : and grant unto tliy
servants, that with all boldness
they may speak thy word,

30 By stretching forth thine
hand to heal ; and that signs and
wonders may be done by the name
of thy holy ^ child Jesus.

31 ^ And when they had prayed,
the jjlace was shaken where they
were assembled together ; and they
were all filled with the Holy Ghost,
and they spake the word of God
with boldness.

32 And the multitude of them
tliat believed were of one heart
and of one soul : neither said any
of them that ought of the things
which he possessed was his own ;
but they had all things common.

33 And with great power gave
the apostles witness of the resur-
rection of the Lord Jesus : and
great grace was upon them all.

34 Neither was there any among
them that lacked : for as many as
were possessors of lands or houses
sold them, and brought the prices
of the things that were sold,

35 And laid them down at the
apostles' feet : and distribution was
made unto every man according as
he had need.

36 And Joses, who by the apos-
tles was surnamed Barnabas, (which
is, being interpreted. The son of
- consolation.) a Levite, and of the
country of Cyprus,

37 Having land, sold it, and
brought the money, and laid it
at the apostles' feet.

CHAPTER 5.

1 After that Ananias and fiapphira his ir/fe
for (lifir Iniparriiti/ at I'eti'r'n rebuke.- had
'falU'ii dnin, ilrad, \'> and that the. rext of
the ajHixlliK liiiil ivriiiniht inami niiraclcx,
14 to Ihc hirrrii.s,' of the faith: 17 ///,- ajios^
tten are, a(iai II iiii/irisoned, lit Imt didi nriil
1)1/ an anijid Oiddiinj tliein to pn-aidi opmli/
to all : 21 ivhen, after their teaching aceord-
iiiijli/ ill tlie temple, 2!) and tiefore ihe coim-
cit, ;\'\ they are in. danger to he killed,
through the advice of (/amaliel, a greiif
councilor among the Jews, they be kept
alive., 40 and are but beaten: for n-hivh,
thi'i/ glitrifij God , and, cease no day from
pi'eaching.

1)UT a certain man named Ana-
y nias, with Sapphira his wif(>,
sold a possession,

2 And kept back part of the
price, his wife also oeing: i)rivy
to it, and brought a certain part,
and laid it at the apostles' feet.

3 l»ut I'eter said, Ananias, MJiy
liatli Satan filled tliiiw heart to lie
to the Holy (iliost, and to keep
back piirt of tlie i)rice of the land 'I

4 Whiles it remained, was it not

thine own? and after it was sold,
was it not in thine own power 1
why hast thou conceived this thing
in thine heart ? thou hast not lied
unto men, but unto God.

5 And Ananias hearing these
words fell down, and gave up the
ghost : and great fear came on all
them that heard these things.

6 And the young men arose,
wound him up, and carried hint
out, and buried him.

7 And it was about the space of
three hours after, when his wife,
not knowing what was done, came
in.

8 And Peter answered unto her.
Tell me whether ye sold the land
for so much ] And she said, Yea,
for so much.

9 Then Peter said unto her.
How is it that ye have agreed
together to tempt the Spirit of
the Lord '? behold, the feet of them
which have buried thy husband
are at the door, and shall carry
thee out.

10 Then fell she down straight-
way at his feet, and yielded up the
ghost : and the youiig men came
in, and found her dead, and, car'ry-
ing her forth, buried her by her
husband.

11 And great fear came upon all
the church, and upon as many as
heard these things.

12 U And by the hands of the
apostles were many signs and
wonders wrought among the peo-
ple ; (and they were all with one
accord in Solomon's porch.

13 And of the rest durst no
man join himself to them : but
the people magnified them.

14 And believers were the more
added to the Lord, multitudes both
of men and women.)

15 Lisomuch tliat they brought
forth the sick into the streets, and
laid them on l)e(ls and couches, that
at tlie k;ast the shadow of Petei'
passing by might overshadow some
of them.

16 "^rhere cjinio also a multitude
out of the cities round about unto
Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and
them which were vexed with uii-
cl(>an spirits : and they were healed
every one.

17 II Then the high priest I'ose
ui),a,nd all they that were with him,
(which is the sect of the Sadducees,)
jind were filled with indignation.

IS And laid their ha-nds on the
apostles, and put them in tlie com-
mon i)risoii.

19 I'.ut the ang<>l of the Loi-d l)y
night o|)eiied th(> pi-ison doors, and
lirought them forth, and said.

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The ajpostles again imprisoned.

THE ACTS, 6.

GamalieVs counsel.

20 Go, stand and speak in the
temple to the people all the words
of this life.

21 And when they heard that,
they entered into the temple early
in the morning, and taught. Hut
the high priest came, and they that
were with him, and called the coun-
cil together, and all the senate of
the children of Israel, and sent to
the prison to have them brought.

22 But when the officers came,
and found them not in the prison,
they returned, and told,

23 Saying, The prison truly
found we shut with all safety, and
the keepers standing without be-
fore the doors : but when we had
oijened, we found no man within.

24 Now when the high priest
and the captain of the temple and
thechief priests heard these things,
they doubted of them whereunto
this would grow.

25 Then came one and told them,
saying, Behold, the men whom ye
put in prison ai^e standing in the
temple, and teaching the people.

26 Then went the captain with
the officers, and brought them with-
out violence : for they feared the
people, lest they should have been
stoned.

27 And when they had brought
them, they set them before the
council : and the high priest asked
them,

28 Saying, Did not we straitly
command you that ye should not
teach in this name? and, behold,
ye have filled Jerusalem with your
doctrine, and intend to bring this
man's blood upon us.

29 H Then Peter and the other
apostles answered and said. We
ought to obey God rather than men.

30 The God of our fathers raised
up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged
on a tree.

31 Him hath God exalted with
his right hand to he a Prince and a
Saviour, for to give repentance to
Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

32 And we are his witnesses of
these things ; and .so is also_ the
Holy Ghost, whom God hath given
to them that obey him.

33 ^ When they heard that, they
were cut to the heart, and took
counsel to slay them.

34 Then stof)d there up one in
the council, a Pharisee, nam(Hl Ga-
maliel, a doctor of the law, had in
reputation among all the people,
and commanded to put the ai)0stles
forth a little space ;

35 And said unto them. Ye men
of Israel, take heed to youi-selves

75 1

what ye intend to do as touching
these men.

36 For before these days rose up
Theudas, boasting himself to be
somebody ; to whom a niunber of
men, aljout four hundred, joined
themselves : wlio was slain ; and
all, as many as obeyed him, were
scattered, and brought to nought.

37 After this man rose up Judas
of Galilee in the days of the ^taxing.

and drew away much people after
him: healso perished; and all, eve/i as
many as obeyed him, weredispersed.

38 And now 1 say unto j'ou, Re-
frain from these men, and let them
alone: for if this counsel or this work
be of men, it will come to nought :

39 But if it be of God, ye cannot
overthrow it ; lest haply ye be
found even to fight against God.

40 And to him they agreed : and
when they had called the apostles,
and beaten tlieni, they commanded
that they should not speak in the
name of Jesus, and let them go.

41 ^ And they departed from
the presence of the council, rejoic-
ing that they were counted worthy
to suffer shame for his name.

42 And daily in the temple, and
- in every house, they ceased not to
teach and preach Jesus ^ Christ.

CHAPTER 6.

1 77(€ apoMes, desifous to hame the jwor re-
garded for their hodily svstejiance, as also
cave fid theimtelven io distpense the word of
tiod, iho food of the soul, 8 appoint the
ofjice of deacon.fhip to seven chosen men.
5 Of nhoDi Sieiiht-n, a man full of faith,
and of the IIolij (Ihost, is one. 12 Who is
iiiken of those, ■irhom he confounded in
di.sjniiin(i, 13 and after falsely accused of
hla^phemii against the law and the temp/e.

AND in those days, when the
number of the disciples was
multi))lied, there arose a murmur-
ing of the '^ Grecians against the
Hebrews, because their widows
were neglected in the daily minis-
tration.

2 Then the twelve called the
multitude of the disciples Kiito
them, and said. It is not reason that
we should leave the word of God,
and serve tables.

3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye
out among you seven men of honest
report, full of the Holy Ghost and
wisdom, wliom we may appoint
over this business.

4 But we will give ourselves con-
tinually to prayer, and to the
ministry of the word.

5 H And the saying pleased the
whole multitude : and they chose
Stei)hen, a man full of faith and
of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and
Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Ti-

1 enrolment,

2 at home,
^ as the
Christ,

* Grecian
Jews

Appointment of the seven.

THE ACTS, 7.

Stephen^ s speech.

mon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a
proselyte of Antioch :

6 Whom they set before the
apostles: and when they had
prayed, they laid their hands on
them.

7 And the word of God increased ;
and the number of the disciples mul-
tiplied in Jerusalem greatly ; and a
great company of the jjriests were
obedient to the faith.

8 And Stephen, full of faith and
power, did great wonders and mira-
cles among the people.

9 ^ Then there arose certain of
the synagogue, which is called the
synagogue of the ' Libertines, and
Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and
of them of Cilicia and of Asia, dis-
puting with Stephen.

10 And they were not able to re-
sist the wisdom and the spirit by
which he spake.

11 Then they suborned men,
which said, We have heard him
speak blasphemous words against
Moses, and against God.

1 2 And they stirred up the peo-
ple, and the elders, and the scrioes,
and came upon him, and caught
him, and brought Idm to the coun-
cil,

13 And set up false witnesses,
which said. This man ceaseth not to
speak blasphemous words against
this holy place, and the law :

14 For we have heard him say,
that this Jesus of Nazareth shall
destroy this place, and shall change
the customs which Moses delivered
us.

15 And all that sat in the coun-
cil, looking stedfastly on him, saw
his face as it had been the face of
an angel.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Stephen, permitted to atixirer to tlie ticciiMi-
Uon of blaxplieiiuj, '1 Kheweth that Ahta-
ham fcornhiji/ieil' Goil ri(ihthj, <tnd hoin
God choxe the t'iitliei-n 'i\\ lie/ore Monea mix
born, (in<t ttefore tlii> tdhcrintfle <tn<l tein/ile
were built: 'A1 thut ,)/(/.sc.s- hiuoself iritne^xid
of Chrint: 44 aiKt thitt all oiiinnnl <;-re-
inoniex irere ordtiincd iiccordnm to the
hecirenly puttern. to loxt Indfoi- a time: .')1
reprehend 1)1(1 their reliell ion , iDid miirder-
inu ('I' I'lirinljhe .hist (hie, irli.nii llie nni-
phetx lontiihl xhoiild eniiie into lli, in.rlil.
54 Whiri-iiiJini they .stone him /,, d,,i//i, irho
cum III end eih liix Houl to Jexilx, <inU humldi/
priii/ftli for them.

rilHEN said the high priest, Are
i these things so?

2 And he said, - Men brcthi-on
and fathers, hearken ; 'I'lic ( hxI of
glory appeared unto our fatlicr
AbrahaTU, when he was in Mesopo-
tamia, l)efore h<? dwelt in ■' Cliarraii.

3 And said unto him, (jlet thee
out of thy country, and from thy

kindred, and come into the land
which I shall shew thee.

4 Then came he out of the land
of the Chaldajans, and dwelt in
^ Char ran : and from thence, when
his father was dead, he removed
him into this land, wherein ye now
dwell.

5 And he gave him none inheri-
tance in it, no, not so much as to
set his foot on : yet he promised
that he would give it to him for
a possession, and to his seed after
him, when as yet he had no child.

6 And God spake on this wise,
That his seed should sojourn in a
strange land ; and that they should
bring them into bondage, and en-
treat them evil four hundred years.

7 And the nation to whom they
shall be in bondage will I judge,
said God : and after that shall they
come forth, and serve me in this
place.

8 And he gave him the covenant
of circumcision : and so Abraham
begat Isaac, and circumcised him
the eighth day ; and Isaac begat
Jacob ; and Jacob begat the twelve
patriarchs.

9 And the patriarchs, moved
with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt :
but God was with him,

10 And delivered him out of all
his afflictions, and gave him favour
and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh
king of Egypt ; and he made him
governor over Egypt and all his
house.

1 1 Now there came a dearth
over all the land of Egytit and
® C'hanaan, and great affliction :
ami our fathers found no sus-
tenance.

12 But when Jacob heard that
there was ''corn in Egypt, he sent
out our fathers lirst.

13 And at the second time Jo-
sejih was made known to his bre-
thren ; and Joseph's kindred was
made known unto Pharaoh.

14 Then sent Joseph, and called
his father Jacol) to 1dm, and all
his kindrcnl, threescore and fifteen
souls.

15 So Jacob went down into
l^^-gyi)t, and died, he, and our
fatliei's,

1(1 And were carried over into
" Syeliein. and laid in the sepulchre
that Al)raliJim bought foi- a sum of
money of the sons of '^ I'jninor lli<
father of S,\-cliein.

I 7 lint when t he time of the ])ro-
niise drew nigh, which God had
sworn to Ahraliani, the peojjle grew
and multiplied in l"]gyi)t,

J.S Till another king arose, which
knew not Joseph.

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Stepheii's defence, and

THE ACTS, 7.

arraignment of the Jews

19 The same dealt subtilly with
our kindred, and evil entreated our
fathers, so that they cast out their
young children, to the end they
might not live.

20 In which time Moses was
born, and was exceeding fair, and
nourished up in his father's house
three months :

21 And when he Avas cast out,
Pharaoh's daughter took him up,
and nourished him for her own
son.

22 And Moses was learned in all
the wisdom of the Egyptians, and
was mighty in words and in
deeds.

23 And when he was full forty
years old, it came into his heart to
visit his brethren the children of
Israel.

24 And seeing one of them suffer
wrong, he defended liim, and
avenged him that was oppressed,
and smote the Egyptian :

25 For he supposerl his brethren
would have understood how that
God by his hand would deliver
them : but they understood not.

26 And the next day he shewed
himself unto them as they strove,
and would have set them at one
again, saying. Sirs, ye are bre-
thren ; why do ye wrong one to
another %

27 But he that did his neighbour
wi'ong thrust him away, saying,
Who made thee a ruler and a judge
over us %

28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou did-
dest the Egyptian yesterday %

29 Thenfled Mosesat this saying,
and was a stranger in the land of
' Madian, where he begat two
sons.

30 And when forty years were
expired, there appeared to him in
the wilderness of mount " Sina an
angel of the Lord in a flame of fire
in a bush.

31 When Moses saw it, he won-
dered at the sight : and as he drew
near to behold it, the voice of the
Lord came unto hiin,

32 >Sai/i)ic/, I am the God of thy
fathers, the God of Abraham, and
the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and
durst not behold.

33 Then said the Lord to him.
Put off thy shoes from thy feet : for
the place where thou standest is
holy ground.

34 I have seen, I have seen the
affliction of my people which is
in Eg.ypt, and I have heard theii'
groaning, and am come down to
deliver them. And now come, I
will send thee into Egypt.

35 This Moses whom they re-
fused, saying, Who made thee a
ruler and a judge? the same did
God send to be a ruler and a de-
liverer by the hand of the angel
which appeared to him in the bush.

36 He brought them out, after
that he had shewed wonders and
signs in the land of Egypt, and in
the Red sea, and in the wilderness
forty years.

37 ^ This is that Moses, which
said unto the children of Israel, A
prophet shall the Lord yovir God
raise up unto you of your brethren,
like unto me ; him shall ye hear.

38 This is he, that was in the
church in the wilderness with
the angel which spake to him in
the mount •' Sina, and with our
fathers : who received the lively
oracles to give unto us :

39 To whom our fathers would
not obey, but thrust him from them,
and in their hearts turned back
again into Egypt,

40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us
gods to go before us : for as for this
Moses, which brought us out of the
land of Egypt, we * wot not what
is become of him.

41 And they made a calf in those
days, and offered sacrifice unto the
idol, and rejoiced in the works of
their own hands.

42 Then God turned, and gave
them up to worship the host of
heaven ; as it is written in the book
of the prophets, O ye house of
Israel, have ye offered to me slain
beasts and sacrifices bii the space of
forty years in the wilderness]

43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle
of Moloch, and the star of your god
Reinphan, figures which ye made to
worship them : and I will carry you
away beyond Babylon.

44 Our fathers had the tabernacle
of " witness in the wilderness, as he
had appointed, speaking unto Mo-
ses, that he should make it accord-
ing to the fashion that he had
seen.

45 Which also our fathers that
came after brought in with "Jesus
into the possession of the " C! en tiles,
whom C!()d drave out before the
face of our fathers, unto the days
of David ;

46 Who found favour before God,
and desired to find a tabernacle for
the (lod of Jacob.

47 But Solomon built him an
house.

48 Howbeit the most High dwell-
ethnotin temples made with hands;
as saith the prophet,

49 Heaven is my throne, and

^ Sinai,

* know

5 the
testimony

6 .loshiia
" nations,

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Stephen is stoned.

THE ACTS, 8. Apostles confivra PhUip^s disciples.

earth is my footstool : what house
will ye build me ? saith the Lord :
or what is the place of my rest '\

50 Hath not my hand made all
these things 1

51 ^ Ye stiflFnecked and uncir-
cumcised in heart and ears, ye do
always resist the Holy Ghost : as
your fathers did, so do ye.

52 Which of the prophets have
not your fathers persecuted 1 and
they have slain them which shewed
before of the coming of the Just
One; of whom ye have been now
the beti'ayers and murderers :

53 Who have received the law
by the disposition of angels, and
have not kept it.

54 ^ When they heard these
things, they were cut to the heart,
and they gnashed on him with
their teeth.

55 But he, being full of the Holy
Ghost, looked up stedfastly into
heaven, and saw the glory of God,
and Jesus standing on the right
hand of God,

56 And said. Behold, I see the
heavens opened, and the Son of
man standing on the right hand of
God.

57 Then they cried out with a
loud voice, and stopped their ears,
and ran upon him with one ac-
cord,

68 And cast him out of the city,
and stoned him : and the witnesses
laid down their clothes at a young
man's feet, whose name was Haul.

59 And they stoned Stephen,
calling upon G'od, and saying, Lord
Jesus, receive my spirit.

GO And he kneeled down, and
cried with a loud voice. Lord, lay
not this sin to their charge. And
when he had said this, he fell
asleep.

CHAPTER 8.

1 h'l/ occaxion of the, persecution in Jcru-
sdhiii., the church being j>l,a)ite,d in S(niui-
rin, fi hif J'liitiji tlie denenn. who preached ^
iI'kJ inifiiclen, ami tiiijttized rnnni/, <iiimh(i
the ri'xt Simon the Korverer, (t i/rent Wfl iicer
of the penple: U Peter, ni<l John come to
conjirm on, I ent,i,;Je tl,e ,-l, „ ,;-h : irhert-, tnj
iiroijer ,in<l ■impoxilinti ,,f' Im ikIk fprinfj tfie
II, ill/ tlhoKt. is vliiii Simtoi ivonld hare
lioiight the flic i„i,r,-r ,,/ them, 20 I'eler
shin-plji ri piiiriiuj his hi/pocrrHlJ, aiid en-
retoiixnexK, ii n,l e.ehorlin,/ him to repent-
once, foj/ether vitk John preochiiin the
irord of the Lord, t-etnrn to Jeriixolem.
'2(1 lint the iingel sendeth I'hilip to te,i,-h.
iinil liiiptize the Klliiojridn eniinch.

AN J) Saul was consenting xnito
his death. And at that time
tliere was a great i)ersecuti<)n
against the church whicli was at
Jerusalem ; and they were all scat-
tered abroad tlnoughout the re-
gions of .1 ufUea and Samaria, except
the apostles.

2 And devout men carried Ste-
phen to his burial, and made great
lamentation over him.

3 As for Saul, he made havock
of the church, entering into every
house, and haling men and women
committed them to prison.

4 Therefore they that were scat-
tered abi'oad went every where
preaching the word.

5 Then Philip went down to the
city of Samaria, and i^reached
Christ unto them.

6 And the people with one ac-
cord gave heed unto those things
which Philip sjiake, hearing and
seeing the miracles which he did.

7 For unclean s]3irits, crj'ing
with loud voice, came out of many
that wei^e possessed with them: and
many taken with palsies, and that
were lame, were healed.

8 And there was great joy in that
city.

9 But there was a certain man,
called Simon, which beforetime in
the same city used sorcery, and
^ bewitched the people of Samaria,
giving out that himself was some
great one :

10 To whom they all gave heed,
from the least to the greatest, say-
ing. This man is the great power
of God.

11 And to him they had regard,
because that of long time he had
^ bewitched them witli soi'ceries.

1 2 |}ut when they believed Philip
preaching the things concerning
the kingdom of God, and the name
of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,
both men and women.

13 Then Simon himself believed
also : and when he was baptized,
lie continued with I'hilip, and
- wondei-ed. beholding the miracles
and signs which were done.

14 Now when tlu^ apostles which
were at Jerusalem heafd that Sa-
maria had recei\'ed the woid of
(iod, they sent unto them Peter
and John :

15 Who, when tlu^y wei'e come
down, i)rayed foi- them, that they
might !-eceive Ihe Holy ({host:

1<) ( Koi- as yet h(> was fallen upon
non(» of them : only they were Imj)-
tized ''in the name of the Lord
.Jesus.)

1 7 Then laid they their hands on
tliem, and they received the Holy
(jhost.

18 And when Simon saw tli.it
through hiyingon of (he ai)ostles'
hands thr Holy Ghost was given,
lie oi1ei(>d them money,

19 Saying, (rive me also this
power, that on wli(jms«xner I lay

1 amazed

^ was
amazed.

« into

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Simon the sorcerer.

THE ACTS, 9.

The Ethiopian eunuch.

hands, he may receive the Holy
( iho.st.

20 But Peter said unto him, Thy
money perish with thee, because
thou hast thought that the gift
of God may be purchased witli
money.

'1\ Thou hast neither part nor
lot in this matter : for thy heart is
not right in the sight of (k)d.

22 Repent therefore of this tliy
wickedness, and pray God, if per-
haps the thought of thine heart
may be forgiven thee.

23 For I perceive that thou art
in the gall of bitterness, and in the
bond of iniquity.

24 Then answered Simon, and
said, Pray ye to the Lord for me,
that none of these things which ye
have spoken come upon me.

25 And they, when they had tes-
tified and preached the word of the
Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and
preached the gospel in many vil-
lages of the Samai'itans.

26 And the angel of the Lord
spake unto Philip, saying, Arise,
and go toward the south unto the
way that goeth down from Jerusa-
lem unto Gaza, which is desert.

27 And he arose and went : and,
behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eu-
nuch of great authorit.y under
Gandace queen of the Ethiopians,
who had the charge of all her trea-
sure, and had come to Jerusalem
for to worship,

28 Was returning, and sitting in
his chariot read ' Esaias the prophet.

29 Then the Spirit said unto
Philip, Go near, and join thyself to
this chariot.

30 And Philip ran thither to him,
and heard him read the propliet
" Ivsaias. and said, Understandest
thou what thou readest 1

31 And he said. How can 1, ex-
cept some man should guide me?
And he desired Philip that he would
come up and sit with him.

32 The place of the scripture
which he read was this. He was led
as a sheep to the slaughter; an(l
like a lamb dumb before his shearer,
so opened he not his mouth :

33 In his humiliaticm his judg-
ment was taken away : and who
sliall declare his generation 1 for
his life is taken from the earth.

3-t And the eunuch answered
Philip, and said, I pray thee, of
wh(»m speaketh the prophet this?
of himself, or of some other man ?

35 Then Philipopened hismouth,
and Ixigan at the same sci'ipture,
and preached unto him Jesus.

.36 And as they went on tJwir
way, they came unto a certain

water : and the eunuch said. See,
lieve is water ; what doth hinder
me _to be bajjtized ?

37 xVnd Philip said, If thou be-
lievest with all thine heart, thou
mayest. And he answered and said,
I believe that Jesus Christ is the
Son of God.

38 xVnd he commanded the cha-
riot to stand still : and they went
down botli into the water, both
Philip and the eunuch; and he
baptized him.

39 And when they were come up
out of the water, the Spirit of the
Lord caught away Philip, that the
eunuch saw him no more : and he
went on his way rejoicing.

40 But Philip, was found at Azo-
tus : and ijassing through he
preached in all the cities, till he
came to Ca;sarea.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Saul, {loirig icnciirds Damascns, 4 in
utrir/.U'ii tioini to Ihc eaith. 111 i.s c<ilh>il
111 t/ic iipti.'it/exfiip, IS and in Ixijitize/I hy
Aiutnids. •JO lie jireaoheih Chriat hoklli/.
28 Tlif Ji'irs 1(11/ u(ii.t to kill him : 29 .so ilo
the (Tferiii>ix,hiit he eKcapethhoth. 31 The
church h(t >'/»(/ rent, Peter healeth ^-Kneitu
of the pdlt,//, aC (Old restoreth Tnhitha to
life.

AND Saul, yet breathing out
threatenings and slaughter
against the disciples of the Lord,
went unto the high priest,

2 And desired of him letters to
Damascus to the synagogues, that
if he found any of ^ this wa.v,
whetlier they were men or women,
he might bring them bound unto
Jerusalem.

3 And as he journeyed, he came
near Damascus : and suddenly
there shined round about him a
light from heaven :

4 And he fell to the earth, and
heard a voice saying unto him,
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
me %

5 And he said, Who art thou.
Lord % And tlie Lord said, 1 am
Jesus whom thou persecutest : it is
hard for thee to kick against the
•* pi-icks.

6 And he trembling and asto-
nished said. Lord, what wilt thou
have me to do? And the Lord .sruV/
unto him, Arise, and go into the
city, and it shall be told thee what
thou must do.

7 And the men which journeyed
with him stood speechless, hearing
a voice, but seeing no man.

S And Saul arose from the earth ;
and when his eyes were opened, he
saw no man : but they led him by
the hand, and brought hint into
Damascus,

•• coads.

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SauVs conversion and baptism.

THE ACTS, 9.

Peter raiseth Tabitha.

9 And he was three days witliout
.sifj:lit, and neither did eat nor drink.

10 U And there was a certain
disciple at Damascus, named Ana-
nias ; and to him said the L(jrd in
a vision, Ananias. And he said,
Behold, I am here. Lord.

1 1 And the Lord i^aid unto him,
Arise, and go into the street which
is called 8ti-aight, and enquire in
the house of Judas for one called
8aul, of Tarsus : for, behold, he
prayeth,

12 And hath seen in a vision a
man named Ananias coming in,
and putting A/.s hand on him, that
he might receive his sight.

13 Tfien Ananias answered,
Loixl, 1 have heard by many of
this man, how much evil he hath
done to thy saints at Jerusalem :

14 And here he hath authority
from the chief priests to bind all
that call on thy name.

15 But the Lord said unto him.
Go thy way : for he is a chosen
vessel unto me, to bear my name
before the Gentiles, and kings, and
the children of Israel :

1 6 For I will shew him how great
things he must suffer for my name's
sake.

17 And Ananias went his way,
and entered into the house ; and
putting his hands on him said,
Bi'other Saul, the Lord, even Jesus,
that appeared unto thee in the way
as thou camest, hath sent me, that
thou mightest receive thy sight,
and be filled witli the Holy Ghcjst.

18 And immediately there fell
frf)m his eyes as it had been scales :
and he received siglit forthwith,
and arose, and was l)aj)tized.

19 And when he had I'eceived
' meat, he was strengthened. Then
was Maul certain days with the dis-
ciples which were at Damascus.

20 And straightway he preached
Christ in the synagogu(;s, that he
is the Son of fiod.

21 l>ut all that heard liim were
amazed, and said ; Is not this he
that d(!str()yed them which called
on this nam(! in Jerusalem, and
came hither for that intent, that
he might bring them bound unto
the chief i)i-iests?

22 I'lit Saul increased the more
in strength, and confounderl tlie
J(!ws which dw(^lt at Damascus,
proving that this is vei-y Cln-ist.

23 II And after that many days
were fulfilled, the Jews took coun-
sel to kill him :

24 But their laying await was
known of Saul. And they watched
th(; gatesday and night to kill him.

25 Then the disciijles took liim

by night, and let him down by the
wall in a basket.

26 And when Saul was come to
Jerusalem, he assayed to join him-
self to th(i disciples : but they were
all afraid of hiin, and believed not
that he was a disciple.

27 J^>ut Barnabas took him, and
brought 1dm to the apostles, and
d(;clared unto them how he had
seen the Lord in the way, anfl that
he had spoken to him, and liow he
had preached boldly at Damascus
in the name of Jesus.

28 And he was with them com-
ing in and going out at Jerusalem.

29 And he spake boldly in the
name of the Lord Jesus, and dis-
puted against tlie '~ Grecians : but
they went about to slay him.

30 Which when the brethren
knew, they brought him down to
Cicsarea, and sent him forth to
Tarsus.

31 Then had the ''churches rest
throughout all Juda'a and Galilee
and Samaria, and ■* wei'e t edified ;
and walking in the fear of the Lord,
and in the comfort of the Holy
Ghost, ^ were multiplied.

32 ^ And it came to pass, as Pe-
ter passed throughout all qiiurters,
he came down also to the saints
which dwelt at Lydda.

33 And there he found a cei'tain
man named vF^neas, which had kept
his bed eight years, and was sick
of the palsy.

34 And Peter said unto him,
yEneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee
whole : arise, and make thy bed.
And he arose innnediately.

35 And all tliat dwelt at Lydda
and ■"' Saron saw him, and turned to
the Lord.

30 11 Now there was at JoT)pa a
certain disciph; named Tabitha,
which by interi)retation is called
Dorcas: this w(»nKin was full of
good works and almsdee<ls wliich
she did.

37 And it came to pass in those
days, that she was sick, and diefl :
whom when th(\y had washed, they
laid her in an u|»i)er chamber.

38 And foi'asmuch as Lydda was
nigh to Jo))|)a, and the (lisc,ii)les
had heai'd tlia-t I'eter was th(M-<',
they s(»nt unto him two men, desir-
ing him that he would not delay
to come to th(>m.

39 Then l\^ter arose and went
with them. When he was come,
they brought him into the upper
chambei" : and all the widf)ws stood
by him weeping, and shewing the

*0r,

t Gr. builded up.

2 Grecian
Jews:

"^ * fhurch
^ was

5 Sharon

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Cornelius' s vision.

THE ACTS, 10.

and Peter's.

coats and ganneuts which Dorcas
made, while she was with them.

40 But I'eter put them all forth,
and kneeled down, and prayed ;
and turning hii/i, to the body said,
Tabitha, arise. And she opened
her eyes : and when she saw Peter,
she sat up.

4 1 And he gave her his hand, and
lifted her up, and when he had
called the saints and widows, i)re-
sented her alive.

42 And it was known through-
out all Joppa ; and many believed
in the Lord.

43 And it came to pass, that he
tarried many days in Joppa with
one Simon a tanner.

CHAPTER 10.

1 CornelUis, a flerout m<ni, b being cinn-
munded hy an any el, send eth for Peter:
11 toho by a vision 15, 20 ix taught not to
desjnse the Gentileti. 34 As he preaclietli.
Chrint to Cornelius and his company, 44
the Holy Ghost falleth on them, 48 and they
are baptized.

n^lHERE was a certain man in
J- C{esarea_ called Cornelius, a
centurion of the band called the
Italian hand,

2 A devout man, and one that
feared God with all his house,
which gave much alms to the peo-
ple, and prayed to God alway.

3 He saw in a vision ^evidently
about the ninth hour of the day an
angel of God coming in to him, and
saying unto him, Cornelius.

4 And when he looked on him,
he was afraid, and said. What is it,
Lordi And he said unto him. Thy
pi'ayers and thine alms are come
up for a memorial before God.

•5 And now send men to Joppa,
and call for one Simon, whose sur-
name is Peter :

6 He lodgeth with one Simon a
tanner, whose house is by the sea
side : he shall tell thee what thou
oughtest to do.

7 And when the angel which
spake unto Cornelius was de-
narted, he called two of his house-
hold servants, and a devout soldier
of them that waited on him con-
tinually ;

8 And when he had declared all
these things unto them, he sent
them to Joppa.

9 *\ On the morrow, as they went
on their journey, and drew nigh
unto the city, Peter w(^nt up upon
the housetop to pray about the
sixth hour :

10 And he became very hungry,
and would liave eaten : but while
t}H\v made ready, he fell into a
tivmce,

1 1 And saw heaven opened, and

a certain vessel descending unto
him, as it had been a great sheet
knit at the four corners, and let
down to the earth :

12 Wherein were all manner of
fourfooted be.asts of the earth, and
wild beasts, and creeping things,
and fowls of the air.

13 And there came a voice to
him, llise, Peter ; kill, and eat.

14 Put Peter said. Not so, Lord ;
for I have never eaten any thing
that is common or unclean.

1.5 And the voice sixike unto him
again the second time, What God
hath cleansed, that call not thou
common.

16 This was done thrice: and
the vessel was received up again
into heaven.

17 Now while Peter doubted in
himself what this vision which he
had seen should mean, behold, the
men which were sent from Corne-
lius had made enquiry for Simon's
house, and stood before the gate,

1 8 Andcalled, and asked whether
Simon, which was surnamed Peter,
were lodged there.

19 ^ While Peter thought on the
vision, the Spirit said unto him,
Behold, three men seek thee.

20 Arise therefore, and get thee
down, and go with them, doubting
nothing : for I have sent them.

21 Then Peter went down to tlie
men which were sent unto him
from Cornelius ; and said, Behokl,
I am he whom ye seek : what is
the cause wher-efore ye are come 1

22 And they said, Cornelius the
centurion, a just man, and one that
feareth God, and of good report
among all the nation of the Jews,
was warned fr'om God by an holy
angel to send^ for thee into his
house, and to .hear words of thee.

23 Then called he them in, and
lodged them. And on the morrow
Peter went away with them, and
certain brethren from Joppa ac-
companied him.

24 And the morrow after they
entered into Ca\sarea. And Cor-
nelius waited for them, and had
called together his kinsmen and
neai- friends.

2-5 And as Peter was coming in,
Cornelius met him, and fell down
at his feet, and woi\shii)i)ed luin.

26 But Peter took him up, say-
ing. Stand up ; 1 myself also am a
man.

27 And as he talked with liim,
he went in, and found many that
were com(> together.

28 And lie said unto them. Ye
know how that it is mu unlawful
thing for a man that is a Jew to

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Feler baptizeth Cornelius.

THE ACTS, 11.

He defendeth his conduct.

keep company, or come unto one
of another nation ; Ijut God hath
shewed me that I should not call
any man common or unclean.

29 Therefore came I unto yon
without gainsaying, as soon as I
was sent for : 1 ask therefore for
what intent ye have sent for me?

30 And Cornelius said. Four
days ago I was fasting until this
hour ; and at the ninth hour I
prayed in my house, and, behold,
a man stood before me in bright
clothing,

31 And said, Cornelius, thy
prayer is heard, and thine alms
are had in remembrance in the
sight of God.

32 8end therefore to Joppa, and
call hither Simon, whose surname
is Peter ; he is lodged in the house
of one Simon a tanner by the sea
side : who, when he cometh, shall
speak unto thee.

33 Immediately therefore I sent
to thee ; and thou hast well done
that thou art come. Now there-
fore are we all here jiresent before
God, to hear all things that are
commanded thee of God.

34 51 Then Peter opened his
mouth, and said. Of a truth I per-
ceive that God is no respecter of
persons :

3.5 But in every nation he that
feareth him, and worketh right-
eousness, is accepted with him.

36 The word which God sent
unto the children of Israel, preach-
ing peace by Jesus Christ: (he is
Ijord of all :)

37 That word, / .<ta>/, ye know,
which was ])ublished throughout
all Jud;t^a, and began from Galilee,
after the baptism which John
preached ;

38 How God anointed Jesus of
Xazareth with the Ht)ly Ghost and
witli power : who went al)out doing
good, and healing all that were: op-
|)ressed of the devil ; for God was
with him.

3U And we are witnesses f)f all
things which he did both in the
land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem ;
whom they slew and hanged on a
tree :

40 Him God i-aised up the third
day, an<l shewed him openly;

41 Not to all the people, but
unto witnesses chostm befoi'e of
(}<)d, even, to us, who did eat and
drink with him after he ros(^ f rom
tlie dead.

42 And h(i commanded us to
preach unto tlie peojjle, and to tes-
tify that it is he wiiich was or-
dained of (Jod to Oe the Judge of
quick and tlead.

43 To him give all the prophets
witness, that through his name
whosoever believeth in . him shall
receive remission of sins.

44 II While Peter yet spake these
words, the Holy Ghost fell on all
them which heard the word.

45 And they of the circumcision
which believed were astonished, as
many as came with Peter, because
that on the Gentiles also was
poured out the gift of the Holy
Ghost.

46 For they heard them speak
with tongues, and magnify God.
Then answered Peter,

47 Can any man forbid water,
tliat these should not be baptized,
which have received the Holy Ghost
as well as we 1

48 And he commanded them to
be baptized in the name of the
Lord. Then prayed they him to
tarry certain days.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Peter, heing accused .for going in to the
Gentile/t, 5 inakeih his defe/nce, 18 lohich is
acc(>})ii'd. 19 The gospel heing spread into
J'/iiiiifi', (I lid Ci/priis, (iiid Aiitiofh. lliir-
H(ll,o.-< is .s, id t,i',;,iifiriii tlntii. 'iC. Tliiilis-
cijiles there are f rut culled Chrisiians. 'iT
Tliei/ send relief to the brethren in Jttdcea
in time of famine.

AND the apostles and brethren
that were in Judiea heard that
the Gentiles had also received the
word of God.

2 And when Peter was come up
to Jerusalem, they that were of the
circumcision contended with him,

3 Saying, Thou wentest in to
men uncircuincised, and didst eat
with them.

4 But Peter rehearsed the matter
from the beginning, and expounded
it by order unto them, saying,

.5 I was in the city of Joppa pray-
ing : and in a ti'ance I saw a vision,
A certain vessel descend, as it had
been a great sheet, let down fiom
heaven by four corners; and it
came even to me :

6 Upon the which when I had
fastened mine eyes, I considered,
and saw fourfooted beasts of the
earth, and wild beasts, and creep-
ing things, and fowls of the air._

7 And 1 heaid a voice saying
unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and
eat.

8 But T said, Not sf), Lord : for
nothing common or uiicl(;an hath at
any time enteicul into my mouth.

9 P.ut the voice answt^red me
again fiom heaven, AV'hat God hath
cleansed, /Aa< call not thou connnoii.

10 And this was dom; three
times: and all were drawn up
again into heaven.

11 And, behold, innnediately

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Barnabas sent to Antioch.

THE ACTS, 12.

Herod beheads James.

there were tliree men already come
unto the house where 1 was, sent
fi'om Cjesarea unto me.

12 And the ^ spirit bade me go
with them, -iKjtlung doubting.
Moreover these six brethren ac-
companied me, and we entered
into the man's house :

13 And he shewed us how he had
seen an angel in his house, which
stood and said unto hi in, Send men
to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose
surname is Peter ;

li Who shall tell thee words,
whereby thou and all thy house
shall be saved.

15 And as I began to speak, the
Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us
at the beginning.

16 Then remembered I the word
of the Lord, how that he said, John
indeed baptized with water; but ye
shall be baptized with the Holy
Ghost.

17 Forasmuch then as God gave
them the like gift as he did unto
us, who believed on the Lord Jesus
Christ ; what was I, that I could
withstand God'?

18 When they heard these things,
they held their peace, and glorified
God, saying, Then hath God also
to the Gentiles granted repentance
unto life.

1 9 51 Now they which were scat-
tered abroad upon the persecution
that arose about Stephen travelled
as far as •' Phenice. and Cyprus, and
Antioch, preaching the word to
none but unto the Jews only.

20 And some of them were men
of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when
they were come to Antioch, spake
unto the ''Grecians, preaching the
Lord Jesus.

2 1 And the hand of the Lord was
with them : and a great number be-
lieved, and turned unto the Lord.

22 II Then tidings of these things
came unto the ears of the church
which was in Jerusalem : and they
sent forth Parnabas, that he should
go as far as Antioch.

23 Who, when he came, and had
seen the grace of God, was glad,
and exhorted them all, that with
purpf)se of heart they would cleave
unto the Lord.

24 For he was a good man, and
full of the Holy Ghost and of faith :
and much people was added unto
the Lord.

2.5 Then departed Barnabas to
Tarsus, for to seek Saul :

26 And when he had found him,
he brought him unto Antioch. Ana
it came to pass, that a whole year

*0r,

they assembled themselves with the
church, and taught much peoiJe.
And the disciples were called Christ-
ians first in Antioch.

27 ^ And in these days came pro-
phetsfrom Jerusalem unto Antioch.

28 And there stood up one of
them named Agabus, and signified
by the ' spirit that there should l)e
great dearth throughout all the
world : which came to pass in the
days of Claudius C;esar.

29 Then the disciples, every man
according to his ability, determined
to send relief unto the brethren
which dwelt in Judiiea :

30 Which also they did, and sent
it to the elders by the hands of
Barnabas and Saul.

CHAPTER 12.

1 Khitf Herod xxrfi'cuti'tli ilw ChrisVi<tnft,
kilhtli Jaiitet!. and itii ini-^iinelh I'eter ;
ivhiim (III anyid de/ii-rrct/i iijioii the pi'iii/ern
of the elnireh. 20 Jii /ii's jiri'de iiikhiij to
iiiriinelj the honour due to God. he U xlriekeii
Irijiui 11 aijel, iind d ieth 111 inernhl !i . U After
his death, the word of God proxiiervth.

NOW about that time Herod tlie
king stretched forth his^ hands
to vex certain of the church.

2 And he killed James the bro-
ther of John with the sword.

3 And because he saw it pleased
the Jews, he proceeded further to
take Peter also. (Then were the
days of unleavened bread.)

4 And when he had ap]:)rehended
him, he put iiim in prison, and de-
Hvered him to four quaternions of
soldiers to keep him ; _ intending
after ® Easter to bring him forth to
the people.

5 Peter therefore was kept in
prison : but prayer was made with-
out ceasing of the church unto
God for him.

6 And when Herod would have
brought him forth, the same night
Peter was sleeping between two
soldiers, bound with two chains :
and the keepers before the door
kept the prison.

7 And, behold, the angel of the
Lord came w\io\\ him, and a light
shined in the '' prison : and lie
smote Peter on the side, and raised
him up,, saying, Arise ui) quickly.
And his chains fell oil' from his
hands.

8 And the angel said unto him,
Gird thyself, and bind on thy san-
dals. And so he did. Andhesaith
unto him. Cast thy garment about
th(?e, and follow me.

9 And he went out, and followed
him ; and ' wist not that it was
true which was done by tlie angel ;
but thought lie saw a vision.

Spirit

* the Pass-
over

knew

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Peter delivered from prison.

THE ACTS, 13. Paid and Barnabas sent to Gentiles.

1 0 When they were past the first
and the second ^ warcf, they came
unto the iron gate that leadeth
unto the city ; which opened to
them of his own accord : and they
went out, and passed un through
one street ; aiid forthwith the
angel departed from him.

11 And when Peter was come to
himself, he said. Now I know of a
surety, that the Lord hath sent his
angel, and hath delivered me out
of the hand of Herod, and f)vm all
the expectation of the people of the
Jews.

1 2 And when he had considered
the thing, he came to the house of
Mary the mother of John, whose
surname was Mark ; where many
were gathered together praying.

13 And as Peter knocked at the
door of the gate, a damsel came to
liearken, named Rhoda.

14 And when she knew Peter's
voice, she opened not the gate for
gladness, but ran in, and told how
Peter stood before the gate.

15 And they said unto her. Thou
art mad. But she constantly af-
firmed that it was even so. Then
said they, It is his angel.

16 But Peter continued knock-
ing : and when they had opened
the duor, and saw him, they were
astonished.

17 But he, beckoning urito them
with the hand to hold their peace,
declared unto them how the Lord
had brought him out of the prison.
And he said. Go shew these things
unto James, and to the brethren.
And he departed, and went into
anotlier place.

is Now as soon as it was day,
there was no small stir among the
soldiers, what was become of Peter.

19 And when Herod had sought
for him, and found him not, he
(examined the keepers, and (;om-
manded that they shoukl be put
t(j death. And he went down fi-om
Jud'.ea to C;esarea, and t/inr abode.

20 11 And Herod was highly dis-
pleased with them of Tyre and
Sidon : but they came with one
accord to him, and, having made;
Blastus the king's chambci'lain
thejr friend, desired peace; becausi;
their country was nourished by the
king's country.

21 And upon a set day Herod,
arrayed in royal apparel, sat U])on
his throne, and made an oration
unto them.

22 And the people gave a shout.
sayinu. It is the voice of a god, and
not of a man.

2.3 And iminodiatcly the angel
of the Lord smoti^ him, because lie

gave not God the glory : and he
was eaten of worms, and gave up
the ghost.

24 IT But the word of God grew
and multiplied.

25 And Barnabas and Saul i-e-
turned from Jerusalem, when they
had fulfilled their " ministry, and
took with them John, whose sur-
name was Mark.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Paul and Barnaban are chosen to go to the
(rent ilex. 7 Of Sergius Paitlus, and Ely-
ma.s f/ie .ytircerer. 14 Paul prcachelh at
Autiin-h. iltatJenusis Chrittt. 4-i 77ie Ceii-
iile.t heliffe: 45 hut the Jeux <ialii.'<ay and
l/la.spheine: 46 tvheretipon they turn to the
Gentiles. 4S As many as were ordained
to life believed.

NOW there were in the church
that was at Antioch certain
prophets and teachers ; as Barna-
Das, and Simeon that was called
Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and
Manaen, •' which had been brought
up with Herod the tetrarch, and
Saul.

2 As they ministered to the
Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost
said. Separate me Barnabas and
Saul for the work whereunto I
have called them.

3 And when they had fasted
and prayed, and laid their hands
on them, they sent them away.

4 11 So they, being sent forth
by the Holy Ghost, departed unto
Seleucia ; and from thence they
sailed to Cyprus.

5 And when they were at Sala-
mis, they preached the v/ord of
God in the synagogues of the
Jews : and they had also John "* to
their minister.

G And wiien they had gone
through the isle unto Paphos, they
found a certain sorcerer, a false
proxjhet, a Jew, whose name icas
Bar-jesus :

7 Which was with the '"'deputy

of the country, Sergius PriuUis, a
prudent man ; who called for Bar-
nabas and Saul, and desired to
hear the word of (iod.

8 But ]*'lyinas the sorcerer (for
so is his n;ime by interpretation)
withstood them, seeking to turn
away the " dei)ntv from the faith.

y Then Saul, (who also i.s called
Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost,
set his eves on him,

10 And sai<l, O full of all subtilty
and all miscliief, tliou child of the
devil, thou enemy of all righteous-
ness, wilt thou notecase to pervert
the right ways of the Lord"?

1 1 And now, behold, tlu^ hand
of tlie Lord is upon thee, and thou

- raiuistra-
tion.

3 the foster-
bi'other of
Herod

* as their
attendant.

^ proconsul

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Elymas and Sergius Paulus.

THE ACTS, 13.

Paul 2ireacheth at Antioch.

shalt be blind, not seeing the sun
for a season. And immediately
there fell on him a mist and a
darkness ; and he went about
seeking some to lead him by the
hand.

1 2 Then the ^ deputy, when he
saw what was done, believed, being
astoiaished at the doctrine of the
Lord.

13 Now when Paul and his com-
pany loosed from Paphos, they
came to Perga in Pamphylia : and
•John departing from them re-
turned to .Jerusalem.

14 U Put when they departed
from Perga, they came to Antioch
in Pisidia, and went into the syna-
gogue on the sabbath day, and sat
down.

15 And after the reading of the
law and the prophets the rulers
of the synagogue sent unto thein,_
saying, '" Yf men and brethren, if
ye have any word of exhortation
for the people, say on.

16 Then Paul stood up, and
beckoning with his hand said,
Men of Israel, and ye that fear
(jlod, give audience.

17 The God of this people of
Israel chose our fathers, and ex-
alted the people when they dwelt
as strangers in the land of Egypt,
and with an high arm brought he
them out of it.

18 And about the time of forty
years ^ suffered \\i^ their manners

in the wilderness.

19 And_ when he had destroyed
seven nations in the land of •* Cha-
naan, he divided their land to them
by lot.

20 And after that he gave unto
them judges about the space of
four hundred and fifty years, until
Samuel the prophet.

21 And afterward they desired
a king : and Clod gave unto them
Saul the sf)n of '' C'is. a man of the
tribe of Benjamin, by the space of
forty years.

22 And when he had removed
him, he raised up unto them David
to he their king ; to whom also he
^ave testimony, and said, I have
found David the son of Jesse, a
man after mine own heart, which
shall fulfil all my will.

23 Of this rnan's seed hath God
according to //?'.s promise raised unto
Israel a Saviour, Jesus :

24 When John had first preached
before his coming the baptism of
repentance to all the people of
Israel.

25 And as John fulfilled his
course, he said. Whom think ye
that I am ? I am not he. But, be-
hold, there cometh one after me,
whose shoes of his feet I am not
worthy to loose.

26 " Men and brothi-en, children
of the stock of Abraham, and who-
soever among you feareth God, to
you is the word of this salvation
sent.

27 For they that dwell at Jerusa-
lem, and their rulers, because they
knew hiin not, nor yet the voices of
the prophets which ar-e read every
sabbath day, they have fulfilled
them in condemning him.

28 And though they found no
cause of death -in him, yet desired
they Pilate that he should be slain.

29 And when they had fulfilled
all that was written of him, they
took him down from the tree, and
laid hitii in a sepulchre.

30 But God raised him from the
dead :

31 And he was seen many days
of them which came up witn him
from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are
his witnesses unto the people.

.32 And we declare unto you glad
tidings, how that the^ promise which
was made unto the fathers,

33 God hath fulfilled the same
unto us their children, in that he
hath raised up Jesus again : as it is
also written in the second psalm.
Thou art my Son, this day nave I
begotten thee.

34 And as concerning that he
raised him up from the dead, voir
no more to return to corruption, he
said on this wise, I will give you the
sure mercies of David.

35 Wherefore he saith also in an-
other psalm. Thou slialt not suffer
thine Holy One to see corruj^tion.

36 For David, after he had
''served his own genenrtion by the

will of (iod. fell on sleep, and was

* Or,

laid unto his fathers, and saw cor-
ruption :

37 But he, whom God raised
again, saw no corruption.

38 il Be it known unto you
therefore, ^men a 7x1 brethren, that
through this man is preached unto
you the forgiveness of sins :

39 And by him all that believe
are justified from all things, from
which ye could not be justified by
the law of Moses.

40 Beware therefore, lest that
come upon you, which is spoken
of in the i^rophets ;

41 Behold, ye despisers, and
wonder, and perish : for I work a
work in your days, a work which

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We turn to the Gentiles.

THE ACTS, 14.

The apostles at Lystra.

ye shall in no wise believe, though
a man declare it unto you.

42 And when the Jews were g9ne
out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
besought that these words might
be preached to them the next sab-
bath.

43 Now when the congregation
was broken up, many of the Jews
and ^ religious proselytes followed
Paul and Barnabas : who, speaking
to them, persuaded them to con-
tinue in the grace of God.

44 *\ And the next sabbath day
came almost the whole city together
to hear the word of God.

45 But when the Jews saw the
multitudes, they were filled with
envy, and spake against those
things which were spoken by Paul,
contradicting and '^ blaspheming.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas
waxed bold, and said, It was ne-
cessary that the word of God should
first have been spoken to you : but
seeing ye pilt it from you, and judge
yourselves unworthy of * everlast-
ing life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

47 For so hath the Lord com-
manded us, saying, I have set thee
to be a light of the Gentiles, that
thou shouldest be for salvation
unto the ends of the earth.

48 And when the Gentiles heard
this, they were glad, and glorified
the word of the Lord : and as many
as were ordained to eternal life be-
Heved.

49 And the word of the Lord was
published throughout all the re-
gion.

50 But the Jews stirred up the
devout and honourable women, and
the chief men of the city, and
raised persecution against Paul
and Barnabas, and expelled them
out of their •* coasts.

51 But they shook off the dust of
their feet against them, and came
unto Iconium.

52 And the disciiJes were filled
with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

CHAPTER 14.

1 Paul and BiirnahdM are pcrxeruted from
Icnnium. 8 At Li/xtni I'itnl hi'dh'th a rri/>-
pie, trhereiipDn tlici/ are n-puti-il its (/rx/s.
19 Pun! ;,s .^f, ,„,',/. ' L'l T/i r ,/ /ui.s.s f/iroiif/h

fliri-rsrlnlrrh,.-^. cm, li r n< i n n ill , ,lisci},l(s ill

faith ,i,hI iKifi, „.', . J'-, /.', t,ir,ii„,i to Aiitl-
och, theij report irlmt lioil IkuI i/oiie U'ilh
them.

AND it came to i)ass in Iconium,
tliat tliey went both togethei'
into th<! synagogiHi of the .lews,
and so si)ake, that a great multi-
tude both of the Jews and also of
the Greeks believed.
2 But the unbelieving Jews

stirred up the Gentiles, and made
their minds evil affected against
the brethren.

3 Long time therefore abode
they speaking boldly in the Lord,
which gave testimony unto the
word of his grace, and granted
signs and wonders to be done by
their hands.

4 But the multitude of the city
was divided : and part held with the
Jews, and part with the apostles.

5 And when there was an assault
made both of the Gentiles, and also
of the Jews with their rulers, to
use tkem despitefully, and to stone
them,

6 They were ware of it, and fled
unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of
Lycaonia, and unto the region that
lieth round about :

7 And there they preached the
gospel.

8 11 And there sat a certain man
at Lystra, impotent in his feet, be-
ing a cripple from his mother's
womb, who never had walked :

9 The same heard Paul speak :
who stedfastly beholding him, and
perceiving that he had faith to be
healed,

10 Said with a loud voice. Stand
upright on thy feet. And he leaped
and walked.

1 1 And when the people saw
what Paul had done, they lifted
up their voices, saying in the speech
of Lycaonia, The gods are come
down to us in the likeness of men.

12 And they called Barnabas,
.lupiter ; and Paul, Mercurius, be-
cause he was the chief speaker.

13 Then the priest of Jupi-
ter, •''which was before their city,
brought oxen and garlands unto
the gates, and would have done
sacrifice with the people.

14 Which when the apostles,
Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they
rent their clotlies, and I'an in
among the people, ci-ying out,

15 And saying, Sii-s, wny do ye
these things? VVe also are men
of like "pMssioiis with you, and
"l)r(';icli unto v'hi that ye should
turn from these '" \ iinitics unto the
living God, whicli macK' heaven,
and earth, and the sea, and all
things that are therein :

IG Who in times i)a,st suffered all
nations to walk in their own ways.

17 Nevei'tli(>l('ss he left not liini-
self without witness, in that he did
good, and gave us i-ain from llea^■en,
and fruitful seasons, lilling our
heai'ts with food and gladness.

IS And with these sayings scarce
restrained they the people, that

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Pmd stoned at Lystra.

THE ACTS, 15.

Council at Jerusalem.

they had not done sacrifice unto
them.

19^ And there came thither cer-
tain Jews from Antioch and Ico-
nium, who jjersuaded the people,
and, having stoned Paul, drew him
out of the city, supposing he had
been dead.

'20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood
round about him, he rose up, and
came into the city: and the next
day he departed with 15arnabas to
JJerbe.

21 And when they had preached
the gospel to that city, and had
' taught many, they returned again
to Lystra, and to Iconium, and
Antioch,

22 Confirming the souls of the
disciples, and exhorting them to
continue in the faith, and that v/e
must through much tribulation
enter into the kingdom of God.

23 And when they had ordained
them elders in every church, and
had prayed with fasting, they com-
mended them to the Lord, on whom
they believed.

24 And after they had passed
throughout Pisidia, they came to
Pampnylia.

25 And when they had preached
the word in Perga, they went down
into Attalia :

26 And thence sailed to Antioch,
from whence they had been recom-
mended to the grace of God for the
woi^k which they fulfilled.

27 And when the.y were come, anrl
had gathered the church together
they rehearsed all that God had
done with them, and how he had
opened the door of faith unto the
Gentiles.

28 And there they abode long
time with the disciples.

CHAPTER L5.

1 Great cUsftcnxio)) arh^eth touching cirojuD-
cixion. 6 The. apOHtles iunisull ahoiit it,
2'i and »end their (leteruii ii,iti,,ii Jnf l,'tt,-iK
til the churches. 'Mi Pa id- <tii,t Du'rimlmx,
tliinlcing to visit the brethren together, fall
at strife, and depart anunder.

AND certain men which came
down from Judit-a taught the
brethren, and said. Except ye be
circumcised after the manner of
Moses, ye cannot be saved.

2 When tlu!ref(.re Paul and Bar-
nabas had no small dissension and
disputation with them, they deter-
mined that Paul and Parnabas, and
certain other of them, should go u))
to Jerusalem unto the apostles and
elders about this question.

3 And being brought on their
way by the church, they passed
through '-'I'lieniceaiul Samaria, de-
claring the conversion of the Gen-

]39

tiles : and they caused great joy
unto all the brethren.

4 And when they were come to
Jerusalem, they were received of
the church, and of the apostles and
elders, and thev declared all things
that God had done with them.

5 But there rose up certain of the
sectof the Pharisees which believed,
saying. That it was needful to cir-
cumcise them, and to command
tke})i to keep the law of Moses.

6 % And the apostles and elders
came together for to consider of this
matter.

7 And when there had been much
disputing, Peter rose up, and said
unto them, ^Men and, brethren, ye
know how that a good while ago
God made choice among us, that
the Gentiles by my mouth should
hear the word of the gospel, and
believe.

8 And God, which knoweth the
hearts, bare them witness, giving
them the Holy Ghost, even as he
did unto us ;

9 And "* put no difference between
us and them, purifying their hearts
by faith.

10 Now therefore why tempt ye
God, to put a yoke upon the neck
of the disciples, which neither our
fathers nor we were able to bear ']

11 But we believe that through
the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
we sliall be saved, even as they.

12 U Then all the multitude kept
silence, and gave audience to Bar-
nabas and Paul, declaring what
miracles and wonders God had
wrought among the Gentiles by
them.

13 ^ And after they had held
their peace, James answered, say-
ing, ^Men a)ul brethren, hearken
unto me :

14 Simeon hath declared how
God at the first did visit the Gen-
tiles, to take out of them a people
for his name.

15 And to this a^ree the words
of tiie prophets ; as it is written,

IG After this 1 will return, and
will })uild again the tabernacle of
David, which is fallen down ; and
I will build again the ruins thereof,
and 1 will set it up :

1 7 That the residue of men might
seek after the Lord, and all the
Gentiltvs, upon whom my name is
called, saith the Lord, who doeth
all these things.

18 Known unto God are all his
works from the beginning of the
wo)-ld.

19 Wherefore my sentence is,
that we trouble not them, which

3 Brethren,

4 made no
distinction

Decree concerning circumcision.

THE ACTS, 16.

Paul and Barnabas disagree.

from among the Gentiles ^ are
turned to God :

'20 J^ut that we write unto them,
that they abstain from pollutions
of idols, and fro/n fornication, antl
from things strangled, and from
blood.

2 1 For Moses of old time hath in
every city them that preach him,
being read in the synagogues every
sabbath day.

22 Then pleased it the apostles
and elders, with the whole church,
to send cnosen men of their own
company to Antioch with Paul and
Barnabas ; nameli/, J \\da.s surnamed
Barsabas, and Silas, chief men
among the brethren :

23 And they wrote letters hy
them after this manner ; The apos-
tles and ^ elders and bretliren send
greeting unto the bretln-en which
are of the Gentiles in Antioch and
Syria and Cilicia :

24 Forasmuch as we have heard,
that certain which went out from
us have troubled you with words,
subverting your souls, saying. Ye
must be cii'cumcised, and keep the
law : to whom we gave no s^ich
commandment :

2-5 It seemed good unto us,
■' being assembled with one accord,
to senfl chosen men unto you with
our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

26 j\Ien that have hazaixled their
lives for the name of our Lord
.Jesus Christ.

27 yVe have sent therefore Judas
and Silas, who shall also tell ijou
the same things by mouth.

28 For it seemed good to the
Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon
you no greater burden than these
necessary things ;

29 "J'hat ye abstain from meats
offered to idols, and from blood,
and from things strangled, and
from fornicatif)n : from which if yt;
keep yourselves, ye shall do well.
Fare ye well.

30 So when they were dismissed,
they came to Aiiiioch : and when
they had gathered the niuHitude
together, they delivered the epis-
tle:

31 Which when they had read,
they rejoiced for the •^consohitioii.

32 And .Judas and Silas, being
prophets also themselves, ex-
nf)rted the brethren with many
words, and confirmefl fltcm.

33 And ;i,fter they had tarried
there a sjiace, tluiy were l(;t go in
peace from the brethren unto the
apostles.

*0r,

34 Notwithstanding it pleased
Silas to abide there still.

3-5 Paul also and Barnabas con-
tinued in Antioch, teaching and
preaching the word of the Lord,
with many others also.

36 11 And some days after Paul
said unto Barnabas, Let us go
again jind visit our brethren in
every city where we have preached
the word of the Lord, and see how
they do.

37 And Barnabas determined to
take with them John, whose sur-
name was ]\Iark.

38 But I^aul thought not good to
take him with them, who departed
from them from Pamphylia, and
went not with them to the work.

39 And the contention was so
sharp between them, that they
departed asunder one from the
other : and so Barnabas took ^lark,
and sailed unto Cyprus ;

40 And Paul chose Silas, and
departed, being reconnnended by
the brethren unto the grace of
God.

41 And he went through Sy-
ria and Cilicia, confirming the
churches.

CHAPTER 16.

1 Paul luiKing circumcined Timothy, 1 and
being called hyihe Spifitfrom one country
to anotli,e7\ 14 coiircrteth Lydia, 16 c(i.\tttli
out a .yjlrit of d i ri nation. 19 For irhivh
cdUKi' he and Si/ox arc u/lipped and im-
prixDiii'il . '2(5 The pri/ion doors are opened.
;'. I 'I'll I- 'iiiilor is converted, 37 and they
or,- ,l,lnrred.

rpHEN came he to Derbe and
JL Lystra : and, behold, a certain
disciple was there, named ''Timo-
theus. the son of a certain wt)inan,
which was a Jewess, and believed ;
but his father was a Greek :

2 Which was well reported of by
the brethren that were at Lystra
and Iconium.

3 Him would Paul hav<> to go
forth with him ; and took and cir-
cunicised hirn because of the Jews
which were in those quartei's : for
tliey knew all that his father was
a Greek.

4 And as they w(>nt through the
cities, they (ieli\(M'e(l them the <!(>-
ci-ees for to keep, that were oi"-
(hiined of the a))ostles aiul elders
which were at .lerusalem.

.') And so were the churches esta-
blishefl in the faith, and increased
ill nuinl)er daily.

6 Now when they had gone
throughout I'hrygiaand the i-egion
of ( iiihitin, and were forbidden of
the Holy (Jhost to preach the word
in Asia,

7 After they were come to Mysia,

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Paul crosseth to Europe.

THE ACTS, 16.

The prison at Philippi.

they assayed to go into Bithynia :
but the Spirit sulfered them not.

8 And they passing by Mj^sia
came down to Troas.

9 And a vision appeared to
Paul in the night ; There stood a
man of Macedonia, and prayed him,
saying. Come over into Macedonia,
and help us.

10 And after he had seen the
vision, immediately we endea-
voured to go into Macedonia, as-
suredly gathering that the Lord
had called us for to preach the
gospel unto them.

1 1 Therefore loosing from Troas,
we came with a straight course to
Samothracia, and the next day to
Neapolis ;

1 2 And from thence to Philippi,
M-hich is the ' chief city of that
part of Macedonia, and a colony :
and we were in that city abiding
certain days.

13 And on the sabbath we went
out of the city by a river side,
where prayer was wont to be
made ; and we sat down, and
spake unto the women which re-
sorted thither.

\\ % And a certain woman
named Lydia, a seller of puiple,
of the city of Thyatira, which w-or-
shipped God, heard us: whose
heart the Lord opened, that she at-
tended unto the things which were
spoken of Paul.

15 And when she was baptized,
and her household, she besought
u», saying, If ye have judged me
to be faithful to the Lord, come
into my house, and abide there.
x4.nd she constrained us.

1 G U And it came to pass, as we
-w^ent to prayer, a certain damsel
possessed with a spirit of divination
met us, which brought her masters
much gain by soothsaying :

17 The same followed Paul and
us, and cried, saying, These men
are the servants of the most high
God, which shew unto us the way
of salvation.

18 And this did she many days.
But Paul, being grieved, turned
and sjiid to the spirit, I command
thee in the name of Jesus Christ
to come out of her. And he came
out the same hour.

1 9 % And when her masters saw
that the hope of their gains was
gone, they caught Paul and Silas,
and drew them into the market-
place unto the rulers,

20 And brouglit them to the ma-
gistrates, saying. These men, being
Jews, do exceedingly trouble our
city,

21 And teach customs, which are

not lawful for us to receive, neither
to observe, being llomans.

22 And the multitude rose up
together against them : and the
magistrates rent off their clothes,
and commanded to beat them.

23 And when they had laid many
stripes upon them, they cast them
into prison, charging the jailor to
keep them safely :

24 Who, having received such a
charge, thrust them into the inner
prison, and made their feet fast in
the stocks.

25 U And at midnight Paul and
Silas prayed, and sang praises unto
God : and the prisoners heard them.

26 And suddenly there was a
great earthquake, so that the
foundations of the prison were
shaken : and immediately all the
doors were opened, and every one's
bands were loosed.

27 And the keeper of the prison
awaking out of his sleep, and seeing
the prison doors open, he drew out
his sword, and would have killed
himself, supposing that the pri-
soners had been fled.

28 But Paul cried with a loud
voice, saying. Do thyself no harm :
for we are all here.

29 Then he called for a light,
and sprang in, and came trembling,
and fell down before Paul and Silas,

30 And brought them out, and
said. Sirs, what must I do to be
saved %

31 And they said. Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt
be saved, and thy house.

32 And they spake unto him the
word of the Lord, and to all that
were in his house.

33 And he took them the same
hour of the night, and washed
their stripes ; and was baptized, he
and all his, straightway.

34 And when he had brought
them into his house, he set •' meat
before them, and rejoiced, believ-
ing in God with all his house.

35 And when it was day, the
magistrates sent the serjeants,
saying. Let those men go.

36 And the keeper of the prison
told this saying to Paul, The ma-
gistrates have sent to let you go :
now therefore depai-t, and go in
peace.

37 But Paul said unto them,
They have beaten us openly un-
condenmed, being Romans, and
have cast ?<.s ijito prison : and now
do they thrust us out privily ? nay
verily ; but let them come' theni-
selves and fetch us out.

38 And the serjeants told these
words unto the magistrates : and

3 food

141

Paid (tt 77tesmJojr(ca,

THE ACT8, 17,

and Berea.

tlicy feared, wlicii tliey lieanl that
they were KoiiiaiLs.

39 And they came and besought
them, and brought them out, and
desired them to depart out of the
city.

40 And they went out of the
prison, and entered into the hom^e
of Lydia : and when tliey had seen
the brethren, they comforted them,
and departed.

CHAPTER 17.

1 Pind preacheih at T/u'xk(i!(>)u'c(i., 4 where
xome believe, and oi/iern perxecute, him.
10 I/e is sent to Berea, and jjreacheth
there. 13 Being persecuted at Thessalo-
nica, 15 he conieth to Athens, and dispateth,
and preacheth the liring God to them
unknown, 34 ^^^■hereh^J many are converted
imto ChtHst.

NOW when they had passed
through Amphipolis and Apol-
lonia, they came to Thessalqnica,
where was a synagogue of the
Jews :

2 And Pauh as his manner was,
went in unto tliem, and three sab-
Imth days reasoned with them out
of the scriptures,

3 Opening and alleging, that
' Christ must needs liave suffered,
and risen again from the dead ;
and that this Jesus, whom I preach
unto you, is " C-hrist.

4 And some of them believed,
and consorted with Paul and Silas ;
and of the devout Greeks a great
multitude, and of the chief women
not a few.

5 *n But the Jews which believed
not, moved with envy, took unto
them certain •' lewd fellows of the
baser sort, and gathered a com-
pany, and set all the cit.y on an
uproar, and assaulted the house of
Jason, and souglit to bring them
out to the people.

6 And when they found them
not, they drew Jason and certain
brethren unto the rulers of the city,
ci'ying, These that have turned the
world upside down are come hither
also ;

7 Whom Jason hath received :
and these all do contrary to the
decrees of C;esar, saying that there
is another king, o7ie Jesus.

8 And they trouliled the people
and the rulers of the city, when
they heard these things.

9 And when they had taken se-
curity of ^ Jason, anfl of tlie otlier.

they let them go.

10 11 And the brethren innnedi-
ately sent away Paul and Silas by
night unto Berea: who coming
thither went into the synagogue of
the Jews.

1 1 These were more noble than
those in Tliessalonica, in that they
received the word with all readi-
ness of mind, and searched the
scriptures daily, whether those
things were so.

12 Therefore many of them be-
lieved ; also of honourable women
which were Greeks, and of men,
not a few.

1 3 But when the Jews of Thessa-
lonica had knowledge that the
word of God was preached of Paul
at Berea, they came thither also,
and stirred up the people.

14 And then immediately the
brethren sent away Paul to go ® as
it were to the sea : but Silas and
" Timotheus abode there still.

15 And they that conducted Paul
brought him unto Athens : and re-
ceiving a commandment unto Silas
and "Timotheus for to come to him
with all speed, they departed.

16 H Now while Paul waited for
them at Athens, his spirit was
stirred in him, when he saw the
city ' v/holly given to idolatry.

17 Therefore disputed he in the
s.ynagogue with the Jews, and with
the devout persons, and in the
market daily with them that met
with him.

18 Then certain philosophers of
the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks,
encountered him. And some said.
What will this babbler sayl other
some, He seemeth to be a setter
forth of strange gods : because he
preached unto them Jesus, and the
resurrection.

19 And they took him, and
brought him unto ^Areo])agus, say-
ing. May we know what this new
doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is ?

20 For thou bringest certain
strange things to our ears : we
would know therefore what these
things mean.

21 (For all the Athenians and
strangers which were there spent
their time in nothing else, but
either to tell, or to heai' some iiew
thing.)

22 H Then Paul stood in the
midst of "Mill's' hill, and said, Ve
men of Athens, I jterceive that in
all things ye are '" too supei'stitious.

23 For as I passed by, and he
held " your dtn^otions. I found an
altfir witli tins inscrii)tion, TO
THK UNKNOWN GOD. Whom
therefore ye ignoivantly worship,
him declare I unto you.

24 Gf)d thiit made the world and
all things tlierein, seeing that he is
Lord of h(>av(;n and eaith, dwelleth
not in temples made with hands ;

5 as far as

6 Timothy

" full of
idols.

8 theAreo-
pagus,

^ tiui court
of tlu! Areo-
pa.niis,

Kious.

11 tlieobjci'ls

of yoiu- wor-

sliip,

142

He preacheth at Athens.

THE ACTS, 18.

Paul at Corinth.

with

25 Neither is ^ worshi

men's hands, as though he needed
any thing, seeing he giveth to all
life, and breath, and all things ;

26 And hath made of one blood
all nations of men for to dwell on
all the face of the earth, and hath
determined - the times before ap-
pointed, and the bounds of then-

habitation ;

27 That they should seek the
Lord, if hai^ly they might feel
after him, and find him, though he
be not far from every one of us :

28 For in him we live, and move,
and have our being ; as certain also
of your own poets have said, For
we are also his offspring.

29 Forasmuch then as we are the
offspring of God, we ought not to
think that the Godhead is like unto
gold, or silver, or stone, graven hy
art and man's device.

30 And the times of this igno-
rance God "' winked at ; but now
commandeth all men every where
to repent :

31 Because he hath appointed a
day, in the which he will judge the
world in righteousness by that man
whom he hath ordained ; v)hereof he
hath given assurance unto all men,
in that he hath raised him from the
dead.

32 IT And when they heard of
the resurrection of the dead, sonie
mocked: and others said, We will
hear thee again of this tiiatter.

33 So Paul departed from among
them.

34 Howbeit certain men clave
unto him, and believed : among the
which ?/,'«.s Dionysius the Areopa-
gite, and a woman named Damaris,
and others with them.

CHAPTER 18.

•3 Paul lahouretli vith h is Jutnds, and preach-
eth at rin-liith l<> tlic Oi'iitih'f,. 9 The Lord
encoii niij, ih liiiii ill (I lixiiiii. 12 He in <ic-
ciisfil Ill/ill'- iiiilliii ill,- (li'imty, but is dis-
minfud.' Is Afti'Diitrilf: iKissiiid friDi) city
to city he sinnnjihinieih tin' ilisriiilrs. 24
ApoUoft, bei 111,1 iiiori' jierfccll!/ i nslriift.^il In/
Ji/iii/a anil '/'riscilla, 2S pi-cucheth Christ
irifh great ifficaci/.

AFTER these things Paul de-
parted from Athens, and came
to Corinth ;

2 And found a certain Jew
named Aquila, born in Pontus,
lately come from Italy, with his
wife Priscilla ; (because that Clau-
dius had commanded all Jews to
depart from Rome :) and came unto
them.

3 And because ho was of the
same craft, he abode with them.

* Or,

and wrought : for by their occu-
pation they were tentmakers.

•i And he reasoned in the syna-
gogue every sabbath, and per-
suaded the Jews and the Greeks.

5 And when Silas and •* Timo-
theus were come from ]\lacedonia,
Paul was pressed in the spirit, and
testified to the Jews that Jesus was
•5 Christ

6 And when they opposed them-
selves, and '' blasphemed, he shook
his raiment, and said unto them.
Your blood 6eupon your own heads ;
I am clean : from henceforth I will
go unto the Gentiles.

7 i\ And he departed thence, and
entered into a certain man's house,
named Justus, one that worshipped
God, whose house joined hard to the
synagogue.

8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of
the synagogue, believed on the Lord
with all his house ; and many of the
Corinthians hearing believed, and
were baptized.

9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in
the night by a vision, Be not afraid,
but speak, and hold not thy peace :

10 For I am with thee, and no
man shall set on thee to hurt thee :
for I have much people in this city.

1 1 And he continued there a year
and six months, teaching the word
of God among them.

12 ^f And when Gallio was the
'deputy of Achaia, the Jews made
insurrection with oneaccord against
Paul, and brought him to the judg-
ment seat,

13 Saying, This fellow persuad-
eth men to worship God contrary
to the law.

1 4 And when Paul was now about
to open his mouth, Gallio said unto
the Jews, If it were a matter of
wrong or wicked ^lewdness, O jyc
Jews, reason would that i should
bear with you :

15 But if it be a question of
words and names, and of your law,
look ye to it ; for I will be no judge
of such matters.

1 6 And he drave them from the
judgment seat.

17 Then all the Greeks took Sos-
thenes, the chief ruler of the syna-
gogue, and beat him before the
judgment seat. And Gallio cared
for none of those things.

18 H And Paul after //*?> tarried
there yet a good wliile, and then
took his leave of the brethren, and
sailed thence into Syria, and with
him Priscilla and Aquila ; having
shorn his head in Cenchrea : for he
had a vow.

I 19 And he came to Ephesus, and

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^ Timothy

5 the Christ.

6 railed,

THE ACTS, 19.

Joluis disciples at Ephesus.

left them there : but he himself en-
tered into the synagogue, and rea-
soned with the Jews.

20 When they desired him t(j
tarry longer time with them, he
consented not ;

21 But bade them farewell, say-
ing, I must by all means keep this
feast that cometh in Jerusalem:
but I will return again iinto you,
if God will. And he sailed from
Ephesus.

22 And when he had landed at
Cpesarea, and gone up, and saluted
the church, he went down to
Antioch.

23 And after he had spent some
time there, he departed, and went
over all the country of Galatia and
Phrygia in order, strengthening all
the disciples.

24 U And a certain Jew named
Apollos, born at Ale_xandria, an
eloquent man, and mighty in the
scriptures, came to Ephesus.

25 This man was instructed in
the way of the Lord ; and being-
fervent in the spirit, he spake and
taught diligently the things of the
Lord, knowing only the baptism of
John.

26 And he began to speak boldly
in the synagogue : whom when
Aquila and Priscilla had heard,
they took him unto thon, and ex-
pounded unto him the way of God
more perfectly.

27 And when he was disposed to
pass into Achaia, the brethren
wrote, exhorting the disciples to
receive him : who, when he was
come, helped them much which had
believed through grace :

28 For he mightily convinced the
Jews, (Old, that publickly, shewing
by the scriptures that Jesus was
■('hi-is;t.

CHAPTER 19.

6 The Holy Ghoxt ix given hy PauVs handx.
9 The Jews blanpheiiie his doctrine, which
in confirmed hy miracleK. Vi The Jeirinh
exorcistK 16 are beaten hi/ tJie devil, lit
i^onjurinff boohs are hurfit. 24 Demetrius,
for- love of gain, raiseth an uproar against
I'aal, 85 which is apx)eaHed by the town-
clerk.

AND it came to pass, that, while
Apollos was at (Jorintli, I'aul
luiving passed through tlie upper
'-'coasts came to Ephesus : and find-
ing certain disciples,

2 He said unto thoin, ^ Have ye
received the Hf>lv Ghost since ye

believed { And they said ui i to
him, ^ \W li;ive not so innrh as
heard whctlici' there Ix' any Holy

Ghost:

3 And he said unto them, " T^nto

what then were ye baptized % And
they said, ■' Unto John's baptism.

4 Then said Paul, John verily
baptized with the baptism of re-
pentance, saying unto the people,
that they should believe on him
which should come after him, that
is, on Christ Jesus.

5 When they heard this, they
were baptized '' in the name of the
Lord Jesus.

6 And when Paul had laid Av'.s
hands upon them, the Holy Ghost
came on them ; and they spake
with tongues, and prophesiecl.

7 And all the men were about
twelve.

8 And he went into the syn-
agogue, and spake boldly for the
space of three months, disputing
and persuading the things concern-
ing the kingdom of God.

9 But when divers were har-
dened, and believed not, but spake
evil of "' that way before the multi-
tude, he departed from them, and
separated tiie disciples, disputing
daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

10 And this continued by the
space of two years ; so that all they
which dwelt in Asia heard the word
of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and
Greeks.

11 And God wrought special
miracles by the hands of Paul :

12 So that from his body were
brought unto the sick handker-
chiefs or aprons and the diseases
departed from them, and the evil
spirits went out of them.

13 U Then certain of the vaga-
bond Jews, exoi^cists, took upon
them to call over them which had
evil spirits the name of the Lord
Jesus, saying. We adjure you by
Jesus whom Paul pi^eacheth.

14 And there were seven sons of
one Sceva, a Jew, and * chief of th(^
priests, which did so.

1-5 And the evil spirit answered
and said, Jesus 1 know, and Paul
1 know; but who are ye"?

16 And the man in whom the
evil spirit was leaped on them, and
overcame them, and prevailed
against them, so that they fled out
of that house nakefl and wounded.

17 And this was known to all
tlie Jews and Greeks also dwelling
at I^'phesus : and fear fell on them
all, and tli(> name of the Lord Jesus
was inagnilied.

1 H And many that believed came,
and confessed, and sh(>w(>d their
deeds.

19 Many of tliein also whidi used
"curious arts brouglit their books
together, and burned them befoi-e

''' Iiito

6 into

the Way

** .a chief
priest,

magical

144

Demetrius raiseth an uproar

THE ACTS, 20.

against Paul at Ephesus.

all men: and they covmted the
price of them, and found ;i fifty
thousand j/j/Vcc'.s of silver.

20 So mightily grew the word of
' ( Tod and prevailed.

21 U After these things were
ended, Paul purposed in the spirit,
when he had passed through Mace-
donia and Acliaia, to go to Jerusa-
lem, saying, After 1 have been
there, I must also see Rome.

22 So he sent into Macedonia
two of them that ministered unto
him, "Timotheusand Erastus ; but
he himself stayed in Asia for a
season.

23 And the same time there arose
no small stir about '^ that way.

2-1: For a certain jnan named De-
metrius, a silversmith, which made
silver shrines ^for Diana, brought
no small gain unto the craftsmen;

2-5 Whom he called together with
the workmen of like occupation,
and said. Sirs, ye know that by
this craft we have our wealth.

26 Moreover ye see and hear,
that not alone at Ephesus, but
almost throughout all Asia, this
Paul hath persuaded and turned
away much people, saying that
they be no gods, which are made
with hands :

27 So that not only this our craft
is in danger to be set at nought ;
but also that the temple of the
great goddess Diana should be
despised, and her magnificence
should be destroyed, whom all Asia
and the world worshippeth.

28 And when they heard these
sayings, they were full of wratli,
and cried out, saying. Great is
Diana of the Ephesians.

29 And the whole city was filled
with confusion : and having caught
Gaius and Aristarchus, men of
jNlacedonia, Paul's companions in
travel, they rushed with one ac-
cord into the theatre.

30 And when Paul would have
entered in unto the people, the dis-
ciples suffered him not.

31 And certain of the ^ chief of
Asia, which were his friends, sent
unto him, desiring him that he
would not adventure himself into
the theatre.

32 Some therefore cried one
thing, and some another : for the
assembly was confused ; anrl the
more part knew not wherefore
they were come together.

33 And they drew Alexander out
of the multitude, the Jews putting
him forward. And Alexander beck-
oned with the hand, and would

» Or,

have made his defence unto the
people.

34 But when they knew that he
was a Jew, all with one voice about
the space of two hours cried out.
Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

35 And when the townclerk had
appeased the people, he said. Ye
men of Ephesus, what man is
there that knoweth not how that
the city of the Ephesians is "^ a woi--
shiijper of the great goddess Diana,
and of the image which fell down
from Jupiter?

36 Seeing then that these things
cannot be spoken against, ye ought
to be quiet, and to do nothing-
rash ly.

37 For ye have brought hither
these men, which are neither rob-
bers of ^churches, nor yet blas-
phemers of your goddess.

38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and
the craftsmen which are with him,
have a matter against any man,
* the law is open, and there are
'^deputies : let them implead one
another.

39 But if ye enquire any thing
concerning other mattei-s, it shall
be determined in ^"a lawful as-
sembly.

40 For we ai-e in danger to be
called in question for this day's up-
roar, there being no cause whereby
we may give an account of this
concourse.

41 And when he had thus spo-
ken, he dismissed the assembly.

CHAPTER 20.

1 I'litil goclhto Macedoniif. ~ Tfr cclehrafith
til,' I.un!\s s>/j,j„'>\ <tn<l jir, ,icli, tli. II Knti/-
rliHfi liiiriiK/ fillh'll (liiirii ihilil. ID /,v i;li.si,l
to life. IT ' Af Mihiiuii h, mil, II, )!,,■ , 1,1, ,■■■<
tcacther, ielUth th,,,, iiii.it .^li,,ll l,,f,ill I,,
him.si'lf,i?, ciiiiriiHUH, (,(„!\s ^Tl,irk l,,tli,'iii,
29 u-anieth tlicm of /ahr ttdc/iei's, 3'^ co/ii-
■tiiendeth them to God, 36 ■prayeth with
them, and goeth his iray.

AND after the uproar was
ceased, Paul called unto him
the disciples, and embraced them,
and departed for to go into Mace-
donia.

2 And when he had gone over
those parts, and had given them
much exhortation, he came into
Greece,

3 And there abode three months.
And when the Jews laid wait for
him, as he was about to sail
into Syria, he purposed to return
through ]\[acedonia.

4 And tliere accompanied him
into Asia Sopater of Berea : and of
the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and
Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe,
and "Timotheus ; and of Asia,
Tychicus and Trophimus.

^ temple-
keeper

ten)i)les

*^ the courts
are oi)en,
^ pi'ocou-
suls :

1" the
regular

11 Timothy;

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Eutyclms raised from death.

THE ACTS, 20.

Paul's charge to the presbyters.

5 These going before tai-ried for
us at Troas.

6 And we sailed away from
Philippi after the days of un-
leavened bread, and came unto
them to Troas in five days ; whei'e
we abode seven days.

7 And upon the first day of the
week, when the disciples came
together to break bread, Paul
preached unto them, ready to de-
part on the morrow ; and con-
tinued his speech until midnight.

8 And there were many lights in
the upper chamber, where they
were gathered together.

9 And there sat in a window a
certain young man named Euty-
chus, being fallen into a deep
sleep : and as Paul was long
preaching, he sunk down with
sleep, and fell down from the
third loft, and was taken vip dead.

10 And Paul went down, and
fell on him, and embracing 1dm
said, Trouble not yourselves; for
his life is in him.

1 1 When he tliei-efoi'e was come
up again, and had broken ^ bread,
and eaten, and talked a long while,
even till break of day, so he de-
parted.

12 And they brought the young
man alive, and were not a little
comforted.

13^ And we went before to ship,
and sailed unto Assos, there intend-
ing to take in Paul : for so had he
appointed, minding himself to go
" afoot.

1 4 And when he met with us at
Assos, we took him in, and came to
Mitylene.

15 And we sailed thence, and
came the next daij over against
Chios ; and the next dan we arrived
at Samos, and tarried at Trogyl-
lium ; and the next day we came
to Miletus.

16 For Paul had determined to
sail by Ephiisus, because he would
not spend the time in Asia : for he
hasted, if it were possible foi- him,
to lie at Jerusalem tlie day of Pen-
tecost.

17 If And from Miletus he sent
to Ephesus, alid called the •' eldrrs
of the church.

18 And when they were come to
him, he said unto tnem, Ye know,
from the first day tliat 1 came into
Asia, after what mannei' T have
bf'cn with yon at all sovisons,

!'.) Sci'ving tlie Tiord with all hu-
mility of mind, ;iTid with many
tears, and •* temi)i.'itioiis, which he-
fell me by the lying iu wait of the
Jews :

20 And how I kept back nothing

that was profitable unto you, but
have she^yed you, and have taught
you publickly, and from house to
house,

21 Testifying both to the Jews,
and also to the Greeks, repentance
toward God, and faith toward our
Lord Jesus Christ.

22 And now, behold, I go bound
in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not
knowing the things that shall be-
fall me there :

23 8ave that the Holy Ghost
witiiesseth in every city, saying
that bonds and afflictions abide
me.

24 But none of these things move
me, neither count I my life dear
unto myself, so that I might finish
my coui'se with joy, ancl the minis-
try, which I have received of the
Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of
the grace of God.

25 And now, behold, I know that
ye all, among whom I have gone
preaching the kingdom of God,
shall see my face no more.

26 Wherefore I take you to
record this day, that I am iDure
from the blood of all rnen.

27 For I have not shunned to
declare unto you all the counsel of
God.

28 ^ Take heed therefore unto
yourselves, and to all the flock,
over the which the Holy Ghost
hath made you ■' overseers, to feed
the church of God, which he hath
purchased with his own blood.

29 For I know this, that after
my departing shall grievous wolves
enter in among you, not sparing
the flock.

30 Also of your own selves shall
men arise, speaking perverse
things, to draw away disciples
after thein.

31 Therefore watch, and remem-
ber, that by the space of three
years I ceased not to warn evei'y
one night and day with tears.

32 And now, brethren, I com-
mend you to God, and to the word
of his grace, which is able to build
you up, and to give you an inheri-
tance among all them which are
sanctified.

3.3 I liave coveted no man's sil-
ver, or gold, or aiiyniicl.

34 Yea, ye youiselves know, that
these hands have ministered unto
my necessities, anfl to them that
were with me.

3.5 " I Imvesliewpd yon all thiiigs.
how that so lalxmring ye ought to
supi)ort the wc;i,k. and to rcmcMuber
the words of the Lord .Jesus, hf)w
he said. It is more blessed to give
than to receive.

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PhiUx> and his daughters.

THE ACTS, 21.

Paul reacheih Jerusalem.

36 51 And when he had thus spo-
ken, he kneeled down, and prayed
with them all.

37 And they all wept sore, and
fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

38 Sorrowing most of all for the
words which he spake, that they
should see his face no more. And
they accompanied him unto the
ship.

CHAPTER 21.

1 Paul v-ill not hy any means he dissuaded
from going to Jerusalem. 9 Philip's
daughters projiheiesses. 17 Paul comefh
to Jerusalem : 27 where he is apprehended,
and in great danger, 31 hut hy the chief
captain is rescued, and permitted to speak
to the people.

AND it came to pass, that after
we wei'e gotten from them,
and had launched, we came with a
straight course unto ^ Coos, and
the day following unto Rhodes, and
from thence unto Patara :

2 And finding a ship sailing over
unto Phenicia, we went aboard,
and set forth.

3 Now when we had " discovered

Cyprus, we left it on the left hand,
and sailed into Syria, and landed
at Tyre : for there the ship was to
unlade her burden.

4 And finding disciples, we
tarried tliere seven days : who
said to Paul through the Spirit,
that he should not go up to Jeru-
salem.

.5 And when we had accom-
plished those days, we departed
and went our way ; and they all
brought us on our way, with wives
and children, till we were out of the
city : and we kneeled down on the
shore, and prayed.

6 And when we had taken our
leave one of another, we took ship ;
and they returned home again.

7 And when we had finished our
course from Tyre, we came to Pto-
lemais, and saluted the brethren,
and abode with them one day.

8 And the next day we that were
of Paul's company departed, and
came unto C!;esarea : and we en-
tci'cd into the house of Philip tlie
evangelist, which was one of the
seven ; and abode with him.

9 And the same man had four
daughters, virgins, which did ])ro-
phesy.

10 And as we tarried iJiere many
days, there came down from .Tudiea
a certain prophet, named Agabus.

11 And when he was cf)me unto
us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound
his own hands and feet, and said.
Thus saith the Holy Chost. So shall
the Jews at .Terusalem bind the
man that owneth this girdle, and

shall deliver him into the hands of
the Centiles.

12 And when we heard these
things, both we, and they of that
place, besought him not to go up
to Jerusalem.

13 Then Paul answered. What
mean ye to weep and to break mine
heart? for I am ready not to be
bound only, but also to die at Je-
rusalem for the name of the Lord
Jesus.

14 And when he would not be
persuaded, we ceased, saying, The
will of the Lord be done.

15 And after those days we took
up our ■' carria-ges, and went up to
Jerusalem.

16 There went with us also cer-
tain of the disciples of Ca-sarea,
and ijrought with them one INInason
of Cyprus, an ^old disciple, with
whom we should lodge.

17 And when we were come to
.Jerusalem, the brethren received
us gladly.

18 And the day following Paul
went in with us unto James ; and
all the elders wer-e pi-esent.

19 And when he had saluted
them, he ® decl ared particu 1 arl y
what things God had wrought
among the Gentiles by his min-
istry.

20 And when they heard it, they
glorified the Lord, and said unto
him. Thou seest, brother, how
many thousands of Jews there are
which believe ; and they are all
zealous of the law :

21 And they are informed of
thee, that thou teachest all the
Jews which are among the Gen-
tiles to forsake Moses, saying that
they ought not to circumcise their
children, neither to walk after the
customs.

22 "What is it therefore % the mul-
titude must needs come together :
for they will hear that thou art
come.

23 Do therefore this that we say
to thee : We have four men which
have a vow on them ;

24 Them take, and pui-ify thyself
with them, and be at charges " with
them, that they may shave th^ir
heads: and all may know that
those things whiM-eof they were
informed concerning thee, are no-
thing; but that thou thyself also
walkest orderly, and keepest the
law.

2-") As touching the Gentiles
which believe, we have written
and concluded that they observe
no such thing, save only that they
\s.Qv\) themselves fi-om ihiniiA of-
fered to idols, and from blood, and

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Uproar in Jerusalem.

THE ACTS, 22.

Paul's speech to the people.

from ^ strangled, and from fornica-
ti(jn.

26 Then Paul took the men, and
the next day purifying himself
with them entered into the tem-
ple, to signify the accomplishment
of the days of puritication, until
that an offering should be offered
for every one of them.

27 And when the seven days
were almost ended, the Jews which
were of Asia, when they saw him
in the temple, stirred up all the
people, and laid hands on him,

28 Crying out, Men of Israel,
help : This is the man, that teach-
eth all 7neH every where against
the people, and the law, and this
place : and further brought Greeks
also into the temple, and hath pol-
luted this holy place.

29 (For they had seen before
with him in the city Trophimus an
Ephesian, whom they supposed
that Paul had brought into the
temple.)

30 And all the city was moved,
and the people ran together : and
they took Paul, and drew him out
of the temple : and forthwith the
doors were shut.

31 And as they went about to
kill him, tidings came unto the
chief captain of the band, that all
Jerusalem was in an uproar.

32 Who immediately took sol-
diers and centurions, and ran
down unto them : and when they
saw the chief captain and the sol-
diers, they left beating of Paul.

33 Then the chief captain came
near, and took him, and com-
manded hii/i to be bound with two
chains ; and dc>manded who he was,
and wiiat lie had dcme.

34 And some cried one thing,
some anotlier, among the multi-
tude: and when he could not know
the certainty for the tumult, he
commanded him to be carried into
the castl(^

35 And when he came upon tlu^
stairs, so it was, that he was bonie_
of the soldiei's for the violence of
the people.

3G For the multitude of the peo-
ple followed after, crying, Away
with him.

37 And as Paul was to be led
into the castle, he said unto the
chief captain. May I speak unto
thee 1 W ho said, Canst thou speak
Greek ?

38 Art not thou that Egyptian,
which before these days madest an
uproar, and leddest out into the
wilderness four thousand men that
were murderers?

39 But Paul said, I am a man

which am a Jew of Tarsus, a. city in
Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city :
and, I beseech thee, suffer me to
speak unto the people.

40 And when he had given him
licence, Paul stood on the stairs,
and beckoned with the hand unto
the people. And when there was
made a great silence, he spake
unto them in the Hebrew tongue,
saying,

CHAPTER 22.

1 Paul flecUireth at large, 7io70 he. wan cov-
reried to the faith, 17 and called to hix
ajiontleiihip. 22 At the very mentioning of
the (ieiitflex, the people evclaim on him.
24 I/e Khovld have heen scourged, 25 hnt
claiming the privilege of a Roman, he
eKcapeth.

- 1\/rEN. brethren, and fathers.
-l-'-L hear j'e my defence which 1
mahe now unto you.

2 (And when they heard that he
spake in the Hebrew tongue to
them, they kept the more silence :
and he saith,)

3 I am verily a man which cmn a
Jew, born in Tarsus, a cit]i in Cili-
cia, yet brought up in this city at
the feet of Gamaliel, aittd taught
according to the '^ perfect manner
of the law of the fatiiers, and was
zealous toward God, as ye all are
this day.

4 And I persecuted this way
unto the death, binding and deli-
vering into prisons both men and
women.

5 As also the high priest doth
bear me witness, and all the estate
of the elders : from whom also I
received, letters unto the brethren,
and went to Damascus, to bring
them which were there bound unto
Jerusalem, for to be punished.

6 And it came to pass, that, as I
made my journey, and was come
nigh unto Damascus about noon,
suddenly there shone from heaven
a great hght round about me.

7 And I fell unto the ground,
;ind heard a voice saying unto me,
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
me'?

8 And I answered. Who art thou.
Lord % And he said unto me, I am
Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou per-
secutest.

9 And they that were with me
saw indeed th(> light, and were
afraid ; but they heard not tli(>
voice of him that spake to me.

10 And 1 said. What shall T do.
Lord? And the Lorrl said unto
me. Arise, and go into Damascus ;
and tliere it shall lie told thee of
all things which are appointed for
thee to do.

11 And when I could not sec for

- Brethren
aud fathers,

'^ strict

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He claims his citizenship.

THE ACTS, 23.

Defence before the council.

the glory of that light, being led
by the hand of them that were
with me, I came into Damascus.

12 And one Ananias, a devout
man according to the law, having
a good report of all the Jews which
dwelt there,

13 Came unto me, and stood,
and said unto me. Brother iSaul,
receive thy sight. And the same
hour I looked up upon him.

14 And he said. The God of our
fathers hath chosen thee, that thou
shouldest know his will, and see
that Just One, and shouldest hear
the voice of his mouth.

1.5 For thou shalt be his witness
unto all men of what thou hast
seen and heard.

1 6 And now why tarriest thou ?
arise, and be baptized, and wash
away thy sins, calling on the name
of the Lord.

17 And it came to pass, that,
when I was come again to Jerusa-
lem, even while I prayed in the
temple, I was in a trance ;

18 And saw him saying unto
me. Make haste, and get thee
quickly out of Jerusalem : for they
will not receive thy testimony con-
cerning me.

19 And 1 said, Lord, they know
that I imprisoned and beat in every
synagogue them that believed on
thee :

20 And when the blood of thy
martyr Stephen was shed, 1 also
was standing by, and consenting
unto his death, and kept the rai-
ment of them that slew nim.

21 And he said unto me, Depart :
for I will send thee far hence unto
the Gentiles.

22 And they gave him audience
unto this word, and the7i lifted vip
their voices, and said, Away with
such a fellovj from the earth : for
it is not fit that he should live.

23 And as they cried out, and
cast off their clothes, and threw
dust into the air,

24 The chief captain commanded
him to be brought into the castle,
and bade that he should be ex-
amined by scourging ; that he
might know wherefore they cried
so against him.

25 And as they bound him with
thongs, Paul said unto the centu-
rion that stood by. Is it lawful for
you to scourge a man that is a
Roman, and uncondemned 1

26 When the centurion heard
thitt, he went and told the chief cap-
tain, saying. Take liced what thou
doest : for this man is a Roman.

27 Then the chief captain came.

and said unto him. Tell me, art
thou a Roman 1 He said, Yea.

28 And the chief captain an-
swered, With a great sum obtained
I this ^ freedom. And Paul said.
But I was '^free born.

29 Then straightway they de-
parted from him which should
have examined him : and the chief
captain also was afraid, after he
knew that he was a Roman, and
because he had bound him.

30 On the morrow, because he
would have known the certainty
wherefoi^e he was accused of the
Jews, he loosed him from his
bands, and commanded the chief
priests and all their council to ap-
pear, and brought Paul down, and
set him before them.

CHAPTER 23.

1 Ak Paul pteadeth his cause, 2 Ananias
coii>))iaiulei/i t/iem to smite him. 1 Dis-
sension among his accusers. 11 God en-
coutageth him. 14 The Jews' laying loaii
for Paul '2(1 is declared unto the chief
ciijjfain. 27 IJe sendeth him to Felix the
governor.

AND Paul, earnestly beholding
the council, said, ■^ Men and
brethren, I have lived in all good

conscience before God until this
day.

2 And the high priest Ananias
commanded them that stood by
him to smite him on the mouth.

3 Then said Paul unto him, God
shall smite thee, thoit whited wall :
for sittest thou to judge me after
the law, and commandest me to be
smitten contrary to the law %

4 And they that stood by said,
Revilest thou God's high priest '?

5 Then said Paul, I * wist not,
brethren, that he was the high
priest : for it is written. Thou
shalt not speak evil of the ruler
of thy people.

6 But when Paul perceived that
the one part were Sadducees, and
the other Pharisees, he cried out
in the council, ^ Men and brethren,
I am a Pharisee, the son of a Phari-
see : of the hope and resurrection
of the dead 1 am called in question.

7 And when he had so said,
there arose a dissension between
the Pharisees and the Sadducees :
and the multitude was divided.

8 For the Sadducees say that
there is no resurrection, neither
angel, nor spirit : but the Phari-
sees confess ooth.

9 And there arose a great cry :
and the scribes that tvere of the
Phjirisees' part aro.se, and strove,
saying, We find no evil in this
man : but if a spirit or an angel

1 citizenship.
^ a Roman
born.

3 Brethren,

* knew

149

Plot to hill Paul.

THE ACTS, 24.

He is sent to Gaisarea.

hatli spoken to him, let us not
fight against God.

10 And when there arose a great
dissension, the chief captain, fear-
ing lest Paul should have been
pulled in pieces of them, com-
manded the soldiers to^ go down,
and to take him by force from
among them, and to bring kirn into
the castle.

11 And the night following the
Lord stood by him, and said. Be
of good cheer, Paul : for as thou
hast testified of me in Jerusalem,
so must thou bear witness also at
Home.

12 And when it was day, certain
of the Jews banded together, and
bound themselves under a curse,
saying that they would neither eat
nor drink till they had killed Paul.

13 And they were more than
forty which had made this con-
spiracy.

14 And they came to the chief
priests and elders, and said. We
have bound ourselves under a
great curse, that we will eat no-
thing until we have slain Paul.

15 Now therefore ye with the
council signify to the chief cap-
tain that he bring him down unto
you to morrow, as though ye would
enquire something more perfectly
concerning him : and we, or ever
he come near, are ready to kill
him.

1 G And when Paul's sister's son
heard of their lying in wait, he
went and entered into the castle,
and told J^aul.

17 Then Paul called one of the
centurions unto him, and said,
liring this young man unto the
cliief captain : for he hath a cer-
tain thing to tell him.

18 So he took him, and brought
////// to th(^ chief captain, and said,
Paul the prisoner called ine unto
lilin, and prayed mc to bring this
young man unto thee, who hath
something to say unto thee.

19 Then the chief captain took
him by the hand, and went v<lfli
//^//(, aside privately, and asked him,
VVliat is that thou hast to tell me?

HO And he said, The; Jews have
iigi'i-ed to desii'e thee that thou
wouldest bringdown Paul to mor-
row into the council, as though
they would enquire somewhat of
him more perfectly.

21 P)ut do not thou yield unto
them: for there lie in wait for him
of them i)ioi-e than forty men.
which liav(; l)<)und themselves with
an oath, that they will neither eat
nor drink till they have killed

him : and now are they ready,
looking for a promise from thee.

22 So the chief captain then let
the young man depart, and charged
him. See thou tell no man that thou
hast shewed these things to me.

23 And he called unto him two
centurions, saying. Make ready two
hundred soldiers to go to Ca;sarea,
and horsemen threescore and ten,
and spearmen two hundred, at the
third hour of the night ;

24 And provide them- beasts, that
they may set Paul on, and bring
him safe unto Felix the governor.

25 And he wrote a letter after
this manner :

26 Claudius Lysias unto the
most excellent governor Felix seiul-
eth greeting.

27 This man was taken of the
Jews, and should have been killed
of them : then came I with ' an
army, and rescued him, having un-
derstood that he was a Roman.

28 And when I would liave
known the cause wherefore they
accused him, 1 brought him forth
into their council :

29 Whom I perceived to be ac-
cused of questions of their law, but
to have nothing" laid to his charge
worthy of death or of bonds.

30 And when it was told me
how that the Jews laid wait for
the man, I sent straightway to
thee, and gave commandment to
his accusers also to say before thee
what they had against him. Fare-
well.

31 Then the soldiers, as it was
commanded them, took Paul, and
brought iii'm by night to Antipatris.

32 On the morrow they left the
horsemen to go with him, and re-
turned to the castle :

33 Who, when they came to
Ca^sarea, and delivered the epistle
to the governor, presented Paul
also before liim.

34 And when the governor had
read the letter, he asked of what
pi'ovince lie was. And w'lien he
und(M'stood that he ii<<is of Cilicia;

35 J will hear thee, said ho, when
tliine accusei's are also come. And
he c(mimanded liiin to be kept in
Herod's 'jiKlgmcnt hall.

CHAPTER 24.

1 Paul hp.ing nccimed by TertuUttH the orator,
II) (niKU)ereih for hix life ami doi-trine.
'>\ He. pre<ieh'<tli, (Virint to the (joriTtivr
mid liininfe. 'Lfi TIte riorernor Itopfth fi'r
a hrilic. Init in vain. 27 At lant, gohm out
of /lis c;/A'c<', /ill learetli. Paid in prison.

AND after five days Ananias the
high priest descended with the
elders, and -with a certain orator

1 the
suldiors,

- palace.

160

PauVs defence before

THE ACTS, 25.

Felix the (jovernor.

namefl Tertulliis, who informed the
governor against Paul.

2 And when he was called forth,
Tertullus began to accuse him, say-
ing, Seeing that by thee we enjoy
great quietness, and that very
worthy deeds are done unto this
nation by thy providence,

3 We accept it always, and in all
places, most noble Felix, with all
thankfulness.

4 Notwithstanding, that I be not
further tedious unto thee, I pray
thee that thou wouldest hear us of
thy clemency a few words.

5 For we have found this man a
pestilent felloir, and a mover of se-
dition among all the Jews through-
out the world, and a ringleader of
the sect of the Nazarenes :

6 Who also hath gone about to
profane the temple : whom we took,
and would have judged according
to our law.

7 F>ut the chief captain Lysias
came upon us, and with great vio-
lence took him away out of our
hands,

8 Commanding his accusers to
come unto thee : by examining of
whom thyself mayest take know-
ledge of all these things, whereof
we accuse him.

9 And the Jews also assented,
saying that these things were so.

10 Then Paul, after that the go-
vernor had beckoned unto him to
speak, answered. Forasmuch as I
know that thou hast been of many
years a judge unto this nation, I
do the more cheerfully answer for
myself :

1 1 Because that thou mayest un-
derstand, that there are yet but
twelve days since I went up to Je-
rusalem for to worship.

12 And they neither found nie
in the temple disputing with any
man, neither raising up the peojjle,
neither in the synagogues, nor in
the city :

13 Neither can they prove the
things whereof they now accuse me.

14 But this I confess unto thee,
that after ' the way which they
call - heresy, so worsiiip I the God
of my fathers, believing all things
which are written in the law and
in the prophets :

15 And have hope toward Cod,
which they themselves also allow,
that there shall b(! a resuriv(-tioii
of the dead, both of the just and
unjust.

1 G And herein do I exercise my-
self, to have always a conscience
void of offence toward God, and
Unvard men.

17 Now after many years I came

to bring alms to my nation, and
offerings.

18 Whereupon certain Jews from
Asia found me purified in the tem-
ple, neither with multitude, nor
with tumult.

19 Who ought to have been here
before thee, and object, if they had
ought against me.

20 Or else let these same here
say, if they have found any evil
doing in me, while I stood before
the council,

21 Except it be for this one
voice, that I cried standing among
them. Touching the resurrection
of the dead I am called in question
by you this day.

22 And when Felix heard these
things, haying more perfect know-
ledge of "'tJiat way, he deferred
them, and said. When Lysias the
chief captain shall come down, I
will ^ know the uttermost of your
matter.

23 And he commanded a centu-
rion to keep Paul, and to let him
have liberty, and that he should
forbid none of his acquaintance to
minister or come unto him.

24 And after certain days, when
Felix came with his wife Drusilla,
which was a Jewess, he sent for
Paul, and heard him concerning
the faith in Christ.

25 And as he reasoned of right-
eousness, ^ temperance, and judg-
ment to come, Felix trembled, and
answered, Go thy way for this
time ; when I have a convenient
season, I will call for thee.

2G He hoped also that money
should have been given him of
Paul, that he might loose him :
wherefore he sent for him the
oftener, and communed with him.

27 But after two years Porcius
Festus came into Felix' room : and
Felix, ^ willing to shew the Jews a
pleasure, left i^aul bound.

CHAPTER 25.

2 T/ic Jew.i acciis,' />,nin„'f,>re Fei^iiis:. S fie
ansici-reili for himself, 11 and ojijiciilcth
iiiifo ('(t'sdi-. 14 A/ti'ftrttrilK FexliiK (i/Kix'lh
/lix iiKil/fr to kiiitj Aijrijipit. 23 anil he. Ik
hromiliA forth.. '.'5 Festnn cleat-etli him to
hare (lone nothitiff icorthi/ of death.

NOW when Festus was come into
the province, after three days
he ascended from C;>3sarea to Je-
rusalem.

2 Then the high jjriest and the
chief of the Jews informed him
against Paul, and besought him,

3 vVnd desired favour against
him, that he would send for liim
to J(!rusa!em, laying wait in tlie
way to kill him.

4 l>ut Festus answered, that
1

the Way,

^ determine

s self-
c'outrol,

0 desiring to
sain favour
witli the
Jews,

Paul cqjpeals to Caesar.

THE ACTS, 26.

Festas' report to Agrippa.

l;ire(.f
])o\vtn'

2 * not more
than eight
or ten days,

3 desiring to
gain favour
Avith the
Jews,

Paul should be kept at Csesarea,
and that he himself would depart
shortly thither.

5 Let them therefore, said he,
which ^ amon^ you are able, go
down with me, and accuse this
man, if there be any wickedness in
him.

6 Andwhen he had tarried among
them "more than ten days, he went
down unto Cjesarea ; and the next
day sitting on the judgment seat
commanded Paul to be brought.

7 And when he was come, the
Jews Avhich came down from Je-
rusalem stood round about, and
laid many and grievous complaints
against Paul, which they could not
prove.

8 While he answered for himself.
Neither against the law of the Jews,
neither against the temple, nor yet
against Cajsar, have I offended any
thing at all.

9 But Festus, ^willing to do the
■Tews a pleasure, answered Paul,
and said. Wilt thou go up to Jeru-
salem, and there be judged of these
things before me 1

10 Then said Paul, I stand at
Caesar's judgment scat, where I
ought to be judged : to the Jews
have I done no wrong, as thou very
well knowest.

11 For if I be an offender, or
have committed any thing worthy
of death, I refuse not to die : but-
if there be none of these things
whereof these accuse me, no man
may deliver me unto them. I
appeal unto C;esar.

1 2 Then Festus, when he had con-
ferred with the council, answered,
Hast thou appealed unto Caesar 1
unto (J;esar shalt thou go.

13 And after certain days king
Agrippa and Bernice came unto
Ciesarea to salut(! F(>stus.

] 4 And when theyhad been there
many days, Festus fleclared Paul's
cause unto the king, saying. There
is a certain man left in bonds by
Felix :

15 About whom, when I was at
Jeu'usalem, the (thief pi'iestsand the
elders of the Jews informed me,
desiring to Iinve judgment against
him.

16 To whom 1 answered, Tt is not
the manner of tlie Poinans todcli-
\'(!i' any man to di(^ befoi'e that he
which is accused hav(! the accuscis
face to face, and have licence to
answer for himself concerning the
crime laid against him.

17 Therefore, when they were
come hither, without any delay on

the morrow I sat on the judgment
seat, and commanded the man to
be brought forth.

18 Against whom when the ac-
cusers stood up, they brought none
accusation of such things as I sup-
posed :

19 But had certain questions
against him of their own ^ super-

Or,

stition. and of one Jesus, which
was dead, whom Paul affirmed to
be alive.

20 And because I ° doubted of
such manner of questions. I asked
him whether he would go to Jeru-
salem, and there be judged of these
matters.

21 But when Paul had appealed
to be reserved unto the hearing of
"Augustus, I commanded him to
be kept till I might send him to
Cfesar.

22 Then Agrippa said imto Fes-
tus, I would also hear the man my-
self. To mori'ow, said he, thou shalt
hear him.

23 And on the morrow, when
Agrippa was come, and Bernice,
with great pomjj, and was entered
into tiie place ot hearing, with the
chief captains, and principal men
of the city, at Festus' command-
ment Paul was brought forth,

24 And Festus said, King
Agrippa, and all men which ai-e
here present with us, ye see this
man, about whom all the multitude
of the Jews have "dealt with me.
both at Jei'usalem, and also here,
crying that he ought not to live
any longer.

25 But when I found that he had
committed nothing worthy of death,
and that he himself hath appealed
to "Augustus, 1 have determined
to send him,

26 Of whom T have no certain
thing to write untomy lord. Where-
fore 1 have brought him forth before
you, and si)ecially before thee, ()
king Agr'ippa, that, after examina-
tion had, 1 might have somewhat
to wi'ite.

27 For it seemeth to me unrea-
sonable to send a i)risoner, and not
withal to signify the crimes hiiil
against him.

CHAPTER 26.

2 Paul, in. (he pfene7>c<' of Aj/rijipa, devlii n tli
hiH life, from hix childhood , 12 titi<l hi'ir
iiiiriictdovxh/ he nuts coiirerfed. iitiil tutllcil
to hix itjioxlleshiii. 24 /''c.tfii.t c/idri/et/i liini
to he mad, leherennio he mtxireretli iiio-
des//;/. 2H A(/rij>/><i ix ithiioxt perxuaded
to he II Chfixthin. 31 The whole comjmny
priDHDiiiee him iiinoeent.

rpHKN Agripi)a said unto Paul,
JL T"

Thou art permitted to speak for

* religion,

5 was doubt-
ful how to
enquire
hereof,

6 the
emperor,

' made suit
to me,

152

PauVs defence

THE ACTS, 26.

before Acjrij)pa.

thyself. Then Paul stretched forth
the hand, and answered for him-
self:

2 I think myself happy, king
Agrippa, because I shall answer for
myself this day before thee touch-
ing all the things whereof I am
accused of the Jews :

3 Especially because I l-nov> thee
to be expert in all customs and
questions which are among the
Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to
hear me patiently.

4 My manner of life^ from my
youth, which was at the first among
mine' own nation at Jei'usalem,
know all the Jews ;

5 Which knew me from the be-
ginning, if they would testify, that
after the most straitest sect of our
religion I lived a Pharisee.

6 And now I stand and am
judged for the hope of the pro-
mise made of God unto our fathers :

7 Unto which jn'omise our twelve
tribes, instantly serving God day
and night, hope to come. For
which hope's sake, king Agrippa,
1 am accused of the Jews.

8 Why should it be thought a
thing incredible with you, that God
should raise the dead 1

9 I verily thought with myself,
that I ought to do many things
contrary to the name of Jesus of
Nazareth.

10 Which thing I also did in Je-
rusalem : and many of the saints
did I shut up in prison, having
received authority from the chief
priests ; and when they were put
to death, I gave my voice against
them.

11 And I punished them oft in
every synagogue, and compelled
them to blaspheme ; and being ex-
ceedingly mad against them, I
persecuted them even unto strange
cities.

1 2 Whereupon as I went to Da-
mascus with authorit.y and com-
mission from the chief priests,

1 3 At midday, O king, I saw in
the way a light from heaven, above
the brightness of the sun, shining
round about me and them which
journeyed with me.

1 4 And when we were all fallen
to the earth, I heard a voice speak-
ing unto me, and saying in the
Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why
persecutest thou me"? it is hard for
thee to kick against the ^ pi-icks.

15 And I said, Who art thou,
Lordi And he said, I am Jesus
whom thou persecutest.

16 P>ut rise, and stand upon thy
feet : for I have appeared unto thee
for this purpose; to make thee a

minister and a witness both of these
things which thou hast seen, and
of those things in the which I will
appear unto thee ;

1 7 Delivering thee from the peo-
ple, and from the Gentiles, unto
whom now I send thee,

18 To open their eyes, and to
turn them, from darkness to light,
and from the power of Satan unto
God, that they may receive forgive-
ness of sins, and inheritance among
them which are sanctified by faith
that is in me.

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa,
I was not disobedient unto the hea-
venly vision :

. 20 But shewed first unto them of
Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and
throughout all the coasts of Judaea,
and then to the Gentiles, that they
should repent and turn to God, and
do works meet for repentance.

21 For these causes the Jews
caught me in the temple, and went
about to kill me.

22 Having therefore obtained
help of God, I continue unto this
day, witnessing both to small and
great, saying none other things
than those which the prophets and
Moses did say should come :

23 That " Christ should suffer,
and that he should be the first that
should rise from the dead, and
should shew light unto the people,
and to the Gentiles.

24 And as he thus spake for him-
self, Festus said with a loud voice,
Paul, thou art beside thyself; much
learning doth make thee mad.

25 But he said, I am not mad,
most noble Festus ; but speak forth
the words of truth and soberness.

26 For the king knoweth of these
things, before whom also I speak
freely : for I am persuaded that
none of these things are hidden
from him ; for this thing was not
done in a corner.

27 King Agrippa, believest thou
the prophets'? I know that thou
believest.

28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul,
' Almost thou persuadest me to be a

Christian

29 And Paul said, I would to
God, that ^not only thou, but also
all that hear me this day, were both

almost, and altogether such as 1
am, except these bonds.

30 And when he had thus spoken,
the king rose up. and the governor,
and Bernice, and they that sat with
them :

31 And when they were gone
aside, they talked between them-
selves, saying, This man doeth

2 the Christ

3 Witli hut
little, per-
suasion
tliou would-
est fain
make me a
■* Avhcthcr
witli little or
with mueh,
not thou
only, hut
also all that
hear me this
flay, miijht
heeome

Paul sent to Rome.

THE ACTS, 27,

Dangers of the voyage.

nothing worthy of death or of
bonds.

3:^ Then said Agrippa unto Fes-
tus, This man might have been set
at liberty, if he had not appealed
unto Caisar.

CHAPTER 27.

1 Paul Hhipping toward liomc, 10 foretelleth
of the ddiiger of the voyuye, 11 but is not
fn'lieved. 14 Tlicy are. to.\sed to and fro
ipi'th. tempest, 41 and suffer shipwreck, ■22,
JS4, 44 yet all come safe to land.

AND when it was determined
that we should sail into Italy,
they delivered Paul and certain
other prisoners unto one named
.Julius, a centurion of Augustus'
band.

2 And entering into a ship of
Adramyttium, we launched, mean-
ing to sail by the coasts of Asia ;
one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of
Thessalonica, being with us.

3 And the next rlaij we touched
at Sidon. And Julius ^courteously
entreated Paul, and gave Uino li-
Ijei'ty to go unto his friends to re-
fresli himself.

4 And when we had launched
from thence, we sailed " under Cy-
pi'us, because the winds were con-
trary.

5 And when we had sailed over
the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia,
we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

6 And there the centurion found
a ship of Alexandria sailing into
Italy; and he put us therein.

7 And when we had sailed slowly
many days, and •' sea rce were come
over against Cnidus, the wind not
suffering us, we sailed '^ under C 'rete,
over against Salnione ;

8 And, ''hardly passing it, came
unto a place which is called The
fair havens ; nigh whereunto was
the city of Lasea.

9 Now when much time was
si)ent, and when sailing was nf)W
dangerous, because? the fast was
now already past, Paul admo-
nished tkem,

10 And said unto thein, Sii's, 1
perceive that this voyage will be
with hurt and mucli daniage, not
only of the lading and ship, but
also of our lives.

11 Nevertheless tlie centui-ion
beli(;ved the niastcM* and the; owner
of tlie ship, more than tlu)se things
which were si)oken l)y 1'aul.

1 2 And becausf! the haven was
not commodious to winter in, the
moi'c part advised to depart thence
also, if Ijy any means the.y might
attain to Phenict% avtl ihcrc to
winter; vhi -h /.fan haven of Ciete,

^and lieth towai-d the south west
and north west.

13 And wlien the south wind
blew softly, supposing that they
had obtained their purpose, loosing
thence, they sailed close by Crete.

14 But not long after there
'^ arose against it a tempestuous
wind, called Eurocl ydon.

15 And when the ship was
caught,, and could not bear up into
the wind, we let her drive.

16 And running '"' under a certain
island which is called Clauda, we
had much work to " come by the
boat :

1 7 Which when they had taken
up, they used helps, undergirding
the ship ; and, fearing lest they
should " fall into the quicksands.
strake sail, and so were driven.

18 And we being exceedingly
tossed with a tempest, the next
dan they lightened the ship ;

19 And the third day we cast
out with our own hands the tack-
ling of the ship.

20 And when neither sun nor
stars in many days appeared, and
no small tempest lay on us, all
hope that we should be saved was
then taken away.

21 Put after long abstinence
Paul stood forth in the midst of
them, and said, 8irs, ye should
have hearkened unto me, and not
have loosed from Crete, and to
have gained this harm and loss.

22 And now I exhort you to be
of good cheer : for there shall be
no loss of any man's life among
you, but of the ship.

23 For there stood by me this
night the angel of God, whose I
am, and whom I serve,

24 Sa.ving, Fear not, Paul ; thou
must be brought before Ca'sar :
and, lo, iiod liath given thee all
them that sail with thee.

25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good
cheer: for I believe God, that it
shall be even as it was told me.

26 Howbeit Ave must be cast
upon a certain island.

27 ]>ut wh(>n the fourteenth
night was come, as we were fh-iven
u]) anfl down in** Adria. a])ont mid-
night th(> sliii)HHTi TlT'emed that
thc.y di'ew tuvir to some country ;

2(S And sounded, and found it
twenty fathoms : and when they
had gone a little further, they
sounded again, and found it tif-
teeii tatlioms.

29 'I'hen feai-ing lest we should
ha\(* fallen upon rocks, thej'^ cast
four- ancliors out of the stern, and
wished for the day.

154

Saved from the sfiiptvrecJc.

THE A.CTS, 28.

Entertained at Melita.

30 And as the slupmen were
about to iiee out of the ship, when
they had let down the boat into
the sea, under colour as though
they would have cast anchors out
of the foreship,

31 Paul said to the centurion
and to the soldiers. Except these
abide in the ship, ye cannot be
saved.

32 Then the soldiers cut off the
ropes of the boat, and let her fall
off.

33 And while the day was com-
ing on, Paul besought tht-m all to
take ^ meat, saying. This day is the
fourteenth day that ye have tar-
ried and continued fasting, having
taken nothing.

34 Wherefore I pray you to take
mine '^ meat : for this is for yoiu'
health : for there shall not an hair
fall from the head of any of you.

35 And when he had thus spoken,
he took bread, and gave thanks to
God in presence of them all : and
when he had broken it, he began
to eat.

36 Then were they all of good
cheer, and they also took some
'' meat.

37 And we were in all in the
ship two hundred threescore and
sixteen souls.

38 And when they had eaten
enough, they lightened the ship,
and cast out the wheat into the
sea.

39 And when it was day, they
knew not the land : but they dis-
covered a certain ^ creek with a

shore, into the which tliey wei'c

minded, if it were yiossible, to

thrust in the slTi))

4U And when they had ® taken
up the anchoi-s. they eommitterl

tlicinsciven unto the sea, and loosed
the rudder bands, and hoised up
the "mainsail to the wind, and
made towai'd shore.

4 1 And falling into a place where
two seas met, they ran the ship
aground ; and the forepart stuck
fast, and remained unmoveable,
but the hinder i)art was broken
with the violence of the waves.

42 And the soldiers' counsel was
to kill tile prisoners, lest any of
them should swim (nit, and escape.

43 But the centurion, ' wn'lling
to save Paul, kept them from their
purpose: and commanded that
they whicli could swim should cast
thcmf^elves first into the sea, and get
to land :

44 And the rest, some on boards,
and some on broken piercn of the

ship. And so it came to pass, that
they escaped all safe to land.

CHAPTER 28.

1 Pnul (ifter hin shipu'recfr is kindly enter-
fa tnedHf the harbarians. 5 The riper on
hiii haul/ hiirteth hitn not. 8 I/e heale/h
iiiaiit/ dir-eaxen in the island. 11 They Ov-
jiart toirari/s Home. 17 Jle declitreth to
the .leirx the caiine of his coining. 24 Afiei'
lux jireachiny some were persu-aded. and
■•<o))ie he/iered not. SO Yet he preacheth
there tuH> ye<irs.

AND when ® they were escaped,
tlien ■'^ they knew that the
island was called Melita.

2 And the barbarous people
shewed us no little kindness: for
they kindled a fire, and received
us eveiy one, because of the present
rain, and because of the cold.

3 And when Paul had gathered
a bundle of sticks, and laid them on
tiie fire, there came a vijier out of
the heat, and fastened on his hand.

4 And when the Imrbarians saw
the venomous beast hang on his
hand, they said among themselves.
No doubt this man is a mui'derer,
whom, though he hath escaped the
sea, yet "' vengeance sufferetli not
to live.

5 And he shook off the beast into
the fire, and felt no harm.

6 Howbeit they looked when he
should have swollen, or fallen down
dead suddenly : but after they had
looked a great while, and saw no
harm come to him, they changed
their minds, and said that he was
a god.

7 In the same quarters were pos-
sessions of the chief man of the
island, whose name was Publius ;
who received us, and lodged us
three days courteously.

8 And it came to pass, that the
father of ]\iblius laj^ sick of a fever
and of "' a bloody flux : to whom
Paul enteretl in, auti pi'ayed, and
laid his hands on him, and healed
him.

9 Bo when this was done, others
also, which had diseases in the
island, came, and were healed :

10 Who also honoured us with
many honours ; and when we de-
parted, they laded ns with such
things as were necessary.

11 And after three niontlis we
departed in a ship of Alexandria,
which had wintere<l in tlu^ isle,
whose sign was'H'astor ;ind i^)llux.

12 And landing at Syracuse, we
tarried there three days.

13 And from thence we ^^ fetched

a comiviss. and came to Rhegiuni :
and after one day the south wind

^ .Justice

* Or,

1" dysen-
tery :

11 The Twin
Brolliers.

1'^ made a
circuit,

Paul reacheth Rome.

THE ACTS, 28.

Testifieth to the Jews.

blew, and we came the next day to
Puteoli :

14 Where we found brethren,
and were desired to tarry with
them seven days : and so we went
toward Kome.

15 And from thence, when the
brethren heard of us, they came to
meet us as far as Appii forum, and
The three taverns : whom when
Paul saw, he thanked God, and
took courage.

16 And when we came to Rome,
the centurion delivered the prison-
ers to the captain of the guard :
but Paul was suffered to dwell by
himself with a soldier that kept
him.

1 7 And it came to pass, that after
three days Paul called the chief of
the Jews together : and when they
were come together, he said unto
them, ^ Men and brethren, though
I have committed nothing against
the people, or customs of our fa-
thers, yet was I delivered prisoner
from .Jerusalem into the hands of
the Ptomans.

1 8 Who, when they had examined
me, would have let me go, because
there was no cause of death in me.

19 But when the Jews spake
against it, I was constrained to
appeal unto Ctesar ; not that I had
ought to accuse my nation of.

20 For this cause therefore have
I called for you, to see yoa, and to
speak with you : because that for
the hope of Israel I am bound with
this chain.

21 And they said unto him. We
neither received letters out of Ju-
dsea concerning thee, neither any
of the brethren that came shewed
or spake any harm of thee.

22 But we desire to hear of thee
what thou thinkest : for as con-

cerning this sect, we know that
every where it is spoken against.

23 And when they had appointed
him a day, there came many to him
into his lodging ; to whom he ex-
pounded and testified the kingdom
of God, persuadingthem concerning
Jesus, both out of the law of Moses,
and out of the prophets, from morn-
ing till evening.

2-1 And some believed the things
\yhich were spoken, and some be-
lieved not.

25 And when they agreed not
among themselves, they departed,
after that Paul had spoken one
word. Well spake the Holy Ghost
by "^ Esaias the prophet unto our
fathers,

26 Saying, Go unto this people,
and say. Hearing ye shall hear, and
shall not understand ; and seeing
ye shall see, and not perceive :

27 For the heart of this people
is waxed gross, and their ears are
dull of hearing, and their eyes have
they closed ; lest they should see
with their eyes, and hear with their
ears and understand with their
heart, and should ^ be converted.

and I should heal them.

28 Be it known therefore unto
you, that the salvation of God is
sent unto the Gentiles, and that
they will hear it.

29 And when he had said these
woi'ds, tlie Jews departed, and
had great reasoning among them-
selves.

30 And Paul dwelt two whole
j^ears in his own hired house, and
received all that came in unto him,

31 Preaching the kingdom of
God, and teaching those things
which concern the Lord Jesus
Christ, with all confidence, no
man forbidding him.

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE

ROMANS

CHAPTER 1.

1 Paul comnieiiilefh hh fnlliuri ti> the Ro-
manit, 9 titid /tin (/enire to coine tti thvin.
16 What his gonpel in, and the r'nihtmnK-
nesft which it nheweih. 18 <lo(t in au{i> ij
tfith all manner of tdti. 21 What were the
Minn of the (Jeniiles.

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ,
called to tic an apostle, s('])a-
rated unto the gosjx'l of (Jod,
2 (Which he had j)romised afoi'e

by his prophets in the holy scrip-
tures,)

3 (y\)ncerning his Son Jesus
(yhrist our Lord, which was 'made

of the seed of David according to
the flesh ;

4 And declared to lie. the Son of
rjod with power, ac('()rding to the
spirit of holiness, by the resur-
n!ction from the dead :

2 Isaiah

3 turn again,

1 born

156

Tlie gospel needed by cdl.

ROMANS, 2.

Sins of the Gentiles.

5 By whom we have received
grace and apostleship, for obedi-
ence to the faith among all nations,
for his name :

6 Among whom are ye also the
called of Jesus Christ :

7 To all that be in Rome, beloved
of God, called to be saints : Grace
to you and peace from God our
Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, I thank my God through
Jesus Christ for you all, that your
faith is spoken of throughout the
whole world.

9 For God is my witness, whom
I serve with my spirit in the gospel
of his Son, that without ceasing I
make mention of you alwaj's in my
prayers ;

10 Making request, if by any
means now at length I might have
a prosperous journey by the will of
God to come unto you.

1 1 For I long to see you, that I
may impart unto you some spirit-
ual gift, to the end ye may be esta-
blished ;

12 That is, that I may be com-
forted together with you by the
mutual faith both of you and me.

13 Now I would not have you
ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes
I purposed to come unto you, (but
was let hitherto,) that I might
have some fruit among you also,
even as among other Gentiles.

14 I am debtor both to the
Greeks, and to the Barbarians ;
both to the wise, and to the un-
wise.

15 So, as much as in me is, I am
ready to preach the gospel to you
that are at Rome also.

16 For I am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ : for it is the power
of God unto salvation to every one
that believeth ; to the Jew first,
and also to the Greek.

17 For therein is the righteous-
ness of God revealed from faith to
faith : as it is written, The - just
shall live by faith.

18 For the wrath of God is re-
vealed from heaven against all un-
godliness anfl unrighteousness of
men, who "hold the truth in un-
righteousness ;

19 Because that which may be
known of God is manifest in them ;
for God hath shewed it unto them.

20 For the invisil)]e things of
him * from the CT-eati(m of the
world are clearly seen, being under-
stood by the things that ai-e made,
e,ven his eternal power and God-
head ; so that they are without ex-
cuse :

2 1 Because that, when they knew
God, they glorified him not as God,

neither were thankful ; but became
vain in their ^ imaginations, and
their foolish heart was darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be
wise, they became fools,

23 And changed the glory of the
uncorruptible God into an image
made like to corruptible man, and
to birds, and fourfooted beasts,
and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God also gave
them up to uncleanness through
the lusts of their own hearts, to
dishonour their own bodies be-
tween themselves :

25 Who ^ changed the truth of
God ^Jnto a lie, and worshipped
and served the creature ^ more than
the Creator, who is blessed for ever.
Amen.

26 For this cause God gave them
up unto vile affections : for even
their women did change the natu-
ral use into that which is against
nature :

27 And likewise also the men,
leaving the natural use of the
woman, burned in their lust one
toward another ; men with men
working that which is unseemly,
and receiving in themselves that
recompence of their error which
was meet.

28 And even as they did not like
to retain God in their knowledge,
God gave them o-\er to a reprobate
mind, to do those things which are
not ® convenient ;

29 iieing filled with all unright-
eousness, fornication, wickedness,
covetousness, maliciousness ; full
of envy, murdei', '" debate, deceit,
malignity ; whisperers,

30 Backbiters, haters of God,
"despiteful, proud, boasters, in-
ventors of evil things, disobedient
to parents,

3 1 Without understanding, cove-
nantbreakers, without natural af-
fection, implacable, unmerciful :

32 Who knowing the judgment
of God, that they which ^"commit
such things are worthy of death,
not only do the same, but ^'' have
pleasui-e in them that do them.

CHAPTER 2.

1 They that sin. though they condemn it in
otherx, cannot eorcnxe themnelrex, 6 and
711 Kfh ?eftK exrape the pir/i/»ie»f of God.
0 irhether they f>e Jeu\t or (r'etiti/es. 14 The
detitiJen cannot encdjie. 17 nor i/et the Jeira,
'.Ti ii'hdiii their cirriniicixiiDi ahull )iot jirofit,
if they keep ti<il the lair.

THKIIKFOBK thou art "inex-
cusable. O man, whosoever thou
art that judgest : for wherein thou
judgest another, thou condemnest

s reasonings,

® exchanged
" for
8 rather

0 fitting ;

10 strife,

11 insolent,

12 practise

13 also con-
sent witli
tlieni that
practise
them.

1^ without
excuse,

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God^s imjMrtial judgment.

EOMANS, 3.

TJie Jeivs' prerogative.

thyself; for thou that judgest
^ doest the same things.

'A But we are sure that the judg-
ment of God is according to truth
against them which '^commit such
things.

3 And thinkest thou this, O man,
that judgest them which "do such
things, and doest the same, that
thou shalt escape the judgment of
God?

4 Or despisest thou the riches of
his goodness and forbearance and
longsufFering ; not knowing that
the goodness of God leadeth thee
to repentance 1

5 But after thy hardness and
impenitent heart treasurest up
unto thyself wrath against the
day of wrath and revelation of the
righteous judgment of God ;

6 Who will render to every man
according to his deeds :

7 To them who by patient con-
tinuance in well doing seek for
glory and honour antl immortality,
eternal life :

8 But unto them that are con-
tentious, and do not obey the truth,
iDut obey unrighteousness, indigna-
tion a,nd wrath,

9 Tribulation and anguish, upon
every soul of man that ^ doeth evil,
of the Jew first, and also of the
Gentile ;

10 But glory, honour, and peace,
to every man that worketh good, to
the Jew first, and also to the Gen-
tile :

1 1 For there is no respect of per-
sons with God.

12 For as many as have sinned
without law shall also perish with-
out law : and as many as have
sinned •* in the law shall be judged
'' by tlie law :

13 (For not the hearers of the
law a?'e ** just before God, but the
dcjcrs .of the law shall be ^ justi-
ticd.

14 For when the Gentiles, which
have not the law, do by nature the
things contained in the law, these,
liaving not the law, are a law unto
themselves :

1 5 Which shew the work of the
law written in their licarts, their
conscience; also bearing witness,
and tlicir thoughts the mean while
accusing or else excusing one an-
other ;)

1 6 In the day when God shall
judge the secrets of men by Jesus
Christ ac("ording to my gospel.

17 15elK)lfl, thou art called a Jew,
and restest in the law, and makest
thy boast of God,

18 And knowest his will, and

^approvest the things that are
more excellent, beuig instructed
out of the law ;

19 And art confident that thou
thyself art a guide of the blind, a
light of them which are in dai'k-
ness,

20 An instructor of the foolish, a
teacher of babes, which hast the
form of knowledge and of the truth
in the law.

21 Thou therefore which teach-
est another, teachest thou not thy-
self? thou that preachest a man
should not steal, dost thou steal 1

22 Thou that sayest a man should
notcommitadultery, dost thou com-
mit adultery % thou that abhorrest
idols, dost thou connnit sacrilege 1

23 Thou that makest thy boast
of the law, through breaking the
law dishonourest thou God'l

24 For the name of God is blas-
phemed among the Gentiles thnnigh
you, as it is written.

25 For circumcision verily pro-
fiteth, if thou keep the law : but if
thou be a breaker of the law, thy
circumcision is made uncircumci-
sion.

26 Therefore if the uncircumci-
sion keep the righteousness of the
law, shall not his uncircumcision
be counted for circumcision'?

27 And shall not uncircumcision
which is by nature, if it fulfil the
law, judge thee, who ''by the letter
and circumcision dost transgress
the law 1

28 For he is not a Jew, which is
one outwardly ; nexthiiv is that cir-
cumcision, which is outward in the
flesh :

29 But he is a Jew, which is one
inwardly; and circumcision is that
of the heart, in the spirit, and not
in the letter ; whose; i)raise is not
of men, but of God.

CHAPTER 3.

1 The ,h'ir>C pveraridtrre : % irhich t)ici/linrc
vol loaf. : 0 li<nil,', il tk>' hlir (•(iiirhicfili them
(i/soii/shi : W Ihcreforevo^rtexh in jHntiJicd
hi/ tlie l(tw, 28 hut uU, without dij}'erence.,
li If faith only: 81 and yet the late is not
fihdiished.

WHAT advantage then hath the
Jew? or what profit is there
of circumcision?

2 INfuch everyway: chiefly, be-
cause that '" unto them were com-
mittefl th(> oi-u-lcs of (Jod.

3 For what if some did not b(>-
lieve? shall their milx-lief make
the " faith of f!od without eflect?

4 *(j!od forbid : yea. let Go<] be
true, but every man a liar ; as it is

8 triest the
things that
differ,

• Gr. Bo it not so.

9 with

'" they wen
iiil rusted
with

'1 riiiMiful-

IICS.S

158

The need of the Jeios.

ROMANS, 4.

Abraham justijied by faith.

written. That thou mightest l)e jus-
tified ill thy sayings, and mightest
overcome when thou art judged.

5 But it' our unrighteousness
commend the righteousness of
God, what shall we say'? Is God
unrighteous who taketh ven-
geance ? (I speak as a man)

6 * God foi'bid : for then how
shall God judge the world 1

7 For if the truth of God hath
more abounded through my lie
unto his glory ; why yet am 1 also
judged as a sinner 1

8 And ' not ratlter, (as we be
slanderously reported, and as some
affirm that we say,) Let us do evil,
tliat good may come '] whose '' dam-
nation is just.

y What then'? are we ^ better
tlinn they ? No, in no wise : for we
have before ^pi'oved both Jews and
Gentiles. that they are all under sin;

10 As it is written. There is none
righteous, no, not one :

1 1 There is none that under-
standeth, there is none that seek-
eth after God.

12 They are all gone out of the
way, they are together bec(jme un-
profitable ; there is none that doeth
good, no, not one.

13 Their throat is an open sepul-
chre ; with their tongues they have
used deceit ; the poison of asps is
under their lips :

14 Whose mouth is full of curs-
ing and bitterness :

15 Their feet are swift to shed
blood :

16 Destruction and misery are
in their ways :

17 And the way of peace have
they not known :

18 There is no fear of God be-
fore their eyes.

19 Now we know that what
things soever the law saith, it saith
to them who are vinder the law :
that every mouth may be stopped,
and all the woi-ld may ^ become
guilty befoi-e God.

20 Therefore by the deeds of the
law there shall no ilesh be "justi-

fied in his sight: for by the law
ix the knowledge of sin.

2 1 But now the righteousness of
God without the law is manifested,
being witnessed by the law and
the prophets ;

22 Even the I'ighteousiiessof God
"^ vjhich is by faith of Jesus Christ
unto all and upon all them that be-
lieve : for there is no difi'erence :

23 For all have sinned, and
'* come short of the glory of God ;

24 Being justified freel.v by his

* (r'r. Be it not so.

grace through the redemption that
is in Christ Jesus :

25 Whom God hath set forth to
he a propitiation ^ through faith in
his blood, to declare his rigliteous-
ness ^" for the remission of sins that

are past, through the forbearance
of God ;

26 To declare, I say, at this time
his righteousness : that he might
be just, and the justifier of him
which t believeth in Jesus.

27 Where «'s boasting then "? It is
excluded. By what law '? of works ?
Nay : but by the law of faith.

28 Therefore we conclude that
a man is justified by faith " without
the deeds of the law.

29 Is he the God of the Jews
only 1 is he not also of the Gen-
tiles 1 Yes, of the Gentiles also :

30 Seeing it is one God, which
shall justify the circunicision by
faith, and ''-^uncircumcision through
faith.

3 1 Do we then make void ^^ the
law through " faith ? *God for-
bicT: yea, we establish ^° the law.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Ahfa/ddn's f(u't/i V'(l.s iiDjitiied to /lim for
i-i///ifi'(iiisii,'s.v, 1(1 fiefore he ivas cimiin-
c/kii/. 1:i IJ// faitk (mil/ he and his .seed
/•eccirei/ the jiriiiiiixe,. 10 Ab)'uh<ini is Ike
father of all that beliece. 24 Our faith
also shall ha itnputtd to vs for riyhteous-
ness.

WHAT shall we say then that
"'Abraham our father, as
pertaining to the fiesh, hath found J

2 For if Abiaham were justified
by works, he hath whereof to glory ;
but not before God.

3 For what saith the scripture"?
Abraham believed God, and it was
counted unto him for righteous-
ness.

4 Now to him that worketh is
the reward not reckoned of grace,
but of debt.

5 But to him that worketh not,
but believeth on him that justifieth
the ungodly, his faith is counted
for righteousness.

6 Even as David also describeth
the blessedness of the man, unto
whom God ^" im])iitetli rigliteous-
ness "^ witliout works,

7 Saying, J>lesse<] are the.Y whose
iniquities are forgiven, and whose
sins are covered.

8 Blessed is the man to whom
the Lord will not '''impute sin.

9 Cometh this blessenness then
upon the circumcision onli/, or upon
the uncircumcision also 1 foi* we

t Gr. is of faith. * Gr. Be it not so.

'■> through
laith, by his
bluud,

1" because of
the passing
over of tlie
sins done
aforetime,

11 apart from

12 the uncir-
cumcision
througli the
faith.

13 law

li the faith ?
i'^ law.

it^ Abraliam,
our fatlier
according to
the tiesh,

1' reckoneth
1^ apart
frt)m

19 reckon

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Tlte sign of circumcision.

ROMANS,

Reconciliation through Christ.

say that faith was reckoned to
Abraham for righteousness.

10 How was it then reckoned'?
when he was in circumcision, or in
uncircumcision \ Not in circumci-
sion, but in uncircumcision.

11 And he received the sign of
circumcision, a seal of the righteous-
ness of the faith which he had yet
being uncircumcised : that he!might
be the father of all them that be-
lieve, though they be not circum-
cised ; that righteousness might be
' imputed unto them also :

1 2 And the father of circurncision
to them who are not of the circum-
cision only, but who also walk in
the steps of that faith of our father
Abraham, which he had being yet
uncircumcised.

13 For the promise, that he
should be the heir of the world,
was not to Abraham, or to his seed,
through the law, but through the
righteousness of faith.

14 For if they which are of the
law be heirs, faith is made void,
and the promise made of none
effect :

15 Because the law worketh
wrath : for where no law is, there is
no transgression.

1 6 Therefore it is of faith, that it
■)ni(/ht be by grace ; to the end the
promise might be sure to all_ the
seed ; not to that only which is of
the law, but to that also which is
of the faith of Abraham ; who is
the father of us all,

17 (As it is written, I have made
thee a father of many nations,) be-
fore him whom he believed, even
God, who quickeneth the dead, and
calleth those things which be not
as though they were.

18 Wlio against hope believed in
hope, that he might bec(jme the
father of many nations, accoi-ding
t(j that which was spoken, So shall
thy seed be.

19 And being not weak in faith,
he considered not his own body
now dead, when he was about an
hundred years old, neither yet the
dcadiiess of Sarali's womb :

20 He staggered not at the pi-o-
mise of God througli unbelief ; but
- was strong in faith, giving glory
to God ;

21 And being fully persuaded
that, what he had ])romised, he was
al)le also to pei'form.

22 And therefon; itwas 'imputed
to him foi- righteousness.

23 Now it was not written for
his sake alone, that it was ' iiiiimti'il
to him ;

2-4 But for us also, to whom it

shall be " imputed, if we believe on
him that raised up Jesus our Lord
from the dead ;

25 Who was delivered for our
offences, and was raised again for
our justification.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Being justified by faith, we have peace with
God, 2 and joy in our hope, 8 that aitfi tve
were reconci/i d hi/ liix hhiod, irhcii ire Here
enemies, 111 "' kIciII min-li iiinrc In- .siir,'i(
being recoticilid . I'J As .sin mtd deittli vninc
by Adam, 17 so much more t'igliteousne-sti
and life by Jesus Christ. 20 Where sin
abounded, grace did superabound.

THEREFORE being justified by
faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ :

2 By whom also we have access
by faith into this grace wherein we
stand, and rejoice in hope of the
glory of God.

3 And not only so, but we glory
in tribulations also : knowing that
tribulation worketh ^patience :

4 And "ijatience. exjjerience ; and
experience, hope :

5 And hope maketh not ashamed ;
because the love of God is shed
abroad in our hearts by the Holy
Ghost which "^i^s given unto us.

6 For when we were yet without
strength, in due time Christ died
for the ungodly.

7 For scarcely for a righteous
man will one die : yet perad venture
for a good man some would even
dai*e to die.

8 But God commendeth his love
toward us, in that, while we were
yet sinner-s, Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, being now
justified by his blood, we shall be
saved from wrath through him.

10 For if, when we were ene-
mies, we were reconciled to God
by the death of his Son, much
more, being reconciled, we shall
be saved 'by his life.

11 And not only so, but we also
joy in God through our Lord Jesus
Chi'ist, by whom we have now re-
ceived the "atonement.

12 Whei'efor(^ as l>y one man sin
entei-ed into the world, and death
by sin ; and so d(>atti ])assed upon
ail men, for that all ha\ e sinned :

13 (For until the law sin was in
the woi-ld : but sin is not imputed
when there is no law.

14 Nevertheless death reigned
from Adam to Moses, even over
them that had not sinned after the
similitude of Adam's transgression,
who is the figure of him that was
to come.

15 But not as the "olT'ence. so

IGO

Adam cuul Christ.

EOMANS, 6.

Christians have died to si^i.

1 For if by
the trespass
of the one
the many
died, much
more did
the grace
of God, and
the gift by
the grace
of the one
man, Jesus
Christ,
abound
unto the
many.

2 trespasses

3 by the
one man's
trespass
death
reigned
through
the one ;

* through
the one,

* Therefore
as through
one trespass
the judg-
ment came
unto all
men to
condemna-
tion ; even
so through
one act of
righteous-
ness the free
(/{ft came
unto all
men to
justification
of life.

6 For as
through the
one man's
disobedi-
ence the
many were
made sin-
ners, even
so tlirough
the obedi-
ence of the
one shall
the many
be made
righteous.

7 came in
beside,

* trespass
5 in

i» tlirough
11 died
i''^ were

18 united
with him

also is the free gift. ^ For if

through the offence of one many
be dead, much more the grace of

God, and the gift by grace, whu-k
is by one man. Jesus Christ, liath

abounded unto many.

16 And not as it was by one that
sinned, so is the gift : for the judg-
ment -ivas by one to condemna-
tion, but the free gift is of many
" offences unto justihcation.

17 For if " by one man's offence
death reigned by one ; mucii more

they which receive abundance of
grace and of the gift of righteous-
ness shall reign in life ^ by one.
Jesus Christ.)

18 ^Therefore as by the offence

of one judgment came upon all men

to conflemnation : even so by the
rightt'ousness of one the free gift

came ujjon all men unto justihca-
tion of life.

1 y " For as by one man's diso-

bedience many were marte sinners.

so by the obechence of one shall

many be made rigliteous.

20 Moreover the law ^ entered.

that the * offence might abound.
But where sin abounded, grace did
much more abound :

21 That as sin hath reigned
^ unto death, even so might grace
reign through righteousness unto
eternal life ^"^by Jesus Christ our
Lord.

CHAPTER 6.

1 We may not live in sin, 'i for we are dead
unto it 3 o* apjjeareth hy our baptism.
12 Let not si7i reiyri any more, 18 because
ice hare yielded our.ielres to t/ie service <f
rig/iteousness, 23 and for that death is the
wages of sin.

WHAT shall we say then?
Shall we continue in sin,
that grace may abound %

2 * God forbid. How shall we,
that " are dead to sin, live any
longer thei^ein?

3 Know ye not, that so many
of us as were baptized into Jesus
Christ were baptized into his
death 1

4 Therefore we ^"are buried with
him by baptism intocleath : that
like as Christ was raised up from
the dead by the glory of the Fathei-,
even so we also s^iould walk in new-
ness of life.

5 For if we have been " plantefl
together in the likeness of his
death, we shall be also in the like-
ness of Jiis i'esurrectif)n :

* Or. Be it not so.

6 Knowing this, that our old
man " is crucified with him, that
the body of sin might be destroyed,
that henceforth we should not serve
sin.

7 For he that is dead is freed
from sin.

8 Now if we be dead with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live
with him :

9 Knowing that Christ being
raised from the dead dieth no
more; death hath no more do-
minion over him.

10 For in that he died, he died
unto sin '^ once : but in that he
liveth, he liveth unto God.

1.1 Likewise reckon ye also your-
selves to be dead indeed unto sin,
but alive unto God ^"^ through Jesus
Christ our Lord.

1 2 Let not sin therefore reign in
your mortal body, that ye should
obey it in the lusts thereof.

13 Neither yield ye your mem-
bers as instruments of unrighteous-
ness unto sin : but yield yourselves
unto God, as those that are alive
from the dead, and your members
as instruments of righteousness
unto God.

14 For sin shall not have do-
minion over you : for ye are not
under "the law, but under grace.

1 5 What then 1 shall we sin, be-
cause we are not under " the law.

but under grace 1 * God forbid.

16 Know ye not, that to whom
ye yield yourselves servants to
obey, his servants ye are to whom
ye obey ; whether of sin unto
death, or of obedience unto right-
eousness 1

17 But God be thanked, that
ye were the servants of sin, but

ye have obeyed from the heart thcvt
form of floctrine which was de^

livered you.

18 Being then made free from
sin, ye became the servants of
righteousness.

19 1 speak after the manner of
men because of the infirmity of
your flesh : for as ye have yielded
your members servants to unclean-
ness and to iniquity unto iniquity;
even so now yield your members
servants to righteousness unto
'"holiness.

20 For when ye were the servants
of sin, ye were fi-ee from righteous-
jiess.

21 Wliat fruit had ye then in
those things whereof ye are now
ashamecl % for the end of those
things ?'.s' death.

22 But now being made free
from sin, and become servants to

1* was

15 once for
all:

1' law,

18 whereas
ye were the
servants of
sin, ye
became
obedient
from the
heart to
that form
of teaching
whereunto
ye were
delivered.

13 sanetifica-
tion.

161

TIls place of the law.

KOMANS, 1, 8.

The inward conjlict.

God, ye have your fruit unto
^ holiness, and the end '^ everlasting
life.

23 For the wages of sin is death ;
Ixit the gift of God is. eternal life
^ tlirough Jesus Christ our Lord.

CHAPTER 7.

1 N'o lata hath y>ower ocer a man longer
than he, liveth. 4 But we are dead to the
law. 7 Yet in not the law nin, Vi but hohj,
yufit, good, 16 as J acknowledge, who am
grieved because I cannot keep it.

KNOW ye not, brethren, (for I
speak to them that know tlie
law,) how tliat the Ifiw hath do-
minion over a man as long as he
liveth ?

2 For the woman which hath an
husband is bound by the law to
her husband so long as he liveth ;
but if the husband be dead, she is
loosed from the law of her husljand.

3 8o then if, while her husband
liveth, she he married to another
man, she shall be called an adul-
teress : but if her husband be dead,
she is free from that law ; so that
she is no adultei-ess, though she be
married to another man.

4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye
also are become dead to the law by
the body of Christ ; that ye should
be married to another, even to him
who is raised from the dead, that we
should bring forth fruit unto God.

5 For when we were in the flesh,
the * motions of sins, which were
by the law, did work in our mem-
bers to bring forth fruit unto death.

G But now wo are delivered from
the law, ■* that being dea<l wherein
we were held ; that we sliould serve
in newness of si)irit, and not in the
oldness of the letter.

7 What shall we say then"? Is
the law sin 1 tGod_ forbid. Nay, I
had not known sin, but b.v the
law : for I had not known '' lust.
except the law had said, Thou
shalt not covet.

8 But sin, taking occasion by
the commandment, wrought in me
all manner of '' concupiscence. For
^ without the law sin ivas dead.

'.} For 1 was alive ' without tlie
law once : but when tlu^ comniaiid-
mont came, sin revived, and I died.

10 And thecommandijient, wliich
imiK ordained to life, I found to be
unto death.

11 For sin, taking occasion by
the coiiHnandment, deceived me,
and liy it slew me.

12 Wherefore the law is holy.

* Gr. passions.
X Gr. Be it not so.

t 0;-,

and the conmiandment holy, and
just, and good.

13 Was tlien that which is good
made death unto me"? t God for-
bid. But sin, that it might ap-
pear sin, working death in me
by that which is good ; that sin
by the commandment might be-
come exceeding sinful.

14 For we know that the law is
spiritual : but I am carnal, sold
under sin.

15 For that which I do I § allow
not: for what 1 would, that ^do 1
not ; but what T hate, that do 1.

16 If then I do that which I
would not, 1 consent unto the law
that it is good.

17 Now then it is no more I that
do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

18 For 1 know that in me (that
is, in my flesii,) dwelleth no good
thing : for to will is present with
nie ; but Jioin to perform that which
is good I find not.

19 For the good that I would I
do not : but the evil which I would
not, that I " da

20 Now if i do that I Avould not,
it is no ipore 1 that do it, but sin
that dwelleth in me.

211 find then a law, that, when
I would do good, evil is present
with me.

22 For I delight in the law of
God after the inward man :

23 But I see another law in m,y
members, warring against the law
of my mind, and bringing me into
captivity to the law of sin which is
in my members.

24 O wretched man that I am !
who shall deliver me from ^" the
bod.v of this death 1

25 1 thank (»od through Jesus
Christ our Lord. So then with
the mind I n)yself serve the law
of God ; but with the flesh the law
of sin.

CHAPTER 8.

1 The;/ that are in Chrint, and lire acconl-
in/; to the Spirit, aie free frimi cimiitinna-
tioti. .'), l;i What harm Cometh <if the Jlei/i,
C, l-i anil triiat good of the Sjiirit: 17 and
ii-hat of being (yod\s child. 111 whose glori-
iHiK delirerance all things long for, 21) ivan
beforehand decreed from (Jod. 38 What
can serer unfruni hit loreT

yU/E/i/tJ is therefore now no con-
-* demiiatiou to them which five
in Christ Jesus, who walk not after
tlie flesh, but after the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Sj)iritof life
in Clirist Jesus hath made me free
from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not <lo,
in that it w;is weak through the
flesh, God sending his own Son in

162

I Gr. Be it uot so.

§ Gr. know.

Tlie Spirit of adoption.

EOMANS, 8.

Pledge of Jitial glory.

the likeness of sinful flesh, and for
sin, condemned sin in the flesh :

4 That the ' righteousness of the
law might be fultilled m us, who
walk not after the flesh, but after
the Spirit.

5 For they that are after the
flesh do mind the tilings of the
ilcsh ; but they that are after the
iSi)irit the things of the Spirit.

6 For to be carnally minded
is death ; but to be spiritually
minded U life and peace.

7 Because the carnal mind is en-
mit.y against God : for it is not
subject to the law of God, neither
indeed can be.

8 So then they that are in the
flesh cannot please God.

9 But ye are not in the flesh,
but in the Spirit, if so be that tlu;
Spirit of God dwell in you. Now
if any man have not the Spirit of
Christ, he is none of his.

10 And if Christ l>e in you, the
body is dead because of sin ; but
the Spirit is life because of right-
eousness.

1 1 But if the Spirit of him that
i-aised up Jesus from the dead
dwell in you, lie that raised up
Christ from the dead shall also
quicken your mortal bodies by
his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

12 Therefore, brethren, we are
debtors, not to the flesh, to live
after the flesh.

13 For if ye live after the flesh,
ye shall die : but if ye through the
Spirit do mortify the deeds of the
body, ye shall live.

14 For as many as are led b.y the
Spirit of God, they are the sons of
God.

1 5 For ye ^ have not rc^ceived the
sjjiritof bondage again to tear; but
ye "'have received the Spirit of adop-
tion, whereby we cry, Abba, Fathei".

1 6 The Spirit ■* itself beareth wit-
ness with our spirit, that we are
the children of God :

17 And if children, then heirs;
lieirs of God, and joint heirs with
Christ ; if so be that we sufl'ei' witli
hivi., that we may be also glorified
together.

18 For I reckon that the suffer-
ings of this present time are not
worthy to in', rom.pared with the
gloi-y which shall be revealed in us.

19 For the (>arnest expectation
of the ''ci'catiirc waiteth for the
manifestation of the sous of God.

20 For the " crc;itui-e \v;is m;ule
subject to vanity, not willingly,
but by reason of him who '^hath
subjected the siitjn' in Ik >))('.

11 Hecanse the crcatuic itself

also shall be delivei'ed from the
bondage of corruption into the
^ glorious liberty of the children of
God.

22 For we know that the whole
creation groaneth and travaileth
in pain together until now.

23 And not only they, but our-
selves also, which have the first-
fruits of the Spirit, even we our-
selves groan within ourselves,
waiting for the adoption, to wit,
the redemption of our body.

24 For we are saved by hope :
but hope that is seen is not hope :
for what a man seeth, why doth he
j^et hope for %

25 But if we hope for that we
see not, then do we with patience
wait for it.

2(3 Likewise the Spirit also help-
eth our infirmities : for we know
not what we should pray for as we
ought : but the Spirit ^ itself ma-
keth intercession for us with groan-
ings which cannot be uttei'ed.

27 And he that searcheth the
hearts knoweth what is the mind
of the Spirit, '' because he maketh
intercession for the saints accord-
ing to the v'ill o/God.

28 And we know that all things
work together for good to them
that love God, to them who are
the called according to his pur-
pose.

29 For whom he did foreknow,
he also did predestinate to lie con-
formed to the image of his Son,
that he might be the firstl)orn
among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom he did pre-
destinate, them h(^ also called : and
\vhom he called, them he also jus-
tified : and whom he justified, them
he also glorified.

31 What shall _ we then say to
these things'? If God Ije for us,
who can he against us?

32 He that s])ared not his own
Son, but deliv<;red him up for us
all, how shall h(> not with him also
freely give us cill things'?

33 Who shall lay any thing to
the charge of (iod's eU^ct? It is
God that justifieth.

34 Who is he that condemneth 1
It is (-hrist that died, .yea rather,
that is risen again, who is even
at the right hand of God, who also
maketh intercession for us.

35 Who shaJl separate us from
the love of Christt shall tribula-
tion, or distress, or persecution, or
faiiiine, or nakedness, or peril, or
sword 'I

3() As it is written. For thy sake
we are killed all the day long ; we

8 liberty of
the glory

■^ himself

that

163

PmiVs sorroio for Israel.

EOMANS, 9.

GocVs choice of Israel.

are accounted as sheep for the
slaughter.

37 Nay, in all these things wc
are more than conquerors through
him that loved us.

38 For I am persuaded, that
neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor powers, nor
things present, nor things to come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor
any other creature, shall be able to
sepai-ate us from tlie love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

CHAPTER 9.

1 Paulia norry for the Jeios. T All the seed
of Ahrahnm were not the children of the
promise. IS God hath mci-ci/ ii/>i},i irjnini
hewUl. 21 Thepoiter iiiiiii,l'o nill, l,;.-<rUiij
whuthelist. 25 The cullhni ,,/ tin (,, ntthK
and I'ejecting of the Jeics irerejoretold. 32
The cause ^ohy so few Jews embraced the
rujhteousness of faith.

T SAY the truth in Christ, I. lie
J- not, my conscience also bearing
me witness in the Holy Ghost,

2 That I have great heaviness
and continual sorrow in my heart.

3 For I could wish that myself
were ^ accursed from Christ for my
brethren, my kinsmen according to
the flesh :

4 Who are Isi^aelites ; to whom
pertaineth the adoption, and the
glory, and the covenants, and the
giving of the law, and the service
of God, and the promises ;

5 Whose ai'e the fathers, and of
whom as concerning the flesh Christ
came, who is over all, God blessed
for ever. Amen.

6 Not as though the word of God
hath taken none effect. For they
are not all Israel, which are of
Israel :

7 Neither, because they are the
seed of Abraham, are then all child-
ren : but. In Isaac shall thy seed be
called.

8 That is, They wliich are the
cliildren of the flesh, these are not
the chiiflren of God : hut the child-
ren f)f the promise are counted for
the seed.

9 For this Ik the word of i)roinise,
At this time will I come, and Sarah
shall have a son.

10 And not only ^A/.f ; but when
li,eh(>cca also had conceived by one,
even b.v our father Isaac ;

1 1 (F(>r file cliihlrcii being not yet
born, lUiither having dout^ any good
or evil, tiiat the purpose of ( Jod ac-
cording to (^lection 111 iglit stand, not
of works, but of him that callcth ;)

12 it was said unto hei'. The elder
shall s(n've the younger.

13 As it is written, Jacob have I
loved, but I'^sau have \ hated.

U What sliall we say then? /.s

there unrighteousness with God 1
*God forbid.

15 For he saith to Moses, I will
have mercy on whom I will have
mercy, and I will have compassion
on whom I will have compassion.

1 6 So then it is_ not of him that
willeth, nor of him that runneth,
but of God that sheweth mercy.

17 For the scripture saith unto
Pharaoh, Even for this same pur-
pose have I raised thee up, that I
might shew my power in thee, and
that my name might be declared
throughout all the earth.

18 Therefore hath he mercy on
whom he will have mercy, and whom
he will he hardeneth.

1 9 Thou wilt say then unto me,
Why doth he yet find fault? For
who hath resisted his will 1

20 Nay but, O man, who art thou
that repliest against God i Shall
the thing formed say to him that
formed it, Why hast thou made me
thus ?

21 Hath not the potter power
over the clay, of the same lump to
make one vessel unto honour, and
another unto dishonour?

22 What if God, willing to shew
Ills wrath, and to make his power
known, endured with much long-
suffering the vessels of wrath fitted
to destruction :

23 And that he might make
known the riches of his glory on
the vessels of mercy, which he had
afore prepared unto glory,

24 Even us, whom he hath called,
not of the Jews only, but also of the
Gentiles ?

25 As he saith also in ^ Qsee, I
will call them my people, which
were not my people ; and her be-
loved, which was not beloved.

26 And it shall come to pass, tJuit
in the place whcM'e it was said unto
them. Ye are not m.y people ; there
shall they be called the cliildren of
the living (Jod.

27 ■' Iv^aias also crieth concern-
ing Isi-acl, 'lliough the number of
the children of Israel be as the
sand of the sea, a remnant shall
be saved :

28 ^ For he will finish the work.

and cut it short in n^liteousiics

because ;i short work will the Loi'd

make upon the eartli.

29 And as •' Fsalas said before,
l'A'cei)t tlu» Lord of Sabaoth had
left us a seed, we had been as
•' Sodoma,, and been made like unto
( Joniorrha.

30 What shall we say then?

* Gr. Be it not so.

tOr,

2 Hosea,

^ Isaiah

■• t For tlic
I, (.1(1 will
execute Ilis

\VI11-(1 lljloll

the earth,
tiiiishiiijj it
and cutting
it short.

C Sodom,

164

Christ the end of the law.

KOMANS, 10, 11.

Call of the Gentiles foretold.

1 Because

2 Jesus ((.s
Lord,

That the Gentiles, which followed
not after righteousness, have at-
tained to righteousness, even the
righteousness which is of faith.

31 But Israel, which followed
after the law of righteousness,
hath not attained to the law of
righteousness.

32 Wherefore'? Because they
nought it not by faith, but as it
were by the works of the law. For
they stumbled at that stumbling-
stone ;

33 As it is written, Behold, I lay
in Sion a stumblingstone and rock
of offence : and whosoever believ-
eth on him shall not be ashamed.

CHAPTER 10.

5 The scripture sheweth the difference be-
twixt the ri(/hteous7iess of the law, and this
of faith, 11 and that all, both Jew and
Gentile, that believe, shall not be con-
founded, 18 and that the Gentiles shall
receive the word and believe. 19 Israel
was not ignorant of these things.

BRETHREN, my heart's desire
and prayer to God for Israel
is, that they might be saved.

2 For I bear them record that
they have a zeal of God, but not
according to knowledge.

3 For they being ignorant of
God's righteousness, and going
about to establish their own right-
eousness, have not submitted them-
selves unto the righteousness of
God.

4 For Christ is the end of the
law for righteousness to every one
that belie veth.

5 For Closes describeth the right-
eousness which is of the law. That
the man which doeth those things
shall live by them.

6 But the righteousness which
is of faith speaketh on this wise.
Say not in thine heart, Who_ shall
ascend into heaven 1 (that is, to
bring Christ down from ahove :)

7 Or, Who shall descend into the
deepl (that is, to bring up Christ
again from the dead.)

8 But what saith it 1 The word
is nigh thee, even in thy mouth,
and in thy heart : that is, the word
of faith, which we preach ;

9 ^ That if tliou shalt confess
with thy mouth " the Lord .Jesus.
and shalt believe in thine heai-t
that (jO(\ hath raised him from the
dead, thou shalt be saved.

10 For with the heart man be-
lieveth unto rigliteousness ; and
with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation.

1 1 For the scripture saith, Who-
soever belie veth on him shall not
be ashamed.

12 For there is no difference be-

tween the Jew and the Greek : for
the same Lord over all is rich unto
all that call upon him.

1 3 For whosoever shall call upon
the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14 How then shall they call on
him in whom they have not be-
lieved % and how shall they believe
in him of whom they have not
heard? and how shall they hear
without a preacher?

15 And how shall they preach,
except they be sent 1 as it is writ-
ten, How beautiful are the feet
of them that preach the gospel of
peace, and bring glad tidings of
good things !

1 6 But they have not all obeyed
the gospel. For ■'' Esaias saith, Lox'd,
who hath believed our report 1

1 7 tSo then faith cometh by hear-
ing, and hearing by the word of God.

18 But I say, Have they not
heard ^ Yes verily, their sound
went into all the earth, and their
words unto the ends of the world.

19 But I say. Did not Isi'ael
know"? First Moses saith, I will
provoke you to jealousy by them
that are no people, and by a foolish
nation I will anger you.

20 But ^ Esaias is very bold, and
saith, I was found of them that
sought me not ; I was made mani-
fest unto them that asked not after
me.

21 But to Israel he saith, All day
long I have stretched forth my
hands unto a disobedient and gain-
saying people.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Godliathnotcastoff all Israel. 1 Some were
elected, though the rest ivere hardened.
16 Tliereishopeof their conversion. \H The
Gentiles may not insult ujion them : 26 for
there is a jjromise of their .salvation. 33
God's judgments are unsearchable.

I SAY then, Hath God cast away
his people"? * God forbid. For
I also am an Israelite, of the seed
of Abraham, of the tribe of Benja-
min.

2 God hath not cast away his
people which he foreknew. Wot
ye not what the scripture saith of
■^Elias_? how he maketh interces-
sion to God against Israel, saying,

3 Lord, they have killed thy
prophets, and digged down thine
altars ; and I am left alone, and
they seek my life.

4 lUit what saith the answer of
God unto him? I have reserved
to myself seven thousand men,
who ha\e not bowed the knee to
the image of Baal.

3 Isaiah

* Gr. Be it not so.

166

IsraeVs rejection not final.

ROMANS, 12.

God's judgments unsearchable.

5 Even so then at this present
time also there is a remnant accord-
ing to the election of grace.

6 And if by grace, then is it no
more of works : other \yise grace is no
more grace. -But if it he of works,
then is it no more grace : otherwise
work is no more work.

7 What then ? Israel hath not
obtained that which he seeketh
for ; but the election hath obtained
it, and the rest were ^ blinded

8 (According as it is written,^
God hath given them the spirit of
slumber, eyes that they should not
see, and ears that they should not
hear ;) unto this day.

9 And David saith. Let their
table be made a snare, and a trap,
and a stumblingblock, and a re-
compence unto them :

10 Let their eyes be darkened,
that they may not see, and bow
down their back alway.

Ill say then. Have they stum-
bled that they should falU *God
forbid: but nt^Aer through their fall
salvation is come unto the Gentiles,
for to provoke them to jealousy.

1 2 Now if the fall of them he the
riches of the world, and '•^the di-
minishing of them the riches of the
Gentiles ; how much more their
fulness 1

1 3 For I speak to you Gentiles,
inasmuch as I am the apostle of the
Gentiles, I magnify mine office :

14 If by any means I niay pro-
voke to emulation theinwJiickare my
flesh, and might save some of them.

15 For if the casting away of
them he the reconciling of the
world, what shall the receiving of
them he, but life from the dead %

16 For if the firstfruit he holy,
the lump is also hohj : and if the
root he holy, so are the branches.

17 And if some of the branches
be broken off, and thou, being a
wild olive tree, wert •' graffed in
among them, and with them par-
takest of the root and fatness of
the olive tree ;

18 Boast not against the branch-
es. But if thou boast, thou bearest
not the root, but the r(jot thee.

19 Thou wilt say then, The
branches were l)roken off, that I
might be ''graffed in.

20 Well ; because of unbelief
they were broken off, and thou
staiidest by faith. Be not high-
ininded, but fear :

21 For if God spared not the
natural V)ranches, trdre heed lest he
also si)are nf)t tlu^e.

22 Behold therefore tlu^ goodness

* Gr. Be it not so.

and severity of God : on them
which fell, severity ; but toward
thee, goodness, if thou continue in
his goodness : otherwise thou also
shalt be cut off'.

23 And they also, if they abide
not still in unbelief, shall be '^graffed
in : for God is able to ^ graff tliem in
again.

24 For if thou wert cut out of
the olive tree which is wild by
nature, and wert ''graffed contrary
to nature into a good olive tree :
how much more shall these, which
be the natural hranches, be ''graffed
into their own olive tree"?

25 For I would not, brethren,
that ye should be ignorant of this
mystery, lest ye should be wise in
your own conceits ; that ^' blindness
in part is happened to Israel, until the
fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

26 And so all Israel shall be
saved : as it is written, There shall
come out of Sion the Deliverer,
and shall turn away ungodliness
fi'om Jacob :

27 For this is my covenant unto
them, when I shall take away their
sins.

28 As concerning the gospel, they
are enemies for your sakes : but as
toviching the election, the]/ are be-
loved for the fathers' sakes.

29 For the gifts and calling of
God are "without repentance.

30 For as ye in times past have not
' believed God, yet have now obtain-
ed mercy through their ** unbelief :

31 Even so have these also now
® not believed, that through your
mercy they also may obtain mercy.

32 For God hath '"concluded
them all in inibelicf. that lie might
have mercy upon all.

33 O the dei)th of the riches both
of the wisdom and knowledge of
God ! how unsearchable are his
judgments, and his ways past
" finding out!

34 4\)i' who hath known the mind
of the Lord 1 or who hath been his
counsellor 1

35 Or who hath first given to
him, and it shall be recompensed
unto him again?

36 For of him, and through him,
and to him, ayr all things: to whom
he glory for ever. Amen.

CHAPTER 12.

1 (lod'n inorch'K iiiuhI 7)iore tiit In jilidxe <i<<i1 .
W Xo 711(111 must ihitik- loo irc/l of himsi'lf, C.
hill (itti-nil crcfij out' on tliiit cillliim iiiii-iuiii
lie ix jihiccd. !• Ijore, anil inanij other
iliiliex. lire reijiiireil of iin. 19 Revenge in
Hjieridlhi forhiilileii.

BI':SEi:('H you therefore, breth-
ren, by th(! mei'cies of God, that

3 grafted

4 graft

5 hardenina

6 not re-
pented of.
" obeyed
8 disobe-
dience :
'J been diso-
bedient,

1" shut tlUMIl

all up to-
jjether unto
(lisobedi-
euce,

11 tracing

166

Dicers exhortat ions.

ROMANS, 13.

Love the fulfill ing of the law.

ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto
Ood, which i'.s your reasonable ser-
vice.

2 And be not conformed to this
world : but be ye transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that ye
may prove what is that good, and
acceptable, and perfect, will of
God.

3 For I say, through the grace
given unto me, to every man that
is among you, not to think of him-
sf^lf more highly than he ought to
think ; but to think soberly, accord-
ing as God hath dealt to every man
the measure of faith.

4 For as we have many member-s
in one body, and all members have
nt)t the same office :

b So we, being many, are one
body in Christ, and every one mem-
bers one of another.

6 Having then gifts differing ac-
cording to the grace that is given to
us, whether prophecy, let tis pro-
phesy according to the proportion
of ' faith :

7 Or ministry, let vs wait on our
ministering : or he that teacheth,
on teaching ;

8 Or he that exhorteth, on ex-
hortation : he that giveth, let him
do it with simplicity ; he that rul-
eth, with diligence ; he that shew-
eth mercy, with cheerfulness.

9 Let love be without dissimula-
tion. Abhor that which is evil ;
cleave to that which is good.

10 i/e kindly atfectioned one to
another with brotherly love ; in
honour preferring one another ;

11 Not slothful in business ; fer-
vent in spirit ; serving the Lord ;

12 Rejoicing in hope; patient
in tribulation; continuing instant
in prayer ;

1 3 Distributing to the necessity
of saints ; given to hospitality.

14 Bless them which persecute
you_: bless, and curse not.

15 Rejoice with them that do
rejoice, and weep with them that
weep.

16 7?e f)f the same mind one
toward antjther. Mind not high
things, but - condescend to men of
Idw estate. Be not wise in your

own (•onceits.

17 Recompense to no man evil
for evil. ^ l*mvidethiugs hoiu'st:

in the sight of all men.

IH If it lie possible, as much as
lieth in you, live peaceably with all
men.

19 Dearly beloved, avenge not
yourselves, but rather give place
unto wi-ath : for it is written,

Vengeance is. mine ; I will repay,
saith the Lord.

20 Therefore if thine enemy hun-
ger, feed him ; if he thirst, give
him drink : for in so doing thou
shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

21 Be not overcome of evil, but
overcome evil with good.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Snhjection, and many other duties, we owe
ill the magistrates. 8 Lore ix the fulfllling
of the law. 11 Gluttoiti/ <nid drunJicnnesfi,
(Did the works of darkness^ are out of season
in the time of the (jospel.

LET evers'- soul be subject unto
the higher powers. For there
is no power but of God : the powers
that be are ordained of God.

2 Whosoever therefore resisteth
the power, resisteth the ordinance
of God : and they that resist shall
receive to themselves ''damnation.

3 For rulers are not a terror to
good works, but to the evil. Wilt
thou then not be afraid of the
povv'er^ do that which is good, and
thou shalt have praise of the same :

4 For he is the minister of God
to thee for good. But if thou do
that which is evil, be afraid ; for
he beareth not the sword in vain :
for he is the minister of God, ^a
revenger to execute wrath upon
hiin that doeth evil.

5 Wherefore ye must needs be
subject, not only for wrath, but
also for conscience sake.

6 For for this cause pay ye tri-
bute also : for they are God's min-
isters, attending continually upon
this very thing.

7 Render therefore to all theii-
dues : tribute to whom tribute is
due ; custom to whom custom ; fear
to whom fear ; honour to whom
honour.

8 Owe no man any thing, but to
love one another : for he that loveth
" another hath fulfilled the law.

9 For this. Thou slialt not com-
mit adultery. Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt
not bear false ^vitness, Thou shalt
not covet ; and if the)r lie any other
commandment, it is ' })rit'tly com-
l)reh('ii(led in this saying, namely.
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself.

10 Love wfu'keth no ill to his
nciglihuur: therefore love is the
fulfilling of the law.

11 And that, knowing the time,
that now it is high time to awake
out of sleeji : for now is our salva,
tion nearer than wlum we '"* l)('li<'\M-d.

12 The night is far spent, tlie
day is at hand : let us therefore

* judgment.

5 an aven-

" his neigh-
hour

junimed up

'ifr.st be-
lieved.

Uncharitable judgments.

ROMANS, 14, 15.

Self -denial for others'' sake.

cast off the works of darkness, and
let us put on the armour of light.

1 ;3 Let us walk ^ honestly, as in
the day ; not in "''rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering
and wantonness, not in strife and
envying.

\l But put ye on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and make not provision for
the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

CHAPTER 14.

3 Men may not conti-imi imr eojidemn one
the otfierfor ihini/x ind ijl'ii'i'iit : 13 hut lake
heed tluit they gin' nc nffmire in them: 15
/(;/• that the upustle pvocetli unlawful by
many /•<?««*/(*.

HIM that is weak in the faith
receive ye, but not to ^ doubt-
ful disi)utations.

2 For one believeth that he may
eat all things : another, who is
weak, eateth herbs.

3 Let not him that eateth despise
him that eateth not ; and let not
liim which eateth not judge him.
that eateth : for God hath received
him.

4 Who art thou that judgest an-
other man's servant 1 to his own
master he standeth or falleth. Yea,
he shall be holden up : for God is
able to make hiin stand.

5 One man esteemeth one day
above another : another esteemeth
every day alike. Let every man be
fully ''persuaded in his own mind.

6 He that regardeth the day, re-
gardeth it unto the Lord ; and he
that regardeth not the day, to the
Lord he doth not regard it. He
that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for
he giveth God thanks ; and he that
eateth not, to the Lord he eateth
not, and giveth God thanks.

7 For none of us liveth to himself,
and no man dieth to himself.

8 For whether we live, we live
unto the Lord ; and whether we die,
we die unto the Lord : whether we
live therefore, or die, we are the
Lord's.

\) F(jr to this end Christ both
died, and ''rose, and revivcfl, that
he might be Lord botli of tlie dead
and living.

10 Jjut why dost thou judges thy
brother! or why dost tlnni set at
nought thy brother? for we shall
all stand befon; the judgment seat
of " Christ.

1 1 For it is written, Ai^ I liv(\
saith the Lord, every knee shall
bow to me, and every tongue shall
confess to God.

12 So then every one of us sliall
give account of himself to God.

* Or,

13 Let us not therefore judge
one another any more : but judge
this rather, that no man put a
stumblingblock or an occasion to
fall in Ilia brother's way.

14 1 know, and am persuaded by
the Lord Jesus, that there /.s nothing
unclean of itself : but to him that
esteemeth any thing to be unclean,
to him it is unclean.

15 But if thy brother be grieved
with tJty meat, now walkest thou
not charitably. Destroy not him
with thy meat, for whom Christ
died.

16 Let not then your good be
evil spoken of :

17 For the kingdom of God is
not meat and drink ; but righteous-
ness, and peace, and joy in the Holy
Ghost.

18 For he that in these things
serveth Christ is acceptable to God,
and approved of men.

19 Let us therefore follow after
the things which make for peace,
and things wherewith one may ed-
ify another.

20 For meat destroy not the
work of God. All things indeed
are "' pure : but it is evil for that
man who eateth with offence.

21/^ is good neither to eat Hesh,
nor to di'ink wine, nor any thing
whereby thy brother stumbleth, or
is offended, or is made weak.

22 Hast thou faith? have it to
thyself before God. Happy is he
that condemneth not himself in
that thing which he alloweth.

23 And he that doubteth is
'^damned if he eat, because Ae eat-
eth. not of faith : for whatsoever is
not of faith is sin.

CHAPTER 15.

1 The ftronr/ muHt 7/ear loith t/ieweak. 2 We
■)nay nat jdedfie ourxelveH, S for Chrint did
nut mi, 7 butreceire one the other, as (^hrixt
did us (til, 8 both Jeu.s <) au<l (/entiles.
15 Paul evcHKeth hia writinij, I's an<l /*/«-
rnineth to see thein, 30 and requenteth their
prayers.

WE then that are strong ouglit
to Ix'ar thf! infirmities of tlu^
weak, and not to please ourseh'es.

2 Let every one of us please // is
neighbour for his good to edifica-
tion.

3 For ("'fCMi Christ pleased not
himself; but. as it is written, The
i'ei)roaches of them that reproached
thee fell on me.

4 l'\)i' whatsoever things were
wi-jtten afoietime were written for
our learning, tliat we through pa-
tience and comfort of the scri))-
tures might have hope.

5 Now the God of patience and

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Jew and Gentile one in Christ.

ROMANS, 16.

The apostle' s plans.

consolation grant you to be like-
minded one toward another accord-
ing to Christ Jesus :

6 That ye may with one mind
and one mouth glorify God, even
the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.

7 Wherefoi-e receive ye one an-
other, as Christ also received us to
the glory of God.

8 Now I say that Jesus Christ
was a minister of the circumcision
for the truth of God, to confirm
the promises made unto the fa-
thers :

9 And that the Gentiles might
glorify God iov his mercy ; as it is
written. For this cause I will ^ con-
fess to thee among the Gentiles,
and sing unto thy name.

10 And again he saith, Rejoice,
ye Gentiles, with his peonle.

11 And again. Praise the Lord,
all ye Gentiles ; and laud him, all
ye '" people.

12 And again, ^ Esaias saith,
There shall be a root of J esse, and
he that shall rise to reign over the
Gentiles ; in him shall the Gentiles
trust.

1 3 Now the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace in i)elieving,
that ye may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy
Ghost.

14 And I myself also am per-
suaded of you, my brethren, that
ye also are full of goodness, filled
with all knowledge, able also to
admonish one another.

1 5 Nevertheless, brethren, I have
written the more boldly unto you
in some sort, as putting you in
mind, because of the grace that is
given to me of Gofl,

1 6 That I should be the minister
of Jesus Chi'ist to the Gentiles,
* ministering tlie gospel of God,
that the ofi'ering up of the Gentiles
might be acceptable, being sancti-
fied by the Holy Ghost.

17 I have therefore whereof I
may glory through Jesus Christ in
those things which pertain to God.

18 For I will not dare to speak
of any of those things which Christ
hath not wrought by me, to make
the Gentiles obedient, by word and
deed,

19 Through mighty signs and
wonders, by the power of the Sjjirit
of (iod; so that from Jerusalem,
and round about unto Hlyricum, 1
liave fully i)reached the gospel of
Christ.

•JO Yea, sohavelstrived to preach
the gospel, not where Christ was

* Gr. ministering in saci'itice.

named, lest I should build upon
another man's foundation :

21 But as it is written. To whom
he was not spoken of, they shall
see : and they that have not heard
shall understand.

22 For which cause also I have
been much hindered from coming
to you.

23 But now having no more place
in these parts, and naving a great
desire these many yeai's to come
unto you ;

24 Whensoever I take my jour-
ney into Spain, I will come to. you :
for I trust to see you in my journey,
and to be brought on my way thi-
therward by you, if first I be some-
what filled with your company.

25 But now I go unto Jerusalem
to minister unto the saints.

26 For it hath pleased them of
Macedonia and Acliaia to make a
certain contribution for the poor
saints which are at Jerusalem.

27 It hath ijleased them verily ;
and their debtors they are. For if
the Gentiles have been made par-
takers of their spiritual things,
their duty is also to minister unto
them in carnal things.

28 When therefore I have per-
formed this, and have sealed to
them this fruit, I will come by you
into Spain.

29 And I am sure that, when 1
come unto you, I shall come in the
fulness of the blessing of the gospel
of Christ.

30 Now I beseech you, brethren,
for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake,
and for the love of the Spirit, that
ye strive together with me in your
prayers to God for me ;

31 That I may be delivered from
them that ■* do not believe in Judtea ;
and that my service which / have
for Jerusalem may be accepted of
the saints ;

32 That I may come unto you
with joy by the will of God, and
may with you be refreshed.

33 Now the God of peace be with
you all. Amen.

CHAPTER 16.

3 I'd til u'ilh'th the hretJiren to {/reet many,
17 (Uid inlrineth ikem to ttike lieed of those
v'liicli. ciinse dinaensioii anil offeticex, 21
and after xiindri/ salnlations eiideth with
praixe and thaiikx to God.

T COMMEND unto you Phebe
L our sister, which is a "'servant
of the chui'ch which is at Cenchrea :
2 Tliat ye receive her in the
Lord, as becometh saints, and that
ye assist her in whatsoever business
she hath need of you : for she hath
been a succourer of many, and of
mj'self also.

* are dis-
obedient

6 deaconess

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Divers salutations.

EOMANS, 16.

Divisions to he avoided.

3 Greet Pi'iscilla and Aquila my
helpers in Christ Jesus :

4 Who have for my Kfe laid down
their own necks : unto whom not
only I give thanks, but also all the
churches of the Gentiles.

5 Likewise greet the church that
is in their house. Salute my well-
beloved Epaenetus, who is the first-
fruits of ^ Achaia unto Christ.

6 Greet Mary, who bestowed
much labour on us.

7 (Salute Andronicus and ' .Tunia.
my kinsmen, and my fellow pri-
soners, who are of note among the
apostles, who also were in CUirist
bi'fore me.

8 Greet Amplias my beloved in
the Lord.

9 Salute ^ Urbane, our helper in
Christ, and Stachys my beloved.

10 Salute Apelles approved in
Christ. Salute them which are of
Aristobulus' household.

1 1 Salute Herodion my kinsman.
Greet them that be of the houKehold
of Narcissus, which are in the
Lorfl.

12 Salute Tryphena and Try-
phosa, who labour in the Lord.
Salute the beloved Persis, which
laboured much in the Lord.

13 Salute Rufus chosen in the
Lord, and his mother and mine.

14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon,
Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and
the brethren which are with them.

L5 Salute Philologus, and .Julia,
Nereus, and his sister, and Oljan-
pas, and all the saints which are
with them.

16 Salute one another with an
holy kiss. The churches of Christ
salute you.

17 Now I beseech you, bretliren,
mark them which cause divisions

* Or,

and ^ offences contrary to the '' doc-
trine which ye have learned ;
and avoid them.

18 For they that are such serve
not our Lord Jesus Christ, but
their own belly ; and by good
words and fair si^eeches deceive
the hearts of the simple.

19 For your obedience is come
abroad unto all men. I am glad
therefore on your behalf : but yet
I would have you wise unto that
which is good, and simple concern-
ing evil.

20 And the God of peace shall
bruise Satan under your feet
shortly. The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

21 " Timotheus my workfellow,
and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosi-
pater, my kinsmen, salute you.

22 I Tertius, who wrote this
epistle, salute you in the Lord.

23 Gaius mine host, and of the
whole church, saluteth you. Eras-
tus the chamberlain of the city
saluteth you, and Quartus a bro-
ther.

2-1 The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you all. Amen.

25 Now to him that is of power
to stablish you according to my
gospel, and the preaching of Jesus
Christ, according to the revelation
of the mystery, which was kept
secret since the world began,

26 But now is made manifest,
and by the scriptui-es of the pro-
phets, according to the command-
ment of the everlasting God, made
known to all nations for the obedi-
ence of faith :

27 To God only wise, be glory
through Jesus Christ for ever.
Amen.

1 Written to the Romans from ^c'nrinthiis.

^ occasions
of stumbling
5 teacliing

<tnd tient by PLebe " servant of the churoli
at Cenchrea.

THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

CORINTIIIANS

CHAPTER L

After kin uniiituiion and thanksgirinrj, 10 he
evhoiteth them to unit)/, and 12 reprofeth
their ilinseuKir/nn. is (Jod dentroi/et/i. the
uindmn of the icise, '21 /ii/ the /notislineHs
of iireachinn, and 2(5 calletli not the iii\e,
»ii(/hii/, and noble, Ijut '27, '2S, the foolish,
ireiilc, and men. of no account.

I)ArL, called to be an apostle of
.Icsus Chi'ist through the will
of God aiifl Sosthenes oar brother,
2 Unto the church of (lod which
is at Corinth, to them that are

sanctified in Christ .lesus, called
to be saints, with all that in every
l)]ace call ujjon the name of Jesus
Christ our Jjord, both theirs and
ours :

3 Grace tie unto you, and peace,
from God our FatluM', and from
the Loi'd .h'sus Christ.

4 I th;mk my (iod always on
your 1)ehalf, foi- the grace of (iod
which is given you ' by Jesus (yhrist ;

5 Tliat in every thing ye are
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Timothy

' Corintli,
8 deaconess

Exhortation to unifi/.

I. CORINTHIANS, 2.

True and false wisdom.

8 tlirou£;h its
wisdom

9 through
w the

* preaching

enriched ^ by him, in all utterance,
and in all knowledge ;

6 Even as the testimony of Christ
was confirmed in you :

7 8o that ye come behind in no
gift; waiting for the - coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ :

8 Who shall also confirm you
unto the end, that ye inay l>e blame-
less in the day of our Lord Jesus
Christ.

9 God is faithful, by whom ye
were called unto the fellowship of
his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Now I beseech you, brethren,
by the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that ye all speak the same
thing, and that there be no divi-
sions among you ; but that ye be
perfectly joined together in the
same mind and in the same judg-
ment.

11 For it hath been declared
unto me of you, my brethren, by
them which are of the h<)use_ of
Chloe, that there are contentions
among you.

12 Now this I '^say, that everyone
of you saith, I am oi Paul ; and I
of Aiiollos ; and I of Cephas ; and
I of Christ.

13 Is Christ divided'? was Paul
crucified for you % or were ye baj)-
tized ■* in the name of Paul %

14 1 thank God that I baptized
none of you, but Crispus and Gaius ;

L5 Lest any should say that I
had baptized ''in_ mine own name.

1 6 And I baptized also the house-
hold of Stephanas : besides, I know
not whether I baptized any other.

17 For Christ sent me not to
baptize, but to preach the gospel :
not with wisdom of words, lest the
cross of Christ should be made of
none effect.

18 For the ''preaching of ' the
cross is to them that " ))erish fool-
ishness ; but unto us which are
'' saved it is the power of God.

ID For it is written, I will de-
stroy thp wisdom of the wise, and
will bring to nothing the under-
standing of the prudent.

20 Where is the wise? where is
the scribe? where is the disputer
of this world j hath not God made
foolish the wisdom of this world 1

21 For aftei' that in the wisdom
of God the world '^by wisdom knew
not God, it pleased (jlod "by the
foolishness of '" * preaching to save
them that believe.

22 For the Jews require a sign,
and the Greeks seek after wisdom :

23 But we preach Christ cru-
cified, unto the Jews a stum-
blingblock, and unto the Greeks
foolishness ;

24 But unto them which are
called, both Jews and Greeks,
Christ the power of God, and the
wisdom of God.

25 Because the foolishness of God
is wiser than men ; and the weak-
ness of God is stronger than men.

26 For ye see your calling, bre-
thren, how that not many wise men
after the flesh, not many mighty,
not many noble, are called:

27 But God hath cliosen the fool-
ish things of the world to confound
the wise ; and God hath chosen the
weak things of the world to con-
found the things which are mighty ;

28 And base things of the world,
and things which are despised, hath
God chosen, yea, and things which
are not, to bring to nought things
that are :

29 That no flesh should glory in
his presence.

30 But of him are ye in Christ
Jesus, who of God is made unto
us wisdom, and righteousness, and
sanctification, and redemption :

31 That, according as it is writ-
ten. He that glorieth, let him glory
in the Lord.

CHAPTER 2.

He declareih that Ms jrreaching, 1 though it
bring not exceJIency of x/ieech, or of 4 hu-
inun wixfJoni : yet coiixir^titli in the 4, h
poa-er of God: and no/dr , .lu-.lU-lh 6 the
iiixdom of this world, and !i /unnun xense,
as that li the vaiural man cannot under-
stand it.

AND I, brethren, when I came to
you, came not with excellency
of speech or of wisdom, declaring
unto you the testimony of God.

2 For I determined not to know"
any thing among you, save Jesus
Christ, and him crucified. _

3 And I was with you in weak-
ness, and in fear, and in much trem-
bling.

4 And my speech and niy
* preaching was not with enticing
words of man's wisdom, but in
demonstration of the Spirit and
of power : »

5 That your faith should not
stand in the wisdom of men, but
in the power of God.

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom
among them that are perfect : yet
not the wisdom of this world, nor
of the princes of this world, that
come to nought :

7 But we speak the wisdom of
God in a mystei-y, even the hidden

* Gr. thing preached.

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The teaching of the Spirit.

I. CORINTHIANS, 3.

Against strife and division.

wisdom, which God ordained before
the world unto our glory :

8 Which none of the princes of
this world knew : for nad they
known it, they would not have
crucified the Lord of glory.

9 But as it is written, Eye hath
not seen, nor ear heard, neither
have entered into the heart of
man, the things which God hath
prepared for them that love him.

10 But God hath revealed them
unto us by his Spirit : for the Spirit
searcheth all things, yea, the deep
things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the
things of a man, save the spirit of
man which is in him 1 even so the
things of God knoweth no man, but
the Spirit of God.

12 Now we Miave received, not
the spirit of the world, but the
spirit which is of God ; that we
might know the things that are
freely given to us of God.

1 3 Which things also we speak,
not in the words which man's wis-
dom teacheth, but which the Holy
Ghost teacheth ; comparing spirit-
ual things with spiritual.

1 4 But the natural man receiveth
not the things of the Spirit of God :
for they are foolishness unto him :
neither can he know them., because
they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual " judg-
eth all things, yet he himself is
•' .judged of no man.

16 t\)X' who hath known the
niind of the Lord, that he may
instruct him *? But we have the
mind of Christ.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Milk is ^t for clnldren. 3 Strife and divi-
sion, (traiimpiifn nf (I -floKhJ}! mind. 7 Ife
that i,hniti-th.,t, 111 In 'thut nati'i-eth, is no-
fhitm. !» Till nihii^firs II, ;■ (ioiFx felloir-
workmen.. 11 CIu'ikI tlie mil ij foundation.
16 Men the, temples of God, ichich 17 miint
he kept holy. 19 The wisdom of this world
is foolishness with God .

AND T, brethren, could not
speak unto you as unto spirit-
ual, l)ut as unto carnal, even as
unto baV)es in Christ.

2 liiave fed you with milk, and
not with meat : for hitheito ye
were not able to hear it, neither
yet now are ye able.

3 For .ye are yet carnal : for
whereas tliere /.s among you envy-
ing, and strife, and divisions, are
ye not carnal, and walk as men %

4 For while one saith, I am of
Paul ; and another, I 'om of ApoUos ;
are ye not carnal ;

5 Who then is Paul, and who ?'.<t
Apollos, but ministers by whom ye

believed, even as the Lord gave to
every man %

6 I have planted, Apollos wa-
tered ; but God gave the increase.

7 So then neither is he that
planteth any thing, neither he that
watereth ; but God that giveth the
increase.

8 Now he that planteth and he
that watereth ai'e one : and every
man shall receive his own reward
according to his own labour.

9 For we are labourers together
with God : ye are God's husbandry,
ye are God's building.

10 According to the grace of
God which is given unto me, as a
wise masterbuilder, I have laid the
foundation, and another buildeth
thereon. But let every man take
heed how he buildeth there-
upon.

1 1 For other foundation can no
man lay than that is laid, which is
Jesus Christ.

12 Now if any man build upon
this foundation gold, silver, pre-
cious stones, wood, hay, stubble ;

13 Every man's work shall be
made manifest: for the day shall
declare it, because it shall be re-
vealed by fire ; and the fire shall
try every man's work of what sort
it is.

14 If any man's work abide
which he hath built thereupon, he
shall receive a reward.

15 If any man's work shall be
burned, he shall suffer loss : but
he himself shall be saved ; yet so
as by fire.

16 Know ye not that ye are the
temple of God, and that the Spirit
of God dwelleth in you %

17 If any man defile the temple
of God, him shall God destroy ; for
the, temple of God is holy, Avhich
temple ye are.

18 Let no man deceive himself.
If any man among you •* sccmeth
to be wise in this world, let him
become a fool, that he may '' be
wise.

19 For the wisdom of this woi-ld
is foolishness with God. For it
is writt(m, He taketh the wise in
their own craftiness.

20 And again. The Lord knoweth
th(^ '' thoughts of the wise, that they
are vain.

21 Therefore let no man glory
in men. Foi' all things arc yours ;

22 Whether J'aul, or Apollos, or
Cephas, or tlie world, or life, or
death, or things present, or things
to come ; all are yours ;

23 And ye are Christ's ; and
Christ i» God's.

■> tliiiiketh
that he is

rcasoiiuiirs

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The apostles' ministry.

I. CORINTHIANS, 4, 5.

Discijiline of the church.

CHAPTER 4.

1 /u what account the minhiers ought to be
had. 1 We have nolhUuj which we have
not received. 9 The apoMes upectaclea to
the worJd, angels, and meti, 13 the filth ami
offscouring of the icor/d : 15 yet our fa-
ther.'i in < hri.\t, 16 ivhom ice ought to follinr.

LET a man so account of us, as
of the ministers of Christ, and
stewards of the mysteries of God.

'2 Moi^eover it is required in stew-
ards, that a man be found faithful.

3 But with me it is a very small
thing that I should be judged of
you, or of man's judgment : yea, I
judge not mine own self.

4 For I know nothing ^ by my-
self ; yet am I not hereby justified :
but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

5 Therefore judge nothing before
the time, until the Lord come, who
both will bring to light the hidden
things of darkness, and will make
manifest the counsels of the hearts :
and then shall -'every man have

praise of God.

6 And these things, brethren, I
have in a figure transferred to my-
self and to Apollos for your sakes ;
that ye might learn in us not to
^ think of men above that which is

written, that no one of you be

putted up for one against another.

7 For who maketli thee to difffer
from another ? and what hast thou
that thou didst not receive ? now if
thou didst receive it. why dost thou
glory, as if thou haast not received
it?

8 Now ye are full, now ye are
rich, ye nave reigned as kings
without us: and I would to God
ye did reign, that we also might
reign with you.

9 For I think that God hath set
forth us the apostles last, as it
were appointed to death : for we
are made a spectacle unto the
world, and to angels, and to men.

1 0 VVe are fools for Christ's sake,
but ye are wise in Christ ; we are
weak, but ye are strong ; ye are
honourable, Vjut we are despised.

1 1 Even unto this present hour
we both hunger, and thirst, and
are naked, and are buffeted, and
have no certain dwellingplace ;

12 And labour, working with
our own hands : being reviled, we
bless ; being persecuted, we suffer
it:

13 Being defamed, we intreat :
we are made as the filth of the
world, 07x1 are the offscouring of
all things unto this day.

14 I write not these things to
shame you, but as my beloved sons
I warn yoii.

* Or,

15 For though ye have ten thou-
sand instructors in Christ, yet have
ye not niany fathers: for in Christ
Jesus 1 ^have begotten you through
the gospel.

16 Wherefore I beseech you, be
ye '"'followers of me.

17 For this cause have I sent
unto you •" Timotheus, who is my
beloved son, and faithful in the
Lord, who shall bring you into
remembrance of my ways which
be in Christ, as I teach every where
in every church.

18 Now some are puffed up, as
though I would not come to you.

1 9 But I will come to you shortly,
if the Lord will, and will know, not
the speech of them which are puff'ed
up, but the power.

20 For the kingdom of God is
not in word, but in power.

21 What will ye'? shall I come
unto you with a rod, or in love,
and in the spirit of meekness 1

CHAPTER 5.

1 The incestuous person 6 is cause rather
of shame unto them, than of rejoicing.
7 The old leaven is to he purged out. 10
Heinous offenders are to he shunned and
avoided.

IT is '^reported commonly that
there is fornication among you,
and such fornication as is not so
much as named among the Gentiles,
that one should have his father's
wife.

2 And ye are puffed up, and
have not rather mourned, that he
that hath done this deed might be
taken away from among you.

3 For I verily, as absent in body,
but present in spirit, have judged
already, as though I were present,
concerning him that hath so done
this deed,

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, when ye are gathered to-
gether, and my spirit, with the
power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

5 To deliver such an one unto
Satan for the destruction of the
flesh, that the si)irit may be saved
in the day of the Lord Jesus.

6 Your glorying is not good.
Know ye not that a little leaven
leaveneth the whole lump?

7 Purge out therefore the old
leaven, that ye may be a new lump,
as ye are unleavened. For even
Christ our passover is sacrificed
for us :

8 Therefore let us keep the feast,
not with old leaven, neither with
the leaven of malice and wicked-
ness ; but with the unleavened
bread of sincerity and truth.

4 begat

5 imitators
o Timothy,

' actually
reported

173

Afjninst litigation,

I. CORmXHIANS, 6, 7.

((nd iiitptiritij.

9 I wrote unto you in jin epistle
not to company with fornicatoi's :

10 Yet not altogether with the
fornicators of this workl, or with
the covetous, or extortio'ners, or
with id(jlaters; for then must ye
needs go out of the world.

11 But now I have written unto
you not to keep company, if any
man that is called a brother be a
fornicator, or covetous, or an idola-
ter, or a railer, or a drunkard, or
an extortioner ; with such an one
no not to eat.

1 2 For what have I to do to
judge them also that are without?
do not ye judge them that are
within %

13 But them that are without
God judgeth. Therefore put away
from among yourselves that wicked
person.

CHAPTER 6.

1 The Corinth ill IIS nniKt not i-ex their hre-
tlireti, in iifiin.i i" I'no 'icith, them: (> espe-
ciiilly nii(i,'r iiifiili-ls. 9 The unriiihteouA
nhdlt iKif iiitiiiif the kiiuiiloiri of (iod. 15
Our Ih„II,x an the iiu-mherx of Christ, 19
and ti-nijilis of the IIolij (ihont. 16, 17 They
inuat itot therefore be defiled.

DARE any of you, having a mat-
ter against ^ anotlier, go to law
before the unjust, and not before
the saints'?

2 Do ye not know that the saints
shall judge the \vorld % and if the
world shall be judged by you, are
ye unworthy to judge the smallest
matters %

3 Know ye not that we shall
judge angels'? how much more
things that pertain tf) this life?

4 1 f then ye have '^ judgments of
things pertaining to this life, ''set
them to judge wlio nre least es-

teemed in tht' cluirch.

5 1 s|)eak to your shame. Is it
so, that tli(n-e is not a wise man
among you _? no, not one that shall
be able to judge between his bre-
thi-en?

6 15ut ])rother goeth to law with
bi'otlier, and that before the un-
believers.

7 Now therefore there is utterly
a fault among you, because ye go
to law one with another. Why do
ye not rather take wrong? why do
.ye not rather xujfer youmclveK fi> \)v.
defrauded?

8 N;i,y, ye do wrong, and de
fraud, and that your br(>threii.

9 Know ye not that the unriglit-
eous shall not inherit the kingdom
of (jlorl ? lie not deceived : neither
fornicators, nor iflolaters, nor adul-
terers, nor eff(nninate, nor abusers
of themselves with * miiiikind.

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous.

nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor
extoi-tioners, shall inherit the king-
dom of (Jod.

1 1 And such were some of you :
but ye ° are washed, but ye •' are
sanctified, but ye ® are justified m
the name of the Lord Jesus, and
by the Spirit of our Ood.

12 All things are lawful unto
me, but all things ai-e not expedi-
ent : all things are lawful for me,
but I will not be brought under
the power of any.

13 Meats for the belly, and the
belly for meats : but God shall de-
stroy both it and them. Nf)w the
body is not for fornication, but for
the Lord ; and the Lord for the
body.

14 And God hath both raised up
the Lord, and Avill also raise up us
by his own power.

15 Know ye not that your bo-
dies are the members of Christ?
shall I then take the members of
Christ, and make them the members
of an liarlot ? * God forbid.

16 What? know ye not that he
which is joined to an harlot is one
body? '' for two, saith he, shall 'be
one flesh.

17 But he that is joined unto the
Lord is one spirit.

18 Flee fornication. Every sin
that a man doeth is without the
body ; l)ut he that committeth
fornication sinneth against his own
body.

1 9 What ? know ye not that your
body is the temple of the Holy
Ghost ii'hirh is in you, which ye have
of God, and ye are not yoiu' own ?

20 For ye ^are bought with a
price : therefore glorify God in
j'our body, and in your spirit,
which are God's.

CHAPTER 7.

2 //(! Ireiilelti of tiinrrioge, 4 xhewinr/ it to he
(I reiiNi/i/ Of/diiis/ foriiieiition : 10 (DkI tluit
the lioiol thereof o'liijht not litihtlif to he tli.'i-
noli'ed. 18, 2li Krery ■mini 111 lint tie eoiitenf
iiit.Ii. hlH vocation. 2.5 Virdinitii ieli,r:fire
to lie embraced. 35 yind for vhut /c ./<. ris
ire iniiy either marry, or atistiiin jrom
iiiarryinr/.

NOW concerning the tilings
whereof ye wrote unto me : It
is good for a man not to touch a
woman.

2 Nevertheless, toavnii/ fornica
tion, let every man have his own
wif(\ and let every woman have her
own husbanfl.

3 Jict the liusband render unto
the wife '^diie benevolence : and
likewise also the wife unto the
husband.

* Gr. Be it not so.

174

Christian marriarje,

I. CORINTHIANS, 7.

and virginity.

4 The wife hath not power 'of
her own body, but the hu.sban(*n
and Hkewise also the husband hath
not power 'of his own body, but
the wife.

5 Defraud ye not one the other,
except It t>e with consent for a time,
that ye may give yourselves to
fasting and - prayer : and come to-
gether again, that ISatan tempt
you not for your incontinency.

6 But I speak this by permission,
and not of commandment.

7 For I would that all men were
even as I myself. But every man
hath liis proper gift of God, one
after this manner, and another
after that.

8 I say therefore to the unmar-
ried and widovys. It is good for
them if they abide even as I.

9 But if they cannot contain, let
them marry : for it is better to
marry than to burn.

10 And unto the married I com-
mand, yet not I, but the Lord, Let
not the wife depart from Iter hus-
band :

1 1 But and if she depart, let her
remain unmarried, or be reconciled
to lier husband : and let not the
husband "put away his wife.

12 But to the rest speak I, not
the Lord : If any brother hath a
wife that belie veth not, and she be
pleased to dwell with him, let him
not ^ put her away.

13 And the woman which hath
an husband that believeth not, and
if he be pleased to dwell with her,
let her not leave him.

1-4 For the unbelieving husband
is sanctified by the wife, and the
unbelieving wife is sanctified by
the husband : else were your child-
ren unclean ; but now are they holy.

15 But if the unbelieving depart,
let him depart. A brother or a
sister is not under bondage in such
cases: but God hath called us to
peace.

16 For Avhat knowest thou, O
wife, whether thou shalt save thi/
husband? or how knowest thou, O
man, whether thou shalt save thi/
wife?

17 But as God hath distributed
to every man, as the Lord hath
called every one, so let him walk.
And so ordain I in all churches.

18 Is any man called being cir-
cumcised? let him not become un-
circumcised. Is any called in
uncircumcision'? let him not be
circumcised.

19 Circumcision is nothing, and
uncircumcision is nothing, but the
keeping of the commandments of
God.

20 Let every man abide in the
same calHng wherein he was called.

21 Art thou called tjeinr/ a ^ ser-
vant? care not for it : but if thou

made

free, use it

mayest
rather.

22 For he that is called in the
Lord, being a " servant, is the Lord's
" freeman : likewise also he that is
called, being free, is Christ's * ser-
vant.

23 Ye ^are bought with a price ;
'° be not ye the servants of men.

24 Bretlu'en, let every man,
wherein he is called, therein abide
with God.

25 Now concerning virgins I
have no commandment of the
Lord : yet I give my judgment,
as one that hath obtained mercy
of the Lord to be faithful.

26 I suppose therefoi'e that this
is good for the present distress, /
sai/, that it is good for a man so
to be.

27 Art thou bound unto a wife?
seek not to be loosed. Art thou
loosed from a wife? seek not a
wife.

28 But and if thou rnarry, thou
hast not sinned ; and if a virgin
marry, she hath not sinned. Never-
theless such shall have trouble in
the flesh : '' but I spare .you.

29 But this I say, brethren, the
time is short : it remaineth, that
both they that have wives be as
though they had none ;

30 And they that weep, as
though they wept not ; ana they
that rejoice, as though they re-
joiced not ; and they that buy,
as though they possessed not ;

31 And they that use this world,
as not '-abusing // .- for the fashion
of this world passeth away.

32 But I would have you '-'with-
out carefulness. He that is un-
married careth for the things that
belong to the Lord, how he may
please the Lord : _

33 But he that is married car-
eth for the things that are of
the world, how he maj' please his
wife.

34 There is difference also be-
tween a wif{> and a virgin. The
unmarried woman careth for the
things of the Lord, that she may
be holy both in body and in spirit :
but she that is mari'ied careth for
the things f)f the world, how she
may please ho- husband.

35 And this 1 speak for your
own profit ; not that I may (tast
a '"• snare upon you, but for that
wliich is comely, and that ye may

5 bond-
servant ?

f bond-
servant,
^ freedman :

8 bond-
servant.

9 were

w become
not bond-
servants

11 and I
would spare
you.

12 using it to
the full :

18 free from
cares.

i-* constraint

175

Meats offered to idols.

I. CORINTHIANS, 8, 9.

Christian freedom.

attend upon the Lord without dis-
traction.

36 But if any man think that he
behaveth himself uncomely toward
his ^ virgin, if she pass the flower
of her age, and need so require, let
him do what he will, he sinneth
not : let them marry.

37 Nevertheless he tliat standeth
stedfast in his heart, having no ne-
cessity, but hath power over his
own will, and hath so decreed in his
heart that he will keep his ' vir-
gin, doeth well.

38 So then he that giveth her in
marriage doeth well ; but lie tliat
giveth her not in marriage doeth
better.

39 The wife is bound by the law
as long as her husband liveth ; but
if her husband be dead, she is at
liberty to be married to whom she
will ; only in the Lord.

40 But she is happier if she so
abide, after my judgment : and I
think also that I have the Spirit
of God.

CHAPTER 8.

1 To ahstain from meats offered to idols.
S, 9 We must not abuse our Christian
liberty, to the ofence of our brethren :
11 but must bridle our' knowledge with
charity.

NOW as touching things offered
unto idols, we know that we
all have knowledge. Knowledge
puffeth up, but -charity ediheth.

2 And if any man think that he
knoweth any thing, he knoweth
nothing yet as he ought to know.

3 But if any man love God, the
same is known of him.

4 As concerning therefore the
eating of tliose things that are of-
fered in sacritice unto idols, we
know that an idol is nothing in the
world, and that there is none other
God but one.

5 For though there be that are
called gods, whether in heaven or
in earth, (as tluire be gods many,
and lords many,)

6 But to us fJiere is hut one God,
the Father, of whom <vre all things,
and wc ■''in him ; and one Lord .Jesus
Christ, by wliom <tre all things, and
we by him.

7 Howbeit there is not in every
man that knowledge: for some
with conscience of th(\ idol unto
this hour eat it as a thing off(!red
unto an idol; ;i.nd their conscience
V^eing weak is defiled.

8 But ■* meat commendeth us not
to God : for neither, if we eat, are
we the better ; neither, if we eat
not, are we the worse.

9 But take heed lest by any

means this liberty of yours become
a stumblingblock to them that are
weak.

10 For if any man see thee which
hast knowledge sit at meat in the
idol's temple, shall not the con-
science of him which is weak be
emboldened to eat those things
which are offered to idols ;

1 1 And through thy knowledge
shall the weak brother perish, for
whom Chi'ist died ?

12 But when ye sin so against
the brethren, and wound their
weak conscience, ye sin against
Christ.

13 Wherefore, if meat make my
brother to ^ offend, I will eat no
flesh while the world standeth, lest
I make my brother to " offend.

CHAPTER 9.

1 He sheweth his liberiy, 7 and thai the
minister oui/ht to lire by the r/osj/el : 15 yet
that hhiixilf hiith nf hix oin, ,u;-i.nl aU-
s1((ineil. l-^ f,i h, .ifh.r ,7/r/r;/, <//-/,' unto
them. '1-i III- iitt'viisl r,- iniin <nnj. in nnitt.rx
indifferent. '24 Our life is like unto a
race.

AM I not an apostle 1 am I not
free? have I not seen Jesus
Christ our Lord 'I are not ye my
work in the Lord '!

2 If I be not an apostle unto
others, yet doubtless I am to you :
for the seal of mine apostleship are
ye in the Lord.

3 Mine answer to them that do
examine me is this,

4 Have we ' not power to eat and
to drink 1

5 Have we " not i^ower to lead
about ^ a sister, a wife, as well as
other apostles, anfl as the brethren
of the Lord, and Cephas 1

6 Or I only and Barnabas, have
not we ^ ])ower to forbear working 1

7 Who goeth a warfare any time
at his own charges? who planteth
a vineyard, and eatetli not of the
fruit thereof? or who feedcth a
flock, and eateth not of the milk
of the flock ?

8 Say I these things "' as a man ?
or saitli not the law the same also '(

9 For it is written in tli(> law of
Moses, Thou slialt not muzzle the
mouth of the ox that treadeth out
the corn. Doth (Jod take care for
oxen ?

10 Or saitli he it altogether for
our sakes ? For- oui' sakes, no doubt,
this is written : that he thai iilow-
eth should ])low ill hope; and that
" he that tlircslictli in lio|)c slioiild

be iiartakrrof his liopeT

n if wc have sown unto you
spiritual things, is it a great tiling
it we shall reap your carnal things 1

176

The ajwstle's example.

I. C01UNTHIAN8, 10.

J^ecessity oj self-denial.

1 right

2 right

3 steward-
ship

■• so as not
to use to the
full my
right
5 brought
myself
under bond-
age to all,

6 law

'^ in the
games

1 2 If others be partakers of this
' power over you, are not we rather 1
Nevertheless we have not used this
- power : but suffer all things, lest
we should hinder the gospel of
Christ.

13 Do ye not know that they
which minister about holy things
live of the things of the temple?
and they which wait at the altar
are partakers with the altar '?

1 4 Even so hath the Lord or-
dained that they which preach the
gospel should live of the gospel.

1 5 But I have used none of these
things : neither have I written
these things, that it should be so
done unto me : for it were better
for me to die, than that any man
should make my glorying void.

16 For though I preach the
gospel, I have nothing to glory of :
for necessity is laid upon me ; yea,
woe is unto me, if I preach not the
gospel !

1 7 For if I do this thing will-
ingly, I have a reward : but if
against my will, a '' dispensation
of the gosjiel is committed unto me.

18 What is my reward then?
Verily that, when I preach the gos-
pel, I may make the gospel of
Christ without charge, •* that I
abuse not my power in the gospel.

19 For though i be free from all
7nen, yet have I ° made myself ser-
vant unto all, that I might gain the

more.

20 And unto the Jews I became
as a Jew, that 1 might gain the
Jews; to them that are under the
law, as under the law, that I might
gain them that are under the law ;

21 To them that are without
law, as without law, (being not
without law to God, but under
'' the law to Christ,) that I might
gain them that .are without law.

22 To the weak became I as
weak, that I might gain the weak :
I am made all things to all men,
that I might by all means save
some.

23 And this I do for the gospel's
sake, that I might be partaker
thereof with yon.

24 Know ye not that they which
run in a race run all, but one re-
ceiveth the prize 1 So run, that ye
may obtain.

25 And every man that striveth
" for the mastery is temperate in all
things. Now they do it to obtain
a corruptible crown ; but we an
incorruptible.

26 1 therefore so run, not as un-
certainly ; so fight I, not as one
that beateth the air :

27 But I keep under my body,
and bring it into subjection : lest
that by any means, when I have
preached to others, 1 myself should
be a castaway.

CHAPTER 10.

1 The nacrdDieiits of the Jeics 6 are tyjyes of
ours, 7 and their punish?uent», 11 c.r-
amplesfor v,8. 14 We mutit fly from idol-
atry. 21 We must not make the Lord'a
table the table of devils: 24 and in tilings
indifferent we must have regard of our
brethren.

MOREOVER, brethren, I would
not that ye should be igno-
rant, how that all our fathers w^ere
under the cloud, and all passed
through the sea ;

2 And were all baptized unto
Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 And did all eat the same spirit-
ual ^ meat ;

4 And did all drink the same spi-
ritual drink : for they drank of
that spiritual Rock that followed
them : and that Rock was Christ.

5 But with many of them God
was not well pleased : for they
were overthrown in the wilder-
ness.

6 Now these things were ®our
examples, to the intent we should
not lust after evil things, as they
also lusted.

7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were
some of them ; as it is written. The
people sat down to eat and drink,
and rose up to play.

8 Neither let us conniiit fornica-
tion, as some of them committed,
and fell in one day three and
twenty thousand.

9 Neither let us tempt Christ,
as some of them also tempted, and
were destroyed of serpents.

10 Neither murmur ye, as some
of them also murmured, and were
destroyed of the destro3fer.

11 Nowall these things happened
unto them ^° for en samples : and
they are written for our admoni-
tion, upon whom the ends of the
world are come.

12 Wherefore let him that think-
eth he standeth take heed lest he
fall.

13 There hath no temptation
taken you but such as " is common
to man : but God is faithful, wlio

will not suffer you to be tempted
above that ye are able ; but will
with the temptation also make a
way to escape, that ye may be able
to bear it.

1 1 Wherefore, my dearly be-
loved, flee from idolatry.

15 1 speak as to wise men ; judge
ye what I say.

* food ;

3 figures of
us,

1" by way of
figure :

11 man can
bear :

177

Heathen ivorshijj.

1. CORINTHIANS, 11.

Women to be veiled.

1 6 Tlie cup of blessing wliich we
bless, is it not ' the communion of
the blood of Christ i Tiie ^ bread

which we break, is it not ^ the com-

munion of the body of Christ .'

17 For we being many are one
•■ bread, and one body : for we are
all partakel^s of that one ^ bread.

18 Behold Israel after the Hesh :
are not they which eat of the sa-
crifices partakers of the altar '?

19 What say I then? that the
idol is any thing, or that which is
offered in sacrifice to idols is any
thing"?

20 But / saj/, that the things
which the Gentiles sacrifice, they
sacrifice to ' devils, and not to God :
and I would not that ye should
have fellowship with "devils.

21 Ye cannot drink the cup of
the Lord, and the cup of 'devils

ye cannot be partakers of the
Lord's table, and of the table of
" devils.

22 Do we pi'ovoke the Lord to
jealousy 1 are we stronger than
he?

23 All things are lawful for me,
but all things are not expedient:
all things are lawful for me, but all
things edify not.

24 Let no man seek his own, but
every man * another's vmiUh.

25 Whatsoever is sold in the
shambles, that eat, asking no ques-
tion for conscience sake :

26 For the earth is the Lord's,
and the fulness thereof.

27 If any of them that believe
not bid you to a feast, and ye* be
flisposed to go ; whatsoever is set
before you, eat, asking no question
for conscience sake.

28 But if any man say unto you.
This is offered in sacrifice unto
idols, oat not for his sake that
shewed it, and for conscience sake:
for the earth is the Lord's, and tlie
fulness thereof :

29 Conscience, I say, not thine
own, but of the other : for why is
my libei-ty judged of another man's
conscience \

'M) For if I ° by grace be a par-
taker, why am 1 evil spoken of for
that for which I give thanks ?

31 Whether therefore ye eat, or
drink, or whatsf)ever yo do, do all
to the glory of Ciod.

32 Give '" nom^ offence, neither
to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles,
nor to the chui(;h of God:

.33 Even as I please all inev in all
things, not se>eking mine own i))'ofit,
but the ?)?'o//7 of many, that they
may be saved.

CHAPTER 11.

1 II.

,j,fi,retli the
4 ///, //• I,,.' I

hi'rai

'x< hi Jiiili/ ft!^siem-
iviih Iht'ir IniKln
cor, rid, r llic In It, r hut for the
iror.se, aaiX nitmely i ii profii iiimj iritli their
own feaxtn the LoreV k sMpper . 23 Lastly,
he calleth them to the first insUiution thereof.

BE ye " followers of me, even as
1 also am of Christ.

2 Now I praise you, brethren,
that ye remember me in all things,
and ^' keep the ordinances, as I de-
livered them to you.

3 But I would have you kno\v,
that the head of every man is
Christ ; and the head of the woman
is the man ; and the head of Christ
is God.

4 Every man praying or prophe-
sying, having his head covered, dis-
honoureth his head.

5 But every woman that prayeth
or prophesieth with her head un-
covered dishonoureth her head : for
that is even all one as if she were
shaven.

6 For if the woman be not co-
vered, let her also be shorn : but if
it be a shame for a woman to be
shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

7 For a man indeed ought not to
cover his head, forasmuch as he is
the image and glory of God : but
the woman is the glory of the man.

8 For the man is not of the
woman ; but the woman of the
man.

9 Neither was the man created
for the woman ; but the woman
for the man.

10 For this cause ought the
woman to have ^" power on her
head because of the angels.

11 Nevertheless neither is the
man without th(; woman, neither
the woman without the man, in the
Lord.

12 For as the woman is of the
man, even so is the man also by
the woman ; but all things of God.

13 Judge in yourselves: is it
'^ comely that a woman pray unto
(jiod uncovered?

14 Doth not even nature itself
teach yf)u, that, if a man have long
hair, it is a shame unto him?

15 But if a woman have long
hair, it is a gloi-y to her : for her
liair is given her for a covering.

U) Hut if any man seem to be
contentious, we have no such cus-
tom, neitlier the churches of God.

17 Now in this tliat I declare
n,nt() yoii, I praise j/on not, that
ye come togethei-not for the better,
but for th(! worse.

18 For first of all, when ye come
together in the church, I hear that

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Of the LorcVs supper.

I. COPvINTHIANS, 12.

Of spintual gifts.

there be divisions among you ; and
I pai'tly believe it.

19 For there must be also
^ heresies among you, that they
which are approved may be made
manifest among you.

'20 When ye come together there-
fore into one place, tJds is not to
eat the Lord's supper.

21 For in " eating every one tak-
eth before other his own supper :
and one is hungry, and another
is drunken.

22 Whaf? have ye not houses
to eat and to drink in % or despise
ye the church of God, and shame
them that have not^ Whjit shall
I say to you"? shall I praise you
in this 1 I praise yon not.

23 For I ''have received of the
Lord that which also 1 deliverefl
unto you, That the Lord Jesus the
{fame night in which he was be-
ti'ayed took bread :

2-4 And when he had given
thanks, he brake, it, and said,
Take, eat : this is my body, which
is broken for you : this do ''in re-
membrance of me.

2;> After -the same manner also
he took the cup, \yhen he had
supped, saying, This cup is the
new " testament in my blood : this
do ye, as oft as ye drink it, ^in
remembrance of me.

2G For as often as ye eat this
bread, and drink this cup, ye do
shew the Lord's death till he come.

27 Wherefore whosoever shall
eat this bread, and drink this cup
of the Lord, ^ unw^orthily, shall be
guilty of the body and blood of the
Lord.

28 But let a man examine him-
self, and so let him eat of that
bread, and drink of tluit cup.

29 For he that eateth and drink-
eth " unworthily, eateth and drink-
eth ''damnation to himself, not
discerning the l^ord's body.

.30 For this cause many are weak
and sickly among you, and many
sleep.

.31 For if we would judge our-
selves, we should not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we
aT'(; chastened of the Lord, that we
shovdd not be condemned with the
world.

33 Wherefore, my brethren, wlien
ye come together to eat, tarry one
for another.

34 And if any man hunger, let
him eat at home ; that ye come not
together unto'^coTideinnntiun. Aiul
tlie rest will I set in order wlien I
come.

CHAPTER 12.

1 SjiiriiiKil gifts i are diverfi, 7 yet all to
■propt irithdl. 8 And to Vint end are
dioerxc/i/ bestowed: 12 that by the like
jirniKiitiDii, lilt the meiaberH of a nai'ifiil
liiiil ij I, 11(1 all to the 10 inutuul decencij, '22
Kcrr /'<■<', (ind Id succour of the same body;
'2T so ire should, do one for (mother, to make
up the mystical body (if Christ.

NOW concerning spiritual gifts,
brethren, I would not have
you ignorant.

2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles,
carried away unto these dumb idols,
even as ye were led.

3 Wherefore I give you to under-
stand, that no man speaking by the
Spirit of God "calleth Jesus ac-
cursed : and tha t no man can ^" say

that Jesus is the Lord, but by the
Holy Ghost.

4 Now there are diversities of
gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 And there are differences of ad-
ministrations, but the same Lord.

6 And there are diversities of
operations, but it is the same God
which worketh all in all.

7 But the manifestation of the
Spirit is given to every man to
profit withal.

8 For to one is given by the
Spirit the word of wisdom ; to an-
other the word of knowledge by
the same Spirit ;

9 To another faith by the same
Spirit ; to another the gifts of heal-
ing by the same Spirit ;

To To another the working of
miracles ; to another proi)hecy ; to
another discei'ning of spirits; to
another divers kinds of tongues ;
to another the interpretation of
tongues :

1 1 But all these worketh that one
and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to
every man severally as he will.

12 For as the body is one, and
hath many members, and all the
members of that one body, being-
many, are one body: so also is
Christ.

1 3 For by one Spirit " are we all
baptized into one body, whether ice
he Jews or Gentiles, whether we he
bond or free ; and " have been all
made to drink ^- into one Spirit.

14 For the bodj^ is not one mem-
ber, but many.

1-5 If the foot shall say. Because
I am nf)t the hand, [ am not of the
body; is it therefore not of the
Iwdy?

10 And if the ear shall say. Be-
cause 1 am not the ej^e, I am not of
the body; is it therefore not of the
body?

1 7 If the whole body vere an eye,
wliere were the hearing? If the

Ssaith,
Jesus is
unathenia :
1" say, Jesus
is Lord,

12 of

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One body loith many members. I. CORINTHIANS, 13, 14.

The excellence of love.

whole ?fere hearing, where were the
smelling 1

18 But now hath God set the
members every one of them in the
body, as it hath pleased him.

1 9 And if thej^ were all one mem-
ber, where were the bodyl

20 But now are they many mem-
bers, yet but one body.

21 And the eye cannot say unto
the hand, I have no need of thee :
nor again the head to the feet, I
have no need of you.

22 Nay, much more those mem-
bers of the body, which seem to be
more feeble, are necessary :

23 And those members of the
body, which we think to be less
honourable, upon these we bestow
more abundant honour; and our
uncomely jxTr^s have more abun-
dant comeliness.

24 For our comely parts have no
need : but God hath tempered the
body together, having given more
abu ndant honour to that par< which
lacked :

25 That there should be no
' schism in the body ; but that the
members should have the same care
one for another.

26 And whether one member suf-
fer, all the members suffer with it ;
or one member be honoured, all the
members rejoice with it.

27 Now ye are the body of Christ,
and ^members in particular.

28 And God hath set some in the
clmrch, first apostles, secondarily
prophets, thirdly teachers, after
that miracles, then gifts of heal-
ings, helps, governments, diversi-
ties of tongues.

29 Are a\\ apostles'? are all pro-
phets 1 are all teachers 1 are all
workers of miracles'?

30 Have all the gifts of healing'?
do all speak with tongues'? do all
ijiterpi'ef?

31 I'jut •' covet earnestly the best
gifts: and yet sliew I inito you a
more excellent way.

CHAPTER 13.

1 All (liftH, 2, 3 ho^r exeellent soever, are
tiiilliing iportli irithout chdritj/. 4 Tlie
///■ih'kch ihfX'df, mid 13 ]itekttio7i. heforc
lid/ie (iiid fdith.

THOUGH I speak witli the
tongues of men and of angels,
and have not ''chaHtv, I am Ik'-
(jome as sounding brass, or a
''tinkling cymbal.

2 And tliougli I have the (jlft of
prophecy, and understand all mys-
teries, and all knowledge ; anrl
though J liave all faith, so that 1
could remove mountains, and liav(!
not •'cliaiity, I am nothing.

3 And though I bestow all m.y
goods to feed the jjoor, and though
I give my body to be burned, and
have not ^ charity, it profiteth me
nothing.

4 ^ Charity sufFereth long, ami is
kind ; ^ charity envieth not ; " cha-
rity vaunteth not itself, is not
putted up,

5 Doth not behave itself un-
seemly, seeketh not her own, is
not easily jjrovoked, thinketh no
evil ;

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but
rejoiceth ** in the truth ;

7 BearetlT all things, believeth
all things, hopeth all things, en-
dureth all things.

8 •* Charity never faileth : but
whether the)-e be prophecies, they
shall fail ; whether there be tongues,
they shall cease ; whether there be
knowledge, it shall vanish away.

9 For we know in part, and we
prophesy in part.

10 But when that which is per-
fect is come, then that which is in
Ijart shall be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spake
as a child, I understood as a child,
I thought as a child : but when I
became a man, I put away childish
things.

12 For now we see ^through a

glass, darkly; but then face to
face : now I know in part ; but
then shall I know even as also I
am known.

13 And now abideth faith, hope,
^charity, these three ; but the
greatest of these is ^^ charity.

CHAPTER 14.

1 rrophecy is commended, 2, 8, 4 and pre-
ferred before speaking with tongnes, 6 hy
a coi/ipariiion drawn from municul iiintru-
nwnts. \'i liiilli mast he referred U> t>dijic<i-
tion, 'I'i (IS to their true and proper end.
2t) The true vse of each is taught, 2" and
the abuse taxed. 34 Women are forbidden
to speak in the church.

FOLLOW after ^ charity, and de-
sire spiritual <rifts, but ratlier
that ye may prophesy.

2 For he that speaketh in an un-
known tongue s])(^aketh not unto
men, but unto (iod : for no man
understandeth liiin ; howbeit in the
si)irit he six'aketh mysteries.

3 But he that proi)hesieth speak-
eth unto m(!n ^o edification, and ex-
hoi'tation, and comfoi't.

4 He that speaketh in an iin-
/■/(o»w tongue edilieth himself; but
1h} that prophesitith edifieth the
church.

5 I would that ye all spake with
tongues, but ratlier that ye pro-

•* love,

s Love
" love

with

•' in a
mirror,

10 love.

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Of prophecy, and

I. CORINTHIANS, 14.

sjieaking ivith tongues.

3 Ijiibes,

phesied : for gi'eater is he that pro-
phesieth than he that speaketh
with tongues, except he interpret,
that the church may receive edify-
ing.

6 Now, brethren, if I come unto
j^ou speaking witli tongues, what
shall I profit you, except I shall
speak to you either ^ by revelation.
or by knowledge, or l)V pr()|)liesy-

ing. oi- by doctrine

7 And even things^ without life
giving sound, whether pipe or
harp, except they give a distinction
in the sounds, how shall it be
known what is piped or harped?

8 For if the trumpet give an un-
certain sound, who shall prepare
himself to the battle?

9 8o likewise ye, except ye utter
by the tongue wf)rds easy to be un-
derstood, how shall it be known
what is spoken 1 for ye shall speak
into the air.

10 There are, it may be, so many
kinds of voices in the world, and
none of them is without significa-
tion.

11 Therefore if I know not the
meaning of the voice, I shall be
unto him that speaketh a barba-
rian, and he that speaketh shall he
a barbarian unto me.

12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye
are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek
that ye may excel to the edifying
of the church.

1 3 Wherefore let him that speak-
eth in an iinknown tongue pray
that he may interpret.

14 For if I pray in an vvlcnovni
tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my
understanding is unfruitful.

15 What is it then? I will pray
with the spirit, and I will pray
\vith the undei'standing also : I will
sing with the spirit, and I will
sing with the understanding also.

16 Else when thou shalt bless
with the spirit, how shall he that
"occupieth the rooiii of the un-
learned say Amen at thy giving of
thanks, seeing he understandeth
not what thou sayest?

17 For thou verily givest thanks
well, but the other is not edified.

18 1 thank my (Jod, I speak with
tongues more than ye all :

19 Yet in the church T had I'ather
speak five words with my uiuler-
standing, tliat h]i in]i voice I might
teach others also", tlian ten thou-
sand words in jui nnkvonni tongue.

20 Brethren, be not children in
unflerstanding : howbeit in malice
be ye ''children, but in understand-
ing be men.

21 In the law it is written, AVith

tnen of other tongues and other
lips will I speak unto this people ;
and yet for all that will they not
hear me, saith the Lord.

22 Wherefore tongues are for a
sign, not to them that believe, but
to them that believe not : but pro-

Ehesying servefh not for them that
elieve not, but for them which
believe.

23 If therefore the whole church
be come together into one place,
and all speak with tongues, and
there come in those that are ^un-
learned, or unbelievers, will they
not say that ye are mad"?

24 But if all prophesy, and there
come in one that believeth not, or
one ^ unlearned, he is convinced of
all, he is judged of all :

25 And thus are the secrets of
his heart made manifest ; and so
falling down on his face he will
worship God, and report that God
is in you of a truth.

26 How is it then, brethren 1
when ye come together, every one
of you hath a psalm, hath a doc-
trine, hath a tongue, hath a revela-
tion, hath an interpretation. Let
all things be done unto edifying.

27 If any man speak in an un-
hiomi tongue, let it he by two, or
at the most hy three, and that by
course ; and let one interpret.

28 But if there be no interpreter,
let him keep silence in the church :
and let him speak to himself, and
to God.

29 Let the prophets speak two
or three, and let the ° other judge.

30 If any thing be revealed to
another that sitteth by, let the
first hold his peace.

31 For ye may all prophesy one
by one, that all may learn, and all
may be comforted.

32 And the si)irits of the pro-
phets are subject to. the prophets.

33 For God is not t]te author of
confusion, but of peace, as in all
churches of the saints.

34 Let your women keep silence
in the churches : for it is not per-
mitted unto them to speak ; but
they are coinmanded to be under
obedience, as also saith the law.

35 And if they will learn any
thing, let them ask their husbands
at home: for it is a shame for
women to speak in the church.

36 What? came the word of
God out from you ? or came it unto
you only?

37 If any man think liimself to
be a pro])het, or si)i ritual, let him
acknowledge that the things tluit
I write unto you are the command-
ments of the Lord.

4 without
gifts,

5 others

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Christ's resurrection

I. CORINTHIANS, 15.

the pledge of ours.

38 But if any man be ignorant,
let him be ignorant.

39 Wherefore, brethren, ^ covet
to pi'ophesy, and forbid not to
speak with tongues.

40 Let all things be done de-
cently and in order.

CHAPTER 15.

1 By ChrisVs revui ri<:tinn, VI he proreth the
iiecessitj/ of our i-i ■siuric/imi^ agaiiixt all
such as deny the /■i-Kin-n-cf/mr of the hody.
21 The frtiit. So and. mdiuier there(f. b\
and of the ohaiiging of them, that shall he
found alive at the last day.

MOREOVER, brethren, I de-
clare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which
also ye "have received, and wherein
ye stand ;

2 By which also ye are saved, if
ye keep in memory what I preached
unto you, unless ye '' have believed
in vain.

3 For I delivered unto you first
of all that which I also received,
how that Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures ;

4 And that he was buried, and
that he rose again the third day
accoi'ding to the scriptures:

5 And that he was seen of
Cephas, then of the twelve :

6 After that, he was seen of
above five hundred brethren at
once ; of whom the greater part
remain unto this present, but some
are fallen asleep.

7 After that, he was seen of
James ; then of all the apostles.

8 And last of all he was seen of
me also, as of one born out of due
time.

9 For I am the least of the apos-
tles, that am not meet to be called
ah apostle, b(>cause I persecuted
the church of Ood.

10 J^ut by the grace of God I am
what 1 am : and his grace which
u'ciH hestov)e(l upon me was not in
vain; but 1 lalx>ured more abun-
dantly than they all : yet not I,
but tlie grace of God whicli was
with mc;.

1 1 'J'h(!refore whether it were I
or tluw, so we preach, and so ye
believed.

\'l Now if (Christ be preaclied
that he rose from the dead, how
say some among you that then; is
no resurrection of the flead ?

13 Hut if there be no resurrec-
tion of the dead, then is Christ not
risen :

14 And if Christ be not risen,
then ix our preaching vain, and
your faith w also vain.

15 Yea, ;ind we are found false
witnesses of G(id ; because we have

testified of God that he raised up
Christ : whom he raised not up, if
so be that the dead rise not.

1 6 For if the dead rise not, then
is not Christ raised :

17 And if Christ be not raised,
your faith la vain ; ye are yet in
your sins.

18 Then they also which are fall-
en asleep in Christ are perished.

19 If in this life only we have
hope in Christ, we are of all men
most miserable.

20 liut now is Christ risen from
the dead, and become tlie firstf ruits
of them that ^ slept.

21 For since by man came death,
by man came also the resurrection
of the dead.

22 For as in Adam all die, even
so in Christ shall all be made alive.

23 But ^ every man in his own
order : Christ the firstfruits; after-
ward they that are Christ's at his
coming.

24 Then cometh the end, when
he shall have delivered up the
kingdom to God, even the Father ;
when he shall have put down all
rule and all authority and power.

25 For he must reign, till he
hath put all enemies under his
feet.

26 The last enemy tltat shall be
destroyed is death.

27 For he hath put all things
under his feet. But when he saith
all things are put under him, it is
manifest that he is excepted, which
did put all things under him.

28 And when all things shall be
subdued unto him, then shall the
Son also himself be subject unto
him that put all things under him,
that God may be all in all.

29 Else wliat shall they do whi(;h
are baptized for the dead, if the
dead rise not at all? why are they
then baijtized for the dead '?

30 And why stand we in jeo-
pardy every hour *?

31 I protest by your rejoicing
which 1 have in Christ Jesus our
Lord, 1 die daily.

32 If after the manner of men I
"have fouglit with beasts at Fphe-

what a(l\aTitageth it me. if
•isc not i let us eat and

sus,
th(> d("

drink : foi- to morrow we die.

3.3 I>e not deceived : evil '''com-
numicatioiis corrui)t good manners.

34 iVwake to right(V)nsness, and
sin not ; for some have not the
knowledge of (Jod : 1 .spivik this to
your slianie.

35 But some man will say. How
ai'c the drad raised up? and with
■' what l)«>dy do they come (

* are asleep.

5 each

t' fought
'! what ad-
vaiitajictli it
me? 11' I hi-
(lead ai'(! not
raised, let
lis eat and
drink,
** coinpa-
niaiisliips

'■' wliat ni;ni-
iier of Im)(I\

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The resurrection body.

I. CORINTHIAXS, 16.

Offerings for poor brethren.

1 a hare
grain,

2 pleased
<* a body of
its own.

^ life-jriviiiE

6 * of hea-
ven.

6 tell

36 Thou fool, that which thou
sowest is not quickened, except it
die :

37 And that which thou sowest,
thou sowest not that body that
shall be, but ^ bare grain, it may
chance of wheat, or ot some other
gra in :

38 But God giveth it a body as it
-hath pleased him, and to every
seed ''his own body.

39 All tlesh is not the same flesh :
but there is one kind of flesh of
men, another flesh of beasts, an-
other of fishes, and another of
birds.

40 There are also celestial bodies,
and bodies terrestrial : but the
glory of the celestial is one, and
the glory of the terrestrial is an-
other.

41 There is one glory of the sun,
and another glory ot the moon,
and another glory of the stars : for
07ie star differeth from another star
in glory.

42 So also is the resurrection of
the dead. It is sown in corruption ;
it is raised in incorruption :

43 It is sown in dishonour ; it is
raised in glory : it is sown in weak-
ness ; it is raised in power :

44 It is sown a natural body; it
is raised a spiritvial body. Thei-e
is a natural body, and there is a
spiritual body.

4.5 And so it is written. The first
man Adam was made a living soul ;
the last Adam was made a ''quicken-
ing spirit.

46 Howbeit that was not first
which is spiritual, but that which
is natural ; and afterward that
which is spiritual.

47 The first man is of the earth,
earthy : the second man is ^ the
Lord from heaven.

48 As is the earthy, such are they
also that are earthj^ : and as is the
heavenly, such are they also that
are heavenly.

49 And as we have borne the
image of the earthy, we shall also
bear the image of the heavenly.

50 Now this I say, brethren, that
flesh and blood cannot inherit the
kingdom of God ; neither doth cor-
ruption inherit incorruption.

51 Behold, T " shew you a mys-
tery ; We shall not all sleep, but
we shall all be changed,

52 In a moment, in the twin-
kling of an eye, at the last trump :
for the trumpet shall sound, and
the dead shall be raised incorrupti-
ble, and we shall be changed.

*0r,

53 For this corruptible must put
on incorruption, and this mortal
must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible shall
have put on incorruption, and this
mortal shall have put on immortal-
ity, then shall be brought to pass
the saying that is written. Death
is swallowed up in victory.

55 O deatli, where is thy sting?

0 t grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin ; and
the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which
giveth us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved bre-
thren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable,
always abounding in the work of
the Lord, forasmuch as ye know
that your labour is not in vain in
the Lord.

CHAPTER 16.

1 /fe exhorteth them to relieve the wnrit of the
brethren at Jerusalem. 10 Commendeth
Timothy, 1-3 and after friendly admoni-
tionn, 10 shutteth iij) hia epistle 'icith dicerfi
salutations.

NOW concerning the collection
for the saints, as I have given
order to the churches of Galatia,
even so do ye.

2 LTpon the first day of the week
let every one of you lay by him in
store, as God. hath prospered him,
that there be no " gatherings when
I come.

3 And when I come, whomsoever
ye shall apj^rove by yonr letters,
them will 1 send to bring your
* liberality unto Jerusalem.

4 And if it be meet that I go
also, they shall go with me.

5 Now I will come unto you,
when I shall pass through Macedo-
nia : for I do pass through Mace-
donia.

6 And it may be that I will abide,
yea, and winter with you, that ye
may bring me on my journey whi-
thersoever 1 go.

7 For I will not see you now by
the way ; but I trust to tarry a
while with you, if the Lord per-
mit.

8 But I will tarry at Ephesus
until Pentecost.

9 For a great door and eiFectual
is opened unto me, and there are
many adversaries.

1 0 Now if "•' Tinn^theus come, see
that he may be with you without
fear : for he worketh the work of
the Lord, as I also do.

11 Let no man therefore despise
him : but conduct him forth in
peace, that he may come unto me :

t Hades.

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Farewell directions,

I. CORINTHIANS, 16.

and salutations.

1 it was not
at all God's
will that he
should come
now;

for I look for him with the bre-
thren.

1 2 As touching our brother Apol-
los, I greatly desired him to come
unto you with the brethren : but
^ liis will was not at all to come at

this time : but he will come wlien

he shall have convenient tmie.

13 Watch ye, stand fast in the
faith, quit you like men, be strong.

14 Let all your things be done
'•^ with charity.

15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye
know the house of Stephanas, that
it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and
that they have addicted themselves
to the ministry of the saints,)

16 That ye submit yourselves
unto such, and to every one that
helpeth with ^ls, and laboureth.

iV 1 am glad of the coming of
Stephanas and Fortunatus and
Achaicus : for that which was lack-
ing on your part they have sup-
plied.

18 For they have refreshed my
spirit and yours : therefore ac-
knowledge ye them that ai-e such.

19 The churches of Asia salute
you. Aquila and Pi-iscilla salute
you much in the Lord, with the
chui'ch that is in their house.

20 All the brethren greet you.
Greet ye one another with an holy
kiss.

21 The salutation of me Paul
with mine own hand.

22 If any man love not the Lord
Jesus Christ, let him be ^Anathema
Maran-atha.

'23 The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you.

24 My love be with you all in
Christ Jesus. Amen.

*i The first epiMe to the Corinthians was
written from Philipjii by Stephana.s, and
Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and * Tiino-
theiis.

* That is, Our Lord cometh.

THE SECOND EPISTLE OE PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

CORINTHIANS

CHAPTER 1.

.3 The apostle encourageth them against
troHhles, hy the comforts (tnd deliverances
ir/iich (iod hud giren him, as in nil his
(iffl/cfioiiS, 8 so paiticiilurly in his late
diinyer in Asia. 12 And calling hoth his
oivn conscience and theirs to witness of
his sincere manner of preaching the im-
mntaUe truth of the gospel, 15 he evcnseth
his not coming to them, as proceeding not
(if lightness, hut (f his lenity toicurds thetn.

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ
by the will of God, and Timo-
thy our brother, unto the churcli
of God which is at Corinth, with
all the saints which are in all
Achaia :

2 Grace be to you and peace from
God our Father, and/ro/?i the Lord
Jesus Christ.

3 jjlessed be God, even the Father
of our Lord Jesus Chi'ist, the Fath(!r
of mercies, and the (Jod of all com-
fort ;

•1 Who comforteth us in all our
tribulati(m, that we may be able
to comfort thciii which are in any
troul)le, by the comfort wlierewitli
we ourselves are comforted of (Uh\.

5 For as the su (Tilings of Christ
ai)()und in us, so our consolation
also aboundeth by (Hirist.

(5 And whether w(! be afflicted,
it in for your consolation and sal-
vation, which is ' eH'cctauil in tlie
("luhiring of tlie sainc sull't'i'iiigs
wiiich we also sull'er: or whi'thei'

we be comforted, it is for your con-
solation and salvation.

7 And our hope of jmu {.s- stefl-
fast, knowing, that as ye are par-
takers of the sufferings, so sh((}/ ye
be also of the consolation.

8 For we would not, brethren,
have you ignorant of our trouble
which came to us in Asia, that we
were pressed out of measure, above
strength, insomuch that we de-
spaired even of life :

9 P)ut we had the sentence of
death in ourselves, tliat we should
not trust in ourselves, but in God
which I'aiseth the dead :

10 Who delivered us from so
great a death, and doth deliver:
in whom we trust that he will yet
deliver iis;

1 1 Yo also helping together by
l)rayer for us, that for the gift bc-
stoxv'l upon us by the means of
many persons thanks may be given
by many on our behalf.

12 For our rejoicing is this, the
testimony of our conscience, that
in simj)licity and godly sincerity,
not with fleshly wisdom, but l)y
th(! grace of God, we '■^havrh;

our conversation in the world, and
more al)undantly to you-ward.

1.') For we wi-ite none other
things unto you, than what ye
read or acknowledge; and I trust

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The apostle notficMe.

II. CORINTHIANS, 2, 3.

TJie penitent restored.

Timothy,

2 anointed

3 also sealed

4 gave

ye shall acknowledge even to the
end ;

1 4 As also ye have acknowledged
us in part, that we are your rejoic-
ing, even as ye also are ours in the
day of the Lord Jesus.

1 5 And in this confidence I was
minded to come unto you before,
that ye might have a second bene-
fit;

1 6 And to pass by you into Mace-
donia, and to come again out of
Macedonia unto you, and of you
to be brought on my way toward
Judfea.

17 When I therefore was thus
minded, did I use lightness? or the
things that I purpose, do I pur-
pose according to the flesh, tliat
with me there should be yea yea,
and nay nay'?

18 But as God is true, our word
toward you was not yea and nay.

19 For the Son of God, Jesus
Christ, who was preached among
you by us, even by me and Silvanus
and ^ Timotheus, was not yea and
nay, but in him was yea.

20 For all the promises of God in
him are yea, and in him Amen,
unto the glory of God by us.

21 Now he which stablisheth us
with you in Christ, and " hath
anointed us, is God ;

22 Who '^ hath also sealed us, and
* given the earnest of the Spirit in
our hearts.

23 Moreover I call God for a re-
cord upon my soul, that to spare you
I came not as yet unto Corinth.

2-1 Not for that we have do-
minion over your faith, but are
helpei-s of your joy : for by faith
ye stand.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Ihiring nheiced th". reiiKon irln/ Jic came
not to them, 6 he reqiiirilli Ihcm tn f<ir<ji re
and to comfort ihut e.viuim m nn'n'itti-il jur-
8on, 10 even da Jilni.'^clf a/sn iipuii Jiis true
repentance had f(>rijiren him, 12 dec/itr-
in{/ withal why he dejiarled fnim Troan to
Macedonia. 14 and the hap/ii/ .siiccens wJdch
God (/are to ?ii>i j/reaching in alt places.

BUT I determined tliis with my-
self, that I would not come
again to you in heaviness.

2 For if I make you sorry, who
is he then that maketh me glad,
but the same which is made sorry
by mel

3 And I wrote this same unto
you, lest, when I came, I should
have sorrow from them of whom 1
ought to rejoice ; having confidence
in you all, that my joy is t/ie Joi/ of
you all.

i For out of much affliction and
anguish of heart I wrote unto you
with many tears ; not that ye should

be grieved, but that ye might know
the love which I have more abun-
dantly unto you.

5 But if any have caused grief,
''he hath not grieved me, but in
part : tiiat 1 may not ovei'charge
you all.

6 Sutiicient to such a man is this
punishment, which was inflicted of
''many.

7 So that contrariwise ye ought
rather to forgive him, and comfort
hint, lest perhaps such a one should
be swallowed up with overmuch
sorrow.

8 Wherefore I beseech you that
ye would confirm your love toward
him.

9 For to this end also did I write,
that I might know the proof of
you, whether ye be obedient in all
things.

10 To whom ye forgive any
thing, I forgive also : for if I for-
gave any thing, to whom I forgave
it, for your sakes forgave I it in
the person of Christ ;

1 1 Lest Satan should get an ad-
vantage of us : for we are not igno-
rant of his devices.

1 2 Furthermore, when I came to
Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and
a door was opened unto me of the
Lord,

13 1 had no rest in my spirit, be-
cause I found not Titus my bro-
ther : but taking my leave of them,
I went from thence into JMacedonia.

14 Now thanks be unto God,
which always "causeth us to tri-

umph in Christ, and maketh mani-
fest the savour of his knowledge
by us in every place.

15 For we a-re unto God a sweet
savour of C^hi'ist, in them that are
* saved, and in them that " perish :

16 To the one ice are the savour
of death unto death; and to the
other the savour of life unto life.
And who is sufticient for these
things 1

1 7 For we are not as many, which
corrui)t the word of God : but as of
sincerity, but as of God, in the
sight of God speak we in Christ.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Ta'kI their falxe teacherx should charge him
irit/i rai iK/tori/. lie .ilieireth the faith and
f/rarrs nf tlie Corintliiann to be a HUjficieni
comi„,',nl,iti<ni of h i.'< mi ni-ytri/. G IFhere-
ii/)iin I nti-riii'/ a i-mn j'lirixon between tite
'miiiislrrs ,,r 'tin- lair and of the gospel, 12
lie j, no-ill, that his ministry is so far the
mnrr i.rcllent, as the yospel of life and
li/i, I til is moi-e glorious than the laic of
coiid, lunation.

T^O we begin again to commend
1 ' ourselves 1 or need we, as some
others, epistles of commendation to

5 he liath
caused grief,
not to nie,
but in part
(that I press
not too
heavily) to
you <all.
fi the many

" leadeth us
in triumph

8 being
saved,

9 are perish-
ing:

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The old ministry and the new. II. CORINTHIANS, 4.

Treasure in earthen vessels.

1 sufficient
as iiiiiiisteis
^coveuant;

3 passiuc
away:

* passeth
away

" was pnss-
iu'j; away:

2 covenant;

« tho

" witli nn-
veileil lace
I'eflectinjj a
a mirror
^ Mic Lonl
tlie S])irit.

5'^ou, or letters of commendation
from you 1 _

2 Ve areour epistle written in our
hearts, known and read of all men :

3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly
declared to be the epistle of Christ
ministered by us, written not with
ink, but with the Spirit of the liv-
ing God ; not in tables of stone, but
in fleshy tables of the heart.

4 And such trust have we
through Christ to God-wai'd :

5 Not that we are sufficient of our-
selves to think any thing as of our-
selves ; butoursutliciencyis'of God;

6 Who also hath made us ' able
ministers of the new - testament ;
not of the letter, but of the spirit :
for the letter killeth, but the spirit
giveth life.

7 But if the ministration of
death, written and engraven in
stones, was glorious, so that the
children of Israel could not sted-
fastly behold the face of Moses for
the glory of his countenance ;
which (jlury was ^ to be done away :

8 How shall not the ministration
of the spirit be rather glorious 1

9 For if the ministration of con-
demnation Ije glory, much more
doth the ministration of righteous-
ness exceed in glory.

10 For even that which was
made glorious had no glory in this
respect, by reason of the glory that
excelleth.

1 1 For if that which •*is done
away 7oas glorious, much more
that which remainetli is glorious.

12 Seeing then that we have
sucli hope, we use great plainness
of speech :

1.') And not as Moses, v'hirh put
a vail over his face, that the child-
ren of Israel could not stedfastly
look to the (!nd of that which
'' is alxiljsliod :

14 J5ut their minds were blinded :
for until this day reinaineth the
same vail untaken away in the
reading of the old - testainctit ;

which vail is doiui away in Christ.

lo |)ut ev(in unto this day, when
Moses is read, the vail is upon their
heart.

10 Nevertheles.s when it shall
turn to the Lord, the vail shall
l)e taken awav.

17 Now the Lord is "that Spirit :
and wliere tlie Sjjirit of tiie Lord
in, there ix lilxn'ty.

IS Iklt Ave all, '^with ripen f;ice
belif>1(liii(r ns in a irLiss the glory of
tlie Lord, are changed into the
same linage from glory to glory,

even as by ** the .Spirit of the Lord.

CHAPTER 4.

1 //(' ilichircfli hoii' he hath usctJ all f<inceriti/
ai<(l faitli/td diligence, in. preuchimj the
ijnsju'l, T uxd ho'w ike iniublen itnd pcri.e-
ctitioiis which he daily endured Jor the
name did redound to the praise of O'od's
jxtirer, 12 to the benefit of tlie church, 16
and to the apoMe^a own eternal glory.

THERI]FORE seeing we have
this ministry, as we have re-
ceived mercj^ we faint not ;

2 But have renounced the hidden
things of dishonesty, not walking
in craftiness, nor handling the
word of God deceitfully ; but by
manifestation of the truth com-
mending ourselves to every man's
conscience in the sight of God.

3 But if our gospel be "hifl, it is
'"hid to them that arc " lost :

4 in whom the god of this world
hath blinded the minds of them
which believe not, lest the light of
the glorious gospel of Christ, who
is the image of God, shoukl shine
unto them.

5 For we preach not ourselves,
but Christ Jesus the Lord ; and
ourselves your servants for Jesus'
sake.

6 For God, who commanded the
light to shine out of darkness, hath
shined in our hearts, to {}ive the
light of the knowledge of the glory
of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

7 But we have this treasure in
earthen vessels, that the excellency
of the power may be of God, and
not of us.

8 We a r^i troubled on every side,
yet not distressed ; tee are per-
plexed, but not in des])air ;

9 Persecuted, but not forsaken ;
cast down, but not desti'oyed ;

10 Always beai'ing about in the
body the dying of the I^ord Jesus,
that the life also of Jesus might be
mad(! manifest in our body.

11 For we which live are alway
delivered unto death for Jesus'
sake, that the life also of _ Jesus
might be made manifest in our
mortal flesh.

12 So then d(>ath worketh in us,
but life in you.

13 We having the same spirit of
faith, according as it is written, 1
believed, and tlun-efoi-e have 1 spo-
ken ; we also believe, and tiierefore
speak : _

1 4 Knowing that he which raised
up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us
also by Jesus, and shall present us
with you.

1.') For all things are for your
sakes, that the a,bundant grace
might through the t hanksgixing of
many redound to t lie gloi'y of God.

1 0 lM)r which cause we faint not ;
but though our outward man pe-

9 veiled,
w veiled
11 perishing :

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We icalk b)/ faith.

II. COEINTHIAiSrS, 5, G. The ministry of reconfiliation.

rish, yet the inward mcai is renewed
day by day.

17 For our light affliction, which
is but for a moment, worketh for
us a far more exceeding and eternal
weight of glory ;

18 While we look not at the
things which are seen, but at the
things which are not seen : for
the things which are seen air tem-
poral ; but the things which ai-e not
seen are eternal.

CHAPTER 5.

1 That in his (tnKiu'ed hope of immortd!
(llofij, !• mid ill exjiectiiiicc iff it, inn/ iif tlw
(lenei-itl juilfinieitt, lin lutioiii-etli to h\i'ii ii
good coii.scii'iice. 12 not that he iniiij lierein
boast of hiinse/f, 14 lint a.s one iltiit, lair-
ing receit'ed life from i'hiivi, emliaroiiretlt
to lire as a new creature to Chi-ixt only, IS
and hy his ■ministry of reconciliation to
reconcile others also in Christ to God.

FOR we know that if our earthly
house of this tabernacle were
dissolved, we have a building of
God, an house not made with
hands, eternal in the heavens.

2 For in this we groan, earnestly
desiring to be clothed upon with
our house which is from heaven :

3 If so be that being clothed we
shall not be found naked.

4 For we that are in this taber-
nacle do groan, being burdened :
not for that we would be un-
clothed, but clothed upon, that
mortality might be swallowed up
of life.

5 Now he that hath wrought us
for the selfsame thing is God, who
also ^ hath given unto us the ear-
nest of the Spirit.

6 Therefore lue are always confi-
dent, knowing that, whilst we are
at home in the body, we are absent
from the Lord :

7 (For we walk by faith, not by
sight :)

■S We are confident, / say, and
willing rather to be absent from
the body, and to be present with
the Lord.

9 Wherefore we labou r , that, whe-
ther present or absent, we may be
accepted of him.

10 For we mu.st all " appear be-
fore the judgment seat of Christ ;
that every one may receive the
things done in his body, according
to that he hath done, whether it be
good or bad.

1 1 Knowing therefore the terror
of the Lord, we persuade men ; but
we are made manifest unto God ;
and I trust also are made manifest
in your consciences.

12 For we commend not our-
selves again unto you, but gi\e you
occasion to gloi-y on our behalf,
that ye may have somewhat to

answer them which glory in ap-
pearance, and not in heart.

13 For whether we be beside
ourselves, it is to God : or whether
we be sober, it is for your cause.

14 For the love of Christ con-
straineth us ; because we thus
judge, that if one died for all, then
^ were all dead :

15 And that he died for all, that
they which live should not hence-
forth live unto themselves, but
unto him which died for them, and
rose again.

16 Wherefore henceforth know
we no man after the fiesh : yea,
though we have known Christ after
the fiesh, yet now henceforth know
we him ^ no moi'e.

17 Therefore if any man be in
Christ, he is a new ^ ci'eature : old
things are passed away ; behold,
all things are become new.

18 And all things are of God,
who hath reconciled us to himself
by Jesus Christ, and hath given to
us the ministry of reconciliation ;

19 To wit, that God was "^in
Christ, reconciling the world unto
himself, not '^ imputing their tres-
pa,sses unto them ; and hath com-
mitted unto us the word of recon-
ciliation.

20 Now then we are ambassa-
dors for Christ,^ as though God did
beseech you by us : we pray you in
Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to
God.

2 1 For he hath made him to be
sin for us, who knew^ no sin ; that
we might be made the righteous-
ness of God in him.

CHAPTER 6.

1 That he hath approved himself a faithful
liiiniste.r if Chrinf, both by his ewhoi'la-
tiims, y and by iiitcjrity of life, 4 and by
patient end iirimj all kinds of afflidion
and disgraces for the f/osjiel. 10 Of irhich
he xjieakelh the mure huldly amongst them,
because his heart is ojien to them, 18 and
he e.rpecteth the like affection from them
again, 14 eicJiorting to fiee the society and
jHill lit ions of idolaters, as being themselves
ti'iiiph's of the living (Jod.

WE then, as workers together
i(<itli him, beseech you also
that ye receive not the grace of
God in vain.

2 (For he saith, I have heard
thee in a time accepted, and in the
day of salvation have I succoured
thee : behold, now is the accepted
time ; behold, now is the day of
sal vation . )

3 Giving no ''^offpiice in any thing,
that the ministry be not blamed :

4 But in all things ''a])v>r(>viiig
ourselves as the ministers of (iod,
in much patience, in afflictions, in
necessities, in distresses,

2 all died ;

* so no more.
5 creation :

6 in Christ
reconciling

'' reckoninsr

0 occasion ol
stumbliiii,'-

" coniniend-
iuii

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The cqjostle's ministry.

II. CORINTHIANS, 7.

The fruits of godly sorrow.

5 In stripes, in imprisonments,
in tumults, in labours, in watch-
ings, in fastings ;

6 By pui'eness, by knowledge,
by longsufFering by kindness, by
the Holy Ghost, by Jove unfeigned,

7 By the word of truth, by the
power of God, by the armour of
righteousness on the right hand
and on the left,

8 By honour and dishonour, by
evil report and good report : as de-
ceivers, and yet true ;

9 As unknown, and yet v/ell
known ; as dying, and, behold, we
live ; as chastened, and not killed ;

10 As sorrowful, yet Jilway re-
joicing ; as poor, yet making many
rich ; as having nothing, and yet
possessing all things.

110 ye Corinthians, our mouth
is open unto you, our heart is
enlarged.

12 Ye are not straitened in us,
but ye are straitened in your own
' bowels.

13 Now for a recompence in -the
same. (I speak as unto my child

ren, ) be ye also enlarged

14 Be ye not unequally yoked to-
gether with unbelievers : for what
fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness ? and what com-
munion hath light with darkness^

1 5 And what concord hath Christ
with Belial 1 or what part hath he
that believeth with an ^ infidel %

1 G And what agreement hath the
temple of God with idols 1 for ye
are the temple of the living God ;
as God hath said, I will dwell in
them, and walk in them; and I
will be their God, and they shall be
my peojjle.

17 Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate,
saith the Lord, and touch not the un-
clean tJdnu ; and I will receive you,

1<S And will 1)(^ a i^'ather unto
you, and ye shall be my sons and
daughters, saith the Lord Al-
mighty.

CHAPTER 7

1 Ife proceedeth ill ea-hotfiiiii Ihcin lopuriti/
of !'/<'-, 2 tind to hear hhii' like itfccthni lix
he. iloth to them. 3 Whcfcaf /c.s'f he i/iii/hf,
neein to (liiiiht, he iterlareth iiliat cdiiiiutt
he took ill hix uJlictioiiK, bij the repavt
whivh TitiiH i/iir'e of their (jodlij sorroir,
ii'hivh his foriiitr epixf/e hint ir'rom/hf in
them, 13 inid <>/ their lorini/kiiiilneL and
ohediencetoiii'irilx Titus, iiiixireriihle to hix
former lioiistiiign of them.

HAVING therefore these pro-
mises, d(;ai'ly beloved, let us
cleanse ourselves from all filthiness
of the flesh and spirit, ix-rfecting
holiness in tlu; fear of (Jod.

'2 lii^ceive us; we have wronged
no man, w(! have corrui)ted no
man, we have defrauded no man.

3 I speak not tfdi^ to condemn
you : for I have said before, that
ye are in our hearts to die and live
with you.

4 Great is my boldness of speech
toward you, great is my glorying
of you : I am filled with comfort,
I am exceeding joyful in all our
tribulation.

5 For, when we were come into
Macedonia, our llesh had no rest,
but we were troubled on every
side ; without were fightings, within
were fears.

6 Nevertheless God, that com-
forteth ^ those that are cast down,
comforted us by the coming of Titus;

7 And not by his coming only,
but by the consolation wherewith
he was comforted in you, when he
told us your earnest desire, your
mourning, your fervent mind
toward me ; so that I rejoiced the
more.

8 For though I made you sorry
with a letter, I do not ° repent.
though I did " repent : for 1 per-
ceive that the same epistle hath
made you sorry, though it were but
for a season.

9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were
made sorry, but that ye sorrowed
to repentance : for ye were made
sorry after a godly manner, that
ye might receive damage by us in
nothing.

1 0 For godly sori'ow worketh re-
pentance to salvation "^ not to be
repented of : but the sorrow of the
world worketh death.

1 1 For behold this selfsame
thing, that ye sorrowed after a
godly sort, what carefulness it
wrought in you, yea, what clearing
of yourselves, yea, what indigna-
tion, yeaf what fear, yea, what vehe-
ment desire, yea, what zeal, yea,
wluit revenge L In all things ve
have approved yourselves to be
clear in this matter.

12 Wherefore, tliou^h I wrt)te
unto you, I did it not for his cause
that had done the wi'ong, iioi' for
his cause that suii'ered wrong, but
that our care for you in the sight of
God might a])p('ar unto you.

13 Therefore we were comforted
in your comfoi-t : yea, and exceed-
ingly the nioi'e joyed w(> for the
jo.y of Titus, because his sjjirit was
refreshed l)y you all.

14 For if I ha\'e boasted any
tiling to him of you, I am not
ashamed ; but as we spake all
tilings to you in truth, even so
our boasting, wliicli / made before
Titus, is found a truth.

15 And his inward attt'ction is
more abundant toward you, whilst

^ the lowly.

5 regret it,
'' regret It :

' which
bringeth uo
regret :

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Exhortation to liberal

II. CORINTHIANS, 8, 9. contributions for x)oor brethren.

he remembereth the obedience of
you all, how Avith fear and trem-
bling ye received him.

16 1 rejoice therefore that I have
confidence in you in all things.

CHAPTER 8.

1 He nUrreth them up to u liberal cdiiirihn-
tion fur the poor namts at Jernndh'Di, Inj
the example of the Macedomann. 7 hij i-inn-
menddtion of their former fonrdn/ite.ts,
9 III/ the exitiiijile of ('/irint. 14 and hi/ the
spiritual profit that xliall redonud to ihem-
nelees tln-rebii : 10 L-oiimundi iig to them the
inteiiritii and irilli n<j nes.s if TUun, and
those ii/lier hr, threii. »/'" iijioii hix requent,
ejdioiiiilicn. and eoiinn, lalaiioii, irere piir-
jioKeli/ come to them for thi.s biisiiieisii.

OREOVER, brethren, we ' do
you to wit of the grace of
God bestowed on the churches of
Macedonia ;

2 How that in a great trial of
affliction the abundance of their joy
and their deep poverty abounded
unto the riches of their liberality.

3 For " to their power, I bear
record, yea, and beyond their power
they were willing of themselves ;

4 Praying us with much en-
treaty that we would receive the
gift, and tahe njMu us the fellowship
of the ministering to the saints.

5 And this they did, not as we
hoped, but first gave their own
selves to the Lord, and unto us
by the will of God.

6 Insomuch that we desired Ti-
tus, that as he had begun, so he
would also finish in you the same
grace also.

7 Therefore, as ye abound in
every thing, in faith, and utter-
ance, and kno\yledge, and in all
diligence, and in your love to us,
see that ye abound in this grace also.

8 I speak not by commandment,
but *by occasion of the forward-

ness of others. aTid to prove the

sincerity ot your love.

9 For ye know the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he
was rich, yet for your sakes he be-
came poor, that ye through his
poverty might be rich.

10 And hei'ein I give my advice :
for this is expedient for you, ■'who
liave begun l)eforf'. not only to do.

hut also to be forward a veai' ago.

1 1 Now therefore perform the
doing of it ; that as thei'e was a
readiness to will, so ther-e may t>e a
performance also out of that which
ye have.

12 For if there be first a willing
mind, it is accepted according to
that a man hath, and not according
to that he hath not.

13 For ////ea?/ not that other men
be eased, and ye burdened :

14- But by an equality, that now
at this time your abundance may
be a supply for their want, that
their abundance also may be a sup-
ply for your want : that there may
be equalitj' :

15 As it is written. He that had
gathered much had nothing over ;
and he that liad gathered little had
no lack.

16 Hut thanks he to God, which
put the same earnest care into the
heart of Titus for you.

17 For indeed he accepted the
exhortation ; but being more for-
ward, of his own accord he went
unto you.

18 And we have sent with him
the brother, ■'' whose praise is \w the
gospel throughout all the churches:

19 And not that only, but who
was also chosen of the churches to
travel with us with this grace,
which is administered by us to the
glory of the same Lord, and " deda-
7-ation o/' your ready mind :

20 Avoiding this, that no man
should blame us in this abundance
which is administered by us :

21 Providing for " honest things,
not only in the sight of the Lord,
but also in the sight of men.

22 And we have sent with them
our brother, whom we have often-
times proved diligent in many
things, but now much more dili-
gent, upon the great confidence
which ^ I have in you.

23 Whether any do enquire of
Titus, he is my partner and fellow-
helper concerning you : or our bre-
thren he enquired of, they are the
t messengers of the churches, and
the glory of Christ.

24 Wherefore shew ye to them,
and before the churches, the proof
of your love, and of our boasting on
your behalf.

CHAPTER 9.

1 /A' virldet/i the reasnn ichi/, though hekneir
their fio-nurdness, //,7 //,• 'sent Titus and his
bnihren h, fnrelia nd . (i And he proceedeth
in stirrinij them up to a biiuntirul alms, as
heiiKj bid 'a kind of soiriug of seed. 1(1 irhich
shall rdiirn a great increase to them, l:i
and occasion a great sacrijice of thanks-
girinij unto Hod.

FOR as touching the ministering
to the saints, it is superfluous
for me to write to you :

2 For I know the forwardness of
your minfl, foi- wliich 1 boast of you
to them of .Macedonia, that Achaia
was I'cady a year ago ; and your
zeal liath "provoked very many.

3 Yet have I sent the brethren,
lest our l)oasting of you should be

5 whose
praise in tlie
gospel is
spread
tlu-ougli all
tlie

churches;
^* to sheiv
our

"things hon-
ourahle,

8 he hath

* Or,

t Gr. axjostles.

« stirred up

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Almsgiving recommended.

II. CORINTHIANS, 10.

The cqjostle's opponents.

1 your afore-
promised
bounty,

2 extortiou.

3 proviiifj of
i/iiit tjy this
iiiiiiistratiori

•• the liher-
ality (jf your
loiitribution

in vain in this behalf ; that, as I
said, ye may be I'oady :

4 Lest haply if they of Macedo-
nia come with me, and find you un-
prepared, we (that we say not, ye)
should be ashamed in this same
confident boasting.

5 Therefore I thought it neces-
sary to exhort the brethren, that
they would go before unto you, and
make ujj beforehand ^ your bounty,
whereof ye had notice before, that
the same might be ready, as a mat-
ter of bounty, and not as of ^ co-
vetousness.

G But this I sap, He which soweth
sparingly shall reap also sparingly;
and he which soweth bountifully
shall reap also bountifully.

7 Every rnan according as he pur-
poseth in liis lieart, .to let him yive ;
not grudgingly, or of necessity :
for God loveth a cheerful giver.

8 And God U al)le to make all
grace abound toward you ; that ye,
always having all sufficiency in all
things, may aTx)und to every good
work :

9 (As it is written. He hath dis-
persed abroad ; he hath given to
the poor : his righteousness re-
maineth for ever.

10 Now he that ministereth seed
to the sower both minister bread
for your food, and multiply your
seed sown, and increase the fruits
of your righteousness ;)

1 1 Being enriched in every thing
to all bountifulness, which causeth
through us thanksgiving to God.

1 2 For the administration of this
service not only supplieth the want
of the saints, but is abundant also
by many thanksgivings unto God ;

1 .3 Whiles by the •' exiu'riment of
this ministration tliey glorify God
for your professed subjection unto
the gospel of Christ, and for ^ iiokv
lil>era] distribution unto them, and
unto all men ;

14 And l)y their prayer for you,
which long aftei" you for the ex-
ceeding grace of (J(k1 in you. _

15 Thanks he unto Gcxl for his
unspeakable gift.

CHAPTER 10.

1 As/ohist the /(line itiKmtJt'x, irhn tl ix/frdceil
the wcdkneitK of hiii //rrnori (linl hod ili/ jire-
xenee, he netteth, out, the xjiiriliuit inl'jhl </ ml
authitvlty, with irliich he Ix (triin-il iif/ahixf
fill ndrernari/ poirefx. 7 iiMXiiriii(l thetii
tlirU at his ctimiim he mil lie found iih
miyhty in word, nx he ix iimr in, u'l-iliiii/
heiuy absent, 12 (ini! irilhal. td.rhiy tliem
for reaching out themselvex hei/ond their
compass, atul rauntiim themxelvex into
other nteii^x kibours.

OW I I'aul myself beseech you
by the meekness and gentle-

ness of Christ, wlio in presence am
'' base among you, but being absent
am bold toward you :

2 But I beseech you, that I may
not be bold when I am pi-esent witli
that confidence, wherewith I think
to be bold against some, which
think of us as if we walked accord-
ing to the flesh.

3 For though we walk in the
flesh, we do not war after the
flesh :^

4 (For the weapons of our war-
fai'e ai'e not ''(■;< rnal, hut mighty
through God to tiie pulling down
of strong holds ;)

5 Casting down ^imaginations,
and every high thing that exalteth
itself against the knowledge of
God, and bringing into captivity
every thought to the obedience of
Christ;

6 And ^having in a readiness to
revenge aTI disobedience, when
your obedience is fulfilled.

7 Do ye look on things after the
outward appearance 1 If any man
trust to himself that he is Christ's,
let him of himself think this again,
that, as he is Christ's, even so m-e
we Christ's.

8 For though I should boast
somewhat more of our authorif;y,
which the Lord hath given us for
edification, and not for your de-
struction, I should not be ashamed :

9 That I may not seem as if I
would terrify you by letters.

10 For Ids letters, say they, are
weighty and powerful ; but his
bodily presence ?'.s' weak, and his
speech contemptible.

11 Let such an one think this,
that, such as we are in word by
letters when we are absent, such
H'ill v)e he also in deed when we are
present.

12 For we dare not make our-
selves of the number, or compare
ourselves with some that coimnend
themselves : but they measuring
themselves by themselves, and com-
paring themselves among them-
selves, ai'e not wise.

1.3 jiut we will not boast of
things '•' witliout our measure, but
a(;cording to fiie measure of the
'"rule which God " hatli (hsti-ibuted

to us. ;i me;isur<' to reach even unto

you.

14 Foi' we streti-h jiot ourselves
'- beyond our measure. ;is though we
readied not unto you : for we are
c^^ineas far as to you also in preach-
iiuj the gospel of Christ :

li") Not boastingof things '" willi-
out f>ar nieasuns that
men s labours

is, of other
but having hoi)e.

190

PauVs defence.

II. CORINTHIANS, 11.

His labours and sufferings.

province

2 but indeed
ye do

3 toward

* a different

5 did not
receive,

6 did not
accept,

" for
nouii'ht?

when your faith is increased, that
we shall be enlarged by you accord-
ing to our rule abundantly,

16 To preach the gospel in the
regions beyond you, and not to
boast in another man's ^ line of
things made ready to our hand.

1 7 But he that glorieth, let him
glory in the Lord.

18 For not he that commendeth
himself is appi'oved, but whom the
Lord commendeth.

CHAPTER 11.

1 Out of his jealousy orer Ihe Cormiliianx,
inho seemed to make more account of the
false apostles than of him, he eiitereth into
a forced commendation of himself, 5 of his
equality irith the chief apostles, 1 of his
preaching the gospel to them freely, and
iciihout any their charge, 18 shewing that
he was not inferior to those deceitful irork-
ers in any legal prerogati re, 'i'A and in Ihe
service of Christ, and in till kind tf suffer-
ings for his rninistry,far superior.

WOULD to God ye could bear
with me a little in 7ny folly :
- and indeed bear with me.

2 For 1 am jealous over you with
godly jealousy : for I have espoused
you to one husband, that 1 may
present you as a chaste virgin to
Christ.

3 But I fear, lest by any means,
as the serpent beguiled Eve through
his subtilty, so your minds should
be corrupted from the simplicity
that is ^in Christ.

4 For if~he that cometh preach-
eth another Jesus, whom we have
not preached, or if ye receive ^an-
other spirit, which ye ® have not
received, or * another gospel, which
ye "have not accepted, ye might
well bear with hiut.

5 For 1 supi)ose I was not a whit
behind the very chiefest apostles.

6 But though / he rude in speech,
yet not in knowledge ; but we
have been throughly made mani-
fest among you iii all things.

7 Have I comniitted an offence
in abasing myself that ye might
be exalted, because I have preached
to you the gospel of God " freely?

(S I rol)bed other churches, taking
wag(>s of fheiii, to do you service.

y And when 1 was present with
you, and wanted, I was chargeable
to no man : for tliat which was
lacking to me the brethren which
came from Macedonia supplied :
and in all fhiiu/H I have kept my-
self fi'om being burdensome unto
you, and xo will I keep mi/i^e/f.

10 As the truth of Christ is iji
me, no man shall stop me of this
boasting in the regions of Achaia.

1 1 Wherefore? because 1 love you
not? God knoweth.

1 2 But what I do, that I will do,
that I may cut off occasion from
them which desire occasion ; that
wherein they glory, they may be
found even as we.

1 3 For such are false apostles, de-
ceitful workers, transforming them-
selves into * the ai)Ostles of Christ.

14 And no marvel ; for " .Satan
himself is transformed into an

angel of li^ht.

15 Therefore it is no great thing
if his ministers also be transformed
as the ministers of righteousness ;
whose end shall be according to
their works.

16 1 say again. Let no man think
me a fool ; if otherwise, yet as a
fool receive me, that I may boast
myself a little.

17 That which I speak, I speak
it not after the Lord, but as it
were foolishly, in this confidence
of boasting.

18 Seeing that many glory after
the flesh, I will glorj^ also.

19 For ye suffer fools gladly,
seeing ye yourselves are wise.

20 For ye sutler, if a man bring
you into bondage, if a man devour
yoii, if ii man take of yon, if a man
exalt himself, if a man smite you
on the face.

21 1 speak as concerning re-
proach, as though we had been
weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any
is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am
bold also.

22 Are they Hebrews? so am I.
Are they Israelites ? so om I. Are
they the seed of Abraham 1 so am I.

23 Are they ministers of Christ?
(I speak as a fool) I am more; in
labours more abundant, in stripes
abov(^ measure, in ])risons more
frequent, in deaths oft.

24 Of the Jews five times received
1 forty stnpes save one.

25 Thrice was I beaten with rods,
once was 1 stoned, thrice I sufferer!
shipwreck, a night and a day 1
have been in the deep ;

26 In journeyings often, in perils
of waters, in ijerils of robbers, iji
l)erils by mine own countrymen, in
perils by the heathen, in perils in
the city, in perils in the wilder-
ness, in perils in the sea, in perils
among false l:)rethren ;

27 In weariness and painfulness,
in watchings often, in nunger and
thirst, in fastings often, in cold
and nakedness.

28 P>e.sidc^" those tilings that are
williout. that which " cometh upon

in(> daily, ^'Hhe care of all the

chuix'hes.

• 29 Who is weak, and I am not

8 apostles
y even

Satan trans-
formeth
himself

10 the things
wliicli I
omit,

11 presselh
1- anxiety
for

191

The apostle^s revelations.

II. CORINTHIANS, 12, 13.

His purposes.

weak 1 who is ^offended, and I burn
not? ^ .„

30 If I must needs glory, I will
glory of the things which concern
mine infirmities.

31 The God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed
for evermore,knoweththat I lie not.

32 In Damascus the governor
under Aretas the king kept the
city of the Damascenes with a gar-
rison, desirous to apprehend me :

33 And through a window in a
basket was I let down by the wall,
and escaped his hands.

CHAPTER 12.

1 For commending of hifi upofdleHhip, though
he, might glory of his wonderful revelations,
9 yet he rather chooneth to glory of hin
infirmities, H hbtining them for forcing
him- to thix nun hnasting. 14 lie promiseth
to come to thi-m nijiiin: but yet altogether
in the ajf'ectinn of a father, '20 although
hefeareth he shall to his grief find many
offenders, and piihlick disorders there.

IT is not expedient for me doubt-
less to glory. I will come to
visions and revelations of the Lord.

2 I knew a man in Christ above
fourteen years ago, (whether in the
body, I cannot tell ; or whether out
of the body, I cannot tell : God
knoweth;) such an one caught up
to the third heaven.

3 And I knew such a man,
(whether in the body, or out of the
body, I cannot tell : God knoweth ;)

4 How that he was caught up
into paradise, and heard unspeak-
able words, wliich it is not '^ lawful
for a man to utter.

5 Of such an one will I glory :
yet of myself I will not glory, but
in mine infirmities.

6 For though I would desire to
glory, I shall not be a fool ; for I
will say the truth : but noir 1 for-
bear, lest any man should think of
me above that which he seeth me
to he, or thnt lu; heareth of me.

7 And lest 1 should be exalted
aljove measure tln-ough the abun-
dance of the revelations, there was
given to me a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet
me, lest 1 should be exalted above
measure.

H For this thing I besought the
Lord thrice, that it might depart
from me.

9 And he said unto me, My
grace is sutlicient for thee : for my
strengtli is made ix'i'feet in weak-
ness. .Most gladly tluM-efore will 1
rather glory in my infirmities, that
the power of Christ may rest upon
me.

10 Thereforf! T tak(^ pleasure in
infirmiti(!s, in rcijroac^hes, in neces-
sities, in persecutions, in distresses

for Christ's sake : for when I am
weak, then am I strong.

11 I am become a fool in glory-
ing ; ye have compelled me : for I
ought to have been commended of
you : for in nothing am I behind
the very chiefest apostles, though
I be nothing.

12 Truly the signs of an apostle
were wrought among you in all pa-
tience, in signs, and wonders, and
mighty deeds.

13 For what is it wherein ye
were inferior to other churches,
except it he that I myself was
not burdensome to you % forgive
me this wrong.

14 Behold, the third time I am
ready to come to you ; and I will
not be burdensome to you : for 1
seek not yours, but you : for the
children ought not to lay up for
the parents, but the parents for
the children.

1 5 And I will very gladly spend
and be spent for you ; ^ though the
more abundantly I love you, the

less 1 be loved.

16 But be it so, I did not burden
you : nevertheless, being crafty, I
caught you with guile.

17 Did I make a gain of you
by any of them whom I sent unto
you %

18 1 desired Titus, and with him
I sent a brother. Did Titus make
a gain of you % walked we not in
the same spirit '? walked ive not in
the same steps'?

19 Again, think 5'e that we ex-
cuse ourselves unto you 1 we speak
before God in ( 'hrist : but we do
all things, dearly beloved, for your
edifying.

20 For I fear, lest, when I come,
I shall not find you such as I would,
and tliat I shall be found unto you
such as ye would not : lest the)-e he
debates, envyings, ^vraths, strifes,
backbitings, whisperings, swellings,
tumults :

21 And lest, when I come again,
my God will humble me among
you, and that I shall bewail many
which liave sinned already, and
have not I'epented of the un-
cleanness and fornication and
lasciviousness which they have
committed.

CHAPTER 13.

1 Ife thretileneth serei'ity. and the potner of
his ajiostlesh!/) against ohstinatc sinnern.
!'> And (III rising them to a trial <f their
failh, 7 and to a reformation <f their sins
before his coming, 11 he concliiileth his
ejilstle irith a general ejiiortation and
a /irayer.

THIS /.s- the third tiiiie T am
coming to you. In the mouth

3 if I love
you more
abundantly,
am I loved
the less?

192

Admonitions.

II. CORINTHIANS, 13.

Benediction.

shall

of two or three witnesses
every word be established.

2 I told you before, and foretell
you, as if I were pi'esent, the se-
cond time ; and being absent now
I write to them which heretofore
have sinned, and to all other, that,
if I come again, I will riOt spare :

3 (Since ye seek a proof of Christ
speaking in me, which to you-ward
is not weak, but is mighty in you.

4 For though he was crucified
through weakness, yet he liveth
by the power of God. For we
also are weak in him, but we
shall live with him by the power
of God toward you.

5 Examine yourselves, whether
ye be in the faith ; prove your
own selves. Know ye not your
own selves, how that Jesus Christ
is in you, except j^e be reprobates'?

6 But I trust that ye shall know
that we are not reprouates.

7 Now I pray to God that ye do
no evil ; not that we sliould appear
approved, but that ye should do

that which is ' honest, though we
be as reprobates.

8 For we can do nothing against
the truth, but for the trutli.

9 For we are glad, wlien we are
weak, and ye are strong : and this
also we wisli, eveti your perfection.

10 Therefore I write these things
being absent, lest being present
1 should use sharpness, according
to the power whicli the Lord hath
given me to edification, and not to
destruction.

11 Finally, brethren, farewell.
Be perfect, be of good comfort,
be of one mind, live in peace ;
and the God of love and peace
shall be with you.

12 Greet one another with an
holy kiss.

13 All the saints salute you.

14 The grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God, and
the communion of the Holy Ghost,
he with you all. Amen.

ll The second epinUe to the Corinthians was
written from Philippi, a city of Mace-
donia, by Titus and - Lucas.

THE EPISTLE OP PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

GALATIANS

CHAPTER 1.

6 lie xconrlerelh ihut they have, no xoon left
him (1)1(1 the {/ox/jcl, s (/;((/ (iccursctlitlKi.-ie
that prcdch anij (ither gospel than he did .
11 He /earned the r/oxpef not of mev, l/iit of
God : 14 (ind aheweth what he, was before
his calling, IT and ichat he did presently
after it.

PAL^L, an apostle, (not of men,
neither by man, but by Jesus
Christ, and G(xl tlie Father, who
raised him from the dead ;)

2 And all the brethren which are
with me, unto the churches of Ga-
latia :

3 Grace he to you and peace from
God the Father, and fnjiii our Lord
Jesus Christ,

4 Who gave himself for our sins,
that he might deliver us from this
present evil world, according to
the will of God and our Father :

5 To whom he glory for ever and
ever. Amen.

6 I marvel tliat ye are so soon
removed from him that called you
into the grace of Christ unto
' anothei- gospel :

7 Which is not another ; but
there be some that trouble you,
and would pervert the gospel of
Christ.

H But though we, or an angel
from heaven, preach any other

gospel unto you than that which
we have preached unto you, let
him be '^accursed.

9 As we said before, so say I now
again. If any man preach any other
gospel unto you than that ye have
received, let him be "•'accursed.

10 For do I now persuade men,
or God ? or do I seek to please
men ? for if I yet pleased men, I
should not be the servant of Christ.

1 1 F)ut I certify you, brethren,
that the gosjjel wliich was preached
of me is not after man.

12 For I neither received it of
man, neither was I taught /^, but
by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1.3 For ye have heard of my
^conversation in time past in the
Jews' religion, how that beyond
measure i persecuted the church
of God, and wasted it :

14 And * profited in the Jews'
religion abo\ o niiiiiy my equals in
mine own nation, being more ex-
ceedingly zealous of the traditions
of my fathers.

li) But when it phrased God,
who separated me '"' from my mo-
ther's womb, and called me by his
grace,

16 To reveal his Son in me, that
r might preach hiin among the

1 honour-
able,

2 Luke.

2 anathema.

3 jnanner of
life

■* advanced

6 even from

193

PmiVs apostolic antliority.

GALATIANS, 2.

He ivithstaudeth Peter.

1 Geutiles ;

2 but only

3 laid before
them

■* not even

6 were
reputed

•! were of re
l>iitc

' heathen ; immediately I conferred
not with tiesh and blood :

17 Neither went 1 up to Jerusa-
lem to them which were apostles
before me ; but 1 went into Arabia,
and returned again unto Damas-
cus.

18 Then after three years I went
up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and
abode with him fifteen days.

1 9 But other of the apostles saw
I none, " save James the Lord's
brother.

20 Now the things which I write
unto you, behold, before God, I lie
not.

21 Afterwards I came into the
regions of Syria and C'ilicia ;

22 And was unknown by face
unto the churches of Judsea which
were in Christ :

23 But they had heard only.
That he which persecuted us in
times past now preacheth the faith
which once he destroyed.

24 And they glorified God in me.

CHAPTER 2.

1 He slieweth tchen he tcent up again to
Jeruftdlein, and for ii)h(ii purpone : 3 and
that Ti,tu>i ini.s'iiiit circiniivised : 11 and
that he rexi'^t,,! I',l,r. <ni,l tnhl him the
reason, 14 irhi/ he mid ulln'r, h,ing Jews,
do helieri' in t'lirist In ht justified by faith,
and niit hi/ imrh-s : iid d'lid that they live
not in sill, ir/iii lire so jiisti fied.

rpHEN fourteeri years after I
JL went up again to Jerusalem
with Barnabas, and took Titus
with me also.

2 And I went up by revelation,
and ^communicated unto them
that gospel which I jjreach iimong
tlie Gentiles, but privately to them
which were of reputation, lest by
any means I should run, or had
run, in vain.

3 But * neither Titus, who was
with me, being a Gn^ek, was com-
pelled to be circumcised :

4 And that because of false bre-
thren unawai'es brought in, who
came in privily to spy out our li-
berty which we have in Christ
Jesus, that they might bring us
int(j bondage :

5 To vvhom we gave place by
subjection, no, not for an hour ;
that the truth of the gospel might
continue with you.

6 jjut of thuse who " seemed to be
somewhat, (whatsoever they were,
it mak(;th no matter tome: God ac-
cepteth no man's person :) for they
who "seemed to lie i^<>i)t('\r}i(it in con-
fei'encc add(>d notliiiig to me :

7 But contrai'iwise, when they
saw that tlie gospel of the uncii'-
cumcision was committed unto me,

as the goi^pel of the circumcision
2vas unto Peter ;

8 (For he that wrought effectu-
ally in Peter to the apostleship of
the circumcision, the same was
mighty in me toward the Gentiles :)

9 And when James, Cephas, and
John, who seemed to be pillars,
perceived the grace that was given
unto me, they gave to me and Bar-
nabas the right hands of fellow-
ship ; that we should go unto the
"heathen, and they unto the cir-
cumcision.

10 Only they would that we
sliould remember the poor ; the
same which I also was forward to
do.

11 But when Peter was come to
Antioch, I withstood him to the
face, because he was to be blamed.

1 2 For before tha t certain came
from James, he did eat with the
Gentiles : but when they were
come, he withdrew and separated
himself, fearing them which were
of the circumcision.

13 AndtheotherJewsdissembled
likewise with him ; insomuch that
Barnabas also was carried away
with their dissimulation.

14 But when I saw that they
walked not uprightly according to
the truth of the gosi)eI, I said unto
Peter before thuni all. If thou, be-
ing a Jew, livest after the manner
of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews,
why compellest thou the Gentiles
to live as do the Jews %

15 We who are Jews by nature,
and not sinners of the Gentiles,

16 " Knowing that a man is not
justified " Ixv the works <^f the law,
but by the faith of Jesus Christ,
even we have believed in Jesus
Christ, that we might be justified
by the faith of Christ, and not by
the works of the law : for by the
works of the law shall no flesh be
justified.

17 Vfii if, while we seek to be
justified '"by Christ, we ourselves
also are found sinners, v'.s- therefore
Christ the minister of sin's * God
forbid. _ --

1 8 For if I build again the tilings
which 1 destroyed, 1 mak(^ myself
a transgressor.

19 Koi- 1 through the law am
dead to the law, that 1 might live
unto God.

20 1 am crucified with Christ :
neverth(>less 1 live; yet not 1, but
Christ livetli in me : and the life
which r now live in the flesh i live
by the faith of tlu^ Son of (Jod, who
loved me, and gave himself for me.

* Gr. Be it not so.

Gentiles,

8 Yet know-
ing

'•' by works
of law,

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GALATIANS, 3, 4.

the law and faith.

21 I do not frusti'ate the grace
of God : for if righteousness coiue
by the law, then Christ ^ is dead in

CHAPTER 3.

1 //e asketh \chat moved Hum to leave the
faith, and hang ujion. the law? (i Theij
that believe are juxtifiecl. 9 and blessed
with Abfaham. 10 And this he sheweth by
many reanona.

0 FOOLISH Galatians, who hath
bewitched you, that ye sliould
not obey the truth, before whose eyes
Jesus Christ hath been ^evidently
set forth, crucified among you (

'1 This only would i learn of you,
Received ye the Spirit by the
works of the law, or by the hearing
of faiths

3 Are ye so foolish'? having be-
gun in the Spirit, are ye now
made perfect '^ by the flesh 'I

4 Have ye suffered so many
things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

5 He therefore that ministereth
to you the Spirit, and worketh
miracles among you, (Joetli lie it by
the works of the law, or by the
hearing of faith 1

6 Even as Abraham believed
God, and it was accounted to him
for righteousness.

7 Know ye therefore that they
which are of faith, the same are
the children of Abiuham.

8 And the scripture, foreseeing
that God would justify the heathen
through faith, preached before the
gospel unto Abraham, saying. In
thee shall all nations be blessed.

9 So then they which be of faith
are blessed with faithful Abraham.

10 For as many as are of the
works of the law are under the
curse : for it is written, Cursed
I'.s' every one that continueth not in
all things which are written in the
book of the law to do them.

11 But that UvO man is justified
by the law in tlie sight of God,
it is evident: for. The '^just shall
live by faith.

12 And the law is not of faith :
but, The man that doeth them shall
live in them.

13 l!hrist hath redeemed us from
the curse of the law, being made a
curse for us : for it is written.
Cursed is every one that hangeth
on a tree :

14 That the blessing of Abra-
ham might come on the Gentiles
through Jesus CJhrist ; that we
miglit receive the promise of the
Spirit through faith.

15 l>rethren, I speak after the
manner of men ; Though if lie but
a man's covenant, yet if it t>e con-

*0r,

firmed, no man disannuUeth, or

addeth thereto.

1 6 Now to Abraham and his seed
were the promises made. He saith
not. And to seeds, as of many ; but
as of one. And to thy seed, which
is Christ. -

17 And this I say, tJiat the cove-
nant, that was confii'med before of
God in Christ, the law, which was
four hundred and thirty years after,
cannot disannul, that it should
make the promise of none effect.

18 For if the inheritance he of
the \iiw,it is no more of promise : but
God gave it to Abraham byproniise.

19 Wherefore then servetk the
law 1 It was added because of
transgressions, till the seed should
come to whom the promise was
made; and it icas ordained '' l)v
angels in the hand of a mediator.

20 Now a mediator is not a
mediator of one, but Gofl is one.

21 Is the law then against the
promises of God"? t God forbid : for
if there had been a law given which
could have given life, verily right-
eousness should have been by the
law.

22 But the scripture hath con-
cluded all under sin, that the pro-
mise by faith of Jesus Christ might
be given to them that believe.

23 But before "faith came, we
were kept under the law, shut up
unto the faith which should after-
wards be revealed.

24 Wherefore the law was our
'^schoolmaster to brine/ us unto
Christ, that we might be justified
by faith.

25 But after that faith is come,
we are no longer under a "school-
master.

26 For ye are all "the chihh-en
of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

27 For as many of you as '"have
been baptized into Christ " have

put on Christ.

28 There is neither Jew noi-
Greek.there is neithei' bond nor free,
there is neither male nor female :
for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 And if ye l>e ( 'hrist's, then are
ye Abraham's seed, and heirs ac-
cording to the promise.

CHAPTER 4.

1 We trere wnder the hvir till (Virist came, ax
the heir in under hix i/iiardian till he be of
aye. .') But Chrixt freed ns from the lair :
7 therefore ire are xercanix no longer to it.
14 lie rememhereih their good icill to 7iim.
and hix to them, '22 and sheweVi that ice
are tits sons of Abraham by Uiefreeieoman .

OW I say. That the heir, as long
as he is a child, differeth no-

t <rr. T>e ic not so.

through

<5 the faith

>* tutor.

^" were
11 did

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The service of slaves

GALATIANS, 5.

and of adopted sons.

1 guardians

and

stewards

2 rudiments

3 born

4 sent fortli

5 were in
bondage

6 rudiments,

' because of
an infirmity

8 seek

9 songlit

thing from a servant, though he be
lord of all ;
2 But is under ' tutors and go-

vernors until the time appointed
of the father.

3 Even so we, when we were
children, were in bondage under
the "elements of the world:

4 But when the fulness of the
time was come, God sent forth his
Son, " made of a woman, ^rnade
under the law,

5 To redeem them that were un-
der the law, that we might x'eceive
the adoption of sons.

6 And because ye are sons, God
^ hath sent forth the Spirit of his
Son into your hearts, crying, Abba,
Father.

7 Wherefore thou art no more a
servant, but a son ; and if a son,
then an heir of God through Chi'ist.

8 Howbeit then, when ye knew
not God, ye ^ did service unto them
which by nature are no gods.

9 But now, after that j^e have
known God, or rather are known of
(jod, how turn ye again to the weak
and beggarly ''elements, where-
unto ye desire again to be in
bondage 1

10 Ye observe days, and months,
and times, and years.

Ill am afraid of you, lost I have
bestowed upon you labour in vain.

12 Brethren, I beseech you, be
as I am ; for I am as ye are : ye
have not injured me at all.

13 Ye know how '' through in-
firmity of the flesh I preached the

gospel unto you at the first.

14 And my temptation which
was in my flesh ye despised not, nor
rejected ; but received me as an
angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

1 5 Where is then the blessedness
ye spake of? for I bear you record,
that, if it had been i)ossible, ye
would have plucked out your own
eyes, and have given them to me.

16 Am I therefore become your
enemy, because I tell .you tlu^ truth ?

17 They zealously "Mffect you,
hut not well ; yea, they would ex-
clude you, that ye might " afi'ect
them.

1 S liut it it good to ho. zealously
" affected always in a good thita/,
and not only when 1 am jjresent
with you.

19 My little children, of whojn
1 travail in birth again until Christ
be formed in you,

20 r desire to be present with
you now, and to change my \'oice ;
for I stand in doul)t of you.

21 Tell me, ye that desire to be

under the law, do ye not hear the
lawl

22 For it is written, that Abra-
ham had two sons, the one by a
bondmaid, the other by a free
woman.

23 But he who "teas of the bond-
woman was born after the flesh ;
but he of the freewoman ivas by
promise.

24 Which things are an allegory :
for these are the two covenants ; the
one from the mount Sinai, which
^"genderetli to bondage, which is
" Agar.

25 lor this '"Agar is mount Sinai
in Arabia, and answereth to '''Jeru-
salem which now is,'^and is in bond-
age with her children.

26 But "Jerusalem which is
above is free, which is the mother
of us all.

27 For it is written, Rejoice,
thou barren that bearest not ; break
forth and cry, thou that travailest
not : for the desolate hath many
more children than she which hath
an husband.

28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac
was, are the children of promise.

29 But as then he that was born
after the flesh persecuted him that
ivas horn after the Spirit, even so
it is now.

30 Nevertheless what saith the
scripture"? Cast out the bond-
woman and her son : for the son of
the bondwoman shall not be heir
with the son of the freewoman.

31 So then, brethren, we are not
children of the bondwoman, but of
the free.

CHAPTER 5.

1 JTe inoreth them to stavd in their liberty,
3 and not to ohxei're circumcision : 13 htd
ritthcf lore, irhii-h is the niiiii of the loir.
j'J I/e revlconelh up the irorka ofthejfesh,
i'l (111(1 the //■(lift: of the Spirit, 'J5 diid e'.r-
hdfteth to icalk. in. the Spirit.

STAND fast therefore in the li-
berty wherewith Christ hath
made us free, and he not entangled
again with the yoke of bondage.

2 Behold, I Paul say unto you,
that if ye be circumcised, Christ
shall profit you nothing.

3 Foi' 1 testify again to every
man that is circumcised, that he is
a debtor to do the whole law.

4 Christ is l^ecome of no effect
unto you, whosoever of you arc
justified by th(! law ; ye are fallen
from gra(!e.

5 For we through the Spirit wait
for tlie hope of righteousness by
faith.^

6 For in Jesus Christ neither cir-
cumcision availeth any thing, nor

1" heareth
cliildren
11 Hagar.
1- Hagar
13 tbe Jeru-
salem
i**for slie

*0r.

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Tlie fruit of the Spirit.

GALATIANS, 6.

Glorying in the cross.

uncircumcision ; but faith which
worketh by love.

7 Ye did run well ; who did hin-
der you that ye should not obey
the truth?

8 This persuasion cometh not of
him that calleth you.

9 A little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump.

10 I have confidence in you
through the Lord, that ye will be
none otherwise minded : but he
that troubleth you shall bear his
judgment, whosoever he be.

11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach
circumcision, why do I yet suffer
persecution? then is the ^ offence
of the cross "ceased.

12 I would they were even cut
off which trouble you.

13 For, brethi-en, ye have been
called unto liberty ; only iise not
liberty for an occasion to the flesh,
but by love serve one another.

14 For all the law is fulfilled in
one word, even in this ; Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself.

15 But if ye bite and devour one
another, take lieed that ye be not
consumed one of another.

16 17iis I say then, Walk in the
Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the
lust of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusteth against
the Spirit, and the Spirit against
the flesh : and these are contrary
the one to the other : so that ye
cannot do the things that ye
would.

18 But if ye be led of the Spirit,
ye are not under the law.

1 9 Now t-lie works of the flesh are
manifest, which are these; Adul-
tery, fornication, uncleanness, las-
civiousness,

20 Idolatry, ^ witchcraft, hati'ed,
variance, emulations, wrath, strife,
seditions, '* heresies,

21 Envyings, murders, drunken-
ness, revellings, and such like : of
the which I tell you before, as I
have also told t/om in time past,
that they which '' do_ such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of
(lod.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gen-
tleness, goodness, "faith.

23 Meekness, ' temperance :
against such there is no law.

24 And tliey that are Christ's
have crucified the flesh with ** the
affections and lusts.

25 If we live in the Spirit, let
us also walk in the Spirit.

26 Let us not be desirous of vain
glory, provoking one another, en-
vying one another.

CHAPTER 6.

1 ITe mnvelh them to deal niildl;/ toith a
hrotlier tint hath slipped, 2 and to bear
one another's burden : 6 to be liberal to
their teachers, 9 and not wearj/ of irell
doing. 12 He shetveth what they intend
that preach cireumcinion. 14 Ife yhirieth
in nothing, save in the cross of Christ.

BRETHREN, if a man be over-
taken in a fault, ye which are
spiritual, restore such an one in
the spirit of meekness ; consider-
ing thyself, lest thou also be
tempted.

2 Bear ye one another's burdens,
and so fulfil the law of Christ.

3 For if a man think himself to
be something, when he is nothing,
he deceiveth himself.

4 But let every man prove his
own work, and then shall he have
rejoicing in himself alone, and not
in another.

5 For every man shall bear his
own burden.

6 Let him that is taught in the
word communicate unto him that
teacheth in all good things.

7 Be not deceived ; God is not
mocked : for whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap.

8 For he that soweth to his flesh
shall of the flesh reap corrujition ;
but he that soweth to the Spirit
shall of the Spirit reap life ^ ever-
lasting.

9 And let us not be weary in
well doing : for in due season we
shall reap, if we faint not.

10 As we have therefore oppor-
tunity, let us do good unto all men,
especially unto them who are of
the household of '" faith.

1 1 Ye see " how large a letter I
have written unto you with mine
own hand.

12 As many as desire to make
a fair shew in the flesh, they con-
strain you to be circumci.sed ; only
lest they should suffer persecution
for the cross of Christ.

1 3 For neither they themselves
who ai'e circumcised keep the law ;
but desire to have you circumci.sed,
that they may glory in your flesh.

14 But God forbid that I should
glory, save in the cross of our Lord
Jesus Christ, '' by whom the world
is crucified unto me, and I unto
the world.

15 For in Christ Jesus neither
circumcision availeth any thing,
nor uncircumcision, but a new
'•'ci'eature.

16 And as many as walk accoi'd-
ing to this rule, peace l>e on them,
and mercy, and upon the Israel of
God.

17 From henceforth let no man

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Oar adoption in Christ.

GALATIAKS, 6.

1 bear
branded on

1 * which be
freely he-
stowed on us

2 liini :

3 sum lip

*• were made
a heritaiic,

trouble me : for I ^ hear in my

body the marks of the Lord .) esus.

18 Brethren, the grace of our

Lord Jesus Clirist
spirit. Amen.

1 Unto the Galatians written from Rome

The dmrch his body,
be with your

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

EPHESIANS

CHAPTER L

1 After themlutation, 3 andthanksrjiinngfor
the JSphesianfi, 4 he treaiath of our election,
6 and adoption by grace, 11 which is the
true and proper fountain of man's salva-
tion. 18 And ti'ecanne the height of this
nii/steri/ cannot Citsilij he attained unto, 16
he prayeth tluit they may come Is to the fall
knowledge and 2U posse^^ion thereof in
Ch rist.

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ
by the will of God, to the saints
which are at Ephesus, and to the
faithful in Christ Jesus :

2 Grace be to you, and peace,
from God our Father, and from
the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 Blessed he the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual bless-
ings in heavenly p/aces in Christ :

4 According as he hath chosen
us in him before the foundation of
the world, that we should be holy
and without blame before him in
love :

5 Having predestinated us unto
the adoption of children by Jesus
Christ to himself, according to the
good pleasure of his will,

6 To the praise of the glory of
his grace, * wherein he hnth made
us accei^ted in the beloved.

7 In whom we have redemption
through his blood, t!ie foi'giveness
of sins according to the riches of
his grace ;

(S Wherein he hath abounded to-
ward us in all wisdom and pru-
dence ;

9 Having made known unto us
the mystery of his will, acconhng
to his good pleasure which lie hath
purijosed in -liimself :

1 0 That in tTiedlspensatiqn of the
fulness of times he might ''giithcr
togelhor in one all things in Ciu'ist,
!)()(, Ii wlucli arc in heaven, and
which are on earth ; even in him :

11 In whom also we ^ 1im.vc ob-
tnined an inheritance. Ix'ing i)re-
(Icsl inatefl aceorthng to the i)ur])ose
of hifn who woi-keth all tilings after
the counsel of his own will :

\'2 That we should be to the

* Or,

praise of liis glory, who first
trusted in Christ.

1 3 In whom ye also trusted, after
that ye heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation : in whom
also after that ye believed, ye Avere
sealed with that holy Spirit of pro-
mise,

14 Which is the earnest of our
inheritance until the redemption
of ^ the purchased possession, unto
the praise of his glory.

1 5 Wherefore I also, after I heard
of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and
love unto all the saints,

16 Cease not to give thanks for
you, making mention of you in my
prayers ;

17 That, the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of glorj%
may give unto you the spirit of
wisdom and revelation in the know-
ledge of him :

18 The eyes of your understand-
ing being enlightened ; that ye may
know what is the hope of his call-
ing, and what the riches of the glory
of his inheritance in the saints,

1 9 And what is the exceeding
greatness of his power to us-ward
who believe, according to the work-
ing of his mighty power,

20 Which he wrought in Christ,
when he raised him from the dead,
and set him at his own right hand
in the heavenly p/aces,

21 Far above all principality,
and power, and mignt, and do-
minion, and every name that is
named, not only in this world, but
also in that which is to come :

22 And hath put nW t/t/iii/i; under
his feet, and gave him fo tic th(!
head over all tliiiuja to the church,

23 Which is his body, the fulness
of him that filleth all m all.

CHAPTER 2.

1 By comparing what 'we nere hy^ nature,
ic'ith ii-hat ve are ri by grace : 10 he decl/ir-
cfh, thfit wv fire made for good irar/rs;
and l-"> being brought near liij I'hrisl.
Khonld not line as 11 (f entiles, and \'i
fareigners in time past, but as Ifl citizens
' irith the naints. and the fa mil y of Ood.

N I ) you hath he quickened, who
were dead in trespasses aiui

sins ;

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Jew and Gentile

EPHESIANS, 3.

made one in Christ.

2 Wherein in time past ye walked
according to the course of this
world, according to the prince of
the power of the air, the spirit that
now worketh in the children of
disobedience :

3 Among whom also we all ' had
our conversation in times past in

the lusts of our Hesh, fulhlhng the
desires of the flesh and of the mind ;
and were by nature the children of
wiuth, even as others.

i But God, who is rich in mercy,
for his great love wherewith he
loved us,

5 Even when we were dead in
sins, hath quickened us together
with Christ, (by grace ye are
saved ;)

6 And hath raised us up together,
and made tis sit together in hea-
venly places in Christ Jesus :

7 That in the ages to come he
might shew the exceeding riches of
his grace in Itis kindness toward us
through Christ Jesus.

8 For by grace are ye saved
through faith ; and that not of
yourselves : it is the gift of God :

9 Not of works, lest any man
should boast.

10 For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good
works, which God hath before "' or-
dained that we should walk in them.

1 1 Wherefore remember, that ye
heing in time past Gentiles in the
flesh, who are called Uncircum-
cision by that which is called the
Circumcision in the flesh made by
hands ;

12 That at that time ye were
''' without Christ, being aliens from
the commonwealth of Israel, and
strangers from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and with-
out God in the world :

13 But now in Christ Jesus ye
who •* sometimes were far off are
made nigh by the blood of Christ.

14 For he is our peace, who hath
made both one, and hath broken
down the middle wall of partition
between us;

15 Haying abolished in his flesh
the enmity, even the law of com-
mandments contained in ordi-
nances; for to make in himself
of twain one new inan, so making
I}eace ;

16 And that he might reconcile
both unto God in one body by the
cross, having slain the eimiity
thereby :

17 And came and preached peace
to you whicli were afar ofl', and to
them that were nigh.

18 For through him we both

have access by one Spirit unto the
Fathei'.

19 Now therefore ye are no more
strangers and foreigners, but fel-
lowcitizens with the saints, and of
the household of God ;

20 And are built upon the foun-
dation of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ himself being the chief
corner stone ,•

21 In whom all the building fitly
framed together groweth unto an
holy temple in the Lord :

22 In whom ye also are builded
together for an habitation of God
tln'ough the Spirit.

CHAPTER 3.

5 The hidden mystery, 6 tliat the Gentileit
xhoul.d he savec/,, 3 was made known 1<>
rani by revelation : 8 and to him was that
grace given, that 9 he should jjreach it.
lo He desireth tliein not to fit! id for his
tribulation, 14 and prayeth 19 that they
may jierceire the greek love of Christ
toii:ard them.

FOR this cause I Paul, the pri-
soner of Jesus Christ for you
Gentiles,

2 If ye have heard of the Mis-
jjensation of the grace of God
which is given me to you -ward :

3 How that by revelation he
made known unto me the mj^stery ;
(as I wrote afore in few words,

4 Whereby, when ye read, ye
may understand my knowledge in
the mystery of Christ)

5 Which in other ages was not
madeknown unto the sons of men,
as it is now revealed unto his holy
apostles and prophets by the
Spirit ;

6 That the Gentiles should be
fellowheirs, and of the same body,
and partakers of his promise in
Christ by the gospel :

7 Whereof I was made a minis-
ter, according to the gift of the
grace of God given unto me by the
effectual working of his power.

8 Unto me, who am less than
the least of all saints, is this grace
given, that I should preach among
the Gentiles the unsearchable
riches of Christ ;

9 And to make all onen see what
is the " fellowship of the mystery,
which from the beginning of the
world hath been hid in (iod, who
created all tilings by Jesus Christ :

10 To the intent that now unto
the principalities and powers in
heavenly p/ares migjit be known
"b\'^ the church tlie manifold wis-
dom of God,

1 1 According to the eternal pur-
pose which lie lau'posed in Christ
Jesus our J^ord :

* Or,

s steward-
ship

fi * dispeusa-
tioli

through

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The nnity of the cJmrcli.

EPHESIAXS, 4.

Exhortation to holiness.

12 In whom we have boldness
and access with confidence 'by the
faith of him.

13 Wherefore I desire that ye
faint not at my tribidations for
you, which is your glory.

14 For this cause 1 bow my
knees unto the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ,

1 5 Of whom ^ the whole * family
in heaven and earth is named,

16 That he would grant you, ac-
cording to the riches of his glory,
to be strengthened with might by
his Spii'it in the inner man ;

17 That Christ may dwell in
your hearts by faith ; that ye,
being rooted and grounded in love,

18 May be able to comprehend
with all saints what is the breadth,
and length, and depth, and height ;

19 And to know the love of
Christ, which passeth knowledge,
that ye might be filled with all the
fulness of God.

20 Now unto him that is able to
do exceeding abundantly above all
that we ask or think, according to
the power that worketh in us,

21 Unto him he glory in the
church by Christ Jesus tln-oughout
all ages, world without end. Amen.

CHAPTER 4.

1 lie exhorfeth to ■uni/i/. 7 <iiir/ dechirelh Uiat
Gad therefore till- if li dir,/.-: 11 ijifts mdo
men, that hix t-tnnrh miiild he V.\ rdirii-d,
and \i\ iirdini up in Clirisl. H lie enlleth
themfriiui ill,- hnpnrilii <d' 'lie (''■ n'ilis. 24
to X)Ut oil the new luiiii, 20 to eti.si off lyiiiij,
and 29 corrupt comiiiuniauiioii.

T THEREFORE, the prisoner of
X the Lord, beseech you that ye
walk worthy of the vocation where-
with ye are called,

2 With all lowliness and meek-
ness, with longsxiffering, forbear-
ing one another in love ;

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity
of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 17ie7-e is one body, and one
Spirit, even as ye are called in one
hope of your calling ;

5 One Lord, one faith, one bap-
tism,

6 One God and Father of all,
who is above all, and through all,
and in - you all.

7 liut unto every one of us is
given grace according to the mea-
sure of the gift of Christ.

8 Wherefore he saith, When he
ascended up on high, he led caj)-
tivity captive, and gave gifts unto
men.

9 (Now that he ascended, what
is it but that he also descended

* Gr. fatherhood.

tOr,

first into the lower parts of the
earth 1

10 He that descended is the same
also that ascended up far above all
heavens, that he might fill all
things.)

1 1 And he gave some, apostles ;
and some, prophets ; and some,
evangelists ; and some, pastors and
teachers ;

12 For the perfecting of the
saints, for the work of the minis-
try, for the ^ edifying of the body
of Christ :

13 Till we all come ■*in_the unity
of the faith, and of the knowledge
of the Son of God, unto a ^ perfect
man, unto the measure of the sta-
ture of the fulness of Christ :

1 4 That we henceforth be no more
children, tossed to and fro, and
carried about with every wind of
doctrine, by the sleight of men, and
cunning craftiness, whereby they
lie in wait to deceive ;

15 But speaking the truth in
love, may grow up into him in all
things, which is the head, even
Christ :

16 From whom the whole body
fitly joined together and compacted
by that which every joint suppli-
eth, according to *^the effectual
working in the measure of every

part, maketh increase of the body
unto the ^ edifying of itself in love.

1 7 This 1 say therefore, and tes-
tify in the Lord, that ye henceforth
walk not as other Gentiles walk, in
the vanity of their mind,

18 Having the understanding
darkened, being alienated from the
life of God through the ignorance
that is in them, because of the
' blindness of their heart :

19 Who being past feeling have
given themselves over unto lasci-
viousness, to work all uricleanness
with greediness.

20 But ye have not so learned
Christ ;

21 If so be that ye have heard
him, and liave been taught by
him, as the truth is in Jesus :

22 That ye put oH' ccmcerning
^tlie f()i-iner coiivei'sation the old
man, which ''js corrupt according
to the deceitful lusts ;

23 And be leiiewed in the spirit
of your mind ;

24 And that ye put on the new
uiiui, which after God is created in
rigiitcousiiess and true holiness.

25 Wherefore putting away ly-
ing, sjK'ak every man truth with
his iu'ighl)our : for we are meni-
l)ers one of another.

26 Be ye angry, and sin not : let

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Uncharitableness and vndeanness. EPHESIAiSTS, 5.

Duties of Jmsbands and xvives.

not the sun go down upon your
wrath :

27 Neithergive place to thedevil.

28 Let him that stole steal no
more : but rather let him labour,
working with his hands the thing
which is good, that he may have to
give to him that needeth.

29 Let no corrupt ^ communica-

tion proceed out of your mouth,
but that which is good -to the use
of edifying, that it may minister
grace unto the hearers.

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit
of God, ^ whereby ye are sealed
unto the day of redemption.

3 1 Let all bitterness, and wrath,
and anger, and clamour, and evil
speaking, be put away from you,
with all malice :

32 And be ye kind one to an-
other, tendei'hearted, forgiving one
another, even as God for Christ's
sake hath forgiven you.

CHAPTER 5.

2 After fjenernl e.rhoi'iaiionx. 1o lore, 8 to fly
forniiuition, 4 ond all uiich<ininn>t, 7 not to
converxe irit/i the tru-lcd. MUa tr,ilk wa7-ily.
and to J/e \sfllhd v:Uh rhe Sjiirif, 22 he de-
sccndcth to the paiticaUtr duties, howwires
ought to oheij their hii.sl/audu, lb and hns-
liandx oKglit to lore t/ieir Hires, 32 even <is
Christ doth his chvrch.

BE ye therefore "* followers of
God, as dear children ;

2 And walk in love, as Christ
also hath loved us, and hath given
himself for us an offering and a sa-
crifice to God for a sweet smelling
savour.

3 But fornication, and all un-
cleanness, or covetousness, let it
not be ° once named among you, as
becometh saints ;

4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish
talking, nor jesting, which are not
•^ convenient: but rather giving of
thanks.

5 For this ye know, that no
' whoremoTiger, nor unclean per-
son, nor covetous man, who is an
idolater, hath any inheritance in
the kingdom of Christ and of God.

0 Let no man deceive you with
\'aifi words : for because of these
things Cometh the wrath of God
upon the children of disobedience.

7 Be not ye therefore partakers
witli them.

8 For ye were * sometimes dark-
ness, but now are i/e liglit in tlie
Lord : walk as cliildren of light :

9 (For the fruit of the "S;)irit is
in all goodness and righteousness
and truth ;)

10 Proving what is acceptable
unto the Loi'd.

1 1 And have no fellowship with
the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather reprove them.

12 For it is a shame even to
speak of those things which are
done of them in secret.

13 But all things^" that are re-
proved are made manifest by the

liglit : for whatsoever " doth make
manifest is light.

14 Wherefore he saith. Awake
thou that sleepest, and arise fi'om
the dead, and Christ shall give
thee light.

15 See then that ye walk cir-
cumspectly, not as fools, but as
wise.

16 t Redeeming the ^'' time, be-
cause the days are evil.

17 Wlieiefore be ye not unwise,
but understanding what the will
of the Lord is.

18 And be not drunk with wine,
wherein is excess ; but be filled
with the Spirit ;

19 Speaking ^^ to youi^selves in
psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing and making melody
in your heart to the Lord ;

20 Giving thanks always for all
things unto '^God and the Father in
the name of oui- Lord J esus Christ ;

21 Submitting yourselves one to
another in the fear of God.

22 Wives, submit yourselves
unto your own husbands, as unto
the Lord.

23 For the husband is the head
of the wife, even as Christ is the
head of the church : &,nd he is the
saviour of the body.

24 Therefore as the church is
subject unto Christ, so let the
wives be to their own husbands in
every thing.

25 Husbands, love your wives,
even as Christ also loved the
church, and gave himself for it ;

26 That he might ^^ sanctify and
cleanse it with the washing of

* Or,

water l)y the word,

27 That he might present it to
himself a glorious chui'ch, not
having spot, or wrinkle, or any
such thing ; but that it should be
holy and without blemish.

28 So ought nu>n to love their
wives as their osvn bodies. He
that loveth his wife loveth him-
self.

29 For no man ever yet hated
his own tlesh ; but nourisheth and
cherisheth it, even as the Lord the
church :

t Gr. buying up.

201

Domestic relationships.

EPHESIANS, G.

TJie spirit^ial armour.

1 * he who is
l)oth their
Master and
yours

30 For we are members of his
body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

31 For this cause shall a man
leave his father and mother, and
shall be joined unto his wife, and
they two shall be one flesh.

32 This is a great mystery : but
I speak concerning Christ and the
church.

33 Nevertheless let every one of
you in particular so love his wife
even as himself ; and the wife see
that she reverence her husband.

CHAPTER G.

1 TJie (7 nil/ of children toicarils flieir parents,
5 of servants iini:<ii'<lK llwlr iiKtfiterH. lo
Oiirlife in a wdijarc, I'J imt oiili/ again.st
fleishand blood, but (iIkh Kjiiriinal enemies.
l3 The. complete armour of a ChriMitDi,
18 and how it ought to he used. 21 Tyohi-
cus is commended.

CHILDREN, obey your parents
in the Lord : for this is right.

2 Honour thy father and mo-
ther ; which is the first command-
ment with promise ;

3 That it may be well with thee,
and thou mayest live long on the
earth.

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not
your children to wrath : but bring
thern up in the nurture and ad-
monition of the Lord.

5 Servants, be obedient to them
that ai'e your masters according to
the flesh, witli fear and trembling,
in singleness of your heart, as unto
Christ ;

6 Not with eyeservice, as men-
pi easers ; but as the servants of
Christ, doing the will of God from
the heart ; "

7 With good will doing service,
as to the Lord, and not to men :

8 Knowing that whats(jever good
thing any man doeth, tlie same
shall he receive (jf the Lord, whe-
ther he he bond or free.

9 And, ye masters, do the same
things unto them, forbearing
threatening: knowing that ' your
Master also is in heaven ; neither

is there respect of persons with
him.

10 Finally, my brethren, be

* Or,

strong in the Lord, and in the
power of his might.

11 Put on the whole armour of
God, that ye may be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against - prin-
cipalities, against ^ powers, against
the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against •* spiritual wicked-
ness in high y/ares.

13 Wherefore take unto you the
whole armour of God, that ye may
be able to withstand in the evil
day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having ''your
loins girt about with truth, and
having " on_ the breastplate of
righteousness ;

1 5 And '' your feet shod with tlie
preparation of the gospel of peace ;

16** Above all, taking the shield
of faith, wherewith ye shall be
able to quench all the fiery darts
of the "wicked.

17 And take the helmet of sal-
vation, and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God :

1 8 Praying always with all prayer
and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perse-
verance and supplication for all
saints ;

19 And for me, that utterance
may be given unto me, that I may
open my mouth boldly, to make
known the inystery of the gospel,

20 For which I am an ambassa-
dor in bonds : that therein I may
speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

21 But that ye also may know
my affairs, an.d how I do, Tyehicus,
a beloved brother and faithful
minister in the Lord, shall make
known to you all things:

22 Vv'hoin I have sent unto you
for the same purpose, that ye might
know our' affairs, and that he might
comfort your hearts.

23 Peace />e to the brethren, and
love with faith, from God the Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.

24 Grace he with all them that
1()V(^ our Lord Jesus Christ in sin-
cerity. Amen.

1 Writli'ii IVorii Koine unto the ICjiliesiaiis by
Tycliicus.

2 the princi-
palities,

3 tlie powers,

4 the
spiritual
hosts of
wickedness
in the
heavenly
places.

5 girded
your loins

^ put on

" having
shod your
feet
8 Withal

'=' evil 07ie.

202

Thanksgiving and prayer.

PHILIPPIANS, 1.

Tlte apostle''s experience.

Timothy,

2 with me of
grace.

3 tender
mercies

4 prove the
tilings that
differ ;
6 unto

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

PHILIPPIANS

CHAPTER 1.

8 TTe tdiUfieth his thankfulness to God, and
his love toward them, for the fruits of their
faith, and fellowship in his sufferings, 9
daily praying to him for their increase in
grace: 12 he sheifeth wliai good the fiiilh
of Christ had rece/red by his troubles at
Rome, 21 anil hmr reitdy he is to glorify
Christ either !iy h is life or death, 2T etehorl-
ing them- to unity, '^6 and to fortitude in
persecution.

PAUL and ^ Timotheiis, the ser-
vants of Jesus Christ, to all the
saints in Christ Jesus which are
at Philippi, with the bishops and
deacons :

2 Grace be unto you, and peace,
from God our Father, and from the
Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God upon every
remembrance of you,

■i Always in every prayer of
mine for you all making request
with joy,

5 For your fellowship in the
gospel from the first day until
now ;

6 Being confident of this very
thing, that he which hath begun
a good work in you will perform it
until the day of Jesus Christ :

7 Even as it is meet for me to
think this of you all, because I
have you in my heart ; inasmuch
as both in my bonds, and in the
defence and confirmation of the
gospel, ye all are partakers ^of my
grace.

8 For God is my record, how
greatly I long after you all in the
•' bowels of Jesus Christ.

9 And this I pray, that your love
may abound yet more and more in
knowledge and in all judgment ;

1 0 That ye may * approve things
that are excellent ; that ye may be
sincere and without offence ^ tiU
the day of Christ ;

11 Being filled with the fruits
of righteousness, which are by
Jesus Christ, unto the glory and
praise of God.

12 But I would ye should under-
stand, brethren, that the things
v'hich ha2'>pened unto me have fallen
out rather unto the fui'therance of
the gospel ;

13 So that my bonds in Christ
are manifest in all the palace, and
in all other places ;

14 And many of the brethren in

the Lord, waxing confident by my
bonds, are much more bold to speak
the word without fear.

15 Some indeed preach Christ
even of envy and strife ; and some
also of good will :

16 The one preach Christ of
contention, not sincerely, suppos-
ing to add affliction to my bonds :

17 But the other of love, know-
ing that I am set for the defence of
the gospel.

IS What then? notwithstanding,
every way, whether in pretence, or
in truth, Christ is preached ; and
I therein do rejoice, yea, and will
rejoice.

19 For I know that this shall
turn to my salvation through your
prayer, and the supply of the
Spirit of Jesus Christ,

20 According to my earnest ex-
pectation and my hope, that in
nothing I shall be ashamed, but
that with all boldness, as always,
so now also Christ shall be magni-
fied in my body, whether it be
by life, or by death.

21 For to me to live is Christ,
and to die is gain.

22 But if I live in the flesh, this
is the fruit of my labour : yet what
1 shall choose I ^ wot not.

23 For I am in a strait betwixt
two, having a desire to depart, and
to be with Christ ; which is far
better :

2-1 Nevertheless to abide in the
flesh is more needful for you.

25 And having this confidence,
I know that I shall abide and con-
tinue with you all for j'our further-
ance and joy " of faith :

26 That youi- rejoicing may be
more abundant in Jesus Christ for
me by my coming to you again.

27 Onlj' let your "convei'sation

be as it becometh the gospel of
Christ : that whether I come and
see you, or else be absent, I may
hear of your affairs, that ye stand
fast in one spii'it, with one mind
striving together for the faith of
the gospel ;

28 And in nothing terrified by
your adversaries : which is to them
an evident token f)f perdition, but
to you of salvation, and that of
God.

29 For unto you it is given in

6 know

' in the
faith ;

s manner of
life

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ChrifiVs example of humiUtj/. . PHILIPPIANS, 2, 3.

Timothy and E2)a2^hrodilus.

the behalf of Clirist, not only to
iDelieve on him, but also to suffer
for his sake ;

30 Having the same conflict
which ye saw in me, and now hear
to he in me.

CHAPTER 2.

1 //c e^'horfefh flion fn iiitU)/. iiiuj to all hnm-
hlenCfiniif iiihiil, hi/ til,' cvdiiijih' of < 'lirisf'n
humiUti/ and cral/a/imi : 1'2 to a careful
jiroceedhu/ in tin: n-aij of sal rat inn, that
ihei/ tie ax 'liiiht.s to the I'lie'k, ,1 ,r,a-hl. 16 and
niinforts tn him their ajm.stle, irho is notv
read!/ to be offereel up to God. 19 He
hopeth to aend Timnthi/ to them, whom he
greatly commendeth, 25 «« Epaphroditiis
alfio, v)hoiii he jiresenfli/ nendefh to them.

IF there he therefore any consola-
tion in Christ, if any comfort of
love, if any fellowship of the Spirit,
if any ^ bowels and mei'cies,

2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be
likeminded, having the same love,
being of one accord, of one mind.

3 Let nothing he done through
strife or vainglory ; but in lowli-
ness of mind let each esteem other
better than themselves.

4 Look not every man -on his
own things, but every man also
- on the things of others.

5 Let this mind be in you, which
was also in Christ Jesus :

6 Who, ^ being in the form of
Cod, thought it not "* robbery to
be equal with God :

7 But ®made himself of no refu-

tation^ and took upon him tiie
form of a servant, and was made
in the likeness of men :

8 And being found in fashion as
a man, he humbled liimself, and
became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross.

9 Wherefore God also hath
highly exalted him, and given
him ''a^name which is above every
name :

10 That ''at the name of Jesus
every knee "sITould bow, of thivu^
in heaven, and thiii(ji< in earth,
and thill UK under tin; earth;

1 1 Aiul th,at every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ y.s Lord,
to the gloi-y of God the Father.

12 \\'h(!refore, my bchn'cd, as ye
have always obeyed, not as in my
presence only, but now iiiucli moi-e
in my abs(!nce, woi-k out your own
salvation with fear and ti'eml)ling.

13 For it is God which worketh
in you both to will and to do of Au-
good pleasure.

1+ ])o all things without mur-
murings and disputings :

1 5 'I'hat ye may be blameless
and harmless, the sons of God,
without "i-ebuke. in the midst of
a crooked and iiei'verse " nation.

among whom ye shine as lights in
the world ;

_ 16 Holding iov\\\ the word of
life ; that I may rejoice in the day
of Christ, that I have not run in
vain, neither laboured in vain.

17 Yea, and if I be offered upon
the sacrifice and service of your
faith, 1 joy, and rejoice with you
all.

18 For the same cause also do
ye joy, and rejoice with me.

1 9 But I trust in the Lord Jesus
to send '"Timotheus shortly unto
you, that 1 also may be of good
comfort, when I know your state.

20 For 1 have no man like-
minded, who will naturally care
for your state.

21 For all seek their own, not the
things which are Jesus Christ's.

22 But ye know the proof of him,
that, as a son with the father, he
hath served with me in the gospel.

23 Him therefore I hope to send
presently, so soon as I shall see how
it will go with me.

24 But I trust in the Lord that
I also myself shall come shortly.

25 Yet 1 supposed it necessary
to send to you Epaphroditus, my
brother, and companion in labour,
and fellowsoldier, but your * mes-
senger, and he that ministered to
my wants.

26 For he longed after you all,
and was full of heaviness, because
that ye had heard that he had been
sick.

27 For indeed he was sick nigh
unto death : but God had mercy
on him ; and not on him only, but
on me also, lest I should have sor-
row upon sorrow.

28 I sent him therefore the more
carefully, that, when ye see him
again, ye may rejoice, and that I
may be the less sorrowful.

29 Receive him therefore in the
Lord with all gladness; and hold
such in re[)utation :

30 liecause for the work of Christ
he was nigii unto death, not regard-
ing his life, t(j supply your lack of
service toward me.

CHAPTER 3.

1 He irarrieth them to beware of the false
tt'iichern of the cireiiineiKion, 4 sheninij
Unit hiiiiKelf hath greater catixe^ than theij
to triiKt ill the liiihteousiiess of the lair:
~i irhifh notirithxta/ulinff he coiinteth a.i
dung and Iokk, to gain Chrixt and hi.\
righteou.HneKH, 12 therein och-noirledging
hin ou;n irn/)erfecti,on. 1!) lie eirhorteth
them to lie thnx minded, 17 and to imi-
tate him, IS and to decline tlie irai/n of
carnal I'hrixtianx.

ij^lXALLY, my brethren, rejoice
' in the Lord. To write the same

* Gr. apostle.

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Paid gave up all for Christ.

PHILIITIAKS, 4.

Enemies of the cross.

things to you, to me indeed is not
grievous, but for you it is safe.

2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil
workers, beware of the concision.

3 For we are the circumcision,
which worship God in the spirit,
and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and
have no confidence in the flesh.

4 Though I might also have con-
fidence in the flesh. If any other
man thinketh that he hath whei'eof
he might trust in the flesh, I more :

5 Circumcised the eighth day,
of the stock of Israel, of the tribe
of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the
Hebrews ; as touching the law, a
Pharisee ;

6 Concerning zeal, persecuting
the church ; touching the right-
eousness which is in the law,
blameless.

7 But what things were gain to
me, those I counted loss for Christ.

8 Yea doubtless, and I count all
things hut loss for the excellency of
the knowledge of Christ Jesus my
Lord : for whom I have suffered
the loss of all things, and do count
them /jut ' dung, that I may win
Chi'ist,

9 And be found in him, not hav-
ing mine own righteousness, which
is of the law, but that which is
through - the faith of Christ, the
righteousness which is of God by
faith :

10 That I may know him, and
the power of his resurrection, and
the fellowship of his sufferings,
being made conformable unto his
death ;

1 1 If by any means I might at-
tain unto the resurrection of the
dead.

12 Not as though I had already
attained, either were already i^er-
fect : but I follow after, if tliat
I may ^aijprehend that for wjiicji
also I am api)rehended of Christ
J esus.

13 Brethren, I count not myself
^ to have apprehended : but this one
thing / do, forgetting those things
which are behind, and reaching
forth unto those things which are
before,

14 I press toward the mark for
the prize of the ''high calling of
God in Christ Jesus.

15 Let us therefore, as many as
be perfect, be tlius minded : and
if in any thing ye be otherwise
minded, God shall reveal even this
unto you.

16 Nevertheless, whereto we
have already attained, let us walk
by the same rule, let us mind the
same thing.

17 Brethren, be ''followers to-
gether of me, and mark them which
walk so as ye have us for an en-
sample.

18 (For many walk, of whom I
have told you often, and now tell
you even weeping, that they are the
enemies of the cross of Christ :

19 Whose end is destruction,
whose God is their belly, and whose
glory is in their shame, who mind
earthly things.)

20 For our ^ conversation is in
heaven ; from whence also we look
for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus
Christ :

21 Who shall change ^our vile
body, that it may be fashioned like
vnito " his glorious body, according
to the working whereby he is able
even to subdue all things unto him-
self.

CHAPTER 4.

1 From particular aihnonUions 4 he pro-
ceedeth to general etvhoriuthms, 10 shelving
hdir lie njnii'i il at Iheir libeiuility iaiiuirds
him h/iinj in ]i>-isiin, not si> iiiiich for the
,siqijiii/<)f his own nyints, as for the grace
of (rod in them. 19 And so he concludeth
with prayer and salutations.

THEREFORE, my brethren
dearly beloved and longed
for, my joy and crown, so stand
fast in the Lord, my dearly be-
loved.

2 I beseech ^"Euodias. and be-
seech Syntyche, that they be of the
same mind in the Lord.

3 And I entreat thee also, true
yokefellow, help " those women

fi imitators

which laboured with me in the

gospel, with Clement also, and vnth
other my fellowlabourers, whose
names are in the book of life.

4 Rejoice in the ,Lord alway :
and again I say. Rejoice.

5 Letyour^'-moderation be known
unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6 '■* Be careful for nothing: but in
every thing by prayer and suppli-
cation with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which
passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds
through Clu'ist Jesus.

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things
are '^ honest, whatsoever things are
just, wliatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, what-
soever things ftre of good report ; if
tlierc he any virtue, anfl if tliere he
any piuise, think on these things.

9 Those things, which ye have
both learned, and received, and
heard, and seen in me, do: and the
Gt)d of peace shall be with you.

' citizenship

s the body
of our humi-
liation,
9 the body
of his glory,

1" Euodia,

11 these
women, for
they

12 forbear-
ance

13 In nothing
be anxious :

i< lionour-
able,

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Paul conunendeth

THILirPIANS, 4.

their care for him.

2 Because of

10 But T rejoiced in the Lord
greatly, that now at the last your
care of me hath flourished again ;
wherein ye were also careful, but
ye lacked opportunity.

11 Not that I speak in respect
of want : for I have learned, in
whatsoever state I am, tliereivith to
be content.

12 1 know both how to be abased,
and I know how to abound : every
where and in all things I am in-
structed both to he full and to be
hungry, both to abound and to suf-
fer need.

13 1 can do all things ' through

Christ which strengtheneth me.

14 Notwithstanding ye have well
done, that ye '-^did communicnte
with my affliction.

15 Now ye Philippians know
also, that in the beginning of the
gospel, when I departed from Mace-
donia, no church communicated
with iiie as concerning giving and
receiving, but ye only.

16 For even in Tjiessalonica ye
sent once and again unto my ne-
cessity.

1 7 Not because I desire a gift :
but I desire fruit that may abound
to your account.

18 But I have all, and abound:
I am full, having received of Epa-
phroditus the things which were
sent from you, an odour of a sweet
smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-
Ijleasing to God.

19 But my God shall supply all
your need according to his riches
in glory by Christ Jesus.

20 Now unto God and our Father
he glory for ever and ever. Amen.

21 Salute every saint in Christ
.Jesus. The brethren which are
with me greet you.

22 All the saints salute you,
chiefly they that are of Cresar's
household.

2.3 The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ (>e with you all. Amen.

^ It was wi-itten to tlio Philippians from
Homo by Epaphroditus.

THE EPISTLE OP PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

COLOSSIANS

CHAPTER 1.

1 After ealHidfUm he thanketh God for their
filith, 7 cotifiiiiiith the (hictrhie, of F.'pa-
■]ihra>i. 0 jirinfeU) fnrtJn-r for ihi'iv hiffcnxe
in grace. \i de^nihrtli' tln^ tin.- Christ.
'21 ern'oiiriiiietli lliem 1o r,ci h-f J, xiik ( 'lirint,
rnnl cnmmevdetli hits owti, initiintry.

PALTL, an apostle of Jesus Christ
by the will of God, and ' Timo-
thous our brother,

2 To the saints and faithful
brethren in Christ which are at
Colosse : Grace he unto you, and
peace, from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 \\c give thanks to God and the
Fathei- of our Lord Jesus (Jhrist,
praying always for you,

4 Since we heard of your faith in
Christ .fesus, and of the love vjhich
yc linve to all the saints,

.5 -For the hope which is laid up
for you in lu'aven, whereof y(^ hoard
before in the word of the truth (jf
the gosjiel ; _

6 Which is come UTito you, as it
if in all the wf)rld ; anrl bi-iTigetli
forth fruit, as it doth also in you,
since the day ye heard of it, and
knew the grace of fJod in truth:

7 As ye also learned of Epa_pliivis
our dear fellowservant, whc» is '' f< )r
you a faithful minister of Clirist ;

* Or,

8 Who also declared unto us your
love in the Spirit.

9 For this cause we also, since
the day we heard it, do not cease
to pray for you, and to desire that
ye might be filled with the know-
ledge of his will in all wistlom and
spiritual understanding ;

10 That ye might walk worthy
of tlie Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good woi'k, and in-
creasing in the knowledge of God ;

11 Strengthened with all might,
according to his glorious ])owez',
uiito all patience and longsulfering
with joyfulness ;

12 (jiving th;i,nks unto the
Father, which hath made us meet
to be iiartakers of tlie inheritance
of the saints in light :

13 Who hath delivered us from
the i)ower of darkness, and hath
translated us into the kingdom of
his dear Son :

14 In wlu)in we have redemption
througli his blood, even the forgive-
ness of sins :

15 Who is the image of the in-
visible (Jod, the firstborn of ^every
creature :

I () For "'l)y him were all things
crejtted, that are in heaven, and
that are in earth, visible and in-
visible, whether they be thrones,

•» all
creation ;

206

The preeminence of Christ.

COLOSSIANS, 2.

The true circumcision.

4 amonf; ;ill
s the fulness

or dominions, or principalities, or
powers : all things were created ' by
him, and for him :

17 And he is before all things,
and "by him all things ''consist.

18 And he is the head of the
body, the church : who is the be-
ginning, the hrstborn from the
dead; that ^in all things he might
have the preeminence.

19 For it pleased the Father that
in him should all '"^fulness dwell ;

20 And, having made peace
through the blood of his cross, by
him to reconcile all things unto
himself ; by hiin, / say, whether
they he things in earth, or things
in heaven.

21 And you, that were sometime
alienated and enemies in your mind
by wicked works, yet now hatli he
reconciled

22 In the body of his flesh
through death, to present you
holy and ixnblameable and unre-
proveable in his sight :

23 If ye continue in the faith
grounded and settled, and lie not
moved away from the hope of the
gospel, which ye have heard, and
which was preached to every crea-
ture which is under heaven ;
whereof I Paul am made a mi-
nister ;

24 Who now rejoice in my suffer-
ings for you, and fill up that which
is behind of the afflictions of Christ
in my flesh for his body's sake,
which is the church :

25 Whereof I am made a mini-
ster, according to the ** dispensation
of God which is given to me for
you, ' to f ul fil the word of God ;

26 Even the mystery which hath
been hid from ages and from gene-
rations, but now is made manifest
to his saints :

27 To whom God would make
known what is the riches of the
glory of this myster.y among the
Gentiles ; which is Christ in you,
the hope of glory :

28 Whom we preach, warning
every man, and teaching every
man in all wisdom ; that we may
present ever.y man perfect in
Christ Jesus :

29 \Vhereunto I also labour,
striving according to his working,
which worketh in me mightily.

CHAPTER 2.

1 //(' xWI exhnrtefh them to he coiufrnii in
Vlifist, 8 to lieirare of phi/onop/i;/, and
rain tradiUonit, IS ioorxhip/iiii.{/ of (trigeln.
-0 and legal ceremoii let, •which are ended
in t'hrint.

lOR T would that ye knew * what
great conflict 1 luive for you.

and for them at Laodicea, eindfnr
as many as have not seen my face
in the flesh ;

2 That their hearts might be
comforted, being knit together in
love, and unto all riches of the full
assurance of understanding, to the
acknowledgment of the mystery of
God, ^and of the Father, and of
Christ :

3 in whom are hid all the ti-ea-
sures of wisdom and knowledge.

4 And this I say, lest any man
should beguile you with enticing
words.

5 For though I be absent in the
flesh, yet am I with you in the
spirit, joying and beholding your
order, and the stedfastness of your
faith in Christ.

6 As ye have therefore received
Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye
in him :

7 Rooted and built up in him,
and stablished in the faith, as ye
have been taught, abounding
therein with thanksgiving.

8 Beware lest '"any man spoil
you through philosophy and vain
deceit, after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world,
and not after Christ.

9 For in him clwelleth all the ful-
ness of the Godhead bodily.

10 And ye are complete in him,
which is the head of all principality
and power : '

1 1 In whom also ye " are circum-
cised with the circumcision made
without hands, in putting off the
body of the sins of the flesh by the
circumcision of Christ :

12 Buried with him in baptism,
wherein also ye ^-are I'isen with hi?n

through the faith of the operation

of God, who hath raised him from
the dead.

13 And you, being dead in your
sins and the uncircumcision of
your flesh, hath he quickened to-
gether with him, having forgiven
you all trespasses ;

14 IJlotting out the handwriting
of ordinances that was against us,
which was contrary to us, and took
it out of the way, nailing it to his
cross ;

15 Avd having ".spoiled princi-
palities and powers, he made a
shew of them openly, triumphing
over them in it.

16 Let no man therefore judge
you in meat, or in drink, or in
respect of an holyday, or of the
new moon, or ot the sabbath
days :

*0r,

207

Christians risen with Christ.

COLOSSI AN S, 3, 4.

Divers exhortations.

1 severity to
the body ;
but are
not of
any value
against the
indulgence
of the flesh.

2 mind

3 desire,

* railing,
6 speaking

1 7 Which are a shadow of things
to come ; but the body is of Christ.

18 Let no man beguile you of
your leward in a voluntary hu-
mility and worshipping of angels,
intruding into those things which
he hath not seen, vainly puifed up
by his fleshly mind,

19 And not holding the Head,
from which all the body by joints
and bands having nourishment
ministered, and knit together, in-
creaseth with the increase of God.

20 Wherefore if ye be dead with
Christ from the rudiments of the
world, why, as though living in
the world, are ye subject to ordi-
nances,

21 (Touch not ; taste not ; handle
not ;

22 Which all are to perisli with
the using;) after the command-
ments and doctrines of men 1

23 Which things have indeed a
shew of wisdom in will worship,
and humility, and ^ neglecting of
the body : not in any honour to
the satisfying of the flesh.

CHAPTER 3.

1 //e nhi'irif/i irlii'i-c ire ■■i/iiiii/d seek Ohriat.
5 lie r.Hn.iiifh lo iiiorfi Hiutliun, 10 to put
off the old iiKiii, (Uul ill put on Chrittt. 12
exhorting to charity, hiimilitif, and other
several duties.

IF ye then be risen with Christ,
seek tho.se things which ai-e
above, where Christ sitteth on the
right hand of God.

2 Set your " affection on things
above, not on things on the earth.

3 For ye are dead, and your life
is hid with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, vjho is our life,
shall appear, then shall ye also
appear with him in glory.

5 Mortify therefore your mem-
bers which are upon the earth ;
fornication, uncleanness, inordi-
nate affection, evil •' concupiscence.
and covetousness, which is idola-
try: ^

6 For which things' sake the
wrath of God cometh on the child-
I'cn of dis()l)e(Hence :

7 In the which ye also walked
some time, when ye lived in tliem.

8 But now ye also put off all
these ; anger, wrath, malice, 'bias-
])licmv. filtliy •'comnniTiiciiiion out
of your mouth.

9 Lie not f)ne to anf)ther', seeing
that ye have put off the old man
with his deeds ;

10 And have put on the new
man, which is renewed in know-
ledge after the image of him that
created him :

1 1 Where there is neither Greek

nor Jew, circumcision nor uncir-
cumcision. Barbarian, Scythian,
bond nor free : but Christ is all,
and in all.

1 2 Put on therefore, as the elect
of God, holy and beloved, "^ bowels
of mercies, kindness, humbleness
of mind, meekness, longsuffering ;

13 Forbearing one another, and
forgiving one another, if any man
have a ' quarrel against any : even
as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things
put on ** charity, which is the bond
of perfectness.

1 5 And let the peace of ^ God
rule in your hearts, to the which
also ye are called in one body ;
and be ye thankful.

1 6 Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom ; teach-
ing and admonishing one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord.

17 And whatsoever ye do in
word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks
to "' God and the Father by him.

1 8 Wives, submit j^ourselyesunto
your own husbands, as it is fit in
the Lord.

19 Husbands, love yo^ir wives,
and be not bitter against them.

20 Children, obey your parents
in all things : for this is well pleas-
ing unto the Lord.

21 Fathers, provoke not your
children to anger, lest they be dis-
couraged.

22 Servants, obey in all things
your masters according to the
flesh ; not with eyeservice, as men-
pleasers ; but in singleness of heart,
tearing God :

23 And whatsoever ye do, do it
heartily, as to the Lord, and not
unto men ;

24 Knowing that of tlie Lord ye
shall receive the reward of the in-
heritance: for ye serve the Lord
Christ.

25 But he that doeth ^yrong shall
receivefor the wrong which he hath
done: and tliere is no resi)ect of
persons.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Ife en'horti'th thetii to he ferreni in prai/er.
.0 to iralk irine/if toirard them that are not
yet conie to the true Icnoirleilge of ChriKt.
10 //e milnteth them, and irinheth them all
proxjierity.

MASTf^JvS, give unto your ser-
vants tliat which is just and
('(|ual ; knowing that ye also have
a Master in heaven.

* Or,

208

Bidding to ])raiicr.

COLOSSIANS, 4.

Salutations.

2 Continue in pi'ayer, and watch
in the same with thanksgiving ;

3 Withal praying also for us, that
God would open unto us a door <jf
utterance, to sjjeak the mystery of
Christ, forwhich 1 am also in bonds :

4 That I may make it manifest,
as I ought to speak.

5 Walk in wisdom toward them
that are without, * redeeming the
' time.

(3 Let your speech he alway with
grace, seasoned with salt, that ye
may know how ye ought to answer
every man.

7 All my state shall Tychicus de-
clare unto you, ii>ho is a beloved
brother, and a faithful minister
and fellowservant in the Lord:

8 W^hom I have sent unto you for
the same purpose, that he might
know your estate, and comfort your
hearts ;

9 With Onesimus. a faithful and
beloved brother, who is one of j^ou.
They shall make known unto you
all things which are done here.

10 Aristarchusmyfellowprisoner
saluteth you, and '~ 5larcus, ^ sister's
son to Barnabas, (touching whom
ye received commandments : if he
come unto you, receive him ;)

* Gr. buying up.

1 1 And Jesus, which is called
Justus, who are of the circumci-
sion. These only ewe mi/ fellow-
workers unto the kingdom of God,
which have been a comfort unto
me.

12 Epaphras, who is one of you,
a servant of Christ, saluteth you,
always labouring fervently for you
in piaj'ers, that ye may stand per-
fect and complete in all the will of
God.

13 For I bear him record, that
he hath a great zeal for you, and
them that are in Laodicea, and them
in Hierapolis.

14 Luke, the beloved phs^sician,
and Deraas, greet you.

1 5 Salute the brethren which are
in Laodicea, aiid N japphas, and the
church which is in his house.

16 And when this epistle is read
among you, cause that it be read
also in the church ' of the Laodi-
ceans ; and that ye likewise read
the e2nst/e from Laodicea.

17 And say to Archipj)us, Take
heed to the ministry which thou
hast received in the Lord, that
thou fulfil it.

18 The salutation by the hand
of me Paul. Remember my bonds.
Grace be with you. Amen.

1 Written from Rome to the Colossians by
Tychicus aud Onesimus.

THE FIRST EPISTLE OE PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

THESSALONIANS

CHAPTER L

1 The Theasaloninna are fpren In unrlerKltnul
hofhhoir munlfiil ,<f1lii')„ Siiiii/ I'liiil irds <ii
all thnex ill tliin)ks;jirtii(j, dm/ jinii/cr: .t
and also hnw icell he wan perxuadeil of tlie-
truth and sinoerity of their faith, and con-
version to God.

PAUL, and Silvanus, and ^ Tinio-
theus, unto the church of the
Thessalonians which is in God the
Father and in the Lord Jesus
Christ : Grace be unto you, and
peace, from God our Father, and
the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 We give thanks to God always
for you all, making mention of you
in our prayers ;

3 Remembering without ceasing
your work of faith, and labour of
love, and patience of hopt^ in our
Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of
God and our Father ;

4 Knowing, brethren beloved,
your election of God.

5 For our gospel came not unto
you in word only, but also in ]iower.

and in the Holy Ghost, and in
much assurance ; as ye know what
manner of men we were among
you for your sake.

6 And ye became " followers of
us, and of the Lord, having received
the word in much affliction, witli
joy of the Holy Ghost :

7 So that ye were ensamples to
all that believe in ^Macedonia and
Achaia.

8 For from you sounded out the
word of the Lord not only in Mace-
donia and Achaia, but also in every
place yovu' faith to God-ward is
spread abroad ; so that we need
not to speak any tiling.

9 For they themselves shew of
us what manner of entering in we
had unto you, and how ye turned
to God from idols to serve the liv-
ing and true God ;

10 And to wait for his Son from
heaven, whom he raised from the
dead, even Jesus, which •'delivered
us from the wrath to come.

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Pcmrs ministry among them. I. THESSALONIANS, 2, 3. Oiyposition of the Jews.

CHAPTER 2.

1 In what manner the gospel tons drought and
preached to the Thennaloniann, and in what
sort a/so t/ieif received it. 18 A reason w
rendend hoili. irhij Sill at Paul was so long
absent Jr.'iii thciii, ttiid also why he was so
desirous to see them.

FOR yourselves, brethren, know
our entrance in unto you, that
it was not in vain :

2 But even after that we had
suifered beff)re, and were shame-
fully entreated, as ye know, at
Philippi, we were bold in our (iod
to speak unto you the gospel of
God with much contention.

3 For our exhortation was not of
deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in
guile :

4 But as we were ^ allowed of
God to be put in trust with the
gospel, even so we speak ; not as
pleasing men, but God, which tri-
eth our hearts.

5 For neither at any time used
we flattering words, as ye know,
nor a cloke of covetousness ; God is
witness :

6 Nor of men sought we glory,
neither of you, nor yet of otliers,
when we might have - been burden-
some, as the apostles of Christ.

7 But we were gentle among you,
even as a nurse cherisheth her
children :

8 So being affectionately desir-
ous of you, we were ■'willin.fi; to

have imparted unto you, not the
gospel of God only, but also our
own souls, because ye were dear
unto us.

9 For ye remember, brethren,
our labour and travail : for labour-
ing night and day, because we
would not be chargeable unto any
of you, we preached unto you the
gospel of God.

10 Ye are witnesses, and God
also, how holily and justly and un-
blameably we behaycxl ourselves
among you that b(^ii(n'e :

11 As ye know how we exhorted
and comforted and_ charged every
one of you, as a father doth his
children,

12 .That ye would walk worthy
of God, who hath called you unto
his kingdoin and glory.

13 For this cause also thank wc
God without ceasing, because, when
ye received the wor(] of CUn] which
ye heard of us, ye receivefl if not as
the word of men, but as it is in
truth, the word of (iod, which ef-
fectually worketh also in you that
believe.

14 For ye, brethren, became fol-
lowers of tnc churches of God which
in Judiea are in Christ Jesus : for

ye also have suffered like things of
your own countrymen, even as they
have of the Jews :

15 Who both killed the Lord
Jesus, and their own prophets, and
have persecuted us ; and they please
not God, and are contrary to all
men :

16 Forbidding us to speak to the
Gentiles that they might be saved,
to fill up their sins alway : ^ for
the wrath is come upon them to
the uttermost.

1 7 But we, brethren, being taken
from you for a short time in pre-
sence, not in heart, endeavoured
the more abundantly to see your
face with great desire.

18 Wherefore we would have
come unto you, even I Paul, once
and again ; but Satan hindered us.

19 For what ?'.s our hope, or joy,
or crown of rejoicing'? J.re not
even ye in the presence of our
Lord Jesus Christ at his coming!

20 For ye are our glory and joy.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Saint Paul teKtilieth his great love to the
Thessaliiniann, jnuilij htj sending Timothy
vnto tlicin to sti-iinjihen and comfort them:
partly by rejoii-i n,j in their veil doing:
1(1 and partly l>y ]>}■(! yinij for them, and
desiring a safe coining unto them.

WHEREFORE when we could
no longer forbear, we thought
it good to be left at Athens alone ;
2 And sent ® Tiinotheus. our bro-
ther, and ''minister of God, and our
fellowlabourer in the gospel of

Christ, to establish you, and to
comfort you concerning your faith :

3 That no man should be moved
by these alflictions : for yourselves
know that we are appointed there-
unto.

4 For verily, when we were with
you, we told you before that we
should sutt'er tribulation; even as
it came to pass, and ye know.

5 For this cause, when I could
no longer forbear, I sent to know
your faith, lest by some means the
tempter have temi)ted you, and
oui- laboui' ho in vaim

6 But now when "Timotheus
came from you unto uis and
brought us good tidings of your
faith and '^chnrity. and that ye
have good I'euu'iubrance of us al-
ways, desiring greatly to see us,
as w(! also to see you :

7 Thcref<jre, brethrcMi, we were
conifort(Ml ()\('r you in all our afflic-
tion and distress by your faith :

8 p'or now we live, if ye stand
fast in the Lord.

* Or,

•> but

5 Timothy,
s * God's
minister
in the gospel

Tiiiiolliy

** love,

210

Exhortation to chastitij.

I. THESSALONIANS, 4, 5.

Christ^s second comhig.

1 wrong

2 the

3 an avenger
in all these
things,

9 For what th.ank.s can we ren-
der to God again for you, for all
the joy wherewith we joy for your
sakes before our God;

10 Night and day praying ex-
ceedingly that we inig-lit see your
face, and might perfect that which
is lacking in your faith 1

11 Now God himself and our
Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
direct our way unto you.

12 And the Lord make you to
increase and abound in love one
toward another, and toward all
men, even as we do toward you :

13 To the end he may stablish
your hearts unblameable in holi-
ness before God, even our Father,
at the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ with all his saints.

CHAPTER 4.

1 He exhorteth them to go on forward in all

manner of ijodliness, 0 to live holily and
jtfuilj/, 9 to hire one another, 11 and quietly
to follow their oirn bnxine.sx : 18 and, lafst of
ail to sorroic iiuK/erateli/ for the dead. 15
And u7ito this hint exhortation is annexed
a brief description of the resurt'ection,
a7id second coming of Christ to judgment.

FURTHERMORE then we be-
seech you, brethren, and exhort
yon by the Lord Jesus, that as ye
have received of us how ye ought
to walk and to please God, so ye
would abound more and more.

2 For ye know what command-
ments we gave you by the Lord
Jesus.

3 For this is the will of God,
even your sanctification, _ that ye
should abstain from fornication :

4 That e\'ery one of you should
know how to possess his vessel in
sanctification and honour ;

5 Not in the lust of concupis-
cence, even as the Gentiles which
know not God :

6 That no man go beyond and
' defraud his brother in '■^aiu/ mat-
ter : because that the Lord is "' the
avenger of all such, as we also

have forewarned you and testified.

7 For God hath not called us unto
uncleanness, but unto holiness.

8 He therefore that clespiseth,
despise th not man, but God, who
hath also given unto us his holy
Spirit.

9 But as touching brotherly love
ye need not that 1 write unto you :
for ye yourselves are taught of God
to love one another.

10 And indeed ye do it toward
all the brethren which ai'e in all
Macedonia : but we beseech you,
brethren, that ye increase more
and more ;

1 1 And that ye study to be qu iet.
and to do your own business, ana

to work with j'our own hands, as
vve commanded you ;

12 That j'e may walk •* honestly
toward them that are without, and
that ye may have lack of nothing.

13 But I would not have you to
be ignorant, brethren, concerning
them which are asleep, that ye sor-
row not, even as others which have
no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus
died and rose again, even so them
also which sleep in Jesus will God
bring with him.

15 For this we say unto you by
the word of_ the Lord, that we
which are alive and remain unto
the coming of the Lord shall not
'' prevent them which are asleep.

16 4 or the Lord himself shall
descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel,
and with the trump of God : and
the dead in Christ shall rise first :

1 7 Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together
with them in the clouds, to meet
the Lord in the air : and so shall
we ever be with the Lord.

18 Wherefore " comfort one an-
other with these words.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Ife 2^'>'oceedeth in the former description of
ChrisVs coming to judgment, 16 and giveih
diners precepts, 28 and so concludeth the
epistle.

BUT of the times and the sea-
sons, brethren, ye have no need
that 1 wi'ite unto you.

2 For yourselves know perfectly
that the day of the Lord so cometh
as a thief in the night.

3 For when they shall say, Peace
and safety ; then sudden destruc-
tion Cometh upon them, as travail
upon a woman with child ; and
they shall not escape.

4 But ye, brethren, are not in
darkness, that that day should
overtake you as a thief.

5 Ye are all the children of light,
and the children of the day : we
are not of the night, nor of dark-
ness.

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as
do others ; but let us watch and be
sober.

7 F'or they that sleep sleep in the
night ; and they that be clrunken
are di'unken in the night.

8 But let us, wiio are of the day,
be sober, putting on the breastplate
of faith and love ; and for an hel-
met, the hope of salvation.

9 For God hath not appointed
us to wrath, but to obtain salva-
tion by our Lord Jesus Christ,

10 Who died for us, that, wliether

* becom-
ingly

■' precede

fi exhort

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I. THESSALONIANS, 5.

and jieo'ple.

we wake or sleep, we should live
together with him.
11 Wherefore ^comfort your-

selves together, and edify one an-

other, even as also ye do.

12 And we beseech you, breth-
ren, to know them which labour
among you, and are over you in
the Lord, and admonish you ;

13 And to esteem them very
highly in love for their work's
sake. And be at peace among
yourselves.

14 Now we exhort you, breth-
ren, warn them that are unruly,
comfort the "feebleminded, sup-
port the weak, be patient toward
all men.

15 See that none render evil for
evil unto any man ; but ever follow
that which is good, both among
yourselves, and to all men.

16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In every thing give thanks :

for this is the will of God in Christ
Jesus concerning you.

19 Quench not the Spirit.

20 Despise not prophesyings.

21 Prove all things; hold fast
that which is good.

22 Abstain from ''all aijpearance
of evil.

23 And the very God of peace
sanctify you wholly ; and / pj'a?/
God your '^wliole snii-it and soul
and body be "' ijrc^served blameless

unto the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ.

24 Faithful is he that calleth
you, who also will do it.

2-5 Brethren, pray for us.

26 Greet all the bretlu-en with
an holy kiss.

27 I charge you by the Lord
that this epistle be read unto all
the holy brethren.

28 The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you. Amen.

1 The first epinUe unto the Thessalonians
was written from Athens.

THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAOL THE APOSTLE TO THE

THESSALONIANS

CHAPTER 1.

1 Saint Paul certifieth them of the, good opi-
niomohich he had of their fititli , lore, ami
patience: 11 aiKlf'lirrririf'hiilusifli </irirs
reasons for the eoinjnrti mj of tlnin in />(/■-
secution, ichereof tlie. eliiefei^t is taken from
the righteous judgment of God.

PAUL, and Silvanus, and ^ Timo-
theus, unto the church of the
Thessalonians in God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ :

2 Grace unto you, and peace,
from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ.

3 We are bound to thank God al-
ways for you, l)r(^threii, as it is meet,
because tliat your f;iith groweth ex-
ceedingly, and the "charity of every
one of you all towaid each other
aboundeth ;

4 So that we ourselves gloi'y in
you in the churclu^s of God for
your patience and faith in all your
persecutions and tribulations that
ye endure :

5 Which is a manifest token f)f
the righteous judgment of God,
that .ve may V)e counted worthy of
the kingdom oi God, for which ye
also sumn- : . . .

6 Seeing it is a righteous tiling
with God to reconiiH'usi! tribula-
tion to them that trouV)le you ;

7 And to you who nvc troubled
rest with us, when the fjord Jesus
sliall bf^ revealed from heaven with
his mighty angels.

8 In flaming fire taking ven-
geance on them that know not
God, and that obey not the gospel
of our Lord Jesus Christ:

9 Who shall be punislied with
everlasting destruction from the
presence of the Lord, and from the
glory of his power ;

10 When he shall come to be
glorified in his saints, and to be
admired in all them that believe
(.because our testimony among you
was believed) in tiiat day.

11 Wherefore also we pray al-
ways for you, that our God would
count you worthy of tJtis calling,
and fulfil all the good i)leasure of
his goodness, and the work of faith
with i)ower :

1 2 'I'hat the name of our Loril
Jesus Christ may be glorified in
you, and ye in him, according to
tlu! grace of our God and the Lord
Jesus Christ.

CHAPTER 2.

1 //,' nillelh them to conti n lie sted f<(st in the
truth reeeire<l, 8 sheirelh that there .shall
lie It departure from the faith. '.) and a
iliM-orerij of aniiehi'ist. hifore the daij <f
the Lord come, ITi And thereupon- re peat-
eth. his former exhortation, and prai/eth
for them,.

NOW we b(;s(H'c1i you, bi-ethren,
■''l)y the coming of our Lord
Jesus CTii'ist. and ^ Ay/our gatlieiing
together unto him,

3 every form

^ spirit
5 preserved
entire, with-
out blame

«u

lucliinp;
iririillicr-

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Apostasy before Christ cometli. II. THESSALONIANS, 3.

Against idleness.

2 That ye be not soon shaken in
mind, or be troubled, neither by
spirit, nor by word, nor by letter
as from us, as that the day of
Christ is at hand.

3 Let no man deceive you by any
means : for that day shall not come,
except there come ^ ci falling away
first, and that man of sin be re-
vealed, the son of perdition ;

4 who opposeth and exalteth
himself above all that is called
God, or that is worshipped ; so that
he as God sitteth in the temple
of God, -shewing himself that he
is God.

5 Remember ye not, that, when
I was yet with you, I told you
these things'?

6 And now ye know what ^ with-
lioldeth that he might be revealed

m Ins time.

7 For the mystery of •* iniquity
doth already work : '' only he who
now letteth vill let, until he be

taken out of the way.
8 And then shall Hhat Wicked

be revealed, whom the Lord shall
consume with the ''^spirit of his
mouth, and shall destroy with the
brightness of his coming :

9 Even hivi, whose coming is
after the working of Satan with
all power and signs and lying
wonders,

10 And with all deceivableness
of unrighteousness in them that
perish ; because they received not
the love of the truth, that they
might be saved.

1 1 And for this cause God shall
send them strong delusion, that
they should believe a lie :

12 That they all might be
'^ damned who believed not the
truth, but had pleasure in un-
righteousness.

13 But we are bound to give
thanks alway to God for you, breth-
ren beloved of the Lord, because
God hath from the beginning
chosen you to salvation through
sanctification of the .Spirit and be-
lief of the truth :

14 Whereunto he called you by
our gospel, to the obtaining of the
glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Therefore, brethren, stand
fast, and hold the traditions which
ye have been taught, whether by
word, or our epistle.

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ
himself, and God, even our Fatlun-,
which hath loved us, and liath
given ^(.i< everlasting consolation
and good hope through grace,

17 Comfort your . hearts, and

stablish you in every good word
and work.

CHAPTER 3.

1 I/e craveth their prayers for himself, 3
tedifeth iphat confidence he hath in them.
5 riKil-iih requeKt'to God in their behalf,
(! ifiritli Hum. dvverH j)receptx. esjiec/a//// to
tihtiii iilleiiess, and ill compauij, Ui and
lufit (f all concludeih with prayer and
sulutatio7i.

FINALLY, brethren, pray for
us, that the word of the Lord
may have free course, and be glori-
fied, even as it is with you :

2 And that we may be delivered
from unreasonable and wicked
men: for all men have -not faith.

3 But the Lord is faithful, who
shall stablish you, and keep you
from " evil.

4 And we have confidence in
the Lord touching you, that ye
both do and will do the things
which we command you.

5 And the Lord direct your
hearts into the loye of God, and
into the patient waiting for Christ.

6 Now we command you, breth-
ren, in the name of our Lord Je-
sus Christ, that ye withdraw your-
selves from every brother that
walketh disorderly, and not after
the tradition which he received of
us.

7 For yourselves know how ye
ought to follow us : for we behaved
not ourselves disorderly among
you ;

8 Neither did we eat any man's
bread for nought ; but wrought
with labour and travail night and
day, that we might not be charge-
able to any of you :

9 Not because we have not
" power, but to make ourselves an
ensample unto you to follow us.

10 For even when we were with
you, this we commanded you, that
if any would not work, neither
should he eat.

1 1 For we hear that there are
some which walk among you dis-
orderly, working not at all, but
are busybodies.

12 Now them that are such we
command and exhort by our Lord
Jesus Christ, that with quietness
they work, and eat their own
bread.

13 But ye, brethren, be not
weary in well doing.

14 And if any man obey not our
word by this epistle, note that
man, and have no company with
him. that he may be ashamed.

15 Yet count him not as an
enemy, but admonish him as a
brother.

IG Now the Lord of peace liim-

9 the evil
one.

10 the right,

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Right use of the law.

II. THESSALONIANS, 3.

PauVs call to the ministry.

11 teachiiii.

self give you peace always by all
means. The Lord be with you all.
17 The salutation of Paul with
mine own hand, which is the token
in every epistle : so I write.

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

^ The second epistle to the Thessa'.oiiiaiis
was written from Athens.

THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO

TIMOTHY

CHAPTER 1.

1 Timothy is put in m ind of the. charge n-hich
Wils gitJen unto h/iii hi/ I'liul itt hi^i ijaiiiy to
Macedonia. 5 O/tlic viijht t(ne ami end of
the /aic. ll 0/ .•iaint PauPs calhiifj to he
an apostle, 20 and of Hymenmus and Alex-
ander.

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus C-hrist
' by the commandment of God
our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ,
which is our hope ;

2 Unto Timothy, my own son in
the faith : Grace, mercy, and peace,
from God '^our Father and Jesus
Christ our Lord.

3 As I besought thee to abide
still at Ephesus, when I went into
Macedonia, that thou mightest
charge some that they teach no
other doctrine,

4 Neither give heed to fables and
endless genealogies which minister
questions, rather than ^ godly edi-
fying which is in faith : '* so do.

5 ^ Now the end of the " com-
mandment is '^ charity out of a

pure heart, and of a good con-
science, and of faith unfeigned :

6 From which scjme having
swerved have turned aside unto
vain ** jangling;

7 Desiring to be teachers of the
law ; understanfliiig neither what
they say, nor whereof they affirm.

8 But we know that the law is
good, if a man use it lawfully ;

9 Knowing this, that the law is
not made for a righteous man, but
for the lawless and <lisol)edient, for
the ungodly and foi" sinners, for
unlioly and profane, for murdei'ers
of fathers and murderers of mo-
thers, for manslayers,

1 0 For " whoremongers, for tlien i
tliiit defile themselves witli '"man-
kind, for menstealers, for liars, for
I)('ijured pei'sons. and if there be
any otlier tiling that is contrary to
sound "doctrine :

11 According to the glorious gos-
pel of the blessed God, which was
committed to my trust.

['2 And I thank Christ Jesus our

Lord, who hath enabled me, for that
he counted ine faithful, putting me
into the ministry ;

1 3 Who was before a blasphemer,
and a persecutor, and injurious : but
I obtained mercy, because I did it
ignorantly in unbelief.

14 And the grace of our Lord was
exceeding abundant with faith and
love which is in Christ Jesus.

1 5 This is a faithful saying, and
worthy of all acceptation, that
Christ Jesus came into the world
to save sinners ; of whom I am
chief.

16 Howbeit for this cause I ob-
tained mercy, that in me ''^fii'st
Jesus Christ might shew forth all
longsuffering, for a pattern to them
which should hereafter believe on
him to life '•' everlasting.

17 Now unto the King eternal,
immortal, invisible, the '"• only wise

*0r,

God, be honour and glory for ever
and ever. Amen.

18 This charge I commit unto
thee, son Timothy, accordiuj^ to the
prophecies which -went before on
thee, that thou by them mightest
war '^ a good warfare ;

19 Holding faith, and a good con-
science ; which sonie having put
away concerning faith have made
shipwreck :

20 Of whom is Hymenseus and
Alexander ; whom I have delivered
unto Satan, that they may learn
not to blaspheme.

CHAPTER 2.

1 That it is meet to pray and r/ire thavk-s
for all me/n, and the. reason why. it //("'■
'iioineii Kh<'iil(l he attired. Vi They are

II, 't i„'riiiitl,-d to teach. 1.0 They .shall he
siinil, nnhrillixla liiliiiU the ti-stiinoiiies of
(ii.irii iirath., ill childh/rth, if they con-
tinue in faith.

T EXHORT therefore, that, first
1 of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks,
be made foi' all men ;

2 Foi- kiTigs, and /or all that are
in authority; tluit we may lead a
quiet and peaceable life in all god-
liness and honesty.

* Or,

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Concerning public prayer.

I. TIMOTHY,

Qualifications for the ministry.

i" one newly
come to the
faith ,

3 For this ?'.<? good and acceptaljle
in the sight of God our Saviour ;

4 Who ' will liave all men to be
saved, and to come unto the know-
ledge of the truth.

5 For there is one God, and one
mediator between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus;

6 Who gave himself a ransom for
all, to be testified in due time.

7 Whereunto I "am ordained a
* preacher, and an apostle, (i speak
the truth in Christ, aw/ lie not;) a
teacher of the Gentiles in faith and
verity.

8 I will therefore that men pi-ay
every where, lifting up holy hands,
without wrath and ^ doubting^

9 In like manner also, that wo-
men adorn themselves in modest
apparel, with •* shamefacedness and
sobriety ; not with '' hroided hair,
or gold, or pearls, or costly array ;

10 But (which becometh women
professing godliness) with good
works.

11 Let the woman learn in "^si-
lence with all subjection.

12 But I suft'er not a woman to
teach, nor to usurp authority over
the man, but to be in " silence.

13 For Adam was first formed,
then Eve.

14 And Adam was not deceived,
but the woman being deceived was
in the transgression.

15 Notwithstanding she shall be
saved * in childbearing, if they con-
tinue in faith and "charity and
holiness with sobriety.

CHAPTER 3.

2 Ilnip hishopfi, and deaconx, and their
wivea chou/d he qnalifled., 14 nnd. to what
end Saint Paid wrote to Timothy of thexe
thingx. 15 Of the church, and the blesxed,
truth thei'ein taufjht and profexsed.

ri"^HIS is a true saying. If a man
X desire the office of a oishop, he
desireth a good work.

2 A bishop then must be blame-
less, the husband of one wife, vigi-
lant, sober, of good behaviour,
given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3 Not given to wine, no striker,
not greedy of filthy lucre ; but pa-
tient, not a brawler, not covetous ;

4 One that ruleth well his own
house, having his children in sub-
jection with all gravity ;

5 (For if a man know not how to
rule his own house, how shall he
take care of the church of God?)

6 Not '"a, novice, lest being lifted
ui) with pride he fall into the con-
flenmation of the devil.

* Gr. herald.

7 Moreover he must have a good
report of them which are without ;
lest he fall into reproach and the
snare of the devil.

8 Likewise must the deacons be
grave, not doubletongued, not
^iven to much wine, not gi'eedy of
filthy lucre ;

9 Holding the mystery of the
faith in a pure conscience.

10 And let these also first be
proved ; then let them use the
office of a deacon, being found
blameless. • _ _

1 1 Even so must their wives he
grave, not slanderers, sober, faith-
ful in all things.

12 Let the deacons be the hus-
bands of one wife, ruling their
children and their own houses well.

13 For they that have used the
office of a deacon well purchase to
themselves a good degree, and great
boldness in the faith which is in
Christ Jesus.

14 These things write I unto
thee, hoping to come unto thee
shortly :

15 But if I tarry long, that thou
mayest know how thou oughtest to
behave thyself in the house of Gpd,
which is the church of the living
God, the pillar and ground of the
truth.

16 And withoutcontroversy great
is the mystery of godliness : " God
was manifest in the flesh, justified
in the ^'"^ .Spirit, seen of angels,
T>reached '^unto tlie Gentiles, be-
lieved on in the world, received up
into glory.

CHAPTER 4.

I HeforeieHeth that in the latter timex there
xhall tie a departure from the faith. <i
Anil to the end that Tiniothy itri<jht not fail
in doin{l hix dutij, he /'nrnisheth him n:ith
direrx jireceptis l/elonginy thereto.

NOW the Spirit speaketh ex-
pressly, that in the latter
times some shall depart from the
faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils:

2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy ;
having their conscience seared
with a hot iron ;

3 Forbidding to marry, nnd com-
ma vdiv<i to abstain from meats,
which God hath created to be re-
ceived with thanksgiving of them
which believe and know the truth.

4 For every creature of (lod (x
good, and nothing to be refused, if
it be received with thanksgiving:

5 Vov it is sanctified by the word
of God and prayer.

G If thou put the brethren in re-

11 * He who
was mani-
fested

12 spirit,

13 among tho
nations,

* Or,

1^ teachings
of (lemons,
tlironsh the
hypocrisy of
men that
speak lies ;

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Timothy's mitdstnj and rale.

I. TIMOTHY, 5.

Concerning widows.

merabrance of these things, thou
shalt be a good minister of Jesus
C'lirist, nourislied up in the wimls
of 'faith and of ?j:oo(1 doctrine.
whenMinto thou liast ;iM;unc(l.

7 J>ut refuse profane and old
wives" fables, and exercise thyself
rather unto godliness.

iS For bodily exercise -' i)roliteth
little : but godliness is protitable

unto all things, having proinise of
the life that now is, and of that
which is to come.

9 This is a faithful saying and
worthy of all acceptation.

10 -tor therefore we both labour
and suffer reproach, because we
trust in the living (Jod, wlio is the
Saviour of all men, specially of
those that believe.

1 1 These things command and
teach.

12 Let no man despise thy
.youth ; but be thou an example of
the believers, in word, in -'conver-
sation, in ■* charity, in spirit, in
faith, in puT'ity.

13 Till I come, give attendance
to reading, to exhortation, to ° doc-
trine.

1 1 Neglect not the gift that is in
thee, which was giAcn th(M^ by pro-
phe(!y, with the laying on of the
hands of the presbytery.

15 Meditate upon these things;
give thyself wholl.y to them ; that
thy "profiting may appear to all.

IG TiiUe heed unto thyself, and
unto " the doctrine : continue in
them : for in doing this thou shalt
both save thyself, and them that
hear thee.

CHAPTER 5.

1 RtileH to he ohKerrerl in reproring. .S Of
■irii/oirs. IT Of elders. 23 A precept for
Timiithi/H heitlth. 24 Some men'n Kins {/<>
before unto jiulgme/ii, and some meti's do
folloir offer'.

pKIUJKE not an elder, but in-
l\j tr(!at hi)/i as a father ; (ind the
younger men as brethren ;

2 The elder women as mothers;
the younger as sisters, with all
purity.

3 H()nour widows that are wi-
dows indeed.

1 i»ut if any widow have child-
vv.n or '' ne|)liews, let them learn
first to shTvwpiety at home, a.nd to
iHMiuite theii' jtarents : for that is
good and acceptabh; before^ (lod.

5 Now she that is a widow in-
deed, and desolate, trusteth in Hod,
and continueth in suj)plications
and prayers night and (la.y.

6 Jiut she that liveth in pleasui-e
is dead while she liveth.

7 And these things give in
charge, that they may be blame-
less.

)S Ikit if any provide not for his
own, and specially for those of his
own house, he hath denied the
faith, and is worse than an "in-
Hdel.

i) '" L(^t not a, widow" be taken into
the TiumlxM' under threescore years

old, having been the wife of one
man,

10 Well reported of for good
works ; if she havebroughtup child-
ren, if she have lodged strangei's, if
she have washed the saints' feet, if
sh(> have relieved the afflicted, if she
ha VI' diligently followed every good
work.

1 1 l)ut the younger widows re-
fuse : for when they liave begun to
wax wanton against Christ, they
will mari'.y ;

12 Having " danmation, because
they have cast off' their hrst faith.

13 Aiul withal they learn to /><■
idle, wandering about from house
to house; and not only idle, but
tatt lers also and busybodies, speak-
ing things which they ought not.

Ill will therefore that the
younger women marry, bear child-
ren, guide the house, give none
occasion to the adversary to speak
reproachfull,y.

1 5 For some are already turned
aside after Satan.

Hi If any man or woman that
believeth have widows, let them
relieve them, and let not the church
Inu-harged ; that it may relieve them
that are widows indeed.

1 7 Let the elders that rule well be
counted worthy of double honour,
es])eciall.v they who labour in the
word and doctrine.

IM For the scrii)ture saith. Thou
shalt not nuizzle the ox that tread-
eth out the corn. And, The labourer
^,s worthy of his i-eward.

19 Against an eldei- I'eceive not
an a(;cusation, ''-' but I x 'fore two or
three witnesses.

20 Them that siji rebuke before
all, that others also ma.v fear.

21 1 charge fhrc before (lod, and
the Lord .lesus ( 'hrist, and the elect
angels, that thou observe these
things without preferring one be-
fore aiu)ther, doing nothing by
partial it,v.

22 La.v hands "'suddenly on no
man, neither be pactaker of other
men's sins: keep th.vself i)ure.

23 r)rink no longer water, but
use a little wine for thy stomach's

I sake and thine often iniirniititvs.

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Against covetousness.

I. TIMOTHY, C.

Charge to Timothy.

24 Some men's sins are ' OL)on_he-
fornhand, goingVjeforetxj jud^itii-nt ;
and siinie t/ieit they follow after.

25 Likewise also the good wf^ks
of some are ^ manifest Ijcforehand :
and they that are otlierwise cannot
be hid.

CHAITER 6.

1 Of the duty of Herrantn. .3 Nut to hare fel-
lotcHhip with newfangled teachers. 6 (j(i<l-
lineHH in great gain, 10 and lore of inoney
the root of all ecil. 11 What TirnotUy in to
fly, and ichat to folio a-, 17 awl irhereof tij
adrnoninh the rich. 20 To keep the piirity
of true doctrine, and to avoid profane jan-
gling^.

LET as many servants as are
under tlie yoke count their own
masters worthy of all honour, that
the name of God and Ida doctrine
Vje not blasphemed.

2 And they that have believing
masters, let them not despise them,
Vxicause they are brethren ; Vjut
rather "do thi'in service, because

they are f;tithtiil and beloved, par-

takers of tlie benelit. I'hese things
teach and exhort.

3 If any man teach otherwise,
and consent not to wholesome
words, eiteii the words of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine
which is according to godliness ;

4 He is '' proud, knowing nothing,
but doting about questions and
strifes of words, whereof cometh
envy, strife, railings, evil surmis-
ings,

5 Perverse disputings of men of
corrupt minds, and destitute of the
truth, supposing that ^gain is gfxl-
liness : from such withdraw thj'-
self.

6 But godliness with content-
ment is great gain.

7 For we Vjrought nothing into
thin world, awl it in certain we can
carry nothing out.

8 And having food and raiment
let us be therewith content.

9 But they that « will be rich fall
into temjjtation and a snare, and
into many fo<^^jlish and hurtful lusts,
which drown men in destruction
and perdition.

10 For the love of money is 'the
root of all evil : which while some

coveted after, they have errt'd from
the faith, and pierced themselves
through with many sorrows.

11 But thou, () man of fJod, flee
these things ; and follow after
iighteousn(;ss, godliness, faith,
love, patience, meekness.

1 2 Fight the go<jd fight of ''faith

lay hold on " eternal life, whereunto
thou "'art also called, and " hast
professed a good profession before
many witnesses.

13 1 give thee charge in the sight
of God, who quickeneth all things,
and before Christ Jesus, who Vjefore
Pontius Pilate witnessed '''a good
confession ;

14 That thou keep thin com-
mandment without spot, unrebuke-
able. until the appearing of our
Lord Jesus Christ:

15 Which in his times he shall
shew, wlto if, the blessed and «jnly
Potentate, the King of kings, and
Lord of lords ;

16 Who only hath immortality,
dwelling in the light which no man
can approach unto ; whom no man
hath seen, nor can see : to whom
he honour and power everlasting.
Amen.

17 Charge them that are rich in
this world, that they be not high-
minded, nor trust in uncertain
riches, but in the living God, who
giveth us richly all things to en-
joy;

18 That they do good, that they
be rich in good works, ready to dis-
tribute, '"willing to communicate :

19 Laying up in store for them-
selves a good foundation against
the time to come, that they may
lay hold on "eternal life.

20 O Timothy, ''keep that which
is committed to thy trust, avoid in{^
profane awl vain babblings, and
oppositions of '"science falsely so
called :

21 Which some professing have
erred concerning the faith. Grace
he with thee. Amen.

^ The first to Timothy was written from
Laodicea. wliich is the chiefest city of
Phrvgia i'acatiana.

* Or,

8 the faith,
'' the eternal
''» * wast
11 didst con-
fess the good
confession

12 the

13 ready to
sympathize ;

14 * the life
which is life
indeed.

15 guard
i^knowledge
which is

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The spirit of power

II. TIMOTHY, 1, 2.

and of a sound mind.

1 irave us not

2 suffer

liardship

with

3 saved

THE SECOND EPISTLE OE PAOL THE APOSTLE TO

TIMOTHY

CHAPTER 1.

1 Paul's love to Timothy, and the unfeigned
faith which wan in Timothy himnelf, hin
'mother, and grandmother. 6 lie is ex-
htirtcd to fstlr up the gift of Ood which wax
in him, 8 to be ntedfad. an4 patient in pev-
Hecution, 13 and in pn-sixt hi Ihe fortu mid
truth of that dorf rill,- nhirh In- liiul InlriiM
of him. 15 Phygilhis and Ilei'inoiioii's,
andcuch like, are noted, and Oneisijihofus
is highly commended.

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ
by the will of God, according
to the pi'omise of life which is in
Christ Jesus,

2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved
son : Grace, mercy, and peace,
from God the Father and Christ
Jesus our Lord.

3 I thank God, whom I serve
from my forefathers with pure
conscience, that without ceasing I
have remembrance of thee in my
prayers night and day ;

4 Gi^eatly desiring to see thee,
being mindful of thy tears, that I
may be filled with joy ;

5 When I call to remernbrance
the unfeigned faith that is in thee,
which dwelt first in thy grandmo-
ther Lois, and thy mother Eunice ;
and I am persuaded that in thee
also.

6 Wherefore I put thee in remem-
brance that thou stir up the gift of
God, which is in thee by the put-
ting on of my hands.

7 For God ^ hatli not given us

the spirit of fear; but of power,
and of love, and of a sound mind.

8 Be not thou therefore ashamed
of the testimony of our Lord, nor
of me his prisoner: but '''be thou
|);irtaker of the afflictions of the
gosoel according to the power of
God ;

9 Who ^ liatli saved us, and called
vi^ with an holy calling, not fic-
cording to our works, but accord-
ing to his own ])uri)ose and grace,
which was givc^n us in Christ Jesus
before the woidd began,

10 But is now luadc manifest by
the appearing of our Sa\ioiir .b'sus
Christ, who hath abolished death,
iiud hath brought life and im-
mortality to light through the
gospel : _

1 1 ^V hereunto T am appointed a
*l)i'eacher, and an apostle, and a,
t(!acher of the Gentiles.

* Gr. herald.

12 For the which cause I also
suffer these things : nevertheless I
am not ashamed : for I know
whom I have believed, and am
persuaded that he is able to keep
that which "* I have committed

unto him against that day.

15 Hold fast the form of sound
words, which thou hast heard of
me, in faith and love which is in
Christ Jesus.

14 That good thing which was
committed unto thee '' keep by the
Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

15 This thou knowest, that all
they which are in Asia be turned
away from me ; of whom are
Phygellus and Hermogenes.

16 The Lord give mercy unto
the house of Onesiphoi'us ; for he
oft refreshed me, and was not
ashamed of my chain :

17 But, when he was in Rome,
he sought me out very diligently,
and found m,e.

IH The Lord grant unto him
that he maj^ find mercy of the Lord
in that day : and in how many
things he ministered unto me at
Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

CHAPTER 2.

1 He is exhorted again to constancy and
perwverance, and to do the duty of afaiilt-

fiil sterrant of the Lord in dividing the
irord itriglit, atid .staying pi'ofane and
vain hahbhiiiix. 17 Of Ili/inenwiin mid
rhitetm. ID 'Tlie foundation of the Lord
is sure. 22 J/e is taught whereof to he-
ware, and what to fo'lloir after, and. in
irhat sort ihe servant of the t.ord ought to
hill lire himself.

THOU therefore, my son, be
strong in the grace that is in
Christ Jesus.

2 And the things that thou hast
heard of me among maiiy witnesses,
tlu^ same commit thou to faithful
men, who shall be able to teach
others also.

'.^ Thou therefoi-(>, endure hard-
iK'ss, as a good soldier of .lesus
Chi'ist.

4 No man that warreth en-
tangleth himself with {he affairs ()f
////.s' lif(v, that he may please him
who hath chosen him to be a
soldier.

f) And if a man also "strive for
mastei'ies. yrf is he not crowned,
exceiit he strive lawfully.

G The husbandman (hat labour-

4 he hath
committed
luito me

' guard

'"• coulciid in
th<' };ames,

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Unjyrqfitable discussioris.

II. TIMOTHY, 3.

Enemies of the truth.

1 the first to
partake

2 Remember
Jesus Christ,
risen from
the dead, of
the seed of
David,

eth must be ' first partaker of the
fruits.

7 Consider what I say ; and the
Lord give thee understanding in
all things.

8 - Kemember that Jesus Christ

of the seed of iMvid was raised

from tlie dead according to my

gospel :

9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an
evil doer, even unto bonds ; but the
word of God is not bound.

10 Therefore I endure all things
for the elect's sakes, that they may
also obtain the salvation which is
in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11/^ is a faithful saying : For if
we be dead with him, we shall also
live with him :

12 If we suffer, we shall also
reign with him : if we deny him, he
also will deny vis ;

13 If we ^believe not, yet he
abideth faithful : he cannot deny
himself.

14 Of these things put them in
remembrance, charging them before
the Lord that they strive not about
words to no profit, but to the sub-
verting of the hearers.

15 (Study to shew thyself ap-
proved unto Gofl, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth.

16 But shun profane and vain
babblings: for they will increase
unto more ungodliness.

17 And their word will eat as
doth a canker : of whom is Hyme-
nseus and Philetus ;

18 Who concerning the truth
have erred, saying that the resur-
rection is past ah-eady ; and over-
throw the faith of some.

19 Nevertheless the foundation
of God standeth sure, having this
seal, The Lord knoweth them that
are his. And, Let every one that
nameth the name of Christ depart
from iniquity.

20 But in a great house there
are not only vessels of gold and of
silver, but also of w(jod and of
earth ; and some to honour, and
some to dishonour.

21 If a man therefore purge him-
self from these, he shall be a vessel
unto honour, sanctified, and meet
for the master's use, mul prepared
unto every good work.

22 Flee also youthful lusts : but
follow righteousness, faith, ^ cha-
rity, peace, with them that call
on the Lord out of a pure heart.

23 But foolish and unlearn(>d
questions avoid, knowing that
tney do gender strifes.

24 And the servant of the Lord

must not sti'ive ; but be gentle
unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

25 In meekness instructing
those that oppose tliemselves ; if
God peracl venture will give them
repentance to the acknowledging
of the truth ;

26 And that they may recover
themselves out of the snare of the
devil, ^ * who are taken captive by
him at his will.

CHAPTER 3.

1 I/e ail reriif^eth him of the limen in come.

(i lie.vrihetli the , luiiiies of 1lie truth, 1(1
p,;il„iii,iil,th initii liiiii hi.s <,,r„ v,,;(llljile,
1(1 <t)iil emiiineiKletli. Hie liiilij .seriptid-ex.

THI8 know also, that in the last
days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of
their own selves, covetous, boast-
ers, proud, '' blasphemei's. disobedi-
ent to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection,
trucebreakers, false accusers, in-
continent, fierce, despisers of those
that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, ^highminded,
lovers of pleasures more than lovers
of God ; _

5 Having a form of godliness,
but denying the power thereof :
from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which
creep into houses, and lead captive
silly women laden with sins, led
away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, and never able
to come to the knowledge of the
truth.

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres
withstood Moses, so do these also
resist the truth : men of corrupt
minds, reprobate concerning the
faith.

9 But they shall proceed no fur-
ther : for their folly shall be mani-
fest unto ajl men, as theirs also was.

10 But thou hast fully known
my * doctrine, manner of life, pur-
pose, faith, longsuffering, ''charity,
]^atience.

1 1 Persecutions, afflictions, which
came unto me at Antioch, at Ico-
nium, at Lystra ; what persecu-
tions I endured : but out of them
all the Lord delivered me.

12 Yea, and all that ^" will live
godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer
persecution.

13 But evil men and "seducers

shall wax wors(; and worse, deceiv-
ing, and being deceived.

14 But continue thou in the

* Gr. hy liim, unto the will of hiui.
In the Greek the two pronouns are differ-
ent.

5 having
been taken
captive by
the Lord's
servant
unto tlie
will of God.

s railers,

puffed up,

8 teaching,

9 love,
sted fast-
ness,

10 would

impostors

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The holy scriptures.

II. TIMOTHY, 4.

Paul expecteth his death.

things which thou hast learned
and hast been assured of, knowing
of wlioni thou hast learned them;

15 And that from a child thou
hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise
unto salvation through faith which
is in Christ Jesus.

16 ^All scripture ?■•'; given by in-
spiration of (jod^nd iii protital)le

for doctrine, tor repi'oof, for cor
rection, for instruction in right-
eousness :

17 That the man of God may
be " perfect, throughly furnished
unto all good works.

CHAPTER 4.

1 m exhorieth him to do hU flvlt/ with all
care and diligence, 6 cirtijitlh liim of the
nearness of his deatli, 'J uilhlh him to
come speedily unto hnii, mnl fo bring
Marctis with him., and certain otlicr tilings
ic/iich he wrote for, 14 niirndh Itim to he-
ware of Alexander tlie smith. 10 informelh
him what had hefallen hhn at his first an-
svierinfj, 19 and' soon after he concludeth.

I CHARGE thee therefore before
God, and the Lord Jesus Christ,
who shall judge the quick and the
dead ^at his appearing and his
kingdom ;

2 Preach the word ; be instant
in season, out of season ; reprove,
rebuke, exhort with all longsuffer-
ing and ^doctrine.

3 For the time will come when
they will not endure sound ° doc-
trine ; but after their own lusts
shall they heap to themselves
teachers, having itcViing ears ;

4 And they shall turn away their
ears from the truth, and shall be
turned unto fables.

5 But " watch thou in all things,
endure afflictions, do the work of
an evangelist, '' make full proof of
thy ministry.

6 For J am ** now ready to be of-
fered, and the time of my departure

is at hand.

7 1 have fought "_a good fight, I
have finished '■* /nji course, 1 have
kept the faith :

H Hencefortli there is laid up for
me "a crown (»f righteousness,
which the LoitI, the righteous
judge, sliall give me at that day :

* Or,

and not to me only, but unto all
thein also that love his appearing.

9 Do thy diligence to come
shortly unto me :

10 For Demas hath forsaken me,
having loved this present world,
and is departed untoThessalonica ;
Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto
Dalmatia.

1 1 Only Luke is with me. Take
]\Iark, and bring him with thee :
for he is profitable to me for the
ministry.

1 2 And Tychicus have I sent to
Ephesus.

13 The cloke that I left at Troas
with Carpus, when thou comest,
bring with thee, and the books, but
especially the parchments.

14 Alexander the coppei'smith
did me much evil : the Lord '" re-
ward him according to his works :

1 5 Of whom be thou ware also ;
for he hath greatly withstood our
words.

1 6 At my first " answer no man
stood with me, but all men forsook
me : / 2nru/ God that it may not be
laid to their charge.

17 Notwithstanding the Lord
stood with me, and strengthened
me ; that by me the ^'-preaching

might be fully known, and tliat all
the Gentiles niight_ hear : and I
was delivered out of the mouth of
the lion.

18 And the Lord shall deliver me
from every evil ^vork, and will pre-
serve me unto his heavenly king-
dom : to whom 6e glory for ever
and ever. Amen.

19 8alute Prisca and Aquila, and
the household of Onesiphorus.

20 Erastus abode at Corinth :
but Trophimus have 1 left at ^'^ Mile-
turn sick.

21 Do thy diligence to come be-
fore winter. l<Aibulus greeteth
thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and
Claudia, and mII the brethren.

22 The Lord Jesus ('hrist 1>e with
thy spirit. Grace 6e with you.
Amen.

*i The second epistle unto "Tiinotlioiia. nr-
rlainpd the first bishop of l\w churdi of
the Kphesiaiis, was written from lioine.
when Paul was brouffht before Nero the
second time.

* Or,

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Titus' mission in Crete.

TITUS, 1, 2.

Directions for different classes.

3 good ,

4 self-con-
trolled ;

5 word
which is
according to
the teach-

c Cretans
" idle
gluttons.

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO

TITUS

CHAPTER 1.

1 For ichat end Titun ica-s left in Crete. 6
How they that ate to he chosen ministers
ought to be qualijied. 11 The mouthn of
evil teachers to he stopped : 12 and tchat
manner of men they he.

PAUL, a servant of God, and an
apostle of Jesus Christ, accord-
ing to the faith of God's elect, and
the acknowledging of the truth
which is after godliness ;

2 In hope of eternal life^ which
God, that cannot lie, promised be-
fore the world began ;

3 But hath in due times mani-
fested his word ^ through preach-
ing, which is committed unto me
according to the commandment of
God our Saviour ;

4 To Titus, mine own son after
the common faith : Grace, mercy,
<x7w7 peace, from God the Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

5 For this cause left I thee in
Crete, that thou shouldest set in
order the things that are wanting,
and ordain elders in every city, as
I '^ had appointed thee :

G If any be blameless, the hus-
band of one wife, having faithful
children not accused of riot or
unruly.

7 For a bishop must be blameless,
as the steward of God ; not self-
willed, not soon angry, not given
to wine, no striker, not given to
tilthy lucre ;

8 But a lover of hospitality, a
lover of ^ good men, sober, just,
holy, ■^temperate;

9 Holding fast the faithful '' word
as he hath been taught, that he
may be able by sound doctrine
both t9 exhort and to convince
the gainsayers.

10 For there are many unruly
and vain talkers_ and deceivers,
specially they of the circumci-
sion :

11 Whose mouths must be
stopped, who subvei-t whole houses,
teaching things wliich they ought
not, for filthy lucre's sake.

12 One of themselves, even a
pi-ophet of their own, said, The
' Cretians are alway liars, evil

slow ])ellies.

Where-
that

beasts, "' sk

13 This witniiss is true,
fore rebuke them shai'oly,
they may be sound in tne faith ;

14 Not giving heed to Jewish fa-
bles, and commandments of men,
that turn from the truth.

15 Unto the pure all things are
jjure : but unto them that are de-
filed and unbelieving is nothing
pure ; but even their mind and
conscience is defiled.

16 They profess that they know
God ; but in works they deny him,
being abominable, and disobedi-
ent, and unto every good work
reprobate.

CHAPTER 2.

1 Directions gieen vnto Titus Jioth for his
doctrine and life. 9 Of the duty of ser-
vants, and in general of all Christians.

UT speak thou the things which
become sound ^ doctrine :

2 That the aged men be sober,
grave, temperate, sound in faith, in
" charity, in patience.

o 'ihe aged women likewise, that
then be in behaviour as becometh
holiness, not false accusers, not
given to much wine, teachers of
good things ;

4 That they may teach the young
women to be sober, to love their
husbands, to love their children,

5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers
at home, good, obedient to their
own husbands, that the word of
God be not blasphemed.

6 Young men likewise exhort to
be sober minded.

7 In all things shewing thyself a
pattern of good works : in doctrine
shewing uncorruptness, gravity,
sincerity,

8 Sound speech, that cannot be
condemned ; that he that is of the
contrary part may be ashamed,
having no evil thing to say of you.

9 Ex/iort servants to be obedient
unto their own masters, atid to
please ///(;«) well in all things; not
answering again ;

10 Not purloining, but shewing
all good fidelity ; that they may
adorn the doctrine of God our Sa-
viour in all things.

11 For the grace of God '° that
bi-inseth salvation liatli appeared

to all nuMi.

12 Teaching us that, denying
ungodliness and worldl.y lusts, we
should live soberly, righteously,
and godly, in this present world ;

8 teaching:

9 love.

10 hath ap-
peared,
bringing
salvation to
all men,

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Our redemption and renetval.

TITUS, 3.

TJie factious condemned.

1 3 Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of ' the
great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ ;

14 Who gave himself for us, that
he might redeem us frorn all ini-
quity, and purify unto himself ^a
peculiar peo))le. zealous of good
works.

15 These things speak, and ex-
hort, and rebuke with all authority.
Let no man despise thee.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Titus ix yet farthe)' (UrecUd hi/ Paul, both
(Mrnceniiiiij tlw tliinfjs )ic xltiiidd teach, and
not tciirh] Id //(■ ix irillcd aim to reject
ohstiiKite lieretirks : 12 ichich done, he ap-
pointeth him both time and place, wherein
he xhould come unto him, and so concludeth.

PUT them in mind to be subject
to •' principalities and powers.
to obey magistrates, to be ready
to every good work,

2 To speak evil of no man, to be
no brawlers, hut gentle, shewing
all meekness unto all men.

3 For we ourselves also were
"'sometimes foolish, disobedient, de-
ceived, serving divers lusts and
pleasures, living in malice and
envy, hateful, and hating one
another.

4 But after that the kindness
and love of God our Saviour to-
ward man appeared,

5 Not by works of righteousness
which we have done, but accord-
ing to his mercy he saved us, by
the washing of regeneration, and
renewing of the Holy Ghost ;

6 Which he shed on us abun-

dantly through Jesus Christ our
Saviour ;

7 That being justified by his
grace, we should be made heirs
according to the hope of eternal
life.

8 Tliis is a faithful saying, and
these things I will that thou affirm
constantly, that they which have
believed in God might be careful
to maintain good works. These
things are good and profitable
unto men.

9 But avoid foolish questions,
and genealogies, and contentions,
and strivings about the law ; for
they are unprofitable and vain.

10 A man that is ''an here tick

after the first and second admoni-
tion reject ;

1 1 Knowing that he that is such
is subverted, and sinneth, being
condemned of himself.

12 When I shall send Artemas
unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent
to come unto me to Nicopolis : for
I have determined there to winter.

13'' Bring Zenas the lawyer and
Apollos on their journey dili-
gently, that nothing be wanting
unto them.

14 And let ours also learn to
■^ maintain g<;)od works for neces-
sary uses, that they be not un-
fruitful.

15 All that are with me salute
thee. Greet them that love us in
the faith. Grace be with you all.
Amen.

1 It was writton to Titus, ordained the first
bishop of the church of the Cretians, from
Nicopolis of Macedonia.

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO

PHILEMON

4 //e rejoiceth to hear of the faith and love
of Philemon, 9 whom he dexireth to forgive
luH serrant Onenimuii, and lovinyly to re-
ceirf him again..

PAUL, a pi-isoner of Jesus Christ,
and Timothy our brother, unto
Pliilomon our dearly beloved, and
fellowlal)ourer,

2 And to onr beloved Appliia,
and Archijjpus our fellowsoldier,
and to the church in thy house:

3 Grace to you, and peace, from
God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.

4 I thank my God, making men-
tion of tliee always in my prayers,

5 Heai'iiig of tliy love and faith,
which tliou hast toward the Lord
Jesus, and toward all saints;

6 That the ' comiiiniiic;ition of
thy faith may become etiectual by

the acknowledging of every good
thing which is in you in C^hrist
Jesus.

7 For we have great joy and
consolation in thy love, because
the ^ bowels oi the saints are I'e-
freslied b.y thee, brother.

H Wherefoi-c, tliough 1 might be
much bold in Christ to enjoin thee
that which is ■'convenient,

9 Yet for lov(!'s sake 1 i-ather be-
seech thee, being such an one as
Paul the aged, and now also a
prisoner of Jesus Christ.

10 T bese(H-h thee iov my son
Onesiinus, whom 1 have begotten
in ni.v bonds :

11 Whicli ill time past was to
thee unprofitable, but now profit-
able to thee and to me :

222

Forgiveness asked

PHILEMON.

for Onesimus.

12 Whom I have ^ sent again :

thou therefore receive him, tliat

is. mine own bowels :

13 Wliom 1 would have retained
with me, that in thy stead he might
have ministered unto me in the
bonds of the gospel :

1-1 But without thy mind would I
do nothing ; that thy beneht should
not be as it were of necessity, but
willingly.

15 For perhaps he therefore de-
parted for a season, that thou
should est receive him for ever ;

16 Not now as a servant, but
alx)ve a servant, a brother be-
loved, specially to me, but how
much more unto thee, both in
the Hesh, and in the Lord?

1 7 If' thou count me therefore a
partner, receive him as myself.

IS If he hath wronged thee, or
oweth thee ought, put that on mine
account ;

19 I Paul have written it with

mine own hand, I will reimy it:
albeit I do not say to thee how
thou owest unto me even thine
own self besides,

20 Yea, brother, let me have joy
of thee in the Lord : refresh my
" bowels in the Lord.

21 Having confidence in thy
obedience I wrote unto thee,
knowing that thou wilt also do
more than I say.

22 Ijut withal prepare me also a
lodging : for I trust that through
your prayers I shall be given unto
you.

23 There salute thee Epaphras,
my fellowprisoner in Christ
Jesus ;

24 "'Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas,
' Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

25 The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

t Written from Eouie to Philemon, by Onesi-
mus a servant.

heart

3 Mark,
i Luke,

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

HEBREWS

CHAPTER 1.

1 ChviM in these last iimen cominr/ln usiffom
the Father, 4 is preferred iibove the anyeh,
both in person and office.

GOD, who ' at sundry times and
in divers manners spake in
time past unto the fathers by the
prophets,

2 Hath in these last days spoken
unto us by hi» Son, whom he hath
appointed heir of all things, by
whom also he made the worlds ;

3 Who being the '^ brightness of
liis glory, and the express image of
his •' |)erson, and upholding all
things by the word of his power,
when he had by himself purged
our sins, sat down on the right
hand of the Majesty on high ;

4 Being made so much better
than the angels, as he hath by in-
heritance obtained a more excellent
name than they.

5 For unto which of the angels
said he at anv time. Thou art my
Son, this day have I begotten thee '?
And again, I will be to him a
Father, and he shall be to me a
Sonl

6 And again, when he bringeth
in the firstbegotten into the world,
he saith, And let all the angels of
God worship him.

7 And ot the angels he saith,
Who maketh his angels •'sr)irits.
and his ministers a flame of fire.

8 But '' unto the Son Tie saith,
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and
ever : a sceptre of righteousness is
the sceptre of thy kingdom.

9 Thou hast loved I'ighteousness,
and hated iniquity ; therefore God,
even thy God, hath anointed thee
with the oil of gladness above thy
fellows.

10 And, Thou, Lord, in the be-
ginning hast laid the foundation
of the earth ; and the heavens are
the works of thine hands :

11 They shall perish; but thou
remainest ; and tney all shall wax
old as doth a garment ;

12 And as a vesture shalt thou
fold them up, and they shall be
clianged : but thou art the same,
and thy years shall not fail.

13 But °to which of the angels
said he at any time, Sit on my
right hand, until I make thine ene-
mies thy footstool "?

14 Are they not all ministering
spirits, sent forth to '' minister for
them who shall be heirs of salva-
tion ]

CHAPTER 2.

1 We ou(iM to he obedient to Ohrist Jemis, 5
and that becdiiHe he, fouchnafed to take
our nature upon, him, 14 as it teas neces-

siiri/.

mHEREFORE we ought to give
X the more earnest heed to the
things which we have heard, lest

5 of

'' do service

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Christ higher than the angels. HEBREWS, 3.

Snxterior to 3Ioses.

proved

2 angels,
be(;ause of
the suffer-
ing of death
crowned

3 author

* cougrega-
tiou

6 l)ring to
nought

at any time we should let them
slip.

2 For if the word spoken by
angels ^ was stedfast, and every
transgression and disobedience re-
ceived a just recompence of reward ;

3 How shall we escape, if we
neglect so great salvation ; which
at the first began to be spoken by
the Lord, and was confirmed unto
us by them that heard hitn ;

4 God also bearing thejn witness,
both with signs and wonders, and
with divers miracles, and gifts of
the Holy Ghost, according to his
own wiin

5 For unto the angels hath he
not put in subjection the world to
come, whereof we speak.

6 But one in a certain place testi-
fied, saying. What is man, that
thou art mindful of him 1 or the
son of man, that thou visitest
himi

7 Thou madest him a little lower
than the angels ; thou crownedst
him with glory and honour, and
didst set him over the works of
thy hands :

8 Thou hast put all things in sub-
jection under his feet. For in that
he put all in subjection under him,
he left nothing that is not put un-
der him. But now we see not yet
all things put under him.

9 But we see Jesus, who was made
a little lower than the '•^angels for
the suffering of death, crowned with

glory and honour ; tliat he by the
grace of God should taste death for
every man.

10 For it became him, for whom
are all things, and by whom are all
things, in bringing many sons unto
glory, to make the ^ captain of their
salvation perfect through suffer-
ings.

1 1 For both he that sanctifieth
and theywho are sanctified are all
of one : for wliich cause he is not
ashamed to call them bi'othren,

12 Saying, I will declare thy
name unto my bretlu'en, in the
midst of the ''church will I sing
praise unto thee.

1 3 And again, I will put my trust
in hirn. And again. Behold T and
the children which God hath given
me.

14 Forasmuch then as the cOiild-
ren are partakers of flesh and 1)1()(kI,
he also himself lik<;wise took part
of the same ; that through death lie
might "'destroy liiiu that had the
jKjwer of death, tliat is, the devil ;

15 And(l<'liver them wlio through
fear of death wei-e all their lifetime
subject to bondage.

16 For verily ^ he took not on him
the nature o/' angels ; but he took on
hiiii the seed of Abraham.

1 7 Wherefore in all things it be-
hoved him to be made like unto his
brethren, that he might be a mer-
ciful and faithful high priest in
things pertaiiiing to God, to make
reconciliation for the sins of the
people.

18 For in that he himself hath
suffered being tempted, he is able
to succour them that are tempted.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Christ in mor'c irorthy than Moses, 1 there-
fore 'if we belieoe not in him, lue shall he
more worthy punishment than hardhearted
Israel.

WHEREFORE,^ holy brethren,
partakers of the heavenly
calling, consider the Apostle and
High rriest of our "' profession,
Christ Jesus ;

2 Who was faithful to him that
appointed him, as also Moses tvas
faithful in all *his house.

3 For this man was counted
worthy of more glory than Moses,
* inasmuch as he who hath builded
the house hath more honour than
the house.

4 For every house is builded by
some ^ man ; but he that built all
things is God.

5 And Moses verily was faithful
in all *his house, as a servant, for
a testimony of those things which
were to be spoken after ;

6 But Christ as a son over ^° his
own house ; whose house are we, if
we hold fast the confidence and the
rejoicing of the hope firm unto the
end.

7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost
saith. To day if ye will hear his
voice,

8 Harden not your hearts, as in
the provocation, in the day of temp-
tation in the wilderness :

9 When your fathers tempted
me, proved me, and saw my works
forty years.

10 Wherefore I was grieved with
that generation, and said. They do
alway err in their heart ; and they
have not known my ways.

1 1 So I sware in my wrath, They
shall not enter into my rest.)

12 Take_ heed, brethren, lest
there be in any of you an evil
heart of unbelief, in departing
from the li\iiig God.

1 3 But exhort one another daily,
while it is called To day ; lest any
of you be hardened through tliede-
ceitfulness of sin.

* That is, God's.

^ not of an-
gels doth he
take hold,
but he tak-
eth hold of

' confession,

8 by so
much

one;

10 * iiis

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Danger of disobedience.

HEBREWS, 4, 5.

Christ our high priest.

1 For who,
when they
heard, did
provoke ?
nay, did not
all they that
came out of
Egypt by
Moses ?
And

2 were dis-
obedient?

3 were good
tidings

* they shall
not

5 They shall
not

6 the good
tidings were
before
preached
<■ disobedi-
ence :

8 Joshua

9 sabbath
rest

1-t For we are made partakers of
Christ, if we hold the uegiiiiiing of
our confidence stedfast unto the
end ; . . . .

15 While it is said, To day if ye
will hear his voice, harden not your
hearts, as in the provocation.

16 ^ For some, when they had
heard, did i)rovoke : howbeit not

all that came out of Fj;yi>t by
Moses.

17 But with whom was he grieved
forty years 1 was it not with them
that had sinned, whose carcases
fell in the wilderness 1

18 And to whom sware he that
they should not enterinto his rest,
but to them that - believed not?

19 So we see that they ccmld not
enter in because of unbelief.

CHAPTER 4.

] The rest of Christians is attained hi/ faith.
12 The power of God's word. 14 By our
high priest Jesus the Son of God, subject
to injirniities, hut not sin, 16 ive must and
may go boldly to the throne of grace.

LET us therefore fear, lest, a pro-
mise being left us of entering
into his rest, any of you should
seem to come short of it.

2 For unto us ''was the gospel
preached, as well as vmto them :
but the word preached did not
profit them, not being mixed with
faith in them that heard it.

3 For we which have believed do
enter into rest, as he said, As I
have sworn in my wrath, ''if they
shall enter into my rest : although
the works were finished from the
foundation of the world.

4 For he spake in a certain place
of the seventh day on this wise,
And God did rest tne seventh day
from all his works.

5 And in this ^>^ace again, ^If
they shall enter into my rest.

6 Seeing therefore it remaineth
that some must enter therein, and
they to whom " it was first preached
entered not in because of ^unbe-
lief: ~

7 Again, he limiteth a certain
day, saying in David, To day, after
so long a time ; as it is said. To day
if ye will hear his voice, harden
not your hearts.

8 For if ^ Jesus had given them
rest, then would he not afterward
have spoken of another day.

9 There remaineth therefore a
" rest to the peoi)le of God.

10 For he that is entered into
his rest, he also hath ceased from
his own works, as God did f I'om his.

11 Let us labour therefore to

enter into that rest, lest any man
fall after the same example of ^" un-
belief.

ll! For the word of God is
"quick, and powerful, and sharper
tlian any two-edged sword, pierc-
ing even to the dividing asunder
of soul and spirit, and of the joints
and marrow, and is '-a discerner
of the thoughts and intents of the
heart.

13 Neither is there any creature
that is not manifest in his sight :
but all things are naked and opened
unto the eyes of him with whom
we have to do.

14 Seeing then that we have a
great high priest, that is passed
into the heavens, Jesus the Son of
God, let us hold fast our '^ pro-
fession.

15 For we have not an high
priest which cannot be touched
wdth the feeling of our infirmities ;
but was in all points tempted like
as we are, yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly
unto the throne of grace, that we
may obtain mercy, and find grace
to help in time of need.

CHAPTER 5.

1 The authority and honour of our Saviour's
priesthood. 11 Negligence in the Jcnoic-
ledge thereof is repirored.

FOR every high priest taken
from among men is ordained
for men in things pertaining to
God, that he may oner both gifts
and sacrifices for sins :

2 Who can have compassion on
the ignorant, and "on them that
are out of the way; tor that he
himself also is compassed with in-
firmity.

3 And by reason hereof he ought,
as for the people, so also for him-
self, to offer for sins.

4 And no man taketh this honour
unto himself, but he that is called
of God, as nns Aaron.

5 So also Christ glorified not
himself to be made an high priest ;
but he that said unto him, Thou
art my Son, to day have I begotten
thee.

6 As he saith also in another
place, Thou art a priest for ever
after the order of Alelchisedec.

7 Who in the days of his flesh,
when he had oft'ercHl uji prayers and
supplications with strong crying
and tears unto him that was able
to save him from death, and was
heard '"in that he feared ;

8 Though lie were a Son, yet
learned he obedience by the things
which he suflered ;

1" disobedi-
ence.

11 living.

1"^ quick to
discern the
thoughts

13 confes-
sion.

15 for his
godly fear;

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Warning against apostasy.

HEBKEWS, 6,

Melchisedec's jjriesthood,

9 And being made perfect, he
became the author of eternal sal-
vation unto all them that obey
him ;

10 Called of God an high priest
after the order of Melchisedec.

11 Of whom we have many
things to say, and hard to be ut-
tered, seeing ye are dull of hear-
ing.

12 For when ^for the time ye
ought to be teachers, ye have need
that one teach you again which he
the first principles of the oracles of
God ; and are become such as have
need of milk, and not of " strong

meat.

1 3 For every one that useth milk
is ^ unskilful in the word of right-
eousness : for he is a babe.

14 But •'strong meat belongeth
to "Hhem that are of full age, even
those who by reason of vise have
their senses exercised to discern
both good and evil.

CHAPTER 6.

1 He evhorteth not to fall Tjuck from the faith,
11 hut to be utedfdst, 12 diligent, and pa-
tient to wait upon God, 13 because God is

most sure in his promise,

THEREFORE leaving the « prin-
ciples of the doctrine of Christ,
let us ' go_on unto perfection ; not
laying again the foundation of re-
pentance from dead works, and of
laith toward God,

2 Of the doctrine of baptisms,
and of laying on of hands, and of
resurrection of the dead, and of
eternal judgment.

3 And this will we do, if God
permit.

4 For it is impossible for those
who were once enlightened, and
have tasted of the heavenly gift,
and were made partakers of the
Holy Ghost,

5 And have tasted the good word
of God, and the powers pf the woi'ld
to come,

6 If they .shall fall away, to re-
new them again vinto repentance ;
seeing they crucify to themselves
the Son of God afresh, and i)ut hivi
to an open shame.

7 For the earth which drinkoth
in the rain that conieth oft upon it,
and bringeth f()rth herbs meet for
them by whom it is di-essed, receiv-
eth blessing from God :

8 But that which beareth thorns
and })riers is rejected, and is nigli
unto cursing ; whose end is to )k^
burned.

9 But, beloved, wo are persuaded
better things of you, and things

that accompany salvation, though
we thus speak.

10 For God is not unrighteous to
forget your work and labour of
lov&, which ye have shewed toward
his name, in that ye have minis-
tered to the saints, and do minis-
ter.

1 1 And we desii'e that every one
of you do shew the same diligence
to the full assurance of hope unto
the end :

12 That ye be not slothful, but
*followers_ of them who thi'ough
faith and patience inherit the pro-
mises.

1 3 For when God made promise
to Abraham, because he could
s\year by no greater, he sware by
himself,

14 Saying, Surely blessing I
will bless thee, and multiplying 1
will multiply thee.

15 And so, after he had patiently
endured, he obtained the promise.

16 For men verily swear by the
greater : and an oath for confirma-
tion is to them an end of all strife.

17 Wherein God, ^willing more
abundantly to shew unto the heirs
of '" i)romise the immutability of
his counsel, confirmed it by an
oath :

IS That by two immutable
things, in which it was impossible
for God to lie, we might have a
strong consolation, who have tied
for refuge to lay hold upon the
hope set before us :

19 Which hojje we have as an
anchor of the soul, both sure and
stedfast, and which entereth into
that within the veil ;

20 Whither the forerunner is for
us entered, even Jesus, made an
high priest for ever after the order
of Melchisedec.

CHAPTER 7.

1 Christ Jemis is a priest after the order of
Melchisedec, 11 and so, far more excellent
than the priests of Aaron's order.

FOR this Melchisedec, king of
Salem, priest of the most liigli
(j!od, who met Abraham r(>turuing
from the slaughter of the kings,
and blessed him ;

2 To whom also Abraham gave
a tenth part of all ; fii'st being by
int(!ri)retation King of righteous-
ness, and after that als() King of
Salem, which is. King of peace;

.3 Without father, without ino-
ther, without " descent, having
iKnther beginning of days, nor end
of life ; but made; like unto tlie Son
of God ; abidcth a priest continu-
ally.

4 Now consider how great this

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superior to Aaron's.

HEBEEWS, 8.

Eternal priestliood of Christ.

man was, unto whom even the pa-
triarch Abraham gave the tenth
of the spoils.

5 And veinly they that are of
the sons of Levi, who receive the
otiice of the priesthood, have a
commandment to take tithes of
the people according to the law,
that is, of their brethren, though
they come out of the loins of Abra-
ham :

6 But he whose ^ descent is not
counted from them received tithes
of Abraham, and blessed him that
had the promises.

7 And without all contradiction
the less is blessed of the better.

8 And here men that die receive
tithes ; but there he receiveth them,
of whom it is witnessed that he
liveth.

9 And as I may so say, Levi also,
who receiveth tithes, payed tithes
in Abraham.

10 For he was yet in the loins of
his father, when Melchisedec met
him.

11 If therefore perfection w^ere
by the Levitical priesthood, (for
under it the people received the
law,) what further need wai^ there
that another priest should rise
after the order of iMelchisedec, and
not be ^ called after the order of
Aaron 1

12 For the priesthood being
changed, there is made of neces-
sity a change also of the law.

13 For he of whom these things
are spoken pertaineth to another
tribe, of which no man gave at-
tendance at the altar.

1-t For it is evident that our
Lord sprang out of ^ Juda ; of
which tribe Moses spake nothing
concerning priesthood.

15 And it is yet far more evi-
dent : for that after the simili-
tude of j\Ielchisedec there ariseth
another priest,

16 Who is made, not after the
law of a carnal commandment, bvit
after the power of an endless life.

17 For '*he testifieth. Thou art a
priest for ever after the order of
Melchisedec.

18 For there is verily a disan-
nulling of the commandment
going nefore for the weakness and
unprofitableness '^ thereof.

19 For the law nuulo nothing

perfect? but tlie Ijriiiging in of

better hope did; by the which we
draw nigh unto God.

"20 And inasmuch as not without
an oath he was made priest. ,•

21 (For those priests were made
without an oath ; but this with an
oath by him that .said unto him.
The Lord sware and will not repent,
Thou art a priest for ever after the
order of Melchisedec :)

22 By so much was Jesus made a
surety of a better "testament.

23 And they truly were many
priests, because they were not sur-
fered to continue by reason of death :

24 But this mav, because he con-
tinueth ever, hath ''an unchange-
able priesthood

* Or,

25 Wherefore he is able also to
save them to the uttermost that
come unto God by him, seeing he
ever liveth to make intercession for
them.

26 For such an high priest be-
came us, who is holy, "Miarmless, un-
defiled, separate fi'oni sinners, and
made higher than the heavens ;

27 Who needeth not daily, as
those high priests, to offer up sacri-
fice, first for his own sins, and then
for the people's : for this he did
"once, when he offered up himself.

28 iFor the law maketh men high
priests which have infirmity ; but
the word of the oath, which was
since the law, maketh the Son, who
is ^" consecrated for evermore.

CHAPTER 8.

1 Bi/ the eternal priesthood of Christ the Le-
vitical priesthood of Anro7i is abolished .
7 And the, temporal covenant with the
fathers, hrj the eternal covenant of the
gospel.

IVTOW of the things which we
i-l have spoken this is the " sum :
We have such -an high priest, who
is set on the right hand ot the throne
of the Majesty in the heavens ;

2 A minister of the sanctuary,
and of the true tabernacle, which
the Lord pitched, and not man.

3 For every high priest is or-
dained to offer gifts and sacrifices :
wherefore it is of necessity that this
man have somewhat also to offer.

4 For if he were on earth, he
should not be a priest, seeing that
there are priests that offer gifts
according to the law :

5 Who '-serve unto the example
and shadow of heavenly things, as
Moses was admonished of God when
lie was about to make the taberna-
cle : for, See, saith he, tJiat thou
make all things according to the
pattern shewed to thee in the
mount.

6 But now hath he obtained a
more (excellent ministry, by how
much also lie is the mediator of a
better" covenant, whicli was esta-
blished upon better promises.

6 coveuaut.

'' a priest-
hood which
passeth not
from one
to another.

8 guileless,

•^ once
lor all,

perfected

11 chief
point:

12 serve that
ichich is
a copy and
shadow

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Tlie new covenant.

HEBREWS, 9.

The law figurative.

7 For if that first covenant had
been faultless, then should no place
have been sought for the second.

8 For finding fault with them, he
saitli, Behold, the days come, saith
the Lord, when I will make ti new
covenant with the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah :

9 Not according to the covenant
that I made with their fathers in
the day when I took them by the
hand to lead them out of the land
of Egypt ; because they continued
not in my covenant, and I regarded
them not, saith the Lord.

10 For this is the covenant that
I will make with the house of Israel
after those days, saith the Lord ; I
will put my laws into their mind,
and write them in their hearts : and
I will be to them a God, and they
shall be to me a people :

1 1 And they shall not teach every
man his neighbour, and every man
his brother, saying. Know the Lord :
for all shall know me, from the least
to the greatest.

1 2 For I will be merciful to their
unrighteousness, and their sins and
their iniquities will I remember no
more.

13 In that he saith, A new cove-
nant, he hath made the first old.
Now that which decayeth and wax-
eth old is ready to vanish away.

CHAPTER 9.

1 The (leRcHption, of the ritex and Jiloocly
sacrifices <\f the laic, 11 far inferior to the
dignitij aiiil perfection, of the blood and
fiacrijice of Christ.

THEN verily the first covenant
had also ordinances of divine
service, and a ^ woi-l d 1 y sanctuary.

2 For there was a tabernacle
made ; the first, wherein was the
candlesticik, and the table, aiid
the shewbread; which is called the
" sanctuary.

3 And after the second veil, the
tabernacle which is called the
■'Holiest of all:

4 Which had the golden ^ censer,

for himself, and for the errors of
the people :

8 The Holy Ghost this signify-
ing, that the way into the ^ holiest

and the ark of the covenant over-
laid i"ound about with gold, wherein
H)as the golden pot that had manna,
and Aaron's rod that budded, and
the tables of the covenant ;

5 And over it the '' cherubims of
glory shadowing the mercyscat ;
of which we cannot now speak par-
ticularly.

6 Now when these things were
thus ordained, the priests wejit
always into the first tabernacle,
accomplishing the service of God.

7 Ikit into the second it^ent the
high priest alone once every year,
not without blood, which he offered

of all wa.s not yet made manifest,
while as the first tabernacle was
yet standing :

9 Which was a figure for the
time then present, in which were
oti'ered both gifts and sacrifices,
that could not make him that did
the service perfect, as pertaining
to the conscience ;

10 Wliirh stood only in rneats
and drinks, and divers washings,
and carnal ordinances, imposed on
tliem until the time of reformation.

11 But Christ being come an
high priest of good things to come,
by a greater and more perfect
tabernacle, not made with liands,
that is to say, not of this building ;

1 2 Neither by the blood of goats
and calves, but by his own blood
he entered in ''once into the holy
place, having obtained eternal re-
demption for us.

13 For if the blood of bulls and
of goats, and the ashes of an heifer
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth
to the purifying of the flesh :

14 How much more shall the
blood of Christ, who through the
eternal Spirit offered himself with-
out spot to God, purge your con-
science from dead works to serve
the living God"?

15 And for this cause ho is the
mediator of the new ^ testament,

that by means of death, for the re-
demption of the transgressions that
were under the first * testament.
they which are called niight receive
the promise of eternal irdieritance.
IG For where a testament is,
there nmst also of necessity be the
death of the testator.

17 For a testament is of force
after men are dead : otherwise it is
of no strength at all while the tes-
tator liveth.

18 Whei-eupon neither the first
^ frsft(»>ent was dedicated without
blood.

19 For when Moses had spoken
every precept to all the people ac-
cording to the law, he took the
l)lood of calves and of goats with
%\'ater, and scarh^t wool, and liys-
sop, and sprinkled both the book,
and all the peoiile,

20 Saying, This is the blood of
the '"tes'tiinient which God hath en-
joined unto you.

21 Moreover he sprinkled witli
blood both the tab(>rnacle, and all
the vessels of the ministry.

22 And almost all things are by

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Christ's pleading.

HEBREWS, 10.

His perfect sacrifice.

the law purged with blood ; and
without sliedding of blood is no re-
mission.

12) It ivas^ therefore necessai;y
that the ^ patterns of things in
the heavens should be purified
with these ; but the heavenly
things themselves with better sa-
crifices than these.

24 For Christ is not entered into
the holy places made with hands,
v^hich are the figures of the true ;
but into heaven itself, now to ap-
pear in the presence of God for us :

25 Nor yet that he should offer
himself often, as the high priest
entereth into the holy place every
year with blood of others ;

26 For then must he often have
suffered since the foundation of the
world : but now once in the end of
the world hath he appeared to put
away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

27 And as it is appointed unto
men once to die, but after this the
judgment :

28 So Christ was once offered to
bear the sins of many ; and unto
them that look for him shall he ap-
pear the second time without sin
unto salvation.

CHAPTER 10.

1 Tlteweaknei^ii of the laic sacrifices. 10 JTie
sacrifice of Christ's body once offered, 14
for ever hath taken away sins. 19 An ex-
hortation to hold font the faith, with j^d--
tience and thanksgiving.

FOR the law having a shadow of
good things to come, aw^ not
the very image of the things, can
never with those sacrifices which
they offered year by year continu-
ally make the comers thereunto
perfect.

2 For then would they not have
ceased to be offered 1 because that
the worshippers once purged should
have had no more conscience of sins.

3 But in those sacrifices there is a
remembrance again made of sins
every year.

4 For if is not possible that the
blood of Dulls and of goats should
take away sins.

5 Wherefore when he cometh
into the world, he saith. Sacrifice
and offering thou wouldest not, but
a body hast thou prepared me :

6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices
for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the
volume of the book it is written of
me,) to do thy will, O God.

8 Above when he said. Sacrifice
and offering and burnt offerings
and ofierinr/ for sin thou wou]d(\st
not, neither hadst pleasure therein ;
which are offered by the law ;

9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do
thy will, O God. He taketh away
the first, that he may establish the
second.

10 By the which will we are
sanctified through the offering of
the body of Jesus Christ once for
all.

11 And every priest standeth
daily ministering and offering of-
tentimes the same sacrifices, which
can never take away sins :

12 But this man, after he had
offered one sacrifice for sins for
ever, sat down on the right hand
of God ;

13 From henceforth expecting
till his enemies be made his foot-
stool.

14 For by one offering he hath
perfected for ever them that are
sanctified.

15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also
is a witness to us : for after that he
had said before,

16 This is the covenant that I
will make with them after those
days, saith the Lord, I will put my
laws into their hearts, and in their
minds will I write them \

17" And their sins and iniquities
will I remember no more.

18 Now where remission of these
is, there is no more offering for sin.

19 Having therefore, brethren,
boldness to enter into the * holiest
by the blood of Jesus,

20 By a new and living way,
which he hath consecrated for us,
through the veil, that is to say, his
flesh ;

21 And having an high priest
over the house of God ;

22 Let us draw near with a true
heart in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled from
an evil conscience, and our bodies
washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the •* prof es-
sion of owr faith without wavering;

(for he is faitliful that promised ;)

24 And let us consider one
another to provoke unto love and
to good works :

25 Not forsaking the assembling
of ourselves together, as the man-
ner of some is ; but exhorting one
another: and so much the more,
as ye see the day approaching.

2() For if we sin wilfully after
that we have received the know-
ledge of the truth, there remaineth
no more sacrifice for sins,

27 But a certain fearful looking
for of judgment and fiery indigna-
tion, which shall devour the adver-

2 Then saith
he, And
their sius

3 holy place

« Or,

4 * confes-
sion of our
hope

229

Necessity of faith.

HEBREWS, 11.

Examples uf faith.

1 a common

2 enlight-
ened,

3 conflict of
sufferings ;

^ * them
tliat were in

5 stedfast-
ness,

rhteous

» assurance
^ conviction

28 He that despised j\Io.ses' law
died witliout mercy under two or
tiiree witnesses :

29 Of how much sorer punish-
ment, suppose ye, shall he be
thought worthy, who hath trodden
under foot the 8on of (iod, and
hath counted the blood of the cove-
nant, wherewith he was sanctified,
'an unholy thing, and hath done
despite unto the Spirit of griice 1

30 For we know him that hath
said. Vengeance helongetii unto me,
I will recompense, saith the Lord.
And again. The Lord shall judge
his people.

31 It is a fearful thing to fall
into the hands of the living God.

32 But call to remembrance the
former days, in which, after ye
wer'e "illuminated, ye endured a
great "tight of attiictions :

33 Partly, whilst ye were made
a gazingstock both by reproaches
and afflictions; and partly, whilst
ye became companions of them
that were so used.

34 For ye had compassion of ■* me
in my bonds, and took joyfully the
spoiling of your goods, knowing in
yourselves that ye have in heaven
a better and an enduring sub-
stance.

35 Cast not away therefore your
confidence, which hath great re-
compence of reward.

36 For ye have need of '' patience,
that, after ye have done the will of
God, ye might receive the promise.

37 For yet a little while, and he
that shall come will come, and will
not tai'ry.

38 Now the "just shall live by
faith : but if ''any man draw back,
my soul shall have no pleasure in
him.

31) But we are not of them who
draw back unto perdition ; but of
them that believe to the saving of
tlie soul.

CHAPTEll 11.

1 ]\7i(i/ fiiilh ix. 6 Without ftilth. 71^6 cannot
pleane (Iml . 7 Tlie irofthij fi-nits thereof
in thefatherH <\f old time.

NOW faith is the '^substance of
things hoped for] FTic Vvi-
dence. of things not seen.

2 For by it the elders obtaiiuMl
a good r(!i)ort.

3 Through faith we understand
that the worlds w(!re framed by
the word of God, so that things
wliich are seen were not jnadc; of
things which do ajipear.

4 By faith Abel offered unto God

Or,

a more excellent sacrifice than
Cain, by which he obtained wit-
ness that he was righteous, God
testifying of his gifts : and by it
he being dead yet speaketh.

5 By faith Enoch was translated
that he should not see death ; and
was not found, because God had
translated him : for Ijefore his
translation he had this testinaony,
that he pleased God.

G But without faith it is impos-
sible to please him: for he that
cometh to God must believe that
he is, and that he is a rewarder of
them that diligently seek him.

7 By faith Noah, being warned
of God of things not seen as yet,
moved with fear, prepared an ark
to the saving of his house ; by the
which he condemned the world,
and became heir of the righteous-
ness which is by faith.

8 By faith Abraham, when he
was called to go out into a place
which he should after receive for
an inheritance, obeyed ; and he
went out, not knowing whither he
went.

9 By faith he sojourned in the
land of ijromise, as in a strange
country, dwelling in ^"tabernacles
v/ith Isaac and Jacob, the heirs
with hinj of the same promise :

10 For he looked for "a_ city
which hath ^"foundations, whose
builder and maker is God.

1 1 Through faith also Sara her-
self received strength to conceive
seed, and- was delivered of a child
when she was past age, because she
judged him faithful who had pro-
mised.

1 2 Therefore sprang there even
of one, and him as good as dead, .<t(i
mann as the stars of the sky in
inultitude, and as the sand which
is by the sea shore innumerable.

13 These all died in faith, not
having received the promisees, but
having seen them ;if;ir oil', a-nd
were pcsrsuaded of tliciii, and em-
braced thein, and conf(>ssed tliat
they were strangers and i)ilgrims
on the earth.

1 4 For they that say such things
de(;lare yilaiidy that they seek a
'■'rountry.

lo And truly, if they had been
mindful of tliat coim t riiivinwwhonQ.o
they came out, tliey nn'ght ha\'e
had opportunity tc) have i-eturned.

IG I Jut now they desire a better
rovntri/, that is, an heavenly :
wlun-efore God is not ashamed to
V)e called theii' God : for he liatli
prepar(vl for them a (;ity.

17 Jiy faith Abraham, wlieii he

230

Examples of faith.

HEBREWS, 12.

The place of chastenhtg.

was tried, offered up Isaac : and he
that had received the promises
offered up his only begotten son,

1 8 Of wliom it was said, That in
Isaac shall thy seed be called :

1 9 Accounting that God tvas able
to raise him up, even from the dead ;
from whence also he received him
in a figure.

20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob
and Esau concerning things to come.

21 By faith Jacob, when he was
a dying, blessed both the sons of
Joseph ; and worshipped, leaning
upon the top of his staff'.

22 By faith Joseph, when he
died, made mention of the depart-
ing of the children of Israel ; and
gave commandment concerning his
bones.

23 By faith Moses, when he was
born, was hid three months of his
parents, because they saw he was a
^ l)ro])pr child ; and they were not
afraid of the king's commandment.

24: By faith Moses, when he was
come to years, refused to be called
the son of Pharaoh's daughter ;

25 Choosing rather to siiiier
affliction with the people of God,
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin
for a season ;

26 Esteeming the reproach of
Christ greater riches than the
treasures in Egypt : for he had re-
spect unto the recompence of the
reward.

27_ By faith he forsook Egypt,
not fearing the wrath (jf the king :
for he endured, as seeing him who
is invisible.

28 Through faith he kept the
passover, and the sprinkling of
blood, lest he that destroyed the
firstboi'n should touch them.

29 By faith the/ passed through
the Red sea as by dry land : which
the Egyptians assaying to do were
drowned.

30 By faith the walls of Jericho
fell down, after they were com-
passed about seven days.

. 31 By faith the harlot Rahab pe-
rished not with them that "believed
not, when she had received the
si)ies with peace.

32 And what shall I more say?
for the time would fail me to tell of
' ( iedeon. and of I'arak, and of
Samson, and of •* Jephthae ; of Da-
vid als(j, and Samuel, and of the
prophets :

33 Who through faith subdued
kingdoms, wrought righteousness,
ol)l;iin('(i i)roiiiises, stopped the
mouths of lions,

34 (^)nenc!i(>il the violence of fire,
escaped tlie edge of the sworcl, out

of weakness were made strong,
waxed valiant in fight, turned to
flight the armies of the aliens.

35 Women received their dead
raised to life again : and others
were tortured, not accepting de-
liverance ; that they might obtain
a better resurrection :

36 And others had trial of cruel
mockings and scourgings, yea,
moreover of bonds and imprison-
ment :

37 They were stoned, they were
sa\yn asunder, were tempted, were
slain with the sword : they wan-
dered about in sheepskins and goat-
skins; being destitute, afflicted,
tormented ;

38 (Of whom the world was not
worthy :) they wandered in deserts,
and in mountains, and in dens and
caves of the earth.

39 And these all, having ob-
tained a good report through
faith, receivecl not the promise :

40 God having provided some
better thing for us, that they with-
out us should not be made perfect.

CHAPTER 12.

1 An ('.i-hnrlidion to co/hstdiif faith, patience,
anil i/n,i'/,'/i,-.i.t. 2'i A commendation of the
■heir ti. stain, iit above the old.

Tl^HEREFORE ^seeing we also

^ ' are compassed about with so

great a cloud of witnesses, let us

lay aside every weight, and the sin
whicli doth so easily beset us, and
let us run with patience the race
that is set before us,

2 Looking unto .1 esus the " author
and finisher of oitr faith ; who for

the joy that was set before him
endured the cross, despising the
shame, and is set down at the
right^ hand of the throne of God.

3 For consi(hn- him that en-
dured such contradiction of sinners
against himself, lest j'e be wearied
and faint in your minds.

4 Ye have not yet resisted unto
blood, striving against sin.

5 And ye h.ive forgotten the ex-
hortation which siieaketh unto you
as unto children, ]\Iy son, desjiise
not thou the chastening of the
Loi'd, nor faint when thou art re-
buked of him :

6 For whom tlie Lord loveth he
chasteneth, and scourgetli every
son wliom he receivetli.

7 If ye endure chastening, God
dealeth with you as with sons ; for
what son is he wliom the father
chasteneth not?

8 15ut if ye be without chastise-
inent. whereof all ai'e partakers,
th(!n are ye bastards, aiid not sons.

9 Furtliermore we have had fa-
1

s let us also,
seeing we
are com-
passed
about with
so great a
cloud of wit-
nesses, lay
aside
6 captain
and per-
fecter

Tlie old covenant and the neiv.

HEBREWS, 13.

Divers admonitions.

thers of our flesh which corrected
».s, and we gave tliem reverence :
shall we not much rather be in
subjection unto the Father of
spirits, and live 1

10 For they verily for a few
days chastened us ^ a,fter their own
pleasure ; but he for uur profit,
that ice might be partakers of his
holiness.

11 Now no chastening for the
present seemeth to be joyous, but
grievous : nevertheless afterward
it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of
righteousness unto them which are
exercised thereby.

12 Wherefore lift up the hands
which hang down, and the feeble
knees ;

1 3 And make straight paths for
your feet, lest that which is lame
be turned out of the way ; but let
it rather be healed.

14 Follow peace with all men,
and holiness, without which no
man shall see the Lord :

15 Looking diligently lest any
man ^ fail of the grace of God ; lest
any root of bitterness springing up
trouble you, and thereby many be
defiled ;

16 Lest there he any fornicator,
or profane person, as Esau, who
for one morsel of meat sold his
birthright.

17 For ye know how that after-
ward, when he ^ would have in-
herited the blessing, he was re-
jected : for he found no * i^lace of
rei)entance. though he sought it
carefully with tears.

18 For ye are not come unto the
mount that might be touched, and
that burned with fire, nf)r unto
blackness, and darkness, and tem-
pest,

19 And the sound of a tnnnpet,
and the voice of words ; which voire
they that heard intreated that '^tjie
word should not l)e s|)oken to them

any more :

20 (For they could not endure
tliat which was commanded, And
if so much as a beast touch the
mountain, it sh<all l)e stoned, or
thi-ust through with a dart :

21 And so terrible was the sight,
thdt Moses said, I exceedingly fear
and quake :)

22 But ye are come unto mount
8ion, and unto the city of the liv-
ing (Jod, the heavenly .lei'usalem,
and to an innumerable company
of angels,

23 To the general assembly and
church f)f the firstborn, which an^
" writtc)! in heaven, and to Cod the

Judge of all, and to the spirits of
just men made perfect,

24 And to Jesus the mediator of
the new covenant, and to the blood
of sprinkling, that speaketh better
things than tkat of Abel.

25 See that ye refuse not him
that speaketh. For if tliey escaped
not who refused him that spake on
earth, much more shall not we es-
ca2)e, if we turn away from him that
speaketh from heaven :

26 Whose voice then shook_ the
earth : but now he hath promised,
saying. Yet once more I shake not
the earth only, but also heaven.

27 And this word. Yet once more,
signifieth the removing of those
things that are shaken, as of things
that are made, that those things
which cannot be shaken may re-
main.

28 Wherefore we receiving a
kingdom which cannot be moved,
let us have grace, whereby we may
serve God acceptably with reve-
rence and godly fear :

29 For our God is a consuming

CHAPTER 13.

1 Divers admonitions, as to charity, 4 to
honest life, 5 to avoid covetous/iess, 7 to
■i-er/iird (iod\'i preachers, 9 to take heed- of
Ktratuje ddcfrities, 10 to confess Christ, K!
t(i ijiri' (lints, 17 to ohey governors, 18 to
X>rayfor the aj'ostle. 20 77(6 conclusion.

LET brotherly love continue.
2 Be not forgetful to enter-
tain strangers : for thereby some
have entertained angels unawares.

3 Remember them that are in
bonds, as bound with them ; and
them which suffer adversity, as
being yourselves also in the
body.

4 ' Marriage is honourable in all.
and the bed undt'filed : but ''whore-

mongers and adulterers God will

judge.

5 •' Lei :?/o7/r coiu'ersation he with-
out covetousness ; and be cont(^nt
with such things as ye have : for
he hath said, L will never leave
thee, nor forsake thee.

G So that we may boldly say. The
Lord is my heli)er, ;ind 1 will not
fear what man shall do unto irie.

7 Uemembei- them whi(;h ^" have
the rule over you, who have si)oken
ujito you the word of (Jod : whose
faith follow, considering the " end
of their coinersntioii :

S .lesus ( 'hrist '- tlu^sMnie yester-
day, and to d;iy, and t'oi- (n(>r.

9 lie not cai'Hefl about with di-
vers and strang(> '•'doctrines. For
it is a good thing that the heart b(^
established with grace ; not with

■ Lot

marriage he
liad in
honour
ainoiis all,
and let the
hed b<'
unih'tilcd :
s fornicators
'■* 15e ye free
fi'oni

1" liad

11 issue of
their life.

'2/.S tliesanie

13 teachings.

232

The Christian altar.

HEBREWS, 13.

Benediction.

meats, which have not profited them
that have been occupied therein.

10 We have an altar, whereof
they have no right to eat which
serve the tabernacle.

1 1 For the bodies of those beasts,
whose blood is brought into the
sanctuary by the high priest for
sin, are burned without tne camp.

12 Wherefore .Jesus also, that he
might sanctify the people with his
own blood, suft'eredwithout the gate.

1 3 Let us go forth therefore unto
him without the camp, bearing his
reproach.

14- For here have we no continu-
ing city, but we seek ^ one to come.

15 By him therefore let us offer
the sacrifice of praise to God con-
tinually, that is, the fruit of our
lips giving thanks to his name.

16 But to do good and to com-
municate forget not : for with such
sacrifices God is well pleased.

1 7 Obey them that have the rule
over you, and submit yourselves :
for they watch for your souls, as
they .that must give account, that
they may do it with joy, and not
with grief : for that is unprofitable
for you.

18 Praj'^ for us : for we trust we
have a good conscience, '" in all
things willing to live honestly.

19 But I beseech yow the rather
to do this, that I may be restored
to you the sooner.

20 Now the God of peace, that
brought again from the dead our
Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd
of the sheep, through the blood of
the everlasting covenant,

21 ]\Iake you perfect in every
good work to do nis will, working
in you that which is wellpleasing
in his sight, through .Jesus Christ ;
to whom be glory for ever and
ever. Amen.

22 And I beseech you, brethren,
suffer the word of exhortation : for
I have written a letter unto you in
few words.

23 Know ye that our brother
Timothy is set at liberty ; with
whom, if he come shortly, I will
see you.

24 Salute all them that have the
rule over you, and all the saints.
They of Italy salute you.

2.5 Grace be with you all. Amen.

IT Written to the Hebrews from Italy by
Timothy.

THE GENEKAL EPISTLE OF

JAMES

CHAPTER 1.

1 We are to rejoice niiilev the o'osh, 5 to ask
patience of '(i<»l, I:; diid in our trials not
to impute oitr ircitkiieKH, or Kins, unto him,
19 hut rather to tiearken. to the xoord, to
meditate in it, and, to do thereafter. 20
Otherwise men may seem, hut uerer he
truly religious.

JAIMES, a servant of God and of
the Lord Jesus Christ, to the
twelve tribes which are ^ scattered
abroad, greeting.

2 My brethren, count it all joy
when ye fall into divers '^ tempta-
tions :

3 Knowing tliis, that the trying
of your faith worketh ^patience.

4 But let •* ))at ience have Tier
perfect work, that ye may be per-
fect and entire, wanting nothing.

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let
him ask of God, that giveth to
all nien liberally, and upbraideth
not ; and it shall be given him.

6 But let him ask in faith,
nothing wavei'ing. For he that
wavereth is like a wave of the
sea di'iven with the wind and
tossed.

7 For let not that man think
that he shall receive any thing
of the '' Lord.

8 A double minded man is un-

stable in all his ways.

9 Let the brother of low degree
rejoice in that he is exalted :

10 But the rich, in that he is
made low : because as the flower
of the grass he shall pass away.

_ 1 1 For the sun is no sooner
risen with a burning heat, but it
withereth the grass, and the flower
thereof falleth, and the grace of
the fasliion of it perisheth : so also
shall the rich man fade away in
his ways.

12 Blessed is the man that en-
dureth temptation : for when he
"is tried, he shall receive the crown
of life, which the Lord hath pro-
mised to them that love him.

13 Let no man say when he is
tempted, I am tempted of God : for
God cannot l)e tempted with evil,
neither tempteth he any man :

11 But evei-y man is tempted,
when he is drawn away of his
own lust, and enticed.

2 desirinjar to
live hoiioiu-
ai)ly ill all
tliiiiii.s.

5 Lord ;
A double
niiuded
man, un-
stable

^ hath been
approved,

233

Hearing tvithout doing.

JAMES, 2.

Faith loithout works.

15 Then when hist hath con-
ceived, it bringeth forth sin : and
sin, when it is ^ finished, bringeth
forth death.

16 Do not err, my beloved bre-
thren.

17 Every good '^ gift and every
perfect gift is from above, and
Cometh down from the Father of
hghts, with whom is no variable-
ness, neither shadow ^of turning.

18 Of his own will begat he us
with the word of truth, that we
should be a kind of firstfruits of
his creatures.

19 Wherefore, my beloved bre-
thren, let every man be swift
to hear, slow to speak, slow to
wrath :

20 For the wrath of man work-
eth not the righteousness of God.

21 Wherefore lay apart all filthi-
ness and ^superfluity of naughti-
ness, and receive with meekness
the engrafted word, which is able
to save your souls.

22 But be ye doers of the word,
and notl hearers only, deceiving
your own selves.

23 For if any be a hearer of the
word, and not a doer, he is like
unto a man beholding his natural
face in a glass :

24 For he beholdeth himself,
and goeth his way, and straight-
way forgetteth what manner of
man he was.

25 But whoso looketh into the
perfect law of liberty, and con-
tinueth therein, he being not a
forgetful hearer, but a doer of the
work, this man shall be blessed in
his ''deed.

26 If any man among you " seem
to be religious, and bridleth not
his tongue, but deceiveth liis own
heart, this man's religion ?'.s vain.

27 Pure religion and uiidefiled
before ' (jod and the l^'ather is this,
To visit th(! fatherless and widcjws
in their affliction, and to keep him-
self unspotted from the world.

CHAPTER 2.

1 // ix not cmreedhle to Chri-slidn profenHion
to re.gard tlie I'ich, unit to denpixe ike poo)'
hrethren : 18 rather ire are to t>e loiriiig,
find mereifiU: 14 and nut to hodst of f<iitli,
ivliore 710 icieedn are, 17 which in hut a dt'dd
faith, 19 Hie faith of deriln, '21 not <f Alira-
hnm, 25 and Rah<th.

MY brethren, have not the faitli
of our Jjord Jesus ('hrist, the
Lord of glory, with respect of per-
sons.

2 For if there come unto your
t assembly a man with a gold ring,

* Or, t Or. synagogue.

in goodly apparel, and there come
ill also a poor man in vile raiment ;

3 And ye have respect to him
that weareth the gay clothing,
and say unto him, iSit thou here
in a good place ; and say to the
poor. Stand thou there, or sit
here under my footstool :

4 Are ye not then partial in
yourselves, and are become judges
** of evil thoughts %

5 Hearken, my beloved brethren,
Flath not God chosen the poor of
this world "rich in faith, and heirs
of the kingdom which he hath
promised to them that love him?

6 But ye have despised the
poor. Do not rich men oppress
you, and draw you before the
judgment seats'?

7 Do not they blaspheme that
worthy name by the which ye are
called 1.

8 If ye fulfil the royal law ac-
cording to the scripture. Thou
shalt love thy neighbour as thy-
self, ye do well :

9 But if ye have respect to per-
sons, ye commit sin, and ar5 con-
vinced of the law as transgres-
sors.

10 For whosoever shall keep the
whole law, and yet offend in one
2Joi7it,\\Q is guilty of all.

1 1 For he that said. Do not com-
mit adultery, said also, Do not kill.
Now if thou commit no adultery,
yet if thou kill, thou art become
a transgressor of the law.

12 So speak ye, and so do, as
they that shall be judged by the
law of liberty.

13 For he shall have judgment
without mercy, that hath shewed
no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth
against judgment.

14 What doth it profit, my brc^-
thi-en, though a man say he hath
faith, and ha^■e not works'? can
faith save him?

1 5 If a brotluM- or sister be naked,
and destitute of dail,y food,

16 And one of you say unto
tlK>ni, Depai't in peace, be ye
warmed and filled ; notwithstand
iiig ye give them not those things
which are needful to the body;
what dotii it profit '?

17 Even so faith, if it hath not
works, is dead, being alone.

IS Yea, a man may say, Tliou
hast faitli, and 1 have works : shew
IMC thy faith '" without thy woi'ks,
and I will shew thee my faith by
my works.

19 Thou beli(^vest that there is
one fiod : thou doest well : the
" devils also believe, and tremble;.

20 But wilt thou know, () vain

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Rale of the tongue.

JAMES,

Against strife and envy.

ai^art from

man, that faith ' withovit works is
dead^

2 1 Was not Abraham our father
justified by works, when he had
offered Isaac his son upon the
altar (^

22 Seest thou how faith wi-ought
Avith his works, and by works was
faith made perfect '?

23 And the scripture was ful-
filled which saith, Abraham be-
lieved God, and it was ^ imputed
unto him for righteousness! and
he was called the Friend of God.

24 Ye see then how that by
works a man is justified, and not
by faith only.

25 LikcAvise also was not Rahab
the harlot justified by works, when
she had received the messengers,
and had sent the7)i out another
way?

26 For as the body ^ without the
spirit is dead, so faith ^ without
works is dead also.

CHAPTER 3.

1 We are not rusJdt/ or arrogantly to reprove
others: 5 hut rather to bridle the tongue, a
little member, but a powerful insirument
of much good, and great harm. 13 TJtey
who be truly wise be mild, and peaceable,
without envying, and strife.

MY brethren, be not many ^ mas-
ters, knowing that we sliall
receive the * greater condemna-
tion.

2 For in many things we '' offend
all. If any man ''offend not in
word, the same is a perfect man,
find able also to bridle the whole
body.

3 Behold, we put bits in the
horses' mouths, that they may
obey us ; and we turn about their
whole body.

4 Behold also the ships, which
though they he so great, and <ire
driven of fierce winds, yet are they
turned about with a very small
helm, whithersoever the ^governor
listeth.

5 Even so the tongue is a little
member, anfl bf)asteth great things.
Behold, how '^ gr(>at a matter a little
fire kindleth !

6 And the tongue is a fire, a
world of iniquity : so is the tongue
among' our members, that it de-
fileth the whole body, and setteth
on fire the course or nature; and
it is set on fire of * hell.

7 For every kind of beasts, and
of lairds, and of serpents, and of
things in the sea, is tamed, and
hath been tamed of mankind :

* Gr. Gehenna.

8 But the tongue can no man
tame ; it is an unruly evil, full of
deadly i)oison.

9 Tlierewith bless we God, even
the Father ; and therewith curse
we men, which are made after the
similitude of God.

10 Out of the same mouth pro-
ceedeth blessing and cursing. My
brethren, these things ought not
so to be.

1 1 Doth a fountain send forth
at the same place sweet water and
bitter "?

1 2 Can the fig tree, my brethren,
bear olive berries'? either a vine,
figs 1 so can no fountain both yield
salt water and fresh.

1 3 Who is a wise man and endued
with knowledge among youl let
him shew out of " a good conversa-
tion his works with meekness of
wisdom.

14 But if ye have bitter envying
and strife in your hearts, glory
not, and lie not against the truth.

15 This wisdom descendeth not
from above, but is earthly, ^° sen-
sual, devilish.

16 For where envying and strife
is, there is confusion and every evil
work.

17 But the wisdom that is from
above is first pure, then peaceable,
gentle, a)nl easy to be intreated,
full of mercy and good fruits, with-
out partiality, and without hj^po-
crisy.

1 8 And the fruit of righteousness
is sown in peace of them that make
peace.

CHAPTER 4.

1 We are to strive against cooetousness, 4 in-
temperance, 5 jjride, 11 detraction, and
rash judgment of others: 18 and not to he
(■(iiip'dfiit in the good success of world/if
huxiiif.ss, hut mindful erer of the unnr-
iithdij (if this life, to commit ourselves am/
all our' affair s'to God's providence.

FROM whence come wars and
fightings among you 1 come they
not hence, even of your lusts tliat
war in your members'?

2 Ye lust, and have not : ye kill,
and desire to have, and cannot ob-
tain : ye fight and war, yet ye have
not, because ye ask not.

3 Ye ask, and receive not, be-
cause ye ask amiss, that ye may
consume it upon your lusts.

4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses,
know ye not that the friendship of
the world is enmity with God ?
whosoever thei'efore will be a
friend of the world is the enemy
of God.

5 Do ye think that the scripture

^ Ills good
life

1'' animal,

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The rich are ivarned.

JAMES, 5.

Patience under trial.

1 speaketh
in vain ?
Doth the
spirit which
he made to
dwell in us
long unto
envying?

^saith in A^ain, The spirit that
dwelleth in us lusteth to envy <

(j Jjut he givetii more grace.
Wherefore he saith, God resisteth
the proud, but giveth grace unto
the humble.

7 Submit yourselves therefore to
God. Resist the devil, and he will
flee from you.

8 Draw nigh to God, and he will
draw nigh to you. Cleanse yoiir
hands, ye sinners ; and purify yoior
hearts, ye double minded.

9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and
weep : let your laughter be turned
to mourning, and your joy to hea-
viness.

10 Humble yourselves in the
sight of the Lord, and he shall Hft
you up.

1 1 Speak not evil one of another,
brethren. He that speaketh evil
of his brother, and judgeth his
brother, speaketh evil of the law,
and judgeth the law : but if thou
judge the law, thou art not a doer
of the law, but a judge.

1 2 There is one lawgiver, who is
able to save and to destroy : who
art thou that judgest another 1

13 '~Go to now, ye that say, To
day or to morrow we will go into
such a city, and continue there a
year, and buy and sell, and get
gain :

14 Whereas ye know not Avhat
shall be on the morrow. ^ For what
is your life"? It is even a vapour,
that appeareth for a little time,
and then vanisheth away.

15 For that ye ovr)ht to say. If
the Lord will, we shall live, and do
this, or that.

16 But now ye rejoice in your
boastings : all such rejoicing is evil.

17 Therefore to him that know-
eth to do good, and doeth it not, to
him it is sin.

CHAPTER 5.

1 Wiilced ridi men are to fear GotVn ren-
(iKinc.e. 7 We ought to be patient in
alflictiona, after the example of the pro-
phets, and Job : 12 to forbear Hwea ring. 18
to pray in adTerxity, to sing in pvoHperit\i :
16 to acknowledge vnUualli/ our ttereral
fanits, to pray one for another, 19 and to
reduce a straying brother to the truth.

- r^ O to now, ye rich men, weep
y^ and howl for .your miseries
that shall come upon you.

2 Your riclies are cori'uptcd, and
your garments are motheaten.

3 ^'our gold and silvei- is ^can-
kei-ed ; and the rust of them shall
be a witness against you, and shall
eat your fl(^sh as it were fire. \'e

have heaped treasure together for
the last days.

4 Behold, the hire of the labour-
ers who have reaped down your
fields, which is of you kept back
by fraud, crieth : and the cries of
them which have reaped are en-
tered into the ears of the Lord of
sabaoth.

5 Ye have lived in pleasure on
the earth, and been wanton ; ye
have nourished your hearts, as in a
day of slaughter.

6 Ye have condemned and killed
the just ; and he doth not resist
you.

7 Be patient therefore, brethren,
unto the coming of the Lord. Be-
hold, the husbandman waiteth for
the precious fruit of the earth, and
hath long patience for it, until he
receive the early and latter rain.

8 Be ye also patient ; stablish
your hearts : for the coming of the
Lord draweth nigh.

9 ^ Grudge not one against an-
other, brethren, lest ye be " con-
demned : behold, the judge stand-
eth before the door.

10 Take, my brethren, the pro-
phets, who have spoken in the name
of the Lord, for an example of suf-
fering affliction, and of patience.

11 Behold, we count them happy
which endure. Ye have heard of
the " patience of Job, and have seen
the end of the Lord ; that tlie Lord
is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

12 But above all things, my bre-
thren, swear not, neither by hea-
ven, neither by the earth, neither
by any other oath : but let your
yea be yea ; and your nay, nay ;
lest ye fall "into condemnation.

13 Is any among you afflicted'?
let him pray. Is any merry 1 let
him sing psalms.

1 4 Is any sick among you ? let
him call tor the elders of the
church ; and let them pray over
him, anointing him with oil in the
name of the Lord :

15 And the i)ray(>r of faith shall
save tlie sick, and the Lord shall
raise him up ; and if he have com-
mitted sins, they shall be forgiven
him.

IG Confess yonr faults one to an-
other, and prayoneforanother, th<i,t
ye may b(> healed. "The f^H'cctual
fervent ))ray(M- of a riuhlcous man

availeth much.

I ( hhas was a man " suljject to
like passions as we are, and he

l)i-ayed earnestly that it might not

*0r,

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* Or,

5 Murmur

6 judged:

' endurance

8 * under
judgment.

« Tlie snp-
plication of
;i righteous
man aviiil-
cth much in
its working.
1" Elijah
11 of like na-
ture with us,

The 2wii:er of prayer.

JAMES, 5.

Redemption from sin.

rain : and it rained not on the earth
by the space of three years and six
months.

18 And he prayed again, and the
heaven gave rain, and the earth
brought forth her fruit.

19 Brethren, if any of you do

err from the truth, and one con-
vert him ;

20 J^et him know, that lie which
converteth the sinner from the
error of his way shall save a soul
from death, and shall ' hidt^a multi-
tude of sins.

THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF

PETER

CHAPTER 1.

1 Hf lileaseth Goil for Mk VKtnifold Hpirifnal
ili(tcef): 10 shewing that the nuivaiion in
Chri'it is no news, hut d thing propheaiei/
of old : 13 and exhortetli them accordingli/
to a godly conversation, forasmuch as they
are now born anew by the vjord of God.

PETER, an apostle of Jesus
Christ, to the ^ strangers scat-
tered throughout l^ontus, Galatia,

Cappadocia, Asia, and Bith.ynia,

2 Elect according to the fore-
knowledge of God the Father,
through sanctification of the Spi-
rit, unto obedience and sprinkling
of the blood of Jesus Christ : Grace
unto you, and peace, be multi-
plied.

3 Blessed he the God and Fatlier
of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
according to his abundant mercy
hath begotten us again unto a
lively hope by the resurrection of
Jesus Chi'ist from the dead,

4 To an inheritance incorrupti-
ble, and undefiled, and that fadeth
not away, reserved in hea\en for
you,

5 Who are kept by the power of
God through faith unto salvation
ready to be revealed in the last
time.

6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice,
though now for a season, if need
be, ye are in heaviness through
manifold "temptations :

7 That the '' trial of your faith,
being much more precious than of
gold that periishetn, though it be
^ tried with iire, might be found
unt(j jjraise and honour and
glory at the appearing of Jesus
Christ :

8 Whom having not seen, ye
love ; in whom, thougli now ye see
hini not, yet believing, ye rejoice
with joy unspeakable and full of
glory : _ _

9 Receiving the end of yourfaith,
even the salvation of //r>»/ souls.

10 Of which salvation the pro-
pliets have eiuiuired and sinirched
diligently, who prophesied of the
gi'ace tluit ifliordd conte unto you :

11 Searching what, or what
manner of time tlie Spirit of Christ
which was in them did signify,
when it testilied beforehand the
suiierings of Christ, and the glory
that should follow.

12 Ihito whom it was revealed,
that not unto themselves, but unto
us they did minister the things,
which are now reported unto you
bj^ them that have preached the
gospel unto you with the Holy
Ghost sent down from heaven ;
which things the angels desire to
look into.

13 Wherefore gird up the loins
of your mind, be sober, and ^ hope
to the end for the grace that is to
be brought unto you at the revela-
tion of Jesus Christ ;

14 As obedient children, not
fashioning yourselves according
to the former lusts in your igno-
rance :

15 But as he which hath called
you is holj^ so be j-e holy in all
manner of ^ convei'sation ;

IG' Because it is written. Be ye
holy ; for I am holy.

1 7 And if ye call on " the Father.
who without respect of persons
judgeth according to every man's
work, pass the time of your sojourn-
ing liere in fear :

18 Forasmuch as ye know that
ye were not redeemed with cor-
ruptible things, ai< silver and gold,
from your vain '^conversation re-
reived by tradition from your
fatlun-s ;

10 But with the precious blood
of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish and without si)ot :

20 Who verily was foreoirlained
before the foundation of the world,
but was manifest in th(>se last times
for you,

21 Who by him do believe in
(lod, that raised him up from the
dead, and gave him gloiy ; that
your faith and hope might be in
God.

5 set your
hope per-
fectly on

•> living;

" him as
Father,

8 niannei
life

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Christ the foundation stone.

I. PETER, 2.

His examj^le of patience.

22 Seeing ye have purified your
souls in obeying the truth through
the Spirit unto unfeigned love of
the brethren, see that ye love one
another with a pure heart fer-
vently :

23 Being born again, not of cor-
ruptible seed, but of incorruptible,
by the word of God, which liveth
and abideth for ever.

24 For all flesh is as grass, and
all the glory of man as the flower
of grass. The grass withereth, and
the flower thereof falleth away :

25 But the word of the Lord en-
dureth for ever. And this is the
word ^ which by the gospel is
preached unto you.

CHAPTER 2.

1 He dehorteth, them from the hreacli of cha-
rity : 4 xliewiiu) that Chrint is the fouiu/a-
tion irhei'c'ij/oii theij are huilt. 11 He
beseeeheth them, atno to ahstainfromjlesltl!/
lusts, 13 to be obedient In magistrates, IS
and tencheth serritnts lion: to obey their
masters, 20 patient/// si/jf) ri)ii/for 'well do-
ituj, after the example of Christ.

WHEREFORE laying aside all
malice, and all guile, and hy-
pocrisies, and envies, and all evil
speakings,

2 As newborn babes, desire the
sincere milk of the word, that ye
may grow thereby :

3 If so be ye have tasted that the
Lord is gracious.

4 To whom coming, as unto a
living stone, disallowed indeed of
men, but chosen of God, and pre-
cious,

5 Ye also, as "lively stones, ai'e
built up a spiritual house, an holy
priesthood, to offer up sjjiritual
sacrifices, acceptable to God by
Jesus Christ.

6 Wherefore also it is contained
in the scripture. Behold, I lay in
Sion a chief corner stone, elect,
l)recious : and he that believeth on
him shall not be confounded.

7 Unto you therefore whicli be-
lieve he is precious : but unto them
which be disobedient, the stone
which tlie builders disallowed, the
same is made the head of the
corner,

(S And a stone of stumbling, and
a rock of offence, even to tltem
which stumble at tlu; word, being
disobedient : whereunto also they
were appointed.

0 But ye are a chosen •'' genern -
tioii. a I'oyal priesthood, an liol.v
nation, ^a peculiar- people: tliat
ye should stiew forth the i)raises
of him who hath called you out
of darkness into his marvellous
light :

1 0 Which in time past were not
a people, but are now the people
of God : which had not obtained
mercy, but now have obtained
mercy.

1 1 Dearly beloved, I beseech you
as ^ strangers and pilgrims, abstain
froin fleshly lusts, which war
against the soul ;

12 Having your ''conversation

honest among the Gentiles : that,
whereas they speak against you
as evildoers, they may by your
good works, which they shall be-
hold, glorify God in the day of
visitation.

13 Submit yourselves to every
ordinance of rnan for the Lord's
sake : whether it be to the king,
as supreme ;

14 Or unto governors, as unto
them that are sent by him for the
punishment of evildoers, and for
the praise of them that do well.

15 For so is the will of God,
that with well doing ye may put
to silence the ignorance of foolish
men :

16 As free, and not using your
liberty for a cloke of ^malicious-

ness, but as the servants of God.

17 Honour all men. Love the
brotherhood. Fear- God. Honour
the king.

18 Servants, he subject to your
masters with all fear ; not only to
the good and gentle, but also to
the fro ward.

19 For this ?'s thankworthy, if a
man for conscience towai'd (Jod
endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

20 For what glory is it, if, when
ye be buffeted for 3''our faults, ye
shall take it patiently %^ but if,
when ye do well, and suffer for it,
ye take it patiently, this is accept-
able with God.

21 For even hereunto were ye
called : becavise Christ alscj suffered
for us, leaving us sxn example, that
ye should follow his steps :

22 Who did no sin, neither was
guile found in his mouth :

23 Who, when he was reviled,
reviled not again ; when hi\ suf-
fered, he threatened not ; but com-
mitted himself io him that judgeth
I'ighteously :

24 Wlio his own self bare our
sins in his own bod.v on the tree,
that we, "being dead to sins, should
live unto righteousness: l)y whose
stripes ye were liealed.

25 For ye were as sheep going
astray ; but are now returned unto
the Sliepherd and Bishop of your
souls.

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Husbands and wives.

I. PETEE, 3, 4.

Christian haptis^n.

1 behaviour

2 put in fear
by any

terror.

3 would

* turn away

from

5 pursue

CHAPTER 3.

1 /Te teacheth the duty of solves and husba^ids
to each other, 8 exhorting all men to unity
and love. 14 and to suffer persecution.
19 He dficlareth also the ienejits of Christ
toward the old loorld.

LIKEWISE, ye wives, he in sub-
jection to your own husbands ;
that, if any obey not the word,
tliey also may without the word
be won by the ' conversation of the
wives ;

2 While they behold your chaste
' conversation coupled with fear.

5 Whose adorning let it not be
that outward adorning of plaiting
the hair, and of wearing of gold,
or of putting on of apparel ;

■4 But let_ it be the hidden man of
the heart, in that which is not cor-
ruptible, even the ornament of a
meek and quiet spirit, which is in
the sight of God of great price.

5 For after this manner in the
old time the holy women also, who
trusted in God, adorned them-
selves, being in subjection unto
their own husbands :

G Even as 8ara obeyed Abraham,
calling him lord : whose daughters
ye are, as long as ye do well, and
are not ^afraid with any amaze-

ment.

7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell
with them according to knowledge,
giving honour vinto the wife, as
unto the weaker vessel, and as
being heirs together of the grace
of life ; that your prayers be not
hindered.

8 Finally, he ye all of one mind,
having compassion one of another,
love as brethren, he pitiful, he cour-
teous :

9 Not rendering evil for evil, or
railing for railing : but contrari-
wise blessing ; knowing that ye
are thereunto called, that ye should
inherit a blessing.

1 0 For he that ■' will love life, and
see good days, let~Tnm refrain his
tongue from evil, and his lips that
they speak no guile :

1 1 Let him ■* eschew evil, and do
good ; let him seek peace, and ^ en-
sue it.

12 For the eyes of the Lorrl are
over the righteous, and his ears a /-e
oiJen unto their prayers : but the
face of the Lord is against them
that do evil.

13 And who ?'.s he that will harm
you, if ye be followers of that which
is good ?

14 ])Ut and if ye suffer for right-
eousness' sake, haj)py are ye: and
be not af i-aid of their terror, neitlier
be troubled ;

15 But "^sanctify the Lord God
in youi' hearts: and be ready always
to iiive an answer to every man
that asketh you a reason of the
hope that is in you with meekness
and fear :

1 6 Having a good conscience ;
that, whereas they speak evil of
you, as of evildoers, they may be
ashamed that falsely accuse your
good ' conversation in Christ.

1 7 For it IS better, if the will of
God be so, that ye suffer for well
doing, than for evil doing.

18 For Christ also hath once suf-
fered for sins, the just for the un-
just, that he might bring us to
God, being put to death in the
tlesh, but quickened ** by the Spirit:

19 "By which also he went and
preached unto the spirits in prison ;

20 Which sometime were dis-
obedient, when once the longsuf-
fering of God waited in the days
of Noah, while the ai'k was a pre-
pai'ing, wherein few, that is, eight
souls were saved by water.

21 The like figure whereunto
e!'e% baptism doth also now save
us (not the putting away of the
filth of the flesh, but the '" answer
of a good conscience toward God,)
by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

22 Who is gone into heaven, and
is on the right hand of God ; angels
and authorities and powers being
made subject unto him.

CHAPTER 4.

1 //(' fxhortcfh them to cease from sin liy the
example of Christ, and the cunsideralinii
of the (jetieral end that now apjiroachet/i :
1'2 and oomforteth them against persecu-
tion.

FORASMUCH then as Christ
hath suffered for us in the flesh,
arm yovirselves likewise with the
vsame mind : for he that hath suf-
fered in the flesh hath ceased from
sin ;

2 That he no longer should live
the rest of his time in the flesh to
the lusts of men, but to the will of
God.

3 For the time past of our life
may suffice us to have wrought the
will of the Gentiles, when we walked
in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of
wine, revellings, banquetings, and
abominable idolatries:

4 Wherein they think it strange
that ye run not with fhejti to the
same excess of riot, speaking evil
of yoti :

5 Who shall give account to him
that is ready to judge the quick
and the dead.

* Or,

6 * sanctify
in your
liearts
Christ as
Lortl :

'manner of
life

8 in the
spirit ;
win

1" appeal

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Sharincj Christ's sufferings.

I. PETEE, 5.

Pastoral charge.

6 For for this cause was the
gospel preached also to them that
are dead, that they might be
judged according to men in the
flesh, but live according to God in
the spirit.

7 But the end of all things is
at hand : be ye therefore sober,
and watch unto prayer.

8 And above ail things have fer-
vent ^ charity among yourselves :
for ^ chai-ity shall cover the multi-
tude of sins.

9 Use hospitality one to another
without grudging.

10 As every man hath received
the gift, even .so minister the same
one to another, as good stevi^ards
of the manifold grace of God.

11 If any man speak, let Idm
s,peak as the oracles of God ; if any
man minister, let him do it as of
the ability which God giveth : that
God in all things may be glorified
through Jesus Christ, to v/hom be
praise and dominion for ever and
ever. Amen.

12 Beloved, think it not strange
concerning the fiery trial which is
to try you, as though some strange
thing happened unto you :

13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye
are partakers of Christ's sufferings ;
that, when his glory shall be re-
vealed, ye may be glad also with
exceeding joy.

14 If ye be reproached for the
name of Christ, happy are ye; for
the spirit of glory and of God rest-
eth upon you : on their i)art he
is evil spoken of, but on your part
he is glorified.

15 But let none of you suffer
as a murderer, or a.s a thief, or a.s-
an evildoer, or as a busybody in
othei- men's matters.

16 Yet if any man suffer as a
Christian, let him not be ashamed ;
but let him glorify God on this
behalf.^

17 For the time is come that
judgment must begin at the house
of (Jf)(l : ami if it th'st lie-in at us,
what shall the end he of them that
obey not the gospel of God 1

18 And if the righteous scarcely
be saved, wluM'e shall the ungodly
aT\d the sinner ai)pear?

19 Wherefore let (liem that suf-
fer according to the will of (!od
commit the keeping of their souls
to hi III in well doing, as unto a
faithful Creator.

CHAPTER 5.

1 TTe exhorieth the elders to feed their flocks,
5 ilie younrjei' to obey. 8 and all to be sober,
U'litc/i/ul, and constant in the faith: 9 to
rex/st the cruel adversary the devil.

THE elders which are among you
I exhort, who am also an elder,
and a witness of the sufferings of
Christ, and also a partaker of the
glory 1:hat shall be revealed :

2 - Feed the flock of God which
is among you, taking the oversight
thereof, not by consti'aint, but will-
ingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a
ready rnind ;

3 Neither as ''being h^i'ds over
^TorZ'.s heritage, but being ensamples
to tiie flock.

4 And when the chief Sheplierd
shall appear, ye shall receive ^a
crown of glory that fadeth not
away.

5 Likewise, ye younger, submit
yourselves unto the elder. Yea,
all of you be subject one to aiiother,
and be clothed with humility : for
God resisteth the proud, and giveth
grace to the humble.

6 Humble yourselves therefore
under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time :

7 Casting all your ''care upon
him ; for he careth for you.

8 Be sober, be vigilant; because
youi; adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seek-
ing whom he may devour :

9 Whom resist stedfast in the
faith, knowing that the same af-
flictions are accomplished in your
brethren that are in the world.

10 But the God of all grace, who
hath (tailed us unto his eternal
glory by Christ -Jesus, after that
ye have suffered a while, '' make
you perfect, stablish, strengthen,
settle you._

1 1 To him he glory and dominion
for ever and ever. Amen.

1 2 By Sil vanus, a faithful brother
unto you, as 1 suiipose, 1 have writ-
ten bi'ielly. exhorting, and testify-
ing that this is the true grace of
God wher(>in yo stand.

1 3 The church tlmt is at Babylon,
elected together with yov, saluteth
you ; and so dotli " Marcus my son.

14 Greet ye one another with a
kiss of charity. Peace he with you
all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

* Or,

2 Tend

3 lording it
over the
charge
allotted

to you,

4 the

5 anxiety

G * shall
himself jier-
lect,

Mark

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Growth in grace.

II. PETER, 1, 2.

Testimony to Christ.

1 our God

and Saviour

2 * by his
own

8 Yea, and
for this very
cause add-
ing on your
part all dili-
gence, in
your faith
supply
Mn

5 And in
knowledge
self-control ;
and in self-
control sted-
fastness ;
and in sted-
fastness
godliness ;

6 And in
godliness
love of the
brethren ;
and in love
of the bre-
thren love.

^ eternal

THE SECOND EPISTLE GEKEEAL OF

PETER

CHAPTER 1.

1 Confirming them in hope of the increase
of Go(i''s gracen, 5 he exhorteih them, by
faith, and good trofka, to make their calling
sure: 12 u-hcreof he in carefxU to remember
them, knoifinij that his death is at hand:
16 anil iriirinih them to be i_'<iiixt<nd in the
faith if ( 'hri.-^l, who is the true S,:ii ,,f God,
by th( f'i/< iri/i/e/is of the apostles Inholding
his majesty, and by the testimony of the
Father, and the j^rophets.

SIMON Peter, a servant and an
apostle of Jesus Christ, to them
that have obtained like precious
faith with us through the right-
eousness of ' God and our Saviour
Jesus Christ :

2 Grace and peace be multiplied
unto you through the knowledge
of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

3 According as his divine power
hath given unto us all things that
qjertain unto life and godliness,
through the knowledge of him that
hath called us "to glory and virtue :

4 Whereby are given unto us ex-
ceeding great and precious pro-
mises : that by these ye might be
partakers of the divine nature,
haying escaped the corruption that
is in the world through lust.

5 "And beside this, giving all
diligence, add to youi- faith virtue ;
and ^ to virtue knowledge :

6 ^And to knowledge tempe-
rance : and to tempt^rance patience ;

and to ]>atience godliness :

7 "And to godliness hrotherl y

kindness : and to brotherly kind-

ness charity.

8 For if these things be in you,
and abound, they make you that ye
shall neither be barren nor unfruit-
ful in the knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ.

9 But he that lacketh these
things is blind, and cannot see
afar off, and hath forgotten that
he was purged from his old sins.

10 Wherefore the rather, bre-
thren, give diligence to make your
calling and election sure : for if ye
do these things, ye shall never fall :

11 For so an entrance shall be
ministered unto you abundantly
into the ^everlasting kingdom of
our Lord and .Saviour Jesus Christ.

12 Wherefore I will not be ne-
gligent to put you always in re-
mem bi-ance of these things, though

* Or,

ye know them, and be established
in the ^ present truth.

13 Yea, I think it meet, as long
as I am in this tabernacle, to stir
you up by putting you in remem-
brance;

14 Knowing that shortly I must
put off this my tabernacle, even as
our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed
me.

15 Moreover I will endeavour
that ye may be able after my de-
cease to have these things always
in remembrance.

16 For we have not followed
cunningly devised fables, when we
made known unto you the power
and coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, but were eyewitnesses of
his majesty.

1 7 For he received from God the
Father honour and glory, when
there came such a voice to him
from the excellent glor}\ This is'
my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.

18 And this voice which came
from heaven we heard, Avhen we
were with him in the holy mount.

19 AVe have also a more sure
word of prophecy ; whereunto ye
do well that ye take heed, as unto
a light that shineth in a dark
place, until the day dawn, and the
day star arise in your hearts :

20 Knowing this first, that no
prophecy of the scripture is of any
private interpretation.

21 For ^the prophecy came not
in old time by the will of man : but
'" holy men of God spake asthei/veir
moved by the Holy Ghost.

CHAPTER 2.

1 UeforeteUeth them of false teachers, shew-
ing the inijiiely and jiiniishiiient both of
them and their folloirers : 1 from which the
godly shall be delirered, as Lot was out of'
Sodom: 111 and more fully describeth the
manners of those p)'<f<ine lind bl</sphenioiis
seducers, whereby they may be the better
known, and uroided.

BUT there were false prophets
also among the people, even as
there shall be false teachers among
you, who privily shall bring in
" damnable heresies, even denying
the Lord that bought them, and
bring upon themselves swift de-
struction.

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GocVs judgments of old.

II. PETER, 3.

Boyidage to sin.

1 * lascivi-
ous

2 destruction

pits

^ witli seven
otliers,

•^ lascivious
life

G lawless

'• unright-
eous

8 rail at

'■> railing in
niatlers
whereof
they are
ignorant,
shall ill Uicir
destroying
surely be
destroyed,
Suffering
wrong as the
hire of
wrong-
doing,

2 And many shall follow their
' pernicious ways ; by reason of
whom the way of truth shall be
evil spoken of.

3 And through covetousness shall
they with feigned words make mer-
chandise of you : whose judgment
now of a long time lingereth not,
and their " damnation slumbereth
not.

4 For if God spared not the
angels that sinned, but cast them
down to hell, and delivered them
into ■' chains of darkness, to be re-
served unto judgment ;

5 And spared not the old world,
but saved Noah ■* the eighth perfion,
a preacher of righteousness, bring-
ing in the flood upon the world of
the ungodly ;

6 And turning the cities of
Sodom and GomoiTha into ashes
condemned them with an over-
throw, making them an ensample
unto those that after should live
ungodly ;

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed
with the ^ filthy conversation of
the wicked :

8 (For that I'ighteous man dwell-
ing among them, in seeing and
hearing, vexed his righteous soul
from daj^ to day with their ''unlaw-
ful deeds ;)

y The Lord knoweth how to de-
liver the godly out of temptations,
and to reserve the '^ unjust unto
the day of judgment to be pu-
nished :

10 But chiefly them that walk
after the flesh in the lust of ini-
cleanness, and despise government.
Presumptuous are they, selfwillefl.
they are not afraid to ^ speak evil
of dignities.

11 Whereas angels, which are
greater in power and might, bring
not railing accusation against them
before the Lord.

12 But these, as natural brute
Ix'asts, made to be taken and de-
stroyed, " speak evil of the tilings
that they mulcrst.'iiHl not : anTl

shall utterly [icrisli in tlii-ii- uwii
coi'ru|)tif)n ;

13 yVnil sliiill receive the reward
of uni'iglitcousuoss, c/,s they that

count it pleasure to riot in the day
time. Spots thei/ are and blemishes,
sporting themselves with their own
deceivings while thoy feast with
you;

14 Having eyes full of adultery,
and that cannot cease from sin ;
beguiling unstable souls : an heai't

Or,

they have exercised with covetous
practices ; cursed children :

1 5 Which have forsaken the right
way, and are gone astray, following
the way of Balaam tJie so/iof ^"Boso)\
who loved the wages of unrighteous-
ness ;

16 But was rebuked for his in-
iquity : the dumb ass speaking with
man's voice forbad the madness of
the prophet.

1 7 These are wellswithout water,
clouds that are carried with a tem-
pest ; to whom the " mist of dark-
ness is reserved for ever.

18 For when they speak great
swelling words of vanity, they
allure through the lusts of the
flesh, tliroucjh vmch wantonness,
those that were ^'" clean escaped
from them who live in error.

19 While they promise them li-
berty, they themselves are the ser-
vants of corruption : for of whom
a man is overcome, of the same is
he brought in bondage.

20 For if after they nave escaped
the pollutions of the world through
the _ knowledge of the Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ, the j^ are again
entangled therein, and overcome,
the latter end is worse with them
than the beginning.

21 For it had been better for
them not to have known the way
of righteousness, than, after they
have known it, to turn from the
holy commandment delivered unto
them.

22 But it is happened unto them
according to the true proverb. The
dog is turned to his own vomit
again ; and the sow that was washed
to her wallowing in the mire.

CHAPTER 3.

1 III' (isKiirtf/i Ihi in <if the cerUtinlyofdiviHt's
(■Hilling 111 jiidgiiu'iit, iif/iiiiinf /hiise Ki'onii'is
niiii ilisjiiiti- iKjiihist it: s waiiiind Uw
il'>'l!;i, /'»' ific loK.I jxitience of (!od. to
liiixtcn their ri'iienfintce. 10 Ife,' de/terilielh
<i/ko the iiiiiiiiier hoir the irorhl fihirll lie
ilistn.ii,,! : II cvliin-liiin them, from the
i.r/,ir/.i/ioii thereof, to nil holiiie-s-i of life :
\:< mill Ill/dill, to iliiiile the piitienee of (iml
to teiiil, to tlieir Hdlriition, <i.s /'mil icrote to
Iheiii in his e.jiistlen.

rpHIS second epistle, beloved, T
JL now write unto you ; in tiof//
which I stir up your pure minds
by way of remembrance :

2 That ye may be mindful of the
words which wei'e spoken befoi'e by
the holy [irophets, and of the com-
mandment'''of us the jipostles of

tlie Lord ;iii(l Sa\ i()Ul^ :

."> Knowing this (irst, that tliere
shiiJlcome in the last days scoflers,
walking after their own lusts.

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Tlie certainty and suddenness

II. PETEE, 3.

of ChrisVs second coming.

1 wilfully
forget, that
there were
heavens
from of old,
and an earth
compacted
out of water
and amidst
water, by
the word
of God ;

4 And saying. Where is the pro-
mise of his coming 1 for since the
fathers fell asleep, all things con-
tinue as they were irom. the begin-
ning of the creation.

5 For this they ^ willingly are
ignorant of, that by the word of

God the ilea^^ens were of old, and
the earth standuig out of the water

in the water

6 Whereby the world tliat then
was, being overflowed with water,
perished :

7 But the heavens and the earth,
which are now, by the same word
are kept in store, reserved unto fire
against the day of judgment and
perfUtion of ungodly men.

8 But, beloved, be not ignorant
of this one thing, that one day is
with the Lord as a thousand years,
and a thousand years as one
day.

1) The Lord is not slack concern-
ing his promise, as some men count
slackness ; but is longsuff'ering to
US-ward, not willing thatan5^should
perish, but that all should come to.
repentance.

10 But the day of the Lord will
come as a thief in the night ; in the
which the heavens shall pass away
with a great noise, and the elements
shall melt with fervent heat, the
earth also and the works that are
therein shall be burned up.

11 Seeing then that all these
things shall be dissolved, what

manner of persons ought ye to be
in all holy -'conversation and god-
liness,

12 Lookingfor and -'hasting unto
the coming of the day of God,
wherein the heavens being on fire
shall be dissolved, and the elements
shall melt with fervent heat 1

1 3 Nevertheless we, according to
his promise, look for new heavens
and a new earth, wherein dwelleth
righteousness.

14: Wherefore, beloved, seeing
that ye look for such things, be
diligent that ye may be found of
him in peace, without spot, and
blameless.

15 And account that the long-
suffering of our Lord is salvation ;
even as our beloved brother Paul
also according to the wisdom given
unto him hath written unto you ;

16 As also in all his epistles,
speaking in them of these things ;
in which are some things hard to
be understood, which they that are
unlearned and unstable wrest, as
thei/ do also the other scriptures,
unto their own destruction.

1 7 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing
ye know tiiese things before, beware
lest ye also, being led away with
the error of the wicked, fall from
your own stedfastness.

18 But grow in grace, and in the
knowledge of our Lord and 8aviour
Jesus Christ. To him he glory both
now and for ever. Amen.

THE FIEST EPISTLE GEE-EEAL OF

JOHN

CHAPTER 1.

1 He deMcriheth the persmi of fhrint, in whom
ipe have etenutl life^ hy a comni union irHh
God: 5 to irliicli ire iniiKt ndjaiit /la// iiesn
of life, to tc^tifi/ Vu- truth of tlmt ,,,ir cnni-
mnnion din/ jinfesnioii of'fi/t/i, us <(ls<i to
tiNxure UH of the forgiveneiiv of our sinn by
Chfiat'ii death.

THAT which was from the begin-
ning, which we have heard,
which we have seen with our eyes,
which we have looked upon, and
our hands have handled, of the
Word of life;

2 (For the life was manifested,
and we have seen it, and bear wit-
ness, and shew unto you that eter-
nal life, which was with the P'ather,
and was manifested unto us ;)

3 That which we have seen and
heard declare we unto you, that ye
also may have fellowship with us :
and truly our fellowship is with
the Father, and with his h)on Jesus
Christ.

4 And these things write we unto
you, that your .jo.\- may be full.

5 This then is the message which
we have heard of him, and declare
unto you, that God is light, and in
hiin is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellow-
ship with him, and walk in dark-
ness, we lie, and do not the truth :

7 But if we M^alk in the light, as
he is in the light, we have fellow-
slnp one with another, and the
blood of Jesus Christ his Son
cleanseth us from all sin.

8 If ^ve say that we have; no sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and iust to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all un-
righteousness.

10 If we say tliat we have not
sinned, we make him a liar, and
his word is not in us.

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Walking in the light.

I. JOHN, 2.

TJie teaching of the Sjnrit.

1 you that ye
may not sin,

CHAPTER 2.

1 lie comforieth them <i(/ainsi the si>is of in-
Jirinity. 3 Jiightly to ktiow God is to keep
his commandments, 9 to love our brethren,
15 and not to love the world. 18 We must
beware of seducers : 20 from ichose deceits
the godly are safe, preserved, by perse-
verance in faith, and holiness of life.

MY little children, these things
write I unto ^ you, that ye sin
not. And if any man sin, we have
an advocate with the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous :

2 And he is the propitiation for
our sins : and not for ours only, but
also for the sins of the whole world.

3 And hereby we do know that
we know him, if we keep his com-
mandments.

4 He that saith, I know him, and
keepeth not his commandments, is
a liar, and the truth is not in him.

5 But whoso keepeth his word,
in him verily is the love of God
perfected : hereby know we that
we are in him.

6 He that saith he abideth in him
ought himself also so to walk, even
as he walked.

7 Brethren, I write no new com-
mandment unto you, but an old
commandment which ye had from
the beginning. The old command-
ment is the word which ye have
heard from the beginning.

8 Again, a new commandment I
write unto you, which thing is true
in him and in you : because the
darkness is '" past, and the true
light now shineth.

9 He that saith he is in the light,
and hateth his brother, is in dark-
ness even until now.

10 He that loveth his brother
abideth in the light, and there is
none occasion of stumbling in him.

1 1 But he that hateth his brother
is in darkness, and walketh in
darkness, and know(>th not whither
he goeth, because that darkness
hath blinded his eyes.

12 1 write unto you, little child-
ren, because your sins are forgiven
you for his name's sake.

13 1 wr'ite unto you, fathers, be-
cause ye have Icnown him tjutt is
from tlie beginning. I write; unto
you, young men, because y(! have
(nercome the wicked one. I •' write
unto you, little children, because
ye have known the i'^ather.

14 I have written unto you,
fathers, because ye have; known
him tliat is from the })eginniiig. I
have written unto you, young niciij
because ye are strong, and thi; word
of God abideth in you, and ye liave
overcome the wicked one.

*0r,

15 Love not the world, neither
the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love
of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world,
the lust of the tlesh, and the lust of
the eyes, and the pride of life, is
not of the Father, but is of the
world.

1 7 And the world passeth away,
and the lust thereof : but he that
doeth the will of God abideth for
ever.

18 Little children, it is the last
time : and as ye have heard that
antichrist shall come, even now are
there many antichrists ; whereby
we know that it is the last time.

19 They went out from us, but
they were not of us ; for if they
had been of us, they would no doubt
have continued with us : but they
went otit, that they might be made
manifest that they were not all of
us.

20 But ye have an * unction from
the Holy One, and ye know all
things.

21 I have not written unto you
because ye know not the truth, but
because ye know it, and that no lie
is of the truth.

22 Who is a liar but he that
denieth that Jesus is the Christ ■?
He is antichrist, that denieth the
Father and tlie 8on.

23 Whosoever denieth the Son,
the same hath not the Father: [hut]
he that acknowledgeth the Son hath
the Father also.

24 Let that therefore abide in
you, which ye have heard from the
beginning. If that which ye have
heard from the beginning shall re-
main in you, ye also shall continue
in the 8on, and in the Father.

25 And this is the promise that
he hath promised us, even eternal
life.

26 These things have I written
unto you concerning them that se-
duce you.

27 But the anointing which ye
have received of him abideth in
you, and ye need not that any
mail teach you : but as the same
anointing teacheth you of all
things, and is truth, and is no lie,
and even as it hath taught you, ye
shall al)i(Ie in him.

2M And now, little children,
al)i(l(i in him ; that, when he shall
ap))('ar, we may ha\'e confidence,
and not be ashamed befoi'e him at
his coming.

29 If ye know that lie is right-
eous, y(; know that ev(My one that
doeth righteousness is born of
him.

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God's children and the devil's.

I. JOHN, 3, 4. The test of true and fcdse teachers.

CHAPTER 3.

1 Ife deoUrreth the miiyiildr love of God to-
toaids us, ill making us his sons : 3 w7i<>
therefore ought obediently to keep his com-
mandments, 11 as also brotherly to love one
another.

BEHOLD, what manner of love
the Father hath bestowed upon
us, that we should be called ^ the
sons of God : therefore the world

knoweth us not, because it knew
him not.

2 Beloved, now are we '-'the sons
of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be : but we know
that, when he shall appear, we
shall be like him ; for we shall see
him as he is.

3 And every man that hath this
hope "'in him puritieth himself, even
as he is pure.

4 Whosoever committeth sin
* transgresseth also the law : for sin
is "the transgression of the law.

5 And ye know that he was mani-
fested to take away our sins ; and
in him is no sin.

6 Whosoever abideth in him sin-
neth not : whosoever sinneth hath
not seen him, neither known him.

7 Little children, let no man de-
ceive you : he that doeth right-
eousness is righteous, even as he is
righteous.

8 He that committeth sin is of
the devil ; for the devil sinneth
from the beginning. For this pur-
pose the Son of God was mani-
fested, that he might destroy the
works of the devil.

9 Whosoever is born of God doth
not commit sin ; for his seed re-
maineth in hini : and he cannot
sin, because he is born of God.

10 In this the children of God
are manifest, and the children of
the devil : whosoever doeth not
righteousness is not of God, nei-
ther he that loveth not his brother.

11 For this is the message that
ye heard from the beginning, that
we should love one another.

12 Not as Cain, rvlio was of that
wicked one, and slew his brother.
And wherefore slew he him % Be-
cause his own works were evil, and
his brother's righteous.

13 ]\Iarvel not, my brethren, if
the world hate you.

1 4 We know that we have passed
from death unto life, because we
love the bj'ethren. He that loveth
not hia brother abideth in death.

15 Whosoever hateth his brother
is a murderer : and ye knf)w that
no murderer hath eternal life abid-
ing in him.

* Or,

1 6 Hereby perceive we "the love
of God, because he laid down his

life for us : and we ought to lay
down our lives for the brethren.

17 But whoso hath this world's
good, and seetli his brother have
need, and shutteth up his " bowels
of compa.'ifdon from him, how dwell-

eth the love of God in him 1

18 My little children, let us not
love in word, neither in tongue ;
but in deed and in truth.

19 And hereby we know that we
are of the truth, and shall assure
our hearts before '^him.

20 For if our heart condemn us,
God is^reater than our heart, and
knoweth all things.

2 1 Beloved, if our heart condemn
us not, then have we confidence to-
ward God.

22 And whatsoever we ask, we
receive of him, because we keep
his commandments, and do those
things that are pleasing in his
sight.

23 And this is his command-
ment, That we should believe on
the name of his Son Jesus Christ,
and love one another, as he gave us
commandment.

24 And he that keepeth his com-
mandments dwelleth in him, and
he in him. And hereby we know
that he abideth in us, by the Spirit
which he '* hath given us.

CHAPTER 4.

1 Ife icarnet/i. them not to believe all teachers,
who boast of the Spirit, but to try them by
the rules cf the catholick faith : 7 and by
many reasons esehorteth, to brothet'ly love.

BELOVED, believe not ever j^ spi-
rit, but try the spirits whether
they are of God : because many
false prophets are gone out into
the world.

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of
God : Every spirit that confesseth
that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh is of God :

3 And every spirit that confess-
eth not that Jesus Christ is come
in the flesh is not of God : and this
is that spirit of antichrist, whereof
ye have lieard that it should come ;
and even now already is it in the
world.

4 Ye are of God, little children,
anfl have overcome them : because
greater is he that is in you, than
he that is in the world.

5 They are of tlie world : there-
fore speak they of the world, and
the world heareth them.

6 We are of (iod : he that know-
eth God heareth us ; he that is not
of God heareth not us. Hereby

6 love,

'compassion

8 him,
whereinso-
ever our
heart con-
demn us ;
hecause (Jod
is greater

gave

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GocVs love and onrs.

I. JOHN, 5.

Threefold tvitness to Christ.

know we the spirit of truth, and
the spirit of error.

7 Beloved, let us love one an-
other : for love is of God ; and every
one that loveth is born of God, and
knoweth God.

8 He that loveth not knoweth
not God ; for God is love.

9 In this was manifested the love
of God toward us, because that
God sent his only begotten Son
into the world, that we might live
through him.

10 Herein is love, not that we
loved God, but that he loved us,
and sent his Son to he the propitia-
tion for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us,
we ought also to love one another.

12 No man hath seen God at any
time. If we love one another, God
dwelleth in vis, and his love is per-
fected in us.

13 Hereby know we that we dwell
in him, and he in us, because he
hath given us of his Spirit.

14 And we have seen and do tes-
tify that the Father sent the Son
to be the Saviour of the world.

15 Whosoever shall confess that
Jesus is the Son of God, God dwell-
eth in him, and he in God.

16 And we have known and be-
lieved the love that God hath to
us. God is love ; and he that dwell-
eth in love dwelletii in God, and
God in him.

1 7 Hei-ein is our love made per-
fect, that we may have boldness in
the day of judgment : because as
he is, so are we in thisworld.

IH There is no fear in love ; but
perfect love casteth out fear : be-
cause fear hath torment. He that
fear-eth is not made perfect in love.

1 9 ^ We love him, liecause he first
loved us.

20 If a man say, I love God, and
liateth his brother, he is a liar : for
lie that loveth not his brother
whom he hath seen, how can he
love (i(xl whom he hath not seen ?

21 And this coHunaiidnient iiave
we from him. That he; who loveth
God love his brother also.

CHAPTER 5.

1 //<>. ih<it h,i-,-lli Cdd lareth hin children, avd
kfcjii'lli li is ,niiniiiind m('.)itH : '.\ichichto the
/(tilli/iil (ire liijlii, (tnd nat (/rieroim. !i
Jemin is the Son- of tjod, able io nave uk, 14
and to hear our prityerH, which we iiiake.
for (jiirxelveK, and for othum.

W] [()S0EV]^:R lK^li(!veth that
Jesus is the Ghrist is born of
God : and every on<^ that lovtith
him that begat lovetli him also that
is begotten of him.

*0r,

2 By this we know that we love
the children of God, when we love
God, and keep his command-
ments.

3 For this is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments :
and his commandments are not
grievous.

4 For whatsoever is born of God
overcometh the world : and this
is the victory that overcometh the
woi'ld, even our faith.

5 Who is he that overcometh the
world, but he that believeth that
Jesus is the Son of God*?

6 This is he that came by water
and blood, even Jesus Christ ; not
by water only, but by water and
blood. And it is the Spirit that
beareth witness, because the Spirit
is truth.

7 " For there are three that bear

record in heaven, the Father, tlie

Word, and the Holy Ghost : and
these three are one.

8 And there are three tliat bear
wi tness in eai'th. the sT)irit, and

the wate)'. and the bidod : and
these thrcH' agree in one.

9 If we I'cceive the witness of
men, the Avitness of God is greater :
for this is the witness of God which
he hath ^ testified of his Son.

10 He that believeth on the Son
of God hath the witness in him-
self : he that believeth not God
hath made him a liar ; because he
believeth not the ^ I'ecord that God
^gave of his Son.

11 And this is the "record, that
God hath given to us etei-nal life,
and this life is in his Son.
_ 12 He that hath the Son hath
life ; and he that hath not the Son
of God hath not life.

13 These things liave I written
unto you tliat b(>lieve on tlie name

of the Son of ( iod : tiiat ye

know that ye have eternal life, ami

tiiat ye may hfTTeve on the n.iinc
of tlie Son of (iod.

II And this is the confi<lenc(>
that we have in him, that, if w(!
as]\ any thing according to his
will, he heareth us :

15 And if we know that he hear
us, whatsoever we ask, we know
that we have the petitions that we
desii-ed of him.

IG If an.y inan see his brother
sin a sin dutirJi i'k not unto death,
he shall ask, and lie shall giv(! him
lif(^ for tluMU that sin not uiiId
death. Thei'e is a sin unto death :
I do not say that he shall pray
for it.

2 For there
are three
that l)ear
witness, the
Spirit, and
the water,
and the
blood : and
the three
agree in
one.

3 borne

■* witness
5 hath borne
fi witness,

" nrito you,
tliat ye. may
kiHiw tliat
ye have
eternal life,
I'rcii unto
you that
believe on
the name of
the Son of
God.

Walking in truth

I., II., III. JOHK

of life ami faith.

2 pray tliat
in ull things

17 All unrighteousness is sin:
and there is a sin not unto death.

18 We know that whosoever is
}x)rn of God sinneth not ; hut he
tliat ^i^ begotten of God keepeth
'"'himself, and ''that wicked one
toucheth him not.

19 xind we know that we are of

* Or,

God, and the whole world iieth in
•'wickedness.

20 And we know that the Son of
God is come, and hath given us an
understanding, that we may know
him that is true, and we are in him
that is true, even in his Son Jesus
Christ. This is the true God, and
eternal life.

21 Little children, keep your-
selves from idols. Amen.

THE SE0OH"D EPISTLE OF

JOHN

1 ITe evhorfelh a veriit'in hnnourahle matron,
irith Ik !■ <'li ilil )■<■ ii . /ii /Hfseeei'e in Chriniiav
lori' mill hili, f. ^ lest lliey lose the reuun-d
of their Joiiiier jn'o/c-iKion : 10 and to hare
nothing to do ivith ihone xeducem that bring
not the true doctrine of Christ Jesus.

THE elder unto the elect lady
and her children, whom I love
in ^ the ti'uth ; and not I only, but
also all they that have known the
truth ;

2 For the truth's sake, which
dwelleth in us, and shall be with
us for ever.

3 Grace be Avith you, mercy, and
peace, from God the Father, and
from the Lord Jesus Christ, the
Son of the Father, in truth and love.

■4 I rejoiced greatly that I found
of thy children walking in truth,
as we have received a command-
ment from the Father.

5 And now I beseech thee, lady,
not as though I wrote a new com-
mandment unto thee, but that
which we had from the beginning,
that we love one another.

G And this is love, that we walk
after his commandments. This is
the commandment. That, as ye
have heard from the beginning, ye
should walk in it.

7 For many deceivers are en-
tered into the world, who confess
not that Jesus Christ is come in
the flesh. This is -a deceiver and
^an antichrist.

8 Look to yourselves, that ^ we
lose not those things which we
have wrought, but that ^we re-
ceive a full rewai'd.

9 Whosoever ''transgresseth, and
abideth not in the doctrine of
Christ, hath not God. He that
abideth in the doctrine of Christ,
he hath both the Father and the
Son.

10 If there come any unto y9u,
and bring not this doctrine, receive
him not into your house, neither
bid him God speed :

1 1 For he that biddeth him God
speed is partaker of his evil deed.s.

1 2 Having many things to write
unto j^ou, I would not vmte with
paper and ink : but I trust to come
unto you, and speak face to face,
that our joy may be full.

13 The children of thy elect sis-
ter greet thee. Amen.

* Or,

THE THIED EPISTLE OF

JOHN

ffe commendeth Gainit for his pieti/, 5 and
hiiKjiitiilifj/ ' to true jireachers : 0 com-
jiliii iiiiii/ of the unkind dealing of amtri-
tioiiti />iiilrt'plies on. the contrary side, 11
ifi/iosi' ri-'il , .1-11 III j>le is not to be followed :
12 nnil iji !•• Ih .-^iit'cial testimony to the good
rel^ort if Utiatlrius.

THE elder unto the wellbeloved
Gains, whom I love in ^ the
truth.

2 iUOoved, I "v

abo

all

things th;i,t thou iiiayest i)r()spe

and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth.

3 For I rejoiced greatly, wlien
the brethren came_ and testified of
the truth that is in thee, even as
thou walkest in the truth.

4 I have no greatei' joy than to
hear that mychildren walk in •'truth.

5 Beloved, tliou doest faithfully
whatsoever thou doest to the bre-
thren, and to strangers ;

4 the evil
one.

2 the

■J * goeth
ouward,

8 tlie truth.

Fellowhelpers to the trutli,

III. JOHN.

and Idnderers thereof.

1 love

1 * called,
I)eloved in
God the
Father, and
kept for
Jesus
Christ :

2 once for
all

3 of old sot
ft)rlh unto

* * our only
Master and
Lord Jesus
Christ.
6* know all
things once
for all,

6 Which have borne witness of
thy ^ charity before the church :
whom if thou bring forward on
their journey after a godly sort,
thou shalt do well :

7 Because that for his name's
sake they went forth, taking no-
thing of the Gentiles.

8 We therefore ought to receive
such, that we might be fellow-
helpers to the truth.

9 I wrote unto the church : but
Diotrephes, who loveth to have the
preeminence among them, receiveth
us not.

10 Wherefore, if I come, I will
remember his deeds which he
doeth, prating against us with ma-
licious words : and not content
therewith, neither doth he himself

receive the brethren, and forbid-
deth them that would, and casteth
thei)i out of the church.

11 Jieloved, 'follow not that
which is evil, but tiiat which is
good. He that doeth good is of
God : but he that doeth evil hath
not seen God.

12 Demetrius hath good report
of all men, and of the truth itself :
yea, and we also bear record; and
ye know that our record is true.

1.3 I had many things to write,
but I will not with ink and pen
write unto thee :

14 But I trust I shall shortly
see thee, aiid we shall speak face
to face. Peace he to thee. Oui'
friends salute thee. Greet the
friends by name.

THE GEKERAL EPISTLE OF

JUDE

Ife exhorieth them to he constant in the pro-
fession of the faith. 4 False teachers are
crept in in seduce them: for ichose dam-
nable doc/fhir inn/ manners horrible pu-
nishment i.\ jir, Jill n-d : 20 vjhereas the
godly, by the ansixtuiice of the Holy Spirit,
and prayers to God, may persevere, and
grow in grace, and keep themselves, and
recover others out of the snares of those de-
ceivers.

JU'DE, the servant of Jesus
Christ, and brother of James,
to them that are ^ sanctified by God

the Father, and preserverl in Jesus

(Jhrist, and called

2 Mercy unto you, and peace,
and love, be multiplied.

3 Beloved, when I gave all dili-
gence to write unto you of the
common salvation, it was needful
for me to write unto you, and ex-
hort you that ye should earnestly
contend for the faith which was
" once delivered unto the saints.

4 For there are certain men
crept in unawares, who were •' b(>-
fore of old ordained to this con-
demnation, ungodly men, turning
the grace of our God into lascivious-
ness, and denying •'the only Lord
God, and our Lord .lesus ( 'lii-ist.

T) 1 will therefore i)ut you in
remembrance, though ye " once
knew this, how that the Lord,
having saved the i)eopl{> out of
th(! land of Egypt, afterward de-
stroycfl them that believed not.

6 And the angels which k('i)t not
their first estate, but left their

Or,

own habitation, he hath reserved
in everlasting chains under dark-
ness unto the judgment of the
great day.

7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha,
and the cities ^out them in like
manner, giving themselves over
to fornication, and fjoing after
strange flesh ,^ are set forth for an
example, suffering the. " vengeance
of eternal fire.

8 Likewise also these fiWiy
dreamers defile the flesh, despise
dominion, and "speak evil of dig-
nities.

9 Yet Michael the archangel,
when contending with the devil
he disputed about the body of
Moses, durst Jiot bring against him
a railing accusation, but said, The
Lord rebuke thee.

10 But these "^ speak evil of those
things which they know not : but
what they know naturally, as brute
beasts, in those things they corrupt
themselves.

11 Woe unto them! f(5r they
have gone in the way of Cain, and
I'an gi'eedily after the error of Ba-
laam for reward, and perished in
tlie gainsa,ying of " C 'ore.

1 2 These are " spofsin your feasts
of charity, when they f(>ast with
you, '"ti'cdiii^ thcinsrlxcs withimt
fcnr: clouds llnii kvc without watci

earned about of winds; trees whos(!
fruit \vithei'(!th, without fi'uit, twice
dead, ])lucked uj) by the roots ;
13 Ilaging waves of the sea,

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Wanmig of God's j^ulcjmeids

JUDE.

Life built on faith.

foaming out their own shame ;
wandering stars, to whom is re-
served the blackness of darkness
for ever.

14 And Enoch also, the seventh
from Adam, prophesied of these,
saying, Behold, the Lord cometli
with ten thousands of his saints,

15 To execute judgment upon
all, and to ^ convince all that are
ungodly among them of all their
ungodly deeds which they have un-
godly committed, and of all their
hard S2Jeeches which ungodly sin-
ners have spoken against him.

16 These are murmurers, com-
plainers, walking after their own
lusts ; and their mouth speaketh
great swelling words, having "' men's
persons in admiration because of
advantage.

17 But, beloved, remember ye
the words which were spoken be-
fore ^of the apostles of our Lord
Jesus Christ ;

18 How that they told you there
should be mockers in the last time,

who should walk after their own
ungodly lusts.
1 9 These be they who ■* separate

themselves, ^ sensual, having not
the (Spirit.

20 But ye, beloved, building up
yourselves on your most holy faith,
praying in the Holy Ghost,

21 Keep yourselves- in the love
of God, looking for the mercy of our
Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

22 And of some have compas-
sion, "making a difference:

23 And others save with fear,
pulling them out of the fire ; hating
even the garment spotted by the
flesh.

24 Now unto him that is able to
keep you from falling, and to pre-
sent you faultless before the pre-
sence of his glory with exceeding
joy,

25 To the only wise God our Sa-
viour, be glory and majesty, do-
minion and power, both now and
ever. Amen.

* Or,

THE REVELATION

OF St. JOHN THE DIVHSTE

CHAPTER 1.

4 J0A71 writeth ?iis revelation to the seven
churches of Asia, signified by the seven
golden candlesticks. 7 The coming of
Christ. 14 His glorious power and ma-
jesty.

THE Revelation of Jesus Christ,
which God gave unto him, to
shew unto his servants things
which must shortly come to pass ;
and he sent and signified it by his
angel unto his servant John :

2 Who bare ^ record of the word of
God, and of the testimony of Jesus
Christ, and of all things that he
saw.

3 Blessed is he that readeth, and
they that hear the words of this
prophecy, and keep those things
Avhich are written therein : for the
time is at hand.

4 TOHN to the seven churches
^J which are in Asia : Grace

he unto you, and peace, from him
which is, and which was, and which
is to come ; and from the seven
Spirits which are before his
throne ;

5 And from Jesus Christ, v'ho is
the faithful witness, and the first
begotten of the dearl, and the
prince of the kings of the earth.

Unto him that ^ loved us. and
washed us from our sins in his own

blood,
6 And hath made us ^ kings and

priests unto God and his Father ;
to him be glory and dominion for
ever and ever. Amen.

7 Behold, he cometh with clouds :
and every eye shall see him, and
they also which pierced him : and
all kindreds of the earth shall wail
because of him. Even so. Amen.

8 I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the ending, saith the
Lord, which is, and which was, and
which is to come, the Almighty.

9 I John, who also am your
brother, and companion in tribula-
tion, and in the kingdom and ^pa-
tience of Jesus Christ, was in the
isle that is called Patmos, for the
word of God, and for the testimony
of Jesus Christ.

10 I was in the Spirit on the
Lord's day, and heard behind me
a great voice, as of a trumpet,

1 1 Saying, I am Alpha and
Omega, the first and the last : and.
What thou seest, write in a book.

*0r,

^ * make
separations,
5 animal,

6 * who are
in doubt ;

2 * loveth
us, and
loosed

^* to be a
kingdom, to
be priests

4 stedfast-
ness

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Vision of our Lord.

EEVELATION, 2.

His messages.

and send it unto the seven churches
which are in Asia ; unto Ephesus,
and unto Smyrna, and unto Per-
gamos, and unto Thyatira, and
unto 8ardis,and unto Pniladelpliia,
and unto Laodicea.

1 2 And I turned to see the voice
that spake with me. And being
turned, I saw seven golden candle-
sticks ;

13 And in the midst of the seven
candlesticks one like unto ^ the Son

of mail, clothed with a garment
down to the foot, and girt about
the paps with a golden girdle.

14 His head and his hairs ivere
white like wool, as white as snow ;
and his eyes were as a flame of fire ;

15 And his feet like unto fine
brass, as if they burned in a fur-
nace ; and his voice as the sound of
many waters.

16 And he had in his right hand
seven stars : and out of his mouth
went a sharp two-edged sword :
and his countenance ivas. as the
sun shineth in his strength.

17 And when I saw him, I fell at
his feet as dead. And he laid his
right hand upon me, saying unto
me, Fear not ; I am the first and
the last :

18 I am he that liveth, and was
dead ; and, behold, I am alive for
evermore. Amen ; and have the
keys of * hell and of death.

19 Write the things which thou
hast seen, and the things which
are, and tlie things which shall be
hereafter ;

20 The mystery of the seven
stars which thou sawest in my
right hand, and the seven golden
candlesticks. TJie seven stars are
the angels of the seven chui'ches :
and the seven candlesticks which
thou sawest are the seven churches.

CHAPTER 2.

What in comitKutilfil to Iia written to the.
angeln, that ia, the viUUiiterx of lli.e ch urchen
of 1 EphenUH, S JSmynut, 12 PffynmnK, Is
Thydtirii : (iiul irlmt in coimnaniU-il, or
found irtrtitiitf/ in them.

UNTO the angel of the church
'of 1^'phesus write ; These
things saith he that holdeth the
seven stars in liis right hand, who
walketh in the midst of the s(;ven
golden candlesticks ;

2 I know thy works, and tliy
laVxnir, and thy -'pationce. and liow
thou canst not \)v;iv Miein whicli
are evil : and thou hast tried them
which say they are apostles, and
are not, and hast found them liars :

* Hades.

3 And hast borne, and hast ^pa-
tience, and for my name's sake
laboured,

names
and hast

not

hast
fainted
4 Nevertheless I have ^ mmen'hat

against thee, ® because thou hast
left thy first love.

5 Remember therefore from
whence thou art fallen, and re-
pent, and do the first w^orks ; or
else I will come unto thee quickly,
and will remove thy candlestick
out of his place, except thou re-
pent.

6 But this thou hast, that thou
hatest the deeds of the Nicolai-
tanes, which I also hate.

7 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches ; To him that overcometh
will I give to eat of the tree of life,
which is in the midst of the para-
dise of God.

8 And unto the angel of the
church in Smyrna write ; These
things saith the first and the last,
which was dead, and is alive :

9 I know thy works, and tribu-
lation, and poverty, (but thou art
rich) and / kiioic the ° blasphemy

of them which say they are J ews,
and are not, but are the synagogue
of Satan.

10 Fear none of those things
which thou shalt suffer : behold,
the devil shall cast some of you
into prison, that ye may be tried ;
and ye shall have tribulation ten
days : be thou faithful unto death,
and I will give thee ^a crown of
life.

11 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches: He that overcometh sliall
not be hurt of the second death.

1 2 And to the angel of the ch urch
in Pergamos write ; These things
saith he which hath the sharp
sword with two edges;

1 3 I know thy works, and where
thou dw(^llest, even where Satan's
**soiit v's'.- and thou boldest fast my
name, and "hast not denied my
faith, even in those days wherein
Antipas ?''(7.s my faithful martyr,
who was slain among you, where
Satan dwelleth.

14 I>ut I have a f(^w things
against thee, because thou hast
there them that hold the doctrine
of Malaani, who taiiglit '" Pa lac to
cast a stumblinghlock before the
children of Israel, to eat things
sacrificed unto idols, and to com-
mit fornication.

I !') So hast thou also tlien) that
hold the '' doetrine of the Nicolai-
iaries, which thing I hate.

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Messages sent to

EEVELATIOJ^, 3.

iJie seven chiirches.

16 Repent; or else I will come
unto thee quickly, and will tight
against them with the sword of
my mouth.

17 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto
the churches ; To him that over-
cometh will I give to eat of the
hidden manna, and will give him
a white stone, and in the stone a
neAV name written, whicli no ^ man
knoweth saving he that receiveth
it.

18 And unto the angel of the
church in Thyatira write ; These
things saith the >Son of God, who
hath his eyes like unto a flame of
fire, and his feet are like fine brass ;

19 1 know thy works, and '~ cha-
rity, and service, and faith, and thy
■' patience^ and thy works ; and the
last tv be more than the first.

20 Notwithstanding I have ^a
few things against thee, ° because
thou sufferest "^that woman Jeze-
bel, which calleth herself a pro-
phetess, to teach and to seduce my
servants to commit fornication,
and to eat things sacrificed unto
idols.

21 And I gave her space to re-
pent of her fornication; and she
repented not.

22 Behold, I will cast her into a
bed, and them that commit adul-
tery with her into great tribula-
tion, except they repent of their
deeds.

23 And I will kill her children
with death ; and all the churches
shall know that I am he which
searcheth the reins and hearts :
and I will give unto every one of
you according to your works.

24 But unto you I say, and unto
the rest in Thyatira, as many as
have not this '' doctrine, and which
have not known the depths of Sa-
tan, as they speak ; I will put upon
you none (jther burden.

25 Jiut that which ye have
already hold fast till 1 come.

26 And he that overcometh, and
keepeth my works unto the end, to
him will I give power over the na-
tions :

27 And lie shall rule them with
a rod of inm ; as the vessels of a
potter shall they be broken to
shivers : even as I received of my
Father.

28 And I will give him the morn-
ing star.

29 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches.

* Or,

CHAPTER 3.

'J The angel of Hm church of SarJis in re-
jmiced, 3 en'hwted to repent, and thren-
tmii'il if he do not repent. 8 The anr/tl uf
the church of PhUadetpliia 10 in upp'roreil
for hix diUijenre and pfitience. 15 The
angel of L(todifrii ri-lmked, for heinff nei-
ther hot nor cnhl , r.) n ml uil'inoninhed to he
more sealou-s. -m Chrht niandeth at the
door and knocketh.

AND unto the _ angel of the
chutx'h in Sardis write ; These
things saith he that hath the seven
Spirits of God, and the seven stars ;
I know thy works, that thou hast a
name that thou livest, and art dead.

2 Be watchful, and strengthen
the things which remain, that are
ready to die : for I have not found
thy works perfect before God.

3 Remember therefore how thou
hast received and heard, and hold
fast, and repent. If therefore thou
shalt not watch, I will come on thee
as a thief, and thou shalt not know
what hour I will come upon thee.

4 Thou hast a few names even in
Sardis which have not defiled their
garments; and theyshall walk with
me in white : for they are worthy.

5 He that overcometh, the same
shall be clothed in white raiment ;
and I will not blot out his name
out of the book of life, but I will
confess his name before my Father,
and before his angels.

6 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches.

7 And to the angel of the church
in Philadelphia write ; These things
saith he that is holy, he that is true,
he that hath the key of David, he
that openeth, and ^ no man shut-
teth ; and shutteth, and "no man
openeth ;

8 I know thy works : behold, I
have set before thee an open door,
and ^ no man can shut it : for thou
hast a little strength, and hast kept
my word, and hast not denied my
name.

9 Behold, I will make them of the
synagogue of Satan, Avhich say they
are Jews, and are not, but do lie ;
behold, I will make tliem to come
and worshii> before thy feet, and
to know that I have loved thee.

10 Because thou hast kept the
word of my patience, I also will
keep thee from the hour of tempta-
tion, which shall come upon all the
world, to try them that dwell upon
the earth.

11 Behold, I come quickly : hold
that fast which thou nast, that no
"man take thy crown.

12 Him that overcometh will I
make a pillar in the '"temple of my
God, and he shall go no more out :

"■ none

■' one

1" sanctuary

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The throne in heaven.

REVELATION, 4, 5.

Worship of the thrice holy.

and I will write upon him the name
of my God, and the name of the city
of my God, ivhich is new Jerusalem,
which Cometh down out of heaven
from my God : and I will ivrite upon
him my new name.

13 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches.

14 And unto the angel of the
church ^ of the Laodiceans write ;
These things saith the Amen, the
faithful and true witness, the be-
ginning of the creation of God ;

15 I know thy works, that thou
art neither cold nor hot : I would
thou wert cold or hot.

1 6 So then because thou art luke-
warm, and neither cold nor hot, I
will spue thee out of my mouth.

1 7 Because thou sayest, lam rich,
and increased with goods, and have
need of nothing ; and knowest not
that thou art wretched, and miser-
able, and poor, and blind, and
naked :

18 I counsel thee to buy of me
gold tried in the fire, that thou
mayest be rich ; and white raiment,
that thou mayest be clothed, and
that the shame of thy nakedness do
not appear ; and anoint thine eyes
with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

19 As many as I love, I rebuke
and chasten : be zealous therefore,
and repent.

20 Behold, I stand at the door,
and knock : if any man hear my
voice, and open the door, I will
come in to him, and will sup witli
him, and he with me.

21 To him that overcometh will

1 grant to sit with me in my throne,
even as I also overcame, and am set
down with my Father in his throne.

22 He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches.

CHAPTER 4.

2 John seetti the throne of God in he<iren.
4 The four and liciitii ihlers. 0 The
four beauts fall of .//( ,s i„f,ire and liehind.
10 The elders la ij ihnrn their crowns, and
worship him that sat on the throne.

AFTER this I looked, and, be-
hold, a door was opened in
heaven : and the first voice which
1 heard was as it were of a truinpet
talkiriff witli me ; which said, ('oiih;
up hither, and I will shew thee
things which must be hereafter.

2 And immediately [ was in the
spii-it : and, behold, a throne was
set in heaven, and one sat on the
throne.

3 And he that sat was to look
upon like a jasper and a sardine

*0r,

stone : and there was a rainbow
round about the throne, in sight
like unto an emerald.

4 And round about the throne
were four and twenty ^ seats : and
upon the * seats I saw four and
twenty elders sitting, clothed in
white raiment ; and they had on
their heads crowns of gold.

5 And out of the throne pro-
ceeded lightnings and thunderings
and voices : and there loere seven
lamps of fire burning before the
throne, which are the seven Spirits
of God.

6 And before the throne there
was a "^sea of glass like unto crys-
tal : and in the midst of the throne,
and round about the throne, were
four ° beasts full of eyes before and
behincT

7 And the first ® beast was like a
lion, and the second ** beast like a
calf, and the third "beast had a face
as a man, and the fourth ^ beast loas
like a flying eagle.

8 And the four ^ beasts had each
of them six wings about A/»i ,• and
they were full of eyes within : and
they rest not day and night, say-
ing. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God
Almighty, which was, and is, and
is to come.

9 And when those ^ beasts give
glory and honour and thanks to
him that sat on the throne, who
liveth for ever and ever,

10 The four and twenty elders
fall down before him that sat on
the throne, and worship him that
liveth for ever and ever, and cast
their crowns before the thx'one,
saying,

11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to
receive glory and honour and
power : for thou hast created all
things, and for thy pleasure they
^ are and were created.

CHAPTER 5.

1 The hook sealed ivith seven seals : 9 ivhich
onlij the Lamb that teas slain in irorthi/ to
open. 12 Tlierefore the ehhrs jiniine him.
!t anil confess that he redeemed them with
his blood.

AND I saw in the right hand of
him that sat on the throm^
a book written within and on
the backside, sealed with seven
seals.

2 And I saw a strong angel pro-
claiming with a loud voice. Who is
worth.v to oi)en th(^ book, and to
loose th(! seals thereof?

3 And no ^ nmn in heaven, nor in
earth, neither under the earth, was

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Or,

The victorious Lamb.

REVELATION, 6.

Opening of the seals.

able to open the book, neither to
look thereon.

4 And I wept much, because no
' man was found worthy to open
and to read the book, neither to
look thereon.

5 And one of the elders saith
unto me, Weep not : behold, the
Lion of the tribe of "Juda, the Root
of David, hath prevailed to open
the book, and to loose the seven
seals thereof.

6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the
midst of the throne and of the four
•' beasts, and in the midst of the
elders, stood a Lamb as it had been
slain, having seven horns and seven
eyes, which are the seven Spirits
of God sent forth into all the
earth.

7 And he came and took the
book out of the right hand of him
that sat upon the throne.

8 And when he had taken the
book, the four ■* beasts and '"'four
and twenty elders fell down before
the Lamb, having every one of
them harps, and golden ** vials full

of odours, which are the prayers of
saints.

9 And they sung a new song,
saying. Thou art worthy to take
the book, and to open the seals
thereof : for thou wast slain, and
" hast redeemed us to God by thy
blood out of every kindred, and
tongue, and people, and nation ;

10 And '^ hast made us unto our
God "kings and priests : and we
shall reign on the earth.

11 And I beheld, and I heard
the voice of many angels round
about the throne and the ** beasts
and the elders : and the number of
them was ten thousand times ten
thousand, and thousands of thou-
sands ;

12 Saying with a loud voice,
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
to receive power, and riches, and
wisdom, and strength, and honour,
and glory, and blessing.

13 And every creature which is
in heaven, and on the earth, and
under the earth, and such as are in
the sea, and all that are in them,
heard I saying, Blessing, and ho-
nour, and glory, and power, he
unto him that sitteth upon the
throne, and unto the Lamb for
ever and ever.

14 And the four "'beasts_ said,
Amen. And the four and twenty
elders fell(lown and worshipped
him that liveth for ever and ever.

* Or,

CHAPTER 6.

1 The opening of the seals in order, and
ichdt foUoiced thereupon., contuininy d
prophecy to the end of the world.

AND I saw when the Lamb
opened one of the seals, and
I heard, as it were ^" the noise of
thunder, one of the four * beasts
saying, '^ ( -ome and see.

2 And 1 saw, and behold a white
horse : and he that sat on him had
a bow ; and a crown was given
unto him : and he went forth con-
quering, and to conquer.

3 And when he had opened the
second seal, I heai-d the second
'"" beast say, " Come and see.

4 And there went out another
horse that vxxs red : and voiver was
given to him that sat tliereon to
take peace from the earth, and
that they should kill one another :
and there was given unto him a
great sword.

5 And when he had opened the
third seal, I heard the third ^- beast
say, " ( ^ome and see. And I beheld,
and lo a black liorse ; and he that
sat on him had a pair of balances
in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the
midst of the four ''beasts say, A
measure of wheat for a penny,
and three measures of barley for
a penny ; and see thou hurt not the
oil and the wine.

7 And when he had opened the
fourth seal, I heard the voice of
the fourth ^" beast say, " Comeand

see.

(S And I looked, and behold a
pale horse : and his name that
sat on him was Death, and t Hell
followed with him. And power
was given unto them over the
fourth part of the earth, to kill
with sword, and with hunger, and
with ^^' death, and with the beasts of
the earth.

9 And when he had opened the
fifth seal, I saw under the altar the
souls of them that were slain for
the word of God, and for the testi-
mony which they held :

10 And they cried with a loud
voice, saying, How long, O Lord,
holy and true, dost thou not judge
and avenge oui' l:)lood on them that
dwell on the earth %

11 And wliite robes were given
unto every one of them ; and it
was said unto them, that they
should rest yet for a little sea-
son, until their fellovvservants
also and their brethren, that

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t Hades.

1" a voice
^ living crea-
tures
11 * Come.

12 living
creature

13 pestilence

The servants of God sealed.

EEVELATION, 7, 8. The multitude before the throne.

should be killed as they v.'ere,
should be fuliilled.

12 And I beheld when he had
opened the sixth seal, and, lo,
there was a great earthquake ;
and the sun became black as
sackcloth of hair, and the moon
became as blood ;

13 And the stars of heaven fell
unto the earth, even as a lig tree
casteth her ^ untimely figs, when
she is shaken of a mighty wind.

14 And the heaven departed as
a scroll when it is rolled together ;
and every mountain and island
were moved out of their places.

15 And the kings of the earth,
and the gi*eat men, and the rich
men, and the chief captains, and
the mighty men, and every bond-
man, and every free man, hid them-
selves in the dens and in the rocks
of the mountains ;

IG And said to the mountains
and rocks. Fall on us, and hide us
from the face of him that sitteth
on the throne, and from the wrath
of the Lamb :

1 7 For the great day of his wrath
is come ; and who shall be able to
stand ?

CHAPTER 7.

3 An an{/el sealeth the neriuintu of God in
their foreheads. 4 The number of them
ihnt were sealed : of the trihes of Israel a
certain number. 0 Of altoiher nations an.

innu)n,r<ihl, ,,i nJtiliiih' . ,rh!rh ^hiinl I,, 'fore
the throne, <'ht,l in n-hi/e rohe^, ami jxdnis
in their hands. 1-i Their rohes were
washed in. the blood of the Lamb.

AND after these things I saw
four angels standing on the
four corners of the earth, holding
the four winds of the eai'th, that
the wind should not blow on the
earth, nor on the sea, nor on any
tree.

2 And I saw another angel as-
cending from the east, having the
seal of the living God : and he
cried with a loud voice to the four
angels, to whom it was given to
liurt the earth and the sea,

'.i Haying, Hui-t not the earth,
neither the sea, nor the trees, till
we have sealed the servants of ovn-
God in their foreheads.

4 And I heard th(; number of
them which wen; S(;aled : mnl there
iitere s(>aled an huiuh-c^fl and forty
(indiimr thousand of all the tribes
of the children of isi-ael.

5 Of the tribe of "Juda ii<ere
sealed twelve thousand. Of the
tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve
thousand. Of the tril)e of Gad
iDere sealed twelve thousand.

6 Of the tril)e of •' Aser u^ere
Roal(>d twelve thousancl. Of the
tribe of ■* Nepthaliin were sealed

twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
^Manasses luere sealed twelve thou-
sand.

7 Of the tribe of Simeon tvere
sealed twelve thousand. Of the
tribe of Levi were sealed twelve
thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar
ivere sealed twelve thousand.

8 Of the tribe of ''Zabulon were
sealed twelve thousand. Of the
tribe of Joseph ivere sealed twelve
thousand. Of the tribe of Benja-
min ivere sealed twelve thousand.

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a
great multitude,^ which no man
could number, of all nations, and
kindreds, and people, and tongues,
stood before the thi'one, and be-
fore the Lamb, clothed with white
robes, and palms in their hands ;

10 And cried with a loud voice,
saying. Salvation to our God which
sitteth upon the throne, and unto
the Lamb.

11 And all the angels stood
round about the throne, and abentt
the elders and the four " beasts, and
fell before the throne on their faces,
and worshipped God,

1 2 Saying, Amen : Blessing, and
glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiv-
ing, and honour, and power, and
might, be unto our God for ever
and ever. Amen.

13 And one of the elders an-
swered, sa.ying unto me. What are
these which are arrayed in white
robes'? and whence came they?

14 And I said unto him. Sir,
thou knowest. And he said to me,_
These are they which came out of
great tribulation, and have washed
their robes, and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.

15 Therefore are they before the
throne of God, and serve him flay
and night in his temple: and ht^
that sitteth on the throne shall
dwell among thiMU.

16 The.v shall hunger no more,
neither thirst any more; neithei-
shall th(; sun light on them, nor
any heat.

17 Foi- the Lamb wliich is in the
midst of the throne shall ^jviM
them, and shall lead them unto
■' lixing f()iinta,iiis of watei's : anfl
(iod shall \\'\\)v away all tears from
their eyes.

CHAPTER 8.

1 At the opening of the serenih seal. 2 seven
anfiels had sereii triiw/iets (liren them, fi
Four of them sound their trnm/iets, ami
yreal playues follow. :$ Another an{/el
j/iitteth incense'to the pnojers of the saints
on. the (/olden altar.

AN!) when h(> had opened the
. seventh seal, there was si-

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Hie seven trumpets.

REVELATION, 9.

Tlie angel of the abyss.

lence in heaven about the space of
half an hour.

2 And I saw the seven angels
which stood before God ; and to
them were given seven trumpets.

3 And another angel came and
stood at the altar, having a golden
censer ; and there was given unto
him much incense, that he should
^ offer it with the prayers of all
saints upon the golden altar which
was before the throne.

4 And the smoke of the incense,
which came with the prayers of the
saints, ascended up before God out
of the angel's hand.

5 And the angel took the censer,
and filled it with fire of the altar,
and cast it into the earth : and
there were voices, and thunderings,
and hghtnings, and an earthquake.

6 And the seven angels which
had the seven trumpets prepared
themselves to sound.

7 The first angel sounded, and
there followed hail and fire min-
gled with blood, and they were
cast upon the earth : and the
third part of trees was burnt up,
and all green grass was burnt up.

8 And the second angel sounded,
and as it were a great mountain
burning with fire was cast into the
sea : and the third part of the sea
became blood ;

9 And the third part of the crea-
tures which were in the sea, and
had life, died ; and the third part
of the ships were destroyed.

10 And the third angel sounded,
and there fell a great star from
heaven, burning as it were a lamp,
and it fell upon the third part of
the rivers, and upon the fountains
of waters ;

1 1 And the name of the star is
called Wormwood : and the third
part of the waters became worm-
wood ; and many men died of the
waters, because they were made
bitter.

12 And the fourth an gel sounded,
and the third i)art of the sun was
smitten, and the third part of the
moon, and the third part of the
stars ; so as the third part of them
was darkened, and the day shone
not for a third part of it, and the
night likewise.

13 And I beheld, and heard an
-angel flying through the midst
of heaven, saying with a loud
voice. Woe, woe, woe, to the inha-
biters of tlie earth by reason of
the other voices of the trumpet
of the three angels, which are yet
to sound !

* Or,

CHAPTER 9.

1 At the Hounding of the Jifth angel, a sfiir
falleih from heaven, to ichom is given the
key of the bottomless pit. 2 He openetli the
jiit, and there come forth locusts like scor-
pions. 12 The first woe past. 13 The
sixth trumjjet soimdeth. 14 Four angels
are let loose, that were hound.

AND the fifth angel sounded,
and I saw a star fall from
heaven unto the earth : and to him
was given the key of the ^ bottom-
less pit,

2 And he opened the ■* bottomless
pit : and there arose a smoke out
of the pit, as the smoke of a great
furnace ; and the sun and the air
were darkened by reason of the
smoke of the pit.

3 And there came out of the
smoke locusts upon the earth : and
unto them was given power, as
the scorpions of the earth have
power.

4 And it was commanded them
that they should not hurt the grass
of the earth, neither any green
thing, neither any tree ; but only
those men which have not the seal
of God in their foreheads.

5 And to them it was given that
they should not kill them, but
that they should be tormented five
months : and their torment was as
the torment of a scorpion, when he
striketh a man.

6 And in those days shall men
seek death, and shall not find it ;
and shall desire to die, and death
shall flee from them.

7 And the shapes of the locusts
wey^e like unto horses prepared unto
battle ; and on their heads ivere as
it were crowns like gold, and their
faces ivere as the faces of men.

8 And they had hair as the hair
of women,^ and their teeth were as
the teeth of lions.

9 And they had breastplates, as
it were breastplates of iron ; and
the sound of tlieir wings was as the
sound of chariots of many horses
running to battle.

10 And they had tails like unto
scorpions, and there were stings
in their tails : and their power was
to hurt men five months.

1 1 And they had a king over
them, which is tlie angel of the
^ bottomless pit, whose name in the
Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in
the Greek tongue hath his name
t Apollyon.

12 One woe is past ; a?id, behold,
there come two woes more here-
after.

13 And the sixth angel sounded.

t That is, Destroyer.

3 pit of the
abyss.

4 pit of the
abyss;

abyss,

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PJayues bring no repentance. EEVELATION, 10, 11. The angel ivith the little book.

and I heard a voice from the four
horns of the golden altar which is
before God,

14 Saying to the sixth angel
which had the trumpet, Loose the
four angels which are bound ' in_ the
great river Euphrates.

15 And the four angels were
loosed, which were prepared for an
hour, and a day, and a month, and a
year, for to slay the third part of men.

IG And the number of the army
of the horsemen were two hundred
thousand thousand : and I heard
the number of them.

17 And thus I saw the horses in
the vision, and them that sat on
them, having breastplates of fire,
and of jacinth, and brimstone : and
the heads of the horses irere as the
heads of lions ; and out of their
mouths issued fire and smoke and
brimstone.

1 8 By these three was the third
part of men killed, by the fire, and
by the smoke, and by tlie brimstone,
which issued out of their mouths.

19 For their power is in their
mouth, and in their tails : for their
tails 7vere like unto serpents, and
had heads, and with them they do
hurt.

20 And the rest of the men which
were not killed by these ijlagues
yet repented not of the works of
their hands, that they should not
worship '^ devils, and idols of gold,
and silver, and brass, and stone,
and of wood : whicli neither can
see, nor hear, nor walk :

2 1 Neither repented they of their
murders, nor of their sorceries, nor
of their fornication, nor of tlieir
thefts,

CHAPTER 10.

1 A rni(/M>/ fifrona (uu/e! uppfurefh trith <t

hook (ipen in his lnllnl. (1 //<■ Kir,ul rctli bl/

him that lir.tl, /,.,• ,■>■, r, llml tli, r, si,, ill he
no more fimt. '.i .fn/iii is vuintiKi mUd to
take (t)i(l eat the book.

AND I saw another mighty angel
come down from lieaven,
clothed with a cloud: and a rain-
bow nnu upon his head, and his
face ?wf,s' as it were the sun, and
his fe(!t as pillars of fire :

2 And lie liad in his hand a little
book open: and he set his i-ight
foot upon the sea, and ///.s- left foot
on the earth,

3 And cried with a loud voice, as
7vhen n lion roarotli : ;i,iid wlicii he
had ci'ied, seven thunders uttered
their voices.

4 And wlum the seven thunders
had \ittered their voices, I was
about to write : and I heard a voice
from heaven saying unto me, Seal
up those things which the seven

thunders uttered, and write them
not.

5 And the angel which I saw
stand upon the sea and upon the
earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

6 And sware by him that liveth
for ever and ever, who created
heaven, and the things that therein
are, and the earth, and the things
that therein ai'e, and the sea, and
the things which are tlierein, that
there should be "time no longer :

7 But in the days of the voice of
the seventh angel, when he shall
begin to sound, the mystery of
God should be finished, ^ as he hath

declared to his servants the pro-
phets.

8 And the voice which I heard
from heaven spake unto me again,
and said. Go cmd take the little
book which is open in the hand of
the angel which standeth vipon the
sea and upon the earth.

9 And I went unto the angel,
and said unto him. Give me the
little book. And he said unto me.
Take it, and eat it up ; and it shall
make thy belly bitter, but it shall
be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

10 And I took the little book out
of the angel's hand, and ate it up ;
and it was in my mouth sweet as
honey : and as soon as I had eaten
it, my belly was bitter.

11 And he said unto me, Thou
must prophesy again before many
peoples, and nations, and tongues,
and kings.

CHAPTER 11.

3 The tiro ii'ifiK'Kscf) propheKtj. 6 They have
jiiiircr to shut liiiiren, thtU it ruiu not. 7
77/1' bnisf shiill pijht uiidiiist them, and kill
them, s Tliei/'ti'e ini/'Urieil , 11 <lll(i it/ter

■ three iliii/s iiiid <i h<ll/ I'ise asi<li)i. 14 7'he
.<iee<itid iroe ispiiist. 15 The necenlh truiiqiet
Houndeth.

AND there was given me a reed
like unto a rod: and the angel
stood, saying, Ris(% aiifl measure
the "'temple ()f God, and the altar,
and them that worshij) therein.

2 15ut the court whi(;h is without
the ''temple leave out, and measure
it not ; for it is given unto the
Gentiles : and the holy city shall
they ti-ead und(>r foot forty nnd
two months.

3 And 1 will give pover unto my
two witnesses, and th(>y shall i)ro-
I)hesj' a tlionsand tw(» hundred a/w/
threescore days, clothed in sack-
cloth.

4 These ai"e the two olive trees,
and the two candlesticks standing
before the ''God of the earth.

* Or,

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The two icitnesses.

KEVELATION, 12.

The woman and her child.

5 And if any man ^ will hurt
them, fire proceedeth out of tlieir
mouth, and devoureth their ene-
mies : and if any man ' will hurt
them, he must in this manner be
killed.

6 These have power to shut hea-
ven, that it rain not in the days of
their prophecy : and have power
over waters to turn them to blood,
and to smite the earth with all
plagues, as often as thej'^ will.

7 And when they shall have fi-
nished their testimony, the beast
that ascendeth out of the " bottom-

less pit shall make war against
them, and shall overcome them,
and kill them.

8 And their dead bodies shall lie
in the street of the great city,
which spiritually is called Sodom
and Egypt, where also our Lord
was crucified.

9 And they of the people and
kindrefls and tongues and nations
shall see their dead bodies three
days and an half, and shall not
suffer their dead bodies to be put
in gra\^es.

10 And they that dwell upon
the earth shall rejoice over them,
and make merry, and shall seaid
gifts one to another ; because these
two prophets tormented them that
dwelt on the earth.

11 And after three days and an
half the Spirit of life from God
entered into them, and they stood
upon their feet ; and great fear
fell upon them which saw them.

12 And they heard a great voice
from heaven saying unto them,
Come up hither. And they as-
cended up to heaven in a cloud ;
and their enemies beheld them.

13 And the same hour was there
a great earthquake, and the tenth
part of the city fell, and in tlie
eai'thquake were slain of men seven
thousand : and the remnant were
affrighted, and gave glory to the
God of heaven.

14 The second woe is past ; and,
behold, the third woe cometh
quickly.

15 And the seventh angel
sounded; and there were great
voices in heaven, saying, ^ The
kingdoms of this world are become

f.Ue /t-i)i(/do/)>s of ouv Lord, and of
his Christ ; and he shall I'eign for
ever and ever.

16 And the four and twenty
elders, which sat before God on
their ^ seats, fell upon their faces,
and worshipped God,

*0r,

1 7 Saying, We give thee thanks,

0 Lord God Almighty, which art,
and wast, and art to come ; because
thou hast taken to thee thy great
power, and hast reigned.

18 And the nations were angry,
and thy wrath is come, and the
time of the dead, that they should
be judged, and that thou shouldest
give reward unto thj^ servants the
prophets, and to the saints, and
them that fear thy name, small
and great ; and shouldest destroy
them which destroy the earth.

1 9 And the "' temple of God was
opened in heaven, and there was
seen in his ^ temple the ark of his
" testament : and there were light-
nings, and voices, and thunderings,
and an earthquake, and great hail.

CHAPTER 12.

1 A iromrni chilJnil irith fhe xiin truraiUtli .
4 Theqreat rn1 ,Uii,i'>,i siaiHlrth 1,,-fnre }itr.
reudy'io ihr,>Ufhfr rliiiil : li nhi-n .s/w )r,is
delicer,'il .she jl,:,i}i. hit,, the iri/denu-.w.
T Midute! and hiss angels Jight with the
dfityon, mid jifei'itil. 13 The dragon be-
ing cast doicii into the earth, perseeuteth
the u-orniiii.

AND there appeared a great
' wonder_in heaven ; a woman
clothed with the sun, and the moon
under her feet, and upon her head
a crown of twelve stars :

2 And she being with child cried,
travailing in birth, and pained to
be delivered.

3 And there appeai'ed another
" wonder in heaven ; and behold a
great red dragon, having seven
heads and ten horns, and seven
'^crowns upon his heads.

4 And his tail drew the third
part of the stars of heaven, and
cHd cast them to the earth : and
the dragon stood before the woman
which was ready to be deli\ered,
for to devour her child as soon as it
was born.

5 And she brought forth a man
child, who was to rule all nations
with a rod of iron : and her child
was caught up unto God, and to his
throne.

6 And the woman fled into the
wilderness, where she hath a place
prepared of God, that they should
feed her there a thousand two hun-
dred ami tlireescore days.

7 And there was war in heaven :
Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon ; and the dragon
fought and his angels,

8 And prevailed not ; neither
was their place found any more in
heaven.

9 And the gi-eat dragon was cast
out, that old serpent, called the
Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth

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The dragon cast down.

REVELATION, 13.

Tlie two beasts.

the whole world : he was cast out
into the earth, and his angels were
cast out with him.

10 And 1 heard a loud voice
saying in heaven, Now is come sal-
vation, and strength, and the king-
dom of our God, and the ' power
of his Christ : for the accuser of
our brethren is cast down, which
accused them before our God day
and night.

1 1 And they overcame him by
the blood of the Lamb, and by the
word of their testimony ; and they
loved not their lives unto the death.

12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens,
and ye that dwell in them. Woe
to the inhabiters of the earth and
of the sea ! for the devil is come
down unto you, having great wrath,
because he knoweth that he hath
but a short time.

13 And when the dragon saw
that he was cast unto the earth,
he persecuted the woman which
brought forth the man child.

14 And to the woman were given
two wings of a great eagle, that she
might fly into the wilderness, into
her place, where she is nourished
for a time, and times, and half a
time, from the face of the serpent.

15 And the serpent cast out of
his mouth water as a flood after
the woman, that he might cause
her to be carried away of the flood.

16 And the earth helped the
woman, and the earth opened her
mouth, and swallowed up the flood
which the dragon cast out of his
mouth.

1 7 And the dragon was wroth
with the woman, and went to make
war with the remnant of her seed,
which keexj the commandments of
God, and " have the testimony of
Jesus Christ.

CHAPTER 13.

1 A beast Hm/h out of the, sea roith seven
heads and ten horns, to ivhom the dragon
yiveth his power. 11 Another heast cmnetli
up out of the earth: 14 causeth an rm(tge
to he made of the former heast, \T) and,
that in en should worship it, 16 and receive
his mark.

NT) T stood u|)()n the sand of

x\. ti.

e sea, and saw a hcasl rise

up out of the sea, liaving seven
heads and ten horns, and upon liis
horns ten •* crowns, and ujjon his
heads ^' the name of blasphemy.

2 And tlu' beast wliicli 1 saw was
like unto a leopard, and liis feet
were as the feet of a bear, and bis
mouth as the mouth of a lif)n : and
the flragcm gave liim his [)o\ver, and
his "seat, and great autliority.

•*0r,

3 And I saw one of his heads as
it were wounded to death ; and his
deadly wound was healed : and all
the world wondered after the beast.

4 And they worshipped the
dragon which gave ' power unto
the beast : and they worshipped
the beast, saying. Who is like
unto the beast "? who is able to
make war with him %

5 And there was given unto him
a mouth speaking great things and
blasphemies ; and ** power was
given unto him to continue forty
and two months.

6 And he opened his mouth in
blasphemy against God, to blas-
pheme his name, and his taberna-
cle, and them that dwell in heaven.

7 And it was given unto him to
make war with the saints, and to
overcome them : and * ]jower was
given him over all kindreds, and
tongues, and nations.

8 And all that dwell upon the
earth shall worship him, whose
names are not written in the book
of life of the Lamb slain from the
foundation of the world.

9 If any man have an ear, let
him hear.

1 0 He that leadeth into captivity
shall go into captivity : he that
killeth with the sword must be
killed with the sword. Here is the
"patience and the faith of the saints.

1 1 And I beheld another beast
coming up out of the earth ; and
he had two hoi-ns like a lamb, and
he spake as a dragon.

12 And he exerciseth all the
*j2ower of the first beast before
him, and causeth the earth and
tliem wliich dwell therein to wor-
sliip the first beast, whose deadly
wound was healed.

13 And he doeth great ^"wonders,
so that he maketh fire come clown
from heaven on the eai'th in the
sight of men,

1 4 And deceiveth them that dwell
on the earth by the iiieanK of those
miracles wliich he had power to do
in the sight of the beast ; saying
to them that dwell on the earth,
that they should make an image to
the beast, whicli had the wound
by a sword, and did live.

15 And he had jiower to give life
unto the image of the beast, that
th(> image of the l)east should both
sjM'ak, and cause that as many as
would not worship the image of
the beast should be killed.

1 0 And lie causeth all, both small
and gi'eat, rich and poor, free and
bf)nd, to receive a mark in theii-
right hand, or in their foreheads :

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authority

8 authority

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ness

signs,

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Tlie Lamb and his followers. REVELATION, 14, 15.

Tlie harvest of the eaHlf^t.

17 And that no man might buy
or sell, save he that had the mark,
or the name of the beast, or the
number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him
that hath understanding count
the number of the beast : for it is
the number of a man ; and his
number is Six hundred threescore
and six.

CHAPTER 14.

1 Tlie Lanib standing on mount Sion with
his company. 6 An angel jireacheth the
gospel. 8 The fall of Bahylon. 15 The
harvest of the world., and piMing in. of the
sickle. 20 The vintage and winepress of
the wrath of God.

AND I looked, and, lo, ^ a Lamb
stood on the mount Sion, and
with him an hundred forty and
four thousand, having '•^his Father's
name written in their foreheads.

2 And I heard a voice from
heaven, as the voice of many
waters, and as the voice of a great
thunder : and I heard the voice of
harpers harping with their harps :

3 And they sung as it were a new
song before the throne, and before
the four ■^ beasts, and the elders :
and no man could learn that song
but the hundred and forty and four
thousand, which were redeemed
from the earth.

4 These are they which were not
defiled with women ; for they ai"e
virgins. These are they which
follow the Lamb whithersoever he
goeth. These were redeemed from
among men, helng the firstfruits
unto God and to the Lamb.

5 And in their mouth was found
no guile : ^for they are without
fault before the throne of (tocI.

6 And 1 saw another angel fiy in
the midst of heaven, having '' the
everlasting gospel to preach unto
them that dwell on the earth, and
to every nation, and kindred, and
tongue, and people,

7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear
God, and give glory to him ; for
the hour of his judgment is come :
and worship him that made heaven,
and earth, and the sea, and the
fountains of waters.

8 And there followed another
angel, saying, Piabylon is fallen, is
fallen, that great city, because she
made all nations drink of the wine
of the wrath of her fornication.

9 And the third angt>l followed
them, saying with a loud voice. If
any man worship the beast and his
image, and receive his mark in his
forehead, or in his hand,

* Or,

10 The same shall drink of the
wine of the wrath of God, which
is poured out without mixture into
the cup of his indignation ; and he
shall be tormented with fire and
brimstone in the presence of the
holy angels, and in the presence of
the Lamb :

11 And the smoke of their tor-
ment ascendeth up for ever and
ever : and they have no rest day
nor night, who worship the beast
and his image, and whosoever re-
ceiveth the mark of his name.

12 Here is the ''patience of the
saints : here are they that keep the
commandments of God, and the
faith of Jesus.

1 3 And I heard a voice from hea-
ven saying unto me. Write, Blessed
are the dead which die in the Lord
from henceforth : Yea, saith the
Spirit, that they may rest from
their labours ; and their works do
follow them.

14 And I looked, and behold a
white cloud, and upon the cloud
one sat like unto "^ the Son of man,
having on his head a golden crown,
and in his hand a sharp sickle.

1-5 And another angel came out
of the ^ temple, crying with a loud
voice to him that sat on the cloud.
Thrust in thy sickle, and reap : for
the time is come for thee to reap ;
for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

16 And he that sat on the cloud
thrust in his sickle on the earth ;
and the earth was reaped.

17 And another angel came out
of the " temple which is in heaven,
he also having a sharp sickle.

1 8 And another angel came out
from the altar, which had power
over fire ; and cried with a loud
cry to hini that had the sharp
sickle, saying. Thrust in thy sharp
sickle, and gather the clusters of
the vine of the earth ; for her
grapes are fully ripe.

19 And the angel thrust in his
sickle into the eai'th, and gathered
the vine of the earth, and cast it
into the great winepress of the
wrath of God.

20 And the winepress was trod-
den without the cit5^ and blood
came out of the winepress, even
unto the horse bridles, by the space
of a thousand and six hundred
furlongs.

CHAPTER 15.

1 Tlie seven avgels >rith the se ren last plagues.
3 TIte song <f them that overcome the
heast. 7 'lite setenvials full of the tcrath
of God.

ND I saw another sign in
heaven, great and marvellous,

6 stedfast-
uess

' a son of
man,

^ sanctuary,

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Tlie song of those lolio overcome. REVELATIOIS", 16.

The seven last j^lagues.

seven angels having the seven last
plagues ; for in them is filled up
the wrath of God.

2 And I saw as it were a ^ sea of
glass mingled with fire : and them
that had gotten the victory over
the beast, and over his image, and
over his mark, and over the number
of his name, stand on the "^sea of

glass, having the harps of God.

o And they sing the song of Moses
the servant of God, and the song
of the Lamb, saying. Great and
marvellous twe thy works, Lord God
Almighty ; just and true are thy
ways, thou King of ^ saints.

4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord,
and glorify thy name 1 for thou onlj'
art holy : for all nations shall come
and worship before thee; for thy
judgments arB made manifest.

5 And after that I looked, and,
behold, the ^temple of the taber-
nacle of the testimony in heaven
was opened :

6 And the seven angels came out
of the " temple, having the seven
plagues, clotlied in pure and white
linen, and having their breasts
girded with golden girdles.

7 And one of the four '' beasts
gave unto the seven angels seven
golden "^ vials full of the wrath of
God, who liveth for ever and ever.

8 And the •'temple was filled with
smoke from the glory of God, and
from his power ; and no man was
able to enter into the ° temple, till
the seven plagues of the seven
angels were fulfilled.

CHAPTER 16.

2 T/ie angels pour out their ruils full of
wrath. 6 TU.6 pluyues that follow there-
upon. \^ CliriA Cometh aK a thief. Blenaed
are they that iratcli.

AND I heard a great voice out of
the '' templesaying to the seven
angels. Go your ways, and pour out
the ' vials of the wrath of God upon
the earth.

2 And the first went, and poured
out his "vial upon the earth ; and
there fell a noisome and grievous
soi-e upon tluj men which had the
mark of the beast, and upon them
which woi-shii)i)ed his image.

3 And the second angel poured
out his " vial upon tlu; sea; and it
Ix^came as tln^ blood of a (\vm\ iit<i7i :
and every living soul died in the
sea.

4 And the third angel poured out
his " vial upon the rivers and foun-
tains of waters ; and thc^' became
blood.

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5 And I heard the angel of the
waters say, Thou art righteous, O
Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt
be, because thou hast judged thus.

6 For they have shed the blood
of saints and prophets, and thou
hast given them olood to drink ;
for they are worthy.

7 And 1 heard another out of
the altar say. Even so. Lord God
Almighty, true and righteous are
thy judgments.

8 And the fourth angel poured
out his *_vial upon the sun ; and
power was given unto him to scorch
men with fire.

9 And men were scorched with
great heat, and blasphemed the
name of God, which hath power
over these plagues : and they re-
pented not to give him glory.

10 And the fifth angel poured
out his '^ vial upon the '^seat of the
beast ; and his kingdom was full
of darkness ; and they gnawed their
tongues for pain,

1 1 And blasphemed the God of
heaven because of their pains and
their sores, and repented not of
their deeds.

12 And the sixth angel poured
out his ^vial upon the great river
Euphrates ; and the water thereof
was dried up, that the way of the
kings of the east might be prepared.

13 And I saw three unclean spi-
rits like frogs come out of tne
mouth of the dragon, and out of
the mouth of the beast, and out
of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 For they are the spirits of
'"devils, working " mira(;les, ivhidt
go fortli unto the kings of the earth
and of the whole world, to gather
them to the battle of that great day
of God Almighty.

15 Behold, I come as a thief.
Blessed ?'.s" he that watcheth, and
keepeth his garments, lest he walk
nakcnl anfl they see bis shame.

IG And '-he gathered them to-
gether into a place called in the
Hebrew tongue Ai'mageddon.

17 And the seventh angel poured
out his "vial into the air ; and there
came a great voice out of the •* tem-
))!(' of heaven, from the throne, say-
ing, It is done.

18 And there were voices, and
thunders, and lightnings ; and
th(!re was a great earthquake,
such as was not since men were
ujjon the earth, so mighty an earth-
(lUJike, and so gi'(!at.

1'.) And tlu^ great city was di-
vided into three p;irts, and the
cities of the nations fell : ajid great

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Tlte woman in pinyle

REVELATION, 17, 18.

seated on the beast.

Babylon came in remembrance be-
fore God, to ^ive unto her the cup
of the wine of the fierceness of his
wrath.

20 And every island fled away,
and the mountains were not found.

21 And there fell upon men a
great hail out of heaven, everi/ stone
about the weight of a talent : and
men blasphemed God because of the
plague of the hail ; for the plague
thereof was exceeding great.

CHAPTER 17.

3, 4 Awomaji arrayed in purple and icarlet,
with a golden cup in her hand, nitteth upon
the beast, 5 tohich is great Babylon, the
mother of (ill (ihotnhutiions. 9 The inter-
pretation of the Keren heads, 12 and the
tenliorns. 10 The punishment of the whore.
14 The victory of tlie Lamb.

AND there came one of the seven
angels which had the seven
' vials, and talked with me, saying
unto me. Come hither ; I will shew
unto thee the judgment of the great
'■^ whore that sitteth upon many
waters:

2 With whom the kings of the
eai-th have committed fornication,
and the inhabitants of the earth
have been made drunk with the
wine of her fornication.

3 So he carried me away in the
spirit into the wilderness : and I
saw a woman sit uj)on a scarlet
coloured beast, full of names of
blasphemy, having seven heads
and ten horns.

4 And the woman was arrayed
in purple and scarlet colour, and
decked with gold and precious
stones and pearls, having a golden
cup in her hand full of abomina-
tions and filthiness of her fornica-
tion :

5 And upon her forehead was
a name written, MYSTERY, BA-
BYLON THE GREAT, THE
MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND
ABOMINATIONS OF THE
EARTH.

6 And I saw the woman drunken
with the blood of the saints, and
with the blood of the martyr's of
.lesus : and when I saw her, I won-
dered with great •' admiration.

7 And the angel said unto me,
Wherefore didst thou marvel ? 1
will tell thee the mystery of the
woman, and of the beast that car-
rieth her, which hath the seven
heads and ten horns.

8 The beast that thou sawest was.
and is not ; and shall ascend out of
tlie^ bottondess pit, and go into per-
dition : and they that dwell on the
earth shall wonder, whose names
were not written in the book of life

from the foundation of the world,
when they behold the beast that
was, and is not, and •'' yet is.

9 And hei'e is the mind which
hath wisdom. The seven heads are
seven mountains, on which the wo-
man sitteth.

10 And there are seven kings:
five are fallen, and one is, and the
other is not yet come ; and when
he cometh, he must continue a short
space.

1 1 And the beast that was, and is
not, even he is the eighth, and is of
the seven, and goeth into perdi-
tion.

12 And the ten horns which thou
sawest are ten kings, which have
received no kingdom as yet ; but
receive " power as kings one hour
with the beast.

13 These have one mind, and
shall give their power and
^ strength unto the beast.

1 1 These shall make war with the
Lamb, and the Lamb shall over-
come them : for he is Lord of lords,
and King of kings : and they that
are with him are called, and chosen,
and faithful.

15 And he saith unto me. The
waters which thou sawest, where
the - whore sitteth, are peoples,
and multitudes, and nations, and
tongues.

1 6 And the ten horns which thou
sawest upon the beast, these shall
hate the '' whore, and shall make
her desolate and naked, and shall
eat her flesh, and burn her with fire,

17 For God hath put in their
hearts to fulfil his will, and to
agree, and give their kingdom
unto the beast, until the words of
God shall be fulfilled.

18 And the woman which thou
sawest is that great city, which
reigneth over the kings of the
earth.

CHAPTER 18.

2 Babylon, is fallen. 4 The people of God
coiiviiianded to depart out of her. 9 The
kings of the earth, 11 with the merchants
and mariners, lament over her. 20 The
saints rejoice for the judgments of God
upon her.

AND after these things I saw
another angel come down from
heaven, havinggreat power: and the
earth was lightened with his glory.
2 And he cried mightily with'a
strong voice, saying, Babylon the
great is fallen, is fallen, and is be-
come the habitation of " devils, and
the hold of every foul spirit, and a
cage of every unclean and hateful
bird.

5 * shall
come.

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Lamentation over Babylon.

REVELATION, 19.

God is jyi'aised.

3 For all nations have drunk of
the wine of the wrath of her forni-
cation, and the kings of the earth
have committed fornication with
her, and the merchants of the earth
are waxed rich through the abun-
dance of her ^ delicacies.

4 And I heard another voice
from heaven, saying. Come out of
her, my people, that ye be not par-
takers of her sins, and that ye re-
ceive not of her plagues.

5 For her sins have reached unto
heaven, and God hath remembered
her iniquities.

6 - Ilewar-d her even as she re-

warded you, and double unto her
double according to her works : in
the cup which she hath filled fill to
her double.

7 How much she hath glorified
herself, and lived ^deliciously, so
much torment and sorrow give her :
for she saith in her heart, I sit a
queen, and am no widow, and shall
see no sorrow.

8 Therefore shall her plagues
come in one day, death, and
mourning, and famine ; and she
shall be utterly burned with fire :
for strong is the Lord God who
judgeth her.

9 And the kings of the earth,
who have committed fornication
and lived ■*deHciously with her,
shall bewail her, and lament for
her, when they shall see the smoke
of her burning,

10 Standing afar off for the fear
of her torment, saying, Alas, alas
that great city Babylon, tluit
mighty city ! for in one hour is
thy judgment come.

11 And the merchants of the
earth shall weep and mourn over
her ; for no man buyeth their mer-
chandise any more :

12 The merchandise of gold, and
silver, and precious stones, and of
pearls, and fine linen, and i)urple,
and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine
wo(jd, and all manncn* vessels of
ivory, and all nianiuu- vessels of
most precious wood, and of brass,
and iron, and marble,

13 And cinnamon, and odours,
and ointments, and frankincense,
and wine, and oil, and fine
tiour, and wheat, and beasts,
and sheep, and horses, and chari-
ots, and slaves, and souls of men.

14 And the fruits that thy soul
lusted after are departed from
thee, and all things which wer(?
dainty and goodly ai'e dej)arte(l
froin tliee, and thou shalt find
tJH^m no more at all.

15 Themerchantsof thesethings,

which were made rich by her, shall
stand afar off for the fear of her
torment, weeping and wailing,

16 And saying, Alas, alas that
great city, that was clothed in fine
linen, and purple, and scarlet, and
decked with gold, and precious
stones, and pearls !

17 For in one hour so great
riches is come to nought. And
every shipmaster, and all the com-
pany in ships, and sailors, and as
many as trade by sea, stood afar
off,

18 And cried when they saw the
smoke of her burning, saying.
What city is like unto this great
city !

19 And they cast dust on their
heads, and cried, weeping and
wailing, saying, Alas, alas that
great city, wherein were made rich
all that had ships in the sea by
reason of her costliness ! for in one
hour is she made desolate.

20 Re.ioice over her, thou heaven,
and ' i/e holy aT^ostles and prophets :
for God hath avenged you on her.

21 And a mighty angel took up
a stone like a great millstone, and
cast it into the sea, saying. Thus
with violence shall that great cit.y
Babylon be thrown down, and shall
be found no more at all.

22 And the voice of harpers, and
musicians, and of pipers, and trum-
peters, shall be heard no more at
all in thee;, and no craftsman, of
whatsoever craft he be, shall be
found any more in thee ; and the
sound of a millstone shall be heard
no more at all in thee;

23 And the light of a candle
shall shine no more at all in thee ;
and the voice of the bridegroom
and of the bride shall be heard no
more at all in thee : for thy mer-
chants were the great men of the
earth ; for by thy sorceries were
all nations deceived.

24 And in her was found the
blood of prophets, and of saints,
and of all that were slain upon the
earth.

CHAPTER 19.

1 God is praised in heaven for ,pid ding the
great vihore, and ai>e7i(/iii(/ the hlood of hin
Kiihi/n. 7 The ijiarriai/e <f the L<iml>. 10
The (iiniel irill not he ir<irx)ii jiped. 17 The
fiiir/x e<illed to the (jreat xliumhter.

AND after these things T heard
a great voice of much jx'ople
in heaven, saying. Alleluia; Salva-
tion, and glory, and honour, and
power, unto the Ijord our God :

2 For true and righteous (uc his
judgments: for he hath judged the

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The Conqueror.

EEVELATION, 20.

Satan is bound.

great ^ whore, which did corrupt
the earth with her fornication, and
hath avenged the blood of his ser-
vants at her hand.

3 And again they said, Alleluia.
And her smoke rose up for ever
and ever.

4 And the four and twenty elders
and the four '^ beasts fell down and
worshipped God that sat on the
throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

5 And a voice came out of the
throne, saying. Praise our God, all
ye his servants, and ye that fear
him, both small and great.

6 And I heard as it were the
voice of a great multitude, and as
the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of mighty thunderings,
saying, Alleluia : for the Lord God
omnipotent reigneth.

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and
give honour to him : for the mar-
riage of the Lamb is come, and his
wife hath made herself ready.

8 And to her was granted that
she should be arrayed in fine linen,
clean and white : for the fine linen
is the righteousness of saints.

9 And he saith unto me, Write,
Blessed are they which are called
unto the marriage supper of the
Lamb. And he saith unto me,
These are the true sayings of God.

10 And I fell at his feet to wor-
ship him. And he said unto me,
See thou do it not: I am ^ thy f el-
lowservant. and of thy brethren

that liave the testimony of Jesus
worship God : for the testimony of
Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

11 And I saw heaven opened,
and behold a white horse ; and he
that sat upon him ivas called Faith-
ful and True, and in righteousness
he doth judge and make war.

12 His eyes were as a flame of
fire, and on his head were many
^ crowns ; and he had a name writ-
ten, that no ^ man knew, but he
himself.-

13 And he was clothed with a
vesture "dipped in blood : and his
name is called The Word of God.

14 And the armies which were
in heaven followed him upon white
horses, clothed in fine linen, white
and clean.

1 5 And out of his mouth goeth a
sharp sword, that with it he should
smite the nations : and he shall
rule them with a rod of iron : and
he treadeth the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God.

16 And he hath on his vesture
and on his thigh a name written,

KING OF KINGS, AND LORD
OF LORDS.

1 7 And I saw an angel standing
in the .sun ; and he cried with a
loud voice, saying to all the ' fowls
that fly in the midst of heaven.
Come and gather yourselves to-
gether unto the ^supper of the
great God :

18 That ye may eat the flesh of
kings, and the flesh of captains
and the flesh of mighty men, and
the flesh of horses, and of them
that sit on them, and the flesh of
all men, both free and bond, both
small and great.

19 And I saw the beast, and the
kings of the earth, and their armies,
gathered together to make war
against him that sat on the horse,
and against his army.

20 And the beast was taken, and
with him the false prophet that
wrought ^ miracles before him, with
which he deceived them that had
received the mark of the beast, and
them that worshipped his image.
These both were cast alive into a
lake of fire burning with brimstone.

21 And the remnant were slain
with the sword of _ him that sat
upon the horse, which sword pro-
ceeded out of his mouth : and all
the '^ fowls were filled with their
flesh.

CHAPTER 20.

2 Satan 'bound for a thousand years. 6 The
Jimt resurrection^: they hlen»ed that have
part tlierein. 1 Satan let loose a{/ain.
8 Oo(/ and 3[agog. 10 Tlie devil cast into
tlie. lake of fire and hrimstone. 12 The
last and general resui'rection .

AND I saw an angel come down
from heaven, having the key
of the "^bottomless pit and a great
chain in his hand.

2 And he laid hold on the dra-
gon, that old serpent, which is the
Devil, and Satan, and bound him
a thousand years,

3 And cast him into the "bottom-

less pit, and '"shut him up, and set
a seal u]^on him, that he should

* Or,

leceive the nations no more, till
the thousand years should be ful-
filled : and after that he must be
loosed a little season.

4 And I saw thrones, and they
sat upon them, and judgment was
given unto them : and / savj the
souls of them that were beheaded
for the witness of Jesus, and for
the word of God, and '•' which had
not worshipped the beast, neither
his image, neither had receivefl his
mark upon their foreheads, or in

^ birds

8 * great sup-
per of God ;

9 the signs

abyss

11 abyss,

12 * sllllt it,

aud sealed
it over him,

13 such as

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The throne of judgment.

EEVELATION, 21.

All things mcide neiu.

their hands; and they lived and
reigned with Christ a thousand
years.

5 But the rest of the dead lived
not again until the thousand years
were finished. This is the first
resurrection.

6 Blessed and holy is he that
hath part in the first resurrection :
on such the second death hath no
power, but they shall be priests of
God and of Christ, and shall reign
with him a thousand years.

7 And when the thousand years
are expired, Satan shall be loosed
out of his prison,

8 And shall go out to deceive the
nations which are in the four quar-
ters of the earth, Gog and Alagog,
to gather them together to battle :
the number of whom is as the sand
of the sea.

if And they went up on the
breadth of the earth, and com-
passed the camp of the saints
about, and the beloved city : and
fire came down from God out of
heaven, and devoured them.

10 And the devil that deceived
them was cast into the lake of fire
and brimstone, where the beast and
the false prophet are, and ^ shall Ije
tormented day and night for ever
and ever.

11 And I saw a great wliite
throne, and him that sat on it,
from whose face the earth and the
heaven fled away ; and there was
found no place for them.

1 2 And I saw the dead, small and
great, stand before God ; and the
books were opened : and another
book was opened, which is the hook
of life : and the dead were judged
out of those tilings which were
written in the books, according to
thvAr works.

1 3 And the sea gave up the dead
which were in it ; and death and
*hell delivered up the dead which
were in them : and they were
judged every man according to
their woi-ks.

14 And death and *]iell were
cast into the lake of fire. This is
the second deatli.

15 Anfl whosoever was not found
written in the book of life was cast
into the lake of fire.

CHAPTER 21.

1 A ?)<??» heaven mid a vein enrfh. 10 T/w
hedvenli) Jerunrilem , nrith a. fall, descrifi-
tion thereof. 23 She iieedetk v<> nun, the
qUirij of (rod in her li(/ht. 24 The K-in(/n (f
the eiirth l>ri>i(/ their riches unto her.

ND I saw a new heaven ajid a
new earth : for the first hea-

* Hades.

ven and the first earth were passed
away ; and there was no more sea.

2 And I John saw the holy city,
new Jerusalem, coming down from
God out of heaven, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heai'd a great voice out of
heaven saying. Behold, the taber-
nacle of God is with men, and he will
dwell with them, and they shall be
his people, and God himself shall
be with them, and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes ; and there
shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall
there ue any more pain : for the
former things are passed away.

5 And he that sat upon the
throne said. Behold, I make all
things new. And he said unto me.
Write : for these words are true
and faithful.

6 And he said unto me, '^It is
done. I am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end. I will
give unto him that is athirst of the
fountain of the water of life freely.

7 He that overcometh shall in-
herit ^all things ; and I will be his
God, and he shall be my son.

8 But the fearful, and unbeliev-
ing, and the abominable, and mur-
derers, and •* whoremongers, and
sorcerers, and idolaters, and all li-
ars, shall have their part in the lake
which burnetii with fire and brim-
stone : which is the second death.

9 And there came unto me one of
the seven angels which had the
seven ° vials full of the seven last
plagues, and talked Avith me, say-
ing. Come hither, I will shew thee
the bride, the Lamb's wife.

10 And he carried me away in
the spirit to a great and high moun-
tain, and shewed me that great
city, the holy Jerusalem, descend-
ing out of heaven from (Jod,

11 Having the glory of God:
and her light was like unto a stone
most precious, even like a jasper
stone, clear as ci-ystal ;

12 And liiul a wall great and
high, a/inl had twelve gates, and at
the gates twelve angels, and names
written thei-eon, which are the
vaines of the twelve tribes of the
children of Israel :

13 On the east three gates; o)i
the north thre(> gat(;s ; on the south
three gates ; and on the west thrcn;
gates.

14 And the wwdl of the city had
twelve foundntions, and in theni
the names of the twelve apostles of
the Lamb.

tOr,

^ t They arc
come to
pass.

^ t these

4 forni-
cators,

5 bowls

264

Tlie heavenly Jerusalem.

REVELATIO^^ 22.

Who may enter thereinto.

15 And he that talked with me
had a golden reed to measure the
city, and the gates thereof, and
the wall thereof.

16 And the city lieth foursquare,
and the length is as large as the
breadth : and he measured the city
with the reed, twelve thousand fur-
longs. The length and the breadth
and the height of it are equal.

17 And he measured the wall
thereof, an hundred and forty and
four cubits, according to the mea-
sure of a man, that is, of the angel.

18 And the building of the wall
of it was of jasper : and the city
was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

19 And the foundations of the
wall of the city were _ gai-nished
with all manner of precious stones.
The first foundation was jasper ;
the second, sapphire ; the third, a
chalcedony ; tne fourth, an eme-
rald ;

20 The fifth, sardonyx ; the
sixth, sardius ; the seventh, chry-
solyte ; the eighth, beryl ; the
ninth, a topaz ; the tenth, a chry-
soprasus ; tne eleventh, a jacinth ;
the twelfth, an amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates tcere
twelve pearls; every several gate
was of one pearl : and the street
of the city ivas pure gold, as it
were transparent glass.

22 And I saw no 'temple therein :
for the Lord God Almighty and
the Lamb are the ' temple of it.

23 And the city had no need of
the sun, neither of the moon, to
shine in it : for the glory of God
did lighten it, and the Lamb is the
" light thereof.

21 And ^ the nations of them
which are saved shall walk in the
light of it : and the kings of the
earth do bring their glory and ho-
nour into it.

2-5 And the gates of it shall not
be shut at all by day : for there
shall be no night there.

26 And they shall bring the glory
and honour of the nations into it.

27 And there shall in no wise
enter into it any thing that defil-
eth, ^ neither whaf^ioi'ncr worketh
abomination, oi- maL-efli, -AMe: but
they.

which are written
Lamb's book of life.

the

CHAPTER 22.

1 Therireroftheirateroflifc 2 The tree
of life. 5 The light of the citij of God is
himself. 9 The inxjel will not he wor-
Hhipped. 18 Xotliing may ?>e added to the
irord (if God, iinr tdken therefrom.

AND lie shewed me a pure river
of water of life, clear as crys-

* Or,

tal, proceeding out of the throne
of God and of the Lamb.

2 In the midst of the street of
it, and on either side of the river,
ivas there the tree of life, which
bare twelve manner of fruits, and
yielded her fruit every month : and
the leaves of the tree %oere for the
healing of the nations.

3 And there shall be no more
curse : but the throne of God and
of the Lamb shall be in it ; and
his servants shall serve him :

4 And they shall see his face ;
and his name sliall be in their fore-
heads.

5 And there shall be no night
there ; and they need no candle,
neither light of the sun; for the
Lord God giyeth them light : and
they shall reign for ever and ever.

6 And he said unto me. These
sayings are faithful and true : and
"the Lord God of the holy prophets

sent his angel to shew unto his
servants the things which must
shortly be done. *

7 Behold, I come quickly : bless-
ed is he that keepeth the sayings
of the prophecy of this book.

8 And I John saw these things,
and heard them. And when I had
heard and seen, I fell down to wor-
ship before the feet of the angel
which shewed me these things.

9 Then saith he unto me, See thou
do it not : for I am ''thy fellowser-
vant. and of thy brethren the pro-

phets, and of them which keep the
sayings of this book : worship God.

10 And he saith unto me, "8eal
not the sayings of the prophecy of
this book : for the time is at hand.

11 He that is unjust, let him be
unjust still : and he which is filthy,
let him be filthy still : and he that
is righteous, let him be righteous
still : and he that is holy, let him
be holy still.

12 And, behold, I come quickly;
and my reward is with me, to give
every man according as his work
shall be.

13 1 am Aliiha and Omega, the
beginning and the end, the first
and the last.

1 4 Blessed are they that ® do his
commandments, that they may
have i-ight to the tree of life, and
may enter in through the gates
into the city.

15 For without are dogs, and
sorcerers, and ^ whoremongei-s, and
murderers, and iflolaters, and who-
soever loveth and maketh a lie.

16 1 Jesus have sent mine angel

* Or,

5 * the Lord,
the God of
the spirits
of the pro-
phets.

6 a fellow-
servantwith
thee and
with thy
brethren the
prophets,
and with
them

' Seal not
up

® * wasli
their robes,

^ fornica-
tors,

265

Final invitation,

REVELATION, 22.

and testimony.

to testify unto you these things in
the churches. I am the root and
the offspring of David, and the
bright and morning star.

1 7 And the Spirit and the bride
say, Come. And let him that hear-
eth say. Come. And let him that
is athirst come. And whosoever
will, let him take the water of life
freely.

18 For I testify unto every man
that heareth the words of the pro-
phecy of this book, If any man
shall add unto these things, God
shall add unto him the plagues
that are written in this book :

19 And if any man shall take
away from the Avords of the book
of this prophecy, God shall take
away his part ' out of the book of
life, and out of the holy city, and
from tha things which are written
in this book.

20 He which testifieth these
things saith, Surely I come
quickly. Amen. Even so, come.
Lord Jesus.

21 The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ he with you all. Amen.

*0r,

1 * from the
tree

THE END,

266

APPENDIX

Containing a selection of renderings preferred by the Commission on Marginal Headings to

those in the text or margin of the Bible.

[The word Or prefixed to a rendering denotes that it is based on a difference of reading in the Hebrew or Greek
text. The marks LXX, Syr., Vulg., following a rendering denote that it is based on the Greek Septiiagint
Version, the Syriac Peshitta Version, or the Latin'Vulgate Version respectively, whilst the mark Vss.
denotes that the rendering which it follows has the support of the ancient Versions generally.]

GENESIS

VIIT. 21 though /or £or(the imagination)
XXVIII. 1 1 put it at his head for put them
for his pillows
18 at his head /or /o>' his pillows
XXIX. 3 wont to be gathered, and then
they rolled for gathered : and
they rolled
XXXVI. 37 (River) that is, the Euphx^ates.
So ahvays explain the River.
XXXVII. 35 (the grave) Heh. Sheol, that is,
the abode of the dead. So
always exjilain Sheol, save
when otherwise noted.
XL VII. 31 Or, the top of his staff LXX
{see Hebrews xi. 21) for the
bed's head
XLIX. 21a towering oak which sendeth
forth goodly boughs LXX /or
a hind let loose: he giveth
goodly words

EXODUS

VIII. 9 Appoint unto me, when LXX

for Glory over me : when
XXII. 10 be carried off (by marauders)
for driven away
25 (usurer) that is, taking an
unfair advantage of thy
brother's poverty, by exact-
ing fi-om him interest.
XXIX. 45, 46 (dwell) Heh. make my ta-
bernacle.

LEVITICUS

VII. 35 the right by anointing of Aai'on
and of his sons for the por-
tion of the anointing of
Aaron, and of the anointing
of his sons

VIII. 28 a consecration offering for
consecrations
X. 5 robes {see Ex. xxviii. 40) for
coats

XIV. 4 (scarlet) that is, scarlet wool.
So throughout.

XVI. 14 on the front of it for east-

wai'd
XVII. 5 they are wont to sacrifice for

they offer
XXII. 1 1 one for soul
XXVII. 14, 16, i7,.18, 22, 26 dedicate /or
sanctify
15, 1 9 dedicated /or sanctified

NUMBERS

XIII. 22 (Zoan) that is, Tanis.
XV. 25 was do7ie in ignorance for is
ignorance
XVI. 24, 27 dwelling place for taber-
nacle
XVIII. 6 a gift, given of the Lord
for given as a gift for the
Lord
8 right for reason
XIX. 6 (scarlet) that is, scarlet wool.
XXIV. 4, 16 opened /or open
XXVI. 56 the many and the few for
many and few

DEUTERONOMY

XI. 21 as longas the heavens are above
the earth for as the days
of heaven upon the earth
30 plain for champaign
XV. 4 Howbeit there should be no
poor for Save w-hen there
shall be no poor
XVIII. 11 (necromancer) that is, one who
seeketh unto the dead.

XXIII. 2 child of incest for bastard

18 wages of a sodomite /o>- price
of a dog

XXIV. 1, 2, 3 found some shameful

thing in her ; and he write
her a bill of divorcement^
and give it in her hand, and
send her out of his house ;
and when she is departed out
of his house she go, and be
another man's wife ; and for
found some uncleanness . . .
wife. And

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267

APPENDIX.

19 (to destroy the moist with the
dry) that is, bringing uttei'
destruction.
XXXII. 21 idols /or vanities
27 taunt /or wrath
36 remaininxi, b(jnd or free for
shut up, or left
XXXII 1. 9 them /or him

JOSHUA

VI. 18 a devoted thing /or a curse
X. 13 (stood still) Ileb. was silent.

JUDGES

V. 10 on saddle cloths for in judg-
ment
VI. 32 his ww?ie was called for he
called him
XVII. 5 (an house of gods) that is, a
shrine.

I. SAMUEL

XXI. 5 though it is but a common
journey ; how much more
then to day shall it be sanc-
tified in the vessels ? for and
the bread i.<< in a manner com-
mon, yea, though it were
sanctified this day in the
vessel
XXV. 29 life . . . lives for soul . . .
souls
39 asked for for communed with

II. SAMUEL

VI. 8 displeased with them, seeing

that for displeased, because
VII. 23 Or, them /o>- you
XXII. 6, 19 confronted /or prevented

27 Or, adverse for unsavoury
XXIV. 13 Or, three LXX /or seven. See
1 Chr. xxi. 12.

L KINGS

I. 40 Or, resounded Vulg. for rent
VI. IG, 19 sanctuaiv /or oracle. So

alii'ays in this Imok.
VII. 1 8 Or, pomegranates for pillars

20 each capital for the other

chapiter

21 (Bofiz) thatis,\x\ him isstrength.
3.5 circuit /or round compass

XIV. 10 bond or free for and him that

is shut up and left
XV. 13 gi-andmotlier /'or mother
XVI. 13, 26_i(]ols/or vanities
XVII. 1 (sojourners) in /or of
XIX. 12a sound of a still, gentler breez(;

for a still small voice
XXI. 21 whether bond or free; for ainl

him that is shut up and

left

II.
III.

VII.
IX.

XL
XIII.

XIV.

XV.

XVIII.

XX.

XXII.

II.

IX.

XII.

XIII.

XV.

XVI.
XX.

XXFL

XXIll.

XXV.

III.

IV.

II. KINGS

3 (sons of the prophets) that is,

members of the prophetic

company.
1 1 (poured water on the hands of

Elijah) that is, ministered to

him.
13 will be lor are. twice.

8 both bond and free for and

him that is shut up and left
10, 21, 36, 37 plat (as in v. 26) /or
portion
1 (sons) that is, near of kin.

13 queen fuother /or queen

21 (Jehoash) that ^s, Joash. So
throvghout ch. xii.

9 (Joash) that is, Jehoash. As

in A. V. of verse 10. So

for the King of Israel through-

on t.
26 none left, bond nor free for

not any shut up nor any left
10 Or, in Ibleam LXX for before

the people
17 (Tartan) that is, the chief of

the forces.
(Rabsaris) that is, the chief of

the chamberlains.
(Kabshakeh) that is, a high

military officer. So through-

ont this book.
10 go forward /or go down

14 new quarter /or college

I. CHRONICLES

21
11
20
21

27
27

came in, who were of for came

of
doorkeepers for porters. So

throughout this book,
marauders for rovers
See 2 Sam. vi. 8.
of high pitch for on Alamoth
of a lower octave for on She-

minith
Omit with the singers
(his place) tfiat is, his sanc-

tuai"y.
Or, put them to irork for cut

them. As in the llelirew text

of 2 Sam. xii. 31.
with trouble ./or in my trouble
(tre for v)ere
the order established by for

the order of

IT. CHRONICLES

first

■3 older measurement for
measure
1 0 carved work for image work

16 sanctuary for oracle. So al-

unys in. this booh.

17 See 1 Kings vii. 21.

16 (father) that is, master work-
man. So in, the margin of ii.
IS.

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APPENDIX.

2 (Hurani) that is, Hirain.

14 See 1 Chr. ix. 17.
IX. 10,21. ;S'eeviii. 2.

XI. 14 pasture lands for suburbs
XII. 5 to for in (the hand of 8hi-

shak)
XIII. 2 (Michaiah) that is, Maachah

LXX.
XIV. 9 (Zerah) that is, Usarkhon.

15 Or, the Mazonites LXX for the

tents of cattle.
XV. 5 land for countries

16 grandmother /or mother
XVI. 14 (burning) that is, of spices.

XVII. 3 Or, father, and of David for
father David
XX. 2 Or, from Edom for on this side

Syria
XXI. 11, 13 practice idolatry for com-
mit fornication ... go a
whoring
1 3 idolatries for whoredoms
XXII. 1 Or, of Mazim LXX for to the

camp
XXIV. 7 broken into for broken up

27 prophecies /or burdens
[XXIV. 22 See 2 Kings xxii. 14.
[XXVI. 10 father's brother /or brother

EZRA

II. 42 See 1 Chr. ix. 17,
IV. 10 (Asnapper) that is, Assur-bani-
pal.
VIII. 5 Or, sons of Zattu, Shechaniah,
the son of Jahaziel for sons
of Shechaniah ; the son of
Jahaziel
10 Or, sons of Bani, Slielomith,
the son of Josiphiah for sons
of Shelomith ; the son of
Josiphiah
13 younger /o?- last

NEHEMIAH

IV. 2 Or, commit themselves to their
god? /or fortify themselves'?

1 2 ten times f I'om all their places,
Ye must return unto us for
ten times. From all . . . iqwn
you.

23 Or, but every one had his
weapon in his liand for many
days Syr. for saninf/ that
evei'y man put them off for
washing
VII. 1 See 1 Chr. ix. 1 7.

43 (Hodevah) in Ezra ii. 40, Ho-
daviah.
VIII. 1 7 (Jeshua) that is, Joshua.

XII. 44 ministered for waited

ESTHER

II. 9 were fitting for for belonged to
VIII. 10 swift steeds of the king's
stables for mules, camels,
and young dromedaries

III.

VI.

13
14

VII.

2
19

VIII. 1 4 the swift steeds for mules and
camels
IX. 27 the writing concerning them
for their writing

JOB

skilful to shroud it in dark-
ness for ready to raise up
their mourning
pronounced accursed /or cursed
(the gate) that is, the seat of

justice,
perverse for f roward
even to him that is forsaking

for but he forsaketh
setting of the sun for shadow
(till I swallow down my spittle)
that is, for an instant.
VIII. 17 Or, they pierce between the
stones for and seeth the
place of stones
would give ear for had heark-
ened
(hell) Heb. Sheol, that is, the

underworld.
But an empty man may get
understanding, and a head-
strong man may be born aneiv
for the whole verse.
reproof for reasoning
were destined for for are ready

to become (heaps)
I could for But I would
could for should (asswage)
and it for which (is a witness)
(satisfied) with my flesh, that

is, with reviling me.
Or, and that the cause of his
trouble is found in him for
seeing the root of the matter
is found in me
(his) that is, God's (wrath).
Doth God lay up a man's in-
iquity for his children'? let
him recompense it unto the
man himself that he may
know it for the whole verse.
24 Or, inward parts for breast
fat for milk
7 a righteous man for the right-
eous
10 have taken for take

if he tried me, I should for
when he hath tried me, I
shall
1 4 isaccomi)lishing/orpei'formeth
1 Why are times (tJiat is, for
holding iudgment) not ap-
pointed by the Almighty'?
/or ^\lly, seeing times are not
hidden from the Almighty

1 2 its pride for through the proud

13 By his breath the heavens are
made fair ; his liand scatter-
eth the darkness of the storm
for the whole verse.

9 Man for He

3 from old for in former (time)

IX.

XI.

XIII.
XV.

6
28

XVI.

XIX.

8
22

XX.
XXI.

28
19

XXIIL

XXIV.

XXVI.

XXVIII.
XXX.

2G9

APPENDIX.

Job XXXI. 21 help for me for my help

(the gate) that is, the place of
judgment.
XXXV. 2 I am righteous before God for
My righteousness is more
than God's
XXXVI. 4 a man for he that is (perfect)
XXXVII. 21 when /or but

23 in judgment and plenteous
justice he doeth no vio-
lence for in judgment, and
in plenty of justice : he will
not afflict
XXXVIII. 32 the constellations in their for
Mazzaroth in his (season)
XLII. 6 retract for abhor myself

10 restored the prosperity for
turned the captivity

PSALMS

II. 12 (Kiss) that is. Pay homage to.
for his wrath kindleth quickly
for when his wrath is kin-
dled but a little
VI. Title the lower octave for Shemi-
nith
VII. 14 the man for he (travaileth)
VIII. 4 hast care for for visitest
IX. 17 to destruction for into hell.

Ileb. Sheol.
XII. Title Seevi.

XIV. 7 restoreth the prosperity for

bringeth back the captivity

XV. 3 (evil to his) companion for

neighbour. As in Ex. xxxii.

27^. V.

XVI. 9 (glory) that is, soul.

10 life to the grave for soul in
hell. Heh. Sheol.
XVIII. 5, 18 confronted /or prevented
5 the grave /or hell. Ileb. Sheol.
26 (shew thyself) adverse for fro-

ward
4-5 hiding for close (places)
XXIV. 4 set his heart upon falsehood
for lifted up liis soul unto
vanity
XXIX. 7 cleaveth a imy for for divideth

(the flames)
XXXI. 6 Or, Thou hatest Vss. for I
have hated
XXXIII. 12 Happy /or Blessed

16 A king is not for There is no
king (saved)
XXXV. 1.5 even men that I knew not for
and I knew it not
XXXVI. 1 Or, speaketh within his heart,
.so that there is no fear for
saith within my heart, t/uit
there is no fear
XLI. 3 turn into health all his lying
down for make all his bed
(in his sickness)
9 (lifted up his heel against me)
that is, endeavoured to trip
me up.
XLIV. 19a place of jackals for the place
of dragons

XLVI.

XLVII.

XLIX.
LIII.

LVI.

LVII.

LVIII.

LIX.

LXIV.
LXV.

LXVII.
LXVIII.

LXIX.
LXXI.

LXXII.
LXXIII.

LXXIV.

LXXV.

LXXVL

Title for the trebles for upon Ala-
moth

7 in skilful strains for with

understanding
1 5 life for soul
6 restoreth the prosperity for

bringeth back the captivity
2 continually for daily

8 (glory) that is, soul.

1 (mighty ones) that is, judges.

5 (wicked) Heb. treacherous.

1 4 they for let them, tivice.

2 council for counsel

8 (outgoings of the morning and

evening) that is, both East
and West.

9 God's streams, which are {that

is, the coui^ses prepared for
the rain) for the river of
God, which is. See Job
xxxviii. 25:

6 doth for shall (bless us)

9 rain bounties upon them for
send a plentiful rain
10 (therein)#^rti?'.<t,inthe holyland.

18 (gifts) that is, gifts of homage.
24 The people see for They have

seen
52 go . . . follow . . . are for
went . . . folloired . _. . were

27 Or, at their hea,d for tvith their

ruler

28 Or, Command, O God Vss. for

Thy God hath commanded
30 Or, the troop of bulls among
the calves of the peoples
destroy thou; tread down
those that have pleasure in
silver /or the multitude . . .
pieces of silver
34 majesty for excellency
1 3 let my prayer be for my iirayer
is
6 thou hast been my benefactor
ever since I was born /'or thou
art he . . . mother's bowels

8 (the river) that is, Euphrates.
Verses 15-17 map be reiH/ered

as (( prayer, like verses 18, 19:
"So may heli\('."o/^i'/ "may"
for " shall " thrimgliout.
10 (his) that is, God's.

turn back for return hither

15 be faithless to for offend

(Kjainst

20 (image) that is, their vain

))omp. See Ps. xxxix. 6.

21 soul /o?- reins

22 brute beast toward for beast

before (theo)
27 dost destroy /or hast destroyed

19 (multitude of tite wicked) Ileb.

wild beast.

3 (bear up) //fi/y. adjust.

9 Or, rejoice LXX /or declare

4 Or, Terril)le ai't thou and glo-

rious, coming fi'oiii for Thou
art more glorious . . . than
(the mountains)

270

APPENDIX.

5 (none . . . found thoiv liands)
that is, they were powerless.

4 wakeful for waking
10 appointed woe /br infirmity

3, 4 That which we have heai'd
and known, and our fatheis

have told us. We will not
hide /or Which . . . hide the/a
12, 43 (Zoan) that is, Tanis.
67 (tabernacle) Ileb. tent, that is,
Shiloh.
LXXX. 11 (the river) that is, Euphrates.
LXXXI. 8 I said, Hear /or Hear
LXXXII. 1 in the midst of /or among

(gods) that is, earthly judges.

6 (Hagarenes) that is, Hagarites.
1 dear for amiable
1 restored the prosperity for

brought back the captivity

14 life for soul

1 (His) that is, God's.

4, 5, 6 (born) that is, newborn.

7 Or, Yea, l)oth the singers and
they that dance ; every one
hath his dwelling in thee
LXX for the vhole verse.

2 Or, Thou saidst LXX /or I have
said

1 2 instructest for chastenest

15 (judgment) that is, human jus-

tice.
XCV. 2 come to meet for come before
XCVII. 11 Or, shineth forth Vss. for is
sown
CIV. 25 creatures both small and great
for both small and great
beasts
CV. 21 possessions for substance

28 Or, But they rebelled LXX,
Syr- for And they rebelled
not
CVI. 27 disperse /or overthrow. As hi
Ezek. XX. 23.
28 (the dead) that is, idols.
33 (his) that is, God's.
39 were faithless to his covenant
in their doings for went a
whoring . . . inventions
CVIII. 1 (glory) that is, soul.

ex. 3 thy youth are to thee as the
dew out of the womb of the
morning f/r from the womb
of the morning : thou hast
the dew of thy youth. The
preceding 2^(t''>'i of verse as in
7nargin.
G over a wide country shall he
smite their heads for he shall
wound . . . countries
CXII. 1 Happy for P.lessed
CXVI. 11 anguish /or haste
CXIX. 38 (Stablish unto thy servant thy
word, which tendeth to thy
fear for the lohole verse.
52 irliich are of old /or of old
7() gross like fat/oras fat as grease
78 by falsehood subverted my
cause for dealt perversely
. . . cause
84 271

98 (they) that is, thy command-
ments.
CXX. 2 the for a (deceitful tongue)
CXXI. 4 doth for shall
CXXYI. 1 restored the prosperity for
turned again the captivity
4 Restore our prosperity for

Turn again our captivity
6 Though he goeth on his way
weeping, bearing forth and
scattering the seed, he shall
for He that goeth forth . . .
doubtless
CXX VIII. 1 Hajjpy /or Blessed

CXXIX. 1, 2 (Greatly /or Many a time
CXXXIX. 8 the underworld for hell, Heb.
Sheol.
CXLIII. 10 in a level land /or into the land

of uprightness
CXLIV. 2 Or, the peoples /o?' my people

PROVERBS

III. 8 body LXX for navel
XVL 17 life /or soul, ^s xiii. 3 ^. P.
XXII. 22 (the gate) that is, the seat of
justice.

ECCLESIASTES
III. 1 1 the eternal for the world

THE SONG OF SOLOMON

I. 5 dark for black
II. 17 rugged mountains for moun-
tains of Bether
III. 10 inlaid, an ofiering of love from
for the midst thereof . . .
for (the daughters)

ISAIAH

I. 8 shelter in a garden for lodge in
a garden of cucumbers

13 assemblies, — I cannot endure

iniquity and for assemblies I
cannot away with . . . even
(the solemn meeting)
27 repentant ones for converts
II. 4 give sentence unto manj^ peo-
ples for rebuke many people
9 shalt thou forgive them not/or

forgive them not
6 precious wares for pleasant
pictures
V. 5 come for go to

18 (cords of) hypocrisy, and dray
sin for vanity, and sin
VI. 3 cried ever for cried

10 their eyes dim for shut their
eyes
VII. 4 these two stumps of for the
two tails of these (smoking
fire brands)

14 (shall conceive, and bear) Ileb.

conceiving and bearing.
VIII. 2 (Uriah) in 2 Kings xvi. 10,
Urijah.

APPENDIX.

Isa. VIII.

XVIII.
XIX.

XXI.

IX. 1

XI.

4
G

XIII.

XIV.
XV.

4
i;}

XVI. 8

11
1

11
14

XXII.

XXIII.

1«

XXIV.

15
IG

Or, faint before for rejoice in

Treason, of all that this people
calleth treason for A confed-
eracy ... a confederacy

trap for gin

seal lip the teaching for seal
the law

Yet the darkness shall not
abide upon her that was in
anguish. i\\ the former time
for Nevertheless . _ . . at the
first. The rest as in inargin.

Or, his adversaries for the ad-
versaries of Hezin.

Or, neighbour for own arm.
See Jer. xix. 9.

Or, Beltis boweth down, Osiris
is broken in pieces, they fall
for Without me . . . fall

4 give sentence for reprove

Or, (smite the) tyrant /or earth

shall graze LXX for and the
fatling (together)

prophecy concerning for bur-
den of. So aJiiHiya.

tyrant /or golden (city)

assembly for the congregation

Or, The daughter of Dibon is
gone up to for He is gone
. . . Dibon,

to for of (Luhith . . . Horo-
naim)

which came . . . and spread
. . . were stretched . . . had
gone for the.y are come
. . . they wandered . . . are
stretched . . . are gone

Omit saying.

(the sea) that is, the Nile.

Or, And her weavers shall be
broken-hearted LXX. /'or And
they shall be brokei] in the
purposes thereof. The rest
as in mar<jin.

13 (Zoan) tJtat is, Tanis. ;SV-i
XXX. 4.

(desert of the sea) that is, Chal-
dea.

As in margin, substituting cloth
for carpets

Or, 8ee, my lord for' A lion:
My lord

(Dumah) that is, Edom.

Bring water to meet the thirsty,
ye inhabitants of the land
of Temah, and bread to
them that flee for the whole
verse.

(the valley of vision) tliat is,
Jerusalem.

gird for strengthen

12 (Chittim) that is, Cypi'us.

.sacred for holiness

for food in al)undance and for
stately ajjparcl for to eat . . .
clothing

Or, coastlands LXX /or fires

Ruin to me, ruin to me /or My
leanness, my leanness

XXIV.

XXV.

XXVI.

20
23
11

XXVII. 8

XXVIII.

15
25,

XXIX.

XXX.

21
4

XXXII.

XXXIV.

XXXVI.

XXXVIIL

XL.
XLI.

21
1

XLU.

XLIV.

XLV.

sway . . . tent for be removed
. . . cottage

redden . . . shall grow pale fin-
he confounded . . . ashamed

his pride shall be laid low for
he shall bring down their
pride

right: thou makest straight
and even for uprightness :
thou, most upright, dost
weigh (the path)

By di-iving her forth, by cast-
ing her out, thou dost contend
with her ; he sif teth her with
his rough blast for In mea-
sure . . . rough wind

1 8 the grave for hell

27 (fitches) that is, a kind of
cummin.

(Ariel) that is, the altar-hearth
of God.

(as Ariel) that is, as a true altar-
hearth.

giveth sentence for reproveth

are . . . are drawing near for
were . . . came

(Rahab) that is, a monster, a
symbol of Egypt. See li. 9.

winnow . . . fan of destruction
for sift , . . sieve of vanity

(Tophet) that is, a place of
burning. See 2 Kings xxiii.
10 where it is called Topheth

7 mean /or churl

As for the mean, his instru-
ments for the instruments
also of the churl

call for cry

Or, the mouth of the Lord
LXX for my mouth, it (hath
commanded)

(Ral)shakeh) that is, a high
military ofiicer. So throitgh-
out this book.

I look for relief until morning;
as a lion for I I'eckoned . . .
lion

rejoicing /o/' softly

for all for in (the bitterness)

play upon fi/r sing my songs to
the (stringed instruments)

fouiidaticm for foundations

coastlands for islands. So
throughout the remainder of
this book.

from the east one whom vic-
tory moeteth whithersoever
he goeth for t\u) i-ighteous
. . . fo<jt

the path with his fi'et he doth
n(.*t tvviul for ei'iii . . . feet

Or, trami)Ie i)iinces as mortar
/or come upon . . . iiiorter

tlu; dedicated inmfnr he that is
juM'fect

their ey(!s ar(> dimmed for he
hath shut their eyes

prosperity . . . calamity for
peace . . . evil

272

APPENDIX.

8 Or, understand Syr. for shew
yourselves men

3 Or, be entreated of thee for

meet thee as a man
13 diviners /wv prognosticators
L. 1 by . . . by for for (your iniqui-
ties . . . your transgressions)

4 the disciple for the learned.

twice.
Lir. 12 rearguard /or rere ward
LVII. 17 perversely /or frowardly
LVIII. Sylslii. 12.

10 Or, bestow thy bread on LXX
for draw out thy soul to (the
hungry)
La. 5 be enlightened for flow to-
gether
LXIII. 18 0>', We have possessed thy holy
mountain LXX /o?- The peo-
ple . . . possessed it

JEREMIAH

I. 11 (an almond tree) ffeb. shaked,
froiii the verb to watch.
II. 10 (Chittira) that is, Cyprus, in
the West.
(Kedar) that is, a country in
the far East.
16 (Tahapanes) that is, Pelusium,

on the border of Egypt.
34 lifeblood for blood of the souls

III, 1 He saith for They say

Or, wife LXX for land
4 Dost /or Wilt

1 5 tend for feed

23 (the hills) that is, the high

places used for idolatrous
worship.

24 (the shameful thing) that is,

Baal.

IV. 4 uncircumcision for foreskins

16 besiegers for watchers

29 Or, (The whole) land LXX /or
city
V. 12 Or, It coraeth not to pass LXX
for It is not he
VI. 2 Is the daughter of Zion become
like a pleasant pasturage?
for the whole verse.

27 as a fortress among my people

to try tJiem for for a tower
. . . people

28 copper /or brass

29 and the wicked have not been

separated for for the wicked
ai-e not plucked away
VII. 4 these bui/dinysfo)' these
10 set free for delivered
18 (queen of heaven) fJiat is, the

moon goddess.
32 (Tophet)//ia!! is, a place of burn-
t-TTT . ^^"^- ''^'^^ - Kings xxiii. 10.
VIII. 4 Or, one /or they

20 have no deliverance for are not
saved
IX. 7 Or, deal with the evil of LXX
for do foi- (the daughter)

X. 14 by /or in (his knowledge)

23 in any man to walk and direct
his steps Vulg. for in man
that walketh to direct his
steps
XL 15 Or, lewdness'? shall fat things
and holy flesh take away
from thee thy wickedness?
then mightest thou rejoice
LXX /or lewdness with many
... rejoicest
XII. 3 separate them /or pull them out

XIII. 18 diadems /or principalities
25 (falsehood) that is, idolatry.

XIV. 3 servants for little ones
22 idols for vanities

XV. 1 1 when I release thee, it shall be
well with thee for it shall be
well with thy remnant
19 separate /or take forth
XVII. 6 a man destitute for the heath
(in the desert). As Ps. cii.
17 A.V.
16 withdrawn myself from being
a shepherd under thee for
hastened . . . follow thee
.tpoken for right (before thee)
XIX. 4 innocent blood for the blood

of innocents
XXI. 2 (Nebuchadrezzar) that is, Ne-
buchadnezzar. So a/wai/s.

XXIII. 1, 2 (shepherds) that is, rulers.
28 what hath the chaff' to do with

the wheat 1 for what is . . .
wheat 1
33 (the burden) that is, the proph-
ecy.

XXIV. 1 Jeconiah, that is, Jehoiachin.

So xxvii. 20, xxviii. 4.
8 make ///• give
XXV. 26 (Sheshach) that ?'.9, Babylon.
31 noise of tumult for noise
XXIX. 11a future and a hope for an
expected end
XXX, 21 he that ventured his life for
this that engaged his heart
XXXI. 10 coastlands /or isles

19 had turned away for was

turned

20 Is not for Is. twice.
22 protect /or compass

26 (my sleep) that is, the prophetic
ecstasy.

XXXIII, 3 wondrous for mighty

XXXIV, 19 chambeilains /^r eunuchs
XXXV. 1 1 Arameans for Syrians

XXXVII. 1 (Coniah) that is, Jehoiachin.
XXXVIIL 7 ^sxxxiv. 19.
XXXIX, 3, 13 (Rab-saris) that is, the chief
of the chamberlains. See 2
Kings xviii. 17.
(Rab-mag) that is, the chief of
the Magi.
XLL 16 ^.sxxxiv. 19.
XLIII. 7, 8, 9 (Tahpanhes) that is, Pelu-
sium.
XLIV. 1 ^sxliii. 7.

'•7, 19 (queen of heaven) that is,
the moon goddess.

APPENDIX.

XLIX.

L.
LI.

LII.

I.
II.

IV.

II.
III.

IV.

V.
VI.

X.
XIII.

XV.
XVI.

XIX.

14 ^.sxliii. 7.
25 (No) that is, Thebes. ^
5 Or, the Anakim LXX for their
valley

5 to for of (Luhith . . . Horo-

naim)

6 As xvii. 6.

19 upon the unfailing pasture
land for against the habita-
tion of the strong
(time) that is, of judgment.
44 ^Isxlix. 19.

3 bendeth the bow for bendeth
14, 27 locusts for caterpillers
27 earth for land
34 (me) that is, Israel.
41 (Sheshach) that is, Babylon.
3 this /or it (came to pass). The
rest of verse as in margin.

LAMENTATIONS

7 exile for raisisries

6 as a booth iti a garden for as

if it were of a garden

11 heart is poured out for liver

is poured
14 visions /or burdens

1 6 men for they (respected not)

EZEKIEL

4, III. 7 obstinate for impudent

1 2 Or, noise of a great rushing, as

the glory of the Lord arose
from its place for voice . . .
his place
1 clay tablet /or tile

5, 9 Or, one LXX/b?- three (hun-

dred)

17 every man of them for one

with another

3 a few hairs for a few

1 1 Or, castr thee out LXX for
diminished thee
9 Or, when I have broken for be-
cause 1 am br'oken with
Or, and their eyes for and with
their eyes. The rest of verse
as in margin.
14 to Riblah for toward Diblath.
See Num. xxxiv. 11.
2, 4 Or, cherubim Vss. /or cherub

4 ruins /or deserts

18 bind charms upon all wrists /or

sew pillows to all armholes
veils /or kerchiefs
20, 21 charms . . . veils for pil-
lows . . . korcliiefs

23 neither shall ye /or nor (divine)

7 have come out for shall go out

24 a shrine for an eminent place
3 1 thy shrine at for thine eminent

place in
39 thy shrine for thine eminent
place
7 Or, ravaged their for knew
their desolate (r)alaces)
all tliut was theiein for tlie
fulness thereof

XX.
XXI.

XXIV.
XXVI.

XXVIL

XXVIII.

XXIL 6

5
15,

4
5

6
11

18,

28
12

13
13,

XXX.

XXXL

XXXIL

8
12

4
32

XXXIIL

nations for people

heart breaking for the bi'eak-
ing of thy loins

set thee a sign post at the
parting of the way to each
city for choose thou a place,
. . . the city

lot /or divination

Or, bring it upon the necks of
the wicked and profane for
bring thee ... wicked

according to his will hath been
in thee for were in thee to
their power (to shed blood)

Or, mine hands together for
mine hand

Or, wood for bones (under it)

18 coastlands for isles. >So
throughout the remainder of
this book.

Or, or established in the land
of the living LXX for and I
shall set . . . living. The rest
of vei'se as in margin.

station is for borders are

built all thy ribs for made all
thy shi2i boards

(Chittim) that is, Cyprus.

Or, wjitchmen LXX for Gam-
madims

as tribute for for a present

19 Or, with the wine of Helbon,
and white wool from Uzal,
they traded for thy wares
for in the wine . . . fairs

were thy tributary traders for
occujjied with thee

tremble for shake

Or, Thou art the seal of ijer-
fection for Tliou sealest up
the sum

Thou wast . . . thine adorn-
ment for Thou hast been
. . . thy covering

14 Or, in thee. In the day
that thou wast created, be-
side the oversliadowing che-
rub with si)reading wings
I placed thee for in thee in
the day . . . set thee so

theovershadowingclierubhath
destroycnl thee/orandl . . .
cherub

(Zoan) f/iat is, Tanis.
(No) f/iat is, Thebes. So
tliroiKilioiif tlic chapter.

(Pi-l)csctli) that is, lUibastis.

(Tehaplmehes) ///o/ is. Daphne.

Or, a goodly cediir for the As-
syiian iras a cedar

shadowing boughs for a sha-
dowing shroud

('((umI On- hid(^

cast him down far left him

throw tluM' down for leave thee

Or, he set his tei'i'or /or I have
caused my tei'i-or

against his coming /or until he
came

274

APPENDIX.

XXXV.
XXXVII.

XXXVIII.
XXXIX.

XL.

Ez.XXXIV. 16 tend them in /w feed them with
29 Or, prosperity /o/' renown
1 1 Or,in theeLXX/oramongthem
7 great sound . . .rushing for
noise . . . shaking

13 Or, traffickers for young lions
1 1 (valley of) Abarim for the pas-
sengers

26 Or, And they shall forget for
' After that they have borne

2 over against me LXX for on
the south

14 Or, And he measured the
porch, twenty cubits, and
adjoining the porch was the
court round about the gate
LXX for the whole verse.

22, 26 Or, within LXX /or before
them

23 Or, like the gate LXX for and
(toward the east)

38 Or, And there was a chamber,
and the entry thereof was in
the porch of the gate ; there
for And the chambers . . .
where (they washed)

44 Or, two chambers ... one at
the side . . . having the
prospect . . . the south gate
LXX for the chambers of
the singers . . . which was
the side . . . and their pros-
pect . . . the east gate

49 Or, twelve LXX for eleven
XLI. 1 Or, breadth of the posts LXX
for bi'eadth of the taber-
nacle
7 therefore they grew broader
upward ; and so one went
up from the lowest story to
the middle, and from the
middle to the highest LXX
for therefore the breadth
. . . midst. The 'preceding
'part of verse as in margin.
9 Or, outer wall which was for
the chamber for wall . . .
the side chamber without

15-18 Or, an hundred cubits.
And the temple and the in-
ner house and the porch of
the court were ceiled, and
they had their closed win-
dows and their galleries
round about. And the house
and the part adjoining were
ceiled with wood round
about ; and from the Hoor
unto the windows (now the
windows were covered), and
unto above the door, and
unto the inner house and
without, and on all the walls
round about in the inner
house and the outer, thei-e
were made cherubim LXX
for an hundred cubits . . .
made with cherubims

XLI. 20-22 Or, tvere cherubim and
palm trees made. And the
wall of the temple had square
doorposts. And in front of
the sanctuary was an ap-
pearance of an altar of wood,
three cubits high LXX for
cherubims and palm trees
made, and on the wall . . .
three cubits high
25 there was a platform of wood
in front for there were thick
planks upon the face
25 the platform for thick planks
XLII. 4 Or, an hundred cubits long
LXX for a way of one cubit

6 the wpvermost were made

shortei' for the building was
straitened more
8 Or, and those for and, lo, (be-
fore the temple)

10 Or, south LXX /or east

10, 11 building, with a way be-
fore them, like for building.
And . . . tvas like

11 Or, as broad as they, both

according to their fashions
for as broad . . . fashions

12 Or, And the doors of the cham-

bers were toward the south :
there was a door at the head
for And according to ... in
the head (of the way)

14 the court which is for those

things which are (for the
people)
XLIIL 13, 14, 17 base for bottom

15 Or, And the altar hearth LXX

for So the altar
20, 26 reconcile for pui'ge. See
xlv. 20.
XLIV. 12 sworn concerning them for
lifted up mine hand against
them
that for and (they shall bear)
XLV. 1 offer an oblation thereof for
offer an oblation

7 portions of the tribes for por-

tions

12 Or, five shekels shall be five,
and ten shekels shall be ten,
and fifty shekels shall be
LXX for twenty . . . fifteen
shekels, shall be (your
maneh)

17, 22, 23, 24 provide /o?- prepare

12 make . . . make for prepare
. . . prepai'e

1 7 border shall be from the sea to
Hazar-enan for border from
the sea shall be Hazar-

XLVL
XLVII.

XLVIIL

enan
12 Or, as in margin, substituting
out of for from (the obla-
tion)
1 5 an open space for suburbs
17 open space about for suburbs
of (the city)

275

APPENDIX.

Ez.XLVIII. 18 produce thereof ... the in-
habitants of /b?- increase . . .
them that serve (the city)

19 the inhabitants of . . . shall
inhabit it for they that serve
. . . shall serve it

30 dimensions for goings out

, DANIEL

IV. 36 splendour /o?- brightness
VI. 3 promoted for preferred
VIII. 12 (given) it to war against the
continual burnt offering_ in
wickedness for him against
. . . transgression
IX. 24 holy of holies /or most Holy

26 an anointed one/o7- Messiah

27 even until the consummation

of wrath, and that deter-
mined, shall he poured out
upon the desolator for even
until . . . desolate
XI. 17 shall make agreements with
him for upright ones with
him
26 Or, be swept away /or overflow
30 (Chittim) that is, Cyprus.

37 the one favoured by women

for the desire of women

38 instead thereof /or in his estate
XII. 4 Or, evil LXX for knowledge

HOSEA

V. 8 (after thee) tlmt is, the foe is
behind thee.
13 (King Jareb) that is, A king
that doth contend.
VI. 4, 6 piety for goodness . . .
mercy
VIII. 2 They cry unto me, My God,
we Israel know thee for the
ivhole verse.
10 Or, soon cease to anoint kings
and princes LXX for sorrow
. . . princes
IX. 6 As in marr/in, substituting pre-
cious for pleasant
XIII. 14 Should I i^ansom . . . should
I redeem . . . death 1 for I
will ransom ... I will re-
deem . . . death,
(repentance) that is, change of
mind on tlie part of God.

JOEL

II. 2 darkness ; as the dawn spread
upon the mountains, fm-
dai'kness, as the morning
. . . mountains :

in. 1 restore the prosperity for
bring again the captivity.
>S'o always for this iihrase.

AMOS

III. 5 trap /or gin

IV. 2 the last that remain of you for

your posterity

276

V. 15 (the gate) that is, the place of

judgment.
VI. 1 2 Or, plow the sea for plow there
VIII. S As in margin, substituting

heave for be troubled
IX. 12 Or, That the reaniant of men

may seek the Lord, and all

the nations LXX for That

they . . heathen

JONAH

I. 5 hold for sides (of the ship)
IV. 6 disquiet /or grief

MICAH

I. 10 Or, at Bochim weep not for
weep ye not at all
10 no resting place for you for
not your rest
3 shall give sentence to for re-
buke
5 (shepherds) that is, rulers.
13 I also have begun to smite
thee, making thee desolate
LXX,Vulg. for also will I . . .
in making thee desolate
VII. 11 vis in margin, substituting ex-
tended far fo)' far removed
13 Yet shall the earth for Not-
withstanding the land shall
(be desolate)
14 the fruitful field /or Carmel

II.
IV.

VI.

in.

II.

III.

NAHUM

1 prophecy concerning for bur-
den of

8 (No) t/uU is, Thebes.

9 Or, her LXX for thy (helpers)

HABAKKUK

1 prophecy /or burden

10 heap up earth for heap dust

11 As in margin, substituting

pass on for pass over, and bo

found guilty for be guilty
5 Or, he is as for he is (a proud

man)
13 peopk^s labour for fire for peo-

])le shall labour in the very

fire
16 Or, be stricken with giddiness

LXX for let tliy foreskin

be uncovered

2 make thyself known LXX for

make known
5 consuming fever for l)ui'ning

coals
9 ratified by an ontli were tlie
chastisements of fhi/ decree,
for according to t]u' oatlis of
the tribes, enen fhi/ word
19 For the Chief Musician on
stringed instruments fijr To
the chief singer on my
stringed instruments

APPENDIX.

I.
II.

III.

II.

I.
V.

VI.

IX. 1

ZEPHANIAH

10 new quarter /o?- second

2 be fulfilled for bring forth
ye become as the chaft" which
passeth away LXX for the
day pass as the chaff

1 1 Or, destroy LXX for famish
17 Or, renew thee LXX, Syr. for

rest (in his love)

HAGGAI

7 (desirable things) that is, trea-

ZECHARIAH

8 valley for bottom
3 sweareth falsely for sweareth
7 cover for talent
5 These go forth to the four
winds of heaven for These
are the four spirits of the
heaven, which go forth
prophecy . . . concerning for

burden ... in
for the Lord hath an eye upon
the heathen, and upon all the
tribes of Israel for when the
ej'^es of man . . . the Lord
upon Tyre for Tyrus

15 Or, drink their blood like
wine LXX for drink and
. . . wine
X. 4 Cometh . . . corner stone . . .
exactor of tribute for came
. . . corner . . . oppres-
sor
11 Or, they ... sea of affliction,
and he shall LXX for he . . .
sea with affliction, and shall
(smite)
XL 7, 10, 14 Grace . . . Unity /or
Beauty . . . Bands
XII. 1 prophecy /or burden
XIV. 5 Or,withhim LXX /orwith thee
10 but /or and (it shall)

MALACHI

I. 1 prophecy for burden

9 when such as this comes from
your hand, will he accept for
this hath lieen . . . regard
(your persons'?)

II. 15 And did not one form them,
even he to whom belongs the
residue of the spirit 1 And
what doth that one seek % A
godly seed for And did not
he . . . seed

IV, 2 leap for grow up

ST. MATTHEW

IV. 7 (tempt) tJuit is, put wrongly to
the test.
24 possessed by evil spirits for
possessed with devils. So
always for dai/Mvi^d/j-evos.
V. 29, 30 cause thee to offend for
offend thee
VI. 31 The doxology is not found in
certain of the earliest mamt-
srripts.
VIII. 31 evil spirits for devils. So al-
xvays for dalfioves or dai/idvia.
IX. 15 (children of the bride-cham-
ber) that is, the bridegroom's
friends.
32, 33 an evil spirit for a devil.
See viii. 31.
XL 23 (hell) Gr. Hades, that is, the
underworld. So always ex-
plain Hades.
XII. 40 fish (as in Jonah i. 17) for

whale
XIII. 41 cause to offend /or offend
XV. b As in margin, substituting
helped for profited, and
dedicated for given
XVI. 18 withstand /or prevail against
23 a cause of offence for an of-
fence. So always.
XVII. 25 anticipated for prevented

27 give them cause of offence for
offend them. So always.

XVIII. 6, 8, 9 cause to offend for offend.
So always.
7 occasions of offence /or offences
13 rejoiceth ratheroverthatsheep
than over /or rejoiceth more
of that sheep than of
XX. 25 tyrannize over /or exercise au-
thority upon
XXIV. 8 (sorrows) Gr. travail pangs.

34 l^he Greek tvord here used signi-
fies botli race and generation.
XXVI. 64 moreover /or nevertheless

ST. MARK

I. 32 See Matt. iv. 24.

34, 39 See Matt. viii. 31. So
throughout the Gospel.
n. 19 .S'eeMatt. ix. 15.
VII. 11 A'eeMatt. XV. 5.
IX. 43, 45, 47 See Matt, xviii. 6, 8, 9.
X. 42 See Matt. xx. 25.
XL 4 the by street /or a place where
two ways met

XIII. 8 See Matt. xxiv. 8.

30 The Greek ivord here used signi-
fies both race and genera-
tion.

XIV. 65 received him with blows for

did strike liim with the palms
of their hands
XV. 43 (councillor) that is, a member
of the Council.

277

APPENDIX.

ST. LUKE

I. 3 As in margin, substituting
write an orderly account
unto thee for- write unto thee
in oi'der
4 (instructed) Gr. catechised.
IV. 12 .See Matt. iv. 7. .

33, 35, 41 evil spirit, evil spirits
for devil, devils. >So through-
out the Gospel.
V. 34 .S'eeMatt. ix. 15.
VII. 35 (justified) by for of (all her

children)
XV. 7 rather for more
XVI. 9 (mammon) that is, wealth.
XVII. 1, 2 See Matt, xviii. 6, 8, 9.
XVIII. 7 though he delay judgment in
their cause for though he
bear long with thern
XIX. 14 (an ambassage) that is, to the
sovereign who would invest
him.
XXI. 32 The Greek ivord here used signi-
fies both race and genera-
tion.
XXII. 19 for a remembrance of me for
in remembrance of me
31 (you) that is, the twelve.

XXIII. 50 See Mk. xv. 43.

XXIV. 18 Art thou the only stranger in

Jerusalem who hath not
known for Art thou only
. . . known

ST. JOHN

I. 11 unto his own AeWtof/e /or unto
his own

III. 23 were many springs for was

much water

IV. 32, 34 food for_ meat. So vi. 55.
V. 4 I'his verse is not fou7id in some

ancient manuscripts.
VIII. 34, 35 slave /or servant
XIX. 14,31 preparation day /or prepa-
ration
29 a hyssoiJ .s'^e??«- /or hyssop
XX. 1 7 Cling not to me for Touch me
not

ACTS

II. 42 in the teaching of the apostles,
and in the fellowsliip, in the.
breaking of the bread, and in
the prayers for in the apos-
tles' doctrine . . . prayers
VII. 53 ministration /or disposition
VIII. 37 77iis verse is not found in some
ancient mamiscrijits.
IX. 31 help /or comfort

increased for multiplied
XL 30 presbyters for elders. So xiv.
23, XV. 2, 4, 6, 22, 23, xvi. 4,
xxi. 18.
XXV. 5 which are in authority among
you for which among ycni
are able

XXVI. 28 With few words for Almost

29 As in margin, substituting few
words for little and many
for much
XXVIII. 2, 4 natives/o?- barbarous people
. . . barbarians

ROMANS

II. 26 requirements /or righteousness
V. 1 3 reckoned for imputed

18 ^.s i7i margin, substituting ful-
filment for act
VII. 1 8 good d welleth not for d welleth

no good thing
XL 29 change of purpose for repent-
ance

XIII. 11 first became believers for be-

lieved

13 sensuality /or chambering

XIV. 22 confidence /or faith

23 {eateth not of faith) that is,
eateth not with good con-
science.
{is not of faith) that is, is not
of good conscience.
XV. 16 oblation /or offering up

I. COPJNTHIANS

I. 1 8, 2 1 , II. 4 message for preaching
III. 9 field for husbandry
V. 10 absolutely /or altogether
VI. 4 matters for judgment for
judgments of things
VII. 35 put constraint for cast a snare
IX. 10 entirely /or altogether

Assuredly for our sakes injjart

this was written for For

our sakes no doubt this is

written

X. 20, 21 evil spirits /o?; devils

XL 10 a sign of subjection /or power

XIII. 12 obscurely /or darkly

XIV. 24 without these gifts for un-

learned
XV. 2 are bcnng saved for are saved

14 As\. 18.

II. CORINTHIANS

I. 5 wrought out for effectual
II. 5 he hath grieved not m(^ but all
of you, to some extent, that
may not overcharge him for
not grieved me, but in part : i
that I may not overcharge i
you all I

IX. 13 for the obedience of your i)ro-
fession of the gospel of C -hrist
for for your i)i'ofessed sub-
jection unto the gospel of
Christ
XII. 16 P.ut gianted that I did not bur-
den you, nevertheless, you
say, being crafty for Hut be
it so, I (lid not bui'den you;
nevertluiless, being ciaf( y
XIII. 5, 6, 7 rejected for reprobates

278

APPENDIX.

GALATIANS

II. 16 by works of law for by the
works of the law. thrice.

III. 25 the faith for faith

IV. 14 trial /or temptatiou

17 seek after ./ur atfect, twice.

18 sought after /or affected

VI. 6 share with for coinmuuicate
unto

EPHESIANS

V. 13 (reproved) Gr. laid bare.

14 one/o?' he (saith)

1 6 making the most of tlie oppor-
tunity for redeeming the
time
VI. 2 chief /or first

15 preparedness /or preparation

PHILIPPIANS

III. 14 heavenward /or high

IV. 14 shared in /or did communicate

with

III.
IV.

III.

I.
III.

IV.
V.

VI.

I.
II.

COLOSSIANS

14 over for above
5 ^sEph. V. 16.

I. THESSALONIANS

1 3 holy ones for saints

I. TIMOTHY

4 suggest/o?' minister (questions)
11 deaconesses for their wives.

Gr. women.

1 evil spirits /or devils

1 7 presbyters for elders
1 9 presbyter for elder

2 As hiriinrgin, stihstitutinff profit

by the service for partake of
the benefit

18 ready to share with others for

willing to communicate

TITUS

5 presbyters for elders
7 teaching for doctrine

PHILEMON

1 6 slave for servant.

twice.

HEBREWS

I. 14 worshipping for ministering
IV. 10 (into his rest) that is, into
God's i-est. _
15 apart from sin for yet without
sin
VII. 1 1 another kind of priest for an-
other priest
IX. 16 there must of necessity be
brought in for there must
also of necessity be
16, 17 covenant for testament.
twice.
the ratifying victim for the

it. The maker of the covenam t

is symholically identified with

the victim.

17 made sure /or of force

over dead victims for after men

are dead

32 conflict in sufferings for fight

of afflictions

XII.

1 witnesses to faith for witnesses

2 leader for author

JAMES

II.

1 9 evil spirits for devils

14 presbyters /o?- elders

I. PETER

III.

21 seeking after /or answer of

1 presbyters for elders

a fellow presbyter for also an
elder

II. PETER

II.

1 9 slaves for servants

III.

5 that there were heavens from

of old, and an earth out of
water and amidst water, com-
pacted by the wor'd of God
for that by the word ... in
the water

REVELATION

IX. 20 evil sijirits for devils. Ho
xviii. 2.
XVI. 16 (Armageddon) that is, moun-
tain of Megiddo.

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